sured of your Majesty's sincere desire The Recorder, having concluded readto uphold and to improve the securities ing the address, presented it to his Maafforded by the constitution for the jesty, who handed it to the Duke of Welmaintenance of the just rights of your lington, as Secretary of State for the people, and that we might rely on your Home Department, and returned the Majesty's continued disposition to fur-following answer to the deputation. ther the adoption of such measures as It has been and ever will be, the might seem best calculated for that object of my earnest solicitude to corpurpose. rect abuses, and to improve the con-" dition of the country.

"I trust, that the Ministers I may appoint will, by the successful prosecution of this the first wish of my heart, justify my confidence, and obtain that

"We beg leave humbly to represent to your Majesty our opinion that the security of the crown, the stability of our most valued institutions, and the permanent prosperity of the country, can only be maintained by a steady of my people." perseverance in those salutary improvements which the country requires, and upon the attainment of which we have thus been led to rely with hope and confidence.

The deputation then retired.

MR. HUME'S SPEECH AT

WESTMINSTER.

"That whilst we respectfully acknowledge the constitutional preroga Mr. HUME next presented himself, tive of your Majesty to nominate and was received with great applause. as your Ministers those whom your He had not hesitated to come forward Majesty may approve, we cannot but when called upon to meet his constituavail ourselves of our constitutional ents, as he thought no advocate of reand equally sacred right to express form should hang back on the present to your Majesty our deep sorrow occasion. When he looked back on that the hopes which your Majesty the glorious proceedings of the last had raised and strengthened have been thirty months, he would ask them could dispelled by the re-appointment of Mi- they hesitate to decide between the nisters who have ever opposed the great Tories and liberty? or would they again measure of parliamentary reform; and submit to become the slaves of those we feel bound in duty to ourselves and men? Was it to be supposed that they to our country to declare to your Ma- who had so far succeeded in carrying jesty that we cannot feel confidence that into effect the great measure of reform, the legitimate consequences of that act would now bend their necks to the yoke, will be faithfully prosecuted by those and permit those men whom they had who, in every stage, denounced and op- spurned before to ride rough-shod over posed it, notwithstanding the recom-them? (Great applause). He knew that mendation and sanction which it re- the present meeting would be as unaniceived from your Majesty: mous as that at which he (Mr. Hume) "That we can expect no correction | had attended in his own parish, when of abuses in our social and political institutions from those whose voice has uniformly been raised in defence of those abuses; and we cannot but express our humble and earnest hope that the affairs of this country may be committed to the conduct of Ministers possessing the affections and confidence of the people, constitutional Government, in which whose well-being and happiness are necessarily involved in the appointment. (Signed by the order of the Court), HENRY WOODTHORPE.'

they had proclaimed in a voice of thunder, "Down with the Tories!" (Cheers). Away with all absurd distinctions between Whig and Tory. Let them no longer be humbugged with these epithets, but look to real practical objects. What he (Mr. Hume) required was a good

the people should have the influence to which they were entitled, in which the peers should have their proper share of influence, and in which the King

