The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-29 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

MR. EDITOR—The mattly, ingenuous, and pith.
lie-spirited Advertisement, in which you have
announced your desire of disposing of y‘ ur
lent Journal, does honour to your character ; but
the continued insertion of that Advettisement is
a lamentable proof that you give the Country
more credit for DISINTRRESTE.D PATRIOTISM tbAll
it appears to deserve.* It might have been ex-
pec;ed that there would have been an em dation
among the several BODIRs whom you enunt,t ate,
to secure possession of a Journal leetiodad by the
Immortal PITT, a perseverance in whose princi-
ples has enabled tie present Administration tore.
complish the deliverance of Europe, as you have
often and justly asserted.—l am amazed, Sir, that
Al) Administration which has elfeced so glorious
a Work should not anxiously endeavour to render
its blessings pernianent by coustantly inculcating,
in the daily Press, Mersa principles on which they
have so nobly and successfully acted. For this
purpose, I conceive that no better medium could be
chosen than y ()lir consistent, loyal, and patriotic
Journal. I restrain my feelings, which other-
wise would incline me to bestow greater c.,m-
mendation on the Merits of your Poblic Conduct
than, perhaps, your delicacy'would Mellor pm 10
admit ; but I must be permitted to say, that, in
my opinion., Ministers will be wanting in a due
sense of the general danger, and of a proper re.
gard to the interest of the Couutry, if they neglect
any Loyal Press at this critical period. It may be
doofped whether the present Ministers, among
whom it must be acknowledged that their are
several men of great talents, and same of consi.
derahle experience, could, from their own Powers,
have been able to frame that system winch was
bequeathed to them, as you say, as a LEGACY to
his Country by the great departed Statesman.
But it is surely the next degree of political
dom to have adopted that system, and, fortified
by truth and experience, to have •arri..l it eff-c-
-wally into practice. They have done so, and the
result has been the safety of the Conotry, and a
restoration of the Independence of li,oope. The
danger, however, has returned upon us with dou-
ble force from within. ‘Ve ere now men iced
with more formidable evils than any that could
have attended the hostility of Fiance. Ministers
have now to war wills( doctrioti which threaten
the subversion of all Let:l6lllitre A (trlliiti:y, and,
while innumerable Trai«ns are sending torch every
day and every hour, Placards of Treason, Hr fi.,(l
that the Opposition N•:-.vspapers also ate actively
employed in &frusing the principles of Radical
Reform ! ! ! Ministers then will he mad if they toe
not as resolute in support or a Loyal Press, as
their encodes are to lyropagate their doctrines
through the venal columns of The Times, or the
not less mlschievoi,s pages of 7he Morning
Chronicle. Sir, your Paper ought to he considered
as the MORAL, and POLITICAL GAZFTTEt of the
Empire. The People, as well as the Government
at large, ought to cherish ir, and to render it the
favourite medium W' pol Heal instruction and con.

stitutional rectitude. Ido not, however, mean
to ascribe all the credit to you. Yogi have many
very able CorreFpondents, but they would hardly
have selected your Paper if they were not convinc•
ed of the soundness or its principles. I have
watched that Paper front its origin, and ans
fully satisfied with is uni:orm consistency. The
fabric of our Gover milent is really in danger.
Plots are formed of a deeper and more dangerous
kind than Ministers seem to be aware ot„ niece
is a confederacy of various factions of a more de.
sperate and determined chat acter than erer before
aimed at the subversion of the flaws and Consti.

tution of the Empire, factions discordant in thel;).
selves, and only brought together by a common
aim to effect the downfal of our Political Egli-
blishment in Church and State. Is it possible
that Ministers can read the many publication•
which daily spring from the polluted sources of
Rebellion and Atheism, and not think it necessary
to take all possible means for the security of the
Realm ? And what means can he more effectual
than giving encouragement to all loyal Papers.—
There is one thing, Sir, in which 1 totally differ
with you. You decline that you thiuk Tint
CLERGY might properly become Proprietors of a
Public Print. No, Sir, their duties are of a more
tweful kind, and it would be improper for them
to engage in a Newspaper, because the light, ca.
pricious, and corrupt taste of the Public would
require such miscellaneous contents es Churchmen
ought not to write or to sanction, and a Public
Journal don'd not, in these frivolous though pe.
rilous times, be founded merely on Morality and.
Religion with any prospect of success. But the
Clergy might contribute a valuable portion of the
daily contents of a Public Journal, as several of
your Correspondents► whom I conceive to be
CHURCHMAN, Appear to clo and, indeed, in these
times they are called upon to inculcate sound
principles in Politics, as well as io Religion, in
order to check that torrent of licentiousness which
now is so wide in extent, and so strong in its cur•
rent. As to the PITT CLUI33, since they seem to
confine themselves to periodical banquets, little
can be expected from them, and they will find
that all the higher Visitors will gradually tall off,
unless they distinguish themselves by n►t,asures
more effective.f I cannot conclude, Sir, without

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expressing my opi►►ion, that the continuance or
your Advertisement is negatively one of the Signs
of the Times, as it scenic to slew that the PUBLIC

SPIRIT mu; PATRIOTIC VIRTUE, 10 which you till.
peal, are only to be tonnd in the professions of
ostentatious vanity, selfish artifice, and hackneyed
declamation.
September i 4.

