The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-16 00:00:00

REFORM DEMONSTRATION IX SOUTHWARK.

NO MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER PHYSIC
FOR CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION (DYSPEPSIA), PALPI
TATION, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS,
DEBILITY, DROPSY, EPILEPSY, PARALYSIS, COUGH,
ASTHMA, CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, BORE THROAT,
FEVERS.
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land ; Dr. Campbell.
We extract a few out of 56,000 cures :
Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies of many years'
dyspepsia. Cure No. 49,832. Of fifty years' indiscribable
agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipa-
tion, fia,tulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting, Maria Joly,
of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs,
of extreme nervousness indigestion, gatherings, low spirits,
and nervous fancies. Cure No. 54,816. The Rev. James T.
Campbell, Syderstone Rectory, near Fakenham, Norfolk of
Indigesti"n and liver complaints. Cure No. 56,814. Mr. Samuel
Laxton Leicester, of two years' diarrhoea. Cure So. 180. Mr.
W. Reeves, 181, Fleet-street, London, of 25 years' nervous-
ness, cc nstipation, indigestion, and debility. Cure No. 4,028:
Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps,
spasms, and nausea, Rev. John W. Flavel, Ridlington Rec-
tory, Norfolk. Cure No. 3,906. Thirteen years' cough, indi-
gestion, and general debility, James Porter, Athol-street,
Perth. Cure No. 58,314. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre,
near Liverpool, of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of
nervous irritability. Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts,
lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, timber merchant,
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Similar testimonials from 56,000 patieats who can be re-
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A very numerously attended public meeting;
convened for the purpose " of calling on the Govern-
ment to bring forward a comprehensive measure of
reform without any further delay," was held yes-
terday evening at the South London Repository.
Mr. JOHN VICKERS, who was called to the chair,
in opening the proceedings, referred to the im-
portance of the question they were about to discuss,
and expressed his trust that the proceedings of that
night would be conducted in such a manner as
would secure the admiration of the country and
command the attention of the House of Commons
to their just claims. There had been silence upon
this question of reform, but it was the silence of
dignified repose not to apathy; there had been a
patient waiting, arising from confidence in the pro-
mises of successive Governments, but there had not
been any apathy in regard to the question of reform
during the last ten years. They wanted a measure
introduced into the legislature which would be
backed by the opinions of the people, and it was to
this end that that meeting was called together. The
vote by ballot was a measure which the 'working
classes had a right to demand should for their protec-
tion accompany any extension of the suffrage to
them, and it could not be contended that it was a
cowardly measure for the working classes to resort
to, seeing that it was adopted by gentlemen in high
position in electing to their clubs. A settlement of
the question of reform was necessary ; the people
required a large and comprehensive measure, and
they would have it. (Hear, hear.) If they wanted
reform he was sorry to say they must agitate, and
he advised the working classes to show the Govera-
ment and the House of Commons they were
ano
longer to be trifled with, but th.At they warn
n-
termined to demand the share in the representa-
tion to which they were fairly entitled.
Mr. NEWMAN proposed the first resolution, to
the effect," That this meeting regards with sur
•
prise and indignation the declaration of Lord
John Russell, that the people are indifferent to the
question of Parliamentary reform, and desires to
express a decided opinion that it is the duty of the
Government to introduce forthwith a comprehen-
sive measure for the extension of the franchise, in
accordance with their solemn pledge to do so on
taking office. He believed that Lord John Rus-
sell's declaration was only made with the view of
eliciting an expression of public opinion which
would induce Parliament to pass a comprehensive
measure ; and though Parliament was to blame for
not dealing with the question, the people were
still more to blame for not bringing their in-
fluence to bear upon the Legislature to obtain what
the required. The press had been writing down
reform, and had taken by its arguments half the
pluck out of the working men. They wanted or-
ganisation out of doors, and a few earnest men in
the House of Commons united in action, and the
Government would then be compelled to give way
to some extent to the demands of the people.
Mr. JOHN DAY seconded the resolution, and
advocated a lodger franchise, without which, he
contended, no Reform ',Bill would be regarded by
the country as complete and satisfactory.
The resolution was carried unanimously amidst
loud cheers.
Mr. JOHN LOCKE, M.P., then rose to address the
meeting, and was received with considerable cheer-
ing. He said it gave him great pleasure to meet
his constituents that night upon this very impor-
tant question. When he was elected four years
ago to represent this borough, the question which
principally occupied the minds of the electors was
this same question of reform. Reform, Lord John
Russell had for the last 15 years made his own
question. And it was not to be wondered at that
the speech of the noble lord at the opening of the
present session was received by the country with
very great surprise. In' 1859 the bill of the Con-
servative Government was introduced, and was
welcomed not only by the opponents of reform,
but, he was sorry to say, by many of those who
professed to be its friends, on the ground that it
was a measure quite as good as Lord John Rus-
sell's. Upon a resolution proposed by the noble
lord, however, that measure was rejected, because
it did not extend the borough franchise. He (Mr.
Locke) on that occasion, advised Mr. Disraeli to
adopt that resolution. The whole House of Com-
mons was agreed that the borough franchise ought
to be extended, but the right hon. gentleman did
not think fit to adopt it. It was carried, and the
Tory Government were driven to dissolve the Par-
liament. Had the resolution been adopted by the
Conservatives its principles would have been intro-
duced into the bill then before Parliament, and the
country would have had a comprehensive measure
of reform. (Hear, hear.) The Government of Lord
Palmerston acceded to office. It was not to be
called a Whig Government, for it comprised
amongst its members Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr.
Gilpin, and others of Mr. Bright's friends, and a
second Reform Bill was brought in. The recep-
tion of that measure by the House of Commons
was, to say the least of it, certainly not such
as to induce the Government to introduce
another. It might not have embodied all that
the people required, but it was a step in the
right direction. Nevertheless time was wasted
in useless discussion, obstructions were thrown
in the way of the passage of the bill until
the Government were compelled to withdraw it.
He now came to the opening of the present session,
and the speech of Lord John Russell ; and he quite
agreed with the noble lord that the House of Com-
mons was indifferent to the question of reform, but
he could not admit that the people of the country
shared the same feeling. They were told that they
were to have no Reform Bill from the Government
this session, but in the midst of their disappoint-
ment came a gleam of sunshine in the shape of a