The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-12 00:00:00

WESTM NS TER 11 EETI NG.

Yesterday, in cousetptince. of a ReArinisition
,ante to the High WOK, Meeting was held iu
Palace-yard; to take iiitoconsideration the Dis-
tre,,sed State. of the Labouring and Manufacthring
Classes; the cause.ul the evil complained of, anti
the remedy proper to he supplied.
The businesS of the day having; been opened by
the reading of the Requisition, the High Rada
prodneed a letter .from •Mitiot CARTWRIGHT..in
witicti that Gendeman stated himself to be unable
to attend the Meeting Wont indisposition, aniert-
pressed at length his sentimentsnn the subject pf
it, The high desired to know if it was the
whit tit those he adnressed that it should be read..
Tat- erow.d seetired dispot!ed to hear the letter,
Arbsto Mr. Witt.* sir- having .rearat ked to tbt,u that
it was very long, and that it would be pohlithed,
therdeclioed,hearing it.
Mr..PARKg, came,rorward to nroveshe.first Re-,
sOlothio. all the import ance,of the. 54mi-
:ion-in wilich he then 'stood He considered hi site
elf adthessiug the Meeting in the place 01.
Major.Cattwright, a man who, like the unbend-
ing oak, had intrepidly braVeilthe storm for many
years, Pad constantly stood tip for. the rights of
the peujik, and ;lever deserted. the cause even
Ilk bell they ilik;mselves had relaxed in their cur,
tions. The time ez,is now conic when the•Efec-
tors of West iniuster.tmist nut only 'speak hot think,
singe they were become witnesses, and tune thiin
witnesses
.of the calamity which had Wien on
the land,, and. witich, ovc,rwhelming alike the
cultivators tit the soil, the manufacturers, and those
who had formerly been triibled to live itt comfort,
reduced them to a stateof ataryatioo, or compelled,
limn to thatch in companies to the stork.bottsy.
'A he time wirs.coine when it was necessary to act
with unanimity. The Allip was becalmed autiover-
ightvd. At such a time, thOse who wished to
preserve the vc5,...1 of the State ought to exert
themselves in earn St. Thesinecurist might to throw
his peusion oierboard, ttilighten ths ship of that
demi weight tit leaSt, titol ail ought to combine to
restore things to their fornirr state. It was bate
now fur the Efcctors' of Westminster, anti the
People of Englund, tosdemand that abuses should
be corrected, and that the Constitotiou
should he res,ored to them. It' they took proper
MeaSare% tor doing this, their children would bless
them fur their labovirs, as they them3elves had
reason to bless their forefathers for their strug-
gles in; the cause of that liberty which was en
Etilishrtian's birth •right.
He -coucluden by moving...the First Resolution,
which declared the present distress nut to arise
'from the sodden transition Iron) a state of war to
state of peace, but from the attempts of a bp-
rough-mougeting faction to undermine the British
Collsl is us son, and 10 subject the people to taxation
without teprebentation.
The Resolution was c;trried'.

Mr. Ilutcr it ittts 110tV Hdlllitted on all
hands that gieat lustros existed in the country,.
end gteat cause of ail,bein.lntained to be the
corruption 6.1.. t he /loose ot Ctsntivans. (Applause.)
'flue great immediate eause teas, the long, bloody,
and littocceSsary tititr which we had waged against
the liber:ies sat all mankind. This had finished by
311 • noretlectoable debt and insup7
port aide tatat annihilating our co ainterce--
checking our trade—destroying oar-manufactories-,
and reducing Mir Topnlation, to-a. state of ttiava-
t tett. He tidLuieti the glory and honour which
virasitaitrwe lour gained by- war,the and di.-
!icribed it- to consist in our laaVing,restored the
Bourbons .and torturelo France, -theiPope anti
popery to Rome, and Ferdinand thoßeloved and
the tlttly. Inquisition • to Spain. The • alliance
formed by the Monarchs was ii contetleracy•ot-ty-
rai►ts ;—ta banditti o 1 .Sovereigns -leaped against
rite liberties of their Our forefathers,
alter baying driven lite Stuarts from the 'throne
of these realms (not content with tutting oil onit• of
their heads),' When thee were li;oking for another
family to reign over thetit4,liad, oft adopting the
House of thielphe, or the House of' Brunswick;
as it is called; insisted on their`lioing the Act of
Sctilement, by whirls it Was pftkVilled,' that-no
person reediting a pension or holding an -office ha-
tneutately under the Crown, shonld have -a,seat its
the House, of Omutions. lie would now ask if
that contract between the4Brollittick- tatitily- and
the country-had or had not been violated and made
null ?..--(Applause, anti-cries of " Yes.") It was
known, toed it had been offered' tube proved at the
Bar of the. house of' Co:ninon", that 154.torruipt
returned ti twijutity-t.f that 1-lOuSe, and
200,0001, were annually paid out•of the-pockets
iti lite people to perions ho • were. Nietnbel s aF it
-Thatttirriipt Walpole, had gone to
'work-more -openly than Ilitti,ters slid at-present.
Be-gave itiNteinbcr 5001. down at once, or put it
midis his pltatr, ul the price nt his vote, at a ca-
histet :but Pitt and Vox (fur. they were
path alike) had ‘ittiptu'ved on this practice,
and MAIL: it lottery with the money
'plated to ittclyporpilses, ' They had their 20001.
prizoi, 5ia,:4,61 in - the' cake Uti• 'Mr;
ilpther, %Alma he • last *met them ;---they hind
their '40001.• Priers, as he had toltl them en lilt,
citicr Poinatoliy r—ahcy had thew Suddl.
It! or 11,0001. piixrs, its
in the case. or tot! 1.1•,o 1%1 r. Knox I-3nd ti,cy
hoil,their 20, 30, 464 38,0001.. pirie.s, as lie ii?id
:ilieWn ail' Areeti anti AL"-
qui* ot Cattlftell.--Aiter touching on a vuttety fir
I„pici lid tiliarged 4.1 i 4h distress which pervatt.
eft !be in set otttf terms'. .While 11:4' ..)111V.
I' toe tin ttg ut,thitig, the tThicers
tit the Navy Ilan hien- dish.;n,k.qt
provt,itrit Fitt. loci ii ty hod beet) smote tor-tlit;..',
'fete disnossed hut -flit
-n,sA oat
tit ialulsitipttieiti li.id e;: difielhirgel) Wit bt)111

