The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-08-19 00:00:00

TILE STATE:INi IN. M.INCIIESTER MEETING. t in ts .t eu t ei th e e de p h ro is e. a s y ss peasm os, :et hic% i w t o w d a er ia ined use lo te g a e tt e e n n t d l dished e i t r he j m h ti i e s r o c n el , yi le i s =e t a h i e r m : o u r o n ai w ie hi t r o h 4 3 i l v r e . l i te r : :ero y me l o l l' the d p l riso spe n ttohlatclkheithhiorif nn them op ins s . n i li. • os —tewit-- In one 'milord of throe importint proceedings, we Mr. Hunt. We met it just by the Faschaerge, where cheer., to shoe the military that they were not to with each other. This 11111 accordingly done base not made five or sit versions or statements of the people were cheering most loedly, and Mi.llunt he daunted in the discharge of their defy by their The writer of this article ass one of the parties thes the ame pariiruiers, with a 6 ,,,, literal or mere ver b al and Mr. Johnson j ' • g in the cheers. They were unwelcome presence. This they did, upon which imprisoned. Eacept that it was itriptismitment, he verisilone, after the manner of the venal ('rtes. — seated in an open landau, along with Mr. Carlisle. Mr. Ilunt stain prnceeded. This was a mere trick hes no reason In complain of the trea t m en t w hi ch Mr. Knight. awl . others, and had mood in grand to heertopt the proceedings of th e m e eti n g : but he he r ec eived. He as. in custod y from two o'clock Their motives for ate (Mine' are now minspicuctos procession from Smedley•cottmo, past New-cross, tru sted they would all stand firm. Ile had scarcely on Monday till 12 o'clock on Tuesday. AS soon as ennogh. Asasor is their object, and beside* they an d sonnie.hill, preceded by a large body •f male. said these words, before the Manchester Yeomanry *the Magistrates were acquainted with the ci•rum. find it necessary to make oat a case for, or defence and followed by a gingerly less isomerism' body of C a v a l r y rolls into the mob, which fore way before stances ender which his apprehension had taken i •lAcr, of, the Magistrates; hence their reiteestions of the female M anchester Reformers. Before lawns were them, and directed the ir course to the tort from they immediately °Meted his release, arid 'sprouted carried two hostile, on which were inscribed. to Or. which Mr. hunt was speaking. Not a brickbat was in very petite terms their regret for the inconvenient* same news in thr self came Novo.. The Reader as• der, order ;" these were followed by two flues for thrown at them—not • pistol was fired during this to w hi c h h e h„,l been wi eder , wh„ we „ 4 , sureslly will nut be -able to find out the argument Annual Parliaments and Universal Suffrage, and also period : all was quiet and orderly, as if the cavalry once more allowed to enjo y .- that • freedom of whi c h r which rendered sedifory massacre necessary in the by Mr. •it ti .ot's old flag and cap of liberty, of West- bad heel, the frienila of she mallitudeonti had marched we had been for • moment deprived, we took a walk eatiataliCP of the recital', bet the length of them wily 'Muster notoriety, " !lent, end Universal Suffrage." as such into the midst of them. A butte-man went at throogh most of the principal streets of Manchester, indeed, produce the necessary effect on his fears. We This latter se , h e ld b y a f ema l e R e f orm e r , seat e d o n t h e i r h ea d, then an officer, andthen came the whole and found that they were at that time (12 o'clock) of the landau, which had the hono ur . of car• tr o op. They wheeled round the waggons till they completely ender military oli,patal. Soldiers were are now perfectly confirmed in the opinion which we I the dicke 1 ryietg the persons whose names RP have Jost men. came in front of them the people drawing back in posted at all the commanding peas:tiling of the tow!, freely expressed yesterday. The peice has been broken Honed. It sas now to be exhibited iii the last of its every direction on their ' approach. After she had and were to be seen wended at f e lt length on the by those appointed for its preierva Hon ; and blood has 6 ,, k i s. surro unded them in such a manner as so prevent ell gags in various direction'. At three o'clock, they been resolutely and wantonly died by the military.