The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-29 00:00:00

eyes—(Cheers)—he kept out of the way of the scratches, but
he gut an Act of Parliament made which produced precis sly
the same effects— (Cheers. ) It was a most serious question this,
connected as it was with the subsistence of millions of people
and with the comforts of the wives and children of every man
in the empire.—(Cheers.) Why talk on such a question as this
of Whigs and Tories ;—the Whigs were bad because they re-
sembled the Tories, and the Tories were worse because they had
not in them even the good that the Whigs bad. The Corn -law up-
holders were worse than all, to make use of an expression he had
on -e heard from a Tipperary man, " They were worse than Col.
flea d,who was worse than the Devil- " There could not be a greater
fallacy than to say that where corn was high wages were high.
Li Tipperary, last year, when corn was at 60s. a quarter,
wages were dd. a day. f the Duke of Buckingham expended
all he received for his corn in wages, it might be different, al-
though that would be robbing Jack to pay additional wages to
Tom, and consequently unjust to Jack ; but the Duke did no
such thing ; he spent his money in foreign luxuries, and they
might see the aristocracy spending the money wreved from the
poor by the in'amous Corn-laws, by flaunting about in their
carriages, dressing in foreign silks, and indulging in foreign
luxuries.—(Loud cheers.) The increase of crime and punish-
ment was in exact ratio with the dearness of provisions. The
Corn-laws filled the hulks, the bridewells, and the gaols, with
unfortunate persons whom starvation had driven to crime—
( Hear)—and yet they found no Bishops calling for a repeal of the
Corn-laws. They were attended by their pampered menials, roll-
ing in their carriages over wooden pavements, lest the jolting
should ruffle the composure of their nerves. If ever he wanted
to make a clergyman bad, he would begin by making him rich.
The Corn-law promoted poverty and drove the unfortunate
victim to th I workhouse, where imprisonment was provided for
them under the name oicharity by the New Poorslaw.—( A
voice in the crowd, " Why did you vote for it.") He had not.
(Cheers.) He had voted alone against the Irish Poor-law,
and many supporters of it now said he was right. He had voted
against the English Poor-law on its first introduction—he
had voted against it this Session, and he would vote against it
next.—( Cheers. ) He was glad to hear calumnies uttered
against him in his presence, because he could set himself right.
—(Cheers.) The Corn-law, as they had heard, promoted sick-
ness, disease, and death, and sent many to an early grave, that
the aristocracy might fatten their cattle with the grass that
grew over their heads.— ( Loud cheers.) Why would not the
Chartists join them(?_-( Cries of " We want the:Charter. " ) He had
assisted in drawing up the Charter, and was for all the points
except one. He thought triennial Parliaments better than an-
nual, but 14h would not dispute about that. Let them join, then in
attempting the repeal of the Corn-laws. He had always found with
an unruly debtor, th.t it was better always to take an instalment.
aid then go for the rest.—(Cheers.) He did not think Lord
John Russell had done all that he might have done hereto-
fore for the people ; had he done so, there would have been
no necessity for him to call out to them to assist him ;
but now he was in the right path, he was his (Mr. O'C.'s)
leader ; and, added the Learned gentleman, if any of his tail
can push him en, I will do it.—(Lend cheers.) Now was the
time for them to rally. The first Charles had attempted to
seize three of England's representatives ; the people had retired
to the hill-side, had conquered, and had been weak enough,
and wicked enough, but Indignant enough, to cut off the block-
head tyrant's head. His son had again attempted to tyrannize,
and the people had grown wiser than to cut off blockheads'
heads, and so they sent him to be a laughing stock abroad.
Then came the Reform Bill, and now was th struggle to se-
cure its fruits. Let them rally for free sugar, for free corn,
and for liberty to all.—( Loud cheers. )
Mr. HAWES, M.P., then came forward amid loud cheers,
mingled with cries of " Poor-law." He said he was always de-
lighted to attend to the call of his constituents. On the pre-
sent occasion, he was happy to say that any vote he had
ever given had been against the existence of the monopolies,
for the abolition of which they had assembled that day to petition.
