Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-09-28
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
RIoT AT MANCHESTER.

AOAcOC " RADtAC thC hASApsA|hSsy
mination of the meeting held at Manche'
ter this day. AS we are enabled to CIV
an accurate account of the important pre-
Ceedings when took place, We shall detail
the events in the order eftheir occurrence
Ia pursuance of notice publicly given
a meeting for the purpose OF promoting
Radical Reform was held, commencing a
IL O'Clock, and to which Mr.. Henry
Hunt had been Invited to take the chair
The place of meeting was a spacious piece
of ground near ST. Peters Church and
by little after twelve o'clock, the i'm
mense area was filled with spectators
Large bodies of people came from the
neighboring towns aud villages in process
sion, all of them preceded by flags, and
some Of them by bands of music. Saddle
worth, Rochdale, Middleton, Oldham.
Reyton, Ashton, aud varions other places,
poured immense contributions to the mass
Of spectators the number Of whom, at the
time the chair was taken, may be safely
estimated at from SO to 10000. Various
female societies also came to the hastings,
preceded, as well as the men, by their
flags, surmounted with the cap Of liberty.
About 10 flags appeared, with their usual
inscriptions merely OF Annual Parliaments,
&c. with the exception Of one, black
flag, which bore the inscription 6 Univer-
sal Representation or Death" The hust-
ings we're formed by few planks laid
across two carts, aud were covered, both
previous and subsequent to the appearance
of the chairman with members of the diff
ferent Committees, and a considerable
number of young females dressed in white
with caps, and unbonnetted. The assem-
biage was almost entirely composed of the
lower orders OF the people except where
strong bodies Of special constables were
posted and even on the hustings, scarce
ly man Of responsibility was seen, with
the exception of Mr.. Hunt and very
few friends whose appearance, at least,
was of much superior cast. The most
perfect order prevailed through the i'm
mense assemblage; and if voice was
occasionally heard above the hum of the
crowd, il was to recommend order and
peace. A board was carried in front Of
Mr.. Hunts procession, with the words,
" Order, Order" inscribed on it.
At half past one O'Clock Mr.. Hunt
came on The ground, in an open carriage.
accompanied by Mr.. johnson and few
friends; and mounted the hastings amidst
loud applauses from the crowd. He was
called to the chair by exclamation; and
having taken it, he spoke to the following
effect :---
My friends and ellow-countrymen-
must intreat your indulgence for a shor
time and beg you will endeavor to pre-
Eerve the most perfect silence. | hope
you will exercise the all powerful right o
the people in an orderly manner; and any
man that wants to breed disturbance, lei
him be instantly put down. For the
honor you have done me in inviting me &
second time to preside at your meeting,
return you my thanks; and all have t.
beg Of you is, that you viii indulge III
with your patient attention. 1t is impos
sible that with the most silent and patien
attention, we shall be able to make our
selves heard by the whole Of this tire
mendous assembly. Ii is useless for me t.
attempt to relate to you the proceeding
Of the last week or ten days 10 this tow
and neighborhood. You well know then
all, and the cause of the meeting appointed
for Monday being prevented. tits there
fore useless to say one word on the sub
sact j.. r.alx, e. nhearuo that fhoco M hr, 80,
us down, and prevented us from meetin;
on Monday last, by their malignant ex
ertions, have produced two fold the mum
Der to day. Applause 1t will be per
ceiyed, that in consequence Of the calm,
Of this new meeting, our enemies, VIII
flattered themselves they had gained vic
tory, have sustained great defeat. Their
have been two or three pIacards posted vi
during the last week, with the names @
one or two Insignificant individuals al
tached to them. One Tom Long or Jacl
Short, printer. -"
Here Mr.. Hunt broke off suddenly, an,
gave directions for shout, with tire
times three, which was made and turne
round, with manner that showed hir
perfect master Of the art ofmanaging larg
assenblies--he explained to his friends
who we're at loss what TO shout for, tha
it was only that there was little alarI
manifested in the outskirts, and he CAV
the shout to inspire onfidenee--that's al
The alarm, however, turned out to b
too well founded; for at the instant,
troop of the Manchester Yeomanry Cav
airy, about one hundred in number, ga
loped on the ground at full speed, an
halted within hundred yards Of tn
hastings. They halted 10 extreme dil
order, and Mr.. Hunt cried out" RI
ceive them with three cheers, and b
firm. THE orders thus made were pune
tualIy obeyed, and Mr.. Hunt again said