Star. — London, England, 1819-09-30 00:00:00

~~p 111 1 r 4 it ip4 F. . 5.........---..—....... 1 cases in which revenge :i n situation to • receive your thanks. I rely oil your 11- i cherished as a holy fla me , considered it a il imperiousand might b h t e felt b ' iserality fora patient hearing, which lam sure I'l duty so to cherish it, till the perpetrators . of these shall shortly obtain, as I perceive the whole extent 1 . all the mighty and preconcetted efforts of those brutes," exclaimed the Gentleman, . "spare their own atrocious deeds were brought to justice. " E ven ) species ; the lionfollows with , and who ° oppose the Resolutions have produced scarcel • l • More than a dozen bands against us."—(Applause and h• .)--ESilence was, however, shortly after ob- cruelty ; but man, the noblest work of creati on, alone tiger pursue the tiger savage ferocious tained, and frdm this period Mr. Mint wa s heard in pursues and slaughters his fellow m; : • not only man, with much attentions. —He then proceeded to say, but woman, lovely woman, and even innocent child that he was wholly unconnected with the preparing hood, which smiles at the sabre about to drink its or bringing forward any of the Resolutions they had ! Oh Man ! where is blood, fall victims to his persecuting and un relentin g already agreed to with so much unanimity ; and barbarity ! Oh Englishmen . 2"— b Aug personally concerned in the lamentable occur - your spirit? Oh Heaven! where is your justice. rences they had that day been expressing their sen - He had heard many Gent lemen, whose p olitical o p i- timents upon, it was not his intention to have at- nions were in favour of Government generally, state, tended the Meeting, and he should not have been on that very day, and within the preci ncts of the there at all but for a letter he bad received, in which M eet i ng , that if the statements with respect to the he was informed that the Lord Mayor was deter- Manchester atrocities were such as had been de mined to oppose the right of the Livery to enter into scribed, they could not be justified. Those Gentle. any other business but the Election, and had' re- men, he thought, were bound t o say , something on solved to commit every person who should dare to the present occasion; they were hound to come for interrupt the proceedings. Hearing this piece of ward, and to say, if they felt as they had spoken, that news he put his night-cap in his pocket (producing they had too good an opinion of their species, to sup his while night-cap) and set off, determined to put pose it possible for such occurrences to have taken himself in the place immediately of the first man place—(Loud applause). Ile thanked them for the Whom his Lordship should venture to commit. On a indulgence with which they had heard him ; but review of the conduct of the Reformers at Manches- would submit to their judgment the propriety of ter he felt much to be satisfied with, and considered adopting another Resolution, connected with the late he had adopted the proper course of action ; and occurrences in Manchester. A Resolution had been though some might think him faulty for having ex- proposed and adopted, at an earlier part of their pro ertised too much patience, he begged them to reflect ceedings, proposing generally, that a subscription what would have been the consequence if he had should be entered into by the Livery for the relief of acted otherwise upon that occasion. Ile had been those who had suffered. Ilis suggestion was, that charged with being the cause of all the murders out of the purse of the City, whicii was their purse, and massacres that ensued; he would reply, well, the Common Council should be called upon to sub be it so; these are times in which he feared lives scribe towards that laudable object. In furtherance must be lost in the great struggle for their liberties, of this view, he should move a Resolution, directing and he had placed no one in a situation of danger that a Petition be presented to the Common Council, in which he was not himself with them. They had praying them to take into their consideration the late heard yet but little of the dreadful and murderous transactions at Manchester, and to afford such relief proceedings of that fatal day; every week brought to to the unfortunate sufferers, as in their judgment light fresh atrocities. He would not enter into any might seem fitting. In proposing this Resolution, he lengthened history of the subject; but he would just felt that he was bound to produce