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Cal stwe the 17111 aid Ade, ifihtitstia. -Whilst CO. retie the Lnilthere we:: eat matte. wha _.ad thsm. , Nolenf, then hart leelti coalition had taken place between Mr. Byng led him.
staves shouldered ifke muskets. I Onagried br.lffealt7 'amongst s. as playing, the people about the. hustings had their bats off. ItNOw he could pledge his solemn word, that from the
: 7 reared to me they had takes them off in compliment to the . them. I walked with him. He aadewe others.walked Olittltel
:The 1 commencement of the .contest to the mordent be ad-
-. .re. There was no violence offered the Constables respect- before the rest. I walked neatly two miles with him.
;• le inhabitants. I remember Mr. Hunt's arrival; he was re- whole pawn seemed in the best Moment. The party hatted near ; dressed them, no coalition whatever had taken place.l
rived with loud cheers. Ile addressed the multitude, recome New Cross fora time. They made room on the read fee bones !So far from-any. coalition existing between, them, he
: e tiding to them to keep peace.. Whit/eke was speaking, there and gigs, as they passed by us. They were walking
la pro- . did not think that they had two minutes' conversation
cession, by which meant they were better enabled to make i 7 •:s a slight disturbance en the opposite side. et...the hustings.
at one time. since the commencement of Vie election.
Tht. was on the left, nearer to Deettegate,ntot roar nix. thee_ room for passengers than la they had been walking indiscrimi- '
tot's, but opposite to it. I beard you (to Air. Hunt) express . nately. There were many feroalee with the parey. They the iHe felt obliged to them for having given Mr. Mellish
ecur conviction, that persons had been tier: amens them to ; not look like an army going to invade a town. The procession • a hearing. He was anxious to hear that Gentleman
, i cute disturbance, and advising the peoele to put then down, marched in the `same order as the.Bignefit and other Societies do, I declare his principles—he expected to hear a defence
aou turned roued to that part .of the Meeting from which eh& I did not go to the Meeting until thedispersion had commenced. ,or . .
these principles —did they hear it? Not one
eisturbance proceeded. This was directly oppoite Dickinson- I was not under any apprehension for the safety of the town, nor `
(rect. 1 etw the soldiers arrivoin Dickinson-street. It was did I conceive there was any danger. word. Mr. Mellish said, he was anxious to defend
s nne time before that you had addressed the people to be quiet. Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant Hottetel.—l did not intend I his conduct ; and he thought it illiberal th 11 an op-
You never said, pointing to the soldiers, " There are your ene- to speak at the Meeting. I never pretended to be a maker of portunity should have been denied him ; but when'
ries ; put them down, and when dory red own, kinp thern speeches. Properly speaking, I never adslressed tbe peole. I he was heard that day, he did not enter into a declara-
nrn." I saw the Yeomanry arrive at litixton'e; they came might have read something to them, but I never made an ex-
ti
on in defence of his principles, his silence proved
; a Tack pace rotted Brown's weber, and formed in a line be- tempore speech. I perhaps read a series of Resolutions. loup-
fere Buxton's hoase. I saw them afterwards in their progress . I was called the Chairmaa en that occasion. It was near that his parliamentary conduct was utterly indefen-
;rout Buxton's house. I did not see the people make any oppo. ,on the 16th of August, 1818. It was the first and last sible—(Applause.)--He hoped he gave him no of-
'ition whatever to them. There were no stones or brickbats time r.eas placed in such a situation. 'There were nearly one fence in saying so—it was not with the man, but
shrowa at them near our place. If there had, I should have thousand persons present. Ido not recollect many dissentient .
r.:en them. I saw the Cavalry' the whole way from Mr. Buz. voices to the Resolutions. with his politics that hequarreled.—(Great applause.)
