The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-10 00:00:00

Wed millions in trade—what did he do with his for-
tune ? He purchased estates, and every day increased
their value. So with Mr. Morrison, who had been termed
the Napoleon of shopkeepers. Ile (Dr. Bowring) wanted
to see the poor man a landholder. He considered the
law of primogeniture to be an unjust one. There were
countries where the poor man could pass the evening of
his life, and end his days, under the shade of his own
vine, and•sheltered by his own roof. The poor man in
England could not be that way till the corn monopoly
was abolished. They had heard of the burdens of the
national debt. Day after day, and week after week, the
newspapers were tilled with accounts of the burthens
of that debt, but they had been paying indirect
taxation greater than that deb`.—(Hear, hear.) When
that fact got into the public mind, it must produce
something, and he hoped that the time would come
when every farthing that was taken from the people
would be accounted for to the Treasury.—(Hear, hear.)
He apologised for troubling them so long, but he was
object.happy toTlbenedpuanblieo mind wasfforttot at lastheaccomtpulrini
accomplishment
attention
to to the subject. Property would be in terror unless the
sufferings of the people were relieved. While the own-
ers of the laud were oppressing and many are oppressed
—they had been taught to look up to our common
i}a'a,tshedre,naiond pray
dtornatio him
i.—( o
c bferertsh.a;
this iriswai h o
svhlivcai
tinugr
fur redress, and the only course was for the people to
combine and demand that redress. (The Hon. Gentle-
man sat down amidst loud cheering, and soon afterwards
left the meeting, to attend the one held in Finsbury on
the same subject.) •
Mr. HOWDEN rose to second the resolution. He said
it was not a very pleasant task to fellow a man possess-
ire,. so much ability and energy as the Hon. Gentleman
who had just sat down, but he would try to follow him
in his great exertions.—(Hear, hear.) He called on those
who had listened to Dr. Bowring, not only to hear the
truths he had stated that night, but to disseminate
them.—(Cheers.) The Corn-laws were almost the last
remnant of a feudal time. It was almost unspeakable
misery they produced, and the happiness they frustrated.
These laws were the same as dividing Middlesex from
Yorkshire. He was an Englishman, and he did not
want to see such things here.—(Cheers.) He had
travelled much, and had been in many countries of Eu-
rope. He had seen wheat come down the river at Dant-
zic so little valued that it was left open to the fowls of the
air. Was this a proper state of things, while the people
of this country were crying out for bread ? Was it pro-
per that they should be deprived of this corn which was
so plentiful in other countries? Could it longer remain?
No ; it would not, nor it should not.—(Great cheering.)
He knew there were others more worthy their attention.
—(No, no.) He had had the benefit of more experience
than falls to the lot of most men. He was approaching
his seventieth year. 'The class and aristocratic interest
stepped in between the enjoyment and the comfort of
the people. It was only a few days ago that a petition
came from the Cape of Good Hope in order that this
country should only import Cape wine at a low price.—
(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Again, from the West
-Indies , a great calamity had occurred, the negroes were
buyino• estates, and this must be stopped. Again from
Canada, so that we might not have cheap timber. All
sorts of interests were thought of but those of the peo-
ple. He concluded by seconding the resolution.
The CHAIRMAN rose to put the resolution to the meet-
ing ; but, before he could do so,
Mr. FARRALL, a Chartist, advanced to the platform,
and attempted to address the meeting. but was received
with great uproar, and loud cries of "-He's a Chartist."
The CHAIRMAN said he considered that they came
there to.hear any observation that might be made, and,
so long as he was in the chair, he would permit any gen-
tleman to offer his opinion.—(Cheers.)
Mr. FARRALL again rose and said, he felt well
aware that the Corn-laws were laws that ought to be
repealed. But he would ask them whether it was not a
loss of their time to ask for a repeal of those laws from
a House of Commons like the present.—[Here there was
great uproar in the room, which prevented the speaker
from proceeding. As soon as silence was somewhat re-
o,ored, he proceeded.] He would say, that neither the
present House of Commons, nor any House of Commons
under the present system, would give it. How were
their petitions treated by that House of Commons ?
Had they not always refused to discuss the tteestion
of the Corn-laws ? and they would do it again ;
and so they might petition that House over and
over
again, but they Would obtain no repeal from them.—
(Cheers and uproar.) If they wished a repeat of the
Corn-laws they must first reform that House—they must
go at once to the root of the evil..—(Cries.of " Chartist,"
and " Reform.") It was no use taking bit by bit re-
form.—(A voice "Physical force.") Some gentleman
said physical force—he (Mr. F.) would say, what short of
physical force would wrench the Corn-law from the
statute-book ?—(The uproar was here renewed with
greater violence ; and some person in the body of the
room cried Out " Frost, Williams, and Jones.") He would
ask what had Frost, Williams, and Jones to do
with this question ? He would like any gentleman to
show him how he could obtain any redress of grievance
under the present House of Commons, or any other
House of Commons chosen under the present system ?
