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_) 11:4- 40! rw Yt , ; i 4'‘* ,ooor 4WiC ! . ;i. ,410.16.• '-* • t - 41 ‘ , ' .4 1 _ "C. 4 'f•!_za _ - 5 " _4o_l T .„, ..( , ;be Milalc34 f Modena..:4 This day WAS published, price h. ON REFORM. I'EW WORDS to the ELECTORS of GUILDFORD. n Y CHARLES BARING WALL, Esq. M.P. Ridgway, Piccadilly REFORM. kr a MEETING of the EIGHT SOU THERN DISTRICTS of EDINBURGH, called Cabhe Adve r ti semen t, h e ld w ithi n the Old Chapel of -.5 ° pon TUESDAY, the 15th day of March, 1831, 4 16 1 1 M. TULLIS, E sq ., C onvener , in the Chair ; P 3 / 41 " u wing Resolutions were moved by JAMES FORREST, ,I L :' of Comiston, seconded by GEORGE BERRY, Esq., irabant i n Edi n b urg h , an d unan i mous ly a d o pt e d : kat at it is with feelings of unmingled plea , ure, and the Lperfect satisfaction, that this Meeting has become ac- I t'd with the salutary and efficient measures brought kell by his Majesty's Ministers for the purpose of ef a Refo rm i n P ar li amen t. ?b at thi s M eet i ng f ee l s conv i nce d t h at th ese measures do ti k . 0 41 y well adapted for their proposed end, but that 1i 0 74 into a law they will have the immediate effect of u g and allaying feelings of discontent, which have Delisted in regard to the present state of the represen -42 a,(l also, that they will add greatly to the dignity V t ability of the Throne, by securing to his Majesty's .qatnent the cordial and affectionate support of the laat large. st this Meeting places the most entire confidence in 7ajesty's Ministers, and desires to record its sincere 41. Ude and humble thanks to them, for the spirited, i i ,; l alid ind e p en d en t manner i n w hi c h th e y h ave b roug h t t i rd their pl an , a n d w hi c h it d oes a pp ea r to thi s M ee t- It o ' tetated by the soundtst policy in securing to so La prop or ti on o f th e peop l e a r i g ht i n th e El ec ti ve 14, - ,7the, and consequently a deeper interest in the Con he of the country. lcereafter it was moved by JAMES M‘DONALD, Esq., l l utlte seeendeei -by Jorm--13. GaacrE, Esq., W.S., V a ua nitnously adopted by the Meeting, that a humble k, found e d on th e f orego i ng R eso l u ti ons , an d s i gne d '' a Pres,s of this Meeting, be presented to his Majesty, s L- ii ie tik iress to be sent to the Prinripal Secretary' of State [ll. Raffle Department, to be by his Lordship presented 1 - M a j esty. 1 * Address was then r e ad and approved of. kt4 , teafter it was moved by Wax. MILLER, Esq., S.S.C., 1 1 ,., 1 (1 by JOHN RITCHIE, E s q., Merchant, anti unani i a greed t o -.... , St a Petition, founded on these Resolutions, signed t e Convener in name of the Meeting, be sent to the Advocate, to be by his Lordship presented to the 1_" 1. Commons. ktee Petition to be signed by the Convener was then l," 41 approv it ed of. 4:reafter, was moved by JAMES Drcrsorr, E. , q., le: u nt, seconded by JAMES THOMSON, Esq., Merchant, T il u aliimously adopt e d— Ib ei 4 i t a copy of tho s e Resolutions be sent to Earl Grey, hl, i all of hi s M a j es ty' s Mi n i s t ers ; an d th a t th ey h e pub . i n the London Sun, Times, anti Morning Chronicle, ill the Edinburgh Courant, Mercury, and Scotsman 1,4,1414 m 'e Thanks of the Meeting were then unanimously to the Convener for his conduct in the Chair. Ik li- - 40 RM.—BOROUGH OF WARWICK. 1 ' a MEETING of the Burgesses and In iirchilabitants of thi s B o rou g h, on Tuesday the 15th of i lnstant, for the purpose of addres , -ing his Majesty !11::,ute him of their attachment to his Royal Person, ti t ,,,,, H. , Perfect confidence in his present Ministers, their h t urination to support them, and their satisfaction at , 1 1 1 ,"' of Reform proposed by them under the sanction Iti,,2‘lajesty, and also for petitioning both Hous's of 'oent to allow the Bill for Reform, as introduced by td . ,"10l Russell, to pass into a law -I,4I'IIOMAS COLLINS, Esq. in the Chair : ilk, i _ following Resolutions were proposed and passed ikirlously ; ....... ,t' B °lved Ist.—(On the motion of Mr. WM. COLLINS, ttif 6 4"need by Mr. C. LAMB)—That an humble and it Address be presented to his Majesty, expressive of ,iti„ l l e t at . itud e for the kind, benevolent, and patriotic dispo tli '"oced by his Majesty, congratulating his Majesty 'd t i a gaud feelings he has evinced towards his people, ; 1 4, nklog his Majesty for having been graciously pleased , 11 / 4 1,!tion the plan of Reform proposed by his Ministers. li k ',: t "° s this M eet i ng g i ve t h e i r warmes t th an k s t o hi s 1 4 4 Y II Ministers for th e ir firmness and patriotism in the l ')o ‘ 4 ,,,etion of th e i r j u di c i ous pl an f or re f orm i ng th e Corn- S, iv "ouse of Parliament, which, when passed into a 'l tr it4 i ll greatly contribute to promote the general in ,,1t14 the nation. 1 v ed2cl.—(On the motion of the Rev. Mr. FIELD. k ' l 4),' ° °ded by Mr. J. SANDERS)—That the following 1' 5 41 ,,,1'e approved and adopted by this Meeting:— 'k 11 1 ,,,HE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. \II 4 ,% I MBLE ADDRESS OF THE BURGESSES AND ,4,....i,VANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF WARWICK. ar k i in e h stur Majesty's b dutiful h al f !cl ‘s llal ic ub i l e e g c7 i , um ß h u i r , - ',N, ' , e , h You a A a l n ale s st o v t is;i t th ( t7e u ltos o t hea a rtfelt Lsurances of ~,,,', x-,taehment to your Majesty's person and Government ; ;'iikiet „I' l- ess the deep and unfeigned gratitude we feel for that L t kibieaelous consideration, directed to the true welfare of J , l4els, which has dictated to your Majesty the choice of ~,Vit , t 7 nt erilightened and patriotic Ministry ; and which has 9 , 4 'li t hem, with your Majesty's approbation, to propose to Nstelent a well-Considered, comprehensive, and efficient it t ,,atti„,,errn in the representation of the people. From a full •tvt o of the necessity of such a Reform to fix your Majesty's S it i ,ls surest basis, the love and confidence of your .sub -11,,`° secure and promote all the great interests of the j•Ntilsj, most respectfully but most earnestly implore that ot i k:l t Y will graciously continue to give it the sanction of af t .:ll, Y's approval and authority; and that, if unhappily 4 t tl - ThW it t ,he Commons' House, as at present constituted, your re4 , ltir' ; ',. be pleased, by an eal to a new Parliament, to I ltilth k': ,,, th4t t 1 thankfuluces wli i t c o h ,t the we a e Supreme cmi Disposer w o i i l e ct e h n e t n , ~ t yl l : st: l ;Piness of living under the Governmt or a patriot ...i ti •!ii,'Nen tl y pray to Him for the preservation of your Ma tte,Llti hTp , l health, ihat your Majesty may long continue to 'ha ti Zir and peace, over a free, a grateful, and a pros -44 'to ' ) lved And your Petitioners will ever pray, &c. 4, 1 1 ti k 3 d.