The National Register.
London, England, 1819-10-10 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGIS'T'ER.

Mr. ilsower— V es, he said that UJ %ere oltarpeacil before
the 11th. . _

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Mr. Caroner.—l must my that you show tou touch zeal fur
the impose a gaining •ta tam ruttb.
Ma. iturtster.-1 bait. Hob rad to nett but publie justice.

CM Oiler —1 rs,NOU hove a dilfrreou rod.
Mr. dormer.-1-aou.rortiorl) sorry 1n hear you maLe
,4111 II a I e. 11.. Ik. l cull tutu, or o ell/Otte:MC Oil It
b 11,11.

Tlbs witness under nll his rumors:moat ions onlv stated,
that the saurds self. isissile nil:11p by Ilse ewes" Orden, of Ihr
soin.sio y. who sliessisislve3 in many iu,tanc.s d. lisured
them to Isint Ile lussl U. ver known swords, given to Am
mu sh..rpen but these. Sword, had often been given to Ban
stud put in order.
r. Ilarrow.—Mr. Coroner, you have token that," sword*
hod often been given il) he put in tinier."
The witness went MI. s ords did nut require Orman,
but they were blunt like all in su 0/%19. Tile )(COO/6111U
had been embodied but a short 111112 before. Ido out
gr.um that a Hireling hod been 'imposed fur the Stl of
Anil Root!, stated, thot %he had icon %I persons wounded
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sabre-cats—tw in the Quaker►'-yard, 40 1 ti a other uu
the steps or the gate; she alba sew a tied wounded; the
two first is °nods weir indicted by John Halloo. Vl'ituess
was genii; on to say wisp inflicted a third, wlu n she ,s,.
inters upied by the Coronet , who said that such testimoey
was inapplicable to this case.
L•puu a litlt-Stitlll, ISLIVIeVer. from Mr. Harmer, witness
^rated, that the Yeoman to whom she alluded Was Meagher
list' trunipetei.
Nathan Broadhurst, a weaver, said, he lieed in Jesuit ii-
street, Mauctiestes. He was upon the bindings wheat she
cavalry Caine in. Wliesi the people saw them, they gave
three cheers, as he unileistouil, by way of fiiandiship, fur
Utilised in the cheer solely with that leading. The cheers
were returned by brandishing their swords three tinier
over their heads. They advanced on a smart But, prece-
ded by two trumpeters, on piebald horses. One of them,
a tan thin dirk-complexioned neon, be saw begin to cm
sills his sewed, right end pert. Witness knew him : his
name was Meagher. The Yeomanry kept rutting away.
and witness heart two of them say, `• yon, I'll
reliant you ; you'il come again, will you?' One of Mein
said," I'll let you knuw I'm a soldier to-day."—They cut
at him, and inflicted a slight wound on his leg. Ile sue•
ceeded, however, in escaping. At the Meiling% lie saw the
cavalry cutting at marl, woman, aud c leild, is heater up
or down. He 6811 V NIXIOII Cell by the cestslry ut the has-
!lap tnie said, " 'filet is Saxton, d— is him, cut biro
1100110." On getting into W eel he looked hack
and saw 10 or IA of the Yeomanry. An linssar officer
came up to them and said," For shame, for shame; the
peolde (11111101 get away." 'flee officer kiitickeil up their
somas, but after he had left them they began to cut again.
On cross-examination he said he had gone home, and
returned uo inure, because on that day the massacre
began. . . _

Juror asked if he know any of the soldiers at the hos-
ting.; to which the wi; tress iepued, that lie knew Edward
Meagher. Upon whi‘ h *lir Juror addressed Mr. Ferraud :
" 1 sohusit to you, it i, au essential I tto know the
names of the holdicts that canto near the hustings."
Maripitt Goodwin ideulihrd 'Thomas Shthittrdine, as
tile person from *hum she teeeived her wunotis, put she
had scarcely pronounced the name, when Me Cormier
✓egrib interposed, and observed, that this was out rele-
WWI testimony. . . . . .

William Butterworth, who appeared with his arm in a
shag, and lies coat user his shoulder, looking csireusely
pale awl emaciated, deposed, that he was put-ned trout
the hustings to the walls of the Quakers' bur)lne-ground,
near which he received two sabre wounds. 'flue pelbUll
who I,tottutted hint was Jolist Hahne.

Here Ilse Col owl- exclaimed, that this was not rr:evant
evidence to the pi escort case, especially as the *sounds
mete inflicted ~ far from Bic hustings.
Mr. Harmer contended fur the admissibility of the evi-
dence, and Mr. Barrow un the contrary.
The Cue utter decided iliht the evidence was inadmissi-
ble.

