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hands of the poorest classes of society. The training and mlil-
tary drilling of large bodies of men, under regular leaders, have
for some time been carried en to a. great:extent. and the times
chosen for the purpose are principally dining the night or at
such hours as seem best Calculated to elude public Id:Libation.
Marching, and other military movements, are pract with
great precision, and the words of command are promptly and
implicitly obeyed. It has not come to the knowledge of the
Grand Jury that arms have been used on thesi occasions, and,
thotigh there is no doubt that weapons of offence have been ma-
nufactured, yet to what amount dors not appear.
One of the most powerful engines to which the disaffected
have resorted, is a system of intimidation, which prevails to a
most 'serious and alarming degree. Not only have threats to
persons and property been made use of, and put into execution,
but even combinations have been formed to discountenance and
to ruin those publicans and shopkeepers who have come forward
in support of the civil power. To such an extent does this pre-
vail, that individuals who are well-disposed are deterred from de-
daring the sentiments which they really entertain, or from giv-
ing information which may lead to the detection of offenders.
Whatever may be the real object of those wha have obtained
an influence over the minds of the misguided, there is reason to
believe, from the declarations which have been openly and
avowedly made, that the object of the lower classes of these
people in general, is no other than to reverse the orders of so-
ciety which have so long been established, and to wrest by force
from the present possessors, and to divide among themselves the
landed property of the country.
The Magistrates who act in the disturbed districts, and Rho
are few in number, and harassed by continued and unremitting
attention to their duties, state themselves to be unable to pre-
serve the public peace, under any circumstances of peculiar agi-
tation.

Resort has recently been had to the Watch and Ward Act,
but in many parts of the abovementioned Districts, the mea-
sure is, for obvious reasons, incapable of being carried into
effect, and in others has proved wholly inefficacious. Indeed,
in one populous District, no warrant for ordinary offences, or
other legal protege, can be executed : the payment of Taxes has
ceased, and the Landlords are threatened with the discontinu-
ance of their rents.
The Grand Jury think it their duty. to submit these facts and
obserrations to the Lord Lieutenant of the County, and to his
Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, and at the same time to express their firm determination
to support the Government of the Country, and to maintain,
unimpaired, the Constitution, as at present established in Church
and State.—Signed, by direction of the Grand Jury,
STANLEY, Foreman.
59. Letter from the Constables of Manchester :
ifanchester Police. Wee Sept. 16.
bir Loss—We have avoided troubling your flee,
with
frequent communications, knowing that our highly esteemed
friend, Mr. Norris, was in constant correspondence with the
Home Department.

