The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-28 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

bronglit about bf Constitution: means, sail the attain-
mem of buds a Reform was, in his view, essentially mem.
Nay to the welfare of both the Bing and the people, as 'I
well as to the preservation of the Constitution itself.
Therefore his attachment to bOth the King avid the pro-
ple had urged him to become the supporter of Reform.
Ins diAli was, that the people should enjoy the blessing
. f a free :Mt-ern:neut. stud that the Kit.} 'bold.] enjoy
tte blessing of a free rople.—(l.tetil applause.)—Mr.
11..11ish hail, it would be remembered, clia!lenge.l the
iriemis of liberty to the contest this ii.av, and it would
1,-sera that they had answered his challenee with ..i•ine-
teing inure than mere words.7(Applause.)--For such
..o...ser he owed •h, very much to the independent
ejectors of this great county. He should only say, that
he would eutleavour to return their alt, ritten to his soli
coat' by an .iiii•easing attachment to their rights and
interests, and by a faithful discharge of that west is hick
lie hoped %%Amid, err long, be reposed in him.—(Accla-
mations of applause.)
iri.ttisto then offered himself to the attention of
t!... plc, anti Mr. Sheriff Parkins in vain endeavoured
rs
i.i. tutu far him a hearing.
Mr. if' 1. 1 it ti n EST re-appeared, and observing to the ro-
p.. that a trinnl friend of theirs proposed to address them,
bell Hip' tie was assured the II Ort y Baronet would not
s., one word to their if they did not give Mr. Mellish a
ta•r learine.—(:l number of persons signified ht a cry
~.* •• hear him, heir him :" their disposcion to comply
w:•116 Mr. Whithreiol's wishes.)
Mr. Mewen then said, that from the state of his
1... a Ith he was nut side to s.i much urn the present ix-
. .n.on. Hut In; wished to ;bake a few ehservations in
r oly cs tae • seensicions which had horn preferred
a Wrist hill. Afire the attack which Mr. live!! had
Is .ois or prOyer to umbe rpm him. he felt, be declared.
r.. • *•:;111111- siliateree as to the nature of his reply to that
centleinae. First, as to Mr. Ityng's complaint *hold
Ow charge of enslition: if there were do appear ince Or
treat rOalitilbn, how came it that he (Mr. M.) should
blve had so inane plumpers ? This eireionstance served
i ...how, that be (Mr. Mellish) u as not singular in think-
in.: that elk coalition existed . as the great body of these
rompers had withdrawn their second votes (min Mr.
ilcisg. With respect to his principles, he hail no gem-
s' .ii to explain them, for the people already knew them.
and they might he folly assured that those principles
siimal iieller:!o no change whatever.—(Lund hissing,
te'veil with cries of " We Inow that well, Melikh ; we
:.'r .ere that von will always consult sour own interest
i.• preference to ours, fer• yon have always done so
te-...141. r fe."'s —Mr. Ityng and Mr. Whitbread had. he
....o.rved, said a great ,teal ahont reform, het neither of
ti.eirt h.ati sir filiell what sort of reform they desired; one
said hr wanted short Parliaments; and another that re-
f oats whirl; would satisfy the p: k, but neither was
any thin.; like a definition.--(" 11911 you rote for any
re:. win " exclaimed several voices.)—This explanation of
bar. II hithreail vie Saturday, respecting Mr. Ilardner,
Ir;•4 hilnOtirallie to that Ilentleman's candour, and hr
( sir. M.) was quite sere that Mr. Oardner was incapahle
.ii any such conduct Re that imputed to him. lint if he
(Mr. M.) were to enter into a detail of the various dee-
showering tricks, devices, ant artibees, which had come
to Ws knowleege, Ise eonlil tell 150 of them what an expo-
fti:ion indeed he could make.—(•• Yes, no doubt, Mellish,
it von frankly confessed your own conduct," exclaimed
p %....j,p in the crow.l.)--Mr. Mellish retired, after de-
slariv. that he neither was nor ever would be a Its-
d'ell ; and

Ptaatma then in:mince:l Sir P. Bartlett.
Ttte Wwrthy Barone, he larlen %% %% ell known to
th.mo Ite was a 31illillesex frerlo,l.ter, and in that cha-
rterer lie noir pre: rated Ititusde —(1,..u.1 appl lose.)

