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HYDE REFORM ASSOCIATION.

DINNER TO E. J. STANLEY, ESQ., M.P.

On "Friday evening last, the Reformers of Hyde, and
the neighbouring towns of North Cheshire entertained their
Liberal. Representative, Edward John Stanley, Esq., at a
public dinner, which was served up in Mr. Wharmby's new
mill, in the township of Hyde. Six hundred and forty-five
freeholders and others sat down to dinner, the room pre-
senting a most imposing spectacle, not only on account of the
decorations, but also by reason of the number and high re-

spectability of the company. One table extended the
entire length of the building ; ten others diverged from
that of the Vice-president, which ran from the President's
table across the room. Charles Hindlcy, Esq., M.P., for
Ashton, accepted the Chair. On his right hand' were
seated E. J. Stanley, Esq., and Thomas Ashton, Esq., of
Hyde ; and on his left Thomas Thorneley, Esq., M.P., Sa-
muel Ashton, Esq., R. Matley, Esq.,
Randle Hibbert,
Esq., the Rev. Mr. Brooks, &c. ; and at the Vice-Pre-
sideneetable, we noticed Mark Philips,Esq., M.P. ; Jo-

seph Bratherton, Esq., M.P. ; C. J. S. Walker, Esq., of
Longford ; the Rev. R. B. Apiland, of Dunkenfield ;
Henry Coppock, Esq., of Stockport, &c. In other parts of
the room were James Ashton, Esq., Flowery Field ; Robert
Ashton, Esq., Samuel Robinson, Esq., of Dunkenfield ;
WillivaKtHalliwell, Esq., of Lees ; tke Rev. Mr. Brown,
Ortldisol, &c. John 'toward, Esq., of Hyde, occupied
the Vice-cliair.

The cloth having been withdrawn, and Non Nobis Do-
mine sung by the glee singers,
The CHAIRMAN congratulated the company on the great
numbers in which they had assembled, in order to show
their attachment to the principles of Reform. He called
upon them, as was usual on most festive occasions, to give
an expression of loyalty to the Sovereign of these realms.
He envied not the heart of any man who did not feel this
loyalty, and who did not feel doubly solicitousand anxious
that our youthful Sovereign might be able successfully to
master the difficulties which at present beset her path.—

Loud cheers.) He would give them, without further pre-
face, " The Queen, and may she have a long and a happy

reign."—( Loud cheers.)
"God save the Queen" was then sung by the glee singers,
the company rising and joining chorus.
The Duchess of Kent—a long and happy life to her,"
and " the Duke of Sussex, and the Liberal members of the
Royal Family," having been given, the next toast was
" Her Majesty's Ministers."—(Loud cheers.)
CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, I believe that it is pretty well

known to what party I belong. Here, as in Ashton, lam
a Radical. I desire, therefore, once for all, that it may be
understood, that in proposing this toast, I do not yield my
assent to every measure which has been introduced into
Parliament by her Majesty's Ministers. But, in justice
to them, I must express my belief that they have been

actuated by the best intent-ions, • and that they consti-
tute the best Ministry which the present circumstances
of the country will allow us to have.—( Hear.) Gentle-
men, there are some people who call themselves Radi-
cals, who appear to be actuated by a spirit of discon-
tent, and who seem to imagine that the country would gain

something if they could turn the present Administration
out, in order to their being succeeded by a Tory Adminis-
tration. I entertain no such opinions. I utterly repu-

diate any such idea. To labour to such an end were the
height of madness.—(Cheers.) On the contrary, holding
the welfare of the country as my polar star, I will give

