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MR. HUNT.
AT a nuinersus and respectable MEETING, held
at the Crown r.nd Anchor, in the Strand, on Monday,
April id, 1220, J. HATDON, Esq. in the Chair, the fallowing
Resolutions were passed unanimously :
1. That it Is the duty of the People to support the Friends of
the People ; and neither to forsake them while under persecu-
ties, nor withhold liberal approbation for their meritorious
exertions in the public cause.
• 2. That it appears to this Meeting, that HENRY Huarr, Esc
for courageously advocating the rights and interests of the People,
has been grossly vilified by the venal part of the Public Press;
and that the unfounded impressions thus created have been made
accessory to a system of proscripsion against which he ought to
be protected, by the voice and purse of every man whose prac-
tices accord with his professions.
3. That, independently of the general merits of Mr. HUNT
In conducting many great Public Meetings, held with a view to
arouse public feeling in the great cause of Parliameetary Re-
form, he'has evinced,. in every situation in which be has been
placed by the transactions at Manchester, great courage, manly
conduct, and =impeachable prudence; as well while surrounded
by-the sabres of those who had sworn his destruction, as while
In prison, nader examination, and during the subsequent dis-
Cussions in the Courts at Westminster.
4. -That, during the late -prolonged and harassing Trial at
York, the conduct of Mr. Hews drew from the presiding Jecljte
slit* testihnaolef of personal approbation as have seldom been
conceded to a defendant on a State Trial while his acute ceoss-
examinations, sad his dexterous application• of every point of
law which bore on his case, extorted the admiration of all who
heard him, and particularly of those who had previotielyinthibed
unfavourable prejudices.from the misrepresentations of the press.
S. That, under all these circumstances, the People of the
United Kingdom owe a Debt of Gratitu le to Mr. HUNT, as the
Chain*, of their Civil Rights, which obligation this Meeting
cheerfully acknowledges ; but as Mr. HUNT has been involved
in conddenble expenses by his personal exertions, and by the
legal proceedings of .which he has been the object, this Meeting
feels it au incumbent duty, at least to indemnify him against
the same.
fo. That therefore, this Meeting recommends a General Public
Subeeriptiou among the Patriots of the United Kingdom, for the
purpose of Indemnifying Mr. hews against his past expenses, and
also as a solid testimonyof their sense of gratitude for past services.
7. That the Friends of Liberty generally, are earnestly Invited
to concur in promoting the Subscription among their connections,
and to transmit the amount to the Treasurers as early as possible.
S. That an open Committee of Subscribers should meet from
time to time for the purpose of paying over the sums received
in such manner as may best accord with the independent feelings
of Mr. Hors, and with the patriotic intentions of the Subscribers.
9. That these Resolutions be advertised in various Morning
and Evening Newspapers, and be transmitted to the Editors of
l'atristic Newspapbra throughout the Fmpire, who are requested
to aid in-promoting the design within their reipective Districts.
-10. That Messrs. R. Ireland, 7e, Holborn-hill; T. Dolby,
299, near the New Church, Strand; and Si, Wardour-street,
Soho; and T. Fulham, Iron Founder, Mitchell-street, Old-
street, be appointed Treasurers, to whom all Subscriptioei
should be addressed or paid, for the purposes designated by the
previous Resolutions.

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A' CAUTION TO MOTHkRS.
AT a critical Season like the present, when Chil-
dren are Teething, the utmost attention ought to be paid
them, partiealarly as the Measles and Chin Cough are so preva-
lent. the Irritation of the Gums comes with any other Dis-
order, very few Infants recover. Mothers ought never to be
without the AMRRICAN -SOOTHING SYRUP in the
Nurser', for if a Child wakes in the night with pains in its gums,
this valuable Medicine applied will immediately open the pores,
heal the gums, and thereby prevents Fevers or Convulsions, for
ahould it come in competition with any other Disorder, it often
destroys the Mother's brightest hopes.
Parents wheMay be dubious of the virtues of the SOOTH-
ING SYRUP may refer to the different Cases that have ap-
peared in the Newspapers for these last ten years.
Rime Mrs. Johnsoll has appropriated one hour twice a week,
viz. front lane to Ten o'clock, on Tuesday and Saturday Morn-
ing, to the Pbor who bare Children afflicted in cutting their teeth,
by bringing a bow from a housekeeper, that the Mother h a
ml object of charity, has made it so universally known in al-
Mit every Family where there me young Children, Mrs. John.
Milt= eo great a Charity will not be abused, as it is out of
her te purse.
be-had-of the , Johnsen and Williams, No. 44,
rincaVehie
tifrwalan-street, Oaf • Landon : ands by Agit_
416611t0f 6U tb,e p • Venders in Town and at: II
trt., it 4.1t1: pot fle.
N. B. De sore to ark for " Alitnoon and Waihilis's Soothing
srup.••

