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THE CHARTIST RIOTS AT NEWPORT . — EXAMINATION OF YOUNG FROST . ( From the Horning Herald . / Newport , Nov . 14 . I yesterday stated that rumours were current of some probable outbreaks at Merthyr , but I am happy to state that np to this time there has been no disturbance . Some fresh arrests have been made , and I am just informed that Morgan Jenkins , the cowman of Pillgwently , Trhb was one of the most acme of the ringleaders , -was apprehended this morning in Bristol , by Sergeant Sims of the city division of police . If this be truej he will probably Be here by the packet to-morrow morning . Zephaniah Williams has as yet managed to elude the "vigilance of his pursuers . The reward for his apprehension "has been increased to £ 400 , and all efforts are being made for the purpose of securing his ^ pprehension ; . I send you herewith the farther examinations -which hare taken place up to this time . ; THE CHARTIST RIOTS AT NEWPORT . — EXAMINATION OF YOUNG FROST .
2 \ inth Day—Tuesday Morning . The examination of the prisoner Samuel Victory , for inducing the military to desert , was resumed ibis monuDjg . On bis being placed at the bar ,-Ann Daries was sworn and examined by Mr . T . Jones Phillips . —I-reside in this town , and " keep a spirit shop . I know the prisoner Victory . I don ' t . know a soldier sained jJalton . I remember the prisoner coming to my shop with some soldiers with him , oa more than one . occasion . I- remember his once coming with three soldiers , and ordering rum for them ; the soldiers had one glass each . liaving drank the . first glasses , the prisoner ordered four Other glasses . To the best of my knowledge they drank eight glasses between them . - All the glasses
had on-that ocdaooWwre ordered by the prisoner . I was not paid for them at the-time ; 1 charged them to the prisoner Victory . I remember a soldier calling soon afterwards , and inquiring where tnVperson that had treated them resided . I directed him to . go down ThomasrStreet , where I understood the prisoner lived . I understood the prisoner was the person enquired for . Victory was much in thehabit of coming to my shop for liqnors . When He came there he was mostly drruik . I do not recollect his -coming on any particular subject . I remember his exclaiming very much against what happened at Birmingham . He has _ repeatedly _ treated Ae sol--dierswith spirits , and always brought them when ie was drank . The rum has been since tiaid for bv
ihe prisoner \ iciory . 1 do not remember asj con-Tersation happening between him and the soldiers . Robert Barr examined by Mr . T . J . Phillips—I am a private in the 45 th regiment of foot , and belong to Capk . Stack ' s company now stationed here . On the ¦ evening of the 12 th of iast month , I remember going down the main . street * of ¥ ? rds the bridge . 1 met John < 3 arkej a private , and he told me that two sights before a man had given him some rum . He said the man had taken three of them to a spirit * hop . I and Claike then went down towards the bridge , and s-e-jnet a man across the road . He told C 3 arke to get a pint of beer , and he-pointed to the lousewherewewereto get it . I did not hear any conversation take place between them . ' I heard the
man ask Clarke where the two men were who were ¦ wi th him two nights before . Clarke told him they "Were at home in the barracks , but I belonged to the same company . Thejnan told nsto"go in there " tpointing to a beer-house ) , and we went in . We ctrank four or fire pints of beer there , I saw Morgan in the house before we went out . Morgan told us it ¦ was near nine o ' clock , and that it was time : to go home . "We went out and crossed over the road , and ¦ saw Clarke talk to a -man . 1 believe Mm to fee the same man that I saw in the street before we went to : the beer-house . They were talking about Chartists , and something that had taken place the night
fcefore . The man said , "Could not the mob of 1 O , UUU people beat off the soldiers from the tops of the houses with bricks ] " Clarke answered , if the soldiers -were called upon they -would do their duty . He asked if the soldiers would Sre on the Chartists if a tow took place in the town , and Clarke said they would do their duty , which would be to fire on them . Clarke then said , ** Good night , friend , I I shall see you again to-morrow . "' 1 am not sure that-the person J saw at the beer-honse was the person I had before seen . It was dark , and 1 could not distinguish his features . His voice was very like the one I had heard before .
By the Conn—Clarke and me deserted straight along the road , directly after he said , " Good night , ¦ fiiend , " to the man . Benjamin ilefieries was then svrorn , and deposed—I am an ironmonger in this town , and I know the prisoner Victory . I remember his coming to my shop at some time since the 10 th of May , smce Vincent was committed . He asked me to shew him some pistols , and 14 old Trim he was a Chartist , and , therefore , I could not let him have them . He then said he could get them if he liked , and the Charter too . He then went away grumbling from my shop . ' * - . -.
This having closed the case for the prosecution , and the prisoner having been cautioned , -was called upon ibrhi 3 defence . He said—I saw the three soldiers as 1 was coming from my work . I did not know their names , and I asked them where they came from . They said they came from Windsor / and I said they were welcome to Newport . 1 asked them if they would accept of a glass , and thev thanked me Tery Madly for it . We drank two glasses each , and -then walked out of the house . 1 did not see them any more till I saw them in the street soon afterwards , and we went to the "Wheel door . I only knew the face of one . I did rot know the others . I have not seen them since until -I . saw them-here . I have no more to sav .
The Rev . J . Coles then told the prisoner that the : magistrates were very sorry that any honest man should , in such perilons times , endeavour to jet any soldiers to desert . He then read some passages from the Mutiny Act , and said the magistrates had made np their minds to commit ~\» tt \ to the next General Quarter Sessions , to take his trial for enticing the soldiers to desert . The prisoner was then removed in custody , ' and Henry Frost , the son of theleader of the insurrection , -was placed at the bar , and charged with high treason and sedition . Mr . W . T . Phillips conducted the prosecution on ¦ the part of the Crown ; and Mr . Geach , of Pont-ypool , the defence . The prisoner is a very interesting and intelligentlooking yonth , of aboat 15 years old , and npon his "being placed at the bar his appearance seemed to excite much commiseration in the court , which was txcessivelv crowded .
