The Cambrian

The Chartist Riots at Newport. (CONTINUED FROM OCR LIST.) We brought the proceedings in this violent and atro- cious affair last week d* wn to the arrest of James Aust, a gardener, of Malpas, and John Partridge, a printer, of Newport, an,1 several others. We now resume our account. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6.—This morning, at ten o'clock, the following magistrates assembled at the Westgate Hotel, to'j resume thei. examination of the prisoners, viz.:—R. J. Blevvitt, II. P., Chairman, W. Brewer, G. Hall, and L. Edwards, F.sqis., Sir B. Hall, and the Rev. J. Coles. The room was crowded by persons who took a strong interest in James Ausi, was then placed at the bar, charged with high treason. John Richards examined by Mr. Blewitt:—Lives at Caet leoll; knows prisoner by sight. I know him three years; saw him on Monday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, at l?aik-\ Pill, where I work tor Mr. Clements. There were twenty persons with him. lie had a gusi in his hand. I and two more were at work, when two of the men came in and pressed us off our seats: they Slitl to tb, "Come, lads, —come along wilh us," and we asked what it was; thev said come with us, an you shall see. These two mcj ha<' something like butchers' cleavers in their hands; each had one the three of us accompanied them out; we were afraid to refuse; the name of one of the men, who was at work with me was John Delamore, the Christian name of the other isGeorge: I do not know his surname. When wp went out, the men were there, waiting; th -y were armed j amongtttemwasAust. One of the two, who came in in the j first instance, asked for arms, and ran cp-stai s to master's j bed-room, and took one gun, hot another IIiey lefi, as it had 110 lock on: the man who took the gun carried ii. out.! At this lime Aust was standing on the Common with the gun in his hand ihe man who took the gun told m^ier lie would bring it back that night; we then went over the Common towards Mr. Clark's .a-in; the men who hnl the axes Look the lead, and Aust was in the crowd with the rest; we went into the road leading to Mr. Cordes's house; wethen came down into the Xewport and Pontypool road) and up to ihe turnpike, where there were plenty of people, armed with sticks; we then '.vent up an old lane, by a quarry, a great way, tili we came to a iarm hon-e there was a great Crowd going on before us; heard the people in the road say tliey were shooting in Xewpou; t heard no ifring; did n.u hear that any persons had been kiiied we still followed the two leaders; when the shooting wis spoken of, we went up the lane, instead of coming into Newport..Aust came as far as Mr. Cot'des' gardener's house, and he went away when the leaders mi-^ed him, a few minutes afterwards, ihcy called out a Where's Anst ?" When we got to the farm house I go! over the hedge, and thought to escape, but could not, tor a drove of colliers were coming on, and brought me hack; at laat myself an.1 my companions escaped, and got back to Mr. Clements's between twelve and one o'clock. Aust, Oil being asked if he had any questions to [nit to the witness, sdd No: all that the witness has said is correct." Mr. Coles said to witness, thai he did not appear to know prisoner, till he was to!d that if he prevaricated he would J lIe committed. Yon are a must disgraceful witness: you know more of the business than you acknowledge. j John Dalemore examined l>v Mr. Blewitt:—This witness j was at work with the previous witness, and stated nearly the same circumstances as to the men with axes coining to the shop and pressing them. They said, We must come, or expect what must follow." Anst was oUhide; he had a I gun in his hand, which I saw him load there; he put a bullet in it about the size of a marble, but coarsely made, When he loaded his gun, he went away with the rest; when we were in the lane leading to Mr. Cordes's house, one of j the mcn with the axes sai.), "Where is Anst, the ganger; I hetsgone." When we got to the turnpike leading to New- | port, some one said we were beat, and it was no good to go. We, then, instead of going through the turnpike to Newport, tnrnellnp the lane there were a great number of persons on the coach road when we reached it some were armed with gnns, some with pikes,one with a pitchfork. When we got to the top of the h 11, above the quany, we saw hwge bodies of people retreating from Newport; I then escaped from them, and came back to my master's shop. Aust was behind, and seemed to remain there to prevent people from going away by that way did not know the man who carried the axes I only knew Aust, and another man, a journeyman carpen- ter; I do not know his name, but he lives in the lane lead- ing from the Three Horse Shoes to Mr. Cordes's house; his name, I believe, is Nicholas; he was looking round to keep us together he carried a stick with a dagger in it. When Aust loaded his gun, the bullet was given to him by one man, who had a bag full of them, while powder was given him by another man who stood by he had the powder in a bag, which he took out of his pocket. Aust asked witness if it was his own gnn he loaded. Wit- ness did not know. Aust said, I had a gun in my hand, but I had not a bullet in my h^id that day." Witness con- tinued :—Is quite sure that the man with the cleaver called Aust a ganger, and not a gardener. He must be a sleepy fellow if he did not know the difference between the words. John Matthew, examined, said,—I am a gardener in Mr. Prothero's employ T have been there eight months, and I have known Anst during that time during the summer this year, when there was a disturbance in Newport, I had a conversation with Aust respectingtheChartists. He and, his man at this time were on their way to Newport. We were talking about tevoiution and I said, if a revolution were to take place here, the Russians would come in, and we should be under Russian government. He said he would rather be under the Russian government, than under the present Government. He told me at the same time, that he believed he should lose his life in the cause of the Chartists. Early in the morning of Monday last, about eight o'clock, I went down to Malpas-house to open the conser- vatory. I then saw Aust and Davis, the fitter-up, standing on the road near the lodge at Mr. Prothero's; I had little conversation with him then I then went home to breakfast; and while there, I heard a terrible row in the stable-yard near where I live; I knew the coachman was there, and I got up from breakfast to see what was the matter the stable yard adjoins the turnpike road I went out and found the yard nearly fun ofpeopte; I am not certain whether they had hold of my master's coachman, hut they were about to take him with them the coachman offered resistance, and they then caught hold of me, and said I must come along • I resisted a little, but then saw it was no use the men in the yard were armed with different sorts of weapons one stood near the stable door wi;h a hatchet; I was so much alarmed, that 1 was obliged to go with them. When I got into the road, I recognized several persons. I knew Aust .the prisoner; he was there; had a gnn in his hand. Aust said to me, "Yon are here;" I replied, Yes, I am here." He did not say that he was pressed nor did he appear to be acting under any restraint. He continued in the same party with me till we came to the parting of the road, one branch of which leads to the Three Horse Shoes, and the other towards Newport; the party divided here I went with the party which took the road to Newport; I missed Aust there, and did not see him tid about six o'clock in the evening. I remained with the party till, I think, about eleven o'clock, when I made my escape into Newport, where I remained for some time, and then went home. I returned to Newport afterwards, and saw Aust near Venn's shop, in Pentonville. He said to me then, You know that I was pressed and I said, I did not, for you were with them when r saw them;" he then said, YOII knew that I was not a leader to which I replied, That I did not know whether he was or not." Christopher Kidner was next examined. He said, I live near Cros-y-ceilog, on the road side. I was taken from my home by a body of armed persons, four or five of them were armed. There might be more of them armed, but I did not know aay ot them. They said, We are to go to Newport." I went with them till we came to Malpas gate. Prisoner was with them he came out of his own house. Three or four went into his house, and he came out with them. He had his gun with him; he did not appear to desire to conceal it. Jones, the watchmaker, of Pontypool, was