The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-20 00:00:00

THE SIATESMAN,

attester. Clit he had omitted the woofs its gormless. It t [Here Healey charged the witness with departing t I was told that there could not be less than N,oo°
and nut bit; practice, in a common way, to omit things If."" what he had formerly swum. He denied that he I 110,C00 persons. They were narrowly estimated. Cli-
nt
I
1:e recollected the words before he saw them in all Cross-examined by Mr. Beonow.-oDid not know receivetC so
depositions on oath front various perus.
estspaper, and on the vet y day of the meeting. Liu Jones to be a wheelwright. I 31r. Ilt sr.-e•Prutince those affidavits.
..t send to correct the o court. trout the pressure of : fly Mr. Hisia.—Did hot know Saxton to be a reporter Mr. Justice BATLEY.—It a ill du to give us your OWI
• ther matters of importattae. It uet taitity Ind out strike ito a netrapapert saw Saxton on the busting* for a short judgment on the subject.
• witness, on hearing the words referred to, boat time ; could lot swear whether or not he had swum at t . t eitioulttedly there were several gentlen en who wet:
M*. Hunt had wished any person to tae put to eito:b. the New. Bailey 1114 Saxton was on the lenatings from i strongly imoreesed with fear and alarm ; thsy came tit
--Did not know that u hat he had said of Wale . twelve o'ciocit.ti!l half-paat one; did tun recollect seeing Ito we :is a nlagistrite. My own opiniou was, that dd.
I owes saving something about Lining was rut 4v.- Saloon engaged in taking noway( the proceedings. I town was in the greatest danger. Its going the warrant
ass. The expression n lOalo hail been used by Mr. Hy Mr. sit xr.—Nevr; %note at the New Ilairey that to Nadia, he said be 'multi MR /erre It without military
-17urt did not refer to the military. Wltocas n..a he was 30 or 10 yards from the betatiegs when be NW aid ;he refused to serve it witliont military aid, and lid
%Pry near Mr. Hunt at that time • did out sae hose 31uorintse. In coming from Smediey Cottage they aseignen a reason for ao doing, which was perfectly sa•
rat to ani one at that time ; bad he potted to the must pass through the town. There were near a score tiefactory to the Magistrates. When he refused, I went,'
all said to the people, " Three ale vont rim- of police officers ont. These mere a great number of tno letters, one to the cumulandingotficer of the Maio
t'dev them down, and keep them Joan.'` sinews' imolai constable% ; two or three hundred perhaps. He clooter Yeomanry, awl the other to Col. i'Estrange, re-
t mot moot certainly bare beard it. Witness had nut his could not exactly say how many. . suiting them to come to the house where the Magistrates
• riginal notes with' kiss. Ile lost the notes taken on the . Jonathan Andrews. examined hr Mr. SCARLIETT.— i were. They Cattle, and alai, a troop of :he Manchester
1- In on lite dry of the meeting; he wrote front them the Rmi.lea at Manchester, at Etalisam-hall. Was a head Yieinianry. The itao,neet they anpeated the crowd set
a., trust lie sent to London ; Le lost tke,„ in the other of • etenstahle in Atsvist. Recollected the meeting. Was •up a tremendenta slow: they groaned and hissed, and
1 !I. Ret: y, mlicitor, in Manchester, where be heal writ- on the ground i'Jnee then' about twelve Hunt theme men that bad sticks shook thesis in the air, threat-
t ; mold not nod them afterwards; bad not brought armed in an open carnage, attended by an immense ening the cavalry. I 1...11V the sticks myself. As the
etas n tie original inamiscript that he had sent to the crowd ; be perleava saw as great a ',umber of people to- Yeomanry and constables approaeleed the losoings, I
teas ri ; did not know that that was lost; did nether before ;he noticed no person in the carriage sow liriel;-bata :,nil stone% thrown, and a sort of general
cot refresh his memory by referring to his mann- with Hnnt wham he knew ; woken sot or 7tieste people. resistance made. I saw the stones flying about, when
*lint. bees he could du that by referring to the chiefly working own and weehaniea, but eery toe re. Col. l'Estrange artisan! with the Meier% and theClieshire
7st!temot accontet, whirls did not differ in effect. in any specteble people. There was a loud shunt when Mr. ' Yeomanry. I thought the Manchester Yeomanry were
t !•t, front the tusainscript ; did not hear tor see Mr. limit approached. totally brat. When the Yeomanry got into the crowd
Hunt in the course of the day say or 4io aught tu 'neon- Crone-examined by Mr. Hauttow,—Saw Jones on the tLr peeing closed upon them. (liken Col. l'Estrange
rage the people to romntit arts of violence. hi's:jogs: did not 1i:ion• that he was employed as a me. waives!, he asked me what to do? I said, " Good thud,
IlereSfr.lletar. handed to the witness a 'Ander+ Morn. titanic to roan the hustings could nut judge from his Sir, don't von see. how they are attacking the Yemen-to-
