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London, England, 1819-09-26 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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wi,ich bail (Lawn together that assembly', without feeling they
ware called upon at Britons to express their marked disappoint-
nod. British blood mold not be il iwing in their veins, it the
iteuit did not almost Wed a: are ital of the calamity. A Iwo-
pk. jr:::ous of their liberty, would amain, on such an occasion in
mourning habits, but they, ram doubt, came with mourning in
tier hearts. They Came forward aa a brunali of the Brentl In.
quest ol the Nation, to ascertain the ground of the charge against
persona preanned guilty. They came to record a well-grounded
optoloo, rsTectitig a violation of the laws. Would to God his
i‘4. jr. ty 'a Mir i .Lis had adopted that course of proceeding. but
t,aq !..al ptmucel a different tine of conduct. They had ;meow-
tialy &It'd:al forward in the name of the Prince Regent to /little
me ce 11 .if juatiec, by bestowing praise and thanks upon the au.
tlints of Culatuity. They had formerly seen Governmant cape-
..aous in appointing special Commissions to try ofknces, but
now the Manchester Coroner was allowed to delay finding a ver-
dict, and a Laticashite Jury could not be induced to don a true
bill. The Government ditected the complaining people to apply
to the ordinary tribunals of the country, and disclaimed all eatra-
jettfcial enquiry.. It was to be deeply laawntert that his !loyal
Highne s toe Puna: Regent coold not, oil tais occasion. exercise
his own judgment asap stotinic ins, thr his r:lar.leter and princi-
ples most have oral, rnime a filo, al change, it hie feelings there.
ott did not thew err, ii. hunaiity. and .goodness uf heart. The
Mee ing wool,; et.: fit; - iii mind that justice we, due. and they
ou jht never to shrink treat the obligation due to themselves. It
they slid not pera.vere in their efihrts to obtain ju..tice, they would
be exposed to the a urn and teproac!i ot the wurid. Toe goes-
ion for their comitkraduu was. whether bkaid had lyzen siaal
'cider inevitable mwessity ; or, ea the oontrury, whether it tutu
not been shed cowardly and maiciously. by milit..ry, acting under
the oreleis of magistratv, who austel their authority. He was
happy to find the sam2 .',position diet nut prevail among the nia-
Os:. ates ot other districts. In the City ot London, thank God !
he found ualy loyal eitizests acd brave buld.er.4 i not uric execu-
tioner ot lii:ia,,,lll. (Loud applause.) •• Would to God," ,a:(1
Sir Hobert Wilson, " in 1519 all the Cities in England would
make the same stand that we have made—l may say, as tar as
relates to the teNalar military, they omit act oistionotuably. I
was educated in fie regiment whi.ii forms the garrison ot Al:m-
ein:der That reaiment never bullied the honour tit its moles-
sion, and I may add, that tile Brit.sh army is entitled to all the
(quondam 'mom bestow." The lion. Member had written from
the country to authorise Ids nume being put to the Advennernent
calling the Altxtill,,, ill the full determination of citarginginno i
i self with tile whole responsibility ot the proceeding. tie end sit
because he was watruated by [lre Bill ut Bights, winch ought to
be a direction for his fel'ow cttir2n.. 'limy had been told, the
people of Manche-ter were guilty of the crime of atsembling to
petition for Itetornt of Parliameat. It was true they had met to
petition against those abuses in the representative 'pion which
said Sir IL Wilson, *. to help me Goo ! 1 do believe to be the
priaawy source and causs of all tic evils that agiict this country."
Chi/ waa not his opinion, but the opinion of every illOtVentialt
Wall in the kingdom. It was tame language of the beau of the
House of Russel. The Doke of ilfaltunl tad told owni that the
only lemeely for the sufferings of the people Witt to be found in
the purity of Parliament. There was Gat a man aiming the
Meeting w:as did not tel that if there was a Reform in Parlia-
ment there would be no IllOrt, meetings. The people would Jude
by the honest deci,ion of their representatives. Ile Was ready to
admit that the arguments in support of Cols ersul Suffrage map
been urged %Oil intolerance, and that it was objectiouablea at the
*um time, the discussion and adoption of that plan sus nut to
authorise Magistietes to destroy individuals, and break down
every beacon ot danger. They were not to order :mop, to rush
