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a 'doubt that a very meek 'majority have the above feeling, sad would act upon it, if they dared, at this deessent Various assemblages have been held in this parish and Huddersfield, since the occurrences at Maaehester. The object h e ist (as there is great reason to believe) to deter mine as to the prop►iety of marehing to Manchester to •wedge themselves, which has mat been thought prudent at present. •!best assemblies were called p►ivately, and it is very dif. fieldt to obtain correct information; but though I do not apprehend any immediate dallier. I am well convinced there is reason to fear that some violent attempt will be made by the disitTeeted, if very great precautionary =earners are ant adopted. It is quite certain the object is absolute Raw *uPion; the often* at which will canoe much mischief. This o has always brew winch quieter t►au Huddersfield; but the .11,ipuvo.icin Jittery evincee, ►as induced Colonel Dearden end rilielf to swear i■ about theta hundred epeeial coasts. and to call a meeting of the principal inbabitiwite. I iutotri id attempt to raise a troop of yeomanry cavalry here, and I have hopes of offering one to your Lordship. In the mesa time, I bare slated to Lord Sidmoitth, that it is ne coss:) to auto. ty that one troop of regulars should be placid hrrt. wi.h to add, that it was the opinion of all the Slagle irS:CO at Wakefield, amongst whom were Sir Francis Wood, Mr. 11'ortley, and Mr. Lowe (with whom I coincide), that it is nut by any means necessary your Lordship should hasten your return from Lcamiiigtun at this moment. I bare, ice. THOMAS HORTON. Earl Fitzsiiliam, fix. Sic. (Copy) Leeds, August 24, 1819. My Loan.—l beg your Lordship's reference to by letter of the 45th iustant. The Meeting of Nlagisarates which 1 oieo tiorsed it was my intention to convene fur this day, has ,seen place. I stated at this meeting, that in coniseqatroce ui ter new symptoms which are showing themselves is the proceedings of the reformers, 1 had been induce.: to request ~, J. Sync would send us another troop of cavalry, which L• Las roosented to do. 1 also read to them the copy of the letter 1 hail scot to your Lordship, and of one 1 hod sent to Lord Sidmouth, in which 1 bad given the same de. i. 164 as to your Lordship,and enclosed to bins the mischiev lOUS ounther of Shersein's Register, alluded to in my last. That I deemed it my duty to make this communication to try Lord Sidmouth, 1 think 1 omitted to mention to your I.Mdship, which you will have the goodness to attribute to the hurry under which 1 was obliged to write my letters ou tlictlnesday evening. I am happy to say, the opinions 1 have formed, and the measures 1 have adopted, met the full approbation of my boither magistrates, as I hope they will of your Lordship. 1 feel perfectly confident with the military force which 1 shell have to-morrow at my disposal ; nod I sincerely hope tile strong attitude we have taken in this respect, without I' !hero° tide o fro ing with the proceedings of the reformers, 1U have doe weight with them, and deter them from going to she dangerous lengths the y leave in Lancashire, and which, lam is the object of their leaders. I am moat anxious to avoid any co•tact with them, until they commit themselves by some breach of the peace, when 1 might be wirraultol in a decisive interference. I have a worm objectioa, which I think it right to name to your Lordship, to make use of the yeomanry. except as an auxiliary farce, and in case only of emerge:sty. 1 per ceive a strong hatred exists against this force, which is carefully chusro.hed by all the reformers; and if, unfortu nately, we should require their services, the probability is, Ott in discharging their duly they would lay the foundation of pro petusl hearbburnitigs and animosity. nave not yet beard of say day being fixed for another meeting Isere; there will be one at Wakefield on Monday west. li any thine (nether occurs worth communicating to your Lordship, 1 shall take the liberty to write to you. 1 have, .kc. GEORGE BANKS. Earl f itawlllians, Ste. (Copy.) MT Lour-. 4 am just returned from the meeting with Sri francis Wood, Nit.. Scutt, and Mr. Juba Maude, amount ing to above 2,000, a great part were spectators. !111 . , !Villa's in the chair. The speakers were Messrs. Mitchell, Mason, Jackson, and another, all of whom, Sir Ft sacia desires me to inform your Lonilthip, talked a great deal of nomirose, hot not treason; and the resolutions pass ed were similar to those at Manchester and other places. Supposing you. Lordship would be anxious to bear the re sult, I send this by a sp• cial messenger. All went off peacea ble Nothing was required by the Aet passed 31,1 of March 1 s 17, as it I spired ou lie 24th of July 1818; but I thought :t proper w and to your Lordship a copy of the notice left at this office by I . tatle deluded people, who, provideatally, are not aware of that circumstance. 1 have, ate. Monde; evening, 9 o'clock. JOHN FOLIAMBE. Edinburgh, September 11, 1819. Mv•Loon,—The proceedings of the reformers at Mooches ter Lave been imitated at Paisley. Though allowed, without molestation, to meet and to talk sedition, they afterwards proceed to Outcome, and (untainted their operations during the futiowing dire. although it was Sunday. Riots have also taken pl.iee on Glasgow. I have thought et right to coninso olicatr to your Lordship the whole information on the sub js., t. of *loch I am /mistimed. mid this you will And enclosed. On she perusal of these documents, I think your Lord ' slop will agree with nee is. opinion, that the Magistrates base acted with great prudence and moderation, and it now only remains for them to act with vigour if these precandiap ar, couttioresl.