The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-27 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER ELECFION.-FINAL CLOSE.

At three o'clock on Saturday the Poll finally
closed ; the numneri were:—

Sir Francis Burdett 5327
Mr. Hobhuuse 4882
Mr. Lain h

The Hunt BAILIFF soon after appealed on the hustings,
and declared the election to have terminated in favour of Sir
Francis Burdett and John Cam Hobhouse, Esq.
Sir F. BUKDETT then stepped forward, and. was received
with the most enthusiastic applause. It might he expected
he should say something of himself, and his trial at Leices-
ter; hut on that. topic he ,should say little. •He believed
there was still so much left to be decided by other tribunals,
that he should not ultimately suffer frOm the verdict obtained
against him but let the result be what it might, "he should
never regret having stood forward on the part of his fellow-
subjects, whom he cAusutered as oppresed. Those who went
-to the wars must expect scars; but scars were not dishonour-
able, and, whateveL should h, come of the verdict entertained
at his trial, he should always consider the verdict of kis coun-
trymen given in It's favour to-day, as the most honourable
which could !rite been awarded him.—(Applause.)
Mr. Mattoon was received with loud applause, and
thanked the Electors for the high distinction they bad con.
.ferred upon him.
The two successful Candidates then retired from the Hust-
ings, amidst the cheers of the populace, which soon after dis-
persed. •

Mr. LAMB .did not appear on the Hustings,--the place from
whence he had usually addressed the Electors was occupied
by Mr. Boyce Cumbe, the Chairman of his Committee.

CONTESTED ELECTIONS.—STATE OF THE POLLS,
MIUDLESEX, 111Ancii 25.
flyng 3155 I Mellish
Whithread . 2700

GLAMORGANSHIRE.
Cole (Elected)

TAUNTON.
Baring
}
Elected 4°7 I Seymour
Warre

BERKSHIRE, MARCH 25.
Dundas
Neviike -
QUEEN'S COUNTY, 3D DAY.
Right Hon. W. Pole —.2139 Sir C. Coote
I Sit H. Parnell 1966 General Dunn

CORK CITY, STH DAY.
Hutchinson
Colthutst

LIMERICK COUNTY, 2D DAY.
Col. Fitzgibbon 370 I Captain O'Grady 2O
Sir V. Hunt 309

MEMBERS RETURNED.
Roscommon—Hon. S. Mahon, and A. French, Esq.
Kildare—Lord W. Fitzgerald, and Robert Latouche, Esq.
Leitrim--Luke White, Esq. and Lieut.-Col. J. M. Clements.
Armagh—Hon. H. Caulfield, and C. Browillow, Esq.
Feitnanagh—Sir Loury Cole. and General Arcbdall.
Drogheda--Hmay !Metcalfe, Esq. ,
Sligo—Owen Wynne, Esq.
Mallow— Beecher, Esq.
Tralec—Colonel Untie.
Derry—G. R. I.)a,wson, and R. Stewart, Esqrs.
Tyrone—Right Hon. Sir J. Stewart, and W. Stewart, Esq.
Antrim—Hon. John O'Neill, and Hugh Seymour, Esq.
Kilkenny—Hon. J'as. Butler, and Col. Ponsonby.
Kerry—John Crosbic, Esq. and Right Hun. M. Fitzgerald.
Berwckshire—Sir Join Marjoribanks.
Btrs..-hire—Thos. Mackenzie, Esq.
Fifeshire—Captain Jas. Wemyss.
Glatnorganshire—Sir C. Cole.
Taunton—Alexander Baring, and John A. Warre, Esys.

Front the LONDON GAZETTE of March 25.

[This Gazette notifies the appointment of John Bomcester,
as British Consul in Sardinia; and his Majesty's approval of
Mr. J. W. May, as joint Consul-General for the Netherlands.
Sir F. Armstrong- is permitted to wear the insignia of the Por-
tuguese Order of the Tower and Sword.]

BANKRUPTCIES.ENLARGED.
T. Tipping, late of Warringtml, Lancashire, miller, from
larch 28, to April 14.
J. Knight, late•of Fore•street, City, cheosemonger, from
April 1, to April 11.

BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
. Reeves, late of Hornblot ton, Sonicrsetshire, victualler.
I. Piercey, Brightheloastone, grocer.

BANKRUPTS.
W. Hough' Manchester, boat-builder.
l)ubell, Staplehurst, Kent, tailor
H. Sheward, Belgrave-place, Pimlico, boarding-house-keeper.
E. ltaby, late of Wolverhampton, spectacle-maker.
C. Hepburn, of the Commercial-road, surgeon.
W. Wilcox, Pimlico, victualler.
W. Roden, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, bookseller.
S. Cave, Cheltenham, jeweller.
J. Porter, Wrington, Somersetsliire, nurseryman.
G. Mawson, Bradford, Yorkshire, grocer.
i. Condey, Whittington, Del bysitire, miller.
C. Ftteb, Braintree, Essex, miller.
W. B. Plummer, late of Kingston-upon-Hull, ironmonger.
R. Horner, Beckingham, Lincolnshire, jobber.
C. Poole, White-cross-street, City, willow-square-manufac-
turer.

