The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-12 00:00:00

di.V ADDRESS TO THP: CuRRUPTIONISTS.

GENT! &Airs —At the close of my former address,
having promised to resume the subject, I proceed
to redeem the plett:;c. Certain reasons have
created a much further delay than I intended ;
however, they have nut placell out of sight the
importance of my subject, nor the dire events,
which, in all probability, will promptly shit our
unfortunate country. Your profligacy and inex-
orable tyranny have precipitated the people into
an abyi.s of misery, as well us invuhed
in a labyrinth of difficulties, whence, to extricate
you, would be sheer madness, by any menus short
of supernatortil lu all our measures, you
have a view to the degradation and the trampling
ender foot of the human species ; the ultimate ex-
tent of your success, or discomdture. mast, at pre-
I rest latent in the womb of time. When 1
reflect on your diabolical ptopensities, I am struck
With amazement! also appalled tit the hidemo
Images which present decease's es to my imagina-
tion ! Nothing, luis the erect of damping your ca-
reer ; headlong you proceed, heedless of the
gelph which yawns before you: " Fools rush on
where angel, tear to tread."
Two objects of your war against the !itierties of
France, were the restoration of the Bourbon., and
the re-introdcction of the ancient regimen. The
Ibrmer you hate attained; but have you attained
the latter No; the auc:ent regimen is not intro-
duced, neither is your power, united to that of the
'Holy Alliance, equal to the task. France will as-
h en her liberties in spite of Emperors, or Kings, or
LCperuptionists, or the detestable family of the Hour•
Itoft Her foreign enemies cannot make war against
her. They base work enough already in keeping
down their own subjects, with whom they have
;violated their promises, as well as with the people
Frame; besides, being in an exhausted state,
they ate as weak aid hantakss as Idols
you have reduced the country to the most de-'
0.6101. stale of poverty. Ruin has spread ibtlf

completely over the land. Starvation has seized
the hulk of the people. Commerce has red from
her wonted favourite seat. Despair ex hi I is itself on
every countenance. All except yourselves feel the
shock Now, had you selected any other per-
son than Lord Castlerew-h to negoci:de with
the allied powers, when von and they were hatch-
ing the destruction of ilonaparte, such stipula-
tions would have been m::de as would have in-
cured a commerce, which, in some treason., would
'enable the people of this country to bear it,,
against the heavy pressure of their calamities :
unfortanately, this was not the case : to a man,
who was the worst calculated fiir the poriaist.
You cosigned the fwr tines. What does Lord
Castlereagh know of commerce! Indeed, what
does he know of any thing import:tut to the in-
ternes of the country Ile has Osplayed enough of
ffivplAp, oast, sod hypocrisy—also a pfeatifitt Met
of a:impulse for the etcruciatiug suffering,' of a
once happy people ; but has he ever discovered
sufficient, acumen to prove his being adequate to
till the very lowest (Mice in the cabinet of a great
nation, Puffed up with vanity, when strutting
abroad amongst Dines and Empemrs, what canal
he shout the vital interests of Engiishmen? Ne
fancied hinioeff to he either a King or an Emperor.
nail he possessed the least talent of penetratng
into futurity, he would have quietly discovered
that the people would stand in the utmost need of
all assistance, to be alile to grapple with the nova-
' ralleled misfortunes which were hemming them in
on every side. After the conclusion of the war,
you toasted of eke glory you Lid acquired: the
people are well aware that• the highest height of
your glory is the lowest depth of their misery.
llowever, it has been since ascertained that your
glory has fallen rather short of your boastinet.
On whom are we to look as the cause of the victory
of Waterloo Not on Blucher, for he was defeatcd ;
neither on Wellington, who falling hack; nor
on Ilulow, whose :Alm was lia'ilo to be cut off;
but on Grouchy and others, the betrayers of their
country, which they had sworn to defend. It is
not long ago, that Lord CaAlereagli bad the ef-
! froutery to declare, that commerce was brisk, and
the country flourishing ; though cm:tierce was an-
Inhibited, and the country famishing. To make
such a declaration in the very face of the glaring
(Jets with which all the kingdom was perfectly ac-
quainted, argued no diminutive portion of brass in
the composition of the countenance, or II total ig-
norance of what was well known by every other
person. This nation has certainly been doomed to
writhe under (be domination of the most wretched
drivellearjipat weir insinuated themselves into the

King would

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his eyes and drive them out ot

his preience!
The enormous debt iv an ittdisputable symptom
of the speedy dissolution of your system. Au in-
supportable load of taxes, tom: the interest elate
debt. obliges the merchant to put sech n price on
his goods as renders hint incur:ll,le to maintain a
competition in the foreign market, or to etrt.rt suffi-
cient sales at home ; consequently those goods remain
11,12 hand, or are sold at a p-ice inadequate to meet
the necessary costs in producing them ; an that
rui", continutili:. stares him ist the Lice. 'flue sus-
pension of all intercourse with the Continent, at
• various periods of the war, has contributed in some
degree to cause the present. stagnation or com-
merce. 'The nations which we had been in the
habit of supplying with our manufactures, not
having, during those periods, an upportmeity of re-
ceiving them, were obliged to manufacture in the
best manner they were able fir themselves : they
have made much progress, therefore they are be-
come less dependent on this, country. Besides, es
the French, our formidable rivals in commerce,
have h^en placed in a state of peace, and delivered
from their intestine broils, they are at leisure to
pay due attention to their cotumerrial relations:
also, as they are, by a light talLtiom enabled to
manufacture, at a comparatively trifling
they can greatly eninarra.,s our merchant in the
foreign market. Considerable mischief has be.
effected by the Corn Bill. Were it not for this it:-
famous Bill, the merchant would. :.t this n 1111 l writ,
be able to carry on a bartering commerce with
America and several ports of the Continent, to the
great relief of the famishing people : instead of
being subjected to the rcucounler of almost insta-
-1 niassisielde. eeetrictions. if the impertation of the
produce of those countries is interdicted with us,
' bow can we expect our manor:l:Lai, to he in -
; potted with them. free from all restriction f These
' latter causes arc atailiur:. s to the OeLt.

