The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-23 00:00:00

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pressed his great delight at die public spirit which had
been displayed by the citizens on this occasion. In loch I
ing at this subject he was inclined to look back to whs.-
took place in former times. They might all remem-
ber the time when the City had no force except the ward-
beadles. Sir M. Wood altered that system in the county,
i- by introducing the centralization system, and great altera
tions had been made, but in his opinion they were -nut a bit\
better off than they were when they had only the ward
beadles. Ile thought the men acquainted with the
locality, were the best watchmen, and it was . a
• very different thing to go before a Magistrate who
was a perfect stranger, and one whom they knew to be a
fellow-citizen.—( Cheers. ) They might just as well bring
in a regiment cf soldiers as a new police force, for they
would treat their Magistrates with contempt, and the citi- •
i Zeno would not have the power either to punish or to
reward, as the case :night demand. He knew some eases
i of villages where the watch was preferred to the constables
of the parish, and then the tradesmen had no shuttters—
they merely drew down a blind inside. A new police
was sent down, and the tradesmen then ordered shutters
because stranyrs were set to watch over them. So it would
be in London. The Ministers were grasping too much,
and they, by attempting to break down the liberties of the
people, would fail themselves.--(Cheers.) It was im-
possible they could retain the confidence of the people
while they pursued such conduct, and he would, therefore,
have much pleasure in moving the second resolution.
Mr. ANDERTON seconded the resolution. The provisions
in that Bill were arbitrary in the extreme, for by one of
the clauses every licensed victualler who served a child
under 14 years of age with liquor was subject to a penalty„
es were also all butchers who cried Buy, buy—(Lauei
ter)—milk girls who called Milk, milk—(Laughter)—
and the poor muffin boy was not exempt—(lr:creased
laughter.) In short, if the Bill was to pass, they trissio
wish good bye to the cries of London. Under the pre : _
siona of other clauses "in the Bill, no person could pass
along the streets of London, for if he only happened to
run against another in a hurry, he was subject to be tat-
to prison, or pay such sum as the party run against
demand.—(Laughter, and cries of ~Shame.") Tin:.
clause allowed any policeman to stop a cart employed in
removing furniture, if he thought the removal Niil.-4 ,ti•
honest.—( Hear, hear.) Clause 78 made magistrate,
the constables.—( Hear, hear.) : When any- persr
charged with a felony, the constable could, if the
effice was closed, demand of the person makine
charge, to enter into recognizances to prosecute.—( lie .r
hear.) , Then there was a clause against the flit,;.; e.
kites —( Laughter, and hear, hear.) Poor eliiidrec, e les
going from school, had engaged in any innocent arnue-
ment, were liable to be taken into custody by a polieintios.
—(Hear.) Now what ground was there fur moil adA ?
had the Bank—or the Excise Office---or the Post-ion:ie.—
or the bankers and merchants of the city, mode at,,,,, CC:2I-
- of the inefficiency of the police ? No. Wh, at
the west end there were every variety of improper heeses
—gaming establishments and " flash houses," of which
there were none in the City yet, no such Act was proposed
'for the West End, —( Herr, hear.) The immediate ob-
ject of the Bill was patronage, but it had a much worse
object more indirectly in view—it was intended es s first
step to future measures yet more arbitrary.—( Cheers,
The citizens of London would basely forsake the i•• aecient
rights were they not energetically to oppose this Bill.—
(Cheers. )
Mr. FEARON said, from the speech which bad just (teen
delivered, it would seem that the Bill was one of the most
tyrannical ever brought forward.—(Cries of " So it is.")
But before the citizens decided so, it would be well to read
and understand the provisions cif the Bill.—( Hear, hear. )
The fair construction of those provisions would not jusiii
any one of the conclusions which had been drawn vg:.
them. The principle of the Bill, its details, and the ques-
tion of jurisdiction, were three distinct questions. The
outcry about privilege was confined to the City ; the six
great metropolitan districts did not participate in it. No
'doubt municipal institutions had been valuable fur the pre-
servation of liberty in the dark middle :Tea. But at
the present period, such privileges were utterly useless,
save to those who had the exclusive enjoyment thereof.