: m's to the hustings. The place where they eheezen was Mr. Justice Berets, objected to this mode of examination. The temporary deficiency on the poll, could not dis-
npoeite our window, so that I could not fail to see them. Counsel had a right to ask witness as to every act of his life may his friends—on the contrary, it would only serve
A saw sl.l sticks but the Constables staves held up. Where.. I connected with the proceedings before the Court, but no other !
to stimulate them to further exortions ; so he said on
i .sod was about twenty yards from the hustings; the Cavalry Examination continued.—l know Mr. Knight. I was at a
the former evening, and so he felt now. Wherever
vassed within .. theft distance of me, but I did nut hear them Meeting where he was present. It wax in the latter end of July,
ter what they wanted there. Dr. &rushee, and Mr. Bancroft, between the 20th and 28th ; I think it was the 26th. Knight he applied since last he addressed them, he was re-
efde. auciety M Friends, were in the rooen wahine; Mr. ban- was not the Chairmau of the Meeting. I heard him speak at it. ceived in all quarters with the utmost cordiality, and
troy: Li a fenny, aid lives at Manchester; neither of them ex- Ide not recollect his having made any allusion to the Meetiug with every mark of confidence and public esteem.—
prcso: d -ny fear; for the safety ef the town,nor of their families, of the 16th of August. After pusing the multftede heedme np The Electors knew that they were pledged to sup-
I efere die evalry Leone. ler. Earr-shaw is also a family man. and walked with Dr. Healey. He seemed in spirits ; d net
The Cavalry peed opposite our window. There was ea resist- tell me what the Resolutions were ; I don't think he knew hint- port a great cause, the cause of independence, and
arce made hut from the pressure of the crowd% for the people self. I heard him advise the people to be orderly, and not to they felt anxious by every effort to promote it. Their
ecutd not get cat of the way. I saw • double row of Special Con- offer any insult. That advice arose out of another circumstance; late worthy Representative, Mr. Byng, had already
st.,bt..s from Biz:to:este the busting. I cannot say they reached it eras understood that the party was going to Manchester. I
the ..viosle vrey ; I believe. there was a passage kept. I saw will swear, that, to the beat of my knowledge, he did not ten mesounded the alarm—he told them that it was more
the Boroefiretve pass up and down several times. From our about the business of the Meeting. than probable the Minister intended to impose new
window I heard :It you said, clocks' when you turned towards Mr. Serjeant iluecoca.—De you mean to swear that he did, taxes upon the People ; this was a subject of deep in-
Deans:-Itt. If I had said to you, " Mr. Hunt, there is a con- not tell you what the business was to be ? terest to them, and to the whole country at large ;
stable wants to came up to you," lam sum you must have heard Witness.—Did you mean to ask me, Sir, whether he told me
.
it. I sew Nedin pass several times, and he was able to get what the object of the Meeting was? but after this warning the county ofl/liddlesex would
rater nr hustings than our window; Nadin was more than Mr. Serjeant llnnocr.—That is exactly what I was endea. have no right to complain hereafter of further op-
once wiaein hearing of Mr. Aunt; I did not see that he was youth's to ask you. pressive taxation if they would return a Member to
at all &Stu' heti is doing his duty; I saw no node* of people Witness.—l swear, to the best of my knowledge, he did cot! Parliament who would infallibly .add to the number
rend the hustinge ; the people seemed to stand very close to we talked about the weather, and varioas othe: tkings.
then. I believe, from what I sew, Nadin coald easily get to The Court adjourned at a quarter past six. of tax-voters—(Applause). For fourteen years that
t.: Inuoings ; I could have got there. There was nothing par- . - he had sat in Parliament, he proved by his public
tt-......ar it the way ;rise people stood about them. I was in a •
MIDDLESEX ELECTION. • conduct, that in his opinion the-duty of the Represen-
t: :nee-flew wintiew ; the elevation was rather higher than Btu- taz:ve was to do everything that would be pleasant
;,.:..., and eienty-live yards nearer the Muting& If dame had
LZC.". a general nitStantO made to the military, I could not fail SEVENTH DAY. to the Minister, without ever consulting his consti-
tu,eots—(Applause). He seemed to think that those
to see it. I saw ao men about the hustings like n disciplined Yesterday, at four o'clock, the numbers stood thus:
:::oops, real to defend Hunt, and die for him, as occasion of- woo returned him were not able to judge of their
'air. Byes - - - .50e)
itre I." I uni not hear you say, when the cavalry wired, Mr. Wormeseo - ash own interests, and he supported the Ministers as if
-- revel- 1:-.1. d, they are only a few, and we are a host against Mr. Min.tisit - - 2237 they were incapable of et er being in the wrong.