upon the unarmed multitude'. If punishment was due to persons
meeting to diatom the print iple of Untie rsal Sutrra,,,,e, what
ought to be the punishment of those who violated the laws and
the principles ot the Constitution, to suppress Well Mir: hags ?
They were told the people of :Manchester &Assembled with sticks
and clubs. but it would appear that the said sticks and dubs
were ideal, and like the sticks and staves in tile de:Laudon of
Lotions tin' libel and Ironer. They Were the air Liman ts.:gent tn
Alaebeitth--•• The false creation of a ht at-distenipered timid."
" It was the bloody business that informed thus to weir mind."—
'fhey were also told the I•eople appeared at .)I anchester *an flags.
Why they taut scot 130 nags Ikiratimg tic stiettS ot Suuthaark
during an eltelio% and he trusted lie should see as many again.
But it was And they came the inacriptiou e• lfe.stli to Idth.riy."
Was not that the rallying word of every Engltabsitati? there
those not the worth *lawn had resounded 140.1 one eltd a the
nation to the other?—lt it were neunin to tit.er the expression
• Dead. or Liberty," he should hope to live and the a minor.—
lie bedewed praise on Mr. Hunt, *an whom be had co intl. I
iii.vy, fur the manly stand lie had made, and adverting eu the ,1
read's% of the dim Ant, expressed a belief that the Riot Act wits
not ie.id. The Magistrates, upon their own shoeing, wanted
Cit.iaian charity. They would not it:low the people five minutes
to disis.l,e. Thecae:l,l.y were orilt red to charge, and under tile
most poi. fah ciicumstances. It was not a puny tedium which led
, him to deprecate die conduct of the allo,istrates. No maul couid
:mita up party feeling i.. a mama ot to much calamity. If toe
Magistrates and Yeomen could have any thing like justification
' bcone the tribunals of the country , let mem have it ; but every
I mau ought to raise iris voice to on. g then to junco. It his NIA
je-tit's ali....ters could order the military power to act as they
' log:cloaca Alidiche.ter„ 1..-eis ell I.iltetty ! Saveloy mil:ions it
:I',acia in tl. tiritish Empire would beat their lisp osah (A cry
.4 .:o. no! they Live DO such power.)—A" this ycoa.ardy in
tel.iell tii-ir lives air pLced would be done away by a lletorm
in l'ariiantesit. l'lle people wooed he eri )))))) id at they did
out rani' astute to Wing los wild in suispos t Of that quiet.
lioll an men of wtiglit and diameter its the country. The
word ought to be 'Allis ion to the past and union in Battu C.
.1; preset.% Late web ilol a more degraded country in the
stolid li,aii Lugiand.— (A coy of no, no !) —ln America,
were lint all the laws eau, I .ted to suppus I tile tights tot
sort ly / Fiance, a C0n..1,y which had (wets plunged in
4 I I,e biotin* to oppression, bi4otty, and feudal mopes-.
s•itioa, oat thin so I.l' ii.lVa..reil in Lolibliiillitloal hurtle,
as to lease tts a eusisieleratAe oistaliee behind, dee . g,
:sod iiitale,e iusviee :Ake her iii lie career of fieedem.
[ . !elle hie ai i i sal of Mr. lima *as alinotisiced, and a
.4. i. c.a• pot to Air 1.0.1. l'iieniori's spool..]
Alter Mr. limit 1.:1,i ilitlllll.rd the lio-tihi,p, Sir Robert
coorlutle el by onsets itig, that ao se:totems *linos; rotted
to,..te the government at •11 at a roolpariboll li Ely
.1, .orris et ire tit 11 and political slate of la "ace and 4...4-
laud. As ~u ii...0.,V.,1ii.ii lie frit pai:s in Isiakin; ;les:v.6er.
lion ; lint it nos no toile to conceal his real seittitueuts.—
(Loa.i A;.iel•4;•.r.)
:11,. 14...14.1 said, it was a wi•i• regulation that no ele•rgy-
mate shoir.il hill a scat of the House of Com Lobe, alio it
si ut:H fir: as oe:i it the 144,;...i.ai ore 41141 not allow a tire-
.o torn to act as a ....i.tis tate. The fart was, they oil tilt
too to.t: edible tit:" nemis ult.; such alio:is. :Nothing 'lad
am ii in tit: 4.tft ace taaa t,,e appeatuace of clergymen
e.. iil .e'niz the ine•iiiess el' Manchester, They shoulel not
tie kited contris,va bow they could spill the blued of
Co ottato, rattier ilia.. sase ,ht M. Toltec Myatt C.ergy-
men, aho i•iii.vosed tory acted legaily, k:.ess no moo e
ads tit lltuit's Justice thaw Ivry did ef tar Iliole.—aionali.
lino) 'I hey ha I pet hap* acted upon the law as laid dun II
in the I..oteutations—Jeremiah said, at was heiiri tor
mail It/ be Slain Willi the ',wind than be slain with hunger.
(Lung applause.) These worthy Magistrates had been
seadlog Hie abuse passage, and, if Slit ir memory I-atfrd,
he would interim thew it was in tlio 4tu awl oth of 1.4-
tuclitatigits.

