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tries of " Oh,:oh.") If the Constitution were to be pulled , down, and a painful change were made in it by the substi tution of new influences for those which had hitherto worked so well, and if a change were to be made which would ruin the aristocracy, sully the splendour of the Crown, and destroy the Monarchy, he would leave it to the Noble Memb r for Higham Ferrer* to perform the ob sequies of rational liberty. He would endeavour, if be , could, to throw out this Bill—(Hear, hear).—for he was sure that whatever might arise from it, the gentlemen of England never would regret that they had conscientiously perforated their duty to themselves and their country. Sir F. BURDETT and Mr. S. PeacevaL rose together to address the Mouse, amid the cries of their re-pective friends ; but Sir F. Burdett observing Mr. S. Perceval'e anxiety to speak, gave way. On Mr. Perceval's persist ing in his right to proceed, the cries of " Adjourn" we►e tremendous. After attempting, but, in vain, to obtain a hearing, the Hon. Member moved the adjournment of the debate, and then sat down. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sug gested that they had better proceed, and finish the discus. sion that night.—(Cries of " Go on," and " Adjourn.") Mr. BEAUMONT proposed that the adjournment should be till five o'clock on Thursday, and added that there was great inconvenience in sitting on Wednesdays. (Cries of " Adjourn.") The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that as it seemed to be the p'easure of the House to adjourn the debate at this period of the evening, he would implore the House not to lose a day in bringing this discussion to a close. It would be indecent on a question like this to let their personal convenience interfere with the per formance of their duty. Ile then suggested the propriety of adjourning till to-morrow. Mr. BEAUMONT said that, out of deference to the Noble Lord, he would withdraw his proposition, but the friends of the measure could receive nothing but benefit from the delay which he had snegested. The debate was then adjourned till to-morrow, at five o'clock. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, the Calico Duties Repeal Bill passed through a Committee, with the understanding that the policy of the measure should be fully discussed upon a future stage. The House resumed, the report was brought up, re ceived, and ordered to he taken into further consideration this day. The Mutiny Bill was read a third time and passed. The other orders fraying been (Verne(' of, the House adjourned at Half after One. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The cause of Reform is advancing with steady but ac celerated - steps. Every pariah throughout the metropolis-- every district throughout the kingdom—is in motion : calmly, deliberately, but determinately, the march pro ceeds. The moral courage of Englishmen, which never yet failed at a crisis, is arousing itself in proportion to the magnitude of the stake and the justice of the cause, and victory is sure. We lately, in the third volume of Colonel Napier's History of the Peninsular War, met with a beautiful passage, in which the unconquerable bravery of the English soldiery at Albuera is described in the follow ing strain of just appreciation and impassioned eloquence : Suddenly and sternly they closed on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by volte and gesture, animate his Frenchmen; in vain did the hltrdiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded Columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time forthe mass to openout on such a fair field; iii vain did the mass itself bear up, and, fiercely striving, fire indiscrimi nately upon friends and foes ; while the horsemen, hovering on the flank, threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of un disciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm, weakened the stabi lity of their order; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark C damns in their front; their measured tread shook the ground; their dreadful volleys swept away the head of every formation ; their deafening shOuts overpowered the dissonant cries that broke from all parts of the tumultuous crowd, as, foot by foot, and with a horrid carnage, it was driven by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hilL In vain did the French reserves, joining with the struggling multitude, endea vour to sustain the fight ; their efforts only increased the irre mediable confusion, and the mighty mass, giving way like a loosened cliff, went headlong down the ascent." such are the characteristic qualities of Englishmen,—such are they in the field of battle against their country's foes— such in the less bloody but scarcely less arduous struggles for civil rights against the foes of freedom and justice. The unconquerable mind is the same in both cases : Bri tish soldiers and British citizens are made of the same stern unyielding stuff; and the phalanx of the boroughmongers is as surely destined to fall before the determined ex pression of the moral will of our civic heroes, as the hosts of Soult gave way before the irresistible right arms of our military champions.— Tim e s. It is to be hoped that Englishmen, themselves engaged with signal energy in the adoption of means for centering perfect whatever time had impaired in their old and free institutions, will not now withhold their sympathy from nations whose rights have been trodden down, and their happiness broken, not by any fault or negligence ef their (awn, but by the atrocious cruelty of despots combined against them, at a moment, too, when England, if not meanly, most unwisely, looked on an unmoved spec tator of their ruin. We allude to the warlike and illustrious Poles. This Government, we are aware, cannot take up arms for Poland ; it is the more incumbent on us as freemen, therefore, to show that our duty, and not our apathy, restrains us from assisting them. We owe to that fine people, and to their representative in this country, every mark and demonstration of attachment and applause while they are fighting—God grant they may not be fighting unsuccessfully—the battle of civilized Europe. An entertainment is to be given this day to the patriotic Envoy from Poland; and the friends of freedom .are invited to rally round the standard in such numbers, and of such a quality, as will vindicate to foreign nations every where the sreal feelings of this country towards brethren, with whom, if she is separated from them by seas and Mountains, she is firmly united in spirit, confi dence, and affection.— Times. BRUSSELS. WATIONAL CONGRESS—SiTrmo or 111ARcu 4. In this sitting the project of law for a loan of twelve millions, or for the sale of domains to the value of seven millions, was discused. M. Osy thought that before they voted subsidies the Ministry ought to make known our political situation. He thought the Government had isolated it.telf from the other Powers, by sending back the protocols without the participation of the Congress. A negociator capable of asserting our interests with respect to the deht of Holland ought to have been sent to London ; now the matter will be settled for us and without us. If an intervention not feared, why provision the fortresses on the Meuse, s there would be more reason to fortify the provinces of .Antwerp and Flanders. We ought to prepare ourselves to resist France as well as the other Powers. Our affair, have gone back instead of advancing for these four months. 11.d'Arschot was surprised that M. Osy should object to the protest against the protocols, as he had himself assisted in drawing it up, and had even written the last paragraph, which was struck out as being so intemperate. Osy did not object to the protest, but to the return of the subsequent protocols, without communicating them to the Gangrem_ M. Lebeau asked if it was true that the appointment of a Regent had been notified to France only. He thought that it should have been notified to all the Powers, espe (-idly to England, which seems indisposed towards us, and which we ought to undeceive with respect to the notion that the election of the Regent is a French scheme. M. Van de Weyer said it was his duty to present to the Regent, General Belliard, who had arrived that morning. The election of the Regent had not yet been notified to any Power, and the arrival of General Belliard is only in consequence of the mission of the Belgic deputation to Paris ; it was announced while the deputation was still in the French capital, and has no connection with the ap pointment of the Regent. However, a report will bt drawn up and laid before the Congress of all its proceed ings, accompanied by the documents received by the Diplomatic Committee and its answers. It will there be seen that the Government, in sending back the protocols, has only performed the duty imposed on it by the Con gress: 'The last protocol was sent back six days ago._ The 13ehate on the loan was adjourned. BRUSSELS, MARCH 5.