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InSnnustered at raised by Mr. inty of Surrey, respectability, I expense, and Sir WILLIAM and, similar to , except in the F taste amongst tent, is particu- ent through , RMAN MA lON IAMARA• We r we have made nded in fact.— . Nothing be exception of ial defeat of the ngers and their "owls, and the is not now the onspiracy; and ceedings in the he dissolution, .hensible doings Never, boa'. re decidedly or them in the be. irious course ; Lblers and po them in the were blinded and more than m destruction, sir discomfiture at the borough t endeavouring to the money ill amount pro. eery lover of his result, but, for he dupes of the hat nearly fifty )mpound with not, however, wise than fair much for their e believe, have, Id before their he greater part market by the r the most part been immense tat the gains of not been very chile the Bears ras at school trived to elope. Lged with un the lady, as the also of Louth), ttenee of being ce understood, ce of her than ttle doubt the ing last, under t to her gover the gentleman on the road to )y knot indis. 'AMINE IN . 1 that the Ca poor starving Hilly spreading two Reverend semolina, and Cliffden, have Unless prompt tress, we fear cord.,. irsa• f S. Platt, Esq., t Coram-street, ire, C. D'Oylcy to Sarah, third abberley-hoase, le Russell, only naica. t Hon. William G.C.B. and y SL Edmund's, Ps-place, Hack- A. Bryant, Bel- iN43, AT THk WHITTAKEIVS.. MONTHLY MA GAZINE for JUNE contains:—L The State of Europe—H. The Silent Sister—lll. Spanish Highways and Byways, No. 2 IV. Poll-Anal Poetry__V. My N ew Lodgings—Vl. Father Murphy's &guon on the Elections and Prospect. of Ireland—Vll. Love and Noveliani— VIII. The Ghost of Kilsheclan—lX. Oa the Epithets of Shakspeare—X. Aphorisms, by Wm. Hazlitt—Xl. Notes of the Month on Affairs in General, viz. :—Paganini and his.Prices—The Neglected Nugent—German Progenies—. The Flying Colonel—Granby Calcraft's Latin—Coke and Cobbett—Lady Nelson's Jewels—Big-bog Orators—Fire Escapes—The Duke ; a Riddle—Decimus Burton and the Beasts—lrish Friendship—Colonel Fitzclarence and the Times—Whig Wit--French Frippery and Medals—Non sense and Napolconisna—Reform Pamphlets, &o. Reviews of New Books, Fine Alts, %ports, &c. &e., price 2s. 6d. Whittaker and Co., London ; and Waugh and lanes, Edinburgh. This d4y was published, THE METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE, No. 11., for JUNE; EDITED BY THOMAS CAMPBELL, ESQ. Author of " The Pleasures of Hope," assisted by the leading Literary Characters of the day, and by Naval and Military Writers of Distinguished Talent. CONTENTS. . Lord Falkland's Dream on the Night before the Battle of Newbury—a new Poem—by James Montgomery, Esq. of Sheffield. 2. Memoirs of the Macaw of a Lady of Quality—by Lady Mor gan. (Concluded.) 3On the View from St. Leonard's—a Poem—by Thomas Camp bell, Esq. 4. Retrospect of Literature from the earliest period to the Twelfth Century—by James Montgomery, Esq. No. 1. 5. The Troubles in Ireland. 6. The Life of a Sailor. No. 11. 7. Riches. 8. .The Quakers' Carnival in Dublin. 9. Naval Anecdotes. 10. The Unanimity of Juries. 11. And there shall be no more Sea." 12. Anecdotes of the late Mr. Abernethy. 13. Remembrance. 14. Political Times—The Elections. 15. Letter from Paris on the Present State of Affairs in France. 16. Sotheby's Homer, with a Specimen of his New Translation of the Odyssey (unpublished). 17. Life of Sir Thomas Lawrence, reviewed. • 18. The Premier! ditto. With Original Articles on the DRAMA, the FINE ARTS, MUSIC, &c., awl a great variety of Miscellaneous Information. Published by Cochrane and Piekersgill, 11, Waterloo place, Pall Mall. DISTRESS AND FAMINE IN IRELAND. THE proceedings at the Public Meeting in Exeter Hall, on Thursday last, render it neces sary to make the following brief statement : This Meeting was first suggested by a Correspondent in the Record Newspaper, and on Saturday last a few Gen tlemen assembled at Exeter Hall, formed themselves into a Provisional Committee, and took measures for obtaining a Chairman, and as full an attendance as the short notice would admit. It was undoubtedly the object of the Provisional Com mittee to call on the pubic as Christians to come more decidedly forward in aid of their suffering brethren in Ire land, and they endeavoured to put the several Resolutions proposed into the hands of Speakers in their opinion most able to perform that duty; having so done, they consider themselves in no respectfurther responsible for what passed. The present cold and apathetic feeling in this country, whether arising from the bustle of the elections, an unrea sonable reliance on measures to be taken by Goverirment, or a reference to any improvident proceeding in Ireland in 1822, disposed the Provisional Committee to think that two or three Committees for London, and one at least in each of our great towns, highly desirable to stimulate to more effectual exertion, and it was with this view that they suggested a distinct Committee for the West End of the Metropolis. It would seem almost unnecessary to say, it never entered into the contemplation of the Provisional Committee to reflect on the Committee in the City, or on any t.ther Committee or individuals who have on this occasion so properly come forward in this work of benevolence. It is equally unnecessary to disavow the least idea of reflecting on the London Committee of 1822, no incorrect preceeding having ever been attributed to them. The Provisional Committee, in making public the following Resolution and List of Subscriptions received, resign their temporary functions with an urgent entreaty to the British and Irish public as Christians to hasten to the assistance of their famishing brethren through any channel or in any way they may prefer. Resolutions at a Meeting at Exeter Hall, on Thursday, th e 26th May, 1831, Viscount Lorton in the Chair;-- It was Resolved, - - 1. That it appears from the facts which have been laid before this Meeting, that the destitute condition of Connemara, Mayo, and Donegal, is such as to call for im mediate and increased exertion in order to arrest the progress of famine and disease. That in furtherance of this object the following gentlemen form a Committee for the West end of the metropolis, to collect subscriptions and distribute them through those channe;s which may seem most likely to secure their prudent and judicious appropriation. COMMITTEE. The Rev. Henry Beamish, H. Hill, Esq., Charles Brodrick, Esq., John Bridges, Esq„ Nadir Baxter, Esq., A. Haldane, Esq., Wm. Nlalton, Esq., J. S. Reynolds, Esq. Viscount Lorton, Lord Lilford, Lord Calthorpe, Lori James O'Bryen Sir G. Grey, Bart., Sir R. O'Donnel, - Captain Vernon Harcourt, E. Gordon Esq., M.P., The Hon. a nd Rev. Gerard Noel,, TREASUIIER....HeIIry Drummond, Esq 2. That although a portion of the funds collected in 1 822 may have been misappropriated, this circumstance affords no ground for withholding relief when the present distress is so decided and so appalling ; while the ex perience of the past must serve as a beacon to prevent the recurrence of similar errors. 