my support to the Administration as that best calculated,
under existing circumstances, to promote the happiness
and prosperity of the country. lam justified then in call-
ing upon all classes of Reformers to act like men of sense
and give their honest support to her Majesty's Ministers
as the best they can get ; and so long as I find that they
are the best Ministry that can be obtained, I shall hold it
my bounden duty to the people to give them my best sup-
port. I will take this opportunity of stating that, having
had several opportunities of private interviews with Lord
Melbourne, I have always seen in his Lordship an anxious
desire to forward the great cause of Reform as much as he
could. Gentlemen, I give you—" Her Majesty's Ministers."
E. J. STANLEY, Esq., M.P., after explaining that he
was not a Member of the Administration, but felt, never-
theless, happy to respond to a toast which had been so cor-
Alially received, s4d.-_--My excellent friend, your Chairman,
has candidly adrifitted that the present is the best possible
Ministry. By some, they are blamed for doing too little
for the good of the country, whilst the Tories find fault
with them for doing too much ; and, I take it, they have
done considerably too much for the Tories.—(Applause,
and laughter.) I trust it will, at least, be admitted, that in
the last Session of Parliament much was done, to diminish
the probability of a return to power by men who have
never shown the slightest inclination to do any thing cal-
culated to promote the welfare of the people by a reform
of existing abuses in the institutions of the country.—
(Hear.) With regard to those who complain that
nothing has been done—and I grant, that enough has not
been done—(Applause)—the question is not, whether enough
has been done, but whether more could have been effected
by Ministers—l would enquire, is it nothing to have re-
formed the Municipal Corporations of our towns, esta-
blishing those citadels of freedom throughout the kingdom,
and transferring the power of local government from the
hands of a few to the great mass of the people of England.
It is nothing to have in some measure redressed the
grievances of the Dissenters by the passing of the Mar-
riage and Registration Acts ? Is it nothing to have
enacted a law for the equitable commutation of tithes—
a measure desired by men of all parties, and effected to the
satisfaction of all parties ? is it nothing to have unbound
the slave, and to have wiped from the statute-book
many of the blackest pages of our penal code ? If no more
had been done than the acts to which I have adverted, I
would unhesitatingly assert, that Parliament and the Mi-
nistry have deserved well of their country. And, if they
deserve the gratitude of tho country for the important be-
nefits they have conferred on it, do they merit nothing for
the much they have attempted in the cause of good govern-
ment, but which it was beyond their power to achieve?
And here I must be permitted to state my firm conviction,
that more mischief has been done to that cause by the
premature pushing of great questions, than by the oppo-
sition of our opponents. Her Majesty's Ministers have
nevertheless sowed the seeds of social• and political im-
provement, and in good time we shall undoubtedly reap
the fruit of their patriotic labour. Let every pro-
posed amelioration be thoroughly discussed ; if it be
good it will endure, if bad, and the country be against
it, it will, as assuredly, fail. In conclusion, Gentlemen, I
beg to express my firm conviction, that the Ministry will
still puriue, to the utmost of their power, such measures as
are calculated to promote the cause of civil and religious
liberty, and to secure the prosperity of the community ;
they will still honestly endeavour to do justice to that un-
fortunate portion of the United Kingdom—lreland—
(Loud cheers)—and, to the extent of their power, so to
act as to fan the loyalty which burns in every breast, and
unite all hearts around the Sovereign, because 'we know
that her Majesty esteems the affectionate love of her
faithful subjects to be the best security of her throne.
(The cheering which followed this address was highly ani-
mated and long-continued.)
The CHAIRMAN next gave the toast of " The People."
Song and chorus, " Rule Britannia."
Mr.HALLIWELL, of Lees, responded to the toast in an
eloquent speech of great length. He contended that the
people were the source of all power ; and that a striking
proof of this principle was to be found in the fact, that
the Duke of Wellington, after having denied that-Reform
was necessary, bowed to the voice of the people. Even
tke Tories, were, in some degree, obliged to assume the
appearance of acknowledging this principle, for they were
actively employed in establishing operative Conservative
Associations ; and if any person had noticed the fact, it
would be found that they would stoop to the lowest so-
ciety, and enter into friendly communion with individuals
whom, otherwise, they would not notice.
The Rev. R. B. ASPLAND, of Dukenfield, proposed
the toast of " Civil and Religious Liberty," and called
on the Hon. Member for the northern division to con-
tinue his adherence to those principles which had already
marked his political career, as be was the son of that
famous patriot and political reformer, Sir John Stanley,
and nephew of that pious and sincere christian, Dr.
.Stanley, Bishop of Norwich. Mr. Aspland also said he
thought he had noticed, that when the toast of her Ma-
jesty's Ministers was proposed, one person remained
sitting ; and he requested that all persons who desired
to show their good feeling to the Ministry would remain
sitting, while those who were of a contrary opinion would
stand up. The Chairman directed all persons desirous
of finding fault with the Ministry to stand up, but 'not
an individual stood up ; and the Rev. Gentleman said he
was convinced that he must have been mistaken.
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the health of Mr. Stan.
ley, expressed his inability to give his opinion of that gen-
tleman in his presence without subjecting himself to the
charge of flattery. They had three witnesses to his con-
duct in Parliament before them, and be on his part would
express his belief that the county could not have chosen a
better Member—a more faithful or more industrious repre-
sentative. It was now about four years since he first had