He would say that the House of Commons, as at present
elected, had no right to take the Corn-laws into their con-
sideration at all.—(Uproar.) It was because the ques-
tion of the Corn-laws was one of vital importance to the
country, and there was no question that could be diss
cussed of greater importance, and, therefore, he said,
without fear of contradiction, that it was a gross
injustice to the people of this country, that class
legislation, through the House of Commons, should take
such a question into their consideration. They did not
represent the interests of the people—(Uproar)—and,
therefore, they had no right to take it into their consi-
deration.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") A House of Com-
mons chosen by the whole people—( Uproar ; cheers,
hisses, and groaning, and cries of " Who sent the Tories
to the House ?—The Chartists !") It was nothing to
him who sent them.—(Great uproar.) He would like to
know the difference between the Whigs and the Tories.
—(Continued uproar and groaning.) He would propose
an amendment to the resolution.—(Tremendous uproar,
groaning, hisses, and noises of every description.)
The CHAIRMAN—Let us hear what it is.
Mr. FARRALL said he wished they would hear the
amendment, and they would be able to judge of it.—
(Continued uproar.) He knew they would not have had
that meeting, but that they knew that the people would
be at a meeting at 'White Conduit- house.—(Great uproar,
in the midst of which Mr. Farrall retired, handing the
amendment to the Chairman.)
The CHAIRMAN then read the amendment, which
was as follows : That this meeting, from the
past conduct of the Corn-law League and their
supporters, cannot place the slightest confidence in
them, as they have invariably opposed the interests of
the working classes ; and this meeting, feeling fully
convinced that the only means left them to destroy the
monopoly in corn, and all other oppressive monopolies,
is, by first destroying the monopoiy in legislatim.
such a reform of the present system as eauli
every soul of full age and sane mind a vo;- • ,to
the Members of the Commons Y- m choosing
The Chairman then rea-' .i.ouse of Parliament,
amendment he ‘i " tne resolution. He said the
still put not think a Auld thin; hitt hb wouitt
to the fittetingt
aim amendillat Wits then pat to the meeting; and
RiAiikAt WiM-tOkkiiii Were for it. The resniutiM "WItA Welt
itit slick (e,arriekiVlr
r,.-- •
54.4 z, ose to propose the next resolu-
It PAt the Chartists present kept up a continued
nterruption . throughout the lion. Gentleman's address,
frequently calling out "Paid agent," &c. He said that
after the decided public opinion of toral /vhiM '
had been pleased to pass In Of the eiei'tiOnS of the
Anti-Corn.law tvitikft it i"eqiiired nd jUstificatithia of
his to vindialto it froth the Aspersions whiCh had
estst noon it by the individual who had 'first shdnh sddh
contempt Of the 1410n4p, CkliiinathlS, and attacked it
with shch (liear.) They were told that
the •eaiii-IAWS were passed for the purpose of protection
lb the agriculturist. The landowner was not tliV),,
culturist. He absorbed in rent the lidef•reSt. of tile
agriculturists, which vrtittld 061410 he laid Ctit
the production •er the 4; and iki4id
labour to theit t.tlaje`Cis;::---iellet,l=B) There was
not one tortiOtti PAII ilt We agricultural population that
Weft Witis before the passing of the Corn-laws. Here
Was a proof that they did not benefit the agricnkteriAtst
Mr. O'Connell had stated that the.repit!htloit Iriihtnd
should have increased at, Trait'One-fifth thirin't.thai time;
and what was the 4?,046 let WAS only Ave jOr
Here was most conv!iheihg
,evidene tri3ril the anbili
of the present peiied rif nhC agricultural population,
where theft conk riot iiiaehinery to give reel a handle to
s•,•e thht the march of machinery has beers the cause:
UR
Yet in this country, where there was nothing bat I
culturalists from one end of the laud to the Other; therb
is a greater amount of misery than i aity other part
of this country. lie hadbeen tithittd a§ betn4 it paid
agent of the Corti-lacy iteikoe, and by h flan professing
the Chartet\ one 'of the points of which was, that every
public Man should be paid.—(Great cheering.) He
rejoiced at his having called their attention to that pointy
for it showed to the people of this eenutry tlitkt *4.6
worth paying—an honour they did not seem willing to
confer on the gentlemen who had 'thus taunted h‘im;.-----;
(Cheers and laughter.) The Hon, amiderian ceneliided
amidst great interruption tky tehfling the resolution :
" That the natural ettee't of these laws has been to destroy
the:balance or the Constitution; to depress the power
and cheek the legitimate influence of the third estate in
the councils of the nation; to increase, imieediltrelS7 Yinfl illegally, the privileges of the territosiel hfiatidifikdY and
thereby enable them to arregikee to themselves the pe-
culiartt ho ei‘dangerousoa.
