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10111.9611 ft. note rola!, a deposit. Witnes took #t, and gave
him the chime. He said the copy of the bill would appear net
day lathe Morning Chrunk:e and Advertiser, as an Advertise.
maw. en the Wednesday he came for the bin,but witness thew
declined giving them to him, because the Advertisement bads=
appeared is the Papers, as he said it should; and he, the witness,
had conversed with a friend on the subject, and though the bleb
were tainted, yet he rosw refused to let the prisoner have them.
As he thought, Watson, jun. was with his father at this time,
and asked witness what he was afraid of who said he thought ifl
might be dangerotis They ridiculed his lean, but he remised
in his refusal to deliver the bills, and returned the deposit messy.
The bills which he had printed, he destroyed, with the ewegiden
of one, which he delivered to the 3rand Jury. The manuscript
•he delivered back to Mr. Wa:son. - •
In his cross-examination, witness said, be kept the single bill
out of cariosity, and iroM no other motive.
Mr. Artier Seek, a priwer. was next examined. and the bill
calling the Meeting et the ed of. December, le Spalields, was
skarn him, when he, etated. that he printed it fee Watson, who
was introduced tolipt by Preston. The ort!er was given about
the lied of November; "Watson,sew.- his son, and prama were
all present when the order was alma.. Witness could rice esy
who gave bins the manuscript, bat 'did, not believe it was Mr.,
Watson. He printed d,Suo small. and 500 large. .1 hey weee,
delivered to different individuals who called for !lap. Mr.
Watson had some of thim. Thentanustript wmagurited, beg
the whares did not recollect towboat.
J. Grits was next called, but hie evidence was relaxed, is the
grounds that a proper description of hiaplactot reskiinc wee net
gives la the list of witnesses delivered cache prisoners.
G Leash, a hackney coachman, was next called, he stated die
he bad bees engaged to take four Gentlemen to the Modin's
Cave, in Spelleids, on the 241 of December last. lie did net
know any of them by name. He should know their Uteri y fps,
was to see them, but be did not kiow any of the prisonerel .4 ;
J. Meniksese, landlord of the Meelin's Cave pebbc-bousiiSni.
et Ids, spoke to several of the occurrences which took piece
withiu his house at this Meeting of the ed ofincember. DIA
• and Prints weer at hie house no that day. Akan a dozen per.
sons took pileoefibiOU of the witness. upstairs roe= fronting the
fields ; they had pens and ink, and employed themselves in
writing for some tune. Dyad and Preston were there; 11W
Hunt seen atterwar Is made his appearance, and addressed the
snob assembled on the outside. Witness told than he did me
approve of his house boos thee occoped, but they p. rased. He
tried to keep them down stairs, but they toned their way op,
and took the windows tut rely oat of the frame. When makes:
told them they should not speak from his wititiew,, they replied'
they would take fOreible possession. He said, his house was his
own. He could get uo other reply than that they should do as
they liked is it.
M J. Yiespitriei was at the Meeting in Spa fields on the 15th
of November. haw Preston and Wasson there, and also a per-
son named DTA. They wanted Dyall to read some Resolutions,
and be wad going to do so, when Hunt ante in, and that pre.
vented him. The Meeting was adjourned furs fortnight. Pas-
tes said was a ;dodoes ilsy. as they had towsocroloo of their
eountryiten before them. Whom was standing next Watson
god his see. Young Watson proposed as adjournment to a
eau& day. Mr. Watson did not interrupt his mu, or oppose
his malting that endow
russet G. &whey. was at the Meeting in Strallelds, on the
fifth of November last, in the front of Merlin's Cave; a very
greet ember of penoes were there. Witness beard Mr. Hum
address the Meeting from the window' et the Media's Cave.
There was a lag &played frem the Modem of Media's Cave.
Mr. Heat peopoted so milMommeeas thp Meeting de the
as
day el the eseming Yessog.Wstseu proposed as
vtlivelotesentut tist dry feeteight. 'Witness attended die mend
Meeting. The placard now pm* is sheen to that which wit-
ness had seen on the walls of Os metropolis. The pleased was
then read, be&MM LIMA mese enty men to de hiedity."
Witness was is tbeliesiftg as the Id Decesiben Went Mee
Merlin's Cave, but swift a crowd at another pen of the field,
he went totem spec. Mans sow several lags and hawse dle.
played. On one of which were the words wile breve edam
are our friendee.aut that kindly." Several pennies were tel.
ceisieted cockades. Near the centre of the &id was a waggon,
into which the elder Watson was getting. Wiwi' also saw
yens Watson mad Hooper. Af:erwards, eta sobeirmsenti,
, whales sew Prestos when Wanes, son. sot into the
be asedapoo with his band far Ales* and having eh :et=
be Mermaid the crowd. Witness took a dieradased nee
Wes he said. Witness was here about an este his mete to the
Cant, when Mr. Wahine stinted that this egiedientld rat
' ' ;mile be read. in as mochas the words were est Mee et length
la the lodgment.
