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4 rants of his couriers, furnished with a passport signed b s himseri, has been obliged to have it signed also by the Ambassador at Berlin, and has been detained, under various pretences, nearly two months. I wilt ask him if it be true that the Polish Legation had beers recommended by the French Government, by the English Ministry, and by the French Ambass srlor, to use moderation and not to risk a general battle, because events which might produce ne inter vention in favour of Poland could Rot be delayed more than two months, and that then Poland might. be again reckoned one of the great European fami lies ? These two months have pawed, and yet I have not learned that any thing has been done to redeem this promise. I cite -.his fact, because it is a homage due to the wiadom and good faith of the Polish Government and of the Generalissimo, who probably have trusted to these promises and ex.- ercised the moderation that was recommended to thers.—(Hear, hear.) The Minister for Foreign Affairs—l am not called upon to answer any questions to-day. General Lafayette—lf the facts I have advanced are not correct, you may say so at once. M. Guizot conceived that the whole discussion should either take place to-day, or be postponed till Monday. He understood that the Chamber had decided that it should be put off till Monday, and therefore he moved either that the whole subject should be gone into immediately, or that the Cham ber should proceed to the order of the day. The President announced that the next strbject on the order of the day was the di-cession of the proposition of M. Boissy d'Anglas. General Lamarque said that the amendment• of the committee had so completely changed the ori ginal proposition, that they formed an entire new one. Thus it rejected the grades conferred. Louis XVIII. had during the Hundred Days made 1,700 or 1,800 promotions. These were not contested. They were made by virtue of the tight divine, and upon this principle Louis XVIII., though at Mitten or Ghent, was still the incontestable proprietor of France. The ordinances that suppressed the grades of the hundred Days were illegal, even under the restoration. It was by virtue of the said ordinance that the brave Mouton Davernet, the youthful Labe doyer, and the intrepid Marshal Ney, whom it was much more easy to assassinate than conquer, were shot. Would the Chamber admit these ordinances as well as the promotions at Mittau ? Ile could never believe that a French Chamber would do this, for all France had branded with indignation such dis graceful acts. Gentlemen, continued the Hon, tii e . neral, we have just received disastrous intelligence from Poland. Surely if the Autocrat of Russia is triumphant, he will never acknowledge the promo tions conferred by the Polish National Govern tnent ; but when Poland reappears amongst the na tions, can you believe that she will refuse to reward her defenders—can you believe that she will refuse to ricknoe ledge the value of the blood shed under the walls of W'arsaw ?—(Cheers.) I wish not to give birth to evil auguries, but may not the storms that are lowering over other countries be driven to wards us by the winds on the north ? Gentlemen, do not then discourage our brave soldiers. This is not the moment.—( Hear.) I shall vote for main tainittg the first article of M. Boissy d'Anglas. M. Caminade insisted upon the preservation of article 1, which established the grades conferred by Napoleon. Jaubert, Committee's Reporter, opposed tile article ; as the vote of an administrative measure would be an attack upon the Royal prerogative. It would also be an encrouchment Qn the rights of ex isting officers. M. Gamier de Bumilly supported the motion.— lie was anxious that justice should be done to every one. Now that Warsaw had fallen, the Chamber should, by a striking example, declare that it would never abandon the cause of the country and liberty. M. Rouille de Fontaine declared it his opinion theta law for bestowing grades, and decorations was a shameful infringement of the Royal prerogative. He would defend the privileges of the Chamber, if they were attacked, and for this reason be would defend with energy the prerogatives of the Crown. Gentle men, among those who received decorations during the Hundred Days, there are some who have been more than once in the hands of justice Would you confirm their decorations by a law ?—(Violent mut- Inure.) But there is one way of reconciling things, and getting rid of the difficulties—it is, instead of enacting a law, to send up an address to die King, in which the Chamber might express the interest it felt in those who had obtained decorations and grades during the Hundred Days. M. de Tracey totally dissented from the opinion that the motion involved a violation of the Royal prerogative. As to its adoption spreading discou ragement in the new army, he (M. de Tracy) knew no distinction of new and old army, for all would do their duty if the country were attacked. General Bugeaud proposed the following amend ment :—" The retired pay of the grade acquired during the Hundred Days shall be reckoned to the military men promoted during the Hundred Days, if they did not resmre the said grade when they quitted the service." The Minister of War acquiesced in this amend ment, because he viewed it merely as a financial question which depended upon the Chamber. if (added the Minister) the old soldiers were to enter the army again, they would not set an example of military virtues, for they would find these virtues already flourishing. These virtues are innate in the French army,. These military men would meet with brave men thinking; with themselves; but they could not return into the ranks without throwing into dis order a multitude of acquired rights. As a Minister, Gentlemen, it is my duty to represent to you that the Bill in discussion would violate the rights of the Crown, and the Chamber cannot force grades upon the Government. This would he an encroachment of attributions that would form a precedent. In a fortnight another encroachment would be demanded ; and from precedent to precedent, from encroachment to encroachment, it would happen in the end that all the nominations would be made by the Chamber. I persist in urging the rejection of the article. M. Odillon Barrot replied, that if the scruples of the illustrious Marshal were well founded, they could not be removed by General Bugeaud's amend ment, for here also there was a question of grades. It was