Star. — London, England, 1831-02-05 00:00:00

'TIHE PETITION from MERCHANTS, BANKERS, 1 and Otben, of the CITY of LONDON, to both Howes of Perlinleaf, praying for a temperate Refers in the Ilapeammadas of the People in the Commons' House of Paelinimet, and EiDanalinnet is the Expenditure of the Public Money, LIES for SIGNATURE ss the CITY OF LONDON TAVERN, Bishopsgate-strem. PRICF Or gnu Ks 3 per Ct. C,ftng. 00i Cons. for Ace. 1101 :4 S per Cent. ReJ. 011 3; pet Ct. telw. 3i per Ct. Red. 90 3& per Cent. New, 891 T FOUR O'CLOCK. 1 per Ct. 1826, 99L Long Ann. Jan. IIN. Old Annuities New. nOOO Rich. Pins Mt 34 Aseo Ditto 33 34 2100 and 2200 Dn. 33 34 Bank Stock, 202 India Stock, 212 India Bonds. 15 lAndon Docks 439 101 St. Catherine's. .1111 los City Gas. £lOO Bank of Scotland. £167 British Linen. £250 Grand Junction. £243 Ueda. 095 o%IPANIRS. Regent's, £lll Mob Grand Canal. 6. Id Fortlaitnd Clyde, DIU L•. and Man. Railway, £l9O Cranford, 243 Albion Fire, £75 Alliance, AV Es County, £4O Boland. Mines, £lllO Steam Naaption, dia. £6 15$ Russian. 921 French 94f Oe Brazil, 574 Greek, 27 Columbian Slz per Cent, 17 Danish Three per Cent, toe STOCKS. Portagnest,.43f Pressian, 95f Spanish, 16 j Mexican Ss per Caw, SO Irish Three per Cents, SO SrAPLES OF BM' C.no (Liv.)—Ses blood, 114 to 20d; New Orkin+, did to td. us H COM 14 RRCR. 021.—Flor. an Is al half elms; Mowed, £2 os Od pet ewe; Pale Ile AV 10s. Busnr—Bordnuz, 34 to 34 6d. Rom—Jam. (14) 26 34 to fa 5d ; Dem (10 a 90) 2a to 21 241., Wurarr, lOs 9d tolls. Gamma, 2s 64 to 21 9d. Wool (Loo.) —Saxony prima, Ss to Ss; Auttrian prints,2s to de; Segovia, de Od to ite 6d ; South Down, lid to 1511; Blanket, Td to 9d. Sat, thrown—Piedmont White, 27a to 45$ ; yellow slack, 241 to fils ; Modena raw, 14s to lea ; Bengal, lOs 0 I to 15. Chloa, 151 tkl to l 7a. Ftarrltiga, £52; Antwerp, 1,50 Pose—boo& OS to £4O. fitionar—Good, £ll5 to MO. lefmannts—Lon. P. 450 to Ar4o. CArs—(94B.: A 9 to £lB. Hass—Betts,tod to OA; Ileum Aires (A.) 9d to tOid. Corm--Jsm. middling. Al 141 to AS Es; Dem. and Bethke, tft Its to ilk 2.; Morita, Ss - - to E 66. t 4 100 Od to Z 4 151; Sus, S 6 5s Od to CI 101 od; Swedish. 413 to £l3 10s. Conga—Da to 1.811 Os; South to 426 10$. T26—Bobte, Is lld to lis Od ; Congos, add. its 2d to 21 14; nylon, mid. 4. Sd to do Id. Howita—Cock, it 4 14s to .211 16a ; Amer. 474 to 474 101. LLD—Boni, £l5 151 to 414. To—Blocks, ZS 15s. Svoss--Luisps. large, see Sc Od to £5 46 Od; Powder. fine, sib lea to lea es Od; Bengal, £1 2s Od to Fl 4s; Jamaica, Dutch, £4 tbs. Crams—Cbeststre. old, 4S los to E 3 Ns; Slagle Oloicester, £2 Gas, As Is to is 50. Tosocco--Maryland,ald to Sid; Virginia, 3d to 6d; Cuba, Idd to led. to 22 M. - TA...ow—Russia yet. AV Se 6d ; White, .12 Is 3d. Rics—Carolisa, 14$ of to les ; Bawl, 13.64 to 17. Id. Ons o'CLocz —Thertn. 40; Baron+. 1040. Wind North-West. Weather, clear and boisterous —Cary's, 161, Stroud. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 5. •.• The Proprietors of the THE STAR, with a view to contribute their mite in aid of the various great questions now pending. mahe a tender of their columns to insert Resolu tions of Public Meetings at HALT THEIR USUAL MODE RATE RATE OF CHAROE, and as THE STAR is in establish !d circulation throughout the United Kingdom, the advan tages of such reciprocal communications between public bodies must be obvious. The copy of such resolutions may either be sent per post, or through the Printers of local Newspapers.—ln the Panorama, since its commencement on January 1, will be found the best, and often the only account of the proceedings of such Meetings, which has appeared in any London Paper. The general silence of the four hundred legislators who were assembled in the House of Commons, on Thursday, on all those points about which the nation is so deeply inter ested, and the adjournment at the early hour of six, while there were to many topics for urgent deliberation, created great surprise in London, as it must through the country. The FIRES, The GINZILAL DISTIMS, The CURRENCY, The BELGIC QUETIONS, The STATE 07 IRELAND, The REPEAL of Texas. The SPECIAL COMMISSIONS. &c. &c. &c. seemed, after so ill-timed and prolonged a vacation, to de mand immediate attention, and such we venture to declare was the feeling of all men out of the House. Even the postponement of