The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-10-21 00:00:00

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We hardly know in what fermi to speak sufficiently eulogistic to give but an accurate 'and faint notion of this splendid display. of Conservative feeling. On Monday such was the demand, for tickets, that, at an 'early hour, none could he procured; some additional arrangements were made to enable a greater number to be seated, but still the demand, continued, and we have heard of as much as four pounds; in several instances, being offered for tickets, arid as high as two guineas for ladies' tickets, which, in the - first instance, so long as any remained, were given gratuitously, the fair sex being admitted into the boxes to view the spectacle. The whole of the circus and orchestra was boarded, and made level with the stage. On the stage, part were five tables; longitudinally placed: on the orchestra was a transverse table, where the Chairman took his place, and which was appropriated to the visitors and distin guished guests. The whole of the circus was occupied with eight longitudinal tables, extending the whole length, and going under the boxes. The proscenium was lighted with three temporary chandeliers, whilst the remainder of the theatre was brilliantly lighted with the splendid chandelier which is suspended from the ceiling of this theatre, and by the numerous gas-lights in 'front of the boxes. The place was fitted up with that excellent taste that regards fitness of design as the best concomitant of gorgeous display. The whole of the back of the stage was walled in by elegant scenes, appropriately painted, to represent draperies falling in heavy folds and massy festoons. Round the sort• of marque thus formed, were placed alternate flags and banners of various colours, and relieved with rich Old' emblazonry of appropriate inscriptions, mottos, and de vices,- Waving in superb magnificence almost across the whole of the tables, in the proscenium, was the beautiful flag of . the Association, bearing the following inscription tastefully and effectively arranged : " Our free and glorious Constitution ; Church and King; Lords and Coinniiins. Liverpool Tradesmen's Conser vatiYe Association." The painting of Britannia, which ornamented the centre of the flag, did credit to the talents of Mr. Smith and Mr. Corless, by the last of whom the d es i gn o f the former was carried into execu tion. The upper part of the hOnse was completely hung round with flags and banners, which, by their vivid colours, and the effect of the emblazonry, formed 'a series of tapestries not less gorgeous in effect than ap propriate to the occasion. On the right' of the chair hung the tanner Of the Lancashire Conservative Asso ciation, inscribed with their motto, underneath which was the following sentence : " May their principles and their numbers grow .with their growth and strengthen with their strength:" On the left was seen waving conspicuously the flag of James Aspinall, Esq., bearing his arms and motto, " Dam Spiro Spero;" with the inscription, "James As pinall,.. Esquire, Conservative Mayor of Liverpool; St. Luke's Day, October 18th; 1835; and underneath, " King and Constitution."' Immediately in rear of these two were the Sandon. flag, with crown and laurel, and the Si Anne's Ward Conservative Association banner, the latter bearing the bible, mitre, sceptre, and king's arms, surrounded by the rose, thistle, and shamrock. In front of the chair, suspended from the gallery, was a beautiful, flag, bearing the crown, surrounded by an in scription, "Church and King," and " Conservative Tradesmen's Association." This was flanked on each side by two handsome flags, bearing the crown and " Church and King." The boxes and gallery were crowded with ladies in full dress, who gave an air of finish and brilliancy to the whole. When the whole room, such as we have described it, lighted up with a blaze of gas which sparkled with sub dued brilliancy as it struggled and was dispersed in a thousand rays through the drops of the chandeliers, was filled with eight hundred gentlemen, and the boxes crowded with nearly a thousand ladies, tastefully, beautifully arrayed, a coup d' ceiel was presented, of which we feel that description is inadequate to convey more than a faint notion. So great was the anxiety to obtain good places that a long train of hackney coaches were waiting at the theatre door for admittance as early as half-past three o'clock, the dinner being at five. In the front of the gallerY; Stubbs' Harmonic Band of music was stationed, and played at the appointed intervals. So great was the crowd of delighted spectators, anxious to obtain a view, that even the musicians were intersected in every possi ble vacancy by the crowd of ladies. The tickets were a guinea each, and upwards of 800 were sold, and num berless applications for tickets were made which could not be granted. The dinner did equal credit to the taste and good stewardship of Mr. Horne. The tables were arranged as well with a view to the comfort of the guests as to elegance of appearance. At intervals were placed a number of classical vases, loaded to the brim with de licious fruits, amongst which the rich clusters of the vine hung in tempting profusion. Decorative devices of every description were interspersed with the more sub stantial cheer which was served up. The eye, as well as the appetite, was feasted in whichever direction it was turned. Numberless pretty little banners, inscribed " Sandon," and " Liverpool Tradesmen's Conservative Society," were hung over unsubstantial towers of pastry and frequently stormed castles of confectionery. Whilst speaking of the arrangements, we beg to offer our tribute of thanks to the committee of management, for the courteous attention and advantageous position given to the press. It very materially facilitated our .arduous task. Samuel Holme, Esq., the President of the Society, Officiated as Chairman, and amongst the distinguished company at the principal table we observed the follow ing : Lord Sandon, Hon. C. J. Canning, M.P.,Hon. J. S. Wortley, Hon. B. Wilbraham, M.P. ' Sir homas Brancker, John Entwistle, Esq., M.P., W. E: Gladstone, Esq., M.P., Nicholas Robinson, Esq., Charles Lawrence, Esq., George Grant, Esq., P. Greenall, Esq., Dr. Brand reth, Charles Horsfall, Esq., &c., krc. The following gentlemen occupied seats at the dif ferent tables : —Thomas Creswick Esq., of Sheffield, .Richard Leyland, Esq., Duncan Gibb, Esq., John Shaw Leigh, Esq., R. B. B. Hollinshead Blundell, Esq., Wil liam; Potter, Esq., James Heyworth, Esq., William Smith, Esq., 'of Fulwood, George Hall Lawrence, Esq., Thomas Sands, Esq,; Joseph Sandars, Esq., Nicholas Bold, Esq. John Shand, Esq., James Cockshott, Esq., Cardwell, Esq., Forsyth, Esq., Joseph Ackers, Esq., Henry Sandbach, Esq., Thomas Moss, Esq., Ed ', ward Parry, Esq. William Ripley, Esq., John Knowles, - Esq., Thomas Wilson, Esq., John Wright, Esq., James '-Aspinall, Esq., James Irving, Esq., Charles Parker, Esq., T. B. Horsfall ; Esq., R. Horsfall, Esq., George Irlam, Esq., E. -G. Deane, ESQ. W. Ripley, • Esq., Richard Houghton, Esq., J. N. Wood, Esq., Richard Dawson, n keE., Peter Wright, Esq., Thomas Carson, Esq., J. Pennington, Esq., Charles Eckersley, Esq., Peter Bourne, Esq., Capt. Kellock, John Ashton Case, Esq., William Huson, Esq., Henry Glynn, Esq., John Wil kinson, Esq., Robert Rigbv, Esq., John Kelshaw, Esq., Thomas' Dobbs Butler, Esq., George Gurden, Esq., ,Scc., &c., . . Punctually at five , o'clock, Lord Sandon entered the room, and was greeted with deafening cheers, which were continued for some time, the fair.spectators join ing in the - enthusiasm and testifying their feelings by the waving ,of handkerchiefs, &c. Immediately after, Mr. l eanninm was announced, and was similarly greeted. Before the commencement of ,the dinner, at a signal_ from the principal table, the, singers, Messrs. Holden, s' en.; Holden, jun., Ball, Boothby, Maddock, Andrews, Pemberton, and George, sung a passage from one of the Psalms, " Praise the Lord," with impressive solemnity. The tug of knives and forks then commenced, and appeared to afford infinite amusement to the fair audi tory, whose delighted glances-and smiles were returned with equal good humour... • The cloth having been removed and the trumpet having sounded•for silence, Non nobis Domine was sung. After , . which, first to give . . . . _,_Tuhsee .CuAntmax rose, and was greeted with thunders of ap iitiliae tr . itis H h e u s ir a o id ne thatit was his privilege, as well as his duty, the health or the monarch who so worthily filled 3 esty ttrheem eKnidnitr, hearty • • He was sure that this toast would find a response in the breast of every individual present. He would, .without further preface, give the health of "His Ma for a considerable with Duke of Lancaster."