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

YORK LLAT ASSIZES, MARCH 17. At seven o'clock this morning, a few individuals were admitted into the Court to take their seats vire visas to the doors being thrown open to the Public. A loud shout; a few minutes before eight,'announce4l that the crowd in waiting were permitted to apprtuch, and immediately afterwards both the galleries were tilled. Several Ladies were accommodated on either side of the 'Bench. Several of the defendants entered at nine . o'clock. Imes,. was of the number, and he, observing a man with.a white hat, in one f the galleries, thought it necessary to call out that he should be asked if he were one of the witnesses for the ddfence ? as in that case he must retire. The manner in which this re quest was made, as well as the occasion of it, called forth a general laugh. It turned out, that the man thus distinguished was not a witness. The defendants have now one hundred and forty witnesses in York, and they boast that they could bring forward fifteen t!tousand, if necessary. One of the accused has as serted, that the trial cannot be closed in less than a fortnight from the presenttime. The Jury, who had been permitted to separate, and retire to their several Inns, returned to their box .a little before nine this morning. The Judge entered at nine, and announced that :11In'Justice P, , sat having gone through the business of the other• Court, would hear some of the trials that were to have come on in this. Mr. Hunt having taken his seat at the table, and the other parties, who conduct their own cases, being present, the business of the day commenced. . William Morris, who had been sworn on Thursday imme diately before the Court adjourned, was the first winless ex amined. Witness lived five initet from Manchester, at a dis tance of somewhat more than a mile from White' Moils. He had seen several bodies of men marching towards Manchester on the moaning of the 16th; defendant, Bamford, was among them, and some hundreds assembled in the town of Middleton, *a the 16th of August. At first, they were in confusion, but they were afterwards formed into sections, and made to form a square. Did not recollect the person who put them into the form. of a square; nor any of the persons who first put them into sections. Could form no idea of tha number of sections, but there was a large number of persons in the township of Middleton, at about nine or ten in the morning. Shptld think there might be two or three thousand. They marched off four • abreast. They had been formed in a square before they went off, a chair was placed within the square, and Samuel Bamford got into the Chair, and said, " Friends and neighbours, I have a few words to relate ; you will march off from this place quietly, and not insult any one, but rather take an insult." lie (Bam ford) did not think that there would be any disturbance or any to do ; but if there was, it would be after they came back. There wain° fear, he said, for the day was their own. Ile got off the chair and split the laurel among the•men. lie r ave Moat to them who commanded the sections. They put it into their breasts, and sonic into their hats, and then marched off four abreast towards Manchester. Before the men marched off ano ther party came from Rochdale in the same form, four abreast, with a bawd of music before them. They carried two flags with them, with inscriptions on them aiehich he could not re collect. Th_ two parties joined at . Middleton, and all marched of together. The Rochdale party contained nearly as many as the Middleton party. The Rochdale party stopped a few mi nutes at Middleton, but did not forma part of the square, which was formed when they came away. The Middleton bo dy had two flags, and a Cap of Liberty was carried with each party. The Rochdale Cap was carried under a flag, and the 3liddleton Cap nn a tole by itself. The men had nothing in their hands but bits of switches or small sticks. Ile had seen the Middle ton people before that day, wheeling about and forming both in - the field and high road. Did not know that he had seen on the 16th any of those he had seen before. He had seen Bamford with them several times. They had music before them as they marched on the 16th, and Bamford after that came in front. Witness walked with them nearly a mile, then he stopped, and saw them march on towards Manchester, and towards Smedley Cottage, Bamford being in front, and the Middleton body marching first. He knew a man of the name of John Whit worth. lie had seen him drilling them. and John Hayward had been employed in the same way. These men had been, the former a private in the 6th, and the latter a private in the 16th Dragoons. Did not recollect seeing either of these men with the bodies marching to Manchester on the 16th. Cross-exarnined'hy Bamford.