3. That this Meeting is deeply indebted to those Gi n tletnen who, in the City and elsewhere, have associated for the purpose of affording relief to the destitute Irish, and that whilst it acknowledges the prompt and efficacious aid which has been rendered through the instrumentality cif the R e cord Newspaper, the continued efforts of the Press in the cause of our suffering countrymen are earnestly Invited. - -- List of Persons who gave their names as Subscribers : ' Their Royal Highnesses Dr. Hume, 3d sub 5 0 0 the Duchess of Kent Isaac Smith, Esq 5 0 0 and the Princess Vic- Thomas Dawes, Esq lO 10 0 t oria ..£5O 0 G Nadir Baxter, Esq 5 0 0 n . Grace Is the Duke of Dr. Steinkoptl* '2 0 0 Devonshire, 2d d0n...100 00— Butts, .Esq. Lord Viscount Lorton 20 00 -- for W. W. C 5 0 0 Lord Manners 25 0 OC. Brodrick, Esq 2 0 0 I. o f ord Liffbrd, 3d sub.... 5 00 W. Lees, Esq. James O'Bryen... 10 OCI Mrs. M'Gregor 1 1 0 i . 4) rd Ashtown 3O 0 0 Miss Jennings 1 0 u 4, 0, ril Calthorpe 2O 00.‘ A Small Thank Oiler night Hon. Lord Bar- log," &c 1 0 0 ._barn 5O 00. An Irish Child, per the Hon. and Rev. Gerard I Hon. and ltev. Gerard Rev. and Family....,. 8 8 0 Noel 0 0 2 ',,v• W. Cunningham 1 0 0 John Usborne, Esq lO 10 0 •ught lion. Sir Strat- Mrs. Usborne ford Canning 3 0 0 3liss Usborne lO 10 0 J P .E . Gordon, Esq. M.P. 3 0 0 Per Rev. C. Smalley. .-ao, y Emily Stratford 1 0 0 Mrs. Fowler.-- Lady Jane Thompson 5 0 0 Miss Fowler 1 0 0 Capt. Vernon Harcourt 5 0 0 Miss Jane Fowler Col. Frederick Page..... 10 0 0 Mrs. Fowler's Servants 0 5 0 Itev. Dr. Bridges 5 0 0 Anonymous, put iu the John Bridges, Esq . 5 0 0 plate lOO 0 0 Note.. — Should there be any errors or omission in the hurry of the Public Meeting, it is requested it may be noti fi, d to the Committee. . Subscriptions will be received by Henry Drummond, Req., Treasurer of the Western Committee : and Dona tions will be gratefully received at the banking-house of klesars. Drummond, Charing•cross; also by J. G. Barker, R :lss at No. 16, Exeter Hall ; likewise at the Record• o ffice, No. 9, Red Lion-court, Fleet - street; Me ssrs. i tlatchards, booksellers, 187, Piccadilly ; Messrs. Seeleys , b ooksellers, Fleet-street ; Mr. James y Nisbet, bookseller, li erners-street, Oxford-street; and Mr. Shaw, bookseller, 18 , Southampton-row, Russell-square; and by all the tankers at the West-end of the town. Since this advertisement was written, two letters have been handed to the Committee, from which they make t he f l i' ll "ving extracts : r uin Lieut. Dotnbrain, Inspector-General of the Coast Guard, Ireland. ‘• Ballynass, Tuesday, May 25, 1831. ." As it would be impissible for me to pourtr a y an y 01 4 . 1 N like the distress, the awful and appalling v isit a tion the Almighty in these parts, so shall nut attempt it— I f t heart-rending. The people are dying ; having live d 4 7, 0 8 ° 111 e time on the common sea-wetsl, they have been ueray afflicted with swellings all over their bodies; it ti t appearance of dropsy, but attacks all the parts; they e si n ki ng under it. lam still pouring in fwd. 1 Frame ordered nine cargoes of p iv otatoes." the Rev. Mr. Eilis, received through the Duchess of Beauftll t. , "I writ e t o lay before you the dreadful distress at pre . .1 14 existin g i n C unnemara. 1 b eg your a d v i ce Ln d as . a l ‘ t44 ce in endeavouing to relieve it. Famine and fevel a. re stalking hand in c h and through this miserable legion, 0 ° if some means o f re li e f are not i mme di a t e l y f oun d, ot ''ands upon thousands Must perish. t , " As a last resource, some are now bleeding tl.eir cattl e , boiling their blood, and eating it. and I see nothing before us all the summer but famine Bence.t,,bTe'ti Any thing that can be d one f or us ought th e , uickly. Another month's di s t ress ma y i nsure ‘t'alh of thousands." ES. '2 ay e -i't-ifl-ve-/-4tif-t--f-- • . 4.. 411, . . . . . ___--- '' ... .. . . . .. ~. - . .., . _• • :.....-,,,,a,, f 0. t. .#4 : ft. Y . ...- , _ . • , • •,,gr,A.,,,,, ::#: ,p-,4.-..-t-i „,-_,_--_,; , . -,. - ' ..., Ii ~.....---- --,,,—, :--ft;,,,..,'',-4,',/,''''''''ls• '.,-k , l''.t?-?' '''' * . 1- `' - =' 4,- - "-V iy---- 7-"\:".1•-:, 1. . - •4' •-•:.5.4- , ~ ; , , I. . • -' - • 0 . 7 'l. cs•-• .;e- i_,,ii fir' -----''-,, (-,,ff - itoi-1 , 21.0 ) 3 , ..4; ,;-s• N o._ 2,080. Published this day, Bvo. 6d. (continued every Tyr , Months, alterna , ely with Cie Magazine of Natural His- tory), No. XXXII. of THE GARDENER'S MAGAZINE. and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement. Conducted by J. C. LOUDON, F.L.S. H.S. &c. Also may be had, Vols. I. to VI. price . sl. Is. 6 , 1. bds. Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green. This day was published, in One Portalie Volume, Bvo , price 201. in boards, tr:IIBBON'S DECLINE and FALL of the dig ROMAN P.NIPIRE, containing the whole, corn. pried in tl,e original Edition in Twelve Volumes. Printed for T. Cadell, Strand ; and the other Proprietors. *„', The above Work is also publishing in Ten Monthly Ports, price 2s. each. Seven of these have alreody appeared and the remaining three will be published in July, August, and September. ANothe same Work nom printed in Eight very handsome Volumes, Bvo., price 3/. 