The Sun.
London, England, 1838-05-15 00:00:00

THE GLASGOW DEMONSTRATION

(From the Birmingham Journal of Saturday.)
The following is the letter of invitation sent to Mr. Attwood :
"Glasgow, 25th April, 1838.
" SIR,—In accordance with inclosed minute of committee, lam de-
sired to request that you and such other friends as you may think nb,,t
favourable to the cause, or most willing to aid and assist in the glorious
struggle for the freedom of the masses, would be so kind as to favour us
with your presence on the 21st inst. lam likewise desired to return
our heartfelt thanks to the men of Birmingham for their noble and
patriotic conduct in musing the country from that apathetic slumber,
which we feared was the emblem of political death ; and for deputing
Mr. Collins for that purpose, whose cool, cautious, yet firm and deter.
mined adherence to principle, has gained him both our confidence and
esteem. We have many difficulties to encounter—many obstacles to
overcome—many prejudices to dissipate; but the masses are with us ;
and we, therefore, feel confident that you will be more cordially re-
ceived—more heartily responded to, and by a larger assemblage than
ever congregated on the Green of Glasgow fur a similar purpose.
" I have the honour, &c.,
" A. PURDIE, Secretary."

The resolution alluded to runs thus :
" Committee.rooms, 24th April, 1838.
" Compeared the delegates from the various districts, factories, trades
shops, and associations, when it was unanimously resolved :
" That a demonstration be made in favour of Universal Suffrage, An-
nual Parliaments, and Vets by BaliNt, on Monday, the 21st May, and
that T. Attwood, Esq., and other friends from Birmingham, should be in-
vited to attend, and that a Committee be appointed to correspond wit:i
that gentleman, and to carry this resolution into effect."
The following is a copy of Mr. Attwood'e answer :

" London, May sth, 1838.
" Sin,—Before I returned a reply to your letter of the 25th ult., I was
desirous of consulting my friends at Birmingham.
" This has occasioned some delay, which I trust you and the men of
Glasgow will excuse.

" Sir, I accept, with pleasure, the invitation which you love done me
the honour to send me; and I will not fail to attend the great meeting
at Glasgow, on Monday, the 21st inst., accompanied by four or five of
my Birmingham friends, who will be appointed at a town's meeting
which will be held in a few days. Pray have the goodness to inform
me, as early as you can, at what hour of the day of the 21st insh, and
at what place, it will be convenient to the men of Glasgow to receive
us. It is of high importance that the meeting should be a day me.
morable in the history of Scotland and of England. We come to you
with no base pride to gratify; but we come as the representative, of
millions of our countrymen, determined to unite in the great work of •
restoring the prosperity, and vindicating the liberty of our country—
our long oppressed, misgoverned, and exasperated country. It is
this great and holy cause, therefore, which we shall represent; and in
our humble persons, I doubt not that the men of Glasgow will take
care, that this glorious cause shall be gloriously vindicated.
" Remember—PEACE, LAW, ORDER, LOYALTY, and UNlON—these
are our motto. Under these banners we will gather up the strength of
the people. Under these banners the people possess a giant's strength.
Rut if they once abandon them, they become but as an infant in a giant's
hand.

" I am, with respect, Sir, your faithful servant,
" Mr. A. Purdie." " THOMAS ATT WOOD."
Tue DEPUTATION.—The deputation mean to set out on Thursday.
They will proceed to Manchester by the afternoon train. They will
start from the Town-hall. They purpose reaching Hamilton on Sun-
day ; they will proceed from Hamilton to Glasgow on Monday morning,
The arrangements in Glasgow, so far as we have learned, are these—the
great demonstration will take place on the Green on Monday afternoon ;
and in the evening there will be a soiree, at which the deputation will
be present, and where their views can be more fully developed than
they possibly could be in an open air meeting of 200,000 persons. On
Wednesday there is to be a great meeting at Kilmarnock, which the
deputation have been earnestly pressed to attend. It is still unknow❑
to us, though very probably by the time we write it will have been ar.
ranged, when a meting will be held in Edinburgh, or if any meeting
is to beheld which the deputation, whoseleisure is very limited, can at-
tend. On Saturday last our friend, John Collins, as we perceive from
the Scottish Pilot, addressed a crowded meeting in the Calton convening
room with great acceptance; but the Pilot does not distinctly state the
result. The determination of the various towns around Glasgow to
imitate its metropolitan example, has been strongly pronounced, in
meetings held at Paisley, Parkhead, Beith, Kilbirnie, Houston, and
Lochwinnock, at all of which Mr. Collins was present. The Paisley
meeting, according to the Glasgow Chronicle, is fixed for Tuesday the
221 From Dundee we have as yet no intelligence, though we
know sufficient of the character of the population not to doubt its per.
feet readiness when the time comes.—Birmingham Journal.

(FROM Ova OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Birmingham, Monday Evening.
The Meeting, of which I apprized you in my last communi-
cation, took place to-day in the Town Hall, and was nume-
rously attended by the working classes. Awing to illness and
a variety of other causes, there were not present so many of
the public characters as generally attend our popular meetings.
There was, however, no lack of spirit on the part of those who
were present, and some very animated speeches were delivered
by Messrs. Edmond, Douglas, P, H. Muntz, and Pearce, after
which, four resolutions were passed ; the first was—" That a
deputation from the industrious classes of Birmingham be ap-
pointed agreeably to invitation, to attend the great Scottish
demonstration to take place at Glasgow On Monday next the
21st." In compliance with that resolution Thomas Attwood,
Esq., M. P., Joshua Scholefield, Esq., M. P., and Messrs.
Philip Henry Muntz, George Edmonds, Benjamin Hadley,
Thomas Clutton Salt, and Robert Kellie Douglas, were ap-
pointed as the deputation. They leave here on Thursday,
accompanied from the Town-hall to the Railway Station by
the Members of the Union, bands of music, flags, &c.
A petition of considerable length, and forcibly drawn up
(to be called the National Petition of the Reformers of the
United Kingdom) was presented and received with loud
cheering. After which it was resolved, " That the Deputa-
tion above-named should report to a public meeting of Bir-
mingham and its neighbourhood, to be called for that purpose,
the result of their labours in Scotland.