The National Register.
London, England, 1819-08-30 00:00:00

I ostscript.

LONDON, AIONDAY, AUGUST 30.

?Arm o'clock. p. m.

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>MANCHESTER.

• We stdei.tin the particulars aft he last examiwation
or Mr. Hunt an his fellow-prisoners, With the dad-
tion of the• Magistrates, which we have extracted
from ftit-der s Mandesler Chronicle, a paper which,
or most of our readers know, is &voted to the
ruling party.
NEW HA COURT-.HOUWE, • rata r. Alp.. 7.
Mr. }feint owl his fellow prisoners, it wimandeos ood.
were to he brought up for a final examination this day, in
eitaseqot ia•e there was great anti, ty in the palate to he
present. A crowd g le•red alsont the gates of the prison,
an,: it bera•neneressary *.o rest rain a sudden rush into the
Conti. Coastaliles and military were actively employed
for the porps.ce. At t..e 11l,gwtrates presented
thcmselses on the Bench, and Mr. M irriott directed the,
este. to he opened. The Court was invirediately filled to
excess and Site prOeflPdillr OCCIIIIiI`fI between four and
tit e hoott.,, the heat latasone almost intolerable. l'lte deco-
. rote of the f'oort was well pre,ael tell by those present,
although it was evident a nreat•many of Mr. flint's sop•
porters were there...fit one iiistairee this title was departed
fiiin:,•ind 31r. Norris, the presiding Magisttate,inte rfered..
Inderrd, is his sensilde, "suilieions, and sinimoassioned con•
• shirt, tn. great a compliment casinut be paid. and the 11,
ness which be evinced lir.' its peculiar use ; it. was railed
for, and watt esedlently enforced. Wherever Reformers
make their appearance, the usual suavities of personA
enminnideation Ar rifler illy J, Med. It was so on 'lle
present orrdgion. Mr. Ham's Settings and style of itrzii.
jog hurried him on by times to a nitrite of to.foreing has
which is somewhat contrary to the charac-
teristic propriety pf a Court of Law. In several Instances
he bowed to the decision Norris, and it. one ur two
, he apolntized for his abruptness.
The sildrosses fn ,n, the Bench, the examination of wit-
nesses by Mr. Hunt, the oh- lions,. and the replies to
those observations, which occurred •dating lbe protect:-
. inns, went to * gitat length. They,woald, If fully report-
ed, fill A great prawn thin at a Newspaper. We can only
attempt, from the lar.ame of time, inlet, a sketch as would
give our rea•lers some view of the CiIe.IIII4IIOICCA. Of the
twidenre, for tihrioit*Aea.no.,, we shall say writhing. Mr.
!font was sii prrettiptoty and enrol ring to• ;hem, the Mr.
Norris hail freipieutly to intetferc ; ard Hunt's whole de-
meanour vre.10.14 to att e.stresne. He iirostell on know-
ing the Ils.l.es,charaeters,,situations in lite, and residence
of the iAitnevw., her in several id those respro;•ts he was
not allowed to be lolly gratified. Ile was aii:oweil to know
every thing, nevertheless, which in the remotest degree
related to his.neeessary condition as a prisoner.
Present : —Jame. Norris, Esq. in the Chair ; 11. Wright,
Win• Holton, Wits. Marriott, 4'. W. Tatum, Esqrs.;•.C. W.
Elliektoo. Clerk ; tie. Bouchicr. the Solicitor to theTreit-
ss.ry, sat 14141.1,r the Bench he prisoners, Henry Hunt,
J4‘elth Johnson, J. T. Saxton, John Kull:W..l:nm.* Moor-
tion,e,Sontiel Brinford, Jahn tfeeirl,, Geo. Soul,
Taylor, Robert Wilde, and Elizabeth Gaunt, were brought
uy together. Elizabeth Gaunt was mulch agitated, trod
not able to stand at the Bar; she was ;dared it, a chair
behind. 111norl 1111 l ap kissed his band to the people behind,
Sept his white hat my, and for a •hort time refused to take
it off. A great rourasion pretailcil for some lime in the
Court. Mr. Sof ris was ennsineneing to adds VA the pri-
soners : Hoot said, in a peremptory tone, " I can't hear,
there was inure ostler at the ,Meeting the office 4.1 y than
here."

Sileuee brine at levied' obtained, Mr. Norris addressed
the prisOn.r4 to the feliowitig etlect :
Henry Ilunt. and all you severally, you have been reeianded
on a charge of High 'treason; and you were informed that the
whole of the evidence had been sent up to London, to be laid
before the Law Officers of the C,r,wn. and is the mean time you
were to be detained. It was pot until this morning that a cum.
Inunicetion was made from Government; not to use, but thsire is
a gentleman present I Mr. !touchier), and heattends with orders
t proceed upoe a lest charge. The charge of Treason is pot to
be gone into at present-
limit—le the charge of murder then abandoned? I under-
stood I was reminded until Me Coroner's Inquest hail sat; fted
a Magistrate tool me I was to be tried fur murder as e_ll as trea-
son.
' Mr. Milton, from the Bench said, I did not tell you so; but
tbat before the charge against you could be ultimately shaped,
MI Coroner's verdicts must be keown.
Mourliouse— this:then turns, out to be a farce.
Mr. Norris—Moinhouse. I shall feel it my duty to remand you
links, you conduct yimrself properly.
' Mr. Milne called over the names of the witnesses, whose writ-
ten depositions he held. On putting the book into the liked of
the first, Huntdesired he might tie examined alone, and the re.t
ordered to leave the Court. Bouelfier said Ile should not
object to this.
Many questions were pint by Ilunt to another of the witnesses,
several of which the Cuurt overruled. On one being objected to,
Hunt said, in a loud energetic voice, I demand it as an set of
itetice.--Mr. Norris: When you* make a refine t, we unit •rstand
that you mike it as a demand, and as a British subject. The
aline attention will be paid to you as to tiny other. if you treat
the Court sith respect.—Hunt: I have been told I have mated
'the Court with disrespect: I du nut wish it : It would not become

Hunt was examining one of the witnesses and Mr. Oswald
Milne put &question to hint at the same time. Hunt was very
passionate with Mr. Milne at the interruption. Mr. Norris stopped
Lim, and said be would ;allow no intimidation. To a question
syMe.i Hunt put to the same wititcbs, the witness said Redid not
cbaose to answer. Hunt to the !tench : Here's a witness din,
'n it ch.unie to ansser: what will you do?—'sir. Norri, : He is
not nithged to answer it.--Hunt : How are you to get at the
Uiteu NOWs : He has made oath to it Orr:4.-11nm
p .t some other 'lllations to the wii.anss, to one of shic.a Mr.
Norris oisserred, you can put that on your OW, not now.—
Ii .tot: Then you s-e determined to send me to trial, wh.itever
evidence is l—This sort of ronitict he fell into fre,luentl.
As the es4.enee of on of the witnesses related to Elia:lll.th
Gaunt only, -she was hrou4ht to 6se front of the dock. After it
was read, she stated that she was amongst the crowd at the meet-
inti; that in vet confusion some one hud put hi,r into 1141)eit
eniriev, hut' did not know who put her there. She had no right
to be in tbe coach. but we. put in by, two persons (from motil-
e• of hutninity.i" appeared( for safety:—she fainted away, and
m she cunt to herself she found she had get a blew ; —she
• -..e:,*gterwards into a privw hsiuse, and eemaiurd then'
;ant, and :night 11.64 got away.