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A DDRESS to the JURY, by Thomas Cooper, tbo xx Leicester Chartist, at the Stafford Special Assizr uctoDer iiin
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MAKCHESTEB . —A public meeting of the inhabitants of Manchester -was held in the Csrpenters ' a Hall , en Jlcnday evening , to hear a statement of the occurrenc e * a * the late trial at Lancaster , from W . P . Huberts , Esq ., » nd others . The spacious hall was filled in every part . An efficient choir was in attendance , and sung the Chartist hymn , — " If Britons would be free , They must , they must unite . Whilst the singing "was going on , Mr . Roberts , accompanied by Messrs . I » sach and Doyle , entered the hall , ana ms much cheered . After , the cheering had subsided , Mt . James Wheeler was called to the chair , and Introduced Mr . Roberts to the meeting fey a few brief lenurtis . Mr- Roberts on rising was again jrreeted by
repeated rounds cf applause . After which he spoke to ' file ioiloning effect— ~ Be felt that to be an hour of pride : hs appeared before them in different spirits than , Tr £ en he bsw them last On that occasion he Mt the ; fall T ^ asht of his situation , having somauy victims to j £ efend against a govemiatnt which he knew would neither spare , talent nor expense in securing a convic- j Con . He was not prepared upon that occasion even to anticipate that the result would be what it had been . Not that he believed their cause less just then than now , but tint the power arrayed a ^ iinsi them was a fearful odds . He had taien this opportunity of laying before them 3 few facts in connection with -the trial , as well to contribute to their restoration as their amusement—( lond cheers ) . He did not look npon tha results of the trial as the effects of blind chance , but rather to the
coward march of truth . He was afraid that he would not bd able to speak loud enough to be heard in bo lar j > e s room , bnt he wcnld do his best , find perhaps when j he got warm , he wculd speak loud enough—( cheers ) . ' Ss -55-onld now endeavour to bring some of tba facts ; before them ; and tbs &nA thing *>»*» he w ^ nld bring . before ihfcm w * 3 the demeanour o ! all the parties in ' connection with this important trial . In respect to the Judge , there nevei "was a Judge npon toe Bench who actei in a more impartial manner—in fact , he 'was an honour to the conntry that gavehim birth . The At- ' torney-Seneral also , considering the circumstances in which he was placed , his conduct was that of a lawyer and a . gentleman . The officials of the Court ' also were respectful in the extreme . There was no i
Bach thing as stopping his clerk from going in and f cot of Court , as was the case at Stafford , because his master was a Chartist—( loud cries of shame , shame ) , j Then the defendents—their conduct was exemplary in ' the extreme , and the manner in which . they defended , themselves , and their general conduct , wrung from the : Judge and the Attorney-General thai they were proud j of belonging to the country that gave birth to such men j as the defendants . This coming from a Judge and the Attorney-General in a Government prosecution , speaks i trumpet-tongued , and proclaims to the world the pro- gress of truth and xfce justness ef our great principles . ' Hi . Roberts then asid that Mt Xsach and himself had been to Lancaster to learn the law : and
notwithstanding the written law was the same as it was in 1 S 39 ,: yet the law was as differently administered in that time , when compared with the present , as light differs i from darkness ; and , with all due deference to the dependents , he would say that there was much j more proved against thsm , than was proved j against him In 1 S 39 , and yet he was sentenced to two years imprisonment . And how different the conduct ' of Baron Rolfs , at Lancaster , and Lord Ahlnger at ; Liverpool ; and this was due to las people asd their i exertions , in placing the mark of popular indignation on the man who could so far forget himself as to make . the judgment-seat the place for political denunciation . This isthe « ffeet of tba exertions of Mr . T . S . Buncombe , j in the House of Commaas . Mr . Roberts then went I
into an analysis of the evidence adduced on the trial , j Hhe nrst mas brought forward was a fellow of tbe name j of Buckley , and hs Mi . R . gave bis name to immor-i Sal infamy . This fellow could not recollect the amount of money that he had received , but b . e could distinctly recollect what the speakers had said at various meet- j ings in different parts of tfee country . Well with a , expert cross-examination , he admitted having received <
£ 2 23- on one occasion , and £ 1 35 s . on-another , and j a ii-i-e of receiving £ 50 as a reward if they succeeded j in getting a conviction , Mr . Roberts then referred to a constable who had taken notes sitting on a cart wheel , ' took , in running hand , correct reports of what tbe speakers said . 2 ? ow , frhin was a clever sort of a chap , far superior to the short-hand writers of tbe day who find it difficult to follow the speakers on such occasions . Bnt he ( Mr . Roberts ) pot a peep at this gentleman ' s book , and he found that it contained certain interlineations , wrote in -different ink , and in : different hand-writing . And what think yon was tbe ' nature of these interlineations ? Why certain remarks ' about tits Charter—( shame , shame ) . The next witness that air . Roberta referred to was ttie manager of a factory at Sialybridge ; he showed to the meeting tbe xuanser in which this gentleman was handled by Mr . PlUing and Mr . James leash . This statement of facts produced the marked feeling of in&sn&tion of tbe assembled thousands on the bead of the man who cocid