POPLICULA.

' The Proprietor will shortly' withdraw his Advertisement,
and, if no public-spirited Body should conic fo, ward, in the
mean time, he will dispose of it to one of the Individual•
who have offered to purchase the whole Concern.
t The Founder of the Ori?tinal PITT CLUB ought to b•
exempted from this censure, as his zeal and activity are. con-
spicuous on all occasions which may involve the interest and
Lonour of the Empire.

We regret to hear that Mr. CONWAY, the
Actor, is in tt state of dangerous illness. He has
been compelled to relinquish his engagement at
Birmingham, after a long confinement there, ant
is now in London under the care of Mr. AIITLItt
COnTett.—(Morniag Paper.)
OLD BAlLEY.—Yelittrday J :in Cater framer, aged 42,
was indicted fur having on the 17th of July. 1815, married
Elizabeth Long: his %vile, Elizabeth %Varner, bring at that
time alive.—The hecorder summed up the evidence, and the
Jury, after a siwit dclitwat;oo, returned a verdict cf—Gialig

E ETI NG of ihe COUNTY of LA NIA PA.

GLASGOW, ',Err. 43.

At the Meeting yecetddy at Hamilton, there
-were present his• Grace the Duke of Hamilton,
Lord Douglas, Lord Belhaven, Lord Atchibald
Hamilton, and a number of other eminent .cha-

Teeters.

Ilis Grace the Duke of lismwrosr, Lord I;mo-
tenant of the County, was c,+lled.to the •Chair.—
He congratulated the Meeting on their number
and respectability. He had lately received two
letters from the Secretary of State Inc the home
Department, in which the Noble Secretary stet-
• ed that he had received information froth different
parts of the County, intimating that it would be
proper to reise Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry to
preserve the peace and internal tranquillity of the
County. His Grace, being the organ of the Go-
vernment, and Reeresentioive of his Majesty in
this quarter, had caned the Meeting to consider
the subject. He was sure that it would receive
proper consideration, and he trusted that unani-
mity would prevail in the Meeting.
Lord A. IlatalLToN, in an eloquent and impres-.
sive speech, moved the Resolutions. His Lord-
ship stated that there had been riot .and outrages
committed, which every good member of society
must cen-ure and lament. He would not at pre-
sent enter into the causes of the present distresses
of the country, but his Lordship hoped that the
Gentlemen would .continue to. alleviate them iu
the most effec!nal manner ,in their power.s—
-" Though I am persuaded," said his Lordship,
" that disaffection is confined to a small part of
the people, and these too without talent or pro-
perty, I am convinced of the necessity of raising
a corps of Yeomanry Cavalry for the aid Of Ake
Civil Power, It is the roost 'proper and consti-
thtional mode of proceeding. Let the County
fiod the means of its own security within itself,
end it will keep down, the disaffeeted, and save us
from being burdened with large bodies of mili-
tary."—Hi3 Lordship concluded with moving the
Resolutions. His excellent speech was received
with great applause.
ROBaRT IIAMILTON, Esq.• Sheriff Depute for
the County, seconded the Resolutions, and said,
that he had attended meetings of the County in
his official _capacity for more than 20 years, and
in all that time he ,had never. seen so numerous
and respectable a Meeting as he saw that clay at-
atembled. After the very luminous and. constitu-
tional speech of the Noble Mover of . the Resolu-
tions, he bad but very little to say upon the
present interesting subject. The Resolutions bad
his most hearty approbation. He could recollect,
and many Gentlemen present would likewise re-
collect, the troublesome period of 1793, when
.designing -persons made the same insidious
tempts to alienate the hearts of the, people from
the Government, and to create confusion and dis-
turbance in [,the country. When the Volunteer
Corps were raised, the seditious were immediately
awed into quiet. " True indeed," said Mr. Ha-
milton, there is neither the talent,. property,
nor character. among the anarchists of the pre.
Pent day which was then, but still I am persuaded
of the necessif y.of raising a corps.of Yeomanry
Cavalry and I:hope the same good results will
.follow the embodying it, w:iich fornaelly followed
the raising of the volunteers."
The Loan PROVOST of GlasgoW stated, that
not withstandieg the unwearied exertions that in-
famous characters had made -for a considerable
time- to corrupt the good disposition of the peo-
ple, they'hati not succeeded to any extent. " Had
our population," said. he, " been- of the. saute
combustible nature as the people in some places,
the consequences might hat been serious. But
the majotity of our people have been well brought
op, they have received a good education, and
mostly all the grown people are sound in their
political and religious principles. But I ant-sorry
to say they have succeeded with a small part:of
the • Yowl). A few of the youth are really col..
*ir id, and every effort is made to spread the de-
structive contagion."—His Lordship hoped the
advocates of distorliance and depravity would re,
Ceive a timely check, and their deluded followers
would be restored to a right way of thinking. The
present measure met with his cordial approbation.
Mr. HOPKIP,K informed the Meeting, that about
two years ago a petition was brought to him,
signed by a great number of individuals, stating
that they were out of tvork,..and'actually starving.
He thought the story unlikely, and he ordered the
men who presented the petition to produce the
names of the persons who were in that starving
state. They accordingly departed and returned
with a long list in a very short time. When he
was surprised at their 'celerity, and asked them
how they 'could be-so expeditious, lie was inform-
ed that they were organized through the whole
country, having Cotumittees, and Secretaries, and
Treasurers, iu such a way that they could do any
kind of business in an instant. A number of gen-
tlemen were at that time convinced of the neces-
sity of raising a corps of Yeomanry Cavalry. The
disaffection was now more general than it was
then, and had extended to clasSes who were then
'uninfected. He had lately seen some masons at
the dinoer'hour reading that seditiohs publication
called The Black'Dwarf. He concluded with ap-
proving of the Resolutions.
11 was the!) unanimously resolved, that a Corps
of Veontatiry Cavalry be raised to protect the pro-
perty and secure the internal tranquillity of the
county. • .
*A letter, signed by 35 Farmers of the Upper
Ward, was reach at the Meeting. The subscribers
had met about two months. ago, and offered to,
carol themselves in any way that was most pro-
per, for the stippcirt of our glorious constitution,
and the pro,ectiou of the lives and Properties of
the ‘vell-nisiosed part of the community.
Tbe LORD PhoyosT of Glasgow moved that
the thanks.ot the Meeting he given to his Grace
the Duke of Haniilton, for . his able conduct in:
the Chair' And also to fiord Archibald Hamilton,
for hi! a/11.-; instroetive and constitutional speech
is the Resolutions.—.fhese Motions were
carrfe.ll.--7Thc 1 hack. of the Meet-
nizq to the Dcpuly