—(On the m . otion of Mr. Bo one KY, and i ii ti ti ,' - ',Y Air, J. ENOCH, jun. )—That Petitions be pre -4 4tl - „ uo th houses of Parliament, praying that they l - pp l4 eCr` the plan of Reform as introduced by Lord John 1 ti04,,,, to 4th,—(On'-`1 the motion of Mr. J. Eslocir, jun., 1 total ' 41 si ed by M r . Trizoramus TAYLoa)—That the 1 44 'etition he approved and adopted by this Meet h ili p t 'lqr; HONOURABLE THE COMMONS OF THE ~‘I I PL, Z I )I KINGDOM 'OF GREAT BRITAIN AND 'lit - ':''D IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED. 11.. t) UMBLE PETITION OF THE BURGESSES . A „ I NHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OE, iatI;‘ II VVICK , V t / Y4 T4 . \ I : the Il etitioners continue to be deeply impressed with a Il i tl thj eotn ec rn es o s n it s y , an n su se c h. an real effect, taa a ß t go is rm at , p a r s es w e - n il t i , --a fair and fell ' re l presentation of the people. t y . that Petitioners have learnt, with the highest gratitude N, P ,,1-1 0 „, t , s a Plan ofarliamentary Reform has been proposed t ,t, - 4Ye Z,l.'sable under the sanction of his Majesty's VS to sid er -l cb appears House, vour Petitioners to he a wise and ' , IL f . th 4, plan, excellently adapted to meet the wants and ktet7lri t , s , eople—to remove their growing distrust, and re ilktillota .;',,onfidence, in the government—and Co secure ", tifitir V 1.11. e great interests of the nation. qs ,f,,....ctitioners are deeply convinced that the proposed ti t .eit of .'?, though comprehensive, is not niece so, than the tl i etitt„`_le times, anti the fair demand of the whole nation kti r i !tl e ,..'_e o quire and therefore they humbly but . earnestly Njrc or l:L: Posed plan, with no cleianF in any ot its essen rl,„,:at f‘ I .t provisions, may receive from your Honourable 'bo n ,'" and cordial support, to which, in the opinion of 1v 4 :8 , , it is most justly entitled. And your Petitioners will ever pray, Scc. l t,..eo e d , t ".--(On the motion of J. EDWARDS, Esq., 1 1 1 , 1 k:44; e " by the Rev. Mr. FIELD,)—That Mr. Wil- OY a t I , ‘ . be request e d t o p resen t th e Add ress to his til,, d " Levf e. ''lttl by A Gth --(On the motion of Mr. H. LAMB, and '''', 4 ett e , 4 ' it. GRIFFIN,)—That the Earl of Warwick '44 "to present the Petition to the House of Lords, .‘ 4 l %, 04 , emb ers for th e B oroug h th e one t o th e H ouse o f gro tAbl a t " that they all be request e d to give it their 4, 4ti tiv tf i 7 8 opport. tl ‘ l l b t h.--(On the motion of Mr. T. Tots, and l Y M r . !' , ,tbp y , • MALLORY,)—That the said Resolutions, 'aq W 4„ ° . l the Address and the Petition, be published ,lt t ° 4 4 P2ek and Leamington Papers, and in The Sun la sk Asper t ,, foe 8 :'llinl e ,NA ,1 11 "--( On the motion of Mr. C. REDFERN, L Otij ' AI,. "Y Mr. W. G. PERRY,)—That Mr. W. lk i 14, . s t v 4 C burbury, and Mr. John Enoch, jun. be k h ft s l4, "olmitte e to carry the foregoing Resolutions 4 t4 1 N1 gth N'lcl edi, • -- --(On the motion of Mr. J. ENocx, jun. NS heetij Mr. H. LAMB,)—That the best thanks Attot tlj - t g be given to the Worshipful the Mayo . r, tN, ii t tai e ?roplianc e with the wishes of the Requa. 10, 1 :t ea to mog this Meeting. Vt t i d od „ th •--(On the motion of Mr. JOHN SAT -3 is l 4l t eornled by Mr. Join; DusvoitTu,)—That 4 8 kki AI of this Meeting be given to Mr. W. ,1 01. j • Enoch, jun. for their able and in i,f! iti et er tions in promoting this and the preceding i IA sped)ls°Ur of Parliamentary Reform. v , , 1),141 1, :iti eonin THOMAS COLLINS, Chairman. . i i v t t 4 k_ n * having vacated the Chair, and the NNpi lit l . by Mr. C. Lamb-L. i?o,. to th _ ::-That the Thanks of this Meeting be Lamb— td th e b ' ‘.;hairman for his able and impartial at- N 164 "'fleas of the Day. i )183/. be jr to d cPI Ol e willf of sot' Ala , >0 o p ef 0 13/ Ifl.tii l3 ' of Yi 'tl) 13 0° ' of f iiap • e w ife° 9 31( ' r c rtrn ft"— , yelps ;1, 14Ci. 1.1 )04 No. 12.018. TO BE SOLD, GRAND JUNCTION, KENNET and AVON, WORCESTER and BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM, REGENT'S, GRAND WESTERN, and GLOUCESTER and BERKELEY, CANAL SHARES. EAST LONDON, KENT, and WEST MIDDLE SEX, WATERWORKS SHARES. And BATH GAS LIGHT SHARES. Ajply to CHARLES EDMONDS, No. 9, Change-alley. Dedicated by Special Perrnision to the King. Shortly will be published, by LONGMAN and Co., Two Vols. Bvo., and splendid Engraving, TRAVELS IN INDIA, GALILEE, SAMARIA, and the Track of the Apostle Paul., By WILLIAM RAE WILSON, E , q. F.A.S. K.L. Author of " Travels in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Russia and Poland." This will be found a most useful work for Ministers of the Church and Students of Divinity ; and among other documents there will be given Letters which' the Au thor has been honoured with from Foreign Sovereigns on the Protestant Faith. PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE SOCIETY: FOR the purpose of obviating the difficulties experienced by Electors in various Places in select ing Persons duly qualified to represent them in the Com mons House of Parliament, a Society has been formed to obtain and communicate the necessary Information. COMMITTEE. Dr. Mackinnon John Marshall, Esq. of Leeds Daniel O'Connell, Esq. M.P. Erskine Perry, Esq. J. A. Roebuck, Esq. Mr. Alderman Scales C. Brinsley Sheridan, Esq. Col. T. P. Thompson Thomas De Vear, Esq. Daniel Wakefield, jun. Esq. Major A. Beauclerk Charles Beauclerk, Esq. Jeremy Bentham; Esq. Charles Buller, Esq. M.P. A. Buller, Esq. Edward Lytton Bulwer, Esq. Sir F. Burdett, Bart. N.P. John Crawfurd, Esq. Thomas Hobhouse, Esq. Joseph Hume, Esq. M.P. Col. L. Grove Jones FRANCIS PLACE, Esq. Treasurer. Individuals in all parts of the Kingdom may become Members on entering their names, addresses, and designa tion, in one of the Society's books, or by letter to the Se cretary, and on payment of a subscription of not less than Five Shillings for the current year. Books have been opened at Messrs. Ransom and Co.'s, Pall-mall East ; Messrs. Martin, Call, and Co., Old Bond_ street ; Messrs. Grote, Prescott, and Co., Threadneedle street ; Mr. Alderman Scales, High-street, Aldgate ; Mr. Charles Fox Smith, No 51, Blackman-street, Borough ; T. De Vear, Esq., No. 44, Lisle-street, Leicester-square ; Mr. Agasiz, No. 223, Piccadilly; and by the Secretary, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, from Eleven to Four o'clock daily. ROBERT GOUGER, lion. Sec. CAMBRIDGESHIRE REFORM MEETING A a MEETING of the Gentry, Clergy, •EX and Freeholders of the County of Cambridge and Isle of Ely, held in the Shire Hall, at Cambridge, on FRIDAY the 18th day of March instant, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of adopting reso lutions, or such other measures as should show their de termination to support, by all legal means in their power, his Majesty's Ministers in carrying into effect the RE FORM in the House of Commons, which they submitted to that Howe on the first day of this month ; The HIGH SHERIFF in the Chair. It was resolved,—On the motion of R. G. TowNLEY, Esq. seconded by the Rev. the MASTER of CORPUS