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was possible—he did not think it was probable, but ' it was possible—that our good and patriotic King may be induced, by the wiles of those who sur rounded him, to withdraw his support from the Bill. It was possible that the machinations of our power ful enemies may defeat the Ministers, and compel 'them to resign. And if, said Mr. Attwood, the King, army and the navy, are transferred into the power of the boroughmongers, why then I could not but feel the peculiar danger of my situation. He knew that spies from the enemies' camp were in Birmingham ; they might be then in the room, and he hoped they were, in order that they might see the determination of the Union to go with the law in defence of the law. He cautioned the Union and the people, whose happiness was his being, end, and aim, not to become the victims of the spies to whom he had alluded ; if the people did but remain legally united, respecting the law, they would not long be slaves; but if they allowed faction to arise amongst them, they never could be free. He illustrated this by the fable of the Bulls. lithe enemy could send spies to excite the people to rise in petty, unorganized, tin directed bodies, in order that those bodies might be cut in detail, the energy of the people would be damped, they would argue from these numerous failures of petty bodies to the failure of all attempts, and the cause of Reform must fall to the ground; the boroughtriongers would triumph, and the verse- cable Earl Grey himself, whose life had been des voted to Reform, might be brought to punishment for his patriotic efforts. Again he conjured the people not to listen to men who urged them to these partial risings, which never could succeed. If by their spies the boroughmongers should induce the people to waste their strength wickedly, sillily, mur derously, as they have done at Bristol, he for one should immediately despair of Reform. The work ing classes can of themselves do nothing but plun der, and burn, and pull down society upon their own heads. 'Therefore the members of the Union should, 'with spirit, act up to that clause in their regulations, which instructs them to consider as their enemy any man who would instigate to vio lence. No crowd, however powerful and deter mined in itself, can do any thing effectual without a head. Not only would any petty effort fail, but those who made it would break the holy league which now exists between the King, the people, and the Peerage. He said the Peerage, for it must never be forgot ten that all the old Peers were for the people,and none but the upstart Peers were against them. That league must not be broken, for in it the hope of the country is and - bored'. That league will give to the country a boon far greater than Magna Charta itself; for Magna Charta only destroyed the tyranny of a King, to erect that of theßarons; but the Bill of Reform will. destroy the tyranny of all, and erect on its ruins the liberty of the people at large. He would sae the same of the B llof Rights, which only transferred power from the hands of one party into the hands of another, which has scourged the people more se verely than the former did. Mr. Att wood briefly referred to the Lancashire Reformers. lie did nor condemn Annual Parliaments, Vote by Ballot, and Universal Suffrage; but really he could not say whether a Bill, in which these were included, would or would not be more favourable to the happiness of the people than the Bill of Lord John Russell. Mr. Attwood's sole object was to see a state of things which would give the poor man honest food for honest labour, and which would make the employer as dependent upon the employed, as the employed upon the employer. If he found that the present measure would not lead to this happy and natural s ate of things, why then he would go for some thing else. But he never would forego a cei tainly practicable and salutary measure for one which is at present of an impracticable character. He again repeated that no petty rising of the popu lace could effect the triumph of the Bill unless they had with them (as the Union has) the mind, the muscle, and the mass of the people throughout the country. But when they have these, why, if ever the law should be violated—if ever Polignac should come —we stand upon an impregnable rock to repel him, and defend the laws and liberties of our country. required no little energy and power to oppose and defeat a sordid oligarchy. Julius Caesar, when he had conquered the world, did not venture to oppose the tyrants of Rome, until their conduct had con demned itself, arid then he exclaimed, " We will go where the Gods and justice call tic." Here was an example for the people : let them adhere to the law, to the throne, and to the Government, and put their trust in them until they deceive them. When they have deceived us—but deceive us they scarcely can —we must have a care l e st they d e s.roy us. If, indeed, the boroughmongers should throw out the Bill a second time, they will destroy Lord Grey, un less the people save him. Theproposed organization will enable us to do this with effect, and, therefore, it is very important that this should be done while the present Ministry are in power. The vile Standard is labouring to prejudice the mind of our excellent King against the Reformers. It is said we caused the riots at Bristol; we, who keep peace at home, go to excite disturbance abroad ! These wretched insinuations may injure us; therefore let us make hay whilst the sun shines Be prompt and decisive. Mr. Attwocd, in the course of a long and powerful speech, repeatedly urged the necessity of a peaceful de meanour on the part of the people. He said the Union had always had difficulties to contend with; those difficulties were daily, nay, hourly, increasing. The Union must be organized peaceably, efficiently, arid legally. It is a sacred duty which we owe to ourselves arid our friends. Therefore, when the plan is published, let every man act with prompti tude; let every petty jealousy be forgotten, and the welfare of our country be the object, the only object of all. The office which he held, he held only for the benefit of the people. He hoped every little, low feeling, would be banished from the hearts of the Unionists—that one closely-united phalanx might be exhibited to meet any coming emergency. The time was at hand when men's hearts would be tried. In every society there must be leaders, and the Union itself would have been powerless without the Council. The Council would be placed in dan gerous circumstances if the boroughmongers should again triumph. Therefore he called