, Mr. nelsons Con.iv seppessidebe objecise. •
The Court over ruled she 'Neale° ; and the witness prem.
OM to reed his sole of the speeches at tbe elder and monger
Wawa As soon as young Weems finished speaking. he 'maw
a tag. jumped from a waive, and ailed on the mob to tease
him. 1 boy (ant of towards Coppke-row. Here they were
an by Mr. Stafford, and a party a police officers. The seam
as tab time beard some expraikos uttered by the crowd, whits
induced bat to go hack and make a cannumicetion to the Me.
estrum. Weems sew one man in the crowd with a cedes.+
under with sorambiog in his breast, widthwise's' believed
to hespiital. Alisness atterwaide sew the shop, ot,Mr. Seek.
wise, and of TA anodes. mad Potts. in she Miseries. Before
be got there, bode is, the mob hat destroyed Haire shape. Is
Me Minsk% witless' sew a large mob. who were armed with
gees, swords, ,Miele, die. and they bed a small brass geese
sip them, which was drawn by sailors. Tbe mole were then
aone....se To •Spaliside i* The Hone Guards came up sera
after,Sted the mob dispersed.
Crusesseented by Mr. We're se es.t..-e.Witesis did net ea.
pea any reerar4 from Dememessent, any further thee being
odd fee Moon isthmoid. Witness was net employed by 04)-
eroomeet mita to Ips.Golds. He went in the bet linteace far
'Os 011•FINI • sod 'Anse in the &id, he was asked by
344 ama, diodiaa . Germ, to assist bin in taking a nese ;
that rase he seeniertkpve to Mr. Beelett, she Moder Seentery
ef Sum
Lord kiessiesevon Isere interposed ;he not coosider it
te:simaistierri et es "mire the. &self i to ih‘ means adopted by
to chaff Wormed= for the proceed= of tbe
public.
Mr. W1T1121151.4 Slibaktelle that he was at linty to ask
infotenation en this subject. It had been held in Horne. lookers'
. ease, that Misery 'might be made eves of Magistrates.
• Lord ELLSSIOsbOUGIS said, in the present ease the Learned
Cowed was Squiring into the secrets of aspeatalosaa.
The witness asked leave to explain.
Lord Rea sumac,. os observed, be could not mar the wit.
tea to explain secrets which were not his ewe.
Here the first day's proceedings dosed, and at des redo&
the Court adjourned till sine o'illeck the oat atereksi.
. We havi already stated that accommedatisse were provided
ftt the Jury at the King's Arms Tavern, Palace Tait
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SECOND DAY —Tommy, ions le.
amiss gkeeswee. the younger—Recolinted filming at Beth-
sal Green es the std ottrecanber lest ; saw a geodiagar per•
sons tellected in Chardostreot, there having the swum* et a
mob ; several had cockades ;- saw sue flag, it was a tti•eoteageed
ere, as were also the cockades. 'nay were proceeding r Were.
ditch, witness hollowed them. Does net !sow who carried the
Rm. They afterwards proceeded to 110.1elds and wetness fol.
bated them ; saw a waggon dare, on which the wee plisse*
immediately as their arrival ; than were several psepie in it.—
Then was also another Sig ea the and sense see spoke
hewn. Did set hear what a. Tod did net notice the
perms who mike, bet one of these in vamps be bad seen is
Charch-street ; he was a young man I be did not carry the lag,
bet was riser kat times. Witness Wird the perms who molts
&an tint waggon ay—" Vhe Immo dotes, Would they follow
kilo r" lone et the pines, near said they ovoid. The meeker
tbesjelneed dews flow the Wanda, sod the crowd followed
Maness witness Mom =ow what they well. Did set follow
them, bet went so the ether pate el the eta There was a
frame, amend with wilts sambas, and wends en Is, plated ea a
„ai,,,midaspinyed Ines the waggsh, but whams meld ea die.
tingaleh skit dis welds were, sod he did set einem why Ming
or the hugs. Did not pommies whisk wee eros.4 wan.
fee.aamabod...,ldight be ahem b chewer yards thew= from
the wanes. Is wasgoes' le. or the minetes after hie snivel
dot he maw •tiks mode ; Mere was geed duel et noise, talker(
aid Ma Could ally hem the weeds:* has ineetiesed ;
sedesesesed so bar men, bog emileet s Thep was tae whet
isseAuptiosiblus from the pee* v 114
pihelne and joss-
esnab Nam w the ether ppetglebe ilia posploWere
aloodeg, expectieg Mr. Hams Wesson entirely left the mob
:adios's= Me. Henn masses "be assestem was es a wow,
passised wisitalwlth stimedde. ata ;le spromid like a pitmen'.