— [lt was just opposite to the F.schsnge, as was he. escape, the officer who commanded lint detachment hsd, however, all of them returned to their quarters, We have examined the Ministerial cements, and the fore mentioned, that the individual who feersishes this went u p In Mr. HIM. and said, brandishing his en d the town was, to all outward milligram, once Only reason estigtitol for this peace-keeping semi'', Report met the procession its full march ; from the sword, " Sir, I have a warrant against you, and mor e i n a st ep o f tranqu illi ty . "umbers 'sham he had already seen collected in t he arrest you as my prisoner ,H si r. float , a rm exhorting At wen o'clock, when RP quitted Manchester, even by one who is deemed the most outrageous held, and those whom he then saw proceeding to in- the people to tranquillity in a few words, turned all was quiet in the town. A report had, however ' among them, is the exhibition of • At; inscribed , crease them, he felt convinced of the impossibili t y o f round to the officer, and acid, " I willingly 'wren- reac h e d i t th a t there as , a are i„, r i ot as (m ire " Equal !representation nr 94.111." This he declares getting into any position in which he coul d hear the tier my self to so y civil officer who will show me hi. and inconsequence some troops of the Chester Yen. to be rebellion, and mixed with the terms " milder, proceedings of the day, unloose he received some per- sorro w." Perlin, the chief police officer at „ rimy were „„ i to quell it. n erv y." mar chi ng i n a 2 .4,li er .like manner, with • i Snaal accommodation floss Mr. Hunt himself. lie Manchester, then came forward and Gild, " 1 will In oar road to Swarm, oar gyms li ps was b e „.• e ......t., •,,,ssungs to nothing less than en hail n ever p , 0 ,i,,,,,r y epphea ro !hut individual, nor arrest you base got informations upon oath against forcibly struck by the nemetous groups of idle meet, tired ad of treason ! If the Manchester Magistrates sc a ld be have thought er addressing blm epee this yes," or somethitie to that effect. The military who were congregated together along it. They ap.. occasion, h a il he not kn o wn t h a t 'e e r y Gentle-mem officer then proceeded to say, that he had a warrant peered ready for any wicked or desperate purpose ; can give no better reason for their behaviour, their connected w ith the L unf l a w P r ess had gladly availed 'pion 51r. Johnson. Mr. Johnson also asked for a and we have reason to believe that before the midi% entolitinn is terrible and shameful. As to the en- himself of siteitar assistance at the Smithfield Meeting. civil o fe rree , u p e n which a Mr. Andrew came forward, was concluded they were engaged in an attack sport !nippy Yeomanry, the Government must dismiss e--(llere the writer enter into a defence of his awn anti Mr. Hunt and Mr. Johnson then leaned Iron the Msgiatracy of Stockport. About a mile from opinions sod a conCernnation of Mr. Hawes, which, o ff the waggon, and surrendered themselves to that place some hundreds of them were assembled them altogether, if any regard he had to their per as we cannot agree with hie in them, and as they do the ci l ia power. Search was then made for Mr. Moor. Dear a petty puhlic.hoose. A new hat, a tea-kettle, eons or character. It Mght be weU imagined they not affect the facts in corition, at shall omit )—Mr. house sod Mr.linight,agiiest whom warrants had alit. and some other articles of little value, were displayed had never been on horseback before by their seem- Hunt, en this individual's asking to be admitted, if been issued. Its the hurry of this transaction, they at the window, a. is customary to display the wises log disposition to ride to the deli! at once. A fn possible, on to the hustings, isintediaiely acceded to ; h a d by some means or other contrived to make their given at wakes or feasts in this pert of the ecology. his request. He desired him to stand es close as pm- I escape. At soon as Messrs. 