—M. C. Le Hon is appointed Minister Plenipot t , t4 ry to Paris, and is expected to set out to-day. Various reports are i n • ! exculation respecting General Mellinet. It seems certai n 13,10 t he was still at Maseyk at the head of his corps the da typterday, at three p.m. Three o ffi cers of General Aldine corps have published a letter in Le Vrai Patriote, in w hi ch I , : i ti ,e h they say, that having beard, on their arrival at Bwr , a report that their brave General had deserted to thetels , w any h , e they tall, they declare this absurdity t o b e a n "n ta r u with his having left hint at three p. in. on the 3(1 expecting the volunteers to be always ready to repulse the enemy. The Regent has refused to accept the resignatio n of AI. Gendebien as Minister of Justice and Chief President of the Tribunal of Brussels, GHENT, MARCH 4.—The Dutch again violated the armistice on the 3d, by firing on our boats near Mal degbem. Some fighting ensued, in which the Dutch had two killed and some wounded. _ .. . _ ..... The peamants who have come to 'matt bbie mornirg say, that there was fighting near Capitalewdam. The cannonade was heard in the country. We have no official accounts. All possible precautions are taken here, and it is Loped the Government will send reinforcements to the frontier. It is generally thought that things cannot remain as they are, and that in a fortnight the places in Dutch Flanders must be in our hands, or Ghent in that of the Prince of Orange. Lissow, FEB. 22.—This being the anniversary of the auspicious day which restored to Portugal, after a long ab sence, the august Monarch who now happily governs us, it was celebrated with great splendour and enthusiasm. Ili. Malesty held a drawing-room in the palace of Akula, which was extremely brilliant. REFORM . MEETINGS IN SUPPORT OF HIS MAJESTY'S MINISTERS. .73Rf)Ft ;From thC t ristol Mercury of Tuesday.) The grain'. 'Measure of Reform, now before Parliament, is a topic of such paramount importance, and the Intel - 0.5.4., excites altogether so unparalleled, that we feel a - Oured onriCiderS will not be displeased with our haVing deveted.tb the subject so large a portion of our present publieaeutrr. ‘2'.lr limits entirely prevent our indulging in any leegtheM. remarks ; but having, with re ference to some of ehi anterior measures of the Administration, , evinced feeiftt athsappointment, and having ' alsO, b,e.eit !ed to express et: doubts of their proposing . that .paiftyl e_tricient Re form which they were pledged to brie ft.:l - ',,ard, we conceive it to be due to them to state, that tte plan they have submitted to Parliament has our . mott-k.'.Ceided and unqualified support,—that, for bringing itfettkrd, they are entitled to the lasting gratitude of the col,q4,—and that so far as our observation extends, the opinions of every disinterested and patriotic Bristolian are, in the present instance, in unison with 0ur...,W - n, Greater unanimity, we believe, on tire, part of the ad'vocates of a great public qitestien never before existed. The exampl.c, tso promptly afforded h the metropolis, is being followed by all parts •Of •Cc,',intry, and the advocates of the measure, laying aside thtir minor differences of opinion, are uniting to stren,trtfkn the hands of the Miffistrr ell to offer their trihiste of gratitude to our patriot, PIK;. In this glorious work, we rejoice that our own city 'Aal assumed the station which her national importance tvoin assign to her. Already a public expression of her tenements on this important occasion has gone forth, worthy, Indeed, of being associated with that which has emanatedfrom the capital. , It was only on Saturday that the intePtV. , ii holding a public meeting was announced. OS! tlyst , lay 'a deputation of gentle men waited on the Ma} - or tcquest him to grant the use of the Guildhall for the 'ACQaMon. This edifice, however, is under going 5015 W tetitpbrary repairs, and it was therefore determined that the meeting should take place in the AssemblprerMts, yes terday morning. The hour appointed was twelYe o'clock, when notwithstanding some strenuous etrott'S Of the adverse party, such a muster of the true tXientft of the Constitution took place, as aftbrded the most Lead: 'cheering and gratifying spectacle. On the motion of W. P. Taunton, Esq., It. ASH, Esq., was called to the 'chair. The CHAIRMAN said that they r pre assembled lb consider the propriety of supporting his Majesty's, Ministers in the plan of Reform which they had intralueed nibs the House of Corn. mons, and they could iron bbt rejoice that Ministers had so nobly redeemed the pleSige which they gave to their Sovereign, to Par , liament s flit' to the country.—(Cheers.) Mr. MANCHEE, in rising to move the first It'soiution, said he now stood before them them to ea p'iaimi the reasons upon which they were called on to eopp`,Yrt the measure brought for ward by his Majesty's Ministers, and for which he considered them entitled to the fullest confidence of the country. As the Chairmen had already explained the broad features of the Mea sure, he needed only to refer to the argument' whith had been brought forward by Hon. Gentlemen its th House of Commons, in defence of the borough systems and also to the fact that i 5 out of 19 of the gentlemen tsho had distinguished themselves by their opposition to the measure, were themselves either propri etors of bores/ells or representatives of them.—(Loud cheers.) — It watt Lille that Burke first became - known by means of One of those boroughs ; but, as soon as his talemste n.lll patriotism were known, to the honour of Bristol he it :spoken, she adopted him— (Applause)—but to her still greater honour, be it eternized, that when he sold himself to the Minister, when he became a pen sioned apostate, she turned him out. And where did he seek refuge in his infamy ? Why in one of those very rotten be roughs.—(lmmense cheering.) He kept his seat in !Tito of the people.—(Cheers.) 'I he supporters of tPe present system had sail, that the borough members mere the most independent mem bers of the House, AMA' So they were, for they represented themselves, and the man who was his own representative, was independent of every one else.—(Laughter.) 1 hey were quite independent, even of the duties of Parliament, and rill!: went to the House to vote away the money of the people , in pensions and sinecures to their own relatives, sled to tak the people for the support of their families: He Wokilti mention one of them —Mr. Croker ; he would not say he did not discharge the duties of his office, bet he Wes well paid for it ; then he had a retiring pension, width was bad enough ; but Mrs. Croker had a pension too, which was worse. Why, what had Mrs. Croker ever done for the good of the country ? Nothing but to bring little Crokers into the world, to be also provided fdr out of the people's pockets.—(Much laughter,) Next Came Mr. Baring, who was a Reformer till new, Wit according to the old saying, " touch my pocket, 'touch my life." Mr. Baring says that his election did net exceed 1501., which, considering the price he paid at first for his borough, was quite high enough. It wag said that this Bill would diminish the influence of the aristecracy. It would never diminish the healthful influener er a goal landlord, but it would effectually prevent resell leen as the Marquis of Exeter and Duke of Nee , caslie from doing what they pleased with their ownsee(Cheers.) Were the people their own e And shall poor met) be turned with their families out of house and home s to their utter ruin, for exercising a constitutional privi lege ?—(Never I Shame !) The House of Commons ehnuld be the house of the people, and yet what Is it but a secOnd house of ' Lords ? The next objection against them idiot Was, that it would interfere with the chartered rights of Corporations.—(Cheers.) They had in this City a pretty tolerable taste of the excellency of a close Corpnration. NN 'hat did they most desire ? a remedy of the rhute; an acquaintance with the manner in which the funds which telonged to the citizens at large were apprepriated. The Corporation said they had no secrets to Weep; and yet each member of them, on taking otijee, wts required to swear that he would not reveal the Akins of the Corporation. They swore not to reveal secrets, when acconlingto their own statement they had no secrets to reveal.—(Laughter.) In allusion to the meeting held at the White Lion, Mr. M. said that he was mortified that Bristol should have been the only city which had petitioned against Reform.