The Sun.
London, England, 1835-08-13 00:00:00

TOWER HAMLETS.

.1 meeting of the electors and inhabitants of the borough
of the Tower Hamlets was held last night at the Golden
Eagle, Mile-end-road, for the purpose of petitioning the
House of Lords to pass the Municipal Corporation Reform
13i:1, without any further delay, and with its principles unim-
paired, and its provisions unmutilated. This meeting was most
numerously attended, there being upwards of 3,000 persons
present upon the occasion.
JonN Simrsom, Esq., of Hackney, was unanimously called
to the Chair.

WILLIAM COATES, Esq., moved the first resolution, " That
the Municipal Corporation till was essentially important to the
wel-being of the empire, and in its correction of existing
al-uses calculated to secure the peace and tranquillity of the
United Kingdom." The present excitement, he maintained
canto from the hereditary few, who sought to limit the just
rights of the many.—(Cheers.) Although the people of
England were strictly a commercial people, still they would
suffer the most baneful evils of excitement rather than submit
to be trampled upon by the leaden hoof of despotism, or con-
tinue quiet so long as a single wrong remained without its re-
medy. The corporations of England had been repudiated
by all parties except the House of Lords. The House of
Lords, irresponsible in themselves, had nobly come forward to
bolster up corporation rights, which, like their own, did not
spring from the people; but he felt convinced that ere long
th.it House, as well as the corporations, must submit to the
pruning-knife of Reform.—( Cheers. ) He was not aware how
far the opposition of the House of Lords would be pushed with
Municipal Reform. If they wished a collision with the House
of Commons, or if they desired to know whether the people
could do best without a House of Lords, or the House of
I,,rds without the people, their Lordships might take his
word that they would come off second best.---Hear, hear.)
Mr. M. SCALES seconded the resolution, which was then
put and carried unanimously.
The second resolution, which reprobated the Parliamentary
practice, quite at variance with established custom and ante-
cedent practice, of receiving evidence tendered by persons
obviously interested in perpetuating corporate abuses, was
moved by Mr. Mc
It was second i !,. ConEN.

Mr. OPP', iii()VM the third resolution (which was se-
couded L BourcN), That the great measure of Corpora.
ti„,. lieforni having received the sanction of the representa-
tives of the people, unopposed by all parties, however differing
.political sentiment, renders any attempt to defeat its provi-
sioni, or delay its progress, too well calculated to destroy the
confidence which should be possessed by every branch of the
Legislature.

:vl
r. HOME, M,P., spoke to the foregoing resolution. The
Mo. Member exhorted the Reformers still to persevere in
meetings and petitions until the great measure was finally
accomplished.—( Cheers.) It was only by a manifestation
of a determined spirit that the Peers of England would be
brought to a consciousness of the real wants of the country.—
( Cheers.) He had no hesitation in saying that the Muni-
cipal Reform Bill was the second great reform which was to
be accomplished, reform in the Church being the third.
Dr. LUSIIINGTON, M.P., agreed with all that the Hon.
Nl,nnber who preceded him had observed respecting the ne-
cessity of Corporation Reform. He looked with derision and
contempt upon the recent proceedings at the bar of the House
of Lords for the production of evidence, as it were, to defend
the Corporation abuses, and after all were these witnesses able
to refute the Report of the Commissioners? Not one substan-
tial point of it did they touch.—( Hear, hear.) The next head
upuit which he would support Municipal Reform was, its ten-
d, :ley to further the ends of justice. He found, however, that
the obstinacy and folly of the Upper House would compel the
People, in asserting their own rights, to go beyond those
bounds which it was not to their interest to pass.—( Hear.)
The Peers could not set public opinion long at defiance. Once
L,,,fore they had attempted it, but no sooner did the people
Ll,.nv a front, than the Peers succumbed.—.-( Hear, hear.) The
t..ople would not forget this he hoped the Peers would re-
member it also, and would pause before they entered into a
c.-)atest in which they must ultimately fall. However late, he
hopd that wisdom would at length preside over the councils
of that Assembly, and that this farther degradation would be
spared them. —( Cheers.) The peopha, at all avents, knew

their duty, and would perform it. The people must depend:
upon themselves alone.
It was then resolved that a petition to the House of L3rds,
founded on the Resolutions, should be presented, and an Ad-
dress of thanks to, and confideace in, Lord Melbourne, for his.
noble and manly conduct.
Mr. Goff, Mr. Hitchin, Mr. W. Scales, and Mr. Cullum,
shortly addressed the meeting in a similar strain. After
which thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting
separated with three cheers for Lord Melbourne and his Ma-
jesty's Ministers.

ST. PAUL, COVENT-GARDEN.
In pursuance of a requisition numerously signed, a public
vacating of the inhabitant householders of St. Paul, Covent-
garden, was convened last night in the Vestry-room, to peti-
tion the House of Lords to pass the Corporation Reform Bill,
without mutilation. Mr. Mozeley, the Rector's Church-
warden, was called to the Chair.

The meeting was of the most unanimous character, and the
senti►nents delivered by the several speakers found a ready
and hearty echo from the auditors. The conduct of the Lords
in opposing every measure of reform vexatiously, was de-
nounced as being both despotic n.:14 unconstiiutional. The
object of the meeting seemed to be busiuess only, and there-
fore ve:.y little time was occupied by the speakers in decla-
mation. The following were the resolutions passed without
opposition

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Moved by Mr. L. DAWSON, and seconded by Mr. R.
DANIEL That the Municipal Corporations of England
and Wales are inefficient for the objects for which they were
instituted, being. too narrow in• their principle and operation
for the altered circumstances of the country."
Moved by Mr. R. S. CANNELL, and seconded by Mr. T.
MILTON That the measure at present before the House
of Lords, which has received the appro* • of the Commons
without a divisim upon its principle4,s binioti,of this
meeting, admirably calcidated to repaittiltat inefficiency, and
therefore highly conducive to the public benefit."
Moved by Mr. WALKER, seconded by Mr. YOUNG :—" That
this meeting is of opinion, that should the Lords reject or
mutilate this Bill, the result would give a shock to public
feeling, which might be dangerous to the best interests of
the country."
Moved by Mr. M'DONALD COOHILL, seconded by Mr. W.
H. WALKER :—" That a petition to the Lords, Spiritual and
Temporal, embodying the above, be signed by the Chairman
on behalf of the meeting."
Mr. R. S. CANNELL moved that Lord Brougham be re-
quested to present the same.
Mr. R. DANIEL, in seconding the proposition, paid a high
compliment to the integrity, perseverance, and intrepidity of
the Noble Lord in the cause of the people.—( Applause. )
The resolutions being adopted, thanks were voted to the
Chairman, and the meeting separated.