The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

landscape painter, has succeeded him. He is em-
ployed to take views of Rome from quartt.rs where
it appears to the must striking effect, and of the
surrounding scenery, fur the Prince Regent.
FRENCH Ftmos.--Nov. B.—Five per Cents.
Of. 70c.—Bank Stock, 1480 E Nov. 9.—Five per
Cents. 60f. 80c.—Bank Stoc, 1480 f.

A Ilarnburgh mail arti‘:cd Friday morning with
papers from thence to the 6th inst. ; their contents
are wholly uninteresting. The Emperor of Russia
is said to have expressed his approbation of the auti-
piratical institution estabEs‘c,d in that city.

[EROM TUE COURIER.]
The Radicals, it appears, cu longer conceal their pos-
session of lire arms, or then sanguinary disposition to use
them. NS'e learned on Frida), from Manchester, that
two most respectable itadiWitals who had given
evidence as witnesses at the Oldham insisted, had pist. I
shots fired into their houses, and et en two tite.r bed-
rooms. Yesterday mornittiz, also, we teemed whirrs
(man the same place, wit ch mention that N din, ti..,
meritorious and vigilant police ollick.r s.et,
wasshot at, with a horse-pistol; while in the
of his duty, between the hours of eleven .
%S'etlitesday night last. The shut peuetr, . rro
of his hat, a little above the head. Happily, HU sultan
has been sustained by any of the huh% Otos!. th.ts marked
out as the objects of radical vengeance.

We received oi. Saturday morni.ig tile 11)119%91 iiitel-
Fgenise how Cliesrer
" As a measure of prodent precaution. strong gates
arc inakin;,,. for the different outer einrances to ow
Castle.

" Within the List few days, upwards u; 20 pieces 0
cannon, 9 and 12 puntidert, hate been lodged in our
C. le, collected from snnie of the gentlemen's seats oi

neighbourhcxxl of the disturbed districts of
county,. and sent here Fos protection and safety. We
hare heonl• there has lately beet' a considerable

movement among the military, who are concentratma
around Manchester, - Stockport sod die other populum
manufacturing towns. The raison is not assigned, ton
it admix, we have little doubt, of easy explmatton.

" The ;:ntsss antinuottot, and acroottentents, for-
warded front Chester Caste some ten ur twehe weeks
a.io, for the use of the Manchester Armed A,-suciatioh.
hue been returned to our arsenal. We have hetvd

that Om alarm prevalent among the well-disposed cl
see of the people of Alanchester ..vas so great, Mid Olt'

intimidation held out so few fid, that it was deemed
prudent not to distribute them ; and they were accord-
ingly lodged in the Caealry barracks, near 111111114 till
their return to this depot. Vre give this merely as u
rumour, without pledging (Hawk es tin iis '

We quote " the Courier" as cur authority for
the above, and have only to add, by way of comment,
that the arrangements for another " Green Ctig"
appear to be approaching towards m.itunty ' We
may be allowed to capsess our h that whether
it be produced as a deep TRAGEDY, or like the last
(in conclusion as a contemptible Fence, the politi
cal Managers of the Entertainment will avoid such
a blundering half-begotten exhibition as was allowed
to disgrace their late exertions, and prove to the
wondering world that " Experience makes Fools
wise."

On Friday a meeting of Freeholders of the county
of Middlesex was held at the Mermaid Tavern, in
Hackney. To consider of the unfortunate events
which occurred at Manehester'on the 16th August
was the object of tile meeting, but it was not
attended by the numerous body of Noblemen and
Gentlemen who had signed the Requisition to the
SheriK, on the ground, we presume, that the object
prorosed by the Requisition had been already at-
tained by the Prince Regent's proclamation fir
convening Parliament Mr. Byng, one of the
.:embers for the county, appeared at the meeting,
where he avowed this opinion, and we have much
pleasure in adding, that his utidy, temperate, and
judicious speech, although opposed to the purport of
the R solutions moved by those who convened the
assembly, was heard with respect and attention. The
Honourable Member lamented the occurrent-at at

Manchester, as we sincerely believe do the Nlinisters
themselves, and every honest man in the country
He also atimittel the necessity of a tali aad im-
partial inquiry into the circumstances connected
with those unitarily proceedings, for hitherto no

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Justification has been Made public by th;

gistrates or the Ministers, and all that the tem-
perate portion of the public require is, to learn
the motives that could have induced the Magi-
strates to disperse a meeting of the people with
circumstances of extreme violence, at a moment
when there appeared no intention on the part of the
assembled multitude to disturb the general peace.—
The Resolutions voted at the Hackney meeting
differ in style and character from every set of Resc•
lutions that have hitherto been• published on this
subject. They are evidently the cffspring of the
old Major's pen, and are as mystically abstract as
his usual compositiatts. From this conception of
his own fancy he dominoes his unsocial theory of un-
alterable laws, and concludes that a society, no mat
ter what may be its wants or its wishes, must abide
by the usage or practice first established, no matter
how rode or inartificial. But what ale the lawn
now existing whica the Legislature cannot alter?
l%lagna Charts, the 13111 of it ights, and the Aot of
Habeas Corpus, have all been enacted by the rower
of l'.irliaincnt, and if• Parliament had the power of
it undoubtedly has the power of repeal.
ing. But it' one law cannot be repealed, why shall
another be esteemed less sacred? All our laws'
most, on the same principle, be equally itanaeable;
beside`, who is to judge of the propriety or improa
priety of repealing, log. or suspending an es.
isting hew ? Not Nlajor Cartwright, certainly,
nor any other subject in time country, however re-
spectable , and to think of collecting toe individual
sense of every man, woman, and child in the cm.
Aire, upon the merits of every law, would be the
extreme of political absurdity.

