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Was this the reward they were to enjoy after, a twenty-five years' con test ? He regretted the absence of one of their Members -(Mr. Calvert). Had that Gentleman been present, be should. have been anxious to ask how it had happened that lie was away from the House on the night When the question on Parlia mentary- Reform was discussed. He then com mented en the recent conduct of some daily Jour nals, condemned the Manchester•Maistrates as the mere agents of the general jailor of the coun try, and concluded by moving the following Re solutions :- 1. That it is the imprescriptible tight of free men to meet and discusa their grievances, and that it is their duty to maintain these rights, to avoid becoming slaves, and thus render them selves unworthy Of the privileges derived trout their ancestors. advanced to the hustings, entered the waggon, and shook hands with Sir Robert, •who then re sumed his speech.] Sir R. WILsoNT, in conclusion,.boped the Meet . - ing wonid hear with intienee every Gentleman who should offer himself to the Meeting, howevei• different his opinions might be from those which called them together. The Honourable Gentle- man sat down atnitist the loud ,and reiterated op. piauses and cheers orihe Meeting. Mr. BRAND spoke against the condnce of the Manchester Magistrates. He objected to a Clergy man being also a Magistrate. The Rev. Genie. man, who was one of the Magistrates at Manches ter, had, be supposed, on the late ocea,don, acted on the words toundin the Lipmetitations ofJere miah—" It is betrer that a man should fall by the sword than that he should perish by hunger." The Magistrates and Yeomanry had stained their hands with blood, "'Which all great Neptune's Ocean could not wipe ow." They hail made Manchester a modern Golgotha, and nail shed the blow! of Engli,prnen by the hands of . Eng ish men. WAP,NER PHIPPS, Secretary, PUBLICATIONS. • This Day was published, price 7s. bound, • Beautifully printed with a Pearl Letter, in a small Pocket Volume, a New Edition, being the Twelfth, greatly im proved, of tirHE NEW POCKET DICTIONARY of the :AL ITALIAN and ENGLISH LANGUAGES, in Two Parts, Italian and Enzlish—English and Italian. 2. That it appears to this Meeting, a criminal, cruel, and cowardly outrage bas been committed by the Magistrates and Yeomanry Cavalry of Manchester, on the Itith of August, against an unoffending multitude, constitutionally and legally assembled. . _ • • By C. GRAGLIA. Many new Words and Locutions. with a compendious Ele bentary Italian Grammar, are now added. Printed for J. Mawman; J. Oahell ; Seatcherd and Let. terrnan ; John Richardson ; Longman, Hurst, Bees, Orrne, and Brown ; Lachington and Co.: J. Booker ; A. B. Dulau and Co.; Wingrave and Collingwood ;T. Hoop.) , and Sons ; J. Harris and Son; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; Ogle, Dun van,and Co.; T. Hamilton; and G. and W. B. Whittaker. Mr. HATTON eccOntited for the absence of Mr: Calvert, by stating that Qentlem.an to he at pre sent in S;itzerland. flail it 'been possible for :him to attend the Meeting, he wnidd have been most ready to eo-operate with their other worthy Representative on this occasion. The Resolutions were then iigreed to. Thanks were voted to Sir R. Wilson ; and he returned thanks for dia . ! honour. ~_ 3. Tba: this outrage appears to have been pre meditated by the Magistrates, and by clandestine arrangements so conducted, at; to prevent the un fortunate victims from avoiding the ferocious ma lice and unmanly cruelty of the Yeomanry Ca valry, charged with the execution of an 'unlawful order. HUMBULDTS TRAVELS IN SOUTH AMERICA. This Day was published, In Bs-o. price 21. 17s. Volume I. to IV. of THE PERSONAL NARRATIVE of M. DE HUMBOLDrS TRAVELS to the EQUINOCTIAL kEGIONS of the NEW CONTINENT, during the Years 1 189- 18(14. - • Translated by HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS, under the immediate Inspection of the Author. Printed for Lon ,, ataA Hurst, Rees, Orate, and Brown, • , London. Sic R. ~Vir.sor was about to move a vote of thanks to the High liailitf; when a Mr. Stright came forward to move a vote of thanks to Mr. Hunt. In the Press, RESEARCHES on the INSTITUTIONS and MONU ITENTs of the ANCIENT INHABITANTS of AMERICA P)t;!iig Illustrations of the above Work), comprising the Vinile of the Text of the Atlas Pittoresque, and a Selection of tie Plates. By M. de