the Reform Plan till March 1. or till five months after the formation of a reforming Ad ministration, is a delay little accordant with public anxiety for some definite relief, or some certain prospect of it. The dense cheer which followed Lord ALTROBIPIeS de claration, that the whole Cabinet concurred in the plan of Reform, was evidently designed to extinguish the hopes of their division, which have for some weeks been cherished by the anti-reforming and tory party. We were glad to discover, that the cheer proceeded from so many voices, and in such quick time, since it displayed the strength and energy of the reformers. That the franchise will be extended to all householders, seems to be undoubted ; but whether the ballot will be eon ceded now, is uncertain ; for within the house, it is a new question ; and to convince the majority, requires, generally, from seven to twenty years reiteration. The open vote, as . the last strong-hold of corrupt influence, will be maintained to the last ; or at least till the first degree of reform pro duces the power of effecting the second degree, and the per fection of the representative system. In the adjoining page, we have faithfully reported the mi nisterial plan for the future arrangement of the civil list, on which we apprehend there will:besting disappointment. The amounts are very nearly the same, and,in truth Mr. Gout aunt, makes it appear, that in regard to pensions they will be greater fpr many years, and exceed the small suit pr►- posed, as reductions, under another bead. Mr. Hums contends, and justly. that grains of pensions expire with the life of the Sovereign; and therefore that no obligation toasts to coßtintie payments so easserited ; but as, matter of charity, he is wining to pay than for one year in full, for a socoodysar une Ulf, for a third ens quarter, and then to allow theni conspire. Air. HUNT called op the Home to consider the wretched state of the people, who, is the taxes on the first neesesaries of life, woe mask to costniuds l• Woe grants, oat dile. 6d. PUBLIC RI3IG: ~- -- --„ ~. x se. and 6s. per week ; and that the first object was to con sider those who were to pay, and hew much they could pay. Mr. Hun spoke IN the -yellow stockings and badges which rifle* peapirs are required to wear ; and insinsated that Soot paupers ought to be distinguished in like man ner ; vied he argued with great energy and severity, on the disgrace of such pauperism in the finalise of proud, and even wealthy, Peers ; who, be contended, were bound, on general principles, to support their own poor relations. Sir Basalt PAIL/ism. expressed his decided disapproba tion of the amounts proposed ; but for the arguments on both sides we must refer to the debates. The Ministerial Schema is as ander:— The King's Privy Purse .. • • The Qtens's .000,000 • • .. 00,000 Beltri:uk of peat Aims of the Houselteld ... ... 130,300 Expenses of Household .. • • ... 210,000 Bound.. and Charities . .. ... .. 23.1911 halloos, bat to be reduced by deaths to 75,0001.... 1541,175 The other 460,0001. formerly mingled with the Civil Lies accounts, for Diplomacy, Judges, dec. is to be se parately provided for, under the controul of Parliament. The whole is referred to a Select Committee ; but in the House, chagrin was visible among the friends of ministers, and great exultation among their opponents. A Select Committee was appointed in regard to the East India Charter on the motion of MT. CHARLES GRANT ; and Mr. Hui? gave notice of a motion for TUESDAY, in which the whole nation will cordially sympathise, to address the Crown to grant a GENERAL AMNESTY to the labourers, , &c. who were lately goaded by distress to break the public peace. We eannot close this mammary of what has occurred in Parliament, without congratulating the public on the fresh evidence which our present Mon aucn has afforded his people, of his considerate attention to the necessities of their present situation, by voluntarily relinquishing a large sum, which, on former acemisions to the throne, had been granted as contingent expenses of the Queue— amounting, on those occasions, to no less a sum than £54,000. Such a sacrifice on the put of his MAJESTY, is but in character with all his acts, since he came to the throne ; and it is cheering, amidst many subjects of com plaint, to reflect that