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eng eißiee am to * the wood, or near it, "'Whine me and slaves, frem four to Awe feet loot, sad appertain about ethers, will be is tad as taking your life from you." three to three ,sail a.kalf inches Wood, similar to a brush This &retreat alto up, that on the same sight he heard ' Mad, bat chiefly agrees wool. Helseard the word of corn * person is the Arid where the mew were assembled, call, mend given (by a person separated rwsnt the mil), march, 6 ' Failswooth, Woodhouse". Newtooosed Droyhulett (being hattoese. JONATHAN ANDREW. townships in the neighbourhuodN If ally of yois ten afford to Sworn before me, this 131111 W. R HAY• give a halfpenny or a prissy a pieee, pots must come hirward day of A upset, 1819, I W morrow night-at ludf-peet aorns tslatuyV. sod said, " Wir Manchester. August 15, 1619, 11 o'clock, p. m. will have colours same as lb, rest, 3 "niesiting, as this depo. Mv Loa a—The Magbitrairs, the military, and civil as- weal believes, that they would have colours because other thorities of Manchester, have been iieciipis d nearly the whets parties at drill in diE-real parts bad already obtaiiied them; of this day iii ciinerrl nig the ueressery arrangements fir the dad depeatiat lice leered a diseusaiese oboe. *ea as to wit. prescreen tttt of the peace tomorrow, and for the safety of thee thin should he time or otherwise, when one of the per. the town is case riot should crime. We have been much Mal Saler/M. " Malt them, we will Put tie true blue airy occupied in taking depositions from various peas of the Longte:Vre Flier been true blue lung enough." 1 country"; and although the Magistrate, as at present 3411- ibis Olitioppettl farther with, that about half-past siiim wised, do not think of preventing the meeting, yet all the c:elook me Thursday, the 564 instant, he went to - a field . to accoont• tend to blicor that the worst pomade spirit pervades themeiglibearisored ecfailswortb, brimming to Robert Bury, the country; soil that considerable sininneis have hero drill austuberrved from the heage a party of men at shrill, awl ling to-day at distances of four,. six, and less miles from heard thee/Ord of eormnand given several tenses ; and that OLancliestrr ; and that considerable numbers are expected 10 is an adjetining field deponent heard the words of csonsnaud attend the meeting. I hope the poser may be preserved, but given to another party sari at drill. Sworn-at Manchester, in the cosign D. E. - wider all eirconistaisc es it is scarcely possible to expect it ; sod in short ' in this respect we are in a state of painful of Lancaster" the 4th day of AK- uncertainly. game, 11119, before me, one iif his Ma- 1 have the honour to be, my Laird, jesty"Justices fort Ise same county, Your Lordship's faithful awl humble servant. J. Norris. J. NORRIS. Stockport, August 14, 1819. To Lord Viscount Siditiosth, &c. &c. &c. lisit—The Uwe, orders are in a dreadful state—not by dialect% for there is work for must that may he welling, ex caps the weavers, who are badly off, and yet perhaps nut the *ant of the reforming crew ; I mean they are quite bold aatlinsulting, and reckon on a speedy and radical change to give them complete power over ns. A man has cause to me from the neighbourhood of Old. bate, and states, that the person he worked fur had judged prodeut to . discontinue till thins are settled. The truants of a gentleman near this town refute to pay their retitle till they know the inane of the Moaday's meeting. Y ry bumble Servant. H. Hothouse, Esq. J. LLOYD. Manchester, August 14, 1819. MY LORD—Enclosed i mod your Lordship two deposi tions which have been taken before the Slagistrates ibis moroing, and by which your Lordship will And, that the fact of considerable drilling is carrying ou in the neighbouring suouty ; we shall have many more depositions to the same street tistriorrow, 1 fully expect. To Lord Viscuent Sidmouth, &c. ikc. &c. Manchester, Augrest 16, 1819, quarter peal Nine. MY LORIF...Mr. Norris being very mach fatigued by the harassing shay of this slay, it becomes mine uow to inform your Lordship of Ilse proceedings whirls have been bad in consequence of the proposal put fotward for a mrrtine. The Special Committee have been in constant nitendauce fur the last three days, and contented themselves till they saw what the complexiou of the meeting might Iw, or whet circumstances might aline, with coming to this deter Mins- Sion only, which they adulated in concurrence with some of the most intelliteut geuth men of the town, Out to stop the numerous CO:4111011 which were from various roade especte to pour in, but to allow them to reach the place of their destinatiun. The assistance of the militery was of course required, and arrangements its euesequeme made with them, of such description as might be applicable to various circunistaneen. About eleven o'clock, the Magistrates, who were very numerous, repaired to a house, whence they might see the whole of the proceedings of the meeting. A body of epeeist constables took their ground, about two hundred in num ber, close to the hustings; from them there was a line of communication to the house where we were. Mr. Trafford -Trafford was sec good as to take the sitiontiun of attemling Colowel L'Estrange, the commanding officer. From eleven till one o'clock the various columns arrived, attended by fl ego, each by two or three flags ; and