The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-05-07 00:00:00

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IMPORTANT TO OWNERS OF VESSELS.

LISBON, 11th April, 1839.
Art. I.—All foreign ships entering the port of this king-
dom in ballast, and loading a full cargo of salt, shall be free
from the tonnage duty. Foreign ships entering any of the
ports of this kingdom in ballast, and sailing out again to take
a full cargo of salt at another of our ports, are equally free
from the tonnage duty.
Art. 2.—A1l foreign vessels entering the ports of this king-
dom under Franquia, in order to complete their cargoes with
salt, shall pay the duty of 100 reis per ton.
Art. 3.—A1l foreign vessels entering the ports of this king-
dom to discharge cargoes of merchandise, and here load a
full cargo of salt, shall pay the duty of 100 reis per ton.
Art. 4.—A1l foreign vessels which, having paid the ton-
nage duty in one of the ports of this kingdom, sail in ballast
to another port of the kingdom, in order there to take a full
cargo of salt, are entitled to receive back the duty paid in
the first port, with the deduction merely of 100 reis per ton,
on presenting to the competent authority a legal certificate of
said payment.

Art. b.—The dispositions of the article 7th, of the royal
decree of November, 1836, relative to the payment of ton-
nage duty on Portuguese vessels, are applicable to the arti-
cles 2,3, and 4 of the actual law.

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Art. 6.—A1l former legislation, contrary to the present
law, is hereby revoked.

The Pelican, eighteen guns, Captain Popham, has been
on the coast of Africa four years, and since October last, has
captured three slave vessels, the Magdalene, Octavia, and
Dulcinea, with (taken together) eight hundred slaves on
board.

APPREHENSION OF SEVEN CHARTISTS FOR
DRILLING.
(From the Manchester Guardian).

For the last four or five days, the constables of Manchester
have had information that a number of men, probably about
a hundred, had begun to assemble in the evening, about half-
past seven o'clock, in a somewhat retired lane leading from
the southerly side of Oldham-road, just beyond the Newton
Heath toll bar, towards Bagley Fold and Clayton Hall (about
three miles from Manchester), where they appeared to be
exercised by several others, who seemed to be placed in
authority over theta as leaders, apparently giving them cer-
tain orders, in compliance with which they executed various
steps, marchings, and other evolutions, though without any
weapons. _ _

The authorities, deefrting it necessary to obtain some in-
formation of the movements of these men, and also such
knowledge of their persons as would enable witnesses to
identify them, sent some of the police-officers, recently ap-
pointed, to the spot, to observe their motions. On Thurs-
day evening one of these officers was recognised, or at any
rate suspected by the men under drill ; for they pelted him
with stones, and he was glad to make his escape. Another,
named Higginson, was more fortunate ; though he under-
went considerable questioning by the chartists. However,
he remained, and their suspicions were lulled by his state-
ments ; and he took such notice of the persons of many of
the men as to enable himself to speak to their identity.
Yesterday, the constables determined to have these char-
tists seized, or as many of them as might be practicable ;
and accordingly Mr. Beswick, the principal police beadle,
with sixteen of the police-officers under his direction, pro-
ceeded to the Oldham Road lock-up ; and Mr. Beswick
stationed the officers in various parts of the road, and within
the lock-up, except three men, Higginson and two others,
who proceeded to the lane, where they again found the char-
tists drilling. There appeared to be two squadrons or com-
panies, one of 25 men, and the other of 15 ; and one man
(whose name is Riley) was observed -giving the word of
command, and directing the evolutions of the men. The
three officers reconnoitred the chartists, till their drilling
and exercising had terminated ; and they separated, some
going in one direction, some in another. Higginson kept in
view one party of eight or ten, who returned towards Man-
chester, along Oldham Road. Mr. Beswick, who was a
little beyond the lock-up in that road, saw these men com-
ing along, and, noticing their measured step, felt satisfied
that these were some of the men of whom he was in quest.
Shortly afterwards Higginson crossed the road, and con-
firmed his suspicions, or rather changed them into certainty.
On reaching the lock-up, just before the chartists reached
the door, Mr. Beswick called out the officers stationed
within, and with the other policemen outside, they instantly
surrounded the men, and apprehended eight of them, who
were at once conveyed into the lock-up. There seven of
them were identified as having taken part in the drilling ;
and the eighth, not being recognised, was discharged. Two
coaches were procured, in one of which four, and in the
other three of the prisoners were placed, handcuffed together;
and in this way they were taken down to the police-office,
Town Hall, King-street, where they arrived about half-past
eleven o'clock. Here their names, ages, trades, and resi-
dences, were taken down ; and they were then conveyed to
the New Bailey, where, we suppose they will be brought up
for examination this day. We subjoin such particulars of
their names, trades, &c. as they gave themselves to the clerk
at the police:office. _

