Star.
London, England, 1819-08-19 00:00:00

ley. A dreadful scene now tools place near the skit-
tered hustings ; and the ground was strewel with
bleeding bodies of men and women, bruised, cut, and
trampled upon. Amongst the rest, a Special Con-
stable, Mr. ASHWORTII, of the Bull's Head, atds cut•
to the ground by a trooper, and almost immediately
died. A pistol was discharged, but by whim we
cannot positively ascertain; the account most preva-
lent was, that it was discharged by an individual un-
known, at a yeoman who was riding to him, and the
shot brought the unfortunate man from his horse to
tale ground.

In the other parts of the field, the Cheshire Yeo-
manry, the Dragoons; and the Fifteenth Hussars,
charged among the crowd, without, as far as u•e
could learn, striking at them ; and the whole ground
which had been five minutes before covered with an
attentive audience, was now completely cleared, and
the Cavall y galloped up and down on it enveloped
in a cloud of dust. The streets into which the af-
frighted populate had run, were scoured by fresh
bodies of horse; and in a very few minutes, the im-
mense assemblage was so completely scattered, that
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no considerable body remained together in any one
place. A Regiment of Infantry was drawn up in
the immediate neighbourhood, but was not called
out : and Special Constables went about charging the
peOple to retire and disperse.

Thus ended the Meeting; but not thus the conse-
quences of the mtasure used in its dispersion. Our
Reporter himself saw sit coaches, three carts, and
three litters, loaded with the wounded, proceeding
towards the Infirmary. Some of the girls dressed in
white, who were on the hustings, were among the
number. We afterwards heard that the report of
Dr. BARDSLEY, the head Physician at the Infirmary,
declared eighteen in, and thirty-one out-patients to
have been received at the time. Independent of
these, many were seen wounded and bleeding in the
streets; but not disabled.

Among the sufferers, were two of the Yeomanry,
both severely wounded. We understand that two or
three persons are dead ; and, though much large
numbers were stated, we think this number most
likely to be correct.
It was rumoured in the town, after the disturbance
had somewhat subsided, that the Riot Act was read
previous to the first charge of the Yeomanry. We
state this rumour, as we are extremely anxious to
present a perfectly impartial narrative to the public ;
but we are decidedly of an opinion, for several rea-
sons, that this could not be the crow. From an atten-
tive observation of them from the hustings during
their short pause, our Reporter concludes, that there
was no timefor that purpose, their whole pause being
only about a minute and a half; during which time
they were forming and receiving orders. Nothing
we heard from them, but the clashing of their
swords, and no paper was seen. Another almost
conclusive reason against it is, that the Riot Act was
read in the nearly empty streets about five, in Pic •
cadilly ; and it would have been singular indeed to
read it then, when there were no people to disperse,
if it had been read three hours before, when 70,000
persons were assembled.
Several Magistrates and Constables rode about
with the Cavalry, and appeared to be directing them.
General Sir JOHN Bvwo was not in the town.. The
captured standards and caps were carried in triumph
by several of the Yeomanry. That part of the au-
dience which had come from the country, in the
morning, in high spirits, in orderly procession, with
flags and music, now sought their homes, in straggled
parties, with melancholy aspects, and leaving several
of their companions behind them. One woman, we un-
derstand, who stood by her colour to the last, was
cut down by a trooper. We should not state this, as
thinking it totally incredible, had not our Reporter
seen the woman and flags fall together from the
hustings, while the soldiers were cutting round them ;
and afterwards seen at least four or five women
dreadfully wounded, conveyed to the Infirmary.
At five o'clock,"the streets of Manchester were not
much more crowded than they generally are. Several
hundred horse were drawn up in St. Ann's-square,

and parties of them f)atroled the streets. Every thing
seemed to promise a continuance of quiet (or rather
freedom from disturbance) as the military power was
known to be so strong as to be able instantly to over-
power any resistance. We must not omit, however,
to state, that, as the Meeting was orderly and peace-
able, till tho approach of the cavalry, not the least
shadow rf resistance was made by them to the attack.
" MANCHESTER, Eleven o'Clock, Tuesday Night.

" The tranquillity of the town continues still unin-
terrupted by any new disturbance. Two more of the
wounded persons in the Infirmary are said to be dead."

FROM " THE TIMES." •
This Meeting, which has caused such universal
anxiety and trepidation throughout the whole of the
country, took place on Monday last at Manchester.
The place appoir.ted for the Meeting was a large
vacant piece of ground on the North side of St. Pe-
tet's Church, which is well known in Manchester by''
the name of St. Peter's Place. At half-past ten.
o'clock; about 250 idle individuals might be collected
within it. About half-past eleven, the first body of Re-
formers arrived on the ground, bearing two banners,
each of which was surmounted by a cap of Liberty.
The first bore, upon a white ground, the inscription
" Annual Parliaments and Universal &page ; ' on
the reverse side—" No Cern Laws." The other bore,.
upon a blue ground, the same inscription, with the
addition of " rote by Ballot." After these fiagS had
.'•een paraded over the field for some time, it was