The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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111 cm be be Grin sal attady% ha bads traicemani's wan
on. II Gs had meld nay thins teeasonable or winless', I
saaiil•l bare, as• a special constaiste, nodal it. 1 will not
os ear skit he did lint recommend peace or order. tiAw
isa act of violence committed-by soy body in the crowd opus
the coirot.siskot. 11 heft you came they shouted, mad yoq
seemed 011 merry together. Saxton was these hilt all boor
before rots. Tots said they must lee quiet, if toil, to pull
t!u of down and keep Vicar quire. 1 did not heir you t. II the
people to pull the soldiers down and keep them dawn. I
travel yam aay nerlaug so NOW, or wicked.
Crweeeexemined by 111e.i1a..-astow mod Mr 1101.1 t —Nothing
tnrtr,ial erien•pireil, (leered that he did not ore Moisrlsoit.e
no the bomings. though he did Sexton, before Mr ilnot
came. Sexton M 468 reporter to a newspaper, hot lie could
tort recollect •bether he saw him with a pen stud ink.
Mr. II FALT—Did you or did you not tell one, the words
• before, that if I anemic.' that meeting you would lake sae
'rat.. en.bety ?..-1 did not.
Q. Did you or slid you ant say to one of your CIIMOM4II3,
ti. it when yow as+ me an the bust toga you marked isie down
for your hotel'—A. I slid nut , but 1 was over neer wheat 1
lived' at th it time, lad Iraq called where you were—this was
...s the 8:11 August, and lee know epe very well, my L. rd,
11/ I once to. k bun up to Lord Sidiustetlem care. Ile asked
" Tuts knee Sot Another WIlf1:111i for tar, Mills!”—No,
a. 11.1 I, I have not. Thea, said he, sit duwu stud take some.
thing with sm. We then talked over our travels tether
a leen we were is London.
Qntry Routes, examined —I live in London, bu: was 81
M*athesteroo ilso 14111 Augnst, to lake notes for a !uncial*
Paper. I west to St. lit•lrell arra at haltpast II o'clock,
nail saw different parties marclalut tutu the arcs ; as they roe
tared they se. fined be be cintlacteil by persons who had tiro
,-,,,maauel of them ; f PAW Isiumers; 1 cannot say I
saaw a etagere painted on a flog, hat one of the flag-polies hail
the resershlsoce of a dagger surmounting it, mud 1 think
printed red. There were a great body of eunatablea turned
r, oat the Mistiogs tuwaiels Ituxtun's house. 1 slid not ob.
•••ree the hustings removed from its or igioal position. Be.
t :re Sir. limit arrived I saw M.. Janes exhort the meeting
1;4 he peaceable, and he said the Committee had, on the
'Wanda, previous,' ordered the people to **amble routed
huelings at six yards distance, and to luck themselves
sum in srn,iu order that they might nut be broken in upon
TileSe WI re lad the precis' words, but to that effect. I was
t'i.at about six or seven yards behind the Mamma% which
were at that time preparing. I beard Mr. Wilde speak
ea Coe same effect as Junes. A Sir. Swift addiessed the
su•wiireg at greater length than the oilier two, au I obtained a
better hearing. All this wees before Mr. Hoot arrived. Swift
e•hart. el the meeting to be peaceable omit tbe arrival of their
Cireruesn, and not to give their enemies any upportutity
,stag that power which he knew they were on the
altrt Its do. " ily tbis meows," said he "we shall prove
CI them that we are mot mad as they call us ; if we
are mad, it is the must pleasant insensibility I ever felt
to my "As I found myself getting nearer the his.
Oar, I thought it advisable to put up my pencil and piper.
It was find among the constables. but was afterwards placed
about the middle of she circles which encompassed the hose
ungs. nitre were about 11 sir 12 such circles, and its one
• tbem 1 Was locked by p. mots at each side of me. At (bat
time it was utterly impossible for any man to force his
way theneigh that trowel %Then Mr. Haut arrived, there ap-
peared ire be • falling back to make way for him. I saw him
swead the hominga, and Mr. Moorboure in the coach. A
female carried a lag on the box of the coach. I heard Sir.
Hunt address the meeting, the people standing aoritly maces-
rsed dating his address My hat vile ON nod SO bad many
on the frost rows; my band: were co locked that 1 could out
eft as its hut. Mr. Host commenced ley entreating silence,
and by ',min that they abuolit avoid the cuiefusiou of &hog
attract IiVeMMMIV44, as such s call only led to greater noise.
lie Mao said, " if any body atte.upts to create a disturbance
with a view to interrupt the procceilina,•, 1 hope 111,1t1C one
mall be found to have courage enough to put them down,
quiet them, and keep them down." On this some mai) b. loud
me mid. hot is. as not to be heard us, the hustings, " Why,
thst's kitbag them." lam sure Mr. Hunt did nut hear it.
