The Sun.
London, England, 1833-05-21 00:00:00

" ORDER OF THE MEETING.

" 1. The Council of the Political Union will walk in pro.=
cession, wearing their medals, and attended by the band and
banners of the Union, from the Union-rooms, in Great
Charles-street, at 11 precisely. The members of the Union, the
trades, with their bands and banners, and the friends of reform
generally, will join the procession.

" 2. Mr. Edmonds is appointed superintendent of the pro-
cession of the Council, and of the general management of the

meeting.

" 3. Mr. Horton is appointed superintendent of the Wol-
verhampton or Great North.road, in order to conduct tl.e
bodies of friends expected from that quarter.

" 4. Mr. Evans is appointed superintendent of the Dudley
and Stourbridge or Western-road, in order to conduct ti.c
bodies of friends expected from that quarter.
" 5. Mr. William Trow is appointed superintendent of the
Warwick, Coventry, and Southern roads, in order to conduct
the bodies of friends expected from those quarters.

" 6. All the bodies of friends coming to the meeting arc
particularly requested to preserve order, and to walk in regular
ranks.

" 7. As the different bodies of friends enter upon the ground,
the trumpet of the Union will sound, the superintendent will
announce their approach, and the meeting will receive them
with three times three, in token of respect and esteem for the
public spirit and patriotism which they exhibit. After the
three times three, the chorus of ' The Gathering of the Union'
will be sung by the meeting, led by the band.
"8. The superintendents will be on horseback; they will
wear the union jack upon a broad blue sash, and all persons arc
requested to pay respect to their orders and directions.
9. In order to insure a strict legality in all the proceed .
ings of the day, no person will be allowed to propose a motion,
or address the meeting, without having first obtained the con-
sent of the Chairman.

" 10. In order to bring the proceedings to an early close,
and allow time for the distant friends of the cause to retire to
their respective homes, the speakers are particularly requested
to condense their observations as much as may be in their
power, and, if possible, to confine themselves within the limits
of one quarter of an hour.

" 11. In order to prevent accidents and disagreements, all
persons attending the meeting are strictly urged and enjoined
to avoid pressing and crowding upon each other, and, above all
things, to avoid giving offence or displeasure to any person
whatever upon this great and important occasion.
" 12. The chair will be taken at 12 o'clock precisely.
" to. When the chairman requires silence the bugle of the
Union wilt sound, when every person present is requested to be
silent, and to attend to any directions which the chairman may
think it proper to give.

" 14. The chairman will close the meeting with a short ad-
dress, after which the different bands of music will draw off on
their respective roads, and all persons are requested to retire
forthwith to their home.

" 15. Peace, law, order, loyalty, and union—these are the
banners under which the people have gathered up their giant
strength—these are the banners under which the liberty and
prosperity of the people will shortly be restored.
" G. F. MUNTZ, Chairman of the Political Union.
" By order of the Council of the Union,
" G. DE BOSCO A'FT WOOD, Hon. Sec."

At an early hour in the morning a number of persons,
the owners of carts, waggons. and other vehicles from
which a view could be obtained, bad taken up their posi-
tions on the verge of the arena. There was also a nume-
rous attendance of ginger-beer, orange, table-air, and
biscuit merchant., each making the best arrangement he
could to dispose his wares in the beet order. The appear-
ance of the hill at this time was that of a great fair, as far
at least as regarded the number of booths and stalls of all
kinds. There were several very tall poles stuck up at diffe-
rent parts en the verge from which floated the national
colours. This gave a gay and lively appearance to the
whole scene. Up to nearly eleven o'clock, the number
of persons in attendance was comparatively trifling, and
these were for the greater part scattered in small groups
outside the arena. It was the object of the Committe.
of Council to reserve the arena as much as possible fur
the large bodies which were expected to arrive from the
surrounding towns and villages. Preparations had been
made, pursuant to the " order of proceedings," for different
deputations from the Council to meet and escort to their
appointed stations on the bill the processions of " the
countless masses," as they should arrive. Eleven o'clock,
however, had arrived, before any intimation was given of
the approach of any one of these bodies. In the mean
time the crowd increased in and around the arena, so as
to amount to 3,000 or 4,000, but these seemed mere
specks spread over a space which could without difficulty
accommodate from 150,000 to 200,000. The members
of the several deputations wore their medals as members
of the Council of the Union ; they also wore a blue and
white sash over the right shoulder, on which were in-
scribed the words "An honourable life or a glorious
death." From the centre of the hustings was displayed
en immense blue flag, with the words " Unity is Strength,"
" Our Legal and Constitutional Rights," &c.
By half-past 11 o'clock, the crowd in the arena had in-
creased by many thousands, though still wittmut the
arrival of any of the expected processions. The appearance
of the assembl ige even at this time was extremely striking.
There were at least 15,000 men, women, and children.
(A very large proportion of the women and children had
taken their stations on the carts and waggons forming the
verge of two sides of the circle, where the holyday dresses
of the women had a very gay appearance.)
At a quarter to 12 o'clock the Halesowen and Dudley
Unions, preceded by Mr. T. Attwood, juo., and two other
gentlemen, dressed in silk scarfs, and accompanied by a
numerous band of music, and a very gay collection of flags
and banners of every colour, came o❑ the ground, and
were received with loud cheers. They took up the posi-
tion previously marked out for them. As soon as they
had taken their stations, they sent their flags and banners
to be stationed at short distances. The same course was
followed by the other processions its they arrived ; and
when the whole were placed the appearance was the most
gay and lively that can be imagined. We may here
remark, and it is only justice to the committee to
mention it, that tbey seemed to have spared no pains
in making such arrangements as were calculated to
prevent any confusion or disorder. They also
gave all the accommodation in their power to the
reporters, for whom chairs were provided close to that
of the Chairman. At about half-past twelve o'clock the
grand procession, consisting of several bodies which had
assembled in the town, arrived on the bill. It was
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