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London, England, 1819-08-30 00:00:00

COPY OF THE WARRANT FOR ARRESTING

MR. HUNT.

" Lawsuits zo wrr.—To the Constable of the Township of
Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, and also to all other
Constables and Peace Officers, within the said county.
" Whereas Richard Owen, bath this day made oath before
rri se, his Dlajesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said county
of Lancaster, that Henry Hunt, John Knight, Jos. Johnson,
and Moorhouse, at this time (now a quarter past one
o'clock) have arrived in a car, at the Area near St. Peter's
Church, and that an immense mob is collected, and that be con-
siders the town In danger, and the said party moving thereto.—
These are, therefore, in his Majesty's name, to require yon
forthwith to take and bring' before us, or some other of his
Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said County,
the bodies of the said Hunt, Knight, Johnson, and Moor-
house, to enter into recognizance, with sufficient sureties, as
well for their appearance at the next General Sessions of
Assizes to be holden in and for the said County, then and there
to do and receive u by the said Court shall be enjoined, and also,
in the mean time to keep the peace towards his said Majesty
and all his liege silbjects. Herein fail not. Given under our
hands and seals, the 16th day of August, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen."
Wet. Hums, C. W. EVILLSTON, WK. 111ARSIOT,
W. IL HAY, J. Savanza, J. News,
IL Wale" T. W. TAI7OII, R. FLISCILEIM
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ROBIULT TaMlllolc
LETTER FROM MR. HUNT TO THE MAGISTRATES

OF MANCHESTER.

" New Bailey Prison, Wednesday Noon, Aug. 18, 1819.

" GENTLEMEN—As I was informed by the Magis-
trates, before whom I was taken yesterday, that a
Coroner's Inquest would sit to-morrow (Thursday) on
those persons who lost their lives on Monday last, in
consequence of the dreadful attack of the military,
upon an unarmed and peaceable multitude, and as I
was present, and saw the commencement of this ille-
gal and unconstitutional act of violence, and can iden-
tify some of those who first committed a breach of
.the peace, I demand, as an act of common justice,
that I may be permitted to be present at such In-
quest, in order that the Coroner, if he thinks proper,
may interrogate me, before. the Jury ; also, I beg to
suggest the propriety of the Gentleman, who is the
Reporter to the Times London Newspaper, being also
present at the said Inquest, as he was an eye-witness
of the whole; and being altogether unconnected with
those who called the Meeting, or meant to take any
part in the proceedings of the day, will be a pecu-
liarly important because a disinterested evidence. •

" And as I have seen quite enough already to con-
vince me that the real murderers are endeavouring
to wipe the bloody stain from their remorseless,
guilty souls, by casting imputations and suspicions
upon others that they know had no hand, directly or
indirectly, in the foul and cowardly deed, I am bold
to say, that such Inquest will be esteemed in the eye
of GOD and man, worse than suspicious, unless all the
parties who are imprisoned, or said to be instrumental
in the act, be permitted to be present, and interro-
gated before the Jury by the Coroner. You will
recollect, Gentlemen, that you have no common case
in hand, and that the eye of the whole country will
shortly be fixed with a scrutinizing penetration upon
every step you take in this bloody affair.
" I am, Gentlemen, your Prisoner,
41 HENRY HUNT."
" To J. Noses, Esq. the Rev. W. R. Hay, Chairman,
or any of the Magistrates of Manchester."

