Star. — London, England, 1819-08-28 00:00:00

- Ir% ~J e-a% I. s t . THE EVENING STAR. - LONDON. SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1819. , t . 1 • ...,: l i.l i ; c, ~ q i , 1 4. ,q ..,., 1.0 i ! 1 f, r i l ' i . i i , i i, o . ~1 ( , ...•:. i ~ . 1 l ii ~ Con %; ~' pea' we ] Ref; 1, said '“ . ..:. I the] i der, cip2 1 imp 1 . • 1 1 pan • L , If g 7 1 " F i ,', , ! 1 that .141 . the , it, pos . . ). 4 . p, and• i ;'. . for . Sec 4 the gis A 1 • , ha' 4) e,” i ju( • fec 1 ,!, th 4 1 , i ; tho i . foi eni i , ) 1 no go Pri vii ... SO Ba WI THE FUNIA. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK 3 per Cent. Reduced 72++ 3 per Cent. Consols 71+ 72 71f per Cent. 81}3-4 per Cent. 90;f 5 per Cent. Navy 1041 Bank Long Annuities 19j 3-16 India Bonds 20 18 pre. Exchequer Bills (2d.) 1 pre. 1 dis. Omnium 41# pre. Cons. for Acct. 711 721 711. At Manchester every thing remains quiet; but, from the complexion of all the accounts that reach us, it is but,too obvious, that the longer the people there examine and investigate every thing connected with the circumstances of the late most cruel attack on an unarmed multitude of men, women, and chil dren, the more are they filled with surprise and in dignation at the event. The attempts that have been made to palliate the measuret of that day, by falsely charging the people with having provoked the mili tary attack, by throwing at them stones and brick bats, can only tend to keep up and spread the irrita tion ; for this is, in fact, inflicting on the sufferers, a new and unmerited injury. It might have been ex pected, in the event of such a lamentable (shall we say unintended ?) issue to Magisterial and Military interference, that some pains would have been employed to pour in wine and oil, to alleviate, the misery of the unhappy sufferers, with a view to arrest, if possible, the progress of the inflammation which such treatment could not fail to excite ; but, on the contrary, salts, acids, and every kind of irri tating bitters, in shape of calumnies and lies, have been poured upon the ill-used, unoffending, and starving multitude assembled on that occasion.— Short-sighted mortals ! Is this the way to remedy a disaster which threatens our Government and corn mon country with dangers that make every sober man tremble? Certain individuals may congratulate themselves on the Letters of Thanks sent by Lord SIDMOUTH to those who have been blamed for these lamentable mea sures. To them, such Letters may be of some import ance, and we cannot doubt that they value themselves much on the address by which they were obtained; but the evidence on which their claim to thanks is made to rest having been hitherto withheld from the Public, we ate compelled, like the Public generally, to form our opinion from facts that were open to the view of thousandi, and notorious to all the world. We are led to make these observations from a fact, the truth of which seems every day to be rendered more apparent, and which, for the credit of his Ma jesty's Ministers, cannot be too generally made known, that there is no evidence whatever of their having solicited, encouraged, or countenanced Magistrates, in any quarter, to have recourse to violence of any 'kind, or to call in the military, to prevent the people from meeting quietly, or in any numbers, to discuss real or supposed grievances, or to seek relief by any of the legal means allowed by the Constitutioa.—. This - fact is proved by the conduct of the Magistrates every where—except at Manchester; and particularly so by the open declaration of the LORD Paovosr of Gidisoow, on Saturday last, to a number of respect able inhabitants, assembled in the character of Special Constables, for the purpose of guarding over the public peace. His Lordship, as stated in the account which we yesterday laid before our Readers, alluding to the Reform Meetings in that place and neighbourhood. said, " the Magistrates had military in readiness, but they had resolved to employ that force only as a dernier resort :" but the fact to which we wish prin. 'ipally to draw the attention of our Readers is, the .ipressive words with which his Lordship accom-. parried this declaration—" That the Secretary of State had recommended to them, in the strongest lan page, to employ the military ONLY AS A LAST • RESOURCE."