The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-10-15 00:00:00

IN TIIL KING'S MINCH.

" Charles Pesiaon, of No. 10, St. lielen'a-plates
Bislmpsgvie.streat, in the City of London, Gentle.
man, malteds oath and smith, that he is employed by
Sir Charles Weiseley, Bernet. as his Attorney sada-
fend hie, she said siir Charles Woleeley, lit as indict.
mint preferred end found against him at the last Ge-
*oral Qoarter Sessinns of the Peace in sod for the
Grimly Palatine of Chester. together with ~Joseph
Ilarrisoo, for conspiring together to disturb the pub-'
lir peace. and to bring into contempt the Govern-
ment mod Constitution of this Realm, to which said
indictment the said Sir Charles Wolseley has pleaded
not guilty; end that this Deponent further salts,
that belt ieformed and believes that the alleged con.
*piracy chervil ogainst the said SirCherlesWolseley,
consists in active as Chairman it a certain public
Meeting or assembly of persons at Stockport, in the
said county, to consider the propriety of tostitiooing
for a Reform is Parliament, and of addressing his
Royal nighties, the Prince Regent for the redress of
certain grievances, real or supposed, et which said
Sleeting were spokes certain words by the said Sir
Charles Wolsoley, and by certain ether peruse, and
which said words •ere seppesed or alleged to have a
sedition teettnina or tendency ; and this Depooset
farther wits. that he bath heard sod believes that the
objects and intention of the said Meeting at Stoek•
poet were the maw as those imputed to the persons
who convened the Meeting held at Manchester. on,
the 10th of August last ; and this Depostet fur.
then with, that the County Palatine of Chew, im-
mediately adjnins the County Palatine of Lancaster,
in which Manchester is situated; and this Deponent
further with, that the melancholy events which at-
tended the dispersion of the said Meeting at Mae.
cheater, and the legality or illegality of oho objects
thee sad there iuteeded for discussion, has prodored
grestrigitation, which now @lists in the minds of the
inhabitants of the said County Palatine of Chester ;
and this Deponent leveler @shit, that he boa beard I
and believes that some of the meths; Magistrates in mod
for the County Palatine of Chester, who took an active
part in the 'vests of the said Noosing at Maochester,
will have to decide on ,the illegality or legality of
the objects for which both the said Meeting at Ssock-
port Rad the said Meeting at Manchester were held;
sad this Deponent briber saltb, that he bath heard
end believes, that *sterol of the Maelstrates le the.
habit of presiding al the General Quarter Sessions of
the Peace in arid for the said Comely Palatine of
Chester entertain street prejudices easiest the said
Sir Chalks Wolseley, Baronet, by reason of his has.
in', in despite of his elevated rank and hereditary pos.
0411141605, associated hiesaolf with the laboeriog claws
of society, sod lo opposition to the Magistrates sad
ether individuals of his own rank in Cheshire. es- I
ambled with the peer to deliberate upon the mesas,
which be and they thought would be best relocated
to relieve their distresses and redress their grievances :
and this Depeovitt farther sslth, that he verily be.
Heves that mitten of law of great dileelty and in.
pittance •ill arise at the trial of the said Isidietwitte,
which it is essential should he discussed before •
Court of greater legal knowledge than that which is
ordinarily possessed by Magistrates, not having had
the edvantago of • professional education and eltee-
sive legal eaperienco : and this Deponent farther
*aids, that he is of spiels*, that for these restores the
said Sir Charles Weleeley, amid not oboist a fair
sod impartial trial et the said Qoarter Sessions of the
Peed, and that the said Sir Charles Welseley, bath
leatrutted this Deponent to apply to this Honourable
Coed, to remove the proceediege by Writ of Certio-
rari, tooseperier tribenal."