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LONDON,

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 1819.

The Magistrates and yeomanry of Manchester
must regard with profound astonishment the oc-
currences which on Monday took place in London ;
they must feel the utmost surprise at finding that
the Ministers who approved of their noble c filet
on the ever-memorable 16th day of August, could
admire and extol such splendid achievements, mid
yet, under circumstances far more inviting, ab-
stain from imitation. Are the Ministers to whom
these wise and loyal Gentry of Manchester would
sacrifice the lives and liberties of their countrymeo,
remiss and negligerit of their duty ? or does their
reserve in this instance convey no censure upon the
unadvised rashness and precipitancy that stained
the streets of Nlairchester with the blood of its
inhabitants ? were assembled on Nlonday ins
less, at the lowest calculation, than 350,000 people,
clamorously applauilitig HUNT, and execrating the
conduct of his persecutors. The !Me of road from
the Crown and Anchor Tavern to Highgate 1-1111
was crowded to excess with people ; all lansiness
was of course suspended, and HINT, the terrific
HUNT, whose name frightened the poor Manchester
Magistrates out of the little sense City hall ever
possessed, was drawn in grand procession through
the City of London, followed by thousands si tam
military arra)" (for they were as closely wedged
as the Grecian phalanx), and preceded by " a
band of music," which constituted so formida-
ble an ingredient in the indictment preferred
against him by the wise men of Manchester ; yet,
notwithstanding these formidable circumstances,
neither Lord Siumourti, our the Lord Mayor of
London, nor the Magistrates of Mid *lesex,

thought proper to follow the brilliant example or
Monday the 16th, and, unaccountable as it might
seem, this immense multitude separated quietly
and peaceably, without offering the slightest insult
either to persons or to property. Does not this
afford a triumphant proof that the people can meet
without causing danger to property ? mid is it not
calculated to excite some " compunctious visit-

logs" in the breasts of those who, by their raohnett4
and unthinking ferocity, inflicted wounds mid death
upon so many tmoffending and unarmed people ?
The unblushing effrontery is most reavirkable of
those Journalists who affect to disbelieve the ac-
counts that have been published in the portion of
the public Press which is free from ministerial in-
fluence. They call the accounts ilieredible, be-
cause, forsooth, if true, they would prove the Man-
chester yeomanry to be worse than brutes. This is
a novel species of argument, and would, if urged
for general adoption, prove highly valuable to cer-
tain persons at the Old Bailey, the very excesses of
whose crimes would ensure their impunity. The
weight of testimony, however, would, in the minds
of an intelligent Judge and Jury, soon overbear
this ingeniously absurd argument, and the cruelty
of the culprit would, we fear, detract but little
from the severity of his punishment. NVe could
perceive by some of the assertions made during the
recent debate in the Common Cnuncil, that the
same absurd distinction was either felt or affected
by the minusterill party ; but it is very singular
that while fifty ied►viduals collie forward, and
without disguise and in the face of the public
attest the truth of their statements. and verify them
on oath, not one 111111 has given a particle of evi-
dence on the other side to counteract the force of
such accumulated testimony. In ordinary cases
we are ready to attach credit to the concurring
statements of two respectable and disinterested in-
dividuals ; but in the present instance we have the
concurring teftimony of at least 11l sy persons, some
highly respectable and sshoily disinterested, and
■ll eye-witnesses of the dreadful scene, mossy of
whom bear upon their bodies the bleeding attesta-
tion of their truth.
We cannot too frequently inculcate the prin-

ciple, that with Mr. Hug's general notions of
political expediency, and the conduct of some of
his followers, the fate of the Manchester proceed-
logs has wo comer.; whatever. Ms anfleriugs in
;Manchester, and his triumph in London, do not
alter or affect the character of his principles of Nor.
liontentary Reform, nor can they disguise the at-
tacks upon our Cosistitutimi, both civil Hi:d rrli-
ligions, contemplated and made by certain miser-
able beings, who call themselves of his porty.
Witii the intelligent people of this country. how-
ever, there can be no danger of confounding these
points, and the public are, we are sure, aware
that it would be perfectly consistent to -
plitnent lIUNT one Joy fur Isis exemplary conduct
sir exposing the absurdity of the Manchester Ma-
gistrates, and on the next to condemn his general
politico! proceedings. IVe know riot whether to
him it is to be attributed that at the dossier on
Mondoy the revolutionary sirs of the 111arsrillais
Hymn and Ca Ira were played after cereun toasts,
which indicated no great respect for our existicg
institutions. The playing of uu air is in itself a
matter of indifference, but when produced fur the
purpose of exciting certain ideas and lerhogs, it
'intones a corresponding importance. We believe

that Nir. lIUNT hat Lou much sense, and i 4 tots well
I capable a drawing wissi.iiii front tile lessolis of
I history, to entertain for a momenta desire to wunear
in th;* country 8 repetition of the horrors which
for nearly half a century rendered France a loath.