with the party. I first saw him about this place. I proceeded with the party till we came to the Marshes' Gate, and then we got directions from Jones to go up the lane towards Penny- land. Jones and Aust walked in front of the party, when a collier came up and said to them, There is no use for you to go to Newport; there is three or fonr of them killed." Some of the party proposed to the collier to go back with them to Newport; and he said, if they had seen as much as I he had seen, they would not go. Then the men said, We are done." Aust was at that time in front of the party. I left them there and came to Newport by myself. John Phillips examined :—I live at Lanvrechva. I was taken from my house on Monday morning. Jones, the watchmaker, of Pontypool, was with the party who came to my house. I said I would not go, and Jones directed the men to bring me along. We then went along till we came to Malpas, to prisoner's house, into which Jones went and reniiiiued a few minutes. He then came out with Aust. Jones and Aust were close together. I did not see more than one pistol. We then proceeded to the turnpike, when a collier came up, and Jones asked him to return to Newport. He said, No; if you had seen as much of it as I have, yon would not go. 1'H have no more of it." Henry Chappel, examined, said,—I am a police officer of Newport. I apprehended the prisoner, at his house at Mal. pas, yesterday morning. In searching the house I found a gun, which I now produce. Prisoner himself tolet me at the same time, that it was loaded, and had a cap on. I The prisoner said he was pressed, and called for the de- fence James Simpson, who, being sworn, said,—I am a gar- dener to Mr. Cordes. The first time he saw prisoner on Monday wa, about eleven, and left about one or two in the afternoon. — Witness cross-examined by Mr. Blewitt:—I admit that I am a Chartist—I enrolled myself as one. When I found Aust ifrmy house, he had a gun in his hand; I had not seen Aust that day before. At that time I did not know that the Chartists had been routed at Newport; I believe that he came there at eleven o'clock he did so to conceal himself and his gnn; and when he went away at half-past one, leaving his gun behind, he went into Newport to see the state of things. He came back about five, and in half an honr after, he left my cottage, and took his gun with him his gun might be seen with bim, unless he hid it. When he came to the cottage at eleven o'clock, he accounted tor having his own gun by saying that he was pressed from his house and when those who pressed him were about taking his gun, he thought it better to take it himself. The prisoner, in his defence, protested his innocence, and said he was pressed by four or five men, some of whom itadhatchetsintheir hands. They wanted to take his gun, which was over the fire-place, loaded with small shot. He said, they shan't have my gun, for I'll take it myself." He took the gun, and came out with it under his arm. When he came out, he thought he was in danger of his life, if he did not go along. When he came down to Mr. Cor- des's lodge, he made his escape from tbem. The prisoner then calle.l Mary Simpson, wife of the last witness, who, having been sworn, deposed:—I was in my cottage last Monday when Aust came in. He had his gun. There was a large party pressing people as they came along. He told me he had made his escape from them. He tried to hide himself. It was about eleven o'clock. He said nothing more than that he had escaped from the men. He Wt the gun, and told me he was going down to Newport, After some consultatIon by the magistrates, Mr. Blewitt said, James Aust, the witnesses whom you have called have not altered tl\e opinion which the magistrates came to on the evidence for the prosecution; yon, therefore, stand committed to Monmouth Gaol to take yonr trial for treason and sedition, at the next gaol delivery." The prisoner was then takèn away in custody. The nfxt prisoner placed at the bar was John Partridge, ihe Chartist printer, in whose house Frost, and Waters, secretary to the Newport Chanist A sociation, were found. The prisoner w.is charged with having harboured, after having knowledge of their treason. The nrsi. witness called was Mr. T.J. Phillips, who, having been sworn, said—I am a solicitor, residing at Newnort. I was not present at the attack, but F ;>r.ived shortly aftei, ihat morning, from Tredegar iron-works, at about inli'-pasi ten o'clock. I saw there had beenananackon the West- gate, bv the bullet marks, See. I S'IW also a dead tiody on he Mayor's step, and several dead bodies lying in front 01 ihe Westgate Inn; I also came into the Wesigate, where I saw several dead bodies. I wen.. upstaiis and saw Mr. Philiips, die Mayor. I saw that he was wound* d. I assisted ihe Magistrates, and I was present and took down doe evi- dence of parties who inculpaied John Frosi as the leader oi" the riot. The propriety of searching Frost's house for papers of a it easonable aild seditions character was suggested, itlld a warralll was issued. I voltliJteered 111\ Sf'1 vice, ío execute ihe warrant authorising the search of bis premises. I went to his house, attended by the superintendent of police and somespecia) constables; it was between five and six o'clock in the evening. J did not find Frost there. ( proceeded to search the house, having iohl .Mrs. Frost Illy object in coming. I possessed invself of all the papers answering, as I thought, the description of those I was authorized to-eixe. The Magistrates offei ed a revva'd, -.n»i Oils offering 100l. reward for ihe apprehension of John Frost for hig'n treason were issued. I know the prisoner John Partridge. I have known him many years; I know th,t he has been intimately connected with Frost for years, and the printer of a greai number of his publications. I know thai for sonv ot these publications printed by Partridge Fros; has been convicted, fined, and imprisoned for libel. On a iate occasion, since Vincent's apprehension, I went 10 Partridge's. It was oetore Trioitv term. I attended the May or-there for the purpose ofdemanding from him, as the printer, the manuscript of a paper which bad been published in the town, signed John Frost. It was a grossly libellous paper on the Mayor. An application for a rule for a oimi- iia' information was made to the Queen's Bench. Partridge produced the manuscript, which I knew to be in John Frost's handwriting. He refused to deliver up the paper, but said he would produce it any time. He said he was very po r, anJ was obliged io print anything which was brought to him in order to get a livelihood for his wife and children. On Monday evening last, after searching Frost's house, about seven o'clock I proceeded to ihe house of the prisoner. I attempted to ooen the door, and found it fastened. I then knocked at the door, and heard Partridge's voice inside. I said Partridge open the door I thought his voice came hom theshting room. He said he waseone to bed. I then said, "Get up and open the door, or I shall force it." I was attended by Mr. Stephen Rogers, a grocer of this town. I forced the door as soon as the door was opened I saw a peist n standing wi bin two yards of me, inside the house, whom I found to be Mr. John Frost. We appre- hended him. The prisoner Partridge was in the room dressed he had no appearance of having been in bed, and if he bad been in bed at the time he said so, it was im- possible for him to have dressed in the time. 1 told Partridge I came to search for some manuscripts. He hesitated a little, and then took me to an inner room and gave me two files of manuscript papers, which were brought into the outer room. Frost said, "If yon expect to find any of my manuscripts here, you will be disappointed." I told him I had secured them already. I found another man named Charles Waters there we also took him into custody. Those two men, when they were brought down to the Westgate, were searched and seven loaded pistols found upon them, with powder and bullets, caps, &c. Waters also had lucifer matches. Frost and Waters have been committed for treason. Frost appeared to have been out a long time, and was very wet; his shoes were very wet, and he told me that he had taken off his trousers, to dry, and that he then had on Partridge's. He begged to be permitted to go into his onse to change himself. 1 told him I could not permit ihat, but that I would send for anything. He appeared harassed and fatigued. I also apptehended Partridge. I have no doubt but that Frost and Waters were there for the purpose of concealment from justice, and that Partridge knew them to be there for that purpose. Partridge did not say that he did not know that Frost and Waters were there. Partridge's house is in a lane near Pentonville, in Newport.