The Sun. — London, England, 1820-03-20 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL ELEC i lONS. WEs FMOICLAND ELECTION. Extract CO a Let er from Appleby, March IS. —" Our contest has leached its third day. amidst the loudest clamour, and the most unhatt..'sorne rniticenvres of the blue faction ant ever disgraced an election. li;q3n tie hustings Mr. 11RouGnAm makes a sad figure as an orator : stale jokes, tin _ founded assert sort , , deliberate tuis-statements, and vulgar ribaldry, place him f.,r below CoaBETT, and upon a level with HuNT. Conttaty to all the implied confi , lence which exists between gen t(f7men at Elections, be actually goes in at night to the public. [looses of the opposite party, spying about, and eltde‘vottritte to win over the Free- holders trom their promises. You %yin hr surprised to bear that the High Sheriff's cartiage iravels up and down with Mr. B•s Electors. Mr. B. hintselt is at the Sheriff's Castle during the poll. His voters were in the booths this morniug a t three o'clock, waiting like bi ick cattle in Smithfield, to shut out the Yellows. If ever there was a proof of ti e danger of Uni versal St!&age, it is exhibited now : ConnETT's 500 at Coventry, IluNT's 900 dt Preston, and IiaouGHANCA 'lOO at Wiesintorktul, show the danger of the elective franchise remaining in its present low state of qualification. Grant their wished for Rcfortn, and not a Gent!, man ‘vrodti seek or accept a sear in Parliament ; it would be wholly left to such persons as the aforesaid ho nourable trio. Yesterday the Poll stood thus— L,!-it Lowther 709 'Colonel Lowther !sir. Broughinn He is however almost, I think, exhausted, and to-day will sicken bins The addresses of the two Low - Nisi:s have been manly, energetic, and liberal .--so too has been the conduct of themselves and their friends. With a very few except ions , the Gentlemen of the County are all with them ; and by far the larvesr portion of its respectable Freeholders.— Mr. B.'s snl►porters are principally among the lowest orders, the barderers upon Universal Suffrage." CHESTER ELECTION, MARCH' IS. FINAL CLO,L OF THE PULL. Lord Viscount BELGErA‘E and General GRPSVI3.. NOR n ere returned this day, at'er a vigorous contest of ten days ; but the opposi e party mean to petition the House of Commons against the rout o, on the pled of the Mayor refusing to make may young men free, conceiving that they had riot given legal notice of their intention of taking up their neellotu, %Okla) votes were teLdered. FINAL CLoY,E. Lord Viscount fic4.rare 771 Cirilt . red - Grosvrnor Sir John Grey Egerton 6BO E. V. Townsticntl, fay. GO4 The Elcction:for, the Conoiy is fixed tea Mon day next, vt...en a Contest is expected ; Candi dates, Was. EueaTow, Esq. D. DAVONVORT, Esq. •-•••• Leon , of Lyme, Esq. DURHAM COUNTY ELECTION. DURHAM, ANIARCII 18.—At the close of the fifth day's pull, last night at five o'cloc.k, the numbers were As follow : Mr. Lambton 1(72 11r. Powlett 11(12 Mr. Wharton Mr. WHARTON, unluckily for the good cause, is still confined to his chamber. Nut withstanding Lis indisposition, however, he has manfully re plied to the party who incessantly launch at him the foulest abuse, sarcastically reminding them that the finest intellects of the County are incap. able of discovering the elegant or classical in this tare method of objurgation which they have adopted. Reduced to the very lowest ebb in point of reasoning—in fact, having nothing in the shape of argument to offer—the ‘Vhig partisans labour to make up, like the Worthies in Westminster, by a greater proportion of Billiusgate stuff. Mr. VHABToN's opinion is a just one, that, in spite of the meetings of Mr. LAWTON, nine-tenths of the possessors of landed property in this County are governed by the political principles of that party, vs Mich has thought fit to biiug bins (Mr. W.) forward to represent this great County in Parliament. How just arc Mr. WHARTON'S words : speak ing of Mr. LAMBTON, he says—" He is a great master o' abuse; he knows the effect of such words as Loads of Taxes, a Standing Army, Pen sions, and above all Sinecures. He has also heard of one King William the Third, and a Revolu tion ; and he knows that the Whigs were ac counted greet Patriots in those days. And this is the whole of the UNLEARNED Candidate's ar moury of constitutional knowledge." Various causes have concurred to prevent Mr. WHARTON'S voters from reaching the hustings. Notwithstanding he is last on the poll, the best informed are sanguine of his ultimate success. The following is the conclusion of that Gentle tnan's Address just published ;—" Gentlemen, if any of you look with dismay at the present pro gress and state of the poll, I will beg you to re collect that TH3 RACE 18 NOT ALWAYS TO THE -SWIFT. The cause of my numerical