The Sun. — London, England, 1834-11-20 00:00:00

7,ottora;t-e"'"------.------.l.re .with. those of others, or to prevent the p Dtic dut-es '(q • • '' i gned) " Wm. PRITCHARD. Wm. WILLIAMS. HENRY B. FEARON. JOHN DILLON. SAMUEL LUTYENS. EFFINGHAM WILSON. la T. SMITHURST. ''i 183 4. ,, JAMES WILKINSON. ROBERT FRANKS. A k t it i 11. RUNT AND THE LORD MAYOR. I t h lillt Waited u on the Lord Mayor upon the e dis m i s 1 p his ? t hay' missal of Majesty ' s Ministers. He Ifc mg seen froln the public papers that the 10 4 , . 4°ln°4 Council was to ~_ h e "le subject of the dismissal of his Majesty's tiil tn e, as one of the Livery to ask whether 4,1 wo uld likewise be Galled , upon the same 14 rd Sotin ale °r said that no a p p li ca ti on h a d b e en made v , 1 11 55t.., / , Common H a ll. 4 r "' 3 my int en ti on to wa i t upon your Lord iii,h Le st equisiti on for a Common Hall, as it is my 11 th e thei r . People should have an opportunity of 'til e c ° Pinions on t h e su bj ect, as well as the little c lepi tilaroon Co unc il. Non g or---- if anv req u i s iti on i s brought to me hid~, ail, I s h a ll certa i nly g i ve it d ue conside- Ilikt:io the b est of my judgment. O ! %e l , , /3° Pe that a C ommon H a ll w ill t a k e pl ace , jord'ititttments of the people maybe taken. ,7 ° .• k ati d d 'a) ', -- Do you think the Common Hall it' decide differently from the Common t t ,1: 4 14, 1. , ~ , t h " I . l 'l say that ; but I say there has been Cu,. 4 kt :le Is no agitation . Th e at t em pt t o ge t (It' '`hat a 7 e r. Crown and Anchor has failed, and we 1'1.., t L 'ommon Hall will do. There are all ' ll ) (1 4''''°ad- At a meeting which was held at rt A pd ili ebe r , house near Bride's Church, where some to'hu.}.4l Iris° the Common Council assemble, it was ~';t for ti,,11 gentleman that one of the Court had ~ t' l , r t l iere i s r eakfa st with the Lord Chancellor. No !i *e• 4 Common Hall there will be some amuse ,,4'd k ' l ,, ht , lieh a is 3. °r--If the requisition is brought to me, N ' ''',,,litlt t j: "aye my best consideration. , 11 1.1 ltii e tt retired. .01 , ' i c, e d Mr. Hunt is to his old friends the To lte4 /1 1‘ ,..,,, he still continue his support of them ? V't hi i ,7 do them more injury than by defending : l ' i ills nothi n gof sa Y about them, or he will never : 1 ' li r , - " e t Horn ° ffice, notwithstanding the pro , ';' the „ . ,. e oeen held out to the worthy blacking ' Nill ei ,„ 1 e of the resent united Administration. ', ier e nt ourselv i es with simply referring to the 1 I c' k % new. 'Pit, p _ ,kti c h% all our vigilance, some of the numerous `°tho 3, 'Lail) , take place may escape us, we would t i ' the ac i 'veto wi s h t o g i ve f u ll effect to their pro advantage of g i v i ng u s p r evious notice. io r _-_______________ 4,. 4 r0 bt . c -k 0 R GE' S, MIDDLESEX. n ez . " meeting of the Parochial Reform Society ', skorttr!lltY evening at the Britannia, Back- road ; ' 1 :: th e h al the chair. Previous to the commex . ice- V4 l „` '' e cl. at l r "hial business the following resolutions '0 64,..3tearried unanimously : 'c i d 14d_at having learnt with the utmost . surprise, \' h ik e r i ._,tion that his Majesty has been induced . to ts ' 1 414 uaence from the reforming Administration, 1 1\' ‘ ' i tLei g t° I . his councils the faction who have loaded the I`.o t h ut hundred millions of debt, and who have is tf the.taselves to be the implacable enemies to the ;:i t4 ,, eir ~ V; .sisi h c ountry , this meeting is of opinion that his fltoigi v l t 'e been inflnenced by some person or perse . _ , ''.,?, l e%of t tg such advice, proved themselves to be ali kl' the ''' e King and of the people, and therefore justly ,Ittle,peeration of every true lover of his country. : 4 Ye f l o t t _farther consider, that any Administratisr L' 4 4l 4 t eth e leu, composed of persons who have acted in O t „ of it , ate Administration, would not possess the Nagl e , - le British nation • and should they offer any NPled," ° antry to carry forw' ord measures of reform, S 4 ', (l , l lC e t s r , s ,hallbe considered as delusive, proving their '' f t -" have been factious, insulting, and oppressive, °l* the love of power, place, or other corrupt ii . k ke lved 11 t ‘ i ai n t ty " p at this meeting place the utmost confidence `s i u rar l y °' the Members of the present Commons' 4 ot ri ' i el l s 4 :::°t, and trust they will withhold all supplies , At which ° PPosed to those measures . of reform and re .44ti Ne I l l t he country has a right to expect ; and this 'ill :i''' m. e ttselves to continue to use everylegal and `,kl::i ne j . az;, 1 , 43 to obtain their just rights—but, should "Pa - .'etermined to be prepared for the worst." '' t.b.e' -ss atg of the above resolutions, thanks were Olairinan, and the meeting adjourned. ~ it ,, , Irilitut CLERKENWELL. ‘'Z'ov e . 11 tneetitrr of several inhabitant householders '*l Ill'e''teusive and populous parish was holden at kide:.ern, Clerkenwell - green, yesterday, to take istil rfii'°o the most expedient course to be adopted ,I IL e ' A cris is, consequent upon the dismissal of the pip fortoini'stratin Mr. Hewitt in the Chair— fk,°::4 ? in w . i ng Paper was signed by above one hundred L, ' W,,,laential inhabitant householders of the pa ,111411,-' 4° undersigned inhabitant householders of NI a n 1! electors of the borough of Finsbury, '::'•: ' ? ti . elept % lie median., to be held at the Crown Ta 41„' 1 4t 4 ;; e atvell Green, on Friday, the 21st of No -044.P05e o i , at six o'clock in the evening precisely, for . t ,' , i ll , addresving his Majesty, at the resent fear ''' t .tt '' -uP P°rt of the principles of Reform in Church ,! :i . ll .l e ex ,.. 4 aci they entered into a liberal subscription to A llta e ve s tlecs of this and the next meeting. Messrs. b 014% . e h„' Panki e and Duncomb, the county and o 'rVtt I : Ni s ' are to be invited to attend. On the same L'ik t Ae G e ;tiber s of the Clerkenwell Political Union r"4 ' 4 to ° "len Anchor, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, N !'ect . '"siderati on the propriety of calling a grand ' li i, t 4 0 1 1° 1 the inhabitants,. to be held at the White 111 On the subject of the present alarming r l , 2 , :1 4 -ka t • ZUKE'S MIDDLESEX. . S I 4 t iltl i i3l 4 4) a requisition which appeared in our yester- Nth i° ,_ ll, almost numerous ar.d respectable meeting ' at - ' l4 from 2 000 to 3,000, assembled yesterday : 44 4 l e Parish ' h ch St. Luke's. Shortly after it --a chair wa c s u ta r ken by Mr. Wood, the senior s Sti sien tt in_. , `Si tith • li t : k V p;f:Pened the proteedings_, and in a short and , th Al i P"ed the following resolutions . s,N ts lttld e ble "ing views with the deepest anxiety and Ylti . 1/ 1 th 4 and unexpected removal, from his Majesty's te Pt, ° ith ° le men whose exertions in extending . h ,c s rP a tith • t e y Pe of °P l e, and in promoting the general happiness 4 1 4 eh. A d . the country, are recorded in the various tt s"-- 14ti atat tnini easures— stration, but particularly in. the introduc .tt ''s of h a completion of those important m _ - i44 l 4v er „- t e Commons House of Parliament,.. the aboli I i et. " kid the reforms in the administration of law i , . tir is the . . . 'q Net t opinio n of this meeting that there is nothing bN htat 0 a 11 NI f eof the country, or in the character and .1` R sls kett e 'ne late Ministry, to justify the extraordinary 'l4l \ 6 t tits -7 proceeding adopted by his Majest in continue I :rk qee 4l° ' his confidential servants, to whose ' 'a„kp dst aft ,'1t,,11‘44, salsa e —y perseverance in those principles of v th 4 of meat they had introduced into the various I L 0 , to 5 , , ty 40 .Government, the country were fondly look "lo of tt,°ThPlishment of all that remained to secure the I,li the throne and the liberty and prosperity of the 'A at 44t qth it iS th kAPt , O t.e _eenopinion of this meeting, that the return to us I+: l 'N i 7 eri t ,, l4 _,, who have cont the most strenno il' l 'lk:,elit t it t fuvocate s for the nuance of the grossest 0 tP lh lll '4 e Iltitr and State, under the flimsy pretence of . sup of s ri o i t "Ir's.' institutions, is indicative of a desire to 10 41 %0 % , !Iberties of the country, and to check the .. pro kiNll4d, a n sa Pltttry reforms which have been so auspiciously i l IN c'ilt the . 