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them to be united. They never found the aristocracy divided mined, and before this time next year the Charter would
—then why not take an example from them in that respect. become the law of the land.—(Cheers.) He hoped that
He called upon all to furnish themselves with a musket or all would determine to join some association, and, above all,
a pair of pistols, and if they could not afford that, let let them attend in Smithfield next Sunday, where they
them get a pike to defend themselves. It was with plea- would get an order to go to the church. If they could not
sure he moved —" That this M,eting hereby pledges itself afford crape, let them bring what they could in the shape a
to the principles of the People's Charter, and declares that blaek, and show the Aristocracy that they were disgusted
it will never desist from its exertions to establish those with their proceedings, and that they were determined
principles until the people shall be in a condition to demand these men should be saved.
by their united voices the enactment of it as the law of Mr. HARE. from Newcastle, had no faith in anything but
the land." physical force. He was a prisoner at large ; he had been
Dr. TAYLOR regretted that the state of his health would taken in the dead of night from the bosom of his Ninth
not allow him to address the meeting in the manner which by four of the hired ruffians of the Government, but he
he desired to do, and therefore he must beg their indul- cared not for them. The people of the North were pre-
gence whilst he made a few remarks on the subject,for pared, and were willing to act with the men of L.trion.
which they were assembled. He had brought with him a The Resolution was then put and passed unanimously.
petition from Birmingham most numerously signed. with Thanits were then voted to the Chairinau and the meet
sufficient evidence to prove that one of the men condemned ing separated
at Warwick was never near the place. He had no doubt
this meeting would take step, to address the Queen
on this subject. He hoped that one or both of these
might be effectual in getting, not mercy, but justice for
these men ; and if they did not, be had another petition to
present from the North, of which they would think twice
before they refused it. He ( Dr. Taylor) had committed
two crimes—the first was, that of saving the lives of some
policemen, but he would never be caught committing the
same crime again.—(Cheers.) The other was. inducing
the people to keep the peace, because their enemies had
chosen the battle-ground and the time, and the people
were not strong enough to lick them. It ever he
was caught keeping the peace again, he was a Dutch-
man.—(Cheers and laughter.) He had come here
pledged to Mr. Lovett and Mr. Collins to
leave no stone unturned to get a remission of the infamous
verdict against them—he came pledged to the men of
Birmingham to get a remission of the verdict pronounced
against the innocent men condemned to be butchered ; and
if the men of London would not assist in doing so, pledged
to die in attempting it with the men of the North.—
( Cheers.) He would appeal. to the Delegates whether
he bad not gone hand in hand with them, but their efforts
had failed. He was prepared for the worst, and was de-
termined to try it. There were two ways of applying
physical force. Stopping the supplies was one. The
other the meeting could guess.—(Continued cheer-
ing.) A combined movement alone could effect
the first, but a chance part might do the other.
The combined movement had been thrown back by the va-
cillation of some and the treachery of others, but the com..
, bustible materials remained. His hand could light them.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMoUTH. AUG. 10 —The Edinburgh, 72. Captain
Henderson, C. 8.. arrived on Wednesday evening, in
21 days from Halifax, leaving there Admiral Sir Thomas
Harvey (with his flag on board the Inconstant), the Pique,
36, Madagascar. 46, and Medea steamer; the Madagascar
arrived at Halifax, on the 17:h ult. from Quebec, having
been on shore in the Gut of Canso, but had received no
damage; the Medea steamer was despatched to her assist
ante. The Edinburgh came into harbour yesterday, and

is to refit as soon as possible.
The Numa transport, Lieut. Howe. R N , agent, ar-
rived on Thursday from Barbadoes, which she left the 6th
July, leaving there the Seringapatain and Griffon schooner.
The Numa came into harbour yesterday.
Commodore Douglas returned to his command at Ja-
maica, on the 23d May, in the Modeste, 18, which vessel
was to proceed on the 29th for the Cape of Good Hope.
The Modeste answers wall, and proves to be a splendid
sea beat, with excellent sailing qualities.
The Nimrod, 20. Commander Fraser, arrived on Tues-
day from the West Indies, and sailed on Thursday to Ply-
mouth to be paid off.
The Revenge, 78, Captain the Hon. W. Waldegrave,
sailed on Thursday (with the remaining companies of the
84th Regiment on board) for Cork, where she will open a
rendezvous. She returns to this port to be paid wages.
The Cleopatra; 28, was at St. John's, Newfoundland, on
the 26th of June
The Vestal, 28, and Racehorse, 18, left Halifax for Bar-
badoes on the 2d of July.
The Benbow, 72. Captain Houston Stewart, returned
to Spithead from Leith last evening. The Benbow picked
up during her northern trip about fifty men, half of whom
are A.B.'s, and the remainder good young Ordinary ; she
is still about fifty seamen short of complement ; this arises
from her having parted with, in Scotland, some thirty-five
to forty of the landsmen, general service men raised by
the Coast Gu ird.

