The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-18 00:00:00

I had left without a protector.—( Cheers.) He wished to
give them another word of advice, which wits that he
thought wcult! .s advisable to have no mcre meet-
ings until toe great meeting, at which he lie tiedto
be present, in Birmingham, that day week. fie intse'
plored them to give no handle, by meetings or otherO,
to their oppressors, until they should have men among
them, simultaneous with other places, to guide them. The
address of the Convention would be out the next daY
( Saturday)—they would then see that the views of the
Convention were peaceful, legal, and constitutional, but
that the same weapon which was attempted to be used
against them as an offensive one would be equally poWCr •
in their hands as a defensive one.—( Hear, hear.) ife
presented to him little worth living for, except to see
freedom flourish; but he would ten thousand times
rather die with the consciousness that he had obtained
for the people their rights without bloodshed, than
that he had marched at their head, and effected a
revolution amid streams of blood, while their object could
have been attained by peaceful means.—( Hear.) Hopi!''
that until orders were given they would take no step--
that they would be in tact, conserve tors of the peace, he
would leave them, with the proud satisfaction that that
night at least they had proved themcdves competent to
the task they had assumed to perfoi m, and that it
would be impossible for any spies to goad th
of
into a single action detrimental to the great cause ot
humanity and justice.--( Loud cheers.) He had been
told that perhaps the recommendation he rave just now
not to hold any more meetings. might interfet e with theidr
Sunday morning devotions at Hollowa' -bean% He ha
had no such intention, becahse his countrymen had been
accustomed to worship their Msker on the hill si.le
1 the tyrants refused them Cuurches. In conclusion
wished them ail good night. The cause was a g°°l
one, if they did not destroy it thorns. Ives—it must b
powerful, because it was based on principle. The Witiel
was mighty, and would prevail in spite of all their ope
nests.—( Cheers. ) 1
Mr. NFasost then addressed the meeting. When the
present Mr‘gistrates, a few years ago, made use of violent
language, for the purpose of achieving what they con*
sidered to be their rights, no notice was taken of their eon
duct by the Government ; but when the suffering' In
starving poor met together to discuss their grievance4i
police spies and constables were sent among them, Copt,
they were deprived of their liberty.—(Cheers,) Such houl
duet was not very consistent, and was not such as ..
be adopted by those who professed to be the impartial SQI
ministrators of justice.
Three cheers were given for the Convention; throe:
cheers for Brown and Fussell, and three groans fur
Magistrates, and the meeting adjourned.
An immense crowd, however, soon collected round the,
Red Lion in the Bull-ring, where most of the Delegated
put up, but on being addressed by a man who had attendeb,
the meeting and advised nut to impede the public thoteug
fare they began to disperse. A great number of perl-ii
however, still lingered about the streets, and even ?tries t
late hour eleven o'clock) there are groups of workin ew
in the Bull-ring, Smithfield, and adjacent streets, etv
versing together, apparently discussing the events of
day, and forming conjectures as to the result.