Star.
London, England, 1819-11-16 00:00:00

yi :a? :r cuttin tl:roats. The High gl.e-
-,g
. proceeded to observe, " that the necessity of
1 6e 'Meeting was removed, as the parties
it4l;cus:lbe..brought before a Court of Justice, when
yc emit or innocence would be ascertained." He
3:uld'aot
j surelyaccuse the High Sheriff with having wil-
.l:llthar which was not true ; but surely he
stated
}:awe known that bilk of indictment were pre-
aasa ). 1
at Lancaster, by Elizabeth Farreu and William
Goore, against Edward Tebbett, for editing and
ima •-•ina, and thrown out by the Grand Jury, ""l-
tough the prosecutors swore that the wounds they
ached on the 16th of August were inflicted by
aaaas, who was one of the Manchester Yeomanry.
caw at. after this, be contended that those injured
aople were likely to have justice admihistered to
;ails Another eitraordinary fact was, that aCo •
roller's Inquest had been adjourned for six weeks—a
fag entirely unprecedented. By law, the Inquest
should be called immediately; and the township was
:able to be amerced, if the Coroner were not speedily
apprised of any instance of suspicious or violent death.
;i such adjournments were allowed, the necessary
eriJeace might leave the country. If this precedent
tea followed, where would be the use or necessity
(fa Coroner at all ? Why not prefer the complaint
before a Magistrate, and then proceed' o the Grand
;ay? He rished the advocates of the Magistrates
al:represent to explain why, in several instances, the
Pagistrates had refused to receive evidence. Cer-
a:r. cases brought before them stele rejected, be-
theY bad already been under the considera-
sin of the Graed Jury. In those instances, some
cacise of discretion -might have been allowed.—
ra a question was artfully put to the Justices, by
si:ich they were completely caught. If, it was asked,
;hese cases had net been • before this Grand 'Jury,
sould you then have attended to them? .The
ms.scr was, " Must certainly." " then," it was
thaaryed by the querist, " we have got some new
tam fur you." The Magistrates, however, refused
to investigate them; and he hoped a motion would be
rade for criminal information against those persons
alto had thus misconducted themselvesa-(Applause.)
How, dicta:could the High Sheriff and the Declarers,
sib the conduct of the Coroner and the Magistrates
heroic their eyes, dare.to say that those proceedings
sac likely, us a short time, to undergo judicial us-
latigation ? He hoped -they erred through igno-
ni:ce ; but the facts were too extensive and too no-
uci3os to warrant any rational being entertaining
such a hope. The High Sheriff thought the Meet-
ing would be attended with no benefit to the cause,
and that it would increase the irritation of the public
rind, which certainly was not the best means of
rainvaing the ends of justice. He thcaght, for-
saah ; and therefore he had done that which no She-
ri; he believed, ever did before—set up his indi-
-1,•:al opinion against that of a most respectable
illy of freeholders—(dppleacte.)---BEt this, it seems,
vas not the best mode of obtaining justice. He
should think, from thk tenour of his letter, that the
High Sheriff imagined the best mode of obtaining
jaece was by embracing the doctrine of passive
obedience. Was it likely that Ministers would bring
Irward the business themselves? They might as
well expect a murderer to bring into Court his own
la Of indictment—(Leughter.)—The course they
rest pursuing, was, he contended, the best calculated
t 3 obtain justice. To arrive at that desirable object,
tie country ought to by in that state of .irritation
rhich the High Sheriff so much deprecated. If it
were improper irritation, why was he not present to
inntroul it, and to direct them to keep their passion
rcol? Would they, ever, have enjoyed one of the
plitical benefits which they now possesied, without
f No, they all emanated from the, honest
iriution of their ancestors ; and public' justice, in
many cases, could not be obtained without public
rritation. He had now disposed of the. High She-
riff', and he would proceed to notice some of his
Mends, some of the roaring, rampant Royalists.
Why don't they spew their .faces?" was. bawled'
ea: by one of the auditors.) Why don't they ? for
tr same reason that prevents some other persons from
dewing their faces—because they were ashamed of
thenaselves—(Leachter.)—Certain Gentlemen who
disapproved of this proceeding,. insteld'of meeting
it in a manly way, went privately about to procure
ignatures, by, using the influence of their names, and
even threatening to deprive individuals of their cus-
tom, who refused to sign the Loyal Declaration, as it
vas called. At the head of those by whom it was
signed were, Sir. N. Duckenfield, Lord Harcourt, and
Lord flraybrook, all of whom derived great emolu
ments from their connexion with Government, .and.
therefore, their arguments must be considered won-
derfully cogent against the right of the people to pe-
tition—(breghtera—The Hon. Gentleman then pits-
teeded to comment at length on the, lanai Declara`
non, which he placed in a very ridiculous point of
*ay. The Declarers expressed their firm attachment
to the King and Constitution ; but- was there any'
maul in the country who was not attached to 'those
titred objects ? For what were they now met, but
to protect those rights which the present family were
brought over to maintain ? They deplored what
lad taken place at Manchester, which was rather ex-
traordinary, since on that point they differed from
Ministers, who were very much gratified when they
!lard of it—(Lastghter.)—They then went on to ob-1
?ere, that those proceedings were in a train of legal
avestigation. But all the country knew that this
was not the fact. The Declarers next observed, that
tray looked forward with confidence to the wisdoiß
sir Parliament, which was shortly to assemble; for
e adoption of salutary measures to prevent the'
~eidler horrid inroads of sedition and blasphemy.
45'1 what was understood by the wisdom of Par-
avneat? The wisdom of Parliament was.the
tiers' immense majority, obtained by borougha
cagering corruption; and the salutary measures
7e:e the suspension of the Habeas CorpateAtt, and
•atrothiction of Qagging Bills !—(Tribe;
:an tare the salutary measures they might expect;
tOr his own part, he believed the men who
support such measures would also support
Holy Inquisition, if the petticoag King could
it over from Spain fa—Mareghler.)—These Gen.
"en taiked of sedition and blasphemy ; their oh-
r•-ron was evidently levelled at those who called
ratllded popular meetings. He had, for Many
looked Into public affairs, and he never yet
t!ie Ministry *to be hard pushed that °they did
;.ise the cry of " The Church is in danger;" for
apcie'tf playing upon the feelings of religious