The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-20 00:00:00

MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1820.

GENERAL ELECTION.

To the GENTLEMEN, CLERGY, and FREEHOLDERS of

the COUNTY of MIDDLESEX.

A LTHOUGH Mr. WHITBREAD has, in a tri-
-1 -a- fling degree, increased his Majority on the Poll, yet I
hare every reason to rely with cottOdencc on your zealous:and
early assistance, to regain that dliliiitiuished situation which
it is my ambition to attain.

Having now had the honour to serve you for nearly 14
years, I may appeal to the conduct which for so long a period
has met with your approbation, because it has been uni-
formly guided by a zealous attachment to our admirable
Constitution. On these grounds it is that I presume to soli.
cit your continued support,
.and an early attendance at,the
Poll. • _.

I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen,
Your faithful and obedient Servant,
WILLIAM MELLISH,
Bush-Hal Park, March 18.

STATE OF THE POLL.

Mellish
X 36
Byng
Whitbread 469

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.

rIPHE CONIA..ITTEE for conducting the JILRC-
ELECTION of Mr. WILLIAM 'MELLISH, having
reason to apprehen,l that many of the Freeholders
hare not been canvassed, or applied to by the District Com
mittees, beg leave to apologize for such neizlect, and hope it
will he ascribed to the only cause, namely, the incorrect state
of t!ie Lists.

. The Committee beg leave to return their best thanks to
the Freeholders who have already favoured Mr. Mellish with
the promise of their support, and solicit their early atten-
dance at the Poll.
Ilisliopsgate-street, March 20, 1820.
District Committees :!re sitting in the-following Places :
London Coffeehouse, Ludgate-bill.
Crown Tavern; Clerkenwell-green.
Ship Tavern, Finshury-place. • •
• Star and Garter, Islington-Green.
Angel Inn, Strand.
'+! Percy Coffee-house, Rathhone-place.
• Wfiite Hart, Holborn. • •
Stratford Coffee-house, Oxford-street:
Gloucester C- derhouse,
Holme's Hotel, Parliament-Ai-wet.
New Exchange Coireelionat;Sliatid.
Golden Eagle; Mile-End.- . ,
Crown and Angel, Wiritechapel.: • .
Narrow-street, Limehiuse: 5
No. 44,,Wellelose-square. -
Marquess of Weiliiirtou, Shoredikli4-
Green Man, Betlin*i.grecii.
Don Salt era's Totr,ru,' Chetse4.- '
Catherine Wheel, Borough;.'
Cock and Liun, East Smithfield..

ALBION FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLAGKFRIARS,
•
EMPOWERED BY ACT. OF PARLIAMENT.
CAPITAL—ONE MILLION.
NSURANCES falling due
.at .LADY.;DAY
will expire, unless renewed within fifteen days from that
He uompany s notes and Coalitions are of the niost'rea-
suitable description :—no Charge is made for Fire Policies,
when the Premium exceeds ss.:—no Admission Fine is
charged on Life Insurance :—a.liberat commission is allowed
to Solicitors, and others, who effect Life Insurances;—and
every facility is afforded by which the interest and conve-
nience of the Public maybe promoted.
WARNER PHIPPS,. Secretary. .

ALL IN ONE LOTTERY.
ARROLL, the CONTRACTOR, who his
1.4,1 arranged with Goveimhent to give, for the Advantage
of Early Purchasers, Two Thousand Prizes of Thirty Pouuds
each, 11th APRIL, amounting to
SIXTY THOUSAND POUNDS, .
In Money, besides.their full chance of all the other Prizes in
the Scheme, containi og
FOUR . Prizes of .... 30,0001. 140,0001.
TWO Prizes 0f.... 20,0001. 40,0001.
TWO Prizes of .... 10,00(4. 20,0001.
Consols.
In this GRAND SCHEME, with 102 CAPITALS,
FORTY THOUSAND POUNDS EXTRA MONEY
Have been given by the Contractor to the Prizes heretofore
allowed by Government, by which. •
,'303,500
In Money and Consols,
Is presented to the Public ; a sum tarexceeding the amount
of Prizes in any former Lottery with the like number of
Tickets.

