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VENING SUN.

RTIST MEETING AT
BRIGHTON.

(Abridged from the Brighton Guardian of to-day,)
A public meeting of the inhabitants of Brighton and
hundred of Whalesbone, convened by the High Consta-
ble, in pursuance of a requisition presented to him, was
held in the Town-hall on Monday evening last, a for the
purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of pe-
titioning the Commons House of Parliament in favour of
the People's Charter." The meeting was numerously
attended, there being probably about a thousand persons
present, amongst whom were Capt. Pechell, R.N. and L
N. Wigney, Esq., the Members for the borough, and
Mr. Charles Brooker, of Alfriston. On the motion of
Mr. Woodward, Mr. Good was called to the chair.

Mr. J. ALLEN moved the first resolution, attributing
ail the miseries of the people to class legislation, and
stating that no relief would be afforded until the Charter
was obtained.

Mr. COLLINS seconded the motion, which was put and
unanimously passed.
Mr. WOODWARD moved the adoption of the " Na-

tional Petition." He congratulated the meeting on the
progress their cause had made in Brighton and Sussex.,
Four years since the People's Charter was introduced
into this town, since which time Chartism had had to
undergo a sweeping persecution ; and although they had
been bullied, threatened, and persecuted, still the good
seed sown by Fe argus O'Connor had not been forgotten,
and in spite of all the press could do, they had not been
able to crush the giant.
The VESTRY CLERK then read the petition, which
was seconded by Mr. FLOWER.
Mr. BRONTERRE O'BRIEN then rose, and was re-
ceived with cheers. The people of Brighton, he said,
never forgot him in time of trouble ; it was gratifying
to see 15,000 or 16,000 honest faces, after seeing nothing
but the faces of thieves and smashers for eighteen
months. The miseries of the people were the result of
Acts of Parliament, or, if they were not the result of
Acts of Parliament, they resulted from the want of
such Acts, which the people would have if other Acts of
Parliament did not prevent them. Lord John Russell
and Sir Robert Peel had both stated in the House that
the distress of the people was not owing to legislation ;
and the Times, the organ of the moneyed class, on the
occasion of the great meeting in Palace-yard to elect de-
gates to the Convention, had advised the Chartists to draw
up a Bill to Parliament, and get it carried into a law to
ameliorate their condition. This was humbug ; the re-
medy for these evils was for those who suffered to have
the power in their own hands. The gaunt shapes of fa-
mine which Stockport now presented in its starving thou-
sands had utterly appalled him; if the men of Brighton who
had the good fortune to depend on different circumstances,
had seen the spectacles he had witnessed,_ they would at
once see how it was that the northern districts were call-
ing so loudly for the People's Charter;:. and a total over-
throw of the present state of society. The declination
of wages prevailed everywhere ; the. man who a few
years ago gave the same wealth to society which he now-
did, was robbed of five-sixths of the money he formerly
got for the same work. Who were the robbers, then,
but those wbo made the laws by which they continued to
receive their fixed incomes without givin,- anyexchange?
He did not charge the present House of Commons ; the
preceding Houses were robbers, and robbers of stolen
goods ; he could, according to law, treat a dead Parlia-
ment like a dead dog by his statements. but not a living
one, or they would send him again to Lancaster Castle,.
All past Parliaments had been receivers of stolen gliosts,
but the present was composed only of honourabled
right honourable gentlemen. As when a policeman
heard of a robbery the first thing he did was to look after
the stolen property, and obtaining that he was sure of
getting the thief, so would he, having got the property,
get at the right honourable gentlemen, all belonging to
previous Parliaments. He then pointed to the nefarious
transactions of the fundholders, whose usurious doings
were protected by Act of Parliament, though they
were ferbidden by the laws both of Moses and England.
These fund,laolders, or men of fixed incomes, received by
present laws ai:4 Parliamentary permission more than
50 per cent. besides the usury, and every pound of that
being three or four times more valuable. The fundholders
could consequently comment: five or six days' labour of
the handbom weaver, where L'fore they could only
command one, and lie who could. ,;..erstmand the labour
of another rendered him his slave.—(picplause). Now,
then, the receivers of fixed incomes had' i.9ceived what
the 'handloom weavers had lost, and consequ.:ntly they
were the receivers of stolen goods. Then the neat ques-
tion was, who were the robbers? He answered—the ..'?ar-
liament of England and those who made that Parliamelit.
It was his opinion that the People's Charter would pro-
duce nothing but bloodshed from one end of the
country to the other unless the people, possessing pro-
perty, no matter how they got it, were secured in the
possession of it. The repeal of taxes would not relieve
the people. No doubt the taxes were a burden, bat they
were nothing as compared to other grievances. Mr.
O'Brien then stated that be believed he was legally Ole
Member for Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; he was chosen by-
-11,000 people who held up their hands in his favour,
while the Whig had only 200 and the Tory 190 ;
but though no poll was demanded, the returning
officer declared the others elected. Ile then
complained of the harshness with which he was treated
while in prison, not being allowed to write for the
press. He also adverted to the accession of the Tories
to power, and said he hoped, if the Tories were to sus-
pend the Habeas Corpus Act against the declared ma-
jority of the people of the country, that the people would
rise as one man, and put doWn the conspirators. He was
as willing as any man to obey the laws, even if they were
bad, so long as the law left him the means of raising
public opinion to alter the law ; but if that law was
put an'end to—if the present Government should think
it necessary to suspend the law, and govern by military
commission, then he, fur one, should feel himself relieved
from all obligation to Parliament, and (he declared with
an oath) he would not hesitate for a moment. Mr.
O'Brien concluded by calling upon them to sign the peti-
tion in great numbers.
The motion for the adoption of the petition was then
'put and carried.
Captain PECHELL addressed the meeting in an apology
for the town of Brighton, remarking that Mr. O'Brien's
sentiments were understood in a general and not a parti-
cular sense.
I. N. WIGNEY, Esq., M.P., remarked that Mr. O'Brien
had spoken great and wholesome truths, and common
sense was given to every one to pick out what he thought
good, and reject the wrong. The sentiments of
Mr. O'Brien had given him much pleasure. The only
thing he might find a little fault with 'was that he was
rather too sweeping in his observations on late Houses
of Parliament. If the present House of Commons were
thieves and robbers, and Ain:O'Brien said he was entitled
to a seat in it, he should say it was better be was not re-
turned. He should rejoice to see a man with such strong
feelings as Mr. O'Brien in that House, where he would
meet with as good a man as himself ; and, bad as it was,
every man got fair play ; and, if Mr. O'Brien got there,
he would not come out and say he had left behind him
an assembly of thieves and robbers.
The other resolutions, of course, were then carried,
and the meeting separated about half-past eleven o'clock,
having lasted four hours and a half.