Humboldt. A New Edition, in Sen. SOUTHWARK MEETING. In consequence of a Requisition sent to the High Bailiff, a Meeting was yesterday convened at the Town Hall, in the Borough, for the our s tioee of taking into consideration the late pro ceedings at Manchester. ter one o'clock the High Bailiff entered the Hall. accompanied by Sir ROBERT WILSON, and several other Gentlemen who had been active in calling the Meeting. .The answer of the High Bailiff to the Requisi tion having been re, ; The HIGH BAILIFF said, the RecrisitiOn under which the present Meet ing was convened, having been most respectably signed, was complied with, in the confident hope !hag the Electors of South k would art in a manner worthy of the isiba -` titants of teat populous appendage to the Metro polis of the British Empire. -He trusted that they 'would take no step which was calculated to injure it good cause, o r countenance a bad one; that their whole proceedings would be such - as wool'' show their inviolable attachment to the establish tti laws and institfttions of t he country, and their 4letermination to preserve and support them, and uphold the constituted Authorities. The Requisition was then, pro forma, read, and Mr. WETHERSTONE moved that the Meeting shoeld adjourn to the open air. He did so on the ground that the Town Hall was too small to af ford sufficient accommodation on the present oc casion. He hoped that the Gentlemen connected kith the Press would have every accommodation afforded to them for the discharge of their melte , . "us 'tray, that there should be no pretence for tuisrepresenting the- proceedings of the day. He bY no means meant to apply any invidioos alin sion to the Reporters, who were, he believed, roost zealous and faithful to the discharge of their ditties. He, indeed, principally applied his allu sion to the Government Prints, and to one in par ticular, which was so pre-eminent in misrepre sentation, that be believed iu no instance, not "ell by accident, bad it let fail one word of truth, 'wiser) touching upon the feelings and proceedings of the pe - ople throughout the country. Pi The HIGH Baum. said he had previously given elir ections to provide for the accommodation of the c fentlemen connected with the Newspapers, and announced himself to be ready to proceed to the hustings. na A . , stoonroment then took place, and the High ta r and the other Gentlemen left the Town , end passed into a waggon, which, with ar- Wrayr wag gon an d two carts, had been ranged j front of the Hall to serve as hustings. _ The H IGH Baieter, who was loudly greeted several' minutes atter he took the Chair on the lusl ings: opened the buiiness of the day by read ing th e Requisition, and by entreating silence and i Tpartialify f rom the ithmense assemblage present. t .begged - permission to wear his hat, owing to the debility he laboured under from long indispo "oll, a permission which Was granted, with the tvident expression of regret for the cause, from ell who were - present, and who observed the im l)4rtiality and independence of this upright public officer. Nr. , HALL opened the business of the day. He Ht sorne length enforced the-necessity of demand g the restorati on o f t h ose r i g h ts w hi c h a ll Eng lishmen cmght to possesi. They were not now E4sembleit to discuss the merits of any particular Plan of Reform, but they were called upon to Indre in defence of their liberties against a Go leroment who had long sought to subject the peo. of this country to a military despotism. Re ruing to the late proceedings, which be regarded as tending to deny the right of the people to 4 ) .'ett for the purpose of discussing political ques tr",s. he inquired, it such restriction were the in fot the past which they bud so uften been 4. That the blood shed upon this occasion de mands that justice which trial by Jury•aflords; and those who oppose such justice being granted, render their elves confederates of the original guilty parties. 5. That this meeting sees with indignation the advisers of the Crown have, without investiga tion, approved these criminal proceedings, and that they have tuortor insidiously opposed im pediments to the prosecution of the offenders, by a refusal to grant "an immediate and effectual enquiry into the outrages that have been commit ted, and to cause the guilty perpetrators thereof to he brought to signal and condign punish ment;" and that they have thereby afforded ano ther proof of their disposition to establish a mili tary despotism. 