The Sun. — London, England, 1819-11-02 00:00:00

MEETING ol"rriv, RADICALS. The Meeting called by Poetor 'NV ATSON took place yesterday in Finsbury Market-place. As the persoweorsvicted of , trifirrde;- on Friday was exe csued yesterday, it 'wee expected that as on the celebrated 2d December, the 'day of the Spa-fields Riot, the Ralficals wouldin the first intance mus ter in the Old Bitiley, and thence proceed in a body to the intended place of Meeting. But the weather %YR S too untavotirable to admit'nf their assembling so early on this as on the former oc casion.; and when ilst murderer who suffered yes terday was cut down; no expression of a political nature escaped from the accumulated rabble. No regularity or system was observable in their move ments. One - patty followed the cart which con veyed the remains of the miserable being who had just e;spiAted Isis crime with Isis blond, to the place of dissection ; a considerable number of persons remained to see the apparatus for the execution removed, and the remainder dispersed in various directions. The rain, with little intermi:sion, continued to fall for sow:. hours. It was not a strong torrent that fell, but a still, small, severely searching rain, that soon found its way through hat)ilitnents of the closest, texture, and gave the Reformers' faces a washing,•of which, through their conseieutinus objections to coottibute to tire revenne by con suming soap, many of them had stood much in tired tar some time. The vrects were, of course, extremely dirty ; • and perhaps. the acentnulation of mud was the greater from the absence of most of (tic suit...pets, who were engaged in preparing the Resolutions of the day, and in attending the patriotic Committees where they were discussed, to obtain for the People the invaluable blessings of Parliamentary Refortn rind Ullivetsal Suff- I rtge. The place on which the Fellow Syfferers, as the Radicals (using a phrase that may not always be pplica hie to their condition) think proper to style tht !melees, %vete to meet, was a fil!hy swamp of coosiderßble size, and of a shape—the mathe matical figure for which does not immediately occur to us, and which, without more circumlo cution than it is worth, we could tint exactly de scribe. It is probable that General Thistlewood considered it a fine military position, Ns he might be of opinion that the rail which defended its en trance from Moorfields would oppose a formidable obstacle to the approach of cavalry ; whilst two enormous stagnant ponds (or puddles) he might expect would secure the two wings of his army from being surprised by infantry, or by the Gen times, expected to be despatched" in a hurry from Worsfrip-street. Behind was a small emi nence, well defended by posts, on which General Preston was expected to be stationed with the reserve, amid from the summit of which it was sup posed the red waistcoat of the Spartan hero would be seen to more than common advantage. Early in the morning, three or four carts were seen on time field of action—a quantity of earth was brought to dry up the swamp,- and eight or ten men were employed to pick out the bricks and stones from the rubbish there deposited.— These proceedings filled the few patriots who Lad beets dispatched for the purpose of making •a reconnoissance with infinite surprise. At first, the least informed among them —we mean those who were not in the confidence of the General—were Inclined to suppose the swamp was dried up for the accommodation of 'the bare-footed gentry who were shortly to be march ed there, but this idea was soon refuted by the well-known fact, that Mr. Hunt had not as yet refunded the fire pound note, and .the penny sub scription at the Carlisle amounting to but two shillings and eleven pence, it seemed quite impos sible that their Chancellor of the Exchequer (Dr. Watson) .out of " Nays and Means" so scanty, could set so many horses, carts, and men to work, without having recourse to a loan, a measure of finance which he disdained to countenance, as it would create a new National Debt, of which the " fellow-sufferers" would be likely to complain, wloen the sponge shall have been constitutionally spptied to the existing debt of the Borough enongets. Ready money and a loan then being