The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-29 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

meeting was illegal ; Litt this did sot implicate the nthrr
Mifitsdants, nniess they were knowingly and wilfully
welietieg and cu-orratitic for the sense purpose. The
imareed*Pdge said be %timid nrat call the attention of
ffre dare to the istiwriptiiifte upon the saw. and again
eroded them, that seat as were illegal could only affect
them who carried them or who followed them, assenting
to tlvir meaning and character: to such only could the
lags apply. They wash; see front a vernsn'l of the ifl•
script's.' whatite; any and which of them burr any si-
militude lis the resolutions of the Sosithelei meeting el-
ready adverted to. One of them (the Stockport)) bore
the liisceiption. " Annual Parliaments. I.niweesa Ser.
(rage. Verlag by Ballot." If the.m inscriptiess were
merely to express an opinion in lan onr of such doctrines.
AINI merely an opinion without noraiiing to art epos it
illegallr. 'hen they were not unilly of a criminal isle-li-
tho% '1 hr seine observation applied to the inscription,
No Corn Lang." /laity upiMinis prevailed respecting
these laws. anal there was no illegali.y in expressing
them, provided the intention Wft4 not to intimidate or
overawe the Legislature. "NO llorouglimongers.--
float phr...e hall certainly a referenee to one of the
Smithfield resoustions. •• l rite anal he Free."—lf that
merely nvonsinetidell harmony as essential to the enjoy-
ment of freedom, it now harmless; if it meant to in‘i-
utt.ite a unity of rifort to peositote an (Jiro iiironsistent
with the %licit of she law, then it was criminal. " PAintsl
Itepresentation ue heath."—The PAW oliservatinn there
st.:.ttn applied. It might be harmless with the meaning
attached to it by one of the defendants; hat if it held
out the alternative of risking life for the attain-
ment of s particular object, then it was for them
. . .

In say, whether it was not a criminal allusion.—
" Taxation without Representation is mijnet.--11 be
That it is Meant to Ills :,irete the opine 4444 , that it is
criminal and unjust to I vy eases upon any man who has
nut a direct *hare ht a suite in returning a Reprevienta-
live to Parliainetst, tfien it was for the Joey to war. Is he-
ther such an insinration hail nut a terilency to exicte in
the minds of the King's subjects a hatred and emitempt
of the ronstitionl authorities of the realm. There
twrer was a time ID the history of this rummer, when
every indiviilnal had a role in the election of 3.uenoltere
to serve in Parliament. Every Ileinlwr who was elected
was rer,ainly eiensiulereil not the Representative alone of
the place from which he WAS sent, but of the people of
the counter at large. Ile wa• not only Wow' to take
care of the particular interest. of his comstitnents, loft
also of the general safety and prosperity of thi• kingdom
at large. No copyholders, as suds, had a vote. 1111 All
counties, townie. linrangles, their it Cr.. :Owns* it
vast member of person. who had not ewes, and hail they
a right, withoat incurring the respotisils.lity of an iile.
gJI tarlillie to say, that because the law ronferreil upset
them no notes that therefore they were illegally and nen
constilutiutsally taxed Ile entreated the Jury. however.
not to make applieatiosis to any of be mono.. wish+ n► lls!
it, the result alfect any of the defendants. without feeling
the full convictiim th:a. they were warranted in the ap-
plieation Ity the fair reason of the thise.:. Another mollies
WAS " 143110111 t is the source of wealth t" that was a trite
inscription, and long may I dotter continue to be the
source of wealth in this country, ausl long may the in-
heritanre whirls it is Sel prosperous's. Gourd its lwainenela,
rest on the safe prineeti anal stal,iiity of the lair. The
Learned Judge recapitulated many sit the leading points
of his rhart e is i•to releret to Mr. hunt ; they had evi-
dence of his heitig at Smedley-rot tage on the eve Of ?he
intended meeting at Manchester on tile Jib of .Itegint,
' that he hail that day repressed himself in terms not veil;
respectfsel of the local Magistracy : he was not indeed
found at Obilsans ; at Iserii.eir at Rory, ba was at 31ao.
cheater, and had given no evidence respecting the reso-
lotion. which ft was meant to prupo-e at the uteetine
that had Nevis hroiien up.
ilr. Hrx r.--31ay I submit. my Lord. than the re.olu.
lions intend...l to le proposed sit that towering wee
snatched by Noah, out of Knight's hand-, when the
yeomanry rause rip to the hosting. ": Wr bare sinee
made every effort to oht:kin them, but withoot elfeet,
and have served an antler on the prosecutor to prodder
them, an order whirls your Lordship sees has been die-
reganled.
Mr..lostires Birt.er eremite.' his charge.—lle
that with I-re...rem:, to joliessoss, it appeared he had KOH/.
from Bullock Smithey to Manchester, wills Mr. Hunt ;
lie had apiwaceil with hint on the hustings, whether
arronling his a press isms runners, and for an illegal ob-
ject, the Jerry, areortling to their construction of the
et idenee, I decide. As to the rag.. of 3loorlsouse,
tle. re iris. evidence of still less partiripation. He was
MA on hustings, if the evidence adduced on his be-
half were to lee reedited. Wherever !Isere smeared
dentist of criminality of intention, el Id they deride
upon king on any of the parties the yrtilt of awe
of the counts in tlw indirement, the safer course for the
Jury to poirene woodul Ise to record a rerdirt of MC.
speittal. Swift was son the hoetinge, b..t there was
no proof of Isle /wing eritteinally engaged them and for
an illegal pnwpose„ if his witnesses' statements were roe-
reel. Against Dealer there was the Mark Nag. if they
inferred any criminality fr that noblesse. The in-
scription it Imre Was as follows : No Hortingh.
mongers ; Unite awl he free; Riptal Representation or
Death; Saililleworth, Lees, and Minely (*chin N. Nat
ruin, Law.: TaVtli without itepte,trot stiott is Unjust
awl rs.ramile..,l.- If these aerie-es err,., he rette3teel,
calculated, fr their natetre, to excite its tilr tolo.ls sit
the people hatred and elen'entiet of the anthorities of tler
Slate, then they were eertainly illegal, awl the !girlies
hearing them anal raiticeirrinz in theses, nteeenahle to the
law for elic;r wines. With respect to Hai:tread. who
ramie:, the Middle:sus flat:, nothing he more de-
cent than leis a-needier' throngl t the whole of the day.
If the account siren by the witnesses he Alloyed lie
torrent description of it, he was every tt herr slearribe4
as rec. eeeee Heinle 11.• rare and order. Then came the Maws
with the motto. 1: pity and Strenztle " Liberty or
Heath " NOW shear Wert, like thr others, e seem or
culpable. according to the meaniny atfited to thous
those who itrutwitt and risoctirro..l in bringing them
into the field. If that t, t y and Niro:lM would over-
awe the Litre, was the meaning. attache.', then it was an
illegal ridden'. Another party was L,I tip by Willie,
hot what their banners were did nut al,i,e„r i„
Jones merely pot up the hosting.. and whatever else he
had doter, appeared, :Decorating to the et idenee, as of
!Pile import.iner: he recce. .neleal what every body
would wish to see adopted. namely. onion and liar. eeeee ley.
The Learned Judge was tarn pure more :shout to revert
to the Smithfield Reeolittions, when