TRIAL OF MR, HUNT AND OTHERS.

EIGHTH DAY.
YORK,' FRIDAY NIGHT:

As soon as Mr. Justice Bayley bad come into
Court this morning, and the defendants had taken
the place they occupied for some days past, the
examination of witnesses was resumed.

Robert Wright, examined by Mr. Hunt—l live
at Hulling Wood, about five miles from Man-
chester, and am a hat-Manufacturer. I was at
Manchester on the 16th of Angast,last. I stood
on the main road, and could see all the parties
going by. They were, perfectly peaceable. I
,did not see all the divisions ; those that .1 saw
were the Oldham, Lees, and Saddleworih. In
their, march they seemed to preserve a sort of
order. There were women and children amongst
them in considerable numbers. Ido not reoollect
g any sticks or bludgeons ; there might
have bee9some,.but I 'did not see them. They
used no improper language to any one. I saw
the black flag. I rode to Manchester for, the
purpose of seeing the meeting ; .1 was not in any
of the processions ; I have no connexion with
the Reformers. Mr. Duncoff lives in my neigh-
bourhood ; I have some property abottt there ; I
saw nothing that could make me uneasy for the
safety of it ; I am a married man, nod have a
wife and family ; I did not see the parties arrive
in St. l'eter's-field. The meeting was assembled
when I got there. It was near one o'clock when
I arrived, and 1 remained until about half an hour
before yon came ; I was on foot ; I stood near
the line of constables. This was somewhere' in '
the line between the hustings and Mr. Buxton's
house. • I had an opportunity of. seeing the con-
duct of the people there ; they appeared perfectly
peaceable. I did not see one armed with a long
staff shouldered like a musket.

By the COURT.--I could see the crowd from
where I stood 3 it was an eminence. . If:any of
the people had sticks, I must-have seen them, •

_
By Mr. thint—l remained until the military
came_uponthe ground.

By the COURT—You sEfw the cavalry ?—Yes.
You saw them advance ?—Yes.

Before they advanced, did the crowd cheer
them ?—The crowd bad cheered before they
came.

Then the crowd was cheering when the mill-
a: y came to Buxton's house ?—Yes.

Did the military return that cheer ?—They did ;
hey gave three cheers.

Did you hear any groaning, hissing, or hooting
when they came up ?-1 did not, my Lord.
Did you see any thing done by the crowd to
resist them iu their approach to the hustings ?
Nothing wh'atever.

Wh.i distance were you from the hustings ?
About 40 yards.

Did you hear any thing from the:hustings en-
couraging resistance when they came r—l did

not.

Did you see any thing thrown at the military ?
I did not.
Any sticks )—None.
By Mr. Hunt—Up to the moment the mi-
litary arrived, did you see any thing to alarm
you for the safety of the town or of your family?
—Nothing whatever. The people cheered the
military on their arrival, and they returned it.—
I was near the hustings ; Cie first military, p!aced
themselves in the front of Buxton's house.- This
caused some alarm amongst the crowd at the out-
skirts, and I morked.nearer to the constables. There
was nothing said or done to encourage opposi-
tion to them.. 1 heard a cry of " Be firm," but
1 understood this to he in order to allay the fears
of the people, and restore confidence. When the
soldiers again gallopped into the field, there was
fresh confusion. Ino not remember that any
thing was then done by you to restore confidence.
The cheering of the people produced no alarm in
me: I saw the military come into Dickinson-
street. 1 never heard you say, " There are your-
enemies," pointing to the soldiers, " put them
down, and when they are down, keep them down."
If such words were spoken 1 should have heard
them. As the Yeomanry advanced to the hustings
they passed within a yard of me. 1 had my eye
upon them all the way from Buxton's to the hust-
ings. I saw neither stones, brickbats, or sticks
hurled at them.
Mr. SCARLRTT, in an under tone, made an ob-
servation upon this evidence.
Mr. Hunt—The Learned Counsel is too fond
of making these pertinent remarks to the Jury,
particularly when 1 cannot reply..to them.
Mr. SCARLETT—Pertinent remarks, Sir ?
Mr—Hunt—lmpertinent, if you please.
Mr. Hunt—Then you saw no stones thrown ?
—Not any.
Mr. Hunt—Did the people close in upon the
cavalry ?—When they pawed me, I did not see
that the people closed in upon them ; on the .con-
trary, they endeavoured to make their escape.—
I heard no tears expressed before their arrival. I
never heard any one request the people to make
room for a constable to go to the hustings in or-
der to execute a warrant.
By the COURT—Did' you hear it notified in a
way to he heard at the hustings, for what purpose
the military came ?—No ; I remained ill the line
of :Special Constables until I lett the field. It
was then near one. I d:d not hear any one ex-
press fears.
Cross•examined by Mr. SCARLETT-1 thoUgM
the soldiers were going to take somebody on the
hustings ; the constables were near them ; I was
then about sixty yards from the hustings ; i re-
treated down farther, when thet cattle into Dick-
inson-sireet ; my station was towatds
street ; when I turned my face towards the host-

