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ors deprecated any wish to create any unbecoming or 145 electors, return their members. There is but one that the people do not want reform, also to enter a pro- . injurious excitement in the country, by getting up a/in twenty-eight who has a voice in the so-called repre- test against the sentence of Mr. Mitchel. —Preeattions slamour for reform; but at the same time expressed |sentation of the people.’ Mr. Meikles proposed, ‘ That) were taken by. the magistrates, but were not meécessary. their conviction that things could not obviously remain the measures of Mr. Hume, if adopted, would lay the | ‘The number assembled amouted to about 3,000. Mr. with safety in their present position, and that some dis- | foundation of a representation more in accordance | with William M‘Lean. presided. Mr. Thomas Jones made

tinct aud tangible advance, calculated to allay just dis- content and to correct sundry abuses. was. desirable.

Faumoura fanp Truro.—Mee gs favourable to -eforin have been held at bothfthesr veces, and petitions adopted. At Truro, a society was formed, to be called, «The Truro Reform Association.’

the rights of the people and the advancing: intelligence a most violent speech, calling Lord John Russell a lia:

oftheage.’. He explained Mr. Hume’s measures, The constitution says that no man shall be taxed without his consent. by his representative in. Parliament; but, as the franchise is constituted, how can it.be said that the people are represented? Kent claimed to be in the

Hererorp.—In pursuance of a requisition, a public}frontranks to defend her country’s rights.from the in-

meeting of the inhabitants was held on Wednesday, at the Old Town Hall, ‘to consider the measure of Mr. Hume. The mayor presided, and the attendance was both numerous and respectable. , Resolutions declara- tory of the necessity for a more equitable adjustment of taxation, for ‘a great enlargement of the constituency, triennial Parliaments, vote by ballot, and an equitable arrangement of electoral districts, were adopted by the meeting. ‘The two borough members, had been invited to attend, but declined, intimating their disapproval. of Mr. Hume’s motion. Leeps.—On Thursday, a very large meeting took place.in the yard of.the Coloured Cloth Hall, Leeds, to petition the legislature in favour of Mr. Hume’s plan of parliamentary reform. The meeting was called by the mayer.(F. Carbutt, Esq.,) in compliance with a requisi- tion to which 1,500 signatures had been attached. The chair was taken by the mayor at twelve .o’clock, about. 3,000 persons being then present, arid that number was. at least doubled before the close of the proceedings. Resolutions similar to those adopted at the other reform meetings throughout the country. were unanimously adopted, and, in addition to those proposed to meet the views of the meeting, another resolution, declaring that the six points of the Charter were founded injustice, was proposed, and carried by a large majority. | Lewes.—On Monday evening a meeting was held at

vader, but certainly she has not of late years been found there. ‘The powers that be’ need enlightening as to the country’s wants, when Lord John (who ‘nust be very ignorant of them) declares that you do not want reform. Take up his gauntlet, and by numerously signed peti- tions convince him that you do.—The whole of the resolutions, with a petition, were unanimously; carried.

THE CHARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS.

On Monday, great preparations were made by the Government to prevent the meetings which were to be held in various parts of the metropolis. Military, armed police, and pensioners were posted in each locality in formidable artay ; but the apprehended Chartist demon- stration did not take place. No symptom of disturbance showed itself in any part of the town, although it was Whit-Monday. Subjoined are accounts of the state of each locality in which any attempts at demonstration were anticipated :— pte

Bissor Bonyer’s. Fieips.—Soon after ten o’clock in the morning, a number of persons, including a sprink- ling of women, appeared on the arena, but this con- course, never exceeding from 300 to 400, retired on the appearance of a squadron of the Life Guards, who sub- sequently took up their temporary quarters in Gardener's Barn, in the Grove-end-road, ready to act should any

the Dolphin Inn for the purpose of petitioning Parlia-

emergency ealling for their reappearance arise. They

ment to support Mr. Hume’s motion, Mr. Leiprier in, were speedily followed by a force of 80 of the mounted

the chair. A petition in favour ofthe motion is now lying for signature. | isA2H9%. :

