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PARLIAMEN TARY SUMMARY. I EVEE. words, but he ilpropriety of he coni.ended sert•icc. 7e 110 . :siges 11 ad been held E 0 ;cr3 were not separate froth 'my. He aC- ' , alit' ally Mr. he House di- ; and a half of luke of Cum- . 183 . 40 ....... __ .... --143 • Ce . cded with, )use do nosy ...... 63 ... —56 wosed of, and ETTE. Lis Excellency md transmitted )nsitlerate per ebellion in the Porte has Aro n, and Cavala, • to and appoint tmander of the Le room of Ad- ;e Biddel Airy, Cambridge, ! 0 Greenwich, in verend William iburn cum Ca int', of Suffolk, he Great Seal coun of Wor- High ty Court of runty of EsieX• nt, July 4. . Douglas to be met L. Croke' A. Thomson , ;. 11. Allman, M.D•' Hand, who e%- 52d Regiment , upon half-pal' ay Unattached , r, appointed to egiment, to be ied ; Assistant .o be Assistant ; J. E. Nicoll , ice Moore, ar Adjutant to the, 31st July. Y. Strand. ter, Worcester- -court, Foster Works, Astor!, nt, St. John's at twelve, sn a cruptey. Slee, fficial assignee, ise-keeper, Ed .nd , at eleven, -- Edwards, Pan' et. :avage-gardenst nd Sept. 2'2, S t assignee, Pan- !kshire, Aqui t herstone, War a, and Stocker, ipon-Hull, Ao ingston-u Inn, Lon don' ire, August 21, New Sarno". , and Brown; 22, and Sept. Atkinson and .on and Rayne* r, Moorhous a 22, at two, at an, Rochdale ; n. kCKLETON , t eleven, at the ace, Holborn; )n-Tyne, See' mission-roon? , n-Tyne; WI I " ondon. e, Sept. 10> at er, Newcastl e- A Commission er, Northwich. nehor Tavern. wthumberlan d ,m, Newcastle arsh, Glouces tm, Worcester . 7, at eleven , Bath, Sept. .angle}', win e " ercial Room°, , London—T; . Turvey heeler and 13• 0., wine mer• regards S. J. ts, Knackers' street, Cheap' i. and A. Jar' S. T a ylor 'ar as regard s ill, Barnsley --- cey, surgeon?: Stamford-hi ll Yarrow-street , St. Helen' s, Lanra lers. Maldon , Poulton-cum' Seeretan, se' ealmen, Ban' olinson and C. 3. Howe and e, Durham gh, Susse%- -- 'ay—R. nu t " (so far as re' I. R. Rocliffe d R. Rogers' and E. Sair ,on and Co., G.Bateman• ) Newington' t Hall, RoY"` ) and Sept• 4' UG. 10 !e briskness , at very full CLOCNS , under a gla ss of the Clock D PUBLI C n AlahoglAY 'wood Gothic virsmith, 47, 4 the ladY of >trand Hotel• :ostp, - late of NG, of No. ,►► the county In the LORDS' on Tuesday, several petitions for and against the Municipal Reform Bill were presented ; the former pre onderated. A pet i t i on from Ireland i n favour o f P oor L ae s for Bi s h o th a t country was presented b y the D u k e o f R ICHMOND . p of LONDON presented a petition, the object of which was to prevent beer being drunk on the premises of that class of retailers who sell beer only, and not spirits also. The Larceny Act (Ir e l an d) A men d men t Bill, and the Newspaper foreign Postage Bill, were passed. A conference between the two Houses, on the subject of some amendments made to the Bognor Lighting and Watching Bill, was deferred till to -111"row. On finding Lord MELBOURNE was determined to move that the House go into Committee on the Municipal Bill thi s d ay, hi s G race of NEV CASTLE said that he should then brin g f orwar d t h e propos i t i on o f w hi c h he had already given notice, and take the sense of the House on it. The Polls at Election Bill was read a second time. The Sheriffs' Oath Bill was ordered to be read a third time. The Earl of CLANRICARDK'S motion for the second reading of the Roman Catholic Marriages Bill was lost on a division. The speakers against the liberal proposition were Lords CARBERRY, LIME RICK, WICKLOW, and FARNHANI, the Bishop of LONDON, and the Bishop of EXETER. Lord BROUGHAM expressed his asto nishment at the ignorance which the Bishop Of LONDON be trayed in the discussion : that other Noble Lords, suffering under a haziness of understanding, should have fallen into errors, he could easily understand ; but that the Right Rev. Prelate should be equally uninformed, was truly wonderful. In the COMMONS' (Morning Sitting), the Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill was re-committed. Forty-three clauses were considered ; the remaining forty-seven are vet to be disposed of. At the Evening Sitting, it was officially announced that the Government of Portugal bad given notice of the conclu sion of the commercial treaty between that country and Eng land, and that a correspondence (which is to be laid before the House) was now in progress between the two Governments for a renewal of the treaty. The Ballot question was intro duced, on a petition of coe.3l.lerable importance from Maryle br'P, prcented by Sir S. WIIALLEY. The House went into Committee on the Militia Staff. Of the resumed debate on Mr. Huste's important motion for inquiry respecting Orange .Lodges, our limits here prescribe us within the bare mention of its successful termination ; but we beg to call the attention of our readers to our report of the debate itself, pointing out for their especial perusal the eloquent speech of Mr. Smite. The H ouse d i d not adjourn till three o ' c l oc k t hi s morn ing. In the Loans' yesterday petitions both against and in favour of the Municipal Corporations Bill, with a petition for the abo litu?r, of tithes in Ireland, and another in favour of the equali sation of the Sugar Duties were presented. The Earl of Nyicxi.ovit then entered into a variety of details connected . with the ad m i n i s t rat i on o f j ust i ce i n I re l an d, an d the recent !flats at the Derry Assizes. A long conversation on the sub ject ensued. Among the petitions in favour of Municipal Re form were those from the City of London, Lambeth, and Lei cester. Certain parts of the latter petition excited the ire of his Grace of NEWCASTLE, who intimated that no more of such offensive matter should be read. Lord Enonanam, however, was not only deaf to the Duke's re monstrances, but said that he would read the whole of the peti tion, adding, that the House owed the infliction to his Grace. The petitioners declared that they viewed with disgust and i ndignation the several divisions upon the Municipal Corpora tions' Bill, because they were not divisions upon the principle of the Bill, and that such conduct tended to lower and de grade their Lordships yet more in the estimation of the People than they are already. The Bill for licensing music and dancing in taverns and other houses of entertainment, was brought from the Commons. Lord 111xLisouicsx, in a manly and temperate speech moved that the 1-louse resolve itself into Committ ee on th e Municipal Corporations Bill. The uFke of NEWCASTLE made a vague and rambling speech. His Grace gave up (bowing, as he said, to the opinions of others) the Resolution be before intended to move, and should substitute an Amendment—That the Bill be commit ted that dt.y six months. His Grace took nothing by his In 't'tion. It will be seen that no other opposition was offered, and that the Bill was committed, and ordered to be re-com mitted to-day. In the COMMONS' several petitions on various subjects were presented. The Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill, af ter some show of opposition, was read a second time, and ordered to be committed this day. The Prison Regulation went through a Committee, and was ordered to be re- P o rt ed this day. The Irish Church Bill was read a third time and passed. The Slave Compensation (15,000,0000 Bill Passed through a Committee. The Sale of Bread Bill was re ad a third time and passed. The Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Bill was forwarded a stage, and is to be further con sidered to-day. Leave was given to bring in a Bill for amending the laws relative to Factories. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. LIST OF THE MAJORITY O f 1 8 5 (Tellers included), who voted on the motion of Mr. Hume, " That a humble Address be presented to the King, praying that his Majesty will be graciously pleased to direct his attention to the bed nd circumstances of his Royal Highness Ernest D uke of Cum , a Field Marshal in his Mijesty's Army, having signed Warrants, in his capacity of Grand Alaster of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland (some of them dated so recently as April in the present year), which Warrants have b een issued for consti tilting O range L o d:es in the Army." 4 dara, Admii al Gordon, It. .41;lionby H. A. G ra tt a n, H. Al‘a;o n , i i . Grattan, J. Attwo o d, T. Grey, sir G. 4 B. i.