The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-11 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON ELECTION.

7elr. Geoen. in Continuation from our First Edition of re-
'tterday, said-1 cannot omit a'so to refer to the measures for the
esommutation of tithes, and for the registretion of meerlages.
' l'heee were, however, the production of the legit eessimi ; but
I ant soery to sty that the present xessien, although
it prodw ed a measure Inerielat forward by Government
for the aire(ition et Church-rates, vet in its results it has been
unfruitful,--( dear, hear.) Indeed there was one measure
anti-educe i Which was averse than nothin,g—the reseltition to
/eke seoesession of the money of the people of Lower
Canoda without their consent ( Hear)—e hichwae a measure so
frt. eght with injustice that I felt myself.compelled strentoresly
to oppose Loud cheers.) Now, Gentlemen, although
it is scarcely necessary for me, after haying been for some
years your Repreeentative, t., state what are the opinions and
the principles which shall form the guide for my future poli-
tical cor.duct, for these have been faithfully recorded by the
Neves I have given as your representative during tile period I
have served you ie that caeacity, yet I think I may en"
more state that my aim shall be to uphold the great prin-
ciples of popular Government—to promote the well-being and
to exalt the political importance of the people at large.—
( Loud cheers.) All these principles, I consider, go hand in
hand, and tend to facilitate the progress of each other.—
( Cheers.) It is with these viewe, therefore, Gentlemen, that
I wish 'e extend the elective franchise, which I deem to be
the vital security for good government —( Loud cheers. 1 It
is with then views I have exerted myself to prortire the B .1
lot—( Loud and continued cheers)—fur this I consider to be
the only. guarantee for the freedom of election.—( Renewed
cheering. ) It is with the same views that I advocate thc
shortening of the duration of Parliaments.—( Cheer..)
I am prepared to second those measures of legislative eed ad-
ministrative reform which have, and will, I have no doubt,
be proposed by her Majesty's present Ministers.—( Cheers.)
There is yet much to be done in the way of admitaistrative
reform towards the relief of the people, end obtaining, a good
and cheap Government.—( Cheers.) There is yet much to
be done for the purpose of obtaining elicep justice—( Loud
cheers)—in the establishment of Local Courts.—( Cries
of " Hear, hear," and cheers)-__end there is yet much to
done in order to extend the blessings of education.—( Cheers. )
Gentlemen, for these .7-. a other similar purposes, my vote and
support shall neva_ r be wanted, and I cordially sympathise
with the• present Ministry for their liberal conduct and un-
ceasing exertions to obtain equal rights and justice to the
people of Ireland—(Cheers)—to which we owe so henry a
ei.ebt of compensation for past misgovernment.—( Cheers. )
Gentlemen, it has been my study for the past, and it will be for
the future, to aid with all my power the promotion of the much
of Reform in all its departments consistently with large
and popular principles. I have always advocated those prin-
ciples on all occasions as far as circumstances would admit,
cad that I hold to be the duty of a representative of a consti-
tuency of Reformers. We have already been reminded by our
Chairman that the present dissolution takes place under pecu-
liar circumstances. We are on the threshold of a new reign,
under a youthful Sovereign—a reign which, I rejoice to say,
promises to be mort auspicious, and _1 trust that promise will
be realized. It is not my disposition or duty, as one of the re-
presentatives of the people, to indulge in flattery, but I may be
permitted to hope much from the education—an education of
unusual care and vigilance—which has been bestowed upon our
youthful Princess, under the anxious superintendence of a
discreet and estimable mother.—( Great cheering.) I may be
permitted to hope that such an education will have rendered
the youthful mind of our Sovereign favourable to the liberties
of the people, and that the course which she will pursue will
entitle her to the popular sympathiesl—( Loud cheers.)
