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iands, and say that . Recollect that the onlymaterial :on, known here ,g a great Dandy, idge. HINAT Humr:' ectable Gentleman London, giving an -.eedings ofthe 16th snfirming the ac ing some parzicu lave before heard. le circumstance of at the South end to intercepted the %them back with cavalry were eta (!ct in the rear : serrrataaa 3. . )leeting, and stood ll.street, a little in :ould hear all the fon. I was there rom the country ler, with banners, and music. When ,from the country ) were collected to.: lag, which was re-, of respect. Thom. ) I doubt whether :ariug. Rule Bri dle same effect.— )ur in every part a me, the whole Area -1d not be less than Ind imposing spec : peri3d up to thi, old with the peop:e iess of the Meeting, -derly behaviour of the common sub. was the necessity •cm all rudeness in language. In many 141 exhortations to in speaking tor ley individual was , er of furnishing the tterfering, knowing l themselves of the :the on this head to de fur such a Meet iplary degree, and should be stated fig so peaceable was fibers composing it in in this respect it sued to be its chat ipon it. stance which mani •ates was some com ant) marching into iere. This station, as e from the ground, irt of the Meeting. most perfect good Yeomanry galloped ing the crowd, and me the Magistrates. . the same pod-ha- This was, however, a 31 I have net heard my sort of alarm at t divest myself of an idkated an intention ierefme upon a little irds of the left flank per, I had got fairly id to them, and they the air; during this, Jrmed into a double the Magistrates were, zg buck to be out of wed them to do this to the crowd. ,reseeding with seri-• dficers with the sol that one of the Ma was with them. re k on good atitho doubt it on that ac made, 1 looked to still in the attitude ront, and continued he was nut aware of 1:1 was so very dole y escape who hap ►oned in the line of pace, I should think, . had literully to cut iustings, and this they passive—no resutaroe id be offered. It has Ines were th.own, &c.' ter false —there iS'not le statement, except t from the necessity of creating a justifi ing this, were in the , wn many of the con k was all I saw upon was danger in stay ,sth and the Cheshire Ith sonic Geutleinen at :he foot troops were h cad of the Qua people who might fly 'ere was indec.l most iesici on to this guar 't bayonets of the In :m in the rear. The , were here truly horri ith the (Linger, seemed :natural energy—they Mel:Ling-house yard in every 11 , .)r the yard gates.burst them up the steps into the lut {'•% a y itlivut any seeming cornpunc- Rentonlor me to all trial d health and spirits. 0 pl a ty ae d 6-- Derby shire, , were n ; t ts. Justice Halt( •es 2 g a f• s i ii" Hatoa, being ~e name ,ipipz B en ch with the 14 Jud H v uu , sincer ely , PLINCIIESTER. (Front the .31orainj Chread< el e , v, jag Letter f om a respec to his friend in Lo of „l a ; he saw of the procee kt ; vs t, is valuable, bot h as cot r iblishe ' d, and statin ' • ~.I,;ch w e do not r ec o llect to hi rdcularly to t h e mere l`'' , bccn stationed i‘i.:taiog-house, who 1 .11, ; ‘,;',. that direction, forcin, I r ' e ba - . 0 . , ) e c :,, i by whii-Ina eans elfocithe i • t o c ut t h e m up w i t h m ore et u pon t he ground at the M ~,,,.i:3; n r aised ground in Windmill • a r of the I I ustings, where I cc r and see too what was goinj • t o see many of the parties t ; they ca me in regular orde ' you have seen drc . nbed,a s l of the expecte d partie t ome in, the respective bands • ;:nd played Gan save the K i t iri.ll every demonstration of at hats ; weie instantly off !ma single hat on within het ras also played, and with t ,iii the utmost good hut:nod: (WTI* .pin Mr. lluur's party came (routed. The numbers couli • . It was really a grand an ' During the whole of the Illad mixed as much as I coul were interested in the basines ;1:5 much gratified at the ord one. It it really a fact, that iicanversation among . them import.ince of abstauung fro tat, and all intemperance of la • es was I a witness of mutes erect between parties engaged . It seemed to me as if ever cly impressed with the danFet 's .racy with any pretext for Intl that they would gladly . avail I pretence. It is saying lett that the Meeting was peaceabl or it was so in a most esemp s• requires now that the fact Iy. I believe that a Meeting • held before; take the numb consideration, and I am certait hre no equal. Such continv / till the Cavalry broke in opt The first suspicious circumsn the intention of the Magistra