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power, wantonly relied on the sword without necessity and ' without appeal.-(Applause..)-They were considered the best conservators of the public peace whose conduct was calculated to produce on infringement of it.-(Applause.)-They had also DINNER TO CELEBRATE THE INDEPENDENCE „ seen political judges, who applied punishment, not to the OF SOUTHWARK. • offence,_ but to the man.-(CheerS.)-They had-known such as the bestguardians of our The inclPpendent Electorsof Southwark, friends persons to be applauded . of justice.- to Parliamentary Reform, celebrated , the Fmirth laws, and the most impartial dispensers ((Beers.) -Military government was the order •of the- day Nnnivt.rSary of their independence, at' the Horns. and as the affair of ' Manchester had been alluded to, he Tavern, K ennington, yesterday.—Sir ItonERT was ashamed to say, that . the wounds which the reformers received on ttia.,, occasion, if they were net treated as matters Wiesoot, M.P. in the Chair. - - of nastime by Sift: own rulers, were very lightly noticed when At half-past five o'clock, the Hon. Chairman entered the allusion was made to those scandalous transactions by the Mi- Ygreat room, sccompanied by H. G. Bennet, Esq., 31. P.; J. G. ni: sters of the Crown. But the scene was now Changed with ea mht e n, Esq., M.P. ; J.. C. Hobhouse, Esq., 31-P- ; Joseph many o f t h ose w h o f ormer l y supporte d administration. Every -Hume E'q., 31. P. ; C. H. Hutchinson, Esq., M.P.; S. C. where now was heard 'Whitbread, Esq., M.P. ; Ra-on De Stall ; Alderman Wood, ,‘ The loud lament M.P. ; Alderman Waithnian.„ &c. They were greeted with - " Of rising taxes, and of falling rent;" fervent applause. Sir Francis Burdett w a s pr e ve n t e d from mob,. . And those who, heretofore, minded not the necessities of the .attending by a tit of the gout. labOuring classes, now sympathized with the people in their Between two and three hundred respectable Electors sat 'sufKrings; and felt it necessary to join with the general interest , - clown to dinner. The cloth having been removed, , of the country-many who, a few months since,• would have The Cu.% i nsr.AN proposed, " The_King, and the principles thought it profanation to speak of Reform, began to see. that -Which place d' his family.on the throne;" with three times three. Reform was the only remedy that could be applied to the evils Taine-" God save the Ring." . . • - of the country.--(Applause.)--Not a few perso ns th oug h t t h at Toast, " The people, the only true source of. legitimate this penitence depended on circumstances, that these were but power," with three tirn\r:s three. • ' the proselytes of the day; and, to use a homely phrase, that, if Tune-" Gentlemene of England." '• • . the shoe which now pinched were removed, they would be "Toast-" The Liberty of the Press," with three times three, the first to recur to the old system.-(Applause.)--But, and enthusiasticaapplause. whether that were the fact or not, great changes were un- Tune-h. Hearts of Oak." _ . doubtedly now in progress, a great political crisis was at hand. Toast-" A speedy and effectual Reform in the Commons' It was impossible that those clouds which had been so long House of Parli amen t," w i t h t h ree t i mes t h ree , a nd l ong con- gathering over the land, could disperse And melt away, witho u t timed cheering. ' • • an elementalwar.-(Applause.)-altef igm would b e th e con d uctor When • siknce was obtained, , ' of the lightning, the most harmlesSoand• the safest, and. the Mr. WoTraißeinoON rose and said, he was called on by the quickest conductor.-(Applause.)-Thlre was no man more Stewards to give to the assembly a toast, awl when he inform- disposed than he was to sympathize in the sufferings of the' -ed themnhat it was the health of their worthy Chairman, the country-gentlemen, whatever might have been , the original anniversary of whose election they were about to celebrate, he errors of that part of them to whom he had alluded : but when ,had no doubt that they would receive it with all those demon- he considered that that distress might he the means of accelerate strations of respect and attachment which it had heretofore corn= ing and Procuring reform-when he thought upon that 'goes- Inanded.-(Aeplause.)--hooking to that flag, (a flag hung at non, which 'embraced every other, and comprised all that was the lower end o f th e r o om , an d inscribed with the date of Sir R. valuable to the country-when he reflected on the hope of car- Wilson's- return), it would appear that they ought to celebrate rying that great measure, which he looked upon to be a sovereign the important event w hi c h h a d ca ll e d th em toget h er on t h e good in politics, as much as health w a s in physics, and in_ 22d of June, th a t b e i ng th e d ay o n w hi c h t h e El e e tors tegrity in morals, he felt some consol a tio n in believing that of the Borough of Southwark ga in e d th e i r f ree d om , b y those sufferings would lead to some redress of the pea. triumphing over a powerful faction, that would have pie's wrongs--(Applause.)-He had attended on all occa e continued to hold them in thraldom, if they had not resisted sions to the arguments that had been urged by the ene their efforts and frustrated their intentions.-(Applause.)-But mies of' reform. He hail found them to be very much con the 22d of June falling on Saturday,the most inconvenient day densed ;he had found them to consist of a very few axioms, sup in the week for such a meeting, it was deemed advisable to cele- ported by a very few arguments. The enemies of reform/stated bratetheir triumph on the present day e being the annirersaryhof that virtual; not real representation, was necessary, andaliat the day on which they commenced thatglorious struggle, which, th e Ho use of Comrrions must be tilled by men who -eith er re he hopes/had ended in the a nnihilation of the party who oppress- presented themselves or their gold ; in short, that it ought to ed them, so far, atleast, as political power was concerned.-(Ap- be a self-electing, seat-purchasing, stipendiary representation. - plause.)--Reverting to the peribd when. Sir R. , Wilson was first -(Applause.)-And they maintained these axioms by 'saying . introduced .to the electors of Southwark,that gallant officer could that a majority- of members •of this ascription was necessary • not look back upon it without sensations of satisfaction ; and the for conducting the'ordinary measures - of Government. They electors, in reflectitig on it,could not but feel the greatest pleaso re 'argued that if there were no rotten Boroukhs, men of talent, in having selected a man who was every way worthy of. b e ing whose eloquence had adorned that House; would have been ex . their Repeesentative.a--(Cheirso-dle came amidst them as a eluded froth within its walls; and they also argued, that an elec-• stranger. They knew nothing of his politics but by report.