11. sod J. had jumped Thi s was to se ,,, as a pretext for their meeting to. moos corps indeed to make an onset open a squad . ton of French or German cuirassiers! A retolation, bible to the landau in which he was riditse , and pro- from the waggon. a cry was made by the cavalry. gether ; bet that it was only a pretest we learned to it teem,, was previously taken, "10 cut HUNT to wised to lake care tad every accommodation its his 1 .4 H a ve at their flags." In consequence, they Innate. a cettaitity dotting Par stay at Macclesfield. power should he paid to his con v en ie n ce. Ile fol- distely dashed not only at the flags which were in the Oa oar retry into that teats about 10 at night, piece..." A more disloyal, rebellious. and horrible lowed in the train of Mr. Hoot till be arrived in the waggon, but those which were posted smog !hi ,we were met by several women, who flung themselves vesnlution, could not well be declared or disclosed. field of action.] crowd, cutting most indiscriminately to the right aril in the way of our chaise, and ingested as for God's Anarchy can have nothing more deadly or more The enthesissto excited among the crowd by the to the left in order to get at them. This set the pm, sake not to enter it, as murderous work was going on dingernos. Thi s i s t h e i r own avowa l, nor d oes it presence of Mr. Ilent was certainly beyond any , pie running in all directions, and it was not till Boa within it. This was not, to be sere, pleasing inform thing which we etre before witnessed; and the cheerslact had been committed that any brick-bats were lion ; hot on consulting with our delver, he said that appear to have been a solitary feeling, or one coo . •ith which he was hailed were se ed and lasting.— h u rled at the military. From that moment she Mae- there could be co harm in our proceeding es as far hued to any particular class of these riotous peace. When be had taken his stand upon the hastiness I cheater Yeomanry Cavalry lost all command of les. as the Royal Hotel, which lies nearly at the entrances preservers, a. the Header will readily judge from the which were formed of two carts lashed together, and per. A person of the name of Saxton. who is, we of the town as you come from Manchester. On suit. asterisms which we shall now proceed to lay before boards spread over them, he expressed considerable I belies', the Editor of the Manchester Observer, ass ins there, nut horses were seised by some special con. him. disapprobatios of the manner in which they were , standing in the cart. Two privates rode op to his. stables, end we were advised sot to proceed farther After Mr. Hint was seized, every species of aggro formed, and of the place in which they were inset- it There," said one of them, "is that villain States ; ` op the town, if we had any regard whatsoever for oar d. 'ibis will not excite surprise, when we state, tie yow run him throorth the body.' "No," IC: , ' lives. Of course we took Ulric advice, and turned vation and vexatious violence were used in dispersi n g that it was so arranged that the speaker had to talk , plied the other, "1 hail rather not ..-.1 leave I I to 70 0 • our horses into a salt!, as they desired us. On en the multitude; nor did their immediate obedience against the •ind ; and also, that on Mr. Hent's last 'The man immediately made a lunge at Saxton, and it quitting into the masse of the anxiety which was de. avail them any thing. Mr. Hoot and his comps. appearance at Manchester, the hustings were so I was o nly by slipping aside that the blow misled his , Octet! In nil their faces, they informed os that the Re adorie, among them Mr. Tyss, who was taking slightly built as to yield to the pressure of the super- 'life. As it was, it cut his coat and waistcoat, het i formers is their neighbourhood, irritated by she de- Motet for the Times, were dragged ruthlessly incumbent crowd, though fortunately no accident fottunately 1131 him no other injury. A man within feat which they had sustained at Manchester the day slang more like disarmed enemies, than men yield. hB PP encd rr"°` their giri"g w6Y• teeth the dif- i five yards of os in soother direction had hi n ose ' before, had assembled its • body of tw• or three front 'Goons who intended to addres multi- 1 completely taken off by a blow of a sabre; whilst ithousand men, and hail been committing the most log quietly to the laws ;as Mr. Henl ascended the ta l e h a d taken their position upon them, and silence' another was laid prostrate, but libeling le was abominable acts of violence in different toarteos of steps of the office or jetties-room, a fellow with a had been obtained, Mr. Johnson came forward, I dead or had merely thrown !Himself down to ob- the town. In the marketplace they had broken every chrls, which he grasped in both hands, struck hire and proposed that Mr. !Ivory Hoot be appoint- i lain protection we cannot ssy. Seeing all this window which looked into it, and in trit.inus other 'we the heati,indented his