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conld. (Cheers.) Then there was a third generality for "edus
cation.conneeted sitia Christianity." That was something, hut
push a little further. Whet did they mean by." Christianity?:'_,,
Tney would then he a little pushed, and say it was not liberal to
be so particular in siskiug questions: (Cheers, and laughter.)
But if thuy. would tell him what they meant by "education," he
weekd tell them what he meant. He meant by "education:"
education etheltrcted upon the principles of the established
Church, not upon the Ceristianitv if the Papist,—(hear)—de-
based by touch that was human; and not the Christianity of the
Sumeiniate (cheers ) .--beseft of every thing that was di via'.
Well,- this would never do. Perhaps his friends would say, "
am always fur the greatest happiness to the greatest number."
They att wished all mankind to he as happy as possible there
was no doubt. But there were those who were not at that meet-
ing who were very sorry they were there. When they began
to ask-in what "happiness" was to consist they would find it
very different indeed. They must tell them what they (the eon-
seryatives) thought it consisted in: to cultivate the glory of
God in the highest. and um earth peace and good-will towards
men. (Hear ) Well, let them try another of these geneiali-
ties. His friends, the Ministers, cline forward anti said, "We
are all true reformers." Now, was there any man there who
was not a trite reformer? He never heard a man say tie was
an advocate for the continuation of abuses. But the question
was, what constituted "Reform." lie had begun by trying to
" reform," himself, in 1811, when " reform" was at a discount.
He, remembered, in 1812, voting in a small minority on a ques-
tion oireform, but he had got now at least 40 per cent. more
than he would have asked for then,—( hear, hear, and cheers)—
and he was called unstable because he would not ask 100 per
cent. (Continued cheering.) Well, he meant to retire on
what he had gained, lest he should lose all that which he had
struggled. to .get before. (Cheers.) He would tell them of a
kind of reforM, which the less they had of it the better—that
was, reform of the House of Lords. of which they had that day
seen and heard so respected and valuable a specimen. He only
wished that he had been able to speak of the House of Commons
as he was sure his right honourable friend would permit him to
speak of the House of Lords. But they (the electors) must all
do the best they could to amend them. They must all turn " re-
formers," and they must all try and reform the representation
of Manchester. (Tremendous cheering.) He was sorry that
Sir .George Murray was not present. He was sure no con-
stituency could reflect greater honour on themselves, or do
greater good to the conservative cause, than by placing him
again in that situation from which every conservative must re-
gret he was excluded. He could not help making a few remarks,
:which would make it necessrry for him to detain them a little
'longer. Being a public man, in the House of Commons he saw
'more of her Majesty's ministers than they did, and perhaps
more than he liked. (A laugh.) But he did not think he should
he quite so hard upon them as his respected friend Sir Francis
Burdett-had been at Salford, for he wished them all to be hung
tip hy, the heels. All he (Sir George Sinclair) wished was to get
them out of their places. He should be very happy to double
their salaries, if that could be accomplished; nay, they should
have their salaries converted into annuities for ide if they would
only retire, unit make way for Sir Robert.-Peel. (Cheers.) Be-
cause be not only regretted all the mischief which they did, but
he lamented all the.good they prevented being done. (Hear.)