The first witness called was John Frazer , sworn and examined . —I ammanager of the Monmouth end Glamorgan Bank at Newport . I was in Newport on Sunday , the 3 rd of November . I was in ' the street from half-past seven to eight o ' clock , in High-street and part of Commercial-street . 1 called at-the house of Mr . Hawkins , the present Mayor . I knocked at the door . The prisoner Henry Frost passed me . 1 said nothing to Mm , nor he to me . " 1 had heard something in the course of the day -which led me to Mr . Hawkins ; in consequence of what I had heard my attention was drawn to the prisoner at the bar . I followed Tinn down to a court leading into the Hope Chapel . He had a great coat , which ¦ was buttoned , and a foraging cap on . I have no
doubt it was the prisoner at the bar . He seemed to -walk and look about him as if he wa 3 afraid of being followed . The Hope Chapel is nearly opposite the Westgate Inn—thai is , on the road leading to the tram-road to Pisea . I was in Newport on * the following morning , and was witness to the attack made on the Westgate that morning . I saw a large "body of persons , armed frith pikes and muskets , ' and other weapons , wheel ronnd the bottom of Stowhill in front of the Westgate , where they faced about and halted on the word of command being given , which I heard distinctly . There were about 700 or 1 , 000 Inarching in order , armed ; there was about as many more not armed . My house commands a "riew of nearly the whole of the front of-the Westgate . almost
They immediately discharged a volley of small arms into the Westgate -windows , immediately almost that I heard the word halt , and the men turn I ^ ' ^ "ery soon after I saw the soldiers fire from the far windows of thi 3 house . The mob soon fled in all directions . I saw some persons on the gronnd apparently wounded , and I saw two dead bodies , one on the steps of this house , and one a little before that on the street ; in the course of the morning 1 saw two more . I did not hear anything else by the mob except the word "halt . " There wire some persons on the corners who took off their hats and cheered as they turned the corner . Cross-examined b y Mr . Geach-I hare known Henry Frost a . twelvemonth at least . I hare never had any conversation with him : A foragfagcap " not the cap I have usually seen him in . . fiedid not fro
run away m mB WoenI iiw Hm 7 qmte The reh ^ Zl SS ^ W » i « oiiig to Rise ! woul d be tafang rather a round-about way along the tramroad . Commemal ^ treet and the Hue of road W-^ g to ibe rram-joad is the most densely pSated part of Newport . In Commercial-streei Vhae are several places of worship . The time I saw the prisonerin High ^ eet was from half-past seven * eight o ' clock When I knocked atMr ^ HawSfl I did not waui for the door to be opened . I followed himfor about three minutes . I know eight o ' clock is about the time that the persons in A 6 chapS leave the places of worship , We is a more direct road to Rise * up Stow-hill , and amnch more pri-Tate way at the back of the town . 1 Baw some of the mob wounded . I saw a man fall wounded in the act of miming away . I did not see the ^ risof . ™ -
idenryir - rost , by the Westgate . IU-exMnmed—The man wounded had a pike in his hand * 1 conld not identify the man , I think I harespoken to Henry Frost once at the counter in the * a&kv ~ I saw the wounded man-with a pike jn his hand , hat I don't know how it came there . Frederick Thomas Percy Wells sworn—I know the prisoner , H . Frost . I ha-re known him about irreyearB . I hare been a member of the Chartist dub j it wm held at the Prinee of Wales bwhouse ,
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in this town ^ kept by Ebenezer . Williams . Ihave left fe clnb about three months . I was a- member for aVout three weeks . I left it because my father ¦ wished me to do so , as 1 onght to be at home at my studies . Charles Waters acted as secretary or clerk to the clnb . There was a persen whom they called treasurer , but I have never seen him there . I have seen his name on the card . 1 had a card given tome . The card was printed . On the card were these words"Newport , Monmouthshire , Working Men ' s Association , It is safe to do right . " in this town ^ kept by Ebenezer . Wilh ' ams . Ihave left f-e clnb about three months .-I was a member for aVout three weeks . I left it uecause jhy father
I do not remember the rest . The number was written on the card . The card I had I have lost . I paid a penny at entrance to the secretary , Charles Walters . On one occasion of my attendance at thoso meetings I saw Henry Frost there . They used to read newspapers there , and I heard one letter read from Mr . John Frost . About four months ago 1 had some conversation with the prisoners at the bar . I do not remember what passed between him and me . There were numerous meetings held in the town at that time . I know a person named Vincent . I remember him being at Newport . He held meetings here . I attended two or three of them . I saw Henry Frost once or twice there . They were called Chartist meetings . 1 had a great many conversations with the prisoner . They were about private matters , such as young men teiierally have among themselves . I saw the prisoner on Sunday , the 3 rd November , standing at his father ' s door , about three o ' clock . I think ho was dressed in the clothes he
now wears . He had a blue cloth cap on his head . I have not spoken to him for the last four months . 1 was in Newport on Monday , the 4 th of November . I did not go out that morning . Cross-examined by Mr . Geach—I do not know whether the cap w » 3 what is called a foraging cap . He generally wears a cap of that kind . By the Court—I am the eon of Air . Wells , cornfactor , whose name has been spoken of during this
inquiry . - George Evans examined by Mr . Phillips—I am a banker of coals . On Sunday , the 3 rd of November , I was at home , at Pontaberpengan . Thomas Llewellin came to me on that evcuiug . He said I was to come along- with him—that he had a place appointed for me . I left my house that evening with about fifty men , and rame down the road to a " plaee called Maeycomar . We waited there for about half an hour for other men . ~ Wo tbon cohio along dowii to Harry Charljs ' s house . I did not know for what purpose we came there . I was very wet , Charles ' s house is called the Royal Oak—about five milesy I should think . There was a tram-road parsing close by the house . There is a turnpike road as well
leading by it . Tho house is oh sioping ground . When we came there I saw about 400 or 5 w there . They were most of them armed with guns , pikes , and scythes stuck in sticks . 1 did not go there of my own accord ; I was forced to come . When we got there I went into the house to dry myself ; it was about one o ' clock , I should thiuk . I c " an ' t say that 1 knew any one there . John Rupps ivas there , lie came down with me . lu about a quarter of an hour we came out from there ; we came out of the house , and came to the front on the road , about lOO ' vanls or less from Harry Charles ' s . We came " on
; together along the road . We saw two men . We I did not know who they were then . We spoke to ! them . I asked them where I > Mr . Geach objected to this evidence , and said that I it should not be received . Mr . Phillips said he was prepared to shoiv that ' one of those two men was the pusoner . j Examination resumed—We spoke to both of them . j I asked them where they were going . They said j " On towards Newport . " I did sot then know the prisoner . We had some conversation . I asked Samuel Parsons , a tiler and plasterer , what he was .
Samuel Parsons was then calledjand examined by Mr . Phillips—lam a tiler and plasterer . 1 live at the Handposts , about three-quarters of a mile from here , on the Risca road . 1 know the Welch Oak . I do not know whi it was kept by . It is about iive miles from here : there 13 a tram-road runs close b y that house , and a turnpike-road from there to Newport . —I was there on Sundav night between-the third and fourth of November . ' I did not go there of my own accord . Three men fetched me from my house . I did not stay at the Welch Oax more than a quarter of an hour . - -The men I saw there were armed with guns , pikes , and scythes . I wanted to come away home , for I am so Chartist . 1 overtook Henry Frost , the prisoner , on the road home , about
a hundred yards irom the Welch Oak . 1 think he had blue clothes on—it was dark . I do not know what he had on hi 3 head . I have known him before . I asked the other if he was going to Newport , and the answer was " Yes . " " We walked on together , and we overtook the last witness . They overtook us in the road from Welch Oak to Newport . Henry Frost was one of them : and the last witness , when be overtook us , asked us if we were going to Newport ; and he asked who it was with me : ltold him . Saw Henry Frost . On the road we met some men coming towards the Welch Oak . They stopped when they met us , and asked me where I had been ; I told them Iliad-been to the W elch Oak ; and they asked me whether there were any men there and I told -tht-m there were , but if they would take my advice they would go home . Henry Frost had no conversation with them , for 1 think he passed on with this man ( meaning Eyans
, the last witness ) . I did not know any of the men 1 met . When I was talking to the men George Evans called me away , and I then went home . When I got to my house Henry Frost came in , and stopped a minute , and then went away . Another man , named Thomas Williams , also came iu ; they did not stay there two minutes , for I wanted to lock the door to go to bed . 1 have not the least doubt the prisoner was the person who was with me . I got home about three o ' clock . I did not like to have anything to say ahout what I had seen . I asked him if he was going to Newport , and 1 knew him directly . 1 swear I do not remember any conversation 1 had with Henry Frost . 1 cannot swear that Henry Frost had no conversation with the men on the road ; but I do not think he had . I have always known the prisoner by the name of Henry Frost . 1 did not hear the prisoner hold any conversation with the men we met on the road .
