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

F:RTIFWATES--Aratt.

J. Walmoutli, Liter; I. joiner—J. Outfield, Tottenham-
street. St. fhtenras. cool-dealer—E. Ford. Lime-dive!. Lon-
don. wine merehnot—W. !triple. Lewknor. Oxfordshire. lar-
tner—R. Veilwariline, Woreestershir
fir an. Oxford-street. silk-mereer—l. R. Belcher. Hatfield
Broad Oak. Essex, linen-draper—S. Carrington. .11iiiliorne,
Orrb shire. turreer—S. Lace. Liverpool, brasier—'r. F.
Hunt, Stable Yard, St. Martin-in-the-fields. builder—N.
Jostling, Bexley Heath, Kent, innkeeper—ll. Keeling, Staf-
ford. cabinet-maker—J. Drewry, Stafford, stationer—R.
Cawood, A rmley, Leeds, clothier—J. Collins and W.Colling,
Oxford, linen-drapers--C. Bowen, Hackney-toad, surge in—
T. Richardson. King-street, Spitalfields, silk-weaver—W.
A. Brown, Wentworth-place, Mile-End, brewer.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
Taylor and Atkinson, Ilewerth-shore. Jarrow. Durham.
earthenware-inanufaeturers--Eleoek and Kitlick, New Cross,

Deptford, Kent, farriers—Topham, engraver, and Orton,
pawnbroker, Leeds—Crooks and Watters, Wood-street,
Cheapside, silk trimming-manufacturers—Skinner and Holt,
!Stockton and Darlington. bankers—Le Grand and Clarke,
Leadenhall-street, seedsmen—Wintriughani,Petch and
Barnsley, York. linen-inantefacturers—Winrow. Newark-
:Ton-Trent. and Sainhank.Nottl nghain,corn-factors--Willls.
sea, and jun. Cranhrook. Kent. attorneys—Robinson, Lei-
(roster, and Robinson, Wakedetd. hosiers—Beak and Co.
WailWOO. Derbyshire, woolstaplers—Simpson and Ellis,
Bindisleam, coach-harness platers—Blake, Blake. and
Cooper. Sherborue, Dorsetshire. common brewers—Pertly'
and Bloye. Strand. stationer.—Osborn and Hodgkins, Ut-
toseter, hoop-sbasers—Prsket and 'boon. Dvughty-mew',
Guildford-street, Gray's-inn-lane. C.J.lchuisktrs.

His Lordship in his commeneemeut this morning.
said, that be had on Saturday night advanced so fir
his charge as the evidence of Shaweross, who merely
produced the placards. The Learned Judge then pre
cerded to detail the remaining evidence for the prostc.,-
lion, with respect to the part taken by Mr. Hunt at
the Smithield meeting, the resolutions of which, on the
31st of July, his Lordship read seriatim, the Jere were,
front a consideration of the tone and temper of those
solutions, to form a judgment of the disposition of t•.e
individual who recommended them. He commented
with severity upon that one which pointed out, that the
people were absolved from any obedience to the
except on such conditions as were therein expres-a!,
from and after the Ist of January, Itstt. How fir stet
resolutions were consistent or inconsistent with dm. -.6-
ordination to the law, lie left it to the Jury to yonsi.'er ;
as well as how far they were or were not calculated t
bring his Majesty's Boverntsient into hatred and cum.,
tempt. The next evidence was, that which related to
Bamford, and it only showed that be recommended
peace and order; still he was identified with the pla-
cards, if they tl ght them illegal. if a meeting for
considering a Reform in Parliament be illegal, he is al
offender; but it was his Lordship's duty to tell than
that it was not. There was no illegality in tarrying
sticks, unless they were for au unlawful purpose; air
banners, unless their tenor was such as to excite suspi-
cion of the objects of those who carried them there, or
concurred in bringing them there nith an evil intention.
to numbers, they alone did not make a meeting
legal, unless attended with such circumstances as did
actually excite terror, or were reasonably calculated to
excite terror. Such circumstances were forbade by the
law. They had truly heard that where there was ms
law, there was no transgression. If the meeting, was
innocently intended, then the law was not violated.
You then come, observed his Lordship, to Dr. Ilealey's
admonitory remark to me, to take care, and not in aly
thing 1 say prejudice your minds against him. If I do,
Gentlemen, discard any expression of mine havinT sect
a tendency altogether from Your minds. I mean to .lo
my duty with integrity to the hest of toy poor judg-
ment. If I err, and err with intention, then, tieriee-
men, there is that power to which 1 am awfully tampon-
'Me. Between the Crowu on the one bawl, and tey
country on the other, 1 shall do, l hope, equal justice.
The defendants, I trust, shall suffer no undue prejudice
at ~w hands—fay conscience will uphold rue in what 1
have to say to you ; and he who will sit in jolgesent
upon all our poor acts, will have to say what motive .Ic-
tated them. I have now closed toy observations aria
the evidence for the prosecution, and before I subt cp
that for the defence, I wish to state that I have toad!!
somatary of it, which will bring its leading points wHi
less fatigue to your minds. If, however, I omit a-y
thing: material fur any of the defendants, or as I ets
shill miss one, touching upon any fact in their favour,
then it will he only necessary to remind me of the omi;-
sinto, and I shall read in detail the part to which Inv at-
tention shall be called.