•' Be you assured that there are thousands of wit-
nesses, and many of them of the first respectability
and fortune, in this town, who will prove that not
one finger was raised against the Peace Officers, the
Military, or the Magistrates, upon the ground where
the Meeting was held ; and that no resistance what-
ever was made to the bloody murderers, till the Yeo-
manry had driven individuals to the wall, and they
resisted to protect their own lives. As for the Man-
chester Yeomanry, they were all in disorder before
the charge ; and if the people had chosen to resist,
the men who had the flag-staves would have unhorsed
and taken them every one prisoners, if they thought
proper. But the people had been instructed not to
resist. Whether this were wise advice or not, remains.
to be proved.
FROM OUR PRIVATE CORRESPONDENT.
4. MANCHESTER, AUGUST U.
Id By The Mancheztar Gazette, which I now trans-
mit you, you will see the results of the final eaaml.

nation of Him' and Co. viz. the virtual, though not
the professed abandonment, of the charge of Treason,
and their commitment on a charge of 4 conspiracy to
alter the laws by violence and threats.' You will ob-
serve the notable anti-climax of this charge. The
evidence was complesely common-place; no one cir-i
cumstance was elicited which was not previously
known ; and the only ground for the prosecution con-
sists in the turn which the apprehensions of the wit-
nesses induced them to give to undisputed facts: thus'
it was sworn, that the sticks were like threshing Hails,
though no one could pohit out any distinctive diffe-
rence between a walking-stick and a Hail. The' mi-
litary array was sworn to, but no one could make it
clearly appear what it meant. Mr. HUNT conducted
the cross-examination of the witnesses with great
acuteness and skill, but was very often interrupted
by the Bench, reference being sometimes made to
Mr. BOUCMIER, the Solicitor to the Treasury, to know
if HE would permit the question to be put?
" In one instance, when Mr. HUNT reminded a
witness that be was upon his oath,' he was told that
he should not be allowed to intimidate' a witness.
After the evidence had been gone through, Mr. BUNT
addressed the Bench in a most animated manner for
upwards of 20 minutes, and with great ability. I
should have previously mentioned, that one question
which Mr. HUNT proposed to a witness was objected
to by the Magistrates, who stated that it should not
be allowed then, but that Mr. HUNT would have an
opportunity of putting it 'at his trial.' What, then,'
said Mr. HUNT, you have made up your minds to
send me to ti ial. I thought this examination had
been for the purpose of deciding whether I was to be
tried or not ?' When the hearing had concluded, the
Magistrates left the Bench to consult amongst them-
selves, and Mr. Bouctlien quitted the Court; pre-
sently he returned, when Mr. HUNT addressed him,
saying he feared he had been out with the Magis-
trates, and insisted upon his remaining in Court, un-
less his own Solicitor (Mr. PEARSON, of London,) was
permitted also to be ptesent. Mr. BOUCIIIER then
resumed his place in Court. Mr. HUNT'S bail was fixed
by the Magistrates at £lOOO for himself, and two
sureties at £5OO each, and the Magistrates stated
that they should be willing to take it at any reasona-
ble time in the course of the evening. It was under-
stood that notice of bail was immediately given, brit
this was not true, respecting Mr. HUNT. Before six
o'clock, Mr. Hum' and some of the prisoners were on
the road to Lancaster, under an escort of Dragoons.
This measure excited great surprise, and was consi-
dered by the populace (who knew not that Mr. HuNT
had refused to give bail,) as exhibiting an appearance
of being founded on personal dislike.
44 When the Magistrates were waited upon in the
course cf the evening with bail, they excused them-
selves on some ground or other from attending to
business that night, and fixed twelve o'clock this day
for receiving the bail. Accordingly about that time
Mr. EDMUND GRUNDY, of Pilsworth, and Mr. Tito-
MAS Cll.levA v, of Manchester, were received as his'
sureties, with the appro'uation of Mr. BOWCHIER.—
When that Gentleman had quitted the Court, I un-
derstand Mr. lltiNT's friends applied for an order for
his discharge, which the Magistrates refused, under
the pretext that they could not grant it without the
sanction of the Solicitor to the Treasury, who had
then quitted the Court. Mr. PEARSON was therefore
under the necessity of going in quest of him, and
having obtained his consent for Mr. HUNT'S dis-'
charge, the Magistrates acceded to it, and Mr. CHAP..
MAN, I hear, set off to Lancaster with the order, at
two o'clock this afternoon.

