The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-06 00:00:00

MORNING SUN

lords had discovered that the over-taxed people were ie.-
norant and impatient of taxation.—(Loud cheers.) Ile
!ass .one of those who would not hesitate to resort to phy-
b,..lo.lf,o,rce if it were necessary. He was anxious to con-
:1" the politics. of the present day .with those of that
'IV; to which reference had been made.—(Hear, hear.)
'„llndid not think there was any gratitude in the politi-
'l s of the present day, for to Sir F. Burdett the widow
ifsf_ll. ardy was indebted for a small annuity,—(No, no.)
7,` Reekwith concluded by proposing " The memory- of
.t._.argarot, Muir, Gerold, and Skirving, the victims of the
Puny of the Scotch Courts in 1794." •
sb....,r*.iioßnLET had been requested to propose a toast, of
character and sentiment, namely, " ihe
tLiti"ehe,rirtlyglioesf t
the Press,".. They were there to celebrate
Lriamph of Trial by jury, and. to advocate the cause
'of those who had been mertyrs in the cause of liberty.
Int there was another sort of liberty--that of the Press.
.
fond could man communicate with man—how could
"'mg confer with mind, or acknowledge one universal
"titinient •
.(ch of liberty, had 'it *not been for the Press_?—
ed eers-) He believed that to Laurentius of Haarlem,
l
._._Gattenburg, who handed down the invention to later
..6e3' a ' deeper debt of gratitude was due than to any
°lllur
I,be, inen. How could liberty now stand were it not for
tor' iant. men?—(Cries of "Bear, hear.") He re-
an addition an addition made by Lord John Russell
m
,athe toast of " Civil and Religious Liberty," when
to „_re'sieg.the Citizens of London, which he would wish
.4"e permanently attached to that toast, and he would
Lirit, namely, Civil and Religious and Commercial
rty,
'.(Loud cheers.) That addition was the more
re arY.at the present moment, when the industry and
LaliTurces of the Country were attempted to be crushed
teli,l4ll:ll)ledunder foot by one of the most tyrannical
te4-rtes.that ever existed.—(Cheers.) It had been
~•„,
„x,Xressed-by the poet
' *no ow far.that little candle throws its light,
and ;„'„°• shines a good deed in a naughty world."
threw'" "te saine way it might well be said that the Press
„„ its influence far and wide, and irradiated the
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the g with its intellect and intelligence. He would give
. 'lra The Liberty of the Press."—(Loud cheers.)
pri„e'„J• P. TnompsoN in very handsome and appro.
, terres gave the toast of " Short Parliaments, E-
'•oe '
hot ~, of the Suffrage, and Vote by Ballot." He did
Pe pil-vit they should toast the Sovereignty of the
effe°l4.- "less they were prepared to use their best
boast- to carry out its principles. Why should they
deter °f the Sovereignty of the People unless they were
whi,.ra
ed to carry out that extension of the „fluffrage
drl st would secure it te:the people ? The toast was
nt with much cheering.
his hi.' Coceoex said the toast which had been placed in
sitBkrali„(ls was. one which he thought well worthy the con-
esieba"°4 of the respectable assembly who were met to
Toohrate the anniversary. of the ,acquittal of Thelwall,
eeos.,,e, and Hardy. Although the Tories of that day
pet, the
that they might suspend the Habeas Corpus
ps,, t,,ne- spitit of the times in the present day was too
thi,lriul to sanction such a proceeding. He did not
such anY one of them would be bold enough to propose
for 1 steP, anti even if they did, it might be far better
lau,,,thhers
, if they suspended themSelves.—(Cheers and
wii,;',`er-) His estimate of parties in the present day
ash,"flch, that he was satisfied they would have, if neces-
-4,„•77 instead of 170, 1,700 or 2,700,000 patriots ready to
their and in defence of the rights and liberties of
1794 r ,eountry. He believed that the good example of
the „"ad not been lost upon the people of this country to
iloree„sent time.—(Cheers.) They had not, perhaps,
th " a" the good they might have done—they had split
the es into sections, instead of bearing down upon
froiene,mY in a solid body. He regretted to hear
had ;:'8 worthy friend that the widow of Margarot.
