The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-21 00:00:00

TROPOLIS,

RADICAL " DEMONSTRATION" IN THE ME-

This grand demonstration has proved, in point of numbers,
another woful failure. The absence of any thing like a good
beginning (says a London paper) to the two hundred thou-
sind which it was anticipated would be the grand aggregate,
caused much disappointment. So few were the numbers in
Palace Yard up to nearly the hour of taking the chair, that
it was not found necessary to remove the cabs and hackney-
coaches. Up to twelve o'clock, the numbers on the ground
certainly did not exceed three hundred.

At one o'clock (when the numbers present were probably
about four thousand), Mr. Smedley, the high bailiff, took the
chair. He said he had convened this meeting in compliance
with a numerous requisition from the in-habitants of West-
minster. The intention of the meeting was to propose the
people's charter,
Mr. Loratt, secretary to the working men's association.
London, proposed the first resolution, which attributed alt
corruption and distress to the representative system being
based on exclusive and unjust privileges.
Mr. Fletherington seconded this resolution in a speech of
some length.

Mr. Ebenezer Elliot, the Corn Law Rhymer, and Mr.
John Frazer, of Edinburgh, spoke to the resolution, which
passed unanitnonly. _

Mr. Robert Hartwell moved, "That the principles of re-
presentation, as defined by the people's charter,' are just
and reasonable, embracing, as it does, universal suffrage, no
property qualification, annual parliaments, equal representa-
tion, payment of members, and vote by ballot, &c. This
meeting, therefore, solemnly adopt the people's charter' as
a measure of justice they are resolved by all legal means to
endeavour to obtain."

Mr. Cleave seconded the resolution, and after him followed
Mr. Douglas, of Birmingham; Mr. "Lowrey, of Newcastle;
Colonel Thompson; Mr. Leader (es M.P.) The resolution
passed unanimously.
Mr. F. O'Connor moved the following resolution : " That
the national petition now read, as agreed to at Birmingham,
Glasgow, and other towns, embodying the same pganeiples
as the charter, be adopted and signed by the persons com-
posing this assembly, and be presented to the House of Com-
mons preparatory to the people's charter' being introdueed.:'
The national petition having been read to the meeting,

Mr. D. Browne, (Sligo), next addressed the meet-
ing, and was followed by Mr. It. J. Richardson, of Salford,
who, after talking about "arms" hung over mantel pieces,
and " loaded rides," said he would state what the people of
Lancashire were going to do. They intended on Monday
next to hold a great meeting at Manchester, an aggregate
meeting, wnere they expected not less than three hundred
thousand men, two-thirds of whom were fit to bear arms.
Mr. Duncan, of Edinburgh, moved the fourth resolution,
"That this meeting recommend the people of the United
Kingdom to hold meetings and appoint deputations to re-
quest their representatives to support and vote for the
'people's charter,' and to support the prayer of the national
petition." This was supported by Messrs. Hugh Williams,
of Carmarthen; Jones, of Northampton; and Downie, of
Stirling; and of course passed.
Mr. Layton, of Brentford, then moved "That the follow-
ing eight persons be appointed by this meeting to unite with
the delegates that may be selected by othet meetings in dif-
ferent parts of the kingdom, to watch over the charter and
petition when they are presented to parliament :—Mr Cleave,
Mr. Hetherington, Mr. Lovatt, Mr. Vincent, Mr. O'Brien,
Mr. Hartwell, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Rogers."—This was sup-
ported by Messrs. Mitchell, Reeve of Brighton, and Carrier
of Trowbridge.
The Rev. Dr. Wade proposed three cheers for the French
people._

Air. Hetherington moved a vote of thanks to the High
Bailiff, who acknowledged the vote; and the proceedings
terminated at five minutes past six o'clock, having lasted
about live hours. During the latter proceedings, the crowd
rapidly diminished in numbers. The Times says, "at no
time throughout the day could there have been more than
from 4,000 to 5.000 present." So much fur this grand metro-
politan radical demonstration.