Manchester—lor several days -past it lias been publicly.mentioned that amighty gathering in favour of the new reform movement was about te be held in the ‘Free-trade Hall. It was added that Cobden, Bright, Hume, Milner, Gibson, (the ex-Vice-president of the Board of Trade,) and a great number of other Liberal members and staunch advecates of reform, were to ‘be present. The day of meeting was first fixed, we under- stand, for the 19th inst.; but it is postponed till Monday, the 26th; and matters are not yet so thoroughly eom- plete as to justify the announcement even of that day with certainty.

Mute-enp. Otp-Town.—On , Thursday evening, a numerous meeting of the inbabitant houshelders and other ratepayers of the hamlet of Mile-end Old-town, was held inthe Town House Mile-end-road, in favour of Mr. Hume’s motion. Mr. G. F. White, surgeon, was in the chair, aud the usual resolutions were adopted.

Paesrox.—A public tea party was held inthe Corn

police, whoadopted as their centre the entrance to the

inew church, dedicated to St.’ James the Less. This

force commanded the southern side of the ground, while other parts of the field were held by the civil force _parties, amounting in all to about 1,100. Several ‘magistrates were also on the ground. Soon after eleven ‘o'clock about 400 of the armed battalion of tle Chelsea ‘pensioners marched on tothe ground with their haver- ‘sacks and in full marching order, and they occupied as ‘a temporary barracks the Bethnal-green union work- ‘house. Shortly before two o’clock some of the leaders ‘in the Chartist movement came on to the ground, and a colloquy ensred between Dr. M‘Donall, to this effect : Dr. M‘Donall addressing one of the inspectors of the K division, inquired if the meeting would be allowed to be held. ‘he officer replied ,that it would not.. .Dr. Mc- ‘Donall then said he must see a magistrate or one of the ‘principals of the force. On his way be met Mr. Super- intendent Johnson of the R division, and that gentle- ‘man assured him that every means would be taken to ‘disperse the. meeting. —Dr. M‘Donall thanked him for

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Exchange, Preston,on Tuesday evening, in support of the mtimation, and said, ‘Then we must see about it,’

the reform. movement, « Sir Gy Strickland; Bart, aud Mr. ©.Geenfell, the members for Preston, and Mr. James. Heywood, M. P., for North Lancashire, were present. Mr. J. Goodair, manufacturer, was called to ahe chait.. A’resolution in-favour of Mr. Humce’s motion was adopted, and the above mentioned members were requested to support the metion. Sit George Strickland

stated that H@ would do sc.’ but reserved for himself monstration exhibited itself.

the right of considering that portion of it which related

‘He then sent a message to Mr. Arnold, the police magis- ‘trae, and received .the same positive answer. Dr. Mac- ‘Donal and his friends then departed with a mob of boys and idlers after them, and it was understood that they ‘had abandoned ‘the idea of holding thé ‘demonstration. Three o'clock, the hour announced forthe meeting had ‘already elapsed, and no appearance of the promised de-

‘thunderstorm, with heavy rain, served to do more bya

to electoral districts, as he considered. it would conduce clearance of the arena than even the strong police and

to too great a degree of centralization. Mr. Grenfell

[military force could have effected:

could not agree to vote-forthe.electoral-districts,-nor, CLERKENWELL-GREEN.—A. large body ofthe metropo-

was he friendly to trienniel Parliaments. The! county

member, Mr. Heywood, though favourable to reform/ber), and three treops of the Life Guards, were station-|

