Star. — 1819-08-18 (London, England)

EDMONDS, MADDOCKS,I.SWIP. AND. WOOLTLR.  ( From doe Biroosi oogloaos olkstos,j " The rumour ot. list Saturday is confirmed. Oar, silly Authorities have preferred and obtained bills of indictment against the individuals above named. " Immediately on the intelligence arriving in town, Major Cartwright and Mr, Woolcr set out for Warwick, to meet their accusers upon their own ground, and put in bail to the charges preferred against them. Major Cartwright arrived at Leamington on Monday, and Mr.Wooler atWarwick on theNkednesday morning. On Thursday, when Mr. Pearson, as solicitor for the parties who were provided with sufficient bail, waited upon the agent for the prosecution, Mr. Spurrier, he was infprmed that the prosecutors could nct tell the amount of the bail that would he required,* until he received orders from Landon, as the cause had been removed by certiorari into the ri:g's Bench. These orders from London were not expected until Thursday morning ; an 4 when they arrived, the bail demanded was fixed at £5OO each for the principals, and two sureties each in the sum of £250. The names of the proposed bail were instantly given to Mr. Spurrier, who replied, that he should take the bail offered for Major Cartwright, viz. Mr. Canning, of f nacote, and Mr. West, of Clscote. Mr. Spurrier said he did not know any or the parties proposed for the other Gentlemen, and therefore should require 48 hours' notice before he accepted the security," OVTItAGE COMMITED BY A PARTY OP .EFOlf.. MISTS AT DRILL The circumstance of parties going out to drill having been much talked about hero, two persons, viz. John Shawcross, of Blossom-street, Salford. and James Murray, of Withy Grove, Manchester. set out this morning about one o'clock, for the pprpoie of ascertaining this fact. Pn their way towards Middleton, these two persons passed several squads WhO were in regular marching order, and they heard a great many more parties calling to each other, and from the answers being more distant, every time -they were repeated, supposed the 'fields fOr some extent containad different parties. The place appointed for a general muster was Whitemoss, between Middleton and Oldham. When Murray and Shawcross arrived at the plate, there were at least 500 men at drill; the reater part were drilled in a body; there were also tletached squads of fifteen or twenty each. It eras no bulf-rist three o'clock A, 11r. 'and nearly `bay-light ; Missies-ow and Murray were within 50 yards -of B.(maiit Oody ; a boy of the name of Rayner, who had been sent by Shawcross and Murray to hear what was passing, came back to them and said, " the persOns at drill say, here is Gingerbread Jack coming," (meaning Murray), ff d—n him, we'll pay him, if he comes here."— Shaweross then wished to go away, seeing the eyes of the persons at drill fixed- upon them—the crowd, on seeing them both go away, said, " D—n 'em, at 'em", and some of them came after them, and said, "Come back, come back." Being still pursued, %T-ray and Shawcross fled towards a lane, where they were overtaken, and asked what they were doing there? Murray said, it was curiosity brought them. Near one hundred persons then attacked Murray and awcioss with sticks, stones, and their feet. Some ono knocked Shay, cross into the ditch by a blow on the head and then cl.lled out, " Kill him—murder ..im!" While in the dit.h, one of them kicked Shawcross, who for some time remained senseless s when he recovered, he found them still beating him, and on his calling " Murder!" they said, " D—n him, finish him." After a few more blows, he was left apparently dead,' but he was enabled to get over a hedge, and with some difficulty crawled to Middleton, and has been since gut to Manchester. Doctor Oilier, .v:Yro has examined him, is of opinion that a deep cut on Sawcrciss's lip has been done by some sharp instrument; the back and loins of Shawcross have been batenao a jelly, and he is now confined to his-bed, and likely to remain there some Murray was More abused, if possible, than Shawcioss, and has been brought home in a chaise, and is now confined to his bed. ilia thighs and legs have been dreadfully beaten by bludgeons. Their depositions have been taken by the Magistrates. COIN sEXCHANOt,