We have seen that many important alterations have
already taken place is the appointments about the Court—
( Hear, hear, hear)—and I trust and confidently reckon
that the march of a liberal Ministry will no longer be impeded
by those who are high in rank, or by any whispers that may
take place in the Court circle.—(Great cheering.) If such
should be the case, it will add much to the power of the indi-
vidual who is at the head of her Majesty's councils, and I trust
will give him an increased and firmer footing than he has hi-
therto acquired in the Court. I only trust thud he will go on
acting as he has hitherto done in the cause of the people. If
he does not his responsibility will be great indeed ; for if he
should be persuaded to dissever himself from the
people, the high ground upon which he now stands
will le entirely taken from lom.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen;
we have a fifth candidate proposed to us in opposition to
the four who here hitherto represented the City in Par-
liament. Of the personal merits of that gentleman, it• i 3
my intention to speak in the most respectful terms.—
( Cheers- ) I have the pleasure of being intimately acquainted
with hint. and I know him to be a man of high
honour 'end reputation.—( Loud cheers.) But while I
coneeue these to him—while 1 state that I have for Lim
the, greatest personal esteem--I may be permitted to ask
why he has come forward against the four present Repre-
sentatives of the City of London ?—( Great sheering.) If
it were left for me to answer that question from his own
address, I confess that I should bare great difficulty in doing
so.—( Cheers.) 17,-. Palmer professes to come forward as a
commercial representative, apart from party. (Great
laughter.) Why, Gentlemen, 'I will only ask you, are not
your present representatives commercial men ?—( Great
cheering.) Do they not stand as high in the commercial
world as Mr. Palmer ? (Continued cheering.) Are
they not as deeply interested in commerce, and hare
as great a stake in the country, as Mr. Palmer ?
( Increased cheering.) Arc they not in that respect equal
to Mr. Palmer, or to any of the gentlemen who have
signed the requisition in his support.—( Cheers.) When I say
that, I by no means wish to disparage Mr. Palmer's commer-
cial telent3; but I say neither he, nor any gentleman who has
signed his requisition, are entitled to more respect, or have
greater stake in the country than your present representa-
tives.— Cheers.) The party who have put forward Mr.
Palmer do not avant him as a commercial man.—(Great
cheering.) They want him as a political representative.
--(Continued cheering.) It is the very same great and
powerful Conservative party, for powerful they are who
brought forward Mr. Ward and Mr. Lyall that now pro-
pose Mr. Palmer.—(Cheers.) I do not in the least contest
the right of Mr. Palmer to stand forward if he pleases, but I
wish the grounds on which he stands to be well understood,
that the constituency may comprehend the real nature of the
conflict that is about to take place. I say that Mr. Palmer
stands forward upon the same line of political conduct as Sir
%ben Peel does--( Great cheering)—that it is discoloured
wall the same illiberal principles, although it may be
varnished over with a gloss of liberality.—( Hear, and
great cheering.) Ile stands forward as a check, if possible,
to the present Liberal Ministry, and the electors of London
would, in ray opinion, reflect eternal discredit upon themselves
if they should discard one of their present Liberal representa-
tives in order to give place to Mr. Palmer. They would, in
fact, by the adoption of such a step, give countenance to the
Tory principles which Mr. Palmer professes. I cannot. Gen-
tlemen, for one moment believe that the electors of London
will turn their backs on their former representatives.__
(Cheers, and cries of " No, no.") I cannot believe that they
will join in condemning the Reform Act to barrencss and
decrepitude by placing the country under the dominion of a
Tory Ministry. The real contest was whether the Reform
Act should hare an effect or not. Mr. Palmer was put for-
ward, he would again repeet, by the same Tory party that had
ndearoured to thrast
upon the City of London Mr. Ward
'nil Mr. LYall. One word more with respect to the du-
' " of the electors of England. At the present moment
ni
thet duty ie most
mento!; There
thetnael-,y. and hears.)_
1 of is onedntyas regards
there
Cer C is alio. ther as regards the country.—
Lh
e. tcc)sl,l"e_ m congratulate ourselves as we please upon
a youthful princess.
to the throne. We may
einegretulate ourselves upon the bright prospects that have
opened up the beginnpienog,loef herdi ; but all this will avail
'nothing, utah SS the
to the great cause of Reform display
a determined adherence
theremendous cheering. ) That
cause is the people's cause—it is(people who are benefited
when it progrtoses, and it is .thywho are injured when it re-
cedes or naoi—it is to the people alone that the advocates of
Reform look for hope and eneeoupgement.—( Great chee-s.)