Edward Riley, aged 22, of Bank Meadow, operative dyer,
in the employ of Mr. Jonathan Jackson, and at present re-
ceiving 16s. a week wages. [This man is the individual who
was exercising and directing the others, up to within half an
hour of his capture.]
Thomas Ward, 20, of Wood-street, Deansgate, carder, in
the employ of Messrs. Higgins, Ordsal-lane Mill, Salford,
till about six weeks ago, when (as he says) the mill stopped,
and he has since been out of work.

William Darran, 17, of No. 64, St. George's-road, power-
loom weaver, in the employ of Messrs. Thorpe and Hague,
cotton spinners and manufacturers by power, Bateman's-
buildings, Deansgate.
John Hodges, 18, of Silver-street, Aytoun-street, also a
power-loom weaver, in the employ of Messrs. Thorpe and
Hague.

William Stanfield, 23, of Copperas-street, Shudehill,
smith, employed at Messrs. France and Boardman's, cotton
spinners and manufacturers, Oak-street Mill.
John Wright, 18, of Oswald-street, Miller-street, me-
chanic, also employed at Oak-street Mill.
William Naylor, 18, of St. George's Road, a tailor, work-
ing for his father.

These men having been conveyed to the New Bailey, and
lodged in the lock-up there, Mr. Beswick applied to Mr.
Maude, the stipendiary magistrate, who was in the con-
stable's office, for a warrant against another man who had
been observed on the preceding (Thursday) night, drilling
one or two companies of these chartists in the same lane.
It seems that after the seven men were apprehended, but be-
fore they were conveyed to the police-office, Mr. Beswick
went with Higginson to the house of this man, and askedhim
if he had been drilling the men that (Friday) evening ; and
on the man answering in the negative, Mr. Beswick appear e 1
satisfied, and withdrew, Higginson, however, declared that
he was one of the drillers on the Thursday evening, when he
exercised others and gave the word of command; and Mr.
Beswick therefore applied to Mr. Maude, who at once issued
his warrant against this man, on an information charging
him with having, on the 2d May, in the township of Newton,
been present at and attending a meeting or assembly of per-
sons, for the purpose of training and drilling persons to the
use of arms, and practising military exercises and evolutions,
without any lawful authority from her majesty, or the lieu-
tenant of the county, or any Of her majesty's justices of the
peace of the said county, contrary to the statute, Sm Mr.
Beswick, accompanied by six officers, then proceeded to the
cellar of this man, near the Lamb public-house, Oldham-
road, about 400 yards beyond the lock-up, but on the oppo-
site side of the street. The officers reached the cellar about
a quarter before one o'clock this (Saturday) morning, and
found the man in bed. He was dressed, handcuffed, and
brought away, and was conveyed to the New Bailey. lock-up.
His own account of himself is as follows:

William Fairplay, 46, dealer in potatoes, &c. Oldham-road.
He has been in the army, having served as a private in the
62d regiment of infantry, during its campaigns in Italy and
America. When: told why he wa; apprehended, viz. for
drilling the men on Thursday night, he denied that he was at
Newton at all that night, _

At the late hour at which we write, and under the peculiar
circumstances of the case, we forbear all comment.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

(Prom the Second Edition of the Manchester Courier.)