that ~'"ed in want ; but •he would state this fact,
%vs, i'ne of the last acts of Lord Melbourne's government
of liar ive an annuity of 1001. per annum to the widow
sh„Thgarot,—(llear hear.) He thought it a great
hie'
that they had not done so before. It appeared to
gild that the differences subsisting between the different
wae," 2f Reformers had been the great cause of their
lip ,'(4 f success. Let them look at the tactics of their
6,tloitents : no matter who the person might be who was
Lira as the opponent of the Liberal party—let him be
i, barber's wig block, provided he was opposed to the
vetseal candidate, the wig block was sure to carry their
whie„against common sense.—(Hear, hear.) The toast
lite" be was about to proposelo them of Civil and Re,
by *,i1,5 Liberty was one which had always been advocated
resit Liberal party, while- it had been strenuously
t;ndlearngde opposed by their political, opponents. Let
their petty differences and squabbles, and
gij to establish the broad principles of Civil and Roll-
ti,,i as Liberty, and there was no doubt of- their ultimate
1.41.111,1311--(Cheers.) After , some farther observations
. giooPPoek concluded by proposing ".Civil and Reli-
Its Liberty all over the World."—(Much cheering.)
trui• l'AYLott, jun., rose to propose the toast of " Free
DesLe' and a Repeal of the Corn-laws." The question,
v-aPs, derived additional strength from its having
4sn lately much discussed, and addressed to the feel-
-1
uf the people throughout every part of the country.
tile aded little originality or novelty of argument to tell
. , star,P,eoPle that - the were starving.—(Cheers.) Lord
ti, "Ley had discovered tlvit the amount of wheat grown
of One small province of Russia was thirty-eight millions
it. (patters ; but the people of St. Petersburgh, either
irrn having very extraordinary appetites, or some. other
ell,,xPlained cause, had only exported eleven millions of
I.,carter!;.—Hear hear.) lleleftit to the present meet-
to deduce their own inferences from that statement.
Theßobert Peel had not only denouncetiornachinery, but
esults of that machinery, namely, over-production.
hi . argument was put in the most indircct and am-
rous way, for the Right Hon. Baronet, with all his
• 12/09ritti'rn would not dare, in plain terms, to tell the
tve •
br.z, 01 Columns that there were so many coats and
tb7c, "ea made, and that the people had not a rag to
an „ill; bcks— that there .was so much corn grown, and
...rpOch bread made, and that. the people were starving.
in Vaal', hear.) Now, physical force had been denounced
And had, Chartists, but Sir Robert Peel had appealed to it,
till, bad. when called upon by the people to
to into consideration their distresses, appealed
Iteolbe physical force power of - ninety in the
je ti-se ,of Commons, and had said that lie would do
Its as he pleased himself, and not as the people pleased.
e co„.. , . _
144, 'Plalned tha lower classes were separated
the middle el
halt f the country ; but it was the
thine the latter, for ey had good cause to expect no-
litscbut distrust and suspicion from the industrious
trato 7 whom they had helped to keep down and
wet Pie "Pon.—(Hear.) He believed a better feeling
kin sPringine -
up between the,nre--there was no trim-
.. 54---10 succumbing to the Whigs and their Bs. duty
allehbeers.) The Whigs had 'gone out, and he
beb " saY that nothing in their public lives had so well
heecline6 0 diem as their leaving of it. There would be now
rsp„;°Promise—nothing short of total and immediate
he:',',.and the more immediate the more total it should
apes (Much cheering.) He had been taught when
tvren„,"lg of the Corn-laws to believe that toleration of
fclt f''' was neither justice nor charity. Let charity be
aterv`i'r the Man who robbed 'to supply the wants of his
rath,rri.,_ family. Let them, in short. feel charity.for all,
Posed
,'"an those who, without any necessity being im-
telle :I,them, plundered their poorer and more helpl!ss
4 ttive-'ll"Jeeta, and used legislation for the perpetration
1)41)111.0cl/et of crimes.—(G rent cheering.)
