The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-25 00:00:00

THE il.'filEAlN.,

lion without representation is nnjatt and tyrannical."
•• Float rerrewntat;on or death. There was a hand
hol.ting of Jo.•irts, ant the wont " Javier"
owlet ir. )1: tehiir there were two hansls vl errs%
Anil the ttor,l " no kr diem. [fiery the flag' Wm.,
aklllll 9:IN feet long by three or four
hrolsl.] sr the hiao ; t6r moors', 1 thin!, Vitt
the white tc:l.i;e qv° it. I selected tome of the mut-
toes.
Mr.ScattiArr. Do..tor Healey choose ally of the
limiters?
if herons.—\n.
Mr. SirAillATT.-844111t1W he Permit to bare
fonds/so fur it.
Mr. Horr.—l perrette there is a piece rot out of the
the, I hope it Wont M sail that the Moody dagger was
upon that piers.
Witness.—No. There was not a bloody dagger on
the flag.
Dr. ilr tt.re.--I was afraid von would not produce the
OW, Mr. Scarlet+, and Po I have brought a newts.' of it.
I [there 'lie iiortor produirril a small ntod•l of the nag.
wills the ipirriptions. /cc. It was fastened to a Mirk.
ssoiriiiliql from a le, as hanging signs are over shop
%lours or witoistwa.
,Ir. Si ‘I:I•ETT ff erred, tint the word .1,1.;01, was in
small letters on the model. hut on the Itzte; itself the
letters were large.
Mr. lii'Nr.-31y Lord, the model is stone from me-
utorv.
tl ittirmi.—l am finite ante there was no bloody dagger
paiollefi upon it.
Mr. IluNr.---ire you 'pile sure that there was no
bloody dagger 41.1 the 01. r, all hay Mr. Scariett
ant store there was not.

Mr. Seant.ttyr.—l shall explain that by and hr.
William Nicholson palmier/I by Mr. lire at
Lees: I am inter: I was not raped upon to paint a
gag before the 16th of :Utast. I went to Mancheste►
en that tlayi hot with the Lers path•. I
saw them near
the Exchanre at Manchester; :her hail a black Nag % I
.ow part of it pr: ; 1 saw no 'difference i 3 the ap-
pearance of Manchester om that day, save iu oUr in-
stame, I saw a ptslolic.liffusr with the %%inflows shut; I
went in with some friends and called for a quart of
heer ; a female servant said they could not free it, as
they hail received orders frosts the Maristrates not to
sell any on that flay, however she would ask her this.
trees : she safterwaras retnrned. and we got two tioart.
of `err; I silt. a procession li,ss• ion broke
through it w•ithont molestation, :31 'll,l 313., s 1 gen-
tlemen. I took node, of their sticks; I think alh►ut
fine to four hail 'Helm they were for the muss part
switch sticks. The procession was headed by shout 30
or 40 f.•males rather poorly attired; they milked four
a-hrras: ; 1 saw people passittor along without taking
any notice of the profession, whirl: surprised me.
heard no one express any alarm at the entrance of the
people into town.
Mr. 111:3Y.—Were yon on St. Peter's-rtelfl?

Witness.—l beg p, •r pardon. Sir; I hare made a di-
gression : I mast co hark to the Exehattge,if von please.
Mr. Ili:sr.—Sir, I Irish hi brinm• von as shortly as
ran to the evidrnee ; yen had heifer let me question you ;
—Were von un S. Peter's-field:

WitlleiP.—l
Mr. Hu :cr.—Did yogi He ►ne irrire.
Wit nrs..—l brr your !union. \ir.—are you Mr. Ilan, ?
Mr. 111'ST.--.Ye%.: did pot He in.. erriveots the liebl