—The toast was drunk .and enthusiastic cheering, which continued cheering, and a I : 'nd The line'. c our e i . ti ule. — " God save the King" was suns*. pa.ny to the words.their politics" was met by continued ~. The CHAIRMAN said rY marked emphasis was given by the com would be met with e n he was sure the' if the last toast was received so favour ably,lone which he was about to propose no less from the well ak enthusiasm ; in fact; he could expect Liverpool., He hoped t o h o e w o gallantry' of the gentlemen of might illustrious lady whose health he was about to propose , • and exemplar .of her sex. ( be h long spared to be the pattern thisthre three.—Glee, country, Majesty the Queen, the pridec (cheers.) He would giva." Her molt of .her sex." Three times , and" The th e Q o u r e n e a li of the valley." ~,The CHAIRMAN rose and said, the next toast which he had to offer to their notice was the Princess of the .Royal Family — may they never Victoria and the rest which seated their family on the Throne forget th e p r i nc ipl es '-'.Three t 0 times three. ' Glee, Hail Star ofßu of these realms. The CFIAIRMAN . said; the next toast to which it itwas his duty to call their 'attention; was one whi c h he might with great ..prOprietY dilate upon, but inasmuch as a number of speakers '.: had to succeed him who were much more competent to fix their attention-than he was, (cheers) he should forbea r , strong.,upon ~as was the temptation, to trespass at any great l ength . - : .-their time. The "British Constitution" was lonndedupon ;-"principles o f justice and deep wisdom, and dear to every inau SUPPLEMENT TO TA/ AO) am DN. I 1 t ar ftwa. 481118 11 CP ) ek who kneW how to think, or how to act correctly, and in an especial manner dear to every , patriot, to every lover of his country, and of his countrymen.. The Church of .England was connected with this glorious Constitution by ties equally dear,—and long, long, he cordially hOped, might that conne)c ion continue unimpaired tremendous burst - of applause here interrupted the speaker, the company rising from their seats and responding to his wish with the most ardent demon strations of kindred sentiment; when the, applause had in some measure subsided, we caught the following in couti nuation)—it being emphatically.the Church, which was found ed on the doctrines ,of, the scripture. It was this which had combined it with the State in ties which they had received from their forefathers, in their unsullied purity, as a blessing . which they had hitherto known how to value, and it was his sincere hope that they would be enabled to transmit them with undiminished grandeur to their posterity, as the best blessing which they had it in their power to leave them. (Great cheering.) The worthy chairman concluded by pro posing "The British Constitution in Church and State." The toast was received with enthusiastic cheers, the usual nine times nine being far exceeded. Glee, " A jolly full bottle." (Which was loudly cheered in the parts were political allu sions were made.) The CHAIRMAN said, the next duty which devolved upon him was to.propose the " Army and Navy," which he was sure would be yeceived with that fervour with which English men always acknowledged obligations. The members ,of the Army and Navy were gentletnen who were always in the habit of speaking for themselves, and he was, therefore, certain that on, such a subject there could he no want of response. —(Loud and continued cheering.) Medley, " Hearts of Oak," " Rule Britannia," &c.— As the last named anthem was sung, the company joined in the air, and a very singular ' and pleasing effect was produced by them beating time to each division of the music with their hands and feet. The CHAIRMAN called for a bumper toast. It now be came his pleasing duty to propose the health of their noble representative in Parliament.—(Deafening cheers.) Might he not with propriety say, their representative had faithfully supported them, and had energetically performed his duty in advocating and forwarding those principles which they pro fessed, and which they had confided to him. He owned his principles, and he was proud to say, that they coincided with theirs, and theirs with the true and •Just principles of the British constitution.—(Cheers.) Glad were they to see him once again amongst them, to greet him as one of themselves, and to see him sitting at the same board in, the full enjoy ment of health and strength, after fighting the battles of the 'constitution in bis place in Parliament. • He bad achieved for himself a name, and a high meed of respect amongst them, which could not be characterised or looked upon as the mere breath of common or evanescent popularity. It was a popularity which followed him. He was sure he possessed the affection and esteem of those who were able to draw a line between real and sterling merit and presumption.—(Loud cheering.) The noble lord was present amongst them, there fore he (the Chairman) would not detain them with any further remarks, though it was a subject upon which he could untiringly enlarge, but he would at once propose his health, and that it be drunk with • three times three.—" Our highly respected representative, Lord Viscount Sandon." The com pany started up as one man. To say that this toast was drunk with three times three, or nine times nine, would be to speak merely according to custom. The cheers seemed to be reiterated'to an almost endless extent, and with unbounded enthusiasm. . Lord SANDoN then rose, and was again greeted with three distinct rounds of cheering. Order having been restored, he proceeded to address the assembly. He could not say that the kindnesS with which they bad been pleased to receive the toast which their worthy chairman had just proposed for their acceptance, was to him unexpected. He should indeed belie the recollections so deeply impressed upon his heart if he could forget the manner in which he had always been received on everroccasion when he had had an opportunity of meeting his friends in Liverpool.—(Cheers.) He ought indeed to be hardened to it—to be grown callous, by the frequency of the repetition : but such was not his nature. He could not re main unmoved under such a marked manifestation of their kindness and approbation. He only wished that it had left it more completely in his power to return thanks as he ought. —(Hear, and cheers.) Their worthy chairman had just pro posed to them "'The British constitution in Church and State." That was the chief toast of the evening ; for that was the principle which had called them together. He called this union the bulwarks of the constitution. It was no.longer the outworks of. that constitution that were now attacked. They could no longer blind themselves, even if such were their wish, and think that though the outworks were destroyed yet the citadel might still remain unimpared.—(Long con tinued applause.) The very citadel was now assailed, as every man who had eyes to see, and ears to hear must be well aware; and it behoved every man who wished to preserve any portion' of the fabric, to come forward manfully in its defence. —(Loud applause.) They had no longer to argue from in ferences that there was in this country a great and powerful faction, determined to' make revolutionary changes in the British constitution : they had no longer to argue on this fact from cold and distant inferences. It was a fact that the fac tion themselves avowed, under the mild and gentle name of an organic change, which they were endeavouring to bring the minds of the whole people to consent to.—(Hear.) They would not be deceived by such obscure and vague terms. They knew what an organic change meant. It meant- an abandonment of - the ancient British constitution, and an endeavour to discover something newer and better in its place.—(Loud and continued cheering.) He did not think this crusade against the constitution would succeed. He did not think so meanly of the principles and the good sense of his fellow countrymen, as to suppose they would em bark in search of this new and undiscovered constitution, and abandon that which had so long been their shelter and prci tection.—(Lond and repeated 'cheers.) He could not think they would embark across the Atlantic, and look for it in the United States of America.—(Cheers and laughter.) He did not think they would sail across the Bay of Biscay, and look for it in the new constitution of the Cortes.—( Renewed cheer ing.) He did not think that they would be prepared to reap the fruits of the three glorious days of July, and find them selves in possession of that remarkable increase of liberty, that their French neighbours had been so.happy as to secure. —(Much laughter And cheers.) The real and avowed pur poses of the party to which he had alluded was to concentrate all power in the hands of one representative assembly. Let them disguise it as they please—let them call it a mere re form of the peerage-an assimilating of the House of Lords to the-improved spirit of the age—look at it as they might, the real aim was to concentrate all power in the hands of one single body.