The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-10-14 00:00:00

TRUE BILL AGAINST TUE CIIARTIST EXECUTIVE

About half-past three o'clock the grand jury came into
court with a true bill of enormous length, for conspiracy,
against " the chartist executive," consisting of Feargus
O'Connor. the Rev. William Hill, the Rev. J. Scholefield,
Bernard Macartney, Peter M`Douall, and others, amounting
to the number of sixty. The defendants will be arraigned
to-morrow.

MR. FEARGUS O'CONNOR.
Mr. WILKI'NS said he had an application to make to the
court on the part of Mr. Feargus O'Connor, against whom
the grand jury had recently returned a true bill. His lord-
ship was aware that Mr. O'Connor had been taken by war-
rant before Mr. Hall, the chief magistrate at Bow-street, and
held to bail to appear and answer any indictment which
might be found against him. If the court would allow Mr.
O'Connor to plead to the indictment by proxy all difficulty
in the case would be obviated, which was generally done in
misdemeanours. If not, he (Mr. Wilkins) should be pre-
pared with some affidavits, showing that Mr. O'Connor
could not be removed from home without risk to his life.
The JUDGE thought that this was only done in the Queen's
Bench.
Mr. WILKINS said it was very often done at sessions. He
did not mean to quote the practice at sessions as a precedent
for his lordship, but that it wonld be the most convenient.
The JUDGE said the question was whether the Attorney-
General would consent to allow it, and whether Mr. O'Con-
nor would be found by it afterwards.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he should be quite satis-
fied with the undertaking of his learned friend Mr. Wilkins.
The JUDGE—And you wont repudiate?
Mr. WILKINs—If he be alive. I will undertake that he
shall appear here at the assizes. I have no intention to re-
pudiate, nor has Mr. O'Connor.
The JUDGE—Then it is understood he is present, and
pleads not guilty ?
Mr. WILKINS—Yes, and traverses.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had seen the affidavits,
and he had no doubt of the great inconvenience and danger
to Mr. O'Connor if he were called upon to appear; and as
it was his intention to traverse, and the intention, he be-
lieved, of most of the other defendants, he (the Attorney-
General) had no objection to the application.
The JUDGE—Very well; if you have no objection, I have
none.

The application was then granted on the understanding
that the affidavits should be filed ; and Mr. Wilkins, on the
part of Mr. O'Connor, pleaded not guilty and traversed till
the next assizes. Mr. O'Connor's bail was also extended till
the same period.
ROBBERY AT THE MANCHESTER, BOLTON, AND BURY

RAILWAY.
Edward Knowles was feloniously entering the premises of
the above company, and stealing a quantity of wood, which
was afterwards converted into bludgeons, for the purpose of
arming the turn-outs. The evidence in this case was very
short. The charge was clearly brought home to the pri-
soner; and, the jury having returned a verdict of guilty, his
lordship sentenced him to be transported for seven years.

CONSPIRACY TO TURN-OUT WORKMEN.
William Evans and Robert Burns were indicted fora mis-
demeanour, in conspiring to turn-out the workmen from the
mill of Mr. Speakman, manufacturer, at Salford, on the oc-
casion which was the subject of inquiry in the last case.
Mr. Speakman identified Evans as among the mob which
attacked his mill. He ceased work in it on their demand,
from the fear of personal violence, and to preserve his pro-
perty, which was menaced with destruction. In reply to the
judge, Mr. Speakman stated, that he employed about 130
hands, principally women and children, whose earnings, on
an average, would he 10s. a week each. A police superin-
tendent identified Burns as having been with the mob from
eleven o'clock till past twelve, when they went into Man-
chester ; but there was no evidence to show that he was with
Evans at Mr. Speakman's factory. Under these circum-
stances, the case against him was abandoned. Evans, in his
defence, asserted his innocence.

The jury found Evans guilty. He was sentenced to twelve
months' imprisonment to hard labour, in Kirkdale. Burns
was discharged.
The court adjourned a few minutes before six o'clock.

CROWN COURT.—TUESDAY.
Baron Alderson took his seat on the bench this morning at
nine o'clock.

TURNING OUT WORT:PEOPLE.
Richard Stacey and John Tear (Secretary of the Dyers'
and Dressers' Union) were indicted for having formed part
of a riotous and tumultuous assembly, turning out the work-
men employed at Messrs. Segar and Dewhurst's dyeworks,
Salford, on the 12th of August last.
Mr. Sergeant Atelierley and Mr. Hilliard appeared for the
prosecution ; Mr. Cobbett and Mr. Whigham defended Tear ;
the other prisoner had no advocate.
It appeared from the evidence, that on Friday, the 12th of
August, a mob of about 2,000 persons went to the dyeworks
in question, broke upwards of 2. 00 squares of glass, and com-
mitted other damages, amounting, altogether, to about £BO.
Both the prisoners were fully identified as having been among
the rioters. Stacey was an apprentice employed at the works
when the outrage was committed, and had received, within
the last fourteen or fifteen months, upwards of £4O in wages.
When arrested, he denied having been among the mob, but
afterwards said he would sooner be transported than continue
any longer to work as a block printer.
Mr. COBBETT called two witnesses for the defence, who
endeavoured to prove an alibi. The prisoners were convicted.
Sentence deferred.

RIOT, &C., AT MANCHESTER.
Sutcliffe, Joseph
JohnhJohn Abbot, John Smith, James Thorpe, WW !Want Hill,
Dobson, Patrick Raddican, Joseph Sole
Gillibran, William Firmough, Richard Parker. o n
erawther, Thomas Connor, Thomas Jones, William Walker,
and Nathan Johnson, were charged with riot, &c., at Alan
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several manufactories. A second count charged the prisoners
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with having incited others to riotous conduct; and the third
and fourth counts charged them with having been present at
illegal meetings.
The counsel for the prosecution was the same as in the last
case. None of the prisoners were defended.
His Lordship having summed up the evidence very mi-
nutely, the Jury retired at live minutes past seven o'clock.
They returned into court at five minutes to eight, and found
Abbot, Smith, Thorpe, Hill, Raddican, Sutcliffe, Gillibran,
Walker, and Johnson Connor„ guilty, recommend-
ing Thorpe to mercy on account of his youth. Dobson
wther, and Jones were acquitted.
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The Court adjourned at five minutes past eight o'clock.

MAGISTRATES' ROOM.
(Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.)
CONSPIRACY AND RIOT.
Abel Motley, Samuel Sigley, William Harsett, John
Ingham, John Hague, Thomus Morris, alias Thomos Fitz-
simons, John Leyland, Thomas Asheroft, Thomas Mar.

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jaeig Iptezh bowers, JoAn Harrison,
Rubert Iliehord Skirndale, and Josiah Andrew, were
indicted for conspiracy and riot at Ashton. All the pri-
soners were found guilty, but not sentenced.