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• an epee that the Court of Parliament could alSne properly sift it—so that their ordeal, like the de • phsut's transit, could expand In embrace every t lone, and contract to reisr the smallest atom. It was said that if the Msgistrates were insocent, they could puffer nn itijory from. a Parliamen bre inquiry—Whal ! woul•I it be no punish ment to be exposed to a Perleamentary invetti gat ion, and all the obloquy that must be excited pending it* process? lie could never cotaserst to put an innocent men mom his trial, least of all in that House, where, whether actrinted or cots eicted, he was *till open for trial in the Courts of Law. Not withetandino the ordeal, he• might psis through before Parliament—(Near, hear.) — Ile then alluded to the 874g4 and devices at the Manchester meeting, and asked whether they really did not announce revolution ? Suppose in the Whig Administrution of 1715, 40,000 Jacobites had :trembled in Lancashire with white cockades a nd v ittos of " Legitimate .Alowarehy," would not the ircoo be construed to mean the exiled Stuarts, and -the cockade he designated their signal, and the ir ietjpg lw considered as traitorons?—elieee.)-- lie then eulogised in glowing terms the nettle insti tution of the unpaid magistniey of this c.ssintry„ and enlarged 'woe its high c:s.racter atid Import ance in l osserving the peace of the country. The Eight Him. Gentleman then pronour.eed a severe a' wive! pliolhotlic soon the question of Par tiamentary Reform, and said that before he could :Omit a stogie step to be taken towards the scrum p'asliment of that project, he must know to what period of the history of the Constitution it was meant to assimilate the proposed alteration, slid chat the benefit in contemplation. He disbelieved th a t the period part of the community Were friendly to any of the novel cliassues in the theory of the Constituti ))))) the necessity of which was in lousily proclaimed—and he called upon them at this junc ture to preserve a Constitution which had shed around them an many blessiegs. Mr. BROLGIIANI replied, in one of the most are gumentaiive speeches he ever delivered, but wh i ch the latetiess of th e hour (it bring past four o'clock before 1w lii ished) prevents us from nit.nipting to delineate. Ile expressed his admiration of die ma gistracy cf the culinary, and his greater anxiety from that feeling, that their general character should stand high and unimpaired, -and that those among them (if ant) should be separated 'froth the rest who had offended against justice and law. He quoted in a clear and perspicuous manner, the various precedent, for Parliamentary' inquiries, in Cilia of t h is kind. and expressed his astonishment that his Learned Friend (Mr. Wpm) should have taken the course he had done.—a man who was its ass liolex to their Jourtialr, rho was an oracle of constitutional law, and the full master of Parliamentary forms in. all their extant —a man whose studies so resembled those of his ancestor, who, upon fiiiiring in the twat of de bate, and receiving from his servant some aromatic restorer, exclaimed. " No. Beimett, let me smell to an Act of Parliament !" So he should hate thought in a similar minetion, so strong were his Learned Friend', peculiar habits of study rivetted in his mind, that he would have exclaimed, " Brittg Ise a volume of the Juistual*."—/ Load laughter).— Mr. Brougham proceeded with uncommon energy to implore the House to adopt a spirit of concilia tion. lie insisted that many of the charges pub lished against the yeomanry had been corroborated before the Coroner's inquest—the sharpeiiiiig •f swords to which his Hop. Friend the Member for York alluded. here Mr. L. [)cocas rose nod said, that, on inquiry, he had ascertained the swords had beets sent to the cutler's, but at the usual stated period, and not fur any purpose whatever connected with the meeting of the Will August.' Mr. littoucosm resumed mid said, that it was in evidence before the Coroner, the swords had been sent to the cutler's. after the Magistrates had been apprised of the day for itch the meet ing was fixed. He then renewed to the strongest manner his appeal to the [louse to institute an inquiry into the proceeding. It could be drew, if they pleural, by a Secret Committee tip stairs; but in some shape or another they were bound in justice to the traitors , to take upset themselves the task of this itiesii ry. Ills last solstice was conciliation, uod by the adoption or. rejection of. at they sealed their fate with the country. Mr. STUART WORTLIIT, Lord !WILTON, Mr.. GLADSTONE. Mr. Baoaasima. and Mr. CANNING severally explained. At ten minutes befnre five o'clock this morning the House divided, when the numbers were— For the Amendment Against it 3Bl 111sjurtly against it 231 • The Ad(ker. ill itA ort t onal form was then car ried, •nd the Nou•e My/timed at TWENTY MINUTES PAST FIVE O'CLOCK this Morning. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE INTERNAL STA Eh OF THE COUNTRY. titanNTED YESTERDAY TO ROTH HOMER OF PAR ; IJAMENT, BY COMMAND OF HIS ROY•L HIGH- NEIIS THE PRINCE RECENT. The fallowing are extr,let%:— iventworth. July 21, 1P19„ -- _ MT Lomb—A Generni Meeting of lb; people on Ilona. let Moor. IteSf Letlll,l.