—(Hear, and cheers.) Such power ought not to be entrusted to man : it ought not to be entrusted to any single body of men,—whether to a Monarch, or an aristocracy, or to the multitude at large. = (Hear, and cheers.) It had always been considered the peculiar pride of our constitution, that while it gave to the industry and intelligence of the country all the activity and scope derived from the democra tic principle, it gave us also all the stability and wisdom, and protection for the continuance of our blessings, that was de rived from reliance on a more permanent and a more . stable body.—(Hear, and cheers.) But for what purpose were they called on to abandon their ancient constitution—for what purpose were they called on to overthrow that system under which they had so long thrived and flourished—for the pur pose of overbearing and trampling upon the opinion of a - majority of their own representatives—of the representatives of England—for the purpose of giving a preponderance to the representatives of the sister country, a body of gentlemen, -of whom he wished to speak no ill : but he would say this— that they were the representatives of a body of men much less enlightened at least than those of Great Britain.—(Cheers.) For the sake of giving a preponderance to this party, over the majority of the representatives of the whole island, includ ing Scotland, they were called upon to consent to the demo- lition of the House 'Of Lords.—(Hear, hear.) As he under stood it, the two main heads of charge brought against that body were, the refusal of- municipal institutions to Ireland similar to those enjoyed by themselVes, and the refusal to inflict what Lord Melbourne had called "a heavy blow and great discouragement to Protestantism."—(Loud and reite rated cheers.) With regard to the first charge, he, knew it was a hard, an ungracious thing, to deal with any one branch of the three kingdoms, in a different manner from that in which they ,dealt wi;h the two others. It was a hard and an ungracious task : it could not be agreea.b!e: to any man to propose or to follow such a 'cii>tirSe. But :they must not be led away by names, they must recollect that all good govern ments were given, not merely for their own sakes, but as a means of extending blessings to the people over whom they were placed. If it were to be a blessing, it must be adapted to the condition of that people, lest that which was similar in name should be found most dissimilar and pernicious in prrscs tice.—(Hear, bear, and cheers.) That was a principle which had been recognised by all the Whig party themselves. What was it that had induced them to support that suspension of the constitution called the Coercion Bill ?—(Hear, hear.) What was it that induced Mr. O'Connell to support that provi sion of the Prevention Act now in force in the sister country, by which persons were not allowed to issue from their houses at night; - and were thirS deprived of :the benefit's of, the English constitution?—(Hear.) What was it that had in duced the goverment itself. to call for the establishment of the armed police over the whole country, which was, in fact, subjecting almost the whole country to martial law? (Cheers.) What what was it in fact but an admission that Ireland was in a very different state from England, and that the same institutions which would be a blessing to one country would be a curse to the other?--(Loud cheers.) Perhaps they had learned from some experience among. themselves that the' benefits of an annual municipal election were not altogether worth risking a, revoltition for. (Applause.) The other charge, he believed, was, that the;House of Lords would not consent, and neither would they,' the representatives of the people, consent to inflict that, " heavy blow and great discouragement to protestantism " which was involved in the passing of the Appropriation Act. —(Great cheering.) It would ill become him to dilate on this question, as if he were debating in the House of Cornmons'—as it, point by paint, be had to argue on the merits of these questions. They whom he saw before him had, undoubtedly, long since firmly made up their minds. He would only ask them again, whether, for the sake of inflicting this "heavy blow " on the Protestantism of the sister country, they would call on the people of this country. .tovverthrow and abandon their ancient constitution. (Loud cheers.) : He assured theM . he had the greatest pleasure in meeting such an association as he saw before hiin.—( Loud cheers.) He felt no scruple as to the propriety of such associations.—(Hear.) He felt indeed that it : would be desirable if every man could live under the shade of his own fig-tree, and ga ther the fruit of - his .own vine, without being called so oftn into public life a.s..the present' state of public affairs, obliged them to be. But he believed it was a necessity- 7 -nay more than a necessity;—it was.an imperious duty, (hear) to stand forward at the present juncture. : He believed that by the constitution as it now stood, everyman was called upon to come forward on every occasion, and unite himself with those of similar opinions, and, not to ,allow a faction, as he believed it to be, to Usurp the name of a majo rity owing to the supineness and tranquillity of those by whom the constitution ought to be defended.—( Loud cheers.) They had no secret meetings, and every thing was open to the public eye. They had no condemnations against the law— I hey had no standing rival parliament, for the purpose of com bining against the law and for the purpose of rewarding the victims of justice.—(Hear, hear.) Their association was open to the general eye. Theirs was the common, and natural, and beneficial. object of communicating their mutual sentiments, and strengthening each other by the consciousness of the numbers who entertained the same sentiments.—(Loud ap plause.) With such feelings, and with such views, he had the greatest satisfaction in seeing such associations rising round hint in all directions—in seeing not only associations among the richer and wealthier, but seeing associations springing up among every class, as they had, he could say with .confidence and pride, when he looked before and around him—as they had amongst that particular class which formed the very bone and marrow of society.—( Loud and continued cheering,) He had long felt that the peoPle of this great, country were to be relied on, if they only called them together ,and addressed them—if they only gave them the opportunity of,hearing, : each other's sentiments, and hearing public matters diseosse4they would be able to form just and sound opinions, .and every branch of the constitution might rely on them for support. The tradesmen were conscious that they were as:deeply in- . terested as any other class of men in the good order and.pr4er regulation of society. As Shakspeare had said, Untune that string, and mark what discord followS! —(Cheers.) They knew that the British constitution offered to every man an opening, to the highest station—that by good sense and industry they might rise to take their places in that very House of Peers which was held up to their abhorrence as being so exclusive and aristocratic.—(Much applause.) If they only pursued the path of honour to which their talents and their high principles led them, they might even become the leaders of that, great assembly.—( Renewed cheering%) He would not further intrude upon their time. He would only thank them for the kind manner in which they had always received him, and beg them to accept the humble services he might be able to render.—(Cheers.) . lie would conclude by calling upon them to. drink " Prosperity to the Liverpool Tradesmen's Conservative Association," and along with that the health of their respected chairman.,--.