CHRISTI Co i LEGE, Ist. That a dutiful and loyal address to his Majesty be adopted by this Meeting, assuring his Majesty of our de voted attachment to his person and Government; and expressing our determination to promote, by all constitu tional means, the great measure of Reform in the Com mons' House of Parliament, proposed by his Majesty's Ministers :—That the address be signed by the High Sheriff on behalf of the Meeting, and laid before his Majesty by the High Sheriff at the earliest opportunity. On the motion of the Rev. A. PEYTON, second e d by _ _ Mr. SERJEANT PELL, 2d. That Petitions to both Houses of Parliament be forthwith prepared, praying them to adopt the proposed measure for Reform in all its parts ; and that the same be signed by the freeholders at large. On the motion of FRANCIS FrM, Esq., seconded by the Rev. GEORGE ADAM BROWNE, 3d. That the Right Honourable the Lord Lieutenant of the County, be requested to present the Petition to the House of Lords, and the two County Members to present and support that to the House of Commons. On the motion of EDWARb KING FORDIIA3I, Esq., se conded by THOMAS HOWELL, Esq., 4th. That the above Resolutions be advertised once in The Sun, Times, and Morning Chronicle Newspapers, and that the same, together with the Address and Peti tion, be once advertised in the two Cambridge Papers. On the motion of Lord F. G. OSBORNE, seconded by H. J. ADV.A.NE, Esq., sth. That Thanks be given to the Nigh Sheriff fur his promptness in calling the present Meeting, and for his able and impartial conduct in presiding. DECLARATIONof the MERCHANTS, BANKERS, &c. of LONDON, AGAINST the BILL for PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. LONDON, :MARCH 16, 1831. _ We, the MERCHANTS, BANKERS, and others, IN HABITANTS of LONDON, whose names are hereunto subscribed, have perused with feelings of the deepest regret the details of a Bill which has been just submitted to the Legislature, under the sanction of his Majesty's Go-. ♦ernmeat, for the avowed purpose of effecting an extensive REFORM and ALTERATION in the existing CON STITUTION of the COMMONS HOUSE of PAR LIAMENT. While we should have been far from opposing ourselves to the adoption of any proposition so recommended, of a temperate character, gradual in its operation, consistent with justice, and the ancient usages of this realm, and having for its object the correction of acknowledged abuses, or any amelioration in the administration of public affairs which might seem to be called for by the changes or necessities of the times, we feel it impossible to regard in that light a measure which, by its unprecedented and un necessary infringement on the rights and privileges of large and wealthy bodies of people, would go far to shake the foundations of that Constitution under which our So vereign holds his title to his Throne, his Nobles to their estate., and ourselves and the rest of our fellow-subjects to the various possessions and immunities which we enjoy by law ; a measure which, while it professes to enlarge the representation of the kingdom on the broad basis of pro perty, would in its practical operation have the effect of closing the principal avenues through which the moneyed, the funded, the commercial, the shipping, and the colonial interests, together with all their connected and independent interests throughout the country, or dispersed throughout our vast empire abroad, have hitherto been represented in the Legislature, ar.d would thus in reality exclude the pos sessors of a very large proportion of the national wealth from all effectual voice and influence in the regulation of the national affairs. The silence which the opponents of this project have hitherto felt to be imposed on them by their respect for the authority from which it emanates, so long at Joist as it was not before them in a defined and tangible shape, having been misconstrued by the ill-informed into an uni versal acquiescence in its principles and provisions, we deem it a duty which we owe to ourselves, to our country, and to posterity, at the earliest practicable period after the printing of the Bill, to protest against it by this public declaration, and to invite our fellow citizens of all classes, participating in our sentiments, to unite with us in every practicable and lawful effort of temperate but determined resistance to the further progress of a measure, which in our consciences we believe to be rash and inexpedient in its origin, and tending to consequences equally pernicious and irretrievable, menacing to the peace of the country, fraught with alarm and peril to public and private credit, and calculated eventually to undermine and destroy all those venerable institutions and establishments, under whose influence and protection England has hitherto enjoyed a prosperity, and maintained a station, unexampled among the nations of the world. The above Declaration having already been signed by man y of the most influential and eminent Merchants, Bankers, and others, now lies for signature at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, and the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street, with a Petition to the House of Commons, founded upon the slime. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1831. REFORM MEETINGS IN SUPPORT OF HIS MAJESTY'S MINISTERS. WARWICK. (Abridged from the Warwick Advertiser of this day.) In compliance with a requisition, numerously and re spectably signed, a meeting of the burgesses and inhabi tants of this town was called bk:Thonias Jones, Esq., the Mayor, which met accordingly on 'Tuesday last, in the Court-house. At twelve o'clock, in the absence of the Mayor, from indisposition, at the unanimous request of the meeting, the Chair was taken by Thomas Collins, Esq., Alderman. WILLIAM COLLINS, Esq., jun., then rose—On the question of Parliamentary Reform so much had been said, that it was needless for him to enter far into the subject. The proposed plan, which they were-then to consider, is so clear and simple in itself, as to be easily understood, and so comprehensive in the objects it embraces, as to promise fair to accomplish the great end to which it is directed. It his been approved by the King—recommended by the Government, and accepted by the people.—(Cheers.) Fervent was the gratitude due, therefore, from the people to the Sovereign who patrOnized it, and to tie Ministry who had the courage to bring it forward, As the Goirern• ment have done their part in proposing and supporting it, with all their heart and mind and strength, it remained for the people to do their part, also by supporting them, firmly and strenuously.—(Cheers.) The King and the Government being happily united with the people in the same cause, the battle is now to be fought by them, on the one side, against a sordid and rapacious oligarchy on the other. And who can doubt what will be the issue of the contest ?