‘Ting been tixrd fur Monday the 19th instant, I here deferred siriiinn to your Lordship sine, sni arrival in the Wess Rigliur WI tient ev«ist had taken From the report, l have received of what pealed on that oreasiim, I hod that nearly the same orators who took - a leading part at the preceding meeting at the Mille place and also at other meeting* in the West Ridisir, again look the lead at this; their proferwed übjeet and means the same—parliamentary Reform through Universal snr_ (rage, Election by Railed, and Annual Parliaments, but out to he sought fur by citrience-•—lo theme was added on 'hie occasion, the election of n representative to Parliament, whenever a-proper uue could be sort with. The redulutiona passed were 1111171(f01.16 airs long, list I have not their parti culars as yet, the insaiagers not having yet dressed them np to their own liking for print, which I anima's they will du its the owe way on rock occasion*, without any very scrupu lousattentiort to what was prepared and pureed by the Meet - jag: however, when pi itticil, , tlic sentiments said views of these leaders will he sacra the present, I have ho report to your Lordship (according to the reports made to me) that the lone of there gentlemen was manifestly humble tad mach lowered, conipaied to that limy assisinvil at the • • ►eeee'ling meeting at the same place; so touch so, that eyes an inclinatiou to petition Parliament was expressed—at the close, the meeting was diasolred. em given to unelesstand, that scarcely more than half the number of the preceding mei ling had assembled at this, •nd that the proporti.ot of women ass much larger at this than at the former: it passed off without the least disturb. ante or tumult; and they dispersed to the mod peaceable and orderly mann, r. woh.iut wash or affront to any one. I have reason to thu: that such ■ termination of this meet. ing was forrseco by the Mayor, founded upon an opinion, that the mass of the population within his jurisdiction i■ by no torsos Oisaft. et. d nor scullions', disposed; that they are suffering 100.1 cruel initiations through want of employ. men!, the cousrqii• ace of stagnation of trade. Hot I inn told that, aware of the•cnnse•, they hear their hard Int wills lerfal pa:ti nee and resignation; lint the very circuits. stance of oast of occupation leads many to make pert of the throng on oreusion of inch 111P1PliI10%, without being parties its the views of the leaders or participating iu their mutt metsis. • It will be a happy think if the seditions and dangerous language that undoubtedly has brit, t directly held by these itiner.wit orators fall bt broulzht home to them; the conviction of any .101 be a public good, but bail as the men may be, nod indefatigable is. prup igating their doctrines, their mischievous •pii it dor. not pervade the ms-s of the populstion of ill, tot the contra , y, from all ems coll. ct, I report with confidence to your Lordship, that the peace, traorpoillity, and good order of the realm will not be disturbed by these people. I have the honour to he, ray Liird, Your Lordship'. most obedient, Ise. he. &e. 11' ENT ORTH FITZWI LLIA M. Visuitiut Sidmouth, &c. Sce (ice. Wentworth, 31st July, 1910. 1117 . . Ld.D—Conslderiti e the Anises at York as the brit possible opportiiiiity fur collortitig the c I npir.ion`r erecting the temper and disposition of the pei.p , eof Reding, 1 went thither; and it is wills great sstisfactiaa report to sour Lordship, that it appcarcd the unimsel tiamit, that however much the population vf the maesfaC• aria* district might !wirer under the pre: e..t stagnation of track. there was aorliapusition to unite nary grievances with their seal dieters , . They had Wien led nis-theca which Willem called, Net in the view of taki,:g part in the pOli " ties! tlimpisitione and claims of vilie itinerant matins, but is the hope and expeetatino that they would be directed to the je r ittering there own rendition; and indeed it is thought: that as far as the assemblage extends d on 'hum occasions, 11 was in great degree owing to their real grievance, want of em ployment ; they went, having nothing else to du. lam con . 014ent 1 speak the general statiment of those relent at York, in satin:, that there is Ho cause for sustwriing any disposition of the people of lists Riding to turbulence or trommotion; if there be any discontent in their minds, it he. nothing to do with constitutional coneiderati tttt s, but r arises ant of. the imprnveaneuts in the art of mannfarture, which diminishes the calls for their exertions and nubility, and has become to them a real afflicting grievance. 1 add likewise, as the prevalent and 1 believe universal ; opinion of the gentlemen 1 met at York, that no step that ! could its any way convey a suspicion or jealousy of she people's •iews and should he adopted; but that un ! the einstrary we shunld prove to then, by Our own demeanour. our opinion of their good dier.leitiuu, and our confidence tit i their good conduce. 