•t w i t , z . : r Qresverior, Lord It. taring, 1 ,- . ' ' Grote, G. Barnard, E. G. Handley , H . Y, G. Hawes, B. Bellew, Sir P Hawkins J. H. Bellew R . ~.; ben, ' M . Hay, Colonel L. ----•Mck , L or d a Hector, C. J. B ernal, a. Biddulph It Hindley, C. Blsh, T . • R. -M. Hobhouse ' Sir J. C. Make, M. J. H o d ge s, T. L. Illarnire, W. Holland, Edward in °d ". John James Dovard, I'. li. .0,,, • , ring, D r. Howard, B. Bradymbar" Sir W. J. ti °wick Lord r,,..,, D. C. Hume, Joseph ;,"u*man, Hewitt Hutt, W. , o ""rmeklehurst, J. Jephs , m, C. D. a -mil e , W. D. Kemp, T. H. Brotherton, J. Labouehere, H. Browne, D. Leader, John Temple Buckingham, J. S. Lefevre, C. S. Buller E. ' Lemon, Sir C. e l l e, y 1 : 1 1 Burde n tae g : , r h : :Jn W w: Icon. a _ y 3 w . G . G. W. J. Lennox, Lord A. Burt on , H. Lennox, Lord G. Lushington, Dr. Fan , Pbell, S ir Lynch, A. H. Mackenzie, J. A. S. M'Leod, It. Maciiamaia, W. r ,e.avendish, Hon. C. Maher, John ~.nalmev P ii,AC:tieitwytia, ea•lain 11 1‘ 1 1 a a r n j g o l r e ib,I .j iks, S, r w in r, gt j o o n ti , n Sir E. Martin, J. ....•01borne, N. W. R Maule, Hon. Fox CO n !Crawford . crag ngh aM W l Moreton, A. H. Lord ..s. A. Morpeth, Viscount e.r. Hon. W. F. ;Murray, J. A. aord W Noel, ..ir Gerard O'Brien, C. t„uarteis H. B. O'Brien, '`,_, r,nenY, Lord O'Connell, D. I, 4 7' b ison, W. J. O'Connell, Maurice ...ync eur , Diliwy n. L. , C. T. O'Connell, M. J. Divett, E W. O'Connor Don De n • • O'lerrall, 11. M. D km, Sir R Dunlop -v . . O'Loghlen, Sergeant " , unl ' -• S. Ord, W. H. ol), J P.Jmer, C. I).4.“ l ' ,:b yp r kh i " n h gt ,;ko;;H:LeV . L'count Palmerston, Lord Etwall, R. ' H. Parnell, Sir H. l':vans, 0 Pattison, .lamed Ewart, W . . Ferguson,rs si r R . Pease Joseph Pechell,' Captain Fielders J. Sir R. C. Perrin, L. E. W. Fitzg.,7rr, Lo C. •Fi i t t l z n_, w: F. Phillippa, C. M. Vtzgibb n ' Ponsonby, Hon. W. ibbon Hon. R. Potter. R. French, }... Poulter, J. S. Power, James Power, P. Price, Sir R. Pryme, G. Pryse, P. Raphapl,_Sh.4..niff Rice, T. S. Robinson, G. R. Roche, D. Roche, W. Rolfe. J. 111... Rona*. ipeP Russell, Lord Russell, I,ok d John Ruthven, E. Scholefield, J. Scrope, G. P. Seymour, Lord Shell, R. L. Smith, R. Vernon Smith, B. Stanley, E. J. Steuart, R. Strutt, Edward Stuart, Lord James Sullivan, ft Talbot, J. H. Tancred, H. W, Thompson, Colonel Thomson, C. P. Thorneley, Thomas Townley, R. G. Tracey, C. H. Troubridge, Sir T. Tulk, Charles A. Tynte, C. J. K. Verney, Sir H. Vigors, N. Villiers, Charles P. Wakley, Thomas Walker, C. A. Walker, R. Wallace, R. Warburton. H. Ward, H. G Westenra, Hon. H. Westenra, Hon. J. C. Wilbraham, G. Williams, W. A. Williams, W. Wilson, Henry Wood, Alderman Wood, C. Wrightson, W. B. Wyse, I. PAIRED OFF FOR. ACheioll,yi!count Bulwer, H. L. Chapman, M. L. Clements Lord Dobbin, Leonard Fitzsimon, C. Hall, B. Mullins, W. F. Nagle, .iir Robarts, A. W MINORITY. Al lager. Richard I Joi,e,,, 1. Archdall. General Lefroy, Dr. T. Buller, Sir J M. Lefroy, A. Burrell, Sir i 7. 'AI Lewis, W Core. Hon. A. * Lincoln, Earl of `'"Y. H. L. Longtield, R. Li Albiac, Sir C. M anners , Lsrd I E ie'', Sir J. M a xw e ll, IH. finch, G. Aleynell, H. Vdadstone,. W. E. Nicholl, J OnUlburn, H. Parker. M. E. N. Griraston Hon. E. Plunkett, R. Hamilton', Lord C. Praed, W. M. TELLERS Ili% Lord Arthur Price, Samuel Grove Ross, C. Inglis, Sir IL H. Pringle, A. Perceval, Colonel ;There are two names omitted in this list. Scarlett, Hon. R. Sibtliorp, Colonel Thomas, Colonel Trench, Sir Frederic!. Trevor, /lon. G. Twigs, Horace Vere, Sir C. 8., Bart. Verner, Colonel Ve.ey, Hon. T. Worcester, 111:aq. of Young, J. LIST OF THE MAJORITY Who voted for the appointment of a Select Committee• to inquire into the existence of Orange Lodges in England, Wales, and Scotland, in continuance of the inquiry respecting Ireland. Aglionby, H. A. Lahouchere, H. Rice, F. S. Baldwin, Dr. M‘Leocl, M. Ruthven, E. S. Baring, F. T. Maher, John Shell, R. L. slake, M. J. liforpeih, viscount Sullivan, H. 130 tynng, Dr. Murray, J A. Thompson, Colonel Bridgman, H. O'Brien, C. Thorneley, Thomas Chalmers, Patrick O'Connor Don Wakley, Thomas Crawford, W. S. i O'Ferrall, More Walker, C. A. I). Evneourt, C. T. O'Loglilen, M. Wallace, It. Dillwyn, L. W. Oswald, .1. Warburton, H. ;MI, W. F. Palmerston, Viscount Wyse, Thomas nandler, H. Pease, Joseph TELLERS. Hindlei, Charles Pcchell, 0. R. Gordon, It. Hume. Joseph Raph..el. Sheriff Rolfe, R. M. MINORITY. BrOtherton, J. Buller, Sir J. B. Y. Egerton, Fleetwood, H. Gordon, Hon. W. "rirnaton, Hon. E. Longtleld, It. Maxwell, H. Perceval, Colonel Bandon, Lord Scarlett, R. C. Shaw, F. Sibthorp Colonel Vesey, Lion. Thomas TELLERS. Nicfioll ' J. Pringle, A. LIST OF THE MINORITY Who voted against the further progress of the Bill for Reducing the Itrefacient part of the Militia Staff in the United Kingdom. Ashley, Hon. H. Lefroy, A. Plunkett, Hou. R. Bonham, Francis R Lincoln, Lord Reid, Sir J. R. florthwick, Peter R. Longfielu, R. Shaw, F. Cole, HOB. A. Mackinnon, W. A. Trevor, Hon. G. R. Coote, Sir C. Maxwell, H Twiss, Horace Finch G. Nicholl, J. Verner, \V. Grevilie, Sir C. J. Perceval, Colon I Young, J. Hayes, Sir E. THE HON. MRS. NORTON'S LAST WORK.— The popularity of " The Wife" and " Woman's Reward" (the hew tares by the Hon. Mrs. Norton) is on the increase. In " The Wife," there is great originality and a profound insight into 6piligs of human motives. The character of the 111- featured, but tender and ambitious Catherine, is a chef d'ceuvre, and its developement should be deeply studied. Ex quisite as are the graces of Mrs. Norton's style, the philosophy under and adorned by it, is certainly the most valuable cha racteristic of her works. In the month of July, 759 ships passed the Sound irotn the North Sea, of which 198 were English and 854 from the Baltic, of which 168 were English. LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, Aug. 11.— The sales of Cotton to-day are about, 1,500 bags, at for:::: Prices.. ~.. ----.---_____ re- (arill'°)c,,Ljtjt No. 13,391. CORPORATION MEETINGS. PLYMOUTH. (FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MONDAY, 10TH AUGUST. This day a public meeting of the inhabitants of this boroug was held at' the Mechanic's Institute, Princess-square, for th:- purpose of considering the propriety of adopting an address t, his Majesty, expressive of their confidence in his Majesty' Ministers, and particularly in regard to their firm, manly, and consistent conduct in introducing and conducting through the House of Commons the valuable and comprehensive Bill for amending our municipal institutions, the principles of which have lately received their unanimous approbation. Some tim( before the hour appointed for the meeting, the capacious room set apart for it began to fill, and ere long was crowded to excess. Shortly after on' o'clock (the hour appointed for the com mencement of the meeting), RINI. BAYLEY, Esq., moved that J. Y. FOWNES Esq., do take the Chkir. This being seconded and carried, Mr. Fownes did so accordingly. Mr. TAYLOR then asked permission of the meeting to be allowed a placard for public view, which was at once granted; it was as follows : " This is the crisis for destroying Toryism ; the Tory Lords know this is the last strong hold left them of corruption, namely, rotten Boroughs and Corporations, the Reform of which will be the destruction of Toryism for ever. 1835." The CHAIRMAN then stated the objects of the meeting. G. W. SOLTAN, Esq said the last time he had had the honour to address them he had had the honour of advocating ;he cause of Lord John Russell, who though supported by the inhabitants of the three towns had failed in the accomplish ment. Representations the most base, calumnies the most foul, and influence the most unprecedented, had been used ; many persons would have been so disgusted at such conduct as to have shrunk from public life, but it was not so with the Noble Lord—lfeThobly responded to the call of the electors of St. oud. The first act of the Noble Lord in the House of Commons, was the redemption of a pledge which he bad given them on the battings of that town, by the introduction of a measure for Corporation Reform. Mr. S. then referred to various parts of the Bill in question, and said that there was scarce a Corporation in this country but required some Re form—the Charities had been wrongly applied—few, if any there were, where the voice of the people had the choice of the cor porate officers. He concluded by moving a resolution which was afterwards embodied in an address to his Majesty. W. PRANCE, Esq., seconded the resolution in a speech of some length. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, which was carried unanimously amidst applause. Tilos. BEWES, Esq., one of the Members for the borough, made some observations in support of the proceedings of the meeting. G. ALDHAM, Esq., moved an Address to his Majesty, which he read amidst loud and continued cheering. It was as follows : To the King's Most Excellent Majesty, " May it please your Majesty,—We, your Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects, the inhabitants of the borough and vicinity of Ply mouth, humbly beg leave to approach your Majesty with the expres sion of our gratitude for your Majesty's timely recall to your Coun cils of Ministers, who have proved themselves the best supporters of your Majesty's throne, the truest friends of all that is intrin sically valuable in our ancient institutions—the uncompromising advocates of Constitutional freedom, and the incorruptible guar dians of the rights and privileges of all ranks and classes of your Majesty's subjects, and who, therefore, enjoy to an extent not ex ceeded by any of their predecessors, the confidence and esteem of the nation at large. " We have witnessed with the most unfeigned satisfaction the introduction by these, your Majesty's Ministers, of various measureE of national benefit and importance, and, among the rest, of a Bib fur the Reform of our Municipal Corporations, which had been long 1, It to have become notoriously inadequate to the increased wants and complicated interests of the country. " Having watched with anxiety the progress of this important measure, we beg leave to assure your Majesty, that whilst our gra tification was great to find that it had passed by large majorities through the Reformed House of Commons unimpaired in its princi ples, and unmutilated in its details, our concern and disappointment have been proportionately great at learning, that in the other branch of the Legislature, for whose just authority and Constitutional privileges we entertain due respect, it has experienced an opposition which we cannot but persuade ourselves is meant to aim at its ulti mate rejection, and the consequent disappointment of the hopes and wishes of a large proportion of your Majesty's most faithful and loyal subjects. We, therefore, most humbly beseech your Majesty, that your Majesty will be pleased to continue such an exertion of your Ma jesty's just and indisputable prerogative which may afford a reasona. ble hope of the speedy accomplishment of the just wishes and ne cessities of your Majesty's subjects." Captain PHILLIPS seconded the adoption of the Address, and commented at some length upon the strange reception which the Bill had met with by the Lords. This Resolution, on being put from the Chair, was agreed to unanimously. Dr. HAMILTON, after a few observations, proposed the adop tion of the following Petition to the House of Commons : " To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in-Parliament assembled. " The Humble Petition of the undersigned Inhabitants of the Borough of Plymouth and its vicinity, " Sheweth—That your petitioners havi viewed, with the greatest alarm and regret, the disposition so unequivocally manifested by ano ther branch of the Legislature, if not absolutely to reject, at least so far to mutilate the Bill for Corporation Reform, lately carried by such triumphant majorities through your Honourable House, as to impair its efficacy and defeat its objects. " Relying, however, with the most implicit confidence on the wisdom and firmness of your Honourable House, we hope and pray that you will withhold your concurrence from any alterations or amendments introduced in its passage through the Upper House, calculated to weaken its efficacy, or to compromise its efficiency. " And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray." R. W. CORYNDON, Esq., seconded the motion, which, being put from the Chair, was also carried with aeclamation. Thanks were then given to the Chairman—three cheers for Lord Melbourne—three cheers for Lord John Russell—and three groans for the Tories, after which the meeting separated. TUESDAY NIGHT, AUG. 1 1. The preceding Address and Petition have already received about 2,000 signatures, and will, we understand, be forwarded to-morrow evening for presentation. DEVONPORT. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) TUESDAY NIGHT, AUG. 11. This evening an adjourned public ic.ecting of the inhabitants of Devonport and parish of Stoke Damerel, was held at the Town Hall, Devonport, for the purpose of receiving the Re port of the Committee appointed on the subject of the Munici pal Corporation Bill, and adopting such other measures as might be deemed expedient. The Meeting was numerously and re pectably attended. At about half-past 6 (the hour appointed for the meeting), Mr. E. ABBOT was called to the chair. Shortly after, the business of the Meeting was commenced by the Chairman stating the objects for which it had been convened. He stated the present meeting was an adjourn ment of one which had been held on the 3d of July last. Mr. W. P. Ihatoutoax then moved the following Address to his Majesty. " To the King's most Excellent Majesty. " The humble Address and Memorial of the undersigned Inha bitants of the Town of Devonport and Parish of Stoke Damerel, in ths County of Devon. " May it therefore please your Majesty—We, your Majesty's memorialists, and most dutiful and loyal subjects, beg leave to ap proach your Majesty, to express our deep sentiments of. unabated loyalty and attachment to your Majesty's Royal Person and Go vernment. " With the great body of this nation we cannot but remember the immense benefits which your Majesty has conferred upon us, by the support you have given to those measures of reform, by which vour Majesty's name will descend to posterity, as the father ant' benefactor of your loyal people. " Your memorialists beg leave humbly to thank your Majesty for recalling to your councils your present Ministers, in whom we have perfect confidence; being assured that the measures they have already advised, and will yet advise, will tend to the security of your Majesty's Throne, the preservation of the vital interests of the country, and the maintenance, unimpaired, of the rights of all classes of your Majesty's subjects. " Your memorialists feel, that next to the great Reform Bill for the due representation of the people of these realms in Parliament, is the Bill for the Reform of Municipal Corporations for linglan,i and Wales, lately introduced by your Majesty's Ministers into and passed by the Honourable House of Commons. " Your memorialists have learnt with the most intense alarm, that the progress of the above Corporation Bill is likely to be im peded in the Right Honourable the House of Lords, by their Lord ships wishing to hear evidence un the Bill, beyond what they have already , received from the Report of the Corporation Commissioners. " Your memorialists cannot but express their decided conviction. that if the Right Honourable the House of Lords should. mutilate or even delay the carrying into law this most important and practi cal measure of Corporation Reform, the reasonable expectations pi your loyal subjects will be disappointed to such an extent as to ex - cite the utmost indignation, and even to endanger the peace of tl. , whole British empire. " Your memorialists, therefore, must humbly pray that your Most Gracious Majesty will be pleased to give your Royal support to your present Ministers, so as to enable them speedily to pass into a law the above Bill for the Reform of Municipal Corporations, which has so nobly been read a third time in the House of Com mons without a division. " And your Memorialists. a:: in duty bound, will ever pray, &c." Mr. BLACKMORF having read the preceding address to the meeting, proceeded as follows :—The Municipal Corporation Bill had passed the House of Commons unimpaired. It had, however, to be considered by the Lords, they being a part the Legislature of the country, by them it had met with a strange reception ; they had thought it proper, after hearing Counsel for three days against the Bill, to hear evidence also. This might perhaps continue as long as the present Session of Parliament. To prevent any delay, however, was the object of the present meeting:, and therefore they had no alternative but to address his Majesty on the subject. To whom else could they refer but to the King—the grand, the highest personage in the realm.—( Cheers.) He hoped that they would not be disappointed in their just expectations that Majesty would respond to the united voices of his people. He concluded by moving the adoption of the address. Mr. PINSENT seconded the motion. No one, ho couli. conceive, who had read the Corporation Report, could for a moment doubt but that Reform in them was ne : cessary ; nor could any one doubt but that the Lora., would attempt to throw out the Bill, for they were inte- ... „-------, ~ Z: ; 4 / ../ /'-/-if) //'e ,-, . •,. , '-:. ......t. .... . •, -, - - - - , ~p •,, ~ -----. _ ,- ~, i,i,,, ~ ~,,,, , ~__- -, _. •-• 4 4161 1 , N N - '( IIII II I° , ____,-- -;.---- , ~,.,.,' ~.,,_ -,,, .., „ ~, ~ O .ll_X • , - ~,,. -- ' -I'-':•';,1 ' ( 1 / 4 \- i. _ 4 .... -,:, t „,,, , . . .. ~ , i.., :::: s .., 0 ~k,,,,, , , ~.,.. ,-..#-.....„-,, b.. ~.....-„,..„ ..,...r.k,.. . , , .„ 4 , r,-,,, Ni - P..., ti i 1 • ' •.. ..