The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-29 00:00:00

EVENING EDiTION%_,

last twenty years, which he had himself witnessed, and
he declared before his fellow-citizens, who had that day.
triumphantly returned him by a shew of hands, that
that conduct in every instance of his public life, vchlah
he had witnessed, had been that of an honest, consistent,
straightforward friend of freedom.—( Loud cheers.) At;
his acts had been accompanied by great humanity Oa
kindness to those. who were connected with him. 11
should leave the matter now in the hands of ,e
friends of 'he Livery, and he trusted they would COa'
firm the propriety of the choice of Alderman liarmer'a
friends, by returning hi.n triumphantly (Vehement

cheering.)
Mr. GEORGE MEEK said it was the wish of those
gentlemen who had opposed themselves to Alderman'
Harmer on the present occasion, to have proceeded to
the immediate business of the election, without treater
in.' any portion of their time : but the remarks that
had' been just made rendered it imperative that they
should avail themselves of the opportunity so kindly
offered them, of explaining the principles and motives
on which their opposition was based. There were
some things to which one and all of them had so undoubt-
ed a right, and which they all possessed as CO'°
mon property, that if any attempt were made
to deprive even the poorest of them of any of th er
thing., they would all make common cause, as if be
injury to one were an injury to ail. That was truea ad
things, and also of principles. For instance, if a is
of ruffians were to force themselves into the Hs"
which they were assembled for the performance of the
highest municipal duties, and that the meanest tnol4
them were to fall, all would make common cause, and
one would ask whether the party came to oppose or suPP°P
Alderman Harmer, but they would unite in drivinl2'
the enemy from the door, and keeping them out. '9
it would be if Russia or France made an aggression lien
their shores.—(Cries of " Question," and uproar.) Tti
would make common cause whatever was their Pffnlitl
and unite in repelling the common enemy.—(
That was the spirit, and these were the prineillo •
upon which they appeared before the Livery all
present occasion. There was not one particle of
tical feeling, and not one particle of personal feeling if
this whole matter. (Laughter and cries °
4. Oh, oh.") Many of them, and himself Olt
the number, were politically united with Alder%
Harmer. (Great uproar, and cries of
are a renegade Tory now, like the Times.") In 4VA...-
times he (Mr. .Meele) had fought the cause
a
people by the side of Alderman Harmer, ana
opposed the most intolerant and reckless pat'
flea had ever tyrannised over a free• people d
(Roars of laughter and great cheering)—and heLtel -
assure them that if personal or political feeling bad
thing to do with the matter, he would be the first t°
descend from that place and record his vote falhtt
of Alderman Harmer.—(Loud cheers.) He ne,e"'",-
wished nor intended, nor had he any right to saY „"
word disrespectful of Mr. Alderman Harmer, but
could tell him that many hands had been held %-
against him that day which had often shake
his in all cordiality.—(Cries of " No, no," " Yes, Ye_the
He was no stranger to Mr. Alderman Harmer, and
had watched his conduct, and he would say that as
Magistrate it had been upright, independent, age
honourable—(Loud cheers)--and in the part belle '
taken in the present contest, he found that Mr. A.ht;
man Harmer, by the amenity of his manners, and ""„f
kindness of his disposition, had conciliated a ,degreeb",
personal friendship creditable to the magistrate andiit
man. But the "head and front" of Mr. Alderman's ret,,
mer's offence was in that publication (holding up a coal
of the Weekly Dispatch, which was followed by In u.
cries of " Off, off," and hissing for several minutes.) "
had gloried in his connection with that paper, and he 1"'"
morally responsible.—(Renewed uproar, hooting, bissiagi;
and cries of " Where's the Times p" Mr. Aldermat
Harmer not only derived a profit from that source, buia
he had a control over the paper, and could put a gt°l3l;
to those things which were complained of. W°111(1
do so ? If he did they would readily give up the cooteets
He was not going to nauseate them with extracts fr:to
the paper. The party with whom he was acting be
circulated them pretty freely among the Livery, an
no doubt they would work as they were intended.
fiefs
attunpt had been made to show that those eatr—ileb
were garbled, but it had utterly failed.—( Here 2ws
n.erriment was caused by a copy of the 13Piiii,
being held up in the body of thc into •
which, in a few moments was tnra jf
a thousand pieces, amidst laughter and groans.)d
Mr. Harmer had embarked his capital or del°te • ee
talenls to the accumulation of a fortune, or the atio''
ment of a name in any mercantile adventure'n-oosie
would have been innocuous to the public, one
ad .
tion would have been offered to him. But he na
i„ore
into an undertaking, the consequences of tchle, a " bo
frightful. What would they think of a mall vi ilia
would poison the fountain front which the metraP°
was supplied with water—were they to see their wigt
and children dying around them would their dfiae
screams be loud enough to express their feelings of tt
conduct of such a wretch ?—(Loud cries of " Off,
and " Question.") That would be a frightful evil, but v
charged Alderman Harmer with being guilty ot a wall
crime in lending his name to a paper which cl!,ssomioateie
, principles which, if acted upon, would drive apart eel
atom of social order, and reduce society to an imro4"'"
• chaos.—(Laughter, amidst which a bill was handed Pr
to the speaker to the following effect.)—

" TO THE LI VERY OF LONDON.
" We command yuu, on pain of our displeasure, taille
as we direct.