Aft. r some prefatory observations, thanking them for the
Lamar they hail Jessie him, he said id was unuecessary fur him
.4 abode to the proceedings respecting the last intended meet.
eNandaildedo lia t the Magisteates had thought they gained a
a story to stoppiug it, instead of which it bad caused a
derisive meeting on that occasion. He then adverted les
moor ifitteards, signed, as -be said, by Jaek Long sad rota
Akar!, or same such insignificant persons. litterruptiou
en,oril from the appearance of the yeomanry, on shorn
all ryes were directed, as they came down towards Mr. Run.
ton's hisosar, where they felrlAillegl fur a f.:vr moments. I then
Leant Me Huai say, " stand firm, my friends, they are in
virarder already, give them three cheers." I won't astir then,
vit re leis words exactly, bat they were their import. Mr.
flout art the example, and a contused cheering followed.
'jaw yeomanry then advanced, I was pushed back with the
• ; I saw them advance to the hustings and the people
rhea 1.4141 411 ; I never saw such a meeting any where ; I mitt
es:telly 11113(1113111ilA with SI lIICII/ster ; my judgement of the
':molar is r.taicely to he depended upon, but 1 think there
err 69,11.10 person* present ; they svemrd etuui nod eih!rtic
men, of the lower murders of society, aunts as labourers. • I
'intik sorb I meeting was calculated to creels must serious
alarm in ihe town.

tloAtnnienee ; nobody threatened 10 lake My koosi coat wfr
my hick ; I was certainly alarmed.
Q. Ilussr came you to omit **the patting down and keep.
lug demo" to yemr wreissent that you went up?—.4l. Because
I wrote the reilllert is a private room ; the meowed I god out
ot the crowd, sail without reading it over sent it IA! an express
to town; I afterwards pelted down snore particulars. uti re.
freebies( my recollection, and then I remembered that pa.
sage in your 'poi eh, as well so another, which I dill put
know I emitted nun! the Paper reached Manchester. It
is nut my practice to omit material and hominid tri.
vial p • a. I did recollect the runiasion berme I saw
any otter paper, and corrected it the very slay of the
meeting. I morel. sent tip to have it earl mica, as I had (Ober
things of more COll/1(11111C1ICI! 111 /111fT111 to. II evriairely never
struck n.e that by making the oberevation, " keep Ibren
dowel," Eke. yon meant So pot any body to death. I clelons
report isi ("orris of Just**. There were no indite, y ill vie w
worn you mid a keep them down," i.e.; it was when you
spoke so she people at the hack of the lotstilles• 1 "111,141r1
near you at the lime, and did not see yon print to any. true,
Q. Then those oho have said, " I pointed to the soldiers
au I said, there ale your enrolees, pot 'hem down," &c &et
arc not veer, et ?—d. Certainly oat, according to my re-
collection. I have not gut my original notes, tl gh I knew
for what I was coming here. The notes I took on the field
I lost sin the same day its Mr. Petty's Itakelt, the solicitor,
at Mandirster I made Ike greatest inerriries idler
them stielsont rIT cl. I hive teat Immo:lit down my
mouseseeipl repot Is to tire paper: they may he. best tar
I never 11.11 V 111.10 since they remit I refreshed my memory
from the areituot in the papers which I bold iu my bawl.—
Though (lore is. a verbal iliff:rence between parts of the
written and Ilse printed aressiiiet, yet there is no alteration
of any emitter of fact. I did not hew you exhort the IWO..
pie to any se I whirls bad • tendeory to lead them to violence
•nri di.oirder.
Mr. Most (bolding in his band n number of The Newt
Tinter of the 10th of Avow) -Look, Nis, at nhr early past
of the repo. t in thin pain it yours ? -.A. Yeti, I etude it,
The pat agraph referred to stated the arrival of Mr Iluut
and ethers of the hustings, 111 a coach % stamozipanirel by
"Tye,'" in the roach.
Q Is that true? seAt I cannot swear to it, I was told
Tyaa was suite.
Q Did you not know Trial—A. No, I wait also told
Sisson was than, I received my information on the field as
well as I could; I dem% recollect seeing Saxton in die fieler.
II r. lions —ls Ibis posemoe, in o hick you speak of a Lady
who was on the box of the roach as " a profligate duia-
sort" your writing ?—A 11 is.
Q. V. here did you get that information?—A. I received
it front illlllle person whit told nie who were, the parties, for 1
did not know any of num myself. I called her a profligate
Amazon, became I thonght lire eppeorance in the to enuer
soil place where I 1441 V her, jotters...l the oleervation. I never
saw a Lady prescut colones at the bead of a regiment. '
Mr. limit rra.l sin from The New Timm report—'r The
"oldie's advanced, and suriontided she busting', when 3lr.
