The National Register.
London, England, 1819-09-13 00:00:00

SEPTEMBER R.

I WWI WWII Slur gloom, at slue Meeting, duos .rood oes the
"Awes( pound us Wlll/1M1111.111.1r1, a bulk 111 apt rear of th•
hicausg., *hest I ruahl hi-as all lilt *raker., end ore toe
WWI WI. swag vit. 1 is so Ili true lu are many of
the pal-Ili I 5,,... Illy rnllll. It al nay ; Ihr, I rule in regular
• r, aim 'mime, a, etse. nP• 1114%, MeV (WWI il/Cll, •od
saleoc. When he a illslC ul ikr t••l4cla.l pastis• Warn the
1.1/111111) Nen souse ul, 111. it-414,411%r Min& acre colleried
for Ilser. slllli 1.1..6•11 hate' all kiliC" Whirl' Was
I vrel•ad welt t•cs• 1111 l hos•lsoss ul lauiu.s.l. hOUSNUdS
•11 Malik aria' U 5.140 ott. wartises ilso•re was a
ulalr Is .1 W. V/011... 1w40.114. • Itlllr 11.1141.1110"
wad 41,0
1514)ra1, Ilk OW • 4 '11.••.e Ma. fitinn.t
d.oul uummi, , I $.l the i.1u%%51 %t torn Hllllll
1.41• t) "'IV • • •.• •, a CIA •.-d.. 'The
1111.1aWin 551. . t,.i.,)Na.; rally &
pans' duo •