(Signed) " THE Testss•ust
The principles of that paper, if carried into effect, raj,
subvert all order, and reduce society to ied.so of
minate ruin. He charged him with the publicatieheo
sentiments which, if carried out, not only deprived tiost
of the only moral means they had of 'struggling agratbs
the difficulties of this world,but deprived them also 01 eit
hope which enabled them to look forward with calrea,„,
to the next. He would not detain them keg:ripe
—(Loud cheers and laughter.) He was thanloa
them for the patience with which they had lieteniid cd
ery
him.—(Loud laughter.) If they thought that 'trail
man Harmer was fit, notwithstanding his coulee; lee
with a Paper which weekly disseminated such prioe'llos
as he had laid before them, they would say so be P:ore
him at the head of the poll.—(Cheers, and cries of of
will.") However, had no doubt, that at the entbo
eight days' poll the resultwould show that hesPokeltbe
own sentiments only, but those of a majority
°
Livery.—(Great confusion.)
o re'
t
Mr. Deputy STEVENS did not come forward froo3
ply to any remarks which had fallen "the
the last speaker, but to thank him for vi'
very admirable manner in which he had been e'ri.the
ing for Mr. Alderman Harmer—he had givea.f be
worthy Alderman such a character, that I
eon
were now rejected it would reflect disgrace °;00
the City. The conduct of the last speaker hove
not to his mind so pure as he wished to „of
credit for. He had a feeling of' pique ', 4- far
not very long ago a relation of his was canditla!eateel
the office of Sheriff, but the Common Halt re) ref
him then. It appeared he said, if you will not havelor.
relation for Sheriff, you shall not have Alderman d.
mer for Chief Magistrate. Last year they hapbor
turned Alderman Harmer, together with Sir
man Marshall, to the Court of Aldermen ; :red
he would ask, had any circumstances oeeui'tor
between that period and the present to alter theiss'ho-
tion of Mr. Harmer, rendering him unworthy ° deals
suffrages ( Yes, there was one difference ; Alder tb°
Harmer bad given offence to Mr. Walter o'4o,
Times, and, therefore, the immaculate Mr. Welteer,-erltej
" you will not allow me to be Member for Seat"'doo7-
therefore you shall not be Lord Mayor of Lou
.4e..
How did they know that Mr. Harmer was the Pr°Plor
tor of a newspaper ? Merely because be bad t 11.4
neEty to enter his name at the Stamp.officee sr.)
ing r.)
ing to an Act of Parliament.—(ll,ear, big
If he had thought fit, he might have concealefaieer)
name, find shared the profits of the concerue--ka his
—and then no more would have been known ah°"-t tb°
connection with the Paper, than there was nheti-weee
proprietors of the Times. He saw that they &ell
anxious to go to the poll. He would only detain ,
a moment, while he impressed Opon the frievd'to
Alderman Harmer to vote for him alone t ...„h°
give him plumpers, or they would strengtheno all
hands of their enemies.—(Hear, hoar.) They w°,l:ogof
remernbzr that in Queen Caroline's time a tree-roce°
the proprietors of the Times was held, and by a port.
majority of one it was declared that paper should °Pother
the illustrious lady. Had that majority been thephof -
way, there was no doubt that the writers of the jibe'
would have poured that filthy abuse, which they °erg.)
rally I dealt on her devoted head.—(Loud eewaY°
The 'I imes never led public opinion, Out 60 tbeY
followed what they thought was it—whatever might
thought would sell their paper, no matter what it „oral
be, that they would do.—(Loud cheers.) On Sr
bad
occasions, however, the proprietors of that Paper
sent
made an egregious miscalculation, and the °Times)
was one of them.—(Loud cheers.) They (the Livery
said they would carry the election, but the d oole
said they should not.—(Loud cheers.) He vree'oceo9.
conclude by calling upon them to follow LIP
the 503 bey
they had already obtained by the show of ha lr-
hastening to the poll, sod voting for Harmer, ace,a cbeer•
frier only—plumpers.—( Loud and long continu
wieice
ing, :nixed with slight disapprobation, during
cards were held up in various parts of the ball, U 1
" Vote for Harmer, and Harmer only--aplume er. ;the
The COMMON-SERGEANT then announced that et
poll would commenco at three o'clock, and teieroirnitu
four that afternoon. The meeting then dir,persed
.

CRICKET MATCH FOR 1019 GIJINEAS4I.f
great mach for 100 guineas, between 02 of the countl.4
Monmouth and 12 of the county of Hereto
the three Benders, came off on Tuesday and WC
. The weather on the whole was fine, ela"
last and the ass
i_
blag ,
of gentlemen on the ground was curial willg
e de'
to the
excitement
caused in both eount;as. A facrthesq,
tided ' v,ctory was rirotm'oly never achieved; bat " ve,
amicab;c contests are not fit themes for vain boastiega,_, _
8411 not do more than congratulate the Hereford side, ,rho,/
have so triumphantly ‘4 wreathed their brows with i'..urcl•
—llereforef Times, enable, 0