The National Register.
London, England, 1819-09-19 00:00:00

TO fIIE ADI ((IR.

St n employed by. the public spirited Gentlemen
Teen
of this town to owoperate professionally with ‘14,1% Harmer
and Pearson. in endeavouring to bring the perpetrators of the
late atrocities at Manchester to condign punishment, I think it
proper w address you en the subject of tic letter lately published
by my colleague, Mr. Pearson. That part of the press which
manifests a disposition to palliate the crimes and to plead for the
criminals connected with the "" , at St. Peter's-field.
affects, I perceive, to doubt the accuracy of Mr. Pennon's state-
ment. Therefore 1 feel it a duty which I owe to truth, to justice,
and to my cooing. to declare, through your respectable Juurual,
my knowledge of this important transaction.
For some time previous to Mr. Pearson's arrival at Manches-
ter, I was actively engaged in collecting facts and arran,ging
deuce, with a view to the pia:minion of the real authors and
principal actors on that melancholy occasion, which has tilled
England with horror. Hence lam in possession of such infor-
mation as authorises me to speak with confidence on this subject;
and I have no hesitation in declaring, that Mt. Pearson 's state-
ment is perfectly well founded. That this Gentleman, indeed,
instead of dealing in exaggeration, as appears to be imputed, has
rather understated the case, will. I am convinced, be fully de.
?nominated upon the first trial or investigation that atiluds op-
portunity fur adducing the evidence that has come to our know.
ledge, even since the letter alluded to was published. What
feelings then can belong to the writers, who being, I must sup.
pose, totally ignorant of the fects, presume to prop
unfounded assertions and overstrained animadversions. rh
evidently tend, if they are nut deliberately designed. to indispose
good men to that system of exertion which is indispeno
nwessars in this case to vindicate the injured laws of talismanic
and England—to punish the perpetrators and abettors of •••••
But I will once tell those writers who seem to• sympathise only
with —who would bury the victuals of •• ****** in
oblivion, try proscribing all who dare even to mourn their fate—
that if any member of the press who has reprobated, or who may
have the virtue to reprobate, the cowardly blued-shedders of
Manchester, should be indicted fur a libel. and have. wily the
common courage and capacity to detail the facts with which I
could famish lino, the presumptuous complain .nt would be dri-
ven from Court with the universal and unmixed abhorrence of
the Jery, the Judge. and the whole people of England. I have
only hi add. that the task which I have uadertaken to perform is
in no degree under the Mine:ice, or connected with the views of
any political party, but suggested by the feelings ot,s7benuvilleit:
body of Genttnnten. who are naturally and linulahly4titittele
seek redress for the wanton exercise of kuoitary via" again*
an unarmed. untfending asstoublve •tit new, womene•and;clid.
dren.—l aim. Sir. your most obedient humble CINVIUIt.
'rit:NISOY

Liverpool, 1111 fo.vt. lttly. If. 4LNiSON.
SIR jfijlN lIOLTN orANobis tIF ntILIT %RV ()PE-
' it4tl9N6 IN (113EfOeiNU A Itlfir.
IN' hil-t Atrjohii Ilult eirieflie9fi-ce nr tbe
Court Of King's IlehcL, .t Ittiiffnu)l)ClieitipitC444)Hed tty
the simenee ft( deeoyvia )oltrile'permini 11Luitaii•
oh!, 41440 wets colititiei/ in a itau,o in 1101*st-40 they
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101;
"41 44.- u, ?ilk •,11I! snood Ar:phiiers: and lei the's)
tikrwii(:•, .1.11.1 T THE. LAW.; OF TIIIS
LA, D'illtE NOI: TO BE EXECLtEI) 'HI THE
S‘VOltbi•APse taint!, below to th, Civil power, and )0u
ItJee whiting to do with them."
Su sJyttist, he ossulissed the Officer, proeeeJecl to the
spot. wilt his lipsidice., a..d pro...tied upon•the people
to disperse.

MODESTY. —A Lady who advertised•Cr a hirsband
in a Provincial ”ewspaper, has withdrawn her ad-
verttsement, stating that she was not aware of the
indelicacy of the proceeding at the time, but, how-
ever, Modestly says, .4 it' any Gentleman should be
inclined to advertise fur a wife, site will answer the
advertisement without dtlay."
Mr. t-obbett has been invited to return to this'
country. It is positively stated, that two of his
chief creditors have offered to allow him 6001. a
year, provided 'that he will publish his paper for
their talvantage, and allow them to receive the pro-
fits of it till their claims, amtamting to 4,001 t., are
discharged Mr. Cobbett, we understand, has ac-
cepted these conditions, and is soon expected in thi
evuntry.
Put.ce Leopold, it is understood, after visiting differ-
ent puts of Scotland, is torsions by ti e Lakes' and Atter
that writ). a tisit to the Earl ti(Dab).iti tasseashirc.

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