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or 2,0011 is es* frtmr, alai they blanked filer Or ire abreast with mask bodiless. frost-essmined by Mr.llust ...There were no women and 'children with them *ben 7 saw Owns, nor did they insult hay body. dames Heath examined—Resided at Cheethaia.bill ; also opulte to the parties that locked through his neighbour hood on the morning of the lash, 0. their way to Maw eilkester ; one of a party of three of them, lw snail, looked bard at witness, and said that he would nut sleep in OM pause that slight Crass-. 33111111 Pd by Mr. H unt.—K new Nadin of Manila:a: . • but could not my the their men keepsake of were Police • ttttt rs, for he' did nut kutew such people. /antes Dissirofte examined —He lived at Hollingwoorl, 411 , 110 , 1 from Nlanekester, and was a euttnn-spinner. Ile then i!est rbeil the uppewassre of the people in his neighs tworirsiol on their way In Manchester mu the morning of the filth A arils% last. Oise of them mid . " Captain, how do you step'—',Witaess bail been a Captain in the local * re a e going to West Hassghten,"' a 'tam where its Hilt it wens hie -factory of witness's had been burnt by the Lad sibs in the open day. A ationtrsill was since built upon Oat site. Criss.esamined by Mr. Hunt —1 was at Manchester on she 16 Is of August, in front of Mr. Hustissi's house, where 4.34 V you on the hustings. but I was not then a spi Mel run: /table; I I. ft the ground before the yeomanry came, as I *ought it not safe to remain there without protection; I cue you l iver Mr. Ilualloo's house after the disperaiou of the %tenting ; I came hack rroni cariosity when the place of meeting was cleared ; I then thought it safer to be there; I son not a Doctor, nor did I ou that day assist in dressing nu.; of the reminded; I did slid see any body wounded; I did raised good , . to Maneherter on that day; Monday is uur day of •!e: vary from the factary ; I did nut think the goods iu aav d toter, for our Carl 11C111 off afloat the run Fool 1 believid would get there before the nicer tog hag ••n I should have hem afraid to have sent them in the ma; ile ml the slay; our goods were sent to cite ware house So Ilwicheeter ; I was certainty not afraid to have ahem there on that day, as they were safely locked up; I was out afraid of twine myself in Manchester tot that day ; I returned I the same evening, and on the way met some CA - era of the 6th Dragooo Guards, and conversed with sine sir them reaper:Om alias hail occurred in 51anelielter ; I irunnot recollect prictsely the deveriplion I gave him of the • orturretier ; !mild give him hnt an imperfect account of the Meeting, as I went off before the cavalry came, and did not 'Welton ui!il after the people were dispersed. I asked bins All take some refreshment, as I world hare any other person. I did not ask him if lie hail been at Mailehester that day, slid tin his saying " Nis," I did not colter the words " Then yon have loot all the fun." My business calls me daily to Stikeitesier, hot I left the wart , ruum for the meeting merely thiuttgh cariosity. I had no rather ntotive whatever. I was nea taiuly aware Ilrit a •lopeisiiiii of the meeting would lake p - err , f ro m the placards I had Serll 311•111 the town I had se-via swims (ruin the Hot ought ere, and constables, not c tied, raying the meeting would be dispersed, but ft uni the moor of them I thesagis it very likely. I have no copy of *he notion hat the Imbalance was • recammendatiou to peo ple to keep at home Meer wives, children, and servants. 'Piero a ere no sigastures of Magistrates to it I certainly ser v e there at my own risk, but I went away for • 4111111 1.41. 411,1 retained again, to ovoid danger. When I went at, t••e field was completely thronged with people—when 1 ie: arena the welli•ery Ikad possession of it, and they were lering:ng you out of Mr. Bhutan's home. There weir four hung fa. horning oar milt in 1%;131 It was burnt, as I hoard, by :lie Loaders, and sot by the black-tacked spies from Wiese. I hare nut Itnnwis toy of thew bnruings since the great meetings of the reformers about Ilse country. 311111111•11 —I did sot think the congregation of snch au immense mrillituele, as from 70 to 1(10,000 people, at all tato at Hanrh,strr. They mormisted almost exclusively (ex. dept ibuse who went from cariosity) of the I avian lug closers. °iota, .tontahly among 10•41 w multitude there must have ht ell many out of w irk. 1 staid there until the commence tiara; of Mr. limit's edema. Mr uac.--at' Was the crowd .(such a number and so runip r. .1, as, in your opinion, to be calculated to inspire kr ihitsiiits of the town with a good deal of terror ?" tAi Certainly it was * Mors litstwistle exasiaiwed—l am an attorney of Man i b^stee. From le lis It ieciatrk on the Ifitli August, I was 11111% , A Nola/Islet, Pieestlilly s tsprusite Its- Infirmary, whieh is valise line from Stockport, I 444/ • Image I) illy of people aperehing luta the lowa, like regular soldiers, with banners, awl also caps of lawny, Several •mosig them appeared to have command of different parties, and moved shunt a yard frism the rest, at Ike aide of the front racks. They had very brie sticks, some walking with them, and others hear- H't to upon Altair alwavilders. %%hen the coach which headed them cape opposite the While Hear, :dr. Motorboat, raeio oat of it ; one of the earn said to we, as he matched Ay th it licher. night he would nave as getual,a coat on his as I kerl, I then went to Si. Peter's-field, a Imre I 1.3 W the spirts' estessambles ia bunt of Mr llosion's house. "Mr. Mal kill 1101 lben arrived, and they arse pncpsitug the boatints; and die constables formed n lose lo ta• en it and Iffy. Ma'roon's . turn after I oar ',ir. Hunt, Me. Vourlurnsr l 111.11 to swill ethers come up in an open carriage. I 11314 Mr. Huhn tel span- tt t les; PI viral 111011444.14, at the re l y be-al l - upwards of 100000, 411 tr! *hese at the time, and seany pf them, were thannitug. " Britons never shall he alasiat..