—(Cheers.) " Gentlemen," said the speaker, in closing his address, " we are fur the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill." Mr. Collins then moved the first resolution, and sat down amidst great cheering. C. LAMB, Esq. agreed most cordially in the resolution now proposed by his friend Mr. Collins ; and begged, there fore to second it. The Rev. Mr. FIELD then rose to propose the address. Gentlemen (said he), you will not wonder at the high and bounding joy with which I meet you this day— (Cheers.) No longer despairing of the cause of Parlia mentary Reform, I am come this day not to plead in its favour—for even that is now become unnecessary—but to rejoice with you, to exult with you, in its complete and glorious triumph.—(Cheers.) He then expatiated on the wonderful change in the aspect of the times—the whole nation starting up as if from a long sleep, awakened to the full sense of their wrongs and dangers, and flying as if with one common irresistible impulse, to Parliamentary Reform as their only rock of safety—the King and the Government aiding their efforts—leading and urging them on to the desired point of present security and of almost boundle-s future hope.—(Cheers.) All this said the speaker, was to him like the sudden rising of an enchanted scene. He felt as if he could never be sufficiently thankful that he had lived tosee so bright and glorious a day dawning and shining upon his beloved country, and having seen it, he Mt as if he had lived long enough, and looking up to the supreme disposer of events, he was almost ready to say—" now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace." What a delightful spectacle, proceeded the speaker, does our country, at this moment, present! On the one side, the King and his Government willingly, even eagerly, offering important benefits to the nation—(Applause)— the nation, on the other hand, anxiously and thankfully receiving them.—(Continued applause.)—And who are they that dare rush in, so fiercely, so furiously, between the benignant hand that would give, and the grateful hand that would receive ?—(lmmense cheering.)--Alas ! you all know them but too well.—(Laughter.)—Oh ! that 1 had a voice of thunder, exclaimed the speaker, then, in their ears, and to their inmost souls, would I thunder an awful warning ! I would tell them—Beware ! Be just ! Struggle no longer for what is not yours, or in the struggled you will be lost !—(lmmense cheering.)—The Rev. Gen tleman then read the address, and eat down amidst loud and general cheering. The address having `been read, the resolution was pro.. posed (see Advertisement) that it be approveirand adopted by the meeting, which was unanimously carried. The other resolutions were then severally put and car ried, and the meeting broke up. ably as you I , ve hitherto dons, I tender you my best services in prc 4. lting the all-important measure in thih part of the cv..d.: • I am, Sir, your's obediently, March, 17, 1831. Z. ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER.—Yesterday a nu merous meeting of the above populous parish, was held at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's-square, for the purpose of voting a dutiful address to his Majesty, and to petition both Houses of Parliament in support of the plan ~£ Reform brought forward by Lord John Rosiell, under the auspices of his Majesty's Government. Sir Francis Burdett, Bart., M.P., was called to the Chair. The Hon. Baronet having briefly addressed the meeting; several 'entlemen, amongst whom were Mr. Byng, M.P., the Hon. Mr. Ponsonby (son of the Earl of Besborough), Mr. Barber Beaumcnt, and Mr. Buckingham, proceeded to deliver their sentiments, and they all concurred in de scribing the Ministerial plan of Reform as a bold and com prehensive measure, admirably calculated to satisfy the nation'; that they separated their love for Monarchy from their detestation of an oligarchy of 250 families, in whom the government of the people had hitherto essentially re .sided ; and that they rejoiced at the speedy emancipation of the King - 1 4 h(Mlis subjects from the thraldom of the horoughmongers. It was also resolved that the present epoch was the fittest period for carrying that question which had been the constant object of the people's solici tude for the last fifty years. A string of resolutions em bodying the sentiments of the meeting, and petitions to both Houses of Parliament, were then read, and carried by acclamation. It was also agreed that an address, expres sive of the gratitude of the parishioners to his Majesty for having given his gracious sanction to the Reform Bill, should be forthwith prepared, and that Lis Grace the Duke of Norfolk should present the same to the Sovereign. It was moved and carried that Sir F. Burdett should pre sent the petition to the House of Commons, and Lord Durham (who is as , well as the Hon. Baronet, a pari shioner) should be requested to present the petition to the Ho useof Lords. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated. ST. MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FlELDS.—Yesterday a public vestry meeting of this parish was held in the new vestry room, for the purpose of expressing the sentiments of the parishioners in favour of the proposed Reform plan; and it is not a little remarkable that this was the first oc casion within the memory of the oldest inhabitant of any meeting, having a political object in view merely, being convened by the parish authorities. Mr. Deville, the senior Churchwarden, was called to the chair. The Hon. Dun can P. Bouverie, M.P. for New Sarum, first addressed the meeting. He said he entrely coincided in the plan brought forward by his Majesty's Ministers, which he de scribed as a wise and politic measure, calculated to produce the most beneficial effects throughout the country, and to bind society together in stronger and firmer bonds than at any former period, and to add increased stability to the Throne.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Member then moved the first resolution, to the effect that the inhabitants of the parish of St. Martin ought to raise their voice, in unison with the general feeling of the country, to support and thank his Majesty's Government for their manly and states man-like conduct in bringing forward a measure at once extensive and salutary. Many other speakers addressed the meeting, and an address to the King, and petitions to both Houses, in support of the measure brought forward by Ministers, were carried unanimously. MILE;.END OLD TOWN.—Yesterday evening a highly-respectable meeting of the hamlet of Mile-end Old Town was held at the Town-house, in the Mile-end road, to take into consideration the propriety of petition ing the Legislature to pass the measure of Parliamentary Reform, as proposed under the sanction of his Majesty, into a law. An address of gratitude to his Majesty, and petitions to both Houses of Parliament, founded upon the resolutions, and imploring the Legislature to adopt the Ministerial plan of Reform as a law, were agreed to with loud " Huzzas !" and they Lord Chancellor was requested to present the petition to the House of Lords, and Mr. Hume to the Htuseisf Commons. KENSINGTON AND BROMPTON.