-. tion by the suffreges of the people would he too democratic for .He, however, pledged himself to a specific line of .political ,our regal es tabli s h men t.' H e thought t h e answer o f t h e re f or m ers ..conduct, on which he declared he would always act. Ile might be as mach condensed as the assertions of their opponents, • pledged himself', in the . first instance; to support Parliament- because they were founded, not on supposition orhypothesis, but ary;Reform, in the widest 'sense of' the expression; he pledged on reason and on truth.-(Clieers.)-The reformers said, that the himself to advocate economy and retrenchment in every depart- body politic, like individuals, always sought its own good; that ment of the State ;he pledged himself, whenever the rights and self-interest was constantly its aim ; ar,d that it was not-in the - liberties of his fellow subjects were invaded, that he would, in nature of thin g§ to'imagine, that the people, having the oppo _the House of Commons,. use the best energies of' his mind to tunity of electing their own representatives, would select those frustrate the intentions of those who made such banetid at_ who were unworthy of the situation.-(Cheers.)-Beyend this, tempts, who manifested such-wicked intentions.-(Cheering)- the reformers argued, that a frequent return of the period o f That he had redeemed the pledge- thus solemnly given, no election would en a ble th e people to change thos e Representa ferson could behardy enough to deny ; and if any thing were tives who had eith es- acted against their wishes or neglected their wanting to -prove the purity of' his intentions, and the unties duty.-a(Applause.)-With regard' to the charge that, if Pare 'sting tenour of his exertions, it would be supplied by the pre- liament were refonned, tom of talent Would be excluded, their. sence of those illustrious Gentlemen who this day honoured answer was no less simple, and indeed he thought it incontro • theMeetitig with their campany--(dieers) -and by their appear- vertible. They 'night 'appeal to all history; to the annals of ance bore testimony to the merits of their non. Represent every other countiy as well as their own, and challenge any .tatiye.-(Cheers.)h-Although he had said that the political prin- proof to' be adduced, that the people,' when they had the ciples of Sir R. Wilson were at first only known to the electors power of' electing o great officers, whether Cons u l s or Pre of Southwark by r e po r t, there was another character in which f eets, Mayors or Sheriffs, had, at any period, chos en 'th ose they knew him w e ll-h e meant as t h e gr e at d e f en d er o f t h ose whom they did not think properly qualified.-(Amilause.)_ who were suffering under oppressimi-e(Applatsen-They_ knew It w a s the observation of on e o f th e severest cr i t i cs - of an at the time that h e was j us t emanc i pate d f rom a French cient times--of one Who had deeply studied human nature prison for having given way, to the best and noblest feelings of that the people, when. the opportunity was given thena s never the human heart.-(Applause.) -He said this to show that his made a vicious choice. ". What Roman " asks he, h• is there humanity was nor confined to his fellow-subjects„ but embraced Sc) base, as to prefer a 'Nero to a Seneca ' ?" . lle would ask a. his fellow -creatures all over the world Ch en s' Period similar question on behalf of the people of England. He must, during which lie had represented Southwark was' hut short, but however, say, that if' men had no other qualification than ta il had been marked by events of' the highest political considera- lents, they ought not to be admitted to the House of Commons. tion-(Applause)--and, during the discussion of every one of It was infinitely more- essential that they should possess inte . them, he had been found firm at his post.--(Cheers.)-- e lte ape grits, in order that they might faithfully fulfil the engagements peeled to the indefatigable Member ibr 'Montrose to sa y whe_ t h ey h ad entered into as Representatives.-(Applause.)-With then, on all occasions , he had not seen Sir It. Wilson in his re gar d t o th e assert i on . •th Houseat'a. of Commons, emanating - place ?-4Applause..)-:The first great event th a t occurred a ft er from a full, fair, and flee election of the people, wou ld b e too Sir Robert Wilson had been returned for Sorttliwark, w as that democratic to support our regal establishment, be whollv denied' - never-to-be-forgotten Manchester massacre !:-(Cheers.) -The i t . - vi. 'as it not too much to tell the people they should be go moment he heard or it, he hastened from the French capital, veined by a system of which they did not approve ? But the re where he was, at the time, and communed with his fellow-citi- formers would go farther, they would appeal to the eyes of their zens as to the best means of bringing to light and of 'ptinis.hing calumniators to prove that the saeople of this country were loyally the perpetrators of. , that atrociods , act.--(Applause.)7 2 lTheir and royally disposed. They might say, that the King of Eng efforts did not, hOwever, obtain jostice for what had been land need only be a republican in- his acts, to ensure, on the done ; , and all the - redress the injured People received was part of the people, the most :perfect devotion.-(Applause.}- those infamous Six Acts, which. would .be a disgrace to There were, he knew, sonic differences of opinion as to the me the Statute Book so long as they were suffered to .pollute ture o f t h e re f orm t h at ought to be effected ; but if they waited its pages.-(Applause.) -Th e next remarkable event was the until all men were agreed'ea this point,-it would b e in vain to persecution of their l ame nt e d Q ue e n ;. an d t h ere t h ey wou ld hope for reform. They could not arrest, the march of time find Sir Robert Wil son , w i t h ot h sr h onoura bl e men, .ear- they must go along with it. •He felt satisfied that ultimately neatly supporting, and actively engaged in defending, that they must have a reform. in Parliament,. becaus.: the principle ill-fated individual. And whet was the consequence? The had made very great progress within:the House of' Commons most bitter, . the • most unrelenting ,persecution followed itself. On the late motion for reform, he believed . ICB-Metna hins, that ever disgraced the annals of any age or country.