hat,and caused him to stag. ed their Chairman. Here a short pewee ensued, , hideous wool( going on we felt an alarm which any places hail done similar acts of atrocity. They were as if Mr. Johnson had expected that some person 1 man may be forgiven fur feeling in a similar 'Rote embrildened in their villainy by the knowledge that the ova e to be sure was however taken into ger;s g would have come forward to second his proposition.; tion : looking around us, we Sae a constable at no there *ere only a few military men in the towel, Voltody, and will, we hope and trust, he convicted Ne person, however, doing so, Mr. Johnson pro- ; great distance, and thinking that our only chance el and that it. the custody of these men, were 300 by the evidence of the officers who detained Mr. ended to call upon them to carry the question by 1 safety rested in placing ourselves under his coostee.. stand of erne, end several thousaed rounds of halt font. acclamation. The Meeting did so, and Healy Hunt , lino, we appealed to him for assistance. Ile imme- !astride.. he c ircumstance of these arms being to fisting written thus far. we referred to the co. was declared Chairman, amid cheer. of three limes i diately took us into custody, and on our saying that_ I,aosely guarded, filled the minds of the peaceable Irma if the I'isives of today; there we fou nd thet three. The noise contioning longer than Heal, Mr.t we merely at t e nded to report the proceedings of ' inhsbitiott with the utmost dread, especially when Hunt found it requisite to entreat his friends to pre- • the day, to replied, "Oh I oh I Y oe then are one i they found, on going to the geard.hoese, that set of the comereeicationi of Mr. Tyas had reached that r tranquillity. He commenced his addicts by 'of their writeos—you most (*before the Magistrates." $ the SIX 601:11Pte statiot.ed in the town, two were dead office, he having been set at liberty ; as he was as ca lli n g the assembly ii Gentlemen," bet afterwards —To this we made no objection ; in consequence be ; drunk, and one of them the setjeant at the head wys witness, and as we know him to be an ho- changed the term to 4 ' Fellow-coentrymen." Ile had took es to the house where they were sitting, and ,of the detachment. They were all, however, per. operable and intelligent man, we cannot do our occasion, he said, to entreat their indulgence.— in oar road thither, we saw a woman on ,ban ground. , seeded to stand le their arms, sad being aided his ( Noise continued. h—Every man wishiog to hear, insensible, to all outward appearance *Ph :by I respectable inhabitants of the town, Readers a greater service than transcribing must himself keep silence —( Laughter, bet no at- two large gouts of blood on her left breast. Jest as i assumed so formidable an appearance, that she report literally ; we shall, however, leave of ieNce. )._ 4 4 Will you," said he, addressing himself to we came so the house, tbecoostab:es were coodecling ', rioters thought it unwise to attack them. This the commencement, es the l'ehlic are perfectly in- the multitude, "be so obliging as not to call silence Mr. Hunt into it, and were treating him in a manner disinclination on their part gave fresh courage le the formed on that head ; his ether detail', Long-- h h they while she lustiness of the day is proceeding:"— in which they were neither jestifietl by law nor he- 1 friends of Order, and tranquillity ; and in cons,. will be in coma r eV repetitions, ate well worth (Silence was then obtained hoped that they enmity, striking him with their staves on the head.lquence they made an attack on the seellitude,sod took the ttouble of twice eading. After desctibieg the would now exercise the all.powerfel right of the After be had been taken into the hoes*, we were ad. s e veral of them pleasure. In the meanwhile, an el le • and if any person would not be quiet, milled also; and it is only justice to the man who press was sent off to Stockport, desiring that one of lags, devices, sod demeanour of the differs nt de lPheaotp they would pat him down end keep him apprehended es to state, that be did every thing in the three companies of the 31st, which had marched t ac hments as they proceeded to the place of mee tin g , quiet,—( lre will.)