—Was sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Reminded of the evidence he bad given respecting the chair, and the square formed at Mirallcten, he had said that he supposed, from what b. (Bamford; said, that he wished the marching party to be peaceable and orderly, not only at Middleton, bat everywhere rise. Had heard examiner say nothina about the use to which the flags were to be put that day. Was not above a dozen yards f; um the examiner (Bamford) while he was sneaking, and could bear him well, but heard no more than he had already deposed t.. He had beard him say, he peaceable and quiet at church; but be had not heard him say, " when there, let every man re- Train near his own banner." To his knowledge, he had not h: and examiner desire them " to come peaceably and orderly haute." Did nut hear anything said by Bamford, about " re tuning quietly with their banners, to which all stragglers were to repair on leaving Manchester." Mary thousands followed those who marched from Middleton and Rochdale, besides those who marched. There were many before and behind, as vs ell as on each side of the procession. •He observed among them a deal of women aid children. He knew the examiner's ife by slaat ' • did not observe her accompanying the proces -sasn, nor c. 2 he see the examiner's child. There were plenty or people on the examiner's right and on bisleft, but there were' ~use in farm but those he (Bamford) led up. lie distinguished rta examiner as the leader, from the stragglers, because he was in front of those that were in form. The place where the men were assembled at Middleton was called Barrow Field. Ile bad seen in Middleton processions of such societies as Orange men and Odd-Fellows. They walked sometimes two, and some times four abreast, with music. They had flags too, with in scriptions. He was at Middleton at the proclamation of George IV, He saw a flag there with au inscription on it; that was carried by the Society of Cdd Fellows. Did not remark the inioription - on the flag. The people marched off the ground on ' the 16th of August. They used to learn him (witness) to walk it, when he was a snfilier,"and they called it marching. Did not hear bin (Bamford) say anything when he gave the leaves of laurel. Knew nothing of the usages of Freemasons, orange user, and Odd Fellows, but he perceived that they had some 'ways of distinguishing themselves. lie did not kno* for what the laurel was given. Cross-examined by Mr. Hunt.—Witness had been a soldier t aanoy-five year. ago in the 104th regiment. Was a non-com lalcdoncd officer while he remained in the service. Asked in what way he had left the service: he appealed to the Judge to karate if he were obliged to answer the question. When told that he roust, he said, though he had been in the habit of a ski tiler tor two or three yeah, he never took an oath in his life Piongiug to a soldier. He was never sworn is; never took the oath of allegiance ; so did not feel himself bound to remain in the regiment any longer than he thought proper; and so, when he had seen as much as he wished of the service, he then bid them good moaning. Considered himself to be with the' regiment, hut not as a soldier, though he wore the clothing. Q. So when you had had ehough of it, you took French leave of the reginwat 7—When I had had enough of it I made the best of my road. Q. And have not some people been ill-natured enough to call . • yeti a deserter?—You may if you chuse. Q, But were you not told, that having violated Your oath of, allegiance, you could not be a good witness in a Court of Jos tle:ea-Nobody ever told me so. Witness was first admitted as what was called s mushroom serjeant. He had received so moth a stain for enbattpg on the recruiting service • hi: received scoter pay after be got luta* Ireland ; he believed that he bad bi.eu in Ireland ; he was there ; miler daw . arty ()coup., Clubs march in Ireland ; bad sees the Or.fn e ;is Clubs macch.at dittoes in the same Way as,the neople bull Marched on rith lo t h Most: The OningeeCluits liaarrot, to bia knowledge, inarehtd was switches as the people carried on the 16th August; Lava rat'Y thanr t.aaaang a shinctagh; hae. seen thug with • . wands and long staves ; w s pot alarmed at them, nor at hisi (Mr. Hunt's) set otrthe 16th August; he -did not feel alarhied ; could not tell what others felt, tut saw no depredation cont• mitted, or insult offered ; Smedley (gear was out of the hieh road from Middleton to Minchestet ;-they marched three milts direct towards Smedley Cottage, ltd then turned out of the 'road a quarter of a mile ; he should not have said anything about Smedley Cottage, if it had not been mentioned to him ; went with them about-ensile; the music kept playing; did net remember the whits. • Q. Do you mean to swear that you do not remember that God sum the Riney was amongst them ?