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PATI •
The Marquis of Londonderry entertained a large party of distinction at
dinner, on alonday, at his residence, Ilulderness House, Park.lane :
among whom were—Prince Esterbasy, the Marquis and Miuridoness ..f
Lansdow a. the Mqui of :ler:Dort', the Marquis of Anly, the Earl
and Couatess Carotiarns,s the Earl and Count's' Bathurstg
,the Earl and
Countess of Falmouth, the Countess of Antrim, Lord and Lady Beigrave.
Lord and J.ady Ellenhorough, Thomas Lawrence, Colonel Brown,
Captain Wood, Mr. IPtionald. In the evening, her Lady:Alp gave her
drat grand assembly fur the season. 'llse grand +Lane trallert and the
spacious and elegant suite of drawing rooms were thrown open, and
were Illuminated with great brilliancy. A hand of the Guards were
stationed In the inner-hall, who performed martial and other music, al
the coinpany entered, In their usual style of excellence. 'there were pre-
,Tut most of the harut ton In town : among whom were—most of the
Foteign Ambassador* and their Ladies. Prince Coacher:off, his Kaye!
Highness the Doke of Gloueetter, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of
te %ninth Ire, the Duchess of North, berlai id. the Marquis and Marchioness
of Wintlevter, the Marquis Camden and Lady Pratt, Emily Alarchlo-
nes. of Londonderry, the Marcblortets of Westmeath. Count and Cmintes.
Munster, Count and Countess. Lud .If, Countess Lleven, the Earl and
Countess of Charleville, the Eari and Countess Grosvenor, the Earl of
Shaftesbury, the Earl of ‘A'enraoliand and Lady G. Fane, the Earl and
Counters Darnley, the Countess of Dartmouth and the Ladies Legge,
the Dowager Countess of Clare and Lady Fitzgibbon, Earl Talbot, Lady
Hampden' the Ladles Clement, Lord Edward Somerset, Earl Brecknock,
Lord and Lady .IlaryliarJoali, Lady AIIII Beckett, are. aro.
The Marchioness of Lansdown hoe Issued cards of Invitation, for a
grand rout, on Thrir•olay, the Ilth inst.
Lord Bexley entertained a dlatingnished party at dinner yesterday, at
his house In Great tieurge-street. Westminster.
Lord Sberborne had a dinner party yesterday, at his house la Lower
rusveuor•strett.

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The Countess of Jersey's assembly, on Monday evening, in Berke:ey-
ed:pare, was very
Mr. ill'Oonsid and the Countess of Antrim entertained a rtistireetished
Party at dinner yrsterdsy. at their house in Berkeley-equate.
henry Cllvv, Esq. M.P. had a dinner party yesterday, at bin goose in
NewsWeent, Sp
nrites-gardens.
The Monorabie Douglas Kinuaird and Alexander Adair, Esq. bad
dinner parties yesterday.

MOVEMENTS.

Lady Bloomfield arrived to WWII yesterday, from /Cent.
The Honourable C. F. 41tewart left town yesterday, for Sco'land.
Firsgernid, Esq. left town 3 esterday. for his seat In Herta.
William Markham, Esq. arrived In town yesterday, from hls slat In
Yorkshire.

D.ivenport, Esq. M.P. al d fondly hive arrived In town, from their
seat in Cheshire.

Lord Delamere left town yesterday, far his seat In CheAbire.
W. A. Roberts, Fog. DLP. arrived yesterday at the ClarentSn Hotel,
Bond-street, from Ms seat In Worreetershire.
Prince Leopold left town ye terday for Claremont.
The lion. Dlri. illarobarn attired yesterday at Cusan's Hotel, %taunt-
street, from her seat In Kent.

W. Hale, Esq. arrived yesterday at his house in Portugal-streef, from
his seat in Kent.
AffirThh at Fenton's New Tfotel, St. James's-street:—James Spurrier,
Esq. from his seat in Hauls C. Auuiel, Esq. from the Continent ; Francis
Morgan. Esq. from his seat in Rant I. Departures :—Lady B. Warren,
for Brighton ; Captain D. Murray, on a tour.
Artivtals at the Brunswick Hotel (late Blake's;, Jermyn-street
Ward Pt otheroe, jun. Esq. from a tour; Captain Miles, from Dover.
Dr. and Mrs. Jenkins and family arrived yesterday at the British Hotel.
Jertnyn.street, from Oxford.

