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but that little assures us, that his bettecolenee was an
object of general admiration, and that his amiable en.
dowinenis and conciliating manners, had endeared him
to his Lundy and friends. The needy supplicant wa►
always relieved by his bounty, sod our ststicrung
grunts Wife pecu:tarly the .011ject of his parental 3olici.
_

Let us, ihini mown the foss of so much excellence.
Our country is bereaved of a devoted guardian ; the
army is deprived of an enlightened and enthusiastic
Ic tder; thr child of misfortune knocks in vain at his
dresr and solitary abode; the voice which dallied de-
light and animation through society is hushed for ever ;
and all that remains of so much dignity and worth,
consigned to the mansion of the dead.
The body of his Grace was cons eyed to this city by
water, and was deposited at the Government-house at
four o'clock on Tuesday morning. It was 'lately
enclosed in coffins of lead and mahogany, and at seven
o'clock its the evening was removed tot te steam-boat
Malshant, to be sonvey,d to Quebec. Notwitionand-
ing this atrangement had been pioustilgated only a few
hours previously, his remains were followed to the river
by right or ten thousand mourners, being the cagiest
cunconrse of people we have ever witnessed its Canada.
Time remains of his Excellency lay in state at the Cilia.
teat', until faiir o'clock on Sattinlay,. the 4th of Sep-
tember, when they were removed so the ace of ill•
in the Cathedral Church at Quebec, in the
following order :
The whole of the troops composing the garrison of
Quebec, consisting of a large detachment of Royal Ar-
ttilery, With fifteen field-pieces, whit lighted matches ;
the whole of the little Battalion, (kith and 76th Ilegi
usents composed the funeral and firing party, and form-
ed a lane extending from the door of the Citateau, pass-
ing the French Churcb, through the Nlarket-place, up
Garden street, to the great west entrance of the Cathe-
dral. Oat the corpse being brought out, the collar and
insignia of the Order of toe Garter, with his Grace's
military appointments, bring placed oti the coffin, the
whole of the troops presented arms. On its being
placed on the hearse, the troops rested on their cross
reversed. The procession Men moved on.
The drums of the different corps covered with crape,
rolls das the corpse passed. The military hand filed off
at the door of the Cathedral Church-yard, and con.
dueled it tip to the centre isle, where it was placed on
a platform, the mourners remaining near use body.
A signal was given, when fifteen pieces were fired

Extract of a letter from Man :tester dated Sunday
Oct. 3:—
I have just learned. with sulficient accuracy tojostify my
scouting an account of it, the math ulars of an outrage com-
mitted in this town last night. About P 2 o'clock, as Mea-
gher, a trumpeter of Ilk! Manchester Yeomanry, (who
distinguished iii,nrelf at 't. Peteistield, and against a hom a
hill was preferred at Lancaster), was returning from a
public-horse to Ifs own house in Beam:gate, some person
recognized him, and (Hill out, " There goes one of the
bloody butchers." It ritated at this exclamation, Measlier
drew a pistol, and threatened to shoot any man who should
dare to follow ii in, In spite of the threat, lan an, fol.ovvd
to his UWII house, N hich he entered, and having fa-telled his
his door' soon appeared at au upper window w ill his pistols,
and toll the peisous culler ted in the street, that if they did
not go away, he would fire upon them, and inimediately pre-
sruted his pistols. Some stones, it is said, at re then thrown.
and a few pants of glass were broken ; and Meagher fired
and shot two men; a hall passed thtough one mans leg;
smother hall lodged in the thigh of the other. The wounded
men were immediately inkou to t lie Infirmary, where they
are now in a feverish, Ind lilt in a dangerous state. It is
Omagh' that they will rot be able to bear the fatigue of
being removed to the New Bailey, to prefer their complaint,
fur some days to come. I have tech the bulb t a loch was
extract. ii flout the thigh of tune of the sded 1111.11; it 19
of the largest size, such us are used for horse pistols.—
Meagher very shortly after the outrage was fm red out of his
house, and a ilk an escort of military to protect him against
the popular indignation, ass conveyed to King Street bar-
racks, a here he remained la.t night. but was set at liberty
this mioning. l have stated what strikes me as the most
probable account—namely, that the a inclowa were broken
before Meagher fired ; though it is right I should inform you
that it is confilently asserted that the window; were not
broken till the mob found themselves unable to enter the
house to seize Meagher after his firing. The door of the
house was not opened till the military arrived and broke it
open.
. . .

ini;tht easily swell this account with various details re-
lative to Meagher's conduct ; but us these u ill come out u ith
more accuracy at the New Wile), 1 think it fair to wait fur
that elimination.