i k Paper ..f the Nth Angulo, Info, and referred hint to mower whether be was speaking to the people about the rs• ? ' I sodded, " disperse the crowd." He did so; the
t• s tollue int passages:—" It was es nine a few minutes lengthen,. dispersion took place upon his :advance; I am not sure
• t ona oa.loek a hen Mr. Hunt reached the lenatit.;:.a. Ile nossnexansined br Mr. Ift-snr.—The division that had whether he advanced nide all his ',arty.
ea, anti to be arconmanied by Winner, but 1 (vend not the stieksalsettliteree'l were those who bad the black flag Cross-examinni by 31r. flea r..—l declare that I hare
• 17.• Be, k nor Xs I believe he was there; with. the inscription s' Equal Representation or Heath ; ' related every thin' as I saw it. The hustings were,
•••. Johnsoe, Nloothouae, Saxton, Swift, and Tyas, erre that he was certain was the device. The stirks were perhaps. 31/10 or 400 yards distant from where 1 stood.
in the burouclie, on the box of which was mated a pro- large and thick, They who attended the meeting a but 1 eaenot speak exartly. It was so far that H could
r.opste suluon, named Mary Waterwurth, bearing the pearen to come with sticks generally. The numbers be sot distinguish you nom another. I distinguished those
standard of the Stockport Ft./tale Reformers." Wit- should calculate at almost on,111!0; the stick., were not linked arm in arm, because they formed a cordon, and
r's.could nut swear to the tnstls of this statement. Hr such as people use eetterany alien they ele walk ; muld werealisdngitished from the rest by being bare headed.
lad asked the names of the presents who came with Mr. not say toilet their lerstrilt was; was ie;t mot enota4ll to I eoltosoly-believe they were linked arm in arm.
rant, and seas told that they were what he had written. measure them, or take ass nentrate view. Witness was Here.—Look routiti. Sir, and tell me em your oath
He was told that Tyra was one of the persons. He did one of the principal conatables at that time. 'lie sticks whether those people in the body of the Court. and who
not know Tyas at that time. He could not swear that v tried materially in size, according to the size of the are elevated above each other, base their arms linked
Keaton was one of them. lie had written flout infortua- men. I together.
lion what he had received at the time. lie did not re. Mr. Justice Baum—Can you form any judgment as Witness.—The sitttation of the parties are very differ-
idle arcing Saxton on the busting.. The name of the to their site "c I rut. [Here the proceedings wrre intermitted by loud
founts lie had obtained, as he did the other memo. Ile Witness.—Abont four or flee feet lone, slot as thick as cheer" and clapping of hands, front al t all parts of
was not told that she was a profligate feanale. He put the rest ; their size aas various. Saw 110 tire ernes nor f the l'ourt]. One of the persons who acted in this man-
tlt !I• word himself, and thought her appearance justified , swords; saw no prime struck, our any of the constables tier wad singled out and brought into Court. His name
t .t4pplication of it. Never saw a lady present cadent* make use of their stares. is lid:entice+.
st tile bead of a regiment. Thought the word lie had Question by Johnson, a defendant.—You made nu use I By docket:E.—l could not see the lower part of their
card justified by the circumstances of the case. of voitea? arms, btu I eoultl distinctly see the outside men linked,
Mi. Ileac next directed witness's attention to the fol.. Witness.—No, I diet not. I and from the appearance of the others, I have no doubt
Inning sentences in the same publication :—" The aut. Thomas Ilardursu gave evidence as to the precaution they were also linked. I catimot say that the
_people were
let, advanced and surrounded the hustings, when Mr. taken against the cavalry, the military order is which looking towards the carriage when they applauded.
N idin, pith the utmost resolution, seised hotel of John. the divisions aalvatired, with their stielis shouldered like (Mr. Ilitlton having smiled)—
son first, then of Hunt, and afterward% of several others, muskets. Hunt, in cross-examininn loins, naked, as he I Mr. lIVNT said, you have seen one example, and you
%show he handed to his assistants, and the latter carried bad accompanied Mr. !lay to Lundeen. whether be gave ought not to smile.
them all to the New Bailey. The banners were the next the same information to lioversonsent? Tbis question I Mr. Justice LIATLEV checked this observation.
unierts to which the police officers directed their atom- was at first objected to, bat Mr. Justice Bayley ruled Examination resumed.-1 did not see the people turn
non, and with very little resistance they got poeaesaion ' that it might to be answered. and tire a silent of deffistere to the constables. The
