Star. — London, England, 1820-03-20 00:00:00

..•--••. • ' - • • • , .. on . ore was, "N. ttoronghtnonters, Unite and be Free," =I • ;:, thrt o fat her Mk, ing any..resiqartee, or attcwv ir g any" the reverse of the ease 8a;, the words, " Tairstion withoutite.4 tt• si like **nee, the, on the contrary, fled avithaut-ever prezentation is Tyranny and Injasise." . On a third, 6 Liberty] r.:.ina a finger in oppos ition to the wanton and , eiolunt attack or Death;' and on another, gag were the words, •'. No Qom nrie upon them..iMr. Hunt was proceeding, when he was in- Laws;" on another, " The Rights of Man ;" on another, the, tcrrapted by • - figure of Justice iiaintesl ; be counted on the whole sixteen egiso, Mr. Justice U f sf," who said the qnestion was not applica 111 est ion i and fi ve caps of liberty ; was on the field when . p.lr. Hunt are hie to th e Subject:at present before tbe Jury. The rived with his party, several of them who followed the proem , was, whether the Meeting was such as had a tendency to dis sion wore white papers or rags io their hats;and heard some at Nib the public mite by creating alarm in the minds of his them say to others, " Lads, take care of your rags;' he noticed' Majesty's subjects? and if that was its character, whether the Hunt, Johnson, and - others in the carriage, Saxton and Knight drfendanti conspired to produce such an effect ? . Though a Meeting was originally Ca were on the hustings. Theft were others whose persons he called for a legal purpose, it might be- would know. Swift and Jones, two more of the defendants, come illegal by thertiesins adopted to produce the effect, or by were there ; Hunt made an address when lie tcok the Chair; the manner of the Meeting. That was the point the Jury would ha ye to decide and he should so witness beard the whole in their original state, the speech was After a few observations from M put it to them. r. Hunt, in which he again thus—" Gentlemen, I must entreat that you will be peaceable ' remaiked on tie cpnductand quiet. Every person who wishes to hear must.keep order, of the military and the Magistrates, ed on a:: attempt which he said was made to seduce the and all I ask for is, that during the proceedings you will be quiet. ~. We will endeavour to make eurselves heard, but It is impossi -o; le into illegal a ct s, by sending drunken soldiers amongst r - ~ b le for us to be heard by the whole. We wish our fellow-coun them-- • trymen who do hear, will communicate to those who do not..—! 31r. Justice BATLEY said, he was at liberty to ask any It is useless to observe upon the intended Meeting of last week, 'que,tiors tending to show what the character of the Meet only that those who by their malignant exertions in taking ad tog was, but such was not the nature of that last asked et vintage of a few illegal words, expected they had triumphed, the witness. instead of whick it has prodneed two-fold the rumbers—• The examination then preceeded.—The people were peace able on that part of the field where witness stood ; should have conceived it wrong to send the constables into such a vast mass of people, unsupported by the military. It would have been excessively bisprndent. The people round the hustings were c.o:e together; did not see them locked ; this he merely heard from others; they stood as close together as possible. Witness heard nothing that was said on the hustings by him (Mr. Hunt). It was natural the people should Stich round the hustings to he.w hist (Mr. Hunt); the wish to hear hint alone would not be a made them stand around the hustings as they did. Wit-1 tie s considered them as disciplined troops, who came to protect or light for bins (Mr. Hunt) as occasion offered. They .ap peat.4l to him ready to protect him or light for him, so he gave the command. They were so close the constables could not arpioach ; there was a double row of constables from Mr. li..:xton's - house. Witness went down that row, but could not get within twenty or twenty-five yards of the hustings; did not the Manchester Yeomen come into the field; saw them for m ; was convinced they were sober; spoke to some, and did not see the slightest appearance of inebriety.. He .saw NAM, bat had no conversation with him; did not see Nadia make any effort to go to the hustings without the Yeomanry; k would bare beenanadness to attempt it. Jeremiah Smith resided in Manchester; is Dead Master of the Grammar School ; was near the Star on the 16th ; saw a large body of men in Deanssate, it war that party that conduct ei Mr. Hunt to the ground . ; saw him in an open carriage ; was in the house next the Star Inn ; the coach stopped ; and the party stopped alio, shouted, hissed, and groaned, epposite the Star Inn ; did not know Whether the Magistrates were then there or not. Saw nor heard no signal, hut it seemed to be dine by consent. Bunt, he thought, was sitting. There was music and banners 1 could not ay accurately what the ::um hers were; it was not practicable to get