The Sun.
London, England, 1816-07-30 00:00:00

SCOTCH GREENLAND FISHEIY.

Three of the Montrose Greenland ships have
arrived front the fishery, viz. Spencer, KEITH, 17
fish, nearly full, 130 tons—Nonarch, 6 fish, 80
tons--and Eliza Swan, 4 fish, 50 tons. Captain
KEITH left the ice the 9th instant, and represents
the season to hare been unfavourable; several of
the vessels having been stove and damaged in tho
ice. Captain KEITH brings the follotving accounts
of the tisi.ery—dates not ascertained
lefth.-1131at Bounty, six fsh ; Juno, six ditto.
4berdecot...—Diantond, four fish; Dee (fish unknown;) Deep
ten ditto; Hercules, four ditto ; Jane, eleven ditto; Letitia*
ten ditto; Middleton, Brown, eight ditto; Middleton, Rsttu
ter, seven ditto Neptune, four ditto; Princess of Wales,
three ditto; St. Andrew five ditto •
Peterhend.--.ACtirc, el.
even fish; Dexterity, fifteen ditto;
Enterprise, fourteen ditto; Hope, nine ditto ; Perseverance,
five ditto; Resolution, twelve ditto; Stipetier, eight ditto'
Uniou, twelve ditto. .

Afelitrear.—Eitza Swim, four flch ; London, fifteen Jiff*,
Monarch, five ditto g irpenerr, eighteen ditto.
Jhutdre.—Estridge, five fish; CalYptn) eleven ditto.
Berwick.—Lirely, *ix 6th : Norfolk, four tlittoiatort).
Ifirhciady.—Eart Percy, nine fish.
Greenock.--Joliu, right fish.

ilayr--Triad. six fish.
Kir toil/1.-431ra, seven fish.
'lle Dexterity of Peterhead, was off' Banff Oft
Monday, with 15 fish, about 90 tons j anti eon-
firms the account given hy.Captaitt KWH) of
the fishing being indifferent.
None of the Davis' Straits ships 134Til a$ yet
been beard of.

I U 13'LIC

Yesteeday belivg.tife'day named by We.
u e of
'Wax for holding a Meeting et the City of Lon-
don Tavern, to take into consideration the best
means of relieving the Labooring Poet., five or six
Vundred peewits assembled in thelGteat Room,
between twelve and one o'clock. The attentitm
the populace Was attracted in a More than com-
mon degree to the proceedings of the day, anti
the street was 'crowded on both sides the way by
persons of the lower classes, who-waited not
merely to see those distinguished characters arrive,
wiso proposed to honour the meeting with their
piesence, but to, eScertain as well as they could
the course which the discussions were taking, and
remained in attendance till the assembly broke
Asp. At about a quarter past two, the Duke of York,
accompanied by the "Dukes of Kent and Cam-
bridge, entered the room, followed by the Duke
of Retiand, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
Archhishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Lon-
don, Mr. IVilberforce, and many other persons of
The Duke of Yoeic addressed the Meeting. As
the Committee bad done him the honour to place
trine in the Chair, it became his duty to state the
abject of their assembling that day I- he proposed
to do this in a few words, as he taw many per-
sons in the room muftis more capable of entering
at large into the subject than himself. 'rhe Meet-
ing had been Culled for the purpose of taking into
tousiderntion the diStress under which many of
the lower classes tit present lebottred. Every one
%ho heard hint was too well acquaieted,with the
existence of that distress to Make it at all neces-
sary for him to do more then call their attention
to it
,by mentioning it,. and: this done, he was sure
those he bad the honour to address, and who had
to greatly distinguished themselves on former oc-
etssions by comingforward to assist the sufferers
of all other nations, would in the present instance
exert I.lltniselves with equal zeal and effect to re-
lieve the pool of their own country.—(Applause.)
His Royal Highness then called nowt Mr. Car-
ter (the Secretary to the Association of 1812) to
read the Report' .f the Committee.
Mr. ChitTett proceeded to read the Report of
tl a Committee. Jr set forth at some length the
good which bad resulted front the measures adopt-
ed by the AssoCiation fertned in 1812. Several
instances were particularlY referred to, in which
the beneficial elfeets of these were most conspi-
enema. The Secretary was interrupted
,w,hile
refining, by individuals in various parts of the
room, who called out that " these facts were al-
ready known, and demanded; that the business of
the o present' Meeting should be forthwith entered
upon." The tumult became general, and the Se-
cretary was obliged. to pause.
• The Duke of KutiT regretted it was ifot_in the
phteer of the Secretary to obtain that'attention to
the Report, which, he was sure, bad Mr. Carter's
lungs beets equal to the task of rending it, it would
have obtained from its own intrinsic merit. Had
the whole of that paper been read, some idea
might have been ,formed of the good which had
been effected by the Association of 1812, which,
it would be remembered had, lathe first instance,
to' combat with every possible objection 'that
could be urged against such an undertaking. *lt
was then said' those coimerned with it attempted
that which was impossible,' and that their object
was not patriotic but political. He (the Duke
of Kent) had succeeded in convincing one of the
peoincipal Menibers of the Opposition of that day
(Mr. Whitbread) that it did not deserve the clot,
ratter given to it, and the result was, from being
opposed to it Mr. Whitbread bad become one of
its most active friends, and every one had felt
much obliged to him for his exertions in the cause
--exertions, the loss of which, lie feared, woul4,
he severely felt on the present occasion, and which,
he 'was 'Store wouldf have been promptly offered
at this time, were that Gentleman still liv-
ing'. That a reat, deal of distress at present
existed, 'wide I it would be desirable, If pos-
sible, to relieve, could not be doubted. Though in
1812 there were insurrections in various parts of
the country, and though the bands which had
been employed it) Malty manufactures had been
thrown out of employ, lie would venture to as.
sert, that the present distress was as great si
that which thee called for relief, if not greater.
newould not at this moment go into the causes
of this distress. It was sufficient for the put...!
pose' of the present- meeting that it did exist it
would he for them to hear plans Ingested for mi.
ti-atiog. it, and to subscribe for the relief of the
sufferers. In the first instanee, no fund equal to
the relief of'all the distress complained of could be
expected to, be funned; but it was intended that
day to make a beginninr, and to, bring again that
plan into operation which had been adopted be-
fore; and which had effected much good, as
would be seen ssben the Hepoat, of which they
bad heard a part read that day, came to be pub.
tithed. The meeting had then hi the Chair an il-
lustrious relative of his, who was ever forward to
assist in relieving distress ;—he saw another illus.
trims Member of the 'loyal Family (the Duke of
Canihrilge) who deserved the saute character.; Ire
saw the. Archbishop of Canterbury,- the Bishop
Loudon, 'and a Gentleman high in the confi-
d'enee of the Prince Regent, whose preiseisee
there proved that his Majesty's Ministers were
friendly to the cause in WhiCh they were: that
they assembled. And whet) be saw these, and
with these many Noblemen, Members of the '
Houk of, Commons, and Gentlemen of keown
benevolence, he was satisfied! the result of,.
this day's Mectitig would' be commensurate with
their, most sanguine expectations ; and that the
appeal now made to benevolence would not ba
made ill vain. He was satisfied a few months ;
would prove that which was now so
.severely felt,
to be but a temporary evil. By providing the
poor wite taboo!, all would be remedied. But
till this could be done,--4111 they could be enabled
to support themselves, it was necessary that Mee-
sto es should be taken for affording them:Sonse re-
lief. If 'assistance could be supplied till they
were enabled to resume their lahours,. bethought
it would be bar& if the country did not soon re-