-1)o you wish me /o begin lying? I suppose lam ranged here to tell the truth. Q. I ask you, do you not recalleet tat Cex!..serre thv King was played ?—No, I don't recollect it, because it is- against your principlas to play it. Q. Did you hear them play the Rogues Korth ?-If I did, it was yours, I believe. Q. Did you hear them play the Deserter?—lf I did, I should have taken it to myself. Witness had, heard Bamford advise the people to go off peaceably, and to remain so ; but had not heard him advise them to return so. • lie was not a special con stable. All that he knew he had learnt from his eye-sight. trod said nothing to the contrary of Banifold's being a good and traceable. leader. Did not know whether the switches that the itiarching men carried were large ennegh to flog tin infamous cause out of Court. • Examined by Mr. SCARLETT.—TIad been in the 104th Regi ment ; had lived in the neighbourhood of Manchester nearly 20 years ;,he was a weaver, and had looms of his own. John Eaton examined by Mr. faattroata.—Was a plumber and glazier at Middleton. lie described the advance of the Middleton people, on the morning of die 16th of August, with Bamford in front of them, as it had been described befose : one of the flags had the inscription " Liberty and Strength." Cross-examined by Mr. Bamford.—Recollected two flags, one was green, the other blue ; saw no long poles in the procession, but those that sustained the flags and cap of liberty=. Was not sure that-he knew Mrs. Bamford. In the Rochdale eoecern, a good many women were seen, but he did not recollect this of the Middleton body. The women seemed to share Mahe spirit of the men who formed the procession. Did not observe any frowning looks, they seemed more upon joy, and on good terms with each otl:er.. Witeess felt no alarm. lie was a person of some property, but had not thought it necessary to fasten his doors or windows. He had seen prokestions of Orangemen and Freemasons, carrying staves, &c. vrka rather opposed to the Reformers ; could nut expect that they would. be in any way partial to him. By Mr. Hunt.—Witness was in a respectable line of business. Did not feel alarm, nor see that others were alarmed. He had marched in an Orange procession, carrying flags and banners. — They had generally the Union flag. They had a Committee and staves of orders among them. Had heard of Mr. Ralph Fletcher, of Bolton, but did not know him personally. Joseph Travis (examined by Mr. Sea aLerr)--Was agrocer, at Oldham. `Saw one division of the Reformers pass his house. They came (tom Saddleworth, in Yorkshire, three miles from Oldham. After they had passed, he was sank by the Magistrates to count the numbers of the whole that passa.• There were divisions from five--Royson, Oldham, Saddleworth, Crompton, and Chatterton. There were flags ar the head 'of every one of these divisions. They marched in seCtions-athere was a Come wander to each division. Their advanceawas.irregular—as sonnt of the sections marched four abreast—others had six,eight,:or's dozen abreast. Each division was divided into sections, and a Commander appeared or; the left flank of every. suction. They had a bugle . in fiaatt of all the diiislons. They marched to a place of rendezvous, and then advanced like soldiers. He counted 804 thatamarched in rank-Many hundreds went isi.ade. Those who went beside, frequeotle.fell,haa. The woad. ajaielt" was given, and they all halted at once:a The cause or . tfieir halt hog, he supposed, was sonic little disorder witch had'oceurred: As woo as the word halt" was given, the Comniandef.`ll the left of each section; called out " eyes left," •an'd theirthey eery soon got into order, and. the word " march" was Fiven.. - Saw Dr. :fealty with them: Le lives at Lees. The Doctor led, the Saddleworth or Lees division. Here Mr., Hunt observed to the Judge, that a cote had been sent 'out of Court by au Attorney, as he supposed to a witness. He reyxsted that the Attorney might be sworn to the coeterts of the note. The JUDGE immediately orderedihe note to be brought back. The note was soon returned, when it was found to b f of no importance, as it merely desired that a copy of his depositiosi might be given to one of the witnesses, which witness, Mr. Sceitasrr said, it was not his intention to examine. . . The examination returned.—Witness said;the 864 mentioned included all that witness saw marching in order. The crowd continued to increase while they were within his view, winch was about half an hour. The persons who formed the procession marched in a middling way, not so well as some that he had seen. Cross-examined by Mr. Hunt—Witness is Constable at Old. ham ; was employed by the Magistrates to count the Refor mers. He did not shut up his shop ;. while he was gone to count the marching parties, his father attended to his shop; saw no thing to alarrgehim ; did not .notice the inscriptions on the flags. A Mr. Chippendall went with him, and wrote down what he ' (witness) observed. Mr. Cbippendall was not at York now.