6. That it appears to this Meeting the Ministers have by such conduct proved themselves unwor thy of the coutidence of the Regent ; and that the continuance in office - of the professed supporters of a system of military government, cruelty, and injustice, is fatal to the liberties of the country and safety of the people. 7. That is the opinion ,of this Meeting, since the Ministers of the Crown have identified them selves. with the transactions on the fatal 16ih of August, at Manchester, by 80vising the Prince Regent to approve the conduct pursued on that occasion by"the Magistrates and Yen , manly. and since they have moreover advised his Royal Highness, in answer to the Common Coun cil of the City of London, to refuse their prayer for an immediate and effectual inquiry ; that un der such circumstances it would be useless and in expedient again to petition the Executive Autho rity w hilst his Councils are directed by the pre sent Official Advisers. 8. That being reduced to this situation, this Meeting does recommend to all counties, cities, boroughs, and parishes, throughout the United Kingdom, to assemble forthwith, anti call aloud for the trial and punishm en t of thOse•who shall be proved to have inhumanly violated the laws ; to raise at the same time their united voices in favour of an immediate Reform in the Representative system ; and to sustain "Trial by Jury," as the only security left for their lives and properties. 9. That it appears to this Meeting that an union amongst ail the friends of British Liberty, and of a ju,t and mild Government, is more than ever necessary ; anti that it is the duty of every man who is actuated by these peinciples and feel ings to promote such concert. 10. That 'a subscription be opened, and that George Wetherstone, Esq., be Treasurer; and that when the same is closed, the amount be paid over to Sir Robert Wilson, who is requested to attend to the proper distribution thereof, in con junction with the Westminster Cdmmittee; and :hat Sir Robert Wilson, Messrs. Wetherstone, Davies, Lee, Cooper, Black, Gillies, and Ault, be a Committee to carry this Resolution into effect, and that they have power w add to their numbers. Mr. WE'roansToNa, in seconding the Resolu tions, gave it' as his opinion, that a crisis was near at hand which would be more important in its consequences than any event that had taken place since the Revolution ; for he thought it impossible for a Government to stand that had identified itself with proceedings like those of the Magistrates and Yeomanry of Manchester.—(Ap plause.)—Before they approved of what had been done, Ministers ought at least to have waited to learn the result of the Coroner's Inquest then sitting. He censured their conduct in strong terms, and remarked it had beeta common to stig matize Retormeri .as adventurers who wished for a Revolution, in the hope of bettering their own fortunes. This charge was most _unjust. He, for his own part, had, not calculated what he might gain by a Revolution, but he knew . what he should lose. He should lose the fruits of twenty-two years of labour and induStry, which was no small object in times like these ; and knowing this, however anxious for Reform, he had nos wish for a Revolution. Sir R. WILSON said, if it were possible for them to think of the proceedings which were the subject of the present Meeting without being ex cited in an uncommon degree, it would be clear that they b►ad no English blood in their veins. The subjects of an ancient State would, on such •an occasion, have appeared in mourning. Thus to put 'Oa sables was not the custom of this coentrye but be was convinced that those he had addressed, if not .ont wordly in mourn ing, bad "- that within which passed) show." He proceeded to criticize the conduct of the Grand' juriee, who had theoWicotat the Bills pre ferred.againse those who had distinguished them selves by attacking an unarmed and detenceless people, and remarked on the language of Mini sters, who, knowing justice was thurs refused, cnndemtred the people for instituting what had been called an extra-judicial inquiry. He could not believe, that the answer lately given to the City Address was dictated by,the Ptince himself. Had it come really from him, he must be indeed greatly changed, if, instead of being what it was, it bad not been distinguished by equity, by good taste, and by good