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Magistrates, whom I do not now see, told me all the
blood that had beau stied must be set to my ac-
count. After liar/trig been remanded fur treason,
after having bran held up to the country as a trai-
tor, and after having been committed on that charge,
and now there being no evidence offered to support
it. I appeal to you to lay aside all private
(Here there teas loud applause in Court.)
Mr. Norris—" No tumult shall he mode; if
there be, I shall commit the tsarist" guilty or it."
Mr. Ilutot—" Tliere is attempt on toy lout
to make tumult ; the man who makes ally disturb•
auce is my personal enemy."
Hums resumed—Gs I espected to have stood here
on a much greater charge—on a charge of high
treason; and l have SIISO been charged with mur-
der. I submit to you there his not bean one per-
tick of evidence of these. Many of these Pristine-re
I never stir till they came into the butt. I ad-
mit that I did attend the Meeting for the pur-
pose of addressing it, considering the laws of
the country allowed me. 1 did not consular it
as • mutter of pleasure, but on the contrary a
painful duty. [lrvine; had the honour to precut
to the Secretary of-State remonstrances from other
Meetisigs, through him to be laid before his Royal
Highness the prince Regent, it was intended • re.
inonstrauce of • similar nature should be sent from
this Meeting. It was the unanimous opinion of
those concerned in this Meeting that we should not
imitate Birmingham. The Proclamation had .pro-
notructd that object illegal ; and though I did not
think it at first illegal, yet in my opiuiuu it was
foolish.

" Without three months notice given to ■II the
inhabitants, I, as Chairman, would not have put
such a question, and it was eutirely given up,
even if the Meeting on the 9th bed been held, end
we have most respectable evidence of it, from men
of es much property and respectability as any in
this. Court. The Resolutions intended to have been
proposed were lest in the late bustle ; but it will
be proved it was intended to convey, certainly, •
must strong vote of censure on Lord Sidniouth, for
refusing to present the petitions from Manchester
and Stockport; end then • solemn appeal to hie
Royal Nighties* the Prince Regent, to take into
consideration the distressed state of the country,
and renew the connexion between the people and
the Throne.

" I shall not trust to my feeling. as to what took
place ou dispersing the Meeting; it would be
much better if a great portion of that were buried
in oblivion. Upon this evidence. I beg that you
will not commit. Will you throw down the apple
of discord for perpetual contention. and continue
the people in agitation?"—(Here the Beach inter-
rupted bin.)
Mr. Norris—" Your language is now improper.
What account of this you have to make. must be
conveyed to powers higher than oursel►es. if the
country were in tenfold the agitation you speak or,
land my brethren should do our duty."

Hunt resumed—" I did not mean to throw oat
any imputation, nor a►k any thing as a boon, but I
demand justice, nor will I accept any f.►vour. I
certainly did ask the Governor whether I might be
permitted to walk in the garden, but the moment
I knew Mr. Johnson had beets refused by the Ma-
gisreates, I would have sawed off my right hand be-
fore I would have gone into it 1"
Mr. Norris —" Directions were given to a sue.
geon, a most respectable insio, to see Mr. Johnson ;
and if necessary for hint to walk out, that he should
have permission to do so."—(Juhnsou admitted
this.)
Mr. Hunt resumed—" I must say I suffered
much bodily petits from the blows of the constables,
nod from sabres ; they are visible: I scorn to tell
the Doctor of it ; my health certainly laas, by my
apprebemion and confinement, been preserved;
the exertions I should have made to keep that
Meeting quiet, would have affected me fqr years;
I have slept on u bed such as I would not have rut
my servants to ; but, thank God, I :Jew well, and
have suffered stuthitig but from the recollections of
my fellow-ptivoiners, and the mangled creatures cut
to death. I have no consphutit to make against
the gaoler, nor of the air of the pot."
111,,orlionst —4. As the late presumes persons in-
nocent until convicted. I beg to say we ought to
be used as well as possible while we are kept in
prison."
Mr. Norris—so You may all of you pare hail."
Aloorhouse—" IVlieti brow; n up here before I
was warm, and conducted myself its a way fur which
I am rather sorry."
The Magistrates then withdrew.

On Om return, Mt. Nun henry Hunt,
and yuu all, we ssot fur Mr. MoeStir's. in soder
that a e might raglans cart-fully peruse the depusi.
lions. It is • painful duty to we to commit you
for is conspiracy. We can, however, lay our
hands on our hearts mid say, Bwe have done
our duty.' As to the charge of conspiracy,
though you might not have been altogether pre-
viously to the Meeting. yet in the eye of the law
all those who commit separate 84414 trotting to
one 'Urged object, are guilty of that crime.
Coupling the two Meelissga together, taking into

consideration the manner in which the last wird a.4ent-
bled. with such insignia. and under such demon-
motions. with the black flag. the bloody dagger, the
words equal representation or death'--the coming
in e threatening wanner under these banners—these

were a direct the Wing that the overthrow of it,
Government was unavoidably contemplated. N.
discussion could be had where that flag was ; it,t,.
bnidattion was its direct object. The charge noir ~.
that of hiving conspired to alter the law by
and threats.' It is an illegal procedure sulticients
made out, and calls upon us imperatirwly to Ll*,
mit you In Lancaster Castle."
List night, bail not being produced,
Dont, Robert Jones, Joseph (Dr.) Healey, t;,..
Swift, J. T. Saxton, Samuel Bamford,
Wild, and John Knight, were sent or to Lonna.
ter Castle, committed Is take their ttinls at diet&
suing Assizes. Joseph Johnson was admitted t 4
bail, himself in 1.000/. and tan stashes in !Ai,.
each. The tame bail was demanded for Hunt;
half that amount for the others. Johnson w*
borne home on men's shoulder.. Moorhoure
also bailed.

