Star.
London, England, 1828-05-27 00:00:00

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hsippened terbsKitiolletWiffd-be- difeJlitecl-0(t. ler the
samerraion ii• Lord -.Harrow*/ ; - finally the adminise•
tittipii U401)400100 eon* into the-hands of a man
who had. but sit . Months befcfe'de4liredilnit tit,' one,
would think him mad . were .he to• lake *nific,i. The.
tact •was, that they appeared to choose Menhirs" a‘they,
did Popes of old, on account of their infirmities—(A
laugh). . GOD forbid that he should• trifle with the
infirmities of human nature, but the gist of his s•gur
ment was, that this nation had a right to the services of
the best and most distinguished then that the cam-.
munity could offer.. Biii it would ever be liable to be
placed in the contemptible situation in which it had,
recently been placed, so long as it was Without a mirror,
which should fairly and adequately represent public
sentiment Ind opieione. The Puke of .Wellinaton :Aid'
it would be madness in him to take offiCe—but, td bor
row the language of Shakspeare; it might lye said of him,
that he had method in' his madnese,andhe hoped would
prove of service to the country, for they. were all as sea.
They reminded him of the condition of Francs, when a*
certain Gentleman, on awaking in the morning, used
to inquire of his servant who was uppermost? They
were, in fact, ignorant of who -.governed, Of;,of who
took the direction of their :affairs. ln the manage-
-ment of the House of `Commons it was always under-
stood that, there was one GeatleMaa to talk to them
inside, and one to menage them outside one who was
to be the orator, the other who was to arrange all matters
with the masters Of those who processed .to be the reps e-
sentatives of the people. In all these arrangements,
however, the people never entered into the contempla-
tisin of any of the parties. 1-le, was persuaded that the
result would be found most batisfaCtOry and advanta-
geous to all, .if his Majesty were more.frequently to
permit the feelings and sentiments of the people to.enter
into the consideration of hie• Councils. Nothing.cpuld
bl farther front his intention than to speak with the
slightest disrespect of the King, or of any monarch •in
whose dominion; he might happen to lief.. He would
treat with. the profoundest deference evaa.lsia.iavisible
'Highness of Thibet, for Monitchs are •--, • • : .- r• . - •
• . -.,;--- 4 adorned -by' aii •-• •". , ,-• '. -
I •,;. Ot grata intyoidoiais,•ii.iiidi”finvnittettaii.,•• • -
iiiiill he would repent that his Ni4eiti sVtield 604 better.'
Attd more disinterested advisest. Amongst those 4.0.
Could collect the sentiments of the people at large,,than
in the Duke of Rutland, the Marline Ofeleiefand, or
1 any other .proprietor of 'bormiibe., ' so*„lotta
.as the..
House of Commons was constituted at-lit ..P.te)eat.• a•!
tingle individual ortwo, ortwentyt ;could do liut little
in resisting illiberalprineiples.: Nor Would4:stree any.
useful purpOM:that they ahmild erray Sirate4vee ins(
state of continua- hostility
.to their adicielitia,* lbe
arm that is always extended can never stsike, r(blew,.
and it is made ridiculous even tithe pOittreirsr - .• • •
Mr. thine: HUNT then • idddreased the -4Ointiany at
considerable length...amidst...frequent -iisierinticions. tit
applause and disapprobation. .11e. entered into a longs
bistory of the public career' if Sli:Friiiitis Burdett, in
the course of which fie charged.',lliiii ill.oll*lnii an ?d-.
"mite of high price; while ai4p9ii,ini.oo.-adstainist47,
don of Mrs Canning, and with' hawing for.oseeril.years
neglected to make anysinotion on the subject. of Parlia.,
111entartitefiS.0)•si: ':, -.:...:..:", ''7,-- '4.. t•. 1.•::.:,. • .
s• Sir .k. BOnnaly..lialnpfirsenigefifinaaf Kittle Meet.
rug amidst great. applause. .He iaid,,he,... notis4past to.