—(Hisses) He hoped they would take a lesson from thepast, merge allminor differencerinthenneBreat question, date the period of their political reSerneration from the com mencement of the next election, and then they might be assured that it was in their power to return two Members to Parliament devoted Va their interests and to the interests of the nation at large. Mr. Manchee concluded by moving the first resolution, and sat down amid loud and long-continued cheers, JOSEPH REYNOLDS, Esq. said, however setisible he might be, and no one could be more sensible, of his stn,fitnesmitis take an early or a prominent part on public Oceasiblis, he, nevertheless, ventured to second the resolution which had been read. The resolution, he said, in the first place, declared " That the plan of Reform in the Commons House of Parliament, brought tnevvard by his Majesty's Ministers, had their entire anprnbation;" and though he was persuaded that reasons for Such an approval would occur to the minds of all who had read and considered that plan, yet he felt it incumbent on him to show In carat reelect it was deserving of their approval. By it Ministtrs nad proposed to disfranchise what had been railed rotten boroughs, places which, if they ever were of so Tiluch importance as to be justly entitled to the elective franchise, had, for a long time, ceased to be so. These venal boroughs, whose elective franchise was re gularly put up to sale, were the avenues by which pqlitical ad venturers, needy spendthrifts, younger brandies of the Ansto. cracy, and - other selfish votesselling pal - notes, nad found their We)" Into the House of Cernits , nle, and obtained for them :elves or their patt'Ans :rid their dependants, sinecure places, pensions ernoassies, &c. together with unjust and undeserved promotions in all the civil, military, and naval departments of the state.— (Shame, shame, shame.)--41iS Majesty's Minis ters had proposed to shake our 119 of these pestss that had devoured the wealth of the nation, ands like the harnables that cling to the bottom of our ships; had retarded our national pro gress in knowledge, in urOveritV, and in virtue, by opposing all reforms, disenuraging bnprotectid merit, and lowering the na tional stendaiii of character—shewing by their example that meanness and subserviency and sacrifice of principle had led to wealth and favour; while independence, integrity, and good principles, were either insulted and despised, Or, at least, neg lected and forgotten.—(Cheers.)—Mr. It then refbrred to the abuses and anomalies in the present systeM 0t - representation ; and expatiated on the adaptatiOn of Hie erispesed plan to remedy its defects. The extension Of the right of suffrage, and the dis franchising the rotten boroughs, had been denounced as revolu tionary, as Orteonstitutional, as subversive of the throne and de struetlee of the upper House of Parliament, as uncalled for by the people, and extending beyond their wishes—(Laoghter)--but by whom was a Reform in Parliament tiles eppoted, and by whom were the people calumniated Ih that House, which ought to be the protector ef their priVileges and the guardian of their purse ? By those Who had been placed in that House by means of those s - ery rotten boroughs of which they complain.—(Cheers.) And at what moment do they dare thus oppose and contemn the voice of public opinion ? At a time when Europe was threat. ened by the convulsions which might shake the ftiundations of the firmest thrones, by which the Streets of Brussels had been filled with bleed, which had covered the fields of Poland with contending armies, when Italy trembled with fear and Agitation from Piedmont to Naples —at such a mo ment did the enemies of Reform cling to their corrupt abuses ' and unconstitutional seats in Parliament, at the risk of endan gering the peace of the kingdom, and destreying the little con fidence which the people of England yet retained in the Com mons House of Parliament ?—Great cheering.) How different was this reckless selfishness from the patriotic conduct of his Majesty's Ministers and their noble friends, such as the Duke of Medford, the Marquises of Lansdowne and Cleveland, Lord Rad nor, &c. &c., who, to serve their country, had thus offered to re linquish the constitutional influence over the elections of Mem. bers of Parliament which their ancestors had so long held, and ha f firmly set themselves to withstand the flagitious oppo sition of the horoughmongering friction, the determined ene mies of Reform, retrenchment, and the liberties of the people.— (Cheers.) To such petriotic Ministers the best thanks of the country and of posterity were justly due ; and they deserved the firm, unwearied, zealous, but peaceable support, of every lover of freedom and his country's good. Mr. Reynolds concluded by seconding the resolution. Dr. CARPENTER, in speaking to the resolution before the meeting, described the Ministerial measure as comprehensive, complete, uncompromising, and effective ; one which would render the llouse of Commons what it should be—the represen tation of the people.—(Great applause.) The resolutions was then put from the chair, and -carries. T. N. SANDERS, Esq. rose to move time second resolution. The supporters of the measure were called revolutionists, but it was the fashion of the Tories to give nick-names to the friends of liberty ; they had successively called them Jacobins, radicals, and, lastly, infidels. The question was whether the measure was a good one ; he was of opinion it was. The best method then was to obtain it, and let the Tories call it by what name they pleased. Mr. VISGER seconded the resolution, which was then put and carried. Mr. HARE, in moving the next resolution, said that, in common with all friends of liberty, he felt obliged to Mr. Baillie for the candid and gentlemanly manner in which he had supported the prayer of the late Reform petition from this city. He could not let the opportunity pass without publicly thanking him for his conduct. of pressconsiderableo of matter ability, M whichL `SILLS e e c o n regretd d t ‘ h r e e a m r motion t e i and shortness of time, to do justice to. The moti on was then put n n ab a led spe f ec ro h m from the chair, and carried with but one dissentient voice. Mr. J. C. FITZGERALD, of Trinity College, Dublin, had frequently that day heard the word" Revolution" stated as the term employed by the anti-reforiners in characterizing the mea sures recently proposed by Lord John Russell. He would state that there never was an improvement in art, science, or liters snre, much less politics, that was not termed " innovation," or " revolution."—(Loud cheers.) The Ministers had been accused of precipitation in introducing the Reform question ; but no other measure of importance could be effectually introduced before the passing of the Reform Bill. England was like a feverish patient; the fever must be allayed before substantial nutriment could be administered.—(Cheers.) They had often heard of the " swinish multitude;" but the time was gone by when such phrases were ll' fashion. Why had the cause of Reform advanced ? Because the sun of use f ul knowledge was verging towards its mer idi an .— (Cheers.) All grades were united. The grave erudition of the pulpit, the splendid eloquence. of the bar, the sage researches of philosophy, the commandil f s p i influence of nobility, and the Im pregnable body of the p ea e, were all marshalled in support of [ freedom. The vigilance o the people was Argus-like, every eye Must be extinguished before they relapsed again into a blind sub. serviency to infa . tuated oppressors. W. P. TAUNTON, Esq., barrister-at-law, defended the pre sent Ministry from the attacks of the opposition. It was next to impossible to please every one ; but he had never yet met with a measure against which so few sound objections could be raised.— (Cheers.) Mr. Taunton concluded by, moving the fifth resolution, which was seconded by Mr. ! - la'.ratiath. A Gentleman, ti:'riO stated himself to be a native of Shrop shire, but Whose name we could not learn, in a speech of great pith and humour, likened the.boroughmongers to rats in a war. ren ; but the Ministers were now going a ratting, and they intended to hunt them from their stinking holes, from Which they had hitherto only come out oceaskinalV to roo the national granary. The speaker then ~ iitere-d into an expose of the bo roughs el Shrepshire, their patronages and influence. After some tan - thel remarks from the gentleman, the motion was put (rern the Chair and carried. SAMUEL WARING, Esq. rose with greataileaaure to move an address to his Majesty, exprissive of approbation and of no less Conlin) gratititife be i,iie ample measure of Reform brought. lwfte - e :'.e Houk of Commons on behalf of his Ma_ jest( Ministers. Captain HODGES rose with great diffidence to second the re solution proposed by Mr. Waring. Long as he liati a btrt a resi dent among them, now some years, hai had,n , iver a more respectable and tairecriana a;saiiiiils brought together on any occasion; ii •A niOrt ilnportant one Englishmen never before I had got to deliberate. Hallowed in its object, they had a just right to look for a Divine blessing on their efforts.