- . hers voted in the minority, exclusive Of .those who paired off. , (Cheers.)-H e was s t ruc k out o f t h e ran k s o f the artily, in There were in th a t 'minority no less than eiht Members who which he had so a bly ser v e d ; h e was ' ro bb e d o f hi s property, held their seats in-the House of Commons under the authority . and every petty art that malice could, suggest was put in prac- and influence of a -Noble LOrd, and he knew that the Noble tice against hine-(Hear, hear !) -If the people of. England Lord had declared. th a t the vote given by those Gentlemen on , had not rallied round him in that trying hour, they would have that occasion afforded him the greatest' satisfaction.-(Cheers.) deserved to be branded as the most ungrateful people in the He hed derived an honest pride from it, which more than.con world.-..(Applause,).-lint they , did rally round and defend soled hint for any loss his property or his interest might undergo him.-(Applause.)-That consideration Whichllie had shown to In consequence of a ;dorm in Parliament.--(Hear !)--He knew others, they showed to him.-(Applause.) --Ile would trespass it was very unfashionable to allude torepublics. They all knew - no further on their atte n ti on , b ut b y propos i ng- . what ,Lord Castlereagh's sentiments were respecting them, " The health of Si: Robert Wilson, our independent, h u - s i nce h e h a d been the means of striking many of them out .of :mane, and gallant' repr esen t a ti ve , and may the spirit of the the list of nations.; and the tone in which he spoke of them, people keep pace with the oppression of the Government ."- whenever they happened to be introduced, still rung in his (Si r (Loud cheering.) - - . R. Wilson's) ears. But when they were mentioned, he Sir It. Wrests]; then stood forward, amidst loud applause. could not- help. alluding to the United Statea of America.- His Hon. and excellent Friend, who had, in so kind and affec- The gallant officer proceeded tcegive an animated picture of the I ' tionate a manner, presented his name to their notic e , h a d r e - h appiness enjoyed by America, under her republican form of. -called to their recollection, that this was the anniversary of the government. They had never heard.of any minister of that . day on which they had engaged in that arduous,. and, by government coming down to Congress, as the English mini- 1 many of their friends, p ronounce d d esperate l y h ope l ess con- sters had to the House of Commons, and declaring that corrupt iiict, but by which, nevertheless, they had , achieved .that influence was necessary for the purposes of goVernMent:-(ap- i independence, which they had since so nobly maintained.- plause),-and that a standing army was required for-the safety Whatever might be the cause for pride on his p ar t, o f t h e country in time of peace .-( Applause.)-They knew this, in formin g a political connexion with the Electors of and they could not forget that America worked with our own •.Southwark orb that occasion, that cause he must say, was laws, and with our own language and Usages ; and yet Ames uniformly augmenting; for, in the same degree as the electors rica had never, during two wars,- found it necessary to sus of Southwark acqui re d p u bli c esteem b y t h e i r patr i ot i c conduct,. Pend the , Habeas Corpus Act-she had never found it Deces -in the same degree did he acquire weight and consideration as sary to have restrictions on the liberty of the Press-she had their. representative.--(Applause.)---He was absent from .the never found it- necessary to-effect such a revolution as the Six country when the strong arm of power was raised to crush him ; ,Acts had =dein the constitution of this country.-(Applause.) ' but the electors of Southwark, revering the maxim of jurispru- -She had not found it necessary to govern any part of her dence which declared every man innocent until he was proved provinces by insurrection acts, or any measure of that de w- be guilty, -feeling also that arbitrary punishment, though by scription. If . they turned their eyes towards Spain and hazard it might strike the guilty,was still unjustly inflicted, if the Portugal, they would see each of them .possesssed. of a individual so punished was not previovsly tried-they, the elec- Cortes, emanating from . the people, securing peace within, tors of Southwark, acting' on those principles, generously and a n d controlling enemies without . Wh en t h ey saw Spa i n and without -hesitation ' threw their shield over him--that shield of , Portugal, although they knew an attempt was made to kindle public support which gave hinean opportunity of r escu i ng hi s a Yendean war on their frontie rs , di s d a i ning to h ave recourse to ta , chacter from spoil, and to render every machination that had an odious Alien Bill, they must believe that the government been resorted to abortive and inglo r i ous .-(Ap p l ause.)- B ut i f was marching forward in unison with the public feeling awl the lie had failed in the struggle-if his culpability had been proved, affections of the nation.-(Applause.)-They had been taunted • still that culpability would in no wise have impaired the title of in the. House of Commons with the observation that this just and the electors to affectionate esteem for the generous motives which generous people-for so they were called, although the House urged their interposition. He should only say; that he Would would not listen to, their complaints, approved-of the Alien ever bear in mind a grateful recollection of their generous kind- Bill, because they were Silent on the subject, not having ness.-(ApplauSe.)-That recollection would render him, if petitioned the House against it. Now lie asked 'them, was possible, more zealous in the discharge of his duty, and he that true ? He was addressing some of the most respectable knew that his public services were , the only return for their m en o f t hi s . most respecta b le Borough, and he demanded of kindness which it was fitti ng for himto offer, or which it would them whether this statement was true, or whether the At be honourable foathem to accept—(Applause.) --.He wished the t orne y-G enera l o f I re l an d was guilty f a foul and infamous transaction alluded to waathe omily one that could be adduced slender, when lie said that they and their fellow 'citizens to prove the violent character of the present Government; but, 'approved of the measure ? (" We do not, we do not," and loud unfortunately, their every act and measure, for a long series of eacering.)