The National Register.
London, England, 1817-03-17 00:00:00

COUNTY OF HANTS.

On Tuesday a Meeting of the County of Hants took place.
at Winchester, pursuant to a Requisition to the High Sheriff,
signed by 45 freeholders of the highest rank and respectabi-
lity • among whom were the Marquisses of Winchester and
Burlingham; Lords Portsmouth, Malmesbury, Rodney,
Northesk. Bolton, Fitzharris, and Palmerston ' • Sir Thomas
Baring, Sir Charles Ogle, Sir James Whalley Smythe Gar-
diner. the Right lion. George Rose,-Right Han.
Sturges Bourne; W. Chute, T. F. Heathrow, E4qrS. the Mem-
bers for the County, &e. &c. to agree to an Adds., as to the
Prince Regent on the late atrocious and traitorous outrage
upon the person of his Royal Highness, on his ret,lrn from
apeniog the S .scion of Parliament.—The Address was risovett
by Sir Charles Ogle, Bart. and seconded by Asheto i Sinvthe,
El —Mr. Othbett, with his associate Hunt, attereptzd to
carry an embodying subjects totally irrelevant
to tin: object for which the Meeting was convened: but there
were at least three to one in favour of the. Address, %elicit
w ascertained, not in the usual manner of a show of hands,
but by the two parties separaiing.—Lord Cochrane Was pre-
seott, and addressed the Meetiog ; bot his Lou &hip did
not appear to identify himself with the Cobbett party.--
There were about 3000 persons present.
COUNTY OF KENT.

A • Meeting of the Freeholders and inhabitants of Rent
took place at Maidstone on Thursday, and on no occasion hail
titer' ever tonna a •norc respectable, or so nnmerons an at-
sentience. An Address to the Prince Regent, on the indig-
nity °tiered his person, was moved by Mr. Calcraft. and sitp-
'ported by Sir Wm. Geary and Sir Edward It natchbull. Mr.
Waild'ngton moved an amendment, which was rejected al-
most unanimously, and the Address immediately carried.
•A petii ion to the 'House of Commons on the subject of eco-
nomy, retrenchment, and reform, was then proposed by Mr.
Win. Honey wood, and seconded by Mr. airel.—Mr. Hatton
opposed; sir R. Wilson replied to Mr. Hatton, in a speech of
eons.derahle length and nimeli ClOgllt'llre. --Sir E. Knatclibull
f dloweill on the side of Mr. Hatton, and was ansn ere(' by
Mr. Calcraft and Sir Wm. Geary.—Mr. Waddington again
nia‘ ed an timentlineut fir the adjournment of the meeting,
on the principle that, as the House of Commons had suspended
the Habeas Corpus, no more petitions should be presented
by the people to that House ; lint this amendinetir aas nega-
tived iiiinnimonsly, and tin• petition, as original," proposed,
was carried by the whole ineetinz, except Mr. Hatton, Sir E.
Knatchlottll, and a few others.—After the petition, a Reshdu•
tion was proposed for communication of the thanks of the
Meetinz to the Marquis of Camden. in consequence of his
tiotne e sanTle• to the sinecui isle, and was Clink(' UU4III-
- um, ly.

Ott Monday another schoolmaster,•charged with trea-
sonable practices was lolged in Glasgow Jail. lie w3R
brought from the vilaz►e of Carmunnock, a few miles
distant. Rewards of .)01. are (Cured in the Glas.;ow
Papers for thu apprehension.of I'M'Ewen, who is de-
scribed as a carding master in Gnrbals, and M‘Dowal
Paw, a waver in Anderston, who are also accused of
treasonable practices and administering unlawful oaths
A reward of 201. is also offered tint the seizure of one
Moses D3WSIIII, accased of sedition only. Dawson i 3
said t:t bo the author of the Fclitious pamphlets, f,r
publication of whiz+ several printers and booksellers ars
under bail• Ile is described as a hawlsing bookseller.
The Bill brought int&Parliament for facilitating the
progress of suits at Equity before the Courts of Excite-
'quer, authorises the Chief Baron to sit singly for the
hearing of snits at such times us he shall appoint ; or
in case of his absence, for any unavoidable reason, ore
of the other Barons nrls• be appointed the P.we.,l
Sign Manual to sit fur him.

COMMOTION AT MANCHESTER.
ATTEMPT OF TIIE REFOIINtERS TO COME TO LON-
DON IN A BODY.