" As a proof of the temper with which Mr. HUNT,
and all who have to do with him, have been treated,
it may be noticed, that his Solicitor was, on the day
of examination, refused admittance to him for at
least an hour and a half. He stood upon the steps
of the prison, exposed to the grossest insults and
abuse. One brute said to Mr. PEARSON—" B—t
your eyes, if my duty permitted me, I should like to,
bury a bayonet in your guts!" This conduct was so
often repeated, that Mr. PEARSON at last sent a note
to the Magistrates, saying he considered his life in
danger, and as he should no longer expose himself
to the treatment he had received, he would require
Ito be summoned when the examination commenced.
This had the desired effect ; Mr. PEA nsoN at length
got admission to see the prisoner, and assisted him,
with great ability during his examination. The town
is most perfectiy quiet, as much so as before Me Ma-
.istrates and Military exerted themselvei g to preserve
tranquillity:"

PRESTON, SATURDAY.—EarIy last evening it was
given out, in this town, that Mr. Hunt was etpected
to arrive, on his way to be conveyed to Lancaster
Castle. Curiosity to gain a sight of so notorious a
character, drew large crowds together, opposite the
Bull Inn, who continued to wait with great patience
until past ten, wheal many considering his arrival un-
certain, the streets gradually became less crowded.
About one o'clock, however, the rattling of a coach,
and the trampling of horses, announced the approaLli
of the object of curiosity. Mr. hunt was accompa-
nied by Knight, SaAton, Healy, Wild; Jones, Swift,
and Bamford ; and the whole were escorted by a
troop of korse. They remained in town about three
quarters Tf an hour, and were then conveyed for-
ward to Lancaster Castle.

LANcAsTER.----Gazdte Offee,• Saturday, Five
°Clock, 4, M.—We stop the Presi to announce th.e

arrival and com mittal to our Castle of R3nt
a.
seven•others. They were in the custody of At. \
DIN, and escorted by a troop of the 18th lips ,„
are informed they are committed for a Consiitar.

A Meeting of the County of Renfrew %%1,4,,
the 20th instant, the Vtcr-LnsurEsattr in 04(14
when it was resolved to open a Sqbscription filt;
relief of the operative Weavers out of empi„,,44r
Nearly £l,OOO were immediately subscribed.
NOTTINGHAM, AUGUST 27.—The nalinchob
heart-rending spectacle has been corrinued ett,
the week, of the workmen, in great numberr, k.
ing in solemn procession thrcugh the streets
most orderly manner, and with dejected county

tcaiTying boards affixed to poles, bearing
4/ Pity our Distress! Pity our Children! We ask
Bread!"

LOUGHBOROUGH, AucusT 26.—Tuesd:ly
a truce was announced, in consequence of the

having acceded to an advance of prices; and
fore no more flames w•ete brought in. Ind,

of the men have already fetched their recpecuretio
chines back again from the general depot, Mr. L.,
new corn warehouse, with a view of resumir.g
employ as soon as the preliminary arrangeinex,
finally ratified.

The Paris Papers of Thursday and Friday
arrived since our last.

The Fete of St. Louis, which was ca.
Wednesday, was commemorated by a very bra;,:
act of Royal clemency.

His MAJLSTY granted 535 pardons to persons
der different sentences, of which 315 um free!
dons, and 190 either commutations o: rein<sior,,
part of punishment ; 113 of the pardons or
tations were granted to individuals under
political offences, 26 of whom had been c
to banishment, and eleven to deportation.
Five per Cents. Thursday, 71 fr. 70c.

A Mail from Holland has brought us th:s
Papers and Letters to the 47th instant. It
says one of them, that the French Gov:.
taches great importance, to what is now passing
England; Couneriare continually arriving -- -
and the telegraphs from that town to Paris are
tinually,kg work. .

