Star.
London, England, 1819-10-16 00:00:00

; that the lion. analcman
h.; sentence.)
Offvros-,-
Gentldnicr,, only entreat
_your
.o,,iderstion for one Witmer* and for a:single
„e: have the fairness to hear my lionotriable,
ion conclude the *item, *frith-he-was intnra
in the act of finishing."—(cries of 4 Hear r
. •
STUART 11'OETELY ".I alti, tabOtlt to'say,'that
i.trost assembled ten times creel-, they could ,
in my opinion, half 'so satisfactory at'to
•:aselor inquiry into a Court of Justice. I
(;entlemen;perfortned the duty I imposed
ri voice:froothe crowd, For Minis-
--Is.ty, r.o ! ezclai Me& Mr.Wortley with.great
I am not here'the advocate of Ministers, of
other individuals:-.-they muse defend these
I venture to say, that I ttelcr.to no man hi
It desire to procure the liberties of you all;
tt, then, that I have cli4harged.the 'duty. A*
l came, and which was. to deliver my own
;iettiollS and unbiassed sentiments. I have now
' this, belicienie; nrdncius duty. I knoll
anions on this paint are opposed to those of a
tajority of the persons whom I now address ;
s I told you 'when I•lisliiited your Suffrages
the spot on which I now stand,
_I ;shall never be
to blink my opinions befbie you ; I told you
Jc last election.—(' Yes,' exclainscd Somebody
:rrerl, 'when you &mai there was no opposition.')
luite sure that you would prefer your hlember
lament—(Cry (f, You are not !')—to deliver
his sentiments, when he differed from yeu,
than silently stand by and feel a dissent which
I not the candour and manliness to express"...
hear).
FonrarxE Witson came forward and said,
:knew it was not likely they would hear him
s entiments similar to those of their Honour-
!ember, whom they professed such an unwil-
ato hear.—( Cries of No, and Hear.,)—l am
:attuned Mr: Wilson, come here to justify the
•ates of Manchester—(Dirapprooation). The
Aces of the case are tot all before us, to
us to come to a fair conclusion. I applaud
Lily conduct of your Hon. Member, as much
Trove of his address to you. •
WALTER FAWKES then came forward, and
:Lived with the most enthusiastic expressions
'talent. He spoke as follows:—" Gentlemen,

ce consider the County of York in all its dif-
bearings—its great territorial extent, the uni-
Ability and importance of its character,
_ and hive-like population, its great opu-
its various and extended commercial relations,

_industry, and its acknowledged ingenuity.
not surprising that the country at large, and
the seat of Government (the Metropolis)
kok with so much anxiety, and attach so
interest to your proceedings this day. Let the
York once stir, was the old and common
in times of peril, and all other and smaller
watch and follow the motions of the Le-

the North, and give a tone and consistency
voice of the country—(Hear, hear.):—
Jea, your interference has always made such
nession upon the country, I do think that the
• now arrived when it becomes necessary to
'le country your °pinto= upon the events
lately occurred...so near you—to express
• upon the most bloOdy and most znyste-.
~ons at Manchester—transactions which
frightened the whole island from her pro-
anti from which the People of England will
without receiving a distinct, effective, and
inquiry—(Hear, hear, hear.) Never were
assembled upon a more extraordinary occasion;
you meet to discuss so awful and so serious
ice. You have often assembled on great
occasions ; your meetings often have been to
Cr. turn out a corrupt Minister—to divine
means of embodying and vivifying the ener-
possess, in defence of your country—to de-
liberties—to end a war,• and put a stop to
, -you Lave often met to oppose anci pre-
injust and unequal system of taxation ; but
occasions sink into' nothing, they vanish
'e shadows in the 'air; • when compared With
:sous question which the late affair at Man-
is so terribly provoked—(Cheering:), The
which you are called upon this day to pto-
ce Is no less than this, whether Englishmen are
10:pr to retain that great privilege which alone
vce makes the broad distinction between the
a, and the slave ?—(Great avplaase.) That in-
ib.z right which we derive from our ancestors,
at 411 times to discuss the measures of our

azarient. to state in discussion what we think, to

:.nee cur opinions upon them, and in manly and
;An2uage to seek and demand such repara-
azd redress, as, in our judgment, the state of the
.try ihall render necessary. That this great right
l'eople has been invaded by the Magistrates at
.der, I do solemnly believe, notwithstanding
are heard to the contrary ; and neither the law
'"essitY, in justification of their conduct, will
made evident to me, without some or all of
Ight following Propositions can be satisfactorily

I•Thit the Nleetiog
1.44 the Paitio cOnvciling it had due notice of such

fl4..thf• Rica Act had been read in due time and place,
:I''',lll Law.
1.-3.!cLe thZ time required by law bad been allowed to in-
V7.l'."letl the reading of it and the violent dispersion of
1 Z.

r• had been read at all.
"' 'IA Yr. Hunt could not have been talcen, as Mr. liar-
-201,. Sl:dthiitid, by the Civil Power* •
th^ Civil Power.dl4 make any serious
attempt to
*441; a.d,-
biliv had been struck until the Military com-
. disNrAsn of the People.
I !'F+ all these Propositions must be established
"° Le Justification of the Magistracy can be ren-
10n'Pletc. But what has happened since the
7+lecting ? Mr. Hunt and others were
on a charge of High Treason; among
""IC a pour infirm woman. They wero kept
fit'separately confined in sol ry
ita cells, and
'lie of them were bailed for a misdemea-
''thers discharged from their dungeons
charge at all—(a Shame!) Look at
L. liom beginning to end. What are,
to the constant interruptions of Mr. Hunt,
oi his examinations?—.(Herr,
to the Magistrates refusing to issue
'4l itiortuation npOsoattr, 'merely because

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'armed this,
opinions on
majority of
as I told I
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