1 have the honour to he, my lard, Your Lorthdlip's most obedient. &c &e. kr. W ENT WORT H FITZWILLIA The Viscuunt Sidmou &c. Ste Ste. Stuck por t.J lily 21, 1819—flee o'Cloek, ♦. X. • - - - - - . . Snit—Birch brought in Harrison at eight o'clock, and was followed ill his owu house, where he lodged hint, by a mob. r took the Justice there to hare him committed, and we were insulted. The hail were directed to wait upon me. ma s t 1 was examining lb.m as to their sufficiency, three men came op to Birch and questioned him as to Harrison, find that instant else of the three fired a pistol at Birch, who was not Iwo yards from the person who fired. The bullet lodged in his birea,t, and cannot he found. I have the btu ((((( r to be, Sir, Your very obedient humble Servant,. H. Hobhonor, E.g. Under Stevebuy of State. &C. J. LLOYD. Manchepter, Ativist S. lf:D. Mw LoaD—Herewith I irall%snit your Lord-hip t hind• hills published herr, by which you will find that the meet ing fur :11Muilay is put off. This I believe will be a great disappoititnieui to the neighbouring towns, which have pro vided slumber+ of flags and caps of liberty for the ensuing occasion. The drilling parties increase very extensively, and unit*. some 1111041 f be devised of putting this Proem • down, it promises to become a must formidable engine of rebellion. I expect the .operation of the Watch and Ward Act will have great effect in this instance. . I have the honour to be. nay Lord, Vont Lordship's faithful and lineable Servant, .1. NOIIRIS. To Lord Viscount Sidsnoutli, &c. &e. Bolion•Ir.Mouto. August 10, 1819. SIR—By Colonel Fletcher's directions I rend herewith mines of the informations taken against Gcorgt Gretuhalgh and others. And have the honour to he, Sir. Your most obrdirot Servant, Henry Hobhouse, Esti: JOHN RAVALD. Laireshire to wit.-.-The information of S. N., S. r, I). N., and D. R , nl of Bur), ns the said County, . . _ , before me, ono of his Majesty'sJuatires of the Peace for Who all upon their oath say, that in 'items' parte of the neighbour hood of Bury aforesaid, there we nighty assem bled of great numbers of men, who meal together to learn and practise military training, which these inforownts verily believe to be intended to qualify them for hostile purposes spriest lbs Guyi rtiment. of the country ' and al . :mist the peace quo,' Lord the King, his crown tail dignity, and to she disturbance or them these informants, who hereby assert their fears fur btu ir own pet 'Gnat safety; aud therefore they, these informants, pray that these men so training in large bodies, to the terror of his Majesty's subjects, nosy be appre hended and committed to dud sureties fur the peace. Sworn before me • S. N. D. N. Ra. Fletcher. S. E. 1). R. Laacashirs In trit.--;The information of James [lesions, of Great Holton, iu the said County, book-keeper, takeu u pon o a th befo r e u., two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said comity, the 9th day of August, 1819 ; Who earth, That on Saturday evening last, about half-paid seven O'clock, informant, with Mr. William Wr, lvder, were the valley between Mr. Wl•itt head's mid Corkey Moor, sad informant saw many persons drilling on the Moor io a mili tary manner—there might be al t 150 or '2OO persons : in formant watched them from submit a quarter of mi hour to half an Moor: that n.sitnipi she prisons drilling was John Ilargreavesome of the persons now is custody. Hargreaves was one who gave she word of command. They were in opeu column wilco informant first saw them and !hen wheeled into line. Harereurts was in front, and appeared to give the word of command to one division : that about midnight, or a little •fierwards, informant aud several others appreliinileff flare . informant rhAlleeircil him with haring hren drilling persons nn Corkey hloor : Hargreaves at first tiruital it, but on iriformarit telliwz him that he (Har greaves) had wheeled them into low, Hargreaves acknow ledged that he had dour so; and be then said if they would but be merciful to him Its would do so no more. JAMES HASLAM. Sworn before S Ra Fletcher. James Watkins. The information of Arthur Taylor, of Crest Bolton, warier, token the SAM! day; Who smith, that he went by direction of the Magistrates to Corkey Moor um Saturday evening to observe the persons that were suspected to lw dulling or transom and exercising there: that it was about a quarter past right is the even. ing when informaat got to the Moor; liars were about 100 persons drilling. • The prisoner George Grcenhalgh was giy. big the word of Command In shunt 36 mrns; they were in optic colismo, told hi three or fuar divisions when in. forrnant got to them. They bail hoer' marched in files whets jam mint first SAW them: Georgf Greauhalgh ordered than to form the line; they then advanced in line, and they slid many other manor rrrr r George Gnenhalgh giving the word of comdt2itd. latorement was dose in them. There were two other llsesswas on the mope ese.risint altdur the cont inual anther pers o ns : these two other 11111lialM114 had each alaml the same r of tarn a• that antler George Green. holzh !hit infornotat, with several ntlir. to.rrt 1.4.411 Gen •,;,. (4..1111.110s that night ; that Mr...moot, um Green. Igh hew: apprehended, asked him if !:r had been tit the army? he tlahl, i'ess, a little; he had It. en its the Itnn Vo• lanterrs." lufottuuut aakrd him what they were •irlog for, mid he vs s i