I think I know well. what the d
don will be on this important decision of the electors of Lon-
qperosniootn.l—ce((i C:)lin formerthey,occa-
sion.—(y
whether Cheers, and cries of " we
all candidates that arc put forward by the Tury 'tTY
they come forward under the equivocal denomination initartior%
of mercial men, or under the more open profession Olaf in,; Tco(-)mies-
at heart.— ( Cheering.) The question now is Reform or. no
Reform ? 'The present is a case in which there must be no •
neutreEty.—( Cheers.) The electors ef London must be for
Reform or not.—( Cheers.) The citizens of London are, in
my eidnion. bound to set an ample to the country at a vital
moment lilac the present,- stating boldly and manfully what
their °Pinions arc. I thank you, gentlemen, for the kindness
with which you have heard inc. In conclusion, I will say that
I rely with confidence upon your repeating, in the contest
that is now about to take place, the verdict that you have be-
fore given. The Hon. Gentleman sat down amid tremendous
cheering, which listed for some minutes. .
WIkI.CRAWFORD, E3(1., then rose to address the meeting.
The Hon. Gentleman was greatly cheered on coming forward.
Ile said—it is now within a few Jot s of three years, when, in
this room, I was first introduced to the constituency of London.
On that occasion the city of London had but
f one candidate
for the vacant representation, and that individual came or-
ward on Tory principles. I was then invited to the distin-
gMehed honour which I have since enjeved. I stated in_ this
room the limits to which me political opinions led me in Com-
parison with those that were known to belong to my Hon.
Colleagues, then filling the stations of your representatives.
I was received with candour and fairness, and with a degree
of satisfaction to myself that has made me ever feel
proud of the honour that was conferred upon me. I then
professed myself to be honestly awl sincerely a Reformer,
in the fullest sense of the acrd.—( Hear, hear.) How far I
have maintained that character, you have now the experience
of three years to go by.—(Bravo, brave.) I held forth an
expectation that I might be useful to my fellow-citizens, in
the situation of a commercial representative, and I hope in
that respect I hare not disappointed them.—( Cheers.) My
lion. Colleague has adverted to the gentleman, the personal
friend, I may say, who will be opposed to us on the day of
election. One of the first and earliest measures to which
nay attention was called, was in opposition to the opi-
nions entertained by that gentleman. I allude to the
important question that has settled. the Tea duties. Shortly
after the period when the trade with China was a novelty to
the country at large, there came forth Orders in Council cal-
culated to trammel. perhaps to paralyse, that trade, by the
powers given to certain officials in China at that time, and I
believe I was happily chiefly in=trumental in obtaining the re-
vocation of those Orders, and procuring the freedom which that
trade has since enjoyed. I have directed tey attention much
to the state of the Court of Bankruptcy, and I am per-
suaded that if I have riot prevented much evil, I have
done a great deal of good ; and I look forward anxiously for

the time as hen that crest Wig be such as it ought to be to
the trading ottail:itilty of this country, and when justice will
'ee `lscive "nth to unfortunate man and their creditors.—
(Cheers.) I will state one fact in connection with the change
then, which is this, that since the new estehlishment, per
cent. on the diidend deelarce cr. See`artspt estates 'the not te--
main under the. cesetteseelMlheeourt.of ViariVtiitcy..--4rshee9s.
With refert2Wc t,, rtlY poWeal opinions, 'etst‘ having w j telaZ,
tient ithadve of difference theit 'Oest .et"..t..,Zen myself and my
llon. Colleagmes, witleo'n't ',SY-el-tug upon a controversy whirl?
might at this. kinee Isne unproductive.—( Hear, hear, hews;.)
