The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-18 00:00:00

THE CITY ADDRESS.

The following are copies of the City Address.
presented yeiiterday to the Prince Regent, and of
his Royal Iliginiere.'4 Answer:—
" To his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Regent
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire.
land ;
" The hiimble Address and Petition of the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, I.
Common Connell assembled :

" May it please your Royal Highness,
" We his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the
Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of Lon-
don, in Common C sssss icil as,embted, humbly approach your
Royal Hiplines; with feelings of the most serious alarm and
regret at the extraordinary and calamitous proceedings
which have recently taken place at Manchester.
" We humbly represent to your Royal Highness, that un-
der the tree principles of the British Constitution' it is the
undoubted right of Englishmen to amenable together for this
purpose of deliberatime upon public grievances, as well as
uu the legal and cutiatitutieual meaus of obtaining redress.
" That for the exercise of this right, a Meeting was held
at Manchester on the 16th August last, and without enter-
jog into the policy or prudence of convening such Assembly,
it appears to us. from the isformation which has transpired,
that the said Meeting was legally assembled-.-tbal Ile pro-
ceedings were conducted in au orderly and peaceable man-
ner—and that the people composing it were ilsergArglctiag
under the sanction of the laws, and entitled to tie protec-
tion of the Magistrates.
" We have nevertheless learnt, with grief and amesisb-
ment, that while the Meeting was so assembled, and when
no act of riot or tumult had taken place, the Magistrates
issued their warrants for the apprehension of certain persons
there present; for the execution of whit*, although so re-
sistance was made on the part of the people, or those
against whom HMI warrants were issued, they Immediately
resorted to the aid of the military—wken, without any pre-
vious warning of their intention, the Manchester yeomanry
cavalry, suddenly rushing forward, opened a passage abreast
the multitude. furiously attacking, by former arms, peace-
able and mot:fending citizens, whereby great numbers of
them, women and children, and even peace (bilkers, were in-
discriminately and wantonly rode over, and many inhumanly
sabred and killed. - .

" We feel ourselves called upon to express to your Royal
Highness oar strongest indignation at time unprovoked
and intemperate proceedings, which we cannot view but as
highly disgraceful to the character of Englishmen, and •
daring violation of the British Constitution.
" That from your Royal Highness's known and declared
attachment to the Constitution ■nd the Laws, we feel the
most decided conviction that your Royal Rightness never
could have been induced to 'sperm you► approval of the
conduct of the abettors and perpetrators of theme atrocities,
had not your Royal confidence beets abused by interested
and misrepresented statements of this illegal aad fatal
transaction. _ _ _

" We humbly submit to your Royal Highness, that at a
time when the great body of his Majesty's subjects ere suf-
fering ostler the severest privations, however erroneous may
be their ideas as to the means of redress, a kind and conci-
liating attention to their complaints, is equally called for,
by policy and justice, mud that depriving them of the means
of expressing their grievances by cruelty sad despotism,
can only tend to increase the present discontents, destroy
public confidence in the pure and equal adosisistration of
justice, excite disaffection, and lead to acts of apes vio-
knee or secret revenge.
" We therefore humbly pray that in order to avert these
calamities, to wisiatain the authority of the law, and to
protect the lives and liberties of the subjects, your Royal
Highness will be graciously pleased to osetitste an imme-
diate and effectual inquiry into the ostrages that bare been
committed, and cause the guilty perpetrators thereof to be
brought to signal and condign punishment.
• " Sipped by order of Court,
" HENRY WOODTHORPE."
To which Iris Royal Highness was pleased to re-
turn the following Answer :
" I receive with feelings of deep repel this Address and
Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldernaeo, and Comatose, of
the City of London, in Cumulus Conseil assembled.
" At a time when ill.designieg and turbulent men are
actively engaged in inflaming the minds of their ftllew.sult.
jects, mid in endeavourisg, by means Ike most daring and
isisiilione, to alienate them from their allegiance to his Ma.
jeety sod the Coustitutiaa of the Realms, it is am
the vigilante and conduct of the Magistrates that the preser-
valise of the public grasiveauity Med in a great degree de-
pend; and a firm, faitlitiol, sod active discharge of their
duty essnot but give them the atrangest claim to the support
and approbation of their Novereiga and tbeir .I.:ntry.
" With the circumstances which prireedid the late Meet-
ing at Manchester, you mast be roseipainted, and of those
which attended it you appear to have bees iseurrectly in-
formed.
" If, however, the laws were really violated or that sees-
sios, by these to whom It insinedistely belonged to assist is
the centilitre of them. the tribunals of ibis ceostry are
open to afford redrew', bit to Institute an gain-judicial
aredee such eireustatasete as the present would be
rossifestly inconsistent with the clearest prioelplie of public
justice ..

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AGRICULTURAL BOARD.—This Society, which
annually gives prises fur the best sod snout useful
composition% should anwounee their,prespinins, and
the subject, in the different public Newspapers, that
candidates may start *re the prises.

