The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-03-20 00:00:00

THE STATESI :oho Wititworth; be had seen him drilling them ; and t oho ll:sylvan! hail been employed in tier same was% here torn had been. the former a private in the dth, all the latter a private in the 16th Maroons ; did not s•-• tab-et arcing either of these met. aids the bodies' I • oohing- to Manchester on the ItOh. /'rust--xanninr,l by lianttort!.—Was sworn to tell the t tr.ith, the whole trails, mot isotititte but the truth. Re- 1 toe Ileled of the evidence he had given nopertino the chair. and the motive fornetal to Middleton. he had said that he stsprosed, from what hr (Bamford) said, that he oislerti the marching party 1 be peareable moll orderly, net only At MiJilleton hut everywhere die. Had heard examiner say nothing &bow the woe to which the flags leery to he put that day. Was not above a dozen yards Irma lie monitor (Raustioi) while he was speaking. and could hear him well. but heard no mare that: he hail alrratly deposed to. Ile kid heard him say, "be Peore.ible and quiet at church ;" hot be has! not beard him say, " when there, let every wan remain near his %ran banner." To his knowledge, he had not heard examiner desire them " to rouse peaceably anal orderly haute." Dill not bear any thing said hr Bamford about retitreitig guiltily wick their funnel?, to which 311 ttragglers a ere to repair on leaving 31ancheater."— Many t housands followed those ol i o !Hardie,' from Mid. .eton mad lissehdale, beside% home who mart-heti.— 1 Isere were nutty before and behind. sts well as on earls • - ole of lls.• prove,,pion. lie observed among them a rumher of women 81N1 children. lie knew the exami ner's wile by sight ; slid not observe her aretonpanring the procession. nor did hr see exa eee i e ter's child. 'l here Were plenty of people on the ex; 111 l iner's rioitt and on his tett. list there were mow in form but thote be (Bamford) had led up. Ile distinguished the ataeniaer as hie reader, from the stragglers, Iseratise he was in front of 'mew that were in form. The place where the torn j were as:um:del at Middleton %Mt' called Barrow-tiehl.— ite had seen in Middleton processions of inch societies Oratore-man and Obi-fellows. They walked !tome r:lnes tan, and sometimes four wittimst, with music.— 'they hail gags tots. with inseriptions. Ile was at Alid dieton at the proclamation of lieorge Ile saw a flag there a ills an inseeiption n.e it ; that was carried by t h e soc i e ty .404 d-fellows. bid not remark the insetip tion un the flag. The people marched off the orottitti on the 16th of Angtod. Titer used to leans him (wit oral) to wall: so when hr wa% a soldier, and °lry called it starching. Did not hear him (Bamford) ..tv any thing'nhen he gate the leaves of laurel. Knew nothing of the usages of Ereentatoms„ Orange-nien. anal t fellows, hot he !perceived that they huh some ways of dis tingaishing theitsseives. lie did sot know for what the laurel was given. erourotmansined by Mr. lieXT.—Witness had been a soldier twenty-five years ago is the 104t11 regiment. Was a non-commissiaord officer while lee remained in tt•e service.— .Asked in what way he had left the service: lee appealed to Judie to know if he were obliged to answer the question. II hen told that be must, he said, ttotugh he had been in the habit of a soldier for two or tl.ree veers, he never took an tomtit in his life belong ing to a soldier. lie oil never sworn never took' the oatis of allegi:llWP so %hal not feel himself !tomtit to re etain in the regiment any long.o then II I. thought proper : and SO. am lieu he had seen as much as Ire wished tof the service. he then hill them good 'waning. Consi. slerei himself to be %Oh the regiment, but not as a sob O:er, though he Sore the clothing. Q. 'in when you had eh of it, you took French leave of the regiment ?—When I had had enough of it I s ale the best of m e Q. And have not some people been ill-natured enotigh 10 rail you a deserter ?--1 ou may if ran choose. Q. But were tam not told, that hating violated your silk Let slleginnev, VOL I'olll,l not be a e I witness in a Court of Justice ?