The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-02 00:00:00

BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK.

NEW POOR-LAW ANI-ENDMENT ACT.—THE
NEW POLICE BILL.
Yesterday, pursuant to public requisition addressed to the
High Bailiff, a meeting of the inhabitants of the Borough
of Southwark was held in the Town-hall, to adopt reso-
lutions calling upon their gepresentatives b oppose the
provisions of the New Poor-law Amendment Act, and also to
rt•sist by every means in their power the passing of the
Now Police Bill. Notwithstanding it had been publicly
placarded for some days that the two Members for the
through would be in attendance, at the hour appointed for
taking the Chair (one o'clock) there were scarcely ten
persons present, and at any time during the day there were
not more than 100 persons present.
At half-past one, the HIGH BATLIEF was called to the
Chair, and read letters from Mr. Harvey and Mr. Hum-
pkery, declining to attend the meeting. The former stated
that he was obliged to be present at a meeting of the Corn-
rr,lttee of the New Blackwell Improvement Bill, but that
his sentiments remained unchanged as to the leading fea-
tures of the New Poor-law Amendment Act. lie gave
no opinion as to the other objects for which the meeting was
leralaled—viz., the New Police Bill. Mr. Humphery's
"rritanleation was more laconic. It merely contained the
presentation of his compliments, and that being engaged on
P rliamentary Committee, he was unavoidably absent.
Mr
' • Day, Mr. Boxer, Mr. G. Woode, Mr. Sharpe,
and others then addressed. the meeting, when resolutions
against the New Poor-law Act and the New Police Bill
were unaimously agreed to,

Tho Earl of Listowelis to ITave—the blue riband
of the Order of St. Patrick, vacant by the death of the
Earl of Caledon.

PUBLIC DINNER TO JOSEPH

HUME, ESQ, M.P.

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A public dinner was given yesterday evening to Jessen
fleue, Esq., M. P., at the Crown and Anchor T.tvere,
Strind, in testimony of his emlnent public service-. and
consistent advocacy of the cause of Reform. The occasion
was taken advantage of to present the Hon Gentleman
with a very handsome service of plate, from a body of his
former constituents of the County of Middlesex. At six
o'clock about three hundred gentlemen sat down to dianer,
Admiral Sir Edward Codringtcn, G. C. 8., M. P., in the
Chair. Amoeg the noblemen and gentlemen present were
Lord Kensington ; Lord Worslev, M. P. ; Lord Dun-
boyue ; D. O'Connell, M.P. ; Sir M. Wood, M P. ;
General Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P. ; General Sir J.
Nulley Doyle. C. B. ; D. Roche, M. P. ; Jos. Scholefield,
M. P. ; Sir Geo. Evans, M. P. ; Ashton Yates, M. P. ;
N A. Vigors, M. P. ; H. A. Aglicnby, M. P. ; Sir Jas.
Duke, M. P. ; the Mayor of Birmingham ; Chester,
M. P. ; E. Baines, M. P. ; Col. Salwey, M.P. ; C. Hind-
bey, M. P. ; I'. Thornley, M. P. ; W. Ewart, M. P. ;
Beamish, M. P. ; O'Conor Don, M. P. ; M. J. O'Con-
nell, M. P. ; Morgan O'Connell, M. P. ; John O'Con-
nell, M. P. ; the Mayor of Manchester; Capt. Fitzgerald;
Mr. Hutne ; Sir John Scott Lillie ; Sir John Key ; H.
13. Fearon, J. Montgomery, &c. &c. &c.
After the cloth had been removed, and " Non Noble
Domino" sung in very beautiful style_
The CHAIRMAN said, before he proceeded to the first
toast upon his list, he wished to make ono observation as
to the circumstance of his being placed in the Chair on the
present occasion. When he lookei around him and con-
templated the number and intelligence of the present as-
semblage, he felt that there were very many superior to
himself, and who were much better calculated to fill the
chair. He felt bound, however, to bow to the suggestions
of the Committee. Ile would now call their attention to
the first toast on the list, which was, as it ought to be—The
Queen.—( Loud cheers.) He was sure it was unnecessary
fur him to preface the toast with any observations ; on the
score of loyalty it was unnecessary to make any appeal to
the present company.—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) He
wished, in giving them the toast, to accompany it with the
health of the Mother of the Queen.—( Laud cheering.)
When they considered who anal what the Queen was—
that she was born and bred a Reformer, and a throrough-
bred Englishwoman in every sense of the word, they
could not forget the pains taken by her august Mother to
make her what she was.—(Cheers.) When they recol-
lected that she had at once chosen a Reform Government,
they would see the importance of supporting her, and
showing her that so long as she had the support of her
people no Ministry could ever injure her rights.—( Hear,
and cheers.)
" The Queen."—(Nine times nine, and tremendous
cheering.) Air—" God save the Queen."
The CHAIRMAN said the next toast was one which every
class of Reformers would be delighted to drink. It was
" The health of the Duke of Sussex and the rest of the
Royal Family."—( Much cheering.) He ( Sir Edward
Codrington) knew the sentiments of his Royal High.
ness extremely well, and he would venture to pledge
himself that no man had been more consistent than
he had been throughout the whole course of his life,
or had acted more strictly up to those principles
which had placed his family upon the throne.--(Cheers.)
In advocating those principles no man had endured more
than his Royal Highness.—( Loud cheers.) He felt much
pleasure, therefore, in giving them " His Royal Highness
the Duke of Sussex and the rest of the Royal Family."—

