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MEETING AT 01JNNAMULLA-.
OUNNAMULLA; Sunday. -
. Some days ago the labor leaders -horo asked
soveral townsmen to attend a public meeting and
address the unionists. Several promised, includ
ing Mr. Storey, stock agent ; Sir. SI'Kniglifr, pro-
prietor of a local paper ; Sir. Slilton, head of the
boring firm, consenting to take the chair. It
nfterwards transpired the uniqnists sought to
have resolutions opposing freedom of cohtractand
condemning the Government ; indeed, a meeting
of 200 unionists held on the Sandhill, pledged
themselves to these resolutions .- prior to tile
meeting. . Tho townsmen asserted they had been
misled,- and threatened not to be con
nected witli the meeting, whioh was, how-
over, held last night. About 200 unionists
wore present, and it was proposed by the union
delegates that the meeting was in favor of open
conference. This resolution was carried. The
second resolution, condemning the Government,
was moved by a unionist, and the third by a
local barman, to tho effeot tlmt Parliament
should be called together. Messrs. Storey,
M'Knight and Hinward addressed the
meeting, adversely criticising the unionists, but
declining to be connected with tho resolutions
in any way. The meeting wa9 singularly
orderly. Some oapital 1ms sought to be obtained
from the meeting ns it was in the first instance
convened by the chairman of tho divisional
hoard, hut owing to misapprehension he deolined
to conduct the 'proceedings. The chair was
ultimately taken by a publican.
The river is in high flood, and no mails from
Sydney have been received tor a fortnight. All
the mails are overdue.
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