Commune, plucked up by the roots, causes n 1
terrii►le defalcation of the revenue ; co►.seynently,
the (ioverua►ent, not receiving enough of money to
pay the interest of the debt and the salaries, of the
tribe of placesneo, pensioners, sinecurists, /cc., has
recourse to loans, which must he-followed np by
additional taxes; the inces►ant heaping of tax
upon tax plunges the nation into deeper and deeper
misery. Can such a state of things endure for ever
A further resumption of the subject is intended.
April 6. W. )1.

WSPRISIDAT, APRIL 12.—Yrstrrilay. by Order of the
(Awls of the Treasury, the Preliminary Israwitsg of the
Lottery took place, at l'ooperse llali t hut aus tto Prise
was drawn above 301., even. Ticket and Share now on
sale. if height before the '27th or This Mouth,nill Lase
the .use chance for ALL the' litt •Albitilif, v. 4
I Prises of 30,11Ut1f.. of 31l,U1Ntf. ke., as if the same had
been bought before; and indeed for every Prise its the
Lottery. except the 3W. Prises drawn yesterday.
B. On the 47th of This Month, the Two First
Prises draws will receive 2'0,11001. extra each!
ti. t'sitnoso.. Contractor.
19, Cornhil, aid IC, Osfar.S-vtreet.

Ai'l finis appeared with great ron6tlenee, sticking an
.trange, looking about :hr titil with unconcern. brut•.
was quite composed, and very attentive.
On the Trimmers being asked it hat they bad to say
wily sentence of death should nut be pronounced N0..1
thesis—
magennis • till, " tlty Lord, *is ma (Water) is its-
mirror lam the alit who shot Birch ; but tkongli ;
shot Bor.+, there was not a man that came against n
but swore falsely. Birch 11:iitself swore falsely, and
Pearson swore falsely. I repeat. that lam the man who
shot Ilit.lt, and I can cite your Lordship several rea-
sons for it : but no Mall Loco- allay shooting Birch, ex-
cept myself."
lituce.—Your Lordship has said that the innocent
111.111 has nothing to fear. I say now, as I have said be-
fore, I am not afraid of the sentence which you art
about to pronounce upon me. I can face my Hod, atet
with a (dear conscience; fur I am innocent of the cries
laid to soy eltarge. lam ready to die ; but if I die, I
die inno.• ut. I shall not be a &lira by your sentence,
me Lord ;it is the law, and I wiil submlt, I st an. -
mit, to it. Hut I shall appear tti:lt coitti.lenre and com-
posure before lily and my sentiments will be found
the same at the boor of my death, if l am to tile.
The Culla J1:11.11E.—.1arolo i'ltirtio and James
George Bruce, it now bee es the duty of the Court t.•
pass upon ton that sentence which the law has t pro-
perly rota:dad for such crimes as your.. You, Ja.trb
31.1ouis, who have just stated that ail the omen oho EAVC
sworn against you have sworn falsely, bare been soft-
en-tr.' upon evidenre as clear as ever was adduced in a
(sound u( Justice. The persons whit have .worn
are the twroons who snore that yon were a hundred
yards distant from Rirett a hen the shot was tired, ohett
you yourself, silty.. the verdict has been pronounced.
have acknowledged that you were the man by whom the
cruise was committed, and yon, finis, stood by while
they swine, anal heard them perjure themselves in the
face of their toot and of their county. You hate con-
fessed yourself to he the individual who attempted to
murder Birth, an innocent matt, who etas ailing only
the discharge of his ditty, and who had never given,
either to yon or linter. the smallest provocation : yuu
arktion lodged this, not o ith any sytop•onis of regret or
re 44444 rsr, but by a 'Mill atonal of your crime, as if you
stood here not to repent, but to jus!ify and to boast of
it. Your contlttet here tallies with the evidence of Pear-
son, as to the conversation yon had with him in the
place called Lee's-field. when von said, " i ant the Plan
oho shot Bitch ; this is the pistol that did it • and at.ti
'man tam 11111114fts shill have the content-M-11W PON:.

it I should come from America to do it." lour case is
one of ination, a crime repugnant to every English
feeling; and a more aggravated case has seldom come
haitaare a Court tai Justice.
James tirorge littler, von have been found guilty of
titling anal abetting in this heinous 'Time. Von hate
...tetrad that you are intoscrtitt anal that yon are a antral
person. The evincrice hat satisfied the Jury, that, what-
ever sour former conduct may have been, von are rttilty
tat the clasolte minstrel( against you. You Lave said its...t
von are a schoolmaster. If we are to jatige from the
conduct of at Inch you stand cops irted. your school must
he a school for assassination, and your relaularts
tnevit.thly be instructed in such principles as wonln Ic
theau brat to crime, anal et entually to pnnislimetit.
atantence mann your crime is death. Anil it is the firm et-
termination of the Judges of this Court that rain s.
tenet., 3PI antis, shall he carried into execution on Satt.i-
day next—it periml more early than is upit.th Beni e.
you hay.' not long- to lice: time period tat your a
tied ; anti I o mitt entreat of you en loos the sonali ae-
aitainalur of your time in hemhle prayer to the tireat la `-
poser 'nail things. to o (Iwo alenr yon now can look t..•r
par:1011. 111 this World Ilia. !MN.. ut baills Drea 6.34 a..
111, sentence of the ( nun open you both is, that you he
taken (tow hence to the 01'1 Ir V. hence yam
Awl Ira to thence to the place tat esti, ut• where t..a
1%1 I Inr lium.:eal lay der neck until lull are dead; and oar
lawn hair rev on vonr sou's.
sank you, my Lord. It is a ruu.l
Sur a .piuning in the hva.l.—(A common phrase in int
North of Irelatin.)
Br ice.—l hope, my LoCal, nay case still be Laken i:.10
cusa•ii:tiratia n.
•Jutige .11 A US liALL.—Take them away.
'liar prison.rs appeared quite u ttttt urea lay the s,---
tenor pronounced as theta. Bruce spoke arid
shunted himself altogether with the perfet t
his language will matottir were earr.ta
appetra, during his conimement, anode his escapeolt
• to tar in A most estraordiusry manner, leaping.
tar it aserr. from place to place frotu the toe of
the prison, till he remised the gruusol ; sisal hall it suit
Lace been for lit' severe injuries hr received, and so nit.
al I• 4, in all pro's..bi i y lie 'twilit nut have been so.
taken.

