The Lancaster Herald, and Town and County Advertiser. — 1832-12-29 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

UNION.  On Wednesday, the 12th instant, an adjourned inquest c.ries held at Parsley, on the body of Junes Benson, who..ltail been basely murdered near that place. The following evidence Was elicited, which, as it refers to a Union we have frequetitly hail occation to mention, we think will be interesting to our readers. "The first witne's's called WAS CHARLES FEIESTE IL, Who stated that he keeps the Bay Mare publiv-house, at Parsley: the Trades' Union hold their meetings at his house, they Occupy a nem on the second floor, for which they pay threepence a-week ; hit the principal inducement was, the profit of the liquor lie sold diem. Ile was told by the Union men, that it was for his safety that they paid hiin rent, that he might not be implicated in any of their acts. It appeared front his evidence, that extraordiliary precautions were used to prevent what passed in the room from being overheard, the underside of the joists were planked with inch boards, and the interstices filled with wood shavinzs, and during the meetings a guard was stationed on the outside of the door, and all the ale and other liquors that was wanted was fetched into the room by one of the Militiamen. Witness has occasionally seen a person at his house called John Powlett--has seen him about- fine times in the whole, the last time he was a • there wits the laid week, he could nut say on what day, but thinks that it was Friday. Witness has heard that his real name is Pollard, he is a young man, under 30 years of age, he was rathersilender made, and of a swarthy complexion. Nunes* said thereaere Other prisons who went by the name ,sa- John Powlett, besides the young man he had described. These was a meeting of the Union held at his house on Wednesday evening last, (the night rof the murder,) which begun at six o'clock. Witness being asked whet number of the Union- men were pressen* that evening, fenced a good deal with the question, hut at length admitted that there might be between 30 and 40, all of which, except two strangers, who went away about 8 o'clock, were neighbours, and known to him, but the only persons he welt designate by name were William Barran and David Barran, but time) the Coroner pressed him with. questions for r thall half an hour, he persisted in declaring that he could not smell/et the names of any other' pettaa 'tine Was at his house on that night. This WI& so obvious a prevarication, that the Coroner ordered him to be removed in custody. Fewnyaa, the wife of the lad witness, Was este:tinsel to the saute points as her husband, but though obviously meet reluctant to name any of the parties who atteuded the Union meeting held at their house on Wednesday, December Sib; eh*. mentioned a number of names which, for obvious reasons, we decline atpresent to mention.  Maas' FEWSTER, the daughter pi the first witness, a gisl about 13 years of age, was nest exammed at great length; though so young, she had evidently been Matt ucted to conceal everything, and it was with great difficulty that any 'distinct answer to any question could be obtained: her answer to ever; question was, I can't say—l dun% remeniber,—and to questing*, respecting which, it was quite obvious that she must have bees , able to have given the information required. Witness, howevea, gave the names of 40 persons in Farsley who were ine.abers.ollo. the Trades' Union, but she could not mention the name  persons that were present at the meeting (*Wednesday  use  Witness maid that John Powlett had been at their .hoi  morning, but she did not. know for what purpose.  stated some conversation which is not material to detail. Charles Fewster be.ng IN.-called, the Coroner asked hi' was ready to give a more satisfactory answer to the cf, which had been put to him; but he persisted in declaruxg at  he did not know the name of a single person who w Union inevting on Wednesday night, except the two  iiu  cusattly, tidy thaiio Urti:t  LtrJagede  had Lk t give tiik feet, asi  tted tit in tit.  : t ' , `• .