The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-26 00:00:00

SIR FRANCIS BURDETT.

HIS CONSTITUENTS' OPINION OF HIS LETTER
TO BROOKES'S.
A special meeting of the Householders' Association of
St. Martin-in-the-Fields was held on Tuesday evening at
the Two Angels and Crown Tavern, St. Martin's-lane.
About two hundred Members were present. The Associa-
',ion numbers four or five hundred electors of the city of
Westminster among its members. Mr. Kendall was called
to the chair.
Some important parochial business having been gone
through—
Mr. Churchwarden SIMrsoN rose and directed the at-
tention of the meeting to the extraordinary letter of -Sir
Francis Burdett to Brookes's Club.—(Hear.) One of
the most respectable and influential supporters of Sir
Francis Burdett called upon him (Mr. Simpson) on the-pre-
vious evening, and observed that he had supported Sir
Francis Burdett, until the last Session of Parliament, but
that he should certainly support him no longer.—(Cheers.)
Dr. BAINBRIDGE observed that, the disgraceful and con-
temptible letter of Sir Francis Burdett bad been forwarded
to the renegade Times to effect a particular object, and
that object was no less a one than the
:injury of the cause
of Reform.—(Hear, hear.) It was quite uncalled for ; there
was no necessity for Sir Francis to emerge from the obscu-
rity in which he had for several years-been buried—(Hear)
—to attack Mr. O'Connell. Sir Francis Burdett denounced
Mr. O'Connell as no gentleman. This seemed to be the sum
total of the charge which he had made against him : that
()`Connell, forsooth, was not polite enough to associate
with a polite assembly. Sir Francis stated that Mr. O'Con-
nell had used very imprOper and degrading language—lan-
guage not suited to, such polished society as that in which
Sir Francis was accustomed to move. He informed the
world that. O'Connell had depreciated the services of the
Duke of Wellington, and that he had also applied very
improper and ungentlemanly language to the Duke of Cum-
berland.—(Laughter.) But was this so serious—so dread-
fal charge against Mr. O'Connell ?—merely that he had
not spoken in the most respectful terms of that illustrious
individual—illustrious, as Lord Brougham said, by cour-
tesy—not illustrious for his talents or his patriotism, but
because be was of Royal blood.—( Hear.) He was glad
that the subject had been introduced by Mr. Simpson. It
would afford the meeting an opportunity of expressing .their
sentiments, which he doubted not would be disseminated, not
only throughout the city of Westminster, but throughout
the kingdom. He was truly sorry that Sir Francis had writen
such a letter. It was a painful proof that he had forgotten
his former opinions. If gentlemen looked back at the speeches
of Sir Francis Burdett—and he (Dr. Bainbridge) had
been in the habit of reading the Baronet's speeches for
the last twenty years—they must regret that he had forgot-
ten the opinions he had so long entertained ; yet they must
not forget that Sir Francis at that time did not always
make use of the elegant and gentlemanly language which
he now so much lauded.—(Hear, hear.) He then indulged
in expressions quite as inelegant, and fully as improper in
a gentleman, as any that bad been made use of by Mr.
O'Connell. Dr. Bainbridge concluded by moving a Reso-
lution to the effect, that it. was.the opinion of the meeting
that the uncalled-for and imprudent letter of Sir Francis
Burdett., which has so recently appeared in the public'
prints, ought to receive the unanimous and strongest con-
demnation of the liberal electors of the city of Westminster.
Mr. Churchwarden SIMPsoN would most cordially se-
cond the, motion. He would willingly admit that they
owed much to Sir Francis Burdett ; but he could not for-
bear noticing this extraordinary letter. As an aged man
they must pity him ; but at the same time they should
make up their minds as to the future—(Hear, bear)—and
recollect that he was not a fit person to represent the city
of Westminster.—(Loud cheers.)
After some observations from several members, the Re-
solution was put and carried unanimously, amid loud
cheering.

We uwlerstand that Mr. 11. L. Bulwer, M.P., is
to appointed Secretary of Legation at Brussels. His all-
pointment will occasion a vacancy in the representation of
Marylebone.
AGRICULTURAL MEETINGS.—It is quite impos-
sible for the farmers of England to go on with their present
burdens and the present prices ; and we only express
the
general opinion, when we say that it is more likely that
prices will fall still lower than rise up to what the farmers
will regard as sufficient. We are free to say, that we re-
joice to see the agriculturists bestirring themselves to obtain
relief. We mean to aid them- to the utmost of our power ;
but we will do that after our own fashion. We will not
assist them in increasing the burden of the other classes the
weight of a single feather. It is obvious that their best
customers, the shoemakers, tailors, 'wheelwrights, &C. &c.,
do not, in the most remote manner, contribute to the d's-
tress of the agriculturists. All measures, like Corn Laws,
to limit the supply or raise the p
; rice, are measures to rob
the ma urin nufacto• arid trading, classes and as far
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