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      ¦ gyejg « CT : OP LOVKTT Am COLUXt raoK rHB ! , ¦ DUW 6 EOW AT WARWICK . . JUannoBBead in oar last , onr reporter me * these ten et ef liberty and Yietias of tyr * nny a * the door of their dungeon , awl has trfosndtted us tbe foljowing , wWch we caaiav * ao doubt ia » fall ind frir account of all the ( fciogs of the people on that bjobob . The proceeds ^ of the first day , Friday fftn intended for insirtioa in oar Second Edition b 4 -week ; bat not being received until Saturday at aeon , it was of octane impossible . fi ^ Vwi our London Correspondent . ) Birmingham , Friday afternoon , July 24 th , 1840 . — = * SBSASE OT ^ ZTL ** " *" c ?

      In eonfonnity with my instructions , I yesterday naming kft London by the railway for Coventry ; projeeoinjin tbe afternoon from thence to Warwick and Latntiagton , staying a ecraplo of hoars at each place , ailing 0 & the most active Bads , and ascertaining what tfcy -were doing , by way of preparation for the occasion of Lovett and Coffinrrt Iflwrsti * n . I found that a singular mistake existed in Leaming-Vb as to the plaee of assembly on Saturday evening ; br in the last Northern Star it was stated , nnder the j ^ 4 of " Leamington , " that " a sapper would take place at the house of Mr . French , Park-street" Now , there happens to be a Park-street in both towns , and it fit conjectured that the name ef Fratch had been misprinted for Jw « y ( the Royal Oak ) , and accordingly BBBbas were " all abroad" as to the Committee ' s intfl&JZOSL

      Ho-rerer , it is now known , without the aid of any p S » eat&Q ! other advertisement whatever , that a supper will take place to-morrow evening , at Mr . French ' s , the Sszacen ' s Head , Warwick ; -where folly twice as n * ny tickets have been disposed of as the building erected for the occasion will accommodate . Other room hare been fitted up in the same house , and endeavours are to be made to squeeze the audience into the large room after the meal is despatched . Mr . Col-Ebs , the Member for the borough , is confidently expected to preside ; and a visit to St . Nicholas ' s Church « jf which the Bev . Dr . Wade is Rector ) is talked of for SsndayBexs /" ,

      Canstdexable difficulty existed at Warwick in pro-« Edsg a place for the eaiertainment , the magistrates bxviig threatened the innkeepers with the loss of their BoHBe if they peraltted any Chartist demonstration or meetings at their bouses ; added to wkkh , the " wholesome and legitimate infiu-• ee , " u it ha been called is . Parliament , of -the property of the Earl of Warwick , has had its effect en efiier parties . Considerable excitement prevails , iiDlnTllmwiiTiin ; though the manifestation of any teefing of tkis kind would , is is known , have the eSact of detaining Messrs . Lovett and Collins in gael sntil Monday ; accordingly , it has been resolved to fongoaay precession , Tiwrtfag ; at assembly -antil fcfeey sze safety < mt . So much for Warwick and Leajamg toB ; * faU report of the proceotinp will , of eourse , be £ s « atcbed % y the railway .

      AtBhrnuoghazn , the town fa-qnite alive ; and to the knourof the xcorMes be it recorded , they are Baaaging the matter entirely themselves ; the committee hare ofiered ttemaelvea to be nan in as special constables to preserve the peace ; their services hare , bewever , teen declined by the Coasussioner of Police , who btfcrmsfi the deputation that he had no iaelteation to prevent them from proceedisg peaceably ttoough the streets , bot if any breseh-rf the peace occurred , he wst ftflly prepared to repress it . Apnpot of this " prepnatioo , " I saw aboat -a . hundred to a tandred and Ifty-soldiers alighting fern the railway -carriage * at eleven o ' elotk this foreseen ; but -whether there beany ¦ ae of them , or whether their visit has anything to do ¦ wiarthe Commissioner * - preparations , * € cannot say . Several ofthe Couacttiaen have bee * fevited ; also Mwwnt Sbaxge , and Ife . Pare ; most « f * hem are eipwted to attend .

      i . encamstance oooiBTedlast night , * fc the erection i ot tjw temporary boe& , which shows the feeling tkat " i agnatei the working classes ; the Committee were ' cagtged in arranging the tables and sideboards , * nd i « tarignceda diffioflfcy in their -work -from being abart f ¦ arpenten ; amae who was passing happened to lupin , and seeing -how they were situated , got 4 og&B aoxM of his sfeepmates and theSables and fittings ven erected as if by magic listen have beet received by the Committee from amral Members of ^ Parliament , including Messrs . 3 > un-SBBbe , Leader , Scaelefield , 4 c . it , declining to attend * a dinner ; and even up to this hour , some of the W ^ party talk confidently of foing able to keep Lorett away from both the dinaer and procession She fanner , it is-more than probable , he will mot sttaad . DelegaiM from JforHwmpton , Manchester , sad one or two other places , hare arrwed . Mr . ( Wo , das of themifanbea of &e ute C « rreation , is ttWanrick

      , . The boilding ifl Whkh the dinner will tabs plaee , is ! ftnty-one yards 2 ong by eighteen yards twide , and * kfl «* thirty feet Siigh ; and is exacted on tjie site in--fcafed for the People ' sHsll of Science . Tbe Female Badical Assodatton have pi-epared a kafid banner , bat -we could not procasd a sight *¦*« 9 » maat pro « nlnait Sags belon ^' ng to the * tonnitteft t an the faQowing Lucriptions : — -Jlsy tKe hydz ^ beaaed wnbr , ' Tynan * , ' shrink before the gase of a United People . " - " The judgment « f Heaven 1 blabour and frod , Urn judgment s-of Sang * is toil and atawatoon . " " **^* e * 8 eet « of the Com Law * , - iV ^ B ^ tttee loaves ) " What fcfiJs ^ ittMot liberty r " ^ sIcoim to oar fiianiijjfBr letten eompsmd all of Wwm ^ l . J ^^^^^ w ^ f ^^ y ^ swW ^ a * 1 ¦ ii ¦*! WABWMK , 5 iAXui » iT , JCLT 2 £ . ^^ s morning , boob After six o'clock , the -fitmgeon wsrf of Warwick * a « l were opened , and Loreit and OcEas came fcrth fjom ti » Ksing tomb in wbid ; they wtbeeaimBmrtdtor-twelve mnnths . Po » r Lcvett ! y * l »» ve bad the baps ^ ness to be acquainted with him gragyyean : bat , « n emergm ^ from tbemwr&arJ tnp , * A cannot depict < wr astonishment at the-ciomge he

      hdjmderg < aie ; from a fine well-set man , in fall r pri me , Bdia tiie vigour of feealth , < we beheld in -emaetited taae , > ta » Kt ^ Balde u > » att , ^ wtthoot being aajsptrted » edher ^ de ; « & -ast a vestige nmunSsg of ihat wiSsn Lovett who entered the Warwick dungeon a 7 w « moa , except his expeessim and intelligent eye . CdBas , we are pleased to 4 ee , though evideatf the * = »*« wear , is aot s » «* eatlyaffected in his health ssmirtoQeague ; he leek * -olte , certainly , bf « ome yeans dmt Lovett , thoughie informed as that hems | 6 &e asew man compared to what he had been a ehcrt m « skee , is really brobeo np , * ltbongh his spirit aad Srmaescjemaln wrodafcea , aod iis conTer ^ ation wsih « e ^ efBtetion , Who mat io ^ ou ^ tatnlaie him os&is " ••• . iiows that tyranny hvs ^ ainad nottnng by its Pafiey soithis occasion .

