The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-31 00:00:00

" PUBLIC MEETING AT GLASGOW.'

Agreeably to advertisement a meeting took place
yesterday, of operative weathers and others, in a
plot of ground east of Graham's-square, is the
immediate vicinity of hills city, " to take into coo-
indention the propriety of petitioning the Kirk
Su/du, the Local Authorities,. the Court of Sea-
ters% and the Supreme Maoistritte, to put into ac-
tive and immediate otteran on the Poor Laws of
Scotland." It was expected tt,iat the meeting would
.have been very numerous, ti 41 it did Out exceed
2,000, and of these a cOnsidkrable portion coo-
sisted of spectators.
A number of Scots: Acts of Parl.;oment regarding
the Poor Laws were read and cOiumented upon,
and it wu asserted that our laws general were
more favourable to the poor than theswof England;
and although they had fallen into dead:lade.' there
was no reason against their being again ;rot in re-
.quisitiont when necessity so, urgently celled for
their operation. The' orator: did not, Itswreeer.
confine themules to this subject; but took a 'vowing-
. view of other griewslices. The want of Aititual
Parliaments and Universal Suffrage, composed,• es
initial, the principal grievance, to which succeeded
the Corn &Band the Combination Act ; but what
chiefly distinguished this Meeting from every one
previously held inScotland, was the undisguised coh.
tempt for religion which pervaded all their speeches.
—lt was asserted that' the clergy gulled every G
infamous o-
vernment. and that it was their combisia-
lion with the landed proprietors which had cheated
the poor out 'of their rights. All • those who at.-
tended church were denounced, as hypocritei.
coolie they went to hear clergymen deicant on cha-
rity. morality, and virtues which they well knew
the • preachers
.themselves never practised. Bible
Societies csme in for their share of abuse,. and
much contempt was expressed for their patrons,
whip, it was alleged, contributed cheerfully to every
fantastic proposal, if it was supposed to
be religious, while they withheld their assistance
from actual objects of charity at their own door;
and who received with opeu arms every adventurer
with a. begging scheme, while they neglected
modest merit in their poor neighbours. Play., coo.
erns, balls. and all kind* of amusement, were
advertised for the benefit of Nlissionary Societies ;
mid one speaker, following out these views, declared
that he should not be in the least surprised to see
the Sultan Khatte Ghery stauding at the end of
the old bridge on the Glasgow Fair week, with a
rewley poseley. the profits of which' were to be ap-
propriated to the diffusion of the Gospel in foreign
parts. Saving banks. wittily pronounced skauiag
banks, were next the topic of ridicule ; amid the
proceedings at Manchester were declared to have no
parallel except the massacre at Gleocoe.
Meeting concluded with a resolution similar to that
which pawed at Tollcross ou Saturday, 'chaise to
the establishment of sin indepemidrut Newspaper.
We mentioned that the Meeting tuigbf amount
to two thousand 'persons, including the, Spectators
wittiest the pale • , but we are confident that there
would net have been half that minitier„ could they
'ive- anticipated the course which the proceediugs
were 'to lake. The squibs let off against religieu,
were not generally. well received.
-leg the counts of the Meeting's (else Ala*
en that the cavalry were opproisolting. upon
meat .cempiete scuts or costersion named.
was seine time before order could be este.

On my arriving there .1 was confirmed in my °pi-.
Mon by the very orderly conduct of those ailUelli•
bled, by far the greatest number lever witnemeil
together, and the least disposed to commit our
breach of the peace. But just as we were pro-
ceeding to the business of the day, and !wage 1
had taken the chair, the hustings were surrowided
by 'a 'Milting forte of horse soldiers, who charged
through the multitude with drawn sabre., cutting
and trampling all under foot, and particularly
body of special constables, who suffered very
severely. The soldiers cut at toe, and those who
were upon the hustings; and upon my denoulding
what they wanted, the commanding officer said Ae
bud a 'errata against me, upon winds I instantly
imireeudesed. This was all done without any prt-
views notice, •nd without ewe heed being lifted to
oppose it.- I saw one man with his ease cut off,
and I received several blows with a sabre on 'my
head myself. 1 was brought here by the
gistretes under • military guard, at two o'clock
yesterday, and I have been kept here without the
means of sending to procure bail, not beriug lied
•ny copy of the warrant, or having any charge
made against me, till after 1 had been kept in cus-
tody upwards of Avsesity-four hours, when that
which is enclosed was giveu me by the Governor.
I am sorry to hear that many lives have been lost in
consequence of such violent, ■nd, as 1 conceiv.e.,
illegal conduct of the military towards an miariord
sud•peaceable people, met for the purpose of crier-
'tieing. what they thought they had itperfect right to
do: • I therefore ttust that your Lordship will not
•saliction the keeping me here a close prisoner,
. unless there be some-specific charge made o"t
against Me. 1 know not if the other prisoners be
still iu muitody or not.

