The anniversary of the exile of the late Mr. Kinloch
and of his sub- sequent election as first Member of Parliament for Dundee, was cele- brated at Dundee, on the 24th ultimo, by a dinner-party at the Caledo- nian Hotel. Mr. Christie the banker was to have presided at the enter- tainment, but was prevented from giving his attendance by a pressure of business ; and Mr. William Moyes took the chair. "The Memory of George Kinloch" was drunk in silence. "A speedy attainment of a sound and complete Reform in all the institutions of the State, by means of Vote by Ballot, Annual Parliaments, Equal Representation, and Uni- versal Suffrage," followed. Then came "The health of George Kin-
loch, Esq., of Kinloch"—the late patriot's son and successor ; which was received with " immense applause." That gentleman, in returning thanks, spoke at some length on the polities of the day, and in a more Conservative tone than heretofore. He much feared that the support of many honest but timid Reformers bad been withdrawn, in consequence of incendiary appeals to violence made by men who profess to be friendly, but are in reality the worst enemies, to the cause &Liberty-
" Gentlemen, it' we believe these madmen, every one above the rank of a working man must he looked upon as an enemy of the people, an oppressor of his fellow men. The mere p.,,session of property stilt is em.my upon their forehead; and the ignorant and dissolute are tempted by Ir.‘ ilea of sharing the wealth of the State amongst them. Gentlemen, I 3 njt tell you that, were the whole wealth and property in this country divided 1.,-morrow amongst all its citizens, such a state of things could not continue ta exist a silo:A, hour, unless the talents, perseverance, and industry, underwent a similar process of division. Nor, my friends, is it requisite thr me to say, that all we require is equal laws for rich and poor, so that every man pessesrsing the necessary ac- quirements may raise himself in that scale of society which noist ever exist in a shire of civilization. Gentlemen, I mast admit that it appears to me very probable that an appeal to force inay Cr' long he the consequenci. of inflammatory harangues, acting upon flue minds of i:morant and deluded men : and Govern- ment has much to answer thr in setting their faee against all reform, and ire not having, by providing education for the poor. rendered it difficult, if not im- possible, to mislead them; as, if educata„ they would at once be aware that the day. is for ever departed in which imasures however &shuttle can be earned by the sword. Gentlemen. 1 wonld tisk you, in the event of an Is abreak, who would be the first to feel its effeets ? Assuredly, the WOrkirg classes; labour is their capital, and it can only be profitably employed in thnes of perfect tran- quillity. Doubtless all classes of the community would be affected, hut none Si) quickly, none to the same extent, as the oporldive, depending fiir his sub- sistence upon a steady demand for his labour. very slight convulsion would paralyze the vast and complicated system of our trade and manullictures, but it would be the work of numy yeitrs of tramplillity to r,sioc: them; and. my friends, let it never be forgotten. that. soviet y once disorg,inized, the step frinn anarchy to despotism is neither nor difficult to achieve.-
He recommended an united effort against the Corn-laws-
- My ',pinion is, that, havin:, seleet,a1 one measure, onght, to a man, to unite to calTy it. and agitate no usher reform till they hove succeeded; and, Were hi to select, I would say the present moment is fivourable for a total peal of the cot:» mid all other hots taxing the final of man. Ilinnanity alone ought to be sufficient to cause these disgmeelhl laws to l‘e im.ept from the Sta- tute-book ; l'or it is a clearly-established fact, that, asI I u prico of corn rises, so does siekne,s and mortality inereme ; and 1 much fear. that this very season may fearfully corroborate the truth of what I have just remarked."
31r. Kinloch proposed The link]: of Mr. Joseph Hume, and may he soon represent a Scottish constituency." What follows, taken from the Dundee red i,er's report of Mr. bill:lochs specch, contains a bit of elec- tioneering intelligence- " He limit lately received a letter from Mr. Mune. in which he strongly con- demned the manner in which the Administration had conducted the Govern- ment of the country ji,a some lime past. Mr. Hume complained that the Go- vernment had contpt,-tclg tteceirett hint. Si long as they continued to advocate measures of Rahn)), they had Mr. litime's hear support, and those who acted along with Itim ; and eyen after they told their supporters to be patient and take time, else Old Bill woulul turn them all out met take in the Tories. Mr. Hume confessed that he ums in « /n k. position. ln fact, he never should have consented to become Member for Kilkenny. Ilad he been properly advised when he was defeated at Middlesex, he would have retired from Parliament for a time, and waited for an opening in his native country, as there was no Liberal constituency in Scotland but would have been proud to return such a man :is Mr. llume."
[We can easily understand that it -would be very agreeable to Mr. Hume to " represent a Scottish constituency "—Dundee to wit. Be- sides its other recommendations, Mr. II lone no doubt fancies that the representation of Dundee would be cher'''. lie is mistaken : Dundee will not again, perhaps for several ciceti.ms, be cheap to anybody. Sir henry Parnell has put an end to inexpensi v e elections there ; and to bring forward Mr. Hume in particular, we are well informed, would not only insure a large expenditnre, but " let in the We can also believe that Mr. Hume fluids himself in a " false posi- tion." This is retributive justice : for no public man has done more, in his way, towards placing the country in a false position during the last two years, for the purpose of keeping flue Tory-Whigs in office, than Mr. Hume.
But we cannot understand haw- Mr. Hume has been deceired by the Ministers. That the mipporters of the present Government, voting • " black white" if it were necessary to serve them, had reasons and in- • ducements, of one kind or another, we never doubted. Some have been moved by genuine fear or hatred of" the Tories :" some delight in the petty importance which communication with a Minister confers on time " triends of Government" its country towng ; local ascendancy over the old Church and King party affords a gratification which it is painful to Jose; places and patronage, actual or prospective, for self or friends, corrupt many ; certain editors of newspapers have been paid with thumping sums of hard cash ; influence and consideration at the Trea- sury and public offices, or the reputation of it, introduction to the society of great folks, and the condescending smiles of a placeman's wife ;- time operation of each and all of these motives, desires, and influence, s sufficiently intelligible but that anybody with the commonest means of information should h lye been &wired by the Ministers during the last two years, is inconceivable, except on the supposition that he is a perfect fool.]
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