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'CORONERS' INQUEST ON softy LE 11.

OLDHAM. MONDAY, 27.—The Coroner
took his tPrat at 9 o'clock, and the Jury having
answered to their names., the evidence was re-

Sl'Med.

Martha Kearsley—l atwa single woman at Oldham. I was
at Manchester on the 16th of August : 1 went there; I saw two
soldiers offer to striFe at a man, and as he was keeping them
off, another came behind and struck him over the shoulder.
This was near the linstings. I was sitting on the edge of Mr.
flout's carriage. There were others within the carriage. I
•c:ut't say the tinie of the day, or how long I was there. I did
not knoll• John Lees. I have fired I I years in Oldham. I
could go in tO minutes from where I lire to the house in
which John Lees tired. I was behind the carriage, and be
was before ate. (The Coroner here remarked, that the witness
from her appearance might be expected to give better evi-
dence.) I knew neither the soldiers nor the man. I can't
say particularly what colour of clothes the soldiers had on.
They were on horseback, 'tnd I saw they were soldiers. He
had not been many minntes engaged with the two soldiers,
when the other• came : he bad been preventing their blows,
The third soldier came and .struck,: I did not hear him say
any thing. There were men on all sides: I am certain he
struck him over the shoulder with a sword, intending to cut
him. I was struck with horror, turned round, arid saw no
more of it : I saw many cut afterwards.
[Here a note was banded in to a, juror from a James Mills.l
Mr. Harmer objected, and insisted no communication should
be made to the Jury, but to the Coroner.
The note was an application to he called as a witness. The
Coroner said that no step but what was regular should be
taken, whatever might he the consequence. Alter some- ex-
planation from Mr. Constable, it was inquired who handed
the note to the foreman. It was a constable who had handed
it in ; he was told to do so no mare, but to hand any com-
munication to the Coroner. .
Witness proceeded—l got into the carriage till a constable
came and opened the door to me, and I escaped by the way.
the soldiers had come. The suture's were their after thepeo-
ple. I met with no impediment ou the ground. I only 'met
one gentleman on horseback; be was iu black clothes. I left
the soldiers all behind me.
Coroner—Does Thomas-street lead to High-street ?
Witness—lt leads many ways. I can't say whether it leads
to the High•street.
Coroner—You have more sense than you choose to let out.
I won't Ise thus dealt with. Have you been ssuo, or 100, or
20 times in Manchester?
Witness—l can't say how often. I was often carried there
when a child.'
Coroner—Do you know the Bridgewater Arms.!
Witness—l have such it many times ; but I don't know
where it lies.
Coroner—Have you been so often in Manchester, and don't
you know that ?
Witness—l know the streets.
Coroner-1 thought you knew more than you chose to
tell.