Arrivals at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's street:—General hurray, from
a tour; J. B. Trevannion, Esq. from his Peat In Cornwall.
Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-streets :
Mr. and Mrs. Wedderburne. from Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Hunter, from
• tour. Departures:—William Bragge, Esq. for surrey; ♦. Guineas,
Esq. fur Bath Lunen, Esq. for ditto; Hoe, Esq. fur ditto.

PUBLIC MEETING,
TO RAISE A SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE RELIEF OF
TUE DISTRESSED MANIJFACTURERS IN LAN.

CASH I RE.

A public meeting took place yesterday at the City of London
Tavern, Itishopsgate-street, in consequence of • requisition, ad-
dressed by several of the most respectable and leading men of the
City to the Hight Hon. the Lord Mayor, for that purpose. The
hour appointed for the business of the meeting to commence was two
o'clock, hut long before that time had arrived, the great room, in
which public meetings are generally convened, was crowded by
persona of the very first respectability, among whom were many of
the principal merchants and manufacturers of the City of London.
At two o'clock the company began to evince a little impatience,
anti intimated by the usual signs their desire that the businesa of
the meeting should begin! A gentleman from the Committee-
Boom came forward, and announced that the Lord Mayor would
ti,kc the Chair almost immediately, which seemed to give satisfac-
tion ; but some further delay taking place. symptoms of impatience
were renewed more loudly and unequivocally titan before.
At a quarter after two, the Lord Mayor entered the room, accom-
panied by the Archbishop of' Canterbury, the Bishops of London,
Cheater, and Chichester, Mr. Secretary Peel, the Earl of Clarendon,
Earl Donley. Sir John Wmttesley, Mat. M.P., Sir T. D. Adand,
Bart. M.P., Mr. John Smith, M.P., Mr. T. Wilson, M.P., Al-
derman Wood, M.P., Mr. William Ara', M.P., Mr. W. Den.
;Aeon, M.P., Mr. Dawson, M.P., Mr. flutterwonh, 31. p., Alder.
man Sir Charles Flower, Dr. liirkbeek, 51r. Z. Macauley, &c. &e:
The Lord Mayor, Mr. Secretary Peel, and the Bishop of Chester
were, on their entering the room, enthusiastically greeted by the
Meeting.