4s. in bosrds. Published this day, price 3s. THE HARMONICON (for JUNE), containing I. MUSICAL LITERATURE. Memoirs of Italian fioprsni. Muskat Seale of the Greeks.' Manchester Glee Club. Paganini. Autobio graphy of an Amateur. Diary of a Dilettante. Ancient Philharmonic and Benefit Concerts. Review of New Music, &c. H. MUSIC. Overture, Kauer. Air and March, Belliui. Polonaise. Canzonet, Mrs. Kerr. Chorus and Duet, Spohr. The Pole's Farez•ell, Miss Collier (all for Pianoforte.) Aria for Guitar. London : Longman and Co. ; and sold by all Book sellers and Dealers in Music. This day wail put.lished, pLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MA GAZINE. No. CLXXXI. for JUNE, 1831. _ _ CONTENTS. Edinburgh Election—H. Dr. Parr and his Contemporaries, No. 4.--111. Hymn of the Mountain Christian. By Mrs. Hemans—lV. The Highlander's Return. By Delta—V. The Miser's Grave. By the Ettricii Shepherd—Vl. On Parliamentary Reform and the French Revolution, No. 6.—V11. An Agony of Thirty-Eight Hours—VlM Passages from the Diary of a late Physician. Chap. 10. A Slight Cold, Rich and Poor, Grave Doings—lX. On the Financial Measures of a Reformed Parliament. Ne. 1. The Whig Budget.—X. Tom Cringle's Log—Xl. The Lord Advocate on Reform —XII. Letter from the Whig Hater on the Late Elections. Printed for William Blackwood, No. 45, George street, Edinburgh ; and T. Cadell, Strand, Loudon. ARMY AND NAVY. THE UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL, and NAVAL and MILITARY MAGAZINE, for June, contains :—Naval Battles—On the Defence of Jersey—Recollections of the late American War, by a Cruiser—Reminiscences of a Subaltern, No. s—Survey of the West Coast of Africa in 1825-6 continued—Stand for a Mercurial Horizon—A recent Visit to some of the Poly nesian Islands, by George Bennet, M.R.S.—On the Equipment of British Infantry—Distribution of Light Cavalry and Infantry in the Field, by Vanguard—The Veteran to his Sword—Yeomanry Cavalry, with Re marks on Revised Cavalry Movements—The Services of the late Admiral Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, K.C.B.—The Services of the late Bear-Admiral George Sayer, C.B.— Lithuania ; forming the centre of the Revolutionary Dis ti ict—Formation of a Naval and Military Museum—On the Distribution and Duties of the Unattached Medical Staff of the Army at Home—Raviews and Critical No tices—General Correspondence, &c. &c. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, New Burlington sti PORTRAIT OF THOMAS H. BAYLEY, ESQ. rrHE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, 11 for JUNE, will contain, besides the usual varieties in Arts, Literature, &c.— Living Literary Characters—Thomas Haynes Bayley, Esq., with a striking Likeness, engraved on steel by Thompson—The late Elections—Soliloquy of an Ex- Member —On Painters' Critics, and Sir Thomas Lawrence —Sketches taken in the House of Lords—Scottish Bar, Mr. Cockburn—Historical Details of the Polish Revolu tion, by an Eye-Witness—Newark, and the Duke of New castle—The Forewarning, a Tale—Lines by E. L. Bul wer, Esq.—The Months, by Horace Smith, Esq.—The First and Second Visit—Economy, by the Author of Paul Pry—Progress of Reform—Arecdotes of Reformers : Lord Grey, Sir James Mackintosh, Lord Erskine, Thomas Hardy, Horne Tooke, Lord Stanhope, Arthur O'Connor, &e.—The Loved One's Slumber, by the Hon. Mrs. Norton—Monthly Comment try : Perplexities of Sir Robert Peel; Irish Barbarism, O'Gorman Mahon and Mr. Steele; Whig and Tory redivivi ; Sentimental Sub scribers; Capt. Basil Hall and the Loo-Chaos ; Dramatic Project at Drury Line; Urbanities of the hustings; Itatocracy of London ; Civic Perversities. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, New Burlington street. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR S CO UR T, MAY 30. ARIGNA MINING COMPANY..--lIITCHENS V. CONGREVE. The object of the present suit on behalf of the Arigna Mining Company, was the restriction of the sum of 15,000/., the excess which had been paid by them to Sir William Congreve and two gentlemen of the name of Clarke, for mines which had been bought from a Mr. Flattery. The case has taken several days in argument, and this morning his Honour, after hearing some of the Counsel for different defendants, proceeded to give judgment without calling upon the Solicitor-General to reply. It appeared that a Mr. Flattery was in pos session of the Arigna mines, and that Sir William Congreve and two gentlemen of the name of Clarke negotiated with him for the sale of that interest for 10,000/. After Sir Win. Congreve and the two Clarkes became possessed of this property, they agreed among them selves, to form a Company, to be called the Arigna Mining Company, for the purpose of working these mines ; and they held out to the persons who were to form the Com.. pany, that the interest which they were in possession of in the mines should be purchased by the Company for 25,000/, 10,000/. of which was to be paid to Mr. Flattery, and the 15,0001. was to be a sort of bonus or pro fit to Sir W. Congreve and the Messrs. Clarkes, for giving up their interest in the property ; and the objection to the transaction was, that Sir Wm, Congreve and the Messrs. Clarkes bad never developed to the persons who were to form the Company what the transaction really was; and that every proceeding had beets taken which could possibly keep them in the dark upon the subject. It appeared to his Honour, looking at all the proceedings which h id taken p l ace , and the cheques that had been given, utterly vain for Sir Wm. Congreve and the Messrs. C'arke to sup pose that the large sum which they had taken to' themselves was to be considered as property which they were entitled to ; and it was equally clear to the mind of the Court, that p ersons f orming a society ,! could not deal with the funds and make the repro_ sentations which these gentlemen had done. But there was a sort of technical objection raised to the relief in this case, becm•e it was said the property was worth 25,000/. The Court considered that quite immaterial, because the question was what suns was held out to the Company as • the sum actually paid. No person could doubt that great misrepresentation had been made in this case, and the per sons making such misrepresentation must, in the opinion of the Court, make good the consequences of it. Under these circumstances the Court was of opinion, that a decree, must be directed t o b e Clarke and Sir Wrn. Cong reve were liable to pay the whole sum of 15,0001. such made, a e v s i d a a s r i n a g sk b iN y l e stsbres Bill, f 7 ------- --- At Beaurnaris election the Earl of UXB RIDGE repeatedly spoke of his Noble Father in terms of warm affection. " Lord ANcLascA," said he, "is deeply anxious that his brother should be returned for the Car narvonshire boroughs, because it will be for the public good. Lord ANGLESEA, Gentlemen, I can assure you, is no boroughtnonger ; if he had twenty borouAs, he would most gladly lay them on the altar of his country." It is needless to speak of the enthusiasm with which such de clarations were received.