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mono, and 'Lord Sidi:moth to the House of '

but it is quite clear, as Lord Nugent Ws. j
observed, with what degree of regard staritAtvidenoa
as this is to be received, which in

only hear-say and not evidence in
nest, comes from persons actually

ton and participators in the guilt,
the statement of Lord Stanley, who,
the grand-jury at Lancaster, and
Lieutenant of the County might

pied to give an accurate and impartial
His Lordship in a speech ofgreat-tandour

sense, did indeed exert every sentiment
friendship could dictate, and every
could su,,*reet, that the case had been
both against soldiers land magistrates,
atcount he had himself received of

But with a •cnse of justice paramoui
consideration he voted fur an enqi
foreman of that grand-jury which

at Lancaster, now votes for Parliament

gation, in the House of Commons, - _ respect
to his statement of the occurrences, which Lord
Castlereagh had greeted as a final-and completo
triumph, he avowed that it was a statement fur-
nished by the Yeomanry themselves. If we had
now time for the discussion, we could show from the
letters even of the magistrates of Manchester, that
it was both their previous intention to arrest Mr-
Huntin the very midst of the meeting, and is em-
ploy, in the first instance, the military for that pur-
pose. On these points, then at least, every Irian
must allow the first to be highly imprudent as well
as unnecessary, and the second a direct vidittirea of
the law and constitution, as nothing buisTiositive
resistance could ever render such a meaaueajustiria.
blc. Englishmen may do wrong, but the sword it'
ucitherthe remedy, nor the punishment siriiuted
for their mistloings. Mr. Hay admits Vat the
Riot Act was only read " in the mean time," whilst
the military were arresting Hunt and iris associates
on the husting,s. The House of Commons has,
however, voted in a very considerable majority
against Mr. Tierney's amendment, but the Question
will not rust there. Other means of yet eliciting
investigation .are not thereby excluded. One hen•
tired and fifty of those, whose names and characters
are nual, if not superior., to any similar number ever

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men might

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disprit,44,
et thisr
sigensblea, sad

of lavisk

1"lhe corps of the Mancbeste, Yeomanry, together with
the regiment of Cheshire Yeomanry, sod a hod of die 15:h
Hussars, botlrof which kid by this tint: contention the 4 cid,
did then charge npun the people in all din Mien., and to *
pia** "leering
great destance4notathe "leeng in consequence of
which-sight persons have nom and not less Owns
400 oe-400 'or Mb litsuostyllt 000 selfering object*
including aft ages, from OS men and women of TS
to young heiyinad girt of id, were gricvusily crushed, tram-
pledapnw, bruised, maimed. or sabred.
" That your petitioners widerstand and believe, and, in.
deed sulik) of them arc, by personal observation, enabled
Natively to mart, that no act whatever, giving to
incarnating the chlracter of a hinuanuons and pintoes awn.
isly, bad, at ibeireerodofthis violent incursion Oftire cavalry.
been committed. .

" -That *Miffing Me right of the Magistrates, in Mit
ezereise of their hest ifisrortluss, to make pruchnoutitut,
corrootanding ithelltortiog to 41Opei.o, your petiliourrs are
induce be believe, that at the tarring of the 16 it it August,
an such pm, I .nintiun was made ; because they staderstasid„
that at none of the inquests held an the bodies of the pennon
'oke lest their lives upon the 0CC1411114 wan any pied of di
being made given, and because Deither themselves nur hay
potion antis wheat they have coaversed again the sattlete
ever heard it.'

Oa the arrival of the Cashmere goata at Mar.
eines, in April last, these annuals avers afflicted
with a disease which carried oft ten or a

Fortunately,at this moment, our eyer-to

countryman, the lute Loud Somerville,
- - -

the Board of Agriculture, passed through
partmeut of the Mouths of the Rhone; Litt,
surgeon, Mr. Timewell, staid parpowly thr
sad had interviews with the Prefect, and
used a plan of treatment which e&ctii:*
the diswse, or this inuneuse aptmdatiott
ultimately gia.a.

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am of dirk own that is tolerable is that which imposes a tax upon
Oe atom of eri- the publicogons Which *axe been properly enougk
out affording any termed y Traits r this is what ought to
Lcwti
Castlereagh 'have
. eleugitioisarrachely4towlsathteastßichil mithudna
enimigh'gt
le House of Com- Public al. ~
House et Lords ; ,he ex originate. If any strangerto theperish
:in
justly be in such.. ' tin,. a magistrate will he empensenil .. t.
igent moss
warder hint l) depart, andt in half an hour &VMS.
and stach*videnee
the fil. owe is greeting. Ii easy wdlk-en'jklend one ef tWre
chief, in tte awn mYj
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' into the timid se assembled, and
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charged at obey: ' MOll 4lArseei• •. • 8"
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But thee coma Inertihat mai take 1 as • '
ho,
as fora min
a( eomillaints that:would otherwile be made of Luria
d son to the Lord ..
expentTrture aid improvident extravagance. %V*
course
shall pursue thiss subject hereafter ; ix the meantime*
p-
of be su
we should lx very glad to see a Call of the
partial statement.
tandour and good house. An arakerrenee that is new fearfedry
sentiment which anticipated would sender a new ek•ctioo newsier? ;
and the people oft ?to know these who are traitors
hope that charity to their trust, , these who honestly digAterge
been exaggerated their duty ao '
tstuents.
am, and gave the
1 the transactions. , • ~: NCIIESTER.
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punt to every other '.... ko • 7..-
an extract from the petition of
inquiry ; yes, the ~ ~. • •
~ , ufacturcts, and otbess, Tuba.
i ignored the Bills bi (gf' .. the House of Commons,
go ; ' shed in t i Goose wt. Saturday.
amentary investi-
After describing t of litqwt it thus pro-
, and with respect ceeds :

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HOUSE OF LORDS.
MONDAY, NOV. 49.. . _

Earl GROSVENOR presented a Petition from • person
tamed Bradford, of Middleton, in the County Palatine of Lan-
caster, praying the House to allow him to prove at their Bar
insny strong facts relating to the transactions at Manchester on
the itith of August. The Noble Earl presenting the Petition,
professed himself an advocate for Parluunentary enquiry into
the subject alluded to by the Petitioner, and expressed an opi-
nion that the only way to support the honour of the Atagistrates
and satisfy the Public, was to bring the subject under the con-
sideration of Parliament as early as ble.
The Petition was read and ordered to lie on the table.