The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-08-20 00:00:00

than that undefined authority claimed at present ; far we Sr, ant t , that win all the ancient summons of Parlament. :then aid war demanded, the particular cause of defence, and against what enemy in spacial• teas mentionede." tin that the People could not be taken by surpri‘o, bsl their Members fn► a fitirpoiii. and Ail sou uhat alone ought to render th 4 Erant binding on them ; though I strongly suspect that those prolonged grants were abuses which gradually crept iota the ancient Constitution, before their conrequenres were at all apprehended by nor "nee tn.a—for in little %MO 1 1 • evils which might aria. from an onlimited or undefined privilege in the Ceintrions the subject of debate in Mr. Hattroves am u se, that 1 do not find either the question of the de rattan of Parliamentary grants, or the necessity of fre quent Parliament,. once advert►d to by the Counselor .I c ,tgra 114. nserpationt of the Long Patliamettts of the two Cu tummy, or of the existence of a Na tional Debt at the period of the Revolution being then quite enformeen. • See Mr. St. John'. argument in she rat. of .6 Ship 110.,ey." [To be contintte,ll ACCOUNTS FROM M.INCHESTER. Little more tan be added in the way ef fact!, to that whirls the Public are already possessed ef. The news i• nob merely commentarioas ; the test is fulls event but there sic copious and larnentsble annotation. to secreetl. We are now fully and awfully confirmed in the knowledge and certainly tht a conspiracy has bre:. for soma time en foot twiny 11. e lives of it•sv King's ',Nees ; and that on oortain d uo o f this mond . ' it ripened into a real mas sacre W. ern remember now the blondy and gotten- 409. meini g r.f the threat which IS implied in that atrocious hint of the corny. Proge,whoo, competing the Smithfield Mooting wish the probible mutts of the itlenchester one, it vas insinuated that there were no Ahletmen Won,' end Waithenan in the Manchester Co►poration. It is indeed a most disgusting truth. Before WP proceed to quote the documents of Cor reepondents, it is proper to develops the machinery and the engineers engaged in manufacturing this mit. chief. The main agencies would miter lo be the 11l inistry, the Magistncy, sod the Yeomanry. It is bare justice to say, that the massacre yes not instigated nor enroorsaed in sny degree by the King's Ministers, nor has it received any coentessnce from them since, • If report is to be et all trusted. The espnering of the courier, and the black guarding; of the Putt and New Tunes hay.. as us hare sow good tenon for krone ina. no other barking than Is afforded them by the shamelessness of habitual prostitution. It is not on. likely that the Ministers may have coincided in the plot pip for es the taking and Irk leg the leaders dills Meet ing, bet nothing further. This, though it is a litre lesion of the Constitution, is not at ell connected with down right practical butchery. As to the Yeomen, savat,, cry.% stupid, and miarhievoas as they ate, they only obeyed orders, and made such use of e vile (rest es their natures may be supposed to dictate. The eetpons;bility lies with the Magistrates, where we yet hope to are the putd,hment lie also. These ■en end their wort•dess adherent• had resolved, oot with• Mending the advice of many repectable Lancashire Gentlemen to the contrary, " that no Meeting, /whatever, as connected with the objects of the Re. form•ra, ►hould ha Ise!d." It is now ascertained that the Government suggest►d to the Manchester Ma. giatracy the propriety of allowing the Meeting to go forward. to which they returned for answer the use ruthless resolution, adding, that " they would take upon themselves all responsility for eons►q • ." These inhuman end cruel Ma gistrates were aware, notwithstanding, that this was vigorous b►yood any thing that the Constitution. or *Sea the laws allow. They suggested to the Mini sters, that if the existing laws wire not sofficiently definite Driest seditious meetings, 66 other laws ought to be enacted, vesting more authority in the