The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-23 00:00:00

SEDITIOUS PLACARDS, &c:

MANstoN-Howitt.—Saturday J. Farrell, a bill-
sticker, was brought up for posting placards in
,:arions parts of the town, stating that a S,lnday
raper would contain an account of " the military
vjolence and massacre" at Manchester. The man
admitted that he was euipkyed to stick the hills
by the publisher of that Paper, who was to pay
him when he had finished. The LORD MAYOR
discharged the man, on his promise to attend it
called.upon.

TRR SECRETARY TO THE COMMITTEE.

E. F. Blandford, the Secretary to the Cotil-
mittee of Two Hnndted, was brought up. The
prisoner is a mean looking man, and his coat was
buttoned up to his throat, as it to hide the want
of a shirt.

The Lord Mlvor said—" Mr. Bhtndford, I
have sent for you i,t consequence of information
that you caused this hilt, entitled,
Meeting,' to he printed." The bill was then
placed before the prisoner, who said, after son►c
hesitation—" Aiy Lord, I remember this bill
well—but I can't say pokitively I ordered the
printing of it. It was printed, and a bill made
oat, which I backed, but. I had no further concern
in it." The Lord Mayor, " I have also informa-
tion that another bill, entitled, a Public Meet-
ing,' was al,o directed by you to be printed."—
Blandford, " It was under the same circumstances
as the last."

A DEADLY WEAPON DISCOVERED.

It seems that Fogg, the Alarshalman, and Gar-
ton an Officer of Worship-street, had a warrant
to arrest Blandford for causing to be printed and
ciecolived certain seditious hand-bills. He went
and ,aatch,d the prisoner's house for nearly three
hours on Friday night. About half-past ttvelve
at night he came home, and Garton seized him
as he got into the passage. The Officer soon
found he had go, a pike, which cat his (, he officer's)
band, but ha got it from him. Fogg came up
and found tile prisoner's wife nearly fainting, and
three or tour naked children on the floor, and one
naked ou the bed. He was searched at the Comp-
ter, and a horn of powder, a pistol ballet, and
some papers headed " Vox populi, vox dei," found
on hint. The dagger is upwards of a foot in
length, exceedingly sharp at the point. The
handle, between which and the blade there is a
sort of guard, is turned like a screw, and gives
the holder a powerful grasp. At the cAtemity of
the I,andle there is a screw, so that the instru-
ment can be ustil as a pike as well as a (1,..7ger.
The Lord Mayor then pointed to the astru-
rnent, and asked where he got that.—ln -i';ver-
ing tone, " On Tnesday evening, at a late
it was shown to me by a person whom I met, 17'd
who asked me, ;on not think that this wraiLl
be good for defence, it ,tttacked ?' I replied that
it was a very good defence weapon. He said
Keep it,' and I put it in my pocket." The Lord
Mayor. " Are you not aware that this instrument
is a pattern of many others ?"—Blandford. " 1 am
not at all aware of it."—Garton said, " He told
rue he picked it up in Old-street-rotid."—The
Lord Mayor. " Having given two different ac-
counts of it, perhaps you will give me a right one."
Blandford. " I admit that I said what the Officer
stated, but it was in the hurry of the moment."
—The Lord Mayor. " I'd rather you would tell
me the truth about this, than that I should tell
you."—Blandford. " I have told the truth."—
The Lord Mayor. " %Nell, as you persist in say-
ing you got it from a roan, perhaps you will in-
form rue what his name is."—Blandford. " Per-
hap, I can't tell ; he is not a man I am in the
habit of meetiog,••—The Lord Mayor. " I shall
not press the question, but as the weapon is a
deadly one, it is natural to wish to know the
name of the mannlactnrer."—Blandford. " I
think his name is Harland."—The Lord Mayor:
Where does he live ?"—Blandford. "
he lives somewhere in Shorediteb."—The Lord
l‘layor. " 'You're right, he does live in Shore-
ditch."—His Lordship then remanded him, and
said he should direct him to be made as comfort-
able as circumstances could admit. His Lordship
said, " I am sorry your wife and children are so
distressed, but I have spol,p_aa to a friend of yours,
who will see that care is taken of them. If you
wish any thing to be done with regard to your
family, it than be done."
Mr. Blandford said, he felt it his duty to thank
his Lordship for his humane consideration.
The Deputy Marshal was then dispatched with
a letter to the Magistrates of Worship-street, re-
questing their co-operation in making further
searches in their district, his Lordship having re-
ceived information of the place in which the pikes
were manufactured.

The commitment of Blandford to the Giltspur-
street Compter runs nearly as follows :—'' For
wickedly, maliciously, and unlawfully causing to
be printed, published, and circulated, a certain
bill, entitled Smithfield Mceti'ng,' and certain
other seditious and inflammatory bills, with a
view to excite hatred and contempt towards his
Majesty's Government, and to stir up and pro-
voke sedition, tumult,' disaffection, and riot
among his Majesty's subjects."