—For the honour which they his poser to protect us from all ill-usage , and showed ' from their quarters at Macclesfield to Stockport, be says : had just conferred upon him, he reterned them us every civility consistent with his duty. In the might be sent back to the former place, or else In this m the business of the day proceeded his most sincere thanks ; and for any services room into which we were pet. we found MessrsAlent, a company of the Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry, till one o'clock, by which time Ise should suppose which be either bad or miAht render them, all that Johnson, Saxton, and some other individuals , ' minor many of whom are Wieldiest, of the place that 80, People were assembled en the ground.— he asked W as, t h at t h e y wou ld i n d u l ge him with a owe, among whom was another woman in a fainting might be dispatched to the assivance of their During this period we found it im p ossible to ap• calm and patient attention. It was impossible for condition. Nadu', the constable, was also there.— tow esteen.--Whilst this scene ass ((Inman him to thilik that with the utmost silence be could M . Hunt and Johnson both asked bits to show in Macclesfield, it was said that bonfires had bees preach the waggons, though very desirous to do so, make himself 'stud by every member of the no. them she a ais on which they had been awe- lighted on the Lille 'thick surround it, and it was as a young lad, not more than 17 or 18, was ad- woes and tremendous Meeting which be saw as- trended. This he refused to do, saying that he bad I surmised that these served as signals to thedissffected. drestiog the Meeting with great vehemence of se- ambled before him. If those, however, who were information upon oath against them, which was quite The fiat lighted wee on Blakeney-hill ; this was an. lion and gestate, and •ilis great e ff ect, if we may near him were not silent, how coals) it be espeeted sufficient for him. Mr. Hunt then called upon the steered by Similar fires on all the hills, from thence hose who were at a distance could hear what persons present to mink Nadir ' s refusal. iSbort. up to Northern Logy, there it stopped ; but at an. judge from the cheers which he every now and then that 1 -- dead , 1 .. . .be should say ?—[A silence now longue° the ly • ter this usonction, Mr. Hay, the Chairman of other signal, fire-rockets were throes up from it.— extracted from his audience, who Were NOR begin. multitude.] — it was useless for him to recal to th eir the Ma g istrates, came into the apartment . and asked Whether there was soy messing in these fires or sing to be impatient for t he arrival d Mr. Heats an d recollection the proceedings of the last 10 di,' in their Mr. Ilene if he was afraid to go down to the New not we are enable to say ; but shortly after they at'- the other speakers who were to fellow in his train. town ; they were all of them acquainted with the cause Bailey ;if he was, he himself would accompany him, peered, the people resumed their attacke, having first 'fhe Reformers who bad op In this time arrived its ate late Merlin being PristPoned ; and it would be and 100 after hii safety. Mr. Hunt, who we oarfogot taken the si r lion to esinge , th all the eas.lights its therefore soperfloons in him to say any thing goat to mention had ',celled a slight sabre wound one the town. This was attended by twofold advantage the field demeaned themselves becomingly, though a it, except, indeed, it were this—that those who had of his hands, said, that be should have no objection Housed+ as it did not leave them so open to deter posse of 300 or 400 conttables, with the Boroughs- attempted to pot them down by the most malignant to the Magistrate's company ; be certainly did not Yon, and thereinto gave them a better opportunity reeve at their bead, had marched in a body into the see:liens hall cccasioned them to meet that day in like either a cut from • sabre or s blow from a staff, of coetinoing their devastation,. Sill, with all these field about 12 o'clock, unsupported by any military more than twofold numbers.—(hear.)