of the whole Of thlsm. The scene that now ensued' ais Joseph (keen, examinee! by Mr. Serjeant Illecsock.— warrant was signed by myself anti otters. '1 here were
truly awful; the shrieks of women and the groat'. of Confirmed the last witness as to the mode of marching I several deposits made upon the morning of the 16th.
men were to be heard at some distance." Witness was to the gronnd, awl as to the language used by Jones ; Idu not recollect the terms of the warrant. I have not
pressed upon by the crowd, lout was not seriously hart. beard no word given; ease nu arms, no muskets : some seen it %hire I gave it to Nadirs. I believe it contained
Soo one attacked or rut at him with a sword. Ile •lint 1111 of the people had sticks : the meeting was ealrulated to the names of Hunt, Moorhouse, Knight, and Johnson.
cu.'s:Alen staff Mot 'lay; never told anybody that Ise produce the must alarming sensations; estimated those llt was made out after the last deposition eras taken.
bait never told anyitmly that his hat was cut at tour who formed the ring, who took off their hats, shouted, I did not say that on the arrival of the Manchester Yee-
elan, am! that he saved himself from a second blow by and felt a lively interest in the business of the day, at I inanry, the mob gave a shout of defiance. I said they
hololing up a constable's staff. lie had never told any about 40,0011. gave a great shout anti brandished their sticks. 11 stated
brother reporter, that on Isis producing a constables Croaoexamined by Mr. BARROW.-1)141 slot think the that the yeomanry waved their swords ; they then ad-
watt, the mistier who that day cut at him, said, " H—n speech contained any thing extraordinary ; hint an inn- vancell to the hustings: they advanced at a trot, with
yon, why did yon not show that before?" He never told es.mion basing, been given, that tintlembold information their horses prancing and 'Livening. I swear that I
that to any one. Had told some one that he was coming should lie procured of what • molly took place, he caused I saw none gallopping. Mr. 'Patton and myself had pre-
to York as a wimp.% for the Crown, or against Mt. ilunt. the wee. h t,, be written Joan. vionsly in vain attempted to force into the crowd, in the
11.• tedght have said either. Never told any one when Crosnesatained be Mr. Illuscr.—ls a manufacturer; hope of having some effect upon them, but were forced'
1.. got into the witness-box, he would do Hunt. lie was had a perfert recollection of the words, sod itet bad Mr. back. This was not preview.; to the military advance.
-allisployed by the Proprietors of the New Mom Witness Ilardlcon : was horoughreeve in the year H 11617. Se- I thApertlei march into the field in regular order.
knew Dr. Stoddart, one of them; was no relation to him. viral wettings. dnring that period, took place in St. and it was in lorantifel order, yet still calculated to
The attention of witness was next directed by the ease- Peter's-fielol. That which took place in March, 1817, at- create great alarm in the town. Many of them Yarded
I. Ater to a part of his letter from Manchester, which tracted my particular attention for a variety of reasons, sticks over their shoulders, hut ehietly the party that
read as follows :—" This wretch, who has so often and so especially the extraordinary nature of its object. I know cane
.in from Mosely-street. Soon after the order 'for the
i• odentle threatened, that in the hour of trial lie would !of no person benne killed on that occasion. It was what I dispersion of the meeting I trilled the window. The
rot lie found skulking, lost would he foremost ea- was called " the blanket meeting." order was given to Colonel L'lsatratsge.
o.tunter danger, and to perish in the cause he Re-examined by Mr. Serjeant HI•I.LOVK.-11 saw the I 31r. lit era—Was the carnage. too horrible to look at?
Jutted ;he who, when no soldier was near, open teeming its the June preceding; it was not to be cgs- Witness.—l would rather not see any advance of the
I react and called on the soldiers to' firer—what d arced with that of the 16th of Anguat. The people, on I military. I never Honest it would be necessary to dia.
eow ? The grin of malice died away on his emir the former occasion, went to the meeting individually. prone them violently ; I did not see any of the killed ; I
laps; the colour forsook Isis sallow cheek," &c . John Ellis esti 11l l ied In' Mr. lorrocnar.g.-1 was g believe I did see one man wounded, who was brought
Though Ur. Hunt had been seized by Mr. Nadin, ant special curistahle on the nith of .Stigust. I went to PO into Buxton's boom, but I would rather not swear it.
did not spill* positively, as he himself was then being tar's-field about eleven on the Ititls of :August, and sseg I did see one woman in a faint state, and advanced in
driven off the lield. Saw part of the Yeomanry go to the different parties tissue up with flags. I took &eft pregnancy, and blood flowing from her lemon. I was