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;,. -,,ottiona were then read and agreed to.
Tu.• or the atietding were 'lmo voted to Sir Ito..
heft fur ht♦ late t utt•loutional letter, atilt hi>t
re:pilot...3i to attend the meeting, I &e.

sir Itobert Nihon relit, iti•d
A resolution coiß ing Ibat,l.r to Ir. Hunt fur support.
of the people, tvr. &r. Own
.

Sir Robert Wit.oil next ioorril the if abks of the tot et.
log to the High Bailifff for their etilqpildnei. with Ole •
suit conduct in the digit, whirls Kits uccui:l.
inely eat tied. . .

The High IleHifi returned thanks in appropriate terms,
and Ike niveling 4.% drelarwi di .ulre 1.
A ister Ike part girth. 'heeling had (livened.
Mr. Hunt addre.scil the mob who took tkt it gliders, and
was subsequently cheered by a crowd a boys as he re-
treated in a liati.ney
Daring the above meeting, soldiers, revelry and in-
finity, acre p. radiug all yarn of Ow metropoii., but in
ihi4pne tit 411 iiii• tin I iiii••44 piece produce:.

4113.\(.114.:11 ..)(plessdes 21.

RRTIVICT FROM A LErrisn.

Yesterday several persons woe brought op to the New
Bailey, and examined befine Mr Norris, the Magisiraw,
on various charges assiaiwil agarma diem. Brij radii
natty, a constable, staled. that three men struck hint,
aril took his stick from him, and then carried
Mr. Burgess. One of them flw could not tell which)
called him a spy, and used other offenske language.—
Ott being eras-examined by Mr. Barrow, the counsel,
the witness said, that this occurred in Oxford-road, about
V: at night. Ile mad not swear that he did not first
strike one of the men violently. There were two oilier
men with the witness. The ) g men at the bar had
no sticks with them : there hail hot been any dispute
Ince tousle. Ile snuck one of the men, and the blood
came froin him ; ttttt cis were inflicted on the wit-
ness. They took him to Mr. Burgess, and charged
him with having committed an assault. Ile then tonnl
the tables on them, and brought them here on this
charge.
Platt, a police-officer, said, be saw a sort of scale
between the parties, but could not tell what passed.
Mr. Burgess, on h, tbg examined, said, that these men
came to his house about half part I'2 at night, after he
was gone to bed. %%lien he got down stairs, he found
that the three men hail Batty in custody. They said
they had been badly used : he saw one man with Wood
on his head. Batty then made his charge against them.
He (the witness's thought, that all patties had had a
little liroor ; the three men were winning finis Stock-
port. Ile hail beard to-day that they were all steady
men in iletieral.
Mr. Norris.-1 can't tell how the troth lies in this
story. Batty's oath is, that he was assaulted. I shall,
however, dismiss .he complaint. I hope, if the assault
was committed, it was the effect of being rather drunk,
and nothing else.
Four men were then brought tip, on a charge of
having broken a chandelier at the theatre on Saturday
last.
A constable stated, that some persons in the upper
boxes mid gallery had thrown potatoes into the lower
holes, and broke one of the chandeliers. He saw a
scuffle in. the upper gallery, and went there. These
men, and about ttttt re, were shooting " Oft, oil,'
but he did not see them throw any thing.
Mr. Norris.—W hat was meant by " Off, off ?" Were
they interrupting the performance on the stage ?
Witness.—Yes, Sir, they were making a great noise,
calling out repeatedly " Olf, off."
Mr. Norris (to the prisoners.)—You have been guilty,
then, of a most serious Ofence. lam glad to find that
none of on thing things; but I it to go forth to
the pub? e, that the performance at the theatre might
not to be inn:trained by any noise whatever. It is clear
that you have committed a breach of the peace by shout-
ing and hissing so as the performance could not 20 on.
1 repeat it, this is a most serious offence ; and a hen any
persons are found guilty of it again, they will be severely
