Q. It was about two o'clock that they went away?

A. Yes.

Cross-examined by Mr. Denman.

Q. What was the public-house you were at that night ? A. Dennis's, the Duke of York.

Q. There were several other persons there?

A. Yes, there were.

Q. Was there a man there of the name of Oliver ?

4. Not that I know of.

Q. Were you at another public house kept by Salmon ? A. No.

Q. Do you know a person of that name?

A. No, I do not."

Lancelot Rolleston, Esq. sworn.

Examined by Mr. Reader.

Q. You, I believe, are an acting Magistrate for the county of Nottingham?

A. I am.

Q. In consequence of any alarm which had been excited did you attend at the town of Nottingham on the 9th of June last?

A. I did.

Q. You live, I believe, at a little distance from Nottingham?

A. Yes.

Q. In what state did you find the town at that time, ranquil or disturbed ?

A. In a very agitated state.

Q. Did you observe any marks of it in the town, groups of people collected, or any thing of that sort?

A. Yes.

Q. Was there, at that time, a general agitation and apprehension in the town?

A. There was.

Q. Did you proceed anywhere for the purpose of reconnoitring and observing whether there was anything to apprehend?

A. On the morning of Tuesday, the 10th, I went on the road towards Eastwood.

Q. On horseback, I believe?
A. Yes.

Q. What did you observe?

A. In the villages, within a mile of Eastwood, the people were very much alarmed; most of them out of their houses about a mile before I got to Eastwood.

Q. Had there been any military collected in Nottingham for the protection of the town itself before you went

out?

A. No, the military were in the barracks.

Q. They had not then come into the town?

A. No.

Mr. Reader. They are just out of the town, on the Derby road. You proceeded, I believe?

A. I proceeded till I came within a quarter of a mile of Eastwood, where I met a considerable body of men armed with pikes; I returned to Nottingham and procured some troops from the barracks.

Q. Of course you gave information there?

A. Yes.

Q. Were the Magistrates sitting there?

A. No, there were two Magistrates, Mr. Mundy and Mr. Kirkby at the barracks.

Q. What force did you procure ?

A. There were eighteen privates, commanded by Captain Philips, and a subaltern Officer.

Q. You proceeded with them towards Eastwood?

A. Yes; when we got as far as Kimberley, a village about four miles from Nottingham and about two miles short of Eastwood, the people told us that the mob, on hearing of the soldiers being coming, had dispersed: we followed the rout they had taken, and found a quantity of arms, pikes, and guns, scattered about upon the road.

Q. Did you continue to pursue?

A. I continued to pursue till within about half a mile of Eastwood, when I turned off on the left after a party that were endeavouring to escape.

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Q. Did you see a party yourself?

A. Yes, I saw a party myself, and turned off the road after them with one of the dragoons.

Q. What did Captain Philips and the rest of the party do?

A. They proceeded on towards Eastwood, where the general body had gone.

Q. About how many were the number you pursued? A. They were a good deal scattered, there might be thirty or forty of them.

Q. Did you see them dispersing?

A. Yes, and throwing away their arms.

Q. Did you seize any of them or not?

A. Yes, we secured two or three, and then we turned towards Eastwood again.

Q. Had they any arms?

4. No, they had no arms, they had thrown them away. Q. Do you remember the names of those you secured? A. I do not at this moment.

Q. Then you turned after the main body?

A. Yes, we came up to them just at Langley Mill.
Q. How far is Langley Mill from Eastwood?
A. About half a quarter of a mile.

Mr. Justice Abbott. You say after the main body,what do you mean by the main body?

A. Captain Philips and the main body went on the road, and I turned with one of the dragoons to the leftI then followed them; they were at that time all dispersed, and the dragoons were pursuing them in all directions.

Mr. Reader. How many of them were apprehended? A. There were thirty brought to Nottingham.

Q. Do you remember whether the prisoner was one? A. No, he was not.

Q..What was done then?

A. I still continued the pursuit for a considerable time, and was at the taking of several more.

Q. How many were apprehended in the whole?

A. I do not recollect the number.

Q. Was a person of the name of Edward Moore one of those you apprehended?

A. I apprehended him myself.

Q. Did you hear him say anything?

A. Yes, I had a good deal of conversation with him. Q. What I mean is, did he say anything to you about the purpose they had in view?

A. Yes, he wished me very much to let him go, which I refused.

Mr. Reader. I do not pursue that my Lord. After this, I believe, peace and quietness was restored in the town? A. Yes.

Captain Frederick Charles Philips, sworn.

Examined by Mr. Gurney.

Q. To what regiment do you belong?

A. The 15th Hussars.

Q. On Monday the 9th of June last, were you stationed with a detachment of your regiment in the town of Nottingham ?

A. Yes, I was in Nottingham barracks.

Q. In what state was the town of Nottingham throughout that day?

A. I did not observe anything particular till towards the evening towards the evening there was some bustle and disturbance in the streets, about ten o'clock there was a party of military sent for to the barracks.

Q. Were the streets in their usual state, or were there any extraordinary assemblages?

A. By the time the military got into the town, they had dispersed a good deal.

Q. At any time in the course of the evening were there any extraordinary assemblages in the streets?

A. I was not down in the town myself till we were sent for; on the arrival of the military they dispersed,

Q. Were you kept on the alert during the night? 4. We were.

Q. Was it in consequence of alarms from information you had received?

A. It was.

Q. At what time did you retire to rest?

A. As soon as daybreak came-about half an hour after daybreak.

Q. Hoping all danger was over, you retired to rest? A. There was a magistrate in the barracks, Mr. Kirkby. Q. How soon in the morning were you alarmed and called up.

A. About half past six.

Q. Were you sent for by the mayor, or did you go to the mayor.

A. Mr. Mundy came up to the barracks with Mr. Rolleston; Mr. Rolleston had been out to reconnoitre, and on his return I was ordered out with a party.

Q. What party did you take out with you on the road towards Derbyshire?

A. Eighteen men and a serjeant.

Q. Did you go towards Eastwood?

. A. I did.

Q. In your way did you perceive any bodies of men?

A. About half a mile before we got to Eastwood, there were some men flying across some fields to the left of the road armed with pikes.

Q. They were pursued?

A. We pursued them a short time and found they were too far off, and they got away.

Q. Did you then pursue your course towards Eastwood?

A. Yes.

Q. Did you find as you approached Eastwood any other body of men?

did

A. I did not observe any till we got to Eastwood.

Q. I do not ask you what any person stated to you, but

you any where perceive any other body of men?

4. Between Langley Mill and Eastwood.

Q. What number do you suppose ?

A. About sixty.