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    Gitw ^ eaMama ^ T > y , I ^» Noble ^ GximMiaw offered : ioimj ^ an 0 rfi * id > i ; W . pa fe aJppg with ^ a . " The , crowdV rt * preLt ^ Uieli conducted , considering the whole flaifes ; ^ ^ no . t | i | i ^ iietw ift leseston , to hare a . bit . of . ctaasd i ^^ jjsai tiheire is th © least exeiteoient a fowdcil . « ooflL 8 B » fr together . J&&wiifcH « Tg ? eay <* ( reporter to the I >* e $ tonMbj £ ) H © diicrti » t ^ Uken ^ t . the meeting ip the Orchftrd , > n Mowlajr , tbe 27 tliiof Fetmiary , and read : — " ^ . % ^ eirsaid--fvdid bop « and trust aod also believe tli ^ BB ^^ loW iriatittfecturetw had better geReraHKipTlu tfjeu ^ th «^ tfeyiUnderstood th « ir awh Interests ,, and that ttej . TOere ^ l ^ teif acqu » ittt « d wit ^ tfie position of Preston tliai they are # the prese ^ time . Hpw , ever , ifc seems , that , thar ^ ar « { lefcemikitiLtD , wajr . andC that thev are determined to this

    to Boltou vras gpne . Tilere was a ; train just ; going to Blackburn , and they asked if ire -would go tfaerei I said I w . ou 3 d goif Dowtftwaite ; would go too . Thetajl man paid for I > owthw . aiie ' R ticket , and I paid for mine out of the 7 s . "Wlien we got to Blackburn , a man , who , I believe , was named Parkinson , took , charge of us . A- man in the train tcld Parkinson toto see after us * Parkinson took us-to a public . hc . use .

    There was a meeting at the public-house that evening , , and I went to hear it . I left the public-bouse and walked about all night , and on the following morning , went to seek work . The day after I returned to Preston , and have since gone hack to Mr . Nay ! or * s . , Crp §^ -exftralne < 3 r by Mr * Jfbble— -Ewas m firit work jup tQ ^ tfte ^ wsJTlett L&nqaster on tb $ 4 * h of Marelfc . Mjv . ^ obier ^ Cnaet wJhafc : citevuisfranqes were you brought to Preston ?

    the 2 nd of March- Stpi ^ Sjwerethyioi ^ n ia ^ d ^ Iw !^ , !^* shoutings Was at th « Miandland Haii ^ ay ^ . tati ^ a oijl , the . foliar ing day . There w « 8 t a groat , con . qoujs © ofi people collected about the statioa-rri should , think ; several thousands . The : people w © i ? e . djsgsrs&i m , well as they could he got away . Cross-examined , by Mr . Nobler * - ! did : net meet , with any obstruction a , t ; the commiti « e- 'r , QQms ^ "Wa $ . alwaysia nlainclothea when Iwe » t . th « re ,. The men ,

    were always very civil to me , and I never , heard oi any disturbance at -the committee-rooms . I can't give yo »; my < rohjectin going to the eoinauttee-roqma .. I soraetidass . called far reasons which , it would sot be right t » explain , I decline to answer whether X went on my . own account or at the instigation of some one . ' else . I understand " victims" to mean people who , haive been , collecting ; in other towns , and hare got tusned oflMor-so doing . I can't explain , the ? other , items mentioned )

    Jiasejib . Mifcchell ,, e * amined by- Mr . Aseroft—I liver atrBradfojGd ^ andch * v& been employed to , obtaia workpeople ft » r the Breatoo matters . There , are a , jgreat nuuojaejf ofipeopletoo ^ of ; wor , k at Bradford . My . ' pro * aaftdu ^ in . Bi ^ dfordj ^ Prestoitbftretttbraced the attention of other people . AA ; djflE ^ E « n * jt ^ es to ; passing thj-ough the stareets ofT BrestoB . ansli aJso ; . afc the , statioa ^ different , p # rjaes , whom 13 did caQt * ka « Wrcalled } Out ;¦ . tft . xqq . " knobstick r ' ^ sUve ^ aastes * : " an « k ; othes names , X , hay * beea oO ^ gejd to . call ; injth *; poUcetQ-ASgiiit ; jaf » e » Oa Xhur sT daj ? last I . was liringing ; samja , ^ QtrJtr-j ^ opIe , from Bcadtocdi to ^ Parestoife George Qctsvae& gj& . into thesame carriage . Irwm in at Bla ^ bucn .. He ,