—Yesterday one of the most numerous and respectable parish meetings that have yet been holden on the Reform question, took place at the Kensington Coffee-house, of the inhabitants of St. M a ry Abbott's, Kensington, and the district of the Holy Trinity, Ilrornyton, fur the purpose of passing reso lutions in support of the Ministerial measures of Reform now before Parliament. George Farlar, Joseph Hume, Jerdan, Esqrs., and several other gentlemen, moved the different resolutions, and petitions to the Lords and Commons were agreed to ; and it was resolved that his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex he requested to pre sent the one to the House of Lords, and Mr. Hume that to the Lower House, and that G. Byng, Esq., M.P., be requested to support the prayer of the last-named peti tion. The chairman stated, that the Duke of Sussex had consented, or, rather, indeed, he had solicited to be allowed to present the address of the meeting to his Majesty.— (Great applause, followed by nine distinct " Iluzzas for his Royal Highness.) FALMOUTH. —A requisition, signed by upwards of twelve hundred freeholders, forty M ag i s t r at es , and many Clergymen, w as presented t o J o h n Hearle T rernayne, Esq., High Sheriff of the county of Cornwall, to convene a meeting for the support of Ministers in the Reform Bill, with which he instantly complied. The meeting will be held at Budmin on Wednesday next. BUCKLAND.—Addresses of thanks to his most gra cious Majesty, and of congratulation to Ministers on their Reform Bill, are getting tip at Buckland, near Dover. These addresses are numerously and respectably signed. C A MBR IDG E. —On Wednesday a numerous and highly respect 'hie meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Clot idge was held in the Guildhall, convened by the Mayor, pursuant to requisition, for the purpose ofpresenting a con gratulatory address to his Majesty, for taking to his Councils his present Ministers, and also to petition both Houses of Parliament, praying them to pass the present measure for for Reform, now before the Commons. After some able speech e s, the address was put and unanimously carr i e d, as Cambridge a n d H ert f or d Inde pendent loyal and congratulatory address to the wer e alsoaptlri e es p s e . t itions. King from the town and county of Poole was presented at the levae on Wednesday by J. Taylor, Esq., M.D., and most graciously received. The greatest enthusiasm pre vails in this and other towns, proving the general feeling of the people ; and it is expected in the event of a disso lution of Parliament that the people will show their inde pendence in their return of popular representatives, un biassed by patronage, and uninfluenced by interest. YORK.—On Thursday a meeting of the citizens of York, convened by the Right Hon. Lord Dundas, Lord Mayor ; in compliance with a requisition signed by 64 gentlemen, was held in the Guildhall in that city, " for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of expressing their approbation of the plan of Reform pro posed to the House of Commons, and their determination to support his Majesty's Ministers in their present liberal and constitutional course." An address to his Majesty was agreed to, expressive of the satisfaction of the meeting with the conduct of Ministers, and petitions to both Houses of Parliament were adopted, praying that the Bill m ay pass into a law.—Leeds Intelligencer. . . LUDLOW. —On Saturday last, pursuant to a requisi tion to the Bailiffs, a numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabitant hous e holders o f the borough was held at the Guildhall, for the purpose of expressing to his Ma j est y 's Ministers their entire satisfaction at the prop osed Refor m of A t s h iaß e mD C e Commons z,En.o pass into n i o ui‘ a Monday la o d f : y . P a rliament; . and to pray that the a meeting of the burgh of Airdrie was held, f u r the purpose of expre ssin g their ap probation of the Ministerial plan of Reform, and als o f or petitioning that the same might be passed into a law. Pe titions on resolutions carried to the above effect were formed, which it was determined should he presented by the Lord Chancellor and Lord John Russell. It is said that the names of no less than three hundred Members have been taken down, who hive ex. pressed themselves in favour of the Reform Bill, Sir Thomas BARING stated, at the Hampshire meeting, that four out of five of his family would vote for it. The Duke of Gortooll has also declared in favour of the Bill. Query—Do the hole-and-corner opposers of it really think that three-fourths of the Aristocrats and me❑ of wealth in the country have gone 111,Ad?wAlorning acraid. DR. PARIS'S LIFE of Sir HUMPHRY DAVY, A NEW EDITION. We are glad to announce a second edition of this work, in two volumes octavo. In these days of economy and Reform, a three guinea quarto must necessarily be limited in its circulation, and such a work as that before us, which is calculated to en. lighten as well as to entertain the public, should not have its utility cramped by the expensive form .)f its publication. To us, we confess it is a mat ter of some surprize that a large impression of so large a book, at so large a price, should have been disposed of in less than two months. Had it been, what many anticipated, a mere record of scientific discoveries, however ably it might have been writ ten, instead of in two months, the edition would not have been sold in five years. We have already presented our readers with some extracts from this ialuable piece of biography ;. in announcing its re-appearance in a more accessible form, we shall not offer our own opinion of its me rits, but that •of an early and much-attached friend of Sir Humpliry Davy, contained in a letter lately transmitted to us with the name of the writer : " There can he but one opinion concerning Dr. Paris's Life of Sir H. Davy. I confess that lam delighted with the whole work, from the dignified dedication and candid preface, to the sublime apostrophe at the conclusion. The early part of Davy's history is pleasingly depicted and en riched with a variety of simple and interesting anecdotes which, though trifling in themselves, are highly charac teristic and indicative of the incipient philosopher. There is nothing of the marvellous and wonderful with which biographers often love to invest their infant heroes ; but every circumstance bears the stamp of nature, of truth, and (to use the author's own words) of ' literary honesty,' upon the face of it. As Davy advances in life, the work advances in interest. We trace the progress of an extraordinary and powerful mind, gifted with original talents of the first order, proceeding