' A Dqhlin•Paper. which we have received
wooniag; announces the receipt of a letter from
titilton (Berruda), dated July 4, stating the •
there of a 'level called the Three Brothers, '
ighl•important intelligence from the .
'Maihn, thyat the Patriots had taken the City

Saturday morning, at eleven o'clnck, the
Raceivr, attended by Sir B. ElLoomriri.n.

ton-House in his.travelling-carriage for Wind:a
a visit to the Princesses. His Royal Ilightms
not return, but was to pioc;red Froth acrlcc c:
tour to Warwickshire.

Mr. BROOKS, to whom the letter of Sir
BURDETT had been originally forwarded for
cation, has received the authority of the Boo;
Baronet to deliver up the manuscript to Mit.i,
they desired. Thus the worthy Baronet .
avows, and is ready to meet, as we expected,
consequences of his act. Sir FRANCIS is exp..
town this day or tomorrow, and on his arrival
day will be fixed for the Meeting of the
Westminster, at which he has been invited

—Morning tlrenide.
It is with much pleasure we have to
Mr. HOBHOUSE has sent £lOO to Major CAN
as a Subscription for the Relief of the'

Sufferers. We refer to this fact with more
tion as no efforts have been made to disserm
circumstance, and as this is a comms.ncement
we trust will yet be a munificent subscription.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.---One of those bar
for which this Theatre is remarkable, was'

Saturday evening, by the production of a new
medy, in three Acts, attributed to the pen of
JAviEioN ; it is entitled P1.17'0713 awl Crows.
ception was perfectly and deies verily enthu.
The Piece was announced for repetition arras.
of applause, and promises to have a very st.
run. The Prologue, which was delivered by
TFRRY, is chiefly remarkable for an allusion to
intended re-building of this Theatre, after the
of the present season.

Dorms, Anc. 28.—His Excellency Lord CLawc..Rt
arrived here last night from Calais, in the Chichester
Captain Rurraa.—Sailed this day, the Lord iLacan
Captain PASCO/L. for °stead, with a mail and plssenttn•
the Lord Duncan Packet, Captain IlAvatos, wills a tag
passengers, for Calais.
Aucs. 29.—Artived this morning, the Princess
Packet, Captain IfALLANDS, from Ostend, with a mad r
gers ; also, the King George, Captain Kist, and a
Packet, from Calais, with passengers.—Saßed this
Captain ?sloven, for Calais, with passengers.
Posmoaotims, Anc. 29.—Arrived the Thomas want
Gibraltar; dobn, Fatamas, from Sierra Lem, idol
Lord Mulgrave, TINDALL, from Halifax, in 9.7 days; tad
Briton, ROSE' from th,. Downs, for St. Johns. Nor 1'
—Passcci by the Colonist, from Bariaadoe..—Sarad Dis
ship Hves:rtotr, for Plymouth; lismschatka, Russia
for fit. Petersburgh ; and his Majesty's ship GaNstass.
Downs.-.-Wind S. w.
CORN-MARKET, MARK-LAE!, AITUST
Our Market was 'wen sup Plied with Wheats,
from Essex anti Kent, the major part of %%10_,
of this year's growth, and chiefly of fine q
but the trade was heavy at a decline cf firm it
2s. per quarter from the prices of this dal
New Barley comes slowly to hand, Oeren
tittle demand for it, and prices art nnir'...lY
last Monday, picked samples having sold
38s. and the infetiar sorts from 345. to
Is. per quarter cheaper, and dull sale
at th
meat. In Beans and Peas there is no alterx
SMITHFIELD MARKET, AUGI-ST s.
(To sink the offal ; rr stone of
Beef .51. 8d to Oa VcaL ........ 5, od tr
Mutton ....45'04 to 5s 2al Pork ..... Ss
Lamb 9a Od to 61 6d.
Beasts 2,llo—Calves 300—Sheep and Lambs 141.10 N"
Hay se4 Os to ,lab Os Straw •••,e= si3
Cenver—,..s QC to 7 tos I Itowen .....to of '''

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