Witness—But I don't know bow they lie. I saw the man
struck once; 1 did not see the man nor the soldier more; I
saw Mr. Hunt come from the carriage to the hustings. I
stood on the ground near the hustings then; I can't say par-
ticularly how far 1 was train the hustings.
Coroner—You can't say particularly, that is your answer ?
Wit ness—Yes.

Mr. Balmer-4 beg pardon, but really Mr. Coroner yon
examine this witness in a very different manner from Dr.
Cox.

Coroner—l think I tun as mild in examiniiv her as I was

in examining Dr. Cox.
Mr. Harmer—The usual course is to ask a witness what
had come under his observation; that was'your i aurae with
Dr. Cox. This witness you eross-exinnine—
cloroner—l believe I have seen as many [wrests as Mr.
Harmer, and I conducted them as Weil as this ca►► bv con-
ducted. _ _ _

Mr. Harmer—l have no doubt of that, but I thought you
put the questions to the witness so as to confound and perplex.
Coroner—l am surprised that the witness does not answer
otherwise. She gives answer, when I aSk the distatier, that
she did-not measure it. •
Mr. Harmer—l.think, if I examined hey, she mould give a
satisfactory answer. •
COrODer—l thought she had been examined before. She
,knew what party she came to give evidence for. • Th"
' Mr. Harmer--I did not examine her., 1 did nut even know
her name till this morning. I kuow of nu party witnesses.
Coroner—l ant for no patty.
Mr. Harmeriod forbid you should. - .
Coroner (turning to witness)-4onr isselhod of answering
questions, your refusal to answer, occasioned•all this.
Witness—l beg pardon, if I have offended. i meant to speak
the truth. I have spoken the -truth as far at I can. •
Mr. Hatmer!—Yes ; but you must speak the whole truth.
[lt is but mete justice to say, that this witness is a very
modest and interesting young woman in her appearance, and
that her manner was extremely cautious and timid, except
when she seemed to feel the question as reflecting upon
her veracity ) •
• Witness-1 knew the man that opened the door being a
constable, by having,. a truncheon. I saw mine that. I knew
of who was a Magistrate or .Justice of the Peacg, unless the
Wan on hot sehaek was. , I don't know Nadi!). I never took
any notice what became of Mr. Hunt after he left the hustings.
The carriage was not More t gait a yard or a yard and a half from
the hustings. I saw Mr. Hunt on the hustings, out aquartet of
an hour, as :tear as I can guess. I took no notice after I saw the
people begin—the soldiers come among the people, and the
people be,gin to go off, I did not see this man offer any vio-
lence to the soldiers, only preventing the-blows.' I did not
see hint, saris- or throw any thiog ; 1 can't particularly say
what he had in his hand; he had nothing that'l saw. I
saw none of the soldiers off-his horse. I scat half .an hour
or twenty minutes on the ground. I never beard any Eliot
'Act read, and never saw any thing of it. I..did not see
any tumult till the soldiers eatne.—(What occasioned any
tumult ?)—The soldiers canning and cutting :tin] slashing
aameg the people. The man in question was the first roan cut
that 1 took any particular notice of; but I saw them cut ai
they came up to the carriage. The people gave wary. They
cane before me. I cannot particularly say the uunaber of
soldiers. I cannot give any idea; if, I could. %contd. I
heard cheers before the soldiers came. Certainlp, the noise
was yery,:lond. They cheered before the soldiers came up
to me, and after. It was when the solliers were in
,sight.
I could not'read two chapters in the Bible before they came
up, after they came in sight. I saw them at one side of the
crowd shaking their swords : I can't be more particular, they
were on one side. They were very near to the people. There
was a deal' of noise, •I can't say particularly who shouted.
To the best of my knowledge I thought the soldiers came to
the hustings two and two. I can't say particularly. whether
they cantered or galloped. I did out take particular notice
what colour of clothes the soldiers were dressed in.

Mr. Harmer rose to put some questions to this witness as

to former witnesses, when -
The Coroner said, I must now proceed regularly, Mr. liar-
mer. !Allowed you hitherto to put questions, because I
wished for the fullest investigation. You bare found fault
with Ism I must thet elate proceed legally. Can you give
an instance in 'which you cross-examined at an inquest ?
Mr. Harmer—l never knew a case in which, it was neces-
sary. I have myself suggested to Mr. Shelton, a gentleman of
the first. respectability, questions which he always asked. I
Wished to du no more in this case. You called upon, we to
ask any questions, and therefore I did it.