      Sow after seven , the deputation aeeompanied Messrs J ^*«*« ACoIlinstothe hcBse-of Mr . French , wh « re ¦ e ^ w was pjepared , aftar partakiag of which , «• Taoatyson , Chairman of the Birmingham Cobj-»^« , congratulated Messrs . L « rett and Cellins on » or Mkaae , iand on behalf of the people of Birming-«•* , owdisily ami eanieetiy invtted than to psrt&ke of g ^ ggto tiwHiniit in that town on Manday next It v

      fm-- ¦"" ¦ - I ikfr ^**** P « S ««< i hoawur , battt bad ieen tbooght 1 SLiL V ?? 0 ** teerr&r «* it hare tbe effect of - I ™ aa ^ Hr . Lerttt to viEtt hh Birmia gfeam friends , if I iSL ^ t * 0 * 1 "ft * "" ^ **«> aware of the delicate I ?*• << Wa heii * , and -would not ttacaefore press I tiZ . *** inst ^ ayHniticw , to remain aa » y longer I 2 TJ * ttum * t P ^ PC . bnt he entreated Mr . - * " ¦ " € w ^ * ° * e 0 DIBP »«^ hfa friend and eolleagw io the " I 2 ?' 1 » * Iliare ** " •*•• ** **» aoe - Taf * i * terwoven I * f « ie other in the hearts of the people . ' ifcTborop" 1 y *» det » atoda » gktninBtapces <> ftiMsabseripttoBa " ' 1 ?*** Wttr « 6 fflilie »; theappficatSoato the fxm-•• CajiiHittee fcr « o ^ $ eravtkm , and its r * ply ; their : r • ¦^¦ iliiiiiaat . Mjtbe aftnee ( if oBm ^ fm ^ m - - i gj ^ B iil ^ ii lu ^ Jffwa ^ x a ^ ait ^ -te' -B ^ Pg •^ -- ^^ P ^^* * ofk «« t sAd the condnsion that had been ^ m ^~** I ** H to , that tivsir interestwoald be best V ^ - m S 5 ? 84 **¦ *** town "" PP ** " ** »« delegate . Never-: " r ^** > the »' Jl » d ajways united the names ; any men-T lS ^ y *» «* w «^»«» mpanied by the nanie ofUje J - \ etr-H-T * P ^ * «* wnipgTmn ardently and fully "* " ~ " M jfe * r ttem bofll ; " ^ wwd -- ^\ aai *^** * * W 1 appeawnoe among Uiem , in " ~ ^« SS !^* * * **** CoBins . to lecelvfi their hmnble 7 i 1 S ^ T . * 1111 " * * 10111 •» *• fi ™ . »? Wted , and manly ^ " ^ ¦ teS ? ^ . *^* * ^ had maiBtained their principles " ^ IwSaTL ^ 1 *™ 1011 *¦* d ^ taKilJ conduct of the . - ¦ ff »» n » ent , aad the Tory magistracy . i " - ¦ IfcLl ^ I ? , **^ ¦*• *»« P « rtation to assure his £ . -i flkj ^^ r ^ **** " *> teat their kindness was deeply rf ?^* ejtalS , "" hesl * J ^ t ^ o months ago , when i ^ sKTiS ^ * ° *• Kbetated , onthe overtures made , ~ 5 i » W 2 " V Ufter * f « »»»• fiends in London , rag-*^ Ifi ^ wi * ° to Binntogham In his then state of * JlaVlfcr !! n £ > 8 otoL < md 0 B { - *¦* I « 9 »» t was backed *^ BKfe £ ^! l * " memb 6 t «* Warwick ; and as at JlilajajS ! 1 * 1 ' ** aotreeeivBdanyinvitatioBfrom Bir-*^^™»]^^ he feb bimaelf at Hberty to eomrdy irffli JliMs * a 2 ' !?^' nd lw cOttldBotDO ** efr * ct - He would «^ Ba ^^ itste of hklies ^ tfa as tlM sole reason for detJMJC- ^ -l ^ ' * tfoB 5 **»» other drcum' ^^ M ^' ifcA kBM * B *• " « eefleBt friend and col-JaiSfi , 0058 " . thai would , he was stoe , eosvinee J ^ HgKBfe ****® a «* he eould not possibly comply with *? HM ^ b 2- ^_ Be WMdd th ^ efo" entreat the deputa-^ iMSfa iTflT ^* ^^ P Stttftade to their fellow . towns ^^ sWeBr *^ kindll * ' * ndto represent thedremn' OMjlkbg ? lifeP * m cowfitiwittalty detailed , a » reaaons for - " ?^ Mn ^ ff ^ Pefled to decline the honour they had in-¦ £ . W ^ h * bi STL conjunction wifli hiB coneague . He 1 '' -SB Q » M » l » v 7 * onld be favourable , and the conduct *^ Jw » estt « tSr y ^^ *• "wonId «*» e » dit to them and ^ ' ^* Jfe X ^ y i « d at heart 1 ^ ¦ 6 o » 4 « i ^ > m * c « q ? ting the kind invitation of his \ sJi JiS *******!^ * * *** ™ enoC Birmingham , must com-^ S ^^ * * «* I «»* Bf bi . «« p » d orerfiowing « era

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      of gt ^ tade them their kindness to- himself and ; fiUBBy ^ faioe hi « proaantkm ; U might be txpe ^ Q heiroald reserve bia thank , fa , u ^ J ^ S ^ bot it was too Dear his heart far hhn to omit ^ «^ J ; V ^ t ^ yS T Sjli iy ** *> *» te *« ildX S * j t ia vaftaru ? tts ^ -war ^ atssjss : Sm ^ - ^^^ S which had been briefly alluded to by his friend and *^ f * T > ^ e 0 Uld f ^ fnI 1 y «> b « dde In the ^ oprS of Mr . Lovettfa resolve . He had opportonitiea ^ * Z ing Mr . Lovett in drenmstances whiS he hoped wo ^ never recor to him ; and though his health had been sadly impaiitd , his spirits had never quailed before the tyranny of his persecutors , and his mighty mind was always engaged in thinking how he could promote the nocw of the cause ttey had all at heart Again Mr ^^ T ^ T *" , ^* Whea ^^ aad been no ¦ tavttatJon from Birmingham , and when they had no knowledge of the state of the public mind , or of tL ? . J ? T t aee ' *** ™* ^^ af Place ; those things joined to the 8 t . be erf his ««*•» Health , would U ^ " ££ «!!? & r ^ " , deputation in convindnt toe » that Mr . Lovett conld not decide otherwise than boa employed tteouelves sometimes in considerSg and discussing how they might best promVte thS peopte ? cause-and by the people he meant the Whole people-and be bad no doubt that Mr . LoTett would continue to be as useful as he ever had been in the promotion of the cause of liberty and justice Mr . Thompson , though he regretted exceedingly the decision Mr . Lovett had come to , felt bound to say that be ms satisfied with the reasons they had heard ' , and would do his best to satisfy his fellow-townsmen forhis absence ; though he felt that would be a difficult te u * . as it was impossible for him to convey to Messrs . iS E J ^ L ade < P ldea of ^ e respect and esteem m which they \ rere held by the people of Birmingham ; a respect which had increased tenfold since their manly refusal of the dastardly offer of the Whim and he hoped they had not suffered more on account oi | uiat refusal . fi ^^ ; ^^^ him ^>

      Mr . Loybtt said , " Tfeanks to the influence of public ^ rw . ^ . v * . ^ &lend 8 > ^* ^ DOt " ' & ** " not Deen for that , there can be no doubt the magistrates ofSS £ ? 5 SffitaiT " *• - hole - ^<«

      - Mr . Collihs fully coincided in this opinion , notwithstanding all the professions of the magistrates to the contrary ; they had mada plenty of proftsosions , but very few perfonDAncea . *• Cardo - stated that he had been nearly all over Vbe north of England , and throughout Scotland , and the feeling of the people in every place was , that tho liberation of Lovstt and Collins would be the resurrection of the cause ; it rested with themselves whether they would use the po-srer which they now possessed in the hearts of tbe people , to direct their energies to the promotion of the principles of the Charter . , Mr . Lovem * iat « d QxaX bis opinions •** && unchanged ; for though his imprisonment had ruined his health , it had not altered his opinion or shaken his determination . His exeeUsBt colleague -would , be was confident , make up for his absence , and he wohM do all he could to be useful , as be had ever endeavoured to be .