Sir E sto Buenas-, stood forward. The Worths-
Haroaet Was immediately and universally saluted by
expressiose of favour and of feeling as reflected the
highest honour upon the hearts of the people, and
1.1.1.11. in the s.rotigest manor r,. their io.pression re-
.e. tiog a recent *west. while they presented the most
tooteopis•teal testiwouy of the enzineutly popular charac-
ter u this eminent imlividnal. After these exhibitions
of popularity hail ceased, the Honourable Baronet oh-
.r t 0..!, that a considerable :isle had elapsed since he had
1...1 the honour to address any large body of the electors
od. Mi.iool..sex, and especially front the place where he
t;.en stoo., I. Variant' transactions of great public interest
Is 4 ! ovotrrol its the interim, but from what be saw of
I i. Prother Freeholders upon the rind to-day, as well as
1..0nt what be witnessed at the hustings, lielasi the sa-
t .factioott to meet his old friends with their old faces.
peer .iveil with peculiar pleasure that they retained
their oh; peincuoles, still steady in supporting the great
rast•r of Itrform.—(Applause.)-111r. Byng bad told the
people that they could find no fault with his Portia
m .ntary conduct, and he had told them so moat truly,
for the Worthy lientleman had always voted in favour
of li-forto. Upon an understanding then of Mr. tivng's
str. :v adherence to those principles which Mr. Whit-
tle-I! had so manfully avowed, it was the duty of every
inolepeo.lent elector to vote for the one as well as the
oolo:-r.—(.1pplatise.)—Ity such a system of voting, he
1,,•^0.1 and trusted that the character of this groat county
would he r..selted froou the discredit to which it bad hero
sibreete.l by the recant of Mr. Mellish.—(Applause.)—
This gonikaisn hail, he perceived, brought forward a
charge apoinst Mr. Ilyng,of forming a coalition with Mr.
lorea..l. l'ost be would ask what could be more ho-
nourahle 'hats such a coalition—than that of men enter-
ing into• a coalition, and making united exertions for the
suainincitt of a great public good--for the establishment
ofp.tplear freedom? It was the maxim of the common
e-r.oey to divide the friends of liberty. It should, en the
'mousey, he the maxim of those friends to unite heart
a.• f hand, and without any peculiar menttiny or invidious
tob;cc ion, to snake common cause and common effort fur
the estahl:sliment of the honest object which all alike
I. ail in view.—(Applause.) What, then, could be Man
l'otionratile to -All. ilyng, than to hold out his hand to
the young stool aisle loan who now offered ee assist &kw.
in nutneipating :oti.lollesex front the degraded condition
in wtich it had hero' placed, through a coalition of all
Coe corrupt interests in the county ?—(Applause.):7-It
anti he Peculiarly satisfactory to bis mind to coope-
r sir in 5n...11 a ;tomtit, awl especially from the very
c'anly spirit and very promising talent which Mr. Whit-
displayed niroti this occasion; for such spirit 'ad
curls talent helot out the assurance of a 1119141aaaallial
Tessinis of strength to 'lose who sought to rescue
l'nglanol Irons that gross horottOnnongering domination
, !itch, in some parts of the country, or at least by certain
persons in Leicestershire, was deemed the Ouverament.
lint he oh nicol that this faction could be considered as
the l'ons;:tn:ilonal Ifoverninent of England, for it served
to ;wino' all the crystal -rings that were essential to
the polity of the l'unstiontion. It was indeed the root
that baneful tree, which spread its branches threagh-
o it the Cosintry, b:iglotiog and destroying every vestige
of our anilent freedom and justice which it could cos-
.rsot eto rem+. Yet Mr. Mellish declared against any
r form in the system of this faction. He was truly. be
,i.l, an opponent to radical reform. But this was na•
tor3l. Tint I irittlentau mould not have that tree tut ;
by the roots, from the fruit of which he sad his tfrientP
brnd ri VI•li ass snitch advantage. Bat this tree' was, In'
his (Sir Francis's) opinion, se thoroughly rotteti, that ,
he would not agree to any measure for pfuding if, from
whirls it might only derive additional strength:4lnd he
n titled 'o extend its roots, m to secure a more ample
r.. 11 liereat.er. He would have it reill"Pd alt
open the stone ground that say skilful gardener
Usi.c. weeds toru up alone bt the roots, 'lsetesd sf ram*