—Cross-examined hy the prisoner —I believe the prisoner's coat was off, as also his stockings. Frederick Wood proved the publication of the handbill offering 1001. reward for the apprehension of Frost, which was posted about the town. Michnel Daly proved that he posted one before dusk, within 100 yards of the prisoner's house. There were a great number of people about it, and one read it aloud. Did not see the prisoner that day, and left no bill at his house. The prisoner (John Partridge) having been duly cautioned, said, I will tell you the truth. I was going by Mr. Hawkins's on Monday morning with a parcel, lie stood on the door as I passed by. I took the parcel down to Mr. Hiilman and I saw Hiilman, and he asked me when he should have the re- mainder. I told him I thought he should have them down in a very short time. Coming up from there, I met Wm. Legg, and while we were standing there, a great crowd was coming down Stovv-hill from the Hills; and said I to William, We had better get out of the way;" and says he, Where shall we go?" says I, I should like to hive a glass of beer, and then we should be out of the way." Says he, "The public houses are shut down Llanarth-street; perhaps we may have a drop at the top of Friars' Fields." We went illto Isaic Williams's and I had one pint of beer. We stopped a con- siderable time drinking that pint cf beer. I was afraid to go out. When we came out, I (old him, "We had better not go up this way in front, but had belter go along the side ot the canal." We went along the canal, till we came to the bridge, at the town lock. I said I would go over the othe; bridge, and go home, not to go into the town. I stopped a considerable time at home; and I came down the Cross Keys lane and up Corn-street,* and I wput into the Ship and Pilot (Watkins's). I stopped some time at the Ship and Pilot- till nea,ly, perhaps, four o'clock in the afternoon. I went thence down the same way as I came, to go home. I called in at William Meyrick's. He keeps a small house, a beer- shop, just on my road home. I called for a pint of beer. Mr. Chiswell the butcher and his son were in there in the kitchen. I was not there veiy long before Charles Waters came out of a back room into the kitchen where I was. Says Waters tome. "How do you do, Partridge?" "I am very well," said I, how are you, Waters' Said Waters, "I am very tired. Are yon soon going home?" "I am going home directly," said I to him. Said he, I am very tired: I want to lie down," says he. Well,"says I, my wife has been gone to Abersychan this fortnight, as I expect a daughter to lie-in there you can come and lie down at my house." Then we went into the house and sat down there a few minutes; and said I Wateis, if you are tired, you had better go to bed." In a very few minutes I went into the same bed with Waters. It was then hardly six o'clock. I left my daughter up, down-stairs a-sewing. After I was in bed, I went to sleep of course. Some time after, my daughter comes up to me and wakes me. Savs 'he, Mr. Frost is down stairs, father;" and we both got up and went down stairs and said Flost, Partridge," said he," I am am very wet and tired I am luingrv too. Have you got anything in the house l" And I told him, Indeed, Mr. Frost, I h ive got no cheese nor cold meat in the house —only bread." He asked me if I could get him something to drink, and a bit of cheese. I told him that 1 would send my daughter to see if she could get any; and she got half-a- pound of cheese and aquartofbt-er; and while we were eating the bread and cheese, Mr. Phillips and some more came in. Mr. Phillips took my papers. That is what I mean to say. It is the truth. I am very sorry for it, if I have done anything out of the way. I have a very large family. I was not at all there yesterday (meaning Monday). The prisoner was then remanded, and the magistrates adjourned. THURSDAY, Nov. 7.—The arrival of a tronp of lancers in the neighbourhood, and the dispatches received on Wed- nesday from the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- ment, announcing the march of eight companies of the 45th light infantry from Winchester, and that of some artillery, with two field-pieces from Woolwich, had the effect of re- storing the confidence of the inhabitants, and business, which had been almost entirely suspended from the com- mencement of the disturbance, was again partially resumed. A countryman from Caerleon, who arrived in Newport on Wednesday afternoon, stated, that six miners had there died of wounds received by them during the attack on the Westgate hotel; this, if correct, and we are not aware that there is any reason to doubt its truth, will make the loss of life much more considerable than was at first supposed. Between ten and eleven o'clock this morning John Par- tridge was again placed at the bar. Thomas Jones Phillips further examined —Frost's house is 400 or 500 yards from the prisoner's; I believe there is a communication between Frost's garden and Pentonville, where the prisoner house is it was quite as easy for Frost to have gone to his own house as to the prisoner's. [The li- bellous paper printed by the prisoner and written by F:ost, upon which the rule for a criminal information was obtained, was then read.] Isaac Evan3, clerk to Mr. Withers, being sworn, deposed to his having met Partridge, between eight and nine o'clock in the morning, going on the road to meet the Chartists, but did not see any thing in his hand. Jeremiah James being sworn, said—I nveon the Pill t oad, in this borough. I know the prisoner John Partridge; I saw him on Monday morning at seven o'clock at a public- house called the Ship and PHot he came in cursing and swearing, and he said, there would be such work done in Newport that day, as was never seen before (my son was with me). When Partridge said this, nothing had been openly done in Newport; I was quite alarmed and frightened, and went away to protect myself and my family.—To prisoner: There were several persons there, among them were Wat- kins and his brother I did not communicate what I heard to the mayor. Amelia Partridge being sworn, said—I am daughter of the prisoner John Partridge. I think my father came with Waters home about seven o'clock; they had supper and went to bed, I cannot say how long after. While they were in bed, John Frost came in my brother and I were sitting by the fire, when I heard a footstep at the door, which went away to the window, and came from the window to the door, which was locked immediately a knock came, I asked who was there; a voice said "open the door I did not know the voice I then opened the door and Frost came in; he asked me where my father was: it was about half an hour after father went to bed he went, I think, to bed I about seven o'clock he asked for father, and I told him he was in bed witii Mr. Waters, when he told me to call him j up I then went np and told him Mr. Frost was down stairs, 1 and wanted to see him I think my father had all his clothes I' off when in bed father then got up and came down stairs; Waters came down afterwards, and he spoke to Frost; father appeared surprised to see Frost, as he did not expect to see him. 1 rt l not hear what Waters and Frost said I together, as they whispered; did not hear what Waters and father said when 'hey were at supper. Waters was not in ihe habit of coming to our house; he had never slept there before. Father sometimes goes to bed early, and some- times he went tate he has gone to bed at six and at seven o'clock when he was sober as well as when he was tipsy father got ll" thtt morning about eight o'clock—he was called; I am sure it was quite light when he went out; it was more than half an h air light when tie was called I do not know who it was that called i-.ir.i, hut it was a person who came to the door and railed out" Partridge;" I know Henry Frost, he is a son of Joh:i Fi-ost I alii quite sure I did not know who called him — I did not know the voice—I did not see Ilenry Frost that d.iy he was n >t there the niglu tio< the tiay. oeioie —he was not thereon Saturday either: Henry Frost had been in ihe habit of inking papers from Mr. Frost to father, and from faihe> to Mr. Frost—he has noc done so lately—it is a month since. When Mr. Frost came in, I went out tor some cheese and beer; Mr. Frost gave nie is. to go out and get it; I did not hear Frost say that he was wet and hungry, for I weni up stairs to pni my younger brother to bed I then came down immediately, and as soon as I came down stairs, Mr. Fro.; give tne the Is. to get some cheese and, bread I did not see a pair of father's trousers on Frost, nor 1 did not observe thai Frost's shoes and clothes were wet and dirty I did not see him dry anything by the fire; I am sine I did not hear any- thing said b -tween :),1. and father; I was again told 10 go for cheese and beer; when I went out tor cheese and beer, I had to nnbolt the door I had not bolted it after Frost cani" in 1 did oot see Frost do it; when I came came hack with theciicese and beer, my father came out to meet me, he said nothing to nie when I came in Frost and were up .y.tii.s; niter I l?i; die ^ijfe.