We deeiu it, howe'ver, our duty to state some of the difficul-
ties with which we have had to contend; and which, as they
are rapidly increasing, will press heavily on the Gentlemen whq
art shortly to-succeed us in office.
Before Mr. Hunt made his appearance here, his followere
had gives us much trouble; they have now acquired so power.:
ful an ascendancy in ;his neighbourhood, that be is able, at any
time, to agitate this town most seriously; aid by a very short
notice to move an overwhelming population in any direction,
and for almost any purpose.
Your Loidship has, we believe, already been made acquain-
ted with the decease of Campbell, one of our supernumeraries,
who was literally stoned to death, publicly, in the forenoon of
the 17th ult. merely because he was connected with this Office.
Another Special Constable now lies in the Infirmary danger-
ously wounded, under similar circumstances.
More than a week before the Meeting of the 16th ult. two
of our beadles, who were protecting a man whilst posting the
Prince Regent's proclamation, were shamefully abused, as lien
as the man, and held prisoners at the New Cross, by a mob of
mere than 500 persons.
'he lioroughreeve and ourselves, with our Deputy and four
assistants, having proceeded to the spot, were also violently at-
tacked and beaten away with stones, previously taken up from
the pavement for the purpose.
For some time previously to the 16th ult. well-dressed per-
sons were sure to be insulted if they Clewed themselves in the
neighbourhood of New Oros*, Newton-lane, Ancoats, &c. and
were it not for the certainty that the military could soon be at
hand, no decent person would now venture near those places.
Since Mr. Hunt's arrival here, the respectable householders
have been kept in almost constant alarm, and the noise and up-
roar which uniformly attend his movements have produced the
most dangerous consequences to many families. .
Amongst persons unconnected with business, a general &spa
iltion prevails to leave the neighbourhood; and of those who are
able to retire from trade, a considerable proportion seems deteni
mined to do so.
The difficulty in collecting rents from those of the lower qr.
ders who are able to pay increases daily, and serious depremelei
in the value of property is consequently taking place.
We have also much reason to fear that numbers, whom we
bad looked upon as neutral with respect to Mr. Hunt, are bes
coming partizans ; and we-ought not to disguise the fact, that a
degree of intimidation very generally prevails, which deprives us
of the usually efficient support and cordial assistance of some of
our principal inhabitants.
The Special Constables, as a body, were all that we could
wish, and have given us abundant proofs of their loyalty and
spirits but of those who are Shopkeepers or Publicans, many
have so much lost their &nom, that they must either cease act-
in or be. mines!.
The sacrifice of wealth and comforts which the Magistrates
have willingly made, can only be duly appreciated by ourselves ;
and we are bound to declare our belief, that nothing but the
purest patriotism could have influenced or supported them.
An anxious desire to serve the Public faithfully, has com-
pletely exhausted our worthy colleague, the Boroughreeve, and
his life is still in danger; and, indeed, we are ourselves so much
worn out, that we should shortly become unequal to our duty,
were it not for the prospect of our year being soon ended.
If we are asked, what has oecasioned this state of society here ?
we must reply, the licentiousness of the Press chiefly, aided by
the inflammatory speeches of itinerant Demagogues, and the
establishment of Schools for instructing Adults, as well as Chil-
dren, to revile and despise the Civil and Religions Institutions
of the Country.
Whatever constitutional health or strength our successors in
attics may fortunately possess, or however zealous they may be
in the discharge of their duty, we are firmly persuaded, my
Lord, things cannot long go on in this way; and we hope this
conviction will be our apology for writing so much at length on
this occasion. We have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble servants,
JOHN MOORE, Jun. constables.'
JONATHAN ANDREW, 1
To the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Sinuouni.
40. Letter from Mr. Jones, Postmaster of Macclesfield, ieth
August, giving an account of the attack made by the mob on
the premises of Mr. Wilson, the Printer of The Maccletfield
Courier, and Mr. Grimulitch, Solicitor, an Officer in the Che-
shire Yeomanry.
41. Lettet from the Lord Provost of Glasgow, 242 d of August,
announcing that the Meeting there on the 21st ended without
any disturbance.
42. Letter from Earl Fitzwilliam.
43. The letter referred to in the preceding :
Leassahren, Aupsst 26, 1619.
Mr Loan—l have this Morning received a letter, dated eoth
inst. from Mr. Haigh, Mu Haigh Ailed, and -Mr. liorsfall, three
Magistrates acting at Huddersfield and in its neighbourhood, a
copy of which I send for your Lordship's information.
No doubt it would have been more satisfactory had no Meet-
ing whatever taken place ; but it is a subject of satisfaction that,
taking place, it passed off peaceably, and that the assembly dis-
persed quietly, without the interference of any Constituted An-
therity ; and no less so, that though a second Meeting was
announced for the following evening, it did not take place.
I trust, however, that your Lordship will approve the•mtieel
vigilance of these Magistrates, and the precautionary measures'
which they have adopted, by swearing in a number of Special
Constables, and by calling out the Huddersfield Troop of Yea.
=miry on permanent duty ; and I am confident your Lordship
•may rely on their discretion, land the Constituted Authosities
wil! not be unnecessarily committed in doubtful cams, but' their
powers used only when manifest necessity shall justify their et-
' ercise. I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most-obedient, Stu
Vise. litosuners, &c. WENTWORTH FITZWILDIAM.
41. Letter from Earl Fitzwilliam, of the 48th August, and
inclesing-
4i. Letter trait the Meter of Ueda, of lath lupus, rebid:*

