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Inv ; did not know that he was employed as a mechanic to
etekt the hustings; could not judge from his manner whether
he was speaking to the people about the hustings.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hunt —The division that had the
sticks shouldered were those who had the black Bag, with the
inscription Equal Representation or Death," that he was cer-
tain was the device. The sticks were large and thick. They
who attended the :‘ le2ting appeared to come with sticks gene-
rally. The numbers he should calculate at about 60,000; the
sticks were not such as people use generally when they do walk ;
could not say what their length was ; was not near enough to
measure them, or take an accurate view. Witness was •one of
the principal Constables at that time. The sticks varied mate-
rially, according to the size of the men.
Mr. Justice BAvurr.—Can you form any judgment as to
their size ?

Witness.—About four or five feet long; not as thick as the
wrist; their size was serious; did not know from whence the di-
vision with the black flag cause. This party was matching
abreast, with their sticks shouldered, and probahlrevery wan
had them ; but generally every fourth or fifth man, appeared to
have command over the rest; some of those commanding had
sticks; could not exactly state the number of this division ; the
number might be from three to four thousand; they had sticks
generally ; could not tell in what proportion sticks were to the
men. Would not swear that half of them had sticks; was po-
sitive that more than one in ten, or one in five, had sticks.—
When they came upon the ground they shouted, and waved
their sticks in the air. Witness had no particular companion
that day; ♦vent as near as he could; had a hundred constables on
the ground, but could name no one who saw this as well as him-
self. When the party with the black nag had waved their sticks
in the air, they advanced towards the hustings. There was no
word given of shoulder arms; he saw boys at school play-
, ing at muskets, but this was not playing at muskets. Saw no
attack made upon the constables with them. Saw a number
of divisions arrive, who appeared to have sticks also; they had
sticks pretty generally ; did not see them used about people's
heads; they might have been so used without his seeing them;
he was principally with the Magistrates. Saw very few women,
and very few girls; could not estimate the number of women,
they were very few indeed; dii not see the people use their
sticks with violence ; was on the ground when Mr. Hunt ar-
rived ; was not near enouzh to hear him. Saw no fire-arms nor
swords; saw no person struck, ne.r any of the constables mike
use of their staves.

(Itsuninn by Johnson, a Defendant. —You made no use of
your's ?--No, I
did not.
Thomas Hardman gave evidence as to the precautions taken
against the cavalry, the military order in which the divisions
advanced, with their sticks shouldered like muskerq. Hunt
in cross-examining him, asked, as he had accompanied Mr.
Ilay to London, whether he gave the same inMrimtion to
Government? This question was at first objected to, but Mr.
Justice Barter ruled that it ought to be answered.
Joseph Green heard orders given to the people to stand
six y.rds from ti.r hustings, otherwise they wooßl give their
an o i annuity of rushing In with their cavalry and
their tiorruption. Ile also corroborated the evidence of the
other witnesses respecting the military order, &c. obs...rved on
the occasion.

John Rills gave cvilence to the same effect.
William Halton, Esq. a :Magistrate of Manchester, examined
by Mr. S.Lastrer, gave a detail of the proceedings of the 16th,
with the measures taken to arrest Mr. liunt, exactly the same
as the statement frinn him which was laid before Parliament,
and published in the SAAR at th., time.—Oro be condnued).

'l'i I1+: E N LNG STA It

LONDON.

MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1820.

TILE FUNDS.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ANS O'CLOCK I
- 3 per Cent. Consols 681/2 3/8
•
5 per Cent. IsTavy 101 1035 101
Indit Bonds 155. 16s. pt.
Exchequer Rills (2d.) is. 2s. dis.
Ditto £5OO do. par, Is. dis.
Consols for Account 63% 5/8 lA.
Bank Stock, 5 per Cents. Reduced, 5i per Cents. 4 per
Cents. India Stock, and Bank Long Awns. are all shut.

The news from Spain, since our last, is of great
importance. Tile Revolution, begun by the Spanish
military, and which it was impossible for any good
man to belL.,ld, without v. ;slung for its prosperity,
has been con:.urnmazesl. FERDINAND h:.s at length
declared his acceptance of the Corstitution of the
Cortes, as promulgated is 131'2: nrcl Ta, ordered
that the et rtes shall be inur.e,liately convened.
The first Edict of the KING, appointing a Royal
Council for the of Abase,:, had nor, as we
anticipated, satisfici the public mind. When we an-
nounced its appointment on Friday, we expressed
our opinion that no nod wo;dd come of it—that it
was to the CounLii of the Nation FERDINAND must
eal—ar.d that until lie did there world be no
peimanent prosi.elity fur Spain. The course which
events have so speedily taken shcws that we judged
The following are the official communications, as.
given in the Moniteur .and the Gazette de France
MAncn 15.—An extraordinary Cowie.:
has arrived this morning from Madrid with the fol-
lowing intelligence:
" MADRID, MARCH B.—The KING, having written
on the sth inst. to the various Councils established
by the Edict of the 4th, to direct them to send him,
without any delay, their advice respecting the mea-
sures which it might be necessary te adopt, all those
bodies recommended the speedy convocation of the
Cortes. The Council of State was assembled on the
Gth, and expressed the same opinion. In the morn-
ing
of the 7th an Extraordinary Gazette was pub-,
lished, containing the following decree :

" My Royal Council and Council of State having'
considered the advantage which the Monarchy may.
derive from the re-union of the Cortes, I share their
opinion : and, finding it conformable to the funda-
mental laws which I have sworn to maintain, I com-
mand Mat the Codes be assembled immediately. Tor
this purpose, the Council shall adopt the measures
which it may think most proper to give effect to my
will, and to enable the legitimate representatives of
my people to be heard, after they shall have been
provided, in consequence of those measures, with the
necessary powers. All that the general welfare de-
mands being thus, granted, they will find me ready
to acquiesce in every thing which the interest of the I
State, and the happiness of the people, that have
given me so many proofs of their loyalty, may re-
quire.—To attain this end, the Council will give me
its advice respecting the doubts which might arise, in

order that there may be "neither difficulty not dday
in the execution of the present decree.
Signed by the KING'S Own Hind.