inferiority during these fen- first days must be ob►ious to those who are acquainted with the state of the country, and the preparations made respectively by the 'Several Candidates. lam content to al low my competitors the full benefit of those pre parations, which they owe to circumstances of knowing what they had to do from the moment of the demise of the Crown ; nor do I doubt that the exertions of those among you, who called upon me to come forward at a late period, will amply balance the evil arising from that lateness, and by a gradual process, enable use to exchange levels with those who now look down upon me." I cannot close my letter without bearing testi- CnOny to the good sense and peaceable conduct of the populace of this town generally. Though every attempt has been made to exasperate them against Mr. WHARTON, and his frieuds, their pru &maim resister!—mantuily resisted all such base incitement. TRIAL (J HUNT, &c. (CGictinmed front our preceding Columns.) THIRD DAY. YORK, SATS/ rwAY, :11Ancu 18. The crowd that at an early hour this day block aded the Ca-tle gates, though not so great as on Thursday and Ftidity, was considerable, and a desperate rush took place at right o'clock, when strangers were admitted. The Court was com pletely before the proceedings were resumed, With the exception of the places teserved for the Magistrates. At ten minute,' afte - r nine Mr. Justice BAYLEY entered. Mr. Hunt was not present at that mo ment, but Bamford, Jones, Moorhouse, and se vet al of the defendants were in Court. The JUDGE, before he took his seat, remarked, that on the preceding day he had objected to a question bei,g put, us to the conduct of the Yeo manry Cavalry. Ile was then-of opinion, ai I,c was-now, that that question could not be gout into, as the Court had nor been assembled for the purpose of trying the Yeomanry of Manchester be, however, desired to be understood that evi dence going to show the peaceable character of the meeting, by the absence of resistance, he tutu not intended to exclude by that decision. If, un der that impression, Mr. Hunt had omitted to ask any witness questions on that subject, which he was desirous of 'Jutting, he (the Judge) would order such witness to be cailed back. Mr. Hunt hrid only wished to show the animus of the meeting, and after the evidence given on the other side as to the motive and views of those rvho attended it he had been anxious to prove, that instead of offttii.g resistance to the niiii•ary, the meeting had taken a course directly opposite. lie had understood the cause of the interference en the part of the Judge, and if any questions should occur to him that he had omitted to put on the conduct of the people, he would in the course of the day avail hitut.elf of his Lordship's permission to recall the witness he might wish to examine further. The examination of witnesses was now re sumed. The first ‘xitness was then called in. Ju s oph Mills, examined by Mr. Seijeant Hut.- LOCK —Keeps a public•house. Saw Ilcaley iu St. Peter's•fields on the IGth of Alignst at the head of a party, at about twelve o'clock. The party marcloll four or five a-breast ; there were 3 o r 4000 persons; there might be more. They all matched in files, and Healey marched them up to a cart, which was stationed where the hustings were afterwards formed. Healey got the cart, and took a black flag hom one man belong ing to the party, and stood with it in his hand ill the man who had carried it got on to the cart, when he gave it him again, and the party closed round the cart. He spoke 4o them from the.cart, and desired them " to Ur steady and firm in their cause, for their enemies were at band ;" they cheered him. The cap of liberty was carried with the party, which was accompanied by a trumpet. Saw a person of the name of Wilde at the head of a party in Alosely-sheet. [Here wi'ness was askt-d to look round if he could see Wilde. He pointed out one person as being like hini, but did not see IVilde birnst lf.] Johnson assured the Judge that Ow person pointed out by the witness was no mote like Wilde than his Lordship. fie thence thought it was to be inferred, that the witness did not linty.; Wilde. The Judge was not of 'opinion that thi s was clear. The examination resumed.—Witness went on to dein:vibe Wilde to he a young lad, wide mouthed and thick-lipped. He was the first that formed the ~ t en round the hustings, between the tours or 11 and 12. His . party might consist of about 2000 men, marching live or six a-breast.