The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-07-19 00:00:00

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copy nF OY r.4I)ICTMENT ACIINCT
tilK CIRKLES Wit/LSI:I.IA AND MR. IlAttitlUM
Coosuaar.
The Jurors of nor Lord the King upon their oath
present, that Sir C. Weisel'', Isle of Stockport, in
the county of Chrster, Bort. and J. Harrison, late of
the same place, Schoolmaster, bring pima' of a tors
Indent end seditious disposition, and wickedly and
maliciously &wising, and intending to wit" tumult
and inssrrection, both in this realm, on the tfhis day
of Jane, in the 59th year of therrien of George 111.,
of the United Kingdom of Gr.et B mein end Ireland
King, at Stockport aforesaid, in the said county, to-
gether with divers others persons In the Jurors afore-
said unknown, to the number of 500 and opserds,
with force and arms, unle•folly did smemb4 Intl gar
ther together to disturb the public peace, and twirl
so assembled together, by aeditious speeches end
discourses, and by other unlaufal end dishonest
means, then and there end to invite and
stir op the People of this realm to hatred and con-
tempt of the Government end Constitution thereof,
as by law established, In contempt of our sail I. •rd
the King and his laws, to the evil rumple. of all
others in the like case offending, end •gsinst the
peace of oar said Lord the King, his Cum.. aid.
Dignity.
And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath 'forms
said, do further present, that the said C. W. and
H. together with divers other persona to the Jurors
aforesaid unknown, on the same day and year afore.
said, al Stockport aforesaid, in the said County, with
force of arms 01'140(411y did conspire, combine, con-
federate, and agree together to distort, the public
peace of this kingdom, sod to incite and stir op the
People to hatred sad contempt of the Government
mud Constitution thereof, es by law established, in
contempt of our said Lord the King and MI laws,
to the evil 'sample of all others in the like case offend-
and' against the peace of oar said Lord the King,
his Crown and Dignity.
Lloyd—Prase( 1v0r..1011.4110Wi114.
'Dwain Robins., High Csawahie.
A true Cop, of an Indictment preferred nod found
against Sir C. W. Bart. anti Joseph Harrison, School-
master, at the Quartet Sessions holden for the County
of Chester, at Knotsford, on Tuesday, tke 13th day
of July, 1819.

RY NOTTS. Clerk of Hie Peaer.

Sir CHARLES WOWaite, was t fed no Wednee.
day, on a charge of having uttered a seditious speech.
He was taken to Katetsfotd, where the Qiarter Sea.
sions were then holdeo ; and the indictment beiog
read over to hint, and being called upon for his plea,
he replied, 41 Not Guilty." The Coors then inform-
ed him that be was entitled to bail, anti that they
should require for his appearance, two serene% in
251. each, and himself in 5001. Bail not being at
bend, he was ordered to be committed till he could
obtain such sureties, oho most be resident house-
holders in the county. Sir Cu %nuts was arrested rre
the morning of his mother's funeral, at his own seat,
Wolseley Park, and was accompanied tolinutsford
by Major CARTWRIGHT, who was on 4 visit to him.
It is thought the Baronet will remove the enquiry
into a metier Court, in which case the trial wilt
come on at the ensuing Aasises. The Rev. Mr. BAR.
MIAOW, it is said, cannot be found.
The following is the copy of a letter addressed by
Lord SIDROUTIL lathe Lord Lieutenant of the county
of Chester. Similar letters, it is stated, Ism bees
sent to the Lord Lieutenants of all the comities
which are the immediate scene, or in the eicieity, of
the Reform Meetings:—
" whitebait, 1.1. 7.
ig Mr Lanni—The numerous Public Meetings
which have lately taken place at Stockport and the
adjacent pert. of Lancashire, their manifest porpose,
and the language which has been held et them, have
erupted the serious attention of his Majeaty's Go.
vernment : your Lordship's pretence, under these
circumstances, in the county of which your Lordship
has the charge, cannot bot be highly desirable sod
important; In order that, ender year Lordship's am.
thority, the most prompt and @fleetest means may be
adopted for the presentation of the tranquillity of
the comity of Chester. The utmost vigilance and
activity on the part of the Magistrates in the Dis-
tricts to which I have referred, is indispensably tad
urgently necessary, to maintain and enforce, if re-
quisite, obedience to the laws, and to bring to jur.
lice those offenders by whom they may be violated.
For these imposes it is earnestly hoped the power
of the Civil Authorities will be fully soScient; bet
as a measure of precaution, your Lordship is desired
to give Immediate directions to the several corps of
Yeomanry Cavalry in the county of ; Chester, to
hold themselves in readiness to Weed to any cell fee
settport and assistance, which, in case of necesity,
they may receive from the Magistrates; and the et.
most coofithroce is jestly placed is the zeal and,
promptitude with which, under such tircennstseces,
the call will be obeyed.
" I base the honour to ha, &c.
"
There are already sir fkontand Special Constables
sworn in before the Aldermen of the City of !Andes,
to preserve the peace of the Metropolis on Weisel-
day nest. The arrangements made at the office et
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for
the same purpose, are on a most eatenrive scale.
The Firemen belonging to many of the Inserince.
offices have been sworn its as Special Canstablea, to
art in case of emergency ; and the Members of the
Ilan. Artillery Company have received circular let.
tees, commanding their attendance at tett o'clock, oa
the morning of the 21st. instant.
According to accounts from Berlin, an anonymees
letter has been presented to the King of Putissta, is
which his Majesty is 'email, ,hived not to permit
the celebration to the memory of KOTZFRIA to take
place at the Berlin National Theatre. en the ground
that the melts may prove very spriest..
The jealousy of the men is, China is cer,iire, In to
ridicules, en Went, that they will not setr.r their
females to be seen, even by a physician. Sheila
one of their unfortunate ladies happen to be indis-
posed, a vilkee thread is fastened round the wrist of
the patient, and the physician is permitted to held
the end of it ; and from the movement communicated
to it by the pulsation of the wrist, be is wonted
capable of ascertaining the nature of the disorder.