it ii not on the part of our Monarch, that a patriotic spirit of retrenchment is wanted. CITY, ON3 O'CLOCZ Owing to the boisterous weather last night, we are with out any arrivals : not even a single ship letter has come to band. The public are anxiously looking to the debates of last night in the House of Commons, and found themselves greatly disappointed in regard to the new adoption of the civil list, in which there will only be a saving of 20,0001 per annum. Mr. Hunt's speech, relating to the above object, is in general admired for its plain truth, humanity, and sound logic. In the Funds little or nothing is doing at present. Con sols, which left off yesterday at 8011 for the account, opened at the same price, went up to 801 buyers, and are now 8041. The Foreign Market is void of interest. CITY. TWO O'CLOCK. To the present hour we are without information of any description, no doubt owing to the strong prevailing winds. This day being appointed for the choice of a King for Belgium, we may expect to hear the particulars and the choice on Monday, which is anxiously looked for by the public. Consols have been during the most part of the morning at 8016 for the account and same for money, with scarce any business doing. Not a feature in the Foreign Market worth observation. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Moss Ammo Toss Da*.—Doblto, t ; Westford, t. Lnsamos. Fos. L.—Arrived the Rover, Coo!, Ban Midst ; Marathon. Conic. from Demerara; Favourite. NeiSCI4 from Slat Thames ; Lenenburg. Jam. from Nova &oda ; and Little Lis, Pickferd, from Malaga. Hots., Fan. o.—Arrived tin Zephyr, I , vain. from &. John's, New Brunswick. 801111111LAIII, Fn. 2.—The %Sawa, vessels were driven as shore last night and this waning. during a heavy gale hit• LILL and thick maw, vis.—Friore, behind the per; Sely, at Heed= ; Isabela. at ditto; and Argo, on the Herd Sand--all belonging to Ms pen ; Ro mans, or Regulus ; Humi ity, of Jersey; and another, unknown, in Whither° Bay. The Apollo, Deckles, from Rottenhm, was no shore on the Sunken Send, in the Humber, on Thursday. The Jean, Black, from Yarmouth to &Ming. was an shore near Yarmouth yesterday. Crew saved; cargo expected to be saved. The Robert and Jean, Blair. from Dublin to Liverpool. was driven as shore in Kilkenny Bay on Tuesday last, and reported to be WI of water. The Yam' Hubei* free% London to Newcastle, was totally lost leer AISIMOViII i sad the crew drowsed. The Naterprise, Stevens. of Wishes* was &end new Thy& on Wednesday, bottom ep. (bow drowned. The Janie, &Wangs', &eel, of Aberdeen, was driven ea *ate near Myth on Tbsinday, a wreck. The health of the Duchess of Wellington is in such a re duced state that her life is despaired of. The Marquis of Lansdowne entertains a distinguished party to dinner this day, at Lansdowne-house, Berkoley square. The Earl and Countess of Haddington have arrived at Stanmore Priory on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Aber deen, from the seat of the Earl of Macclesfied. Drs. Southey and Maentichael have been appointed ander a Special Commission by the Lord Chancellor, to visit sal inspect the state of the lunatics who are under the cars of the great seal. W. T. Astell, Esq. M.P. has been 'elected Treasurer of the Marine Society, vacant by the resignation of S. Thorn ton, Esq. an office which he had held for no less a period than forty-eight years. Professor Barlow of Woolwich, whose original experi meats on Electro-magnetises, have displayed so many new lights, laid before the Royal Society list week an account of a series of experiments, in which he verifies the Phillip mien Theory, that Magnetism is a variety of Electricity, and Pollarity an effect of Terrestrial Electricity ; while Elec tricity itself is the mere mechanical separation and re union of the Elements, which usually fill space with matter. L Mee, when an eclipse is announced, preparation is sole at Court for the °bowsaw of it. As soon as it be gi a blind man beats a drum, upon which the Mane rhos and rest officers mount their horses and assemble in the great square of the palace. An eclipse happened during L or d Meeerwrs gainsay to China, which kept the Esa. per., and bis Mandarins the whole day devoutly praying that the moon might not be salsa •up by the great 'bulk was hovering 4 0 0 ber, De Heide