— Carnaro7l Herald. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1831. HAMBURG PAPERS. BERLIN, MAY 25.—Privwe letters from Brody :ay that the Odessa mail had not arrived in ►lia dace in consequence t . f an insurrection at Kaminietz Podolski. This report has had the effect of de rtressing the funds here. The threat of conti, oat i ng the proper►y of those nobles of Prussian Poland who have joined t heir coantlymen in the glorious struggle against Russia, is likely to prove nearly a dead letter, nearly all of them have taken the precaution of •norgaging their own lands, either really o r fi e _ fitious'y, to the utmost possible extent. The number :►f these absentees is estimated at 400. Our Slate Gazette of yesterday evening con tained the Russian account of the successful manner :it which Generals Chrzanow6ki and Romarino have rorced their way to Zunose, in order to oppose General Rudiger, who, by the failure of Dwernicki's expedition, was left without an opponent. From the Russian account, the Polish Generals appear to have suffered severely. General Kreutz estimated their loss, on the 6th arid 7th of May, at about 3,ooo'itten, whereas from the Polislybulletinovritten with every appeifirree frankness, Chtzinowski's corgis infli6ted a severe loss upon the Russians, and brought upwards of 800 prisoners with them to Zamosc. The Russian Commander-in-Chief being in formed that the insurgents intended with their main force to undertake something against Sledlee, took measures to anticipate them by a rapid movement. On the 11th in the evening he advanced towards Jablonna, and at daybreak on the 12th proceeded against Kalusszyn, but the Poles had already eva cuated it. They were pursued, and seemed disposed to stand their ground near Jendrzejow, bur the fire of the artillery, which commanded their position, causing them much loss, and the brave Russian ma rine regiments having attacked with fixed bayonets, they rapidly retreated beyond Minsk to Dembe- Wielki. When the Commander-in-Chief found that all the columns had retreated, he stopped in pursuit, and returned the next day to his former po sition. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. lIAAIBURG, MAY 27.-13. 9 ; 2 months, 13. 71-. CIIRISTIANIA, MAY IS.-3 months, 6. BERLIN, MAY 24.-3 months, 6 20e. STOCKHOLM, MAY 20.-75 days, 13. 8. —Hamburg Papers, May 27. early age.—(Hear, hear.) Did Mr. Pitt ever ins;s upon a part of the Constitution being forcibly an( violently wrested from them ?—(Great cheers.) There were certain propositions of Mr. Pitt upon record respec ing delinquent boroughs, but war there the slightest ground for supposing that sr' preposterous an idea had ever entered his mind to that that which might be forcibly wrested from one man and given to his neighbour could be possessed by that neighbour in security ? He answered no— no such idea had ever been eutertained by that great man whose memory they revered.—(Lowi applause.) He (Lord Harewood), however, new , ived n times when that doctrine was brought for ward 4'ith authority ; and it well behoved the people of England to look to its natural conse quences should it be acted upon.—(Hear, hear.) •With respect to the Reform Bill itself he should then say nothing, but of the manner in which that measure had been pressed forward something hr most say.—(Hear, hear.) It was essential to the freedom of the subject that the conduct of Public then should be open to public - animadversion, and he called upon 'them to use that freedoni — AtMk they had it.—(Great cheering.) In saying this, he did not allude to any thing which had transpired in Parliament, but to a system which had gone forth, to an endeavour that was making, to stifle the voice of every man opposed to certain doctrines, by the means of intimidation, which the people of this country ought not to permit to succeed, if they valued their freedom and independence.--(Ap •plause.) He knew not—he wished he did—nor did he pretend to insinuate from what quarter those attacks came; but he could not help observ ing, that proceed from where they might, they re ceived no chastisement. Not only were they di rected against individuals, but they also assailed the constituted authorities of the country, and yet they were left without restraint, without punishment.— ( Applause.) In saying this was he speaking against the liberty of the Press ? No. Were the whole of the Press present he would use the same language. He did not fear the Press, nor all the Press could sty of him—(Heer, hear.) In making the remarks he spoke on behalf of the liberty of the subject. He was aware that in addressing so numerous an assembly he must be speaking to some who were favourable _to a Parliamentary Reform. Upon that subject he had stated his opinion in the proper place for him to give it—the House of Lords. Speaking to them he did not pretend to be the organ of Pitt Club, and he begged that what he said would be taken as merely from himself. He was aware that some present might be favourable to a Reform in Parliament. The people of England had expressed themselves, as it would appear, in favour of Reform. There were, however, two classes of Reformers.—(Hear.) One of those classes coveted not Reform with a view to the preservation of the institutions of the country. From those Reformers themselves—for from them he did not wish to detract—they had the declaration that the Bill, in itself so extravagant as to have astonished bold Reformers, was to be regarded as but a stepping stone to further innova tions.