The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-14 00:00:00

LINCOLN, MAY 12.

YESTERDAY evening one of the largest meetings that
ever assembled on any previous occasion, wee held at the
Guildhall, Lincoln. All the wealth, respectability, and in-
telligence of the city were present, together with nearly
all the Members of the Corporate body.
The Mayor (W. WIGGLLSWORTH, Esq.) being called
to the chair, explained the object of the meeting, which
was to consider the present awful situation of the country,
in consequence of his Majesty having refused to adopt the
necessa' y means for securing the triumph of the great
measure of Reform ; and of Earl Grey and his patriotic
co-adjutors having resigned office.
After a few words from R MasoN, Esq. explaining
more at length the purpose for which the meeting was
convened,

Dr. BOOT rose. He was proud to observe that the
citizens of Lincoln had so nobly responded to the call of
their worthy Chief Magistrate, at a period when the
liberties of all classes of Englishmen were placed in
jeopardy by an intriguing faction. They were met
to express their sentiments honestly and firmly, and it was
a melancholy fact that the cup of bliss, which was calcu-
lated to tranquillize the nation, and to restore peace and
tranquillity throughout all classes, had been dashed
from their lips. He, as an old man, would rather die a
freeman than live a slave.—(lmmense cheering.) By
the present position of affairs, it appeared that no less than
24 millions of souls were to be subjugated by a majority of
35 Peers.—(Cries of " No, we shall not.") The House
of Commons, which represented the voice of the people,
had been set at nought, and henceforth it would be non-
sense, sheer nonsense, to go through the forms of election,
when the people were to be governed solely by an usurp-
ing and overweening aristocracy.—(Loud cheers.) Were
we living in the 19th century—were we se degenerate as
not to possess some noble•mint.'ed, some patriotic Brutus to
rally us to the breach—to take the citadel, and to obtain
the repossession of our long-lost political privileges.—
(Loud cheers.) We were entitled to nothing more than
what was recognized by the British Constitution, and it
was hard indeed upon an industrious and loyal people
to have these rights withheld by a small and utterly in-
significant majority of the Peerage. We were rallying
round the Ministry, and by so doing, we should convince the
Peers that we were not to be defrauded of our rights.—
(Loud cheers.) He then concluded with moving the fol-
lowing resolution for the adoption of the meeting, viz ;
" That the atteuipt to mutilate the great measure of
Reform, and the consequent re►ignation of the Ministry
are not attributable to Earl Grey, but to those who are
enemies to the liberties of the people."—(Loud cheers.)

Mr. Alderman CaanzDGE seconded the resolution,
in doing which he bad great pleasure. He hoped they
would all keep united, and employ every legitimate means
for securing the triumph of the great question of Reform.
The resolution was carried unanimously amidst gnat ac-
clamations.

G. HEBB, Esq. proposed the following resolution,
via :

That this meeting feels in common with the great ma-
jority of the nation, that the House of Lords have
placed themselves in opposition to the interests of the
people, and that opposition is of a factious character, and'
unless effectually repelled, will endanger the safety anti
liberties of the people."—(Loud cheers.) The rights and
interests of the people of England had never been in more
imminent danger than at the present crisis, through the
obstinacy of a small majority of the House of Peers
(Cheers, and cries of " Burke them !")—and it was of
paramount importance that every individual exec ted his
utmost energies to maintain the rights and interests of the
great body of the people.—(Cheers.) If the King had
abused his prerogative—if he had overstretched his power,
it would have been tyranny, and the people would have
put it down ; i f the people had arrogated too much to
themselves—if they had dictated to the. other two Estates
of the realm, they might have likewise been put down
but of all Oppositions that of the Aristocracy—a mere
handful—putting themselves forward against twenty-four
millions of people was most ridiculous, and he might
very properly designate it as factious and improper
—(Loud cheering)—as stated in the resolution, which
he had already introduced. The liberties of the people
were dear to them—their rights ought to be sustained it
preference to those of the other estates of the realm : for in
was from the people that the other estates had rose. The
King and the Lords could not exist without the people—
the people formed the foundation of the whole superstruc-
ture of civil Government. He did not wish to be mis-
taken in these remarks ; he was sincerely attached to the
three estates of the realm which constituted the best form
of Government ; but when one trespassed upon the rights