Coro.nr—You asked this witness a question.
Mr. Harmer—Merely au explanation. Do you call that
examivation. But do you object to my exmuining the wit.
nesses? •

Coroner—No; but you found fault with- my examination.
Mr. Harmer—You did not get a ready answer from the
witness, and your temper was perhaps ruffled. You said
your patience was exhausted.
' Coroner-1 shall allow you, who are for the deceased, to
examine, be it regular or irregular. If there, were none of
you, 1 would have extracted -the whole truth. Irthe wit-
nesses were allowed to tell a partial story, I .must' get the
whole. You extracted in some cases that the people were
peaceable. If the testimony varies, 1 must re-examine.
Mr. Harww—l hope I have given no otfenee.
Coroner—l think you spoke too much when you reminded
Inc that Dr. Cox had not been so examined:

Mr. Harmer—Dr. Cox whispered, and I did not )tear bins as
you did. But to me, his evidence seemed more liable to the
kind of examination applied in the last ihstance than the
Toung woman's. lam not stirprised that you were offended
with her answers. I am sorry that she did nut answer more
satisfactorily, but the questions contused her.
Coroner-1 gave her time enough; hut I saWan It:milling-
:less to answer. Could not she have told rue whether she had
been 200 or 500 tiiue in Manchester ? •..
Mr. Denison—Numbers arc of all things most apt to con-
.- . •
I.:lse a witness.
Mi. Harmer—She had been often carried there when an
infant, am( therefore she could not speak to numbcrf• •
Coroner—I only asked as to her knowledg.e.,,-
'Examination continued—i was there when Mr. Hunt came,
and there were cheers. There were cheers the same way
when the soldiers appeared. The people gut- away as fast as

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they could, bait Was not posslble. -The soldiers did not give
them time to get away; "t 1 great many persons crowded to
the hustings; thesoldiers theit swords to-u(1. those per,
sons. ' I am not certain whether't lice Wm-noted any person.—
I saw this person struck: I tuvued my bead-away' shocked to
see the consequences. I could go away freely, because the
people had run away. The coat he had on was the same to
the best of my knowledge as that coat now produced by
Robert Nettld.
By the Coroner—l told that night, and repeatedly after-
wards during 'the week, of this man that I took most notice
of, without any expectation of this.
Don't you call blue a dark colour?
I call corbeau or dark brown, a dark colour.
That is the ariswet you give/to my questnai ?
Robert Ncald—That is the same coat I produced on Satur-
day last. It has been in my custody ever since.
Robert Cooper—l am a hatter at Oldham. I was with
(John Lees on Tuesday night after he had received his wound.
He said he was very ill cut. It was opposite the Spread Eagle,
in Oldham, about o'clock. He said he could not work any.
I did not see his wound. His elbow appeared to he wounded.
The Coroner turned towards Mr. Harmer and said, that
what the deceased said to witness was not evidence.
Mr. Harmer—Certainly not. He is not produced by me.
Coroner—What did you see ?
Witness—Nothing ; only he told me he was upon the bust-
ings—
Coroner—That is evidence.
Mr. Harmer submitted it was not.
Coroner—l think it is against himself.
Mr. Harmer—We are nut trying him. ~It is not a question
offrlo dr. sc.
Comm r—lt is evidence against him.
Mr. Harmer—Very well. 1 object to it.
Witness proceeded. He said the soldiers came up cutting
and slashing; he was on the hustings, and was defending
himself ; one of the soldiers fell off hid horse, and one of the
15th Hussars came and cut his elbow. No person was pre.)
sent when he told this to me. He had on a bruwnly coloured
coat.
By Mr. Harmer—He said it was the Yeomanry Cavalry that
were cutting and slashing, and- against whom ho-put up his
stick to defend himself. I first communicated this, I think,
to the men of the shop where I work, on Tuesday morning.
-On ‘Vedneiday morning 1 did not mention particulars. I
first mentioned particular's to Mr. Miller, the constable. It
was this mottling. Mr. Miller called me across the road, and
asked me what John Lees said to site. he deceased said he
was off the hustings when he received his wound. He said
he had leaped off to get away, and theu the 15th Hussars cot
hint. I have not been told that it was iniportaut to sa.y that
it was tiiejstil Hussars. Ido not know the law that all con-
curved in an illegal act are answerable.
Mr. Miller, the constable, explained how he came to call
this witness now: his MIMI: was given in on Saturday, but be
had been at Liverpool.
Mr. Jackson, the foreman—His master wished him Io be
now exatnined,'that they might not be both from home'.
By the Coroner—He did not say that he struck any of the
soldiers. He said the soldier fell in the struggle.. I never
ruentiohed that it was a 13th Hussar till this morning.
Janali Andrew—l inn a cotton7spinner at Leeds. [ was at
Manchester 'at the time, on the- field. I mean St. Peter's-
field, the place where the deed was done. I was with him
when the suldjers came. Ile departed from nie about iOyarda.
.Immediately after I saw the soldiers surround him, aud saw
a Yeoman Criralry cutting at him tv it great vengeatLe. I
saw him receive a wound on the arm, taunt which the Wood
immediately gushed. He fled towards the hustings, and ran
tinder them. The constables got around him, and heat hitn
with their truncheons severely. One of them got hold of,
the staff of 3 banner, that had been cut wilb a sword,