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' ings, the constables were on the left-band side ;
the crowd was very close between the and the
hustingg ; where 1 stood first, forty yards from
them, the crowd was also Very:!!great,; I got as
near as I could to hear; my family liva:s five miles
from Manchester; I never attended a meeting be.
fore that at which Mr. Hurit presided ; 1 never
was one of the committee of the. Blanketteers ;
the notice 1 had of the mer,ing was an adver-
tisement in the Manchester Observer ; I do not
take this Paper in', nor do I remember where I
sat' it.
Mr. Hunt submitted that it could be of very lit.
tie consequence where the witness saw,this Paper,
if the defendant was not connected with those
who showed it to him.
Mr. SCARLETT said, his object was:, to connect
the place wbere. the witness saw this seditious
publication with the defendants. One part of the
charge was for conspiring to bring about the
meeting by means of such publications, and it
was therefore important to the eonnexion,to show
the place where the witness, who was not a lto- '
former, was seen in.
Mr. Justice BAILSY thought the inquiry could
not be pushed so far as to get the names of the
owners of the house where the witness saw the
papir, unless it was afterwards proved that they
were at the meeting, or bad acted in concert with
the defendants.
Witness resnmed—l cannot say how soon be-
fore the meeting it was that I. saw the advertise-
ment; I rather think it was in the Saturdn'y's
paper. There were many names to the requisi-
tion. I went merely as a:spectator, to hear t-l.rit
would be said. I expeciekl Mr. Hunt would
speak ; I did not expect Mr. Carlile; I don't
know him.

Do you mean to say you had known nothing of
Mr. Carlile'S character ?
Mr. Hnot here interposed—Surely it could be
nothing to him what character Mr. Carlile wage
Mr. Justice BAY4EY-1
SCARLETT--" My Lord, I must insist
upon having proper respect paid me."
Mr. Justice BAILEY—“ I too will insist, that
in future I must not be interrupted. I endeavour
to do justice to both parties ; but if proper re-
spect is not paid by every one to the Court, I
must have recourse to means of enforcing it,
►►hich I would be unwilling,to do. I think, as
Mr. Carfiles name was put to the requisition, this
inquiry is not very irrelevant," _
Had you heard or read, that Carlile was under
prosecution for blasphemy I—l cannot recollect.
You knew that Carlile was oqe of the persons
expected there ?—I
Will -you swear you heard nothing of Carliie's

having been prosecuted ?-1 have sworn it.
Did you read the Manchester Obsetver of the
preceding week ?-1 can't say ; I did not see theta
regulai ly. -
Did you see the account of a meeting in Smith-
field at which Mr. Hunt presided ?-1 did not see
t!te paper regularly. If I were to see the raper,
I don't know that 1 should recollect it. I was at

the meeting hi January at which Mr. Hunt pre-
' sided 5 hut I was not at the dinner. I saw the
notice for the meeting of the 16th, I was aware
that a meeting had been called for the 9th, and I
also heard it was pnt off. I know Mr Johnson,
one of the defendants ; I have known him about
twelve mouths. Ido not recollect that it was
from him I heard the meeting had been pi►t off
I can't Fay where I first met him. He keeps a
shop in Shude Hili. I sordetimes go there, but
never read halt an hour in a Newspaper there.--
I may have taken up a Newspaper there, and read
I will not swear that I have not read is
Newspaper which he shewed-me. If I ever did,
it was the Manchester Observer. Ido not re-
collect that I ever heard him read it there.
Will you swear to that ?—I swear I do not re-
collect it,

How often have you been in his shop ?—About
a dozen times.

How long dirt you stay —Sometimes a minute,
and sometimes half an hour, ,

In that time were you not employed in reading
political publications ?—No, I do not recollect.

I never spoke to hint of Cobhett's arrival. I tie-
here I saw it first in the Papers. l have seen the
Manchester ObServer in other places besides John-
son's shop.

On your oath, were you not desired by him to
attend the meeting of the 16th ?-1 think he asked

me if I tivoul►l atten►l.

Did he tell you who was to I:,e there ?-1-le said
Mr. Hunt was to he there.

And Carlfle ?--No, he never spoke of
.him. All
hDow cat CarWe I saw in the Papers. I never
heard that he openA a shop for the sale -of the
Republican., and Paine's works, but only through
that medium.