,11 proposed " The Health of the. Right 11.0 n,.,
.--(Ge Connell, Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin
Ireieneat, elieering -and laughter)—" and success to old
the fed --(Much cheer no. ) He did not miscalculate
I"ts tlgs of Englishmen'.when lie anticipated that the
II ttltwould b
e e ii„„ e received with enthusiasm.—(Hear, hear.)
"k 1 •,--cd that with all their superiority the toast he
h, .) st ero
'' -e,. Deopt„ Posed to them conveyed a practical lesson to
'a of 4' q 'England. They must have seen in the suc-
°ll
in r' /3'e llthe salutary and beneficial effects
si, 41f ' urine
' -..eeeeded 'Ore'e and deterreinatioo, which had ultimately
• of his couhl4, effecting the emancipation and.regeneration
r-wer, ti—`rY.—(Great cheerin,e.) He had the monied,
I,be,eountle
„ aristocracy, and the ecclesiastical power of
i-Itt. trie 'Y against him, but he had overcome them—he
'4(14 -I°Plied—he had cut his 'way through mountains
• bigot 'eulties,.and had levelled in the dust the fortress of
b'er2 amid, intolerance, and he thought:the success of
(4. th-le,Li was an important lesson to the bludgeon men
th lotrtist • —(Muely cheering )It was a proof that
e well-•s* ' . * • • ,
ever leg nlated force; of public opinion vs as superior to
pu,Y other species of force; and although some surpliced
~,,. I%;:ttlis at Exeter-hall had only the night before de-
•.. kisneed him as the Alpha and Omega of all sorts of
xiiief, he thought
rue represent
Hon. Gentleman had
- kveLl that he was the: true representative of the feelings,
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slt wants, and wishes of the people of his native coin.
.I'-$,3:•---(Tretnendotis cheering.) He would give them
1,1:1:1,441e Health of the Right Hon. Daniel O'Connell, Lord
'... Zoe, of the City of Dublin."—(Loud cheering.)
E"-'fp'.4. TAYLOR gave the health of the Chairman, which
to drank with much enthusiasm, and briefly responded
ev,„Y Col. Thompson, who assured them, that what-
hts or knowledge he bad obtained during
Pro„ife would be devoted with great pleasure to the
plug" of the union of the middle and induStriouS
penal" ; by which alone, he was convinced, the inde-
Pim: "lee and liberty of the people at large would be
40ted.
et,t c opeoex gave the health of Mr. Green, the Se:
thlit IsY, who had laboured with great industry and asst-
ef to promote the annual celebration of the acquittal
r
Thelwall and his compatriots.
G
team: ItLEN returned thanks, and, after some other
nad been given, the Chairman retired, and the
ceparated.

St. `tome weeks since, while a merchant vessel, the
her "le Baptiste of Marseilles, was in the Archipelago,
whier Percargo, Gavi, was taken with an illness from
lie suffered extreme pain.. His son, a lad,

toess- was on boad, was one day on,. deck with a Ge.
the, 34110 r, and, lamenting the cruel slate of his
said "I would rather die than see him cond-
_in. this conditiOn.” Ansaldi, the sailor, laughed
het :8 'nutli,.and told him if he saw
.de.ath ati
' tild;lslirink from it. Young Gavi instant y bran
t captain's cabin, brought up a pistol,
,AhtinE
,!t. t. Ansaldi, said—" Now fire, and see if I
the The sailor took the weapon, presented it.at
illata,""th's breast, pulled the trigger, and killed him
Fr n—ltanously. Aiisaldi was put under arrest, sent to
it,-;,e% in a corvette which arrived three days ago at
the el"es, where he is imprisoned to take his trial for
murder.
