The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-28 00:00:00

OLDHAM, SAruttnAvnollT.

INQUEST nn JOHN LEES.—(Evidence continued.)
Thomas tVtlittaker contiotied.—We took three pints of ale
on the road. It came Si' 4d. the piece what we drank ill the
I)ustv Miller. la another place we drains a pint the piece,
three of is. At Westwood cc had a quart, ail three. The
other man was rLdled WiIlia:11. We had no other liquor but
ale. I C41111,0t sir we were all salter; the deceased WAS rather
tipsy like, not tsaelly what they call drunk. Ile walked well
anothela He went to Stockport au Monday, alai ruturned on
i Tuesday e"tti,,,:l• I teas %,ihh hint. WC left SloChiloirt .11 six
in the morning, and shopped in Manchester till tau o'clock.
We had smite roast beef ith his. We stopped at four houses
as we were going to arackpart. In three house; we had a plat
betwixt us, oral o pia! the piece at tit last. At Stockpart
drank. chiefly here; no slur t.. l here wes neither Of us
tipsy. I call it drunk when lam not capable of &flue; any
thing. In Stockpot t we spent la. fal. the piece, and tat. the
piece hack to Manche ter. We walked to Manche3l.i r, and
cattle home in a cart. We never (hank ally spirits. It was
on the Sundae following we had a glass of braialy and water
fur Rif. Ile appeared then well enough ; he never 'node any
complaints to me. It was abaut the Tuesday that lie appear-
ed to glow worse, and lust his appetite. He kept growing
towel :tad weaker till he died. He began to eamplain an the
Wed, te bed, that be had a terrilae pain
in his shoulders, that he could not bear them to lie touched.
That was the- fits' tittle I heard hire complain of his shoulders.
On Thursday night lie coinplaiiied at the pain in Ins left. foot,
and could not rest at. all. My mother told the (lactate who
ordered it to be washed 4114 poulticed. Paola Friday he bad
no knowledge at all af wino teas dam: or said to lam. He
complained ii•l then of his shoulder and leg it any orie touch-
ed it. On Sunday he became speechless. I s taw cuts on his
coat at the (tack of his neck. It might be 0 couple of inches.
By Mr. Hai hart—At the wakes (fair.) we ',rant; auly beer;
he teas never drunk; he oitua, reffaeut lu elfin's,
Joseph SVrigley—l knew the cleceesed :daunt a month before
the loth. I wet with tam lilt the ltali ill aneliant, when he
act:hued in excelitait health : it was at the lantana of he Beat;
I saw him in what is called l'eterloo's-field Isoir. I had
seen him in several places oil tilt' way to Malicia:stet- by
mere accident. Just before Mr. Hunt came to the field, I
saw him near the hustings; we were but it close toeet her.
There was a tei eat commot null afterwards, wind, removed
us a little front the hustines There were many aomea and
children about us, Niie agreed on the ground, but nut ',e-
lute, to couie away together. I
ties er saw t lie cavalry till Ilie
shoot was made, and Shell they advanced cluse up tot lie Lust-
lugs. We were on the grouted :snout half an boar hoary. I
saw the deceased receive a wound (_/11111h cal his right
arm, tram a satire. He was protecting bilusell from one of
the hnilitary, when another rode lip, on the right side, and
cut him on his right arta, which he had extended over hits
head to protect him. Ile had a walking stick in hi right
hand, but made nu use of it. lie diet) fell Lackaards mid
brought me dawn under the hot ses' feet. I catty 110 11101 c of ,
Ili, till I saw hint coming home, when he refused to t.it.e any
thing In drill:, and saint his arm was getting very stiff, and
said he must get it dressed. Ile sate he had gut a wialitut on
Iris back fruit' a num:bean. I SOW a eta an the back of his
coat. 'lli, (any satanic! 1 saw given, wets that by the addier,
that the cite 44,11115 t Wllohll Its teas prOteel 111, hillltstdt With
tight Itaad urea his forehead to protect himself. Mr. limit
haul said wily a few words, to he peirecalde mid quiet, arid
IVA: the soldiers came. We were on the grailliti hall
brirae :11r. Hunt canna 'file damage happened, per-
haps, 5, 111, or 15 minutes alter Mt. Hunt ca tae; peril fps
sooner; there. are persons here who saw the caruaae, card
eau tell the time accurately. We could Hot eat aa ay, the
crow" teas so great- The Yeomanry Cavalry calve up fitst,
anti then the tali, anti they got so contusea that 1 can-