not cositemplated to put into active service or to cause any one to enter into the ranks of the army ; it was not in contemplation to bestow grades, for these had already been bestowed by the Emperor in the field of battle. Of these the possessor could not be deprived, for they were an inviolable property. The Chamber, therefore was not called upon to create, but merely to acknowledge. As to the pertur bation that would be spread in the new army, there was no one in the army that was not interested in grades being declared an inviolable property. The Keeper of the Seals argued against the bill, upon the ground that if military men were restored to their rank, the same measure ought to be ex tended to magistrates and other public functionaries who were dismissed from their offices in 1815. M. Cabet considered that the rejection of the mo tion would produce an unfavourable effect in Europe. At the last review, it would be recollected, people, troops, and National Guards, all shouted " Vive la Pologn e !" and now we have just learned that War saw has fallen. Under such serious circumstances, will you contest the price of the blood of some old soldiers ? Could you tell Europe that you will not reward the services of Waterloo? Ah I gentlemen, when our independence is threatened—at a moment when the Autocrat of the north, perhaps, is about to t u rn against us the forces wh ich Poland has stopped for six m onths, let us not set a pernicious example of ingratitude, but teach the army that we reward good services.l. .-- General Bugeaud urged the adoption of hi s / Amendment as a useful mezzo lerminc; adding, ~ 1 ~,,,- -will not say the Nvordi in French l ( juste milieu), that I may not make you laugh.—(Laughter.) ( ' General Bertrand, after having treated the financial question, trited that, from his situation, he had corn , „rounientions.. mii:ll a,. - inultitude of old soldie rs, whose ,:;...---- uumination to their new grades had been signed by himself. These old soldiers, said the lion. Deputy, apply to me. Yesterday a former i olonel of the Isle of Elba addressed to the an affecting letter. I)uring the sitting yesterday, a serjeant, who rt . .- ceived his decoration upon the field of battle ) and '.'33 mentioned in the order Of the thy to the army by the illustrious MarshAl who now holds the office of - Minister of War—(llerir, hear)—for having taken a colour from the enemy, sent me a letter by one of the ushers. This old soldier was mentioned in the order of the thy at Fleuru4, with a Quarter master who took part in those fine charges of Ca vAy commanded by the brave General Letort, who f, II in the field, Thns the Ise of Elba and Fleurus are itttetested in this discussion. Y support the motion, which it seems to me you cannot but adopt. You will thus encourage the army, and predict new success.—(,Cheers.) Cries of " Question" now tesoinided through the Chamber. The amendment of General Bugeaud was put and r(jec:cd. After a brief and uninteresting discussion, the fol lowing amendment by M. Mauguin was adopted, as a substitute for the Ist article : " The grades emirate(' between March 20 and July 7, 181.5, are maintained. Nevertheless, the holders of them shall have no right to the pay in :Irma. As to the right of seniority, the holders who have not been reinstated in their grades shall riot take their rank till after the passing of the pre sent law. Vet the time for the retired pension shall h reckoned from the day of the nomination." Adjourned at half-past 1 , ,1k o'clock. We have seithe't time nor space for farther ex tracts frnm the Paris journals which we have received tiy this express. We repeat that there is probably httle to be apprehended from the excitement which this news of the i , uirender of Warsaw has kindled in the populace; but the debate in the Chamber on Monday promises to be a very stormy one, and it is not likely that the Minister for Foreign Affairs will soon hear the last of his having used the expression " tranquillity reigns in Warsaw." These words are represented in all the reports but that given above, as having been received with great indigna tion; some of the Deputies exclaiming " How can you use such an expression ?" while others ejacu lated " Yes; the tranquillity of the grave." The phrase was certainly not the most judicious that could have been selected, but the manner in ~hieh it is criticised by the Paris journalists seems to be unreasonably harsh. FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, SEPT, 17.-Five per Cents., 85f. 75e. 300. 60c. 70c. 50c. 855 25c. 40c. 25c. 40c. 25c. 85f. 835 20c. 15c. Ssf. 10c. 9.0 c. :23c. 30c. 23c. 30c. 45c. 30c. 40c. ; Four per Cent:. 70f. 73c. 614 f.; Three per Cents. 56f. 23c. 10c. 565. 565 30c. 56f 1,3 e. 56f. 55f. 80c.1)0c. 56f. 55f. 1Y3c..56f. 56f. '2oe : 10c. 56C .se. ; Bank Stock 1,50 ; Rente de Naples, 67f. 56c. 75c. SOc. Toc. 50c. ; Rente d'Espagne 10; Royal Spanish Loan 62% ; Rente. Pertuelle d'Espagne 46 4W,:i ; Haytian Loan 0200 f. Exchange on London, one month, paper, tnr. sc. ; money, '2sf. Sc.; three months, paper, ‘23f. ; money •.!4f. Vsc.—Cours Authentique. t In some of the papers he is reported to have said " L'ordre regime dans la Varsovie," and in others, La Tranguillite regime dans la Varsovie." PRICES OF THE STOCKS Sank Stock per Cent. Red 3 per Cent... Cons. B'2 1? 2 IM4 3V, per Cent. shut Ditto Red. New 3%per Cent 89 7 i li t S , 3 per Cent Ann. 17'26 - 4 per Cent. 1826 !Link Long Ann to expire Jan 5, 1860 shut Oct. 10, 1859 Jan. 5, 1800 16 15-16 Jan. 5, 1880 Aprils, IEBO Jan. 5, 1870 FRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ;NE , SeCLOCIL Austrian Bonds -Neapolitan Brazilian Bonds —,Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds ...... ... '2O ;Portuguese Bonds Gdlian Bonds — Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds ... Ditto, New DMo, 18'2,1 Oafish Greek Bonds lEtri — Ditto, 1825 — French Rentcs, sp. c. —t. 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Due. .......... 0 America 0 0 Hamburg . I 0 Brazil 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Carthagena 0 I 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 2 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon I I Flanders 0 0 Malta... .. 0 I France 0 1 Sweden 1 Guernsey &Jersey.. 