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

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and also a law-stationer; lie was also employed as a se-
cretary to a c 111111 l iitiee in :till of the civil power at NlAll-
ellestcr. He was not in the employ of the police, execia
that situation emild he so considel ed. He had oee,,s 1111 l ai
e 1111 l inuatications %vitt' the Conrier and Muroiug Post. Ile
%tote an account of the ineseitt; (lam hit memory, airiest
by his mites, which he sent to the Cone ire. He does nut
know whether it was Morrie& He believes the account
in she Courier Was front the Inocuitig papers. He did not
then report for the Mot g Bost. Ile writ once a clerk
to a professional gentleman at Alsmenester. He was af-
terwards instructed tor the excise, but he got no situation
in it. His father was *supervisor of excise, and surveyed
the brewery of Him es aud Fogg at Hullo's W duces was
4 clerk le thou when lie Was only 13 years of age.
He was next asked why lie lel t it, mid, appealing to the
Judge,sitiii,—." Whets I was 13 years of age 1 was clerk
to theise gentlemen, and put sonic of their money to my
own use, for what'll I was discharged, but I have since
paid it hack a itti compound interest to one of the firm:."
He diva added, " I won't!, iny Lord, have paid it souner,
but at my father's death 1 liad three young brothers de-
pending opus' Inc fur support, and I thought they had
*frame claims upon me." The money ads paid a few
mommas ago. It was Ike first motwy lie had since the ctr-
-1 stance occurred. It was about 11 years since this
happened, and lie was now neatly 30 years soilage. It was
since lie gave evidence against I (Hind) that lie had
gist this money. The whole sum, incluiline the interest
for II years, was about 251 ,or less. He had out told Mr.
Scerlesi, or Mr. Milne, ur allr. Mule, that lie hail com-
mitted iii;s *et. He had often thought of it before, but
he had not been able to pay it sooner he was only about
two years in business for himself. The money which he
had taken was marked : lie could not tell why he had not
been piusecut est : he did not know that be (Hunt) hail
heard of this traistiaction; it he had, lie avoid have been
better prepared, and have gut a most aatisfactury letter
from one of the partuels, to whom he had since repaid it.
The reason of his not being prosecuted was DUI, as tar as
lie knew, because his lather was a supervisor of excise,
and had din his power to serve the ba ewer, his master.
,tar. Hunt next asked whether the money which lie had
given, instead of that of which lie lied robbed, his Master,
was nut paid out of the poor-rates at Manchester. At this
mode of examination, and particularly this last question,
considerable disapprobation was manifested in the Court.
Witness at the ineettemtlid not take down the whole of
what was said. His attention was ceded to another quar-
ter for a time by the art ival of the cavalry. He took no
more notes then. The whole of what he teed to the Gem
was nut taken down at the time. tie took stoics from
which lie now read. His notes weir only the heads of
what was said, as he was not a short-band writer. He was
certain the words he had used, or exactly to the same
effect, were used. Afier some other questions from Mr.
Hoot. witness left the box and another was called, but
Mr. Justice Ilayley said to the Jury, that, as they a ete
then fatigneddie would not go any far thee fur that evening.
The Court was then adjourned, at seven u'cluck, till to-
morrow at mime.
THIRD DAY.
This day was occupied by examinations of little Interest,
exceptio.; those of James Platt, one of the Cuastables of
Mani heater, and tot W. Hulot', Esq. a magistrate of
Manchester, and *no, it app,ais, if lie eau be believed, took
the lead in the allairs of the fatal 16th of August. The
sohj 'd is an auridgement of their evidence
Ja stns Platt, curt 1111 l eil by Sergeant ;hillock—ls a con-
stable belouging to the police-odice in Manchester
Waa
00 the ground at St. Peter'..urea, on rile 18th of August.
Cruss-exismined by Ali. Hunt —About live years ago he
aria become courses Led with the police. He could riot say
liat the pr ice of a thinsi.y, or forged note was now. 'fur
orice f u those) then, to the dash tanguage, was t, n bob
tell shillin,:*). Thal was, that a IL trod note was sold for
His Yoe a ledge of ibis arose ft 1111 l thei circumstance ail
Isis fattier having bast several forged notes p awed upon him.
He succeeded in detecting several of Ole persons, kind he
would do the same *gain. He cad given I. Ili-. for the 51.
note, and Bs. fur each disuse:a Tar Mall Will, sold tollll
uu
notes was now at large in Manchester. Witness was not
suspected ;wan accomplice This was the cause of his hi si
introductiou to Nash's. He hid inveigled several since,
one of them was hanged. Witness would nut say how lIILICII
matey he got for the convictiusi of that man. He saw Mr.
Hunt, Mr. Johnson, Bamford, Healy, and \iisorliouse, cis
the hustings. He would swear that tie saw Moorliouse fin lite
hustings: lie wend not say that the people dud nut esieci
Mr Hunt on his arrival: he Was not hot 011 till: tic
did nut see the people commit any breach of the prat e w here
he was.
W. Hutton, Esq., ex:rutin:ell by Mr. Scariett.— I am a
magistrate of the county of Lancaster, and was at Alanelios-
ter on the 16th of August. The magistrates first assetua.ed
at the Star-lain, and them adjourned to Mr. liuktint's house.,
which overlooked St. Peter's area. We assemoled bet 14 rest
ten and eieven o'clock, and received information tie oath,
relative to the approach of large bodies of people. A,
Chairman of the bench of Magistrates, for the comities of
Lancaster raid Chester, mat it of my • • was taken up in
writing; but I frequently looked out of lime sr luta w, and 5455
large bodies of men approach. l elari veal tie it it thrasher or
men had ru-lied in, locked their :u ins tie Actlier,and surrounded
the bindings. I. could perceive float tile winauw ilatarcio
people coining forward to address the meeting; tr the
situation in which 1 was placed. I had a sten over almost
the whole cf St. Peter's area; the nutithcr of poi-sous as 'ern.
bled was estimated at 30,030 the meeting did unduuatedly
Anspire terror tutu the mutts of the inhabnants. I received
depusitiun on oath to that edict, rind I stirs lied the
exit aurilinary way iii which the people approach. is. Alan,
gentlemen stated to me, that tee, ie. is ratty alarmed; and
lucking ti, all the circumstances, my opiiiims was ilrit
tin
towu was Ito gloat danger. The population of Aliineheisii
and aafordocciading to the Ct.64.1i44 of VW, *as 11111,000
souls. alaticliester was a large place, luta cantateed mail)
slays CIA warehouses. The magistrates ill censcquen, e of
thew plot ceilings eh:eased it tiece•sary to issue a vs:or:Mt for
the appretiensant id' their supposed leaders, as Inch ods aivrn
to Nuthiasatlier in the presence of sine tit Ille Chief tutr4a-
loirbuf hue toolslll, Or else it Was handed I 1111 l byWe Col4,l,tilit'S.
W4lllll'l say o hither tile wart ant was 1)50(141w lint k
it hard breu Matte out or nut. In givieg tue warrant 10
Nadia, he said lee could nut execute it iv Ititout i nhlnty tad.
thew wrote two kite's, the our to the co, :tilde,. 1,1 sit
Ye omens y, the other to Col. L' lilts ange, reipainut4
CO,Ue to the house w het e the magistrates .viii, o
airs In.
accordingly did. A troop of the Alasiclb 'ter Yeoman, y
soots after arrived front the Mosley Street end. fora
.I..rit
Advanced. I believe the borough-reeve was with Hein when
they formed fur that purpose. /ruts the appearauce of the