Did you ever read these works ?—Never.
Do you not know that the shop was called the
Temple of Reason ? I heard it ; I never spoke to
Johnson shoat these works ; I never spoke to him
of the Resolutions at Smithfield ; I h;ive no know-
ledge of them ; Johnson told me somethiog of
the putting ~ff the mceting of the 9:h ; I (to not
recollect tl►at I was to have attendril that meet-
ing ; 1 never was invited there ; I live at Hol-
lingwood ; I never saw any drilling, but I heard
it was going on ; 1 had heard this a fortnight be-
fore ; I don't 'recollect when Parliament was pro-
rogued.

rke-exarnineJ by Mr. Hunt—l know Johnson
for the lasi tvvelve months. don't know him so
iotinuately,os to visit him as a friend; he newer

was. et my hose in my lite. I never s' at his
house in •tipread-lane. His shop is in Shinty flit!,
ore of ►he streets of Manchester. It I

called in upon !Jim, it was only tor the purpose of
bearing news. ve r saw any of Paine's vvcr ks

ill lris Elity ; such works are not euld there. Joni,-

-13 a `b-rWatClier. Never is snci► 'book
"al►ctc ag Carlilesold. 1 heard of the meeting of
the 9th cf August, it was a current report. It
was also currently reported !hat the meeting was
put off, and 'that there would be a meeting on the
16th I would, from this report, have attended
the meeting, whether 1 saw Johnson or not.
Johnson did not invite me there in order to take
any part in the proceedings. Ile did not ask me
to tittend for an illegal purpose.
1.3 y the CooaT-7-If you expected any riot .or
tumult:lb-err; woutl 'you haie attended
not;
By Tohnson-1# don't recollect how I became
acquainted 'With you. I know Mr. Gee. Ile
took -me, fb'r the first time, to your shop.
CoußT—Did you ever hear from John-
soh- th'at drilling was going on ?—•I never ►1 id .
Did you ever hear it mentioned, in his hear-
ing, th,tt it was going on ?—I do not recOliect that
I did.

•neitrucr 'nerlsr Lis neighltotir exprelS y
tias.considerable property in Lloyd•street. There
was nothing iu,the appearance of the proceedings
different from those be had seen of benefit dubs.
Some few fiad sticks. Thera were a good many
young women amougst them. Saw no shops shut
up until evening. Was at the meeting about half-
past twelve. He saw no one armed with long
staves. Where he stood was the opposite angle
to Mr. Buxton's house, Saw the cavalry arrive,
and form in front of the house. Saw them ap-
proach the hustings. No resistance was made.
There sere neither stones nor brickbats thrown
at them; if there were he should have seen theta.
Cross-examined by Serjeant Caogs-1 stood
near the Quakers' Meeting House, but farther
down. 1 know Johnson ; never knew him until
about three days before the 16th August. Did not
know anyof the others. 1 had :ern Mr. Hunt before
at a meeting at,Manchester. 1 took no part in the
proceedings. The meeting I was at %yds the oneheln
in Jantsary. heaid no expression of alarm before
the 16th of August. I had heard of additional
constables having been sworn in, and of a military
force brought into the neighbourhood. I had
also heard that there was to be a meeting of the
Justices of two comities, and I consitlxred them
precautionary measures. I ant sure I heard no.
expressions of alarm amongst my neighbours, on
account of the people assembling, I knew a
meeting was to have been holden on the 9th of
August. 1 did
.not know, however, that it was
for the purpose of electing Mr mbers of Parlia-
ment, like th.oie of Birmingham. I have seen
this notice before. (A placard was put into Iti:
lands, signed 11. Hunt, for calling ihe meeting.)
itt-exainined by Mr. Hunt-1 can't swear that
I have been a coma copy of this before the
1 meeting,.

Did you ever hear the nature of it ; whether' it
was confioed to tnarching or to arms ?—I heard
it wag et.Crely confioed to marchiug ; I had no
re.son to ,oppose it rvrr went beyond that.
By the CounT, for John.on—l never heard
Johu,on in my life say :Joy thing seol,ions.
Sidney Walker, by Mr. hunt—l am a Lieute-
nant in the Bengal Native Infaotty. I have been
frmil India one or two yea's. I was tit Man-
chester on the 16th of Augoro last. My family re-
t,ide tl.ete. It consists of my mother, a sister,
and her family. I observed the procession com-
ing in ; they were perfectly peaceable. I went
afterwards to the meeting. Some of the proces-
sion I saw pass through Deausg.ate. I saw no-
thing in the course of the morning calculated to
excite fears in the respectable people of the town,
l‘ly mother or sis:er expressed no alarm. I did
not hear any one express fears for the sc.fety of
the town. I saw the military on the field. I stood
about 40 yards from Mr. Buxton's !muse; on the
Deansgate side. Mr. Buxton's is at the side of
St. Peter's Church. I did trot see any violence
committed either in the field or the streets, in the
course of the day, by the people. There were,
however, two or tblee inclined to tight among
thetwelves, but they were' prevented by thoSe
about them. '.i'bey said they would not have a
riot created. Up to the arrival of the cavalry,
-I
did no: see any thing like intimidation on the
part the people.
Cross-examined by Serjeant Flueeocx—Was
still in the service of the Company, but his leave is
out, and lie does not receive pay. I have a mind to
retire, and am now a student of the Inner Tem-
ple. 1 was called to the meeting by notices on
the walls; I did not see the Observer ; I had
come in from the country ; I lived about 2 miles
from town ; my mother lives in town, about four
or hive loptired yards from St. Petet's-field ; I am
not a nlimber of the Union, or of any political
society ; 1 was told who the speakers Nould be ;
I knew that Mr. Hunt was to preside there ;
did not know that Dr. Crompton, Mr. Carlile,
or Mr. Pearson were to be there ; I know Mr.
Carlik's shop; I knew at the time he was under
prosecution tor blasphemous libels.
Mr. Hunt again objected to any inquiry being
made about Mr. Carlile, who was not a defendant