The Loan MAYOR having taken the Chair, his Lordship pro-
ceeded to inform the Meeting that he had convened them together
on the present occasion at the request of 'several-gentlemen of con.
siderable importance in the City, who were accustomed to take the
lead on occasions (titbit. kind, and who, feeling the deepest com-
miseration for the aunt-logs of the unemployed manufacturers
(which feeling, his Lordship was assured, was not only partici-
pated in by the present Meeting, but by the country at large)
wished to commerce a subscription for their temporary relief
(cheers), and to make arrangements for the collection and distribu-
tion of the subscriptions that would be made on their behalf.
(Loud cheers.) It was unnecessary for him to trespass on the time
of the Meeting b' entering into the circumstances of those dis-
tresses, of the existence of which they were all too fully apprised.
He cotild not, however, but regret that it hail been his painful duty
(during the !evr months he had had the honour of tilling the seat of
Chief Magistrate) to meet his fellow-citizens on several occasions
having relation to the prevailing distresses among the people ; but
he knew it was one of the characteristics of the citizens of London
never to be wanting in the discharge of their ditty, though a painful
one; and he was satisfied that, on the present occasion, they would
not be wanting in rendering a prompt relief to the distresses of the
people; for, whilst there were none who felt more sincere exults.
tion than they did in the prosperity of the country, so there were
none more prompt in coming forward to give it their aid in seasons
of distiess. (Cheers.) When he reflected on what had been done
by them for the relief of the unfortunate, and toe the just reward of
the.brave, he could not but believe that when they were called upon
to come forward for the relief of that suffering class, who had, by
their industry, contributed so much to the wealth and stability of the
empire, they would do PO whit their usual liberality and prompti-
tude—a feeling which lie was confident would be imitated through.
out the country, as soon as their proceedings should be known.
(Cheers.) He was sorry to have detained die Meeting so long be-
fore he took the Chair, but such munificent subscriptions had
poured in on evsry side (loud and continued cheering) that it was
impossible to avoid the short delay that had occurred. (Cheers.)
Mr. MARTIN then read a list of the subscriptions that had
been already received; at the head of which was his Most Gracious
Majesty 2.000/. in addition to all the other sums which his alajeaty
had already locally contributed; the alarmiis of Stafford. 1.0001.;
Sir Robert Peel, Bart. mot.; the Earl of Liverpool 2001.; Mr.
Secretary Peel 3001.; Mr. Secretary Canning 1001.; the Archbishop
of Canterbury 1001.; the Archbishop of York 100/.; the Lord
Chancellor 2001. ; the Bishop of Chester 501.; and a long list of
others, to the amount of several thousand pounds.
The Archbishop of CANTY:DRURY then rose and said, he had
the honour to submit for the approbation of the meeting a
series of resolutions, for the purpose of carrying on the subscrip-
tions which had been begun in so handsome a manner, and
whim he felt assured would be continued in the same spirited
and promptly benevolent way, until the object of all had been ac-
complished, by the removal of the distress which they had to de-
plore. His Lordship then read the following resolutions:—
•• I. That the extreme distress which at present unhappily pre-
vails In the manufacturing districts, is justly entitled to public
sympathy and compassion.
" 2. That, with the view of affording relief to the sufferers, a
subscription be now opened.
" 3. That the following gentlemen be a Committee to manage
the subscription, with full power to distribute at their discre-
tion. [A number of gentlemen were nominated, instuding all
those who had sighed the requisition to the Lord Mayor."
" 4. That seven be a quorum, and that the Committee have
power to add to their number.
" 5. That Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co. be bankers to the
subecriptioo.
" IL That this Meeting cannot separive without expressing the
deepest sorrow at the riotous proceeslings which have recently taken
place; and they deem it to be an act of duty to thew misguided
fellow-subjects to remind them that private property must be
protected, and the laws respected ; and that outrages so much to
be deplored must necessarily issue in the punishment and ruin of
the perpetrator., and in the increased distress of the peaceable and
well disposed."
The resolutions having been carried by acclamation,
A person in the centre of the room rose to address his Lord.
ship. He observed, that the unanimity with which the resolu-
tions had passed was a sufficient encomium on his Lordship for
the promptitude he had shown in callirg the present Meeting.
(Chair, chair). But As he saw an lion. Gentleman belongtng to
his Slajetity's Government in the room, he (the speaker) Mild not
help taking the opportunity of declaring it as his mullion—and he
conceived it was the opittion of the greater portion of this vast
meeting—that it was his Majesty's Government alone that could
meet the distresses that prevailed. (Here the cries of " Chair,
chair !" became loud and incesatot, and we could only catch the
words)_This he had declared again and again ; and he therefore
mast humbly conceived that the motion he had to suggest would
not be at all disorderly. lie would advert to tite Committee tip
the relief of Ireland. The cries of "Chair, chair!" becoming
more loud than Wore,
The Loan MAYOR rose and observed, that this wan a meeting
called solely for the purpdse of setting on foot a subscription,
sod it was therefore quite irregular to introduce any other subject.
For his own part, lie should be happy to receive and to attend
o requisition for the discussion of any subject that might

be supposed to he connected with the dietreatiee of the manufeie
turers ; but the gentleman would feel with him, that great incou
venieitee must ensue by an endeavour to mix up several discordant
matter+ at one meeting. (Cheers).
The stranger /mid, that he con-idered the rot ilsbion to be too
much enlarged already, and wished it hail been more limited.
The Bishop of Losnow then rose, and obeervell, that the
business of the day having been thus far happily settled, accord..
ing to the wishes of every one present. it was now his pleasing
teak to propose the thinks of this assemble to the Right lion.
the Lord Mayor, for having called this Meeting, and for his
able conduct in the chair. This, he anticipated, they would ogres
in as unanimously as in the original motion that was proposed to
them. ((leers )
On the motion being put,
A Mr. BVIIRIDG E rose to address the Meeting ; but the ate
of •• Chair, chair ! Down, down ! Go on, go nn !" were so load
and incessant, that we could not heat a word of the gentleman's
first observations.
The Bishop of Lemons/ made several attempts to address Mr.
Burridge, tint his Lordship's efforts were ineffectual.
. The Lott n Mayon was sure that the Meeting would perceive,
in the present 'rate of the business of the Meeting, it.was
im-
possible he could interfere. He had not hegira distinctly whether
the gentleman's observations referred to the subject then before the
Meeting.
Mr. MARTIN spoke to order. The motion of !harks Wr the
Lord Mayor having been made and carried—(Write of " No, no!)
111 r. BUDRIDGE—Then I suppose that TOlioh
Mr. MARTIN again interfered, but the cries of " Do on !" being
predominant, that gentleman desisted, and
Mr. By a a woe proceeded to make some remarks, the nature of
which we could not distinctly understand. Ile said that on last
Sundat, when he was meditating on the disiretviirof the country,
he opened his Bible, and was forcibly struck with these words,
" Behold the hoe of the labourers who have reaped down your
fickle which is of you kept back by fraud, erieth ; and the cries
of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord
of Sabaoth." These words occurred in the sth chapter of St.
James the 4th Verse. He rejoiced he had the opportunity of it.
tering them to the whole country at large. and he hoped he uttered
thee) in time to prevent anarchy and bloodshed. (Cries of "Down,
down ! Chair, ehsir !" His feelings would not let him pass si-
lently this meeting. Melt they saw hunger famine ranging
together, it *as time to speak out ; and so long as lie had a tongue
to utter he would certainly endeavour to make use of it (a pause)—.
to the best of his power. (Loud laughter.) He did not wash to'
go on, unless the company liked (Chair, chair); he wnolti there_
fore conclude by moving the following resolution :—" That it is
the opinion of this Meeting that if Pariiament be dissolved with,
out tinvestigating (and amending the present systetn of the
Corn Laws (subject to the most oppressive abuses against the
petal the people ought not to elect, or re-elect nay Members who
do not pledge themselves to vote for the total telxilition of the
present law next Session." (Cries of " Chair.") He had no politia
eel motives to actuate him t he disclaimed airy desire fo interrupt
the harmony of the Meeting. (Chair, chore.)

