Star.
London, England, 1830-02-23 00:00:00

MEETING AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.

Yesterday a numerous and respectable meeting was held in the
Egyptian.hall,Mansion-house,of the merchants,bankers,shipowners,
manufacturers, and traders of the city of London, to take into con-
sideration the general distress, and to petition Parliament to institute
an immediate inquiry into the causes thereof, and for the adoption of
such measures as may best tend to an effectual and speedy removal
of the same,
The LORD Maros took the chair. His Lordship stated, that
he called the meeting in consequence of a requisition presented to
him : the object of the meeting was one of the greatest importance
to the community at large, and ought to be discussed with great
coolness and temper. tic would leave the'subject in their hands.
He then lead the requisition.
Mr. Lzoo said, that the present distress induced him to come
forward to support the object of the meeting, in applying to Parlia-
ment upw the subject of the unparalleled distress, which could not be
contradicted ; in fact, there was no branch of trade free from it,
the manufacturer, the shipowner, the merchant, the agriculturist,
all justly complained of the situation in which they were placed
by the excessive system of government. He was enabled to speak
more positively of the trade with which he was connected,
and to state, without fear of contradiction, that the tradesmen
in his business were reduced to the greatest distress, and that
those who were in the habit of earning from 10e. to lb. a week
were now driven to the necessity of breaking stones for 2s. ; that
the privation and want endured by the working classes ultimately
compelled and drove them to poaching and robbery ; that the pau.
per houses in London and throughout the country were filled with •
persons who formerly enjoyed the comforts of life, and *rho were
now forced to feek an asylum for the want of em p t; this
was attributable to the excessive taxation, the bad keE: of the
sudden alteration in the currency, and the injudicious laws relating
to:free trade, which, instead of improving the commerce of the
country, had almost annihilated it. He then read the following re-

I.4hat this meeting feel themselves called upon to represent to
both Houses of Parliament the great depression and consequent din
tress that now exidin the mercantile, trading, manufacturing, and
shipping concern! of this city and the metropolis, and which boar
with such peculiar severity upon the industrious and labouring
chums.

2. That the existing distress is not assignable to any tempepay
cause, or limited to any particular part of the empire, but extends
Mlle agricultural and all the productive classes of the community--
dad there has been for some time pest an unprecedented and rapidly
lax Bing depreciation in all articles of manufacture and products
•of 'beer, to • such an extent that thousands of beads lam. been
imps. pat of employment, while. others have only been able to
ski a precarious and insurkient subsistence.
• • & Thai this meeting declare it as •their decided. opinion, that a
!heel!' cause of all these evils is the enormous and overwhelming
flame et taxation, rendered nearly double in effect and oppressive
apwals.bt the &bastion of the .currency, which has withdrawn
toga general circulation and productive employments large.amount
of capital, and concentrated the same in the hands of comparatively
few isdirkkialk. thereby - causing the taxes to approximate to the
is of the people, and in defect of profitsto their capital,
ng the whole system of commercial enterprise, and paralysing
WM Mutes Malmo et tbe.souatry.
•4. That ano.her prominent cause of the pinent distress, and by,
waltleb these evils had been greatly aggravated, are those laws which
me wise confidently mid would impute, thettradearid:manutactuses
at ibccountud by establishing a. teciprocity of trade with other na.
Lions, but whkb, as other nation's Yaire not stleiltedk shaft pa
.balit °ponied most. injarieuslp, antl•augssentalr the •public
diem*" by allowing /oreign labour to enter into .eotripetititin with
&lash labour In the home market of this-country.
Shattsitey semi k the more setameary to twatetritek gritwantwe
Imels....taParliantent, as his Majesty's oyr:rumens seem to be so-
tt4tll the nal suite and- -of the 'roomy u. and
7Ze"Tis—e; have admitted, in the speech from the throne, that dia.

l'actuses

MSS existed la some places," they have stated, from Actitious and
fallacious custom-house valuations, an inaease of exports, as
" indications of active commerce," while it is notorious that tl:c Re-
ntal value of exports has fallen off, to the amount of several minions
a year, for several years put, and have often yielded no profit-
able return.