upon the Union to take such steps. as would enable them, if efforts \vete made to oppose the King or punish his Mi nisters, to arrest the hand of the destroyer, and vin dicate the rights of Englishmen, the happiness of their homes, arid the principles of law. The above is a mere skeleton of Mr. Attwood's address. It is evident that the project now under the consideration .of the Committee is one which must engage time attention of the public at large. We shall lay before them the earliest information respecting it. The attention of the Council was then turned to the late affair at Bristol, and to cer taun facts connected with the Reform Bill. We shall report the whole to-morrow. One fact, how ever, we must now notice :—Mr. Pare read from a letter which he had just received from Bristol, the important fact, that one gentleman, whose house was burnt down has recognised the person who tired it, and he proves to be one of the special constables sworn in by the Magistrates to protect the entry of Sir Charles Wetherell. The writer of the letter states, that, upon inquiry being made into the whole of this unfortunate affair, some dark doings will be discovered. In consegnence of the increasing, anxiety mani fested by the public to attend the meetings of the Council, a Committee has been appointed to procure a still larger room for their accommodation. DROGHEDA ELECTION.--O n Saturday a petition against the return of 111r.WALLAcE for Drogheda was lodged in the Ilanaper-office. It is signed by 51 freemen and freeholders. The grounds of complaint ale, that Mr. PENTLAND, on the day appointed for holding the election, was in due time, and in the requisite legil form, proposed as a fit and proper person to represent that town in Parliament, notwithstanding which tLe Sheriff at once declared Mr. WALLACE duly elected, and would not put Mr. PENTLAND in nomination ; which act, on the part of the Shetiff, the petitioners say, vitiates the election.--- t*hthlin Morning Post- LITERATURt. TOUR IN ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND PRANCE.—Two VoLs. ST A GERMAN PRINCE..—LONbON, issiL The magical words " By a German Prince," will render this *orlc popular, independently of any other recommendation it may possess. Princes are always so clever, so handsome, so brilliant ; every thing they say is said with such grace, every thing they write is written with such spirit, that it is impossible not to be delighted with them. This, as in the days of Pope, when that great satirist and shrewd man of the world, exclaimed— ., What woeful stuff this madrigal would tic In some starved, hacknied.soinieteer or me, But let a Lord once iwn the happy lines, How the wit brightens, how the style refines ! Wfo7C. his sacred name flies every fault, And each exalted stanza teems with thought," is still the opinion of the majority of our Eng lish readers. The spell of nobility has indeed lost something of its former magical influence ; but even yet the title of Lord, and above all, Prince, prefixed to a work—no matter whether such work be as light as a feather, or as heavy as the national debt—is nearly, if not quite, suffi cient to insure it a prompt circulation. But the present volumes need no such potent recom mendation. They have talent enough to enable them to make their own way with the public. They are uncommonly sprightly, full of just ob servation, and, singularly enough, utterly devoid of any undue aristocratical bias. Prince Puckler Muskau, to whom we understand we are in debted for them, writes not like a Prince, but a citizen of the world ; he does not carry his patent of nobility about with him in his pocket, by way of advertising his claims to general astonishment and admiration, but modestly sinks his preten sions, and trusts for effect to his recommenda tions as a man of talent and observation. The portions of the Prince's travels with which we are most pleased, and with which the greatest pains have evidently been taken, are those re lating to Ireland. The Prince here seems to have imbibed no slight share of the lively Hi bernian character ; to have entered into the humours of Donnybrook fair as completely as if he were the owner of a booth there ; and to have visited and talked with O'Connell at his romantic residence at Derrinane, in the true spirit of an Irish repealer. His descriptions of North Wales arc scanty, and to our minds un satisfactory. He talks of having ascended Snowdon, and having descended again to the charming little inn at its foot, without expe riencing fatigue. Now, this, we beg leave to tell the Prince, is utterly impossible. The ascent of Snowdon is no joke, but a thing to be re tnembered in the joints and muscles for at least a week afterwards. He talks too of being able to count (as it was a clear day) twenty lakes from the summit of the mountain ; now the very first thing the guides point out to your attention on gaining the ascent, is the sight of upwards of thirty distinct lakes, glittering like sheets of silver in the sun beams. The author could scarcely have forgotten this, had he really ascended the mountain. This is the only ob jection we have to make to the work, which, as a whole, is admirably written, and digested, and has even called forth the eulogiutn of the illus trious Goethe. This sanction alone, we might almost say, is a sufficient passport to immortality. MEMOIRS OF THE LATE WAR. LONDON. 1831. hatever may have been the fate of former campaigns, it is clear that the memorable cam paign in Spain and Portugal, under the direction of the Duke of Wellington, will stand no chance of being consigned to oblivion for want of some adequate military historian to hand it down to posterity. If there be one subject more than another that has been discussed—described — commented on, now in a flattering, now in an adverse spirit, the late Peninsular campaign is that one. It has been brought before the public in the form of pamphlets—quartos—octavos — duodecimos, and newspaper discussions, and we may add, in each and every shape, has proved most attractive reading. Among the most en tertaining volumes that,have yet been produced on the subject, we may mention those now before us, by the Earl of Munster and Captain Cooke. Both were actively engaged in the scenes which they have undertaken to depict, both distinguished themselves by their feats of skill and gallantry. That portion of the present volumes which comprises the personal narrative of the Earl of Munster has already appeared in successive numbers of the " United Service Journal," but being considered (as it undoubt edly is) worthy of being preserved in a less perishable form, has been now for