We are concerned to state. that numerous arrests have been

loom! necessary at Nlnnche•ter. The following arc the cir-
estinitnuces which ga,e kt• to tlicin Muo•my the atl
inst. there was a public Mecin.4 at Manchester, bnt not tin

blightest tendency to riot 'Pills t t inced, as our Reader. already
know. During the sorceedia4 week, however, the whole
neighbourhood was kept in a • tme of anxiety anti alarm, from
the ;,pl.lehension of a larger and store formidable Meeting
on Monday, the 10th. It was learnt, that the poor deluded
people of that town and neighbourhood, who were not at
work, had been secretly persuaded to assetn'ole and draw
up poitions, and to set off in a holy with them to London,
each man carrying hip own petition. So far had their fo:ly
proceeded, that many of tin w ealketed a little stork of pro-
visions, fir their subsistence on the road, and b:aokets to pro-
teet them from the cold (hiring the nights. At length b;lls
were posted np in Manchester, calling them to assemble fur

this purpo•r ; the Stockport people, too, were to meet on
L:uu•anhire Hill, in order to forma junction w.th the Mali-
.

chester people. Or eoiirse it became again Hectic:try to call
together a military force. The Stockpot t troop Lad orders
to meet ; Iwo troop from laccle•firltl and tkr4 e

ford were also directed to be at Salesmoor (the ',mud spot fur
review near Nlaneliester), so as to be in readiness to act in

anise of emergency. The Magistrates were all at their posts ;
and every precaution was taken that the circumstances ten.
tiered necessary. Meaawhile, by dint of secret researches, it
was discovered, that there were certain emissaries busily at
work on plans to enLrage the populace iu a treasoaable move-
ment. One of the .e persons had been heard to declare, that
there were 25.090 stand of arms at Birmingham which might
be secured for their use.
Tim Manchester Mercury of Tuesday., received yesterday.
furnishes the following ample details afire subsequent occult.-
• recces :—" The lenient moderation at' the Magistracy has at
length eked out the fullest could of tbrbearance compatible
with the protection which is due to the persons and property
of' the peaceable and well-disposed part of the commutritv.
lVe find it was among the notifications at the Meeting on the
Sd inst. near St. Peters Church, corroborated, in the course
of last week, by the declaration, of individuals who have been
actaalty engaged in promotiug,the,late Sedif Meetings, that
the espous.irs of their doctrines should collect at the same
place on the Monday following (yesterday), and proceed to
the Metropolis, at nine o'clock, to present a Petition to the
Prince Regent, that they might be enabled " to undeceive
hint !"—Aware of these intentions, and of the dangers which
an immense influx of strangers, irritated by the inflammatory
appeals of their factious leaders (who, under tloe pretence of
promoting Parliamentary Reform, have been for a length of
time past agitating the minds of the labouring class of so-
ciety), portended, the conservators of the public flanquillity,
took every precaution adequate to the occasion.
" Yesterday morning. according to the expectations enter•
tamed, crowds of people flocked into the town from all direc-
tions, as early as eigut o'clock, and at about
_gators appeared on their temporary stage in a cart, and con-
tinued to harangue the multitnde till their east lumbers
miggested the expediency of patting into practice the w en-
twined arrangetneuts of the civil and military power. Ac-
cordingly, a party of the Ist re.zioient of dragoons, under Col.
Tees :ale, accompanied by the Magistrates of the district,
appeared amongst them, and with an adroitness and decision
almost electrical. surrounded the erection, and immediately
conveyed tlveciaire group upon it to the New Bayley prison ;
their attention was next directed to the concourse of midi-
-Ors, who were forthwith dispersed, without the infliction of
any severity.
" Au arrest had taken place eat ly on Sunday morning, of
Johnson and Ogden, who had previously rigureil at this place,
and they were secured in the New Bayley. Others were
seized by the soldiers on their way to deliver their charge in
Salford. The following are the names of the prisoners:—
Drummond and Bagnely (the two orators), Hawking, Grim-
shaw, Lingard. Quincy, Shaw, Wood, Hargraves, Lever,
Shawcross. two Williamses, Tucker, Whitworth, (Miley,
Bousfield, Kay, Lefgar, Blackshaw, Sias, Thoma,on, Barlow,
Cuthhird, Lees, Hodson, and Iligginouthain (the owner of
the cart on which the stage was fixed).
" A considerable be: of people set out on their mission
to London, taking the route of Stockport ; butt about 40 of
them were recondueted to Manchester, and atliltA to their
[other unfortunate companions; others were furnished wall
secure accommodations in Stockport. Most of them were
provided with knapsacks, &c. containing blankets and other
articles. Upon the examination of some of these travelling
equipages, two innistilly large knives weir discovered.
" Johnson, Ogden, &c. will be di patched, without' loss of
time, ender escort, to the Secretary of State, in Loudon.
" We shall desist from cute, ing further at present into the
cases of these characters, as they will probably hereafter be
the subject of high judicial enquiry.
" The military preparations were under the direction of
Sir J. Byng, the Commander of the District, who arrived in
Manchester on Sunday. A party of the 51th regiment of foot
were present to render their assistance.
"i We may fairly presume that at one period there was an
assemblage of at least '30,000 at the Meeting; and we believe
site do not over-rate the arrivals in flue course of flue day at
between 60 and 70,001) individuals.—No particular act of out-
rage or intemperance has yet reached our ears, and we can-
not help feeliug highly indebted to the plait-ions and salutary
interposition of the respective authorities for the satisfactory
result of this day's transaction.
" As we are closing this account, we have authority to state,
that the apprehensions are nothing short of 200 persons."
Late en Wednesday night four of the persons arrested at
_ _ . .

