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eng eißiee am to *the wood, or near it, "'Whine me and slaves, frem four to Awe feet loot, sad appertain about
ethers, will be is tad as taking your life from you." three to three
,sail a.kalf inches Wood, similar to a brush
This &retreat alto up, that on the same sight he heard ' Mad, bat chiefly agrees wool. Helseard the word of corn-
* person is the Arid where the mew were assembled, call, mend given (by a person separated rwsnt the mil), march,
6' Failswooth, Woodhouse". Newtooosed Droyhulett (being hattoese. JONATHAN ANDREW.
townships in the neighbourhuodN If ally of yois ten afford to Sworn before me, this 131111 W. R HAY•
give a halfpenny or a prissy a pieee, pots must come hirward day of A upset, 1819, I
W morrow night-at ludf-peet aorns tslatuyV. sod said, " Wir
Manchester. August 15, 1619, 11 o'clock, p. m.
will have colours same as lb, rest,3"niesiting, as this depo.
Mv Loa a—The Magbitrairs, the military, and civil as-
weal believes, that they would have colours because other
thorities of Manchester, have been iieciipis d nearly the whets
parties at drill in diE-real parts bad already obtaiiied them;
of this day iii ciinerrl nig the ueressery arrangements fir the
dad depeatiat lice leered a diseusaiese oboe. *ea as to wit.
prescreen tttt of the peace tomorrow, and for the safety of
thee thin should he time or otherwise, when one of the per.
the town is case riot should crime. We have been much
Mal Saler/M. " Malt them, we will Put tie true blue airy
occupied in taking depositions from various peas of the
Longte:Vre Flier been true blue lung enough." 1 country"; and although the Magistrate, as at present 3411-
ibis Olitioppettl farther with, that about half-past siiim
wised, do not think of preventing the meeting, yet all the
c:elook me Thursday, the 564 instant, he went to -a field. to
accoont• tend to blicor that the worst pomade spirit pervades
themeiglibearisored ecfailswortb, brimming to Robert Bury,
the country; soil that considerable sininneis have hero drill-
austuberrved from the heage a party of men at shrill, awl
ling to-day at distances of four,. six, and less miles from
heard thee/Ord of eormnand given several tenses ; and that
OLancliestrr ; and that considerable numbers are expected 10
is an adjetining field deponent heard the words of csonsnaud
attend the meeting. I hope the poser may be preserved, but
given to another party sari at drill.
Sworn-at Manchester, in the cosign D. E. - wider all eirconistaisc es it is scarcely possible to expect it ;
sod in short' in this respect we are in a state of painful
of Lancaster" the 4th day of AK- uncertainly.
game, 11119, before me, one iif his Ma- 1 have the honour to be, my Laird,
jesty"Justices fort Ise same county, Your Lordship's faithful awl humble servant.
J. Norris. J. NORRIS.
Stockport, August 14, 1819. To Lord Viscount Siditiosth, &c. &c. &c.
lisit—The Uwe, orders are in a dreadful state—not by
dialect% for there is work for must that may he welling, ex-
caps the weavers, who are badly off, and yet perhaps nut the
*ant of the reforming crew ; I mean they are quite bold
aatlinsulting, and reckon on a speedy and radical change to
give them complete power over ns.
A man has cause to me from the neighbourhood of Old.
bate, and states, that the person he worked fur had judged
prodeut to.discontinue till thins are settled.
The truants of a gentleman near this town refute to pay
their retitle till they know the inane of the Moaday's meeting.
Y ry bumble Servant.
H. Hothouse, Esq. J. LLOYD.
Manchester, August 14, 1819.
MY LORD—Enclosed i mod your Lordship two deposi-
tions which have been taken before the Slagistrates ibis
moroing, and by which your Lordship will And, that the fact
of considerable drilling is carrying ou in the neighbouring
suouty ; we shall have many more depositions to the same
street tistriorrow, 1 fully expect.
To Lord Viscuent Sidmouth,
&c. ikc. &c.

Manchester, Augrest 16, 1819, quarter peal Nine.
MY LORIF...Mr. Norris being very mach fatigued by the
harassing shay of this slay, it becomes mine uow to inform
your Lordship of Ilse proceedings whirls have been bad in
consequence of the proposal put fotward for a mrrtine.