It would not be long wanting.—(Cheers.) If they would
keep London in hot water by their peaceable meetings, he
ould take very good care that it was kept boiling in the
North.—( Cheers.) The next meeting he trusted would
not be to agitate for the charter, or protect innocent mens'
lives, but to celebrate the attainment of the one and the
safety of the other.—t. Cheers.) Dr. Taylor concluded by
seconding the resolution.
Mr. O'Coreteoe here announced that it was necessary for
him to vacate the chair, as he was about to leave London
for the purpose of attending a delegate meeting in Glasgow.
Mr. CARPENTER was then called to the chair, and Mr.
Goulding having briefly supported the resolution, it was
put and carried unanimously.
Mr. Castles said the resolution which he had to move
respected the innocent men tried at Warwick, who were
about to be offered up as victims at the shrine of the
bate and imbecile Whig Government. All the powers of
the Government had been concentrated in their offic al, the
Attorney-General, to get a conviction against these men,
and they had been convicted by the Jury, because they
were led by the Attorney-General to believe that
their property was in eanger.—( Hear ) If these men
were to perish, they would perish at least with the sympa-
thy of the people, with a belief in their minds that they
had been murdered. Let the people reiterate the cry of
mercy from one end of the kingdom to the other, and if the
Crown was founded in mercy, it would be administered ;
and if it was not founded in mercy, then perish the shrine
and all around it.—( Cheers.) The people, who had a
right to demand their rights, condescended to sue for
mercy—from whom? From the creature of their own
power, from the Government which they themselves sup-
ported, and who, if the people of England were
united, they had the power to annihilate at any
hour they pleased. But as human life hung upon
the conduct of the people, they would sue for
mercy, they would petition the Queen, they would endea-
vour to spare these men's lives, who were as innocent as
any of those present. The lives of these men hung upon
the conduct of the police, and it remained a question to
be decided, whether the people of Birmingham set fire to
these houses, or whether it was the work of the police.—
(Cheers.) He should now move an address to the throne,
calling on her Majesty to extend her prerogative of mercy
to them, and if the Throne refused to extend that mercy,
they would meet here at some future time to determine on
the steps which ought to be taken in order to do justice
to these men, to their memories, and to the cause for
which they suffered. He concluded by moving the fol-
lowing address
" We, your Majesty's loyal subjects, had reason to hope
that the mild spirit of the age had rendered obsolete all
those sanguinary laws which, in other reigns, had subjected
offenders to ignominious death for comparatively trivial
offences. We regret, however, to learn that three of
your Majesty's subjects have been recently convicted under
an old Act of Parliament, which appears to have escaped
the eye of the Legislature in its revision and repeal of
barbarous enactments ; we cannot avoid believing
that bad those crimes been found upon the calendar
of a general assize, and not treated as political offences,
that they would have been more mildly construed, and
the punishments, even after conviction, would not have
amounted to a sacrifice of life. Under these circumstances
we humbly and respectfully appeal to your Majesty, that
you will be graciously pleased to exercise your Royal pre-
rogative, by extending the Royal pardon to Francis Ro-
berts, Jos. Howell,:and John Jones, lately convicted and
sentenced to death at the assizes of Warwick. We beg
most respectfully to direct your Majesty's attention to the
unfavourable circumstances under which the prisoners
were tried, being committed for a mere riot, and after-
wards being capitally indicted.
"JAMES BRONTERRE O'BRIEN, Chairman.
"T. R. SMART, Secretary."
Mr. HARTWYLL seconded the address with feelings of
regret mingled with feelings of pleasure—with regret,
that in the 19th century a large body of men were as.
sernbled together to sue for the pardon of three of their
brethren sentenced to death for an offence, committed
against the life of no man, but against property only ;
and with pleasure, because the men of London were de-
termined to express their sympathy with their persecuted
brethren, and to obtain that mercy which they were en-
titled to receive. If the meeting had seen the manner in
which the trials were conducted, they would find no hope
of mercy from the constituted authorities of the State,
and if they wanted justice or mercy executing, they
must execute them themselves. It made every man
almost burst with indignation to see the manner in which
the facts were distorted oa the trial of these men, from the
Judge to the policeman, putting forth. instances of outrage
which had not been committed. With respect to Roberts,
the only evidence against him was that of one of thepo-
licemen of Birmingham, who at one time was a notorious
bully and prize-fighter. He said he saw Roberts in the
crowd—he saw him throw a stone—he saw him on the
following morning looking at the ruins, and then took him
into custody. Upon that evidence the Jury found him
guilty. and he was sentenced by the Judge to be hung
without h ipe of mercy.—( Shame.) This man had a
most excellent character, and bad never been charged
with any offence before, and there were several
respectable individuals who were ready to certify that he
was at home when the policeman swore he saw him en the
Bull-ring.—( Hear, hear.) Had he been aware that he
was about to be tried for his life, these witnesses would
have come forward. He trusted that these facts would
induce her Majesty to restore the unfortunate man to his
liberty.—(Cheers.) There was only one witness against
Jones, who was said to have been waving a stick in the
crowd at the time the house was burning. This person
was a man of good character, and yet upon this simple
evidence was he convicted.—( Hear, hear.) If blood
should be shed, let it be upon the heads of the Magis-
trates, and he hoped the day would come when full and
summary justice would be executed on these men. He
cordially seconded the address.
Major BENToWsKT supported the address, trusting that
the people would do every thing in their power to support
these men.
The address was then put and agreed to.
Dr. JOHNSON moved the following resolution :—" That
this meeting views with feelings of indignation and alarm
the encroachments upon the liberties and rights of the sub-
ject lately made by the country Magistrates, instigated
and directed solely by the advice of her Majesty's Mini-
sters. That this meeting, consideringauch conduct on the part
of such Ministers as unconstitutional, and opposed to all
law, both common and statute; and also as being both
inhuman and mean, has been principally directed against
those classes of her Majesty's subjects who are the least
protected by the Legislative body from having any influ-
ence or voice in their control or election. That we, her
Majesty's subjects, legally convened
in public meeting,
humbly suggest that such despotic and illegal advice is
sufficient in itself to demonstrate the unfitness of the pre-
sent Cabinet to possess the confidence of her Majesty, and
humbly request that she will accordingly dismiss from her
councils those men who have proved themselves so opposed
to the rights, have shown such an utter want of sympathy
with the great masses of the people, and who have so un-
constitutionally endeavoured to deprive them of those li
berties which they have le ceived from their fathers, and
which they are determined shall be transmitted to their
children as perfect and as entire as they have received them
themselves."