TICKETS and SHARES are selling by CARROLL, Con-
tractor, No. 19, CORNHILL, and 2q, OXFORD-STREET,
LONDON; who Shared and Sold in the last few Months,
2,387 L.3ri,000 7,003 . . L. 5,000
706 21,000 2,22( , 2,000
• 1,345 20,000 ik.c. Ste. tice.
CARROLL has Agents in'all the principal Towns through-
out the Country.

THE NEW SCHEME.
Atl,e L
S am not Contractor for tile present ot-
tery, nor have any interest •in the Contract, it might
appear invidious on my part to condemn it; but no conside-
ration shall induce me to give even a tacit sanction to what
my judgment disapproves ; and I have tuu great a regard to
that justice which I owe both to myself and my Patrons, the
Public, to express myself satisfied with the arrangements of
.the Scheme; on the contrary, it is with sincere regret I state,
that it has my most decided disapprobation. The Scheme is
before the Public, and explanatory Paiticulars may be had
gratis at my Offices, front which they. ma), form ,their own
comments ; but I could not be the means of giving publicity
to a Lottery which" disapprove, without intimating such dis-
approval ; and it now remains fur me to state, that should
they, after its perusal, feel inclined to adventure, 1 shall (as
usual) be very happy to execute their commands. -
The Public's devoted Servant,

BISH, Stock-Broker.
4, Cornhill, and 9 Charing-Cross.
*o* Lottery begins 11th APRIL: on. which Day 2,000 301'
Prizes will be drawn, and nothing else.

Jand J. SIVEWRIGHT are happy to acknow-
. ledge the great public patronage shewn their Contract
just concluded, which distributed Eight Prizes of 20,0001.
each, all in Shares, to the-Public—the Numbers were, 2,870;
7,370, 1,666, 6,656, 3,443, 8.443,2407, 7,807, of which No.
1,656, 20,0001., and 12 other Capitals, they with pleasure
state, were shared by them, nnd, with the remaining
20,0001. Prizes, were sold in most of the principal Towns in
the United KingdOrn. The New Lottery of 20,000 Tiekets
containi 102 Capitals, including 4 of 30,0001,, 2,0 f 20,0001.,
and 2 of 10,0601. Consols, &c. &c., formed in part by 40,0001.
Money, Or 21. per Ticket beit.aigadditedbywtillile
bCcodurtaii,iveltiotrisie;
but 60,0601. of the Money hart tirmf
11th of APRIL, in 2,000 Prizes of 301. each; and although
no other Prizes or Capi:al whatever will then be drawn, they
particularly recommend their Friends and tke Pulilic,who in-
tend to adventure, to make their purchases before that day,
as these 2.000 Prizes, being 60,0001., will then be withdrawn
from the Scheme ; and the same Numbers will still be en-
titled to the same chance tor the Prizes remaining in the
IVhsel. as if they had not been drawn.--Tiokets and Shares
are selling at their Old Offices,' 37, (.:ornhill; 11, HO-
born ; 38, Haymarket, acrd 141, Oxfurd-street,

TRIAL OF MR. HUNT AND OTHERS.

SECOND DAY.

YORK, MARCH 17, FRIDAY NIGHT.

At seven o'clock this morning, a few indi-
vidnals were admitted into the Court to take their
seats previous to the doors bring thrown open to
the public. A loud shout a few minutes before
eight announced that the crowd in waiting were
permitted to approach, and immediately alter-
wards both the galleries were filled. Several
Ladies were accommodated on either side of the
Bench.