15 calculated to spread gloom and despondency t ti , l , lA., ll t atd gro co l tMtry ; but, confident in the enlightened k ° 4 1 leci th at 'trig intelligence of the people, this meeting _ 1 i 4 1 1 , e tltt pry the Work of reformation both in Church and lAN ~ Ch ar 4 whoever maybe the persons, and whatever tbilp cte r of those who may be placed at the helm ' D to ' l , ts a l ' 4 p i er w p 'seconded them in a very able speech, of ill'hill:tilititeft:tt'etlainseo.f the others, we can only afford room „ He expressed the surprise with which I lt r :i t , Well e 'flat led to the present meeting came upon Katito w , as uPon others. For thirty years had the k ., %ri te ., e ~11141 do wn country, and during that time it . had l i sOsi ves , 'l.bout four years since the th%lier 4 r. A" bY taxation for the support of aristo 4tpt to cd obtained a reform, which some persons kia'Y t oo a nd people bestirred k• 11 , t ,c4tip : 4 t , and which others deemed insufficient lil ot !:0 41 : r irlg the four years which has since elapsed. k t t u eee tb r e l Y Years of Tory misrule, the advantages it 141 1 hill -11 Sufficiently obvious. In that period the ,Nti 4,-. has been secured—negro slavery had been ' 4 ° I I of - great r f V 41 1 1 jU st i c e orm had taken place in the ad.min.i tt, f te and e and all these measures were carried in ,;ip ,or 4 ,,_ well digested manner. He was not an ad- Ot,' Wg'eti al , r ", but measures • yet, at the same time, by cj l lteg to e n s men must be judged. Was, then, the Duke I ti ltep y l lj). l ")4 e flan to be confided in —(Loud cries of t 4 t lie_•-....0 w io said that no sort of reform was ne -1,14 %%le r „ es• It is true that he may at first intro 71°t th- 414 b e % a sure to lull the suspicions of the people ; 41, 4t ' object be relied on ?—(" Never never!) It was t ° 0 3 : . 414t, saprZfi.,tib_elresent resolutions to call upon his tOtry"ogati, e "' ft Y particula r men, or interfere with the f os sesi 4' i tctild , out it was the intention to show that the ye reorir;st tolerate a return to Tory misrule.—(lm -1 ttt a c t , ago he They would remember that three or l uitt A , ( y went through the mud to Westminster, demonstration which alarmed the aristocrats. ~TioN )OLIS. LY NIGHT. exceedingly lrious public ent of public iient it may ate of their 3 1 ,1 displeases le assertions intention of We have to ascerta►n )lic opinion; up to th is ry press that country, in ion has suf ise them to ep interest' ies have, as gth, and for the proceed re neither to rh the flimsy' m. If they 'hilts did not ions can the expect that xe answered 3pearance of feeler which ie day, that ( in forming ich stronge r believed to anxious t° lenly thrust in his gra' .prieve, P a su pport °' r or specious he Standard ,he meetings care, call he Standard for thew t° 5 has caus ed ' eady had $ yet deeper ire, but ulOl [ intelligent his perfect lie greatest nistratio ; ov ernnie, ot• do so. ..1° coun try dr commu ni l; s upon their proud Pr, e ' lity the su o ; a ma tter ; 15 e they beli c e ie v a be me n t' h e pros!) „ their dew elish rot s d open l y fee i: efore, w e a t But 1 ", Ba i ng wrige n destruc to ,, the c rty 's id bis 11 a Xll ell swo 0p0v,,+,0 t o , i s Lnd s oo •tusel es 1v nd earve 4:`'d reformfo;lo the jle this forth s t G. , e the the i n g ea soP I ,e r cas c n both se has been d: an of e i n tbe nee". t ones. onso° _ far 007 the alien t for it is °° po attemPith ns pircd ob sees n° u d e d 0 0 rranP' e , c etini a et , c:„ •••, nrl , : he role" l er 11 V he f a istu ., 3 0 0 ige to c this 511"eet lect l9rs ° § l ' e th° la s t! s to or r ach est •or fa g a 313 ',.,0 th a l ed le sc i ' o ti? iate, og at' tg bit* rent s . , it, 01 ( ben Tu ber • Y him ith ot6„ at, ° 5 11° I par te e r l o gi p , vlo r i ) tho ge oo io, t he vi pi t table ti v !c as i t, f l u tou n :o , n evi' C P I' by i a l l a kj lert or p hS c St . : lee t . 4l ,I, 11, c I C V ,4 r °ll° Would they not now do something similar, to prove to the Tories that they would not endure their sway ?—(" Yes, yes !") If they relapsed again into a Tory Governmont, what could be expected ? as there in their former con duct any thing which could induce popular support? and would it be for the people, after former experience, to sit down in submission to the tyrannous dictation of a Tory Government ?—( Loud cries of " Never, neverl") Mr. BUCK regretted that he had not the honour of assisting in forwarding the requisition, but he was now ready to co-operate with them. They were arrived at an im portant crisis, for which the annals of this country furnished no parallel. They appeared as a people cast off by a King, from whom they did not expect such desertion, but of whom it was impossible not to believe that on mature deli beration he would listen to reason and attend to the voice of the public, by which course only would his throne be secure, and his Government prosperous. The meeting had two objects to consider—the falling Whigs and rising Tories ; and the question was, which should they suppost ? Some said, support those who have done most. In that case, they should support the Tories, who certainly had done most ; but unfortunately it was most mischief.—(Cheers and laughter.) They loaded the coun try with 800 millions of debt, would not then the meeting have them again ?—(No, no.) No! not have those men who have done so much ?—(A laugh.) Then they must have the Whigs. He knew that with many there were strong objections to the Whigs, on the ground that they had done all that they might have done. He had himself said so ; but then it was to be remembered that they were placed in peculiar circumstances, under which what they had done must be considered more valuable. But what had the Tories ever done to gain the confidence of the people ? Tax after tax did they lay on, as the shoulders of the people became hardened by the burden ; and for sooth, who ever said a word in opposition was an enemy to his country and a traitor to his King, and threatened witli the bastile or gaol if he did not conceal his displeasure. How were th Whigs situated ? In .a sacred edifice he might •use a Scriptural illustration—When the Jews, under Nehemiah, went back, by permission of Artaxerxes, to rebuild the walls of the temple, Sanballat and Tobiah, and the Arabians and the Ammonites, hung around and threatened them, and they were obliged to carry on the work with a sword in one hand and an implement to - 1 1 building in the other. Thus it Was with the Whigs, surrounded by hostile Tories—(Loud cheers) —they had to defend themselves whilst they erected the temple of freedom. - -(lmmense cheering.) But still they had pro ceeded—they had laid the foundation broad and strong— (Cheers) —the edifice had arisen beyond the surface of the earth. It had, if he might use the expression, come to the first story ; and though the Whigs had now been driven from the work, it was but for a little time. lf, however, the Tories were allowed to retain possession for any length ened period, they would not only demolish what had been raised, but treat with contempt those for whom it was about to be erected.—(" They shall not r) Under these circumstances, they should countenance any rather than a Tory Administration, which would crush and destroy the liberties of the people, and engulf all that was valuable in the vortex of destruction—( Hear, hear.) The object of this meeting was not, as had been already observed, to dictate to the King, but to entreat of him to choose an Adminis tration congenial to the wishes of the people, advanta geous to the interests of the country, and which would fix the crown firmly on his temple and secure the stability of the throne itself. The occasion called not for mere words. They must be up and doing, and the parishes must all unite in one grand, bold, and decisive effort against the Tory power—(lmmense cheering.)., As far as the resolutions went he concurred in thrill.; bat they must do more than deplore. There was no day to . yelost. A great and general meeting should be called, to_ascertain the feelings of the city and suburbs, where all miCy be animated and fired by one spirit.—(Loud cheers.) The meeting at the Crown and Anchor, on Monday, showed how the pub lic were alive to the present circumstances, and proved that the people were determined not to suffer Tory domination, and the destruction of all that was valuable in the country, which must follow therefrom. There should soon be an election, if the Tories held place ; and those who voted for a Tory deserved all the evil consequences. Would Pownal come before them ?