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finnt—linve I now the liberty of txatuining, the s‘vitness?
Chairman—Yes, certainly.
Bunt to the witness—Where is your residence?
Witness—No. 4, Blossom•strect, Salford.
Mint—What is your profession, Sir ?
Witness—l am a clerk to the PoliCe-office.
Huot—liare you any other employment ?
Witness=--No.
Bunt—You purchased these newspapers, did you
wit twqs----Yes..
HU:it—What is the date of thi first ?
Witness-31st July.
Ift'int—Do you know whii inserted these adve'rtisettictitS'itt
these papers ?

The Chairni:in here interfered, and said that
this was not evidence.
frua—Wlio urged you to purchase the paper ?
The Chairman again interfered, and protected the Witness
from answering the question.
Hunt—Then am I to understand that the witness ii not
allowed to answer the question'?
. .
Chairman—The Court does not think it relevant, and will
not alloW the witness to answer it.
'Hunt—You purchased the other paper of the 14th Aug. ?
The -witness was nut allowed to answer the question.,
Hunt—Your name is on each of the papers. Who direCted
you to pot your name there ?
The Court again interfered, and would' not allok the wit-

ness to answer the quest Von.
Johnson, one of the prisoners, to the witness—Do you take
in these papers regularly, or did you purchase these papers for
any particular purpose?
The witness Was not, allowed to answer the
question, the Bench declaring, through its Ciniir-
Man, that it was sufficient for him to State that he
had purchased it and marked it with his name.,
Matthew downer's (An accountant), another
witness's de'position, Was then read at the table.
He deposed to-the.natiire of the meeting, gave a
history of the proceedingi, and produced his notes
of the commencement of a speech purporting to
he Me. Hunt's. So far as We conic) rollect it, it
did not differ materially from what has been 'pub-
lished in the newspapers. Witness farther de-
posed, that be attended at 12 at noon ; that by
that time half of the assembly had collect, d ; that
most of the persons who composed it carried
sticks, mote like flails than walking-sticks ; that,
they advanced in military array, wilt flogs anal
the witness here enumerated SCVer4l flags,
and theinseciptions upou them: that ori'Of thcs6
bgs had upon it "No Corn Laws," and on the
other side a bloody dagger. 'rhetl,'2A were in a!l
and he saw 5 daps'ilt-liberiY.--[When the de-
position had been read, the wittitss who swore it
was examined by Mr. Mot.)
Hunt—Where do you reside, Sir?
Witness—lA Manchester. '
Hunt—Would yon favour we with,Your particular address ?
The Bench, throng!) its Chairman, again intkr-
fere'd,' and would not aIIOW the tvi;ness to answer
the-question'. It was sufficient for the witness Co
declare" that he lived in Manchester.
Hunt--1 demand, as an act of justice, to know
the re',4.lenee of this man: It will he'obseried,
.• • ..
that he a very Material. witness.; and that his
evidence may deeply effect ns all. 1 on 'entitled
to knOw" Where to find hiM, Unit if, Mier the trial
of the queitiori; it shall be' found thei:e was no
ground for this charge, I may have my retnedy
agailfst him by'pros'ectiting him 'for perjury, or
obfaini6g redre'ss in some other way. 1 dernand,
theretoce, as 'a, right, to, know o his residece.—
Mr. Hunt tittered this with considerable violence
of voice and geslure.)
The Maglsta4tes consulted for a' mionte; and
then decided against complying with his demand
through their Chairman, who said that there was
00 Ole for Mr. Hunt to use- ituimidating-

griake ; it was not necessary to reiterate the word
depihd,, to 'obtain that justice to which every
Byirishstibiect was entitled, and which might be
cikained by'a request. Hi further sr atetl,
that he did not' think it was treating the .Court
with sufficient respect to talk of demandirig, as
there was no disposition to refuse what was right,
.and no chance of obtaining what was wrong, by'
the use Of strong terms. The request of the pri-
soner would go as far as his demand. The Court
had considered the nature of the question put to
the witness, and did not think it necessary that
he .shoirld give his particular address ; the de-
scriptiOn that
,he lived in Manchester, and was au
accountant, wa% quite sufficient. .
. Mr. Hunt' begged leave to reply to the observations of the
Chairman.
Chairman—The Covert will not be replied to.
Hunt—l was merely state, that I had no intention
of offering any insult to the Court---
Chairman—The Conrt takes it for granted that ynu did not,
and requires no apology.
Hunt again began with stating—l offered no insult to the
Court; when the wittiess'refused to answer the question, I
appealed to the Court, and requested that he might be order-
ed to answer. I put this question in the shape of a demand,
because I wi!l accept of nothing as a favonr.—(Then address-
ing himself to 'the witness,)—Now, 'of what profession are
pin ?
Witness—l am called an accountant. •

liiiiit—ls that your only occupation ?