some instances in put them in possession of two cases which had not as which a similar departure was recognized from the yet appeared before the Public :—A man of the name precise rule of corporate acceunts. In pursuance of of Hall, and his son, working together in a factory this view, he could state, that the sum of £l,OOO was at Manchester, were at the Meeting together. The granted to the widows of those who had fallen in the father was cur down by the sabres of the_ Yeomanry, late glorious struggle at the close of the war. He and in his son's sight carried to the Infirmary, in a could state, that there was £l,OOO granted to the Por • state of insensibility; he remained there speechless tuguese sufferers, and 2,000 towards the building of for seventeen days, at the end of which period he an Episcopal Chapel in Upper Canada. With such died, never having spoken, or been at all sensible instances to support him, he did not hesitate to pro since he had been brought to the Infirmary. No in- pose the Resolution which he had just described, and, quest was held upon the body, nor was his name in proposing that, he should conclude what he had to the list of the wounded sent forth by the Medical address to the Meeting.—(Loud and long applause). Gentlemen; his corpse was followed to the grave by The Resolution was then put, and carried by a vast his fellow-workmen, who entered into a subscription majority. for his son, which amounted to only Bs. 6d. with Mr. STEVENS came forward immediately after, and which they sent him up to "Lannun to see Mr. Hoont." spoke to the following effect. It was necessary, he These facts would soon appear before the Public in the said, to nominate two Aldermen for the Office of shapeof an affidavit. The second casewas that of a boy, Lord Mayor. The Livery had the power to nomi -1 1 years old, who was missing after the Meeting. The nate two, out of which two the Court of Alde r me n father, disconsolate at his son 's absence, made every made their choice. Mr.Waithman not having served inquiry he could, but could learn no tidings respect- the office of Sheriff, was not eligible, and therefore ing him ; the Officers at the Infirmary denied him he should propose Mr. Alderman Wood and Mr. Al admission to search for him there, and positively as- derman Thorp as the Candidates whom the indepen sured him no person of that description had been dent Livery ought to return—(Loud applause). It brought in there. Dissatisfied with this assurance, was a happy reflection for them to feel, that what he renewed his application the next day, and by dint ever the disposition of the Court of Aldermen might of perseverance, at length, after much opposition, he be, it could only act upon the nomination of the gained admittance. He searched every bed in the Livery. If, therefore, the Livery returned two honest Infirmary, but his son was not to be found; previ- men, the Court of Aldermen must appoint one ho ously, however to his quitting the place, he discovered nest man to the Civic Chair, which was the objec t some clothes hanging up behind a door, which, on they all had in view —(Loud applause). Fle was told ex.amiaing, he found to be the coast, waistcoat, and that his Resolution would not be put ; but, as it ex breeches his son had on the day of the Meeting; the pressed the sense of the Livery, of which he had no boy had never since been heard of. Instances of this doubt—(Loud applause)—any opinion, from whatever sort were coming to light daily, so that it was quite authority, could not shake his conviction as to the impossible as yet to form any adequate or correct right. The Livery had a right to express an opinion idea of the number of lives sacrificed on that dread- on every subject connected with the business of the ful day. He felt happy that his conduct on that oc- day, and though his Resolution expressed a general casion accorded with the feelings of his Fellow-Li- proposition, vet, as it was connected with the object verymen ; he always endeavoured to act right to the of the Meeting, and he was persuaded would receive best of his judgment, and should continue to do so at the concurrence of the Livery, it could not be rejected every hazard, and had no doubt of the support of the upon any ground of legal authority. He concluded Independent Citizens of London--(Great applause.) with moving a Resolution, which declared, that the Mr.l3usisreaD returned thanks for the honour done system of rotation in the choice of a Lord M ay•or, him by hi, fellow-citizens. He had done no more was destructive of the • right of election, and therefore than his duty in seconding the Resolutions, which he that the Livery would return Aldermen Wood and highly approved of, not only for the sentiments ex- Thorp, as fit and proper persons to fill the office of pressed on the transactions at Manchester, but also as Lord Mayor.