The Blenheim, 72, Captain Sir H. Senhouse, arrived
on Sunday from Sheerness, and has since daily entered
men to complete her strength.
The Rattlesnake troopship was commissioned in this
harbour yesterday. H r complement is to be 44.
The Blonde frigate is to be commissioned as soon as the
Madagascar is paid off.
The Lily, 16, is not to take out the Consul (and family)
recently appointed to the Cape de Verde Islands, as ordered
last week.

The Gorgon steam-frigate, Captain Henderson, arrived
yesterday from the River, and proceeded this evening to
P'ymouth, to wait there for despatches for the Mediter-
ranean. She embarked yesterday one corporal and eleven
gunners of the Marine Artillery.
The Hon. Admiral Bouverie returned last evening in
the Portsmouth yacht, from a visit to Dublin.
The Vesuvius steamer, recently launched at Sheerness,
anchored at St. Helen's last evening, under the charge of
Mr. Henderson. Assistant-Master- Attendant at Plymouth,
on her way to Port Glasgow, to have her machinery fitted.
Orders have been received here to give up the slave-
vessel Golupchick, captured by the Saracen, under Rus-
sian colours, and if an arrangement is not immediately
made with that Government the slave trade will be carried
on again to an undisturbed and unlimited amount under
cover of that flag, though no Russian capital or Russians
may be engaged in it.
The Maidatone, Indianian, having had her damages re-
paired, sailed for Calcutta on Monday, and on Tuesday the
Robert Small, Ind'aman, sailed for the same destination.
The packet Samson, Captain Sturgis, one of the liners
from this port to New York, has made its last five western
voyages in an average of 30 days, and its last five voyages
to London in 19 days—exhibiting a degree of efficiency in
the ship, and perseverance in her commander, highly credit-