-He was satisfied that such would be their answer, , years, showed that coercion, and not conciliation, was the basis otherwise he should have blushed for himself and for his of their system.-(Cheers. )-=Unfortunately, Ministers, seeking country. The Gallant Officer then adverted to the emancipa . arbitrary pewer, and by arbitrary means, had received en- tion of the Spanish colonies, and congratulated the meeting con eagement and supp or t f rom many o f t hose who ou g ht to be on that great work having been achieved, and brought to ma the p. ;a? sctors of the rights and liberties of the people.-(Ap- turity and perfection, chiefly by the exertions of their own coon plause.)-He was sorry to say, but it was very tr ue , t h at t h ose trymen, and more especially by the zeal and talent of his much who had die greatest interest in the soil were found to be per- loved and highly-esteemed friend, LordCochrane.-(Applause.) fectly indifferent as to the fate of the Constitution. So long as -Greece, it was true, was left to achieve her - fortunes by her they were satisfied with the produce of their own estates, they own right arm. It was said, indeed, but he would not believe sympathized but little with the complaints of the people it till he saw it officially proved, that she was basely abandoned at large.-(Cbeers, and cries of " true.")-The infliction - by Russia. It was asserted that, every feeling which religion and of a yew tax was looked upon as beneficial to the public; humanity ought to call forth in favour of that• brave people, and the abolition of any ancient right was constantly pro- had been sacrificed at the wicked and sanguinary shrine of legi nounced by them to be an additio na l security for religion tinsacy : but he had th e sat i s f ac ti on to k now, that if she and social order.-(Laughter.)-Under this system, the country would profit by the means Providence had given her-if she -a •-i governed by Magistrates who abused their power-Magis- would throw aside all little jealousies, and bring into action the trates whose admonitions might have preserved tranquillity, but generous sympathies which the nations of Europe felt in her. who remained silent-Magistrates who, instead of being the faVour, she would be able to keep unquenched the flame of protectors of the people, were their oppressors -Magistrates liberty until that glorious day should arrive which would corn -who, instead of having recourse to the law, and to the civil pensate her for many ages of sorrow and of shame.--(Cheers.)-- SOUTIIWARK. The gal - ant officer concluded by pledging himself never to de part fron those principles which he had heretofore supported in Parliament. After a short pause, Sir R. WILSON proposed the health of his colleague, Mr.:Calvert, which was not very warmly received. Sir S. WILSON then ,introduced, by a short speech, the healths of" Sir F. Burdett and J. , Ce Hobhouse, Esq., the un daunted, faithful; and distinguished advocates of the rights and liberties of their country," which was received with cheers. ' Mr. HoßnottsE said, he was not vain enough to attribute the kindness with which the Meeting had received the last toast to any thing else but the association of his name w i t h that of his di s tin gu i s h e d co ll e ague. He was quite confident that it was to the recollection of the long time that his Hon ourable Colleague had been a faithful servant of the public, that he must attribute the manner in which the toast had been receives. Were it . otherwise', he saw - around him a great number of individuals who were much longer known as public Men than he was, whose virtues he was humbly, but zealously, and he hoped sincerely, endeavouring to imitate, who ought on this occasion to have taken precedence of him. Amongst those who attended the Meeting, and who must be reckon ed amongst the true friends of England, were the Honourable Members for Durham, Shrewsbury, and Aberdeen.--(Cheers.) —The Honourable Meinher then stated that his Honourable Colleague hadesent his compliments to the Meeting, regret ting his inability, from severe illness; to attend. He then pro ceeded to'expatiate on the - necessity of reform, without which, he observed, it.was impossible for the country to be relieved 'from the pressure of distress. He called the attention of the meeting to the opinion of Mr. Ricardo, who wished the people, by the sacrifice of a certain portion of their capital, to relieve the country from the burden of debt by which it was oppressed. He, however, would never consent to such a sacrifice—be would never consent that the people should come forward to pay a debt which they had never incurred —except on one condition, namely, that they should be, secured from a recurrence of an evil, similar to that which now ground and pressed them to the dust ; and how could they possibly be secured from it, except by a full, free, and fair representation of the people in Parlia ment?—(Cheers.)—He certainly would not otherwise consent that the people at large should pay a debt contracted by those who had nothing in common with them—who had notoriously abridged their privileges, taken from them their property, and left them hardly any Other waver, except that of 'raising an impotent complaint. The Honourable Gentleman concluded a speech of great ability, which our restricted limits prevent us from reporting, by observing that he had voted for every plan proposed for 'reform in ParliamOtt.—(Cheeren—He had voted l for every ti that gave the pelvic the least chance of b e in g better reprci d than therwereat p rese nt ; f or o f t hi s h e was l t certain, that es far as the majority of the House was concerned, it was quite impossible that they could be represented more in efficiently.—Wheeran . . Sir R. WILSON then propOsed the health of "J. G. Lamb ton, Esq., the-zealous friend of reform," which was received with loud applause. Mr. 14-CARTON trusted it was needless for him to assure the company that he received the marks of approbation which they had been pleased to bestow on him with those feelings of delight which he must ever experience ;when thus honoured by hi& assembled countrymen—(Applause) ; especiallrwhen the as sembly was composed of those whose attention had long been directed to the conduct of public men. That circum stance led him to presume that his public life had'in some de gree merited their confidence. —(Applause.)