Alice Kean'ley stated, that she received two cute from
a satire, one of which nearly cut oil her ear. She stated
that she rectived these wounds from Meagher, the Winos-
pt ter. The witness, in answer to a question Huai Mr.
Harmer, stated that she was 71 yeah s ut age.
(Merchant saw Mr Iluat seized upon the hustings,
and atlernards id% the I tutuaury Casale), mime a charge
upon the people towards St. I•eter's Church, riding quickly
over tile people, nail brandishing their %minds. .•l was
wounacd seveuely by a t. unquiet.'
William Lee nos close to the hustings when he was cut
six turd* t he was . tit and a dell. •• 1 saw a
man strut k neat bi sabre hicn tat the bhu,dde., by a person
of the inner of Calton."

Mara, kohiusuo, a hairdresser', %sift, stood at a corner
of the field, 40 )ard, Isom me 14...her's Aleetusivituusei, and
saw the swords f..lltrig awl striking.
Coriintr.-1 hese thii.gs hove uo connection with the
case tredve e the Court, of the death of John le•es.
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Mr. Harmer.—Such labels arc truly relevant, because
they serve to show the itivosiiitm of the Vetuansy, to
whom the death of John Lees is attlibutable. Hut this
case will again come trefure a Court of Law, and 1 hope
before a Conti of J astir*.

A Juryman rose anti said " Mr. Coroner, do you mesa
o till us, that we, the Jury, are not competent to bay what
ought or ought nut to be received as ei 'deuce i• Are we
to undetst,thd that we ate out to tutus to uptottm as to
what is evidence

The Coroner 11110% ered in the negative, observing, that
be was the sole judge on to itte admissibility of
A Juryman their e.id, that lie should wish to be chit•
mined on a inter, day. Oilier two Jurymen declared,
that they also should wish to deliver their testimony before
their fellow jurymen.

Harn;er and Mr. Denison then applied to the Coro-
nrr to ign precepiv tor iuminuoilig other who to give
evolenee

The Coroner said," Yoo apply to me every day for
fiesta witnesses. 1 don't know whether I ought iss comply
with this. I shall tfthc time to consider °lit."

Mr. Deuison.—Su; 1 now tetalor the precepts to you
Nill yuu sign than.

Cutuner— I. have already raid, that I bhall take time to
couilder of it.

51i. Deutson.—Thfli. S.r, l underxtantl that you will out
sign these pa vela to attoesmni wilileases.

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'1 he CoronCr mode no reply.
Mr. ►iannrr asked the Coroner whether lie had seen
the body of Juba Idees, as it watt his duty to hare dont ?

OCT. 10.

Coro 114 r.—l give no 1111111 W 10 that question,
Harmer.—Du you decline to answer it i
Cot 0acr....1 give no onsu es to that question.
About gjs weloek the Gout t intjouruest until 9 o'clock vet
islusiday winning.
[N r 14111 i part of the Cos naves observations on the sub-
ject ot lilt Ncuspepers, as well as some ul• Ins squishhlin4
Willa the wileseviu s J

Extract of a letter from Manchester, dated Oct.
Ist:

' The htnachester Yeomanry really think that they performed
a glonotis deed in cutting at the unarmed people. l'hot they sit
tilt on the day the deed was done, was quite obvious, us hunted.-
ately otter the meeting was dispersed, the whole carps assembkil
on the verge. of St. Peter's Field, and nourishing their swords,
gave three loud cheers in token of triumph. I have COUVVIMAi
with two gentlemen of respectability within their: we hours,
_who
can testify to this extraordinary fact, and who are summoned so
Oldham to do so, if the peculutr notions of the Colonel'. :ince
Ashworth's eloquence was displayed in Court, will allow
him to receive such evidence. But it seems that no farther evi-
debee, ilhotrative.of the conduct of the Yeomanry, or the ch.:.
racter of the meeting en the ltith of August, will be admitted.
MI now required as admissible must, it is tut 'erstood, refer
either to the identity of John Lees, or to that of the Itomeli
ACTIVELY engaged at the meeting. But notwithstanding this
interthet It..ssrs. Hornier and Denison mean, it is said, to offer
every one of the Witt/OAKS who are ready to come forward, and
that welt than tender a notice, ot which the Mhos,, ing is a Loll,
to the Coroner, and also to the Cons.able at (,1:111:1m:

" 1 beg to Murrill you, that I 'Leslie w 1,-ive evidence to the
Jury touching the death of Julia Lees. olgneti) Ac."
-kg the depositions mimed by the Cotoner will of course be
pubi:sliotl. :strike shotdd be sttpprts,.std upon mun occasion.
The Yeomanry al. eudy identified before the Inquest as among
those ac.ive un the Lith of A t.ii;u,t, ate—
AltUor Traffiml, of Trafford.
H. ll.ley, who is the First Cspt.in of the Corps, and a
anion spinner allows:Ilse wealth. Ills f.tetories are said to be
worab.2uootruL

Hubert Sharpe, an ironmonger.
H. 31. %%Inflow, an attorney.
James Moon, cotton de.der.
Hubert Barnes. cotton spinner.
Edward Tetibutt, tallow chaa.iler.
William Carlton, lwery stable keeper.
Edw. leaglier, tailor and trumpeter w the corps.
John Reid, publican.
Edw. Vigor lox, calico printer, and son to one of the I.st
I.4lllCastVl I cunt Jury.
Johd Holum, edileo printer. This is the person who was
thrown from his horse by his own impetuosity.
Thomas Simian: Mlle, a caravan man fur a dyer in Springfield,
for whom he is a substitute.

