The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-14 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 1819.

MR. HUNT'S ENTRY INTO TOWN.

So essay as eleven o'clock last morning Islington
was the centre of the unman bustle. in consequence
of its hstring been made the rendezvous for the
friends of Mr. Hunt to meet that Gentlemen (or
the purpose of escorting Inm in grand procession
into the metropolis. Number, of itrfl4llls decorated
with red cockades., and swab boosts roritt4l their
lists, with the motto " Heat for ever ."' continued
to arrive. at Islington between 'level' and twelve
o'clock, and were in vurcevsion reilemordly cheered
by the crowds who Ito:, towards trolil.ilay. ansembled
in considerable numbers Irwin the different roads
leading from the City.
The Cock public-house was to have been the
place of Alerting for the Gentleineti who were to
arninge the procession ; hitt (a* we understood)
through the interposition or the hlegistrisieswaalso
landtord ultimately declined reetiviug the commanv
according to previmss airangentent. A ueigimbour.
Mg public-house (Richardson's), however, afforded
them the necessary accommodation, unit the mem-
bers of the Committee of eat). together with Meows.
Watson, Thistiewood, and Preston, met there at
half past eleven o'clos:k, in a private room, and
erratiged the order its which the cavalcade,
on the arrival of l'sa;r. Hoot, wet to set out.
By the arrangement of the Col iiiii ittre Mr.
Hunt was to have joined the procession at blingtoo,
at one o'clock precisely; he even mentioned that
hour for the purpose, in his letter to fair. %Vest. from
Barnet, on Sunday nigh:. Mr.- %Vest joined him at
Barnet, soon after, and it was rumoured that
Hunt expressed a strung desire to avoid the lung
line previously arranged for the processmioti, mid
intimated that he would, by admiring to meet it
late, render it aircrews, to proceed in us direct a
line as possible to the Crown and Anchor to dinner.
The principal assuagers of the procession :ssem-
bled at an early hour at Islington, and expressed
the most anxious wish that Mr. Hunt's arrival
should admit of their conveying him in the mummer
they had arranged by the circuitous route. The
band boring arrived, and slide staves being distri-
buted among the persons who were tar farm the pe-
destriau part of the procession, the flags were sin-
furled, and orders given to prepare for march. Two
fresh coaches having orrived in the await time, one
of them filled with remakes, the whole fell into
rank, and commenced their progress in slow time,
to the tune of God sere the Xing. They moved
on until they remelted the turn to I lolloway,wheis
the word being given, " left wheel," they proceed-
ed onwards towards Highgate, ate' halted at the
Holloway turnpike. Here some time was spent in
discussion, and it was ultimately steternnued•mson,
that the cavalcade 'Mould not pass the gate, as it
would be attended with unnecessary expense. Ac-
cordingly, all the coaches, except tow that was
dispatched to meet Mr. Hunt, wheeled again to the
right, and awaited.his arrival, while great millnibers
of the pedestrian, sat down by tio• sides of the
road, anxiously looking out for " time Heroic
Champion of Liberty."
Up to the hour of twelve o'clock die numnberr,
as we stated before. were not great ; hut fluid that
until one the multitudes that came along the rouds
were immense. There were many of the foot pas-
sengers who did not go beyol4 Hollowly, bur
hundreds, who could 'fiord the expense of wine
species of vehicle. pressed on, either from the
eagerness of curiosity, or a desire to be as early as
possible in their congratulations.
The concourse of people was still increasing, anal
their auziety kept pace with their increase. Dr.
Watson wished to allay the symidoms of impatience
which pervaded them, and in a law words told them
how necessary it was to preserve order—how veins-
ble it was to the success of Vie cause they assembled
to espouse; that Mr. Hunt particularly wished
them to be luiet and decorous ; and, added the
Doctor, Mr. Hunt does not wish the horses to be
taken from the vehicle that now waits his arrival.

Shortly after Dr, lVatsolt received a note from
Mr. Hunt, which he rend—it was its follows :

B 'met, Monday tWornissz.

