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Place. A regiment of infantry was drawn no ill iti-
immediate orighboorlsoral, but wits not cAlt:d ..ti• -
and special coostables went reboot elterging
people to !ewe soul ilisperre.—Tins. rafted the •.
meeting; but not thus the coeserpiences or the •
measures tilted in its dispersion. Om' rePorlyr him-
*elf raw six coaches. three carts, and three litter..
loaded with the wended, proceeding towards the
infirmary. Some of the girls dressed in white, whrs
were ou the. hustings, were among the number.
We afterwards heard the report of Dr. flard.ley,
the bend physician of the infirmary, d.-flared le it.,
and 3t nut-patients to have been received et the
time. Independent of thew, many were seen wooed.
ed and bleeding its the streets, hut nu.? dieabled..
Among the sufferers were ten of the veons-..wv,
bath of whom were severely wounded. We strafe,-
stood that two or three persona were Acad;
Ittnugh moth larger onmlirrir were stated, WeJloink
this number most likely to he correct.
It was rurnowred in the town, after the dialed,.
once lessi somewhat snhisided, thst the riot act was
read 'versions. to the first charge of the seoutvory.
We state thts rumour, as we ore extremely sosi.itis
to 16... sent it prifretly impartial narrative to. the
public ;'but we are most decidedly of opinions, for
several retaotw, that this could not be the east.
Prom an•attestsive observation of them from the
hosting. doting their short penile, nor reporter con-
cludea. that there was co time for Ord purpose, their
whole pause being only about a sitintote a .d s half;
during which time they were forming.end
orders. Nothing was heard from them but the
clashing of their sword., end no paper was seen.
Another almost conclusive reason against it is. that
the Riot Act was read in the st-arly empty streets
about five o'clock, in Piccadilly ; end it would
have been singular indeed to read it then, whe.a
there were no people to disperse. if it had been read
three hours before, when 10,000 persons were as-
sembled. _

Several magistrain and constables rode about
with the revelry,. and appear, d to lie directing
them. General Sir John ilvng was not in the town.
The captured standards and cape were carried to
triumph by several of the yeomanry. That part of
the audience which had come from the count ry in
the morning, in high spirits. in orderly proces‘intr,
and attended by Nags and music. now sought their
homes, in straggled parties, with -melancholy as.
pects, and leaving several of their compnoi 111 l a be-
hind them. One woman, we ontlerptancl, who
stood by her colour to the last, wits cut down by a
trooper. We should not state this. at thinitiag.ix
totally incredible. had not our reporter seen the
women and flags fall together from the hustings.
while the • soldiers were caning round them ; and
afterwards sewn at least four or five women. itread.
fully wounded, conveyed to the infirmary.
At five o'clock the wept, of Matichester were
not much more crowded than they generally are.
Several hundred horse were drawn ups to St. A
square; sod parties of them patrolled the streets. •
Every thing seemed to promise • continuance Of
quiet (or rather freedom from disturbance). its the
military power was known to he so strong as to lye
able instantly to overpower any resistance. We
must not omit, however, to state, that, as the
meeting was orderly and peaceable, till tin- approach
of the cavalry, so not the least •shadow of resistance
was made by them to the attack.
We have thus given an accouot of the mrlau-
choly proceedings on this occasion, with as mut
fulness and accuracy as our advantages for observ-
ing during the events would permit—unit, we most
be allowed to pay, with complete impartiality.—
It is obvious that many circumstances must have
escaped us. and some perhaps may have beets stated
but partially. if we have fallen into error, it has
been on this side; as we have anxiously endeavour.
ed to sword exits/gyration, by recounting scarcely
any thing hut whatnot reporter himself sale, lift
had the greatest sulcantisgea for ob.ervatino,* wr
therefore can with confidence state that the Saila
facts found in our report are accurate.
We learn from Rochd•ile. that seven men seer,"
apprehended at that place late on Sunday night,
and conveyed to the New Bailey, at Manchester,
under a charge of training bodies of men in military