The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-10 00:00:00

THE PUTN

EY VV. Or
RKIN G WIEN'S

ASSOCIATION.

A numerous meeting of the Working Men of Putney ru
s environs was held last night, near the bridge of the .übmie

Mr. COMLEY, on taking the Chair, sated the object of: tile
meeting to be the formation of a Working Men's Assoch ttion
in Putney, and concluded by calling on Mr.. GEORGE, who pro-
posed a resolution to that cff2ct.
Mr. HARRIS seconded the resolution, which was spokei 2 to
by Mr. CHARLES WESTERTON, who urged on the mee sing
the necessity of the working classes uniting to procure pro-
tection far the fruits of their labour. They could only hope
for relief from their grievances by unanimity, determination,
and intelligence.
The resolution was carried with great acclamation, and a
number of names instantly enrolled.
Thanks were voted to Al,ssrs. Westerton and George, and
to the Chairman, and the meeting separated.

MANCHESTER-SUNDAY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-

Sta,—Yon like fair play, and most. repeatedly have the pub-
lic borne ample testimony to your judicious exercise of. it. No
one more powerfully exercises it than you, and none more re-
pudiates meanness or shuffling. The exalted standard on
which, as a Journalist, you are now placed, is a sufficient proof
of the correctness of my assertion. Ido _not mean to Compli-
ment you merely, asyour well-carried laurels will not begraced
the more by the praise of an anonymous correspondent, nor
tarnished by any censure.
I have read with sonic surprise your vindication of Stephen.
You do not know him, or you would not tak e the trouble of
his defence ; and the manner in which you speak of him is such
as to throw around him h mantle of importance to %hick, his
station and influence never entitled him. He was fo,inerly, whilst
exercising the futic ions of a Wesleyan Minister, the Secretary
to the Separation of Church and State Society, and suspended
by that body fur political interference.- Since then he '4scl
been all bitterness and gall-_a restless gatherer of the leert of
society—of ,discontents—who rally round his standard because
their low minds and feelings are in unison with his. His im-
precations are awful—such, Sir, as you would never soil your
columns to insert. His friends are Oastler, O'Connor, anc
Co.—from associating wi!b whom all men of res,,yectability
shrank; soil, beyond tnt t,x,ri!ce of the n,of,ti 41br;,.!!1 pity for
the man, there is Lot an indiv iduAl iit-re or in the neigh-
bourhood, who poses: any character or self-respect,
who would be id..mtiL d with him, or world pre-
sume to any knowledge of him beyond what his -
ravings produce. And yet this man you vindicate ! Sir, do
not trtke my assertion alone; conic and sec.—judge for yourself.
I Lelong to no party—l wish fair play to ell ; but, Ido feel
something like surprise (as many of your readers dc.), when I
find The ,Sun advocating or palliating a man Nvhost: daily con'
duct is a disgrace to the religion he dares to proiesvi, and who
dignifies himself by the title of Reverend, where :his example
is a complete negative to the precepts he ought to _inculcate.
In the spirit of fairness spare me a corner for this ; and
believe me, Sir, yours, respectfully,
A LOVER OF FAIR PLAY.