The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-20 00:00:00

PLYM OUT I-1 MEE riNti

ADD4E4, TO LORP JKIN,RLTSSELL. 1
In purAttricei of a requiSition, ntinut cieliyeand most
respectably signed; which-was presented to the Mayor of
Plymouth, Gebrge Wail', loittuir, Esq., to theafpillpfitil
effect :—" We the undersigned inhabitants of the bo
rough of Plymouth, beg leaveto request that yoti, will
call a meeting of the inhabitants at an early dayeefi# tha
purpose of, taking into consideration the proprielY'of
presenting an address of conegatulation to the Right
Honourable Lord John Russell upon his arrival in this
vicinity." His Worship appointed. 12 o'clock at noon 4
on Wednesday last, at the Guildhall, for the holding of
the meeting. ,
The Hall, was nearly tilled, almost the whole of the
leading Reformers being present, together with a con ,
siderable gathering of the Chartists, who N,',a?re ii4Vite,
to attend in number,, a man carrying a plaii3:ti t that
effect on a pole round the town sir the forenoon. t,,als, the
Mayor, G. Soltan, Es, a, T. ill. ila-'sq. 'ALP., and Inclead-
'+ . . ,3 ... ' .
ing Refermer's made their apiaskrauee, they
,were respea
tively cheered. ii; sopa as, *once had lt-ean (.ibtainedsea
Captain Purats' rOSts to propose lii4,Geotge NI-In.
Soltan, Esq., shoulnake the chair ; no.ta, however, in lily
official capacity as Mayor, is as a private individual.
This being seconded by 11. M. Gibson, .4644 . e
Mr. Sox:rill had pleasure in accedatat;aio!,l wi4i", -
of the meeting, and haviug, read the t'atfqtyiki°llt: irr,s)Pid '
hope that every inhabitant Slieurd havalaia,W;Tgargg ;
whatever his opinions migl:te, be, lie, was. redy; tone ten
to them.—(Cheers.) .. .. , . .
thin ' :a.lti that Mr. Grannoer (a Chartist) 10,3C and ... ..,
the subject on which the meetingliad been called wasatpc
which deeply interested every one i fie regretted t should
have taken place at this hour (12 at noon) ;it was a
,bad
hour, as so many of the Labouring men were thereby
prevented from attending ; he would therefore propose
an adjournment till Thursday evening at six o'clock.
Mr. SZ,IITII (a Clea :::.:A) had much pleasure in second-
ing tha rea'altiAi'lafif?tllis faietitl,. and in so doing he
acted witlitpeg4,6l4lw,:,..i,;wairds all parties. The
Present:l:nee* vaQ,Avi,s4.,-101,43 sure would not re-
iii-16t the ft'a,!Tiag.l sa.t.,„,‘„tow, .;it wasnt an hour
at 'li.fiieli. dib''.4.oitp--i4Ato 4 hits not Raoul. He
tii,,,lght there witiNtd
,pqtallamitztaationalala af; e.ction to
ostpone. it 41-UAlll:aasAptaiWyll itualq attend. The
warking man eite4l,.piw tio] at :lolls hear evitlnfut
lesina- ,tiane !`:berfnitaxs RR ansrentaallaagether ; their.
et ..I`v ni - partieularlv oti
itt
emp i.,„.„54,,,,,fiv..,-.:. tinter .ts,..osc Fii , , ~ ,
sifc AT joccasall'n.--(Clieers.) In the evening every
working- man. had time for .his political as, well as social
duties. :ll.' i*;9.„lll4.enperal,to.,the C'uairman, as a Liberal,
if au address74iii.tting.frona the persons assembled,
ceriltlae'tnliga K 'F,o,:ress., of the inhabitants. If the
pei's'OtriliAliial Ntsi. vestlty
,of an address, all would wish-
to 161;i'lit it ;It wa, a sacrillee of time to him to attend
at- th.e' pease at- hoer. He was glad to hear there was to
be-ft' fret. dinna,aloat 01 trio subject, and he wished that
aff'shotillhave an opportunity of expressing an opinion
•,-
on it, 'winch was not new alfarded a they had no desire to
raiie''Ajlo,'ltry oppestnitm to Any address, but merely a
tiesii'ela ex:_pps a.. Gpinioa on-it.—(Cheers.)