-N „,..._ • , . - -- of • , - , 5 , - - 4... --,04, ... 41 - . - 1110 0. 3; s ~,.„- A g rA f ~,-,' , / ' , ., 1:1 ., , , , • ./ •-• ~, fives ~ ~,,,... , ,Av •_5 ' -I='; ' •l ' '`,, - -.. ; , - ^ •, ,s;': -c,"O s' • ' -\\-17‘ ,-,-. 4- 441 -,,/ -4 ' , ~,t,„,,,T,rlrt„- i it , `,.,., • ••0 la, ~,, , r,- A ;s._, ' : ~ . 4 : - ` 7- -, „... • ' ~,, ", irriliti . h ; -ci.l ....-- 'ik ''' . l 6',, 11 , i'l ~ " 1, , •••) „ ,,W )4',:t 4110 -;',.. '''%olr ;' k j U " , ..--- , A.,- LONDON, THURSDAY EVENTN' , . AUGUST 13, 1835 rested in continuing the present system ; it was, therefore, the duty of every one to come forward on the present oc casion, and express their opinions on the subject. Man chester had done its duty nobly—he hoped 17)2:: every town —aye, every village in the kingdom—would deluge the House with petitions similar to those they were about to adopt. Mr. C. DIXON, in a long turd animated speech, supported the motion, which as then put from the Chair, and carried unanimously, amidst bursts of applause. J. ELMS moved the adoption of the petition to th e liousa of Lords. He thought it necessary, that they might not think they, the meeting, Were satisfied with, the course They might otherwise pursue. As Englishmen, they knew their rights, and were bold enouc. , h to maintain them. Mr. E. here read the petition, which was as follows: °' To the Right Honourable the Lords, Spiritual and Temporal, of the United Kingdom of Great and Ireland, in Parliament assembled— " The humble Petition of the undersigned Inhabitants of the Town of Devonport, and Palish Qf Stoke Damerell, iu the County of Devon. " May it please your Lordships,—That your petitioners hailed with the greatest pleasure, the passing by the Honourable - the House of Commons of a Bill now before your Lordships, intituled A Bill to provide for the Regulation of the Municipal Corpora-. tions in England and Wales'—the necessity of immediately passing which Bill into a law has been clearly shown by the Report of the Corporation Commissioners. " Your petitioners have learnt with the utmost regret and alarm, that the progress of the said Bill is likely to be impeded in your. Right Honourable House, by your Lordships' determination to re ceive further evidence on the subject. ".Your petitioners entreat your Right Honourable House to con sider that the attention of the British pecple is directed with intense anxiety to the accomplishment of those improvements which your petitioners believe this Bill is calculated to effect in the manage ment of existing Municipal Corporatioes, the majority of which are,. notoriously corrupt ; and that to disappoint their reasonable expec tations, by delaying or in any way mutilating this practical measure of Reform, would have a tendency not only to excite. the utmost'' indignation and resentment throughout the empire, but would go far to destroy any attachment which the people of this country may have towards your Lordships' House as a Legislative Assembly. " Your Petitioners therefore, most earnestly implore your Lord ships not to endanger the peace of the British Empire, or the sta bility of the Throne, by any unnecessary delay in the passing of this so long and highly approved measure, in all its integrity, into a law, your Petitioners being satis:led that great benefits to the community at large will be the result of the accomplishment of this grand measure of reform, in the original and liberal principles with which the same was introduced by his Majesty's present Ministers. "And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever . pray, Mr. ELMS proceeded—Considering the Petition to be couched in a firm, yet respectful tone, he conceived the Lords would easily understand it. lie did not consider it too strong, Lut if any gentleman present did so, it was open to observa tion as well as to alteration by the meeting, if they .thought proper. Mr. PINSENT regretted that he could not give his assent to the Petition just produced, fraught as it was with such intem perate language. Mr. RIDER generally thought a petition to the House of Lords thrown away ; but that one was necessary on the present occasion in order that the feelings of the people of Devonport might be known. The petitions from other large towns were just in the same terms. If they went to the House of Lords at all they must speak in language which should be understood. The people of England were determined to have that Bill—that should be made known to the Lords ; he there fore most cordially seconded the petition, which was then put by the Chairman, and carried nem. con. Mr. R. 0. BACKWELL hoped that if the Bill should be thrown out by the Lords, those present at the meeting would prove themselves to be Englishmen, by persevering until they should obtain it to be passed by the Legislature. He then moved a petition to the House of Commons as follows : " To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled— " The petition of the undersigned inhcbitants of the town of Devonport, and parish of Stoke Damerel, in the county of Devon— " Humbly sheweth,—That your petitioners hailed with the greatest satisfaction the introduction of that most important Bill into your honourable House by his Majesty's present Ministers, intituled, 'A Bill to provide for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations in England and Wales;' and are proud to find that the same was read by your Honourable 'louse a third time in its unimpaired state without a division. " Your petitioners therefore earnestly pray that your Honour able House will not sanction any alteration that may be made by the House of Lords in any manner impair;m4 - the efficiency of the provisions of the said Bill, or itt the least subverting any of those liberal principles upon which. the same is funded. "And your petitioners s ill eve.. lway, &e." . . Mr. AXFORD seconded the motiori. Corporations at first he conceived had be'en establid for the benefit of the community at large. Why then, Ivrsons should now talk of vested interests, when it was fout - A that they were by process of time centin2d to the few L.ste4d of the many, lie (iiew not. The CHAIRkIAY then put the rcFelution which was carried unanimously. Mr. RIDER moved the address to his Majesty be forwarded to Lord John Russell for oreseetatiou, Plid the petition to the - House of Lords to Lord 'Brougham. raid that to the House of Commons to the boroult Member for presentation. This being seconded by Mr. 13i, :.ex MORE and put from the Chair, was carried nevi. con. After thanks had been given to the Chairman and three cheers for Lord Melbourne and the rest of his Majesty's Mi. nisters, the Meeting separated. TAVIS7'OCK. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDI:NT. Tuesday Morning, Aug. 11. The recent proceedings in the House of Lords with regard the Municipal Reform Bill has caused a great excitement in this town. A public meeting of the inhabitants is to be held this evening, in order to make known their views and sen timents on the occasion. A numerous meeting is anticipated. for which but more than twenty or thirty hands were held up ; acct the original motion was carried by a complete forest of h :ills, amidst loud cheering. Mr. M. BROWNE, solicitor, then stepped forward, and in a few words, proposed the next resolution:— " That this meeting resolves to petition the House of Lords to pa 3 the Corporation Reform Bill without delay, the principle of which has received the unanimous assent of the Commons' House; :Ind at the same time respectfully to state to that Right Hon. House that if they fail to accord with the views of the Commons, thus constitutionally expressed by their representatives, and resist the passing of a measure, dictated not less by justice than by sound po licy, that in such case it is the deliberate opinion of this meeting, 4.liat they will awaken in the public mind, so great a distrust of the wise exercise of the powers of the Lords, as will endanger the eon t;nuance of the privileges and prorogatives of their House." At this moment a short interruption occurred from an ass driving a sand cart attempting to pass through the crowd ; several were for turning him back, but he obtained a ready passege on the observation—" He's a burgess, let him pass." Lord RANCLIFFE then stepped forward amidst loud cheers, and alluded to the right of the people to good govern uu2.,t, which no House of Lords could take from them, and if the House of Lords rejected the wishes of the people, he would advise them to take care of themselves.—( Cheers.) Ili, Lordship then proceeded to allude to his dislike of those oh! women in petticoats, the Bishops, sitting in the House of Peers.