The Special Committee have been in constant nitendauce
fur the last three days, and contented themselves till they
saw what the complexiou of the meeting might Iw, or whet
circumstances might aline, with coming to this deter Mins-
Sion only, which they adulated in concurrence with some of
the most intelliteut geuth men of the town, Out to stop the
numerous CO:4111011 which were from various roade especte
to pour in, but to allow them to reach the place of their
destinatiun.
The assistance of the militery was of course required,
and arrangements its euesequeme made with them, of such
description as might be applicable to various circunistaneen.
About eleven o'clock, the Magistrates, who were very
numerous, repaired to a house, whence they might see the
whole of the proceedings of the meeting. A body of epeeist
constables took their ground, about two hundred in num-
ber, close to the hustings; from them there was a line of
communication to the house where we were. Mr. Trafford
-Trafford was sec good as to take the sitiontiun of attemling
Colowel L'Estrange, the commanding officer.
From eleven till one o'clock the various columns arrived,
attended by fl ego, each by two or three flags ; and there were
four, if not more, caps of liberty. The ensigns were of the
same description as those displayed on similar cieca-ions,
with this addition, that one h..d a Moody pike represented
on it; another, " equal representation or death." There was
no appearance of arms or pikes, but great ;decay of
sticks and shovels, stud every column marched ill regn.
tar files of three or four deep, attended with conductors,
music, &c. The most powerful accession was in Ilse teas
in-
stance. ashen Hunt and his party came in. But, lung before
this, the Magistrates had felt a sledded COOVICiiiIII this
the whole bore the appearance of insurrection ; that the
array was such as to terrify all the Kiog's subjects, and
was such as uo legitimate purpose could justify. In addition
to their own arose of the meeting, they had very osumeruns
depositions from the inhabitants, as to their fears for
the public safety ; and at length • mass deposed as
to
the parties who sere approaching, attended by the Ilea-
viral column. On a harsestehe-lux was a woman iu white,
who I believe was a Mrs. Gant from Stockport, and why, it
is helieved, hail a cup of liberty. In the totrouche west Hoist,
'obligee., tiniest, and aloorhuitse of Stockport : as soon as
these four parties were toserriaiseed, a warrant issued to
apprehend them. 'llse troops were mustered, and Nesbit,
preceding the Manchester yeomanry cavalry, executed it.
While the cavalry was forming, a most marked 11.4 ince of
them was acted by the reforming part of the mob ; however,
they so far executed their purview, as to apprehend Hosts
and Johnson en the hustings : Knight seal :Mom house is the
moment escaped. They also took on the hustings, Sexton
and Sykes, who is the writer to the Mawchesler 06serner,
and which Saxton hail before been addressing the mob. The
parties Owe apprehended, were In ought to the house ahem
the Magistrates were. In the mean time the Riot Art
was read, and the mob was completely dispersed, but
not without very serious and lamentable effects. Hum,
&c. were brought down lo the New Bailey; two Magistrates
and myself, having promised them ;protection, preceded them;
we were attended by special ens:stables and some eßvally.
The parties were luelgi et in the New Bailey; and since that
have been added to them Knight and Mourhuuse. On
in-
spiry it appeared that many had suffered from various in-
seiner.; one of the Manche-der yeummiry, Mr. Holme, was,
after the parties were taken, mimic by n brick-dial-1:e
lost his power over his horse, and is supposed to have frac-
tured his skull by a fall from his horse. lam afraid that
he is since dead; if not, there are no hopes of his recovery.
A special tonsinble of the name of Ashworth bas been killed
—tense unknown ; soil four women appear to have lust their
lives by bring messed by the crowd; these, I believe, are the
fatal olds of the meeting. A Sal iety of instances of sabre
wounds occurred, but I hope
wise fired by the mob, but as Si, their effect, save in one jet.
stance olepused to before Colonel Fletcher, we have nu se.
