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teen thousand persons present. Tn, g:( ,it
lions were entertained that the magistrates would attempt
to disperse the meeting, and, by bringing the borough
Police in collision with the people, produce an outbreak :
but I wasconfident that the worthy mayor, Thomas Potter,
Escl, would not take any step that would produce a
disturbance. The Tories, although thee most abominably
hate and affect to despite the Chartists. took esp,. cial
care to propagate the rumour, with most p, aiseworthy
industry," for the sole purpose of increasing the number
of, opponents to the Borough Police and Corporation.
No person interfered with the meeting, which was ad-
dressed iii a long speech by Mr. Butterworth, Mr. Ben-
bow, Mr. M‘Lachlan, and others. It was resolved that
the Sacred Month should commence on the 12th inst. The
meeting broke up about nine, having been previously informed
that their friends had been sent off to Liverpool, notwith-
standing the Magistrates said they would take bail forthem at
any time. The announcement was received with symptoms
of disapprobation. I understand that Messrs. R. J.
Richardson and W. Willis offered to bail Linney, but the
latter declined to be bailed, as it would be attended with
less expense to him to allow the law to take its course, as
the Assizes will commence in less than a fortnight. All is
perfectly quiet at present.

ADJOURNED EXAMINATION OF
THE CHARTIST PRISONERS at STOCKPORT.

STOCKPORT, FRIDAY.
The adjourned examination of the twelve prisoners ap-
prehended on Wednesday morning, commenced this morn-
Ing at nine o'clock, before the MAYOR, Alderman THORN-
HILL, P. E. "
oaARSLAND, and S. DAVENPORT, Esqs. The
examination of the different witnesses occupied the Magis-
trates till four o'clock, when, at the request of Mr. SAD-
tErt' the Superintend'ant of Police, who had just arrested
two more Chartists, the prisoners were again remanded.
The landlord of the Stanley Arms applied to the Bench
t_o take off the suspension of his license, but the bench re-
stating that they were determined to make an ex-
ample of him.

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LONDON :
MONDAY, AUGUST 5, IU.

A debate, which we consider to be one of the most
important of the Session, took place on Lord JOHN
RUSSELL on Friday night moving for a Committee
of Supply. The Noble Lord very properly took
the opportunity of entering into a description of the
circumstances which made the proposed augmenta-
tion of the military force necessary. The extension
and maintenance of our dominion in India, and the
preservation of her MAJESTY'S power in Canada,
causing a necessity for the employment of a large mi-
litary force, were two of the chief reasons assigned
by the Noble Lot d for now augmenting the army. We
deem it proper to remind the Legislature, particularly
with reference to the disturbed state of England,which
the Noble Lord assigned as by far the most urgent
and powerful reason for the augmentation, that, in
the maintenance of her MAJESTY'S dominion in India
and Canada, the lower classes of this country have
neither interest nor advantage. Both places may serve
to apportion the children of the Aristocracy, and to
provide for the represented middle classes, but to the
lower classes they are merely a burden or a grave.
They go, it is true, to Canada, but they could be
equally well-provided with land in the United
States, which will as readily receive them, and as
freely give them a home :as Canada. The lower
classes, however, are not only expected to bear all
the burdens of society, maintaining these distant
possessions, to be alone exposed to nakedness and
hunger, while the incomes of landowners and the
clergy must be increased by law, and the sala-
ries of judges, admirals, generals, etc., etc., kept
steadily at the same level, or augmented at
the expense of the industrious classes ; but they
must be contented and humble under all their
privations and sufferings—their meetings to express
their opinions, and plan means of procuring redress,
are treated as illegal by the classes whose incomes
are to be kept steady and high by the law, and re-
monstrance or resistance is called sedition or treason.
We heard many things in the debate to please us,
and nothing displeased us more than Lord JOHN
RusaELL connecting the opinions professed by
the Chartists with their meetings, and grounding
his justification of a demand for more troops on
1 , ~
r.,soctrines taught, rather than on guilty conduct.
Mat pleased us in the debate was to hear Mr.
VVANnunToN tell the House that the state of par-
, ties had the effect of producing anarchy, or the ces-
sation of e. ruling power. The factious proceedings
of the different parties had prevented, and would
prevent, the Honourable Member demonstrated,
the completion of all reasonable legislation. We
too, by hearing
wove pleased,
. ILLIERS
tell the House that it had the power to re-
dressmany of the grievances ofthe
Mr. V
people, and
had neglected to use it ; that restrictions on trade
might navebeen removed, physical suffering
lessened, grid political discontent, which is its off-
spring, diminished ,-., or extinguished. It must have
been highly satisfactory to LORD JOHN RUSSELL
to hear all parties admit that he had not applied
for an increase of military force till it was necessary,
and that, had he ask-edifor a larger increase, it would
have been willingly granted ; but that unanimous
opinion brands the House of Commons with
having most grossly neglected its duty, or otherwise
such an extravagant and ruinous course would not
be necessary. The discontent of the people has
beer blazoned abroad for months—for even a year ;
`for six months the Parliament has been sit-
ting ; once or twice it has been asked to adopt
measures which would lessen the discontent; but
to the demands of the people, to the warnings
of the Pres 6 it has turned a deaf ear, and has pre-
ferred carrying on a stupid, personal, party, factions
, war to abolishing restrictions or promoting pros-
perity. Never was there a more silly dupe of selfish
,
‘nassion than the Parliament. Never did men so go
a,3tray
so waste precious time, and so fail in secur.
lug the end they say they have in view—the quiet
and peaceable
government of the nation. But
while their
some own present conduct and the words of
of ti:e Members stamp the assembly with
folly and guilt—while, in fact, they were confess-