there were four, if not more, caps of liberty. The ensigns were of the same description as those displayed on similar cieca-ions, with this addition, that one h..d a Moody pike represented on it; another, " equal representation or death." There was no appearance of arms or pikes, but great ;decay of sticks and shovels, stud every column marched ill regn. tar files of three or four deep, attended with conductors, music, &c. The most powerful accession was in Ilse teas in stance. ashen Hunt and his party came in. But, lung before this, the Magistrates had felt a sledded COOVICiiiIII this the whole bore the appearance of insurrection ; that the array was such as to terrify all the Kiog's subjects, and was such as uo legitimate purpose could justify. In addition to their own arose of the meeting, they had very osumeruns depositions from the inhabitants, as to their fears for the public safety ; and at length • mass deposed as to the parties who sere approaching, attended by the Ilea viral column. On a harsestehe-lux was a woman iu white, who I believe was a Mrs. Gant from Stockport, and why, it is helieved, hail a cup of liberty. In the totrouche west Hoist, 'obligee., tiniest, and aloorhuitse of Stockport : as soon as these four parties were toserriaiseed, a warrant issued to apprehend them. 'llse troops were mustered, and Nesbit, preceding the Manchester yeomanry cavalry, executed it. While the cavalry was forming, a most marked 11.4 ince of them was acted by the reforming part of the mob ; however, they so far executed their purview, as to apprehend Hosts and Johnson en the hustings : Knight seal :Mom house is the moment escaped. They also took on the hustings, Sexton and Sykes, who is the writer to the Mawchesler 06serner, and which Saxton hail before been addressing the mob. The parties Owe apprehended, were In ought to the house ahem the Magistrates were. In the mean time the Riot Art was read, and the mob was completely dispersed, but not without very serious and lamentable effects. Hum, &c. were brought down lo the New Bailey; two Magistrates and myself, having promised them ;protection, preceded them; we were attended by special ens:stables and some eßvally. The parties were luelgi et in the New Bailey; and since that have been added to them Knight and Mourhuuse. On in spiry it appeared that many had suffered from various in seiner.; one of the Manche-der yeummiry, Mr. Holme, was, after the parties were taken, mimic by n brick-dial-1:e lost his power over his horse, and is supposed to have frac tured his skull by a fall from his horse. lam afraid that he is since dead; if not, there are no hopes of his recovery. A special tonsinble of the name of Ashworth bas been killed —tense unknown ; soil four women appear to have lust their lives by bring messed by the crowd; these, I believe, are the fatal olds of the meeting. A Sal iety of instances of sabre wounds occurred, but I hope wise fired by the mob, but as Si, their effect, save in one jet. stance olepused to before Colonel Fletcher, we have nu se. count. We camout but deeply regret all this serious attend ant on this Iratspactiou ; but we have the satisfaction of wiloc.sissz the very grateful mid cheering countenances of the whole lush: in fad, they consider themselves as saved by our en these All the shops were shut, sod, for the must part, continued so all the even ing. The capture of Hunt took place before two o'clock, and 1 forgot to alewives, that all their colours, drums, Ste. were taken or elestrelyeel; sines that I have been to the Mit linty, and found myself justified its making the report 1 have; but Mr. Norris now tells me, that one or two more thou I have mentioned may hate lost their lives. The par ties apprehended will have their cases proceeded ow to morrow; hut it appears stem there may arise difliewlties as to the nature of some of their crimes, on which it may he necessary to consult Government. The whole Committee of Magistrates will assemble to-morrow, AS Usual. During the afternoon, and part of the evening, parts of the lowa have been in a very distuo best state, and numerous ap plications made fur military. These have been supplied, but in some cases base, 100 the Irish part of the town, being obliged to fire, 1 trust without my bad effect as to life, in any instance. At present every thing seems quiet; the re putes amee with shot, and I hope that we shall have a quiet night. 1 have (emitted to mention, that she active part of the meeting nosy be said to have come in wholly from the country, sod that it did not consist of less than 211,000 men, &c. The flag on which was " Equal representation . ur death," was a black one; and in addition, un the same side, had " No buroughmougering—unite, and be free:" at the bottom, " Saddlewurth, Levee, and Morley Coion;" on the reverse, " Nu Corn laws;—TaxatiOn withoht etre. mutation, is unjust sad tyrannical." Ott the Middlelos Sag was, " Let us die like mest, and not be sold like slaves;" re verse, " Liberty is the birthright of mato." 1 dose my letter at a quarter before eleven every thing remains quirt—many of the troops have returned to the bar. racks, with the cameo of the Magisto ate. I have to spelt,- give to your 'Aorta-hip fur the haste in which thisis written, but I trust that the haste will naturally be accounted for. 1 have. ie. W. R. HAY. To Visconot Wm: nab, &e. J. NORRIS. kancashiec N scit.