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord then proceeded to eulogize the character of Lord Melbourne, as the best Mini ster England had for a long time beheld ; in face of a great orijority in the House of Lords against him, and the back. stairs' influence of the Court, he had declared his determina tion to abide by the Bill, and on their heads would be the re jection or mutilation of it.—( Cheers.) The Noble Lord then moved— That this Meeting tenders to his Majesty's Ministers its wa:.n ,, st testimony of approval, for having introduced the measure, the final passing of which this Meeting is assembled to promote, end that they be respectfully requested to continue their uncompro mising resistance to every attempt to lessen its efficiency, assuring them, that while they rely on the support of a just and enlightened people for power to pass their measures, they will not rely in vain." Mr. SAMUEL Fox briefly seconded the motion, which was put and carried unanimously. Mr. T. KNIGHT, Long-row, then proposed the adoption of a petition, founded on these Resolutions, to the House of Lords, to be presented by Lord Melbourne, to whom also a copy of the Resolutions should be transmitted. Mr. JoHN BRADLEY seconded the motion, in a speech of some length, which was imperfectly heard, from the low tone of voice. The Resolution was then carried unanimously: Dr. PIGOT proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was seconded by Mr. T. BISHOP, and carried unani mously. Lord RANCLIFFE then proposed three cheers for Lord Melbourne, which were most heartily given, and the meeting separated. TAUNTON. The conduct of the Peers in endeavouring to defeat, by a side-Hind, the great measure of Corporation Reform, and their avowed purpose of mutilating it it they cannot succeed in dis carding it utterly, has roused the greatest indignation in this town and neighbourhood. I have not witnessed such excite ment since the passing of the Reform Bill. When the news first arrived a general feeling of disgust pervaded all classes, and it was considered a useless labour to petition. However, it was soon perceived that the silence of anger might be mis taken for the silence of carelessness, and to submit quietly to this attack of the Peers upon the rights and liberties of the people would be only to encourage them to further aggression. A equisition was therefore circulated, and in a very short time signed by most of the respectable inhabitants of the town, and a public meeting is fixed for Wednesday next. The Ministry are growing more and more popular every day. The manly and dignified bearing of Lord Melbourne has astonished all—it has delighted his friends and terrified his foes. He may now appeal to the people whenever he pleases. He will be answered by a triumphant majority of supporters. Mean while, I am happy to inform you that the registration has been most favourable to the Liberal cause. In this borough upwards of eighty new claimants appear, of whom more than two-thirds are Reformers. The West Somerset Reform As sociation have received the returns of about one half the divi sion, and of the new claimants there are just two Reformers to m,e. Tory, so that our majority of 800 will, by the registra tion, be increased to 1,300 at least.—So much for the ef_ forts of the Conservative Associations. SOUTHAMPTON. A very large meeting of the inhabitants of Southampton, convened by a requisition of 140 merchants and tradesmen, was held on Monday evening, at which a s i hort and pithy peti tion. some significant resolutions, and an address, expressive of the fullest confidence in Ministers, were agreed to without a diss mticnt voice. A correspondent says, "It was originally intended not to address the Peers; but as their Lordships, by ing no further evidence, are supposed either to be more ;, - on-iliatory in their intentions, or to be a little bit . frightened, it mu determined at the last moment once more to offer them the hbmage usually paid. It is understood, however, that if any more nonsense is attempted, a remonstrance of the most energetic and determined character will at once he agreed to. The people in the country districts begin to talk of their Lordships in a way which, though it does not surprise, cannot but pain every man who loves peace and quietness, and desires to see the three Estates of the realm remain as at present constituted." READING. A meeting of the inhabitants of Reading was held yesterday morning at twelve o'clock, at the Town-hall in that town, to take into consideration the best measures to be adopted to induce the House of Lords to pass the Bill for the Reform of the Municipal Corporations speedily and without mutilation. The chair was taken by T. S. Salmon, Esq. The resolutions were carried unanimously amid much cheering. TOWER HAMLETS. .1 meeting of the electors and inhabitants of the borough of the Tower Hamlets was held last night at the Golden E a gle, Mile-end-road, for the purpose of petitioning the House of Lords to pass the Municipal Corporation Reform 13i:1, without any further delay, and with its principles unim paired, and its provisions unmutilated. This meeting was most numerously attended, there being upwards of 3,000 persons present upon the occasion. JonN Simrsom, Esq., of Hackney, was unanimously called to the Chair. WILLIAM COATES, Esq., moved the first resolution, " That the Municipal Corporation till was essentially important to the wel-being of the empire, and in its correction of existing al-uses calculated to secure the peace and tranquillity of the United Kingdom." The present excitement, he maintained canto from the hereditary few, who sought to limit the just rights of the many.—(Cheers.) Although the people of England were strictly a commercial people, still they would suffer the most baneful evils of excitement rather than submit to be trampled upon by the leaden hoof of despotism, or con tinue quiet so long as a single wrong remained without its re medy. The corporations of England had been repudiated by all parties except the House of Lords. The House of Lords, irresponsible in themselves, had nobly come forward to bolster up corporation rights, which, like their own, did not spring from the people; but he felt convinced that ere long th.it House, as well as the corporations, must submit to the pruning-knife of Reform.—( Cheers. ) He was not aware how far the opposition of the House of Lords would be pushed with Municipal Reform. If they wished a collision with the House of Commons, or if they desired to know whether the people could do best without a House of Lords, or the House of I,,rds without the people, their Lordships might take his word that they would come off second best.---Hear, hear.) Mr. M. SCALES seconded the resolution, which was then put and carried unanimously. The second resolution, which reprobated the Parliamentary practice, quite at variance with established custom and ante cedent practice, of receiving evidence tendered by persons obviously interested in perpetuating corporate abuses, was moved by Mr. Mc It was second i !,. ConEN. Mr. OPP' , iii()VM the third resolution (which was se couded L BourcN), That the great measure of Corpora. ti„,. lieforni having received the sanction of the representa tives of the people, unopposed by all parties, however differing .political sentiment, renders any attempt to defeat its provi sioni, or delay its progress, too well calculated to destroy the confidence which should be possessed by every branch of the Legislature. :vl r. HOME, M,P., spoke to the foregoing resolution. The Mo. Member exhorted the Reformers still to persevere in meetings and petitions until the great measure was finally accomplished.—( Cheers.) It was only by a manifestation of a determined spirit that the Peers of England would be brought to a consciousness of the real wants of the country.— ( Cheers.) He had no hesitation in saying that the Muni cipal Reform Bill was the second great reform which was to be accomplished, reform in the Church being the third. Dr. LUSIIINGTON, M.P., agreed with all that the Hon. Nl,nnber who preceded him had observed respecting the ne cessity of Corporation Reform. He looked with derision and contempt upon the recent proceedings at the bar of the House of Lords for the production of evidence, as it were, to defend the Corporation abuses, and after all were these witnesses able to refute the Report of the Commissioners? Not one substan tial point of it did they touch.—( Hear, hear.) The next head upuit which he would support Municipal Reform was, its ten d, :ley to further the ends of justice. He found, however, that the obstinacy and folly of the Upper House would compel the People, in asserting their own rights, to go beyond those bounds which it was not to their interest to pass.—( Hear.) The Peers could not set public opinion long at defiance. Once L,,,fore they had attempted it, but no sooner did the people Ll,.nv a front, than the Peers succumbed.—.