Captain n afafate rose to a point of order. He was
favettaabie to freedom of diseussion, but appthended
that no' Motron of aci..iairrinieut could be put, till a motion
was I,cl:ore the meanie- • and then it must be in the form
of an amendment.
M. t-,iOLTATI could not take the same view of the sub-
ject as Captain _Philips. All, however,, were.aware that,
public meetings had almost invariably, been- called' for
twelve o'ciOck-n. and many of the requisitionists ~hav*g7
expressed a wish that. this, should take phice",at,tbessann:lF
hour, he shop...lst then: was ;:o improprietyintadheriegv
to the 4eneraCrule. . He, however, would neversohjeeta
to evening nisetiags, if such was the desire of the ,requia.
sitinnists•--:(Cheers.) He was convinced of the good feel,-
ing and peaceable department of the men of Plymouth,
and was convinced that.ainevil would result therefrom.
He deemed that it woaltthe hardly fair to adjourn now
that the trreater portioa of the requisitionists were present.
Me. El:nos-toe said that lalo4l):thau three-fourths of
the requisitionists ,-.-ere present.- a
Mr. W.ll. EvEsts would info,-; 1, these to whom a mid-
day meeting was inconvenient, thatnheee were others to
who* an evening meeting would be equally so. If the
meeting, however, decided for the latter, of course he
would give way.
„ . .
Mr. &trim would ask if three-ihurths of.the requisi-
tionists coulcl represent, the feelings of the inhabitants, of
whom there were 6,000 male adults ? .lle therefore pro-
tested against the present holding of the meeting.
Mr. IL M. Giasox would wish that the meeting should
proceed to business. . Experience had dictated that the
individuals who had raised the opposition had a desire to
upset the object in view, and substitute in its stead their
darling Charter.—(Questiou, question.)
Captain PHILIPS said that the pride of an Englishman
was the right of free discussion. He hoped all would
now be allowed that privilege. He would ask, was it
fair to endeavour to stifle a free discussion ? If the
Chartists had a point to be carried at any of their meet-
ings, no Corn-law repealer would endeavour to frus-
trate it ; he was pretty sure that neither. party would
make a nonsatrianf 'the other., All he asked for was fair
play and freentiiscussion. The Hall was then nearly full,
there was not roonafor fifty more ; how, then, could it
be said that this was not a fair meeting of the inhabitants?
He deemed this interruption a great waste of time.
Mr. SOLTAIT having put the resolution, it was nega-
tived by a considerable majority, and the meeting was
therefore continued,,.,..,
Mr. Nionoas was delighted that that subject had been
dispflica of, aWd• alowlie" should be glad to hear the opinions
of all.present. ~ Ito :would be . the last man to light a
ean(l4,2i:Rwl put it urol,r a.bushel ; the better way was
to came
,at mid-day, that all might be seen. There were
somq;49 thowi..kt,tto gate else made a sacrifice for the
publie;gpod hut,timmoLves ; he could say that his sacri-
liceljayareffillyttnntalataittheirs. He would propose the fol.,
1419q6;r41,41940.11'5ata`t, '.That it i$ highly important, at this
eventful crisis, to seize every opportunity to make
known the public - feel i ng„ - for the purpose of directing
the attanaioatalfreAhose ill power to the present alarming
state ~4cliaiiess which prevails, with nearly equal se-
verity throughout the agricultural and manufacturing
districts...with a view to the adoption of such a modifica-
tion of oar import duties as can alone remove the exist-
ing pressure, and invigorate our commerce and manufac-
tures. And as affording such an opportunity we hail
the arrival of.Load,.l-ohn Russell as one of the Repre:
sentatives of her Majesty's late Liberal Government
among us, with antninfeled satisfaction and delight." He
would now attempt an explanation of the subjects em-
bodied in this lengthened resolution. The first was, the
alarming distress which prevailed in our agricultural and
manufacturing districts. There was no doubt that it
existed to a most ..unusual extent ; that at no former
period had it ever. equalled this—at least not for any
continuance. It was
.a pressure that was felt by all ; the
capitalist, in the depreciated. value of his property ; the
tradesman, in the lack otsalc for his commodities ; the
manufacturer, in having few or no orders for goods ; and
the labourer, In the destitution, of employment and food.