(Great cheering.)
The CHAIRMAN said the next toast was one of consider-
able importance to a meeting like the present. A good
deal of discretion bad been left in the hands of the Com-
mittee as to the order of the toasts, and he would take the
liberty of making a few observations in proposing this
toast, which was, " The People, the true source of all
legitimate power."—( Cheering for several minutes.) He
anticipated the manner in which the toast would be re-
ceived, and he hoped the observations he was about to make
would not be displeasing to the company around him. He
conceived that any man who knew anything of the Constitu-
tion would at once admit that all authority came from the pa°.
ple.—(Vehement cheering.) He who doubted that dis-
puted the right of the present family to the throne, and
therefore he would say that it was a compliment to the
reigning Sovereign to drink the toast of The People.—
( Cheers.) Let it not be said that the principle of legiti-
macy should prevent the people from disturbing the present
line of succession if they thought tit.—( Hear.) He contend.
cd that if the people said they would have no sovereign, but
a republic, they had a right to do so. —( Great cheering.)
But it was one thing to have the right, and another thing
to judge as to the propriety and advantage to the country
of using it. He thought the wisest course would be, in.
stead of a republic or a despotic Government, to have
their present Constitution; and what he understood to be
the want of all real Reformers was to hare that Constitu-

tion in its origiial purity. —( Loud cheers.) Therefore be
repeated that in drinking " The People " they were pay-
ing a just compliment to all those who thoroughly under-
stood the Constitution of the country—who valued its me-
rits, and who wished to see it freed from its imperfections.
The toast was drank with the greatest enthusiasm,
Glee—" The mighty conqueror."
The CHAIRMAN said the next toast was one they might
not be so ready to drink as the preceding one, but be
trusted they would find satisfactory reasnos fur doing so.
Tho toast he was about to propose to them was her Majes-
ty's Ministers.--( Cheers and some hisses.) There were
reasons why all of them who had differences of opinion,
whatever they might be, should merge them in the good
of the common country.—(l.oud cheers.) It was a system
which ho regretted to say had not been always followed,
and which their enemies had not been slow to take advan-
tage of, and which, if it had been generally adopted, the
wishes of all sound and honest Reformers would ere then
have been carried into effect. No man had
differed mare than himself, on many occasions, from her
Majesty's Ministers. When he thought his duty required
it, he had brought forward his measures in spite of their

opposition—(Hear, hear)—but to turn them out of office,
and put worse men in their place, would in his opinion be
doing a great deal of evil. His Hon. Friend (Mr. Flume)
differed perhaps as much as he (Sir K. Codrington) zif-
fered from hor Majesty's Ministers. He trusted both him-
self and his Hon. Friend would be considered good Re-