      The deputation expressed themselves satisfied with Mr . Lovett ' B declarations ; and , considering the state of his beattB ., would not press their requisition at the present tkne ; they hoped , however , that the time wo » ld uotbete distant wheatbey Aonld have thepteaswe « f weieaming their esteeBied * iend amongst the ipeeole ef BiMaingham . ^^ M-eesrs . Lovett and Collins shortly afterwards jnid a visit to Mr . Collins , the Member for Warwick , to R&U 33 their thanks for his kindness towards them as one of the visiting magistrates ; they were xecerred very oordiaJly , and ia reply to -some statemerttamadefy the liberated Mr . Collins , as \ & > certain transactions -within tht prison , the Hon . Member declared that an investigation-should take plaee , this very afternoon , into the circa instances .

      -A . t twelve o ' clock , -Ms . Lorett departed by the mail 4 o « Coventry , toproeeed ^ y the railway to London , being accompanied as far 'as the former town by Messrs . Oardo and Collrns , and greeted on hiadepartare by the - ^ hole of the Birmingham and Warwick deputation ? , asd a considerable number of the inhabitants , who were all on the out oiee on the occasion . The numbers anxiew to obtain admission to the eriter-• tainment , this evening , greatly exceed a ^ thing that cauld be contemplated . - .. i , y

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      a SS ?? ^? 4 enwm *¦*'» >o « fromone of the « nmtry to the other ,- an * when every man feels that M nas duties to perform to bia neighbour , in which bis XZOJIP ** * " fcroN * . 1 » » M 1 « oon learn to teepeet "«*« . Tl » km uagrtad tluifc the people ere ^ onj- aonrce of . tegltimate power ; -why , Vtii people are tte source of aU povrer ; and if it were not for the *» t of a knowledge of « ielr rights , seven-eightha of tne people would not submit to be the servants of tbe remaining one-eighth ; but it was because of the divisions among them that the best had been taken from their ranks , and Immured In dungeons , or transported to distant dimes . They bad met to night to celebate the liberation of two of their friends ; let them but know t heir power , be united , firm , and persevering , and the object of their wishes would be accomplished the Charter of their liberties -would be obtained and they would meet together to celebrate the giving of life , comfort , and happiness , to man . The toast was drunk with three times three . lrtr , ^ . ^^ -.. > .... .:...

      Mr . Dojjaldsoh , being called on by the Chair , rose to respond to the toast which had been just received . He very much regrettfid that it had not fallen to the lot of some more , efficient person to perform tbis task as he was unaware , till a few minutes before , that he would be called on to address them j which , however he would do simply , and briefly . In looking at the subject in reference w the people , he did not take that limited view that some did ; but he looked abroad at the whole human race , who were increasing in knowledge , though the propagators of any improved system are persecuted , as they ever have been from the earliest times . Let any man propound a change , or , in other words , an improvement , and persecution has ever followed him ; thus , in the eighth centurytbe Bishop oi

      , Salxbnrg vras excommunicated for supporting the position ofthe antipodes ; in tho sixteenth century , Galileo was punished for maintaining the revolution of the earth round the sun , instead of the old notion of the sun revolving round the earth ; then Sir Isaac Newton , whose discoveries had shed a lustre over this kingdom , above all the philosophers of former ages , was persecuted by the tyrants of his time ; yet it wa * encouraging that , notwithstanding all the efforts that have been made to prevent it . the oeonln a ™ > .

      grossing in knowledge . Lord Jlonbortdo says that man mm originally a very bratiah animal , and even goes so far as to advance the hypothesis , that the race T v ? nt ages ^ tails ' "ow this question was so obetraaetliat ^ ifr could not undertake to dispute tfie factbut this he knew

      — , thai- one portion of the human family which now afiiicts society , do actually wear tails , and on the end of one of these nasty tails they would End abigbeggarman . ( Laughter and cheers . ) Notwithstanding all the efforts that had been made to keep the people in a state of ignorance , they -were fast progressing towards that state that would produce the happiness of mankind ;—the pulpit universally , and the press generally , were opposed to the interests of the people ; there was no hope from the former , yet he could not help BpeaVdng of thai extraordinary aromaiy , which ia the only safeguard and the only true «© aas of promoting tueir inwreeta , the independent portion of the press ; -what is the reason that the Northern Star , which has advocated the people *

      interests ever since it started , is in this part of the country only equal to one-fifth of other papers in circulation ? When he looked at the character et the individual who had brought it o * t , and at the articles in it , he fett ashamed ; and trusted that for the future they would not pursue this false course , and they would ultiaaately feel the advantage of it The great source of tse evils 'w © have to depkw is tbe want « f knowledge ; and th « y should therefoM encourage tbat portion 41 the pvess which dlssemisates the beat species of kno-wQedgesound political knowledge—among the people . It is a melancholy Cact ( continued Mr . D . ) that the workJn classes have not hithert * united to protect thase . wfeo

      men bare stood forward to impress those irutbs on tfcero ; for : tbeir only faepe wa » popidar in ' eDigenoa , and Baity of purpose . Regretting his iwant uf abiitty to do ^ asaoeto the voast . be implored tk * an to put A > vu » u babblers , to be united , and to investigate the ctaracters of those w&o -were maligned ; 4 br il people ware to be calumriated , he would ask vhat man would risk his all , in endeavouring to enlighten the Ktiudn or -exalt the coMition of his feUow-wo * men 1 -As far as lay in hi * power , he wouldiell hisoppceason * hat knowledge , union , and perseverance among th < people , < wenld sooner w later obtain their . rights , an < i the only-safety of the rulers irould coasist in doing justiw . to the people .

      JTheOBAiRMAN saidithe next to » st he had * o propose called fora bumper . He had told the committee tbat it was due to the men of Warwick that one of their fellowitownsmen should occupy ibe station An which theyhad-flacedhim ^ but as they had overruled that opinion , . and had plaaed him in tbe chair , he could assure them th&t he was at tbat moment the proudest man inSagland . Might he not feel a just pride in having to propose , ao near tbe dungeon doors from which they had that 4 &y SO patiently and horoorably emerged , tbe healths > ef the two gveatest men la the load at tbis moment—men for -whom , throughout the Jength and breadth >* f the nation , be had heard nothing but an exdamattsra ( for it was nothing e ) ae > of esteem , and friendship , - and lovey men < who , Wherever they have been , are-sxpected again , with the impatience of intense I admlrattoa at their man ) iness and integrity uader their

      awpmnlKtmi snf&ringa- ! ¦ pi mpasiaa tfttrfrwWrfrf -w *>' worthy gaest whom they had among them , in eon . junction with that of taU estimable . colleague , &e coald set avoi&asyiog thafrat > ona timeifcei was hostile to Wm » Lovett , eat be sank with shame wJien be came-to know him , andto discover hk worth . aodfcis inaqr virtues ; an < Tat thejpresent moment there was no man living wfco admired Mr . Lovett more than he ( the Chairman ) did . He ( Mr . G&rdo ) had travelled jwer most parts of the land ; ovcr « the field whida John Collins had cultivated , and he mast rtcord the honest-teath , that in Glasgow , ' he was comnCsiloned to iavite and insist on Lovett and Collins coming there iniKtediateljr ; this was dartag the week when . xt * ppeared in tfee Earthen . Star that those gentlemen were liberated . There was to be s &eab anniversary in . Glasgow , and Mr . Collins especially was to come , if Ms , colleague ' s health would hot permit him . And John CdilioB -would go ; for he who knows the

      danger and theextent of persecution will be enabled to go forth better loan one who kaows it not ; he who went through anfi braved eveiy difficulty and danger at a time when he was deserted by his colleagues , was nftt . the man to shjiak from his prineijples now . He is Oft longer John Collins the delegate for Birmingham—be ti now the delegate- « f Britain ; the fight is before , him , be is fitted for iis his friends must have him , and bia enemies must bear of him . ( Hear , hear , hear . } . If he and his . colleague had not deserved wejl of their countrymen , they weuld not have suffered twelve months imprisonment ; but it was because they were ¦ nsell -worthy of honour , that their oppressors had selected them for vengeance . He bad but one word more to say ; they must not expect John Collins to speak too long ; for ia his present Btaie of health a ^ d of mind , it was their duty to take eare of him . 8 a ealled upon them therefore to drink