[ln consequence of publishing Mr. SCARLETT'S Reply, and
the Charge of the Learned Judge, we are compelled to omit
the remainder of the evidence adduced this day; but we shall

insert it to-morrow, in order to make the Report of this im-
portant Trial complete.]

At a quaver before seven the Court adjourned
tu-niorrow (Saturn.,iy.)

NINTH DAY.
YORK, SATURDAY, NlAr.ett '2 5 .

The Conrt met at the usual hour.—The Sub-
Sheriff, having been accused by Mr. Hunt of using
improper influence wits► the Jury, inquired if any
of them had their summonses with them. One
Was produced and read. The Jurymen bad re-
ceived the satne summons, and the Judge stated
this to be that which was perfectly regular.
Edmund Darby, examined by Mr. Hunt—l live
in Manchester. and am a I►uildrr. I know Willie,
the butcher ; I have known hint from two to three
years ; from the knowledge I have of I►int, I
would not believe him on his oath.
Cross-examined by Mr-. SCABLETT—I have
lied 20 wears in Manchester ; I never saw him
examined in a Court of Justice ; 1 never was in
one in my life ; I was at the meeting of the 16th
of August last ; I was not at that in January.—
It was timely out of curiosity I went there. I
live in Thomas-street. It was on Thursday morn-
ing last 1 came to Yoe4a.
By the CouaT—What is your reason for saying
you wouln nut believe hill) on his oath ?
My reason is, he has so often deceived me
within these last four months, that I could not
give credit to any thing he says.
William I'l►illips also spoke very indifferently of
Willie's character.
John G. Roberts and Michael fleavyside de-
posed as to the generally peaceable character of
the ttteetin►g.
The Rev. Mr. Hindmarsh, a Dissenting Mini-
ster, examined by Mr. Hant—Witeessed the
meeting, and saw nothing disorderly in it, no-
thing of resistance manifested to the military,—
all Seemed jOy awl satisfaction.
Cross•examined by Mr. SCARL.ETT —7 Whilst
they were coming up I was near the Quakers'
Meeting•bouse. There was then a great crowd
interposed 'between me and them. -1 might be
standing about 60 yards from teem. 'One'of my
objects in going, was to see Mr. Hunt, of whom
[bad heard so much. I had no connexion with
any parry; I have kept clear of them for 30 years.
I cannot say any thing of the banner bearing the
inscription " Equal 'RepreSentntion or Death."
I never said that the banners were not indicative
of the character 6f -the meeting. I think " Equal
Representation" is equal to " Liberty or
Death." '
One is an ancient motto, but this is a contest
in this country. Now will you say a mob which
bad this was disposed to peace ?—I do not think
it indicated any breach of the peace on that day.
Liberty ►►r Death indicated no breach of the peace,
nor do I think any of the other banners were in-
tended to be acted upon that day.
What other day, then do not know ; I can
only give evidence of the character of the meet-
ing of that day ; of the result I can say nothing.
Would you think it safe to inculcate to such a
multitude doctrines such as—Equal Representa-
tion, Liberty, or Death ?
I don't think the peace of the meeting, or of
the town, vvoull have been endangered by it on
that occasion,