Magistrates." If treason consists in en onaothotised attempt to alter the nature and form of Government, ' and if its condemnation is founded in the dread of bloodshed and disturbance, what hate these Magi elates committed? ft is now become pretty plain also, that even the slight superficial forms were dis pensed with in enforcing the Riot Act ; the reading of It is highly a circumstance, which is riot yet proved an have taken place; and if it was read no part of the Meeting was informed of it. This was not for I want of the opportunity for reading it publicly, as the Yeomanry got quietly op to the boating', and the multitude gay, them no fair pretence of prise's log their murderous resolution of ' 6 ceiling Rent to pieces." The inference is horrible—the reading of the Riot Act kept a secret ! the reason is iu the sub sequent carnage. Oo Wednesday Manchester was perfectly tranquil, the shops were open, asidlosiness going en as usual ; some troops remained on duty ; the rest had to march into the neighbouring districts to preserve the peace, which had bun pet into sanguinary peril by the Manchester Magistrates. The Morning Post has a letter of Tuesday, which states that terrible riots pervaded the neighbourhood; that Steck port ties in a state of tumult, and Ashton and Middleton were in possession of the Reformers, with a great deal more. dressed out in military slang, all if the Yeomen end the multitude had fought a pitched battle. (It will be a terrible day for the holiday soldiery when they have ea opposing' multitude to contend with, however it shall be made up.) The whole of this is film like moat of the writings of that profligate and Immoral suit's. Oa Weitaestlay asainiab boa) TIIE F',TATES.I4.IN. Stockport and Macclesfield were perfectly tranquil. Mr. had and his associates had not been admitted to bail ; sod of the whole party sent to prison ,at the same Aims with him, not one had beta bruited. From the.Fircamstaisce that M. Mut lod been remanded for eaamination to this Bair Lt tits inferred that the Magistrates had sent to Lon don for iestructinns how to act. The Watch sod Ward Act was .hest to be psi, in twice in Manches ter, *Lich would impose.. all the male Inhabitants the deity of patreling the streets, and of assisting. i n commit with the military; in-the asislenance of order. The tone of the public mind in Manchester ;a reprroented as estrrniely depressed and gloomy ; I %tinted by the most legions alarms about the future, and tinctured with the deepest regret at the fatal con. sequences that had attended the precipitate conduct of their townsmen. [FROSI ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT .` AlasebrAer, Argent 17. _ _ as All the roads leading fro■ this town to Ashton, Stockport, Cheadle, Stratford., Liverpool, Rochdale, Oldham, Bury, Bolton, etc. ate covered with wound ed stragglers, whs have not yet been able to reach their homes after the events of Monday. f have ascertained, from pretty accents information, that there are 17 wounded persons along she Stockport road ; 13 or 14 on the Ashton road ; at least tr) are on the Oldham ; seven or eight on the Rochdale ; besides I others on the roads to Liverpool, &c. , One woman died last night at E. Ora, five sides hence, of the wounds she received. Seven persons iu all are said to be dead. Mr. Mime is not (lead, as at first reported : he reenvrresi the am of his 'roses this surning, and sold the 4orgenno Who attended him, that he had a wound its his bark. It was immediately eta. misted, and a wound di•cosrred, made appar►ntly with a penknife, bat fortunately in a t ble part." [FIIOII ANOTHER CollattPOnDret ** blrmtke.ler. Avg. 17. 