It is understood that evir:chee will be adduced to identify about
20 more of dab celebrated corps. 'film was, I hear, a Emit dit.
lieulty it, identifying uny 01 Meat 011 the ItAii art August, in con-
sequence oldie singularity of their head-dress tor
Extract of a letter Irvin Alan.heater dated Sunday
Oct. :--

I have just learned, with sufficient accuracy to justify my
sending au account of it, toe pzOlit tutors of au outize Cutw
milled ill this town last nuAlut. About It o'clock, as Ilea-
glues, is trumpeter of the Manchester Yruunaury, (who
distioguished himself at St. Peterslield, and against alum a
hill was preferred tet .Laticaster), was returning from a
publie-hunse to his owu house ill Deauttugate, senor person
recognized him, and criud out, " There goes 01,e of the
bloody butchers." Irritated at this exclamation, Meagher
drew a pistol, mud threatened to snout ally mans w hu should
dare to follow hon. In Spite of the threat, he has fol.oteu el
to his own house, which hr catered, •ual hav lug fastened h.s
his d soon appeared at an upper window a its lips pietuds,
and told the petsuas collected iu the sheet, that if they did
out go uhus, he would tire upon theta, and • •dtately pre-
viiteu los pistols. Sonic stones, it 10 said, were then throw a.
mid is rya pants were broken ; and Meagher hued
and shut two men; u ball passed lhtuugh one leg;
allot lies ball lotlgu din the thigh or the other. The hounded
men were Muntethately taken to the Infirmary, where Obey
re now MR ICVCIANI), but nut in a dun 'mous state. It is
thought that they will nut he aisle to bear the fatigue of
being removed to the New Bailey, to prefer their conylaito,
for sonic days to come. I have seen the bullet which was
extracted from the thigh of one of the hounded men; it is
of the largest size, such as are used far horse pistols.—
Aleaglier very shortly after the outrage was foi red out of his
house, and hith ;in escort of military to protect him against
the popular bud igualitio, was ions eyed to King Street bar-
racks, where he remained last night, but wits set at liberty
this ateutamg. l have stated %hot Allays me 30 the must
probable eccuunt—iminely, that the windows were biuken
before Meagher fired ; though .t is 60. I should inform you
that it is confidently asserted that the w Iloilo% s were nut
broken till the mob found themkgsrs unable to eater the
house to seize Meagher after his firing. The door of the
house was nut tup.:lied till the military art used and broke it
open.
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I might easily swell this account with various details re-
lative to Nteagiuti's conduct ; but as thane oil' COlllewith
more accuracy at the hew atilcy, 1 Oink it (~ir to aaittor
last examination.

This neruic Nlanchestri Yeoman w as brought ty for exa-
mination before the Magistrates on Monday, but
remanded, from the inability of the victims of has fel ociiy to
attend from the state of (OW wounds.

Extract of a letter from Mr. Harmer, dated
Albion hotel, Manchester, Sunday Morning.

" My dear received your very kind letter, —communi-
eating the gratifying intelligence, Oat the conduct of my col-
leagues and of myself met the upploitation of my fellow coun-
trymen.
" I think I wrote you a day or two ago, that Mr. Ashworth,
the barrister, attended evidently as the advocate of the wahricrd-
tea This gentleman, although lie ventured to suggest bad law
for the Coroner's guidance, hail too much sense of propriety to
pledge his word fur its awfulness. Yesterday, in consetplecce
of Mr. Ashworth's alledgetl illness, a Mr. Barrow, 3 plat:Minn,
attorney at the New Balky Court, attended in his stud, and
this gentleman pledged "his little professional character" (these
were his own winds) to points of law and practice in .1 %%y that
astonished ate; although, after u fortnight's re.itlenee in this
country, one ought tau to feel astunishell at any inJon.sistency or
absurdity in the administration of the law.
66 I was 1110,3 happy at Alf. ••••••••••.s arrival; for, although I
have engaged two clerks, one of whom wtites snort-hand, some
sentence or expression might escape. and I assure it is of the
utmost impertanee that not a syllable that passe. ,iittaltt remain
unknown to :he public. 1 wish to God that Lord Sahoouth
had been present during Ohs investigation, and lie would per-
eel% 4: bow gros,ly lie has been imposed on: but could it be
0t.., twin, when he listened only to the representations of the
cu;piits is uy, before he ventured to recommend the Execu-
tive Government to return thanks to the Magistrates and Yeo-
manry, did he not tnveatigiate the Inumsetivini minutely ? 11.4