• There were very few Mranobester people there, ea t cps .1111 Of cariosity, hot they chiefly contended of the labour. tag chase" fuse the adjacent . ementry• The in, tam); was coast cestaittly calculated to inspire alarm and terror inlet the minds of the peaceable inhaliitanu of the town. thearel lie hoot's soldiers from the hustings; he commenced by rungratulatiog the ntectiog on the adjournment from the 9th, ns they Lail thereby doubled the number to the cause. Shortly after the military (iufantry) made a movement i n • the direction. of Dickenson street, Mr. Hunt know. dime Ty twisted • to them, and said, your en• mien are among pier; if they WMIIIIIIO molest you," get them dowse, pia while you have item down, keep them down." S rater the Illawebester cavalry came up 10 the front of Mr auxtiaii's house. Hearing that %arrant); were likely to lie rased, i did slot think it safe 141 remain any longer near the liastiegyaad retired towards Mr. Bustun'is house. The too /Wed the cavalry cause there was great almutiug from the •PC4 S Criamesasnieed by Mr. Hunt—My profession is that of 311 • titivate,; I am alio the clerk of the Manch, ster rare-course; si wee ettainiord on oath at the Oldlrun iiiriest, but I C3ll - •101(411, I mid our thin; 'at and auothi r here; what J sahl okras,. playa- i. true; I was 1111111 e Albion steps 'Men • Ilie people,enteted slur town on the Itith of August, wish a onetime of respectable presume; among whom I class myself. • 'The Stockport division was preceded by the roach in which as-Mc. Moorbove. Whew the ewbeh stopped at the White Hear slue dicisiust went en to the meeting. Notwithstanding ,my first alarm, I Trent to St. Peter's field, where my appre. hestitious Itreatne grealtr at the eight of such a multitude. alarm was on to-fount of the immense number, and ft one . ..Loosing that their minds were very much inflamed froni the ~,v.r4itiosia publications about that time publiabed. I have :ern large parties corning out of the Manchester Obserrer Alger after purchasing such works. and I have heard theta re . i z soperieniling their ft hoofs 111.1•101 , them ; and at different t:ls. limed Ilona people dart...4' their feelings at reading , wit things, particularly the people from abc sit Hollisigwood, Anysioi,nuil.ol)lllrnin„ who want to revival round the Mooches tin °hoover office on Satuidays. 'There were very few ....looe'oester faces ' , tithe meetiNg ; k know that many Man. pestia. people bought the seditious works, but the reason they had not the /3111 E tirrel upon them as on the country I,, , eiph• was, that une set bought them bairn cariosity, tool the other to take home and read. The meeting. consisted e ot 'rely of the lower enders, such saw and the labour. to , g elesses, 1 admit that many of them (the Manchester i.e.'s/4.j remold have attended the meeting if they Lad not bora confimailwithin the factories. My (two opinion is, that when you .mll " Keep them dpwn," you alluded the militouloissi wished Not. to he mulested, hut Ilspt if yon.were, you wished Hie people to keep them oh* if porsilife. The people were sescashle at the time ysa addressed ilieni. My impreasion was„lhrt you cougratnialee the . nseeting on its wilitamemiltt.frows toe Ails to the 16th. 1 trill not swear (bat I did nut us• the word K postpone," I• Cram' isieviiiince at Uldhant. •tht my math, it is lint my Immeledge of the law stagreeldsg„adjosiened plastic meetings, Whichiuluees me to use that word pew. Thongls 1 use rimised,.l.wisited to L•. Near what you hail to any, and thrrrfore 1 artni skid. I Ow • the yeassaary•taralry advance ar • trot from Mr. 11union's beanie. I Wirt fir ihs meet lag by myself, * rind retitrard wish yon to the New ilader• I west with' the military, us 1 did hot think it safe' Iv go alone amongst the mob who Were in she streets. —When I went to the meeting. I tbodght it peg. city site lu go hrtuysrit f year ewe or throe svinairstral persaav a woman in pi.. molar ; she was carried Jou Mr. Bosom s house *riot sorb n couroorse of prairie, with site flags, .motieularly n black WIC, which inure resembled a rill than 'guy tiling else, anal herring in inscription, 44 ROOM firreV% imitation or Death," I felt much alatmfil. I felt all this fear befurelhe yeomanry arrived, as I did not %wow what would be ilw tiro!, alien the sisseting broke up I Jo dot remember the particulars of my evidence...al Oldhop. I staled at Obrihem, that I saw danger the sisimeat I so* the psitirr rooleug from , 41iiikport. I might have said at 01.1 ham, tho I saw no danger until the y approach...l, bill I then feared inane danger might hly remote for *smolt that was, that there had brute no pea ninons acts for vio lence, Lint when they arrived within 10 virdauf Out hostinga, they treat assailed mills slicks, Moses,. and brickbats. My fear W.P. what would be the result of the meeting whey it. brake up. l did not hear a report that 11w meeting was lo fra dispersed by the military. I besot that there was a war met azatiot you, and that you weir to he arrested. I was awl in Loudon since last May. I 'should call a man oae calk lower order., who was imprisoned fin drill or wipeout duct. I never was so imprisoued. 