—(Cheers.) Their good and benevoent-hearted King was with them--(Lend cheers)—he had chosen a Ministry suitabte to Ora task, himest, uncompromising, and deternil.•tal.Much cheering.) It was their duty to_ rally , ooth. For 'himself, he was a humble soldier, VliOni circumstances and good fortune enabled to serve his country's cause in a foreign land : and lie was now taking the part of a citizen soldier, uniting with his fellow men in rallying round the Throne and the Government, in sup.. port of the wishes of his King ~a aid. the _lityerticS of his country...-(Loud • cheers.) A MO IC truly patriotic Sove reign had isever reelned over the destinies of this country since the days or Alfred, He might well be called the King of the English, the Irish, and the Scotch ; they wanted.no tri-coloured flag ; the union-jack was their vainest boast ; and whilst Eng_ land existed on the face of the globe, the name of W:lliam IV. would be handed down from generatiani to generation, as the re storer of their rights, the ienovator of their Constitution.—(lm mense ...heeling.) He begged them to remark, that Lord J: Riisseil, Mr. Macaulay, the Lord Advocate for Scotland, Lord Palmerston, Mr. Hobhouse, and the other able advocates, had all, in unqualified language, declared that Reform or revelutiOn was inevitable. —(Loud apnlaifsea I Vhht ! Should they, then, who were the lovers Or rcate and social order, not make loud their vekes 'ef Reform ? Even selfish reasons induced them to (hi ; but, blessed be God, their objects were higher; they claimed equal rights for their fellow-men, justice for them•elves, and freedom for their country.—(Great applause.) . What did the opponents to this measure say ? Why their " frreat gun," Sir R. Peel, with his usual caution and his trimeiing propensities, opposed the measure; his r ry caution, and the total absence of sound! i'aaStining in his spee:h, led him (Captain H.) to believe that this measure could meet with but little opposition, and that its success was certain. Then came Mr. Horace Twiss, of green:. room nstoriety. He had not words to express his indignation on reading what this man had said in_OppoSition to thli measure; it ill became a man of his caste. said, " The reason why so many right? ao.d to many interests were to be shut out was, for sooth, to correct the malversations committed by 'noble and in tellectual persons, by transmitting the right of representing England to men notoriously of narrow habits,. to shopkeepers and small attorneys." Mark this, gentlemen atiorneas of the county of Gloucester. The Learned OentleMan next gave us a quotation fret! Scripture ; but it was from the uninspired part— he quoted from the Apocrypha. He would, leave this Learned Gentleman with a quotation that was not apocryphal—" Verily, he shall have his reward."—(Cheers and laughter.) Captain Hodges concluded by seconding the resolution. , The motion having . beets read b:a Chairinati, a Mr. SPENCE presented limit:elf to the meeting, and claimed its in dulgailee. Their enemies had spoken of revolution and of mas sacre; but who were to be their authors? Reform would come, should come ; but the white clifß of Albion, the daisy-covered hills of Ireland, or the thistle-clad mountains. of Scotland, Would never patiently drink the blood of their Children. While they had a patriot King,,a patriot Ministry, arid a people ready to rally round their' both, the streets of England would never be ensan guined with blood. The spirit of liberty was in the camp. The soldiers of England would never draw sword against their coun trymen, while seeking to obtain their just rights in a legal man ner ; and if it were possible they could be so far influenced, he would tell them, in the words of Junius, that " the people had their mothers, their ra'thei - s, and their children among them." On Dili motion of Mr. Mills, seconded by Mr. Hare, thanks were voted to the Chairman. Three cheers were then given for Reform, and three times three for the King ; and the meeting separated. ,Ith'Fi;'ll 4 ,L b. (From the Sheffield Iris of Tuesday.) Yesterday at noon, pursuant to a call from the Master Cutler, and in compliance with a requisition, numerously and respec tably signed, a public meeting of the inhabitants of the town and parish of Sheffield was held in the Town Hall, and by ad journment, in Paradise-square, to Consider the .prOprietv oi' for warding to PirliaWnt a pnblic.declaration of the toff n In favciur of the plate df Refotni, brGught forward by Lord John Russell, and to petition that the same may pass into a law. The meeting was the largest and, we must say, the most orderly we ever wit nessed. --- ESTOCII BARBER, Esq., the Master Csitler, being called to preside, read the requisition, ,after which; HUGH PARKEIts ,I?:sqs erdpoSed the first resolution, and said that it Was tire object of the present meeting to support the Government in the attempt to effect Parliamentary Reform. Mr. Parker then enumerated the principal heads in Lord John Russell's Bill, and stated that the Reform proposed to be made went far beyond what the most sanguine persons anticipated, and I must be completely satisfactory to all. Ministers had slidten them- I selves entitled to our Support arid itl'atitild6. Theirs was no sham Itefortn, but en 'earnest of the fulfilment of their promises. With tl3, changes they proposed, we should have a more moral Government, and a more moral people. Should it be urged that manufacturing and other populous places may return Members who may wish to press the question of Reform much further, so as to deprive the Monarch or the aristocracy of their legiti: mate influence in the Constitutions it shonld; at the sare'e time, be recollectsali that a is made against the probable oc curreae of such a contingency, by the additional Members given to the counties. It is one of the supreme excellencies of the Constitution of this country, that the three estates are so arranged as to become a mutual check against excess in any one of them. The only thing wanted was a Reform in the repre sentative system ; and the time has now arrived whlsti it is no longer safe to reflise its, The Speaker here alluded ti; the fact that sinee it toCk fCtir Sessions of Parliament to settle the case of East Belford, and, after all, the franchise was merely trans ferred from that borough to the adjoining hundred of Bassetlaw, surely the time for Reform was come. The qualification of voters was to rest upon property in boroughs, like Sheffield; and While many thought the scale was too high; others thought it was not high enough; and this seemed to strew that Ministers had approached the true medium: Ile certainly saw in the pro posed arrainernent routing to prevent a person, if industrious and virts:SMS at an early period of life, from possessing himself of the right of taking part in the returning of Members.—(Loud applause.) OFFLEY SHORE, Esq. thought his Majesty's Ministers were worthy of, our support. On this great question let the country be unanimous in the expression of its sentiments in support of Government, as if the whole community, were at this moment al united; as in reality IS the re, in one Pdliti,cal Union. Mr. PALFREYaIiaN laid It Was so singular a circumstance to Meet a large assemblage like the present for the purpose of uniting to thank his Majesty's Ministers,_ that really he hardly knew how to commence what he might have to say.—(Loud ap plause.) Time after time, year after year, have, the people peti tioned for Reform, while their, petitioni have been laid tip , in the table silently; Or, as ettier':sise they Sisigiit, to plead the cause of the petitioners. This is the first time that Ministers have shown a disposition to attend in earnest to the wishes of the people, and as they appeal to the country for judgment and support, he (Mr. Palfreyman) trusted that the country will not be slow to respond the sentiment which has been already heard in parliament: He had indeed no doubt but that In et'ery town, where things are not absolutely rotten; the yoke of the peOple will be heard in support of the glorious measures which the Ministers have had the courage to propoSa for the satisfaction of the country. The speaker here alluded to some of the sentiments of Honourable Members on this point, and said they reminded him of the con. duct of a Mr. Anthony Henley, who, when his constituents once sent up to him for presentation a petition, complaining of certain things in the excise laws' which bOre "hard upon them, said he was surprised at their insolence in troubling him aboitt the ex cise, he had bought them, and lie should sell them.