should be the independent sovereign of did not mean to render it really effective the country, instead of being, as he had for the redress of the grievances of the hitherto been, subservient to the peers people. It was absurd to suppose that and the rotten-borough system. (Cheers). the Government could be properly conThe question was not whether sinecures ducted unless with the approbation of and useless places should be abolished, or the majority of the people. Look at whether they should have cheap corn (for the very acts of the Tories. Were they all these things were certain of attain- not anxious to protect what had been ment if they did not allow themselves to thought almost too rotten to touch, the be interrupted in their career of reform), Irish Established Church? (Hear, hear). but whether the means which his Ma- The church, he admitted, should be sup jesty had put into their hands should ported; but was it necessary to protect not be perfected and carried into effect the abuses, the corruption, and the mis-.. for the regeneration of their country? rule of every department of that church, The late proceedings in high places which had become scandalous all over might meet the approval of the Emperor the earth? There was more in the preNicholas, the Emperor of Austria, and sent stand of the Tories than they were such characters; but it was not to be aware of; it was an underhand attempt tolerated in a free country, that the to put an end to that reform which the King of a constitutional Government late Ministry had candidly told his Majesshould dismiss his legal and responsi- ty they intended to effect; the extent of ble advisers, without any fault on their which it was not now necessary to alpart, and while they possessed the sup- lude to further, than that it would meet port of a large majority of the people the wishes of the people of England, of England. (Cheers). He was willing and the House of Commons. (Cheers). to forget many of the offences of the They might all recollect the speech late Government; he had seen many lately put into his Majesty's mouth, in black leaves, but he was willing to turn which he declared that hewas prepared to over to the clean ones, and forget what defend all the institutions, not the good had passed. (Hear). The resolution ones, or the good parts, but all the in which he held in his hand declared that stitutions of church and state as they the past conduct of the Tories was a now stood, with all their abominations proof that they would be always the and abuses. (A voice, "It has been supporters of arbitrary principles. Was copied in letters of gold"). He (Mr. there a man in that meeting who did Hume) was well reminded that it had not acknowledge the truth of that po- been copied in letters of gold. Every sition, and who was not ready to de- Tory in the country had it over his manclare that the Tory domination was one tel-piece. Did not that show the chaof corruption and of misrule? (Hear). racter of the advisers by whom he was Had not these very men in 1789 and surrounded? Let them look at the 1792 attempted to stop the progress of speeches ot the Ashford and Canterbury reform by entering upon a ruinous war dinners, and they would there find the to divert the attention of Englishmen Conservatives boldly asserting that his from the subject? The same measures Majesty was determined to support would probably be now again resorted every part of the constitution as it now, to but unfortunately for the Tories, existed. These observations and asser"the schoolmaster has been since tions were deserving, of serious attenabroad," and he trusted the time would tion. The Duke had stated at the shortly arrive when every child would Ashford dinner that the rotten church be able to read, and as he grew up be would be defended by the army and able to judge for himself. They had navy of England. That was what already obtained the means of putting they had to expect from the military them down by the Reform Bill, and it Dictator. (Loud cheers). Who then was not to be supposed that his Majesty was the agitator that set the people in would have sanctioned that bill if he a ferment? Who was the disturber of

he

the public peace? Was it not the Duke, taking office for the mere sake of lucre by hazarding such declarations as these? and power, and for the purpose of be(Cheers). Would the people be de-ing enabled to gratify his friends by luded by the story that a carte blanche | saddling them upon the public. In had been sent to Sir Robert Peel, and that cry he (Mr. H.) would be obliged that the conqueror of one hundred bat- to join, if he saw Sir R. Peel now tles was willing to take office as a sub- take the helm of affairs, and say, "I altern under him? This was a mere utterly disregard all my former opisubterfuge. If Sir Robert Peel were nions I will carry through these very Minister to-morrow, did they not all reforms which I think are and have know that the Duke of Wellington been declared to be abominations, so would be the adviser, and the leading that I can keep in power." (Cheers). man at the Horse Guards and elsewhere? Down with such men (great cheering); (Cheers). Let the people be on their but he was led away by the heat of guard and peaceful. Let them pursue argument, for, thank God, they were the straight-forward course they had not up yet (cheers) and he trusted adopted before, and they must prevail they never would be. He thought I over military despotism and the suppor- could tell them of whom the Tory Adters of the Holy Alliance. (Renewed ministration was to be formed. He cheering). Need he remind them how judged of what materials it was to be they had suffered under Castlereagh, made up from looking at those who when the country had been dragged at had of late attended the councils, he the wheels of that unholy alliance? would ask whether there was one man Need he ask them whether they would amongst them from whom the country now remain quiet under the yoke of had a right to expect any redress of the same party until they had ascer-grievances; was there one amongst them tained what Sir Robert Peel intend- who had not emptied his pockets for ed to do? ("No, no and loud cheers). the purpose of supporting the constiIf Sir R. Peel professed his readiness tution as it then stood, full of rank to grant the people universal suffrage, abuses? (Loud cheering). The language vote by ballot, and annual Parliaments, of the resolution was most appropriate, he (Mr. H.) would not believe a word for the Tories had certainly been the most of it (hear!), for what would he do with active enemies of all reforms. Feeling Lords Winchilsea and Kenyon, and Sir strongly for the liberties of his country, R. Inglis (who he understood had gone he most emphatically declared that he on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land)? could put no trust in such men; he How would he act when he (Mr. H.) could not believe that they would bring had the declaration of the latter, who forward any measures that would be bewas a man of honour and consistent in neficial. In England the people were his principles, "that from his know-strong enough to check them and proledge of his Right Hon. Friend, (Sir R. tect themselves, but the mischief the Peel), he could not believe that he who Tories could do with allying this counhad acted so consistently for years, try again to the infamous Holy Alliance, would now carry into effect measures was altogether incalculable; and if they which he had so often declared would were allowed to remain in power, the be ruinous to the country; but even if people of regenerated France, Belgium, such measures were brought forward Portugal, and Spain, would again be by that right hon. gentleman or others, trampled upon by the tyrants and deshe (Sir R. Inglis) would oppose them." pots they had so lately relieved them(Cheers). What a strange state they selves from. Those people were anxiwere placed in, for not one friend of ously looking forward to the time when the hon. baronet had yet come for- Englishmen should regain all their liward to say one word for him, or de-berties (hear, hear); it was for that fend him from the charge of being a time they most anxiouly prayed (cheers); man without honour, because of his for then they trusted the example would

