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the only ineligible prool giant of any person's bring at the
Manchester orstiug, who acre seen at White Nom tin that
muroiwg, was the mats who hooded tbaHelots division,
and whet, I asked him who that man was, he amid telt use,
Bamford; but when Bamford was Miffing in this Cord—
ate, them, he knew uuthiug at all of him. Why, lite truth
is, the fellow knew very well no such thing happened;
aid no such thing did happen. But if there exists the
sl.adow ..r a doubt on this subject, either in the mind
of your Lordship or of the Jary, we will prove to you that
Bamford was at home and in his bed until nearly ten o'clock
that nifirnint believe it was on Sunday morning), which,
perhaps, made hint lie there so long. Bamford, I admit,
led up the Midi,!elms division; but slid that connect him
with 11w characters at White Moss certainly not. We have
here a witness by accident, a calorie. of Bamford'', a girl.
IS years old, who lives wills his family, and who was one of
those that went with Ramford's sister sod others to Man-
chester arm its s ~,,, un the day of the meeting, who saw Bam-
ford poll off his shoes, throw them under the table, and then
go to bed. She went to bed at eleven; o'clock, gut up the
next morning at six, and his shoes and the clothes he had
taken oft' were then in the same situation he which she bail
seen them the night before. The transactions at White
Moss flew like wild-fire through the county, and well they
might; and they produced all that disgust awl horror which
every honest man should feel on such no occasints. At
six o'clock in the morning site saw Bamford with his wife lot
bed, and told him of the occurrences that had taken place.
Hue found out that witness of all work, Chadwick, he has
discovery! who and what he is—he knows hr is a character
not to he believed upon hie oath, and we hive evidence to
prove, that in the presence of his fellow shop Men lie declared
lie would swear for any man who would pay him. We know
him to be a maaufactured witness, and have sent (or peo-
ple tat prove him unworthy of credit. The uext thing is
Hayward, who said be saw the Middleton division go to-
wards Smedley Cottage. and why? because he wes told
I was there. So that, Gentlemen, you see, if the dove-tail
did hot fit one place of the maehinery, it would sorely fit in
another. But in his examination it turned nut that thecut.-
Nee where 1 was was a mile out of the road to town, sail so
much fur that connexion. But amitehody who was at White
Muss was going to Manchester; I du taut doubt it ; perhaps
his own companions ; perhaps the very persons who at teul-
ed lief ore the Grand Jury at Lancaster, when the Balls were
found against us. Another sitcom to emoted the lick, and
what is it Why, that the multitude at Whitby Grove
stowed my carriage, and that I commanded the people
to hiss at the house of Murray. Where is the proof
of this? What does Murray say?—that the carriage
halted; that I looked out of it while the hissing pro.
carded; and if I dial what was more natural, what
mine natural thou to stop and ask why the peoplehimed!
Then I also bid them cheer; and what was that fur?
Was it to please my vanity?—No; but seeing the people
so disposed, it was to divert their attention, and to prevent
the cominuatice of that hne of conduct they were pursuing.
Nu witness confirms that moat important of all importairt
facts, that Hoot stopped his carriage, looked out of the
window, took the command of the people, and desired them
to hiss. Money says, wlseu they hissed no carriage was
these; and of course 4 could not have taken the command.
Mr. Justice BAri.cv—You are wrung, Mr. Hunt, as to
the evidence of Murray.
Mr. Hint-1 suppose Murray to have said a carriage was
their., I shall prove to you his memory to be very incorrect ;
I .hall prove to you that am-Sunday the 15th, in which lie
alleges a Magistrate to have taken his deposition, no such
depositi ~,, was sworn to, bnt sworn to several doss after.
nantely,on the 21st. He dial not swear positively that
the pi Min in the carriage pointed up at his house; but sup-
pose lie did, If I raw a disposition of the sort manifested,
it was hitt natural that I should look up and ace what bad
attached so notch of the hostility of people. Suppose it
tine, was that balling—was that taking any command—was
that desirieg also people to ill-use Murray' I hope, Gentle.
men, in what I shall have to urge to your cousidera.
Lon, that I will not make the slightest misrepresentation
a Are to save myself or the Defendants who are now joined
with too. Wheo Murray was asked if lie said " he'd be bet-
ter phased to go home in a boat rowed iu the blood of the
Reformers, that; 10 walk home on the pavement," hr feared
to say so. tt hen also asked if be ever said " Were he a
General on the 1611. of August, he'd destroy all the
Reformers ;" lie recollected Chapman's going to Liver-
pool, when he found there many 'persons who were here
that knew hint, he answered " No." First be swore that
he was quite sober; and then, as such expressions might
out suit with a softer man, he was tipsy ; lie was a drunken
fellow, lie was any thing that could seem to palliate the
oath he hail taken. If, however, the point to be made
by Murray's evidence is good fur any thing, I am sure the
nature of his testimony will destroy it he the minds of any
twelve honest meu. He eausiot put a man into that box
to prove his xpressionts; I kituw it would out he legal,
and a not thratfure CuMpeleall to us to do so. Bo this
matt, Gentlemen, is one of the partisans of those whu said
they would not believe the Reformers on their meths.—
This is the amiable, the enlightened language of those
who are sent as evidence against us. Well, on goes Er.
Hunt, lie comes to the Exchange, and then is taken tip
to the Star, which name I no mote knew to he the Star,
than 1 know the different silos of the firmament. Tim
people hissed at the house of a tespeciahle man ; but lure
was nu proof of Hunt's balling, taking the command, and
urging the people to continue such a conduct. Is there any
Irmo( I alit any of these things ?—aw ; but lb...reit; proof of
the reverse. A ream cialtle Clergyman swears that ilw Ma.
gistrates were not then there; Holton says they Were not
there, to this falls to the gruuud. Geollenien, I would here
entreat you to divest yourselves of those false impressions
which have been so falsely instilled into you ; yam have
seen, anal you must see, nut only that an attempt has hero
made to destroy me, bat to impose on you, and to get, by
their false represeutations, twelve as honest and as humours.
ble men as ever trod the earth to violate their oaths.

