The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-26 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

MEETING OF THE WESTMINSTER ELECTORS.
Last night, a preliminary meeting of a number of the
electors of Westminster was held at the Crown and Anchor
Tavern, Strand, to make arrangements for calling a general
meeting of the electors of Westminster. About 150 per-
sons were present. The chair was taken, at eight o'clock,
by Mr. Beckett, although the meeting was announced for
seven precisely.
Mr. PROUT said their great object was to promote the
union of all Reformers, so that they might be better able to
meet the attempts, at the present crisis, of t;,;- .j.r common
foe—the enemies of all reform—(Cheers.) Mr. Pronti:.2n
.
read the following resolutions, which it was intended to
propose for the adoption of the meeting :
" Resolved, That although this meeting do not presume to
question the right of his Majesty to select for his Ministers
such men as to him may seem most fitting to direct the affairs
of this great nation ; yet that it is the equally undoubted pri-
vilege of the people to give their opinion freely, and to take all
peaceable means upon any such appointments as appear in their
eyes detrimental to the public interests.
"2. That the political conduct of the Tories, as the prover-
bial advocates of arbitrary principles in this and every other
country, as the active friends and defenders of prodigality, cor-
ruption, and abuse in every department of the State and
Church, and as the uncompromising foes of a reform of the
representation, bath wholly disqualified them for the execu-
tive government of a free people.
"3. That in the opinion of this meeting, no Administration
can be expected to fulfil the long-cherished wishes of the peo-
ple of England, or qualified to consolidate their liberties, re-
lieve their present distresses, and secure their future welfare,
which is not prepared to perfect the Reform Bill, to restore
triennial Parliaments, and promote the adoption of more ex-
fended suffrage, and the vote by ballot, to work out the reform
of all corporate abuses, and of all abuses in the Church esta-
blishments of Great Britain and Ireland, and to entirely re-
peal all taxes pressing upon productive industry, and know-
ledge.
"4. That the warmest thanks of this meeting are pre-emi-
nently due, and are hereby most cordially and gratefully pre-
sented to the Earl of Durham, for his late manly, eloquent,
and virtuous advocacy of popular rights, particularly household
suffrage, vote by ballot, and triennial parliaments, as the means
of promoting and securing the power and prosperity of our
common country.
"5. That the requisitiox to the High Bailiff to convene a
public meeting of electors, now read, be adopted.
" 6. That a committee be appointed to prepare resolutions
for the public meeting, in accordance with the resolutions
passed this evening."
A desultory conversation took place respecting the word-
ing of the resolutions, in which Mr. Pouncey, Mr. Thur-
ston, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Wakley, and other gentlemen took
part, but ultimately they were put seriatim, and unanimously
adopted.

Mr WYLD stated that he had a resolution to propose
respecting the public Press, which he trusted would be
unanimously agreed to. Every praise was due to one por-
tion of the Press for the manner in which it had advocated
the rights of the people, but no censure could be too strong
for the base and profligate course pursued by the writers in
some influential Journals.--(Cheers.) He concluded with
proposing—.

Thai this meeting, viewing the public Press as an im-
portant engine for the promulgation of liberal principles, can-
riot refrain from expressing their unqualified disapprobation at
the mercenary conduct pursued by the Times Journal since the
accession of a Tory Administration to power."
The motion was then seconded, and was agreed to una-
nimously.
Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting
broke up.

MARYLEBONNE.

SPECIAL MEETING MARYLEBONNE

VESTRY.

A special meeting of tfi; iiar)lebonne Vestry was held
yesterday at the Court-house, Marylebonne, in compliance
with the resolution passed on Saturday last for calling a
public meeting of the inhabitants of this extensive, wealthy,
and populous parish.
The Chair was taken by Captain Wardell.
Mr. HovENDEN, the barrister, briefly recapitulated the
arguments urged by him on Saturday in favour of a great
public demonstration of their sentiments upon the recalling
of the obnoxious Tories to power. The state of public
opinion was such as was unprecedented in England, and it
became the bounden duty of the Vestry to appoint a day
for a general expression of the sentiments of the pa-
rishioners. Their protesting against the present Adminis-
tration would be no violation of, or improper interference
with, the prerogative of the King ; on the contrary, he
considered they would he evincing their loyalty to his Ma-