DEAR SIRS-11.et not hi prevr t my t.:,.iott down
street to St. Paul's, tool direct to to t'mwn and Ane
Tavern. We mast not commit nor own feelings, but most
act for the public good. Every real ft ieod of liberty 'mist
do that which will promote itemise, awl leave aelligrat Inca.
lion out of the question. 1 have always dune

H. HUNT.

The general opinion being, notwithstanding Mr.
Hunt's letter, that the cii cuttings route should if
possible be taken, Dr. Watson ob-erved that they
must wait the arrival of Mr. Hunt, tool wake dart)
another effort to indoce hint to accede to their wii•hes.
Nothing could equal the anxiety manifested by the
crowd OIL finding that Mr. Hunt bud not arrived
at Islington, at one o'clock, accoithing to the origi-
nal appointment. The most anxious impiiries by
fresh addition+ to the crowd were momentarily
made of Doctor Watson, who appeared to take the
lead in all the arrangements of the day until the
arrival of Mr. Hunt, soil the Doctor's invari-
able answer was "Our friend, hunt, is lirm ; the
people will always find bins at his post ; uo doubt
he'll be here • directly " The crowd, which at two
o'clock won have consisted of upward* of 50,000
persons, still continued querulous and impatient,
Hod many individuals who could command horses
rode forward to Highgate, itt the noxious hope of
meeting the great object of their coriostty end ap-
plause. At half-past two o'clock the pathways at
each side of the road to die foot of I ligligate I lily
were thronged. and every coach and horseman that
descended the hill had to stop owl mower the in-
vsriable interrogatory, 'a Did you pass through
Barnet; is lie comis:g 1" The anxiety continued
to increuse as the boar advanced, and the general
impatience was at length in some degree allayed by
the appearance of a courier, decorated in Mr.
Hone* favours, and gallopping on a whine charger
down the hill at lull speed. Clentletsisio, who
seemed to be something like in official personsge,
from the circumstance of his hearing in his

like a Baron of old, • roll of par r,ou which the

o
omits. 66 Magna Chorea" sod the "Bill tif NW*
were inscribed. informed the roger inquirer, ill'oti
when he left Barnet, it few minutes before two
o'clock. the horses were potting to Mr. Heat's
clisioe. mid he was iu the act of setting mit to meet

hie friends in the procession. This informa-
tion was deemed consolatory by the perilous
who had. in considerable number,, advanced
towards ilighgate,ood it seemed to set at rest the
sitspichws of a few, which were in it great de.
gree erigendered by the corninunicotions 'wade in
jest be perontin who passed in the country coaches.
who ward Air. I had left Barnet last night, and
token the eicample of Sir Francis Burdett, who
took a private departure from the Tower, though
the public honours; of a procesoion ;waited him.
The crowd did not seem, however, to attach im-
plicit belief to the 1111110111% of Mr. Hunt's clan.
destioe departure—they appeared (to use t 1 iv own
4434,10 to know too wrtrilie site of which-114W
man %vas made, and seemed all self.ossisred that
come he wend I to join them in his "grand entry"
to town, that he knew how to appreciate the public
honours the awaited him. and also knew they
could not be dispensed with. This well-grounded
reliune on Mr. Hunt's view of such matters kept
tivt anxious crowds, for they at length poured forth
from all the cross-roads which lead into Islington,
in pet iect cotnprntore, awaiting the arrival of their
chomploin itrouiries still combined to be ad.
dreSsed to the trassetigers on the northern coaches
as they approached Holloway, and the anxiety be.
came in:natio v increased by every fresh circuinr.
sooner in corroboration of the news before received,
of Air. How's chairre bring at two o'clock ready
to start front Barnet. Fruits Highgate, about
hall-past ie.., o'clock, the crowds came pouring
down; the dust thickened ; shouts and acclamations
resit the air ; laurels were arch' in every has ; the
windows preverit eel • display of beauty scarcely ever
before paralleled ; and, at letixth, at ten minutes
before.. three, the hero of the day arrived at
the spot, where the Committee and others 'of
his frauds, were in attendance to receive him.
Mr. limn travelled in u chaise and pair, fol-
lowed by Mr. Moorlsouoe in another chaise. The
people pressed round the vehicle with outstretched
halide. to greet the man they called their leader—
made oeverrl attempts to unyoke the horses by
which he was drawn. and it was with the greatest
difficulty he persuaded them not to effect their
wishes. It in impossible to describe the populer
etithusiastn which was re-echoed in the loudest ac-
clamations ou the appearance of Mr. Hunt. His
long-ezprcted arrival was announced along the
rood by the loudest acclamations from the persona
that had advanced to meet him. among whom were
Mr. Cathie and Mr. Waddington (of Kent), who
hail remained its a chaise at the road side fur a eau.
siderahle time, waiting the arrival of their friend.
Mr. Hunt's son, who in the early part of the day left
town in the linden and six, prepared for his father,
and who had walked on from Holloway to meet
him, was now by his father's side. The shouts
(ruin the crowds near Highgate, on the arrival of
Mr. Hunt. were communicated and reverberated
along the rood to Holloway with more than tele.
graphic rapidity. The metaphysical operation of
sound seriurd in this instance almost to outrun the
electric swiftness of sight, and the shouts which
Mr. Hunt's appearance at Highgate elicited were
hardly heard when they were triumphautly re-echoed
from the multitude at the turnpike gate at Hullo-
way. At this time the crowds collected at billow.
ton were prodigious—the roads were entirely
',locked up. During the halt at the turnpike-gate,
William Leigh. of Manchester, who sat in one o
the coaches, attracted the gaze of the people. It
will be remembered that he was one of those who
were unfortunately wounded on the 16th of August.
and on whose case the Grand Jury of Lancaster re-
fused to find a bill; he is quite a boy, and appear-
ed not yet to he recovered from his wounds, as his
head was bandaged, and his featured gave mine in.
dication of moths.