0 2 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ...46 minutes after 0 I Evening...l2 minutes after 1 MONTAGU GORE, Esq., ON POLAND. Second Edition, price Is. A LETTER to Viscount PALMERSTON, on the AFFAIRS of POLAND. By MONTAGU GORE, Esq. Second Edition with Additions. Also, by the same Author, FURTHER OBSERVATIONS on the REFORM BILL. Second Edition, price IF. James Ridgway, 169, Piccadilly, and through every Bookseller. , ,--a , etc , , - ,-,: un • 4.w LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19 1831. It is very generally rumoured about town that „ a certain Noble Duke, whose favourite political' doctrine is expediency, has, after a long but fruitless opposition to Reform, after even de nouncing it in loto, when such denouncement was considered premature even by his staunchest supporters, at length discovered that it is expe dient to pass the Bill, which will consequently, it is .understood, receive his support. Though we do not vouch for the truth of this rumour, still we think it far from improbable, inasmuch as the Noble Personage in question, though strongly tinctured with prejudices on certain points, is usually clear-headed and sagacious, a man of the world, of vast and varied experience, and one too who loves to think and act for him self. By his vote, that of many other Noble Lords, who are at present undecided, watching the turn of events, will, it is supposed, be influenced ; but whether the report of his con version be true or false, whether he vote for or against the Bill, still, as we have said from the first, and .again repeat, the measure must, and will, pass. Opposition, though it may awhile r p e e t o ar p d l e , e n v o e t n t l u e t a y h e con gu fi e r s i t n i 0 i n t s tri u slip ( t ) n u i h of rhe their will r memories ; they will not turn their attention from it for a moment ; but will keep their eyes steadily fixed on the one grand cardinal point. Reform is the ark of their salvation ; they know that it is so ; and will cling to it with all the tenacity and desperation of drowning inen. If the Lords have not already perceived these striking indica tions on the part of the people, they must be blinder than moles ; if, having perceived, they refuse to acknowledge them, they must be more indifferent to their own interests than the utmost stretch of imagination could conceive possible. One of two courses—for there is no longer a mean path—is now open to them, either to conciliate or to defy the people. If they adopt the former alternative, the legitimate power and privileges of their order will still continue undi minished—unsullied ; if the latter, they will be subject to the most trying and hazardous fluctua tions. They have therefore to choose, whethe r with the wise man they will build up their house on the rock, or with the fool, on the sea-shore. Meantime, which ever way they decide, their de cision must be prompt and unequivocal. The golden moments are pressing on. The sand in the hour-glass is running out. It is already evening, and the night, " when no man can work," is close at hand. W hen once the Rubicon is passed, there can be no retrograde movement. The die is cast for life or death. Having rejected the request of the people, the Lords must prepare for the consequences. We implore them then, as they value the safety of their own Order and the in terests of their posterity, to consent to that which may for the time be put off, but which cannot ultimately be withheld. Reform is the cry of all classes—of all professions—of all trades— for till the question is decided, commerce will languish, discontent gain hourly fresh energies. The capitulation of Warsaw, and its entry by the Russian troops, is but too true. The sensa tion this intelligence has created in Paris is, as we anticipated, most intense, has already given rise to tumults, and will, we apprehend, give rise to many more. The Ministry too - have been defeated, on a point which the Minister of War seems to have considered of great moment, and this defeat occurring at a crisis of peculiar excitement cannot fail materially to endanger their stability. But the Polish question absorbs all others in the French capital. It is felt there as a national calamity, and in some degree a disgrace, and so indeed it isr had not the heroic Poles thrown them serre-s in the way, the army of NICHOLAS would long ere this have reached the banks of the Rhine. The Poles therefore may be con sidered as having, to a certain extent, sacrificed themselves for the French. We learn by the Allgcmeine Zeitung that the SULTAN having done his utmost, and failed, to reform his subjects, now feels himself com pelled to revert to ancient usages, and place all his schemes of amelioration in schedule A. The same authority adde that the late destructive fire ill the Christian quarter of Constantinople is sus pected to have been the work of Turkish incen diaries. The Prussian State Gazette gives a flaming Russian version of the siege and capitulation of Warsaw, and adds that the Polish army has submitted to its Monarch, and, in conformity with his manifesto, gone to Plozk, there to re ceive his orders. Tits surrender of Warsaw is a reflection on all civilized nations. What is the Belgian question compared with that o f Poland ? Who cares one sixpence for eith er Holland or Belgium ? who would not leap with joy to know that the Poles, one of the noblest nations in Europe, had recovered their inde pendence ? But France, we hope and trust, still yet prove herself their avenger. WA SEPT. S.—Poland is again subject to its law ful Sovereign. On the sth instant Field-Marshal Count Paskewitsch sent a confidential officer to Warsaw, to de tnand, in the name of his Majesty, the submission of the city, and to promise, on the other hand, amnesty and pardon. With an infatuation which cannot be sufficiently deplored the words of peace were rejected by the leaders of the insurrection. On the 6th, at day-break, the Rus sian army advanced to storm the city. After a most desperate and sanguinary resistance our brave soldiers, with rare intrepidity, made themselves mast , rs of four re. doubts, which lay upon our line of attack, as well as the first line of entrenclonents which surround Warsaw itself, and of which Nola is a perfect fortress. The task, how ever, did not end with this : there remained a second line of entrenchments, and a broad moat round the city, defended by batteries. At four o'clock in the morning of the 7th, the Field-Marshal was preparing to overcome the last obstacles, when Gen. Krukowiecki se t Gen. Proud zynski to him, to announce the intention o' the Polish na tion to submit to its legitimate King. These sentiments were however, not confirmed by the Chief of the Government, who soon after came in person to