The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-11 00:00:00

which had been most disgracefully circulated through-
out the town on Sunday last, with a view of influencing
the Dissenters in this election. There was also a sr e-
cies of influence exercised by the University, which
stood " broad as the sun at noon day." He hoped they
would act on the feelings of their hearts, and return
the right hon. gentleman, Mr. Spring Rice, as their
representative.—( Loud cheers. )
C. PEMBERTON, Esq., then presented himself to
propose Sir Edward Sugden. _ ( Cheers and hisses. )
His hon. and learned friend stood before them ; and all
he asked was " a clear stage and fair play." Did they
wish to have as their representative a man who was
honoured and beloved in his public and private charac-
ter ? ( Hear, hear, and hisses.) If they wished such
a man, they would select Sir Edward Sugden. (Con-
fusion and applause.) He knew the industry and ta-
lent of Mr. Spring Rice, and had no particular objec-
tion to him ; but he thought the Government had not
done their duty to the country in allowing his prede-
cessor, Mr. Stanley, to withdraw from office. ( Ap-
plause.) He would not detain them longer, but pro-
pose his excellent friend, Sir Edward Sugden. ( Cheers
and groans.)

M. JOHN OKES, a medical 'man, seconded the no-
mination.

Mr. RICE then presented himself, and was received
with great cheering. He had met his hon. and
learned friend before on these hustings, and nothing
that then occurred had created_ a disunion between
them ( Cheers), and he hoped,from his heart that the
present election would be carried on in the same
excellent spirit. His hon. and learned friend's pro-
poser had asked him why he had connected himself
with the present administration ? He would answer
him. That administration was the administration of
Earl Grey, and the administration which carried the
Reform Bill. (Cheers.) His hon. and learned friend
and himself were connected with both parties of the
administration of the country ; the one of which acted
on the broad principles of fairness towards the people,
while that of his hon. and learned friend's party pro-
ceeded on principles against the liberties and indepen-
dence of the people. Mr. Rice then adverted to the
length of time he had been a public man, and to his
conduct, as well since he took office as before. He
then alluded to the Duke of Wellington as the head of
the late administration ; and a voice in the crowd
having made a discordant noise at the noble duke's
name, the right hon. gentleman said he hoped there
was no man present who would offer an insult to the
mention of the name of the Duke of Wellington.
( Cheers.) The principles on which the govern-
ment under which he (Mr. Rice) took office acted
were " peace, retrenchment, reform, and economy."
His hon. and learned friend was a great master
in the Court of Chancery (Laughter) ; but he was
not the man to favour Reform in " Peace, Retrench-
ment, or Economy." The present Government had
taken off, since they came into office, no less than
4,500,0001. of the taxes ( Cheers) ; and in so doing,
they in every case paid the utmost attention to the
comforts of the poor man. (Cheers.) In thus re-
ducing the taxes they commenced by reducing their
own salaries. ( Cheers.) He (Mr. Rice) saw on the
walls of the town that he was in the receipt of a salary
of 6,0001. a-year : that was not true, and came from a
Tory shop. (Laughter.) The Tories had set the
salary down at their own mark. ( A laugh.) Lord
Bexley, a good Tory, had, it was true, been in the
receipt of toe 6,0001. a year when he filled office ;
but Mr. Stanley, his (Mr. Rice's) excellent friend,
was not in the receipt of such salary. The right
hon. gentleman then assured the electors that
Government had resolved to inquire into every sine-
cure, civil and military, and to correct and abolish all
abuses on. this head. (Loud cheering.) He then ad-
verted to the Corporation of Cambridge, and illustrated
his exposé of their feeding capacity by the relation
of a story by Dr. Franklin, who had at one time asked
a Corporator to dine with him. [The manner in which
the witty Doctor entertained his guest, and the humour
with which Mr. Rice told the story, kept the
meeting in a long and hearty strain of laughter.]
He then asked, referring to a book of evidence
respecting the inquiry into the state of the corporation
of Cambridge, whether the abuses which that book
exposed (and to many of which he referred) would be
allowed to continue ? (Cries of " No, no.") The
right hon. gentleman then adverted to the remark made
by his hon. friend, the proposer of Sir E. Sugden, re-
specting the retirement of Mr. Stanley, and the point
on which he and that right hon. gentleman differed.
He would state his opinions in explanation of that
difference, and perhaps his opinions now might be
taken as those of others. He (Mr. Rice) declared
himself a stanch member of the church of England
( Hear, hear), and he avowed from his heart that he
would never be a party to any measure which would
be adverse to the interests of the church of England
(Cheers) ; but then there was justice to be done to the
dissenters of the country ; and, without affecting the
church, he was friendly to the removal of all their dis-
abilities. (Loud cheering.) He then alluded to the
great abuses in the church of Ireland, and to the very
heavy and disproportioned incomes of the church.
He was certainly one of those who was for dealing
with the excess of the church of Ireland, and it was on
this point that he and Mr. Stanley—one of his friends
—one of his most valued friends, differed. He (Mr.
Rice) was for dealing with the excess of the church of
Ireland, while his right hon. friend, Mr. Stanley, argued
that, however wealthy in millions the Irish church might
be, it should not be touched. The right hon. gentle-
man then alluded to the classical anecdote of Tarpea,
who was crushed by the weight of the golden ornaments
which she endeavoured to cover herself with, as simi-
lar to the state of the Church of Ireland. ( Applause.)
He heard a cry on his left of " No Popery." (Laugh-
ter.) Now, on that question he ( Mr. Rice) would
avow that he for one would never consent to rob and
oppress the Catholics of Ireland for the purpose of
enriching the church establishment. (Enthusiastic
cheering.) He was a stanch constitutional friend
of reform ; his honourable and learned friend was an
anti-reformer. (Cheers.) He (Mr. R.) voted for
the Reform Bill, and his hon. and learned friend voted
against it. ( Hear, hear.) Let the voters then choose
between them. His hon. and learned friend, he had
heard, boasted of his attachment to a " peaceable and
quiet life," and that he declared himself unambitious
of office. He (Mr. R.) had taken office not for paltry
emolument, but from motives of ambition to serve his
country, and to distinguish himself in the cause of the
public good. (Loud and long continued cheering
marked the conclusion of the right hon. gentleman's
speech.)