-( Hear, hear.) The t..ople would not forget this he hoped the Peers would re member it also, and would pause before they entered into a c. - )atest in which they must ultimately fall. However late, he hopd that wisdom would at length preside over the councils of that Assembly, and that this farther degradation would be spared them. —( Cheers.) The peopha, at all avents, knew their duty, and would perform it. The people must depend: upon themselves alone. It was then resolved that a petition to the House of L3rds, founded on the Resolutions, should be presented, and an Ad dress of thanks to, and confideace in, Lord Melbourne, for his. noble and manly conduct. Mr. Goff, Mr. Hitchin, Mr. W. Scales, and Mr. Cullum, shortly addressed the meeting in a similar strain. After which thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated with three cheers for Lord Melbourne and his Ma jesty's Ministers. ST. PAUL, COVENT-GARDEN. In pursuance of a requisition numerously signed, a public vacating of the inhabitant householders of St. Paul, Covent garden, was convened last night in the Vestry-room, to peti tion the House of Lords to pass the Corporation Reform Bill, without mutilation. Mr. Mozeley, the Rector's Church warden, was called to the Chair. The meeting was of the most unanimous character, and the senti►nents delivered by the several speakers found a ready and hearty echo from the auditors. The conduct of the Lords in opposing every measure of reform vexatiously, was de nounced as being both despotic n.:14 unconstiiutional. The object of the meeting seemed to be busiuess only, and there fore ve:.y little time was occupied by the speakers in decla mation. The following were the resolutions passed without opposition • Moved by Mr. L. DAWSON, and seconded by Mr. R. DANIEL That the Municipal Corporations of England and Wales are inefficient for the objects for which they were instituted, being . too narrow in• their principle and operation for the altered circumstances of the country." Moved by Mr. R. S. CANNELL, and seconded by Mr. T. MILTON That the measure at present before the House of Lords, which has received the appro* • of the Commons without a divisim upon its principle4,s binioti , of this meeting, admirably calcidated to repaittiltat inefficiency, and therefore highly conducive to the public benefit." Moved by Mr. WALKER, seconded by Mr. YOUNG :—" That this meeting is of opinion, that should the Lords reject or mutilate this Bill, the result would give a shock to public feeling, which might be dangerous to the best interests of the country." Moved by Mr. M'DONALD COOHILL, seconded by Mr. W. H. WALKER :—" That a petition to the Lords, Spiritual and Temporal, embodying the above, be signed by the Chairman on behalf of the meeting." Mr. R. S. CANNELL moved that Lord Brougham be re quested to present the same. Mr. R. DANIEL, in seconding the proposition, paid a high compliment to the integrity, perseverance, and intrepidity of the Noble Lord in the cause of the people.—( Applause. ) The resolutions being adopted, thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. LAUNCESTON. The inhabitants of this town are in a similar state of excite ment as those in the other parts of the kingdom, consequent upon the conduct of the House of Lords, in reference to the Corporation Reform Bill. Yesterday (Monday Aug. 10,) a public meeting of the inhabitants was held, when resolutions and petitions were adopted, with a view to give publicity to their sentiments on the subject. The. meeting was very nu merously and respectably atteeded. -NOTTINGHAM. (From the Nottingham Review.) As we stated in our last, a requisition was in the course of signature, to convene a public meeting in support of the Mi eisterial measure of Corporetion Reform ; and the consent of the Mayor was obtained, gvantieg the use of the Guildhall • On Monday, at eleven o'clock, the doors of the Town-hall being thrown open, the Hall was speedily crowded. At a quarter-past eleven, the Requititi.etists having come from the Council Chamber, Mr. S. Fox proposed that Mr. Jeseph Frearson be appointed Chairman. This was seconded, and duly carried. THOMAS CLOSE, Esq., came forward to propose the first Resolution, and said—Fellow-townsmen, the House of Peers, in a question which peculiarly interests the habits and feelings of the people, has again ventured to elace itself in opposition, not .only to the almost unanimous resolution of the House of Commons, but to the well ascertained convictions of the great majority of the nation. We, therefore, again feel ourselves com pelled to meet, for the purpose of calmly, rese ' )ectfully, but not the less firmly, petitioning, that that justice shall be conceded which we will not permit to be denied to us ; nor do I fear for the results—the just cause of the millions will once more , triumph over the prejudices and selfishness of the units, and we shall again see the ill-timed opposition of the Peers shrink into insignificance before the mighty will of this enlightened realm. Kings may threaten—Peers may quibble, but they will finally ascertain, that an educated nation cannot be governed by the same rules which have sufficed to coerce is people who lived in ignorance and darkness. The people of England have even changed dynasties, when their continuation on the Throne wais ascertained to be incompatible with the freedom and well-being of the nation ; and it will indeed be singular if they submit to the endurance of their Municipal grievances. I shall conclude with earnestly recommending the following resolution to your attention and adoption :-- " That this meeting has witnessed with high satisfaction, the passing by the House of Commons of a Bill for reforming the Mu nicipal Corporations, of England and Wales ; a measure founded on a broader basis of public justice than any like measure of ireilern times, and which affords a constitutional means of iTineving the M many and cring abuses of the Municipal bodies, ..a thcy now exist.' Mr. B. BOOTHBY, jun. seconded the proposition. Looking at tke Municipal bodies of this kingdom, as they exist in the mass, it is plain that corruption has done all that corruption could do, to deform and defile them, until at length, they have become such a mass of pestiferous matter, that a man must be turned into a Lord, ere he can bear the sight of them.—( Laughter.) The Lords spiritual and temporal ap pear to cherish so close an affection for these Corporations, that they seem ready to embrace them with a fraternal hug, exclaiming, " Oh l corruption I thou art my brother." — (Cheers.) The House of Cdminons must be our reliance. 1 One short resolve announced by V. 1.! Commons to the Lords, would end the conflict. " That the redress of grie vance shall precede the granting of supplies."— ( Cheers.) With a House of Commons determined to do its duty, the people of England need not fear either King or Lords. I cannot conclude without saying, that in my view, the con duct of Lord Melbourne in the House of Peers, has been most . noble, and above all praise,—worthy of the best days of Chatham. —( Hear, hear.) Mr. J. HICKLIN, of the Journal office, then came forward and proceeded, amidst much interruption, to address the meet ing in violent opposition to the measure, as taking away the elective franchise of the burgesses. He concluded by protest ing against the measure, and moving as au amendment, " That in the o j einion of this meeting, the Municipal Reform Bill, as passed by th e Herfse of (eel: sons, is, in several of its provisiente particularly in the 9th and 10th claiiiiis, a violation of the charter of • English liberties, opposed to the spirit ii,c the Reform Act, and an unjustifiable invasion of the rights, privilitges, and property of the burgesses of this town." r. W!,•I. KING seconded the ere endment. ' .l - 11. e C 11.4 1440 Pea put the ouestiena on the =eat -pent, - •, PRICE 7D. MAIDSTONE. This spirited borough has not been behind-hand in promot ing the great work of Corporation Reform. The inhabitants have expressed the most unbounded indignation at the con duct of the Lords in threatening the Bill. A petition has beer► agreed to, and most numerously signed, of which the fol lowing is the prayer :—" That your petitioners, being sincerely desirous of securing and perpetuating the advantages of a fair and popular system of local government, the economical dis tribution of public funds, the judicious management of public charities, the unbiassed and unsuspected administration of jus tice, the preservation of peace and order, and, above all, of free representation and purity of election, now most seriously implore that your Lordships will be pleased to pass this highly popular and salutary measure without delay, and without alter ing any of its fundamental provisions." BEDFORD. In