'tame& dermal femme were le lie were, Mid a grim scow!

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rand it. No permit was speaking In the waggon when lane*
Ant got to the icld. The frame was As a high pole. Witten
believes only ea person spoke when he was there.
the next whom was eager Sitansen. the elder—kis eel-
donee was entirely to the ism effect as the foregoing.
Mr: &lent, the Principal Clerk at lowsetten.—He said be
haw of the Meeting to be held on the II of December, at
lipalields; be bad menthe placards in the street. announcing it
he had been at the fernier Meeting on the lath November.
About half pest It be Wined there were thousands assnoWed,
and a part of the ads were assembled near the Chapel at the
bottom softie Gelds. There was a waggon there, with two lads
and a bane/; owe of the gags had the following inscription t
" Naturei Feed the Hungry,
" Troth to Protect the °pressed,
' lonic* Penish.Crimes.
Bevies the lags there was a square trams, with an inscription.
The prisoner Watson was in the waggon. and rood close to she
yang man who was humping the mob; but he did not hear
the purport of the speech. He went away to another pan of the
field, whew, bearing a great and unusual noise, he turned round,
and saw the people jumping out of the waggon ; be saw the ease
and the mob moving down Coppice-row; he followed and seised
we of the Gags; he was attacked and bad a struggle with the
mob ; he broke the lame which held the placard, and defended
himself with a part of the fragments (produced) ; during the
waggle, Limbrick, the officer, came to his minimum, and res-
cued him ; the mob was driven forward by the reams (rum
behind, and by getting on one side he escaped them.
He paderwent a long cross-examination. the result of which
was. that the Meeting was oust notorious before it took place;
that eh the Paine officers of the enstuoisolb bad notice re a toad.
One 6f din Jury asked him why he did nut -Ott the flag at the
former Meeting ? He replied, that on the brit mason. they
wee not so atheism, and his seising the flag was the impulse
of the mooseet.

Js is Liwi►irl. Police 011icer.-s-Said, that on the y.d of Detain.
hen be was stattosed la Spodeids. at toe
aCs;altans Head. sear
CapOit•-rues= be thought there were in' Spats*. and
a groat many wen assembled round a w•ggen.a; he a
speakieg hum the waggon, but could Dot Mkt W wire 1. be
saw tiwysisoner, Wanes, in the waggon, and font the salon of
his Mods, be nought that be was aye !beer was a man In
a mdse. dress. bolding op a banner. big name was
Cashman.) Hooper was in the waggon 'Atha ade in We
bat when the mob got into Ceppice-row.be bawd Mr. Stafford
calbog for help, sad holding one of the poles et abs lags; be ran
to hi► assistance, and polled dory the butler. *bleb he tore from
the frame. (He produced h.) the isseription was
brave Soldiers are oar brothers—treat them kindly." He.saw

is front of she mob la copplawiew aid daring the even* for
the sag, Hooper, who was very busy ; when the mob separated,
some went towards Oral's buohne, others toek Coppice-row,
but the Fincipal body west toward .4adlield ; be saw a young
nun la the waggon, bat did not btu bba spelt while be was
there. On eresoonadastion be said, the noise use se great be
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could sot bear the Making; the anion aed lap 'Mewed about
eleven o'clock.

Liwerd Coasted, a constable of the parish of lc. Andrew,
Holborn.—Was present at the fields on the ltd of December last ;
saw Hooper, Watson, and Prestos in the ma nn, and the scuffle
about the colons in Coppke•row, which he &imbed as the last
witness. Os cross•exantination, be said be and hisbruchn cow
stables assnabled at the House of Commies by the orders of
Mr. Smart, the High Constable, where the Man were called
over alphabetically.
Me emnelned Mr. ATTOINIT4INUAL...-lbws
in Spolields en the Id of December last: 1 went about twelve
oelock and saw a waggon and Mr. Preston la k ; there were a
great many ether persons in the wanon,in which I ea* eke Sag;
I was about 20 yards from the w observed "MEW per-
sons get out of it and p towards Coppicerow, they were fol-
lowed by a great quantity of persons.; I saw Mr. Stafford in the
Web, :ad I beard him call out for assistance; 1 saw him swag.
gift with somebody in the crowd; I saw Hooper will; a Wl•co-
losted cocked, In hit bat, he was near Mr. Stafford, sutures-
ging to rescue a mu that Linsbrich had got hold of; the banner
Amite. Stafford was straggling far had the haeription, " The
Soldkriare our Mothers, Ste." Litniwkl was knocked damp;
showed down by the mob. Aber this struggle I saw Hoop, p
wills a great featly sabers down Copplee.row--about 100; I re-
MOW at the CoWnea's-bead; there was a large assernbkie left
Spaliclds-400 or /100 I dare ay; I retained there above as
hotr;Xletzkinirjlatratts went away.
by Mr,jierjeent Constr.-lam pdd ass Tide
Waiter only wheel tam en duty, nd Ikm not brim d toy,,
too last twelve spemlo; 1 wawa sicdat Mimi* and stWonW
at •tho Ceisbata s flirt Were, *boa stie
;11"14sUrtirloteisii=11,11isit the Persons wait ,druit Cop
pice-row, bow sway. do you Nippon were left ?—A. Pour or
bee hundred.