Ie wondered if ministers should be friends to the voluntary
system ? They did not say that they were; but they would
be very sorry to have the voluntary system extended to their
salaries. (A laugh.) Ministers said they (the people) had no
benefit from the church. What benefit had they from the mi-
nisters? (Cheers.) Some said they were friends of the church
because they wished to take away its revenues. They seemed
to say of the church "he who steals thy purse steals trash,"
but never applied the principle to themselves. If there was
any attempt to lay a tax on zhemsalves—Oh, then they changed
their note altogether. This led him to notice what he ought to
have done before. lie had stated a little time ago, that he had
two reasons why he wanted ministers to he got out ; the first
was, because of the harm they did; the next was because of the
eoodehey prevented. Now he had had on two former meetings
Fikeethat to speak of the merits of Sir Robert Peel. Some
people would say it would be very hard to speak on the stone
subject again ? Oh, not at all, tor the merits of Sir Robert
Peel were inexhaustible. If be were to return thanks in his
-name to that day week, he should find something new to say in
his praise. lie was a school-fellow of Sir Robert Peel's, and
was a friend of his venerable father, notwithstanding they were
opposed for some time in politics. But he meat say it had
afforded him a happiness he had seldom enjoyed, when he was
enabled, consistently with his principles, to give his support to
the administration of that old and valued friend. (Cheers.) He
thought he had read some very old Gieek story, though he did
not know whether he ought to allude to it—he thought he had
read that upon one occasion 10 general officers were assembled,
and there 'wasa sort of vote by ballot at that time—each to put
into an urn a paper marked whom thee' thought the best and
second best officer, when, ou examinaiion, it was found that
each had put himself down first and some other officer after
him. Now it' all the conservative party were to put down their
names in that way, Sir Robert Peel would not be second on
any list, because he would be first on them all. (Cheers.) He
did not believe that there was a single individual who did not
more highly appreciate the talents of Sir Robert Peel than he
did himself. He .(Sir Geo. Sinclair) had observed in hen an
acuteness of intellect, by which every thing was comprehended;
a retentiveness of memory by which nothing was forgotten.
Lie had once heard him make it long speech on tea, and one
would have thouebt he hail been a partner in Twining's house
laugh)—all his life. The other dai, a question had arisen
on Scotch prisons, and several Scotch members spoke upon it,
and thought the subject quite exhausted, having fully prepared
themselves cum the discussion; but when Sir Robert Peel got
tip and spike on it they found it was not even entered uphn;
he threw -so much light upon the subject that all the Scotch
members were astonished and delighted with for the light
he cast on Atte question. (Cheers.) lie would ak of another
great. statesman—need he mention Lund Stanley ? (cheers)
He knew they would indulge his heart lay giving a cheer for
hint. (The audience started up and gave 3 cheers) And would
they refuse the same compliment to his friend Sir Jas. GrahaM?
Woutnnied cheering) Let them point out to him two men
who ever made sacrifices at the shrine of public duty, and who,
in the assurance of this sacrifice had been more mauled and
misrepresented? (Hear, and cheers.) But the cheers or such
an assembly as that outweighed whole columns of abuse in the
Chronicle of the petty. He rejoiced that they had before
them two most admirahle samples of what he wished the ma-
jority of •the House of Commons was; and he was sure they
wouuul agree with him, it W." not what it ought to be. In the
first place he could not help adverting to the deep gratitude
and deep emotion he felt towards his treble friend near
him. lie hail sometimes heard young men spoken of as
promising, but in the case of his noble friend performance
had preceded promises. No man knew what he would
become till he was enabled to show what he was. He had
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feelingst.
of friendship and affection in alluding to their other dise
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linguished guest, he should detain them too long if he endea-
voured to say of him what he thought. lie thought that it was
the part of one great mind, to appreciate, and value the merits
of another great mind.- They had beard the glowing and im-
premeeitated eloquence with which Sir Francis Burdett had
eulogized the Duke of Wellineton, supposing' the case had been
reversed; supposing that Sir Francis Burdett's health had been
given as a toast, amid the Duke of Wellington were theme, and
on Sir Francis Burdett's health being given. no one had risen
to respond to the toast. the Duke of Wellington would have
risen as Sir Francis Burdett himself had done, and would have
delighted in dwelling, on his public services, his exertions in the
House of Commons, his consistency and his straightforward-
bess—as great its his own. (Cheers.) Ah ! those who knew Sir
.Francis Burdett, even through the medium of that portion of
the press which respected and eulogized hint as he deserved
knew little of his character to what he (Sir Geo. Sinclair) did
who had the happiness of listening to his conversation, and lis-
tening to his principles in the unobserved conduct of private life.
(•Cheers ) He believed they were aware that he was in some
measure connected with the Westnnuster election. He would
ask them if ever there was such an instance of chivalrous en-
thusiasm. At time recauisitiou of it few individuals whom hemi,ght
have treated with contempt, and would have been praised in
doing so, be had thrown up his seat, and relied in the strength
of his cause. Ile knew that this feeling of enthusiasm would
be found in the breastsof the people of Westminster, and in that
he was not deceived; but his confidence must have been great,
and as great as his want of pm eparetien ; for whom he had con-
fided it, he had not before dreamt of doing such a thing,. But
his name had been sufficient to rally thousands of his country-
men around him, and many an honest Euelistimae said a' he has
been a great man in my day—l can't gum against him—(cheers.)