iiiv,t, mo s to 101 the nivrtine et Mauch. +. ter on Monday, so that they tnieat insult In the hand . Ra. rletrhrr. Sworn before / • JAS. Nutk ius. The information of Slimed Heir her, of Little Leve►, col lier, taken the same day; ARTHUR TAYLOR. Whowith, that sin Salto-day last infirmant was on Cowley Moor, about sereit Wel°, k in the t evinna; and informant observed many persona MI the moor ; their niiJit be about Iwo hundred ; they wire drillinc in a military way, in dd . .. ferent squads, slid uln your the win& of command given by different drill.m.isicrs; that iufonnanl sow lb. ta drilling for •I 1 1•/11 11.11113.; skit about atortli sit; George Greenlialgh, ore of t h e persons now in cus tody, was in the room al Star 11.1 e, with arveral other p-rsons, also taken OO ; three arrre many Uero.ol/1 jut th e room, and in thy course of COPlortfl4lloll GYlNtre Grreol!a'gh said, drat the 171.11:10Z of their dialling was, that th e y mi g ht visits' to Ihal perfi.: sit that idol 'slight join their friend, and neighbours in Miry awl the usighluotrh I, tool form iliennrchre• into a body at Bitty, and mart Is in tinier, with musie.l*, lbe,.lllsombreser wartime; he shin maid, that' th e • vviehl have Ikea ou Molilq nevi (this Amyl, .:.); • •-‘, cwoi.!treall to be illegal, and of course II was •• ; .r de Monday fnikoaing, and now a reguisi. . . , -i—Thrrese and Coatotalsira of Manchester was ' • •lan listrosAwl isilt ihitants. Informant ..• • ' • at the meaning of such • meeting could • :.-slgli said, the gleaning of such a • . • country should be property retire. ..I he thought the coutery C,. repro. Grecialtal4ll there sal Mr •.; •••;••••, :!•'• •h. Usury, stal many other towns, that . . oerc not .t •t — all, anti it . wa s ti Menuf flint they shuu . .; SAN. FL ETC 11 ER. R s . Fletcher. - • IVatkius. ne "nomination of George Greenbalgh, of tt'al•Mar. , taken lb,r 101111 C day; . . Siiih, 1 was slrsVglix, men tin Curlew Moor ou Saturday ree,,i nt! hot ; the re wns !Wholly t hat I know ~f. 41e.111.1. my. Fell; di ilium them; there were two *spools in the lane. I did not are Edward Itothwell drilling in particular, but I beheye he was there, and might be AMICK- ; th-re were ahout twenty-fire in the squad I was ; I have heard they have drilled nt Wouifold. Charles lint, I lit-here, was t int on the mo o r on Sitorilay, hat be wee With inc there an Mtt4daY evening li.t. It was wished that all she parish of Bury, who had imbibed the spirit of reforM, should muster, to go all tozether to the Manchester meeting. The erasun that set me upon drilling was the rullll,llll`ll of the country, and from reading the Observer Paper. I exhorted my sivith. boas on Coders , Moor top ileac. aisle conduct, cud hoped some of them were for revoltitiou and ; if they we re I hoped they would be mistaken. The fir night we met was nu Monday last ,• there were upwards of note ; it was accidental bow many mess there were in a section . Ou Monday night Charles hill •1111 John Holt were drill masters; I was in the ranks. We have met Once toms, on Monday, Thursday, and itatrirclay GEOftGE GREENHALGH. Takeo before .0 ii.. "etch"' (Jet Watkins. The examinatlon of John Hargreaves, of Torrington, w , taken flee game day ; Smith, That I was not on Corkey Moor on Sat today even ing last, nor was ever at any meeting hat one, and that was nu Monday last, and then I , gave the word of command to a email party. 1 was its the military service thirty-six years ago; I was at the rage of Gibraltar. On Monday lam, when I took the command of a small, party, there were tither parties on the Inner, but I do nit know ally one mat commanded brides me; they were in divnitons, and the divisions were at some donative (ram each other. l'have heard that the parties Sisal were drilling were to tact at Bury Shuts day, go to the meeting at Matiefiegter. The Y. mark of JOHN HAUG II EAVES. .11 Ra. !licher. Takeo before Jar. %Vatko,a. The examinatiou of Charles Hill, of Woo!fold, in Tot. too, w , salc.ns the Panic day ; Smith, I was on Corkey Moue unlay night list, with other persons; they wanted me to drill them. I had been is the second regiment of Lancashire militia, and was dis charged at the first peace wills Bonaparte. I slid drill the persons on the Music for a short time Oil Monday night last; 1 was coaxed to do It. I cannot tell how many persons there were on the Mow that night, there might be a hun dred; they were in different squads; the squads 1 drilled might consist of twenty or thirty. George Greenhafgh, Julio Hargreaves, and John Holt, were drilling other stimuli that tweitiug. I was nut theft MI Tllll/141/ly nor Sr *today. Adam Ridings, a steighbour of mine who has been a soldier, went wills me to the Moor; 1 do not know who It was that t •t •I to drill them ; there were several who &shred we :la strip. out ;, it was near dark, and I do not know 1: .ir u•-•,.. I slid hear that we were In cur to linen 'this moritin.., r. join ethers, laud proceed to Mrocliester to the m,ttior, for Parliamentary Reform. I heard there was a requisition for choosing a representative, or some thing is that manner; we were all to Lave gone this morn ing to Mancheati r; we were ordered to go, and many would have gone; but me Friday 1 heard