feeling. British blood had. stained the soil of England, and it was now for them to e inquire whether this was the consequence of a deplorable but inevitable necessity, or whe ther the blood spilt had been wantonly shed wit he oet just provocation. This was, or had been, a Government of Jews, and not even military disci , piine could be insisted on, except the. commasurs' were lawful. Not even the worst tyrannies dared to do entirely without laws. The military were justified in refusing obedience to unjust commands When Charles the IXth of France wished to mur der his Protestant subjects, and wrote to his Go .vernors accordingly, one of them had not scrupled to reply, " that lie had searched the city under his command, but found in it only good citi zens, and not a single executioner or assassin."— He wished that in 1819 the same boast could be made in &Wan& As far as the military were concerned, however, the same boast might be made.. He was proud to. bear testimony to the good conduct of the corps which had formed the garrison of Manchester; 'and which was that in which he had received his military education. The Meeting at Manchester was convened for a legal purpose. It assembled to petition for the redress of grievances, " which I," said he, '' so help me God, consider as t.I e primary source of all the is evils of which we ye to complain." Was this Revolutionary langit ge ? He thought not. It such were its real character, how did it happen that it had been held by the best men that had ever adorn ed this country, and but a ,few (lays ago by the head of the Bedford family—the first Duke in the kingdom. If a Reform in Parliament were con ceded, meetings like the .present, and like that at Manchester, would not be held ; for with the de cisions of a Reformed Parliament all would rest satisfied. It was said the people at Manchester had repaired to the place of meeting armed with sticks, clubs, and other offensive weapons; He believed it'would be found that these were like the sticki and staves set forth in every criminal pro cess of a particular description. They were like Macbeth's dagger. They existed but in the minds of those who fancied they saw them.—(Applause.) When in France he was with a French Gentleman, who had been massy years in London. This Gentleman, after the accounts of the pro ceedings at Manchester heir beets received, observed while sitting with him, that he had never expected his stick would remind him of an English 'Magistrate, which it now did. The stick was one with a hammer fixed in its head, such as were sold at all the stick shops in France. Wanting to purchase such a stick, it was ne cessary to ask for " an Juge de Paix"—a Justice of the Peace. This name had been given to them, the French Gentleman informed him, before the Revolution in France, when they were so unfor tunate as to have in that country Magistrates who were peace-breakers, instead of peace-makers After what had taken place at Manchester, his hammer-headed stick would always put him in mind of an English Magistrate. He defended the inscriptions on the flags at Manchester. If to cry " Liberty or Death" were treason, he (Sir. R. Wilson) was a traitor. It was said the crowd made some military movements. Who was the judge of this ? Was it the Rev. Gentleman who appeared at the scene of action as the head of the Church Militant, and who, in reading the Riot Act, had read the funeral service over the living. Notwithstanding all that had beets said of the military array, he was very much inclined to think that if he bad seen them, he should have consi dered them a very awkward squad. He warmly praised the conduct of Mr. Hunt, and contended, that the Riot Act, when read, ought to have been announced to those on the hustings, that they might warn the populace of their danger ; and those who had ordered the military to charge without first taking such a step, had, in his opi nion, committed an act of murder. The Yeo manry he condemned as having, in the most un feeling, cowardly, and ruthless manner, executed the orders they had received. He censured Mi nisters for approving of the conduct of the. Yeo manry and Magistrates on ex-parte evidence, and described it to be their object, after failing in theif project -for transporting their countrymen to the barren sands of Aft'ica, to put to the sword those who remained, and who dared to complain of their rueasures. He exhorted all Reformers to unite on this occasion—to forget petty diffee rences, and to let their standing Watch-word be " oblivion and union." England was at prtsent• the most afflicted and degraded country in the. world.