Chairman to anser thit. gnestion.
Hunt—Were yin: a special constable on Monday the 16th
at the Meeting ? "

Chairman to witness—Don't anssier that vestinn.
Bunt, with great vehemence and apparent surprige—Not
answer that qt,tstiott Have yon any other employment than

tilat of an accountant? Are you not sometimes coOt'leci Si
a short-band Writer ?

Witriess=4 sometime; take reports of sperchei.
pritat.
Hunt—For the public Newspapers, or fur -

amusement ?
Chairman to-Witness-Don't 31151VVI' that questiour
Hunt—Then you say that you took ruy speech 0" lbed4
of the !‘leetitig ; did you take it in short-hand, or otkeo:tr.
WWitness-1 took extracts boatboatit the ground, and at;
_aidwirote it cart at length. took only the leading seo..t
I do not Mean to swear to all the words.
wordfi
Hunt—Are von sure that you did not inisplace toe, 0„;
putting some of them which you had in one. tentenee in 3
other.
Witnesss replied in the negative..
limit-p.-1i did eke-- :der of the OF etc

did you make out the remain,.
(Korai these 'extracts and leading, words of roars?
Witness—l (flied it up from inetnin v.
Hunt—When did you write oat this speech from memory
Witness—ln the evertiti;. •
Hunt—At what time was it delivered ?
Witness—About one o'clock,
cir/
Hunt—At what liner, theta, did you reduce 3.0--
notes into lung sentences?
Wittiess—Aboat five o'clock at night.
Hunt—Be so good as to state how you were etfipioled
the interval.
The Chsitirsan kete interfered, and ts'0111"
l ti
allow the ItT MIS w cr the queiticits.'
Ilnnt remarked with consideratild
this interference, sdying that it was estire',.-,,y-;
important that an answer' should he tibtOrtecrilw :
The witness had stated, that a very coniiderov
ot
interval had intervened bet ween the delivil
(Ise speech and the preparation of ilia verii`)-,1
it ; and that its the mean time he had. intros"-
Considerable part of it to his memory. 1.1!e rer:
tentiyeness of his memory would of course vg "•it
fected by the importance of the other events
Which he had been engaged, and therefore_ it.
j but ust that he should state boW he had been e"--.
ployed.—The Court over-ruled this demand'
Hittit-You state that yon saw CO
and that there was one of them witha bloadv:disiger
what else wai there besides the bloody dagger:
Witness—l observed nothing else.
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Hiatt—Did you.observe no figure of Justice, trial tbe'7-
in one hand, and a dagger, which you call a blood,
defr
in the other?
Witness replied in the negative. o?
Hunt—Well; will you swear that there was nothinf-e
Witness said that be could not swear to there beiDg "
•thing 'else.
VS
- Hunt—Now, you say that you saw military arra)?
do you wean by military array?
offer.
Witness—Why, I mean people marching in regnta't°
as regiments march. • •
fltint—Have you no Benefit Societiei in Manchester • sa
hare you not Orange Citilts in Matichestei ? . mit;
Witness—l never heard that there acre 'Orange Ott"-
g
. •
• The Court here interfered, anal said chat the'`
questions were qni:c irsadevatsi. _ Hunt,. 03 4,10
other hand, contended that they were (rite t" 'lo'r
purpose; for when fie' witness spoke of
order being military array, it was proper it'...u-ht
io
,his mint! instances ill Which the former I°l7i-0i
occur without the 'latter. (Then witlressini.'
lr9
'C
self to the witnesS, asked)—id xor, pever
benefit clubs maridsing ith musiDc HaOi hamlets
The witness atssk-Vered its the arfirinative;* r?
!runt --Have you not seen them marebingirere.4lll'r(r tehe
"1:lie Court: here issartertd, and sit.cl ire' "94
question irrelevant. The Chairtnat, tile„tiotlo-:0
that, iu intertupting the prisoner.in these '04•11
qtlestions, lie anal the other Ciesstlemen octetl
their best discretion. , aient
Unlit, with great courtesy.—And, Gen"-.04
I Miss( bow to that discretion. ( l'hen