—(Hisses.) Let them send to the House of Commons men who would not truckle to power, and then it would be seen whether:either his Grace or Sir Robert could carry on the Government if there was a HOuse which held tight the purse-strings.—(Cheers and laughter.) Let every man remember that, in voting, he was the trustee for ten or twenty others ; and if inclined to' bar ter his own right, let him pause before he bartered theirs. Let them act well at the hustings, and no King, nor ten thousand Dukes, nor twenty thousatA t Asitip 4 l4. number less Tories, could defeat the people."' tilie'"COmmons did not pour blood into the veins of their enemies by means of the supplies, they would leave them powerless.—(Loud and continued cheering.) Mr. WATTS rose to move an amendment. He denied that no diminution of taxes had taken place under the Tory Administration. On the contrary, he insisted that, since 1814, the reduction under a Tory Government had been as great, if not greater in proportion, than under the Whigs, though, during the Administration of the latter, the ex penses of the country being less, the reduction ought to be greater. He was not a blind admirer of the Duke of Wel lington, and no one could more condemn his refusal to in quire into the distresses of the country. It had been said the Tories were forced into an acquiescence with liberal measures. Were not the Whigs forced to reduce the House tax ?—( Hear, hear)—and after the reduction of the Malt tax had been agreed to by the Home of Commons, did not the machinations of the Whig Government induce them to rescind that vote?—(Hear, hear.) On the other hand, did not the Tories begin to remove the diabilities of the Dissenters in the case of the Unitarians, whom the Whigs did not deem worthy of being entrusted as executors, and was not the proposal made by Lord Castlereagh ? In 1830 the Duke of Wellington at once acknowledged the Government of Louis Philippe, and thereby averted from France the arms of Russia, Prussia, and Austria. He it, was, also, who carried Catholic Emancipation, whicb, bUt for him, would have been much longer delayed. What had the Whigs done to induce any effort on the part of Radicals to restore them to power ? As to Reform, it was forced upon them, as it would have been upon any other Ministers> Was the Poor Law a matter for which they should receive the thanks of the country ?—( Hear, hear.) Had not Lord Melbourne held office under a Tory Govern ment? Was it for his return this effort should be made, or for the return of Palmerston, who had been the hack of all Administrations ?—(Cheers.) Then as to Whig purity in election matters, it has been proved that Mr. Ellice had sent down 5001. to the Colchester election, for the purpose of ousting Mr. Whittle Harvey, who had an awkward way of putting troublesome questions relative to the pension list.—(Cheers and laughter.) The conduct of the Whigs with regard to the pension-list was such as ought to have stamped their characters for ever.—(Hear, bear.) How could Radicals reconcile it to themselves to support the Whigs, notwithstanding the determination of these latter to continue abuses complained of by the former ? The consolidation of the Criminal and Jury Laws was boasted of as the work of the Whigs ; but it should be remem bered that it was begun by the Tories, who appointed the different commissions which sat upon the subject, and Sir Robert Peel was most active in urging the matter on, It ought to be a satisfaction to real reformers, to have the Duke of Wellington come into power.—( Here an universal shout of derision, mixed with scornful laughter, interrupted the speaker for several minutes.) • The CHAIRMAN said, that unless better order were maintained, he should dissolve the meeting. Mr. WATTS went on to state, "that they ought to be de sirous to have the Duke of Wellington in power. It *would be impossible for him to resist the principles now in operation, and it would be well to have a person whose influence in the Upper House would carry the Lords along with him. A voice in the crowd—" But will he take the Commons with him ? " Mr. WATT& replied, that it was to be presumed the Com mons would go voluntarily with him in liberal measures. He concluded by moving the following resolution : " Resolved, That the appointment of the Ministers of the Crown is the undoubted prerogative of his Majesty, who has a constitutional right to make choice of those persons for, the offices of State ' whom, in his own judgment, he may deem best qualified, by ability, integrity, and experience, to maintain the honour and promote the welfare of his people." Dr. WALTHEN seconded the amendment, and asked whether the leaders in the reform measure had not receded from the last Government? Where were Grey, Stanley, Graham, Richmond, and Ripon ? Had not Lord Brougham said, that if little was done last session, Tess would be done next ? The late Administration bad been founded on Lord Althorp, and it may be his removal to the other House compelled the King to exercise a prerogative which no one could deny him the right of. Let the present Mi nisters be tried. Mr. PEACHY said Mr. Watts had placed the question in a point of view not warranted by the resolution. It was not the object of the meeting to recommend the late Minis try, but rather to express their opinion on the present fear ful state of things, when a man, celebrated for military re nown, and equally celebrated for opposition to all reform, carried a carte-blanche in his pocket for the formation of a Government—was himself the Government. If, as was likely, three weeks must elapse before a Government was formed, and that in the interim any strong ebullition of public feeling took place, it was fearful to think that all the power of the State should be vested in the hands of a great military leader.—(A voice in the crowd, " Only let him dare to use it !") And why had the country been put in this position ? The only difficulty which could have led to tho late dismissals was the -Irish Church, and we may thank 'HE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1834. the Tories for the situation in which it was placed. As to what had been said in favour of the Tories, it was mockery to attribute Catholic emancipation to the Duke of Welling ton or to Sir R. Peel, who on that occasion only exhibited the magnanimity of pronouncing that black was white. As to the poor-law, there were different opinions ; but if carried by the Whigs, it was supported by Wellington. Look at the conduct of the Tories, their opposition to all liberal measures during the last year—did it not show they were still actu acteiby the olden spirit ? The question now was, would they support Toryism, and the bribery and corruption by which it was always characterised, or adhere to those whose mea sures the Tories were endeavouring to defeat.—(Hear, hear, hear !) They certainly would do the latter.—(Cheers.) Men's minds would not be misled by that which called it self the leading journal of Europe, but which turned and turned, and shifted round the dial with the greatest possible facility. A report was circulated that Mr. Galloway was with the Lord Chancellor; but what would they say to another report as to a visit paid by Croker to Berkshire to visit a Mr. Walter ? and perhaps it might give a clue by which to discover why it was that the Times bad been en deavouring to smother the expression of public opinion.— (Immense groaning.) The public were in consequence en deavouring to get rid of the Times as fast as they could. For himself he was sick of it ; and though he had previ ously taken it, from thenceforward lie would abandon it. Nor was be singular in this determination ; for as far as he could ascertain, it was a feeling which he held in common with many.—(Loud cheers, and cries of " With us all.") It could henceforward be only looked upon with contempt and scorn for its gross deviation from everything honest and manly. Mr. PALLISIER supported the original resolutions. He denounced the Times as a political scribbler, who dealt in all rounds about, and ins and outs, and which could be but properly designated by a term which he would be only understood as applying politically when he called a political assassin. This was proved by itself, for when the Grey Association was broken up, the Times still congratulated the public on the remaining in office of the man' whowas the very nerve of the Ministry, and aflerwards said, :that when the pilot was at the helm the vessel was safe ; and yet Lord Brougham was the very niano:upon which the Times, when matters change, turns round and fixes its fangs.