The Sun.
London, England, 1820-12-27 00:00:00

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RICE SEVENPENCE.

give his concurrence to the
_address. He pat
it to every man of sense to say, whether the
expressions used in the. remainder of the oddresa
did not imply an uaqualitied approbation 'of
whatever measures M.inisters have taken, or aaksar
be pleased to adopt:- He agreed Wills the aiatifr
side in considering this a crisis in which every man
was bound in duty to step forward and declare his
sentiments. Ile was aware that Much discontent,
and, he was afraid, also some disaffection (though
to a far less extent than was represented), pre-
veiled. This being' admitted, allagreetl in wish-
;lig to allay the ferment. The opposite party
held that this was to be effected by putting down►
and forcibly repressing every symptom of discoa -
tent as it appeared ; while he and his friends, ca
the other hand, were of opinion, that tranquillity ,
could not be permanently established, without
ascertaining the real causes, by inquiry and iaa
vestigation, and then removing them. The Learn-
ed Gentleman then explained and elucidated
these principles at considerable length, show- .
inga the, .dangarous effects of, a system a atrt
blind coercion, and the advantages- of a
fair, liberal, and constitutional Administration.
Ike then proceeded, in a strain of animated and
powerful eloquence, to defend the Whigs as a
body from the charges which had been made
against them. They had been accused of relin-
quishing their own principles and adopting those
of the Radicals. This he most positively denied ;
challenging all and every man in that house to
mention a single instance in which any Whig,
either- in Parliament or out of it, had given
his sanction to any of the revolutionary princi-
ples of which they: bad heard so much. The
ablest and best answer which had ever been made
to the pernicious doctrines of universal suf-
frage and annual Parliaments had appeared in
the Journal with which he had the honour to be
connected: But there was another accusation : it
was said the Whigs were anxious to gain over the
Radicals to their banners. To that accusation
he pleaded guilty. The Whigs were anxious. to
gain over the Radicals, as they are also to gain
over the Tories. But how did they desire to gain
them over? Not by' surrendering their' owiaPrin-
ciples, but by the force of argument and a kind
conciliatory treatment, to induce them td re.
nounce their erroneous opinions, and to class. them-
selves, on conviction,,with those who supported
the true principles of the Constitution. The
object of all men—Philosophers, Statesmen,
Divines—was to gain converts to their own
opinions ; but, to attain this object, the Divine
did not content himself with denounciag fu-
ture punishments against those who differed from •
him, but employed argument, persuasion, en-
treaty, and all the means which an active Chris-
tian beneVolence could suraaast, to win them from
theitertorS. Now. this was precisely what the V< logs
were doing with respect to the Radicals ; and for
such service the Tories ought to be most grateful.
If sincere in their professions, they could not but be
anxious to secure the conversion and co-ope-
ration of those persons whom they now stigma-
tized as Radicals and rebels ; but, if these per-
sons ever reached the heaven of the Tories, it
was impossible they could get there without first
passing through the purgatory of Whiggism. Mr.
Jeffrey continucd. this -course of argument with
great effect; and concluded with deprecating the
idea of the meeting contenting itself with such a
profession of loyalty, as could mean nothing more
than an approval of the acts of that adminiaaa-
tion which had plunged the country into so many
difficulties. If the present coercive system of
administration was persevered in, ankall_conci-
liatory .measures rejected, the discontent and dis-
affection now unhappily existing would, he had no
doubt, continue to widen and increase, until' it
should embrace so mach of the population, that
the Aristocracy and Property-holders of the
Kingdom would form but a small minority, to be
ultimately and certainly' swept away in the pro-
gress of a bloody and destructive Revolution.
A vote having- been called, -the Address was
carried by a majority of 110 to 2G. The.Meeta
ng then broke -up.

Reduction of Rents in Ireland.—Lord WicK-
Low has reduced the rents of his tenants in the
county of Donegal, for which act of•liberal:ty an
Address of Thanks has been presented: to his
Lordship. The Addressers observe : 44' We be-
lieve it unnecessary to explain to your 'Lordship,
that although an All-Merciful' God has crowned
our labours with an increase,and blessed as with
a favourable and plentiful season preserve
the same, yet the low value of all agricultural
produce in the 'markets 'at present, made' ei'en
the increased quantity insufficient to create in-
come necessary to liquidate ail charges•upon us ;
but by your 'Lordship's liberality, we 'trust
'(through God's assistance) to be able to cultivate
our lands, with benefit to your Lordship as land-
lord, and to otirselVes as tenants ; and- that as
your Lordship bas contributed to our pro-verity
and comfort, we hope we shall not be umr(iodful
of the wants of others, but be able and' to
afford assistance to our destitute, sick, and *edy
neighbours,as the most !;:;rateltel retain' we catt
make for Your Lordship's, lit)erality to us."
The Duke of
,CLATIEncr, whin last in Ger-
many, presented to the Uniziersity of c;ottingen
a fine collection of naaritiwe Rboarts in one hundred
and eighty .sticksets ; and: 04! Duke of CAMBIIIDGE
has presented-to the samv instipatiou,.a.o astrono-
mical clock of a ruzious ,:014-txnetion, to be ktlaced
iu ervatory.