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Ff :~ } ~r F { I. i i • , 1.1 !.. i ~~ 4 r • 1 A 1 . timent of those present at York, in saying, that there is en cause for suspectietany disposition of the people of this Riding, to torhalerce or commotion : if :here be any discontent in their minds, it has nothing to do with constitutional considerations, but arises out of the improvcmeuts in the art of manufacture, which diminishes the calls for their exertions and industry, and has become to them a refl afllicrieg grievance. I add, likewise, as the prevalent, and, I believe, universal nisi nion of the Gentlemen I met at York, that no step that could in . --sny.way convey a suspicion or jealousy of the Pt:ople's views and wisfies',•atould be adopted ; but that, on the contrary, we shwald prove to them, by our own demeanour, our opinion of their . good disposition, and our confidence in their good conduct. I lia7e the honour to be, my Lend, yoUr 'Lordship's most obe dient, .kc. WF,WTWORTII FITZWILLIAM. Itk.coont St. motrit, &c. 11. A Le;ter from Stoclaport, announcing the Assassination of Birch the Constable, dated :.24th July. 12. A Letter of sth August, from Mr. Norris to. Lotd Sid ftinuth, int-losing, VS, a' copy of Advertisement calling a Re form Meeting for 9th August j . and, 14, a copy of Requisition. • 15, 16, t 7, A Letter from John Ravald to Henry (lilted Augur i r ; and Informatioos taken against George Green haigh and onion; and examinations thereon. These relate to the Drilling of men on Cockney Moor. 19. A letter of loth August, from Mr. Crossley, a Lanca shire Magistrate, to Lord Sidmouth, relating to secret Night Drillings near Rochdale and Tandle 19. F.xaniinations taken thereon. • - 20. Letter front Mr. Fletcher, a Lancashire Magistrate, to Lord Sid;nouth, of tOth August, relating also to Military Train . ing, at a place between Bury and Bolton. Some of the persons were apprehended, and " one of the persons confessed that he had imbibed his reforming notions from the Manchester Obscener; which, it seems, he was in the habit of reading for the infor mation of his neighbours. From this corrupt source has flowed a considerable portion of that disaffection that prevails in Lan eashire." 21. An (anonymous) Account of the Leigh Reform Meeting, dated 11th August. Letter from Mr. Norris : Manchester, August 12. Mr Loan—Herewith I have the honour to transmit your Lordship certain Depositions, as well respecting the situation in which certain parts of this town have been dosing the last week, as respecting the practice of Drilling, which has so extensively taken place in this and the surrounding neighbourhood. Many more are in existence, and may be added to the number; but I apprehend those which I now send will be sufficient to assure your Lordship of this alartni••g practice. They affect to say, that it is for the purpose of appearing at Manchester in better order, &c. on Monday next; but military discipline was not requisite for this purpose,' and a more alarming object is so pal pable, that it is impossible not to feel a moral conviction that Insurrection and Rebellion is their ulterior object. To Lord Viscount SEDUM:US, &c. J. MORRIS. Here follows the Depositions. 23. Leiter from the Earl of Stamford, of August 12, inclosing the following Resolution of the Adjourned quarter Sessions for the County of Chester: Resolved—That it is the opinion of this Court, that Meet ings are held in mix and the neighbouring Counties, for the pur pose of Training to Arms and Seditious purposes • and also, that there are Sch.rols, consisting of souse thousand's of young persons, in which principles of a most dangerous tendency to the community at large are industriously disseminated—which facts can he verified on oath. And it is the decided opinion of this Court, that these Meetings and Schools ought to be sup pressed ; and if the existing laws are not sufficient for that pi l e_ pi,se, that other laws should be immediately framed for their' . prevention. 94. A Letter from Mr. Lloyd to Mr. Hobhnuse, dated 14th August, stating, that the Tenants of a Gentleman, near Stock port, bad refused to pay their Rents, till they should know the issue of the Monday's (Manchester) Meeting. 25. A Lettet of 14th August, from Mr. Norris, inclosing -26. Three examinations relative to Drillings on the high-road near heap Ilridge. 27. Letter from the Earl of Derby to Lord Sidmouth, of 15th August, informing his Lordship, that he had issued a Precept to the ANisrrates for a partial execution of the Watch and Ward Act. 28. The W.tch and Ward Act put in execution. 