the first time republished. The great merits of the work are _its simplicity—its. conciseness—and its tempe rate, but inquisitive character. No statements are hazarded on mere hear-say, no on dits are admitted ; nothing. is set down but what can be securely relied on. It might - have been easy, with less expenditure of time and thought, to have produced a more dramatic, and conse quently a more taking history ; but the Earl of :Munster has bad the good sense to . sacrifice effect 'to truth. This volume therefore abounds in valuable materials for the future historian. The East India Company's ships Waterloo, Duke of York, and Inglis, arrived in Anjeer-roads, the former on the 196, and the two latter on the .4th of July. The requisition of the high Sheriff to con vene a county meeting, for the purpose of of the fre,.holders of Norfolk an opportunity of exp ressin g their confidence in the King's Ministers, and at the same time to adopt such measures as may be deemed expedient to forward the great cause of Parliamentary Reform, has been complied with, and Saturday se'nnight is the day fixed fur this public demonstration of the feeling of the county. The requisition is signed more numerously, and by persons of greater weight and influence, than any we ever recollect to have seen. It is headed by the Duke of Noitrenx, Earl Marshal of England, by eight Noblemen, and five Baronets, by both the County Members, and up wards of 1,000 freeholders and occupiers, comprising a great proportion of the largest owners and occupiers of land in the county. Will the 'Tories dare to say, after this, that there is a re-action i n N or f o lk, and that the agriculturists are indifferent to the question of Reform ? 011 yes, after what they have said they will say any thing, and we should not be at all surprised to see this meeting designated by .lohn Bull or the Standard, as a hole-and corner meeting, got up by a few revolutionary radicals, who, having no stake in the country, are doing all they can to subvert its institutions and pull down its established • chureh.—East Anglian. Ttlt LORD MAYOR'S DINNER. The company began to arrive shortly after three o'clock, and from that hour until past six o'clock there was a con tinued succession of carriages setting down guests at Guild hill. The Lord Chancellor and the other Cabinet Minis ters, on their arrival, were greeted with loud applause in crossing the hall. At half-past six o'clock dinner was an nounced in the hall, which had been prepared for the oc casion with unwonted splendour and magnificence. Of the Cabinet Ministers there were present the Lord Chan cellor, the Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Goderich, Lord John Russell, and Lord Althorp. Earl Grey and Lord Melbourne were prevented by indis position from attending. There were also present Lord Howick, Lord Nugent, Sir F. Burdett, the Foreign Am bassadors, the Judges, and altogether there sat down to dinner upwards of 1,300 persons. After the cloth had been removed, and Non nobs Domine sung, The LORD MAYOR rose, and having pronounced a well deserved eulogium on the many public and private virtues of our patriot Monarch, concluded by proposing the health of " The King," which was toasted with four times four, and amidst the loudest and most enthusiastic applause. Song—" God save the King." The Loan MAYOR next proposed, after an appropriate introduction, " The healths of the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family," which were drank with three times three, and amidst loud cheers. Song—" Here's a health to the King and the Queen." The next toast was, " The Army and Navy."—(Cheers.) Song—" How merrily we live, who soldiers be." _ _ _ The LORD Ittavoe. said that the next toast was one which it would be unnecessary for him, in such an assem bly, to preface at any length. He begged to propose— " Prosperity to the city of London and its trade. The Loan MaYon. said that the toast which he now had to propose was to him a peculiarly gratifying one, not only on account of the high respect which he entertained for the distinguished characters whose healthy he was about to give, but also because he knew that the great body of the people of this country reposed the utmost confidence in their measures and their intentions, and were determined to afford to them their cordial sumort and continued appro bstion.—(Cheers.) It was now scarcely twelve months since his Majesty's present Ministers had entered upon the discharge of the arduous and important duties that de volved upon the deeply responsible stations which they filled, and it must be in the recollection of all, that the greatest possible difficulties surrounded them at the time when they were called upon to take office. At that period the people of England entertained the highest expectations of the distinguished individuals who then assumed the reins of Government, but, high as those expectations un doubtedly were, he was satisfied that he only spoke the sense of the nation at large when he said, that they had been completely and fully realized.—(Loud cheering.) Witnessing, as they did, the constant anxiety which had been manifested by his Majesty's present Ministers ever since their accession to power to meet the wishes of the people,—the uniform desire which they had always ex hibited to promote the happiness of the country,—the patriotic resolution which they had throughout evinced to shape their conduct in accordance with the feelings and the anxious expectations of the people at large, and the firm determination which they had at the same time manifested to repress factious and lawless violence, and to preserve the peace and tranquillity of the country,—it was quite unnecessary for him (the Lord Mayor) to insist upon the great merits of the illustrious individuals who were in trusted at this moment with the government of this country. --(Applause.) Of this he felt certain, that by the conti nuance of his Majesty's present Ministers in office the peace of this country could be alone secured, and its hap piness and prosperity best promoted ; and lie was equally sure that he spoke the sense, not only of that assembly. but of the people at large, when he stated that the retirement of the present Ministers from the councils of their Sove reign would be justly regarded as a national calamity.