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Of our constitution, and instigate the Warne and wilier,
eves to !Zeit physical force (that is violence and open arms)
for the ceforcenteet of their visionary shame ; at ones nee.
kp to themselves. destructive of the rights and property
of their fellow-subjetts, and lavolving the country I. one
geseral ruin. Nor eau we refrain front declaring our
gust and horror at the odious and blasphemous publications
poured forth throughout the country, is which the Holy
Scriptures are held ■p to *Arisen, reviled end wolfed at,
sad audaciously denounced to the people as false, with the
malignant intention of eradicating from their minds all
moral cheeks, and all the hopes and comforts to be derived
from religion. But with the most serions and peculiar
anxiety and detestation, we contemplate the morearitiing
t%ri lions 11. poison the minds of the tieing graeradota with
the same horrid and detestable doctrines.

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We, therefore, strongly impressed with the excellence of
our Constitution, protecting all ranks and degrees of society,
■re firmly resolved, by every menus in oa► power, to enforce
the due execution of the laws against the seditione and dis-
affected; and against all, who either by lets or otherwise,
endanger she public peace and safety of the realm.
John Thoma■ Stanley, Foreman ; &Wave. H. M.
Maine/ ari iig, D. Davenport, Wilbraham Egrrion,
Checks Cholmondelcy, Thos. C. Clotho, Ralph
Isyrester, jun. D. Ashley, George Wilbraham,
E. D. Davenport, Clement Sweienbain, H. C. Cut
E sieseey, Thus. Marshall, Thus. Cholmon-
deley. Rohl. Hibbert, John Isherwood, Rubt. Tay-
lor, H. W. Worthington, Thus. Barker.
Knowsley, September 7, 1819.
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LORD-1 have been directed by the Grand Jury as.
senibled at the present Assizes for this county, to sign, as
their Foreman, their statement of the unhappily disturbed
siiontiuo in which (upon examination, which they have
thought it their doty to make) they have found the county,
or rather a large district of it, to be plaited.
In compliance therefore with their direction., I have now
the honour to lay before yonr Lordship the accompanying
statement, a copy of which I have also been directed to lay
before the Lord Lieutenant of the county, sod
1 remain, ke.
The Lord Sidmouth, &c. STANLEY.

The Grand Jury of the county of Leocaster have thought
it their duty to inquire into the present state of the disturbed
districts of that county, and they have examined persons who
appeared to them the must competent to give accurate in.
formation on the seihject.
From the result of that inquiry it appears, that the most
inflammatory publications hive fur sums time been indus-
triously circulated at a price which puts diem very ge-
nerally into the hoods of the poorest chimes of society.
The training awl military drilling of large bodies of uses,
under regular leaders, have for some time bees carried on
to a great extent, and the times chosen for the purpose are
principally during the night, or at such hours as seem best
calculated tu elude public observation. Marching, and other
military movements, are practised with great precision, and
the words of command are promptly and implicitly obeyed.
It has not come to the knowledge of the Grand Jury that
arm, have been used on these occasions, and though there
11 no doubt that weapons of offence have been manufactured,
yet to what amount does out appear.
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One of the most powerful engines to which the disaffected
have resorted, is a system of intimidation, which prevails to
a most serious and alarming degree. Not only have threats
to persons and property been made use of, and put into exe-
cution, but even combinations have been formed to discoun-
tenant., and to ruin those poblicatis and shopkeepers who
have come forward io support of the civil power. To such
an extent Jots this prevail, that individuals who are well•
disposed, are deterred from declaring the sentiments, which
they really entertain, or front giving information which may
lead to the detection of uffeuders.

