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This realm, mid by fusee and viol►nce to alter the Covers-
awed and Constitution thereof as by law established.
Mr. Hen', mill therm who have tarn bailed, are, of course,
DOI entered &memo; the Po 141,111'1M in the calendar.
We lament to Mid shut forty ~f the Pri•onevs are smiler
thirty years of age, twenty under twenty-five, ■od tea under ,
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twenty.
iebil Savir, az. il 20, was convicted of highway rithbeiy
at Liverpool ; rcic. 1l Cann, Diced 45, was convicted
or strangle a milt' from John Rovileo, nt Liar. pool;
James Robinson, :.f.'.l 2.3, and Jantra Thorpe, sited 27, w. re
acquitted on a vb." highway rubbery, at Newton
William Livermore, 10. pleaded collo, to the irge of
►sealing ISt from a Vomit. at Vieerpool.
FRIDAY, SEPTI,MIIFII 3.
Bills have heel' sent 'wirier the G. and Jury
against the following neurons. in reference to the
late disturbances iit M:igichergter : —Mr. I• (beard
Tehbutt, Mr. Thomas Mott, soil Mr. Robert Ikr.
bythire, members of the Alancheater corps of yeo-
manry cavalry. for malicioisaly cutting sod stabbing,
tinder Lord Elleuhorough•s Act ; and att,iiiiat Mr.
Richard Often, a pawnbroker, of Maiichester, for
perjury, committed by him in some depositinus
sworn by him before the Magistrate*. upon which
they were supp•.ced to have acted in the lute dis-
persion of the Reform Meeting at that place, by
military force.
An npl•heation was made to •the Court to allow
Sarvuel Bernfeld, one Of the persona committed
from Masichester, to go before the Grand Jury to
give evidence on a bill preferred for perjury against
Mr. Owen. The Court granted the application.
Si► Charles IVolseley has been in Court this af-
ternoon. . -
• Friday. Sere* o'Clock.—The Grand Jury have
just plumed n true bill against Mr. R. Owen, of
Alatichester, fin wilful and corrupt perjury. This.
you will perceive, on reference to my Gomel. letter,
is the permn on whose deposition the Magistrates of
Manchester meted in the diversion of the late Re-
form Meeting by ■ military force. The hilts against
the yeosuaurs cavalry have not yet been returned by
the Grated Jury.—( Leeds Mercury.)

FROM A PRIVATE CORRESPONDENT.
Lancaster, September 4.

lain—last night a true bill for perjury was found against
Richard Owen. the person on whose oath the warrant was
trawled on the Pith ult. against H. tient, Esq. J. Johnson,
Eaq Mr. Moorhouse, and Mr. Kutch', and, in consequence
of which warrant, the two forintr were arrested on the bust-
ing* and Ike two latter in about an hour afterwards. They
were almost immediately pot into separate cells of the New
Bailey, and the day following remanded until they procured
bail. when the amount of hail required was asked, no an-
swer to this question could be procured. On Friday the
20th the y were separately brought up for what was called a
sector' t xamilim• ;no witnesses were, however, produced
against tiny or them, bet they were then remanded for a fur-
ther examination, on n charge of high treason, violin sepa-
rately and solitarily confined, and neither friend, relative,
our attorney permitted to seem them. Thos they remained
for an entire week, when these four, together with six others
(besides a Woman who was dim-barged at the bite), were all
!wench. tip, when Ilse charge of high treason MA/ given tip,
and after a very psrtial exsminatioit of witnesses, they were
finally committed In Lancaster Castle for a misdemeanor.
Sureties for Mr. Johnson and Mr. Moorhouse instantly can't.
forward ; bail fur the others nut !wing in Court, they were,
contrary to all expectation, sent off for Lancaster in about
an hoer under a military escort, thereby adding, if possible,
smother pang to all those who sympathised with them.
This examination commenced 31/0111 one o'clock, nod the
military escutt at Rollout, a town about eleven miles from
Manchester, was Onkfril, lu he ready at three o'clock.—
Two or there other indictments for perjitry, aceisist wit.
UM WI in this Clef, are before the Grand Jury, awl noisily
others for w. ly, cruelly. and unlawfully cutting and
maiming his Majesty's peaceable subjects assembled on that
occasion.
Half !mg, Otte—The Grand Jury are examining evidence
upon a hill of conspiracy spotlit Mr. Hunt soil his friends.
S I bilis :Iceland some of the yeomanry, for capital fe-
lony on she Pith. were 12111 before the Grand Jury yesterday ;
lost, 14100.101 the charge against Mr. H. was pushed is this
morning, the Jury havr resolved to postpone the case
scninst the yeomanry, by bearing the case of conspiracy
first.
Mr. Hunt, under the advice of his solicitor, loss written
a very spirited letter to the foremen (Lord Stanley), protest-
ing, in becoming terms, against this irregular proceeding,
soil calling to the recollection of his 14)8.1116bl p and the Jury,
that they are an Inquest to consider only, and nut a Jury to
try oases.

LANCASTRR. SEPTEMBER 4.
TRUE BILLS FOUNlj_aomwwr HUNT, JOHNSON,

AND OTHERS.
A true bill has this day been found against Henry
Hurst, Joseph Johnson, James Moorhouse, John
Knight. Robert Jones, Joseph Heaky, George
Swift, John 'Fbacker Saxton, Samuel Bamford, and
Robert Wilde, for conspiracy.
A true bill was also fantail against James Wroe
(the Printer or the Manchester Olerreter). for a
libel.
About three o'clock this afternoon, Robert Jones,
Jima. Healey, George S«l6, J. T. Saxton, Samuel
Bamford, and Robert IViltle„ the prisoners charged
in the above indictment, who hail remained in
custody for want of bail, were brought up to plead.
Saxton, addressing himself to his Lordship, said,
4' My Lord, inlay I liaae a copy of the indict-
ment ?"
The Coo ILT--" Yes; the indictroent will be
read over to you, when you must plead. If you
plead Aot Gadfly, then you will be entitled to a
copy of the indictment."
Sastan—" IMy Lord, we are ready to plead now.
We *fah to plead, that we may know the alumna
of. the bail your Lordship and the Court will re-
quire of us."
indictment was now read. It contained many
counts. One of them charged all the prisoners (in-
cluding Ilunt,Johnsou, Nloorluntse, and Knight, who
are at large upon hail. and have not yet been called
on to plead), that they, with force and arms. did
u..hivirulty, traitorously, anal felonic.usly, at Man-
chester, in the county of Lancaster, no the I6th
day of Anglist, in the 5911 i year, &t. combine,
conspire, cuidederate. and agree together, to excite
tumult and insurrection within this realm, and to
alter the Government and Constitution thereof as
by law established, anti against the peace of our
said Lord the King, his Crown and dignity.—
Another count charged the prisotters with using se-
ditious speeches for the same purpose.—Another
with displaying banners, flags, &c. fur the same uri-
lawtul :Annuity, &c. &cc.
The Prisoners were severally called upon to
plead, each of whom rientleal " Not Guilty," and
asked to traverse. I lealry, on bring asked, said,
" Not Guilty. my Lcr.l, and my euemies know it."
Saxton—" I already consider, any Lord, that
your Lorslaltip kuuas r.l the exorbitant bail requited
by the Magistrates of Manchester. We are all poor
!trumps, and have families, and therefore find a
difficulty in providing bail. I hope your Lordship
will consider our t•i!nottitti."
The COURT —!' The amount of bail shall be