along the street ; he acted upon that judgment, for he did not-go home that mniaent, as he intended. The crowd nest stopped at the Shambles, nearer the ;emend ; they marched at first irregularly, but near the car riage, both before and after it, there was great regularity ; the men marched in rows in a practised step. When they arrived in King-street, the same thing occurred .Ls epposite the Star, hut being further off, witness did not see it so distinctly ; heard shouting, hissing, and a chipping of hands ; a white handker chief was displayed from some window ; the Police-office is in Back King-street. The mode in which th y proceeded was lam certainly calculated to inspire alarm ; many of them seem ing to be countrymen. The body itself was considerable, and connecting it with-what he heard to be in St. Peter's-field, he became very anxious. Most of the shop windoWs were closed, Int the doors, as far al he recollected, were opened. Witness shut his own windows, and locked both his front doors. The crowd round Mr. Hunt had not at all the air of a deliberate as sembly. Cross-examined by .Mr. Hunt—Witness is Master 'of the Greek Gremmar-school in Manchester; had a great number of boys; dismissed them on that day after breakfast ; the number of day scholars and boarders were 110,15 being boarders; they were sent home immediately after breakfast ; did out think it prudent to keep them in school, thought it better to send them home, to be under the care of their respective parents. The usual hour of breaking up was half-past twelve, and witness thought it safer to let them home at ten than at half-past twelve. This alarm arose principally from what might occur in the course of the afternoon. No insult was offered to witness as he passed through Dean:gate. Did not recollect to hear that any of the boys were hurt on that day. Recollected when George .IV. was proclaimed the other day in Manchester, did rot see any windows closed upon that occasion. Examined by Mr. Sealerrt—When he dismissed his boys at ten, it proceeded from an apprehension that some disturb ance might arise, had he kept them till 12 he would have felt math perplexed how to act. He did not know where the pa rents of all lived. John Barlow examined by Mr. Serjeant Hettocx.- 7 Keeps the Coach and Horses in Deansgate, about 50 yards from the Police office ; was on his premises nearly all the morning. His attention was arrested by a number of people marching along the street, and an open carriage with four or five men inside ; a volition on the box, with a flag in her hand; saw the crowd stop in King's -street, v. ithin sight of the Police-lathe', and stopped a few minutes ; they turned their faces towards the i.rliee, and gave.three cheers. The persons in the carriage look - eel towards the Police-office, but he did not know whether they cheered. lie saw some banners, one had the inscription, " Equal Representation or Death." The cheers were very loud, never heard .any thing like it before. 'nee closed their win dows to prevent theic being broken ; winless did not go out after 10 o'clock that day, ire did not go from home after 10 o'clock, in consequence of the alarm he felt. Cross-examined by Mr. Hunt.—Witness remembered the proclamation of peace, there were then great crowds in Man chester, but nothing compansl to those on the 16th. There was also cheering, but not like that en the 16th. Witness received -no insult, bat was much alarmed, Saw the * Preclaulation of George IV. they did nut then march so well as those on the 16th; on both occasions they walked or marched side by side Did not know there were any flap or banners at the Proclama tion, was certain there were none such as on the 16th; did not know how many were assembled at the Prodansation. There never was half le great a number at Maasheste: Races as those which posted his door on the ltith. lie cuald make no com putation as to the et:Misers. Thomas Styan examined by Mr. S..:_toLe - or.—ls a gun-smith, residing in Markets -street, Nlanche.:.te:; saw a:ambers of people passing his shop about 11 o'clock : thee was great noise and shouting. lie closed his shop fee fear of the windows being broken by the crowd ; kept his she shut till about two o'clock : old not quit home afterwards. Cross-examined by Mr. hunt.—Witness knew Richardson, the gun-maker; did not kn'sw he sharpened the swords for the Yeomen ; shut his windows again about two, or hadi.past two, on the 16th ; the crowds were coming bark et three; saw no horses; no mischief was done to his shop ; kn ew bt,, neighbour, Mr. Mollineux ; he could not tell better than himself whet) witness shut or opened his shop; a few of the shutters were taken down between eleven and half-past two, but up again did not recollect to have occasion for shutting his windows eves tefore when crowds passed by. Edmond Simpson, examined by Mr. S.teant. 