The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-19 00:00:00

Reform Governments which bad existed for the last six
•ears. He would allude to one of the Acts passed by the
present Government, which had met with applause almost
universal, but not more universal than it was merited ; he
alluded to the administration of the Poor Laws.—(Cheers.)
He traced the success of that measure from a source very
different to the wisdom of those at the head of the
nistration—he traced its success through the law being
carried into effect, through the medium of a popular institu-
tion.—(Cheers.) It was to that popular institution that
that measure owed its success. He trusted that the suc-
cessful administration of the Poor Law would lead to the
populrity of a great number of their local institutions.
He believed that all their public institutions would be
better managed had the people an influence in their ma-
nagement.—(Great cheering.) He would apply that
observation to the subject of county rates.—(Hear,
hear.) That subject had been brought before the
public by a gentleman not unknown to some of them—
by Sir Cullen Smith. Ilis (Earl Fitzwilliam's) belief was,
that there was no part of Government which could not be
improved by popularizing the machinery by which it was to
be carried into effect.—(Great cheering.) He could not
help, before he sat down, adverting to one particular cir-
cumstance. It was no very great number of years ago
that he took the liberty of endeavouring to assemble some
gentlemen in this town, for the purpose of discussing with
them the then, as it appeared, hopeless question of Parlia-
mentary Reform. The present Mayor of Northampton
was, he believed, the only gentleman connected with this
town who did me the honour to meet me on that occasion.
—(Great cheering.) He felt grateful to him for his pre-
sence, and having had, in those early days, his co-opera-
tion, he felt the greater satisfaction in coming there on the
present occasion, to congratulate him on his accession to
that high office for which he is so well adapted.—(Cheers.)
But he (Mr. Peach) could never have filled it without
Parliamentary Reform, for he (Lord Fitzwilliam) would be
bound to say that the old House of Commons would never
have overthrown the old Corporations of this country.—
(Cheers.) Before he sat down he would ask for a large
class of his countrymen for their co-operation in obtaining
Corporation Reform for the sister kingdom of Ireland.—
(Tremendous cheering.) He claimed their sympathy, and
more, he claimed their assistance, in obtaining for Ireland
those measures of Corporation Reform from which. this
country had derived so palpable and so great an advantage.
—(The Noble Lord sat down 'amidst continued cheering.)
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of "E. Bou-
verie, Esq., of Delapre Abbey."
Mr. BOUVERIE returned thanks.
The CHAIRMAN afterwards gave " The health of Lord
Litton]," who returned thanks.
The Rev. J. SERGEAUNT replied to the toast of " The
healths of the Liberal Clergy of the Church of England."
The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Dissenting Ministers of
all denominations."
The Rev. Mr. WILLIAMS, of Creaton, and Mr.
MEEKE, of Northampton, Unitarian ministers, returned
thanks.
The CHAIRMAN afterwards rose to propose " The health
of Raikes Currie, Esq.
Mr. CURRIE returned thanks.
Several other speeches,' for which we have not space,
were delivered, and the meeting separated.