•pole object of mingled detestation and dread to Eu.
rope, while she exemplified within herself e►rry
modification of despotism and human utisery—hut
in suffering in his presence., and apparently under
hi 4 I:friction, the occiverence of any circumstences
which omit' after(' to Ins enemies se fruitful a topic
of calumny, evinces a surprising want of discretion.
Ile is, we fear, surrounded ht• meg' who would look
forward to ■ revgglution without one regret for the
calamities winch humuutty must 'offer in such a
convul•inn. Of there megi he should be very eau•
limit, fur in the reckless desperation of their for.
tomes they would be well contented to escape the
dangers of the revolution, and retrieve their pockets
by the less perilous enterprise of making hum the
victim of their falsehood and treachery.

Paris Papers of Sitrirday last have arrived sit oar
Office. Accounts contained in them f Stuck-
holm, of the "nth of fist isioorli, utfer no pretence
for the rumours which ..ad circulated in Alton,,
respecting the occurrence of revolutionary and situ-
goinary scenes in Sweden. The ;paragraph from
Allows, in the Paris Paper*, was indeed slated the
31st of August, four da)ri later than the Meat direct
accounts from Sweden. The King of Sw LDEN was
preparing to undertake a journey in the interior of
his kingdom. One of the priiicipal objects of his,
tour or, it is said, to clwose a proper sitnation fur •
strong fortress, which is to be made the principal
depot 'of arms in the kingdom. The KING had in
the last Session demanded from the Stater General
the sum of one million of rig dollars, lirr the build-
ing of this fortress; but the States, considering the
financial embarrassments of the country, refuted to
grant it. The project, however, is not abandoned,
and the fort will, it is raid, be built at a short die.
tance from Afkersund, between the Lakes of
Weiler ri and Welters'. The fortress of Waxholm,
sounds delesids the entrance of the harbour of Stock-
holm, sod which is at present of little importance,
will be placed it) the most respectable state of
defence.

A Madrid Paper contsins an official article relat-
ing to the malady which has appeared in the I•Ie
of Leon, near Cadiz, Sigutd by BLAIvE DE FOUR-
NAS, Provigional Commander of the Expt•ditionary
Army, and of the Province of Andalusia; it stales
that on the first intelligence of this disorder in the
town of St. Ferdiriasia, in the Island of Leon,
Medical Commitsion wits appointed to investigate
the state of disease in the suspected place, and that
the Commission in their Report announced that the
disease had nothing alarming in its character. The
further prowess of the malady was watched, sill
8411UL:ions having arisen that it bad changed its
character, the same Commission renewed their iu-
quiries, and reported that it had assumed an av-
pearasice which merited the utmost attention of the
Government, inasmuch as several iwtsiois in the
island had been attacked by the yellow fever, and
manifested all the symptoms of that disorder. Mili-
tary posts have therefore been established, for the
purpose, as we stated )esterilay, of pre‘en ing all
intercourse between Leon nod the main

The new Queen of SPAIN. with a numerous
suite, arrived at Bayreuth on the ed of September.
Her Majesty was expected at Strasburg on the
loth, where the Spanish Ambassador to the Court
of France had repaired to inert her. Aceorthog to
the itinerary at present laid down, the Quiets i• to
be at Bayonne on the '24th, ar.d to make her entry
into Spain on the 2tith of the month.
The French Five per Cents. are 71 f. 20
Bank Actions 1,450 1.

A letter from Ramsgate, dated Sept. 12, says—
" A pocket mite into Mir harbour rsterday after-
noon from Dunkirk, bringing over three carriages
and some servants helonving to his Royal Highness
the Duke of CLaRENCE, Mho is lamely expected TO
arrive here, with the Duchess, in the litiyal sore-
reign yacht. The Duchess. se are sorry to lean',
i• m a very indifferent state of liesloh,:ital the Duke
himself far front well. Alany of the greet folks here
are upon the anxious look-out to greet the *weal
of the idustvious Duke uud moor%