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isMitalltp, I moat have seen there, lint I saw nn suet,
I du sot recollent haring seru any foot-soldier. before the
yeomanry cavalry came upon the pound. It' soy mili-
tary. had appeared, and that you, pointing to them,
said to she people," there are your erten; ii• ;if they lent
you, put them down and keep thrill do. il.•• 1 most hiveheard
of I/; hot I heard tio such thin ; I swear po.itively that
nothing of the hind we- said. The cheers of the crowd to
the tavalry were of 11. e risme kind, _hut if poll:dale loader
than hose on your approach. I heard nu hi,t.itag. )suut
or groaning ; the dicer, would pet vent dim from. Intim
heard by me, if there had been say. The crowd did out
'mire to the military brandishing their cudgels; un the con-
trary, they retreated. Had there bees any sorb this: I
moat have seen it. I she some 111111Tiki Collllll4bira beat in: the
people with their staves. The stoves were held up. This
was after the military had come up to the boatman. The
constables were in the rear. The constables were beating
than who were ru 1111 l I them. Had the people, whet. Ile
military arrived, instead of cheering, Wired, I ted, groeu•
ed, and brandished their cudgels at them, I must have seen
it ; but I saw nu each thing. If there had Nati a general
resistance to the yeomanry on the part of the people, I
must have seen it ; but I did nut see any attempt at re-
sistance,

Examined by Mr. BARROW.-1 am the soil of the late Mr.
Tyas, • very eminent proctor in this city. I know of Moor-
house getting into ihe.carrisge. i recollect his hand having
been hurt by the carriage dour. I du nut know whether ha
gut upon the hustings.
Cross-examined by Mr. Srauhgrr—As the cavalry ad-
vanced the people made way. As the yeomanry advanced
the constables appeared to be striking the people between
the cavalry and them. From the time the cavalry ap-
peared to the period of Mr. Hones t did nut ex-
ceed six or
placed myself under the protection of a constable. I was
taken to the New Bailey. I saw no b,iekhrts ur stones
flying at any time. [Witness here descrhed the ivarrip•
lions upon the differeot flags, as we have already given
them.] The Huron female Reformers hail a flag, ton which
were the words, " Let us die like men and out be
sold like slaves," on one side, and on the other side " Ass-
coal Parliaments and Universal Suffrage." Mr. Hunt
said be would invite me in, were it not that the carriage
was full; but be afterwards took up Moorbuttse. I saw
Carlile in the carriage. I did not then know Carlile, but
have seen him since. I think Knight was also in the car-
riage. I do not recollect passing two military olfleers
after we passed the Star lim. There was every symptom of
popular disapprobation shewn both before the Star •nd the
Police-office. I knew that the Star was the place where
the Magistrates bad their head-quarters. 'The cheering
was loud when the cavalry came. It seemed to me to say,
" We arc come here for a specific purpose, and you shall
not frighten us." It was not a cheer as if to say, " If you
attack us, we will resist." If that be a cheer of defiance,
then it was not a cheer of defiance in that sense, but it was
in another. That is, it teemed to say, " We are here in the
exccutiuu of a legal purpose, and you shall out prevent us
from executing it." I think there were about 80,000 per.
sons present. Many of the persons in the different divisions
had walking sticks. I did not take particular notice of the
Stockport division. I knew nothing of the meeting but
what I learned by public advertisement.
Reaexantined by Mr. Hunt—l wrote part of my report of
the meeting lu the New Bailey, and part in Loudon whets I
got to town. A part of what I had written being stale
when I got to town, waa struck ont, and some observations
reflecting very sisougly on the conduct of the yeuumury
were softened down. I saw no such thing as • flag with •
bloody dagger painted upon it. 11'hen the military appear-
ed, there was a disposition shewn in one part of the crowd
to run away, and your cheer was recommended by you on
that account. I heard you say to some one near you," The
people are footling away—let us give three cheers to re-
assure them." As far as I could discover, there was slot
the slightest attack made by the people. It did not strike
me that the people fell in behind the military to cut off
their retreat, but to avoid the pressure they endured by be-
ing driven on each side; when the military had passed they
weke pressed back to their former places. They merle • sort
of rush, as if driven by the pressure. I did not nut observe
the general flight of the people until after the yeouraury cum-
menced cutting at the flags and the people. I was struck at
while out the hustings twine when the yeomanry came up, and
I made no resistance. Mr. Hunt made no effort to promote
resistance, quite the contrary; all his recumineudations
were pacific. He did not think there was any biasing or
hooting at the military—the people seemed quite orderly ;
but there might have been hissing without his observing the
eircuitistanee.

lu answer to questions from the Learned Judge, he said
he saw 'milling dune by the persons engaged in the meeting
to produce disturbance. At the hooting amid hissing at the
Police 01lice, Mr. Hunt and Mr. Johnson did not interfere.
The hissing in that spot did nut last long. The carriage is
whirli Mr. Hunt was appeared to have the bersea led ;
they certainly gave no orders to stop the buries when
before the Police (ace. Mr. Hunt was coutiuually and very
earnestly exhorting the multitude to remain quite( ; after
the appearance of the military, he entreated them lint
to resist, and begged that if they wanted to take hint they
might be permitted. He said this as the military advanced
to the hustings. He thought that Mr. Johnson did put oat
his hand to prevent the hissing at the Police °nice and at
the Star, but he would not swear positively.
Al half.past six o'clock adjourned until tomorrow.
. .

Several Witnesses remain still 10 be examined. The Trial
is nut expected to terminate before !Saturday or Muuday
next.