ftirtropotitt. ftirtropotitt.
A considerable number of the inhabitants of Alarylebonin assembled in the school-room of the Workhouse belonging to the parish, On Mon- day, to petition Parliament in favour of the Ballot, Household Suffrage, and Triennial Parliaments. 'The room was not full at half-past mon, when Dr. Harrison took the chair ; but soon became crowded. An amendment, substituting Universal for Household Suffrage, was carried ty acclamation. Mr. Hume, Mr. Hall, Sir S. Whalley, and Colonel ThemPlozu addramed the meeting. Colonel Evans was present, and spoke in support of the resolution ; but encountered a storm of biases. liepresumed, he said, that his letter respecting Canada had given dia. satisfaction; but he begged the meeting to recollect, that the question had been very lately brought before the country—when it came to be
fully discussed he would be found ready to support his known opinion.
in Parliament and elsewhere. The meeting separated with three cheers for "their suffering brethren in Canada."
At a meeting of the Radical Association of Marylebone, on Wed- nesday,—Mr. Feargus O'Connor in the chair,—it was agreed to peti- tion the House of Commons that counsel be heard at the bar in behalf of the convicted Glasgow cotton-spinners, so that there may be " an im- partial hearing of the whole case."
The Committee of Charing Cross Hospital have published a state- ment, by which it appears, that during the past year 5757 persons were
admitted on the books of the Hospital, and received relief. Of these, 1209 were in-patients, and 4548 out-door patients. Since the first establishment of the institution to the end of 1837, no fewer than 54,211 sick and maimed persons have been gratuitously relieved out of its funds.
Dr. Bitch, the recusant Gresham Theological Professor, has con- sented to lecture in the Theatre of the City of London School. — Times. 1The resolution of the Common Council not to pay salaries to those Professors who refused to lecture in the school-room, has bad its due effect on the conscience of the Reverend Dr. Birch.]
Previous page