29. A l a tter from Mr. Norris to Lord Sidmouth, of 15th August, announcing arrangements to preserve the peace " to morrow." SO. Letter from Mr. Hay, a Lancashire Magistrate : • ,11fancliester, 16111 August, 1819. Quarter past Niue. hle Loan—Mr. Norris being very much fatigued by the harassing duty of this day, it becomes nine now to inform your Lordship of the proceedings which have been had in cense. quence of the proposal put forward for a Meeting. The Special Committee have been in constant attendance for the last three days, and contented themselves till they saw what the complexion of the Meeting might be, or what circumstances might arise, with coming to this determination only, which they adopted in concurrence with some of the most intelligent Gentlemen of the town, net to stop the numerous columns which were from va. rious roads expected to pour in, but to allow them to reach the place of their destination. The assistance of the military was of course required, and arrangements in consequence made with them, of such descrip tion as might be applicable to various circumstances. About eleveiva'ciords the Magistrates, who were very mime rous, repaired to a house, whence they'might see the whole of the proceedings of the Meeting. A body of- special constables took their ground, about two hundred in number, close to the hustings ; from them there was a line of communication to the house where we were. Mr. Trafford Trafford was so good as to take the situation of attending Colonel L'Estrange, the manding Officer. From eleven till one o'clock, the various columns arrived, attended by flags, each by two or three flags.; and there were four, if not more, Caps of Liberty. The ensigns were of the same dethription as those displayed on similar occasions, with this addition, that one had a bloody pike represented on it; as. other, " Equal Representation or Death." There was no sp. pzarance of arms or pikes, but great plenty of sticks and staves, and every column marched in regular files of three or four deep, attended with conductors, music, &c. The most powe rful accession was in the last instance, when Hunt and his party came in. But, long before this, the Magistrates had felt a do. tided conviction that the whole bore the appearance of insult. rectam ; that the array was such as to terrify all the Knigh Subjects, and was such as no legitimate purpose could justify.... In addition to their own sense of the Meeting, they bad very numerous depositions from the inhabitants, as to their fears foe the public safety ; and at length a man deposed as to the parties who were approaching, attended by the heaviest column. On a barouche box was a woman, in white, who I believe wee a ktrs. Gaunt, from Stockport, and who, it is believed, had a Cop of Liberty. In the barouche were Hunt, Johnson, Knight, and ,poorhouse of Stockport ; as soon as these four parties were ascertained, a warrant was issued to apprehend them. The Troops were mustered, and Nadin, preceding the Mancheawr Yeomanry Cavalry, executed it. While the Cavalry was farad*, a most marked defiance of them was evinced by the Redonda( part of the mob ; however, they so far executed their pit= as to apprehend Hunt and Johnson on the hustings : and Moorhouse in the moment escaped. They also took nth* hustings, Saxton, and Sykes, who is the write) to The ilinalse u• °tamer, and which Saxton had before been oddment( dio :rob. The parties thus apprehended were brought to the host* where the Magistrates were. Meantime the Riot Act was read, and the mob was completely dispersed, but not without very serious and lamentable effects. Hunt, Ac. were brought d t a the New Bailey ; two Mag istrates and myself. having p tr':ed them protection, prece ded them; we were attended S2ecial Constables and some Cavalry. The parties were lodged in the New Bailey ; and since that have been added to them Height and Moorbouse. On inquiry it appeared that many had soffered from various oc:cm nitres • one ut the Manchester Yee czalry, Mr. Ilolme, was, after the parties were taken, struck by a brick-but ; be lost Ids power over his horse, and is supposed to have fractured his skull by a fall from his horse. I am afraid -that he is sine dead ; if not, there are no hopes of his recovery. A Special Constable, of the name of Ashwor th , has been killed —cause unknown ; and four women appear r4e e lost their gio.so by being purred by the crowd ; t h ese , we, are the feud efteets of the .Meeting. A variety of instances of sabre wounds occurred, but I hope none mortal; several pistols were fired by the mob, but as to their e(l,..sct. save in one instance deposed to before Colonel II ether, we have no aceotmt. Ire cannot but deeply regret all the settous effects attendant on tiai*, transaction ; but we have tie. Isstafiction of widowing the very grateful and cheering ceuta oninces of the *bole tows : in fact, they consider them sAves as saved by our exertions. All the shops were shut, and, for the most part, continued so all the evening. The capture of Hunt took pl.Ke before two o'cleck, and f forgot to mention, that all their colours, druids, dte. were taken or destroyed.