( Hisses.) After a few words from Mr. SMITH in reply, the aniend ment was put and lost, only six hands being held up for it. The original resolutions were then carried, there being only the same dissentients, who were loudly,. but good-humour edly laughed at. Thanks were then voted to the Chairthan, and the meet ing separated. ST. MA T THETV' S, BE THN AL- GREEN. A numerous and respectable public meeting of the Pa ris' ioners of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, was held in the committee-room of the workhouse, last nil : W. Soper, Esq., one of the churchwardens, in the ct was called by the constituted authorities in compliance with the following requisition, most numerously and respectably signed : _ _ _ _ _ _ We, the undersigned, being inhabitants of the parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, in the county of Middlesex, do hereby request the churchwardens, constable, or other proper authority of the said parish, to call, immediately, a public meeting of the inhabitants of the said parish, to be held in the vestry-room, or other convenient place, to consider, at the pre sent most important crisis of public affairs, the propriety of determining on a declaration of political principles, asserting the rights and liberties of the people to the fullest extent ; and also to address his Majesty the King upon the necessity of forming such an Administration as will be likely to conduct the affairs of the country with the strictest regard to economy at home, peace abroad, the extirpation of every abuse in church and state, and the extension of national liberties." Mr. OWEN opened the business of the evening by pro posing for the adoption of the meeting a declaration of political principles ; in doing which, he observed that the numbers assembled at so short a notice plainly told to the Court and the Duke the feelings of the inhabitants of Bethnal-green on the recent dismissal of the Ministers. They were all aware of the object of the meeting ; and they were also aware, from the information which was before the public, of the extraordinary state in which affairs were placed by the sudden appointment of the Duke of Wel lington to the highest office in the State. He who had been the sworn foe, the exulting and uncompromising enemy, of all reform, had been called upon to administer the Govern ment of the country—had been appointed to carry on, and bring to maturity, those many other reforms which had for some time been preparing, and to every one of which he had openly avowed the most unrelenting hostility.—(Cheers.)The man who, when their liberties were about to be extended and confirmed, had done all in his power to deprive them of the enjoyment of increased political power was now set over them, but whether further to extend that power, or secretly and insidiously to undermine and fritter it away, they could all of them easily surmise. (Loud cheers.)—At the moment of their highest expectation—when they had just reason to to believe that the Ministiy were intently bent in prepar ing, for the ensuing session, those further ameliorations which he did not deny they had too long delayed—the cup of anticipated happiness was dashed from them by the recal to power of him whose latter years had been solely distin guished by his efforts to withhold the extension of power to his fellow-countrymen.—(Cheers.) The Duke of Welling ton's whole soul was centred in despotism—his great delight was to assist in destroying the liberties of his country. — (Cheers.) He (Mr. Owen) had long foreseen , with the rest of his countrymen, that a crisis must sooner or later arise ; and he was ever anxious it should come, for he feared not the result.—(Cheers.) He knew who the conquerors would be.—(Cheers.) The struggle might be tough so long as it lasted ; but now that it had come, they must make short work, and secure a glorious victory.—(Loud cheers.) Still they must bear in mind with whom they had to con tend. Their foe was no common man, but a wary, a deep, and a daring General.—(" We can beat him," and cheers . ) The Duke Wellington was remarkable for vigour and promptitude in all his actions ; and therefore was it that reformers should now forget all their differences, and unite in one firm affianced phalanx to overthrow him once again, and, as he hoped and believed, for ever.—(Loud cheer ing.) The Duke would, no doubt, promise them re form ; but how could they believe him who had falsi fied his owrr assertions so often ?—(Cheers.) What ever the Duke and his helpmates might grant would only be specious, not real, reform—the name, but not the sub stance—a change but not a remedy.—(Hear.) They should not for a moment trust men whose lives had been one con tinued battling with public freedom.—(Cheers.) It had been too much the habit of reformers to differ amongst themselves, and thus did the arm their enemies with a power which their own talents could never command for them.—(Cheers)—but he hoped now they had seen their folly, they would unite firmly together, by which means they might safely defy the aristocracy, and all the crowned heads of Europe.—(Cheers.) Mr. Owen concluded by moving that the following declaration be adopted : " We, the inhabitants of the parish of St. Matthew, Beth nal-green, in the county of Middlesex, in public meeting duly assembled, view with indignation and abhorrence the at tempt now made by Court parasites to induce the Crown to put a stop to the progress of reform, by calling to its councils a vile and corrupt faction, whose avowed principles are dia metrically opposed to the interests 'of the country, the liberties of the people, and the freedom of the world. . a good man, though misled— -(Loud laughter)—he would certainly listen to the voice of his people.—(Hear, hear.) If he was a bad one, then t'ney had a remedy in their own hands by which to render harmless every effort to trench upon their rights and lib erties.—(Cheers.) He wished to observe that he was not proposing a petition, but an Ad dress to the King.—(Lc aid cheers.) Some persons thought they were rather hasty in their proceedings—that they should have allowed the.. city to meet first ; but as this could not be done as speedily as the friends of good govern ment wished—as there bad been an attempt to shift it off altogether—( Hear) ‘—it was felt to be the paramount duty of every parish to m eet fortlnwith ; but delay might be con strued into apathy.—Xheers.) It was their duty to them selves, and to the Crown also, to speak out the truth. Why should they shrink from so doing? If the King would stand by them, they would stand by him—(Loud cheers) — but if not, they would not then say what they might choose to do.—(Cheers.) They were not incendiaries—they sought not revolutions--and they abhorred outrage ; but they would not submit to be imposed upon and outraged by others.—(Cheers.) All they wanted was to enjoy their rights in peace and quietness—to have their labour pro tected and fairly rewarded—and to be governed in a spirit of equity and moderation ; and these things they would have.--(Loud cheers.) Mr. Shevill concluded by pro posing the following Address, which, being seconded, was adopted unanimously, and amidst loud cheers : " TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " The Address of the Inhabitants of the parish of St. Mat thew, Bethnal-green, in the county of Middlesex, in public meeting duly and legally assembled. " May it please your Majesty— " We are most anxious that the free institutions of our coun try should be preserved unimpaired and gradually improved. " That to this end, the Commons' House of Parliament should freely and. fully represent those by whom it is chosen— the People. " That to effect this, we are of opinion that the Members of the House of Commons should be elected by household suffrage. " That to preserve the votes of the constituency free and un biassed, they should be protectedby secret ballot. " That to increase the accountability of the people, we are of opinion that new Parliaments, orght at least to be summoned once in every three years, in accordance with the Act of Set tlement passed in the 12th and Lath William 111. " We believe that such a Parliament would strengthen your Majesty's Councils in effecting rn casures for the good of the country, would urge a strict and impartial economy in the ex penditure, and would impose taxus with the least possible in jury to the feelings and interests of the people. " We believe also that such a House of Commons would be best calculated to preserve peace in your Majesty's im portant foreign relations, and, most beneficially assist in measures for extending the blessings of national liberty to every surrounding nation. " We believe, also, that it would speedily and unsparingly extirpate those many recognized and glaring abuses in Church and State, which must grieve your Majesty, and which injure the people. ," And we believe also that it would materially tend to im --the aristocratical branch, of the Legislature, which we are humbly of opinion, in its present state, is ill-suited to the wants, interests, and wishes of the community. 