gain that prosperous situation` which foiwerly
made it the envy and athuiration of the rest of the

tvorld.—(Applause.)—He now would propose a

• It.
resolution, Which s.;rattlil seconded- by Mr.
HARMAN of the Bank. He moved.-
o That the sudden transition from a systeni of extensire
War, to a state of Peace, has occasioned a stagi*lfrn of em-
ployment, and a revulsion of trade deeply affeqing the situa-
tion of many parts of the 'commmiity, and prti'duting siany in-
stances of great local distress."
This he begged to observe was intended merely
to give the meeting something to gd tipon.—
When once they had resolved that relief 'Ought to
be 'afforded, he was -confident they would not be
long in finding the means of supplying it.
Mr. HARMAN seconded the motion.
A GENTLEIWIAI4, at. the lower end of the room,
spoke in support of the Resolution, and contend-
ed, the gloom and despondency which now op-
pressed the. country Was; totally nnworthy of men
who remembered the great struggle we had just
passed triumphantly through. He strongly cen-
sured those feelings of despair which some seemed
disposed- to indulge, and declared he was con.
vinced, that with but little exertion all our diffi-
culties might be removed. The present stagna-
tion, he maintained, was no more than what We
had a right to expect, and in fact no moire than
hed.actually been foreseen. 'ln. consequence of
the peace, a great quantity of our circulating
medium had been removed ; it took a considerable
time to replace it, and here all the present diffi,
eulty lay. Happily the country was in a situation
so majestic, that it possessed more facilities for
supplying this defect than any other nation, and
would speedily be enabled to relieve itself. All
the means of the country, however, 'could- not 'be
ton fully exerted on the present occasion, to dimi-
nish or remove the calamity which bad Fallen on
it. He thought the Meeting ought to confine
itself to the relief of individual distress, • Uhl,
mately he hoped more, would be done, but this
was all which it was fur them to attempt ; the rest
ought tio be left to the Government of the coun-
try. Individual distress they' would do well to
apply themselves to relieve, and he trusted all
hearts would be•opened on the oecasiOn.
The Duke of Yonic then read the ResOlittion,
With four others, which bad been prepared to be
submitted to the Meeting. These set fOrth the
objects in view. He proposed to open a subscrip-
tion, and to add Subscribers of 10th. and upwards
to. the Committee of 1812.
The first-Resolution . was then put, and was
about to he carried, when
Lord COCHRANE rose. He addressed the Chair,
but was for some time .unable to proceed, his
voice being lost in the ltuzzas and hisses which
his .presence called forth. Having. at length ob-
tained silence,. he briefly stated his motiviS for
rising. He declared it appeared to him that the
first Resolution submitted to the Meeting was
founded on an entire. fallacy. It was not the
sudden transition from a state of war to a state of
peace which had caused the stagnation felt in our
manufactories, • and the agricultural Whites.. This
was not the cause of the landlord being able to
get no rent ; the real cause was the grievous and
enormous load of taxation under which the nation
at present laboured. Ike had brought. a book
with him, from which he proposed to shew, on
the statements which had beettmadehy the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, that the Resolution he-
fore them was founded entirely on a fallacy, and
he was happy to see the Right Hon. Gentleman
(the Chancellor of the Exchequer) present on
this vcea3ioa, as he ,',04114 hare au opportunity
of correcting any misrepresentations he- (Lord
Cochrane) might make in referring to what lie
(the Chancellor of the,Excherpier) had said. Tie
Resolittio.n before them be again declared to be
founded on a complete fallacy, and the adoption
of It would. do no good those whom it Was
proposed to relieve..--(Here the' Noble Lord was
interrupted by loud.cheeting, hisses, and cries of
order.)

