The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-09 00:00:00

THE STN, LONDON; MOXDA Y, J JANUARY 9, 1837.

tinelv'cliara'eterisc4 that ASsemuly as a "gaudy and injurious
imp'adlinent in the pathway of good legislation.' After
variety of other obz.ervatiunS is a shnilar ttrain, Mr. Gd-
lon expressed .14.11bligll a tr.acl;cal,' fa\ ouralite to a
alliance in order to keep oat the T:iry. It
was necessary fdrthe AadicalS to keemtiti,a 6:entle pressure
on the Whigs', in order to.make thPl)l the dol.'s When
he talkcq. iiMvever, he did not think it fair
tlia;-, al; the sacrifice s:rould be made on one side.—(Cheers.)
There were some things that should also be understood
amongst Reformers. One rms., that t 4 liallot and the
exteruion of tl)e suffrrkgt, ltd lett bikcil qdottiuns.
Thtre was we danger the sulrrage would be cxLnderl in a
very short time,,—(Cheers.) The Llom Gentleman, after
some observations on the political aspect of affairs in France
and Spain, gave " May the stittgee tOr civil rights in the
Peninsula tritatibule to the extension and permance of free
instiotinns."—(Applause.) . „
Mr. OSWALD next gave ;:The Irish Natilln.---may they
soon fully participate lift all tile rights of a free people."
The toevion ;Was whether Ireland was to be treated
',%;lquered country, or as an integral part of the Bri-
tish nation. After a pointed speech, regarding. the abuses
of the Irish Episcopal Church, and its inevitable downfall
unless an understanding was come to with regard to

the appropriation clause, the toast being again repeated, it
was drunk with great applause,
Mr. A. BANNATYNE, after some appropriate observa-
tions, gave " The progress of intelligence among the
Pople—tbe best bulwark against despotism or anarchy."
Mr, MitetiELL---" Mr. Dunlop and the liberal electors
of Ayrshire."
Mr. A. JOHNSTON ortipcAlct,—" Free trade in Corn, and
theuiv:ilititt.n all 'c'ommercial restrietions."—(Cheers.)
tSailic tLEMING proposed the Croupiers. He was sure
that there would be no rd-action with them at all events.
Mr. SPIERS returned thanks, and after a few observations
connected with Poland, gave as a toast—" The restoration
of Poland."

Mr. ALEXANDER GRAHAM said, the toast which had
been allotted to him was " The repeal of the law of entail."
By that law, as it existed in Scotland, a proprietor could
destine his land, through a certain line of heirs for ever, and
under protection from their debts and deeds of alienation.
The common law always had been, and still was, in utter
hostility to entails, which were merely creatures of a statute
passed nu longer ago than the year 1685. In asking, there-
fore, a repeal of the statute of entail you propose no
novelty, but rather a return to native usages, and to the
genius of your own common law. The toast was drunk
amid great applause.
Mr. R. JAMESON gave " The Lord Advocate, and Re-
form of the Laws and of the Administration of Justice in
Scotland."
The CHAIRMAN gave " Mr. Wallace, of Kelly, and tl:e
liberal electors of Greenock."
Mr. J. HAMILTON proposed " Mr. Campbell, M.P., and
the electors of Argyleshire." " The operative classes of
Great Britain and Ireland," was given by Mr. Buchanan.
" The Appropriation Clause of the Irish Tithe Bill," with-
out any remarks, by Mr. Thomas Davidson ; and " The
French nation, and the increase of its intercourse with the
British," by Mr. Weir, also without any remarks.
The company then separated a little before 12 o'clock.
Sir John Alaxwell, in conclusion, paying them a high com-
pliment fur the good order and harmony that bad pervaded
the meeting.

GREAT REFORM DINNER IN BEL
FAST TO W. SHARMAN CRAWFORD, Esq. M.P.

(Abridged from the Morning Advertiser.)

FRIDAY MORNING., FOUR O'CLOCK.—Within this last
few weeks several public dinners have taken place in the
north of Ireland. At Banbridge, at Tanderagu, Ballyme-
na, and Belfast., the Orange Tories have met and drained
their cups to " the glorious, pious, and immortal memory,"
Mr. Emmerson Tennent, acting as primo buffo at every en-
tertainment, and trying by the ultraism of his new principles
(?) to prove that he was merely a giddy boy when he
called the Bishops a " pampered prelacy," and designated
the Lords "as tenth transmitters of a foolish face." The
Liberals have enjoyed a similar number of banquets. They
were even first in the field. A Belfast Reform supper pre-
ceded the jollification at Banbridge ; the public dinners at
Newtownards quickly followed the display at Ballymena,
and now we have the great dinner to Mr. Crawford as a
set-off to the grand " pavilion" banquet.