--In haste. 1 have, Sec. W. RAE. Lord Viscount Sidmouth, oke. Paisley, Tuesday, Sept. 14, eleven o'clock. My LORD—On my return here yesterday 1 found the town or great ferment. to the course of Sunday evening the uirolows of a number of houses in all quarters of the town had here book, to, particularly those of the clergy. The senor 'knee s. oenewed out Monday, hut with store system and delibeiation. The plan chiefly adopted was to disperse on the appeariiiiee of constables, and to lurk in closes till an opportunity was found of sallying forth and throwing stones. A. it.e c.vel, v could nut pu:sue the rioters dower the close., e a. at fur infantry from Glargow to guard the principal sta t ~,,, and the cavalry dispersed any crowds which collected at the ends of the streets, but with intructions only to strike ooth the flat of the sabre. Military proms were stationed dor iui night at the chief outlets of streets, and preserved tranquillity. 'file charges of the cavalry were executed with great moderation; and not till after printed notices that the Riot Act bad been read were Axed on poles, and cloned 'bootie' the crowd. It is satisfactory that au per _ . . 1 son has been k•ltrd; bur, as far as 1 have beard, say use severely Init. But if the scenes of yesterday be rcuewed to..luy, I Isar t h e moderation which huts hitherto bees ob sessed cawing hr continued. Proposals w•re ensile to the Aftigistrates, by the Ong- Irlulus of the nod), offering to restore tranquillity, provides) 1 Ihry gave up ohs Big., and librraied the imposters, labia I mention as indicative of the spirit by which tbe rioters are set sated. Paisley, Five .'Clock. livery thing is quiet up to this hour, at least apparently so ; but the streets are still more crowded thee usual. have been engaged chiefly this forenoon i. taking the decla rations ..f those we have apprebeadcd. Our prisoners are Tel s onforloos, sod our gaol here wail nearly full before the riot,. The Greenock gaol has received five, but will not hold more ; mist I beg leave to request, that the proper au thority be immediately obtained by your Lordship, enamels.. 9 1j the transmission of peisosen Ist Glasgow gaol, under the present emergency, and requiring the Magistrates of Glasgow lu receive sad detain them —1 aas,asy Lord, dm. JOHN DUNLOP. Glasgow, September 14, 1619. My DEAR LORD—Fur a :cry brief account of the pre ferdiligs here last ,sight, I refer your Lordship to ear PIM. claraaison of this day, of which 1 send a copy by Ibis Althea post. The assemblage took place rather ..ettpretedly. At e rr !Amps and windows had been broken, we raid the Riot Art, mid then authorised the dragoons to ekes dee oleoeta with the it sabres, having previously been assailed with trollies of flur.es from a louse at present rebuilding to an adjoiniog street. The soldiers, se usual, behaved with great saodera. 11011. About a hundred prisouers were made; bat we die rlrogril la/vont& Or arty of them before two Ale& .0,1 I fear we shall wily be able to procure evidence against • few of those we have still in custody, aftountiog In shunt thirty. This check has nut bees ealSeiewt. They are rather elated, it seems, than otherwise, by the sneers of their di versiu• io favour uf Poi.ley; and, if we may rely upon the accounts we have received from different quarters, re shall have the same scene again to-night, for which we have made the accessary preparations. I ma, &c. JAMES RCDDIE. The Lord Advocate of Scotland. IVentworth, September IS, 1919. MY LORD—I Most apologize to your Lordship fur an ap parent waiter's in forwarding the report made to me by the Mayor of Leeds, resuectiug the occurrences of Monday last, his jurisdictior ; but liken it reached this place I was absent. have now the honour of transmitting a copy of his letter. 11 am eustidettt your Lordship well learn with the greatest satisfaction, that it passed off without the slightest inter ruption of the public peace: notwithstanding the occaaion bail drawn together, in Leeds, such act immestae assemblage of people, as had never before horst seen to Leeds, who marched in solemn procession to Hunstrt Moor, the ista mstory speeches of the orators had not attraction to retain them together ; they dropped off by degr-es, and tit the con chignon of the business, not ruore then haul bees. usually seen at ordinary meettugs coot inued to attend. I awl st; less confident that your Loidiiihip will applaud the judicious conduct pursued on the occasion by the Mayor, and likewise the precautionary arrangements which he hail made, in cute of necessity. 