Mr. A. 13Howtr spoke to order.
The CfIAIRM,‘N. decided the Noble Lord ought
to he allowed to proceed.
Lord Coon RANS resumed. He had no wish to
throw any obstacle in the way'of the object'of
that Meeting,; he only wished to place its pro-
ceedings, on a proper footing. The cause of the
present stagnation, he contended,- was the enor-
mous taxes under which the nation groaned. To
prove this, he wished to read a short abstract of
~of the state of our finances, ',front the book
which he held in. his hand. The whole revenue
of the,kingdnm, dethicting the duties on Malt and
Income, which had been given up, amounted to
62,267,001.; and the interest' on .the National
Debt, including the interest on unfunded Excise•
itiey Bills, amonnted to 42,163,0001. This eum
we were compelled annually to pay as interest ott
money advanced, 'end this caused all the mischief.
It was the
,profuse and lavish expenditure, anti
nothing else, sanctioned by Ministers, which had
produced that state of,things which now so loudly
called for relief. He :hen proceeded to skew,
from various cillCUlstiOnts that the Nation Wit°
meet a charge of 11,578,4741. ,heyond what it
Could bear.

Much opposition was given to this statement,
which however Willi strenuously supported by
large party in the room. A great tumult ensued,
which was at length terminated by—
The Duke of KENT, who'suggested, that if the
Meeting would hear the statement of the Noble
Lord, it would be for them subssequently to de-
cide whether or not they would sanction the course
be might recommend to them to take.

Lurtl COCHR4NE said, the truths he had ad-
.:, veneed were disagreeable to many present, Ile
repeated the statement that the country had to
meet a charge of 11,000,000/, more than it could
bear► arid that independent of the list of Sine-
cure's which might be referred to, anal of the
Bounties on Exports and Imports. Taking into
consideration the expence of the army and navy,
the deficiency which had occurred in the revenue
in the last quarter, and the probable falling off
in the remainder of the present, and.in the next
year, be contended the nation could only meet
the difficulties' with which it had to encounter,
by ,putting down the whole army end navy,
or 'by extinguishing half of the public debt:—
The Noble Lard went on to chew the immense
11111114 Witiett would be required to meet the
gencies of the times, if a radical remedy were
not applied to the evil, He expressed Himself
happy to see the Chancellor of the Exchequer
where his statezuents would undergo such exantur-

-•
ation receive horn that Meeting,
for be was sorry to say, 'it was not in the House
of Commons that his Atujestra Ministers could
hear the sense of the people.-,lApplatise anti
hiAses.) He was as anxious td promoter tlie
ab-
ject 9f the preSeuttneeting as any Min could be;
but if nobody eke would do it, lie ilibuld take
upon himself to move tiii-Aniendmint to the brat
Resolution. The interest of the national debt
oppressed th'e ecitnitry. so that no class of 'per-
, son* eotilit receive interest on their property but
tiikiftindltolder. The result would be, the hind-
bolder Must in time become the pOssessor of all
the landed and other property in the country, or
the landed •liiteteSt must exeil itself tO put down
the:, preseiwsysteitc. Noble Duke, who took
an active part < iii the proCeedings Of 1812,
he understood, ‘kraA. Cipected there that day,
Who received sixteen thousand piiiinds of
the public money for dding nothing. He (Lord
Cochrane) had thought;- perhaps, he might in,
tend to throw this mite into the kale to relieve
the public. He could visit all thoie who held
sinecures, for which they received atinually 10 or
12,0001. would do so, and then iddie good might
be done, but it was useless for them to come
there and merely give half-a-crown in the pound
back to the Public out of the "sums they received
front the nation, To do this could be of no ser-
vice : it was a deception, he might say a fraud,
on the country. He moved, as an Amendment,.
that afterithe word '' that," 'the words of the
original motion should be omitted to make room
tar the words, " the enormous load of public.
debt, together with the high military ,establisli-,
moos, and the profuse expenditure of the piiblic
money conntetranced by Ministers; were the real
causes of the distress now complained of in the

