The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-20 00:00:00

EVENING SUN

St. John's-wood, and Its vicinity, which from their 1
value must also be inhabited by those who have some-
thing
to lose and this, coupled with the fact that the
new Conservative candidate has for many years been an
nhabitant of that district, and with the zeal and desire
exhibited by his neighbours of the humble class, when
the requisition to him was in the course of signature, will
ensure at a future election a large majority for the good
muse. In North Pancras district, several streets in
Somer's Town have been placed on the south district
since 1838, and yet the registered electors have increased
owing to the mass of buildings which has taken place at
Camden Town of a respectable class, and which. will
give the Conservatives there a large majority. If the
Reformers will take the trouble to inquire in Somer's
Town, where their stronghold was at the last election, it
will not need a ghost front the other world to tell them
the change of opinion amongst the electors.
"Kith respect to the Whig table of the state of the
registration, put forth at the Whig Registration Asso-
.
elation on Friday last, and the utter fallacy of which has
'been, it is presumed, made manifest to the meanest ca-
pacity, it would become the Whigs (only they really
have no consciences in matters political) at once to
repudiate it.—confess it is a made-up affair, and express
their sorrow that such a piece of impudent cajolery was
ever attempted."
The Committee fearlessly appeal to all honest men, of
whatever party, which statements are entitled to the most
credit, those of this, or of the Loyal and Constitutional
Association, the latter of whom have clearly obtained
money from their supporters under false pretences.
They envy not the reflections of those who, either from
ignorance or intention, induced two candidates to come
forward for the borough at great personal expense,
both of whom, and the cause they espouse, they have
subjected to the most ignominious defeat.
Reformers, continue, and, if possible, increase your
• exertions ; and Toryism, under whatever name it may
disguiseitself, is for ever prostrate in this borough.
br The reading of the document was received throughout
with loud laughter, and the Hon. Gentleman sat down
- =with thanking the electors, amidst much applause.
-Iqq't7 „ Mr. POTTER, En a very able and eloquent speech, gave
'the toast of " Justice to Ireland."
Lord DUNBOYNE returned thanks. He had supported
; the present representatives for the borough, because he
was one of the people, end because he felt that they were
the real representatives of the people.—(Loud cheers.)
He had been the advocate of liberal opinions and of
justice from his birth, and he hoped he would continue so
till the day of his death.—(Renewed cheers.) He had
never doubted the feeling of the pure and independent-
minded people of England to do justice to Ireland.—
(Hear, hear.) They should recollect that Ireland was
the vulnerable point with the new Ministry. The Tories,
in his opinion, would never dare to ask the people of
England for 20,000 men to oppress the people of Ireland.
They would bring forward some frivolous pretext of
• war, such as the American boundary, but the real ob-
ject of the levying of new forces would be to put down
the free and independent exercise of their rights by the
people of Ireland.—(Cheers.) He had no doubt that
millions Would be demanded for that object in the new
Parliament, but if the hearts of the people of England
and their real feel;ngs were consulted, he did not believe
they would vote one thousand for such a purpose.—
(Hear, hear.) It had been said that, in order to obtain
justice and a fair and full representation in Parliament,
they must have the Vote by Ballot.—(Loud cheers.) In
that sentiment he folly concurred, and he believed that
the only way in which that object could be accomplished
was to form themselves, as in the case of the Reform
Bill, into a Vote by Ballot Association.—(Loud cheers.)
They had seen the advantages of union and combination
in the case of the Reform Bill, and if they only exerted
themselves in a similar way upon the question of the
Ballot there was no question of its being ultimately car-
ried.—(Loud and general cheering.)
Professor KEY said they had assembled that evening
to oppose all the powers-of bigotry and of Toryism, and
to celebrate their triumph over that faction. It was his
duty to propose to them the health of a gentleman who
was pre-eminently distinguished for his advocacy of the
repeal of the Corn-laws and the principles of free trade
generally.---(Loud cheers.) It was unnecessary for him
to name to them the Hon. C. Villiers, M.P. for Wolver-
hampton—(Tremendous cheering)--whose health he
would propose to them, in connection with that of Dr.
Bowring, M.P. for Bolton.—(The toast was drank with
great enthusiasm.)
Mr. VILLIERS returned thanks. They had conferred a
great honour on him- in inviting him as one of their
guests.—(Lond cheers.) He was now addressing men
of intelligence, fresh from achievement of a recent and
a great triumph. He was ,addressing those who had
understood the interests of that great country, and who
had not betrayed them.—(Loud cheers.) Men who had
not betrayed the interests of the country for dirty cus-
tom—men who had not sold the rights the Constitution
had conferred on them because ladies had visited them
in their carriages.—(Loud cheers and laughter,) They
had done well to assemble together to celebrate
. their triumph, and, he believed, never had men
been selected who could do more honour to
the cause than their representatives.--(Loud cheers.)
One ef them he had known for many years as the steady
friend of freedom, and the other all the world knew as
the steady champion of civil and political right.—(Great
applause.) Honour to them—honour to the electors.—
(Hear, hear.) It appeared to him that the constituency
of Marylebone was pre-eminently entitled to the grati-
tude of the Reformers of England for the part they had
• taken on the
.present occasion.—(Hear, hear.) The
cause with which his name was connected was embla-
zoned on their banners—it was the cause of free trade
and diminished burdens upon the people.—(Hear, and
thee: .) -It was the cause of justice and of sound policy,
Its opposed to selfishness, and monopoly, and wrong.—
(Great cheering.) He thought they had no reason to
despair of the ultimate success of that cause ; for his
part he never felt more sanguine than at the presentimo-
inent.—(Hear, and cheers.) It was said that they were
beaten, but he claimed it as a triumph, because the pro-
gress of the cause which he and they advocated had
made a considerable advance. Only three., years since
they could not number 100 in the House of Commons.