assures us that the chlwunetaikeee alms fewer thee 36 eclipses of the sus are restowied by Coafackles Oat of otAr4 tbors are bet two that aro foloo,-11rwror• FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. NOT lICLIIIIII , II. Fran the lifaseffir des Cheaskes, Mod ThaseisiblPsh. $. P ARM, Pas. L After some remarks on the Belgians question, the Yes gaper continues la fact, neither the Duke of Leach tenburg nor the Duke of Nemours will give stability and absolute independence to Belgium; and its true interests, we frankly repeat it, would lead it to become again French. " Now the question has taken the direction that is com pletely fare, it seems to us that the true interest of France ii not to trouble ourselves any farther abort the election at Brussels, but to leave the Belgians to do as they please. The neutrality of Belgium must be agreed to : this principle covers our whole frontiers on that side, and is the only mea sure useful to France that the Congrees at London has adopted in this whole affair." " It is said that the Chamber of Deputies, in the secret committee yesterday, beard the report of the committee on the scheme for the budget of 1831. The President of the Chamber has consented to a reduction of 20,000 francs,and the questors to a reduction of 6,000 each on their salaries : this will be a saving of 30,000 francs. • " It is thought that proposals will be made in the Cham ber for a more osasidsrablo reduction. The rent of the hotel, occupied by the Chamber, is 130,000 francs, be sides the tax of 28.000 francs ; and that of the hotel, occupied by the President, 30,000 francs. It is affirmed that the heirs of the Duke of Bourbon are willing to agree to a considerable diminution." SPIRIT OF THR JOURNALS. ilsiams.--If the Great Powers had disclaimed from the !int =re of non.interventies, their policy towards Belgium and set very who, wield, at least. have been consistent I bat now their destene and their pranks an to each other in the hanihset osiondag of contrast. 'The hod abstained from form. lag themeine into a republic, with a native chief at their head. In de. tames CI t* the jealous ems of the Great Powers, and now those tar Powers do an can to embarrass than in the choice of a Lag ! If the Insured of looking to the Boys! Families of Europe for a 'enrol's, bad ?bold nes am% upon the bead of one of their own noblenses, or even en one of t he ir shopkeepers, they would have removed all came for interference on this point, naless the Great Powers wen by virtue of the principle of neee.isiereentien, se mirth an away Pinar him ! But the interests of Belgium and Bollout Usk kw Molgollorte, in cow poison of the vast and fearful wbiiii an dangerous a pre. cedes% of the usurped power of w imertiresee may one day bring ups. Europe. If the pesseelle. of the in Mhe ire this CAM have not in them the elements of leansedian esablee, it is not diMeult to foresee that they contain in them the Neil of deem wars and won done. We regret that the Gewernemen whisk Bniglesil now possesses has made itself a party to these tenure see. The Ministry, when elevation to power caused the &spies et the Holy Allem to abandon their project of invadieg Belgians and Frans, alibi set now to play the game of those despots vbg Pea owe pseudpdodpb of 'mate:vendee. Has net mired meet vay ebendy assi l offi ciously istermeddling is can ipmerele P our Government lose that dee is • Iliplemstis meads oa behalf of the Prince of Orange. or the Orranie Guelladenaden, which they ought to devote to the wiser and nobler Islam of elkniating the. harden of the tile—reformbg the abases the inee—impsewleg the netbadens the country at and d ing row pubs so ho sounloodol mow pules abroad ? Objects, lade washy of British umomou Poet.