— Wilde's party moved to the cart before. Healer's arrival ; the men were formed by him round the cart, and ordered to link themselves aria in arm. On hdlting, Wilde had ordered his-party to'' link their arms and keep as they were." They did link their arms. Witness had sets Wilde at the New Bailey, where he was called Wilde in hi s presence and bearing. The persons acting tinder his directions had linked their arms, and formed round the cart, and he afterwards ordered them to fall back and keep as they were, linked arm in arm, which they did, and stood four or five deep round the cart. Mr. Hunt came about one o'clock, and the men who had been linked opened a road for him to pass to the hustings. Hunt came in a carriage with Mourhouse and John son. Witness saw Mr. Hunt ascend the hust ings ; Saxton had been on the hustings s o m e time before Air. Hunt arrived—more than half an hour. During that time lie spoke several times to the crowd, and they cheered him, but witness was not near enough to hear what he said. Mr. Hunt afterwards addressed the crowd. There were more than 60,000 persons present, as wit ness thought. The meeting, in witness'ojillig ment, was calculated to inspire alaras and terror in the inhabitants of Manchester. Witness had been at several meetings betore, but had never seen the parties come as they did on that occa sion ; had never seen so large a meeting before. Those who came into town on former occasions, always came two or three together, at their own leisure ; but these came in military array alto gether, in several bodies. The persons who came seemed to be from the country. By Mr. HUNT.-Witness had been a publican since last October twelvemonth. He Ivas a police officer, one of Mr. Nadiu's runners, till he got so jolly (witness was a lusty man), that be was un able to run. Was assisting Mr. Nadia on the 16th, as a special constable, as many hundreds were beside. Was quite sure that Healey came with a body of men with a trumpeter, and formed round the cart at several yards distance from . it. Mr. Healey said, they must be firm and steady in the cause, for their enemies were at hand. Did not hear hint bid them form round the cart. Did not hear hint bid the people to be peaceable or violent. They (the multitude) came in parties or columns. Witness had not conversed with wit nesses already examined on the subject of the evi dence given, nor did any body know what evidence !le was about to give. Healey's men did not in stil; ni assault hint, or any body else. When ;Mr, -Hunt arrived, the band played " See the conquer ing hero .comes." Did not consider that art insult or an assault. Did not know that " God Save the King," or " Rule Biitanuia," was played.— Wonld nor swear that they were not. Healey's party formed neatly at the back'of Wilde's. Did tint believe that Healey's men linked arm in arm, at least till after they were formed. Wilde's did when forming. Here Wilde entered the Court, and was in stantly recognized and pointed out by the witness. —ln linking arm in arm, and falling back, they posited back the constables. They tell back about two yards ; the constables were then about a do zen or fourteen yards from the hustings at the nearest point. This movement alarmed witness. He had never seen any thing of the kind at a meetiag before. lie spoke of this alarm to many about him, who were all alarmed. ' He did not go to the Magistrates on t::e occasion. Did not know that any body eke went. \Vatic's men pressed back on the constables before Healey's party arrived. Did not complain of the proceed ing, at that time. Wilde addressed them, and or dered them to he firm and steady ; lie had a white apron on ; the apron did not alarm witness ; if he had said any thing to excite the people to vio lence or tumult, o itoess would have noticed that. Did not hear him order the people to be peaceable and orderly. Would not swear that he did not do to. !Wile of the persons commit any great violence in the course of the morning. Saxton was on the _hustings a little while before Alr. Hunt arrived, which was shortly after one. 'itness heard Mr. Hunt address the people ; they shouted and he (Hunt) huzzaed, and they were all metry together. Believed Mr Hunt said, Tho , e who would not be quiet, pull them down, and keep them quiet." Did not hear Mr. Hunt lrci the people go and pall the soldiers down, and keep them down ; he never heard any thing of the /sort. By Mr. BAR ROW.---Did not see Mr. Muorbouse on. the hustings. By HOLT.—Believed Mr. Saxton was on the hustings half an hour before Mr. Hunt came ; belived be might be on a cart ; was nut sure whether he was on the hustings or in a cart ; Mr. Saxton was there whets Hunt came. Did not know thAt Mr. Saxton was a reporter to a news paper; could not say whether or not be had a pen and ink and paper with him. Re.-examined by Mr. Serjeant HuLLocK..—Dr scribed the hustings to have been erected at the distance of a tew yards from whete the cart had fos rnerly stood. Cross•examinetl by Dr. HEALEY.