—(Mr. Knight both of which had been dealt out to him in no small advantages, they never durst meet the small but se. hotly to all outward appear . Not Om slightest in• here whispered something loin Mr. Hunt's ear. quantity. Mr. Bey shortly efterwards..weillt Oat, solute band of special constables, who, under the suit was offered to them. The People did indeed which caused him to turn round with some degree of basing first made a reply to Mr. tient, which some command of the Mayor, were eve r y where needy to rush k' behold them,- but this was probably occasion. asperity to Mr. Knight, and to say, r. Sir, I will not riot not of doors prevented vs from (searing. On resist teem. Some eight or oitte Gentlemen , who had ed by an idea that they were soother body of Rotor. be interrupted : when you speak yourself, you castin g our e y es at the place where the immense mot. mounted themselves on horseback wed armed then. mom As sons as they saw who they were, they will not like to experience such interruption.")— diode had lately been assembled, we were surprised selves with sword., were of great utility in scouring turned away from them with s smile; and, attracted 'they would have perceived, that since the old in the short space of le . minutes to see it cleared of the 'steels and bringing in prisoners, who were intites. by a crowd which was advancing from another coreer Meeting had been put off, and the present one bad all its former occupiers, and filled by various troops diately placed in the custody of the soldiers of the of the area, went to meet it, crying, " Let es keep been called—though their enemies flattered them. of military, both hose and foot. Shortly after this 31st. We are hippy to sty, that in the straggles he peace and order, and go and welcome this body, selves with having obtained a victory, they showed had occurred, a Magistrate came into the MOWS, and torten the two parties, no ', t ines pe s sreui illicit ais which is one of errs." by their conduct that they bed sustained a defeat.— bade the prisoners prepare to march off to the New done to either of them. Some of the People giit As we stood counting the Members of the Oldham (Long end loud epplaute.)—ln the interval between Bailey. Mr. Hunt was consigned to the custody of heavy blows from the staves of the cunsaahles, anthems Female Reform CIO, in their procession by us, a the two Meetings, two placards had been circseeted, Colonel Ig:strange. of the 31tt foot, and a detach- of the constables awkward cantosens (toss the brick. g roup of the women of Manchester, attracted by the to which the names of two obscure individuals were ment of the 15th Hussars ; and wider his care, he bats ha f ted a t them by their opponents ; but no fives crowd, came to the corner of the stree t w h er e we had attached : the brat one was signed by Tom Legg or and all the other prisoners, who were each placed were either lost Or enJangere:t. When we left the taken our post. They viewed these Female Re- Jack Short, a printer it the town whom 'Nobody between two constables, reached the New Bailey in town, which was about freer o'clock its the marring. formers for some time with a look in hw_ hlc_ comps. knew, perfect safety. The staffs of two of Mr. Hunt's tranquillity ass perfectly reestablished ;30or 4/ Ilion and disgust were equally Weeded ; end at last At this stage of the business the Yeomanry Cavalry banners were carried in mock procession before him. persons were in custody, and the Gentlemen who burst out into so indignant exclematiew'—" Go borne were seen advancing in a rapid trot to the area : After these individuals bad been committed to the had gone with the express to Steel :Fort, hid return • to your families, and late , ikelike mailers et these their ranks were orbn disorder, and on arriving within custody of the Governor, they were turned into one e d w i t h t h e li „ tc e that, though a bettle be to your husbands and sons who better understand ir, t h e y b a i te d r eathe their horses, and to reco. common yard, where the mists of the day formed tweets the military and the people was momentarily thee." The women who thee addressed them were sonsheir ranks. A panic seemed to strike the per. the &object of 'gallon. Mr. Koight and Mr. expected, a troop of infentry had started from Steck. of the lower order in life. at the outskirts of the Meeting, who immediate. Morehouse, who had been taken a abort time after port, and were when he left them, within an `no;'s We bed waited up to one o'clock on the field of ily began to scamper in every direction. After a mol them, were afterwards 4011 . A so their cnospasy.— march of blacclesfiel I. At Stockport the Si tgitostes action foe the arrival of Mr. Mat ; bat as he bad set leeel'a Pieter the cavalry these their svforda, and brae About ITC o ' c lock the blarstate: directed the CO! II 'Me assembled at t! :e War:eo Lic!ls^lcs A fr:f, t't.