the Marshal. He af firmed that the consent of the Diet was necessary for such a submission. After the most urgent exhort stions and representations of the inutility of further defenc., and the disasters which it would inevitably bring with it. the General withdrew at ten o'clock in the forenoon. Here upon three hours more were granted to General Kruko_ wiecki, within which time he was to announce to the Ma rshal his final resolution. As this was not given by one o'clock, the Marshal sent word that he should give orders to attack. Hal an hour more was requested for con sideration, but this also elapsing without a satisfactory answer being given, the Marshal issued orders for the attack. It was terrible, and many successive flags of truce were sent, but they brought only dilatory answer.. The attack, therefore, was begun upon the second line of en trenchments, which was carried at the point of the bayonet. The enemy, who meantime received re intorc, ments, vigorously defended the gardens and the edge of ditches towards the Jerusalem barrier, and even made our troops give way for a moment ; hut the ardour of the latter revived,—they quickly scaled the walls of the city, which presented a most formidable line of defence : the prodigies of valour which had already distinguished the two days were renewed, and at nine o'clock in die evening, the entrenchment., the gardens, ditches, walls, every thing in short, was in the hands of our brave troops. Meantime night had set in, and the army required repose. Three line. of entrenchments car ried by storm, 6,000 prisoners, and nearly 100 pieces of cannon, were the trophies of these two memorable days. Nothing could now save the city and the enemy's army. Both, therefore, implores! the clemency of the Emperor ; and this circumstance made it the Marshal's duty to re strain the vengeance of the soldiers, which was excited to the utmost by such an obstinate resistance. To-day our troops are in Warsaw. The Polish army and the natives have submitted to their Monarch : the former, in conformity with the Emperor's manifesto, is gone to Moak, there to await his orders. In a few days we shall be able to give a more detailed account of these important events. The glorious success which we have obtained has been purchased by severe los-es. The Field-Marshal himself has received a contusion on the left arm and breast. Krukowiecki has resigned his power. General Mala chowski has announced to the Field-Marshal, in two letters, signed by his own hand, that be leads the army to Plozk, with the intention of waiting there for the corn in suds of his Imperial Majesty, We must hope that the Polish army will persevere in their good sentiments, and disregard the perfiiious insinuations which may perhaps have been addressed to it. BEaris, SEPT. 12.-1 u the last 24 hours there have been twenty-seven new canes of cholera ; three cures ; fifteen deaths ; the number of patients remaining is fifty-four. In the city of Dantzic and its territory the disorder has nearly disappeared ; on the 7th instant, there was only one new case, one recovery, and one death, and but five patients remaining. ST. PETERSBURGII, SEPT. 2.—The latest reports from Count Paskewitsch of the 23,1 of August contain, among other details, a circumstantial account of the disorders which took place in Warsaw in the middle of AuguA.— Up to the 28th, the number of ships that arrived at Cronstadt was 1,164; sailed, 1,029. To the 13th, the arrivals at Archangel were 122 ; 333 ships had sailed. C HOLEKA. New Cases. Recovered. Deaths. Aug. 09 30 31 Sept II Remain 90, of whom 48 arc likely to recover. VIENNA, SEPT. 7.—Tne Emperor came yesterday from Schonbrunn, visited the several hospitals fitted up in case the cholera should penetrate to the capit..l, viewed also the public works, and appeared in the evening at the theatre to the great joy of the citizen.. This morning his Majesty gave audience as 11411:t1. The processions which have taken place for these three days from all the parishes of the city and suburhs, at every hour of the day, from eight in the morning till four in the afternoon, for the purpose of imploring Heaven to avert the cholera from the city, were attended by extraordinary numbers of per sons of all classes.. The disturbances and frightful excesses in the counties of Zips and Zemplin have been put down, and order com pletely restored by the interference of some companies of the regiments belonging to those districts. THE FUNDS. VIENNA SEPT. 5. SEPT. 6. Seer. 7. Five per Cents 77 77 1 4 77 Four per Cent. Bank Shares 931 934 936 CONSTANTINOPLY, Auu. 10.—In my former letter I spoke of the prevailing tendency observable here ,to suspend the reforms that have been announced in the man ners and administration, and return to the ancient usages which are so interwoven with the Goveinment and the spi rit of the nation. The Divan is engaged in this plan, and we shall soon see the Porte return to the same point at which it was eight years ago, and which the Sultan left with great personal danger, in order to lead to an im proved state of the country, and to excite a disposition to civilz Ition, of which no trace is to be seen here. But he could not hope to efra t this, unless he could extend his power (hitherto paralyzed by the Janissaries and the tile mas) by the organization of a regular army, and could secure it against the obstacles which these two privileged classes, protected by the laws, threw in the way of every measure of the Government, which they thought calculated to dimin'sli their great I r:vileges and personal advan tages. His persevrram c succeeded in suppressing the corps of the Janissaries. But the disasters of the war with Russia and the loss of Greece, and of several pro vinces in Asia, have revived the old spirit of insubordina• tion in a people which has no notion of real civilisation. The late fire in Pera, which gave the mortal blow to Eu ropean commerce in the Levant, must have convinced any one, who was an eye-witness of it, of the temper that prevails here, and he will own that the power of the Sul tan is broken, and that he has only to choose between death and a speedy retrograde movement. The Mussulmen were seen enjoying with malicious pleasure the dreadful scene, accompanied by threats, anti a barbarous conduct for which language has no name ; for the Turks, with arms in their hands, stopped the fire engints that were hastening to extinguish the flames, and drove away the Christians from the wells, where they wanted to draw water. It is but too probable that the fire was not accidental, and that it may be re mimed unless the Sultan does not speedily abandon all his reforms. This alone will not satisfy public opinion which demands the recovery of Greece, and promises the Porte all possible support from ihe people for that purpose. - - • • • • IlasisusG, SETT. 13 —Owing to the information 1••- ceived this morning by the Berlin mail, our stock market has been extremely animated and much business done. Discount 4 per cent. End of Sept. Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent. Anglo-Russia) Loan Hamburg-Rus6ian Loan Russian Inscriptions, 5 per Cent 8• 2 14 Russian Inscriptions, Dec. IK3I. Polish Bonds Austrian Mink Shares 963 Austrian Metalliques New Austrian 4 per Cent. We direct attention to the Reform Meeting which took-place this day, and will be found in another cobimn. V AUXUALL GARDENS. On Fiiday evening these gardens closed for the season, on which occasion Mr. W. H. WILLIAMS delivered, on behalf of the proprietors, the usual address. The weather last week proving so very favourable, and the proprietors having reduced the price of admission one half, at tracted a numerous assemblage on each evening. Amonest whom we &Nerved several persons of distinction, but none were more conspicuous than the I and Countess of Harrington, who graced the promenade with their presence. In addition to the usual vocal talent, we were delighted with the favourite ballad " Orinthia, my beloved," and the song of " Ara thusa," by Mr. EDWIN, of the Surrey Theatre, the former of which was loudly encored. He is a promising young man, and we have no doubt will ere king become very pi - pular. The fireworks were of the most splendid descrir tion, and everything seemed to give entire s itisfaction. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT DONCASTER. The following is the state of the betting on tie St. Leger at Doncaster yesterday' at noon :- 13 to 4 agst Lord Cleveland's Marcus 7 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Liverpool 8 to 1 agst Mr. Skipsey's The Saddler It to 1 agst Mr. Bower's Sir John Id to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Chorister 14 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Circassian 14 to 1 agst Lord Fitzwilliam's Creole 16 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Delight 17 to 1 agst Lord Scarborough's Br. to Tarrarc 18 to 1 agst Mr. Vansittart's Hubini di) to 1 agst Mr. Beardsworth's Colwick 22 to 1 agst Colonel Cradock's Brother to Homer A Cabinet Council was held this day at one o'clock, at the Foreign-office in Downing•streer, which was attended by the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Lord MEL BOURNE, Lord DURHAM, Lord ALTHIRP, Lord Jou N Rus- SELL, the Right Hon. ROBERT GRANT, and Mr. STANLEY. There were no arrivals at the Foreign or Colo nial offices this morning. A meeting has been convened at the Thatched House Tavern for Tnesd iy next, upon the subject of the Reform Bill. TRIUNIPII OF REFORM.—On Wednesday one of the most important and gratifying occurrences which has taken place in this kingdom for the last two hunared years was achieved in this town. Mr. WHITTY'S election as a burgess of the Corporation furnishes a prac tical illustration of what can be achieved by a people de termined to be free. Fur the town of Wexford has been reserved the honour of returning the first Catholic Bur gess since the time of CHARLES 11. Mr. WHITTY de serves much credit for being foremost to buckle on the arms which the law and Constitution afforded him.— Mx ford Independent. _ _ CLARENDON (speaking of the great fire of London, 1666) relates a very characteristic anecdote of the lawyers at the time of that occurrence :—" The LORD Maws, though a very honest man, was much blamed for want of sagacity in the first night of the fire, before the wind gave it much advancement—for, though he came with great diligence as soon as he had notice of it, yet, never having been used to such spectacles, his consternation was equal to that of other me n—nor did he know how to apply his authority to the remedying the present distress ; and when men who were less terrified with the object pres , ed him very earnestly that he would give order for the present pulling down those houses which were nearest, an d by which the fire climbed to go further (the doing whereof at that time might, probably, have prevented much of the mischief that succeeded), he thought it not safe, and made no other answer than that he thirst not do it without the consent of the owners. His want of skill was the less wondered at when it was known afterwards that some gentlemen of the Inner Temple would not endeavour to preserve the goods which were in the lodgings of absent persons, because, they said, it was against the law to break up any man's chamber."—[The commendable cau tion evinced in these instances is not without a parallel. A tanner, it is said, invited a supervisor to dine with him : after pushing the bottles about pretty freely, the visiter took his leave—but, in crossing the tan-yard, unfortunate] tell into a vat, and called loudly for assistanc e : the tanner speedily ascertained his friend's situation, but declined in terfering; " for," he observed, " if I draw a bide without giving twelve hours' notice, I shall be exchequered ; but I will go and inform► the exciseman !"] 4^ COMMON HALL.-(THIS DAY.) In pursuance of a requisition of a numerous and re sp-ctable portion of the Livery of the City of London, addressed to the Lord Mayor, requesting his Lordship to convene a meeting of the Livery, for the purpose of agree ing to a petition to the Howe of Lords, praying their Lordships to pass the Reform B 11 without delay, this day at one o'clock was named for that purpose. At that hour the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Recorder, and a very numerous body of gentlemen, took their places on the hustings in Guildhall. _ _ The LORD NIAYOR. took the chair amidst loud cheers. All the Members of the city were present, and Lord George Lennox sat near the Lord Mayor. The COMMON SERJEANT having read the requisition, and the advertisement convening the meeting, which was stated to be for the " purpose of petitioning the House of Lords in favour of the Bill for Parflamer - vary Reform, and to assure their Lordships of the continued, deep, and undiminished interest which the citizens of London take in this great national measure, and of the strong conv,e tion that the peace and good order, as well as the future happiness, of the nation are wholly involved in its success," Mr. DILLON came forward, and stated that they had again met on the subject of the P'-form Bill. Since they last met touch had been done, but something still re mained to be done. The King was in favour of the Reform Bill—it was long since known that the people were in favour of it—and now the House of Com mons had declared in its favour. The oft-repeated question now• arose, " What will the Lords do ?" that was an im portant and, looking to its consequences, an awful ques tion. It was important to their Lordships, because their welfare, perhaps their existence, depended on it.