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the perils! up to this time I had mixed as much as I
cassia is i4ll the people alto were inn., este,' in Ihr•business
of the no chug, end ads inn, II gia.ifi •r 1 at tip- ardesly be.
havions ol eves, one. It i• ri oily .1 fact, allot the
sllhj. el iorrollnel•ntit.it among thew Was the neressily and
luspurtaure I.Y ele.l.lll.ing fruit) all rudeness lie cooduct,
and all IsilealitelaliCe of latextiage. iii maisy instances
was 1 a witness nl mutual estion tattoo to this effeet be-
t ween portii imenged il. speaking tugsther. It seemed
to Coe as it ryes), Individual wit. set iiiusly issepressed With
the danger of lin ti.shing toe Ala gist aey with any pretext
fur hales resift!. &um. iU. well that they would gladly avail
tb►Msrltr• 1.1 Ine slightest pretence. II in saying hide on
this head lu stile ili•t the meeting was peace•lue fur such
a ,netting—fur it was so in a masa esemplary degree, and
justice 'equines nun that the tact slllollld be stated
ly. . I believe dist a meeting so peaceable was never held
befuv.; lake the heathers composiog it into eun•idatation,
eral I mu restate in this respect It Call Irate no equal.;
Sark continued to be ifs etsaracter till the-cavalry broke
in iipoli it. The nisi siispicions rut mostatire which Ma-
tift•Cleil 111 V intent ~,,, of the Maghtrales was collie com-
panies of the Math 11.01 eglitirso ; marching into
.aild facing !hese. Tins statioa, as you may
recollect, is some chssalli from Ilse grOund. lilt unroll view
of a great pail of. the Alerlilig. They a err cheered, bait 1
the most ~1.1 feel g I 1 K. litllnedilitely alit., the
(.0111 inry gallved sill to liir .groustif, and formed faring
the mad., and hi fluid of a house in N1111:11 wear the '
gistrelcs. 'They uric also cheered, but in the same good
liiintooted won it, by the people. 1.1114 was, however, a
signal for me to ietire; fur thungh I hate not heard
cf a single indssiilind alto felt stay sort of alone at
11. e circumstance, yet I conlil EIJI divest 1115141 of an
I olires.iuto that this maltreat ie indicated ass intention li
to disperse the people. I got, thetelose, neon a little
riatind of earth, within a less yards 01 the left honk
of the Yeomanry; before, 111l*ever, I hod gut safely to
I X 11: stati 1111 l siiinctbii,g WAS Mid to thr.ii,an,l they hugs/led,
waving their swords in the air; during this, the cuustables
it Ito had here formed into 4 dull :de Col dun limn the house
where the Nlogistrotes ai le, down to the hnstnses, mete
in'littis hark to get out of' the way ; time 11,114 scarcely al*
tot den them to ilo 1111 n bristle the Yeomanry golAmed auto
rile et °wit. .1 moo eyed this part of tile piuvreilim; with
'moats .0119111011, and 811 W no civil oil eets with she sol-
dier•, lint 1 hose beret enter told that one of the Mag.*.
ti" (Width), .1 Ti afford t aas with them. I do not believe
this, though I have it on good authority, and scarcely
know how to doubt it oil that account. the charge
was 111 ode, I looked utwAi his Hind, sod lie was still il. 110•
attitude 11l 4,liiresMig 111 V people in limit, and Contained
to do this till some time, as if as shut :mate of what
WAN going ma. The crowd was -so very Hose that no per-
son (mond possibly escape who happened tinfut innately to
I.e stall 111 l eil il. the hate of the royalty's progress. Fur a
spare, 1 should think, of 30 or 40 yeti's, the Yeomen had -
law:ally to cot ont sod back a road sip to Ike hustings;
and this.they did through a people absolatay paisive—nn
rethawireml any kind was, or iscleral could be, offered. It
bas heels coin, that at this lime clithel wets 111101411 but
thin 1 assure yen is altogether false —there is not the slight-
est foundation lot the statement, rare's. wont you may
imagine to eat:4 I the necessity the Magistrates. tgc.
are tinder of everting a joelification. Yeomanry,
Noma this, acre iii the stiordte-1 tuuliisiuu, and cut down
wally of the constables and hart tilCll other. 'risk was
"111 saw al; the field, fur I eutisidered there was danger
in stay ;as I tinned to goo', the 13th and the Cheshire
Yeoowsh 4411epeil pact Mr, atilt ...Mit gentlemen at their
Lead. Almost thr Saone time the root troops were Matched
to a•station al the souits red ill the thinkers' klertiog-
J 101114.00 intercept the people who Might 11, il.lllxl &lei:-
11011'; and here. there was indeed most dreadful slaughter.
Crowds 5115 la this iipmeter, Sushi *belt
_hated back
4y the leasno. is 01 Ile 1111'4111 ly. flu Creaky chilling them
in the sem . The shoots, nr/rallso, and Cultrusien, tore
hest irony laid' sisir.—Thr potpie, ',sodden'. d ai b the
dazes. . •. rased smiler the influence °limps.' natural enesgy
—nosy—, Med the walls ill the Meeting Howse yard its
eve.. .1.- 1•1101., whim those stem Ihr yard gates burst
finals iseen; the soldiers followed sip the steps into the
yard. :sad rut dotty aisbout any swimsuit& cuisipussetioss.
Tlii. 11v Mile Hl/100 11.1115'. were then, iis the tritest of the
peopo., al., faired ; Inn eves. d Quaker's plasm ad worship
was 11U 11•1: 1 11.4111,111 V noisier* stab fullueed, and many
w Is rue s,l's. beer;—rveis in Ilse plies', which is
..1 41•1ess,111111* all. 111411 y 111111111/ of 1114N111, kite
sieves.' daps alit., so, op kiwis had so be employed to plow.
away. dial other* sr Molds ea.e the evidences kit here of
the nescli. t Mgt %shit+ had iskeis plaer. The operai.wis
fn other parts of the grow we re of similar clussocies.
The people, limited a ith the same tirsumlity, , erre Mfrs-is d
to the issue dimity with lesiew—it aosounted obsolistrly
to a pesos.) sic —they dashed through the glass panes ut
vsiudows into cellists and bust door. of 11011ses for refle.
In one Street, I tieliese Nett nets, street, %%Welt happens
to be eitawtl al sine risii 1 AIM 11/Inl three sties un.y our
wiadcw whirl, escaped d. •tritenuit irmis 11114 rails.. I
mention these Nets feemem• they have nut been murk
dwelt upon, soil because the) rouse that must Walston
• Weiser aild Inhumanity weir used ; amid trei Anse they
drove, too, kit' any wool were Wanting) that the people
could have 110 111V11 of such Ireanneut, for nothing but
surprise, atisirgi to the 1011111111 or the scoops, Vllll account
tior sorb alienate d degree of fear annum them. Ls the
streets there stas a oleos of cold.ril hail work, which you
world get 110111 e Ulna 111 I'llllll the public prints.
With 11.411.11 lir the reading 01 the UM Act, law con-
ei4ecd IT WAS NOT lIKAD AT ALL, though Mali, pimple
here have thought the formality was guise 'brunch. In all
the disecissions that have harm place mo bust tool been eii.
cited, u Inch has filed any thing oil the shape of a ..00.p.e.
fusee* to Mess/neut. leading, the plate. or the peons alio
ruse it.

