The National Register.
London, England, 1819-09-06 00:00:00

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Extract of s letter dated Manchester, Aug. 28:--
" You have no doubt received an account of the
transa,:tiims at the New Bailey yesterday, which tenni.
hated in the cot ttttt ittal of. limn and his hustings-coot-
-11111;i611$ for a misdemeanor. Thos,,then, as was said by
one of the prisoners at the bar, wills more truth than
decorum, mu's the.l".:anchestet.fitree of high treason,
It/ coin the parallel, was Ualipppily prece-
de.) by a tragedy. The afterpiece was tiomlnubt got up
to stilt the main Cal'Wbill4)ll, and the same actors perform-
ed in both; but.the. public will not allow themselves,
like the spectators of a play, to forget the original scene
of blond in the aliverting tutumiteries which have suc-
cetaY4 it.
•I in relation to the. proceedings. at the New Bailey
'VeSterday, I shall merely observe, that if Elizabeth
Lama, instead of being at the bar, had been placed on
the bench, and by this change of position had been °on-
vetted &loin a Radical Rokitiier itito a loyal old woman,
she womb., I aim convinced, have conducted the pr wee-
dengs et dr: Court with as much decorum, temper, and
knowledge. It.tvutild be needless for ute to guard
myself from being considered as afrtend of the prisoners,
or ofolic wild arm 111:SCillevOal SaierliCi which they are
accused of but 1 am bound in candour to
.admit, that Runt, who was their pmtector as well as his

own, evinced so great acuteness, 'rip! solidity, presence
of uuud, aild readiness of elocution, that he would have
puzzled greater wins than she authors of the late trans-
actions. The speoLl couststle witnesses, ith their
dsessed clean-written depositions, delivered Lefore a clerk
and .5 snagiurate, only without any crossluestiossing,
could 00 mote stand before him than the mob before the

Yeoinainy on the fatal tiith. IViih a single thrust ni
lance he shivered their affidavits nieces, and scatter.

ed them to such ail $ ance,that it is fea.rei it may notnow
La possible to collect and make them ready fur a Jury.
."The sown last night use quite tranquil, after the iamb
had conducted wine of their favourites to their houses,
and seen others sent to Lancaster. The party of Hus
sari which accompanied the carriage in which Mr.
&ant, 6ni3l t, and a few of their companions, were
dispatched to Lancaster-castle, went only as Ear as Hal-
: it was there relieved isy another 'detachment of
Dragoons, and returned here at 12 o'clock at night.
"Asa proof of the temper with which Mr. Hunt, and
all who have to do with hint, have been treated, it may

. be noticed. that hiaticlieitur waxtm the day of exat 1111 l 0.0
tion rekatittd admittance w jtiw for at leastatti hour and
a bah:— Ile stood upon the steps of the prison, exposed
to the gusset insults and abuse. Oue Mute said to Mr.
Pearson, ) our eyes, if my duty pertuittod me, I
shouid like to bury J bayonet in your guts:" This con-
, thiot w.is m often repeated, that NI r. Pearson at last sent
a note to the magistrates, saying he considered his life
iu danger. and as lie should nut expose himself to the
the treat ant he had received, lie would require tube
mismitinned when the examination commenced. This
hail tit.; desired effect; Mr. Pealson at length gut ad-
mission to see the prisoner, and assisted him with great
ability during his examination. The town is most per-
fectly quiet ; ns much so as Lfsre the magislralcs and mi1i-
.407 e.roted lkon,fices "it pmerce trunqueily."

XXIIIACT OF A LETTER (FROM TUE STAR) FROM MAX-
CHESTER.

When the bearing had concluded, the magistrates left the beach
to *insult amongst themselves, and Mr. Itouchier quitted the
Court; presently be returned, when Mr. Hunt addressed him,
w• ing he feared he had been nut with the magistrates, and insis-
ted upon his remaining in ‘ourt. unless his own solicitor (Mr.
Pearson, of London) was permittzd also to be. present. Mr.
.• touchier then resumed his place in Court. Mr. Ilunt's
. . _ .

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was fixed by the nitysistrateslit 100 n/. for himself, and two surc•
ties at Soul. each, and the magistrates stated that they should be
willing to take it atany reasonable • •in the course of the even-
ing. It was understood that notice of bail was immediately gi-
ven. but this was not true, respecting Mr. Punt. Refute 6
o'clock, Mr. limit and some of the pnioners were un the road to
I.ancaster, rustler art escort of lhagoons. This measure excited
great surprise, and was considered by the populace (who knew
not that Mr. hunt had refused to give bail) as exhibiting ao ap-
pearance of being fuwalisloz personal dislike.
When the magistrates west waited 1611011 in the .coursc of {the
evening with bail, they excused themselves on sow ground or
other from attending to business that night, and deed 12 o'clock
this dity for receiving the bail. Accordingly. about that time,
Mr. hilinpod Grundy of Pilswmth, and Mr. Thomas Chapman,
of Manchester, were received as his sureties. with the appruba.
tioe, vfoN.S.T. HOUChier. When that gentleman had quitted the
Court, I understand Mr. Hunt's faiends applied for an order for
his discharge, which the magistrates refused. under the pretext
they could nut grant it without the sananon of the Solicitor to
the Treasury, who had then quitted the Court. Mr. Pearson
NW therefore wider the necessity of going in quest of hint, and
having obtained his COGllellt fur Mr. -Hunt's discharge, the ma-
gistrates acceded to it, mid Mr. Chapman, I hear, set ,ofr for
Lancaster with the order at two o'clock this afternoon.
folliwing is an extract front a private Letter:
" Bolton, Sunday Lvening. Aug. 29.
SlR—Where, in theaxame of wonder, will these things end?
l'!fr. Hunt, who, on Friday evening, wail escorted through this
town by a troop of cavalry, on his way to Lancaster Castle, where
it was hoped his restless 'pint would have been confined, if nut
allayed, for a time at least. is again returned and actual mei-
-snel hen.. On his raching the Bridge Inn, he alighted; but
thing being there in a deranged suit:, he could not meet with
suitable.:irconinindation.