Witness —llh, I her your pardon, .Sir; I
had not the
pleasure of knotting run before.—Vet, I saw you arrive.
I had heard of yottr great reputation for oratory, and su
I was anxious tort near the hustings, in order to hear
yon, and judge for tryself.
I saw the soldiers alvance, hot not a single person
igereJ thrice the least opposition ; in fact. the petty*
were su drug«that it was isepo.sible to 'col out of the
wily. I 'lid not see 14.114.41er advance with his party.
hot I was too bn.ily ruselnyea looking at the people in
the E‘rhangP g !teeniest ansiotts to ate the proces-
sion pass; but they positively betrayed no symptoms of
:darn,. I saw uue yeoman pass the Exchange, and no-
body insult loins. I saw both Wilde and lir. Healer on
the.busting., and heard the hotter say, " lie peaceable;
take earo y•ou nre not thrown into confusion.' lie lived
at Lees, an•l had a considerable property there' with Isis
father. When the cavalry hail ad% awed heyond the
hustings, he saw some sticks thrown: this was after the
arrest.

Thr Conti Lehi that this evilearr was not ner ee aa

Cross-examined ** Serjeant Ilcu.ocit.—We ere
booksellers, lint never still anv of the " publica-
tions, as thee are ealled—that h. Cubbrit, Weittri., and
such like. IVe never sold lloines 'perches; 'lli not know
whether they are tr tsis.—[ rhis witness excited consi-
derable lanilster, from the didactic otantier in which he
delivered his eviilerwel —At one time Mr. limit is as
th-east of him, at another south-west. Sometimes
be %11 If his lurk, sometimes his front; at 'other times the
nind was in his favour, as well as against him. The
witness himself, being a cheerful good-natured man,
heartily joined in the laugh, which the gravity of the
l'antrt could not occasionally resist.
John liallev,exaniltted liv Mr. Ikx-r.—Was a woollen
clufhier. residing in Slowly, and went to the Illanrhestor
meeting with his mother aml wife; the former n•as 6.1
years of age. There was Mb appear.itici. at Alatieltester
of alarm. The shops were at bnstru•ss, and the people
following their naval occupations; he sitw the different
processions enter, awl in a peaceable, quiet, and or.lerly
manner, without offering the slightest insult to any hotly.
Ile took his gouils into lanehester, and went round as
nunsl to his customers. Ile had mint the slightest fear
about his properfc on that day. Ilia enstomers ilia not
appear to be alarmed about the meeting; they were
carrying on their trade as usual, and expressed no ap-
prehensions :shout the people. IVitness went to the
meeting with his wife: and his mother, after she trait-
acted some business of her 0w.., was to have joined them.
He saw nn insult offered by any of the people at tfte
meeting to any body.
Q. laid you see lire,. violence committed by any per-
sons else ?

Mr..loostice 11.mrs.—No, don't ask that qnestion.
It is obvious to what he alludes. I have other reasons
for not wishing that their case should be investigated or
prejoodired here.
Mr. I!;•sY had no wish to press any question upon a
nitness ethic!, his Loroishi:o considered irregular.—lie
54W Mr. Ilnston's hoopoe as well as the h Istingt. and
mold see plainly what ocroorreol in the line bet • ern
them. He saw the 1-avoilry (lune frotn ilustoon's to the
hustings. There was no resistance whatever otferml to
the cavalry loy the meeting. He olio' not hear any of the
cavalry say what they wanted at the hosstines. Ile was
nearer to iloe cavalry than the people on the lowing,.
and if any of th.• tatter bean) any of the cavalry say
what they wanted. he moist have heard it alto. He did
not know the object of the cavalry to lw to enable the
constables to get up to serve a warrant. If any
—.outlook ,o of their object had been loudly made,
wait, he most have beard it as soon at
'v on the hustings ►a oth!.
examined.—Was mother of the last •
to Manelorster on the 16th August,
though it was ten miles distant. the
of her own towhswotnen (from Molte-
n( others at the meeting. Thongh'
afro she walked out tots arda Nesedlag
walk Into 3130v/tester, and they formed
lead of the line. as rooemnader of about
libel:new SI. Peter's-field, sad get ,