propose td their ctitnideratlonr 'ptearibek_letiirevere to
doing *lila,: he Woatlcl".say 'erne oetwO-Ercli in-. reply`
to the Pentlemart who, bed, laseissriclieViett.thim. :On,
the subject of -the Corn Lwow- Ise; emsfrasea himself ,ao
advocate for high-priceti g ' bit•tboiigh: sous frankly iex,:,
pressing his opinioe, he thoughtthatinto .4,alco'oii--stc',./0.1,
views. Thus much -he might be permitted *uy:ataie, tea:
it was obviouslyuninst, 'to spay debts:ittoonearrency
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that had been- ccinkraeked iii inipthetic ilia entaritir MB.:
family was_ tii.shO,w tlkilitiottOpOly.eris:o6;:iyalsOneficial'
to the landed intereetnatheyeieteko,oo4l:in -%nPpnae•
la reply' to the charges of Mr. Hunt, Ott -tbnitsbject
of his confereneefiettb.Mr: -Hay, With'reeptift-to -Ceiba::
lic Ethaticipetionk be stated, that M. ill.* it* be walt
not so well acquainted-with•tbi ersiditian of bekitodesi.
be had since becomef 4ml-be:frankly tonfemecf that: he
had changed his views on those imported sbhjects.- Hit
support of Mr. Canninift. Admierureticia,-tie deitilifred:
on the ground that the citcomstancesionder which diet-
Gentleman took office, • and judging.- from his regent.
acts and general character, he had edaecetto,hope and-
believe that a Moire liberal system 6104riciiii0104bes. ?Art
sued bythe governmeatOf this comitey,and 'abase"HA.
looked to that Minister as capable .ttitel.*ilfmg 40. carry
through both HOuseta.meastne of -relief frii.jhe eathd,
lite, the impottance.ot whiehttillitt generishinterests'ot,
humanity, and the. well being of 'the Empire; hi had
already, he conceived, sufficiently enlarged up*: -411.0,''
spected the • qtlestion - of Reform, and elpeeiigt-thfi
particular kind of Reform to berfActed 14-*. ihe astab..
tishmenc of Universal Suffrage, nothing*,hat:lan sort
entire unacquaintance with the facts •cripid have led.
that Gentleman to make such an- assertion. He had at
all dines been most ready to present and-to support the
prayer, ofluih petitions, and in confirmation of 114
assertion, he teferred to his conduct. on many occasions
when the subject war.•brcnight tinder consideration of
Parliament: (Thronghotit, thee:Planation of the Ho-,
mutable Baronet was received with the 12104, etIOD7
siastic applause') - He concluded with propoling .It
toast, which:he had no doubt would be universally ae-
ceptable—the health of Mr. John Weisdrand the Re-
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farmers of Preston. Three times three. (Applause.)
Mr. J. WOOD retirned.thenlee..- H. appeared before
them as a reformer, and he hoped he should never. do
any act to &rick that honourable -appellation. The
eleMprs Of Westminster had -aecompiisbed a great vic-
tory. in their triumph over then-flitted efforts, of the two
(actions, the Whigs and Tories; end ,ix was;:gratifying,
to him toleflect, that in his own permits similar vio-:•,
tory had heett,tiehieved by the Electote of Preston.
tom The first he had been returned to Parlia
to the present hour, he had. peva •Ceased in pro-
ing the objects for which he bad been returned;
t until he-entered the • walls Of Parliament, he had
int
dependant
at derzummber hadeideaottotheenuappuhnitellt Winet
that
which an,
ot
Orr uption--(Cbeers).
I Tht CHAIRMAN than made apologies in-the name of
Noblemen and Gentlemen who had held thew.
''Aszaged for the firs. day that bad been named,
• the usual Anniversary day. It was with
-t that they thus felt themeetires under the
..being absent. Amongst those for whritit
IC thus made,
eser4 there.appeared.•the names
_a and John Russell, LNejton4 ..
.
Thomson, M.P.&c. &c. . _. • •
:Banners. then proposed si The heat§ ,
Alexander Dawson, Member lortOutht and the
$ of Ireland."
.. Dawson • eipressed his meet geeteful thanks
company for the very gratifying manner in
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Elaine NO belie .rechivids ad the. flattering
it had been aateciuleititgletgßetorniers
le .enlarged elsoll AO v. inakieg
the Catholics on "Miens irtaindir; bed
amongst others, on the ground of aspens*. it was a