jesty in endeavouring to rescue Lim from the odium of
forming an unpopular Admini:tration. He did not think
the King, after having nobly gainect the
affections of his
people, could be indifferent as to retaining then.. He had
gained the glorious title of William the Reformer; anu tO
suppose he was willing to exchange it for the nickname of
William the Weathercock would be disloyal, and almost
seditious. The King required only to be made acquainted
with the wishes of his people to insure his acting in accord-
ance therewith. He trusted, if a public meeting were held,
they would not either suffer an honest zealot or a secret
enemy to mar the effect of the proceedings by sowing dis-
sension ; but that, avoiding all points on which Reformers
might differ, they would confine themselves to the expres.
sion of the utter impossibility of their reposing any trust in
a Tory Government. Let them proclaim that they feared
every thing evil from the Tories. He concluded by moving
the following resolution :
" That this vestry, being anxious for the steady and peace-
able march of reform in all our institutions, so as to accommo-
date them to the increased and increasing intelligence of the
people, deeply regret the threatened formation of a Tory Ad-
ministration. In the first place, because the Tories have
always denounced the Reform Act as a measure, the natura'
result of which, if not counteracted, must be ruinous to the
country ; and it cannot reasonably be expected, whatever
vague and undefined promises may now be held out, that these
men will, or honestly can, devote themselves to perfecting and
carrying out into full effect that vital measure ; and secondly,
because, although the vestry fully recognize the undoubted
privilege of the Crown to appoint its own Ministers, and the
social and constitutional doctrine that the King is not per-
sonally answerable for a misuse of a prerogative, still this ves-
try. as loyal subjects, cannot but lament that their Sovereign's
well-earned popularity is likely to be endangered if he listens
to the councils of those by whose advice, and for whose benefit
he is recommended to choose his servants from a class of men
whose sentiments have never been in harmony with those of
the bulk of the nation, and in whom the people at large have
no confidence."

Sir S. WHau.rir seconded the motion, and expresses'
his entire concurrence in what had fallen from the last
speaker.
Several other gentlemen afterwards addressed the meet-
ing in favour of a public demonstration of the sentiments of
the parishioners ; after which the question was put from the
chair, and carried amid general cheering.
Mr. WILSON, after an able address, moved the following
resolution :

" That this vestry_deem it expedient to convene a public
Th,,:ting of the rate-payers, at the earliest period, in order that
they may have an opportunity of constitutionally expressing
their opinions oa the present momentous crisis of public
affairs : and that a committee be appointed to carry out the
same."
The motion was seconded by Mr. RoBINsoN, and
carried unanimously.
The gallery appropriated to the rate-payers was extremely
crowded.

STATE OF PUBLIC OPINION

IN THE COUNTRY.

LEEDS, Nor. 24.

DISMISSAL OF

MINISTERS-GREAT PUBLIC

MEETING TO ADDRESS THE KING.

Leeds has again done its duty. This day at noon, a
meeting of the inhabitants of this borough 'vas held by ad-
journment in the area of the Coloured Cloth Hall, in this
place, for the purpose of addressing the King, on the re-
cent change in his Majesty's Councils. The meeting was
convened, in virtue of a requisition, signed by 340 resident
householders of the borough which was presented to the
Mayor, praying him to convene a meeting of the inhabi-
tants for the purpose of presenting an Address to the King,
which he declined to do, on the alleged ground of its being
an interference with the Royal prerogative. In conse-
quence of this refusal, a committee of the requisitors, who
had been authorized to take this measure, convened a meet-
ing of the inhabitants, to be held in the great room of the
Commercial Buildings ; but it was soon discovered that
that spacious apartment would not contain nearly as many
persons as were likely to be assembled.
On the motion of T. BENYON, Esq., seconded by T. 13.
PEASE, Esq.,
GEonGE ItAwsort, Esq., was unanimously called to the
chair. He commenced the proceedings of the meeting by
reading the requisition, with the answer of the Mayor.
The meeting then adjourned to the Cloth Hall-yard ;
when the business commenced, there were between four and
five thousand persons present.
The CilAllaJAN opened the business of the meeting
in an animated address, which was received with much