'Winless resides in Deansgate, and is a h utter by trade; budiei of people began to pass by at ten, and continued going till about one ; they continued going all that time ; there was music whet Mr. hunt came up, about a quarter be;ore one; there were banners and flag, ; . -clid hot hetr them make a noise when pass} ing his horse; they Marched ten abreast, and part of them went in uvular re" ; winless staid aqua:mall day, and kept his shop shut the whole of the day; it was closed in the same way as no Sundays ; heleared *there would be a disturbance, and was very much alarmed to see tht 4 M enzich in thatifindvif manner; they frightened him and his family verpatilsek; his alarm was the cause of shutting his.wienkrWs. Cross-examined by Mr. bons[.—Witaess was very much alarmed ; he feared a diktirbince; did not know a/bereft would end ; did not fear the Cavalry would 'attack Ms house; heard I no report that the Cheek, Were to attack. tho . Periplek witness lives within about 15) Indio( John Barlow. In answer to a question from the shilsGSi witness said, that about 5060 people passed his house. Matthew Cowper exandnedly Mr: Seenerre—Wknees lives at Manchester, and is a public! accountant ; went to St. Peter's Field at ten o'clock on the 16th ;- thought theme were 100.400 rr,cns present, chiefly from the country, consisting . of..the Lbeurieg clams ; they were so . close that be ilade pia get to the hustings; too k aoraecouut of the kucripcions on the 14;4; at nisi pa.. and now we have triumphed. Two or three placerds, signed by two or three obscure individuals —." Tale wheels then proceeded to 'observe, that while saying this, two or three com panies of font soldiers appeared in Dickenson-street and formed. Mr. I font said, " Never mind, they are only a few soldiers, and very few compared with us, we are a host against them t" the crowds Assembled were very much calculated to excite alarm ; his apprehensions arose from intelligence he received b. lore-hand, and from what he heard said by others, :lot from anything he saw or heard on the ground. Cross-examined by Mr. lieettow.—Witness did not know that Jones wall a carpenter employed to erect the hustings. Crass-examined by Mr. Hunt—How do ycu do, Mr. Cowe per, I .-.w you beasre.—Witness was an accountant and law stationer; had no ether occupation; is Secretary to a Commit tee connected with his business, and to another, but not a secret one, called, a Committee in aid of the Civil Power; corres , ponded with the envier and .Kerning Post; sent up an account of this business to the Courier; was not always in the same . line of business as now ; was for eight years in the employ ploy treat of a professional Gentleman ; was clerk to a breasea before tbat, to Hews and Fogg, of Bolton ; was there twelve months ; witness's father was supervieer of that disttiet.— Witness was about fifteen yards from the .hustings, at the side of it; heard distinctly what was said ; there was then no dis turbance ; he went purposely to take mates ; from the time the soldiers appeared he ceased to use his per ca. and took no more notes; beard the woe ds. " We are a host against them," dis tinctly ; he took down the heads at the time, and supplied the remainder front mentor; ; he was not a Reporter ; all he read was not down on the paper ; he supplied it from memory. Here the paper conteining the notes was handed into Court, and examined by Mr. Juslice Reimer, who said these were the materials fur thr chief part of what ha said. Witness proceeded. He wrote them out next day, and handed thesn,over to Mr. Lawrence, the Magistrate, but did not see them since ; did not hear the Words, " Put them 4owu, anti keep them down." At the time the Cavalry was coming witness turesi round, and the words might have been spoken without his hearing them ; and ti.d not know whether the pub • limier' of Mr. F. Phillips, as to that circumstance, was true or false ; he went there to ta.ce particular notes fur the Editor of the Carrier. Here witness read again the inscriprians on the flags ; he saw no bloody dagger on the black flag ; he had not time to take all tkr mpttoes, being otherwise envie.. ed ; the black flag was fixed like all the others ; it - 'woeld have reminded him of a pole if there had been no inscription on it ; there was a bloody dagger upon one of the flare but cot en the black one; there was a barbed' point like a javelin, not steel but wood painted ; what he raw on the top of the pole was not fleur de sit ; did not see the word " Love" on-the black flag ; witness was greatly alarmed ; he was within the line of the Constables, otherwise he should cot have felt comfurtabie. The exemitietion of this witness beieg closed,. the Court ad journed at seveiro'clock, lill'next day. • ••• • - • • .. • THIRD 'DAY.