The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-22 00:00:00

the a-esembler multitude was itibiwc,ssively addressed
by Sir H. AUSTIN, Bart., Mr. SEAWELL, Mr.
DENNISON, Mr. LONG, Mr. LEECH, Mr. C. B.
SIIERIDAN, and Mr. HAWES. Upon three great
questions the most perfect unanimity of opinion intn
railed among these gentlemen,—namely, the necessity
of supporting the present Government, the im-- •
bility of delaying the Reform of the d f ,ort t in-
contestable rightt
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,—. and otherw'fti-, 6Vaydd iy the people of
•(' tieland," exclaimed the Chairman, " has
by her conduct proved herself worthy of every endea-
vour that the Reformers of England have made in
her behalf, and it will be a disgrace to Englishmen if
she do not obtain at their hands tilt eights to which
she is so justly entitled," This declaration was re-
ceived with slronts or applause. Sir H. AUSTIN COD-
tended that th(; main prop of Ministers was the
people. If the people were true to themselves, as he
believed they would be on all future emergencies, he
was prepared to prove that a Government supported by
them could afford to smile at the united opposi-
tion of the Court and the Upper Chamber. Mr.
DENISON stated that the battle of the Constitu-
tion would be fought in the House of Commons
—and that, as on the result of that battle all
depended, the Registration of the Reform Voters
throughout the country was a consideration at the pre-
sent moment paramount to all others. The people had
the wealthiest, Aristocracy in the world to contend with,
backed by the great majority of the clergy and magis-
tracy of the kingdom. If, therefore, they neglected
to register their votes, and so disqualified themselves
in the probable event of a sudden dissolution of
Parliament, they might rest assured that the Tories
would again seize the reins of Government. No per-
son in his senses could contemplate such a catastrophe
without the most fearful apprehensions. But he had
confidence in the people—confidence derived from the
experience of an eventful public life. He defied any
man to note the progress of affairs in England for the
last ten years, and not feel a conviction that the people
have become all-powerful. With respect to the Peers,
he did not fear them. Three-fourths of them were
upstarts, upon whom the Crown bestowed coronets for
acts ruinous to the country. Since the days of PITT
between two and three hundred new Peers were created,
for the base purpose of overwhelming the influence of
the real old English Aristocracy, who were too
high-minded to pander to the passions of profli-
gate Ministers. The Crown had destroyed the
Constitutional balance—but he trusted to the
people for its restoration. Hr. HAWES declared
that he would consider the resignation of the MEL-
BORNE Cabinet as a national calamity. With respect
to the Lords, their conduct during the last Session
had taught him, that it was high time for the repre-
sentatives of the people to insist upon the Reform
of the Upper House. He certainly should feel no
repugnance to support such a measure, were it
brought forward now. The Honourable Gentleman
bore testimony to the invaluable services of Mr.
O'CONNELL, during the discussions on the Reform
measures for England, as did most of the other gentle-
men who addressed the meeting. Mr. LEECH, late
M.P. for the Western Division of Surrey, told the
meeting that he regarded Mr. O'CONNELL, as "the
greatest' man that ever lived "—a declaration which,
notwithstanding its extravagance, was received with
loud cheers.

We congratulate the staunch Reformers of the
Western Division of Surrey, and the county generally,
upon the zeal thus manifested in carrying out the
great ends of the Reform Bill. Should a dissolution
now take place, there would not be a single Tory re-
turned for either Middlesex or Surrey, or the boroughs
within either of these great and flourishing counties.
Thanks to the timely exertions of the Hammersmith
Reform Club, the Tory boastings about the compul-
sory retirement of Mr. HUME from the representation
of Middlesex, must all end in smoke. No Tory dare
now show his face in Middlesex. Both divisions of
the county of Surrey will be prepared to return none
but staunch Reformers at the next election for the
county. This is a great triumph, inasmuch as it
proves that where there is most intelligence there
Toryism is on the decline.

The Bishop of EXETER and the " alien "
CHANCELLOR were described by one of the speakers
at a late Reform meeting as a " mercenary, unprinci-
pled, and flagitious" pair of politicians. Their his-
tory will amply bear out the character ascribed to
them. Both have risen to their present station by
selling themselves for what they could fetch in the po-
litical market, at the moment when particular circum-
stances had given them a spurious value. If there be any
difference in their respective demerits, it is difficult to
say on which side the advantage lies. Some may be
inclined to place it on the clerical side of the connec-
tion—we cannot. The Church was not indeed scan-
dalized, and common decency shocked by the open
and barefaced profligacy which was exhibited by the
lay brother; but the guilt of the other was of a deeper
dye. PHILPOTTS wrote scurrilous and inflammatory
pamphlets against the Catholics, for which good ser-
vice he was rewarded by an anti-Catholic administra-
tion with the fattest living in England. When the
Duke of WELLINGTON, frightened by the attitude
of the Catholic Association, determined to emancipate
the Catholics, the rector of Stanhope threatened to
write more pamphlets unless he were made a Bishop.
His teams were accepted—he kept snug—saw with phi-
losophic composure what he had over and over again
declared to be the bulwarks of the Protestant religion
swept away—and for this treachery, this betrayal of a
most sacred trust, he was made a " great man and a
captain in Israel." One of the last acts of the WEL-
LINGTON Administration gave him a bishopric.
The late ROWLAND HILL, in one of those face-
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tious moods which he could not restrain even in the
pulpit, once observed that the word " bishopric" oc-
curred hut once in the Bible ; " and who," added the
Rev. gentleman, " do you think was the first Bishop ?
The Right Reverend Father in God, JUDAS 'SCA.-
RIOT !" JUDAS, the son of perdition, sold his mas-
ter and lost a bishopric ; the modern JUDAS sold his
master's cause and gained one—so differently are si-
milar acts viewed in different ages.
Had there existed no other indications of the Bishop
of EXETER'S mercenary disposition, they would have
been plentifully supplied by the " Charge" which we
noticed on Thursday. A great portion of this charac-
teristic effusion is taken up with calculations of profit
and loss. Instead of inculcating upon the Clergy un-
fortunately subjected to his unworthy superintendence
the faithful disch.arge of the pastoral duties—instead
of enjoining them to visit the sick, to comfort the
afflicted, to relieve• the distressed, and minister to the
poor, Bishop PIIILPOTTS says to his Reverend bre-
thren—" Look sharp after the main chance—be sure
you get full measure of tithe—heed not the deceitful
promptings of a false generosity ; but stand out against
the landowners for the uttermost farthing—it is your
right, and that is enough." Such, in spirit, are the
injunctions delivered by this successor of the Apostles
to his fellow-labourers in the vineyard—injunctions
which, if current report bo not false, might have been
spared without any danger to the Church, there being in
all her borders no more sincere worshippers of Mammon
than the Beneficiaries who occupy her western frontier.
The Tithe Commutation Bill finds no favour in the
eyes of Bishop PHILPOTTS. It has cut off the