In Lancashire thousanas of families are now in a desti-
tute state ; each factory as it stopped added some new
victims to ruin or starvation : this was no exaggerated
tale ; they were facts a and he defied contradiction. •
Fortunately this state of things did not extend here ;•
but, as Englishmen, they must sympathize with their
fellow-beings. Thousands would eagerly grasp at work,
if it were within their reach. He valued the industrious
classesaand would not speak a word against them ; they
were, however, born:: down by destitution, and their lot
was even worse than the felon in jail. Who, he would
ask, was the man to stand forth to alleviate these wants ?
Lord J. Russell made the attempt Ole waif, doubtless, late"
in the field, but it was impossible to forget the factious
opposition he had to encounter. No man could run if he
was-held back. But when the measures he bad brought
forward had all but. I,:eou passed, Toev ascendancy hail
again placed the yoke. upon thenecks ...
t line'''"' i,,. of s_ruaa
sym-
pathy aryd starving hunianit
port Ditties, they were difficult ith respect to the am-
b t aura important. The
Customs laws had now
centuries, and were 4,
.lcuull'eeniA*A:ttbrlllia.:fti'lli.oterds'fiovef
Acts of Parliament ; he might
in fact the study of th:im i-v-as 4.4*rirwv,"p„A-1/9eadsi,;
ut
was indeed a tree of leystified'ilk)‘; ;(4„,,.(;?41 9.-isr'C''n'''''
had been bad, they were stall More 'l.. Tom vi,'-:' -"Y
full of inconsistencies, and were of ndl;"ilYill'ju“;ye-Ytowtehreti
cc-oa4lc.`,aould be pur-
revenue. He woeldeinetance that
chased at Antwerp and sent to the
and i'enek to England at au expense of
oppmss.e7tihpter lb.,
Cape of
G 1
ll°d il"e
which benefita the imports, while it
)Thhogany shipped
sinner at the rate or i, !. her II). ; • coa-
st. Domingo, and. by a transit to either of teritisinli
the h'iipmmtes
possessions, at an expense of about 20. per ton
into this country at a dinerenee of duty to
per ton, while tliet .:
of 3/. ,l as, per inn. Tho. AMY 0/1 direct, said what sh°oruledr
is naly al. per. ton. Tirnber -sei:)lH-..t -''
be legitlintite, import beide- 71. tos,
tifickil 'ittport
United,Stutei;- christen! al :On it:; way to Etetai off
it,
island of .I.3erniuda, whien it is notorious see.ra2 47,1aie!
daces a trek "Ws' in hnport duty- of it?. ent..p9l.t_ tata
only eeee;, wificii,,e but for the cerleniony of lrtstentnti,
in Les port e isavy Cara,
must patt'rKsfititi. per load.
tractors have 611Vaered tirner under their engag4aent
with the AdrnirtiltY jr this round-ahntit-waY, receiving
from the publiVrtliSC 555. per load a; 6 draw-
back. duty, which ' in reality they have Onj'y
paid 10:4., per load ' On to our 'revenue. -
tielea of smaller corripass in transit are being sniuggml
into this country to an incredible amount, such as tobacco,
tea, silks, kid gloves, &c., depressing the revenue,; while.
theyoppress the consumer, the supply' by. such ineanB
being never equal to the demand, the articles go into
consumption at the same rates as if the full amount of
duty had been paid on them, which operates as a direct
tax on the people. About 1,150 articles. are enumerated
for customs' duties, producing a revenue of 22,962,6101. ;
21,700,6:30/. of which is produced by 17. articles only ;
19,148,6291 is produced by seven articles only, and
4,82;',0181., more than one-fifth of the only revenue, is
produced by one article only, showing the inconsistency
of
pea tuntv
eeding to onate what articles shall contribute
to the re'. elute without e. duo regard to the wants of the
PP^Pht, to be taxed thereby. Such artificial legislation
WaS '1( 'We inlB4l, too al, ;urd to be longer tolerated. He
wouidbe happy to Meet tit -'se who differed from I i itti on that
(lhastion. Itl •,1 bees proved'
by experience that lower
duties had lasi 'a.
pr, that
1r:1,cl-eased lho a evenue. Ile then proceeded to
crease the -ease or pei')iilutiol dig notnecessarily' .