—(No, no, no ! from souse person on' the hustiegs.) He would maintain that it was the most afflicted and degraded country its the wurld. lie then enlarged on the flourishing eve of France and America, as compared with this coun try, and strongly insisted on the necessity of a change of system. [Vcrlien Sir Robert was about to conclude, there 'Maki a cry of " Hunt, Hunt !" and immediately Afterwards Mr. Hunt mat: Hs flppetat)!Ke. He VIC HIGH BAILIFF objected to the introduc tion of extraneous matter. Thanks could not be given to Mr. Hunt without calling forth a reply, and this, as he was not en elector, he could not, with due regard to the regularty of their pro ceedings, be allowed to make. Had that Gentle man been absent, he should have had less objec. tion to the vote. It was suggested that Mr. Hunt would probably not speak if thanks were voted ; and after lunch conversation on this point, the High Bailiff con sented to put the vote, with an understanding that Mr. Hunt (not being an elector) should nut ad dress the Meeting. Thanks were then voted to Mr. Hunt. Thanks, on the motion of Mr. Hunt, were given to the High Bailiff, who then, after ac knowledging; the honour he had received, dissolv ed the MeOing. The High Bailiff, Sir It Wilson, and some of the Requisitionists, then retired. Mr. HUNT now addressed the Aleeting. fie had travelled much, and •endeavoured to gain .some knowledge of the law of the land, .but to little purpose as it should seem, since he did not know that when a,body of Englishmen expressed their approbation of one of their countrymen, that it was illegal, for that countryman .to say "_thank ye." This, as it was not statute law, nor yet the law of the land, he-supposed must be borough law. lie, however, on such an .occa. sion, would never retire in obedience.to the man date of a petty officer•. WETHERSTONE......." I must protest against such language being used with respeet to out• Bailiff; he is nol a petty officer. lam very glad to see Mr. Hnnt, hut 'his language - is improper, and in this instance I cannot agree with (Hisses) Here several persons on the hustings called out to Mr. Hunt to apologize. Mr. HUNT said he would do he was a good deal in the habit of apologizing. He wished the High Bailiff to receive all the praise that was due to him, lie had, on this occasion, performed the office of a cow. In the first instance, he had 'given them a good pail of milk, and than he had kicked it all down again. —(A laugh.)—He was told by a very intelligent Gentleman Hear him, the High Bailiff having retired, the meeting was now an illegal meeting. This he denied. It was as legal now as it ever had been, and those who were of a contrary opinion he suspected were not aware that . the Act which had declared such meetings to be illegal, had expired last year. He proceeded to return thanks, to make. a variety of remarks, and to avow his entire devotion to the cause of the people, and his deterMination to per• severe in his endeavours to obtain for them the re -storation of their rights. In speaking of the con duct of the Magistrates at Manchester, he exhibited certain cuts in his bat which had been inflicted after he was taken into custody. He vindicated .his conduct in corning there, and hoped, that notwithstanding the little differences that had oc curved, that all were satisfied with what he had done.—(Applause, and cries of " Ceitainly," its which Mr. Wetberstone joined) When i►lr. Hunt finished, he shook hands with Mr. Wetherstone, expressed approbation at his conduct, though he differed from him as to the Merits of the High Bailiff, and then left the Hustings. Mr. S. Waddington (the Placard,Exhibiter) felt bound in duty to come forward to address the Meeting. He accordingly gave them an account of his recent acquittal, praised the 'High Bailtif for coming there with a sword by his side, and hoped all his countrymen could learn to ,do the same. For himself,' convinced that such conduct was perfectly constitutional, he (if be could help it) - would never go without arms by Lis side.— He finished by calling for three cheers in honour of the July who had acquitted him. Three cheers were accordingly given, which Mr.„ Waddington was desired to convey to Lis Jury, arid the Meeting diqersed.