The resolution was then put to the meeting, and passed unanimously amidst cheering.

be so good as to carry conviction along | cess was certain. The hon. Gentleman with it, and extend the blessings of real concluded amidst great applause. liberty to them. (Cheers). How strange was their situation; how awful it was even now, when reports were made to his Majesty of the sentences awarded by the law to criminals, there was not even the shadow of a council with which to advise; all was left to the great warrior, who was to be seen flying from one office to another; who was now here, now there, conducting the whole business of the state without assistance. Who, he would ask, was the agitator? Daniel O'Connell (cheers) had been described as such, but the Duke of Wellington was greater, in seizing as he did called the "Jeffersonian," is an account all the powers of Government, and keep-of the melancholy funeral. The Preing possession of them for fifteen days.sident has found a sensible people to For all that was known, he might con

DEATH OF PAPER-MONEY.

In America, at any rate, this devil is dead and buried; and the following, taken from a NEW YORK newspaper,

him a majority of three to two, if not two to one, pledged to support him against the devil of paper-money. I insert this article with, as far as I recollect, more pleasure than I ever inserted an article before in my life.

(From the Jeffersonian.)

tinue to be" the Government" in his rally round him, and support him in the own person, for another fifteen, and if exercise of his prerogative. They have this were allowed, why might he not chosen a new Congress, and have given say, "I have managed very well for one month, why should I not save the trouble and expense of filling up any of the offices? I can do the duties of them all well enough." (Cheers and laughter). He called upon the meeting to look at what the Tories had done, and judge of them by their former acts. They had been told over and over again to wait for declarations from the Government, and promises were made that reform should go on: if they wished for a sample of Tory promises, they had no farther to look than to the conduct of the thorough "church and King" Lord BANK FUNERAL POSTPONED.-In conMayor. (Loud laughter). He really sequence of some of the leading memwas sorry, and almost felt ashamed, bers of the Whigs of 1834, alias the Pin when he saw some sensible men, friends party, alias Bank Tory party, having of his, so easily imposed upon by such been confined to their rooms by gout, a shallow hollow man, as his civic lord-rheumatism, &c., occasioned by their ship. That was the time for them to over exertions during the late campaign, tell his Majesty, in the most distinct and the time occupied in paying up terms, that they would place no confi-their bets, the funeral procession of the dence in such men, and that if he wish- Bank was postponed until this day, at ed to have peace at home, he must keep the same hour, when it will positively trade and manufactures in a flourishing take place. -condition, which could never be done by appointing a Ministry which did not possess the confidence of the country. (Cheers). Let them have a long pull, a strong pull, but above all, let them have a pull all together, and their suc

We insert the funeral procession this morning, and we hope the undertaker will be as prompt as possible, as it is rumoured by several of the friends of the deceased that the corpse smells horribly.

DEATH, BURIAL, & FUNERAL PROCESSION

OF THE

BRITISH BANK,
Alias the U. S. Bank,

FROM THE BANK TORIES HEAD QUARTERS, MASONIC HALL.

ORDER OF PROCESSION.

GRAND MARSHAL-ADONIRAM CHANDLER,
Mounted on the celebrated horse PANIC.

MUSIC-Playing the Funeral Dirge.

"The Bank Tories are completely routed."
Air-Rogues March.