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, 14 ap their swords ; and he then went up to the Yen-
•it .1. n For shame, Gentlemen, what are you about
n, an. sa,
at
get away ;" on which they desisted for the
ro-, bit directly he went away they fell to work again. I
'rat' y way then to the outside as quick as possible, intending
Burgeon to have my 1, g dressed, as it was bleeding
9. 3 this time. On g,;Sing to the street whirh leads
10(4,6444
;'..3lin,lntll, there was one who belongs to
Fist India Company, and is at Manchester on a recruiting
d be kept striking with his sword every ore who
ocro•
or„,g!, that passage, saying, " Damn yuu, I'll reform
- cone again, will your and used some such like en-
:. at every blow. I positively declare, that during the
fof this time, not the slightest resistance had been shown,
soy one stone been thrown at the soldiers.
NATHAN BROADHURST.
vaunt Citantoes, on his oath says, I am a conunission
1,0.1 use in Way-street, Manchester; I did not attend the
dog on the 16th of August last, but remained at home with
Lanny; heathen however, that the soldiers were dispersing
;Meeting, I went into the street to see what was passing, but
sin, hat; got many yards from my door, 1 saw several men
„, fast as they could towards me, and the Yeomanry
~ and cutting at them. I. immediately turned
1" n• •
• • home, and desired my son, whom I had met in
nnnr, to do the sank ; and in older that we might not be
:m to: th:m who were pursued, I desired my sun to keep
in a walk;::g race ; presently, however, the Military
1,, and ore of
Ihem cut at me as he was passing, and I
4.0 off my h.tt— stoope
;rod down to pick it up, and while I
doirg. l fl:Ct ind a sabre cut on my head—l did not see
:e of the man who inflicted it, but my son directly called
~r," it is young • ' • • • • •;" and I saw the same man
nie and cut dawn a woman.
-;ors Jeers—I am a shoemaker, and live at No. 16, Wind-
nureet ; my house overlooks St. Peter's Area, and the:hust-
,wae placed near it. On the day of the Meeting I was look.
.nt of my window, and saw the people arrive, and also Mr.
; every thing was perfectly orderly and good-humoured
the elliers came galloping and cutting in amongst the pro-
And then the scene was shocking ; nearly opposite to my door
,valet the horsemen formed themselves in front of those who
Amaking their escape, and cut at them, while others were hew-
' inm down behind, and the groans and shrieks of the people
re hear trending; they tumbled over each other in heaps, and
with such force to get away, that a stone post, which was
the ground close to my door, WAS torn up and carried
.s- Pram its situation ; and the poor people, in seeking for re-
nintorrt through the lower patina of my street door, and I and
n rile afforded several an asylum by dragging them through
inertere on their bands and knees, and the moment one
ineennel in getting an entrance another presented himself, and
-,ca :he dread and fright they were in, they ran and hid them-
rtsrs in the char and coal-hole: When the Yeomanry were
aeirg at the poor people who were hemmed in, an Hussar
dim came, and said, " For shame, Gentlemen, you sew the
Ink cannot get away ;" and they then, for the Ant time, de-
wed. JOIIN JONES.
&mean Geometer, on her oath, says—l am a widow,
liv-
Sury-street, Salford ; about half-past twelve o'clock, on
Ay of the Meeting, 1 went to look after my son, lest he
aeld get into the crowd, and presently after, hearing that Mr.
Wu was coming, stopped from curiosity to see him, and stood
btu St. Peter's Church. I saw Mr. Hunt arrive and mount
de wings, and in about ten minutes there was an alarm
nes that the Soldiers were coming ; great multitudes imme-
endeavound to get off, and I among them; but in con-
tinence of the multitude being so great, sod the hasty manner
.11th the horsemen came riding in, the people could not
Oen; I was among the brat whom the horsemen met, and
silky foie at full force, I could not get out of the way, and
vss knocked down by one of the horses rushing full against me,
licked up in great alarm, and saw
stein I hid known for some years, with his word uplifted; I
tilled out to him, " .
no fault," but he directly cut, and I received the blow on
nrad which rendered me senseless, and in about an hour and
a ilifound myself in a cellar among a number of other wounded
aos and women; I made the best of my way-home and found
*rewound was about one inch and a half long, on the front of
and pretty deep, my cap cut thrones, and I lost a greet
blood.

• LANCASTER ASSIZES.

rISI PRIUS COURT, SATURDAY.
HAYES V. BARRET, JUN.
This was an action to recover from the defendant
acompensation in damages for an assault and false
imprisonment. The plaintiff was an old and neatly
Ind man, who gains a wretched subsistence by 5e11.6
.6 small printed papers, such as Assize and Racing
Calendars, Dying Speeches, &c. This man was sell-
rg Bolton printed copies of Mr. Hunt's Letter to
the Duke of York, with reference to the treatment he
melted at the Manchester Theatre, together with
tie Reply of his Royal Highness. The defendant,
rho is a Constable at Bolton, apprehended the plain.
if without any warrant, and after iraprisoning him
iz a cell till seven o'clock in the ensuing evening,
QM:hi him before the Magistrates, who discharged
ha lin paying 4s. costs.
The defendant pleaded that he was justified in
'what he had done— fiist, because the plaintiff was a
viral% wandering about from place to place, hay-
e,^ no visible means of obtaining a livelihood ; and
ircendly, that he was an unlicensed dealer and chap-
ran, and therefore on that ground liable to be ap-
rhenikd as a rogue and a vagabond.
Seticasa.: Cross also put upon the general issue,
wit this paper was an abominable libel, -and that the
CoristaYe was, on that account, justified in appre•
sending and imp ii.oning the plaintiff. The Learned
Scrjeaut embraced the opportunity of descanting, in
T,4121 terms, on the atrocious libels with which, as he
-4egei, the country was every where deluged ; and
.ttime.:l, that if the existing laws were not sufficient
tv s'iirn.is them, a new law ought to be made.
BsyLkiv said, it was his opinion, that
• • .tent seas entitled to recover; be did not think
.ItLe,eyingof small papers of the kind taken from
!:'.e plaintiff, constituted him a petty dealer in goods,
I,elres, and merchandise. With respect to the paper
Kid by the prisoner, he thought it was not calcu-
lated to do any good, or produce any beneficial
der.: bat the constable ought to have laid an infor-
matina, if he supposed it to be libellous, and have
lcrelieinied the prisoner upon a warrant. It was
tlqt y also, to have taken the plaintiff to a Magi-
sr_ rc maileiliatclv, and not imprisoned him. His
I.lli (*X 1)1 e'..,St:Li his regret that he had been made
tv, e sum of 4s. for costs. ,a wish, (said his
"14:•iii.i that it had not been done." His Lord-
tip ;en .t to the Jury to ascertain the amount of the
glamat,es to which the plaintiff was entitled.
The Jui y ittited for an hour, and on their return
'au, Cent t, found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damar
its Its,.iity Shillings.
eoxsi'litAcY TO RAISE TILE WAGES OF
WEA VERS AT BLACKBURN.
Siir.exte stated this to be as indictment
Jah:es Wation and Lawrence Moss, foe a con-
tG raise the wages of those employed in the
ilt•• ti at, or mystery of weaving.
isaron ‘tioon,That matter is all at an end
the combination you speak of.
rally don't kouw that, my Lord.
Baron Woon.—lf it be so,' it is cruel to pro-
‘Ld. Where is Lawrence Moss?
.
`lr• HOPKINS.—Iie has never been found. Put
.!‘.s Watson had two sureties. It is not necessary
.:n to stand in the Duck?