66 I am, my Lord,
• 6' Valli Lordship's most obedient Servant.
". H. HUNT..
ig There eve 100,000 witnesses to prove the
truth Of what I have stated.
To um) irseeveetSidetootb. Hoge
• Dejobeimens, London."

COPT OF MR. TOTIT'S LTTTER TO TEE II•NCEITS.;
TEE If AGISTIATES.
'!New 'Slily Prison, Wednesday Now.:
August 19, 1919.
GCNTLINEW —As I was informed by the Ms.
gistrates, before whom I was taken yesterday, that
•Coroster's Inquest would sit to-morrow (
on those persons who lost their lives on Monday List,
in consequence of the dreadful attack of the mirp:
tory upou as unarmed mud peaceable multitude;
sad as 1 wt. present and saw the commencesweet
• of this illegal and unconstitutional ict of violener,

and nut identify some of those who tint committed
a breach of the peace ; I demand, as an act if
common jusllie that I may be permitted to
present at such Inquest, in order that the Coroner,
if he thinks proper. may interrogate me before the
Jury ; also, 1 beg to suggest the propriety of the
gentleman who is the Reporter to The Times Lone
don Newspaper being also present at the said In-
quest, as he wall an eye-witness of the , ; stink
being altogether unconnec'ted'with those who called
the Meeting, to take tin the pri-
imports's+.

the Meeting, or meant to take any pert in the pro-
eeedings of the'dny, wilt be • pecub•rly icoportaw.
becoo.e • disluterestedi-evidence. ~ , ,
44 And as I We 'ores Tette eiSittigh.,alreod, tli.
coovinee me dolt the' nal'asoiderers one 10411. ril!f-
'tog to swipe the bloody stria"froas door .
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godly oihtli.. by Cistlig-Vortitil**,„
teisos *oh Giant' thit tiler krii sioWsiiF.
reedy or indirectly, its tbeind ..d eirbsgeitan4i , -
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• *Maeda to say, that each inqweet will beel.Bll,o
to the eye of God and usuo, worst tidi sett p&
'wawa, wakes all the parties who are lieeviewet
Mid livl
telbe iostrosneutid us the act, be peneitted
• , -be present and-interrogated before the Jury by
-str..Ciwnoer. Yoe will recollect. GesitlesSen. that
Ibrittewl: Moir Cali in bind; iti tltitt that efe
ott4 Oh* tiediry will !hardy be Seed. With •
• • oetratiou, upee every step yin *eke
is. throe _
, yntsr Primmer,
•'. • • • •••• ' • " Heitat. Hunt.
ii efiteeiie, 'kw to Ile,. W. *. Hay, ataisetaa,
• .
-spool eitlie Magistrates sfalaor.hestef.
'a lie Yes • eisatUed that there are tboesande if
•••• • wriperows, and. •iesiity of theas of the trot respect.-
' Oita terisiasO in this town, who will prove that
• seell true &lir. Wei raised against the peocervibeera„
Ate niiliiary. or the Magistrates, upon the ground
- -where the Meetiug was held ; and that ao metallic
• wheiever was wade to the bloody nsurdererr. till
'catenary had driven individuals to the will.
tHili INey misted to protect their own byes. Aster
ye•tuattry, they were all in die-
• • miler before the charge; and if
,she . people haJ
.:ehteren to resist, the men who hod the gag staves
would have %inherited anti tale's them every one
• ptisotiers, if they thought proper. But the people
hb.i l,.en instructed wet to resist. Whether this
WWI will Whitt urn., rem-tine to Le proved."