applause.
EDWARD BAINES, Esq., M.P., then came forward,
and was received with loud plaudits. Ile read a letter
from Mr. John Marshall, whose health did not permit him
to be present, expressive of his sentiments on the subject.
Mr. Baines continued—The resolution I have to submit
is a resolution which in some degree states, and very pro-
perly states, that we are under great obligation to the
King of England—that though wo may have reason to say
on some occasions he has not acted in a manner the most
judicious, yet that his conduct, taking it upon the whole,
has been most noble, and such as becomes the kingly
name. The object of this meeting is to recernme.nd c.
serseverance in that line of conduct. I hope we s}'all
find it 0i:.1.v wants the expression of the people of Eng!aed
for the King to feel how necessary it is to persevere in a
line of conduct, which will hand down his nome to posterity
in a manner deserving the h;gliest praise. Gentlemen, a
change has taken place in the councils of the King, which
I dare say came upon you, as it did upon me, like a thun-
der-clap. It has happened, and for some reason that I
cannot explain, and perhaps ought not to attempt, that no
reason has been given that is at all satisfactory, or
that at all carries conviction as to the propriety of this
measure. But your worthy Chairman has said that there
is some imputation on us that we are about to infringe
upon the King's prerogative I We should be the most
ungrateful people in the world if we were so to act. To
infringe upon the prerogative of the King would be, I hope,
the last act we should be guilty of. The King has his
prerogative, and you have yours.—(Cheers.) It is for
the King to choose his servants, and it is for you to
say what you think of the propriety of the choice.
Having disposed of these preliminary observations, I now
intend to proceed to show how much we are indebted to the
King of England for the boon he has conferred upon the
people of England.—(" He was forced to it.") I hear my
neighbour say that the King was forced to it. I must
say that he has generally acted as if he was not forced to
it ; for I myself saw him go the House of Parliament, and
heard him say, in effect, to the Parliament, you are infring-
ing upon the rights of the people of England ; and there-
fore as you have thought proper to use your influence to
deprive the people of their rights, I will send this House
about its business, and I will have another House, that shall
represent the people of England fairly and honestly.—
(Applause.) Was that like compulsion ? No, it was said
with the dignity of a Sovereign, and it was for your ad-
vantage that the prerogative was so exercised. Before I
proceed further I will read to you my resolution. It is as
follows :
" That in assembling at the present crisis we desire to ex-
press our affectionate gratitude to his Majesty, for that ener-
getic support by which he has greatly promoted the cause of
reform, especially in granting to bis people the great charter
of fair representation—in opening to British enterprise and
skill the vast empire of the East—in Jiberating the West In-
dian slave—in giving such a direction to his forelisn policy es
has preserved the peace and advanced the ;:herties of Europe
—and in securing the just and necessary econoloy inthe public
expenditure which has relieved the burdens of the nation to
tlce, amount of five millions in the year."
Mr. BAINES then adverted, in succession, to the various
topics introduced into the above resolution, and cot tinued
in the following terms :--Gentlemen, I have gone through
my catalogue, and now I call nylon any man in this aor in
any other assembly in Europe, to saPw me a King who has
done so much good in so short a time.asa(Loud applause,.)
I will meet any man in the world upon that ;seint ; and ;
feel I am founded upon a rock, when I state that an a short
reign of four years, he has done more than any other King
in a reign of forty years. I may be presumed to have
some knowledge of the history of my country ; I have
perused it, and I can find no King who ever did half a*
much good in ten times the time. Gentlemen, let us not
be deceived by names or idle imaginations. Some people
say—. What good has this done ?" It has done immense
good ; it has done good to you and to your posterity to
the latest generation ; it will secure to you and your
children good government, and that is of inestimable price.
But we have got a new Minister—will he do us good ?
(Cries of " None, none,
he give us some cannon.")
There are two ways of judging
0: this ; you must com-
pare the Minister past with the *Alinists7r present, sold say
which you consider best. Then, I say, that to every
one of these great beneficial measures the Ministry now
in office have been opposed. But I will \ pot satisfy
myself with mere assertion ; I will read you the very
words of the head—or rather of the head and .azil of
it, for he is both.—(Laughter.) The Duke is, indeed,
. the exact situation of the celebrated drummer, whose
meat had all Inen cut off by disease in the Wag: Indi. "s•