      " The health of our liberated frieodg , John ColUna and William Lovett , " in a bumper , with three times three . The toast was received with long-continued and tumultuous applause . When the cheering had somewhat subsided , Mr . Coi . li . ns r » 8 e . and was greeted with renewed and distinct rounds of applause . ( A voice , •* Give him another , he ' s worth if ) When he could proceed , he eaid—Mr . Chairman , fellow-countrymen , and brothers , I scarcely know what words to Belect to convey to you my feelings ; I was never at such a loss to express those feelings as at the present moment Such are-the different circumstances ( be continued )—such has Leen the mass of conflicting intelligence that I have met with in

      the few short h »« rs sinee my liberation this morning —the conversation with my wife and family—the Intelligence of the deaths of many friends , whom a twelvemonth ago I left well and happy—the sight of joy otts faces , instead of gloomy walls ; all these things have produced a state of mind that renders it impossible to utter anything very connected or consecutive . Mr . C . them proceeded to * ay that he had so mueh to tell his countrymen , that he hardly knew which theme to begin . with , yet ha must refrain from occupying too much of their time , and would merely offiar a few observations in acknowledgment of the honour they had done him

      and his colleague—tbe attention they had manifested towards himself especially , and tfce flattering remarks which the Chairman had made in allusion to him . Their Chairman had said that the country looked np to him &s one of the men who , by his conduct and influence , was to regenerate the country . Then he would say , if ever one man , be he -who he may , be looked up to with any such feelings , or invested with any sueh power , England is lost He would do his dnty , as one man ; but hi * fellow-countrymen must do theirs also . Tbe Chairman had j » iso made allnaion to the beautiful sentiment of Sir William Jones , that a free state is constituted by men

      " Who know their rights , And , knowing , dare ™ njntafa ;** and his fellow-countrymen might depend on it , that unless they did their doty they would never be able to aave the country . Did they , he asked , expect to accomplish great objects without overcoming great obstacles ? obstacles which must be overcome , sooner or later : how soon or how late does not depend on William Lovett , John Collins , or Feargus O'Connor , bot on the people themselves . He could , if he had time , relate to them such scenes of injustice , and tyjanny , and cruelty , a « -w « oid disgrace tbe Spanish Iaqaiatttoa Could tell , did he ssy ? He wss not the man to keep a secret , and if he did not tell them the ' whole to-night , it was not because he intended to keep it from the public

      But he would impress on them that past experience should teach them to act with more prudence . They might include him , if they liked , among those who had acted imprudently ; but this he would tell them , that if the eame thing were to occur again , he would act again in the same manner he had , notwithstanding the horrors of Warwick GaoL Yes , if ever another scene such as he had witnessed in the Bull Rii ) g should occur , rather than the arms of his countrywomen , and the heads of his fellowtownsmen or countrymen , should be broken by a sanguinary police , and no voice be lifted against the atrocity , he -would say , " Welcome the imprisonments of Warwick , " and dtnounce the perpetrators . as he bad done before . He new repeated that the attack of the London police on the people of Birmingham , was a

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      btutal and bloodthirsty attack , deserving of execration ; Md would » vert on the heads of those who made it . lamentations bad retched his ears about party spiritt « would ten them , they could not afford to ; be divided ;' ww ^ ttei , union waa based on the Immutable principles uiW ?^? JMttee ^ nothing need be feared . He had UtaniXmhUbed . listening to the lingering stroke of tne clock , and to the drawing of the ponderous bolts , u ^^ Ifr * * ° himse lf the scene of his family at home , aftifme when tbat family required more than

      even » father ' s voice to instruct or to admonish ; they weu * knew that the age of youth from sixteen to eighteen , was the most critical , when acquaintances and connections were formed ; and then it was that he ivVr * teraeM a imprisonment , and then it was that be also felt the sweetness of an indwelling conviction of the troth of bis principles . A communication had reaeed him in his dungeon , that if be would premise to be a good boy" in future , he might obtain his liberty ; and he was pressed for an answer W a

      clerical magistrate ; but if his imprisonment were to have terminated in death , he would not Write down any promise to behave -well , -when ne knew that he had not behaved ilL The reply he received wai , Well , well , you injure no one but yourself ; " but he -was too great a lover of his species to recommend any force of arms , or shedding of blood , and also too great a lover of his species to refrain from expressing his opinion on the brutal attack of a London police , whether that expression was to a clerical magistrate or to a member , of her Majesty ' s Government ( Loud and long continued cheering . } He felt that he should have great need of their indulgence ; for in his present state of mind , the feelings of his heart were too acute to be expressed .

      ( Hear , hear , hear . ) The Chairman had spoken of the iuflueaee he might now exert ; to that he had only to say that what one man could do , he would do ; but the , people must put the lever in his bands . During t' / g time they kad been In prison , he and his colleague 1 * , i spent considerable time in discussing , and he tho j ght he might say in maturing , a plan for amelioratir / | ne condition of the people ; but he did not think V-rieht to make it public until it had been suhmitte / t to the scrutiny of » . : few intelligent friends . ( The ^ airman here suggested that Mr . C . had better defer V ' jg further remarks till a future opportunity . ) His * friend tbe Chairman , kindly wished him to stop ; buv he bad ' promised to give them the beginning ot a &toryand toe

      , wouW do so , before he sat down . He t i d beca for six months- W ithout any animal food s na ltjly from the time he wa » taken to Warwick , until xjf i 0 20 th of January ; on that day he . first had a little , aaa be fouad it a luxury . . , gH « thought it light to st-y < ce tbe circumstances to the Visiting Magistrates , ay . dthuee gentlemen not having thought proper to rey iyt ^ it , he and his colleague had petitioned the Hou ?^ « f Commons on the subject ; an attempt was then nv ^ de by the magistrates , with the exception of Willia / a Collins , < Esq , ( great cheering , )—to convict them o 7 ; falsehood in their petition ; but Mr . Collins had rendered bimtimd his c « lleag&e considerable services « n that and-other occasions ; and if it should ever be ia the sewer <* the mouse to

      Tender Berrice to tbe lion , "he would ba most happy to -do so . That Hon . Gentleman refused * ,, to put his name to statements of the other magistrates which he knew £ 0 be untrue ; and went to London at his own expense , and laid before the Secretary of S'Ate their ( Lovett : and Collins ') memorials , ia which they recapitulated their complaints , having , as he had . stated previously , presented oae to the magistrates , */ ho returned for answer that " they had no power" This memorial was printed , with the answer , and tb . eir petition , by order of the Heose of Commons ; by which it was seen that the magistrates had not denied that the grievances existed , bat aaaerted that they tiad not the power , and then the . Home Secretary asserted that he had no power , and refeared tothem back to the' Magistrates . Th&ruleaof the gaol , printed and stuck up in each ward , speoified that each prisoner should be allowed half a pound of

      ( ! nimalfood twice a week , and a quart of soup . ; now hey sever saw any animal foe Bat all ; . and when . they ttmplained , they wet © told tjhat if they -did not , get he meat in a solid state , they had it Intneluble state ; mtwhen he was confined in one little place , he < could lot help popping his bead into another little place , and sheae lie found that mstead of -the half pound allowed 'or each person , these never was a quarter of a . pound ; trattfceybore it with patience . ; as be knew ihat the t > o * t- « iC people -were tot always to be found in Warwick Sfiol ^ until , by-and-bye , he found all his evidence outside the walls , and then he made the charge against the gaol authorities . ' They were soon visited by Mr . GettenandMrl Bcacebridge , two of the county magistrates 1 and in answer to his . complaint , repeated the tale oibout having the meat in a soluble state , if not solid . He | M * . -Colkina ) honied that they had half a poaad of meat , either e « lid > or soluble 1 when Mr .