—[ vote for Sir Francis." The cause did triumph and he must
say that his respected friend owed his triumph to nothing but
his name, for he was disabled by the gout from making his ap-
pearance. But this was nut all; at that time his respected friend
was labouring under the most cruel of all disorders, the gout, to
which he was frequently subject, but when the election was over,
he was tecommended by his physistans to his seat, at Ashby de
la Zouch for his health, and he, took his departure. Two or three
days after he called at Sir Francis's house and asked if he was
at )wore, the servant said he was not and he (Sir Geo. Sinclair)
sail he would walk in and wait for him; then said the servant,
you Will have to wait a long time for lie iseun his. way to Ashby
de
in-
forming him of it, and when within a few miles of the termi-
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m moent he found that this important questiOn was coming on,
he (Sir Geo. Sinclair) called a couple of days afterwards at -his
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house, he found he was actually arrived before he could expect
him: Still he was labouring under this cruel disorder, and his fa •
mily entreated him not to go to the House of Commons and re-
main there till three o'clock in the morning, He (Sir Geo. Sum-
chair) had reason to believe that directions were given by the oppo-
site-perty:Olhese men of their party who were the most sick and
.infirineon no account to pair off with Sir Francis Burdett. He
must say of a radical—the radicals he was inclined to think
-much hones ter than the whites—who inquired of him (Sir Geo.
Sinclair) why Sir Francis Burdett did not pair off? 'Why, said
he, " I cannot get him a pair, orders are given by the whites
.that none of their party shall pair with him." " Have they
indeed given such orders," staid the radical, " then I will pair
off with him myself." There was an hottest radical; there were
so few of them that he dare say they would guess his name.
He (Sir Geo. Sinclair) told him that they
was much obliged to
him, but he would not accept his offer, for fear he should injure
himself with his constituents.- Sir Francis Burdett went to the
house on his crutches, and voted, and told him afterwards that
he would not have been absent from the division for £5OOO, he •
was so delighted. (Cheers.) It only remained- for him (Sir
Geo. Sinclair) to express the deep sense of gratitude which he
personally felt for the kindness they had testified to him in in-
viting him to be present on such an occasion as that. He had
only to add, that on all future occasions he should be very much
at their service. (Cheers.) He was aware that that was a very
selfish insinuation, but he was sure it was cordially participated
in by every other guest. There were three days in July called
the three glorious days. because on those days "Frenchmen had
assembled-for the purpose of averting the efforts of despotism to
overthrow the principles of the French constitution; now, the
last Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday had been the three glo-
rihus days of Sir Francis Burdett, Lord Maidstone, and himself.
(Cheers.) They haul enjoyed a degree of happiness and consuls
Wien which it was impossible fur him to describe, and to the
latest moments of their lives he was sure they should retain the
most vivid remembrance. He trusted he need not address to
them the language of exhortation, that he-need not tell them tut
• what he was reminded by the inscription at the end of their
room, " when bad men combine good men must unite"—that
they would practise what their reverend brother preached.
They, as good menehad united in the great cause of conserva-
tism, and he trusted they world strengthen that cause by adding
to the member of the eonservativeinembers in the nest parlia-
ment. They remembered the speech of Lord Nelson, "England
expeets every rime to dui hie duty. But that was not all; En-
gland exiiected every edvehuitse,te rlo•hieeduty ; England ex-
pected eery member of peratereet to do his duty, and Eugiand
expected every elector to de Iris ditty. Whatever might be the
result or the pre,put House ne. Ctimmohs. for he could not say
that it would have a long life, he trusted that the parliament
hereafter to be returned, weulul be the meuns of calling to the
helm Sir Robert Peel and his. colleaguesi and enable him to do
that geedauehis country which he Mime would be able to effect
cud establish. sir George- Sinclair sat Gael amidst lOU and
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general cheering.