Cross-examined by hli . Geach—When I overtook Henry Frost on the night in questiou , he was walking along the road towards Newport quietly , and in the usual way . I saw a great many men a'med . Henry Frost had no weapon that I ktow ' of about him . 1 have never seen tne prisoner walking towards Risca . I have not stated that 1 have seen him pass my house . If he had spokeu to the men 1 should have heard it . If he had spoken on any subject that itisnnusual for little boys to talk about 1 should have noticed it . 1 do not know what his age is . Perhaps about fourteen years . The prisoner was not one of the persons who took me away from my house .
George Evana was then recalled , and his examination proceeded with—1 did not hear while 1 was at tha Welch Uak , where the men were going to . Did not hear it aa they came along . Arrived at the Welch Oak at about one o ' clock . I overtook two men after we left—one of which wa 3 the last witness , and the other Henry Frost . We walked about four mile 3 from the Welch Oak , when we met ten or twelve men . They stopped when . we met them . Samuel Parsons and them spoke togetht-r . They spoke as if they knew each other . 1 left the prisoner and Parsons with the men . In about a
quarter of an hour or twenty minutes they came to me again . 1 turned back and went np to them a second time . The prisoner and Parsons were then with the men as I had left them . - Henry Frost came away , with me the first time , and stood on the road till I came back for Parsons . W e wished each other good night . When we came to Parsons ' s house Parsons and Frost turned off , and did not tell me where they were going . I did not see any other persons taken into custody . The prisoner had then left us . There was no other person in my sight . When I left Parsons and the prisoner it was between two and three o ' clock .
Mr . Thomas Hawkins was then examined , and deposed , as follows : —I am Mayor of Newport . I was in Newport on Saturday- the 2 nd and Sunday the 3 rd of November . I was not Mayor then . Mr . T . Phillips , jun . was . The special eonstab es were summoned to meet on that evening . They were called out and went on duty . I did not see the military on that evening . There w » 3 great alarm and excitement in the town the whole of the night from six to seven o'clock . It was caused by report s M-ought in , that a great number of armed men were handy to the town , and they were expected to enter between four and five o ' clock on the Monday morning . I was in communication with the Mayor the who ' e of the night , and sometimes in
attendance npon him . Early on the Monday morning , between one and two o ' clock , Thomas Walker camein on horseback badly wounded . The Mayor , Mr . Brewer , a magistrate , who is also a surgeon , and myself went out to see what was the matter . We saw Walker , and with difficulty got him off his ¦?* % Achair ™ procured , and he waa carried into the room where the Mayor and Mr . Brewer a * . He was examined , and then ordered hy Mr . 53 r * ° ** taken * ° bed- Special constables were t ™^? f £ %£ > keep ° Pan the communication beiwLvT ; W ^ gate and . the Barracks , and the g xrackBand theCross Hands . They / were confromTw glD ^ "I ™™ ™ Persons prisoners , and senS Z £ » muJ « K « ti » Mayor determined upoa S n ? if ? the ^ tary . The alarm was ^ Se ^ tefj * the t 0 ^ th * P ^ constables fel ^ PPr « n « i < i aU suspected persons in
givTn ^^ EvibV ^ ^ i-Tno orders were subfea' y tte Mayor ' and by me t ° tne conthe ^ itifc sr ^ Vlkd I - adjournment of witnS »^ - . orrow > as there wua J an important SSS ' KSffi 8 ST 116 ** " *• cwSables aeS 6 ^ 2 ^* 1 * 168 did no * w ™* rt t ° & <> adjourn-
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Mr . Cole 3 ( as chairman ) addressed the prisoner in an impressive manner , pointing out the serious nature of the offence , and the punishmdnt that must follow its commission , and earnestly imploring him to abandon habits which would - ultimately lead to his ruin . . .- ¦ • .. . ' . ¦ ' - ¦ ¦ He was then discharged , to the evident satisfaction of all present , who seemed to be impressed with the conviction that ho acted under the direction , if not the -coercionj of his unhappy father . An old man named John Brown , and Lewis Thomas , who had been remanded for several days for the purpose of procuring fresh evidence , rwcre again brought up , and there being no further evidence against them , they were discharged ^ with an admonition from the Bench . ^ Ir . Cole 3 ( as chairman ) addressed the prisoner in an impressive manner , pointing out the serious nature of the offence , and tho nnniRhmrint that
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APPREHENSION OF MR , CABDO . Newport , Nov . 15 . You will perceive by yesterday ' s examination , which I send herewith , that another of tho ringleaders has been fully identified and committecf ; Jenkins , the . cowman , too , is in custody , and remembering the facts proved agaicst him on the depositions of Morgan Jones on the examination of Thomas Aurelius , there can be no doubt that he will share a similar fate . . ' Yesterday , morning , William Card . o , a member of the National Convention , who states that lie is come for the purpose of" prosecuting a national inquiry , " but is believed to have had in view a much more questionable object , was apprehended under ; the following circumstances :- —On Thursday night , he arrived at the Westgate : Hotel by-the coach , from
Birmingham , and , having slept there , he on the following morning got into conversation with the landlord upon the subject of the riots ; He asked a number of questions respecting the particulars of the outrage and the apprehension of Frost ; said that he was prosecuting his inquiries on the spot , as no reliance could be placed on the reports in the lying newspapers , and at length avowed that he was a Chartist , but told the landlord that he need not entertain any fears , as he was opposed to / violence of every kind , and was a lover of " peace , law , and order . " Suspicions of his objeet havir g been awakened , information of his presence in Newport , and particulars of the conversation , were promptly coeveved to the Mayor . It so happened that his Lordship had received tho following letter from the commissioner of police at Birmingham : —
" Police-office , Birmingham , Kov . 13 , 1830 . "Sir , —1 beg to inform . you that one of the Chartist delegates and member of tho General Convention left this town this morning on his .-way to Newport and MoLniouth . Aunexed I send you his description for your guidance , as well as a portion of his addressto a meeting htlii here last night . .