the witness)—Yon stated that theills s 3 e
vicks
its the hands of the persons who ca.t'e to
t.te thresh in;; that;
Meeting were, more 1 I tl I i
j,ig sticks. Pray whist do 'von
and what is the difference between it and a "L'
ing.st'ick? ea
'llse Magistrate here interfered, and prevent
the WitilcSA frool ansWiqing the question• be'
was'anxions tdobtaits >in ArotA•ert
1!&
chose, had I been all Owed to gn on, I sb°6ol
have drawn from the witness that there " CIS '
thirig .chore commonto the cisontry rlfd
le 3(1,
to use their old flails for'walking:aticks• (00
dressing himself to the wit ness)-;—Pray
th.!v held ? etS'
Wititess,—They were shouldered like nit"-e
Alan y other questions were put to this wito;ina
but from the rapid manner in wh cis the Coce
Yersation ,Was carried on, and the little importsgtja
of some parts of it, it would be
indeed superflatous, io report it.
The deposition of another witness,
Richard Owen, a pawnbroker', was die° 'edit....
1-1 e deposed to the military array in which tile-de.
ferent parties advanced to the meeting ". be to
posed to the having seen Hunt in the cart: "sof
having heard a command giVen by one of the Pibeir
in the cart •g to leaghe together and to keel)
ei•
'enemies oast," with several Other circnnistiv: hi,
'rise witness then appeared, to be examined
deposition.
Hart—Wiirre did von make this deposition ?
Witness—On the held.
he tvit„ego
T Clerk here interfered to correct thehim
anal was supported by the Chairman,
that lie conk! not have sworn it on the " (•,1 tat
iltmt objected,,in an atsiteated manner, tar r
very indignant terms, at tit is interference•,nd
waist the answer of the witness Iron, itinisei',recc
tint from you. You are ititurfering, t° c:ertitta
hint, and to set him right in a at-atter -
lt
already sworn." still t(7
The Chairman endeavoure.al to explain, :Jeal
show that the witness must in eve toist+Pprehe
tine question.—:slr. Hunt cout iooed io aieckre 11/
it '4'43 Most indecent ir4 tire lerk to interferen-arC•
The Chairman taitt it was well done in I,lille
of the clerk to interfere —Ma'. litint hov 1" aiti
Court, and continued his ex,smillistion.---Y°° 9
'pm made this deposition itn the field, hp'field, t
Witness—Yes I made the first part of it on t A.,- •
on the Field that I saw you entinang it in a cari•-;:ii,,e-
11,1int --Did swear that vou sag nothing trtory 1"
Sti w enter ire it a ear ? - 'l)3. '
Witness-1 swore that the town was C" t
er
weettog ought to he pot it stun to• .01,"
Hunt—You did not swear tl:c
The Magistraa es here interfered, AO S
it was not at all necessary tor the witness ")
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lb_ 1 Ott. i• . . :.: • was first ivo:rri, as it iras
' (Tow ton
,A fr ~-, 0 be tvqrn to ,T 1 OW. .
Aail i ttovt "eallimend a replv, ty!en the 'Cha--
!9C t.'::er,7,ll["e(l hini, by, telling him, that
.the
untilr' 1,;"'Ild hear liOttlii)LT More 9/10t1
.111 e glieS:.,
tile :10.: tir Chairman at the same deStred thAt
fi , r"'ltion titight he read over a second time'..
tthz 01-1111.---No. I
s. i• ungly object t ?
,the t•ett esti-
.titin-. the witn!'s:i'stnetnory by hearing his•dtpo-
. cn read OveT a second time.
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to 419liail-L-The Court intended it as a favour
JOU.
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44 1 11L"."°11, my memory is very good ; I seldom
coat', it fails m...,.. 1 beg- that on the present.
he-I.°ll i malt not he indulged e ((hen addres•itig
ti 4:11:nes) Dul you not s,ty (bat tl.,e men canto
ri:"'ltary array on your first deposition I
'Kantt""s-i-No, I did not observe it.
ittfe-7YoU were so-much alarmed that you did not then
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,b.i 0 the Magistrates ?
If" e. Court again interfered-.
i5t1,411).1-4'.Wl',.`n. ' rtrd' it occur to you to state these facts' upon

