The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-27 00:00:00

as existing only in romance, like the virtues of
the Knights-errant of old.— Morning
.Chninicle..
Meetings in honour of the memory Of the de—
parted Premier are multiplying. We 'gave the'
other day an account of the resolutions passed at
Liverpool as a more general declaration date sen,
timents of a wealthy and intelligent city : we now
lay before our readers a full report of the proceed-
ings of a meeting at Birmingham, of even a
more interesting character. The object of the
latter was, to address his Majesty on the occa-
sion of the great loss sustained by the lamented
death of a Minister who, more than most others,
might be emphatically styled the choice of the
Monarch.and of the country. There was also
another object distinctly avowed by the gentle-
men who had been mainly instrumental in call-
ing the Meeting. They were desirous, while
testifying their unfeigned sorrow for the loss of
Mr. Canning, to express their intention of giv-
ing every support to his honourable and excel-
lent successor. The way in which the Meeting
was planned and assembled is highly creditable
to those who called it, and to the sound sense
and liberal spirit of the Magistrates, Clergy,
and inhabitants of Birmingham. The invita-
tions were open and universal, and the speeches
of the enemies of Mr. Canning were heard
with as much patience and good humour as those
of his warmest admirers. We are particularly
gratified by this last circumstance, and likewise by
the fact that there were enemies of Mr. Canning
present on the occasion. There will always be
some lurking suspicion that all is not right when
lie who opposes the sentiments expressed by a
meeting is hooted down and refused a hearing.
There seems, in such a case, a fear in the majo-
rity, that the principles which they advocate will
not bear investigation. On the contrary, no-
thing can indicate more completely a sound con-
viction of their truth, than for a majority to hear

its sentiments opposed without losing its temper.
This was very finely exemplified at the meeting
at Birmingham, where their disregard of argu-
ment, and utter insignificance in point of
number, might not unnaturally have ex-
posed the dissentients to a different treatment.
The dissentients had been summoned for the
special purpose, not of passing a set of counter
Resolutions, which was thought too bold an at-
tempt, but of staving off the Resolutions to he
proposed, by a motion for an adjournment,
They were summoned by a circular, which none
but a man whose politics had blinded his un-
derstanding could have penned, and which re-
flects utter disgrace on those who obeyed it. But
even this, which was calculated to awaken very
strong feelings of disgust, did not stimulate the
friends of Ministers to pass the bounds of mo-
deration. The party were allowed to declaim
their speeches, to make their motion—their good
things were clapped, their foolish things were'
laughed at, and the meeting then proceeded
to pass its own resolutions as quietly and coolly
as if no opposition had been manifested.
The whole of the dissidents amounted to a dozen
and their leader was Mr. Bird, whose appearance
at the table of Mr. Peel we noticed some time
ago. The speech of Mr. Bird led to an expla-
nation, for which we must have been prepared as
soon as we heard of the meeting of Friday. The
address to Mr. Peel, it now appears, had been
completely got up. In every concomitant, it
was as opposed to t he Address to his Majesty,
as the views and feelings of the party who voted
the one, were opposed to those of the party who
voted the other. This we state not as warty
to the merits or - Mr. Peel; 7 but as sacisCac-
torily indicating the feebleness and paucity
of the supporters of -the party with which
it is the end and aim of such Addresses to iden-
tify that Right Hon. Gentleman. The meeting
at Liverpool, and that at Birmingham, are, we
feel persuaded, but the first notes of preparation,
and will speedily be followed by every influential
city and town in England. In London we know
that the wishes of a large majority are anxiously
directed towards what, in our free country, is the
great and legitimate means of expressing their
feelings--a public assemblage of the inhabitants ;
and we have no doubt that the meetings of Li-
verpool and Birmingham will speedily stimulate
their natural leaders to give them what they so
much desire.—New Times.