-- Since that, I have been to the Infirmary, and found myself jos.: rifled in making the report Lhave: but Mr. Norris now tells me, that one or two more than I have mentioned may have lost their lives. The patties apprehended will have their cases pro ceeded.on tomorrow; but it appears that there may arise diffi culties as to the nature of some of their crimes, en which it may be necessary to consult Government. The whole Committee of Magistrates will assemble tomorrow, as usual. During the afternoon ' and part of the evening, parts of the town have been •in a very disturbed state, and numerous applications made for military. These have been supplied, but in some cases have, in the Irish part of the town, been obliged to fire, I trust without any bad effect as to life, in any instance. At present every thing seems qnict ; the reports agree with that, and I hope that we shall have a quiet night. I have omitted to mention, that the active part of the Meeting may be said to have come in wholly from the country ; and that it did not consist of less than 20,000 men, Ste. The flag on which was " Equal Representation or Death," WAS a black one • and in addition, on the same side, had " No tioroughmongering—Unite, and be Free;' the bottom, " Saddle g s - vorth, - Lee;,_ and Morley Union :" on the re verse, " No Corn Laws; Taxation without Representation, is unjust and tyrannical." On the Middleton flag was, " Let us die like men, r.nd not be sold like slaves;" reverse, " Liberty is the Birthright of Man." I close my letter at a quarter before eleven ; every thing re mains quiet. Many of the troops have returned to the barracks, *ith the c.wsent of the Magistrates. I have to apologize to your Lordship for the haste in wads this is written, but I trust that tht haste will naturally be Replanted for. I have the honour to be, my Lord, with sincere respect, Your Lordship's faithful and obedient humble servant, To the Rt. lion. Vises SmMoUTH, W. R. IIAY. Ore of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, &c. 51. Letter from Major-General Sir John Byng to Lord Sid mouth, inclosine, 32. Letter from Colonel L'Estrange : Manchester, Argun 16, 1619, Eight o'Clock, P Sra—The Magistrates assembled here in consequence of the disturbed state of this district, directed me to have the troops in readiness to assist the Civil Power in case of necessity, at the time of the Meeting proposed for this day. In concurrence with their wishes, and after consultation with them, the military were prepared and arrangements made, such as then seemed calculated to meet any occasion in which the aid of the troops might be required to assist the Civil Power. The Magistrates were in attendance near St. Peter's Church, and Mr. Trnfford, a Justice of the Peace for the Counties of Chester and Lancaster, was Appointed' to remain with the Cavalry. Early in the afternoon, the Civil Phwer finding it necessary that the troops should act in aid of them, it was deemed expedient that the Cavalry should advance; and a warrant was executed, pre ceded by the Civil Authority, under which two persons, Hunt and Johnson, named therein, were arrested; as were also two other persons, named Saxton and Sykes, who were active, as I ens told, on the hustings. This service was performed with the as. sistance of the Cavalry. The Infantry were in readiness, but I determined not to bring . them in contact with the people, unless compelled to 'do so by urgent necessity ; not a shot, therefore, has been fired by any of the military, though several- have been fired by the populace against the troops. I have, however, great regret in stating that some of the unfortunate people who attended this Meeting, have suffered from sabre wounds, and many from the pressure of the crowd. One of the Manchester Yeomanry, if not dead, lies without hope of recovery ; it is understood he was struck with a stone. One of the Special Constables has been killed. The Manchester Yeomanry under Major Trafford, and tile Cheshire Yeomanry under Lieutenant-Colonel Townsend, who had come en a very short notice from the County Magistrates (many of them from a great distance), were most active and efficient in discharge of their duty. The Committee, now sitting, consider it necessary to keep all the troops ready, though every means will be adopted to prevent the necessity of their acting. I have, _ GEORGE L'ESTR ANG E. 31st Regiment. Major-General Sir Joon 131; o — , K. C. 33. Letter frem Mr. Norris to Lord Sidmoutb, dated 17th of August, announcing the mission of Mr. Hay and Mr. Hard man that evening to Government, to give information respect ing the events of the 16th of August. 