'fhe aoiignees of a honk rapt and myself have beau served wish a pesitioa in Chancery, mid the ease is uuw pending. Mr. Partingion, of Loudon, sAiir at imugy agaiust us. I was never ia the fleet Prison tu my lire • Mr. Hunt —Then I apologise fur asking these questing,. I assure you. 1 have Ise with to odeod you. I.rerrived in formation from a person in Court, stork iaduced me to question you in this manner. ',triaged tutu the public mind. To this point Mr. Iluut had a right to examine wittier'. Mr. du tint think I can better prove that the merging was quiet and pests-aide than by skewing that the people, so f.er front bolding rip a flop-r sus resiating a wanton roof violent 'Meek upon them, had every man fled (ruin the fifty of the military. I bow, however, to your Lordship's decision." Examination •resumed—The people were peaceable on that part of %he field where I stood. I should leave thought ft excessive!), inipeueleot in the Magistrates to have sent the constable. into and. a large assembly, cloudy wedged toxe mia' ras that was. I never sent near the hustings. 1 hale tout admitted that the nuleliers charged the tir"Pl's• Mr. limit was proceeding to inquire into the conduct of the yeomanry, when Mr. JWlllfr 11AVLICY iuterrapted him. II was a point which he meant to leave 5.) the Jury, whether a holy assembling in such numbers as to excite tenor in the public mind was oust illegal. A meeting might Its illegal though its purpose was leg .1, by eveing illegal meat,. In attain it; or a meeting might bemuse Meld Cum the manure of it, as it miglit front sic sinsulsees create au alarm its the Oldie- wind. T h is was his opinion, so he should state it to the Jury. Mr. HUNT said, a ithout Int ptlgniox. Ina Lordship's sirs of the question, be hared he should be allowed ill chew Shut the fears entertained lesretatetted by errooveni• notiona. When an experiment was made to try the temper of a meeting by sending a few straggling "Irniiken 001.111.1, :1111(.IIK them as if to seduce them to ley their power, he hoped be would be al lowed to .11es. that the people, ass far from are-tine any re sists:ice, fled far their lives, indeed soreral of Hum lust their lives without even *Hempling resistance. Mr. Justice MAYIAIC Said Mr. Hoist was nt liberty to ask any qinstionim leitdiug to slaw what the coueltiet of the ' twieting had hem. The people were very closely I ieked near the hosting.. I saw thesis front the shine of the Alsgistrate's house. 1 hose near the hustings bad their hats off. (bey were as close to each oilier as they could stand. I did not see them urns its urns I did not hear one word of what you said on the Imo- When you were upon the holdings I was about 7S yards from you. It was.nattiral that !boar who wished to hear you should crowd round the hustings, but nut in the mariner t h ey did. (1.1 answer to the Judge)—The wish to (sear alone would by no means make them crowd as they (be answer to Mr. II uni)—lt appeased to one , that they a. es disciplined troops who came in protect you, or fight fur you, ors they might be called upon, or as occatiun coffered. I never have seen diaciplined troops surround a mass in such a way isi order to fight fur him. •The crowd appeared to be ready to fight fur you, as you gave them the commaud. Those ;moms would have twist away the constables from you. The hoe of constaletes did 11/11 thielld to the handiugs. I tried to gel to the bustiugs, but failed. Ido not think the him of constables • %tended to the hustings at any time of the .I%y. I. saw the Manchester vomitory cavalry wheu they were formed. I did 111/1 See them ride slows. any persons its cominx, into the fie Id. They behaved wills the greatest ,propriety, as far as I can judge. I ant convinced Hwy were sober. I spoke to some, and they evinced nut the slightest inebriety: 1 raw Nadio, but I du met recollect having any consinuhication with him. 1 did out see him make any at tempt to sea. Is the hessian; without the aid of the yeomanry. It would have been madness to attempt it. Jereiniult Smith I zaa.ine4l by Mr. SCARLETT.-11 reside in Maitchesier ; I am heall.master of the grammar sellout there; I was at the Star, Deansgate, on the 16th August, and there saw that party which couslucsed Hunt to the ground; I saw him in au opro carriage. Tie Star Inn is oreaston ally used by the Magistrates; I du out know that they were 'levee at the-tints; the patty baked opposite the door, noel shouted sod groaned; I stew Mr. Hunt in a carriage; I saw tin signal, hut it b. toned to he dune by cuucert ; the party had music and a hamlet.; I know not bow many persons weir. assembled, but the street was filled for a considerable length. MO that a person could nut get through; I rude*. voured to get to my own house, but idler going a little way I found the street so run that 1 (-0.11 nut prom!, and ran obliged to return to the . firstplirt of the crinid pro reerded iiregolnsly, but near the carriage, both before a n d behind, great regularity aas observed; the men were marsh ing in rows, suet steppiug regularly; it had the appearauce of r pearlised seep. At the back of Kiag-street the email again halted and acted in die same manner that they bad done hareem the Star Inn. There was a white handker chief displayed (ruin a wiitelow between the Star and King street, on who b there was a great clapping of hands. The Police °dice is at the back of kings street. The manlier in which they proceeded was most certainty calrulated to create alarm. They •ppearrd to be mostly tie:augers. Thuugh this seowd was but one division, I thought it very formidable, but eminecting it with others that I haul heard of, I became extremely anxious. Most of the .beeps had their shutters up, best massy of the don's were open. I shot my own 'judos., and locked butte the I t doors. The crowd shout ?sir. Hunt had nut all the ap pearance of a deliberative assembly. Crovii.esnmiticel by 51r. Hunt.—l am the head master of the free gra 11111 l ar school, in which three is a considerable number of boys. They were in school before breakfast, and I went after breakfast to dismiss them. I have bush hoarder. • ohm ill »vie o'cl,ek. 'mined by Mr Hoot I know Richardson, the pm, ..slosls Idu not know that he sharpens the {WWII, for th- t-iv 11 v. 