— (R. peated cheers.) It was a difficult, and it might seem, in some degree, an invidious task, to single out from amongst so many illustrious persons, one individual to whom he should cal the attention of that assembly ; but, when he recollected that he was honoured that day by the com pany of a Noble and Learned Lord who was not less dis tinguished for the brilliancy and splendour of his talents, than for the high-mindedness and patriotism of his public principles—(Cheers)—he (the Lord Mayor) confessed that he would be doing injustice to his own feelings if he did not seize that opportunity to express the high respect which he entertained, and he was sure he only echoed the sentiments of the country at large in doing so, towards the Lord High Chancellor of England.—(Enthusiastic cheers.) They had all witnessed the honourable and bril liant public caner of that noble and distinguished indi vidual,—they had been all led to form the highest expec tations of that Noble Lord in the arduous and responsible station which he at present occupied; but high as were those expectations, he would venture to say that the ex pectations of the warmest friends and admirers of that Noble Lord had been fully realized, and that the wishes of his enemies had been completely disappointed.— (Loud cheers.) He was certain that the present com pany and that the country at large would unite with bins (the Lord Mayor) in hoping that the Noble and Learned Lord might long continue to hold that situation which he had hitherto filled so much to the honour and advantage of the country, and to the satisfaction of the public. --(Cheers. ) He felt assured that it was the wish not only of the city of London but of the country at large, that the present Ministry should long continue in office._. (Repeated cheers.) Such was the desire of the people, because they felt that the prosperity of the country de pended on the continuance of the present Government, and he was sure that if, owing to any factious opposition, or any other untoward circumstance, the present Ministers should retire from office, the country would be thereby greatly injured—that the people would be greatly injured_ and that nothing would ever satisfy them but the reinstate ment of such honest Ministers in that station which they bad filled with so much honour to themselves, and such advantage to the country.—( Cheers.) He would, with out further preface, propose—t' The Lord Chancellor, and the rest of his Majesty's Ministers." The toast was drank with three times three, amidst reiterated rounds of applauee. As soon as the cheering had subsided, The I ORD CHANCELLOR, upon the part of his Noble colleagues and of himself, returned his most grateful thanks to the Lord Mayor and to the distinguished as sembhy which he had then the honour to address, for the kind and hospitable reception which they had that day ex perienced amongst them. On their behalf he begged to state, that it would ever be their anxious endeavour, as it was their first wish and their highest duty, to use all the means in their power to preserve and to promote the prosperity of that great empire, the affairs of which had been placed in their hands, and that with that view, and for that purpose, their especial objeet would be to foster its liberties, to guard its institutions, and to cherish peace both at home and abroad, by making the n ame of this country loved and respected abroad, and by making its laws loved and feared at home.—(Loud and repeated cheers.) Again he begged to return them thanks on behalf of his colleagues. For the reception which they had given to himself as an individual he felt most grateful. As a citizen of London,a distinction-of which he should always feel highly proud,—he begged to return his thanks to his fellow-citizens, and, in doing so, he hoped be should be allowed to propose the health of the Chief Magistrate of the city of London, who had now, for the second time, filled the civic Chair of that great capital._ _ _ _ The health of the Lord Mayor was then toasted with three times three, and amidst general applause. His LORDSHIP returned thanks, and proposed the health of " rtie Marquis of Lansdowne." The Marquis of LANSDOWNE briefly returned thanks, and concluded by proposing the health of " The Lady Mayoress," which was drank with three times three, and amidst marked applause. The ladies, of whom there was a very numerous attend ance, then retired. The LORD MAYOR nest proposed the health of Lord J Russell. Three times three. Lord J. RUSSELL, in returning thanks, felt that the honour just conferred on him was not owing to his own merits, but to the cause of which he was the feeble advo cate. He would, therefore, briefly say, that to the pro motion of that cause—the improvement of the repre sentation of the people—his best energies should be en tirely devoted, counting On the support of the city of London and the public.—(liear, hear.) The health of the Vice-Chancellor and the Attorney- General was next drank with three times three. The VICE-CHANCELLOR, and the ATTORNEY-GENE RAL, returned thanks in the usual manner. The Loan AlAvoß. next proposed the health of Sir F. Burdett.—(Loud cheers.) Sir F. BURDETT was far from expecting so high and undeserved a compliment, and could only attribute his health's being proposed to the circumstance that he had, as far as in him lay, urged the wisdom and justice of the People's reposing a just share of confidence in his Ma jesty's present Ministers.—(Hear, hear.) Ministers who had accepted office in a most critical situation of affairs, and who had succeeded in restoring peace and internal content by their wanly declaration to stand or fall by their measure of Parliamentary Reform. —(Cheers.) Let the country give these honest Ministers but fair play, and he was satisfied that, ere long, a full and satisfactory plan of Reform—including the total destruction of the borough mongering system, which had so long oppressed the ener gies of this great country—would become part and parcel of the law of the land.