The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-09-25 00:00:00

MINCRESTER., Sam U.

According to the spiel*. of many intelliteat
'ideals with whom I have conversed here, it- ware
better for the town to be subjected at ogee to martial
law, than to remain is the circumstances ender which
the people at reseal gofer. For the iehab tints ars
sow eillieted by the shred authority of civil ellicers,
' with the occasional loftiest a of some of the soldiny.
We have nightly attacks made by low pities *Score
upon persons suspected of say attachment to Reform,
sod especially open each as venters to wear a white
Mt; this befog consider.d as the 142441 of Reform,
although ore by the Prince Regent as well as by
Mr. Heat. Base of these attacks easy have been
mashy persons, who merely aurae the character
of police ollicela, with a view the more to inspire
error or to restrain retaliation. Bet in the
seses which have come to my knowledge, lila
eminent' wore really police Arra, as the per.
Nu assaulted ere ready to testify. These persons
lodged, cen folly identify their assailants. Bet
from the neat of the appeals made es Monday to the
Magistrates at the New Bailey, they artiste to ciao
plate to that Tribunal. They ere, itidevi, prevented
front making any complaint to the ez.-,istituted As.
**rides, from au 'prehension that each complaint
would only serve lb tapas. them to the pettiest., re-
nutmeat of the Police, and contegeently to still far.
lbw persecution. Bet to the oceadonal lenience of
the soldiery—A merchant of the utmost repectald.
Illy genres me, that on &today night he saw three
soldiers point their bayonets at a asu westing a
while bat, whom they took Into cestody, and teat
away with them. My informant declares, that
he neither saw nor heard any thing aeries to
the soldiery on the part of their captive, lei be
witnessed their approach towards hint; nor does
be believe they had any other reason for ill-Ireatiog
the man than the colour of his bat. Where the pri-
mer was takes, or stet has become of hies, the
Gentleman who witnessed ibis traesactior, has as
yet ben usable to ascertain. As a hind to jeslire,
be attended yesterday, and on Monday, at tie New
Bailey Coen, opprebeeding that the prisoner would
have beta breoght up there, mad le order to state
what he saw as to the conduct of the se'diery ;
bet sothlog has occurred there to lead to the • ight-
est information with respect', the fate of this silkier
from the entire gauche of military power. It
may be said, that if martial law were proclaimed,
sleet of a similar nate,. would frequently etre;
bet the soldiery would then be were under the
seperhatesaimace of their 011irers, whose character
would be mere responsible for the eendect of their
1110 fr. TM people, besides, ender the ealstesco of
of martial law, would not woe misled by any celesta-
lista of safety, while they obeyed the civil laws of the
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Italy threw away their white hats, bet decline to war
bey hats at all, if such priratioas were de•irod; sad
that they meet set amuse themselves with any old.
f.alsioned Ideas or idle fancies about ig the rigists and
liberties of koglishmee." Theo the people would be
rescued from &logien, while the aosponai..n of the
Civil Poser would at least save them from any

0 Liverymen of the Penni Compuiles; for the ;laden oasis of a similar listen would freqsently occsiri
pls... I. the sliced-- Medi, every Aldennao of bet the soldiery weeld tier be more ender the
1 0 this City who shell sot have bass seteally "roved the seperintoodmice of their Queer., whose cheeseter
21 0 saes, shall. secordiog to his seriority in the Court would be mere responsible for the corniest of their
f Lord Meyer end Aldermen, sad before any camps. The people, besides, ender the ell/fence of
Cwwwww.°l of this City, be publicly per In unotwa. of ossedsl law, would not pm peeled by soy eslesia-
tints fur the sold slice ; and every Aidermso of ibis ties of safety, while they obeyed the civil lows of the
who obeli be elected to the raid office, shell !sod. They would be sensible et the shorties In
• therein take place according to his sesierity, io the wlrioll they were Pie"dt that they
1 S said Court, red hove precedence of every cm.• themselves to arbitrary power ; test the must d
sot
3 0 lit miner of ibis City." In the ins place, Condoms' soli throw sway their white hats, bat decline to weer
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of Li,ety, 1 beg kanip in mt. shut arm ay. any ken et all, if such Hoodoos were de•ired; sad
lAgge can his. ow Intleresco over year elective prig'. tint they mint sot assess themselves with's, old.
Imo', wawa, you base no voice in the Coon by lightened ideas or idle fancies oboist " the Oen slid
ebich
ere
reacted; bet fir • fis.„. eske, allowing liberties of Englishmen." Theo the peep!. would be
that they retold contrail year right'', 1 maintain slot rescovel from dollish*, while the sesprnsi.,n of the
• S 0 this chess can only be mode epplicsble to thus* pet Civil Poser would at lied tore them from any
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