eansut,..n pi ion' t-n`c',arn-'
sa'a' III-
rti,;1(:, and other
things instanced,
wawa aateawaros:"'g.7.e, its -n preo'ftaf his assertion; and
posed the manufacturt°at 'th°ln)
import
' Puties had ex-
turers had completer:7i to litter ruini that other manufac
our refusing to take' 3%yr-rung up in other countries, by
goods. It would seem '
ttieir food for our manufactured
sell our commodities b zlat it was expected we should
goods should be sold whett-f-e" ybuy. his opinion was, that
best and cheapest rnarin..'-iitrLe- e°111(1'
and purchased at the
for centuriestiack. Lora,
Shelburne,
trade had been' advocated'
in the osition in 1669elburne, when in power and
trade coup, rescue the , said, that nothing but free
Nw.te, eetete.,:peetnier, ue country from ruin. Lord
He thought ' the- tittle oneurred in that opinion.
duties should be swept ai,:avas come when those
of old. It had now been hroezhlike the Corporations
the greatest Statesman of the 'a t to the threshhold by
a3'—(Chnts; !Age's and
,
'" 4f. ~ ,ii Al' 101
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,roans)—he would hold up Lord John Russell in that
view.—(Cheers and groans. A voice—" T.low .-.l;e-ut. the
Poor-law.") He was convinced that even if the present
generation did not praise him, those who came after
surely would do so. He was the advocate of truth and,
justice—(Yes, yes—no, no—groans)—whether his opi-
nions were adopted or rejected was a matter of little, im •
port to him. He was convinced in utteringsfhose,Oiti-
ments he had done his duty.—(Uproar.) ;',ll'hey were
facts, and he defied contradiction..--(Cheers and up.
roar.) He had no reservation to mak-e'in -hiestaterrients.
He thought a thorough change of the Impcift Duties the
only way to benefit the country.—(Cheers, and hissing.)
Dr. HAMILTON rose to second the proposition, and. la
jarstify-it by-tileve additional facts which all must under-
stand. They would recollect that in June last the
Lih*al Ministry *ere taunted by their opponents with
ebringing-forwarkthese measures, and were told they had
merely done so to .prop up their tottering power ; these
opponents were eager to have Parliament called together
at.. the earliest possible opportunity. Parliament was
dissolved, appeal Was made to the constituencies, and
Tory tactic.; were all employed. Blackest falsehoods and
'Calumnies of the deepest dye were abundantly propa-
gitel at the hustings, at meetings, and in conversation.
Coercion, corruption, and bribery, were employed ; the
aid of the 'fads of the Carlton Club was called in ; in
fact, there was a complete crusade against liberty and
prosperity; against the rights of Englishmen, and against
the starvingpar, Parliament met ; this desperate, san-
luinary tagrsg?ized upon the reins of Government, as
they preten)ept the call of the nation. He would deny
such to lutve'beed the case; he would deny that they were
the peoplemhpi.ge ;.. he would deny that they were the{
chosen MitiNiftrs of the Crown. What was their firSO
act ? Te procrastinate all inquiry into the distress of
the country for six months. They forgot their pretences
in their anxiety to grasp place and pension ; with the
damning facts staring them in the face of the "poor
dropping dead at their looms—of the degraded paupers—
whiles they..'aepianderecl the resources of Lew matiOns They
had aliesisix,pxpencle,l 70,0001. or 80,04¢4,,i4uvpitilating
the HpUsgs Pitlianien't He coug.mi i lAo!we ver, at- '
tot
rit. 4prLpticannf TilgyellfillioY. ,He
weuldlefrqrto, , e i fleassanner,ipa,svhivA,dlitt ..111`011-
7
TesiiitiS cil6era•watsalist ;deaf ,earte
the disfre*fgle eQaptey., and eareissdopioil iitiliamist,
ence. His tt4enti;on Was- to procrastinate the,remedgitill
the winter had trilled the greater part of the sufferers.
in Paisley, with a.population of about .31,000 s 7;708 in-
dividuals, or onc-fourth of the population,, are existing
solely on charity,, having no means of procuring food.
Leeds, with a population of 123,000, has 30,967 whose
weekly earnings average 94(1. per head, while 5,776 do
not earn one farthing per week. At Manchester and
Stockport q 7, mills, had entirely stopped, and 49 in part,
working about nr five days per week. These are
some, of the fruits of our restricted. laws on commerce.
Sir Robert Peel prorogues Parliament in the face of this.