--a Witness considered himself forced to come. Mr. Chippendall is a Gentleman in Oldham. Witness did not know that he was a Special Constable. Did not_see any drunkenness or rioting, or any person threatened or ill-used. Witness was employed by the Magistrates. Mr. Chippendill is not an Attorney. There was nothing on the colours to alarm witness. The black flag he had seen, It passed his own house. He did not like the hick of it, but he took no notice of •it.- That was not his business, though he was a Special Censtable. He saw something about " Saddleworth and Mosley Union" 'on the Hag. That told him where the party came Runt. Saw something like two hands clasping each other on it, with the word " Love" over them. Did not see a bloody dagger on it. Did not recollect the Scales of Justice on it. Did not know any particular reason why' Mr. Chippendall did not come to York. Both names were signed to the paper, which he and Mr. Chippendall had seat to the Solici tor tor the prosecutiou. Did not know any reason for,lllr. Chip ilendars absence. Mr. Chippendall was a 'Gentleman of very. good character. Had heard that hi was stibpeetiaed to Come,but did not know why he was not here. Had never *en a Cap of Liberty. Ile had looked at the emblem over the County Hall in York, but did not speak ,itra Cap of Liberty in etone, bus of •such as he supposed to be carnet' is a procession, when be had said that he had never seen one.. He had never seen one tar ried before the people. • • . . • John Ashworth (examined by Mr. LITTLXDALIO—Was an.en sinter working at a factory in Oldham last August. He saw several divisions of persons who were proceeding to Manchester. They formed themselves into a body, and took the new road to Manchester. There might he about 3,000 marching in a body. Saw a black flag and a cap of liberty. He was asked` by sortie of them to go with them, but he said " they were a week too soon for him, as he should not go to Mancherster till Saturday." When he refused to go, sonie of them called out that they would make a Moscow of Manchester before they came lack. This was about eight o'clock. Cross-examined by Mr. Hunt—Was no relation to the man of the same name that was killed ou the 16th,. Witness's wife and children were at Manchester, but he was not so alarmed at the Moscow story as to go there to look after them. He could not go to Manchester. He felt alarm at what he had -heard, and said, " the words were ttlrrible" at the time. Ile did not hire any body to give his wife notice of what he bad'heard, that she might pack up and be off. He was told by tone or two persons that " they would make a Moscow of Manchester." lie meant by one or two, more than one. never sent to let his wife know anything about it. Who waste to send by ? He had seen caps of liberty at Middleton, but he had not noticed the cap of liberty over York Castle. He was not a man that bothered his bead' about caps of liberty, or anything of that kind. By Mr. Beeaciw—Witness would have had no objection to put up the Huitings for the Manchester Meeting had he been a master workman in that line, but that was taximeters' work. He was an'engineer, and only worked in iron. William Standtring, examined by Mr. See/mere—Kept a public-house at Patinworth. He saw some of the bodies on their march to Manchester on the Ifith of August. He saw Healey wftli them, who said " Vietaia;; my boys I"- Ilealey went Into witness's house, took a glass of ant, and drank " Sticcess to the -proceedings of the day." lie said he had kuown that house for sonic time, and hoped the people belonging to it were true to the cause. - By Mr. Hunt—Witness bad new left the public-house; Was settling his account% and living with his brother... Witness was • much alarmed tin the. ttitlt of Augustabut did not tnove his iro petty on that day.. His goods had iinee been sold in Isis Dante; they were removed front hisivnime for convenience of eale tie saute had not appealed in th- hills of the sale. Ile did not be lieve that if his tame bad boleti to them that say of his creditors, rts X would bate prevented the sale. WitoeSs had been in a ou before. He kid dever been tried. but there-ikati.been,a cbarie arahtst him for brelng vrindpws when be was hcrdied , l He was rather yervoia; hi bad beep afrkted with/err unfortu nate malady that made it necessary tot onfinelitti in the Lunatic Asylum ; hut he had not been so within the last tsvo vers. He was a Special Constable, but never received 'anything from the Police In his life, but two pounds to bring him from Manchester to York. • Jeremiah Fielding, examined by Mr. Lrertrnate—Was a merchant of Manchester. He was between Nianchester and i Cheethowrilill, on the road to Bury, on the morning of the 16th. Saw about %WO persons marching in regular order four or five abreast, with music and Lags, towards Mancheiter. By Mr. Hunt—Witness did not see them insult or use any one ill. No women and children were with thcm when he saw them. Jesiles - Heath, examinee by Mr. ScA r . LE rr.