Several of the defendants entered at 9 o'clock.
Jones was of the number, and he, observing a
Man with a white hat in one of the, galleries,
thought it I,lec):ssary to 'call out 'that he-shoulti.be
asfeil if ire were one of the witnesses for the tle-
reucei.as in that case be must retire. The man-
ner.;in -Which this,.requetit was made, as well as
the.occasion of it, called forth a general laugh. It
turned out that the man thus distinguished was
not a witness. The defendants Ihave now 140
witnesses in York, and they boast that they could
bring 'forward 15,000, if necessary. One of the
accused has asserted, that the trial cannot be
closed in less than a fortnight from the present
time;

The Jury, who had been permitted•to separate,
and retire to their several Inns, returned to their
box a little before nine this morning.
The JupGe entered at nine, and announced
that Mr. Justice PARK, .having gone through the
hosiness.of the other Court, would hear some of
the trials that were to have come on in this.
Air. Hunt having taken his place_at.the table,
and the other :parties who' conduct their•_own
cases being present, the business of the day cow-
. .
meneed. . •
William Morris, who bad been sworn on Thursday, imme
diatcly Mortal he Court adjourned, was the first witness ex-
ambled. Witness lived fire miles from Manchester; at a dis-
tance of somewhat more than a mile from White !!loss. •He
had seen several bodies of men Marching towards. Manchester
on the looming of the ; Defendant, Bamford; was among-
them, and some hundreds assembled in the town of Middle-
ton, on the lab- Of August. At trst, they were in confusion:,
but they were -afterwards formed into sections, and'inade to
formai square. Did' ot.recolleet the person Who put them
into`the forneaf a Nuare,n4r.any of the persons who first put
them into sect•ionsi. Coot form no idea of thei•inninhiet'di,
.-.arieli,,aaiLhaiaial&rt sc ttr&tity*lrerarf •p;eSntlS
slip 4 del ton, at gout nine or ten o clock in the morn- •
ing. • Should think there might he' two' or three thousand.
They marched off four abreast. They had been .formed in a
square-before they went off, a chair was :placed wiabin.the-
sqoare, and Samuel Bamford got into the chair, and saidi-
f. Friends and neighbours, I have a few words to relate; you-
will march off from thit place quietly, and not insult any one,
• but rather take an insult.' He (Bamford) did not think that
there would be any disturbance or any to-do; but it there
wasp it-would be after they come back. There was no fear,"
he said, " far the day is our own." He got off the Chair and
. split the laurel among the men. He gate, most to them who
commanded the sections. They put it into their breasts, and
some into their hats, and then marched off four abreast to-
wards Manchester. Before the Men marched Of another
party came from. Rochdale in 'the same form, four abreast,
with a band of music before them. They. carried two flags
with them, with inscriptions on them which he could not re-
collect. The two parties joined at Middleton, and all march-
ed off together. '1 he Rochdale party cootaided.-nearly as
many as the Middleton Tarty. The Rochdale party stop-
ped a few minutes at Middleton, but did not form a part
of the square, which was formed when they caMe. • The Mid-
dleton body.bad: two flags,. and a cap of liberty. carried
with each party. The Rothdalei cap was carried under a flag,
and the Middleton cap on a pole by itself. The men had no-
thing in their bands but •bits' of switches or small sticks. He
had seen the Middleton peOple before that day wheeling about
and forming both in the field mad-high road. Did not know.
that he had seen on the 16th any of those- he had seen
before. He had seen -Bamford with them several times.
They had music before them as they marched on the
161 h, and Bamford after that camein front. Witness went
with them nearly a mile, then he stopped, and saw them
march on. towards-Manchester, and towards Smedley Cottage,
Bamford being in.front, and the Middleton body march*
first... He knew a man of the name of John Whitworth. He
had seen him drilling them, and John Hayward had been em--
ployed in the saine•way. These men had been, the former a
private in the 6th, and the latter a private in the 16th Dra-
goons. Did not recollect seeing either of these Men witty the
bodies marching to Mancheiter on the-16th.
. Cross-examined; by Bamford—Was sworn to tell.the truth,
the Whole truth, and nothing but the truth.-. Reminded of
the evidence he had given respecting the chair, and the square
formed at Middleton, be had said that he supposed, from
•what .he (Bamford) said, that he wished the marching party
to be peaceable and orderly, net only at Middleton, but every-
where else. Had heard examiner say nothing about the use
to which the flags were- to be pat that day. Was not above
a dozen yards from the -.examiner (Bamford) While he was
speaking, and could hear him well, but heard. no more than
he had already deposed to. • He. had heard him say, be peace-
able and quiet at church; but lie had not heard bins say,
" when there, let everypan remain near his own haulier."
To his knowledge, he had not heard examiner desire them
"to come peaceably and orderly- home." Did nut hear any-
thing said by Bamford about " returning quietly with their
banners, to which all stragglers were to repair on leaving
Nlanchester." Many thousands followed- those who marched
from Middleton and Rochdale, besides those who marched.
There Were many before and behind,' as well as on cads side
of the, procession. He observed among them a deal of wo,
men and children. He knew the examiner's wife by sight;
did not observe her accompanying the procession, lIVE did he
see examiner's child. There were 'plenty of people .on the
examiner's right atuton his left„hut there were none in form -
but those he (Bamford) had led. up. He distinguished ihe
examiner as the leader (rum: the stragglers, because lie was
in front of those that were inform. The place where the
men were assembled at Middleton vas called Barrow Field.
He had seen in Middleton processions of such Societies as
Orange-men and Odd Fellows. They walked sometimes two,
and sometimes fuer a-breast, with music. They, bad flags
too, with inscriptions. Ile was at „Middleton at the Procla-
Illation of George IV, He saw -a flag th.ere with an inscrip
liar) on it; that was earl ied,by the Society of Odd Fellows.
Did tint remark the iliseliptioa on the Nag. The people
marched utf the ground on the 16th of .August. 13.4 used
to learn Jilin (witness) to walk so when he was a soldier, laud
they called it marching. Did not hear hint (Bamford), say •
anv thing .when he gave. the leaves of-laurel. Knew nothing.
of the usages of Freemasons, Orangemen, and Odd Fel-
lows, but lie perceived that they had some ways of distia-
guishiug themselves, He did nut know for what the laurel
was give!).
Cross-examined by Nir. Hunt—Witiless had been a soldier
2a years ago iu the 194th Regiment; sins a INLI•cQUIaIiS,

