The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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I ii.hance, and the other liketaterrimenl asid 'rejoicing. The There Here afield three bandied
:pinions al White Moss wiled
10. nor appreheesion ens created by the people coming such I gotebere. There were some *Meet, who d/4 ea; ego in
e dietenee, with ceps of liberty, and flags of 0 Liberty I or moil they were forced, ;They said to us " yon wow all
Death." At both prim-cesium there was mimic. ,j raw. on .Ml iti, fur we'll have uu lookers on." When I first came,
person drunk at Manchester, hut I did me one in that elate ; they had not fallen in-tIWy acre all sitting .toe,.. There
at the York vhairiug. It w•eilie sober procession, not i lie • . are roods close to White 1116ss, and persons passoig could
drunken, dial looked, in his opinion, like war. He could . not mini seeing the people marching. When I fell cut of
out say there were trowel] and children in the York prom- the reeks, I went late the oral field, lest I should be awe
sinus I mei say that I saw a blood red (lag with a spike fall in again. I think there were as Huey spectators es per.
on it at the chair mg, ur one with an inscription about the , sons worchiug. I left. them about, acre., ill the alllluint.
Cora Bail. ' stud went linear. I do. not recollect any other wend+ weed
Re'exantined.-lhe mama of my keeping my family at hut "search' and " countermarch ;" W 114.11 they said
home was biennia. there was danger in their going alarmed. : " ward);" the men walled op the fit 1.1. I thiok ab.oi thee
To a question from Mr. Hunt, 'limeys said-1 do mot re- ; mid "countermarch" they mettle il bark agaiii, 11111 hack.
collie? any thing you said shout the blonder made by the ;.fords, but 10 11111 plate from a loch They Caine: I did
11.0.1.•taies iii the lenobbill, prohibiting the meeting on the . see threw raise their arias in the attitude of
9th :1 trrii..; . ling ; 1 did not see the people its the caniaze hiss or
1"...e.raii...11 hr Mr. Johnson-There are many men in Stan- , fake any :malice id hlurnsy's bowie; soy person who elsonlit
cheater K., an r levellers than I am. 1 have been in Inn- : state the rontrery nook' Plate a hat is false-'ll titles% tic.
raster gaol. 1 have nut since I came oat paid any of my . medal die tiaga barite by the different parlier on Ilse
old debts; I have paid 41 those debt. I have calorie ted '! lith ).--1 tweed shouting soil erica of " Hum and Liberty"
:mire that period; 1 was discharged under the insolvent Art. ; There en, uu .111414.44160 n 141 414/ ;ni.th,rf niaiiie,„,ft4 by the
I can fizht n little at times; I never fought with Mr. Ileally , crowd; they weir all- gay and 4....-efol. If any person
fax asking rent from me. It it ever rotors in our puwer 1 was to swear that the people mate had by aid' yule how
;Mend to pay my debts. I have been unfortunate, amt I or Owe •Isocesl in a riiiion. 1145...er, they would swear a
et'sve up all my property to my creditors. It is too years ; eabamoyad. I saw Ito award,., pe.iols, or 1/11141ee41/141. I
ago since I took the tsetse& of the Act. I EEO/ PlOtle walking slicks wills some of the people. If
James Standrig examiued ,by Mr. LITTLER/MC-1 saw I soy of ilicni bad had weapons caleulated to do mischief I
Mr. Huai us the9th August, in Blakeley.streee, Munches. I
.must have seen them; I never cheered ma tiny ucca•suas.
ter. Ile was speaking to a crowd of people; he mood in a 1 When I cut to Peter's-field 1 stood near the house where
cie. There was a great number of person. about him; veer ; the Magistrates were. When the cavalry came in I was
1,000. He said that he heard of the meeting heing postponed I rather alarmed, bad met before. Peter's field was full of
by the Magistrates, and bad seem their proclamation to that I peppk, wisnersere all standing peseenlily. I saw outhilig. to
rtfeet, with-oine signatures attached to it. It reminded him ! Ibbeontrery.; They reinaiisea so till theersiraley begin to-ess
of the old preterite that it required nine tartars to dyke a ; down. •••Ali they were going to the stags I gained the field.