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there heture.Mr. hunt eater. She wanted relief, and I
went and fnt a Kill ef:ter, when the suet Mr. Hunt ; as
she wi• •ng back to the gronn I, the ettealry-usen
were riming There she stopped there. Neither herself,
nor itay of the 200 or :MO women offered to ta'ie the ea-
vain- riatinrrs. She went with Peace, and joined in
the shouting when Mr. Gina arrived, before she got her
ii/ if beer. th- earalry-men i••. 10 lip she hearl
.1,9110111 z, hut slid Hot juju ill it, Mgt kuuaiut what it was
for. 'Elie people of Maindieater not seem alarmed
ahopitt the ineetin.r. It "tie hall any apprehension of riot
alit host; I not have gene there.
11 r. Si' I.::TT said, it did not follow that because
straii,ers enterillff the town hail no app eitengions (+Print.
ther •fore the inliabitanta in the town Arida be also free
from alarm. Ile here freely imillecaell, Ilia he did not
vharge Mont with intending to excite
the people at the instant to action' tumid?. It was quite
eiso.i.th to show that the effect of his proceeding was
i
It tVl.l'l".—Tliell it may an happen, per•
!nits, that your atliket is titst sulliciently stated isi the in-
-31,..,4. %It I.l'T r thought intimidation would be quite
Mr. Justice Dal-Li:v.—l would nut fur the %Yuen' tills-
lead the Jury. 11l fall hold the scales ofJustice
'Weever& t;.en I shall tin my dote.
it It LETT roul.l not see .I r. hunt's object in pla-
ting a numher of the ipiestions he hail put. The only
effect wag to wimpy a large portion Of time.
Mr. lit ". 'l' it' .< surprise) at this observation. The pro-
aeenlatior,mpivil tour tlar,, nut .!mile as much was yet
given for 'he elefettee, an 1 vet the Learned Gentleman
comp! tined.
3lr. SCA 'aid that three ipiartera of the time
ri the prosecution wan taken ty iu crot,••exaiiii-
nations.

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Mr. IlexT.—Ye.: and my necessary ones.
Mr. Sc4t :Arr. —We have sliewn that a strong alarm
was felt in Alanehrstrr.
Mr. 1111111 T said he had shewn Ilt reverse.
Mr. Justice lIATLET.--1 must leave that to the Jury.
Mr. SCARLETT repeated, that it sictitied li:tle what
was the feeling of those who Caine itt from the rountrr,
it was the people in the town whose feelings were to lie
pritteipally considered.
Mr. Jamie., LiarLatt.—There are two (petitions :
Pita!, whether there was actual terror in any consider-
able partite of the inis,thitants? Serondlis whether
there werofty arrothrtnyi•te eirennestaores in the MM.
iat PIO as to eseite reasonable grounds for apprehension
of the rorwittenees": two points I shall submit to
the Jury.

Examination resumed.—They were all women; no
man erne to pat them in order. She went to look at
the free man, and see what was going on. She had
nothing to do with the dogs.
Re-exatnined by Mr. Hs. xT. --I carried no sword. We
had gond intentiona—that Ire had.—(A laugh.)
Robert ►Wood is a chemist and druggist in Mantises-
ter, residing near New Cross. lie observed the Oldham
noel Saddleicorth people enter the town on the 16th of
Anglist, mud saw multi's? partieular in their conduct
men, women. and children. passed altogether quite
peaceable. lie dill not shut up his shop until even-
ing. when the Magistrates ordered the doors to he
6s.ral. lie g;l1r MD ramie whatever for alarm, the
people had no appearmre of an invallitur army. Some
fex• bad common nalking-sticks; he saw no large staves
whatever. H• went to St. Peter's-Mil about twelve
o'...!erk, and certainly beard no alarm expressed by any
inhabitant.