Question by a lutpmano,-Where Were the Magistrates f•—la
a roans tear Mediu% Cavy.-ebere were Mr. &lion, Mr.ALayno.
ford, and, I believe, Sir N. Conant. •
What time did yolk we them there t.--About twelve *Wick.
Moss Now esismined by the SOLICITOI GIUSSIALrI was U
CopplatureAm the ad of December last. 1 have a dig Wee
which lit from a pines dittoed la a adoes dress. 1 seized k
by desire of another aim, whose seas I believe Is Umbria,
who wes strogging with some other penes. The lag produce
is the one I then seined..-(The Sag which was here produced,
was is pisin tri•coloured eau, somewhat teen.)
Cross mansined by Mr. %Pirrone/4.—i have net had the
lag in my peessubei it was delivered lama, House of correc-
tion ; 1 she add net Ilk to rimer k was the ideatical Sag; I pm
No mark epee it. I was eumined Indere the Grand Jury, bet I
have newer moon positively k was the Slag. It was newer at the
Moe I sect It. I Mad k again In the hemp warehouse in the
Prim when I went for it, having been out of my possessioa for
two smiths.

(Ms. 9/ eTieseu. here said. k was see like Mr. Saidfoed's
sketch, but the Court @sidles identity was not material; the.
question was, whether a flag was exhibited?)
Mr. *afford was called_ male, and identified the Sag,
Moor Groom eumbt4 by Mr. Sonerroa Oratsaac.—l
lived in December kat Cow-cross. which is In the way boos
Coppice-row to On the ed et December 1- maw a
out mob of persons ;)rising my door, gabs towards bulthittid.
"Mr, bad a fits • I saw k before it came up to my deer; it
seemed to be of iiiierent celesta. The mob were makkg some
noise. It was klarge mob, I shield think SOO or 700. 1 know
Preteen, I sew Me demi had known him before for some dose.
Os pubs my dose he told me to take in the Map (brokery),
for there Weak be dreadful work, sr bloody work. 1 law him
so en with the talk. He le lame. The mob were about tee
oakum my door. The first part of them were going
earl gulch. •11ey went in toward' Southfield. •
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' Creels examinedby Mr. WITIMICLL...-111M *broker; owes,
1 e petted denied; I do net recollect the precise wards that
Prate* seed; I boil a seed deal of furniture atandlos shout; I
had bibles Preemie some date, he was a cooler; luktold me to
tail is In Omoilwiti kw whisk I vat much Apia* Wm;
they did no miseblef to my goods; I thoustit he mew, swains
atom then that ahem imbibe dreadful work with mseeder—
(lle Ostrwtkire kidinetedr that the impmesion *NM -wham
wu
we=4. Ita I maser* braid dreadfalweehor itoodywork.
Alward akes enntined by Mr. Tore:mi.—l was in the ser-
vice of Mr. leckwith es Use std of December last; be is a
swenakewliebs at No. as, Abner wren, ficiowldlii about
twenty oakum after twelve, is the tit Of December, Mr. flaw
came ea some business ; be had Gabbed his Malaya, and was
in tins act of gabs, when a mien rushed into the shop with a
pistol In his hand; he wee a perm. of sheet stature, thus visage.
rather preminem lips, skeet it or SS years of age, there were
ne ether persons apes; he brought the pistol up, and said
I, Arno I Arms r Mr. Platt mined roved, and ciappedile Mods
uu each et the shoulders of the yeses man: saying. a far as I
manta " Yeses man, consider what yes are abee4" Bebe*
eke words had bwilly oebrd hie lips, thee, pistol was hod, nail
saw Mr. Mars coat tent by the shim Mr. Platt tatmitibiealy
eland his bed so his belly, mid mid, "Ida wounded, huh me
a ourseim, far Owes sake semis me a surgeon: 'Kr. Mew said.
" Doat't let Ms so, detet hit Motile . u Ne indeed, (Old I) be
gall net so"' He said agele, latch me a woriom 'I be perea2
who weeaded Mr. Plea elowital the *eel limn ow the sp.
rake, Week MI eni4. " I 9111 s swims I'll wawa, yes."
aft Platt Midi 0 Slik my set fetch eke amble' Some)
esigihMple then esintin. eel the emstebis et St. Stretches's,
47.
wins tesii dm yeses hie he At abet time, whips too
Asensea hadiwilsesed MIMI del the
gesliss man se Sfeeedi. the IS wonoat. • 1 mid two
the people thee. is Nabs the West them pretty eat
away. I wow ki mob to Mt. Seek 21441112c2 stele of 2091
or WO peseare pm with a Wa4wiestre. it pipmebwly mid,
gh Tisk is the seep," sod tiny re usual in shall Svc Mantes.