6 , We, therefore, humbly pray that your Majesty will call to your Councils men having the confidence of the people, and who are prepared to carry such measures into immediate effect, being impressed with a serious conviction that otherwise the country will be afflicted with great calamities." The address was directed to be entrusted to Mr. Clay, M.P., for presentation to his ' Majesty, in such way and at such time as his Majesty should. direct ; and a committee of twelve persons was appointed to watch proceedings, and take such measures as they might deem fit at the present crisis. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated. St. MAR YLEB ONE PAROCHIAL COMMITTEE. The above respectable and numerous body met last evening, to take into consideration the best means to be adopted in the present extraordinary state of political affairs. Mr. LANGUAM having been voted to the chair, Mr. WILSON, a vestryman of the parish, moved the following resolution :—" That, under the present circum stances of public affairs, it is desirable that all true re formers should suspend their minor differences of opinion, for the purpose of consolidating their strength, and thereby furthering and securing the general good of the community.'" " And, to meet an impending crisis, which we will face fearlessly, and with due preparation for the worst, we think it proper to declare the political principles which we recommend to the adoption of our fellow-countrymen, and which we ex pect our representatives in Parliament to support. " We declare that all power emanates from the people. That, to preserve this principle inviolate and continuous, it is absolutely necessary that they should be fully and freely represented in the Commons' House of Parliament. " That, to this end— " Ist. Every inhabitant householder ought to have a vote in the choice of the representatives. 2d. That, to prevent intimidation or corruption, every elector ought to be protected by secret ballot. " 3d. That, to keep the House of Commons pure, and strictly accountable to its constituency, a new Parliament ought to be elected at least once in every three years." Mr. FREDERIC PAINE, in seconding the motion, said it Mr. POTTER, a vestryman, seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. CROFT then moved, " That it is expedient that a requisition be prepared and numerously signed by the in habitant householders, calling upon the vestry to convene a public meeting of the rate-payers of the parish, for the pur pose of taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning the King to call the Parliament together immediately, for the dispatch of business ; and that at the same time the vestry should consider what instructions ought to be given to the representatives of the borough relative to the present political changes." • Mr. CooKE seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. The feeling in this great parish is one rather of disgust than irritation ; the consideration of the late change is, however, with a great number, most intense. We are well informed, that the inquiries made of the public men of the parish, upon the probable results of the return of the Tories to office, have been numerous and anxious ; still the feeling most prevalent is one of disgust—deep disgust at the unceremonious manner in which the late Administration was dismissed from power. The fact of the parochial committee of this parish, the most respect able and numerous parochial committee in the kingdom, having postponed their. discussions upon the Poor Laws Amendment Bill, in the principles of which the leading men o f the parish have betrayed a lively interest, and this poltponement for the purpose of appointing a sub-com mittee to advise in the present crisis, is a strong proof of their feeling as to the late political change. The vestry, by whom the proposition for a public meeting will be de cided, is decidedly hostile to Conservative measures ; and there is not the least doubt, in consequence of the manner in which the subject of the late dismissal of the Whig Ad ministration has been entered upon by the leading members of the parochial committee, who are also members of the vestry, that the resolution about to be presented to them for a public meeting will be carried. The parochial committee did not separate until a late hour. was no source of regret to him, as he hoped it was not to the meeting, that his Majesty had given them the opportu nity of showing what was the real sense of the inhabitants of that great and populous district upon many events which had lately occurred. There had for many months past been such a clipping of all good measures brought forward—such shuffling in respect to others by his Majesty's Ministers, that it was evident to every reflecting mind that they were either not sincere in their professions, or were controlled er checked by sonic power unseen by the eye of the multi tude.—(Loud cheering.) Whatever the Whigs might have been, however, of this they would honestly assure his Majesty, that the Tories were far worse than they.— (Hear, hear !) Of them the people had had enough—of them the people would have no more.—(Cheers.) They had suffered too long under their lash—the Tories had left too many blistering reminiscences—(Laughter and cheers.) behind them ever to be confided in or looked up to again by the great body of the people.—(Cheers.) Their useless wars abroad—their unhallowed contentions at home—their eternal efforts to sow dissension every where—their profli gate expenditure—their bloody criminal code, and their heartless persecutions were too strongly written on the minds of all to permit their being endured again in this country, as the laeding political advisers of the Crown.— (Cheers.) The declaration was unanimously adopted. Mr. SHEVILL, in proposing an address to the King, said, for his own part he had no fear of the result of the strug gle, though he did not doubt a bold attempt would be made to impose uroa them. No good man could be afraid of joining in that assembly, called for the purpose of address ing their Sovereign ; for if he was a good one, as he be lieved him to be—(Laughter)—he believed the King to be HACKNEY. On Monday evening a meeting of the friends of reform took place at the Green Man, in the parish of Hackney, to consider the steps necessary to be tak en at the present mo mentous crisis, when it was unanimously resolved to send a requisition to the churchwardens, to induce them to call a public meeting of the parishioners, in order that the inha bitants may be prepared for coming events. LAMBETH. We have just heard that a requisition is in preparation for calling a meeting for the borough of Lambeth. STATE OF PUBLIC OPINION IN THE COUNTRY. DUMFRIES. (From the Dumfries Courier.) The burning of the Houses of Parliament has been followed by an event which will excite an equal degree of surprise ; viz., the dissolution—not by resignation, but dismissal--of Lord Melbourne's short-lived Administration. Such a possi bility, so far as we know, was never hinted at publicly or pri vately, and on lifting the London papers of Saturday we could hardly credit the evidence of, our senses; and, in one word, felt as much astounded as if Criffel had disappeared, or the Nith, tired of its present channel, was beginning to flow in an opposite direction. Lord Melbourne's lease of office has been exceedingly brief, particularly as regards the sittings of Parliament ; and as no one can allege that he has been tried in the balance, and found wanting, the British public will be apt to infer, that in becoming a martyr to the intrigues of others, he has been condemned without a fair trial, and treated more cavalierly than, perhaps, ever Minister