      Ckl-¦ ten said , " What 1-do yousiom to make that an allegation * " "Yes , decidedly . " "Upon what authority ?" " Ujaon the onthority ^ of tite cook , who makes the soap .- " " Who is the cmdk . i ia he cook now ? " " O , fiO iiU U &M 6 ml ! " <• Whe » is his address *** and Mr . € te > ton drew Out bis « ard and pencil , and took down the number of pounds of neat which he stated had been ssed for a certain number of prisoner * . Next day they were visited by Sir Eardley Wilmot , who , after some conversation , eaid , " But you ore ixeated according to the rules : "Oh no ! these rules say half a poaad of meat twice a week , and there ieonlya

      toytfc ^< a ^ mrap ^ gqnfa ^ d 7 ** SS ^ Adkins . is thk jbeiPKnp "Tip , Sir ; it has ; been altered Aet » tw ^ fBam * " MPethe mogistamtes , on the adtiee of , * he- p ^ geonV * who thought tlw soup too goooV Th »« , t ^ W rol «» were departed from whenever ifaey akeS ^ mS ^ mimr ^^ f complaiat " wits made , the } wew told % 0 h ^ tb 6 se ^ irmle » 1 ^ be ^ altered since then ; " an 4 ^« t | B « magi | tratea denied these alleg ^ ipns , althonglJ ^^ fe < i « of ^ the country they had preyioosly told- ¦ tkea ^^ lhat ' the * oould not make any alterations of the ndw ^ aad alHiough their consciences were so very teB * fe ; w ' they could publish in Parliament , ti » rou ^| afiBprebw <^ Statfl , that the priapners hkd tbe half ponn WI'rt'XL' Instead of a Quarter of a pound as stated ^ tft'Pl ^ lil ^/ Md ' iDDl t ^ 'i ^ iKititioa . When , however , they WikdQiifr he had ; the evidence of the cook , aad thatthat jfl ^ dence waa out of the reach ofjheiir tampeiing , tliel lialf pound was fortheomio & ' * che «^ ajrf cries of "bravo !'" you did good «^ % ti » ia ^ Q ^ L * c . ) Another ot . their eomplainte ^ M'that to Kdi . whkh were withm . t

      « het > tB , * WererAied njb imin ^ d ^ ly ^ pere < m " had left them , by which aj& ^ oqjlefisant ijjid auhealthy exhal * tton was pedumm ^ iadif » j nextliad ' » heit » allowetl , which were cle&bed at stated pertotta . it waa well known that thfy had been deprived of the means of communicatin « iilth their &ienda ; and some letters which had bee&teat . to them , and others which they had written , nig Wi . ^ aet permitted to send out , had been wiUihel . ( lafcOT |^ l 8 em \ by the magistrates ; they made applieatio ^ Npiein Iftttars , a few weeks since , to the GovernorjWlwfctferrdd them to the magistrates ; and accordingljriJbvett and be wrote a respectful note to them , requestinl ^^ iese documents to be given up on their relaase ; but ti » y got no . answer , except a passing report that they would get tho books which bad been stopped , but not the letters . He then said , he would take such steps as he might think proper , when he got out On the day before their liberation ( yesterday ) , the Governor said , tho magistrates will be here toniorrowv ^ and , no doubt will make an order on th # J subject ; and if you will call at € tofe ; 'O * lock , you shall have an answer . Accurd .

      "WMI day , he called at tbat hour , and took with him awlend , thiuking he should have to meet gentlemen Ho saw the Governor , and wished fora written answer , or the letters ; Mr . Adkina came down , and informed him that the magistrates would reserve the letters until they had got the Secretary of State ' s opinion on them . He asked the Governor what time -would be necessary for : them to correspond with the Secretary of State ? He -was told that they would not correspond with the Secretary of State at all , and that he must apply there himself . Thinking there might be a mistake in the delivery of the message , he requested an interview , which was granted ; and he , was proceeding with his friend into the room , when the latter -was stopped , and told he could not be adallttod . Now , there wuwfflve

      of the Magistrates , aa ^ Jfet the / -would no t ^ admit one of his friends . ; so he iwent * w « yi -wondering whether It was a meeting 6 f « nagistt > atos , or ttie conclave of an la ^ uitiUon . ' Thus there wa »_ k « ,- —a man , whose spirit they had tried for twelve months to break , by every means , lpgaL }* nH illegal , —deprived of the shadow of redress , and not even permitteenla Jmow the reason unless in . the presence of those who might afterwards deny or admit whatever they pleased . But he muat now clude

      con ; though be could not sit down -without expressing his gratitude that his fellow-townsmen and neighbours had not forgotten , during his incarceration that he had a wife and family ; but while they think ' and ~ have thought , of him and his colleague , they should not forget that there are others , equally virtuous and deserting , whose cases require the strictest attention . As working men , too , they Bhould express their indignation at hard labour being added to imprisonment in the case of Carrier , because he was a working man . What

      is toe principle ? Why , that because they are working men , they should be subjected to greater indignities than those who were not ; he did not imply anything against any other person , but as Lord Grey once said " h * would stand by his order ; " let tho working men alto " stand by their order ; k > let them not be ashamed of owning themselves working men , in the presence of the peer or the monarch ; let them remember that tmitedly and 'collectedly they are irresistible ; that the gwatest minds were minds once as humble as those of

      children ; that Una lion of the forest was onoe a helnlo * cub ; thatlheoakpthepride of theforert . was once but aaapttBg ; and that , though now comparatively insiimlficamt in power , by perseverance the time might speedily anive when the world will witness such a demonstra tion of united intelligence and power as she had never seen In any former age or country . ( Mr . Colling renuaed his seat amidst tremendous cheering ; the company sfanultaneoasly rose ; the applause and waving of hats continuing for several minutes . )

      Mr . Widdek , in a neat and brief address proposed --ww , " The JieaWof all our suffering friends . "—Drank In solemn silence . Mr . Thompson , ( Chairman of the Birmingham Com * mlttee , and formerly a fellow-apprentice ot Mr . Collins ) in responding to the toast , observed that the Chainnau had made use of an expressiou of pride which he felt with double force ; forif ever he felt proud inbisJife » t any success in badness , or any other event

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      . BIRMINGHAM , MONDAY MORNING . On arriving here from Warwiak , yesterday afternoon , we found the town placarded with bills , of wiich the following is a copy : — Grand Procession in honour qf John Collisu and William Lovett . 0 &DER OP PROCESSION FO& MONDAY XEIT , wiY 27 , 18 * 0 : — 1 . Two Marshals on horseback . 5 . Members of the Committee , two abreast . 3 . Body of Collectors and Subscribers , four abreast 4 . An appropriate Banner . 6 . Unlen Band , ia their uniform . 6 . Carriage drawn by Four Greys , containing the Victims and Family . 7 . damages containing tbe Delegates and Deputations from several parts of England and Scotland . 8 . Carriages contusing the Committee of the Female Political Union .

      8 . Trades , four abreast 10 . A suitable Banner , ai . A . Brass Band . 12 . Trades , firitr abreast . 13 . Friends from tho surrounding districts , four abee&et . 14- Two Marshals on horseback , to bring up the general procession .

      ROUTE AMD TIME OP 6 TARTIKG . Tke Committee-will assemble at nine o ' clock precisely , at ttie Committee Room , Cross Guns , Lancaster-street , where the Procession will be arranged , and start at ten - 'clock precisely , through the following Streets , viz : — . . ¦ . - ^ - -.... — . _ . ~? Up Lancaster-street , Stafford-street , Dale End , Highstreet , Bull King . High-street , Deritend , JBorfaslCT rOamp ^ HUU atrt- ^ gn * i ^ Warwldf ^ Boad , aajax jua -the Siermald , and / retam byHie sftme , tlu arriving at AfttWHrtxeet , when it will proceed along to GosU Or «« , aiid terminate . It ia most respectfully requested , that every man . will , separate peaceably , and return to his home , and prepare for the Public Binaer . N . B . Dinner will be ready at three o ' clock precisely . The Union Band % U 1 be in attendatjfle the yrhciUs of the afternoon , and play several popular Tunes . A Trumpet will be sounded for Silence , and it is hoped that every man will pay attention to it .

