The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-02 00:00:00

p,oTounas—

I. That the r•solutions r:t,pcd at the Satitlifv..l,l weting
were not evidence, atal ought nut have !welt :admitted as
such.

Y. That the fact of the Yeomanry havimt kilkd 1 I persons
and wonialed 618, was evidence, and o3;lit to have been
admitted.

3. That the verdict is contrary. to
4. 'fliat the verdict is contrary to the dirccCan of the
Jude.
5. That the veidicl is contrary to ei.:•!..acc.
6. That one of the Jury was not a freeli ,tder :
7. That the Jury consisted of magistrates procured and
packed by the Mu-ter of the Crown-tithe*.

What may be the result is not material, but in
the progress of the trial most important points were
established, and the lie direct given to all the Tory
assertions on the Manchester Meeting. The visions
of brickbats have now vanished into air, and there
is nothing left but " a dagger of the mind—a false
creation proceeding from the beat-oppressed brain."
" Equal Representation, or Death," has been di-
vested of all its terrors, and we shall not be sur-
prised if in the cud, Mr. hunt shall prove his
meetings to be as /op/ as certain other assoLiations,
which exclusively arrogate that title. After
every polluted source had been ransacked for
witnesses, after clerks, who bud robbed their mas-
ters, deserters, and dealers ia forged notes, had con-
tributed their evidence to establish the facts stated
by the Manchester Magistrates to Ministers, and by
them to the House of Commons, what became of
the three readings of tha Riot Act, where were the
remains of the magistrate interred who was trampled
to death, where were the two cart loads of stones
which were hurled at the Yeomanry—why the latter
was the only fact attempted to be proved, and that
by the Chairman of the magistrates, whose evidence
on oath was contradicted by a host of as respect.
able witnesses as were ever examined on a defence,"
so we believe said Mr.Justicellayley, of whose manly
and correct conduct during the trial, too much in
praise cannot be said. Thu Grand Jury of Lancaster
have again thrown out the bills against the Mao_
chester Yeomanry, appearing to hold the order given
to them, as a sufficient justification of their conduct
on the tittal 16th August.

CLOSE OF THE MIDDLESEX ELECTION.

THURSDAY, MARCH :AL

This day, at three o'clock, Mr. Mellish finding
the tide irresistibly strong against aim declined.—
lie was 512 behind Mr. Whitbread, and very pro-
perly gave up the contest. Mr. Byug, Mr. Whit-
bread, and Mr. Mellish severally addrez:sed the
Electors; the two former gentlemen returned
thanks—:lie latter stated, that emivinced he could
not sacceel he had given it up; this declaration was
received with great applause. The final pall stood
us follow;:

thug, 400 t I IVhiibread, 3,565 I Tallish, JV7O.

A considerable alteration in the manner of doing
business at the Steel Exchange is in contemp'ation.
It has been the practice lately to give small stuns of
money for the option of either taking Stock on a
particular day, or forfeiting the money so advanced.
The option of selling stock at a particular price has
been also esual. This business, lately, has been
done on the most extensive scale, denmninaed, in
the langußge of the Alley, Pals and Calls. A Peti-
tion is -before the Committee to put an end to these
bargains, which, it is stated, prevent the usual
fluctuations in the Funds.
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The tidlowing circumstance took plaee at the
Liverpool meeting to address his Maj..lity :—While
Mr. Hollinshead was speaking, Mr. Rushton ad-
dressed the Mayor, and stated, that a Quaker Gen-
tleman, whose religious opinions had prompted him
to remain covered in the meeting, had just been in.
stilted by an individual there, who wished to take oil'
his hat in a rule and unauthorised mantv2r, and he
trusted the Mayor would protect the gentleman and
the meeting from such an outrage. It was not to
be borne that a man's principles should be insulted.
[Here much violent hissing and applause ensued,
during which the Quaker stood covered.) The
Niavor was ri:ing to interfere, when a gentleman on
the bench (Mr. Lodge) exclaimed, " It• people will