them ;" !sv.t I head you sly, " give them three cheers," As
thr 50!tile: I waived, i saw many of the people in the outskirts, Mr. WILSHIRE said, he appeared before them as
'..chin to ran. After the cheers they returced, and peace was a messenger from the Independent Freeholders of
asses reeorel Bedfordshire, to announce to them the great victory
John Peniniffe aved near Lees, and was a master cotton-spin. which they had gained. In the Parliament of 1118,
r.er. Was at aletieheeter on the lath of Au; nt, and saw busi-
ness gone; oe there as estial,witboat any symptoms ef alarm, nr that County returned a distinguished member of the
ane s: on. shut. Mr. Peel's works were going on, and the peo- House of Russell, the worthy descendant of the il-
rle v. eta i3J'Fin; out for the processions, rather wish the appear. lustrinus Lord Russell, who was' sacrificed to a vin-
..n;: ...;f eller:fulness than -of alarm. Witness was afterwards at dictive Government in a virtuous attempt to support
the t cede,, which an described as heir; of the 'most peaceable
cenriptina. In the ....reetele saw many respectable Ladies like the rights of the. People--(Applause) but with that
mese in Court, wallize in the streets, free.from alarm an:: in- Representative there was, unhappily, returned a tool
nat. indeed, as he pan,::d along ilifinstreet, be feh astonished of Administration,a Junior Lord of the Admiralty ;
at the .[.difference of the people. She first time he saw the the consequence of which was, that during the last
Yaottie :y, they were drawn in line before Mr. Buxton's !settee,
breralieetee their swords. Witness was from wdoxen to twenty Parliament Bedfordshire might be said to be unte-
yard ; entre the hustings; saw the Yeomanry approach; they presented. But the Freeholders had repented of their
rem: yuce ciose to him. The crowd made no opposition what- errors, and redeemed the character of their Coumy :
eves t.. L.'s at, or he thought ho must have seen them. Nothing with Lord Tavistock they returned a friend to the
i.: kit WO. thrown at them, or he must have seen the missiles,
for he saw the whole space by the cavalry to the hustings, Constitution, one who bore the revered namenf Pym.
sad saw there coming. lie watched them the way they went; Hehat known the late Mr. Whitbread from earliest
be did not look whether the crowd closed is behind them. life, grid he knew that there never was cherished in
When the cave!' y came through everybody strove to make the
best of his way eff. the breast of man a more pure and ardent love
Mary Jones was the wife of a fustian-cutter, residing in Wind- Of, liberty than was cherished in his--(Applause).—
mill-street, near St. Peter's-field. She was at home on the 16th his son, who stood before them, was nurtured in the
eteif.:st last, and would never forget that dev. Her house was cradle of Independence—he was educated in a re-
about forty yards distant from the hustings. She then described "terence for the Constitution of his Country ; if they
the arrival of the different parties of the crowd, and also of the
returned him UP Parliament he would not disappoint
Yeomanry Cavalry. She saw no person whatever insulted by,
or alarmed at, the crowd. Sbe saw the whole of the approach them—they would find his father revived in him—
of the Cavalry to the hustings, and no cpposition was made to (Loud applause).
term by any of the crowd; if it had been made in any manner After the speaker concluded, the Candidates left
sat must have seen it. The people fled when the Yeomanry the hustings; the people exhibited a more than usual
came te to the hustings; a great many could not get away;
teeny scar her door were so pressed as to throw down an iron degree of interest for Mr. Whitbread : he was drawn
reiliag, and a woman was there killed. by them, in an open carriage, from the hustings
John Lees lived et Crompton ; was a master-manufactorer, to Brooks's, in St. James's-street, followed by a
are. went to see the Meeting. He saw the crowds advancing
number of carriages, and an immense crowd, which
to Manchester—they consisted of men, women, and children.