—(Applause.) Did he mean to state that the people of this country in general had any such views? Certainly trot: he lived among the people; he courted their opinions ; and he boldly and fearlessly asserted that they had no such expectations or de sires. —(Cheers.) The great bulk of the people of England had no ulterior views; and in their present disposition would be ready to make every _tnrtioff. - for the sbliport of the institutions of the country.— (Hear, hear.) Such being the fact, it was most desirable to distinguish between the two classes of Reformers. It was also desirable to inquire if any apology should be deemed necessary for the latter class, if one might not very easily be found. Had no efforts been made to* agitate the minds and the feelings of the people—to stimulate them to disain 'tea and to a desire for change—(Hear, hear)—and to disguise and cover up feelings of a far different nature under the name of Reform ?—(Loud and general cheering.) Was there nothing to adduce in excuse of the conduct of those persons who by false colouring had been led to believe that in sup porting Parliamentary Reform they should uphold the King and the Constitution ? Why, the very statement made as to the cause of the dissolution of the late Parliament, that the House of Commons had refused the supplies—a delusion like that going forth to the country was sufficient to unite the people in opposition to those whom they supposed had so acted.—(Hear, hear.) But one question was not asked by the country, was the statement true?— (Tremendous cheering.) Whether it had been done hastily or inadvertently, or not, to say nothing of the manner of doing it—(Cries of " Hear, hear ")—b e held that it must be considered as the act of the Government. And why did he so consider it ? For this reason—the statement was repeated to a Cabinet Minister in a distant part of the country, and he could not therefore look upon it as one of accident and unauthorised by the Government.— (Hear, hear.) Delusions, then, had been spread abroad. Why, with respect to themselves, with re spect to that Club, although its members had been in the habit of assembling together on that day for the last twenty-six years, yet every one attending on the present occasion was to be denounced as an utter foe to all Reform. Again, a forcible attack had been made upon the Constitution, and those who objected to the haste, the breathless haste, with se ol which they were called u p on to p ro ceed , an d de sired some time to look into the det a i ls o f a mea bo- roughs which had returned them as representatives, s ti g matir•ed as enemie s to all Reform.--(Clicers.) hey The consequences o f these delusions had been wh at sure' s clh‘r would u se ld n tlo k r e t h most to the rio counties ou changes, nge o s o , d t were v ier they mutt all regret. .Persons the most deserVing had lost the distinction they had enjoyed while truth was predominant.—(General cheering.) The immortal mastery of the Right don. Wm. P i tt " was then drunk with acclamation, and fol lowed til: l ea ry tH r) %ov l tt : : . l et C hoe a fr n , r r r u g d tn'hssewbiseekut dnorm," ‘ s ‘l o hta r hvi tg oeitrnih o Nel f y,ou s‘rl` never‘ i ret ' h hryeePilo : v e e r li ge s t un tl g re by pr i‘ in l Ci . p li les obb w s th . ich r m o s f " B gas :u ' ns s t ti h e e k., n , ext tcast, fol lowed by Throne of ,, t h hl a s i e l rsetaal The Noble CHAIRMAN again rose. lie had simply to propose a toast, a gloat favourite with thu Club protestant ascendancy."—(Great applause.) would be impossible to describe the claim siagn with which this toast was drank. The Navy and Army" was the next toast, and wa s folio wed by " Rule Britannia." The Noble CHAIRMAN then gave—" May the pr i nc iples of Mr. Pitt always animate the Councils o f Great Britain."--,(The toast wits drank amidst mu ch cheering.) His Grace the Duke of Wellington" was the n ext toas', arid it was received with all the honours, an d followed by " See the conquering hero comes." The Noble CHAIRMAN said he begged to offer as a toast the health of a person present—" The Earl of Eldon."—(Tremendous cheering and waving of handkerchiefs.) The health of the ventreble and illustrious Earl was drank with a warmth and enthusiasm of at tachment beyond description. The cheering waq i m mense and l ong - continued, and whinLord Eldon rose to return thanks the acclamations were renewed. Silence being restored,' Lord ELDoN said he was not one of those who t hought that an amicable intercourse in private life ought to lead to appointments to public stations— (Hear, hear)—and he believed he only did justice - o Mr. Pitt i n suppos i ng t h at no suc h cons i derat i on sad influenced hi m i n t h e c h o i ce h e h a d ma d e o f hi s ' Lord Eldon' s ) l a b ours, however erroneous that 'hoice might h ave been.—(Cries of "No no !") For himself, he could truly say, he had nothing to ask ; he had been called to the stations he had filled without any interference, or seeking for them upon its part. But a few months had elapsed since he 'aid every reason to doubt his ability to attend ; :till even then he had come to the conclusion, that if alive he would be present, even if he were carried . o his seat.—(Cheers.) He had not come there, however, to take airy share in the agitation which convulsed the country, or to make any remarks upon hat Bill, in the behalf of which the agitation had been excited. He came there for no such purpose, but he came to state the real opinions of Mr. Pitt upon the subject which now so much occupied the eublic mind. He knew what the opinions and the loctrhies . of Mr. Pitt were.—(Cheers.) He knew not whether he should live to take any share in the discussions, uteri the Bill, but if he did he would endeavour to do his duty. He trusted-he never would be capable of sacrificing the security-:of the country arid the blessings it had enjoyed ever since he had been able to form a judgment, for any untried experiment, fanciful theories, and startling intro vations.—(Loud applause.) But what had been the conduct of Mr. Pitt? in 1782 Mr. Pitt made his first motion respecting Parliamentary Reform. The object of that motion was for a Committee to inquire whether any amendment of the representa tion could be effected. Mr. Pitt, on introducing that motion, spoke with asperity of close boroughs, and condemned the existing system. But without saying any thing at all disrespectful of Mr. Pitt, he might remark, that in 1782 he was not a very ripe politician, and that he lived to see and to confess his error.