8. That they have seen with no less surprise the retail trade re-
presented as in a prosperous state, while melancholy proofs to the
contrary are weekly presented by the long lists of bankrupts and in-
solvents, and still more numerous compositions with cieditors.
7. That in their opinion the diminished means of the people can-
not sustain the sante weight of taxes, bearing as they do upon all
the necessaries of life—that the present state of the country demands
every possible reduction of the national burdens, and the removal
of the moat oppressive taxes—that the proposed reductions of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer are quite inadequate to the allevistion
of the present suffering, and cannot satisfy the expectations of the
public ; and it is with deep coot rn they find, after 15 'Jean of pia-
found peace, enormous military and civil establishments art: still
kept up, a profuse expenditure in places, pensions, and aphis int-
meets still to be continued, many of them necessary o.ily f.yr pur-
poses of patronage and Parliamentary influence.
8. That the unparalleled oppression upon the agricultural interests
affects all classes of the people, and to the distress of this the le.td-
ing interests of the country, a considerable portion of the enth.o -
easement and losses of your petitioners may be attributed.
9. That petitions be presented to both Hosiscs of Parliament,
praying, that they will take all these matters into their serious eon.
sideration, and that they will immediately inquire into the cause of
these evils, and adopt the most prompt and efficacious measures to
remedy the same.
Mr. YOUNG said, that the distress was general, and pervaded
the whole community, and that it became essentially necessary
to remove the impression created by a statement made in
another place, where it was stated that the distress was an.
fined to particular districts. Every man must come to the
couclusion that the distress was general, and every description
of trade bore him out in the statement. The subject unth
the consideration of the meeting was one of great magnitude
and was likely to give rise to different opinions; but for the sake of
unanimity he would refrain from saying any thing calculated to
weaken the effect of any measure that might be adopted by the
meeting. They should unite and use all their influence to impress
upon parliamens the necessity of immediately investigating the
cause of:the evils under which the country suffered. It was not the
reduction of 1,000,000/. or 1.200,0001. a year that would relieve
the present dune's. He cordially agreed in the spirit of the resolu-
tions, and begged to second them.
Mr. PERRIN° supported the resolutions.
Mr. WADDING, a silk-manufacturer, maid that he had much in-
formation to lay before the meeting, and trusted that the noble
Duke at the head of His Majesty's Government would not designate
the present meeting a farce (cheers), as the subject upon which they
met to discuss was one of great importance, and in which every mai.
in England was deeply concerned. They met to deliberate upon the
cause of the general and unparalleled distress that pervaded rvt ry
branch of trade. (Cheers.) The overseen in avers( parishes were
without funds. In the parish of Shoreditch the overseers drew upon
the treasurer for 4201. who refused to pay it unless they became
responsible to him for the amount, as he had already advanced
2,5001. to the pariah. The result was, that they were obliged to
apply to the magistrates of worship-street district for warrants
of distress to the amount of 1,2001. Was this distress or not %
(Cheers.) In the parish of Bethnal-green, the poverty and wretched-
ness of the poor it was impossible to describe: it had been gradually
increasing since 1825 to the present time. There were in that pa-
rish 1,370 paupers in the workhouse, and 5,040 persons who re-
ceived relief besides. In Nortonfalgate the poor rates had increased,
from the same period, from 11,0001. to 19,0001. Various were the
uses assigned foe this distress. After the war the late
lord Castlereagh attributed the distress to the sudden transi-
tion from war to peace ; very soon after Lord Liverpool attri-
buted it to a superabundant harvest.—(Cheers.) He never
read any thing like that declaration of the noble lord's. It
amounted to this that the fruits of the earth were a curse