34. Examination of James Mutrey, of No. 2, Withy Grove, Manchester, Confectioner, who on his oath saith : That on Sunday last, the 15th instant, was at White Moss, near Middleton, about five miles from Manchester, between three and four o'clock in the morning, and saw there assembled between 14 and 1500 men; the greatest number of whom were formed in two bodies, in the form of solid squares, the remain der were in small parties of between twenty and thirty each; there were about thirty such parties, each under the direction of a person acting•as a drill serjeant, and were going through military movements ; that examinant went amongst them, and immediately one of the drill serjeants asked him to fall hi. He said, he thought he should soon, or gave some such answer; he then began to move away, upon which some persons who were drilling, called out " Spies!" This examinant, and WM. Shaw cross, and Thomas Rymer and his son (all of whom had accom panied this examinant from Manchester), continued .to retire; the body of men then cried out—" Mill them!"—" Murder them !" Near one hundred men then punned this examinant and his companions; they ovenoek them near a lane end, at the edge of the Moss, and began to pelt them with clods of earth; they at last came up to the examinant and Ms companions, and beat then, very severely. Examinant begged they would not murder him; but the general cry war-" ll—n him, kill him! Murder him!" Examinant said, " you treat me very differently to what nations treat each other's prisoners when they are at war. Suppose that I am an enemy, you ought to treat me as a priso ner ;" they said, " How will you treat us if you take us priso ners when we come to Manchester ?" Examinant knew at the time that a Meeting was appointed for the next day (Monday) at Manchester. The mein kept beating examinant all the time ; at last they de bated among themselves whether they would kill examinant or forgive hint; and they determined to forgive him, provided he would go down upon his knees and beg pardon „cot them, and swear never to be a King's man again, or to mention the name of a King. Examinant complied to save his life, they standing over hint with sticks, as be apprehended, to murd er hi m , pro _ vided he bad objected. They afterwards went away. Exami nant was not previously acquainted with any of the persons as sembled that he saw, but is certain that he sh o uld k now aga i n two of those who be at him., The greatest number assembled had stout sticks, from three to four feet long. In consequence of the ill treatment received by examinant,as above, he was confined to his bed for three days. (Signed) JAMES MURREY. Sworn at Manchester, before me, this List day of August, 1819. (Signed) RA. FLETCHER. 35. Letter from Sir John Thomas Stanley, incloeing, 36. A Communication from the Grand Jury of the County • Palatine of Chester: (Private) Chester, .opt. 3, 1319. We, the Grand Jury of the County Palatine of Chester, as sembled at the Assizes holden for the said County, en the first day of September, 1819, feel it our bounden duty to represent to your Lordship, that front the information we have just re ceived, we have strong reason to,consider, that in the Stockport division of the Hundred of Macclesfield, in this County, and in certain parts of the Prestbury division of the said Hundred, the lives and property of his Majesty's loyal subjects are in great peril; and that in an adjoining County, by the active mca aura of terror and intimidation employed, the danger has, within the last fourteen days, assumed a more formidable cha racirer; and we beg leave to add, that we understand his Ma .../esty's Justices of the Peace labour under great difficulty from waat of power to disperse Meetings fordrilling and for acquit lig military discipline. JOHN THOMAS STANLEY, Foreman. The Lord Viscount Suatourn, Ste. 37. A letter of the 7th September, from Lord Stanley, in dosing, 18. A statement from the Grand Jury of the County of Lan caster, as asllows : Crowd Jury Rooms, Lancaster. Sept. 6. 