--.Nolowly Pt et' told Mesa) Witness was • iiest admitted as what was railed a mushroom serjeant. fie had received act merit a man for enlisting on the re cruiting service; he received regular pay after he got into Ireland; hr believed that lie had been in Ireland; i.e was there; never saw any Orange (lathe march in Ireland ; had seen the tomage Chiba m a rch at Middle too in the sante war as the people hail marched on the 16th of August. The I/range (lobs had not, to his knowledge, marchett with such switches as the people carried on the 16th of Antrnst ; never saw them carry :" a shillelagh ; bad %rim thetn with wands and longer stay es; was not alarmed at them, nor at his ( M r. Hand's) .1: on the pith of August ; he did not feel alarmed c odd out tell what others felt, but saw no depredation committed, or insult offered; Smeillee-cottage was out the high road from Middleton to Manchester; they starched three mile* direct towards Stnetiley-eottage, era then turned of the roach a quarter of a mile; he simald not have said any thing about Smedley-eoltage it it had not been mentioned to him; went with them atatat a mile ; the music kept playing: did not returns- Ler the tunes. Q. Do you mean to swear that you eho not remember that "hod save the king" was amongst them ?-1/o you malt sae to begin lying ? I puppets, 1 am ram E red here to ted the truth. Q. I ask you, do ton not recollect that u Hod save the King" was played —No. I don't recollect it, be cause it is against your principles to play it. Q. Did you hear them play the /togas.** . 4 / a rch ?—lf I did, it was yours, I believe. Q. Did you hear them play the Deserter(—lf I did 1 sl siold hare taken it to myself. Witness had heard Barn ford advise the people to go off peaceably, and to re m lilt SO; but bad not heard him advise them to return so. He was not a 'pedal constable. All that he knew he had karat frora his eyesioht. lie hail said nothing to the rostrat/ of liamfoiti's . being a good and peaceable leader. He did not know whether the switches that the marching men carried were large enough to flog an in famous cante out- of Court. Examined by Mr. Scasti.cro.—(fad been in the 10th - Regiment ; had lived in the neighboorbontl of Man chester nearly 20 years; he was a weaver, and had looms of his own. John Eaton, remitted by Mr. LITTLIDALS.—Was a Flambee and glazier at Middleton. He described the advance of the bliddlet - un people, on the morning of the 16th of August, with Bamford in front of them, as it had keen &Maher' before; one of the flags bad the imerip lion " Liberty and Strength. — , Cress-examined by Mr. Bamford.—Recollerted two flags, one was , greed, the other blue ; saw no long poles in the procession, but those that sustained the flags and cap of liberty. Was not sure that lie knew Mrs. Bam ford. In the Rochdale concern, a good many women were seen, but he did not recollect this o f the Middleton body. The women seemed to share in the spirit of the mon who formed the processioa. Did not observe any frOtenirfg looks, they seemed more upon joy, and on each other_ . Witness felt no alarm. nl l Isis Oldham. Saw due 4ivislon of Helmets pass IsisE . They came from %.I,llrwurth, ill Yorkshire, tie . miles fr Olilli on. Afsi r they hail pass.td, he wag sent by. the Magistratos to count the !lambent alt. whole that passed. There were divisions from live— Knyton. ()What'', Saddleworth ' Crompton, and (hatter ton. There were flags at the head of every one of these division*. 'fiery marched in sections; thin: was a cum- I wander to each dis ision. Their askance was irregular, I as souse of the sections hail C.ar is-breast ; others hail tilht. or adoten a-breast. Hach division was di ' willed into sections, anal • • comissansier appeared on the left flank of every section. They by 1 alongle in front of all the divisions. Thee marelsed to a place of reside:- eons, and then advanced 1i1t... soldiers. He counted 854 that marched in rank. Many hundreds went beside. Those who went beside frequently fell in. The word halt" was given, awl they all hatted at once. The cause of their halting, he mirrored, teas some little ilia , order which had occurred. As moon as the word " halt" I was given, the commander, at the left of each arctic" i called out "eyes