In 1839 they had had two divisions, in one of
them they had had IW, and in the other 190 ;
and now, in 1841, the Government and the Minis-
ters of the Crown ,were unable any longer
to resist the pressure of public opinion, and had come
forward -as the advocates of free trade.—(Tremendous
cheers.) They had declared that consistently with their
public duty, consistently with their characters as liberal
and independent men, they could not continue in office
without making an assault upon these monopolies which
had so long oppressed and ground down the people. In
1841, then, they had a united Cabinet, declaring that the
Corn-laws were based upon injustice—(Cries of" Down
with the Corn-laws ")—they declared that the restraints
• upon British commerce ought to be removed. Nay,
more, when the petitions of 800,000 persons were pre-
sented to Parliament, praying for the repeal of that tax
they had determined to dissolve the Parliament and take
the sense of the country. Now, what had been the re-
sult? Their opponents had said that they had achieved a
triumph. True, the landed aristocracy of the country
had been against them, the West India interest, and
every other species of monopoly had been against them,
and yet. they had had upwards of sixty votes added to
their previous number of 220.—(Cheers.) So that if a
motion was again brought forward in the new•Parlia-
• ment for the repeal of the Corn-laws, they would have
2SO instead of 220 voting for the motion.—(Loud
cheers.) The cause of the people would ultimately suc-
ceed. The new Ministry might last for six years, or for
three years— (Cries of " Not for three months ")—but
there was no doubt of the ultimate triumph of the prin-
ciples which they advocated. He begged to thank them
fur the honour they had conferred on him.—(Cheers.)
Dr. BOWRING then rose and was received with loud
cheering. He said that he saw no cause to despair
in the present aspect of affairs. Monopoly after mono-
poly would give way before public opinion.—(Loud
cheers.) The borough of Marylebone had nobly done
its duty—(Cheers)—and he congratulated them sin-
cerely on the victory—(Loud cheering)—but he be-
seeched them not to relax. in their exertions, or they
would stiffer as they had before done for their neglect
of their duty.—(Cheers.) He stood before them as the
representative
of a borough which for the first time
since- the Reform Bill had conferred on it the privilege
ecen re
se-
of returning representatives had returned two Re-1
formees_.(Loud cheers).--and how had he be
turned ? He had been returned by the enthusiasm of the
multitude.—(Cheers.) lie had been returned because
he b
he had been supported by the power of public opinion.
—(Loud cheering.) He owed his triumph also to the
support he had received crom the non-electors.—(Loud
cheering.) He had triumphed in spite of the corruption
and intimidation which had been used against him. But
the electors must be protected. They must have the
Ballot.—(Loud cheers.) They would now occupy a
new position, and advance the standard of reform.—(Loud
cheering.) Out of gratitude to the Whig Ministry, who
had done solnuch for them, they had forborne to press,
their just claims, but now their motto must be " onward '
—(VaCiferous cheering.) He congratulated them on
the gtorions victory they had achieved, and sincerely
thankkl them for the honour they had done him.—
(Lewd cheering.)
When Dr. Bowring sat down, some confusion was
created by the attempts of a foreigner, apparently a
Pole, to address the meeting. He, however, in conse-
quence of the earnest remonstrances of Mr. Backhouse,
and someother gentlemen,' gave way, and
Sir DWLI&cy EvAscs presented himself to the meeting for
the purpose of proposing the health of Mr. Allen, the Secre-
• tart' to the Reform Registration Association of the borough
of Marylebone. The registration was a most important
matter to be attended to.—(Cheers.) They could not
secure the fruits of the victory, unless they attended to
the registration.2-(Loud cheers.) The Ministry had
intended to bring forward a measure to simplify the re-
gistration—in fact, they had said so three or four years
ago--sbut from various causes, he was sorry to say, it
had been neglected too" long.—(Cheers.) They must
noW no longer look-to the Alinistry, but must depend
upon their own exertions, and upon those of the Liberal
press.—(Cheers.) And when he mentioned the Liberal
press, he was happy to see a distinguished member of
that press before him—(Cheers)—one who had done
much in the - causo of Reform—(Loud cheers)=—Mr.
Young—(Loud cheers)—the Proprietor and Editor of
The Sun newspaperr—s(Loud and long continued cheer-
ing.) He had known that gentleman a long time,
and he could speak from his own knowledge, that
he was a sincere advocate of the cause of Reform.—
(Loud cheers.) He supported Ministers oceasionally,
nay, generally, but he had the courage to tell them fre-
quently that they did not act up to the principles which
they professed.—(Loud cheers.) In doing this he made
manifest, his adherence to the cause of the people, and if
a Liberal press had acted in that independent manner,
the cause of Reform Would not have been in its present
position.---(Cheers.) But they must not despahs With
~3,4ll..kberalpress,condttetettsv ith- such spirit as The Sun, and
nrng closely IO the rsgsstr fion, their liberties would be
placed beyond the pnniAl,lerthof the Tories. He was sorry that
under the Reform
expense Plea, ey were obliged to go to some
• . • s.matters, and hoped- that Awls error