TRIAL. CF FIR ( DAHL'S WOLOkt EY, HAAT. AND i•F

JOY LI% FLASK PION, VOlt SIDITION.

The Court was excetively crowded at an early r.
with the expert:it:on of hearing this trial. Mr: Pe.. ot
sox, of the ttchwal circuit. attended to conduit t• it ► .
111 otselev's defence; 11r. PIAUI, sit the northern cir_ tn!,
was a lift him. 31r. 11.1cNaroN, of literi.tod, was hi• it.
torttry. Sir Charlet, mho had swivel here on Sett...! is
night, attended early in Court. Alert luster felorti4 a t 4.1
been tried, the care nay' called about eieren o'clock, ✓nl
the following right gentlemen of the Steels! Jury AU.
steered to their names :—Jatnes Es 5. (foreti.a.
James Stanton, Esq., Booth liter. EN., %V Mien, lt
or-
thingtios, FAN iird Ffaq.. W. If. llrtott:i• g-
' ton, Ertl.. James Bailey. Esq., tieurxe Eaton. E.g.
Mr. Its:NV(IN, Attorney-lieneral tug Cheater, prar ! a
t..lrs.
James Allen, Ceorge Rutin. Richard Woodtiti, ant
Joliet Banks, cumulous jurors, were sworn, to cuarpla le a
Jury.
3tr. lahoen sutra the indictment to be against dirt'.
Wohieley, Bart.. and Joseph Ilarrp.on, .1
two grounds. The first rourtt chai gr.! ltiet Very II .4 es-
Cited to ;smolt and insurrection, hy holding a nu. rots
meeting on the ttith of July, anis auldres•ing ...Jam is
words to them, calculated to tiring the tioverunimA was
hatred attd contempt. The second Con nt charg.•: that
they had agreed together to stir is? people Le "litiast

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tDsd insnrrectioo, and to eacite hatred and contempt
against the Itovernment.
Mr. BENION roar on the part of the prosecution.—l,
Nu doubt, the Learned tlentletuan said, the Jury were!
already aware that the priesCnt proserntion arose not of!
one of those dangerous meetings which hail heen held in
'heshire, aril in the adjacent counties, dnring the last
'slimmer : meetings which were calculated to terrify the
pet.reable subjects of the realm, and which had been
I,•at,letl, and principally promoted by itinerant orators.
he Jury, however, were called spun—and f, the
i non ledge which hr (Mr. Bra)•o's) had of want of them.
I.e doubted nut that they would fulfil their duty : --they
were called open by their oaths to disolis front their
minds every circumstance which they had previously
heard upon the subject, and to try the ca'e upon the
videnee, and only upon the evidence, whirl, would hr
a.:doced before them. The two defendants, Sir Charles
1. olseley and Mr. Harrison, were well knowit ; the first
was a gentleman of estate in the etstinty of Stafford, and
ht It inheri:e.l a considerable paternal promrtv..itecther
with the rink and title of Baronet, which hail 'wen con-
ferred upon one of Isis ancestors in the reiett ot Charles
the First the second defendant, Mr. Ihri.i.,•ll, Itad
t ern, tint,l lately, a stranger in thr county of 11 ise:.trt ;
was. the Learoird Counsel believe:l, a di• sewing.
e inister, and a schoolmaster. Upon the 1:!416 of July
1 Ist a public meeting haul been am ttttt 'iced c.. Stockport,
and. presiosts to that slay, the reablents in the steieit-
bonel,oo,l had been advised that a meeting nas to take
Flare for the real or pretended psorpose of petitioning for
reform in Parl'auteut. I• p.m the slay appointed anu :ll-
bee of is, rson.. ase less than five tl old. atilt, at-
-410 plug to the statement u+ one of the deremlatos,
amounting nearly to tett thonsand, assembled; and it
would he nsn,i that, previous to that meetine, Sir
Charles Wolseley and Mr. Ilarrnam linteven Loots it to
each other, and that they had e.irrosponsletl; and it
would be shown that, upon the 2:stls of July. they were
intimate ',slivers:it' fur at least an hour before the
a ....Inlay took idler. The meeting in spiestion, the
S.earried I 01111Sel aOlllll rho', 11311 not been a ps•Jrenlile
assenting, for the purpose of petition. It 114.1 beets at-
tended by persons carrying banners, inserihell with the
4-Ammon rant terms of o No Coin Laws,- " I•:,iversal
Suffrage," " Annual Parliaments." and " Voting by
llallot. ' alt a particular Louse a platform had been
upon whirls the leaders ttttt tinted ; and the Jury
wo-11.1 hind the two defendants taking a leading part in
~.e ensttitte transactions. He (Apr. Broven) mould not
s ate, word for atoll, the evidence which eolith! be
•sen; he would only show the general effect of what
had passed.
Mr. 'lemon:o (Connsel for Sir Charles Wolseley)
re-
gnested that all witnesses might be ordered to spot the
Court.
rise Otter JOITICt.—Let the witnesses on both sides
Lave the ('unit; and let notice- he given that ins witness
o!to remains shall be permitted to give evidence.
Prupelattneinti to that egret was mask.
Mr. nexus's eosttinue,L—He was about to state to
the Jury the expressions 114441 he Sir Ohmic, Wolseley,
u hen he accepted the other of Chairman. Sir Charles
ivolselev had said, " that hr was in Paris at the begin.
tsg of the French revolution: that lie was the firm
r• in who made a kick at the hastily and he expressed
~; boys" and tier Jury would hear in what direction
I'e then pointed, " that be %intuid be present at the oltes
volition of another bastile.'• Ile then abused tier 11i.
slaters of the Crown, ansl said that he could not hail
• 'rum in whirls to speak with sufficient detestation of
toes'. Alr. Harrison, the Gerund defendant, followed