EXAMINATION. AND COMMITTAL. OP THE PRISONERS

This morning (Saturday) the prisoners were brought up at
the New Bailey, before Messrs. Maude, Garnett, Smith
Barnes, Norreys, and several other magistrates.
On the names of the prisoners being called over, William
Fairplay was ordered to be taken down, as lie was appre-
hended on a separate warrant, and on another charge.
Mr. Beswick was sworn, and related the particulars which
we have given above. He said the drilling had been going
forward for a week, on some ground between Newton and the
Manchester reservoir. Last:night, in compliance with orders
received from the constables, he put himself at the head of
sixteen men, proceeded to the lockups,, at Newton Heath,
where lie lodged the greater part of the men, and ordered
Higginson and two others to proceed to the drilling ground,
for the purpose of reconnoitering. Between nine and ten,
he perceived the prisoners and some other men coining down
the road, four a-breast, towards Manchester, and he then
ordered out his men, and took the prisoners into custody.
Higginson stated hat when he went to the drilling ground
last night, he saw Riley there giving the word of command.
Mr. Maude.—That is another and heavier offence under
the act of parliament.
Higginson continued, that he could swear that the whole
of the seven prisoners in the dock were marching, and taking
part in the drill, and he heard some of them make an agree-
ment to meet again on Sunday morning, at seven o'clock.
He stood right in the midst of them. At first there were
about 30 being drilled, who were dividedinto two companies,
but afterwards, from the pressure of the crowd, they were
united into one, and stood together. He heard Riley give
the word of command, who said, " all fall back a pace with
the right leg." They did not do it well, so he ordered them
to do it again. He then counted them, each man saying one,
two, three, four, 'and so on, up the line. He then ordered
them to hold up their heads. He (Higginson) watched about
three quarters of an hour.
Bucknall, the deputy-constable of Newton, was next sworn.
He said that, last night, he went to a farm-house, hard by
the drilling ground, where he could distinctly hear the word
of command given. What he heard, was, " Stantrat ease,"
" Attention," and so forth. He then went down the lane,
close in the rear of the men who were marching, and he heard
the words of command "Halt," and " Fall in" given. The
prisoners then fell in tour-abreast. He (Bucknall) had been
regularly drilled himself. He was drilled in the metropo-
litan police. The exercising last night was a regular military
drilling. He was sure that the prisoners were the parties
who fell in at the word of command.
Higginson re-called.—He was amongst the prisoners in
the lane all the time. He heard Riley say, "We only want
muskets now, and then we shall be ready for the b—rs."
Mr. Maude here asked the prisoners if they had anything
to say for themselves, and they one and all denied that they
had taken any part in the drilling, but that they had merely
gone casually as spectators.
Mr. Mantle said that even spectators fell under the pro-
visions of the act.

The prisoner Darwen's father, who was evidently much
alarmed, said his son was only a lad of sixteen or seventeen,
and he was sure he hal not been concerned in the drilling.
The prisoner Hughes said he had gone casually to the
drill, and had been asked to " fall in,'' which he did, but
he was not aware that he was doing wrong.
Riley said he was a dyer, and that after he had left work
he went to his sisters at Newton, but he denied that he had
taken part in the drill, or given the word of command.
Higginson re-called.---Would swear positively that Riley
was, the man who gave the word of command.
Bucknall re-called.---He saw the prisoners fall into line,
and followed them. He could swear that those (the pri-
soners) were the men who walked in line. At half-past
seven there were not more than thirty present.
Mr. Maude, after consulting with his brother magistrates,
addressed the prisoners. He said it was a very melancholy
sight- to see so many young men,- all in wnrk, according to
their own admissions, conducting themselves in that unlaw-
ful manner, and lending themselves as tools to designing
men. By conducting themselves-in that manner, they were
doing that which would eventually bring distress and misery
upon them, and they never could arrive at any good by such
foolish and unlawful proceedings ; and he could assure them
that, as in all similar cases, they would find the law too
strong for them. As to what their ulterior objects might be,
was not to be discussed or decided there, but that they were
acting illegally there could not be a doubt. It was not at all
necessary that it should be proved that they had formed in a
line ; the mere fact that they were meeting there, and by
their presence countenancing illegal proceedings, was suffi-
cient. As to Riley, his offence would subject him to trans-
portation; and as to the rest of them, they would be subject
to a long term of imprisonment. He did hope that the warn-
ing afforded by their case that day, would have its proper
effect, and deter others from similar misconduct. It was
with extreme regret that he found himself under the necessity
of committing them, but it was absolutely necessary that an
example should be made of them, and they were positively
sworn to as the guilty parties. With regard to all of them,
except Riley, they must each find two sureties in £5O each,
themselves in £lOO, to answer the charge at the assizes, and
give 48 hours' notice of bail. As to Riley, his was a heavier
offence, as he was distinctly sworn to as having given the
word of command. He (Riley) must find two sureties in
£lOO each, and enter into his own recognizances in £2OO, to
appear and to answer the charge at the assizes. The queen's
proclamation had been issued against- those meetings, and
every one who transgressed the law would be sent to the
assizes like them. He believed the authorities generally had
taken means to put them down, and he could not but ap-
prove of their vigilance. They (the chartists) would find, to
their cost, that the law was too strong for them all combined.
After a few further observations, Mr. Maude ordered the
prisoners to be taken down.
Darren's father applied to have him remanded until Mon-
day, in order that lie might obtain legal assistance, but the
application was not granted; and his brother endeavoured to
prove that he went merely to see the drill. The decision of
the bench, however, was, that they all stood committed, of
course subject to default of bail.

