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London, England, 1837-12-19 00:00:00

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account to be precluded from supporting a MiejarY when
it was right. He thought not. Why, he would ask It
,
they now suddenly turn round upon the Sio4trf ? and
was said that there was no difference between themeih Whigs
Tories; he was not of that opinion. Had not
and had
for the last 28 years fought the battle of freedorne
Wiiigs
not the Tories opposed every measure of improve:net/I.'? , The
Whigs, with all their faults, were better than the To. 11:15--
(No, no.) He was favourable to the amendment ch 'NIT;
Northouse, and he considered that the adoption of it wk.'ulu
contribute more to the advancement of the measures sr:Lo-
cated by Mr. Welford than its rejection.
Mr. TENNYSON D'EYNCOURT then came forward, and said
that with regard to the declaration of Lord John Russell,
for his
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thought too much importance had been attached to it; ors
part, it excited no surprise in his mind. He bad found L
J. Russell always voting against those measures, and how could
he be surprised at his recent declaration against them? It
was an act of indiscreet frankness ; but he repudiated the
notion that it was the declaration of the Ministry; his Lord-
ship never stated that it was the opinion of the Ministry
collectively. Many members of the Cabinet were favourable
to all the measures which they proposed to petition Parlia-
ment for. He had beard it said that evening that there we,
no difference betwem Whigs and Tories. He never was a
Whig—he had opposed Lord Grey's Government upon t
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question of the Irish Coercion Bill.—(
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Hear, hear.)
withstanding, much was due to the Whigs. It was under tbe
h
operation of the Reform Bill that be stood there as eir
representative, which had been brought forward by the Whigig.
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The resolution being seconded, was then put and carriea ;
and a vote of thanks having been proposed to the Chain Any
which was seconded by Mr. D'Eyncourt, and agreed to, the
meeting separated,

BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK—LOBn
JOHN RUSSELL'S DECLARATION. . _

Last evening a meeting of Members of this Associatt."f,
took place at the London-bridge Tavern, for the purpose.
Ictii
taking into consideration the propriety of caning a Tovill-°,_
Meeting to petition Parliament in favour of the Ballot, !nt
Extension of the Suffrage, and the shortening of the duration
cf Parliament. Mr. PAUL was sailed to the Chair.
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The CHAIRMAN stated that the object of the Mect was
inb
to take into consideration the declaration lately made by
Lord John Rusell, in opposition to the vote by Ballot, the
Extension of the Suffrage, and the shortening of the duration
of Parliament.
Mr. RUSHTON, the Secretary to the Association, retta.!
series of resolutions declaratory of the feeling of the people";
wasrespect to the three questions alluded to. They also a was
that the confidence of that Association in the Ministry
shaken, and that it was now time for the people to bestir the°!.
selves, in order that they might be able to obtain the objeoa
for which they were so anxious. Aft
Mr. SATERLIT suggested that the general meeting 00
not to be called until shortly before the re-assembling of Par-
liament.
Mr. MARTIN was decidedly opposed to the extensive demands
made upon the Legislature in the resolutions submitted to the
meeting. meeting. Ho was an old Reformer, and he was ofo
that it was extremely unwise to ask for too much._(
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" No, no.")
Mr. RUSHTON rose to press the several resolutions read 1)1
him upon the attention of the meeting.
Mr. BARNES thought that it was premature to call the prat
posed Town-hall meeting ; and he, therefore, suggested tha
that meeting should adjourn until the Bth of January.
Mr. DAY urged strongly the necessity of calling the Town'
hall meeting as early as possible.
After a few words from Mr. SATERLIT an amendment on
Mr. Rushton's motion was put from the Chair, to the effect
that the consideration of the subject now before the meeting be
adjourned, to the next general meeting of the Association,
which would take place oil the Bth of January.
The amendment was lost, and all the resolutions proposed
by Mr. Rushton were carried. The meeting then separated'