—(Hear, hear.) The motion was rejected. In 1783 Mr. Pitt made a new motion ; anti before he (Lord Eldon) proceeded further, let him remark, that he had never been opposed to the consideration of Reform in Parliament ; but he had always de sired that it should be held in remembrance that alteration was not necessarily Reform. Reform meant amendment, arid not innovation arid mere change. At his time of life, four score years, it was his duty to consider deeply before he surrendered those institutions which, under divine Providence, had conferred such inestimable blessings on this country, and raised it to its present rank among nations, for the purpose of adopting projects the re sult of which no man could foretell.—(Hear, hear.) lii the Session of 1783, Mr. Pitt made his second motion. In that Session he (Lord Eldon) first en tered Parliament. Mr. .Pitt said that on the pre vious occasion lie had gone too far—that in future he must be far more guarded than he had been, and he moved resolutions to the effect that when the majority of the voters of any borough were proved delinquent, that borough should be disfranchised . — that the franchise should be given to new voters, and that the pure voters. of the convicted bo rough should have votes for the Knight of the Shire in which they were situated. Of this proposition no one could for a moment doubt the propriety. And let him ask %%hat had been the conduct of Parliament ever since 1783 ? If a borough had been proved to be delinquent, it had been dis franchised, and the franchise given to some other district, or extended to the neighbouring districts.-- f Hear.)' After that motion Mr. Pitt was, happily placed at the head of affairs, and had ici - itraigle in scenes which God forbid should ever again be re peated. One of the great misfortunes of the pre sent time was that there were very few living who could remember the occurrences of that period.— Neighbouring nations were a prey to discord, misery, arid anarchy. The Almighty had been to this country most gracious. He had established her in the floods, and enthroned her on the bosom of the waters; anti laughing to scorn the efforts of surrounding nations, the only danger she had to apprehend was internal discord and immorality.— (Cheers.) The British navy—the army had not then been raised by the glorious conduct of a Wel lington to its present exalted rank—but the navy gave unlimited security to this country and her co lonial possessions against the arms of foreign nations. Our foreign foe saw his ships brought into British ports, and his colonies fall a prey to British valour. The French Revolution, however, brought with it a more dangerous enemy than open force.—(Hear.) Reformers then meant very differently from what they new professed; and, thus endangered, England was happily blessed with a genius like Pitt to shield and to preserve it from the surrounding misery, confusion, and despair.—(Cheers.) He well remembered how much that great man suf fered when he was compelled for England's good to impose those restrictions, which never ought to be imposed but upon occasions of absolute necessity. The Noble Earl, after making some observations as to the effective way in which Mr. Pitt was sup ported, proceeded to observe upon the difference of the two periods. In the former period the destruc tion of the Kng and the Aristocracy was openly avowed; but in the present the Reformers had grown more prudent, Red a few of them only spoke out in their old laeguage.—(Cheers.) The Aris tocracy once destroyed, the best supporters of the lower classes would be swept away. In using the terra lower classes he meant nothing offensive. How could he do so? He himself had been one of the lower classes.—(Great cheerisig.) He gloried in the fact, anti it was noble arid delightful to know that the humblest in the realm might,_ by a life of industry, propriety, arid good moral and religious conduct, rise to eminence. —(Renewed cheering.) All could not become eminent in public life, that was impossible; but every man might arrive at honour, independence, and competence. The Illustrious Earl resumed his seat amidst enthusiastic cheering, followed by a shout of " One cheer mote," which was instantly anti most heartily complied with. The Duke of GORDON proposed the health of the Noble President, which was drunk with three times three, and ',cud applause. The Earl of HAnEwooD returned thanks, arid proposed the health of Lord Mahon. The toast having been drunk with applause, Lord MAttoN returned thanks. On "The health of the Duke of Gordon and the Pitt Club of Scotland" being drunk, the Dule of GORDON returned thanks, arid expressed his earnest desire to support the King arid the Church, and the Constitution, while there was a Constitution to fight for.—(Cheers.) His Grace gave us a toast, " The general iiberties of the people, and may they uever be_crushed by despotism, or tom to pieces by de mocracy."—(Applause.) The health of Lord Kenyon and the Pitt Club of Wales having been drunk with applause, Lord KENyoN returned thanks, and after re marking upon the favOurable result of the elections in Wales compared with those in England, where de lusion had been more generally and industriously practised, he strongly recommended union and ex ertion as the certain means of succec'. The Ea:l of ELDoN proposed Perpetuity and Prosperity to the Pitt CFAs," which toast was drutlli wish acelamati on . The Noble PRESIDENT, accompanied by rr,at of the distinguished persons present, theu, left the room, and the meetin g sepwarod. The accounts from St. Petersburgh state that not less than •100 British and other vessels had arrived at Crcnstarit since the navigation bad been restored. THE PITT CLUB. The Annual Festival of this Patriotic Club, in commemoration of the birth of the immortal William Pitt, was held on Saturday, in the Great Room at the City of London Tavern. The company, as usual, was of the first respectability, and included some of the most important Members of the Agri cultural, the Political, the Commercial, and Colo nial interests. The Earl of HAREwoon, the Pre sident of the Society, was in the Chafr, and among the distinguished persons present we noticed— The Duke of Gordon, the Earl of Eldon, the Earl of Veru'am, Lord Skelmersdale, Lord Kenyon, Lord Bex ley, Lord Redesdale, Lord Viscount EncomlP, M.P., Lord Mahon, M.P., Lord Ashley, M.P., Lord Viscount Grimston, M.P., the Hon. George Rice Trevor, M.P., the Hon Lloyd Kenyon, the Hon. Arthur Lascelles, the Hon. W. Duncoin;:e, the Right Hon. Sir G. Rosenßart. M.P., SirJ. Osborne, Bart., Sir J. Gibbons, Bart., Sir W. Welby, Bart., Sir J. Cletwode, Bart., Sir John Hanmer, Bart., Sir James lirmston, Sir Charles Wethe rell,. 