A few had we-thing-sticks, but no other weapons. He then increased as he approached London. In his pro-
d:scribed that he saw the people afterwards on the field, from gress he was cheered by universal and uninterrupted
Tie front window of the Windmill public-house, almost imme- acclamations.
vietely at the back of the hustings. The Aiceting was most
peaceable ; they fled when the Yeomanry came, and made not
Lae smallest resistance, or be inun have seen it. He saw Nadir'
nee day, walking up and down in the line of the hustings.
eneerd nu:m.ly call out and make way to have a warrant exc..
te.ted. He did not hear the smallest notice given to the people
ct the approach of the Cavalry, nor of any warrant being about
to be served.
id-. S.:Almelo observed, that many of Mr. Hunt's questions
Medley were founded on a misapprehension of Mr. Helton's
tettimcny.

At the close of the poll, some time was taken up
in a squabble between Mr. Sheriff PARKINS and a
Newspaper Reporter, whom the former threatened to
hide! The affair, however, ended in smoke!
Mr. BYNG, in addressing the Electors, said, he re-
turned them thanks for the support he received, at
the same time he observed, that the majority on the
poll would have been much increased if all the
friends :of independence had come forward. He
thought it uncommonly hard (considering the whole
tenour of his life) that any man who looked to the in-
dependence of the County should omit giving him
one vote at least. He had reason to think, that he lost
some votes in consequence of a notion having been
entertained that a coalition had tak:n place between
him and Mr. Whitbread. He would repeat now what
he said at the commencement of the Election, that he
had not, directly or indirectly, interfered with the se-
cond vote of any Elector—(Great applause). He
had called on above 4000 Freeholders, and he would
before themssay distinctly, that he had not in one
instance solicited more than one vete. He canvassed
only for himself, leaving it to the judgment of the
Electors who they would return as the colleague of
their old and faithful Representative, George Byng.
A coalition, he said, was justly odious in parts of the
country where a combination of great families stifles
the voice of the great body of the people ; but in
Middlesex it was impossible that such a coalition
could be formed, because in Middlesex there were
no great men of overpowering influence; and thence
it was, that he ever felt pride in standing as their
Representative. For he could not owe his nomina-
tion to any Noble Lord—to any Baronet or rich
'Squire—but to the free and independent voice of the
Electors in general—( Applause ).—Proud of that
situation, he would ever stand up for their inde-
pendence, and consult their interest's alone. Having
so long pursued an independent course in Parliament
—educated as he was by a father that he loved, in
the purest principles of freedom,• it would be impos-
sible for him ever again to shew his face in public,
if he .deserted those principles, and became a base
traitor to their rights and liberties---.(Appimise).
Mr. Mew= next presented himself: He had said
but little on the former days of the Election, because
be was interrupted, and he was apprehensive of being
misunderstood. He hoped they would hear him ; if
he could not vindicate his character, he would not
be worthy of the situation to which he aspired. He
agreed with Mr. Byng that they were 'the best judges
of who should be their Representative ; he would say
they were the only judges. He was charged with'
having stated that a coalition existed between Mr.
Byng and Mr. Whi.bread. He would beg them to
recollect the language of Mr. Byng on this head.—
That Gentleman had indeed stated that he did not'
form any coalition—that he did not canvass for Mr.l
Whitbread, he thought it was enough for him to ask
the suffrages of the Electors for himself ; but he
added, that if he bad a bias on his mind, no person
who heard him could be at a loss to see in whose
favour it must be. He (Mr. Byng) might as well
have stated at once, that he would have given the
second vote, if he could, to Mr.Whitbread. Was not,
this a coalition ?—did then not agree with him that
Byng had expreised himself thus ?—was not this,
therefore, a coalition ?—(Laughter). He must say,
with regard to Mr. Whitbread, that he acted in a
manly and decided manner. He did riot complain
of that Gentleman ; he certainly had as good a right
to offer himself to their notice as he (Mr. Mellish),
and there could be no personal dispute between them.,
The Honourable.Gentleman concluded by strongly
recommending to his friends to continue their exer-
tions, and judging of the value of their support, he
felt confident of complete success.