[PRICE S.E'VENPRNCre

sioned Officer .while he remained in the service. 'Asked in.
what way be had feft the service; he appealed to the Judge
to kn6W if he was obliged to answer the question. When
told that he must, he jaid, though he had been in the habit,
of a soldier for two or.three years,' be nearer took are oath in
his life 'belonging to' a soldier. 'He was never sworn in ;
never took the oath of allegiance; so did net feel himself
bound to remain in the regiment any longer than he thought
proper; and so, when he. had seen 'aeonleft as he wished of
the service, he, then bid them good morning: Considered
hiMself to be with the regiment, but dot as a soldier, though
he wore the clothing:
Q. So when you had had enough-of it, you took French
leave of the regiment ?--A. When I had had enough of it ;
made the best of my road.
Q. And have not some people been ill-natured enough
to call you a deseitee You may if you choose.
U. But were you not told, that having violated your oath
of allegiance, you could not be a good witness in-a Court of
Justice ?-A. Nobody ever told me so. Witness was first ad-
tnitt ed as what was called a mushroom sergeant. He lead re-
ceived su flinch a man.for enlisting on the recruiting service,;
lie feceived regular pav after be got into Ireland ; he believed
that he had been in Ireland; lie wits there; never "saw any
Orange Clubs March in Ireland ; .bad se-en the Orange Clubs
march at Middleton in the same Way air the peoirle boat
ruarchecr titi the .1 04,4 The n„lOrulis. had not,
his knowledge,' marched 'wini-it'fclf sWitelies as the people
carried on the 16th August; iiever'saw them carrying a shille-
lagh ; had seen them with wands and longer sta.-es; was Out
alarmed at, them, nor at his (Mr. Hunt'sl set on the Wilt
August; he did nut feel alarined; could not tell what others
felt, but saw no depredation committed, or insult offered;
Smedley Cottage was out ut the high roil front Midi:lt:N.)li t 0
Manchester ; they marched three tulles direct toti,ards Sired-
ley Cottage, and then turned uut of the road.o quarter of a
mile; he should not have said any thing about Smedley Cot-
tage if it had not been mentioned to Lim; weiit with theta
about a ; the music kept playing; did not nuniber.the
tunes.

