The Sun. — London, England, 1820-03-25 00:00:00

ronglimongering ;" " Unite and be free ;" " Sdrl dleworth, Lees, and Moseley Union ;" " Taxa tion without Representation is tyrannical ;" and " Equal Representation or Death" were the in scriptions put on the banner. There were also the scales of Justice and two hands clasping each other, with the word " Love." "A flag, produced in Court, witness identified to be the same that he had described. The fringe put round it was supplied by the women ; different persons had supplied the mot toes. Witness had suggested the inscription " Unite and he free." Dr. Healey had nothing to do with the flag. Re-examined by Mr. Hunt—There was no bloody dagger on it. Dr. Healey said, for fear the original had been lost, he had brought an exact model of it wiih hint. A small flag or banner, like the larger one, was then giren in. Mr. ScABLaTT compared the original flag with the model. and trmarked, that in the latter the words " 'kat end " Love" were pot in letters of the salve size, while in I be 1 (miller, the word tenth was rile ill larger characters. Mt. Elmo said, the model had been done from re 'O:kV ion . . _ IVitoess described t!:e banner to have been sus• ut;tted by a Rollos') staff passed op if. William Nicholson, examined by Mr. Hunt— Lieed.at Lees. Was a parer-printer. Saw the Lees procession in limit of the Exel , ange, in Man chester ; did not walk in it. Understood the black flag had originally been whi.e. Saw no thing e x tra..rdinary in Manchester till he went into it pnblic-house ; there he found the shutters %vete close A person in the company with bin: called fel- a quart of beer ; a young vtotnan said they had been told by the Magistrates to draw no !miter tltr,t day ; they, however, got two quarts Ile then saw a procession pas 3 ; he saw a woiggoo bitriak through the procession without molesta tion, and he sa , s , several g eotletnen do the same. :Saw some sticks ; of these only a pari might be called common walking-sticks, the rest were switch sticks. The procession was headed by ternales; Some 30 or 40 there ntight be, who were rather poorly attired. They whlked four a-breast. Saw people walking along, taking-hardly any no tice of the procession. Heatd no one expre•s alarm. Went to Peter's-field. Saw no disposi-, lion to oppose the cavalry. Saw one of the yeo manry passing before the Exchange that morning ; no one insulted him. Saw Dr. Healey and Wilde on tie hustings ; he heard !bens exhort the peo ple to be peaceable, and do their to most to main tain good order. Witness and his father have considerable property at Lees. Saw in the course of the day some sticks thrown at the cavalry ; this was after they had surrou n ded the hustings, and bad proceeded some forty yards on the-other side. _ . Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant Huat..oota Ile and his father were pi inters and booksellers, and had a cotton-mill. Did not sell Cobhett and the pamphlets called trash. Never sold Mr. Hunt's speeches; did not know whether they were trash.—[The rustle Mintier of this witness, and some expressions which accidentally escaped him, caused much laughter in Court.] John HuNit, examined by Mr. Hont—Am a clothmaker at Moseley. I was at Manchester, about business, on the 16t1'of Angto-t ; my mother and wife were with me; my Mother's name is Nancy Prestwick ; she is iu the 65th year of her age. There was nothing extraordinary in the appearance of the town ; the shops were not shut np ; I saw the procession come from Oldham, Lees, Moseley, and Boycott. They conducted themselves in a peaceable manner ; they offered tin insult to any One ; I did not bring my goods about with me, but I went round to my customers; I generally leave them at a public-house, and go about to obtain. customers ; it was not because 1 was afraid I shoUld lose them ; my customers wet .e engaged as usual. I did nio ;tear ally one express fears from the meeting. My wife was with me at the meOng, hut toy mother had bu siness elsewhere. I saes Ito violence offered to any one at the mettina ; I saw the mili;ary come upon the fiLld by St. Pater's-field ; whet e 1 stood tttinht be about SO yards from Mr. Buxton's house, and abOut 15 from the hustings, io a straight line between both. I could see the cavalry advance from Mr. Buxton's to the bus jogs : ttie crowd made no resistance. I was not sufficiently near to know whether or not the cavalry stated what their object was. At the same time 1 roust say I could hear (if such a communication was made) better titan those on the hosting:, for I stood nearer to them. I don't, know that it was their object in approac,hing to assist the constables in executing a warrant: I am confident if a cotnnotitication was loudly made by the cavalry, I could hear it . better than those upon the bustingta Nancy Preltwicla is, mother a