But 1 %Oil state generally that I have cordially 1:1e
views of her Majesty's Ministers, and P. 41 7.•ehoered, by every
means in my power, the beetµ It of cnrrying them into full
eff„t. With rea.reet 10 the policy of the government of Ire-
land it wis*e.t cordially meets with my support in every rearrsy-1 t
peel s'nould it be my let, indeed I should siketeisn t rulh it
1 did not say that I confileetly7xece 7-ig'a.rs to he returned
to the House of Cosemssnee (4, .be my endeavour to carry out
all the objects they ',Save now in view, and every other object
consistetitly s'sith the improvement and strengthening of our
institutions, preserving them at the same time fin's" 4ce,Fikilobs
Aft, r the eloquent address which hoe tyttS 'entitle to this ass
sembly by my Hon. Collesrst, hope I shall satisfy thll
meeting by saving there is very little that has faller Nsolri trim
ei which I do hot three; there is a great seeSS'i in which I do
most cordially agree, and especiallr et7i that subject by which
lie desires the peomotion or education throughout this Isecl.
as well as in the nethbonring kingdom of Irelksesc.--
hear ; and a I.ry of " What do you elt• to the Ballot
and Trienn'iel Parliaments?") I Pee glad you have asked my opi-
nion on the ballot. My set is my opinion.--( Hear, hear:
I .rover have states) to any party that I have male ep ?sly mind
to vote on the ballet. I remain in thr eserne situation still._
(Murmurs.) Ido not mean to say I never will vote for the
ballot—( Hear, hear)---bell I do mean to say that I continue of
the opinion I expressed by my vote during the last Seation of
Parliament, that it is inexpedient the change should be made
now.--( Cries of " Hear, hear," and expressions of disappro-
bation.) I will tell you more, when an ebstraet proposit oa
is made in the Eloise° of Commons, which appears to me to he
more calculated to advance the popularity of an individual than
to be productive of any practical result to the ceuatsy, I do
not say that I should support it.—(Hear, bear, and hissing. )
I shell be doing an injustice to myself, I should not maintain
the position which I ought to maintain among you, willing, as
I hope you are, to allow for shades of difference in men's
opinions, if I did not honestly, fearlessly, and candidly state
the opinions which guide my conduct.—(Cheers.) Is there
any other subject on which you should wish to hear my opinion ?
—(" Triennial Parliaments:") I thank that gentleman, for
it enables me to correct an expression that just dropped from
me, because I have no intention of alluding personally to any
individual. If the motion made by my Hon. Colleague (Mr.
Grote) had been carried out, it would have been essentially
carried out. It was a resolution to the effect that the votes
in future should be taken by ballot, and therefore there was a
substantive question. With regard to Triennial Parliaments,
the motion was altogether of a different character—it was,
that Septennial Parliaments should cease. It could be pro-
ductive of no practical working whatever at that period of
time—( Hisses)—in my opinion.—( Hear, hear.) I fearlessly
profess myself an advocate for the shorter duration of Par-
liament.—(Cheers.) I am willing to take that subject
into consideration as a whole, and not to deal with
it in parts—( Hear, hear) ;—and if an opportunity should
ever be afforded me, I am convinced I shall not disappoint the
constituency in the expectation I le I them to entertain of
me. It is impossible you should expect from any man—you
can never expect it from me—that I should be the advocate
of any of the extreme views in politics that now influence the
minds of men. My opinions are the opinions essentially of a
man convinced that the institutions of our country in Church
and State require great reform, and to that reform I will cor-
dially give my sanction on any proper occasion, if I have tl e
honour of a seat in Parliament.—(Cheers.)
PATTISON, Ese., .11. P., then came forward, and was
received with loud applause. He said there is one advantage
in being last brought to your notice, that you cannot wish to
hear a long speech after hearing so many.—( Hear, hear, and
laughter.) You have heard an incomparable speech from
my friend and colleague, Mr. Grote, and I honestly tell you
I have not heard one word from him in which I disagree.—
(Cheers). Many of you may recollect that I was in.
vited to he one of your representatives at a time when the
city was disturbed by an opposition to your then three Reform
Members, and you may also remember that I cordially as-
sented to be put in nomination. The result is known to you,
or I should not have been appealing to you to-day. I under-
took, then, gentlemen, to oppose the Government of that day.
