The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-09 00:00:00

a desire to effect the destruction of property, and appealed,
in a happy strain of irony, to the "six hundred penniless
beggars" before him as to the truth of so absurd a propo-
sition.] Gentlemen, continued Mr. Stanley, we are assem•
bled this evening to celebrate a great public principle. You
must not, however, conceal from yourselves the power of
your opponents, for they have power, and with it great in-
dustry, and great activity. Each man among you should
remember, that he is the guardian of his own rights and
liberty. If you trust to others, you will confide in a frail
foundation. For mysolf,wntlemen, I feel that I owe you
a great debt of gratitude,,' and I trust I may he permitted
to observe, that your Chairman has but spoken the truth
when he said I am only Onions faithfully to discharge my
duty to my constituents.. Nor shall any exertions be spared
on my part to act up to.the principles I have ever professed
—the promotion of the'general interests of the people. I
entertain the conviction, that, however great the difficulties
in our path, the great cause must eventually triumph. Is
there one single liberal principle which our opponents have
ever advocated, and which they have not afterwards de-
nounced ? Have they ever taken up any liberalaTiositioa
.which the; did not subsequently desert ? They have thus
admitted the justice of our cause, and the purity of our mo-
tives '; yet not only have they stigmatized every good measure
proposed by the Ministry as destructive to the Church and to
the institutions of the country, but they have abused the ad-
vocates of those measures.as anarchists and revolutionists !
If the country is Tory, in God's name let them govern ; but
let them come forward like men, and own the principles in
public which they profess in private, and not attempt to foist
themselves upon the public by means of characters stolen
from our pockets. Let them own their principles, and then
let the people of England decide by whom they will be go-
verned. Let them avow their belief that the Reform Bill
gives too much power to the people, notwithstanding the
advantages they derive from the 50/. clause, and the facili-
ties for corruption. Let them avow that they intend to re-
peat Sir James Graham's attempt to disfranchise the county
voters living in towns, and, by other injurious experiments,
-render it as-useful an instrument as the ancient House of
Commons. Let them avow that they will seek the first op-
portunity of repealin.•' the Catholic Emancipation Bill, as it
has been shown that Papists are not to be trusted with poli-
tical power, and that they are aliens Co the State, and natu-
ral enemies to the British name and British interests. Let
them say that they have conceded sufficiently, and temporized
long.enough, that the time is come for resistance to popular
demands, and that to retard rather than advance should be
the policy of a wise Government.—(Cheers.) It only re-
mains for me, Gentlemen, again to thank you for the cor-
diality with which you have been pleased to receive me,
and to assure you that my best exertions shall be devoted
to the discharge of the duties of the high and honourable
situation I have the happiness to fill.—(Loud and long con-
tinued cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN next gave " Lord Mulgrave and Jus-
tice to Ireland," prefacing the toast with a few preliminary
remarks.

MARK PHILIPS, Esq., rose, in obedience to the call of
the Chairman, to respond to the toast. He regretted that
he was not able to do full justice to the important subject
of the toast ; and, for the first time in his life, he wished he
were an Irishman. Alluding to the policy of Earl Grey's
government towards Ireland, the Hon. Gentleman said, it
was a most painful fact for him to state, that he felt himself
compelled, in the very first rote which he gave in the House
of Commons, to vote against the Ministry upon the question
of the Irish Coercion Bill. In the address in answer to the
speech from the throne, the Coercion Bill was hinted at,
and it appeared to him to be an improper measure ; it did
not come within that principle of " Justice to Ireland" to
support which he (Mr. Philips) entered the House of Com-
mons. If she had obtained good measures (and she bad not
yet obtained them)—if, after equal civil and religious rights
had been granted—if, after measures of good government
had been passed—tumult should prevail, and ruin and dis-
order should be the consequence, then it would be time
enough to talk of Coercion Bills for Ireland.—(Cheers)
He viewed with great satisfaction the change in affairs
which brought Lord Mulgrave (one of the subjects of the
toast) to the situation he then held in Ireland ; and from
this circumstance be augured much good to the people of
Ireland. And what was the course which the Tories had
been pursuing with regard to Ireland, and what was their
object ? He contended that they were struggling to regain
their power in that country. It was the duty of every
elector in this country to do all in his power to prevent this
taking place. What did they hear with respect to Mr.
O'Connell ? Who was it that gave him his present power ?
It was those measures which the Tories had proposed, and
measures which had been passed with respect to Ireland,
during a longer period than his (Mr. Philips's) memory
reached—it was because of the abuses which had existed
for a long series of years.—(Hear, hear.) Notwithstanding
all the opprobrious epithets they had cast upon Mr. O'Con-
nell, if they could only get him over to their side, they,
would receive him with open arms, and fondle that tail
which they- were so fond of -abusing.-(Cheers.)After
having asserted the right of the 'lrish to the blessings of
entire liberty in civil and religious affairs, Mr. Philips con-
gratulated the Reformers of North Cheshire upon their
excellent discernment-in his choice of Mr. Stanley as a re-
presentative. Ile was loudly cheered at the conclusion of
his address.