31. P.; John Cspel,-•.Ertl 111. P . Walker_Ferrand, Esq. iILP., R. A. Dundas, Esq. M.P., G. E. Welby, Esq. M.P., Alderman Sir Charles Flower, Bart., Mr. Alderman C. Smith, Mr. Alderman Birch, Mr, Alderman Winchester, Admiral Page, Lieut.-General Peachey, Capt. R. Fitzroy, R.N., J. Sawbridge, Esq., William Ward, Esq., Benjamin Twining, Esq., J. Barkly, Esq., S. Platt, Esq., J. Innes. ESQ., Grove Price, Esq., Bransby Cooper, Esq., P. Pu,ey, Esq., T. Helps, Esq., Mr. Serjeant Andrews, Mr. Fullarton, Mr. Jacobs. and Mr. Stuart. The Noble President, the Duke of Gordon, the Earl of Eldon,,and Sir Charles Wetherell, were loudly cheered on their entering the room. About 250 gentlemen sat down to dinner, which was pre pared and served in excellent style. Bumpers having been charged, The Noble CitArnmAN said he was about to pro pose the usual toast, " The King;" but he could not allow that toast to be give,' in the ordinary manner. His Majesty had been pleased to appoint that day for the celebration of his birth-day, and had consequently given them an opportunity of doing that collectively which he had no doubt, had the case been different, they would have done indivi dually. That club had regularly assembled to cele brate the anniversary of the birth of Mr. Pitt for about twenty-four years (one of the Company re marked " longer"), and he was happy to think that while they met for so laudable a purpose they might also enjoy the pleasure of drinking as a toast " The King, with many happy returns of this day to him." (Loud cheering.) Tie toast was drank with accla mation, and followed by " God save the King," the company standing and joining heartily in the chorus. The following lines were enthusiastically applauded : Oh Lord our God arise, • Scatter hi. enemies, And make theta fall. Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks— * x * May-he defend our laws! The health of the Queen followed, and was (hank with three times three. The Noble CHAIRMAN said—l now rise to pro pose a toast upon which I wish to say only a few words ; my reason for so wishing I will give you.— The toast I have to propose is, cs The Princess Victoria and the other branches of the Royal Family."—(Applause.) The extreme youth of the Royal ptrson who is particularly mentioned in this toast is such as to render it impossible for any one to form any well-founded opinion as to the views she will entertain, or to regard her with any other feeling than that of respect as the next probable successor to the Crown. But although this is the case with respect to that Royal Princess, my own feelings will not allow me to give the toast without saying a few words respecting her Royal mother.—(Cheers.) The Duchess of Kent has lived in privacy, devoting herself to the education of her daughter, discharging most exemplarily all the duties of a mother— (Cheers)—and at the same time adopting the best possible means to qualify her child to fill the throne of these realms.—(Loud applause.) The toast was drank with full honours, mid followed by the glee, '' Hail smiling Morn." The Noble CHAIRMAN had then the honour to propose to them The immortal memory of the late Right Hun William Pitt."—(Enthusiastic cheering.) There were various circumstances and much collateral matter connected with the toast they were about to drink, which it would be wrong in him to enter into at length ; but there were some topics upon which he might, and indeed upon which he ought to speak.—(Hear, hear.) The subject which had chiefly engrossed the minds of the public for some months was - Parliamentary Reform; and it had ken said over and over again, that those who follow e d t h e principles of Mr. Pittmust be favour ab e to what was called Parliamentary Reform. Teat proposition he denied.—(Loud cheers.) If Parliament:l;y Reform was to be connected with of th the he h a d g i ven as a toast, then must there be connected with Parliam e nt ar y R e f orm some thing principles upon that subject which that great nl3ll had advocated,. but advocated only a t a very PRICE 7D. SCOTCH ELECTIONS. r KIRKAL.DI 7 . (From f)e Caledonian Mercury of the 26th inst.) . The election of a Member for the district of burghs took place yesterday at Kiikaldy. At an early hour deputations arrived from Falkland, Fr( (Ade, Leslie, Markinch, Kettle, Colinsburgh, Lt , ven, East and West Wemyss, Dysart, Linkto wn , G a l a .. town, Pathhead, Kirkaldy, and Kinghorn. They were marshalled four a-breast, with bands of muse, and from 70 to 80 flags, with appropriate mottoes and devices expressive of loyalty, liberty without anarchy, and the cause of Reform. On one of the colours we observed a cannon, said to he one of King William's lower deckers, and a 10-pounder, pointed against the citadel of cerruption. A model of a weaver and weaving loom, and a model of a woman and a madliine for winthig pires, the weaver and the woman in actual motion, and apparently hard at work, both of which models attracted much attention. The various bodies having formed into line, marched in procession with their bands to Raith gate, where they met Mr. Ferguson in his eatriage, accompanied by General Sir R. Ferguson, Member for Nottingham, Major Ferguson, the General's'son, and Mr. Bigge, from Northumberland ; and the whole proceeded in company towards the Town hall of Kirkaldy, through the Linktown of Abbots hall, the people cheering them as they pasi•ed. • The delegates had met in the Town-hall of Kirk ably, at half-paßt eleven o'clock, consisting of Pro vost Swan, Bailey Young, of Burntisiand, sir. Bar clay, of Kinghorn, and Bailey Normand, of Dysart; and unanimously elected Mr. Ferguson to be the Member. The PROVOST then proposed three ebearsto the King, which= was given in the most distinguished manner : he then proposed three cheers to Mr. Fer guson, which being also given. Mr. FERGUSON rose and said, he was well aware that the cause of Reform was their moving principle of action—(Cheer)—that this cause he had always supported—(Cheers)—and in still promoting it, he was satisfied he would s till f urt h er respon d to their feelings and wishes.