" ' In the Palace, March 7th.' "

This decree not having proved sufficient to tran-
quillize the public mind, the Chief Authorities re-
ceived, at ten o'clock on the evening of the same day,
the following communication, which appeared in an
Extraordinary Gazette, on the morning of the Bth

" In order to avoid the delays which might arise from doubts
in the Council respecting the execution of my Decree of yes-
terday, ordering the immediate Convocation of the Cortes, and
the general will of the nation having sufficiently explained itself
I have resolved to accept, by oath, the Constitution. prOntlitetcd by
the General and Extraordinary Cortes in 1812. Of this he in-
formed for its prompt publication.
" -Signed -by the KING'S Own lltad."

Mails have arrived, since our last, from Flanders,
Holland, and Hamburgh.
The. Austrian Government has issued a very ab-
surd and oppressive Decree. All articles of foreign
manufacture, and being the property of foreigners—
that is, we presume, all foreign manufactures in the
possession of foreign dealers, or in the possession of
native dealers, on commission, are ordered to be
forthwith exported from the Austrian dominions. It
is impossible that such a Decree can have effect
without being, more or less, confiscatory of fo:eign
property introduced into the country, under the gua-
rantee of its laws and• customs, as existing at the
time. The Austrian Government has the right, if
it pleases, however unwise the exercise of the right
may be, to prohibit the importation of foreign ma-
nufactures into its territory, but once allowed to be
introduced, it is an act of gross oppression to order
their re-exportation. Removed they cannot be but at
a great loss ; arid if not remQved, will they not, of
'course, be confiscated ?

A demi•ofbciel article from St. Petersburgh, con•
tradicts a report that had gone abroad, that the Go-
vernment opposed obstacles to the introduction of
foreign Journals into the country. It says, they may
be read, without obstacle, in the Coffee•houses. The
Russian policy, we are assured, is to contsoul actions
only, not opinions and thoughts.

The Paris Papers of Wednesday and Thursday ar-
rived in the course of yesterday.

The remains of the lamented Duke of BEant were
on Tuesday solemnly consigned to the tomb. The
Duke of ANGOUL RAZE was chief mourner. The Abbe
QUELEN preached the funeral sermon from this t; it—
" I will change, 0 Israel, thy festivities into mourn-
ing,, and thy joys into sorrow."
In the Chamber of Deputies, on Wednesday, the
remaining Articles of the Bill for suspending the
Laws guaranteeing personal liberty were adopted,
after a stormy discussion, and the measure was finally
passed by a majority of 249 to 134.
it appears that it was not M. de SA LABERRY, but
M. de CORDAY, who, in the Chamber of Deputies on
Monday, called General FOY an insolent fellow for
some contemptuous expression used by him with re-
spect to the Emigrants. This led to a challenge, and
the parties,• it is said, . met to decide the affair with
pist&s. " I have done you an insult, which you too
much provoked (said M. de CORDAY); fire firseL.
The General did. so, but he fired in the air ; and the
affair terminated in an amicable adjustment.

We have also, this forenoon, received the Paris
Papers of Friday.
On Thursday the Report of the Commission on
the Project for imposing a, Censorship on the Jour-
nal•, was brought up. It recommends the adoption
of the Project in the form in which it has passed
the Peers. The discussion is fixed for Tuesday
(to-morrow.)

Several additional particulars are given respecting
the happy change in Spanish affairs. The Electo-
ral Assemblies have been convoked throughout the
whole of the Kingdom. The Seven Ministers re-
quired by the C onstitution have been nominated by
the King, awl M. Agar, President of the Provisional
Junta of Galicia, is said to be one of the number.
—Count ADISSAL, at the head of his troops, has
proclaimed the Constitution at Ocanna ; the town
of Pampeluna has done the same, and MINA has
ceased his operations against it ; provisionary arrnis-
-ices have been concluded between the different
bodies of troops in Andalusia ; and hostilities have
ceased in all parts of Spain.
French 5 per cents. Thursday, 74 fr. 76 c.

New York Papers arrived this morning to the Loth
of February, and Halifax to the 19th of February.
The following is an Extract of a Letter, from a
Member of Congress to the Honourable W. GRAY,
cf &sten:—
WASHINGTON, FEB.
" A Bill will soon be reported, to interdict all in-
tercourse with the British West Indies, and the Pro-
vinces East and North of us."

We are happy to find by the accounts this morn-
ing from Dublin, that the system of Riblsonism is
beginning to subside. The report of an intended
attack of the Ribbonmen on the Town of Birr, and
the assassination of Lord Ross and his family turns
out to have been altogether a fabrication.

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The STARTAN, 46, Captain W. F. Wrsz, C. B. at
Plymouth, is under orders to proceed to Lisbon, and
take on board Field-Marshal Lord BERZSYORD, for
Rio Janeiro. Medicines and necessaries for the
squadron on the South American station (2000 men)
for twelve months, are to be shipped on board.--
1 The LIFFEY, 46, Captain Hon. HE•RY DUNCAN, is
to supply the place of the Srantas, at Plymouth,
until her return.