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worth, Ike. through Hinging Ditch, Old Mil%gale.
t'ie Market-place, Desingate, Sec. to the game piece.
The body wits immenee, and though grieved that
so many of oar fellow-subjects should place them-
selves in such a situation. we were still more softy
to observe that a very considerable number of wo.
end children formed a part of the be
to which their leaders themselves must have at.
be.-bed an idea of danger, as one of their banners
a Wick flag, on which was inscribed, "
s Nrffrage or Death !" and two of those de-
-stable emblems of reform and anarchy, caps of
Moiety, were borne in insulting triumph. as mar.
•.iatling standard., as if in defiance of every feeling
ati4 principle of loyalty, peace, and good order.
Soon after twelve o'clock, the Magistrates and
body of constables repaired to the ground. to which
tole brigaded Reformers had marched. and in con-
seitarace of depositions made before several of his
'Majesty's Justices of the Peace, by many of the
most respectable inhabitants of the towns of Man.
cheater and Salford, in which they stated their ap-
prehension of riot end tumult as the probable con-
-o-quetice of such an assemblage of persons from
'bailout townships, marched thither wider banners
so explicit of rebellious intentions. the Riot Act
sees read, but it did not appear to be much attend.
sat to by the infatuated crowd, who continued to
scowl mid !nigh at the constables. ace, in attend-
i.i.VP.
At one o'clock another procession passed the
Esehaime. eecorting Hunt to the place of Meeting;
tor the Garet Man. perhaps to enhance hi, come-
P,'lrnce. made the would-be Legislators wait fur
him, although their advertisement stated that the
(Ivor would be taken at twelve o'clock. The
leader of this band bore a large club, and he was
followed by some hundreds of men and boys. who
marelied ill columns, with military step, to the inn-
of a regular band, dressed in grey ',informs. By
the colours which were displayed, the van, at least,
were from Oldliasn. After them was borne a board
.treated on a pole, and as if in downright mockery.
nu both sides was painted " Order ! Order !" Al.
most immediately before the barourlie, in which
I rode, was borne the same flag and cap of
blierty which were displayed on his first visit to
111 onchester. Oa the box of the carriage was seated
ri woman ! bearing a fl ig, and iii the open carriage
stood the main pivot of mischief; several other per-
sons were seated in it, but we did not learn their
unmet. The carriage was followed by many hun-
dred m• n and boys, in the order above described,
with colours flying. They marched through Deans-
rate, *lnch, and in all other streets through
whirl) they paw& all the shops were shut up.
On arriving at the hosting., Mr. Hunt and his
f lends ascended it, amidst the shouts of the greatest
ti.sembla 4e of people ever collected at one point
vi Manchester. We onderstend the Travelling
4) ator hrd begun to address the Reformers, when
a s hour hiving expired, after the reading of the
flint Act, the *errata' of the Magistrates were
irried into affect. The yeomanry cavalry, in sup.
part of the police officers. armed with warrants
from the 111,ogistrates, dashed through the crowd,
surrounded the hustings. and arrested Henry Hunt,
J orph J ihn.oii, John Tyas, George Sw
asift. Jo
Timelier Saxton. Robert Wild, Thom Taylohnr,
Mary Waterwueth, Sarah Harg r and Eliza
(;,ant. who were copied off the field, and sent irn-
wediattly under escort in the New Bailey piison,
while caps of liberty and the banners of rebellion
were destroyed and trampled in the dirt, along
With, many hundreds of persons, who were thrown
mown in the consegnent confusion. At the moment
tow seizure wile made by the yeomanry, the 15 h
laissars, un.l the 31st and 88th regiments of foot,
o brigade of artillery, and the Cheshire yeoinaory, i
i:taole their appearance on the ground. which was
soon cleared of the immense body of people also 1
bad so lately occupied it with shouts of triumph.
lir carrying this into dial, we are concerned to
sate that several persons were killed. trampled to
death upon the spot. and many others wounded.
some by tiie sabres of the cavalry, and others by
use trainliliog of the horses. At the moment
. I surrounding the hosting% a shower of brick.
to its tool paeing.stones were hurled at the lomanry,
several of whom were struck. one so severely, that
I e dropped the r. ins, and his horse fell, by which
I e •as pitched s, and his skull was fractured. He
t,,M carried to the Infirmary. and at four o'clock ell
I.:ipe of his recovery was fled. Besides this Gentle-
-4/13 there were seventeen other its-patients brought
1-oru the scene of action (six of whom are since
slead4, and thirty other persons. whose wounds being
slight, they were dressed and sent home. Resides
tile above, we understand six other persons were
one c whom was Mr. Ashworth, of the
mai ket- plate. w ho was on duty son special constable.
In the course of the aftereiooti the following per-
VDUs were token into custody, in addition to those
tiiten up in the field. viz.--
Wen:me Faulkner, James Johnson, tvm. Billing Wm.
Mohan, Edward Mains, Thomas Ke.ugh, James Moor-
hocre Jolua Knight, Isaac Murray, Thomas Ashton, Thos.
svo.rdinigt.iii, Abraham Whittaker, Wm. Ashworth, Moses
(Vilma Jamta Makin, Thomas Joltiness, Jobu Wild,
Author:ly Jefferson. Ise. and a great mamba or rioters, from
vs.i...us vane of the town, were escorted is the ereisiog by
l'or catisky to the New Lades.
-Toe feeple who had marched into town by thou-
s inib permed unwilling to depart home for several
betirs ; but with a view to the conservation of the
price. the Magistrates ordered all the public.
I ..uses to be cleared at a very early hour in the
sing; this hail a tendency to abate the storm of
I ; but .t eight o'clock the wob were so
• tt!i• *COUP in the vicinity of the New Cross. that
1;., Riot Act was read, after the constables had ex.
io•iscd the greatest possible patience, iu the codes-
V.”lr to disperse the tumultuous multitude. There
I, every reason to fear that the military would be
obliged to act in • way which every friend of hu-
manity will deplore; for the forbearance they have
&beam has been tried to the extreme.

We are assured that the Earl of Ltvearoot. was
rrvaiied on by the Loan Contractors to write a
I tier to the Governor and I)irectors of the Hank.
'questing skein to advance the future instalments
g, the Loan, notwithstanding the direct negative
w hick they had given to the proposal in the first
io-
mance. This applicatitsa to them, on the part of
the Prise Minister, was amide at the time when
*suites had folku to a discount. The Court of
Darters, Lowever, much to their credit. refused
to comply. and gave a opted answer to the Noble
E u l.- jAtones Paper.