in-lawato the last witness. Moseley is ten wiles from Manchester. Was at Manchester on the 16th of. August. Is vow 65 years of age. Walked all the way to Manchester. Her son and son's wife were with her. Saw about a dozen of her town'a women, at Manchester. Moseley is. not a very large place ; there were many other women there. After att. ting some relief she walked towards Mr. John son's. cottage, in order to join the procession. They placed her, as being the oldest, in front of two hundred or three hundred women]. Alter passing some streets, which she did not know, they reached St. Peter's-fiald. Believes the way they took was the shortest. Does not know Moseley-street. When she reached the ground she again got relief (refreshment), and Mr. Hoot soon came in Isis carriage. Went to have a gill of beer, and upon her return found the caiadry men upon the ground. Site turned bark upon seeing them. Her sight was good enottah to see them, but she could not say whether any ttoisa aore was offered. Mr..flunt—Did you, or ti►e 200 women, attempt to tike these cavalry-men prisoners. Witness—No, we went'upou peace. We cheered Dklr. Hunt, to be sure, rlice.rdthe people cheer the soldiers ►also lint I did not join iii them, for I did imt know what it wias for; I did flat or groan at T hem. I often go to Nianchesier ; there tv“ nothing in the appemance of it dint dey to make me think the ',wide were alarmed ; I cer tainly would not have gcsne to the meeting if I expected any riot or tumult. Mr. SCARIATT objected ta this evidence. He submitted that if persons corning into the town felt no alarm, it did not follow that. the inhabi tants should not feel any. From the evidence al ready offered. he acquitted Mr. Hunt of the in tention to intimidate, but if intimidation was used, the thing was still the same. Mt. Justice liAvLev—Then, Mr. Scat-lett, you have not stated your object. Mr. Hunt said, it was not handsome in the Counsel for the Crown now, after four days, to object to his evidence. Mr. Justice Bay LEY said, after all, the ques tion for the July would be; whether or not there was alarm felt. lie thought, therefore, that evi dence could be received upon that head. The question was, therefore, repeated, and the witness answered that she had not felt, nor did she meet any one who felt the smallest alarm. Cross•exatnined by Mr. Setjeant CROS4I don't knovi who formed the women, but I was placed at their head. There was no man there; all women. I did not receive orders from the great mm, butt 1 went to see how he got on; our party t o ol no flat.t• B' Mr 11 , 1:it—You did not carry a sword or tnuaket ?—Wi•ness, No; 1 went with a good in tention. Robert Wood--1 am a chemist and druggist at Nlanchyster my short is near the New Cross. I remetnbcr the 16th August. 1 saw the Oldham and Saddleworth division coming in. There wis 1:0 • Ling extraordinary in their appearance ; they came in a peaceable manner. 1 did not think it necessary to shot up my kV indovs until near night. 1 saw no reason to he alarmed for the safety of die town. No ration.d man could be alarmed. The division came in a good-humoured way, not ke an invading army. I have no family. I did not observe any bludgeons, I saw nothing but walking , sticks. Ahont twelve o'clock I went to St. Petet's-tield. - Nu one expressed tears for the safety of the town. Mr. SCARLETT aeain objected to evidence being given of the feelings of individuals.' It 10,000 felt no alet in, and ten did, these latter were still entitled to protection. Mr. H tint replied, that it would at least prove the absence of fear in those 10,000 persons. Witness—l went Hi Dr. Earnshew to a win -110:v overlooking the hustings, and front thence saw the different parties at rive. Some of them - had flags and music. I recollect they played " God save the • King," and " Rule Britannia." Whilst " God save the Keng" was playing, the people about the hustings had their hats off. It appeared to me they had taken the m off in com pliment to the tune. There was no violence of fered the coustahles or respectable inhabitants. I remember Mr. H.'s'arrival ; he was rereived with loud cheers. I - Ic addressed the multitude, recom mending to them to-keep peace. Whilst he w as speaking, there was a slight disturbance on the opposite side of the bes , ings. This was on the left, nearer to Deansgate, not near Mr. Buxton's, but opposite to it. I heard you Co Mr. Hun') express your efinViCtioul, that persons had been sent among thttn, to create disturbance. and advis ing the people to pot them down. You turned round to that part of the meeting . from which the disturbance proceeded. 'Phis was directly op posite Dickinson-street. I saw the soldiers arrive in Dickinson-street. It was some time before that you had addressed the people 10 be quiet.