1819. The Grand Jury of the County of Lancaster have thought it their duty to inquire into the present state of t h e disturbedghdis tricts of that County, anti they have examined persons who ap peared to them the most competent to give accurate information on the subj.:cc. From the result of that inquiry it appears, that the roost in flammatory publications have , for some time,bcen industriously circulated, at a price which puts them very generally into the hands of the poorest classes of society. The training and mlil tary drilling of large bodies of men, under regular leaders, have for some time been carried en to a . great : extent. and the times chosen for the purpose are principally dining the night or at such hours as seem best Calculated to elude public Id:Libation. Marching, and other military movements, are pract with great precision, and the words of command are promptly and implicitly obeyed. It has not come to the knowledge of the Grand Jury that arms have been used on thesi occasions, and, thotigh there is no doubt that weapons of offence have been ma nufactured, yet to what amount dors not appear. One of the most powerful engines to which the disaffected have resorted, is a system of intimidation, which prevails to a most 'serious and alarming degree. Not only have threats to persons and property been made use of, and put into execution, but even combinations have been formed to discountenance and to ruin those publicans and shopkeepers who have come forward in support of the civil power. To such an extent does this pre vail, that individuals who are well-disposed are deterred from de daring the sentiments which they really entertain, or from giv ing information which may lead to the detection of offenders. Whatever may be the real object of those wha have obtained an influence over the minds of the misguided, there is reason to believe, from the declarations which have been openly and avowedly made, that the object of the lower classes of these people in general, is no other than to reverse the orders of so ciety which have so long been established, and to wrest by force from the present possessors, and to divide among themselves the landed property of the country. The Magistrates who act in the disturbed districts, and Rho are few in number, and harassed by continued and unremitting attention to their duties, state themselves to be unable to pre serve the public peace, under any circumstances of peculiar agi tation. Resort has recently been had to the Watch and Ward Act, but in many parts of the abovementioned Districts, the mea sure is, for obvious reasons, incapable of being carried into effect, and in others has proved wholly inefficacious. Indeed, in one populous District, no warrant for ordinary offences, or other legal protege, can be executed : the payment of Taxes has ceased, and the Landlords are threatened with the discontinu ance of their rents. The Grand Jury think it their duty. to submit these facts and obserrations to the Lord Lieutenant of the County, and to his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment, and at the same time to express their firm determination to support the Government of the Country, and to maintain, unimpaired, the Constitution, as at present established in Church and State.—Signed, by direction of the Grand Jury, STANLEY, Foreman. 59. Letter from the Constables of Manchester : ifanchester Police . Wee Sept. 16. bir Loss — We have avoided troubling your flee, with frequent communications, knowing that our highly esteemed friend, Mr. Norris, was in constant correspondence with the Home Department. We deeiu it, howe'ver, our duty to state some of the difficul ties with which we have had to contend; and which, as they are rapidly increasing, will press heavily on the Gentlemen whq art shortly to-succeed us in office. Before Mr. Hunt made his appearance here, his followere had gives us much trouble; they have now acquired so power.: ful an ascendancy i n ; hi s neighbourhood, that be is able, at any time, to agitate this town most seriously; aid by a very short notice to move an overwhelming population in any direction, and for almost any purpose. Your Loidship has, we believe, already been made acquain ted with the decease of Campbell, one of our supernumeraries, who was literally stoned to death, publicly, in the forenoon of the 17th ult. merely because he was connected with this Office. Another Special Constable now lies in the Infirmary danger ously wounded, under similar circumstances. More than a week before the Meeting of the 16th ult. two of our beadles, who were protecting a man whilst posting the Prince Regent's proclamation, were shamefully abused, as lien as the man, and held prisoners at the New Cross, by a mob of mere than 500 persons. 