1 base the honour to be, &e. WENTWORTH FITZWILLIAH. Viscount &doom* &c. (Copy.) Leedr, Beptenslorr.4o,.lBl9. . . MY 1.01111)11 may he satidaetory to your Lordship to receive from me souse account, though short and imperfect, of this diay's meeting on Hunslet Moor. About eleven o'clock there was an evident movement in the streets, and numerous arrivals in small parties of people (ram the country; these continued increasing very much fill about one o'clock, when the large detachments from the ad joining townships, and also a very numerous one from Dews bury, headed by IVitlan, having arrived, the pruces-inn moved on to Handel Moor, where it arrived ,hoot three o'clock, accompanied by a band of music, cud a great va riety of flags with various mottos, the particulars of which lam not yet acquainted with. A -Cu of the name of Chap mac took the chair; some violent speeches were delivered ; a number of revolutions past, such I understand as we have witnessed in Lancashire, and a collection made on the spot, ender the pretence of applyiug the produce to enable Hunt to sustain the prosecutions in process against him. The crowd which first appeared on Hinislet Moor must have infinitely surpassed any thing of the kind which was ever before known in this place, but being composed of the vile and curious, as well as the mischi the former not finding attractions for them, they begau together with the women sad children early i 2 refire; and before the business of the meeting was dispatched, the numbers were reduced as low as at the last meet lux, not exceeding 4 or 5,000 although I cannot doubt there must have been at one period, perhaps about four o'clock, little short of 20.000 souls present—the whole affair has ti rminated peaceably. The only measures of precaution I adopted, with the ap probation of my brother Magistrates were these :-11 ordered the regular constables of the town, under their chief. to OSIBCOI. • We at the Court-house; as also the watch sod patrol', under their captain, at five o'clock, where 1 attended with the Re corder, and a few other Magistrates, until a little after eight, by which time the whole affair was over, and all the parties appeared to have quietly dispersed. With regard to the sibdory, I desired the commandant of the sqnadrion of dra-serins to give strict orders to all his men to keep close in ilk it quarters, holding themselves and their horses in pi-oriel readiness in a moment's notice ; and as my object was to avoid display, I did not give out auy orders till the asselnblage had quilted the town. Alter knifing the Court House, I had au engagement with the Committee at the Workhouse, which has detained me so late, that I fear ray letter will scarcely be in time fur the pust.—l have the honour Ito be, &c. (Signed) To Earl Fitzwilliam, &c. &c. &c. GEORGE BANKS. Halifax, October 5, 1819. am glad to say there was oo further disturbance here yesterday, after the meeting hail dispersed, except that three or four of the alehouses were full of persons drinking late in the evening: whereas they had been ordered to choe them at eight o'clock ; aad the constables had great diffi culty in clearing them, which could only he done by force; the people skewing the wont possible spirit. The heavy rain fell must Curtain:Oily, as it drove home those who came from the country • otherwise I have little doubt the constables would have been overpowered. Every report I receive justifies me is declaring that more thaw fifty thousand persons were assembled, and that must of them bad something on which they relied inure than their sticks, some of which were actually shouldered, being rather clubs than sticks. Thrre could not he more than a few thousands on the moor from the town itself; crowds came i■ every direction, and this place stems iu have been well *elected, b inK de►titute of &Ivory. 1 have, Sue. Tu H. flubbouse, Faq. THOMAS HORTON. Copy o f the tell/rand to the Lori lieutenant. _ . MY Lell . llo—We, the Magistrates of Chester %Vasil, assent bled at • general meeting, feel it to be one duly to represent to your Lordship, that from the proceediugs upon the river Tyne, and the general state uf the ward, we err unable to answer for the preset wallow of the public peace, or the secu rity of the inhabitants, without an increase of the military force, We should be glad to have the yeomanry force of Ilse ward put into activity, and Si LIPI that your Lordship will adopt .nch measures as you may thiuk requisite wpm the present emergency. (Sigurd) ADAM ASKEW, Chairraani To Earl Filzwilliant, dce. Awl six other,. Roby Castle, October IN 1819. Ml Loato-1 bet leave to Odom your Lordship, that in couserpreuce o f an invent requisition from the Movistrater - . in the North district of this county, and from the Mayor of Newcastle, who has staled to me that he had hreo attacked in the executioner his duty, 1 have judced it expedient to order out the South Tyne yeomanry cavalry and to place them under the authority of the Magistrates, who must be responsible if they order the military to act, ■nd 1 have urged them strongly not to do so miles* the civil power is overcame or incompetent. 1 cannot help observing, that the reframmy Whalen and the Radical Reformers are, 1 trust, perfectly separate, although very inflammatory Isn grtage a d *editions writingsare diffused amongst the for mer, w Ins formed, 1 sit pour', a part of that large assemblage of people who met on Newcastle Moor, on Monday, but who appear to have quietly dispersed.-1 have, &e. ARLINGruN, Lord Lieutenant. Wealleigh, October 17,1319. MY Loan—Conceiving it my ditty. 1 have the honour to eschew to your Lordship several copies of infurnsatiuns use oath, accompanied by • petition, signed by must of the re spectable inhabitant , ' of the town of Leigh, is which 1 per fectly coincide ; and have good reason to believe, that with out the mute. tints of the military, neither their persons our their property will bemire much longer. The ste«rbaii of temper amongst the weavers, or, an they style themselves, the reformers, produced by severe prive t' from the lowness of wages, and infuriated by seditious publication, and cheap pamphlets, itedustrionely circulated amongst them, has prepared them fur the perpe testi 0000 of the t atrocious create% and they openly de clare their intention. by a simultaneeme movement in the night, to mire property all they find it, and 41e. stray the poseamwers fitment; and it is added, that the period is out far distant. 