The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-12 00:00:00

ELC PARKS IN MANCHESTER.
(Abridged from the Manchester Guardian.)
"1. Tuesday evening an aggregate meeting of the
e,e°l._l',lng• classes of Manchester and Saliba], convened
:ittLeVertisement and p'acards, was held in connection
in 4", the movement now making for this important object,
the tree- Trade Hall, Peter-street.
nevihe floor of the hull was nearly filled by half-past
eheaa o'clock, and there was a goodly number of ladies in
galleries, About a quarter before eight o'clock, a
iletitlets or gentlemen and operatives who had been an-
-tee:l as speakers, came upon the platform. Amongst
s 8. we noticed the Rev. William Huntington, Rector
fir '
.t.i,Johns ; Mr. Malcolm Ross, Dr. Lyon Playfair,
IL Holland, Mr. Edward Watkin, Mr. J. Falvey,
eh 41enjainin Fothergill, Mr. Abel Heywood, Mr. Wm.
ettleworth Dr. John Watts, Mr. R. J. Richardson,
tnifr • James Leach Mr. Ralph Smith, &c. &c. At ten
before eight o'clock, on the motion of Mr. R. J.
talon ardson, seconded by Mr. Morris, the chair was
Theb Air. Abel Heywood.
kw Clexieetate, in opening the proceedings, having
ten,. a °'opy of the placard by which the meeting was
hew eSied, adverted to the large and important meeting
cx, • in the Town- hall, at which the wealthy of the town
ejlgregated, and Lord F. Egerton, a gentleman and a
,orlar, gave I,oool.—(Applause..) Several gentlemen
blienchester; whose names were enrolled in every sub-
ce;;;Ption to promote the well being of the working clas-
reegaee subscriptions. Sir B. Heywood, Sir Thomas
7r! and many others of considerable influence came
Zlteel and advocated this question, not only by their
:Rhea, but more practically by their money. This
sati, e beginning of one of those progressive move •
ves now making throughout the kingdom ; for a
'terfi desire now existed in the minds of the higher and
ale classes to promote the welfare of the working
Nese's, than at any former period. He hoped that the
de'74ing classes would do all they could (and they could
r pach if they chose) to carry out this noble object.
I• it• J. RICHARDSON came forward to move the first
,ution. He had been in most large towns in the
toting Kingdom, and in some on the continent ; and,
tottkt,g the pleasure and healthy recreation enjoyed by
tee' sexes and all classes, he had deeply regretted that
Iktritnetropolis of manufactures should have no public
te "1' walks for its industrious community. He dwelt
endue extent of the Glasgow Green, two miles in length;
Efts on the Nottingham Meadows, where he had seen
4 to a hundred games of cricket being played at once,
1`0;411Y as five o'clock in the morning. Nottingham
the eats too, which had been attempted to be wrested from
len,Pa,aPle, they could again claim as their own, at Lam-
see' ihe parks of London were now open to the people;
tee a lar,ge extent of ground had been set aside for their
tie the east end of London, to be called the Viet°-
, leer
N the In Bristol the people had beautiful walks
who. - banks of the Avon, and on St. Vincent's rocks,
L',e hundreds of people might be seen walking in the
eli;tileinge In Dundee the Government, during the late
iieh'ess, contributed. a sum of money to be expended in
ittiere",ing Magdalen-green, where the inhabitants may
fie -.1 the breezes from the hills of Fife, the calm zephyrs
oetra the Carse of Gowrie and the bosom of the Tay. In
e_
testi "A, e, Perth, Arbroath, and Aberdeen, the inhabi-
Lem Francis
their spacious irehes for healthy recreation.
ten? rrancis Egerton had said that he was in arrears to
et ni Inhabitants of this town, and was only paying an in-
c, reent—(Applause)—and he was glad to see a kin-
se
sed e. leelin animating others to give their thousands
ite,„,tueir hundreds. He was quite sure, from what he
etat",of • the working classes, that they would indeed be
ken' for this assistance, and would show their grati-
tit,t; '3' doing their best to contribute. In their benefit
jells and shop clubs, and private coteries, let them make
lac t efforts. Let it not be said, " We'll have a park
lsh% or there, or yonder ;" let that be left to the parties
kit. had so well come forward with their funds in pro-
thol°tl of this object. The parks would doubtless be in
eerste„: districts where they would do most good to the
leisi'll•ng classes. In a few years they would have the.
illte"ego of walking on their own lands, and saying, in
einae dignity of freemen, " These are for us and our
Oren for ever." He concluded by moving, the first
Nur
Iton.
t',Leetes LEACH seconded the resolution.
Rey, W. HUNTINGTON Rector of St. John's, in
PenTtting the resolution, said he had the most sincere
4itn2re in giving whatever support he could, in his
tiee'"(oll in Manchester, to this most important resolu-
Nr ; and, if ever there was a measure to unite men of
pitseetiments and opinions together, it was this. During
tOejete?n years' residence here, he asked himself how he
tee best promote the welfare of the working classes,
believed they required nothing more than whole-
: and healthy amusement •, and he desired, that,
(At,this view, there might be longer hours of leisure.—
leehsuse.) He hoped that nothing would be said, how-
led'', at all irrelevant to the subject of the meeting. If
how-
tee'
followed it up as they ought, they would
hilan equal or a greater amount than had already been
114-'l. He was glad to see medical men present. From
°'`n experience he spoke when he said that many in-
44,suled from the impure and smoky atmosphere. In
thrs",nl
' months, he had lost, while living within the town,
th,`e beloved children • .and, since he had removed to
tin eatskirts, his family had enjoyed a health which he
as rely wished every labouring man to enjoy. It was
the Natural for men to buil I and live in towns, as for rabbits
*ell in burrows ; and the country was as dependent on
her towns as the towns upon the country. Venice had
P54,111472° 'Paris, her boulevards ; and London, her
41 • The same love of the country prevailed here,
ItAte4' Witnessed by the numbers flocking by the Bridge-
tte hZa,eket-boats, and by the railway to Alderley Edge.