—(Continued cheers.) All that was wanting on the pat of the people was just confidence and patience—( Hear, hear)—and a firm determination that while they asserted their of constitutional rights in a constitutional way, they would be no less inflexible in the preservation of social order—(Chee•s)—and in their hosti lity towards those who would make the name of Reform a cloak to their selfish designs of personal aggrandizement, at the expense of the interest of the community at large. The health of the Aldermen and other civic authorities of the city of London having been propesed and drank With acclamation, the comp tny retired to the ball rooms, where dancing was kept up till a late hour, with all the spirit characteristic of mayoralty festivities. HUNT AT PRESTON. PRESTON, Nor. 7. • There was a great concourse of people in attend dance upon the Lord of the Manor of Glastonbury on his entrance into Preston, on Saturday evening, but the night passed off quietly. On Monday morning, at nine o'clock, he left for Leeds, intend ing to call on his way at Blackburn, where a public meeting was called for eleven o'clock in the fore noon, on the subject of his visit to Lancashire. In the afternoon of that day a number of disorderly persons assembled in the streets of Preston, and made an attack upon the lock-ups, with the intention of liberating some friends of Hunt's, who were in confinement there for disorderly conduct. They effected an entrance, and k'cked the books about the streets, and released the prisoners. They then pro ceeded to the House of Correction, and, in their way, compelled the workmen in different mills to join them ; but, on arriving at the gaol, they found the Governor prepared ro give them a warm recep tion, and they desisted from any attack upon the place. They, however, pulled down the counting house of Messrs. Swainsons, Birley, and Co., and, it is said, burnt the books,. In the evening some troops were procured from Blackburn, and on Tuesday, at six o'clock at night, all was quiet there. In Bolton all is peaceable, not the slightest dispo sition to disturbance is manifested. HUNT'S VISIT TO LEEDS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) LEEDS, TUESDAY, TWO O'CLOCK, P.M. I stated yesterday that great alarm was excited, in consequence of this demagogue's projected visit, but I omitted to inform your readers that application had been made, by the Huntites, to the trustees of the two Cloth-halls, in succession ; who answered, in substance, that as they were responsible for the safety of property to a vast extent, they would not incur the risk which Mr. Hunt's visit would occa sion. In anticipation of disturbance, and to have a hit at his rival of the Mercury, the editor of the Leeds Patriot caused a placard, of which the fol lowing is a copy, to be posted yesterday afternoon, soon after my despatch of yesterday had left Leeds : TO THE RADICAL REFORMERS, AND TO THE WORKING CLASSES OF LEEDS. My FRIENDS,-1 believe you will acknowledge me as a friend, indeed I know you will, except some few miserable and misguided men, who during the summer have been hired to propagate a different opinion. As your friend, then, your known and tried friend, I venture to address you at the present important crisis; and with reference to Mr. Hunt's expected visit to this place to-morrow. It is known that Mr. Hunt has been addressing thousands and tens of thousands in Lancashire, attended with pe..ce and good order. Fo Mr. Hunt's intentions in visiting Leeds, 1 am as great a stranger as yourselves, but this I know, that an article in the Leeds Mercury of Saturday last, appears to have been written with a view of creating outrage on the occasion. It is a fiend like production; but, m friends, heed it not. Be not influenced by it to do evil. Receive Mr. Hunt as you would receive any other Member of the Legislature. Hear what he has to say ; and hear it, like men of sense, to be judged of by your cool understandings. But do not be led away to riot and disorder by the disgraceful publication which has been addressed to you. I have been informed, that the Mercury has so far prevailed, that the Trustees of the Cloth Halls have refused the use of the Cloth Hall Yard for Mr. Hunt, to address his friends therein, as has been the usual practice when strangers visited Leeds; but let me entreat of you not to be angry with this refusal. Treat it with the contempt it merits. Again, my friends, I appeal to your good feelings as parents, husbands, and fathers ; to your understandings as men and as Radical Reformers. Do not be prevailed upon by either enemies or treacherous friends, to disgrace yourselves, and sully your own glorious cause. Urgent private business called me to another place on Tuesday, but after the base attempt of the Mercury to mislead you, I will be present to give Mr. Hunt the meeting. Patriot-Office, Leeds, Nov. 7. JOHN FOSTER. I know that, in the early part of yesterday, there was a strong disposition on the part of Mr. B mines (of the Mercury) and others, to oppose Hunt pub licly, and endeavour to carry some resolution, ex pressive of the people's disapprobation of Hunt's conduct. For this purpose a meeting of the Wes!- riding Election Association was held last night, and the subject taken into consideration, but I hear the result was that they would allow Mr. Hunt and his friends to spout and " fret their little hour upon the stage" without opposition. But to return to Hunt's visit,he arrived at Bradford last night, by the Invincible stage-coach, from Pres ton, and was met by a deputation from Leeds. This morning he arrived at the Beckett's Arms, about twelve o'clock, and was met by about 400 of the scum and dregs of the town. He was seated in a hackney-coach, with two men in company, but not another vehicle of any description followed in his train. There were two flags, one waved by a brazen-looking woman, with the figure of a female weeping, and a mot to—" Thou shalt do no murder It is an old stager. having been used upon many similar occasions. The other flag was composed of three stripes of silk, placed horizontally, the centre stripe being white; this was surmounted by a cap of Liberty, followed by the following motto : " Radical Reform—Vive la Liberte-27, 28, 29, de Juillet, 1830." In this way they proceeded to the Scarborough Hotel, where Mr. MANN (Hunt's friend) announced that there would be no meeting upon Woodhouse moor, in consequence of Hunt's indisposition. Hunt then came forward. The crowd in front of the Inn having increased to about 3,000. A more complete failure 1 never saw. Hunt is speaking at the moment I am writing. He has abused the Whigs, cast odium upon the King for his having saddled the country with the Fitzclarences, whom he described as the children of an actress; ridiculed the Queen, because she was a poor German Princess; and is now busily blackguarding Mr. Baines, in the most unmeasured terms, for his opposition to him (Hunt) generally, and especially for his article in last Saturday's Mercury, which he denominates as atrocious and blood-thirsty. The latteCgintleman, as well as his son and several other friends, have just suddenly made their appearance in the rootn.where Hunt is speaking. On his being observed there was loud cheering and groaning. I have not time to say more, as the coach is just starting. TUESDAY, NOV. 8, SEVEN O'CLOCK, P.M. I now proceed to give you a more faithful sketch of the circumstances attending Hunt's visit than the short time would allow previous to despatching my last letter. On Hunt's arrival at the Beckett's Arms, (about half a