'lite Cr.oe.l which c sat site to shot my shop Was twit,: 111 a real horsy. There was WO mischief ,100 e 10 rriv The first time 1 shut my slurp was about erre% It. Soho; after some shutters were taken down I knee* Mr. Molylirlia, my next eivighboor; lie dues soot knew when the 'lunar' ac re pot op better 111411 I do. The first lime 1 op• Wed the door and pail of usy windows, was In swam two mid three. I do nut recollect 1 ever bad occasion to abut my shop Is-fore. Estinunst Simpson etamined by Mr.Serjeant H Vl.Loclt I ant a hatter, and reside ill Dean's -gate. I saw several bodies of people pass on the 10111 August ; they commenced passim:, shunt telt o'clock, and ended •t ouc. They had ma tte and coluties.—Whess Mr. hunt came up there was music with him ; lie came up nt a roaster past one. The people marched about Willi` or ten abreast, and some part of Hoot went in legollar step. I shot any shop before teas .s cluck s; mad kept it shot all slay. 1 clamd boils doors and windows. I was afaraiii there would be a dastusbauee, and I was very much alarmed, soil SW lisle thy family, at seeing them mar .4 ill that to •ssaier. I have a wile and fire children. 1 looked. out of iis sep oleiso. window. XaOline.l by It,. Hunt—l was very mach alarmed ou that day; I was sit afraid of the cavalry at all. I did out know soy thing of the cavalry at that time. 1 did net liras a report that the rivalry would attack the people. slid not open my shop that 441 y. (10 sit)wcr to the Judge).... Bei wren 4.000 and b.,000 persona passed ray linuse. Matthew Cooper examined by Mr. ScIRLETT-1 am SO acronetaul at Manebesier. I went In Ilse meeting of the 111th A neunt shout t ut lee o'clock. I have some memoran dums which I took no else groins& I think that about 11,0.0011 persuuus were assembled; 1 measured the ground, and made the beat rah ulatiou 1 sunlit as to the esumber•wbut ould stand tin a square yard of ground. 'flie meeting ;record incipally cum waged of labouring sasses. The pros pie stood so close that I COOllllllll gel le, near to Ilse hustings as I wished, !PAW the flags. 1 Itasca. account of sonsearf the jam's ipt ions which were upon them. glue was "No De. rinorktntmerro;" ores-sr, "Unite and be free;" another, " Egnal Repesentation or Death;' a third, " Isnation without equal Reps esentatioss, is tyrannical and unjust." There were several ushers. 1 was un Ilse field whets Mr. Hoot soil his party approached. Several who followed the procession had white paper or rags in their lists. I heard some of them say to the others " Lads, I ike case of pitor white rags." Before Mr. Hunt's ar rival, I saw sea. ral on the liostiugn. Johnson was with Hunt. I saw Nlr. Saxton and Sir. 6night nu the hustings. I saw sillier, ahoue 11111ars I du not know there witness point ed out Swill and Jost.a us two who had been on the bust • A.m.]. Mr. Hoot un taking the chair made a speech. I bard the whole of it. I took notes of it on the gr 00000 id, mid they are glow in their original slate. It is thus (here Wiillisa read his notes]:— " Gentlemen, most entreat that you will be peaceable and quirt, and that every person who wishes to hear must heep ; and all I ask for is, that during the proceedings you will be quirt. We will rialeavour to make uurstlves :beard, but it is inspoonsible fur us to be heard by the whisk. 'We aisle our frllow•couutryineu who do bras us will coin. munisaie tip Ilione whorls taut. II is sanction to observe ispuu the intended meeting of lasi week, only to observe that those who by their rualsitteant exertions, in tsaksuc advastlage of n few .totiiipas_ illegal aurds, expected they had i Id, rib! rad of whirls it has produced twofold numbers (iliere were thee, s), Mail HUM we have triumphed. He weut ota lo al.te that two or three placards, signed by two or three obscure its. divides:lls "] While he was saying this, some comp•mies of foot sob die a . appeared its Dickinsortbstreet, and formed. Mr. Hum then spoke on, hut I did nut take notes any further; I shall give the substance from ineutusy. Witness went 00 to stale as follows:—" Ile said never minds they are (ily a few soldiers, and acry few cusupared 4ith us', we arc n host amanita them"—ln toy joilgnie sit the eeling was such as to inspire very great It av ill the iulia bitauis of the town of Mauchests r, My apprelieusion dial nut rriSe from what I then saw, but fruits prcr Sous chorin e lanes, awl from info. matiun emnitinoicated to Inc. Cruss.exausined by Mr. lietteow —I know, the appear. ante Lf.looca; 1 never braid that he ass a Cluptuitr am. ploy.d to build the hustings. oss.examilied by Mr. Hoots—l bare no occurattioo bet I Isoce of siermsuilnol nisi law slat suits r; I am Secreisey to a Cumuli s. r, I.ut Ilust arises out of my oiler ”ceopat I was secretory to is 000110:lee (v 1111.0.411 of tteettrmee, so aid of the shit pow. r. I am not sa the enstal. , y of the pa lie,. I °erasion:oly e"1100100tenle wilh The Courier and Morn icy Pout Lipoli!oil Pap e rs. 1 sell! sip an 41170001 of the Manchester meeting to The ('ourier. I think my report did not appear. I believe they selected from Ilse tithe. papers. I Intre hiss n in the sera ire of a professor of the fast for nine years. I have lasen under iustructions for the Lucite. I was, mailmen in life, a clerk to a brewer, to Dawes anil Cogg, of Couliois, perhaps twelve en ha. My faille/ was in the radar; he was sopervior of the dints let in whirl. the brewei y in situated—;Mr. Holit asked witness why be left Om employment, but he der listed sitswerilig, at length be viste.l as folows):—I applied to nay own use money . . The essosisiat;uo was sesunted...—l s t a t e d at Oldham, that I smis near the constables en the 11th nearly all the flow. Lintels she yeomanry cavalry were to he tostogitt up. They to well as the special constables * were order. 