Whatever may be the real object of those who have ob-
tained an influence over the minds of the misguided, there
is reason to believe, from the declarations which have been
openly and avowedly made, that the object of the lower
classes of these people in general, is no other than to reverse
the orders of society which have so lung been established,
and to wrest by force from the present possessors, •nd to
divide among themselves, the landed property of the
country.
The Magistrates who act in the disturbed districts, and
who are few in number, and harassed by continued and
unremitting attention to their duties, state themselves to be
unable to preserve the public peace, under any circumstances
of peculiar agitation.

itesuri has recently been bad to the Watch and Ward Act,
hut iii mahy rifts of the above-mentioned iii.tricis the mea.
sure is, for obvious reasons. incapable of being carried into
effect, and to other. has proved wholly inefficacious. Indeed,
in one populous district, siti warrant for us-dimity °Mimes,
or other legal process, can be executed : the psymeut of
taxes has crated, and the landlords are threatened with the
divemitiouatice of their rents.

The Grand Jury think it their duty to submit these facts
and olwrvatinoss to the Lord Lieutenant of the Comity, and
to his Majesty's Principal Secretary of Style fur the Hume
Department, and at She same time to express their 6rm de-
termination to support the Government of the country, and
to mountain unimpaired the Constitution Hat present esta-
blished in Church and State.

Signed by direction of the Grand Jury,
STANLEY, Foreman.
Grand Jury Room, I-smatter,
September 8, 1819.

Manchester Police-office, September 16, 1819.
My Lone—We have avoided t !ding your Lordship
with frequent communications, knowing that our highly
esteemed friend, Mr. Norris, was iu cuustaut correspond-
ence with the Home Deparimeat.
We deem it however our duty to state some or the diffi-
culties with *lnch we have bad to contend, and which, as
they are rapidly increasing, will press heavily on time gee-
llemrn a ho are shortly to Succeed as in office.

Before Mr. Hunt made his appearance here, his follows
had given us notch trouble; they have now acquired so
powerful an ascendancy in the neighbourhood, that he is
able at say time to agitate this town most seriously; and
by a very short notice to move au overwhelmiug population
in any direction, and fur almost any purpose.
Your Lordship has, we believe, already been made ac-
quainted with the decease of Camila, one of our supernu-
meraries, who was literally stoned to death, publicly, in the
forenoon of the 17th ult. merely because lie was connected
with this office.

Another special constable now lies in the infirmary slap-
piously wounded sunder similar circumstances.
More thaw a week before the meeting of the 16th ult. two
of our beadles, who were protecting a man whilst posting the
Prince Regent's Proclamation, were shamefully abused, as
well as the Mills and held pris ra at the New Cross, by a
moll of more !ban five hundred persons.
The Boroughreeve and ourselves, with our deputy and
four assistants having prucerdrd to the spot, were also rap-
lenity attacked and healers sway with stones, previously
taken up from the pavement fur the purpose.
Fur some time previously to the 1611 ult. welhdressed
persons were sure to be instilted if they ;hewed themselves
is the neighbourhood of New Cross, New.on-lane, Ancouts,
be. &e.; and were it slut for the certainly that the military
could moor be at hand, no decent person would now venture
near those places.
Since Mr. Hunt's arrival lucre the respectable householders
have liven kept in almost constant alarm, and the noise and
uproar which uniformly attends his movements, have pro-
duced the moat dangerous conseprenres to many families.
Amongst persons unconnected with business a general ilia.
position prevails to' leave the neighbourhood; and of those
who are able to retire from trade, a considerable proportion
seems determined to du so.

The difficulty in collecting remit from those of the lower
orders who a►e able to pay, increases daily, and serious de.
revision in aeratee of properly is murmurally taking place.
We have also mach reason to fear t►at numbers, whom
we had looked upon as Neutral wit► respect to Mr. Hunt,
are hemming partisan's; sod we ought not to disguise 11.11
fart, that • degree of nitim:dstima very generally prevails,
which deprive• us of the usually r &ilea supped sad cordial
assistance of ammo •f our Iwirelpal iohalsitaists.
The Special Cooslablar, as a lisdy, were all AO we mild
wish, and bare given es abmida•t woofs ufibei► loyalty end
spirit ; but of One who are shopkeepeso or publicans*

wily butt eto such 101 l their custom, that they mull tither
cease acting err be ruined.

The sacrifice of health and comfort, which the Magic
Irides hive willissly made, ran only lie dilly •pprecisied by
ourselves; and we are bound to declare our belief, thy, nn
thine hut the purest patriotism could have kfilielieed ur
supported them.

