The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-27 00:00:00

iiLrotup SES lONS.

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MANCHISTER, J.Y. 24.—Mr. WILLIAMS, an loon IN
the Chairman came into Court this morning, pressed for
the appointment of Wednesday and Thursday for the
misdemeanours, which were of h sneer !tubas Mier*
than any other mialetneanours ip the calendar.

The l'nataxast refused to fix any time till the fe-
lonies should be disposed of, and assigned as a reason,
that it would be hard upon persons who might. e ac-
quitted to he in confinement till the end of the Sessions,
which might net be till next week.
The trial of one felcny occupied the Court till four
o'clock. Hcery Lancaster, aged 62; Robert Walker,
aced So; Jones Lancashire, aged ko, (he appeared but
id, of a very genteel and interesting appearance) were
placed together at the bar; the two.former charged with
stealing; the last with receiving, nine pieces of velveteen,
the property of James Howorth. The goods were takes
away while the servants of Mr. Haworth were carrying
a considerable number of pieces from one warehouse to
another. They were recovered by Platt and Hoods, two
of Nadin's men, who stated thet the, had watched the
entry into a warehouse in Back PicciMillv, belonging to
Ueorge Lancashire, Jonas Lancashire's father, and
seen Lanc.aster enter with two pieces.of velveteen that
they had followed him into the house, aad found two
pieces more concealed in a room in the warehouse.
Walker, tht third prisoner, had been previously seen to
assist Lancaster. in carryiag the pieces. , lie piesde,l
Guilty. Lancashire was found in the warehouse, and
said to have discovered symptoms of agitation, and to
have attempted to rush out of the horse. Rate and
Booth found the rest of the goods in a geld, by search.
in the direction whence they had seen Lancaster and
Bilker coining.
Messrs. COVRTZNAT and ARMSTRONG conducted the

case for the prosecution ; Messrs. WtwAsts and Cott-
MAN were Counsel for !Arms:ll'4e.

Platt, in cross-examination, swore that he hall set
Booth to watch the warehouse in Beek Piccadilly, and
tra3 quite sure that Booth was not in the Peacock public.
bouse, because he hail set him to watch. A man, O'Neill,
was shown to Platt, who trasasked ifLe had not rest him
at the warehouse, and been heard loyhitu to Ist; t. Tell
Booth to come ; be is in the Peacock, in the front room,
far 1 left him there." Platt swore prisitivele, that fix
peter seen the man, never said that BOoth was in
Istrilticock, and bad known that he could not he there.
Hemmed es his reason for ratting Booth to watch, that
he had long suspected that warehouse to be used as a re-
ceiving-house.
Mr. WILLI/MlL—Why, man, the prisoner's father had
it not more than six months.
Platt.-1 know very well how long he b,d it.
Fir. WILLIAMS.—Yoit know then that it we's not more
than six months.
Platt (with heat)-1 know it well.
Mr. Wittians.—Come, do be patient; you must ex-
cuse me for asking questions, as I canuut understand
your whole meaning at mice.
Booth swore with equal confidence that he Led not
been in the Peacock. Were you there at all between
12 and t? (:afternoon.)—No. Were you there.at all?
—yea, When i.--71 went in a few minutes after 12.
How then, Sir. came you to tell me you were not there
between It and 2 ?—liwas there between 12 a'td 1. Was
Platt there!—Tes, we bdth dided there. It might be
near I when we lett it.
'two sisters of Lancasliiie, Ind several ether witnesses,
tweet called for his defence. "heir evidence went- to
show that Jonas had not been in the warehouse, but bad
in fact heeti at a Mintsfactery belonging to Ids father to
'nether
.place, when Lancaster had brought the but
two pieces and thet the pieces bad ihjen thrown into the
room, and the door locked by hi' sister, who knew no-
thing of the theft. Some contradictions were elicited
from the two sistett, respecting the use of a table and
plates when they dined.
the Citainsias reed the evidence in summing up.
WILLIAMS, who had in the mean time sent to the
Peacock, now offered further .contradiction to the evi-
dence of. Platt and Booth ; but it was refused as ins-
Oar, and not affectiagthe materiality of,the question.
The CiainstaN sail, that if Booths evltlsHce were
entirely rejected, it would not nsatuially biter the cost.
'iers, was internal readiness that .Platt trd bbt &pen elm
door and drain Booth to lie sent (or tq the "raced',
since he was one to three, andlaticashire was making
a rash at the doer. . .
The Jury found Lwaseglae guilty of stealing, and
Lancashire of receivingt Lancashire smiled at the ver-
dict.
Lancaster lied always said that he knew nothing of
the goods, but that he bad teceived the four pieces trans
%Volker.
Walker now turned fiercely towards Nadin, sal said,
received ohm from James Lockett, who immediately
give information to Mr. Natlin.
Nadin, du von know any thing of
Lancaster T—Yes ; I holm that he has been at baeraster.
sod that be is one of the wont receivers in Manchester.
Mr. Nonage...4U whit charge was lie at Lancaster ?
—For forged notes.
(It pm know any thing of Lancashire?
—I know the wholi family have the worst character :
, the warehease is Back Pbreadilly is used ass receiving-
lisouse; and whenever stssientoosis are brought. they ate .
put on new. hobble, that the *weer may not be able to
identify his propertyt.
.Laneaslsirs. the father, tram&
with a covered cart through Cheshire and Walsh -
Tbe Csatnatast sentenced Lancaster anti Walkef tf
"taeportation for Doyen years; and Lineashire, in cod-
adoration that the evidence aphis' him left a suisonsit
140 that he-might not he relit), guilty, to imprioduntefil
for ail mirths.
The latter .seitesee etelted i general eXpkettqou of
astiefissistr * a,aed simnel ncrowd
ein in the rickshaw,
". deans!"
*yea has been Mentioned as clia;eocl with clinking
aWM crying t• Clillsitt's arrival." No bill las
been.preforred egaiael him, but he remains in Ms twit'
.tilt elegant tialiveiy at the.eitil of the Sessions,