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able t• him and the owners.
The Euphrates, Captain Willie Wilson, for Sydney,
arrived this evening from the River, and will proceed to-
morrow should the strong breeze from the westward abate.
At Spitbead—The Blenheim, Benbow, Curacoa, Lily,
Sir Edward Paget, East Indiaman, and Euphrates, for
Sydney.
In Harbour—The Britannia, Victory, Edinburgh, Ex-
cellent, Royal George, Gorgon. Pantaloon, Numa trans-
port, Messenger steamer, and Diligence naval transport.
PROMOTIONS AND ATPOIN TMENTS. —Lieut. R. F. Cleave-

land, of the Edinburgh, to the rank of Commander. Corn-
manders J. F. Newton, James Gordon, and C. W. Riley,
to the Ceast Guard. Lieutenants Joseph Martin Mottley,
to the Revenge, vice Dick, invalided ; James Inglis, to
the Edinburgh, vice Cleaveland, promoted.
ROYAL MARINES.—Second Lieutenant Pickard, to the
Druid.
The appointment of Mr. C. H. Miller, as Second
Master of the Saracen, has been cancelled.
PLYMOUTH, Atm. B.—The Hastings, 72, arrived on
Sunday from Portsmouth, and sails to-day for Lisbon.
The Meteor steamer arrived on Monday from Falmouth,
and returned on the following day. The Apollo troop-
ship, with the 46th depot for Jersey, sailed on Monday.
The Leveret was paid off into ordinary on Tuesday. Re-
maining in Hamoaze Impregnable, San Josef, Sylph,
Carron steam-vessel, Comet, Duck, and Falmouth,
lighters. In Barnpool--Druid. In the Sound—Belle-
isle and Hastings.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN THE ClTY.—About
two o'clock on Sunday morning a most destructive fire
broke out in the House of Mr. Gurr, the Cheshire
Cheese public-house, Addle-street, Wood-street, Cheap-
side. The fire is supposed to have originated in the tap-
room, and so rapid was its progress that the inmates were
compelled to effect their escape from the roof. In a
short time the engines from Farringdon-street and Watling-
street stations, near the place, accompanied by a strong
body of the fire brigade, as rived, but before they were able
to set to work four other houses had caught fire. A plen-
tiful supply of water being procured, and the West of
England and other engines having arrived, the fire was at
length got under. Two firemen, named Isaacs and Brad-
ley, were very much injured by falling ff, it is supposed,
one of the fire ladders. The following is the loss of pro-
perty occasioned by the fire :—The house and stock of Mr.
Gurr completely consumed (insured in the Licensed Vic-
tuallers' Office); Mrs. Lewis, marine store keeper, damaged
(insured in the Piicenix) ; Mr. Kean, hairdresser, damaged
( Phoenix) ; Mr. James, hairdresser ( Royal Exchange) ;
and Mr. Neid, Manchester warehouseman ( Royal Ex-
change). The amount of property destroyed is estimated
at from 8,0001. to 10,000/. The origin of the fire is not
known.

IS IT TRUE !—We have heard a strange story
about a Tory Noblemen connect( d with this County having
refused to confirm a number of leases illegally granted by
his predecessor, although dearly paid for by the lessees.
Can3any of our readers furnish us with some authentic in-
formation on this subject. The electors of Williton and its
neighbourhood have been well rewarded for the abject
prostration of their consciences at the command of their
landlord. But what could they expect? If men will
crouch and fawn like dogs, they must expect to be treated
like dogs, and be cuffed and kicked at the pleasure of him
at whose feet they have fallen. Somerset County
Gazette.