►lr. I tont drove on tewardi the place where the'
prucession so long formed awaited his arrival. Ile
real tivil the turnpike-gaie at Holloway at about
direr o'clock. Ills chaise drew t lo•e to the landau
which was prepared fur his reception ; and after a
few minutes spent in making some little prepare-
lions
fur his entry, the process moved in the
order already described. Mr. flout bowed and
kepi his hat off as lie passe.l along. The roads
.2ere hued with hackney-c'ac'hes and taxed-carts—
in abort, every thing that could be hired—
(Wilkey, horse, mule, waggon, or coach, were
all in requisition, wherever the rye ranged. Solid
masses of people covered ►he roads; handker-
chiefs owl red ribbarids floated as if out of
the windows; cheers awl acclamations preceded
and followed, and were heard at every side of the
immense cavalcade that formed the procession.
The simple fasces preceded, and blessings and op-
',krises billowed, to grace the triumph. llu truth,
we waist words to give full effect to all that pre..
seined itself to our view. We could not calculate
upon any thing remotely bordering upon the en-
thusiasm which was every where displayed. Streets
crowded—shops shut in all the streets through
which the procession passed—no fear apparent, no
dismay lurking sin the countenance, and thousands
entreating to know—ts 1171wil will he 'reach this?
Ilion we a chance of seeing him ?"—" Success to
1-lout"—" They world not have sabred the people
ut &I:niche:4er ll' they expected this." This was
the stile and tone of the purple's remarks; these
were their inquiries concerntrig the man who had
token so actives part in the proceedings there, and
who, by his c !stet since the fatal 16th of August,
has ronciliated the prejudices of former enemies.
Abort' four, 'I r. fluid reached the Angel Inn,
mid the ramp rroci/ w;och presented itself at the
egaititie her of the Pentonville, Islington, and City
Itoads, completely se's descroption at defiance.
'lips heat twit the dust, and the almost overwhelm-
jorsoare of 11w iricreasing multitude. did stet
seeiti lir have the les-t tired on those alto were
asseniblrd to Mlllreas a sight ut once su novel and 2u

Patel& 7d.

tight, tee recollection of whieh canon e
be forgotten, and the fondle of wl.ich esnnot roc
soliciently estimated. Nor ors, Slit arvesnhlrd 111111.
iitude of such an order as asseruhlies of thy itrople
are often found to he : amidst tins assenehly thert
woo certainly mach of poverty, touch of borrowed
finery, bat still much more of apparent affluelice
and moubduable spirit of freedom. /loot
seemed to bear his blrivtiirig hminuta much n!,).0
meekly than we had previouvly expocleil.
The procesvion advanced from the
the follnaing order
A IiONIMOSIO, with the emblem, of " Voityl" a Ovum* of
wicks, ruppnrted by a grotto of Foutgoew :Indpnrsenien

... . . .
11. A Green Silk Flay, wish gold lattrni and Irish Illary. in.
serigairen—m Universal. Civil. earl Religions (Anti,
,".
boner andsrepportrd by sis.lriskuren. and 14110CIOUll uth.sr

Footmen. • •
A Fontana, bearing the Flog of Mourning, honnd roelli

Aide Com% .is Moerihed.;—.l To shoiaseroarral aseuhiew
the Reformers hilted at diarichemer. demurs Id. ISM."
Horsemen aad Fool/men. with s iseiv White fila.Flae. on
which Ilia trperibed--" Palladium of bitorriy. a Freu
Prase."
Three Carriages, I. which were oriose Krauss roatterted writ

the Preto _._ . ._
lloas Lauda'', in winds est Mr. HUNT.
it wet drawn by NIX Bay Holies. irhurli as well MI the
.. ....

PustilliOns,wcre ilmUratt.tl will, Scagki

Hors►mee and FuMorn, [waling tlie Red Flag, inseriiie,:,
" Univ►rsal Suffrage," and the Flag iescribr l "
Hunt, the Heroic Chainiviuu of Liberty."
Hunt's Landau was stirroutided by several
. . .

