The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-19 00:00:00

Brougham, and imnexed to it " Education without
the necessity of st4seribing to any test or qualifica-
tion."--(Loud applause.)
Mr- i3Ro'annaar—l beg the company, and your
Royal Dif,ghness, to accept my best thanks, and most
heart::, congratulations—(hear, hear)—my best
tb:anks for so kindly coupling my name with educa-
tion, unfettered with subscription to any particular
faith--and which is to me a matter of most peculiar
gratification ; for no one can be a more warm and
zealous friend than I am to education, entirely un-
connected with any religious tenets whatsoever.
(Cheers.) Let them be (a-tiled tests, or oaths or
deelararions, or subscriptions ; in short, call them by
Irina name you will, I know that they are as abhor-
rent to common sense as to justice—and equally so
to all sotuad policy or principle. (Applause.) I
know that they are traps for men's eonscieneesa—
that they are baits for men's virtue—and that they
will not testify men's principles, but merely fall as
a burthen of injustice on the good and the honest._
(alieers)--making a mockery of the most sacred of
things. (Cheers.) If there were any that wished
their children to enter seminaries where a subscrip-
tion to a certain faith was necessary, in God's name
let such seminaries exist, (Hear.) lam not against
such a proposition ; but all I ask in return is, that
they will leave us alone to throw our doors open to
those who entertain a contrary opinion and who would
have their children educated without being called upon
to subscribe any test of faith. I will not detain you any
longer by talking of that which has been well termed
the origin of this great triumph; if it is more or less
owing to the improvement in knowledge in the people
of this country—and I think that nts one can doubt
that such is the case—(Cheers.)—l have a right to
say that I feel additional pleasure at having my name
coupled with the sentiment of education.--(Cheers.)
—The real question is, not whether we all entertain
exactly the same sentiments on religious subjects,
but whether we are not all hound to support, by co-
operation, the common end that we have in view;•
and whether we should not be encouraged to con-
tinue working in that cause which neither the delay
of craftiness can dampaton open resistance subdue.—
( Continued cheers.)---It is, then, to that anion, for-
bearance, and determination, that we, to a great
measure, owe our present triumph ; and I have no
doubt that a continuation of those feelings will pro-
duceats many more triumphs of The same sort.—
( Much cheering.)—lt was by this same means that
the African Slave-trade was checked twenty years
ago, and it is to the same means that we must
look (under the goodness of Providence) for the final
extirpation of West India Slavery.—(Reiterated
cheering.)—ln fine, it is to the !fame means, that, as
it has been well expressed, the enlarged and enlarging
advance in religious liberty is owing, as well as the
concession of civil rights to all classes of our fellow-
;tibjects.—(Cheering.)—Antl I cannot help expect-
ing that this will not bet he last occasion on which
I shall meet you within these walls, for the purpose
of commemorating a triumph yet greater and more
valuable than yours, because it will be a triumph final
and complete.—(lmmense applause.)--I cannot
doubt that the time is very far distant when we
shall meet here to celebrate that great triumph which
hos so frequently been alluded to this evening, and
which, I am quite sure, will be hailed with a zeal
and enthusiasm that will prove how much value we
set upon it (cheers) ; more especially, as leading to
the ultimata abrogation of all tests of all classes,
by whatever name they may be called (great
cheering), 'to whatever part of the empire they
may. belong (reiterated cheers), and by whatever
-rites they May worship the Deity. (Loud applause.)
