The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-22 00:00:00

TRIAL OF MR. HUNT AND OTHERS.

FOURTH DAY.
YORK, MoNDAY Numr.

The Colirt was as usual crowded ; a greater

nornher of Ladies were pres•nt than on any foN.

ruer day.

The De'endents began to make their appear-
ance at nnte o'clock, and at ten minutes after
nine the Judge arrived, and the proceedings
were immedietely resumed.
Jelin Walker, examined by Mr. SCARLFTT—
WHs ;In Attorney at Manclies:er. He desetibed
the proceedings of the leoh August at St. Peter's-
field. lie saw Wilde heading the division which
lre commanded, and forming it round the cart on
which the hustings were formed. It was called
the Ashton division, A cap of iiherly eccom-
penied it. lie saw other divisions artist en the
gretind from rations pieces in the vicinity of
Menchester ; awl as they cattle up, ate! a
taller 01411 Who was With theft] in the cart, di-
rerted them to form in the rear of those who
came first. Most of them bad banners and caps
of liberty. Nrifilde addressed ,hsin, and said,
" Stand fit m to yeer post—it you have a leader
of ever such strong nerve, it is impossible he can
00, if you do not stand firm." Witness took
dewn these words nu the ground. The taller
men desired them " to link their arms who was
staulich to the cause, awl by that means they
would keep their enemies at a diStaliCe from the
frostings." ness took down those words oe
the ground. Ihe crowd stoner 14 or 15 deep at
tie time those words were esed. Could see dis-
tly ihet the arms of those then before him
were inked. They were ordered to fall back,
and did so a little. The taller man said, " The
utird of cothanted has been given to fall back six
yards tram the hustings ; unless you obey it, you
ei,e yetis enemies 30 opportueity of letting
in the revelry among yon." He added, "I do
riot see any of your enemies sinning you, if I did
1 would tell them so, trod plobehly they would
wish themselves in awe her place." They then
fell hack a little more. At one o'clock the crowd
had increased, and Huut and Johnson were there.
Hunt desired them not to cell silence, awl said,
" if their enemies would not keep order put
them dowe, and keep them down," or words
to that effect. The crowd could not he passed
through but by absolute force, as the people
formed one solid hotly between the hue of cot:
stables dud the hustings, and lie could set no
ornitig ; three might he 50.000 persons pre-
see! ; thought that he had seen as many pet-sous
assembled at the races ; the persons assembled
wet eof the labouring classes. The crowd seemed
to him calculated to overawe and intimidate the
tow of Manchester, and create fear mod alarm.
Witness felt tear aild alarm, and thought a dis-
turbance might -be expected.
Cross-examined by Mr. 11 tott—Had always been
art AIIOrOCV at banish, ster. Was a special con-
stet& on the 16:h of August. Had left the field
for a short time to take some refreshment. Saw
1100 C of the Magistrates during his ableoce at that
time. Saw none of them at Mr. Buxton's in the
course of the day. Was not employed by the
Magistrates ; went there as a spacial cotta!ebte to
perform his duty to the tokvil. Did not consider
himself- to be employed by the Magistrates, but
erred tinder the control of the chief constable of
the town. The Magistrates had sworn hint in,
and they might give the Chief Constable his
directions; did not go as an amateur reporter;
he took down the words on the back of an old
letter, as it struck him that they were very re-
markable, addressed to such a meeting. Did not
know Mr. Orton ; might see the Magistrates at
Mr. Buxton's, bet weep eleven and twelve o'clock ;
did not consider that during his absence, as Mt-.
Bri'ton's house was on the ground ; he saw there
Mr. Norris, the stipendiary Magistrate of Man-
chester. Witness commuuicated his fears to Mr.
Not tis ; he merely said that he was afraid there
would be a distut bailee. Had before thought it
necessary to make a deposition of what he saw in
the meriting, and drawn up an affidavit on the
subject. lie was thus occupied at ten o'clock or
a Ihtle earlier. Deposition was not shown to
Mr. Setjeant Cross that witness knew of. This
was the affidavit he had sworn to when he went
to Mr. Norris. There was no conversation be-
tween him and Mr. Norris on the relevancy of the
effilevit. it was drawn up at the Police-office.
He had het:. induced to make this affidavit, in the
first place, from a knowledge that large bodies
bad been training in differeut townships round
Mabcbt'ster, and from intormatioe that those per-
sons were marching thither to overawe the town,
end create a disturbance, that he conceived would
be productive of riot and confusion. These were
his feelings ; and there were 30 or 40 Gentlemen
at the Police-office at the time, who all concurred
with him. Twelve or twenty of them might join
him in making the affidavit. Might have got Coll.
siaetebly more of them to join in it if necessary,
but they lett the place to go to the meeting. Ott
recollection, more than the number he had men-
tieeed signed the affidavit. There might be 30,
40, or 50. his object in making the affidavit
was, that the Magistrates might have power to
stop the bodes on their march. This question
beet) discussed at the Police-office on the day
before. None of the Magistrates were present on
the Sunday or the Monday, that be saw, Half a
dozen or a dozen of the 40 or 50 pet sons at the
Police-office on the Monday might be there at
noon on the Sunday. Witness declined making
any affidavit then ; at least he was not asked nor
urged to do so, and he made none. Those Gen-
tlemen who were there, and who drew out
statements of what Wes necessary to be done on
the Monday, were respectable iehabitants of
Menehester.
Mr. Hunt desired witness to mention some of
their names.
The JUDGE objected to this. Witness was or-
dered to wirlolraw.
Mr Hunt then stated his motive for putting the
question
The dunce allowed the piestion to be put,
to ascertain the names of the persons present on
the Sunday.
Examination resumed—Witness had no recol•
lectiun that Mr. Green was at the Police ()ace on