— (Loud cheers.) It was important to them (the Livery), because they knew that the peace and safety of the country depended up.um the issue. It was right that the Lords should know why the people were anxious for the fate of this Bill. They had been referred to time glorious revolution in France and Belgium, and the state of excite ment in this country. What was tl.e real question going before the Lords ? It w's not the existence of a few rotten boroughs, but it was who should govern th, country—whether the people of England should have a voice in that Government, or whether they should continue to be governed by the boronahmongets. The Ministers had already declared that they could not con sult the wishes or the interests of the people, because they were trammelled and controuled by those possessing borough property. The people had declared that this state of things should not exist, and they hailed the Refsrnt Bill as their friend ; and whatever the enemies of Re form, or the tr dtors to that cause should say, that Bill would be the means of saving the country from the worst of consequences. Should, in future, any one Peer dare to say to a Minister " remember there are seven of os," the people in a voice of thunder would shoot remember we are thrice seven trillions.—(Cheers.) Who were the) n the House of Commons who had oppose I, and in Co House of Lords who were expected to oppose, this Bill fhe answer was, none but the boroughmongers and their nominees, who bad a direct interest in a system which this Bill was to put an end to. Look at that ,musing gentleman, Sir Charles Grimaidi—(.Noel laught• r)—he begged pardon, he meant Sir Charles Wetherell. He did not intend any personal allusion to that most resp.ctable gewlenum lately deceased, of Sadler's Wells, but only to say that the Le ames Gentleman had undertaken the same host of cha racter a at the other House. Among the oppose', ,f the Bill in the House of Commons were three borough nominees—Sir C. Wetherell, Mr. Sadler (himself a trad.s men, though he had vilified that el iss), and Mr. Attwood, dl nominated by the Duke of Newcastle. And who was it vho was expected to oppose the wishes of the people in lie Lords? He would say nothing of a Royal Duke, first, b..cause he was a Royal Duke, and second, , meeause the splendour of his private virtues cast lustre over his private lihs—(Lood laugher and cheers.) Then there was the military Marquis, who ap peared to have something else cracked besides his windows. (Laughter.) The man who boasted that Lord Castlereagh was his relation, and that he was the advocate, friend, and , apologist of Don Miguel. These were the men who de dared they would fight to the last in defence of that system which had prevailed so long, and that they would die in the last ditch 4.f the British Constitution. Times might die in a ditch if they pleased, fur they best knew their own d sects—but to die in the last ditch of the Constitution vas not to be their lot, for they would see the Con stitution rise great, glorious, and free, the admiration 4m; surrounding nations, when these petty men should lie silent and unhonoured in their tombs. A question might arise between the people and the Peers; but it was to h e hoped that the Peers would have patriotism enough, or at least they would look sufficiently to their own interests, to prevent it. The friends of the Lords say, " Let us have no violence, no intimidation. The people wishu dit to be a quest on of reason and argument, as it was one of justice ; but when the Lords were determined, at all hazards, to resist the will of the people, be it remembered, it was by violence the Peers of England rescued for themselves anti the people time Magna Charts of liberty, and that the people in this more enlightened age could wrest from them not the Magna Chart& but the Maxima Charta of liberty, not by violence but by reason aid justice. Should the Peers refuse to pass tl c Bill, who would answer for our boasted Constitution ? Would they, the enemies of Reform, undertake, for the peace of the country, the continuance of trade, the prospe rity of commerce, or the stability of public credit ? He as a tradesman declared they would be able to maintain none of these, if they refused to pas,' the Bill.—(Cheers.) But another and a more important question arose. Would the taxes be paid if the Bill were last ?—(Loud cheers.) was to fix and demsnd the taxes? Would the people pay taxes levied by the sixty condemned repre sentatives of schedule A, or by the half crippled repre sentatives of schedule B, whom the House w' Commons had already declared unfit to vote ? They must have in the House of Commons as in the chapel at New•gat , -, a condemned pew, to separate the condemned malefactors from the rest of the community.—(Continued cheer ing and laughter.) They could not revive the dead, and were not Groton, Boroughbridge, and Old Sarmn dead ? The lightning of corruption had extinguished them, and they could bear neither fruit nor fl rover, Mr. Dillon con cluded by moving the first resolution : "'That the Livery of London having long been convinced that the safety of the country and the stability of its institutions de pended upon a Reform io the Commons House of Parliament, have from time to time petitioned both Houses of the Legislature in favour of that vital object. That at this momentous crisis they cAnnot refrain from re-asserting their solemn and deliberate conviction that an effective Reform in the Commons Hous e of Parliament is not only due to the people as a matter of right, but is imperatively called rUr as essential to the stability of our po litical institutions, to the security of public credit, and to the maintenance of the peace and prosperity of the country." 