count. We camout but deeply regret all this serious attend-
ant on this Iratspactiou ; but we have the satisfaction of
wiloc.sissz the very grateful mid cheering countenances
of the whole lush: in fad, they consider themselves
as saved by our en these All the shops were shut,
sod, for the must part, continued so all the even-
ing. The capture of Hunt took place before two o'clock,
and 1 forgot to alewives, that all their colours, drums,
Ste. were taken or elestrelyeel; sines that I have been to the
Mit linty, and found myself justified its making the report
1 have; but Mr. Norris now tells me, that one or two more
thou I have mentioned may hate lost their lives. The par-
ties apprehended will have their cases proceeded ow to-
morrow; hut it appears stem there may arise difliewlties as
to the nature of some of their crimes, on which it may he
necessary to consult Government. The whole Committee
of Magistrates will assemble to-morrow, AS Usual. During
the afternoon, and part of the evening, parts of the lowa
have been in a very distuo best state, and numerous ap-
plications made fur military. These have been supplied, but
in some cases base, 100 the Irish part of the town, being
obliged to fire, 1 trust without my bad effect as to life, in
any instance. At present every thing seems quiet; the re-
putes amee with shot, and I hope that we shall have a quiet
night. 1 have (emitted to mention, that she active part of
the meeting nosy be said to have come in wholly from the
country, sod that it did not consist of less than 211,000
men, &c. The flag on which was " Equal representation.ur
death," was a black one; and in addition, un the same
side, had " No buroughmougering—unite, and be free:" at
the bottom, " Saddlewurth, Levee, and Morley Coion;" on
the reverse, " Nu Corn laws;—TaxatiOn withoht etre.
mutation, is unjust sad tyrannical." Ott the Middlelos Sag
was, " Let us die like mest, and not be sold like slaves;" re-
verse, " Liberty is the birthright of mato."
1 dose my letter at a quarter before eleven every thing
remains quirt—many of the troops have returned to the bar.
racks, with the cameo of the Magisto ate. I have to spelt,-
give to your 'Aorta-hip fur the haste in which thisis written,
but I trust that the haste will naturally be accounted for.
1 have. ie. W. R. HAY.
To Visconot Wm: nab, &e.

J. NORRIS.

kancashiec N scit.—The informable and examination of
N. 0. taken on oath this 14th day of August, 1819, be-
fore the aiudersigned, two of his Majesty's Justices of
the Peace in the said county;
Who saith, that he has been at Bory in the said county,
since Monday last; that he has wen parsons drilling in
..,.rching Aid feting, hot not with arms, every night since
Monday last, till last night; that one of the party whom this
. bad tete drilling, told this examinant that they
u. ac about Syr hundred persons on the books who drilled,
aual more lied jollied, but whose names were nut yet put
down. The aid persons drilled on the high road at Heap
11r.dge. - Hr heard some persons who had been daring say,
they were ready fur a fight on Monday next if the soldiers
writ to stop Nem • that the soldiers who were there, mean-
ing at Bnry, would nut be a breakfast for them; that a drill
•fiaster of the name of Johnson was fetched from near Old-
-111111 ; that...milts/sere about three o'clock yesterday, this ex-
..ruinant was in the King's Head pohlic.honse, and two sul.
Li!‘111 of the 31st regiment wt re there; that mealy men were
ui the house, some of whams asked the soldiers to drink, and
oarticitlarly
asked the soldkrs to drink, who heal got up to leave
4.,e house; but the maldiers refuesal, saying, they should be
I..te at parade; that the said man theta shut tha door after
the soldiers had gone out, and said, damn them, I'd as soon
give them • drop of their blood to drink as that, meaning' a
gill of ale which he held in his hand. This examinant heard
some of the persons who had drilled talking of the four men
*al, were taken at Cuckey 31uor,aud say, that uoue of their
keen should be taken by Nadia's men, fur they would keep a
packet out every night.
That the common toasts with the lower class in the pub.
In,. louses, are, the Cap of Liberty, and may the Wings of
/ 'hens never lose • Feather. N. 0.
before
us 5 H. Fletcher.