there.
Mr. Justice 13x1 LEY said, as he was one of those
who called the meeting, the prosecutors were at
liberty to slim that he was under prosecution for
blasphemy at the time.
Mr. Hunt thought it very hard to he made ac-
countable for every act of Mr. Carlile's life.
'Fite witness went on-1 know Mr. Wooler ;
his shop is in Fleet-street. I have been in Car-
lile's shop ; that is also in Fleet-street. 1 believe
it is called " The Temple of Reason ;" Office of
'The Republican and Deist" is over the door.—
Never knew Mr. Hunt before the 161 h, but I saw
hint at a meeting at the Crown and Anchor Tavern ;
it was upon occasion of the death of Sir S. Ro-
milly ; Sir F. Burdett was in the Chair ; Mr.
Mint was there ; many other public characters
were there.—Olere there was another objection
raised, but alter some conversation the witness
went on.]-1 don't know that \Vooler or Cathie
were there ; I have not been much in the habit
of attending the trials at ; I was
not at Car!ile's trial ; \Vooler is a publisher,
I believe ; 1 never saw Mr. Hunt at any other
place but the Crown and Anchor ; 1 never
was at a public meeting before that of the
16th of August. The divisions marched in order,
keeping a step, seven abreast. They did not
march so regular as a regiment of sepoys. I can-
not say what number of persons were assembled ;
they were' calculated at-100,00 ; the place was
quite full ; I beard Mr. Hunt's addle's ; I did not
see the carriage in which Mr. Hunt was.
He-ex in-lined—Saw the persons assemble, but
I cannot say in what numbers ; they were not in
military order ; it they had I might have guessed
their number. In August last I had not heard
that Carlile was convicted of any crime ; Mr. Car-
lile's trial had not then come on, and I must pre-
sume a men to be innocent until he is found
guilty. Had heard in Aegost that Wooler was
tried, hut 1 do not know that he vas convicted.
I never saw you in company with either of- them.
Carlile 1 never saw in my life. I slept one night
at my mother';, the other at my sister's, two
miles out of town. The people in the field had
not the appearance of regular troops. 1 saw no
large staves. The people did not appear to me ready
to fight for Hunt if there should be occasion, for
they had no arms,
By the CoußT—From seeing the divisions, you
could judge whether they had been drilled ?-1
thought they might walk as well as they had nett
been drilled. I should not think from their ap-
pearance that they had been drilled. I saw some
of them in the streets. 1 could tell, by bearing
the approach of a body of men, whether they
were regular troops or not.. There was nothing
of uniformity in their step. I did not observe
that they were locked in walking. in the field
the people pressed very close to the hustings.--
I think they were too close for offensive opera-
tions.
Thelwall—ls a builder at Manchester ;
was there on the 16111 of August. His house is
,Oeti, 200 yards from the place of meeting. Has
- family. His house is in Lloyd-street.
~i tee processions corning in ; they
• manner. He left no alarm;

I'll put you another—Dill you see the inscrip-
tion, " Let us die like men, not be sold like
slavtsl"—l did not.
We will assume then that it was thure ?—Do
then.

Do you think it would be safe to preach such
doctrines as those to the meeting ?—1 considered
it to be a general sentiment, on many occasions
in public life, that the people are sold as slaves.
I have often heard them say, after Members of
Parliament were elected, that they are sold ; 1
don't justify it, but I give what I have heard.
You think it sate, then, to preach ,such doc-
trines ?-1 do, pettedly so.
You do think the people are sold as slaves ?-1
have not said so ; 1 din no politician.
What is your opinion ?-1 au► not warranted in
giving one.
You think it safe to preach it, if it were true ?
A man ought to preach what he thinks to he true.
1 say, there would be no danger in it, that day.
Now, if a man si•onld he of opinion, that a re-
presentation at all was a tyranny, and that each
individual should have a vote, would there be no