-- You never said, pointing to the soldiers, , c"rh ere are your enemies ; put them down, and When they are down, keep them dowo." 1 save the yeomanry arrive at Buxton's ; they came at a quick pace round Brown's corner, and formed in a line before Buxton's house. I saw them afterwards in thei r progress from Buxton's house. I did not see the people make any opprAtion whatever to - them There were no stones or brickbats thrown at them near our place. If there had I should have see') them. I saw the cavalry the whole w ay , front Buxton's to the hustings. There were no htielibats thrown at them ; ,if there. had, I should have seen them. The place where they charged tens opposite our whitlow, so that could riot fail to see them. • I save no sticks but the constables' staves held up,. Where I stood was about twenty yards from the hustings; the' cavalry passed within a'short distance , of rue, h o t did not hear them say what they wanted there. Dr. Earnshaw and Mr. Bancroft, of the S oc i ety o f Friends, were in the room with toe ; Ilan croft has a family, anti lives in Manchester ; tici ther of them expressed any fears for the safety of the town, or of- their families, befote the cavalry came. Dr. Earnshaw is also a family man. The cavalry pissed oppOsite our window. There was no resistance made but from the pressure .of the crowd, for the people could not get out of the I saw a double row of special constables front Buxton's to the hustings. I cannot say they reached the whole way ; I believe there was a pas sage kept. I saw the Boroughreeve pass up and down several times. From our window I heard all you said, except when you wined towards Deans gate. It I had said to yon, " Mr. H. there is a con it.able wants to come up to you, I sin sure you must have heard it." I saw Nadirs pass several times, and be was able to get neater the hustings than our window; Nadin was more than once within hearing of Mr. Hunt ; I did not see that he was at all disturbed in doing It 9 duty ; I saw no cor don of people round the hustings.; the people seemed to stand very close to them. I believe, trout what I saw, Nadir' could easily get to the hustings ; I could have got , there ; there was oothing particular in the way e the people- stood about them. I was in a second-floor window ; the elevation was rather higher titan Buxton's, and 5.5 yards nearer the hustings. if there had heel) a general resistance made to the military, I would tint tail to see it. • I saw no men about the hustings like " disciplined troops, ready to de fend Hunt and die for him, as occasion offered." 1 did not hear you say whets the cavalry arrived, " never mind, they are only a few, and re are a host egaiost them ;" but I heard you say, " give them three cheers." Pis the soldiers arrived, I saw many of the people in the ontskif te begin (1) run. After the cheers they returned, and peace was restored. Cros3-extunihed by Mr. SCARLETT—My shop i. in Anacott-stitet ; I saw the Oldham division cmningio. John Ratcliffe-1 live in Nether Lees,. near Lets ; 1 am a cotton-spinner by trade ; I was at Manchester on the 16111 of August; it was not upon business, but out of cutiosity ; I know Man chester well ; business seemed to be going ,on there as usual ; there was no appearance of gene ral alarm ; I saw no shops shut up ; the factories and founderies were all at work ; I saw Peel and Williams's; that was also at work ; I saw Mr. Peel come from his factory, to wait, as I under stood, to see the procession; they showed no symp tom of alarm at its approach ; I ....am the Itoch dale procession come iu ; they had no offensive weapons ; I was at the field ; there were numbers of women end children in the procession ; the women did not appear to be frightened, they were abroad in great numbers ; many of them wet e well dressed ; no one offered to iusvlt•theni ; the ladies showed no fear ; indeed I was astonish ed at the indifference of the town's people to the meeting. I was standing on the North side of the hustings, between them and Buxton's house, when you arrived. I did not then see the line of constables ; it was not until the cavalry came that I saw them. Your arrival was cheered. I saw the yeomanry come. I first saw their swords drawl► in a line in front of Buxton's house. By the CoußT—lt may be front -a dozen to twenty yards that I stood from the hustings. If resistance was made to them, I should have seen it, for they went directly between me and my friend. The crowd, so far as 1 saw, made no opposition whatever ; if they had, I should have seen it front the place where I stood. I saw neither htickha►s nor stones thrown at them. 'lhe►e were no sticks held up. I could see the whole show they made to the hustings ; my eye was fixed upon them, By Nlr. Mitt—When I understood the cavalry was coming, I looked, but 'saw neither brickbats or sticks. They passed quite close to me. 