wttempt 1101.1 been made by the Alackiratra, die. to
impress the puulrc with an opinion that the puldistrell se-
timers are es.iseeratetl; this, houever, is nut the rase ;
and st will. I doubt nut, be rotor 11), Ihwl all She accounts
WI much 'hint ut the fact. 'Chore mum be a.l investigs.
'ion, mitt flint I think it will be established that nut its*
than Jeer to floe handord were killed and nousidetl.
Prucees:ings err not, in pregress.l untherelahatl, at Lan-
reeler, cud 1 cannot r..nreire no *hal 101/11111Pf the May %
trades and Molnar, east meet the ease against Ahem; but
still I fear a • • • • • ••
We arc something more rosifortable now thaw we were
--fur several days tile insolence mid uverbearhqg c. .dirt
of the est:wive/y/Iga brie was Iseeisud can erten. Mid
required strusog piactieal phileariphy to endure. For-
bearance was citorly a duty tinder such eir4Olllsiatices,

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

and hitherto no unpleasant consegustoccs have resulted
loom the collision of respectable partiss—uul all is not )el
settled.

PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE GRAND JURY
AT LANCASER. '

[Extracted Roma letter from Mr. Parson the Solicitor.]

Aubuugh lire bills tor inal.tionsly cutting had Crest seat
into the Lisinfil Jury Ull Fl Way;fitting, .1,4 rally as nue
o'clock, and the 6111 against Air. limit soil has blends did
slut go sir lilt the Jotulday antismog, yet toe Good Jury
thought tit, iu deibuitee of ordinary usage, and a very
YplUled reitioullirdOCl! all %riling veil! by tbis. digt, to let
tile last be tirst, auu ;he hest las'. Tor brat of these hilts
was eg.uust Edw. Teuitisit, pretrrred by Ali. CellllllllC. oP
11anclieoci. a rospeci•tile liodestusiii, who proved, that
aline Ise Call at Ins definer with has lasudy, ou Use loth, be
heard a noise, auJ being informed toot the Veuuivitty
were enacted oat to dispeise the multitude, went turrai us
tier ground, anti baring airivrd at tue top of liar street
where hislalbe way situated, and found the people sun-
ning loworil• him , chafed by the V euinaiiry , tinned mood
and MAIN frilling 10 btu elusive, uu the thug swot",
when, within YS par.-. of ins own dour. out I.4IIICIIISUIICA
at bay head watt' a sabre; has li•i, Ituvrereu, pi elected
lulu Iwo* the blow, but haring been knocked bunt hi.
head, he was in the act oh stooping to pick it tip, when
one of the gallant YCUII.Gillry cut ham with his sword, and
unit !tea a *wind us the head. The prosecutor's sun was
41111444 of the Ifellndelloll, dud Joined suith uu father In
i•istiog evidence oil the bail. tr keit, hofivret, it was
outfight in by the (hood Jury, the pause was alau/salstilt.ll
Wilk the sound oh " Nut fusion."