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danger ia patesehlog that —4 can't enter into tail inea.tous atneres t out, fri.,(!e it) 4
(peel ion. of eis detente, respecting himself lodivit!aaally, .
Be consistent.. You said you think it safe to and the Sob-Sheriff of the County. A great part,
preach all that is .teete ?--,-I never said so. I only of Mr. How's speech, he observed, was taken up
said that there would be no danger in preaching in complaints that he. (Mr. Scarlett) had intro-
it , that day. duceil metier boon himself which he had no right
Mr. Gurney, the short-band writer, upon a to do. If the Lord of the Minor of Glastonbury
reference to his notes, said the witness had said so. would only take the pains of learning a little po-
Now that you have said it, do you mean to per- liteness front the !'arson, his friend, he would,
sist in. it thought you only applied it to me perhaps, know that Codnsel never (ottani any as-
as a preacher. sertion that is not to be found in their brief. It
Then you draw a distinction between a politi- would seem as if Mr. Hunt was the prosecutor,
Ciall and a preacher ?-1 do. and Nit-. Scarlet; the defendant. Did he think that
Do you think it would be safe in Et politician to he (Mr. Scarlet[) was so bed a practitioner as to
inculcate upon the mob any doctrines he thinks say that which he knew could not be support-
true ?—Not altogether, ed in evidence, and which, in the end, would
-Du voo think it would he safe to tell them they rather plejorliee than scree his cause ? Now,
are sold as slaves ?—At a public meeting when in order to show Mr. Hunt that be had it is
people come to ,sliscoss grievances, I think they his brief, he would reed for him that part of
should state their opinions freely, even it they it. lie then read front his brief, that on arose;
went to the extent you say. 'her banner there was inscribed " No Corn
That they were sold as slaves ?—Yes ; I think Laws," awl a bloody dagger painted upon it.—
a meeting ought to have rite same liberty of Now, from the evidence, it appeared that the deg-
speech as in the House of Comloons, or any pri- ger w,,:s not in fact painted upon it, and that it
vale meeting of individuals. 1f they are at li- was only the handle that was red. Mr. Hunt was
berry to meet at all, they should have freedom of pleased to say, that he only used' this with a dra-
speech. • matic effect to obtain the applause of the multi-
Is Mr. ilindotarsh as tolerant hi religion as, in Role. Again, he was charged with endeavouting;
politics ?-1 think they should he equal. to make a witness say Carlile was with him at the-
. And, r.erelore, chit every man who bast any meeting. Mr. Hoot, in speaking of the connec-
°pillions in politics should preach them ?-1 think tion that this would imply, became very pathetic,
lie may have his opinions about them. and even added tears to his rhetorical flourishes.
No our can controul that. But to preach ?—I Good God ! said he, is it not enough that I ant
said if they were consistent with the Hoeft:ats of charged with being a traitor to my King, but '1
society. must be also charged with being a reneged° to
Who are the judges of that ?—The constituted my God.- Connexion with Cathie ! not he for.
authori•ies. i sooth ; and he added. that if that person was not
Was it •your curiosity brought yon there now suffering it prison he would say what he
wished to see Mr. liont.—Not Carlile ? No.— thought of hint 'Phis was a fine declamation, loft
Did you ever see him ? No. l was it true ? Did not one of his witnesses, and his
Are you amhitions of seeing hint ? Not perti- most respectable one, Mr. yas, say he "ia., him
culerly so. I did not know that he was to be in the coach with him lie would now come to
there. I did nut see the placard. i :snot her and very important part of the de-,
Re-exemined—lf you saw a placard signed by • fence. Mr. Hunt was certainly entitled to
700 pet sons, calling a meeting for Retorm in l'ar- make all the use he 'could of the absence of
liament, would you think such a meeting either the Magistrates and constables as witnesses oil
improper or ?—Certainly not. this oceasian for the. Crown. Ile might ask
Mr. Justice BaveeY—As to the legality of it, wiry they wcre not called, and he (Mr. Searlett)
he Can be no judge. would give him a short and satisiacrory answer.
It any one delivered a speech calling upon the Whether the Magistrates who acted there, front
whole Nation to do something in a place where it motives yet unexplained, used a lawful discretion;
was afterwards.. circulated by many of the press to whether the coos:aisias were jestifiad in cots-
the farthest parts of the Kiogdow, would you ap- 1 science or in fact ; or whether the Yeomen, whets
prove of that ?—lf it was to be done by violence, they surrounded the hustings on the 16th of An-
! certainly sliotulil not. i gust, did eight or wrong, had no mote to do with
Mr. Justice BAYLEY—Thep, when violence is the question before the Court, than whether Mr.
used, you do not think it j..stitiable, whatever the Hunt was Lord or Bailiff of the Manor of -Glase
means might be ?—No. tonbury, or whether lie bad.five thousand-or olio
Then if you had hear4l that certain persons bad thousand acres. The reason for not calling them
bribed-- was this : its the early part of the trial, be (Mr. Ss)
Mr. Serjeant Ceoss,objected. as well as the other advisers of the Croseoe not
Mr. Hunt---Oh, now we Come to the question. knowing what the opinion of the Learned Judge
Mr. Justice BAY.LEY—Go on; ask the question. ts ould be, though they were persuaded the ine
It the people at a meeting -had been told diet qttiry could not -at all affect this question, fleece'.
Electors sold their votes tO a person who after- theless, had the Magistrates in attendance. Ho
wards sold these for a place, would you not think made no allusion whatever, either to their cone
that a fit subject for discussion ?--'That was pie- duct, or to that of the Yeomanry, iu his opening,
cisely what 1 meant. when I said the people were What be thought, however, came about, the
sold like-sleves. Learned Judge explicitly declared, that the coo'
What is your understanding of -the..phrase, duct of the Yeomanry or the Magistrates could
" selling the people like slaves ?"—When they i not be at all material to this trial. He tv+46