I and said, " your eyes, Hi 'break your
back." They strock at hint for a considerable time with
:truncheons and the staff t f the banner. I went away
and saw bins 110 wore till. about two or three o'clock,
I reeier' he said; " I have been dangeromAy hurt, Andrews,
which has affected my body very ouch. I must retire home,
for I'am 'getting very sick anti very poorly, which I think will-
be the occasion of. my death." More were Si. many, I can't
pretend to judge how many, went to the tio'l with me. I
was w,itfL.Yolind..ees on the field..before 11r. Font arrived; to
the lteki o'f 'My-knowledge, about au hOur. We felT togo.her
'hist beside the linstings While thry-Were erecting. We' got
au the hustings, to sec the, people. .1 assisted,to,p t, them up.
John Lees was on the planks. I was not upon them when
Mr. Hunt was speaking. I went off A little before Mr. !Mut
got on the hustings: John Lees and I Were together after eve
eitme .off,: ~The cavalry had. not then come up. When they
came I was about aor 4 yards from hint. I first saw the
YeUrnahry`eViirry: at St. Peter's Chapel. It. might be a huts-
dred yards from the hustings. It was• about ten minutes or' a
quarter of an hooraftrr that they came up. I saw.thern, set-
tiug off; I think it was a trot as fist as they could get ; the
constables were making way for the ii. 1 saw theist striking
•as•tney came along. I saw one struck at when they wet e
alum!. 4Ozards,front,(lle. I think they came .up two a breach
They squandered to right and left benne they came up to. me,
about seven yards from me. They began to cut and hack at
the people like butchers. I beak! than say nothing. They
gut all round me. I heard:nothing.then. I did not bear the
soldiers sm. apything to Johv Lees. •There were soldiers till
round the bust ings.when hi was ea. I did' not see him get

off the Killings: I think the Yeomanry were at hint 10 or 15
yards fromthe hustings. I cannot swear that tie was apt. cut
on the. Ji!uktings; but I swear that
.no. soldiers had came up'
when I saw hint off the hustings, after he had heetc.tin. The
soldiers came about 10 or 15 minutes aftsr'Mr. Hunt cane
no. the ,hustings,
.but I cannot say toia minute. •The .fi.rst
were the Yeomanry: they lead„ blue clothes with white
facings: I saw no other sofilierS then : the 'Hussitri had
blue clothes on, and their facings yellow : I saw them: a
little, after, ;perhaps 15 minutes ;after I .had seen-the otbeis.
Therfirs Hu.ssar I saw was.abunt 30,yards from the tystings.
Mr. Ifunt*WO off the sthge. at that tine: did not see hun
taken off Cit be an lionr, or betwixt that and two hours;
that I , saw:Julio
.I.res; I did, not know .or hear any;thiag•of
Mr. Hunt betng taken into custody till about 15 minutet
aftei the" field was cleared ; I Was then at. Shuile-hill pits,
opposite: tree Infirmary ; the 'cavalry were canine that way
than they were not at a gallop; 1 did not run ()tithe field ;
when,l. lettc
,there were none but .solaiers;
.it.was the Yea.
Uninry I satir'at the Infirmary; I had last bef:,re seen 'Yeo-
manry ott.St.'l'etersfield. I saw police 'officers, what is called
Nadin s runners, at the hustino, and special constables; 'they
were lying along from thuhustings toward St. l'oer's,cluipt;l.
Abraham-Taylor warneeritir' to come here, but nob,,dy toll
wewhattoSay. I was a soldier in the 91st. I was diseharg-

ed in flap last. I all a native of Leeds. U told Ons to many

people on the road, as I was going home. I don't, knpw
Nadin. I saw"no constables atteinpting to take Mr. Hunt
off. I can't• tell the names of thoSe who struck John Lees
with.troncheons. I never saw them, •to my knowledge., be-
fore or since. I can't tell their dress:. I saw, about seven ;
six jtad truncheons, and one a piece of a staff of a banner.
It VI; ai-abont the thickness of a man's wrist. T saw about 4
feet out of.his.hand.—How mucluwas the rest ? •I. can't tell,
for I did not see it.—Did you see him strike with it ?
And vet you can't.tell thc,length ? I tell what I thought the
leusgth`Of the part I saw.' He struck often. I art-sure I saw
Win tstrike.twice. I was ten yards off.—What da you call a.
considerable time ? Three or..lour minutes. The soldiers
were about four yords.frorn John Lees then. The hustings
Were two carts. I can't tell the height. I can't tell thelhick-•
ness of the planks ►hat were upon the carts.

