The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-02-12 00:00:00

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from persoiss %brim I hare c t ttine,l, and wit.r
have severally identified par iettl.o. facts, ,tr as to
convoice me of the general c-irolioratt ii of the
whole in tin facts of the case. Oliver raid to a pars
ocular friend, ur 0.. e %shoot he to
such, 6 0, I 01111611410c41 to ore yoU I. but our poor
friend (Ins compamaii) is tali NI u 1 ; there is lilt
ta,e its petitioning, it will never do. tee waist have re-
conrye to piv.ical farce!' lie conbiveit to get a
meeting cl delegates to art 11'okt-field ;
they were ten tit taninher—one from 1.4/11t1011 (Olives
one from Leeds, one front Itiroungimm, one 11.1 ons
Wakefield, flue from illancliestrr, ;tail is few whets.
here again ()liver said it wss tin use to petunia,
that the people In I.olotoo looked to the elorm.y
for exertion, anti hoped they would stir tits?. 11::
risked them what arms they could runster up, at
that was au indispensable inelttriiilary matter to
settle. Ile also pressed them to foate the number
or naines they could rely upon, tiara meanie: which
ea.:ll to could procure, Ile threw a parcel of cards
oft the table, and wanted those in-esent to write
down on each ill, parilcuhrs of the informatissi
he sought, hut this t;try refused to do. Perhaps
this ciocionstatice tare rt-e h, !Ina It.ot of the former
Report which said the (pima of elf crier strengtl
of the people io the curtntoy 10l been forontied to
n list prepared for that ;no pose. Oliver is lot:`,.!ttowst
the mimeo In tool, ,11),1 1;t1
diriatit lisrisi%lied the li-t tit it !it,• itt•itott s elet 'tit tv.
—(hear.)--This fellow lined gee it obligations 1.•
Periairill, moil a emits names Ail clic I who had
1141Intocril Inns winery, stud sired lion frOtis prison;
I have s letter eflrieir hr *rote to !Le latter, stelissit•
6 we had 04 excellent meeting—Bacon is a capital
&Hatt.' Ile shortly afterwards caate h. Loudon,
rod wititest Mitchell tlti're timers in the Cord-
luth-lirlitt Prison, or rather, in the Governor's
inane, to which the Prisoner was scut to Meet Haft
lie evidently sent to try mud entrap the osifortumite
mats—dist is, in plain terms, the (iavernment .rut
drew spy to act spurs their victim-14117 reed hint
to by allirt elicit Veit ii. otriati•or from the Prisoner
which they could not them-rises use, iii the hope
of obtaining his ultimate came:y(loo. He. at the
third iuterview, proposed to Mitchell to write to the
country and am:era:aim what window of arms cassia
I be.depeamied upon. Al it vhell se rased, charged lino
with betra)ilig Ititu, and forbade him for ever Vrows
Isis presence. Now it has been ssirl by the Right
lion. Geatlemen that Oliver was never at Notting-
ham or shill: now I'll prove ('tat he was at both
places, all equally busy jss esch."— (hew, hew.)

Mr. llATntiere:-** idiatirsetly said that he wan
et Nottingham, but uut in the part of Derbyshire
where the diststrbiusees took Place."
Mr. Bannere-•• He may not limve been se-
totally at the b.ten near Dertsy. where the peep*.
ratury meeting Was held, but I will :hew a direct
PPPPP ection bets rest his acts and list•e of Ihe•penirste
of the neighbourhood. Ost the sG.b, he went Mew
that Part of the country and urged the reformers
to acts or open violence; lie tried every menus to gei
a few together (those were his studs), still lie did not
tie:4l.t so long as he (-mold
4,.t a single person to attend to Ina exhortations.
Ile accordisigly wrist in the Talhot lam, where the
ftnin Lnudsu sent hi. n. file was OLver. A
conversation took ',Lice with Into, i:s the course of
whids Oliver said, it would be ;mother growl hoax
on Cate:lament, for- tloy would MO thtmselvt,
completely tk•erived and untwisted. Toe conver-
sation then turned on l'arliatuenntry wlseta
Oliver said Reform was all to ins purpose. Th.
Wools,'" people saw it was weir.% 10 try that course,
NMI nialll4l Hot agree to it.' Ulster next azdiest.
6 where the portion wt.,' who Wall talked of the wizilt
iwrure person," !nail .11r. Bennett, S. 1 eau
bring forward, moil lie will confirm, on oath, much.
of what I have stated-hills gl: I do not choose to
mention his name. Oliver was answered, that those
who were then present did out know-and a pies.
lion war+ put to
form altogether out of the question ?' Ile said
it was, and particularly in London-that o;lrre
'nests's were to be tried.' Ile was then asked,
• What means it was meant to have
recusna-
to?' He answered, • The only Ulcane that
were left-physical force. The people of Lie.
dots waited only for ilicir frit tols its the conistly.
Ile had travelled, in his present character, its a de-
legate, to Birtuttighant, Sheflit Id, Lied*, and 1110. E
of the masstilltettiting distsicts, and f, I 'hem all
on the obit. The people about Leeds west armed
and ready.' (It was told that Derby wits a loyal
plate, mill he was not likely to succeed tilt re, us
the people had no aims. • 'bald,' he said, • was tut
matter. It was better if they even came alit situ
knobbed sticks in their hands, and joim-15.lhrir
frienclsolian that they should reins iii inactive. e
were tin or 70 000 people iii alreridr
lie stated, he could raise 70,tion mesa
Ise holding ms hits tioger." lie proceeded to state
that Ise had been with IVooler, iu Lonslots, and
that Wooler had a4rresl to 'stint the proclaintsions
winch he (Olivet) meant to write.-`hear, hear.)—
Ile also deflated, that he hail beets at sett "al
meetings in York, that great 8..1-wiser %v.,' to'
be placed on the its nide t!:ere. Thus conversa-
bun took place on the -Aids of Slav-and he then
stated, that lie would proceed to Nottinhstin, oat
that dav, Leeds on the day fnllsowitsg, Mitt Wield tet
Thursday, Birmingham en ritlay, osal Lives-duel
on the day after. I believe (continued Mr. Ben-
nett), he did waive there et the time he stated, for
there is a letter of his, Baited from Lit urissso', ot►
the Ist of- June. At this to:lvesscion, he further
obset cud, that the people at Derby were not to fin-
wartl*iss he wished-and he asked • acre Islet• not
rleticieot in arms ?' Being answered in the allis
ma-
uve, lie said, e Arms could Ise procnitsl f.otn•
Weetion depot-sell: :hut the WO% t ;Inuit phut
men would knock 11'e' dour over.' One of Lisa
persons present said, he had a brother livis.g :sear
the depot. Oa which Oliver asked, • Vu slit he
not wish to go them ?' He answered, that •he oat
aisxions is, do so-but could not, as he had not the
means of raising ss.'-' But,' said Ulster, ' go, and
make your OWII Obiet%41;101111 suntan: the deot, awl
sty 'milting to your brothet. Return by Crs 1111144,.
Itt we hear your report, nurd 1 t‘lll give you
a letter to a gentleman who sill furobli pot nith
plenty of money.' This 511.411, seriu4 Its blends
anal lit ighbuurs taken tip alumni him, :dot egotist.;
but he was seedy to make oath to Ilse tact of the
letter, and to the matters desatled in the t Oillelpa-•
lion. Here then is Mr. l O
_ft.'s, thawing up ptli.
bons, writing letters, and exciting discontent and
dandiectiett, cau there be any .I.6skibt, if he had

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