—Resided at Cheet ham-hill. Ile saw a party proceeding to •N;anchester on the 16th August, which he described nearly as the last witness had done. Ile saw a party of three, and one of those three persons,look ing earnestly at witness, said to him, " You will not sleep in that .louse to-night." 'Witness went to Manchester in the afternoon. By Mr. Hunt.—Knew Mr. Nadin ; did not know all the Po lice runners ; could not swear that they were not connected with the Police at..Monchester, but he did not believe them to be persons of /bat 'description. Roger Entwistle being called, it was answered that he was out of the way. Mr. Hunt suggestptibthat be should be called, as Clerk of the Race Course, as.he was better known- by.tbat title than by the name of Roger Entwistle. James Duncuft, examined by !Ir. I.terrenate.—Lives near Hollinewood ; is a cotton-spinner. Was on the toad to I\ lan chester on the morning of the 16th of August ; saw about 2,500 men advancing towards Manchester in regular order; one man said, " Well, Captain, how do you do ?"—(Witness was for merly Captainin the Local Militia), end some of them ca:ted out that they were going to West Langton, where he and his permit - shad a factory. which was burnt down in 1312, and had been rebuilt as acorn-mill. Thsfactfary had been burned in 'the open day by the Luddites as?hey were then termed. By Mr. Hunt.—Witness was at Manchester on the 16tha . 'pegs not a special constable; saw Mr. Hunt o n the hustin g s, sad in front of Mr. Buxton's house; witness tock no part in the proceedings of that day ; be left the ground before the Yeo manry came oh it, as he thought it was not safe to remain with out some protection ; saw Mr. Hunt near Buxton's house after thardispersion of the Meeting; he left the field before the Ca very came, but went back again from curiosity. lie thought it safer to be there after the Cavalry came than it was before; did not consider that he had any business there ; was asked if he 'Was a doctor r witness refused to answer, but subsequently he replied, certainly not, and be bad not dressed or looked at the wounds of shy of the persons who were injured on the 16th of August • be could not say that he hid seen any of those who weie - yiotinded*; he did not tee any of them ; witness sent a cart filled with goods on that day, Monday being their regular day for sending; the cart usually set out early—at seven o'clock in the morning, and he thought they would get there before the Meeting aasernblid ; he was not afraid of sending his goods on that day for the reason just given ; he should have been •afraid of Sending them if they could run have arrived before twelve or go; o'clock ; good,s were sent to the warehouse at Man eYtka(Ce was, pot aftaid of the goods being at Manchester after twelve of onp o'clock, because they would be locked up in the .avhichis a pretty safe one ; was not afraid to go hirnself; returned that evening ; met some . Officers belonging to the Gth Dragoon Guards; had some conversation with one of the Officers, on the transactions of the day. He could give the Officer but -a 'very imperfect account of the •Meeting, as he left the ground before the Cavalry went there, and did not re twn till after the crowd was dispersed. He did not ask the Officer if he had been to Manchester ? and reply, on his saying " Then you bare the fun," nor had he used any tiling like such expressions :,His business had . carved hint to the warehouse at Manchester, and curiosity took • him thence ifor;the Meeting in Peter's-field.. He was aware that a diaper ektt of the - Meeting would 'take place, from placards that he 114d'feen about the town—the notices given by the Boroughreeve and Constables,. from the tenanr of which, he thought the dis hpersion of the Aleetilig very likell. The substance of the pla. -card was a recommendation to the People to keep at home, and 'to prevent their wives, children, and_servanta,, from attending the Meeting ( Witnesa; not - Withstanding, .went_to the .Meetirg; at his own risk. He thought he should have run some risk had he stayed, and that iadtteitl him to go away f6x.a short time, and then return. When be went away, the field was completely thronged with people--Wifon.he returned, the military had pos. session of it. • :They were ibea -bringing Mr. Hunt out of Mr. ! Buxton's house. .Ilosass no persogs that were wounded. Wit. 