left," and then they very soon got into order, and the word " march" was given. Saw Doctor Healey with them. lie lives at lwes. The slhwtor led theMaddleworthur Lees division. [Hire Mr. Hunt Mosel-Teti to the Judge, that a note had been sent ont of Court by an attorney, us be sup posed, to a witne,sa. He reline:QM that the a:army nikkt be strurn to the contents of the note.] the Judge insturtliately ordered the torte to be brought bark. The note was 'goon returned, w hen it was fonn.l to be of no importance, as it morel}• desired that a ropy of his depositi micht be riven to one ~1 the witnesses, whirls witness. Mr. Scgrlett said, it „as not his intentioa to skantine. The examination resumed.—Witness said, the SO mentioned, inrlnileol all that witness saw marching' in order. The crowd continued to increase whit• they were within his view. which was a bout hall' a n h o nr. The persons who formed the procession nuirioacil in a middling way, not so will as s,onte that he had seen. Cross-examined by 111rib:sr.—Witness is a constable at Oldham ; w employed by the Magistrates to email' the reformers. iii. .11.1 not stint up his shop. Willie he was gone to count the marehinr, parties. Isis father at tended to the shop. Saw notis:ng to alarm I ; did not notice the inscriptions on OW Illus. Air.l !tippet'. stall went with hint, nod wrote down what he (witness) observed. Mr. Chin.-:Wall Was not at 1 ork now. Wit ness considered Isiussel forret to r . 31r. Chippets• shall Is a gentlens in in Witham. Witness dot not know that he was a sper:4l constable. 1)1.1 not see any drunkenness or Eating, or any person threatened or ill used. Witaess was employed. by the 3lagistrates. Mr. is not au attorney. There was nothing on the colours to aianes oituess. The Islavk dug he hail seen, passed his own house. Ile did not like the look of it, but he took tin notice of it. That sous not his business, tbourh lie was a sp..cial constable. lie saw something shoot " Saddieworro ami Moiety Cajun" on the flag. 'fis.it told I where the party came from. Saw something like two hands elasi.ing each other on it, with the word " Love" over them. Dial not see a bloody dagger on it. Did not recollect the scales of justice on it. Did not know ant !infielder reason why Mr. Chippen.lall did not ratite to York. Both names were signed to the taper, which he oast Mr.Chippendall had sent to the soliritor for the prosecution. I /id not know any reason tor Mr. Chippeivtall's absence. Mr. Chippemiall ass a gentleman of xery good character. Had heard that he was sishrenaed to count.. but did not know why he was not here. Had never sera a cap tit liberty. He had looked at the emblem ov e r li t e C'ot u ttt- Ilall In York, but slid net speak of a cap of liberty h stone, butt of such as hr Supported to be earned in a pro cession, when he said that be had never seen one. Ito had never men one carried before iho people.. Jolla Ashwordi, examined by Mr. Lirrs.ao.tut.— Was an engineer working at a . factory in Oidloon last August. Ile Parr several ili%isions of persons who were proceeding to 31anchester. They formed themselves into a busty, aril took the new road to Manchester. There Wight lie about three thousand marching is a body. Saw a black Sae and a rap of liberty. tit was asked by souse of them to go with them, but he said " they were a week too soon for him, as lie should net go to 31ancliester till Saturday." When he refused to go. souse of them called out tlivt they wools' make a Moscow of Manchester betore they rause back. This was about eight o'clock. Crosteexamined by Mr. 1111 . xv.—Was DO relation to ear mats of the *lute name that was killed on the 16th. Witness's wife and children were at 31ancliester, but be was not so alarmed at the 3loscoir story as to go there to look after them. He could not go to Manchester. He felt alarm at what lie had heard, and said, " the words were terrible" at the time. Ile slid not hire any hotly 1.• rive his wife notice of schat he hail heard, that she might park up and be off. lie was told by one or two peewit.. that " they would snake a Miscast of Manchester." lie meant by one or two, suture than one. • He never sent to let his wife know any thing about it. Wise was he to send by ? lie had seen caps of liberty at Middleton, lout hail not noticed the cap of liberty over York Castle. He was not a man that bothered Isis brad about caps of liberty, or any thing of that kind. By Mr. lialtanw.