The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-27 00:00:00

CHARTIST MEETING.

Last night a meeting of the Chartists was held in the
City Theatre, Milton-street, Cripplegate, for the pur-
pose, as the bills convening the meeting expressed, " Of
bringing before the Legislature and the public;the des-
potic and inhuman treatment of the Chartist victims."
The names of Thomas Wakloy, Esq., M.P.; W. J. Fox,
Esq., M.P.; Feargus O'Connor, Esq., M.P.; and Shar-
man Crawford, Esq., M.P. were appended to the docu-
ment as having been invited to attend and address the
meeting. . .

Shortly after the theatre was opened, every part of the
building became tolerably well filled, but the numbers
congregated outside the building was considerably less
than on the previous evening, when the Irish Repealers
of London held their meeting ia the same premises. Effi.
e are evm eventful cient steps were taken by the authorities to suppress any
outbreak, in case the meeting should give rise to any
hdis-
turbance of the public peace.
Mr. DENNIS DWAINE was voted to the chair, and said
u --Theseu. Never mind what
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No
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has a right to embark in the fields of political agitation
unless he carefully weighs the line of action he is to
p
—never mind about your friends who may be incarce-
rated in dungeons for having told the truth. lam an
times
obstacle i
unflinching Chartist at heart and soul. We Chartists
are not anarchists. We do not want to overthrow pro-
perty, nor any institution that is useful to mankind, but '
every institution that interferes with the rights of the
people.—(Bursts of applause.). I should like to see Lord
John Russell, the Prime Minister of the Crown, come
into this meeting, and I would challenge him to produce
an assembly distinguished by greater order than the
present. lam sorry to say that the Ministers of the
Crown aro little better than traitors.—(Cheers.) So
long as I have a soul I will say and do everything in my
power to hurl from office that Ministry which has not
for its object the rights and liberties of the people.—
(Tremendous sheers.) Last evening, when we heard
that eloquent man, named O'Kavanagh, the chairman, a
barrister, told him that he was using illegal language,
which has since been published by the press, when he
used no more illegal than lam now using. I challange
any man who may have ransacked all the speeches of
Ernest Jones to find anything deserving of the punish•
ment he has been ordered to receive.—(Hear, hear.) I
claim of the Ministers of the Crown to solicit the Queen
to respite the sentences of these honest and brave men
who are now lying in gaol, the wives and families of
some of whom are now present.—(Cheers.) After some
further observations he resumed his seat amidst loud
cheering.
Letters of apology were read from Mr. Harney, Mr.
Wakley, M.P., and Mr. G. Thompson, M.P. Commu-
nications were also read from some of the Chartist pri-
soners. One was from Sharpe, dated Westminster
Bridewell, and addressed to his wife, complaining bit-
terly of the stringent rules to which he was subjected.
Another communication was from Ernest Jones, in which
he complained grievously of the oakum picking tasks
which he apprehended would greatly affect his vision.
Another epistle was read from Williams, which was
couched in similar terms.
Mr. BEEZOIt then moved the first resolution, viz.,
•'That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is unjust and
unwarrantable to subject political offenders to the same
treatment as common felons, inasmuch as there is no
permanent standard of political criminality. Political
crimes in one age are deemed virtues in succeeding ages,
as is evidenced by the prosecutions in past times of men
who, although their teachings subjected them to prose•
cution by the rulers of those times, are now hailed as
martyrs to truth and right, and the true friends of
human progression. This meeting, therefore, feels the
necessity of bringing the treatment of the men now con-
fined for political offences under the notice of the present
Government."

Mr. 'MERRIMAN aeconded the resolution, and said that
Lord John Russell was now playing the same game as
was performed by M. Guizot and Louis Philippe, and
we shall never have our rights until we show our deter-
mination in the same way as the French did.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution to the meet-

ing, which was carried.
Mr. SHAW then moved that a petition which was read
to the meeting, and prayed for a commutation of the
sentence on Ernest Jones and the other Chartist pri-
soners, should be signed by the Chairman and entrusted
to Mr. Wakley, for presentation to the House of Par-
liament.

Mr. StmuoNDs seconded the resolution ; and on
alluding to the Government he indulged in epithets
equally violent as did the preceding speakers. Some
boisterous proceedings then ensued, in which the chair-
ma❑ vainly endeavoured to restore order. Ultimately
the proceedings were brought to a conclusion by a vote
of thanks to tho Chairman.

The police, both City and Metropolitan, remained on
duty until an early hour this morning ; but fortunately
no riot, nor any disturbance of the public peace, was
attempted.

OFFICIAL REVIEW AND INSPECTION OF THE CITY
POLICE FORCE ON THE ARTILLERY-GROUND,—Yes-
terday afternoon a grand review and inspection of the
whole of the disposable men from each of the six divi-
sions of the City police force, amounting to nearly 500
men, took place on the parade ground of the City Artil-
lery, Bunhill-row, in the presence of the Right Hon. the
Lord Mayor, Aldermen Johnson, Wilson, and Salomons,
the members of the Police Committee, the chief commis-
sioner, Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey, and several of the
principal members of the Court of Common Council,&c.
The whole of the men, who were under the command of
the superintendent and inspectors of their respective di
visions, have been for:several days under drill exercise.
On the word of command being given the whole formed
in rank, open order, and afterwards went through the
whole of the military field evolutions—marched in quick
time, wheeled into line, advanced and retired in open
column, formed close columns, leading divisions ad-
vanced, wheeled, and broke into squares, &c., in all 20
of the usual field military evolutions. At the conclusion
of the inspection the Lord Mayor expressed his gratifi-
cation and approbation of the admirable discipline and
efficient manner in which the whole of the men had gone
through their evolutions.
MEETING ON THE CARLTON HILL.—On Monday
evening about a thousand men, the great majority 'of
whom were Irish, held a meeting on the Carlton Hill,
for the purpose of expressing sympathy with their coun-
trymen in Ireland during the present exigency! Some
speeches were delivered, and some motions adopted in
conformity with the object of the meeting, but the whole
proceedings were altogether peaceable and uninterest-
ing.—Edinburgh Advertiser.
THE WEATHER.—The weather since our last has
been unsettled. Saturday was, throughout the day,e
gloomy, and some showers fell in the afternoon. The
morning of Sunday was fine, but occasiothneal
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S.W. rain ; Gosport, S.W. rain ; Southampton, S.W.
rain ; Hertford, S.W. rain ; Chelmsford, S.W. rain.—
Manchester Guardian.
MAIL FOR THE SOUTH-WEST COAST OF AFRICA.
Yesterday her Majesty's ship Pantaloon, was appointed
to convey mails on the Ist proximo to Maderia, Ascen-
sion, Cape do Verdes, Sierra Leone, the Gambia, ane.
south-west coast of Africa. Letters, &c., will be iu
time on the evening of the 31st inst. Letters and news-
papers to go by this vessel must bo specially addressed
—By her Majesty's ship Pantaloon.
The Countess of Westmoreland has gone to
Brighton, and it is understood will not depart for Berlin
to join the Noble Earl before the tloae of the next
, month.