that the meeting wa• dime sway with. 1 did nut go to any drilling after I *saw, the paper from the Magistratta furbidditig the meeting .at Mattel:eater. Swurp before Ra. Fletcher. CHARLES HILL , I.OLP. Watkins. The examinr lion of John Holt, of Chou, weaver, taken the same day • Saith, I was with other persons drilling no Corkey Moor, on Moodily night last ; there were difleriot 'toads 011 the Moor, and I joined them; I was desired to get into the Gout, sad gore them the step. I have 'hero its the nii!itia. leannot tell who I saw there; 1 did nut see Edward Roth. well;•there might be about three buoilreil in the whole; from two to three hundred; lads soil all Oboist three hun dred. 1 gave no word of commarsdi the fugleman gives no word; Juuly gave the step There were more than twenty or thirty, there might he forty iti the wined to which 1 gave the step. I did nut give the word, but I gave them the time. 1 was not Acre sill Thlllrildloy, nor On Saturday. I third( I saw George Greenhalgh on the Monday evening on the Moor &Mote; Charles Hill was Bore; the man that drilled them 1 know by sight, hot do not recollect his name; lie lives in Tottington, or on that side of the country. Taken before ft•. Fletcher. The yc Mark of Jas. Watkins. ' JOHN HOLT. RorliJale, August to, IRIS. MY Loma—With the enneurreme of my brother Magis. trate., I heg leave to hand to your Lordsh p copies of in formations taken relative to meettugs of Reformers which hire been held in Bois mighltouihood fur several wedlie past. These tuformations ipenk as to the prueredings ofinch assent. blies, eomiequently Lured not repeat them here. They ter t•inly appear to us unlawful meetings,salculated to increase the numbs- and power of the disaffected, and 'therefore ought to he suppressed. 1 hare the houour to subscribe myself, my Loud, Your Loraship's most obedient humble Servant. To Viscoutst Nitlinouth. JOHN CROSSLEY. • Lancashire to examination of A. 11.. a special constable, Laken twin oath at Ruchdaleoin the county of Lancaster, the 10th day of August, 1819, before we, John Crossley, Esq. one of his Majesty's Justice. of the Peace, is and for the said county; Willi says, That abort ono o'Clock tit the morning ofikrin . • day last, a liege assembly pf persons, lu the number of two . i :, .., ..1 . .a . !. , n • , . 7 .. pp 9 i;: • . it.' •4 101 C I are ); IT .1i 0 . , . •••• H 16:114 - bundreel Or errata', me at the Gothic Poet, whirs, is ap* i• 0 0111el . Of I to the Parish Church of IR , witelale; that they had a' efer "Ms 1' ilii * Wild, diens who played upon that inetritnsfrd; that she persona two SW Walk" • wet raided remained &mitt an how, and then march. 4 away Mee a weaver, towards hislkstune, which is to the direction tor Tandle Hill pain 'Anil, 1 ifi Thoinhant ; there Will a person who etinwrarided and or. 11.211 T wit.; wab ilo re. the person• to till in four clasp, aml Nu to niairti ; that 1 Issill; ;mild , none or the parties were known to toe Examinant. I was in the so A.D. 1 ( hid • good Sworn bcfnre me, John Crossley. Lancashire lo wit.—The examinition of 8 C. taken upon oath at Rochdale, in the county of Laricailer, the 9th day of August, 1819, before as. John N.:swirl' and John Crossley, Esquire s, an of his Majesty', bullied of the Pence in *414 for the said Comity ; Who says, That yesterday morning 1 I. ft my residence at Dish Crompton, between the hones of four and fire mod proceeded to • place in Thornharn, celled Taii:lle ; fiat, on my arrival at this place; • large concourse of -persons had asseiablid, to she panther of Iwo or three ihnosand; that of this number shire were upwards of invert hundred who were drilling in companietr, by march ing both in slow, quick, and double trick time, and in esesy other respect weirs through the usual evolutions of a regiment ; that each company might contain from fifty Is. misty men, and were commanded by a person hi Ilt• cha racter of • consols. ; that when thry were ordered to fire, it was immediately followed by a clap of bands throughout the line; that, oat of the somber who were nett, I knew a few person. who reside in Crompton. and its neighbourhood; but, of the taro who were acting as deill.perjesists, or oft. errs of companies, I know nothing ; yet, from toy know ledge of military discipline, I am satisfi , d they were persona Capable of orgissiisiug • regiment; that, whilst I was on the ground. I heard persons say, that they (meaning the parties in drill) were fit to contend with say regular groom. only that tiny waisted arms% and in the eiessrog of yesterday, a nom told sue who had been at Taudle Hill. and who said he bad been drilled that day, that a similar meeting would take ;slice swat Sunday, but Sisal would be the last; that the persons rrnilincill tot the groiond until Omni o'clock, haying been there upwards of three hours, and tha "hole of thi• time war devoted to drilling. Sworn before JAat Reswieke. B. C. John Crossley. • Bollonle-Moorr, Angina 10, 1819. My LORD—The isocreaime spirit of disaffection had, shout ten days ago, extended itself, in military training, to a place between Bury and Bolton, 'bunt two miles from the former, and four miles from the latter worn. two smiths, thrrc sea 1 he finittber of wagons its training at said &nee was re. ;torte.' to have been about thri e hundred, on Mantis), the tld instant. and likely to be further ineresard, node.. some check could be Wes posed. Four principal inhahitanhi of Retry wailed oar the Msgiorates, to elate lb( ir utter inability to reand the tom ett of disaffection without military aid; and That persona p.oper to serve as special constable' arms MI in. 