Coontry."
, • Mr. Ktrowot seconded the amendment. From
, the:AT/eight of 'taxation how borne by the country,
he contended, we were unable to produce any
article on equal terms with t he oations of the Con-
tinent ; this necessarily caused great distress, and
•in consequence of our not being able to carry on
our Manufactures as cheap as formerly, in many
parts of the country thousands of iodustrioos
persons were nut of work. At Stockport, near
'Manchester, out of a population of 16,000 per-
sous 41)00 were out ot employ. He was decidedly
of opinion with the Noble Lord this was caused,
•by the excessive weight of taxation.,
Mr. WILBERFORCE h,id been too long engaged
in politics, and was too much olio) Eiigli.diman
himself, not to be satisfied, that feeling warmly
on any particular subject, an lOgiishinati had. a
right to come lot ward and state his opinions at a
Meeting like the present. Ile however could not
but think, that the
,Noble Lord, and the (gentles
man who .had seconded the Amendmeot:would,
on reflection, at least entertain a doubt, if it would
not better 'have answered their purpose, that of
• amending the situation .of the country, to have
confined thethselees; on this OgCßbiol),, to the oh:-
feet for,which the Meeting had been called. Tfie
,Isloble*Lordadmitted the disease to be dangerous,
tint objected to the remedy proposed. If however
an individual %vete sick, and in great agony, would
it not be better to let the charitable baud that
ofered itself for that put pose othiiinisier
Heart to enter into a dibtiLdicioli on the 'Lame and
cause of the malady, and of the treatment it
should have reeeivedr; while the patient fingered
in pain ? With a similar feeling, he would object
to drawing olf the attention of the Meeting from
what they had assembled to Consider on the pre.
sent occasion. He regretted that the Noble Lord
should have been induced to make those 'Obser-
vations, which had escaped-hint Oti tile subject of
the offices held by various distinguished Cliiracters.
Because he received no more than thellOblE Lord
a the public motiey, he did (
from iMt,rthile:iy
meefrurtfaerel
attli
iscel orclitntinsFtaktitcle were
wse placed in a different
• tdh uour
situation. They all felt how much the Meeting
Was obliged by the piesence of the 'loyal Dukes,
and of the Noblemen who haul assembled in that
room that day, to bear what could be proposed
to alleviate , the distress which prevailed in the
country. Considerable opposition had been given,
in -1812, to the Association then fornied with
mimikrviews, but. those who offered this opposi-
tion had'seen reason to change their sentiments
respecting it ; and Mr. Whitbread, from being
against it, had become one of its most active
friends, arid bad Weil as he (Mr. Whitbread)
had himself told him (nr. Wilberforce), useful.
In stirring up associations to forward the objects
of the Committee, which could not hate been
formed without his interference. The Resolu-
trims now submitted to the rAleeting, were recom-
mended to them by the success which bad clowned
the Measures reiOrtCd to on a former occasibn.
A number of persons now addressed the Chair
at the same moment, and Lord COCHRANE rose
to explain.

Mr, WILBERFORCH, before he sat down, ap-
pealed to the Noble Lord, if, under existing cir-
cumstances it would not better answer even his
owo purpose to withdraw his Amentlment.—(Ap-
planse, and cries of No, no !)
Lord CocnitaNe. would willingly do so, if the
non.•Gentlenittit would say that the Resolution
which had been moved was' true, or that his
Amendment was false, On these conditions, if
any person of respectability would rise and assert
the ,trut h of the one, or the falsehood of the other,
he Would consent to withdraw it.,
A Mr. CoArs had never spoke to Lord Cochrane,
and therefore was not influenced by him ; but be
certainly deemed it proper that the eyes of the
public should be opened, and that they should see
who were their (toe friends. The Noble Lold's
Amendment harmonised with his feelings, though
Mr. %Wilberforce had, by a kind of side-nind,
endeavoured to throw a slur on the Noble Lord
(Loved cries of No, no !). ; at least to prove that
he bad brought forward irrelevant matter. But
to what was this opposition of the Noble Lord
owing ? it was to their own Resolution. The
question was, should this Resolntion go forth to
the public, fallacious as it was ? Should they state
an untruth when speaking. of the cause of the dis-
tress experienced, or should they give the real
cause.? The Noble Lord had expressed his wish
that the truth should be fully and barlY stated ;
hut ht.,- bad been attacked by Mr. IV. with some
duplicity (greet disapprobation). lie deptecated
political discussion at the present meeting as &Ruch

