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trates had actually issued the order for the cline of! John Whittaker—l saw tees on his return fritn
the Cavalry cn the 16th of August; and, if so, he Manchester, when he complained of being severely
(Mr. Harmer) was prepared to maintain, that those wounded. I saw him-alto on the Wednesday before
Magistrates were parties to, and legally responsible his death, and he looked extremely ill. He was in
for all the melancholy results of that charge. The excellent health before the Manchester Meeting.
Learned Gentleman appeared to express some stir- Joseph Clegg deposed to having seen the deceased
prise that the charge preferred in this case was not on the 22d di August, which was the Wake time, at
extended to the 15th Hussars; hut that surprise would Middle.on. Was in company s% ith him in two pub-
cease, when he informed the Learned Gentleman that lie houses, when deceased drank some malt liquor,
there was no evidence whatever to justify any imp- bir appeared very dejected.
Cation on that corps. On the contrary. indeed, as his, Anna Jones-1 live in Windmill-street, Manches-
object in this prosecution was to convict those who : ter, within forty yards of the hustings. I saw the
cut, and not those who saved the people, he should Cavalry cutting and slashing niets on their way to
have to adduce evidence to shew that officers andlthe hustings. After getting to the hustings, they
privates of the 15th Hussars, instead of being parties turned their horses round, and rode over the people
to maiming or murder, were most meritoriously ac- in all directions, still cutting and slashing. A num-
tire in endeavouring to restrain the sanguinary fury ber of wounded per sons were taken into my house.
of the Manchester Yeomanry. But some evidence I saw one of the Cavalry strike a woman, and draw
to that effect had already been raid before the Court, blood. I was fully employed in palling people into
and much more, he promised, was forthcoming.— my house, in order to save their lives. I saw a great
-In opposition to the Learned Gentleman's view of quantity of blood on the field, near the place where
the Law with respect to the doctrine of principals in the husLings had stood. One of the Special Constables
crime, Mr. Harmer quoted a variety of cases from came into my house, and, with great triumph, ex-
the Reports of Plowden and Cook, he also stated. the claimed—" This is Waterloo for you !—this is Waa
opinion of Mr. Justice Blackstone. From those cases terloo !" The soldiers whom I saw cutting, I knew
and that opinion, he contended for that evidence to be the Manchester Yeomanry, from my acquaint-
which be proposed to adduce with respect to the cut- ance with their dress. The people, in great crowds,
ting and maiming at St. Peter's-field, and.te idea- were getting away as fast as they could. I took
city of the persons guilty of such cutting and maim- many into my house. The rail in front of my house
ing, every person so guilty being, in his view; a piny broke down from the pressure of the crowd, occa-
in flee commission of murder. But it was to be in• sioned by the cutting of the Cavalry, and a woman
ferred, from the Riot Act, that according, to the fell down, and was taken up dead.
judgmentof the Legislature, persons even passive were John Jones, the husband of the last witness, cor-
to be deemed guilty, if they did not disperse within roborated all his wife's testimony, adding that he saw
a given period. Here Mr. Harmer read the Statute Mr. Withington and Mr. Bowker, who were two of
of Henry the Seventh, with resct to the nature of the Manchester Yeomanry, cutting at every one they
the inquiry to be pursued, and of the evidence ad- could reach. An Officer, apparently of the regular
missible before a Coroner. I.fpOn proceeding to read army, came up, and, shaking his sword, cried outa--
the Statute Law with regard to the duties and powers " For shame! for shame! Gentlemen. Forbear! for-
of a Coroner, Mr. Ferrand intereupted,Mr. Harmer, bear ! The people cannot get away."—From his
observing that he did not require adyitiformation on windowhe saw the people lying in the Area, one upon
that head. the other; and when taken out, they appeared black
Mr. ASHWORTH, adverting to Mr. Harmer's allu- in the face, as if strangled. Withington and Bowker
sion to the Riot Act, took occasion to dispel what lie continued cutting at the people, while they were
called the very erroneous notion which had gone groaning and screaming, from the'pressure upon each
abroad with regard to the necessity of rending that other, and imploring for mercy. To one poor man
Act previous to any order for the dispersion of an he gave a bowl of water, and whilst he was drinking,
illegal Meeting. He was surprised at the extent of a Special Constable came up and knocked it out of
the error which prevailed upon this subject, as, ac- his hand.
cording to common law, any illegal Meeting could At a quarter before sir, the Court adjourned till
be legally dispersed without at all reading the Riot nine to-morrow morning.
