The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-25 00:00:00

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though he was surprised at the conduct of Mr. O'Connell, he
was happy to say that he was taking the best possible course
to serve them, for he was removing a serpent from their path.
—( Hear.) He had made himself known in his sentiments,
and he was doing all that be could to sacrifice the labouring
class, as he had sacrificed the 40s. freeholders. He had be-
sides furnished one more useful lesson—he bad shown them
that if they meant to do themselves a service they must rely

on themselves.
Mr. LAURIE said he had come from Newcastle, Sunderland,
and Shields, to offer them, in the names of all these places,
the right hand of fellowship, and to express their readiness to
abide by them in whatever they might deem expedient to do.
They must wrest the power from oat of the hands of their
oppressors.—(Great cheering.) They had not turned with-
out cause against the Aristocracy. They had honoured the
Throne, and they had honoured the Aristocracy as long as
they could—now they ought to act for the people. They had
been told that the Aristocracy were determined to go against
them, but it mattered little if the people were true to them-
selves, and if they would stand and be ready with their purses
and their persons, as need might require. He was glad to see
that the wholesome admonitions of Mr. Cobbett and Mr.
Hunt had not been forgotten.—( Long and loud cheering.)
He had confidence in the people that they would all do their
duty. They must be well aware that they were fast ap-
proaching that crisis when Government must grant all their
demands, or put them down. They had only sincerely to will
it that they should be free, and they could be free.
Mr. CLIFTON, from Halifax, had great pleasure to congra-
tulate them on the aspect of the meeting, and-also to inform
them that it was intended to get up a grand demonstration of
the same description in Yorkshire. He had heard that the
aristocrats were against them, but he was a great democrat,
and he did not despair of success. He could not avoid men-
tioning to them the conduct of one pretended Reformer, Mr.
Baines, the Whig, the editor of the Leeds Mercury, one that
had sprung from the labouring class. He might be, and he
believed he was, a very good man in private life, but as a po-
litical man he had shown himself an arch traitor. He had told
them in the columns of the Leeds Mercury, when the people
were meeting in 1832, that it was their duty to do so to get
the Whigs in power • but when the people met at Wakefield
in 1836, to petition power;
Universal Suffrage and the Repeal of
the Poor-law, he told them they were doing wrong in
assembling in such numbers, for it was estimated that they
had then met to the number of 250,000. Such was the con-
duct of this arch traitor to the people. He could promise
them the most cordial co .operation from the men of Halifax,
in Yorkshire.
Mr. PIERCE, of Birmingham, expressed his hearty concur-
rence in the proceedidgs of the day.
The CHAIRMAN then put the following resolution, which was
carried unanimously :—" That the following
be appointed at this meeting to unite with the delegates that
may be selected by other meetings in different parts of the
kingdom to watch over the Charter and petition when they
are presented to Parliament."
It had for some time previous to this began to rain, and
the rain increased to such a degree as to render it exceedingly
difficult to hear, much more to report. The storm caused
different trades to leave the ground, and indiscreetly they had
their bands playing, so that with the rain falling and the sound
of the many bands of music, much of that which was said
was unavoidably lost.
Mr. FLETCHER rose to move the fourth resolution, while it
was pouring in torrents. " That this meeting suggests to
those who may be appointed to conduct the presentation of
the National Petition, that they intrust the presentation of
the same to the House of Lords to the hands of Lord Stan-
hope."
Mr. TAYLOR, of Rochdale, seconded thq resolution.
Mr. DUFFY had great pleasure in addressing the meeting,
which he had come purposely from London to do. After a
few observations on the principle of the People's Charter, he
expressed his astonishment at the line of conduct which Mr.
O'Connell was pursuing, who, he said, had drawn himself
away from the people of England, and was hugging the
bloody and dastardly Whigs.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. NIGHTINGALE, in a neat speech, moved a vote of thanks
to be passed to the authorities of Manchester, for the manner
in which they had acted.
Mr. RICHARDSON seconded the resolution.
The resolution was agreed to, and loudly cheered.
It was then moved that Mr. Fielding leave the chair, and
that the chair be taken by Mr. R. Cobbett, which was
arced to.
Mr. CORBETT then moved the fifth resolution.—" That
this meeting returns its thanks to Lord Stanhope, and Mr.
John Fielden, for their exertions in Parliament in favour of
the working people."
Mr. ALEX. TAYLOR seconded the resolution with the great-
cet pleasure. The worthy Chairman was not only the repre-
sentative of the Radicals of their own district, but he was the
representative of the Iledicals of all England. He was one
of those who had sprung from the working class, and he had
stuck to the class from which he had sprung. He had not,
like many others, gone off and left them. He was desirous
that the working class should get the benefit of their labour,
and through the strength of God they should get it. Ile
trusted the meeting would respond to the resolution with
hearty cheers.
The resolution was put in form, and was carried unani-
mously, amidst tremendous cheering.
Mr. WHITTLE then begged that the Meeting would give
three groans for the three Death Kings, the Poor Law Com-
missioners, which was instantly complied with in awful groans.
Mr. FIELDING returned thanks. When the Hon. Gentle-
man bad concluded his brief speech he prorogued the Meeting,
and the people, who had stood in the heavy rain, males and
males, dispersed as quietly and in as good order as if they
sad come from church.