--He owned that he seized with pleasure the opportunity of meeting the electors of Southwark, not only because few such occasions occurred to him, but because he owed it to his Gallant Friend; for he thought that those who approved of the line of conduct he adopt ed in Parliament, ought to avow that - sentiment, whenever it was in their power. Had his Gallant Friend swerved from the principles which first brought him into notice ? or had he suf fered any political feeling to prevent that cordial co-operation ' in Parliament Windt could alone render the efforts of the friends of the people successful, he (Mr. Lambton) would not have been here this day.—(Applause.) —lt had long been the, plan of their enemies to sow dissensions amongst them. They found their strength, lay in creating divisions ; and they had them selves confessed that if the friends of the people were united, their system must inevitably-fall to the ground. He was glad, therefore, to see that unanimity was becoming the motto of the friends of reform, and that they were directing their efforts to one great and paramount object--the destr uc ti on o f th a t system whic'h threatened to overwhelm their most venerable institu 'tions, their best rights, and their dearest interests, in com mon and irretrievable ruin. He did not mean to describe that system. He was sure it must be evident, from their own ob servation, from the speeches which had that night been de livered, containing facts which could not be controverted, that a worse systern never existed in any country in the world. —They found a system of government which was contrary - to the feelings and interests, and consequently to the will, of the people —a Government whose chief engine was corruption-- they saw a representation, which was the heart and core of that cerruption—(Cheers)-41, House of Commons, which Was the chosen temple where, sesaionally, like the Indian priests, the votaries of corrupt practices assembled to celebrate their un hallowed sacrifices„ amidst the tears and cries of their wretched victims.—(Cheers.)—,As to the people, what state were they in ? In one part of the empire they were suffering all the horrors of famine, and endeavouring to preserve . existence by the application of private charity—am existence not prized by their governors, and hatefulao thernseittes, in consequence of the horrors by which it was surrounded.—(Cheers.)--In another part of the empire the feelings of the people were raised to such a pitch of desperation, that they attempted to destroy that superabundance of provisions which Providence had,sent as the greatest blessing; but- which it was fashionable to describe as the, greatest curse.—(Applause.)—ln other places they. were leaving their farms, giving a melancholy picture of that Highland emigratiothwhich had been so often and so feelingly described. They were leaving their farms to the tax gatherer, that new landlord—that substitute for the feudal baron of ancient days, laht far exceeding him in cruelty, oppression, and rapacity.--(Cheering.)—Ought such a state of things, lie asked, to be endured ? Was it not t h e d uty o f every man to exert himself to the utmost to remove these stupendous evils But there was a fatal bar in the way—lie meant the want of an efficient House of Commons. After what had already been said on that subject, he would do no more , than merely state the fact, that except on questions with respect to - which Ministers were themselves divided, such, for instance, as the. Catholic question, there was not a semblance of diffe rence between the majority of the House of Commons and the Government. He was not to be told that they had voted for the r duction of one of the Lords of the Admiralty, and of one of the joint Postmasters-General, as proofs of their independence. The fact was, that such conduct was looked upon as a species of .absolution, which quieted their consciences, and enabled them to riot in fresh sins and vices.—(Laughter.) —And he , appealed to the Gentlemen present whether, when any trifling measure was carried against Ministers, and was followed by a motion on some question connected with the rights, privi leges,.antrhappiness of the people, the latter was not uniformly negatived by an immense majority.—(Applause.) —As those majorities were as much under the control of Ministers as a pack of hounds was under the discipline of the huntsman it was in vain to expect any thing from that quarter. Therefore, to reform alone could they look for effectual relief, and security from the recurrence of so gross a system of misgovernment.-- Could any thing be more impudently disgusting than the con duct of the Ho use o f C ommons, or rat h er of Mhtisters, for they were identified in feeling, and divided the plunder of the people between them, in the treatment his Gallant Friend had received after his incontrovertible statement ? Could any thing be more clear than their ignorance of the state'of the country, when, a- few weeks ago, they proposed a plan, which, had it been carried into effect, would have rendered it necessary that an application should be made to the Herald's-office, for the purpose of quartering the pawnbrokers' balls with the Royal arms.--(Laughter.)—Their decision that the state-)f our Repre sentation was so perfect that it required no alteration—their protection of the Switzerland job—their re-enactment of the Alien Bill—proved that the present House of 'Commons was unfit for the country. It was very fit indeed for the Ministers,' but it was extremely unfit for the people.—(Hear I.) Sir RonEnT WILSON then propbsed the health of " S. C. Whitbread, Esq., and the gldious victory of dig' county of M iddlesex'oVer corruption." - : ' ' ' Mr.:WHITBREAD could only attribute the - applause with which this toast was received to the feelings entertainedtowards hint as Member for Middlesex, and not to any personal merit of his. If any thing could give a fresh impulse to his Ora tions in the cause which brought them together, it would be the applause of the body he was addressing. - Ile held it to be the duty of every individual, however humble, to come for ward, and by union and co-operation give strength to a cause so vitally important to the interests o f th e country . To prove the value of public opinion, he needed only to refer to' a recent fact,. which could never be forgotten by them. In the person of their Gallant Representative, they beheld the devoted victim of Ministerial vengeance; but at the same time, they -witnessed an example of the powerful ef fects of public, opinion, at least without the walls of Parlia ment ;for they saw the most envenomed shafts' of persecution drop powerless when directed against the will of the people. Within the walls of Parliament, he was sorry to say, the case was very different. There they saw a large majority of what were called the RepreSentatives of the People, with their opi nion publicly exuressed throughout the kingdom confirming the unjust and atrocious conduct of Ministers, which -has left a disgrace upon this country never to be wiped away. It would be useless to point out all the various insults which had been offered of late by the House of Commons to the people ; and it was unnecessary to enumerate all the adv an t ages w hi c h t h ey would derive from a Reform in 'their Representation. That was the grand object to which ad their efforts should be point , ed. For himself, he had no more anxious wish than to have his name coupled with that of Reform ; and he should esteem the moment on which he could reckon on its success as the happiest of his life.