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

had been put to him. That respecting the Poor Bill he
had answered. As to Mr. D. W. Harvey's mot..;:,
is regard-
voted on b°_`..t occasions, and in sup-
in the Pension-List, he
port of them.--( Cheers.'
On the second ticttlfildii, he was
"uu Recount of 11,1 but he came to town
in the countr;
expr "45, for the to3le plirpose of giving that vote, arriving two
he iim .ale division took place.—( Cheers.) With respect
to Sturges Bourne's Act, he was decidedly favourable to the
rescinding of it. It rested on unsound principles, and he
hoped to see it repealed. Such a measure could not be in bet-
ter hands than with Mr. ilaweB---nO than was more compe-
tent to the management of such a bill—and any measure for
the repeal of the Act should have his support—( Cheers.) As
to the t'til'ef• question regarding the compounding for taxes by
landlords, whereby tenants were disfranchised, he Cbuld not
now give any elaborate answer but he was not favourable to
any acts that were calculated to deprive any individuals of the
right of voting. Any evil of that nature that wanted reme-
dying he should be prepared to endeavour to correct it. He
believed he had thus answered all the questions ; he hoped he
had answered them all, and satisfactorily—( Hear, hear.) He
feared he had trespassed on them too long--( Cries of " No,
no.") He would only detain them with one or two more ob-
servations. He was prepared to maintain the King and his
prerogatives ; they were important to the maintenance of the
King, his crown, and dignity ; they were also important to
the people, for they were given to the King in trust for the
people, and to be exercised for their benefit--( Loud cries of
" Hear, hear.") The King was justified in dismissing his
Ministers, that was, he had the prerogative for so doing ; but
if the King made a change that was distasteful to the people,
in making a Reform Ministry yield to an Administration of a dif-
ferent character, that change itself must yield if the people should
be duly represented; for then this Administration would be
cashiered by the House—( Cheers.) He doubted not that the
King was deceived as to the real wishes,opinions,and dispositions
of the people--( Hear.) He also doubted not that his Majesty
had been besieged on this subject for the last four years, till
wearied at last with these continual descriptions of what were
said to be the sentiments of the people, he hay'. exclaimed
" Well, take your chance ; let us see what is the opinion of the
people."—(Hear. ) The King was not now so responsible as
he was before the passing of the Reform Bill ; and he there-
fore felt the better plan would be, to let matters take their
chance, to have an appeal to the people to decide. Then,
now was to be decided the question, whether the people of
England were really of opinion that the Reform Bill ought to
be arrested in its progress? that was the question in issue.—
( Loud cries of " Hear.") And whether the King must not
adopt a Ministry more consonant to the feelings and wishes of
the people ?—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") He had no
fears for the Reform Bill, and for the measures which it was
intended to work out. He had no fears, because the princi-
ples on which they were founded were based on truth. Oh,
no, he had no fears for the results. But the people must do
their duty.—(Cheers,) If they again returned him, he could
only say that he would do his duty.—( Cheers.)
The resolution of thanks was then put and carried by accla-
mation.—(That was followed by three distinct rounds of
huzzas.)

Mr. TENNYSON again rose. He said he was compelled to
express his heartfelt gratitude for this honour, and that he had
received his amplest reward, the approbation of the people.
He had not sought, he should not seek, any higher reward.
—( Cheers. )

A vote of thanks was then proposed for Mr. Hawes, which
was received with loud applause and some disapprobation, and,
after a long string of questions had been put to him as to his
conduct in Parliament,
Mr. Hawes proceeded to address the meeting. He said be
was grateful for the reception he had met with, and would
give a clear answer to every question that had been pert to him.
Some of his electors, he knew, differed with him on certain
points, but he knew they would allow him to give his reasons
for his votes, and fight the battles of his own opinions. He
had never shrunk back--he had always met his constituents,
though he knew they might blame him for some of his votes,
and he would now, as he had hitherto done, state candidly why
he had pursued a course in Parliament which some of them
blamed. He had voted against the ballot, but he had a right
to his opinions, as those who were in favour of the ballot had to
theirs, and they ought to bear in mind that the very individual
who had that evening proposed a clause in favour of that ques-
tion, had but two years ago been opposed to it. He then went
on at some length to give his reasons for the votes which he
gave on several important questions, and expressed his deter-
mination to oppose the present Government.
Major BEAUCLERK next addressed the meeting, and was
loudly cheered.

About 1,000 persons were present on the occasion, and the
meeting altogether was conducted with much propriety and
good order.

A TAIL FOR THE TORIES.

The following political squib, if not too trifling, may sery
o fill up an unoccupied niche in the columns of The Sun
Quoth Thomas, the Tory, to William, the Whig,
" I hope you will not be offended,
When I wish that as badge of distinction, a sig-
Nal of party,--a tail, like the tail of a pig,
To the rear of all Whigs were appended."
" No—no," rejoined Roundhead, " to reptiles like you,
Of such tail-piece, pertain all the glories,—
So befitting your PEEL and your WELLINGTON crew.—
For remember, friend Thomas, 'tis curious as true,
That from time immemorial, hath sported a queue,
Old BEELZEBUB, KING OF THE TORIES.'
Dcc. 7, 1834.

F. F.