Mr. IIt:NT locgtred Tram, with great deference, In sub-
mit to Isi4 Lordship. whether a I:11.141mm oho merely
received *itch Itrsobstions ai the tsusisent of the meeting,
and possilslywithoot Isis concurrenee its their formation,
ought to be held so strictly responsible for their curs-
tetais

Mr. Justice 114ve.cr.—The law imposes lotion a man
90 acting the responsibility to a hich I allude. I have
in my charge, Mr. Hunt, done fairly ht• you, in rutting
to the Jury those circumstances which mat• bear in r•onr
favour, as well as those which nosy have a roatrary
operation. I have thine an, 1 hope, Impartially; 1 know
coesscientloosly and 1 solemnly declare, that if this
were to he the last mament of my life, I l4l charge
as 1 have wow charged. —The Learned Judge then prn-
ousted to refer to the evidence, and to enforce mato the
winds of the Jury, that the main question they had to
'try *as, whether that muctinz ea• or tear hot, OCCOrdiNg
to its minors-, calculated to produce terror. ritkor i■
the mime!' in which it was facused„ or is she dream.

4 . •

stances that ensued before it. dispersion. If they
thousist it was so constituted or conducted, then the
! p.srties, nit!, that view attending it, were criminal.
awl the Jury would specially record the species of
criminality they attributed to diem. 'f he Learned Jndre
ronvinvledihns:—" You, I have no doubt. have cutssi•
detest throughout this arduous trial, anal st itls patient at-
tention neighed doe evidence on both sides. Between
the defendants sad the public 1 iitiow won trill impar•
tiAlly and justly judgc, lacing aside. as I implore you to
dlr. all consideration. of party or prOwlice which may
i prevail clgewbere. and rive your verdict, as von, upon
year Soh. ol:he are hound to silt, upon flu* eVidenee
alone. I hare only one oh-ere atitot Mort., I peremp-
torily resptire attention to it out of revert to the Conn,
aad 0.11 of drirreller to the lase.,—e hen your ver.lict i
given, he it our ul (Willy or Not lissil!y, I require that
no symptom of approlcitiou or illi%approltatitct shall be
uttered within these walls; 3111 aura. lleMomOralloll of
ferling is a high contempt of tisk (*oust. and calculated
to subvert the priori/di-4 on which Juries minutia always
act. If a Judge or inn- should ever act on the popular
effect which any isartiesdar decision may create.or travel
out of the evidence before them to fawns their opinion,
their condsict would nut only he !Artily erroliessu•. [Mt
.... criminal. Find no defendant guilty, lientirMee,
whose guilt is not in your minds cleanly estwhikite,i Iry
the evidence—find tan defeudaut innocent, if you think
the evidence establishes his guilt t—tvlierever a doubt
arisea, the defendant ought to hare the benefit of it."
At a leaner past twelve o'clock the Learned Judge
closed lass Charge, and the Jury retired.
' Shortly twfore five o'clock die Jury returned into the
bus. 'llse fureinao held a paiwr its his bawl. and said
the Jury agreed upon their verdict, which he read
as follon 4
" 101 l te,Jones. Wilde,Swift.Saaton—Notlistiltv.
I leery Hunt, Joseph JUiMmolt, John Knight, Joseph
Healer. and S. 4 Hanurord-11;uilty of assembling with
banners an milawfal owlishly, for the purpose
sof moving and inciting, the liege subjects of our lure-
reign Loud the King into contempt and bairnd of the
lioversiourtst nasal Coostitntion of Ilse Realm, as by law
cm:0.11.1110. awl attending at tlos same."
Mr. Justice BATLET.—DO yua WWI that they them-
miry% joie:Ars, to incite?
The FORESIAN.—rI.4.
Mr. lorrutu.ma.—This verdict nom be taken on the
fourth count.