Q. Db you mean to swear that you do not remember that
" Gud save the King" was amongst thenil--A. 1)u you wish
me to begin lying? I suppose,' am ranged bete to tell the,
ti Lath:
Q. I ask yqu, do. you not recollect that "-God save tlic
King" WAS played Nu, 1 dolt% recollect:it, because kt
is against your principles to play it.
Q. Did you hear tilt-outlay the Aegtte!sLflfarcA ?...-ff I did
it was qours,l beri;Tie.
Q. Did you bear them play the Deserter'?—A. if I did, I
should have taken it to myielf. had heard Bamford
advise the people‘to go plf peaceably, and to remain so ; Wit
had 'nut bear() him advise _them to return so. He :vas IRA a
special constable. .All that he knew he had learnt from his
eye-sight. ' Had Said ' to the contrarcontrary' of Baurfores
being a good and peaceable leader. Did not know wlAther
the switches that the marching men carried were large enough
-to flog an infamous cause out of Court.
Examined by Mr. Scaludirr,7flad been in the 104th Regi-
ment ; had lived in'the neighbourhood of/Manchester nearly
23 years; be was a. weaver,' and had looms of his own.
John Eaton examined by Mr: Li TTLEDA Lki—Was a plumber
and glazier at Middleton.' 1-le' described the advance ut the
Middleton reople on the morning of the 16th of August,
,with Bamford in front of them, as it had been described
before ; one of the flags,. had the inscription;
." Liberty and
Stiength."'-
Cross-examined by Mr. 'Bamford—Recollected two flags,
One was green,- the . other blue ; saw no large pules in the
'procession, but those- that sustained the flags and 'cap of
'liberty. Was not sure that_ he IlleW Mrs. Bamford. In the
Rochdale concern, a good many women were seen, but he
did not recollect this of the Middleton body. The women
seemed to share in the spirit of the men. who formed the
'procession. Did not observe any frowning looks ; they
seemed more upon joy, and on good terms with each other.
Witness felt no alarm. He Was a person of some property,
:hut bad hot' *tingle-if beeessary to* fasten his doors or
-4114.1a.w5, basi,seen.ptbinessions of Orangemen and Free 7.,
niason, cairyintsfatlet,- &c: Was alba opposed to gib
Reformers ; could not expect that they would be in any way
partial to him. •

By Mr. Hunt—Witness was in a respectable line of busi-
ness. Did riot feel alarm, nor see that others were alarmed.
He had marched in an Orange procession, carrying Hags and
banners. They had generally the Union Flag. They had a
CoMmittee and statie*s of inders among them. Had heard of
Mr. Ralph Fletcher of Boston, but did not know him perso-
nally. .