—Tbe Seined.' which we drew yestetday (and a very lm. one it is) between the/W*4 mediation of the Wellington Ca binet and the intoreedon of the In Penis, shoe wk by the Whlg Administration. he. hem Omni In the Bulgier Whatever be the guterel enema of dist sesembly, reel lts r ;nembers ere acute esq r i t h e passive the thespeeity of our Minters , and to between their sets and those of their pedecesson. Nobomb, in last Sandy's Sitting, reported the Parent of the Ononittee against Lord Palmer ston's Aeteesi. obit* MEM with ttlltil that "the Foreign Powers pro. posed the ion on of an snaillike only to prevent the effusion of blood, and that by. doing the Snits of Wan the Five Powers Glee& A. prised* noseintereentios." Thet principle once violated by ourselves, the Frew* intervention against the free choke of &sovereign on no mere be wondered at then the istanatien of Reeds nen years beck with respect to Turkey. The two eases are very paielleL On that. occasion the Duke of Waage= undertook by his hues' Pressed. that the greet sonnong porde' sheen Indian between Orem sad Turkey, to pavan ihe allbelow et bleed, and they offend all the good ceased end advice which their penes of persuasion weld = 4 : ...eal e boor upon the geodes. The Greek Treaty west one step step es thud as Inscaveable. It assumed a *serene power. and append thin season to the sword. The Mardi media dot et a Woillepot wn overtone by the forcible d of a nth( ; sod whet wee the rook? The Porte pawned—so doss Belghtm. The Porte was Win to its awe sad se may be the Baleen'. Dell awn an ennelly the sent eialloote in their MOM t bat the WOK pot of the adwilmee mein baled. The principle which we then violated is nolnualso with dm lhosine led use log to the battle of Rambo, et widths Caddie.= hoo been made the seeping; but which, oder a Welllngeon's sesdheng pus lky. weld never have been left ono sea saller's hthisterties. The Rumbas se overly availed thenedves of ear sonstleo to such a violation es the Preach do sow--to *on altogether the nonintervendes priadple ; and they imposed tours upon the Porte with the nine warlike demonstration saw one b y Prance against the Selena'. Th ee we be* tee late, that we wore sbsek mated, an on departure fon set nth ode enabkd Russia to justify her new policy. The rependetating power of Turkey in the sale of noises - her thus been ovettbrows, sod the rune ideation etstesoon who thereby indicted a mortal injury es British intense% an now reusing their festeseps in the SUM career of folly, by seactiening Preach inteniatiee in the stairs et Del glum. The int step - hos again been taken, sod by so. How long will it be as Proms her passed the Rubicon? Coalmen Laths.—The sta at neon-day le not clearer than that Bethnal vii Is esnabed to Trance in a very then goer et dine. We have heen bedsaft or it we have bees sodeareariag, by all the saw that mobs woe obviate deb &read ful bamilladen ; the MMelb. J t Paris have been amoperatins for the wpm with the eteritiebbere of Leaden ; nay abet bee beer tried to cajole the hatch people es the sae side sad the Belgians en the other side t hot all in rob ; the olden. Web; and the either-Leilue. and the dtbesdebleep pdoee Teamed, all have tailed to prevent the coneantreatien et this groat newt: the two nations will rug together over the violets and the prienreees, and have the despots, the berough. mongers end dee bebenatgas, to paw their Mesh with rage. CasivT.P..Allet ell, I ins helloed to disk thee this dammed op. will ankh hoe air. No doubt that their Meth see geed ; no [M i lt l e a that they wield prevent ream it they could, hot the ffw et opposition is tee rest, sad the Ana of osapis that thaw leo awall In thee to venture ea the enterprise. Nosy inhere will see, ia a re ham et the paeliseea, their everlastiog easledea Awn power and mailman I t w en see the bated lOW tont aldth asollehe sod allies of their famili ; they will see t wat trees 'timid gthasesta wed bells thadesseed to Wow Or their food sad rableat; day will het &abloom sinking In their bathes; they will fumy damming treasseuted has east her stets of behig. All this they will faces and they will foal, bat they will be afraid es waist Between their teeth they will awn the etioisters sod the pestle ; bat they will give way. Like sU logjam mad balsas sad overg mad, they will be as mesa se they hove bam haughty ; saws they hare dletsiahelly east their arts to ahem at ethers they will gladly deem the arts. Oas thing should be shady usiomood by the pretest sthisters ; sod that is, that they amnia reveal whom It they wield. Goo *rebid that I *sold lm. We to duo the Aube to do it; bat it is ratietestery to knew that onset prevent it It they would. They sight mese it to be and dot is the same that they mild do, sad the pamieasessat r..." M sot bet hog. They have, therefore, we the thasitheat with seamen uses to make the. hob or boggle. The thoway arm eta know