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tki 4/ell of his
own accord refused to ;answer
',question.
unt
appealed' to the Bench, saying'. ''He!:
‘l,lto- refuses to answer a miter) I
iNihat sh"all I do witli hint
Lmirt tleeitl,:d that Witness was not bound
see !I iO
rptestn. Hitht on this; as on se.-
g(iti:)'her ffeth6i,ms, requested Mr. Pearson, 1)11
tartake ijaerietilar tiotice,' and to inzttk
l'•• d oceurret ' —Did"yon see me in the
. .
Itn'ess'Avoin4 riot answer the
b tinestton.
Mr. Pearsonmayk
thit it had !teen over-rtiled by the Maos-,
t41,,,') that a W.lllleS9 WHS bOtintl. give his rest-
` to knoviledge of
,where he
found in c3ie of a proseetition f(),, per-
itvitittt' ed itg.ainst hini, founded upon
;Pvilt'n't•e In whiels he had sworn.
-•"tWhat do you mean by " Military array?"
n! mean marching order, with fligs flying and
plale
An g,
•,;ihn •
? tmes one inan stalking after another make
flies; p'eople observe the lockstep?
t(nts,s did nut hOow what the luck-step was.
?:t&vliat did you consider as the dreadful part "of the
lira}'
„; - „ - .
4ittl-eS; -tie—sire-d not to answer the
:.1,1:)".. The Chairman otterved, that it was
117: -,s•-;.e83'i117 10 be Ai) particular now ; all that,
firer-:*"gistratjes wamted Was- to. know whe'ker
slit•l' Were "groontli. for committal. Stich an ex.-_
lieu:l'll4)u titigbi he entered ,tipon at his trial, it
-m411'7:41:01 it condticiee to his interest
." 'Then,"
tij..l"lr. Hunt, with great readiness. " ant to
17I'lland that my trial is tlecided Minn, and that
wi7Y be= committed without ekainination and
ett.t4"‘" videtted."—[Saxton 'Jeri put a material
H the In the' witnesa.3
yon alarmed ? '
light
7-7 ?.'4 replied in the atbetiatirr-
-I•V4Wer, other perions alarmed?
t • •
• ~‘‘,:otild you mention who t hey were .
kltiv
gil e. .‘ tnness was tint alloWed to Atitwer this
Haut
—"ad these
-'egs--No; they had thingi nearly'mae.inary soldiers any' innikets ?
Nt}• •muskets.
at mg,. as
dia they do with
t4utugs did not Obseive any thing particular.
• • • .
t77:bid they sbotidderlliele •
..
• Ift,„ne"--Ne-;;' I oliserted no shouldering.
t :`t--Mark doWn that, Mr. Pearson; that is very impor-
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tatji °%.lied if he should know the man who desired the
titime • -
to keep their enemies out.
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i4l,ess replied in the negative..
.tL t.M°"-Whe it ? • it before Mr. Hunt came to
• -e*„. • --n was was-
- Wi.tnCS% *'t • one •-•-•;egi it was. . .
ilati °Utile prisonets—Dil you observe Mr. Hunt speak to
lail;°lli2°l the parties Who, as you said, were marching in
array ?
,)t,
' A.s'"•-No I did not. •
, if 4
114. of James Olatt , consiahle, was
kitittil."l.67loi It 'relit;'ed 10 r.he iniqtary array,
ptesenee 'of the so4alle,(l Dr. Healey,
111'.1t) •
(WA-party inaVelling to the field.
k.pL-tt'hata"'-
re
1112nis.--.A Constable and a beadle. ,
.2-110 yon earn yoUr livelihood in that way?
.tnt'ssanswereclin the affirmative.
' you observe any clubs shouldered?
thu I observed stone.
• 4y,4
--01,(1 you observe any insult offered to any person.
b'ar'bingp).t.6?•
Witge
1'4,4 I neither saw nor heard of any.
fl'ean:lootiing insignifieant man of low stature,
Rtcrial miestiint to the witness; which the
4)44, , attlif not allow lihn to answer.
.4,14 theys..r4,i4ce4wlis'e'aslied hint questions of some consequence
gaeCtecl ion ice me ai;oti the hustings ?
.itaiutois the,
-410,w. here else ?--No,admitfed the witness.
delloetquti -of Itobert DerhyShire,. the
tetAkf',:,er,
read.was then ~ il,•poed tha't he at-
eeting, and saw s ticorge ;At arrive
' Le rain th' -
lie dep.,scil also that
.
hI e bov ItuherCAVyhte, on 11,e Hri'stit 's.
•
:Iktlwyainteniensguit-: ? Did you see the people
144.4 8 said he observed then) coming; but did not notice
tintraY.
, -Lb;
-.11/1, t You run to the Magistrates and express your
at the state of the Meeting ?
O, I had seen similar meetings before.
‘llll4e '4, '44 'ingenthiuS-looltiri,- man, with a strong Lanca,
It),' vvhaleceittl4 cafthat you heard me address the Meet-
.t t did say'?
keep "" said, " Fall hack, league firm together, and
juut enemies off."titue 130 You see the Yeomanry Cavalry come in at this
'the
1110,,0""s% ivR% desired nut. to answer the question.
„. Xlit,,Zues-Did you seene on tire hustings?
5.
dh 4415 e Nlar. ' (?..11 • uown that, 11", r. Pearson.
, anOther witness.; deposed to the presence of
.flie 7 ‘..-iitunt upon the cart.
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tLle del...etiAlte, or rather was carried, from
where she had a 3 t ht, to the