(Hear, bear.) Then came Malthus, who attributed the distress and
I poverty oftbs people to a superabundant population, praying with
uplifted eyes to heaven, that *very thing should be unfruitful.
(Cheers.) A member of the House of Commons brought a bill
into Parliament last week, to prevent the manufacturer fron paying
the labourer in goods. Was not, that alone a proof of the utstreued
condition of the manufacturer ? The noble Duke, the other day,
told the most august assembly in the empire, that machinery and
I steam were the causes of our distress. (Oleos and laughter.)
The list of bankrupts published weekly in the Gazette pre-
sented a frightful statement of the general distress, and attain!y
ithe noble Duke could not fairly attribute the failure of so many
traders, whose pursuits were totally unconnected with ma-
chinery and steam, to any such cause as he assigned. Within a
very short period his Grace would find that there had been 13
auctioneers, 43 builders, 20 booksellers, :41 coal-merchants, 30
cord-weavers, 01 grocers, 34 innkeepers, 100 merchants, 33 tai.
less, bankrupts. Did his Grace mean to say that all those per-
sons had been ruined by steam ? (Cheers,) and the tailors also ?
(Cheers and laughter.) They had unfortunately arrived at that
period when industry was not rewarded. He regretted to say
that it was the case with him : he was in the habit of working
from morning till night without meeting the reward he
was entitled to, and In fact for the last two years be had
been living upon his capital. Retrenchment was the only
way in which the distress of the country could be alleviated
(great cheering), 'commencing with the crown down to the
bbiMetart. (Chats.) He regretted that the noble example set
illarquis Camden had not been followed by other aristocrats,
who extracted enormous sums from the people. His Majesty, in
his speech at the opening of Parliament, said, " that he continues
to receive from all foreign powers the strongest assurances of their
desire to maintain and cultivate the most friendly relations with this
country." If that was true, why keesuitap such an immense stand-
by army ? (Cheers.) He believed ministers would not have
made the recent paltry reductions, if they had thought they should
have been enabled to collect it.

Alderman WAITE Maw addressed the meeting at coosiderable
length, and recommended unity and firmness, as essential to pro-
cure redress for the grievances they so justly complained of.
Mr. Nicnotsott said, that be did not come there with a speech
ready made. The worthy alderman who spoke last ought to have
reserved his speech for another place, and have left the citizens to
make their own complaints. [lt is quite impossible to describe the
scene of uproar and confusion that took place, and continued, during
the period this gentleman was speaking, and reading a petition
which he moved aeon amendment to the resolutions, and which was
seconded by some person in the crowd.)
Mr. HUNT now presented himself to thee:owing amidst themes'
uproarious acclamations. He said that he should inform his fellow.
citizens that that was the first time that he had the honour of enter-
ing the lialL—(a laugh.) lie felt deeply the compliments which
his fellow.citisens paid him, in thus calling upon him to express
his few opinions on the important question before them. Ile hoped
that if, in expressing his opinion on this subject, he might Fyn
to (hirer in his opinion with any body else—he hoped he sWii
be heard with patience and temperance, and that he would be
allowed to express his sentiments freely and as an Englishman, and
not be put down as the gentleman was who preceded him. If he had
atssaisd the Meeting without expressing a single opinion, he never.
their/84dr that he had gained somethiog in hearing the may,
shniabdorward, convincing, eloquent, English and Irish speech.—
(lereetter)—which they had that day head frost the gentleman
behind hum. In that gentleman they witnessed the true RAMP
ims ENlishman, &Muer . sites gentleman happeosd to be
bus in Ireland. He shoved be had a heart to symPathtie is
the distresses of Englishmen I an& no man could have more
powerfully drawn a picture of thou• distresses than he had done.
With regard to the causes of the dialects, they had heard a good deal
in the resolutions. Some attributed the distress to the excessive tax.
slims—some to the change in the currency I whilst others attributed
it to the free trade. Now, the resolutions proposed attributed the die.
tress to the two great causes; namely, to free trade and excessive
taxation. Culd any man for a nutrient doubt that excessive tax.
Won was die-cause of the distress He would ask them what was
the cause of that excessive taxation E Hear, hear, hear.) They •
ought to go to the cause at once. What was the cause ? lie
-•- • • the time when the very roof of the Hall in which he
vat diets addressing them, was nearly rent by the shouts sad
uproarious cheering of those persons who supported and ad.
'bested the Pitt system of the day, and cried out foe was—a
war got up for no other purpose than that of preventing a
Radial Reform in the House of Cosunoas—(Cheers.) That
war was no doubt the great earn of their distress; but at
the earns time there were other coneomitant causes, all bear.
ing towards one point. The change in the currency, no
doubt, operated as a cause, but that ntinous war eat the great cause
of their present distress. If such, *lnn, was the cause, should the'
citizens of London, the most req.ecnshie and intelligent portion of
the community, retire from that Hall wiriout espressin ' what they
thought was the great cause of the present unpomlkled distress or
the county, and whit they considered the remiedy•to be? The
worthy) (Waltham%) in addressing these, said that he
had more public meceuip,than any man of his day. Now
he (Mr. Hunt) thought that the worthy Aldennan meet have
been altogether ignorant that he (Mn Heat) teas In existence, or
that he. was present st the outing when * made that eUtte•
mast— (a laugh.) Fur may years he had made it bit be aine* to
attend every public meeting; and be had bees present at them
11U, with the empties of cos—he nicest the meeting of tors Cont.
anon tills which, uthil lately. he he not the reellbrtune
'to irelehnitted. The' pr.ttentart who proposed' and seermild the
Lresolution considered, that upon the p c.teat.stecasios t or: ought
Ito be' i general• tioan!mhy, in •order u. edics the porticoes, geou.
Nor, he was a man who wo.tld never. shandom a prb Opts Iter a
temporary unanimity. These resolutions, he considered, did