-e ;.iid beer, I went out to a ;>e',ghhour's house; I did not like to stay in Ihe house; Fivst was not in the htbi? of often coming to tathei's house; he never came there before to have cheese and heet I have been in Frost's shop—Frost's honsti is a better and mote comfortable house fh;m father's. Iwas surprised to see Froa come to ask for bread and cheese. When I \*ent out father did notcaction me not to say any- thing of Frost being in the house; father and 1 weie much surprised at seeing F. ost there father toid m he was sur- prised; Idifi not tell any one tint Frost was inthehonse; I heard of the work ihat had taken place at ihe Wesigate inthemor.ing; I did not hear father say that Frost was one of the parties who made the attack on the Weslgne, Our did I know that Frost had be-^n doing wrong. The neighbour to whose i!\)(¡-,e I went was Ann Ln\\is; I went down town with her; I did not see any paper up offering a reward for the appi ehension of John Frost, nor did I know thai there WHS such piper. Father, I think, went out a 1 tile after ei^ht and returned about ten o'clock in ihe day lie went out shortly afterwards, an I did not seehim again till he came back, with Waters. I saw Mrs. Chiswell alter I saw John Frost; I do noi know th.il she is a friend of Mrs. Fiost's; I did not iell her ihat Frost was in father's house Mrs. Chiswell did no? mention John Frost's name to me. When father came home, he came by Pentonville, and not by the netds he was sober. The prisoner then called Will, Legg, who mainly COITO- borated the statement made by him in his defence. In reply to a question by the Rev. Mr. Coles, witness said he was not a Chartist, and never had been one. I\1r. T.J. Phdlips here stated to Mr. Coles, that he knew the witness was not a Chartist. Joun Morgan, grocer, of Newport, being sworn, deposed to having heard ihe prisoner, on Monday morning, about eight o'clock, before the riols, address a person named Charles Evans, in the street, and appointed to meet him in 25 minutes from that iime ai ihe Waterloo, a place in the direct road from the hills to Newport. The prisoner said this was talse, and protested his inno- cence, which he called fiod to witness, and sai ) he hoped the Lord would have mercy on his wife and children. He was fullv commit led. Mr. Blewitt, add ressing the prisone ,said—John Partridge, the Magistrates who have heard the evidence in this case, are unanimously of opinion that it is quite sufficient to wal rlrli them in committing yotion the charge ot High Treason and you, consequently, do stand committed to Monmouth Gaol, to take your tri d on a charge of high treason, at ihe next gaol delivery. Mr. Blevvitt added that he deeply sympathised with his rife and large family, who must be suffering by his conduct. Mr. Coles added, that a man of the prisoner's period of life shonld have well considered, before he adopted the course he had. He ought to have thought of his family, of whom he did not appear to have taken much care; for one of them, apparently a very smart girl, who had been examined here, truly was found not to be able to read or write. The prisoner was then taken out in cltstody, and placed with the other prisoners, preparatory to being transmitted to the county gaol. James Aust was then brought np for further examination. Mr. W. Phillips, of Malpas, deposed to having hear I the prisoner say he hoped to see the time when Mr. Prothero's and Mr, B'ewitt's houses would be pulled down or turned iuto poor houses; he never denied being a Chartist. The 1)1 isoner-No, because I considered they were for peace, law, and order. The prisoner was then committed for trial. Thomas Davis was then charged with having been taken in arms against her Mijestv. John O'Dwyer, a spcciaiccnsfabie, deposed to having ap- prehended the prisoner on Monday morning, before the riot, with a sort of tomahawk, a flask of powder, bag of bullets, &c., in his pocket; he said he had them for defence. Stephen Rogers aiso proved the apprehension. Barnabas Brough- sworn, said—I am a brewer at Ponty- pool about half-past nine o'clock on Sunday night last, I went in a gig from Newport to Pontypool, with Thomas Watkins, a At Cros-y-Ceilog I left my horse and gig,and proceeded on foot with Watkins towards Pontvpool. About halt-way between Crcs-y-Ceiiog and New Inn, we met a body of armed men, who ordered us to stop. Some ot the men had pikes, some guns, pistols, swolds, staves, mandrils, &e. The night was very dark and wet. From the sound ot their voices, and the tramp of their feet, I should say there were forty or fifty there; there were about ten in front. They ordered us to stand, and demanded our names. W e immediately stood, and iold them who we were. I have seen all the dead bodies lying in the stable of this house. Among the crowd I hoard a voice, which I thought at the time to he that of a linn I knew at Pontypool, named Shell, aild whose dead body is one of those now lying in the stable. I did not see his face, but kaovviug his voice I con- sidered it to be Shell; he appeared to be giving orders to the party, i remonstrated against being deprived of my liberty, when hetoid me to hold my tongue, and if Idid so I should be taken care of. I then approached to him for protection he gave orders for four or five armed men to come and take charge of the prisoners and immediately two men with pikes came before us, and two behind liS, and a man wilh a pistol, which he told .ne was loaded, by my side, and they marched us towards Newyort. 'aie first halt we made was about 200 yards beyond the Marshes Gate, at the entrance intoNewport. I requested permis- sion to cross the hedge, and 1 understood it io ne accorded to me, and i leaped the hedge, and got into a ditch up to my middle in water. While I was in the diich, three gnns were ievelled at my head one I thrust from'me with my hand. I requested them not to fire, that i would return as soon as I could get out of the ditch; they threatened me with instant death if I did not. The leader jumped over the hedge after me, and waited till I got out of the ditch. We then proceeded to a stable, guarded as before, into w hich we wf re ordered, and agnard of pikeman placed over us. There was one man unarmed, and who appeared more friendly to me than the rest; and I applied to him to re- move me, as I was so wet and cold, from that place to the toll-house at the turnpike-gate. I was brought to the gate- house, and placed in the bed-room on the ground floor. The house was open, and fnHof men. I requested of the toll- keeper to lend me a pair of stockings, whish he gave me. Permission was then granted to me to go up stairs to change my stockings. About that time I looked at. my watch, and it was two o'clock. One of the men, with a dnwn sword, went up stairs with me, and stood over me till I had changed my stockings. I was then ordered down again, and re- mained below for thiee quarters of an hour; after that we were ordered up stairs again. I lay down on a box in the room, and fell asleep I slept, I should suppose, half or or three-quarters of an hour, when we were again brought down, and were ordered to march, being first previously warned, that if we attempted to escape, we should have our hrains blown out. We crossed the road opposite the toll- house, and went up a lane, and then across the can d, guarded as before we halted several limes, but I should suppose we were an hour and a half marching my feet were swollen, and I could not get my shoes over the heel till we got to the Cetn. I did not know where we were till we came there; we went into a beer house there; we got some beer there, and one of the men brought ns some pipes and tobacco, and made room at the fire for ns to warm and dry ourselves. I should say then it was five or half-past five o'clotk it was about an hour before we got free from them, when it was half-past six o'clock. I think there were 150 persons at the Cetn the rooms were as fnll as they could hotd there could not be less than from 100 to 150. We then marched forward towards Risca, guarded