onAt ori
the late Dorset. Sessions a true bill was
44i' against Mr. Drax, M.P. for Wareham, a man
ed
'to. eent ~4autchings having sworn that.he was at the re-
' Ito election bribed witlfive pounds for his vote. The
sheet•
eliltleniall entered into his own recognisance to
7. 1445,:tp•t,
suit
i large Ivhich is believed to have been trumped
mere. party. purposes. It is worthy of re-
ntlemen
;118.4 that Mr. Calcraft and a Committee
.had that there could be no case to
Mr.
nuttee of the House of Commons to unseatogrogebefore a
144' ; therefore it would seem that the Carlton Club
frivogiorrn weary of supplying the means of promoting
prob_, ...petitions and useless contests ; but there was a.
up,
Nability that a case of bribery well and skilfully got
d:,_rofuld induce them to be more liberal, and that Mr.
t.%; friends might be thus induced to alter their
v,toa.--SulisZury Juurnal,

STRIKE OF TILE -MASONS.
A meeting of the working men was held last evening,
the large room at the Crown and Anchor, for the purpose
of laying before the public the particulars of the strike
of the masons lately employed at the New Houses of Par-
liament. The meeting was advertised to take place at
eight o'clock precisely, but long before that hour not
only the great room and all the avenues. leading to it,
but the grand staircase of the Tavern and the passages
leading into the street, were crowded to excess,
and upwards of 2,000 persons were obliged to go away
in consequence of the impossibility of obtaining admit-
tance. We should suppose there must hare been at
least 5,000 persons present at the meeting. Upon the
platform, on each side of the chair, were the delegates
from the different trades' unions of the United Kingdom.
Shortly after the commencement of the proceedings Mr.
Wakley, M.P., entered the room, and was received w ith
loud cheering. Captain Ackerley, who immediately fol-
lowed him, ra.g,a,, .14aggiakhil,,,446..graippriNGI—elbaariamoned,
elect beer. Notwithstanding the advertisements stated
that the chair would he taken at eight o'clock, procaed-
ings were commenced, in consequence, we suppose, of
the crowded state of the room, at half after seven, at
which hour, Mr. BUTTER, a workingman, was called to
the chair.
The Cuatamax requested the meeting would pay im-
partial attention to all parties.who might address them,
and that if any persons should wish to address them on
behalf of Messrs. Grisell and Peto; or of Allen, he hoped
they would give them a fair hearing.
Mr. CANE, after justifying the conduCt of the masons,
who had been driven to the strike
,by the cruelty and
tyranny of Allen, the foreman, proposed the first reso-
lution, which was to the effect that the strike of the
masons lately employed at the Houses ,of Parliament
was justified by the tyrannical conduct of Allen, the
foreman, and by the conduct of Messrs. Grisell and
Peto in supporting Allen, and refusing the masons all
redress.
Mr. WALTON rose to second the resolution, and reca-
pitulated . the various cases of complaint made by the
masons with respect to the foreman of Messrs. Grisell
and Peto, the particulars of which have appeared in.
our former reports of these meetings. He said the ma-
sons and the working men must take care of themselves,
or no one else would.-- -(Cries of " We must F,ve the
Charter," and some uproar.) He would lay before
them the particulars of the late strike at the Houses of
Parliament, Woolwich, and Nelson's Monument. 'The
speaker then entered into various details, and called on
the working men of London to stand by the masons, for
in doing so they were only upholding themselves ; and,
although almost all classes were combined against them,
from Messrs. Grisell and Peto up to the Prime Minis-
ter, yet still they were combined—they were sure to
succeed.