This heroic Manchester Yeoman tree brought up for exa-
mination before the Alagittrotes oil Monday, but was
remanded, from the inability of the victims of his ft rod') to
attend from the state of their wounds

Extract of a letter from Mr. Harmer, dated
Albion-hotel, Manchester, Sunday Morning.
" My dear G.--1 received your very kind letter, communi-
cating the gratifying intelligence, that the conduct of my col
leagues and of myself met the an rohution of my fellow coon •
try men.
" 1 think 1 wrote you a day or two ago, that Mr. Ashworth,
the barrister. attended evidently as the advocate of the mapiq ra-
tes. This gentleman. although he ventured to suggest bad law
for the Coroner's guidance, had too much SCII9e of propriety to
pledge his word for its correctness. Yesterday, in consequence
of Mr. Ashworth's alkdged illness, a Mr. Barrow, a practising
attorney at the New Bailey Court, attended in his stead, and
this gentleman pledged "his little professional character" (these
were his own words) to points of law and practice in a way that
astonished ale; although, after a fortnight's residence in this
country, one ought not to feel astoni,hed at any inconsistency or
absurdity in the adwinistration of the law.

•• I was most happy at Mr. --'s arrival; for, although I
have engaged two clerks. one of whom writes short-hand, some
sentence or expression might escape. and I aisure it is of the
unnost importance that not a syllable that passes should remain
unknown to the public. I wish to God that Lord Sithrouth
had been present during thin investipoion, and he would per.
ceive how grossly lie has been imposed on : but could it be
otherwise, when he listened oily to dm representations of the
culprits ? Why, before he ventured to recommend the Et.ecua
tive Government to return thanks to the Magistrates and Yeti-
Marry, did he nut investigate the Maisactisins minutely ? Had

OCT. It.

Extract of a letter from Manchester, dated Oct.
Ist:

" The Manchester Yeomanry really think that they perfomied
a glorious deed in cutting at the unarmed people. That they so
led on the day the deed was done, was quite obvious, as immedi-
ately after the meeting was dispersed, the whoie corps assembled
on the verge of St. Peter's Field, and flourishing their swords.
gave dints loud cheers in token of triumph. I have conversed
with two gentletnen °irremovability withiu these 4tt hours,
.who
can testify to this extraordinary tea, and who are summoned to
Oldham to do so, it die peculiar notions of the Coroner, since
Mr. Ashworth's eloquence was displayed in Court, will allow
hien to receive such evidence. But it seems that no farther evi-
dence, illit,trative of the conduct of the Yeomanry, or the cha-
racter of the meeting on the lfith of August,. will be admitted.
All now required al admissible must, is is un !erstotel, rtfer
either to the identity of John Lees, or to that of the Yeomen
acrier.t.x engaged at the meeting. But notwithstanding this
interdict Nlessrs. Harmer and !Jellison mean, it is said, to utter
retry one of the wimesses who are ready to conic figwort!, and
that each shall tender a notice, of which the following is a copy,
to the Coroner, and also to the Cons.able at Oldham:—
" I beg to inforni you, that I desire to give evidehce to the
Jury touching the death of John Lees. (Signed) att."
All the depositions refused by the Coroner will of course be
published. No fact shookl be suppressed upon than occasion.
The Yeounuiry al cad), identified before the Inquest as among
those wive on the 15th of August,
Major Trafli,rd, of Trafforth
11. !iglu, who is the First Captain of the Corps, and a
cotton spinner of immense wealth. Ills factories AM said to he
worth 204'. eX/1-

Hubert Sharpe, an ironmonger.
It. M. IVhitiow, an attorney.
James Atom, cotton dealer. •.
Hubert Barnes, cotton spinner.
Eilwartl l'ebbutt, tallow cliatullcr. •
William Carlton, livery stable keeper.
Edw. Meagher, tailor and trumpeter to the corps.
John Reid, publican.
Edw. Vigor Fox, calico printer, and son to one of the last
Lancastei Grand Jury.
Jolal iluline, calico printer. This is the person who was
thrown from his bone by Ids own impetuosity.
Thomas Shcluutaf ne, a c.iravan-man for a dyer in Springfield,
for whom he is a substitute. _

I: is understood that et is:enee will be adduced to identify about
90 more of this celebrated corps. There was, I hear, a great dif-
ficulty in identifying any of them on the 16th of August, in con-
ifttrana: of the singularity of their head-dress or heant:t."