CARLIIIMD. AVOW? p.
In
►Number 119 of the etikeeteine Zeirreng. and
in an article stated to have come from Vienna. it is
loitered in very positive teems that there was to be
a Nlinisterial Congress at Carlsbad, which was so
he principally employed in the internal concerns
stf Germany. Whether the meeting of several Ger-
man• Ministers at Carlsbad was a matter of chance
or previous agreement, cannot indeed be deter-
mined by any body not initiated in some degree
in the secrets of the Courts ; but every aell-dis.
posed German who turns his attention to the criti-
cal situation of our common country. most find in
Ws meeting, to whatever it may owe its origin, a
ground fur satisfaction owl the best hopes. Never,
certainly, were onion and cot.fitlencr between the
principal German Statesmen more desirable than at
tilts moment, when Germany is torn on every side
by a violent ►truggle of opinions respecting its earn-
Intl and permanent interest ; besides, what passes
titre before our nur eyes has by on means the aps
,rofstice of a Congers., and is not given out to be
:ea loch by any of the Ministers present. The whale
:therms to be coofined to confidential conversations,
for which the moment supplies ample materials.
.40 fur the pretended " participation of the four
great Powers who direct the fate of Europe."
shirr is so much► the more out of the quelotioq.no
though we have Auitrian and Premien Milliliters
.heir, there are not, ss far as we know, either English
.oe Russian diplomatic characters, certainly at least
same brOught hither byt•any political object. and
therefore the Correspondent of the Allgemebse
leitreng might very well have spvred himself the
eesterous turn by which he thought it to invite
a French Minister to Carlsbad. It may be as
sowed, without ruining any risk, that all the great
(hot German) Courts, without exception, are per-
. frilly agreed with the German Courts, in what is
tuner useful, necessary, or urgent fqr Germany, and
that no further towers is wantieg.to confirm this
gOod zeif„„g. Ai.

.grit le:,
NOREMIZSO. 4tovrt 19.
Professor °ken. who diligently continues • Mig
Lectures on Natural i5t0ry...111.1.i30. es a privay
lecturer,' till 'the end of this half yeff.'
*lull a pleasing proof of the affection and sfieess
\.i Iris hearers: On the '4th of August. 'o in. the
morning, it being his birth-day. tiny sitrr.iited him
with a present of sil,reta 10, and twel:Ve'cbisies of
•f,r rattan,. lately engraved by the Flo.. Celebrated
engraver at Weimor. It is still uncertain what place"
will be 'enriched. with his treasines is 'Natural
History.
t.ffic Salton government has not caused any body
to be arrested tuber lit jAresrlro or Leip-tg, not,
eeep WM the papers seis«ti of
.any person pulsated
Soot as susineiew. though it has out
.wanted invttin.
teens to de la. 13ot the Government knows very
•
well tost It has nothing to fear.
accounts from Bohemia state. that emigrants
_have...trivet! there from Prussian 4ilirsia..whoaftrui,
tittp they 'can no longer subsist in thew owe country.
• greater part censiste of horn weavers. The
inlet Government. at Prague, has already applied.
as re bear, to the Ministry at Vienna. tor directions
1101/1 10 act with respect to these poor people...es
Ofiareedrirg Corressien4ent. 4rigria 'll4 .
',sou 1115. I.ollta Wittig,
We have received particular accounts Irutu Kea
from WhiCh it appeari that the eXaminstiona
earned 'great
":•4 to -

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I'll!! any Same pernmembi opt !s-
OP.
• Me,COancellee.olllll,o. am.
,A6Prfti;i4l.7!,!eli* Irk prej a d "Me
, up! w iOrta n4Mig tote. ie
ettremely neon in laminating hu*iiseio,• mod argil
his own Mt?* I!!!.mtf,
-41peehintillus, Indaret irprosclirs.inive