not tell which of them stunk the deceased. There was
an °dicer, who gave me au opportunity at eseapiag, er I
should have been left dead. I eaettot tell wise ther t'acy
struck or cut any di cooing up to the hustings. I eassiiaut
say that their sits a way open; the people were runinag in ,
ever) tart:a:turn. 'lliere was a shoat front the people anti
from the military, who were diet' standing still, and 'caring
their swords over their Reads and shoulders. '1 he military
then came as fast as they canal nail., their way I orange tite
people. 1 could wily see the liaises' heads when they got ill-
to the crowd. 'They cut Iretare I could get away. The) made
their way at least 100 yaras t liraugh the crowd. When lliey •
were a dozen yards from hue I first saw them Cut. c had
no idea that they would have cat, or we uric lit have got away
quicker. people made no resistance. The luirses
tilieht walk or gallop fur what I could see. I do
not know whether they cut before or 110 h. They cut
several noire ; but whether before the deceased was
cut or not I eaatiot tell. I saw them cultiag at the
carriage in which wutnen were. They cut through my butt.
1 saw none that was cut before Jinni Lees. 1 saw many cut
afterwattk ; but I du not know whether by the Yeutinaira ur
the lath ; I did not observe whether they bad heard era their
tipper lips. Au officer of the 15th said, wheal 1 is as down,
" For shame, won't you give the people time to eta away.
your see them down ?" \\ hen I got up I saw them
cutting at the people. 1 saw a sword broken some inches
from the point. It was nut for hue that the officer inter-
fered, but flit the people to get away. There might be trout
half e dozen and a dozen soldiers in ray view. I (mid not
see any distance. I ran off hultiud tile urtheet's horse, and
went along with a body of the. crowd. I saw tame cut there,
and did not look behind rue. The soldiers had gone another
way. He was a Yeoloaary man that put the puma of his
sword through my That; he thrust it through, but did ilia strike
ant. I called to him nut to murder tile, and he struck no
more at me. '!'het' did nut hurt me or utohn Lees, ot guilt;
up to the hustings, and I catitiot tell whether it was the per-
suns who went up to the hustings, Ur Others. I catinot say
Whether they struck in coming up to the hustings, but I saw
their swords going in all directions. I saw their swords rising
up and falling down. It might he alniut half past one, I had
no previous information that the 'affinity wet e coming, till ,
I heal d the shout, and then I saw them cuming. We believed
that they were coming only to ;serest the speakers. They
did that, but they were nut conteat with that; if they were,
John Lees would not he now dead, or I ill so long. They
did nut give the people time to get away. I never heat d
of a Riot Act read, amid I saw no person hawing a paper in his
haul. I SOW 11011 e 111 coloured clothes, and I/011e lint those un
horseback. I never heat dof a Magistrate ardering the meet-
lug to disperse. I was 11114)11 the hustings to have a view of
the tnectiag before Mr. Haut CalllC. I WV.; anxious to get
asst, but I was trampled (lowa under the horses before I
could escape. The soldiers desired WC to go about my tarsi-
'less, and asked tae if I wuulil ever come there again. Wheu-
ever they struck they said, " Go about your busrau,s." They
struck many times at Lees before lie was eat. Upon my Ottli I
never saw Lees strike. He warded oft blows by receiving them
on his stick. He did nut strike before he was wounded, and
did not see him after. I newer sass' any one attempt to strike
at ;any horse or soldier. I saw tanning thrown orcast at them.
I heard no reports of gull or piste! at that time. I never
heard John Lees say that I•ie had dismounted one soldier.—
He was not hurt lie the first soldier, because he received his
blots Oil the stick. Mr. Emit was on the stage when 1 tell
down. I did not see him taken into custody. 1. saw no horse
Liar soldier on the ground. I think it would not be above 10
iiiiinites from the tunic 1 fell till I .;tit oil' the ground. I went
then to my sister's house, where I got myself washed and had •
same refreshment. I often sass' Julio Lee: before at a public- i '
blase—a news-room ; Abraham, I don't kitow what. you call
hint. These arc questioas that I do nut think proper to be I
pat to me.

