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there to erlt their Lordship far pity et numibiseva•
lion, but for justice only.
The Arroamer.Geosaat, addreeseed the Caen
in an mhle speech, which we regret nor halite will
not allow ns to give at any length. lie contended
that so far from the offence of which the Defendants
had been convicted being a slight ease„ it was only
falling short by n,t iottensible step of the very high-
est crime km-,wii tr, the laws. Ile contended that
the affidavits of the Defendants now put in, and
their cwiduct also, was so far from being in et-
trout,. t hat they were both high aggrava-
tions of their misdeeds : he said that tin persons
who the array and order of that " tremen-
-111111..' 111,r.iiiro as the Defendaut Hunt had
term-. 1 it, but must be satisfied they had net
it, got with a view of actual immediate violence,
yet of exhibiting such an appearance of their
strength as would intimidate and overawe the con-
stituted authorities. In allusion to what the defeiods
ant Hunt had raid of the inscertsitety of the
law out the subject, previous to the passtity; of
the last AO., he said there never was a time at
which meetings of that nature were not illegal:
the indictment wits not framed on any particular
statute, but on the common law of the land. The
Learned G.-lineman then adverted to fliatit'saffida-
Vit.'. in which he swears to have no knowledge of the
re-P.41160ns which were to be put, awl asked if it was
credible ghat a wit' should go that distance to address
it meeting of 60,000 persons as a deliberative body.
Ile contended that, if the defendants had sustained
any personal hardships they had brought them on
thern.elves. lie disclaimed any personal feeling,
but, in pur*lta ore or his duty to the public. lie
culled for the judgment of the Court on an offence
which, though only called a misdemeanor, was •
misdemeanor of the highest and molt aggravated
iia ti re.

Mr. Scaut.mr would not have now ris-n, if it
had not been fur some personal remarks which
kid fallen from Mr. Hunt, who seemed to think
that he had been selected by his Learned Friend,
the Attorney-General, from motives of which he
was very sure his Learned Friend was incapable,
a• he shouid have deemed them the highest insult
to himself. Their Lordships knew, that it arra from
his particular situation on thatcircuit,and the absence
of soother Learned Gentleman, which occasioned
Lie being appointed to that duty. Mr. Hunt seem-
ed to think that he had some feeling of personal
resentment towards him, but he could answer him
that he was totally mistaken ; be never had sod
never could have any such towards any Defendant
brought before that Court for punishment. The
Learned Gentleman then proceeded to comment on
the address of Mr. Hunt and the other Defendants,
which lie agreed with his Learned Friend in
thinking en aggravation of their office. If he s3id
Mr. Hunt really went down to Manchester with-
out knowing any thing► of the nature of the resolu-
tions to be proposed, which he had sworn he had,
then he was the greatest meeting-monger he had
ever met with.

Serjeant CROSS made a few observations on the
defence now set up by the affidasits,:aid that which
was offered at the trial, and contended, that by the
manner in which such meetings were got up, the
public were grossly imposed upon.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY, in passing sentence, went
through the whole of the evidence and affidavits,
iind commented on the whole as he went on. It was
he said, a very painful part of the duty of that
Court to pass asentence, by which the liberty of any
subject should he abridged ; but in conformity to
the duty which they owed to the public, they must
now act in discharge of it.
The sentence of the Court was, that Henri,
Hunt should be imprisonedi in Ilchester Rao, two
years and six months, and afterwards enter into
recognizinces for five years, himself nr 1,0001. and
too sureties in 500/. each. Johh•on, Ilea ly, and
Bamford, to be imprisoned one year in Lincoln
Castle, and nfteroarils give similar sureties; each
for himself 2004. sad severally two sureties in 1001.
each ; and is the mean time to he committed to
the custody of the Marshal of the King's Deficit.
Knight was not called up for juegment.
Mr. Hunt asked if it was to be solitary con-
finement ?

Mr. Justice BATLEY informed him the Court
had not given any such order. ►►is confinement
was to he with es few privations as the due execution
of the sentence would allow.

The Wend:into then bowed to the Court, end
withdrew in the custody of the tipstaffs, who lied
hackney-enaclies in wasting. _in which they were
conveyed to the Hinge Bench Prison. The es.
sembled crowd cheered Hunt loudly as he passed
through the 11311.
THE KING V. SIR CHARLES WOESEI.EY, BARONET,