Maio, wills the utmost resolution, acis-d bold of Johsou
first, and then of limit, and afterwards Of 1 others,
about 11C 11111111,1 to Ills aS•ii1111111, :11111 the latter earned
them immediately to the Now II silty The !minters were
the next objects to which the prilicemfficers directed their
atomism). And a jilt very little resistance they got possessioo
of the whole iit them. The scene that now ensued was truly
awful ! The stooks of women, and she groins of men, were
to be 'trout at /4101 C 111111111 CC. 1:11Cry person who attended
out of curiosity. finding his personal sorely at risk, nosier.
dial ly 4ieds and Wiwi*, was then the boomed courage of dome
mad-beaded ll...formers? They were seen retreating lib all
directions with the to 44444 /11 store!. The crush was so great
in one pail or the field, that is knocked clown some out-
buildinve at the end of a row of booties, on which were at
least 20 or 30 persons, with an immense crash. As I was
(-relied along by the crowd, I saw several almost buried ist
the ruins. others, in their anxiety to escape, bad beeu
trampled no by the popular many of them to death. A
keine( of saute qui pcul aprared now to Gill the mind of
every burly, rod she dreadful result is nut yet known."
Mr Hunt.— What do you mean by sax caps of Jacobi.
'slam?—A. 'floor Were red caps of Liberty, with " Henry
Hunt, Esq." ors them. It was the colour and flee shape,
out the loseriynou, wlikis gave are this notion of them. I
have not exainiiird this castle, our been struck with the
cap and pole surmounting it. I did see several people
hurt near Otte out knew by the pressure of the rums. I
saw nobody cut while I was there. The groan. prom edrd
from She pieersesre of the crowd polio; away from slit- held.
I know as wi II as you Ilse held alol out attack them. I pie-
some they were euJ.arooriug to get away 011 the appe.r.
once of the swirlier', and not from any am dune them by he
soldiers c.rtainly. I escaped amid the pressure of the
crowd; 13.1 one attacked me, uttoue cot at me with a steroid,
au our cut my hat with a mold. osier did 1 ever tell studs a
thing to any our, I had au constable's staff that day,no
mid I paved nry.clf from • hluw of • sword by holding up
• comitable's stag' on Ike day of the 10111 Angulo, I uever
said such a sl.iag so ensy brother reviler, our shat a yeoman
I who struck at use exclaimed, "il—ei you, why did yule out
strew that staff before ;" I have certainly told people that
I was contra here as • evilness fur the prosecution, and
might have said " against Ilwist," but I rem said I would
do for him in the Vision:on

Cruss.eitautined I.y ltIr• ffaittox.—l came down as a Mr. Haut sg.iu reed era front the report.
ilepurter fm • Ilmioton Paper, and was on the field at " Had it Slut taro for the interference of Nadirs, the De.
eictreck. Joust was assislthr in putting tip the londloge; ; poly Csinstable, whom these mess hare patio:trimly cal•tni.
I skru't know that he is a malwright ;he exhorted them to niated, it is remain that Deed would tom novr have b. to
hr p.serratitr. The numbers gradually amounted to 60,000. wore, for Ilse military were determined to rut him to ?Me...."
Ifeilid nut know whether it was usual to have some battier ! Q Who toll yon skits?—A. I cannot rerua.it uow, but
at public aneetinga, to prevent the crowd from pressing tin I was told it by someMeily between the inclose.; and twelve at
she hustings; it was a nee ** s** y and safe measure, per. might. Ido out srculeet by whom, it was an occurrence
hips, ot it might be so to form this barrier themselves by whisk I beard. owl as it struck me to be • Co., aide e'reant-
mato,: arms, so as that a little space should Ise kept dance I oseutimsed it, though I cannot think it was likely to
:maim's to hear. And this was accunipauied by an be tree.
shot ha ion to be peaceable. Q came you to huger, " it is certain," when you say
you did not believe it to be true?—A. I did awl think it pot-
samined by Mr. Hoer-1 heard Jones and Swift
slide, yet bavitig heard it, felt it riAht mention it, as it
a.l.l,ess limn the hustings, but to my recollection nuhody
wt.• related to me, sod I certainly wrote "it is ccrtaiu,"
rise !refine Mr flout came. I was within six yards JR ihr
merely slather what had been cousneonicated to me. am
and if any body else came up to speak from the
employed by the Propro• tors a the New Tildes, the only one
:.u..1 was cheered, I most I think have heard ilwin. a he .
I know is Dr. Stioldart ; hr is uu relation of untie.
