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did not.
By the Count.—ln your judgment, if any such words
hail been used, must you have he.ud tit '
IVitiiess.—l imist have heard them.
Hunt,—When 1 ati etched out my arms, and said, " lie
firm," did 1 aecongtauy it Willi any Altitlide, so as to in-
duce the people to resi•t?
illiess•-11 saw no attitude; and had no impression
that Mr. Hunt meant more than to induce them to stand.
W hat 1 illiderstooil by it way, that he (Hunt) iiished to
present them 6 running away.
Mr. Se-aill.:t Olt:IN:lett to the witness giving hi. impres-
sion of the meaning of those words. That would be fur
the Jury to determine.
Mr. Justice Bay ley conceived, that the witness having
stated what lie SAW Atilt heard, the defendant hail a tight
to Loom the impression which the words or action de-
scribed produced on Min.
Mi. Hunt.—My Lord, to save your Lordship any fur-
ther trouble on this point, 1 will wave any triestion as to
impressions, it your Lordship will consent to erase from
your notes the impi torsions of Mr. F. Phillips, Mr. Green,
and oilier., as to the multitude.
Examined by the Court.—The crowd did nothing when Mr.
Hunt said be firm." He said so several times. The persons
found the hustings exhibited no symptoms of running away.—
No stic!«ir any oMet weapon was fitted up to attack the re Orrery.
The people put themselves in no posture of resistance—no posture
either or offence or defence. It was impossible for those near
the cavalry to have rushed upon them, or struck them, it they
had been so disposed. The words u-..al by Mr. Hunt did not
appear to me to convey an exhortation to the crowd to put them-
selves in a posture of offence or defence. Mr. Hunt added
nothing to the woids•• ha firm." Ile said nothing to the people
blaming them for not putting themselves in a posture of offence
or defence.
Ex mined by Mr. Hunt... The witness said, you did not shake
your fist at the cavalry, but stretched out your open band wits
the palms down, to desire the people to be quiet and peaceable.
Cross examined by Mr. Scarlet.-1 only saw the left hand,
and did not knew what Mr.llunt had in his right. I was induced
to examine the crowd more particularly. to see if they had
sticks. front repots in the newspapers that the Radical Refoimers
always came to their meetings armed Willi clubs and bludgeons.
I arrived at Manchester only one hour behire the meeting.
Did you know of any address of Mr. Hunt's to the inhabitants
of Manchester.

I do nut know what you mean.
Did you see this address posted on the walls ? Here the learn-
ed Counsel was handing the paper to witness, when Mr. !hint
objected. This paper was never yet given in evidence, or sworn
to.
Mr. karlett contended that it was, and that Mr. Ilunt had
read it himself.
Mr. Ilunt.—l read it as part of my speech.
Mr. Scarlett—Then I shall read the part of it which you in •
treduced into your speech. Then turning to the witness, the
learned Counsel continued the exaniimition.
Did you know of any address issued previously by Mr. Hunt.
in a passage of which he advised the inhabitants of Manchester
to come armed to the meeting with nothing but a self approving
conscience ? I did not see it.
Mr. Barrow (Counsel for Jones) here asked if witnes saw Jones
at the hustings ? 1 did not.
Dr. Healy asked witness if he saw him ? I saw Dr. Healy
on the hustings, and he desired the people to be quiet, previous
to the arrival of Mr. Hunt. I took notes of the banners, and of
the inscriptions, before Mr. Hunt's at rival ; but I took no notes
of what was said by any speaker previous to his arrival.
Examined by the Court—l did not know for what purpose the
cavalry were coming to the hustings.