1 beg leave I. Mote, that a single troop of horse would, in my humble opiekus. be adequate to the purpose, provided it was stationary for a few months; as it would enable ns to put the Watch mail Ward Act M force, which, iu the prestot state of thinge,l do sot deem practicable. I have the honeur, to he, &r. To Lord Sulmords. R. MARSH. To Viscouut Sidinosth. Calmly Patellas tqf Lancaster to wit.—The information of P. Q. tniel nrooo oath before oic, Richard Marsh, Essi nue of his Illsjoaty's 'ogles, of the Peace in And . . . for the said mousy, 84;1411s Jay of Octuker, in the year of our Luna 1S19; Who faith, that about a fortnight ago he received twirlers from Nevoid perilous so make about twenty pikes, but skis informant illd m,st make them, nor doer he kusiw she pecans. who ordsred th, n,. That this sassreisist bris..vsa he could hive Mad ord. rs for one hundred pikes, if he had chosen to accept the uislir. (signed by) P. Q. Sworn at tVe.thies. in the raid eottssiy,) the day and ',ear •lore swe Melt, Ix:fore-. R. MARS!!. Comity Palatine of Laneastet to wit.—The information of Q. IC lakes upon °lib before me, Riclund Marsh, Esq. one "(his Slajr.ty'a Joaolicra of thy reacr in cud fur the said county, the Idih day of Octoloer, in Me year of our Lard 1819; Who snit'', that of late shout one hundred persons have mentioned ;11 01411 inforinaut, as In his willingutas to make pikes, but be bath uniformly refused ; that shoat forty persons have spolio.l &redly, and in person, to this iuformant to make pikes for them, but that be lush refused every •pplieatinti ; hut thus informmint cannot take upou hint to .went to his knowledge of the persons so applying, ea rept • • • tr. (tiamird by) Q. K. Sworn at Westleigh, in the said county,' R. MARSH. the day and year nitrifies'', before me, r County Palatine of Laneatter to trit.—The information of R. S. taken upon oath berme me, Richard Marsh, Earl. one of his 61 ajesty's Jtistiet sof the Pace in and for the said Couuty, the terresstrenth day of October, in the year of our Lord our thonsaud eight hundred and nineteen ; Wh o with, that some persons, about n week ago, called at this informant's house, who are of the class called Re formers ; that as they weir speaking ardttiously this inform ant pretended to fall asleep, when he 'ward the said per sons say, that it was the intention to rise in the night upon the Ist day of November treat, and that it was to be done all through the country, and they would divide the pro ;wily amongst them. That two other persons have said in this informaist's house that the blacksmith at Pickley- Green, in Weatleigh, in the said county, was busy making pikes, and had hired a mast to file them. That this infor mant did not know the said persona, but from their language he understood that the pikes were In be used to kill the Gen tlemen, and to take their property. (Stand by) Sworn before me at Hindley aforesaid, (Signed by) R. MARSH. County Palofine of Lancaster fo trif.—The informs. tints of S. T. taken upon oath, beture me, Richard Marsh, Esq. one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said county, the 14th day of October, in the year of our Lord 1819; Who mills, That he has made various iron instruments, similar to the one he now produces, by order of different persons, but does not know their use; I.e has made about sixteen or eighteen, and has orders fur twenty more fur the Bedford side, to be ready by Saturday, the 16th insiatit ,• believes be could have order, fur one thousand if be could make them ; they are made by order, with points and key hake' to fasten into a staff, and the pattern and material is usually brought by the person ordering them. He bas made one f r , and one for but does not know the names of any others. He was not aware that they were unlawful weapons, but has lately liven told that they are. That this informant has no objection fur any person to stand in big shop to tree him make them, or to see who calls for them. Signed with the Mask of S.T. R. S. Sworn at West leigh aforesaid, ) the day and year abort (Signed by) R. MARSH. weittesi, before me 3 Newcastle, OcWine 17, 18111. MT LOIRD-1 have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's favour of the Ihth. It is ins. possible to contemplate the meeting of the 11th, without swe, more especially if my information is correct that 700 of them were prepared with arms (coucealed) to resist the Civil Power. These men came from • village about three miles from this town, and there Is strong reason to suspect that arms are manufactured there ; they are chieey forlte men. I have given all the information that I have received to the Magistrates fur the county of Durham, it being within their jitrisdiction. I had desired the Town Clerk tar write the particulars of the riot at Shields by the last post, being so entirely vigil. ed in the discharge of my official duties, that I had not • moment to du so myself-1 am truly sorry to learn that he had not written. . The keehnin having os Tuesday morning last stopped the waggons natal proceeded to other acts of imiultordine into, it was determined that the Magistrates fur Nurihuin berland and Dual:lm, accompauied by dragoons, should go II mit on the north and snitih sides of