formers, and why then should they not give credit to most,
if not all. of her Majesty's Ministers being good Rer.:,
formers upon some points.—( Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) •
They ware all aware of the impediments the present Go-
vernment had had to contend with. lie himself had fre-
quently taxed Members of the Administration with being
pledged to vote in favour of certain questions, and the
answer was—" Yes, and I should be glad to vote with
you, but if I vote as a Member of the Government, I
roust go out, and I should be very glad if I went out of
neifce upon the question."—( Loud cheers.) Why, under
such circumstances, should the present Government
be turned out ?—( Hear, hear.) He would gladly
support any one in turning them out, if they
could only ensure him a better.—( Hear, hear.) It could
not be denied that this country had derived some benefit
from the present Government—( Hear, and cries of " No.")
Had they derived any, the smallest benefit from the Tories ?
—( Loud cries of " No, no.") Could they believe the To-
ries if they said they were the advocates of Reform ? He
was aware that many honest Reformers had said they ought
to be turned out. Ho was aware that the Tories had boisted
they could turn them out when they pleased. Ile assured
them it was easier said than done.—( Cheers.) The
Tories knew weltbliow to profit by the dissensions of the
iZeforruers ; thehould take a lesson from the discipline
and tact of their adversaries. Time 'fogies differed ten
times more in their principles (although he thought they
bed no principles) than the Reformers; but they lead the
tact to conceal their sentiments for certain purposes
of their own. The Reformers were too honest in
avowing, their opinions, and the 'furies knew how
to take advantage of that eircumstance.—( Loud cheers.)
From that cause it arose that the Reformers were split
into parties. Nothing but union would effect their object,
and he trusted the present mooting would tend materially
to promote that union.—( Loud cheers.) Let the people
only declare their sentiments boldly, and neither the pre-
sent nor any other Ministry could remain in power, without
advancing with the progress of time people.—( Ilear, hear. )
He believed much as had been said of them, that even the
present Ministry would be glad to go forwnt d, if their
friends w uld only forget their little differences of opinion,
and rally mound -them manfully.—( Hear, hear ) Great
olio mess should be made for the position in which they
were placed, and although ho ( Sir E. Codrington) had
on many occasions differed from them, yet when it came
to a pinch, and that the prieciple of a Reforming or a Tory
Government was involved he bad no hesitation in giving them
his support.—( Hear, and cheers.) Not that that in any I.
way altered his opinions or sentiments as to what reforms
were necessary, but with these views he called upon the
present company to drink cordially ". her Majesty's Mi•
nisters," believing as he did that they would go forward in
the cause of reform.--(The ton2t was drank with cheers
and a few hisses, but they were speedily drowned in the
loud an.l general bursts of applause that followed.)
The CHAIRMAN said the toast he had now to give them,
although it cayee after the others, was not less important
than they were—it was their worthy guest, Joseph !fume,
Eig._(Thurders of applause.) He considered the toast
as intimately connected with those that had preceded it.
Mr. Hume was a supporter of the Constitution us it was framed
of Queen, Lords, and Commons.—(Great cheering. )
He supported the Queen and the Royal family n
the principles which kad placed them on the throne
of the country, and which guaranteed to them the Consti-
tution in all its purity.—( Hear, hear.) Again, he was
connected with her Majesty's Ministers for this reason,
that they were better than any that could at present be
substituted in their places. Ile, like himself ( Sir E. C.),
only wished they would move on a little faster, and adopt
something of a railroad pace.—( Ilear and cheers.) How-
ever, he connected him with her Majesty's Govern-
ment because even if they were considered an evil,
as a choice of evils they were most certainly the least.
—( Hear, hear.) Ile thought much of that had arisen
from the difficulties and impediments that had been
placed in their way, and in some instances by their own
friends, and for these reasons he ( Sir Edward Codring-
ton) was in many cases willing to make allowances for
them. So far Mr. Hume was connected with them as that
he considered them useful in promoting the cause of Re-
form. It was hardly necessary for him to say a word about
Mr. flume individually. There was not a man in the em-
pire who was not fully aware of his merits.—( Loud cheers.)
There was not a man in this country who was so sincere in
his desire to do the best he could for the people, and al-
though he (Sir E. Codrington) often differed with him on
particular subjects, yet he could well afford to him give
him credit for wishing to do all in his power for the good
of the countrv.—(Cheers.) It was such a man as Mr.
Horne that they ought to endeavour to pus forward in every
possible way, and there was no branch of the public service
in which that gentleman had not endeavoured to make himself
useful to the people in every possible way.—( Hear, bear.)
Was there any other person who would persevere as he
had done, with the insults that had been heaped upon him?
_a( Cheers.) There were many points on which he (the
Chairman) differed with Mr. flume, but then he knew
that Mr. Hume had always the good of the country
at heart.—( Cheers. ) He (the Chairman) bad over-
come many obstacles in his time, but the ob-