.1.0-seph Francis (examined by Mr. SCA LETT) was,a grocer
at O'ldhain. Saw one-divisiun of the Reformers pass his-1./use.
They Carne -from Saddleworth in Yorkshire, three miles from
Oldham. After 'they had passed, he was sent by the Magis-
trates :to count the numbers of the whole that passed. There-
were divisioni from five places, viz. Ituvton, Oldhatir, Saddle-
worth, Crump; o'zi,• and (muck ton. 'Acre were'flags ut the
head of every one of these divisions. They marcher+ in sec..
tions; -there was a commander to each division. Their ad-
vance was irregular, as some of the sections marched four
a-breast, others had six, eight, or a dozen a-breast. Each
division was divided into sections, and acommander appeared
en the left-flack of every section. 1 hey had a bugle in front
of all the divisions. They marched to a place of fendezvous;
and then advanced like soldiers. He counted t64•that march-
ed in rank. • Many hundreds went beside. Those who went
beside-frequently fell in. The word " halt" Was given, and
they all halted at once. The cause of their halting, he sup-
poSeti, was sonic little disordco. which had occurred. As soon
as tire word " halt ".was given, the-Cominander, at the left
of each section, called out " eyes left;" and then they very
soon got into order, and the word " march" -was given. Saw
Dr.'Kealy w•itli them. He lives at. Lees. The Doctor led the
Skiddleworth or Lees division.

-[Here Mr. Hunt observed to the Judge, that a note had
been sent out of Court by an Attorney, as he supposed, to a
witness. " He requested that the Attorney might be sworn to
the contents of the note.]
The Judge immediately ordered the note to he brought
boat

Thenote-was soon returned, when it was found to be of no
imPi;Aaiice, as it merely desired that a copy of bis deposition
taught be given to one of the witnesses, MAO witness, Mr.
Searlett said, it was notAis.intention to examine.
The examination resumed—Witness said, the 864 men-
tioned included all that witness saw marching mot-der. The
crowd continued to increase while they were within his view,
which was about half an lio.ur, e persons who formed the
procession marched in a middling way, not so well as some
that lie had seen.

• Cross-vxamined by Mr. Hunt—Witness is a constable at
Oldham ; was employed by the Magistrates to count the Re-
formers. He did not shut up his shop; while lie was gone to
count the marching parties, his father attended to his shop;
saw notbing.th alarm him ; did not notice th 6 inscriptions on
the tiags; Mr. Chippendall went with him, and wrote down
what he (witness) observed. Mr. Chippendall was not at
York now. Witness considered himself forced to come. Mr.
Chippendall is. a Gentleman in Oldham. Witness did not
know he was a special Constable. :Did not see any drunken-
ness Or rioting, or any person threatened or ill used. Wit-
ness was employed by the Magistrates. Mi. Chippendoil is
not an Attorney. There seas nothing on the coking to slain,
Witness. The black tiag_he had seen passed his own house.
He did not like the look'' of !it, hut he took no notice of it.
That was not his business, though he was a special constable.
He'taw somrthMg-about " Saddleworth hgd Moiety Union"
on the flag.. That told him where-the party came from. Saw
something like two hands clasping each other on it, with the
word " Love" over them. Did not see a bloody dagger on
it. Did nut recollect the scale's of justice on it. Did not
know any particular reasons why Mr. Chippendall did not
conic to York. Both names were signed to.the paper, which
he and Mr. Chippendall had sent to the Solicitor for the pro-
secution. Did not know any reason for Mr. Chippendall's
absence. Mr. Chippendall was a Gentleman of a very good
character. Had heard that he was subpoenaed to conic, but
did not know why fie was not here. Had never seen a cap of
Übe; ty. lie had looked at the emblem over the County bell
in York, but did not speak of a cap ot Liberty in stone, hilt
'of such as be supposed to be carried in a procession, when he
said he bad never seen one. He had never seen one carried -
before the people.
John Ashworth, examined by Mr. LITTLEDALE—Was an
Engineer working at a factory in Oldham last August. He
saw several divisions of persons who were proceeding to Mari-
cheater. They formed themselves into a body, and took the
new to Alanchystcr. There Wight be about SOOO itiarch-