punished. I do not think that lam justified in letting
you go without binding you mew to appear at the ses-
sions; but if you will promise nut to du it again, I will
let you go, and not hold you to bail. The prisoners as-
seined, and were then discharged.
Thomas doors Wits Charged by four constat les with
having made a great noise in the yard of the Old Church,
while set vice was being perforated, at three o'clock on
Sunday aftettmon.
'Fite witnesses said, that a greginumher of people were
collected in the church-yard, and made a great noise
there. At first there were about too, but the number
increased. They called out to the police-officers, and
used insulting language to them.
One of the witnesses observed, that they were prince.
pally towns-people—they were principally persons vs ith
white hats.
Mr. Norris.—Never mind the white hats. This is a
serious odence, and must be punished.
One of the constables stated, that Batty, the
officer, had been struck by the priauner. Brtiy con-
firmed this.
Mr. Norris.—Then he must find sureties to appear at
the Sessions.
A decent•looking man came forward, 311,1 Said, that
the prisoner Was coming from chapel, ;Aid did not it:.
terfcre with the crowd. He had only a white hat ou,
and this was toe reason he haul been taken. The Mail
Said, " I will swear positively to this."
Mr. Norris.—But Batty swears positively to the man.
He must find suret-es : hear no mine.
Four men then came forward, and said, that about
o'clock on Sundae night, they had 'eked by pa-
lice-utliccrs, who struck them, and mud;
White
.
hats. Each of th, tn, an
it
produced witneascs wh loot at the time.
was clearly , , 1% !,. • ~ioct!y
along, anti hit: , 1;1. ;

they were
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The constables, however, declared moat they welt all
together at that hour, and that they had nut committed
the assault.
Mr. Norris.-1t is clear, then, that you cannot iden-
tify the person who struck you. I shall dismiss the
complaiut. I have no doubt that you were struck, and
that you lost your white hat. If you think that this
officer took it, you may suntoton him to the Court of
Requests, and you may, if you please, indict him at the
Sessions for the assault.
The man said, 1 will most certainly indict him; for I
can prove that he struck me and took away my hat,
while 1 was walking quietly along.
These are tile wily cases that occurred at the New
Bailey yesterday. lam sorry to add, however, that two
11101 were taken to the Infirniary about I I o'clock on
Monday night, whose heads were dreadfully bruised.—
They were walking along with white hats on, and some
of the police-officers attacked thesis with their truncheons
before they could defend themselves. Front all that I
heard in Court, and what I have collected from credible
persons in the towel, I have no doubt that a mist Willll,oll
and uuwarrantable attack was made by souse of the
police-officers, me Sunday night, on several torsos's
who were proceeding home quietly, but who wore white
hats, and therefore were supposed to be Radical Re-
formers. This conduct cannot he sufficiently censured ,
and I am surprised that Mr. Norris, whets the white
hat cases were before him, did not caution the officers
publicly not to interfere with the people, merely because
their hats were white. His observation, " Never mind
the white hats," was delivered in so low a lone, that it
could be heard only by those who were itninediat ly
under him. The editor of the Maitcheshr Obstiver hat
posted a bill at his shop to-day, requesting that all per-
sM! who have been illegally attacked by the police-
officers, will furnish him with a correct statement of
their case, which lie intends, I hear, to publish nu-
usecliately. I hare no other news to communicate.
Tituasuar, 2 o'clock.-1 have just returned ftom
the New Bailey, where the following case was brought
lot ward _ _ _