Horseback, and Members of he Curtnidter anon 111141
Wanda and Scarlet Cuckatita—Hat Lands with " Hui:t

for ever!" &c.
Carriages filled by personal Friends of Mr. Ifont, and by
several Ladies dressed in • bite.
A While Silk Flag. Inseriplitov•—•‘ Trial by hity."
A Carriage, containing Messrs. WATM)I%, 11HISTLE.
WOOD, and PREsiOi.
Grorpnuf Fuoinu is.
Carriages, Horsenseo, end Footmen,
Flag, " I.oberfy ur Dvatb."
Groupes of Ftronsdn.
Flag. " England, Scotland, Ireland,"
Os a Red, Mute, end Gesso ground.

The cavalcade closed with groupies of carriages,
horsemen, and footmen, and an a i umense concourse
of people, who rent the air with their alining.
The band struck tip in succession, in the con,se
of the day, the following airs.—., (;eil vote ee
King"--,. Rule Britailmia"—.‘ See the eftimrr-
ing Hero motes."
Mr. Hunt found it in vain to alter the coarse
the procession, and the cavalcade advanced tooartio
Finsbury at a slow pace, for the assembled midi.-
lode was, at four o'clock, so f immense, as to defy
any thing like an accurate attempt at computatioh.
We have no doubt that 300,000 people were their
in rtkotioo in the processiew, and sh,is it reached
the MIAMI of the city, this number was ntigurs.
tiunably considerably augmented.

.Io Sun-street the ',rind of the procession se,t4
most anxiously expected. Every window was
thronged with spectators, and from several of du in
were exhibited red flags; the 'Mir. in the wittiluv.s
were likewise distinguished by red favutits.
fined space which this street presebted, reentered
passage of the crowd still more difficult t before,
and many serious accidents were pr.idioN.4l by the
pressure. On passing Mr. 11Toolei's printing:office,
the loudest shouts rent the air, and LI short stop game
occasion for their tiro:pent n.i.friition. All • the
shops here, as well as in the suleaqi tent (tourer of
the procession, were closed, and ;111 Inwlie,s v. 3s
glected. In Bishopsgate-street,the multitude wa 4, a
possible, increased, and seemed to swell at every seep
which was taken. Nothing could exceed Ca. c‘t•i-
fusion which arose in Cornhill. The street emir ►
time became impassable, and great delay fullua.,.o.
At the Mansion House every preparation ;,24 beet,
made for the expected visit. The steps amid colo.
node leading to the principal entrance, were tilled
with constables; the iron gates were closed ; and
every appearance denoted a determination to mike
a bold resistance to any attack wh;cli might be
made. All apprehensions of riot in this tptsrl.er
however proved groundless. 'The toot ly asseitiNlit:e
passed on, contenting, themselves a ith hisses sad
groans for the Lord Mayor, and enthusiastic diet rs
for their champion.

. _
The cavalcade now took their War towards St.
Paul's, which they reached at half--past via. and
then advancing don't Ludgate-hill, soon tittered
Fleet-street. As they passed Mr. Carlile'i Tem-
ple of Reason" the cheers were loud and continued.
The end of every street swarmed with crowds of
the curious, from whom shouts of applause fre-
quently came with an astoundime din. In these
shouts massy respectable persons were observed to
join ; but the moat boisterous were among the
humbler classes, who sects, d to consoler their
triumph complete. The people in ditf-remit swot
of the journey sang to chorus God suee the King,
kale Britannia, and other ponder airs.
The windows hod balconies were filled with fe-
males. Those parts of the city through which the
procession was expected to move, were tilled with
spectators; Ludgate-hill, Fleet-street, mud the
Strand, up to the. Crowe am" Anchor, where the
procession arrived at half-past seven o'clock. Mr.
Hunt then amid the loudest acclamations, mutinied
the box of the hoodoo, and addressed immense
multitude who load accutopitiied him thus Ear
throughout the gieater past of the slay, lie
thanked them in the warmest terms for the honour
they had done him, and usstorAl them that their
fellow-countrytuen had treated Lim with the same
signal and flstrermg respect during his long route.
from Lancashire. He said tkit this was to I * a
sufficient recompense for she vile calumnies lie haul
endured during the last tee years front the corrupt
part of the daily Press. lie then commented wills
some asperity oh tonne passages al.iela he had seen
in a Sunday Paper, and regretted that the Editor
should Nave so miscanducted himself u; a Amelia'.
the Proprietor of which was so respectable, lie dr-
hided to the tienrle tie gross operVesiont he had en-
dured at Manchester, and wilimailverted in a ter Jr
angry tune upon the Net or the Nlitgiaretrs.
ll.' then informed Them that its future, and moil
redress was ohtrinrd for the outrage commits-it
the people at ithi.chester, he had &trimmed nut