(The toast was drunk standing, amidst tumultuous applause.) Band, " Behold how brightly breaks the morning." The CHAIRMAN said, " As President of the Tradesmen's Conservative Association, he felt himself called upon to re spond to the sentiment just submitted to them ; and in doing so he should not occupy their time by any laboured apology for the few observations, he felt it his duty to make.. About! twelve mouths ago, as they well knew, a number of , trades- • men, in common with many others, feeling alarmed at the spirit of innovation which threateoed the institutions of Great- Britain—feeling that reform was merely a stepping-stone to something undefined and untried—seeing the mendicant agitator of Ireland, —(groans)—under the tacit sanction of His Majesty's degraded ministers, was making a missionary tour of agitation—raising the war-whoop of destruction against the House of Lords, and, under the semblance of. justice to Ireland, breathing ruin to Protestant institutions in that beautiful and integral portion of the empire, —(loud cheers)-seeing this, they were resolved to form an associa tion which should embrace a number of those who, since the passing of the Reform Bill, formed the chief strength of the constituency, and to endeavour to present a phalanx which should become a rallying point on every occasion.when the country's good demanded their services. —(Loud cheers.) They met in a small room in Lord-street, about forty in number: they felt that the time had arrived when a firm stand should be made in defence of the British Constitution ; they resolved to call a preparatory meeting,. and to found a Conservative Association. They did so: their second was attended by about seventy persons; and on every succeeding meeting their ranks swelled, until they now numbered nearly 1100— (Repeated rounds of enthusiastic cheers.) With very few exceptions, the whole were voters; and one remarkable feature of their association was, that it embraced a great number of tradesmen who had formerly voted against Lord Sandon (loud cheers) but who had come and joined them under the conviction that His Majety's government had gone further that: prudence dictated , and the splendid scene which he saw before and around him was one:of the results of their formation.,—(Cheers.) But let him remind them that they were not associated for the mere purposes of con viviality ; they were not associated for the mere purposes of display; nor were they, he trusted, actuated by mere factious or personal motives.—Loud and continued cheers.)—No: they.had a higher, a sterner, a holier purpose in view. They anticipated danger to the institutions of the country, and they were united as one man, with one heart and one soul, that they might be the better prepared to meet and to repel that danger.— (Rapturous applause.) They saw that vene rable and apostolic Church, where their fathers had worship ped, and round whose hallowed fane their earliest and deares associations clung with fondness,—they saw her attacked by latitudinarians, sceptics, and Papists, and, he said it to their shame, by Dissenters, who were merely political Dissenters ; they saw her also deserted' by many who called themselves her friends: and they were resolved to stand or fall by her.— (Cheers.) He believed she was interwoven with the British Constitution ; and fallen and degraded would Britain become when, as a state, she should have repudiated her connexion, with a scriptural establishment, and forgotten that it was. " righteousness that exalted a nation."—(Loud cheers.) They had been born under a limited monarchy, and under that most parental form of government they hoped to die. Their attachment to the monarch was the result of principle, and they should ever be found the, supporters of the crown.— (Loud cheers.) They had read in their earliest -years, that the English barons were the first champions of liberty. Against a tyrannical despot,—(hear and cheers,)—and they had re solved, as far as their influence and example would extend, that they should still remain the unshackled arbiters between kingly despotism on the one hand, and republican tyranny on the other.—(Here the company simultaneously .rose, and gave several rounds of hearty cheers.) Were their liberties really invaded by the peerage? Were the avenues to r honotir closed against them by the pee rs ? No: the dan ger taßritish liberty sprung, not from the po wer of the n obility , but from (Loud :ap the unrestrained licentiousness of the p o p ula ce. -- plause.) The coronet might, and the coronet did, encircle many a patriot brow, while tyranny, and dissatisfaction, and insubordination, frequently lurked, under the plain round hat of the republican, who clamoured 'against British institutions and British laws (much applause,) b ecause they protected the honest and the loyal, but gave 110 countenance to treason and disloyalty.— (Loud cheering.) Would he, in making this remark, say that they ought to crouch to any man, or any set of men ? • No: they would do no such thing. But they would render honour where honour .tha was due ; and they felt that it was due to 'the iseaVe peera o s stand d they England—theha had recentlypil ars madeof tution.—(Renewed cheering.) They considered the Souse'of the ii s l t s a i t e e f t n e e ll o e f e th rsW r i , 4 o6ll Peers to be in the present day more t han ever necessary.; and the, best proof 'of its necessity, to his mind, .was the virulence with which it had been attacked by those " whose praise-was censure and whose censure praise."--(LOud applanse4l Vbiey saw more danger. from the tyranny of an 'OnclikkeittilliON , elor Commons than from the' body of the Britilbe4tr . Their privileges— which privileges they held fiAc _ which he looked upon as trusts exercised fo r the-ellAtre of the nation—were interwoven :with the British constitution, and as the titles they. possessed they held for the a dvanta g e of others' —of the people at large, with whose inte rests the y much, or perhaps more identifiej, than any other class, were and not as mere ornaments and appendages to be dispensed with at pleasure.—(Hear, hear.) If they deprived the peers of their privileges, they would soon be deprived of • their own. He trusted that that house would longexist as an hereditary branch of the legislature. if they made the House of Lords elective, they rendered it worse than iiSeless, and though many indi viduals might , be honest when. they talked of reforming the House of Lords, the great bulk Of them were not honest; they did not speak out : if they would declare the holiest convic tions of their minds . , it would be—not the reform of the House of Lords, but its destruction.---(Hear, and loud cheers.) This they had not yet the honesty openly and publicly to assert. — (Cheers.) He begged to say once more, in reference to this part of the subject—and he spoke more at length because this was a point of attack in the present day :—he said, he looked upon their liberties as essentially identified wish theirs ; and let him tell his Majesty's degraded Ministers, that, though' they might submit to be kicked and trampled upon by him whose character was a libel upon human na ture—(reiterated cheers)—who fattened upon corruption, and gloated over the misery of his fellow-subjects—let those Ministers know from . an assembly ,of British tradesmen, that the statesman who should attempt to plant the standard of victory over the ruins of the upper ,House of Parliament, must be prepared to pay an awful price. —( Hear.) He solemnly believed, and he stated: it from a wide acquaintance, not merely with the middle classes, but from extended intercourse with the lower too--and he,said; that the statesman who should attempt to plant the standard of victory over the House of Peers must be prepared to do, it over the bodies of hundreds and thousands' of hones t trades men.-- (Loudeheers, the company again rising in a mass and the ladies signifying their approval of the sentimen t b y wav ing their handkerchiefs.) They wished to see me n in the House of Commons of Conservative principles. (H ear.) They did not object to a cheap or an economical government. Far from it: but they detested the cheapness and the economy that exhibited itself in sending shoals of commissioners, like so many locusts, throughout the land.—(Laud cheers.) They deprecated that economy which would despoil the Protestant church of Ireland of its revenues fur the purpose of promoting Popery.—(ApplauSe.) And while he was speaking of the House of Commons, one special object of their formation — why should he conceal it?—he avowed it.publicly—and a wish Get/ pia' Q~.~ <~✓ ~' FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1836. dear to his own heart, was, that they should rid themselves of that incubus that at present misrepresented them in Parlik ineut.H(The company once more rose, and remained cheer ing. for several minutes.) He hung about the neck of Liver, pool like . the old mail in the story of Sinbad the sailor; but he trusted, since there was no height to which his presumption would not prompt him to climb, so he feared that there would be no depth of political degradation to which he might not eventu ally sink—he trusted that the intoxicating draughts he was daily Swallowing would cause his legs at last to be loosened from the people of Liverpool, that they might replace him with a better man.—(ln uttering these words, Mr. Holmes turned and looked • significantly at Mr. Canning, who sat beside him. The company caught the idea, and burst into a tumult of cheering, mingled with calls for " Mr. Canning! Mr. Canning!") They wished,. continued the chairman, to see in their municipal councils men who were not ashamed to avow their reverence for the word of God.—(Cheers.) They wished to see men sent there who were actuated by some better principle than the mere paltry principle of political expediency.