as before; day was just breaking then. In going along I heard Frost's name men- tioned. I appealed to the man to whom I before appealed to find Frost for me; he said he would try; I told him I was an o!d acquaintance and friend of Mr. Frost's, and that if I could see him I thought I should be released. We continued in the same direction till we reached the place where the turnpike-road crosses the tram-road, where there is a beer- house; the whole of the party that I was with stopped at this house; I asked permission to go in, and ordered some beer, which I offered them; this must have been past six o'clock day was just dawning. I heard Frost say, Mr. Brough," or "Where is Mr. Brough;" I am not sure which, Here I am," I said. I got up immediatply, and he approached me. I complained to him. He asked me first, what brought me there? or how I came there ? I told him I was glad to see him there, and requested he would endeavour to get ns released I referred him to the parties who took me in custody for the cause of my being the.e. He said I was an old friend and a good fellow, and he would endeavonr to do so. He said, although he hated or detested my polisics, or some such words, he respected me personally He said 1 was discharged, or dismissed I don't recollect which word he used. I immediately left them. I knew none of the men that were with I-Ie; when they passed me tbeykepttbeirfacesfromme. It struck me that Mr. Frost had on a rough dark coat, and a black hat, but I did not pay particular attention to it. While I was with them, I hearul frequent conversations about their success; that now they should have their liberty or death. I heard nothing definite, or with reference to any particular object, or as to where they were going I don't think they knew themselves, for they frequently went backwards and forwards, as if they ex- pected information. There was a lighted candle in the toll- house while I was changing my stockings. I identified the man that was standing over me I never saw him before, but should certainly know him again. I heaid frequent common names mentioned, such as Morgan and Jones, but none that struck me. I heard nothing said while Frost was there. I had convention with one of the men about Char- tism on the road and in the public-house, and very well he 1 argued it too. Henrsttotd me he understood I was an anti- Chartist; I told him I was. He called me by my name; I think they all knew me. He asked me in what I differed from them; he began with universal suffrage, and asked if I differed with them on that. I said that was one of the grand points on which I differed with them; I told him I thought it was impossible and impracticable. He said they were not seeking it; but that every man of twenty.one years of age, of sound mind, and untainted with crime, should enjoy the same rights as a nobleman. I have been since told, that thev took me for a messenger from Newport, and therefore it is not likely that any particular conversa- tion would take place. I certainly was led to believe, from :iat I heard and saw, that they took those means to obtain what they sought; that was the impression on my mind, fromthcircoutinuany using the words "liberty or death." While we were halting on one occasion, I heard one man s y, "I fear we shall not get to Newpott to-night;" this was at a plaec between the lane and the Cefn. Wehad several marches and counter-marches, towards Risca and towards Newport; but eventually went towards Risca. The first ihing 1 heard about Frost was, an enquiry for "FIOSi\; m.n .hi, WdS somewhere after we left the toll- house. It was understood, and constantly said, that we were going io meet amain body; bllt I am (Illite cel tain ihat there was nothing sant,whcnFrostw.tS present, about about going to Newport. I undetstood, from being dis- missedatterseeing Frost, that ho was in authority. There ws 119 shouting when Frost appealed; there was much shoiiiing outside, which I suppose was intended to hatltlle arrival of new bodies; for when weariived there was much shouting. I have scarcely a doubt that Frost was the leader ot these men when he came into the room it was full at" people, and they made way for him to come to me. The beerhouse I have been speaking of, where we met Frost, was at this side of the tram road, with some steps going- III) to it. When I was discharged, I-had aboet thirteen miles lo go. I did not know the country well, and I made thp best of my way to the poini I knew best to the tumulus on ihe end of tiie verge of lalls, Twyn Barlwm. Iwassoex- hausted ihat I spread my Mackintosh on the furze bushes and lay down. I was frequently obliged to do so before 1 got home; I was dreadfully fatigued; I was walking. With the exception of the intervals of which I have spoken, as I having been in houses, I was with them from halt-past ten on Sunday night to halt-past six on Monday morning; I was in durance ail that time. The direct highway fiom the Cefn to Newport would be through Stow gate; through there is a wav along the tram-road by Couri-y-Uella, [The business of the Court was here interrupted for nearly twenty minutes, by a person of the name of W. JL Townsend, who represented himself as an attorney, and who had gained admission 10 the room where the prisoner was in custody, by falsely stating, that he had the magis- trates' order. He wasoideied into custody, and directed to be brought up thenext morning.] John Davips, bring sworn, deposed that he was a special constable on duty at the top of Snow-hill, 00 Monday morn- ing, and that he saw the prisoner, between four and five o'clock in the morning, going on the roed towards Risca and Bassalieg. He told witness he was going to the Cefn, to look for a jab of work. Witness took him intocustody. He had known the prisoner for three or four years, but had never known anything wrong of him. The prisoner said he had the arms for his protection; if he had done wrong, he had a wife and four children, and he hoped their worships would consider them. Mr. Blewiit-Have you anything to say why you should not be committed for high treason? The prisoner made no reply, and was then committed. Richard Rees and John Benfield were then placed at the bar, charged with high treason. Isaac Venn sworn :—I am a special constable, and was on duty at this house Oil Monday morning lasi; I was door- keeper of the front door, and was there when the attack commenced. The attack was made between ("ight anflnine o'clock I am not quite certain as to the time—it might be after nine, at all events, it was between eight und ten 0 1 lock. I stood at the door, when a mob of armed people, with guns, pikes, and other weapons, approached. They marched four abreast, and a man armed with a gun to each four. 1 hey were not attacked or molested by the people in thehouse. About eight or nineproceededuptothedoor where 1 stood, four abreast; and one of them came up with a gun in his hand, and spoke to me. 1 rose my stick up to him, and said, in here he should not come. He said—You have our prisoners here, and we will have them out. I did not know the man, but I believe he is ooe of them who now lies dead in the stable. With that, they rushed up, and fired. They rushed in till the place was full. The instant I spoke, they fired right io through tie passage; they con- tinued breaking the glass, and those on the outside continued to fire in, and wounded two of their own party before me. They were proceeding through the hall towards the bar; they did not molest me; I believe they did not think I was a constable. I thought within myself, I would make my es- cape, when they ceased the firing. After firing, they did not stop to reload, but began to break everything in their reach. They then ceased firing into the passage from out- side, and I made my escape into the yard behind the house, and there was a man shot as I was passing the passage I think he was shot by one of the soldiers. I remained in the yard for five or six minutes; I then returned into the honse, when the firing ceased, and went up stairs; I then assisted the wounded. The affray continued from ten to fifteen minutes, but I was so much agitated, that I cannot exaclly say. I was in a very dangerous situation I saw, I believe, five dead bodies when I came into the house, four in the passage, and one at the door. I heaid nothing said by the mob during the affray. I know the two prisoners. I was ordered to go and shut the donrafter the firing, and I walked over the dead bodies—I think three or fonr—to shut the door; the arm of one of the dead bodies was between the door and the door-post, and I could not shut it till I had pushed back ihe arm. I did not see the prisoners come in vrith the mob, they came in with such a rush I could not say who came in but afterwards, I shut the door, and I then found them concealed in the house, one by the safe in the passage, and the other in the opposite corner; they were endeavouring to conceal ihemselves one had a spear in his hand, and the other had one beside him. I believe Rees was the man who had the pike in his hand. Beiifield had a spear standing up by him, but I am not sure that he bad a hold of it. I asked them what they did there, and with that the Captain of the soldiers, Mr. Grey, came up, with his sword drawn, and I said—Here are two prisoners. I took them into custody, and placed them in the room where the soldiers were. I did not keep the spears there were a great number found, and I let these two go with the rest; these men were not in the house befoie the outbreak occurred; they said nothing, they did not attempt to excuse themselves. 