On Friday a meeting was held in the Town-hall
at Rochester, to take into consideration the late af..
'fiii; at Manchester, a requisition for that purpose
ha%ing been presented to the Mayor, and acceded to
by him. A series of resolutions were passed, as
well as an address to the Prince Regent. The re-
solutions having passed unanimously, thanks were
voted to the Mayor. The Mayor, (John Burton
Matthews, Esq.) in returning thanks for the honour
done him, observed, that he felt it his duty to state,
that the whole proceedings of this day were totally
opposite to his sentiments ; that he thought that, as
the business was even now under a legal inquiry,
the resolutions were extremely premature and inde-
licate ; but that he convened the meeting only from
a conviction that it was a duty incumbent on hint
to do so. At about 2 o'clock the meeting quietly
dispersed.
CARLILE —Tuesday next is fixed for the first
trial of Carlile for publishing Tom Paine's " Theo-
logical ks." Four others are to follow in suc-
cession ; the first is expected to occupy ten days at
least. It is said he has served the High Priest of
the Jews with a subpoena, to give evidence on his
trial. Adverting to the trial, and the manoeuvres
of the enemy, he has the followhe, entertaining pa-
ragraph :—" I was informed ne:rly a month since,
that a loyal declaration would be ready for signatures
in the City of London, expressive ofits abhorrence
of seditious and blasphemous publications, about a
%reek or ten days befitre my trial would take place.
This declaration has been made, and however direct
it might have been levelled at me, I cannot plead
guilty of being its object, but do most heartily con-
cur in its premises, and consequently I attended at
the London Tavern, and placed my name and ad-
dress to it, which I shall expect to see published with
the list of signatures."
Yesterday morning 24 female convicts were re-
moved from Newgate to Wapping, and there em-
barked on board a Gravesend bout, to join the Janus
,-7nviet ship, lying off Woolwich, bound for Botany
Bay. An immense number of their friends attended
as witness their departure.

To the instances formerly related of attempts to mis-
lead the weavers, the fidlowing may be Isined :—On
S4turday a person 'applied to an innkeeper in Poilok-
thaws for a room, as he said, for the orator Braysbaw,
from Leeds, to lecture in. lie said, that the orator
had been in Glasgow for ten days forming Union Soci-
eties. The at tides of these societies lie described as only
three. I St. That the weavers should nut light any this
winter. 2d. That they should not pay any of their
debts to shopkeepers. 311. That they should rather burn
any property they have, than allow it to be taken front
them in consequence of a process at law. Such is this
person's account of the Union Societies. lle ?third,
that ihe populace at Calton and Bridgetown
to about armed, to lie ready for the constables. 11 hen
the 111okt:cite'. mentioned what bad been dune for the
poor iii had begun
Pol okshaws by Sir John Maxwell and his son,
the miscreant said, " It is all --- nouseuce," and
deca m pct.

One hundred and twenty families have been ap-
proved, on an application being made for their emi-
grating to the Cape of Good Hope, on the terms
proposed by Goverument.

OCT. 11.

any pains been taken, the testimony of thousands of respectable
men, who have no political bias, and very many, wl:o are here
ladled high party men, would have demonstrao that there was
nothing to justify even the appearance of the military, much less
wilitare execution.
...Had I contemplated the arduous task of content:ing against
a barrister, numerous *tunnies, and another, whom I will not
name, I should have felt too diffident to have undertaken it; but
as, from the justice of the cause, and certainly nut from any
talent of toy own, 1 have hitherto borne up pretty well against
my antagonists. 1 do not despair of maititslning my ground, and
bringing tile C;M: to a just and successful issue. notwithstanding
a ray obstacle."
•• Four sincere friend,

JAMES HARMER."

TO THE EDITOR.
-...ax..,

trnst you will excuse my troubling you with
two or three short extracts from the statutes concerning
the duty of a Coroner in taking an inquisition; as on
reading the proceedipgs at Oldham, as set forth in your
paper, it evidently appears thst Alr. Ferrand, the Co.
loner, is acting both against the letter and spirit of those
statutes :--viz.
Stat. of FA. 4., cap. 2, sec. 1.-414 The Coroner, upon the
oath of the Jury, shall inquire if they knew where the per-
son was first n h.-titer It were in a braise, ticld, &c.,
and who were there. Likewise, it is to be inquired aim
Mete culpable either of the art or the Ante, and atm pre
sont, and of what age th..y he (if they can speak and have
discretion) t and as many as shall be baud cwipuble by the
/ropiest shall be committed to gaol."
t...." If any he alive:oyd es ptincipta, they that be
appealed of the force be attached it and kept until
the principal he uttainted."
3cl lien. VII. cap Every Coroner, upon stew of
the dead body, shall inquire of the permit th.it 11..111 dom.
the death or murder; also of their Kiwi tors and ennienters,
and vs ho were present when it was 41 • ; and the names of
the persons so present and found shall enroll and rertlfy."
Cap. ''When one is shin in the day-burr,and the inur-
deter escapes awaken, the township that bUtierrt 111 shall be
amerced, and the Constar shall inquire thereof on the v.ess
of the body dead."-8 Vin. Ab. ji. 248, 2194 c. 50.
Now, as evidence has been adduced at the Oldham
Inquest, which proved and identified several of the
Yeomanry Cavalry as being active in the never-to.-be-.
forgotten )6th of August, at Manchester, as well as
those who actually gave the fatal order for the charge,
are, according to the above-mentioned statutes, equally
guilty with the man or men who actually inflicted the
wound on John Lees, for such persons used the force
referred to by the first-mentioned statute ; and by the
statute of 3d Hen. Vii. were the abettors and consenters
to the atrocious act •; consequently the Cormier was
bound to receive the evidence so produced by Mr. Har-
mer ; and his refusal to take the same subjects his con-
duct to be called in 'question hereafter by a superior
tribunal.

