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London, England, 1820-03-20 00:00:00

or 2,0011 is es* frtmr, alai they blanked filer Or ire
abreast with mask bodiless.
frost-essmined by Mr.llust ...There were no women and
'children with them *ben 7 saw Owns, nor did they insult
hay body.
dames Heath examined—Resided at Cheethaia.bill ; also
opulte to the parties that locked through his neighbour-
hood on the morning of the lash, 0. their way to Maw
eilkester ; one of a party of three of them, lw snail, looked
bard at witness, and said that he would nut sleep in OM
pause that slight
Crass-. 33111111 Pd by Mr. H unt.—K new Nadin of Manila:a:.
• but could not my the their men keepsake of were Police
• ttttt rs, for he' did nut kutew such people.
/antes Dissirofte examined —He lived at Hollingwoorl,
411,110,1 from Nlanekester, and was a euttnn-spinner. Ile
then i!est rbeil the uppewassre of the people in his neighs
tworirsiol on their way In Manchester mu the morning of the
filth A arils% last. Oise of them mid." Captain, how do you
step'—',Witaess bail been a Captain in the local
* re a e going to West Hassghten,"' a 'tam where its Hilt
it wens hie-factory of witness's had been burnt by the Lad-
sibs in the open day. A ationtrsill was since built upon
Oat site.
Criss.esamined by Mr. Hunt —1 was at Manchester on
she 16 Is of August, in front of Mr. Hustissi's house, where
4.34 V you on the hustings. but I was not then a spi Mel run:
/table; I I. ft the ground before the yeomanry came, as I
*ought it not safe to remain there without protection; I
cue you liver Mr. Ilualloo's house after the disperaiou of the
%tenting ; I came hack rroni cariosity when the place of
meeting was cleared ; I then thought it safer to be there;
I son not a Doctor, nor did I ou that day assist in dressing
nu.; of the reminded; I did slid see any body wounded; I
did raised good,. to Maneherter on that day; Monday is uur
day of •!e: vary from the factary ; I did nut think the goods
iu aav d toter, for our Carl 11C111 off afloat
the run Fool 1 believid would get there before the nicer
tog hag ••n I should have hem afraid to have sent them in
the ma; ile ml the slay; our goods were sent to cite ware-
house So Ilwicheeter ; I was certainty not afraid to have
ahem there on that day, as they were safely locked up; I
was out afraid of twine myself in Manchester tot that day ;
I returned I the same evening, and on the way met some
CA-era of the 6th Dragooo Guards, and conversed with sine
sir them reaper:Om alias hail occurred in 51anelielter ; I
irunnot recollect prictsely the deveriplion I gave him of the
• orturretier ; !mild give him hnt an imperfect account of the
Meeting, as I went off before the cavalry came, and did not
'Welton ui!il after the people were dispersed. I asked bins
All take some refreshment, as I world hare any other person.
I did not ask him if lie hail been at Mailehester that day,
slid tin his saying " Nis," I did not colter the words " Then
yon have loot all the fun." My business calls me daily to
Stikeitesier, hot I left the wart,ruum for the meeting merely
thiuttgh cariosity. I had no rather ntotive whatever. I was
nea taiuly aware Ilrit a •lopeisiiiii of the meeting would lake
p-err, from the placards I had Serll 311•111 the town I had
se-via swims (ruin the Hot ought ere, and constables, not
c tied, raying the meeting would be dispersed, but ft uni the
moor of them I thesagis it very likely. I have no copy of
*he notion hat the Imbalance was • recammendatiou to peo-
ple to keep at home Meer wives, children, and servants.
'Piero a ere no sigastures of Magistrates to it I certainly
serve there at my own risk, but I went away for • 4111111
1.41. 411,1 retained again, to ovoid danger. When I went
at, t••e field was completely thronged with people—when
1 ie: arena the welli•ery Ikad possession of it, and they were
lering:ng you out of Mr. Bhutan's home. There weir four
hung fa. horning oar milt in 1%;131 It was burnt, as I hoard,
by :lie Loaders, and sot by the black-tacked spies from
Wiese. I hare nut Itnnwis toy of thew bnruings since the
great meetings of the reformers about Ilse country.
311111111•11 —I did sot think the congregation of snch
au immense mrillituele, as from 70 to 1(10,000 people, at all
tato at Hanrh,strr. They mormisted almost exclusively (ex.
dept ibuse who went from cariosity) of the I avian lug closers.
°iota, .tontahly among 10•41 w multitude there must have
ht ell many out of w irk. 1 staid there until the commence-
tiara; of Mr. limit's edema.