It was then, as you know, a Tory Government. I did oppose
that Government to the best of my power, and, thanks to the
Liberals of the House of Commons, they soon dispossessed Sir
R. Peel—his own Parliament dispossessed him of that power
which ke had undertaken. Since that time, I have
supporteU, as far as lies in my power, the Government of my
Lord Melbourne. But I shall not consider myself bound to
support him upon any subject on which I do not cordially
join, and whenever I hare differed with that Government it
has been with regret, because I am convinced the country
could not, under existing circumstances, have had a better
Government.—( Cheers. ) With these few words as a decla-
ration, I will only say that I shall continue my support to the
Government, as long at that Government goes on and brings be-
fore the public such measures as I think 'the people of
England and Ireland expect from them.—(Cheers.) If any
thing should be brought forward by Lord Melbourne with
which Ido not agree, he will have my unqualified dissent. I
need not allude to my votes ; they are well known to you from
the admirable system that is now adopted by the House of
Commons.--( Cheers.) I undertook in my address on a former
occasion to vote for liberal measures, and I believe none of you
will say that I have shrunk from that undertaking.—( Cheers.)
In my address to the constituency of the city of London 1
said I would support the ballot. I have voted for the bal-
lot. I have not done it to curry favour with my consti-
tuents; but I have done it from a conviction that the
ballot is absolutely necessary.—( Loud cheering.) I have
voted for the repeal of the Septennial Act. I think
the repeal of that Act is very desirable, and I should prefer
Triennial Parliaments to Septennial.—(Cheers ) The question
as to the household suffrage has never been brought to a vote
in the House of Commons ; but Ido not hesitate in telling you
that if it had been brought to a vote, I should have voted for it.
I have thus briefly enumerated what I have done, and I trust I
have not deceived you by any of my professions. I trust and
believe, if I know myself, that if you return me again to Par-
liament, you will find me continuing in the same path, sup-
porting as I trust I eo, the real feelings and views of this great
country.—( Cheers.) One word more—l believe, Gentlemen,
by this day week, or to-morrow week, we shall all be turnel
adrift.—( Laughter.) Therefore, let me beg of you, although
perhaps you will think it impertinent in me to say so, that
when you go home, if you are determined to return Reform
Members, make up your minds to he on the alert, and to be
,active. —(Cheers. ) For myself, I have no earthly views in
icing your suffrages beyond that of serving you as a Reform
Member. I beg leave to thank you much, and I cannot but ex-
press how grateful feel that vou shculd receive my name with
such flattering apFrobation in conjunction with the names of my
colleagues. It must he grateful to all of us, and I assure you to
none more so than myself. —(Tremendous cheering.)
T. HANKEY, jun., Esq., came forward to propose the next
Resolution. He said—Gentlemen, the Resolution which has
been put into my hands might appear from the order of the
preceedings to day of little moment, but I think when I have
read it to you that you will consider it of not less consequence
than any that have preceded it. —( Hear, hear.) You have
all agreed to invite your four present Members to sit again as
your Representatives in Parliament.—(Cheers.) It becomes,
therefore, of great importance to see what steps should be
taken to secure their return.--( Hear, hear.) The object of
tl,e present Resolution is to effect that in the most practicable
manner.—(llear, hear.) You must remember that on
the present occasion you have to contend with no ordinary
power. The pesty opposing us is able to number amongst it
a great many of the most wealthy awl influential merchants
of the most wealthy city of the world.—( Hear.) They have
already, I am told, got up a large subscription, amounting to
'rewards of 2,300/. by subscriptions of 251 each. lam sure,
;gentlemen, it ought to be a subject of congratulation to all,
Pthat at a time when we hear of so much commercial embar-
rassment and difficulty, one hundred gentlemen would be
found to throw away 23/. each (for it will be thrown away)
in endeavouring to effect the object which they have in
view.—(hear, and cheers.) On these grounds it becomes
still mor.e important for you to work with unanimity, and try
to take such measures as will secure the return of those Hon.