4 out its the raswossig. I was walking up and dews Peter's-Lid from elms until yogi resa arrested. I was otst iosoltria, but I mrral gentlemen who were. flume person aald, " he," pointing to one, " is it-spy—he," poisitiog to otswilssw," iv a special constable." I wag nos called "a ary." I as. not a spy. I was out hurt. 1 did out wave my head to the ca. valry when they came in. The black banner was not like a sag; it was nut square; it had letters upon it. I did met me two hands aittl the word "love" upon it. There was one Sax with a bleurly dagger painted norm it. Is am 'mistier} red ; I was nut near it, but it appeared to me like a dagger. I swear this. I .have never seen that Sig since. Examined by Mi. Ilmtnow.—l saw Mr. MO0f16.1•4! is a coach on that day. I conceived he was Wading the Stock port party. When I Ibis saw the coach, it was 4.0 yards from ow; it was near Portlind-place. I will swear that the coach did not stop at the White tea mi nuses before the Stockport division came up It cause issi. mediate!y before them, I saw females in it, but I did out see them alight. I know Moorbouse; he is pcupprii tor of a stace.coneh which comes daily to Manchester. Ido tint think I ever sits him drive it himself. I believe the coach stops daily at tire 11•hite Bear. Ihe men who came after the coach were elitist the Stockport division. I kitty soave of those who composed it to he Stockport men. I pirti celarly reculleeted one who carried a flag. Re-ixamilleil by Mr. SCAM:KT.—The black Aig was ex. tended by a stick being fastened to the sop of it, so that it hung scinure. All the AV; and caps of liberty we►e at one time on the hustings.• I cannot say it was while Mr. Dont was there or not. I End that some person lOU published the Oldham evidence. I have read the hook. I think Witty evidence in that book was compared with what I ouw have said to day, they would agree. Francis Phillips examined by Mr. Serjeant BULLOCK. lam a merchant and anaisufeCturer at Manchester. I was nu horseback about II a't.lock on the 16th August. Mr: J. Birlt.y was with me. We rode On the Stockport-road. iVhen we gilt to Ardwick-green, it tl3 mile front Mae: chester, we MUIV a party tiolvaiteing in file, with all the situ. lardy of suidieis, 1741111 sisal they hail nu •forM.— They were three a-I.:er.e.i. They had two banners, but no music. Tissue acre some iwrsoes walking bj the sule• apparently tet ti'ig 3% officers. They were regulating the files and seeing sisal all was perfectly regular. 1 think they attenuated in alt to 1,500. They had nu alma, hut many had sticks, which they carried different ways, None in their handi and sonic MI their 'bon lite, a thue had a Image rough stick, winch UMW/n•(1 to be newly cut. That Wall seeing use, took the stick in both hands and "hook it at use. heard them give the word, " left, eight," as a seljeene dues when drilling prim: recruits.' The lattir part of the hue sometimes lost the step, but sums 'recovered it by the direction , ' sir their officers. I returned to Manchester and put up my horse. I was a stn vial constable that day. I went to Peter's-acre, and there 1 saw the same party I hail before met catalog Nam the ground. I knew them by "sir luau user., mile of which bore the " No Corti laws" %rhea I saw I het° the • second time, they weir nut mei citing ea rezalaely as before, being interrupted by uhc eruv 4 I "1:0111t/ CutsUMltr St. Peter's-area In be 150 /tag C. I saw different other vatisa marching into the field, one al - which was iiifiiiitely -e numerous than that from Stockport, and carrying party tad a totrel-lesf rash to their hats, and another had something white; I cannot tell what. I saw Mr. Hunt that illy for the fins time. I raw a party he a carriage, and I believe he was uur of them. He was areauspanied by nu 'au 00000 mese multitude. I heard a very great noise, both from hie party and from the crowd gm the ground be fore his arrival lus ver sari SO Igoe are h./tenably before The sight of it .XCIICII Ili my Maud a I . .ding of very great apprehension of danger; it ass decidedly ealeulated to ex cite • 'lac apiceliensimoi in the • Is of nil the inlialiitaists of the town. I saw hlr. hunt tat the hustings; I canno t Identify any one chit: but hie; lie addressed the meeting with the energy of actiou usual sass roldresshig large as semblies. 1 did not hear what he said, and I think but a small propurtion of She crowd timid hear him. In about ten minutes, I saw Nadia and some other constables ap proach the hustings.' I left the meeting to Cu to my fartnry. I told the dour-keeper slot to leave his post for a muumuu, but w shut the 'Nor immediately if any thing weaned. I was much alarmed. 1 gave those directions, because 1 I (*Wandered the town us be in ciesesidendele danger, other wise I should 'tut have dour mu. Before I left town is the muriong, I concealed some old litivutiets and markets, least the people might call and take thesis. Cross-examined by Mr Hurt-1 am a merchant and a ma. nufactesrer. I have also written and published Ull account of this trausaction.