The CHAIRMAN then delivered his charge to the
Jtiry from a written paper. They had heard the
Proclamation an.ainst vice and immorality rca 1,
.and it wai his duty to
.tcil them,- then, at the com-
mencement of a new reign, that It was not to be
hitaked upon as a mere formal dOeument, but as a .
declaration of his -Majesty's will and intention, that
tie precelits it contained should be strictly observed
-and diligently carried into execution, to the moms
sagement and promotion of religion and virtue, and '
the discottutenancing and repressing infidelity, mos
faneness, and nickednc:s. It. was a soiemn duty, in-
cumbent on, the Gentlemen of the Jury, to apply
:themselves sincere), and vigoi misty to the effectu.
ating or his lfikleityl gracious and beneva)lent views.
It was particularly necessary at a time when despe-
rate and diabolical men were using every art ond
straining every nerve to introduce disorder and
anarchyinto the country, to overturn the fai h of
the people-in their AEDERMRR, to shake their aitegi-
.ance to their Sovereign, and weaken and destroy
their obedience to the laws, and attachment to the
Constitution—when open attempts were made to up-
root all good and moral principles, to infuse a spirit
of discontent and sedition, and to incite to the coin.
mission of such malignant and atrocious ci imes, as
all true Englishmen viewed with shuddering and
horror. To guard against the machinations tf such .
profligate characters was what, at such a crisis, was
imperiously 'required of all well-meaning persons, in
whatever station of life, in• proportion to their re-
spective meant and opportunities; and it behoved
the Gentlemen he addressed, in particular, as Grand
Jurors, induttrionsly to inquire into, and, as fat as
their proper functions conterred the power, rigor-
ously to subdue the first risings of crime; as Magis-
trates, to enforce a due submission to the I,tivs ; and
as parents and masters, carefully to instil into tie
minds of their children early principles of piety, mo-
rality, good order, and obedience to the laws and
constituted authorities, which would preserve them
uninfected by the contagion of evil example, and •ren-
der them honest men and good subjects. Thee were
the precautions which would defeat all the designs of
the malicious and ill-deil._Tning ; for as long as the
Legislature watched with cal e over the manners and
habits of the people—as long as, the inferior Magis.
mates exerted themselves in an active and .vigoro'us
discharge of their duties—as long as ..Tui sec exercised
their functioni with zeal and integrity, uninfluenced
by favoiir or affection on the one hand, or by ma-
lace and hatred on the other--so long would the ope-
ration of the present laws counteract ail deigns hos-
tile to the general weal, and protect and preserve our
noble Constitution with all its attendant advantages.
The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to make a few
remarks on the business which was to come before
the Jury, in the course of which he observed that
the contests in and-about the Metropolis, during the
General Election, had swelled the list of misdemean-
ours and minor offences; and that the useless cere«
mony of Chairing the Members for Westminster,
which was to take place this day, would, according
to all likelihood, allure many a youthful niind,. by
the temptations for theft and depredation it af-
forded, to commence the career of iniquity, and -
cause many a pang to the hearts of parents for years
to come.

After the Chairman had delivered his charge, the
Grand Jury, retired, and the Court proceeded with
the traverse paper.
J. Commerjard, and Mary his wife, were indicted
for assaulting Christiana Bates, Widow.
The prosecutrix, an elderly woman with an encou
mous red nose, detailed her case with astonishing
volubility, the substance of which was, that the-de-
fendants were robbed some time ago of some " little
matters of clothes and such like," and, in order to
discover the offender, they had recourse to a sort of
necromantic ceremony, Called " turning the Bible and
Key." Sundry wise neighbours were. called in to
witness the ordeal, and, alter due deliberation, it was
agreed cm all hands that " Christiana I3ates must be
the thief!" whereupon the defendant's proceeded to
the dwelling-house of Christiana, and beat her until
the blood. gushed from her mouth. The male de-
fendant absolutely knocked her down; and loosened
her remaining teeth.—Mr. WALFORD, for the de-
fendants, asked Mrs. Bates if she did not strike his •
clients in return? •
Mrs. B. Me ! No, indeed, upon nty horteur, I did•net,
whatever you may think, Mr. Counsellor."
Mr. W.—" What! did you not scratch the man's face a bit:"
Mrs. B.—" I am a poor lone woman,"
Mr. W.—" You didn't seize him by the throat, did you, and
threaten to knock outTvis wifes eyes?"
Mrs. I am the mother of 14 children, and I hope yea
will do me justice." •
Mr. W.—" Will You give me an answer ? Did you not kilt
in return?'
Mrs B.—" My husband has left me twenty years, come not
Slithaelmas.clay, at four o'clock iu the morning."
Mr. W.," Then lots won't give me an answer ?"
Mrs. 13.—" Bless me! &net I talking asfarst as I can, Vo
van avitay with my servant girl, and set her up for his wilt,
a eerier
Mr. You are an astounding witness. you be
or not r
Mrs. 8.-0 I am sixty years of age, come next Friday
fortnight ?"
Mr. WAITORD said he was free to confess that, for once in his
life, he was completely outdone. He could not cope with each
a witness, and he wished her a good morning.
Mts. B.—" The same to you, and many of them !"
An being questioned by the Chairman, she con.
fessed that she had no knowledge of her hushan4i's
udeath; and, for aught dig. knew, he was still
She was siated in the indictment to be a widow, and
on that ground the defendants were acquitted.