Three Accounts of Peterloo by Eyewitnesses

Three Accounts of Peterloo by Eyewitnesses - Bishop Stanley, Lord Hylton, John Benjamin Smith; with Bishop Stanley's Evidence at the Trial

Of the three accounts of the Tragedy of Peterloo given here, two (the first and third) have never been published before. The second appeared in the Life of Lord Sidmouth in 1847. All three, written with care and judgment, by men who afterwards rose to eminence, form a valuable contribution to the understanding of an event, the accounts of which have been for the most part distorted and misleading. Moreover, as each of the three writers deals with a different phase of the days happenings, the accounts complement one another. The Editor had already arranged for the publication of the first, when he received the following letter from Lord Sheffield, dated Penrhos, Holyhead, August 21st, 1919: [Pg viii]Lord Sheffield supported his suggestion by enclosing a cheque towards the cost of printing, and this made easy the publication of the whole. Lord Sheffield also kindly lent the portrait of Bishop Stanley, which appears as the Frontispiece. Acknowledgments are due, besides: (1) to Mr. Henry Guppy, M.A., for permission to use the blocks of Wroes picture of Peterloo, and the Plan from the Story of Peterloo in the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library for October, 1919; and to copy a page of the Account-book of the Relief Committee; (2) to Lady Durning Lawrence, who (with the late Mr. C. W. Sutton, M.A.) gave permission to print the Extract from the Reminiscences of Mr. J. B. Smith, and to reproduce his portrait; (3) to Mr. W. Marcroft of Southport; and Messrs. Hirst & Rennie of Oldham, for the loan of the blocks of Orator Hunt, the Hunt Memorial, and the Peterloo Medal; (4) to Mr. John Murray for leave to reprint Lieutenant Jolliffes letter; (5) to Mr. W. W. Manfield, for the loan of the three Relics of Peterloo; and (6) to Mr. R. H. Fletcher, amateur photographer, of Eccles, for photographing the relics, etc. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 37004
Author: Hylton, William George Hylton Jolliffe
Release Date: Aug 7, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Contributor (Author): Smith, J. B. (John Benjamin), 1794-1879, Stanley, Edward, 1779-1849
Editor: Bruton, F. A. (Francis Archibald), 1860-1929