66 Yoe will by this time have seen the details corn. mooicated by the two Manchester Newspapers of the tragical scene which has been witnessed in this place. uerd not tell you that both the Altremr# and Herald are violently aristocratical, and at all times succumb to the powers that be. Yes must not, therefore, pay implicit confidence to their statements. As to the names of the persons killed, they are correct; but with regard to the wounded and mutilated, they fell . . . . ♦err far sort of the actual number ; and it is with feelings of the deepest aupaish and regret (I had almost said lathy:olbn) I learn that nearly lOU per son., more Of less mutilated ( , orne psst all hope of recovers), were carried to their respective houses; and if we add to these the number who received slighter w (tends, bruises, and other persooal injuries, bet sot such as to prevent them from attempting to reach their own homes is the country, we may fairly calculate the whole number at nut less than foe, hundred.—To whom, it may be •eked, la this mischief and waste of life to be emitted It was too meth, when no breach of the peace had been committed on the part of the Reformers, beyond . . that of their assembling, to let loose se poirerful military force, to charge indiscriminately, in all di rections, among sn unarmed defenceless rabble of men, women, and children! • • * • • • • It Is not fur me to say on whose head the blood that has been shed sill rest :—all I know is, that from the line of conduct resolved and acted upon, the cnn. sequences could not be expected to prove less dim'. trona than they have ; and the only wonder is, that many more lives were tint oectificell. Poor Ashworth was shockingly trampled on and mutllaied, and pre puled a most horrid spectacle. •' The numbers assembled in the town, end at the place of meminz, were about (oar times as greet as at the last Meeting when Mr. Ifnut presided; bet had it not been for the uncalled-Tni interference of the military, there can be no (Mk whatever that every thing would have gone off eirpeaceehly as it did be fore. The great body of the people, though cut and trampled on in early direction, evinced no disposi tion in commit any sanguinary act ; and, with the exception of the young man belonging to the Yee manry, who lost his life by falling from his horse and being trampled upon, all the others were injured by the soldiery. I dread to anticipate what will yet be the result of all these proceedings. " indeed, oar Magistrates and Police are so pink struck that they add to our alarm'. At half-post ten o'clock this morning they sent ostlers to close the Kicheisge, and bills were stock up threw:ooot the town ordeting the inhabitants :o shut op their shops and manefectoties, en an alarm that thousands of the Reformers, well armed, were in fall march to Manchester. It would appear from the result, that not even the least pains were taken to ascertain she. Cher there was any truth in the report. " Thus were we all thrown into the most dreadful Ostia apprehension and dismay, without the least cause but the hasty credulity of those who guard over our welfare. Where our alarms a►e to end, ender such auspices, we know ant; but ouch are our un definable anticipations, that all thinking men wish that one or two of the coal•headed Wow-street Ma gistrates, would favour us with their presence for a few days, to prevent any further blunders from pre ciplancy." [FROM THE CHESTER CHRONICLE, EXTRA.] Thus ended the Meeting; but not thus the cense. (peaces of the measure used in its dispersion. Our Reporter himself saw six coaches, three carts,snd three litters, loaded with the wounded, proceeding to wards the Infirmary. Some of the girls, dressed in white, who were on the !milli's, were among the 'timber. It was rumnered in the town, after the disturber had somewhat subsided, that the hint Act Wee read preciously to the first charge of the Yeomanry. We state this rumour, as we are ectremely ermines to present a pe►fectly impartial narrative to the Pub. lk ; but ce are arriartlly of an opinion, for ar. arral reasons, that Air co Ihl nut be the ease. — From an atteut'►e observation of them from the hustings. during . fir short passe, oar Reporter con ' eludes, that there true no tide for that purpose, limit whole pao•e being only Arno a *Ammo and a half; doting whirls Sims they were fnrming sod receiving witless. 