of the 88th (foot regimen • .son•street, and facing there. may recollect, is some distance is full view of a great part were cheered, but in. the r Immediately after, the the ground, and formed, fad of a house in which wen , were also cheered, but in tl spirit, by the people. Th • for me to retire; for thougl ingle individual who felt an; circumstance, yet I could not I elan that this manoeuvre ind 6,perie the people. I got the of earth, within a few yar l'atlet•mattry ; before, howeve uis station, something was said • rd, waving their swords in t Caritables also had been for ant the house wherein th the hustings, were falling . say ; time was scarcely allow La Yeoman* y galloped into • Ic'lsarrekt this pa: of the pr ;trail!), and susx , no civil of • Sut I hive been since told t - tTa tr.-ono TitArForto) zarbelieve though I have ar..l ..carci•ly know how to d When the charge was r Nlr. Ilusr, and he was 4:4 - essing. tile people in tic fot soire time, as if h -t was on. The crowC to person could possibly " onionunately to be static Cava:ry's progress. For asp nr lo yards, the 'Yeomen •:ati hack a toad up to the hu `'2h a people p 'y or indeed could :ha; at tail time stun • IL., I a.,,m a your is ),,, , rethe I )1:1.1 itiou for thi inia ; ine to exist 4 ;...:..111.! under c •aii luny, in doil " et L'. • .t:11 cut dow 4 • o (di o.her. Thii : • I .. , •;:•id..ed there 1 t: a ••.! •ti ; uhf, the L •• •• 4. tst me, with .• ;r)(: ti,rie th dm south , •• i.:_•rcept the ht:s•t: the 1. Crowds pt by the cu . ,ting they , , - t • ...:,:oaddetied wit ,•• r.f supers[ ••••?..: ii , •)r the .y • • " t..st A'A ay %%What& ass irorick.) tion. The Meetinghouse doors were then, in the ter- ' ror of the peopl e , a l so f orce d ; b ut even a Quaker ' s place of Worship was no sanctuary__. the soldiers still followed, and many wounds were given here ;—even in the gallery, which is difficult of access, there were many stains of blood. For several days after, work men had to be employed to plane away, and other wise obliterate the evidences left here of the butcher ings which had taken place. The operations in other parts of the ground were of a similar character. The people, treated with the same brutality, were affected to the same degree with terror-4 amounted abso lutely to a paroxysm—they dashed through the glass panes of windows into cellars and first floors of houses for refuge. " In one street, I believe Newberry-street, which happens to be closed at one end, I am told there was only one window which escaped destruction from this cause. I mention these facts because they have not been much dvr2lt upon, and because they prove that most wanton violence and inhumanity were used; and because they prove, too, (if any proof were want ing) that the people could have no idea of such treat- ment, for nothing but surprise, added to the conduct of the troops, can account for suds a frenzied degree of War among them. In the streets there was a deal of very cold-blooded work, which you would get some idea of from the public prints. " With respect to the reading of the Riot Act, I am convinced THAT IT WAS NOT READ AT ALL, though many people here have thought the formality was gone through. In all the discussions that have taken place on this point no hint has been elicited, which hss flied any thing even in the shape of a conjecture as to- the time of reading, the place, or the per6en who rea i it. " An attempt hae been made by the Magistrates, he. to impress the Public with an opinion that the published accounts are exaggerated—this, however, is not the case; and it will, I doubt not, be PROVED, that all the accounts fall much short of the fact.— There must be an investigation, and then I think it will be established that not less thanfmr to five hun dred were killed and wounded. " Proceedings are now in progress, I understand, at Lancaster, and I cannot conceive in what manner the Maliistrates and Military can meet the case against, them ; out still I fear a ••* •• " We are something more comfortable now than we were—for several days the insolence and the over bearing conduct of the exclusively loyal here was be yond conception, and required strong practical phi losophy to endure. Forbearance was clearly a duty' under such circumstances, and hitherto no unpleasant consequences have resulted from the collision of re spectable parties—but all is not yet settled." MANCHESTER, SEPTEMBER 4. The following is a copy of one of the placards posted on the walls of this town :—EThe placard, which has already appeared, was an invitation to the Hussar, who had exclaimed to a Yeomanry Officer, " You _ rascal, that's murder," to come forward and make his deposition before Mr. Peat son.j In consequence of the appearance of so scandalous a publication, every soldier of the 15th Light Dra goons was ordered out on parade by their Comman der, Lieutenant-Colonel Dalrymple , and‘he bill was read to them. Any one of diem who might have used the abov% expressions was desired to stand for ward, and explain the circumstances stated in it:.