--(Applause.) he CHAIRMAN then proposed the ,healths of "Aldermen Wood, Waithman, and•Thorp, and the Reformers of the City of London." Mr. Alderman Woon, in returning thanks, expressed the satisfaction he felt at hearing his name coupled wi th th ose o f 'his two worthy f r i en d s an d the- reformers of London, many of whom he saw p resen t. Th ey k new him (Alderman Wood) to be no orator ; he would not, therefore, attempt to dwell on subjects which they had already -heard so ably discussed that evening ; but he could assure them, that no man was more ready to sacrifice his time, and, if necessary, his life; in their service. The worthy Alderman, after eulogizing the conduct of the Gallant Chairman, said it would be necessary to call on the Livery of London to . rouse themselves a little more ; and be hoPed that what had passed in the present session would induce them to send somebody into Parliament, upon the next occasion, who would really represent them ; fo r h e cou ld not help saying, that th e c i ty of London was not adequately repre sented at preSent.—(Cheers.) Mr. Alderman WArrtmot next rose, and addressed the as sembly in a long-and able speech, through which we regret our limits do not permit us to follow him. After glancing at his past life, he said he supposed it was now too late to calculate on the Livery of London doing any thing with respect to-himself. (Cries of No, n0."),--Ile was now too much advanced in life to be led away by any feelings of personal ambition or vanity ; but lie would be always ready when called upon to contribute hig humble talents to the public cause. If he had ever ren dered his country any service, it was when; 'at the breaking out of the late disastrous war, he name forward in the Common' Council to raise his voice against the pernicious system 'of Ml iiisters, in which, unfortunately for the country, they had since persevered;. and standing up almost alone, he kept the spark of liberty alive. If, when he was dead, the recol lection of any act of his should survive him, it would be his having—when he foimd the Common Council a sink of corrup tion, like another assembly which he should not name, composed of Churchwardens and jobbing Aldermen, completely under the thumb of the Minister, for whom they were ready to do any dirty work—his having been fortunate enough to throw open its doors and let the citizens see what was going on within. The worthy Alderman then alluded to the conduct •of the Livery in sending men into Parliament who tranlpled on their Petitions ; and expressed his feelings o f regre t an d s h ame at their rejecting. the only man who had supported them. He nex t urged some argument's in favour of reform, and invited the electors to sacri fice all minor interests, and co-operate cordially with each other in endeavouring to obtain this desirable object. For himself, it mattered little where he was again placed, there, or in-the House of Commons; but it was of the last importance to them whom they selected to represent them. " Men perish, but measures never." When one man died, they would be sure always to find another of i n d e pendenccatd talent to fill hi s place. When men of talent employed their abilities for their country's good, those talents were a blessing; but when they directed them against it, lie -would 'say of them as had been said of Gesar— " Curse on their talents, they have undone their country."— (Considerable cheering.) The Chairman next gave the health of" 11. G, Bennet, Esq., and the Reformers of ShieWsbUry." Mr. BENNET. returned thanks for the honour done him by - a body of men whose good opinion he could not be in different to, when they had evinced their gallant inclina tion to reward merit by electing his Honourable Friend. He considered that success, the commemoration of which they were then celebrating, not their success alone, but that of the friend s o f . the • general cause ; f or he fooked upon that as a practical reform in the Borough of South wark. The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to animadvert at some length on the grievances of the people, and the necessity of reform. He concluded by saying, that there never was a Par liament since the No r m an C onquest w hi c h took from the pee), ple more of their privileges than the present Parliament ; and he therefore exhorted .them not to lose sight of their object, but to persevere steadily,' until a Refont in the Representation was effected.—(Applause.) The next toast was, " Joseph Hume, Esq., the active and persevering friend of economy ; and the Reformers of Scot land." Mr., HII3IE, in th e co u rse o f hi s speech, observed, that, with the resources which, this country possessed, s h e oug h t to be the happi es t on the face of the earth,; and there fore it was the more lamentable to see her miserable and Oppressed by a system of 'misrule, the tendency of which went to destroy her energies. There was no 'other country in Europe which possessed half her wealth or means, and which, at the same time, had such cause for complaint.— This, the Honourable Meml...r contended, simply arose from too much of the produce of the capital and .industry of the country being.taken from the proprietors by the GoVernment• to support a set of idle and profligate an d hi re li ng s i necur i sts. Had the people a voice in the House of Commons, they would have prevented this. They would also have prevented the waste of 61,000,001)1., which wa s regar dle ss l y squandered in -Sub sidies to other Powers to.support their own cause. The Hon. Member proceeded to point out what he called acts of extrava gance on the part Of the Government, which, he s a id, never would have .been sanctioned by the House of Commons, had they listened to the voice of the people ; and, o after several other observations, concluded by assuring the Elector's of Southwark that he should be always ready to afford them any services in his power; independently of the general cause in which they all acted as brothers: The health of C: H. Hutchinson, Esq., was the next toast. Mr. Hut crwrsoN, in returning thanks, took a review of Sir Robert Wilson's life for the last 26 years, commencing his career when a boy on the staff in Ireland. The Hon. Gentle man then dwelt at some length upon the misgovernment of Ireland since the Legislative Union of the two islands, and im pressed upon his auditors the expediency of . making Irish sub jects popular in this country, for that Ireland possessed re sources which would enable her to stand by England and be friend her in the slay of trouble.