3sltitng was beard (so■ Hot, bat tits clashing of their swords, and no paper was seen. — Another almost conclusive reason against it Is, that the Riot Act was read in the nearly empty stien•, ahoatt fire, in Piccadilly ; and it would have been singelscindeed to read it them, 'when Ohne were no people to disperse, if it bed beed reed three boars Wore, when 70.000 persons were atsembled. Several Xlagi.trates end constables rode about with the rivalry, and appeared to be directing them. Gen. S.r John Byng was not in the town. The cap. tared standards and ceps were retried in triumph by several of the Yeomanry. That pert of the audience which had coma from the coaatry in the morning, in high spirits, in orderly procession, with flags end music, now sought their homes in straggled pieties, with melsochnly aspects, and leaving several of their companions behind them. One woman, we under., stand, who stood by her color's to the last, was cat l iken by a trooper. We should not state this, es 'Making it totally incredible, hid not our repenter seen the woman and flags fell together from the buss 'lo g s, while the soldiers were cutting round them; and afterwards seen at least four or fire womew dreadfully wounded, conveyed to the I n firmary. At fire o'clock, the streets of Manchester were not much more crowded than they potently are.— Several hundred horse were drawn ep In St. Antes squire, and parties of them patrolled : the streets. Every thing seemed to promise a continuance of quiet (or rather freedom from distiarbince), nth@ military power was-known lobe so strong as to be able instantly to overpower any resistance. We must not emit. however, to stile, that as the Meeting was orderly and peaceable till the spproach of the cavalry, not Me least shiutow of resistance was made by them to the attack. - • [meow Tin STAR.] shoosester, Teeiday, Ara. 17. 64 I wrote you last Matti its great haste, sod gave Issas full an account es I thew could of the proceed. togs of yesterday; indeed, 1 am sot stow Wile to add mete In my recount or A. , . R o gow, after my letter of yesterday was closed, the windows of a grocer teamed Tate, at whose shop (nee the dogs cowered frees the Reformers had been waved rue. their heeds as they returned from the Meeting, weer broken. It is said also, that a Cheshire Yeomanry. man wig killed by Ile propliToilleiiis aitt g; and that a pobliran, who was term/day active as a special constable, bee bee* killed this morning at Miles Plat ting, on the o:ahem-road. " But now, after the tragedy comes the fares.— About half.past IU o'clock this forenoon, b report was circulated that the Reformers were coatis; by thousands, armed with pikes, frog Oldham, Roy. ton, &c. This attained no credit. However, about 11, Mr. John Moore, jam., one of the constables, made his appearance on the Exchange, in the utmost agitation, and addressed the astouished merchants as ambled there to the following effect Gentle. men, I am sorry to inform you, that circumstances have occurred which sender it necessary that this band ing shoot! be instantly closed. All who are meek , ' of the military corps or of the civil power mast in stonily repelr to their respective retirlessous ; and other Geotleruro are requested to close their ware hones, end look to the protection of their owe pro petty, as we are now üblird to declare the totem in a state of arts eraccctos !' 1e casement, of this address, the Eschattge was instantly deserted, all the shops and warehouses were shut up, and the most feerfal alarm was visible on every countenance. — After waiting awhile, and finding no pikemen made their appearance, I proceeded towards the Oldham raid, where I friend every thing quiet. I met sere ral enmity tradesmen from that quarter, wbnm 1 knew, and from their information was assured every thine was perfectly quiet, and that there was net the idightestfousidatienfur the ale rmw high had heeucrehted. Os my raters homeward., I found the following hand. bill posted up, by order of the Municipal Officers : " • alitech-vier, Art. li, 1519. half pmi lurk, A.M. "I • The Borough' nd Constable of Mart- 1 cheater and Salford do hereby caution all the dohs. Wants to close their homes, shops, and warehouses, end to keep themselves and all persons under their contioul 'titbits doors, otherwise their tires will be he danger. Cashew, all etlaiis cateisges most be Inane. diately moved from the streets and other public roads.' " • C. Wheeler ace S 0., Printers.' 