Mr. CLARKE, a painter, proposed the next resolution,
which was to the effect, that in the opinion of that meet-
ing the conduct of the masons at Woolwich and Nelson's
Monument was justifiable, and that they ought to be
supported by the trades of London and of the British
empire, and that support ought to be rendered to them
by every possible, exertion. lie thought that the resolu-
tion stated all that was necessary, and the subject had
been so ably discuised, that he would not trouble the
meeting with any.further observation.
Mr. THOMAS, a painter, seconded the resolution.
Mr. FARREN, Secretary to the Trades' Union, rose to
speak to the resolution. He hoped to.see soon a Trades'
Hall in London, where they could hold meetings when-
ever they chose. They had come forward on the princi-
ple of freedom against slavery. Let them get a Trades'
Hall, and the masters would find their mistake, and re-
gret the step they had taken.
The resolution was put and carried unanimously.
• Mr. Hasoia proposed the next resolution—" 'That the
meeting condemned the conduct of those men who had
been so unmanly as to accept employment from Messrs.
Grissel and Peto." He thought that the conduct of Al-
len had not been exaggerated by the previous speakers.
Mr. BAKER seconded the resolution without comment.
• Mr.ScoTT, a mason from Birmingham, spoke to the
resolution. He hoped they would not give shelter to
those men; and that they would deny their support to
every lodging-house and public-house that took them in.
They deserved the name of dogs, and ought to be treated
as such.—(Cheers.) They would bring ruin ou them-
selves and families by the course they had taken.
The resolution was then put and carried amidst shouts
of applause.
Mr.WOOD rose and said, it gave him great pleasure to
give to the meeting a short explanation of the proceed-
ings of the Committee and the course they had taken in
th present struggle. The Committee felt most grateful,
and returned their heartfelt thanks, for the liberal sup-
port they had received from their friends. The present
struggle was not a pecuniary one, but one against the
oppression, the cruelty, and tyranny of ono man. To that
treatment, the masons were determined no longer to
submit.—(Cheers.)
Mr. DUNNING rose to propose a resolution condemna-
tory of a certain portion of the press. He urged upon
the meeting the necessity of having a press of their
own, whereby they could make their feelings and senti-
ments known to the public. He then went on to state
the best means, in his opinion, to accomplish the end,
but was received. by the meeting with marks of im-
patience and frequent interruption. He at length con-
cluded by proposing a resolution to the effect; that the
meeting deprecated the conduct of the daily Times, the
Sunday Times, the Weekly Dispatch, and Morning Ad-
vertiser, and the meeting pledged itself to support that
portion of the press only which advocated their interests,
and to withhold that support from that7part`of the press
which did not.
Mr. ANDERSON briefly seconded the resolution. It:
had been said that they could nut touch the Times; he-
knew better ; for it was well known that that paper was
chiefly supported by its advertisements, and if that source
failed the paper would fall. Now, they ought all to
agree never to support those tradesmen that advertised
in the Times, then they would see what effect that would
have.—(Cheers.) They must oppose even public-houses
and coffee-shops that took that paper in.
Mr. Macuata. said he thought it was his duty to. an-
nounce to them that Mr. O'Brien would be in that
room On Monday night to address them.—(Cheers.)
The conduct of Messrs. Grisell and Peto was a system
of tyranny. He was ever ready to denounce the press
when used to oppr:ss the working man, but he was al-
ways anxious to denounce the damnable system of class
legislation.—(Cheers, and cries of " Question.")
Captain ACKERLEY—DO stick to the matter, Sir.
Mr. Macipt.m. continued.—He said the working men
of London had determined upon presenting Mr. Bron-
tierre O'Brien with a press—(Cheers)—in order to give
his master mind scope.—(Cheers.) They would present
him with a press, and his capacious mind would have
rttbm. There would be no Tory toad nor Whig toad in
it. It would only be applied to the people's interest.
He hoped they would support no man or house that took
in the papers which had been mentioned. There was a
daily Times, but they would soon have a Daily Star to
curb it.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then read the resolution, which was
carried unanimously, amidst the most tumultuous cheers.