‘litan and mounted police force (upwards of 500 in num-

About. four o'clock a

and designating the Government a horde of briganus ruffians, and assassins. A collection was made forthe defence of the London Chartist leaders. Snerri£_y.-—A publie meeting of Chartists, conven - ed by the following singular announcement, was heidi in .Paradise-square, Sheffield, on Monday, in the fore- noon :—* Trial by a jury afarcet A public meeting will be held in Paradise-square, on Monday next, a~ eleven o'clock in the morning, totake into consideration the case of the patriot Mitchel, who has been conticte:! by a packed jury, and transported for fourteen years t. Bermuda. Men of Sheffield! The case of Mitchel i~ your case! Attend the meeting to register your opinion No shrinking! Onward! we. conquer! “Although ne outbreak was anticipated, yet it was thought advisabic to make preparation forsuch an emergency.. Mr. Coun- sellor Ironside presided at the meeting, amd was sup- ported by Counsellors. Wigfall and Brig s, the Jatter a memberof the late Chartist convention. The oe resoli- tion was as follows: —‘That this meeting is.of opinion tha: the late trial of the patriot John Mitchel by a jury whic’: was avowedly packed by the Government, is.a direc: violation.of the liberty of the subject; and that.a 'mem- orial be sent to the Queen praying for his immediate liberation, and also for the repeal of the union, as firs’ steps to restore Ireland to.a peaceable, prosperous, ani. happy. condition.” Mr. Briggs, tn the: course of his speech on moving the foregoing resolution, said’:— With regard to Lord John Russell transporting Mitche', she might as well have transported me, for I feel the in- sult, and am as much afflicted as Mitchel, for he is my last thought when I go to. bed; 1 dream about him , and he is my first thought when IT awake. I pray the A’- mighty for his release, and that He will send Lor. John Russell in his place. I adaall this day address you in no very measured terms, but in accordance with my feelings, for it isimmaterial to me whether; Lord Jobe. Russell sends me to the side of Mitchel or not. Tf m going would brixg plenty, prosperity, and happiness 1: my country, fam ready to go to-morrow. [have \ charge the Government .with ,incompetency to’ govern the country ; and the stupid assés avill not let, any on: else try. Anass could not legislate worse than the do. Ihave the-franchise ‘myself, but if I were in you: position,and believed that the people’s rights could not b« obtained but by physical force, 1 would swap my eigk- day clock fora gun’—A ‘suceeeding speaker, namev! Willey, spoke ef the neeessity for procuring arnis fort: - with, and. not delaying till.it was time to use them, . The ‘general tone of the speeches was of a moderate mor characterthan would seem to be indicated by the precex - ing extracts,and the chairman expressed himself decide! y opposed to physical force, at all events, at present. Yorxsuire.—On Monday, the Chartists of Leed: Bradford, and the’adjacent ‘towns and villages had wha: they called a‘ great West-Riding demonstration’ 1). favour of ‘Liberty, equality, and’ fraternity,’ on Tos: shaw-moor, about eight miles from Leeds and four mile: from Bradford, The day, was fine, and the attendance. was proportionably large, but the numbers did not atan, time exceed 12,000, Shortly after the Bradford pro- cession had arrived’on the ground, and one of them announced that he had been deputed to inform'the pr: moters of the meeting that, if they would undertake nc to leave the ground in procession with flags.and. musi their proceedings would not be disturbed or interrepte: A person on the hustings promised that those condition should be observed, upon which the magistrates expres: - ‘ed themselves eatisfied, and Jeft the ground. “Phe “pr ‘mise given by the committee was so far observed tha. in a very few minutes all the flags-in front ofthe bus: -

and retrenchments, was not prepared to go’ so faras/ed in the immediate neighbourhood of the green, at ings were furled and. removed to the rear or elsewher household suffrage, neither could he agree to, trienniel points whence their.services could be made available at but the four tricolored flags which floated from the fou: Parliaments. By carrying the vote by ballot he,a minute’s notice. No meeting, however, was held thought they would be securing a great object, and there, nor did any occurrence requiring the intervention jed still, remained. Immediately after the magistraiv~ therefore he had andstill wonld support it. A very/of.evena single policeman take place during the day.)had left the ground, two. carrier pigeons ‘were starte: extensive saddlerin Bath hai, at tie late election, voted Shortly after eleven o’clock a troop of the Life Guards doubtless to convey the informatio to the neighbouring