equally out of the question, it was at length resolved that the wart's in progress must be that of the Magistrates; and it was concluded that the swamp was to be filled up, that cavalry might be 'able to charge nore effect ; and the stones and bricks were st!ted to be picked out that the Reformers might no ha ve the :Heaps of pelting their assailants. These i rersons, however, declared that arms were. ISA to I re carried by those who attended the meet it g. his was said to be a mere newspaper flam, bu it w i ms triumphantly announced that front 40 to 60 nit wings would take place iu the course of the day ; and as General Thistlewood had more than a w eek ago announced that the people, if at all, must triumph over their enemies in Me course of a mom 4, it seemed a little improbable that he should et .pect the great work to be accomplished merely b y means of reason, ;unaided by arms, h4laly as he might think of his own argumenta tive powe rsj and much as be might expect from the brilliam3 efovsence, profound researches, and lofty dechsentstion Dr. Watson, Mr. Preston, and though last not i,a_` l ,(i l) intel*Wal power), blr. Samuel Waddiugtou ! • The measures of the Alaist: ejtes, wete,however„ ; condemned . without scruple reserve, and the Army Estimates were forthscith taken into con sideration by-the . first straggfcrs Oat assembled. All conderrmeift he augmentatitmu of t he army—all declaimed against the military ; an d i 'soe Orator, though " be admitted it was rs k ry to sPeqt of the soldiers its public, as beis i . g theii ' friend _s;' and fell ow countrymen, yet in p . '•) 4 ,!"` -of tact, there was DO doubt that the SuViddies fight against liberty to the utmost ; and for Lis otaon part, he never saw a man in a ret 1 coat, b. ll he set him down for a rascal !" At twelve o'clock a number of stragglit, idle" took their station in, fbe Market-place, amtk rallied St - ind Waddington, kvlio stood at the nort side of the, open space, waving the large tri-col t ured flag, on which 4110 words '' England, Ira did, pind - Scot!antl," were inscribed. IVaddington se; 'w ed quite his element, acrd occasionally E lat.ged Lis auditors; while he waved the flag iu cue must imposing manner. At this* time a 'e numbers assemplolc,l did not exceed -3;43 they we, e chiefly of the woe king classes, incl u a num ber of,ikile boys and some women. Shortly after one o'clock, a . bustle at the side next Finsbury-square indicated the approach of some person of note, and a haeknepecoach, which was followed by a number of boys, drove up to wards Waddington's flag, and set down the leaders of the Meeting, who were—Dr. Watson, Thistle wood, Preston, a person named Walker, and one or two others. The hackney coach Was followed by an open waggon, which was- drawn up near the pavement, and immediately graced by the personages we have already mentioned, and several others of lesser consideration. As soon as they were placed in this imposing attitude, the re mainder of the Radicals, or, as they are called, the General Committee and Committee of Ma nagement, advanced to the spot with one Or two musicians and nice or ten flogs. This part of the procession did not consist of more than about 50 persons. As soon as the flags were arranged in the wag gon, Mr. Walker came forward, and moved that Dr. Watson be called to the Chair. This was instantly acceded to, and the Doctor came forward and thanked them for the honour they fiNd conferred noon him. This part of the business being disposed of, Mr. Walker proceeded to read the Requisition in put-. .sosince of Which the Meeting was convened. • Dr. ‘VATsoN then addressed the crowd;--fie asserted Isis readiness to come' forward at all times in the cause of the people, and he hoped, under similar circumstances, there world always be found persons ready to do the •same. He de plored the massacre at Manchester, but had it not in contempla.iots that any t king of the kind was I.lcely to take place in London, as he was convinced that it attempted—that if but a few lives were lost, the public would repair to their homes—seize any missile weapon that might present itself, return and rally together; and exterminate those who had presumed to infringe their liberties. He set forth the necessity of