Coroner—l stn not satisfied that you knew him.
NVittic,s—l can prove that, Sir.
Mr. Harmer—You have sworn it. That's enough.
Witness—l did not keep an account of the several times
I saw him, or where it was. I saw him at public ineetinzs.
lint the time I particularly got acquainted with him was the
I saw the body, and 1 should have known him then if
I had not Inc!) told of his death. Robert Neild fetched me
to give evidence before the Coroner.—(The \sinless here
gave a minute account of the deceased's dress on ►he
His hat was none of the best. I saw nothing the matter with
it more thall With any other hat witch worn. The crown was
riot cut or torn off.

Ity Mr. Harmer—l am unwell now from the wounds. I did
not go for any riot or disturbance, nor John Lees. There
was not the least. disturbance or desire of riot beture the mi-
litary entered. There were many women and children among
the crowd. They were all in good humour. There were no
arms. 1 had the handle of an old umbrella fur a stir!:. The
shout from the people was to show the soldiers that they re-
garded them as friends, and I understood the soldiers to re-
turn it. Thn,y advanced in a few minutes afterwards. We
did not endeavour to get away till the soldiers began to cut;
hot thin; it war; imposillile to get away. It would not he in
the power of many to stoop to the ground to get any thing
to be thrown, if they v,ishetl it. I saw no attempt it was in

in.;ll-,1::4 noticed the, lat. !Mr. Harmer had been, on
this ~ceasion, interrupted by the Coroner for putting leading
questions. Mr Harmer said, it was only to save time: but
he would Proceed legally.)
Rohert Nei ani a hatter, and knew John Lees for 7 or
8 years. The first time I saw him, after he was wounded.
was at the sign of the Shears, Newton-heath, on the IGth
Augmt. He showed me the wound nu his right elbow, and
be said lie had a wound on his shoulder, which none had
looked ! looked, and observed what I thought a stab. I
saw his shoe rent. This was about live o'clock. I had seen
him pass the window, and called him in. He pointed out
Joseph Wligley to me as we were going borne, and said,
" is the man that saw nie have my wounds; he was with
me." They then met. and shook hands. I did not know
Wrigley th:!:]. Wrigley asked 113 to go in to the Wool Pack :
hat the deceased refused, and said his aria was stiff. The
wit ticss Ilf7W produced the coat. 'Else right sleeve was all co-
vered with hound. The Foreman said, he believed it to hare
been the deceased's coat, for he bad seen him often pass his
warehouse with it. It was what is called corbeau. He also
produced the shoe which was fncciloy torn up.
The Coroner wished to have the identity regularly proved.
l'llr. Harmer said, it was very easy to do so, if the Jury
wish, d it.

The Coroner said, he had no doubt of the identity, but he
Niched to proceed regularly.
Withess proceeded. I saw him on Sunday the 99th. He
then compl.iiied much, said he had lost his appetite, and
that he WaS very ill.
It hieing now o,iie o'clock, and Mr. Harmer hrsvinc inti-
mated that he bad at least. 50 witnesses to bring forward, 1,e..
sides the with,ses still to he examined on the part of the
constable, tht Carouser became convinced that it was quite ita-
possiblr to trot ii an adjournment, and therefore adjourned
till ni.•e o'clock on Monday morning.
The interest xrited by the proceedings before
the Coroner is mast inrense. The pressure of the
owd i to the room obliged the Coroner t epetttedlv
to inlet t.'re for fear the floor should give way
A considerable multitude continued assernhled at
the .'oors and 'windows of the house during the
whore time, fur the I,,reatest order (3'6f-rm.'s
tore preoerved. Sir CU:ales Wolseley. lVooler,
Johnson, Knight, Monrhonse, Fi !on, &C., WCTe
Cl/12q0US Spectrit,)rs throughout the any.