fosffirjo uciocntfi
acknowledgedatt l
seconded
ejeoc,
:of
jot
tiut thavlseettpyorr
rietfgeoptshohorti
the
udgpoteuiefrol
people."—(Cheers.)
ehiceee.tw,a,ci taxation;
Crown,
thewionn,;
State,
aa an dd
—{ithoCuhteearnsy.)
GoODFELLOl:PtWrnoeellid:rteorillh:gainother Chartist, replied to the
remark.grerseAoarl.
trutiuopnroiaar theand sacmunersutsriaoinn ; asbhuits ciololleapgruoe,'poseadmidnsot
pwcettaunilaam:itt.tr.l,:etshi,eihissiTTß,hrneindi.nghrtinfsaisaaoleeatinetrrala,cneuffp:
tohgfteud.oritotbniiiowtoltnhtie7onhgco
roit cibbtel aihoeetutrioonfsreoknift•
meeting
tnidAfeiet.
ogldleepireltiorctiitinifintnffionit oitghlcchreetaieeohhepbreffelin,erite erases.
inbatnan),::
nt:niamcotbnAoinbidnd,setassohirtno!
admissionbeasubscriptionsr e rsa and
members, who shall, as soon as practicable, be called
enacting
receive oa
and
d electing
canvass
and donations in aid of the funds ; to call public meet-
ings, frame and procure signatures tgoenaedrdarl:yssteos tothe
s
Queen, or petitions to Parliament, for the total and im-
ie°attlrDhepelsatevesouop:ocrteg irmlohipuoepooipttpemieysisotonoer:mslnoetvoatisipedofo: the next resolution
im-
mediate repeal cf .h 3 Co:r-l.awF, and
trans-
act the business of the Association."
Mr. CLARK seconded the resolution.
Mr. HownEN then briefly proposed a vote of thanks
to thd
te Chairman, and the Chairman' having h ?rtly re-
tur,ehinks, the meeting quietly Separated.

METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S

ANTI-MONOPOLY ASSOCIATION.

Yesterday evening a most numerous and highly re-
spectable meeting took place at Finsbury Chapel, South-
place, for the purpose of taking into consideration the
propriety of forming a Metropolitan Young Mens' Anti-
Monopoly Association. On they motion of Mr. P. A.
Taylor, seconded by Mr. C. J. Foster, George Thompson,
Esq., the eloquent advocate against slavery,, was called
to the Chair amid most enthusiastic cheering.
Mr. THOMPSON on taking the chair said, that the
meeting over which they had done him the honour of
calling upon him to preside, had been convened by public
advertisements for the special purpose of forming a Me-
tropolitan Young Mens' Association. The addresses of
the evening would, of course, be confined to that topic,
and that topic exclusively, and resolutions would be
submitted to the meeting by the gentlemen who had been
selected, and the nature and principles on which the
intended Society was to be based would be fully set
forth and illustrated, and when' those resolutions were
before the meeting, should there be any individual, or in-
dividuals, in that great assembly desirous of showing
cause why the Society which it was their purpose to
form, should not be brought into existence, it would be
his duty, presiding over a meeting whose object was to
oppose all monopoly—(Cheers)—to oppose any monopoly
of discussion, and to claim for every . individual
in that meeting who should observe the rules of courtesy,
and adhere to the question under consideration, a patient,
attentive, and impartial hearing.—(Great cheering.) The
duties lie had to discharge, as their Chairman, were of a
simple character, and did not require that he should, at
that stage of their proceedings, make any further ob-
servations. Should, however, their kind patience afford
him the opportunity of making any observations at the
end of the meeting, he might be disposed, should the
time allow it, to state his own opinions on the sub.
ject.— (Cheers.) He would now call upon the
Secretary of the Provisional Committee to bring before
the meeting the 'business they. had to transact' and he
should deem it his duty, till the conclusion of the meet-
ing, only to perform those duties that- devolved upon
him as Chairman. With these obiervations, he would
leave himself in the hands of the meeting, assured that
they would only require of him to keep every gentleman
in order, and obtain for every one a full and impartial
hearing.—(Cheers.) He could not do less than this, and
he did not think that any gentleman would require
more.—(Cheers.)
