The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-11-12 00:00:00

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(From thell:lW22iniiiiraii;:igaturday.)
NEWPORT, THURSDAY.—The night has again passed over
quietly, and the terror which had taken possession of the
townspeople is now beginning to subside. The arrival of a
troop of lancers in the neighbourhood, and the promise of
troops and artillery which the magistrates had received from
the government, have induced something like public confi-
dence. Business, however, is nearly at a stand-still, and it is
not an easy matter to estimate the injury which this gross
political outrage has inflicted on this town and its neighbour-
hood.

I am told that the reign of terror prevails in the mining
and colliery districts to a much more alarming extent than it
does here—the life-liberty democrats grasp at the shadow of
freedom, but trample her substance under foot, and a man
does not dare to avow his principles, as opposed to those of
chartism, without exposing himself to the most imminent
peril. I do not know that I can offer you any better proof of
this than by referring to past proceedings,—to the murder of
the men mentioned in my yesterday's communication, and to
a letter which has this day been received by the authorities
from the manager of some extensive mines and collieries, who
states that most of the men are well disposed and anxious to
return to their work, but they are deterred by threats, and
are afraid to do so. Accounts continue to be received from
the hills of meetings of the men, but no violence has since
been perpetrated. At Tredegar, Abergavenny, and other
places, the magistrates are actively engaged in tracing out the
extensive conspiracy which is known to exist.
The magistrates have just received a letter from Mr.
Humphry, magistrate of the Merthyr district. It is addressed
to their clerk, Mr. T. J. Phillips, who has obligingly per-
mitted me to make the following extract ;
•`All is now quiet at Merthyr, and the neighbouring works.
The colliers are returning to their work."
I have just been informed that a boy about 15 years old,
son to Mr. Frost, has been apprehended, as well as another
member of his family, whose name I have been unable to
obtain. Several otherarrests have also been made. A coroner's
jury has been sworn, and have examined the bodies now ly-
ing in the yard of the Westgate Inn, but the evidence will
not be taken until Monday next.

A countryman, who came into Newport this afternoon,
states that six chartists, wounded in the late riots, have died
of their wounds at Caerlson.

The following is the continuation of the examinatieri
Aust, a part of which I sent you yesterday :
Examination of John Matthews continued—l after7y,
saw the prisoner Aust at Pentonville. He said to me t
know that I was pressed to go." I replied that I did no ,
he was with them when I first saw them. He the.li "
You know that I was not a leader." I replied I did te •
see you leading, and cannot say you were or were not.
so:
prisoner here requested permission to ask the Witnes collf
questions.] He said, upon cross-examination, that the
versations about the Russians and the government took P
by Mr. Guard's house on the turnpike-road. re ~
Henry Chapel, a police officer, deposed to having aPP
hended the prisoner yesterday, at his house at MalPaseVe
the house, which he searched, he found a loaded gun. 1114
he found it the prisoner told him to be careful of it, as
loaded.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he was pressed' and so
were nearly all the others. He called doer;
William Simpson, who deposed as follows :—I am gar ri4
to Mr. Cordes. The prisoner came and hid himself
,in tie
cottage, after I had seen the mob pass. Did not see Illinree
after 11 o'clock. When I went into my house I fouod, Belo,
there. He left his gun there till night. He left reY
somewhere between one and two o'clock. He did n°
me whether he had or had not been to Newport that day:eo,,
Examined by Mr. Blewitt—l do not deny that I Ilacf_se,
rolled myself as a chartist. I have met the prisoner at ell to
ist meetings. I have attended the chartist lodge room uP
the present time. he
The prisoner having been asked if he had anythingotete
wished to say, said lam as innocent as you. I Pr
neeple
out of my cottage to go ; they were about to press a
hour named Davis, who was coming to me at six
the morning; he came knocking at my door; I was
but I got out of bed, and I looked out of the window' "eee,
asked who was there. As I was not up he went awaYieree
came again in about half an hour ; he then told me that be.