go and deliberately swear tint the condition of tbe people was as good as it was twenty-five years ago , and that the working classes were a discontented and grumbling set . Mr . Roberts then gave a faithful description of the way and manner in which the witnesses for the prosecution were drilled , in which Mr . Irwin came in fox his share of odium as the instructor cf GrrfSn and tbe adviser of Cartledge . He then referred to some Chartists wbo had been snbpceaed to give evidence that had told him jMr . Robartsj , that ibey were offered a certain reward if they would swear to certain f ^ cU , that they tampered with them before they brought tTym from tome , sod also after they got them to Lancaster , bat they -would not take tbe bait , and to they seat them home again ; and
notwithstanding Sir . OConnor got an order granted by the Judge , that none of the witnesses should be in Vha Court , Mr . Irwin brought them and placed them behind a sor&en trere they could hear every word that the previous witness said as well as if they bad been in Court But "with all their trickery their evidence w » s so shaken that they not only gave up five counts in the indictment , kat sent back seventy -of their witnesses without being * raT"tnftr > . We also know that there was a number of witnesses on the back , of tbe indictment that was Sot forthcoming—one whose same -was Luke ii-D-in-Jaent . When be was wanting it was announced that be was -under tbe protection of the Governor of tbs Castle for a felony committed in Lancaster , after he came there in tbe character of a witness for the Crown . From this they would see that those who had the getting Bp the evidence , >^ got together a mass of wretches from the very drezs of society—( Loud cheers . ) But he
( Mr- Roberts ) must say that this victory was to be ittrlbnu-d to Hie people taemseiTes , lot applying him withfnndsforthBgettinsuptiie defence and employing the most tfficient council that the bar of this country possessed ; by this meam two objects were gained . Those men advocated the principles of- Caartisin , and the truth of them would stick to them , and their prejudice must in time give way to truth . Asd in tbe second place the press admitted into their columns that which , otherwise , would not be admitted , and from this tbe readers of those newspapers were put in possession of & just exposition of our principles Which under other circumstances they would not have known . Hs { Mr . Rt would recommend them to establish a permanent defence fund , and not leave it to the moment they stood in need of such a fund , to commence raising it , by this means the patriot would go on confident that there was a protection for him if be should stand in need of it .
COVENTRY . —Mr . D . F . Pearson lectured in the Chartist Association roam , on Sunday and Monday last . At the council meeting on Sunday morning tbe sum of one pound one shilling , beiug-the profits of a dancing party held in the Association Room , on the evening of Coventry races , for the benefit of the victim and defence fund , was handed is , together with 4 s . from ft ^ nnrtw . EEICESTSR—The Bhaksperian Chartists held a meeting on Sunday evening last , in tbe Large Room , Bumf-erstone-gate , when the account of the trial was read from the Star . Mt Cooper left us on Saturday last , for Stafford , to attend the Assizes .
CABRXKGTO : ? , HSAK Nottingham—The Chartists of tbiB locality held their nsual weekly meeting on Sunday evening last , at their room , Mansfieldroad . Mr . Cannt in the chair . After the pecuniary business was gone through , it was resolved— " That cue pound , which was cleared by the tea party held on tbe 2 Sth instant , be paid into the treasurer ' s hands for Hie benefit of the wives and families of the victims . " Tbe meeting will in future commence at eight o ' clock iastead of seven . STAIiTBRIDSE . —A meeting of the Chartists of this locality was held on Sunday night in the Associafl-wL ? 00111 ' when a " warm disenssion took place on QiffieTfent topics connected with the People ' s Charter . A » jras-zEsolved that no lectnrer should be admitted to qS ^ S 5 " lot * y " with 0 Bk ° ™ week ' s notice , together with his name and address .
iKSDfSSsSa gtsn r ^? *• *• " ° * Saw is %£%££ * ££ * ^ « raa National ABsocUKot wriwqasrtiBg-aie co-operation « f the Delegate Meet dteolyed , and a monthly m ^ g ^ blished if iu P ^ L « ' ¥ 1 f ^ ^ D 0 tie 8 of a moti ° a to effect sa alteration fax tbe funds paid by the localities to the de ^ temeetingj 4 i was received fro m Marylebona A discussion took place oa the ie » ult of the trials and ibe meeting adjourned . '
MAXTUS * 0 lfB ^ -An address to T . S . Doncombe , E-q was agreed to in 1 Mb lecality , ob ilondsy tymjnz last , irMch is to be presented at a public meeting , " to be called for that purpose . Oh Stodat Btewi . \ g last , Mr . Bolw-U , from Bath , delivered a lectors in this loc ^ tit ? to a 7 erj large OTflifWift .
