The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-16 00:00:00

;6tA OF AUGUST! •
,[Phis beiag lie Ainiversary of the Manchester Mooting, the
4111Pardellof which has stained the English easels with a
barbarous blot, which no attempt bas hitherto been made
to efface; it may Improper, notwithstanding the public
sari is so extensively occupied at present with the wo-
-11141110111111 affair of the Queen, to give place to some refire-
tioneas this Interesting subject, suggested by a recolier-
tion of the Report of the Central Committee, appointed
fur the relief of the sufferers on the 18th of last August.]
There are five distinct stages in the history of Iffy
growsorable proceedings at Manchester. Pint, nobody
mold believe that the facts had taken place as reported.
fiscontliy, the whole country, when forced to believe it,
was indignant at the conduct of the magistrates, ass
called fur enquiry. Thirdly, vest majorities in boil,
iionaessof Parliament teased implity. and approved
the ittnAnct of ministers in giving thanks, to ibis *Kis-
. mates. Fourthly, Mr. Hunt's trial took place,and pprrsired
a fine commentary on a branch of the prero Fier es-
pounded by Swift. " that the right of coining politics'.
lies is wholly in the ministry and their agont,."
Fifthly and lastly, comes this Report. containing a mass
of details which set aside a thousand speculations, and
puts it in every man's power to jpdge for himself. After
the debates in Parliament, many who bad previously
condemned the magistrates. suddenly changed their
tone, declaring they had been imposed upon by exag-
gerated accounts and gross mierepresentatioaa. Thesis
are the men whose eredilotts morality, Burke says, Is so
great a treasure to an administration. We fear this
pamphlet will revolt them more and more, for it exag-
gerates the original exaggerations. The Report contains
a statement of the names of nearly 500 ivailividnals who
received injuries at the meeting d the Ifith of Aegis+,
with their ages, places of residence, trades, fernlike, the
nature of the injuries they received, the time they had
been disabled, and the amount of the relief atft-ended
them. • This statement is drawn up by a deputation of
three gentlemen, who were sent to Manchester by the
Central Committee, to distribute the money, ani‘is one
of the most complete and satisfactory documents ever
laid before the public. An account so circumstantial
appeals to the whole town and vicinity of Manchester
for its accuracy. The deputation state, that no relief
seas in any instance given till they had satisfied them-
selves, by the strictest inquiry, that the parties applying
were really sufferers on the 16th of :tugged. But hi--
sides those they actually relieved, they left 140 ease: to
he investigated by the Manchester Committee, few isr
none of which cases, they believed to be fictitious. if
our readers will recur to the statements which were
complained of as gross exaggerations, they will find
the lumber of the killed estimated from five to eight, and
that of the wounded from 200 to 400. What theft will
he their surprise at the results presented by the Report?
The number of persona killed. ex 'm elled eollinverwrly
In consequence of the injuriea received at the Inertias*
instead of bring 5 or 9, is eleren, and their taane-s, plan;
of residence, &r. are here in.seetell. The aggregate
number of sufferers, instead of 3 or 10th is upwards of
sir htsudrect. The injuries received are of navay
ktn.i
cot. trampled, bruised, less Intl ells broken, :Se --" net
of toile hundred and twenty %offerers," say. the Report.
44 whom the deputation first visited and relieved, cio
hundred and thirteen are frmalcs, bring the mother-.
wives, sisters, and children of many of the rersan% who
attended that memorable meeting.' Every body kneu
that Hunt's trial trimisphantly refuted the assertion that
any mart of the populace either assaulted or resisted the
military ; but let us see what light the Report theists..
noon another statement, still maintaiuell, that the reo
enmity used only the flat part of their swords. 4! four
deputation must also point your attention to the fart:,
that out of these four hundred and twenty peritv:.
materially injured, one hundred and Mkt, resrier.i
sabre cute; and fourteen of these were inflicted on fe-
anales." There are many other facts of importance, hut
as they are mixed up with opinions, we pass them over.
The total amount of the subscription was 3,40x1.,.4'
which only 1,206/. hare been distributed among the
sufferers ; upwards of 1.4400/. haring been roissiamesj in
the trials at York, awl in other legal proceedings, dad
a considerable soot in contionsrent charges of varions
kinds. It will lie recollect:4 that Parliament reins's'
inquiry, on the ground that the courts of law were open.
'.le are sorry to final, however, that the sour bast
consider this course as hopeless, and dissitasleltite CAMP
iiiittre from any attempt to prosecute; and ceristioly,
after the practical eincithifons of the laws la:rly
the advice is not like!-.4 to lie neglected. kere lb,.
matter roes, unless Parts :mend clause. to ta'ae Ir tip.. If
it do not, see can only pray fur looter times. to the
meantime, the Committee and -the deputation have per.
formed an important service, in bringing the details V--
fire the public in so incontrovertible a shape, tOr obi, h
service they merit the thanks of the coantry.

HOSPITALITY OF GOOD 01A) 7YAfF,S.

FROM TOE Mil' .POUR OP TOE MEMOIRS OF
H. kk9l, Esq.

After an interesting mutative of one of his Camila,
Colonel Thomas Hunt, who hal been confined under
the sentence of death, for opposing the government of
Cromwell, in the a ,me prison (Ilcbestcr) from which
his descendant dates these memoi.s, and who cstlmed
the night previous to the day appoinied for his ar-
rivioti, disguised in the clothes of his sister Marrers.,
svlio assumed his place in gaol, the writer grace:As t..
trace the fortunes and the ebacJeers of his mor:• 1::.-
neetliate investors, and gives a curioni instance of the
festivities by which his birth was celebrated.
"This little ertate descended to my granilfathe•,
wno m.ai tied Miss Biggs,of Stockton, sod at his des :h.
it came, considerably earastibeied, to my father, in
the deer 177.1, the year after I was bora. Findiag.
during the life time of his father, that this was a very
pour property to lire saloon us a geutlemso, he torm..l
his mind to business. and to the improvement of
,his
fortune. lie married at the age of forty-erre to Misa •
Powell who was only nineteen, the rWest daughter pf
a respectable farmer of Week near Devases;• and year
to live at Waddington, in the parish trf.Upsvun. a .
lute farm. situated upim liali.slsory ?lab, ritot
witbla owe mile of any 'other house wiaswerr.
The lith day of ':::reiniber, Intl, gave birth. to .the
anther memoirs. sad as I was the int
beryt,--thy father having a great deal of time old family
rtiee about him, the event syss sewn tI In a
eery misseitable and 'truss It was
stliWeif"
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