—DitI not tell Dr. Healey a week before, that if be attended that meet.ng lie «•cold take him into custody. Had not since said to one of his custonitrs, .that di reedy he say him (Healey) on the hustings, " he marked him (Dr. Heal. y) down /or his bird."— Witness had been where Healey lived on the Sib of August ; Healey called in ; he knew witness, who had once taken him to Loodoa to Lord ',Sid mouth's office. Healey spoke to him in a friendly way, and said, " you have not got another war rant against me, have . you, ]Arlin ?" and witness said " No." Witness was asked to sit down,-and they talked together. Healey was not tried when he was taken to London, on the charge preferred against Henry Orton, examined by Mr. SCARLETT.— Was at Manchester on the 16th of August, to take notes for a London New Taper ; was at dif ferent parts of the field at different times ; went to the field at about half-past eleven ; saw diffe rent bodies marching in perfect order; they were conducted by persons who .had the command of them ; they had flags and banners ; witness took notice of several ; could not recollect seeing the representation -of a dagger; there was one flag surmounted by a dagger. Ike thought the colour of the dagger was red, butwas not certain on that point. %Vas on the field before Mr. Hunt came; when the first cart arrived; he saw a great body of constables at the back part of the field extend ing towards Mr. Buxton's house. He did not observe that the hustings had been moved : saw Mr. Jones before Mr: Hunt came. He exhorted the peisple to be peaceable, and said the Commit tee had ordered . , the Saturday previous, that all persons assembling were to form round the hust ings at six yards distance, and to lock themselves arm in arm, in order that they might not be broken in upon. Witness was then standing behind the hustings,which were then preparing. On that com munication being made by Jones there was no par ticular movement. Mr. Wild spoke to the same el , . fect. Mr. Swift also addressed the meeting at greater length, and obtained a better hearing while the hustings were forming. All this was before Mr. Hunt arrived. Swift also exhorted the meeting to be peaceable till the arrival of their Chairman, and not to give their enemies any opportunity of exer cising that power which he knew they were on the alert to use. " By this means," said he, " we. shall prove to them that we are not mad, as they call it. if we are mad, it's the most pleasing in sensibility I ever experienced in my lite." Those were his precise words. When the speeches were finished, nothing particular took place till the ar rival of Mr. Hunt. He had taken notes thus far, but he now thought it advisable w put his pen and paper in his pocket. He had stood near the constables beim ; he now got into the middle of the.circle, between the constables and the hust ings. The preparation of " locking" then began. To avoid creating any alarm, he locked with them; he became a locker, or rather a loekee. They were standing- close together, but fell back before the locking ,commenced. It was certainly impos sible for any man et that time to force his way through the crowd. Witness was behind the hustings when Mr. Hunt arrived; be therefore could not see the movement- which then took place, but there was evidently a falling back. He saw Mt. Moot house on the coach with Mr. Hunt. Did not know the others with him. lie saw a lady, at least a female, on the coach, with a flag in her hand. Most of the persons present had their hats off when Mr. Hunt arrived, and while he was addressing (Lem. IVitness had his bat on, his arms being so locked that he could not get to take it off. The first or second low next the hustings had their hats.on. Mr. Hunt then ad- dressed them. " lie requested the meeting would not call silence,' for (hut caused mote distu►b anct than any co her eire!tuistance." He said this in front of the hustings, and then turning round, spoke to the sante effect to those behind. He said, " if any persons attempted to create a dis. turbance with a view to interrupt the proceedingss he hoped some one would be found to have cou rage enough to put thern down; quiet them, and keep them down." On this some man who stood behind witness observed, " Why, that's killing them." But this was in a low tone, and could not be heard on the hustings. M. Hunt theta turned to the front of the hustings, and - thanked them for the honour conferred on hint, by chusing him their Chairman, and said the Magistrates had done them service by postponing the meeting from the last week ; they had imagined they had-gained a complete victory by putting a stop to the meet ing, instead of which it was the cause of st. greater number meeting on that occasion than would otherwise have been there. Then, advert ing to some placards posted about the town, which he