The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-20 00:00:00

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II Paws SEVEN PENCE.
would run a risk not of a proitecotion for libel, but of ,
being hanged downriprlit. After several further re-
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.e,i be ultimately successful. He retired amidst general
applause.
Mr. Lass was received with the usual mistime of
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applause and disapprobation. As anpll as dhow, was
partially obtained,- he observed, that it eas pl,•asent to
he follow a Kreitman who had commenced his speech with a
lye an observation, in ,which he (Moos L.) oralially..con- . •
ire carted. If, then, they were both ii .he saw no . 1
eir reason why they should he displea Hisses NW al:-
tar. phase--- the fact was, that be was tit day 11d ahead.
this would completely overthrow the calculation of
em Mr. Hohhoure yesterday, who observed; that if his (Mr.
tad Leash's) tuajortty increased its the satne retie of rester-
ere day. it would not save him. He wonlit have Mr. 11. to ,
Jet follow has own rules of arittimetic if he *oft& het for
Iwt histar. L....) part. he intended le go or practir!pg the
ole rules of middies sad multiplication. Mr. L. then art-
He Trvtrd to the steers-testi iefitell OW 'yesterday-teen re. .. ''l I
all l hihite I hy the opposite party, and expresso:4l a Imps
•of that they would still find that a sheep might carry a at i
.tine in its tail.—(Applause and lavehter.)
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his Mr. 110CHOVIE hoped that they would not think thnt
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to he meant any disrespect to Mr. Limb, if he did nut take • i 0)
red the truuble of replying to his jokes. Whether there
op- yeas a stint in the Lead or taii of his (Mr. al.'s) speech.
the hr would leave to the good sense of the electots to alit.
en: cover. But he would express his surprise, that after
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rim- the election had confirmed eight days, he non- tame ,
4r. forward, and applied to the electors of Westminster an
iou epithet taken frorn a book, ifs which be did not think •
on- Mr. L. ought to look for a witticism. Whatever oh-
sg. jection Mr. Inuit) had to the Romp, lie (Mr. liabhoosej
his was well content to ride upon it. and be had no doubt
red that it would, in the end, distance the high-mettle racer
eat, which Mr. L. spoke of yesterday. ant he would leave
tyro this subject to Mr. Lands, anal return to the :Moos quell-
had tion which alone demanded their attention. That gm-s-
-ons lion was, whether Westminster should be represented by
-brit two Reformers, united by congenial sentiuients, or by i
ing one Reformer, leagued with a person who had himself
-as declared that he hoped theii• opinions were as distinct as
his aoy two classes of politics could he: After severel re-
sew marks upon the subject of reform in general, Mr. ilob-
nut- house concluded his address.
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ed, TRIAL OF MR. HUNT,
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sing 1 AND OTHERS.
was i ..---...t a-
the SECOND DAY. ,• , k.„
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At seven o'clock this mornkng, a few individuals were
uses admitted into the Court to take their seats. previous to
the doors being thrown open to the public. A loud
it shout a few minutes before eight auttuutteed that the
d if crowd in waiting were permitted to approach, anal imaue-
distely afterwards both the golkoies were ht.... L-ow;
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l a Ladies n err accommodated on either side of the
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flowsrob• of she defendants entered .alk•vier leehall. • ono
~, to Jones was of the cumber, and be, observing a man *lib
rub- a white bat, in one of the galleries, thought it isecensaft'
Mall to call out that he should he asked if he were one of tlie
l' II( witnesses ter the defence, as in that case he moat retire.
idea The manner in which this request NLES made, as well as
state the occasion of it, called forth w ',tiers! laugh; It
test, tarred out, that the man thus distinguished was sot a
t he witness. The defendants have now one hundred and
ighat forty witnesses in York, and they boast that they could
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bring forward fifteen thousand. if necessary. One of
of the accused has asserted, that the trial cannot be closed
the in less than a fortnight trim the present time.
dof The Jury, who bad been permitted to separate and re-
it no tire to their several Inns, returned to their box a little
before nine this morning.
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Con. The Jt nut entered at nine, and announced that Mr.
free. Justice Park baying gone through the busier's. of the
tlio. other Court, would ear sonic of the trials that were to .
Ty of have come on in this. , s
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Mr. Hunt haring taken his place at the table, and the
•oar other parties who conduct their own caws being present,
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nt to the business of Mae day commenced. .
William Morris, who had been sworn cto Thursday
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aced, immediately before the Court adjourned, was the first :
He witness examined. Witness lived file miles from
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• thirster, at a distance of somewhat more than a I
all 01 from White-moss. He had seen I bodies of •
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turohing towards Manchester cc the morning of
iw ing not Ifith ; defendant, Ramioial, was among them, and some 4
• hundreds assembled in the town of Middleton. on the
, was 16th of August. At hist they were in confusion. bat
chase they were afterwards formed into sections. and made to
feria I( square. Did out recollect the person who pat
the them into the form of a square; nor any of the per-
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with sons who first put theta into sections. Could Worse
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he idea of the number of sections, but there was a large a‘
,a, to numlwr of persons in the township of Middleton, at f
r per. about nine or tee in the morning. Should think A
ittipe there might be two or throe thousand. They marched off
four abreast. 'they had been formed is a 'spare before -'
they wept off, a chair was plated within the square, and
Samuel Bamford got into the chair, and said, " Friewsle '
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and neighbours, I have a few words to relate; you will ••s:
Can- march off from this place quietly, anal not insult any
one, but rather take au insult. He (Bamford) did slot
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-I lent if there was, it would he after they came hack. , a
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There was no fear.- he said, " for the day is our own.- • .
He gots& the chair and split the laurel among the men.
He gave Okra to them uho commanded the sections;
they pat it into their breasts, and some into their bats. •
.anti then marched off four Abreast towards Manchester. -
were Before the men marched off another party came from ii
Rochdale in the saute form, four abreast, with a band of
too& music before them. They carried two flags with them,
owed, with inscriptions on them which he cook! not recants
ol the The two parties joined at Middletou, and all marched off
ins on together. The Rochdale party contained nearly as
I. had many as the Middleton party. The Rochdale party ..4
1 yet, stopped a few minutes at Middleton, but did not form a
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senetit part of the square, which was formed when they came.
-ft for away. The Middleton hotly bad two flags, and a cap of
week liberty was carried with cash party. The Rociultle.cap
562 a- I was a arried under a flag, and the Middleton cap sm a
g the r pole by itself. The men hail nothing in their halide bet
wen of !bits of switches or small sticks. He had sees the lilid2
limits)! illeton people before that day, wheeling abort and form-.
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leinanline both iu the field mud high road : did not know thei.
11 84- l lie had seen, on the Nth, any of thole he had wipe be-A
r first fore. He had seen Bamford' with them severd tiasesa . 1
efbroi, They had music before them as they marched ea its/
Isiah% 16th, and Bamford after that rime to aunt. Witsesoil
Ipfelet, went with them neatly a mile, then be stopped. mid eon •
rid he ' them march on towards Manchester, and towed* _
err, at I leitoosttage. Bamford being in front, and the
ge, he body mar,hing first. He knew a man of 13-• • •
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