The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-28 00:00:00

GREENWICH VESTRY MEETING.

Last night, at seven o'clock, a very numerous and respect-
able Vestry Meeting of the parishioners of the parish of Green-
wich, pursuant to a requisition to the Churchwarden, was held
in the vestry-room of the church, " for the purpose of enabling
the parishioners to express their regret that his Majesty should
have dismissed his late Ministers ;" Mr. Borrett, junior church-
warden, in the chair.

After considerable discussion, and the negativing of an
amendment, the following resolution was passed by an over-
whelming majority :
" That this meeting deeply regret the dismissal of his Ma-
jesty's Ministers, men to whom the country is indebted for the
Reform Bill; that their dismissal is likely to arrest the progress
of that salutary reform which was going on in all branches of
the State and Church, so much to the interest of the country
at large."

STATE OF PUBLIC OPINION

IN THE COUNTRY.

PUBLIC MEETING IN SALFORD.
As we had announced, the inhabitants of the spirited and
liberal borough of Salford determined to address his Majesty
on the late change in the administration, and on the critical
state into which that change immediately plunged the country.
A requisition, signed by nearly two hundred of the most res-
pectable inhabitants and electors, was presented on Saturday
to the Boroughreeve and Constables, requesting them to call
a public meeting of the inhabitants. Notwithstanding the
number and respectability of the names attached to the requi-
sity, and notwithstanding the vast importance of the event
which produced it, the municipal authorities thought proper to
deny the request. The refusal was intimated to the requisi-
tionists on Monday, and on receipt of this a requisition was
immediately presented to the churchwardens and overseers, re-
questing those authorities to convene a public meeting. The
request, as may be expected from those who hold office both
from and for the people, was promptly granted, and the meeting
appointed to be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday, at six
o'clock in the evening.
Before the appointed hour the room was almost filled, and it
was soon thronged to excess. On the motion of Mr. Brotherton,
M. P., seconded by Mr. Thomas Hopkins, JAMES GARNETT
FROST, Esq., Churchwarden, was unanimously called to the
Chair. _ _ .

The CHAIRMAN, addressing the crowded assembly, said he
was struck with one of the arguments urged in justification of
the refusal, namely, that the boroughreeve and constables were
anxious to avoid all interference with the just prerogative of
the King. He held this good ; but on the other hand had the
people no just prerogative? Had they no right to make known
to the King their just wishes and complaints.—(Loud and
continued cheers.) He held the doctrine good that we bad no
right to interfere with the prerogative of the King, but he also
held the doctrine equally good that the people in the consti-
tutional exercise of their prerogative had a right to lay before
the Throne their opinions upon all questions affecting the
liberties and feelings of the country.—( Hear, hear.) We are
a free and liberal borough, said the Chairman, and we have
here a free, large, and respectable meeting.
JOSEPII BROTIIERTON, Esq., M. P., amidst great cheering
stepped forward to move the first resolution. It is not to sup-
port any party views, Or any party men, that you are called
together this evening. I consider you are met to determine
whether henceforward you must be free men or slaves--
( Cheers)—whether you wish to be governed by a selfish des-
potic oligarchy, or by laws founded upon the principles of jus-
tice, and to which you have given your consent--whether the
government of this country is to be carried on by conciliation
or by coercion. In short, whether we are to have peace, eco-
nomy, and refdtin; or whether we are to have extravagance,
misgovernment, an 4 abuse.—( Loud cheers.) It has been
very well remarked by our worthy and excellent Chairman,
that it is the undiffltked right and prerogative of the King that
he may choose his o*;/.u., servants. I agree to the fullest extent,
but I would have those individuals and you to remember, that
even the King has no prerogative but what he holds in trust for
the benefit of his people—( Cheers.) By the great compact
entered into between the King and the People, his Ma-
jesty is required sacredly to regard their contentment, happi-
ness, prosperity, and peace; and how, I ask, is the King to
know what is for the benefit of his people, and what will con-
tribute to their happiness, unless he is first made acquainted
with their sentiments and wishes ?--( Hear, hear.) It is sel-
dom that Kings hear the truth. It is therefore proper that
addresses should be presented to his Majesty from you, con-
taining the truth._( Cheers.) We know that the Tories are
connected with the abuses that exist both in church and cor
poration, and therefore we may easily discover why they will
struggle to the very last to support and maintain them. You
cannot expect that Ellenborouih, Rosslpo and othco of ti

greatest sinecurists in the kingdom, will come forward as cor-
rectors of abuses. It is impossible to expect conduct of this
kind from such men—they are too selfish, too interested. Will
they reduce the army ? Will they cut off unmerited pensions
and dishonest sinecures? Will they do any thing to extend
the suffrage ? Will they allow the vote by ballot Will they re=
peal the septennial act ? Will they do any thing like these
things ?—( Hear.) No, you cannot expect it from them.
Therefore, gentlemen, I have no hesitation in declaring to
you that I cannot myself place any confidence in them.
Let me, in conclusion, remind you of the important maxim,
°' Union is strength—disunion is weakness." Let us then
unite ; let us give a pull, a long pull, and a pull altogether,
and you will soon see the affairs of this great and mighty na-
tion administered by a liberal Ministry. I thank you for your
kind attention, and I beg to move the first resolution.
J. H. limmE, Esq., seconded the resolution. He, for one,,
could not bear to hear expressions such as " Let us wait to see
what the Duke will do." These phrases could not be mis-
taken. They were intended to strengthen the Duke in his
grasp of office, and to delude the people out of those reforms
springing from the Reform measure. Let the Reformers,
however, be united.

The resolution was carried with only four dissentients.
Mr. T. HOPKIFS proposed the second resolution to the
effect, that an humble address, founded. upon the sentiments
declared in the resolution just passed be presented to his
Majesty.
The address was passed with scarcely any opposition.