—Witrieas would have had no oh jection to put up the hustings for the 31am-heater Meet- ' hag. had fie hero a master workman in that line; but that was carpenter's work. Ile nits an engineer, mod , only worked in iron. William Slandering, examined by Mr. Scaniere.— Kept a public-house at Paleswurtls. He saw some of the bodies on their march to 31auchester on the Itith of Augnst; lie saw Healey wills them, who said " Victory, nor boys." Healev went into witness's house, took a glass of gin, sail drunk success to the prof-ceding, of the ! day." He said he had known that house for some time, and hoped the people belonging to it were true to the cense. liv .Ir. hoer.—Witness had now left the publics house; was settling Isis accounts, and living %sill) his brother. Witness was much alatmed out the 16th of August. but flit' not move his property on that day. !lie I goods had shire been sold in Isis name ; they were re• moved from Isis house for convenience of sale: his name had not appealed in the hills of the sale. He did not believe that if his name hail been to them that any of his Creditors would have prevented the sale. Witness had been in a Court of Justice before. Ile had never Oxen tried, but there had been a rharre against him for breaking windows when he was fuddled. He was rather nervons; he had been afflicted with an unfortunate ma lade that insole it necessary to routine him in the Lana- i tic Asylum; hut he had not been so within the list two years. He was a special constable, but never received any thing from the police in his life, but two pounds to bnng him from Manchester to fork. Jeremiah Fielding, examined by Mr. Lir-rut:9am— Was Wmerehant of 31auchester. He was between Mae- cheeter and Cheetham-hill, on the road to Bury, on the morning of the 16th. Saw about 2,0110 persons march ing in regular order four or live a-breast, with music and Sags. towards Manchester. s r bit. Hrut.—Witness did not see them insult or • use any • one 111. No women and children were with than when he saw the,. James Heath. emponseri by Mr. SCAIRI.EII.—ResiIk II Cheethautshill. 'He saw a party proceeding to Nano wher en the 16th of Aninst, which he described oar. I.,•; nd et • e terms with each other. Witness felt ne alarm. Ws — was a person of some property, but had not thought it catenary . to fasten his doors or Windows. He bad sun processions of Orangemen and Freemasons, carry- 1a staves, &c. W.is rather to the Reformers ; cpeld not.expett that they wo•rirre in any way partial to /int. it kr. Hwer,—Witoass was in a espeets i bia lina.of . • ups. H Th e d had nos fee ma l rch at d rm in no a r n se e ora that ilt qr Irec liet aies. wpro . • qi ii rsgs_ and banners... They bad s wear %h. Sa- , - They had a committee and" stares of 'or- r. M i t i too ß tl a t d aor a i r lit o ye f urns- Ralph ilet4b.ti . 4iiiiipls Timis, iiandsied by Mr. SCAILITT.—Wits a , IN. t. - • ly as the I.tet srltuess laa.l done. Ite saw a ti arty three, and 0:1 0 of those three persona. looldag siarneitlL at witness, %ald to hint. on wI1! nut Orel, in t hoti.e to-night." Witness went to Ilaiselicster ie the afternoon. . By Mr. Harter.—Knew Mr. Nadir' ; aid not know all the police runners; could not swear !bat they were not connected with the police at Manchester, hut he iiid not believe then, to be persons of that description. Roger Entwistle being called, it was answered that he was out of the way. 3lr. flux"- suggested that he should he called as ('lerk of the Itace Course, as he was better known !,y that title than by the name of Boger Entwistle. James Dunenit, examined by Mr. IttrrutoiLa.— Lives neer wood ; is a cotton-spinner. Was on the road to Manchester on the ttttt roiug of the 16th of %mast ; saw alumni 3,:1400 men advancing towards 3lan ehester is regitl'ir order; one man said, " well. Cap tain, how de yon do i"—(Witness was formerly l :vain in the Local Militia), and some of them called out that they were going to West Langton, where lie and his partners hail a factory, which was burned down its and had been re-built all a ItOrtt•ttlin. The factory had been burned in the open day by tier Luddites, as they were then termed. By Mr. 11v:dr.