-. A sufficient pause of time was then allowed_for the purpose, but no one did step forward. FUNERAL or CAMPBELL—The last remains of this unfortunate constable and old soldier were deposited in the earth on Thursday, in St. John's Church-yard. Colonel L'Estrange, the commander of the garrison, having been applied to in the most respectful man lier by Mr. Jonathan Andrew, one of the head con stables of Manchester, stating that it was the parti cular request of the late Mr. Campbell's friends that he should be interred with military honours, the Co lonel politely consented to it. A numerous body of mourners attended the funeral on the awful occasion, and as the deceased had frequently met in the field of battle the foreign enemies of his King and country, a selected detachment of the 31st Regiment of Foot fired thr ee vollies over his grave, in testimony that he was a man who had merited a less severe fate, ' and that he had done his duty. MR. HUNTS PROTEST, lIDDItEsstED TO LORD STANLEY, FOREMAN OF THE GRAND JURY. "Me Loan--I beg leave respectfully to remind your Lord ship. that there were several bills of indictment submitted yes- terday afternoon to the judgment of the Grand Jury by myself and several oth,r persons, who received injury by the events of the 16th ukimo. I find that a bill has been sent in to the Grand Jury this morning, in which the consideration of the same events is involved ; and have learnt that the witnesses upon the latter bill are intended to be called and examined before those which preceded it. I feel convinced that so irregular a proceeding must have been adopted without sufficient consideration. It cannot be necessary to remind your Lordship and the Gentle men of the Grand Jury, that the bias it: question a - e presented to the judgment of an Inquest, and not of a Jury to try the Moe ; and that as their deposition is required to be made out upon the evidence produced on each bill, lam but discharging a duty to my country,, in respectfully requesting that the bills should be heard in the order in which they are presented" The trial of Parson Harrison is definitively fixed for this day. It is said he will plead his own cause. We have received an abstract of his indictment. After, setting forth, as usual, that the defendant is a' wicked, seditious, and evil-disposed person,' it proceeds to state, that on the 15th of August, at Stockport, " in the presence and hearing of a great number of his' Majesty's liege subjects, he maliciously, unlawfully, wickedly, and seditiously, did publish, utter, and declai oof and concerning the Government established within this Realm, and of and concerning the two Houses of Parliament, the wicked and seditious words following, ' The Government has starved the people, and it is right the people should starve Government. It is necessary f.)r the consent of all three estates to make laws, which cannot be altered hut by the same consent. The Commons Hottse,or House of Assem bly of the People, should watch their interests; but a few designing persons have the whole sway there, and when the reople ask for their rights by a Reform in their own House, they threaten to make war on the people. Can laws, proceeding from such a source, be called the law of the land, or is it fit we should' *obey them' " The indictment also charges the de fendant with saying, "It is a corrupt Government," and with endeavouring to " excite insurrection , sedi tion, and to overawe the two Houses of Parliament." Sir C. Wolseley% trial will come on at Knmsford Quarter Sessions, in the third week of October nest. _4ssrn.g. Loiresain, IMPTEmBEIL 4 . Mr: PoLiodealiplieci for - x Wl.r. rant to apprehend Richard Oroen, against whom. the Grand Jury found a True Bill for Perjury. Mr. Baron WOOD immediately granted the warrant. A True Bill has this day been found against Henry! Hunt, Joseph Johnson,Jc mes Moorhou,se, John Knight,. Reber: Jones, Joseph I ledey, George Stop, John' Mocker Sa x t on , Samuel liamy iird, and Robert Wilde, for conspira c y. A True Bill was also found against James Wroe, the Printer of The Manchester ikserver, for a libel. About three o'clock this afternoon, Robert Jones, James Healey, George Swift, J. T. Saxton, Samuel Bamford, and Robert Wilde, the prisoners charged in the above indi c t men t w h o had remained in custody for want of bail, were brought up to plead. Saxton, addressing himself to his Lordship, said:,, " My Lord, may I have a copy of the indictment." The COURT— ,, Yes; the indictment will be read over to you, when you must plead. If youidead Not Guilty, then you will be entitled to a copy of the in dictment." Saxton.