WILLIAM FAIRPLAY9S CASE.
William Fairplay was here placed at the bar, under a
separate warrant, for drilling a body of chartists on Thursday
night, at Newton.

Higginson was sworn, and stated that on Thursday night
he went to Newton Heath, and found a number of men,
amounting to about 30, undergoing a drilling in a lane rather
further on than the one described in the last case. The pri-
soner was standing in the middle, ordering the men to keep
their heads up, and endeavouring to keep them in a line.

The crowd rather pressed upon the prisoner, and he said he
would not act if they did not give him room. Witness was
there about twenty minutes. The men asked the prisoner
to begin again, which he did, on condition that the crowd
would not press upon him. He then told them to fall a pace
back, and said it would not do if they did not come every
night. After the drill was over, witness walked along the
road with prisoner, who appeared rather suspicious of him,
and asked him where he came from. Witness replied that
he came from Flixton, and mentioned the names of several
persons whom prisoner knew. Prisoner then appeared more
confidential, and asked him how they (the chartists) were
coming on there. Witness replied " Very well," and told
him they had not so much trouble with them as he (prisoner)
appeared to have. He then asked prisoner when they in-
tended to meet again, and he replied on the following even-
ing, at Boardman's Square, White Moss, or somewhere.
Prisoner asked him if he would sleep at his house, but he
(witness) declined, saying he did not like sleeping in Man-
chester, and should go home.
The prisoner, in his defence, denied the truth of Higgin-
son's evidence in toto, and said he had not drilled the men at
all. In answer to a question from Mr. Maude, he admitted
that he had been a soldier twenty-one years ago, in the 62d
regiment, but was not a pensioner.
Mr. Maude said he should deal with him as he had dealt
with Riley, and ordered him to find two sureties in £lOO.,
and to enter into his own recognizances for £2OO. to appear
in answer to the charge at the assizes, giving twenty-four
hours' notice of his bail.

A young man, whose name we could not catch, here stepped
into the witness box, and being sworn, stated that neither of
the persons who had been sworn to as drilling the people at
Newton were the parties. He was there, and had spoken
to an old Irishman who had been doing so, and he believed
he was not in custody.
The bench did not appear to credit this evidence, and Mr.
Maude cautioned the witness against attending any more such
meetings. Here the proceedings terminated. The Queen's
proclamation against unlawful drilling and training of bodies
of men, has been posted up tlAgoughout the town.
The magistrates are now a.§sembled in their private room
for the purpose of deciding upon a proclamation, which is to
be issued this evening.
We understand that late last night a number of the chartists
were apprehended in the act of drilling, and taken before the
magistrates, by whom, after an examination, they were libe-
rated on bail. The military were sent for to this town, but
by the time they had arrived all was quiet, and the people had
dispersed.

THE CHARTIST RIOTS AT LLANIDLOES.