      By order of the CenuBittee , EDWIN THOMPSON , Chairman , W . BABLOW , Secretary . Mew of Bibiiingkam . '—Show by your conduct on this important occasion , that you are worthy of the Divine Charter of Liberty which you nobly demand for yourselves and your children . ¦ . " Be ye as wise as serpvots , but as harmless as doves . " Hot a car or fly could be procured at any price for this morning ; they being all engatod , either by the committee , or by persona anxious to participate in the procession . - ; On Saturday' evening , at the meeitn ^ of the committee , Mr . Burgess , the Commissioner of the Birmingham Police , directed two of his iuapectora to wait on them , -with , an offer to plate any numblrof men they might require under tUe Vntire- oommand . of tba committee ; and , at their m ^ eUag last night , the offer was accepted by tho following unanimous resolution :- * ... ^

      . The committee for John .. Collins respectfully inform the Commissioner of Police that they will require the aid of twelve police constables to assist in preserving order during the proceedimj * to-morrow , the 27 th of July . The committee wish the men to be disposed of in the following manner : —Three on each side of the boarding ; one at tho door in Loveday-street ; and two and two at the door in Shadwell-street , to preserve order , and give free access to the persons who have tickets . " Several delegates were introduced to the eommittee , consisting of Messr * . OWeil and Walker , from Glasgow and Lanarksbira ; Mr . James Loach , from Manchester ; Mr . Spurr , from London ; and Messrs . Micklewright , Holloway , and Charlton , from Kidderminster . A warm diecuseion ensued on the following motion , proposed by Mr . Stallard . and seconded by Mr . Wilson : —

      " That special instructions he given from thiacommittee , to the chairman and Bpeakers at the dinner , that no attacks or denunciation of the middle classes or any Inflammatory language , be allowed . " ' To -which , an amendment , limiting the prohibition to inflammatory language , was moved and seeondedi Mif . Leach , of Manchester , reminded them that actions wonld speak louder than words . The working men of Manchestet are strong , because they met their opponents by argument , ; and not by declamation ; they had handled the question of the Corn Laws , and found in the ranks of the labouring population such a mine of talent , that with honesty and perueveranoe , they migbt

      produce such a beneficial change in the condition of the working olasses , as * had not been -witnessed since English history reoorda the doings of its people . Let them look at the late trials , see the men who were arrayed against the whole legal talent of the country ; were they not all of the working class ? and were ever such BpleudiddiaplayaofabiMty before witnessed , as the manly , searching , and eloquent defences , which were made during the Chartist trials ; and the intelligent among them now wished that they cauld undo -what had been done for the last twelve months , in the shape of denunciations of the middle classes , who would ere long be compelled te go with them for the attainment of their object ;

      Mr . O'Nkil , from Glasgow , made a powerful speech to the same purport , in the course of which he observed that the working people of Scotland were determined not to pursue the policy of detaching themselves from the middle classes , but would hold out the right hand of fellowship to them , without , at the same time , compromising one lota of their own principles . Mr . Spubb , from London , considered , as a lover of liberty , that the resolution was unnecessary ; aad , considering the intelligence and the experience of the

      working classes , was it likely they wonld HJ aOjtoing that should throw them into tbe hateful battilesf As reference bad been made to the middle elasses , he would atk , did they not bring the London police down to butcher and bludgeon the people of this very town , fox aothing \> xA rt « ding the papers ? They need not denounce the middle classes in particular , but speak of their enemies as a body , for he was convinced that an instinct for their own safety would shortly draw the middlemen to the side of the workers , for mutual assistance and protection .

      Mr . Thompson observed that such was the feeling and the determination of the man whese name , conduct , and presence they were about to celebrate , not to say or sanction anything that should endanger bis continuance in the course he had pursued , that they would , he was sore , beat consult Mr . Cullins ' a wishes by adopting the original resolution . He had heard Mr . Collins last night at Warwick , and eould not have believed it possible that such a space of time as bad elapsed since he used to be-among them , could have made so much difference in his eloquence and firmness ;

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      indeed , suoh -waa the 6 * il £ rc -irrravOGcBnie bratd uim ,-thatL he . was almost disposed to thank them Iok having imprisoned " him . Now they wished , be knew , to consult John Collins ' H feelings , or else wky celebrate his liberation ? Do they twt state a claim upon his future services ? Let there , then , be unity ; let them sink all minor differences , and be determlued to pursueL a straightforward course , pass this resolution , ondact upon tfcolr motto , "Peace , Law , and Order ; " for as to the denunciation of the middle classes , of what avail would it be 7 How hard is it to make one friend , but how easy to make a treat number of enemitB ; and

      they ought not-to forget they had a great numl > cr ox " , excellent friends among tho middle classes . HiSRdyioe * . therefore , was , that they should make as inany friends ' and as few enemies as possible . ''/¦'} , "' - ; ¦'' , ' - ' The amendment beiagput from the chair was IcJbV and the original resolrition carried by a large majorl ^ r . A discussion ' took place as to the po-wet of the subcommitteo appointed to arrange the toasts , &e - being empowered to seleri the spoakera , which being affirmed ; and some ¦ routing business transacted , the committee adjourned till six this morning , when they divided into sections , for the more effectual accomplishment of tbe object ofthe da » .

      THE PROCESSION . On Monday ) , as soon as tho morning dawned , thesurrounding country poured forth its anxious thousands , who might ' oe seen wending their way into Birmingham , to take p art in the grand demonstration intended forth © libeia / ied victims of the People ' s Charter . By siro ' clock tr je town- was all alive , and by eight , the street * videnct ft the " note of preparation" for the forthcoming events of the day ; the grey and hazy morning betoS . ened a clear and beautiful d » y , and at about nine , the eun shone forth in full splendour , continuiugto verify the assembled multitudes , and to gild , witb additional splendour , every object that had reference totr < e joyous occasion . At half past nine precisely , tbe > C " ADmmittee commenced the formation of the proceasionv

      which at its commencement extended fully a mile , arid ; on its return with Mr . Collins was certainly not . Iesa . than two miles in length , indeed , we beliey ^ , it extended considerably further . By the politeness of the marshals , our correspondent waa favoured -wttli a atat on \ ho coacV . mMi'B boxol ^ b . &splenf did chariot ( drawn by four beautiful grey *) in which Mr . Collins was convoyed , whence he enjoyed a com ? nuuiding . a&d gratifying vievr of the- -entire agectacle and of aMost every incident that occurred "ffiroughout the whole line of progresa The trmmpbal entry of Mr . Attwood , when he returned from London , after having been presented with the freedom of the city , and when he was met by assembled scores of thousands , has been remembered ia

      Birmingham as the greatest congratulatory epoch im the history of their town . It is admitted , however , on . all han ^ s , that this assemblage to welcome Mr . Collins , exceeded the Attwood meeting by more than onehalf , if it "Were not , indeed , double the numbers . We counted from sixteen to seventeen persons on ench side , of tbe carriages , so densely pack ed as to b « without room , literally , to move their arms . These reached for fully twomiles ; so that there could not be less than 70 , 00 * persons in motion , and at least as many more thronging tbe pavements , the sides of the roads , the hedges , —ye * on the hedges , —on the lamp-posts , roofs of houses , a&

      tc , to say nothing at all of the windows ; which , at avery story ,- were thronged with the fair sex , who greeted Mr . Collins with the most lively token ? of pleasure and welcome on his return . We remember witnessing the welcome of a Mr . Acland into Hull some years since , when released from Bury gaol , where he had been incarcerated for a libel on the corporation j those who witnessed thai procession , may form some idea of this at Birmingham by picturing to themselves a concourse of four times as many carriages , horsemetf , and footmen ; the whole of the « hops closed ; many of the fronts , taken eut , and ascending seats erected , to enable spectators to witness the procession .