. Mr. WAKLEY, who was received with loud cheering,
said that, on entering the room, he had not had the
slightest intention of addressing them, but had come
there forlhe sole purpose of making himself acquainted
with the true state of the case as between the masons
and their employers, with which he had been previously
acquainted ; but, as a Member of i?arliament, lie
thought it wasshhis bounden duty to make himself ac-
quainted with The truth.—(Hear, hear, hear.) The
first motion he had ever made in Parliament
had been in the case of the Dorchester labourers, and
again he had drawn the attention of Parliament to the
case of the Glasgow cotton spinners. The Dorchester
labourers had been recalled, and the Glasgow cotton
spinners, who had been the victims of a foul conspiracy,
had, although sentenced to transportation, never been
sent out of the country.—(Loud cheers.) He mentioned
these things to show that he had always advocated the
cause of the working classes. A great deal of angry
feeling had been expressed, and it was natural that it
should be felt, at the abuse which the press had lavished
on the working men. He begged them not to pay too
much attention to that. He himself got a portion of
that abuse too,' but he could assure the " meeting that
the falsehoods of the press were not believed: He had
been celled a Tory because he would not lend himself
be a tool for the infamous purposes of faction. Had he
dune so, although he should have proved false to every
principle he had ever professed the press would not have
attacked him. He retained the same place in the House
lie had ever occupied; for the purpose of showing the
working-classes how very little difference there was in
reality between the two parties who disputed for power ;
but. these falsehoods did good—they led to investigation
—and the truth was ultimately elicited when the false
hood recoiled on the heads of its originators.—(Conti-
nued cheers.) He had not until that evening known the
true cause of the mason's strike. He had previously
supposed that it related to wages ; but it now appeared
that they took their stand upon high moral grounds, and
that they turned out because they would not submit to a
tyranny to which no honest or honourable man could
submit. Now how could they obtain redress ? Not
from the Legislature, as at present constituted. That
was with the capitalists. The working men created the
capital, which was the monster that devoured them.—
(Loud cheers.) The spot which was the source of all
their evils, was the spot where the masons had struck—
(Loud clieers—and he felt convinced that the working
man could hope for no redress until he should be received
within the pale of the British Constitution.—(Loud
cheers.) In this strike the masons occupied high moral
and intellectual ground; in fact they had placed them-
selves-on the highest ground ever occupied by the work-
men of London.—(Cheers.) It was not a question of
pecuniary advantage, whether they were well fed and
clothed, as mere beasts of burden, but. they required to
be treated as moral and intellectual beinort, gs.
and no honest
They were
clearly deserving of sympathy and supp
or honourable man could refusetot his
had
dndheinnrtdo
his pocket to aid them.—(Loud cheer).
one charge against Allen,
gthnialttyofelfocsknemhgetgadtuheet—puwmhpe.
Any man who ore ra n
fin
ty ;ehbi.
es
couldfeliow thus prevent,
from satiating
sitningthtehe
an inmate of a feliin's eell,than to have authority over his
wi
their Inn
thirst,e sssv aosf
fellow-men.—(Loud theeirs.) He said that on the hypo 7
thesis that the allegations were true. Then with regard
Ivan to his conduct to the an who had left work to attend
his
mother's funeral : Was it possible, he would ask, tat
that circumstance had been represented to Messrs. Gri-
sell and Peto?
Mr. Wavrox said that Grisell and Pete had been
waited on by a deputation, who had offered to prove the
facts, and Grissell and Pete had promised them a hear-
ing; but when they came the next day, Grisell and Pete
refused to listen to theta, and said they considered they
had already lowered their dignity by giving them an in-
terview in the first instance.