Str Charles trolarley. lie declared against " petition-
in su more,• which be eistisidered degrading and hn-
t 1t .ere wouhLbst a resselse (he said) 4d de-
.
irsisellmt srltiestlesm, on the iftrtsday foth.witir, at the
I:slat-room. for the purpose of establisliltig ~ national
*.,aarettlitarl ; and it at oul.l .also he une of it. dittivt to
tturise _farther meatus fur extending and conoilidating
fte rational uni,on.” The intimacy betoren the de-
ri4tiatts erould ne clearly made out, and the Jary would
)1 JitAt what u..+ said by the WI.: da fetulant was
a, Spipti by the other. The favt evidence upon this
p..pint wissitl he, the Learned Counsel said, a letter,
writtea by Sir 4 li.arlps Wulseley a day or too after the
asteeting, which would prove that the iflendants had
Eurrespostied previous to the meeting. The ieteer was
.i..ted jOt'a Jane, ISM and directed to the Postmaster
..t Swekport. It expressed surprive at a letter not being
.t livered which Sir C. W./tacky expected from Mr.
I iarrison.
To Sir Charles Wolvelcy's letter, the answer of the
Pqstmaster was thi • :

"Sir—ls, reply cont. letter of the 3llth June. re-
ce v ercertias. be.; In el iy. hat no lettert belonrinit
to any •person. liaioiever have ever bees, detained or
~,cued in this irdiee ; neither has any one ever prestlitled
al• reedy. or inilirertly, to require ante so gross a breach
of
my duty. I 3.11 littJUll I.) say that I ant in a service
s; time snit.' base compliances never are required."
Phis t videme fir ive.l, the Learned I 'ruining enntinmol,
tl:at a letter had be.gi written to Sir Charles Wolseley by
Pr. Harrison tour days Itrfure the meeting. If any one
st . sit opinion that no seditious words had been
e:-yployeil by Harr:sem, still the TEI wool" lir
setlieiere. lie yrnad not, however, leave the vase to
Brit tipug grouni's so slight; a lett,T shoal,' hr read to
ti.e Jury, striven by liars ison to a man ilatneil Bagueley,
row suffering imprisonment in Chester gaol for a similar
uSence to that with which lie hinisell stood ettarrell,
two i:ay• after Ow of the 2`..6th July. Itagneley's
cenduct in prison Irol liven Mb bad, that it hail been
e•ought uchisub*.e to open his letters. The letter was
• I.—(lt referred to the meeting, and !fare Ilogueley a
veneral meeting of the procersliogs. Sir I•. Wolsrley'n
r..gie was familiarly mentioned.)—After this, the Learn-I
ej tient INA len eon tlOO,.!, it won id scarcely he slid that
H irrison was not implicated in the trati :odious of the
"rtfir:nty:- Toot tar the iirielltiiEe 4-601 Wing bore En
drtendarts, or either of them—indeed, if it dial to
ore, it must to b.ith--the charge which was alieged
ag.litust thmo, it ires.ll,l I.r for the Jury to determine. As
to the seditious language there Fnulil be no ; the
Jnry wmild judge of the intention and of the tuniiiltus
ctrl tnertim;:. The right of peaceably meeti lig together
ter the i;arrite of petitioning the Sorereigil or the lo-
gisieture against crievAirei, either real sir supposed, I
was the right, the birthright, of Vaiglishitien, and Ilea•
ten forbid that he (11r. Iletician) shirailil stand before
the Jnry to deny that right. There mas no impropriety
in a peaceable meeting far the purpose of seeking re.
torn' in Parliament, lint the meeting. at Stockport had
hot been a mertime of that character. The language,
the conduct, the whole insignia of that meeting showed
that the purpose was rat petition lint intimidation.—
'I here were men of character in the country who though'
✓iiforns in Parliament desirable lint the i.neoltici 'the
it:.feting ou the :Sill Jule had been calculated, not Pir
the reform of the British "Coustitntion, but for the sub-1
version of it. The learned Counsel would say no mare
a: that titne to the Jaws-, ns be should prohafily, in the
course of a few hours, have an opportunity of address-
pie them again.
John Kenyon IVinterbottom, evamined by Serjrant
Coots, said he was a solicitor in Stockport. lie Fawn
public meeting in the town of Stockport, between I and
2 &cluck on the ?Sth July last. Ile attended In a Wild-
ing (aSundaygichoul) near the merging. The place is
called Sandy Brow. lie should think there were OW
or 5,11)0 assembled. Several persons were on the scaf-
fold. Sir Charles was pointed out so him as one : he
koew'Mr. 'Harrison, and saw bins there. Mr. Ilarri!on

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Wight a school there. Sir Charles bad no tonosstioo
that he knew with Stockport. The first thing he oh-
a-srved was a hissing by the whole multitude. 'llse next
thing he observed was passing some resolutions. fitere
was A Chairman. he believed Sir Charles Wolseley.—
He only !sear,' Sir CbarLis say. " unanimous," ou pas-
sing the resolutions; he was in an upper room, shout
Ilk) yards from the arasinid. He heard Harrison say.
" The House of Continuos was the people's servants,
that it was as absurd to petition them as it would be for
a master to petition his g fur his horse." lie said
"that there WA, a harrier between tile ,lirone awl the peo-
pk. which must Is' removed eigt..r by firer front heaven
or hell, in order that they see whether a man or a
pig Was upon the throne." He t" .ittglit there. was
laughter. The expression of ,lerisiuit was General. I lir-
rison s.iid,'. The united will of the penile was sure to
prevail. It was an axiom that timid not be confuted.—
t Wight he necessary in some eases to petition the House
of Lords. were, by the Con,..i:ution, placed in H
different sit woks to the Wits,- of Count. ins; but in the
present eiirrupt state of tliiaes it Was useless, afi.l lie
would not recommend it." l'o• did nut remember any
thini; else. The dist:loot-se lids s ert:tinly run eh With
al/041W% Sir Charles Wiibeley Was on the same stage,
nut two yards fr larrisu,.