When at tength that time shall arrive, no doubt it
will be hailed with delight by you, as it will be with
rapture by me, looking at what has emanated from a
Noble Lord (Holland), whom I cannot but view as
the representative of us Foaites.—(Cheers.)—This
triumph of to-day is the restoration of the rights of
the Constitution to a great part of the community,
which has long been excluded from them ; for to-
day we may found oar first approach to that con-
summation, which I trust our rulers will not inter.
fere to prevent (Hear, hear, hear) ; but which, if
it might be effected without their means, will, I
hope, experience sufficient support from our own
means (Great cheering) ; that we may receive
their aid I am sure we shall all most cordially de-
sire ; but if we cannot oThiin it, why then let us de
it in spite of them—(Continued cheers)—let us do
it in spite of those who believe any thing, vote for
every thing, and subscribe to every thing. (Laugh-
ter and applause.) I trust, however, as they have
not lately opposed us with their former vigour, they
will not again do so ; and this, at least, I know, that
the more firm we spew ourselves, the less will they
appose us, till at length, in one way or another, we
shall find ourselves able to celebrate the Restoration
of the Constitution, which is the birthright of the
people; not merely to any particular class of persons,
however large, however important, or however re-
spectable that class may be—but to the whole milted
people of England, Scotland, and Ireland. (The
Hon. and Learned Gentlenian sat down amid the
most enthusiastic cheers.)
The next tcast was, " The Earl of Carnaryon,
and the other Noble Defenders of, our cause in the
-
House of Peers."

Lord CARNARVON returned thanks, and regretted
that in passing this Repeal it had been coupled with
any declaration.—(Applause.) • He was sorry to find,
that after disarming intolerance of her sw,ord, it was
found necessary to furnish her with a rattle.—(A
laugh.)
The ROYAL CHAIRMAN then proposed, in the ab-
sence of Sir James Mackintosh, " Mr. ,Denman, and
the. Liberty of the Press."
Mr. DENMAN, in returning thanks, remarked, that
it was to Fox that the origin of this triumph might
be traced: it was he that had first stood forth. in
Parliament, not only for the Dissenters, but also for
the Roman Catholics, and that had made the sacri-
fice of his views in life to the dictates of his con-
science.—(Loud cheers.) The Liberty of the
Press, with which their Illustrious, Chairman had
been pleased to unite his name, was also, in no small
degree, owing to Mr. Fox, 'though he (Mr. Den-
man) had the highest respect for the efforts of Lord
Erskine and Sir Samuel •Rornilly on this-subject.--
It was, however, to Mr. Fox that they owed the
passing of the Bill which made a Jury the judge of
what was libel and what was not; and. which, in
truth, put the whole Liberty_ of the Press in, the
hands of the People of England.—(Loud cheers.)
He hoped that, there would be an anniversary .of
this great triumph appointed every year, and that
every year there would be an additional triumph
of
the principles of universal freedom.—(Cheerlng.)
The next toast was—" Lord Nugent, and the:rest
of our Noble and Honourable Guests.: • • •
Lord I\ uGrsT returned thanks. He thought that
they had, in fact, only achieved one half of their
triumph as long as there still remained one rag
remnant of the old garment cif intoleraneestili in exist-
ence—of that which used to be called the Popish
garment; but which now,, he, *as • sorry:to:Say; was
worn on Protestant shoulders.(Laughter and
cheers.)—lf there were any truth itt the 'Earl of
Eldon, the Constitution •of England-had perished
the other night-4(A laugh)—but; if .(Lard
Nugent) could, for a moment; thinVihttt the Con-
stitution of England depended, on religisints principles,
he should say that it. was high time for it,to perish.
and to look for a better 'Constitution. (Cheers!):
The ROYAL DUKE then proposed to drink " Sir
F. Burdett, and the Glorious lvt,iority of 237.„
(Great applause.) •
Sir F. BURDETT said, that by coupling his name
with a majority, he found himailf •forced. upon a
novel topic (a laugh), So that he hardlilinew what
to say about it, except that he was 'vet gl.athat
it had been a majority. There was one topir,',li*.
ever, on which he could speak, and that was.
the
spirit of liberality" which he perceived in Itiiitt
ing, and he could assure them that it 'WAS a spiiit
which he had long looked for in Vain in that House
in which he had a `Seat; and at this•spirit he had.l
been the more agreeably atirplisetl;`bectiuse hp had-
long heard the character of the 'Dissenters most
grossly assailed and calumniatedtheers)--bui
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