'he lioroughreeve and ourselves, with our Deputy and four assistants, having proceeded to the spot, were also violently at tacked and beaten away with stones, previously taken up from the pavement for the purpose. For some time previously to the 16th ult. well-dressed per sons were sure to be insulted if they Clewed themselves in the neighbourhood of New Oros*, Newton-lane, Ancoats, &c. and were it not for the certainty that the military could soon be at hand, no decent person would now venture near those places. Since Mr. Hunt's arrival here, the respectable householders have been kept in almost constant alarm, and the noise and up roar which uniformly attend his movements have produced the most dangerous consequences to many families. . Amongst persons unconnected with business, a general &spa iltion prevails to leave the neighbo ur h oo d ; an d of those who are able to retire from trade, a considerable proportion seems deteni mined to do so. The difficulty in collecting rents from those of the lower qr. ders who are able to pay increases daily, and serious depremelei in the value of property is consequently taking place. We have also much reason to fear that numbers, whom we bad looked upon as neutral with respect to Mr. Hunt, are bes coming partizans ; and we-ought not to disguise the fa ct, that a degree of intimidation very generally prevails, which deprives us of the usually efficient support and cordial assistance of some of our principal inhabitants. The Special Constables, as a body, were all that we could wish, and have given us abundant proofs of their loyalty and spirits but of those who are Shopkeepers or Publicans, many have so much lost their &nom, that they must either cease act in or be . mines!. The sacrifice of wealth and comforts which the Magistrates have willingly made, can only be duly appreciated by ourselves ; and we are bound to declare our belief, that nothing but the purest patriotism could have influenced or supported them. An anxious desire to serve the Public faithfully, has com pletely exhausted our worthy colleague, the Boroughreeve, and his life is still in danger; and, indeed, we are ourselves so much worn out, that we should shortly become unequal to our duty, were it not for the prospect of our year being soon ended. If we are asked, what has oecasioned this state of society here ? we must reply, the licentiousness of the Press chiefly, aided by the inflammatory speeches of itinerant Demagogues, and the establishment of Schools for instructing Adults, as well as Chil dren, to revile and despise the Civil and Religions Institutions of the Country. Whatever constitutional health or strength our successors in attics may fortunately possess, or however zealous they may be in the discharge of their duty, we are firmly persuaded, my Lord, things cannot long go on in this way; and we hope this conviction will be our apology for writing so much at length on this occasion. We have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servants, JOHN MOORE, Jun. constables. ' JONATHAN ANDREW, 1 To the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Sinuouni. 40. Letter from Mr. Jones, Postmaster of Macclesfield, ieth August, giving an account of the att ac k ma d e b y t h e mo b on the premises of Mr. Wilson, the Printer of The Maccletfield Courier, and Mr. Grimulitch, Solicitor, an Officer in the Che shire Yeomanry. 41. Lettet from the Lord Provost of Glasgow, 2 4 2 d of August, announcing that the Meeting there on the 21st ended without any disturbance. 42. Letter from Earl Fitzwilliam. 43. The letter referred to in the preceding : Leassahren, Aupsst 26, 1619. Mr Loan—l have this Morning received a letter, dated eoth inst. from Mr. Haigh, Mu Haigh Ailed, and - Mr. liorsfall, three Magistrates acting at Huddersfield and in its neighbourhood, a copy of which I send for your Lordship's information. No doubt it would have been more satisfactory had no Meet ing whatever taken place ; but it is a subject of satisfaction that, taking place, it passed off peaceably, and that the assembly dis persed quietly, witho u t t h e i nter f erence o f any Constituted An therity ; and no less so, that though a second M ee ti ng was announced for the follow ing evening, it did not take place. I trust, however, that your Lordship will approve the•mtieel vigilance of these Magistrates, and the precautionary measures' which they have adopted, by swearing in a number of Special Constables, and by calling out the Huddersfield Troop of Yea. =miry on permanent duty ; and I am confident your Lordship •may rely on their discretion, land the Constituted Authosities wil! not be unnecessarily committed in doubtful cams, but' their powers used only when manifest necessity shall justify their et ' ercise. I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's most-obedient, Stu Vise. litosuners, &c. WENTWORTH FITZWILDIAM. 41. Letter from Earl Fitzwilliam, of the 48th August, and inclesing 4i. Letter trait the Meter of Ueda, of lath lupus, rebid:* to the Hundtt Moor Mee+ings,g. and 4C, A copy of th time for the Wakefield Meetiu e . D ... i 47. Letter from Larl Pitzwilliam, of Ist Alrgott,inclosi 48, a letter from Colonel llorton, of 27th Aegust, gisin opinion that " it is quite certain the object [of the R meetings] is absolute lei:alai:NC-49 a letter front the 7 1 1 of Leeds, of 27th August, stating his c onfidence that ' the he had would be sufficient to preserve the a t = e next ; t i Meeting was to take place"—and, 50, a letter hoes ike of the Peace, of 28th. August, announcing that the Merthig gone off peaceably. 