Act. All, indeed, that this Act had done, in aid of
the powers with which the Magistracy were invested
by the common law, was to pronounce it a felony on
the part of those who continued together for one hour
after such assembly was formally proclaimed illegal.
After repeating and enforcing his former arguments,
The CORONER decided, as he had done before, that
no evidence should in future be admitted which did
not directly refer to the attack upon John Lees, or to
any cutting or maiming in the immediate vicinity of
the hustings, when that attack was made. This de-
cision he thought it the more necessary distinctly to
repeat, as application had been made to hifn on the
evening of Saturday, for no less than 100 fresh sum-
monses, and he could not conceive any object for
such an extraordinary application, unless to prolong
or perplex the investigation.
After some further remarks by Messrs. ASHWORTH
and HA MI ER—•

LEWES MEETING.

A Requisition of several of the Housekeepers au
Lewes having been presented to the Chief Officers of
the Borough, requesting them to convene a Meeting
for the purpose of considering the proceedings at
Manchester on the 16th of August last, one of them
declined all interference with the prayer of the Re-
quisitionists; but the other, Mr. STUART, acceded to
the wishes of the Requisitionists, and on Monday last
a Public Meeting' was held in the County Hall.—
About 150 persons were present. The cause assigned
for the assembly not being more numerous is, the
Outrageous zeal of a few Radicals, who, ambitious to
monopolize the honour of calling a Meeting, offended
the great majority of more moderate Reformers.
In Lewes there are many respectable and intelli-
gent men, who are known for their political opposi-
tion to the measures of Administration; but on this
occasion they would not countenance the proceed-
ings of a Meeting, called for what they considered
mere party purposes. There was little debate upon
the several resolutions, which were nearly similar to
those adopted in other places, and unanimously car
ried. Messrs. JOHN MARTEN, JEREMIAH LARWILL.
JOSHUA and SAMUEL MANTELL, and a Mr. GOLD,
were the only speakers.
An Address to the PRINCE REGENT, embodying
the sentiments of the assembly was then agreed tot
after which resolutions of thanks were voted to Mr.
HUNT and the Chairman; and a subscription was
proposed for the purpose of obtaining legal redress
for the sufferers at Manchester. It is scarcely neces-
sary to state that the Meeting dispersed quietly.

James Mills was examined.—l am a hatter, and
reside in Oldham. Have been in John Lees's com-
pany once. Was not at the Manchester Meeting on
the 16th August. Saw Lees at the West Wood Inn
about twelve o'clock at night, who was there with
some other company. Was with Lees about a quar-
ter of an hour. I left him there. He complained
very much of his wounds, particularly of one on his
elbow ; said he had received another on his left shoul-
der. Lees was not drunk, but rather fresh, as it ap-
peared to him. Was not long in his company. Lees
appeared much as usual. Lees told witness he had
been at the Meeting. Did not think he was in danger.
His conduct was such as might become a person who
had received a wound likely to cause his death ; but
he did not appear as a man likely to die. He com-
plained very much. Some person slighted his wound,
and he replied sharply. Lees told him that he had
been at a wake at Middleton, and that he had had
some sharp words with some persons there.
Dr. Simmons being called, the evidence of Mr.
Basnett and Mr. Cox was read over to him, and he
declared, that from all that he had heard, the injuries
which the deceased had received on the 16th of Au-
gust, were not, and could not, have been the cause
of his death.—Here the Doctor, who said he had
been Surgeon to the Manchester Infirmary for 27
years, entered into a long medical dissertation, to
illustrate and enforce the justice of his opinion. This
dissertation occupied the Court for nearly two hours.
