The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-16 00:00:00

(346ci elsewhere,
wit,.!l these societies ;ave seen a real
collision
for while there are as-
°Alladon s for all thesepurposes, the re is also at)
association for leaving the poor needlewoman unabL
ti?) bnY more than three-fourths of the bread which
in might purchase—there is an association fur mak -
g a POOr man spend so much for food, that he can-
-114 buy a stock f linen to go to wash !—(Cheers)—
ridthere is a society that so interferes with the rights
liewants of the poor, that they lose all
ar and desire to put themselves into better
de,,ltat!.ons—• ...tLere is a society that has a direct ten-
to"'Y to diminish the amount of work for the poor,
w enttail their employment, and to deteriorate the
ceotrth of that employment—there is an antagonist so-
andl to all these professed benevolent institutions,
that •
tug. is the Central Society for keeping up the
:1!ion on bread ! They are the parties who
cietteptobe accused of those who are so much
ht th these special charities. On their heds
thei e thunderbolts to fall. It is they who area,on
L.l. trial, not the leader of the League. The
afagne on its trial, inded ! Why, providence has
;ivtlemnpihtanattirial, and they have stood it bravely and
wintered it Y-
eers.
(Ch • ) They have summered and
told 2
.; in the season of heaviest suffering
har_ 4 times of comparative prosperity they
t6e
haveaded the cause before the Legislature ;
taZ.:e pleaded it before assemblages of tremendous
philll4l es; they have been to use an apostoc
mate, "instant in season and out of season ;" every
the nu been to them a time and season for advancing
tot great cause of Justice and charity. They stand
kid InerelY acquitted, but deserving of all honour
Praise. It is the other party that ii
premi" ittl t •
of t 1 e
erto
thrial—it is the moral courage
at is on trial ; it is his disposition to carry
eon practice his own professed principles; it is the
opheittilltutiort of the country that is on trial, to see
great el' it Can furnish the means of redressing this elf,ro,n,and Pervading. wrong ; it is the spirit, n n.i
are wi and determination of the British people that
out
"14°,11 trial, to see whether they
will 1).14
the
01 they do themselves right by putting down
teeticr)ression of
a class. They call themselves pro-
ansocietf.sneieties ! Why, we are the true protection
d h,l's• They are a protection society for the rich_ the re.w,e6lll—Ae are a society for the protection of
proteet,..,,y a,
on ", helpless. They are a society for the
,f 7 the' - cs' high prices of food—we
ki4olkt Prptection of the are a societys
highest worth of wag
Prot_ cheers.) TheY
R.,_ ectiort of
tec-
are a society for e the
indolence and rent—we for the ro 79:11I. industry
ti_itructive and enterprise. They are a societyan;i
fier'ne protection of a demoralising, degrading, ,
sYstem--we for the protection of universal
rsal
cgrte, justice, and charity !—(The conclusionntlitut,h,el
eheeriss was received with loud and long-co
Th nB%)
Dr--, 6 eusaiockx then thanked the meeting
the
the
cisZ,Llorder that had been kept threughout. h pro-
day nlttbarid announced the next meeting for that
seltteci
ter
giving three cheers, the immense assembly

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