—Now, can it be thought possible, that instructions different from these were sent to the Boroughreeve at Manchester ? The thing is im possible. And if a similar injunction was sent to him and his brother Magistrates, how are we to account for thanks having been given to them, by the same Secretary of State, for what every one (excepting those to whom the justificatory evidence of these Ma gnetites may have been communicated) considers as line of conduct directly the reverse of what might have been expected from men acting under such judicious and humane instructions? We have much pleasure in announcing that a per fect reconciliation has at length taken place between the rramework-knitters of Leicester and their Masters, the latter having agreed to the rate of wages insisted For by the workmen. This is the true way to put an end to political meetings. The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived this fore noon. We observe nothing of interest in their columns. RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and Co. respectfully ac quaint the Public, that No. 710, drawn yesterday a Prize of Thirty-six Thousand Pounds Consols, like wise No. 709, a Prize of Five Hundred Pounds, were Sold by them in Whole Tickets, at their Offices, llank•buildings, Cornhill ; and facing the Gate of the King's Mews, Chaiing-Gloss. MANCHESTER." TO TILE EDITOR OF THE STAR. " MANCHESTER. AUGUST 26. 44 We have continued tolerably quiet for the _last two or three days, but the exasperation of party spi rit is still very great. A single incautious word by a small shop-keeper, who depends more immediately on the lower classes, has been followed, in two or three instances, by the breaking of his windows, and what is worse, by a total loss of customers. But what still more strongly proves the state of feeling produced by the attack' of the soldiery on Monday week, is, the resolution entered into.by some thou sands of working mechanics, spinners, &c. no , to use any spirituous or fermented liquors, under a heavy penalty, which is to be incurred every time they are seen in a public-house. This is a species of Reform that every well-wisher to themselves and families mast rejoice at ; though considerations of morality and religion, I am afraid, would have been found weak in producing it, compared to a desire of crip pling Ike Revenue! But the violent feelings of that High Tory Party, (miscalled loyal,) are shewn in a much less innocent way. During their nightly liba tions to Bacchus, the flight, the fears, and even the wounds, of the poor unarmed Reformers •are made the subject of indecent merriment and unfeeling laughter. " I have seen is your Paper an account of the gal rient attack made upon Mr. HUNT by a certain half pay •• • 1 4- •*•• • * • 40 . It has not, nor can it be denied. While Mr. HuaT was in the C tody of the Constables, and surtouncd by the Sol diers, the aforesaid gallant • • • * • came LeAind him, and with a heavy truncheon, wielded with both hands, inflicted on his head a most courageous blow! " It is generally thought here, (but of course it cannot be true,) that the Magistrates have strained every nerve to induce the commitment of Hour, in order to afford a colourable pretext for the violence imputed to them on the memorable Meeting-day; as well as to screen themselves from the prosecutions which he will not fail to bring against them, in the event of his being liberated. " It is said that the ancient residence of the TRAF FORDS, the present occupant of which is an Officer in the Yeomanry, would have been destroyed by the enraged country people when they heard of the blood shed at the Meeting, had they not been addressed by some well-disposed persons, who with difficulty persuaded them to desist. It is at present guarded by a troop of soldiers. " A great deal has been said about the peaceable intentions of the Reformers, and whether they came armed? They certainly did not come armed—very few had even a stick. As a strong proof of their harmless disposition, some of the processions had olive boughs carried before them, and they were all attended by women and children. If they were ever induced to throw stones at the Cavalry or Constables, it was by the successive appearance of individuals coming from the field wounded on the face, arms, or other parts of the body, Many of those went into the country with their wounds undressed, of whom, we know no: the number. A friend of mine was in a druggist's shop, near the New Cross, one of the avenues to the town, when numbers of them, not so terrified as the others, came