for Mr. Roebuck and Lord Duncan, and after he had given that yote not.less than seven country gentlemen sent in for their bills. In consequence, the poor man was obliged to close, his shop, and take another ina

small backstreet, where he was now living in compa-j/heath. In the earlier part of the day, however, no ap-

rative poverty, and all this occasioned by the vote he “had given at the fate Bath election. Upon the ques-

tion of electoral districts he was not yet prepared to|upon the specious sward. Sundry files passed the Green

eive any opinion, but, if possible, he thought it would be highly beneficial to devide South ‘Lancashire into two divisions, the Salford and West Derby, and return two members for each division. [le considered it wae not right that such a place as Kensington should be unrepresented, and that a town like Buraley should have no member.

RamscaTe.—Ata meeting held’ in this town to sup-/outbreak. port Mr. Hume’s motion, Mr. Horsall, in proposing the!

tirst resolution,—*'That this meeting considers the fran- chise,as,et present distributed, limited, partial, and un- just? called-the attention of the-meetiug to’ the present limited distribution of the, franchise, ‘ Look,at Rams- gate, he said, ‘with, a population of 11,000, without a voices the spending of the «money paid iatothe Ex-

shequer—while such places as Thetford, ‘Little Buck- ggham, Andover. “Gnd many othtr borbrghs with byt

‘marched up te the green, where they remamed for about jan hour.

| Bracxneatu.—Up to three o'clock it was expeeted 'a gathering of the Chartists would take place at Black-

pearance of any political assemblage took place, ‘nor (before three did any thing like such a meeting appear

\Man Inn shertly-before the hour of three, in the direc- tion of Lewisham, but just about that time the rain be- ‘gan to fall, and womeeting took place. Officersfconnect- ed with the Royal Artillery at''Woolwich scoured the ‘ground, but-happily their services were not required. |All the men in the Arsenal and at the dockyard were ‘under arms, fully prepared to meet the exigency of any

At Stepney-green, Islington-green, Cumberland Mar- ket, Highgate, Mile-end, Westminister, Croydon, Ep-'

corners ofthe substantial platform that had deenveres:

‘towns, ‘The oratorica] part of the proceedings commen - led by Mr. J. Harris, of Leeds being called to the cha:

and addressed the persons present. Other speaker» followed, and all. concurred in the, admiration of th: Charter, and their determination not to cease, agitatio: until it became the law of the Jand. The meeting brok: up peaceably abont three o’clock. About the time th: Bradford section ef the meeting was expected to réttr: to that town, the magistrates went out with a'body 0’ potice and special constables, attended, by -Gepere’ ‘Thorn, the commander of the district, with detatehmer+ of cavalryj mounted yeomanry, and infantry, to see th«.

the promise given notto return throu hy the rtown ™

Bradford-in procession, with flags and music, was-ob- served. The appearance. of this imposing force bp the effect of interrupting the previous array, ftall pase ed off quietly. Two flags which had been farled, br. were carried erect along the line of march, Were se@e"

sora, Ekampstead, Chelsea, and other localities, the|by the authorities, and deposited in the courthouse a:

‘necessary precautions were adapted, by the authorities, but there was not any attempt at assemblage, or a meet- ling of any kind throughout the day.

Liverpoot.—A Chartist meeting was held-om Mon-

Bradford: Beaurrrut.—A beantiful sentiment is tie follosv: ne by the celebrated Logan :Oyer al] the momenis of if.

\day, on the sea boach, near-Bootle, to takethe opihiens religion scatters her favours, but preserves her dost, her, of the inbabitants on Lord John RuegelPsdeclaratiog,| choicest, her divine blessings for the fast hear.

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