--SATU RDAY. • The crowd, that at an early`hoine, t titielil, hlotkaded the Castle gates, though not so great as on Malksaygpti'Friday, was con siderable, and a desperate rush rook place at eight o'clock, when sti angers were admitted. The Court was "crimpletely filled be fore. the proceedings were resumed, with- the' exception of the places reserved for the Magistrates. At ten minutes after nine, Mr. Justice . Bsomitir entered ; Mr. hunt was not present at that <moment, but Bamford, Jones, hloorhouse, and several of the defendants were in Court. The JUDGE, before he took hii seat, remarked, that on the preceding day he had objected to a question being put, as to the conduct of the Yeomanry Castel: y. He was then of opinion, as hd was now, that that question" could not be gone into, as the Clan had not beep .assembled' Lds the purpOse of trying the Yeomanry of Manchester. Ile, however, desired to be under stood, that any evidence going to shew the peaceable character of the \ .ecting, by the absence of resistance, he had not in tended to exclude by that decision. If, under that impression, Mr. Hunt had omitted to ask any witness questions on that sub jeer, which he was desirous of putting, he (the Judge) would older such witness to be called back. hunt had only wished to shew the animus of the Meet ing, and after the evidence given on the other side as to the motives and views of those woo attended it, he had been anxious to prove, that instead of offering resistance to the Military, the Meeting bad taken a course direaly opposite. He had under stood the cause of the Interference on the part .if the Judge, and if any questions should occur to hire that he had omitted to port, on the conduct of the People, he would, in the course of the day, avail himseif of his Lordship . ' eermission to recal the wit ness he might wish to examine farther. The first witness was then called in. Joseph Mills, examined by Mr. S. rjeaat Ilretmer.—Keeps a public-house. Saw Healey ie St. Peter's-field on the I etli of August at the bead of a party, at ads= twelve o'clock. The party marched four or five abreast ; there were three or 4000 persons ; there might be more. They all searched in files, and , Healey marched them up to a cart which was stationed where the hustings were afterwards formed. Healey got into the cart, and took a black flag front one Man belonging to the party, and stood up with it in his hand till the man who had carried It got on to the cat t, ".hen he gave it him again, and the party closed' round the cart. lie spoke to them from the cart, and desired them " to be steady and final in their cause, for their eiaemies were at hand ;" they cheered him. The cap of liberty was car ried with the party, which was accompanied by a trumpet. Saw a person of the name of Wilde at the head of a party in Mos ley-street. Here witness was asked to look round if he could see Wilde? He pointed out one person as being like him, but did not see Wilde himself. Johnson assured the Judge that the person pointed out by the witness Was no more like Wilde than his Lordship. He thence thought it was to be inferred, that the witness did not know hint. Tae Judge was not of opinion that this was clear. The eitunination resumed.—Witness went en to describe Wilde to be a young lad, wide-mouthed and thick-lipped. He was the first that formed the men round the hustings, between the,hours of eleven and twelve. His party might consist of about WOO men, marching five or six abreast. Wilde's party moved to the cart before litaley's arrival. The men were formed by him round the cart, and ordered to link themselves :urn in arm. On halting, Wilde had ordered his party to " link themselves and keep us they were." They did link their arms. Witness had seen Wilde at the New Bailey, where he was called Wilde in his presence and hearing.—The persons acting under his directions had linked their arms, and formed rouud the cart, and be akerwards ordered them to fall back and keep as they were, linked arm in arm, which they did, and stood four or five deep round the cart. . Mr. Hunt came about one o'clock, and the men who had been linked opened a road for Lint to pass to the hustings. Mr. Hunt came ma carriage with 'Mem house and Johnson. Witness saw Mr. Hunt ascend the hustings; Saxton bad been on the hustings some time before Mr. Hunt an ived—more than half an boor. During that time, he spoke several times to the crowd, and they cheered him, but witness was nor near enough, to hear what be spid. Mr. Hunt afterwards addressed die crowd. There were, more than, 60,0r0 person: present, as witness thought. - The Meeting, its witness's judgment, was calculated to inspire alarm and terror' in the inhabiteuts of Manchester. ,Witness 114 been at sewsal MveLogs b.ftge , but had never seen the poles conic of thej did on that occa,i3n. Had never seep so large a Meeting be; fore. Those wno came into town on former occasions, always came two or three together, at their own leisure g pot thole came in military stray :!together, in several, bodieseeqhe sans who came seemed to be from the country. - • . . . - By yr. Henn—With:se had been a pu'lthcin ice -40mosees twelvemonth. Ha was a Potite-officer, one of Mr, Nadin'S rennere, till he got so jolly (witness Was a lusty man). bathe waegnahte to rut. Was assisting Mr. Nadin on the 16ifis as a special constable, as many hundreds were beside. Was quite, sure that Ilealey came with a body of men with a trumpeter,' and formitd toundelie cart, at several yards distance from it.