—(Roars of laughter.) He knew wbat.ttiess knew; that they were seeking another purchaser, and he knew *hat they did not know, that he had bought another place, &c. This (proceeded the speaker) was an honest profession of that sort of independence and free dom of which we have heard some persons just now boast in the House of Commons. He (Mr. P.) trusted that a dissolution of Parliament would not be necessary ; but if it should, he hoped that every place r- not absolutely fetterM, would dply return those who would nfsist ullequivbcally pledge thenisesves to support Reform. Mr. S. BAILEY said, that the Bill before Parliament might not be faultless ; but when it is recollected that it cuts off at one stroke sixty rotten boroughs, it is surely such an advantage as was never before presented by Government to the people of England. No wonder that an expiring faction should resort to every expedient to prevent the progress of such a measure, by calling it a scheme of pillage and robbery; a reVoltititinary plan, &c : for his part he cared not what names they gaVe it if they would but let us have the thing; he would not believe its nature was altered because it might be miscalled—it would still remain the same, call it what they might.—(Loud applause.) As the poet had said— " 4. rode by doY other name would smell as sweet:" The speaker then alluded to the cabals of opposition, now at work to counteract this great measure; the people of England ought therefore to be on the alert to strengthen the hands of Mi nisters—the whole national voice should be raised to avow that this is a measure moid satithietory td to the fedlingS of English men. '1 he arguments of its opponents are the flimsiest sophis tries it ever was his lot to hear. AS a matter of curiosity,he had noticed who were the speakers during the first three nights' debates, and he found, out of twelve persons .who opposed the Bill, that six were Members of tile very boroughs prbposed to be totally disfranchised, and two from those which were to lose one Member each. The speaker then read the names amidst much laughter. This, he observed, afibrded some clue to the secret of the opposition : but it would be unjust tp say; that all who pos sessed boroughs had. thiit acted ; no, there were some honour able exceptions, and he was happy to mention as one who had already declared himself as willing to make the sacrifice of his interest for the public good, our noble townsman, the Duke of Norfolk.iss.(Lotid applittise) The address to the King, and petition to She House of Com mons having been read, Mr. T. A. WARD rose and said, it was with the greatest pleasure he now stood forward td address the meeting. When he last stood in that plate he had alluded to the revolutions which had taken place in France and Belgium, and it so hap pened that on that very day liberty had raised its head in Poland whether we might hereafter learn that on this day other revolu tions had been elle-Tied in Rome, .Madricts dr Naples, at Lisbon, or Turin, he could not of course say, but most sincerely did he wish that such might be the case. We were told in Parlia ment that constitutional governments have not been very suc cessful. The speaker then explained how and why attempts to improve the Governments in Spain, Portugal, and Piedmont had been frustrated. Mr. W. then humourously illustrated the claims of the borough owner to compensation, by the case of a friend of his, who having had his watch stolen and detained some time, received a letter from a party, promising to restore it for a certain consideration named. The Bill now before Parliament was called by some of the Members " Russell's Purge," and they were right, it was a sharp and nauseous medicine, but it would do them good if they would but take it—and they would never be in a healthy state unless, nor until they did. If the Bill were rejected, lie hoped to see a meeting held in that place to petition 1 the King to dissolve Parliament, and the country would then send men to the House who would not stand between the will of the Savereign and the wishes of the people. Mr. J. S. BRAMHALL said he should briefly call upon the meeting to express their gratitude to Ministers for this noble project. The boroughmongers were expiring with the malice and energy of despair ; but still there was no ground for fear. At this moment a Mr. IL EMERSON, who stood among the crowd below, began speaking amidst great confusion. In at tempting to catch the object of his remarks, we thought he op posed the measure because it disfranchised what he termed the poor working man, alluding, we presume, to the potwallopers, &c., of certain borough towns. He also said something about the county representation falling into the hands of farmers, with a great deal more which seemed quite foreign to the purpose, until the patience of the meeting was so completely wearied out that he was hooted down. Mr. BRAMLEY, solicitor, in rising to second the last reso lution, said--" Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,—l never before addressed a public meeting under such feelings of pleasure. The noble and comprehensive plan of Reform introduced into Par liameht by his Majesty's Ministers, has almost driven me giddy with delight ; like thousands Oftny fellow men, I contemplated an extensive plan; but. never conceived that Ministers would have had the courage, the virtue, the single,mindedness, to pro pose one so comprehensive and complete. I foresaw all the be setting difficulties, and I trembled lest they should prove too strong for successful -competition ; but, thank Heaven I Mi nisters have nobly grappled with and overcome all obstacles, and laid before Parliament a plan of Reform which, if car ried into effect, will sweep away corruption root and branch, and instantaneously dispel , the dark cloud that has so long enshrouded the politital atmosphere: .(Loud cheers.) The boroughmongers that for centuries have prayed and gorged upon the vitals of the Constitution, paralyzed the energies of the people, and fattened in iniquity, will be brushed away like worth, less insects and buried in the deep unfathomable pit.of oblivion. Already the hand of death is Upon them; their howling and la, mentations fortn, their cry for mercy has arisen, but the country will not hear it. The day of retribution is come, the hand of justice is uplifted, the victims tremble in despair, the avenging blow is ready to be struck, and all my hope and prayer is, that it may, be struck Speedily.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen; if this noble measure pass Into a law a new era in politics will arise, 11=91 .will he Ole. rrloit Celebrated of years, the people will acquire their just but long withheld rights, and the country aris ing from the bondage, and throwing oil' chains that have bound her, will go on to, prosper and flourish. And to whom, gentlemen, will these blesSings be Owing? To his Majesty's Mi, nisters. They pledged themselves to Rethrm,.and nobly have they redeemed that pledge. Let o, then,my Mends, join hand and heart with theM in fighting the good fight, let us show the ene mies of Reform that there is a spirit abroad of too pure eyes to behold iniquity any longer, and that the great mass of the people are keenly desirous for Parliamentary Reform, let no supineness lay at our doors, and then, if peradventure the measure should not.pass, We cati " Jay the flattering unction to out souls" that we have done our duty as Men and citizens, and acquitted ourselves before God and our country.---(Cheers.` Mr- R. ROGERS said that, atter thirty yearS''experience in a pretty extensive political warfare, he did not know that he ever addressed a meeting, on any occasion, with greater satisfaction than in the present instance. He was fully aware of the diffi culties which beset the subiect with *llia Ministers had to deal; and those who knew less about it, might have some idea of it, wb, n told that it cost this country '2O or 30000/. merely to transfer the franchise from Retford to Bassetlaw. M. ELLISON, Esq. seconded the resolution. Dr. KNIGHT moved with a few brief observations, and Mr. FISHER seconded the next resolution: Dr, PHILLIPS followed, and spoke at some length. He had been a Reformer more than forty years, and hardly ever expected to see such a day as this. The Rev. Dr. then made some humourous remarks about certain bo roughs without—or almost without inhabitants, to seve ral of which, many years ago, he had made a sort of tour. The remarks of Dr. Phillipps Were so cordially received by the Meet ing, that he was rc , qheßted tit prOteedi even after (Mee or twice atteitipting to conciudd. 