(Cries of " You're wrong about the Poor-law.") If he were
convinced he were wrong, he would change his conduct ; but he
should be ashamed of himself as the representative of that
great borough, if he were to vote against what he thought was
right and just.—( Loud cheers.) He was willing and able to
appear at the hustings, and account for all his opinions and all
his votes.—( Loud cheers.) They had by their orderly con-
duct at that meeting set a great political example, which
would not be lost on the other constituencies of the kingdom.—
(Cheers.) He had given his support to the great principle of
free trade in Parliament, and whenever the time might arrive
he should be ready to appear before them, and give them an
account of his trust.—(Loud cheers. )
Mr. T. D'EYNCOURT, M.P., who was received with loud
cheering, said, that the test would soon be applied to the Re-
form Act, and although he could not but wish for an extended
constituency, for Vote by Ballot, and for shorter Parliaments,
yet. he could not but think that under the present law, they
would be enabled to return men who would do away with
those odious monopolies which were the consequences of the
former rotten system. It had been asked why Ministers had
not proposed these measures before. How could they propose
them until the country was ripe for them ? They had been
exerting themselves for the last ten years in getting rid of the
machinery of the former rotten system, in reforming the Cor-
porations.—( A voice from the crowd, " Why did they not
propose them when they had a majority.") He was glad that ob-
servation had been made ; he had been in the House at the time,
andhad beets acquainted with many Members of that majority,
'and he could tell the meeting that he knew several who, when he
had mentioned any of his own liberal propositions to hem, bad
said " If Ministers go a step further in advance we shall cross
over and join Sir Robert Peel."—(Cheers.) That was their
justification. Although a landowner himself he had always
voted against the Corn-laws, and he should consider himself
base and selfish if he let his private interest stand in the way
of the public good. That protection which the landowners
refused to the handloom weavers they now asked for them-
selves. Whenever the question came on they would always find
him at his post.—(Loud cheers. )
The Rev. J. Bu am impressed upon the meeting the ne-
cessity, of always insisting on their rights in the calm and
orderly way they bad done that day. It was said that
the aristocracy considered the Corn-laws necessary to their
existence and would defend it as part of themselves. He
could scarcely believe that they would be so foolish. He did
not think the Corn-laws necessary to the aristocracy, but if
they were so, then he would say have at the aristocracy itself.
—( Loud cheers.) But he did not believe it. The Queen
was the fountain of honour, she was the creator of the aris-
tocracy. She had authorised her Ministers to propound this
measure, she was favourable to it. Would the aristocracy
array themselves against herfrom whom they derived all their
rank and dignity ?—( Loud cheers.) Let them assemble them-
selves decorously and quietly and calmly, to insist on their
rights. Any clamour would only be giving an excuse to the
Tories to call for coercive measures against them. Their very
quietness would carry terror into the hearts of their enemies.
The landowners said the farmers would starve by a repeal
of those laws. Who would starve them ? Not the manu-
facturer, who would give them as much for their corn
as he would the foreigner ; but • the landowner, who
plainly told them he would insist on his present rent
under any circumstances. He considered that his being a
minister of the Gospel did not take away from him his right
as a man to interfere in politics. It was the business of
every man do so, and if once a man gave up all attention to
po!itio he soon became a serf. The Rev. Gentlemen con-
cluded a very elegant address by urging on the meeting the
necessity of ,;pion and decision.
Mr. PALMEis in proposing a vote of thanks to the Chairman,
reminded the meetlng that the choice lay between the measures
proposed by Ministers, and an increase of taxatina, which would
most assuredly be Sir &hest Peel's remedy for the deficient
revenue, as might be gatheted from his speech of the preceding
evening.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting se-
parated after giving a cheer for Lord John Russell's large loaf,
a groan for the Duke of Buckingham's small loaf, three times
three and one cheer more for the Queen, and a groan for Sir
Robert Peel.

REPRESENTATION OF MARY-

LEBONE.