the hack of the hustings. Saw nobody wounded'. Din some of the inscriptions ton the flags. 'llse !mating' were so hussy looking at you, Sir (to Hunt), Ido not recollect
tost see Nadin seize I'unt. Saw him seize Johnson by removed about six rani, while I was on the ground. I baying said to Colonel lA.:arrange, in Button's house,
the legs, and perceived him about to seize Hunt (as he did not hear what Mr. Most said when lee trot upon the "'Plan, Sir, is your prisoner; march him off to the
supposed), when he (witness) was obliged to take his hustings. There were ron,lloo or 711,0110 persons precept. New Bailey ; 1 emmusit him to your care,"
from the hustings, and when he looked round again, Cross-examined by 31r. flannee.-1 waa near Messrs, By Mr. SCARLETT.-1 and another Magistrate (Mr.
;4'7,r0, was in 'stale. Hanltnan and Herrn, but did not hear the wools used. tattos) attempted tu force our way into the crowd, but
By Ilastrosto.--Receired information occasionally . I elo not know who used the words. amid not effect it. We haul our horses ready saddled, to
(*con Mr. Nadin, at the Manchester Police-offire :he Crostnexamitwd by Mr. Hex'.—l wrote whit passeti have ridden in if it were pOSSIIIIP ; and then we attempted
had that confidence in Mr. Nadir, that ieformation ob- on the hustings from the dictation of Mr. Hardman ; i it o not, but conlel not succeed. Our reason fur order-
tained from his was, in his opinion, of sufficient import. believe I wrote the words tithes. 'hiring the time the ing execution of the warrant was, that from the in-
or so soon after that it made no fa lAN Ire had received and one own oltserstatism, we
suet to Induce him to senn it off by express to London. ' person was speakimi,
It was not from Mr. Nadin that he received information difference. I conceive I WAS betWeell and 3l) yards eon eyed the town in imminent danger from the crowd,
of the intention of the military to cut Mr. Hunt to from the busting'. The parties marched in regular or- anti at the men named were the leathers.
pteees ; haw received no Information from Mr. Milne ; der into Ilse 64 h 1; they ol a very imposing aspect ; rßy the Coar.-1 hare acted as Magistrate for nearly
had been with Mr. Cowper, the accountant, at his own can't tell whether that was the beat way of keeping the Por II) years, Nothing but ineonvictionof the existence
nonse, and in the street • the information in question he • peace. I was stationed between the 'lusting% and the of imminent danger could have induced me to order
bail not obtained from Lint ; he did not communicate 'Magistrates' house between one and two, but I saw tue. Colo I L'Estrange to do what he did. 1 think I ought
to Mr. Ilunt that there had beck an intention to asses. thing whirl, partiettlarly attracted my attention. I was e been airsick out of Ilse commission if I had acted
En ins him. ' occupied attending to Ashworth, a comet:title, who was lof I .
By Su-Mr.—Wines* never saw Mtn (Swift) before the injured by the crowd ;be was crushed by the crowd, I By t -sr, at the reqoest of Mr. neNT.—" Had
Manchester meeting. He referred to hini(liwift) where; conceive. It was the erowel of Well, nut the crowd of I you ties float a warrant had, under similar circum-
be staled some one to leave addressed the people, exhort-, horses; be was crushed on the chest; I diet not UT any stances, peaceably executed at a large meeting in
lug them to *twain from violence, to show their enemies mt. Any one swearing that Ise died of cuts, would I Smithfield :"
they were not mad. swear falsely, as I eonceive. When I copied the flags, 1 Mt. Hutton.—l certainly had, anal this was one rea-
.f awes Platt, examined by Mr. Serjeant iltna.oce.—. did f 0 fairly; I neither added to, nor detracted from son which induced me, when 1 had congenital to sign
Was a police-451'er of Manchester; was at St. Peter's- !lberil. Ido inn knew whether the pike I ling was of the Arrant, to order its execution at the meeting. I
field on the morning of the 16th of August; saw Healey I wood or of steel; it wae in the loon of a pike. The never heard till this moment, that Mr. Hoot had, on the
there at the head of a party who approached by
Peter.' caps of liberty did notof themselvee alarm me. [Here Mr. Sateredayprecedieg the 16th, offered to surrender him-
street ; Healey went in or on to the cart that was there;! 11. handed to witness a Nottinghannhire Militia button, self if there was a ritfreant logainst him. 1 lead heard
be thought be saw hint in the act of addressing the with a rap of liberty upon it.] 1 cannot say that the that Mr. Hunt had called and asked whether they bad a
people i die party drew rap round the cart; described , caps of liberty I saw were like this. SAW several per- warennt against him, lint no more.
saw Bans.: sons with !sticks over their ahoulders, hut not aa soldiers By Mr. BA ROW.—The warrant was against Mr. Hunt
the rousing of Mr. Hunt with another party ;