—(Cheers.) They wished to see scriptural edticution promoted, but not the spurious educa tion of the . present day, which would, they believed, prove a curse instead of a blessing. Would they attempt to arrest it? No: as well might.they attempt to grasp the lightning; but they wished to see it, based on scriptural principles, not on the low standard which looked on man merely as an intellectual being. —(Hear.) He was not ashamed to avow that he thought they should look on man as au immortal being ; and that, while they attempted to make him wiser, it was their duty to use all the means Providence had placed at their disposal to make ,him better also.- 7 (Con tinned cheering.) In this would lie the future greatness of Britain —( Hear.) He would not under value our fleets; he would not undervalue our armies; he would not undervalue our splendid colonial possessions and our national wealth : but lie believed that it was by moral greatness ;—it was the exercise of moral virtue more than mere animal courage that had enabled Great Britain to take the stand she had done among the nations of the earth.— (Loud cheers.) And if they would have that greatness handed down to their posterity, it was their bounden duty to educate the rising generation on scriptural principles, and sow that seed in early life which they expected to blossom and bear fruit in maturer years.—(Applatise.) He would not now detain them much longer; it was not a pleasant thing to leave their do mestic firesides and social intercourse, and embark in the busy turmoil of political life: Nothing but an imperative sense of duty would prevail upon him to make the sacrifice; but exer cising as he did, and feeling himself under a deep responsi bility in the exercise of it—exercising, he said, some influence among his fellow -townsmen, he called upon them not to shrink from the performance of their duty.---(Hear, hear.) But so long as they saw the British lion prostrate, helples, and bleed ing before the rapacity of the Irish vulture--(loud cheers) — he hoped their Conservative Association would continue to stand at its post.--(Cheers.) So long as they saw crude theo ries afloat, and upstart philosophers carry away the multitude with the impression that they could pull down the glorious fabric of our constitution, and out of its scattered, fragments erect another of equal durability and grandeur—so long, he hoped, they would remain. —(Loud cheers.) He could not sit down without declaring his conviction, from an extensive in- tercourse with . society, that the principles of Conservatism were steadily advancing.(Cheers.) They had emerged out of the fog . of the valley they were now ascending to the higher ground —they were breathing a purer atmosphere—they were enjoying more brilliant and noble prospects.—(Tremen. dons cheering.) He begged to sit down, expressing his firm persuasion, that the example they had set in Liverpool would be followed by Conservative tradesmen in other towns, and that if a determined stand were made—a bold front shown, founded on moral principle, by the middle ranks of this great country, they would set at defiance the power of those whose principles were the principles of error; for he firmly believed that all principles founded on error would, in the long run, never prosper. [The conclusion of Mr. Hohne's speech was followed by loud and unanimous plaudits.) The Band—March in Masaniello. The CHAIRMAN again rose, and requested that a bumper might be filled for the next toast. He had now, he said, to propose the health of the son of an illustrious sire, , —(Hear, hear.) The son of one whose name was imperishably con nected with the institutions of Liverpool,—whose conduct had shed a lustre 'over the brightest e'ra of British history,—whose name had shed a lustre over the town of Liverpool, which he had long represented.—(Hear, hear.) Of him it might be said, what would be an honour to any great man, that although he once wielded the destinies of this great empire, he, like his ' compatriot Pitt, had died' comparatively poor. He trusted the mantle of the illustrious Sire had fallen upon the son ; and also that the day vas not far distant when Liverpool would hail that Son as her rekesentatiVe.—(Hear, hear, with loud and continued cheering.) He would then propose them the health of their guest, the HOnourahle Charles John Can ning, M. P., the 'son of their late illustrious representative, the Right Honourable George "Canning.—(The announce ment._ was received with loud applause.) _ _ . Mr. CANNING then rose, amid the most deafening cheers, and when they had subsidek said, the cordial greeting which they had giVen him was an assurance that he might rely on. their indulgence in any incapacity he might feel in expressing his thanks to them as well as his feelings would permit him. Although there, were but few persons in that room whose personal acquaintance he could claim, yet be had the feeling that in it he was not an ,entire stranger in their town. The name of Liverpool was associated with his earliest recollec tions. Every step he took in it reminded him that the name he bore was once an honoured name among them.—(Cheers.) The kindness and the warmth with which they had welcothed the humble individual who now bore that name, was a more grateful acknowledgment of those services which had been rendered theta ,y his father, than all the marble statues or stately devices which in the pride of their wealth they could raise to it.—(Cheers.) He accepted it as such; and as the son of the man who hid served them, he thanked them for it. He thanked thein also for it as a private individual in thus giving hiM so glorious an opportunity as the present, at ' the commencement of an acquaintance which he hoped, as their worthy chairman .had done him the honour to hope, might not come to a speedy close.—(Great cheering.) He also thanked them for it as a young member of Parliament; because he felt that to one who had just taken his first political step, it was a gratifying thing to be met at the threshold of his political life with the cheers and approbation of men whose judgment 'no man could despise; and with a feeling which was a warrant to him that the cause which he had espoused was not the worthless one which their opponents in politics were so studious in telling them.—(Load ch6ering.) .It,really was a.eurioas thing to witness the pains they took to instil it into them that their cause was hopeless—how often they sounded• it in their• ears that they were an expiring faction, till their'day was past. They would hear of no such thing as their progress—they would allow of no reaction. No ~word was so hateful in their ears as reaction. Every progress 'which the'friends of the constitution, made was attributed to ' , any thing htiVieaction ; be it high or low—whether a large county shall ,kave elected 'Conservative ,Members 'of Par liament, a suntil l town shall have rejected the claims of a RaillP4i, Parishh 7 beadle— (great cheetino) —the cry was always: the;same. . The opposite party told theM," We were A unlucky .this time—the conservatives stole this march upon 14s—their' bribery was Ilisgraceful—it was only a dying effort, rand we shall' riextrfitOe ‘ he vict or i ous ." ( L aug ht e r and cheers.) .. That waqlifit: they heard on all sides, and with themselves, t r u s ting that they ~t v h 6 a t t l i• d ib b e en l , V v g it s . ein3ill'otearttd the same time this had not had the effect of making him disbelieve: the evidence of his senses, Asa be . looked around him and saw a body of men who had no ostensible union except as being fellow citizens who bad a fair share and interest in their country's weal, .bracing their energies, Mid coming forward with the vigor and determine r tion which they had. When he saw this energy amongst them, withodt any ostensible union amongst them but that kintl'Of - freemasonry which ought .to exist amongst them as i traiTes'men Of a large commercial town—what, he would ask, ;was the extraordinary cause which had called them forth and w tsaicti l i i tto a iaot t elisk) lr siel a:0,1;ff: their 'They %ir s l What, , ; paused each man among s t th em t o s e e k out hi s b ro th er -,- to or if an lacity teas wanted attack t th he re m at , e v n e e i d ily an , and that n t t t h h e e rs t n i : side blow was to strike them away ; or, if that failed, they were to be dwindled away under the specious pretext of an honest reform.—(Great cheering.) If he were to descend to particulars, he should be right in ascribing this motive to the late municipal reform, which, thanks to the ministers, had taken effect in the town council of Liverpool.—(Hear, hear, and loud cheering.) That in reality bad been the chief mea sure which had urged' on them the necessity of uniting toge ther as . they now werethat measure meant, as he could not but think it was in part, to tie, a mill-stone about the neck of Liverpool and ofTe.very other municipal town.—(Cheers.) He was happy to say it had failed.—(Continued cheering.) He was happy,. to see around him 800 substantial reasons for believing that its effects-had not been proportionate to the anticipations.