Kilby, an officer, stated, that a pistol was fired last
night near tile barracks, iu King-staeet. He and the
guard went ty the spot where he heard the report, and
there he found Thomas Ryder, the prisoner, who, with
several others were crying out " Huta and liberty r He
slid not sec the pistol, nor could he charge the prisoner
with any other offence titan that of joining with the rest
in the cry abovementioned.
The prisoner, in his defence, said, that he was not
present on this occasion ; that he was at work till after
six o'clock, when he went with his master, who said,
Me would treat hint to tne Black Horse. From that
pliace he returned home, and never cried out " Hunt."
Mr. Murray, who, it will be remembered, was se-
verely handled by a number of prism's at the White
Moss, on the 15th of August last, came fin watt', and
said thatalic could swear positivisly that the prisoner was
one of those who atia, ked him.

Another person said, he could identify the prisoner as
one of the men who attacked Murray.
A third said, that he did not see the prisoner attack
Murray, but he saw him pass within Cite yards.
Sneweross, who was also attacked on that day, said,
he could not identify the prisoner.
The prisoner protested, that he was innocent of ►he
charge now brought against him. tie could bring his
waster fur whom he worked, and another person, to
rine that he was not out of the house on tee 15th of
August, in tact, he did not, evan at this moment, know
where the White Moss was.

The magistrate ordered, that the prisoner should be
remanded till to-morrow, in order that lie might then
bsiii forward his with, sses.
I have nothing, else as present to communicate to yon,
nor do I expect that any thing particalar will arise till
the inquest is held tin the body of John I.ves. In a
former letter I mentioned. that Mr. harried, the coroner,
had n.dered the body to be taken asp, that it might be
again inspected by the Jury belare him. To day I have
heard that the gentlemen cosmt•ctcd with the public
press will not be suffered to take Jny notes of she evi-
dence; and, indeed, it is said, they will be excluded
Irma the room. The Guru rof Tuesday last seems very
anxious to have them excluded ; but will the public Le
satisfied with such a proceeding? . .

In the absence of other political intelligence, I may
just mention, for the information of your readers in
London, that on Tuesday next the mail will wart from
this place at six o'clock in the morning, and arrive in
Loudon at hall-past six the nevi morning. On Nlonday
the mail will leave London at the usual hour, and ar-
rive here at twenty minutes before eight in the follow-
ing evening, instead of ten. Tile mail front this place
to the nuns) will set out at nine in the evening, instead
of twelve. Mr. Johnson, of the General
has just left Jlaueitester, hating completed these con-
venient alterations in the arrival and departure of the

Extract f-om a letter dated Brussels, Sept. la.
" The Countess de Montholon, coming from St.
Helena, and last from England, where she was not
allowed to land, arrived on the I Ith at 0:-te,d, on
board the Eagiish sloop, the Flying Fish, with her
son, who is to years of age, and 2 daughters burn
at St. Helena. I-Icr domestics arc a Frenchman, an
English maid servant, and a mulatto. Those per-
sons say that Buonaparte, though sometitues
bled with a liver complaint, eujays in general good
health ; occupied in a sedentary employment, he has
grown corpulent. Ile has nu Freud) now about
him, except General Bertrand and his family, Count
Montholou, and 4 domestics."

In con LIIIICUCC of the very cheap price of hops,
it Is at►id, some of the growers are determined to
convert their hop-greuutis in Kent inn) pasture laud

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