Mr. SIDNEY MILNES HAWRES, the Secretary of the
Provisional Committee, said, that in order to explain
' the object of the meeting, he would read the placard by
which it had been summoned:—" No Monopoly—Cheap
Bread. A Public Meeting will be held at Finsbury Chapel,
South-place, ' this everting, at half-past seven for eight
o'clock precisely, for the purpose of forming a Metropo-
litan Young Mens' Anti-Monopoly Association. George
Thompson, Esq., in the Chair. _The attendance of
young men of all trades and professions, and all friends
of Free Trade principles is earnestly, requested." A
string of resolutions would be moved and seconded, and
submitted to the meeting: for "its approbation.
Mr. P. A. TAYLOR jun., then came forward to move
the first resolution. 'He felt upon the present occasion,
without any cant, if not a degriee of fear, one .of more
hesitation than he had ever felt before—(Cheers)—be-
cause he felt, in having to propose the first resolution, that
he was opening a business of great importance, and in
doing so he was afraid that he might omit something
.that he ought to have said, or say something which he
ought to have omitted.—(Cheers.) He trusted, how-
ever, that they would not extenuate anything or set
down aught in malice.—(Cheers.) He could assure the
meeting that they were no political party Association;
they were not there there to adiocate Toryism,. Whig-
ism, Radicalism, or any other ism. (Laughter.)
What they were there for was -to .obtain good
legislation—(Cheers)—and the question was, having
such an object in view, what was the best way by which
they, as an association, might avoid !all disunion?—
(Cheers.) Was it by a careful scrutiny into the public
opinions of men ? No, it was looking liberally at the
opinions of all, and considering that they were all bound
by the important tie of free trade.—(Cheers.) For him-
self he was a Radical, and, as such, he deemed his views
to to be just ; and if the views he entertained
improved the condition of the people, they were correct,
and he believed the true Conservative thought the same.
Let then the institution that was about to be formed
do all in its power to improve the condition of the
people, and let them act as umpires, and say whose
creed was best.—(Hear, hear.) The resolution he had
to propose was to the following effect --" That thiS
meeting being firmly convinced of the baneful effects- of
all monopoly in diminishing the supply of those ncees-
saries and comforts of life, without which life is rather a
curse than a blessing, they hereby resolve to use every
legal means in their power for the entire abolition of
those laws that prevent the free interchange of industry •
and capital." Now what was the duty he had to perform?
Why, he had to prove the baneful effects of monopoly,
and he thought the meeting would agree with him that
that vvas no very difficult task.--((Thee:'.) What .was
monopoly ? Why, the sole right of sale given to an in .
dividual, or a CIaSS by which the party to whom the mo-
no_poly is given, enhances the price of the commodity.--
(Hear, hear.) Now he thought it woulA not lie itfy
difficult to prove that that vvytf+ unltisL—CUheers.) But
then they talked et' t protective duty. What was the
effect of that ? Why it was the result of a law by
which the article was raised above . the priCe which in
open market it would. obtairh—(Chtth.) Who paid
the difference of that pPlee ? Why, the consumer of the
article, and the landlord put the protection in his
pocket.—(Cheers.) Now he had lived long enough to '
know that the lest pittettion the people gave to i,;eilaiii
classes, the more protected the people were. It was said
that in seeking to abolish the Corn-laws, the people were
doing away with the rights of property. lie denied it.
They were the protectors of property; and in tlyat proles
tion they did net ibegtt the iflost Valuable of all pkopeily,,
namely) the full remuneration of the labouring man.—
(Cheers.) They were willing to uphold the rights of the
rich, but it must be in conjunction with those of the poor
man.—(Cheers.) A protective dut.v INV n t!'" '-'1.:.5!)•
millions a year it wol. a Mk lalednii tile Coilimiiiiity,
but it did Ha go Into the revenue, and thereby lighten the
burthen of the whole community; no, it benefited only
the aristocracy.—(Cheers.) Added to this the tax was
not paid equally by all.—(Cheers;) The, poor nip
paid 204 in evetici 10014 White tile licit one onlY
1:11111:1°.;°:t Wla'lles•*e ll
fP
thoughtdanotherlll.P in every 100/.—(Loud cheeri.)