Cruss-enAguirgell In. Air. Pt:irson.--11e r.•a•• perhaps less,
perhaps more, tlimi.lllo yank distil'''. 'l•hrre were wu•
men, about It 11 ur •31111. Perhaps there were elgilglrro,
he did nut sre auk•. lie would not sat• that there were
not many cig;hlren playing, on the side on witi.•h he was.
lie s;.iike lie meant that the *lode Inert-'
ing hail sticl.s. 'the stig ks were hell op only utte.i. lie
could take upon ,as. Inukitug at a meeting u:
$,llOO, a hat prigi ortigin hrhi up sticks.
[Herr Mr. Pearson read a speech of Ilarrison's front a
newsp.gper,anil askegl the witness to repeat it after hint.]
Mr. Serje:tot Alabstgau. batil, that it was nut proper
to read that.

l'eAusnx sail, he uo'ihl have taken any other
piece of writing as sotto. u!iPt'l WAS to try thy Wit-
nevi's memory.
_ _

Witness said, he total not rerent it. He 531 T nntliinL
in the laugh to tlistinpui-b it ..s i!rri.iwe. Ile heard ull
the speakers, but moue of thou distinctly, except Mr.
Ilarristot.

l'rosa-exansined by Mr. liarrison.—lie took notes that
elity t he had not gut theses now. The expression " in-
distinctly" applied to others; he heard Mr. Malmo
sliminrtly. Sir. llarrisJn was one of the whole--a pro-
minent one.

Re.eariiiiiiini.—Willan. Lewis, Fitton, and Knigl.t,
were %here ; none of thefts inhabitants of Stockport.
Thomas Holton examined by Mr. Asnwontit.—Lived
in Shickinirt. He sass tuntilwrs of country people none
into the town on the 24!b of Jitlv. Ile ma, lately it
London ; he had been II months in Storkport: Ile
thonght those that passed hilt Runic were country people.
They hail nothing more than usual. Some hail walking-
takks, and urre walking e. his them. Ile was at the
isseetinc. Ile had before seen Sir Charles IVolseley ips
•p John-stteet Illiectly ton anis Sandy-II:ow. A voting
gentleman named Lewis walked inn in arm Wills him.
lie saw a fag at the niertinv ; on sine side was .' No
Corn Bill," oil the oilier" Universal Suffrage, and Vote
by Ballot."—( the further eviaelire of this witness tient
to confirm the statements of .lie !wrestling one.)
4:toss-examined by 31r. 1).1111‘.—Ile felt not the least
slant.. Ile remained at the 'meting two hours. The
meeting dispersed quietly. .%t the time the rap of li-
berty was put on the dag, Sir Charles turned round, and
said something he did not hear. There was a ticittur.
The cap was then hoisted.
John Johnson intansined by Mr. WaLIA ,t.—Said he
Was a laattsorangor st Stockport. 110. was *a tbe meet-
hug hefur• Isiir Ohnrire V• w6rliry •ppoillhiL Illbrillwrii.
son \\ .I 4 there when h.. meta up. Me had witnessed the
Irollection of the peop:e. II: w.!4 in the ei•ntre, and
email turns ten itulguwnt of the 'outlier. There Was no-
thing dome till Sir Charles cattle. As soon as Nit.
: I tourles got on, hr began to speak. Sir Charles was
appointed to the chair. Witness heard hint proposed.
Sir (liar's., lwgan to speak immediately. Witness was
about six yards from him. 'Mr. Harrison 5;1104 next to
Sir Charh s, alai spoke, and said they wanted to ;;et to
the throne in order to see whether there Was a pig or a
• man on it ; and if there were 11.41:011 walls betwixt them,
they svonlit blow them np . ither to heaven or to bell. The
expres.ion abated the pig, and that of the walls, was re-
reised by acelasuatioes. Sir Charles was next to :•vr.
Harrison while hr spoke.
Cross-examined by Mr. PFsatinat.—The first account
tof this Ise gave to ileorge !hillock, about a fortnight
`ego. Mere the witness' repeated t Itilltfolly, word
fur word, the %Anse expressi.ins iif Si r Charles's o hid! hr
! hail given in chief. Sir I herbs lushes twice: lie slid
not know whether the whole he mentioned uas spoken
at ones..

rie,..-eNatnineil by Mr. Ihrri•iin.--lieorre Bullock
was Ilk bed4ellow, 11:111 v.t4 1:1/%1" ;i prisoner here fur
felony, in 14 )11111 tritu,.r hail no
Thomas Webilt examined !,y Air. Dame;:.—Was 10
yards fruit, the hard Harrigan read a let-
ter. Ile on.iile a low notes in thr evening on Isis return
; the pal er he now h, ld Wil.l lint the same. Ile
writan loose mars, r.liiclt he h 4.1 entlsotliail in this
paper, and 111111 destrilyeil.
'risk paper was objected to, anal, after some argument,
nut ;Mowed to lie read.

Witness desired to trust entirely to his recollection ;
said that Mr. Harrison had read from a letter that the
Deity had intended 111411 fur happiness, and prurimied a
sufficiency ief all good thing's to make him so; but as
the niatority of that meeting was extrisively unhappy and
misera le amid rendered so by tbrir rulervii the intentions
of the hall been frustrated, and rebellion against
that Uoverminieut became :minima a duly. Sir Charles
Wofatiev was not there at the time. He sot rs-rol-
.--1"-•+0Fortiver. - 14ir /*irk" Mr.
era . Sit Charles
Harrison.

liarrisOn wa; reading, who then _
was proposed to the chair, he thought by Mr..
lie believed tiny shook baud,. Sir Charles thawked them
for the honour dome him; hr was no orator, hit a deter-
mined friend oldie people, and a frirud to.4nnnal Parlia-
ments and I ni %Tr. al SulTraar,and if any spies or informers
were Isearisez Ititiu, let thrust tell their l'astleteaghs and
Sidtnonthr, and the others who employed-thew, that he
abhorred and execrated them and their proreedings.
There 41111% much applause. Sir Charles reed the resole-
•iostos, anal put thy's, to Ibe meeting. One of the resolu-
tions %vas, that Lord Siolittouth Lail !wen guilty of high
treason. Another was, that a general meeting of dele-
gates should he held at Oldham, or other places, as
might he agreed upon.
Pcsasus objected to penult. *violence of written
resolutions. The 'objection teas oyes
Another rrovolutiun was, that a subscription should be
entered into to &fray the expense of prosecuting, his
Majesty's Mini.tere. The resolutions were put soepa-
ratele." U. did not recollect who read thew. All the
resolution. were agreed tn. One of the Hags was stir-
tnonntrolu ilk a cap of liberty. Mr. Harrison recapitu-
lated the speeches, and said a dermation frown the dele-
gates should resent their petiman to the Theroar, and
to remove all uonproliment, for they did cot knew whe-
ther !herr n.ls a men or pig there. As Minister,, Mr.
I larrison added, had screened t beusselvm with* Pa of
Indemnity, in• proposed, that this meeting 010 iodensnify
the speakers, its case any thing seditious hill been gala.
Tisk was eartiell with cries of" We do, we sic"