—" My Lord, we are ready to plead now. We wish to plead, that we may know the amount of the bail your Lordship and the Court will require of us." The indictment was now read. It contained many alums. One of them charged all the prisoners (in cluding Mr. Hunt, Johnson, Moorhouse, and Knight, who are at large upon bail, and have not yet been callcd on to plead), that they, with force and arms, did unlawfully, traitorously, and feloniously, at Man chester, in the county of Lancaster, on the 16th day of August, in the 59th year, &c. combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together, to excite tumult and insurrection within this realm, and to alter the Go vernment and Constitution thereof as by law esta blished, and against.the peace of our said Lord the King, his Crown and dignity. Another count charg ed the prisoners with using seditious speeches for the same purpose. Another with displaying banners, flags, &c. for the same unlawful purpose, &c. &c. I'he prisoners were severally called upon to plead, each of whom pleaded " Not Guilty," and asked to traverse. Healey, on being asked, said, " Not Guilty, my Lord, and my enemies know it." Saxton—l already consider, my Lord, that your Lordship knows of the exorbitant bail required by the Magistrates of Manchester. Your Lordship will perhaps take into account the situation of some of the defendants, who arc mere labourers, and whose connexions are principally in the same line of life. The COURT—The amount of bail shall be consi dered ; you must be brought up again on Monday morning, and you will then be informed of the amount. Bamford—We have a number of friends here who are going into our respective neighbourhoods, who could provide bail by Tuesday next, if your Lord ship would now inform us of the amount requited. The COURT—You must each of you be bound in £2OO, and two sureties in £lOO each. Saxton—My Lord, there are many of us who are very poor, and whose friends are in the same situa tion. We have a long winter before us; and the idea of innocent men being confined during a long winter is dreadful. The COURT—The offence is also dreadful. It is a high offence that is found against you. I cannot alter the amount of the bail. Healey—My Lord, I reside within a quarter of a nine only from Yorkshire; all my friends live in Yorkshire; will your Lordship permit me to bring bail from that county ? The COURT—Certainly, from anywhere. Mr. HARMER and Mr. PEARSON, both from Lon don, attended on behalf of the prisoners. The Grand Jury cut two Bills preferred by Mr. Hunt against Platt and Derbyshire(two of the witnesses against Mr. Hunt when he was committed), charging them with perjury. Mr. Hunt and Sir C. Wolsoreyhave just left Lan caster together in a gig. • Half-past Five p. m.—The Grand Jury have this moment cut four indictments against different Gen. demen of the Manchester Yeomanry, which charged them with attacks upon different individuals belong ing to Mr. Hunt's patty. We observed several women in attendance, who had lien sabred and trampled down by the Manchester Yeomanry. One of them held an infant in her arms, the same which she had preserved on that occasion, at the hazard of her life. A boy exhibited a deep and lasting laceration en his head, inflicted by a sabre. CHESTER, SEPTEMBER 4. RIOTING AT MACCLESFIELD. To-day, the defendants in this case were brought up for judgment. In addressing Samuel !bedevil, the CHIEF JUSTICE said, " You 'have been indicted for making, with otherc, a riot and tumult at Mac clesfield on the 17th of August last. On that day you.were found at the head of a formidable mo' , , of which, it appears from the evidence, you acknow ledged yourself to be the leader and conductor; for you stated your ability to take away the rioters tin der certain conditions and considerations. You were seen actively engaged in the midst of the riot, and inciting the multitude to farther disturbance by cries of Go it, my lads !' This you were observed to do at the very moment of attacking the houses, and it isai. in