    said" ^ Ehat ' fe the b- ™; W 1 L do $ m Mm £ f , waa in , ; Prestoa onj Monday la ^ t . Alter living this , courts two , stoiieawere . tlurown ^ at me in tj * &s $ reeft . , I . wasgoing SfomthftiQTrri-haJl to Meeiws . ^ ins ^ ortb / s . . Inconsequence of the manner w . y ^ ichl haye been wiatehad andiOf the threat by Cow ^ H ^ Iife . eJaJarnaed . [ Aa Mr . Mitchell , ^ uo JQ-3 ver ^ obesa ^ nd placid-Looking peraony testified to , hia alarjai in ^ a . u&ry un-. moved tone :: o £ voi « e , the -declat ^ tion , cr ^ at ^ jk some amusenaent . GowjbH ; evimced , tbs greatest surpriseon- hearing-the language imput ^ dj to him , and , sub . * sfiqueiitly declared that a commercial tjcayejlec . was * in = the carriage with , them , and he didnoJMioub ^ being : able to find him to ^ contradict th © statement , 1

    Cross-examined l ) y Mr- NQbJe ^ l * ham nQfc always beeuiia the service of the masters , s ^ eekin ^ work ^ peaptei I once , reeeived half a . soxer ^ ig ^ i ^ rcm some one connected > witi ^ . the delegates to pa ^ in j fare to-Bradford . X received a letter tp t ^ kja to . Mortimer Grimshavr , at Blackburn . I took the letter , to him , and proceeded with , him to Bradford , apd accompanied ; him . to the ovejaeer . Tber . e was a . meetings held in favour of the operatives whilst I vas at Blackburn ^ I spoke at that meeting , X wrote a letter to John Maclean about a month ago .. [ Letter produced . ] Thftt . letter ia-my ^ Fritang ^ [ The contents did not transpire . 1

    Thomas Bingham , bell-man and bill-poster , gayer some ; evidence to connect GalUher with certain placards which ha d . been posted , Mt . Ascroft said that the case for the prosecution was closed . As it was now six o ' clock , Mjv Noble requested the Bench to adjourn the court until morning in order that he might have a little time to prepare for the defence ; but this proposition waa ve hemently opposed by Mr . Ascroft . Mr . Noble pleaded that , in addition to his natural exhaustion after the severe labours of tbe day , it was to t > e observed that Mr .

    Aecroft had been acquainted with all the details ot this prosecution for some time ; whereas be had been called upon at a moment ' s warning to undertake the advocacy of persons arraigned upon a most serious charge . ^ Mr . Ascroft urged the magistrates to p-roceed , in order that the cases might ^ o to trial at tlie present assizes . He would not object to an adjournment for lialf an hour . Eventually , the Bench consented to adjourn for an houi and a half ; the Mayor remarking that this was merely a preliminary inquiry—~ the only question being , whether there should T > e further inquiry or not .

    Upon the re-assembling of the court at eight o ' clock , Mr . Noble said , that after the shoTt interval he liad had to take into consideration tho situation of liis clients , he had come to the conclusion not to offer any evidence on their behalf , and in a very few words to state vhat few remarks he had to make , aucl then to leav « the case entirely with the magistrates . He would respectfully cull their attention to tlie charge that was made against these parties in the-warrant that he held in his hand . It set forth , that on the 27 th of February List , at Preston , these

    parties did unlawfully conspire , combine , and confederate together , and by unlaiwfully molesting and obstructing certain persons then and there hired by Joseph Brabin Haslam and John Haslam , cotton spinners , to wo > rk in their trade and business , to force and endeavour to force the Baid persons so hired as aforesaid to depart from their aaiU hiring . Th « learned gentleman then proceeded to argue that to molest and obstruct must mean something that was accompanied by violenee . And so far as they had any evidence before them , it seemed that the

    The lad -waa ^ bpul to . relate , how le , had been sent for to a ^ coqkshoj ^ -TSEheSjj , Mr . Ascroft interfered , and . objected that suchk evidence , was , inadmissible . , CZTiie audience here iegon ? to his # and evince great disapgrobatiatij : whereupon Mr .. Asoroft urged tlie Bencty to , have tie court , cleared ,., which , was . immediate ^ dumeil The Majy ^ nv—What induced , you . to come toiJSCr * Naylor / s mill ?; Witness ^—Because I heard they had got , tlie ten , percent .