consequence of a Requisition to the Mayor, signed by a number of the most respectable inhabitants of the town, a public meeting was convened and held in the Shire Hall, Bed ford, on Monday last. The Mayor, D. Witt, Esq., in the Chair, who stated that, although opposed to the principle of the Municipal Corporations Reform Bill, he had yet felt it to be his duty to convene the meeting, when called upon to do so by so many respectable inhabitants of the town. He trusted that the meeting would not consider it disrespectful on his part if he quitted the chair, particularly as he had signed a counter petition to the one then about to be proposed. His Worship having retired, Mr. Robinson was unanimously called to the chair. Several resolutions were then proposed, and a petition to the House of Lords agreed upon, begging their Lordships to pass the Bill for the Reform of the Municipal Corporations with as little delay as possible, and also requesting them not to mutilate that beneficial measure, or impair any of its essen tial principles. The petition has been forwarded to Lord Brougham for presentation. MARLBOROUGH. The extraordinary evidence given by Mr. Thomas B. Mer rirn...n, the town-clerk, before the Lord§, on Thursday last, created no little sensation in the town, and particularly That part of it which states that the respectable inhabitants are op posed to change, and that those are decidedly not the persona in the town who have expressed any dislike to the Corpora- Holt. The people felt that not only these, but most Of his other statements, ringing the praises of the select body, were outrages upon truth, and such as no ignorance on his part can excuse. A petition to the Lords was forthwith drawn up to contradict Mr. T. B. Merriman's statements, and in a few hours received the signatures of 150 householers, 92 of whom occupy houses of the annual value of IN. and upwards. The Municipal Commissioners Report is a faithful and substantially correct one, although the town-clerk intended to impeach it —yet, upon the examinations of Lords Radnor and Brougham he is obliged to admit the correctness a it. The inhabi tants of Marlborough only know of a dozen Corporators ; the torn-clerk says there are thirteen. The following are their names each of whom are under the immediate influence of the Marquis of Ailesbury : Mr. Thomas Merriman, the late steward of the Marquis, Mr. T. B. Merriman, and William C. Merriman (his sons) ; Benjamin Merriman (his brother), John Gardner (Lord Ailesbury's apothecary), Robert Dixon (his spirit-merchant), Stephen Brown (his brewer), Francis Russell (his draper), and John Brinaden, Charles Gregory, Thom.ts Stiles, and Thomas Halcombe (his Lordship's tenants). Is Mr. T. B. Merriman's outrageous evidence in chief to be wondered at when one-third of the Members of the Corporation are his own family, and when it appears in the Report of the Com missioners, by the account furnished by himself, that out of an income of 575/. the sum of 2061. is admitted to be paid to himself for law and other charges. Do the hereditary Judges and Legislators take the evidence of defendants, delinquents, and culprits, in preference to that of prosecutors ? Do they intend to search for truth in that quarter? If so, let them at once apply to Newgate and the other gaols. Mr. Thomas Blagg, who is the town-clerk of St. Albans, and who brags of holding that and numerous other offices th , :re, is the son-in-law of Mr. Thomas Merriman, and brother-in-law of Mr. Thomas B. Merriman. [We are compolled to omit, from want of room, reports of Meetings which have taken place at Richmond (Yorkshire), where the Freemen have petitioned the House to pass the measure, complaining bitterly of the present system ; at Nor wich, at Poole, at Newport (Isle of Wight), at Chichester, Stayley Bridge, where the petition received 1,284 signatures in twelve hours ; at Ashton, where the petition received 4,881 names in eighteen hours ; at Canterbury, at Worcester, at Gloucester, and various other places, all of which appear to be animated but by one spirit. Greenwich and Mary-le-bonne meet to-day, and the Borough of Southwark at the Town Hall to• morrow, and not to-day, as was erroneously stated.] z C ad " ; The King, attended by Sir Her •rt Taylor, arrived in town at half past one o'clock yesterday afternoon from Windsor Castle. At two o'clock his Majesty held a Chapter of the Most Honour. able 3liThary Order of the Bath, which was very fully attended. The Knights Grand Crosses having been robed by Messrs. Hunter and D.:e in their splendid mantles and collars of the Order, were called over in the entree room, when the following - answered:— Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Cumberland and Cam bridge, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Howden, Earl Of -Ron yn, Sir G. L. Cole, Lord Hill, Lord Cowley, Sir Wm. Henry Clititott, Sir Charles Colville, Sir Edward Paget, Sir G. T. Walker, Lord Strafford, Sir Thomas M. Hardy, Bart., Sir Davidge Gould, Sir Wm. Houstoun, Sir Thomas Martin, Sir Wrn. Lumley, Lord Pal merston, Lord Edward Somerset, Viscount Canterbury, Sir James Kempt, Sir James W. Gordon, Sir John Wells, Sir George Mur ray, Sir George Martin, Earl of Minto, Lord Combermere, Sir T. Hislop, Lord Howard of Effingham, Sir C. Begot, Sir G. Anson. The following officers attended :—Walter Aston Blount, Genealogist ; Algernon Greville, Esq., Bath King of 'Arms ;"and' Sir Wm. Woods, Clarenel , nx King of Arms, Deputy Secretary, and Registrar of the Order. The Knights Grand Crosses proceeded to the Throne Room, entering the presence of the Sovereign with the usual reverences, Then, by his Majesty's command, Admiral Lord Amelius Beau clerk was introduced to the Royal presence between the junior • Knights Grand Crosses present, preceded by Bath King of Arms, bearing the Riband, Badge, and Star of the Order on a crimson velvet cushion, which were presented to the Sovereign by the Duke of Cumberland. Lord Amelius Beauclerk kneeling, the King was graciously pleased to put the same over his Lordship's right shoulder. His Lordship rising had the honour to kiss the Sove reign's hand, and, having received from his Majesty the Star of a 111:Ftary Knight Grand Cross of the Order, withdrew. Rear-Admiral Charles Adam was conducted to the Sovereign, preceded by Sir William Woods, the Officer of Arms attendant upon the Knights Commanders, bearing upon a crimson velvet cushion the star, riband, and badge of the second class of the Order. The Sword of State, borne by Mr. Mash, the Gentleman Usher in Waiting, was delivered to his Majesty, and the Rear-Admiral, kneeling, was knighted; after which Sir Charles had the honour to kiss his Majesty's hand. The Officer of Arms on his knee presented to the Sovereign the riband and badge of a Knight Commander, with which the King was pleased to invest Sir Charles. The star of a Knight Comman der of the Order having been delivered to the Rear-Admiral, Sir Charles kissed hands, and retired. His Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms lined the Throne Room during the ceremony. Sir George Pocock, Standard Beirer, arul Mr. A. W. Beetham, Clerk of the Cheque to the Corps, were on duty. His Majesty held a Levee. In the circle Captain L. J. Rhode, of the Royal banish Navy, was presented to the King by M. Bile, the Danish Charge d'Affaires. The following attended : Duke" of Richmond: .11arquis of Ormond. Ea }mg—Wilton, pinto, Denbigh, Clarendon, Rosslyn. ViscouNTs—Chelsea, Strangford. Bishop of Exeter. Loßns--Middleton, Frederick Fitsclarence, Farnborough, Wharncliffe, Howard. Honourable Mr. Vesey. Si as—W. Young, Bart., Fred. Hamilton, Bart. Rev. Doctor Maddy, Doctor Davison. MESSRS.—Henry Vandelenr, Stanley, Clarke, S. V. Surtees, W. Penn, Ellesthorp, J. Knight, J. M'Fernan, W. Thomson. GENERALS—Sir W. Keir Grant, Sir W. Houstown, Lord Strafford, Lord E. Somerset, Barton, Sir R. Wilson, Lord Gra nard, Lord Howden, Sir R. Donkin, Sir G. Walker. COLONELS—Fox, Badcock, D. Darner, G. Cathcart, Anson, Shake, Sir J. Limond. CAPTAINS—Sir S. Warren, De P.oos. Cornet Henry Hamilton, Ensign Whittingham. ADMIRALS—Sir E. King, Sir D. Gould, Sir d. Wells, Sir T. Hardy, A. Beauclerk. CAPTAlNs—Blackwood, D. Dunn. Commander S. Brown. LIEUTENANTS—G. Bayne, Wright, Knox, H. Schomberg, Wilson, H. Loring. The following v'vere presented to his Majesty : Lord Middleton, on succeeding to his title. Viscount Chelsea, on his return from Russia. Mr. Henry Vandeleur, by the Earl of Breoknock. Mr. S. Villiers Surtees, on his appointment as a Judge of the Su. preme Court of Mauritius, by Lord Glenelg. Captain Sir S. Warren, on having received the honour of Knight hood, and on being invested with the insignia of a Knight Com mander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, by Lord Auckland. Cornet H. Hamilton, on being appointed to the 13th Light Dra- goons. Dr. Davison, by the Marquis of Headfort. Lieut. -Col. Badcock, on his appointment to the K. H. of the Guel. phic, by Lieut.