The Sun. — London, England, 1834-12-20 00:00:00

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The London Journah of Monday next will convey ttt the hew Mini s t ry , s h ou l d they not learn it otherw i se, the feelings and opinions of the people of Ireland on their assuming to govern the country. This intelligence will be communicated la the reports of the proceedings of an aggregate meeting of all ranks. and persuasions of the citizens of Dublin, to be held to-morrow, at the Royal Exchange in this city. I will not anticipate the resolutions which the meeting is expected to Pass unanimously, farther than by stating, that it is the cool and deliberate cpinion of the best portion of the community in Ireland, that tl:e Tories, in attempting to carry nn the Go vernment in the present conjuncture, must necessarily continue an old, and begin a new system of agitation and misrule, de structive of the peace and happiness of the United Kingdom. This is the substance of what will be found at large in the Dublin Journals of Friday, which will reach London in time fo r Monday's publication. I shall only add, that in the event of hn immediate dissolution of Parliament, the " elections" will prove how preval e nt are t h e sen ti ments a b out to b e em bodied in the resolutions of the aggregate meeting. It is pretty generally understood, that the new Tory Go verntnent will attempt to carry on the principles of Reform as eommenced by Earl Grey's Administration. But indepen dently of the weakness occasioned in their camp by submitting to be led by a system which they have so long and so obsti nately opposed, the pressure from without must soon upset them. That pressure will be strong in proportion to the in dignation felt at the Tory's inveterate love of place, and his recklessness of character in order to obtain it. You may rest assured, that the hostility manifested towards that party since the dissolution of the Melbourne Cabinet, is trifling in compa rison to what it will be. A very respectable portion of the eople on this side of the water, imagined that the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel had discretion enough not to attempt to " weather the storm " impending over the empire, Without coalescing with some of the most popular and intelli gent Whigs of the late Ministry. That illusion is now dis pelled, and they behold in the new Cabinet, not only a "short lived Administration," but the continuance of some, at least, of those abuses which have been so universally condemned. An immediate dissolution is, therefore, looked for, as the surest means of getting rid of men who may, with the present Parliament, contrive to delay those salutary reforms, on which the peace, happiness, and union of the empire depend. A new stimulant is g iven to the factions which have so long distracted this country, and which it was the policy of the late Government to put an end to. DUBLIN, DEC. 18. One of the greatest outrages against the privileges of Bri tish subjects which the history of these eventful times has to record was this day perpetrated against the citizens of Dub:in and the people of Ireland. You are are already informed that an aggregate meeting had been appointed to be held this day, for the purpose of expressing the opinions of those persons who choose to attend it on the recent change of Ministry. The Royal Exchange was the place selected for the purpose. At the hour appointed the room was crowded to excess, and among the immense number assembled were about 500 per sons calling themselves Orangemen, who came there, as it Would appear, for the purpose of defeating the object of the meeting, and provoke a breach of the peace. As soon as the Proceedings of the day commenced a Mr. M'Crea, of fanatical notoriety, ascended the platform and began to harangue against the resolutions. This was the signal for a tremendous yell and shouting, which was kept up during the whole proceed trigs. lam informed by a respectable person who attended the meeting, and was close to O'Connell whert he attempted to speak, that a gentleman stepped up to uim and assured him. on the honour of a gentleman, that tlere were 1,000 Orange men in the room determined to prevent his speaking. This Is characteristic of what mad be expected in Ireland under the auspices of an Ascendancy Ministry. It is stated that Mr. Lefroy is our new Attorney-General. Report say; that there vs as a meeting of all the Orange lodges last night in this city, and notices sent to their mem bers to attend the m ee ti ng to -d ay , f or t h e purpose o f defeat ing its object, and, if possible, passing counter resolutions. They have-not, however, succeeded. Notwithstanding the difficulty expressed by our Cor respondent above, as to the possibility of getting a re port, we have, by the activity of a friend in Dublin, been able to receive the following report AGGREGATE MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) (From the Dublin Evening Post of Thursday, Dec. 18.) Scarcely any thing that ever