—, Mr. Healey said they must be firm and steady in the ensue, for their enemies were at hand. Did not hear him bid them form round the cart. Did not hear him la the people t 6 be,. peace able or violent. They Vile muleitude) came in parties or columns. Witness had not cenversol with the witnesses already examined on the subject of the evidence given, nor did anybody know what evidence he was about to give. Ilealey's men did not insult or assault him, or anybody else. When Istr. Hunt arrived, the band played, See the c•inernering here comes. Did not consider that an insult or an assault. Did not know that Get! rase the King, or 2i:de aritastnia , were played. Would not swear they ware not. Ilealey's patty formed nearly at The back of Wilde's. Did not believe that Healey's men linked arm in arm, at least till after they were formed. \Vitae's did when forming. (Here Wilde entered the Court, and was in stantly recognised and pointed out by the witness.)—ln linking arm ip ann, and falling. back, they pushed back the constables. They fell back about tWo yards; the constables were then about a dozen or fourteen yards from the hustings at the nearest point. • This movement alarmed witness. Ile had never seen anything of the kind at a Meeting before. Ile spoke of this alarm to many about him, who were all alarmed. Ile did not go to the Magistrates on the' occasion. Did not know that anybody else went. • Wilde's men pressed back on the constables before Healey'a party arrived. DA nut complain of the proceeding at that time. Wilde addressed them, and ordered them to be firm and steady. Ile had a white apron on ; the apron did not alas in him; if he bad said anything to excite the people to vioteuce or tumult, witness would have noticed that. Did not hear him order the people to be peaceable and orderly. Would not sweat that he did net do so. Sass' none of the persons coromit any great violence in the course of the morning. Sexton was on the hustings a little while before Mr. hint arrived, which was shortly after one. Witness beard Mr. Hunt address the people. They shouted, and he (Mr. Hunt) huzzacd, and they, were all merry sugether. Believed Mr. hunt said, " those who would not be quiet, pull them down, and keep them quiet." Did no: hear Mr. Hunt bid the people go and pull the soldiers down, and keep them down. He never heard anything of the sort. l'y Mr. BARROW—Did not see poorhouse on the hustings. By Mr. HOLT.—Believed Mr. Saxton was on the hustings half an hour before Mr. Hunt came; believed he might be oa the cart ; was not sure whether he was on the hustings or in a cart ; Mr. Saxton was there when /lent came; did net know that Mr. Saxton was a Rep•rter to a Newspaper ; could nut say whether he had a pen and ink and paper with hint. Re-examined by Mr. Serjeant Hut:Aim—Described the hust ings to have been erected at the distance of a few yards from where the cart had formerly stood. ' Cross-examined by Dr. Healey.—Did not tell e flr. Healey, a wee: before, that if be attended that Meeting he would take him into custody. Ilad not since said to one of his customers, that directly he saw him (Healey) on the hustings, " he mark ed him (Dr. Healey) down fatr his bird." Witness had been where Healey lived on the Bth of August ' - Healey celled in, he knew witness, who had once taken him to London to Lord Sid mouth's office. Healey spoke to him in a friendly way, and said, " yoa have not got another warrant against me, have you, Mills?" and witness said " No." Witness was asked to sit down, and they talked together. Healey was not tried when he was taken to London, or had the charge been preferred 1 against him. Henri' Orton, examined by Mr. Sceiterer.—Wlis at Man chester on the 16th of August, to take notes for a London News- paper ; was at different/inns of the field at different tines; went i to the field at about half-past eleven ; saw diffsrent bodies marching, ;n perfect order; they were conducted by persons wbo had the command of theme they hsd Gags and banners : wnees3 took melee of several; could not recollect seeing the representation of a dagger ; there w is one flag surmounted by a dagger. Ile thought the colour of the dagger was red, but was not certain on that point. Was en the field before Mr. Hunt came; when the first cart arrived; he saw a great bode of con stables at the back part of the field extending towards nit. Buxton's house. He did not observe that the hustings had been moved. Saw Mr. Junes before Mr. Hunt came; he exhorted the people to be peaceable; and said the Committee had ordered, the Saturday previous, that all persons assem bling were to form round the hustings at six yards distance. and to lock themselves arm its arm, in order that they might not be broken in upon. Witness was then standing be hind the hustings, which were then preparing. On that communication being made by Jones, there was no parti cular movement. Mr. Wilde snoke to the same effect.. Mr. Swift also addressed the Meeting at greater length, and. ob tained a better hearing while the hustings were forming.