in for relief on their way home: among the rest, a respectable-looking mac, who had rode into the town in the morning, stated, that to avoid the trampling of the Cavalry, and the swords of their riders, he had crept under the carts that composed the hustings; when the bustle was, somewhat over, he was dragged out by the Consta• bles, and beaten with their staves till the blood streamed from his head ! " The falsehoods circulated by some of the time serving London and Provincial Papers, respecting this Meeting, excite great disgust. It was gravely stated in a Manchester Journal of last Saturday, that the Yeomanry, on their advance to the hustings, were assailed by showers of stones and brick-bats!, This falsehood, too, is hazarded in the face of thousands of eye-witnesses, who can attest the contrary on their oaths! But this is audaciously advanced to justify the cowardly violence that ensued, by a certain ser• vile tool of the predominant party here, Wheeler's Mandiester Chronicle.—Verily, FERDINAND MEN DEZ PINTO was but a type of thee, thou liar of the first magnitude!" FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT. " MANCHESTER, AUGUST 26, Six o'Clock, P. M. " Our town has remained perfectly tranquil the whole week : indeed, in outward appearance, it has resumed its wonted quiet aspect in almost as com plete a degree as it existed before the interruption it received on the 16th. The Reformers, I believe, are now about adopting other means to insure the suc cess of their cause than those they have hitherto pur sued, and which one should hope they may be per mitted to follow without incurring the imputation of treason. I allude to a general determination rigidly to abstain from the use of all fermented liquors and tea; but particularly the former, in order that they may do their best to deprive Government of that portion of the Revenue derived from those sources. I am assured, that in this and some neighbouring towns this resolution has been adopted to a great ex tent, and that the number who have acceded to it is most rapidly increasing. Mr. HUNT still remains in prison without further examination, and I do not hear that any time is fixed for his biing again brought up although Mr. HAY and his colleague hare returned from London. . - - " SAMUIL BAMFORD, of Middleton, who was in custody at the time of the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, was again brought to the New Bailey yesterday, upon what charge I know not. The Courier, I see, has denied that any Reporter of their Paper was wounded by the Yeomanry on Monday week. The question rests between the Reporter and his employer. I know that the person alluded to, and whose name is WRIGHT, represented himself as connected with the Courier, and I know that he was severely wounded." OTHER PRIVATE LETTERS. MANCHESTER, AUGUST 25. Mr. HAY and Mr. HARDMAN returned from Lon don to-day. Mr. Huta has not been brOught up again, but it is expected that on Friday the Magis trates will inform him of their finardecision. Yesterday Mr. CHAPMAN, the merchant, accom panied by two persons, one of whom was Mr. WEST, of London, served Mr. DUNSTAN, the Keeper of the New Bailey Prison, with a written demand for a copy of the warrant of commitment against Mr. HUNT.. Mr. DUNSTAN was in Court at the time, and immediately handed the notice to Mr. MILNE, the Magistrate's clerk. Mr. MILNE observed, that Mr. HUNT had himself demanded a copy, which he had ob tained, therefore Mr. Dustrrax was not obliged to give another to the parties then applying., I understand that the Reforming party in Man, chester had a Meeting at the Bridgewater Arms on Monday. Mr. Barren was in the Chair. They passed several Resolutions, and are now canvassing the town for signatures. MANCHESTER, AUGUST 21. ; There is but one opinion among nine-tenths of the population of this ill-fated town ; and that is, that , the disasters and shameful outrages of Monday week, were wholly attributable to the rash zeal, and preci pitancy of the Magistracy and Yeomanry. The for mer have evidently sot. into a dilemma from which they know not how to extricate themselves ; and it will be very many years before the actors of the St. I Peter's Fields Tragedy, as it is now almost univer sally called, will cease to be remembered with exe cration by the majority of the suffering population of this district. I assure you, my friend, I tremble to think what may yet be the consequence of such rash and ill.timed severity on the part of those who call themselves the conservators of the public peace. A people unused to despotism, coerced into silence by the presence of an overwhelming military force, which can remain with us only for a time, affords but a sorry guarantee for the prevalence of tranquillity. ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. Samuel Bamford, who has published several poems under the title of The Wearer Boy, was app:zhended at one o'clock this morning, at his house at Middle ton, about six miles from Manchester. Mr. NADIN arrested him, and conveyed him to the New Bailey, guarded by a detachment of the 15th Hussars. He was brought up for examination to-day before lungs NORRIS, Esq. He is a tall, stout man, about twenty. seven, dressed in a v elveteen coat, and with a coloured cotton handkerchief, and has an appearance quite the reverse of that of poetic genius. Mr. Nosstl said to the prisoner—" The charge against you is of a very serious nature. You must be ezamined with the others who were remanded for High Treason, and detained until then," Damford—" Who has accused me?" Mr. Noaats—" That you shall hear in due time.' Bamford—" This morning Mr. Kadin seized a number of • Papers at my house--old Newspapers —Sher vin's Register, The Black Bawl; and When's Register. There might be SOW loose writings, but of no consequence. I wish to know who his them r . Mr. Nostats--" The Constable is answerable for them, and as you are demised on a charge of a serious nature, it will pro bably turn out that this was correct." John Cotterell was next placed at the Bar. Gilbie, a Constable, stated, that he accompanied Shawcross, Murray, and another Constable, to the White Moss, on the Sunday morning when Shaw cross and Murray were so violently assaulted by the Reformers at drill ; and that the prisoner was drilling the Manchester squad, Murray stated, he was positive he had seen the prisoner drilling a squad, but could not say whether he was one that struck him. The prisoner stated, he was a weaver residing in IBoardman,square ; was formerly in the Cumberland Militia.—(This 'Militia was in Manchester in 1812, when the Luddite mobs were on foot).—Remanded. Shordy afterwards, Mr. Pearson, of London, ap peared in Court. He gave a note to Mr. Milne, the Magistrates Clerk. Mr. Milne said, Mr. Pearson had applied to see Hunt., Mr. NORRIS stated, that the Committee of Magistrates had ordered that no one should see him at present. Pearson was putting some questions ; and Mr. NORRIS replied--" You have got your answer." Pearson—" Has the Com mittee ordered you should give no answer ?" Mr. Nolte's made no reply, and Pearson left the Court, saying—" You must do as you choose." The account of the proceedings at Manchester, on Monday se'nnight, which we gave as " from the Chester Chronicle Extra," originally appeared (we now find) in a Second Edition of Billingcs Liverpool Advertiser, published the morning aft the day of the Meeting. The Number 3710, Drawn yesterday, a Prize of , £36,000 Consols, and £5O Money ' • and also Num ber 3709, a Prize of 1:500, w ere b ot h Shared and Sold at the Fortunate Offices of J. and J. SIVEWRIGH r, No. 37, Cornhill ; 38, Haymarket ; No. 11, Holborn ; and 141, Oxford-stre e t, where the Fortunate Share holders may receive b e Money on demand. MR. HUNT. • The Public have been already inffirrnti WEST, a friend of Mr. HUNT s, went don day last to Manchester, in the hope of being to see and communicate with the prisoner, he had been refused access to him by the Mag i The order for exclusion has not, we u n ,i, been confined to Mr. Wasr, but has been en. every one who enquires after Mr. liet4r. individual, except the Magistrates themse!.. their officers, who has been permitted to ha , course with him, is his man servsnt, but even vant is not suffered to go in alone, eithe r tht or some turnkey constantly attending him visits, and overhearing and observing ev er that passes. All the other prisoners, even the women, fined with equal strictness. A-. Joiresos'i have made many efforts, to no purpose, to ol interview with him. A younger brother, nages his business during his ah.ence, wai candy told, after having applied several firm the prisoner, that he had better not show } again on such an errand, lest he get taken I T } Mr.NORRia was the Magistrate on the fier,cl Mr.Vitur made application for an order tc to be permitted to see Mr. HUNT. Mr. WEST stated,, that