--( Immense eheeriug.) Again, what had been their answer to those who would have suppressed the Bible in their setniOli? 'lt had been the noblest answer and the best. Out of - their own means they had provided for what their meanness bad 'refused —they, had given out of their own means 'for thcir children what they in their en lightentnelt forbid.—(Great cheering.) This then was the spiri t which they had answered all the attacks which had been maele on tbein in succession, - and;on all they loved.— (Cheers.) . 11 was- sure there was abundance of that spirit remaining g ready to answer b in the same way whenever it should be called to That theret+old that re-action? , Wereat eat were they they were an e x piriag faction?—(Cheers.) were many other instances from which lie ioold draw omens of their fate, lie would allude-to ,no popular election s, for in a p o p ular election there mu s t be always a degree of party spirit and hot blood; success would often depend on casualties. and a trifle i a iw after ei to• all b et this oid might turn it; but the case was widely different when they saw a number of men, of sober and thinking minds, assembled, whose habits of business gave them no reason to suppose that they would be prematurely and hastily mustered—when he saw such men as he now saw arou nd him s p e nding their time, ,eXertin g ' their influence, and spending their money in their cause, then -indeed the case was widely' different —there could be ":no mistake" about that—(Loud and enthusiastic cheer ing, and cries of " no; no," and " no mistake.")—then the cause was neither a worthless nor an expiring one. They bad the hondur and the honesty of these supporters as pledges of • its worth—they had their fOresight as an assurance of its sin. cess. They would fight the good fight cheerfully, and he for one would take their spirit and their actions as the grounds on which to build his hopes of. prosperity for the future.— (Great cheering.) He would detain them no longer, bat would wish them, in conclusion, many, many happy returns of this auspicious day.—(The honorable gentleman,' on re suming his seato was greeted with a round of cheering which lasted several minutes.) The CHAIRMAN again rose and said,—One proof—one radi cal proof that the Conservatives were an expiring faction was given at the last county election , ' when they had saved Lord Molyneux and Mr. _Wood the trouble of representing the southern portion of the county. In the words of that gen tlemen who had moved that the bishops should be relieved fro'n their attendance in the- House of Peers, they had re lieced Lord Molyneux_ and Mr. Wood from the necessity of attending in the House of Commons, and they had supplied their place very much better. H.e should give them abundant proof of that fact by proposing " the health of the members of the County." Drank with much *cheering. The Ill6nottrable R. B. WILBRAHAM then rose, and was received with enthusiastic cheers. He said that he only re gretted that it had. fallen to his' lot, in the absence of his most talented colleague, to return their united thanks for the honour they had conferred upon them in so cordially drinking the toast which had been proposed to them. But though he was aware that he was detained abroad by circumstances which every one must necessarily deplore, namely, the dangerous illness of one of his children, yet he was convinced that his heart was with them, and he (the speaker) was only sorry that he had not that How of eloquence which his colleague had, to ex pressto them his feelings, as well as his colleague's, on having the honour of meeting so splendid an assembly that day.— (cheers) With respect to himself he was not going to enter into any detail of the course of conduct hehad pursued during the last session of Parliament, because he took it as a 'soffi cient proof that that course had been satisfactory to them from the manner in which they had received his health. — (Cheers.) They would allow him to state that be had been unprepared:for, the magnificent spectacle which he had that day witnessed. To him it had been the source of the highest gratification to sit near their respected chairman, who had so well fulfilled his.duties and so ably expressed his sentiments, in words which he confessed he had not the ability to express, but which he most cordially felt from the' bottom of his heart. Although the duties that his constituents of South Lancashire had imposed upon' him in Parliament were arduous, and which he was not at the onset ambitious of undertaking, ex cepting when it became their wish that he should, he cheer fully performed them, and no greater pride could a member of parliament feel than in finding that those, whose opinions. were valuable, approved of them. At first, when he entered the arena of political life, he was less determined than at 'resent, but he felt that as he grew older as a member of the 'lommons' House of Parliament, he became more aware of the Cecessity of paying a close and deep attention to the duties. These were times when every man should exert himself to the utmost to uphold the venerable and revered institutions of the country, and he hoped that he should never be found froth his Post, to act according to his conscience, and openly avow his sentiments. Every man was called on now not to shrink from, an avowal of his political sentiments. The best interests of the country were at stake, and he who did not act decidedly and openly, was an enemy to himself and his fellow-country men. He would not trespass longer upon their time, as he was aware there was nothing he could say would add to the universal concert of opinion that appeared to prevail in the meeting. He would conclude by expressing in heartfelt sin cerity the thanks of himself and colleagues in the House of Commons for the honour conferred, and also in drinking the healths of all present, in proposing prosperity to the Liver pool Tradesmen's Conservative Association, and he trusted that henceforward he might be considered a member. —Loud cheers.) Glee, " Glorious Apollo." The CHAIRMAN having requested the company to fill a bumper, said, that the next toast he bad to propose had an especial reference to the House of Peers.—( Loud cheers.) And the illustrious individual's name whom he should connect with the toast, he should instance as a living example that the Peers did not trespass, neither were they inclined to do so, upon ,the rights and privileges of the Commoners, nor occupy all 06 avenues to promotion. Lord Lyndhurst (cheers) was an example that an hereditary peerage was not blind to the talent of others in the community, but that where it was to be found, in whatever ranks, promotion went hand in hand with ita-(Cheers.) He would give them "Lord Lyndhurst and the House of Peers, and may that house maintain its inde pendence, and form a bulwark between kingly despotism on the one hand, and popular encroachments on the other." The toast was drank with three times three enthusiastic cheers. Glee, " Hail happy Albion:" The CHAIRMAN again rose and said, that some time ago, on passing through the town of Dumfries, he visited the tomb of the immortal Burns, and was struck with the beauty•atid simplicity of the inscription thereon to his memory : all that was incribed on the tomb was the word " Burns." He felt assured, when he saw it, that the English language could not furnish a more sublime or appropriate epitaph,—and he was convinced that the gentleman; whoever he was, that proposed the toasts on this occasion, must be actuated by a similar feeling to the writer of Burns' epitaph, for he found, on refer ring to the list of toasts, that the Duke of Wellington was mentioned simply as "The Duke." He was aware that that 'illustrious name required particularizing no more, and he therefore gave them "The hero of a hundred fights—The Duke," leaving it to them to supply the deficiency. Im mense cheering ;—the band playing the " Conquering Hero," and the company joining in the air, and clapping their hands in imitation of the firing of a feu de joie.) Glee, " Mighty Conqaeror. The CHAIRMAN said, that he was now about to propose to their acceptance the health of a statesman of great ability, and well known to them all ; he knew that it would be well received, as it ought to be by a Liverpool assembly—(cheers) and he was sure, when he named him, they would all agree with him in this opinion. He was a colleague of the leading star of Conservatism, one on whom the eyes of the whole country were anxiously fixed. On a calm d a y, the sail or did not look with anxiety to the skill of a pilot, for all went on smoothly and pleasantly, and they set every inch of canvas to the gale; but when the storm raged, and the surges rose, the pilot and the most skilful mariner was sought to save them from destruction. This might be a fair illustration of the present s t or my state of the country, an d h e need not say that it was to Sir Robert Peel he alluded as the pilot to save them: (Three cheers, and' one cheer more.) In declaring his con viction, that the time was not far distant When the helm of the state would be again plaCed in his hands, he believed he was not far wrong.