—Witness was at Blanchester en the 16th ; was not a special constable; saw Mr. Hunt on the hustings, and in from: of 31r. Buxton's 11.111.11.; Wit. urea tuck no part its the proceedings of that slav s he le l the ground before the yeomanry rano- on it, as he thneglit It was not safe to reertin without some pr.sterlino ; saw Mr. Hunt near house after the :Issi•ersitill of the meeting: he 1:41 the field before the cavalry came, hut went hark from curiosity. Ile thought it safer to be there atter the eavaky came than it teas before; did nut consider that Le halt sue husitsess there. Asked if he was a noctor witness refused to ensure, but anti sequently ler replied. eertainlv not, ant he had no: dressed or looked at the wolinds of any of the person* who were injured on the 16th of .litgust ; he mothd not say that he hail seen any of those elm were wonndeil be did nut see a.lv of thent ; witness sent a cart tidied with goods on Wet d :y, 31miday being their regttlar day for sending; the earl nanal'ir set out rail)°, at severe o'clock in the morning, aii..l he Nought they would get there before the oneet:tig assemble:l; he was not :.:ran: of sending his cowls on that day , foe the re3%11.1 jll 4 ' ginen ; lie ehould have heen afraid of see.ling them if they could -c..tt have arrive I before twelve or one I,•.•lorif ; the goods were sent to the warehouse at Matich•-stert w is not afrahl of the ej Os bring in :11..liclitHdry r.t . trr twelve sir sane nCeloek, lorranse they WOttl , l Ire !ficAril fi r in the wareifiww, which is a pretty sate one; W. 1% not afraid to go himself; retnriosl that evening ; ,net some °likens belonging to the ti,h Itrigorn liturds : hail some conversation with Otte of the infieers on the transac tions of the thy. He could give the ottirer het a very imrrfect aecoant of the meeting. as he left the grattnit before the env dry Went there, awl did not return till after the crowd was ilistiented. Ile dial not ask the of ficer Übe had been to Manchester, anal reply, on hi. say ing " " then von have lost all the fun," nor hail he used any thing like such expressions. Ili' 's t..iness Lad carried him to•the warehouse at Manchester. an ! curiosity took him thence to the meeting in Peter s field. He was aware that a dispersion of the itte:ftnir would take piece, (rim placards that be had seen about the town—the notices given by the horogglireeve auil eea stalties, from the tenonr of which, he thought the ilis of Turk wee true. Ile acall descrihed what he ALI se. r:e steps of the .11hitty ; the roach went on at a c oo s par . and he conceived it to hf.a I the Stockport divisive. rte coach slopped., hot the dirisioa went on; some of the pe r • seek bad err: large sticks. which they tarried ever ta t;7 shoulders. hut ne toil not mill that they curried them to s Biers carry their muskets. 1% itness was very nisch alarmed. bte. yet he afterwards went to St. Peter's:lield. where his alarm bereave much greater from seeing so larg e course of prep:e asseitil.led: he was alarmed berawse hr knew that their wlivis were very- much inflamed hy r e2 ,li n the *editions works which had been previously in,wished. t lie knew some of the parti.s from Oldham and It..yloal•. sight, and hr had frequently seen them bar ir.g works he hid m;nti•meil at tour oelee of the Iffsachre:. Cbserter, and meow mending them to their frier,;. t; had beside.' frequeis:l heard them express their on such subjects. Some of the purrhatters of the sell eki nr question he saw at the 'meeting. 'lobed area few Ma tt i s ,: ter faces there (hut those of tde lower orders, who d o s go frogs curiosity. Tue 3lanchester people had twig.., t., publications of which he had spoken from curiosity, bei m. , with the leading' common to too lower uniers. by I e s ., orders he install weavers and labouriar, men, lie bad seen the Manchester people so eager to seditious phis. ta tt oos as n oose whoeante from searrat pinev.4 is its tieiaiß The lower orders in Manchester were loamy of themengair s . in the works, and were not allowed to go out on the legs ,; .tugust, ewers!. he had no doubt, is ouhl have gods If they could; be had itl:t er stated that the cause of p 5 ... 