'undated, that uithual the 'tectonic, of some military they doubted thi ii ability to induce them to come forward ill he sworn out the day appointed for Alt purpose, via. Friday next. Under purl. cirrumalancee, it appeared to • brother Magistrate and mytelf expedient to apprehend Huy persons that might meet spin at the mid plate for training purpuaca; and .having taken an information, ois oath, from the before.mentioned Gentlemen of Hairy, and made ar rangements with sonse Officere of one Milton Lotal Mi litia ( w h o were to go prestously on it reconnoitring party) wr, with a troop of the sixth earbineers, commanded by Captain Ferguson, went to the stint on Saturday, about ten p. m hut f I the training lust broken up, kaviug, as it is supposed, heard of our intentiona. llair reconnoitring party having, however oh il the training for the apace of an hour, and learnt the names of some of the drill instructors, we caused font perswua to he apprehended and conveyed to Bolton, who were yes terday txan.ined, and MI confessed their having attended at some of the training meeting', and expressed great contri tion for having sodone. They were all tour admitted to bail, to answer, in b4U each prisoner, and two sureties each in 251. coy indictment that may be preferred azaitial them •t the next Salfonl Sestions ; and in the mean time unit to attend any sorb training assemblies, but to keep the pear., &e. C. pies of the information's examinations, &c. will be for warded by Mr. Harald to Mr. Hobhouse. It appears from what one of the prisoners contested, that he ha.i imbibed his reforming notions from The :Vereehesfer Obierrer ; which, it seems, he was in the habit of rending for the information of his neighbours. From tint corrupt source has flowed into this county a considerable portion of that did off rnion that prevai is. Hy the smirch/91.6cm of these men, I trust, will he stop ped any further spread of the training systems to the west: ward, within mar magi•terril division From 111111/ to the wuth•rn.twanl, the milita r y p re p 's . lions etnatillllt without any diminution. The detail of their procetiiiiigs proves the alarming progress in the daring bold ness of such multitudes of men, arrogating to themselves what belongs to Royally alone, the power of tramiug men in military tactics, for no other purpose that eau be reason. ably iinagined, than hostility to the Stale. At Leigh (abont eight miles rontb.erestward of this town) the advertised tweeting will be held to-morrow. The Magi.- *entre of Bolton and are to meet at Ifultim Park this dap, to consult on the proper meaatires. The female Reformers are to act a conspicuous part, by aililreasing the assemblage from the hustings, and Garnishing ■ cap of liberty. Host end his party are paid to be invited. The effect •uch ',lettings, so demoralizing and au lets tying to bit , Majesty's loyal subjects (who, if they step fur. lOU 41, as in duty hound, in the defence of the peace and or. der of Lovely. are immediately pert tender a *art ail interdict, by these Reform►ra, sod deprived of their usual share of bosiuess, and rein exposed to personal dangers) that I am inclined to think, and. r whatever pretext they any be called, they ought to be suppressed. RA. FLETCHER. The Right fluu. Lord Viscount Sidissouili. hisuctiester, October 21, 1819. MT I.OIID--From every quarter the gni v I iniuentatiori and opinion is, that the people are in a great me armed. and are continually, ■od as quickly as possible, cud as ex tensively arming. 15 is strongly formifed that pikes lave been, and ere sent from Ilirmingliam in boars, sud 1 have put this matter in a train of invesligatime. I (tor also. qty Lord, it i• but too true that many Imes drulv of small priced pistols hare hero sold in this tow• within a \WV short per4.l, and that nie lutser dimes ■re puichastug Ulan in great numbers. I hare the I to be, my Lord. Your Lordship's faithful humble Srivarit, Lord Vi►rouut Solntoutb, NORMS. &c. &c. ecc. Lancashire to mil.—Theennminntion T U. takes pima oath before me, the Ili isi.rvoil Thumms Dunham %%ha stier, eleik, Doctor °Mato's, one of hi• Majesty's ,In•ttets of site Peace in and fur the said cusuiy, this 11th day of October, 1819.. This •ftertiouli shout four o'clock, I went Into the smithy of Ralph Miller,. in Mellor, in the wild yeasty, to inquire after my aiiii.to•ltw. who has run away trout his master, who is a blacksmith. I found Ralph Miller seal a youltz roan at walk at the forge ; there were in the sem I,y :ihout five ue six tither men who appealed to be w ; they were sitting, and seem"! to be watching lie smith's work. I iuquir eil .fiont Ralph Miller, whet h. r hr had area shy p 'u,.un 1111$WtriRE the descliptitate of my ann.m.law, whom I de scribed; 6r said, he hail nut; • of the weaves. said to one, he (meaning my arm iti.law) is making Oki • like these; at the same 4iirie this person look up an onfinished pike from the ground under the bellows, sod skewed it I'm me (I had before stated that my SOllll, law's master was a black_ smith). Ralph Mailer turned his head towards the mats who harl_taken up the pikes, and smiled. 