— All this wanbefore Mr. hunt arrived. Swift also exhorted the Meeting to be peaceable till the arrival of their Chairman, and nut to give their enemies any opportunity of exercising that power which he knew they were on the alert to use. " By this menus," said he," we shall prove to them that we are not mad, as. they call it. If we are mad, it's the most pleasing insensibility I ever experienced in my life." Those were his precise words., When the speeches were finished, nothing particular took place till the arrival of Mr. Hunt. He had taken notes thus fat, but he now thought it advisable to put his pen and paper in his pocket. Ile had stood near the Constables before; be now got into the middle of the circle, between the Constables and the hustings. The preparation of " locking" then began. To avoid creating any alarm, he locked with them : he became a locker, or rather a locker. They were standing close together, but fell back before the locking- commenced. It was certainly impos sible for any man at that time to force his way through the crowd. Witness was behind the hustings when Mr. Hunt arrived. He, therefore, could not see the movement which then took place, but there was evidently a failing back. He saw Mr. ,poorhouse on the coach with Mr. Hunt. Did not know the others with him. He saw a Lady, at least a female, on the coach, with a flag in her hind. Mast of the persons present bed their bats off when Mr. Hunt arrived, and while he was addressing them. Wicness bad his hat on, his arms being so locked that he could not get to take it off. The first or second row next the hustings had their hats on. Mr. Hunt then ad dressed them :—He recpiested the Meeting would not call " Si lence," for that caused more disturbance than any other eircum stance.—He said this in front of the hustings, and then turning round, spoke to the same effect to those behind. He said, if any persons attempted to create a disturbance, with a view to interrupt the proceedings, he hoped some one would ba found to have courage enough to put them down, and keep them down. Oa this some man who steed behind witness, observed, " Why that's killing them." Bathes was in a low tone, and could not be heard on the hustings. Mr. Hunt then turned to the front nf the hustings, and thanked them for the honour conferred en him, by choosing him their Chairman, and said, the Magistrates had done them service, by postponing the Meeting frons the last week. They had imagined that they had gained a complete victory, by putting a stop to the Meeting, instead of which, it was the cause of a greater number meeting nn that occasion than would otherwise have been there. Then adverting to some placards posted about the town, which he described to be signed by Jack Long and Tons Short, or sonic such insignificant per sons, be proceeded to comment on them, when the interruption occurred. It was the interference of the Yeomanry which 'pre vented Mr. Hunt from proceeding: They (the Yeomanry) were seen coming from towards Mr. Buxton's house, where they remained for a few moments. Here Mr. Hunt glade some re marks which could not be heard, but he did bear him say, " Stand firm my friends, they , are in disorder already ; give them three cheers." He spoke to that effect, and' then cens menced cheering, and then a confused noise followed. The Yeomanry advanced. The circle in which witness was did no't reeede till they (the soldiery) came close to them, some Wing, " Never mind• them, don't stir," nee. Witness was pushed back with the crowd. lie then saw the Meeting dispersed by the Yeomanry, and the persons taken up. Ile had lacier seen stiehi Meeting before. He should think (but his judgment. was ' scarcely to be depended on) that . there might be fifty or silty thousand persons present. They were principally stint athletic Men, of the (never criers, labourers and mechanics. The Meet , leg he thought calculated to create the MOM serious alarm. • • - Cross-examined by Mr. Inweeow.—Went to Manchester to 1 report fhe proceedings at the Meeting ;esaw the hustings pre pared n Jones Was assisting to prepare the hustings, but was not it active as White. Did not know that Joucs was a wheel wright. The crowd increased ; Jones then ante fairrtard and Advised the people to be peaceable, and then he told them what the Committee lied recommended alma the Inekieg o f inn). At other Public Meetings he hail ',ever seed such 1uck ,147 ' g. There was no tither barrier. Thislocking might be a stag, so that all might bear and neetiesiry measursi to preserve order, what was said on the hustings. Did not sly that, Moortiouee event on the hustings, though he can* with Mr. Bunt. (Here it Was intimated, on applieation being nitile to the Court far a room to which the teltiesses for the defence might retire e thit tbey would not be wanted that day and might go away.) • eras -examined by Mr. Hove..