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grateful to Lord Palmerston for the ability and energy
with which he had brought thelbassian war to a conclusion,
there were other men, other features, in the conduct of the
war which proved the incapacity of the official system
under which the country was governed. Lord Palmer.
ston was a member of the Government, and remained in
it during the dreary period of the war, when the most
terrible disasters occurred to the army. (Uproar and
cries of " Off.") Of the 30,000 soldiers who fell in the
Crimea, 20,000 died of disease and the direct results of
cold and starvation, while Balaklava was full of clothing
and food, which were kept from the famishing troops by
the incompetence of those who were entrusted with the
discharge of important duties. (Hear, hear, and uproar.)
He declared that corruption was as rampant among the
governing classes of this country as ever, and the coun-
try must tell Lord Palmerston that, if he expected the
people to support him, he must be faithful to them.
The conduct of the Government with reference to Sir
John M`Neill and Col. Tulloch was not such as to in-
spire the country with confidence ; and as for Lord Pal-
merston, he defied any one to prove that the noble lord
had ever exhibited any anxiety to pass measures for the
substantial welfare of the people. (Confusion, and a
voice, " What of Lord Derby ?") They might depend
upon it there would be no fear of Toryprinciples getting
the upper hand, if the people wouid be but true to
themselves. He believed that at no period of the his-
tory of this country was there more wealth among the
higher classes than at this moment, or more poverty
among the poor. (Hear.) Mr. Morley concluded, amid
great upoar, by moving the following amendment :
" That this meeting detests Bureauacy, which is con-
tinental despotism, of which Sir George Grey, the Home
Secretary, is the director. That this system has been
acted on by Lord Palmerston's Government, and is
closely connected with, and dependent on, the Episcopal
Cuurch of the land; and because this church is the rallying
point for joitbing corruptionists and centralising tyrants,
increases taxation, and is one of the causes of the pre-
sent awful state of society, this meeting declares its
belief that it is the bounden duty of every oce to
exert all constitutional means to sever the Church from
the State, and will vote for no man at the ensuing elec-
tion that will not give this pledge."
Mr. GASSIOT seconded the amendment, and recom-
mended the meeting to be firm, and only return such
men to the House of Commons as would secure a re-
formed Parliament. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Alderman ROSE supported the original motion
amidst great uproar, and expressed his opinion that if
consuls and commanders were to be sent to distant
countries with difficult and important missions, the Go-
vernment and the country were bound to support them
in their exertions to maintain the honour and die Hts, of
the British nag. (Cheers.)
Mr. EDWIN JAMES, Q.C., who was received with much
apparent good feeling, said an appeal was about to be
made to the country on the decision of the House of
Commons, and the city of London, as the foremost con-
stituency of that great empire, was called upon to record
its feelings as to whether Lord Palmerston had the con-
idence of this country or not. (Loud cheers, uproar,
and cries of " Yes 1") It was natural that in the course
of such a discussion as had taken place that day some of
the topics introduced should have been discursive and
at large from the question at issue, but nevertheless he
would venture shortly upon their patience in addressing
to them a few remarks in support of the original rests.
lotion. (Much cheering.) The amendment which had
been moved by his friend Mr. Morley was one which
none could dissent from, and it affirmed an abstract pro-
position of the principle of which he was himself a sup-
porter, and which he ;was glad to see Mr. Morley had
supported so long and energetically ; but still it was
quite consistent that the original resolution, expressing
the entire confidence of the public in Lord Palmerston
at this juncture, should be preferred to any abstract
proposition, however laudable in itself. It was not
a question, as his friend Mr. Morley had put it, whether
or not Lord Palmerston was to hold the Ministry for ever
—the question really was, whether that meeting con-
sidered that Lord Palmerston had disgraced himself !
(Loud cries of "No, no 1") Was it a disgrace to have
upheld the national honour against a deliberate insult of-
fered to the British flag ? The matter had been fully
discussed by all the lawyers of the House of Commons,
and each had made a case according to his own political
views. (Cheers.) But it was not a question of law, but
of common sense and feeling._ (Cheers.) Did any man
in his own heart doubt for a moment but that tbat bar-
barian Yeh had offered an intentional insult to the Bri-
tish flag (Cheers.) That was his motive, and he had
succeeded in it ; and was it not a miserable quibble of
his apologists to talk of the colonial register of the lorcha
having expired 1 If a Chinaman knocked down an Eng-
lish merchant, and the latter sought redress, would it be
considered any excuse for the Chinese to say that the man
he so assaulted was a Portuguese, on the ground that
though he had traded and bought and sold with him as
an Englishman, yet that there was a flaw in the register of
his baptism, and so he would consider him a Portuguese
while he attacked him ? (Laughter and cheers.) People
spoke of the oppression of Palmerston's policy, but he
would like to know what war Lord Palmerston had ever
commenced Lord Palmerston, at least, was actuated by
a jealous sense of the national honour, which had certainly
not been the case either with the Earl of Aberdeen or
Gladstone. What was his conduct with regard to
France in 1840, when M. Thiers was French Minister,
and anxious to pick a quarrel with England, and he asked
for the remains of the greatest captain that had ever lived,
Napoleon, to be carried back to France I What, was
Lord Palmerston's answer to that request when he gave
his consent I "That he trusted the animosities which had
so long divided France and England would be buried in
the same grave ;" end frnm th. - "Lt., oommenced
the good feeling which bad continued to increase till it
led to the strict alliance which joined the two countries
at the present day. Lord Palmerston's policy had never
been an aggressive one. (Cheers, and cries of "No,"
and " Yes," and great uproar.) At this very name the
despotic Courts of Europe trembled—(great cheering)—
and he (Mr. James) could imagine the joy and exulta-
tion which hailed the division of the House of Commons,
brought about by one of the most unprincipled political
combinations that ever existed. (Cheers, and cries of
"No I') He could imagine the exultation of such Courts
as that of Prussia, which craved to surprise and despoil
Switzerland—a ourt like that of Russia, with her sleep-
less gaze always directed to the frontiers:of India. Those
despotic Courts, however, might withhold their exulta-
tion for the present, as he believed the verdict of the
Eogiish people would not endorse the decision of the
House of Commons. (Tremendous cheering.) He, how-
ever, quite agreed with the principle of Mr. Morley's
amendment, and thought that every Minister, even Lord
Palmerston, should be told that he must go with the
stream of social and political progress, and he trusted soon
to see his lordship at the head of such a strong Liberal ma-
jority as would compel him to do s.'. He trusted to see in
such a case the working classes better cared for--(much
cheering) —and thefranchise liberally extended. (Cheers.)
It Lord Palmerston was nut chosen, whom were they
to look to I Did they wish to have Lord Derby and
Mr. Disraeli sitting in the same Cabinet with Gladstone,
Aberdeen, and Lord John Russell ? (Groans, and cries
of " no ! Let them look at the question thus,
and recollect, if they did net have Lord Palmerston,
wkom they would have to take instead. No one wanted
Lord Pelmereton for ever ; but all required hint for
ties juncture, for the keeping of the national honour
was site with him. (Cheers.) For such reasons he called
upon ,he city of London to come forward and give an
t simple to the rest of the constituency, and lead them
to place confideuce in a st itesinan who had never de-
serted their intereste (Great cheering, which was con-
tinued for rooms time, with calls for the resolution to be
put.)
The LORD MAYOR then put the amendment, for which
some 20 or 30 bands were held up.
Thu orieinal motion was then put, and carried by an
overwhelming majority, amid loud and continued cheers
for Lord Palmerston.
The LORD MAYOR declared the original resolution
carried.