1 , not going to the mevniug was Cieir not lan iog pur•rha the+ works to which he has! alluded ; be reimstril his state meat of ...hat had fallen nom Air. {flint at tar Itustir.p, not see il l y body proceed to m.;1,11 the recommit-041E1os to et the uti.itury down and kreit them down. To N al Is ex reared. that Air. Illnat lat•ed not to be interrupted b y and wanted the pm.pir keep them olf, alit , Eitel,. power. Witness wet truss tint to twelve yards distam, and behind the litistiort. aitilo %Ir. Hunt was speaLine.— The people tyre toleratily or (Mr. Mont) Is them. Mr. Airyarle %Ns ' , till. Wm. and heard to.. 4-ale etpression... Ile C501:1 r.ot r...' 'he used the word ••altjottruserts" at the Otdusin ltepe,t ; his opinion Vivo a - e.i sic( .t was., cos the wont used lit Lin (Mr. iluno was ••adjou.nassitt:** be went St. Pow,. erld. because he was detertnint.e. to hear what he !Air. Mum; ha Ito say; witness jwns elot on the Hoe of constables abets toe military app enreft:, sun no, liecoundry t suer, a s i. y nano. voile eanorrint. suit I;se wh..lessis a rretty .carp trot: .V . 1111e14 went to the me-'in; isc i 1 msefl, an.l ...thniett with him (\lr. Newt to the New ii-ttet; wawa ti • went Its the es es isoe be thoutgbt it perfeet %ate• to go by Ishsseti; le new two or th• lee of th • -heel, a r•neso i h partiesiv. ..ardect sin to Mr. In•aton's twos,: felt great Cane wheelie t.t•,.1 to the field; saw the falwpl,.. en I pertlealariy the beset tiaz, x lark more resetnblest a fall visa any thing else, with the inscription, "Equal Repre.entatima or deo!' : fell olio fear before lie Yeomanry arrit ed. sot know inz what ne• es•eeit would be: witness stated at Oldham. lo• (i s dat.4er lbe snottiest he SSW the isriies come 11 !rem port. Mr. you sot swear at Oldham that roc sew it•• •:auger tin for yeutuaory came in. but that yqa gets tested some star.ger tt:Ltht (rime I—llls reason for saying s • 11:+4 904. Ca•Pr acre before pry acts of yloleure. Ire Om they came within tea yants a the basting; they leer- Salt d by stones, brick-bats. and sticks ; his fear wok itiat •t. resolt of the meeting would tie witea it broke ep; hetll tearful only for the resell; he gild tut hear a report fiery n t•e:id± ens to be dispersed by tie military that day; was t in Loudon siuce May or June; remained there • weak. WI Less never was in prison Co. debt. or iniscomthet; the .era of a basil:taw and himself were served with s Be lie.. of a relltioa in anatomy. and Ilia; matter sit new pending. Air. Par;iiistssa. n ste;l46iown attorney is 1.,.' doe, was the.ettoancy. withal kiM; be :lesef was in Et 4 10 1 . 111 t is Fg_44*'''' • epinotme fttniee'led; a itnesiwas not close to the salmis Fi t o y peniion of the meeting very likely. The substance . • - - wl , time: heard that murniag ibat tke r ev placard was a reesionmsohlati tttt to the people to keep •m itt ' =isms . ) is ere ordere " r; Talked sip sad don the at home, and to prevent their %hem, children, and ter- tier e - Wfiole morning; no nerson.'sre oiled:co titre' ;;;4 rants, from Attending the meeting. Willies., notwith- coat; maw several irentleu eu intuited L) the lower maws shading, went to the tneeting, at his men risk. lie who caste la; they called them .pies suit special ettagahles; thought he should have rust shone risk had hr staged, I nag not hlinoela called a spy : did sot wave his band to the aidthat indurell him to go :twat. for a sh ot -bile, and cavalry b direct them. The lila: k Sag was met of the usual then resin.. Olsen he went away, the field wilt eons- • shape of such things, it Isioi.e.s more 'ale a pall: would out plesely thronged with people—wives he re:hutted, the sweir that the word - lost e ' As a. not its ft. 'Cher* was at military hail possession of it. They were then bringing the top of the l'°l' of ""'' "' She flats scniethll2 / 1 Ilk* a Mr.llunt out of 3:r. Buxton's house. lie saw tio persons t h h l s oo t dy v danger; utter sae. the nag anti tide figure Mtn that were wounded. Witness had a mill burnt down Crosi-esantined by Mr. , 1 o r s ow.