—The informable and examination of N. 0. taken on oath this 14th day of August, 1819, be fore the aiudersigned, two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in the said county; Who saith, that he has been at Bory in the said county, since Monday last; that he has wen parsons drilling in ..,.rching Aid feting, hot not with arms, every night since Monday last, till last night; that one of the party whom this . bad tete drilling, told this examinant that they u. ac about Syr hundred persons on the books who drilled, aual more lied jollied, but whose names were nut yet put down. The aid persons drilled on the high road at Heap 11r.dge. - Hr heard some persons who had been daring say, they were ready fur a fight on Monday next if the soldiers writ to stop Nem • that the soldiers who were there, mean ing at Bnry, would nut be a breakfast for them; that a drill •fiaster of the name of Johnson was fetched from near Old -111111 ; that . ..milts/sere about three o'clock yesterday, this ex ..ruinant was in the King's Head pohlic.honse, and two sul. Li!‘111 of the 31st regiment wt re there; that mealy men were ui the house, some of whams asked the soldiers to drink, and oarticitlarly asked the soldkrs to drink, who heal got up to leave 4.,e house; but the maldiers refuesal, saying, they should be I..te at parade; that the said man theta shut tha door after the soldiers had gone out, and said, damn them, I'd as soon give them • drop of their blood to drink as that, meaning' a gill of ale which he held in his hand. This examinant heard some of the persons who had drilled talking of the four men *al, were taken at Cuckey 31uor,aud say, that uoue of their keen should be taken by Nadia's men, fur they would keep a packet out every night. That the common toasts with the lower class in the pub. In,. louses, are, the Cap of Liberty, and may the Wings of / 'hens never lose • Feather. N. 0. before us 5 H. Fletcher. Tiaffor.l. ioncruhire to acif. _ _ R e11r;;;;be red: That on the fourteenth day of August, !!,e year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred anti woeteen, came before me, James Norris, Esq. one of his Justices of the Peace for the county of Lancaster, 0 I'. of Manchester, in the said county of Laticastrr, Cetaleniau, and made oath, that on Sunday morning the •gt , th day of August instant, be went as an inside passenger be coach to Roehdale, in the said county; 1:.,t when the said coach arrived at a place called the Slat to..kq, and which is about two miles beyond Middleton,end a .ut t three from Rochdale, it atopt, and be the said 0. I'. saw upon a bank, close to the mail, about thirty nun and s , vrral *omen; that having heard niuelt conversation about tae people in that neighbourhood having drilled in large badies, and more particularly on the Sunday morning, it struck this deponent, that the said men might hare beet' so employed that morning, the more particularly as it was only a little past seven o'clock ; and that he corn- Int,micated his suspicions to the gentleman who sat op *ante to this deponent, and whom this deponent after. wards understood to be a Mr. and to this deponent that it was very probable lb•y had been so employed; that very shortly this depose-id heard the turd march, and immediately afterwards several panics of unarmed men, and amounting. in the whole, tram two to lone litentited,maithed along the turnpike rand, USA which the coach thew was, towards Middleton, and tins de;.-meni's impression then was, and now is, that the men yr. marching had conic some way on the said turnpike road, and bad been drilling; and that the men standing on the lotak were collected from curiosity, and an expectation, or khur ledge, that the said raeu would march that way ; and tit.% deponent thinks the said men who so marched were di. Tided into six companies or divisions; that each company or division marched four abreast, except at the heath. of tompanies, where there w» a fifth person with a small stick or Ca :e IL his baud, who appeared to be the leader or captain, trri gave orders; that the men matched with great exactness an I precision, and appeased to this deponent, who was so •nr years a member of a volunteer corps, to have been re gularly drilled, and acquired a good state of discipline; that the sneu is one company haying gut out of step in a triding degree, nue of the leaders of it fell oat of the rank, and cued out left, right, and restored the company immediately lA.) a gcotl state of anarehiag ; that whilst the men were so mistehieg pest the coach, I/lIR of the leaders looking into the coirtu, from which they acre not distant more than two yards, and appaiently mideessing the passengers io the coach, irn:i this repression, " We will daniti'd soon make these bootagh•astingeriug vagrants tremble ;" that this expression was used when shout half the men had marched past the courts anti when this deponent bad recovered (rum the sae prise into which the march of the :men past the coach bad thrown the, deponent, and which earfulse at the oat-sit bait prevent' d this deponent from counting the numbers of tor wen who so marched; that the last company came past the cumuli in double quick time, anti were ordered by their ',alder to mark Use, in consequence of the quickness of their march ga tiling them tau near the company before them : that shortly before the aid last company so came past the coach io double quick time, this depoaeal heard a bugle not tar oft, and which hr IMO no doubt belonged to the party, though this deponent did out see it; that in the course of the slime fatenoon this depuurat retained temp.:4oo:de by t h 'hail, whit • stopped at the said place called the Slats locks, and this deponent inquired from the persona about who the pospie were be bed wren in the .easing ; lhet the said people (rent •herai be inquired were unwilling to soy cry Ibis,. but at length reluctantly said, they supposed they *err a pert of the awes who hood been drilling nest the l'endle Hills, and that they were the Oldham dreiaioe. • Sworn before me, J. Maris. 