Mr. WAKLEY considered that it was impossible that
any man who entertained a proper sentiment of self re-
spect, could remain in their-employ after such treatnieill
as that: This case had never yet been brought fairly be-

fore-the public, but wherever he went he should takecare
that it should be thoroughly understood. He had,
whenever the case had been mentioned to him, said. " I
know nothing of the circumstances of the case ; but I will
bet two to one, the masons are right." And why did he
say so ? Why, because it was contrary to human na-
ture that 200 men -should voluntarily throw
,themselves
out of work, and subject themselves to allthej domestic
privations consequent thereupon, unless they were ac-
tuated by some high principle of duty.-,-(Cheers.) Their
strength was in union, -and the more their union was
abused, the more firmly ought they to unite.--(Cheers.)
With regard to Parliament, all he could advise them to
ask from that body was to let them alone. Doubtless
some measure would be proposed during the'next.
sion for their protection—(A laugh)---,but he would
make it his duty most carefully to watch any. Awl mea-
sure. If any of the middle,classes or of the 'aristoeracy
should offer to unite with them, he would advise them to
hold out the right hand of fclrowship to them, but at all
events it was their ditty to go on to fight their own great
moral battle, and he doillafed not but in the end they
must obtain a glJriouS-Xridtailiiodlesairietory.—(Clicers.)
Captain A:Jim:Ley said tit,ir Hon; Friend, Mr. Wak-
ley, had told them that he did not fairly understand the
question at i.'isue before he heard the circimistances
tie-
d that evening ; and as he came to hear the truth,
in a few words he would still mare enlighten him. The
reason he (Captain Ackerley)Jiad given his 10/. was not
only to support the masons of London, but the working
classes all over, the kingdom.—(Cheers.) He hoped
-Mr. Wakley was alive to the bad system of contracts
adopted of late years by the Government. Some years
ago if a man lost his leg or any other limb on the public
works he had a pension, and, if he died, his wife and
children were provided for. But the system of contract-
ing had done away with that. A man that sustained an
injury in, the public service was as much entitled to a
pension as any captain or admiral in the navy. He had
prepared a memorial to the Government to that effect, and
hoped the meeting' would join him heart and
hand in supporting it. The Gallant Captain then read a
long memorial to Government on this subject. He
also submitted it resolution to the effect, that a simi-
lar memorial • should be presented to the Lord Mayor
of Londep. lle (Captain ACkerley) was elected yester-
day by all the old clothesueen of London—(Loud laugh-
ter, in which the Captain joined)—to 'represent their
grievances in Cutler-street.—(Loud -laughter.) The
Gallant Captain then submitted another resolution to
the meeting, that the public voice being the mind of
God, it is the opinion of this meeting that every ono
should have a voice in Parliament. He begged to ask
the Chairman to propose that resolution, cud he would
Isecond it.—(Much laughter.)
The CHAIRMAN said it was certainly rather singular
that the Gallant Captain should propose a resolution,
and then ask him to do it. If any person chose to do
so he would put it to the meeting, but he could not do
so himself.
Captain ACKERLEY—Here is Mr. Griffiths ; he is 21
years of age, and is ready for the work.=--(Laughter )
A young man, apparently about 16 years of age, here
stepped forward, but the meeting refused to hear him.
The CHAIRMAN, without noticing Captain Ackerley's
resolution, said that a meeting of the masons would be
held at the Craven Head, Drury-lane, next Wednesday
evening,. at eight o'clock.
Captain ACKERLEY rose, but
The CHAIRMAN said—l shall not put the resolution.
Captain ACKERLEY—Then I will put the resolution
Myself.
Various members were now beginning to move away,

when
Captain ACSERLEY said, " For Cod's sake stop, will
you, and put your shoulder to the wheel."
A vote of thanks was then proposed to the Chairman,
who left the platform in the possession of Captain Ac-
kerley, who continued protesting against the conduct of
the meeting towards Mtn.

STRIKE OF THE MASONS.
TO THE EDITOR OF. THE SUN.
Silt—Would you favour the masons, by inserting in
The'Sun the following copy of a letter from Edinburgh ?
