The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-27 00:00:00

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people which they were called to govern. They ap-
peared to be for ever undermining the liberties which
they hated, and fighting against the disaffection which
they d •‘-ained of, whilst they boasted and fancied to
themselves that they alone were called and gifted to
stem the torrent of an imaginary deluge. Gentlemen,
the fortunes of the great Conservative party, as it was
called, must have been at a very low ebb indeed, when
they found it necessary to commit the high post of the
leadership of the House of Commons and the great finan-
cial interests of the nation to Mr. Disraeli—no doubt
the most eminent man among them—no doubt a man of
transcendent genius, and most powerful in all the arts of
party warfare—who in the House of Commons is listened
to with breathless attention, but who seldom or never
speaks except on a party question—a man at whose
philippics the Whigs tremble, and who is matchless in
sarcasm though not always convincing in argument.
'Whilst his politics may be extravagant and unsuited for
the age and the country, they have yet this one thing to
be said in their defence, that they are not more unsound
than his financial obliquity. I thought that when Mr.
Disraeli brought forward his famous budget he would
have done something better than he has done ; but he
disappointed everyone—he disappointed his own party,
and no one has better cause to rejoice at that result
than the company before us, and the vast mass of the
people of England who rejoiced over the fall of Lord
Derby and all his chivalry. After entering into a com-
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confidence in her Majesty's Ministers. And I have con-
fidence in her Majesty's Ministers for this reason—be-
cause I believe that they are pledged to give a large,
a liberal, and a full measure of reform to the people.
(Applause.) I believe that that measure of reform is
called for, is needed—that the intellect and rising power
of the people demand it. I have confidence in her Ma-
jesty's Ministers because I believe that they will do all
that men can do to preserve an honourable peace. In
the difficult circumstances in which our foreign relations
are now placed, I believe that they will not bring us
into disgrace, and into a war which will be endless, if
they can possibly avoid it. I do not yield to any man
in my desire to preserve the honour of the country ;
but I do say this, that if we must fight, let us have
something to fight for. It is too late now to go back
to that wilful and useless and most miserable expendi-
ture of life and money which we have incurred for
no imaginable purpose in fernier times. Let us no
longer attempt to galvanise and foster the corrupt mass
of expiring systems and dynasties. Let it be a worthier
object, when we bring the gold and the toil of our own
laborious and peace-loving fellow-citizens into a contest.
I trust that those days are past ; and I believe that all
that can be done to ensure peace will be done by being
prepared for war. I have confidence, too, in her Ma-
jesty's Ministers, because I believe that there never was
a ministry yet which has done in any session so much
for the people as they have. My colleague pointed out
many blessings which we have derived from the Govern-
ment of the present day. Ido think that the most im-
portant, the most valuable of those blessings is this—
that they have done what can be done to treat all classes
alike, and to soothe those irritations and discords which
have been the bane of the country so long. lam sure
I believe that we shall never go back as we have done,
to be governed by class legislation. I do believe that
a good time is coming for England—we have a strong
and an honest Ministry,—a Ministry which is heartily
disposed to promote the good of the people which they
rule, and I believe we shall yet see England increasing
in the happiness of all classes, in wealth, and in prospe-
rity ; we shall see her more blessed at home and more
honoured abroad, and leading the march of the millions
in the bright course of enlightened legislation, and the
physical, the moral and the social progress of humanity,
(Applause.)

Mr. PETO proposed the health of the chairman, ob-
serving that his grandfather in that very hall presided
over the great Fox dinner, at which the Duke of Essex
and the Duke of Norfolk were present, and which pro-
duced no little effect on the passing fortunes of the day ;
and that, at the early aLre of eighteen, he was selected
by my Lord John Russell as his private secretary. No
man need desire a greater compliment paid to him, and
no man could have a better introduction into public
life.