the bustini

ford on _....1 gs.
Cross-examined by Mr. HUNT.—Was trst connected
with the police-office five or sic years ago. Did pot
ti
know the present current price of a flintier. . Before he
came into the police-olfire, the price ofa hemp (to use
the flash) was tem bob. The occasion u his coming to
know the price then was this:—his father had taken
three bad five-pound notes. They were refused where
he iffered than. He knew from whom he bad taken
these, and returned then for one-pound notes. Arno
t%'m were sit or seven bad ones. Witness was so ag-
gravated at this. that he determined tolled out who sold
them. He had never received any thing for giving false
evidence. Had appeared apical seine eight or ten per-
' sone perhaps, and never appear"' against any one who
were not east. He had nada *ma. He then described
the persona he had seen ea bulldogs. Could not
say when he Ina saw ISatioo the hustings. Would
sot swear that be was or was eat at twelve o'clock.
Nobody lasulted whoa* ea d, from knowing him
to be a flabbier in jtkardot. •SI bad met urea thew insult
any ere. Could sot ay thgthiw be bad sworn to the
was fosse which hotbed
had apsesai:rizii atillost Henley,
at As Illowilleilt7 • . •He an questions ti
the beet Willi recollottios.

emery muskets. I was knocked down myself ill the

and 'others.

harry of dispersing the meeting ; it was by a posh from
a man, but I do not know %who he was. Titiv-happeoed
between one and two; but when you asked me if any
thief; particular happened in that period, I did not re-
collect it.
Wm Hulton, Esq. examined by Mr. SCARLFTT.—I am
a Magistrate in the comity of Lancaster • I was at the
Star lon, with the other Magistrates on ;hat clan from
larrewe went to the lonise of Mr. Buxton, St. Peter's
It was heetrealt ten and eleven. We there received
depositions an oath, that flifferent parties were approaab-
ing the town. The heads of the colnenns went up to
the hustings, deposited their colours there, and in doing
so were always met by the hascas of those who bad pre-
vionslv arrived. I cannot say ft of the part that tame
with !font, kg that which came from lylltreet,
inarthed Very correctly to the best of my I. fron
haviirtr seen soldiers reviewed, I think the first party
oloOlteted to 41100 or NW, I **isnot my exactly. flare
malt aratie with each party. Iparticularly noticed tiro
sup-that MAO with hunt. Then were lbOr is the
•Ne, Soot. Johosoo. lartib, and I believe Mow-
`,old not myself judge of the whole member
Ito coosolting bettlepliet than myself,

By the Gnu could judge-by the motion of a large
hods., whether thy had their anus locked, without &e-
-ntaily seeing their amts.
Here the gentleman's examination closed: and Mr.
"make HATLET observing to the Jury that they must
now be fatigoed, he would have the Court adjourned to
31ondq.—'11te evidence for the prosecution will close
some thee on Monday.

Jesus an, Almeat 16.—Though the disturbances hare
not alkether subsided, vet there is reason to hope that
the sfestern counties will soon be restored to temp
quillity.
Coax Escnamat, MARCH 20.—Our market sru very
lareely.sappliesi with all grain this morninf, partite-
i lady wi wheat from &sex and Suffolk, which article
is from to 4s. per quarter cheaper than on this day
week, a eery dull sale at that decline.—Barley is fall
Sii. per varier lower, and only the finest qualities could
he gut elf, the arrival being very considerable from Nor-
folk and Suffolk.—Tb• oat trade was also heavy at • re-
dietloa-of Is. per quarter—Beans aad peas are also
*NI M. te It per quarter ebazter. the supply of each
*it 1111411141ng the present dew