The Sun.
London, England, 1836-06-09 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER MEETING.

A numerous and highly respectable meetinc, of the
people of Westminster, was held last night at the British
Coffee-house, Cockspur-street. Otway Cave, Esq., M.P.,
was unanimously called to the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said the question for the consideration
of this meeting was not so much whether justice should be
done to Ireland, as whether they would suffer an irre-
sponsible body in the House of Lords to over-rule and set
at nought the best efforts of a liberal Government for ame-
liorating the condition of all classes of the people. Two
such bodies as an irresponsible 'House of Peers, and a re-
sponsible- House of Commons, could- not go on harmoniously
or usefully together.—(Hear, hear.) Was this meeting
prepared to maintain a standing army in Ireland, for the
purpose of supporting a Church without a congregation
—( Hear, hear.) It was now the duty of every honest
man to give a solemn warning to the House of Lords—
(Hear, hear)—and if, as he did not believe, the House of
Commons could feel disposed to surrender their rights and
privileges, and thus to frustrate the best interests of the
people, he was satisfied that the people would not submit
to so base an acquiescence.—(Cheers.) Those cheers in-
duced him to feel that the people said in effect, " We will
have justice whether the Lords will or not, or whether in
the struggle their order was to be discontinued."

• JOSEWI HUME, Esq., M.P., said it had now become ne-
cessary for the people of England to consider well what was
to be done with an irresponsible body of men like the Peers,
who seemed determined on stopping all necessary Reforms
in England and Ireland, and clogging the wheels of good
Government.—(Hear, hear.) He was anxious to preserve
the just privileges of the Peers, their titles, their fortunes,
every privilege which they enjoyed ; but only so long as
they did not impede the march of a Liberal Government,
and render nugatory the best intentions of the Representa-
tives of the people for their welfare and tranquillity.—
(Cheers.) He was, however, under all circumstances, for
maintaining the ground which they had made rather than
risk its safety by an endeavour to obtain more. He wished,
as a R alical Reformer, to see the reform of all abuses in
Church and State effected as speedily as possible, but lie
saw difliculties in the way ; and if the people would only be
honest to themselves—if they would keep a watchful eye
upon the elections—and if as honest men they would only
send honest Representatives to Parliament, all violence,
and all confusion would be unnecessary.—(Hear, hear.)
He Lprecated any collision between the two Houses, but
if it must come, the people and their Representatives had
had sufficient prudence and wisdom not to force it on.—
(Bravo.) The time had come when men should not be
alcalv.mouthed—when they should speak out.
W. WARD, Esq., M.P., for St. Albans, then came for-
wards to second the resolution, and was received with loud
cheers. He stated that he concurred in almost every word
which had fallen from his lion. Friend (Mr. Hume).
The Rev. Dr. WADE strongly insisted on making the
Lords responsible.
Mr. Tulk, M.P., Dr. Bowring, and Messrs. Cranford,
Pouncey, Prout, and Hovendon, proposed the remaining
resolutions, which all went, in very strong language, to de-
precate treating Ireland in a manner which neither England
nor Scotland would tolerate. A vote of thanks was given
to the Chairman. The petition to the house of Commons,
founded on the resolutions just agreed to was adopted; Arid
the, meeting separated about eleven o'clock,