" I am , JSiiY your obedient Servant , " FrancisBiUGiiss , " Commissioner of Police . " To T . Phillips , Esq ., ilayor of Newport . " " ' DESCRIPTION , "' Name Cardo . —He stands about six feet one inch high , dark hair , small whiskers , rather broad across the shoulders , small across the lower part of the back . Drtss—black surtout coat , black neck-kerchief , and hat . " PORTION OF HIS ADDRESS -TO THE MEETING . " ' The secret is to be found out yet , and" that must be left till after I return frsm Newport When I arrive there I snail consider it my duty to go to the hills , where 1 shall see the men . of Wales , and then I shall get the whole transaction and tho truth about tho late riot at Newport , and I shall endeavour to get an interview with Mr . Frost before I return . *"
Upon comparing the person of tho strangor with the . description containedvin that letter , the Mayor at once identified Cardp , and ho accordingly told him that he must attend in the room in which the magisterial investigation was going on . Cardo assented to this , and in the . absence of the Mayor ho proceeded to the magistrates' table , and demanded by what right it waa that he was detained a prisoner . . .. ' .. .. ¦ - ' . ¦ ¦; ¦ .. ¦ '¦ . ; . ; - . TbeBcv . James Coles , who officiated as chairman , told him that before he went he would be expected to answer a few questions , and he asked him what his name was . . \ : Prisoner- ^ My name is William Cardo . Where do you come from?—UiveatKo . il , Church Row , Pancras-road , Somers-town , London , and am a shoemaker . - ' /
Are-you not a member of the National Convention , or some political association of the kind ?—I was a member of the General Convention of the Industrious Clashes , but know nothing of the National Convention . Will you tell us when it was you arrived here ?—I arrived here last night by tho coach irom Worcester . Will you state your business ?—As I have said before , I came to ascertain facts relative to the proceedings which have recently taken place here , and which I firmly believe to be the result bfjtussian agency . Will you tell what the facts are upon which you ground your belief?—Upon facts ; but I dd ' nptthiuk it would be prudent in me , under present circumstances , to mention them . Do you refuse then to state what theso facts are ? I do at least now publicly .
Is it your wish to make any communication to the magistrates privately I .. ' I have no wish to do so . - ; " ¦ ' Then , sir , state what you do wish ?—It is not my plan to do that . I want to know why it is that I am detained here , whilst I am prosecuting a national inquiry . ; . JVlr . Coles—The national inquiry is now taking place before the magistrates , who will receive atiy information yon may have to offer them . Prisoner—I wish , as well as what has taken place , to ascertain the effects that have been produced by the agesey of Russia in the different districts of England . . Mr . Coles—You have said that you came to this town to ascertain whether Mr . Frost was in custody or not . We will have no more of this—you must go out of the town immediately . Prisoner—I thank you for your courtesy .
Mr , Coles—Let a policeman see that he holds no conversation with any one . The prisoner then left the room , but had not been gone many minutes before a communication was made to the Magistrates , and the letter from the Commissioner of Police at Birmingham was shown to them . A constable was then immediatel y sent after him , and he was brought back in custody and searched . Iii his pocketrbook was written " Pontypool—Blackwood—lilackwall this strong hold of Chartism ^ ' and upon his person were found several books and papers , amongst which were an essay on the Canadian rebellion , and a very singular unintelligiblo paper .
Thisdocument evidently refersto some organisation of considerable extent , and has given rise to much speculation—some being of opinion that the prisoner ' s object in visiting Wales was to reorganise the discomfited Chartists of the hills ^ whilst it is generally thought that the paper has reference to a more extensive combination in the North of England . This latter view is much strengthened by the contents of a letter received by the Mayor of Newport from the Chief Magistrate of a principal manufacturing town in tho . North . It has not been thought advisable that the name of that p'ace should be made public , but , by the kindness of his worship , I am enabled to send you the following extract : — >
From what I am able to ascertain , it appears very evident that there is a secret correspondence and organisation through the several parts of the country . We have here , as have the party at Newport , secret signs and watchwords , captains , &c , and some arms . From tho accounts I read in the papers , I find a very strict connection between the system adopted by you , and the one in progress here . " The matter contained in this letter , coming , a , s it does , from the Chief Magistrate of a town where Chartism may be said to abound , and coupled with the facts elicited in the course of the present , investigation , is calculated to excite feelings of alarm , as it ca'ls for serious consideration and inquiry . That
organisation and something approaching to discipline exist , I think will hot now be disputed ; and that there are agitators to excite to tumult , and men infatuated enough to expose themselves to all danger on their efforts to obtain an imagina . ry- advantage , is not to be denied . I need onlyTefer you to the letter of Vincent , included in my communication of Thursday , and to that of the enthusiast , Shell , which you will find at the end of my communication , to prove that I am correct in these views . What , then , ia required tomain tain the authority of the laws , and protect the peace of the nation ? Supineness will not do—indecision will not do—there must be watchfulness on the part of the Government ; and not only watchfulness
but > -igour . ^/ Nay , there-must be inbre than both- | -there must be confidence and a good understanding between . the Government and the ' executive authorities of the kingdom . After the magisterial examinations of yesterday were brought to a close , Samuel Shell , the father of a young man of about eighteen years old , who , being amongst the foremost of the rioters , was shot by a soldier , appeared before tho magistrates , and stated , that he had come to Newport for tho purpose of identifying the body . He produced 8 ome correspondence which had passed between him and his unhappy child , who , the Sunday preceding the morning of the attack on the Westgate Hotel , addressed this letter to his father and mother : —
" Pontypool , Sunday night , Nor . 4 , 1839 . " Dear Parents , —I hope this will find you well , as I am myself at this present . I shall this night be engaged in a glorious struggle for freedom , and should it please God to spare my life , I shall see yon soon ; but
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if not , grieve not ; for me , I shall have fell in a noble cause . My tools arie at Mr . Cecil ' s and likewise niy clothes ;' ' - '¦¦ " ' ' ; . ;^ y ¦' ¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ . ; . ; '¦¦ ¦; . • . . - " •¦•• ¦ : ^ -. . --:-. " . FarewelL- ^ rburs truly , ¦ ¦' : ' ,: ¦' , ¦ ¦ - '"¦ ' . '¦ . .. ' . ¦ «'( Jeorge SHEtt . " The father , who is a . respectable Tooking man ; appeared to be much affected by his son ' s untimoly . end . ¦ ,... . . ¦ " ¦ . •;¦ . ; :.. ; - "' ¦ ¦ ¦ . ;¦ . .. . .. ¦ , ¦ , ¦' . ¦ : /¦ ' V ^ ' = f ^ he Town Council of this borough , at their last meeting , adopted the following resolution of thanks to the late Mayor : —¦ " : > -. ¦ ' .:. ' ' . ¦ ¦¦ " That the cotdial thanks of thiaco ^ cil be tendered to Thonias Phillips , OEsq ., the late Mayor , for the very efficient and able manner iii which hev dischargcfl the duties of his oplco . in a timp of unparalleled difficulty and danger , and more particularly at the late riot at Newport on tho 4 th inst , when his life was in immiuerit danger , he haying been severely ¦ wbundedi '' lif-not , grieye n 6 t : ^^ me , I titiaXX have fell in a noble cause . My tools arie atMklr .. ; Cecil ' s and likewise niy clothes ; V
This resolution having been unanimously adopted ^ arid conveyed to Mr . PhilHpsj by Thomas Powell , Esq ., of the Gaer , Mr . Phillips returned the following reply :- ~ : /¦ . _ ; . ¦ : ¦¦¦¦ ' . '; ,: ¦; ' ' : ¦' ; ' /¦ . ¦ : . . . " Mr . Powell having been -good ' enough . to place in my hands the vote of approbatipn of my conduct as mayor ^ which has been io-diiy entered upon the iiiiuutes of the proceedings of the To-wti Couucil , I beg that you will convey to tho members of tho body , at their next meeting , tho gratincation 1 have received froiu , such an unaninio . us espressidn of their good opinion . "
TUE EXAMINATIONS- ^ FRIDAY . The Qourt was opened at ten o ' clock thismorn-. ing , when -the ^ following magistrates took their seats on the Bench :- — .. . The Mayor , Thojrias Havvkinsv Esq ., the Rev . J . Co % , Octavius Morgan , F . Fothergill , and W . Brewer , Esqrs . Gergeb liirnor , othejiwise called George Cole , wasi theii placed at tlie bar > and charged with high treason and sedition- .. , . : The first witness , ' called was Thomas Honking . Tliis witness haying described the attack oil the Westgate Hotel , and hav [ ng deposed to seeing Joh 11 Lovell among the crowd" When he was wounded :
proceeded . Almost immediately after the firing commenced I saw a man with a wooden leg come out from the crowd . I gawr him first by the WestgateHotel , and ha went to tlie corner of Skirinerstreet , opposite the Westgate . He had ei > her a gun or a stick in his hand ; L ^ annot say ^ vliich it -yvas . 1 aftewards gaw the same person walk down Commercial-street . Ho had the same thing in his hand then as ho had when I first saw him opposite tho Westgate . The prisoner at the bar is the person I refer to . I ha-vc no doubt about his identity . I am certain ho is the same .