A meeting of the electors of the borough of Marylebone,
resident in the district of Christ Church, was held last Might
at the Lord High Admiral Tavern, Church-street, Portman-,
market, for the purpose of hearing from Commodore Sir Cbas.
Napier a profession of his political principles, and of taking
measures to secure his eleetion to represent the borough in the
next Parliament.
The Commodore on his arrival at the door was greeted
with the most enthusiastic cheering by the large assemblage of
persons assembled in front of the Inn, and upon entering the
great room, which was completely crammed, he was welcomed
with a deafening burst of cheers and applause, whiCh surpassed
even the reception he had met with on the previous evenings in
the other districts.
Mr. SMART was unanimously called to the chair. Ho said
that they were met on a most important occasion, to hear a gen-
tleman declare his sentiments as candidate for the honour of re-
presenting them in Parliament. It was true that the gentle-
man in question had already distinguished himself as the de-
fender of British honour abroad ; but before they could decide
that he was the man to fight their battles on shore,
they
should ascertain from his own mouth that his politicalsenti-
ments were in accordance with theirs.—( Cheers.)
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tient(the and respectful hearing, and that the character for fair
play, which distinguished Englishmen amongst foreign nations,
would be well maintained on this occasion.—(Cheers.)
Sir CHARLES NAPIER then said—Gentlemen, the first
thing to which I have to request your attention is an adver-
tisement which was published in the Morning Advertiser of
this day, and is signed by
nythnet Hon. or Honorary Secretary,
well know whether it is
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was only printed Hose.---
(Laughter)—but if it is meant for honou
would be more worthy of the name, if he had
toldhe gentleman
would
truth.—( Great cheering,
When a man puts his namean tdo a cry of ".He is in the reom.")
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and care
truth.—(Cheers.)
that his statements are coanspisntenietamtiottrib,wiheestcrege,htfatiorntaeksse,
I think when Mr all put it in his
advertisement that I said I would not vote for a total repeal of
the New Poor-law, he ought is common truth to have said
that there were a great many parts of the law which were cruel
and unjust,and that I would support everyeter proposition. to amend
them—(Cheers)—that I would do
to ameliorate the conditian of the Y
poor—(Cheers)—andhginraythaetr
I thought the aged and worn-out people ought to have au
asylum, and not a prison, in the workhouse.—(Great cheering,
and cries of " You did, yon did.") I said that the asylum for
the aged and worn-out people, ought to be like Greenwich
Hospital or Chelsea, where the inmates should be sheltered
and fed, and allowed to go abroad and walk just as they
liked —(Cheers.)
An ELECTOR—What do you say to the centralising system ?
—to the Somerset-House Bashaws?
Sir C. NAPIER—Mr. Benjamin Wall must know very well
that I said, that when I was a guardian of the poor in my own
Ipart of the country, we set the mandates of the " Bashaws" at
defiance, and we allowed out-door relief to the aged poor, to'
I the amount of six shillings a week.— (Tremendous cheers.) I"
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parts of the present law.—( Renewed cheering.) The Ad-
vertisement says that I would not vote for the abolition of
flogging in the army and navy. Now, entlemen,
man that is not
the
the fair way of putting what I said. There is no in
army or navy who detests corporeal punishments more than 1
do.—(Cheers.) There is no man who has done more to put
them down.—(Cheers.) But until there is a better system
of manning the navy—a better system of pay and promotion
--I do not think that corporeal punishments can be altogether
done away with.—(Hearrhear.) I wish to God they could be
done away with, but whatever it may coat me in popularity,
I will say that I think it would greatly increase the horrors
of war, as our armies and navies are now constituted, if
we had not the power, in extreme caws, of resorting to
those punishments.—(Hear, hear, hear.) Mr. Wall says
also that the meeting of last night broke up in confusion.—
(Cheers and laughter.) Now, Gentlemen, if he said " the
meeting met in confusion," there would be some truth in it.
—(Great laughter) But if the "Honourable" Secretary