0. P. • Jonathan Andrew, of Manchester, makelliaillt, sod with, tbut us litsursday evening the 12th instael, bete/let the' hosts of eight end nine o'clock, be sew extretaing ere the stew road to Rochdale, from 20 to 25 meta armed with Headluarters, Pooh had, August 17, 1819, 9 a. us. MT I.ORD—I hare the honour to forward the occompa. nyitig copy of au official report which I have just iecrived hum Lieutenant-Colouel L'Estrisiore, in command of the troops in Nl.iiieliester and its immediate neighbourhood, which I ctwisider of sufficient consequence to send by Im piety, as i 1 will he one Jay sooner before your Lordship. I must sincerely regret that the empki . t meat of military in aid of We civil power should have twin necessary ; but I trust it 'rill appear to yolir Lordship that the utmost fur bcaraice,'conansteut with their ihity, has been (tiller.' by Lieutenant, Colonel I:Estrange, •unit the hoops übder his commuted; snot I hope it *ill meet %our approval his having topkiyeal the corps of Cheithiit mid Winchester yeumattry • ; Cavalry, who, at the 'Tamest afjhe nogiatrates, bled with the greatest alacrity in full au placed theraselv.a at the Lierteaaat.eaktaers Ry the latest account I andrertawl the lowa Illsairlea. Ire has become more quiet, I shall await here a farther re. port, sad shall hold its re:Wilms, SU 11114111 C al the shut, est notice, all the disposable forces nodes my orders. . _ 1 have, lac. JOHN BYNG, Major-General. The Right Hon. the Secretary of Stale, Home Derartnient. Manchester., degas. 16, 1819. Eight o'Clock, p. m. SlR—Tfie Magistrates emembied Isere its (USW (pence of Ike dtstarbe•d state of this district, directed me to have the . troops in reedinews to assist the Civil Power in case of ne cessity, at the time of the meeting proposed fur this day. In concurrence with their wishes, and after eunsaltation with them, the military were prepared and arrangements made, such as then seemed calculated to nseet any occasion, to winch the aid of the troops might be regaired to assist the civil power. The Magi. were in attendance near St. Peter's Church ; soil Mr. Trafford, a Justice of the Peace for the counties of (looter soil Lancaster, was appointed to rrmsin with the cavalry. Early in the afternoon, the civil power Boding it necessary that the troops should set in aid of them, it was &raged expedient that the cavils) , should advance ; and a warrant was executed, preceded by the civil authority, under which two present, Hunt and John son, nsm.•d therein, were arrested; es were also two other person., mimed Saxton aml Sykes, lobo were active, es I ans toW, on the hustings. This service was perforated with the assiotatice of the cavalry. The infantry was in readiness, bet I determined sot to brine them in contact with the people, Unless compelled to du so by urgent necessity; nut a shut therefore has been tired by any of the military, though setiteal have been fired by the populace artiest the troops. I have, however, great regret in mming, that some of the unfurtnnate people who attended this meeting, have suffered front sabre wounds, and miniv from the pressure of the crowd. One of the Man chester Yeomanry, if not deed, lies without hope of recovery ; it is understood he was struck with a stone. One of *belle s:Ml constables has been killed. The Manchester Yeomanry under Major Trafford, and the Cheshire Yeomanry Nader Lieutensot•Colonel Townsend, who had come Oa a very short notice from the county Magistrates (many of them hon. a great distance), were most active and eibaient in the discharge of their duty. The Committier, now sitting, consider it necessary to keep ■II the troupaready, though every means will be adopted to prevent the necessity of their acting. I have, ohe. GEORGE l: ESTRANGE, Lirutcnant•Culunel 31st Regiment. Major-General Sir lobo Byng, K.C.B. Manchester, August 17, 1819. MT LORD—Mr. flay and Mr. Hardman having left town this evening, un a mi.sinst to your Lordship and to Govern ment, it is unnecessary fur me to give you any information up Iu the period shin they It fo o ts they are fully informed. Since their departure, the tunas has continued to assume a ,bossy aspect as the night has approached, and at this hour (a quarter hum ten) all the civil and military antho. rides are in action throughout the town. Great members osseiribled Ibis evening, Gum right to nine, about the New Cross, but did nut do any acts of violence, though evidently of the description disposed to do so. Soldiers are placed there, and bodies of special constables, with orders in the first instauer fur the constables it/ act, and afterwards, in CAVC of steed, the milittoy to disperse the mob. The Riot Act was nut rend this evening alien I first went up, about six o'clock, Omagh some stones bad before been thrown at our ur tau bon:ea, and a few