having'simnlra n en a s meetings to appeal to the Regent ; he attacked Mr. IVooler and the Editor of the leading Whig journal, and entered into a calculation which went to show that the poor fa milies in the kingdom, which comprehended 1,6,000,000 out of 16,000,000 of its inhabitants, contributed in taxation, by the price which from the operation of the Corn Bill and other measures they paid for their bread, annually, not less than 36,000,0001. to the public revenue. He main tained that a revolution was not wanted, or it could have been effected before this time by the people. On the day of the great meeting in Smithfield, for instance, it might have been ac complished ; on the day of Hunt's entry into London ; or even on this day. Stich, however, was not their object. He then defended Mr. Carlile, and, after a variety of miscellaneous.obsertations, finished by moving certain Resolutions,' Twenty-five of the Resolutions were then read, the last of which was as follows : " That as all hopes are at an end, that the Members returned to the Commons House of Par liament under the present system of borough pro prietorship and corrupt influence, will ever reform the present eritremely partial representation of the People, and as that for time immemorial the King has occasionally exercised a privilege of en franchising the People of local districts, towns, or villages ; that for the advantage of the People, and as a peaceable and legitimate mode of com plying with their desire, and their right to share by their Representatives in the Government they by their industry uphold, and the better to secure their Liberties, the Prince Regent, in the said Ap peal, he admonished to listen to the voice old i e suf fering People, forthwith to issue his 'rits to the Sheriffs of Counties, and to all Chief Constables; Ileadhoroughs, and Constables, or other proper Officers of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and Ireland, to call upon the People to assemble and to elect, out of every 7000 adult male per sons, one adult male person of fair and reputable character, to represent them in the Commons House of Parliament. That every male adult of sound mind, not incapacitated by crime, be eli gible to be elected (save those persons here after excepted) ; and that peace and order may 'be preserved, and bribery and corrupt in fluence may be avoided ; that the People be directed to elect the said Representative by Ballot ; and that all cause of offence, envy, jealousy, and malice may cease. That no religious opinions, or the possession or non-possession of property, be a dis qualification to any person being elected ; but that nevertheless all persons directly or indirectly em ployed under Government, or enjoying place, pay, or pension from Government, be ineligible to be returned to represent the People in the Commons House of Parliament"— A fight happening to take place while the Reso lution• were being read, Dr. WATSON desired that the combatants might be parted, and called out to the crowd to keep the must quarrelsome person quiet.—He then read over the 25th Resolution to the crowd, and made another speech on the subject, Mr. Foil LSTER seconded the Resolutions. Dr. WATSON again addressed the crowd at con siderable length, after which the Resolutions were carried. Lie then read an Address to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in which the following pas sages occur : " And we owe it as a duty to you, our country, and ourselves, to declare, that considering the unsatistactail answer you were advised to return to the Citiiens of London, when they addressed you Upon the cruel enormities committed .upon the 11unit - ending, defenceless people of Manchester, by a ferocious Yt.omanry, igitorant of, and disre garding the rights of Englishine . n that the People assembled to' aetermine upon this Appeal, expect your Ministers will aaiise a . trde explicit and a more favourable answer. " %Ve should. deem Ourselves wanting in that C , onesty towards you, which becomes men possess- , a high sense of thei r lib ert i es , to conce al fro th that another such answer may . endanger the stabiOfy of that thronecou whiCh your ancestors were Watt(' by our ancestors, and the Crowti which you hold in sufferance (so long as you con form tt, jth'tice) by the will of a great:people. 