—(This proposal was followed by the affording an example of the determination of the most enthusiastic marks of approbation by the As- Livery to defend their rights, in which he most senibly, and the Resolution was carried triumphantly, heartily joined—rights which lie would continue to a few hands only in that immense assembly having defend and maintain upon every occasion, and against been held up against it.) all opposition, even to imprisonment, or death itself. The COMMON-SERJEANT came forward, and stated On Mr. Bumstead retiring, Mr. lleN T, who stood at to the Meeting, that the names would be proposed the front of the hustings, moving with his hand some for their approval in the order in which they were Gentlemen, who were near him, in order that the nominated by their respective proposers, and that Livery might have a full view of the Comnion Ser- according to their choice they would be returned to jeant, said, with a shrug of his shoulders, and a look the Court of Aldermen. of ineffable contempt, this learned Serjeant seems to The names of the Aldermert below the Chair, me to have been the greatest violator of the public commencing.with Sir MATTHEW BLOXAM, were then peace this day. Why, Gentlemen, he has been put up in the usual form, and greeted according to threatening Mr. Waithman to take him into the their rank in popular estimation, but the most power- King's Bench! _The learned Serjeant thinks himself ful display made by the Court party during the day a a great man here, and he is also a Judge on some was that which took place in the shew of hands for occasions, but he should recollect, that in the Court the nomination of Alderman BRIDGES. The majo of King's Bench that he talks of, he is only a Junior rity, however, against him, was so over h 1 'n w e nu g as Counsel ! After a few more observations upon the to render his support only worthy of notice, as corn • conduct of the Common Serjeant, in the same style pared with the other more decided failures of of sarcastic ridicule, Mr. Hunt concluded by moving the Party. • a Resolution for recording the proceedings of the day, The ComMON-SER IFANT declared the Election to and publishing the same-in the Morning and Evening be, according to the shew of hands, • in favour of Al- Papers. derman Thorp and Alderman Wood ; and stated . motion being seconded, and carried by an shortly afterwards that a poll was demanded by two oveNhelming majority, the thanks of the Livery of the Liverymen, on the part of Alderman Bridges. were then voted to Meters. PEARSON, HARMER, and Mr. HUNT informed the Meeting, that he under- Deetsos, fur their able and judicious exertions in the stood it was the intention to commence the poll im public cause, in defence of the sufferers and accused mediately ;he therefore requested that the friends of persons at Manchester. Aldermen Wood and Thorp would not go away, and Mr. Pa*asow came forward to return thanks that they would not vote in plumpers for either party, amidst thunders of applause. He could assure them, which would d • estroy the object they had in view, that upon every occasion, whether in a public or a but divide th • eir votes between them for the benefit private character, his feeble exertions were at the ser- of the Court of Aldermen, who were ultimately to vice of his fellow-citizens. No one, who had wit- make their choice. nessed the dreadful scenes at Manchester, which had This address was followed by great applause, and come under his view, but must have found himself the departures from the Hall, which seemed to be in compelled, by mere humanity alone, to come forward ra • 'd pt progress before, were arrested by tLe suggestion. upon each an occasion. The facts to which he al- In a short ' time after, the UNDER-SHERIFF informed lulled were too well known to need to be . again re- the Livery that they might depart, but were expected pratei; indeed, he feared were be to attempt it, the to renew their attendance again 4 a • • • narration would so harrow up their feelings , g 1 a quarter past f our , narr as to when th e poll books would be opened, and the ballot reader them wholly incapable of proceeding in the be continued from ti •period that for one hour. other important business of the day. There were Mr. Ili;Nr, not considering the intimation to have rare bet given in'a voice sufficiently audible, toe to repeat it with a voice sufficieptly distinct. At a quarter past four o'clock the polling com menced, and was carried on with great spirit for an hour. During the poll, Mr. Hunt exhibited a pla card, " If you would have either Alderman Wood or Alderman Thorp, you must vote for both." The Loan MAYOR came through the Hall at twenty mi- 1 to five, when he was again saluted with an immense volley of hisses, followed afterwards by loud laughter. He was attended by a great crowd up King-street, who hooted the whole way. The Sheriffs declared the following to be the numbers:— ArliOtritl4l) INQUEST AT OLLII4k, For Alderman Molar 26C Alderman 'WOOO 268 Alderman Damon • The result of the poll was announced amidst loud cheers, which continued for several minutes. Mr. PCARSON came forward, and began by ob serving, that the state of the poll certainly demanded that a few words should be addressed to the Livery by those Gentlemen who had that day come forward to advocate the cause of the popular Candidates. He therefore congratulated them on the noble stand they had made that day, and the example they had thereby held out to the country. He trusted that they would not relax in their efforts in the great cause, but would come with redoubled energy to morrow, and thereby defeat the machinations of their opponents. The struggle was one of supreme importance, in every point of view, and one to which the eyes of the country were steadfastly directed. It became them, therefore, to maintain by their con duct, the high character which the Livery of London had at present. It might be also necessary to ren►ind them that they ought to vote both for Thorp and Wood, because two persons must be returned to the Court of Aldermen, and if these two respected friends of liberty and the Constitution were returned, the Aldermen would have no alternative but to de• dare one of them duly elected as Lord Mayor for the year ensuing. Let them do their duty, and place such a man in the Civic Chair as would at all times meet his fellow-citizens in Common Hall, when called upon so to do. They had already seen the very handsome manner in which Mr. Alderman Wood had at all times acceded to their request to call such Common Halls, and they had also witnessed his uni form, unabated exertions in defence of their rights and privileges. It was impossible for a moment to doubt but that he was animated by the same spirit still, for his conduct proved him to be so. He had also no hesitation in saying, that in returning Mr. Alderman Thorp, they would return a friend to, themselves and their cause, as the worthy Alderman had given repeated proofs of his attachment to them and their interests. After imploring the Livery to persevere in their efforts, he concluded amidst much applause, by expressing his high satisfaction .with the proceedings of the day. Mr. HUNT felt that he would be guilty of a dere liction of his public duty, if he did not also congra tulate the Livery on their triumph that day, which triumph he hoped would stimulate them to greater , exertions than ever in the important cause. They had that day had a specimen of what they might ex pect from the Court of Aldermen, as those of that body who had voted on the occasion, had done so for Mr. Alderman Bridges. (Here some interruption took place, in consequence of a Mr. Brixley, one of the Common Council, giving three cheers for Mr.' Bridges, which were followed by loud hisses from the Hall.) Mr. Hunt proceeded. He hoped that so respectable a body as he had now the honour to ad dress, would not be offended with that Gentleman for giving a huzza—(laughter)—and he ought, per haps, to tell them, that that individual was one of those in the Common Council who had resisted the Resolutions, proposed by Alderman W.tithman, and successfully carried—(Applause and hisses).