with giant strides from an apothecary's shop in an obscure country town, to the pneumatic establishment at Bristol—to the chemical lec tureship and professorship at the Royal Institution, till be becomes secretary, and (as I predicted to him at that time) finally the President of the Royal Society ! It is the rapid march of intellect, the triumphant career of genius, reflecting honour on the individual and on the age which he adorned. In the analysis of his wonder ful discoveries, Dr. Paris embodies facts in words, illumi nates them with the rays of his own enlightened mind, and explains them with such elegant simplicity and perspicuity, that even the most unscientific may comprehend their ap plication, and appreciate their utility. The learned bio grapher, in my opinion, has by his clear and explicit de• scriptions extended tke knowledge and enlarged the boun daries of chemical science ; and has done for it what Blackstone did for law—divested it of all needless techni calities, and clothed it in a dress the most appropriate and inviting. IA the midst of dry scientific disquisitions, the unitiated reader is surprised and delighted by some play of fancy, some beautiful imagery, or some luminous illustra tion, which like the Oasis of the desert enlivens and irradiates all around it. " I do net know whether it is my admiration and esteem of Davy's abilities and character—the remembrance of the friendship that subsisted between u', and the respect which I feel for his memory—l know not whether this partiality has bribed my heart and blinded my judgment, but I really think this life is a master-piece of biography. I recollect nothing of the kind at all comparable to it.— Its general plan and arrrangewent cannot be too highly praised. I admire the taste and tact with which the author has interwoven Davy's familiar letters with the thread of his own narrative and observations. They vary the monotony of the scene, and, while they preserve the interest, relieve and strengthen each other ; the genuine and unsophisticated character of my friend is thus justly and forcibly developed, without the studied formality and laboured minuteness of similitude and contrast, 'of Point and antithesis. " The principal interests and occurrences of Davy's life are judiciously introduced, and well narrated. They have the fidelity and individuality ofa portrait, and at the same time the interest and the associations of an historical pic ture—his diversified talents and acquirements are exhi bited with feeling and discrimination, while his few pecu liarities and the slight imperfections in his character are touched with the gentle hand of a friendly artist. The pic ture would have been unfinished, if the light and shades had not been harmoniously blended. " With all my personal knowledge of Davy, and with all my enthusiastic admiration of his genius and attain ments, this Life of Dr. Paris has enabled me to appreciate his character more justly, and to esteem him more highly; not that there is much new information added to what his friends before actually knew or reasonably imagined, and still less is there of fulsome flattery or nauseating pane gyric : but the separate features are so well defined and harmoniously blended—there is so much keeping in the whole picture—the man, the friend, the philosopher, and the philanthropist, are so strikingly pourtrayed and identified, that we seem to behold Davy standing before us as a living being,' reaniniated, revivified, and en dowed, as it were, with a kind of earthly immortality. " Notwithstanding ►the warm and sincere praise here bestowed on Dr. Paris's book, I am fully aware that it is not one of those faultless monsters which the world ne'er saw,"—and that a splenetic or a malignant critic might discover many plausible objections. " in fine, I think this life of my late valuable friend must be universally interesting. It may be studied by the phi losopher for its science—by the scholar for its learning and literature—by the critic for its style and composition, and by the general reader for the varied information and en tertainment with which it abounds." We had intended to give some extracts, but press of matter obliges us to postpone them to some fu ture opportunity. ASSIZES.-(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) LANCASTER, filißcH 17. Mr. Justice JAMES PARKE, having yesterday disposed of all the cases on the Civil Side, sat this morning in the Court to try prisoners. Roger Haslam, aged 45, and John Moore, aged 22, both cotton-spinners, were indicted for having, at Black burn, on the 9th day of January last, sent to Mr. Wil liam Sharrock, of Samlesbury, a master cotton-spinner, and the proprietor of the Roach-bridge mills, near Samles bury, a letter without, any name or signature subscribed thereto, threatening to kill and murder the said William Sharrock. Before the trial was proceeded with, Mr. AnnrsoN stated to his Lordship, that as the excitement which had existed among the cotton-spinners had been allayed, the prosecutor was willing to abandon the prosecution upon the prisoners pleading guilty, and entering into recog nizances. Mr. Justice PARKE—I don't think that I ought, in the discharge of my public duty to allow the prosecution to be compromised, but I shall consult my Brother Littledale upan the subject. 11iS LORDSHIP, having left the Court to confer with Mr. Justice Littledale, said, on his return, there can be no compromise, tile case is a serious one, and the trial must proceed. Mr. ADDISON and Mr. ALEXANDER conducted the case for the prosecution ; Dr. BROWN, Mr. BRANDT, at.d Mr. DUNN, appeared for the prisoners. Mr. ADDISON having stated the case for the prosecu tion, called Sharrock—l am a master cotton-spinner, and the owner of the Roach-bridge Mills, which are about four miles from Preston, on the Blackburn road. On the 19th of October last I received the letter marked 2, on the 21st of October I received the letter marked 4 ; I also received the letter marked 3. I received the letter marked 6 (the letter which was the subject of the indict ment) on the Ilth of January last, and it contained a list of prices to be paid to operative cotton-spinners. Cross-examined by Mr. BRANDT—It is regular for master cotton-spinners to met and regulate the wages ; but no meeting of the kind has taken place in my neighbourhood for many years. My workmen turned out in consequence of my preventing their having bo.er in the mills. I believe that in other parts of the country the prices stated in the list inclosed in letter Nu. 6, were paid to the workmen. I did not pay those prices. Thomas Dauber...l am a cotton-spinner, and a mem ber of the Bolton Union of cotton4Planers. lam the treasurer of that Union. I know the 'prisoner. Moore, who is the secretary of the Blackburn Onion,- which con sists of operative cotton-spinners. I have Seen .hitn write for a few minutes. I once got a letter from - him; which I carried