—WPness coas ideeed de soma years ago by the Luddites, and he believed that coach in which lloorhie.,e os to be pert of the punish* four persons u-:•re fusnired, for it. %Vitae** was at tilltral- b ecause it was euming in • a sli,ing iece. The cosi:helm' tar the time the mill was destroye.l. He never heard Immediately before the Sti,et.pi r; division; there were 2.- that the mill was barnt down by the black-fared spies send passengers iuside ail out ; dill poi se e Lien, get oat; from Bolton, and if he had heard such a story, lie should did not know whether Nloorheuse was drhiug or not; he not hate believes! it. He believed that his uaine a l ight was un the oalside ; be believe. the e.sach V.llln. (Wry have been put down As o ne oldie penseciirnes. li e m ot morning at the same hour. and stays at the White Rea r: have heard, :bat one of the persons executed was a we 'll"rtnitme with 11°11 afterwards in an open eartia4e ' and a lady upon a d i cky: did not me Moorhouse goon the child, but lie had to ter *COI the parties. hustings; knew some of the turn ill the procession to be fur., Ite-exaso t i ttt ..I hy Mr. SCARlATT.—Wittiess !bought it steckport. was not safe to r. mai', at the meeting. as he expected Cross-examined by Mr. fiCARLETT.—Witness Collid 11. t that it would he dispersed. Ile did not think such a say where the flag was placed. but it was upon the loaner an eeti lig sate for the tint it of Manchester. lie should for a time; all the lists sad caps were epos the hustings sr suppose that there might be front 711,1n10 to 100,000 per- .one time. Did not leo* if such was the case while hf , .11 sons present. They were aluned exi•losively of the tag the r e' if ' a hat .". sall . I:" day be c . u ." B " d • litg . Ig th , hi c l labouring classes , pith the except' t those wi he lie stated at She °lda.° tu g lie.i '' he test col/1113c.. would agree in every 'material rsiut. supposed to has'' been carried lion' by curiosity, from Frantic 'a :Minis, examined In Serjeaut II: LLOCE.—h s their standing at some distance from the hustings.— merchant an d manii r ar i nem - at 3laarta•stor ; (t.1.::::1 3 . 4 r , : Souse of the permute who •foraned the multitude, might b e i ng on horseback ou th e Will : 'lr. t;. billq was oh unquestionahly be out of employment. him. Met a number of persons at liarileick-creeu. a tulle Itoger linto jade, examined be 31r. SeARLETT.—WaII and a half from Slancliester; thin were aii c eaciag la Ille : an attorney at Manchester. Front 10 to 11 o'clock Oil t with bliwai regularity o b r ,d ' h t i i . i . l . B Z; u r ie. r it : ei l a l) l ' Ir " . e ',....,...,,, the 16th of .bigust. hr was at the .111bany I lotel in Pie- ' y oas ia oi rd ss t ; si le de. a lli ctit b or Q . ul to a; r ; searance. as olne r er . s. u Tbey rega cadilly, on the nlyil leading to Stockport. 111. saw n tiles, nod the orde r ' was perfectly regular; the number from roar,' going at a foot pace, and a procemtion a d vance as f Stoekport that night, ronssisting of from four to 14 to IWO; they had no arms. bid a number of them Ina sticks, -stitch they carried in various ways. Titers . els o at five thousand men, marching like regular soldiers, s ti c k a tt rae tid hi s notice : it had a mail' flick ban, ai if They had thinners and caps of liberty wills them. Seve- newly cut ; he caught %tiniest's eve. raised the stick WA his 'ral had the coulinand of different parties. Those who other hand, and struck it at hint. Haw t. r• .thole pass: appeared to command were on one side at certain inter- heerd them pronounee the w0r.14 " left, right." Wisor“ yak, about a yard from the rest. They hail sticks, and returned to Manche s ter; a 24 a special constable ta bs. . very large one.. Some walked with thsm, and some Went to the place a her e the magistrateswen carried them on thi it sinnildera. The essuA area, s stpped op- When he ght to Peter's ar, there wa s a erns:it there. Plki posit' the White firer in Pi o ccadilly, and lie raw 3lr. the party he before met came shortly a lter on the : u . knew them by their hesiners ; one had t h e i rserios...,.:e .Iloorliiiitse step out of the coach which accompanied