      Around the whole extent of the corner house of Stafford-street was a riband emblem , with letters about eighteen inches long , containing the inscription , "True valour protects the feeble , and humbles the oppressed . ** In Digbeth , a banner , decorated with pink and white , the celours displayed by the eommittee and manhalmen , was greeted with a round of cheers by the moving mass ; on arriving near the Angel , where Mr . ColUna was met , a banner bearing the cap of liberty , with the motto , " Welcome faithful patriots , " and surmounted by gilt laurel , and evergreen , was borne in front of the band , the procession halted , and reversed the order of march . Ou Mr . Collins entering the carriage , a pigeon .

      loaded with blue ribbons , was let fly from the Angel , as a signal for tho extreme end of the procession to move towards Birmingham ; and a shout , such as that which . the Parisians gave when then Bastile fell , or which , it is said , was given by tbe Israelites , under Joshua ,. : when the' walls of Jericho fell down flat , rent ' , the air , and might be heard by the craven factions by whose instrumentality Collins and- ' Lovett bad been made to suffer during the last twelve months , for the honest expression of an opinion . Mr . - ' Burgess , the commissioner of police , had offered th * committee , on Sunday , that , if they thought the presence of bis men would occasion any excitement , h * would withdraw every man from ^ fc- ^ TT ?* ' i . Tfra > ' nnmrnUkn * mMVM'W W 6 iVi : i WiSe- fgaga ' of tfrj s towJB » . waat rrtha » fcU » e man- wHar iiaJtti'e * mtt ; iaa *** - ' ** - ^ the consequence was , that scarcely a policeman -was 16- ' be seen throughout the route . At th » bridgo of the ' Gloucester railway one of that force was observed , and ' an attempt waa mad * to get up a . groan ; but the goo * ' sense of the men of Birmingham promptly supptesseil ' ife , aud the game was givan up for the remttoder of the journey . In the earriage with Mr OoBin * "wete ^ hi * ' wife , bis eldest aoB , and one of hi * daighter *; and as . the ivooaailon mov * d on , the ladierr at the various ; wfaicfiMr ^ displayed , by the waving of ' handkerchiefs and ^ cMaa b * nnsw , as welTa * by smae * , gesturei , aMpiattdlfcl ^ eo less

      real than the loader esngrntalatioas evinced by tha ~ tumuIhioM cheering < rf the va ^ ooucoarse of tLe other - sex . On arriving in the Bull Ring , if the cheering had ^ before been vehement , it was now absolutely over- ' powering ; the air reverberated like the discharge of a : park of artillery , and as the cortege passed ' the place- *' whence the police assailants issued , to do their deadly work , the multitude showed by their -vociferations that the odious scene was still fresh in their remembranoev ' The Marshals now conducted the procession to Goster Green , where , after considerable exertions to paek the multitude into as small a compass as possible ; ''¦ : ' ***

      Mr . CotLlNS , amid renewed shouts of welcome , thua addressed tiie assemblage : — Friends , fellow-townsmen , and brother slaves , —I am once more permitted to breathe tbe sir of heavan , without iu being blown through iron bars ; aadan > once more . permitted to address you , owing to you » kindfeeain * . a ^ waxm . lntomttowa « 4 a a « B ^ the cause in which I have been eogafed . ^§ p ^ h ««* been deprived of a knowledge of the state of oplnioa and of the public feeling lath © 00011107 , aatd as tbe state of my health Will not permit ma to address you at any length , I shall merely enter into a little detail , as there will be another opportunity to-day , and on tha present occasion it is my intention to bo as brief as possible . Mr . Collins then proceeded to say , tha *

      though he had endured the starving imprisonment of Warwick Gaol , he ia no less a Radical than ever . ( Loud cheers . ) If the Whigs thought by persecution to make proselytes or converts , they are mistakenthey make hypocrites by imprisonment and persecution , but converts never . Hence he is satisfied of the justie of all they ( the people ) have asked ; and though it mnf appear to the superficial observer that the . prospw ^ S success is more remote than it was a twelvem » o 1 since , ho was not of opinion that the petfoO pi ' ^ nf c ' d ^ i was so far distant as might be imaging Tnere ^ rar * parties who predicted what the cimaequitooe of violent conduct and violent language would be ; and ti ^ result bad verified the prediction , by one of the mo ^ boneat . if not one of the wisest , members of the late Conven

      tion , being exiled from his native land , though ( hey must exert every means to bring him and his compaalottt back They had given him a proof that day tifcat Radicalism is not dead in Birmingham—that their hearts are not cold ; and that there is bo reaction la favour of those who exercise the Government of thfa country . He would ask them , did they detennine , by all legal , peaceable , and constitutional means , t ^ earry out the object they profess ? ( Louderies of " T ^ Si ? 1 ) Then he would tell them that he and his friend Lovett had spent aome of their prison studies in oonaide ing a plan , which they would take the earliest and most judicious opportunity ef laying before them . He had seen his friend Lovett under circumstaaceij when it might ba expected a few day « , or even a few houra , might terminate hiB life ; yet he never quailedhe knew tbat what he waa suffering for was the truth , and he was ready to repeat it . For biaweif , he would take

      that and every other opportunity of saying that , were the same circumstances to occur again , he would act in the same manner ; and though they would remember that a resolution had been passed at Holloway Head , on his proposition , to hold no more meetings in the Bull Ring , such was his indignation at the conduct of tbe London police , that he would not hesitate to characterise their attack on bia countrymen and oountrymen as a cowardly , ferocious , and brutal attack . H * held in his hand a copy of the correspondence between the ministry and the Warwickshire magistrates , oa . tbe subject of the treatment of his friend and himself Amongst that « oR « spondence , there was a letter from Finality John , published with bis own consent , in which he says , that they were convicted in attempting to overturn the laws and constitution < rf this kingdom by force and arms . Now . he wonld ask them , waa ha ver convicted , ever tried , or ever even chahredwith

      any such oflBnce ? ( No , na ) No ; he would beg to V tell that little ford of great coneeqaenea , that he had too mueh love of truth to calumniate any man , ea > pecially when that man wu Buffering ineaTceratton , and incapable of' rebutting the calumny ; and he had to * much love for his species ever to sit tamely down , and allow his countrymen and countrywomen to be wanUnlT maimed and mutilated by police ruffiana and bludgeonmen , without raising hiB voice to denounce the instigators of the onslaught . ( Mr . Colliaa here again repeated the declaration he made at Warwick that he was ready to pursue the same course , if ever aimiJfclriB / t ** - . Circumstances should arise to require it . V He WQoWjSf " ^ IHPKK to direct their attention to another point , by . gH ^ H « r ^ Uupertaat to be overlooked ; he alluded to ttw « UBEL « 5 Sir Eardley Wilmot to the Marquis ot " " -tHUffiWTiw f the subject of their treatment in ^ B 3 Bb £ ^ BQ | ( Centhded in w e ^/ A ^^ . ; W ^ BPr ^^ HK

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      THE "HTABW 1 CK ENTERTAIN « ENT . In the evening of Saturday , an entertainment was provided at the -Suaeen ' s Head , Pa * k * s « street , whan * bont 120 a » t-down 3 in the building *» ected for the occasion , and » eooaiderabie number Bere in various partB of the adjacaot premises . Tse room was decorated with banners , < wreaths , evergreeac , festoons , -be , iE a very tasteful amnner , and when lighted up , had altogether a mast ^ iaposing and pfctaresque * ffect Over the chair -was -a neat banner bearing th * inserip * tion— " Welcoae itcvett and Collins , the liberated ¦ victims idthejCharter ^ OB -aiUter -aide <* -wUcfe-r

