The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-05 00:00:00

ADJOURNED INQUEST AT OLDHAM.

OLDHAM, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2.
INQUEST ON ItlllN Erideare coidinued
To-day the Coroner's laigne.t ou Jllllll I.cra, which hail
be,/ adjourned no tV14111.1•11:1) last, wail resumed.
Mr. Barrow, an al tortiey, from Maneheater, re (pleated :11r.
Harmer to welt! the further examinati .. of S. Davenport,
who hail been pal tinily examined ut the last *Woolf, • I
Monday. Ile made Ibis retpiest ou account of the unavoid-
able alp.enre of dlr. Aoliworih, who was iu Court during Da-
ve:llloW' examistatio.i.
Mr. 11.irmer a<aeutrd to this.

Mier acme altercation between the Coroner Fool the Re-
porters ttr the Newspaperr, the Court proceeded with the
Inquest.

!Limb Lees, an interesting young giels dressed in genteel
mourning, was the first witness edited. She stilted herself Its
be the sister of the deceased. Iler account of her 1 her's
appenranee on his rettirn Com the Manchestirr Meeting on
the Huth of August, and of his situation up to the time of
his death, corresponded with that given by her mother, and
which has already been mildislied —lll the course of this es.
• 444 Itt shoo, Mr. Harmer was charged by the Connive with en-
di-armoring to alter some of limits/es answers. Mr. Harmer
denied this. and mildly, lint firmly, oli‘erved, that be was
incapable of the c hire imputed to him. His only object
and wish was to elicit the truth, and to obtain jirdice.
The next witness was Daniel Kennedy, a journeyman
taller. lle deposed to having twee employed by Mr. rich.
tedatin, of Deausgate, 31ancliester, to sharp. it the swords of
the yeomanry cavalry. It was '.ls July. During the week
• tiding the 17th holy, he had sharpened fin. They were or.
tiered to be made very sharp, and lie made them so. There
wile but a few sharpened after that period. The yeomanry
brought their swords and took them away when done.
Swords had been bronglit to the shop on sillier oreasi tttt a to
be cleaned, but he gut nu particular direct' about sharp.
ening them.

Mr. Harmer harint: reprateil one air witness's answers
comes hat iliirerently f the way iu which it had !teen sit-
tem,—

The Crooner said, Mr. Harmer, you chew ton mod, zeal
zeal which will he 1-41a1 to the object you wish to attain.
base wheally cautioned you to-day on this head. 1 know
very we II what your motives are iu duiug this, but they will
be defeated.

Mr. Harmer—God forbid, Sir, that I should he &fruited ita
toy of jet t ! for I k null' for justice, and that I bore is the
feeling by whob re arr all actuated.

The witness was cross.examinial by Mr. Barrow, but
nothing material was elicited from him.
"Ili ..... AS l'admore being sauna, gild lee had seen come of
the yrunnanry cavalry at Pickford.o, near St. reter'a Church,
■nd souse more in Portlanol.street, un the Itiih August. The
oaken were righting nod Iching the nine; throe they slimd
for heir an hour, after which they were ordered to load their
!Heinle; they del SU, and replaced them in their holsters.
After a little time they were ordered to thaw ; they instantly
drew their swords, and gallopped furiously towards Peter's-
field. They appeared as if they wile mad, and frightened
the people vet) much. lie was muds alarmed and went to
his house ; he saw nu more that *lily.
Caausinest by Mr. Harmer—ll was Mr. Trafford and Mr.
Risley win. were 'ordering She yeomanry. He knew Mr. Bir-
hry heroic, bat not Mr. 'Trafford.
Mr. Harrow objtcted to those rpsestiona ; they only went
to lix a serious charge um two Gentlemen, without any just
ground for oo
The Coroner was of the same opinion. Ile saw no reason
why such sit examination should be attained. lle must
Hoer. fore stun It.

Mr. Hamer—God forbid, Sir, that 1 should attempt in
affix any chair. we thuse Geist lemeu fluidally! By ibis wit.
11011 s I slicw that Major Tralliirel and Captain Itirley we►e
the cavalry. and I nwan to 1 g eriikute of
howls acting iu Petreis.firlil will, tlu•ml.
Thu Curiiiirr Palsied in allow rate eitarninalion.
Mr. Hardie( (bautlinic in a written paper;—There. Sir, is
%di:a this witiicbs tau prove. If yon thiuk that it uieght nut