--He trusted they would bear in mind, that they, as the friends of liberty, ought to extend the same liberty to others, and that every Englishman had an undoubted privilege to utter his sentiments, whatever .these might be. It was an old but vulgar saying, " That the Devil ought to get his due ;" and as they had given this Gentleman his due, he hoped that they would take no further notice of the interruption he had occasioned, and would not carry their feelings out of the Hall, but allow them at once to subside. Flom the specimen which the Aldermen had given them that day, by opposing their wishes, he trusted, they would chew, by their energy, that they were not to be baffled in the exercise of one of their rights; that they would not be bound by the old and hack neyed principle of rotation ; but that such a man would be placed in their Chair, as would do honour to the cause of liberty, and defend them in the pur suit of their constitutional privileges. He would im plore them to use all their influence that evening, and that every one of them who had a wife, a sister, or a sweetheart, would set them to work, leaving no efforts untried, and thus would the victory be their own. He concluded amidst loud cheers. The SHERIFFS then (at six o'clock) declared the Poll to be adjourned till nine o'clock to-morrow (this day). Bosom—Thelong-expected match between Martin and Turner made on Tuesday night, at Spring's, in Little St. James's -.meet, by a deposit of 100 guineas a-side. The battle to take place in a 24-feet square on the 26th of October. Penassaiasism.—Crisp, in his attempt to walk from London to Dover for 13 successive days, for a bet of 20 Guineas, has again Billed. Jlis confidence, which had hitherto been unshaken, was entirely crushed on witnessing the inclemency of the weather, which, with many other private distressing circumstances, is supposed to have been the cause of his failure ; and having some money pending on the issue-, he is a severe hoer. lie reAgned at Dover. F.torso rxr.—Monday night a young Lady, aged 18, of con siderable accomplishments, the only daughter of a Lady of great property and respectability, at Knightsbridge, eloped from her mother's house with a pot-man, belonging to a neighbouring public-house, and notwithstanding every exertion made by nu merous friends to trace oat the fugitives, there has not as yet transpired the smallest clue to their retreat. EXTRAORDINAZT ACUMENT.— Tue,day afternoon, about two o'clock, as a poor Irishwoman, who was selling apples and pears, was wheeling her barrow on the foot-pavement, in Luca , . street. Brunswick-square, the street-keeper came to her, and layin! , hold of the barrow, thr eatene d to ta k e i t to the Green-yard. -1s Mr. Street-keeper was crossing the street with it, the pavement sunk under his feet, in consequence of the sewer falling in : he was instantly ingulphed to the neck, and. on his attempting to get out, the earth on each side kept pouring in until be was nearly smothered. The poor wornan i taking advantage of his aukward situation, laid hold of her barrow, and trotted eff with it. The man was at length dug out, to appearance more dead than eve, from the wet and cold, having sussaiued nu further injult than some slight bruises in kin legs. 1 OLDHAM, MONDAY EVENIYG, SEpt INQUEST ON JOHN i t. lDlS. — Evidunce c , nti ._ - William Whittaker.—l lm a cottonlin;";', Oldham. I saw John Lees several time s ~ft. 16th, and observed nothing the matter ;ith Lip William Harrison.--I am a cotton-pinneriv ham. I saw John Lees running on the N t h a company with whom he went to the Mee4;.l did not see him again till five days belorc h t when I heard he was very poorly, and I weTit him. I found him in the kitchen pan, wi t h ; like a cap. He told me he was at the battle L . :V it. 100, but never in such danger as there ; there was man to man, but there it was murder. Samuel Davenport was present. 114 me nothing that he had done. He told riev.b l , done to him. lie sheered me nothing : he coal, he was so weak. By Mr. HARNIER.—The people all came as, as if to a Chapel or Church. When every arrived with their banners, those on the g:ountl., a shout ; that was the only noise. The cop t , were six deep at the lower side of the hi: fir, %. about eight yards on the other side. Mr. lira ceived the applause with his hat off. He then , a was very glad the Meeting was put af for on e it he was glad to see the people arrive peace:illy ; quietly. Ile said, if any person attempted 4 turbance for a Green-bag, to put him down. an A lk i him down, till the Meeting was oven— l :n e t ° ner now, as on 'outler occasions, said, they 10 11 , deaf, and the witness need not speak so load l_] first of the soldiers I saw sat ttpunli;s horse justli a monkey ! %shatter drunk or not I cann ot sat About a minute before the soldiers came, there 1 a shout at something said upon the gage. Theo diets came at a real gallop. They cut away. 1 people cried Have mercy ! 