Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-26

was iieiu III alancheSter on Tie 10th OF |
! Aug. last, which was legally aud %, acea-
lily conducted. That TINS assembly had
heard with surprise, thai whilst Tie Meet
ing IN question were peaceably and qui-
ely celebrating, Tie Magistrates issued
warrants Tor iht apprehension of CERTAIN
individuals, IN The execution OF which no
resistance MAS made but that without
| amy previous warming The Mliiiary force
rushed IN, cni themselves passage with
| Their sabrts, and wautUnly massacred AN
unoi'endng body of men, women. and
| children.
That this assembly could not avoid ex.
| pressing lis adherence OF this measure, as
diSSraceini infringement upon British
liberty. HAT Judging from the known
| attachment OF his Royal Hishness 10 The
| Laws and Constitution OF his country,
They are persuaded That some material
misrepresentation must have been made
| IN The narration OF the circumstances al
tending ibeMeeling f; or that they pres,,-
med lite Royal appreciation would moi
have been so decidedly expressed. That
| II was the opinion oi this assembly, thai
| AT "a Time When The public mind was so
much ntlamed by distress, il was neces
sary 10 adopt soothing and conciliaiiup
measures. That his Royal Hishness be
humbly requested 10 institute "A strict
inquiry into the proceedings complained
OF, and cause the authors (ii really guilty)
to be brought 10 condigu punishment.
MT. HERCoMBE rose 10 second the Re
solutions.
MIR. Bumstead, Alderman Bo,l,weD
and Mr.. Brown followed, but we have
no room 10 insert their remarks.
LONDON, Sept. Owe are glad TO see
that subscriptions Tor the sufferers al
Manchester have been opened al that
place, at Liverpool, Newport, and Bury
81. Edmund's, as well as in the Metropoiis.
The Common Council of the civ OF Lon
don, the second deliberaiive assembly of
the empire, will this day take this suLiec,
INTO Then consideration and the result
Will, we have no doubt, prove in the mos,
satisfactory manner, how universally the
conduct OF the Magistrates and Yeoman-
~ OF Manchester are viewed with alb
horrehce III iilis me,ropolis.-Th Court
OF Common Counsel is annually elected
by the householders of the civ of London.
anu may therefore be considered as re,
presenting pretty exactly the sentiments
OF The city. We shal! in this manner be
enabled 10 sre what proportion The num-
Der Of those who think WITH the Lord
Mayor OF London and the Manchester
Magistrates, bears, lc that of those who |
disapproye OF the conduct OF both.
Al Is gratifying 10 perceive that our
count;ymen abroad TAKE so distinguished |
part OH this occasion. Sir Robert Wi |
sons letter from Paris, 10 the Electors of |
Southwark, has been followed by a letter
from III. Ranclliie, at present III the same !
piace' 10 Tue Electors Of Nottingham, III |
WHICH he also states his readiness TO re-
turn among them, TO support any mea
sure which may be deemed necessary for |
the constitutional expression of their sen |
iimenis. When the proper oppo: tunity |
occurs, al The various meetings v hIch will |
rake place through the greatest part of
ne country, The language OF our reSpec- |
table counlrymen al home will. as has |
hitherto been the case, keep pace with |
that of those abroad.
We are ashamed to think that our
country should have been dissraced by |
proceedings Ill several respects ,iistin |
gHished fora cold blooded and Disgusting
cruelty, OF which we really do moi recol- |
ieci any former example. mother,
with her infant child al her breast. FIRST
struck to ine ground, ana only saved from
destruction by HE sabre getting entan. |
Sied IN her clothes, when second Gu, |
was made al her, lying PROSTATE on the |
ground; poor Old woman, upwards Of |
Oo, SaOred by the man whom she had |
Known from child, and to whose mercy |
she confidently appealed little boy IL, |
like manner sabred by man whom he |
knew, andto whom he flew for protection.
such,are Tie cases which came before The |
Grand Jury. How many more of tbe
same description there may be we know |
not as from the Unsuccessful result of
the bills already presented, IT became use
less TO bring forward any more of them,
Now really nothing has ever filed us
AL IG mn It1 a.. 4
sures. We could not have believed our
country contained within lis bosom so
many beings so lost 10 every manly and
humane feeling as TO slain their swords
with the blood OF helpless old women
mothers with children at their breast, and
unprotected childhood. Shame sbamel
OH such base and dastardiy conducI
What must Europe think of us at this
moment?
To think too, That The signal for these
horrible proceedings was given bv Minis
tcrs of a Religion Of Peace and Charity.
that when the bloody work was done one
OF these Ministers came forward aud Ce-
hcllated those by whom il was achieved
W. Chronicle.
LONDON, Sept 0.-Corn harvest is finished
III thiS county, except on some lands in bad as
pectS, aud scarcely ever were 1.-THE crops hons
ed III so short a time, and in such good condi-
ton. Wheat is a variable crop; the ears are
SAID TO he generally short, aud tue grains in
Them below an average number; but very
thick upon the ground, and remarkably clean
and Wholesome. The harley crops are great.
but samples are not so good for mailing as last
years. New wheat aud barley were produced
Ia our market on Saturday.
tShretCsbury Chronicle,
A morning paper says, great diversity
of opinion is said TO exist IN the Cabinet. res
peciing the recent iamentable occurrences at