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Manchester, Wednesday Sexual IS, 7, am.
The troops still continue to patrol the street',
but the town generally is comparatively quiet. Two
pieCes of cannon are placed in Masley-street.
About ten o'clock yesterday morning, a person who
load served as a special constable, passing down one
of the by-lanes near Oldliaas-street, was brutally
assaulted by several ruffians, sud his skull severely
fractured with a poker. Means are taking to disco-
ver the perpetrators of this villainous transaction.
Macclesfield, Wednesday Noon.
The market place was the principal scene of ac-
tion. The windows of Mr. Wilson's ►hop were
completely demolished, and much mischief would
hare arisen had it not been for the prompt inter-
ference of the police awl special constables. Mr.
DJviil Browne, d most respectable solicitor, is se-
verly hurt. About sixty of the rioters were taken
kaki custuty, and lodged in the House of Correc-
tion and Town Hall, where they will undergo ex-
amination.

It appears the ringleaders of the mob summoned
their Juices immediately on the military being sent
ott to Stockport—and commenced their work of
destruction. Au express. however. was sent for
their seturtsb and at present the town is peaceable.

Clatter Chronicle ()lice, Thursday, 6, port,
il'e have the following► from the guard of the
Manchester mail, just arrived.
The toots was tolerably quirt at one o'clock to-
day : no further mischief to that lime had been done.

A tumultuous assemblage had again taken place
at Macclesfield last slight; massy windows were
broken, but 110 personal injury dune to individuals.
of course efficient means will now be resorted to, to
suppress these outrages.
This day precepts were issued for potting in
force the Watch and %Void Act in the Prestbury
division of the hundred of Aluccleslield, as well as
in the Stockport division of the same hundred.
The Riot Act WWI read three several times in
Manchester 1/11 Monday, and once immediately pre-
ceding the charge of cavalry. When the scaffold-
ing began to totter, owing to the tremendous pre.
sure against it, Hunt roared out lustily, and his
heroic coadjutor, Johnson, threw his inns round
Nadiu's neck, and begged most fervently for his
protection. None of the Male•ltrfurmers. at-
tempted to give the lend relief to the Lady-Radi-
cals wheu the stage fell.

On Tuesday a large pa►ty of the Reformers; a
great number of them armed with pikes, marched
dawn Anew-street to New Cross. A division of
the 31st infantry was in the neithisoirrhuoil, and
stopped the progress of the misguided men. But
they were bitterly taunted by the •• harmless" mul-
titude, and 'zones were thrown at them: the mili-
tary at last fired amongst them, when melancholy
to 'dote (our iuforui*ut Olin), four mew were

killed on the spot, and eight wounded ! The mob
then dispersed in every direction.
The Knutsford and Stockport troops uf the
Cheshire yeomanry were chitty employed on Mon-
day, and the humanity and forbearance which they
manifested, are spoken of in very high terms. Few
or the mob were injured by them, and the flat sides
only of their swords were used.
Hunt has been exemined twice • his final examine.
lion will take place to-Morrow (Friday). at the New
Bailey Court-room, when it is expected he will be
committed to Lancaster Castle. ON • CHAIM)!
WHICH WILL NOT ADMIT OF RAU.
The Cheshire Cavalry returned home on Wed-
nesday night. The Macclesfield troop was sent for
express to that town from Manchester, on Tuesday
some absurd rumours are in circulation, n t•
the Magistrates' proceedings on Monday last; there
is no doubt, however, but what their couduct wss
perfectly correct, and the directions they gave
sanctioned by law. The public will soon be satis-
fied on this head. _ _

We have heard that a pension of 1001. per annum
is to he grunted to Birch during his life; and if his
death tukev place now—which is not expected—the
reversion of it is to be given to his wife. A hand-
some subscription is co gggg awed fur bias is Stock-
port, which is expected iu a few days to amount
to 400 i.

Twelve or fourteen persons. implicated in the
riot at Macclesfield. are expected to he received in
our county gaol this evenins or to-morrow.