-Whtie the hustings were be ing erected, he (whoa!) hid heard Jones and Swift addiess the Meeting. Did trot recollect thatany body else did so. Did not know the defendant Sexton ' • he might have addressed the Meeting, and yet he (Mr: Ort on) might not recollect It; tot to these preliminary matters, be had not paid any very particular attehtielto Other persons might have addrereed the- Meetltg besides thdse be had named. The observitines made by these persons were all to the same effect. Thought if Mr. Saxton bad addressed the Meeting several times, so as to excite a cheering, thaChe nitist have noticed him. Could not say that he had not addressed the Meeting. The parties spoke several times, and in Saxton speaking to the same effect as the others, he might not have noticed him. Thought if Saxton had come forward to speak, he must almost of necessity have obserdbd him. Cross-examined by Mr. Hunt.—laa'l attended the Mectrg for no purpose but to report the proceedings for one of the LAW.. don Papers. The account (hat had appeared of the sleeting wzs his. - He did not swear that it was his verbatim, but it was to the sante effect as the account which he had sent. It was not usual to d , ctor up reports in the shop, or to aher the tentiur of what was sent, though some change might be made in the len guage, and errors, arising from the hurry of writing, corrected. Witness had no other occupation than that of corresponding with London and Country Newspapers. Had no bw:inesis at Manchester but that which was connected with the Meeting. He had arrived in Manchester on the Saturday night precediog the 16th of August. Ile sent the accounts which appeared in the .New Times in the course of the following week. He wished the Police to obtain information, hut never gave any; he had , never been employed by •Mr. Milne, nor by t'te Soli i or to the Treasury ; he hid never been sent to Halifax; nor bad he ever been there, but as he passed through, on his way to York; he h communicated with no Loudon Newspaper but nee; some articles had been communicated to the Newspaper he was connected with by another cerrespondent at Manchester, but by whom, he did not know; he had written but that which came under his own eye, or was brought wider his own knowledge. His article was not made up from the reports of his brother Re porters. Ile had sustained no inj'rry front "being one of Mr. Hunt's lackeys. No attempt bad been made to pull front his back the coat which he had ea. (hi retiring from the Meehan, be wrote an account of the proceediugs immediately, but omitted, in' the hurry of the moment, the words of Mr. Hunt, " put him down, and keep him down." The account was written imme diately, and sent, without being read over, by an express to town. He left that pait of the speech out in his haste. Subse quently, he sat down and wrote, from recollection, whit had passed. Did not know, till the paper reached Manchester, that he had omitted the words in question. It was not his practice, in a common way, to omit thine-. of importance, and send trivial matters to his employers. He recollected the words before he saw them in any Newspaper, and on the very day of the Meeting. Did not send to correct the report, front the pressure of otlatr matters of importance. It certainly did not strike the witness, on hearing the words referred to, that Mr. Henry Hunt red wished any person to be pot to death. Did nbt brow that what he had said of some person's saying something about killing, was not evidence. The expressions which had been used by Mr. Hunt did not refer to the military. Witness was very near Mr. Hunt at that time; did not see him point to any one at that time ; had he pointed to the soldiers, and said to the people, " There are your enemies, put them down, and keep them down," 'witness must most certainly have heard it. Witness had not his original notes with him. He lost the notes taken on the thid on the day of the Meeting; he wrote from them the•aceount he sent to London ; lost them in the office of Mr. Petty, solicitor, in Manchester, where he had written ; cauld not find them afterwards; had not brought down the origittal manuscript that he had sent to the Xets Times; did not know that that was lost; did not refresh his memory by refer ring to his manuscript, because he could-do that by referring to the printed account, which did not differ in effect, in any fact, from the manuscript; did not bear or see Mr. Hunt, in the course.of that day, say or do aught to encourage the people to commit acts of violence. here Mr. Hunt headed to thes witness a London Morning Paper of the 48th August, IMO, and referred hien to the follow-. iog passers: " It was vith'n a few minutes of one o'clock when Mr. Hunt reached the hustings He wee