point to
etcoe)sysharil.c.ht
ileheli'f9rl3.ll,.a)lphlicievsu,
ipSedir4
in consequence of the ill'',.)tol mindiai State or society
(as the phrti3o Wits); to take up the clal-trap which the
Chartists had thrown frdni tnebioiatiiefk; that it was not
the Cotn=law% lick' iiii,k; §y,§timi bt taut oii; la idlicii illy
miseried or the lied .1 •- • ••• il A ' lint tii I 1
p e )tere call Beh rit,trib te ;a .i. was the intrOductittii tic tifttaikieff ilia altiSo ill* 6Viid
which '13BPlai'll&I öfl That was something like the
MO bt ine mini in one of the stories which Boz had
written, who, after having drunk too much over night,
the next morning awoke with an tithing edmeletice and
an aching head) attglilittti the evils of his cduclitioit not ti?
the wino, the true MO) hilt tti 644 ihilslf; ihtlYildk Qf
which he httd ptittaken, or something else o tnat RilL f
tint to th 4. ll'ine 4by ttleansi—,4,l,4* gild Niighter.)
Ig"d Aii, the f.Piglit -lien: fiai'dV, f the pet)Wle we're V?
Stati'e; thy tkible were starvino• ,biit the Corn-law taid-
ftitoti .i;-as hot till Hti-:-.' Oi; 11,10 I It wk§ sUnieithitio• else.
ill) Pilaniimetures were gdiiig dOil-1.. Ihit' tlitit lihitiekNe
circumstance originated not in our shutting our pOi'
against all foreign countries. The introduction of ma-
chinery and its application to manufactures was, according
to I. lie licfl.-4. AlG,tici:3
,parptiet;, git,.s!,:flp cause, fp. Ake evils
pelt „iltesPied. •, on t, e, peettle.—(lleq; itot.y -le
1V I. 1 ioillPSOil traLeti iv i h 8 truth 10,p, i!§tild
• din their itiaCiation would. de so iii.Te," t 4 6,
sang df, gettiiig 61 df iliS iiiiiellear, hear.)
d tiiiStbd that itlefii iii.l4 ild aii atridrikSt them; who
did not feel impressed ‘iritli thempOrtance drid. sacred-
ness of the cause in Which they, NVere.. engaged: They
were ta,nritecl 4itli elioOet:iiiii thh ettea.4 Of thh Cbrn-
hilq: lift 116 said that the 'll'l4llBga I:if .fildli ilei,er
Veldt:et: itligery; degradation; and vice brought to a more
fetiklll filtbh Of intetiSit thh,ff that to which they might
iilV6 itS it fif-tirigtilitifi tHa , siiii4rltidri tit tile people—the
starvation of the people arising fiordifilinit iiiid fiffetinal
taxation.—(Hear, hem%) They Were ridiculed as ex
ao,,erating the efts of the Corti-waits:, , Where; he.
if(sl.id aAh; .ikeith nUt till:lSe efleetift visible s Were
thq nett fisible in the taxes .On the people,
anaciiniting. Id, fifty Millions annually, without any
136rielit kleriNtilX theierfotti ii;; the State 1' Were they
1101 VlSible iii the dthiditidii of the ecitintikvin 4hieh the •
people, instead of' being enriched Py thefr commerce
and manufactures so as to be able to bear the bur-
dens impnsed_ tin ttietti;. wefe strtfikling day after day
to pfeghi'id tildiiiidlfes trthil sttirfation? tilt tiWe who
t&tilted them with etaggerating the effect of the Corn-
avlrg isit the Oietbited abodes of the poor—those
flignß htiii§eB of the living: Let theiti lOpli, around them
in the streets, and sui'Vey the thiSet,47 th4t everywhere.
met their eyes, and then say if the accounts of the
effects of the Com-Jaws.thlts et idei.icd, in the sufferings
if kAI.6 pio 000eirket04; Zl,tgil:t:4-T.
.fear; . hear.)
_ht itib,,in '..4 AoL Conine its Lu t..t,',..t09Y1k. &insi-
, eratien 'of the eVII. 4 tile profits Of the. poor man's toil
to . unto ihe ii..Cli.iiiiiii's picket i b.tit the Oil was two-
to t q ttlilft a4lit ft'drit slip itoor; Mt 410,,,,4434 souw.
of procuring comfort, but tlie means of pa:J.lllg 1118 ta.ltes
imposed on them. It might be very well to to, tax. the people
and put the reiret* ilito ilie t,lpfh,,,.:64i.,tocracy,
i..ose,effeeet f Ute Wi'Aiii (Vs .11,1 ..war , ',i 11K4'ti- iiinit
M 1),!?;. lh Ine gradual diminution in the ' people of the
power of paying anything at all. Anybody or any nation
that inflicted inpry of a nature opposed to the principles
of free trade • offendeAminst t,1,1 Willa, rp.t 101 l ,andof God
—lkrorier4 tik.'6 WV 'of `GA 4's it kis st, '4'4 iii.thb,plainest
revalttiOns tt that
.ibb§t 'cllstiVgsVd 13'1bii. A,hioi , lie
who reins retg4it it'AciLf-th'e i,o'A o,hilAit ioiinteg 'dliaritY.
