Star.
London, England, 1819-09-24 00:00:00

Vai.lati, %till that he; as &Tatter of his people, wauld
have shewn some cordpassien. Instead of that, how-
ever, the Coporation of London were told that with
the fags Which, preceOed the Meeting they were to-
tal 4 titiatqUaiuted, and SAO proceedings of the
,day itself they wcre:likorrettly informed. Now
'hat were thepreviotts proceedings that were alluded
to? Unfortunately they were b'ut too well known,
*nd too deeply felt by the country.--(Loud vp/rnise.)
That a people who were starving fbr the want of the
necessaries of life—a people on whom every degrad-
ing epithet was heaped, and .who were plunged into
the deepest distreis, should meet tti petition for the re-
covery of their rights, aids their restoration to that
place which they were destined by GOD and Nature
to fill; was surely nothing extraordinary? That dis-
tress of the most poignant kind prevailed there, he
was well aware, having been an eye-witness on the
spot, and having made every possible inquiry. If
the Prince Regent knew nothing of that distress exis-
ting in the Manchester District, he believed there was
no other man in the kingdom but knew it. The Lan-
cashire weaver had been known to toil for sixteen
hours a dat, and after all; with even the earnings of
his wife, hi; income was the scanty pittance of six or
seven shillings a week, Hundreds and thousands
were in such a state as to be obliged to go to the
dunghills of the rich, there collect the parings of po-
tatoes and the refuse of vegetables, for the purpose;
of feeding their starving children; and when the
Public suffered such dismal priva6ons—..when they
could not appease their hunger, was it to be won-
dered that they should meet boldly to state what
they had borne, and to pray for relief?—(Applause.)
4ttached as he had been, and still was, to the prin-
ciples of the British Constitution, he felt it was the
duty of the public manfully to petition his Royal
Highness, and to state to him on the present occa-
sion, all the calamitous occurrences of the memorable

16th of August, aiul to shew that they were ac-
quainted with every circumstance connected with it.
The Public had been told, that by marching as they,
did to the Meeting in military array, the persons
going there had shewn their intention was to pro-
duce confusion. The very reverse, however, was
the case, because the slightest consideration will
rshew that the most effectual way to prevent disorder
in a large body of people was, for the persons in that
body to proceed in regular march to the spot,-
(Applause).--CHere the worthy Member went into a
minute detail of some of the occurrences of the 16th,

which we have already so fully given in our former
Papers, as to render it unnecessary to repeat them.]
He particularly was horror-struck with the ease of
one man from Ireland, who hail lived 50 years in
Manchester, and had had several of his ribs broken
and his body much injured, by being felled with a
sabre to the ground. 'three years ago that indivi-
dual had realized a sum of EPA and had also a little
house in which he and his family had comfortably
resided. ,Such was, however, the severity of his
sufferings, that his little capital was exhausted, his
house gone, his furniture disposed of, piece by piece,
and he was solely supported by the charity of. his
neighbours. On his being asked, why he had
never applied to the--poor rates? he said it would
be in vain, as he knew the moment he did so, he
would be sent off to Ireland, where be bad no
friends, not having been there for nearly 50 years.
Now these were facts which spoke for themselves.
He was glad to hear that there was to be a Petition
presented to the Court of Common Council for re-
lief from its funds, and he was sure that elat Court
would not refuse its liberal aid, considering the very
handsome way it had uniformly acted in every case
of distress, without regard to sect or party, CAt this
moment Mr. Hunt got to the front of one of the
Galleries of the Church, and was loudly And warmly
cheered by the Meeting.] Mr. Pearson continued.
He said he was not astonished at the enthusiastic ap-
plause which the Gentleman who had just come in
had received ; it was justly due to him for the inde-
pendent and firm conduct he had shewn at Manches-
ter, and his unshaken ardour in the cause, notwith-
standing the sufferings he had endured. He thought
there was no necessity for detaining them longer by
any account of the Manchester proceedings, as illl
the cases were about to be published. He concluded
by expressing himself highly gratified with the Re-1
Isolutions which were just read.
The Resolutions were then put and carried unani-
mously. Every hand was lifted up in their support.
1 Mr. LEMAITRE then moved the 7th, which also
was carried unanimously.
" 7. That with sincere attachment to the principles of our
Corernment, with an ardent desire to entertain affection for the
peesa of his Run.' Highness our Chief Magistrate, we wW yet
I confess that we love our Country above all things, and will pro.
tect our liberties at the hazard of our lives. We deeply deplore
those tre4erous counsels which have induced the Regent
LIS' highly to approve' of the insurrectionary movements of the
Manchester 'Yeomanry. We will remind his Royal Highness,
that, in better times, George Prince of Wales 4ecbred 'he
hoped his Family would never forget that they held their exalted
situation in trust for the benefit of the People.' And in the
spirit of true loyalty we implore our Prince to avoid the adop-
I non of dangerous doctrines, subver,ive of our rights, involving,
the Natural feelings of retaliation, and thus placing the security
1 of tlio Throne and the peace of the country upon the issue of a
sanguinary contest."
1 Dlr. PEARSON hoped that the draft of a Petition t&
the Prince Regent, which he bad prepared, would be
adopted by the Meeting. Ile would suggest also the
manner in which it should be presented. Certainly
i; might not to be sent to Lord Sidmouth, there to be
thrown on the back of the fire, or, if read at all, only
tirad to be laughed at. He hoped that it would be
presented at the Levee, by some Member of the Ward,
in company with Sir Francis Burdett, and the other
persons who had Petitions on similar subjects. Sure)),
if Commanders returning from abroad, or persons of
rank, were permittedtoapproach the Royal .presence,
to pay the accistomed addresses of respect, the Peo-
ple had a rig* to present their Petitions to the Sove-
reign, at his Levee, anti no to any Minister of State.
IShould the Petitions of ;he rpoikk bc Reg).ect.ecl, still
let thrm, be repeated; jet. pos,.the spirit ncircourage
of the Petitioners fail t: they hadgained their ob-
ject. He then reed. ;he foßowing r o,ion, which-
.. carried by hAttf a4Tepeated Oiputs of applause.
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