'thanks to the Chairman having been voted, the meeting se. , parated, after giving three times three cheers for the King, and three times three for the cause of Reform. RYE. On Thursday Colonel Evans arrived here, and was almost in stantly met by a large assemblage df persons: The Reform mea sure of Ministers engrossed attention, and aft Address to the King was unanimously adopted, declaring satisfaction at the proposal made to the Parliament, and their affectidn for the Throne, and diSposition td uphold it against the enemies both of the King and of the people. t was signed, on the part of the meeting ! by Colonel Evans, who presided, and will be presented to his Majesty by Eat! Otey, HORSHAM. We have been congratulating each other during the past week; on the plan of Reform proposed by his Majesty's Ministers. Never ha there been more unanimity of expression; and an early day is spoken of to coiiimcmorate the circumstance. Even the staunch friends of the ballot rejoice and join iii the harmony prevailing. A petition, to strengthen the hands of Ministers, will be immediately got up for presentation. The declaration of his Grace the Duke of NorfOlk has raised in the breast of the in habitants of Horsham unfeigned delight, pleasure, and satisfac.. tide: The greilt interest excited is still kept up and the speeches are daily read in puldid. HASTINGS. A meeting was got up hastily on Thursday, on the subject of the Ministerial Reform measure introduced by Lord J. Russell. Mr. Baker Writ tailed to the Chair: Several animated speeches were deliverea ; and amblig others, by Colonel Evans • wl7o came from London purposely for the occaSion. The deeting resulted in an address to the king, declaring their determination of standing by his throne and the Ministers in carrying into effect aproject, calculated to destroy the noxious influence of the boroughtndiigers; and restoring to the peOple their due influence In Parliainent. The AddreSs has reteived upwards of 1,000 signatures. With the exception of the old corporated body, the whole town is in favour of the proposed new state of things. We ob serve that the old party are quite in a state of stupor. The pa tron, Mr. Milward, fled soon after the Reformers first attempted the attack on his dearly beloved borough ; and we hear that he remains sick at Boulogne. ATEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT. The friends of Reform, highly pleMed at the efficient measure brought forward by Lord John Russell, and fearing that the ma. chinations of those who have long lived in rotten row," and who have been the means in a great measure, of causing the enormous; the appalling sum of seven hundred millions of politic!! Id be spent by the GoVernment during the reign of George 111., called a meeting, ofi Priday evening; at the Green Dragon Hotel, for the purpose of considering the propriety of drawing up a petition to the Commons House, the object of which should be to express their gratitude to his Majesty's Mi nisters for the just and efficient Measure they had brought for. ward; and to r,surb them of their firili kippOrt 4 and to pray that the same may be passed into a law. The agsetribly at the ]iiagtdi was both numerous and respectable. Mr. Robert Buckell having been called to the chair, it was resolved to petition the Howe, and a committee was appointed, who withdrew to prepare th, form. Despite the inclemency of the weather, 1,428 signatures were affixed. Many persons belonging to Cowes, Ryde, Brading, and Woottemwere in the number. On the following day it was forwaided to Mr: Hume; ibt :presentation to the - Hotise, We ne-eil not add that Mr. Ituir.e, being diligent in his business as an M.P., upright in his conduct, and true to the best interests and stability of the Constitution, enjoys the confidence of this part of the country. A public meeting is to be called as early in the present week as possible, by the truest friends of their country, the Refonners, to pats resolutions on which to found an address to his Majesty and the !joo:.e of LOrde, praying that the measure of Reform, now before tile libtiV blay lie pasted into a law. BROAD-STREET WARD, CITY. Yesterday a very numerous meeting of the - inhabitants of the Ward of Broad-street was held at the New York Tavern, Royal Exchange, for the purpose of adopting petitions to both HoUses of Parliament, praying that the measure for Reform brought forWaill by Ministers May pass into a law, rhe meeting in this Ward in support of Ministers isthe more remarkable, as the inhabitants have not been called together but once in forty years to discuss political subjects. Mr. AWermati COWAN took the chair. Mr. Ml' proposed a series of resolutions, which he prefaced with an appropriate speech. Mr. HEPPILL seconded the resolutions. Mr. GROVE, the banker, said the gratitude of the country was due to the King and the Ministry for the Reform measure, which would gife a lasting benefit to the country. He hardly dared contemplate the state things Would have been in if a Mi nistry were in office opposed to Reform. Several gentlemen addressed the meeting. The resolutions were carried, and the meeting adjourned. cLERKENWELL. A Vestry Meeting was holden yesterday in St. James's Church. After a long and tedious discussion on the parochial expen diture— Mr. TINDALL called the attention of the meeting to a ques tion Which he k,opsiti&ed to be of the greatest importance to the whole country ; ne Meant the great titres' ion Of Parliamentary Reform. After expatiating on the heeessity of the measure, and eulogising the conduct of his Majesty and his Ministers on the subject, he moved an address to the King, and resolutions iii unison with his speech,_which was seconded by Mr. Hewitt. After Mr. Wakley, Mr,Thompson, and Mr. Jones had spoken, strongly in favour of the resolutions, they were unanimously car ried, and a petition founded thereon was voted to be presented to the House of Peers by Lcird King, anti another to the House of CommonS by Lend .hilin Russell, and the Vestry adjourned. TOIVER 'iIAML.RTS. At a meeting of the inhabitants of these Hamlets, held at the Kent and Essex. Ta ve rn, Witechapel, to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliainent on the noble plan of Reform proposed by Lord John Russell, it was reSOlved to hold a public meeting of the inhabitants of the Tower Hamlet's for that purpose, at the Mermaid, Hackney, on Monday next, the 14th March, at twelve o'clock precisely: ST. MARGARET'S, WESTMINSTER. This afternoon a numerously and respectably attended meeting of the inhabitants of St. Margaret's parish, Westminster, was held in the Committee-room of the workhouse, in Dean-street, to take into cOnsideration the expediency of petitioning the Le gislature with a view of averting an awful crisis, to pass the plan of Parliamentary Reform proposed by Ministers into a law. The meeting was addressed by several able speakers, in moving and secondihk the resolutions, which were expressive of approval of the Government plan of RefOrnl, Confidence in his Majesty and the present Administration, and the ihtlippehsable necessity of supporting them in carrying their grand plan of ParliaMentary Reform into a law, by showing the Legislature that the people of England *ere ithaninious in seeking a Reform in the Commons House of Parliament: These resolutions were carried unani mously with acclamations, and were afterwards embodied in the petitions, addressed to both Houses of Parliament, praying the Legislature to adopt the Ministerial plan of Parliamentary Re. form as a law, Whidti the meeting agreed to. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting dispersed. ST. LUKE'S, MIDDLESEX. Yesterday evening a rheetkng of the inhabitants of the parish of St. Luke, Middlesex, was held at the Workhouse, in the City road, for the purpose of adopting such measures as will tend to strengthen the hands of the Government of the country in their laudable and ptaiseworthy endeavours to reform th e p resen t cor. rupt state of the representation of e people. Mr. WALKER, the senior Church Warden, in the chair. 'The CHAIRMAN congratulated the meeting on the present promising state of the affhirs of the country. M r. GAM G role to pri , p6SC the first resolution. The subject which had called them together *as one that had excited greater interest throughout the country than any thing that had occurred s ince the glorious Revolution of le.BB.