He would say that . the. present Ministry had already
committed more. atrocious acts than any had ever pre-
vioasly- done. The Learned Doctor here drew a con-
trast between the acts of the Whigs and the Tories, ex-
tending to some, length. In August last a petition was
forwarded for presentation to the Queen from Sir Robert
Peel's pocket borough of Tantworth, praying that lisr-
liament might not be dissolved till some means had been
taken to alleviate the distress of the poor. The speaker
here entered into, full details of the reception of
this petition, which having .so lately been before the
public, it will be needlessliere to repeat. He animad-
verted_in the strongest,ternwen the . conduct of Sir Ro-
13ertreel in this. business...—(Some one here called out
it,was not fair.) He would say it. was fair to expose his
sialitical opponents, and wouldd, challenge any one to pro-
hicesa parallel net of Lord John Russell; or any other
'inan's.—(Cries of " Question.") He could not further
follow up this Tamworth case; it was too black, too dark,
too villainous a job. He would consign it to the oblivion
it merited, but he would challenge any one to produce
an act half so bad perpetrated by the late Ministry. He
concluded by seconding the resolution.
Mr. SMITH rose amid deafening cheers from the Char-
tists. He said he had listened with much pleasure, but
much surprise, at the scope which had been afforded for
free discussion. He conisdered that the meeting had
been called for the purpose of addressing Lord John
Russell, but was surprised at finding the subject of the
Corn-laws and Import Duties discussed. He agreed with
the speakers as to the propriety of repealing the Corn-
laws, although not as to the means by which such an end
was to be accomplished. He would not grapple with. the
subject on such shallow grounds. He therefore hoped
to have the same leniency extended to him in discussion
as hadlbeen afforded to others. Two bads would not
make a good. Allusion had been made to the failings
of the Tories, but nothing had been said of the failings
of the Whigs. It appeared as though there were but
two parties ; they forgot there was another party, a grow-
ing one, to which had been assigned the name of Char-
tist. If the Tories massacred the people at Peterloo,
where was the massacre at Calthorpe-street ? The ex-
peaces of the present Government were fifty times more
than it ought to be, and ought to be reduced. If Lord
John Russell had been the . advocate of the cause of
the people, he would not fall out with him, but he
had not been. If Tory measures had been bad
those of the Whigs were equally so. Mention had been
made of the pocket boroughs of the Tories; but had not
the Whigs some pocket boroughs too ? He would in-
stance five counties in England which, with a popula-
tion of a million and a half of inhabitants, sent 81 Mem-
bers to . Parliament ; while three other counties, with a
population of.four millions and a half sent but 79 Mein-
hers, Was this an equal distribution of the repres'entaLl
tion ? What had always been the conduct of the Whigs.
to the Chartists ? The Chartists had not endeavourer 1
'to break the public peace.—(Cries of " Oh, oh I New-
port' If their.meetings had disturbed the quiet of the
:Wilip, Xlie Reform Bill had disturbed that of the To-
Ties.,---,(LOod cheers.) The newspaper reporters at Dun,-.
dee
,were required to assist as spies at their ,meeting‘sJi
Perhaps even now the reporters present were acting asi,
spip4or some flf the factory masters. ChwitrutrveretHr
a multitude ofsins: .He would point out the vast amount
of Church property, amounting to 48,8891. 13s. 4d. an-
nual income; which had been taken from the Churchiin
the time of Henry VIII. by the Bedford family; which
was of right the property of the poor.—(A voice, "Lord
John Russell could not help that." Much confusion.)
He here entered into a lane- harangue about the politi-
cal defalcation of Lord John Russell ; and his having

stated that he could not let Reform progress. He then
spoke of the great sums of money expended by the
Whigs. There was Queen Adelaide, to whom 100,0001.
per year had been given ; and Prince Albert, to whom
30;000/. per annum was granted ; and he would ask,
who prevented his having 50,000/? While, again, they
granted 70,0001. to construct stables for the horses of
this German pauper.-=(Cries of " Shame, shame ; turn
him out," with a very great confusion, and cheers from
the Chartists.)
• Mr.• T. GILL, M..P., spoke to 'order ; ,he would say
that let the speaker attack WhigS 'or 'Tories as he
might,' but at least respect that man who above' all others
was entitled to their regard, by being the husband of that
Queen whom they adored. The Prince had been villified,
but it was well known that he had no hand in the
Parliamentary grant. He trusted that the expression
was caused by the state of excitement of the speaker,
whom he trusted had in this instance been carried away
by his feelings. ' •
Mr. T. STEVENS rose to order ; after the violent lan-.
guage which had been used by
.Dr. Hamilton, and which
had been allowed to pass unnoticed, he 'hardly wondered
at what fell from Mr. Smith.