'riess had a mill burnt down some years ago, by the Luddites, and he believed that focus pergola were hanged for it. Witness was at Gibraltar at the time the mill was d..zstroyed. He never heard that the mill was burnt down by the black-faced spies from Hein* and if-fie bad •fieartl such a story, he Should not have-believed itl• Ile believed 'h is name might have been put down as one of the probeeitkisiSt." tic might have heard that one of the persons executed - witi%ilithltd,' but he had never seen the parties. Re-examined by •Mr. Sea sixty—Witness thought it was SM I safe to remain at the Meeting, *as he expected that it would be dispersed. Ile did nut think such ItMetting safe for the town of Manchester. Ije should- suppose that there might be from' 70,000 to 100,000 persons presents They Were almost excite sirely_of the labouring classes, with the exception of those whom he supposed to have been carried c relay curiosity, from their 1 standing at some distance fronatiac iings. : Some of the per sons Who formed the multitude* ImquestiOriably be out' cf '- employment. • Roger Entwistle, examined by. Mr. Scaatarr.Was -an At torney at Manchester. From ten to eleven o'clock on the 16th of August., he was at the Albany hotel, •in , Piccadilly, on the ' roadjeadinrto Stotkport. He saw b coach going at a foot pace, and a procession advance as from Stockport that day, con sisting of from fout thousand to five thousand men, marching like regular soldiers. They had banners and eapi of liberty with them. Several had the command of different parties. Those who appeared to command were on one side, at certain intet vals, about a yard from the rest. They bad sticks, and very large•ones. Sonic walked with them; and smile carried them I on their shoulders. The coach stopped opposite the White Bear, in PicCadilly, and he saw Mr.' Moorhouse step out of the coach which accompanied them. One of the marching men said to him, " Thou hast a gond co:.t on thy back, but I shall have as good a one before the night - is out." Several of them, on hear ing thii; went into the house. Witness then went to St. James's squire ; there he saw the Special Constables, in front of Mr. Buxton's house. Mr. Hunt had not then arrived. Went to see 1 Mr. Hunt coming up.. He vvas in a carriage with Mr. 'Moor hens and several others. It was the same coach that he had seen arrive from Stockport. He saw hlr.- Hunt go on the hu - s- 1 *vs.' He had previously seen a party, said to be froM Oldharo and Royton, arrive ea the ground. They marched on, the band playidg " Rale. Britannits," and the'people exclaiming " Britons after will be slaves.' Altogether, he should suppose the Meet- ing consisted of 100,0(.0 men. They were uearly all of the lower orders. The Meeting was certainly calculated to inspire terror and alarm in the inhabitants of Manchester. It was pro posed that Mr. Hunt should take the Chair. Ile (Mr. Hunt) thee came forward, took off his hat, and said he was glad that the Meeting had been adjourned from the preceding Moaday, or words to that effect, as they had now double the number as ambled in the cause that there would otherwise have been. A party of the military approached, and Mr. Ihint then said, point ing to the soldiers, " Your enemies are among you t if they -at tempt to molest you, get them down, and when you have them down, keep them down." Shortly after, the Yeomanry Ca valry appeared, and witness thinking it unsafe to remain, went towards Dir. Buxton's house. There wait a 'great shorting among the mob when the Yeomanry appeared. By Mr. Hunt—Witness was an Attorney; was Clerk of the .Manchester Race Course; was-examined on the Coroner's In quest, onhis oath, and answered the questions put to bins there. What he said at Oldham, and *what he now stated at York, was trite. Ile again described what he had Teen from the steps of the Albany; the coach went at a foot pace, and he corceived it .to bead the Stockport division. .The coach stopped, bet the di vision went on; some of Eke persons had very large sticks, which they carried over their shoulders; but he had not said that they carried them as soldiers carry their muskets. Witness was very much alartryd, bat yet he afterward.: went to St. Ater'e-tie!d, Where his alarm became mufti greater, front seeing so large a concourse of people assembled; he was alarmed because he knew that their minds were very rmsgls inflamed by reading the seditious wsaks which had been previonsty published. He knew some of the parties front Oldbana and itoytme by sight, and he had frequently seen them buying the works he had mentioned, at the Office of the Mosadaqtzr aiv..;rver, and recommending them ktheir friends. Ile had, besides, frequently hard !a