But shut possibly it might have occurred, as there were pre. ,
a :le in
I know when w le that account, that you had
Leiner} matters to which I did not pay much attention.
bd.
ter nd upon an indictment zi.esitist that Paper for an al-
Those whom I have ',motioned spoke nearly to the same .
f kbri. 'rating!. I knew you were proceeding for some
" Ile et rrpeateilly, and it is very likely that others may have libel I did know it fur. I
was weight prop t• to assassins.*
done the same. I think I shoal.' have certainly noticed
Yon' did out write want you call a libel. I kitties nothing
Sastua he spoke and was cheered—it must have attracted hbeet
It
toy ait• til ion. I can't lionever conclude that be did not I
I uni yon not know that John Teas, instead of being a.
spesk, far the observations of the speakers were to the Banta sa
I delsaquest, was hke youraelf, Loolloti Reporter ?—A. leo,
. sod as they were all strati:els to nee, I could not
Inever at that time saw hum until the Manchester meeting.
• say whit did or who dill not. If Swann did come for. lt Hunt further—" The yeomanry were sap--
mi. root mom
tad au.l.peak, I ilituk !moat almost of necessity have
• ported Its the 34 floss.ars. Among thil spoils, °pima Clay
lam. I don't recollect Saxton ton the !lustier", but •
„ikun,d , , • •
sixteen morn, with se...inha. aa.
speak positively, as all the persons there at the time Pay. are
.
I scriptions, nod fox caps of J.ieohu•trut. At the moment
wry; etesogers to me. when Dont seised there could out have been
aememonined by Mr. Hind—Th. Papers I hold in my fewer than fifty thousand per on the ground --
it and are two of The Nero Times, containing my account* of . The loyal inhalnlatits of Manclie,ter, and loyal they ccrtsioly
the lianotirttaii at planehester, which are the same as I have are, felt Ilicnotelves imperatively called upon to rescue the
e.'thelly civet' in Coati. 1 was anti 110" es Reporter to 1 town from the 'Motto rest on it by the toleration of these
The Net; Timer. The arCUIIIII• ill these Papers We caul per. i rueetious. It is solely from such feelings that they have
;vows exactly the same as I sent—that is, vet ImPy so, fur they wird, owl in .0 they have certainly set an admirable
• rte drawn up in a hurry, *ll,l:nay require verbal correct' .i e wimple to Ilse r in at 1.0 tn. ; for thuogli it II trol
It to nut ostral 10 alter the tenor of toy reports ; but hasty 1 • very Inch &ere, they inie conducted„„ Ibis
verbal iisaccuracice msy be cure anal. I hare n•. other or. uuhapey OCCIII/11.1111 with the greatest temperance and erode.
.< to ;ration 111411 that ola reporter on Tee Nem Tio•er, :mil an ms„,„.••
or. .... al correspondent fur soot. country Mille lie then tut rail to a leading article the same paper,
al ‘11,.11.1•91tr, I was frequently at the police.ollice to robin ' which stated, that tl.e wretch" who .ran furs. lio the
Inforinstion or passing occurrences. I know 31e. Nadia. sneering ellsrig,rl countenance, snit that hits.* of malice"
did not communicate any information to the police-office, gave way to a pallid nail sallow hue.
as well as receive it from thence. 1 merely reported for I (.1 Is that your writing?—A. It is oat.
the piper I have mentioned. I wan never employed by the (.1 By clams was it written don't know.
S elicitors to the Treasury; 1 never am Mr. Mauls until a Q Is it /roe ?—A. It is true that you looked pale at the
ago; I never was at Halifax except pawing through oi approach „r for military.
my way here. I imiit no communication of the Manchester Q. And that my lips quivered ?-1I have nothing to do
t.u•tties* to any other Landon Paper than The New Timer. , wish the garnishing of it; you certainly looked pale, as I
'Whit appeared in that newspaper was from my pea. 'She I bare. meationed.
co tttttt animations which I moil were of isccurenemo modem toy Q. Warr not the shrieks of the women and the groans or
eye. I believe there was a letter rent to the paper from Man- the tarn calcultltti in Ronal the stoutest heart?—A. I heard
cheater, Ind from whom I did not know. 1 never told any no shrieks at that time, nor until afterwards.
one that my report was reade from what 1 he" On I Q Yon saw woe make no resistance to the constable's
the spot from slier Loodun reporters. That was rut the man; it was an instant surrender?—A. I saw yaw make no
("I; as I was locked in among the penpk. resislawee, but it was rather a "leisure slum a sorrender.
Mr. meat, hemll 00 high-bread a Gentleman, I think it was Nadia who scizerl p.m. I heard no glues-
'll•"' been curiously situated &mon:: the lower oedor'• Did *ion pot by you to the ettlicer of cavalry I saw Niselin take
for get soy Aims Nopleassot is the crowd?-1 felt so to- Juhesua off the kostinr by the leg, soil it appeared to me

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