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LANCASIIZRE ASSIZES.

The following is a more detailed account of the
prooedings in the Assize Court at Lancaster, on thel
4th instant :
At half-past two Lord STANLEX brought into
Court a true Bill for misdemeanour against Henry
Hunt. James Aloorhoute, Joseph Johnsbn, John
Knight, Robert Jones, Joseph Healey, George Swift,
John Thacker Saxton, Samuel Bamford, and Robert
Wilde. A true Bill was at the same time brought
in against James Wroe, for a seditious libel; and a
Bench warrant was immediately obtained for his ap-
prehension.
Mr. LITTLMALE, as soon as the trial then going
on was finished, moved that the prisoners against
whom true Bills for a conspiracy had been found,
should be brought to the bar to plead.
Mr. Baron WOOD ordered accordingly, and the six
last mentioned above soon arranged themselves at
the bar. It was stated to his Lordship, that four of
the persons against whom Bills had been found were
out on bail, and not now at the bar. His Lordship
ordered them all to plead at once.
Mr. HARMER—The four alluded to had not ex-
pected that Bills would be so soon found against
them, and they are not ready with their bail. They
would not be ready till Tuesday.
Mr. Baron WOOLI—Then let theth all plead on
Tuesday.
Mr. Saxton said, they were particularly desiious of
pleading now, in order that they might know the
amount of bail that would be required of them.
Mr. Baron Woon—Take their pleas now.
Mr. LITTLEDALE—It would be more convenient
that they should all plead at once.
Mr. Baron Woon—You oved that the persons
in custody should plead nowm, and how can you pro-
pose to postpone their pleadings?
Mr. Horstiss, the Clerk of Arraigns, then read
the Indictment. It stated, that the Jurors, upon their
oath, presented that Henry Hunt, yeoman; Joseph
Johnson, brush-maker ; James Moorhouse, coach-
maker ; John Knight, Robert Jones, Joseph Healey,
George Swift, .John Thacker Saxton, Samuel Bam-
ford, and Robert Wilde, labourers, being persons of
a wicked and turbulent disposition, did on the Ist
day of July combine, conspire, confederate, and
agree together to excite tumult and disturbance; did,
on the 16th day of August last, unlawfully, mali-
ciously, and seditiously assemble together, and cause
others to assemble, to the number of 60,000, in a
formidable and menacing manner, with sticks, clubs,
and other offensive weapons, with banners, flags, co-
lours, and placards having diverse seditious and in-,
flammatory inscriptions, and in martial array; and
did on the said 16th of August make great tumult,
riot, and disturbance, and for half an hour unlaw-
fully, riotously, and routously, continue assembled,
making great tumult, noise, and disturbance.
Mr. HOPKINS, addressing each of them by name
successively, asked whether he would be tried now,
or traverse till next Assizes?
All seemed to believe that they were to plead Not
Guilty, as in a criminal charge. They thus replied :
Robert Jones—Not guilty. I traverse till next
Assizes.
Joseph Healey—(With loud emphasis)—Not
guilty ; and my enemies know it: I traverse
next Assizes.
George Swift-,-Not guilty. I traverse till the
next Assizes.
John Thacker Saxton—l am not guilty, and I ma..
verse till the next A,ssizes.
Samuel Bamford--Not guilty. I traverse till the
next Assize*
Robert Wilde—. Not guilty. I traverse till the
next Assizes.
Mr. *axton,l, consider that your Lordship is ac-
(painted with the exorbitant bail that was demanded
by the Magistrates. A,ll now before you are persons
dependent on their own exertions for their livelihood.
They have most of them families to support. Their
friends are at a distance. 4 hope your Lordship will
take these circumstances into consideration, and if,
besides requiring moderate bail, your Lordship would
wend the bail beyond this county, it would be a
fave- to us.
Woon—l'll consider of it till Monday

g,uton—lf your Lordship could let us know
the amount of bail, it would be a great

Woos—blq, I cannot. I must consi-

.tonr—lf your Lordship could this evening
the bail, we could earlier provide sure-
le end of the Assizes.
surd—lf we could be now informed of
be required, it would afford great facility
tunicating with our friends, for two posts

gained-
Byron WOOD—Well, yon must be bound your-
' 9n1.,'900,. and your sureties in I:100 each.
lon—My Lord, there are some of us mere
and their friends are labouring men like
and if less could be taken for them—
on WOOD—No, I cannot vary that.
,—There is no objection, my Lord, to
the bail for others—
a Wont), No, I cannot do that.
1-114. Lord, it is a long winter we
, us. I hope your Lordship will take
:onbideration.. Here I hope we shall have
than we experienced front our mercilesa,
for dteaclfu)--
.on WOOD—DreAdful is the offence laid to
.e.

—Yes, my Lord; but we are innocent.
WOOD-4 know nothing, of it but from
.ment now read.
.ton—We are innocent of all the evil laid

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iron Wooo—That is to improved. I kErw
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then regularly retired.
Healey soon returned again, and.
', I come fiQm York, and all my friends
orkshire. Will )tour Lordship take bail
kshirer
WOOD—To be sore ; any bail.
tealey—l humbly thank your Lordship.
Ipearance of the poor men wasdereut„-.,
!leanty dressed; Jones, Healey, and Saxton,
cne tably. They stood iu the order- in which

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by the Magistrates
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friends are at a di:
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to. us
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