true cause of the distress of the country.
At great cause of that distress-..namely, that
tuinous war which had entailed upon the
vy and wretchedness. Was there, he would ask,
for a moment, could believe that the House of
• present constituted, could serve their con.
;its. or do any thing to relieve the distresses of the people ?
( hear, hear, and Cheers.) He (Mr. Hunt) had often differed with
I,:e worthy Alderman (Walthmen) upon political matters—but,
eevertheless, that would not prevent him from doing the worthy Al-
nerman all the justice he deserved for the honest, manly, and straigh-
ter ward manner in which he on a late occasion, in his place in Par-
liament, resisted the voting away millions of the public money,
and that too at a late hour at night, when thieves of easy descrip-
tici. were abroad. (A laugh.) He hoped the public Press would not
I.tit that expression of his down as meaning aught of d
to that honourable House. No good could be expected
1!•:it House whilst it remained as it now was Mr. Nicholson
had said that he never would lend himself to ^Amother petition
it ins own of that day was not attended to. Now he thought Mr.
Nicholson would have acted much more wisely if he bad not lent
himself to that petition.—(A laugh.) What was the remedy which
was now proposed? It was, that there should be a committee of
inquiry appointed of the members of the House of Commons upon
this subject. Was there any necessity, he would ask, for inquiry?
—(Hear, hear.) Was there any member of the House of Commons
ignorant of the distress of the country ? ( Hear.) Were ministers
ignorant of it ?—(Hear, hear.) No ; they were not ignorant of
it; but they were determined to continue the present system
as long as they could draw a shilling from the pockets
of the people.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Were those circum.
stances under which the citizens of London—the most en-
lightened part of the community—ought to hold up their hands
in that hall, and vote for a Committee of Inquiry if he thought
that any possible good could accrue from it, or if any gentleman
present, particularly if be was a Member of the House of Com-
mons—for instance, the worthy Alderman, would pledge himself
that any good would be gained by such a committee, he would agree
to the resolutions, and withdraw any opposition be might have
thought fit to have offered to them. But he should not feel that be
was doing his duty if he did not propose one or two resolutions
to be added to those which they had already heard. He had been
in prison for two years and a half for his advocacy of the principles
which were contained in the resolutions be was going to read to
them ' • but 20, nay 30 years more of imprisonment would not
deter him, or make him forego the advocacy of those principles
which he considered a sacred cause. They would perhaps be
told that they were asking for more than they had a right to
expect. Let the people ask for what they were entitled to
demand their rights (Hear, hear, and chats) If the
Meeting would only sanction his resolutions by its appro-
bation, they would receive double the force in their applica-
tion by being sanctioned by so highly respectable a meeting of the
merchants, shipowners, and citizens of London. If they should sp.
prove of those resolutions, and stamp them with their sanction, he
should then feel that he had not lived in vain. They had now ar-
rived at that state of distress that foreigners must be shocked when
they read the accounts in the papers of what want has caused in
this country—they had now arrived at a period when even the very
beggar in the streets knew the corruption of the House of Commons
—nay, it was not only acknowledged on all bands outside, but
even inside that house. Knowing that, what did they expect from
a committee of inquiry of that house? He_ would ask them
to look at Mr. Goulbourn's expoa the other evening. It appeared
from that, that the Ministers never intended to do any thing to
relieve the people from their burdens. They propose to reduce the
expenditure something, but say nothing about a reduction of taxa-
tion. If any thing was to be done effectually in the way of roc
ducing the expenditure, it should be done as was eloquently ex-
pressed bicialientleman who had spoken—namely, by commencing
with the (cheers), then the members of the Royal Family,
and so on to e Army and Navy, and the other branches of ex-
penditure. It bad been said that justice had not been done to
the Marquis of Camden for generously_ giving up his sinecure of
8,0001. as Teller of the Exchequer. He should not give him an
credit for giving up that to whichhe was not entitled, and of which
he had robbed the country for so many years. (No, no.) Now he
should like to set them right upon that subject ; and he would
not be put down by a few persons, who knew nothing about the
matter. When the Marquis of Camden era Recorder of Bath, a
petition was got up in that city, signed by about 10,000 most
respectable persons, with a view towards petitioning the
l
lature to relieve the people from this shameful sinecure.. ient
mation was given to the Noble Marquis that this petition was to be
presented to the House of Commons, and then it was, the very
night before it was to have been presented, that he sent in his re-
signation. (Hear hear.) He felt quite ashamed of having so
long taken up their time. (Cries of No, no.") He felt grateful
to them for the kind attention with which they had beard him; and
in conclusion he could only say that his fellow-cWzats and coun-
trymen, whether in prosperity or distress, should always com-
mand his best efforts for their welfare. (Mr. Hunt, having read
the following resolutions, sat down amidst the greatest chew-
ing)