, •
as Ur, W. could 1 but to also wished the trial
the.'whole truth, and nothing hitt the truth; to b
stated. Whey were bound t() dO they war
not to Batch up the Body politic, but ti
adtipt effectual remedies, Which would strike a
the spring and cause of thi malady. „
The Duke of 'Cilia' olise`rved, that the Resnln
tiOti bad been lint into MS hands' as he entered th;
room, and -lie hid certainly no wish to press thy
the iniertioo of- the Words Uifikh had caused sucl
agitation., From early life he had known thi
-goodlieatiof the Noble Lord, and as the objec
of the Meeting was unanimity, he was confident
when the objectionable claiiSe Was ekottnged, tits
Noble Lord would not refuse to Withdraii 4il
Amendritent. fie lieVer intended so have come tti
a political Meeting. He would never enter tb
arena dt politics withthe Noble ,Lord; bt't 4i,
begged leave to airy, be edniiiiered himielf corn..
petcut to liked the cause of charity-.
.There wepir
other time and other places (Or Men to engage h 3
the discussitin of party politics,. and he therefor
implored the Noble Lord not to distract theatten7
tints of the Meeting by the introdUction of these
and to keep solely in view, that they had met as
the friends of benevolence, bit as the advocates
of a party,—(Applanses.)
Lord CdctinAxe did not deeire any political
di,cussion, and therefore complied with the i'c:'
(pest of hiS Royal Ilighiies:S.
The Amendinent war, then t',..ithdrawn, and the
ofiginal Resolution (the partobjected to havino
been expunged) was agreed to.
The l)uke at CANtaatoGß, after the excellent
and Appropriate speech of his Illustliotis Relative,
which hart, indeed, left little to be added, shoula
noftake up much of the time of the Meeting.
Stunt gircumstanct however, he mail not avail
noticing. Having been one of the origioel Mem-
bers of the ComMittee, in 1812, he lad witnessed,
withpeculiar sat isfaction, the good t hich hatthcen
effected, even with the very limited and minty
means which were then in the power of that Com"-
mince. After an absence of many months, it was.
gratifying to hirii again to have an opportunit, of,
meeting his coentrymen in a farther exertion of
their patriotic benevplence, lice Batt not,
anticipated any thing like- a*ditlifrence of feeling
or °pluton,' and what might appear 'to be such
trouht, he Was persuaded, prove only a slight
rttis-
npprehenrsion of Jorms that would admit of being"
easily adjusted, On the former occasion
,to which
be had adverted, in 1812, he had at first, awl' ttis
General Aleeting, had to encounter the opposition,'
of a man whom be 'cotfld not name, tior the
Public could not hear of, Without
of respect and gratitude, he meant the
Member for Bedford. The oppo,l 10 •.t• n of that
Honourable Person, founded , as it always
was on principles of truth and integrity,-
consequeutly ainenahle to the correction of new
intelligence ; and Mr. Whitbread afterwards, with
that manliness•and, liberality which esseotially
longed to him, not only acknowledged the error
he bad been in, but made a large subscription
ini,moved an important' Resolution in favourof
that measure, which he had at first disapproved 14'
He could not but thank the Noble Lord; II"• the
polite. manner in. which he had ‘l' I°9'
lie was sore the Noble lio"11!1
no object but that of 'participati ,g with 1,015'
and the rest of the Meeting in an earne,l wisu i'"3
endeavour to assist aud contribute, as far as 1-4
could, to the removal ar alleviation of a gre''t
evil, which was known and ackuowledged
tively to exist. The question, in his try
it, and lie wati persuaded in that of the givat "14::
jority of that numerous assembly, was einirc'Y
separate from party or politics—lt was the ea't"t
of Charity—a cause in which he might,
without
undue assumption, offer himself, as a-z‘uiloos (11"
vacate. He had not formerly pleaded in vain t';e
cause of _charity, and th'e principle hail iictt only
w
been felt and.acknoiedged in Great Brit,iL,, buti
tinder that influence and with„ that exannik; h,a
spread itself abroad on the Continent, had ninffi-
fested itself in Germany, and inHolland: it tv`{'
:not the purpose) and it could not have entereentered
theealculations of the benevolent movers ;tile
present biiiitiess, to effect or attempt all that
'
desirable but itwas not. a reason that becauseB ,"
that might be wished could not he act:Owl-dish"'
something should not be done, and all that was "t
present proposed, was to relieve or tighten; thtt
distress which on all sides Wei fleknOWledged t:'
moving the second Resolution.
her. Rath, after a "few obscrvsations ttliieh ryes'
did not distinctly hear) seconded the minion,
Which passed unanimously.
The Archbishop of CANTERSURY rose. Befote
he should move the Itesolation which he held in
his hand, he was desirous to makeone or two ob-
servations. The object of that Meeting was 1°
Mitigate the distress under which it was univer:
sally known the industrious and laborious part
of the penple laboured. A doubt, however,
had prevailed, that from the magnitude anti excel'
Of the evil, nothing effectual could be done, 0"
."
either trifling aid or utter failure was EtllaCiptltelL
But' it, under those cold and discouraging HIVE"
!tensions, rio attempt WO made to sooth or relieva
the public distress, if they were to wait until OA
inea,;s of full arid complete relief should be 8;
hand, the disease would ;daily increase and beJ
come at length -incurable. . Whatever suits act
present to be effected, was by a mneneral connect;
.lion and concurrence of the whole countryteg"-
by a cordial consent arid co-operation among the'
Various districts. All,. indeed, that was to tree ,
wished could not possibly be effected, but much
that was useful, much that was soothing and Ira!'
nefieial, might be-effected. The most Rey. Pre'',
late then moved the third Resolution, which was •
seconded by Mr: lieeston Long, who went into a
recapitulation of the objects of the ISfeeting, re" r
ferriug to the former exertions of British charitt,
and munificence in 'the instances of the Public:
Subscription, for Foreigners, united with us in .
common cause, for the Widows and Orphans o.
the glorious victims who fell Ili the achievements
of the Duke of Wellington. The intention (4
the Meeting. was to extend a limited anti temPo'
rary, not an adequate anti complete remedy, on, (_l_
ha had no doubt the benevolent object aM 1M ild
to tar effected. He was farther confident that