-Gen. Sir K. Grant. Lieut.-Col. G. Cathcart, on his return from Jamaica. Captain David Dunn, R.N., on his return from India in command of his Majesty's ship Curacoa, by Lord Auckland. Captain Blackwood, R.N., on his r e tu rn f rom serv i ce i n I n di a , b y Lord Seymour. Ensign Whitting,ham, 83d Regiment, by his father, Major-Gen. Sir Samford Whittingharn. Mr. J. M'Fernan, RN., by Captain Elliot. Mr. W. Thomson. on going on service, by Lord Glenelg. Lieut. Wright, R.N., on his return from India. Lieut. Hector Loring, R.N., on promotion, by Lord Auckland. Admiral Lord A. Beauclerk, on his appointment as Grand Cross of the Bath. After the Levee his Majesty held a Privy Council. The King gave audiences to the Marquis of Winchester, the Earl of Albemarle, Viscount Palmerston, the Marquis of Lans downe, Viscount Melbourne, Lord Glenelg, Lord Hill, Sir George Seymour, the Earl of Erroll, Marquis Conyngham, and the Judge Advocate General. Lord Gardner and Sir Charles Paget were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES, Mower r, The Ladies' Purse of 50 suvs., free for any horse nevet‘boving won or received forfeit before the day of entering. lie'„, ones round and a distance. Mr. F. R. Price's Buccaneer, 4 yrs ..... Jones 1 1 Mr. Jones's Emily , 3 yrs .., Lord Chesterfield's br. c. by Email's, 3 yrs 2 3 11r. llinde's br. c. by Peter Lely, 3 yrs T u y. The Produce Stakes of 50 sous, each, h. ft., for the produce of mares covered in 1831. One mile and a quarter. 6 subs. Sir G. Pigot's b. t. by Sligo . Walked over The Chillington Stakes of 25 soya. each ; for two yrs old, est. bib. ; 83t. 31b. Straight half mile. 11 subs. Allanson's Vulture M. Jones 1 Mr. Leedham's Aleppo .. ..... 2 The following also started, but were not placed; Mr. Giffard's Colombine, Mr Nanney's Lady Blessington, Sir T. Stanley's Bat tledore, Mr. E. Peel's Post Haste, Mr. R. King's Zora, and Mr. Mott's Rosetta. The Cleveland Cup of 100 soya., by subscription of 10 sous. each, the surplus in money, with 50 sous. added from the Fund. Win ners of a Cup or Stakes of the value of 100 soya. in the present year, previous,:to starting, to carry 31bs. extra. Three miles. 8 subs. Sir T. Ongley na. Ratcateher, b yrs M. Jones 1 Mr. G. Whit greave na. Tamworth, 4 yrs ........ 2 Mr. Shott na. Giovanni, aged Sir P. Goodricke na. Russell, aged 4 CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended Aug. 7, 1t , 35, made up from the Returns of the In.peetors in the different Cities and Towns in Englant and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 43s 2d. Oats I Barley IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES Or THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat Barley `.",s. M. I Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. INl:eat Barley 1"s. B.& Rye THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £3 10 to £4 0 New Meadow Hay 3 0 4 0 Useful Old Ditto Fine Upland Meadow and Ite grass Hay Clover Hay 3 10 Oat Straw., kl 16 to .1:1 181 Wheat Straw 2 0 SMITHFIELD Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay 4'3 15 ;o £4 0 N' , :w Meadow Hay • 3 0 4 0 0,...i i.l Old Ditto 4 5 1 10 el,ie Upland Meadow and Rye.gtass Hay Cto% er Hay .extra fine .a 5 10.• Generally ..,...... 3 15 5 5 Oat S, raw . EI 16 ;,_, £1 181 Wheat Straw 2 0 2 2 HUNGERFORD. 5 0 5 10 2 2 Coarse I`.lea(low Hay __ - - £3 10 to £3 15 New Meadow Hay .... 3 10 3 15 Useful Old Ditto 4 5 4 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay Clover Hay 3 15 5 10 at Straw £l IS to .f 2 0 I Wheat Straw Per Ton. COAL MARKET,---Ang. 12. s. Per Ton s. d I Adair s l7 6 Wills End Carr and Co l9 :1 East P, rcy l7 0 Vs z, is End Gosforth 11,1 y well lB 1 Walls End Heaton 2l 6 lids Redhugh - 15 Ii . Walls End Hilda l9 // 1' jaw , 17 6 Walls End Hotpur l9 6 Pontop Windsor... .....' ... ..... 17 6 W a ll s E n d Killinworth l9 9 Russell's High :flail] Tantield . Willington . 2.1 0 Walls End Pear,ih l5 6 t'owp,•ll liallbeath , l2 6 Wills End Riddell's ........ ..... 20 3 Hartley .... ....... . ..... . Howard's Netherton Main ... 15 6 Walls End 1 - leiton Stone Coal James and Alu.. Walls End Lambtnn hrey l.ll 0 Walls End Stewart s ........... 21 3 I.laurettnech C0a1....... 23 0 • %Va . 's End Gordon 2O 6 Neville's Llanelly ' • :0 6 Walls End South Durham t_o 3 Twibell's Gawber Hall Walls End Bell, Robson & Co. 19 0 Walls End Elgin l7 9 W.. 118 End Bewieke and C 0... W 3 Shies arrived *ince 00 market-day, 21. HUNTINGDON RACES, Tussna r. A Cup Stakes of 10 sous. each, for all ages. The best of three two mile heats ; the winner to be sold for 400 soya. &c. 8 subs. Lord Berner,' b c. by Lamplighter, 3 yrs... Perren 1 1 Colonel Peel's Paulus, 3 yrs Capt. Johnson's The Painter The Hinchinbrook Plate of 501. for three yrs old and upwards. Heats, once round. The winner to be sold for Ibo sous., &c. Mr. Pettit's Kate Kearney, 3 yrs ......Cooper 2 1 1 Mr. Bloss's Matilda, II yrs Earl of Lichfield's Cajeput, 3 yrs The Ladies' Plate of 50 sots., by subscription of 2 soya. each, with 10 soya. added, for all ages. Two mile heats. The winner to be , sold for 100 soya., &c. Colonel Peel's Ipr. f. by Tramp, 3 yrs, 7st. 21b 2 1 1 Mr. Pettit's Frisk, 3 yrs, 7st Mr. Munro's Atlas, aged, gst. 21b Mr. Lamden's Revealer, 6 yrs, 9st. 21b ~.. 4 drawn AQUATICS. GREAT SCULLERS' WAGER.-The match between Campbell, Coombes, Phelps, and Kipping, four of the crack men who are pa tronised by the Noblemen and Gentlemen who indulge in aquatic sports, came off yesterday. The match had been made over the juice of the grape, at Avis's, the Bells Tavern, Putney, and it had from its first announcement more than usual sporting interest. Phelps was taken for ehoice against the others. He had rowed with Campbell against Parish and Godfrey, and won. He had after wards nearly beaten the celebrated Watts ; and had also been, in a scullery' wager, a good second to him, and had kept him on his mettle. The distance to be rowed yesterday was the fashionable ene, from Westminster to Putney. Phelps was the first in station northward; Kipping, Coombes, and G. Campbell (the brother of the champion), were next in succession. The start was splendid ; sculiers never went off finer. Phelps soon went slightly a head, but seeing that he could not clear a barge, determined to pick up his opponent. This he did, and they were locked in the foul. Phelps got away as soon as Kipping would let him, but the other two had gone cleats away. Phelps worked like a man bent on victory, but he hr,d lost the main chance, and his opponents were too good even to give him a hope of retrieving it. Coombes earns in first by half a minute, Campbell was second, Phelps was a minute and a half afterwards, and the fourth man had evidently come to the conclu sion that it was at well not to try. The contemplated marriage between the Hon. John Brabazon Ponsonby, the Member: for Derby, eldest son of the Noble First Commissioner of Woods and Forests, and Lade Frances Lambton, will, it is expected, be solemnized within a month. Her Ladyship is the only surviving daugh ter of the Earl tit' Durham by his first marriage with Miss Cholnionde)' 4 . Mr. Ponsonby was an Attache to Lord Dur ham's P - eecial misssion to the Court of St. Petersburg in 1822. The Right Hon. H. Goulburn and his family have removed from Whitehall-place to his former residence at Montague House, the abode of his brother-in-law, Lord Rokeby. We regret to say that Lord Frederick Beauclerk is labouring under a severe fit of gout, on account of which his Lordship has left St. Albans for Buxton, which is at pre sent unusually full of sufferers from the same malady, as no other Spa in England is considered so efficacious a remedy. Sir Francis, Lady, and the Misses Burdett, are re siding at present at Harrogate, in consequence of the indis position of a part of the family. Miss Burdett proceeds with the Duke and Duchess of St. Albans on their tour through the Highlands this autumn. MR. IiECKFORD ' S NEW WORK —" In a short ad vertisement to this Excursion to the Monasteries of Alcobaga and Batalha,' Mr. Beckford states, that in examining some papers recently he had met with some slight notes Flat tering myself that, perhaps, they might not be totally unworthy of expansion, I invoked the powers of memory.' The invoca. tion was fortunate. It has raised up a volume of great power and b, auto of description, in which the impressions of nearly fifty years ago are conveyed with the lively truth and freshness of yesterday. We have rarely met with any volume that may be read with such a feeling of interest —we were almost going to say of positive enchautroeut."--Zrantitier. "mg .WINIIM