at the military; yet I found Walk rs peaceable and quiet, and the offending parties stray. glosg about at considerable distaucrs, sod 1 hoped they dtsperse. They did nut, however disperse; but the noutbers considerably increased at the distances, and I (*mod it necessary to communicate iusiantly . with Colonel I: Estrange, &e. The military have in conrequence been strengtbeued iu that quarter, and at present every thing, I believe, remains quiet, althoughi it can alone he attributed to the full exertion or appearance of the military strength. mu, &c. J. NORRIS. To Viscount Sidraoutli. Examination id James Murrey, of No. t, Withy Grove, Nl:nicht-otter, confectiotter , who on his oath said. That on Sunday last, the 15th instant, he was at White Muse, near Middietors, about five miles front Manchester, i w r ore o three an d four o'clock tn the morning, mid maw there assembled between .1,400 and 1.500 men ; the greatest nunelter of whom were formed in two bodies, in the form of solid aquaria; the remainder were in small parties of between twenty and thirty each ; there were stood thirty such parties, roe h solder the direction of a person acting as a drilbserjcant, and were going through milita.y movements; that examinant went amongst them ; and immediately one of the drill-serjeants asked him to fall in. Ile said, he thought he should anon, or gave some such auswer; he then lIPVIO to move away; upon which tome persons, who were drilling, cried out "Spies." Tbis can. 'Moan', and William Shawcross, and Thomas Plover, and his sou (all of %Isom hid accompanied this ex ami ne ' ' , f r om Manchester, continued to reuse ; the hotly of men then cried out, " Mill them r—" Murder hem !"—Near one hundred men then !matted this examinant and his companions ; they overtook them mar • lane end, at the edge orate Muss, and gan to pelt them with clods of earth—they at last came up to the examinant and his companions, and beat them very severely ; examinant begged they. would not murder him ; but the general cry was, " D—n:bim, kill him—mur der him." Examinant said, you treat am very differently to what nations treat each other': p isoners when they are at war. Suppose that lam an enemy, vow ought to treat me as a prisoner :" they said, " How will you 111 31 II!, if you take us prisoners *ben we tome to Nlanchestei Examinant knew at the time that a meeting was appoint ee for the next day (Monday) at Maiitheeler. The men kept beating examinant all the time; at last, tiny debated among themselves whether they would kill exa minant ur forgive him, and they determined to forgive him, provided he would Ko down upon his knee, anal beg pardon to them, and swear new , r to be a King'', man again, or to mention the mimeo( a King. Examinant complied to save his life, they standing over him with sticks, as he apprelirnil. ed, to murder him, 'provided hr hail objected. They after wards went away. Examinant was not prevision!) , acquaint ed with any of the persons assembled that he saw, but is certain that he should know again two of those who beat him. The greatest pit of the number assembled bad stunt sticks, from three to four fret lung. In consequence of the ill treatment received by Exami nant, as above, he was confined to his bed for three days. JAMES MURREY. Sworn at Manchester, before me, R.A. Fletcher. this 21st day of August, 1819, (Private.) Chester, September 3, 1819. We. the Grand Jury of the Quinsy Palatine of Chester, assembled at the Assizes holden for she said County, on the first day of September 1819, feel It our bounden duty to represent.to your Lordship, that (tom the infurenstion we lave just received, we have strong reason to consider that in the Stockport - division of she hundred of Maccles. field, in this county, and in certain parts of the P►esthury division of the said hundred, the lives and property of his Majesty's loyal subjects are in great peril ; and that in an adjoining county, by the active measures of terror said in timidation employed, the danger has. within the last four teen days, autinnd a more formidable character; and we big lease to add, that we understand his Majesty's Justices of the Peace labour ander great difficulty from want of parr to disperse meetings fur drilling and fur acquiring nselitary discipline. JOHN THOMAS STANLEY, Foreman. The Lord Vi.coaut Sian:truth, /cc. County Palatine iif Chester. We ; the Grand Jury of the County Palatine of Chester, at the Anises holden at Chester usi the first day of September 1619 ; feel it inenmhasit at this time to declare our indig nation at the machinations of artful and itinerant dema gogues, who dime 000 i o late papers of the snort dangerous and seditious tendency; and at public meetings, with freedom in their mouths, and frand and plunder in their hearts, em yiuy the t inflammatory language; insidiously limit sate, under the vicious veil ef reform, knifed, and contempt Of our constitution, and instigate the Warne and wilier, eves to !Zeit physical force (that is violence and open arms) for the ceforcenteet of their visionary shame ; at ones nee. kp to themselves. destructive of the rights and property of their fellow-subjetts, and lavolving the country I. one geseral ruin. Nor eau we refrain front declaring our gust and horror at the odious and blasphemous publications poured forth throughout the country, is which the Holy Scriptures are held ■p to *Arisen, reviled end wolfed at, sad audaciously denounced to the people as false, with the malignant intention of eradicating from their minds all moral cheeks, and all the hopes and comforts to be derived from religion. But with the most serions and peculiar anxiety and detestation, we contemplate the morearitiing t%ri lions 11. poison the minds of the tieing graeradota with the same horrid and detestable doctrines. -.