'• On his mitiriiii4; to his vrriage tliv street was crowded as
far :ts the eye mold reach, and on bus determining to proceed to
the Swan 1511, 115• ruched to take the liOrstli from the
-carriage, and draw him themselves to the kn. On his ar-
riving there he steppeda•-tt of the carriage; a way wits isotently
Lade for hint through die crowd to the said inn, which heenter-
ed. re went into an upper room, and after resting himself for
a the (load continuing rapidly to increase, so as to
coultlufely block up the street, though spacious, it was des met'
adti,tahle fur hint to speak to them, which he did from the win-
dow. lle jammed thent th;:t through the y,../Ki offices of the
N:.:gi,trum at Al:inclie,ter lie had had a ride to the colony town-
)..,d 110.: a peep thlo the Csstle at Lancaster, when: lie had met
ith any thing ..tt kind treatment—and hail having been sent
after loin, woteir had indeed been olfered before he lett Nlanches-
tcr, he was thus i.ar ern his. way to Nlanchester again. After
thanking them tor their kind attention, and requesting .them to
disperse as peaceably and speedily as posisible, he bid them good
applsmight.use This Maack was frorteotly insetrupted by sisputs of
."

LeUrf from Mr. Hunt to Mr. West.
• Imedky-tottage. Marehebtrr, Tuesday moraisp.
I. Y. T Digit W few ued here yeqte: day, &Oar

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having been nbrentjust a fortiii,:)st, the z •alms Reformer, of
Balton having drawn the carriage the whole way, 12 miles,
notwithstanding the rain fell in tortoni. 'f he publicexpres.
mon of congiatitlation as l passed through aluswhest••r was
such as might very natural!) have been expected; the petty
vindictive folly of the wetly Quorum proved that their
malignant revenge was damned to he of very short duration;
and the exhibiting t•.: thrini,tli this comity 51 talks under a
militai y escort has produced au lirerl exactly the resew of
that a hich the impotent rage sod fully of this humbledjunto
anticipated. J. shall not sutler the gran to grow under my
feet —to Iltal t with Mr. Pearson either this evening or early
to-mottos, morning for Laurance, that we may reach that
town to bear the names of the tirand Jury called over in Court
before they tire swims ; and if there be the least semblance
of law kft in the 'antique shall prevent any of that uoturious
Quorum a hasn't the Yeomanry cavalry amongst a peaces.
bk ai .Ititude to butcher unollending men, women, and chil-
dren, front whips their saliva! (fraud Jurymen; as hills of
indictment for murder, and the capital offence of culling and
maimiug, with latent to sill, under Lord Elleaborough's Act,
will be ref.. .reed ligainst certain persons, of whose guilt or
numerate these geutry mould be the least likely to be ho-
pe. nail judges.
• Mr. PeiirSoll and Sir Charles Wolseley ►are been inde-
fatigable in procuring evidence, and assisting the wounded,
&e. 1 saw a list of 150 last evening who have received
wounds, and the majority of them from sharp keen-cuttsug
wines. l saw one man here with his shoulder-blude eat in
two; another with the Ilevivy part of his &unjust below the
shoulder, a Rae wound seven Licher long, and cut so deep as
to ii.jure the bone materially, several splinters having been
extracted. One purr woman has her left breast taken clear
oe; leaving her ribs bare. One mass his tune 41; one with
his ear cut olf, close to his head, IS kith he actually picked
up awl canoed heine in his pocket. 1 have not the least
douht but there are eOO persons, men, women and children,
who have received various sabre auunds. I my►elf had a
slight rut in my hand; and having received aeveral chops •
upon my hat, I have examined it this martian, areal had there
age two cuts quite through it; the swards must have been as
shinis
" Mr. Vestment bat given notice to the Commanding and
other office, s of the truniaury, as well a► the alag ists ales, to
haven muster, that some of them may be identified. But as
this distract is wider martial law, of cauise they paid no
attestion to it. Mr. Pearson weal to see a man yesterday
who bad both bas shoulders and one elbow dislocated and
three bad Wire wounds. most tit which he received whilst
upon his knees. suing for the mere yet' the wretch Who in-
flicted them. It would have been worse if it had not been
for the regulars, who were beard to threaten these cowardly
with summary justice, if they did not desist fioni
murdering the Hying people, • No language can awns the
horror felt by all srilecting persons of all pasties at the
excesses euemuitted.-1 atti, Sir, 'otter., tic.
" 11. HUNT."