1 then inquired of Ralph Miller, alit could make tae heels to my • he said be runlet not, be was into busy. Our of the said. he (WOO, Miller) was too busy malting pike.; of the wearers asked me, if there were any pikes usi ighbourhood? !mid I had nut seen soy, but I had that the re were a good many eotuiag Ire the - Rohde am next Wedoeirlay tune Hasliogilen ; nes the ws ages so. Ins weft, we lour .11u*. e One a the weavers shim &seed Intr, if they would come. with their OM? I said I hid heard souther of the *taste* said, " and we u" the weavers to do at flsdi 1 said I (OW 111 1111 MI, ' Wit that people alert afraid lb. re woo d he Another of the weavers said, More would be lilorrily MIA souther raid, they would 1101 b••,as tuey al lileuchrster, mounted; that they had • iight to go to the meetiog arinvi The old WWI, Ralph Miller s was present dortitg the shale or lids con iron; he appeared to We rather deaf, Quit was hog al work during the greater part of Ike time lime, lint be mast have heard the abate, or a part of the convirmitois. Taken beforerte,,t. s. p. Whitaker. T. U. Lancoskirs to twit.••.Exantinatiotte of Witham,* take* orris ~ai h W o rt me, the Rev. Thomas Utioham Whit.- her, Clerk, Doom of Laws, ewe of lisslisjektv's Imes of the l'eare iu and fu. Ike 1414: comity, this Pith day of October Ittlft • U. V. in the county of Isneasier i &pens as follows This forenoon, about mill-pas( ten o'clock, in cause riwerit e if a request from. • • •, one 'of the constable; of R•ackhorit, 1 west into Heller, which is shout fur sat* horn Black bora, in rommuly with V. X 1444 purchase a pike trim Ralph 111.11er, of Mellor aforesaid, hlsettmoittt. in grassiii ‘ r Its'pls Miller's smithy we saw a number of persons staiolmi. there, mid, mit ktiowing bon : )hey were dispumd, at. went forward to a public.boute in Mielor, knew. by the sign of the Mill-stone, and called for tiro glasses of ale. I thee seat V. X. to the smithy, to ri quest Itelpb Rabe to come down to use, and tell Is.us Ural a person arantri. lu speak with Mtn. in about a IVbr.l*l' hour or lone my initiates, V. X. sod Miller came into the poirlie.lawise together, and sat down iu the mom in rloch 1 ass ; no outer person ass ist Ike rOalla. I Mid Miller gnat 1 did not like to call al the sniitily, as at saw ...nit ahem hhoist ; Miller said, 3 ,:0 need out have nifssifril that, for they are come shout pikes. After Miller had Lien wooed a few nat. utiles, V. X. inhumed me, that he had Ilarrawm..l the WWI- Nees to Miller. I then produced to Miller a email limp!, and asked him, if he wale put .nse a screw in which *au wanting ? Muller look the 1115.01 11/14 his 11•11/41,•1.11 remained it, and asked me, abet a pair of prstrita souls as that might cost! I told him, perhaps n grantee. 1 thou asked him if he had auy of the. Mkt"' 11/11C14 s ? thy which 1 'aerial Or.. isikes). Ile Said he bail UMW, Lill 110 - y carne nut Kr./11..41 up yet. 1 then asked him, how 1001 hr canal settle us up Ma? he mid. he thought to about two bums; I thee asked him she length of then;? Miser 14C14 took took up a tobacco-pipe. mid slicaved me Ike I. owls, which ap peared to be .bout fourteen enchrt. 1 . Situ Is :poked htin the form *hurls they were in? he said, they were straight, noel very sharp arthe point, and well steeled at the posit end, sad made with a shank to lit tutu she staff, sod sisal in that shank there was a hole to put a nail ihrom:li to snake it fast. I then asked hem, if there were out rk•. made a hook ! be said, he had made our,and the hook ,crewed in twar the beret cud, and tile hook was tit cud shs. p, but they west. mot well liked, as the cavalry horses now but chat 111 the bridles, to prevent them Irma brut; env, aid the pike hr had made to the form which he was &scribilig, he lien disposed ~t I . a p ee . sun in Blackloiria, who put out pi. CC. In M•llitr'for soutle our. nufactiwer to Preston, and he 6 , 4(1401 that be bad mail it to London it was such a headstone one; thet.he had given Ishii two shillings and tempi-nee lor it. 1 tarsi asked Mailer what purpose they were to be appropriated tub. he aatd, tar y were to charge against she cavalry. He said, lie bad made some handrails of pikes, mid a great ,May bail pint lulu II:.r -wood, principally to Harwood and Ilr-litou, sod all that Is. had by hist, made at present were eight, and he thought Ise should make art more, as he was a 4aell of bang appacurusled by the Justices' orders, hut he did slit see +kiwi e alley could hive any kohl of him; 1 answered, I did they had or Hot. but I desired hurt to t-itteanottor glass of ale, and get there ground up fur up, an w e could a toe 111 he oft. In cousettueure of that, Miller went away i 1 *Mir , ' oear tau hours at Inc putdte•houve, during which I sent. V. X. twice to get Miller to make haste atilt the pakes. At the end of the tao hours I went up to the sasoby : 1 saw two lade turuiug a grindstone at lire hack of the smithy, and two