fintit' cif the b.ir, to be identified'. ..qe tooke(1
pali,citraci:ited, and alutost faiiiiitig from weitk-
iieSs", :An conse,tineuce of tftewonnut viiich she had
received at the I.llectio4, and ;;er sithiectuent.soii-
taiy cOnti:lement: teinty, linab!e to supii.ort lie,r-
sert, the.M:,*!.,,isitateS desired a chair to he brought.
Had she been sent to I.4ao,castrr to stand her trial,
it is certain that she would not hive survived her
1 journey, Ona prOpo;iriOn being ' niade to alter
the dePsition of the tvitness.agiinst her in Court;
Mr. Hunt strongly objeettql ,tO it; and .when the
Uvrli was proceeding wi.t:i the altcrAtioo, assured
him that he.wou4l call hint as a witness. • '

Mr. Milne, the clerk—You had b'etter nut, Mr IJunt, I shall

be agai you

Mr. Huut, with a smile of contempt, and in a very signifi-
cant tone—" I have no doubt of that, Mr. Clerk mark down
his words Mr. Pearson." Then addresswg the witness
•' When did you sign that deposition
•
Witness=Thii forenoon.
IT o t i d you know you were signing a depOsitiOn ? •
Witnss—Yes.
Hunt—Who wrote it ?
. ,
IVitnes, was desised not to answer the questlon.
nuiit_bd you see Mrs. Gaunt commit any oliefice ?
iVitness—NO, I only took her out of tlx cariiage; she was

thou faintiog. , • -
Hunt—Did you not tliiuk it your duty to protect a defence-

less woman?
Hunt—Flow coniii you allow her to go and be treareii in the
cruel manner she Ass?
Witness—Other constables came op and took her from me.
The ptisoucr then gite, her own,. stattment.,,-.
She, said that she
.was amongst the crowd
at the Meeting ; that ,in tte confusion sonic
one 'had put her into Hunt's carnage, but she did
not know who put her there ; she had no right
to be in the coach,. but pia in by two
persons for safety. She fainted away, and when
3he cattle to herself she found she had got a blow.
She threw herself afterwards into a private house,
and remained there for some dine, and might
have got away, had site chosen, nr lad she appre-
hended that she was committing any thing iikg 1.
The Solicitor of the Crown said, that, as the
evidence was very slight against the prisoner,, he
woith, not press
. her prosectt
The Chairman announced this eircumstince to
the prisoner ; and stated to her, that as the pro-
secutor determined to' bring no evidence against
her,: he Court had great pleasure ill ordering her
immediaie discharge.
Iltint, with erre emphasis and apparent as.
tonisi,meut,;tx.ciaiineri-L-th,chasrged -kinywa of
evid ,- ente after days'(.;itat y confinetnen,t ! •
Cli:iirman-Tuat will be inqnited into lit reaft er,
Mr. Milt. •
• This was the whole of the evidence for the pro-
secution, viricii, it will be observed contains, no
fags which have tint ?dtea'dy. been betore, t e
,public, and sets•.,ii rait- bone of the nhestions On
whien. public opinion has been..divided. •
. When :the whole'of the,evidence had been eon-
chided, Hunt addressithe Bench, desired to know
whoin he vas to ecrisiarr as the prosecutor.. The
chairman 'replied;w Cron. ." W ! hat " says
'.':th,e,Croyn in person-):" The Chair-
man said 11,e Solicit or,tor ti Treasury is here to
prosecute iu the &Me of -the King.
1-I,int, :to air; lionttliivn.---,Y4inf name,'Sir !
it r. Bouchter.
must know the name of the !unseen-,
-tor, in oilleY• that' 1 may'bring 'my action, in ta,e•
it shall he, Iona& out that I' have suffered 1 i thy`
COnfitleillent w►tbout 11..aring. committed any,ol-'
fence., 1. cannot in such circumstances prosecute
the King.
The Choittran.—Mr. liouchier has been sent
here .by the Cro,wll. •
he the prosecutor thought I
kearil bith apply to discharge Mrs. Gaunt, awl:
prosecute the rest of the prisoners-tor a conspi-
racy. I wish to knew some responsible person
to whom I may apnl,y forirtlres..s,in case this pro-
secution against me should appear to have origi-
Oared in unworthy int en,ions.
Chairman-1 understand that. the several-wit-
nesses who have depojed against you are respon-;
sible for t,be diff,rept Jacts.. to which
,t,hey,k?ve,
&prised." The-King's name is rightly and ordina-
rily used in such prosecutions:

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alwrlys ,thought that there mast be
soelwel proseentor, altiwugh the prosecute:4n
the Kity's name.
The • Chairman.—The Crown prosecutes:. if
there
.be any parlicuiar prosecutor, it must be the
A.:torney-General.
Then addressing th,e priannets, he Rslteti
whet her el)ey had any thing to say in their tie-
?

firlfti, then addresiing the Bench, spoke to the
following effect :-1 know that I am nowmddress-
tog the sameM4gisteates,,who_took the firpt Opp-,
sitions, .and issued the warrants against'me; but
after thdtleviderice", and the amended c-vNtence
has beets read, it is for them, sitting in the,sittra•
tint' which they now occupy. to administer jts
tics. J hope,
.and do not doubt, they will dis-
tniss.,from their minds all prepulice,-and aet
the evidence. They lead heard the'varioni
sitions
_which had just been read, and the, answers
of .The. witneskses who had been stibjecteel to. exa-
'tniiiation in open Court h would be Ohserved;
that they all avt:eed io.certain points, bin differed
very materially in others ; and that
.n.,heri exp.
wined regarding the impart of words, their niCNni
lug setts -tar from being precise. or cleat,: some
witnesses say that those hodies,which cane froni
thq coyn:ry catn4 in military way; they could
rot: explain what tars meant .by Military,array ;
they could not state whether they uriarc,bed,inlow
or_tplick time, or whither they possessed the cha-
rex:eristic of a miltary maroh. Some say they
eatne with sticks. One says they were so tar in
military an ay as clubs at their left breasts,
similar to muskets soother witness as positively
denied I:is observation of the Circumstance ; but
sill agree,that none of them did any, act to intimi-
date or,oftontl„ Can the MA.;:istrates say we should
be committed on such evidenCe for a misdemeanor,
after eleven days' solifat y cot!finement Is, not
this a sufficient puni,shment for any of that
we may have commit red 1 They should Cou• ider,
that. the eyes of all England were fixed upon this
,trittcr, and wa.ited, with anxiety its termination.
It has gAie far enough, and ought here t.O end ;
~I ask nut:ling for my triter suffclingt-1 demand