Mr. H. W. CRAWFORD observed that he came there
as one of the merchants of the city of London, deeply
interested in the quetions engaging public attention, to
express the feelings he entertained with reference to the
great political contest about to take pace. Whatever
might be the opinion of the meeting with respect to the
circumstance which had led to the war in China, he was
there, not to argue about the miserable lorcha, or to
discuss the merits of any political section, but to express
his opinion that, in the present crisis, the country was
bound to give a hearty, steadfast, and cordial support to
the Government. (Cheers.) He wished to express his
disapproval and his reprobation of the combination which
ha,l placed those who were parties to it in the predica-
ment of coming before the grand jury of the country.
He was bound to say that while agreeing with a good
deal that had fallen from Mr. Motley, he did not look
up.m Lord Palmerston as a thorough-going politician,
but he would support him on the present occasion, be-
cause he believed he was the only man fit to carry on
the government of the country. (Cheers.) The noble
lord bad not supported the ballot, nor extension of the
franchise, nor the repeal of Jewish disabilities ; and on
all tbese points he (Mr. Crawford) would go further
than the noble lord, but he would give him a cordial sup.
port as long as he would show himself anxious to pro-
mote the great social and political measures on which
the happiness and contentment of the people depended,
(Loud cheers.) He begged to move—
" That a committee, consisting of Sir J. Duke, Bart.,
M.P., Mr. E.aikes Currie, M.P., Mr. J. Dillon, Mr. R.
W. Crawford, Mr. T. Dakin, Mr. E. James, Alder-
man Hose, Sir C. D. Crosley, Mr. H. Lloyd, Mr. J. H.
Eliott, Mr. W. L. Hall, Mr. B. Oliveira, M.P., Mr. G.

Mr. It. Thsley, Mr. T. J. Holt, Mr. B. Obbar , and
Mr. T. Christy, be appointed to draw up an address ern-
' hetlyin4 the spirit of the foregoing resolution; that the
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor be hereby authorised to sign
the same, by order and on behalf of this meeting; and
that the committee be a deputation to present the same to
his lordship."
Mr. LAWRENCE seconded the resolution, which was
unanimously adopted.
On the motion of Sir J. DOKE, Bart., M.P., seconded
by Mr. WAITIMIA.N, a vote of thanks was unanimously
awarded to the Lord Mayor for his readiness in calling
the meeting, and for his kindness in presiding.
The Loup MAYOR, in acknowledging the compliment,
expregseil a hope that all constituencies would impress
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Mr. OSBORNE, a working m begged permission to
propose the following resolution
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" The citizens of London heartily Byrn ats() with thei
unfortunate follow-countrymen who have been suffering
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from want of employment during
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want,
and pledge th whole winter,
thereby causing great Buffeting
selves, through their representatives to assist theme in.
their endeavours emigrate and settle in the Britishc olo-
nies."

The motion having been seconded by anoth
ing man, was carried by acclamation. er 1"1.1'"
Three hearty cheers were then given for Lord Pa',
morotau, and the meeting separated,