Star.
London, England, 1817-10-27 00:00:00

STATE TRIALS AT DERBY.

FIRc r D AY, THI-RNDAY OCTOBER

yertniM Btanarret4 was the firs prisoner brought to the Bar;
and after the preliminary proce- hula and the opening speech of
the AI TOR NE V GEN Ell A v., ask et. of ahicbhasalready appeared,
the toli.,tving witnessia were rial Weed
Anthony Martin esainin-,1 by the bourn.° t-Gcue ea c
rated that he was hi the service or Messrs. Outran' and Jessop,
at Potierley. On the Bth Jnn. w!.t eta went to the public-house
Nanny We!ghtnimi, • tie •Vliite Horse at Pen ridge; lie
was as ompanied by a person of the name of Coke ; they were
Eked n•to the parlour, what. 10,1 saw the prisoner and other
persons, who were talking of a Revolution. Ihe prisoner was
styled Captain; his appearan! e was then very different ; i•e wore
grey trunsers, a brown top coat, and was shaved Witness SAW
there George Weightman, the two Joseph Weightmatis, I hrimas
Weiglamm, and William ruttier. the prisoner had a map •ii
his hand, ill which particular places were marked by erns,
lie said no geode. uld be done but by completely (mum! 00000 the
Government, and atter much had been said on roe ,Wire- et
Revolimon, he prise vded to point our the way in willek irMight
he efftLed A man was present w this mee•mr, na ned `irky
Miify. It WAS agreed that the ut P torithe awl otiose
of Waksfieid should assemble on Monday ing.,f; ind prom mi to
gc .eral place of ren lezvous in Nottingham For,st,,tvhere
try were to meet at two o'Cuck on Tuesday morning. met
hail, Manchester, mid many other places, were men mind by
Braudrah as likely toms operate in the insurrem ion sk an. !in •
who came in some time after the witness had (mt. ei iii

'red wh re these Erns And pistols wire, and the eNtsonstr of
numbed He was answered they had trade miestiftlate. I
Ilk I to know the reason of duo, and sal! toe parish of Wing

kid waf forwarder than otbet pluc es. Hr bad an estimate of
may goo and phdol in the possession 01 the Wingfield people.
Co 143 it wss replied, by those present, that thy had 4u guns
tf aka than, and they knew how to ob ant more, by demand
ng them ircth th. it own• rs and taking them by torte, if they
were reft:sed In the fits; ioftame. this was said by Wm. Lud
am, his too, and Wm. I urner. Ihe deliberations on oe.t
r.atter, ni the prts,nte of Ihe lasted from eta •It the
atresvtgtid four in • ice afternoon 'Maur. were tiltr: Wi.o we•
takiiintil to him. He had not known IStamlre.h before. flora
lofty I,ersons. he suppo.ed, might have bear in tr. e room th•
!wen the hours be had mentioned ; Hob'. Nlo tte, Mac Ku..•
lick. sod Julia Bacon were there; t'bu:. BJC,II Walnut. 1-ii.
natliallera to have morn souse VCCUS, whatA togas
" Every man his Mill mast try, 1
N He must turn out anti not deny ;
e' The b y solders, N.c. '
it be could one remember *lot followed John Welgloman
was not in be mom all the owe. Ont• was sent to No ingisain

see how the p. °pie there were get.ing on. He took a letter
Fish hint from 'Semidry ••. icKeesw ick sail there were too
Luny in the room to talk of such a business. He asked Brett
Isigh hew he did P Brandseth did not et first know him, but
a afterwards recullected him tie heard Win. Turner emit or
' drawing the badger," and of laying straw in the yard and firing
but he did riot say in what yard. and 05 shooting those Who
bosid run out. It was not stated who was the badger.
Cross-examined by A•ie. Otto's.— Elie parties he had seen
poke openly while he was there, about foot or five hours,
Pugh witness bad nothing to du with them. He had told them
ihout half an hour after be went in ,o mind what they said, for
mineable. were In the room; bet they Lad not objected to his
irrencei nor called him a spy, nor reminded him that be was a
tons able. There were two constables present. &onetime.
Eery were not more than half a dozen person. in the room, but
kit, lest. When he cautioned them about constables, they
e!dthey would soon trounce such fellows, sou Foe tbenyeip the
,• -nosey. He remained there three or four honed ”Ahtifti Mee
sooner, but from their threats be durst as they. (1.-
ft; would kill every one who said any thing about tErra,
wined not go with them. He was not particularly Mewed.
'bad been found out to be brought forward as. at witness
Information given by his 'mart. He batigetja atraid to
e what be bad whne.sed to a Magistrate, though hr had told
to ethic". He thought what he Lad heard was all foolish talk,
did not Masi that any of the parties were typsy.
Eastwood by the SOLICITOR GIN tRAL.—Had been, made a
able but a few days before that time; this bad breu brought
at by his master ; be did not know why.
kihlry efehireep called 10, and eaannoed by Mr. VAVORAII.--•-
• lived a Greeneriche. was au engineer, in the service of
s. bebop. Hs Went on the bib June with Authotiy Mar-
- to the White Huse; be described the scene then punt's.
*conduct of Bnindreth in nearly the same terms as the
• g witness bad done. He heard Jirandreth repeat some
• , which ran thus:— •
" Every man his skill must try,
He nub' tern out and not deny,
soldiers must we dread,
We must turn oat and fight for bread;
The time Is some, you plain must see,
The Government opposed must be!"
rest farther deposed to the words of the prisoner and others
rd wiih him, namely, that every village should kill its
ma vervain. In the drat place it was proposed that the party
• Id go to Wingfield and set fire to a bundle of straw before
dour tit Colonel Horton, who is a Magistrate of the county.'
you this fire being seen by the Colonel it was cslculated that
would come rut of his haw' and as soon a he appeared it
determined to shoot him Numbers were expected to join
party from Siallekt and Chesterfield. The whole were to
to be Buttetiey trouworks and there to lull Mr. Jesup, the
(victor, as well as Mr. Goodwin sod Mr. Rag, who were
tips principal rommente. William Turner produced a paper
the meeting in the prisoner's presence, which paper eontaina
statement of the sass to be tomtid in tie panels of Pentridge.,
user said, the* there were more arms at Wingfield than
He also said, that there was a parcel of pikes (40 in
• her) deposited In a stone quarry, which it was the intention
the petty to use • for protecting themselves, and for slaying
• who should oppose them. It was arringed that all those
ho were present on this oceniou should ,nett about teho'clock
' uKstemnight at Wingfield, in order to go to Attie/ghats' as
pnernier stated. Prisotier said, that on gertiti a eupely of
s .t ho party should immediately proceed ices Nornugh:fm,
hire each would receive still guineas with plenty-Or ium• liteY
rre to hahe'and to litre Nottingham wholly
were to be joined by the people of Nottingham
there—to the prisorier aid. miter taking posseeallin of Not
ham they were rh-o to go down the 1 rept, but for stria- put..
winless did not uuderstand. George MA Joseph Weight man
e present at this meeting. George wail to be sent so hot•
is owls: to as bow the poi& thereivere.going on, mid