to Bens ilchacktnivon, for actinttoo precipitately:
but
,Slain Minister hal always been temathrthle fur
greet cordrie,s, and will hardly . via .has ssell-eavwd
reputation at so vitalsl a aaaawat. Prjrata
ic-
;.letasats say, that he has asioitiet.l.
'Omit punts on Ilceotlttl of the.roes ;striae of other-
*Wiriest. Many conjectures are made open the
toreumstance that be charged M. Counsellor You
11Comp3 with the otrawittion of . this plot. Von
retell, formerly so Aire*in the Imperial Cham-
ber at Wetalar. tvoi to into the llros!ian service
on the dissolution of the empire in iso6. He dill
Dot confine himself to the buintoisof his office, but
isa;erted articles in Many 'Journals. which. though
ably written, eseited much opposition by the prin.
Civics ivitwed ty them. Kampe was a declared
advocate of absolute power, and a decided enemy
to representative cinisritations. In the literary
feuds in which he was engaged. he did not strew *
beCorning coolness and moderation. Hiss writings
were asnonK that burnt In the Walburg. This of
course incensed him still more. but perhaps all this
does not particularly qualify him to direct an in-
" Niel into political trasiegressions, especially spinet
*err "dm hid been his declared political adversaries.
The latter therefore cannot be bhmted if they wish
the inquiry to be directed by a person who is site
impartial than M. Von Kamp*. after all 'hatless
passed, is likely to be.—(Aram •Ga;elle, Itj

ulf(1114. 4114:12112 28.
Serena 11, kaltcere a made snail)? cerniasigior in
. ~ ,M
de
freuch army, mad have now obtained cam-
missions in the service of the litmus/rots of New
Grenada, have left Ghent to prior-reed to the place
of their destination. It ii aqrmed, that the arrest
of some persona iu that city was caused by attempts
to enlist individuals iu the Netherland service for
the Insurgents; bat it is added. that this *affair sill
have no further consequetice,—lt seems tint 'the
French Government attaches great importay're to
what is now pis'aing in England. Courirso are
continually arriving at Vslaie,, and the tillegniplill
from that town to Paris are constantly At vrotk..--.
The French exiles flatter theniielves first upon the
King's birth-day they shall receive •(rtuietrion to
return to it rauce. doorev.t.il4: be, it is not
doubted bat that there will be etkceitious made.
The party in France which is ati:ll devoted to the
Ea-Emperor (which ptirty, it is presumed, becomes
every year more incotopidertildr), has exerted itoelf,
even in the country, that r'he t4th of Augurt, as
Napoleon" Fries aught /tot 'p.n.s unnoticed. It
seems, however, that their: endeavours have had so
little 'purees% that the Police has not thought it
worth while to ii,quire'iutu the matter.
oval,
The birth-day i.f his Majesty wig vele..
• . ,
here on the 2404. with 'great splendour, and with
every detnotistralion of ',pity sod attachment to
our beloved Sefirereign.
DRUMM AVIV,/ 14.
A great raifoirevoigrants have again passedthrosigh
this city or,.ther way to Russia. ' •
• cONSTANTISOPLIt, JULY O.
The davit Dtagomits, or • litte tpreter 4' all the
' Eur.9reini Legations. has complimented, in the
tuaor.e of their retpective Ministers, PriticeStaso, the
y/w Hospoder of Moldavia, and each received from
L,
Aim a goad medal as • present.
•
11,11113URCH. /VOMIT 29.
\I • Sand, the murderer of Kotteloar. liii'latelY uno
ifeigroue another examination. and is said to have
. .
answered more itonsediately than before. 'llse
. papers of a private tutor at Buiternberg also have
' hirti put %meet seal it the desire of thin Plussian
Goverumeitt, but it i added that to•othing was found
to cookers; the 'suspicion that had been conceived

of him.

movie

DOTai MAIL.

114;4144. AtieVST 14.
The Journal
.of this city cubism' the following,
paragraph The people cstinot. at all compre-
+end bow, haloes! of the constitutions Which have
heeii so long promised tliemoconspirscies are given
them to einploYpubric fiteu‘iost. their 'Nisi pi-
vlicies are toolouli.b, bat every bOrly is convinced
of the horror wbicb certain persons feel at the
sWention of Constitutions which pot a check on the
dillipidatiOns of the piihlic propriti, The cuii.spi-
rsiei“Of 'Public good , sense sigsilist the routine of
(Alt, %utast the pitjudscre of the great arisio. racy,
is a thing which does not merely engage the atten-
tion of some individuals, but interests &he greiit
body of the people."
Fll.l4Pkgqirr.. 41474314T.i1s
The Deputies sent to fVnioe by the Protestant
Piinces„ are to retiltu immediately to Germany.
It tippears .to he the general opittiob that it will
,sit litive•suctieded in tts Mission. beesose the Pro.
ifeM•iid• which '
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