Sir EDWARD SUDDEN then stood forward. His right
hon. friend had said that he never spoke of the Court
of Chancery in his ( Sir Edward Sugden's) absence
(Laughter), and then argued that he (.Sir Edward)
had no right in his placards to have alluded to the
foreign policy of the country. Was he (Mr. Rice)
the foreign policy ? (A laugh.) He would speak of
the foreign policy; he was an independent gentleman.
(Cries of " Oh ! oh !" and much confusion and inter-
ruption, while various jokes were at the same time
flying about.)
Mr. RICE, to check this interruption, appealed to
the voters to hear Sir Edward without interruption,
and exclaiming, " Fair play's a jewel," restored the
order of the meeting.

Sir EDWARD then proceeded. It had been said by
his right hon. friend that the house tax had been just
taken off. Why, he ( Sir Edward) would ask, had it
been so long kept on ? ( A voice, " Who put it on ?"
much laughter.) He ( Sir Edward) did not put it on,
but he paid largely towards it. He opposed the Re-
form Bill on principle, and particularly because there
was a clause in it which constituted it an imposition—
a clause which required that the landlord should be
paid up his rent before a man could vote, He (Sir
Edward) was an independent man. ( A voice, " Wey-
mouth to wit ;" laughter.) He did not represent
Weymouth, he admitted, but independently. (Bah,
and laughter.) He (Sir Edward) did not belong to
any party. He was not connected with any Tory
party ( Cries of " Oh, oh," and much laughter.)
He declared to God he sought no office. (Oh, oh. )
No ; he sought nothing that King or Ministers could
give. (Laughter.) He hoped they would return
him, but if not, he would return to the plate from
whence he came. (Laughter, and cries of ‘‘ March.")
His right hon. friend had brought his book under his
arm, bearing on the Corporation Commission Inquiry
—that was one of the clap-traps usually employed at