fhe neat bill war 4411111.1 lie same person, preferred by
Elan• FelffCll, a i •s,teresune 104114111 i 1/1/111411, who nos
*lauding 111 the neighbourhood of the weettoa, witu her in-
fant child at her breast; Om, hoarser, sius eau plutectiou
front the rude attack ul the 1 rl/11111,1111. been% 1.. l'ennutt,
one 01 the Yeuwanry coining, sire item tier maw du it 11. and
prayed of lion to spare her infant; whale, howesr,,,.. tile
act of saving her coda, ■he received a desp 11./111C 011111114
time inches long, flll/11k the clown ut tier neva to toe tup all
her forehead; her (lOW fell Irma her arms, aged rccervod a
severe 1:11/111111011 on the head, of wbrcn it is fat I.as day oaf-
ferias. The animus instautly fell Irutu Lie shut kof the
blow ; she was sans afterwards taken Mime ill a fainting
state ; bat the bill was rejected : u 'uvula be uuber*eJ, that
the woman deposed, that at the t,itie she was atta, ktu, she
aid not, nor does she lota believe, ilia. the htmle Arl 114111
bee,. grad ; ~aid ft/8111c,, 111.11. llteft. 04111101 OCC/1 Ill) lallllllsf,
ally sli/111.3 0.4.4,11, in any resistance or 1111,111( Mimed to .uc
eciamaisry, , or any ~tare pet suits.
The following cr•e snared the same fate: it was an has
dictinent against L. Meagher, fur malicivasly costing, under
Lord ,Llleamorouglfs Act. CU.:cilium, We. 1., UseiZUC•r, pro-
ved, that lifter the meetiug had been dispersed, 111! 1% as fitang
down one get the streets so Alanchester, toe uppu„le direction
to the meeting, about a quartet of as male nom the spat,
when he *di met by a small piety of toe Yeomanry; lucre
were twit or three straiii.,els Walking the /44.11 C way with the
prosecutor, when :slea4lter cestd out, " d—ta you, the
;terse," to which Chet-1111mi replied, " You stop tile way,
gave ms rums., and we will be guile." Allergiser then ap-
peared to make room for passim:, by riding tut a yard or
Iwo taunt the wail, whenCheethaw attempicat to paw, and
lit cried out, •• 11---it you, 1 will cut your head utt," curl
intmedi•lely made a desperate stroke at hint, wench, after
cutting clean ufhabout seven inches ut the aim ut iiis bet,
leek etlect in the neck, just under the ear, mud 1111111:M11a
di rallied gash three inches lung ass.' °ale deep
The nest indictment was against Tounaas Shelutertline.another
Yeoman, by a poor woman, upwards of sixty )•tar► oat, who
went out to the purlieus ut the meeting, to seek tor a lad, her
5011; seeing the Yeomanry Wining, she strove to make her
escape, wow the 111111:1 rode up to her in a furious manner ;
baring known Man wool a child, site cried tut, ••'fhmuas Steel•
niertline, then wilt not hurt me, 1 know :" dear, however, to tier
*applications, lie rude her down, and cut her on rue bard with
tas sabre, from the ettixts of which she thinks it probable skis
will never recover.

The last indictment which war preferred was against
Carlton, by a little boy, who rcixtved a omit dreadtut wound on
the head. front the satire of this person. Tne lad, 11' Leigh,
had, boy Like, attended the meeting iron cunosity, aid 14 Mb one
of those compoong a thick compact body, crea.ed by toe at-
tempts eat the crowd to escape—upon the heads, shoulders, necks,
and arms iii these pour wretches, the Yeomanry were (leading out
their cuts with. a liberal hand, alien the pour lad having caught
the eye of thesietenthint, whom lie knew, he ran towards him to
get out of the crowd; but his acquamiiince replied to pus apph •
1:41.1011 tur safety by a blow at his 'mad, which gave hint a ueep
wound, full 3 or 4 inches long: the Wand Jury, hoarser, threw
out the bid. Numbers of other cases could have toes preferred,
but it *mild have been unavailing: it became evident that the
Jury acted UllOll some liked principle. which would have temler •
ltd all efforts to obtain tedrumc unsucce►stul.

MANCHESTER. SEPT. 4.
Frum the Stu,..)
ANOTHER CORONER'S INQUEST.