nom. He also said something *beet • so/otiose giforum,but ' 'They came in with their *mirth drewn, and ie a Inert of a
I Jou% recollect the particulars. He added, that Ise woe sir- 1 trot. I went foray leueetlae 1
.11 gbt there winshi fir danger
prised to had that WOW persons I'lloll 11:01/1.1111e/ should 1 Illiere were' sitanY, others reenlist* as welt as me. I went to
have gone to Liverpool to inquire if the meeting was legal, s White Moss, as it was well knew:a in the luau that drilling
as he knew that is was. He said there was to be another I was going on there. .
meeting on the fuliowiug slotiday ; but I del nut bear loot ; Crussoxatanwil by Mr. R.
.I‘vect -1 left 51auchester
say whether he would attend it ur not. I saw Osceola shout toiler o'4 lurk ue the might of the nth. mid arrived
calling the meeting on the 9th, I can't swear they were tx.
.; at Mile Sloss about six in the looming. It is day.light
icily like that now in Court. s. between two and three in the morning in Aliens!. It waidd
Cross-examined by Mr. Hunt-I am in the employ of a:he a had. jub fur awe° tell you the read I took to While
timber.mereltant, at Manchester. I took so notes of e hat ' Moss. •
von said. I think I unite some inert of it fur a man coil. . Crews.egaraiamed by Mr. JOllll6Oll -Some of the people
elected withebe Police. I did sot hear you say that you hot • wells Is. fore Mr. Heel', earthly. Oh the 16th. You may call
important private business to transact, and shot yuu mind i it matching if you will. I cait's say whether they laelll 1111
Mora to the country lea she 1611. I dill out hear eon say a hest. ; 1 w?s before the carriage, and die snit kin's, Iwo
any thing of the blunder of the :Magistrates iii Ihresteniiig ! those behind it west. I heard no sound of bugle, taw airy
all the people with their displeasure if they did aortal I order fur iiissing;gerea at Murray's.
tiee meeting, although they had previously declared it illegal. i lievexentineleby.Mr. SCARLET? -.1 Reid 10. Blakeley, sail
John Chadwick examiued by Mr. SC-ART./AV.-1 ama . then •roseed she fields to White Moss. The nearest tutu.
shoe maker at Manchester. I went to Hardwick-green to :. Peke toed to the Moss is a mile and a half theism!. The
meet Mr. flout on the Otis of Attests.. Julsewun, Sir C. j • siewrest village Is Blaketry, which I. a mile off. There were
At...lst:re, Parson Ilarrisun, and sloorhotime were with him. ! Doter stunt lads 'who mare-lied before the carriage of Mr.
'flier came iota the town alit nded by nearly three hundred 1 /hunt. I saw them in Ashton-lane.
people. The crowd kept iucreasing as they advanced. Oa The pleural calling the weeding of the gib of Augnst, in
coming into slatichester, Mr. Hoist said to those near hie order to euusider of the best means of olotaiitisig a radical
ig, . Shout, shout, about!" The people obeyed, and i reform in the Mimeo( Commune wee then pest its
ilie Mooting was repealed staid they reached The Otrerrer ! Me. HUNT ohjerted to it as evidence, miles,. it could be
Office, where they halted. Mr. Hunt whirled his hat, . elerwo that helead beets a party in its being published.
and every lime he did so, that shout• were repeated. He ; Mr. Justice Mayeey said the pamphlet bad not yet beat
made a speech opposite Johnson's, at •Shiele-hill. When I roe. 41.
lie seached Dyer e Croft he made "other *perch.- I James Merrily examined by Mr. Serjeant ilet.eoce. I
I braid him tell the people to come on nue side, and ; live al Mem beater. I know Mr. Shaserrusa ; 1 went wills
he srtot!il WI them hie errand to Manchester. He said • him tto the night of the letb %wrest Mr. Rymer and his
he was invited to attend a Manchester Meeting, by the t: sots were with us. We went to White Mom We left Man-
Manchester Reform Cuiamittee, and that be and Isis gig ! cheater uu purpose to go there, tad reached it by tley-light.