" Where is the 64th ?" was called out by the commanding
officer, when out stepped the little drummer, and exclaimed,
" I am the 64th."—(Renewed laughter.) Why, gentlemen,
the Duke of Wellington is the Cabinet ! One has heard of
a great number of men, in other times, being congregated
aad made jib a Cabinet ; but the Duke has made a Ca-
binet of himself.—(Laughter.) Nothing can be more un-
likely than that from the Administration of which he is the
all-in-all, we shall have good government, because he is
pledged against all the measures calculated for our good
government. If he was disposed to do good, he could not
consistently do it. Mr. Baines then referred to, and com-
mented upon, the Duke of Wellington's recorded opinions
upon several of the most important questions of foreign
and domestic policy, contrasting them with the opinions•of
the late Administration : and proceeded—l have now ex-
hibited to you the conduct of our liberal Ministers, and
that of the Duke of Wellington, in contrast. I have
exhibited to you the conduct of the Minister that was,
:nd the Minister that ie ; and if you prefer to have
the 13.,...ke of Wellington for your Minister, take hint
by all means...—(Loud cries of " No, no r) If, en the
contrary, you Pram: such councils as Lord Grey, Lord
Melbourne, and such men Lord Durham, I say a more
honest and upright man does not exist but I will tell you
what Lord Durham says of our -present: Minister : " He is
not fit to govern the country "—(Hear, liar.) He says
another thing, "As all the enemies of reform )lave com-
bined, let the friends of reform combine also," Although
divide and conquer is the maxim of the Duke, who only
wishes to divide because then he has half-conquered you.
that was net the maxim of the late Ministry. Sink their,
any little shade of difference in your opinion, and take the
broad principle which had distinguished such statesmen as
Mr. Fawkes, of Farnley-hall—do not grant any supplies tts
any Minister or man, who will not carry forward reforms
in the country, and make them subservient to the publics
welfare.—(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I perceive I have
touched upon the right string. Union is strength, divisicut
is weakness. Whoever advises you to divide is an enemy,
and he who advises ,ou to unite yourselves manfully is your
friend. After a few further remarks, Mr. Baines concluded
amid loud cheers.

WM. CADMAN, Esq., seconded the resolution..
THOMAS BENYON, Esq., moved the following resolution,
which was seconded by T. B. PEASE, Esq.:---
" That this meeting desires to express its strong and undi.
minished attachment to the great cause of Reform, And to de.
Clare its conviction that the firm and united efforts of the
people cannot now fail to secure its progressive advance and
ultimate triumph."
JAMES RICHARDSON, Esq., rose to move the Ilia
resolution. After strongly urging the necessity of urioa
among the Reformers, he said—Are we to cease our exer.
tions ? Never, till victory has crowned our efforts and the
Duke of Wellington has ceased to be Prime Minister of
England.—(Great cheering.) How can there be confidence
in the Duke of Wellington ? Look at his past conduct—
look at the measures he has advocated, and the measures
he has resisted. Let us consider *hat the Duke of Wel-
lington would carry forward. Opposed as he has been to
Parliamentary Reform, will he carry forward the improve-
ment of the Reform Act? Is this nation to stand still,
and are we not to reap the fruits of what we have already
achieved ? We must act. upon the Roman policy. After
a defeat the Itt;mans rose in their demands, and would not
make a treaty but upon terms more favourable to them-
selves than they lied asked before. You, gentlemen, must
rise in your dernanci.7. What are those demands ? We
demand an improvement of the machinery of the Reform
Act ; we demand that votes shall be taken by ballot—
(Cheers) ; that Parliarneots shall be shortened. When
these shall have been carried, then we shall demand an ex-
tension of the suffrage.—(dhers.) The Duke of 'Wel-
lington would, if he could, have strangled the Reform Act
in its cradle ; but that is happilY.out of his power, as that
Act is full-grown and in active operation. How will
the Duke stand with the House of ,House of Commons ?
He may have two hundred out of sin hundred and fifty
members. It is utterly impossible ; we must, therefore,
have a new election. He cannot be worse than with the
present House of Commons, and he may be somethinc, bet-
ter. Large sums of money will be expended in the bribing
of the people of England. The Tory Aristocracy, will
rover forgive you for the vengeance inflicted on them by
the destruction of their rotten boroughs—(Laughter and
cheers)—their money will be brought forward in large sup-
pliei. Gentlemen, will you do your duty, and will you let
members be brought forward who vrill oppose the Torie,l?
If you do, the House of Commons will be what it w:ls
before ; if you do not, the Duke of Wellington will put hie
foot upon your necks, and trample upon you, and you will
deserve it. Are you inclined, or are you not inclined, to
support the continuance of reform ? Are you determined to
go forward with ecclesiastical reform ? I ask not, gentlemen,
what will be the effect of the appointment of the Duke of
Wellington only to the liberties of Europe. In my resole.
tion, it is stated that its effect will be to throw the weight
of England into the scale of despotic potentate.;, leagued
against the liberties of Europe. The man who is our
Prime Minister, was the confidential adviser of Don
Miguel, as is proved by the intercepted correspondence.
Is it to be endured that England should be under
the dominion of a man who would lay the liberties
of all Europe 'prostrate at the feet of the Holy Al-
hence ?—(Cheers.) If you can endure to see Ire.
land in commotion, trade ruined, reform checked, the
Church unimproved, and liberty destroyed—support the
Duke of Wellington ; but if you wish to see Reform ad-
vanced, the happiness of the country established, trade
flourishing, education promoted, the progress of liberty se-
cured among the negroes of our colonies, and free and lib*•
ral institutions given to the hundred millions of India, then
—in the name of England, in the name of Ireland, in the
name of Europe, in the name of eight hundred thousand
negroes in the West Indies,- and in the name of a hundred
millions of the inhabitants of Hindoostan, I call on you to
support the cause of Reform, and to be united in that sup-
port.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. Richardson concluded by mo-
ving the third resolution, which was as follows :
" That whilst we fully recognize the just prerogative of the
Sovereign to choose his advisers, we would also assert the con-
stitutional right of the people, at all times, to express to their
Csing their opinions as to the principles of those upon whom
en,' choice may have fallen, and more especially would we
claim to exercise such a right at a time when Parliament is
not ascembled, and when out representatives are unable to
make J own our sentiments in the great Council of the realm.
This mee."ing would, therefore, declare its extreme concern
concern :Nrh-1 alarm that there should he any probability of the
steadfast opponents of all Reform, Parliamentary, Municipal,
and EceleshAl:cal, being called to the King's Councils—its
concern lest hiss Majesty should be surrounded by advisers who
have been hitherit. engaged in condemning and thwarting the
distinguishing policy of his reign—its alarm lest at home the
public confidence be lost, and the stabLity of our institutions
be endangered by the refusal of needful improvements, and
abroad, the weight of b.'itish influence be thrown into the
'Cale of despotic Potentate, leagued against the liberties of
the Continent."
G. GOODMAN, Esq., moved the address to the King,
which was in the following tortos