--(Cheers ) The disgraceful compact en tered into at Lichfield House,' he believed, would hasten on the time when the country would again reap the benefit of. this distinguished man's services.--;( Loud cheers.) He was h a ppy in - his belief, too, that there was one there that night w ho would also, at no distant peritl, prove himself a beacon to the country in a new administration.--(Loud cheers.) He was one who had the honour of being a member of that never-to-be -forgotten administr a ti on , when Sir Robert Peel teak the reins of government, with the intent of saviag the country from the hands of a faction, and he, the chairman, was proud to say that gentleman was their fellow towasman.— (Cheers ) Much should he (the chairman) be deceived if that gentleman did not live to fill some other higher offices in the British ministry, under that distinguished leader, when Sir Robert Peel again had the opportunity of giving the country, as the head of his Majesty's government, the benefit of his . valued services. He concluded by proposing "the health of Sir Robert Peel, the Conservative leader of the House of Commons, and the late administration."-- (Loud and reiterated cheering.) Mr. WM. 14:WART GLADSTONE then rose—He said, trifling as was his'individual share in the honours with which they had been pleased to receive the laSt toast given from the chair, and devoid as he was of any claim, whether dire tly, or in directly, to speak on behalf of any person but himself, and much less those distinguished persons to whom that toast had referred, he was not the less grateful and thankful to them for the warmth with which it had been received. Though he was convinced that he was the last person among them who ought to have acknowledged the toast, yet, connected with the toast as matter of form, and as the duty had devolved upon him, h e would not shrink in discharging it. He only wished he might be enabled to catch the spirit of enthusiasm which had chara.c= terisLA•the whole of their proceedings that evening, an d not of this evening aloue.—(Cheers.) He must be a very able, or a very rash tnan, who would undertake to delineate before an intelligent audience, a character so richly endowed by nature, and so eminently matured by experience, as was Sir Robert Peel —(Cheers.) H e was not presumptuous enough for the task, but this he would say of him and his opinions, that there were those who laboured under the weight of his character, and under the force of his arguments, and who would en deavour to sow dissensions in the party which he headed, and amongst the chiefs of that party, and who would sow the belief that they were statesmen from expediency alone, and waited for the pressure of circumstances, and then yielded to that pressure. He 'would express his belief that this mistake would be speedily detected ; and this he would say, that their town would sooner be removed from its secure foundation, or the waves would wash away its noble piers, than Sir Robert' Peel and his friends would desert with their hearts and their lives their cause and the principles which they advocated through motives of expediency.—(Tremendous cheering.) When they considered that Sir Robert Peel was a beaten minister,. it might seem a bold undertaking to draw a com parison between the vanquished and the victor—between he who once served the king, and those who now serve him ; but would they shrink from the undertaking? When they saw the whole conduct of Sir Robert Peel whilst in office,—and the cause for a hich he relinquished office, which was an honour, than 'which no brighter one had ever fallen to the lot of man.—(Cheers.) It was no personal, it was no political squabble,—it was not even a question of civil liberty, the prinCiples of which he would be ever ready to uphold ; it was a question . higher than these—it was the integrity of the EstabliShed.Church --(Loud and long continued cheering.) —an institution which they loved as a political institution,t because it conduced more than any other to the stability of the country, to its peace and to its prosp erit y : but a hich also they regarded in a more sacred light, as theappointedtruth dis penser and as the most faithful s t e warde t sso t theev en —(Loud cheers ) Amid was hehneostojthtsatippi justified d in as to end saying that it ergo rarely fell to the lot of man to defeat in such a cause as this.—(Loud cheering.) What was the cause for ich Sir Robert Peel left office ? The integrity of the Ch ch estAlishment 'of Ireland, which had 'been defended by the people of thi4 country, and bad been viewed by them as embodying the greatest bulwark of - the'Protestant religion. The integrity of the established Chtirehlapnened to be the question upon which alone the mighty arguments of those who composed the r opposition to his Weriiinent were founded.—(Cheers.) On that question he was beaten and left office. But as the present Government came into office by that question; so did they continue to hold it by that question: When Sir Robert Peel was minister they had pressed it-forward-day by day in the House of Commons : what had become of their marvellous impatience since they had come into office?—(Loud cheering.) This very question of Church appropriation had been the one which they had used every effort 'to keep in the background. There had . been no public h owe v e r secondary in importance, to which they had not given precedence in point of time over the Irish Church' Bill. (Great cheering.) Did he mention this merely as matter of form . or matter of fact? No; but as an indication of the feelings, and opinions, and determination of the people of England, and as an evidence even of the truth that the governmeht were not blind to that feeling and determination. They found the minds of the people of this country were' absolutely set upon the este,. blishment, and that there was no eacrifice that wield not be made, rather than a stone of its essential eubstance should be touched.—( Loud cheers.) It was this reason—haring come into office by that question —they chose to abide in office on_ that question, rather than on any other.---(Elear, bear, and cheers.) He did not mean to say, when he charged them as a body with the love of office—he did not attribute to them, as gentlemen, the mere vulgar anxiety of receiving the sala ries of office. He gave' them the credit of holding the principles on this subject which generally reigned in others; but what he complained of was this—of professing, and pro posing to themselves, an end which, if they believed to be honest, they are not at - all scrupulous in the choice of their. means in bringing abOuteee.(Cheers:) They first set up the' . question of English corporations ; they set the church question in the back ground, because it might receive popular gloses, but in which they were disappointed. The English corpora tion bill passed, and he believed 'a bitterer disappointment , never actuated a ministry than they' felt on its passing. They were now trying the same game with the Irish corporations. —(Cheere.) . His friend had urged that England and Ireland must be treated on different principles. This was not a position 'peculiar to them ; it was a position recognised on the very bill which the present ministry meant to give to - Ireland. In this country, had not their corporations the disposal of the police?• Had they not considerable power and management in the execution of justice? Did they suppose that these pri:- vileges were to be given by the 'government corporation bill to the - people of Ireland ? No such thing: they said they were not fit to be trusted with them. They themselves said, the corporations were to be perverted to pOlitical purposes. They brought forward a bill essentially different from the one for England, and the most they had to charge them with was with being only the upholders of the essential - principles of the English bill—(cheers) —that a distinction must he made between the modes of treatment of the people - of countries differing in condition. But what was the real state of the the question ? This municipal reform was - merely urged as au excuse. He spoke what he knew, and they Would see, when Parliament met, that the same excuses would 'be resorted to again—the church question would not be put forward."— (Cheers.) -:-The government knew that the church question was a mill-stone about their necks :—(cheers)—and what was this question ? It was a question simply of names. The Conservatives said this—that there ought not to he distributed throughout Ireland—a country under the dominion of agita tion that there ought not to be, in a country so circum stanced, any local Parliaments to sow dissension throughout' the land.