INVITATIONS OF THE KING OF
THE FRENCH TO MR. AND MRS. STANDISH.

On Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Standish were invited to
at the
dine with the Royal family Palace of St.
Cloud. After the repast the King conducted them
into the Gallery of Diana, where his Majesty conde-
scended to show them himself the rich presents that
he designs for them. These presents filled, not only
this gallery, but also the apartment which leads to
the chapel. In this room were placed 'the pic-
tures given by Louis Philippe to the Standish family.
Some of these pictures are very fine copies of those
which ornamented Duxbury Park, the others are ori-
ginals. In the Diana Gallery was displayed upon a
vast table a magnificent service of porcelain of the
Royal manufactory at Sevres. This service is com-
posed of a hundred different pieces, doubly precious by
the beauty of their form and the richness of the paint-
ing. Upon the vases and plates to the number of eighty,
are represented views of the finest landscapes and monu-
ments of Italy and the Royal Castles of France.
Upon another table was placed a boudoir breakfast
set, of the same manufacture, and of the newest and
f
most delicate style, the porcelain of which led
so fine and transparent a quality that it S wit l
the muslin china. Upon a third table
was
Royal
Col-
lection of portraits of every member
family. These portraits arc in china,
andwere displayed
framed. In another part of the gaiter,' -- t the best
three hundred volumes in folio, ahosennotengak Ki
eat, tue ag
publications that the French Goverrletleee, - Louis
Louis Philippe, the Emperor Pt l'.
"useall to be pub-
XVIII., and Charles X. of
t elegantly
have ;opines are for the
lished at different periods. These
the
Royal printing-
most part from the press of
g the number the ex-
nitieent engravings.
Amongst by Napoleon.
office, and many amongst thorn
tensive work upon
Egypt
reproduction of all the pictures,
The description and
ell Palace and Lou Museum ot
are adorned by mag.
statues, works of art of tb
the
Versailles, commanded
mWainretherieautteeer du
upony the monuments of ancient
King is Philippe,
and the valuable work
Taylor ; lastly, at the bottom of
a galleryituhtee'd
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theby
France, by the Baron
of;aria, was a superb portrait of
this splendid
At the Kings dinner tabe were her Majesty the
the Dukeand Duchess
Queen, their Royal Hignesses
Duchess of Nemours, the Princess
ot the eoKr
Orleans,
tip,
the Princess Clementine,.
Adelaide,
the Marchioness de Vince, Baron de Finquer-
Rourr e,
, the Baron Taylor, Count Dumas, the Duke d'Es-
hi'o cGeneral Count d'Houdetot.
tisaon
the following Wednesday the King and the
Queen were most graciously pleased to invite
Mr. and Mrs. Standish to dine at the Palace
at Versailles. There were sixty persona at the
Royal dinner table, consisting of the members of
the Royal Family then at St. Cloud, Marshal Soult,
the Count and Countess de Montalivet, all the Ge-
neral Officers will were at Versailles, the Ambassador
of the United States of America, Count Aubernon, Peer
of France ; Baron Taylor, Baron Humboldt, General
Count d'Houdedot, General Count de Rutnignv, M. de
Cailleux, Director of the Royal Museums. After the
sumptuous dinner the King showed his noble guests all
the galleries of pictures and statues, which compose the
Versailles Museum. This promenade was terminated
by a visit to the theatre, which was illuminated by a
number of lustres containing thousands of lights, the
effect was most strikingly beautiful, giving the appear-
ance of a theatrical representation. The Royal Family
arrived at two o'clock at the Palace of Versailles, and.
did not take their departure before elem.
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