nn redress for tlie tyehtment have enilurefi—T

stand here to ack, whether, yon will allow agita,
!ion in the pobi.ie-tnintl,stil-i to go no or allay it
by retnorihif Ow cause ? With the most perfect
conyieti.on that I have acttql rightly, I atu yet
doubtful of -Others entertaining:that- conviction ;

the country is doubtless in an agitated stare, and
xvill be 3'660 this 'question is sett)e(L Are you on
such evidence prenaied,to serid its hack to soln4ry.
ennfinetneut ?--(The Chairman said, No,)-70nt:
of von now ott the Bench accused,rne of intitrio 3

. .
another of, the .M4gl9tr-ite3, f do not now
told nie aim. the gilt of aft the 1,1,Kr1 which
. .

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was shed Wpold lie at lily (l.or alley ihns being
nburderer and a trai.or 5 after being
remanded on a charge of high treason, •itliont
alnatlow 'or,..pretenFe:of evi,Jeoceto soppfol it,
~1111)cal to von to lity_asi,!e ail private Itt;litig, to
forget, as tar as you can,t he scenes inxritich you
have acted, anti say witeeher we are guilty of any
offence;Tor, if we arep whether we have not sof-

tered enough.
e : .
In (uteri:l:4 this last sentence Air. Hunt evinced
tt considerable aideney of :rnanner, which called
forth grearlipplattge train the crowd behind. The.
Chairman-inflignar.tly cifintalanded silence, and de-
clared diet if' any tumid, took place, lie should
he obliged to clear the e.;ourt, it'd. to commit the
parties. gr. Hunt declared that on his part there

was no attempt tu excite tumult : then turnin4
roviittf 'l'o the' void, The matt who_ ns:tltes
ally noise or disturbance. in -this toutt with the
belief that he is honotqinc me, I shall consider as
tiny personal 'e6emy.—(l-le3r, Ilea)-; from the
Chairmati )---I camint..torgei- that I have been
rentatided on a charee TieaS.Ml.; I can-

not forget that I expected to have stood litre to-
day on that most setioni charge : it has, how--

ever, beet► Hbando►le►l, a►►d I submit to you,

whether there be an.,; tittle of evidence to support
rhecharge of cnaspiracy. Many of these pri-
soners, who are accoSed havint; joined with we,
1 never saw till 1 saw them in this box. I admit

