The Sun.
London, England, 1835-08-19 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE DINNER;

Nearly 1,200 of We b`6n..4otAe4. ite parish of St. Mary-
lebone, 'ditieete3OklA. yesterday afternoon, at the Archery-
tayswater, to celebrate the passing of the Vestries
Act, which has conferred upon them similar Otter
posed to be given to the kiekkl#TS- nt laigd, in the Municipal
Corport..t!oh now More the House of Lords. A

-very spacious marquee was erected in the Archery-ground,
which was fitted up and decorated for the occasion. A Gal.
lery was erected opposite the chair, for the at;',OrAA-Oitti of
the ladies, and it was completely CroOnied Vigiiors.
Among the numerous Mitt-1114 were Sir John Cam Hob-
house, Metas. O'Connell, Shell; IL E. Bulwer, D.
W. Harvey, Lytton Bulwer, J. • Hume, Esqrs., Sir Sa-
mttel Whalley, &c. &c. Mr. Kensett pre4iviod llitt oc-
casion.

After the cloth had been removed, the CHAIRNIAN proposed
the health of the King, which was received with• the gtOtttest
enthusiasm, and drunk with the usual honantt,

Mr. 11. Vi'lLsoN congratulated the meeting upon the man.
ner in which the invitation to the householders had been re-
sponded to by them upon the present occasion. He com-
mented upon the principles of the Veerles Act, and compared
them with those of the Municipal Corporation llefato hill.
He adverted to the mutilation it bad already aufered, in the
House of Lords ; and ccncluded by proposing—" The health
of his Majesty's Ministers, and wisdom to plan the reform of
our ancient institutions, and energy and firmness, to enforce
them."

Sir .1. CAM Honnouse, M. P.) rtist tO address the meeting,
amidst the 'warmest expressions of approbation. In acknow-
ledging the toast, he said that the Chairman and the ptoposer
had spoken of his Majesty's Ministers in Inch tiatteriiiB tams,
that it would be a satire upon them all it they did not, to the
utmost extent, deserve the eulogy, —t Cheers.) If the course
which the nad pimi_neil Was so acceptable to the people of
Eng,l:4nd, and to that meeting, he would endeavour to show
';,em that his Majesty's Ministers well knew the tenure by
they held office.—( Cheers.) The object of the pre-
sent meeting was to celebrate the passing of the Vestries Act
with which his name was Connected. He was happy to see
such a striking effect of the right working of that Act as the
present, The forebodings of those who had said that the
people of England were not to be intrusted with the manage-
ment of their public affairs had been proved to be ill founded.
The settlement of that question had involved a great struggle
of principle, and the result had given a great moral lesson to
the whole empire. He was well aware that the only Govern-
ment which could now hope for duration, was one whose ob-
ject it was to promote the greatest happiness of the greatest
number—(Cheers)—none other would now be accepted by
an enlightened community. The fulfilment of those pro-
mises which had been made by the Ministry to which lie
belonged, on accepting office, had at least been attempted
by them. Of the five great measures which they advo-
cated, and to which they were pledged, three had been
brought forward, and two had passed the House of Com-
mons. In the progress of one of those measures (the Muni-
cipal Corporation Bill) through the House, the energy re-
commended by the toast had been displayed. Had Ministers
given way in the principles of the Bill at all ?—(Cries of " No,
no ?") Had they given way in fulfilling an act of justice t
England and Wales, which had already been rendered to
Scotland? Had they shrunk from rendering justice to in-
jured Ireland? The House of the people of England had
passed triumphantly that great remedial measure, the Reform
of the Church of Ireland, which it would be fortunate if it
were carried into effect in the House of Lords. If not, would
it be the fault of the Ministry ?—Cheers.) He should be
guilty of injustice to himself and to his colleagues if he for-
got to mention the discreet and generous support which they
had received from the House of Commons, by which they had
been enabled to do some good, and by means of which they
still hoped to perform more. Allusion had been made as to
what ought to be the duty of the Minister of the Crown
with respect to the Municipal Reform Bill. He would not
shrink from the question ; but at present he was ignorant of
the form in which the Bill would be returned to the House
of Commons. That Bill now already rather resembled the
the Irishman's child who was changed at nurse.—(Laughter.)
He trusted, that whatever course of conduct they might pur.
sue, whether the Bill in its altered state should be entirely re-
jected, or adopted upon the grounds of expediency, that they
might be at all events enabled to ensure the confidence of the
people. Even should the latter event occur, there could be
no mistaking it for a final measure. The Right Hon. Gen-
tleman concluded his address amidst the strongest expressions
of the confidence of the meeting.
Mr. POTTER proposed the health of Lord Brougham, which
was drunk with rapturous applause.
The next toast was proposed by Mr. BARKER, " Ireland
—sympathy for her wrongs, and a determination to redress
them--D. O'Connell, Esq., and R. L. Shiel, Esq."
Mr. O'CONNELL then rose, and after the expressions of ap-
plause had subsided, addressed the meeting. He observed
that the meeting had pledged itself to use all exertion to ob.
tain a redress of the wrongs under which his country had so
long laboured. It was a soul-stirring scene to him, to see so
many Englishmen so warmly express such a determination.
He did not now despair for his country, as he felt there was a
certainty of redress. But, in saying certainty, was he not
mistaken ? Were the people able to obtain the redress of
their own grievances ? He answered—" Yes ;" for they were
making common cause together. It was now 700 years since
the people had possessed a determined Government. From
the determination evinced by the present Government, large
hopes might be drawn • but he regretted to say that the Go-
vernment was thwarted its exertions to promote the public
welfare, and that, too, by one portion of the Legislature
which had placed itself between the people and the redress of
their grievances. But he called upon that meeting to say
whether they would allow a body, of which a considerable
number of members were State paupers, who were interested in
the preservation of abuses, to interfere between them and the
redress of their grievances ?—(Hear, hear.) He respected
the privileges of the House of .Lords, but he thought that a
great political change was necessary to bring the House of
Peers into conformity with the feelings and opinions of the
people.
Mr. SLIM returned thanks for the honour done him.
Mr. ROBERTSON proposed—" The health of the Members
for the Borough."
Sir S. WHALLEY and Mr. BULWER returned thanks.

" Mr. Hume and the Reformers of Middlesex,'"-"he La.
dies," " The Health of the Chairman," and several other
toasts were then drank. Mr. Hume, Mr. E. L. Bulwer, and
Mr. D. W. Harvery delivered some animated speeches, after
which the party broke up.