51, 52, 53. Relate to the bleetir.gs at Paisley and Clay 54, 55. Relate to the above Leeds Meeting. 56. Relates to the leetiiig at Chester. 1 57, &c n t h e Count y 59. Rela of te tChester.o arrangements nude b y the Mag' . i 60. Is a letter from Mr. Marsh, a Lancashire Magibtrarj lative to Pikes. vocal 1. The Information to make of ikes--" P. Q. who received orders (rota for one hundred." persons p Believes he could have oa Go. The Information of Q. R. that about 100.penons questioned him, di , tantly, as to his willingnese to makt and about 40 had applied directly. Pil THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1819. THE FUNDS. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLCCEI 3 per Cent. lteduced 67t 67 3 per Cent. Consols 614 671 , Si. pe\r Cent. 76.1 75{ 4 per Cent. 5 per Cent. Navy 104} 1031 104 Bank Long Annuities 17 9-16 • India Stock 209—India Bonds 7s. ss. pre. Exchequer Bills (2d.) 2s. 3s • dis. Commercial 20s. discount Consols for Acct. 684 68i. So large a Minority as -one hundred and fifty, an Amendment to the Address, on the first day ie Session, is unexampled in the annals of ParLamm and gives decided evidence of the general sent, the Country zespecting the tr ansact i ons at M ande ter. SC; marked an expression of popular opii will have some influence on the measures intendtd be proposed in the way of restraint. Contrive sa way to prevent people from getting hungry, or e some way to feed them. Without this, other measa so far from averting, will tend to hasten, a e which every real friend to his country must precate. In our preceding columns will be four.d a derable portion of the Papers on the State of: Nation. The remainder will appear to-morrow, as soon as we can possibly make room for then We have, in our abstract, enumerated every oar the documents, and given at length those which late to the question that now chiefly occupies public mind ; others we only enumerate, becausei the particulars to which they refer, were detaila the STAR at the time they occurred. From the very first document it will appear, I apprehend, that much of the discontent that? vades the Manufacturing Districts, and many ofi Reform Meetings, which have occasioned so rim alarm and uneasiness, have arisen from the erre distress of the labouring classes, from want of e ployment, or—which is a thousand fold mere it taring, from a want of a due remuneration for ti labour, when employed :—a subject to whirl: long laboured to . call the attention of the Pub: Had our call been attended to, as it ought, nit tenths, at least, of the agitation that has been eq rienced, might have been avoided. We allude this topic, not for the purpose of dealing out a sures, or wishing to fix superlative blame in any I% titular quarter, or on any particular class: but se a'view, if possible, now to draw the public attesti to this stilt existing evil—the real cause of en thing that has occurred, carrying with it real gro for alarm. As to the idiots who call themselves Radicals, London, who are they ?—what are they ?—what such men do ? They remind us of the fly on them ♦olving wheel, exclaiming, " See what a dust' kid up !" Look at their late Meetings !—a few hunwel .of ragged, idle people, among whom the pyc gingerbread-men were better heard, calling "I hot, all hot," than the orators themselves. Wednesday, they were not bespattered •with for the frost had rendered this impossible ; bat experienced the same contempt as on their pme >the' Meeting. But when we know, on the authority of the Ma chester Authorities, that the People are suffering fn' hunger—and the fact was well enough knowr. fore; is it not high time to think of applying sc remedy to this root of the evil? You may lame the infatuation of the People, the wickedness of th . who attempt to excite them to acts of mischief and v lence ; but you do nothing truly calculated to puts end to the present agitation of the public mind, 1 09 ' you continue inattentive to.the cause, and make no at tempt to remove it.- As you value internal pew and deprecate commotion, delay not the conside: ton which we press upon your notice. 'his, this alone is the only circumstance that threatens real danger. We are happy to learn, from Halifax Papers re ceived this morning to the 29. d of October, that the ' Fever at Bermuda has st.bsided, and that bat few deaths have taken place. We have received, b 7 the Leeward Is land nail. some recent and very important intelligence, reat:re