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) Mi . M'Gb . ath lectnred to a lar ^ e andience at the j Political nn : l SdenHflc jlnstitution , Turnagaln-lane , j Stianer-sbeat , on Sunday evening , and was loudly and i rep ? at « Hily applauded . Messrs , Rathbone , Manby , ¦ Thompson , and others , alBo addressed the meeting , and i great enthusiasm was exhibited . { Thb Metropolitan Victim Committee met on ; Tuesday eveni . g , Mr . Cuffay in the chair . After tbe . transaction of other business , a letter was read from I Mrs . WLd , of Mottram , and 63 . was ordered to be sent J to her . 1 Choydon , SraHKT . —The osual meeting - was held on ! Sunday , at the Bald-faced Stag , Mr . Smith was called to i the chair . The room wsi completely rulL The whole : of the evening was occupied in reading the Northern Star . Four shillings was collected in the tcom for the victims . T wo members were enrolled .
A Meeting of Chartists was held at the Crown and Anchor , Cheshire-street , Waterloo Town , on Sunday evening , Mr . J . Pickergill in the chair . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed . Tbe auditors then gave in a report of tbe income and expenditure of Ihfi association for the past eight weeks , which was received with acclamation . A vote of thanks was given to T . & Dancombe , Esq ., M . P ., for his manly , eloquent , and patriotic advocacy of trial by jury , in exposing the partiality of BaTon Abinger ' s address to the Jury on the late Commission for Chester and Liverpool for the trial of political offenders , which was carried unanimously . Other important business was then gone through , and the meeting adjourned .
The Geseral Council of Surrey and Kent met at the Ratcmda on Sunday last Mr . Parker ' s mntion fora committee to get up evidence relative to the K ^ nnington Common massacra was ably discussed , and a committee of fifteen chosen for that purpose , in order that the whole may be laid before Parliament as soon a 3 . % public meeting shall bava been convened for that purpose . A committee was also formed for drawing ap an address to the men of Surrey and Kent especially , with a view of calling a general meeting of all the localities as early as possible . The motion of Mr . Brown " On the best way of obtaining the land , " was ordered to stand over . The Members of the General Council of Surrey and Kent meet every Sunday evening , at six o ' clock , at the Rotunda , for the purpose of advancing the Chartist cause . The members generally are invited to attend .
BARWSLET — The weekly meeting of the Chartists of Barasley was held in their Association Room on Monday night The secretary read several letters ot correspondence . A note was re id from T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M-P-, in answer to the address from Barnsley .
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NOMINATIONS FOR THE GENERAL COUNCIL . SOCIHWAEK , Mr . Alfred Andrews , baker , 23 , Great Gilfordstreet , Southwark . Mr . Samuel Pearce , confectioner , 18 , Gravel-lane , Southwark . John Cooper , engineer , 7 , Jame 3-place , Bermondsey . Tnomas Morton , agent , 10 , Csrnebj -street , GoldpnsquaTe . John Yivian , carpenter , 8 , Lambetb-sqnare . Jeremiah Lee , slate maker , 51 , White Horse-Btreet , Lambeth . ilalichi Fenton , printer , 15 , Angel-place , Blackfriars . William Knight , schoolmaster , 8 , Webber-row , Sonthwark , sub-Treasurer . George Simms , bookbinder , 33 , Waterloo-road , snb-Secretarv .
WINCHESTER , ALFREDIAS LOCALITY . Mr . John Fry , bookseller , Little , Minster-Btreet . Mr . John Graaidge , coachsmith , Winnall . Mr . William Lucas , bricklayer , Forder * e-buildin £ s . Mr . Joseph Camie 3 , tailor , Sou ; hgrate-road , sub * Treasurer . Mr . Henry William Frampton , warehousem » Dj Hyde-street , sub-Secretary
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_ 2 THE NORTHERN STAR .
A Ddress To The Jury, By Thomas Cooper, Tbo Xx Leicester Chartist, At The Stafford Special Assizr Uctoder Iiin
A DDRESS to the JURY , by Thomas Cooper , tbo xx Leicester Chartist , at the Stafford Special Assizr uctoDer iiin
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 18, 1843, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct926/page/2/
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