The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-22 00:00:00

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—they possessed better knowledge of their own pawerr,
(Hear)—and if they would but be united—if they vn"
not suffer their opponents to distract their councils,
they could not long be denied their full and
fair participation of civil rights-.—(Bear, hear')
The maintenance of order was so neceseal
to
ti at i. would aimost seem a work of supererogation
were
say a word in its defence, was it not that men
either led away by their zeal rather than by their
judgment, which gave occasion to the enemies °
reform and the supporters of things as 00%1
were to confound a desire for the rem
of abuses with sedition, and progressive reform
for revolution. They knew now that without el'
der the best intention, the first principles, were
valueless. It was this conclusion that induced
the utmost caution and circumspection in any pro
fessions for organic change; but in desiring °
avoid Scylla they must be careful and not rush upon
Charybdis.—(Htar, hear.) In advocating their rights
they must take care they did not perpLAuate abuses
which destroyed all connexion between the governors
and the governed.—(Hear, hear.) There were fesr
amongst them who did not feel the extreme pressLoc
of taxation; they were, therefore, fully alive to thc,
abuses before their eves; and there were few arnougl
them who did not look with fear to that wide-spread eel
deep-rooted disaffection that pervaded a large Infos of
the unenfraeciaised classes. Whichever way they lecke
the political and financial state of the coul
was most unsaiistactory.—(Cheers.) They saw a rePli
and continuous increase of expenditure, a thougbric.!e
abuse of patronage, susteetation of the army and es't
totally disproportionate to their wants, a syeten3 0°
colonial government which had as many hues a
the cameleon (Great laughter) which had -ef
reference to the merits of the country nor the interes
of the mother country, and they saw a dogged resole'
tiou on the part of their rulers to withhold the acircT
sion of the people within the portals of the cons";
tution.—(Loud cheers.) Under such cirumstaecee
it was the duty of every good citieleee
to seek that control over the public purse and of pulo
affairs which reason and common sense assured tee,o
to he the basis of good government—(Cheers) tes
enforce economy and retrenchment in every departreceer
of the State—to see property made to bear 'its Pr°fied
burden (Hear, hear) that education be Pis'cid
within the reach of all—economy and self reliance-es of
that the House of Commons be made the just reflel
the public mind, and that self-reliance; ecoecei
and peace should take the place of discontee
extravagance, and coercion. (Loud eheertege',
They sought the accomplishment of these till
by the mot loyal and peaceful means—(Cheers)-
strong in the justice of their cause, calling for the she
port of every class, creed, and party.—(Cheers.) .„0,
then glanced again at the objects of the Assocatte
stated ,that each speaker would be limited to O°W
minutes, and said they would soon call latge ee,elete
meetings.—(Cheers, and a cry of " Govent Garde
He was sure they would be excused, under existing ciro,
curestances, in not having a larger building on the tig,
sent occasion. On the next occasion of their ineet'",eee
please God, they would have a larger.—(Cheerste7o
cries of " We will have the House of Commons.") Pi)eleo
gentleman said they would have the House of Corers -a
He trusted that the House would be made
.etrees
useful, and that it would, ere long, be nee
indeed the people's house.—(Great cheers.) The ee •
resolution he was proud to say would be proposed wield
man, whom it was almost unnecessary to name, 5°4
veteran Reformer, known to all far better, he was Ter
to say, than to himself, he meant Mr. Richard
lor.—(Great cheering.) het
Mr. R. TAYLOR then came forward to move the,egid
resolution, and was received with the moat enthanje
cheering. However ill he was qualified to discharge ole
duty assigned to him, still, as the honour had beau cote
ferred upon him of moving the first resolat
he did not hesitate to do so. As an old fee
habitant of the metropolis, and one lei
adopted the principles set forth' in the report of d
Council, he could not shrink from the perforroance.o)
the duty that had been placed upon him.—(Heart 11`for
He still held the opinions of his youth, and ever}'
that was added to his life he telt more and weerefeer
importance of holding those opinions. He we'll"
move the first resolution, which was as follows:---
nestri,
" That, ins the present contest between the eafv-000
of a searching reform in the national finances olt
the Parliamentary representation on the one e feet
and the upholders of a system which favours the
or
at the expense of the millions, on the other, it is Peeeti
tent to strengthen and give effect to public oplivog
through the medium of an organised body, 1°) t i
reformers of all grades; and that the establisheloi
the Metropolitan Financial and Parliamentary S_Alevel
Association is therefore a matter not only of expe"'
but likewise of paramount necessity."—(Cheers) de
o
The resolution did not go into the question ia tei
of the objects of this association, but only called 0°
meeting to agree in the establishment of the ,Hess",po/
for giving effect to those opinions. He wool 080
detain the meeting further than to impress upon
toe
the necessity of such a mode of agitation as was di
proposed.—(Hear.) What they wanted was °lo'oo
effect to the power of the people in the Commons ele)
which they were now deprived of.—(Hear, hoed
He believed that he had not occupied mere,
five minutes of the twenty allowed to him, but 000
aitting to give the other 15 minutes to some
reformer, of whom he saw several present.—(Cheer
, I The meeting had not concluded when our report
's.