The National Register.
London, England, 1819-09-13 00:00:00

SEPT. IS.

ope you will treat us in the same manner, knowing that we
.sre here in the rertormance of our ptokssional duty as you
yoursdt
Battye—Oh! them that can't turn can't spin
Harmer— I'llat is a very dia.-mica!
eip.e.auu

Ilattyt•—lts very well underood in I.ancaare
Jury.nan rethe Gentlemen of the Jury utolied that an
adjournmen shall take
Another Jurynt n—This is a Coroner's Inquest, and I
think the Coroner competent to adjourn it.
Eattye—l du adjourn at.
DClllittla reque,ted him to record the adjnumment.
Eattye—Wall you keep questioning me here all night ? I
Gwll du as I like.

Harmer—lt k necessary, Sir, that the adjournment should
be recorded. in order that we may know when to attend,
soil that no investigation may take place in our absence
Battye—What ! du you 'look us so mean here? That's a
very ungentlemsuilike observation
1 riner-1 will not say what I think, but I have said no
thing ungentlemaid ke.
A luarmart, addressing himself to Mr. Bettye. observed,
1 must take lea.* to say, Sir, that you have shown yourself
very irritable upon this occasion. and that you have made
offensive observations to these Geatlemeo, which 1 have
heard with pain,

Ilattye—W hat's that to you; if you thought me what you
say, you shtitild.vvait, and say solo me in private.
The Court tiara broke up
I have been thus mime in de ailing the particulars of this
preliminary to au !threat, in older that you should under-
stated the character of the system w !skit prevails here and
the &set iption of persons selected to administer that system
it was quite evident to me, even before his confessioth that
this C4lfllber 1..1C1 IC Was sent to hold the Inquest, and actually
intended to du • • until be SOW the witnesses Comment to the
Court by the profe•sumal Oeutlenteo, who attended with •
view to plebe this estratirdiaary affair to the 'arum. It
was calculat u that thtsflike t••e other lopiests which •,a,le
taken place upon the vretimvat Peter's•field, might be ma-
11roci.1 slyly and snugly, whitout the intervention ut any per
suns determined to ascertain the whole truth, and t oat a
verdict tit • accidental death or death from the p. assure of
a crowd," would be the result , but the colculation was
found to be erroneous Up•ot the ap _;earatice of those who.
chappoittted this calculation. Mr. Ilatle was quite coo
founded, arm .that cuutusiou was utandera in every cep of
his prog east.
Atter the Court 'mike tip at Oldham yesterday, applica-
tion was Meade to Mr Battve for summonses to compel the
attendau:e of witnesses on the adjourned Inquest, which
surn,nutues Me. U promised to send by this mirning's post;
but none art isiog, Mr. I/robust applied for them this day to
?eh% Milne. the Coroner here, wit.. is to attend o nrirro or at
thdbarn, in the place of Mr. Prtren, the proper Coroner of
that district, snould the latter not arrive from 1.-“ara.ter but
was told by Mr Maar that there was no occaskm :o take
over any Withrow*, as he should merely rev.vea, the :my,
and their adjourn the Inquest,- prooably for a fortnight.
Lill it seems hi comemplati, bb to postpone this Intjaest
mail Mr biormer snail stave pro ceded to lamd,re. and Mr.
Denison to Livertioul; aid it se supposed that tin res dent
Attorney wou u stare to undertake au iu•e•Cgation so disa-
,..;tve due to the Nl.lallarater.

