The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-30 00:00:00

NEW aJzLEY, Arq,*. 27.

rINAI, EXAMINATION OF HUNT. JOHNSON, MOOR-
IIOUSE, AND THE OTHER PRISONERS CONFINED
ON A CHARGE OF HIGH 'TREASON; THE ABAN-
DONMENT OF TEIE CHARGE, AND' COMMIT-
MENT FOR TRIAL FOR A MISDEMEANOUR.
This being understood for nearly a week to he
the day on which the determination of Govern-
ment, regarding the charge against Hunt and his
fellO,v prisoners, should be swim:need to them
from 11;e Bench, and their foal examination be
entered upon, a considerable crowd collected near
the New bailey• as early as 10 o'clock; About
11, those who had any particular favour with the

°int:era, or vvlio cane: to give evidence, were

admitted into the Court.

In a short time the seats round the table, usual-
ly occupied by. the attornies, the jury-box, the
staircase leading to the gallery., and every- part
of the halt. convenient for hearing or *seeing the'
prisoners, 'were crammed to excess. Meanwhile
the crowds collected without; and filled the whOle
space between the bridge, the prison, the Govti-,
nor'b house, and the river. A strong party of sol-
diers had previously been. admitted at the gate of
the prison, and a guard appointed without. It
being the custom to exclude the multitude who'
usually occupy the body -of the Court behind;
the bar, till the Magistr4ates have taken their
seats on the Bench, there was a great 'pressure to-
wards the gate for admission as soon as•it should
be opened. The civil power thinking they saw
, some tendency to tumult iu the immense body that •
surrounded the doors, requested, as we understood,
that the Military might beat their post,readY
assistance in case of danger. Accordingly, some
of the officers •of the Ilusiars orthe 31-st and 88rh,
who had taken their places by us in the jary-boit,
eager 'to hear the examination 'of persous'Who
have of late commanded so much of their fitted.'
tiOn,'were called out and ordered on more active
duty. The shouts of the multitudes were some.:
times heard in, Court, but from the verrefficient
force ready to repress any tendency to riot, no
impression of danger was felt. The i‘lagistrates,
we believe, had assembled abok 1 1,, 'but they dial
"not take,their seats on the bench tilt upwards -tit
two hours afterwards, In the interval they were
employed in taking depositions, or procuring the
signature of the witnesses to dtpoaitiOns already
taken. Mr. Pearson, the Solicitor for the priso-
ners, hid taken his station immediately before the
dOck, with a law-book -under his arm, hut was not
known or recognised by those around him till
called out of Court at half-past 'l2, by Mr. Norris,
the stipendiary Magistrate of Manchester. His
white hat then excited a,laugh, being considered
here as the badge of the lii.adicals. Sir C. Wolseley,
we were told, was in town and in Court, but we
could not see him. At a quarter past 1, the Ma-
gistrates entered the Court, and an agitation' of
interest and curiosity took.place for the approach--
ing business. Only six occupied the bench. Their
names were, Mr. Norris (Chaihnan), W. I-110ton,
it: Wright, Marriott, 'l'. W. Tattoo, Esqrs., a
and the Rev. C. W. Ethelstone.
The Solicitor for the Croavn,_Mr. Bouchiet., took
his place at the table immediately below the Chair-

'than.Mr. Pearson-, the prisoners' solicitor, was
now li,kewise . accommodated with a.pliiee at the
table near his clients. '.llre.Cliairman,as soon as
the Magistrates were seated, ordered 'the. ores to
be,opened, and 'a greet rush of people into tine
halt immedlifely toOk 'place ; hut, happily, no one,
Rs far as we have heard, was injured by the pres-
ante. The priconets- 'Were then ordered to be
brought up, and soon, appeared in the
Mr. Hunt appeared first, and the iest" in succes-
sion, till the space allotted them Was so crowded,
that they pressed upOn and jostled one another.—
Their names were caned over, and answered to in
the' foll Owing order t—Henry How, joserph John-
:ion, 'J. T. Saxton, John Knight. James MoOr-
house, Samuel Banton!, Jol:n Fleakey, 'George
ift, Thos. Taylor, Itobt. Mirk; and Elizabeth
Gaunt. Moorhouse, enteringthe dock and standing
front, refused to doff the reform badge, of the white
hat, to the Magistrates, proclaiming (when deshed
to micover) in a tone of real effrontery, or assumed
indignation, that Men
.who had so miscon-
ducted themselves bad forfeited all title to defer-
ence or respect, and that they should meet with
none Irons hill)." An officer by his side soon set-