The prisoner here asked the Witness if he was positive that ho was the person , and he replied that ho was quite certain- ^ wpuld swear he was the man . Had light clothes on . Daniel Evans and Samuel Evans severally gave their evidence , which was to . the same effect as that of the last witness—namely , proving the identity of the p "¦• isoncr , and the aative part lie had takou in the attack on the Westgate Hotel . Moses Scard , police constablo , No . 4 , was then sworn . Ho deposed to the same effoct . The evidence of William Jolnis , a lad about Bfteeu or sixteou yearsof age , was of a similar character , as was that of Henry Kean . This witness underwent a long cross-examinatiori , but his testimony was not shakem This having closed the evidence on behalf of the prosecution , : ;
Mr > Coles addressed the prisoner , and , after cautioning him that any statement he might make would bo taken down in writing , ho told him that ho was at liberty to inako oue , or say nothing , as lie might think best . ,. ¦ The pribner , tvho is a very illiterate man , then made tho following statement , which was taken downby the magistrate ' s clerk : — "I am quite innocent of the crime with which I am charged . On Sunday evening ; . I was iu bed by nine o ' clock , and I raised again about seven o ' clock onMondiiy morning . I have got witnesses if I can sond to Blackvvood as would clear mo . The
constablos as ^ took ; mo yesterday could say tlidt they heard many ; say aa they saw Mo at"hoino between seven and eight o ' clock . I was not aucar Newport all Sunday orMonday . 1 will ; be upon niy oath of it . The persons that sworo that against me swore falsely . . I ain ' t the person they seed , and I nbver had a gun in my hand trona the hour I was born ;" Mr . Coles then consulted : ^ his brother magistrates for a few minutes , at the oniiof which time he told the prisoner that the magistrates considered the eviderioencohclusive against him , and committed hi m to take his trial for high treason and sedition . He wasthen removed in custody . -
Morgan Jenkins , whoso apprehension at Bristol I informed you of in iny last communication ^ \ yas then charged with high treason ; but the evidence against him hotbeing ; quite ready ; only one witness ( Policeman Scard ) was partially examined i aud ho was remanded till Monday . " Cardo was also remanded . Newport , Saturday Night . Tho Court is adjourned till Monday , In my communication of yesterday I gave you the particulars of the appreheosion . and deteiitioii of William Cardo , one of tho national delegates , who arrived in this town on Thursday night last , from Birmingham , haying , as would appear from a letter from thb commissioner of police , hedn deputod by a meeting ot the Chartists iii that town to ' visit Newport and the hilla , for the purpose of investigating tho present , position of their affairs in JVloiimonth 1 he
anu ponin vyaies . . magistrates this evening discharged him from custody , as upon consideration of the circumstaiiccis under which lie Avasdetaiued , they did not think them ^ sumcieut to warrant them in holding him in custody , the Birmingham official communication only urging the . propriety of watching his movements . The paper found upon searching him , according to the opinion of a military gentleman with whoin I have conversed on tho subject , is evidently ; a ground plan for the division of some tract of country ; but , as there is" nothing in it legally . to identify it with Chartism , of course the magistrates , however strong their suspicions might " , would bo unable to act upon it . unaccompanied as it is by some imoro direct and ; positive testimony . Directions havo been « iven for watching his movements narrowly , and the probability is , that , firidin " suspicion has been awakened , he will abandon his mission , and niake himself scarce .
Yesterday a nian , Who is Woll kno \ vn as"Dr Israel / ' and who is between 90 and 100 years old ' was apprehended in the neighbourhood of Blackwood , upon a charge of having beeii concerned in the . conspiracy and riot . The ! prisoner , Who is remarkablyactive for liisage , is a quaek doctor , and is said to have beon for years a zealous advocate of Radical principles ; he ii said to bean American by birth , and it is expectedhe will undergo his examination on Mdhday next . ; The accounts irom the hills aro somewhat riioro satisfactory , as a great number of the nienhave a- 'aih betaken themselves to useful labour ; still , however , there is : a want of confidence , which has a tendency to feed and keep up -the excitement ' -. Tho principality of Wales is in a feverish state , and danger is apprehended by many of the respectable iuhabitants , who have addressed the following requisition to Charles Jones , Esq ., Mayor of Carmarthen : — , . .
" To the Worshipful the Mayor of the Borou ° -h of Carmarthen . " We , the undersigned inhabitant householders , request you will call a meeting to take into considevatioii the present disturbed , state of the priricipality , aud to devise such measures as are essential for the safety of this town aud its inhabitants . " In obedience to this requisition , which was signed by many of tho principal inhabitants , his Worship promptly issued the following notice : — ¦ ¦ ¦ "'In pursuance of theVequisitioii , I hereby appoint Monday next , the l ^ h November instant , at the Guildhall , Carmarthen , at twelve o ' clock at noon for the purpose therein referred to ;'
A song had been circulated in the hills , the poetry of-which , it must be admitted , is inditferent enough , hut it is not to be despised on that accountits tendency is to excite dissatisfaction—to ehgenddr h *^? rr-to ,-, oairy home to the mind of ah enthusiast like bhellj for instance , a conviction that to obtain Chartism even , murder ia justifiable ; and its influence may be judgedj if its fruits cannot be seen , by the recollection of the effect of Dibdih ' s hoihely song at the time of the war—an iurtiiencefelt by a Mitot er ;^ . ^ . ^**^ , -. . ^^ - ^ , ^!!' ' ^ - ' ^' - ' ^ write the ballads of my country , I care not who writea the rest . " " ¦ . ¦' ..- - - .
