The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-18 00:00:00

THE WARD OF CRIPPLEGATE WITHIN.

Yesterday forenoon, at 11 o'clock, a most numerous
and highly respectable wardmote of the inhabitants of
the ward of Cripplegate Within, st which Sir M. Wood,
Bart. M.P. Alderman, presided, was held at the Crip-
plegate Within Charity Schools, Phillip-street, London-
wall, " to take into consideration the propriety of peti-
tioning Parliament for an immediate alteration of the
present Corn-laws." There were present Messrs. Smith,
Hoole, Brown, Beeton, Last, and Brass, Common Coun-
cilmen of the ward ; Messrs. Sturt, Morley, &c. mer-
chants and manufacturers, Mr. Payne the Coroner, &c.
The CHAIRMAN having read the requisition, remarked
that he always advocated the principles of free trade, and
he was ready to support the utmost extent of the repeal
of the duties upon corn.—(Hear.) It was believed by
many the farmer and agricultural proprietor were averse
to any alterations of those laws ; but that was not the
case among the more rational class of them, and who
thought that those laws were as injurious to them as they
were to the country at large.—(Hear.) They ought to
make known their opinions to Parliament, and he was
glad to find that the ward of Cripplegate was the first
thus early to come forward in support of the Government.
Mr. MORLEY moved the first resolution, and observed
that there was no doubt that the law against the impor-
tation of corn was working to the injury of the country,
and they ought not to cease agitating the question till
they obtained ie total repeal of them.—(Applause.)
Mr. HooLE seconded the resolution.
Mr. SHAW moved the second resolution, remarking
that the difficulty the Government had to contend against
was, that they had three large monopolizing interests to
oppose. The Ministers, however, still leave them full pro-
tection, but they are not satisfied with that, and they, the
monopolists, argue that such a course would give encou-
ragement to slavery. But the real fact was, that the mo-
nopolists did not care at all respecting the interest of the
slave population of Brazil and Cuba, and all they wanted
was to keep the trade in their own hands and have large
profits, at the same time keeping John Bull enslaved.—
(Cheers.) He hoped to see the tax completely oblite-
rated.—(Applause.)
Various other speakers addressed the meeting, when
it was further moved, that a petition, embodying the re-
solutions, be presented to the Houses of Lords and Com-
mons, and that Sir M. Wood be requested to present
the same to the House of Commons.

The petition and the resolutions were agreed to unani-
mously, when
The CHAIRMAN observed he should be extremely
happy to present the petition and support its object, and
he should not forget to state that the meeting was most
numerous, and that the feeling was unanimous in the ob-
ject they were concerned upon.
Three cheers were then given in support of the mea-
sures of the Government, and the meeting was dissolved.

FINSBURY REFORM
This Club held a meeting last night at the Belvedere
Tavern, which was numerously and respectably at-
tended.
Mr. NlcuoLsox having taken the chair,
Mr. BARNARD, the Secretary, read the following reso-
lution
tteeS which had been previously prepared by a Com-
mi

1. That the Corn-laws are highly detrimental to the
well-being of this country, and press heavily upon the
labouring portion of the community, depriving the poor
man of the means of comfort to which he is entitled,
and rendering the home of industry the abode of penury
and privati.
2. That this meeting views, with satisfaction and gra-
tification, the exertion of her Majesty's Ministers to re-
move the obstructions to the prosperity of the nation to
abolish monopoly, and encourage free trade, and can-
not omit expressing its indignation at the attempt of
the Tories and their allies to continue the present loans
to the aggrandisement of the landowners and other
monopolists, regardless of the misery of their fellow-
creatures.

3. That it is desirable to obtain the assistance and
aid of all Reformers in this borough, and those who have
not already enrolled themselves in the Finsbury Reform
Club, are invited to do so without delay, as an early dis-
solution of Parliament is expected.

Mr. HEwIT in a short speech, in which he praised
those who supported the „wise plans of the Government,
moved that the foregoing resolutions be adopted by the
meeting.
Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR cordially supported the motion,
because he thought that the Ministerial plan em-
bodied all that was gratifying to the country ;
and hoped all classes of Reformers would throw
aside. their particular plans to support the one
great measnre ; and he thought that the repeal of
these great monopolies once obtained, all the rest would
be easy, as the aristocracy only bribed at elections, to
be enabled to continue these gross abuses, and de-
bauched the morals of the people in order to keep up
monopoly. He thought that the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had gone upon a, right footing to increase
the revenue by lihtening the people's burdens, and was
quite sure the people would see through, and appreciate,
the hypocrisy of those men who bad raised the opposi ti
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