And RAT edt iekkf iVightmur. The), jOffe'lidepdragtioaninostr.ttililee
law of nature, agreeably to which; ii3O,, e
earths a soil was rittifea AtCh s'c'ar y retihired tile. hind
*of man for its ,ettiloi'e-:4 6c.:4,i1 fertiie..enough to bring
spontantoos pit Auctions ; and another region' diVided
front the former by peri4s but h narrow ridge Of moun:
tains, or it might be by tilt)viiiahlik, kehlii kiig liiiliiod
a sterile soil, brit yetpdioofig mines dr Various kinds,
3wftlthrrirectihsi
ohtnihns:g
twititthonnet:Moließotneesitoeltei:s:mditlens:f6daCifbtiiiiairt3tig4ig7:toi
rseed
..th things
to the ltlivS
of nature and of Clod. inb ethis,
pifiy_Wiliti...a.
siltiarcNairuesree
engaged was the cause of philanthro
of religion. Where was the use of talking of Church ex-
tension—where was the use of preaching religion to a starving people—where was the use of talking of the two
first principles of religion, love to God and man,
when the poor man only knows that all he is placed on
earth for is to starve, and the—. (The rest of the sen-
tence was lost in the cheers from all parts of the crowded
assemblage.) Mr. Taylor went on to say, that all who tad the
cause of the poor at heart would not content themselves
with merely attending in public meeting. They roust be
u? and stirring. He that was not with them was against
them. He who allowed of injustice participated in it.—
(Cheers.) Let every one who heard him make known -
to his companions that he held the Corn-I,ws in detes-
tation. Sir R. Peellnight say that tilosp- -hi, were not.
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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEAII3ER"IO, 1841.

the cause Of the starvation of the people: The Duke of
Buckingham might stand up—(Here the speaker was
interrupted by hisses, groans, and uproar, which lasted
some minutes.) When order was restored, he proceeded
to observe that he never mentioned the name of that
Nobleman in town or country—in the manufacturing or
agricultural districts—that Nobleman who said that 93.
a week—(Cries of " 6s.")—was enough for a working
man—he never mentioned that name without its calling
forth marks of execration. In conclusion, he called on
them never to forget the cause on which they had en-
tered, and it must in the end be irresistible. They
would triumph over those whose conduct would lead to
the ruin of their country, as their language was that of
blasphemy against their God.—(Cheers.)
Mr. PUGII, in a few words, seconded the resolution.
The CHAIRMAN then stated, that before the question
was put, a gentleman named Savage wished to address
the meeting, and he trusted that in this, which was a
model meeting, to be folloAred up bysimilar ones through-
out the City, order, regularity, and the strictest impar-
tiality would be exhibited, and that nothing sa.vourine in
the slightest of monopoly would be evinced in their
conduct:
Mr. SAVAGE then presented himself to the meeting,
and said, that in rising on the present occasion, he did
not do so with a view to opposing the resolution submit-
ted to them, but he wished to express his sentiments on
this subject, that they might fully nnderstand what he
meant by monopoly if he voted for that resolution. By
monopoly he meant the exact legitimate signification of
the term. When he spoke of monopoly he meant not
simply the bread-tax—(Hear, hear)—not simply that
which enriched the few by inflicting an accursed law on
the great majority of the people—but he meant that mo-
nopoly of law-making which put into the hands of a
mere fraction of the people the power of making those
unjust laws.—(Hear, hear, and cries of " Question,
question!" and considerable confusion.)
The CHAIRMAN begged of the meeting to give Mr.
Savage a patient hearing. They had not yet given that
gentleman an opportunity of showing the relevancy of
his remarks to the subject under discussion.
Mr. SAVAGE resumed—He would pledge himself not
to utter a sentiment which did not find a corresponding
one in his heart, and he would submit to the decision of
the Chairman whatever it might be. Mr. Savage then pro-
ceeded at considerable length to describe the effects of that
monopoly which he had mentioned in the commence-
ment of his observations—the monopoly of law making,
to which he ascribed all the calamities of the people.
