The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-19 00:00:00

nised over its best feelings, and destroyed the i nter ests
COnt ot
thousands. When I see that men, and that women, too, e
forward, and are repelled because they complain that for
working from sunrise to sunset, and often afterwards, .thk
el
receive no more th six, eiht, or ten shillings a ee!
for the support ofan seven,
a family of tensersons, I feel fully assured
that no imputation can lie on the proceedings of this League,
and I enjoy a consolation in the the ;hought, that we s
wee n
toe
deavouring to work out a great and a good object. I ill ot.
speak of the difference which existed between the labourerso m
those agricultural districts and those whom we .see in
o
factories.—( Hear. ) They were repelled because
their
they
desired to have those things which from
labour they have a right to have. And when.
I come to look at the hovels which they inhabit, I am
rcot?_
strained to believe that there is as little consideration fo
forDe
rights of the poor, as there is of knowledge of what is got Vie
the nation.—(Cheers.) I will not say that many parts "11
country are not in a state of prosperity, but / do say that there_,
has not been sufficient care for the interests of all the classes to
the community, and especially when I consider that theat r_
pulation is steadny increasing, and that there are hire were
rI
and a half more of human beings to support than
only four years ago. When I look at the state a theap?T_'.:
mind only four y ears ago, and I see how this prieciple h s
all
growing, I am constrained to believe thee the grantingr
thoef
that we require cannot be very long delayed, and
public mind continue to be agitated as it vrolte
late years, no Government,—not even that
_ea'"ld
Robert Peel, were it ten times as strong as it Ise
sce'ece
long resist the onward tendency which the country b 7_:ce
quired, and it must yield that which reason and exPen_rfe.
alike demand. In all his speeches on the repeal of thae,cr_„o
laws, Sir R. Peel had
invariably shown a dispositiori to
witheen;
in the right path. will not therefore find fault w
because I believe that it is for this reason—Hie fortune. "that
believed, from those delicate fibres of cotton from which' e, that
believed, the great changes in the world would yetarhi.e.
~0
would render commerce the grand vehicle through w_i_l;,,,was
civilization of the world must be effected. Sir Robert r_evobject
not exactly the man whom be desired to effect the it bee
ci
of delivering commerce from the thraletoin under vni`ie
been placed ; but still from the necessity of Li"' great
tion, he believed that he might be
ur
cheers.)
instrument of effecting this object.—(L° $ weer,
eno.•
The Prime Minister of this country possesed enormous:,
and where there was enormous eower therie; %tie. vie,
mous responsibility. In the late debate 0
liers's motion Sir James Graham said eer for ,;°'
that he 'huseula
vote against the motion of the Honourable Met°°-60 upon
verhampton, but he slimed be very. unwilling toe__ tbe
himself the responsibility of . putting a restri_7o are
he
all
food of the people of a great country like this. I",eeand
symptoms of the settling of circumstances—(Cheereti and the
was glad to see that this settling
time will come when posterity will look back wit" which
re
the struggle in which we are engaged. The clai,ni see' 41
make is a just claim, and, as it is reitera'ed agelut perta,
was having its eftei,,,,weee on
session after session, with increasing power 04 °u nen"'
with increasing feebleness on the parts of oursoPPietbie place
must be manifest that the great change which ta ,efeefeect
in the public mind must eventually—and
ail that we desire. It is the assurance of Divalhereof. '":
that the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness teebe' d Mote-
merchants of this great commercial city have inse'lleeeletoge'-:-
sentiment on their new and royal and magnifieeoblioly Writ itit
(Cheers.) What then is so clearly laid down in oture ; and
surely consonant with the best feelings of burn raven en
we may confidently look for the blessing of
tic and CO
year
efforts or the general good, if we are but eneretear after Yd 0
in carrying out this great work.—(Cheers.) noer,
that si,bsoritoespirtLio,
the League has been going on increasing t4,.r-oe greel" is
it grows in power, it is acquiring new elenienw'd we hive „
and influence. Yours it is to carry out the cod
have her
view. Yours it is to complete the work whie,h 11,00 t° 'eet
and to carry on that which we have so haPPILY our abject
cessful issue. Our work will never be completet pen 0,
is attained.—( The Hon. Gentleman then lershle tilurthe
immense cheering, which continued ter a eens:•eipation' well
Mr. Fox—l apprehend, Sir, that the "sure the)? ere
aeon-
last speaker will be well received, as I art' SU: most with the
founded, and that free trader will, indeed, he 'tieeed
beer,
able person who does not express himself ss As bf fear
progress and prospects of this great
well observed by Mr. Cobden to
question;taio ett e
rot
I ate .mist thisvfctoe
but that the majority which is now arraee,d, tot be ("Teethe
question in both Houses of Parliament, wull'o; party, hnwo ewe
into a minority; and that, not by a triumpe tototv.
