The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-20 00:00:00

leader of it would never have felt it necessary to put for-
ward a declaration of principles in such a manner as Sir
Robert Peel has justly considered himself compelled to do.
The very fact of the publication of such a document
proved the strength of the English people.—(Cheers.) He
could only regard it as an appeal made by the Prime
Minister—from the highest authority in the kingdom, to
the intelligence of the people. Would the appeal be suc-
cessful or not ? He thought that Sir Robert Peel mis-
calculated the knowledge and - intelligence, and even
the memory of the people, when he supposed that
they had forgotten the principles to which he and his
party, for a long course of years, had been devoted. They
were now declared to be Reformers ; but it was a mistake
to suppose that the people of England were weak enough,
or silly enough, or forgetful enough, to expect reform from
such a polluted source.—(Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel asked
for a trial.—(A. voice, " Send him to the Old Bailey !")
He had been tried and found wanting. If they were to
have "measures, and not men," why was not the Melbourne
Ministry retained in office ? Sir Robert Peel declared that
he would not accept office upon the condition of declaring
himself an apostate from the principles upon which he had
heretofore acted. If he were aot an apostate from those
principles, how dared he say that he would carry into ex-
ecution the principles of the Reform Bill, which he had
opposed throughout every one of its stages, whilst it was
passing through Parliament. After reading and comment-
ing upon the greater part of Sir Robert Peel's address, Mr.
Fearon was proceeding to quote the opinion expressed by
the Times, upon that subject ; but on the mention of
that newspaper, so great a tumult was raised as
for some time to render the speaker inaudible. The
uproar, hisses, and groans, having at length partially sub-
sided, Mr. Fearon proceeded to comment on that passage
in which the address was represented to possess one
characteristic which entitled its author to general es-
teem. Let them mark what that characteristic was—that
of " uncompromising fearlessness." These were the words
of the Times.—(The uproar was here renewed, accompanied
by cries of " Burn it ; tear it ; we won't have it." Mr.
Fearon was at length forced to lay down the obnoxious
paper. The disapprobation still continuing, Mr. Deputy
Carter, whe was standing behind him, tore up the copy of
the Times which had been referred to ; the fragments were
burnt and trampled on by such persons in the crowd as had
been enabled to get near the platform, amidst great cheer-
ing, and good humour was again restored.) Mr. Fearon
then proceeded to the conclusion of his address. The
Standard, quoting a speech of Dr. Lushington, had told
them that there were three obstacles in the way of the
people ; they were—the King, the Lords, and the Church.
The only sure mode they had of obtaining their just wishes
was to instruct their representatives to demand continual
reforms.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Fearon) was of opinion,
that at no period could the people be told, " you have
now. arrived at the time when the course of reform shall be
stayed." A human institution could not reasonably be ex-
pected to be perfect, and as long as imperfections existed,
reforms were required.—(Cheers.) He concluded by
moving the third resolution.
" That the declaration issued by Sir Robert Peel to his con-
stituents, and through them to the people of England, is by
this meeting deemed to be in the highest degree unsatisfac-
tory, delusive, and containing assertions and the avowal of
principles wholly inconsistent with the spirit and design of the
Reform Bill—demonstrating his total unfitness and that of his
party to direct the powers and wield the energies of the British
nation."

Mr. THOMAS HORNBY seconded it. The Crown had
its undoubted prerogatives, but so had the people.—
(Hear, hear.) Their prerogative was to elect their repre-
sentatives to the Commons' House of Parliament. Let
the people do their duty—let them be united, and they
could not fail of success.—(Cheers.)
The resolution was put, and only one hand was held up
against it. It was then declared by the chairman to be
passed unanimously, in consequence of the dissentient not
being a citizen. _ .