—(Hear.) Mr. SMITH seconded the motion. Mr. .P., being l ou dl y ca ll e d f or, came f or ward and althoughsaid that iLKSiM.P., he had terfiiinated his official intercourse with that parish, yet he felt it his duty on the present occasion to congratulate them on the proposition by Ministers of a plan of Reform that far exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the p eople. He could not describe to them the feelings with which the plan of Lord Jahn Russell was received by the House of Commons. The delight displayed on one side of the House, and the confusion on the other. No one, not even the most san guine, expected that any Ministry would be bold enough tomake such an attack on that Hydra-headed monster—corruption. Mr. W. sat down amid loud cheers. Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting at consider able length, after which a variety of resolutions in favour of the plan of Reform proposed by his Majesty's Ministers, and a peti tion founded on them to both Houses of Parliament, and also to his Majesty, was agreed to.—The meeting then adjourned. CHRIST CHURCH, SURREY. This morning a very numerous meeting of the inhabitants of the parish of Christ Church, was held in the Riding School, Brunswick-street, Blackfriars, for the purpose of addressing his Majesty on the introduction of the pl a n of Reform by Mini s ters , a nd for petitioning both Houses of Parliament to pass the same into a law. Mr. BOWDITCH, senior Churchwarden, took the Chair, and stated the object of the meeting. Mr. HAW ES rose to prop ose ' the first resolution. He most cordially supported the plan of Refor.n brought forward by Mi nisters, which he considered was a measure of justice to the country. The opponents of the measure entertained the opinion that the plan, if carried, would be followed by dangerous conse quences to the country. He thought that as . the measure was a just and good one, the people should support it, leaving the con sequences to Divine Providence.—(Hear.) He, however, thought that the measure would give satisfaction to the people, and sta bility to the institutions of the country—(Cheers.) It was to eulogize the Ministers for their exertions in the cause of the people, and thought it a high reward to the talents of Earl Grey that he should have to bring forward, as a Cabinet measure, his favourite plan of Reform.—(Cheers.) He concluded by moving a resolution approving of the plan of Reform. Mr: MERCER seconded the resolution, and attributed all the Oils of the country to the boroughmongering system. The people had now a King who wished only to live in the hearts of his subjects, and who was doing all in his power to promote their ixterests. The resolution was carried with loud cheers. Mr: PAUL moved the second resolution, which was carried with cheers. Mr. BOWDLER proposed the third resolution, to the effect that Parliament should be petitioned to carry the measure into effect as ir. E sP l e .L ed Eq' Secs possible. motion, which was unanimously M r: WOOLLER, and other gentlemen addressed the meeting, and resolutions were passed for earring ilito full effect the objects of the meeting. adopted. STUDENTS of the INNS of COURT. The following Address to his Majesty, by the Students of the Inns of Court, now lieS for signature at Mr. Butterworth's, net,t-street " TO 'IHE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. .‘ MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MA.IESTY, — We, your Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects, students at law and members of the four Inns of Court, practisingbeloW the bar, desire to express to your Majesty our gratitude for the measure of Reform proposed by yOur Majesty's Ministers, We beg leave to assure your Majesty ; that yielding to none in devotion to your Majesty's illustrious person and royal dignity, we verily believe such measure to o._ cord alike with the forms and with the spirit of the British Con stitution, and to be eminently calculated to support the throne, and to secure and perpetuate the blessings of civilization and social order. Wetherefore humbly pray that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to extend to such measure your Majesty's royal approbation and assent." ----- PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CT.OOIC. Bank Stock . •,... shat INeta 5 per Celt... — 3 per Cent. Red - . shut India Stotk 3 per Cent.Conq 75%%14 5 N Ditto Bonds 2 3 I pm. 3!.¢ per Cent. shul South Sea Stock Ditto Red shnt Old Annuities shut New 3j per Cent ...FA% 3% 4% New Ditto ---- 3 per Cent Ann. 1726 .... 3 per . ('ent. Ann. 1751 4 per Cent. 1526 Bank Long Ann to expire Ditto... .. 50 Jah 5, 1860....• • shut Ditto Small lB 15 pin. Oct. 10, 1859 shut Ditto Commercial Jan. 5, 1860 15% 15.46 Ditto Advertised ....... -.. pm. Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank for Account ... 195 6% April 5, 1880 — India for Account — Jan. 5, 1870 — Cans. frr April 1.2 750 41 5 41 CRICKS OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONI O'CLOCK. 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BLUNDELL, At the Lord Warden's Depot, Strand Wharf, Rye, on FRIDAY, the 11th of March, 1831, at Eleven o'clock, (for the benefit of Salvors), A BOUT FIVE TONS OF OLIVE OIL, 1311 and a quantity of ALMONDS and RAISINS ; part of the cargo of the brig Fame, of London, which was wrecked on the sea shore, near Camber, in the parish of Winchelsea, on the Ist day of February, 1831. riIFIE LONDONDERRY FETE.—This X unique entertainment, which will be honoured by the presence of the King and Queen, and will surpass in plendour any thing of tke kind that has been witnessed in the metropolis for many years, will be describ,d in its minutest details, and from exclusive sources, in ti e COURT JOURNAL 1 . SA TURDAY next; for which pur pose, and also to afford scope for the details of THE QUEEN'S SECOND DRAWING ROOM, With descriptions of the COURT DRESSES, an AL PHABETICAL LIST of the COMPANY PRESENT, &c. &c. TWENTY-FOUR ADDITIONAL COLUMNS will be given WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE. Orders should be given immediately to the Newsmen, by whom this Fashionable Journal is sent free of postage to all parts of the kingdom. Published for Henry Colburn, by W. Thomas, at the Office, 19, Catherine-street, Strand. LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S MOTION. PORRECTED REPORTS of the follow ing SPEECHES on REFORM DIVISIONS, &c., are now ready, at Rid way's and all Booksellers. Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S Is. 0d: The LORD ADVOCATE'S ls. Od. T. 13. MACAULAY'S, Esq. M.P. ...15. 6d. Al.o, The QUESTION of REFORM CONSIDERED; with HINTS for a PLAN. Second Edition, 3m. An ADDRESS to the MEMBERS of the LEGISLA TURE on REFORM, 2s. *,* Ridgway begs to inform the Public that authen ticated Lists of the Divisions on this question will be im mediately printed in Red and Black for distribution, when they take place. THE COLOSSEUM-REGENT'S PARK. The whole of this Magnificent Exhibition being now com pleted, and the Interior thoroughly warmed. the Public are re spectfully informed the Admissi,ns are as follow, viz. : s. d. To view the Panorama of London and the surrounding country, the original Ball removed from St. Paul's Ca thedral—the Prospect from the summit of the Building, and the Saloon of Arts 3 0 To view the Conservatories, Swiss Cottage, Alpine Scenery, Waterfalls, &c. To view the Panorama only The whole viewed for Children half-price. N.B —A new and superb Fountain (a la Versailles) is completed. Works of Art in Sculpture, Models, &c. with a new Calec tion of the most unique and splendid character, constantly on Sale. Annual Tickets of Admission issued daily Open from Ten till Dusk. 4 - , 21 - 43444 LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1831. His MAJESTY held a Levee at St. James's Palace this day, which wars very numerously attended. The Cabinet Ministers, great Officers of State, Am bassadors, and the SI'EAKER of the House of Com mons were present. The LORD MAYOR of London, Sheriffs, Livery, and Common Council went in full state to present the Address of the City of London in favour of Reform, and in support of his Majesty's Government. The QUEEN holds a Drawing-room to-morrow. It is with pleasure we perceive that a public din ner is to be this day held in London for the purpose of expressing the sympathy which all generous minds must feel for a spirited and noble people, who are now struggling for all that is dear to them in this world. The struggle of the Poles ngainst the Russian Despot is altogether of a different kind from the attempts that have been made in other European countries whose inhabitants have r isen against domestic tyranny. Since the iniquitous partition of Poland in the last century, the Poles have never ceased to repine at the yoke of foreigners, and the more so, since the rule of those foreigners, particularly of the Russians and Austrians, has been so oppressive, and so