described to be signed by Jack Long and Tottk Short, or some such insignificant persons, he pro ceeded to comment on them, when the interrup• tion occurred. It was the interference of the Yeomanry which prevented Mr. Hunt from pro ceeding. They (the Yeomanry) were seen conn ing from towards Mr. Buxton's house, whera they remained for a few moments. Here Mr. Hunt made some remarks which could not be heard, but he did hear him say, " Stand firm, my friends, they are in disorder already—give theme three cheers." He spoke to that effect, and then commenced the cheering, and then a confused noise followed. The Yeomanry adVanced ; the circle in which witness was did not recede till they (the soldiery) came close to them, some saying-- " never mind them,"—" don't stir," &c. Wit ness was pushed back with the crowd. He thee saw the meeting dispersed by the Yeomanry, and the persons taken up. He had never seen such A meeting before ; he should think (hut his judg-i ment was scarcely to be depended on) that there might be 50 or 60,000 persons present. They were principally sotit athletic men, of the lower orders, labourers and mechanics. The meeting he thought calculated to create the most serious alarm. Cross-examined by Mr.BARROW--.Werit to Man (mster to report the proceedings at the ateetingi saw the hustings prepared ; Jones was assisting to prepare the hustings, but was not so active as Wilde ; did not know that Jones was a wheel- Wright ; the crowd increased ; Jones .then came forward and advised the people to be peaceable, and then he told them what the Committee had recommended about the locking of arms. At other public 'peelings he had never seen such lock" jug. There was no other barrier. This locking might be a rate and necessary measure to preierse order, so that all might hear what was said on the hustings. Did not say that Monitions? went ou the hustings, though be came wiih Mr. Hunt. [Here it was intimated,. on application being made to the Court tor a room to which the wit nesses for the defence might retire, that dief would not be %%ranted that day, and might go away •J Cross-examined by Mr. HOLT—Wtille the bust.. ings were being erected, he (witness) had beard Jones and Swift address the meeting; did not re collect that any body else did so ; did not know the defendant Saxton ; he mi g h t have torldresseti the meeting, and ye t h e (M r. O rton ) might not recollect it as to those p re li m i nar y matters, he had not paid an y very part i cu l ar attent i on. O t her persons might have addressed the meeting besides those he had named. The observations made hY these persons were all to the same effect. Thought if 11r. Saxton had addressed the meet' ing several times, so as to excite a cheering, tha t he must have noticed bin]; could not say that !I° had not addressed the meeting. The paeies,speke several time s , and Mr. Saxton speaking to the same effect as the others, he might not ba've noticed him ; thought, if Saxton had come for' ward to speak, he must almost of necessity have observed him. [We are here obliged to postpone the remain• der of the Third Day's Proceedings till to-mor''• row.] At eight o'clock the Court adjourned until nine o'clock on Monday morning. The trial is not expected to terminate before Thursday night next. From the LONDON GAZETTE of March IS. BANKRUP rs. A. Pollard, Poole, grocer—T. Griffin, jun, Trentha n o Staffordshire, dealer—W. Birming,bain, Manchester, inan'tr factarer—J. Makeen, Liverpool, livery stable keeper--- 1 " Peters, Brecknoek, vintner—G. G. Percival, Walcot, Soma' setshire, brewer—J. Mich, Manchester, cotton-spinner-- 41 ' Parkinson, J. Duckett, and S. Alsop, Manchester, ' calic'e printers—E. Blyth„ Dyer's-buildings, H o lb orn dealer--"Ei Dickens, Macclesfield, Clieskite, net naller—E.Foulkes an J. Darnton, Manchester, cabinet-I - in:hers—J. T. Clark, fr. , l' hill-street, Westminster, victualler—W. Edwards, Dartfor" Kent, grocer—W. Roantree, Princes-street, Westminste r : coach builder-I:.'l'. Chitke, Gerrard -street, S o h n , lace d" —S. Hould, Laytonstune, Essex, butcher—S. Gleave, ii xr' rington, Lancashire, shopkeeper—A. H. Mattliewson, Cal f head, Durham, grocer—M. Atkinson, Neweastle.upott-Trn te broker—J. bloiliday, Stockport, Cheshire, victualler—J.' l ' bits, Birmingham, victualler. • Saturday, at twelve o'clock, George wiggins , aged 22, convicted at the last Berkshire Ass of robbing and cruelly using Mr. Leach, was egc:. cuted at Reading pursuant to his sentence. P i ' s though he was deeply steeped in guilt he laa evinced much contrition since his conkilemnatoP' He has made on ample confession of many criac s : amounting to no less than eleven highway f° ll berics, eight burglaries, and forty minor offeuca' BIRTH. 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