JOSEPH BROTIIERTON, Esq., then proposed the toast of
" An extension of the elective ranchise and vote by Ballot."
—(Cheers.) He said they were met together to promote
the cause of Reform, of peace, and liberty—(Cheers)---
and, therefore, it behoved them to consider the best means
of obtaining these important ends. He was present at the
Dukenfield meeting a few days before ; and one of his Hon.
Friends was pleased to designate him as a Whig, although
he (Mr. Brotherton) professed himself a Radical. He was
highly delighted with the proceedings of the meeting, be-
cause it tended to promote union amongst all classes of Re-
formers. He was quite desirous of returning his Hon.
Friend the compliment ; for, when he called him (Mr.
Brotherton) a Whig, while he was quite unconscious of
being one, he (Mr. Brotherton) believed that his Hon.
Friends were Radicals, and they were quite unconscious
of it.—(Great laughter.) He cordially agreed with Mr.
Halliwell, that the people were the source of all legiti-
mate power.—(Cheers:) What was a Tory ? What was
a Whig ? And what was a Radical ? He had been taught
to believe that the Tories, or rather that Toryism, was
that which leads men to look to the benefit of the few,
instead of the benefit of the many ; that they respected
the interest of the aristocracy, instead of the interest of
the people ; and they would give to the people just what
they could not keep from them. The principles of Re-
form were, that all legitimate power emanates from the
people. He had almost forgotten the subject of the toast—
the elective franchise. He supposed they were satisfied
with the present franchise.—(" Oh, no.") Then they
; wanted an extension of the franchise.—(" Yes.") He
should always look to the desires and wishes of the people.
But, only contrast the conduct of the Tories with that
of the Reformers. When it was proposed to repeal the
rate-paying clauses, what was the conduct of the Tories ?
They would not allow it to pass on the ground that, in
some degree, it would have the effect of extending the
franchise. Was not this a proof that they dare not trust
the people ? There were at present twenty-five millions of
people in this country, only one million of whom had the
power of voting in the election of representatives. This,
he thought, was sufficient to show, that the franchise ought
to be extended. Having alluded to the large establish-
ments, including the army and navy, which were at present
maintained, the expense of the latter alone being four
hundred millions during a period of twenty years, Mr.
Brotherton next advocated the Ballot as a protection to
the voter, observing, that as far as regarded his own elec-
tion, he had not solicited a vote, or spent a shilling, in
order to secure his return ; and he felt bound to say, that
he had found more integrity amongst the honest ten
pounders than among their richer brethren.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN having given " The Press," and called
upon Mr. Arland, Editor of the North Cheshire Rejimiter,
to acknowledge the toast, that gentleman shortly addressed
the meeting, arguing, that, at the present critical juncture,
the first duty of the Reform Press was to inculcate the
necessity of union among all classes of Reformers. He
also claimed from the Members present their aid in Parlia-
ment towards the enactment of a Law of Libel, which
should permit the justification of alleged libellous matter,
by the proof of truth and of the public importance of its
publication. in all cases, where the accused delinquent was
a public officer. He congratulated the meeting on so gra-
tifying a demonstration, that the people of Hyde were not
all anarchists—that they had not all been led astray by the
misdirected talent which had been employed to set the la-
bourer against the capitalist, and to urge the ignorant to a
destruction of the property of the industrious.
Mr. BOTTOMLY here assured the Chair, that it was not
true, that any of the Reformers of Hyde or its neighbour-
hood, were evil disposed towards their employers.
Mr. ACLAND briefly expressed his happiness in having
been instrumental to such a declaration from such a quarter.
The next toast proposed was--." The North Cheshire
Reform Association," coupled with the name of H. Cop-
pock, Esq.
Mr. CorrocE replied—Having hut a few minutes before
entered the room, he must admit that he was surprised to
find his name given in connection with the toast of the
North Cheshire Reform Association—art Association in-
eludinr, amongst it 3 members men of rank—high in station
—and higher from their beneficial use of the opportunities
they thus enjoyed--men of immense wealth gained by their
mercantile pursuits:—wcalth rendered more valuable from
the position taken by its possessors, in support of the ad-
vancement of their fellow-citizens. Many of these mem-
bers of the Association lie saw present, on this occasion,
giving by their countenance weight and influence to this
'lust splendid demonstration of public feeling. lie (Mr.
I Coppoek) couhi only account for his name being associated
WI the toast, from the fact, that being ty ne of the