Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-01

counirv--one million of whom had pia,e3 10 :
annual paraneuts aud universal suffrage
(hSscs and eroauS.) IT they wished tor the
truth he would speak IL. Lord Cochrane had
presented these petitions, and had given them
hs support; hui by whom had his efforts becn
seconded: fappla,Ise aud hisses.l lie haduOw
TO makca few observations on the ccnS.nci at
persons prominent ia this .ltct,ou, aud whit'i
il, ne did ia "ssaiieasuRig way, lie trusted
w,ulj no, rive offence. Cloud laugb,rr)--
Nj. Brace had told them traiy, that the az
Swer 40 their petitions was Tie snspenuine OF
the siaheaS Corpus Bill. and Tie employment
at hired spies and iniOrmcis, 10 induce it'e
commission OF crimes, which had hoi Dcioie
been contsnrlated-(Spi 'lause.l Dui the hut
siness had gone still iuitner, ami the TRIALS al
Derby were brought tn ward 10 lns''iy 'hr ST.
vcfitv OF the measures which the Ministry haG
adopted. lie went dowmio Derby for the rcr.
pose Of seeing those men whom they were toid
were rising up in ar,ns TO deth,ohe' TIE hins,
and TO destroy the Gov G!nnISht ot tile coun
try; AVID what did lie thete see! set OF ha'f
starved panpers who had been urged on b!
distress and hunger 70 seek for food. because
they conld no, get Il IN an honest way |P-
plause and h;Sses) One officer ana one ara.
roOn had put 80 of them 10 the ront, ana
| made them lay dawn their AIMS, h'ooms'ichs,
and all N5au.sh,cr.) He found those i''en snhA
i'm poverty their families had Seid every i.ttie
thing they could muster. l,avin. ticu cmIofen
max eel 10 raise money ~ pay tor an attorney,
and fad means of defending them on their
iriai--liut still ,hei, sacrifice was quite ii'aue-
qudte to the puipoSe III view. ~ "as '''.
proudest occurrence in his HE, mat re had
heen written to by an attorney on me hehaii OF
these poor creatures. to endeavor 10 RAISE
subscription ia procure them proper legal as
sistance lie lnst no time in Attending 10 Tue
caii-and he wroie up to thls ciiN, 10 those WHO
were The avowed al, coates OF reform 10 can ii
meeting tor the purpose of tmrtheiing tb;s h"-
mane object. BGtwhat WAS his answer: hi!er
the lapse OF some days. he feceiveo ie'c'
from gentleman " no hal repeatedly present.
a
and who professed himself 10 he a strong ad-
vocate of liberty and reform tain. that ne
had consulted with Major Cartwrinh' aSu some
other OF the friends OF reform, a'n mar th'y
were OF opinion, that 10 comply with his >ns-
| yeStion by ileuiiiNu.> themselves with Inc
Derby rioters. would greaii, imjure the cause
Of reform cries of false fal>eN and that
| therefore il was determined not Ia call a meet
| ing, (hisses.) This should not have h"eu tiip
! case If he had heen in town, but he had bee-i
| ms!ed by the confidence which he placed la
| the reformers OF Westminster. Hisses.) ihe
! person 10 whom lie wIute, said, lie would 60
| down himself aud hang the rioters at iitfhy,
rather than aS"iSi them. (GroanS aud hS>eS.)
| The gentleman 10 whom he alluded was VIZ.
Clearyi tfiiSscs.) ~ Derby he saw
| (GroanS ard hisses) When he came into the
court he found ten crown lawyers against lie
prisoners, opposed only by iwo-one "i whom
| was Mr.. Cross. of Manchester. and this coun-
seilors his Gle rk to ihe attorney tor the prsor-
ers. 10 say liza, he wouldnci soints court uaiess
he receive il hi, customary Tee FIRST. he reason
this obvious l:e knew " hat ms Intentions
| were towards his client when he got into court
He was sorry Ia hear Sir Samuel ROmliiy
| defend this man in the House Of Commons
| (hiSseS) The s'"ts jury by which Brandeih
! had been found guilty, were tenaStS from the
! Duke OF DeVon>hire's estate aud tor wiiat he
| Knew some at them wee the tenants OF ST + .