In my hart 1 uirntioned that a person who was cut by a sabre
was dying in the Infirmary ; he was thou Saildlettorth, Ms name
was Ilawson, and the inquest upon Ins body was held this day,
application having been unsuccessfully mime by Jlr. Pearson to
have it postponed until Monday. in order to enable him to be
present, its he intended. 1 hear, w return from Lancaster on pug.
po.e. A gentleman who was in the bourn began to Mite butca of
the proceedings. This was objected to by the Coroner.
'lke fine witness was Hr. James Ainsworth, the surgeon under
whose care, at the infirmary, the deceased had been. fie proved
that the diceased had died in consequence tit a wound given by a
sabre or other sharp instrument."
The .kt witness WEDIJOht, Longworth, a special conwoble.—
Ile stated that lie attended along with others at the meeting held
at St. Peter's fields, on Monday, the lath to August ; was there
between ten and eleven o'clock. when he saw several hundred
people collected together, and others. coming with flag., caps of
liberty. and music, aad many others having neither flags, caps,
nor music. In answer to a question upon that subject, witness
said," that he supposed there were atn or sti,utsi persons present."
Observation by a Juryman 1)u you think there Welk; ea
many ? 1 have heard several people say about su.or styvv.i."—
W anew restunvel.—••• About one o'clock saw tic lice. C. W.
Etholston standing on the steps of Mr. Iluxtun's hohAe, where
the Magistrates wire, reading a paper, but could out hear what
liezaid ; and in about LS minutes atter, lie SAW t .e Manchester
Yeomanry dispersing the people." The rave .1 ii' who
spoke before, now said, '• so soon ?" which the witness, after
a pause, teplied, •• It might be half an hour." A gentleman
present, here ob,elved, lie thought it would be the tallest way to
let the whitess state all he knew, without interruption; but this
did nut seem to please. Toe witness said lie saw the Yeomanry
Cavalry aad constables striking the people, but could not say he
saw any of the Yeomanry strike with the. edge of their swords ;
thmmgh ! should think t'ais man's death a tolerably consincivr:
rum that chc) cl:d so.

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As far as I have heard and belie,, this is the substance of the
whole evidence. It was never even attempted to be proved that
poor Dawson had ever been near the meeting. About this time,
the gentlemen wilose account of the proceedings has been com-
municated to me, was orderul out et the room Mr the Jury to
consider their. verdict. Soon afterwards Coroner also wine
out sal the room, and whilst he was out, Mr. Jonathan AatigeW•
one of the coast:oll,4i. came with the compliments of the Rev. C.
W. ECielstoa, to say, tuat. if necessary lie would attend, rod
take his oath he read the Riot Act. ihe Coroner wed, it was
Dot necessary, as evidence upon that subject was already giver.
After considering about half an hour, the Jury mourned the
foliocing verdict, viz. the deceased died in cainequenee
el a wound received on the head on the thin ina. in the parish of
Alanebester, indicted by the cut in a sabre or other sharp
instrument."

It must strike the most careless observer that this is no vernier
at all. The einne of the man's death was palpable and notorious
and the Coroner's duty was to enquire by whom, or under what
eircumstances, the wound was given? whether there was B'4
jttouticauosi for it? or whether the person by whom it was in-
dicted was nut guilty of wilful murder? In the absence of all
proof of any riot haying taken place. or of the mailing the pro-
clamation fur dispersing, I maintain there can be no doubt tlmt
he was. It is, therefore, impossible that the business can rest
where it is. Further proceedings will no doubt be taken.
To give you a sample of the accuracy with which the infirmary
Reports, stating that there woe only four sabre wounds
,anong
the patients there, have been drawn up, I may state that a friend
of mine a few days ago had an opportunity of seeing John Mel-
lard, a master earthenware manufacturer, of Burslein, who was.
in town on the f6th of August. and attended the meeting out of
curiosity. In the Infirmary Report, he is called John Meow,
and his case is stated to be " slight." This slight case is a
sabre cut, a little below the elbow, received in protecting his
head, which has divides' one bone of the arm, if not both, and
also another sabre cut near the wrist, similarly received. Not a
word is said in the report about his being at all hurt by a .abr:-
Tbi.: one case is sufficient to destroy all reliance upon the state-.
nients of Drovinhill and Hulton, it it does not prove pretni-
ditated deception. lam also informed, that ktellard was &Ins, ,1
not to report his case at the fAservermflice, where they are cad
Loving the names and numbers of the wounded.

Accounts from Lancaster lute, that nom, inhoson,
Nloorhouse, and Knight, r...ii•wed tti.-ir
Sir C. Wolseley and A Mr. Cilaplll3ll were the new hal
for Hunt.