—[Mr. Heim handed witness a pamphlet, asking, If be knew it as an old friend ll—This is the first edit . r aforruarris published a second more corrected. I published 1,000 of earls relitteiti, the greater part of which I 'told. 1 shin Rive a great many away. Mr. Hunt-1 know it; yon are like many other authors, who, if they did not give their works away, would find it slit , licalt to get them aft their halide. Examination se-unit-J-1 sent some In London, end I to hlembers of Parliament. The publication was intended to have been before the meeting of Parliament, but et did tuff take place until a few days after it. I wished Its give fact" to the public. The Mr. mentioned in the mem - piste* is brother to Mr. Hider, an officer in the Maiirkester 'cavalry. On nay bath Idu not know that Mr. Birley cons mantled them on that day. Ile was al the head of the corps, • hut I donut know whether he or Misjor Trafford commanded them. I consider the shakisig of the shirk at me as as insult. [Here' file. Hertel read an name from Mr. Phillips's pamphlet, tu chuck it was mated that no direct direinee was give., befitiethe yeomanry appeared • Examinatinu returned—l beard many taunting mimes ' sious'a;utel Ms the field to every man who woe( a' g 1111 l 14..64 anti went anteing.' the - Crowd. I 'went a privates-Hail alemy retorts from Stockport, as I could nut get 'whit stelpial - sperel on the high riteld without dailies., to the crowd dam* lad • paired.' I considered that the !tholepin itero maleinal very well indeed: ' I do toil admit ihat either of nit editions . Of the' boot/ giving ah aereinnUnf tbd AFAitefiester beim ness states a tilsehotol. I cusesidi red the tool" of Manchester awl the Maglslrttesifit be iii - greet "'Meter; •I aid. ted my isorter ellaiethe't •ietiy 'Wog ocearted, - "bot fur the porpoise lit Ikeiilll4 10. '1 goad My ewes oriteri • to keep their fitesituil tiftenme tidal 6. 1 a.• They ' - - • • • . . • . , • and day•schulars ; l tlisirk 140 of both, of which 15 are my boarders. We desired the boys to go home. I let them go about their lousiness, thinking they wools, be safer with their respective 'weenie than in school. Our 'Ailed finishes at twelve o'elua It, and I thought there would be , more danger its letting she's go at that hour than at ten o'clock. I did not see a Islacaral from the rtueoughreeve re. (tweeting people to keep children at home Oh that slay, hut 1 was informed of it. I believed the children wou!ol go safely tonne. My apprehension was sod as to stint might i )sappest in the course of the morning, bill of whet might I happen in the course of the afierwousa. 'there were some worsen in the crowd I saw. There was no insult offered to me personally when I went among the crowd. N • of the I httys I sent home 011 that slay were hurl. Ott Ilse prods *wise', of George 4V. at Manchester, a great crowd was es , embled. 1 do that day. I suppose the windows in the 511513 re ritual here been closed. - John Harlow examined by Mr. Serjeant Huht.ocu keep the Coach and Horses, no Deates.gate, shout 50 yards from the Police office. 1 remember the Itith August. I want home from sees o'clock in the morning until evening. 11 taw a number of people maiching iu b 011..., ill list samel manner that 'addicts do wisest drilling. I saw a carriage in the crowd, in which there were four reran's'. There was a woman in front, with a flag. When they got near she PO. lice office they stopped the carriage fur a few minutia. 4% number of them turned their fares towards the Puliee, and gave three cheers. The persons in the carriage looked to. annals the polies. There were reVeral banners, oleos one of which was ss Equal Representation or Death.•" The chins 'west very loud. I closed the shutters fur fear of having the windows broken, and homed candles. Ten of my origls , bouts closest their windows also. I remained at home, us 1 felt 'Armed lest there Ausild he some Miaellil I'rss•examined by Mr. Hurt-1 have lived thirty years in Malsebtater ; I remember the Proclamali 4444 of the Peace; there were great crowds, but tint so large its this. 'There Was passerchecring nod shoaling; it was uear my hone., ssed ■rascssar the Pollee 016 Ce. NO soffence was offered to me. 'lll.lt peel alarm sharing the whole of the 16th. I ,' saw the Proelarisasisin of George the Fourth; there was a great assail; they laurelled very well, but I think they had cool had so notch drilling as the meeting 00 the 16th. The litter had Acts, and severe! shisieldered them as soldissa do isaatefe. I may hate enesitioursi this to some of my err. waists, but there are stone of them herr al peeseal. 1 41, longing to the fi rm, and Nieto:us Dawes tiestoirsed me to ewe s. quence. That money I have repaid to %Ir. D.iwee, with compoulid interest, up to the liner of payment. 1 took the iiiiii icy out of the till, end was detect. d. I know John Iturror ; be was servant to Messrs. Dawes. I have a. paid in all, I' lib hams', 25i. II is tout, timothy net) Silber I rill this mom y ; it war the first money 1 could com mand. The reason of my not paying it 'motor was, that lily father ' s death left three youiegyr !troth. rs to he supported by mr. 11 was to Mr. ru i c K I paid the money. It Was Paid llwee months rito• 1 look the notes amiss I gave re detecr agate's' you at the New Dailey, Rod sitter I WKS I wit ness on the sudirtment at Lancaster. 1 did net take ass much as from my mister ' s till; but it being left to my .i.sercti,n, 1 immght I im4lit to do my num.( to aerate the it:jory. I !Lite 10Ct'll tbire years ni bil•illeSS. I 11.-ver told 31r. Starlet', 31r. 31au i r, air Milne, this story. I dull oat km's , yon knew it. The n 1111 l ry whitii 1 took was et•mpeol. 1(1 had known that yi, were at cpsaiutrtl with it, Isl Id have had Mr. Dawes heir, as he would willingly Lome arartl her me. Ido not koow that my father beteg a rupervuor of the district. and having great power over my master, %As the rearms why I war out pros.cnte , t ; I have hot !men paid lay the Magisti ate* or l'olic.., crept for loving S.eretary to the Committee iii aid of the Civil Neer. '1 he ace 1111 l eta air the Ctunioillee were oilseed at the pariah table. Mr. Hum Don ' t you know this y wat pail out of the pariah rates? Mr. Justice BAYLEY said this was not a telt rant question * . was within a dozen octifeern y nits e the loo.•uu~5 lbw the day of the meeting. I stood lo:tweet. the hustings suit the loom wlwre the Magistrates were. I saw uo I went purposely to take notes of what you or any one else rt 1 , 1 say. The frabOW why the oh times reeprctistg the soldier; were not written &aro was, that all stir being Wiretted to them when they appeared 1 ceased to use my pencil, The cavalry were et gup at the tune. 1 look down Star heeds of your discourse at the mime, and the remr.losoler I filled up from mettiory. lam not a reporter. All 1 have road it rot down its wy mutes. Mr. Justice BAyLay—last imoilook at those noire.