the substantial means and teSources ot the court.
try were such as to et-moulage a livdy boric
that
everything desirable would soon be accomplished.

. .
conchitiv,.i with his hearty Strispott• to
the Resolutipit what.it oetrag,proposed from the
tIS Ittas.OV:initaiousiV agreed to.
The of 162 r fiat! PO 4440gy
:101• rhefew words i‘ll.•ich 'h'e was about to otter.-
I:he 'occasion was ohe• of nu otdinary interest, but
Inahilrea , d'y heel' kct lards sOtAcielit anti
i•exemntary truth and'per,pieuity, by the 'lllustrious
personages who had taken so trading and admiral-
:We A part VI the proceedings.. There was, in-
ticetl, every reason to'exPect,That the tuti•t ample.
:betiefit would result front the etrorts that were
making ; but whethr' they succeeded to Use pro-
'Posed 'exteut or not, bile benefit at least was sure
to'resulC froth the pro'ceeilingi, and that of no
:trilling Or subordinate account. ,The public would
eee that on in which the general in-
.terests•. of, the 'communky were concerned, and
..taa'rtienlarly in which the distresses of the labo—
Jl9lls -and industrious orders 'were involved, all
ta.,aks,'classes, and distinctions of people were ,
egreed, and'identified in taking measures for their •
;ei:cfr and whea•men look to the Illustrious Per-
sona:z.,es 'who were th KS they had uniformly
•
Steen, the aet fie and zealous .pronioters of public
bttlefieenee; thert!'cotal,i be but otte notion and
feAng on the subject.„„
A )16..t0u, whor,e name we *could not learn, re-
comni.ittleit'as'a means of effecting the declared
object of the meeting, that the Waste Lands and
Royal Forests should be appropriated to the
purpose.
. •
The Duke of KENT suggested, 'that atiy such
Proposition's Might be sent to the Committee.
Mr. Baowtva spoke fur some time, in a tone of
voice which was not distinctly intelligible, pro-
'bah y ft om the surrounding noise ; but he 'seemed
‘0 tcconnuend, as a very hopeful means ,of effect=
fug the ohjee; of he Meeting, the encouragement
of British manufactures, And particularly of British
thread face.