Mr. S3IITH had little practice.as. e. public Speaker. If
he had said what was improper he would apologize, but
he should be glad to Ingle the word ‘• pauiwr7. defined
to him.

Mr. SOLTAU considered the term used ar.v,ceedingly
harsh,

• Mr. Slurra—The fact, however, was not.; disproved,
even if the harsh language were removed. :•i)V,ho again
stood
.forward against the unstamped newspapers ? Who
transported the porcheist,eT labourers ? an event which
never ,ought to be forgotten.—(Question, question.)
Mi'..,SoLTAu decided that the speaker was in ..,rder ;
great scope had been allowed to others, and he would
extend the same to him.
Mr. SMITH thought that Lord John Russell deserved
a vote of censure inltead of praise ; he would, therefore,
propose as an amendment, that "It was unnecessary
and uncalled for •to render •a vote of thanks to the indi-
vidual named in the requisition." (The speaker here
was
,alludinn. to the principles of the Charter, but was
called to order from various parts of the Hall) He said
in reply that he had as great a right to go on as any
other, and with the permission of the Chairman, he
would maintain that.right. He here rambleddiite'a long
abuse of the reporters for Whig newspaper4;!ivito, he
said, suppressed the real statements' and facts; till he
0-.•-as stopped by the Chairman, whO decided thathe vas
,out of order. , ;,'II 1.-
' ',`lr. 1104EILTS0N (a Chartist) seconded the amendillehti'
.!,t.r. GLlonou'spokc in favour of , the amendment-J.;
Captain Pll 's had-flap listened toSinith, ' and thought
it was impouibre,
1..)r more
Bohn Russell th . a '
'to' pass greater panegyrie on Lord
expect as nmeh.in.
arthe had done.' He had himself wished
thiari the _Reform' Mt' /gaVe, but looking at the. opposition,
opinion ;Alley Must There
WI candidly confess that he did not
opinion had not .one, all had •beenliffigi talk about public
of Smith's quotatio.:re in
be an:fo4l"liorreeoer, that public
11'11.0016e!of-Lords. Alany
published by J. Cleave weirrft'ral4 ." Black Book,'"
much therein contained. eras could,''hiivrever, prove that.
among the Chartists.) Queseadmirably false.---7(Upro4r•
the request of William the Potnir
Adelaide'st_ grant was at
coincided in the propriety of
ith., and even Mr, Z.-Turtle.
Consort of our beloved Queen, Iva The allusion ti.).
.the
cency. It was ill applied, and he s outraging all de-•
it had ever been used. regretted much that

c.:.• e,or Th.eo rs dr,
e,Tolhe no
ou
with
iht
iiis s
owords e
much
inip,struiceiliollaren:ngal
silte:cdintst,:a..ita,
tact:,
l Mr. ROBERTSON (Chartist) would eh
Russell with political duplicity through euta.r—
cwolini. or seemedanied h his
so
remarksbring
trical attitude, that the Hall was kept
laughter, and the principal p.asrotfofhhtrisli,.::::
afwnad strot
sequently lost. We heard him, however, abuse the cr-
perty-qualification of Membei
that Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Russell were agreed
on that point.]
Mr. T. STEVENS would support the original motion,. if
in the Address allusion were made to the necessity of an
onward courso in reform ; if not, he would vote against
it. lie thought his Lordship might have gone further,
when he had a greater majority with him. In future the
Whigs,must not sink the Radicals, but assist—them in
obtaining Vote by Ballot, and Extension of the Suffrage..
Mr. 'gliftrir would withdraw his amendment, it. the
principles of the People's Charter were embodied n the
!,4,ll4lresk-4:'((reat laughter and cheers.)
Mr. l‘TritOtg; in reply, said he had a difficulty in
.VsCuTering Whether the proposer of the amendment was
Whig, Radical, or Tory, till he avowed himselfa Chartist.
He would say that the watchword of the Liberal was
onward ; it was the only way to maintain supremacy.
lie was sorry that any Englishman could 'be found to
speak against the Consort of the Queen. lie rejoiced at .
the suppression of the unstamped I, ' pthey ers • were
most scurrilous, villainous publications' ; he reprobated

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