OLD BAILEY. rilltpAT, //pylon 17.
The trial of Soot, r,?, (tutting and titsiming his
wife. was expected to come on this morning. *A.
in anticipation of that event, the Cpurt :as erowtletl
with ladies. at an early hour. The trio! wais, how-
ever. on the motion of Mr..A MACY, I:gunned till

to-morrow morning.
BANK FORGER, IF.F.
Saltine! Dell. Richard Brnin. %h„s, thren. John
Sinspoon. Jam!: Bunting, Wen. Gilbert. :/(//111 Brod-
ie,. Chat. Aing, n'in. Wood, trot. tlrrrae, Duni.:
Donovan. Daniel Arnett, Ilenjatni:a, I;vi:s. John
Pritchard. and Samuel Shephard,- %earl:lilt:: pies& d
Guilty to the minor offence,
of having rirgerl
of England notes iii their pobsispion, knowing lions
to be forged.
They sere then severally arraigned, v;:d pleade
Not Guilty 011 the capital eli.irge,
Mr. REYNOLDS, as C1,1111%el foe the Ba.ik. rhea
said, that it was not the intentintia the Directors
of the Bank to proceed against ht PrtFonrrp *to the

capital charge, they having ple.aded wilily to tree
minor offence, which i.v.hjected fljein to 14 oars
transportation. Tice Directors of the Bank were
anxious alone to protect the 1:01Alic mini
not to proceed with greater •..verity Own itohl;t• jtt.t-
lice required. Each of those casts hud r cr)tr I
due attention, and it WA, not the wish nr live l'r, .
secuturs to proceed cat)i!ally against the l'ttloner..
Mr. Baron GRAHAM observed, that in site ate.
sence of evidence tiii the Torry-isrf the Tirmseeeti•rt.
it was tie duty of the Jury to ocqsii! the Prisoner.--
and the Jury returntrl a verdict of Apt Guilty urn
the capital indictments accortho,ily.
Theseus Francis was indicted for killing and
slaying Maria, iris wife, by ii,f) cling upon her Plialy
divers mortal blow., on the 26th July, of which
she died.

Mr. ALLEY stated, that he had carefully exa-
mined the depositions given berote the Coroner, a .41
was satisfied that it was iinpossib!e to sustain 'hr
charge of manslaughter against hum. The deceased
was one of these unfortunate persons who war ail-
ducted to thir.king, a. d the general opinion sea.,
that she had died in consequence of her habits of
intoxication. Lie would produre the surgeon nho
had examined her Lindy shortly *after r death. and
who would inform them that there was not the
slightest ground to support the notion that the
woman met her death by violence.
Mr. Guise, a surgeon, examined the body of the
woman shortly after she died on the 2sth July. and
could find no mark of violence upon the body which
would warrant a supposition that she haul met her
death by violence. There was no mark of external
injury which could justify an opinion that she had
met a violent death in any mariner.
The Jury instantly returned a verdict of NO
ROBBERY.

Mary Wybro was indicted for Pre:l4l)g 101. Ss.
in silver Irvin Matthew Harrison, in his dwriling-
house.

Hannah. the wife of Matthew Harr son, stated.
that she lived at No. 30, Long-alley, Moor
where her husband was • green-grocer. The Pri-
soner lodged with them, and slept in the' kitellep,
and had her hoard and lodging for the wank she did
in the boost. The silver mentioned in the indli r.
went consisted of crowns and half-crowns, which
were in a paper box, and deposited in a book-ca,e
in witness's bed-room, which was kept locked.—
Suspicion attacked to the Prisoner from her spend-
ing more money than she could honestly get. Os,
the 6th of September she observed her with a
quantity of half-crowns tied up in a pocket-hand.
kerchief, and on looking at the money-box the
morning after the silver was ini.sed ; when she
mentioned to her husband what had happened, the
Prisoner exclaimed, " I declare to God I have not
touched your silver." An officer was sent for. oho
took her into custody. A young man lodged in
the house, but lie had no access to the room where
the money was.
Cress-examined by Mr. Anol.rHUS.—She knew
the Prisoner four or live months before site took her
into custody ; her character was good, and she ad-
mitted that at a party given by her (witness's)
daughter, the Prisoner contributed towards the ex.
prose.
Joseph Walton, the Headborough of Shoreditch.
searched Prisoner's box, and found no money in it,
nor upon her person. He took her into custody.
and as he was carrying her along to the office site
said she had taken some of she money, but not so
much as she was charged with.
George Taylor. a shoemaker in Chiswell-street,
said, the Prisoner was in the habit of tallying shoes
at his shop ; she paid two half-crowns for a pair ou
the 28th August.
Margaret Milne, servant to • pawnbroker in
Shoreditch, said, she accompanied the Prisoner, who
had three half-crowns, to Bartholomew Fair on the
sth September, where she spent two of them.
Sarah Glover lived in Crown-street, Shoreditch.
and on the 6th September the Prisoner came and
bought a bottle of wine, for which she paid in
half-crowns.
Hannah Jessop proved, she made a dress for the
Prisoner on the sth Septembers for which she paid
with a half-crown ; she was godmother to witness's
little child.
The Prisoner stated, in her defence, that she was
innocent.
James Ransom, an oilman in Crown-street.
Finsbury-square, said. the Prisoner had lived for
half a year at his house, as a servant, end cooduct-
ed herself very honestly--when she left Inns last
August. he paid her 12s. 6J. is five half-crowns.
Other witnesses also gave her a good character.
Verdict—Guilty of stealing to the value of 394.
only.
elinbrose-Fitzgeruld, a miserable looking
neymatt tailor, was indicted for stealing a suit of
cloaks, and other articles, the property of Francis
Ride.
The Prosecutor, who was a rarsater'taitor is Ox.
ford-street, gave a long account of the robbery.
from which it appeared that it took place stewards
of • year ago. The Prisoner hod at the time
worked with him, and had under his *fire a coat,
which woo milking for Sir Johri Sioclair, and one
or two other articles of dress. There be coutrived
to carry away from the premiers, as well as the
gaols. The Prosecutor could And no trace of the
Prisoner until about a mouth sim heis. bi. wore sow
• him pass the shop, and she (to Pia his own words)
had " the euthe merit of retoguizing sad arils."