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lopping off g part of their growth. With a view to oh-
tato a reform upon this principle, he hoped that a coali-
tion would take place between Mr. Hyng and Mr Whit-
bread, and also Lett% evil the independent electors of .11h1-
alters and those of iVestminster, whose example world,
he trusted, have a salutary opera.i.on upon the country
at large. H. agreed with Mr. ‘l'llitbread that a reh,rtt:
should be sought only by constitutional means, and he
was coot bowed that Audi ttas the general impression of
the Iteformers of En tan I, as be bad no doubt %%mild
soon brr.nar et ident, notwithstanding the calumnies so
prom-cooly upon that body (alluding, we suppose,
to the trial at York). He lamented that lie could nut say
so niuch to-day as he could have wished, but be had ~rid
enough to shew that he was still the same man that he
had been for 39 years, equally anxious for the cause of
Reform, and eiptilly ready to give it all the support in his
power. Therefore he would be most happy to assist the
popular party in this great rattiest. Hut he was glad
to perceive that it needed not his aid. For although Jr.
Whitbread originally at I forward without any concert
or material consult& ton,the triumph of freedom appeared
quite certain through the spontaneous exertion of the
people themselves. Hut this tv as not to be womierml at,
considering the state of the country--consillering, too,
the etiottil upon which Mr. Whitbread stood. lie
stood forward with the aid of a great name, deservedly
dear to the country, and with the avowal of principles
which naturally gave him the highest pretensions to the
confidence of those spirited electors. ttho were et hicittly
determined to secure his return. Tiir. Hon. Baronet,
after declaring that lie thought the trial at la-h•ester
ttoohl nor hate the result which s •of his friends ap-
II tont that a hatever the resuiT. or 'wive% er he
might p•r•onallv steer, he was %Ali ,eriliz that
the principles o liberty were on their mar. D, row hulled
with expressing his sot row, that be could not acain at-
tend this election, as he was sunimoticil as a ivit to
the Warwick Assizes, and he took his leave atahist the
warmest expressions of the popular regard.
After Sir Francis hail finished there was a general
roll for Mr. llobliouse. As Mr. Hobhimse, however,
was not a freeholder, it was the opinion of Mr. Sheriff
Parkins that lie oislat not to he allowed to address the
electors.—Accordingly Mr. 11. did not attempt it.
The Meeting broke up about six, an.l Mr. Whitbread
returned to town with the usual procession, and accom-
panied a ith increased marks of popular enthusiasm and
exultation.

Axnum .ISSIZES, Shims I.

()treußE TIIE HUN. lIARON M.11.r1.1.4N11.)

Ileprii Magill, Edward At Libler, Brruirrfl Murray,
i1..140a, Julia and I inm, were
indicted 1,.r appearing an Itilshonmen, with 111;:tiv others,
armed, in Ballymena, on the 3mth June and aisu fur a
riot, Jilli .1..144061W John Boyd, on the same day.
David Harr lives in Itall).cullrn: on the morning of
the :!..ith Jute saw about %iv or eight people at Bally.'
neullen; none of the persons hr saw that day are to
Court.

James Fullarton recollects Craig-hilly fair flay on the
'l.ltli June; saw a large party, 61111,111 three and fire
walking in proces.ion, rank and tile, with tile-
sir ; thinks, and is sure, John 316.3i115► is the our situ
played the kat ; the party had swords and Ithelgef us;
they had an affray with a Ballymena man, anti in the
after part of the day, heard them say, " '..air, let us go
and clear railvmena;" there 7,1 that %%ay, kmt did
not go himself ; took one of the men pri henry
3lagill, in the torn of .Ihcathill, ill a waste-house; hr
was at Craighitty with the party: it was after the wake
Isnly had 'Ripened, that a parry said, " Let us go sad
clear Balleniefia.-

Patrick Dividson.—Was at the fair of Craigbilly on
du- YBth June; saw John 0.10 a). n ith a party of wen
giving them mimic; they were walking with swords
, and staves supposes there were three or four hundred;
dill nut hear any of the party say what they were; a
party of them went to Ballymena; %illness Jid not go
with them ; there was no partirular dress.
William 'nd:cr.—Was at liallykenneily on the even-
ing of the :Nth June; was met by a body of upwards of
thirty, who hail swords, some spear-sores, wine slicks,
and wine bayonets ; saw Edward Al'lister at the head,
with a stick or a sword, and Bernard Murray in the
middle of the party, but he had nothing in his hand ;
witness had on a red coat, and they shoved him, and
said, '• to hell with his coat ;•' Thomas Moore was a
little distance before oitness; Murray said to the party
that witness and Moore were two Orangemen ; the heads
of the party were for saving them, and said, you have
killed two men in the lowa, would you kill m a mare? They
then said they wished they had killed one hundred of
the sort ; while the rest were aaviug witness, a little fel-
low pulled some instrottieot like a pike head out of his
pocket, and made a stall at witness, hit did not bit him.
Cross-examined.—Was not at the fair, and does not
know what passed at it ; the party cried out they were
the " Catholic boys," and neither Orangeman or Pres-
byterian durst oppose them ; they were hunaing,
awe was no other declaration.