mini b6•11/11.g 1.111 two pikes, to polislt or sha p-u sbrm. V. X. broughtspec of the pikes tutu the smithy, and gave it to ate into my hand. I asked him if et was buistred Ike old aim said, " No, out yet;" I gave • it to Ili tit into his !mud; he jiiat rubbed up the erica with a auJ said it wanted whetting norm a atone; I told 11111$ timer to mind that, we could du that alien we wanted to it. V. X Sten went out mid fetched the WWI pike, *hien be delivered to Miller, who rubhcil up liheedgr of the pike with a file, and then went out of she smutty tor • khe'el of PAW, which be wrapped rula h poke itrp.ciirly, and delivered one to me, and the oils. r t o V k 1 paid bleu fourteen pence a-piece fur them, and tbs. , * lamer for twu hoops. I iutgoir. , l of Ralph Miller if it was Iskely that many permits would go out Or that orignntdrhouil to tie Bolton alerting ? he mid he thought • emit many would go off that side. We then came asar Tile pikes mow pro. dwarf are those which IPO purchased from Miller. U. V. Taken haw.: me, T. V. Whittakcr. V. X. beta; sworn at the same time, drposeth as fulls I came front Mondry this isioristag, ants U. and we it with him Mtn NI, Nor. We called el the Millstone. T U. sent me up to Ralph Miller's, to eel Lim to mini, doers or the public-house. I met Ralph Miller la-tweets the smithy and liie own house; 1 asked him so ronse.slownt lee aaii), what is your busiulss? I told ham that anolhur Grath:malt al the public-Manse wasted to 4ralt to lows shoot aum. pikes; I told him there was a no cling at Holiest, aid s meant to ms. Ralph Miller (lieu took me boo bit am Thu., and sliewedmie some pikes; I do nut know haw many then: were; they were under the bellows in the smithy, es, aryl with ashes. I told Nfollcr tb t the Gentlemen at the public-house had a pistol which he waked ; 31illir tl:en went with me Its the public-house. 11 a fad 11 til.Sl minutes its company with T. C. and myself T. U. pro. duped a pistol to Miller, and ark•sl him if he ' reffild put twit a screw to ? Miller looked at it a iti.midarable nil. and asked T. U. what would be the 'aloe of a pair? to whirs I'4 U. said shoot a (Mara. Tiro T. U ra'osl MiOer if h had any pikes Miller said, he had sum? by him, hat ti were not tinighed ; T. U. asked him thaw *mu be could finials two? Miller ail...erred, perhaps. in sag hours. Milli, mild, lie had male a pike wish a hook for a men who lost past goods, nail it lead heel, rest to London, fur any :hong lie knew, lint that the otter pikes w.re nut Irked, be (sale the cavalry n o w Mil chains to their T. U. naked Miller what V/M1 meant to he dime with these tubes? Milleesnswerrd, that they were to charge th e r'- w il i l y with. There was other convers.ition between till ei null T. U. Miller went away to finish Irter t pikes fur ii. M'hen lie had twee KWIC away • few 'ninnies, T.tr , to me op to the antisby to ask if the pikes sure Vt. 7. A• IMO as I wrist Imo the smithy, the old ma. , .title , ordered a yusug nun, whir appeared to e tall • two• pikes, and crinethem uitt etly; the yout g Ilkaa it 4: two pikes from under the bellows. I and armitur sa oi went with the ram( erni•li to the grindstone behind the smithy; the youitglal•tchia.l4h and another mail held tai one pike upon sitestude• w•I two Men turned the steer ;on • of the broaadf *Ace , / me who.nay compilation was? I 14W did now know. They aekr d toe, if Is. was • speaker? 1 to'd them I did. nocknow. Theywhrti :wiled me, wisere we wrr • gobs" ' to? I rand, I :••gums ci Lefler to Balton or 141•:. They' I two .tos, tr. ,i Mes /Ina ..forlatell ON , ii i ,,, . ~...4, snietete ./. " ' 1 "' ' '''tf k ii lip' l le i thWellhere eleigi iiip . !len pike,llsies 4, slikielle,do iii the priete A rf at ; up or et. shot ii 14 , 1111 • tiliti ; i yr,* 110 " Allrel" Esc's', who was Ewing Or (ley 14 1 **ter &f t II" lift if, mud it war rosette* price, A i, rJ the 'swag o wa• dressed like • wrist; to eon } {..r se; ami h tield not kart our thew, ea ejbeit I twee tat /w.f. the smi th y Ad's. a hoar sad Ak . littetetrianclit ;004 deal of movers:mu. writ stiewanee• sad the IN in the cumrw.ot which iii.r yipi.. iiicaveniest,t, s.• ii - ,:y for them I.qt no.iic sitniqher. Our el' ri 6 shed ot if I itiouskt Men it , indst h* *DS, Anil iti.hon, at the retu rns amertins next WI tiortni.,' . . .. . a black- Tiny kohl my, aka.: email who had hero speaking ilk l'urn • ih e ma u Awe was mission, ant? wthey Wished to know if this was t . o ola i„d t They thyme/itched eine to no .0 veldt* howee, whole aseewy tree withered C., the supin..t ut speakers; they chewed nse the o ravcr , butstwi width was alma( 351)}arils or, and Issist toe they another piniti pre by a we, k Awe; kdeld these I davit nut tak., t o oa r any nesetwy k withont acquatniuta my master. J .411eas arreht ill heard shwa to It I.f'! tot IPA hilt) iC t mall tekt arzoref nfnnej: he e•ct I aser h ar , .1 odd not, ast.l low bark end 'told' • ' ' i th.ek Want into rt(.4es's st7.lbt nr.J reenaiaed Ittnat ditl i pjf.eatbi: 4;4 fire r ' spa T. iteletdi P s ' l ; et= tut:Al:and l follesetalltina; t thew /4 heed Utehrel s wiiiifeena )sear; tattlis, ita/1 Wok it into the in Imo l e mail, .; So asked Saheb *Her cl it • " • • • . . . . , . • y..- --.. ,