receive motley fur their 'totes, ettt,theo are :sold persuaded stroll an itllplitV Was more an 0b...
again by Members of Parliament, who dispose of lect with the defendants than any other, anti
their ,liberties.without consulting their interests. 'die himself felt of what importance it mosii,d,
This I take to be selling the .people. t,eto make it. But why raise wantonly 3
prejudice against individuals, which could have
With regard to equal representation, you have
been asked if such a doctrine was sate ; did you no ,other effht •than that of distracting the
hear any such preached by the speakers / I did not Jury ? If the question now was, whether the
hear the speakers. meeting was or was not a legal one, it would be
John Robinson, examined by Mr. linnt.---,The a thousand times more important than whether
meeting was peaceable ; saw no cudgels lifted Hunt -was there or not. In one case, their esti"
againSt the military, nor any preparations made deuce woulti he materiel, in the present, onneces'
to resist them ; had himself no fears lot his jeer- sary. This was his apology, if one were want'
son or property. This was the last witness ed, for not bringing forward these Gentlemen, anti
called. it was his justification for not alluding td them i°
Mr. Hinter then said, this is the close of my his opening speech. 'The Jury would perceive
case. how great an object it was with the detendants
Mf. SCARLET? rose to reply----The day was at to obtain this inquiry by soy means, and what
length come when it became his dory to .atUrese. difficulty his Lordship had to repress every toe
the Jury upon the winding up of this tedious, of their witnesses from gois'.g• into it. Thlsg
though very important case. He could assure case had nothing to do with the conduct
them he felt too sensibly the great fatigue they the Magistrates ; it should be discussed as
had gone through in its progress, ard the state of they were not in question at all. It it be 0104
exhaustion, his Lordship was in, to be at all dis- assumed (bet the meeting in its formative
posed to consume more of their time in doing that and progress was originally illegal, it catint'i
than was absolutely necessary. It was ne.edlesa to Matter in what way it terminated. It must ILO
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remota them that it, the situation he VOW!, as be con•idered as if it had gone through all ill
Counsel for one party, he could not be supposed forms and dispersed itself. If the Jury then agreed
individually to have a feeling one way or tire i that the [question was the same as it there was 0°
other. As a Minister of Justice, he had a duty to I interference, except as a circumstance (for if
perform, and it, was neither decent nor candid to Yeoman had a stone thrown at him in the crowtt;
impute .personal feelings to him in discharging that it was a circumstance but not a cotteluaion), the!.
which his situatiots and his conscience imposed the festal is very unimportant. The law whiel
upon hint the necessity of doing. . He found it provides against illegal meetings declares, that
necessary to premise thus much., because he meant a body of people assemble in an illegal marine('
fearlessly to unmask the hypocrisy of the defence, their separating peaceably will be no aatisfactiol"
and above to the conviction of his Lordship and because, if a man brings a crowd of persons 1°;
the Jury, that four-fifths of the evidence with getber, he cannot say that be will afterwards bc
Which they had for so many days been tortured, able to manage them. Where was the man 111 g
had no more •to do with the points of could command fifty. tbousaud, lead them abut,
this case, than they would have with any like wild beasts, and make them tame or 9:t
other meetiog at which any of the defendants vage at his pleasure ? No ore '-could, and 100
ever attended. Had the Jury to look at the of all, Mr. Hunt. The Learned Counsel tbee,
tone and temper in which the defence was con- commented upon his own witnesses, and °A,
ducted—who could say, whether this was a cool nied that any one could be said to be periureeii
inquiry into the criminal conduct of a number of He asked, did it follow that in a crowd of near
detendants in a Court of Justice, or a renewal of SO,GOO persons, if one, in a certain pert of it, stle,
that that attempt, by menace and intimidation, to do stones thrown, and five hundred did not that the e 6
that here which was done at Manchester. Melan- fore he was a perjured man ? Mr. Hunt called 7;
choly, indeed, would be the clay, when that spirit witnesses to prove that they saw no stones 61'01)0
of intimidation—that scorn of good order, and he might have called as many thousands to say 1.0
that defiance of the law, which is so cherished same, but that did not diminish Mr. Hult°/14
out of doors, and that too, by men, whose talents credit. Mr. Hunt seemed to rely on bneeesa fr9r.
would have done honour to a better cause, When the number of his witnesses. This was part ,01,0
Courts of Justice were turned into hustings, siod system ea hich, he would show by a speech of
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the verdicts of Juries were sought, not by cool own, he had long been preaching. It was an ate
reasoning, but popular tumult, melancholy would ject with the discontented to intimidate Okie
be the clay when it would make its way into the concerned in the' adMinistration of justice• 4)0,
sanctuary of the law. He wished not to live to would read it from a Newspaper, in which `
see the clay ; butt be it far 'off, or be it near, person was reported to have said it. cute
trbiltit be felt that liberty, life, property, and all Mr. Hunt----My Lord, tiore is no ect,,otti
that could endear existence, depended upon a doe whatever that this is my speech. I don't "`"
administration of the laws, be would not cease to whether it is or not.
o it
raise his lounble voice, and exert his strength Mr. SCARLETT—My Lord, I can't sue"' ',ere
in resisting its approach. God forbid any up- these interruptions. Is Mr. Hunt to dictate
prehension of popular feeling should prevent him tot)? I
from doing his duty. He despised, he defied Mr. Justice BAYLEY—Mr. Scarlett, leis
them, and he should despise himself if he did not. I not dictate. I think, however, you may read
Mr. SCARLET? then proceeded to notice some jas part of your speech.

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