[ From the ^ Correspondent of thy Morning Chronicle ^ J . am : indebted to tlie proprietor ; bf the Monmouthshire Merlin for the following graphic account , f * ' : ¦¦? orte ? Po ° de ? t J the Chartists' rising in the neighbourhood of Pontypool ;— ' . "" -. ' * ¦ -. , " The first intimation the authorities in Pontypool had of the intention of the Chartists to rise , Wasthe report , about Abersychan , that a grand blow' was to be struck on . the Monday , and that the Chartists were to meet in large numbeire at seven o ' clock on Sunday evening 011 the raoe ground , to be all atmed , and then . to proceed forward to Newport , to confer with the Mayor and ; authorities , and ^ that Roberts our Superintendent of Police had been % Tto
, ^ Abergavennyi wth orders for the Lancers stationed there , to hold themselves : in readihess . The excitement became great and general . About six o ' clock rt ^! - 7 ? ling ' Teral largeparties of well-known Oartists were observed ^ proceed in the direcSn of the race-ground . TheVfeot make any paraT but . went in different , directions . Several ¦ parties now came forward , * nd ; gaye information ^ o / S designs and ^ number of the Ch ^ tistSj by which it ar . ^ peared that the first body were to assemble at ihe race-ground , and to proceed thence to NewpS while those that were , behind were to attach the station-house and the squire ' s house , and seize all the arms , and take th « lord-Ueutenant prisoner ^
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this information , the authorities immediately called Out the pensioners and special constables , which call was obeyed with the : most commendable The pensioners were immediately armed , -each with a firelock andvhayonet , and the special xongtables armed chiefly : / with their pwri single and double barre ; ls . The lord-lieutenantj , \ whose activity was great , having returned with ^ a corporal ' s party of the gallant 45 th , soon Called together a large number of his own servants and ; dependents ^ making a force of upwards of eighty at his mansion ^ and fifty at the station-hpuse ; Arrangements . were then made so that the two forces might co-operate , if necessary ; aild scputa and sentries were so appointed , that information might be gainedi and surprise prevented . this informatipn , the authorities immediatel y ^ Out the pehsipners and special constables , which call \ va ;« obftvftd wUh tho moat p . ftmmnncl « WA ^ . ln (» fW . ^
A , rrimoiir was then current that all the furnaces were stopped ; and Miy John ; Laurence Teceived a letter from some party unknown , ithat if he did . not quit his house his life -would be in danger , as the Chartiats had threatened to visit him ¦ .. ¦ on ' their inafch . Many parties came running down from : Abersychan in the utmost terror , bringing dire reports , some having had the toost providential escapes * Among many others were Mr . Wood , the manager of the British Iron Works , Mr . Richard Wood , Mr . Harrison , and Jordan , the policeuian . Notwithstanding this terrorism ; many of the scouts sent out from tlio station-house ventured in amongst them . Vt-r . John Hair and Mr .
D . Jones went in the middlo of the n . ght up as far as Abersychan , and came back through the midst of a large party of Chartists ^ who were then breaking into houses , and forcing the ; ia mates to join their ranks . Mr . Ilairund Jones roturned unobserved , Tho Chartists continued tp > pass through Pout-y-poql , duriag the whole of the night , sometimes iw straggling paviies , and then iii large numbers . About three o ' clock , Roberts , with the assistance of four others , wept into the middle of a large party , and succeeded in capturing a ruffianly fellow , who carried a formidable pike , measuring more than seven feet in the handle .
" About five O ' clock on Monday morning the rain ceased , and at day-light a very large number of Chartists came by the station-house , and hesitated for ten minutesj whether or not to attack it , and release ; the prisoners ; but fortunately tor them , they passed 011 , or they would have repehted their temerity . The guard continued the wholo of the day , and nothing was hearxi of the result of the affray at Newport ,, until abont two o ' clock in the afternoon . This caused the specials and piensiphers to be . more than ever pu the alert , as it was thought that ^ having failed at Newpprf , the rioters . might be tempted to try their hand at-Pontypool ; About four o'clock the . road was full of discomfited Chartists , returning frpm Newport ; and during the whole of Monday night tho retreat was unceasing . There is not the least doubt that upwards of three thousand persons Went from this neighbourhood to fight under the banlier of John Frost .
"About nine o ' clock on Monday morning a scoundrel who 1 is \ p , tradesman in Poht-y i pool , and who wishes himself to be considered respectable , spread tUo . report hero that Newport was then ' in possession of the Chartists , and that the . soldiers were ' all killed . When this ' news' became known ; many Chartist WoinCn began their march for Newport , in hopes of gaining plunder ; indeed , in many casos they appeared more eager than the men . The volun ^ tcers continued to perform duty at the station-house ui . til they were relieved" on Tuesday the I 2 thvby a company of the brave 45 th . Among so many meritorious individuals who volunteered their services , it-would bo hividiius t » particnlarjze ; suffice , it to say , that each arid every one of them did the utmost , and if any pxcelled , it Was in ability , but not ; in desire , to serve his country . "
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CASE OF CRIM . CON . —SECONDARIES ' COUHT . —Friday . SMITU t ? . BESWICK . This was an action to recover compensation in damages for criminal conversation carried on between ? the wife of the plaintiff and the ; defendant . The case excited considerable interest , and the court was crowded during the proceedings , which lasted the whole day . Miy Sergeant Talfourd , with Mr . Hoggins , appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr . Phillips for the defence .
Mr . . Sergeant Talfourd opened the case . The plaintiff , George Smith , was a partner in two extensive trading concerns in Birmingham . The defendant was also a resideut in tno same place moving in a respectable" sphere of life : His exact means he had no opportunity of ascertaining . The plaintiff was betwefca forty and fifty years of age and , about fourteen years ago , he marriedi a lady bronght up in Birmingharn , certainly ten or fourteen years his junior , but with whom , up tothe time of her acquaintance with the defendant , he had lived on terms of the greatest intimacy . Plaintiff's circumstances werb such that they were enabled to move about from place to place , Tesidiriaoccasionallv in
tor ^ horli periods Pans and the metrbpolis and making excursions to the Isleof Wiglit , Leamingtoo , and other watering places . In the spring of IQ 38 , shortly after their return from'the la , tter place plaintiff ' s wife unfortunately became knowii to the defendant in some manner which plaintiff had never ascertained , for he never was acquainted with the defendant , A close intimacy took place between the parties , and during Mr . Smith ' s absence from home on business , defendant ' s visits became frequent , and he found means to ingratiate himself witii the maidsoryant , to whom Mrs . Smith had shown some of defendant ' s letters , containing poetry . The servant was not aware of any : actual criminality between the parties up to the spring of 1838 $ when Mr . and Mrs . Smith came to London and took ahouse No