Mr. WILLIAM GREEN rose to move the fourth reso-
ution

" That this meeting regard with equal regret and indigna-
tion the refusal of the Lord Mayor of this city to convene a
Common Hall, upon the present most important occasion—a
refusal, aggravated in his case, by the Lord Mayor having
previously to his election pledged his honour, as a gentleman,
that he would summon Common Halls, and call meetings of
the new Constituency, whenever in the usual manner required
so to do ; and this meeting (although attaching little impor-
tance to this vain attempt to stem the course of public opinion)
present it to the country, as a warning. during the elections,
of the danger of relying upon Tory pledges, and of the degree
of confidence to be placed in the most solemn assurances of an
anti-reforming party."
In doing which, he severely deprecated the conduct of the
Lord Mayor, in departing from a promise which he had
solemnly given to the citizens of London at a time when
there was some intention of placing an old and a tried Re-
former in the chair of the Chief Magistrate. The Chief
Magistrate of the City of London had pledged his word
with the intention, as he (Mr. Green) sincerely believed—
and he said it with regret—of breaking it, in order that
he might play the game of the Tories ; and that as the
Duke of Wellington, in Sir Robert Peel, had his man, so
Sir Robert Peel, in the Lord Mayor, might have his.—
The Duke of Wellington was the compositor, Sir Robert
Peel was the printer ; what was the Lord Mayor ?
(" A liar !" cheers.) He (Mr. Green) would not
sully his lips with the epithet which he could use. He
would only say that these gentlemen formed a trio to which
he could attach a name, but which should for the present
be nameless. (Cheers and laughter.)—With regard to
Sir Robert Peel, he would tell them what Lord Stormont
had told him in a personal conversation of some hours'
duration, which he (Mr. Green) had with him a few months
since. The heir to the Mansfield title (hisses) had told
him (Mr. Green), in a personal conversation, that his
party (Lord Stormont's) disliked and despisod Sir Robert
Peel, but that he answered their purpose for the, present.
And why ? " Because (said his Lordship) the talent of
the Tory party is at such a low ebb in the House of Com-
mons just now, that we have no other man to play our
part." (Great cheering and laughter.)—He (Mr. Green)
trusted the resolution would be passed unanimously, and
that it could not fail to have its due effect with this non-
descript being—part fish, part flesh, and part mare.—
(Laughter and cheers.)
Mr. SAUL seconded the resolution, against which only
one hand was raised, and which was passed by an immense
majority with loud cheers.
Mr. Deputy CARTER proposed the next resolution.
" That the cordial thanks of this meeting be given to
Matthew Wood, Esq., M. P., for his ready assent to take the
chair—for his able coduct in it—for his zealous services on all
occasions in the cause of Reform ; and that the thanks of this
meeting be also given to him, Matthew Wood, George Grote,
and William Crawfurd, Esqs., the three Reform Representa-
tives of this city in Parliament, for having, in the present im-
portant crisis, so promptly met and subscribed a declaration of
their opinions. which declaration has been of essential service
to the cause of the people ; and that it is the determination of
this meeting of the citizens of London again to return them to
Parliament, to oppose a Tory Government, and to support the
cause of Reform in Church and State."
Mr. BAYLIS seconded it, and it was passed unanimously
with loud shouts of approbation.
Mr. Alderman Wood, the senior member, rose to ex-
press his heartfelt gratitude for the kind expression of their
feeling towards him, to which they had just given utter-
ance. He bad not the high talents possessed by other
members of the House of Commons, but he had ever en-
deavoured to supply their place by constant and unremit-
ting attention.—',Hear, hear.) Perhaps he admired the
talents of some members who were sent to Parliament,
but they knew too well that they were sometimes accom-
panied by deceit.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Alderman Wood)
-.(1 been for forty years the faithful servant of the public.
He shotd continue to devote his best energies to the ad-
vancement o 4 their welfare during the remainder of his
life—however sth:l4 it might be—and he trusted that at
its termination he sho..‘dd continue to live in their esteem.

—(Loud cheers.)
-4 himself, and met with a
Mr. GROTE next presentt
most enthusiastic greeting. He thanked them for the
kind and cordial manner in which had received the
mention of his name. He thanked the,. .for it, warmly
still higher
and heartily, as regarded himself ; but he felt,
at .he same
gratification when he considered that it was,
time, an evidence that the pure flame of patriotism 1712i.cah
had shed its lustre on the carrying of the Reform
still burnt brightly and clear in the hearts of the citizens
of London.—(Great cheering.) He considered the appoint-
ment of a Ministry, notoriously composed of anti-Reform-
ers, as an insult to the people of England, whose voices
had carried Reform. Should they submit, only two short
years after the passing of that measure ? It could not be,
if they were true to themselves ; it could not be, if the
people displayed but one-half of that united and enthusi-
astic energy which they evinced in the memorable year
1831.—(Cheers.) The appointment of the new Adminis-
tration excluded all hope of triennial Parliaments, vote
by ballot, or, indeed, any of those important reforms of
which the people stood in need. What would these new
liteformers reform first ? The Reform Bill, itself—the
grea:st of all abuses in their eyes. They might depend
that they would have that measure reformed, and that they
would have Plst the best parts of the Bill reformed out of
it. After expre;sing his firm determination to oppose the
Tories, and to suppet reforms in Church and State in the
event of his being again returned to Parliament the Hon.
Gentleman resumed his seat amidst deafening cheers.
Mr. CRAWFORD next ackneovledged the honour conferred
upon him, and was also received with great cheering. He
begged to remind the meeting, that both before and during
the short time he had the honour of being one of their re-
presentatives in Parliament, he had ever been a steady and
persevering Reformer.—(Hear.) He expressed his deter-
mination to pursue the same line of conduct if he were again
retuned, and concluded by saying that he believed the ais-