44 By thettima the putting up et this coesaseoced s the h o es who discovered, and it was the jest of every one who reed K. The activity of nor municipal corps .was now disifilayed in a mariner different to what had before been witnessed, viz. in tearing down these placards wrVfi the greatest rapidity; and so swift wet the work of destruction that very few copiesservive. ""Mr. Heat, I understand, was to-day brought op for rumination, which was conspeised in the follow• ling questions : •• Magistrate.Puly, Mr. Ilunt, what did you come here fa, ? '• Mr. Hunt.—Pray, Gentlemen, what am I brought here for Mr. Hoot was remanded. " To-day a constable was arresting e poor Imo vsgrant, whom he treated ill. A respectable bleacher, named Wilson, interfered, by saying, ' Dni't saw the man cruelly ; wheat She mist-ince of a Cheekir• soldier was called, ins instantly Wilson was charged with Inciting a riot. The Yeomanry man's sabre was immediately drawn, and Wilson was marched to the Police-office, from whence he was taken to the New Bailey prison, in custody like • felon. There, fur tansiely, he was known to owe of the Magistrates, and after some hesitation was discharged. I mention this as one of the • fantastic tricks' which the mi nions of authority are playing. MANCIINSTIiR, Aro. 17. The Magistrates have this day isseed lbs followlog placard, which 14 pasted all over the town : TO TEE ISIIISSITASTS OT TES naseratan OF STI.FOIIO. It baying been proved, rpm oath helot*. the klagtotistes, that Inc:tg b0tte....1 worts as...table to various plate. within the llaw:ree of,lfertl. tot the parp.ne of lid wog a. g p r arti.jag military elercite. which. is roam 111. 1 1lnlell, hat hero ranotetel .nth,edith.ar and treavottaler put woes, se, the LudertigneJ Iftlidtatet, do itirlare, that tali k tnetenblies awl iruteenalit contrary to law : tool we hereby viricil) ettioto oil persoto hereafter to obtain tiblifrfioni. And we charge all roaa..bles ned other., on their to give inform,' ins of the di•tvitte where the pr:oli. e. of orrtaid prevail ; and agnia4 all ,srh as say be cower:lrd thereto. — Wye* ender oar bawd., Alt 11th *win, 1819, W. HULTOR, W. MA RR lOTT. W. R. RAY, W. I. RAI:BIIAWE, R. W RIralT , C. W. ETHEL% fONE, 7. TR A EFON J. lILYLSIEtt, R. W. 111101./(1111091, VI.liTC111:11, I'. W. TATION, .1. WAT/L1745. J. VORltts, 3 ‘4, PROVEMbeNGS IN I,OV N Gt. COVENTRY, Arc. 11 1 . A Meeting of the ribandoneavers of this city took place, in consequence of the low prices ;slid for weav ing ; and es an agreement was in 1817 entered into bet ween masters and men to pay a certain price, at hich has at various times berm reduced, the bed, of weavots inflicted what they deemed • punishment op is twe Warbles's, who, they considered, had In el the means of those redactions, by placing them on an ass, and parading the streets, to the amusement of some, and the vest terror of others, but not offer. ing any violence to their persons. Eatract of • letter, dated C •ventry, Aug. 17:—. " Coventry at this time is in a state of renferio , a ; yes er lay several masters rode upon (bookies bore backed, for net paying a fair price. Mr. nor; another for keeping half-pay apprentirmi, elit4 Iso maely men are out of work. To-day (Tuesday) it is supposed 1590 sople will parade the streets with ages, in order to ride o begs. S ? veral are in hold for the perpnan. The people went round the city this meriting to compel all V.. hands to strike till prices are regeNted.—The general parade is to continua until then." in conaequence of theae proceedings the Me. gistrates hare been compelled to issue the following notice:— " CITY Or COcrtirr.