thirt many of them, as well as myself. attended the
Meeting for the purpose of taking part in its pro.
feedings. I admit that I attended it to con-
duct those Proceedings, believing that they were
perfectly legal. I considered myself then its,
performing a necessary, but a painful du. y.
-had before carried applications made at similTer,
Meetings to the Secretary of State, for the
piirpose of being laid betore his Royal High.
ness. • To some of these applications I had en
answer ftenn the Prince Regent himself thiough.
the Medium of his Ministers, and to none of them
was it, objected . that the Meeting was. illegal at
which it was voted. One of these apprlioati"Ons.Was
the vetv paper which was to have. been submitted
to the Meeting of the t6th. I-did not attempt to
follow, nor was it the opinion of those who took part
in the proceedings of 'lie Meeting that we ottit.ht \,
to att.'turt to follow, the example set by
tnirigham in the ilecticin of a repreSentaiive.
had written to Mr. Johnson to this effect .long
before the intended Meeting was pidliihited in
Manchester !lie Royal Prodamatiou had de-•
Glared it, illegal, and though I did not think it
illegal, I thoop,-,,lst it a foolish and absurd scheme.
It was my opinion, that to follow such an'ex
ample at such' a time woald, have been unjust, tp
the people of„ Manchester—that; an election
should not have been :proceeded in fill its Wilt-.
hit ants had three' months' notice. i had de-
dared that 1 would not haVe put such a question
as' Chairman long before the first meeting was
,pruhibited. I could bring testimony in support
of th,s assertion of as respectable men as are to be
'found in Manchester : private letters with post-.
mark,..which could not he falsified, can be
.ptoilitq-.
ed as evidence of the sante fact ; the I ewlutions
which were intended
.to be voteti.at the meeting
'of the 16(h' would have remove-d all dodbt ou
this subject,; they, indeed,
,J have ;been. told,
have been lost in the confusion which ensittl ;
but the must respectable petiions%cali .he broo tit
forward, wla)-erill prove that it wias intended first
to pass a strong vote of censure for relnsiog,to
present the petitions of Manchester and Stock-
port ; anti then to make a Solemn appeal to this
Royal Highness the Prince Regent on the dis-
trt:ssed state al the country, and on.the necessity
of immediately reviving the connexion between
the people and the throne. I caotior trust MY
teelingi with .the description of a:teat occurred at-
terw.ards in the. dispersion of the .meeting; it
be-much better if the tranaastions,of, thac
day were for eyer buried in. oblivion, and blotted
froth the history of our coontrY. toff I ask you;
will yon-commit upon fillet) evidence ai that which
you have ,heari ? The country. is ,at .present in :14
state of great agitation ; and will yon, by pro.,
traoting this prosecution, throw down the apple of
coat initial-discord ?
here the Court interrupted the orator, and the
Chairman addressing him said, " soar language
is now inproper. No threat or iii!imidattort
ought to be. held out. We have only to attend
to oor.doty,.aad leave:the-care:of the cooorria:ani
higher orders. If the country w eta in tenfohlahe
agitation which you bare described, I and my
brethren On theliench.vvould do our ditty.''
Mr. Htint, continuation, said, ‘,;This
mat ion shall not be thrown away 'won me;
not wean to intimidate you ; I did not mean to at;li
for any thin4t-tis a boon ; 1 demand only justice', aUd
wont(' not accept .a INS/011K Itertaihly did aSk,
'he governor, as:
.had been, accuatotned, an ;any
litc to frtah air and exercise, that I might be per-
mitted to take a walk in the gal ten ; but the
moment he told me that ,Mr,..johnsOb hail asked
this favour-.of the magiqrates, . and .harl been. re-
tosed, I refrained from any further, application. I
woold,have cut off my tight baud stonier than
have gone and done it." •
Here the Chairmanexplained the eircomstataceit
under which the refusal to Johnson„had, taken
place. Johnson had certainly Made -an
tioo to be 'permitted 'to walk inn and would
have obtained.•petntission, if a ra.siacetable sal.;
geop, who was applied to, hall thou-0)1.4 .neces.
stay for his health.
Hunt resumed.—l must say .1 'loaded mach
bodily pain from the blows from the batons of the
Constables, and sabres, of the Yeomanly. TneY
are visible. 1 scorned to tell the Doctor of it.
My health 'certainly has been locierved, in-
stead of being injured, barmy aprehenbionand
.coohn,ement,:, the exertions I should. be.ve.
made, add the anxiety I itiouhk. love -felt,

. .
Io conduct the proceedings, .anif spr.'serve
otd;:r of that Meeting, wont: have atfecte,l
ale for. years. Sine toy col:611..1'mo, 1 have slept
on a bed' wtiicb l woold not I,ave pi‘t -nil, • my
servant's; h•it I i! aRk God, v,itoeteat
fervour,,
.that I have blew soundly ; and if 1-11,,ve
suffered any Jiting, it has been twin cominiserat-
, mg the state of my tell,.vv-prisoncrs, iron; the
recoltectiott of those poor ,tuaigl,4l reatures‘vho
!).41,ii- been cut to death. .Whett I mention (be ae-.,
.commodation, l have nothing t,.) say against the

Aloothonse—Rs tbq presutnes.,perpops in-
nocent until convicted,_ 1 beg to say ttr otig'it (Si
he used as well as possible, whilst we are kept

here. .
Chair—man.—You may all of yoi: have bail.
Aloorhoiise.—SVher, bro.o;;lit up.ht.ie before, r
,e.t.s. wa,ro), and. conducted inyt.:ll iil a way for '
which lan' rather sorry. . .
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. „
The Magistrates their w,itlid „Mt:
was short allertyards going towards• !he. Magi.s-
trktee-eroim.; Hot); said to him, lhope lt,,u
tio!..going to the Magistrlit es toiles's.,tny. Split;itote.
goes. The .50lieitor said. :No. Ali; ieiol;;e1-
11unt signifiCAntly, you have been there altcady.',..
Op their return Mr:Norris said-7"
Hunt; and you v.,e sent for •Mr. Boo.flikr
Order that, we'.o,!iod, again eirefully peruse the
depositious.., It is a m 05.1 painf;tl duty to,nie to
commit you for a conspiracy. We can, Iw', evert
lay our hands on our hears and say; " lye have'
done our du-y." As tot. the charge of conspiracy,
though you m'ght not all4tave been toget,her pre-
vious to the
.Meeting, yet in the eye of the law,
all `those who commit separate acis,:. tend
ing to one illegal ohj,ct, are guilty of that clime.
Coupling the two Meetings together, taking into
conshleration the manner )0 which the last was
assembled, with snub, insignia and in slich a 'part-
ner, with the black flag, the bloody dag;er, with
" Equal representation or death"----'(Hunt—" No
one has said the black flag bath a blOo4Piag!'
ger.")—They came, in a threatening manner—
they came under the banners of death, thereby
showing they meant to overturn the Government.
. There cOuld.be,no free disetission.,w here that flag
• w.
.as•unfiirled. Tice charge now is, ''that of hay.--
ing coni,pired to alter the law by forco.and threats.s'
an illegal matter and 3%14'4:J6)11y made out,
and calls upon us imperatively to co.nittiit you for
trial by a proper Jury:- Ii is now our painful duty
~`to ctittrui . yUtl_,to Lancaster.-castle.. ~09:!accoun
of theierieustkesof the charge, we shall7l'etoire
you, Henry Hunt end Joseph Johnson, to give
bail, yourselyess_in 1,0001. and tyvo sureties in 5001.
each ; and
two Filmic...On