tied this poisit of etiquette; by rerbOvittg the ob-

noxious head-piece. flout's deportment was ex-
tremely courteous. We never saw him ipparently
in better health or spirit's. Elizabe►h Glow could
nen he at first seen, ►caving, been• keeomnindared
with a chair behind her male corkipanfons. She
answered to her dame hit feebly, being tioahle to
speak out, from a tendency to faint. Saxton an-
swered to his name With an insolent tone and
vulgar vehemence., Hoot bowed, aud said,
Here." His time, however, for speaking and
ac•ing now commenced. The Chairmaollins begot'
his address—" Henry► hunt, Joseph Jtaltiisoo, and
you severally whose names have been read over,
you have been remanded on a charge' of Hight
Treason." Here there was so Much noise Inon
the agitation of the crowd behind the dock, the
living mass not having yet gained the consistency
at which on occasions like this It Is uSuallY si-
lent, that the Magistrate could op be heard. Mr.
Hunt, with sortie Vehemence, interrupted him,
saying, " I cannot hear; you Must coilimand
hence. so as to be heard. There was more order at
the Meeting the other day." The Chairman called
out " Order," and tltus,•interrupted the speech of
the- Orator. Mr. How—" I must beg to bear ;
the matter seriously concerns us ; yua must be
heard." A short pause ensued, When, compara-
tive, silence being obtained, the Chairman again
commenced his address to the folloWing
pttr-
port :—Henry Hunt, Joseph JohnSbit, and yOu
all, severally, whose names► have been read over,
When you were last' called up into this Court,
you wene remanded on a charge of High Trea-
son : on remanding you, you were informed
that the whole of the evidence bad • been sent up
to London, to be laid before the LaW Officers oh
the Crown, and-in tire mean time you are to be
detained. It was not until this morning that a
a communication was made frbin Government,
stating that the LAW Officers of the Crown had
fur the present abandoned the higher charge.—
That communication Was not Miatle to me ; yet

there is a Gentleman present (Mr, "touchier) has
enure with orders to proceed upon a less ctiarce.
The elm* gliaigh Treason is nit !jet dbaddoned,
but Government proceeds now against you tor
a minor offence. -
Mr, linnt..—ls the charge Of murder then.
abandoned ? I understood flow a. Magistrate I
v,aS remanded until the Coroner's Inquest had
sat; On a charge:of murder as well as trOison.
Mr. Holton,. front the Bench, said—l did not
felt yim*so.