The Corporation of London as at present constituted, did
not, and could not, represent the popular voice.—( Hear,
hear.) Fifty persons in a ward might elect an Alderman
who was a Magistrate for life, and stood his chance of be-
coming Lord Mayor, Chief Magistrate of London.—
( Hear, hear.) And even when an Alderman was elected
by a ward, the Court of Aldermen might put a veto on tint
election.—( Hear, hear.) The present Ministry were sin-
cerely desirous to extend the benefits of liberty—(Ne,
no)—that wag his honest conviction. The agitation which
had been excited against this Bi;1 in the Court of Altlsr-
men end Court of Common Council was most discre•
ditable. He considered the Court of Aldermen the moat

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tyrannical both ever invested with civic authority, and be
did not believe the citizens were safe in the hands of an
unreformed and corrupt corporation.—( Hear. hear.) Noe.
as to some of the clauses. Clause 78, a hich had bee,:
severely animadverted upon by Mr. Anderton, was , s f
lows :—" That when a person charged with a fc10,%.,
or a grave misdemeanour is in custody, with or ;.- rtli-
cut a warrant, of a police constable at any sta!icti-
house, during the time when the police-aloe is
closed, it shall be lawful for the constable to rcqu',.e
the person making the charge, to enter into rep
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Lances, and in case of his or.her refusal, to discharge, if I.-
appear to him prudent, the person accused from cut!'
could there be a more reasonable provision ?—( IL.,
Then as to the flying of kites; the clause was to tie, , ,-
that any person playing at any gatne,—" to the :Mho N ..!., .
the inhabitants or passengers,"—(Hear)—" or who sh.a..
slides on the footpaths,"—or do an thing "to the (Lang .: ~:
passengers," shall be punished in a certain way. Gl!,,
be a more salutary provision, when it was
,rcree, b
how unable the police were now, from wa • . '
powers, to take into custody persons endargeriog- the Lint., and
lives of passengers by making '‘ slides," or other raisohit-Gus
tricks?—(Hear, hear.) As to the clause about Lakin'- into
custody loose or disorderly characters, the words woes added,
.. who shall disturb the public peace," or ~ who shall not dive
a satisfactory account of themselves," and that made a -,.-rc:11
difference in the operation of the clauses. —( hear.) Ine op -
el usion,:lllr. Fearon moved an amendment, that the G cocci; n.eet
Bill was, without reference to details, in principle ti,:s:rabl,,
because it took the management of the police from the hotol, '
an unreformed and corrupt Corporation.
Mr. PONTIFEX seconded the amendment.
Mr. Tavunt felt a strong objection to the principle of the Bill, opposed, as he considered it to be, to those great priwi-
pies of liberty—those constitutional maxims, which he had im-
bibed from the most distinguished advocates of freedom. And
he hoped that a measure calculated so seriously to augniert the
influence of the Crown—of which it had so often been declared
by the Whig party, that " it had increased, was increasing, and
ought to be diminished"—he hoped that such a measure would
not be allowed to pass, brought forward, as it had been, by that
party who had always professed a particular veneration for li.
berty. —(Cheers. ) The Ministry did not dare come forriard
with a large and comprehensive measure, but insidiously at-
tacked that which was most valuable in the rights and privileges
of the City.—(Hear.) All that could be desired iu efficient
organization and co-operation, with respect to the City po •
lice, had already been attained by the reform which had now
been effected in that police.—(Hear.) The proper way to
effect a uniformity of system would be to extend the rights
of the City on this subject to the other metropolitan eistiocts,
and not to take those rights away from the City.—(Cheers.)
Some of the present Ministers had shown themselves very in-
capable in police regulations.—( Hear, hear.) Who libel a.
the lunatic Thom, or Courtney, who afterwards worked-so
much mischief in Kent? Who placed little children in solitary
confinement till they lost their reason ?—(Hear, hear, hear. )
Even an able Minister would be unable to attend to matter,
of this kind which were much better committed to keel
superintendence.—(Hear.) Undoubtedly there were abus,s
in the Corporation of London, though it was not such a den of
corruption as had been represented ; but would it be wise to
take revenge for such abuses by casting away a vital privilege ?