—4 went sus, anti mill " Pty geed Aglow% *pet 6 Mi.

Seewhh* fie rig* wed to your Misr:" at the Wm, time
hawses *errata stood in an intrude so brit* the windows. r
airtime the young man was gone y they tiid, " We will have
him oat." held, he bad *made his *Ape. Some of them thee
tried, "To Tower Hill, my boys rro tower Hill!" I put op
both my hands, wishing m get them away from Mr. Beckwith%
They did not seem satisfied; they said. " We win have hint
out." I then gave them my word he bad gone down Seated
lane, opposite. The young man *hewed himself at the window
of the three pair of stairs. The mob then began to get very
(striate; they called our, "'!'here he is—there he is!" flier
then broke the windows, got Into the shop, Look the guns and
other things out of the window, and broke the panes with the
butt ends of the guns. he shop was literally dewed, and-Me
guns were taken away, as well as a vast quantity from the awn.
ing.h wee; those who were within distributed gums to those wkh.
out saying, " Here's arms, my Boys!" limy took alms powdir
wailing, and Poured it indiscriminately into the guns. I was
very much confused, so much so, that it 1 bad not went and ge I
a drop ot spirits, I could not have stood it. When I returne4
saw the young man come down stairs with a pistol in each hand;
be went and joined the mob, who moved forward toward, blew-
purstreet.
Curs-examined by Mr. Serjeant Contr.—Mr. Beckwith'*
apprentice, John Roberts, was in the shop when the young man
tare in. Mr. Platt put his bands rather suddenly on the sheaf
ders of the young man and then the pistol went off. There
might be a second of tat., between. Wises Mr. Platt said is
was wounded, the young man looked very sorrowful; he showed
great contrition for what be bad dons, When the pistol was
Bred, three or four persons wanted to ovine into the shop, but I
shut the door and prevented them. There was so UMW at,
that dine to take the gum from the shop. The cry was, We WO
hen him out; and though there were 300 or 400 peewee, me
annmpt was made to take the sous until about eve esnestassefler,
when the young man was seen at the window. 1 gave die OW
to the apprentice, olso Roberts.
Riaigni Plea examined by Mr. Goititer,While I was Is
Mr. llothwith's shop, a mug man gushed in, stamped his loot
eisd tried, " Arms, Arms! We want mine He threw
his pistol up, cocked it, and was in the act of bringing K down,
when I struck at it with my left bend, and catehed the angels
1 the pistol. He drew it froth me to prevent me, and brought
it ONO .and shot me in the belly. 'I he ball entered sheik
her rubes from the navel He ran at nth again; I supposed it
was a double-barrelled pistol, and I endeavoured to catch it; I
he aimed a blow with the butt mad of

closed with him, when _ -44 a blow wins it,
bat I did not know what became of it. 1 said, What did you
shoot me for; lam ass M you f He then looked up to the
'boding, and said, My GOD! seod for a surgeon : I am a surgeon
leyesif. lam a misled young man; I have been at Spaftelils.—
Me endeavoured to path bat I had hint stopped. A constable
Mem and searched his pocketsa,, in which were found a pair of
hoots. We were a considerable time in Mr. ISeekwith's come-
Re.hoisse together ; atter which, I went up stairs with a surgeon,
and I believe the young man was brought up stairs atter ute. I
heard the crash below, and the surgeon and myself escaped over
a wall the back way for safety.
Crosoexamtsed by Mr. WaTamixti.—Whea the young man
came in I was about four yards from the door. I did tat do
any thing till I beard the pistol cocked. My arm wept over bins
when I snatched at the pistol, but I made no attempt to wrestle
with him. Between the tinsel was wounded and the time I beard
the crash, might be 15 minutes.
Roberts examined by Mr. Ittenxiosoito-1 am Mr. Beck-
with's apprentice. After the young man fired, he put the knew
on my bench; I gave it to some person, but I do not knew
whom. After she young man came down stain, I saw bins take
a pair of Mr. Beckwith's pistols oat of a mahogany nee, and
lead them with powder and "AIL I said to him, My day, as you
have got plenty of ateiMamition and arms we'll be off;-1 pre.
tended to be one of the party. The young man went to the
Astor, and looked round to the 1,11 hand, and then went out to-
wards blimpte street; the snobotas waste gone when he went
away. I picked up the young man's lancets as I was sweeping
the shop a day or two after, and I delivered them to Mc. Beck-
with; one of them has the name of Wessman:retched on it.