—Tir Mayor and Nagler ,rates fowl it an 'repertories duty thus publicly to de. cline their decided disapprobation of the temulteous assemblies whirls hare recently taken piece in Ws I i'y, end the illegal proceedings resorted to by those Ohio composed such as midi's. " The Mayor and Magivrates also consider than. ▪ cal'ed are or to declare, That if such assemblies nr proceeding, again occur, they shall he ardor the necessity of resorting to inch tually suppress *hi m, and is dab the or ride r s. c ALL. 18. "JOHN CLARKE. Mayor." TO CORRESPONDENTS. s u s We hate lees Irs.obled %bk. aid pet to the etpeium of a Lehi r fioa Tr..whridge shred "Tow Monarr." Tao writer three ern that OP ST/TIMS4V will be b :ai•hrd the Reading-room at that pLee if it ever again Isake6 the of the word tt as was done in a piete of Parity few dt)s age. The complainant fell into a ,qaage envy. for he inittook Gamma as alluding to Glont:a Cassino. for our PILINCE Hrastt Groat t WI r.terrpst ciao e to the admirable Poet of the St/TWIN ir, a.d is a few hours he retortal his defence, consioia4 of rm leis has bi Liam, which we shall gtre tawortow, and with wl.it h, we knee restos to believe oar Headers, knot ill the °c ivil.* of then (we the St Jr 1141,411 of the IJth init.), will be as sub pleased as we ate. PH ICE UV STOCKS THIS DAY AT ON °TIARA. auk Sleek_ I !Pf Cfct*.Nrl.2"ii 1 pt 7 etii:1101. nib it, Cele. Caw. 7111 $/ per (4UI. fli 4 per Crut. Yid liela M.M. 13'17 pia. Low Asa. 19 9 Ibl Kgelomper , Hid. per 2 pas. Omainal 4U Aar. Mi. Cowl,l THE STATESMAN. FRIDAY, ,11,•GUir Manchester is represeuted as 'weaselly subtitling into topo.e. Bit tin doubt it is only the repot', of body after eztraordinary and vigorous exscerbstion, leaving the mind still to ruminate en past and threat. oiled ills. In the contiguous villages, whets the peo ple were not overawed by the mitirtary, they evinced, es ass natural enough, symptoms of resentful escape. ration. We cannot conceive bow the most ingenious defenders of the Magistrates can devise any thing in the shape of a jostification of their condom!. Si far from c..mmendable was it in them to employ the Teo. manry rather than the military of the Line, we be lieve from our souls that such military would not bate made each a charge, nor have stirred till the period prescribed by the laws after the reading the Riot Act. The Commander of any regular forces of the Line would have reflected on the seriousness of his siteatiett, and lave taken the responsibility es himself of refusing to obey an illegal order.--- As the matter linos out, a great member of thew I troops se eager fur action are the sons and nephews of the Magistrates themselves, a wishful look, there. fore, Is as good as a word of commend ; to the newt they go, sad the tragedy ends with the death of ne. Iserves martyrs, end akw of OM actors themselves. 1 Under smother sod holier order of things we trust, that Manufacturers (the other day ; !shouters them ' se:ves) will sot be 'halted lets Magistrate., at least 1 chile they coatis'', le trod*. Bow caw they be na -1 I partial if the p or eftinS4 are called before them , I ender as occeseties of coespirieg with others to raise their wager! The este might to have struck the Lords.l.ieetenent of the respective counties who have signed their decline:es. But this arti.le, like a 'Di!. lion of others, most be posted to Reform, and hithetto those accounts are committed to the acute book. The PROCLAMATION has been the primary care of the effusion of blood, which the Yeomanry Cavalry of Mencheeler have poured oat ou its neighltnoriog soil. Now, if that toil must FP enriched by Lumen gore, It ought to be by that of its haughty enemies, sot of its iudastrinus artisans. If eke Ministers oho advised that ill-judged scroll had load josti,:e and liberty but half as much as place and poser. ti ry woad Lave suggested a line of it, but unkt!ii far otherwise have advised the PrINCR who appears to submit every thing to their Fuld* mice but the rudder of the yacht in whidi he is Bailin mend a tributary islet of his boutirol sod pro ..c kingdom : in which bit he pry jade live so much at their ease. (We hate the word subject, for it is an indignant one. The PEO PLE are the SOVEREIGNS of the hie, sod It ry delegate the rover - ignry of it tip their KING. Why .1