Star.
London, England, 1817-03-12 00:00:00

*PUBLIC BUIXTING.

" 11111 of MAIICIIIISTIR and ks vicinity are
nisperisfalip isferand, that a Plane MILTING, morass to
odleoromeat, will be held mar St. Peter's Church. oe Monday
aissaing, the loth of Muth, ISTf, whoa it is bored that every
prisso orb, is dateroanad to carry his Peale 'Y6l.oaden,
wilt
assotabie tenably and orderly, sad provide hirnseli with the re-
' entosy moms alsoppert iregsWto to hoar hha through this loyal
sad mown volieetakhig.
k is hoped that those Meads of Pattiamentary Reform. who
peons the maw, will gnaw forward ea this haponaot musket.
4' Palmas will he sprained to resolve contrilistioss this eve-
n* at New balogna. apd at the Meeting oa Monday. •
(Signed) 4, W. Oostaii, Printer, 116,,Woodrstnet."
Early oe Sunday morning the Printer was arrested
and conveyed to prison, sad at the same time Orator
Marlene (the same .who went to Lancashire to in-
struct the workers in the potteries in the Rights of
Man) was put into safe cuaorly.:-.The Meeting how-
ever, took place at Neerifiliegtoof Salford, on Semi-
day evening l and earliubn Monday there were pro=
'amatory Sooting: at Middletuir, Oldbam, and whet
*gm, to provide the pecuniary means for a raireb
to A* Metropolis.
On Monday, about nine in the morning': a crowd
begin to assemble in front of the Quaker's Meeting.
11-Am, Manchester. A table, elevated on a- curt,
was protided for the Secretary and Treasurer to enrol

the names of the volunteers for the pilgrimage, 501
to enter the monies received for their support on the
journey. By half past nine the number of persons
assembled was about 10,000. One of the leaders now
reached the ground in 'a hackney-coach, and was
saluted with hums by some of the populace.
In the mean time the Magistrates of the tcwn and
neighbourhood had taken precautionary measures to
prevent this insanity from producing mischief. A
number of additional Constables had been sworn in ;
and soon after ten o'clock, they proceeded to the neigh
bourhood of the place of meeting, whence about 100 n
men, provided with blankets _and provision far the
march, had previously withdrawn to Piccadilly to ar-
range themselves in marching order, and had already
set out on their mad journey—on the promise, and in
the expectation that the managers and leaders would
soon overtake them, bringing with them the liberal
donations of those who could not conveniently under-
take the march in person.
A little before eleven o'clock, while the speakers
were giving displays of their oratorical powers, and
exhorting to a liberal contribution for the piiriles•
the Magistrates, peace officers, and folk troops of ca-
valry from the barracks, under the command of Sir
JOHN Bran, pounced upon the assembly with so much
adroitness, that in a moment all the managers, leaders,
and orators, with their papers, were in safe custody.
A person of the same of DRUMMOND, who was to
have headed the column, and another leader of the
name of BOUGLILT, with other of the ringleaders, were
instantly sent to prison.
A detachment of peace officers, accompanied by
the btagisLrates and a troop of cavalry, now set off
after the pilgrims, who were on their way, expecting
to be soon overtaken by their leaden with the money
collected for their journey. Many of them were
taken before they reached Longsight ; and at St(lck-
port bridge the cavalry surrounded the main body—
all furnished fo' bivouacking. Upwards of two
hundred were secured in the New Bailey Prison in
the course of the afternoon.

",In the evening OGDEN, the Printer, with Josix•
sT. us, BOUOLZY, and DRUAINOND, against whom it
seems there were warrants from tke Secretary of
StAte, were, it is said, sent off for London under a
proper escort.

We cannot find language to express our surprise
at. the infatuation which the preceding details exhibit.
In a future age it will not be believed that in the 19th
century, people at large and out of Bedlam, could
for a moment have conceived so mad a project. It
has never been equalled in modern times, but by
cases of superstitions phrenzy—by Buchanites, Bro-
therites, Sonthcottians, and other projectors of join.
nies to the Land of Canaan I—Try such men for trea-
son and sedition ! ! Lock them up in Mad-!wawa,
and you will render a real service to the comMunity.
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