The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-29 00:00:00

hick was the basis of all protection, ought to be answerable
for the debt which had been contracted for its protection. A
child unborn ought not to have his labour taxed in order to pay
the 28 millions when that could be provided for by a reduction
on coffee, timber, &c.—( Cheers.) Why should they be taxed
in order to put money into the pockets of the landlords?—
(Hear, hear.) Supposing they had got rid of all these dif-
ficulties and premieres upon trade, then England would pro-,-
per, and would stand u;) the preudest o; all nations in defi-
ance of all wrong . ( Cheers. ) The elector ~t Snithwark
had nobly done their duty—the borough had been comistent—
they had elected two men to repre,ent th.nn who had deter-
mined to support the principles they entertained, and which
they had now entertained for the last ten years. Having done
their duty in the borough of Southwark, let every one now do
their utmost in the city of London, and in the borough of Lam-
beth. Those places were contested, and if one Member fir
either of the places upon the Tory interest should be success-
ful, it would be a serious injury to their cause. They ought
to be prepared to carry out the victory of last year in
every place to which their influence extended.—(Cheers).
Their victory of to-day was the victory they had won last year.
—(Loud cheers.) Having won the victory in their oan bo-
rough, let them do what they could for the same cause in other
places. Let them do what they could in London.—( Loud
cheers.) Let them do what they could in Lambeth.— (Unlit
cheers.) The time for the London nomination was drawing
near. He entreated them not only to attend the nomination,
but to be every man of them at the poll at eight o'clock to-
morrow.—( Loud cheers and cries of "We will.") Let them
remember that they had carried the Southwark election last
year by gaining the first minute, and by never losing their
ground afterwards.—(Loud cheers.) Let them do the same
thing in London and Lambeth, and they would be rewarded by
the same success. —( Loud cheers.) He thanked them sin-
cerely for the honour they had conferred upon him,
and assured them that he would use the utmost exertions in his
power to merit a continuance of their confidence.—(Cheers. )
If ever he differed from them eney rnipht be assured that he
would do so openly.—(Cheers.) tie would be always ready to
account to them for his corluct—(Cheers)—he would never
retain his scat a moment longer than he could do so to their
satisfaction.—(Cheers.) He would come there whenever they
should call upon him so to do; and whenever they should tell
him that he no longer represented their principles, that in-
stant he would resign.--(Loud and long continued cheering. )
Mr. Alderman HumrireltY proposed a vote of thanks to the
High Bailiff amidst loud cheers.
Mr. B. Woon, in seconding the motion, said he would take
that opportunity of stating one fact relating to the averages,
which would show the operation of the sliding scale. On the
11th June last the average price of corn' for the United
Kingdom was 625. 2d. At Berwick and Bridport the
average price was only 555. 5d.; but how was the
averaze made up ? Why, at Ulverstone, in Lanca-
shire, the average price was 71s. 10d., so that although
if the average price throughout England had been 723., the
people of Lancashire might have foreign corn with a duty only
of Is. ; et now, although they were venally themselves paying
that price in consequence of the sliding scale, they could nut
obtain it under a duty of 245. 8d ; and this was the operation
of the far-famed sliding scale.—(Loud cheers.)
The vote of thanks was then carried by acclamation, and the
Ilie4h Bailiff having acknowledged the compliment, the meeting
separated, after giving three cheers for the Liberal cause—three
times three for the Queen—and three groans fur the Tories.