    Crostf-esamination resumed . —The contract with My . KayJL © pyrias notrea ^ l over until-after I had signed it- thadjio consent from my ; fatler- to leave Lancaster ^ "Whei ^ Xfoniaci . that Naylorte mill was not , in full work , I found : I had not come on right terms , ; , but L was told that as Lhad . signed my name . I must subnait . Wheitlwas to } d that some piecers were wanted at Bolton , I promised I would go . I did 3 not aekthe delegatefr for money to pay nay fare ^ or-fbx tiie Tm vtttch . # received , I was quite , willing

    tty go to Bolton * I was looking for a right place of work , and Mr . Naylor ' s was not a right place . I w < a aiittle < r ) sit ; foufejo £ the . wayf by things that were going on ateJJ& ^ lor'Sk , and I was , jiot quJte satisfied ; butX was obliged to submit , beeauae . I had . signed , my name . "When I returned from ^ Lancaster on the Wednes 33 ^ Gradwel 3 told me there was a surmmons out against : me fot lieaving : vrorhi and I expressed myself very anxious to leave the town . Gardner advised me to get out of the town as quick as I couldarid" ! went away to avoid t 3 ie summons ;

    , Thomas ' Poolj police-officer , examined by Mti Ascroft ^ -Knb \ f all the defendants . The spinners- ' committee-room is at the Farmers' Arms . The weavers" comniittee-ioom is at Murphey ' s Tempei ranee Hotel . Michael Gallaher is secretary to the spinners ' committee . Have been present afc meetings held in the Orcbard . Crallaber , Grimshaw , and Gbwell 3 have seen as speakers at those meetings . I know the spinners * committee-room is at the Farmers' Arms by calling there and seeine men

    with books , papers , and money on tlie table . Have seen Galtaher there . I have frequently been to the weavers' committee-room . Have seen Grimshaw , CpweU , "Wood , Brocklehurst , andl Waddington there . Was there about thTee weeks ago . Saw Grimshaw at the door . He said the masters had got a great quantity of hands from Belfast , and they had succeeded in sending eighteen back . I understood from the pre-vious conversation that hie meant the committee had sent them back . Before that it was said

    they were people who were inexperienced , and would do the masters no good . Called at the weavers ' commitrtee-room last Sunday night , and received two balance-sheets , which were given me ty direction of Waddington . Kinder Smith was present . [ The . balance sheets produced : ] I find in one of the balance-sheets— " Victims paid by the executive , Tl . 10 s . ' , " "Removing families , 17 / . 14 s . ; " " Propagandist committee and their assistants , 27 / . 14 . V That balance-sheet as dated March 15 , 1854 . On the same night I called at the spinners' committee-room , Farmers' Arms , and obtained a balance-sheet . Did

    not get ifc the first time I called , but left a message . On the second visit , I received from the landlord , Smith , the balance- sheet now produced , for the week ending March 12 , 1854 . On Monday last , X saw Galhiher . Thanked him for the balance-sheets he had left fbr me with the landlord . " Oh yes , " he said ; « ' the reports I left for you—it ' s a . 11 right . " Under the head of expenditure I find the following items : — "Expenses and maintenance of many certain parties , 21 . 7 s . 2 d . ; " " Two certain parties to Manchester , 4 s . ; " " Robert Turner leaving town

    7 s . ; " " Removing families from 1 ' reston , 4 / . 8 s . ;" " Three men sent off , 3 s , ; " " Printing MOOO doublecrown posters ( ' Strike not Ended' ) , 15 / . 15 s . ;" " Do . 30 , 000 placards , 5 / . 10 s . " Since the mills were opened , I have observed crowds of people about the mills at meal times , and at night when hands were leaving work . Since Monday , the 27 th of February , I have noticed persons about tlie entrance and exit of tjhe railway stations . New hands arriving in the to > i | ji 3 rave been interfered -with . There was great niraculty in getting them along the road sometimes . We have been obliged to clear ilie way for them . A disturbance took place in Water-lano on Thursday ,

    ^ W un ^ t ^ . B ^ lftOX T ^ e ^ jwa . ar € ) starved" into su bmispjE , Ti ^ tj ^ lte tMr ^ alt of ddntest I , cannot teU , neither ^^ m ^ Wrnllt ettv bxi ^ i Ojave tb / % ell y-o ^ tWs inuofcv t |^ iar | lK ^ Ba Biajt ^ sKall not b ^ lMt ^ fdc-lackofe ni ^ lB ^ ' ^^ r mofieyi " ' $ iey { tEe mauttfocfcog « j »> anayi gfe to Sia ^ chester , and they tnay attempt ta s- « e « n M ^ flfikester of ^ . tlfe r <^ se , t ^ briui ^ tbfm doswi toEreaton . ¦ vJBfa ^ ftc ^ ife ^ jtltel ejq » f « se of . ©> iDft iariMiW * fester to ^ ^ fgteljj . scp ^ f $ ^ M&i&xym , J& whonutQ . . snafrendea- our labour : bftt . we Bat * . Joccee ded this mormncr

    raimeytd be ^ 6 F % e-we determined- that tefore we wiU yriM ^ 6 tHow" ^^' rTM ^ . v& ^ m ^ ' not be -properly renvi .-n «» l ^ , ' ^' ai ^^ tet ^ p yidM waste thatewliieh . they ha ^ grtM ^ . I ^ i ^^^^^ iawisstOigivftto yott- White these mea « ril atteypting-itg inyadft ^ thiSi town : with Tv-hafe . they . c * Ui Vfi « igB ^ ei ^ lk * € R ; . ti * 1 ge ^ Pfe If a , px > licetnaa ingnlt& yoaV . fi > aoi ^ i | i ^ jl ^ bw ^ c ^ a ^ LUi . ^ B ^ ai ; it with gatience ., Tfi ^ se ^| gi fr ^^ feA ^ tKftlW , as , goo ^ aright to tola a piieetioeffienTL ^ ^« inasi ^ rs . ' next