Mr limit 1JC4144' et 'meted to arrive here this day at twelve
.he toad oriwe n this and 11.10.1 W. 44 :ovally
VIJNIIed Iron% an tail/ hum. in .be monung Abdul Vile
k Mr blunt ente.td..toa IthWil in a carriage dt •ivir by
the people He wa.atcttutp.ut.d by Meer t Jub..on' rdtair
Lottve, and the other ...roam ,eti ham nom tofor the
‘Juipiiacy the ca ridge W 4. preceded by a nod insde of
people marching biz a breast, p SW 1 unacratand hey
...id to their prixevaiiin ar Mier. field. Ihe procot•vord
paned through the principal vtret 14 ill its Way to Smedley
Cottage, but tin the arrival of the carriage at the F.actuatige
toe procewiiiii •.tapped.4ll4l M. 111/111 addrewini. the muki •
Id& ** It has been wittal for u. on former occavionv to
givf the Gmtlealtn of ;11;4 place time.: cheer, but I thiiik it
A,. ill be now more appropriate to give the Yeomen of the
town three groans for the -- they have committed.'
The groat'. were accordingly given and the proceivion teen
prtryed,.d

The cheering of the mutt tude was universal, 'heir enthu-
siasm ot the nod glowing character. These petty a are evi-
slew ly nut to he cuerced, they must be conciliated.
Manclie.tcr, Sept. 10.
'Phis nuwning, awn after 9 o'clock, Mr. Harmer and Mr. 1)e•
ninon left this Mace to attend the intmest which was et he held
adjournment at Oldham. on the body of John Lees, taking
with them four nackney couches, and one stage conch loaded with
s.itnesses, among whom were many men, women. and boys,
who received severe sabre wound.; at the meeting on the Wets
et last month, mai amie of who,e wounds are yet unhesle.l.
The interest which thi. butiness eseittal was so great, that some
thousands were at the town of Oldham to learn the result of the
urocce ings of the inquest on this unfortunate young man; bat
their catio.ity was disappointed by another singular adjournment,
the lurticulAr4.4..hicii ace hereunder detailed :--

thr ti.c lam entering the room, at the iign of the Duke
of York, ut Oloham, they found the Jury jtht .z.seetubled, and
:till.. Milne anti Batty.: there, when the tiJllorriug convermtion
took place

Mr. Harmer, addressing Mr. presume. Sir, you
ar.: the coroner, and tlmt you way now proceed to the inves-

u4!n:loti,

Alr.lne.-1 am a coroner, but not for this place; and as
Mr. Farren, who beioni:s to this tliotrici. it not here, 1 shall
this plum: twin (alluding to Mr. Baum to adjourn the
n.quest far a fortnight.

Mr. liarnier.—Surely, Sir, you cannot be serious in this de-
ferminatimi? thi Wednesday last Al r. 11.ittye positively promised,
ft.at it Air. Farrel, dal nut return by today, that you certainly
ssou'el take the inquisition.
Mr. Nl:lnc.—lt u not my business and I will not take it. I
wdl have no responsibiiiiy on me ; and Alr Battye is not, I
thit.k, sufficiently est crieneed to take it.
Mr. II armer.—This objection may be obviates! by Mr. flattye •
else de, sty to Mr: pseceeeling to bite the evidence in
your in esence, by which he will have the benefit of your assist-
re re aril acvire, and after the evidence hiss been taken, an,
difficulty occurs, the ibqueet n:44, be adjourns! until Mr. FAUTeII
returns.

Mt. Milne.--I will not take the inquest, and shall nth ise Mr.
Itattye nut to proceed in it. I the not theme to voter into mei
threw, explanations; ard, it it as my biggest. I wend no,
allow ruy one to interfcre or take Lines. aril I *V.! road you
an opiniim to show that I should be justiticd in Muth a profteditig.
[Mr. Milne here read ..he opinion of a cotinv.l. Lot rot the
e:.sc submiard to Lint : from Lis answer, however, it nm•earcd,
that a sol eitor attended an inquest on behalf of an accused or
suspected yer.on. and not only icsititi.d on qmstioning the lb it-
nenee. but behaved inuertineatly.l
Mr. Harnitt.—l stiLnrt that IL , case is not at all nmilegous
I attend here on behalf (t the parents et'the der-east dac an accuser,
altd act to dctSzd ; trust I am Morel% of behuvirg