The CHAIRMAN returned thanks. He said I thank
you for the position in which you have placed me, be-
cause it enables me freely to express the opinions which
I hold on subjects so ably advocated by the gentlemen
on my right hand and on my left. I need hardly assure
you that I hold the same liberal opinions as yourselves.
(Applause.) lam aware that my one and twenty years
of life do not entitle me to express, with the same con-
fidence, to the support of which several of you have
devoted very many years—l refer to liberal politics ;
but I am proud to remember that I came of a long line
in which liberal politics are hereditary. (Cheers.) I
am a Whig of the sixth generation. (Laughter.) But,
gentlemen, the Liberal of to day is far different from
the Whig of the Revolution, and I hope that I shall be
found to have kept pace with the age in which we live.
(Cheers.) Next year we are to have a new Reform
Bill. It is a necessary supplement to that of 1832.
For my part, I hope it will embrace a liberal extension
of the suffrage, and then it will become a question how
that suffrage is to be collected, Could I for a moment
imagine that intimidation could be utterly prevented,
and the present system of open voting maintained, I can
assure you that that would be the course I should wish
to advocate ; but the more I hear and the more I read
on the subject, the more convinced I am that such a
course would be impossible, and that our only refuge
from intimidation and corruption is in the ballot-box.
I need hardly advert to my views on freedom of com-
merce. Its very name, in a free nation like this stamps
it as excellent. In fact, if we look upon it from a com-
mon-sense point of view, it is merely extending to the
brotherhood of nations that freedom of exchange which
we at present enjoy between county and county, be-
tween city and city, and between mar and man.
(Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN then proposed, " Agriculture and
Commerce, and the union of the City and County."
Their interests are identical and let no man seek to
bolster up either the one or the other by protection.
The agriculturists feed the manufacturers and the manu-
facturers clothe the sgriculturists, and their interests
therefore are the same. (Applause.)
Mr. A. HAMOND replied, I remember the time—and
I was a Protectionist myself—when that was a bold man
who said he was a Free trader. (Laughter.) I believe,
however, that he is either a bold or a very foolish man,
who now says he is a Protectionist. (Cheers.) I re-
member in this very room being holloa'd at something
like three-quarters of an hour, when I advocated Pro

tection ; for I did so, and did it honestly. I was afraid
of violent changes, and, moreover, I was not then ac-
quainted with the subject. Now, however, I have no
fear of the kind, and am a hearty Freetrader.

Mr. WARNER gave " The Health of the Mayor and
deputy Mayor, and the Corporation of Norwich, ' which
was responded to by the Mayor, Richard Coaks, Esq.
The health of Mr. McCullagh, the late unsuccessful
candidate for Yarmouth, was next drunk and acknow-
ledged by that gentleman.

The last toast drunk was "The health of Mrs. Peto,
Mrs. Warner, and the Ladies," which was enthusiasti-
cally received.

The proceedings then terminated.

AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.—An awful instance of
sudden death has just occurred on board the steamer
Anglia, plying between Kingston and Holyhead. The
vessel had left the former port about 10 minutes when
a young man, about 27 years of age, supposed to be the
son of Mr. Davies, coroner for the city of Dublin, was
seen walking the deck smoking a cigar. In the course
of a conversation with another passenger, he complained
of having felt indisposed the previous night, but re-
marked that he never felt better in his life than at that
moment. Having asked the address of a house in Lon-
don, he commenced writing it down, but had only
finished the first figure of the number given when the
pen fell from his hand ; he dropped down on the deck,
and instantly expired. A lady from York, seeing him
fall, rushed to the spot, and supported his head ; and,
on a cry being raised, a medical gentleman, Dr. Wynn
Williams, of Carnarvon, who was on board, rendered
prompt aid, but all was of no avail ; the cause, it is sup-
posed, being disease of the heart. The unfortunate
young man was on his way to Paris. He had a large
sum of money about his person and a valuable gold
watch. The body was wrapped in a flag until the ar-
rival of the vessel in Holyhead, where it now awaits a
coroner's inquest. The dreadful event created much
excitment among the passengers.
Ma. HumE.—The hon. member for Montrose is at
present in Dublin. On Thursday ho visited the Dublin
Union Workhouse, where he was treated with the
greatest respect by the guardians.
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inst. I placed the following notice you that on the 4th
the House of Commons :—, 1?91:1 the journals of
sessioa, to move for a select Oliveira' early next
into all loans contracted bet committee to inquire
meats and the subjects of
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It is further my intention her Britannic Majesty.'
when the house to
move for `copies of all in s ructions forwarded from the
Foreign-office to her M • ajesty's representatives in foreign
countries upon the subject of loans, with the replies
thereto, and all correspondence relating to the same.' On
the appointment of that
committee, and the production of
the papers referred to I hope to obtain evidence, and a re-
port based thereon which
may operate as a salutary cau-
tion is preventing further transactions of the kind, show
the British public the vast amount of capital that has been
sacrificed, recal to the defaulting governments their obliga-
tions to their creditors, and ascertain how far her Majesty's
Government may bo disposed to act in accordance with the
declaration of Lord Palmerston in reply to Lord George
Eentinck, on the 6th July, 1847. I have thought it my
duty to communicate these circumstances to your com-
mittee at this early period, in order that you may prepare
such information and documents as you may think neces-
sary to promote the inquiry, and protect the interests of
your constituents.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient ser
vant, " BENJAMIN OLIVEIRA.

ARREST OF BINDITTL—An important arrest of six
daring robbers, among whom was the noted Ba!loom-
me? Piano, was effected on the 21st near Carignane.
This capture was owing to information having been re•
ceived by the police that a gang was to meet at a place
called La Loggia, close to the former, and a party of
twelve carabineers was sent on the service, with com-
plete success, though not without considerable resistance.
Besides these six, ten more banditti have been arrested
in the course of the last few days in the environs of
Turin.