subiiitence. M.ory of these lie Ir4d sera work-
ing for the fatn:ert, and paid fin' churl. lahOtri
at the rate of two : and he 6-ittfar,l4.
stood 'some were :now piekin4 13:1,1 in Arab,
which they had'preterred doing to goitig to
workhouse, or the laghteB4. Stich ways the slum:
Orin- whiCh those were reduced who had fought
our battles, while the widoW,of Mr, Fox, Lady
Grenville,- the amiable :Miss Hunt], and Ohl mo.
tber Hum), xeceived frir doing 'nothing as much
as would coMlortably provide ;(8r those Of 'whorrt
he had just spoken, and who had real claims on
the Country.— Mete the Speaker was ibteto.
rupted by tumult which arose from tha
orovhiett 'many persons bud taken their
stand being moved .from the trout if th
..tt Istitt,
ings-by the eroWd, to the greatAarip °flume, but
to. the infinite amusement of a tuat.nrity of t.lto
.speciatorSl--11r. Hunt resumed, and adverting 10
the Petittemwhich it was proposed to' be voted to
the • Prinea Regent, proceeded ,to set forth the
advice which lie thought Lord Castlereagh ought
to siffer on the,oecasion, if he had the least regaill
for ItiS.own earrasg, or tor his Royal Master's
Throne. We cannot follow hint thrOugh thiti
part of his .r.peech, which concluded with
on the people to assert -their' rights; and with Oil
expression of.a (vine that Englishmen Would stilt
be fount !Englishmen.
The Resolution -wits carried.
Mr, Wat.tua spoke in favour of reducing the
iaterest on the'Nattonal Debt. He co.:eluded by
moving a Rest:A-idiom, which set forth the advan-
tages Of 8,11 411114111 Parlianient.
This Resolution ante several °Ebert were %Ilea
agreed to ‘vitirout discuss*.