He called on those who advocated the cause of the op-
pressed negro, to direct their views nearer home. The
oppressor of the negro slave was also the oppressor of
the white slave at home. Nominal emancipation was
given to the. slave, but the name was only changed, and
the slavery still remained as before.—(Cries of " Ques-
tion," and much noise,' which lasted for some time.)
The CHAIRMAN said, the speaker was perfectly in
order, and he trusted he would have an impartial and
attentive hearing.—(Hear.)
Mr. SAVAGE said he would not detain the meeting any
longer. He had raised his voice against monopoly in
that which God intended equally for all mankind, and he
would support the resolution, because it went to its de-
struction.
The resolution was then put by the Chairman, and
carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN said, before he called upon the next
speaker, he had the great satisfaction of announcing the
presence of Dr. Bowring, the enlightened and eloquent
exponent of the principles of free trade, and now, where.
he ought to be, in the Senateof the country. The an-
nouncement elicited three vociferous cheers from the
meeting.
. Mr. BARKER then came forward, and proposed the fol-
lowing resolution :—" That for this purpose (see the first re-
solution) an Association be established, to be called' The
Metropolitan Young Men's Anti-Monopoly Association,'
by winch the energies of the young men of this great
commercial city may be brought into effective union for
the diffusion of sound information, through the means
of public lectures, discussion, &c., on the subject of free
trade." He said he felt great difficulty and embarrass-
ment In attempting to address the assembly before him ;
and yet that difficulty was in d great measure removed
when he saw himself surrounded by welt a noble
phalanx, met together for the purpose of advocating the
principles of free trade, and of doing away with that
great incubus which pressed upon the commerce of the
country'.—(Cheers,) In that cause they must now act
strenuously ; for it could not be denied 'that there was a
Government then in power which was determined, at
all hazards, to carry out the principlea of monopoly, iti
defiance of all interests but their own.—(Hear, hear.)
They had heard much of monopoly.' He considered
that there were two sorts of monopoly. There was that
monopoly. which was created by inteliigense, by genius,
and by industry, which by superior wisdom and talent
outstripped and defied competition, and reaped its owii
reward in the consciousness and certainty of its own
superiority. With such a monopoly as that he shook
hands ) he saw In it the elements of a nation's
kiietitness.--(Hear.) There was; however, a different
kind of monopoly; and against that monopoly, Which made
him pay dearer for his bread in order to bolster up aris.,
tocratic and landed interests, while in the same propor-
tion it impoverished the many—against such a monopoly
.s that he would wage war While life nrid intellect re-
mained.—(Great 'cheering.) They had been told that
young men of the metropolis had nothing to do with
the Corelaw question—that they should trouble their
helds about their own business.—(Hear, hear.) He
maintained that they had everything to do with it.
Their labour was their capital, and that law Which had
any tendency to depreciate either their labour or their
capital) must be of vital importance to them.—(Hear.)
But, setting asidd gelfish eonsiderations, it was the cause
of humanity ; and, as had been juste :," observed by Mr.
Sydney Smith, every man, woman, and child, ait:' !seise
sucking at its mother's breast, or hoary man "of
eighty, was alike interested in the result .of
the present Stiiiggiteze-Vlear, bear.) Our commerce
was the true source of our natiofiU/ prosperity. This
would be seen from a mere cursory glance at Or pttii-
tion. England was a mere speck of earth compared
rith ri,ny of the European Powers ; with a soil fertile
indeeo, WI fEfy extent with no mines but
those of tin and coal ; no fore Std Rif her pavy ; and, in
fact, few of then. national and indigenous eletlitthte r.chich
were considered as necessary adjuncts of a natioll'i
greet ees t yeti in defiance of all this, by her wealth,
activity, and poWer, what no.t, accomplished ?
(Hear, hear.)—She had carried civilliatled to every
quarter of the globe, given laws to millions of the racer
qyd leviedipontributions on all countries of the globe.