1 have no do ibt they were part of the mob who came in. Basil Grey, Esq., theLieutenant who commanded the party of the 45th, who were in the house on the day of the attack, having been sworn, said :—I received orders from Captain Stack, on Monday morning a little after eight o'clock, to pioceed to ,he Westgate Hotel, and put myself under the orders oi the Mayor. I repaired there immediately with 30 men I formed in fiont of the building. The Mayor then desired me to enter the court-yard, the gate of which was closed aMer me; he then took me to the room on the light flank of this hotel, and asked me if that was fit for my purposes. It suited my purposes, and I immediately pro- ceeded to get it cleared of furniture and other articles, with which it was crowded this took me some time, as the room was so filled with smoke and filth, that it was quite unin- nahttable; it had been full of constables all night. I then marched ihe men in the Mayor gave me instructions to con- ceal my men as much as possible, to avoid irritating the mob which was then approaching; to effect which, I closed the under shutters of the room, and latched them. The room had three projecting bow-windows. I had only tiaie to give a few necessary instructions, when I heard cheering, and the^ Mayor told me they were approaching. They formed in front ot the house, and I saw a few of the spear-heads over our half-shutters, and the mob immediately let fly a volley of small arms; this demolished all the glass in the ro m where I was. I immediately gave tjhe word to toad I did not do this before, as I hoped that matters would not have turned so seriously. While my men were loadillg- which took a very short time—the crowd effected an entrance; it took about a third of a minute to load. The mob rushed throngh the hall and the back entrance, into a passage which communicated with a door of our room. As soon as we were loaded, I stepped forward to unlatch one of the window shutters; the Mayor handsomely did the same with the other; the third I know not how it was opened. This unmasked us, and a quantity of small arms were discharged at 11s, by which the Mayor was twice wounded, and a sergeant by my side, Sergeant Daly, was wounded in the head; all in a moment, it happened in- stantly. I heard each of them say—I am wounded. I saw them both covered with blood immediately after. The Mayor spoke very quietly, so low as only to be heard by me, and not by my men, that he was hit; he then went and sat down the sergeant also only spoke to me. Our men soon got to work, and enfiladed the streets from the bow-windows; and the passage of the house from the doorway of our room; this continued for about ten minutes; after which I saw our shots were getting thin from want of objects. The Chartists' shots were not repeated after the soldiers commenced firing; I then went into the passage with a few of my men to see how things were looking; I saw there was no tnore attack when I returned to the room, and ordered them to cease firing from the window, which order was obeyed immediately; I then made every preparation to strengthen my position in case of a second attack while so employed, I entered a side room leading from the passage, on the right-hand, and found the two prisoners in a corner; I ordered them to follow me and gave them to my men prisoners; I saw nothing in their hands, but on examining their persons, a quantity of ball ammunition was found on the person of the prisoner Ben- (ietd I was putting a dead body out of the passage, to clear it for a second attack, into this room, which was dark, when I found the two prisoners skulking in a corner. The window shutters in this room were closed; they had evi- dently gone into this room from the passage to avo:d the fire of my men, and they could not leave it without again expos- ing themselves to it; they were in fact taken in a cut de sac; I do not recollect whether Venn, the last witness, sp.ike to me, for I had not time to speak to any one, I was engaged in strengthening my position one of my men told me in the presence of both the prisoners that Beiifield had ball ammunition on him; in a moment after their pockets were turned out, I saw them eating bread and cheese; finding the attack was not renewed, I had all the dead bodies in the house taken out of the room and passages, and placed in the yard under a veranda; when the scene became quiet, I caused the dead bodies to be removed from the outside and placed them with the remainder in the yard there were, in the whole, nine dead bodies in the yard. I cannot say whether the mayor gave me orders to fife or not; for being fired on by the mob I did not require any orders to return it; the mayor was by my side. I do not recollect whether the room in which I found the prisoners was open or shut. Benfield declined to say anything, but Rees said he was constrained by the Chartists to join them; he had nothing whatever in his hand. The prisoners were then committed for high treason. The Court then adjourned. Immediately after the adjournment of the Court, and just as the magistrates weie about to depart, intelligence was wrought that Jones, the watchmaker, of Pontypool, for whose apprehension a reward of 100J. was offered, had been taken, and was then in custody, in the Tredegar Arms Inn. The magistrates having immediately re-assembled, orders were issued to have the prisoner brought before them. In a few minutes he was brought in and placed at the bar by the four persons who had apprehended him at Crumlyn. Their names are as follows: W iHiam Evans, of Crumlyn, clerk to Mr. M. Morrison Edmund Jor.es, of the same place, mason John Willis, of the same place, cle^ to Mr. Morrison; and Edmund W plls, of the same place, agent for the Monmouth- shire Canal Company. These persons stated that on appre. hending him in a field at Crumlyn, he drew a pistol, but on one of them calling for a gun, he gave up his weapon and surrendered himself prisoner. He was immediately given into the custody of Hopkins, the Superintendent, and re- moved for the night, with orders to be brought up at ten o'clock in the morning. FRIDAY, Noy. 8.0n the re-assembling of the Court this morning, Mr. Wm. M. Townsend, who was committed last night, was brought up this morning and after receiving a severe reprimand from the magistrates, for his culpable and indecent conduct last night, w;is discharged, with a caution not again to come before them under similar cir- cumstances. William Jones, watchmaker, of Pontypool, was then brought in. William Evans, sworn. sa'd — I am a clerk to Mr. Morrison, atCrumtyn; know the prisoner, who is a vatchmaker; I know him the last two years; I assisted in apprehending him yesierday, Thursday, the 7th, in a field adjo'nitig the Navigation Inn, at Crumlyn; he passed throngh the Navi- gation Inn there, and going out at the back door he endea- voured to make his escape; he was making his way to a toad, when I and Edmund Jones, a mason, followed him; he ran about 30 yards after he saw us, and then he drew a pistol out of his side pocket. I then called to John Willis, who was fiity yards behind me, to go to his house and get a gun, and then Jones, immediately said he would surrender himself to us; he heard me call for the gun—he then threw the pis'o! to me, and while I was in iiie act of picking it up, he came down to rue, and surrendered himself to me—this is the pistoi. [Here witness produced the pistol.] It was loaded with bail when Jones gave it me and a cap on the nipple; it was unloaded in my presence, and I then sent for a constable. There were then present myself, John Willis, Edmund Jones,and Wells. We then sentfor Richard Thomas, constable of the parish, who