. .
Noorhot.se;—This then turns out to be a farce.
Norris.—Moorhouse,l shall feel it my ditty
tu'reniand you', unless you conduct yourself 'pto-
per:_y,.
.Mr. Milne., the clerk to the Magistrates, then
called over the navies of the witnesses, whose
writteii depositions In.e held : the prisOneis were
requested to _orient! to the depositions, and told
they ;had an'opportunity of questioning ;the wit-
nesses concerning, thcm. On : witting the book
into the hand. of the first, Hunt desired lie.inight
be'exmined- ttioneraryd. the Test :ordered- to leave
the Court. ,Mr.,Boti.chier, said, lie ishthilil not oh-
fret to this. The first witness vvhos .aletiosit
,tvas proposed ro 'read -was Sha wcross,
clerk to the police: 'Mr. Hunt asked -his name:,
Hand demanded that he might be•examined its open
Court before he heard his former detoition reed.
The Ongistratus ohj2etato this and over.
ruled it. the deposition was lead.- This witness
deposed to having, purchased at' 77p Observer Of-
fice, on the- 31st of July- last, a.-,paper called The
Observer, containing the -tollowiag notice of the
first intended meeting,. of the 9th. or- Angnst:
PoaLtc ;I,lvlFriNo.-,7l.lleipubfic are re-
spectfully int.orined,, that a Meeting will he held here on
'Monday, the 9th of August, 15419; on the area near St. Peter's'
Church, to take into consideration the roost speinly and et—i,
fettual ;node of :obtaining Radical Reform 'in the Commons'
.House of Parliament Owing .fullv.convinCed, that, mithing
lets. can remove 6d 'hardenMe evlfs the peoide
.of this country hare so long, and do still groan; and also to
consider the ;propriety of the.' unrepresented inhabitants of
.I‘;,49llester" electing a person to represent them in P
In arlia-
ent ; and the adopting Major Cartwright's bill.

" 11.'HUNT, Esq., in the Chair.
" Major Cartieright, Sir Charles Wei Tacky, Mr. Charles
Pearson, Mr. Wooler, and Godfrey Higgins, Esq., have been
solicited, and are expected to attend.
"WIDIJAst OGDEN, 2R,-Wood-street,” (and ten others.)
" Chair to be talien at re o'clock.
" Manchester. July 2.3., 1819-
" The Boronghreeve, Magistrates, and Constables, are re-
vested to attend.
" On the sane day, after the Meeting, there will be a pub-
lic dinner, at the UnionSchool-rootns, George Lcigli-street.—
Dinner on the table at 5 o'clock.

" Tickets. 10s. KJ. each, including all expellees, ►nay be
had at Mr. Wroc's, Bookseller, Mallet-street."

, The, following advertisement tor the second
Meeting on the 16th was 'likewise read, with the
omission of the names of the Rerptiaiiiot)isrs
MANCHESTER PUBLIC MEETINC:.—AI Requisition having
been presented to the. Boroughteere and Constables of Man-
chester, signed by above 700 inhabitant householders in a few
hours, requesting them to call a public tit, etinZ, "To consider
the propriety of adopting the most legal and effectual means of
obtaining a Reform in the Commons House of Parliament,"
and they haying declined to call such therri9" the
undersigned Requisitionists give notice, that a Public Meet-
ing will be held, on the area, near St. Peter's Chorrh, for
the above-mentioned purpose, on Monday the 16thit;stant—
The Chair to be taken by H. Hunt, Esq. at Twelve o'clock.
" Major Cartwright, Mr. Woofer, Mr. Pearson, Mt. Car-
lile, Dr. Crompton, Edward Rushton' Mr. J. Smith, Mr.
Thomas Smith, will be invited to attend this Meeting.-
,A,‘ Manchester,. 601 Augusta 1819."
The deposition coot inued
that these papers were
extensively circulated in Manchester : the witness
then produced the well-known prohibition of the

first Meeting, of which the following is tfic
copy :---
- ,

" NEW BAti.V;v COURT-HOUSE, SaftlE4Ry, 91st, ltl9.
whereas it appea'rs by an Al;4:1 tiseinkt in iiteVanche's-
ter 0' server paper of this days that a jiutilic anltillegal meet-
ing is convened for Monday, thelttkday of August next, to
beheld on the Area near. St. Peter's_Church, in Manchester ;
ewe, the undersigned Magistrates, acting fur the Counties
'Palatine of Lancaster and Chester, do hereby caution all
irerso,aa to abstain at their peril from attendinglOcirilteril
'meeting.

e. W. Hulton, I. Hahne,
" .1. Norris, It. Marvh,
" .1. Entwistle, • '.l'. Trafford,'
~ W. Nlarrintt, It, Fit:U:l)er,"
"'l.'. W.'. 'ration,.
This was the whole of the evidence of Shaw-