tancliester arrived in town, in the custody of two King's
Messengers, who ionneiliatt ly conveyed tl.ein to the House of
Correction, Coldbath Fields. Their names are Druintuond,
Ogden, I:agilely, and Jf,IIIISIOIIIC.
A broker, clidiged with being connected midi the rioters at
Manchester, was on 1i eduesday taken on 'Change, under an
arrest.

Some information which we received Saturday, affords
decisive comma itary upon the 'tacitly and constitutional ob-
jects of min). of the Itetiamers and Instigators of public
meetings. The Chester piper asurts us that numbers of
pike heads have been found in Stockpot t, tote- er with large
heavy sticks, ctiiilain.ag dagger-shaped pieces of iron, eight

juelies long.
Tienty-one of the persons engaged in the Meetiim at
Manchester have been apprehended at Heaton Norris, near
Otoci.port, and I odiAed in Chester Gaol.
" Caester Chronicle office, Thursday, quarter past 1 p.m.

" A coach, k ,vorted by a stroag body of that valuable
goips, the Lail of asezters cavalry, tia9 jnst passed this

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office, completely filled with the misguided men engaged in
the late seditious Meetings at 31.1uchester, fie. Their 1141141C3
are--

Benjamin "ilellor, George Pirknn, Wm. Wilcock, Win.
Neal, John Shaw, Win. Marsh, Wm. Smith, John Garlick,
John Senior, James Resnick, Wm. Pimlot, Arthur Irwin,
diehard Jones, Robert Evan, Matthew Exley, Win. God-
dard,Samuel Whitmore, jaws Callighan, Benj. Broadbent,
Henry Holding, and George Hyde.
" Au immense crowd Winn cd the cavalcade to the Castle,
where the ca..alry formed opposite the Lodi .t., and the pri-
toners di,mounted -we never recollect seeing a more
wretched looking set of beings; two of them are mere boys.
Tip, are iu the commitment with treasonable and
seditious practices.—They were apprehended at Heaton
Norris. and nude' the recently passed Act. were committed
to our Castle. One hundred and sixty fens• of their associates
are now confined in the New Bailey, Manchester. Great
praise is due to Mr. Lloyd, of Stockport. for the judicious
measures a looted by him to preserve the public peace ; and
that active officer, Birch, ileseives the highest commenda-
tion for the vigilance and activity displayed by him on this,
as oil ever• other occasion, where his services are required.
"'six of the oratorical members of this confederacy against
the thoverunu•ut, are sent to London, under warrants fruits
the Secretary of State.
"A man has been severely cut in the face, at Heaton Nor-
ris, by one of the Cavalry.
" Since writing the above, we are sot ry to add, that a mot-
her of pike !leads have been fumed in Stockport, and large
heavy sticks, containing a dagger-shaped sharp piece of iron,
about eight inches long. This speaks in language too plain
to be nii-notieritena, th,• pacific Mid constitutional objects of
those to whom they belonged !"