f tm ax subjects. s the f t sentiments on such home of th e purchasers 'e works in question be saw at the hicetiug. He had seen abianchester faces there, but those•of the lower orders, wha Arid Apt go from curiosity. The Manchester people had bought the oeblications of which be had spoken, from curiosity, but nut with the feelings common to the lower orders. By lower or ders he•nicant weavers and labcyrin_g men. lie bad not seen dee Manchester people so taw to toil seditious publications as those who came from several rlaces in its vicinity. The lower tinders in Manchester were many of them engaged in the Works, and were not allowed to go out on the 16th august. Several, he had podhubt, would have gone there if they could; he had never stated that the cause of their not going to the Meeting was their not having purchased the Work, to which he kid at. luded ; he repeated bis statemeueof what had fallen froM Mr. .11usiCat the hustings. Did not see any body proceed to act 03 the recommendation to get the military down; and keep thee% down. To him it appeared, that Mr. blunt wished not to he Interrupted by the military, and wanted the people to keep therrt of, if it were in their power. Witness was from ten to twelve yards distant, and behind the busting% while Mt. Hunt Was speaking. The people were tolerably peaceable while he (Msa Hunt) was addressing them. A Mr. bleutrie was with him, and heard the tame expressions. He could not recollect whether be used the word adiehrtiltiertf I , at the Oldham.l nquest ; his opinion then and since was, that that words used by him (Mr. Hunt) was adjournment ; he went td St. Peter's-field because he was determined to hear what he (Mr. Hunt) hai to say; witness was not in the line of cansta bles when the military appeared; saw the Yeomanry Cavalry advance, some cantering and the whole on a pretty sharp trot ; witness went to the Meeting by himself, and returned witlahlin (Mr. Hunt) to the New Bailey; when he went to the bleating, he thought it perfectly safe to go by himself ; ha saw two or three of the wounded, a woman in particular, carried on to Mr. Buxton's house, felt great alarm when he went to the field; saw the people, and particularly the black flag, which mare re sembled a pail than anything else, with the istacription " Equal Represeatation or Death ;" felt this fear before the Yeomanry arrived, not knowing what the result would Le; witness stated at Oldham, that he saw danger the moment be saw the parties come in taom Steckport. Mi. ilunt.—Did you not swear at Oldham that you saw no .danger tiil the Yeomanry came in, but that you then fearaal some danger might ensue? l Witness said his reason for saying so was this, there were be fore no acts of violence, but when they came within ten yards of the hastings they were assailed by stones, brickbats, anti sticks ; his fear was what the result of the Meeting would be, when it broke up ; he was fearfuj only for the result; be did not hear a report that the Meeting wastis be dispers a l by the • Military that day ; was not in London since May or June, re mained there a week. Witness never was. in prison for debt, or misconduct; the assignees of a bankrupt and himself were served with a Petition in Chancery, and that matter was now pending. Mr. Parlington, a welt..nown attorney in London, was the attorney against him ; he was never in the Fleet Prison in his life. [Here Mr. &int apologised to witness for asking such a eines ' tion. ale was induced to it by a written paper put into his hands, and felt himself bound to apologise for the iasiauation.l The examination proceeded. Witness was not close to this constables the - whole time ; heard that mow ing that the Ito raanry Cavalry were ordered up. Walkad up and down the field the whole morning ; no person threatened to take off his coat : saw several Gentlemen insulted by tie lower orders who came in, they called theni•spies and special ccnirables ; was not himself called a spy; did not wave his hand to the Cavah y to direct them. • The black 'lag was not of the usual shape of such thine it looked more like a pall; would not swear that the work " love" was not on it. 'I here was at the top of the pole of one of the Hags something-like a bloody dagger, never saw the flag with this figure since that day. Crosssexamined by Mr. liAll2oW.—Witness considered the coach in which atoorhouse was, to be part of the proces.stom be cause it was• coining iu a walking pace. The coach came im mediately before the Stockport divisim • . there were several passengers inside and out ; slid not see thera get" put ; did not know whether bloorhouse was driving or not; be was on the outside ;• believes the coach comes every moaning at the sine hour, aad stays at.the \Vint.: Pear; saw .poorhouse with Hunt afterwaidsin an-open tarriage, and a Lady upon a dickey; did not see 31oerhouae go to the buttings; kuew sonic of the men in the procession to be froth Stockport. Cross-examtned•by 3(r. SCAILLETT.