CrO4S-PT:lNNtnefl In Mr. PARR.—The meeting disposed
qui, Cy at iuur 1;e %%as at thr rneetin

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andistarthed all the time. lie would bate thought it defendants with unlawfully.asoembling, to the d,,
i
trooblesome to carry the Stirkg; they might hare thought ante of the public pence, and having so is„mhie.:l7"7l -
otherwise. He felt no alarm. lie was sent to watch i attempting, by certain speeches, :0 excite his 31,,,,11,
the meeting by 3lr. liarrop, publisher of a newspaper in : subjects to insurrection against the s;ora,n,ren,. I's
Alanchaster. Ilia memory might he assisted by the ! other count rlsargial them wi:11 l: :,in; n.„,abs.o Ter
paper, and he would nut take upon Limself to swear with the purpose of disturbing the 1-0,14. 1,,,.,,e. 11, .. I •
accuracy to the expressions. Ile did nut reeollect Sir it was not necessary for hint to say ,„„,.1, in :2'111.r
Charles railing upon every one to assist in keeping the to %hew that nu conspiracy had t::en proved. li. 1,..,..
peace. To the beat of his belief, he thought Sir Charles eu‘,•eori,...tilea
ye
nitiludsitetlimlietetittan.cql.7,:ditt:,?...inli,:t,intisell.aastrog::c,,:p.ir c:,:a,,:*
did rot read the resolottions.
eesis
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Itemesamin.:4l in chief. —III. did not think it safe to hold proved. •How,
op his hood against anv of the resolutions. Ile saw inaile out. He felt surprise-I tr.'' tile opra'atg erf;;,,,s'
sticks held op, hr ll •ht in defiance of the soldiers, of his Learned Friend, us well as ii: in whit had fit,.
an alarm having been oirasiottett by a report that they i from the different witnesses, that tl:is part of the , ;
were coming, and some of the people having first Os en hail not been abamlone.l altogAser. He did , .". ':,
way. A great shout announced that Sir Charles nos corifess..usi from his Learned friend, that the root .
comine. bail mouldered from beneath his feet. Where, , F
lie-examined by Mr. Fit:K.—lle saw no troops there prated, 11' AS there any proof of conspiracy? iii:ol-
at all. After the sapposed alarm he refusiurti on the evoletwe of the premui arti•3l•Vetner of Ihr pach.s.
wi,
ground and felt no iltimger. their Isavin;r been sera together a few minutes lvtom
Edward Slime/oft examined by Mr. Li.orn.—Was at the meeting was 110.. But sr .s a casual canora,c6„.
Stockport on the .2stls July, and •at the meeting. As in the streets, the sithstance of which n01t0.4 herw:;
stem as he arrived sou the ground, Collier, a losike. be tortnred into a cottopiraev ? The 1,,...,rm.;;Amt °
mlieer, seas knocked down. 'they said he was a spy, and General had, hitt! • course of his open h. ad iuiel to Weir
then would do oil the rest so. Sir 011001 % ulseley trials ; hr limped, therfore, he .1: ,Jl,l lbr altaithi to 4
w.ia nut there then, and witness did nut take cotice ler to a Iris! of great interest, and It hit Is 2i:rams{ psis,:
whether Mr. Harrison was there. lie attention for a considerable tiame-11.. IN, ear :IA Lite
Cross-esniiiinetl by Mr. Peiasimr.—lle w: o there as- proceedings at York. On that mice4..o;, the inr.ed
sitting his father' who was clerk to the police. Judge who presided, act, who rondo.led 1,iih,,1i„,,
John Staivelv Barrett. a euti.t3hle at Stockport, saw that, as well as on all whirr uecas:or,,,, nth ads.
Sir Charles Wolselev half an hour before lie went to nity and an ability which comma:id Pi: ,tkairetii,„.
the meeting, wills Parson Harrison, near the 1.111101- 11141 .sterna of liar public; Mr. s'usti:-e :ierlev Lid
r . They appeared up lie acquainted. Ile was at uit down as the has, that the de:cumlailis ruoild'eatt,
the meeting as a 911'11.00r —lle was well known to be a convicted of a conspiracy sinks, it was saran tt,r 11,ev
rommotahle. Sir Charles It'u:seley said he laud began his r acted in the attainment Of a CiMlllo,l 00141 ht irriiois
political tarter at the beginning of the revolution in (tower% ;'-!141 v. jai the privity of ill the i•lStips. _ I rt,
t_rrelf We. and at the taking co the Ilastile, and had ro hud it been %hewn that the parties in this ease 6dia,
ohjection to he so in this ror.ntry. There was a csv presiaris a unreat ".• l! Witi nut denied that the parties At,:t
that time soldiers were coming, and Sir Charles called I spoken a few ow:tient, before the trial, hat was tk:,
upon the populace to be tiro,. They lipid up the legal proof of a conspiri7v ? If no', that there eau
sticks. They were nut tt alking-sticks, but pieces ut proof at alt. Oh, !rot said his Learned Friend,l Jul
peeled oak. prove beyond a doubt that a tonaPiracy did vast; his
Crots•examineil by Mr. Ptlili.—tie did not hear Sir I hoar did he go about putting it? Why, he pet in &letter
Charles desire them to keep the peace, and he should written two days after the alerting, referriag toilette,
hove heard him if he had said so. Ile did not hear the written from one of the defendants to the other, km
hejning of his speech.—(The witness here said, nn- which it was proved had never been received. rice
aslred, I saw one ismi a wit., had a pis•u! its his pocket.) was no evidence of ;char the contents of this letter were;
Mr. Harrison.—flow did you know ? i hut even snppositig that it was en iimitation to ateti
Witness.-1 saw the battik the meeting, liow could that be called a aorispirsey:; Si!
Mr. Ilarrison.—Waa it not the handle of a knife, or C. Wolseley never saw it—he dial met kill% it was writ.
of a tinder-boa ? t ten until the meeting was over. The tylio;e case there.
..