race agile; these sea sever again be ably to till dal usenet:4w beep of tame be greatly nisei aid es nave said a theoesol those ever, will one, be wi th eat a new sere et Pediment. All te elletiot Ma Hums an of so sag whitest this sew met et Parliament. It is wily a few esillithe at the oust, et which each eprts as alba the seitedea. We want a 'abodes et wane iiala ass ball a one deal a aai nab . voiasima Y all to be ow usaylkball without a adalsor time his do Mises at bin bah. rail Is what I lava Ws agaiirikag tar lobs doe bas massy. lbw mane_ say Haa prapaires lam ban obsio Ea. Ilea mast bassos awl adurable mt bow, sal east u lama be pimp' bate a asavolive isvaladia, Was tbara be a y pale raihraka et is lawman et do debt, assompsalai by mbar amumess that dolt wait lath usimise siaboble : that irMaalas ammo be Mod adding a Pilau, barb" all dam baisaleas dose et the raratiyasilmily at be bask 3 list as aiminaly ain boy slam awn at bs bask elebsal a seal nears at the Pa- TYE KING'S COURT. BRIGHTON, Pas. 4. I sent you last night a considerable enumeration of the distinguished persons present at the Grand Juvenile Ball at the Palace. The families of the distinguished personages, ;C:11ly to the notification, between the ages of four and ,) as before mentioned, numbered about two hundred. Dancing was suspended soon after ten o'clock, and the ju veniles were conducted to the baniuetting-room, where re freshments.ware served to their MAJIBTIIII, the Petit eness, the two Princes GIORGI, the Duchess of CUM SIMLA D, and the company generally. The at tentions of her MAJUTT to her youthful guests were of the most fascinating and enduring description, and must have made a lasting impression upon the minds of all present. The ball-room was soon the scene of action, and dancing re newed with undiminished ardour. At 12 o'clock their MA JUTIES, the Royal Family, &c. Mt down to a sumptuous supper, combining every rarity and delicacy the country could ▪ ; after which they returned to the ball-mom, where dancing was kept until two o'clock, when their MAJESTIES retired, and were soon followed by the entire company. Their MAJBSTIZS appeared in good health and charming spirits. and delighting was the influence which their affabili ties and condescensions produced. After the repast the younger members of the happy throng retired, many reluctantly, while those of riper years re mained, and again figured joyously in the merry dance, is which the two Princes Groans were active and skilful par- ticipators. The graceful exercise during the latter part of the enter tainment was also pursued by the polished adults : but the company generally began to retire soon after one o'clock, their M A JISTI Se and Royal Snits having witbdrawn earlier. The remembrance of this royal fete will long live in the hearts of those happy beings, for whose entertainment it was given, and adds another to the many instances of kind and paternal regard evinced by their majesties towards the rising generation. The company at the ball last night are at this time sac ' cessively leaving their names at the Palace. Mr. CHARLIE' Goan had the honour of being included in the Evening Party at the Pavilion last night. Maus o'CLoc P.m.—The Kum honoured Lord HILL (Commander-in-Chief) with an audience this morning The weather is tempestuous, the wind in the S.W. with driving rein. The carriages are ordered to the grand en trance of the Palace : it is probable, therefore, that their MAJZSTIRS will take a ride. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. rads, Opisisas, and Pibik Izartioss csassetsd with this pest Ni. *sal Qualm. ( To 80 inalieral us4il a Pia he Mee& Wore Parilasenit.) On Wednesday a numerous and respectable meeting took place et the City of London Tavern, of the merchants and blinkers of London, Sir R. Glyn in the chair ; at which it was resolved to present petitions to both Houses of Parlia ment, " to adopt some measures of temperate reform, with a view to preserve and improve our existing institutions ;" and also" to implore the aid of Parliament in assisting the Government in their expressed intentions of effecting a re trenchment in the public expenditure." Earl Spencer was requested to present the petition to the Lords, and Alderman Thompson to the Commons. Several most influential names are already attached