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feeliags would run through this whole island, and
si•ert the rights which belonged to a nation en-
titled to he free.—(Great applaxse.)—The pre-
sent Lord Mayor was, indeed, very unlike Sir
William Wabsorth, for he took care that the
people should hare at hand their natural guardians,
the e"il power, for their protection, not like
Sir William, who came with force to assail the pea.
ple.--( Load larghter.)—The present Lord Mayor
passed the highest compliment upon the Re-
liF taking such good care that they should

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HUNT, in 'Hitting the question from the
eilair of alie vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor,
cool, that the presto, who drew up the Resolution
could not have thought that the Doctor would have
addressed them as. he had done, with so grave a face,
tespecting his Remlation.—f Laughter.)
The question was then put, and received with
loud groans.
Mr. HUNT—" All you who are of opinion that
this motion ought to pass will signify the same by
holding up your bands.—(None.)—On the con-
Uwe, sll who are of opinion that the Lord Mayor
made those efforts, not so much for your protection
as for his own particular gratification, or some other
motive, will hold op year hands accordingly."
All hands were now halt; op against the motion.
Applause.)
Mr. ilutur—ft Then. Gentlemen, it is my duty
to inform you, that the motion has been unani-
mously derided is the negative. and it will also be
my duty to apprise the Lord Mayor that such was
its fate.—(Applause.)
Mr. HUNT then said, that an address of some
length had bent prepared for the people of Ireland,
inviting their participation with the people of this
comutry in the cause of Reform. If it was their
pleasure, it should he read ; but he thought it
right to apprise them diet a subscription hail been
made by *eventl gentlemen, who did not deem it
prudrut at ;Heston to conic forward in person, fur
publishing this address, and distributing it in a very
cheep form, both here and in Ireland ; there was
no doubt therefore they would all soon have it in
their hands, and it was for them to say whether it
was now necessary he should take up their time by
reading it.—(Cries of •4 No, we will see it in
prates ; we will wait f" 1
Mr. GAST then MK to propose the thanks of the
Meeting to their diatingsisheil Chairman. It had,
he said, been his lot to have seconded a motion at a
former Meeting in l'alace-yard. On that occasion
oume double-faced Janus sent an anonymous letter
to the Editor of The Tittles, containing a sort of
celtinsnions pretended biographical sketch of his
(Mr. Gast's) life. The shield of an anonymous sig-
nature protected the calumniator. He now called
Minn him, if lie were in hearing, to come forward
and substantiate his assertions; if he dared to do
so he was ready to meet him, according to the prin-
ciple,' of honour or the feelings of a mass.—(.4p-
please.)—Mr. Gast lien proceeded to animadvert
on the occurreoices within the walls of Parliament
during the late Session, which he severely arraign-
ed. As a woof that nu Reform could be fairly ex-
pected from inch a quarter, he adduced the refusal
to Sir Robert Heron's motion fur triennial Parlia-
ments in the last Parliament. Moderate Reform
was talked of, and yet when the must moderate of
all was proposed, it received no support. There
was a Gentleman in the House of Commons, lie
believed hit name was Mr. Dawson, who had said
that the 1: tilde were not proper judges of the mys-
tery and intricacies of Government. mid that there-
fore their opinions on such points were to be received
*jilt caution. lie (Mr. Gast) had quite a contrary
view of the intellectual possessions of the great mass
of the people ; he thought they were capable of
appreciating the difference between a good and
a bad goverensesit. There were certainly some
mysteries which they could oeitherdige.t nor under-
stand—for iiistarice, they could not understand the
mystery of gistiog a son. even though he was u
Prince of the blood, 10,0001. a year for doing that,
which, as a son, he ought to have done without
this rtipend.—(Applause.)—The steward of a Be-
nefit Society would find his club very little ioclined
to give hire this bonus for performilog a natural
duty, which he ought to perform from very differ-
ent motives than the impulse of a pecuniary reward.
The sirs/wit of a Deliefit Society would also feel it
a very difficult task to get the club to vote out of
their box 22.0001. fur snuff-boxes for capricious
presents, *lieu their funds were inadequate for
common and necessary purposes.—(Applause.)—
Three were indeed the mysteries which the vulgar
minds of the people neither could nor would un-
derstand. Mr. Gast proceeded then to comment
upon the various plans of Reform that had from
tunic to tittle beau submitted to the public. With
respect to the !Householders' plan, he thought that
inadequate, said for this reason, that there were
many lodging tenants who actually paid a higher
resit than the landlord did for his premises. Why
thrum should they be excluded ? In fact, on what
principle was it that they who were called on in
one shape or soother to pay taxes—to come for-
ward and give their labours both in the land and
sea services at the cull of the Government—to lay
down their lives for the protection of die Legisla-
ture—eni what principle. lie repeated, was it, that
such non should be called upon for a particular
qualification whets they came to vote, different from
that which was required of them when their more
octive services were called for by their country ?
Ile concluded by proposing the Thanks of the
Meeting to Mr. hunt for his conduct its the Chair.
/(:nut urptsuse.)
Sir. Putsfon seconded this motion. This was,
hr seirl, a haply day for the people. It well a sada-
faction, for every friend of freedom to see the noble
4,01 igiVarNpirrabit manner in which the Chairman
:tad conducted himself on this day, as he had on
all farmer occasions, with firmness and iude.o

voodooism.
This motion was carried with acclamation.
Just as Mr. flout was about to return thanks, an
apparent impatience and inquietude was manifest
in the crowd in front oldie waggon. Several voices
from the .particular spot exclaimed, " The water-
per have been pulled up, we are up to our knees in
water all at nice."—Silence being obtained--
Mr. lIUNT addressed the Meeting—" I have,
said lie. hitherto steered clear of sedition this day,
hut I am noir going to be most seditious, for 1 am
about io read for you a few passages front Fair-
burn./ edition of The Black Bask, or The Red
Book, as it was for (lately called, bat the 1;114 is