; I know the handle of a pistol well. fore must fall to thegromml. He cared sus %Lieber kr.
Thomas earn% right, a mercer and draper in Stuck- . Harriron was a friend to Animal Parnetnews and
port, saw persons from Ashton come tit the meeting ; versa' Suffrage, or if similar opinions Mete ellettillfti
with sticks frc:do cut f trees. The bark was peeled by Sir Charles Wulseley. Ile ilol no; arm in tly
Id, and •ha I kooks. Ile was certainly rtruck with , fence of solidi doctrines; he argued the ease ea a
smote apprehension and fear. He went. in consequence, much more impotent prelim!, namely, fit sword.
to %lr. Lloyd's other, and represented the circumstances. ing to the law of the land no conspirary 'Omsk
Ile went then to the meeting, and saw many of them it war, in fart, a waste of time to dwell kiegey Bp"
flornislied with sticks. Several meetings ut the %Mlle this part of the ease. The next question ion an Jon
kind had been there. He olid not discover a female or I wou'd be, whether the meeting was a legal vv.! 161,,i
a chilit amongst them, excepting- on the outside. He I, this he trusted he should 'coot inre them briers ut
tli.niglit the tirst thing he heard Sir Charles say waits! down. On this point he shetdd refer to the 01145.ual(:
" Three hiss• s to the roseenturs of Bog ueley, Drum- ; Mr. Serjeant Ilan kins, who was ail authority mai leak.
rooms., allot Juhnson." Three hisses fisliowed. Those ed up to moon this .11bil.11. Ile did no; feel it serenity
persons hat attended form-r meetings there, and were to go hark to other great authorities, tholek Ike opt-
there proseroted for cunspir.acy. As an ittolividual, he libels of such great men as Hall so could be s:tuegly is
did not think the aspect spry agreeable. lie thought, his ;favour. Mr. Serjrant Hawkins said, " that sty
when inflamed lov the speeches which they had been ac- meeting assembled in such nambers, sad tinder mit
coestomeol to hear made un such occasions, the conic- circumstances as to croeote terror in the paldic wind, was
openers might be serious. utolais toil." These were the wards of Hankies, who was
Cross-ex ontineol.—The weapons were !forge branches Ipronounced by the Learned Judge as the best sethorier.
of oak trees. were large hong hi. Ile saw great many bid they think a man like Sir t harks Ifoolselry mount
hundreds of theta,. The hisses were given, but he co-1.11 Isis large property,, his family, his ceentry, ern
not hear Sir Charles tali upon them to gise hisses. klll4 Die Isiesenl of A diet TO alitilo so, would stets little oa,(
saw a gentleman COMA: f.11,V111%1 and gise direction's for , the feelings of human nature. In rionnoosion, &skeet.
hisses. It was the prison pointed out :u him as Sir ed Colima said he had to thank ;:oe Airy fir &pl.
Charles t% olselev. feere with which be haul been heard, and ssiol berm.
Nlr. P applied to have Mr. Barrett called back, to onittelhill client with the most motile conlideees tette
ask hint respecitiog an expression which he was stat•.l liatfoltlbf the Jury. Sir Charles i; u!seiry definite&
to have used after he had left the box, and which might ! to meet the calutuny contained against him ia dui:-
perhaps give a eh:trailer to his evidence. i dictment in the face of day—to plead far nolisg—Os
The Court postponed the point at present. urze no pleas of his family or liberty, Or kis moils is
Ralph Oldham. —ls Postmaster of Sttwkpurt, prodeees society ; but no civet 'be ease upon its merits. Arai
a letter. i he thanked the Jury for the indulgo tilt' :fry loadings
11 r. John Lloyd looks at the letter, and believes it to him, putt committed his client to their impa.-tiality pa
be the hanobwrotionfol Sir Charles Woiselev. i their sense of justice.
The letter of ;he 30 It of June, from Sir i'. Wulseley to
Mr. Ilene:so spoke nearly as follows:—Gfeelenw.
the Postmaster of Stockport, given by Mr. Benyon in his . • o •
y
I stand whore you to a very particular situation lea
opening, clol that from Harrison to Liagueley, also given
by 11r. lienyon, read. I rompelled by force to pleadtothe inotictu.sat, sal I
sleaoleol no: guilty. The cause was anent ardsreweiti
Aaron Collyer.—Bo•lungs to the police of Manchester,
sto the Court ul icing's Pouch, and as I stand !whoops
and was sent to watch the meeting at Stockport. Am
the tuntoter that I do, I think it nereseare towels,
rived between 12 and lin the tiny ; a great many people thic. prbans „,,„, • •
were there, and more were rooming. Some one said, that b of • .
things. even for flan.* et In
is a Nadir's minter front Niatieltester. Witness took no onrs. rg you, lorn.feinen, to exereist
.61
t eatience .Itad first, must call slew OMNI
notice, and W. 111041 on alhOnt 10 yards, when he was struck „ b'of Marshall, ,„e
with a stick or smoso•thing. As he is as going away ; Bench,to the
s 1 of ••10
before the blow, he heard solve one saying; be WAS coolie as it rents particularly ea r
laltmi
as a spy. Was hit on the }trail and knocked down ;was I bumble ."4"1'1" as anil.il!er,e the woe,
; se:octets liner the Learned
.11ItIlle.1 and the next tiding hr remembers lois finding
c moment hoe on that part wlsirs talked ett ole-perde
himself in a house, and a WOtisall washing the wound. I r thekl
, renown loving abroad, be said it would ....
Crooss-examined.—As he came from Nlancloester to
Stockport did out search :hey person ; did not take DO. Ito determine from the evidence they heard. Atelier lu
041' ul rause El mini rimier the title of ilespersysTe
tire who said, that a Nailitt's runner. OROI% Saw no OD was
vetourers. It copilot never have keen desiee for t".
upon the hustings.
Ilunourable 11 oronet ; and if it were not is
Here the case for the proserotion closed. tug,it tees wholly irrelevant to the In•ssiness of the.l9-
Mr. PEARSON then addressed the Jury on behalf of i size., I below. the only person charged frith 1... Owl
Sir C. Wolseiev. Ile commetoced by stating that hr never alluded to. Fit it were no: for tloie specyla I flu Polito.
felt himself e embarrassed than he did on that ocea- Gentlemen, that I nuld • have address's! you; sod mg
sion. His embarrassment, however, did nut arise from having alllner 10 fro a Counsel, 1• wa,,,,,tfues N defer
any doubt of his client's ease. lie felt no dimity at the ! myself. Hilt if I fall the earths shall q+:-' aside:ldol
evidamce given for the prosecution; he had not the. I! mot fill without visdetwe—that is, the N
rliglste•d doubt but his client would hr acoopoitte,l on the sreators. If in the heat am disronrse at:
merits. It was a matter of congratulation to his client been too strong, what pahtie 'raker 0
that the day bail at length arrived when hr could tinoli• steno, before you comocioue of -
este himseltto the public of the many rr.mou es and reports would feel it. Had I any i
which, had gout• absuittl t•tept•ute4ll( him. Ti. Lisaysiowl emissary rervletiatt,l woitri
Counsel felt a satisfaction in knowing that what he then ty. When 1 considered the sham t,-
uttered, as well as what passed that day iu Court, would considered 1 was bound stand oral foul a.
be sent before All enlightened public, olio would re judge. Baronet, I looked to see where I WAS to be P
the judgment given in the case. His apprehensions, thee, aye, eveu into hell. l'or the indictment:it is salOw"
arose from &feeling that the Gentlemen of the Jnry must reading. II:1.1 I been unjustifiable in my romlelli
all of them mare !ward observcions made and opinions should not ulojert to bring tried, lent lam enoveho"l".l
given, nay, not knowing that they were to be called on crime. I lave my monntry•' and if lam asked Ad!
as Jurors, must have made (observations and given opi- my country to me, I say f iore it, and it is nettetut
Moans upon the charge pending against the defendants. sue to vindicate my chant :ter to volt and to uqe.l.ll".
Let it not at the &tole titer he understood, that he meant It I stn torn front the •

