Star.
London, England, 1819-09-25 00:00:00

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF rut al&
MINOHAM MEETI.VG.

EXTRACT FROM A PRITATE LETTER.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ST.
4. Thursday Everdnr, S. Is 3,
' " R—o u r worthy Magistrates having detemzei
to be the conservators of the peace, and not the p,t
moters of tumult and bloodshed, when askti
friend of Reform, if the Meeting would be .try
to pass over quietly ? they replied, that if it
Constitutionally held, it shotild Hither be irrtettix
by a Civil nor a Military Power. It is true thertio
all their influence to impede the .I„ecting.kie
siring all [oval subjects tostay at home: but, inti. 4
ever light we may view this pre judging the b,ukt
of the Meeting, we have still matter for cones
zion, that we are at least blessed wiLn a c 001.4,24;
and humane Magistracy.

" Notwithstanding every effort was made In,'
opposite party, both by Pamphlets and Ilanti&.,
to prevail upon the People not to go to the ?•lee,
from two to three o'clock hundreds were se ptE.
ing there in all directions, and by half-past tantt
should conceive there were not less than 20.400
sons collected. The Reformers very wisdy
fined the object of the Meeting to the
Massacres, and I am only sorry that sem:,
respectable and able townsmen (for we h
who can both write and speak when their o:;::
interests are concerned) had not the courage
a decided part in condemning that b—dy bus;:
however, of this I am satisfied, that there arc h'
dreds ofrespectable men, in the town of Ilirminghai
who were deterred from doing so only from motive
oCprudence.• In fact, I may say there prevails
most universally, a sentiment of disgust and Ahab
recce at that monstrous violation of die Constituties
Sir CHARLES WOLSELEY addressed the Meetins ~ •
but did not preside, stating, that .he declined out
no disrespect, but he thought it would be beta fa
some Gentleman connected with the town to oh
the lead: accordingly, the Gentleman who called
Meeting, a Mr. GEORGE EDMONDS, a person w,
name is no doubt familiar to you, presided.
" Mr. EDMONDS is a man of considerable tale's,
and is one of the Gentlemen concerned in exposing
to the Public some nefarious_ transactions respecting
our Parish affairs ; for which, upon the e;ectka al
Guardians some months back, he was honAted sr:,]
the suffrages of several hundreds of the payers ei
Poors' Rates, and duly elected a Guardian of izt
Poor. He at present, edites two Papers—the on
called Edmonds's Weekly Register, anti the other(i
very recent publication) Edmonds's BirrzSitg7::r! Gs.
setae, both devoted to the cause of Reform. lie
,the son of an eccentric, but respectable Dissenting
Minister of this place, and is the same perinn sys
Was, with Major CARTWRIGHT, WOOLER, and itl.-es,
indicted at the last Warwick Assizes, for r:/.la:-../17,
electing Sir CHARLES WOLSELEY, Member of Pc.
liament for Birmingham. Mr. EDnONDS, and tht
other orators, were dressed in the usual habilinseno
of woe, rode to the Meeting in a mourning coach,
and had their hustings covered with black cloth.'
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
BIRMINGHAM, SEPTE3II3ER 33._ _ .

Agreeably to a summons which had beenplacariel
for some days, through various pars of ti,: VVAT
the inhabitants of Birmingham assembled this Jiy
great numbers, on a spot called Newhall Iii 11,2:).
three o'clock, to take into consideration the
happy transactions at Manchester. A temperaij
platform was erected, covered with black cloth ; the
sombre and funeral hue of which wa,, if posAle, irr
creased by the arrival of a mourning coach, vii
feathers, containing Sir CIIA It 1. ES WOL SELO', Lin.
and another with several Ladies.

The immense concourse of people v..ho had con.
gregated together on the occasion, presented a spec•
tacle which it is not easy to imagine, .ind still onie
difficult to parallel. The inequalities of the ground,
upon which the Meeting stood, presented the a?.
pearance of a la: ge Amphitheatte, ,xhibit:iig a per-
fectly semi-circular arena, or flat centre, up,•111%-:.:LS
innumerable multitudes stood, to all arpeararct
moveably condensed. The hills behind t'.:cm, cu
the contrary, displayed a fascinating view of British
beauty, in numerous associations, of well-aresseaaa
handsome females. The ground was flanked ma
side by hills, manifesting the same appearance
those just described, and ou the other by a coupled
bridges ; on the top, and upon the parapets of Veda,
a prodigious multitude was planted, in various E.,)-
sitions, and multiplied ranks, but preserving a 53
and anxious silence during the whole of the prod'
ings which formed the business cf this day. lushes,
this Amphitheatre, if we may be permitted s 0
term it, discovered an almost endless array or r'r''
women, and children, horses and vehicles ; hut et
numbers of this accumulating crowd were cot les
remarkable than the deep expression of WV' 21:1
attention which their countenances exhibited.
the orators who presented themselves to the irtic,
Of this auditory were clothed in deep mourning ; 221'
so general a feeling of a character in unison w!“:
sombre trappings of the temporary forum et
hall um, appeared to pervade the listening spec:::
tors, that upon a display of !:ands--cettaiitiy
least numerous ever raised in support of a belie`.''
Resolutions—some were blacked, %erne smeared;o
soot, and others covered in mourning gloves.
withstanding this, no indications of even momenta.,
tumult or alarm, were exhibited throughout the 41.1:
Upon ascending the platform, Mr. Erannius, (t:
Editor of a Birmingham Par.), was itooletti'd;.r
called to the Chair. He opened the business. by ,;(..
precating any charge of presumption that nui..ht
brought against him for so doing. He had lir
Ifor the assistance of others who were absent, and
was urged against him, that their High Bailiff w'u°
have pre,,ided ; hut, from goes,.: cause or ether,
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