the river, and that I should go un the river. Four busts from his Majesty's ships met me about three miles from Shields. We effected all we washed; the ships loaded at the spouts, and 1 protect ed four keels to Shields: they moored to the ships; the owners said tiny only required some constables left to pro tect them, and dismissed his Majesty's boats; sail having discharged my duty, I went on shore, leaving the ►learn packet and constables to protect the crews of the keels. There did not appear the least reason to suspect riot, or an attack upon the packet. I bad nut been twenty initiates on shore, where I had ordered some refreshment for myself, when I received a message from the packet to send them im mediate assistance, as their lives were in imminent danger. I scut to Captain Montague requesting his boats, and ins& an immediate attempt to get to the packet: I found it abso lutely impossible, without sacrificing my life to no purpose. Between three and four hundred of the mob were upon the quay, showering stones into the packet. In the course of a few minutes I was informed his Majesty's boats were arrived; 1 made another attempt to gel on hoard—it was im possible. At this time 1 marked one man, who appeared a leader; he threw stones, and as lie retreated to seek more stows, and was 'looping fur that purpose, I seized him, and with the ski of another gentleman, took him prt poem ; he is a shoemaker, bat seven men employed under him, and was one of the Radicals who marched from Shields on the 11th. Within a few minutes 1 heard the report of two muskets, and went out to know Ike cause, and was informed that they were fired from the shore; this was not the case, they were Seed by marines, in the air: very won two or three inure were fired, and I heard a cry of murder: one man was killed. The mob immediately turned their fury to me, saying, I had ordered the firiug. The room in which I was, was attached with stones and brick bits; in a minute, the glass sashes were demolished; the house, a very large one, belonging to the Duke of Northumberland, was rurruitioltil; the windows demolish ed. I bail at the begiiming seta fur two Magistrates al Shields; they could not come, anal at this critical moment, when the mob broke open the door, amp were rushing in to take me, the High Constable, Mr. Joshua Dunkin, arrived, and assuring them that it was impossible that I could give the order, they became more quiet. I had previously gone to the dour to make the same assurance, but was as smelted wit► a volley of stones, two of which tsuk effect. They then demanded the prisoner; as he was well known, he was released, anal hopes were entertained that they were satisfied. Is three or four minutes the attack was renewed in front of the house; Mr. Dunkin and myself went out at the back door et the moment the mob rushed into the frost ; we were not recognised and got off; they searched every room, even chest■ for me,, The inquest is silting; there is ate doubt of a verdict of justifiable homicide. lam happy to say I have reason to believe the business letueeu the keelmen and owners will b.• settled tomorruir ; but this will not render us secure, the reformers are wow in a state of almost rebethou. I apptied to Lord Dirltogion—the yeomanry are all under mine; font companies of the 40th marched here at four o'clock ow Friday morning, and more rouse tomorrow. Poet is going. I am, Ste. A. REED, Mayor. Loa Viscount Sishuoutb, M. Laneotht.e to wit —Essminitione of wittingly' taken upon oath before use, the Revered Thomas Dunham Whitaker, Clerk, Doctor of Laws, woe of his Majcsiy's Justices of the Pace is and fur the said county, this 06,40411 i day of October, 1819—igainet Jame% Mw• rig and Julio Knowles. X V d•poseth as follow':—Yesterday, shoat eight o'clock in the morning, I went with Y. Z. to the house of the prisoner James Mo rr ir, iu Haslinden Grain We got there •hoot tleveu o'clock in the forenoon ; we fouled Morris at work in his soffit), ; he was mending some Innis. I asked him if he had any winding maebiurs by him' Ha said he had gone finished off. I then asked him if he could have one ready by ors' Saturday week' he said yes. James Morris then ...k•d the Poisoner if he was fur Bolton? he answered, yea, they eanCil not do without him. Morris, the primmer, then pulled oat a pike-head from under a quantity of turf in the smithy, and said, there is the winding-machine yen arum, I siip,ose! I said, yes, that is the tool twit Ile then pullet out two other pike-heads from the same !dam and asLeil if those articles would do, and if we woold grind them down ornerier,? We then asked him the price of taro of the pikes? he answered, three Hall:nes, he emil.l take nn less We purchased two pikes for three slut bogs The priwoer Motels then Wilted at me, and said to Y. Z. that man has plenty of money, I answered, sea, I have a not►. The Pi Moiler tlten said, get slut of it as soon ■s you eau, fur it will he of no use to-morrow, after illoltou meeting He then baked isle if I should be 11ee►e? In the course of the conversation with the prisoner, he said, it is of no one lu gu to Ihiliou meeting, without they took these tools with them to defend themselves ; sod referred to the Manchester meeting, whirl he called Peteekto. The pikes now produced ale thous which we purchased as is abuts stated. Y. Z. anti I Aro proceeded to John Knowles, of MIMICS. stall. About three or four o'clock iu the afternoon we called at the Wheatsbeaf, which is • door or two from K•owles's