to the Bolton Union. I believe the letters marked 2,3, 4, and 6, are in his band-writing. The letter which he gave me to take to Bolton was written last August, at the Brickmakers' Arms, in B'ackburn. I know the pri soner Haslam, who was a member of the Blackburn Union, and who acted as president on the night that.thc other prisoner gave me the letter. On the .16th of January last I saw the prisoner Haslam, and five other men, named Bruce, Bottomley, Nuttall, Fishwick, and Haslam, at the Golden Lion in Bolton. The men spoke to Hash's], and he asked what their grievance was. They said they had not been paid what had been promised to them. Haslam asked them what had been promised to them, and they said 2/. each. They did not then say what the 2/. had been promised for. Haslam said they ought to be satisfied with less, as the canister had missed exploding, and he asked them what they would take to enrage in another, job, and they objected to going again. Mr. Sharrock's name was mentioned at this time, but there was nothing said about the letter. The " job" meant_ another thing. The Counsel for the prisoner here objected to the pro posed evidence, as there was no evidence hitherto offered relative to any thing but the letter. His LORDSHIP said, that he did not think the Counsel for the prosecution could at this stage of the proceedings go into evidence relating to other matters. Examination resumed—When Mr. Sham:e'er , name was mentioned, the prisoner Haslam said, " We have sent him one letter last Sunday, telling him to prepare .to meet his God," and I think he got it on the Tuesday following. I gave this information when I was appre hended upon this charge. Cross-examined by Mr. BRANDY-I was in custody upon this charge for four or five hours. I was tabea up for knowing all about this matter of Sharrovk's, I .knew nothing about sending the letter, but I thought it my duty to tell what I heard Haslam say. Iliad mentioned to a man named Monk what I heard Haslam say. I never told John Brindle that I knew nothing about the letter; I'll swear that I did not tell him so three times ; I sent Brindle for a person named Bruce, in order to give warn ing to the prisoners to get out of the way. I did this after I gave the information to the Magistrates; I base never seen Moore write above twice, and the first of those. times was the Saturday before last Lancaster Assizes, when he was writing in the club-book at the Brickmakers' Arms ; I did not read what he then wrote, but I read the letter which he gave me to take to Bolton. When I saw him write lie was not writing above two or three minutes, T did not see a word of what be wrote. I had at that time no object in ascertaining his style of writing. The reason why I swear that the threatening letter is in his hand-writing is, that the H and the S in that letter are formed like the same letters in the letter which he sent rue with to Bolton. I have heard about the 100/. re ward, but I don't expect any of it. I have never told John Brindle that I expected a premium for giving infor mation. I have had, since I gave the information. about 10s. a-week from Mr. Catterall, the attorney for the pro secution ; but before I gave the information I was earning a guinea a-week. Peter Catterall, the attorney for the prosecution, swore that from a comparison of the writing in the threatening letter with the writing on the letters No. 2,3, and 4, which the prisoner Moore had, before the Magistrates, ac knowledged to be in his hand-writing, he (witness) be lieved the threatening letter to be in the prisoner's writing, but in a disguised hand. Cross-examined by Mr. DUNN—I know it is difficult to. form an opinion from a comparison of band-writing, and I have heard -that great mistakes have been made in that respect. I think the hand-writing feigned, became the letters are witten apart, and it appears to me as if the per son writing it wished to imitate two sorts of writing. Frances Dyson, of the Lancaster Post-office proved, that the threatening letter bore the Blackburn post mark, but on cross-examination she admitted that she had never been in the Blackburn Post-office, and that she formed her opinion from having seen the Blackburn post-mark on other letters. George Holt, a constable at Preston, swore, that whilst he had the prisoners in custody, the prisoner Haslam said, " The man who gave evidence against us is worse than me," awl the prisoner Moore said, " Why could not Mr. Sharrock know my hand-writing, I wrote him two letters before." Vim. Appleton, the coachman of the prosecutor, proved that on the Bth of January he found on the steps of his master's hall-door a tin canister, containing 21bs. 12or. of gunpowder and a list of prices similar to the tine con tained in the threatening letter. The witness 'limber was again put into the box, and swore that the 21. each, which the men dtmanded of the prisoner Ilastain, at Blackburn, was for their trouble in , placing: they canister of gunpowder near the pretsecistor'e house, and that when the men demanded the money they said that the fusee affixed to the canister had been tern off by some honeysuckles which grew about the door of Mr. Sharrock's house, and upon which the canister when thrown had alighted. Cross-examined by Mr. DuNN-I told this story for the first time to it man named Monk, who was my lodger, but be is not here to -day. I Aid not intend to tell the Alagistnites untie I was 4preheuded upon the charge. My honesty in telling this tale wis not caused by the reward which lisd been offered. I swear that I was not in fluenced by the reward. I do not give iv dente fruin any expectation of reward. lam influenced solely by a pure love of justice. The threatening letter, whkli was follows Pay by this list, or prepare to meet thy God"—aud the other letters admitted by the prisoner Moore to be in his hand writing, were then put in and read. Dr. BROWN for the prisoners submitted, that this was not a letter threatening to " kill and murder." Ills Loansjnir• was of opinion, that it was a letter of the description contemplated by the Statute. Tie prisoners leaving been called on fur their defence, denied all knowledge of the transaction, and said liamber had sworn falsely. For the prisoners two witnesses named Cross and Moore (the brother of the prisoner) were called, and they swore that they were well acquainted with the prisoner's (Moore) hand-writing, and that they did not Lelieve the letter to be his hand-writing. John Brindle swore that he saw B,mber on the day he was apprehended, and that Bam'or said distinctly three times, that he knew nothing of the threatening letter, or of the canister of gunpowder, cad that whoever gave • information was to have a reward. His LORDSHIP summed up, and the Jury having retired for about half an hour found both the prisoners Guilty, but recommended them to mercy, and in that recommen dation the prosecutor joined. His Lordship sentenced them to two