The dinner to Mr. S. Crawford was prepared in the
large Assembly-rooms, in the Exchange. On Tuesday
evenini, there was a soiree in compliment to the Hon.
Member for Dundalk, to testify the high regard which
is cherished in Belfast for those great principles of reli-
gious liberty of which the Hon. Member is so distin-
guished and persevering an advocate. The price of the
tickets to the dinner was one guinea, or three times as
much as the tickets at the late Conservative meeting.
The number who sat down to the dinner exceeded the
number provided for, and the company included a great
proportion of the most wealthy Protestatit, Presbyterian,
and Catholic merchants of the town. For the last few
days not a ticket could be procured, and if the rooms hail
been treble their size they would have been thronged.
When the Hon. Member entered he vas greeted with an
enthusiasm of which no words can convey an adequate idea.
Mr. Robert James Tennent, the liberal candidate for Bel-
fast, was called to the chair amidst great applause.
When the cloth was drawn, the CHAIRMAN, alter apo-
logising for his inefficiency, gave the usual loyal toasts.
He next gave" the People, for whom all governments exist."
—(Drunk with enthusiastic cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of his Ma-
jesty's Ministers. The support they had received was the
best proof that their measures of practical reform were ap-
proved of the people.—(Cheers.) The Ministry should
now take higher ground than ever.—(Cheers.) It was
found impossible to conciliate the Tories, and therefore
they must at once subdue them.—(Loud cheering.) The
Ministry ought, by taking a bold course, to show the people
that, if a contest between the Whigs and Tories must
come, there is on the side of the Whigs great popular prin-
ciples worth contending for.—(Loud cheers.) The people
had the fullest confidence in his Majesty's present advisers,
and with great gratitude for the past, but with more hope
for the future, he proposed " The health of his Majesty's
Minisiers."

Drunk with great applause, and one cheer more.
The CHAIRMAN said the greatest benefit for which they
had to thank his Majesty's Ministers, was the present exe-
cutive Government of Ireland.—(Loud cheers.) He was
delighted with those cheers, coming as they did from Pro-
testant Ulster—they spoke volumes.—(Cheers.)
The health of the popular Viceroy was then drunk with
the most enthusiastic plaudits, followed by one cheer more.
Mr PERRIE, one of the Chief Magistrates of Belfast,
returned thanks in a brief speech. He said the actions of
Lord Mulgrave spoke for themselves to every Irish heart.
—(Loud cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN said he had now to call upon them to
fill for the toast of the evening.—(Cheers.) He would not
allude to any of the public or private Virtues of their dis-
tinguished guest. He was known to them all, and his
name was his hest eulogy.—(Cheers.) They had often
been compelled, in consequence thereof, to call upon Mr.
Crawford.—(Hear.) He had always attended with pa-
triotic zeal to their appeals.—(Cheers.) He had powerfully
exposed,existing and projected,local abuses—(Cheers)—and
it was impossible to tell what new attempts at gaining a
corrupt local ascendancy his presence in Parliament had
checked and prevented.—(Loud cheers.) He (the Chair-
man) knew they were most anxious to hear Mr. S. Craw-
ford, and he would therefore detain them no longer,
but would at once propose the health of their patriotic
guest. The toast was received and drunk with the greatest
entlitisiasm. It lasted for several minutes, and no words
can convey an adequate idea of the demonstrations of re-
spect and attachment which were evinced towards the Hon.
Member.

Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD rose, and his rising was a
signal for the renewal of the plaudits which had before so
long prevailed. When the cheering had subsided, he said
he was not vain enough to think their applause was a com-
pliment paid personally to himself. He knew it arose out
of; and was intimately connected with, a subject far dearer
to his heart than any private consideration, viz.—the wel-
fare of their native land.—(Cheers.) He was delighted at
this magnificent display of the feelings of a town like Bel-
fast in behalf of the great and sacred principles of civil
and religious liberty.—(Cheers.) He took this meeting as
a declaration that Belfast was determined to aid in the
struggle for justice to Ireland.—(Loud cheers.) They
were here to record their determination to obtain a full
measure of political liberty—(Cheers)--and to determine
that the laws should not be framed or administered for a
few, hut for the benefit of the community at large.—
(Cheers.) That was the essence of political liberty.—
(Cheers.) They were met also to declare that man. should
hold his religious opinions without being subject to the
controul of man.—(Cheers.) These were the great prin-
ciples to Which they wished to express their adhesion. As
for himself, these were the great objects he had ever en-
deavoured to- promote.—(Hear.) He did. not ask per-
sons to agree with him in all his political opinions—
( Hear)—but lie did ask the co-operation of all in pro-
moting the great cause of liberty.—( Hear, hear.) He was
grateful to them inasmuch as they had by the manner in
which they had drunk his health, testified their conviction
that in his principles he was honest and sincere.--(Loud
cheers.) He had never taken any unfair advantage to pro-
mote his political views.—(Hear.) He bad simply put them
before the public for discussion, to be adopted or rejected as
they deserved.—(Hear.) He had never connected himself
with any political party, or with any political individual.—
( Hear.) He wished his own views and opinions to be deter-
mined on, not by any force acquired from circumstances, or
from persons, but merely fr9m their practical character and