MANCHESTER, AUGUST 19.
An Inquest has this morning been held by Mr.
Milne, the Coroner. and • Jury. on the bodies of
John Ashworth, Charles Field, and John Adams,
who came by their deaths the course of the la-
mentable riot of Monday last.
. . .

After a full investigation, it appeared that the
deaths of these individuals were produced by the
confusion which took place on that unfortunate
occasion, and the Jury, without hesitation, found
in each case a verdict of Accidental Death.

A numerous Meeting of the inhabitants of Man-
chester is assembled at the Star Inn, to return
l'lninks to the Magistrates, Boroughrems, &c. for
the judicious measures which they adopted.
The following is an accurate list of the persons
committed, discharged, and remanded in conse-
quence i.f the riots:
Comentifted—Win. Billiuge, Thos. Ashton. Thos. Worth-
ington, Mopes O'Hara, James Makin, Thos. Hollis, Joitsthon
Smith, Henry Clarke, John Fielding, Wes. Mason, James
Langley, John Davies, James Green, Wm. Finn, Geu. Whit-
tle, Arthur O'Neil, Jos. Higgins Thos. Bancroft, Thos.
Mellor, Jas. Taylor, John Sefton, Thos. Wonky, Gee. Ash-
croft, John Wild, sod Sam. Stringer.
..... . _ . .

Dischargod—Jobe Tyas, Mary Waterworth, Edward
Perrin., Wm. Ashworth,John Wadley, John Senior, Tbos.
Crabtree, John Haslam, Thomas Dawson, Was. Renshaw,
Dennis Burns, George Bell, Martha Couruy, Thos. Stand.
ring, Peter Siddale, Thus. Shyrork, Wm. Middleton, Thus.
Armstrong, Wen. Harupson, Thomas Wane, .laines Leech,
'forums Thomas, Joseph Chator, David Chator, Jas. Wit.
liftman, James Thomson, Daniel Richardson, Jobs Wilkie'.
son, Cornelius Shaw, and Daniel Shaw,
Remanded—Henry Huta, Joseph Johnson, Robert Jones,
George Swift, John Sacker Saxton, Robert Wild, Thomas
Taylor, Sarah Hargreaves, Elizabeth Gaunt, Valentine
Faulkencr, James Johnsou, William Bolton, Thomas Keough,
James Moorhouse, John Koight, Isaac Murray, Abraham
‘Vhdtaker, Thomas Johnson, John Wild, John Unsworik,
Ann Coates, James Lary, John Edwards, Joseph Kershaw,
James Swiudler, John Bell, William Barnes, Jubu Mills,
Isaac Howe, Thomas Hallmark, William Chantler, Samuel
Stockwell, Peter Barlow, Thomas ',idHu, and Robert Scott.

It appears that great parties have assembled at
Middleton, R.oyton, and all the adjacent parts,
committing the most outrageous depredations on
every well-dreosed individual that passes them. A
person who came from Middleton this morning
state., that there were at least three thousand as-
sembled there, • portion of the Cheshire cavalry
have been sent to disperse them.

The industry that is used iu circulating incen-
diary placards and pamphlets in this part of the
country is really astonishing. As a corroborating
proof of this circumstance, at least 5,000 copies
of the accompanying Address • were seized and
&mid in the coach that conveyed Hunt and
hi% Junto to the Meeting on Monday—they were
enveloped in a sheet of brown paper. bearing the
following direction :—" Mr. Carlisle, for Mr.
Mont."
• The Address here referred to is that which was agreed
to at Smithfield, under the title of " An Address of the
People of Great Britain to the People of irellind."

Extract from a private letter to • Bristol Paper,
dated Monday evening, ten o'clock ;—" The ail-
diers are just called to the New Cross, about a mile
from the Bridgewater Arms Inn, where there is
rioting. Bugles are sounding all over the town.
Poor who is here reporting fur The Courier,
was felled by a brickbat ; he is severely cut ; a sur-
geon has dressed him, who seemed to have the cool
feelings of his profession, for lie facetiously said,
when I asked what he thought Oh ! he'il live to
lie again.' One column of women marched in
front, and were calculated to be at least 1,000 in
number."