the }louse
conscientious assent of all classes of the ee,tader i'f,aies (),Ur
not, it is true. the vote as yet of the gree'r his speeee of tee
of Commons, but we have nine-tenths elasie'ea hsve
favour. We have now the opinions 01 all we' set
community in our favour. Even the farmers theY °I/Their
so long been urged on to the oppositinn w"leoroPlateetre
is
up to an enlightened policy are beginning te of the e-- eated
opinions are changed, snd the whole sen'ediotes were i-eetiee
A.9ving toward the great object. The lati
of
these pro know
by the farmers to have deserted them, and „„1,1 like 1°,4 had
corn-laws are not the landlord's business, corn"'a. the
whose they are. All argument in favou rattlyt speaking Of
now been given up, and two newspapers..stvd. that Ilealedt
pleas which could be put in their favour,
eloselY e°lle- i 0
was an aTument still in existence, it 'a' .P is a m) it rs
that it eas impossible to discover it. There which cup
fact, about all these corn-law rear nds; tee of the ~to
nearly impossible to fathom, and it retnitteeian mysterieeitb
orn at Athens, in the celebration f the Eletv'tne eejer which
lead an ass about, covered with a white linen :ciat last atoteetJe
nobody must look. And this was done '4l the 60005 bee
to destrty the feeling of respect with which ape t° pith
accusiornett:to regard the animal, that al lot ee it wies ee
common joke that the ass carried the mist day
t 0 day
otheroucs
reg. rd to the corn-laws. They heard from claY
and all the °e
the mystery with which the burdens on land, an'etbiegw.ei
pleas were enveloped, that it soon ceased to be en'ad oecorlbe
derful, and reminded him of a caricature vlbic'lslit one cad
at the meeting of a certain corporation. Wht_bake 13 acJ
15
members was speaking, another was observed to
in a very significant manner ; and on being close'. it:kcorueo,7B
and charged with this shameful breach of corporaten,'teat
had confessed that he did shake his head, but Rae°
the V
was nothing in' that.—( Laughter.) Such, too, ills"- bee 10
with regard to the mysterious burdens on land. ' of tae
the addition of many irrefragable arguments,in fa
aid the
abolition of this injudicious and impolitic monopoly' ,7t `-e
truly do I desire that they may bear their full weigh"; cber,grj
community;,for this is the season when, of all timeetet"-eoetwa
could be best effected—when prosperity gladdened we 060 n,
from one end to the other, and when no evil can befall, peer;
great good must ultimately arise to every portion of leia t
I trust the Ministry will see this ; for dreadful 170110;
havoc, fearful would be the symptoms which vou ~tbelfh„°lo
winter after a bad harvest—when, as a few years ,7eo
country was convulsed from the want of food, an
driven to desperation by want and suffering.—wolde
vert the whole of this beautiful scenery, peace, an,4
to one common spectacle of havoc and desolationoteertoor
near.) But, I hope that the case will he reign ee
fo ft
and that in the place of public contention and sod eteel
tention there will be peace with all nations abroeubeie• iee
exchange of their food for our manufactures-I'oe ogetiaeti
of hearing the bombardment of our towns en" east! es
of our coasts, the only invasion we should have t? dread es
be the invasion of cargoes of corn, and the nn'Ynt, of
ofths
should make would be in the shape of consignnsieteent
goods—when, instead of looking to the strong the artisan sod
tavern and the alehouse, the mechanic and ther _estioo,,bt
look to the Athenaeum and the parks for their
tr;-toidlof
improvement—when, instead of attending to watcher:Nee
drillings upon the hills, they would look to the loon 11.,
kindness and the mutual promotion of the co lo op, 00
These are the moral influences which eorolobe
for free trade is likely to produce and / tots' coltot
who now hears me will use his best endeavotat se preillie t°
does
work. The Premier is with us, thous to keeP erg.