mile from the town), notwith standing that the tocsin had been sounded in every possible way to raise a good muster, there were not more than two hundred persons to greet his arrival, and this, too, on the day of the fair. I before de scribed that there was a strumpet bearing an old banner, and a low Irishman with something in the shape of a tri-colour. The solitary hackney coach, containing Hunt, James Mann, and a hot-headed youth of the name of Howard, followed by the two hundred ragamuffins, proceeded ❑p the New Wel lington-road, hut the hero of the day seemed cha grined and chop-fallen with his reception. He sate sullenly in the vehicle, and did not deign even to notice the occasional greeting of some one in the crowd. The Scarborough Hotel, (from which Hunt addressed the people), is situt.te near the Exchange ; but, notwithstanding its being the hour of noon, when the working classes had an opportunity of at tending, there was not at the moment Hunt began to speak mote than one thousand persons. After it was known, however, that Mr. Baines was in the room, the crowd rapidly increased, many individuals being impelled by curiosity to hear the squabble about to take place between that gentleman and Hunt. When I despatched my parcel yesterday, Hunt, as I then said, was blackguarding Mr. Baines, that gentled= being close at his elbow. Immediately after Mr. Baines collared Hunt in - the middle of his speech, and presented himself in front of the window which Hunt had occupied. He then began to ad dress the people, but the uproar beggars description. He commenced reading a speech of Hunt's from the Mirror of Parliament, to prove that his conduct, in reference to the Reform Bill, had been incon sistent. During the reading of this document some conversation passed between Hunt and Mr. Baines, when Hunt in a great passion said, " You are a liar !" Mr. Baines, however, proceeded to expose Hunt's political delinquencies, but the later alaig with his friends retired into the adjoining room, which had also windows fronting to the people. From these windows they presented themselves, arid Hunt's friends cheered him, while Baine's adherents expressed their disapprobation by groaning. Hunt's friends hooted Baines in return, and the confusion was so great between the two parties, that not a single word of Mr. Baines' speech could be heard except by those within the room. At length Hunt, from the adjoining room, requested those who did not consider Mr. Baines to be " The great liar of the North," (an epithet fixed upon him by Cob bettO to hold up their hands. No bands were held up, and Hunt began to address the people. His resolute air, stentorian lungs, and bullying conduct, gained him a hearing ; and Mr. Baines and his friend, finding there would be no fair play, retired and left the field of battle in possession of the enemy. Hunt then put the question for those who believed the Bill would confer any benefit on the working classes, to hold up their hands. None were held up. He then desired those to hold up their hands who believed it was a delusion, arid about half of the assembly tendered him their suffrages; the remainder not taking any part either way. The same questions were then put in reference to the Ministry, with a similar re sult, upon which the Huntites shouted loudly. He then thanked the people and requested them to re tire; soon after which, the assembly (which by this time had swelled to about 7,000), peaceably dis persed. And thus the storm, from which SJ much mischief had been apprehended, blew over. I am decidedly of opinion that it was indiscreet in Mr. Baines to go and oppose Hunt. Had it not been for this circumstance, his visit would have ended in the way it began—a most wretched failure, and the whole proceedings would have ended con temptibly. As it was, however, Hunt magnified the advantage he had gained over Mr. B sines into an important triumph for radical Reform, and told the people he would faithfully bear their sentiments into the House of Commons ; so that we shall be prepared to hear that the whole population of Leeds are against the Bill, but assure your readers nothing can be further from the trutb. After the business was over, a person informed the meeting, that the contemplated Political Union would not be formed at present, and so ended the proceedings. About three or four individuals afterwards dined with Hunt, who will, I believe, leave town to morrow morning. RYE, Nov. 9. Colonel Evans, the popular representative of this rough, arrived here on Saturday the sth instant, and re mained with us until Tuesday, when he proceeded to Hastings. On Monday evening there was a numerous and very respectable meeting at the George Inn, campus, d almost entirely of those who, under the Retortn Bill, would possess a vote. The presence of the GOlant Cu• lonel is a pleasure which his constituents are always anxious to acknowledge, and they received with unfeigned satisfaction his firm and temperate address. Little reason, we believe, exists for the supposition that a re-action has any where commenced, but we are perfectly convinced that no one in his senses will pretend that any thing of the kind can be discovered at Rye, or in its neighbourhood. The as surances of the Ministry that a measure of Reform, as ample and satisfactory as the rejected Bill, shall be brought forward, has preserved the peace of the country ; but should the hopes of the people ever be decidedly destroyed, we fear the Tories will no longer have to taunt them with the patience which is blindly considered "a re-action," MONMOUTH. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Passing through Monmouth in the Bristol and Liver pool mail, on Wednesday night last, my attention was drawn to a house opposite to the inn, where the mail changed horses, by tremendous cheering : curiosity in duced me to enter, and whilst drinking a glass of grog at the bar, I never shall forget the scene I witnessed in a large adjoining room ; it was filled with apparently re spectable tradesmen, an elderly man acting as chairman, who appeared to be well versed in political econo:ny, and opened the business is a speech which would not have dis graced any assembly. The discussion for the night was as to the propriety of changing the name of the sign of the house from the Wellington to the Reformers' Arms. This was carried unanimously; next followed a vote of thanks to the Editor of The Sun, and the landlord was ordered to procure it regularly. A subscription was then entered into to defray the expence of a new sign, and its advertisement in a provincial paper, which was to be sent you. If you have received it, you probably have had your attention drawn to the occurrence. The feeling in the West on the subject of Reform cannot be described. I had commercial transactions in eight towns, but busi ness was totally foreign to the minds of all I came in con tact with. Either the holding of meetings, or the forma tion of political unions, engrosses all their thoughts. Bristol presented the appearance of a sacked city ; the smoking ruins, closed shops, the large bodies of constables, the movement of the troops, and the terror-struck look of the inhabitants, excited feelings of no ordinary de scription. Every one blames the Magistracy, and yet the Mayor is highly spoken of. There can be little doubt but that the Political Union were the agents that preserved the city: the very name of Wetherell now is sufficient to excite all the bad feelings of our nature in a Bristolian. BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 9. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--1 trust I shall not be deemed presutnptious in humbly suggesting, through the medium of your columns, a few remarks on the celebration of the sth November in this our loyal town. In the first place, it has been the custom for many years to usher in the day with ringing of bells, and at night to burn the effigy of Guy Faux. But, oh, strange perver sion of fate! we had no bell ringing ; and instead of effigies of Guy Faux, we had effigies of Bishops ; throughout the whole of Saturday numbers were to be seen in full canonicals carried through the streets, and at night consigned to the flames, amidst e ob t tstw h ii ereomi r e el 1,1 acei thatt es cheers t of he fe:or suspendedt consecrated Bt i the e f the b ro from spectator. a ( a n spot,ctloartNewhall-hill wtr a e e n o f y a t i t ) ‘g v 0; h n i t:e: t r a h s a h e a b s v u hp i r or t r e i r i g - t t s in a r o r p e ks d eh ra t i h %s, o eu u er s he a f r ia t i d s se p id e e .t r i s e o s r w t i s ri , t, h a 1 0% l ‘u. h a t au reflecting on uiftopl on the Episcopal Bench at this prospect of security for their adored wealth. They may laugh now ; but their mirth will be changed into melancholy, when they once behold the people fairly in the sullen, and the loyal virtues of passive obedience and non-re sistance shining forth in all their glory ; as yet it is but a cloud speck seen in the distant horizon ; but iis wings ate spreading, its dark hue is deepening, destruction is arming there as in her citadel, and vengeance is bending her brow : yes, but a little longer, and all will be well. The peop!e shall rise like a giant refreshed with wine ; for that adaman tine spot is at length found on which the Archi medes of Reform may plant his fixed and determined foot, from thence, at leisure, plying his enginery in the total subversion of tyranny, corruption, and oppression, and pronounce to the world that Eng land, like America, may be stripped of a grasping clergy without at all doing detriment to her religion, or destroying her right to assume, or her power to maintain, the character of a-people. Sir, I shall not trespass further on your time, but shall leave you to supply what may be wanting. Hoping you will notice the above, I remain yours, A CONSTANT READER, AND A MEMBER OF Tilt BIRMINGHAM ONION. Graham-street, Birmingham. LANARK COUNTY REFORM (Abridged from the Glasgow Chronicle To-day a great meeting of the Nobles Freeholders, Justices of the Peace, Comm ply. heritors and tenants of the county of the Convener, Admiral Fleming, in terms table requisition, was held in the open ! Haughs. His Grace the Duke of Hamil tenant of the county, in the chair. The m for the purpose of addressing his Majesty! such constitutional measures as may ensu: the measure of Reform, or at least one eq liberal ; and second, to consider how ani manner the county might most effectually and his Ministers in their patriotic intenti bodies of the inhabitants, from various par' entered the Hanghs in procession, actor and bands of music, and took up their st hustings. Hie Grace arrived at the place tended by a number of untlemen, and fol on horseback, who formes', as it were, a to the first Peer of the realm, and to the friend of the people. The number of peoi amount to 10,000. Admiral FLEMING having read the req that the Duke of Hamilton should talc. th The Duke of HAMILTON, having taken e loudest huzzas, said they were met cot ask what constitutionally belonged to the convinced that whatever advances were ma, towards regaining their rights—if made • temper, and prudence—they would be rer per feeling by the Legislature, especial!: by the influence of the Crown, and by a Legislature itself.—(Cheers.) He had at a time when it was almost considered , —(Hear)—and when much obloquy w, him for entertaining those sentiments that day to express.—(Cheers.) The submitted to them, he was sure, would nimous sanctian, as they all breathed tlb and independence, now so prevalent throe He rejoiced to see the system of demonst which had been given in Scotland, as from that which had been manifested i: England, where they had resorted to bt tardly attacks on the persons of indivi while seeking their rights, the people formed to resort to intimidation—too jt property of others--and too loyal to diet! the country at large.—(Cheers.) He woi though he believed it was unnecessary, selves in an orderly manner. He, as the in the county, was interested in the preset.: and good order, and nothing would hurt than anything like a breach of the (Cheers.) He felt confident no disol there—but still let him entreat all to avol of it. If 'Tare and quietness were dear families were dear to them—if their cot them—and, last, though not least, if to them, let the people conduct themsel tion and good order.—(Cheers.) Mr. J. AlAxwett., of Pollock, in pl resolution, was happy to meet them 'laughs of Hamilton, though he regretted to repeat what they had done before, ant over the complete success of their cause, dent Earl Grey would give all he had would not wonder if he gave them a little He knew, from the Ceairman, that Eat' who never drew hack from what lie had , was afraid to do that which he in his co, to he tight or just. and he believed he w' instance. He (Mm. N.) read his Bil found that Providence, when there was failed to raise a deliverer—and in the pi raised Earl Grey.