- We, therefore, strongly impressed with the excellence of our Constitution, protecting all ranks and degrees of society, ■re firmly resolved, by every menus in oa► power, to enforce the due execution of the laws against the seditione and dis affected; and against all, who either by lets or otherwise, endanger she public peace and safety of the realm. John Thoma■ Stanley, Foreman ; &Wave. H. M. Maine/ ari iig, D. Davenport, Wilbraham Egrrion, Checks Cholmondelcy, Thos. C. Clotho, Ralph Isyrester, jun. D. Ashley, George Wilbraham, E. D. Davenport, Clement Sweienbain, H. C. Cut E si e seey, Thus. Marshall, Thus. Cholmon deley. Rohl. Hibbert, John Isherwood, Rubt. Tay lor, H. W. Worthington, Thus. Barker. Knowsley, September 7, 1819. - - „ - - LORD-1 have been directed by the Grand Jury as. senibled at the present Assizes for this county, to sign, as their Foreman, their statement of the unhappily disturbed siiontiuo in which (upon examination, which they have thought it their doty to make) they have found the county, or rather a large district of it, to be plaited. In compliance therefore with their direction., I have now the honour to lay before yonr Lordship the accompanying statement, a copy of which I have also been directed to lay before the Lord Lieutenant of the county, sod 1 remain, ke. The Lord Sidmouth, &c. STANLEY. The Grand Jury of the county of Leocaster have thought it their duty to inquire into the present state of the disturbed districts of that county, and they have examined persons who appeared to them the must competent to give accurate in. formation on the seihject. From the result of that inquiry it appears, that the most inflammatory publications hive fur sums time been indus triously circulated at a price which puts diem very ge nerally into the hoods of the poorest chimes of society. The training awl military drilling of large bodies of uses, under regular leaders, have for some time bees carried on to a great extent, and the times chosen for the purpose are principally during the night, or at such hours as seem best calculated tu elude public observation. Marching, and other military movements, are practised with great precision, and the words of command are promptly and implicitly obeyed. It has not come to the knowledge of the Grand Jury that arm, have been used on these occasions, and though there 11 no doubt that weapons of offence have been manufactured, yet to what amount does out appear. - . One of the most powerful engines to which the disaffected have resorted, is a system of intimidation, which prevails to a most serious and alarming degree. Not only have threats to persons and property been made use of, and put into exe cution, but even combinations have been formed to discoun tenant., and to ruin those poblicatis and shopkeepers who have come forward io support of the civil power. To such an extent Jots this prevail, that individuals who are well• disposed, are deterred from declaring the sentiments, which they really entertain, or front giving information which may lead to the detection of uffeuders. Whatever may be the real object of those who have ob tained an influence over the minds of the misguided, there is reason to believe, from the declarations which have been openly and avowedly made, that the object of the lower classes of these people in general, is no other than to reverse the orders of society which have so lung been established, and to wrest by force from the present possessors, •nd to divide among themselves, the landed property of the country. The Magistrates who act in the disturbed districts, and who are few in number, and harassed by continued and unremitting attention to their duties, state themselves to be unable to preserve the public peace, under any circumstances of peculiar agitation. itesuri has recently been bad to the Watch and Ward Act, hut iii mahy rifts of the above-mentioned iii.tricis the mea. sure is, for obvious reasons. incapable of being carried into effect, and to other. has proved wholly inefficacious. Indeed, in one populous district, siti warrant for us-dimity °Mimes, or other legal process, can be executed : the psymeut of taxes has crated, and the landlords are threatened with the divemitiouatice of their rents. The Grand Jury think it their duty to submit these facts and olwrvatinoss to the Lord Lieutenant of the Comity, and to his Majesty's Principal Secretary of Style fur the Hume Department, and at She same time to express their 6rm de termination to support the Government of the country, and to mountain unimpaired the Constitution Hat present esta blished in Church and State. Signed by direction of the Grand Jury, STANLEY, Foreman. Grand Jury Room, I-smatter, September 8, 1819. Manchester Police-office, September 16, 1819. My Lone—We have avoided t !ding your Lordship with frequent communications, knowing that our highly esteemed friend, Mr. Norris, was iu cuustaut correspond ence with the Home Deparimeat. We deem it however our duty to state some or the diffi culties with *lnch we have bad