smithy. In passing the smithy on the way to the Whestsbenf, I saw Knocks at work upon the steady, hammering a ;Oki.. I sent the landlady for Knowles; lie came iu a few minutes. We gave him something to drink. V. Z. asked him if he bad any pikes ? be said he had four, hut they were nut quite finished off. Knowles then went out of the house, and io about five stiontes came hack with the abort man: the short man (whose name I do tut know) brought with him several pikes, co vered up in n wrapper. Knowles then sat down, and drank Hunt and liberty,autl revenge to Peterloo Meeting. An other man clinic into the room, and produced a pike from under his coat, and said to me, this pike I have just got made fur my son. Y. Z. took up the last-somstioseil pike, and asked the price. Knowles said it woe three shillings sod sixpence. I asked Knowles if he bad mark it himself; he ■air lie bad; be hail made many a score. He then asked me where I came from; I said from Accrington. Knowles said there were many bad gone into that "miter. We thee bought two pikes, one of which cost two shillings and four pence, and the other two shillings. I then inquired of the l•odlunl what the shot was? He said nine pence. I said, I had but Neves pence halfpenny: Knowles said, I will give you three halfpeuce, reformers are sot within three half pence our to soother. I then asked Knowles if we could go ou way private; Knowles skewed me the way to the Itlck dour; we came that way, mod brought the pikes with us : they are the pikes now produced. X. Y. Y.Z. deposeth as follows: I have heard the preceding ex amination of X. Y. read, and the same is true is every par 'jester. The pikes now produced are those which were per. chased from the two prisoners as is above stated. Takes before me, T. D. Whitaker. Y. Z. U. Y. deposes as follows : This morning at two o'clock set out from Blackburn in company with • • *, a detach. meat of cavalry ai.d others, for the purpose of apprehend ing James Morris of Haslingeleu Grails. and John Knowles of Rawienstall. We reached the Prisoner Moe ries house at a little past three o'clock in the morn ing; we got admittance into the house, and apprehended Prisoner and then proceeded to search he twine. • • • and 1 mid some of the suldie-s weal op stairs ; 1 foetid is a room sip stairs a pike-hi-ad concealed under a lathe among the lamina ; • • • then took a tamale, and found two pistol stocks concealed upon a shelf bear the roof; one of the stocks had a barrel let into it; in smother room, • ' • and 1 found a box which was locked; we called out fur a key; one of Morriss sons, a lad of about 15 or 16 years of age, said the key was lust ; I then attempted to break open the box ; the lad then said to us, will you break it °pea! 1 told him we would if he slid 11111 produce she key ; the lad then produced a key from his breeches pocket and delivered it w • • • ; • • • opened the box, sod in it we found about 41be. weight of leaden balls in an unfinished slate. 1 atterwsks tumid two poles, each shout live feet long, pat up a chimney iu the ease room, which appeared to have been Intended fur pike shafts. We then leached the smithy and oat-buildings, and found in the smithy, close to the anvil, a piece of iron beaten, which appears to have berm intended for a pike head. We then sent the prisoner off to Blackburn, under the care of • * • sad • • •, to whom we delivered the articles found as above stated. The articles now produced are those which were found. . . • • • and I and a party of soldiers then proceeded to Rawtension, to the house of the prisoner John Knowles, it was about five o'clock whew we reached his house; Knowles was in beat: • • • called to him to gel up; Knowles in quiet-it who wanted! hilts? •• • answered it was an old friend; Knowles called out, what are you for, Bolton? • • • said yes; Knowles thin rame down stabs, portly dressed, and upeord the door and was immediately appre hended; • • • accompsuied him up stairs whilst Knowles dressed himself. I proceeded to search Kotowles's smithy, sod in a cupboard iu the wall I found the socket of a pike head and a small pistol ; I found upon a bench rear the cep board • small box, euntaiuiog the papers sow produced, and whirls I have marked. One of the papers coutains the letters " Hunt and Liberty" written io Roman letters with a pen; another lbe pattern or a pike; another is entitled at the lop, " Rawienstall Section, No. I," and it is ruled in scinare columns, and contains several numbers : and another purports to be an epitaph on the constitution. We brought Knowles off, and I kept the article, which were as above stated, and they are those which aro now produced. In our journey back to Blackhuro 1 rode wish the pritonrr in a chaise; I had some courersation with hint ; I asked him if he had sold any pikes within this week or fortnight ; he slid he had mot ; but be said be had made several, and 'would make fur any Ludy Mk) Cane to order them ; lie was only working for wages, and work was scarce ; I then strewed him the pike which I had found upon his premises, and asked hint if be bad made any of that pattern ; be put one finger up the murk* t soul said he had made that pike, but un caamiuiug it a second time he said he had not made it ; it was every clumsy, rough thing, it had bees sent to hum as a pattern: it begat, lo rain, and I observed that I thought it would prevent many people from going to the Bolton meeting; he mid ho thought ont, for they did uut much mind being wet. Taken before me, T. D. Whitaker. 