1' The pcuple are now. grovin wore wise; and at:ain Oriven l e y t h e ' ololoracv end oppression of 0 irked Counsellors, into another Revolution, be assured they woold render it more glorious, more permanent, and more secure than the nue of IGSS. In the confusion which might prerede its final coMplerion—in the summat y and strict instiee which might then prevail, the most elevated person ages, if then found opposed to the welfare, the liber ties, and happiness oldie peopleonight be involved in their high displeasure and condemnation. They have for 40 years patiently waited (or a Reform of. Porliument, - and of abuses, which have drained them Of their wealth, and driven them into de spair and misery. They have asked for the bread of freedom, and their oppressors have given them the stone of despotism. They have legally met to consult upon their rights and grievances —and their tyrants have, in cold blood, snbred . and massacred defenceless men, women, Find children. Your Counsellors, miitaking the love of peace, cherished by iodu ! tui ons mei), for cowardice, have, in their monstrous folly, advised you to thank the ferocious perpetrators of .these enor mities. Can you suppose t h at the descendants of the Britons who armed at Runnymede, com pelled a tyrant Icing to obey the voice of reason and justice—who brought another to plibl - c exe cution—and compelled a third. to. descend from the throne he unworthily occupied—can yon sup pose that that people, front . who'un were taken in later days the brave men., who Lave filled the would with astonishment at the valour of their deeds—can you, Sir, be so deluded by Ole misre presentations HMI intolerance, bnifirouery, and hypocrisy of the men who surround you, as to imagine it nossible for such a people for a longer season to bear with insult, bl o nder, and murder." Mr. PRESTON moved that the Address should be adopted: Mr. GoUI.n seconded the motion ; took a gene ral view of the state of the tiade, and condemned Ministers as a woolly-headed Administration, fur not better attending to its interests. Dr. WittsoN made another speech, after which ttie Address was carried. The following Resolutions were then moved :--, . , " That Dr. Watson he requested to present the said Appeal of 'the People to the Prince. Regent. to the Secretary of State for Home Affairs ; and that Mr. Suet, Mr. Davison, and Mr.'Gale Jones, be invited to accompany the said Dr. Watson to present the same; and that they be instructed to signify to the Secretary of State, that the people now assembled will meet again on the 15(11 day of November, to hear the report of the Secretary : of State for Home Affairs, whether he has laid the Appeal before the Prince his Master, and whether the Prince Regent will deign to listen to the ad vice, and consent to the desire of the myriads of suffering and aggrieved people of these countries. " That we will use every means in our power, and never cease to inculcate the principles of the foregoing Resolutions into the minds and upon the hearts 'of our children, our families, and our friends; and that we will, from time to time, read them over, that we may never forget the glowing'' feelings of patriotism and lore of liberty excited in our breasts by die plaudits of assembled iny riadi of our Countrymen, panting for the enjoy mew of Freedom and the Rights of Man." Mr. PRESTON spoke at Some length on the ne cessity of declaring war against a paper cuireney. Dr. %VATSON made another speech, and the Re -5014164.113 were catfied. Seven or eight other speeches were made by Dr. Watson, and the multitude were also addressed by Mr. Thistlewood, by Mr. J. IVaddington, and Mr. Davison. Thi last mentioned pe'sou (a man of colour), in returning (hanks for thanks voted to him, announced it to be-his intention to bring arms With him to the Meeting of the 15th instant for self-defence. Thanks were given to Mr. Tbistle . wood ; and Mr. Davison moved that the thanks of the Meeting should he given to their Chairman, /)r. Watson. The Doctor upon this made another speech, in which he desired them to reserve their thanks till it should be seen whether . , or not he continued to deserve then,. A vote of thanks to