Gentlemen whose public conduct you so much approve of.—
(Cheering.) After the many eloquent addresses you have
heard, I should think it highly improper to detain you further;
hut, with your permission, I shall real the resolution, which is
likely to ensure the object we all have in view. Mr. Hanks.),
here read the resolution es follows :

Thato;;Ku;;esQllepresentatives having consented to be-
come candidates for our sutTrages, a Committee be appointed forth-
with to conduct the Election, and that such Committee coniist of
with power to add to their number.
The CMAIRMAN—The-renlution which you have just heard
read will be seconded by the lion. Thomas Den:nan. I am
sure you arc all grateful for the services you have received at
the hands of his father, the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's
Bench, while he acted es Common Sergeant to the city of
London, and the friend of a much injured woman.—(Tremen-
dous cheering for some minutes.)
The lion. Trios. DENMAN then came forward, and his ap-
pearance was the signal for renewed cheering. Ile said, Gen-
, tlemee—l rise to second the resolution of my Hon. Friend
Mr. Mulkey, and I do assure you, when your respected Chair-
man talks of a deft of gratitude on the part of this city towards
my honoured father, that debt is reciprocal on his part and mine,
and that I shall feel it to the last day of my existence.
The time is happily gone by when a man would be proscribed
for declaring his own genuine sentiments, and for doing his
duty as an advocate.—(Hear.) But at that time the City of
London nobly came forward, and placed my honoured father
in that station to which his standing, his rank, and his acquire.
ments entitled him.—(Great applause.) Gentlemen, I sin-
cerely hope that the
to lose one Member objects of thismeetiinng,ber for
will be accom-
plished. We cannot afford the" City
of London, when in the House of Commons
m
majority" is constantly the taunt, and ishifoowr evercan lipsonwethesearal
rly
of our opponents.—( Loud cheers.)
Liberalouse of
measures
Commons if 3
to b
the smallness
thes
of the mfoaj;,roitpypoinsitti%
H
in high places. I trust, Gentlemen, that your worthy r_ I
repre-
sentatives sentatives will bring forward measures for the good of re-
land—(Cheers)—that we shall hear of the education of the
people in the only way in which they can be educated.
It is impossible to conduct that education properly unless
it he based upon religion ; but such doctrines should not be
instilled into the minds of children,_ as would induce their
clergymen to oppose the system. By showing them extracts
from the Bible it would induce in them a spirit of curiosity grid
a fondness for that most beautiful arid simple style, which

: would tend to nuke them read more of the Bible, than ;al
- the Protestant oligarchists otherwise could compel them
to do. No education could be expected to succeed in Ireland,
which began by attemptieg t assail vsl nbuT tilt erred of
their fathers:—(llcar, )iseir;, Cent.'islms4it ',...e iis.4l. ive-8 ifs*;
People of lirel•ii‘tiV:i-V6t re, liceieg 2 iticerc in teem religious opis
nicA. ! En.. sure that they are so—(Chyters),-end that is
a justice which I atx at once. rcaity to allo then-1; Intl v:lly. 1 4 5.1, $
is a man to be teveled becatuee leeeesevs tyre is a sisli,rtog heim-
lation ?-7--Y.l'lle'ar, hee'r.'.s 14= ee`?'s;•.ti;n, . run one of those who
isyseitA,l te!i9. so see civil and religious liberty flourish through-
out the country; and in no way can that principle by more
ably and creditebly advocated and supported than by securiiig
the return of your valued,,yor seetlstsise.;, er*tes `_`;''tiiLtel2.l 5.6-
presenteiiese. PelettCna, I lee! great pleasure in seconding
.72:.: I'i.Limution.—(Loud cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, which was carried
u 'attimously.