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The Loan MA fOR understood that the resolution Just pro.
posed had relation to the Corn Laws, which he coOld not •uffcr to
be put. lie should be exceedingly happy to call a Meeting for
that or any other purpose which the citizens of london might de.
sire ; but at present it was utterly incompatible with a right di._
charge of any business whatever, to tutrotliee the disitission of
any subject.

The thanks of the Meeting were then unanimously voted to his
I;(;rd.hip', who expressed himself happy a: the favourable cone
structirn pt:t upon his services.

A Mr. !Uncial' then rose, and turning round to the Meeting,
said—Lae us call upon the !And .Mayor to call rt Meeting in.
stantly—now—at this moment —to consider the question of the
Corn Laws. These laws are the cause of all our di+trexses. (Cries
of "Call, call ! Adjourn, adjourn !") If they would look at the
2d volume of the Gentlenwri's Macazhte for 1712. they would
find that the wages then affixed for the labourer. wee.. equal to
two blishels of wheat a week: whereas now, atid in 1325, the la.
bower recei/ed one bushel a week. There were six millions
of labouring manufacturers in the country, and the price of a
bushel of wheat for each would amount to 1 millions of
pounds in a year, all ur which was taken out of the pockets of the
poor. lie yeas a rnanufa;dnrer, and he had ht•en obliged to di..
clfarge all his men. (Cries of " Chair, chair !" again interrupted
the speaker.)

The LORD Mayon—lf you will draw up a reluisition, Mr.
Knight, I will attend to it; but you are :mainly wrong in the
course you are now pursuing.

11r. KNIGHT-1 cannot help speaking, my Lord; it is my
feel that ItApcl me; I feel most deeply on the subject. The
Corn Laws are the cause of all.

The gentleman fisting taken his seat, the 11,1-d Itayor was
about to adjourn the Meeting, whin the call fur .Ir. Peel became
general; but

EMI DARNLEY rove, for the purpose of proposing jhat the
sub .:captions should not bf confined to be received at the banking.
house of Smith, Payne. and Co., but that all the bankets in Lon-
don and Westminster hold be desired to rece;Te them.
The Loan MAYOR said that would be so, as a matter of course.
Thu calls for 31r. Feel was again made, more loudly than beton..
After some time, •