A loiter from Manchester, dated on Tuesday, states,
that Mr. Harmer and 'Mir. lkisison, of Liverpool, at-
tended at tile New Bailey Court on Monday and Tues-
day, with several persons who had received satire
wounds on she 16th, in order to apply. for warrants
against those by whom the wounds were inflicted. as
the first day no Nlagisirates were presets', but on t:ie
second th le were two on the Bench, 0.,e of whom was
Mr. Norris. Both Magistrates withdrew, but after the
lapse of an hour Mr. Norris returned. and took his Wilt
on the Bench, accompanied by Nlestit. Wright, 'llll.l.
ler, Alarryei, and Fletcher. The Nlagi,traies mimed
to gram any warrants on cases already decided on by the
Grand Jury. Mr. H. et then oohed for warrants na
other cases which had not bees brought before too
Grand Jury.
Mr. Norris said, that he would step out and consult
with his brother Magistraies, who had withdrawn from
the Bench upon the declaration of the Court with regard
to the application- for warrauts.
After about five minutes absence, Mr. Norris return-
ed, accompastied by his breather Magistrates, and said,
" 1 litre taken the opportunity of consulting with my
brother Magistrates. upon your application with respect
to warrants, the corisiderasion of which we had defer-
red; and as all of us who are now present feel oursela es
peculiarly circumstanced respecting . the occurrences of
that day, we hate come to a determination not to mkt-
fere in any investigation on that subject."
Mr. Ilarmer.—May I beg to know the names of the
Magistrates who are auw present, and have conie to tins
Bete anon

Mr. Norris.—Cenainlv ; their names are, Mr. But-
ton, Mr. Wright, Mr. hlarriorr, and Mr. Fletcher.

As soon as it was known at Manchester that a
true hill for tcilfal am! corrupt perjury had been
found against Richard Owen, the pawnbroker, the
walls of that town were !ornamented with the fol.
lowing Placard.
ss Whereas Hichard Owen. of :Manchester. pawnbroker (upon
whose affidavit of rite alarm he felt for the safety of the town, the
warrant against Mr. Hunt and others, on the 16th August, was
granted.) has this day had a true bill of indictment found a4ain
hint we wilful and corrupt perjury. in evidence which he gla•••
at the New Bailey against Mr. Hunt, Mr. Moorhottse, Mr.
Johnson, and others; the Said Richard Owen harin,.l., howevei,
on that occasion. refused to disclose his address, and being sup •
ported in such refusal by the magistrates. persons acquainted with
his place of abode are reouested to forward a communication to
Mr. Harmer, Mr. Charles. Pearson, or Mr. Henry I hmistit.,
solicitors for the prosecution, to be left at Mr. Johnson'.
17. Slitleshill. Manchester, is order that the said !bollard Owen
may be apprehended upon the warrant obtained for that purposes.
The said It hard Owen is bat, five feet nine inches high, abou:
Ls years rat age. of a sallow complexion, (lark brown hair and
eyes, and supposed to have been lately connected with the police
of Manchester.

•• J. wriie, printer ohr-riper-Wee, Market-street, Nfanclieger.'

I)3ILL AGRICJJLTUNE.—A crop or wheat has been
growl. 11114 sonuuer by Mr. Hemmen, of Marsh Cour',
parish of Ehletsfichl, in the county o 4 6 loureater, which
produced 45 theay..s per acre, atter having been so.voi
lur the last three y CMS with wheat, in double drills, at
a distance of four feet six inches apart, with a distance
or eight inches beiwecn the ainvle rows of each drill.—
The whole of his tillage land (about 1117 acrrs) has been
hitherto sown in wheat, without the aid of any manure
whiner. The average of the crop, which was all hous-
ed last week,. is calculated to be about 3u bushels per
aCie.

List Sunday a gentleman of the Union coach having
stopped at litickden to take softie refreshment. a double.
barrelled fowling-piece ►%Mich he livid betwixt his legs.
by some accident happened to slip from his hind, wurn
it natality went Off. and the charge lodging lii
lien of his less end thigh, they were so liteeritted, that
wiis rendered it►dt.pens.tblr, which the pa-
tient nest thy miderwent with the oreJtcst luf
%Vt illiderslJ:l(l, on vrcli.