The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-16 00:00:00

MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1819.

FIE LOTTER O-M oltlt 0 W.
TWO L.:;6,0u0 COSOI.•;.—WEBB,
COIINHILL and LUDGATE-STItEEC.

1211.01',0!';ED BRIDGWATEIt AND SEATON CANAL.
Tin ICE is beteliV given,. that the PRO-
...A io this *CONCERN may reccite It SE-
COND and FINAL DIVIDENP of Five Shillings pee Share,
by applying to Messrs. PARF.S and IIEYGATE, Bauliers,
No. '25, Blachfriars, on or after Monday, the
16th August, ifistant, when they will be required to produce
the 'rickets of Claims issued upon the receipt of the first Di-
vidend ; and those persons who have not received such first
Dividend are required to produce the original Vouchers fur
their Subscription.
KING and LUKIN.
(For Clarke Chard,)
Gray's-Inn-square.

THE RADICAL R:EVORAIERS.

LE'T'TER FRO \I MR. MINT.

" Smedley Cottage, near Manchester, Aug. 12, 1819.
" the Editors of the Daily London
Papers appear, to be -very itnp,r:ectly informed of
the situation of thiS part of the country, permit me,
thro' the medium of your Paper (The Star), to lay
a few facts before the public that have come to my
knowledge, since my arrival here. On my reach
ng Stockport, on Sunday evening, the first thing
did Was to inquire after Birch the constable.—
was informed with a smile that lie was conva-
From all that I could collect on that
ev,ning and the next morning, I found that the
gcnerid impression was that be had not been
wounded it all 'by a loaded pistol ; but, if any
pistol or other-explosion of squib or cracker had
injured hini it was from the effect of *
•` Autith,:r r•port is, that Birch's father has
said, that when Birch jumped over the wall and
paling, the bUllet dropped out of his bowels.—
Mr. Harrison, ho called to see bins the day after
the tlkaster, saw all but the wound ; Birch's
wife hisvng lifted up the plaster that covered it,
within MI inch, us be told me, of the very mark
where the ball entered. She also spewed him the
-hirt, which had a hole and some blood upon it.
Mr. Harrison also saw his waistcoat, which had
hole near the fifth button-hole, but, although
tie examined it minutely, there was not acy blood
whatever upon the waistcoat, although Birch had
run two hundred yards, and jumped over a wall
and some pales, after the supposed ball bad been

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fired.
‘l.l is 'a remarkable.. fact, _ that the only cur,
geons that have seen this wound are those con•
nected with gOveinTent, and it is said that Birch
and them are dt issue. They -declare it their
opinion, that he has a ball lodged in some part of
his body ;—he ,iusists that he has no ball, and
objects to have the wound probed. Altogether
it is a most mysterious affair, but at all events
Birch is now out of .danger, as he was seen on
Saturday last, performing the sword exercise with
a,stick, which by the, bye is not very improbable,
as playing soldiers is said to be very much the.
fashion in this part of the world. Nine-tenths of,
the petions thia I have conversed with, do not
believe that. Birch was ever in danger, notwith-
standing all that has been said about him, and the
pity that haS been excited throughout the country
is very little felt in this neighbourhood. Sir
Charles Wolseley ;was, very anxious to call upon
Birch when he came to Stockport, but declined
to sO' in consequence of these reports * *
" With regard.to.the distresses, of the weavers,
they have increased instead of diminished since 1
Was'here last ; and for the want of better employ-
tntor, I believe it is too true that they, many of
them,:pass a•considerahle portion of their time in
what they call playing soldiers, or, in other words,
learitiktg, to march „Wheel, &c. and other niat:ceuvres
practised by-the military. The patties''(one,third of
thetn at least) hairingeitherserved in the tuilitia;the
local pilitia,or thetegulars,.l am informedonik2 a
respectable'drill, in the most orderly manlier pos-
sible: As OA fact is notaiously known in this
neighbourhood; I ant well convinced the Govetn-
ment Agents (of whom there area sufficient number
here) must have long since informed their em-
ployers,. and I atn Surprised that it is only hinted
et in the and other ministerial papers. A
gentleman informed: me yesterday that he. saw
1400 men formed in line, marching, on Son-
day morning hist , and that 800 of them marched
toniiderible distance before they were dis.mis-
aed. This was all done in open day, and not se-
cretly;: they have drums, fifes, and bugles, hut no
arms whatever; nor do-1 believe that they know
nrthink that they are offending any law whatever.
All"this is known to the Magistrates, ‘yho appear,
itt their wisdom to be providing arms at least_for
their armed associations.
" I have no doubt but those 'who are instruct-
ing ,these poor men are in the employ of the
* * * * * * * * * * of Bolton,
as well as his compeer, the gallant * *
* * * * * *. lam 'supposed to have
some influence in these . parts over this descrip-
tion of persons, and you may rely upon it 1 have,
and shall continue to do all in my power to dissuade.
them front continuing any suck foolish* ille4Sot es.
I have been invited to take a ride on Sunday to
review them ; no one but a Manchester Spy would'
give me credit for walking with my eyes .open-
itito such a trap. At a Reform Meeting held at
Leigh yesterday, it is reported two of the
Speakers, had warrants issued against them 1?y
Mr. Fletcher, of Bolton,- and they were
'arrested without opposition.,• We have our Meet-.
ing here on Monday next, and the preparations
fur a riot (to be produced, if any, by the agents'
of the Police) are equal to those made' by. the
Lord Mayor previous to the Meeting in Smith?,
field. 1 have no doubt but we shall conduct the
proceeding with great quietness aod order, al-
though 1 dread any mad attempt to produce dip,
turbance, as the people here, although dhiposed
to peace, are much more determined to resist any
illegal attack made,upun them : however, 1 shall
do my duty, and I hope to keep *us filth and
quiet. I din, Sir, yours, Ste.
ear t-

" FL HuNT,

INTENDED csiEETINu AT KENNINGI'ON.
" FELLow CouNTaYmEN l—The dreadful, terrible, and
the unexampled calamities into ►which a great and industrious
People have beet► plunged, by a lung career of boundless ex-
travagance and,uuexan►pled depravity in the administration
of public property, a continued system of partial Lists, and
exclusive privileges, to support and encourage tactions,ile7
scended frost► men who has: fur ages plundered, al,useil, stud
`oppressed the Peoplc, calls .►loud fur put' manly riittis7'