said to be accompanied by Wooler, but I could not see the Mack Dtalif, nor do I believe he was there ; but Johnson, Moorhouse, Saxton, Swift, and Tyas were itothe barouche, on the box of which' was seated a . profligate Amazon; named Mary Waterwarth, bearing the standard of the Stockport Female Reformets." Witness eJ. 1 1 not swear to - the truth of 'this statement. He htd asked :he names of the persons who came with Mr: Bunt, and w.s told thatoket were what he had written. • H. *as told that Teas was one.ot the persons. He did not know Tyas at that time. Ile could not swear that Saxton was one of them. Ile had Written from" information, which be had received at the time. He did not recollect seeing Saxton on the hustles,. The name of the female he had obtained as he did, the other names. Ile was not told that she was a profligate female ; he put that - word himself, and thought her appearance 'justified the application of it. Never saw a lady present colours at the head of a regiment Thought the word he had used justified by the circumatancee of the case. Mr. Hour next directed witness'i attention to the following sentences in the same publication The soldiers advanced and surrounded the hosting', when Mr. Nadir, with the utmost resolution, seized hold of Johnson first, then of Mr. Hunt, and afterwards of several others, whom he handed to his assistants, and the latter carried them all to the New Bailey. The banners were the next object to which the Police Officers directed their attention, and with very little re sistance, they got possession of the whole of them. The scene that now ensued was truly awful ! the shrieks of women anti the groans of men were to be heard at some distance. Every person who attended out of curiosity, finding his personal safety at risk, immediately fled • and where was then the boasted courage of these mad-headed Reformers? They were seen re treating in all directions with the utmost speed. The crush was so great in one part of the field that It knocked down some out buildings, at the end of a row of bathes, on which thetas , were a least 20 or 30 persons, with an immense crash. As I was car ried along by the crowd, I saw several almost buried in the rains ; others 11.1 their anxiety to escape had fallen down, and were trampled on by the populace, many of them to death.— A feeling of souse gis Feat appeared now to fill the Oath of every body, and the dreadful result is not yet known. late Yeomanry Cavalry arrived on the ground at lull speed. They took their position under the wall of i the Cottage,' a Well known building so called,' where They remained in line ahem five minutes, during which time I believe the Riot Act was read, immediately after which they took Hunt into custody, ttt the manner I have already stated. The Yeomanry were sup ported by the rath Hussars. Among the Saida Opima, they say, are to be reckoned sixteea banners with seditious inscriptions, and six caps of Jacitbinistn." The caps of Jacobinism were red caps of Liberty, inscribed H. Hurt, - Esq. 4 11 c cap was more Jacobi. nical titan the motto. Both the colour and the sbaph led witness to giVe them - that name: Had not • looked over York Hail; if he did' so, and saw it cap of libetty, he should call it a jacebiuical emblem, If it were carried an those were which had been seen at Manchester. • Saw a number of persons injured by the failing of an outhoese, but none by the cuts of the Military. The groans and the shrieks heoupposest proceeded from the pressure o aed the pressure from the ehtleavoars of the multitude triget.froht the field, in consequence of the operations of the soldicre—incon sequenceof the appearance of the soldiers, and not from any act of theirs, tertaibly. Witness was pressed away by the crowd, but *es not seriously hart. No one attacked or ern at him wth a sword. He had no Conitablex staff trial day; never told au}- body that he bad; never told anybOdy that his hat was cut at tart dee, and that he saved' himself front a second blow by Irolditig eV a Constable's statd. Ile had never told any brother Retiorter, Abet rn his producing a Constable's staff, the soldier wh i n that day cat at Sim: said, " la—n you, why did you not shew 'that before?" lie never told that to any moo Had aold sotre one that he was corning le loth at. a witness for the Crown, er against Mr. Hum ;he 'might hate said either. Neyer told apy one that when he got ititoceittiese's box, he would do for Hunt. Interrogated respecting a stateruert, that 0 but for the 'Eno inanity of Moan, *he bad been we:irately calurital It ted, vias eartain that antic would pot then have been adve l. aw toine f the military loid'aeelerid that they. Wiitdr:Ciik!!*Lyytiii t x to pieces." Wituess4;fittn ilia Britten that he sideiisfuk to that effect ;' timid riot recollect whit told' him the. fact body h..d g„,l4 , ther,r e. - * lle was. told SO between! di. thfie Otani AUX:4 and twrleco'Cloet 'at Right; bit by * *how Co :o1 , , i I ( 1 1 , I . I