The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1876-09-29 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TOWN'S MEETING.  THE daily newspaper to which the public of England is deeply indebted but very anxious to admit that indebtedness— for its fearless exposure of the Bulgarian atrocities, informs us that 300 meetings have been held throughout the United Kingdom to give expression to deep indignation and heart,felt horror at the villanies committed upon defenceless women and children. The scenes of rapine and murder which have been so graphically detailed by the daily press are now more or less familiar to the readers of the public prints, and the burst of indignation which has been felt has found vent at meetings held in various hamlets, villoges, towns, and cities throughout :the length and breadth of England.  Although Bridgend has been rather slack in joining its voice with the general outcry, we should fancy that the town's meeting held on Wednesday must have been fairly satisfactory to the promoters of the gathering. The attendance of Mr. H. H. VIVIAN lent an additional importance to the meeting, and although the lion. gentleman had spoken twice on the same subject in the previous week, be was enabled by the change in affairs in the East to give a new colouring to his remarks. His speech was an instructive discourse on the principles of autonomy, or aelfgovernment, and the introduction of this local administration of affairs for Bulgaria and other provinces, at present subject to the aupreme rule of Turkey, was strongly insisted  upon by Mr. VivraN. The question of 1 dealing with Turkey was also touched upon, ! and the complications of such a task, because of the various interests involved, were briefly adverted to. Public opinion differs with regard to the object of these meetings, and it is positively asserted in some quarters that they are got up purely for political ends, instead of,the alleged reason, that of sympathy with an oppressed nation. With the political colouring we have nothing to do, and as far as we are concerned that must be a debatable point, but, in answer to this charge, we may quote the words of the junior member for this county, who said at the meeting on Wednesday that he had "Endeavoured when speaking on this question to impress on his hearers that this was not a party question, because he believed that almost every Conservative entertained the same opinion as to the atrocities as the Liberals did. (Hear). He did not think any Englishman could contemplate them except with horror. He was of opinion that England would not rest until measures had been taken to prevent such atrocities in future. He would not attempt to mar the unity of sympathy which was generally disseminated by attempting to make this aparty ' question. The man would be base indeed who would, in a case where such serious interests were involved, either for his own or party interests, try to make political capital out of them." The meeting passed certain resolutions, which will no doubt be transmitted in due course to the proper quarters; but one of the propositions requires local attention, and the members of the committee who are responsible ! for the calling of this meeting will not have fulfilled their duties satisfactorily, unless they use their best efforts to obtain practical sympathy for the sufferers. The "times are out of joint" for liberal giving, but he who talks largely and gives nothing, cannot be > strongly possesssed with the philanthropic side of the question, and his opinion and eloquence must be set down for nought.  A