(From the Manchester Observer If Saturday,
August 2L.)
From all the inquiries we can make, there ap-
pears to be five or Nix dead—as many Mortally
wounded, and not less than 300 severely and slightly
wounded. The tragic relation is much heightened
from the universal conviction, that all the blood
which has been spilled, has been most wantonly
and unnecessarily spilled. We do not think, nay.
we are quite confident. that out of a population of
120,000 inhabitants, and as many strangers in ad-
dition, that a hundred persons could be lound who
could solemnly affirm it as their opinion, that there
was any intention on the part of the Reformers to
commit the slightest breach of the peace; nor five,
who would snake oath, that the Meeting would nut
Imre been dispersed by the treopa from the barracks
(had the Riot Act bleu read, and had the execution
of the Magistrates' order been confided to them,
after the usual time allowed by law fur dispersion
had elapsed), without the least injury to any iin•

The affidavit to which the gentlemen affixed their
names was drawn up, nut at ►Mr. Buxton's house,
the Magistrates' readezvous, but somewhere or
other before they came to the place of Meeting.
How penetrating the judgment that could thus dis-
cern treason in embryo ! We should ill discharge
our duty if we did nut notice the exemplary con.
duct of tits troops from the barracks ; every ooe

with whom we have conversed coons, in applaud-
ing their humane conduct ; we do not think, and
we pronounce our opinion on the concurrent leo-
tinsouy of all we have conversed with, that one
Was severely grounded by these truly gond soldiers.
Mr. Hunt was conducted to the rendezvous ; his
urrival was greeted with the shouts of some, and
with brutal joy by others : h« only asked for a
glows of WSW' which • hewn., and a great constable,
actually denied him ; hot a gentleman observed
he had sufficient authority in Ina, house to say lie
idonisld have a glass of viAters which was iminedi,
weir brought. Mr. Mot Olen $4lll, oo ~ nag td
Mr. fthuliii, " that brute, it rerino.aould not two, smut
air exhausted man to have a drop of a titer ;" this
silenced the deputy. A coach was now called for,
to convey Mr. Hunt to the New Bayley ; a ~,,, lire
wretch now bawled our, " Let him walk." I low-
eger, as no coach was in attendance. Mr. Martin,.
the Magistrate, offered Il i 11l his protection, and
even that was hardly oufficient to keep him from the
fury of those through whom he had to ono,
the S--al He was lodged in the New
!Salley, where he yet remains with the other Gen-
tlemen, us it now appears, upon a childnlt charge,
made by • Mr. Richard Owen, and other., twins
oath, that they conceived it to lie necesolory to the
peace of the town, that the Meeting be dis-
persed, and that the parties before mentioned should
be apprehended.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

v , anent has certainly been preferred against me, but, sure against it, Hunt roared out lii
1 trust, when the day of trial arrives, that 1 shall heroic coadjutor, Johnson, threw hi
render the borough-mongers one of the moat im- Nadiu's neck, said begged most fe
i portant services that ever has been rendered to protection. None of the Male-11
them."--(Nhouer of " Bravo ?") tempted to give the least relief to tb
1 • Doctor WATSON now stepped forward, and an- calm wheu the stage fell.
nouticed that Mr. Blindfold, the Secretary of the On Tuesday a large party of the
Committee of Two !handfed, had just been arrest- great number of them armed with pi
ed, for distributing a placard (a copy of which will down Ancoat-street to New Cross.
he timed its the examination before the Lord the 31st infantry was in the nellth
Mayor), He was arrested on a charge of sedition, stopped the progress of the misgutdt
although be Pr. iyaitso:,) was quite at a loss to they were bitterly bullied by the "bt
nineeitre in *hat the seditima consisted. The Doc titode, and siones were thrown at th
for proCeeded to eater :at some length into in rioui Lary at I,ast fired amongst them, wh
topics couuected with the business of the deb but to relate (our iufurutout now). ft
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