From the LONDDN GAZETTE of Sept. 25.

War-Ogice, Sept. 21.

7th Regiment of Light Dralzoons-..-"SCljeant Major
Braekier to hr Quartrrni ::ter, vice Greenwoud, who retires
1111

hit h Oato, BI et-N1.,5 Stawell to lio• Nlaior, with-
out !..oareltase, vice ttowacd, whose itypoitoment has not
takrit
_ . .

Re;,rinient of Foot. Lieut.-0,11,nel John Duffy, fro,o the
l3riga•ie, to be I ieitt•.n ()fond, wit hoot pm-chase.,
viee ltoherton, dist:ovo.,l the lerrice

...„
15th Ditto, Li,utettaat and Adititant loin' Hutchinson, front
th:• hail pay of the ”Sih Foot, to he AdHotain and Lieuten-
ant. vice tinntiihries, who re•ivls the \tijutaiicy only.
37th Litt°. Stl;o,r EthAard 1,41 f-pay of '`re
Foot, to he Nl;kjort vice (ieor,,t. Ch./Lie:lt Hicks, who ex-
haoges, veteivitn.; the thlference.
4fitli Ditto, I,ient. Stephen !lice, from half-pay of the SSIII
Foot, to he Lieutenant, vice Join) Crat)l), who er.ehanges,
receivin,; the difference.

52d Di to, Eii,•gti F:atonMonins in lye t.ieutenant, by ptir-
cha,e, rice Kenny, prook,l,d; G,tiletwitt Cadet \Villiain
Forbes, from the Roy:4 Military College, to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Muilitts.

611 lostLicutenaut Joint Godfrey, froth hal f.pay oft he se.th
Foot, to he Lieutenant, vice Lloyd /ienry De Ruvyne, who
exchanges, riceiving the (iifference.
Gtitli Ditto, Lieutenant Frederick ('road, from half-pay of the
Regiment, to lie Lientenatit, vice John Codd, who ex-
rceeivioir the difference.
72,1 Ditto, Lieutenant Site) ling Glover, from half-pay of the
Regiment, to n Lieutenant, vice Jahn Sharp, who ex-
change:, receiving the difference.
7711 i Ditto, Lieutenant Thomas Molyneaux to he captain of
a tornpair, by purchase, vice Al•Lachlam, who r.•.ires;
Ensign and Adjutant. Jan Mulyneaux to lie Lieutenant,
by purchase, sick. Molyneaux; James Elliot, Gent. to be
?Alsip), by purchase, vice Molyneanx.
92d Ditto, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Stovin,
R.C.B. trim the 2stl) Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by
purchase, vice Mitchell, who retires.
Rifle Biigaile, Brevet Colonel Amos Godsil Robert Noreott
to he Lieutenant-Coloael, without purchi.z,:, vice Duffy, np-
Pointed to the Stir Fimt.; Brevet Lient,nant-Colonel Jona-
than Leach to be Major, vice Noreatt ; First Lieutenant
11. Manners to he Captain of a Company, vice Leach ; Se-
cond Lieutenant Alexander Milligai.; to be First Lieutenant,
vice Manners; Henry Gascoynr, Gent. to he Second Lieu-
tenant, vice Milligan.
Commission in the Royal R,ldnor Militia, signed by the Lord
Lieutenant of the County of Iladoor•
The Right lion. Edward Far' of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
to he Major-Cotvizi..aadant.

