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enngs were greitly increased by the' conduct of bet•false friend--(cries of " Ayt,thatis Cobbett.")—:
Conyngham, who belongs to that gaol, and against or that of an usurping, tyrannizing despotism (cheers).
whom he had drawaup a petition to the House of Com- Let the friends of Reform remember the old fable. of
mons. Duriugthese inflictions his mother'slife was de- the bundle of sticks. If they divided, their energy
1 spaired of. Ile described Odic' sufferings of a similar was gvne ; but let them adhere, and corruption wouldkind, partictdWrly' being confined in a cell'four yards tremble from its pinnacle. Li their Chairman they
square, and - was most anxious to do justice to those had a pledge, that while the people had right, he
gaolers who acted with humanity, as well as to those would he their invariable and unwearied Champioja.
who so rigorously and inhumanly acted up to the Let Englishmen remember the irons these individuals
letter of their instructions. He (Mr. Baguley said, had been fettered with, and let them dread lest on
if he entered into this recognizance, it would be an some other day "the iron may enter their own souls."
acknowledgment that he had done something illegal; To be an Englishman and a slave was an absurdity ;
but, of the two evils, he thought he bad better and let them never forget Columbus, who through
choose the least, and having signed it, he thus ter- life bore in mind the indignity he had suffered in
minted seven months' solitary confinement. He wearing. irons. Mr. Jones concluded by moving a
would wish to know under what law he was seized? Resolution to the following effect;
It was in the act of petitioning for a Reform in the That theAubjecting of Mr. Evans and his Son,- together with
Representation of the People that he was apprehend- others,.4ftothcirlaonsw tothrteehedlanaysd and three nights, was a gross viola-
-4 stueirt
ed and dragged to prison--(apploure); and this was to the whole people of Engl'anand, ogrraogegatoryof h
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done by the Magistracy of Manchester. And he, of Englishmen, and inconsistent with the principles of the Bri.
could only say, that if the people of Manchester had tish Constitution.
'so many friends to the Cause of Reforni, as his friends JOSEPH Mercnat.t, of Liverpool, stated the cir- '
in London had, they would de-all •in their power to cumstance of his having got into company wib aria
drag these Magisterial wretches before. -a proper tri- torious fellow who pretended to bda friend to liberty.
burial, for a bleach both of law, liberty, and justice This feliew•Was Oliver, and this man he introduced.'
--(app/ause)--Lord Sidmouth, in the most insulting into different parts of the country, supposing him to
manner, had written down to prevent them coming have been equally friendly to the cause of freedom
up to town ; but he (Mr. Baguley) came to town pur- with himself.. He solemnly declared that neither‘he,
posely to deinhvid that his recognizances should be nor the friends with whom he acted; had ever contem-
nullified. They all (as might have been heard' of) plated any acts of treason; nor had any other object in
came to the Court of Kingsßench, and went there view thaw that of obtaining a Reform in Parliament
day after day without gettmg any satisfaction until by legal and constitutional means. He assured the
they began to clamour—(cheers and applause.)—He meeting, that although he had suffered the greatest
was fearful that a similar clamour must be resorted hardships by an imprisonment of six months, and by
to in the House of Commons, before a redress of being reduced to beggary, he was still as hearty in
those grievances under which the public groaned the cause as ever.
would be obtained. One circumstance, however, he Mr. Wil/LIAM CLIFF then came forward to state a
thought it necessary to advert to before he got down, few facts 'which he thought. the Meeting should not
which was a letter which had been sent ta his father be ignorant of. .He. was, he said, . another of those
by Lord Sidmouth since his enlargement, begging unfortunate men -whom the Government had laid
him to use his parental and correctional influence hold of as a fit subject for their persecution. On the
over his son--(laughter and applause). He had the 20th May last, as he was quietly working in his shop,
letter in his pocket—(cries qf read, read), but it was a man whom he, had never seen before came. in, and
too disgusting—(cries of no, no, read, read).-Mr. asked him whether he would go to a tavern lathe,
Baguley pulled it from his pocket--.loud applause town, to see a Delegate from London? At first he,
and ioughter)—Mr. Baguley then proceeded to state, refused, being. busy about his work, but the stranger i
that after his father had written to Lord Sidmotitli, pressed him to go very much, and told:him that the
praying that he (Mr. Baguley) might be permitted delegate he was to see was expressly sent to Derby 1
to see his mother, who was on the point of death. by the Friends of Reform in London, Sir Francis
- Lord Sidmouth caused the followiig answer to be seer ' Burdett, Lord Cochrane, and Major Cartwright.—
" 1 ain-directed by Lord Sidmouth to acknowledge the re- 'By this statement. his curiosity was roused, and lie
eeipt of your letter respecting your son; and I•am further ill-, consented to accompany the stranger to the tavern.
rested to inform yen, attest Lord Skimooth had previously or 7 He was introduced to this Delegate, and after some
tiered a warrant for your son's liberation. 'Lord Sichuoutts
It.
_._u conversation he was informed that his name was
happy you are sensible of your sun's error, and hopes that yo .
and your wits will infuture use such paternal sad dcorrectional Oliver—(Loud cries of Shaine ! Mama .q. Oliver
influence over his conduct, as will reader him a loyal and good very freely talked about Parliamentary Reform,
' subject. (fined) "IL Hounooss." and said that the Petitions presented to Parliament
Thus, after nine months' incarceration, Lord Sid- were of no use, that they would not be listened
mouth consented to his discharge, ovided his fa- to, and that the London people had come to 2
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ther would stop up his mouth—{ liter and ap- determination to present no more—(Shame!)—
—plause),.Just so would hi Majesty's, inisters stop This delegate further stated, that the country was in
the mouths of the people if they could; and should an-organized state, and that particularly at Leeds it
these ineank be found insufficient, they would then it. was with great difficulty that the people were kept
sort tcApegrufs bag information--((deers and lq egh- it down.. The trunk., he said, .which Sir -Francis Bur-
,