! Burdei,--(shoutS ot Misrepresentation lie said
| they were ~"N"H, because the under sheiiH had
| gone round the county i.ist 10 sound has mel,
| and see II they were OF the Iight kidney; ana
! after This lie resigned his Olbce oil under She
| rIn, placed one oI his clerks III his situation,
! aud became contrary 10 all law and practice,
| the solicitor for lie crown against the prison
| ers-- If lie had not gone 10 Derby he woald not
| have heard this. There were reporters from
| every paper IN town in court daring tie trial,
| who knew all this, and yet there was not ore
! paper Ia EnglaNd gave IL pu,iica'on. lie tell
| u his duty, however, Ia do Justice to one gen
| tengn. who lie knew had sent The account mp
! 10 Nj. P.rIy, OF The Morning Chronicle, anh
| vet il never appCared-( Kisses aud groars. }
! Mr.. Hrnt NOW launched into inyecti,o against
| the cnrdnci OF the judge by whom BrdnGreih
! WAS tired, which il would be highly improper
| Tor ms Ia publish. He took care before hc lctt
| town. that the counsel for the crown should
| know ail ibis and to suggest, that in conse-
! quence ~ the Under Sheriff being the a;ioT-
| ney Tor tie prosecution, AN arrest OF Judgment
| ought 10 he moved. He took care thai Mr..
| Cross and mr. Denman icO, should know II :
| bnt what was their conduct? They persuaded
thirty-ii.c ct their cheats 10 plead guilty 10 Il
charge OF high treason: (hIsses) all of whom
| were transported for life. Among these men
| was Thomas Bacon, one OF those very dele
| yates that vas sent up from The North OF Eng
| iand 10 discuss with Major Cartwright The sub
| ject of rciOr,n. He had been it'll him on the
! same subject, ana was one OF those men who
| was CdliCd.up 10 London by letter signed by
| ST. Francis Burdeu. "a person was here re.
| mark ed ou tlie hustugs crying off, oiiO upOn
which Nh Hunt, turning Ia his auditors, SAID,
! There Is a person here who was hired 10 hiss
| ard put me down at the Common Hal Of Loa
| don" The gentleman, who is liveryman,
| and was enc of MIR. Waiihman's friends, was
here pointed out, aud received his due share Of
abuse.
SATURDAY.. June 27-niath dGy.-After the
closing OF The poll, and after several gentlemen
| had made speeches, Mr.. Cleary came forward
| Having made some remarks upon tile state OF
| the POLL, lie proceeded.
| lie would uow trouble them wi,h a few words
! respecting himself. 1t was stated yesterday
| by Nr. HUH. from The lIuStings. tlIathc wrote
Il hit"r 10 hin Oar. O. requesting that he
would propose TO lie reform committee OF
! Westminster, 90 contribute something towards
| deiraying The expense OF defending tiie riiS0n
ers at Derry. Mr.. Hunt then stated, that he
| received aD answer, ~ which he (hr. Cieary)
asst ried, that Ii there vas no other man To 20
| down 10 Dciby 10 hang them, he Air. Ciearyl
would he The person. lie was not on tie has
| tingS when thIs was asserted on the prey.o i's
| day, o. his own lite would probably have hren
! lie forfeit IhemOTteni he heard IT he iaS;cHed
| dOwu. iir wdS heard by tie people present,
| and demanded Ut Mr. Huntto produce thc lot.
| ter. im wiiich this laugua.c vas sa!d 40 tc com.
| tanned. II was not produced, but Mr.. !i|nt
| said u was IN his possession, and lie, (hir. G.;
row demanded sight OF il again fie had ID
| cory Of IL, but lie was certain that nothing o.
! tie k,ud was even in ls heart, aud Iint l.e
! could never have expressed II OF pot IL To pa
! per. W hen he rcccit cd tho letter aii,ded to
| ron My. Hunt, he waited Gpon MdJOr CAT
! wight AID MIR. West with the application. and
| thctr an>W wgS. THAI nOthitr; could De done
| by the Westminster cUniuIltp, ~ the business
Ia ihr wdy suggested by MI. Hunt Ihcy said