11. V. • • • deposes as follows ; 1 have heard the preceding examinations of U. V. relative to the two prisoners, read : Ito much of it as relates to me is true: during the time when I was with the prisoner Knowles up stairs, and while he was dressing, one of the soldiers said to Knowles," You are a clever fellow, you understand making pikes vet 7 well :" Knowles answered he could make a pike as well as any man in England. Takes befure me, T. D. Whitaker. • • •„ Lancashire to vit.—The examination of • • • •, taken upon oath, before Lawrence Halstead, Esq. one of his 51sjesty'. Justicee of the Peace in and fur the toasty of Lancabter, the 15th November, 1819. On my arrival in Mondry this morning, I found Colonel Hargreaves us horseback, and all the military is readiness. The reformers were coining with their flags, en is of liberty, aid bands of misfit. They bail with them large staffs and slick.. I wrist to the Ball public-horse, and shortly after the Colonel came with nne of the staffs in his band, which be had taken from one of the reformers. It was the shaft of • pike. The man broke from him, sod esenped in the crowd. The Colonel was desirous not to call. the mili tary oat to action on this circumstance alone, ter be said to mar, that Witte reformers were quiet( tie fillasistimee would suffer them to meet. I saw the reformers pews by the Sao, orderly and quietly, and I followed them to the place where the hosting.. were erected; sue then my friend and I Amend all those who had staffs and sticks with thensonnploped cleaning ant the bole at the cad, to admit the pike, (us they were all of thesis shafts for piketi; the, deemed ' out the gravel i they bad ass/ tbs sticks sad staffs to M y .t lOW walk with, and Ili" were fish of dirt sell pwrit; erla t ilirp picked out with the shaft hod of the pike. They grin/vett, had the pikes I. the sleeve of the coat, snit some had them concealed in their breasts. I elm a great moil papa on the ground. They were not so veep esutious in colireel ing them ; a many slowed dem without fear. The pihrni :is were nearest to the hartiogs; and behind them there were a many who had pistols; I saw a great number of pi -t a le son the field. 1 mu one person Who we. wounded by one of the pikes being accidentally throat ataisost hots leg Whilst writing this, a person Nome jot° the room. and said, Oral be had SPIT a wont Who woe cut in the barest by his own pike. The shafts of the Mies were hooped with iron hoops, like than which the Colonel bad klieg. On the hustings there were about thirty persons, ail 'of then* strangers to me except Knight, who wore the roil rap of liberty ors the hustings, and was chsirimin, Ili. ic i ait oo boy (or Walter) from Maucbester, and George Itersborst, of Blackburn. They had eighteen lags and three civil of liberty: un one of the dogs was wrote. Fitswi.liem soil the Yorkshire Reformers ; and On one of the rape, liberty or death; • hich, in particular parts of the Deafens' spree his. was hoisted aloft on its pole, and then dropped agaiii. sail taken off. The speeches of the orators were noels as are general:, mode at the meeting.; of the References, holding up the Ministers and Magistrates, and Officers of Justice, to era. tempt and richrule. The number of reformers was very great ; 1 measored the circle they occupied runnel the bustiiip; it was one iitsioired sad fifty yards; and I judge, that if all who were on the outside of the circle had been in it, they would have been as close as it is possible for men to stand. The nowt Mink. ing of their resolutions is, that which called upon alisor to oppose the measures of Parliament, if they should attempt to pass any bills which should control their liberty of meet ing; it called epos them Si, rineand oppose such thins, sad all those who were fee them; sod the passing of 'melt bills shoold be the signal for universally rising. This resolotruir made a particular impressions's the minds of the reformers , they all evinced a determination to oppose ell such thisgs. On the breaking up of the meeting, they separated into two bodies; one came to Burnley, and the other went a ditiereitt way. They remained a lows lime in the road and fields ad joking where they separated, and then they began to dis charge their pistols, swearing they shoed,' like to have a dust with the soldiers before they parted. They fired mourn of pistols in the road whilst they were there. I left them be fore they separated, for 1 was afraid they would do somethieg that would bring oat the soldiers; and ill the way to lime - ley (for the meeting was shoat half a mile from the torru;. as I walked on, I heard hundreds of pistols discharged in all directions. It resembled Manchester and its neighbour hood, on the night of a Ills of November. for firine in all directions as they went away. Mr. Knight did out stop is the lane, but went on to Burnley with the other of his friends; and the Sring did not commence till he had left bean in the road. They appeared anabolic bie the soldiers to come; happily they did not t for if they had, the mischief would have been serious on both rider. On coming into Burnley again, t saw the military posted is various parts of the town, and Colonel Hargreaves in atter/deuce at the 801 l public-honor. My friend and 1, when we hail seta the pikes said pistols round the hustings, we went in search of Colonel Hargreaves; we did not find him, but left a sole for him, that if they wished to make a seizure of pikes and pistols, they weight take a great