The Right lion. Gentleman woe, t'd was greeted by applause.
that lured for some minutes. Alter the cheers had subsided, the
Right Hon. Secretary addressed the Meeting to the following
effect :—" I ant here, gentlemen, merely as a private individual,
taltit.g, at the same time, a very deep interest, from many cir.
curostances, in the welfare of those manufacturing districts whieff
are suffering at this moment the most painful distress: and coming
here to co-operate with you in adopting some mode of relief for
that distress. (Cheers.) I must return my thanks to those gentlemen
who seemed disposed to have inteodMed other topics, which may
be, and no doubt are, highly proper for other times, and under
other circumstances, for the readiness with which they have kidded
to the general feeling of the Meeting, in kindly assenting to for.
hear all discussion. thereby rendering the present Meeting una.
nimous; for undoubtedly the mote unanimous we are on this great
occasion, the more likely are We to promote the great and
portant object for which we ate met. (Cheers.) The truths are set
painful, they speak so forcibly, and with an eloquence so over.
wbclming, that it is utterly impossible fur me to address you
upon them, or to attempt to recommend to you the object of this
day's meeting. I hold in mi hand a report from one of the dis.
tutbed divricts, which I will, if it is Our pleasure, read to eau
(Cries of " Read, read !") which, without harrowing up your
feelings by the enumeration of individual distress, will be a aut.
ticient proof of the pressing necessity of our coming forward, and
unanimoustyjoining in our endeavours to alleviate the ills that
exist, and in seconding the exertions that have been already made,•
the footle towards which, I regret to say, arc almost exhausted.
I hold in my hand a letter from the vicar of the parish of
Bolton, a very considerable and important parish, about nine or tent
miles distance from Manchester, itt which the Rev. Gentleman
makes an appeal to the benevolence of the King—an appeal width
I need hardly say was that instant attended to (loud cheers)—tar
assistance, towards the alleviation of the distresses which his letter
describes. This gentleman addressed me on Saturday last. Be
describes himself as Vicar of the parish, and Chairman of the
Committee for relief in that district; and he states that he was
commissioned by the Magistrates and local authorities to by
before me a .'ate of the distrest to which the manufacturers of that
district were unhappily reduced. Considerable numbers of them
were out of employ, and unable to earn anything for themselves or
family, while many were only partially able to obtain work. They
were suffering generally, and in many cases extremely. In order
to provide, in some degree, for those evils, a subscription had been
set on toot, and 1,2001. raised, all of which was nearly exhausted. In
I this pressure of affairs they could not, the writer continues to say 4
expect even to prevent starvation ; and they begged to state these
facts to their gracious King. The writer then adds what is of
considerable importance—"lt is my duty, and I am proud to add,
that our suffering poor are not altogether unworthy of the Royal.
compassion and bounty, inasmuch as they hare endured %bele pi.
%%thins with the most exemplary said patient submission (ctheers);
anti that there is no town in the kingdom where *he people are more
attached to their King than the town of Bolton." Now although it
is perfectly true that great end most culpable excesses have taken
place in different parts of the manufacturing districts, yet nothing
would be more unjust than to make the great body of the menu.
factoring population responsible for them. (Loud cheers.) We
mast remember how small a portion of them have been actually
engaged in the riotous proceedings that hare occurred. The
direct advantage which will result from this Meeting will be
innnense ; but there will also be an indirect advantage in
the moral feeling that will be created by this set of spontanecus
bounty. I know that, when it was announced in the town tat
Rochdale that his Majesty had subscribed 5001. towards the relief
of the distressed weavers of that town, the pour unfortunate sut-
fevers rejoiced more at the knowledge of that tact, they were mote
deeply penetrated by learning that there were haute sympathizing
with their suffering, than they did in the hope of Immediate parti.
ciliation in the bounty which I had the honour of communicating
to them. It is thus that the present Meeting will operate upon the
minds and feelings of the people for whose benefit we are now as.
sembled. I shall say no more on this subject, or i might refer to
other documents received from other parts of the country, giving de-
tails equally painful us that which I have read. But I consider
the letter front Bolton a fair specimen of the sufferings to which
the people of those parts are reduced, and, 1 may also add, as fair
a specimen—notwithstanding the excesses to which I have referred,
and which must and shall be suppressed by the strong atm of
power (loud cheers)—of the patience and submission with whirlt
they are borne. let us also hear in mind that the accounts
of the ilistresses endured by the manufacturers, which we have
received, may not be near the extent to widen they actually exist,
Such ;dace,' as Manchester, Rochdale, Blackburn, and Bolton.
probably all enjoy the advantage of a Daily Press, by which the
aufferings of she people are made known to us; but I have strong
reasons to believe tbat in the mountainous parts of the districts,
where no Press exists. and no such appeals can be raised in appli-
cation to the bounty of the worthy and the sympathisthg„ the suf-
ferings of the people are equally severe I These places will, how.
ever, be made accessible to our charity. (Cheers.) I have thus
given vent to n.y feelings, and cannot avoid expressing the sous.
faction I derive from the general unanimity which has prevailed
on this occasion ; and I hope we shall now be allowed to disperse,
without the introduction of any topics irrelevant to the object tut
which we assembled. The Right Honourable Gentleman sat
down amid loud and reiterated plaudits.

Mr. 31 ATlTter then announced that the subscription might be
paid at the table ; and

The Loitu Mel on adjourned tae Meting.

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