Corn TAMA.... They marched in the moue manner ashafarr. them. One of the marching men said In bins, " Thou Could nut say what number were on the ground. Three,' hast a good coal on thy hark, but 1 shall hays- as good a lie met in the tnorniug marched up near tie landings; sew one before the night is Oust• .. Several of them °nitrating sieyeral other partiri ro..ie up nearly shout the samitillte• this went into the house. Witness then went to St. There was some musk. The party be salt' et Bartlett' led James's-anuare ; there lie saw th e sinwial constables in no distinctive badge in their hats, hut anoslivr sore a Moot front of 31r. Buxton's house. Mr. finest had not then leaf, and a third l'art something white. w :lied M id 7 1 . 1 . 4 . arrived. Went to see 31r. Hunt coming up. lie was in know. Maw a party in a carriage. of wham ii ^ bell v01_ 14 .,.. a carriage with 31r. lloorhimse and 'several ',them. It limit to be one; lie was nerompauled I,t - all ic . i i i:l a r t noV i i. 3 '_,.. was the mime coach that he hail seen arrive front Stock- tended d er a il s w en i t t u ra e n ss ee n e s n e o r r her:erraa' saw ets' t a lo, noise as botwe rno s . N is port. Ile saw Mr. Hunt get on the linstings. Ile hail excited great apprehensions in• him. and, in lilt opihir previonaly Peen a party, said to he h um Oldh a m and was s ovulated to excite the seine in the s olids of ter ;-- Koykin. arrive on the ground. Tlii•y marched on, the liabi:ants of 3:ancheater. II • sIINI* Mr• lion! ya '. l ...innlisiii band playing " Hide Britaamia," and the people exclaim- witness saw him address the andtithde, hut did I °t ilrve ing " Britons neyer trill be slaves." lone ayes.' col .il . t i‘ og tril ethe u r f be t what lie said; he could not be heard by half the peapile•• shoold suppose tbe meeting must least 101000 men. They true nearly all of the lower *enabled. It might be two minutes .fire seeing ME that he saw Mr. Nadin seproaell the hotlines. Ohl awry_ 11r. flout taken. After .eelng the military. witgeo _ orders. The sheeting was certainly calculated to inspire terror and alarm lielthe inlinbitante of Illanchester. He (Mr. Hunt) then 'lime forward, took off his hat, and clo turned home. and ordered eke doors of theitsetory tee , I s e x ' l l .. and not nO li t te to di t r iit i l l irl i so l i: " 111. n eau er I t i o se ee t: thit l . a hl r' said lie was glad that the meeting had been adjourned from the preceding Monday, or words to that effect. as t e a . ; he eonsidered M el te town to ll brim imminent shorts • •'''' nest dhonantled some fire-sr:as that moraine. lest 'herrn': they had now double the windier assembl e d i n th e cause might pay h i m a visit. Ile pet away sour helr" 11 tb ' v that there would otherwise have beets. A party of the were attached to add smarikets. milliliter approached, anal Mr. limit then said. pointing Cross-examines! by Mr. Ileni.—ls a enerelisett bI; to the soldiers. " Yonr eutnnies are among von • if they author as well. He had wristen tied publish" , au eee°7 4 : tt , attempt to molest von, get them down, ana when you this affair. Ile primed two editions. a thongs!! i 0 have them down, keep them down." Shortly after the mad sold the gemeteejart of them. bat•gave•1117070:11:.101t yeomanry Cavalry appeared, and witness thinking it thee ah•/- for lana m a lr .--( ^ ent : " V ea . - ' A l s gorewi ansefe to remain , went towards Mr. Boston's le ase . Wpm had mot"' dear, yea meetd sot lassegos ze7.17 . There was a great shouting among the snob when d ie —Wile's. sett several Ottawas to Imaskaa, ""'",‘ Iffamanry appeared. Illswebersof . TMs was before At as. II Ns-, 11114:mr • —W 'tee" wall lls tateravy; was sleek of asolina lhe alhallaill"r imigste aellalla llet• thibil Th ires tale. ielgy i lloo h iss arirUllillual . l 6 / 1 47t s, nee-comae: wee Medea theCoromw's SW, Were, as far as memory eyelet safolllN mil , l " lin r a lt ila • h ad h w eleh e.d ez Z tlwielimse put to him Nom ;Is' mliame's "newsiest so she bee/ IrtMrp. ' Vim. What Weald dl Oldham, std what Iso new stated m pa esandsed Id tie aa to SON rang of 'T 7 I 1 I 111 II•1 igi 111 sel ti' Im Is' I . A wh the hot at the In r Om Td se IM hi It '.0.. 1 .. la