MistregS tit did t'ttts; the Isad with her navy broken the
power of Napoleon, the gfeeteiii soldier of modern
times. Nor was this all. She had tw'ept away that
eitraed stain upon humanity, the traffic in humail /legs—
that te4ltic of which the Chairman of that meet-
'g 11M been EN, courageous, clever, and success-
ful dppetha,=(g t7*.bte.) st46if the picture which
he had drawn of England nets tiorreet, how could it
continue so whilst the many were irripoverished for the
benefit of the few ?—(Hear, hear.) Man had not been
inapt& &serif/ea as an exchanging animal. Whenever
rti neW hal/41-been diseovered, there had been an
attertnot tirade to' fraVt« with the natives, and,
as M.Cididdi tiliselVeck those who would not buy,
must not expect to sell.";ee(/feitri hear.) However, it
might be denied the world had been civilized by com-
merce ;; IfIWI be firmly believed, that the reason why God
had ap'pred that. Me nation should grow one article
afltf differ* ode was, that kindly relations
should be caLNit.4l iftirdath the 'tedium of commerce.--
(Hear, hear.) There wag iiifiiiciott argument used
in reference to the importation of foreigit Korn, namely,
that the nations upon whom they were depending. for a
supply stfdilenly cross the Channel and seize upon
the etartritry,: tAfiti itek, was it likely that two na-
tions Wet:lt! Hcfirfre b'eto,etir *Vhotti there was a commerce
carried on which fdiflafeil a ridittial profit?—(Hear,
hear). And with respect t 8 4if repeal of the
Corwiews# he looked not so much id the' redac-
tion iii *6 prlee of bread as to the ihvettp
which 44fe to coranwrce genesally. it
might fitit fedite'ti kiee trf tt loitf to the extent which
some anticipated, hu it *WM erialyile the labourer, to.l
buy six, loaves where at present lid t)fie: There
was another argument equally fallacious, nattielf, that
the price of labour and the price of provisions went hand
in hand. t'itere was no more connection between them
than tietWeeft Ootsciii,iti sands and Tenterden Steeple.
When the itithhitacitdis were prosperous, wages would
rise in proportion.—(llettfi heat:) The question was
asked by Mr. Cobden, what chance WO there oia young
man rising in that or any other city of England in the
present ate of commerce ? lie would reply, none at
all. The tadt it*? ibatt there were men of character and
talent now eeeking entploynieut, who formerly were
eagerly eottett after: The manufatturer, the merchant,
and the tapitalisf; were compelled to reduce their
establishments becaiM eittitai fOlited ref return, and
none could blame them for such tt tiaiiise: We had
hitherto treated this question simply as one of pdiitlaal
economy Oft of ethics, but he frankly confessed that he
could do nd loll" when one Ministry had been dis-
missed fof haiing rldVdedted tike trade principles, and
andthef Wag iiiptiWer dtniq fur the thifptiee of carrying
out the cdonopt,l—;the mono?* "f a
sliding scale, which simply f.'?' +i thW gfetlig of the aris•
toCratic hand ink) the pocket of the P... 1.4,10 it`riti; the
tratr,ft!tring of its contents into their own by i.;e the
sliding sCalle:-;.-(i!'lldeter and cheers.) He had no
syinpatiklyjithi,t4,q6Weitqatal Courtesy which, in the
se&ithiß anuAbilify is4lo.`Obiliqv de ,t tti/ea private
actions, forgoi, itVIM. tile& was one
member of the .present Ministrg, 61'41t 14dtted
the Iron Duke, to whom he would give the apelhititin
of Iron Heart. He recollected when, in 1835, during the
short rt,iiitt Toryism, Sir Thomas Potter waited upon
1:1,t slli6 litl4 I* the pitrposi) of representing. to
iiii the Of the trialitifiteturing population.
On Sir Thomas stating that Ittfe chine
he teßfli a `i"..'nrrlti the reply of the StblY eke
vWj hit,q, 014 the *Oa pdtting them down."-- •
(Ilest:) Ho* ? tibillg 44 honks; With bread ?
No ; lint by, filling them with bullets Oa j
aledr:) The fiat hid now gone forth for the dealt-1104.
HO 4 tiiBll44: yyhatOiet interests were opposed
to the repeal, there were !54544 rOist carry it,
namely, the commercial interests; and VA"
drinking interests.—(Laughter and cheers.) He toe Ohl)
eirer wit,,
nothin ut ! . his hand to- anything short of total re-
fi} repeal, total repeal, iind
g b 1.2 Y.
Mr. FO7TER, who rose to seeei:e mese. i,k,u,lVrtfy
advocated the principles or tree and irtlgtt t
the example which had been set that crazing would lead
to the formati mof many similar associations. Air. Pos-
t •r concluded by seconding the resolution.
Mr. LLOYD JONES then addressed the meeting. He
did not mean to oppose the resolution, but he wished to
submit a few observations to their consideration. Mr.
Jones then proceeded to say, that in his belief NI mono-
, poly in machinery and the nu:pi:pc:lly of citpitilie4 were
no less prejudicial to the interestt of the community at
large than the monopoly in corn: The pyrosperity Of the
labouring. classes had not kept ice' with thnincreased
impetus, given to manufactured produce: Ire did not at-
tribute the evils of our present eOnditilon soles, to the