-- the abler were handed an]. I tkisls- , tea ere the materials Isere of curl. a apre , ll. Cross-examination toed ineesteusi 1044 a good memory. wrote nal way r, anti Mood Was Alirre Its Mr. Norris, the hiseistrate. I belie not slims tlwtn sine.. 1 dal mitt hear yen my, " Put them llama, and keep •Ilwar dwww." 1 Woe/ It km 11w amiss maw, suit poi ought Okew how said • - , *dell with peal tyroskiety a% far sis i'saw. I outs Saw the tirat ♦ ttbt kanw witellirr the er.wd who assembled .r05 „..4, 11/41kitagiar it without my hesriai yod. was not said Iwtire Ilse eaTA. n advace a the yeomanry...nil 'Ow • the regular troop *Whew of the Peace had banners; 1 kens they mos ry appeared. Nowa Isaft - the Editor of The CoorNe etnplos..l r rune upon the I saw She Chester yeomanry memo lamb IS 11106. used on the fads. There never wag flew so tar to foe bloom of whet patted—Ewauess ripe-skit she 1. epos, 11w weld in w k iw i caller, but not kome edursinr 'many perisous assembled al Mancheatle races as 1 saw pops ocriptimis on the Owl There wee no tao.,zy they meted sir 'suit, 4 saw .ionic infatdry near Peter's:geld, toy door on that day. I eastwol tell *hillier tow lbssersand, she black Sag. The iiiseripltue us the bk. k 11. g attr.beha mail I 111.0 saw two pi , ces of artiery brought no after the twenty Ilinnsaml, fifty thousmol, or out hundred and fifty attention particulerly. 1 bad not lime, or I would crowd vas dirpeilt d. I saw very tulle of lb.' book ; the thousand persous ,sued my floor ow that day. Ido not taken ell the iisseriptions. The black flag was silaelw4l 1., a dust and the member of constables pr. vented tne Alum areilig know how many pro MM. I bast seen ISt Manchester races at pule, at the oilier Arcs were; I asw mr dAleurr Iwo vr..-o what took plate. I emir na blood spilt. Wife. them. I.:eaw a barbed point to our .0 ibrityryylev; it wn Mr hil•llCe RANLICT oh.eiverl that questions of this kind Thomas Stroll essoMoied by Mr SCARIATT—I am a pie. painted red. hue top of the pile was hot a 11, 1 ,4,4., ; ought slot to b:. put; that bl , icoi had been spilt, he believed, smith, trident ill Minket-street, Idaurbertre. I Saw sew did not see two hands nod she wed " tom ° .4op she btaah .tad be was surly fur it. The question was lint how she mi. hers of people pass my shop on 161- 404Wriling of She U 116414-- Cinin adjourned at sews o'clock. filmy had meted, hot whether the meeting was a trial one, Aurost. They cotiliouril paiNing from eleven o'clucV. — TT and If so, whether it was conducted in that peace able end alms ire shop for fear the witrdows should be broke, as 1 orderly manner that would preehole any alarm Amu being saw ive .1 crowds coming darts the 'inset. I kept my shop 11111t1). DAY—AIAttCH 18. • _ . . . (BY OUR EIPRENSI -••••••• • *big morning the same ainciely was mmoifested to odosission whicde suorked the strugg:e of those who . rg noxious to be spectators on the pee-cedar.; days. The seemed still es curie'''. as ever, and the übvierst rag .rns se ,4; their anxiety :gam • induced them lo enter Cuurt privileged ayes:nee as ear ell seven o'clock in the upwr. , intz. Earls side of the Judges' seat no the Heinela, was, as vie..., graced by the presence cf rank and beauty. tool Mr. J.:.• t!ce Bayley displayed to them that esoirleows wfrattillt% f ur which he is so eminently ebetinguislied. At ;itri:: i:cloiek. the public gales were thrown corm, anti Ate sbd urea became ARM in the toms, manner by a mixed throo,r, who rushed into every seat Red corm r of the Court, that were tint defended fry remittable* fur the Msetstratee, and Attorneys, and Jurors. At nine o'clock Ms.. II lint and the other Defenslanig, with the Solicitors, entered Court, and occupied the or e•traf play... A few minutes pensive', Mr. Justice H, Vein' e setei:ei the ('ould, and aileeesnatil Mr. Barrow, nue tit the Coro. V. for some of the Wreathing, in the Wt./ring Weis:— Clan a question whirl' arose yeeterday, I stated thee •is• ruithl not Isere cuter into a consideration of the epode,' of the yeomanry cavalry en the 16th of August. Whe ther that be proper or Improper we are out now It)oug . But when I say this, I beg the Defendants pai - tietielaity is enderstassel, that it S. open to them to shone the entolne..,f every part of the people collected at the meet mg tor 'Pat dos, with a vie* to establish their peaceable eltcrseo-r, or tie tendency of emir acts; - also with the view .4 sloes - trio th c there wee ao desire manifested by them lo resist the civil au thorities. Into nll this they us ty folly ...tier. but not into Ow propriety or impropriety of the tondo..? ord... 3roaa j ory, I mention Ibis now to have whit I Nassl yesti.itsy eaplie...e undershoot', if tt was not so at the firm; sod ohm toe the purpose of allowing yen, if you please to roil Mork any watt • limo rem may drab. to put quest's • es twelve to tbeelserise. ter of the meetiug, hut whom you way uol, ;wriest... 1,.... examined un that subjeet, through any• au,apprelwoooun what fell from me yesterday. Mr. 13A RItOM said, the Orfesidarste wind 1 avail thew selven, if necessary, of Ms Lordship`a kind pecietimiett. Mr Flent,„who had entered the tusournt slier Ina Lieralsbipr mole this eumnstmication, wan spin ised 01.5 I.) the J...4, 4 e comblreate septillion of what hr had jdist rat., 11,. Hunt then said —My Lord, I was spin' aware of solo LortlaltiVe mestitoe test. /Airy. I bun. we one ~.,t loner to try the conduct of the y einem, y eavalry no thr Itito Augent, hot whether ile• Defend tots are catty of a c''"`l". 