I am, Sir, your's, &c.
THOMAS SHORTER, C. C., Secretary of
English Association of Masons.
' Craven's Head, Drury-lane, Nov. 4, 1841.
" Edinburgh, Oct. 31, 1841.
" BRETHREN—YOU will, no doubt, be anxious to hear
from us ; but circumstances, which we could not con-
trol, have prevented our sending to you earlier. We
have not lost a moment on our own account. We
herein inclose a bank cheque, on Coutts and Co., for
loot, and will, in a little time, send you another such
sum, and so on. Let us know how you are getting on.
Above all things, keep up your spirits. You must not
succumb to the enemy. The masons of Britain will not
suffer you to be laid down as a first course of Mac-
adamized highway, for inhumanity to ride rough shod
on: Never—no' never—it cannot,be—it shall not be!
" I remain, Brethren, your's respectfully,
"'JOHN ADIE, Secretary of the
Scottish Masons' Society."

BRIGH TON—Nov. 4.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A GENTLEMAN OF FOR-
TUNE OFF THE CHAIN-PIER.—Yesterday afternoon,
about four o'clock, a great sensation was caused amongst
the fashionable promenaders on the Chain-pier by a gen-
tleman atkempting to commit suicide by throwing-, him.
self into the sea Lff the Pier. It appears that the gen-
tleman, who is between 80 ansl4o years of age, anti
possessed of an ample fortune, has been a visitor at
Brighton for some time past. lie was observes! to con-
duct himself in 'father a singular manner on the prome-
nade at the end of-the Pier, and shortly afterwards de-
scended the steps used in landing and embarking pas-
sengers, and jumped into the sea. An alarm was in-
stnntly raised, and the Pier boat lowered ; the sea being
very calm, the men succeeded in getting the unfortunate
gentleman into the boat, and conteycd him with all
speed to Creak's baths, in apparently a lifeless state.
Medical assistance was procured, and after some time
succeeded in restoring animation. The unfortunate
gentleman was said to be subject to attacks of temporary
derangement, and had attempted on a previous occasion
to destroy himself by cutting his throat, the mark of
which, although healed, was quite visible. He still lies
at Creak's baths in a very precarious state.
ROBBERY OF COLONEL FLUDYER AT THE_ ALBIoN
HOTEL.--A very mysterious robbery took place at the
Albion Hotel, Brighton, a few evenings since. It
appears that Colonel Fludyer has been staying at the
above hotel for some time past, and had been in the
habit of keeping his money in a leather hat-box in his
dressing-room. On the evening in question the Gallant
Colonel, after dressing, left the money safely locked up
in the box ; but on the following morning he found the
lock had been picked, and 75/. in notes of the Rutland
Bank stolen. Mr. So!ornon, the chief officer, assisted
by Mr. Elmes,one of the superintendents of the Brighton
police, has been engaged in investigating the affair,
and the whole of the domestics at the Albion were
searched and examined by them, but not the slightest
clue has been obtained at present to the offenders, al-
though a reward of 20/. has been offered for their ap-
prehension.
THE HERRING Fisinny.—The hetring fishery has
commenced off here, and most of the boats have been
successful. Some of the Brighton boats proceeded off
Hastings, where they caught immense quantities. Dur-
ing the week fine herrings have been retailed is Brighton
at 4d. and 6d. per dozen.
HARE HUNTING ON THE BEACH.—Yesterday some
amusement was caused by a bare being discovered on
the beach. The fishermen commenced a pursuit, pelting
it with stones. They chased it from the Battery to the
end of Brunswick-terrace, where they succeeded in
heading her and turning her back, but after a long run
"puss" made good her retreat.
A farmer at Cuckfield, named Taylor, has lately lost
several sheep, from being worried to death by dogs. A
few evenings since Mr. Taylor set two spring traps, and
succeeded in catching two dogs, which he destroyed.
They had killed that night four sheep, besides lacerating
several others.
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