The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-15 00:00:00

MEETING AT CA PESfTEWS HALL.

At two o'clock, a still larger meeting of delegates
was held at Carpenter's Hall, which was crammed to
excess. The meeting was addressed by various
speakers, and did not break up until nearly eight
o clock. The resolutions agreed to at the previous
meeting were unanimously adopted ; and an amend-
ment, to the effect that they should commence work
as soon as the prices of 1840 were granted, was so
feebly supported that it fell to the ground. The ge-
neral feeling of the meeting was, that, even if the
masters should agree to the terms proposed, there
could be no guarantee for there being adhered to,
unless the working classes were invested with the
suffrage, so as to give them a voice in the choosing of
the law makers. So great was the interest felt with
regard to the proceedings of this meeting, that thou-
sands assembled outside, besieging the doors, and
anxiously inquiring as to what was going on within.
About four o'clock the assemblage was so large, and
assumed so alarming an appearance, that the authoritie
deemed it advisable to disperse it, which was effected.
MEETING OF TIIE TOWN COUNCIL.

This (Friday) afternoon, the Town Council Were
convened by the Mayor, at very short notice, on
special busintss. The Mayor took the chair. Mr.
Alderman Chappell then brought forward a resolu-
tion, whieh, after some discussion, in the course of
which a clause was introduced, expressive of the com-
miseration felt by the, Council for the distressed state
of the poor, was ultimately seconded by Mr. Walter
Clark, and unanimously adopted. It was as follows:—
"That this Council, whilst deeply commiserating
tie distresses under which a large portion rf the work-
ing classes, have been for some time past and are now
suffering; is convinced that
.it is of the utmost import-
ance, that the inhabitants should unequivocally and
generally express their disapproval of the illegal and
riotous proceedings by which this neighbourhood has
been, during the last few days, disgraced ; and that it
is incumbent upon the respectable inhabitants gene-
rally throughout the borough, to co-operate to the ful-
leit extent posssible with the Magistrates, in aiding them
in the maintenance of the peace, and in the preservation
of property. • That, with the view of carrrying out
the suggestion made in the resolution of the Magis-
trates, the Aldermen and Councillors of each ward
be requested forthwith to convene meetings in their
respective wards of the respectable inhabitants,
urgently calling upon them to come forward for the
purpose of being sworn in as special constables, to
assist in the protection of property and the preserva-
tion of peace in their own wards ; or to take such
'other steps as may be required for obtaining the assist-
ance in every ward of a large number of the inhabi-
tants us special constables.
We learn that, up to last evening, not fewer than
two thomand five hundred special constables have been
sworn in, to act within the borough of Manchester
only. Four or five hundred more have been sworn
in to act for the borough of Salford ; and numbers
of the inhabitants of the neighbouring townships have
also come forward to enrol themselves as special con-
stables in their respective localities.