'Pie people, so far from closing them it►, ran away. Edward Baines again called by Bamford—By the Cou KT.-4)ld you see the Middleton procession? —I saw the iMid►lleton and Rochdale united, %%Fere there many worpere3 :7 A great many, old and young. Was t i---ret fectly so ; they open Igl. l ,;:ippisS.,; we were . . going a contrary way. Mary Jones, examined by Mr. linnt—lle.r.hus. band is a fustian cie,tter, her age is 42 ; and lives iu Windmill-street, joining St. Petet's Plain ; was at home on the 16 it August last ; could see ell that passed there that day ; she can nevi tor get it. The house is in view of Buxton's and the hustings ; sry the different parries arrive ; saw Mr. Hunt arid are Yeomanry arrive. No one in the neighbourhood was insulted by any of these parties ; she felt no alarm at their appearance. Did not hear any ol . her ueigh hours express any until the cavalry came. Saw the cavalry come, and go towards the hustings Her eyes were upon them all the time they were: gong from Buxton's to the hustings. There was no opp.,sit ion made to them by the crowd. Her situation was such, that, if there had, site would have seen it. Saw no stones or brickbats thrown . at them. Saw no sticks held op against them by the . crowd, or any injury done to any of them.— If any had; she would have seen it. Instead of resisting, the people fled. A great many of them could not get away ; they pressed against the rail of her bourse; and s woman was killed before her door. This was from the pressure. ‘C eoss ... x eminett—She felt no alarm ; all was quiet until the cavalry orrived. John 11,ees lives at Crompton, and is a master manufacturer there. NVas at Manchester on the 16th of August, 'but did not go in procession ; passed a body of men on the toad ; there were also•women amongst them ; the women were in the Midst of them; they - seemed young girls ; did not observe any sticks or bludgettus with the men. He went directly to the field; on his way he•did not see any one insulted ; he stood in the: front window of the Windmill public-bouse,which is almost at the back of the hustings. He soon afterwards left this, an apto . •near . the hustings, at tine slit The from could • hear Mr. Hunt re people saw the cavalry arrive; saw them come from Mr. Buxton's ; they passed directly by him ; he had stood in the line, but was obliged to leave it. By the COURT—Did yon see any resistance? Witness—None whatever. Did you see any stones thrown 1-1 never did. Did y.O see any sticks- held up in dc fiance Not . any. Had you your eye upon .Mr. Buxton's before the cavalry came I—l hari ; knew they were . coming, and I kept looking that way. If any stones hid b een thrown, I should have seen them ; I had no no , ice for what purpose they were coining I diet not hear any one say ,any thing to encourage resisting them; I saw•the line of special consta bles ; I vas near them ; I know Nsdin now ; he ibis pointed out to mti that day; he-was walking tip and down near tne hustings ; I stood about 30 yards off; I did not hear any 'One Cali omit, " I have a warrant," or any thing of that sort. ‘Vis thtre any notice given of of the object of the cavAit v ? _ . Mr. SCARLETT objected ; after a great deal or conversation, however, the Cuurt hern►ittrd the question. Witness said there was nor. Mr. Justice BAY LRY said, he should tell the Jury that there Was nothing in Nadin's evidence to say that the assistance of the military was re quired. lVitntss—Nadia gave no notice. Mr. Hunt—As soon as the cavalry passed you, did the people throw vones at them ? Witness—No, they fled. 1 was amongst them, and I ran sway too. I. saw no stones thrown. I never observed any of the people throw their sticks up in the air, as they were nipping away. I was obliged to climb over a gate in endeavour lug to escape. John Fell (By Mr. Ilunt-1 live at Manchester, and sell groeerie.t, flo,r, and meal. I saw the parties march into the field on the 16th of August. It was about Obvert o'clock that I ,went to the field and I remained there until the cavalry dis persed !bum. Stockport and Ashton had not arrived, hut I saw all the rest. The people re ceited them with cheers, and they went towards hustings. Their &Induct was quite peace& able. I saw some few sticks, but not many.-- They were COIIIIIIOO walking-sticks . ; I saw did party with the black flag ; they were the Moseley, Lees, and Saddleworth. I cud not observe that they had many sticks ; no portion of theirs had. long staves shouldered like muskets ; if any' thing of the sort happened, I should have seers. it. The persons went right up to the bust-. ingS, and seemed to form round it. All tried id get as near it as they could. There was a double row of constables flout the hustings near to Btrx• Inn's house. I got outside, and did.not get into the crowd. I got quite near the constables. This might be some yards front the house. 