A Petition, founded on the Reso!idiom jiist car-
ried, Was them .read by Mr. Cleary,- and adopted
by the Meeting.
Thanki Were voted on the motion of Mr.
Adam's to Sir F. litirdett.
F. BURDRI`T was much gratified by thfi
mark of the favour of his CO it I 1151..11e11.1i, null I►a
hoped the feelings which they had manifested rats
the subjert tit tlJct peessitit' Meeting were but at.
sample of those which -pet veiled every part of the
enipire. The enemy with which they bsd to contend
WtiS great and powerftti • —was deeply entrenched be.
hind forms o! Idly, as \veil as behind pointi ut Vay...
onets and they coUld not hops to ovei come it indvss
thepcople in every other part ot the country carlie
to titi, 'lame deteumbintion which the I;;lertws of
IVestminster'hltd come to. Nothing cdtitd give
them the victory to which they banked forward,
but the onion mid firm accord of. every -14nglisli-
man of whatever denoMination, who did not wish
to see the liberties of his' cptintiy trampled on• anti
annihilated for ever.'lie contended the only re.;
medy for•the 'evil complained of was a Reform of
the House of Commons, the practices of hie Lt
the Speaker of It.llntl said was %deb ni would hard
matte our ancestors' :hair stand On end. lie (Sir
F. Burilett) would say more-7-they Would not ooy
have 'made their-ancestors' 'hair stand on end, but
they Would have Matie•ilidr swords leap from theli
scabbards; they would, not have endured the con 4
tinuance of theni. '1 hey were then assembled
withiniceirchniVedinfirm of fortresses, and,it Wet
harttly,spraking ti,gthatively to say; with bayonet*
at their throats: Theme were barracks at ilydehaki
the military depot at Wiiolw ich, and the lines At
Chatham;•.within ,but a 7slibit distance Of cacti
other ; and thus in tett y part•of the country thl
GoVernment ‘ras seen•stirrotinded with ftirtiessesi
and supported by military puivet, Flt cnneurrea
with Mr. flunt in the vicW which tioq
had taken of the glory we were said to have -ac-
quired in the late. war. 'First which 'was' called,
the i'.iational Debt he teas of opinion ought not
to be called the' debt,of the 'netten. • In point of
fact. it was the debt of a coritifttlidrough‘monj
getinf; Oligarchy, who hati;.long oppressed 6*
people, and not that of the country; for be knew.*
not what titlit this Oligarchy conic! have to pletigiO,
its they lotti' thine all the talent Aiti:utenith of •thei
kingthuu to paY luana witie*Wthey.bad thought prodi
per to raise in furtherance of •projects heneticiat
to them, but not so tii-thc tuition at large.• lie
emote-61mM the general poliey ot this country
the war ;' and in the Proceedings wheel, had talteri
place in' Fm mince, Spain,-aud ROitie,.he considered
-Ragland to be dkgrared, as it appeared our Mitt
Object bad been to iii.ort despOtiont. This wms4
cause of the Wail'. The' Woject of our Gtm4
vernment Avai, try support' ileipothOi abroad!-std
guard against reform at 'home. The millions wg
hull been drained of laid been Spent to prevent 'the
country limn being' free. Itt 'Katherine (Ind Pe..
trtichiD, the latter anticrtankAo 'taint • the.pritle of
his starvatitirt. He tlid'n
_ot -kn't-tw'wkettice
it was ,the intentirin Ministerstfttnt
men by the'smne teem us; bat 'if they did this, his
biter millions of min wiitild not 'starve. Thu*
those' in power might one day ii;id tit liteii•
cost, as despir:' might loge the sufferers to
measures 't votsibly, their
nvi.n tlestipetl4), moid it, 'that of others whit
theM. in the 'Pia, to it be had refer'
rell„.• the Lady was u,o(.:ked hs. deli a* starved&
She:-Wai uskett if .4 :le wool‘i like a nieis neat's
tongije ?" " 0 yu%, %cry unfelt imbed." " Or
would she choose ho,led !iv. " 4, was to dist 4
she lore(."--" refer be,it antt
Mustard C" Lkcit
" Vhy, ackeo the e.,ummt .11,, volt
SaV to roe mistard with,'.mt the ht-t 0" the'n;
time put icuce ot `ihe bfit: kvidt itiitt
out mit the room, tai a way sim,eivhar
peop!e were Thoeketi•ttitii the y or the
Ttoiv.:l4 ere
..t-oht it , CN*llll.Vel!'
fritOir ,; lhat r. tight cit all . Isare. puttee( Or ti,u4
tire actimeOft the .4reat stint, oo4ctoktft
that- each pArt st Clued, to cheek the !...xpk4rs fits.,tikv
utlie When ,site pePpie hYArtt-04$ OttlY
• Cf.orio it to e rfui .

