The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-15 00:00:00

CHESTER, 1842

Acceptances for a Free Handicap' of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, with
50 added.

Cruiskeen, aged, Bst 31b ; Fat Jack, aged, 7st 91b. ; Corn-
pen.satima, aged, Bst ; Ararat, 6 yrs, 7st 91b; Humming Bird,
5 yrs, 7st 21b ; Moonbeam, 4, yrs, 6st 1111; Zelmyra, 5 yrs,
Get Hb ; Hudibras, 4 yrs, 6st Bib; Alice Hawthorn, 4 yrs,
sst 101 b; Fenella, 5 yrs, a feather.

COMPLETE sUFFRAGE.
A meeting of an extremely interesting nature was held at Mr.
Joseph Andrews' very commodious sale-room, in Purlieet.street, on
Friday evening, the 4th instant, in consequence of a communica.
tion from Mr. Joseph Sturge, Birmingham, on the subject of" Corn.
plete Suffrage."

The communication having been read by Mr. James Heed, to
whom it was addressed, that gentle nan proposed that Mr. James
Towell should be requested to take the chair, who briefly opened
the business of the evening, stating the vast importance of the sub.
ject, and the deep responsibility of all who took a part in it. He
expressed
an opinion that if there were any sincerity in the anxiety
which manifested itself to enlist the popular feeling on questions
of deep interest, by either party (Whig or Tory) it was worse than
the grossest folly and hypocrisy to preter an appeal to the passions
of the masses (frequently at such periods under the worst of ex.
citement, rather than to their sober jndgments, expressed by their
free and unbiassed votes; believing, likewise, that there was infi.
nitely more comparative intelligence, virtuous feeling, and political
honesty in the industrious classes, as a body, than can be found
a:nongst their vaunted superiors, he had fully made up his mind
to cooperate; by all constitutional means, for the obtainment of
their undoubted right, as laid down in Blackstone's Commenta.
ries," that" no subject of England c.lss constrained to pay any
aids or taxes, even for the defence os 'be realm or the support of
the Government, but such as are imposed by his own consent, or
that of his representatives in Parliament. •

The Rev. T. Wigner, Baptist minis r at the request of the
Chairman, addressed the meeting, and in a very eloquent and feel.
ing manner stated his adhesion to the declaration in favour of
Complete Suffrage, as drawn up by Mr. Joseph Sturge, which he
had been the first in this town to sign. Indeed, it would have
been unpardonable in him to have hesitated for a single moment,
witnessing, as he had constantly an opportunity of doing, in the
management of the affairs of the Church to which he belonged, the
great security and advantage resulting from a system of self-go-
vernment, when exercised in a manner perfectly free and unfet-
tered. An exception might bo taken to the course he adopted in
appearing there that evening, as being incompatible with the dutie.
and character of a Christian minister, but he had learned from his
Divine Master, that the first duty of all his followers was to do
unto others as we would wish others to do unto us, and upon this
consideration, if upon no other, be felt bound to give his unqualified
support to the declaration,

Mr. Thomas Cook stated, that after what had fallen from Mr.
Wignc.", but little further, he could readily believe, need be said to
enlist the earnest attention and consideration of the meeting to the
subject before them. He was quite convinced of its.justice and its
absolute necessity to the cause of equal government, and should
c:ieerful:y subscribe to it.

Several persons present signed the declaration, and the meeting,
which consisted of upwards of 150 persons, separated deeply int.
pre,sed with the importance of the subject, and the number of sig.
natures is fast increasing.