Mr. hieNT.—Probably you will allow us, my Low!, to
avail ourselves of your kind permission, as you get ,an,
without tit ruling our interruption obtrusive.

Mr. Jnstice BAYLEY.—Yes, Mr. hunt, I not onfts
allow yim, but desire you promptly as I gu on, to tea
my attention as you may please.
'The Learned Judge then resumed his charge, and
said, that, with respect to Bamford, all that Issi been
proved in his speech was a recommendation to peace
and order. There were no sticks in his grosser, save
few common walking sticks carried by old men: there
were women and boys in the throng; and it was for the
Jury to consider whether Bamford and these people,
carrying their wives and daughters with them to ant Is a
crowd, meant to create on that day riot, tumult, and die-
order? With such an intention, nothing was less likely
turn that they would ears, to the scene those who were
the dearest objects of their affection. According to the
evidence fur Bandon!, the people in his party, so far
from bring tonsultutoss, were peaceable and joyful; and
1 the drilling, as it was called, so far from being illegal
and nocturnal, was open and innocent ; the only object
being merely to enable the people to attend the alerting
as conveniently for each other and the public as it was
possible. The Learned Judge then enumerated the
names of the witnesses who swore the parties on the Itith
of Anznst went to the meeting* to the utmost peace, and
conducted themselves while there with equal tranquil-
lity. There was no act of violence, according to these
witnesses, committed by them, no violation of peace,
:visit+ would bring them under the reprehension of the
hrs. So far in favour of Bamford. With respect to
saxton, the Crown had abandoned the case. In behalf
of Mr. Hunt, three different propositions were established
in Isis favour, by the witnesses produced in his defence.
First, that the procession moved to the field in the ut-
most order—that all the exhortations to the people were
in the spirit of 'Peace, and that they imbibed and adopted
that spirit in every respect. There was no insult, no
offence given, except souse few loose expressions, only
implicating the individuals using them, and not fairly
attrib'stable to the bulk of the people. There were none
saw sticks thrown, nor bludgeons, nor briek-hats ; no
panic in Manchester, all was tranquil and free from ap-
prehension up to the moment the military arrived on
the ground. It was admitted that the people shouted
when the cavalry came; some said this was in defiance,
but for the defendants a different construction was put
upon the act, and that it merely signified their couli-
deuce in being legally assembled, and their tleterrnina-
tion to remain in the discharge of what they considered
a justifiable duty, without fear of interruptiuu. If the
object were legal, and the means of effecting that object
legal, then the people had undoubtedly a right to re-
main while so conducting themselves, and there was no
proper reason why they should be disturbed. Coder
such circumstances the people had a right to stand firm.
It was also deposed. that besidesibe promiscuous group*
of women and children who came into 3lancbester, there
were many other, to all appearaisie rispe able females
who walked. to and fro: ansonifrdle. e, without -
seeming to apprehend any danger from their situation.
There was also to evidence, that marks of respect were
paid to loyal tunes, that not the slightest indication of
disturbance took place, and that nu stones, brick-bats,