" TO THE KING'S MOST EIVELLENT MAJESTY.:

" SinE,—We, your Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects. the
inhabitants of the boroagh of Lecos, in the county of York,
in public meethig assembled, desire, in approaching your
throne at the present crisis, to record our affectionate grati-
tude to your Majesty for that energetic support by which your
Majesty has so greatly promoted the progress of reform, espe-
cially in granting to your peeple the great charter of fair ro-.
presentation—in opening to British enterprise and skill, the
vast empire of the East—ar liberating the West Indian slave
in giving such a direction to Your foreign policy as has pre-
served the peace, and advanced the liberties of Europe—and in
securing that just and necessary cconomy.in the public expen-
diture, which has relieved the burdens of the nation to the
amount of five millions in the year. We would also express
our strong and undiminished attachment, to the great cause of re-
form, and declare Our conviction that the firm and united efforts
of your people cannot now fail to secure its progressive ad-
vance, and ultimate triumph.
Whilst we fully recognise the just prerogative of your
Majesty to choose your advisers, we would, in the exercise of
our constitutional right, most humbly and respectfully declare
to your Majesty our extreme concern and alarm, that there
should be any probability of the stedfast opponents of all Re-
form—Parliamentary, Municipal, and Ecclesiastical.—being
called to your Majesty's Councils; our concern lest our gra-
cious King should be surrounded by advisers who have hi-
therto been engaged in condemning and thwarting the policy
of his reign; our alarm lest at home the public confidence be
lost, and 'the stability of our institutions endangered, by the re-
fusal of needful improvements, and abroad, the weight of B:1-
tish influence be thrown into the scale of despotic potentates
leagued against the liberties of Europe. We would, therefore,
humbly and earnestly beseech your Majesty to commit the ad-
ministration of public affairs to such men only as will carry
on the great work of Reformation, commenced by the -Levi-
lature during the last three years, and as will maintain economy
at home, and peace with foreign countries ; by which means
' your Majesty will most effectually promote the object so dear
) your heart—the contentment, prosperity, and happiness of
u• people. " \Ve remain, Sire,
" Your Majesty's dutiful and faithful subjects,
_ _

Signed in behal(of tic Meeting)
"GEORGE RAWSON, Chairman,n
A ccA:mittee having been appointed to carry the res,3-
lution3 haul effect, the rneetinx broke up ; every person
present Iriviuj been highly gratified with the proceedings.