Resolved,—That in the opinion of this meeting, the general and
overwhelming distress which now pervades all ranks and classes in
this country who are not annuitants, and who do not live upon the
taxes, originated in the long, bloody, and extravagant wars waged
and arried on against the liberties of the people of America and
of France, during the reign of George the Third, which wars were
sanctioned and abetted by a very large majority of a corrupt and
self-elected House of Commons.
Resolved—That in the opinion of this Meeting, the immediate
cause of this distress is solely to be attributed to acts of Parliament,
sanctioned by Parliaments not chosen by the people of England, and
r that it is in vain, nay, that it is %Milli and delusive, to expect, or
to hold out an opinion to the country, that these distreues will ever
be relieved till there is a real, effbetual, and radical Reform in the
Commons House of Parliament.
They were seconded, and carried unanimously.
Aldermen Tuorersox and WOOD then addressed the meeting,
and pledged themselves to support the Petition Parliament.
The Loan MAYOR then put Mr. Nicholeen's amendment,
which was lost, and the resolutions were carried unanimously.
His Lordship then put Mr. Hunt's resolutions, which were car-
ried with acclamation.
The petition is to be presented to the House of Common. by Mr.
Alderman Waithman, and Lord Radnor is to present it to the
House of Lords.
Thanks were moved to the LORD MAYOR, who returned thanks,
and expressed his willingness to forward upon all occasions the
views of his fellow-citizens.

