The National Register.
London, England, 1820-03-26 00:00:00

YORK ASSIZES.

TRIAL. OF MR. lIUNT AM) OTHERS.
(se:eosin DAV.)
FRIDAY, MARCH 1-1..--At half past nine o'clock Mr.
Justice Bayley 100 K 1118 seat, Mr. Hunt and the other de-
ll intent having previously entered.
The first evidence given w..s that ul 't in. Monis; he
was a weaver, the ‘Vliitirooss, awl saw the people
aallecting near that 'dace, with the defendant. Ndlll.lo
Bamford, at limit head, oil the Rids August. There were
litany I ired. of' thew under his oire.ctioll,inaie hang And
counter Matching at Middleton. They were iegolaily
funned in sections. and they were 2 or j,0,11.1 At least in
number. They formed at one time into a hollow spittle,
and were add, essed by llanitord, whir stood on a chair
the middle of them; he reco 11111 l ended them to be quiet
011 the snatch, and to take au insult 151 her than give one.
Ile said situ, he did nut expect any disturtursice until the
e%ening. He wore lam,' in his own has, and distribilted
it S 1110111( those who led the sections uti she march. They
had two flags and caps or liberty, and switches in their
hands. lie had often seen the people marching and
c ttttt der matching its the fields, and un Ma high road.
before use loth u 1 Angth.t. The 111141 used sometimes to
be (trilled by Jhn Hayward, VIIIO hail beet) 11111/1110 111
tile Intsi Draw.uoons, and John IV hitwurtli, whofidd tics

tio the Gilt Foot.
Cross-csaini.ted by defendant Bamford, who appears
shrewd vetisahle 111411, and is the Alllllor of some' light
Poems, w Melt ale talked of ill liiiS part of the comitry.
lie }.1%01C pu.it vcly w bit srewg Baullord ruin. and
hamitgue the meeting adjoining the high toad, on their
way to .Maneliester, on the 16th August. He dill uut re-
conceit heating him va? for a hat wei o the flag, nor that
they were to take care and retina hone ill peace a►ti qui-
etness alley the meeting via, over. lie did not observe
try a Ile sail cldld in llie crowd ; torte were minty
women dud caildten annum them, and they might have
been there without his seeing them. He had seen many
processions of Orange-mein and OtitlJellOWS 41111 banners
and music, in that phi t of the country. 'l' iicie was nothing
at all esti am-tint:at yin them. He knew a good deal about
matching, having once been a soldier.
Cross ekamined by Mr. Hunt.—He had been a soldier
iu the 104t11 legihieil of firm, tint had plated the service;
lie was indeed a noti.cuininissioned officer, a sort el mush-
room serjeatit, as it was called. He never was charged
with violating his oath of allegiance, and fur a very good
reason, they neglected sweating him in when lie entered
the army, and he took French leave of Mein one murning
when lie gut tired of the service. He was nut alanurd a►
peoceAsions, even at "Hunt's Set." He saw no body
committing depredations of any kind fu toe crowd; they
all appealed to I to he very peaceable. They might
have played loyal times, though lie did 1101 lira. theist ;
they were playing some music, it might he the augur's
March, or the Beset ter's March, for any thing hr knew.
They had SW Ilelies, but wit. liter they %vete stiusig enough
to whip an 11111,1111.)11% case nut ul Cuort he did nut know.
John Eaton, a plumber and glaziet at at Itlille.oii, in the
neiglibutit hood in Manchester, saw peupte assemble
iu
large ti 00000 bers in his neighbourhood to gu to the meeting
of the 16th of August, and Samuel Itatuturd leading them,
and matebtttlt Illein like ilOidielS. 'they moved to Mau-
cheater by the new road.
Bamford and Mr. Hunt cross-examined him at great
length. Ile knew Bauitniti's wife, but aid riot see her at
tl►is collecting of the people to go to Manchester. 'filet e
were women and children t 'lough in tile crowd, and they
were going en quietly like withers. The Orange-men
and Odd-fellows WM/VI with banners, and Matfett' often
with theta. He disliked the Reformers, they made "such
* to do" about the country, and in what lie said could not
of course he considered as wishing to favour them.
Joseph Favier, grocer, at Oldham, saw the men going
in marching order .rum his part of the counti y to the
Manchester meeting. He was a special constable, and
was employed by the magistrates of his district to count
the inimbees of the popmace. The division that funned
near Oldham cousiated of 66-t in tegular array, but many
hundreds loosely accompanying them• Dr. Healy, our
of the drfendauts, whu w said to be a quack doctor, was
their leader.
A variety of witnesses gave similar evidence to this
forming and matching 011 in military array, between
Mancliestsr and tile adjoining townships on the 16th of

August.
John Ashworth, an engineer, working at a cotton fac-
tory near Nlaiieliester, deposed, that us the ciuwd passed
he heard one or two of them say, they would make Man-
Chester a itaw.coss befoul
In hi. crussaexamisiation by Mr. Hoot, he admitted,
that though his wile and children were in Manchester,
aild the distance between him and them only four ur sive
miles, he never sent user a messenger to get them into
a place of safety, after healing this threat tail), in the
day.
In his crusxexamination by Mr. Hunt, he admitted, that
he sent his cart with goods to Moturlie.ter, uu the day of the
meeting without me least
Roger lintwi.tie, un Attorney, and clerk of the Manches-
ter race.cuurite, was examined at weal length. lie reiatid
the whole pat ovular. ut tue Alanclietdir meeting—lt.
ioweinuty ftona inherent putt..—ii. aLronsoi4 appeato-anee,
anal it, diterSloll- JUSE a. it uas necio a bandied times told
t i tote pirolic.—lle use meeting dciididoy
Illegal. -
Several urittovea wen:tit:Antis/ea as to the atote or A...n•
ehester un ire lush August, mut Cork es itlenee m genital,
de.eribed it as exposed to .110111 unC4/31111.10 maul; to
meeting.
Jawrs Dusicofie, a cotioa manufacturer its the ucip,hhour-
hood of Maiielte.ter,also threatening expreinions trout
some of the crowd as they pass‘ d, and teas alto rued, as a
place of hi. had beets burnt Coati :iy Inc Luddites in 1614.—
lie via. nn the siiine day tie Alenelo net-, and c• ruiiuly
Ibuught erre it a tiles cistg greatly cairulatrd to nrl.he terrur
into t whabitauta of so large it ton, u. iii,„km.; from
nonce he saw moon the turoughrive, desiring ail people to
keel, tlio or (auntie. witnioo (loots, that the mit tin; wow(' loe
titisers• 41, lie oneorly acirt to bet Mr. limit ',lawn the ha..
Ling. ; he then tame oo:ty, and returned ouly when the
auiinels load dis,tersr.l tne memos.
several cuter witnesses were examined for the prose-
cution, sod c fn.. examined by the get, od.iits without
eliciting any new tact—the following IS the cl.iss exami-
nation ut one ut them, (a Mr. Al4ltheW Cooper), by Mr.
Hunt.
How do you do Mr. Cooper ? I hope you ale well ;
have had the pleasure of seeing you before. Mr. Hunt
then weut ou to examine MM. Witness is 411 41:C01111141n,