The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-02-16 00:00:00

THE BOROUGH OF FINSBURY CONSERVATIVE

ASSOCIATION.

On Saturday 400 members of this association dined together
at the Freemasons' ravern—Lord Mahon in the chair. The
Earls of Winchelsea and Brownlutv. Lords Maidstone and
Elleford, and Messrs. Grove Price, ALP., Clithero, M.P. Pro-
theme, M.P., Mackinnon, M.P., Adolphus, Itainsden, and
several gentlemen of the bar were among the visitors.
The Chairman, in proposing " Prosperity to the Conserva-
tive Association of Finsbury," said, that they had now arrived
at a great crisis in the history of England; the contest was
every day becoming more decided between those who could and
those who would not preserve the institutiuus of the country.
He advised the conservatives to look forward to the future in-
stead of looking back on the past, and they ought to unite
together to support the constitution. All who were for rational
and moderate reform could co-operate with the conservatives
in such a case. He would also advise the conservatives nut to
content themselves with their own opinions on such an emer-
gency as the present, but they should endeavour to communi-
cate and explain their opinions to others. They ought to
disabuse the public mind as to those misrepresentations propa-
gated by the radical press. If the conservatives were only a
tenth part as bad as the radical press represented them, the
country ought to have no confidence in them. They were held
up as men who delighted in corruption, and who preyed on the
vitals of the country. He denied this. The conservatives had
nothing to gain, but every thing to lose, by corruption. The
great majority of the property of the country is conservative
loud cheers.) The prospects of the conservatives were at this
moment full of hope and exultation. People were beginning to
see that our constitution is a good one, or even a had one would
be better than no constitution at all (cheers.) He denied that
the result of the late munidipal elections was any proof of what
the issue of any contest for the Parliamentary representation
of these boroughs would be. It was was with great satisfaction
he understood that there were a great many most respectable
dissenters present (loud cheers.) He was also gratified to learn
that there were many Roman Catholics its the meeting he had
the honour to address (loud cheers.) Ile could assure those
who dissented from the establishment—and he said this for the
dParty with whom he acted as well as for himself—that every
isposition existed to concur in whatever metssuse might he
proposed for redressing their grievances, and giving them entire
liberty of conscience. And he trusted they would, on the other
hand, assist in upholding the church of England, which all
must admit to be the great bulwark against the inroads of infi-
delity (loud cheers.) The toast was then drank amidst loud
and long continued applause.
The health of Sir Robert Peel was drank with great enthusi-
asm ; after which the following song, written for the occasion,
was sung by Mr. Fitzwilliam:—
When.wild Agitation endangers the State,
And the Rebelis cloak'd in Reform;
Let us cling to the man who, undauntedly great,
• Can steadily weather the storm.
The glory of Britain to him is the goal
From whence he will never depart ;
•
Her laws and religion are dear to his soul,
Her welfare's enshrined in his heart.
Then fill to the man whom our friendship enjoys,
May nothing its union sever ;
And now for a toast to delight you, my boys,
Here's Peel and Old England forever!
Peel and Old England for ever !
Peel a-Al Old England for ever !
A tad now for a toast to delight you my boys,
Like Here's Peel and Old England for ever !
F and Cincinatus, the Roman, of old,
11eroin
retirement called to the State,
~was firm, as a Statesman, consistent and bold,
""Zoisthat,..Rhn,hY Faction compelled to retreat.
Like. ell‘
arts so futile, her malice so vain,
And, a sea mark" he's firmly withstood ;
exultims I tell ye,we'll have him again,
For he's !eyed b—ytheeat an
Then fill to the man, &c. d the good.
Then
•
let him be the pilot, and we'll be the crew,
Our K
To a tug the commander shall be;
vessel so manu'd what ills can accrue ?
Th o
She never can founder at sea,
ugh tempests may shake her, though fortune may sport,
__And storms for awhile overwhelm ;
Yet proudly and safely she'll ride into port,
For our pilot stands firm at the helm.
Then bumpers to him whom our friendship enjoys,
May nothing the union sever;
And now for a toast to delight you my boys,
Here's Peel and Old England for ever !
Peel and Old England for ever !
Peel and Old England for ever !
And now for a toast to delight you, my boys,
Here's Peel and Old England for ever