• Prince Carignan, the heir to the throne of Sardinia, is
still in disgrace with the Court. The Grand Duke of Tuscany and
the King of Bavaria are endeavouring amicably to arrange the dif.
*tenon.
Saturday the dispatches were closed at the East India
House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships, viz. the
Edinburgh, Captain Henry Bax ; Berwkishire, Captain Frederick
Madan, for Bombay and China.
The Echo of Truth, a paper published- at Naplei, esti-
mates the number of the population of the universe at 832 mil.
lions in Europe 172, Asia 330, Africa 70, America 40,
Australia 20. The number of births and deaths annually thus t—
in births 23,407,410; deaths, 18,688,235: being at the rate of 44
births and 93 deaths in erery minute.
The County Members will, it is hoped, lose no oppor-
tunity in cesuktnily urging Ministers to reduce the taxation; and,
by what fell from the Chance lor of the Exchequer on Friday, it is
hoped that they will not appeal in vain.
Colonel Rowan, the Chief Commissioner of Police, had
a long conference, a few days since, with the select committee of the
Court of Aldermen, relative to the proposed introduction of the new
system into the City.
At a late Old Bailey Sessions a man, convicted of sheep
stealing, had his sentence spited on the ground that the animal
was described in the indictment as a sheep only, and not as a ex&

sheep.
A Correspondent asks, " How is it, notwithstanding
that woollen cloths have fallen most considerably in price, still the
tailors continue to charge most extraeagessefy for articles of clothing ?
(The question is easily answered—the public are simple enough to
comply with the tailors' extortions.)
M. T. Sadler, Esq. the Honourable Member for
Newark, is at present much indisposed.
The Earl of Aberdeen gave a grand dinner on Satur-
day evening, at Argyll House, to a large party.
The Austrian Ambassador had a long conference with
the Duke of Wellington, on Saturday, at the Treasury.
The Colombian Minister had an interview with the
Earl of Aberdeen, on Saturday, at the office of the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs.
W. H. Schenley, tag. British Consul in Hayti, left
Portsmouth, on board his Majesty's ship Winchester, for the West
•
ladies, on the 14th inst.
Mr. C. N. Pallmer (the Member for Surrey) stated oa
Friday night; " that the Members of the House of Commons
should throw into the Reunite the profits arising from the absurd
privilege of franking." -
The Neal:lair and Hanes Town Ministers transacted
bosinees on y, at the Mee of the *mew of &gut to
Foreign Affairs.
Lord Wallace trensabted business at the Office of the
Sawa. of Tiede on Saturday.

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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The notices of Mr. lEttiot's indisposidon, and of the perform-
ance at Drury Lane last night, are unavoidably postponed, in con-
sequence of the length and importance of our Parliamentary Report.

A Morning Paper of to-day—with reference to the
late Hanover Square catastrophe—has the audacity to
talk of the innocence of the illustrious person, who was the
cause of that catastrophe. We recommend him to be quiet:
we recommend him, especially, not to implicate really in-
nocent individuals, in his eagerness to exculpate cha-
racters, which are damned too deep in infamy for excul-
pation ever to redeem. He talks about men being mur-
dered—an infelicitous expression, considering whose
cause he is asserting—" by the fiend-like falsehoods of a
faction:" and he invokes LA W--J USTIC E—MOR ALI T Y-•••
DNCENC Y—in the name of him, who has insulted
and outraged them all. The public—he tells us—
are now satisfied of the perfect innocence of that
MAN, to whom guilt cleaves as a garment: and he calls
upon him to face his accusers, and not be deterred from
adopting severe and exemplary measures. No doubt, if
indigenous tyranny could have its way, its revengeful
doings would be severe enough : but we are not living
under the protection of Berlin justice here. Now, then—
for the last time—we charge this ruffianly writer to be
quiet : if he continue to tear in pieces innocent parties,
to raise by their sacrifice a rampart round his cha-
racterless and guilty patron, let him beware of the
disclosures which are yet behind—for we can divulge
that, which would blast him like commissioned lightning.
As to the illustrious object of these wicked and ineffectual
palliation, we have no desire to press against him in un-
necessary aggravation of his shame—remorse, we were
going to say—but that were a supererogatory fancy. He
will feel, however—no doubt—with us, that such de-
fenders had better leave him alone : there is a wide