examined him and found on him powder, halls, and copper caps: the prisoner took out of his pockets every ihing he had. John Willis, being sworn, corroborated the evidence of William Evans. Edward Hopkins, a police-officer, of Newport, being sworn, deposed to his having received the prisoner from the persons who apprehended him. He searched him. and found in his pocket, a printed paper (containing an inflam- matory address and song, by Hugh Williams, with the music, the "Hour of Liberty"). He also took from his pocket ll. 12s. Witness was on duty on the morning of the -1th inst. when an attack was made on the Westgate Inn. He was at the door when it commenced. The mob were all armed. They marched down from stow hill, and came in front of the house (the Westgate), when they halted and fronted, and immediately commenced an attack on the special constables at the front door, with pikes and guns, and immediately commenced firing; the constables were driven back through the rear of the Hotel; he could not get into the house till after the firing ceased he saw a sergeant of her Majesty's 45th regiment who had been wounded durng the attack he also saw the mayor who had been wounded he knew that some of the special con- stables were also wounded he g"t the doctor to attend to the mayor; he also saw a number of dead bodies, some in the yard and some in the house; they were some of the rioters who made the attack. He searched one of the dead bodies, and in his pockets he found 25 rounds of ball car- tridge, which he delivel t'd to Lieutenant Grey, who gave them to the soldiers: there were two of the rioters wounded then in the house, they were placed on the stretcher and carried away by the special constables. He did not see any of the firing by the soldiery. John Prosso (who lives with his mother at the New Inn, on the road from Pontypool to Newport), being sworn, de- posed as follows :—I was at home on Sunday night last. I saw about 200 men come to our house between eleven and twelve o cluck most of them were armed with gUllS, spears, and daggers, and other kinds of weapons. I know a person called Jones, the Watchmaker; I see him here; it is the prisoner he came in with the men, and thev called for beer. He asked for a noggin of rum to put in ajar that he pulled out of his pocket; I saw it supplied by my mother. At that time I saw him pull out something like a dagger, and he asked my sister how she should like to have that stuck into her; she made answer, and said—" Oh, lord Mr. Jones, what is that you have got ?" He smiled, and said, nothing. I saw the dagger. About that time one of the men jumped np, and took a gun which I had hanging up in the kitchen. He took it out into the passage leading to the kitchen, and tried the lock there was no flint in it, and another man took a flint out of his pocket, and put it in the lock, and then the gun fired. I then look hold of the gun by the barrel, and mid- You must not take this gun, it is mine, and I want it. The men who had it said they would not give it to me; I then went to the bar, and told Jones that the men had taken the gnn, and asked him to interfere to get it back. Jones said -0, never mind about the gnn, I'll see that yon shall have it back again. He did not say when and it was then taken away. He had also a small stick in his hand he then returned into the kitchen he was tapping the men on their backs, telling them-Now, my lads, light your pipes, and let us go on. The men did so, and followed him out. While Jones was in the house, I saw a person standing on the stairs, in the passage adjoining the kitchen that man told me he had several pistols in his pocket, and made me feel his person, to satisfy myself that he had. He had a gun in his hand. He asked me jf Leigh's carriage was gone down, and I said it had, and had gone back again. He said, I am .sorry for that, as we meant to have attacked him On the road. I have no doubt at all that he meant Squire Leigh, the Lord Lieutenant of the county. I am quite certain that the man who said that, was one of the men who came in with Jones, and went out with him. I do not know that man, nor do I know any other of the men—The witness, in his examination by prisoner, expressed h's regret that he was obliged to appear against him, as he had been on friendly terms with his family for many years. He thought his shewing the dagger to his sister was all a joke, nor did he shew in his manner that he had any bad intention towards MR Leigh but he believed it was his intestion to do some mischief. DasU Grey, E-q., Lieutenant of the 45th foot, repeated the evidence which he gave in the case of R. Benfield and J. Rees, yesterday. John Phillips (who lives at Cros-y-Ceilog, on the road between Pontypool and Newport, four miles from the former, and six from the latter) deposed to the following particulars: I was at home between seven and eight on the morning of Monday last. A large number of persons came to my house they took hold of me they told me I must go with them. I objected. They said I should go whether or not. I know Jones, the watchmaker, of Pontypool. There he is [pointing to him.] I saw the prisoner there, but he was not there when they took hold of me first, but came np immediately after, and asked the people if I would go along. Jones then nodded his head, and said, Bring him along." I was compelled to go, and we went by Malpas towards Newport. When we got past Aust's house, I observed the prisoner and Aust talking close together. Jones's lace was towards me, and I could see what he was doing. While they were conversing, I saw the prisoner draw a pistol out of his pocket. He tried it, and then charged it. In our course, before we got to Ma pas, we were joined by a great many persons, most of whom were armed. After we left Malpas, I next saw Jones at the marshes turnpike. He there directed the people, saying, That is the road to Newport, but this is the road for me," and took us up a lane going to Penyland, which communicates with the high- road leading to Newport from Bassalieg, Risca, and the Hills. We went a good hit along that line, till we met a collier, to whom Jones spoke. I heard what they said. I heard the collier say, If you had been where I have been, you would go no farther." Jones replied, Then we are done!" Jones then again asked the collier to go towards Newport. The collier refused. I shorily after that made my escape, and I saw no more of Jones.—Prisoner, in his examination of this witness, endeavoured to establish a dis- crepancy in his evidence, but without effect. The witness also stated, that he saw prisoner go into Aust's house on Mon- day morning, and when he came out, he had a pfstol in his hand, and loaded it, while he was speaking to Aust. Christopher Kuiuel",a butcher, who lives atCroes-y-Cellog, deposed to a large body of men with hatchets, spears, and gnns, having come to his house, and forcibly compelling him to go with them. John Prosser recalled The party left between twelve and one at night; it rained very hard and was so dark yon could not see your hand before you. John Matthews, gardener to Mr. Prothero, of Newport, deposed to his having, with Mr. Prothero's coachman, been compelled by the mob, to go with them. Heard some of the mob say, Where is Jones, of Pontypool ?" He then saw the person who was said to be Jones. [Here witness pointed to the prisoner, and said, there is the man sitting down']. He saw Anst, the gardener there. Frequent en- quiries were made afterwards for Jones. They then turned up a lane, but could not say who the person was who gave them directions; but he afterwards saw Jones there, con- sulting with the mob. He then "saw twelve or fifteen per- sons coming across the fields from Newport, one of whom on his coming up said he had been at Newport, where they had been defeated, that the soldiers had fired on them, and that there were several killed. Edmuud Dorev sworn, said—I am a carpenter, living at Risca; I never saw Jones but once, at Siriiowy, lecturing the people, and I knew him after; he was lecturing about the Charter; he was telling the Chartists what they ought to have, their rights, and the like of that. I do not know if Frost was there. I saw the prisoner, Jones, between breakfast and dinner on Monday last; it was in the fore- noon it may be eleven—it may be past eleven. I saw him by the High Cross public-house, on the turnpike road lead- ing from Risca to Newport. I saw him come across the fields, apparently from the side of the canal; he came over the stile into the road; there were fifty or sixty men with him they were behind and before him some of the men were armed some had guns, some sticks, and some had nothing. Those with Jones were walking but there were other men, who came from the direction of Newport, who were running. Jones asked them what mide them run away; he said that Dr. Price was going to meet him with seven pieces of cannon and that if the men did not stand true, he should be hanged, and the other ringleaders. He then went into the public-house, and I went home.