Mr uac.--at' Was the crowd .(such a number and so
runip r. .1, as, in your opinion, to be calculated to inspire
kr ihitsiiits of the town with a good deal of terror ?"
tAi Certainly it was*
Mors litstwistle exasiaiwed—l am an attorney of Man-
i b^stee. From le lis It ieciatrk on the Ifitli August, I was
11111%, A Nola/Islet, Pieestlillystsprusite Its- Infirmary, whieh
is valise line from Stockport, I 444/ • Image I) illy of people
aperehing luta the lowa, like regular soldiers, with banners,
awl also caps of lawny, Several •mosig them appeared to
have command of different parties, and moved shunt a
yard frism the rest, at Ike aide of the front racks. They had
very brie sticks, some walking with them, and others hear-
H't to upon Altair alwavilders. %%hen the coach which
headed them cape opposite the While Hear, :dr. Motorboat,
raeio oat of it ; one of the earn said to we, as he matched
Ay th it licher. night he would nave as getual,a coat on his
as I kerl, I then went to Si. Peter's-field, a Imre I 1.3 W
the spirts' estessambles ia bunt of Mr llosion's house. "Mr.
Mal kill 1101 lben arrived, and they arse pncpsitug the
boatints; and die constables formed n lose lo ta• en it and
Iffy. Ma'roon's . turn after I oar ',ir. Hunt, Me.
Vourlurnsrl
111.11 to swill ethers come up in an open carriage. I 11314 Mr.
Huhn tel span- tt t les; PI viral 111011444.14, at the rely
be-all- upwards of 100000, 411 tr! *hese at the time, and
seany pf them, were thannitug. " Britons never shall he
alasiat..• There were very few Mranobester people there, ea-
t cps .1111 Of cariosity, hot they chiefly contended of the labour.
tag chase" fuse the adjacent. ementry• The in, tam); was
coast cestaittly calculated to inspire alarm and terror inlet
the minds of the peaceable inhaliitanu of the town. thearel
lie hoot's soldiers from the hustings; he commenced by
rungratulatiog the ntectiog on the adjournment from the
9th, ns they Lail thereby doubled the number to the cause.
Shortly after the military (iufantry) made a movement in
• the direction. of Dickenson street, Mr. Hunt know.
dime Ty twisted • to them, and said, your en• mien are
among pier; if they WMIIIIIIO molest you," get them dowse,
pia while you have item down, keep them down." S
rater the Illawebester cavalry came up 10 the front of Mr
auxtiaii's house. Hearing that %arrant); were likely to lie
rased, i did slot think it safe 141 remain any longer near the
liastiegyaad retired towards Mr. Bustun'is house. The too-
/Wed the cavalry cause there was great almutiug from the
•PC4S
Criamesasnieed by Mr. Hunt—My profession is that of 311
• titivate,; I am alio the clerk of the Manch, ster rare-course;
si wee ettainiord on oath at the Oldlrun iiiriest, but I C3ll-
- •101(411, I mid our thin; 'at and auothi r here; what
J sahl okras,. playa- i. true; I was 1111111 e Albion steps 'Men
• Ilie people,enteted slur town on the Itith of August, wish a
onetime of respectable presume; among whom I class myself.
• 'The Stockport division was preceded by the roach in which
as-Mc. Moorbove. Whew the ewbeh stopped at the White
Hear slue dicisiust went en to the meeting. Notwithstanding
,my first alarm, I Trent to St. Peter's field, where my appre.
hestitious Itreatne grealtr at the eight of such a multitude.
alarm was on to-fount of the immense number, and ft one
...Loosing that their minds were very much inflamed froni the
~,v.r4itiosia publications about that time publiabed. I have
:ern large parties corning out of the Manchester Obserrer
Alger after purchasing such works. and I have heard theta re-
. izsoperieniling their ft hoofs 111.1•101,them ; and at different
t:ls. limed Ilona people dart...4' their feelings at reading
, wit things, particularly the people from abc sit Hollisigwood,
Anysioi,nuil.ol)lllrnin„ who want to revival round the Mooches-
tin °hoover office on Satuidays. 'There were very few
....looe'oester faces ',tithe meetiNg ; k know that many Man.
pestia. people bought the seditious works, but the reason
they had not the /3111 E tirrel upon them as on the country
I,,,eiph• was, that une set bought them bairn cariosity, tool
the other to take home and read. The meeting. consisted
e ot 'rely of the lower enders, such saw and the labour.
to,g elesses, 1 admit that many of them (the Manchester
i.e.'s/4.j remold have attended the meeting if they Lad not
bora confimailwithin the factories. My (two opinion is, that
when you .mll " Keep them dpwn," you alluded the
militouloissi wished Not. to he mulested, hut Ilspt if yon.were,
you wished Hie people to keep them oh* if porsilife. The
people were sescashle at the time ysa addressed ilieni. My
impreasion was„lhrt you cougratnialee the
.nseeting on its
wilitamemiltt.frows toe Ails to the 16th. 1 trill not swear (bat
I did nut us• the word K postpone," I• Cram' isieviiiince at
Uldhant. •tht my math, it is lint my Immeledge of the law
stagreeldsg„adjosiened plastic meetings, Whichiuluees me to
use that word pew. Thongls 1 use rimised,.l.wisited to