to infer from this, that the Gentlemen of the Jury had will Succour her ;if ! am
rouse into Court with their solitools made up, as to the my ersitutry will maintait
verdict they were to give; far from him were any such titer they will find ten.
opinions. fiat the numerous reports sent through the shall now improve the
country, must inevitably have biased their meads in vindicate troy eltarvetrr. It.
some measure, and this bras was formiolable only from its not for plunder; and however
being unperceived by the Jury themselves. That the Gen. nostrum," I say that vs'
tlemen of the Jury were titan of education, and of strict anti b 441 men good, must
honour soil integrity, he had not the slightest doubt ; nifty. lleform would, I
hut all this was necessary, in order to re mm re from their these desirable ohjects.
minds in one hour, that which heal hems accumulating others, nor do I think
for months past. This was not a political question, nor nia4scimot nom' rich,
were the Jnry to expect from him a dis-ertation on ;soli- wroar lt.lll to my
tiral subjects. In a Court of Justice. neither polities or will rectify it. " Mee
party should ever be introduced. If he abstained then unP for ever ;" I ;
from giving any political opinions, in urging his clients, surs"thtt is what the !Witmer,
how wore imperative on the Jnry to di.snits any such, take it for grasted.Urntlee
if •they existed, from their minds. They were in that pert, tlastyon read what i.
box in the exercise of the highest and most glorious' and youean judge of :be
privilege of Englishmen. the administratios of justice. by die Ilatarned Judge.
His Learned Friend. the Attorney-Genera,l, w balk in wen losee•reati the Chester
opening the case, had conducted himself with that is coufatnA 3,1 d it is on
honour 2114 liberality of fueling. which alstsys cherries upon it. That the rorsti,
tailed him, had stated that the first count cl;arged the cellesit none or us,datiV,

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fall t he earl %%Ma; lAA
violente—that is, the villenesdayr
e lseat of a (list-muse tor tigi:resawrillor
what pahlie speaker con roar?
MI
tmoscioua of rehir", Inv estadowe
/ad I any intention of prociatiag a lo-
in, II woitfi take the har-tottliglifer'
nsidered the sham i to:iattuent—irlwa I
I bound hand at.sl foot wide tie 1 •
rd to see where I wus to ett
11. roe the intlictmen:,l! is mR
I unjustifiable in my coalitat
l
to bring tried, lint I an conscious tf•
country; and if I sin asked Ail
e, 1 say lf uta it; toil it is necestallit
tly chars :ter to von and to my mar
144 the partner of my tsy
eMsll
;:f ! am banished Irt.tnt Lly !UST)! Ili,
maintain them, and iostesi m
Id ten. With the strength of Ikea I
ire the opportunity Illon:ed tero.l6
r.ieter. I wish not fon r.tpine. 1 W
:Intl however Iteform may he =RA 1
that whatever makes knavrs lAA
ti, must prove a servire to the east
44041, I know, in a meat ntraireteig_t,
Arjects. I du not want the riches ri
l think Parliamentary litters Om
' rich. or rich torn poor. 111 gel:
I to my i.ord's speech; •
" Once the tipostitation it gitnr."'"
o say. 1; en ( ”lilitary despotism 41
the Reformers bare all along rlsias
d.tlentletsien,tlvit you read the ogir.
.chat is doer in the HonsedNalt
ice of :be prop icy of slat is
lodge. I tithe it also fur passid.
r Chester Chronicle. is vtiuti
d it is on that at retort I dwelissio-
tte "tr•titattlaso d (hire SOWN loft
4(bub!, but nut that at lA*7