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not conform to the decorum of society, they ought
to keep out of that society !" A burst of disapprl-
bation ensued ; during which Mr. Itultlione, who
sat on the bench near the Mayor, stood up, placed lds
hat on his head, and was cheered most enthusiastic-
ally. This striking incident had a great elfeet
upon the meeting. When silewo was restored Mr.
Itathbone stated, that, as a Quaker, he had thus
acted to reply to the intolerant expression thus used.
It was hard, indeed, if ram, who were known to Ix
as truly attached to the Constitution es many who
made higher professions, were to be excluded from
meetings on national occasions, because they might
differ from others in religious opinions ; and he
would insist upon the right which every sect
had to manifest their opinions of a monarch,
whose liberal conduct in such particulars was one IR'
his brightest ornaments. This speech was received
with acclamations ; and after wards, when it was
moved that Mr. Lodge, (the gentleman who had
used the offensive language) awl Mr. Rawson. should
accompany the Mayor to London with the address:,
the motion was tc,gutived, and the names of Mr.
Ilollinshead and Mr. llatilberna substituted.

Between two an 1 three o'clock on 'l'hnrsda.•
morning the Cmily cf Mr. Burley, small heel
brewer, Great Surrey-street, corner of Dover-street,
St. George's-fiehls, were alarmed by the loud bark-
ing of the house dug ; the aaitnal ran up and do,cn,
the stairs, scratching at the different chamber (t 00....
as if to awaken somebody, and then flew back aga:t:
to the door in the direction of the brewery, con-
tinuing to hark most vehemently. At length Mr.
B. desired his wife to get up, being rather ill himself
and see what was the matter. Soon afterwards
noise was heard, and the moment the door was
opened three men presented themselves ; the dog
instantly sprung at one of them, to whom he clung
till his mistress called him off, and in the meantime
the others escaped over the wall ; the third followed
with all diligeuee. In the morning, on examining
the place, a cask of beer was found rolled up t 4 the
gate ready to be carried off,- and a piece of cloth,
with some blood on it, supposed to be part of t,1,..;
sleeve of the thief's jacket which the Kiitliful d
brought off with his teeth. Nothing at all wa,
stolen.

On Thursday an inquisition was held at the
Pewter Platter, White Lion Street, Norton Falgate,
before Mr. Unwin, Coroner, on the body of Miss
Sarah Pinfield. The deceased was a maiden lady.
69 years of age, and was in partnership with her
brother, who kept a stay and corset shop, nest door •
to the 131uecoat Boy in Norton Falgate; she was
remarkable fur her pious, religious, and charitable
disposition ; she lost one eye is her youth from the
small pox, and through an inflammation was de-
prived of the sight of the other six months ago,
whicit caused a kind of temporary derangement. She
got up about eight o'clock last Saver,lay morning; ;
breakfast was waities- in the parlour, and she tees
called down, but instead of coming down stairs she
went up into the attic, got out at a small 'cake
window that epened to the gutter, and before ciao
was perceived, fell over the parapet into the street,
pulling the coping stone and the frame of the win-
dow along with her. Some persons who were
passing had a narrow escape with their lives. Mr.
Newington, of Spital Square, attended, but she had
received so much injury, that she lived only about
an hour. Verdict, " Accidental Death."
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday morn-
ing, at '2O minutes before ten o'clocic, whilst the
workmen employed to pull down tile walls of
the Old Savoy Prison, which were of great thick-
ness, were at their labour, one of the wails fell
with a tremendous crash, burying under its rains,
three men and a horse and cart. The owner of the
cart, Mr. \Vindetnude, of the Horse-ferry-road,
Westminster, was standing by his horse, and per-
ceiving the danger, called to t•le other men, but too
late ; he grasped his horse in order to draw oat;
when, in an instant, they were all buried in the
ruins. The horse anti cart were sa completely
eovered, as scarcely to be seen. One man, named
Smith, was got out ; his head was dreadfully crushed
and he was quite dead. We undcrst lid he has
a wife and four children. Another luau trieeel
Steven::, was also dug out, crushed dread:idly.—
The men then began digging for Mr. Windemude,
who, when discovered, presented an awful spectacle ;
his wite was standing by all the time ; nor could
she be persuaded to go away, her screams were truly
distressing when heawas taken up. We understand
that the foreman cautioned the unfortunate men
train undermining the wall, as they were then doing,
but it seems he could not persuade them to. desist iu
time. The thremau ::tinted when hu perceived
the dreadful catastrophe. ACoroner's Inquest was
stuntuoned,who returned avertliet of accidental death.
The ironies of the three unfortunate men were re-
moved to the river side, and covered over to congeal
theta from the innuense crowd of spectators. Their
laeerated remains sheaved that their sufferings must
be momettury.

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