4c / I" form a n d attend an illegal meeting, and to noisine whether any ilhgni set had loco committed by Mai pi epic whim assembled. I wish to chew Ilse Olittilie of that more parliralarly as the opposite side have u.... 11. • the record, mud anemphol to skew that we were c0ur.,,,,1 iu Mangling some individuals to intpire t. trot maw the !Mode of peaceahla people, sod have produced Irit, sr. to identify us, as it were, who wattled to take a man. gotta coat of his baelks—who traiind to make Nlatielwater *molter Maniellw; and, idly, who wish to n rtsuut that I pniol4 to the soldiers, mid then said 110 the people, » The,. nr e one enemies ; ert them down, and bee p theest If leen stems oh it instead of these statements Wog tsar as regal-tied the puttplr sainnoldetl, they evinced a lota CS silly the revetse of That astribid •...1 shit done whole demeauour was orderly arid poi dee, tine' I imago, there will he au red to the ludot low wt. Mr. Justice Dayley—ll ninth. r meant ”..t. relay, nor iloo mean now to exclude any es idenre the D. fe,dnises may have to offer respecting lice t'uuduct of the people araetubleol ins the particular day. Mr litiut--I had hoped we shuttle; have been spared its • I rottlole of calling any evidence to sheer the character of Ihn 'wring, so tittle lima keen said to impeach it ; but as not 1111• r side has travelled farther, wt shalt hi, obliged to non life the Court with tier WIIIII . SMR. 31r. Justice IiATILILY-1( )01t wish to put any epiceiti ~,, to the witnesses of yesterday, touching Ike dein, atitiur of the meeting, I shall call them trick to answer yoti. Mr. Hunt—lf 1 whatl bud ii weir' awry in the course of the day, I'll take the Mit it! of &nob ing your Lords-Imp. 1 he Oil was thee' resumed. The Bess witness was . lusrph 11111 x, examined by Mr.Ser. kalot BULLOCK —1 keep a ;tubby house ...ellessorr, ao.l bony Joseph Healy, who came to St. Peter's Fishd at the bead of a very forge patty of men, oie the intoning of the 16114 August. glary matched u, filet of al' ant four sir live st-Ine.nt. 'the number was upwasila of 3 ur and Healy 1..1 them up, in * military way, wins a tromp. ti r, to 11. e homing. or earl, which Ur y surrimuiteit Healy got miens ii, and took trout a nova ails Clareleti il„ black nag, which be shook en, mud t.loortly reluratesi it to the origival bearer, tiro r mating a little speech, r that they must stand sti ally, for their Cu,o our. wsnrr al Itionsl. They than' cheesed him. There WAS a t sof illhwirtif a 1...; I knit , / one who led 11111 a party ''Sr men, awl r is.. I• nut now hire to nay knowledge. (111t h . •S 11.-lotira Ist John. sou as like Wilde, noel Jultissote aslslnn.as , nl the Judge maid, ss 1 am 110 fume like inns thin y.:oor . 11:•• Defesidatit Wilde wit. ill , and ow ( . ..1111 41 ilea 1..... r the moronic. Ile aflerwarels• cutter(' and was identified by ilw as it IiCSO. NM basing led a party of men th.onets Mosley-oret ton the 16th of Aug...n.l I%il.ir , too hillsol the men sai4l, " Link your alma, and keep straely." 'llle people iinnwsliatrly 1,1.414 d brat, quote a ..... tit the cart. A 1111 k after, not !Ist:skim: they li ad k. pi s ureic I eel them isi t ill back," 4 k.. p as yoi. are," 4tmc. Ike. The people formed in this to mos r hiur air Iva deep in ranks. About rine o'clock, Mr. I Inns :mire 41, and Oh* r a aple opened R road for hint he the itu•lings. 311. Moro i+ .... se and Mr. Juhusms were with hind. 11, liana imactlieled the hustings, 011 whirls there were ssi 'meal others, annals: lb. m was Mr. Sas . who had Irmo leelf no hum ur noos• on she b ut tiag,. 10 - 10 re, and who spike si vas al leme . 4 to the crowd, and was sit ten cheered. There trs re, u Iwo it,. Mott arrived in St. Peter's Arta, mane than. Gomm penpa.• amemhted, and it was in hi. jalattaila aat a marling a eolith ii to inspire I error and al ism ' lie tortoises( the t!• habitants of Manchester I load ilwra. 31 a v.. 5.41 a...4. 6u . i- before, 111.1 lirVrr saw the pr tattle come in to 1.0.0. as It., v did that day. I never saw so large a las. , taus; 1.1 . 101 f. Ad . 101 inrr meetitics that I saw weae crampina•al of p iii,s, uho came to al random, and at their Wismar, hart them taste 10 several bodies to military array allogrilo r. Cross-Itainincil lay Mr.llont-1 am a publican, since lict October 12 months, a n d 0 . 3.1 prevl.l.lll4' 'ut Naraltat'. run- 1 nat., as they arc called. I ant jolly sill tic 'I (0.110.3.4 oral v fat jovial looking 111410, and would he 0 a! In saw you la. A so well. Mr. Ikons. I was, like many sillo• is. a sp. 0,11 e,es. stable on that day. 1 am quite suit Dr. Ilepsy rause np. lartalata4 Isis party, se hiels formal rowed the Isusti.iv , unit a t bum peter. 11.• Isere as pealed his al ircel tVitiviarr,...sol : said 11.31 iir3ly 2.lleit ilart . rreorMlNo4l.l...l 11.5 people to I.e peaceable% though I .10 not hear him. 1 ~..it them path , a. • ma •guailrusis -, the latter are dragoons, Mr. limit. I has' conversed with 1101.0 of the witnesses 4111 CC Itria trial, :thaws what has tr 3.040.331 In roan. None oaf the men javolical ur assaulted site, tow slid I me them mole,t a n y body, a mace shouting. When you came up, they p1.1”.el Nee Ike cooper ing Hera renege —(Langis.)--1 dial not consider Lost an in sult or all nuritilt. 1 don't think 1 heard Gal me lles King" or Mae Itrilannis played. 1 won't swear 114.1 wrier nut -- Hea!y's men formed at the hack •f Mr. W'ilale's. The forma r, 1 think, dial nut link at ma, the tethers did, and by the forming sod keeping roam, pushed hark Ilk rifallitai., who were then pot alnant a dozen ter 14 y:ir.hs from the Mod inea. I wirer as. such a thing itonekt a investing belnre, and it alarmed me as well as 'Briny trAtia. We ilirti Nei complain of being plashed bark, ias.r •a• k tient fur a more three{ CUOMIIIIICI4I9II with the hwitimp. Wilde tiedcriall .. V 4P 84344- ~? ; Lbl