to the Hundtt Moor Mee+ings,g. and 4C, A copy of th
time for the Wakefield Meetiu e . D ...i
47. Letter from Larl Pitzwilliam, of Ist Alrgott,inclosi
48, a letter from Colonel llorton, of 27th Aegust, gisin
opinion that " it is quite certain the object [of the R
meetings] is absolute lei:alai:NC-49 a letter front the 711
of Leeds, of 27th August, stating his confidence that ' the
he had would be sufficient to preserve the a
t=e next ;ti
Meeting was to take place"—and, 50, a letter hoes ike
of the Peace, of 28th. August, announcing that the Merthig
gone off peaceably.
51, 52, 53. Relate to the bleetir.gs at Paisley and Clay
54, 55. Relate to the above Leeds Meeting.
56. Relates to the leetiiig at Chester.
1 57,
&c n the
Count y 59. Relaof te tChester.o arrangements nude by the Mag'
. i
60. Is a letter from Mr. Marsh, a Lancashire Magibtrarj
lative to Pikes.
vocal 1. The Information
to make of
ikes--" P. Q. who received orders (rota
for one hundred."
persons p Believes he could have
oa
Go. The Information of Q. R. that about 100.penons
questioned him, di,tantly, as to his willingnese to makt
and about 40 had applied directly. Pil

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1819.
THE FUNDS.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLCCEI
3 per Cent. lteduced 67t 67
3 per Cent. Consols 614 671 ,
Si. pe\r Cent. 76.1 75{
4 per Cent.
5 per Cent. Navy 104} 1031 104
Bank Long Annuities 17 9-16 •
India Stock 209—India Bonds 7s. ss. pre.
Exchequer Bills (2d.) 2s. 3s• dis.
Commercial 20s. discount
Consols for Acct. 684 68i.

So large a Minority as -one hundred and fifty,
an Amendment to the Address, on the first day ie
Session, is unexampled in the annals of ParLamm
and gives decided evidence of the general sent,
the Country zespecting the transactions at Mande
ter. SC; marked an expression of popular opii
will have some influence on the measures intendtd
be proposed in the way of restraint. Contrive sa
way to prevent people from getting hungry, or e
some way to feed them. Without this, other measa
so far from averting, will tend to hasten, a e
which every real friend to his country must
precate.

In our preceding columns will be four.d a

derable portion of the Papers on the State of:
Nation. The remainder will appear to-morrow,
as soon as we can possibly make room for then

We have, in our abstract, enumerated every oar
the documents, and given at length those which
late to the question that now chiefly occupies
public mind ; others we only enumerate, becausei
the particulars to which they refer, were detaila
the STAR at the time they occurred.
From the very first document it will appear, I
apprehend, that much of the discontent that?
vades the Manufacturing Districts, and many ofi
Reform Meetings, which have occasioned so rim
alarm and uneasiness, have arisen from the erre
distress of the labouring classes, from want of e
ployment, or—which is a thousand fold mere it
taring, from a want of a due remuneration for ti
labour, when employed :—a subject to whirl:
long laboured to. call the attention of the Pub:
Had our call been attended to, as it ought, nit
tenths, at least, of the agitation that has been eq

rienced, might have been avoided. We allude
this topic, not for the purpose of dealing out a
sures, or wishing to fix superlative blame in any I%
titular quarter, or on any particular class: but se
a'view, if possible, now to draw the public attesti
to this stilt existing evil—the real cause of en

thing that has occurred, carrying with it real gro
for alarm.
As to the idiots who call themselves Radicals,
London, who are they ?—what are they ?—what
such men do ? They remind us of the fly on them
♦olving wheel, exclaiming, " See what a dust' kid
up !" Look at their late Meetings !—a few hunwel

.of ragged, idle people, among whom the pyc
gingerbread-men were better heard, calling "I
hot, all hot," than the orators themselves.

Wednesday, they were not bespattered •with

for the frost had rendered this impossible ; bat
experienced the same contempt as on their pme

>the'

Meeting.
But when we know, on the authority of the Ma
chester Authorities, that the People are suffering fn'
hunger—and the fact was well enough knowr.
fore; is it not high time to think of applying sc
remedy to this root of the evil? You may lame
the infatuation of the People, the wickedness of th
.
who attempt to excite them to acts of mischief and v
lence ; but you do nothing truly calculated to puts
end to the present agitation of the public mind, 109'
you continue inattentive to.the cause, and make no at
tempt to remove it.- As you value internal pew
and deprecate commotion, delay not the conside:
ton which we press upon your notice. 'his, this alone
is the only circumstance that threatens real danger.

We are happy to learn, from Halifax Papers re
ceived this morning to the 29. d of October, that the
' Fever at Bermuda has st.bsided, and that bat few
deaths have taken place.

We have received, b 7 the Leeward Island nail.
some recent and very important intelligence, reat:re