---(Applause.) The health of Major Torrens Vas then drank, and that Gen tleman returned thanks in an energetic address. - The toast was followed by that of " the Independent Elec tors of. Southwark." Mr. HALL .returned thanks, and expressed his regret that the Memory of the late Queen had not been included in the list of toasts, and concluded by proposing it to the Chair. Sir RosEirr ViriLso:sr said, he was sure no one would ac cuse him of want of respect towards that illustrious lady's memory'• 9 but, in truth, he had . felt ' a delicacy in proposing the toasthimself, after a recen t occurrence; to which it w a s not necessary for him to all u d e f urt h er , and had•therefore waited for it to proceed fiom some other gentleman present. It had now accordingly been proposed, and he was sure, although last, it.would not be. the least dear to them. The toast was then drank by the company upstanding, in solemn silen;;e. At about 11 o'clock the Chairman withdrew, having., first ex pressed his acknowledgments for the honour w hi c h had been done to him and his friends. WATERLOO DAY.-Yesterday being the anni versary of the battle of Waterloo, was observed by the military in the metropolis with all that honest enthusiasm which should be felt by the heroes of such a fight. From an • early hour the. Guards were seen with laurels mounted, devot ing their holiday to revelry, and, with their com panions in arms, fighting the battle 'C o'er again," at least in imagination. The officers, as well as the non-commissioned and privates, who were in that memorable battle, wore their medals, and laurel in their caps. The colours also were sur mounted with a bunch of the same. The first land second Royal Household . Troops were also similarly decorated. The bands of the re spective regiments, dressed in their state clothing, played select pieces of music, both on the Pa rade, and in front of the Horse guards. The concourse of people assembled on the occa sion was immense. The Beacon Firemen, for the first time, paraded through the princi pal streets, with two bands of music and new clothing in honour of the day. in the even ing the Duke of WELLINGTON, the hero of that battle, gave a grand dinner party, at his house at Hyde Hark Corner, to sixty Mi litary Officers, consisting chiefly of those who were of his . Grace's Staff, and had commands on that memorable day. The Marquis of ANGLESEA' and Lord Him, were absentees; the former is in the Isle of 'Wight. The . Duke of YORK, as Commander-in-Chief, was present. The dinner was served up on the costly service of Portu guese plate which was presented to his Grace. The other plate, and the services of China, pre sented to his Grace by the Allied Powers, were used on the occasion. STATE OF IRELAND. The following is the most recent and the mas t important of the series of dispatches relative to the disturbed districts : " Extract of a Di s p a t c h f rom the Marquis Wellesley, -- K • G • Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, .to the Right lion. Robert Peel/ dated Dublin Castle, May 21, 1822. " Adverting to the documents now under your consideratio n, you cannot fail to observe with satisfaction the favourable re sults which have been produced in every part of Ireland, by th e direct exercise and general operation of the powers of the laic, which the wisdom of his Majesty's Government and of Parlia ment intrusted to the Lord Lieutenant, with such promptitude and honourable confidence, in consecmence of my early repre. sentations. " The reports which I haye received of the. condition of al l parts of the country down to this day, afford the strongest C On ' firmation of the general tendency of affairs towards the restora don of public tranquillity. From Limerick, Mr. Serjeant Tor rens mentions, under date the 20th instant, that he has gre at satisfaction in stating, from every communication with the 31a gistrates and police officers, and from the reports received by Colonel Thornton, that there is every reason to think the cond i ' t ion of the country to be much altered for the better.' "Similar statements have been received from Cork, where the Special Sessions have been adjourned, with my permission' by Mr. Serjeant Lloyd. From Kerry, Mr. M'Cartney, W" opened the Court of Special Sessions on the 15th inst. states , on the 19th, that the situation.of the country is much. urn' proved, and its tranlmillity greatly restored ; that the public roads are now perfectly safe; that the peasantry still retain th e bulk of the arms plundered, and outrages not so atrocious a s formerly are still occasionally-committed in the county.' I am happy to state that Waterford continues g enerally undisturbed. • " From the county of Tipperary,' to part of which the In surrection Act has been applied, Mr. Blacker writes, under date 'of the 20th inst. that since the arrival of the Mentions' police, the Act has been enforced with great effect ;' and I have the satisfaction to add, that the law appears to have been admi nistered at the Special Sessions under Mr. Blacker and the 3 1 ° - gistrates with greatmoderation and impartiality, aceoropaniet i by ! due firmness. " From Kilkenny, the reports of Mr. Townsend continue t° state the appearances of returning tranquillity, with some doubts respecting its permanency; these doubts arise principally.fa° the imperfect surrender of arms. " In the county of 'Westmeath, to one barony of which (11O cashell) the Insurrectio n A ct h as been applied, it appears Lullt good order has been generally restored, and most salutary a° . sequences had been anticipated from the operation of the lag' even in those districts to which it had not been directly applied' Wherever the Insurrection Act has been carried into effect Inn' due vigour, and for a sufficient period of time, it his material: checked the systematic progress 'of outrage, and has reduce(' the country to a comparative state of order, even in those ( I tricts which had b een most v i o l ently disturbed. Wherever the law, from temporary causes, has been suspended, or imperfect'', enforced, disturbance has again appeared, hit has yielded n ) the return of a more perfect administration of the lave. "During the first pressure of the law on the districts 1 11 °s t violently dist ur b e d, Li mer i c k and Cork, disorders broke forth in other counties, Kerry, Tipperary, Kilkenny, and -We st'. meath ; but those disorders were of a less violent and alarming character, and have more easily subsided, and in some cas_es e have disapp eare d at t h e fi rst approach of the p ower s of the law. The mere existence of the powers of the law in the hand s - of the Lord Lieutenant has tended to maintain tranquillity in those districts which have been most freefrom disturbance, an a similar indi rect e ff ect h as been produced by the examples f defeated insurrection, and punished outrage, which have been afforded to all p ar t s ! o f I re l and, under the execution of-the 13.