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this well, which was uninclosed 

 in the front, and into which he 

 might have fallen by accident ; 

 and there was a difficulty in con- 

 ceiving that he could have been 

 forced into this well, unless he 

 had been first violently deprived 

 of all sensation, in which case 

 some external marks of injury 

 would have been visible. Look- 

 ing at the situation of the place, 

 and the dimensions of the well, 

 there are difficulties either way ; 

 but tlie jury would decide on the 

 superior probability. Verdict — 

 Accidental Death. 



Tuok was afterwards tried at 

 the Old Bailey for the murder of 

 Draper ; the principal suspicion 

 against whom arose from the cir- 

 cumstance of two notes having 

 been found in his possession 

 which were among those collected 

 by the deceased. Tiie evidence 

 against him, however, appearing 

 insufficient, the jury gave a ver- 

 dict of Not Guilty, He was next 

 tried for robbery of the notes, but 

 was also acquitted. 



There was no doubt that Dra- 

 per had been murdered. 



17. Riot at Preston. — "■ We are 

 sorry to state, that in consequence 

 of the manufacturers being ne- 

 cessitated to reduce the wages on 

 some descriptions of cotton goods, 

 a disposition to break . the peace 

 was manifested, by a party of 

 weavers parading the streets of 

 this town on Tuesday last, and, 

 in some cases, destroying the 

 shuttles of such as were inclined 

 to continue at their work. To- 

 wards evening they had accumu- 

 lated to u consideraiile body, and 

 after consulting together, they 

 proceeded to the house of Mr. 

 Horrocks : not finding him at 



home, some of the party, chiefly 

 boys and women, commenced an 

 attack, by breaking the windows 

 of the house and teai'ing up the 

 shrubs in the grounds ; but these 

 outrages, not being seconded by 

 the main body, were of bxit short 

 duration. 



" Next morning they assem- 

 bled in still greater numbers at 

 the outskirt of the town. They 

 were met by a great posse of ser- 

 geants and corporals of the Lan- 

 cashire militia, stationed in the 

 town, who in a few liours dis- 

 persed the mob, after taking 

 some of the most active into cus- 

 tody. The })recautionaiy views 

 of the Magistrates induced them, 

 on the first indication of riot, to 

 send for a party of military to 

 Liverpool, but order was com- 

 pletely restored before they ar- 

 rived ; and the weavers have now 

 settled theiuselves quietly to work 

 again." — Preston Chronicle. 



IS. Alexander Simpson, Esq. 

 of Collyhill, left Pannanich-lodge 

 in the morning for the purpose 

 of grouse shooting, on Mr. Far- 

 quharson of Monaltrie's grounds, 

 south of the Dee, attended by an 

 experienced gamekeeper, who 

 found it necessary to caution him 

 several times with regard to the 

 use of his double-barrelled gun, 

 as it was the first time Mr. Simp- 

 son had tried the amusement in 

 the moors. He had killed several 

 birds in succession, and was highly 

 pleased with the sport. About half- 

 past two he wounded a bird, that 

 dropped down on tlie ground of 

 a neighbouring proprietor ; when 

 he sat down on a stone, resting 

 the butt end of his gun on tlie 

 ground, and desired the game- 

 keeper to hunt the dogs in search 



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