Mr. BIND admitted that he had said on a former
day, that if he could command two votes it would be
easy for any Gentleman to guess to whom he would
wish to give the second vote. There are, said the
Honourable Gentleman, some men so much the ene-
mies of freedom, that they will not allow even the
freedom of thought—(Applause.)
Mr. W NITNREAD said, he felt it due to hii Hon.
opponent to thank him for the handsome manner in
which he spoke of him; but he could not say that he
acted fairly towards Mr. plug. Mr. Mash Sid a

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

itlr. Hunt denied this, and said he wanted to sbew that
teithTr Nunn nor any other person had attempted to execute
Warrant •i if they hail, there would have been no resistance.—
-1e seas ur.der no misapprehension respecting Mr. Hulton'a evi-
nence. '11;..t Gentleman bad represented Nadin's telling him
Le could not execute the warrant without military aid, arid be
i Nom. Hunt) wished to chew that there was no foundation for
"A necessity of such assistance. .

Mir. Justice Ilarter.-1 must ultimately tell the Jury, that
re is 113 ei;:dericc
.fruns Main to justify the employment of the
.:'comenT to support the Chit Power in the execution of a warrant I
l'aurni:tations, continued—
John Fell, a grocer, in Manchester.—l raw the people come
es to the field on the 16th of August; they were as peaceable as
..::at Court. Some had a few common walking-sticks, but no
staves. He corroborated, in all its parts, tke evidence already
eivseli of the quiet demeanour of the Meeting, front beginning
:u end. He saw many blagistratel in the first floor of Mr.
i.tnxton's house, when the Cavalry advanced ; among them were
Hay, Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. Wright, and he saw theta In
!era since this trial commenced. He saw a tall Gentleman
tell from the window for the Boroughreeee, and soon after he
saw Lir. Nadia called. The-latter went up to the range of Con-
*Ages. The Yeomanry came up, just as they were cheered
'i.ecv populace, and returned that cheer; wittiest beard the
we;4l " Forward," given from the window, or the Officer at their
',cad, he could not say which. They then advanced sword in
7d, though not the slightest opposition was offered to them,
the people were making way as fast as they could. The
t-owd did not close in upon the Cavalry as they advanced, nor
Izandisk sticks, nor hoot, nor anything of the kind. He had
• apprt.hensions of theitOwn when he heard of the Meeting and
• it. The Yeomanry could not have bee. closed in upon, for
at were supported by the regular Cavalry, then by the Me-
s`'re, and last by two pieces of flying artillery.
lkiant examined.—Resided at Manchester, in Ladd-
was at the Meeting on the 16th of 4stgust s4s re.
• .i.„ dWI the field until Mr. Hunt was taken from the hustings.
• s:ood upon a rising ground, mar the Windmill pubfic-houm.
saw all the processions come upon the field with flags and
; and feh. nualarm at all for the safety of heredity of the
She also saw the Cavalry tome upon the ground, and
nay..ece towards the bustio.v.s. The Specinl Constables fell back
I.o..dmit them in. She heard the people etigg the so/sliers, but
act !war the sr,ldiers return's. bid not tear the people hiss
o: roan at the soldiers. Saw no bricks or atones thrown, or
sizl;,ll-.1..! at the soldiers. Some few old people had walking
Did not see any one offend the soldiers Lamy way ; She
people running away from the soldiers.
to.. witress was not cross.examintd.
Jes:ph Watson examined by Mt. Hunt.—/ reside at Old-
14"at. I overtook and passtd the Oldham party ess they were
.sus to Nisnehester, on the 66th. Tney Isere going slang
`.;AifilY. IWI no rite ct violent,. I saw a tats walking-stieks