The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-12 00:00:00

MEETING of TWENTY THOUSAND
PITMEN at SHADEN HILL.

(From the Tyne Mercury.)

On Monday a numerous meeting of the pitmen was held
on Shaden-hill, more generally known as the Black Fell. It
..vas said that 25,000 persons were present; our own impres-
sion was that 20,000 were about the number at the meeting.
Nearly all the men lately employed in the pits of the Tyne
and Wear were present, and each colliery was distinguished
by a flag or banner, bearing upon it the name of the colliery
and suitable inscription. The appearance of the men had
not in the slightest degree deteriorated since the meeting on
the Town-moor of Newcastle, and the general disposition was
proposedguieAfthteart thwaevlivnegmen should attend
exhorted them to
keep
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and
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the purpose of carrying the
motion
Mr. THOMAS HAY was called to the chair. He said—
tionuntsiknitrnts effect,
of
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the
tmeeting for
Fellow-men, I am thankful that by the providence of that
God who is an enemy to all oppression, we are again assem-
bled here to-day. I can read in the countenances of every
man the ties of brotherhood and fellow feeling, and I fall still
more proud that we can muster our 20,000 pitmen on Shaden-
hill, and that they conduct themselves peaceably and quietly.
Since the strike the march of intellect has been advancing,
and the people are thinking for themselves. I never saw
such a host of moral force men as I see assembled here to-
:lirayee.t,Oahndl the voice obicee
hoefatrhdis
by
yeetthie ngwill produce a wonderful
,
tyrants of the Coal-office.
After urging them to keep the peace and listen to the various
speakers, the Chair man introduced
Mr. NORMAN, from Thornley colliery, who moved the fol-
lowing resolution—" That., in the opinion of this meeting, the
masters' monthly agreements are calculated to break up our
union and destroy our liberty as Englishmen ; therefore, this
meeting pledges itself to resist it by all legal and constitu-
tional means.'
The resolution was carried.

JOSEPH FAWCETT, from West Moor, moved—" That in the
opinion of this meeting the struggle in which we are engaged
is one of justice and righteousness; and, based upon these
principles, it cannot fail to triumph ; therefore this meeting
pledges itself to continue the holy contest until our just
claims are acceded to."

JOSEPH BEESTON moved—" That after the diabolical at-
te:npt of our masters to force us into a breach of the peace,
this meeting pledges itself to keep within the pale of the
law, by firmly adhering to the principles and objects of the
Miners' Association."

CHRISTOPHER HAswELL moved—" That the thanks of this

meeting are due, and are hereby given, to the Trades of
Londoxi, Edinburgh. Manchester," Newcastle, and the carpet
weavers of Durham and Barnard Castle, to the trades in the
various other towns, to the miners generally of the United
Kingdom, for the support they have rendered during our
present struggle ; and we trust they will continue the same
until our contest is brought to a successful close, and we
pledge ourselves to assist them in return, should they ever be
placed in like circumstances.
.Mr. DANIELS seconded the resolution, all of which were
carried unanimously. A vote of thanks having been carried
with acclamation, the vast assemblage. dispersed.

ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING.—A most important
Anti-Corn-law meeting has been held at'Lyneham,
North Wiltshire. The district is a purely agricultural
one, and the persons of whom the meeting was com-
posed were fanners and farm-labourers, chiefly the lat-
ter. About one thousand were in attendance, and but
for the exceedingly unfavourable state of the weather
the meeting would have been a very large one. Reso-
lutions were unanimously passed in favour of free-trade,
a significant indication of the progress of free trade doc-
trines amongst a class fur whose benefit the landowners
have the impudence to affirm the corn-laws were enacted.
—Milton Free PI ess.
FATAL CONSEQUENCES Or SUDDEN EXCITEMENT.
—At an inquest held on Wednesday, before Wm. Carter, Esq.,
the Coroner for Surrey, at the Good Intent, East-street, Wal-
worth, as to the death of an old lady, who, it appeared, bad
for the last few days been labouring under considerable mental
excitement, in consequence of the behaviour of her daughter,
who it was said had set her at defiance, which resulted in a
fit of apoplexy, under which she died. The Coroner observed,
that an occurrence took place before his father, at Wimble-
don, which was not only an instance of the extraordinary
power of the human mind under personal suffering, but also
of the fearful result of sudden excitement, The case to which
he referred was that of a gentleman, having a very large
at last able to drive his family out in
property at Wimbledon, who had for months been confined to
his bed by the gout, to which lie was vvp,osnu3h,j.
cobcatise,libeawbaes
hadiates
seat
etliiftn
the edincthla into it.
aOnndehis day,
familyw bheieng in it, in driving
been carried
to
round the common the pony suddenly took fright and ran
away, This
,g.enilenian, losing all control over the horse,
jumped out or the earring() ran after the pony for some dig.
tance, and succeeded in stopping him, Re then fell down
dead, and it was shown Unit the death was paused by apo,
plexy, no doubt caused by the extraordinary excitement in
which )0 vills 41 iNdeavpura to gave hi 4144 r 9p,