years' imprisonment and hard labour in Lancaster Castle. Christopher Wilcock, aged 32, a simple-looking farmer, was convicted of having forged two promissory notes for 1501. each, with intent to defraud his landlord, Wilson Patten, Esq. Sentence of death was recorded, with an intimation that it would be commuted into transportation. John Riddeovh was indicted for having, in the year 1824, at Liverpool, married Mary Hunter, his first wife being then alive. From the evidence of Mary Hunter, who was conside rably younger than the prisoner, it appeared that the pri soner was a married man, residing at Ormskirk; that she had had two children by him ; that it was the practice of the Ormskirk Magistrates to commit to prison every woman who had had two bastard children, and that she being the third time pregnant by him, and apprehensive that she should be sent to prison, prevailed upon him to put up banns of marriage in Liverpool, where he married her in the name of William Smith. When she returned to Ormskirk she gave the parish officers a certificate of her marriage with Wm. Smith, and the prisoner continued to live with his wife at Ormskirk up to the time of her death, which took place about three months ago. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he Lordship sentenced him to two months' imprisonment in Lancaster Castle. Thomas Mulvay, aged 50, and John M u l vay , age d 34, who were yesterday convicted of several highway-robbe ries were put to the bar to receive sentence of death. The prisoners, on being placed at the bar, threw them,dves on their knees and besought his Lordship to extend mercy to them. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE said, sternly, " I can extend Peter no mercy to you," and th e n sen t e nced the prisone rs t o b e hanged, but did not n ame a d a y. John llalliwell, age d 20, James Anderton, age d 18, r Kenyon, R P o t ert Grayson, a aged gedi92,3J, who were y ester d ay acquitted ohn Greenhalglt s aged 30, and of a rape upon Alice and Rachel Leigh, at Adlimlton, on the sth of January last, were indicted for a burglary in the house of those women on the same night. The evidence was the same as on the trial of yesterday, with the exception of an alibi proved by the prisoner Grayson, The Jury found Grayson Not Guilty, and the other pri soners Guilty, and his Lordship sentenced there tcLaet t he law exe cuted, and told them be could hold out CO hopes 1 law would not take its course. The Asian term i na ted at ten 9 , , ja . cluck . a evuung. WARTVICKSHIRE. The counties are following the example of the towns, and are arranging themselves in early support of the Mi nisterial measures of Reform. Warwickshire, where no county meeting has been held for years, is about to be the focus of a very large assemblage of freeholders. The following requisition, comprehending most of the in fluential names of the landed proprietary of the county, and of the commercial interests of Warwick, Birmingham, and Coventry, is about to be presented to the Sheriff :-.... TO THE HIGH SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY OF WARWICK. We, the undersigned freeholders of the county of Warwick, do hereby request you to convene a meeting of the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Freeholders, and Inhabitant Householders, of the said County, to take into consideration an Address to his Majesty, and Petitions io Parliament to support the Bills for amending the Representation of the People now before the House of Commons. Hood Thomas Clarke Samuel Peach Dormer Thomas Cotton Robert Phillips F. Burdett, M.P. Edward Cotton William Phipson R. Knight, M.P. S. Freeman J. W. Phipson John Tomes, M.P. F. Gregory J. C. Roberts G. B. Clive, M.P. A. F. Gregory W. C. Russell H. C. Adams A. \V. Gregory Wm. Redfern Thos. Attwood S. B. Heming Clement Redfern Robert M. Atty Thos. Hiorns F. Johnstone, M.D. G. G. Barrett William Collins Geo. E. Male, M.D. John Bond F. L. Holyoake Joshua Scholefield James Belcher John Kentish Charles Shaw Wm. Beale E. Bolton King J. Shuckburgh H. Bellairs John T. Lawrence Richard Spooner Wm. Blakeway R. Lick, rice James It. West T. Burbidge T. Morris Joseph Webster Thos. Clarke F. Mintz John Rotton Josiah Currie H. T. Oakover John Turner T. B. Bromfield Thos. Osier Wm. Wills Robert Canning John Betts Edward Tomes Charles Clifford Joseph Parkes H. Van Wart MA CCLESFIELD. A numerous and highly respectable meeting was held in the Town-hall, this day, (Wednesday) for the purpose of "adopting an address to the King and petitions to both Houses of Parliament, praying that the wise, just, ani ❑ecessary plan of Reform, proposed by his Majesty's Mi— nisters, be passed into a law." The Mayor was called to the Chair. The Address was carried unanimously. Mr. R. WORMALD, in a speech of some length, pro posed the petition, during the reading of which be was frequently interrupted by loud die . . The petition was seconded by Ciptaiu READY, in a neat speech, and carried with the same unanimity as the address. It was then moved by Sir J. SrANLEV that three cheers be given for the King—three for Lord Grey and his Majesty's Ministers—and three for Lord John Russell whole of which were given w;th full effect. The meeting then separated. There will be a meeting of the freeholders of the county of Chester to-morrow (Thursday, the 17th), for the same object. EDINBURGH. TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN. Stn,—l trust you will consider the following informs don worthy of postage : The Edinburgh petition in fp.your of Reform, which was opened for signature on Saturday last about noon, was closed with 31,020 names. You may rely on the cmrectness of this information. As a member of the Committee, I was present when the number was ascertained. The petition will be despatched to London by the mail to-morrow morning. I am. Sir, your very obedient servant, Wednesday Night, March 16, 1831. B. NE WP 0 RT, MONA! 0 U T lISIIIRE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sta,_We had a glorious county meeting this morning at Usk—not a hand; held up for the boroughmongers— not a Cossack dared shew his face —and that in a county where the Duke of Beaufort and Tredegar influence hitherto were all powerful. lt is imp oss ibl e to exceed the ardour and enthusiasm evincedin the cause of Reform at the meeting. I shall send you a Merlin on Saturday, in which you will see an account of the meeting. As every fact which tends t o show the well- wor ki ng system inorittuanittry of calling your attention to the ue-colours is of service, 1 avail my se lf o f follow ing :—Lord Monson, a ward of Lord Eldon, is just now of age, alter a minority of nineteen or twenty years. His first act, of course acting under good advice, was to expend 80,0001. of the money saved during his long minority, in buying Gatton—the second, voting against Lord Brougham's Chancery Bill. while you continue to Advocate the cause of Reform io PRICE 7D.