Crowe:maned by Mr. lierjeanrCOM.xv.—l did not look at
the balm before I gave it to Mr. Beckwith; I saw k again at the
Lord Mayor's, and then I saw " Waning" ea It. Mr. Severities
was the surgeon who came. The pistol eve to a person wham
did not know.
Ws. Andrew arrkteid examined by Mr. finarsisnaifil vi.
received two lancets froth my apprentice, the second as' thlid
morning after the rioters betake into my premises ; !looked in
one, sod with the help of a elms dismiend thiamin of Ware*
ea it ; I lose nearly inebo or eh SOO worth et goods te barer
eseastird the number et guns I should think I lest nu at MI gime,
nntiellnale the number of pistols, a quent4 -of powdenihetu,
mistlsenision, and shooting instrumbets..-(Mt. Beckwith. *ft
desired to go home and fetch the lancets and the list of good. that
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co. asselessiof rr semi examined by Mr. Areoatree.Oeint •
int.—On-the morning of the x,l December 1 was sent foe to
Mr. Beckwitiee; there were sixteen or seventeen Gentlemen "
the shop and corning-house; a young man was committed to
my charge; I matched the young man, and found several papers
in his pockets.--[He was shewa papers; and he said they were
the papers which he marked some days after.]-Ihey were out
of my possession; I left them with Mr•Wonther. Ike City Mar-
shal;, I believe these papers to be the same; I did not take them
into my possession at the thee, I laid them part on the stool and
part on a window ledge, and went to the lord Mayor's, when I
asked if they would in me go back sad fetch some papers that I
took from a young ono I When I went back. I found these
papers near the stool; there are half I dozen. A pistol was put
into my hands while: I was searching the young ran ; I kept it for
a day artwo, but marked it first-{Reproduced the pistol] I took
the young man up stain into the tbreepalr back room.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wallies ett.—l left the papers for
two hours ; when I returned, l found also a key, which opened a
door in Hyde-street, Bloomsbury; the papers were out of my
possession a day or two before I marked them. I:Luau-us Ban-
nister was called into Court, and the whom said this was the
person at whose house was the room which the key opened.]
Sir J.,mu Shaw examined by Mr. CURNIY.—I was at the
Royal Exchange about baffles: twelve o'rlock of the a Decem-
ber last. The first sight 1 had of the mob was in Cornhill. My
lord Mayor and myself having heard of Wens, we went in pur-
suit of them • they were going to the East, and my Lord Mayor
and I went through the Exchange to Intercept them, which we
did.; they had one flag with them, it was a Big of three colours,
elevated on a very tone pole; witness did nut perceive the mob
was settled at that time; the reason might be, his mind was
wholly occupied with the iesponance of taking the colours, which
he seized with the pole.--[A flag was here produced in Court.]
He had every reason to believe that it was that which be bad
taken; he and the Lord Mayor had left it in the care of the
Mater of Lloyd's; the pole be could positively have sworn to;
thole, produced bad precisely the same hiscriptiou and the same
sign as that of which belied molten ; he heard muskets fired,
cad mw one taken from a rioter; to secure the prisoners taken,
119 end those with him retired to the centre et the Royal Ex-
Amp; two muskets were fired under the door of the Royal
Madan*, the doors having been previously closed; at this time
sons eat the rioters were in the Exchange.
Cross-examined by Mr. Bering* Comer—He could not say
with what the two pieces that were fired were loaded ; he went
that morning to the Mansion House, to consult with the Lord
Mayor on the best mesas of preserving the peacieof the City ;
he, the Lord Mayor, and Mr. White, with two constables, lett
the Mend= House, sad proceeded to Guildhall to obtain more
wiebtaece, but were only able to get three additional constables:
their whole party thus consisted of sight persons, and none ot
dim were provided with arms; they first saw the mob in Corn-
• ao they wore posies the south front of the Royal Exchange;
It that time he pleellllled there were no rioters on the north side.
Wishing to enesuater she leaders, and if possible to disperse the
mit they wedmenneul to confront them, and met them near the
Old Stock Eatheage, proceeding toenail she Bank; they sm•
ileeded b dispensing them; a short struggle for the colours took
Phi% but It. was. his
slights end he 'probe:Wed none of .the
froei with win rim the best pummel 'alarm ; preparations had
Mho mode M wrd against any disturbance in We City her
seat dips pre.iw es the* ofDatember—these preparations
1111.1111111181111. of public notoriety; the gates of the Royal Am
dim wore aeon eposed for him and the . Lerd Mayer to us
tirt of a small lemma of •the rioters, who tar:
to the Net of the City., they bad got as tar as
InOstrest, who they. were Wormed. that the rioters were eat*
Sealy armed: Mad ha comsequeuce 'of this .informatics they
west no ; the mast mar the Stock badmen be des
silted So have been wry asementary. • •
deeniald by the noi.scrrea•Gatsaam..--He mated It is le
that the stab had bees dispersed by the S:oek.Exelaanjeti thei
the militate wage found under the gates el the Exchange..
atlswer se is question by Mr. tsorjeont Curtsy, tie MU; he
believed nobody to have been hurt by the muskets fared.