Tiaffor.l.
ioncruhire to acif. _ _

R e11r;;;;be red: That on the fourteenth day of August,
!!,e year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred anti
woeteen, came before me, James Norris, Esq. one of his
Justices of the Peace for the county of Lancaster,
0 I'. of Manchester, in the said county of Laticastrr,
Cetaleniau, and made oath, that on Sunday morning the
•gt,th day of August instant, be went as an inside passenger
be coach to Roehdale, in the said county;
1:.,t when the said coach arrived at a place called the Slat-
to..kq, and which is about two miles beyond Middleton,end
a .ut t three from Rochdale, it atopt, and be the said 0. I'.
saw upon a bank, close to the mail, about thirty nun and
s, vrral *omen; that having heard niuelt conversation about
tae people in that neighbourhood having drilled in large
badies, and more particularly on the Sunday morning, it
struck this deponent, that the said men might hare beet' so
employed that morning, the more particularly as it was
only a little past seven o'clock ; and that he corn-
Int,micated his suspicions to the gentleman who sat op-
*ante to this deponent, and whom this deponent after.
wards understood to be a Mr. and

to this deponent that it was very probable
lb•y had been so employed; that very shortly this depose-id
heard the turd march, and immediately afterwards several
panics of unarmed men, and amounting. in the whole,
tram two to lone litentited,maithed along the turnpike rand,
USA which the coach thew was, towards Middleton, and tins
de;.-meni's impression then was, and now is, that the men
yr. marching had conic some way on the said turnpike road,
and bad been drilling; and that the men standing on the
lotak were collected from curiosity, and an expectation, or
khur ledge, that the said raeu would march that way ; and
tit.% deponent thinks the said men who so marched were di.
Tided into six companies or divisions; that each company
or division marched four abreast, except at the heath. of
tompanies, where there w» a fifth person with a small stick or
Ca :e IL his baud, who appeared to be the leader or captain,
trri gave orders; that the men matched with great exactness
an I precision, and appeased to this deponent, who was
so •nr years a member of a volunteer corps, to have been re-
gularly drilled, and acquired a good state of discipline; that
the sneu is one company haying gut out of step in a triding
degree, nue of the leaders of it fell oat of the rank, and
cued out left, right, and restored the company immediately
lA.) a gcotl state of anarehiag ; that whilst the men were so
mistehieg pest the coach, I/lIR of the leaders looking into the
coirtu, from which they acre not distant more than two
yards, and appaiently mideessing the passengers io the coach,
irn:i this repression, " We will daniti'd soon make these
bootagh•astingeriug vagrants tremble ;" that this expression
was used when shout half the men had marched past the
courts anti when this deponent bad recovered (rum the sae-
prise into which the march of the :men past the coach
bad thrown the, deponent, and which earfulse at the oat-sit
bait prevent' d this deponent from counting the numbers of
tor wen who so marched; that the last company came past
the cumuli in double quick time, anti were ordered by their
',alder to mark Use, in consequence of the quickness of
their march ga tiling them tau near the company before them :
that shortly before the aid last company so came past
the coach io double quick time, this depoaeal heard a bugle
not tar oft, and which hr IMO no doubt belonged to the party,
though this deponent did out see it; that in the course of
the slime fatenoon this depuurat retained temp.:4oo:de by
t h 'hail, whit • stopped at the said place called the Slats
locks, and this deponent inquired from the persona about
who the pospie were be bed wren in the .easing ; lhet the
said people (rent •herai be inquired were unwilling to soy
cry Ibis,. but at length reluctantly said, they supposed they
*err a pert of the awes who hood been drilling nest the
l'endle Hills, and that they were the Oldham dreiaioe. •
Sworn before me, J. Maris. 0. P. •
Jonathan Andrew, of Manchester, makelliaillt, sod with,
tbut us litsursday evening the 12th instael, bete/let the'
hosts of eight end nine o'clock, be sew extretaing ere the
stew road to Rochdale, from 20 to 25 meta armed with

Headluarters, Pooh had, August 17, 1819, 9 a. us.
MT I.ORD—I hare the honour to forward the occompa.
nyitig copy of au official report which I have just iecrived
hum Lieutenant-Colouel L'Estrisiore, in command of the
troops in Nl.iiieliester and its immediate neighbourhood,
which I ctwisider of sufficient consequence to send by Im-
piety, as i 1 will he one Jay sooner before your Lordship.
I must sincerely regret that the empki.t meat of military
in aid of We civil power should have twin necessary ; but I
trust it 'rill appear to yolir Lordship that the utmost fur-
bcaraice,'conansteut with their ihity, has been (tiller.' by
Lieutenant, Colonel I:Estrange, •unit the hoops übder his
commuted; snot I hope it *ill meet %our approval his having
topkiyeal the corps of Cheithiit mid Winchester yeumattry