—(Cheers.)
Mr. WELLS could not support the amendment, because io
would thereby relinquish rights which could not afterwards be
recovered.—( Hear.) Still he could not vote for the resolutions,
became he should thereby be lending a helping hand to a Cor-
poration, which, by its jobbery and corruption, had won the dis-
gust and contempt of the citizens and the country.—( Hear.) He
had heard that a plot of this kind was in contemplation ; that
Mr. D. W. Harvey was to be made High Bailiff of South-
wark, and that then the Hon. Member would oppose the Bill.
—(Cries of " No, no," and " Hear, hear.")
Mr. MARRYATT supported the resolutions, represent:ng the
Bill as a scheme of the Ministry to acquire fresh p3war and pa-
tronage to prop up their falling influence—(Loud cheers)—and
complaining of the coldness of her Majesty's answer to the City.
Address.
Mr. Hices sooke in favour of the Bill.
The amendment was put and negatived by an overwhelmin,
majority, only three hands being held up for it.
Mr. WELLS then moved, and Mr. Bncic seconded. r.nothe,
amendment, that had it not been for the jobbery of the ccip
ration and the delay in reforming the police, no Ministry
have dared to interfere with the management of the , et!'
This amendment having also been put and negatived, the iO, •
lotion was put and carried by acclamation.
yi • •
Dr. LT NCH moved, and iNir. GALLOWAY se-o».d, d tin' ,
tton of the remaining resolutions, which were carried with C•'-•
or two dissentients. . ,

Mr. SEELri moved that a petition, founded on thr.
tions, be presented to the Lords by Lord Brougham, and to ti.
Commons by Alderman Wood, which was agreed to.
On the motion of Mr, Wells, it was agreed that the proceed
ino.s of the Meeting he advertised.
°Thanks were voted to the worthy Alderman, who, hav!n:
returned thanks, the Meeting separated.

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RAILWAY TRAVELLING.—Daring
r‘a
ptotep e‘
a. tri t i
appeared
datv
ii:,‘
falls of snow last week, when all the coaches were stve.t.
hours behind their time, the trains on the Stceltun an•
Darlington Railway arrived at the different station7l3ever,
minutes before their time.—Sunderland Herald.
TIDES.—During the last three days the basin 4,.
the Nith has been filled to overflowing by three of ti.
largest and most beautiful tides we ever witnessed at th
same season—that is, when the elements are tranquil, :ir.,
the ocean unstirred by what is called a stiff south- west..
Yesterday's spring was the largest of the whole 3.,;,,a, ~
the sun shone brightly ovenbead, to complete the i je , ~,
the " blue above and the blue below," attracted n.ao,, p,.,
sons to the Dock-head. At tide-titne on Mend,,, thr,
sailors were suddenly surrounded at the Mere, ii,arl
opposite to Kelton. From the nature of the groom: 1., t r,,,,
was impossible, until the reflux commenced, and as no bu.,
happened to be at hand, the men stood for some time ~,
but up to the arm-pits in brine. In fact, had tilery b.,,,
a foot-and-half more water, the consequences might ha,
been serious.—Dumfries Courier.
THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE' or '
Cuntovmats.—Some weeks since accounts
the Newspapers of the disappearance of the Rev. Dav:
tohLornondthonat,
t:.
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Jenks, under the most painful and mvstetious sire 1
stances. Mr. Jenks had not been able to meet 904,
pressing pecuniary demands in the month ofJanuarv, 4.,,n,11
cattle
end
a; he said, of consulting his solicitor.
distress having been issued, he
general belief of his parishioners an.
He eild, n
vtvieile:wac d't.bi however,ul the last lalsoa rstithtefheaw days, no trace of him could be disc,
u,,,'
arranegearnreenit'"hPai.
however,f ri friends
nig) had lde etsnt rsotya et
state,
thathimself.
a n
ing been made with his creditors, the Reverend Gentic
man returned on Thursday last, to his home, the R,setnt!
of Little Gaddesden, in Hertfordshire, after an
labs-clout
of upwards of six weeks.