11r. War.asams, of Watling-street, seconded the resolu Lion, as being in accordance with the sentiments of the people of England. He stated it to bs his opinion that the representatives of the city had nobly performed their duty. It haul been asked " What will the Lords do ?" if heir understandings were not stricken with total blindnes; they would pass the Bill; if they expected to enjoy their present wealth and honours, they would pass the Bill, and that speedily, for, in the present state of public anxiety, any great delay would throw the whole country into confusion. Look at the stagnation of trade in consequence of the slow progress the Bill had made. In the manoficturing districts the greatest anxiety prevailed lest the present state of things should continue, which would throw whole misses of the people out of employ, and 'which might renew the dreadful occurrences of last winter. An individual in the House of Commons, and those who supported him, had called upon the people to look well to France and her series of revolutions. He (Mr. Williams) desired no better test.—(Hear, hear.) Look a t France and her series of revolutions ! But he would asset t, that not o ne o f t h em could be pointed at which had pro • ceeded f rom R e f orm, from a persisted in opro-ition to i t in every s h ape, not one of which had proceeded from com pliance, but non-compliance with the unanimous wis'e desire, and united voice of the people.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Burke, who no doubt would he considered a very' orthodox authority with the boroughmongers, for they bad granted him a pension which, amountin g ; to 100,000/. capital money, was still paid to his executors ; Mr. Burke stated, that when the constituent assembly met in the year 1739, the instructions which the representatives of the people received front every quarter of France urged them to attempt a Reform of the abuses of Government, and that individual added that if ever a most distant suggestion had been raised that they attempted to destroy, or even mat. rially to change the institutions of the country, it would have been an swered with an united voice of reprobation ant scorn. That same Assembly', in obedience to the in struction of the people, endeavoured to reform existing abuses, but when opposed by the parasites, courtiers, and clergy, who had plundered them so often before, what did the people do, finding such opposition to their expressed wishes? In the month of July they destroyed that very Government which in January preceding the thought of touching in the slightest degree would have been scouted with horror. These were circumstances which the House of Lords would do well to consider before they had come to a final determination to reject the Bill.—(Loud cheers.) They would do well to con sider the position in which they would thereby plae, themselves, Let them beware lest the people of England should direct their eyes to that period of the their country, when the Government of Eni carried on for years without a House of Lords-. —and th it period was one of the brightest the annals of this nation's politicol _ _ where the llou , e of Lords was voted a nuisan, cheers, and a voice from the multitude, clear and which shotit.tl " No more is it now," was followed 11 '; and g-nerallaughter.) Let the Lords too consider %/b ° pay taxes if the Bill was not passed—(He ar 'i when the House of Commons had decl.ire,l as at present chosen, not repres , nting the _P6:?, England. All the authorities of our c ountry that obedience to the laws was required of the peq l re lieeause they ‘vere present in the persons of their ref, tives, when the 1 iws which taxed them were passed. 0j make only another observation, that as the city of % had always been ctlebrated fur coining for,eard in al' of danger, so he trusted that the Livery on this 06 ; would support the K'ng and his Alini , ters, the ot t , , House of Commons, and demand this Reform Bi ll s : passed by the House of Lords.—( Hear, hear.) ,eonded the resolution, the gentlt loan then , a m ' Upon a show of hands the Lord Mayor then decl' r ' r s elution passed, with two dissentients. Mr. DILLON then came forward and proposed a l resolution, to the eff,et— " That the Livery of London have hailed with cordial the Reform Bill now before the House of Common;, atrh hitherto watched its with intense ititere , t, tj in with increased anxiety to its approaching introduction ,1 House of Lords ; that a petition be accordingly present!!`, Honourable House, imploring them to contribute thettb wards passing the said Bill into a law, and thus avert, which must result from a refusal of the just rights 0 0 tious of the people." Mr. FrtANKs having seconded this resolution, it Blared unanimously aceeedrd to by the meeting. Colonel Tourirtis was received with great Of which having subsided, he said, the ai conferredf nn him the honour of putt his ban& the petition which was to be prop the sanction of the tnectirw. lie undertook that I tlacrity, with pleaiuro•, and with pride.—(Che, had always been his pride to be counted amen. Livery of the city of London ; but never h' ~ride risen so high, or btemne so intense as when occasion they had come to a unanimous No' ippi flying of the great measure of Hera° before this country. When they came forwar.j set a glorious example to their counterne Or they w' re ready to merge their individua l adsts in the public, good.—(Loud and long c b hus placing their peculiar prerogatives lie / char of their country, and declaring that,, cern ready to give up their exclusive Pr i ', l :be bat they might open wide the door of ' to the country at large.—(Loud cheerini,?.) Livery of the City of London then said " Liberty P e ro if those se drce commodities which was only purcha f !united quantity and could therefore lie the proper t Y o dw. Lib e rty, like the light from heaven, shines alik e' h ir d ndi becomes more our own by being reflected from the 1 1 ,0 round us. Liberty ! it is the expulsive atmo'f al o ot nan, and they n ho wend I pray for its seclusion, te n iti nd selfish, know not how to breathe it in its P tir r d fhe boroughinongers tell us that we are about to Pulse rate borough robbery ; now let us consider that ; tl •diy it is their property to return a majoriqi ifembers to the House of Commons. Now king the innne l y i° o l i l'e itof o y f m your pockets, h l a r s as t t h he :i r a i l l ii ' llg i'l lax t v i s 'e which shall affect your lives, therefore cower of returning a majority of the House of Coto° l° . t to property of the borougl!mongers, then your tr our property are also the Iroperty of the borougbo' °° ie Now, if their argument be worth a farthing, the }W i l e y England are n o better than negro slaves—such ins , ' r , what fools must they be! The boroughtuongers dr dopes that the Liverymen of London and other 0 ...tees, who would be deprived of returning Metel'eo Parliament, would rally around them fur the bstructing the great measure. You prove to tbea'i: .uch could not be the case, and now all Engla n i : idle man, cried for this measure of Reform.