An Exposure of the Calumnies Circulated by the Enemies of Social Order; And Reiterated by Their Abettors, Against the Magistrates and the Yeomanry Cavalry of Manchester and Salford (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1819. Excerpt: ... And children, without distinction of age or sex, became the victims of these sanguinary monsters; for "all are not men who bear the human form." Mr. Hurtt, on perceiving the intention of these infuriated peacerkeepers, advised the company around him to retire, and hoped that such gentlemen as they might incline to arrest, would surrender without resistance. It is impossible for us to ascertain the extent of loss in lives and limbs which has been thus wantonly and inhumanly occasioned--people flew in every direction to avoid these hair-brained assassins, who were supported by detachments from the 15th. Hussars. The latter, however, did not deal out death and Wounds with the same liberal hand a's our brave townsmen, whose ardour We are told they were frequently, in the oourse of Monday and Tuesday, obliged to restrain, by bestowing the epithet of " cowardly scoundrels" on some of the most variant. Mr. Hunt, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Knight, Mr.. Saxton, who were upon the hustings, are amongst those taken into custody, and conveyed to the New Bailey prison, where they yet remain. We believe, that two females are alsoiri custody; but of What they can be accused, we are confessedly ignorant'.--Tbe lady Who-carried ah'elegant flag from the Manchester Female Reform Society, which she defended from the brutal attacks' of a special constable with amazonia'n intrepidity, Was hurt in the forehead by this coWardiy p'ottroon; who, however, was sufficiently collected, to deliberately pocket the white handkerchief, which buffeted the air as she went along, to the great annoyance of the Editor of the Manchester Mercury and his friends; and to their still greater disappointment, we have the pleasure to contradict his assertion, and to say that that lady is not in custody.--The are...