Volllr.f. &C.
A CONSTANT READER.

The following is a correct extract of the case in
Plowden's Reports, to which Mr. Harmer has re-
ferred on several occasions in the course of the
Inquest at Oldham:—
" A report of certain points, which were ruled at the Sessions,
held at the town of Salop, on Monday, the 9th of July, in the
ist year of Queen Mary, and continued all that week before Sir
T. Bromley, Knight, Chief intake of the King's bench ; Sir R.
Townsend, Knight, Scrjeant at Law; W. Simons, apprentice,
and the Queen's attorney, in the Marches of Wales, and E. Plow-
den, utter barrister, of the Middle Temple, and others, being
Justices of the Peace, &c. In that case. divers persons were
indicted for killing a loan, viz. some for giving the wounds
whereof he dint, and others, for mat they were present. aiding.
catuterting, and abetting the others to commit the said murder.
And they who gave the wounds to the man, and killed him, had
11-d and escaped, and the others wercbrought to the bar. And
whether they should be arraigned or no was a doubt, and was
moved to the other Justices by Bromley ; for he said to them,
that although they who were present and abetting were princi-
pals, as well as those who struck the man and killed him, yet
they are the principals in the second degree, viz., in respect that
the others who struck the man and killed hint are principalsin
the first degree, by reason of the act of killing him, aid these`
ethers who :.b steel them and are present are also principals, but
that in the second degree only, and in respect of the first act;
fur if the others did not kill the man, then it the others who were
abettors and present should be now arraigned, and it should
happen that they should lie found guilty, and afterward., the
others who are indicted for giving the stroke and killing the man
should be taken and arraigned. and it should happen that they
were acquitted, as it might be, then I would know your opinion
what should be done. The other Justices above mentioned,
after advising thereof for two days, held clearly that they might
proceed with the•prisoners now at the bar, without any inconve-
nience arising trout it t ter, they said, that when many came to
do an act, and one only dues it, and the others are present abetting
him, or ready to aid him in the fact, they are principals to all
intents as much as he that does the fact ; for the presence of the
the others is a terror to him that is assaulted, so that he dare not
defend himself ; for if a min sees his enemy, and 90 of his ser-
vants coming. to assault him, and they all draw their swords and
surround him. and one only strikes has, so that lie dies thereof,
now the others shall with good reason be adjudged as great
offenders as he that stmck him ;_iise if they had not iteen piesent
lie might probably have deteneljthiniself, and so have escaped;
hut the number of thz other, being present, and ready to strike
him also. shall be adjudged a great terror to him, so as to make
him lose hie courage and despair of defending himself, and by
this means they are the occJ:ssin of his death. So that their pre-
sence le the cause of terror, and terraria the reason that lie receives
the wounds, and the wounds are the cause of his death. And
then, inasmuch as both together, viz. the wounds anal the pre-
sence of dm ',titers who gave the wound at all. are adjudge.' the
cause of his death, it follows that all of them. viz. those that strike,
and t:tose that are present. are in equal degrees, and each par-
lakes of the deed of the other. And the fact as to him that is
dead, and as to the punishment of it, (although it consistsof two
Parts.) yet in law it is without a divisien • and notwithstanding
there is hot one wound given by one only. yet it dull be adjudged
in law the wound of every one, that is. it shall be looked upon as
given by him who gave it, by himself, and given by the rest by
bin, as then minister and inetrument. And it is as much the
deed of the others, its if they had all jointly holden with their
hands the club, or other instrument, with which the wound was
given, as if they bad altogether struck the person that was
killed."—Sce Plowden's Reports, vol. I. p. 96. a. 9:. a. 98.

Accounts received ficm Portugal nn Friday morning
state that a quarantit:e of 30 tkys on all smelt from
Cadiz, Gibraltar, &c. vs as enforced by Gott tunas; Pro-
clamation, on the Hidrult.