The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-03 00:00:00

(RAND TORY Nat-

WIC R.
(F RO3l A CORRESPONDENT. )
A meeting of some importance was had, here thisAlay.
leading msn of the Tory parts in this city have been for some
time past coquetting Ns ith the Chartists, hoping by gaining
heir support to repair the vesperale condition of their party,
they have been raisirg a cry about the rights of freemen to
vote at Municipal elections against the Poor-law Bill, men
have been hired for months past entirely engaged in fomenting
the lower orders on these questions ; the leaders of the party
were led to believe that the feeling of the city was with them—
they got up a requisition for a Common Hall to petition the
Queen to dismiss her Ministers. The llayor (Edward Wil-
lett, Esq.) granted the use of the Hall for this morning, but
refused to preside. The hour appointed was 12 o'clock,- pre-
vious to which the principal Tories in the city and neighbour-
hood packed the hustings in St. Andrew's °Hall ; as soon as
the doors were opened to the public at large an immense
number of the inhabitants of the city rushed into the body of
the Hail. Lieutenant Colonel Harvey, the most popular man
amongst the Tories, was moved to the Chair ; immediately a
working-man, named Purland, moved that Smith be
called to the Chair, which. was seconded. Upon a
show of hands being called for the Chartist chair-
man was elected by an overwhelming majority. The
yells against the Tories were terrific. The Colonel and
his party appeared at one time determined to hold the Chair,
but movements on the hustings towards the front rather indi-
cative of disturbance, alarmed them, and the Colonel, with the
Very Reverend the Dean, Samuel Bignold, Esq., the Secre-
tary to the Norwich Union Life-office, John Stracy, Esq., a
Magistrate, the leading members of the expelled Corporation,
rapidly made their exit, amidst the execrations of the meet-
ing, with the cries of " Down with the Tories," " No Monopo-
lists," ringing in their ears. The Chartists then installed
their Chairman, moved their usual resolutions, in which they
expressed their great detestation of the Tory party, and one of
the speakers created a great feeling in the meeting, by saying
that the Tories were the greatest tyrants when in office, re-
ferred to the conduct of the Norwich Tory Guardians in em-
ploying the paupers in dragging water-carts about the city
under the control of a policeman, and to the speeches of the
Duke of Wellington, the father of our Tory candidate, and Sir
Robert Peel, in favour of the Poor-law Bill. The Tory party
immediately issued hand-bills for a meeting at the Norfolk
Hotel, at two o'clock, to which place the body of the people at
the Hall proceeded on the conclusion: of. their meeting, and
having demanded admission into the large room, and being re-
fused, a most violent effort to gain admission ensued, which at
one time threatened to lead to frightful consequences.
The Tory party were very roughly handled, and were in the
greatest dismay ; the Mayor was sent for, and arrived with a
body of police, and insisted on the immediate dispersion of the
meeting or the consequences would have been disastrous. The
meeting exceeded 2,000. There was a unanimous burst of
abomination against the Tories. This at once seals their
defeat at the coming election, and has struck them with woe-
ful disappointment, they having calculated upon the support
of the working classes, whom they have spared, no expense to
cajole.
Norwich, June 2.

(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT. )
Pursuant to a requisition to the Mayor, the Tories obtained
the use of St. Andrew's Hall, fur a public meeting, to adopt a
petition praying her Majesty to dismiss the present
Ministers. The agitation of this meeting has been
getting up for the last fortnight, and in order to
secure a 't demonstration," certain negotiations have been
going on between the Tories and the Chartists, and
it was understood last week that the latter would, to a man,
join with their implacable enemies, the Tories. Some part of
the bargain, it is supposed, was not fulfilled by the
latter worthies, as at the meeting held this day
the greatest hostility was manifested. At a few minutes past
twelve o'clock, Mr. Samuel Bignold proposed that Colonel
Harvey do take the Chair, which being seconded, the GaPant
Colonel took his seat; immediately after which, a Chartist
rose and said that it was usual for the Chairman at a public
meeting to be elected by a show of hands. Here the utmost
confusion prevailed, there being at the time between
2,000 and 3,000 persons in the Hall. The speaker then pro-
posed that Mr. Smith (a weaver, and Chartist) do take the
chair, and, upon the amendment being put, an immense majo-
rity of the members present, declared in favour of the Chartist.
This " heavy blow and great discouragement" threw the
Tories into the greatest disorder. Colonel Harvey was obliged
to leave the chair, and he, with his friends, left the Hall in
the possession of the Chartists.
The Tories then adjourned to the large room at the Norfolk
Hotel, there to concoct something of a petition. Their move-
ments being watched, the Chartists forsook St. Andrew's Hall,
and directed their course to the Norfolk Hotel. Here the
scene "beggars all description," and a breach of the peace being
apprehended, the Tory clique dared not stir until they sent to
the Town Hall for a body of police. On the appearance of
some of the Magistrates and the police something like order
was restored.

Thus has ended the intended great meeting, which, no doubt,
had it been successful, would have been followed up by a de-
putation to the Marquis of Douro ; but, as matters have
turned up, it is extremely doubtful whether he will stand an-
other contest. Whether he does or not, depend upon it,
NORWICH WILL DO ITS DUTY,
and two UNCOMPROMISING A NTI-MoNorousTs will be re-
turned for this city, whenever a dissolution takes place.