GREAT PUBLIC MEETING IN

WILTSHIRE.

ADOPTION OF THE CHARTER AND PETITION

ELECTION OF A DELEGATE FOR THE
CONVENTION.

On Saturday last a very numerous meeting of the inliab
tants of Trowbridge, Holt, Bradford, and other villages and
and towns, took place upon Trowle Common, a convenient
spot of grount, situate midway between Trowbridge and
Bradford. The bills convening this meeting announced that
Mr. Henry Vincent would be present. The people of Trow-
bridge mid Bradford assembled in their respective towns,
about two o'clock, in ]age numbers, which were considerably
increased by a vast influx of persons from the surrounding
villages. Mr. Vincent, in the company of Messrs. Hill,
Roberts, and Philipps (of Bath), arrived at Trowbridge about
two o'clock. The procession then formed, graced with innu-
merable flags and banners, bearing appropriate patriotic in-
scriptions. Before starting, and in the presence of the as-
sembled multitude, a young lady presented Mr. Vincent with
a handsome green silk scarf, for, and on behalf of the single
ladies of Trowbridge, amidst the acclamations of the multi-
tude ; arid a similar present was made to Mr. Carrier, of
Trowbridge, by the married ladies. The procession then
moved on, headed by Mr. Vincent and Mr. Carrier. On
passing through the streets the procession was loudly cheered.
On reaching the main road the procession extended about
three quarters of a mile. On coming within sight of
Trowle Common the Bradford, and other people, appeared
on the bill with an immense procession, headed by citizen
Sheelan, the representative of the Bath people, and the whole
scene was truly imposing. The two bodies greeted each other
with enthusiastic cheering. Upon taking up their position
upon the ground there could not be less than thirty thousand
persons present.
W. P. ROBERTS, Esq., of Bath, was called to the chair,
who opened the business of the meeting in a short and impres-
sive speech.
Mr. SHEELAN, the Bath delegate, proposed the first resolu-
tion, expressive of the necessity of a sound Radical Reform of
the House of Commons, and was loudly cheered. The reso-
lution was seconded by Mr. BARTLETT, and carried unani-
mously.
The second resolution in favour of the People's Charter was
moved by Mr. Ross and seconded by Mr. PHILIPPS, and sup-
ported by
Mr. VINCENT, who in a speech of considerable energy and elo-
quence, depicted the present condition of the working classes,
and set forth the necessity of Universal Suffrage, to give their
people the potter of remedying those evils. We have no re-
port of Mr. Vincent's speech, and can only say, he was lis-
tened to with marked attention and most enthusiastically
cheered ; the resolution was carried unanimously.
The next resolution, approving of the National Petition, was
proposed by Mr. CARRIER, seconded by a gentleman whose
name we could not learn, and carried unanimously.
Mr. VINCENT, at the request of the Committee, proposed
citizen Carrier as the Delegate for Bradford and Trowbridge,
in the Convention—the motion was seconded and carried with
three times three cheers.
Thanks were then voted to Mr. Vincent, amidst loud
cheers; thanks were voted to the chair, and the meeting broke
up. The processions then re-formed, and proceeded each to
its respective town. Mr. Vincent, on returning with the Trow-
bridge people was loudly cheered. On reaching Trowbridge,
before the people dispersed, Mr. Vincent again addressed the
people at some length and with much animation from the bal-
cony in Timbrell.street, and after a short address from Mr.
Philipps, three cheers were given for "his most gracious Majesty,
the Sovereign People," and the meeting partially separated.
The remainder continued assembled until Mr. Vincent and
his friends left the town, which was about nine o'clock, and
loudly cheered them on their departure.

The private advices from the United States by the
St. James packet to the 2d inst. being only two Gays later
than those previously received, do not communicate any par-
ticular change in the state of commercial affairs. The crops
of cotton and sugar in Louisiana were said to be exceedingly
heavy.
Jamaica Papers to August 14, and Sydney Papers
to 21st May, both inclusive, have arrived at Deacon's Coffee
[-louse.
We perceive by the announcement bills of the open-
in, of the Adelphi Theatre, that, in addition to a numerous
and' efficient stock company, Yates, has positively engagQd the
services of the Bayadercs. The introduction of this singu-
larly inter sting group, en'ering as it were from the sacred re-
esses of the temples of Bramah and Vishnu, to the boards
of an Et)glisli stag., must excite not only the curiosAv of the
wonder-seekrr, bat the attention of every active and inquisi-
tive mind.
-A inelanchol, occurrence took place in Wadhurst,
on Sunday last, when the widow of the late Mr. Thos. Bald-
saddler of that place, terminated her existence by jumping
iowr, a well; immedi.lte a;sistanee was rendered by her neigh-
iiours, but life was extinct. The poor woman had been in a
nervous state for some. tine past.—Sussex Asivess.