. Coroner—The Jury will form their opinion of that; •
Witness—l know that the staff had been cut with a swore!,,
for I saw it cut by a Yeomanry, 'and saw a man pick it up
about a minute after-. The staff was. green. 1 -saw' nothing.
in John Lees' hand after he came off the Hustings. The sift.-
(hers were galloping about. the. stage, and clotting every one
that fell in their way. I-cannot testify to any other man I
saw cut. I oas not hurt. I had a`staff. I came from Leeds
tosee the crowd, and to hear what was to be said. I was riot
thei,eader. I knew no leader. ,1 gave no directions. .1 told
some of them to keep their tongues, quiet. I can't till the
niiniber that came along wit li me, I never was examined before
till I came to the room now; or•asked ally questions concern.
lug this. tv.was in the house on Saturday, but not in this
•room. Abraham Taylor told me to come. He is a yell-knit-
ter. I heard of no Riot Act, or notice given, till the soldiert •
eanie. 1 heard no notice given to disperse till the soldiers
conic. All the notice I saw was driving people off with the.
edge of the sword. I saw no magistrates or peace-officers
coming towards the stage with the soldiers, or acting as such,
that 1 know of. 1 saw no person do any thing to the :soldiers
hefure they cut. I saw no stone thrown, nor pistol ()red, our
heard any. All were peaceable and quiet till the soldiers cut
and dispersed them. There was no noise, only cheering. The •
,cheering was from the multitude. I cheered when I saw Hunt.
I can't tell what others cheered for. I saw a 'man and Woman
lying bleeding on the ground after John Lees was cut. I saw,
plenty mom. I don't Call one nor halla dozen plenty.
By, a Juror-. 4 saw bin, lying ou the ground.
.By Mr-Harmer—l went with a great multitude. They
were all quiet and peaceable. I had no-intention to commit
riot or disturbance. All who went with me appeared to have
the sante disposition. During the hour before Mr. Hunt ar.
-rived, all were very peaceable and quiet: the deceased, from
what 1 saw, conducted himself peaceably and quietly- Every
thing had been peaceable and orderly till the soldiers came.
I can't say whether the persons who beat with the truncheons

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Came with the soldiers ; I saw some With truncheons before the
soldiers came. 1 Lail: no notice of the Manse in which the Ma-
gistrates were ; I saw a young woman in Mr. HUM'S carriage
after it was gone; it seas nigh where the deceased was wounded.
Every one sought to get 'away, anti never mask any resist..
mice; I saw no appearance of arms whatever; I had only a
walking-stick.—You hare been imputed with leaving him to
his tate ; why did you leave him ? Why, to escape myself.
considered my lite in danger. I did not think I should bars
escaped unwounded. Betore the soldiers cleared round the
hustings, the crowd was wry great. They could not have
taken any thing up off the ;round, or have wielded their arms
with their sticks to strike or thrOw. The multitude appeared
very good-humoured and friendly to one another. The mai.
titude cheered three huzzas when the soldiers carne, the same
as to Mr. Hunt. There were lads and women. They were
not armed. Some of the females were very decently dressed.
I heard not a word mentioned to excite the people Ass
disturb the peace.
By the Coroner—After the soldiers came, I can't say whem
titer those next them could use their arms. l can't say agaitist
my own conscience. I can't say who was in Mr. Hunt's car-
riage. • I took notice of one woman. I can't say whether
there were more. I saw a woman in the carriage coming with
Mr. Hoot. I saw a woman in the carriage afterwards. I can't
tell if it was the same woman.—Yoa took partieufar notice-'ot -
ore woman in the carriage ?—Yes.—Yet you cannot tell wile.
'slier it was the same woman ? No, I cannot.--What must go
to your credit; was she young or old? 1 cannot tell; Islamic
the truth, and I cannot tell whether she WA% young or ads
- because I took no notice of that. •
James Mills—l am a wood-turner in Oldham. I sent that
note in because Mr."Junah,Miller. refused to take my name-ea
a witness on Saturday.
Mr. Miller explaiord, that lie had said he would take cite
lie should be called, but refused to admit him to see his name
put dawn,.
Witness--. The, first time I. saw John Lees .was on' the 'hits.
tings. I afterwardssaw men striking him on the back with
states and truncheons, as he was making hid escape. I UW1;1 ,
him well. %Ve were oeaeneighbours. I spoke to hint, holding
the hustings by my liana. l'sew hint rots thrOugh soldiers atld
constables. The soldiers formed a eirelermsed the
They struck me : ury rims were so beaten that I was sista
fur a fortnight. I tell •d(iwn;• and •they were jobiiing at
me with truncheons,; when I gut 'under lime bUstiPgs
here is a cot in my hat—(Witoess exhibited it.) 11,-
don't know whether was a sword or a traneheon.'4iy
neckcloth was cut with a sword: I sass several cut am the
ground, not on the huStings. I Could diitiognish thit
were constables, because they were not .Itelormers, for the
Reformers had nu such sticks. I ran under the cart; %Thrill
saw• the soldiers. coming,: for fear they. would hunt:am aI
heard no notice given. It was the Yeomanry Cavalry thet
came first. I only heard the • soldiers • cursing and :swett-
iug to people. I was stile John Lees must have
• hurt, for they struck at him with such a vengetnice.'
saw :wile insult the soldiers, lift hand against then ni.fr
tin:utv any thing at their)... I had a stick, which I had Used •
as part.of :a fishing. roil. I'saw only sticks with others, b.uol
saw none strike with them, or lift them against atiy.one.
Some of them might be as thick as a child'i wrist. All Ltata
were very anxious to get away, but they., could not, Jill,
soldiet a made inroads on the other Side. I'sl;ii tmt sdeltie
soldiers cut till they came near the hustings,. 'fluteis 1114,t
way could not get away for the press of the people.
By Mr. liarmix—l was upon the hustings, and had gesli
opportumity of seeing the people. They were As ORlerly 404 i
ever sow in my life. I heard no wordieseititig tic riut:sirdia-
turbance. I heard no notice given to disperse. I can't teg
what part ;lee soldiers came from. lieVe theY•canir in OW
,way,of St. Peter's Church, The first sight -saw was 144'
coming up to the hustings. Those- who cut, as.l desciibido
.were the dot that showed.
By the Coroner—tit' lien the soldiers came up, the con(
stahles jabbed at nay side-and damned' me-to:come mitt 731111
only notice I heard sets cursing people..—„llr three riciock.).-1