sled his political Bolt (Isis hearse) bad set oat together. ; Heating susue-remanis sear us shooting and lialkeniug. we
At Coventry he saw TIN Courier, which said, that IN demi I lay &on Su wryestt oar being seen. We then gist to the Muss
not *hew his face in Mauchester, ar if he did, they would I where the men were drilling, there might be two or 890
snake him smell gist:powder. He went ou to state, OA at ! of them. The plot of ground ass square. They erre in
/Bullock's 3miihey he saw the proclamation of the Manche 'ti r : squads, and there was a drill serjeatit at the head or emit of
Magistrates, preventing she meeting. lie added, 11141 he 1 every squad. They were marching when I went up. 1 heard
would hare The Courier know he was isot afraid of goo. j the woods .6 march," •• wheel," sad " halt." It appeared
powder. After booing he should aye theStockpurt people , like • ramp, the men obeyed the ureters given to them. 1
at the nweisag of the 16.15, he told them all so; go iensentlicr she words " .y.• right," " dress," and " for-
borne. He told the Stockport people be hoped they • went" I was close amongst Item 111 t the left heed. The first
could bring as nmy of their seigbleours as theycould to the words said to me were by a drill serjeani, who bid me fall its.
',toeing of the 16th. I know White Moss; It is five miles . 1 knew she elan, los name was Csterall. I said I thought
1'4.111 Manchester. I set out for it about 14 o'clock on the I 1 would fall its neon. l'he different serjesu's began to shitt
meld of Saterday the 14th 4.f Miens'. I got there he.. • their Moliill and look steadfastly. I did nut Lice their looks,
lore daylight, and hosed several persons asiiembleal to. and thought °relating my ground, when •I beard a cry of
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g. thee. Myself and a friend went three out of turmoil.", as " Rey," it ran sI the lines, and I heard she words, "mill
we heard there van to be hoisting there. The crowd kept I thous, cl—n them, mill slit m;" I then heard 41 cry of" they
increasing from all directions. On • horn being blown they • [ are eunelaides ;" suet the mergence to that wag, ".I—le
fell into ranks like soldiers; they said it was a signet to ; them, usartler them" I muted tilLand so did ehawerues,
Ahem to fall in. I did not fall in at first. 1 hail %weer . lost we "me followed by eighty so- ninety taco. They over-
threw there before. The people (non the different neigh. ; took elsAweruse, brat him, sod hum-kid liiin iii the ditch.,
Lowing towns fell Woo different computer*, and had thew ! 11/. 111/11? Imre submitted elms this 14,,1s mil evidence.
separate leaders. They matched uhoet, amt wheal the or. ! This was proof of an assault fur ninth men had hoe con-
ifers to ere were given, they dapped their hands. The words . sided and vanished.
e• Make ready," " Preeesit, ii Fire," were regularly given, as ; Mr. SCARLET? Ciilll/041/11 that he hail a right to examine
it is to soldiers. : About six o'clock they all joimil iii a . this wilite.s His 4.1..i.ci was Su chew the e•uunexuai lie.
body, and then they made me sod all the other speeteturs 1 tweets the teen at While Moss snit those /Wend+ 11 oil the
is with them. I did sot know any of them by ratan. 1 'i URA Auguat. The charge lig:tilts' the accused was that of
sae Mersey there. 1 emissipirisig to disturb the King's peace. Now the conduct
Mr. flout objected to this evidence. The sinless had • of these alsesubled at White Hose--
sworn that he knew mine of these people. Mr. 1111111 said, that by felt as fully as slay oar the gross.
Mr. Scsiterge said he would abew that 'omen( these peo. mess mail illegality of the conduct of those persona at •W bite
pie had attemied Mr. limit. ' flows ; hut ne hoped the Ono, would not implicate him
Hr. Hunt ea* it matteird sot utiles' same of those per. and hie ft•llow.4l, readmits its it, iipun such mown)y as that
ors were moot* the *ceased. I isle. sly given.