Mr. Justice BAYLRY—That is very wrung, Mr.
Mr. Haut-1 challenge Mr. Sea/lett to s►ew his brief.

Mr. Justice 13AVLEYLThat cannot lie done.

hlr. Huai-1 hope your Lordship will excuse me, hut a
Mau having so mush sat stake as I have, mid placed is. my
pres►nt situation, cannot always me his language,
.sir inethorlise Ina thoughts. Bust, Gentlemen, you shall see,
and so shall his Lordship see Isy my cuoduct or this day's
if I be that violeut demagogue, that cruel, ilectiv.
ing man I have been ',pre-sewed to be. is., Gentle-
men, yur Atoll see if aught that occurs this slay can justify
this ralinnoy. I feel myself incapaLle of doing soy thing
contrary to the,(relissgs of a 1111641, au Englishman, and a
geutlrmse ; swaif t ski, let the *bole weight of such a eon.
duct COON egotism me. tlf I go out of the coarse, if I give
soy reatolassee to authority r Lets feisty ntlenoortried. I
beg you will let it g• agentst ans.—Oleic he ',levied to she
*meth of Mr. Searleit, as reported an one sat she Louth.
.hltouitig Pape's, in which be was charged slab stopplog at
Mrrny s, Sod the Star Inn, and of abetting the hooting al
sir house alters the Magistrates were sass utkled, and cur.
slimed—Look at the respectable Clergy mast also stood its
that box, and the same yon will recollect I treated
with that beaming respect mimic so his situation ; but what
did be say ; did he say that She p. ogle in the coach hissed ?
cerlasaly not.
51.% Justice DAVLEY—IIe said Ilse coach stopped and the
people hissed.
Mr. [hunt—Hot not, my Lord, that there in the roach
hail hissed; he IrliM no milstaiyear, Ibal La* Our Isteutue
barourhe; but that resp•eetaLle gentleman. if I had got up
aril halted, and pointed to the horse, and hissed, woad cer-
sanely have seen 11 ; mid on Ihrt he says nut a word its Cll4l.
tradit lion. Theo, Grulkmen. again 1 I tan at y utt nut to
trust to those usisrepreseitialions or toy prulurt which
Lave been SU partneri,' laid Asefure you. V ben cause
Barlow, rho plowed, Hal whirl loosing Dewlap's, there
was a ►housing by the people. A ►housing! that is also waste
so offence; but where is the proof stun those its the.carriage
•joined the shout ? ►ally ate charges like this to lie se-
eusenastell ? Whet cats be their iskjeut, If nut lu osisrepre-
seut him and She other Itsfrattaists? lielward Mimosas's,
.wing literl wear that placerditl tst bear any wire al aquaria
Iseloie use et Laic : hut it is /WI WI ly us restsate to so.stssieb
lulu hie •testiwsacy. it • 44444 1111815 to little soy wag. •hie..
as to Metlisew Cowper, and those rho follow huts. Toes
have heard of • peer fellow who was m lunatic. conthseel
brow loast se rophiss ; or the mushroom msrj.ant, rho meted
in such a manlier That Isis rash Wool to be believed, mid
who told the Ape 'dory of his lowing gone to bellied,