or four men had been handling him roughly on the road'e fo
cause he would not go with them. What he wanted eol
the
was to bring him some iron from Newport. I told him ming
not like to go to Newport, as there were so many men e°,
on the road ; and we went together to the lane leading 'foe
house, and 1 then heard that my young man said that ;rod'
one should say that there were 4,000 or 5,000 men aeraat
coming on the toad. Davis wanted me to come to breaem
with him to get off the road, and then we heard trenna,"„ei,e,
cheering and firing of guns in Newport, at about eight o clock„'
and I told him my wife would miss me, and that I shoulr!
to go to the Three Horseshoes beer house to hear eillotte go:
going on in Newport. I asked Davis if he would like, .2e'ei-
o'cloetesp,
that far. He said he would rather I would come and 010-ole,
fast with him ; and as we were talking so long, I said 1 I
rather go home, as I knew my breakfast would be rea
told Davis that I wished my cottage was where his w° seee
of the way—as my wife and child would be frightened atoet•
ing the people with such weapons. I went to my hre 04
and my wife stood at the windows to hide me, and told,'
of the persons I as gone, fearing they would press nn og,
--
they said " No, he is not, for there he isbring Win 3.` Four
There were two men with hatches. I don't know thew., e the.
or five of them came into my house, and wanted to 13:', shot
gun, which was over the fire-place, loaded with sinryouel:
and powder. I said they should not have the gun, for.' and
take it myself if they would allow me. I took the felln'y life
came out with it under my arm. I was in danger 01 Tireat
if I had not come out, or I should not have come. , ever).
out, and some of them told me that they had presse"
earlier'
one as they went along. They said they had pressed but eel,
who had offered them a sovereign to let him go
would not do so. ore'
Mary Simpson, wife of Wm. Simpson, was then s'yeest
and examined.—l was in the cottage when the prisoneried
came in with his gun. I saw a large quantity of mead made
were pressing people. The prisoner told me be
red r°
his escape from them into the lodge. He endeaeo°
,tecee
hide. When I first saw the prisoner it was half-Past te, the,
by our clock. He said he had made his escape frAe eri°
men, for that they had pressed him in the morning. ,le tola
nothing more. He left the gun and went away.
me he was going to Newport.
bile
By Mr. PROTIIEROE.—I had no conversation nitllfrog'
about what was going on at Newport. I did not he'i errs
him that the chartists had been defeated at Newport.
ne
not present at the conversation between the prisoner ao hockhusband. I don't recollect what he said when he cateit we°
in the evening. He left our cottage at five o'clock• bile atnot quite dark, but we 'had lit candles. I did not see that
any time between eight o'clock and half-past eleveueeee
morning. I had not seen him for three weeks befor,e,..shaaa
he came about some plants. I don't know that my nru nee
was a chartist. He never told me he was. I 11,evetteede
nor had any reason to suppose my husband had aft
chartist meetings. lam not a chartist myself.'
The magistrates having consulted, e„,
Mr. Beewerr addressed the prisoner, and told hi or the
the court did not consider that either his statement, of his
deposition of his witnesses had at all altered the statuteial•
case, and that he was therefore committed to take his
The prisoner was then removed in custody the disc'
'rIP
The next prisoner examined was John Partridge, oto a
tist printer. Having been brought into the room in °bore
he was informed that he was charged with having hat
a traitor, with a full knowledge of his treason. veilliPs'
The first witness called was Mr. Thomas John el sei e
clerk to the magistrates, who deposed as follows fork
solicitor of this town. I was not present at the at',. fro'
the Westgate, but arrived shortly after, that niorin.,,lVtlieree
Tredegar Iron Works, at about half-past ten.