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Three pales teete here brought into Nutt, fot the Henneable
Baronet to point out which of them had had the flag attached to
it which he had taken. He sei4.-the pole of which he hid voken
was not among the st. The Hon. Baronet then withdrew.
The Al' TORN CY.GIN IR AL now moved, that the pavers taken
OD ) nnng Watson, in Mr. Beckwith's house, should he read.
Mr. %Verne, cu. objected to the papers in questot being
read. .The papers, it did not appear, had been read by the
witness when they were taken ; they had been lett on t $e ledge
of a window, while the whne:s !Worrall, went to the Mallon
House on duty, at he said ; the mob had been in the house;
there was much confusion, and on his return, after an zteence
of two hours, this papers were not found where he had left
them. Under these circumstances, be submitted they were not
suflic'ently identified.
TheATToato v.Gru ram. lied no further ce on this
subject to offer.
Lord Es.s.suaostoune thought, under all the circrristaneest
these papers must be given up.
The ATTOR NFT.Gt N ERA L said, "then the Court bad once
expressed a doubt on the subjrct, he ceuld not think of pre,,,
ing theni.

newer Tyner called in anil examined by
in tionndsditch December 2d, the day on which the mob wn
out ; be saw the mob in Houndsditch going towards the Mina.
ties; bad not seen any person then wilt the moh, at any period
since; did not recollect any of the prisoners Nei; the mob
went on very quick; be saw a man who virs, lane walking with
the mob, and looking at those who had gun.. on their oh wider,.
Pros& kissers', examined by Mr. Gaver.—swore that IR
was is Hoondsiitch on the sad of Decembi.r ; he saw the mob
pass that way; they were armed with guns, Ouch, and :onuses;
'he did not see them attack any shops in the Minorieo; saw from
the top of the Minorite a great crowd about the door o' Maws.
Breeder sod Potts, the gunsmiths; he saw afterward, t tat their
shop, as well es that of Mr. Mae, had been broken into tad
planderodtbe saw Preston with the mob at three different tones
and et three afferent pieces; witness was tbertten or twenty
eilnetesbifore gee soldiers same; on the arrival of the soldier the
mob 'dispersed in all directions; their arms were taken away
Gaut thole by the soldiers and by himself, and many were tiny*
le tie street; forty guns, besides pistols and cutlasses, were the,
recovered; Hie mob had, besides, otte small piece of cannon; this
was secured by witness; after the crowd was disverted it the
Ent listener, a" vast quantity of people" was collec.edtolethet ;
these hissed, shouted, and used the most degrading language to
wards the military; be saw Preston in the mob; witness fixed
his eye ea kite but could not say positively whether be wu ob-
served by Preston.
• Cross examined by Mr. Wer ea ett.—He had been method
before before the Lord Mayor; be had on that occuiott stated
that Preston had his bands before him; he did not describe Preston
to hare been hissing and us'ng degrading language; he had said
Preston stood so quiet that on that account he took none of him,
He saw the mob front the top of the Minories, but what they were
doing at the bottom be could not say. He. however, motto
the Lord Mayor, to Communicate what he bad seen. [hewn
hissed, like other mobs that he had seem The degrtang hn-
guage that had been used consisted of damning, blastiag. Be. The
conduct of the mob was very outrageous, like that of other mobs
that he bad met with.

Examined by Mr. Justice Aseo.r.—Witness said he was
eenstsble,and was en his way to Guildhall when he *awns. web.
in answer to a question from Mr. GURNIV, he stated Chu
every shop in the Minories was shut up.
Jam Nall, Ref, examined by Mr. It test Alt 3011... Was CWT.
chant in the City of London, and High Sheriff of the County of
Essex; his place of business was the Circus in the Minories; he
saw a mob in the Minories on the 2d of December; be heard of
the mob being on its way, and went to assist Mr. Rae in dons;
up his shop, suspecting they were coming there for the awe par.
pose they had In view when they went to Mr. Beckwith's, of
which witness had heard. When he arrived at Mr. Rae's, op.
polite Messrs. Brander anti Potts, he saw the docr sod windows
of their pLop attacked with pickaxes, bua.euds of muskets, sod
various things which Ate mob had in their hands ()ue of the
men having made as aperture over the door of the shop got in at
the fan light. In the meantime they al.o surxecded in breaking
the shutters from the shop window,. He saw them hand oat
nearly the whole of the arms in the shop to :be populace; loole
of those outside were loading their guns, and Ming them is the 1
aile; this was done repeatedly; they were tired off Itkt a fee !:
j#l..; be proceeded to the Tower to procure WIMP:, av1i113113.4
but it was refused; he thee returned to the Minories and
hinweirnear Mr. Rae's shop (at which ti.e mob bad bf thot time
arched), with a view 0. marking some of hr leuders. By the
'done Tetumed the mob bad broken the shu•ters; whatne posted
himself fa a narsow street, out of the Winuries,trom wbsch there
was an entrance to Mr. Hewson's house, which W 3. over Mr.
