The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-10 00:00:00

PUBLIC BREAKFAST TO MR. PEEL IN

BOLTON.

The inhabitants of this town, desirous, during the
interval of the visit of the Right Hon. the Home
Secretary in their neighbourhood, to evince their at-
tachment to him and his principles, sent a deputa-
tion, consisting of the boroughreeves and constables
of Great and Little Bolton, to wait on and invite
him to a breakfast on this day (Monday), to be
given in the Commercial inn. Mr. Peel accepted •
the invitation, and arrived in the town from Hulton,
the seat of William Holton, Esq., and was received
with a saliite of 15 guns. There was an immense
crowd assembled in front of the square before the
inn, who hailed the arrival of the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman with acclamation. Soon after his arrival in
the hotel, be appeared at one of the windows, and
shortly addressed the multitude in front, wishingl
them and their wives and children all health and
happiness. This elicited a renewed cheering, in
which the company joined.
The room in which the entertainment was given
was very tastefully fitted up for the occasion. It
was hung round with festoons of laurel, and at one
end was erected for the occasion a gallery to accom-
modate several respectable ladies who were anxious
to be present at the meeting. On this gallery was
inscribed, in gold letters " God save the King ;"
and at the opposite end of the room, immediately
above the Right Hon. Gentleman, " Church and
King," and " Protestant Ascendancy."
The Chair was taken by Mr. James Scowcroft,
boroughreeve of Great Bolton ; and upwards of 160
gentlemen sat down to the dejeune.
The following toasts were given after the removal
of the cloth :

" The King," with four times four.
" The Royal Family."
" The Army and Navy."
The CHAIRMAN then rose and said, be hoped they
would do justice to the next toast, in order to which
he would give them time to charge. The toast he
was about to propose to them was the Right Hon.
Robert Peel.—(Loud cheers for some time.)—He
had done them the honour to accept their invita-
tion. They were all aware of the great benefits
which their distinguished guest had conferred upon
the country at large.—(Cheers.)--He was aware
that many of them looked up to the Right Hon.
Gentleman as the mainstay of the King and Con-
stitution of the country--(Loud cheers)--and he
knew and trusted that sufficient existed, from the
experience of the past, to convince theta all that be
would never desert them.--(Tremendous cheering.)
—lie should now propose
" The health of the Right Hon. Robert Peel."
This toast was received with tremendous cheers,
which were repeated for some time; and at the con-
clusion the cheers were renewed with nine times
nine, and most of the company rose on their chairs,
and continued the acclamations.

Mr. PEEL rose to return thanks, evidently much
affected with these demonstrations of esteem. He
spoke as follows :—Gentlemen, no experience which
I have had in addressing public assemblies is of the
slightest advantage to me on the present occasion.
My heart is much too full to enable me to do justice
to the emotions and reflections caused by this my
transitory visit to your town. (Cheers.) I cannot
enumerate the many sources of gratification which it
has furnished me with. I can almost consider
myself in my native place (Cheers); and I defy
;‘,/ man who cherishes the natural affections of a
true heart not to feel gratified at returning to his
native place, but, above all, to be kindly and affec-
tionately welcome to it. (Loud applause.) I re-
joice, too, at this visit as a private and a public
man, whet' [ perceive the marked indications of im-
provement around me. The very road which I tra-
velled yesterday—everything around me—bears the
marks of progressive civilization and refinement.—
(Hear.)—l rejoice, too, to. see, with the expansion
of wealth, the expansion of progressive improve-
ment. I rejoice, too, when I behold the honest
countenances of those classes whoSe kind reception
of me has made the deepest impression on myme-
mory. (Hear.) Gentlemen, you are all aware that
I am not one of those who court what is called po-
pular applause (cheering) ; but lam not the less
sensible on that account to those marks of attach.
meat which I have received from that class of so.
ciety t® whose labours I and my family owe the
deepest obligations. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, there
is another source of satisfaction to me, but it is a
deep, a very deep one; it is, that I have the op-
portunity of confirming my friendship with him
whose guest I have at present the honour to be—
Mr. Hutton,
of Hulton-park ; I know that I am
with a man by whose courage, in times of difficulty
and danger this district was protected.—(Cheers.)
I know that I am with the man by whose active
benevolence, in times of famine and affliction, this
district was relieved—(renewed cheers)—with the
man who, in the time of tranquillity and prosperity,
is now cheering and animating his neighbours by
his example as a gentleman, a magistrate, and a
father of a family—as fulfilling the duties and WI-