Au anxious desire to serve the public faithfully ha. com-
pletely exhausted our vrottb, colleague, the Ihieusch rrrrr ,
cud his life Is still in danger and, loiter& we arr orrs.
Irrt
00 much worn Out, that we should shortly become 1111111111
to our deity, were it not fur the prospect dour year lulu;
soon coded.

If we are asked what has occasioned this state of
here, we must reply, the licentiousness of the press cloy fig,
aided by She itiffornniatory speeches of iliserent
and the establishment of schools fur instructint atislu, n.
well as children to revile and despise the civil mid telipsiis
institutions of the eountry.

Whsteecr constitutional health or strenelh oar tartnac•r,
in office may fortuwattly posiowa, or however ae•do.ia
nose lie in the discharge of their dnlr, ac are
voided, my Lord. Ihngta canes..l lotiz green :.1 tills Ray.
we hope this convictiosi wilt lie uwr ■puhugy for saran;, 14
much at length on this orrasitt.i.
base the hooottr tw he, &e.
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JOHN 11100 RE. Jan. )
JONATHAN ANDREW, c°111131;e*.
To the Right Woo. Lord Viscount Sitinsuoth,ike. Laneto,.
Leamington, A artist 26,1 E?
MY LORD—I have this morning received • 'titer d.i.:
20Ih inst. from Mr. Haigh, Mr. Haigh Allen. sea At,
Morsfall. three Magi•trateu acting at HailtirroArhi and ,0
weighboadunud, a copy of which I semd fur your
information.

No doubt it would Live hien more cati.farsiiry had no
meeting whatever taken place; but it is a slut+ ri of s.o. s.
faction that, taking place, it passed peaceably, 1119,114,1
the assembled dispersed quietly, without the int, r 4
say constituted authority; and uo leas ow, itiat though
*crone. meeting was announced fur the following evening. it
diJ not take place.
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I trust, howr►er, that your Lordikip will approve the
scam vigilance of these Magistrates, and the prt automat,
measures which they have adopted, by swearing in 4 1141;11..g r
of special constables, and by nlbnr out the Hadd.r.fid,i
troop of yeomanry on permanent duty, and I MA enoVitrot
your lo►dship may rely on their diarivtion, Ibal the (Nom,.
toted authorities will not be unnreesorily committed in
doubtful caves, Ant their powers toed oily ohm tusui;ot
necessity shall justify their rxereire.
I have the honour to be, kr,

IT ENTWORTII FITZWILLIAM.
Viscount Sidnioutlo, &c.

H uddersfield, A ovvio Roth, IRI9.

MY LORD—We think it our duty to tavern yunr Lei 1.
▪ that last evening, about seven o'clock, a huge multitir.iii
of people was suddenly assembled within half a mile of lie
lawn, to the number (as near as we can ascertain), of three
thousand. A person (rum Manchester related to them whit
had taken place there, and cum:bided by telliut then:, th
now was the time to Ise revenged. Another person this
said, that all who were willing to support the cause iif nag:.
cal Reform by fine, by ;Jerked flirt'', should signify de
same in the usual way; which was answered by a trefoil,.
dons shout from the multitude; be then informed thefts that
• meeting would be held the following night at seven
at Fishy Park (shout a mile and a half from Huddersfield'.
Wish arms ? was asked by the multitude. lie said, we viii
not say with arms ; lint all peesu•s are requested to provide
themselves with suck things as may in any way whatever be
useful to them.

We find that there have been several evening meeting
suddenly called in different parts of the neigliboorhoo.l,
since Tuesday, and we have every reams, to believe that the
meeting to.night is to bee concentrated meeline, ai we are
informed that a tweeting in the neighbourhood of Halifax
has been adjourned to meet at Fi 11-$1 ight.
In consequence of these appesmuera, we have ilmut•ht it
our duty to order our troop of yeomanry cavalry to assenill'e
this evening, upon permanent duty for three days; we hire
also sworn in a number of special constables, whirl we trot
will meet with your Lordship's approbation.
We have the honour to be, &r.
(Signed) .1. 11 A MIL
B. HAIGH ALLEN.
JOHN FIORSFAI.I.