Mr. Hunt was put into his .hands, and upon this he was proceeding to speak of the dif ferences' which. had arisen between them ; this, however, was violently opposed, and his friends attempted to pull him down. He then finished by adviiiqg the crowd to disperse: A fight, hOve• ever, subsequently arose in the waggon, trout some persons having entered who had no right to be there ; this was terminated by the vehicle moving forward, but it had not proceeded far when it went into a slough, inclined on one side, and seemed about to turn over. Many jumped out, ,but some declining the plunge into the mud and water which awaited -them, still remained in the• I t s'aggon. These were assailed by a storm of mud and stones, which pursued them nearly all round the market, and in the confusion the • . Doctor got bit with some of the missiles. The select band who re mained in the waggon bore this severe discipline with exemplary fortitude for :Uwe time, bttt growing desperate at last, they severally made their escape covered with filth, and the proprietor of the .vehicle found himself once more in'posses- • don of his property. . The Ragamuffin Rabble did not disperse till after-- five o'clock. A CRUEL LIOAX.-7-Captaid Sir . 40bel l t Mends, who has a son, at the Royal Naval College, nr: Portsmouth Dock-yard, received a letter a fe‘v days since, stating that he 'had hint n over the banisters of the stairs, and was kilted on the split: Sir Robert, as soon as the effect of such melan choly tidings had subsided a little, dispatched' his servant to an undertaker, with direction's tnr bins' to proceed to Portsmouth, and make the neces sary mourning arrangemenis, preparat6i y to the interment of the youth, and Sir Robert's arrival there. The undertaker arrived on - Wednesdav, when, on the servant going to the Ci.llege,' he was . most' agreeably surprised to find his yonng Master in good health, no accident whatever_ haV. jug happened to him. We will not at tempt to de scribe the fcelins of Sir Robert and 'Lady Mends on the occasion but most sincerely do we hope that the author of the letter will be discovered, as he plight to be severely punished for his folly, and despised for his cruelty. Lady Mei,ds, w e understand, is in a bad state of 11 , :a!th.—(ifamp- 1 shire Telegraph.) LoND(.4x A;Ani;.E.rs. PRICE OF BREAD TIIIS WEEK. highect price Of the In-St Wberttenifread throng/wilt the Metropolis, is stated by the principal Bakers to be lid, the Quarter s Loaf.—Some Bakers s e ll th e Q uartern L's, from one penny to two pence 113. 0 e Ih. oz. Peck Loaf to weigh .. 1 r 6 QuarternLeafte weigh 4bt Halt ditto.. d i tt o 81 1 H a lt Quarter:l ditto .. 2 2t • PRICE OF 1101's, per Cwt. Ocr. 23. Bags. Pockets. Kent .. 31 4c to 31 16. a4l - Os I Kent 31 4s a 31 16s to 41 Og Sussex.. 21 IBc asl3, a ()I Os !Sussex 31 31 tiy to Si O' Essex - ..... 21 I6s to 3! los Essex 0! Os to 31 Os a4l 4s second, 41 Os to .31. 01—tine, 610 s to Gl Foreign Pockets, 28s to 12s io—s—Duty, 210,0u01. SEEDs. Red Chive(' (Foreign) Ditto English —s 40s to 72s NVliite ditto —s 60s SBs to 100 i Rye-tirass ... lss ibs to 40s per gr. Ttiri•np, IVhite ... l4s Od to 20s Od per i'lliki White Mustard Seed Brown ditto lss Od to 20.$ Od . Red and Green ... ifis od to 20s Od Carrawuy Seeds (new) Olique foia .50s 01 to 70s od per. qr. ' Nrw Coriander do. TrelOil ,per„eirta • RilYe,tass ... aos .12s to 5-1 s Canary Linseed Oil Calie at the Mill, 141 I4s to —1 Os per thor saiki—New' Rape Seed,. 341 'to 351 per Last.ltape Cake* 101 0s to 111 Os per thousand.—Tares, 9s to IGs per btss4 44 '. ...... NEIVGATE AN) LEADENUALL 3IAh Br thv carcase. Beef 3s 0;1 to 4s - '44 Veal ~d Lo Mutton 4s, IA ,Iu 5s O.:: P0r15........ 4s 63': ST. .1,.-INIES'S MAILKET,, OCT. 30. Hay 4l 01 Od to GI o. oti--Average, 51 Cl Nttaw AVHITECHAPEI; EfAir 11.11UCE — T. • [Jay Si os Oil to,til tis 011-.--Averoze. 51 1 t , O "e a New 'ditto 41 4s 0(1 to 41 128 0 1 .1.---Ivi.rage, 41 84 t t : Straw Clover 7l Os 081, to ii! Os (bi--Average, 71 toS RAW HIDES. . . , Best Heifers & Steers, - per - et. 'Ordmars, .'...ts 0..1 toes 4 4 3s Od to 3. 