addition proved, that a person had written on ritir hat the words Hunt and Liberty. Oi the species of liberty you meant you gave a practical illustration. You at once showed its object, and your own purpose; and I hope that all who now hear me, and the-nation at large, will speedily learn its true meaning. Your liberty consisted in the destruction of houses and the demolition of property, in terrify ing and intimidating the community, in forcing open doors and breaking windows—these are the achievements you accomplish under the mask of what you call liberty. The contempt of the laws, the violation of order, and disturbing the public peace—these clearly explain the meaning of Ht'int and Liberty.' But are such acts to be passed over with impunity in this country, in this land of real freedom, where the purity of public justice is marked by its impartiality—where all property has an equal protection, and where Virtuous integrity is rewarded, from the lowest to the highest classes of society ? I wish you and those who were your ,coadjutors, to learn that they are not to be treated 'Orly.; the laws must be enforced in an aggravated ime as rites is, in order to teach others to respect them. The Court has considered the whole of the charge against you with great care; and it is painful to observe, that it .&elLas• 4fre&ted to Palliate . it. .14• yon ittrfirtilkiumit re3la wish it to appear, It is no excuse—.it i water-an aggra vation ; one offence cannot be prosluced to screen and excuse another. Under die fads, therefore, which it has been the disagreeable•duty of the Court to hear in evidence against you, the sentence we shall pase upon you is, that you be imprisoned for the term of 18 calendar _ months in the common jail of the county, and then he discharged." Ralph Wright, on being asked what he had to say why sentence should not be passed upon himi' ob served, "I have a few remarks to make. Thitkhap pened on the Tuesday, the market-day. I was at a public-house, and remained there till night. Naoor came into the company ; and one Was reasiirig in a Newspaper a story about Samuel and William, in the Lancashire dialect. I said give it to Naylor for he is more like to make it out than any of us. He raid it, and went out of the house; I followed him.— When I got into the Market-Place I fc un . cl it perfectly clear. Li Chester-gate I perceiVisl pact of a rail, which I supposed belonged to a stall. I took ft up. The crowd were then opposite the hotel. Shortly 'afterwards I heard the noise of horses, and cried out GOD %peel the plough: I was then going home, • when I was overtaken by one of the Gentlemen on horseback, who said 4 I thought you ought to know better than be here in such a riot.' I was seized, carried before a Magistrate, and sent to prison, where I remained till I was brought here. I have long served my country; I have been with his Grace the Duke of Wellington in Portugal, in Spain, and twice in France* ; always conducted myself as a loyal man and a good soldier r -I was never brought in disgrace in my regiment, nor was I ever before a Court of mi litary or civil law. I hope, therefore, that your Lord ships will take these circumstances into consideration." Cuter Jusries--" Ralph Wright, you have been indicted for engaging in a riot at Macclesfield, on the 17th of August last, and on that indictment you have been convicted. The Court have attended, with great application, to what you have just related, al though, in point of regularity, it should have been mentioned in your defence, yesterday ; but they think it their imperative duty to add, that what you have asserted rests where it is without the slightest corro boration. They have, however, some satisfaction in adding, that there is a material difference, in point of aggravation, between your case and Hardern's.--- It has, nevertheless, been satisfactorily proved, that you were in the midst of the riot, and that you cheered up the mob to acts of violence, by the cry of That's right my lads; GOD speed the plough r Notwithstanding these facts, we are happy to say, there are features of palliation in your case: it does not appear you went there with any revengeful ob ject in your mind. The Court cannot but take these circumstances into its consideration, combined, as they are, with the excellent character you have re ceived. As one of those who fought at Waterloo, you are entitled to the gratitude of every English man, for on that memorable day the liberties of Eu rope were accomplished by the valour of the armies of this mighty country. But we could