%ali° o
had been an attack on the Westgate by the bullet ea °-
e
.
the walls, and other things. 1 also saw a dead body tof the '
the step. I saw several other bodies lying in fr°°,e se'e'e;
Westgate, and when I entered the Westgate I alsoeq;ps. te,
ral dead bodies. I went up stairs and saw Mr. P°l';ted
mayor. I saw that he had been wounded. I asstodelleef
magistrates, and I was present and took down the elide.
of several parties who inculpated John Frost as the lese feta
the riot. The propriety of searching Frost's heuaggestea
papers of a treasonable and seditious character wasteered
to the magistrates, and a warrant was issued. I voleeareb
my services to execute the warrant authorising the s
his premises. I went to his house, attended by the,s,uvras hed
tendent of police and some special constables. fitfire
tween five and six o'clock in the evening. If` told'
Frost there. I proceeded to search the house, having e all j
Frost my object in coming. I possessed myself 0
papers answering, as I thought, the description orriePolorlf
was authorised to seize. The magistrates offered aerost
and bills offering £lOO for the apprehension ofJobntin p;
high treason were issued. I know the prisoner .1° tbe l?
tridge. I have known him many years. I know t, sole peo,
been intimately connected with Frost for years, and that ,Isf
ter of a great number of his publications. I knoiceeeet
some of those publications, printed by Partridge, ;ee a 'le r,
been convicted, fined, and imprisoned for libel. `,:tridge,br
occasion, since Vincent's apprehension, I went to 11"14lieg
I attended the mayor there for the purpose of demo:11,00.o'
manuscript of a paper which had been published in eller I
signed " John Frost." It was a grossly libellous Pehich,,,
the mayor. Partridge produced the manuscript,
_ett tele,
knew to be in John Frost's hand-writing. He refasol
liver up the paper, but said he would produce it at ..subs3o
He said he was very poor, and was obliged to print for e,
which was brought to him in order to get a livelihooyiesrob;
wife and children. On Monday evening last, after ;e i 1
Frost's house, about seven o'clock, I proceeded to ;
u icee.ce
wt
of the prisoner. I attempted to open the door, aptness Vre
fastened. I then knocked at the door. (The ari;ee
detailed the particulars of his entering the house, t.troe 'ps •
hending Frost, as given, on his previous examinatl°Frostvel
prisoner appeared as if he had not been in bed• efe s
pearedto have been, out, and his shoes were yeti' eel rioee
me that he had taken off his trousers to dry, 3n` d fattel'
pair of Partridge's. Frost appeared harrassed e eon
I have no doubt that he and Waters were there 1° elf,
meat from justice. lags
Cross-examined.—Prisoner had his coat and sheode•
Frederick Wood proved the publication of file 0,0 p°'
offering £lOO for the apprehension of Frost, :thine •
ed about the town. (13r/'
Michael Daly proved that he posted one before
The
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100 yards of the prisoner's house. There were 3 The P the
ber of people about it, and one read it aloud• of seeoei
said, " There is enough of that sort up." Did This by
Prisoner that day, and left no bill at his house' 13°
closed the evidence, t. r is
The prisoner was asked if he had anything t° °"e
defence? e of ,50)111;
He said that he had taken a parcel to the house
fleas g son named Hilman, whom he saw and promised
leas eso
have some more in a very short time. As h s
home, he met a man named William Legg,
eari,;•aiiiivy
talking to him, the crowd came down from f1".,,,5e, et °
said to Legg, " We had better get out of their d
get ve,
added, he should like to have a glass of beer, n° eere'rld'
the way. Legg said the houses in Llanarth-strejt,sea-eop
and they went to Isaac William's house, in 11 to g° tee°
where they had a pint of beer. They were 0.11.1 l'beY
and stopped there drinking a considerable tirne'
elled lett
went out, and went to another public-house, r- r o'c- at,'
and Pilot Boat, where they stayed till nearly "Vs bolo.e'e
the afternoon. He (prisoner) then went towel k, vibe
tioe,
called at a beer-house kept by William Merrick ihoetteeeet;
had a pint of beer. After he had been there the
Charles Waters came out of a back room into well, per,
and asked him how he was. He replied .. very, bo arr.