4d Macke& 'Calf .. each .. .F. t 4 l l l l Jliddiiiigs 2s 6d to 2s I Chi Eii: , . I furse O s Oct to 0 9 01. • SHEI' SKI - INS'. , POlitti • . DQWII/1 48d to tiOd 1 Slicarlings ....Os Od too 4 OA 46d:484 Lambs • • .os thrtu Ui u. , • PRICE OF LEATHER. Bolts, 50 to 561hs each per lb , I9d to 41d. Ditto, 36 t. 6616 s exch V.I to i:t.t Dressing Hides ... , [sd :t i to 1 1‘ ; 4 4 1 I Fine Coach Hides • Crop Hides, 35 to 401hs fur cutting 1544 to 17i 1 Ditto 45 to 50Ibs Call Skins..3o to 4011)5 - Vod to 2thl Ditto 5O to 701bs 2nd .to 354 • Ditto • 70 to Orbs Small Seals (Greenland) lBd to eit4 Large ditto Tanned Horse Hides . . Spanish Horse Hidc3 .;.1.... --- PRICK Or RAW 'F AT , 11, st uteri ky the Toll. Millers. I St. .laines's Market .. 3s id Nliitechapel Alarket Ss 7di I , er Stone of 811).—OcT. Q 9. staled (iy Butchett• St. James's Marlitt ..ss lid a , IVliitechapvl,slarket ;is Clare Market 0 g Newgate Market —.us ° I Avera4c Average PRICES OF TALLOW rose's 'Tallow 63s 64 —s Yellow ftlissia 563 04 —S Od White ditto . Soap ditto.... SO 04 —s od Melting Stuff 52s (h 1 Ditto liougli.. —6.. ad , 32s ad , ;,()AP, Ace. pvr Yellow :•,,oap Card Airavcs Good Drcgs 80 9 0 ids 0 : I: as OA PRICE OF CANDLES, from Tallow Chandlers' Hail. Price ul.Cimdles, per dozen 1:s (id —Nloulds, 13s 0,1-- 1 0 dozen allowe d for ready money. . , COAL mmutEr, Nov. I. Ships at, Market. • Slfiris sold. Prices. Isiewca4.llo I Sumlerlar.d It was reported at Chelmsford, shortly after the last Essex Assizes, that one of the capital cow' vietS •bad made a discovery respecting the peril!' trators of two murders. We now understand' that Richard Bayford, one of the convicts left,for execution by Mr. Justice PARK, on his leaving, Chelmsford, did make a voluntary confessiedi 01 two murders, in which he had taken parr, and'irn". plicated foor other persons as accomplices; one °I which mord! rs was that of Mr. J. Cooper, a car - , tier from Chesterford t o London, i n t h e mont h 0( . November last, at Broxborne, Herts, and being corroborated in former particulars detailed, e ° also from his havingpersisted in a plea of guilty " 11 two charges at Hertford and Chelmsford, making thereby - all the atonement in his power, be was deemed by the Magistrates worthy of credit, 911 far as to set on foot an inquiry, and the Magi' (rates of that division bare rrsevered in a long and intricate investigation into the merits of such confession ; and, in the case of Mr. Cooper' s murder, have so far succeeded as to Commit f" r trial, at the next Assizes for Hertford. Hayfor d ' in this case, implicates one George Crouch, labouring map, from the neighbourhood of Bro%" borne, now in gaol at Chelmsford, and Georg! Page, a seven.years' convict at the bulks, both of whom were known associates - of 'Hayford I ' l • clime. Both Crouch. it is understood, arid Page' .have attempted to set up alibis, as to their pre' sence in the transaction, but tailed in their af",, tempts. With res p ect to t h e ot h er mur der, °I the . unfortuitate Mr. Taylor,. a Surgeon, of tit's` - well -street, at,Hornsey.wood, in December kr' which excited much i nteres t, an d was f u lly u e ",. tailed in the prints of that time, although simii° exertions have been used, t hey hake nor, at We' skirt, been attended v. ith equal success.— (111ornifig. • : Chronicle ) • "!.' ; • BIRTH. Y,stertlay. at Itig house,' tit Charles-street, Berlielry - 54" 3 re° the Laity of .1. De Wield, Esq. ot i% .11). ARR. On Snturdriy, List, :!.t St. Georgo lED 'i-cliurel). Hanover-9,1°7:: George StaiLiui F.,q. of ilarstou. CaluhridKesliire•ol, Mis 4. Nlartlia Fordhaw, elilvst dAtiglitcr of Jubn For tin' Esq. a Rays.tou, Lawbridgcsliire. * _ • •i). . Ou the 3tl ult. at Dabliie, li:' -M,of t he rs..lrchtlale, widOW , late I.ljur,Archtlitle, of the 50th Hegioneut. Oil o, Ou the `231 tilt. suildrolly, at his house, at Brixto n " William lioyes, 1- , ; , (1. aired I. NI i a. Ou Saturday last, at his brother's, Newington-vrce.thitoyal . illesex, James Liillitig,.Esq. Sur ,, eou of his MajotY Nary, aged 47. i St. Ou Thursday, the 28th ult. Mr. James Arrowstuithi ° . Paul's Church-vartl, aged i 3. i ' °.-- i 11•001•11 P LONDON: Slt C4l by.l. 11; CrIi.STAIKS, o f No. ' . Ormond-sheet, Queen-square; aiul published by "ie ° ScIUITS, of No. 7, South liiltou-,treet, at . r 0( " t ." Office, No. 112, St run! ; where Adreitixements, I,vtivrs, etc. tpust-paid) must be aliressed. I 1.-~