to the petition. A meeting of the inhabitants of the borough of Devises was held on Wednesday, at the Bear-inn there (R. Wayler, Esq. in the chair), to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament for reform and retrenchment. Several gentlemen addressed the meeting on these subjects, aßer which resolu tions were proposed, complaining of the undue influence exercised in returning members to the House of Commons, which, they elated, could not truly represent the nation, while it, the House, continued in its present condition, They also alleged that the members for the county of Wilts• were, in fact, returned by 660 voters, though the 13 bo roughs which possessed the elective franchise, contained a population of more than 36,000 persons. Some forcible re marks were made in favour of reform by several gentlemen, and one of them, speaking figuratively of the vessel of the state, aptly remarked that its principal timbers were infected with the borough rot. A petition founded on the above resolutions was agreed to. A meeting was held on Monday last at the Town Hall, Sberborne, for the purpose of petitioning Parliament to reform the representation of the people in the House of Commons. The following are the reeolutions that were passed: “ 1. That the representation of die people is the Howse of Gomm is sowelowsly ashetive, and that the pteurraties et tranquility at home and peen abroad, together with thew methane of renentbaseat and economy which are new se ganwally desired, can wily be Mowed by a ^...th.doyt reform of the 011111100011 Rosso .1 PielimmaL " t. That the maddens@ whkit we feel la ear petristie Lag, sad the pledges which have been made by his Majesty's Goveramest is levee. diets the pohlk inedtedeas et this country, in order to imeadess mat improvement se may be regrind by the changes of the times, jasdfy the proem msming in eatertahaing the stators& hope that the petition of the people will be complied with. " 3. That pedtleas be pressated to both Homes et Prolimasst la %Ammo et these resolutions, sad that the Right Bee. the last et IXgby be Nikita is present the same a the Belies et Lards, sad the Gamy Members, Z. H. Panama, Esq. and H. Benin, Ise. to the Mew et Commas; end that they, end the Obeirmea. Rebore Gerdes, Seq. be requested a apron the prayer tbseest. A petition, et erlakh the following is a copy, is about to be pressatal a the two Henan et Parliament lawn the city et Rey. 1.1 has the Rowel dreeseme et &Vag spa Padlammt to support the Lag end his Mi. Meters t R.7 , 7474lproirrtimr,ri To the Rigid Hee. t►e CIPMIIOIII4 810., •lite heed& pedtbet etho salleedposi Inhabitants of the city of Ely. "1111mesh—lbst your raises, asOdea the ssups F mk. sake *WI men washers aw named to year has. bees so be s divest is illegeesse epee the eights and Wallops of the people s ads be stb sada with evils width may pones Wormed le the 1191111KIMBIKO of the public tramisillity, and le the peewit, if the British espies, sea. est but deeply deplore, sad kg sazises to some. 44 That yam paddles, ham beheld with embus' setieduelse the essemise d s soseelge to*, the... of these melees who appease to ids only fee the hype= et his subjects, and it is a mese of peel giedileetke to them to Assays a body et men laid to his Maissey's seeesels, who hem exposed themselves deshees et laying the feria - ledge et s geed goviesmeet, by .swaged the abuse which, Omagh kips et time sod dump of eisemsemses, hem asp ime the best is eisilessef the seesevy, to Church wad isms, sod are vapidly sada &slag she lodged sesserose. " Year pokiness essessly Wpm year liseserable Bees to sap pet the laudable allisarlimi of the ling sod his Meissen fie the meletutemse et the public wed, ma ft bedew cash meseasse et nab. eleMbl *vitae., sad tee the tree sod ealtheeed nods* et she dads tissues, se nay beams salaamed r it,. eery bassi of the *We. M he des weight aid pews, eel si mike year lisesemble Neese whet k tree eeigkelly &Sped SD be—the seal speessmatise et the haw sad leeseeme et the people." A amens, sad bighly-reepeetabb amain of the perish de ft. George, thatherark, roamed by a irequiititla of the idiebitmate to the Cherobwarlisee, was held is the perish rola yesterday, ter the purpose at petitiesisir for Perlis. leestary mks, sail a total repel of the ameseed tam. r .., I ~~ .4 ill IC 'S :