    Mr ^ Sa ^ gkhiara ^ vas the speaker . Then fcllowedifiife Brown from Blackburn , Mr . Highaopt , aaift ^ Mri € rrund ^ a ! m ?; aridttesewere succeeded , by thife uliairmahy JAle ^ ood ^ vyJjft . saadit—- ' ^ I % sv ^^ # tfie > 1 iin » ij af thwb have been deluded by the masters' agents to the nmnbecof sixty-foori ToetBMx&ik&fiBatp-iii-i ) cotne ; 5 ' rIliereareBe 7 en . card-la (> in ptBwipjWi ^ - » B ? rl ^ , ' There ' are peopte st ||| fc ^^ a % ^ i ^^ ik | i ^ ' bit * ior the V ^ nutik ^ t ' M ^^^ imitakama-, ia a nooa « and before we tta . 'v&sfloiift ^ wjitft ] taem t we . 'Wxl tinafce tneiti Dtnsn tnar Tney iMytlifeve * getatb that noosea ^ in . Th ey know that-tliey ajnai * licked , Land they are determined' to > bring aa many pc ^ ll -iiito'Preston as they can to »; overwhiftlm the ^ labour noarket ofPrestonj "

    . ^ J ^^^ aj ^« t , ]^ tJa Oi , 3 ^ b ^ s—^ eace was : always xecommended , at / tne . operatives' meetings . The geDeroL ten ^ je of | he Ian ^ fag 6 Used , that they iranfed the ten per cent . ° ¦ Gh nafopheiv E ^ MU&tom-4 > ri the 4 th of March I wen > ta Mi . Naylor'i mill . [ Contract produced . ! ^ eW ^ &i fcfi is attached to | hat paper . . ^ r ^ j a ^ jciptt etoWd that it was a contract between the witness . an ^ J ^ r . ^ amekBaylor , the former agieeihg . tpi serve the latter for one year , as a self-actor minder , at 14 s . per week , or the visual late of pteceiravk + , ¦ ' ' '" ¦ '

    Examination continued—On-the Saturday following I went home to Lancaster . At the Preston station I saw Gardner . Saw him again when I got out of the train at Lancaster . He asked me wliere t thought he could get decent lodgings . I showed him . down China-lane , and said he would very likely get decent lodgings there . My brother was with me at this time . Gardner asked jf we w oald go and get a glass of ale with him . I said no ; I knew what he was ; he was a delegate . He said I had come to defrandpeopleof their work , and to take people lack with me . I said ' I had ! not come to talce people back :

    I had come for my clothes . He still followed me , and said he , would disgrace me wherever I went . Went Straight away home and he followed me . Gardner there saw my father . Saw nothing naoTe of Gardner that evening . On Sunday , he got his tea at our house . Hie Baid he hoped I would behave myself / he wished : me to stop at home . He told my father he hoped he would take care of me , and he would nllow me 7 is . a week out of the union . Ira consequence of what . ptt 88 edl . did not return to mj work on Monday . On Wednesday , I and a person named Dovrthwaite walked from Lancaster to Preston . I went to Mr . Gradwell ( Mr . Naylor ' s man ) and arranged to go to work on the following morning . Next morning X and Dowthwaite went to my aunt ' s

    for a Bhirt and muffler . Saw a . -woman who knew Dowthwaite . She took \ ia to a publichouse in the Orchard where the delegates ineet . Gardner and eight or nine other persons were there . Told Gardner I liad got a summons an « l was forced to attend to it . The summons was for signing my hand to the paper at Mr . Najlor ' s . Gardner said they wanted piecers at Bolton , and asked mo if I would go . I said yes . He gave me 7 s . to go to Bolton , and said the delegates Imd allowed it . Uowthwaite , wll ° > 8 a weaver , was to go to the weavers committee . We went there . Two men went wuh us . When wo got there some men asked where we lhtended to go , and I nacd to Bolton . A tall man replied— " Very well ; WG > 11 pay Dowth- " waite s fare . We went to the station , but the train

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    , ajjat THE LEADER . [ S ^ rwsfrusife

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  • Leader (1850-1860), March 25, 1854, page 274, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2031/page/10/