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EXTRAORDINARY- ACClDElNT.—Yesterdiy alters,
noon, about one o'clock, a poor Irishwoman-04i
was selling-apples and pears, was_whetlinvig.
barrow on the foot-pavement in Cromer-stressz
Brunswick-Square, 'when the streetA'ei;peil'ilitiai
.up. to her, and, laying hold of the harrow, thieltS
tened to take it the greeti•yard,...fitlisr wive
nor entreaties could prevail on him to ,return her
the barrow. She told him her insiitiseri'sitial
in), and .4 bat the barrow,contrinveri an' 4114 . ,
"
earthlystannance, and was tne only.Tport ofise -:,,
self and five children, besides t :tick litiOan.l i.
was inexorable ; he wheeled the bkitioW ar,ili i
she following, 'crying and entreatingthf hirriA4
restore it—but no., !. As .he was crossitg theAtEti,
with it, the paven)ent sunk ander,his tett,ir? Fvtir
iterptence of the sewer faliit in,--iiii*he Was e 0,..
gulphed .tO his neck, and in-airemplng -to' entitle
out, the earth on each side,kept lio.tiiing tn.:wig
he was buried in it !More hi; waist.
,"1 he
%roman taking.advant age of his awlswiard situsa.
tint!, laid hold of her barrow and. ' escaped.-':141
had to reinain there•.naar half an 'both, dulling'
which time it, poured down rain in „such toq.ctilf
that the hole filled with ii, anal he -kv:as iu w,mtee
to his neck: He .was 'la le ngtft ' d'ile'Etitf, I,b'o9#
dead' than aline,-rrom the wet" find 'void, - hid la
received po o!kic,s injury that, tiptoe bli.g4t ,bri4i7,l4
-in his legs.
700
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'mans. i(l4
On Motlai,, the V7th inst., in Great'llitssell:streerthe la 4
of David Francis• Jones, E.g. of a daughter. . -
In Ely-place,,llniiiiri, 0,. the 211th instant, the Ladp.ofth•l
Hon. tolm,el PaLenhan, Aleinher of Parliament for,WeOer
,
onq,th, of a son and heir. . ,
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,11IAttl-{IED. , -4 -
April 3, .kt Riclottd Registrilfir
of the Court of Vice-Admiralty at BoinbaT, to Nits. I.7opths.Stti
widiw of the late. Col. Urqiihart,—an,l dau„Atteif ,OL
livory Thomas IVilliams, Esq. of Keppet•street,.Rdssitir
e. • • risig
On the Tryth inst. at St. Giles's, Camberm•ll, StiAffqr/FA
Esq. Cecil-street, Strand, sffiicitcoi; 36r0i.r'fit/oniSs 'Statkru.t
Esq., Bermondsey, to Sarah Maria, only rlduktrter of, the low
Angus Niarphatl, of. St. John's, Snutkwaris, and 1404"
Mt. P. F. NI aephael, Kent-road. .

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DIED. ,
On the 26th inst. at his seat, :IS-coot., irrt a •C o
OW
Wm *
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of ilereford, Sir Criorge Corm:wail; Bart.,• in ithe 7tagrat
of his age.,
A few days since,.at the advanced agg of 87 years,
Pavin, wife of - Pavin, Esq. Black Bridte, near Milfbruf,T
who is still living, and in tolerable good health, at the est/11'P'
,
ordinary age of 94 years. ,50 1
On Sunday last, in the 90th year of hifage,John 1-Toperti';NY
,
senior Alderman and Father of tiii•CUrporation of Deruqf
.1.-1 e served the office of Chief Magistrate four limes. ' 7

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