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NORWICH ELECTION.

(From the Norwich Mercury of this day.)
On Saturday last a considerable number of Nor-
,vich electors residing in Londnn dined together at
the Guildhall Coffee-house. Richard IL Gurney,
Esq., and the Right Ron. Robert Grant had both
'wen invited; bet Mr. Grant alone attended, his
colleague being detained at Norwich by unavoidable
engagements. John Taylor, Esq. took the chair,
and by the able and appropriate remarks with which
he prefaced the toasts, stimulated the feelings of en-
thusiasm which pervaded the party in favour of the
great national measure—Reform in Parliament.
Upon the cloth being removed, the Chairman
introduced the first toast by observing, that for too
many years to-drink the King had been a mere mat-
ter of form at all public dinners. ~lie was happy
to say that such was no longer the case, for his pre-
sent Majesty had shown that he takes that real and
deep interest in the happiness of the subjects of his
empire, which those subjects. must perceive with
feelings of the greatest and most heartfelt gratitude.
The Chairman concluded with gi;ring
" The King," which was drank with every tes-
timony of respect.
" The Queen and Royal Family." -.
The next was one which the CHAIRMAN said he
trusted we were upon the point of seeing fulfilled,
by the great progress of liberal and enlightened opi-
nions within these -last few years. The measure
now before the country, and which attracted the
attention of all, was but a further proof in addition
to those so recently afforded by the relief granted to
the Catholics and i)isseriters, The toast he had to
propose was—
" Civil and religious liberty all the world over,"
which was drank with the greatest applause.
The CHAIR3IAN then rose to propose the healths
of Mes,rs. Gurney and Grant, and was most loudly
cheered. " Gentlemen, I shall but allude to the
names of your representatives, and to my intention
of proposing their healths. Nothing that I can say
can render stronger the feelings we entertain for
them, than their conduct cc the Reform question
entitles them to in your breasts...-.(Applause.)
The eloquent support Mr. Grant has grven the
Bill in Parliament has proved him in every way
worthy of the confidence we placed in him last July
—he promised then but little—he has since per-
formed all—every thing we could desire. Mr.
Gurney is an old, tried friend, and has acted with
his usual admirable consistency. Gentlemen, I
propose the healths of
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a The Members for Norwich." The toast was
drank with three times three, and amidst loud and
long cheers.

Mr. GRANT, after apologizing for the absence of
his Hon. Colleague, which he lamented as deeply as
any of the company, arid stating► that it war inevitable,
proceeded to say that he stood before the p ,rt ion of
his constituents present with feelings of considerable
emotion. If the Reform should produce all the good
to the millions of this great nation, which its most
ardent supporters anticipated—yet lie could not
deny that some evil was inflicted by its provisions,
since they deprived some of a right which long pos-
session had made them consider as inviolable—still
as no extensive public measure could be carried into
effect without interfering with existing interests to a
certain degree, and as the measure lie had alluded to
proposed a compensation in neatly every case, and
therefore rendered the injury actually inflicted very
trifling, no ene having the good of his country at
heart could fora moment permit such a consideration
to enter into the discussion of the question. Gentle-
men, Mr. Grant continued, upon the only subject
that is now interesting, I mean Reform, allow me
to state that I consider its ultimate success
as certain. There may be opposition to it, there
may be difficulties in the way, but, Gentle-
men, from the state of confusion prevailing in the
enemy's ranks, from the division plainly discernible
in their councils, from the noble devotion of some
of those most interested—(Hear)---in the present
system, and the readiness on the part of others to
surrender their smaller individual rights, I confi-
dently predict success.—(Applause.) Gentlemen,
a few words upon the enemies of Reform. There
are those who are oposed to all Reform—who hate
Reform for Reform's sake—who wish for a " sta-
tionary" state of things. For such men I entertain
the highest respect, for I think them honest; but for
their wisdom I can't say so much—l have but little
regard for it. If I may be allowed to use a simile
whilst speaking of these• respectable opponents, I
will compare them with the small shell fish called
the barnacle, which is the Anti-Reformer, the " sta-
tionary" amongst fishes. This animal is remarkable
for its sticking and obstinate propensities—it firmly
attaches itself to a plank of a ship, and adheres with
pertinacity to its hold, vainly imagining that it is
stationary in the universe, because its own small
body is motion less and at rest on the spot it first
seized upon, whilst the force of the winds and the
currents of the ocean hurry the vessel itself from the
old to the new world. So it is with the Anti-Re-
formers—they blindly stick to the oldest and most
useless institutions of society, whilst the actual
state of that society becomes daily modified, and is
continually changing from the progress of opinions,
the creation of new wants, and the course of cir-
cumstances and events totally beyond the controul
of man.—(Applause.) Another portion, gentle-
men of our enemies—and of whose intellectual en-
dowments I cannot speak in higher terms than of
the class of opponents I have just alluded to—are
those who oppose the "sweeping" Reform of his
Majesty's Ministers, but who are not hostile to all
Reform, if a Reform can be discovered of so trifling
an extent as not to hurt them. They;s'ssay, are not
Ministers supported in this measure by men who
desire to make still greater inroads upon our institu-
tions ? which they turn into an argument against
the measure itself; but a mere futile argument was
never made use of. Suppose those gentlemen were
to propose their Reform, although trifling enough,
yet as it is Reform, should not I and all others
whom they call Ultra-reformers support it ? Cer-
tainly ; but when effected should not I say, now,
gentlemen, I take my leave of you, for I am going
to the next stage ? Must not this be the case
with every plan of Reform ? Those who wish
for some extensive Reform will always support
measures for a less degree, as a step towards
the accomplishment of their wishes, and there-
fore the less the proposed Reform is the greater
will be the number of its supporters, but at the
same time the greater will be the amount of
those willing to go further. Then, gentlemen,
if the argument applies against us, how much
more will it apply against these bit-by-bit reformers.
Mr. Grant then retraced the history of his connec-
tion with Norwich—with " that city, long famed
for a steady support of liberality," and alluded to
the fact that although he had pledged himself to the
cause of Reform generally last July—yet on the hus-
tings he had not at that time in any way mentioned
or alluded to an extension of suffrage like that pro-
posed by liis Majesty's Ministers. Yet, said the
Hon. Gentleman, his Majesty's Ministers have been
taxed with having unwittingly committed them-
selves to the present extensive Reform by speeches
and declarations to their constituents, however ob-
noxious the measure may be to themselves.—
(Cheers.)—The Ilon. Gentleman concluded that if
those about to be .disfranchised by the .contern-
phited Reform, like his friends now around him,
cheerfully subtnitted to it—( Loud cheering)—they
would be amply repaid by the inward satisfaction