DIVIDENDS.
Oct 16, T. P4lfrey, Nautinel, Radnorshire, dealer—Oct.
16. W. (inn-Aston, Wu' cester, liop-merchant—Oct. 23, C. E.
Stanitord, upholder—'.or. JO, J. Barnes' Cinderford,
Gloucestershire,coal-wercliant—Nor. 16, J. G. Nicholls,
Moulsty, inerchaut--Oct. SO, Lotan,
stable—Sov. 9, J. R. Bell, Old Broad-,trevt, ship-
broker—Oct. 11, R Lewis, Tretuanney, NlontgolNerriilre,
farmer—Oct. 18, J. Roberts, l';;.otignin, Muntgon e y.hii e,
farmer—Oct. 26. T. Llyyd and .J. Winter. Blue Ra;i-yard. `st.
James's-street, glue-mercbants--Oct. IC, it. Jaii.es,
Brvconsliire, ironinunger—Oct. 16, T. Cut genveu, Truro,
linen-draper.
CERTIFICATEF,—OcT. 16.
G. Nottage, Stansteil Motontitchet, Essex, miller—R. A.
Clone, iiemicli-upon-Tweed, corn-merchant—J. Edmonds,
Aston, Warwickshire, japanner— J. Holland, Little Chelsea,
wheel wrigit— E. Frears, 11,iverdass, Cumberland. :till-et--
smith-I'. Kay, Bath, dealer—B. Feltner, Feuchurcb-street
Climobers, dour-factor.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Lincoln, W. Drirrant, and S. Jarvis, Norwich, boruba-
xeen-rnalinfacturers—J. Clayton and I). Salishury, Manche,-
ter, dealers in calicos—lL Standish and S. Barker, Wigan,
Pawn-ProLf-I s—J IlardSanan, IV. Browne, and J. FAlL:list),
• Norwich, bornhazet ii manufacturers—lL Carlile and J. Berry,
• jun. Ashburton, Devonshire, worsted-spinners—S. Smith and
J. Day, Cheapside, linen-drapers—J. Hudson and G. Bur-
rows, Burlington Arcade, goldsmiths—J. Clarke arid T.
Fleet-street, brd-mak ers—J. Walker and J. Lyga,
Bedford-street, tailors—J. Nlachell and R. 130 stout, Preston,
common-cat riers—J. Winter, J. Winter, and J. W int er, Stoke-
under-Liam, Soinersetshire, glare-inautilactiirers—J. Win-
ter and C. Lucus, Stoke-under-Hain, glave-utanufacturers—
E. Cox anti B. It. Cox, St. Thomas's-street, medical book-
sellers—W. Frost and E. H. Timbernian, Little Quitm-
an ett, cheestmongers—J. Wood and W. Thornhill, Liver-
pool, sugar-refinti-s---S Jones and G. Webb, London-wail.

The 33d regiment, Col. ELTHIN3TONE, C. 8.,
is to return to Portsmouth Garrison, for the duty
of it, from Gnerwey ; the right lying to be sta-
tioned in that town, and the left at Gosport. A
detachment of the 79th regiment, removes from
Jersey to Guernsey. A detachment (200 men) of
the Ist Grenadier Guards, under the command of
Colonel D'OYLY, marched into Portsmouth Glr-
rison, from Brighton, on Friday, for duty. The
90th regiment will return to Ililsea Barracks.—
About '2.00 of the Royal Marine Corps, from Wool-
wich and Chathan►, marched in last week, also to
take part of Portsmouth duty. These movements
have been rendered necessary by the sudden re-
moval of the 13th regiment and lit rifle brigade
from Portsmouth to Scotland.

The following anecdote is very honourable to
the genet ons feelings of Mr. 14:Lt.'s-I-GIN :—The
veteran %VEWITZaR waited on him, a few days..
since, for the purpose of soliciting an engage-
ment. He was informed that his request could
not be complied with, as his acting days had gone
by. " But," said Alr. ELLISTON, declate on
the fund to which you have contributed for 40
years, and, in addition to the income you will de-
rive from it, consider ate your debtor for 201, per
annum as long as you live.'' The. proposition
was joyfully acceded to.