Saturday morniug —The night has passed over goietly.
Numbers were seen returning to their homes late at night,
most probably deterred from nteeliug by the preenniums
taken, and by a report circulated among the people, that the
man who addressed them from Manelwster was a spy.
(Signed) J. 11., W 11. A., J. 11.
To the Right lion. Earl Fitts Mims.

Aegoict 25. 1219.

MT Loan—l duly reeeiveil your Lordship's letter of die
19th, announcing your intention, if no unpleasant accounts
were received front Matteloftier, to set out the following Jay
fur Leaesisigton. _ _

I item it necessary to acquaint your Lordship, Ow
think I peaceive a considerable change wotkioy ammo; our
Rrfornsers. On Thursday last in the evening, a body of
people, to the amount of several thousands, met upon Hum-
let Moor, In discuss the events at Manchester, simply upon
a notice given by posting up a fin written papers in to or
three roaspintuus silualions in the town. Last
another meeting took place by she ■ppoiutmrnt of for foe.
mer, when, notwithstanding a he avy foil of mit., it is
ted full 3,000 persons were vrebent ; with the v 41.11101.4

excitements of drums sod bands of music, to whichtluv
mnrchrd from die adj9ining townships. They i'opeisrd
quietly. 1 fear these co compiling-es, added to the friqueot
meeting, announce a growing confidence in thernsilr.s. and
a determination on the part of llo•ir leaders to posh moles.
to •n extremity. They bold more violent language ilo it
speeches, and dwell itt exaggerated terms uts the proc. 1.!.
Inge at Manchester: and Nhcrwin's Register en the '2O:
of a hick I have found is difficult louhtainA copy, the whose
being sold off, is a mast diabolical production ; lie tliro•s
off all restraint, calls on the people to arm- status the
impossibility of avuirliog • revolution, or of soilidssing tlic
people ; and treats the idea of act ommodation as ridicu-
lous. Surely it is time IS/ attack she authors of soth dan-
gerous prodoctions. I write this crossing 'Seri. icz Is John
Ilya( In order another troop of dragoons lir 1..8.15. We
Issue only one of thilty-two horses., whirls I Houk is too
small a fore* to meet present appexrancesuith.
I have the honour it/ be, my Loud, &c.
G. RANKS.

We, the undersigned inhabitant householders of the town
of Wakefield, do CUll Veil! a public meeting to be 11.1.1 ru
Monday, 30th Annual, 1819, to take into consid. ur
unparalleled distress (which we consider to have a. is. a I s..e.
enormous taxation without ripe. ,*Motion), and Inc
effectual and constitutional I...raw& for the ivou.sai ..1
prevention of the same occurring in futtu-e.-91ere toll•.•
eight signatures.]
The chair to be taken precisely at four o'clotk 111 Iht
afternoon.
Wakefield, August 23, 1819.

Wentworik Angnql 31, 1619.

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MY 1.01t1).1 have the honour of traissnitstisig. fel ”..."
Lordship's consideration, copies of three letters, oil s 6 li
I have received this morning ; first, from t'oloael lloisee.
a Magistrate of the West Riding, mildest near
dated she 27th instant ; second, from the Mayor of V.',
gilded the 97th instant ; third, from Mr. Foljainhe. l'u')
kink of the Peace, dated Monday evening, nine o'clesk.
I have, Ike.
WENTWORTH FITZWILLIA NI.
Viscount Sithwoalk, &c. die. ice.

(Copy.) Halifax, August 47, 1419.
ATr Loan--Attending a general abetting of Mugisii4l.9
yesterday, at Wakefield, to consider the additions to "
Howe of Correction, 1 thought It accessary to give my PP,'
Woe of the state of his •part of the Riding ; and I big
communicate theme, to your Lordship.
I have great reason to believe that the lower orders. in
part of Site country, are very much irritated by the
conduct of Site civil and military authorities at Mint he'll I.
sad warmly espouse the cause of the Revolutionists; I
such they are.
Speaking entirely of lie Wu,' labouring class, I hare not