—discussing every public question of interest as it arose, and forming an organized means throughout the country for the ultimate suppression of her institutions.— (Enthusi astic cheering.) There might be a few among them who were acquainted with the name of Mr. Sharman Crawford, one of the' repeal members of Ireland, but who happened to be a man Who - did not understand political tactics and party dis cipline, and who .had happened to say that this was not a question of paving and watching—it was not a simple muni cipal question, but it was a question whether the people should or should not have schools of wholesome agitation.— (Loud cheering.) They then who were naturally, enong,h the agitators of Ireland should support municipal corporations; and they did support them, and they supported them because the system proposed to be established was directly in the line of these' agitators ; and why did the government support them ? Because they did not 'think there was agitation in Ireland ? No such thing. Because they were the considerations in the bargain s —because they were the means of securing their sup porters—because they , thought they might make them the means •of excluding the Conservatives from 'Office. They could go - to the people and make it a question of words, and not of things, and persuade the people that they..(the.Con servatives) really endeavoured to withhold from-the people of Ireland substantial privileges which were given to the people of England, and which in reality was not the case. —(Tremendous cheering.) So much for these measures to benefit Ireland, • and so much for the position of the govern. ment who, having made the church question the ladder of power, would now kick it from under theM if they might. But they cannot—to the principle of appropriation they are irretrievably pledged. It is true this question brought them into office, but was it too bold a prophecy to say it would throw thernout of office ?—(Cheers.) What was the position of the government with reference to English politics? It happened that they had at present few immediate points of difference with the Conservatives ; had they in English policy matters to legislate on which were material, they would play the. same game as they did in Ireland, and throw into the back ground the points at which they were at variance with their acknowledged supporters. Last year they had done this.. They did this with the' Dissenters. They cared for the Marriage Bill, and still more for the church rates, which was a part of their bargain should cease. What did the government do? They knew that on the subject of church rates many of themselves and their opponents thought alike. But they were pledged to maintain the principle of chinch establishments. They were pledged to this much, that they would support an establishment which would enable every man in the country freely to obtain the privileges of Christian public worship. They were all unanimous on this subject; but on the question of:registration they were not. What did they do? . They did not hurry into the church rate question during the session; but they hurried on the Registration and Marriage Bill. 'They had acted with regard to England as they had done to Ireland,. • such had been the paltry • shuffling by which the present government had been prolonged. But that system of expe diency must have its end ; the time was coming when their trickery, great as it was, must be exhausted. The Dissenters supported them in England, and expected church rates to be 'abolished; and in Scotland they received complaints against the appropaiation of public funds for the building of churches in that country, and wishing the system to be uniform in the three kingdoms. In Scotland the church cared for no enemy, and the question might be tried whether there was a want or not of increased religious accommodation. 'What &share go. verntnent do? They appOitted a commission.—(Laughter.) And this comtnission might stand on the special report of the - decisions of Parliament—might be dealt with individually; it was to report upon the subject to Parliament from time to - time, and was to, gather particulars from each town in succession as speedily-as possible ; and that then the question was to be brought to issue. But the government saw that as the case proceeded, there was a great want of church-room, and that they would be brought to issue with their friends, the Die senters. But in order to prevent this issue, the commis sioners Sat fifteen months, and there had been no report made vet.—(Tremendons cheers.) They would agree with him, that fifteen months was a long time to ascertain the religions condition of a few•parishes, in reference to the ac commodation. atibrded in churches to the parishioners. BUt the fifteeu months could not be extendedindefinitelV ; so that here their expedients, as in England,'were run dhy. They must come to issue with the Dissenters of Scotland and of England, • whether church rates Were to "be aholished, and the principle of estab:ishinents were or were not:t o be mnintained.—(Loud cheering.) Hut has this all?, No. such thing. ' They had ills into t ‘ l :ll:t t i t d i o s t t:s i :s p ,t s l s l y i s'o uo l :n; s e C a l t i o t s i t m x le . e i 3d• Parliame nt ) re a stil tof during the year from the revenues of the Cathedral churches for the purpose of better parochial religious administration, and to remove the defects now existing in the establishment, and the smallness .of re numeration given to the clergy in many places.—(Cheers.) There were four bills introduced; one of these bills had arrived at its third reading, when the radicals found out its nature; but when they had applied their minds tnthis subject, they stopped them from proceeding, when they found that the reforms were not so in every sense of the word, that was, not revolutionary.—(Cheers.) They had meetings alter meetings at the Foreign-office, to receive reports, and he knew not what; and at last the issue was, that though the ministers were members of the commission from which - these four bills emanated which related to the Church establishment, yet three of them were stopped and suffered to be left over to the next session. Great complaints were raised, when a majority of the House of Lords stopped a measure, which, in its good. sense, it rejected. Who had stopped this measure ? Was it a majority in the House of Lords? No. er in the House of Commoos ? No. It was a minority of that house. They knew this was a measure of wholesome reform, and it bad :been stilled by their own partisans in the House of Commons. -- , (Loud and reiterated, cheering.) There was no mart amongst these men, who would deny that the sum of X 130,000 per whim, for the purposes of parochial administration 'throughout the country, was an excellent application of the overg,rewn cathedral revenues.. No man was ignorant of what the' restriction . of pluralities meant, and. the extension of was e - a a su re re a : religious worship. No man would deny that this reform. 'Why was it stifled ?. They heard mtich of mock reforms; and if the Tories supported any impotelitm which they had brought forward, they were to ld t hey were harg;:n.and, said, that mere mock reforms. He reiterated the c wnenever they chose R t fothrmr7.lh(e:inesaeZt-jstis;ioi s.a)tpepr-ilynf these were the mock reforins—(Ch eers.) , t , h a a s n tl applied m u , c v h a s a abused say d reform was brought forward, measure of real and they , a wanted revolutionarytoknow und"bt". „ its way. To this he wonld who• call them say they wanted a bette.rr.h",:oc:- ;tier•. term of " eit t .7 e sse who called reformers other hand, at o the conduct of those eally the government wwhheatthietrpartoiyiemssee. dasttoitrletb. hem en they mi g ht s) , d r e i pend on it it themselveswas not a refuse et f fuosi i .e‘ ti v s lt , o then,' i ss : l l i P l ie g : : r ed tre.e bb dr ay :: t i d t ::: B o l; tip i r , i i ne b iepl h ersott? measure, let t forward, to a 7 m ( e C u h t e ,— tr io . w o ti n ch su th p e p y or w te e r r c e hold to the - measures which on the on, trtioeoaisittiriet t o h f is ' re p co , r , n li t c . .on the other band, the Tories, he hoped, would be able to answer for the measures to be brought forward.—(Cheers.) What he said he spoke in no narrow sense. He spoke of the great body of the . legislature, and of the great body of the people whonyhe stew then •so numerously before Min. They had misted these me • asures andthe help of God they wouldTresist them again.-(Greatby • cheering.) This, then, was the condition' of • • the government in fre erence to , these mea sures. But wh a t was t h e i r con di t i on i n re f erence t o: th e i r sup porters? There was a majority on one side of the house, and what was the, opinion this majority had of one.another? ltAi _ C/ • O 2.P/~, - --' i i ~'~ i 4: W. rdinaz. New wife !ret ail:l. rand.