—(Cheers.) Having witnessed for the last 60 years events of greater magnitude and importance to the welfare of mankind than ages be fore had furnished, he was well aware at his ad vanced age of the importance of the trust they had reposed in him at this period, and they might rely upon his having, in the course of his life, been fully satisfied of the necessity of Reform, and that upon it depends the welfare, tranquillity, and prosperity of the country, and the stability of the Constitution —that from Reform Scotland would in a great mea sure secure its political existence and independence, and come to he on a level with England—that Re form would put an end to all the evils arising from the present defective system. Mr. Ferguson's address was followed with loud and repeated cheering; and after it had subsided, the Provost, on the motion of the delegate from Kinghorn, proposed three cheers more to the inde pendent electors of Nottingham, and Sir R. Fer guson, their representative, which was given in great style. Sir RONALD was rejoiced to see the corporations of this district abandoning their exclusive rights for the benefit of the people. The people of England had done their duty, and if Scotland had not done so, it was from the nature of its institutions, and not from the feelings and wishes of Scotsmen- for Re form being less strong than those of their southern neighbours. That he hoped not more than two short months would elapse before a new election would ►ake place, and he then trusted no-elector would support any man but a friend to the liberties of the people.—(Cheers.) The gentlemen in the room then paid their re spects to Mr. Ferguson separately, and he retired to his carriage in the street, where he addressed the dense multitude, which appeared a living mass, as far as the eye could reach, and by some were computed to amount to 40,000 individuals. -CROMART Y.—The election this county' took place on Wednesday, when Mr. Davidson, the Anti- Reform candidate, was returned by a majority of one—:he votes being eight for Mr. Davidson, and seven for Mr. Macleod. The feeling of the whole population was in favour of Mr. Macleod and Re form, and yet only think of the absurdity by which eight individuals can overpower the sense of a county ! GLASGOW, &e.—The election for the district took place at Dumbarton. There were three candidates, Mr. Kirkman Finlay, supported by Glasgow ; Mr. J. Dixon, supported by Rutherglen and Dumbar ton; and Mr. Campbell, backed by his own snug peckot•borough of Renfrew ; the two first Re formers, the last contra. Mr. Dixon was elected, having got the vote of Renfrew eventually : he pledged himself to support the Bill. Both the Reform candidates gave dinners in the evening. Ktstoss-sninE.--Admiral Adam, a Reformer was elected on Friday. The whole population of the county escorted him to the Hall in Kinross; they were marshalled in array, with bands of music, and wore scarfs inscribed " Reform." The school boys, accompanied by their masters, formed part in the procession. In the evening the whole of the towns, villages, &c. were illuminated. CRAIL, &c.—This district has chosen Mr. John ston, of Rennie, a thorough Reformer. The council of Pittenweem,:the returning borough, voted for him 16 to 8, and thus secured his election. Crail and East Anstruther also voted for him, having so in structed their delegates. STIRLING.—The election took place here, the re turning borough, when Mr. Johnstone, of Straiton, the late representative, and a supporter of the Bill, was unanimously re-elected, by Stirling, leverkeith ing, Dunfermline, and Culross; Queensferry sent no delegate. SELKIRK.—There were two candidates, Mr. Gil lon, Reformer, and Mr. Johnston, of Alva, Anti. The election took place here, and the votes were, — Selkirk for Mr. Johnston; Linlithgow, Peebles,and Lanark, for Mr. Gillen; he was himself delegate for the lust place. Mr. Gillon avowed himself deter mined to support Ministers in their Bill. The Anti- Reformer also addressed the people : he said no one knew what plan of Reform the Ministers had; the Lord Advocate knew nothing of it, so that, said this gentleman (appealing to the paltry national preju dice 7, of those who heard him, like the Orangemen of Ireland in the same cause), " Scotland was in effect to have laws made for her by Englishmen who knew nothing about the country. W:AS it to be en dured that we, the countrymen of Bruce and Wal lace, should submit to receive laws from the de scendants of those men whom our heroic ancestors had beaten in the field; and that we were to have their plan of Government forced down our throats The Cukdosion Mercury says, alluding to this clap -trap appeal, " We dermed the Ette;ish when they tried to make us slaves five centuries ago; ergo, we should remain slaves to our burghmongers end paper barons at this day ! The logic is-irresistible." DlimFams.—The whole population and the in corporations of trades went to meet General Sharpe, the Reform candidate, and the Annan delegate, a ho it was known was to vote for him, and escorted them into the town in triumph. The road for one. mile and a quarter was a dense mass of human beings, who insisted on unyoking the horses and substituting themselves to draw in the favourte candidate ; there were 43 Reform banners wiving in the *tie. Aster some protests against Lochmaben rand Sanquhar on the part of General Sharpe, for informality, the votes were taken, when the.dela gates from Kirkudbright, Sanquhar, and Lochmaben voted tor Mr. Keith Douglas, and those from Dum fries And Annan in favour of General Sharpe. The new Member vainly essayed to speak and reelect thanks, but the yells, groans, hisses, and exclaim-, tions with which he was received, would base ut fretted adders them, ings. When General Sharpe ro n -e overwhelmed l t u er L l W Y edortto he was received with astouadio g ated a f i ot Douglas, with the delegates Y ht e th v e er voice of thtmhooustrsot,eirartobiusasit. ~«..