Rae's shop. Here the mob were ende.wouring to force au et:-
trance, that they might have a clear passage through. As the
door in the narrow strtret they were occupied at least ten tninute:
in gaining admittance. A very short penud previous to their
getting in at that end di the house, a small brass Lehi piece ens
brought up by some of the mob—as he presumed to fire agaitut
the door; It was loaded up to the muzzle; be then thoughts
prudent to retire, as. If the cannon were fire,!, he expecedlt.
would burst; be remained near enough to see the dour toned
Rae's shop was then plundered, as that et Brands r and Potts' hi
been; arms were given out both ways, and at the oindewn
well as at the doors; since yesterday 1w Lad been satisfied the
he had seen Thistkwood very active in the mob, he recollected
his features well, but bad sonse doubt en we point, as ha
whiskers had to him appeared then muck lighter this thf
seemed now; his dress was not similar, as he wore a velvets
closely buttoned. Whitest was in the Minories when tse
came; the mob left Mr. Rae's shop ten minutes before the tab
tary rfved. The moment he saw the mob moving uff be applied
to several of the stragglers to give up their arnis to him, whisk
they did without difficulty; he recovered In this way four or bet
muskets, besides a number of pistols and sabre,.
Cross.examined by Mr. Serjeant Co rt. v.--iir bad never me
Thistlewood since till yesterday ; had described him, in some r.-
spects inaccurately, but not as to his features ; the mob, after the
attack had been made did not seem disposed to do permed
lenee to any body; they fired off their pieces, as if to commas.
rate their success in obtaining them ; cite mob Was SD C.l2terat
tible, that he was satisfied a few resolute persons could have du.
armed them; twenty men from the Tower would, in his twain .
have been sufficient; when he returned front the Tower, he issol
their numbers increased to four or 300; a great prupuriod
them seemed idle persor.s who had joined the rioters; dos:
whom he applied for their arms gave them up ea.tly ; the snot
thy of the populace went from the l ower towuds nidgate: C
the Tower, he was 'refused a party of soldiers; the Ogi•:er at.l
he bad no orders, and therefore would nut comply sena h
quest, though he told him a file of 20 soldiers would be slitting:
to put a stop to the riots then in progress; when he reurid
from the lower, there were four or 500 persons assembled ir•
.fore Reis Hotise, acid on rower-hill—they were Itinuese
shouting. There were some drauken women among them el.,
sabres in their hands.
Examined by !VIC. D34334.—..Arm, were eret is al'!"
rectiens--witness saw I 5 or 115 persons with arms is *heel 11:...b
—be had been yesterday struck with the features of l'histlessee
the Instant he taw ism.
Examined by Lord ELLINBOA.O7 611.—Witcrts thooght from
' whale saw there was great danger of acts of bergiaty tele
committed, when he witnessed the proceedtegs of tare rteb•
thought there was serious danger wt.en be snipled to the lova
for assistance.
Mr. Bedwith having been home to ftech W. 131; he had •
required to produce, was called in std emoted hy the h
To N itr•Gua as AL. He produced the Ll"Cetf, which Lad .
found In hid house. They were delivered to him by his an"
lice, and had been in his custody ever since. blo Inarks
been put on them since they Cattle 111t0 his possession. lie
It
cent were given in, and the name of Warms wa. found to ht'
scribed on one of them. The Het of arms taken front he s
was neat produced. 'lbis list only contpreheuded what be t,t
lust, not all that were taken out of the shop. From td's
peered, that about 40 muskets, and between 70 and SO pain

pistols had been taken away.
Cross-examined by Mr. LA'rrittazat..—The lances hair'
been produced on the trial of Hooter at the Old Dailey.
Mr. Brander examined by Mr. Sucrucen.--Witoes'
gunsmith in the bilirsaries. About a quarter after one.
dd of December, the rioters came before his Wave: ire
aim say * this is the house." The shop was then shut sr,
consequence of the report which had heels made to hint in,
approach. 'They knocked at the door, mad rang the yell. 11.
threatened lithe door were oot opened to client, Ota: they *'•
pull the house down. 1 hey rang the bell three tones and :"
with little hatchets or poll axes they cut the shrttel4 thieq:.•
lad hilt got In through a fan light over the door, he teem/.
be a youth of tn. When he got up to the hut-light, he aria%
amts front without, and received from the mob a catials.a.id.r.
t°l* Hs OM) tasted through the sit triajd gold gee