The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-01-01 00:00:00

smithies are engaged in making them openly. I did not take
Sir F. Roe to see them. I was sent for by the magistrates,
and a little talk about the meeting with Sir F. Roe. About
a fortnight after giving my deposition before the magistrates,
Isaw Sir Frederick Roe. The manufacture of pikes and so forth
was going on before the meeting, but it was far more active
afterwards. Can't tell how long the manufacture has been
going on. I knew a man who went to buy a loaf, and put a
pike on the counter, saving, "the next time I come for a
loaf I shall fetch it with a pike." I don't know it of my
own knowledge, for I was not there. I know of two skips of
pikes being in a house in Leigh. Some of the clubs have
drawn out their money to buy fire-arms with, but I am not a
member of them. It was proposed in ourclub, which is worth
£I3OO. to draw out some money to buy umbrellas with, but
we saw through it, and mustered too strong fur them. lam
a constable of Leigh. _ The town of Leigh is generally peace-
able. There have been 950 special constables sworn in. I
heard you say at the morning, meeting you were not a radi-
cal. Ido not recollect you saying that if the radicals were
in power your head would be the first to be brought to the
block. _ _ .

James Johnson recalled, and examined by the prisoner.—
I said I was alarmed. lam alarmed because I shall be ex-
posed. I shall be exposed because there are so many short-
hand writers here, and sour followers will get to know what
I have said through the papers. I was told that I should be
the first to he shot at, when you came with your sword and
buckler. I gave my deposition_ about a fortnight after the
meeting.. Up to this day I have taken no precaution fur de-
fence.
The Clerk to the magistrates here read over the deposi-
tions of the two witnesses, after which the prisoner requested
to know whether the evidence then read had been taken
down in court or previously._ It was stated in the depositichns
that he had said something about firing the factories, and he
asked the question because, in his cross-examination, the
last witness declared that be had said nothing of the sort,
either at the morning or evening meeting. It might not be
the practice of that court to accept evidence that had been
elicited in cross-examination, but it had been clearly proved
that the first witness was perjured. Ile had nothing further
to say, and with that protest he should close his cross-exami-
nation.

A conversation then took place between the bench and
Mr. Duck, which was almost inaudible to us, but we under-
stood Mr. Duck to say that even if the cross-examination did
go to prove perjury on the part of one of the witnesses,
there was sufficient in the evidence of the other to justify the
Leach in committing the prisoner; at least he should apply
to have him remanded.
After consulting with Mr. J. B. Smith for.a few minutes,
Mr. Kenworthy informed the prisoner that he stood remand.
ed.until Tuesday next. The question whether the prisoner
should be let out On bail was then raised by Mr. Law, his
legal advocate, and whether he should be required to give
notice of it. This point was discussed for some time, and at
length the prisoner was required to find two sureties in £250
each, and himself in £5OO, to appear and answer the charge
on Tuesday. Bail will be taken to-day at twelve o'clock.
The case excited much interest in court during the whole
day, and besides several other leaders amongst the radical
party, we observed Mr. Richard Oastler, and Mr. J. R.
Richardson.