Ms. GEORGE WARD NORM,kN—Pentletrrnl after 154155: [ILL
tained so loeg. and iillcf- lasi wit heert.l. so itlAii £II:Mi3A e,'.'.a
e'ette stkeelice, I shall n'il otlrellp? YOU time for any eonsider-
eitle period. hut; Gentlemen, I present myself b fore you
With ih.'6 rcatest satisfaction, to perform a duty, which I think
is Neatly incumbent upon you with any other duty. before the
proceedings of the day have wholly termiiietntl—l present
myself before you to ,not-" ii tesolution of thanks to your
worthy Chalirnan. He has been at all times, as you well
!..now, ready to advocate end support every measure which may
tend to the welfare of his fellow-citizens.—( Cheers.) On the
present occasion I must confine myself to a few wor•!s, because
every one responds to the truth of it. The occasion of the
ptesent meeting is so important, that I cannot help addressing
to you a few words on the duties impesed 'soon you, and the
situation in which you now etend.--( (fear, hear.) The imme-
diate subject of pen. meeting has been a good deal exhausted,
but I have b ‘er. told that the proposition has been put forward
—if vou give three of your votes to any of your three pre-
sent 'Members, that it would be merely an act of personal
favour to give your fourth vote to Mr. Palmer. You will be
told that Mr. Palmer i.e an able and a mast respectable m.m,
and as the private friend of Mr. Palmer, I can state that you
will be told nothing but the truth.—( hear, hear.) But ad-
mitting that he is an able and respectable man, I must also
admit that he is an honest and uncompromising Tory on every
political question—upon every question on which party feeling,
and opinion can be exerted. Mr. Palmer holds Tory opinions,
and will give Tory votes.—( Loud cries of " Hear, hear.")
There are some among you who will be told that in voting for
your present Representatives you are voting for the destruction
of the Church. Now I would request of you, if your votes
are solicited on such grounds, to tell the canvasser that that
party which brings forward Mr. Palmer, and upon Mr. Pal-
mer depends peculiarly for support—that party • to which he
belongs are in all other countries the avowed supporters and
defenders of the most intolerant form of Romenism. Look
to their conduct in Spain and Portugal.—( Loud cheers.)
You will find that their professed regard for Protestantism
is nothing but an excuse for advocating every form of bad go-
vernment all over the world.—( Hear, hear.) They do not
tell us that ; but they profess themselves to be the opponents
of Popery, while that with them is merely a pretence.—
( Hear, hear.) Ido not know any other grounds upon
which they can ask a vote from you for Mr. Palmer. If
they tell you that property is involved, I hope that
a sufficient answer has been given by the gentlemen who have
preceded me—gentlemen who know -so much of the world—
who have large commercial interests at stake in the City of
London ; and I feel confident that the circumstance of such
gentlemen appearing before you, and pressing upon you the
importance of returning to Parlia neat your four present Re-
presentatives, will be a sufficient guarantee on that point—
( Tremendous cheering.) I feel confident that you will re-
spond most cordially to the resolution that I have now
the honour to propose to you.---( Hear, hear, and cheers.)
J. `Verses, Esq., had been called on to second the vote of
thanks to the Hon. Gentleman who now presided, mid he did
so most cordially. It was impossible for any man who had
lived for even a short period in the City of Linden, not to be
aware of the valued services of that Gentleman in the cause of
Reform, and of the integrity of his character in comnsercial and
private relations. lie was satisfied that they would all cuncur
in the rote of thanks that had been proposed to him. His
(Mr. Wells') opinions on political' matters generally were
well known, and he was satisfied that the Reform Bill
would never work well without the Vote be Ballot.
The resolution of a vote of thanks to the Chairman was then
put and carried with acclamations.
Mr. NORMAN then proposed three cheers for the Reform
Candidates, which was cordially responded to : es was also a
proposition of three cheers for her Majesty.