Mr. ECEILLETT said, he hoped Mr. Hunt would not he al. firs Justice flaart,rw exit', the only question was, whether
lowed to distorts the proeeeditigs of the Court. those aura/bled um the 14th had slot intended to give thew,
Mr. Justice Revelry-Mr. Hunt has a right to lake the k memolded on the 16th duo superiority which mildewy trine-
ohjeetton, And lam doubting whether this is evidence...." ; lug Ely,,, and if ine, whether it Is 1101 rock-Dee to slew the
( Übe 'illness was sent oat.) I intention of the parties to assembling ?
Mr. SCARLETT said be was about to shew, that some of
I fir. Murry's etolutioalioutootioned.--Frost VI lo3Omeli
these persons who were training, and who assaulted Murray, i
fHO ell' seal overt kme 1111 vb e• to twat miss wills
had 'mewled the- sueetiog of the 16111, and had ids., rhea red i
sticks
and kick Inc" . .• . "•
with b.; an r ...__.
one nova vioieselly t WS, fink e tic-alien
4)4.411/Stre Murray's 111111401; he would shew that Mr. Hunt ass 4 ; * ' .
therm 10 give over that that del wet look bite a Reform in
his party kid dune the saute. This he conceived was per. li parhgairns
t, it
wa's, I
said,
very delyereer amethyst from
ram ty tegular.
tbal received by prisoners of war. They oohed use bow we
Mr. hustieelkifeettra-Wlten inn have 'hewn tint any of 1
; would treat them if we took thrm Wile!, to Matichester ?
the persons a the tabltelleas party were at the meeting on !
said we would treat diem as • rirelutiers. and nut murder
the 16th, then it will be evidence; but I think you had better : them. ....; . . 1 • •• ' • •, sh i
i i t'y t nole too beating ow, and one said, • al we
prove that first.
I kill him out mid out and pat him in the pit, or let him zu;" A
Witness eyes stain called in and examined.-1 was at the •
WIN said lee has had enough ,• ateolier, '6 If he has any none
meeting of the 161 h. The first man I saw leading; Me Mtd.
I two
d.c." Tli • them thane'. d, and het a c nsultatiou after
illeites amid Rochdale people uu, was a man I bad seen on I,
I• h our of them •n.keel nit; if I would cu:strit to gas White Moss. wilt a letter which had come from M•nelwes. vy sk.
' on my knees, sod lit vet- he a likes mum n4aite, soil never
ter. I saw him •fter I Imo Murray. The latter si rived !
t
; name Ilse name of the King any more? I said yes; as I con.
about two home after me, awl coMinned there till I anew 4
~,e1,4 •
s al my life was o danger. I fell upon my knees; the
con-
nu ay. After the letter came, the meeting formed into • hull.. I
words I
.Maw !emotion were proposed to me, sad I repeated
low nary, in order to bear the letter fled. The man who •
' them. fury Own 1. t me get up. One man struck me
No Aril it was placed in the crater. The man i.e.," 1 take iin ,t 4, , d 1 ,
leading die Rochdale people 4111 the 1651 e, said the letter : -;:•--.4,-;I:ea„-',o,ubj'; and
cal lis„ whas, esilel. ir
weal
to
Middle-
lied usi signature, and that they would have nothing 10 4111 : ton, - -.---
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I was
uhlisie
with it. lie whom I saw leading the Rochdale
provie
06 ito atir after I got ;to twit I was the next day rensuetal
to Manchester where 1 was confined to my hid. On the
the 16th, was nue of the men alto were commanding the ; day, 1 16114 I hesid the snood of bugle., aud or
people at While Moss; I taw Murray Ilse constable there; i scat
brio-removed to h
aled wadow, I beard.