--( C The vessel of Reform, continu d the Gallant Gentlelo, the vessel of Reform has been launched on the flowi l :,d of public opinion. Our glorious King has nailed flea of England to the mast—(three times three) --a will pull that invincible tlag down, what lo ik inconsiderate hand would dare to touch it , it flows triumphantly above our heads, that li,j, that filo' has braved a thousand years the and the breeze. s be The story of the Sybil would p membered,—site brought her mystic leaves to the iuthurities of Rome, and demanded a large pric e was refused—she took half the leaves away, an turned demanding h, r price again, arid was ogr f rt, fused. The leaves were again reduced one h'', 3 ;o 4 -he came again, when they became a little 8 ' 4 4 and they gave her her price. Now, CieO tle o i . to will it li tic reverse this story. We come I ° l i with this Bill, and nothing but this Bill—if they it we will come to them demanding something fl y) yhich the House of Lords shall be inserted in seh edu p Toe following petition was then agree.l to, having ;o , seconded by Mr. Fitabxs, with only three dissentie',.! " 'fo THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE Lol o ,:ji RITUAL AND TEMPORAL OF TUE t 7 '01 4 KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND ItU IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED. " THE HUMBLE PETITION OF THE LOP • ALDERMEN, ANI) LIVERY OF THE Cie LONDON, IN COMMON HALL ASSEMI3I',i, " Humbly sheweth,—That the Livery of London, I( ''.lte, zinced of the necessity of Parliamentary Itefonn, have..l - 4 , expressed their cordial approval of the Bill for that obJ`„ ( :. posed to Parliament by his Majesty's Ministers • that “ watched its successful progres s towards your llrdshilt i foc, with still increasing interest, and they now humbly, tau t ,l!_i tically, entreat your Lordships to give it the sanction high approbation when the same shall be brought 10 ° 4 ) Honourable House, ice order that it may speedily becon' of the land. tr " Your petitioners venture to express their confide?) that a measure so fitted to secure to the people their ludo —so franght with public good—so calculated to allaY If tent and to conciliate the attl,ctions of the communit),*,:',lK; that favour in the eyes of your Lordshs which will le•;Ki adoption by your Ri g ht Honourable Douse. But the,, , their solemn duty to strengthen the earnestness of o ,lo l ' humble petiti,m, by representing to your Lordships,„'os,': their opinion, a continuance of that attachment which th e t, feels to its political inquutions, and the preservation of quillity, prosperity, and public credit of the country are yl' hound up with the immediate success of this vital an" fi portant ii.easure. " Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that the 531 , when brought betbre your Right Honourable House, 715 idit with your Lordships' approval, and may be passed witho c e as a security against th e occurrence o f t remen d ous pub' ) Lnd as a means of attaining an invaluable national good• " And your petitioners will ever pray , of f Mr. CHARLES PEARSON then rose. He said he l' t o , :wended to have addressed his fellow.lived compelled to do so by some opposition to the resol i d Having been challenged to it by the gentleman whotr pertinaciously held up his hand for the borough o :, ?' he would trouble the Hall for a few moments. lP e o" sent Parliament I.rdre more the character of a Cep / et ) than a Parliament. The Members were delegee e ; gated to early through the Reform Bill, and nobly last had they redeemed themselves. And those, he would ask, who found fault W it " 09 system ? Why, the Lords, who dealt about their P r ot as one did cards. Many of them were at pr, i ° and yet they pretended! to hear the present notn re e question, that they would vote for, and yet these 1 0 0 ) men who found fiult with the Liverymen of Lo o t I slating on their representatives acting according " pledges they gave tth !ir election. ra °li After a long speech this gentleman concluded by $ that the petition he entrusted to Lord Brouglo l li od Vaux, for presentation do their Lordships ; and in p both of the question and his Lordship, that 0 ' Mayor and Shcriffs he accompanied by 24 Liverpo eo. Mr. Kenyon seconded it, and the resolution bei n g was carried unanimous] . . it Toe meeting had no t concluded when oer reporter It is our melancholy duty to announecci death of Mr. STILLER, Librarian to the House dj;, , , / mons, which t oo k pl ace thi s morn i ng , a t ten o'c l " n a,, ce his house, Coll e ge -street, Westin:llst .r, in conseVe s he supture of a blood-vessel. ree f , l So very much is it the practice to crease l to meet p o liti c al emergenc i e s, th a t o f th e pre' ea e d i l B itish P ee r s , no f ewer th an 460 Love been cr e , i- S raised to a hi g h e r ra nk s i nce th e auession of GEO' —Ghtspow Chronicle. We have just received the melancholy' I o r/ genre of the death of the litv. Alumna DitAK - t'l of Bucknell, in this county. lie was married and brought his lady home. lle died innediar e ' o fv' they bad retird for the night. The parficularsar , , sorrowful event shall appear in uur next.— Oxford IV DEATH BY THE CORONATION 9 1 1 wouKs.—On Saturday an inquest was held 4 George's Hospital, on the body- of GEORGE l‘iPTol,,ir fine youth, twelve years of age, wh o wa s killed 7 , 6 falling of a rocket handle on his head, while wi tll , l ' / 11 / 1 tents looking at th e fi rewor k s i n Hyd e P or k, the - IWri the Coronation. Th e Yout h' s mo th er , i n a state °op nising suffering, heard the fa!l of the rocket haD dle ,j4i head : he fell instantly', and bled profusely. 'r he ; ' sk Al f ) proved that the skull was fractured, and the briusioto, injured, whi c h cause d hi s d ea th. V ert lict---V e b . ori i ( l Death. The Jury recommended that the out r,s4 should be infprnied of the ease, that in future : sticks should not b e :Mowed to tall acossos the pe°l) nousL 45-PP:4rrh.haleel' ILit:r:dsst'ea: appoini quence of th e it 'Marquis of W . I Cork. 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