1 ob served several Geittletnen in the windows looking over the meeting. By the COURT—Did you see who were in th a t window when the order was given ?—I saw Mr: [lay, Mr. Fletcher, and iNlr. Wright. They were with Mr. Hul:ou. 1 have seen them since irt Yoc k. Did you see any one give orders ? I saw a tall Gentleman with a pen in his band give orders, and he called for the llorouglireeve. and then for Mr. Nadin. Mr. Nadia came, and the Yeomanry soon atter came. I saw a Gentle.. man call from the window, " forward," alter the cavalry bad been cheered by the people at the hustings, and they had tel them. These were the Manchester cavalry. I don't know who the pecan was who gave the order ; the officer had his hack turned upon me, and I don't know who gave it. Mr. Justice BAYLEN checked this, as going tu th e coodnet of the Alii:.,,istrstei. Air. Hunt said, he d only to discredit the tesfilliony of Alf.. Hutton. Witness—When the cavalcade advanced I was to situated that I could - see if the people made any oppqsition to them. No opposition was made ; there were no stones or brickbats 'brow') at them, or up into the air. I saw no sticks up vgainst them, the people were making away as fa,t as t hey- could.- Mary Bryan—Lives at Manchester, and is fifty. four years of age ;' lives in Lad-lane, Ilollywell b,iilitings; was at the meeting vu the Ifith of August ; was there between like and ten o'clock in the forenoon ; she, remained there until Mr. Bunt was taken from the hustings; the place whete she stood was a rising ground, h e t ween the Windmill public-house and the hustings. Saw al! the processions come upon the ground. They came with flags amid music. She kit fro alarm for herself in the town from their coming. Could see the cavalry. The special con stahles opened' the way for them. Heard the soldiets cheered, but did not hear them hissed or booed Joseph Watson proved the peaceable conduct of the. Oldham Division on the 16th. lie was not as the meeting lie was cross-examined at some length. Adjonined.at a yildrier past six till to-n►orron'. Jt is not expecte:l the evidence for the detencd will be closed to-morrow. GENERAL ELECTION. WESTMINSTER ELECTION.—FOURTEENTH DAY. - The limbers at die cloEe. of the Pcii-yestt were as follow Sir Frarxis Illardett 5073 Mr. Ilobhouse 4GS Mr. Lamb 4211 Mr. L‘MB proceeded to address the crowd, but, front th e continued noke that was kept op trout the beginning to the end of his speech, could only be heat d by ihoie who were inittcediately aroood him. Ile met ely stated, that although the ap- . pet - ounce of the poll %vas by no means in his fa your, he would at any rite fcfly discharge his duty by keeping the open to the last moment; and he trusted the Ekctots of Westminster would perform their duty towards hint. ti.:Bnouse then came forward —He had to thank them, he said, fur their. continued exertions in the cause of Reform. [-la had 41+o to observe; with teTect to the last sentence of his honour' able opponent's speech, Oat the Clectots wonbi . do tht-ir duly by him. He believed with thai , Mott Gentleman, that they would do 11)eir duty by thought they bad dote their duty by hint, aid he felt assttrzd they would continue their exer till the final close ot t 11e Itoll lie !heti adverted to the intelligence rcck iced that Clay, of the result of Sir F Burdett's trial. He was lea; ful to trust hitustif on this subject, lest his feelings should betray him into too intemperate la6ortge: He neyetthelesi spoke rather intemperately upon the. subject, and concluded by exhorting the Eleclori O ut to rela.x in their exertions, and although his Honourable opponent could have no expectations of success, it became tht . Ari to put their cause out' , of all chance of danger, and thus ensure victory for the future.—(Continued Applatise.) MIDDLESEX ELEC"I'ION.—SEVENTII DAY. At the close of the poll y6t,-rrlay, the number* were dechyrd as tvllo,r, Mr. Mellish hating o ut• ' polled Mr. IVhi!brearl on tke day 53 votes:— , Eynz 3020 , 1% 1,11 IP•cad 4237 The Candidates severAly addre3sed the Elec' tors.—Mr. Ilyng denied that he had enterer) into' any coalition with Mr. Whitbread.—Mr. Mellisls obstrved, that it there was no coalition-, there W 9 every appearance of otte ; and repeated a COufi'• dent and well founded hope of being shortly at tin° head or the poll.— Mr. ‘Vbit bread repeated hi common.ph4ce party GO:iervations respecting tax'' ation ; and. Mr. Wiltshire addressed the multitude respecting the re,,alt of the Uediord Election. umni. On the 17th instant, at Walton Ilnuse, in the C6uaty of Cumberland, the Lady of V. l'onsuntly J0:113SWI, Esq. of 81' 'laughter. PIED. On Wednesflly last, in colusequence of an attack of aP9' plexy, Mr. Charles 1.41 of Copt.lia:l-court, 'rbrogaoc' tun-street, solicitor. eat LONDON: Pli.ucti hy.l. 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