Star. — 1829-06-10 (London, England)

THE JOUNFXMEN WEAVERS.  • Yesterday James Fosh, a journeymen weaver, in the, employ of Messrs. Wilson, Moore, and Robinson, was' filially examined before Mr. Tor:soap, at Worshipstreet, touching the destruction of a quantity of valuable silk, end an expensive jacquard machine, the property of bis employers. This wits one of the cases stated by Mr. Moore in his petition to the House of Commons, in which he said that the workman, • ith common industry, could earn  Us. per week. The journeyman's defence was, that a number of men .came to his house and demanded admittance. which he refused ; upon which they forced the door, and one of them called to his companions to draw their pistols and enthuses, threatening the defendant and his wife, that if the least resistance were made, murder would ensue.  The defendant was bound in recognixances to appear at the Sessions. Five young men, named Benjamin Forecast, William Paul, James Mall, Edward Alderman, and Rowland Bluing, were finally examined before Mr. Baum'. charged with a riot and assault upon NJes.rs. Boyd and Bencmtt, in the employ of Messrs. Wilson, 1404.1 e, and Robinson, and the Bow-street patrol, in the afternoon  of Wednesday week. Edward Hugglestone, one of the Bow-street officers, was said to have been so seriously injured by the ill usage of the mob, of which the prisoners formed a part, that for several days afterwards the surgeons who attended h& could not pronounce him out of danger; but he seemed now to be completely reamed. From the evidence at the numerous witnesses examined. the following appe.ored to be the facts of the case—  Mr. Moore sent his foremen to take some property from the house of one of his workmen in Twig Folly, apprehending that if left there it would be destroyed. At the end of the court in which the man lived,a number of persons collected, and threats were held out to the foremen, who obtained the assistance of Hagglestone and Mobbs, two of the Bow-street patrol, and under their protection carried away the properly. The mob continued to increase until 400 or 500 persons collected, and the party were pelted with stones ; but they succeeded in reaching the Salmon and Ball publichouse, about a quarter of a mite distant, where the silk was deposited. The foremen remained there about half an hour, and then proceeded on their way home, under the escort of a party of Bow-street patrol. but had nix gone above 40 yards when the noise and shouting were renewed, and the throwing of stones became more vio• lent than ever. The foremen and several of the officers were struck repeatedly. and some of them severely cut. The prisoner Hall was seen in the act of throwing stones, and was seized by one of the officers ; but th, pelting of the mob then became more violent, and the windows of an apothecary's shop, into which the officers conveyed their prisoner, were broken. The whole of the prisoners now charged were taken into custody as parties to the riot and assault, and were with great difficulty conveyed to Worship-street by the officers, who were followed and menaced by a mob of several thou-I sand persons. The officer Hugglestone, it appeased, was beaten to the ground in the Bethnvl-green-road, after the prisoner Hall was taken into custody, and he was carried off io a state of insensibility. It is known that in the affray between the populace and the officers pistols were discharged, but without taking eft ct, and no notice was taken of the fact in the evidence given before the Magistrate. _ _ _  The friends of the prisoner Alderman were anxious to prove his innocence. It was asserted that be had no acquaintance with any of the other parties, bad never been engaged in any of the recent proceedings, and that his being on the spot at the occurrence is question was merely the effect -of accident. The prisoners being severally identified, were heldtn bail for their appearance to take their trial at the Set• sions.  Two meo. named Clarke and Galloway, were on Monday brought before Mr. Ban