to contend, and which, as they are rapidly increasing, will press heavily on time gee llemrn a ho are shortly to Succeed as in office. Before Mr. Hunt made his appearance here, his follows had given us notch trouble; they have now acquired so powerful an ascendancy in the neighbourhood, that he is able at say time to agitate this town most seriously; and by a very short notice to move au overwhelmiug population in any direction, and fur almost any purpose. Your Lordship has, we believe, already been made ac quainted with the decease of Camila, one of our supernu meraries, who was literally stoned to death, publicly, in the forenoon of the 17th ult. merely because lie was connected with this office. Another special constable now lies in the infirmary slap piously wounded sunder similar circumstances. More thaw a week before the meeting of the 16th ult. two of our beadles, who were protecting a man whilst posting the Prince Regent's Proclamation, were shamefully abused, as well as the Mill s and held pris ra at the New Cross, by a moll of more !ban five hundred persons. The Boroughreeve and ourselves, with our deputy and four assistants having prucerdrd to the spot, were also rap lenity attacked and healers sway with stones, previously taken up from the pavement fur the purpose. Fur some time previously to the 1611 ult. welhdressed persons were sure to be instilted if they ;hewed themselves is the neighbourhood of New Cross, New.on-lane, Ancouts, be. &e.; and were it slut for the certainly that the military could moor be at hand, no decent person would now venture near those places. Since Mr. Hunt's arrival lucre the respectable householders have liven kept in almost constant alarm, and the noise and uproar which uniformly attends his movements, have pro duced the moat dangerous conseprenres to many families. Amongst persons unconnected with business a general ilia. position prevails to' leave the neighbourhood; and of those who are able to retire from trade, a considerable proportion seems determined to du so. The difficulty in collecting remit from those of the lower orders who a►e able to pay, increases daily, and serious de. revision in aeratee of properly is murmurally taking place. We have also mach reason to fear t►at numbers, whom we had looked upon as Neutral wit► respect to Mr. Hunt, are hemming partisan's; sod we ought not to disguise 11.11 fart, that • degree of nitim:dstima very generally prevails, which deprive• us of the usually r &ilea supped sad cordial assistance of ammo •f our Iwirelpal iohalsitaists. The Special Cooslablar, as a lisdy, were all AO we mild wish, and bare given es abmida•t woofs ufibei► loyalty end spirit ; but of One who are shopkeepeso or publicans* wily butt eto such 101 l their custom, that they mull tither cease acting err be ruined. The sacrifice of health and comfort, which the Magic Irides hive willissly made, ran only lie dilly •pprecisied by ourselves; and we are bound to declare our belief, thy, n n thine hut the purest patriotism could have kfilielieed ur supported them. Au anxious desire to serve the public faithfully ha. com pletely exhausted our vrottb, colleague, the Ihieusch rrrrr , cud his life Is still in danger and, loiter& we arr orrs. Irrt 00 much worn Out, that we should shortl y become 1111111111 to our deity, were it not fur the prospect dour year lulu; soon coded. If we are asked what has occasioned this state of here, we must reply, the licentiousness of the press cloy fig, aided by She itiffornniatory speeches of iliserent and the establishment of schools fur instructint atislu, n. well as children to revile and despise the civil mid telipsiis institutions of the eountry. Whsteecr constitutional health or strenelh oar tartnac•r, in office may fortuwattly posiowa, or however ae•do.ia nose lie in the discharge of their dnlr , ac are voided, my Lord. Ihngta canes..l lotiz green : . 1 tills Ray. we hope this convictiosi wilt lie uwr ■puhugy for saran;, 14 much at length on this orrasitt.i. base the hooottr tw he, &e. ..... • -- JOHN 11100 RE. Jan. ) JONATHAN ANDREW, c ° 111131 ;e*. To the Right Woo. Lord Viscount Sitinsuoth,ike. Laneto,. Leamington, A artist 26,1 E? MY LORD—I have this morning received • 'titer d.i.: 20Ih inst. from Mr. Haigh, Mr. Haigh Allen. sea At, Morsfall. three Magi•trateu acting at HailtirroArhi and ,0 weighboadunud, a copy of which I semd fur your information. No doubt it would Live hien more cati.farsiiry had no meeting whatever taken place; but it is a slut+ ri of s.o. s. faction that, taking place, it passed peaceably, 1119,114,1 the assembled dispersed quietly, without the int, r 4 say constituted authority; and uo leas ow, itiat though *crone. meeting was announced fur the following evening. it diJ not take place. _ . I trust, howr►er, that your Lordikip will approve the scam vigilance of these Magistrates, and the prt automat, measures which they have adopted, by swearing in 4 1141;11 . .g r of special constables, and by nlbnr out the Hadd.r.fid,i troop of yeomanry on permanent duty, and I MA enoVitrot your lo►dship may rely on their diarivtion, Ibal the (Nom,. toted authorities will not be unnreesorily committed in doubtful caves, Ant their powers toed oily ohm tusui;ot necessity shall justify their rxereire. I have the honour to be, kr, IT ENTWORTII FITZWILLIAM. Viscount Sidnioutlo, &c. H uddersfield, A ovvio Roth, IRI9. MY LORD—We think it our duty to tavern