„, 1- in the southern . counties. Alth oug h t h e actua l comm i ss i o n ° ' crime has been restrained, and a cessation of violence has en:- sued ; and although in some districts submission has been ac companied by visible contrition and repentance ; yet, gen erallY± a spirit of insubordination is still discoverable, and has nen sionally manifested itself by acts of local o u t r a ge . "'The arms whi c h had been plundered from the loyal. and obedient, for the declared purpose of insurrection and rebellion , are still, to a great extent, retained by the plunderers,- or b a v their adherent s ; and unserviceable arms have b ee n surrendered under circumstances of s t ron g susp i c i on, - and of trea rlier° , 4s., character,; araeter,; such s e r v i cea bl e arms as have been recovere d, ,g been obtained principally, if not exclusively, by the enforcement of the law. the '" The result of these considerations appears to establisu f inference that the operation Of the exiraordinary 'powers °., the law, which have been extended to the LOid Lieutenant' has restored the external appearances of tranquillity and order in a considerable degree • but that the 'spirit! of disorder re,inaYl s generally in the districts lately disturbed, without apparent 11 1, 91. gation ; and that the instruments-of outrage and violence are generally retained in the hands of the otunders. It is to be apprehended, therefore, .that the mischief new „.al layed would break out, perhaps.with . additional malignity, if the Insurrection Act should be suffered to expire at so early a period of time as the Ist of August 1822. The immediate object of the policy and care of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland must be, by checking actual violence and lawless outrage; to break th e habit of crime; and to inculcate, by close and hourly vigilance. a sense of the difficulty and danger of disobedience to the la , • As these difficulties and dangers have' been increased, and ba se approximated more, sensibly to common observation, the CO'' mission of crime has subsided; . this• is a positive advantage/ gained not only for the Government, -and his Majesty's peace able vigorous. able and loyal subjects, but for those classes Of the population whose habitual intemperance'and diSorderly character had het' exasperated into insurrection and rebellion, by the imputo4 of progressive ex cesses, an d b y the insufficient strength of t° law. "To induce the habit of abstaining-from excess, is some ad" vance towards the introduction of habits of, good order and 15 1; ful obedi e n ce ; an d if general tranquillity can be maintained a considerable period of time, the natural course of moral cause: may be expected to open and facilitate the channels of industry and honest labour; and the common sense of the people ina gradually prefer the advantages of peace and security to di* perils of illegal adventttre. " If the Insurrection Act derives its force from the prineiP. l l of coercion and terror, it has suspended a tyranny which carne both to the utmost extremity of barbarous and relentless cruelty, ' which had become irresistible by the ordinary pow er s of law'' and which, unresisted, mus t have reduced Ireland to an inc 3 ' pacity of receiving any benefit of good government: e " The early exp irat i on o f t h e Act would, at least, hazar d +h -- revival of that tyranny ; the restraints imposed on violen ce have not yet been of su ffi c i ent d uratio n to form any solid foun dation ,of a better and snore disciplined disposition in the minds of the people. Even now it is believed that arms ar ° retained in the hope of the ;expiration of the '1:;w on tlw Ist of August ; and although a more auspicious so i l': ment may exist i n t h e h earts of some, even o f guilty, it would be contrary to all prudent • policy an provident wisdom, by a premature relaxation of the law . , to afford facility to the accomplishment of the n w o rs t designs , and to weaken the protections and safeguards which now seen! ° the lives and properties of the loyal and • obedient, before spirit of outrage had been effectually extinguished. " Uhder all the se cons id erat i ons, I humbly subliiit his t o 1 „,, Majesty's GoVe rnmen t my opinion, that the renewal of the surrection Act is requi re d f or the maintenance of that degre e . tranquillity which it h as restore d , and for the - `further extension and cultivation of the blessings of peace and good order. "No additional military force—no improvement nor ang t i mentation of the police, wou ld now b e e ff ectual w i t h out the ai d of the Insurrection Act ; with that aid, it appears to be rationa l to expect that t ran quillity may be maint a i ne d, confirmed, 411 extended throughout Ireland. re " It is therefore my d u t y , i n.every v i ew, to reques t the news l of the law, of w hi c h t h e operation forms the subject - this dispatch. " In employing the force confid e d t o me by the Insurrection t Act, I have. neither applied it indiscriminately, nor used i without ample and calm, deliberation, hor feared to wield so dreadful a po wer w h ere ev id ent necessity and the public sal,.et, demanded its exercise. early a I will venture to add one further suggestion, that the of renewal of the Insurrection Act, without any alteration. ofe: Rowers, would tend greatly to increase and confirm all the ,_n_ e u x . fits which have already been derived, or which may be pected from the operation of that law; and that if it should b° the judgment of hi s M a j esty ' s Government to renew the.'a ,"e the early notification of that opi n i on i n P ar li a ment, ai_tailt. early renewal of Ithe law, wo u ld b e a d vantageou s to the tn " - blishment of good order in Ireland."