Star.
London, England, 1819-09-10 00:00:00

MANCHESTER—Tuesday Night.

The following is a correct Report of what took
place at the New Bailey Court this day, upon the sub-
ject of an application to the Magistrates for Warrants
against certain members of the Manchester Yeomanry,
charged with cutting and maiming, at the 14/lacing of
the 16th ult. and which I was unable to detail in my
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last, in consequence of the early period at which the
coach set out :

Mr. H ARMER—I beg your attention a few moments.
Mr. Nonnts—What is your name ?
Mr. HARMER.—Haimer. I attend here on behalf
of persons who received sabre wounds on the 16th
ultimo from certain members of the Manchester Yeo-

manry. Fortunately for the ends of justice, the per-
sons who inflicted these wounds are identified ; and
the object of my application to you is, that you will
take the depositions of the witnesses, which I have
here prepared, and issue warrants to bring the patties
before you.
Mr. NORRIS.—Have you not presesented bills of
indictment to the Grand Jury at Lancaster against
the persons to whom you refer?
Mr. HARMER—I do not mean to disguise that bills
of indictment have been preferred to the Grand Juty
at Lancaster, which bills have been returned ignora-
mus. But I beg to observe, that the Grand Jury are
not to be deemed infallible ; and that it does not fol-
low, that because they may have mistaken their duty,
or misconceived the evidence, the avenues of public
justice should be closed, or all means of legal inquiry
set aside.
Mr. Noitats—Are not those on whose behalf you
.now apply, the same individuals whose bills of in-
dictment have been cut by the Grand Jury ?
Mr. HARMER—Yes, Sir. Those parties are in at-
tendance.
Mr. NORRIi—My own impressions are certainly
i'ery decided upon the subject. But, still, as there
are several of my brother Magistrates here, I -Wish to
consult, their judgment before I express my opinion.
Mr. Norris then retired from the Bench, and in a
few minutes returned, accompanied by several other
Magistrates, to whom Mr. Norris stated in Court,
that an application was made for warrants against
the same individuals with regard to whom Bills of
Indictment had been thrown out at the present As-
. sizes, oa the charge of cutting and maiming. He
then, addressing himself to Mr. Harmer, askect—:.
Have I stated your application correctly? if net,
I beg you will set me right." • e
Mr. HARMER—Youe have stated my application
pretty accurately ; but I have to observe that I have
'additional evidence* besides that laid before the
Grand Jury.. • ~ ,
Mr. Neaa.te-4 have no, hesitation in saying, that
I am qcidedly acfverse to the object of this applica-
tion. For, after the cases of the persons to whom/oil'
refer have been determined upon by so higlta tribu-
nal as the Grand Jury, b canndt see the propriety of
issuing warrants to commit them, in,order that they
should undergo the same. investigation again before
the same tribunal : such a proceeding would, in my
opinion, be a work of &upererOgation on our part.—
it would, indeed, be an act of impertinence and in-
•trusion towards the -Grand Jury. of the, County, if we
were so to interfere ; that would be to subject the de-
cision of a higher to the considefation, if not to the
controul, of a lower Court. But such a proceeding
would be altogether without precedent; and what
would be thought, for instancectif a Magistrate who
should grant a warrant against a maU_ for murder
after a Bill accusiag him of that crime had heed ig-
nored by a Grand Jury. Such a course would, in
fact-, be totally inconsistent with the principles of
British Justice. Had an application been made to
us before the Bills of Indictment were rejected by
the Grand Jury, we might with propriety have inter-
fered, and I should not have refused to interfere to
receive the depositions. I believe that I have spoken
the judgment of all my brother Magistrates; to which
those (sender= bowed assent..
Mr. HARMER—AraI touttelerstand that the Court
ref Use the application for warrants because the cases
have already been decided by the Grand Jury ?
Mr. Noaßts—Certainly—yes.
Mr. FLAaseett-i--Is it solely upon this ground that
the Court refuses to interfere ?
Mr. Noßßls—Yes.
M. HARMER—Then I beg leave to state, that I
have other cases which have not been before the Grand
Jury, and into which I am now fully prepared to en-
ter. The parties are present to maketheir depiksitions.
Mr. NORRIS, after consulting with his brother
Magistrates, observed—This is a matter of import-
ance, and will require some consideration ; but, as
we have other and pressing business to enter -into, we
must postpone the subject of this application, and
will apprise you, if you will let us know your ad-
dress, whether it will be convenient for us to enter
into the investigation to-day.
Mr. HARMER—I am at the Mosley Arms, Man-
chester; and when may I expect to hearfrom you?
Mr. Nl:mats—We shall probably be engaged for
an hour and ahalf, and shall be sorry to detain you
from any other business that may require your at-
tention.
Mr. HARMER—I have been spoken to by the
friends of two lads of the name of \Woe, against
whom indictments- have been found for libel, and
who are now iu custody on a Bench wan-ant for want
of bail. I wish to know to what amount bail will be
required ; because, if the sum be moderate, they can
immediately procure it.
Mr. goaats then said, that he would step out aid'
consult with his brother Magistrates, who-had with-
' drawn from the Bench upon the declaration of the
COuit with regard to
tthe application fpr wartatits.
After about five minutes ablence Mr. Nounts re-

!,ovseet, tecothpanied by hit broths btigistrues,.4nd
said; " The bail, requited for each bf the %Wei is
LlXlo,lind-two iiiretiei in £so each ;" and addtd,
I have takbn the oppOrtunity of consniting with thy
!brother Magistrates, upon yOUr'previous application
With respect to warrants, the con6oeration of which
I we had deferred ; and, as all of us who arc now pie.
I sent feel ourselves peculiarly circumstanced respect-
ing the occurrences of that day, we have cone fel a;
detertnination not to interfere in any investigatiUn on..
that subject."
Mr. HAuncan—May I beg to know the names of
the Magistrates who are now present, and idite come
to this determination?

