The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-06-22 00:00:00

pettedly erlted to nrdee doting his ipiiech,soJ sppa.
tont y curtailed it in etronovesentw.)
Stigma! other sposkors delivered their opinions;
lot some fellows near the beatings, who would not
boor ail thing in former et mnigrotion to the CAD.
nits, raked Illy cry for the asonimmit, .11(1 gurcerded
in tarrying it, karst-kis/ down the hats siiJ uplifted
hands of their oppereoets, who were W..% i!ling. from
their Into of peace, to resent it. In.. amendment
was conitspently corded, and 41P1,•ctirs ate to meet
in the Green al sit o'clock no S.turolay night, for
the yttriuose of foreerding the hutitur,s of Unirpr.al
Sidfragry Animal Perlis/11volt, I .it a diminotionost
the fated.
musk; were then toted to the Lord Provost, Ms.
gistratehitedtbeother mit uoiiiies,for
Stirting to take place in the Greet., sod t • the Otair-
m in for hit conduct in the chair.

The \Pelisse then quietly dispersed, after having
he•n r.serrbled tiro hosts and • half.

The Gartisk Journal, speaking of the preceding
Mreting, observes:—" We hate very great ffttiiii 10
Itllll4eCl, that sloe of the persons eke addressed this
Nteet.og was a Govsrees•ut spy. We hate bend et
a certain otell.heown character. who was prowling
about Grille a few days ago ; and it is very probable
that a bloodier scent bad attracted hiss to (iiloogoor ;
very fertioately, his incites's:its were 644 eat, dim,
regarded, bat absolutely hissed."

ASIITON-UNVER•LISIL
In pursuance to public advertisement, 9 ii 1909110
the inhabitants of Aslston•under.Liee awl is aelgho
bourhood took place oe Monday. the 14th iset.att
Hurst. By one o'clock, the h.'s', at Odes the bud,
nese eosiseeced, the assemblage consisted of heal
12,000 Its 15,000 people, and was still istereee.ing.
The Rev. Joshes 11.tnarsom was Plied to thq
Chair, who, after reading the Roqoisitien fee We
Meeting, opened the besiqess by 01,4.1901 in fee the
unprepared state in which be was to perform Use is:
portant task which had devolved epos bia H.
dwelt with energy on the present distresses of the
eoentry,L and the necessity of obtaining ...dress foe
ell grievinces. The time had now arrived whets mis.
guided opinions were about to be revised, and acted
upon in a shape that most ultimately render them
triumphant over despotism. The bard earnings of
the lettestrints, wrung from the sweat of their brows,
bad hitherto pampered the idle and thw ladelent; sett
the :cry ;node's of office, with morality on their
lips and blasphemy in their hearts, with whips its
their right hands and scorpions in their left, were
the first to treat with contempt the supplications of
a brave end long suffering People. He rionclueled
with a most pathetic appeal upon the deptoeahlet
condition of the labourite' poor, and their half-stare•
ed and famishing progeny, end 'shorted the Peep*
to the preservation of peace and good order.
A letter from Mr. Joseph Johnson, Nienchester,
enclosing en Address to the Meeting, and the Adee
dress itself, were thee read. He remarks, in kis
Address, how singular it is that the ishoutingsiasses
should be in such careens distress is a esimetrf
eboending with every Improvement, liwth I. ageicel.
tire and manufactures, which the pee cot eiattrifi
science could tarnish ; ands dotestatielbs•-•"---
of the measures ads e prement the lispreetatinis
of corn, • measure calculated merely to sawn she
landed proprietors, while rents end Lases are
esscreased and the labourer's' wages reduced. Be
presses upon them the necessity of beteg Arm,
persevering, and united In their endeevoors te
obtain for the People a preponderating inllessas
in the Mese of Commons, without which theca
can be no security for property. liberty, or life.
—l6 The straggle. lies between immense pro.
poly and labour. Property has usurped the power
of legislation • and until the class of labourite bee
gained a derided prepondersuce, Ueiversal Suf-
frage, Anneal Parliaments, Election by Ballot, sod
Representatives not qualified by propessy, they
have no scarify whatever for Bey thing."—(Gemel
applause.)
A Deputation from the Stockport ilition Roos
neat read an Address to the Meeting, sod proposer'
some Resolotioes, which were afterwards embodied
among those adopted by the Meeting.
Mi. WRIGHT SHITU thee addressed the Meeting,
sad expressed a strong hope this the Borough Ty.
rants would soon bear th.ir infamy proclaimed eves
in their own tabernacle, and econrlndert by
ing, that a Meeting of the Inhabitants of Ste, kpott
and its neighbourhood, liseingln view the ititsistment
of cheeses. humble objects es the present Meeting,
would be held that day fofleight.
Mr. Smith was followed by Mr. Jaws TeAc.aset
SAITOX, who begged to propose that means should
be taken for establishing a regular commonieetion
flows one extremity °rill, kingdom to the other. A.
Resolution to Ibis effect was proposed and carried.

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Dr. MEALY called the attention of the Meeting I.
the numerous strorglea which the friend. of Ireedom
had made, and hitherto with no other effect than that
of adding mew store to their already abundant stock
of information. The People, he said, hat become
almost desperate at the scoffs. and scorns which had
been heaped opon•theas. This desperation it was
necessary to check, and this could be done only blr
restoring the Constitution to parity. Ho lavoked
the People to room from their degraded lethargy, bast
not to act with tioleoce. The Prim* %lint himself
would anon be coosinsed, could they approach his
with their complaints, that he has been serroanded
by the basest of mankint
Other Gentlemen spoke, anti various Resolutions,
with votes of thanks to the Friends of liberty, wets
carded.

The people dispersed uithoot eny tumult, after
which a warty, consisting of shoot fifty persons,
dined together, and spent the earning with great coo.
virisliiy.
Th It I r
e ..erro.st.ont dwell on the following topics :
The distil...ars of the People; Ibe aisles of 'be •wils
that assail 'hen?, end the outran+ of remedy, Tit Uni-
semi :iodine, Annuli Parliaments, itc• ; th• Con•
initiation of the House of Commons es now malting.,
which is Si) IA a mockery ; the distriboulon'of tae
hard earnings of the intlastairor. not for beneficial
purpose+. but in 1/colligate esreteditese. as for ea.
sal P;•. 24.0001.. for so•Mbostwo 10,0001. • pur
the Doke of Volk, though possessed of 40,000 i
Peer, for perfortritie the least doll 61ia1 duties ;
Corn Lists; contempt of Petitii ti ; eu•peusion
to keep mcu io durg^7br, :od Acts of lodei

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