The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-23 00:00:00

Tories united together, could never injure the Reform Bill.—
( Cheers.) Improve it they might, and perhaps after all
the present juncture might be most fortunate for all those who
were sincere Reformers. Let them be but firm at the ensuing
elections, and they had nothing to fear.—( Cheers.)
The resolution was then put, and carried unanimously.
Mr. CLAY came forward. and was loudly cheered. He had
stated at the commencement of the meeting, that he under-
took with satisfaction the task imposed upon him. Their con-
duct had caused that task to be a source of pleasure and gra-
tification. He knew not to what cause he might attribute the
honour which had been conferred upon him, further than that
of his being; a merchant and shipowner, and largely connected
with the commercial interests of this great city. It gave him
sincere pleasure to preside at a meeting for the purpose of
giving full, fair, and legitimate expression to opinions
in which he entirely concurred.—Tremendous cheering.)
I never have sought—l trust I never shall seek—with a restless
and bustling aspiring, to appear on all occasions for the pur-
pose of thrusting myself forward on the notice of the public.
but having come forward from privacy to take some sort of lead
among my friends, my fellow citizens, I have put my
shoulder to the plough, nor shall I ever desert either in or out
of public, those duties my public life may be supposed to
have fairly imposed upon me—( Immense cheering.)
Three cheers were then given for Alderman Harmer, who
was seen on the Hustings. Three groans were called for
for the Lord Mayor, and heartily given.
Three cheers were given for Mr. Grote, and the meeting
quietly dispersed.

At half-past three the City was as quiet as if nothing had
happened.

(The following appeared in the Morning Papers.)
The following is a copy of the Address intended to be submitted
to this Meeting. If there be any persons who do not concur in the
sentiments therein expressed, they will be pleased to understand
that the invitation to attend this Meeting is not addressed to them.
Leaving to all such parties the choice of their own mode of ex-
pressng their sentiments, this Meeting will confine itself to the
support of the following Address :
" To the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
" We, the undersigned Merchants, Bankers, Shipowners,
Traders, and others connected with the City of London, request
permission at the present juncture to approach your Majesty, for
the purpose of renewing the expression of our dutiful and loyal at-
tachment to your Majesty's person and Crown.
" Deeply sensible of the practical blessings we have hitherto en-
joyed under our wisely-mixed Constitution of King, Lords, and
Commons, and feeling that the free and legitimate exercise of the
Royal Prerogative forms an integral part of that Constitution (as
essent:al to the maintenance of our own liberties as to the power
and dignity of the Throne), we beg humbly to assure your Majesty
of our determination steadfastly to uphold the same by every means
in our power. '
" Feeling in common with all classes of your Majesty's subjects
the deep importance of applying to all real abuses, wherever they
may be found, a wholesome and timely correction, and of effecting
in our excellent institutions whatever improvement careful exami-
nation' and experience may show them to be susceptible of, we de-
sire further dutifully to express our entire confidence that these
useful purposes will ever occupy your Majesty's paternal care. Nor
can we permit ourselves to believe, that the importance of these
objects will be less apparent to those to whom the powers of Go-
vernment have been recently entrusted.
" That your Majesty may long continue to reign over a dutiful
and loyal people, and that your subjects may always show them-
selves thankful to a Gracious Providence for the public blessings
they enjoy in this land of rational liberty, is the humble prayer of
" Your Majesty's dutiful Subjects."