Mr.NOßars—Certainly; their names are, Mr.Hul-
ton, .Mr. Wright, Mr. Marriott, and Mr. Fletcher.
Mr. HARMER asked, when the Court would be
prepared to receive bail for the two Wroes?
Mr. Noners—lt will be necessary that notice of
the proposed bail should be given to the Solicitor for
the prosecution ; and if the names are now giveh, the
bail may attend to-morrow.
Mr. HARMER—The warrant merely expresses that
they shall be brought before a Justice to put in bail—
and there is no order of Court that notice shall be
given. It will, therefore, be an extreme hardship
that these lads, one of whom is only 15 years of age,
should be confined with persons of the most excep-
tionable character. Let me hope, that the Magi-
strates will take into their consideration the peculiar
novelty of the charge against these boys—who, in
the sale of the alleged libel, were only' acting as
the agents of their brother. Such a proceeding
apprehend, without precedent
When the bail appeared, Mr. NORRIS questioned
them as to their responsibility, and asked them if
they could swear that they were worth 1001. each?-
Whereupon Mr. Hafttase objected to this examina-
tion, as 501. was the sum named, and for that sum
the bail were come prepared to justify.
Mr. Nonnts.—lt is the custom here to compel the
bail to justify in double the amount.
Mr. 'HARDIER.—It appears that there are many
customs here which are unheard of elsewhere.
Mr. Nostais.—l shall require it, Sir.
Mr. HARMER —I tender the bail; and it will be
recollected that the persons are here ready to justify
to the extent of SOL which is the sum actually re-
quired as bail.—Mr. HARMER then left the Court.
The Magistrates, upon reflection, thought proper
to accept the bail and, liberated the prisoners in the
course of the evening.
The Grand Jury at Lancaster was discharged yes-
terday, at noon; and no bill having been found
against Adamson, who was committed upon the ex-
traordinary charge of having seditious papers in his
possession, with, talent to publish them, that prisoner
will, of course, be discharged by proclamation.
Mr. HUNT, and all the other defendants charged
with the ceaspiracy, -are expected to arrive here
early to-morrow. More than double the nlimber re-
quired to. bail the prisoners appeared in.the Court
yesterday..
Owen has put in bail and traversed, so that his case
will not be brought to trial until the next Assizes, al-
bere-pablicly boasted of his eager.
ness to go to 'trial- at once; in order to vindicate his
*njuted.fame. -

OZDHAM, SEPTEMBER 8.
.• Half-past One in the Afternoon.
CORIIkER'S. niZILTEST ON THE DEATH OF
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" JOHN LEES.
This morning, at eleven o'clock, the Clerk of Mr.
FARRFN, the Coroner, residing. at RoChdale' met a
Jury, summoned last night, for the purpose of hold-
ing an Inquest on the death of John Lees, one of the
victims of the MeetiOg of the 16th ult. at Mancester.
The Jury being sworn, proceeded with the Coro- •
ner's Clerk to examine the body, and a more shock-
ing spectacle never presented itseltto my view. The
whole of the back exhibited symptoms of mortifica-
tion, and the right arm was dreadfully tut, evidently
by some sharp instrd;nent. On the return of the
Jury to the public-house where the Inquest was held,
Mr. Harmer, addressing himself to the Coroner's
Clerk, asked whether the Jury had been sworn?
Prk being told that they were, he requested to know
their names, to which the Coroner's Clerk replied,
'll.l shan't tell you: what is your name r
•Mr. Hastanta—My came is Harmer. I presume,
Sir, that you are the Coroner? • •.•
CLERK—No, I. am. not; lam the Cerl.k. of the
Coroner, Mr. Farrell. , who is at Lancaster, and I am
come here to hold the Inquest in his stead.'
Mr. HARMER—AIIow me to ask your name, Sir?
CLERK—I shan't tell you ; I won't answer any
questions.
Here some Gentleman observed, 'that he had no
doubt the Jury themselves would have no objection •
to tell their names. •
CLERK—No ; I desire that the Jury may answer
no questions. . •
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A Gentleman then Obsetiedr,ths the•gamiot ths
Clerk was Batty.
CLERK—Yes, that is my table.; I shall not pro-
ceed upon this Inquest now; I.shall adioii'm till Mr.•
•Farren comes. " .• it • . •
Mr. IlArtmEtt,-When you had the Jyry sisminon-
ed, and when you came here, wsit.lenot your inten-
tion to hold the Inquest ? L. r•
Rasmt.—Yes, it was my intbntion,:fo-
by•the Constable that Lees was
but from what 1 have seen since I c.
adjourn the Inquest.
111r.•HARMER—If you-had not seen
the witnesses, 'would you not haVe
the Inquest ?
will answer you no.
and (pointing to a Gentleman who
at the table) I suppose I 'shall see
and white in the New,papers in a fe
Mr. HAiotta—Any Gentleman who
tibusly and correctly need never.be -
lication of his conduct. Besides, this
any Man is at liberty to publish.
takes place here.
BATTY'—If Mr. Farrell was here,
-would not allow one of you in the
.Mr. ikaassur.—Please to pbt that
dressing himself v, the Gentlenutp
beg to observe, Mr. f'drren could not
us'; for as this is A finblic C6tift of
into the cause of thudeith of a 'ft)
has met his death by violenne, if
England could be so compressed,