A Flontirro Mail arnred last night. lit itil Nitro
from Bruise.lo to the 27th inotoot.—The f0h,04,,K
are extracts :

. AVOUFT `2l.
Their Royet Highnesses the Doke and Ditches., of CI,.
mime arrived here yesserday evening from Alentiugcs,
their return to Fatglistid.
On the llth, being the anniversary of the Prioress's herb
day, the Duke gave a dowry of 2PO Ilu. III• melt to
young WOIMell of the divisions of Lirlemotein.
An Ex• French Officer, now s merchant here, h 4% been v.
rested in Hie middle of the day, by the agents of the Pufice,
jam es be was entering his owe benne, end dragged anis
neighbouring guard-house. The prisoner vas aftersanu
released by the burgher rased, and has made s europium
to the French Legation, as well as to the Atunicipst
rities. The French Minister has diransmied satisfaction of
the Senate.

NIMOSI4, •coat 2t.

ice are d;slred to contradict as rabic the statement pmt..
belied by a certain journal, that 300 perrous hull:fen tr.
rested at Colusgme. Similar autragea lawastam the Jews to
flume committed ■l ‘Vurzblielr, and other pkreg, were
tempted at Satirist,* on the fib and 12th lIISI4III, but toot
soon put a stop to.

We hav► accoasts from Irvin of the 12th, which itatethe
conduct of Count Avisbal, am! the kind of doliam ist.
which he ha■ fallen, Isaviug lost the commanJ of the stns.
excites general attention. This G al, though possesard of
acknowleilgrd talents Rod great valour, hos out the art of
conciliating the affection of the troops, awl it menu to b..:
the general opinion that his severity led to the toe
tiny, which every party, especially of the Cortes, mule moors
to represent as favourshle to itself, though tt is mom:.
the whole bas beets much exaggerated. The Goon-1.41%14
is resolved to proceed with much circumspection and loultf
fu this affair, not to irritate the troops whcu it has so much
seed of them. Seems! of the officers arrested have bets set
at liberty, some others have been dismissed, and theft's,-
missioners who have been sent to Cadis have rcc. ive•l reel
conciliatory instructions. Their report tilt iletrrousie whe-
ther those who are presented to be the must guilty, shall be
tried by a Court Martial.
_ _ _

The vessels which have successively nerised4romrLierent
parts of South America have bruumht dispute hes, of alb ti
nothing has beta published. It is believed that they Terre.
seat the situation of General Murillo as extremely cris.cet.
His forces arc daily weakened by his combats with ti.c fa.
dependents, sad thine of the taster iarrease, as II i• wall al
aidenr, tofinieb their operatives before the puriced
tereemects arrive.

Peru is in general agilaties, and most ♦ f the rich met.
chants have deserted Lima. Mexico is mo►e tranquil, though
several bands of Insurgents infest the country, but the asset
011111M1111 don nut smon•t to MO men. The capital is
dossrishisg, and ...joys profound peace. Vera Crag has shit
some trade. Many millions of piastrt 4, la rite quaolitits ut
cochineal,bsik, sod tither valuable articles, are thrre ready
to he shipped fur the Mother Country on tbp first sate
opportunity.

We have received the Parts Papers to the 27th
instant. The proceedings of the Radical Re-
formers in Englaud appear to excite considernble
interest in France, and as distance alai/tit the
we may expect to find in the Parisian
exaggerated accuunis of our danger. The Gazette
eie Prance s■ys, we read in a Ministerial Juurnal
the following paragraph A telegraphic dni.
patch l►ta announced this day, that an Im-
mense multitude of st,i divant were marching
London in vitrinu, dirt ction.." Wednesday was a
day of varied amusement iii Paris.. It was the ust.-
inversery of the fete of the Kiwa, and wait cele-
brated with every de►nonstratien of jilt

A liglit 'bock of an emtiltio•ke was recehily fit
al Vets:cr.

The FIVP per Cents. ate 7l 1. 7u c.—(;.nil.
Actions, 1,410 1.

On Thursday the Fel:gene. 74. Ceittein F. 1..
MAITLAND, C.B. sailed from Porstosiith for Ply-
mouth, to join the Superb. and fallow the °idyls
of Commodore Sir HOM AS MASTRUMAN II AIIOY.
Bart. The Hyperi•nn, Captain T. SCAMS..
was to sail yesterday ; mid the Owen Glendower.
Captain the fin. IL (7, SPENCIIH, will f,;1.10, to
about a fortnight, on the same service. It Collti.
lIIICI to be believed that these four ships are intend.
ed only a. a squadron of observation in tilt S9Mill
Seas, to act in tire event of emergency,

/ The Thalia, arrived at Deal from Calcutta.
blings intelligence from that 'dace to the 98111 ut
March. The effects of the excessive influx of pri-
vate trade were beginning to decrease; the minket*
were thinned, and It ready sale offered itsfJ hoz
every species of gond4 no-pally brought finto urnyr
for the supply of Bengal. The ;ince of ;mum, .0.
at Bombay, hail risen coneillerably, but it I. 114 t
stated, as at that Presidency, to, hare been own.);
to any failure in the crops. ftengal eottiui itat,
been in England lower than, sixpence the pound.
but it cannot now be imported, including freigiit
aid charges, at lel" than tip. Money Was ex-
tremely. plentiful at Calcutta, and the Couipaiii's
paper hail mnch iinprOved in value, btu% at a do.v.
(nut of ot4 ens pet teat,