      " Liberty is the Wriiiright of man , " -onrrounding tbe Union Jack with "Xnion is strength , " judiciously 4 nhodnced by a ribband—•• Tietory ineretcea by concasd . " Ia the middJe at tbeeoom , suspended < Ciobi tha roof , and facing tbe ebas , the words— " Tie Charter ** aan tbe whole widfii of tha building ; oa the reverse of wiieh , ?• Equal righte and equal laws ; --of correspond ing magnitude , metdheeye on the entrance . At tie extremity of tbe roam , a large banner , with the inscription— " Universal Suffrage , and Ho Surrender , " with Vote by Ballot . " as a > supporter , completed tbe ( ovi ensemble ; and at oace delighted Um eye , andharmeilsed -with the ( Kirnrnn

      Joe weather , which had been pecuttariyfevoBnsfe thserighout the day , « haoged as evening icame on- ; » T ^ shsrtiy before the hour-of meeting , the rain came down in torrents ; insomuch , that numbers of persons residing a * a distance , who had taken tickets , found it impossible to come ; notwithstanding which , Ibe temporary buikiiDg , jj wejj „ B ^ ajjy eTerT room Jq fa e house , wasiiterally crammed with guests . At half-past aevea , iir . Collins entered the room , supported by Messrs . Thompson and Donaldson , tbe respective Chairmen of ^ e Birmingham and Warwick Committees , and accompanied by Mrs . Collioa and their family . An interestiag ; and affecting scene ensued : the cb « sring aad ejaculations of welcome with which the liberated victim of police brutality and magisterial tyranny « as greeted , surpasses our humble powers of descriptka . and can only be appreciated by those who participated in the scese .

      An excellent meal was pnwided by Mr . FreBch , c » nsisting of an abundance of evtrything sabetan tial that caald gratify the paiite or appease the mc * t voracions goannand : the supper was well served , and elicited unanimous approbation . Mr . CAED 9 lin the ah&eaee af the expected Chairman ) was called upon to preside ; and , After tbe removal of the rfioth , he rose aad said : —They had met to-night on the most interestiBg occasion that ever occurred ; they » cre well aware that he referred to the liberation of thsdr esteemed friends . John Collins and

      William Lovett , after their unjust incarceration ; they iad met to offer their humble testimony of approbation and respect foe the spirit they bad displayed , notwithstanding thtir sufferings , and for the manliness tfaey had evinced when they came out of the prisongates . " On these occasions , * here fc a series of rantine business t * be transactid before they came to the object which had called them together ; and the . committee had thought proper to place the toaatwhisli be was aboot to propose at the head of their list It waa : —

      ^ " Tie ( iueen—and Buy she soon comprehend the rights of tha British Crown , and learn to defend them . " If the Q&een had had any knowledge of her duties or rights , they would not have beenmet here for such a parpose as had assembled them together to-night . But when the Queen is ignorant tbat the rights of the Crown are accompanied by duties , and that one of those duties is to protect the rights of the people , when the Crown is unable or unwilling toprotect the weakest in , tie state from , injury or assault , the throne ead ' be no longer aa ^ therightof the Crown is , in fact , ttie riglrtof tne SBBjeet ; ana had It been properly de&aded ,-on * Ma occasi o n , they would not have been met nowto

      , lay , the foundation of a structure ia Warwick , that should prove impregnable to all the assaults of Whig and Tory tyranta , clerical magistrates , spies , or traitors While congratulating their friend who was prasent with them to-night , he must state that Mr . Lovetts ill health prevented his attendance among them and he trusted tbat thsv might look forward to hail the release ¦ of others who have deserved well of their eonntry , and who wonld assist her Majesty to comprebend and defend the rights of the Crown and of th * people .

      The toast being passed from the chair , was drunk without any demonstration of feeling . TheCHATBKAK again rose—He was sorry it became Iris duty to occupy any portion of their time before their worthy blend would address them ; but the next toast he had to propose , he should call on them to drink with all the honours . It was " The People—the only source of legitimate power . " This was a sentiment that had been bandied about from one end -of tbe empire to tbe other for the last half eentnry , by those who sought the people only ta tetrsy them—he meant the hateful Whig action , who , by

      toasts of this nature , gained the confidence of the people , and raised themselves to power on theft shoul ders , bat only to commit the greatest crimes against their liberties that the nation ever heard of . These men , whom he deliberately charged with treason against the people , had used this toast ; but , villains as they were , the sentiment itaelf remains a truth-and truth loses none of its value when it comes amongst a society of honest men , like those depicted by the poet , when he inquired , •¦ What constitues a state ? " and answered liis own inquiry by assertiBg it to be composed of " Men who their duties know , and know their rights And , knowing , dare maintain . " '

      Yes , when men have learnt their duties and their rights , t £ ey -would won find the means of maintaining ttem . Tbeir first great object would be to destroy

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      honour by their toast , that they had by placing him in . the position which he . had . that night occupied . H . * . friend Collins had said eometbing tliat he ( Mr . Card o ) did not like ; ho ta \ teod about gratitude for their ta&vi ii ? supported his family —/ or doing , that , in short , wfcdcb he was prevented from . doing' himself , because be was sufiitflng ia ' their ^ Mae . No , no J The gratttede was on the otfcer eide ^ » nd the people were sesstble ot it A « they bad heard bis . friend Thompson address t ' aem , they would , he was sure , also like to hear him sing , and with their leave , be would call « pon Mr , T . to proceed with his harmony . Mr . Thompson then sung , iagood style ,

      " S ? he triumph , rf Liberty ;" the bcrden Of which was , " Fail , tyrants , fall ; These are the days of Liberty ; -Fall , tyrants , fali . " Jtn exeolleat song , en tfco Charter , was also sung by Mi . Hartweil ; three cheers were givem for the People ' s Chatter ; ttereemore for Mrs . Collins and family , and after spending a moat gratifying evening , the assembly dispersed . Tho event will long be Temembewd in Warwick , as what has aot inaptly beea termed , the resurrection of * the Charter .

      ^^ iy % Mfc **^^ v ^* « w * w * A »«« v « 4 *»« av w * ij b * w ^» a *«« v v * ^ r . v ^ v - 1 n ¦ ¦[¦ m * v * r ^ v&mvwe t )/ at while they met to congratulate John Collins "" I - "Win . Lovett , those who were traversing tbe billows for . ' their cause , were not forgotten ; nor were those M ^ ao atill remain incarcerated , not forgetting Brown , 7 . ho had still a long and irksome term to undergo , and ' who deserved well at their hands . His object in rising Was , however , to propose the health of the gentleman who had so ably presided over them this evening , and he should do so without any further comment The toast was received with approbation . The C 11 A . IB . MA . N , in acknowledging the compliment , begged to assure them they bad not done him half the

      severely than he bad beey . iet us , eaid Mr . T ., do something for them ; start , something national for them throughout the -country < and , though the poor fellows in Yorkshire and Lanr / ashixe are bo bome down that they can scarcely affor d a fraction , he would undertake that if properly bo- ^ un , the good work would go on j and at the moment he was speaking He had ft shilling jut in his hand * . for a beginning . He felt that he had trespassed on \ heir patience quiet long enough , and would condu / e by hoping that the cause would progress more rapidly than ever . . Mr . Foy . suggested a subscription-box being placed in the ro' / m , Which wag adopted , and the sum of £ 1 10 M 4 < V was collected . ~ Mr . Daudee observed that it must be gratifying to

      whatever , he felt doubly and treblfptwCd on this night at the splendid specimen of eloquence thejTiaoTliesrn from his friend and feUow-townsman . Tbat speech of his satisfled him that John Collins had now such an opportunity to expose the secrets of the prisonhouse and thevlllanyof the Visiting Magistrates , as would make them regret , tothe last hour of their lives , that they ever had him in their dungeon . He well knew John Collins , and he would stake his life that he would not spare them one lash more- than they had spared him one hour of his time . It was true , they offered to release him ; but upon what conditions ? Why , upon the most degrading and dastardly terms that could be offered . His frir ^ d had alluded in very feeling terms to those who . were suffering even more

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 1, 1840, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2695/page/7/