—Witness could not say where the flag was placed, but it was upon the hustings for a ; time; all the fiags-and caps were upon the busting, at one time; did not know if such was the case while Mr. Hunt was there- If what he said this day be compared with what he stated at the Oldham Inquest, he felt convinced they would agree in every material point. . Francis Phillipsoexamined by Mr. Serjeant lies.Loce.—ls a merchant and manufacturer, aohlanchester ; remembered being -on horseback on. the 16th ; Mr. G. Birley was with him; met a number of persons at Hardwick Green, a mile and a half from Manchester; they were advancing in file, with the regu larity of • military, principally three abreast ; they had no music; had two banners, and persons lay their side, acting, to appearance, as Officers ; they regulated the files, and the order was perfectly regular, the number from fourteen to fifteen hun dred; they had no arms, but a number of them bad sticks, which they. carried in various ways.: there was one stick at tracted his notice, it had a rough thick bark, as if newly cut; — the man who carried it caught witness's eye, raised the stick with his other hand, and struck it at him ; saw the whole pass ; 'beard them pronounce the words. "left, right." Witness te te/Ord to Manchester ; was a -Special Constable that day ;-- went to the place where the hhgistrates were assembled a' • mhe ie got to St. Peter's Area there was a crowd there, and th e party he before met came a:natty after on the ground ; he knew them by their banners ; one had the inscription, " Now Corn Laws ; ' they marched is the sane .macaier as before; could not say what number wens on the ground ; the party he met it; the morn ing marched up near the hustings; saw several other parties came up newly about the wane time ; there was some music the party he saw at Hardwick had no distinctive badge in their hats, but another wore a laurel leaf, and a third party- some thing white, which he did not know ; saw a party in a carriage, of whirls he believed DI:. Hunt to be one ; he was accesinpa tiled by an immonseMultitude, and witness never heard such a noise as that which attended his eatranaa, nor ever saw such numbers before. It excited great apprehensions iti him, and, in his opinion, was calculated to excite the same in die triads cf thelahabitants of M:JlChteer ; he saw 11. Ir. Punt on the hust ings ; witness saw him addres the multitede, but did not hear what he said ; he could nut be heard be half the People assem bled; it might betwo niinatea after seeing Mr.• Hunt that be saw Mr. Nadin approach tar hustings; did not, see Mr. Hunt taken; after , seeing the military, witness returned home and ordered the doors of the factory to be locked; in corset uence of the great alarm he felt, and gave directions to theyorier to keep the doors dined, and . ant to quit his post ; 'his motive for Ufa was, that he considered the town to be in imrainent dinger;a— witnets dismantled some fire-arms that morning, lest the crow'd might pay him a visit ; he put away some bayonets that were attached to old muskets. Cross-examined by Mr. Hunt. —Witness was a tnerchane, and an author sometimes; wrote.and published .A pamphlet on "this business; the one produced vas die flat edifitin published ; j a second published lOW earls; sold many, and giveaway some, ..which he sent as presents to Members of Parliament; it iv:at a few days after the ineetiag of Parlianusnt ; Mr. 'Arley, who, 1 accompanied witness on th e morning of the 16 th, is brother fa ,Captain Birley, one at the Macchester Yeomen; did opt knave whether they were commanded by him at the time; Maier Trafford nklit have beers with them, though %Ism trpd re:: see him; saw Mr. Mat on the hustings; witnesi,altered re- 'thing of any importance in the pamphlet; he cOnsitiered• the taws in great danger, and posted himself near the Magittrates, to g a l e t hem - hiasupport, as he thought. he was bound to .do; gave no drders:that his men thauld remain in doors ; heard manp taunting exprossionateett on the field to every Ilan who wore a good coat and went among the crowd ; considered the Ilhaild4 of the stick as an insult; the military appeared to act with teas , per, discretien, and propriety ; only saw the first advance; saw the lath and e'hesaire Yeomanry come cm the Seld in a paid canter, when they cbserved the Yeomen in danger ; saw sonic , Inf a ntry, and two pieces of fly iug artillery; saw no blood spilt ; saw very little of the battle; the dust and the number of Cur stables prevented him flow. seeing much of what took place. 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