' difference between facing one's accusers, and—the
Shakspearean converse of that exploit—" backing of one's
friends." Now, then, we take our leave of that incon-
siderate morning paper, whose over-zeal in the cause of
his moral blackanwor has been equally imprudent and
unprincipled. This is the last warning that we shall
give either him or his patron : let him, then, be advised,
ere he drag into the day-light stains, which " the mul-
titudinous sea" might not suffice to cleanse.

However the retainers of government may attempt to
contravene the fact, and hide their dismay, it is undeni-
able that the Meeting which took place yesterday at the
Mansion House, was one of the most important that
has occurred for a long series of years. A more able
or interesting exposition of the public distresses, than
that which was embodied in the speech of Mr. WAD-
DEN, has not been heard either within or without
the walls of Parliament. The striking circumstance
that the speaker was himself a manufacturer,
living amidst the appalling miseries which he too well
described, added ten fold weight to his heart-harrowing
narration. We heard every word which fell from this
gentleman, and we should feel it a dereliction equally
from candour and public duty, if we failed to
express here our unqualified admiration of his in-
trepid and manly pleadings for the people. In
addition to natural eloquence of a high order, .Mr.
WADDEN proved himself to be thoroughly acquainted
with .his subject. A few such men in the Howe of
Commons would be invaluable to the country.
But great as the services rendered by Mr. WADDEN
are, they are even transcended by the Resolutions
moved by Mr. HUNT. The subject matter of these
was closer to the core of our grievances— in a
few words—than any Resolutions ever' yet adopted
at a public meeting ; and correspondent with
their deep 'importance was the enthusiastic feeling
with which they were received and carried. We never
saw so much enthusiasm and unanimity together : the
occlamations—U each Resolution was 'proposed—
were deafening and long continued. When we
state that there could not be less than TWELVE
UUNDRILD persons in the Hall, and that the
whole Moed/ appeared to be composed of the
mercantile and middle classes. it is not too wench to
say that the sense of the trading population of **great

metropolis was fairly represented and expressed on this
occasion. As to the original resolutions, they were—
like most others which have emanated from city patriotism

—totally inadequate to the great objects in view, and
unexpressive of the feelings of the citizens, Had it
not, therefore, been for the addenda of Mr. HUNT, the
Meeting would have done mischief rather than good : as,
indeed, every Meeting must, where the resolutions re-
corded do not strike at the root of all our evils, and—

instead of asking for inquiry into the causes of them—,
boldly demand the restitution of our violated, but unalien-
able, rights. To Mr. HUNT, we repeat, the best thanks
of the country are due. The triumph of yesterday must
have been most gratifying to that staunch friend of
the people, who—with his brother Reformers—may at
length indulge the hope that their long end ceaseless
exertions are now happily conducing to good. A report
of this most interesting Meeting will be found in another
page, and it is worthy of the deepest attention of our
readers.

The speech of the Marquis of BLANDFORD last
night on the first estimate, moved by Sir HENRY
HARDINGE, does him immortal honour. The un-
equivocal and decisive tone with which he sepa-
rated himself from that faction, with which
most unjustly the suspicions of many parties in
that House—interested always in suspecting purity

which they despair to rival—had succeeded in a
manner to connect him, was worthy of his manly

character. All the rest that he said shows the
People that he is their firm, unflinching friend, and must
have shown the Parlilment that he will never compromise
with its corruptions. The Noble MARQUIS is yet but a
young asserter of his Country's cause, and he is already
far a-head in the race of regeneration.

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