Mr. 'lluiii poke, but in so low a' tone of voice
that it was impossible to hear him.
Mr. Lows expressed a hope, that when the
men of influence nod power went home from
lioodem and that Meeting, they would reoont•
ntet:d the abolition of Pensions and Sinecure
Places, ag the most hopeful remedy fur the evil
complained ot.
Mr. But Len spoke to the same effect.
Mr .STEVENS thought, notwithstanding all that
bad been said, that an investigation of the causes
oft he calamities complained of ought to take place.
He felt convinced that the extravagant expenditure
which still continued to be pursued, was the source
of all these evils.—(Loud hissing.)—The people
had already ~made sacrifice , and it how only re-
mained to he asked whether the Noble Lord and
Dukes were ready to give up their pensions 1—
.(Disapprobation.)—He continued to snedk, but
Without bring heard for some time, and sat down
amidst geneval cries of " Order, down, down," &c.
A person, whose name we could not learn, mov.
.
eds " That this Meeting, deeply commiserating
the situation of the poor, do most earnestly re-
enainiend to every holder ot a sinecure, to sup-
'render it."--(Loud laughter and higses.)
The Duke of KENT said, this es well as any
other plan, if sent id the Conitnittee, would be
taken into consideration.
Alotion Was not seconded.
, Lord NiANlgEtts 'adVerted to an earl), incident in
'the pinceeilitigs, in which he seettied, (mimeo.
ti°'!Bliy, to have inteii•upTed the Noble Lord
.'Cociirthe). He ilirl iiot regret the ilicidetn, since
It lino cal!cd fOrth-that eltinnent and masterly
81160; a 111-elticidntiOn which had been delivered
by the Duke, and concluded by moving
the Resolution •
Sll Tirotr.‘,; Hilo., seconded the 'motion, which
.terred to unanimowdy.
The lit•it,o, of LO'NDUN rose to submit a MO.. I
tiolllo.th'eMeetifik, in the propriety of which he
watt convinced, all would agree. It ivas, that the
thanks of that ASsentlily shotild.be given to the
Dyke of York, who bad so ably presided on the
Pretent oecasion.—(Applanse.)----HiS Royal High.
n.es, Was particulaily emitted to the 'gratitude of
"04'6 had then the hoisour to address, and the
Nl'4, for the manner in' which he had come for- ;
`"l'd tin the. pretent as well as on former °eels-
‘,intlst to promote measures that had fof their
ob-
-lect the relief- of the poor..
liXac LAY seconded the motion.
lend COOHRiNg deemed it right.again'to tres.
Pa', on the Meeting. He could not but observe
'tit the extraordinary fact of the Ainentiment he
butt the honour to move. Had hi moved that
A
leave in another place, the result would
heats very different—it would have, been
,
by an'' immense majority against it, or
eg‘7.rid ot, the previous question. Here, how.
he was happy to stale, it had received
the of their Royal Highnesses..—(Cries
No !").—At to the Immediate .business be-
fore the Meetinr, it was' consoling to learn that
tite :meats of relief might be obtained; but there
"'as tome difference of opinion as to the means
Proper to hi resorted 'to Tor I lost purpose; The
agrieelturist had nothing to spare, for he was
aireallY in distress ; the mercantile class could
nOll-itid them," for they were already in want ;—it
'44:at-then toe' foudhidder alone who coty step
!'erased at thii Crisis' of calamity. He trusted
z,;rwmild- not -come forward wish any of their
,h 4-9• own subscriptions, but that they would
410 4
„ what- alone 'ioislif-tiaee the state, give up
s_ue half of the , capital's they possessed..7-(Louil
zughter:)---To do less than this, would In to
then'thing.' and to say that less could Overcome
evil would only be to delude the public. HO
it it Child
additional Resolution to move—tine which;
pipit be carried into effect according to the
i,pett with which it was moved, would be of more
ItTisitey,than all their other Resolutions : it was
That the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Inui the m, .
their t !lusters aume can relive the pepplefront
die 4,ttt.tien;' distres."—(Hisses an applause!)
,vio_ee uhl press thiss Resolution upond them, eon.
that its tendency was of no mean import-
-nee tll the well bein • of this country.
The,of
nuke KENT rose to Int-
-1 that motion to
tharir; ti? which could not be repeated front the
veithSe it Wai fora vote Qf thunkc to their
de4t, it hailh d
etevi,„oeell,l u y move and seconded,
of ,to the propositions of the Noble Lord,
';:it n, of course, it must take accedence. He
fa,t!d to. vindiC i
ate himself, from any charge
beinglkstrtrus: to get rid of tilt: Noble Lord's

proposition 1 q R side wind:—(l-Jissei and ap-
aeconmanied with calk fin Lord Corh-
raleto proceed,: which continued a considerable

time )
, . .
The Duke of Itsr.:proCeeded tie deeply re-
gretted mat any ciic,Onstances should reduce the
room to the very unp)easamt situation in which it
was now placed ; hut he Would beg to recall to
the recollection of the meeting', that they had t;s-
semnled there for one specific, objectH.to devise
the best means for assisting the -poor and the dis-
tressed. Thy. Noble Lord, lie doubted not, had
come there with a wish to promote this. 'laudable
tobjec, ; and he would put it to that Noble Lord's
urbanity and politeness, whether he ought to
persevere in his proposition. They had net
!hire
for purposes of charity, not for any thing poll 7
tical, and he would put it to the meetingoti well
as to the Noble Lord, whether his proposition
had not a strong • political tendency ?—(Hear,
hear ! 'and applause.)
Lord COCHRANE said, it was not his intention
to introduce any thing of u political nature—that
such was not the charticter of his Resolution ; but
it was what, he thought, a necessary supplement
to the proeeedings of the day.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY desired to call
back the attention of the room to the real situa-
tion in which they were placed. A Motion had
been made and duly seconded, and was it con-
sistent with regular proceedings nut to put that
motion ?