have wished that your character had remained to the present day untainted, as it then was ; and that you had not dis graced yourself by partaking in the designs of incen: diaries, and in local tumults: we could have wished that your conduct on that great and memorable day had retained to the present, the same proud and ele vated consideration which it then inheriteda,,la has not been so: you have been found rioting, and break ing the public peace, and it is our duty, if possible, to prevent a repetition of such conduct. Under these considerations, the sentence of the Court is, that you be imprisoned in the common gaol of this County for Six Calendar Months, and then be discharged." • The prisoner wore the Waterloo medal. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Can or GOOD Hors, JULY 3.—The brig Prince William, ar rimd hem, was struck by lightning on the 20th May, in lat. 34. 30. S. long. 30. E. which shivered her mein-top-gallant-sail, and it having caught fire, was obliged to be cut away. Posy Louts, fats or Faancit, MAY s.—The Iris, Jonas, of Logs don, for Bombay, was cast sway some time since on Salmon Isle; t the crew and Spanish dollars saved, with which the Cap rain went to Padang. MAnad.s, Mar 2.5.—0 n Saturday last arrived the ship Mary Ann, Captain MIDIRSOW, from Manilla, whence she sailed the 110th January, having touched at Mama. This ship encoun tered very bad weather on her passage; were obliged to, throw part of her cargo overboard, in order to preserve the vessel aad the tires of the crew. MAT sp.- 'We regret to mention the , grounding, in the Ran goon River, of the Pout Sisters, which left this port in January. Aran. 15.—The Ajax sailed on Saturday evening.for the Cape . and England. We are concerned to anr.ounce the total loss of the ship Paragon, on S..uger Sand; with the exception' of one man, the passengers, officers, and crew, were all saved. Ltvraroox, Serra:nem 3.--Arrived the Neptune, Ware, from Buenos Ayres; .sailed 11th June. On the 3d August, in lat. 52. 38. long. 414. spoke the Ann, from the South Seas for Los don.—The Dm, Mao*, which was on shore, has been got off, and brought into dock. PORTSMOUTH Sire. 6.—Wind W.—Sailed the Kutesoff, Ha. - ortisszir, for Petersburgh. Drat, Serrrider* W. S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River yesterday, the Highlander, Mutsu, from New Providence; Contest, CAMPBELL, from St. Vincent's • Antraens, Byes., from Amigos; Zoroaster , Ross, from Ben gal; Thetis, bliontrrox, from Jamaica • ' and an, Mawr, from the South Seas ; to-day, the David Scott, Hunan, from Bengal ; Camden, Join:dor, from Manilla; Fame, TRICRLIY., from Lisbon; AMR, DAYNOILOUOH, from Oporto; Ceres, PINNY, from Africa; Jut folk, Attasox, from St. Thomas's, and soiled for Holland; fiche, Secant, from Calcutta;,Trittne, Sm.k.a. from St.Vilacea(a; and, Jane, blu.sumas, in 27 days from Virginia. 'Caine down from the Elver, the St. Ames, Caosen, for bladeira ; Mart, Atte*, for the South Stas ; and the Viscount Exmouth, Teas*, for Gibraltar. . tirrmenum 6.—Wind W.—Arrived and sailed fbe the. River the Tartar, Dowensi, from Cadiz; Ruby; Csaratas, from Sierra Leone, for Hull; Regalia, (late Elliott), from Jamaica; and Hardy, ffiroarnorsr, fr:sm Sc. lAicia. Came down from tbe ' River the Charles Parfet tt, CHAS; for Philadelphia ' • Sprightly, Baxae, for Lisbon; and Julius Cesar, Loewe, for Demerara. The wind this afternoon got to the N. W. and the whole of the outward-bound have sailed. Cowls, Sem 6.--Arrived the Columbus, Repairs, Rom ReS - ask, out 220 dlys. In lat. 39. long. It. villa the slip Cara van, sr Caroline, from Calcutta, out ISO days; and in lat. 29. 49. long. 33.34. spoke the Richmond, from Canton, for London* Letters have beets received ft om Margaretta, dated July 12th. They confirm the important intelligence of the fall of the City of Barcelona, which was takes. s by the division of the Patriot Army under mind of Generals Mietiyo and Seroepto.. .- as the same division that defeated the a e o l yaiii4 e commanded by ARAN.M, on the conquest of Barcelona i of that achiertment. No date which convey she news, but the less to be relied on as must have taken place in the I . VI p Ii I 1111 gi the 12th of June ; and •. :' 1 . 1 ! 1 1 is one of the first-resokt ,• ' I ,' ate is given is the Jager' . . 1 , , i 1 . • . • 1 it is not, op that acetates, is anthentic.;: the event „' I' I the latter end -of Jae., ; ; ii , ' ; I i ,l t 1 • .N 1 : 1. • 3 lit y . I I 1 1 • i I i • 1 . I 1 1 / 4 •i • . r 1 t' • , 1 . 1 • 1 I , ' . : 1 ' r . I 1 . I . 1 i . I 1 I I ~?