—In the examination of this witness, by the prisoner, there was nothing elicited to throw the slightest doubt on his depo- sition. Mr. Coles having informed the prisoner, that the case for the prosecution had closed, and that the time was now come when he might say anything he thought proper why he should not be committed to take his trial on the charge of high treason, Jones said, be would reserve his defence for another Ope I portuuity.—He was then committed to Monmonth Gaol, to take his trial, on a charge of high treason and sedition, the next gaol delivery for the county. A great number of prisoners were then examined, eleven of whom weie discharged, no evidence being adduced againsj them and several others were committed as rogues vagabonds. S.VTUBDAY, Nov 9.—The peace of the town has beeP restored, but trade remains completely at a stand still, the entire attention of the inhabitants being devoted to at*; tendance and anxious inquiries respecting the prisoners. Jones will be removed to Monmouth gaol for trial at the Special Commission, which is agreed upon. Mr. Maule,So- licitor to the Treasury, will be here this morning to prepare the indictments.- If we need proof that Ihe plan has beep long matured, the quantity of arms of all descriptions pof sessed by the deluded men of the hills gives sufficient evi- dence of the st-i e of preparation nor can its organization be doubted when we find among the prisoners men who have worked in one employment for twenty years, marching » distance ot twenty, thirty, or forty miles to the attack, man? of^ whom had never been in Newport previously in ilieif whole lives; added lo which it may be stated, that it h*5 been proved ihat in some portions of the iron and mining < isiiicis no person would be allowed to remain even for four hours without ell rolling himself ill the secret C'haitist Lodge or the place, with its sections, captains, and companies, that all ihe boys were formed info Youths' Chartist Lodges.; and tie women" into their Females' Associations. The secrecy with which their designs were conducted may 'I be gathered from ihe fact, that although the march of the rebels was joined simultaneously by parties living nearly fifty miles apart, yet the Magistrates were entirely fact, rnd entirely unaware of their designs, until the very day J previous to their being carried into operation. One of the Magistrates has since, stated that he was secretly i»' lormed by a Chartist messenger, who respected him and wished to preserve his life, of the intended attack, and that he was to be sacrificed 011 Sunday night as be was going to -o.apei, previous to which nothing definite was known 0> then intentions. Yet at this very moment there were 300 Cna^i lists in possession of one of the gates within half a mi'e 01 nie town outlying parties in ambush upon every roa*'» Jones boasting that they were to be joined by a D'' i nee with seven pieces of cannon, and Frost tliejn a of thousands to attack the town in the dead of the. nigiit, fiom which they were onlv prevented by an act of Pi ov idence, a terrific night of rain and darkness, which prevented them from completing their march until the morn- ing. If 1 hev had succeeded in arriving during the nighl, the Westgate, then undefended by soldiers, would have been surprised, and the town sacrificed with the lives of the the inhabitants. This was fortunately prevented, and file bravery of the troops piescrved the town from being s ickell oy the lawless multitude. The magistrates assembled thi< morning at eleven o'clock- The first prisoner was Edward Frost, uncle to John Frost.- Miss "Minly Hunt, governess, residing at Stow Hill, proved to an immense crowd descending the hill, most of theifl armed with gons pistols, and other arms; the prisoner was vvitu them.-TheRev.E. ReesTaylor, Curate of St. Woollas, saw about 5000 Chaitists variously armed approach on Mon- day: prisoner and Williams the maltster were standing i" the street, and the prisoner shook hands with several of the Chartists. Moses Carr, police-officer, detailed the riots: he was at-the Westgale: saw a man shot, who is since dead. »- eveial witnesses proved seeing the prisoners among the noters, but not taking an active part; and when arrested there was nothing found on him to implicate him with the insurrection. The magistrates, under all these circum- stances, considering that there were strong grounds ef sus- picion against him, held him to bail, himself in 2001. and two sureties iu 100/. each, to answer any charge that might be brought against him. eo c John Lovell, the leader of the attack on the Westgate Inn. was next put ro the bar. He was shot through the thigh 011 the day of the insurrection, and was brought into Court wrapped, in a blanket, and placed to iie on a stretcher. lIe had been arrested in the house of a shoemaker, named Jenkins, and the surgeon who, attended him proved that it was a gun-shot wound. Several witnesses proved that he took a leading part in the attack on Westgate, and that he, was likewise one of the mob who attacked the constables 011 the day Vincent was brought to Newport for examination- -The following evidence is important :— Matthew Pembio, examined bv Mr. Protheroe —I was at home on the morning of Monday last. I saw a large number of persons coming down Stow-hill; the mob filled the stieet entirely. I saw the prisoner among them, abotft twenty or thirty from the front. I know him well, for he used to attend a club at my house. I am certain it was he; he earned a glln on his shoulder; he spoke to me, and said, fiidng In* U1' in 3 Ver>' Sh°rt ti,ne afierw»rds I heard Henry Evans I am a saddler in Newport • I was a £ ne^'VVIo.nda>,morn.i%' I saw a ifrge'number of persons coming down in the direction of Stow-hill, about nine o cock. The men most in advance went to the gate leading to the Vesfgate-yard. There was a man a little i" .advance, who appeared to lead them to the gate. After he had gone to the gate, I saw him return again and speak to some one. The person to whom he so spoke appeared to be leading the mob at the time. I don't know the man who went to the gate, but the leader of tiie mob to whom he spoke was Lovell, the gardener. The prisoner is the man; J was so well acquainted with his person that I could no' mistake. Lovell immediately addressed the mob, but I did not hear what. The mob immediately fired on the house. Immediately after the prisoner addressed the mob he went into the thick of the mob, and I lost s;ght of him. Daniel Evans sworn—I am a shopkeeper and tailor re- siding in Newport. The first man had a sword, and waved his hat with his left hand. He was dressed in a blue coat, and had a handkerchief round his m'ddle. I perceived him lead them up to the Westgate. When he saw the gate was fast lie withdrew the mob, and led them to the front door. I know Lovell; I see him now. I am well acquainted with him. It is the prisoner who is lying 011 his back. I saw lutU in the mob with a gun. He appeared to he active. The last place I saw the prisoner previous to the firing was wlie" the mob were returning round the front entrance. Lovell came round the corner and called to the men, In, my men." He walked by the side of the mob, and I heard those words distinctly. After he sail that, the mob in- stantly assailed the house. The shutters were then opened >y tne soldiers, and I then ran into my house for fear of ♦i.eJnAS A short time since 1 keP' an in Newport t ie Chaitist meetings were held there at fiist. I joined ihem. I paid towards them as a member. I continued 'I -1 sav7 tney were getting on in a way which I thought would end 1* violence. I came to that conclusion from the speeches they made, and in consequence thought it right to withdraw from the Association. Lovell was one of the lead- ing members of the Chartist Committee, and I never knev* a meeting without his attendance. I heard Lov-11 often say, They would have the Charter." I heard him say at vauous time, If they should not have the Charter by f.dr means, they would have it otherwise." I saw him with the mob at Vincent's meetings. The prisoner was then committed for trial for high treason anct sedition, ancj was again carried to-bed. Ine Court adjourned at half-past eight o'clock to Mon- day morning.