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ti ISt ei,,e it its ;" itiltl Olen thit: toustitutiow, as
.given to them, proved tobe the mustard without the
beef.--(Applause.)-11 they did not like this. they
were to he treated as the Pope treated his offend-
ing subjects. They were to be nathemised, anti
that to which they objected was to be forced
down their throats with the bayonet, if they re.
fused to take it as good food. lie commented on
-the misconduct and oppression of Ministers, and
in 'proof
.of t 4 hat he advanced referred to the
treatment to which Mr. U. Tooke, Mr. Lemaitre,
and others had been subjected. He enlarged nn
theterrnirtion of the Howe of Commons, end
•ridienied, and censured the subscription. for the re-
lief of the distressed Labourets aid Menuf:ic-
-..turees. the rejoiced in the spirit now manifested,
end hoped those who thought 'they ought to
'be, looked up to to manage the affairs of the
itittion, would at length be brought to feel, that
jf they did not take proper measures for direct-
ing,the people, they would otie day fiad them-
,selves unable to controul. Let what would hap-
pen, he thought they might et least feel satisfied,
that the present system of plunder and corruption
pould not last. He begged to assure therMeet-
-sng that lie would with pleasure present their Pe-
tothe Prince Regent; and he trusted „he
should have. many other Petitions to present on
'the same subject, at the opening of Parliament.
Wore he concluded, he thought right to pay a
debt of gratitude, which he thought every honest
man in the country would, to Lord Cocliraue, for
• his, recent conduct at the London Tavern. He
...then made a new attack on the Subscription, with
which he connected many other topics that did
smut immediately touch on the business of the day.
ate concluded, again exhorting the people Ito per-
-Were in reclaiming their just rights, as failing to
.this they would be 03 touch enslaved as any nation
,on the Continent, and more plundered than any
people in Europe.
Mr. PARKS MOM', that the thanks of the Meet-
itig should be given-to Lord Cochrane. • The mo-
tion was carried.
. Lord COCITRANE• noticed, the change recently
*taste in the French Chamber of, Deputies, and
gave it as his opinion that the reduction of their
number would make it more easy for the Mini-
sters to command a majority, which would lead to
yew abuses. It had beenahe fashion to blame the
French and Spanish Governments, but he thought
the real delinquents were in this country, as those
who restored those Governments ought to be heid
responsible for their actions. He approved tripe.
titioniug the Prince, but other measures ought to
be resorted to or this would be useless. He had
thought of submitting to them two propositions
before he was informed of the arrangements of the
day, but these 'at present he would only read. The
Resolutions referred to, proposed, first, that every
place represented or misrepresented in the House
'of Commons shookd send tip Petitions for Reform
b' the hands bi t Wo or more Deputies, who should
be instructed ou their return to report to these
who sent themr iu what manner their petitions
were received; and, 2dly, that the Meeting
should aajimeo to the day on which Parliament
next assembled—then to meet and resume their
proceedings, in the sight of their oppres-
sors. lie hoped no chicanery, -no delusion,
no boMbartlment of. Algiers, would divert the
people front the contemplation of that which now
occupied their minds. He trusted nothing would
prevent their continuing to call for Reform, wile
could alone save the country. It had been said

was unjust to annihilate any part of the nalion:a
debt. He was of a different opinion. Could airy
matt say why the landholder, who had been al.lowed
a certain interest on his money when bread was
1811. the quart ern loaf, should be allowed the satire
row as when it was sold for little more than

halt that price ? Why should these persons he al-
lowed to receive what was nearly equal to 1,5 per
cent. on what they had advanced i The subset ip-
lion now making, he contended, could be at no
itpportance. lie had calculated th.at the sums
subscribed, up to that hour, would in,t have been

sufficient to give each pauper in the country a
VeMly roll and a pint of porter. Ile then ridi-
culed the subscriptions of various individuals., and
. .

compared thetnn..ith the incomes of the purl es

soul with the distresses of the country. In con-
tlosion, he exhorted those ►vlio 'mud him to keep
their' eyes fixed On the corruption which had beet►
&hewn to exist, atultp persevere till they succeed:•
td in putting down the systeni. if they did not

du this, the destruction of 'the country could uo

be avoided, and ruin and anatehy tnnsi
. The Thanks of the Meetiug were given to
Major Caltwright.
Mr. IVADDixwrolv begged to propose, that the
Thamks of the Meeting should be given to that

great patriot, Henry Hunt, Esq. He bad recent-
ly made a jutoey of 700 miles, in the course al
which he bad witnessed scenes of incredible dis-

tress. No longer ago than the week before last,

la one town in the country, be had seen 400 i►oor
men, with tears in their eyes, go so sad and
►oienm procession to the workhouse.
The itesolution was agreed to.
Mr. IIuNT retttructl thanks, and took occasion

to inakea new speech, in the course of which he

censured the Press of the country generally, for
its venality.) and, in ►adverting on the strictures
-which had appeared in one Morning Paper on his
conduct at the late Common Hall, he spoke of its
Editor as being the hireling of a hireling—a con-
temptible ruffian—a thief--a seonndred, &e.
Thanks ware voted to the High Bailiff, and ttlat
Gentleman was about to return thanks, when a

Terson.from the window of the Hotel prevented
'tin), by addresing hitn:in the following terms:—
" Arthur Morris, Esquire, I beg your pardon.
•' country
" Just come to town,
" Who lives in a cottage not gay"-
11,2 was prevented, by the interference of the
Oilicers, from finishing his speech as he intended,
and the High Bailiff having at length succeeded
in returning 'thank for the honour he had receiv-
ed dissolved the .Nleeting.

A pilchard was takedlAst, week in :Nionnt's flay,
Pl motel!, which measure 4 nearly thirteen inches
in length, and six inches round the body, and
weighea nearly seven minces. This fish, it is sup-
ilf)sed,, is the largest of the species eve? caught on