In reply to a question from a Juror, whether, al-
though the wounds of the deceased were not sufficient
to produce death, they might not have been the cause
of the disease which occasioned his death ? the Doctor
answered in the negative, adding, that Lees had, be-
fore his death, recovered from all the dangerous con-
sequences of his wounds.
By the FOREMAN—You have stated, that if the
deceased had received ten times as much injury, as
he had received, he would not have died of that in-
jury. Now, what injury did ho receive?
Witness—l only speak from the circumstances, as
they have been stated by Messrs. Basnett and Cox.
By Mr. Karr—Do you mean to say that bruises
received on the sides of a man might not produce his
death at the expiration of three weeks?
Witness—They could not; he could not survive
so long.
Mr. HARMER asked whether Mr. Cox who had
seen the body internally, and Mr. Basnett avho had
examined it externally, were not likely to forma more
correct judgment than the witness, who had not seen
the body at all ?
Witness—l may, without arrogance, say, that from
my more extended practice and longer experience, I
am more likely to form a correct judgment than the
Gentlemen alluded to.
Mary Fletcher, the sweetheart of John Lees, saw
him after he was cut. It was on the 21st August. I
was with him about a quarter of an hour. I saw him
again on the Monday night before he died. He was
in bed. lie did not know me, nor speak to me. I
saw him on the 14th of August, and he was in per-
fect flood health and spirits. On the 21st August
he complained of his arni being very ill cut, and he
said nothing else.

The Rebecca, alum, from Omega to London, was run en
shore at the back of Yarmouth Pier yesterday, with loss of rud-
der and damage, having struck on the Cockle Sand.
FALMOUTH, OC lORER 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Thirty,
name, from Leith for Lisbon.
Poet:mourn, Ocrosra s.—Wind N.W.—Arrived his Mr:-
jetty's HIND, from Leith. Passed up Channel the Ajax, from
Madras for London. Sailed the Perseverance, Paurga, for
Honduras; Ernest, BLATSOi4, for Bahia; Amelia Wilson, Usi-
neawoon, for the South Seas; Elizabeth, &Tuns, and Sarah,
VosiHyritrasux, for Sierra Leone; Britannia, Davns, for Darn-
burgh ; and the Albion, Reza, for London.
MA/KATI, Ocvoazas—Arrived the sloup Luck's-all, SzAxanoss,
from Hull for Newhaven, with the loss of her masts.
Dias., SmiLmzia s.—Wind N. Sailed the whole of the
outward-bpund, except the Pomona, South Seaman, which ship
remains to repair her windlass.—Came down from the River
and sailed the Heurico, for Boston ; Ann, WILKIE, for Saint
Domingo; Bayard, for Virginia; Jane, /HILT/NKR, for the isle
of May; his Majesty's ship STRATA/; and the Cape Packet, for
the Cape of Good Hope : the latter remains.
The Partridge, Captain KELLY, has arrived in
the Downs, from Bombay, from whence she sailed
on t)te 25th of May, and from the Cape of Good
eon the 4th of August. She brings advice of
the arrival, at the latter place, on the 29th of July,
of the Abundance store-ship, Lieut. CAMPBELL, from
Portsmouth, for whose safety apprehensions had been
entertained, in consequence of the length of time she
had been out, having sailed from Portsmouth on the
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During the last week a suspicion was entertained,
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lat an utterer of forged Bank of England notes was !! °
or about Ramsgate : this became confirmed, pret f ~ i
ping elicited, that a villain, in the habit of a silo(
Laker, who has taken in summer-work for some
eeks past, was the character implicated. Several ,1
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aced to him, which ,becoming public, he left .the f .
rwn suddenly. A Bank Inspector, with a consta. 1.
le, have ineffectually endeavoured to overtake him
I his hasty flight. ' I
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CORN-EXCIIANOZ, OCT. 6.—We had a large arrival l' .. 1
I Wheat and Batley this morning from the Suffolk
cast, but very, little demand for the former article, ,
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,hich met heavy sale at Monday's prices. Barley is
.om Is. to 2s. per gnat ter cheaper, and a large gum).
ty remains on hand, which conid not be got off at
mat reduction. In Peas, Beans,' and Oats, there is ii' I i
o alteration:
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