was treated before. GLASGOW. (From the Scots Times.) We scarcely remember an event of the last few years-- striking and important as these certainly have been, that caused greater astonishment than is likely to be excited through the whole breadth of the land, by the dissolution of our liberal Whig Ministry. The surprise of the nation, also, will be no thing diminished on learning the fact, that this dissolution has irt been caused by any dissension or misunderstanding among the Members of the Cabinet itself, but that it is the immediate and irremediable result of a direct fiat of the Crown—his Ma jesty having signified to Lord Melbourne that, in consequence of the death of Earl Spencer, and the removal of Lord Althorp from the House of Commons, it would be necessary to form a new Administration. It thus actually appears that the Mi nistry have been dismissed—but what is perhaps of still more consequence to the country, it also appears, if we may credit the London papers, that their dismissal has been produced by a system of deep Tory intrigue, which leaves us no room to doubt, for a moment, that the monstrous experiment is to be tried—whether the British people may not be brought to forego the fair prospect of a complete political amelioration, held out by the passing of the Reform Bill, and be, at the same time, compelled to sink back into hopeless despondency, under another iron age of Tory profligacy and misrule. We shall not insult our countrymen by supposing, for a moment, that such an experiment is practicable ; but looking to the position of parties, and knowing that the wild halucinations of th e T or y f ac ti on w ill d raw it into the most frantic excesses, we would counsel the people to be prepared for the worst that may happen. We would urge upon reform ers of every grade, the necessity of being . instantly on the alert, and the importance of resolving to sink all their diffe rences for the moment, at the sight of the danger with which they and their cause is thus threatened by the common enemy. The King, it is said, has sent for the Duke of Wellington, and has committed to his Grace the task of forming a Ministry, and this, too, by the advice of. her Majesty. Need we say a single word more 'to prove how important it is for reformers to anticipate the coming storm. Fortunately in so far as regards our own city, the means of union, co-operation, and strength, are already in a great measure prepared. The Durham Com mittee is still undissolved—they are men of tried metal in the ranks of reformers. Should to-morrow's news confirm those of to-day in all their extent, we trust that this body will in stantly put itself in motion. Reformers, be ye ready. Coute qui coute, we must not have Tory rulers--the faction of pub lic plunderers must have their final mittimus from the people. A Tory Administration means Tory measures and Tory prin ciples ; and the fruits of these will be the laying upon our backs —a load scarcely to be borne. Reformers of Glasgow, ye who gave the right hand of fellowship to Lord Durham on the Green, and in the Pavilion, remember his motto—" The day will come." It is your part now to realize the prophecy—the day of the people ; or, the long black night of their enemies. GREEN° CE. (From the Greenock Advertiser.) We had prepared an outline of the current speculations re garding the manner in which Lord Melbourne would be likely to fill the place of Lord Althorp, now Earl Spencer, conse quent upon his removal from the House of Commons. This did not, on the face of it, appear a difficult matter, or one which called for any change beyond transposition in the Mem bers of the Cabinet, and, therefore, the public were totally un prepared for any arrangement which would involve a material change in the policy of Government. The London journals of Friday did not convey the remotest suspicion that a crisis was at hand ; yet the papers of Saturday render all their spe culations nugatory by, the announcement of the astounding fact, that the Whig Cabinet is dissolved, and that the Duke of Wellington, with such adherents as he may draw together, is to replace the Melbourne Administration. If such an occurrence has come upon us with the startling abruptness of a thunder-peal, our feelings of astonishment are not mitigated by the relation of the circumstances which have led to it. Will it be credited that " William the Reformer " has reposed his confidence in one who, whatever his qualities as a hero and a statesman may be, unequivocally declared his hostility to reform ; and that for no better reason than because he deemed the Whig Cabinet virtually dissolved by the death of Earl Spencer, and the consequent removal of Lord Althorp to the House of Peers ? Yet such is the asserted fact. Still more, will it be believed, that a change so fraught with im portant, and it may be fatal consequences, is not so much his own act as that of the Queen, by whom, it is said, he has been successfully urged to the step, and to have been wound up to the resolution to such a degree that no entreaties of Lord Melbourne, who had spent nearly two days at Brighton in con ferences on the business, had been able to move him from his purpose. A few days must be necessary to unravel the more hidden mysteries of this strange proceeding. DUBLIN. (From the Dublin Morning Register.) The public heard yesterday,with some amazement, and no little disgust, that the death of Lord Spencer has been seized upon as a pretext for the dissolution of the Melbourne govern ment, and the introduction of the Tories once more to their long-abused power. It is to insult the public understandinc , to allege that any rational cause for a change was supplied by that incident. Though Lord Althorp had ceased to be a commoner, he had not necessarily ceased to be a member of the government ; and if even he had ceased to exist, his loss, though it might be considered great, could not be deemed ir reparable. It should have been left for parliament to declare how far his removal from the position he lately held affected the efficiency of the administration. In council it was indif ferent by what name he was called, or what executive duty he fulfilled. In the routine of parliamentary business it could only be accurately ascertained how far his presence in the Lower House was actually necessary to the work. ing of the government machine. There would have been some colour of decency in suffering the practical effect of his removal to be tried by that test. Such an indication, however, of respect for public opinion, or attention to these appearances, which back-stairs audacity had not on former occasions dared to set at defiance, was thought too much, and with a mere declaration of the Royal will (sic volo, sic jubeo) was it announced to Lord Melbourne that his Government is at an end, and that his assistance in constructing a new Admi nistration is not required ! ! The last account is that the Duke of Wellington was closeted with the King. He may, we should suppose, be regarded as the new Premier—that is, if he be again "mad" enough to take the office. The Con servatives here announce him as the head of the new Govern ment, and promise in his name an iron rule. For Ireland is that fate most assuredly destined, if they be correct in their calculations. We believe there is no extremity even of Polish despotism and barbarity for which Ireland may not be prepared if this frantic attempt to re-establish Toryism have the success which is anticipated !!! There is, then, but one duty for Irishmen of all classes, who do not wish to see their country Polandised. Enmity with the Whigs must be at an end. We must bury in oblivion all recollection of their faults, their follies, and their crimes. They did some good—they intended more—and we believe the country was about to receive its most substantial benefits at their hands. On the other side there is nothing to be remem bered but persecution—nothing to be expected but tyranny, plunder, and bloodshed. There is thee, we repeat, no choice left. All who do not repudiate reform of all kirwls—who do not wish to give permanency to tithes—who would not cherish the worst corruption of the corporations—who would not make a mockery of justice—who would not re-arm the yeomanry_ re- establish the murderous processions—and revive all sorts of Orange jobbing and malversation—will unite in a vigorous, determined, and continuous exertion to frustrate this audacious attempt to deliver up this country