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reprobited deletion Mtnliordioad. tothwbkh
bad been made, an which had deprived him of the
benefit of their testimony, and added, that as he
should be pretty able to contradict the evidence which
bad been4aid before them,fie would not take up any
more of their time, but proceed to call his witnesses,
which he was fully ttatisfied would quite convince the
Magistrates, that his clients were not to be branded
as conspirators.
John cadogan said, he is a master carpenter in
Water-street, In the Stiand, and employed HI or 20
men ; that he attended the meeting on the sth of Fe-
bruary. Mr. Martin was in the chair. There was a
resolution moved and carried, to reduce the price of
labour 6d. per day to employers, and a resolution
was, to the best of his knowledge, moved, to reduce
the wages of the journeymen Gd. a day ; but Mr.
Martin, the Chairman, objected to it, saying it was
a subject for which the meeting was not called, on
which the question was not put, nor was any resolu-
tion to the like effect, nor did the meeting at all take
into their consideration such subject ; he bad been
accustomed to work for the Police Office, Bow-street,
but had no intimatio t from Government, as to a re-
duction of the price of labour.
John Chandler, a master carpenter, in Charles-
street, Manchester-square, said, he employed four or
five men up to the sth of February, and front the
fit st founight in January last, be reduced the wages
of his jonrneymen to 26.. 275. and 28s. accordo.g to
merit, from SOs. They continued to work for five
or six weeks ; that he attended the meeting on. the
sth of February, at which a resolution was put from
the chair, and carried, to reduce the price of labour
to custoinets Gd. a day, but none was put by the
chairman to reduce the
.journeymen's wages, to his
knowledge. Some one in the room proposed it, but
it was immediately objected to by the Chairman ; and
if it had been put, he must have heard it.
Mr. James Carter, Mr. John Hill, and Mr. Sa-
, mud Evans, corroborated the last witness, and con-
, eluded the defendant's defence.

Mr. ALM rose to reply, and contended, that
his case had been completely proved to the fullest ex-
tent required by the Act of Parliament, for it was
quite manifest that there had been a meeting at the
Freemasons' Tavern, and that resolutions had been
put and carried, and could any one believe that this
meeting bad met merely for the purpose of taking
money out of their own pockets? He was sorry that
an attempt had been made, by the introduction of
the Board of Works, to overawe, or at least to in-
fluence the Magistrates in the decision of this im-
portant question, to the result of which so many
thousands were so anxiously looking. Never, be said,
was impartiality more requisite; never had he felt
more earnestly interested in the decision to be that day
given, as a proof of the equality of the administra.
tion of our laws. As to the allegation that tour per-
sons had been selected, where one would have been
sufficient, lie must contend that his clients had used
a sound discretion iu this selection, for who could
with more propriety be chosen than the very ring-
leaders of this conspiracy—the Chairman, the Mover.
and the Seconder of the Resolutions ? And lw could
further observe, that had his clients been vindictively
inclined, they might have proceeded by indictment
at the Sessions, a much more expensive and disagree-
' able process to the defendants; but he was proud to
say, that his poor clients were most anxious .to con-
duct themselves with a prudence and propriety that
redounded greatly to their credit ; and•he looked to
the decision of the Magistrates with a confidence
which he felt himself entitled to expect, since he had
proved the meeting and agreement at the Freemasons'
Tavern, and he had proved the subsequent conduct
of the defendants, which was averred upon the re-
cord, and which imperiously called upon the worthy
Magistrates to award that punishment to the defen•
dants, to which he contended they rendered them-
selves liable.

Mr. ALLEY having concluded his reply, the Ma-
gistrates, after some little consideration, stated, that
they would take time to consider their judgment, and
that they would communicate to Mr. Wilson, the So-
licitor for the plosecution, and to the defendant's So.
licitor, when they would deliver their opinion.-»1L is
impossible to pass over this case, without observing,
that the whole of the Magistrates, particularly Mr.
Turtun and Mr. Raynsford, paid the greatest :men-
tion to all parties, and heard the proceedings with
the strictest impartiality, to the approbation of an
immense crowd of persons, of all trade,s, who crowded
to the office to an extent that rendered a:1 the avenues
impassable,

Last week a dreadful fire took place st a farm
called Cherry Orchard, near Hawarden, Flintshire,
occasioned by a child playing with a lighted stick,
the sparks of which were blown to the stacks ; every
thing on the premises, excepting the live stock, was
consumed. •

Sunday se'nnight, Mr. FAGG, of Cohired. in Kent.
and his wife, lett four children at home while they
went to attend divine service, and shocking to relate,
the youngest, about two years old, was burnt so
dreadfully by its clothes catching fire, that it soon
expised; the parenwhad incautiously locked the door.
The following Inuis Mons have lately been taken before James
Burnham, Gent. unJ of his Majesty's Coroners for Buckingham-
shire; At Mursley, near Winslow, on view or the body of Jos.
Saul, labourer, who was found dead in Me fields. No marks of
violence appearing on use body, the verdict, Died by the Visita.
don of Gov.—At Shabbington, on view of the body of Thomas
Buswell, labourer, who,. in going to his daily work, was found
dead in his master's farm-yard. Verdict accordingly.—At Buck-
ingham, on view of the body of Elizabeth Dudley, widow, whose
clothes taught fire, which oicasioned her death, after languishing
about seveuteen hours in Me utmost agony. Verdict accord-
ingly.—At Olney, on view of the body of Thomas Cromer, stone-
mason, who fell from a scaffold, and received so tioleut a con-
nusion oh the brain us to occasion instant death. Verdict ac-
eordiagly.—At Thoruborough, on view of the body of Henry
Smith, as infant belonging to one of the Glpseys encamped near
the said town, who being left with two other young children
during Ids mother's absence, was so dreadfully burnt, by his
clothes taking fire, as to occasion almost instant death. Verdict
aeordingly.
At the Warwick Assizes, a man named Oram, was
convicted of wilfully setting fire to several stacks of
corn, and received sentence of Death. When this
prisoner heard his sentence, he broke out into a pa-
roxysm of rage, grossly abused the Judge, Jury, and
witnesses, exclaiming, G',l don't want your mercy !"
EICISCUTIoN.—CLottatELL, APRIL 1 S.—Wednesday
Maher was hanged at Bansagli, convenient •to the
'pat where the murder of Mr. BAKER was perpetrated.
The next day the body vdi taken to Clonmell jail,
and dissected ; and yesterday it was conveyed to
Golden, where It'Ss to be tuqig .