be stood bail for to a very considerable amount, for which he answerable next Term—that having seen fi public papers that an attempt had been slaughter Mr. HUNT as he was going to pri! did not know but that something of the sar might be attempted when he came out of it-- Here Mr. WEST was interrupted by Mr." the Clerk, who told the Magistrate, that M, was " some fellow come down fiiim London pose to insult his Honour, and that he ougi turned out." Mr. Warr, resuming, disclaimed any intention insulting the Magistrate, but urged, that beir der such pecuniary responsibility for Mr. HI was naturally desirous to have an intervie , him, in order to know how he was to be against the consequences. Mr. Novas, the Magistrate, said that he thing to do with what Mr. WEST had been about, and that the order of the Bench was tory, that nobody whatever shouid have the prisoner. Mr. WEST they. asked, since he could not be ed to see the prisoner, whether he might nr lowed to see the warrant or warrants on w) stood committed ? Mr. INIILNE, the Clerk, observed, that Mt had himself already got a copy of tbe warrant Mr. NORRIS thought that sufficient. Mr. Naar replied, that as nobody was access to the prisoner, there was no means of tainiug whether he had really got a copy or that being at any rate so rigorously secreted make uo use of it if he had. Mr. NORRIS persisted in declining to alley West the copy he requested. Mr. WEST observed; that he was entitled he asked, by law, and that the Magistrates tru 'the legal consequences of their refusal. Mr. WEST did accordingly proceed to the Bailey, and lodged the following written Reqi with the Keeper : . " 4 To the Gaoler or Keeper of the Prison or (hot of , Bailey, In Salford. " I hereby demand of yon, pursuant to the Swett case made and provided, a copy of the warrant or - detainer or commitment by which Henry Hunt, kept and detained a prisofter IA your custody, u wit hand this 24th day of August, 1819. " WM. WES 4 4 For and on be hallo( the said Henry Hr On Thursday, Mr. %sr thought proper, leaving Manchester, to apply again, to know w) circumstances might not have so changed, si return of the Deputation from London, as to of his seeing Mr. HUNT? He was informed Nona's, that he believed theyjhad not; but Committee of the Magistrates *as to meet at Inn in the evening, and that he (Mr. W.) might there, when he would probably hear something Mr. Wes/. did accordingly call at the Sts three several times in the ccurse of Thurstlal ing—but if any Committee was met he coult nothing of them. On Friday morning Mr. WEST took his dep for London. At a late hour last night (11 o'clock) the fel document was very extensively placarded about the Metropolis: " BRITONS TO ARMS! " England expects every man to do his cloy" " Fellow CounCountrymen,Au " gu 50 Ast Meeting, 119.8 w will be held at Palace-yard on ?Iced: " Sir F. BULDITT, Bart. M.P. in the Chair." A man was taken, at the hour mentions Wych-street, posting the above bill, but he w soon liberated. Yesterday no official communication hak received by the Magistrates at Queen-square , respect to the intended Meeting at Palace Y; Monday ; but without any such instructions , no doubt, would make proper arrangeirents f preservation of the peace, in the evel,t of filch ing taking place. The Foot Guards wl:o wc:e rei from Windsor on Thursday, to replace those W. London for Windsor, were ordered to halt King's Mews, Charing-Cross, where they still under arms. The gates on all sides of the Mel kept shut, and no thoroughfare for passeng er " mltted ; and it is not intended that the soldie rs ' be sent to their respective quarters till the to ' the Meeting is known. I y fagi ttrrt n d en , &Pm* ru e hav e : en th a the k. . 111 1 at re: 7 1 , are c • f ak oLtai t 4.0 vas s k • irnes to 'w his , I,' ;ench Iklr, he m ug fro m 'n made prison, same k it-- 4r. 1.1:1 Mr. W on on pts ugbt ntentios being HUNT, '4 ✓iew A . rj be sec' he had , . een , IS perm e access t be zilcir not he a: t which '!1 Mr. P. rants. U allow s of as :4- not, d be c • allow M. ed to what nust stand the New tequisitiss Dt , the Nor 'net is that warrants d &ON, wan% 01 WEST, EA: er, before N whether since the to pertni d by 3k. ,ut tha: it the Sur ;ht a•terA ag larthr• star d a y eve:. iuld 1:1 1 dep ar:dte followirt in ILI nd:F in% Toned. it was vel had be 6 ate, watt Yard on ins, the!' is fee° ich i remesd . w ho len It 111 ._ II roll' gews gers re!: Is shi ll ` Ifst;