0 have men) I was squeezed, I thought to death. It would ha been the nicest sight that ever nas seen, if it bads been for them. We all said so as we came helm When they cried " Mercy !" the soldiers said" D you, will you come again ?" I heard that huzdre of times. I did my best to make my escape. i n three persons down; and there was Whiz, striii, backwards and forwards. I threw myself down( my face ; I was determined if they cut, it should i my bottom—(Much laughter). CORONER.—You act as well speak. Witness.—l am real Lancashire blunt, Sir. Wltet ever any cried " Mercy !" they said, You b—. l 'what brought you here ?" By the CORONER—The soldiers cut at me, but* missed. I saw persons cut in every street in .11* chester that I was in afterwards. Well, Sir, wha you speak out of reason, I can give )ou ne ansner for you ask whether the palisades were a nuie quarter of a mile trom the hustings?-IVell, I ai your opinion ?—I suppose about fifty yards.—Yea were then about fifty yards off, when Mr. Ha came?—No, Sir, you contradict yourself; I was thee only eight yards from the hustings; but ;thy: the soldiers came, I was pressed back to the palisacks. I saw a sword held by the first man who came dr , 7l, but I did not see his dress. He came into the conci on gallop. He was fuddled I reckon. I cad. tal where that man was when the soldiers were cut.ir.7. I did not keep my eye upon one person ; I could 4C3 for I looked for my life. I can't tell what bccame ri him. 1 can't tell how many minutes the other v.; diers.were getting up to him ; they were thirty yan:: or so behind, and came at a gallop. Sir, you pa many questions which arc very troublesome, and, I think,.cannot be answered. lam sure I speak Tel calmly. CORONER.—T iere may be a difference of °pink". I never bad the honour of seeing you betiare, bad think you speak boisterously. Witness-4 speak the bcst. I can, according* truth. lam no scholar. CORONER—You say they were as peaceable oil church. Did you ever hear shoutings in church! • Witness—l did, when they strike up to the pe r ing. I don't know how many women there wets Mr. Hunt's carriage, there were so many women. I saw Mrs. Fyldes.—What like a woman was she The most beautiful woman that ever i saw in InT life.—What was her age? I thought her middl aged.—Where was she? Upon the szage.-1 iAI tall the hustings the stage? It was what the 31err1 Andrews call a stage. You would bother any awn. —And Mr. Hunt was the Merry-Andrew? )..); we were all merry, in hopes of better tunes. I kwd of no Riot Act being read on that ground, So', I you come to that *lack (doing.) I did not see Jai Lees cut upon that said ground. I saw plenty of constables striking. CORONER—John Lees? Witness—No. CORONER—I said striking him. itness.—l heg your pardon. I did rot hear that. The Constables struck as to a tune. I did not see him struck. There were some on the ground ws:ea I came, acid I was about an hour there before Hunt came. The soldiers began to cut as soon" they got past the constables; they knew the p:or 1 expect. They all be, , ,an together. When the sold;el began cutting and slaying, the constables began? seize at the colours; the tune was struck up. 1 72 only notice was cutting with their sweids. 'L knew the combination. I heard of one of the ccucTs being saved ; that is all I have heard of. The cc': stables made at them ; but those who held th:in very.tast, for they were beautiful things. Vie cx tncm, Sir ; yes, for life is sweeter than any I did not see what became of Mr. Hunt. 'acre be '2O or $0 upon the stage. I saw none with bc. : n-s that I knew about the hustings. I saw themanet, mixed with the Yeomanry in the town, and ati ; -2- joicing as much as they could.--110 yrm Nadan?—No ; and I never wish to know Lino. Mr. .john Shuttieworth.—l am a cotton Ana dealer, in Manchester. On the morning ot the Lit . .• about eleven, I saw several of the count") . i' is s pass the Exchange, carrying banners, :IA in the best sort of order in which large hooi:s 01 go when they had to go any distance. 'I he' two, three, four, and up to seven abreast. ThQ o ‘x, mostly linked together by the arms: seeing , went to the ground: a double cordon of spwal stables were arranged from Buston's house into, crowd towards the hustings: they might mica to the hustings, but I could not sec: I te..k 3 v.3-',":3, near the top of Windmill-sirs-x. 4 which conunani:‘-‘1 ViCW of the area; I continued there, I. . II ti %.1/4 AIL tll3 ll con rs. rueii , ing. tra, •e : • der ken! ar ti , , utes ri s e gi o i v ed :on, !it 13 , i n g I .1 af t! .1 ti t. 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