2 , Berkeley-street West , where . they continued § ome months . At that time , defendant corresponded with Mrs . Smith , under the fictitious name of JVlias Gibbinson . The letters were directed to bo left at the post-office , Connaught-terrace Edgware . road . . Tlie servant , by her mistress ' s direction , ca led for the letters . Oil one occasion business called Mr . bmith to Birmingham for a few days and during this temporary aibsence defendant came to town aud remained in his house a day and a night . On plaintiff ' s return he : and hia . ' -Syife . remained in town till the end of the year , and then went to Leamington , where plaintiff ' s suspicions bciog aroused b y some circumstances that occurred ho questioned the maid-servaut , Laivinia Buxtoo who promised to let him know if arivthine- imnWinir
asamoccurred . Thoy . soon after went to Birmbgham where , their house being lefcy the plaintiff , wished his wife to go to an hotel , but to this she would not consent ^ and accordingly a temporary arrangement wa-s ^ made that she should go to fier mother ' s , and he to the Clarendptf Hotel . Plaintiff was not on friendl ? terms with themother , aud tried previously to change her intention to go tliither , but without success While she remained there , defendant re-commenced his visits , and ^ their intimacy increased . ThS coming to plaintiff ' ears , he qiestionediL JS
l ^ t'f ' ,- ° - r ° ! * L him of all the circumstahcel and let him into the house on Mr . BeswiCkVnext visit , which finall y closed the ^ nlerSse : Tha was a short outline of the case ^ and defendant did not attempt to deny the criminality . wE ^ ievV he ^ shoud sl ^ rtly refer to the letters , only one S which had come into plaintiff ' s possession but a UusiotL was made in it to the destruction ^ others By it the jury would see that he had MsuWd aniii « f ^ tp ^ S £ , P . f ™ } $ ' ^ mithj for the purpose of laying about to deceive the plaintiff and lull his susnicioS shonld ^ ny arise . The following was the letter to be ^ e ^ ^ allu d ^^« cei p ^^ he 1 houd SuSwSingS a 8 ° ^ * * ^ ^ fondant ' s
• « « ¦/ ' Birmingham , Aug . 9 , 1838 . vP « tptH ,, ^ .. Car ? li ? eHI intended writing to you yesterday , but on going to the printer ' s I found the ^ S ^^^^ ' ^^ y ^ - ^ a- ^ rpi ^^ £ % T ? H * * of the del W- I am verV ^ lad SlltWnt ^ ^ so ¥ eH ' ^ h ^ thnikmg ; that ^ e suspects more than he merihrntL ls at , that G- came to : know about mv \ Z nev £ - ^ ^ « * 5 y ° » ^ ss Broo ^ you never mentioned a word of it to me before Praj . answ ^ th ^ inTOU ^ xt , for I do notSS T £ . ? - * * i } r ? on told him the Baine was B-, I think sJdiA h ° ? t 0 de ^ » ^ cause you might S Vsf ST Ot I OtFier br 6 th ^/ but How ^ ^ r ^? 6 . ! l » and you must write to fc "R ^' iou
, o-uu ner the same tale . I have enclose ? n * Z m ^ mMmmMt 1
no great harm done ; and if von will ^ r / K- ^ and prudent , outhappie S ^ ei ^^ f SSS WUtt 5 VS SS&S&
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Sonnambtila will be performed , and if I canralBi half-a-crown I shall certainly go . . I ' vfent last Sunday --io ^ Henley ; Lord Ward ' s seat , where I spent a very pleasa , nt day . > Have-youj my Caroline , been lo any places of amusement yetf I often wish I was with you , as you Say it seems a long time since we met ; however , we shall liko one another all the better when we do meetf which I hope will be very soon . I did not think I loved von so much till now . May the time be near at han a when we shall again meet , and may our love be unaltered , unalterable . "Ever yours ^ faithfuDy and truly ¦ half-a ^
, ... ' - - - ¦ ' . . ¦' - . ¦ , '¦ . •• >• . ^ . < : - . ¦ :- '; : ' . : "llARitY- B . - : P . S . As ( J . will be in Birmingham again shortly you had better let him see the cards before he comes ; as it will prevent him making inquiries . " WriteVsoon and ; burn this letter . The letter H on these cards is not very plain , but 'ti 3 an H notwitwithstanding . You can smear , the writing on these cards a little if you . like , so that G . may not know the hand writing again if he should ever see it i but let him see the W . B .. I mean the signature , ¦ - : ¦ : /¦ ¦ ; ,- ¦ ; ' . . , ; .. " ]' ¦ ¦ - '¦ \ ;¦ .. ¦ - ' ¦ . ¦; - . - '' ¦ '¦ ¦;¦¦ - ¦ :: * "Miss Gibbinson , Po 3 t-office , Connaught Terrace Edgeware Road , London . ? ' '
The Learned Seargeant , after commenting upon the contents ; of this letter , continued—It might be attempted to be . palliated , by alliisioiis to the ^ youth of the jdefondant : but , assuredly , whatever might be his age , tlie craft and cunning displayed were sufficient to . rend er h im responsible for his act ions . Layinia Buxtpn was then examined—She had lived seven years with ; the plaintiff aud his wife as their servant . Knew Mr . Beswick . She first saw him m Uniori-strfiet , near the Bank in Birmingham ; Her mistress sent her with a riiessag © to say she could hot keep her :. ' appointment then , but would make an arrangement some other time . She saw him frequently after that . He called often during her master ' s absence . While in London , he came and remained all night . On their return to Birmingham , while Mr . ' . 'Smith ; was absent a month
iii France , he ; called to see her mistreiss - several times , and remained all night . At last witness told the plaintiffof it , while his Wife was ' at her mother ' s . . The / plaintiff came in during : one of ihe defendant ' s visits . ^ Defendant and jklrsj Smith were together in ,: th ; e bed ^ rpom ; on that Occasion . Mr ; Smith cama straieht up . stair ' s , passing ; by , the servauts , and shortly after her mistress caine "; do-vrri crying . Mr , Beswick also caine down and went away . Mr Smith became very il ] , " and remainedvul for some time . While the plaintiff ' s wife and defendant were together in London , witness : heard her say , v ? X' wier . e-. did ; yOa get the poetry from in the letter ? She did not hear the ; answer , as she went out of the robin . Mrs . Smith was about thirty-two years of age ; defendant niight be about twentv-¦ two ' ¦¦ - ¦ ; ¦ ; " ¦ -- ¦ : ' . ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ . - ' - ¦ ' ¦ ¦
Miss Caroline Brooks , residing at Chatham ,- had known plaintiff and his wife above eleven years . Stayed with them occasionally . They lived together pa .-. the most affectionate terms .. Latterly acliange took place iii her conduct , and a coldness on her part towards her huEbahd eiisiiedi Other witnesses deposed to the same effect . ; .. Charles PhilVips . addressed the jury on the part of the defendant ' . at ^ Vjonsiderabie length . H © alluded to the fascinating : appjeatance of the lady , the youth of the defendant ; butj above ; al ] , he would prpv « her want of principle and immoral Conduct .
both before and subsequent to her marriage . So far from , the defendant being the seducer , he was actually her ; victim . No evidence hiid been given of her . marriage . He was- not certain ; that that cere ^ mony had ever ; taken . place . That would ba rendered still mor » doubtful . whenhehad proved , as he would do bymost unquestionable testimony , that Mrs Smith , previous to her alleged ; marriage , wag living in a brothel , whar © Mr . Smith had actually had - intercourse > vith her . The man who could under those circumstances forget ; that beauty was a mockery , must take the consequences . . I The Learned Counsel then called
William Baxter , of the Birmingham police , who said hehad known ; Mrs . ; Smith for- twenty years ¦ Previous to her marriage she lived with a Mrs . Jones , a notorious ; brothel keeper , in Birmingham * and ivent by the name of Caroline ; Williams . ° Tw » or three years ago hehad seen her in company witk twodragoon officers in Coventry road . One of them got off his horse and turned . with her down a bylane ; theother held the reins , ¦ . This was corroborated by another policeman of iJirmingham , with additional facts .