somber, for all who had sticks or staffs had pikes in the sleeve of the coat, or is the breast, for we had seen a great many, and they were all like that which the Colonel took, hooped at the hole end with a strong iron hoop. A• soon as night came on, the town was throw• into alarm by the fire-bell. I immediately heard the bogie 'orienting f. , e the military. A cotton factory bad got sccidentslly on Ire, but was amen put oat, without doing much deninge. Whilst 1 was on the held, 1 baud a great many say, that if the Colonel, that Devil, came, they would gave him enough; and intimating at the same time, that they woulit pot him to death. If he bad brought up the soldiers they could not have acted, from the particalar *Boothia of the ground. The field is a three co d one, with high hedges and wails near it. See.. Boors before me, one of Iris Majesty's Justices of the Peace, is and for the said county, 15th November, 1819, Lawrence Halstead. Hawkhead, November 9. 1819. MT LORD—On my arrival in this county I found that the tone of feeling and proceediers of the vast mancifac. hariog population of this Neighbourhood, were of a descrip tion calculated to excite the utmost alarm is the well affect ed, and that the public mind was considerably @misted by the insidious and too successful promulgation of seditious principles, as well as by the late more open audacious at tempts to interrupt the public trammillity. In this populous maunfacturiag district, revolutionary principles have made alarming progress. For a considers bk period the utmost pains have beets taken towered a apiris ... ; of disaffection' in this county by as unexampkd spirit of ye' proselytism. te perpetuate the evil by instilling the most i; pernicious principles into the minds of youth, and In üblite- ' rate all religious recluse in this once religious district. .' The slams."' for repressing seditious clubs and societies‘‘ a, have iodoced the disaffected to conduct all their proceed. imp by Committees, which are appointed at smaller meet ings to manage the preparations for the larger; and a system of rapid communication of political intelligence and °Mem is organised, in which what arc called " Unions" hold • conspicisosis place. These " Dairies," which are daily hei cowling more numerous, consist of dams or sobdivisious off Reformers, who hire an apartment convenient for thair local residence, where they procure aewspepees and pa:ll%llas of • seditious teudency. Notwithstanding the distralles of the times there are few operative nisairfacidrers stlirdo not find the means of reading such publication.. The assumed -ight of mustering from vari quarter, to the point of meeting, with banoeis bearing a 'Boos sym bols and inscriptions, or with inscriptions which, though • unexceptionable in the abstract, are wade to serve the atone purpose, lies swelled the ranks of the disaffected in COMlC quince of the temptations which are thus afford9l to *die • curiosity; and the impunity with which ibis is dime bag . added to the effect which the speeches delivered on - suck occasions have on the minds of hearers already discontented; and pre-disposed to listen with eagerness and credulity to MM prospects of innovation so coefideutly held out to ebesa. Three of these meetings have been held within the last three months in the county of Renfrew. Ile second of these, held on the 11th of September, was followed by thaturb *nese which continued fur three days beCore they were fifer. tually suppressed. At the last meeting, held on she lot of November, at a village some miles from Paisley, ourrieroim finis were carried in procession, bearing inscriptious calico. hated to convey alarm into the minds of the welbaffecced, and inspire those of different dispositimis with cuotsclence in an impending revolution. There were also at this last meeting, two importaut features which had not been w Inwood ii those by which it was preceded—the juoctioa of halairof females as part of the exhibition, and the display or aems. The ostensible arms were chietly hludgeotss. , hat • a is well known, that many were prepared both with pistols anal other weapons. Both is proceeding to the place of meeting. and in returning from it, there was a striking exhibition of 111101Ft•ICISIS executed in the streets of the town by several thousand persons, with military precision, silence, and order. The pretence alleged for arming was self-defence, sad this precautionary measure was said to base reference to the hoe . events at Maikbeiter, mad to the exertions of the speciol. constables and military in quelling eke riots whets tern 'armed at Paisley on the I ttb of September. While these public meeting*, thus - held WO a display of banners and arms, serve to inapirir the 116411110011 woh Ma- Pima is their bombers, they overawe and iatinsidate massy who would of lir rw Ise have ilieesioedvedit ices priurtples.aust have gladly arrayed &beaming in aids( t e letSs,gei s hatlierity. Even the special constables'who bier bAn - itioilfed sad provided with haloes lin ghe proderilltleeso rib& setedarti lily, feel reluctant to act twit' that vipeor.viltsays an oscsopeey. There is unt al present its Ibis wooly nay corps of yes. limey avdrll .Ni arsead'ilifiVidtbso of say 'desensitise Sever, ,to t Ohm ussisesiog preparatiosts. oar nation for the merles of regular eels bebop. delved when eallsltib 11 pie, li fstr illi li ii7 . al l : r o an .vowboa. tiel'eelles object ; the 111; 1 . • • .. On Ilse whole, I think it my dell explicitly to state ft