once again as a prey and a spoil to the fell monster of ascendancy. HULL. (From the Hull Observer.) An event has occurred which probably at this hour has agi tated the remotest sections, of the United Kingdom. The King has declared to Lord Melbourne that he has no further occasion for the services of himself or his colleagues. A Whig party does not now exist in England. But two divisions are henceforth to occupy the field of political contention—the Conservatives, who are determined to retard the progress of Reform, and the Liberals, who are equally determined to promote it. But will the change brought about by the immediate interference of the Court be supported in its consequences by the tranquil acquiescence so essential to the prosperity of a commercial country ? From all that we can learn, we have alarming apprehensions to the contrary. The Duke of Wellington has been sent for by the King. Giving the Duke credit for honesty of pur pose, let us ask what was he able to effect when armed with the power of the old system, against the popular will — and what can he effect now against that general resolve, backed by the force acquired through the instrumentality of Earl Grey's measure of Parliamentary Reform ? Private let ters from London announce to us that it is the purpose of the Tory party to govern the country—if they can. We have also other information, stating that public meetings are everywhere summoned to consider the course best to be adopted at the pre sent emergency in the affairs of the nation. We sincerely and fervently hope that the Duke will not again mistake the feelings of his countrymen. In the meantime, we await with the greatest anxiety intelligence of the effect produced by the Royal determination in Scotland, Ireland, and the Continent of Europe. MEETING OF THE BURGESSES OF HULL. A meeting of the Committee of the Burgesses' Association was held yesterday evening, for the purpose of taking into consideration the course to be adopted in the present crisis. Mr. Loft was called to the chair. Mr. WOOLLY said he should offer no apology for present ing himself to their notice on the present occasion ; the circumstances of the times were such as to render it necessary that every Reformer should step forward in dis charge of the duty which he owed to his country. The Crown was now without responsible advisers--the Whigs were no more ; the King had suddenly dismissed the short-lived Melbourne Administration, at a period, and under circumstances which rendered it more than pro bable that it was a demonstration in favour of the ene mies of reform—there was reason to fear that the King was under the influence of wicked and evil - councillors, and it be hoved every true and loyal subject to convey his sentiments to the foot of the throne—to make the King acquainted with the wishes and feelings of the people, and to counteract the de signs of that selfish and despotic party which, if not controlled by the people, would put in jeopardy both the stability of the crown and the prosperity of the empire. Who shall advise the King, when surrounded by evil councillors, but his faithful and loyal subjects ? The truckling Whigs, who have pro fessed so much, and done so little, are gone for ever as a po litical party. There are now but two parties, reformers and the enemies of reform. Will the people advise that the King should call to his councils the man who was selected at an eventful crisis, by corrupt intriguers, to stay the progress of all reform ? The people will never submit to a system by means of which impressment will be continued—(Cheers) military flogging perpetuated—a system which will keep up the pension list and its abuses.—( Loud cheers.) Will the people bear the present inequality of taxation ? Will the Dissenters support a system of gove rnment which will not abate their grievances ? and can an overgrows Church establishment be any longer tolerated by the people? and last, though not least, will not the people with one accord raise up their voices against the Govern ment and those men whose creed is " The continued preva lence of a rotten corporate system? "—( Cheers.) Gentle men, will the Duke of Wellington dare to be a Reformer on the scale which you desire ? Can he be so if he be an honest man S' He said the old system " worked well ; " can he work well with the new ?—lmpossible. To whom then are the people to look in this emergency—in this crisis of the affairs of the nation and of Europe ; for not England alone, but the fate of the struggling nations of western Europe, perhaps of other states, may depend upon the efforts of the English people to destroy the selfish and despotic influence of the Court party which now surrounds the Monarch. To whom can the people look but to that stat es man who was the object of the choice of the burgesses of Hull, at the period when he nobly resigned his seat in the Cabinet rather than be a party to that odious and tyrannical measure, the Irish Coer bion Bill—(Cheers.) On that occasion we felt that this no bleman, the Earl of Durham—(Cheers) —had the ability and honesty to serve our cause. Though he had just retired from the Ministry, we felt that the day would come when he would be carried back to the councils of the King on the shoulders of the people. It is now nearly two years since we addressed the Crown, praying for the appointment of that enlightened Noble man to the office of high steward of this borough, then vacant in consequence of the death of the venerable Earl Fitz william ; and I appeal to all who hear me, if every hour has not added fresh proofs of the high-minded liberality of the consistency, aad political faith of that right-hearted English Nobleman. Well has this Noble Lord been called the " People's Peer."—The People's Peer he has shown himself to be; and in whom can the people repose so much confidence as in him who, in the presence of thousands of honest and industrious working men, as I myself witnessed, assembled on the Green of Glasgow, avowed himself the un flinching advocate of those vital measures of constitutional re form, household suffrage, triennial parliaments, and vote by ballot ?—( Cheers.) Gentlemen, it will be my duty to move that we offer our humble suggestions to the chief magistrate of the state—to that Sovereign who has hitherto been called the " Reform King," to call to his councils the nobleman who pos sesses the largest share of the confidence of the people—the Earl of Durham. Mr. TIIISTLIZTON seconded the motion. He remarked that, as the burgesses had long ago placed their confidence in the Earl of Durham, on the occasion of the vacancies in the High Stewardship of the borough, it became more especially their duty on the present occasion again to express their sentiments to the Sovereign. He was glad that the address was not con fined to burgesses, but was to be the address of the people, and he hoped every reformer would forget minor shades of dif • ference in opinion, and cordially unite in furtherance of the common objects of all classes of Liberals. The motion for the address was put from the chair, and car ried unanimously, as were the other propositions submitted to the meeting. Thanks were then voted to the chairman for his able conduct in the chair, and the meeting separated. The following is the address to his Majesty : " SIRE,—We, the undersigned, your Majesty's loyal and dutitlil subjects of Kingston-upon-Hull, have learned with feelings of alarm that the dissolution of the Administration of Viscount Mel- Inturne has been followed by an appeal to his Grace the Duke of 'Wellington for the formation of a new Administration. " With every disposition to admit and give credit to the military services of the Duke of Wellington, we, your Majesty's faithful subjects of Kingston-upon-Hull, entertain the conviction that a Government framed under the auspices of the Noble Duke will be utterly opposed to the feelings and opinions of the British people, and dangerous to the peace and prosperity of the country. " Entertaining this conviction, and being also firmly persuaded that in the Right Hon. the Earl of Durham alone will be found a statesman calculated to afford confidence and secure tranquillity to the country, we, your Majesty's faithful subjects, in deep respect for your Majesty, and in firm attachment to the Crown, most hum bly pray that your Majesty, will be graciously pleased to intrust the f )imation of an Administration to the Right Hon. the Earl of