William liall.—Was at rraighilly in .►n:ie last ; saw
a party of men, the people called them Itihl►onmen,
walking with swords and btaves; saw a man riding on
a horse with a white feather in his hat, who said he was
a Kihhonman ; did not bear him give any orders; a
party of men came into ifillynressa, and beat John Boyd
opposite the shambles; knew none of the party, either
in the fair, or in the town of Ballymena.
Cross-examined.—Saw John Boyd COMP ont with
pair of tongs in his apron, and a shade shaft under his
arm ; when he went Inman, he threw away the tonal;
did not hear him say hi wonlsl tight ever a Papist among
them ; he came out of hie own shop ; the party ran ut
him; did not bear them say any thing on either side.
Jervis Ware.—turns-st Haltymcna on the evening tif
the 2Mth June last; saw John Boyd there; bra' the
prisoner Hamill there, and lll‘Lister and Li►►s; Hamill
struck Boyd with a stick ; they were engaged when
witness saw that. and saw no blow given but by Ha►nill;
there was a considerable body of people; saw Boyd after•
words, he was very weak, had received severe wounds
on the head
('rots-examined.—Received some blows himself from
behind; the traveners ‘vere before; one Brady was
with witness ; the people behind were beating Brady ;
don% know what men they were ; loiters' ran to the
traverser for assistance, and the, eldkitned to assist;
Brady and witness stood still ; did not see who struck
first ; the traverser. were walking on gaietly, when wks
nest ran for them to assist Brady, as they were neigh.-
hour's children.

John Bo Lives in Ballymena; is a smith; remelt'.
hers the fair day of Craighilly; has good reason to re,
member it ; did not ge there; hail a reason for not go.
lag; was working in his own shop on the evening of
that day ; left it between fire and sin o'clock, os his wife
went sip to the fair: was coming down to his ow. house
with a pair of tongs and a spade 'haft, when Bernard
Murray cried, " yonder's Boyd ;" then gave a loud hos-
es; witness threw down the tongs, and then John Ha-
mill struck him with a stick ; when mimeos said he
could beat any Art of them, if they would stand back.
Souse one thrust a ipear stick in witness's nose, and
Henry Illegal abgined the crowd to stied aside and he
would do his job, aid then struck witness with one
, stone, and broke three of his ribs, and struck him with
another Oa the shoulder; and a man thee struck wit-,

ness with a loaded whip, and fractured his skull : he had
fnnrteen ents in the head, and was stabbed with a spear
in the arm.
Cross-examinesl.—Was going to return the tongs to
his fast• r, f whom he borrowed them, and to lease
the spade-shaft: was getting his tea before he went out;
was pointing nails for John itainey's horse; saw bb
crowd; did not say he would fight any Papist ; saw
none of the Ballantines struck; saw no one struck be-
fore Hamill strut k witness; did nut are Kilpatrick that
day at all.
Hugh M'Anlay.—Was in Ballymena the 2Sth of June
last ; knows John Boyd : saw him at the corner of the
shambles, cowing from his shop, with a spailc-shaft un-
der one arm, and a pair of tongs in the other; the party
were coming in at the same time, and heard thew call
out they were the Ribbonnien. and wished for the lace
of au Orangeman ; beard souse one at the corner call
out, here was Boyd, and turned up to inert him ; he
dropped the tongs. and witness lifted thew ; Boyd then
received a blow of a stick, and called out, ye cowardly
rascals stand oil, and I'll tight any one of you fair ;
knows none of the party ; endeavoured to pull Boyd
away, after he was knocked down, but his hair was too
short ; the party saw Roy(' when they turned round.
are not friends of wit-
ness; was about half an hour in the street before he
saw Boyd; saw no fighting; did not go forward to see
the fun. When the people went towards Boyd, lie threw
away the tongs and spade-shaft. Saw Kilpatrick after
M was cut, hist did not see the Ballantines battle.
Alexander Walker.—ltenteusbers Craigbilly fair-Jay;
was in Ballymena that day ; saw al parties scat-
tered about i there was a good number of the partv that
beat John Boyd; saw Michael Linn strike bins With a
sword, and 31• Lister strike him with a staff. They beat
hill. 410 u in a very short ti use.
Cross-exanained.—Voss not there any time: came
down after the mob; saw them heat Hugh Kilpatrick,
as lie passed by. Was not at the beginning of Kil-
patrick's business. Han after the mob when Kilpatrick
was beat.—(Here the evidence fur the prutecution
closed.)