Star.
London, England, 1816-12-18 00:00:00

inteitit,.wlten•Mri (the'Claairman.or the
ills Field? Meetings) riinved that the Thanks of the
Meeting (in consideratim of Mr. Colsbett's admirable
'defence of Lord Cochrane, Mr. C. Johnstone, Ste. Ste.)
should be tn Mr. enhhest, for his eliats to
enlighten his tellow eniarrrymen.
Mr. PAtts:r., rose to address the Meeting, and had
begun to speak, whoa-
-Mr. PENDItILL jumped on the table, and seconded

the motion.
Mr. PARKES rose again, hot experienced much op-
position, and enuld not proceed.
The Resolution having been read by the Chair-
man --
Mr. GALE Jomms offered to address the Meeting.

Mr. ;mixes again presented hirnselt.—(l
He was anxious that nothing should occur to disturb
the hatmony and unanimity of the Meeting, and
therefore objected to mixing. any new subject with
that for the consideration of which they had been
oiled together.
Mr. GALE. JoNa yoke to the same effect. He
reminded the Asserubly, that within the last six
we,ks or two months Nir. Cobbett had objected to
• the return of Lord Cochrane ; but wl•y should lie
notice Cohl)..tt's change of opinion wit!' respect to
him, when lie might ask, who was there, from the
arch impostor itt P down to Lord Cochrane (if it were
not profanation to none two such characters in the
same sectisnce), whom Fe (Cobbet') 114 d not alter-
nately eulogized and vilified ? He wished the pro-
ceedings of the day to be confined to what concerned
Lord Cochrane, and hoped they would not be con-
taminated
by being connected with a Resolution of
the nature et that last proposed.
Mr. W. Cl..Atu: spoke in reprobation of the con-
duct of Mr. Parkes. Called t order by the Chair-
man after several violent but unsuccessful efforts to
obtain a hearing, he at last was perwittted to defend.
his Resolution.
Mr. CLHAtIy proposed to amend the Resolution,
and moved accordingly to add to the general vote of
thanks, an expression of adnairat.ou of his defence of
Lord Cochrane.
Mr. PftI:KES opposed, and Mr. WALKER supported
the Resolution as amended.
Mr. Gaut dorms said; the Resolution as amended,
was ten times worse than it was before.
• After much violent altercation, the motion as
. amended was put, and negatived by a vast majority.
. Major Cnarwilimti said, . the Resolution was re-
jected as ill-timed and unnecessary.
Mr.WaLican observed, it was admitted these were
the reasons under which it was list.—(Hine: and
saltement erui of " :4, :Vo.")
• Mr. Pattiotia was of opinion that many, if it were
in their power, would do as much in the cause as ever
Mr. Cobbett had done, without being paid for it as
be was.— (A lirlawe and !sheer. )
Mr. ADAMs moved the following Resolution .
es Resolved—That we cannot batter express our gra-
titude to our venerable Chaiiman and Champion at
our Rights, Major Cartwright, than by taking this
Opportunity to cong,i.se late him most heartily on the
. near and moraliy certain prospe7t of that measure of
radical Parliamentary lietorm which he has so long
and so 414 advocated."
The motion was carried unanimously.
Major CARTWRIGHT, in returning thanks, assured
them that the cause ot Reform was now coming on,
like the tides ot the ocean, with a force which he was
confident would prove irresisiihli!. Within the last
fortnight he had issued out 200 forms of Petitions to
different Gentlemen who were active in promoting
the object in view. He was infotmed thief' would
soon receive 60,000 signatures ; ,and further, that
three times as many Petitions would soon be wanted.
It was resolved that Lord Cochrane should be im-
mediately waited upon with the Address, and the
Meeting was adjourned.

. Thttrsday the body of a woman, about SO years of
ilte, who had been frown to death, was found in the
North Inch, Perth. . _

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No less than siglity store of sheep were drowned
during Satui day night, in the meadows of a farmer
near Thatcharn, Berks, from the heavy rains which
fell during the night.. Most of them were in lamb,
and the whole were found floating upon their backs
its one part of the field. The loss is ruinous to the
owner.
Monday se'nniglit, as Mr.. Armstrong, of Maxwell-
town, was returning home with a horse and cart from
Ecclefechan, in Annandale, owing to the darkness of
the right, he fell over Hoddom bridge, and was so
much injured by the fall, that he only lived about
two hours. He was married a few days previously,
and had been conveying tune friends home who had
been at the marriage.
Sunday night, as Mr. Ebrows, his wife, and two
children, were.. re turning home to their residence in
Marlone-street, Westminster-road, from Ewell, the
gig was caught by the wheel of an empty dung wag-
gon, and, as the horse WAS going at the rate of eight
miles an hour, it was overturned with great violence.
Mrs. Ebrows had bath her legs broke, and was other-
wise dangerously bruised. Mr. Ebrows sustained
considerable injury, but the children escaped unhurt.
The accident happened in the Clapham-road.
A felon. whom a police officer was conveying to
York yesterday sennight, on the outside of one of the
coaches, leaped from (he coach, on the Mount, with-
out hlicklegate,-Bar, and eitticating himself from his
hand-cuffs, run into the fields, and completely effected
his escape. The officer also leaped from the coach in
order to seize him, but having sprained his anck by
the descent, Ae was totally unable to pursue the
offender.
Monday, between twelve and one o'clock at noon,
as Mr. lihatmt. baker at Wandsworth. was returning
from Tooting and the adjacent places, he was stopped
on the Common in his can, by a man habited in a
soldier's jacket, with a crape over his face, who poin-
ted a bayonet at him affixed to a suck, and demanded
ltis money. Mr. ULKICii asked him if he was dis-
trisseg adding, "it you are, take this paper of half-
pence," holding out five shillings worth to him.—
the robber replied, " I am distressed, and I must
your money and your pocket-took." Mr.
parried the bayonet, and after a scuffle the fel-
t his heels and est6ped.—Tbe same eve-
Barnes Conimeui two iulliaus stopped. Mr.
r.. of Wiat7places*ling's-tOnd, sea jobbed
al and some abet, aid main off.

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