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The prisoners,tiwn left t 1 bar. • -JOlinson and
Moorhouse inpnediiielyprecnred bail, and were
liberated. . Jol.iasoisau.as.a:steinfecliolvards Slunk-
hill by an imuietiie.;nuiltityde, Orouti9g and ap-
plauding. Ltvpasseit peapsgale suppoited on
the shoulders of tlie,rnob.•.llfigor,house was equal-
ly the object of fropul4rraviSicr'( llewas ;lecoini,a.
hied likewise hr hii mob ihrongh the mat ket-
rikee. VirFillidErttood that -notices-of bait were
given for litior.;and Knight. ' 4-lunt complained
when he was asked by the Magistrate in Court,
whether he had rrovided bail, that he was not
allowed to he visited by a respectable solicitor
in town whom he had sent for some days ago.—
.The Chairman mentioned that he would now be
sent for, it he desired it. ".No, no," said Mr.
1-I,,nt, pointing to Mr Pearson, " be,e is now my
-solicitor." From this circumstance, and trout
knowing that two individuals,w hose securi't ies were
unimpeachable, had offered to becoine his bail, we
concluded that we should see him immediately
Ont. After consulting, however, withiiis solicitor,
be had taken a dJerent view of the patter, and
we were told that he said to the Magistrates that
lie would not give bail, even though no more than a
farthing were required. In consequence of tills
determination,.and the near approach of the As-
s4es at Lancaster, he was sent i,ff to the castle at
that place, at six o'clock in the evening in a
coact:, guarded by a troop of 30 of the' 15. h li us-
. stirs. liniglr , Sax.ton,..barnford, Wylde, S,,vift,
vitt Ilealey„.,,wete alispiitehed 'in t"ae sam
n e . car-
, age (4stage coach), and under the same escort.
The shouts and huzzas of the people were ever►
greater: than when he entered on Monday the 9th
of Atigust. „ ,
. 'I he examination commenced about half-past 1,
1 and ended about half• past 4. ~.

TON ADVICE.--;-LWe are requested to
inform our Readers, that Mr. LlAtivexi..4f Black-
friars-road, has. published. a .'l,:ocket .Manual,
Piiice Is, emanating from the Medical Board,
containing important-intorrnation on the Liles
Venerea and Sexual Debilities, as delivered in it
Lecture at Woodstock-hoU'se, Oxford-,street, and
at. Charlotte-house, Surrey. The publication
points out,
Ist. The frequency of a certain Disease—its
clsnger to Societ,y*—the peculiar circumstances
essential to this, line .of
,Pravice—arad the neces-
sity of a MEDIcAL BOARD, which unites an as-
,semblage of talent and experience for the ;..Teneral
good, in.order..to ;secure public confidence for its
secret and successful cuxe.
2(l.•CatitiOns to liatilents on their own conduct,
Find the beSt'treatment,of thedifferentformsof the
Disenseitarticularly of.its consequences on the
generative. System—producing 11riperfection, and.
a chain of distressing Debilities in the Sexual.
functions,' which destriry the energies of the mind,
the.' vigour of itianhood, and the foundation of
conoribiaLhappiness. Divided 'into three dif-
ferent, kinds, arising from previous Venereal af-
fections, front secret errors, or from mental
sympathy..
Messrs.. Coonit and Co. are consulted daly,—.
Mechanics have advice Gratis, every evening
froin Siz till Eight, and on Sunday Mornings, till
.Twelve .f •
* The above publication being divested of all tech,ncal ob-
scurities, is calculated-for popular information on a subject
to impurtantlo ttse vital interests of Society.

By actvices from the Matititis, Jated May 11,
we bear that' a Dutcli ship of 80 guns, laden with
'spites, has been,loit.on the Island of Diego Gar-
-- cid.. A.. Com'tnissary•Get►erat,, _an Athuiral, au.ci
I It)flinen, had arrived at the Muutitiu's, mid 20(i♦
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