Mr. Justice lita.mr.—Let the vertliet he so recor.letl.
Yon Mill, (lent!emelt. on sot+ camas a< the mortis of
roar vertlict are applicable to. Yon do nut mean to
limit that they ereateil term, or moulted it in the minds
of the liege gultjects of the King.
The Foot t].--Wr meant, my Lord, to find on the
first count, omitting a few worms.
' The Learew.l Janie then repented they would retire
and look over the routes of the indictment stain. and
gay to which Count they meant to apply their verdiet.
The .Inry withdrew for a few et 1111 l Ire., an.l returned
I with a rerdiet of litti;ty generally on the fourth cultist,
and Not Guilts- upon therentainint rounts.
Mr..lnstiee'llaTlXT.-1 take it for grantel the tlefenil-
ants are still net ler reeitgtlitanfe.

31r. Iluxv.—We arr„—nov Imo).
Mr..lipttire Il.tvasa.--then let them now addition.
ally, in Court, enter into their own recoKuitateces to
keep the peace aml gond behaviour fur six utontl64. 11r.
Bunt in the *um of 2,000/, Mr. Joluveon of 1,00//,
Bamford and Ile.tley :mt. each.

The parties isites;tlistely entered into their several re-
cuanisaares.

.Jr. 11r:cr.—What is spirant by good I►ehariottr, way
lAtril —et is a eery iadrtiwitr term.
Mr. Javier litri.er.—The 1.4. r define. it, Sir.
Mr. Ilywr.-1 always, NJ) Lord, wish to show good
lieharioar to the Intr.
Mr. .Itpoire IttrLer.—Thrts roe hare ooh• to cow.
thou. to .show tee it the guttti behaviour you ulptervel 10
Court florin_• this trial.

3lr. hope I shall always sLi an. my Lord t in
any thin.: tli It (ell knot sm.. it was far from my i ntEn-
tient to Eire any eltenee to the Caul.

Mr. Justice IhTLET. —Yon gAve one no oftener. Mr.
Hun%

Mr. llt•xr.-4 weer will. I hope, nor l.nr•l. I hive to
thank emir Lordship 1111:01 your patience during this
hint trial.
Jr. Jitoiee T1.1.T. —Von nwe tnr no think. far doing
that whirh u•as nh dntt•. nor in I ,ay to you dul
do more than state a iart. I ski nut turn ii ex.
pression.

Mr. Mcxt. —I f I more the C•mrt of Ilenelt rue
a nrw trill, I ..ittino+... my Lord, the &fen Ow are
avainitted nerd nut attend, t bung h Ile indictment elsarge•
ennitirary,

Mr. .11t4tice lIATLET.-I rattet advise: l•ot there was
a raw its Sorrert I forget doe name t 111 reeollert it
dirertly.

His Lonlship then turned room' to the .lore. and will
they hail his hest thanks for the patient intention they
had 64ton-A upon this imbuing trial. lie was very
h to thew.—Then faring the hotly of the
Court. his Lor.litsip added, "I very tnneh approve of the
eonolnet of the l'enort at the time the verdict was given
in alluding...we presume, to the nairersal sileneewhieh
prevailed at the time.

It was near sin o'clock before the l'ottrt broke op. Mr.
Hoot was rheerell as hr west home to his 10.1 zi ors. Hr
maintained, to the last. his wastrel roostrosnee, awl there
was a ralsolless and respeetraf ileronou to his manner at
dirties, of the trial irhirh exrilyd inns+ sympathy for
his situation.

CORNII*4I.I., I,F:NT .IS.SIZR.I. :11.tnen IS.

TIIQ liING r. •lIIANAM WINN.

The defendant, a captsin of a Kane of Moor-stone
cutters, was charged, as the anent of Mr. Mwann, in
brillin four persons, of the names of Carter, Girl, Loup-
shire, and Major. The farts were so clear. that
Mr..% 0 tit, the defendant's Counsel, slid tli:rt he could
not struggle against swell cottrorrent test' T; anti a
verdict WAS, therefore, taken fur the ('sown in two of
the rases, lit consent.