the cry trf ,414 to_
i here was a cry of 0 a spy, • spy," raise by the people; Mir- ! the -ctowd thou ht near my dour. 1 honked out, and
"1 ,^n a"sfs •"d the people followed 1""•• Ost the 111/16' 1 t the sire, is filled with people. Those in that centre
wrist dhoti! 11 o'clock towards Smedley Cottage, to mortilkle. 1 now
hi t.,,,10 ahtwt six shrewd. The bugle was again
Hunt. There was a great crowd there. The Middleton sail
toststkul mud I heard tbr word " march s" and the party
Itodulate people came by, and I joined theta, tool Vitae with •: a ' slid hiL t• i '
an to alas Very moil. Many of them
them into Maierhester, before he (Mr. H) started. The pro- I moved uuu, -
e
had sticks. .They had several Bags anal liaison's with the in.
ple marched 111 rows, but did not appear to have any ofbcers
-Those who marched iii lint amounted to lietweeu
air cwsimaudess. I returned to Shude.hill, to tweet Mr.
6,000 and 6.oo4eineu Resides 1114.5 e, 1114 re watt • large crowd
Hunt. lea* hint all an epee topped chaise. 1 ses Jettisseon ; •
of torn mot women • I could nut, identify any of fluent ;
and Knielit and Cathie with him; there were many hundred '. . '
I was losable to gn out that Jay. This was almost eleven
persons assembled. They teat on into tows, but they dill out
I op'elack, About 1 o'clock anoitter crowd of Well
smirch its ranks. At Johnson's sheep they halted, mid guise i
tut
e.
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,There women'
11 Wren, came past my 11011%e.
a .1111.1 i ; :it the Exchange they •1110 eliouted-51array's house la. .
I- 1. I saw Mr. Hunt and Mr. Johnson, and I ilea
is it Withey Grove. When the crowd came by it, they ; Irotallee_lm w"K"
IL 1 qii mil tutus it stopped at my dual, but
hissed as loud as they could. I did abt go into the field 1 it pen°
11 11/011M1 ter, sluw. Thc whit of the crowd . Waved awl
with the crowd, but took a short rat, by which II reached it I - .
; poneted al nay windows.
_1 thiukdbuse in the carriage. toadied
before theta. I saw tbe carriage of Mr. Hunt arrive.
111 116/ house. t
Croes.examinell by Mc Howle-I live et No. 30, Miller. I 41.0 a maatat;„ from the jef1ee).....1 am sure they looked
street, Manchester; I have lived llsere;oine years. I work '4 ale ass 31,,e, pawl I iitialt those its the carriage were
a little foe myself. I know you are Bust ; wheel re bill ' staniting There were near 41.000 persons, many of whose
the people sheet I did lint j • tltem• I went "'lin* mere I were weakeit aid children. The road lawn Smedley Cottage.
curiosity, and nothing elec. Istaid Mil all the Wight I Wantdoes not rims pain soy house 4 by going that way they wrist
In White Muss- ' the man who weal with eae•io messed Will. Now 600 y„4s o„, of the say.
hint; I (10 not know his other itawiere divans/ all I Law at , Cgq.s.exaseaaed by elr. iiout.-1 am not employed by
15 kite Moss. 1 Dever told their wiser 'erg me here the Pulice ;lam A confecituuer ;lam • district constable,
that shutter permit bad beer with mead While Mum. I leave 4 mew in by goo jungiownie, I wens is While Was in eon.
fiequetatly talked over Nee matter' with the MIEN who went margetrye of Abardarimet„fake of (1,41 eaaairys as well ma of
with sne. Ido not kettle where be lives. The sevey•l have told my family and myself. I went 4tf owl urn flee will. cis told
bete has bees toiseeteloserris writing by Mr. Milne; hemmer inwrid„ p, ."4 ht.,aaald sae „ ilia had hided of 4.ining. H.
asked me whether mspi.stationitad beets wit me. I weal to believed hasplii Nadia. ..1, gm reethiso fur usydruuble from(
how of my own wooed be wpm& the haute 1 went to him amilittkoct: ;limp Vie li aebae,4,ooo; be obi erwabderi
last lharid•Y• 1 dna west to I.l* heat "et time at Peterlisur mai & goi alma of it to poi my el4;sioe's bill,