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks for the kindness and cor-
diality with which they had received the mention of his
name.—( Cheers.) He felt particularly flattered at that
vote of thanks having been proposed to them by a gen-
tleman of such high standing and station in ' the City of
London, as George Ward Norman, Esq., one of the Bank
Directors. Although that gentleman could not be persuaded
to come out much into public life, yet he worked sedulously
and zealously in promoting the cause of Reform among the li-
beral constituency. The resolution had been seconded by a gen-
tleman of consequence among them, Mr. Wells, andhe felt the
more flattered, because he entertained opinions tolerably ex-
treme, and which might be supposed to differ from those pro-
fessed by persons moving in high stations. Those opinions
had been termed Radical, and •be (Mr. Travers) glo-
ried in the name of Radical.—(Great applause.) The
opinions of that body had been much misunderstood
by those who had not inquired into them. Their object was
to preserve whatever was best and most useful in the institu-
tions of the country, and upon all occasions they were happy
to sink sonic of the minor shades of opinion, and act in concert
with their brother Reformers—( Cheers.) They had no objec-
tion -so that sort of drag-chain being put on them occasionally;
in fact they were happy and flattered when all shades of Re--
formers acted with them; and lie trusted the Liberal interest
in the City of London would be always held together by
making mutual concessions.—( Hear.) All their four candi-
dates had supported the present Ministry, and he was satisfied
thatthe Ministry wouldbeeome more Liberal as they proceeded.
Ile would live in the hope that although one of the present
Members did not go quite to the extent of the other three,
that his opinions would become more extreme every day._
( Loud cries of " hear.") lie had no doubt of the return of
their present Members, seeing himself surrounded by men
of the highest importance and wealth in the city of London.
He hoped that all those is ho were present on that day would
do their best to ensure the return of the Liberal candidates,
by exerting themselves amongst the constituency. Whatever
post was assigned to him to fill, he should fill it to the best
of his ability, and he trusted that all of them would
co-operate with him for that purpose —( Loud cheers.)
There has been just now a document put into my hand. It
recommends that your canvass should not be too general. I
recommend also that your cativass should not be general, let
it be particular and local. Let every man canvass in his own
ward, where it is to be supposed he can best exert Its influ-
ence And if every gentleman will thus canvass in the ward
to which he belongs—and I presume there is one person
from each of the wards in the City present here now_
we shall soon get up oar canvass in proper style, and de-
pend upon it that, as far as industry is wanted, I, fur one, will
be amongst those who will permit nothing to be lost for•want
of exertion.—( Hear, anti loud cheers.) Reference has been
made on the other side to the sinews of war. They
have stated that no money shall be wanting on their
part in order to carry their designs into effect, and
that already a large amount of subscriptions has been paid in
to sustain them. Be this as it may, however, they will filet
no want of money here.—( Loud and continued cheering.)
Aad, gentlemen, I am sure you will all with me do the best
you can to bring in, in a proper manner, the candidates we
support.—( Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, we shall be glad to
see you all at six o'clock at the Guildhall Coffee-house.—
( Loud cheering.) The committee will be then sasembled
there, and I am sure they will be glad to receive advice
and assistance from any gentleman who may be enabled to at-
tend there. —( Cheers. ) Gentlemen, I need not tell you
that I would not beck N.r. Grote, or any other candidate, if I
did not consider that it wee for your interest to do so ; but I
declare honestly and openly, that 1110 not know four men who
aro snore sincerely or more thoroughly devoted to your service
and your intermits than your present representatives.—( Loud
and continued cheering.)
Mr. CRAWFGED then said, that be was sorry any person
could say that he preferred him to Horsley Palmer, at-all
events. —( Cheers).
The meeting then separated, after three loud and long-
continued cheers had been given. It was throughout
thronged to excess, and was attended by a large num-
ber of the most respectable and influential commer-
cial men in the City ; amongst whom we observed
.1. Buxton, Esq., John Dillon, Esq., Charles Perkins,
Esq., Riversdale Grenfell, Esq., Dr. Birkbeck, Thomas
Warre, Esq., Bank Director, Thomas Ilankey, jun., Esq.,
Hon. T. Denman, George Ward Norman, lesq., sod John
Wells, Esq., Bank Directors, Henry Ladbroke, Esq., J.
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