Mr. Serjeant ('iota.—Ten thousand may hare no
fear. and vet twenty thousand others may.
leis if ten !boos-toil have no fear, It
is dear Bier were free from she apprehension.
Witness (Alr. Wood) nil, Pr. Earnshaw, of the So-
ciety of Friends, attempted to pass up to a window of a
"sense to overlook the area, but were prevented by coo-
+stables. They, however. at lesieth get to the window.
and had a eoinfilete view of the hustings, and the whole
line between it awl Mr. Buxton's ho. Ile saw many
divisions of the people come no to the field. Some played
• Hod save Nitta" and " Rule, Britannia," and those
near the ttttt sic book elf their hats, he supposed on ac-
count of the vanes. He saw no insult whatever ofte:ril
by the profile. Ile cow 3lr. Hunt arrive 1111 the gronnol
amidst land cheering. fife then describe,' 3lr. limit's
speech. as before described by other witnesses).
the speech was going nu there seemed to be some slight
disturbance towards Drans-gate; and he beard 31r. Hunt
say, he had no doubt people would be seta among them
to create a slistnrbatire; that if any such appeared, they
shell,' put thesis down, and keep them down. Mier,
the disturlisnee was, the !place was exactly opposite
Hlrke•emn-street. It was some time before the soldiers
I roue., that 31r. Hunt desired the meeting to keep down
their enemies. 'rise observation could not possibly have
been meant for the soldiers, who were nut at the time
!on list- spot. He paw the yeematiry advance at a golds
pace round Brim n's cottage, and ferns in a line opposite
31r. Burton's homes. Ile afterwards saw the n during
their proerees to the hustings, and did not see the least
' resistance °filmsed to them by the people. I saw 1111
brieh-hats, sticks. or stones, flung, at them as they ad-
v:lnted ; if !melt hail been thrown he oast have seen'
them. 'rise planwhere the yeoniatiry chargedwas '
iriposite his window ; lie saw no sticks field up against
liven ; some constables held up their staves. The ra- I
valry were within 20 yards of where he stood, and be
did not hear them say what they wanted at the bust-
togs. The staves appeared to be held up by the eon- I
stables to protect themselves from the swords of the
cavalry.
Mr..lnstice II —That most not be asked.
Ile was its the window with 11r. Itarnalsaw and Mr.
Nanrroft (two of the Society of Friends). 'They were
Lmtilr men,anil rep . dno apprehension for the safely .
of !tide families. He saw no resistance offered to the
eaealry, ezrept from the density of the crowd ; the
people could not get out of the tray. •
Mr. tit:ar.—How did they got up to the hustings, if
die crowd &mid ant get away.
‘Mt. Justice NATLEV.-1.10 not ask that.

Witness said, a passage was kept up nearly to the
hosting' Iry the constables ; he saw Mr. Kadin and
others pass it. If a person from his window said that
a constable wanted to get up, it t hare been heard.
Nadin was frequently within hearing of Mr. Hunt ; he
(Naslin) was never disturbed whilst walking up aid
down through a cordon of constables. Hr did not see a
cordon of people around the hustings. From what wit.
ness saw, Nadi's, he thought, might have passed up to
the hustings; Ise (witness) could certainly have got
there. The people stood about the hustings in the or-
dinary way ;.he was in a second flour, as: I much nearer
the hosting, than Bunton's house; about eighty-five
yards. nearer. If bludgeon* were thrown, he must have
seen them ; he saw no appearance st of disciplined
troops in the crowd ready to fight for Hunt if occasion
offered" (the words of a witness for the prosecution.)
He did not hear Mr. Hens say, they (the soldiers) were
very few, sand the meeting a host against them. He
merely heard lsiso propose to give them three cheers,
When the soldiers cane, many at the skirts of the crowd
began to ran away. The cheers restored peace, red the
people came back.
• John Itoetliffe lived near Lees. and was a master
Totton-splatot. Wsra at Manchester on the Illsk of AU-
gust, and saw holiness going on there as usual, with-
out any symptoms of alartn, or any shop. shut. Mr.

1 dill nut see the people do any thing Ii enomottniration of I
ley. 1 yrs% at the extremity of the situated as hr was,
to look arrOSI the people. 1. WAS nut least as any holy u
.e whether any reantraare tram.offeml Nancy preetrivh
1 Saw nu resistant., daring the whole witm.". alga went I
of the ravalry Came hea' whew! was. and walked there, II
1 no dispo.tiftos to Itesittelliptt ill saw 21 &nil, ~r su (1
:inba.„,„111111 tile 1"401"1111111114., ' ' • .q) awl a ontntser c
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I
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n :one aide; an the Oho' 6 74211-' AV tat 300 wamcn.