—(Cheers.) The pc , more than any other in the three kir terested in the Bill, and they would e' spit it of the old covenanters, and who speak their sentiments whether they vg' sword in hand. He hoped they would again to petition, but as became ganef choose,a representative who would do all get for them better trade, better• wages, —(Cheering.) He concluded with in" soluti,•n. Mr. JARDINE, Advocate, seconded the county of Lanark, above all others, was forward at the present moment,—for it I call for Reform in Scotland originated, late illustrious representative that it fou: and unflinching advocate, and who hay good and bid report, pursued the strait of inaintaitsieg, without being guided li the rights and liberties of his count,- Mr. Jardine then recommended union the mends of Reform.—(Cheers.) Sir M. S. STEN , Atte., in moving the said he did so with the most heartfelt his decided conviction in the votes he that it was absolutely necessary for t country and the Censtitution.—(Cheers, his satisfaction at the patience and mod, heen exercised en the disappointment fel Bill. He had no hesitation in saying th in the course of a few weeks, since do mans, and the people were all pledged to rested, in saving this, on the speech fro! the character of the Min:sters, and on the dete o of the people. Tee adoption of Lord Ebringl i ° thin six hours a ft er th e l ess o f t h e Bill, wh ic cl pl e d ge o f th e Commons' fid e li ty to t h e me asuret d ° o p o o serv,d the peace of the country by soothing 0 4 . feelings of the people o n th e i r di sa pp o intment , 0 40 assuring them, after they had expressed so deep s ot pressible a desire for the Bill, that it wolOd withheld.— Cheers. Tnat resolution had doo to keep peace in the West of Scotland than in a whole army would have done—(Cheell) if the cheapest defence of the country ; and t sf .. : sters stood to the cause of the intelligent, same time determined people of the west of the people would give evidence that even amid l' e i e f pointments they had experienced, and under the blighted expectations, they would cot:duct thetlfge t) pot, their usual propriety.—(Loud cheers.) He wool y; e, mark upon the merits of the Bill at present; Ir y all enlightened, and, therefore, understood it We', was b..e use they were so that they were doing 011 01 power to get them admitted to a share of the C°°'' He was sure the people of Scotland would sheeibel,o lence, but the utmost mod e ration ; and backed I #, l b ef e i and the House of Commons, pledged to Reform' of the country would advance in a constitutional OS demand the Bill; and with such a ss i s t ance h e had, ; :bet!", that ill a short time it wo u ld b ecome t h e l a w ( 0 ;4 Mr. Seems, of Eldersii e , i n secon di ng the r e ,p l : - could vouch for the fidelity of Earl Grey, w ho w: every thing he had promised if they had patiencetoe l :: Mr. COLQUIRM Killermont, IN, of in moving , 0 Di I r resolution, bad not the slightest doubt of the he 010 since it had received the deliberate consent of t nation. He was as certain of the political fti ct o lF l Bill would pass—as he was certain of the ol ts t iltg that winter would he followed by spring--tb i „ o l3 e , would continue to revolve—or that the river tinue to flow into the sea, even though they ss; p cb . , tempt to block it up with a mountain of ice. said about the Lords throwing out the BA pfl hinted the propriety of pulling down the Ilou' e p al altogether ; but those, who were tevolutionis t6 : ne formers, forgot that in the House of Lords the If large and most respectable minority for the Bi ll ' t bodi counted heals to be sur e —h ea d s w ith o ut brain' (A laugh)—they found a majority against the B a a l when they looked to the minority, they found axis,/ ponderanee of intelligenc e , vii toe, and property - " k He sat down by reading the next resolution. „. Mr. WALLACE of Kelly, hoped that ere IV. would carry up an Ale body of the ( only to carry the Bill, but to give a redo and to carry into effect the other benefits the was expected to produce. Without this a expect any of there beneficial results. Whi would do so or not they did not know ; but and if by that omission the Reform Bill svi would have a good right to look to the Kin n stry fur not resorting to the easiest mode Bill.—(Cheers.) Tney had already seen dueed at Bristol by an Anti-Reform buffo) gone there to act in the capacity of a J people could not see the propriety of a mat wt.o could not judge for himself.—(Cheers They would have the Bill before Candlemas , vernrnent would have to look to thetr.selves quences. —( Owe' s. ) Mr. R. C. BUCHANAN, of Drurnpeller, appearance to-day, as w,ll as by his own, to set their faces against universal suffrage. He hoped they would Le satisfied with • equally eflicieet—(Cheers)—and he hoped satisfied his 31 je.sty's Ministers were deter mote the good of the country. From the the Most Noble Duke had done them, in meeting, in the open air, and in a most he hoped they would be enthusiastic in their L Y e t rout 'ttrd, Itith k ,:;tr A to I Q Th : k : Dry e ofh (o, l 4 ted T i 4 I' .l ' 'Pt„ 4 , T f„hh um D 4 4 44, - A qua t 116,. ), ILI,Ze, r itt 4t ri eh,te,, &ad or„8 i„, ,y, Ak ik k:1147:r0u4 - 6,4 ?h p:l,, Pr I A 44;„, ~( onl y ... , 4 MEE T. ' " % , aud t r• Gan : cle of 111ondaY" i 'r, t i .• -.At , me n, Gent , .tos, wa, nissioners of nee% an Lanark, call , re4 ce b e , a Bof a most - Tory, un Pe air in 11 4 ' IL.,sr eta Hilton, Lord 4 e ' uter Ruh, meeting wo ' *w ere ( speedily to , l aud._( ure the pace' ' ter, ij c l. iuilly efficient witilt Tat id in what 4 sac_ 1 r support the triedji thins. Nu" na tees arts of the ' I °N e i), i, ampanied hi ti l e 1 111 .tatintis roun d to , ce of meeting' ' the Followed by ,' did w et a guard of Iv 1 01 e:i S firm, unflitv Mr. N O u oepcilueispirteisoent:tp , e. l e l scotirs r, , forkeowt: the chair. t if ti t ,,,, e ' en the chair , ,,,, Lbsd th constitutionol , qt, ic ,-•ei hem ; and 10 . 11 r. b u lr t ! with m o d e l ' Le e. ( ' o ' n received made b y :13 v : ii . J et r a fier, o r i e it ; ly when stir', ',Pit to one branch °'' L 'il,,,P. A lu l d been a R ~,' Mr ' e t a crime W ' sktt 7 1 ' was thrown : 4 1454„ "( hich they 1 :, 44 1 1 , in , resolution, ''' ott, b ir d 0 I receive tbeir 'tile Htt he spirit of I tiro hit oughout SO • , *4 141,1 . 4 tration of or : 1 , 44 1 ' 1 ' it was so ' o ' ' t t o w , in some A „. s. ee r . , 1 turnings, 00 , %r ega l ) viduals•b ge $ 'llf 1 ' ' ra lti were too , w et. just to ilttlf:dt r h a : . :_ turb the 15# ‘ be' 0 1 i •._ %a l ould entreo•of .. p, to coodOed 1 ,4 li i : I he first Or" ....... 4 .. nervation tor Its ki n t rt his feeliop) kind „:.' • , 1. ....1 1 public ii ~se to E order wow se ; ll 4 ' ' i ee l i -oid the jou n rto them ': ter vi:, tuntry wag, i l ~,tkuk i i. ' Reform Is . ' $t f Y 1 , for dyes with ~„ ,', Th at proposing t i t ' : ...4 at re r Yi once too i . ? 4 , 0* mi that it W . 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