does not state so much openly ; . but in orderotsbatdoe
his point, we must continue our efforts witbisaseel, .0 'I
Not a fibre must be spared, not a muscle
0f 411 (Pit tie'
still follow up the same beautiful union of e Bazaar< at -
exhibited in the formation and conduct of the few liffe
hear, and cheers.) We must remember the
opening of The Miller and his Men:--
" When the wind blows,
Than the mill goes, hilts
When the wind drop! Oingteebie
Then the mill stops- Peel go or the cieo
—(Cheers and laughter.) To make ree„" to3V-P eittleeteis
Russell go, and to make Russell go svn ra—the -te4
go, and to make the Whigs go we must make emote eosb:sye
go. and to make the constituencies g w the,eret,
League, which is the mainspring of all,„g76td, ;I'oo of 1
vigour and increasing energy. Sir er,V, Jour d 9 sbie sbe
taken in battle, described in Mr. Sergeant a tbe„st ion
put down the helmet, the buckler, tope, teeite,retste
protection, but with this differe
to
lib
or,
fictitious hero laid down his aren?,rei eitebiee. „sill
captivity, while the object of Sir Robert reof eseor bleit°,oet
commerce and enfranchise the intercourse_bio onot eielcoiiebt
Fox concluded his long and able speech to by a nis ebe dor,
not allow us to do anything like Justie,
_iderie...bie,e
too,
appeal to the natives of the different foreigt:ce!ol!bueie i_ttio be
be present, calling upon them, by those hie°,„ieet.eeto, reef
ments of national character, to remember arldre'ee itt;ool6 tee
andiopportunities inpromoting that great oupectt well ere
fulfilled, by intire freedom of intercourse so ;A
greatloo r
justify every philosopher and philanthlftes bto
One to
term of the "Family of Man." He sat dein
_lre
ldtia olie°
teamed cheering, woa ,he a bes he
The CHAIRMAN then said, that as t upon 4-Theet"
do at the next meeting, he would ca" hers• tlege, ea
commence the registration with three es,,, s.oeo"
cheers were then given by the ironeen
meeting dispersed.

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John Kenn - a son. ISErucSse.%, ;,14(0181 „fro. -'6
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George Smith it., at the gisn' or 100°
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Gosselin, Esq., inst., at
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Paterson, of a son
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of
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inst.,liam Daltittcnheell Innes, Jr•tsll,, vifor...,of 14,
to Franco Isabella, only u of ',,.tie,,'
Richardson, a Whitby Esq. am, Pl'i deter'olo
At Croydon Church, 'James 'Willis Bro
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street, Bedford-row,London to Marianne, -,u'ir', OP , ,010.
of the late Colonel Edward Mac Donnell, 0' lifill, ol
4,..h011e' Otte`
of Clare, Ireland.
JoOhnn.ltvhaeltls7rthßsinysnte.,Bl,tt Trinity
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Daniel Stuart, Esq., of tipper Oar 111),t,0
On Friday, June 13,*E •deace'lle '"
Church, gartioj (100
Nal: to
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I:BlaebrYtga:tirtetret::: o°l
Pjoahriniacmaeinntn:.stEr,e,7it., LiverpooDl,lBEll:a
sclelig' of
spring-it yon
On the 15th inst., in Nor-street, ~,t
jet/
lett yaunb
James Henry Lawrence Scar , : Sirele,llbl;fle
Abinger, agsd 16. vial, v
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On the 9th inst., at the Vicarage,. _ Tie,ateo .40,
O'Reilly Scott, youngest son of the latu .... t Oe`
her 1101 o
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I, 110ber' pa'
Church, R.N., aged 13. Bat- ,
On the 14th inst., in Pultney-street, . coitli,
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KODn.,taligeold6Bthlinst., at Bideford, De Bich
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On the 17th inst., at Amen-corner, vs.
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