Durham." DOVER. The dissolution of the Ministry, and the report that the Duke of Wellington had accepted office, occasioned a great sensation and bustle here ever since Monday morning; nothing but expresses and messengers have been passing to France. The first express which was sent across on Monday, it was un dA-stood, was to recall Sir Robert Peel from Italy ; the others are believed to have related to the formation of the new Minis try ; and the different messengers were proceeding to commu nicate the intelligence to our Ambassadors at the several Courts of Europe. COURT CIRCULAR. His Majesty gave audiences yesterday at St. James's Palace to the Hanoverian Minister, the Duke of Wellington, Earl of Albemarle, Lord Hill, Lord Farnborough, and Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Rowley. The King had asmall dinner party in the evening. There were present to meet their Majesties, the Hanoverian Minister and the Baroness d'Ompteda, the Danish Minister and the Ba roness Biome, the Saxon Minister, Lord Hill, Earl Amherst, Sir Benjamin Stephenson, Sir George Seymour, Rev. Dr. Kuper, Colonel Hill, &c. His Majesty will bold a Council this day. The summonses were issued last evening. Lord Hill arrived in town yesterday afternoon from his seat in Shropshire.. After transacting business at the Horse Guards his Lordship visited the Duke of Wellington at the Home. office. _ _ _ _ _ _ The Right Hon. Frankland Lewis, First Commissioner of the Poor Laws, visited the Duke of Wellington yesterday at the Home .office. Lord Lyndhurst and the Earl of Rosslyn had interviews with his Grace. _ Despatches from Sir W. Nieolay, the Governor of the Mauritius, were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. BRIGHTON, Nov. 19. Should nothing occur to alter their Majesties' determina tion, the Court will return here to-morrow afternoon. The Pripcess Augusta and Prince George continue at the Pavilion, and are in the enjoyment of excellent health. Lady Brougham has vacated her residence in Brunswick terrace, and left for town. Captain Bathurst, who was thrown off his horse yesterday, in the hurdle race, with great violence, is much better this morning'. The Duke and Duchess of Montrose, together with their son the Marquis of Graham, are in the departure list for London. • COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Sheridan Knowles's most perfect and most poetical Drams, The Hunchback, was represented here last night for the put poe, we should suppose, of allowing a London audience to judge Of" Mr. Vandenhafrs ability to personify the character of Master Walter. We have seen several actors make the same attempt, of whom the author succeeded least, and Mr. Van. denhoff certainly deserves to be considered the most successful. We do not know of any character from his representation of which so favourable an estimate may be formed of his talent as an actor as that of Master IY alter. Not only in his concep tion of the part most true to the original creation of the poets genius ; but he realizes in his execution of that conception all that the reader can have conceived of the same idea. He was the veritable Hunchback ; the mis-shapen in body, yet the most excellent in mind. The noble, the good, the generous, the high-souled and kind-hearted. Mr. G. Bennett acted the part of Sir Thomas Clifford with better taste than we previously supposed him capable of exercising. There were occasions where he transgressed a little, but on the whole it was a cre ditable performance. Miss Clifton's attempt to represent the character of Julia only makes us more painfully aware how much the stage has lost by the retirement of Miss Fanny Kemble. We regretted to see the theatre so indifferently attended. , Yesterday morning tne 'sing gave audiences to the Duke of Wellington, Lord Ellenborough, Lord Cowley, Lord Lyndhurst, the Right Hon. Sir Charles Manners Sutton, the Earl of Albemarle, the Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot, and Lord Rosslyn. General Lord Hill has arrived in town from his seat in Shropshire. Mr. Alexander Baring, Lord Ellen borough, Lord Lyndhurst, the Right lion. Sir Charles Man ners Sutton, the Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot, General Lord Combermere, Lord Maryborough, Mr. Herries, Mr. Planta, Lord Stuart de Rothesay, Mr. Holmes, and Mr. George Dawson, visited the Duke of Wellington yesterday morning at Apsley-house, previous to his Grace's going to the King at St. James's. A gentleman from each of the Govern ment offices yesterday morning wasted on the Duke at the Home-office, with such documents as required his Grace's signature. Sir Robert Peel may be expected to arrive in this country earlier than was at first imagined. Previously to the Duke of Wellington leaving Brighton Palace on Saturday morning, a foreign courier, well known for the expedition of his movements, was sent off to Dover, charged with despatches for the Right Hon. Baronet, and he was commanded to use the utmost expedition'in their delivery, what is termed " mi nute time," being put in force to ensure as far as possible the avoidance of the least delay, Sir Robert would, it is ex pected, leave Lady Peel to return to England by easy stages, whilst he came on alone ; and it is calculated that he may arrive here within ten days, or a fortnight at most. A Govern ment steam packet will be in attendance at Calais to convey the Right Hon. Baronet to Dover. The Gallant Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (Nelson's Flag Captain, and the present Governor of Greenwich Hospital) will, it is said, at the especial wish of the King, retain his seat at the Board of Admiralty, notwith standing the change in the Administration. We have authority to state that the Duke of North umberland will certainly be a candidate for the office of High Steward of the University of Cambridge,vacant by the lamented death of the Earl of flardwicke, and that a committee is now sitting in Cambridge for the purpose of securing his election. DINNER TO THE EARL OF DURHAM.—A con venient gallery for the ladies has been erected in the largo Assembly-room for Lord Durham's dinner, and we understand the Countess of Durham, and three of Lord Durham's daugh ters, intend honouring the dinner with their presence.—Tyne Mercury. Canterbury seems likely to be severely contested if Lord Fordwich's acceptance of the post of Under Foreign Se cretary vacates his place. Lord Albert Conynghanv is in the field on the liberal interest; Mr. Lushington,. Ex-Governor of Bombay, on the Tory ; and the Radicals are looking to Mr. Wells as their candidate. The Duke of Argyll has gone to the Continent for a two months' tour, which has prevented bis Grace from re signing office as Lord Steward of the Household; Lord and Lady Crofton are occupying pro tan. his Grace's mansion in Park-lane. DEATH OF THE EARL OF IiARDWICK.--We regret to announce the death of this distinguished nobleman. which took place on Tuesday at his Lordship's seat, Titten hanger - House, near St. Alban's. By this event the Lord I,ieutenantcy of the county of Cambridge, and the office of High Steward of the University become vacant. We are informed that Mr. Hudson, a member cf the Queen's household, has not only been dispatched to Italy to bring Sir Robert Peel home, but that a messenger has also been sent to Germany to bring home his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland. The value of the co-operation of so perfect a champion of the Church as the Duke of Cumberland at such a moment, cannot be questioned ; and it must be gra, tifying to Sir Robert Peel, on his arrival, to End so valuable an ally at his post. We hear that " his Highness, the Dicta. tor," was very busy all yesterday, in going from office to office. It is not strange that his admirers should think that "he would very soon be able to manage successfully most of the depart ments himself." His new org an, the Times, has discovered that " a party so completely organized and disciplined as that which the Duke of Wellington commands, presents fewer em • barrassments than other Ministers have had to deal with in tho formation of a Cabinet." Well done, the Times ! / Tho Dictator has, at least, well managed to be effective in respect to our contemporary. The British public have now their duty to perform towards both these parti es ; an d we are with out fear that this duty will be more effectively executed than may be agreeable either to the one or the other.—Morniny Chronicle.