which Waters said he was very tired, anil eiyee?tetort.' e Itosp
He (prisoner) replied, "Very well, my wife 13 beoele r°
sycham for a fortnight, and if
then vie
ou eantogethe in e
down in my house. ' They then went hoe, , ereelleenr,'
sat down for a few minutes, after which they (Pri-eleelr:
same bed. This was befoee six o'clock, an," been,sthete
left his daughter down stairs. After handbraid,
and
his daughter came up and awoke him, up v
Mr. Frost is down stairs." They then g°:' podiaea, rse,
down stairs. Frost said he was very wet and tic ebingeeee
ed something to eat, and asked if they had an'eatoruo ij,)
house. He (prisoner) replied that he they
rea4tee e!s'oeer4,
nothing but bread. Mr. Frost then asked his (pi"' e eie
him some cheese, and something to drink, and e cheer be
daughter then went and got half a pounl,t°' edos
of tee
, a
quart of beer. Mr. Frost then began to eat
doing so Mr. Phillips came into the house. boo' „
This having brought the business up to !Ia.!! ee ,
day, the proceedings were adjourned to this d Joe
THURSDAY .—At eleven o'cicck this morning'
dePosearli
tridge was again placed at the bar. . rte
an' era'. s 1
Mr. Thomas J. Phillips was then recalled. 500 ) eolei so
follows :—Mr. Frost's house is 400 yards or
cotesicoelr
the prisoner's. I believe Mr. Frost's garden Frost rie
with Pentonville, where the prisoner lives. tier's. 00 fie,
easily have gone to his own house as the pris9og beeenselttt
Isaac Evans, a clerk to Mr. Withers! harlighior
deposed to seeing the chartists come by the vve:t thele
He afterwards met the prisoner going to lne'rarrrtad
ness saw the chartists attack the Westgate•
have seen them do so as well as he did. 'wore° the jog'
Jeremiah James deposed that he lived in to ,oe atitor sit
On Monday morning, at seven o'clock, Ileetirlast eet.);•010
and Pilot Boat. The prisoner came in cursingl4 th „jot
and said there would be such work at Newli° , ,
was never known before. He then went away' hOujilg
ea-e for
there had ben no riot at Newport. the e al)?
Mr. Blewitt here told the prisoner that, he had trill
sumed quite a new feature, and asked him 11 ee I,ls eto
to say why he should not be committed to 13
high treason and sedition. be she° is
The prisoner said he had some witnesses ser t's
call. 50°060
as,
en be t leo
and gave a similar statement with reap ;titer trot'
coming afterwards and calling him 1113'
Amelia Partridge, the prisoner's d au. twe I*:tteo3r._ b.eit.irecitif;
coming home and retiring to rest, with thet gl.se tte
prisoner. Her father appeared surprised
as if be did not expect him. Waters had bee at S eeo,olo
vii,;yer sleiePor Ice;
hr re
house before. Had known her father go to Fatee eel
. ' 11, 0
o'clock when tipsy. He was then sobervi ea y? 130
in the morning. It was light when ile.„,,Xidgei see 0
person came to the door and called ` n° of°
Henry Frost ; he is son to John Frost. 5°
.citee 50
the house that day or the day before. The -
frahicift
(I am here obliged to close my parcel.
,racr, 0-, to
under examination.)
unstamped chartist newspaper, called tnee'ss bcefditlo'olly
under the very nose of the governrnent,"_oet ee„lboll
The printed paper attached--
to this is aineineYie'ntsottrie'e.rse%l
be printed week after week full of the that
OD'
der Li' 1B of
blasphemous matter, we cannot wonder
ion „v.
place when such things are tolerated :--eiEveter patient,
" REVOLUTION, A MOST AWFUL n'
otherebtain jinn°
ele, to -veep 0.
valsing this kingdom from one end to t
people are resorting to the last exeEDlE'o,oet g°_orld.od e°to
to free themselves from the yoke of thesei the a.berneo
ing, and damnable tyrany that ever curs eeuri.`oe's, tete'
" When we reflect upon the state of etioleit bait, t
Sider how our friends have been cast in e at wile of en 13,0(
die of starvation, we are not surprii.r Nicer!: 00,Der,
place near our borders. We warned in th°,auott
heeded not the warning. They persystees'e_ the co
"
lowed line of conduct, and now we witn
—A FEARFUL AND BLOODY RSVairrig'