A new tumult arose ; many individuals at. 1
tempted to address the Chair at the same time ;
some called on Lord Cochrane to press his mo-
tion, and 'nothing that was said could be dialllCE•
l'y heard.
. The Duke of KENT rose, but could not imme-
diately gain a hearing. He said but one plain
duty remained (M. him to fulfil, which was; to ask
ilte Meeting, whether they, were of opinion they
ought to agree to the Motion before them ?---
(thiiversal applause, and a great show of hands
appeared for the Motion.)
The Duke of Yon bowed to all parts of the
room, and retired, *midst a mingled tutuelt of ap-
plause and thiapprqbatiOn.
The Duke of KENT was loudly called upon to
take the Chair, for the purpose of entertaining
Lord Cochrane's Motion. Hit Royal Highness
It ',pealed to the room, whether, under all the cit.-
cunistanees, it was possible foi him to take the
Chair. When be put the Motion fur Thanks, it
was but in the performance of a duty to collect
the sense of the Meeting on what had been pro-,
perly moved and Seconded. It was not with a
view of getting rid by unfair meanitOf any propo-
sition which the Noble Lord might wish to bring
forward. He trusted they would bear in mind
who he was, and with whom he was connected.
His two illustrious relatives had left the room,
and be was accompanying them, when the request
that he would take the chair was made to him.
He had attended there as lie had before stated, to
promote the cause of Charity, not to mix in a
meeting as.sembled for political purposes. He
twisted they would do justice to the sentiments
by which he was animated, that the generosity of
k..ugllshmtko would he extended towards him at
the. present painful moment ; and that they wanki
agree with him that it was quite impossjble for
him to take the chair, to receive a proposition
which was wholly of a political tendency.
..
This Address was received with shouts of ap-
plause, and his Royal Highness bowed and re.
Aired. The scene of confusion, however, did 'Hot
end here, but increased in every part of the room.
Several personkascended the chairs and tables at
the Caine moment, to call for a new Chairman.
Some reqoired Lord Cochrane to take upon him.
self to preside.; but subsequently, a Mr. 11Iorti.
mer was proposed and. voted in the Chair. He,
when called upon was out to be found, upon which
Lord Cochrane retired, walking along the. tables
across the room, on leaving which be in his taro
was pursued ,by hisses and groans, for deserting
(as it was termed)
.those who
.wished his proposi-
tion to be taken into consideration. The meeting
shortly atter broke up.
The Subscription was immediately commenced
in the adjoining apartments, and in a shoat Lime
the following Contributions were received :
The Prince Regent - . . - £6OO 0 0
The "Queen - - - , - 300 0 0
The Duke of York - . - - 300 0 0
The Duke of Cambridge - - 300 0 0
The Princess Augusta ' - - .- 100 0 0
The Princess 'Elisabeth . - .. 100 0 0
The Princess Sophia .. - •
The Duke of Gloucester - -
The Duchess of Gloucester
The Duke of WeMagian - -
The Archbighop of Canterbury -
The Dillgo of Rutland - -
The Bight Hon. N. Voniiithirt _
The Dighop of London . - -
Lord C,iiiiinrpe . -_ -- ..,
The Bighop of Du ' rhaui - -
Dacia*, Lung, E.g.' ; . - -
Messrs. Motional*. ;•, • -
Henry Drummond, Esq. ' - -
Sir P. Pole, Thornton, awl Co. -
Sir Thomas Baring; Bart. - -
Lord Kenyon - - - , -
'l'. It. Hooker, 'Esq. - - ••
Cii iitii it H. Reid' - -
...
Mr. R. G. Arrowsmith - _
Messrs; Cooper, Munro, and Duncan.
Rev D. Reid - - - -
Mr. C. Gabert - - - -
J. and W. Poole - - .
Sir Thomas Near* . - _
Reid, lrving, and Co. -
Mcssrs. Harman and,Co. . -
Samtiol and Charles Fenner - -
a. and B. Pearce , . . ~Messrs, John Atkins and Son -
Messrs. Katheringtori and 'Mallow -
Right Hen. 3.`C.Villiers - -
Ed. 440X1e Wilbtaltion' Ist'. M. P.
Messrs. 'Hosanna_ and Pits - -
Earl of Aylesbury_ . '' -
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Jeslithi Wutsunj Esq. - - -
Robert Owen' Esq. - - .
Samuel NI ills,Esq. - -
Joseph Wiliao - - ' - . -
Alderman Sir Charles 11011/14, Dui..
JOn Niortipp.k. Esq. ,r. , - -
Mr. AltlerrnmA *baler • - - ..
Messrs. WilsOi and Moore - "
'Tosco, Butterwrirth Esq. M.P. -
W. te, Carter .. . -
Messrs. Z. Macaulay and lialiiueton
Sir R. Croft - -
,
Hon. A. Herbert - - _
C. P. 6 . . .
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Mr. [Lori Trap,: ,-. .
Soh-C:ighlet s ("Mice, Sank of F.ng!and
Mews. Hankey Hod Co.
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