yunr Lei 1. ▪ that last evening, about seven o'clock, a huge multitir.iii of people was suddenly assembled within half a mile of lie lawn, to the number (as near as we can ascertain), of three thousand. A person (rum Manchester related to them whit had taken place there, and cum:bided by telliut then:, th now was the time to Ise revenged. Another person this said, that all who were willing to support the cause iif nag:. cal Reform by fine, by ;Jerked flirt'', should signify de same in the usual way; which was answered by a trefoil,. dons shout from the multitude; be then informed thefts that • meeting would be held the following night a t s even at Fishy Park (shout a mile and a half from Huddersfield'. Wish arms ? was asked by the multitude. lie said, we viii not say with arms ; lint all peesu•s are requested to provide themselves with suck things as may in any way whatever be useful to them. We find that there have been several evening meeting suddenly called in different parts of the neigliboorhoo.l, since Tuesday, and we have every reams, to believe that the meeting to.night is to bee concentrated meeline, ai we are informed that a tweeting in the neighbourhood of Halifax has been adjourned to meet at Fi 11-$1 ight. In consequence of these appesmuera, we have ilmut•ht it our duty to order our troop of yeomanry cavalry to assenill'e this evening, upon permanent duty for three days; we hire also sworn in a number of special constables, whirl we trot will meet with your Lordship's approbation. We have the honour to be, &r. (Signed) .1. 11 A MIL B. HAIGH ALLEN. JOHN FIORSFAI.I. Saturday morniug —The night has passed over goietly. Numbers were seen returning to their homes late at night, most probably deterred from nteeliug by the preenniums taken, and by a report circulated among the people, that the man who addressed them from Manelwster was a spy. (Signed) J. 11., W 11. A., J. 11. To the Right lion. Earl Fitts Mims. Aegoict 25. 1219. MT Loan—l duly reeeiveil your Lordship's letter of die 19th, announcing your intention, if no unpleasant accounts were received front Matteloftier, to set out the following Jay fur Leaesisigton. _ _ I item it necessary to acquaint your Lordship, Ow think I peaceive a considerable change wotkioy ammo; our Rrfornsers. On Thursday last in the evening, a body of people, to the amount of several thousands, met upon Hum let Moor, In discuss the events at Manchester, simply upon a notice given by posting up a fin written papers in to or three roaspintuus silualions in the town. Last another meeting took place by she ■ppoiutmrnt of f o r foe. mer, when, notwithstanding a he avy foil of mit., it is ted full 3,000 persons were vrebent ; with the v 41.11101.4 excitements of drums sod bands of music, to whichtluv mnrchrd from die adj9ining townships. They i'opeisrd quietly. 1 fear these co compiling-es, added to the friqueot meeting, announce a growing confidence in thernsilr.s. and a determination on the part of llo•ir leaders to posh moles. to •n extremity. They bold more violent language ilo it speeches, and dwell itt exaggerated terms uts the proc. 1.!. Inge at Manchester: and Nhcrwin's Register en the '2O: of a hick I have found is difficult louhtainA copy, the whose being sold off, is a mast diabolical production ; lie tliro•s off all restraint, calls on the people to arm- status the impossibility of avuirliog • revolution, or of soilidssing tlic people ; and treats the idea of act ommodation as ridicu lous. Surely it is time IS/ attack she authors of soth dan gerous prodoctions. I write this crossing 'Seri. icz Is John Ilya( In order another troop of dragoons lir 1..8.15. We Issue only one of thilty-two horses., whirls I Houk is too small a fore* to meet present appexrancesuith. I have the honour it/ be, my Loud, &c. G. RANKS. We, the undersigned inhabitant householders of the town of Wakefield, do CUll Veil! a public meeting to be 11.1.1 ru Monday, 30th Annual, 1819, to take into consid. ur unparalleled distress (which we consider to have a. is. a I s..e. enormous taxation without ripe. ,*Motion), and Inc effectual and constitutional I...raw& for the ivou.sai ..1 prevention of the same occurring in futtu-e.-91ere toll•.• eight signatures.] The chair to be taken precisely at four o'clotk 111 Iht afternoon. Wakefield, August 23, 1819. Wentworik Angnql 31, 1619. -- - MY 1.01t1).1 have the honour of traissnitstisig. fel ”..." Lordship's consideration, copies of three letters, oil s 6 li I have received this morning ; first, from t'oloael lloisee. a Magistrate of the West Riding, mildest near dated she 27th instant ; second, from the Mayor of V.' , gilded the 97th instant ; third, from Mr. Foljainhe. l'u') kink of the Peace, dated Monday evening, nine o'clesk. I have, Ike. WENTWORTH FITZWILLIA NI. Viscount Sithwoalk, &c. die. ice. (Copy.) Halifax, August 47, 1419. ATr Loan--Attending a general abetting of Mugisii4 l . 9 yesterday, at Wakefield, to consider the additions to " Howe of Correction, 1 thought It accessary to give my PP , ' Woe of the state of his •part of the Riding ; and I big communicate theme, to your Lordship. I have great reason to believe that the lower orders. in part of Site country, are very much irritated by the conduct of Site civil and military authorities at Mint he'l l I. sad warmly espouse the cause of the Revolutionists; I such they are. Speaking entirely of lie Wu,' labouring class, I hare not 1 r • •