Mr. WILLIAMS, in seconding the resolution, said it had
been stated that he was a physical force man, a dagger
and torch man. But his hands had never yet been stained
with human blood, and he hoped they never would. At
the same time. he wished to prevent the aristocracy from
staining their hands in innocent blood—(Cheers)---by
exy-
cuting these three innocent men. He wished to try all
the moral force in his power. It had never yet been
carried to the fullest extent. An attempt was made
to shew something of this last Sunday, when a large
body of the people went to St. Paul's, and thence to
Copenhagen-fields, where 3,000 persons were assembled,
who were determined these poor men should not be exe-
cuted. He would advise every man to attend church with
a black bandage on his arm, and let them hang black flags
from their windows, in older to show their moral force to
the Aristocracy. He agreed in the propriety of sending
an address to the Queen, who had the power of saving
these men. She saved a murderer's life. Would she save
these three innocent men ? He was satisfied that she
would save them ; but if she refused she would lose the
confidence of the working classes.--( Hear, hear). If the
people suffered these men to be executed, if they did not
use their physical power, they were not worthy of the name
of men.—(Cheers.) In the course of another week tnere
would be a far greater meeting than the present. In a
short time London would be organised, and then it would
be impossible to put tnem down. To every ninth man in
the unions there was a leader, so that they could carry on
correspond"nco without having public meetings until the.!:
were all organised; and every man was (leertPilled to. F3l
down stem eowardiy proceedings, 45 not to let the people
meat in a peaceable 'manner. Let the people be deter-

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HERRING FISHING.—We are sorry to have
to state' that the fishing this week has not been so
prosperous as we could wish. In the early part of it the
boats got from two to twelve crane, but this partial fishing
has failed. On Thursday morning there were scarcely
any. This morning two or three boats have a few ; one
boat got 7 or eight trans in the bay, where perhaps the fish
may have shifted to. The dog-fish have appeared in awful
numbers, and done great destruction to the nets. We
trust that next week the fishing will take a favourable turn.
This is just about the time for three years past that our
fishing has begun to be heavy, and a few nights will make
a good take.—Berwick Advertiser.
THE TOURNAMENT.—Lord Glenlyon, who is
to be one of the "knights of chivalry" at the approaching
tournament at Eglintoun Castle, is actively preparing to
appear there in all the state and splendour of the ancient
feudal times. It is understood at Dunkeld that he is to be
accompanied to Ayrshire by a guard of honour, composed
of a hundred stalwart youth. the flower of the upper dis-
trict of Athol'. clad, of course, in the ancient costume of
their sires, equipped in all the " pomp and circumstance"
that were wont to attend the less peaceful incursions of
their forefathers into the territories of their Lowland
neighbours.—Edinburgh Courant.
THE CHARTISTS AT ST. PAUL'S.—.-011
Sunday afternoon, says a c2rrespondent, a body of Char-
tists, between five and six hundred in number, marched in
procession through the principal thoroughfares, and finally
attended divine service at St. Paul's Cathedral. The
City police force were called out in case of any distur-
bance, but all passed off very quietly. There not being
sufficient sittings in the Cathedral to accommodate all the
Chartists, many therefore amused themselves by looking
at the monuments. At the conclusion of the service direc-
tions were given by a " Delegate" who accompanied them
to march to Smithfield, where a meeting was about to
take place, but a gentle hint was given them by the police
to move on. They then went to Clerkenwell- green,
where a meeting took place.
THE HARVEST.—Some of our Contemporaries
are of opinion that there will be less than an average crop.
The frosts that occurred so inauspiciously in the spring,
having done more injury than was then expected, \V;
however, still think, that if blessed with a coPtiattance of
fine weather, the yield will be abundant.
We think it cannot fairly he said that the exer.
o 3tahant. o thew;s
firms of " The Press" do not keep pace with the times.
We have now before us a copy of this Journal published
a hundred and twenty years ago ; and on comparing it with
our last week's number and supplement we
quantity of matter in the letter exceeds by nearly forty
times the contents of its ancient progenit
Worcester Journal,

BRUSSELS, AUG. 10.—M. Surlet de chuckien,
who was President of the Belgian Congress, died a few
days ago. He had been ill ;early a year. His disorder
sy, was drotwhich increased daily, yet on the very day
of
hig death he had been out in his carriage, and died on his
return in the hall of his own house, tho water having Bud..
denly mounted to the chtst,

A room has been lieenged at Trowbridge as a
place of " religious worship" for the Chartists, on tht
door of which is painted " Democratic Chapel."— Wilts
Gazette.