rhea ;„"eoll told by a noble lord, of George H. that,
1/411e I",' ot. James's Palace, he said to his minister,
'eenl4,ll, this is scarcely worth?? of a king's garden; what
it cost to join St. James s Park and Green Park to
kett°Yal. gardens ?" The reply was, " Please your Ma-
lenttl Just three crowns"—meaning the crowns of Eisg •
(11.0 Ireland, and Scotland. His Majesty took the hint,
144 let the parks alone. Lately, in Scotland, on the
ltiers of the Highlands, he had witnessed the most
lee 'Y and friendly intercourse between landlord and
ietant, and he did not see why there might not be such
te,keourss in the public parks and gardens of Manches-
seAluetween the master manufacturers and operatives,
era great mutual benefit. He by no means despaired
spe:eing this come to pass. He dearly loved the honest
Iss-4tives of Manchester; he would rather see them with
(11 Pale, with more bronzed and sun-burnt faces.--
tee',4l%) Dean Milner, of Cambridge, said he had never
,tsee'eersed with an honest operative f Leeds, of which
eline Was a native) without learning something which
1.."-u not know before. Professor Sedgwick, when last
of baaehester, had beautifully said, that there should
*ell: so high a hedge between rich and poor, that the
NO de and offices of Christian kindness and sympathy
,tht :uot pass over.—(Hear.) In the -contemplation of
o;"rks of creation around them, in these public parks
aP C°lleht they could hardly fail " to look from nature
tre; nature's God." He hoped when thus enjoying re-
-410; 111241 every evening, the public would less desecrate the
math, but join in public worship on that day. It had
iiiaaid by one gentleman that the people would tear
'IN a flowers and root up the trees, but he did not be-
Istni anything of the kind. He hoped that in these gar-
-414 would be statues, porticoes, and ornaments ; and
itatpli We should have no longer to go abroad for pattern-
el,!,llers, but find the sources of design in these beauti-
`44;nes. He hoped that, ere long, these pleasures of
404.113ati0n would be changed into pleasures of posses-
Vls(Applause.)
114.* Moan's moved the second resolution, which
vseeonded by Mr. R. SMITH.
it i;4!,` MALCOLM Ross, in supporting the resolution, said
topis4Jseen asked what use would these parks be applied
4aeti He had been told that on an evening lately a thou-
food factory hands had been seen joining in one game of
theseuall. This was one of the uses of these parks. In
Parks he hoped there would be public fountains of
‘ll' Water, seats for the invalid, the sick, and the aged,
len4 everything that could contribute to the rational and
ent recreation of the people. [Mr. Ross then read
linhl.etter received from Sir R. Peel, which we have pub-
tethed in another place. It was received with the most
ateeliclbilasagtiec.. j
;Pet,:and repeated cheering throughout the vast
P. H. HOLLAND, surgeon, said he had been re-
Stired to bring forward a few facts as regarded the
ee.'" of the population. In all towns there was a very
excess of mortality; and a commission had been
'lltering into the causes of this excess, the report of
Ites-‘*" he held in his hand, and one of the commissioners
eb, Present, watching the proceedings of the meeting
tit great interest. In this town there was a large ex-
la °f mortality over that of rural districts, amounting
Abe'
to 10,259 extra deaths more than in an
Population of the healthy pait of the country.
41,„Wae not inevitable ; therefore to resign them-
he' to it was ndt pttience, but folly, if not guilt. The
141,1' Were the principal sufferers, as shown by coloured
l't,lB and curves of the mortality of different classes in
Avt"`°a• Half the gentry survived to the age of forty-
' whereas Whereas half the children of the operative classes
ektp.before the age of five years. Very much of the
tiet7 mortality among children would be removed, if
Sit eftld only have fresh air. The remedy was to
e our mode of life in this town that of the country.
epee Peeing and cleansing our streets, and having in-
k:llo,7s of public health ; remove burial grounds from
si-gat us, and have places of public recreation and ex-
,k
ate and we will make a large subtraction from that
41tp't; tY, and increase the means of health and strength,
kite and enjoyment. Let every one contribute his
to thenwever small ; if he gave all he could it was equal
Rive donation of thousands from the wealthy. Let all
eepir:lfor all would enjoy the advantages of these public
.Th "d playgrounds.
41116„.° CHAIRMAN put the resolution, which was passed
Igtoously,
44verLTHOmas FALVEY, in moving the third resolution,
kree to the magnitude of the meeting as exceedingly
IfYin
6el es, and a proof of the great interest that the work-
110D0 :!as took in this question, which so immediately and
tautly concerned them.
ais 1
theresolutions of a practical nature were agreed to,
Illeeting broke up.

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the
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4.Pric:nt• Specimens were recently shown ,in the
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ive si,.,
--"'e•----Boribay Times.