opposite to conciliation, as in itself to have disgusted all classes of their new sub jects. The Nobles, the Landowners, the Merchant., the Clergy, have alike sworn eternal vengeance against their common enemy, and have resolved to achieve the deliverance of their country, and to seal it, if need be, with their blood. Immense sacrifices of property have already been made, and there can be little doubt that men, women, and children, will, before this time, have fallen by thousands, in de , fence of their freedom, before the walls of Warsaw. The indifference of the English on former occa sions to the sufferings of other nations, is a most discreditable feature in our national character. it is quite true, there are important objects to be effected at home, and there is an ample field in Great Britain on which the labours of good men may be exerted, but it by no means follows that we ought to be so absorbed in domestic politics, as to neglect another class of our so cial duties, viz. our duties towards our foreign neighbours. If the sympathy of Englishmen can tend (as how can it not ?) to encourage the struggles of other nations to obtain their just share of the practical freedom, of which we are in possession—if the expression of the opinion of th e British public against oppression, whether in Poland or in Portugal, in Belgium or in Italy, can tend. (as it surely would) to the confusion of the or pressors; and if the notoriety of Great nritlin ' being the champion of civil and religious wed libertYds not only in these islands, but throughout the would be to enslaved nations, like the shadow el great rock to the traveller in a weary land, 1114 duty can be more impetative, or ought to be °re' pleasin } r, tl.an to do what in us lies for the O r ' therunce in all countries of the same cause In *bi ch we are enlisted at home ? The meeting of this will in some measure save our reputation 0° liee Continent. It will prove to Poland that we a re not wholly insensible to Vie fearful crisi; wh'c she stands, nor wholly indifferent to the issue et g i struggle, on which the frce , lom and happiee si ° millions depend. Mr, StIEIL, last night, took the oaths and his in the Howse of Commons for Milborne Port. Learned Gent!emir] will thus add one more Vo te if favour of Reform, and abundance of eloquene'r such were necessai y--in aid of a cause which is shry proved and 0. honoured by the KlNG—advocated ' kis Ministeni—and supported by the mighty P ° of the people. After a lengthened discussion last night in ;1 House of Commons, the debate on the Refora l was again adjourned. Mr. O'CoNNELL openedcs question in a speech, which it is a mere act of t i gt o l to the Honourable Gentleman to say was 7,w -r.ble, not only for the conclusive and satisfacto r Y; i 4 racter of its arguments, but also for its energi uncompromising sprit of hostility towards (be - 0 roughmongering system. The following are at c 'ti the most prominent of the Honourable Metel" oloervations:— h 0 5 Pe would give specimens to show how the borougl l ing representatives had voted upon questions of retre nc ol as an exemplification of the working of the close b0r0 , 000 6 _,6 , From returns which had been made with regard to di ll . ferA questions of retrenchment in 1821, it appeared that of b 4I O OI IY fo r sentatives for boroughs with a population under 500, against retrenchment ;—that of the representatives for with a population above 500, and not exceeding 1,00 0 t: 0 0.1 for retrenchment, and 53 against it; that of the repr , Siurid for boroughs, with 4,000 inhabitants, 17 were for retr e .7;„ and 44 against it ; and that of the represents'aei boroughs, with a population beyond 5,000, 6 6 jtidei retrenchment, and 47 against it.—(flear, bear , ) 00.. the boroughaiongering Parliament which had the country with a debt of 800,000,0001. or 90".:der .0 It was said that the country had enjoyed prosperity n" 01 3 a4 system. True it had, but why had it been prosperous ? io f count of its great resources, and in spite of the evil effec t u ell boroughniongering system. This country was bound OS, load of debt in consequence of that system. Was the in a true British bosom that did not wish success n -pr.„? and generous Poles ?—(Hear, hear.)—But if the desPd t .gtel, should trample them in the dust, could this country I No ; for the debt at once prevented her from doing,, Aristocracy, and their dependents had fattened upon “: 0 16,11 1 plunder; but the consequence of such a system of rtnLois plunder, and extravagance, was that the country was in the manner he had described, and the only wa y for e% d it consisted in calling the universal people of Engle' them.—(Hear, hear, from the Opposition.)" der Mr. TTWOOD followed on the opposite 51 tie might naturally have been expected from ag o , man who has.the high honour to be the reps twive for the " free and independent" •- rotted rough of Boroughbridge. We state this lAe 0 . cr.!er to show at once the character of the j 1 Member's opposition. Of Mr. PRAED's sel -roe! --for it was to all intents and purposes a set a and meant to produce an effect—we have I , tl say further than that it was a complete faih',li i, much so in the opinion of those who hear' IVO of those who are doomed to read it. The If Member expressed himself strongly opiv. Refot m. ford Sir J. GRAHAM'S defence of the Be'- , 4 ,P will be read with satisfaction by all who Wool pleasure in the perusal of nervous eloquence!tergi sound unanswerable argument. It was de ll 1 4 with temper and judgment, and made a st i impression on the House. At a late MI/- Mutiny Bill was read a third time and passed . ; We have just heard that the Prince of (97, will return in a few days to Holland, to command of the army. What next? ;0 0 We have no further news from Poland in French Papers, but we understand from • 0 informed quarter that letters, dated Warso6( tl February, announce the continued success °.ti Poles—and that the Russians had retreated points. May their destruction be comp lete a l ll I insurrection was reported to have brok eo Lithuania. ~p 1 We copy the following from the Courier of y ' terflay:— The Times of this day contains the following P arag ,,,, pr °4 4: ;oo i " Some conversation having arisen last night on On ,ir. reduction of the tax on newspapers and advertisernen/ii 0 0 1 it was indicated that the proprietors of newspaPe P ', C ell tude for the boon tendered to them by the Chancello-iDieetA Fo o chequer, we beg to state that we arc of course se? S r tis 001 reduction in either branch—on the stamp, or 011 ad'ee t he but that the latter is rendered less available, iron' nience which two different duties will engender% _,,,n0 a Chancellor of the Exchequer would charge advertiseripA ten lines, Is.; and above, half.a.crown. Now it % t oy to tell a customer with any certainty, in the Mai ri ,e stances, how many lines his advertisement will OCCIIPtioT4 doubtful cases, the printer, to protect himself, nur. ,s i e g , I, higher duty. This will lead to continual squaeu,rad,ro i perplexity will hardly be compensated by the relief a , '" r Lordship's best course will be to make a fixed dut)„' bli gard to the reduced stamp on newspapers, proposed I rde , we think it will be beneficial to the public, and o°' to the revenue." l be t " We are glad to state that the Chancellor °.O,V chtquer has resolved to adhere to his own Pr°l l - . ii , we add from authority that three-fourths of " g e hto i i press have signified their cordial approbation 014? of advertisement duty, as being calculated to Ad ois o , to the poorer classes of adverti•ers, and great '"01; the public generally. The argument of the 5 0. extremely puerile. The ten-line advertiserne nt 4 tbelf . , calculated by the Government at 120 words, an olfeWi aunt cannot rapidly tell a customer whether b° / I 10..4, 01 int contains more or less than 120 words, lotoiliirk,', unfit for his situation. We wonder at the $ 14 1, 4 the opposition." no ti e s_, We had intended ourselves to have and d i t i LA O) on this matter in The Sun of y e sterdePosf r of allow; and we cordially agree with the r 0 4 :of the Courier. We will even go furthe r ' to bi of that after the resolution already com e ro vit l ig London Press, at a public meeting, c $11 :1,100 1 i l o ' the Chancellor of the Exchequer's scale! t n, sey fair in the Times to persist in its opP°le toe that it was bound by the resolution of t" and promised to adhere to it. appears that things are in a very unsatisdcti" By the Brussels Papers, received tbis 6 in that capital. Lisbon Gazelles to the 27th of FebtiOrP no news. , --- . 1 0 01 BIRTHS. , ~,,ro, ' fr.... 4, On the 3d inst. Mrs. L. C. Miles, of Lev.r*„, -- of L e ' - _dr On the 7th inst. in Whitehall, Lady Hem e l A. 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