MANCHESTER. Friday. Nov. 12.

NEW BAILEY.

Meagher's last E.resiiimitiors and Discharge.
This morning, accortang to the adjournment. the examinations
in this eme weic continued on benign et tile defence. Tea
o'cluea was the Wu: fiseu for the cominencesti.nt of business,
but woven mat tuna arrived, no crowd had unlected as On former
messier's, and scateely a single inunntluat was in Cuurt. it was
not mill nearly 11 o'elock unit nlr. Winglit (toe Magistrate who
has atten,.en tiirougnout this examinautn.) Leek ills wilt on the
bench. Previous to mat hour. Mr. Atkinson, me soticitor on
Veldtit UI toe prosecution, sod Mr. Foulkes and Mr. Barrow, on
the pmt et ttie prisoner, werem Court ready to 'meet:it with the
UI toe usy.
Howard .tleaglie. sown after made his appearance, and with a
smile on his coumenance took nis seat In the prisoner's boa.
A mower et witnesses were eXAmiavd, vaime evidence was
produce,' the the legal advisers of the prisona to prove, that at
toe unmet) are fires he uid so lion a well founded fear that hit
lue ass to danger, and tilts attempt succeeded so tie as to arse
the Abb./lisle CO d..r roust/land" although we believe
he Was use only-peison woo wits in the smallest degree ea eyed by
11. After air. harrow, Mr. boulkes, and Mr. Shine. (who
though presi.sit as Clerk of the Magistrates appeared to act Mc
the prisoner) had chased the case toe the defendant.
Mr. At suesto rose to reply to the arguments urged on the
other due. I shall not waste my words in endeavourig to cm-
trovert tie arguments of my learned* Iticads, because, in truth,
what they have stated has nothing to do with the present nut:edam
'lnc only question now to be decided by you, Sir, is whether suf-
ficient evioetice tuts been adduced to warrant the commitment of
this man for trial At all events, taking is upon their own show-
mg, there is great contrariety of evidence. You are now, Sir,
sums in the character art a magistrate. an I not that of a juror,
and 1 only have to 'oldest that you will coaxal case in that
light, situ in that alone. I em.clude with demanding at your
Moods Lid= toe non may be put upon his trial.
Mr. liarrow.—Nay, I dank that is rather totrtruch to expect.
Mr. VV tight men prtaxeded to give a hoot ileindon npon Use
use, and spoke as toilows 'lids charge has been most fully
investigate... A steal deal of titlee and attention has been given
to it, ants it was moved necessary that a charge .0 thane should
be tango to the bottom. There is, however, out little conflicting
evidence tor me to deeds upon. 'f!re white... a brought forward
fur use .presecouen carry the proceedings no higher than the
time when the pistols were fired, viz., about halt-pad 12 at niOlf;
but the tumult begirt at 11, NOVO Aleadgiler YOU men were
set UllOll m tine street, and placed in a .ItHillll.4l of danger from
use violence of the people.
unie magistrate here recapitulated the evidence.] Alter sit-
ting here, and hearing with weal patico4e all Lot evidence in this
case, I ant °pluton that the wounding these young men has net
been dotienialiatously, but, on the contrary, they wive been acct.
dentaialy snot by aleaglier, in the act of Octending his home, him-
sett, and hi* trimly, when *mauled' by a tumultuous assemblage
ei the pcstuieist the dead hour of the night, and hien:tete 1 Mi-
lnw tins complamt.
Here a Hite hissing was heard among the crowd collected be-
low tile oar.

Mr. Mane.—Let any one who disturbs the Court be itntucdi.
ately taken Into custody. Let any do this at his peril.
Mr. Wright.—lt Any one vomits this Court, he limit be ice►
titattly taken into custody.
Alr. Mutie.—Meagher you are now discharged.
Meagher sum after kit the box. and quitted the piece bi
cokup.u.y With A soldier, we belatres unArnied. Tbett was 61.10 e
crowd round the prison door is he mime out, but we did
ungukli Asini;lc suss among than. alai his
went Into a public Louse close by the prawn. lie appealed to
to Intsh spirits. f .

Joint Norton, of En Mrs, kolitar, and Win. NlatilJy,
l Amorit., of (iiiliiiit moil, arc en. ttttt tiled to limalhol%
Gaol, (ln. JOllll J.IIIICS Brlll4llfit Id .11111 MAUI. 116.1 t),
Es4ir S ) l'il trAttl %% II Is breaking ,lint the ntatuor) of L.
Act
:.5.,ti,,,,,1,F,,i ot Niettingit.nn eJstle, and •a fine
fine
enoibbs of malt, &c. 'rimy are also churn with
Inerkitni into die &illy of John Spal.anqbAnt ' :fu-
two', autl stealing 3 tratatity .1 clicesci, a otippauk
&c.