_ Frederick Harris , clerk to Messrs . Tiiidal and KawLngs , solicitors , pf : Birmingham , deposed to having seen her in a brothel in company with a Mr . vrreatwood , eolicitOr , ; ; . ; , f - . - ' ¦ Mrv-Sergeant Talfourd replied ^ and indignantly commented upon : the conduct of the ; laSt -witness in carrying a youth of eighteen or nineteen years of age : to Buoha ^ place , / to be a witness ; of his own intamy . The husband ^ as a husband , was iotaUy J fi no » ant of the-presumed irregulajtity in his wife * The . Learned Secondary summedinp , and the jury ^ ^ r ^ some . time , and at length returned a : verdict for the plaintiff—Damages- f ^ O
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J ^ L ^ " iCome , giveuaftftaste of your quality . " —lira ? nfei uii : ^ M ^ ^ T J ^ PS gentleman , calling himsell ^^ MickjrLeary , ^^ whose ap | earance fully war-^ & HPP ***™ ' Pf' the . genuine :: IrislI term •¦ Kee-raw "to his toiir enseiribfe , tarn * 'before their worships apparently most " solicitous to impress them with an unfttvpurable opihioii of another young gen-SSffl ? $ ^ && y $$ «* not ^ whit thljSore sSraf ^^ S ^ T ?^ ^^^ andannounced him . « i L k one ^ - ??>' Ie . ; a weaverbe thrade . " A numerous cortebe of their Tespective friends were in f ttendancevan ^ Mr . Leary commenced proceedings vl ^ " % . ^ ^ raWeW 6 rsni sfc ho haii TeiT great doubts on his mind- ^ socho had- ^ whether J ^^? ^ h 3 * ght sinses he mat : all at aU
, . WM ^ ms ^^ ^^^ rJt Wfu Te ? fty : ^ ° P J had been assisting at priva ^ theatricals , wherem sundry tinkers and tailors officiated ; the Baitle / of Aughrim was the piece chosen ; for representation ; and as Mr . Learysported S ^ Tk i ° hove J . g OQ the ; confines of a black eye , and had only partially removed the red ochre used tojimpart a more ferocious expression to his physigmy , he looked . formidable and bewildered i 3 ^^^ S . ^ ne . : p : arts v pat Doyle had
con-S ? i ¦ I- ^ r , k ° nour , of representing General St . Kuth , as his ( D . ' B ) mode of pronunciation embraced r W * u and e ^ s ^ le , and was , therefore , ; supposed to ^^ resemble the . indifferent English of the French sawS ?^?^ fl ^ 7 ^ C 0 Y * enacting the said . part ; this led to bickerings at rehearsal , and nnallyto a regular shindy . . That was jest the ins an' outs ot the whole bianess " continued Micky ; " ndthin' ud answer tMs ^ andy , gmtloman , . only ^ hoiilderin' Uz all over aa hothir , as if wp belonged to nobody on airth-wavin the lon ^ soor d ; he ^ bprryed . hi all direcshinsV an ' shoutia ' out from his share 6 v the play
—; ur' * asaini « a » ' oy dey dare pursue , 1 eh ' em St . Root ianeaiy an' dat 11 do . " Vr i . t > x ( Great laughter . ) spSlii ^ nv ^ ' . " eems hq singled ^ out *> r , Micky ^ Leary- ^ ' ^ on me word ho did ; sir . I wa * he 1 pm . to carry him ( an' sure so I ought to give him * lift ) - inthat part ; ovthe actin wfere helkilt be the cannon ball ; we had two fleutes an' a clarinet an ' 1 ^ i ? T ^ - ^ Mar * ' oufbSS an . , lie left his hand hangm down till he Svatched cJrki ^ & W ^ a : great dthrive ov a th ^^ P ^^ li 8 teniK > dis 1 oh perdishhi Y < v ^/? 4 lck lieary '^ 11 don toffer tosardelike . ^ u ^ n ^ ypu ^ word ^ un ruliest man in do whole cutLws ^ ^ ^ do yovt ^ recollect de tech 6 ' de the
tw" ^^ teary came mi recordo on h ^ LJP- ' a — Wfint on to say that when h * Wf ! of the general ^ the ^ latter came to life instanter i and kicked and cuffed him to his heart ' s content . ; . , ¦/ ¦ ., ¦ ¦ ¦• ¦ : r . . . - ¦ ¦ . . ¦ - . : . ¦' ; . - ¦ ¦; .. .. :. ;; : :. ¦¦ -. - ¦ ... ^^ pok : at dat , your Worchip ! " exclaimed Pat , exnipitmg a-smart braise ph tho elbow s " see , dere ' s where hei hitnje a welt pv & ; cutlass , an' we at do re-^ sm ? r dat I mightn ' t sin , butl taught de arm was ov we ; clear an' clean . " L ^
^ Magi strate—Wh ydid : he strike you so hard I . i > pyl&—Because ho ' s ignorant den / an' I used to correct . bis pronunsheashuh . Notin' ud do him only to call . « De seas , de Bpa ^ forous , an' ^ do Exu ne . . so he gev bae de rap for exposin' him . ( daughter , ); - ' . .,: . .. . ;; -v ; . > . -:: ¦ . ,. ; ; . ; ¦ ., ; .- / . ' :. f ^ . : . , ;^ - ; - ¦ ' .- ' - . r ^ J ? | "I ? pyJ [ o communicated this version ' . ' of the ^ affair with . alarge accompaniiaeiit of iods and winks , which ne divided pretty equally between the Bench andbi » friends in court . ] ; : r ¦ > : ; ^ ' Be the light thatVsnineB , " exciaimed Leary , emph ^ ticaUy , "but I was only jest steppin ' ov' the stage , an-gom'behind the quilt we had for ai screen , afther repeatih ' - ^; : : ; - : ;; "V . .. .,-.. ¦ . ; . - ¦ . - ¦ -.
..,- ...-- Siad for ; our . tinta , an * we will beall night ¦ y- Encamp'd along the-yalleyain their eight , ' whiiv heni ! ejt meiface ^ ^ to iapejan '^ diyil sind you a tmtl says " he , hittin ^ mei a peg into theI very eye , that locked real fire put oyid . ^ ell ; I hot hiin a kick m the stomach , an' a : peg in the ribs , an' only for Gmeral ; Sarsfield an * the ghost , an' Gineral O'Neil coinih ' i \ on dthrawin uz . be cripes there ud be blood-Bhed . " (^ re at iaugbterj V V Magistrate—Well binol you both to the peace .. « i ; ? -V P , ^ ze yonrselves , gihtlemen , " ^ a id Pat , •\ put i X know dis boy med rags pv me white fmgham coat , wid green facins ; de dear knows O : dur ... : - . ¦ "¦ .. ; ¦ .. ; -. : ¦ -.. . ; v ¦ : ¦ ¦ ; ¦ ¦ ¦ ::... ¦ ; :.. ¦ . . ; :. - . . ;¦ ¦ ¦ :.: ; : VMicky teajry , in return , assured the court th » £ thepeerof Pat I ) oyle was ; not tp be found neattt ^ han Botany Bay ; :
; ; , , The V brethren in armsi but rivals in renown , were then directed to find security for their gw « behaviour , advised to attend their respeotiye tr »* ft andeseh « Tf theatriiala . -
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 23, 1839, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1084/page/6/
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