occurred in Dublin has given us more delight than the conduct of the Orangemen this day at the Aggregate Meeting. Some feeble outline of the meeting is given below. It will have the effect of l'ousing, nay, exasperating the country from one end to the other. This day at one o'clock the aggregate meeting of the citizens of Dublin. to take into consideration the present state of public affairs, was held at the Royal Exchange. Lon g previous to the hour for which the meeting was con vened the Great Hall was crowded to excess. On the platform we noticed Sir John Burke, Bart., Sir George Cockburn, Bart., E. S. Ruthven, Esq., M.P., Christopher Fitzsimon, Esq., M.P., D. Ronayne, Esq., M.P., Henry Grattan, Esq., M.P., George Evans, Esq., M.P., Richard L. Shell, Esq., M.P., C. Waddy, Esq., M.P., Sir F. Macdonnell, Knt., Messrs. Leland Crosthwaite, Hudson, Porter, O'Shaughnessv, Pollock, Haughton, J. S. Molloy, BAdwin, John Power, M. R. Sause, Bullen, R. Doghei ty ( L Cce uur M a u r ff e ) n , Nich o l as M aher, Mi c h pe l W a l sh, Mart i n Bod ki n, Finn, Dani e l M. Kilkenny, Henry Grattan ran, Corballis, Rev. Mr. Bogue, &c. _ e Letters Were received from the following noblemen, &c., re their inability to attend :—Duke of Leinster, i l ; iords L e i trim, Howth, Glengall, Cloncu rr y, T a lb o tt, Bra "en, and Dunsany, Hon. F. Ponsonby, and Louis Per rin, E sq. At half-p ast one o ' cloc k , Mr. Fitzsimon moved that George Evans, Es q . , M.P., should take the Chair. The Bev. J. B . MT rea,..;urroun"ded by a band of Conservatives, instantly jumped upon the table, and in a very audible voice cried out, " No." The appearance of the Rev. Gentleman was received with loud hisses. When silence was in some Measure restored, Mr. M'Crea moved that John Judkin Butler, Esq., should take the Chair. This proposal was received with -the most dreadful uproar, which lasted for several minutes. At length, through the intervention of Mr. Henry Grattan, order was restored. Mr. Butler then attempted to address the meeting, but was hooted down. Mr. Evans went forward, and called on the meeting to hear both parties in silence. Sir JOHN BURKE, Bart, moved the first resolution, Which he begged to read to the meeting, in order that those Who were opposed., to it might reply. Sir John read the re solution, which,. was received with great cheering, mingled Wit h hisses. When silence was again obtained, the speaker proceeded to offer his views in suppost of the resolution, but so great was the confusion, that it was with the utmost difficulty be could be heard. The non. Mr. FLETCHER seconded the resolution, but Was 'interrupted by th e R ev . M r . M'C rea , an d hi s f ac ti on . Ivlr. d Sn iEr. . went forward and addressed the meeting' in °rder to obtain Mr. M'Crea a hearing, and after a short address succeeded in his object. The Rev. Mr. M'CREA then spoke at great length in Opposition to the meeting, and concluded by moving an a mendment, the purport of which was (as well as we could bear), condemnatory of the views of the meeting, and thank lug his Majesty for getting rid of the late Administration. During the Rev. Gentleman's observations Mr. O'Con nell entered the meeting, and was received with loud cheers mingled with hisses. After the Hon. and Learned Gentlemen reached the platform, a regular boxing match to ok place between two orange ruffians, the Rev. 'n.r• M'Crea's followers. The first resolution was then put a nd carried. Mr. Ruthveri proposed the second resolution, seconded by Mr. Shiel, which also passed. Mr. LELAND CROSTHWAITE proposed the third resolu tion, which, on, being seconded by Mr. Ronayne, passed. Rev. Mr. M'CREA here came forward and entered his Protest against the resolutions. This proceeding on the Part of the Rev. Gentleman was received with hisses and C ries of, “go to your pulpit, Johnny," which were responded .(:) by cheers from the Conservatives ; all the resolutions Were at length put and carried. General Cockburne was moved into the Chair, and the Meetin g adjourned. When our Reporter left Mr. Marcus Costello was addressing the meeting. After the adjournment of the meeting, a number of urangemen collected on the platform, having formerly arr anged to m ove th e R ev . M r . M'C rea into th e c h a i r , an d tarry some resolutions of their own, but the liberal portion t hat remained were determined to frustrate this design, and a ccordingly pulled down the platform plank by plank, to the tnortificatien of the Orange faction, who would not quit the Position while one board remained standing—they then tvithdrew, yelling and shouting, to Daly's Lodge in Wer urh-stret. Just as we were going to press, the Rev. J. B. M'Crea ',,,° l as holding a mob-meeting in the area in front of Trinity "iege- The police were in attendance. The A ut h or o f Queen Anne Boleyn," the his t 31.1 cal tragedy reviewed in yesterday's Sun is Mr. George Lewis Smith. SINGULAR FUNERAL.—The beadle of St. Nicho its' Church, in Newcastle, was lately apprised that a corpse a t any rat e a coffin) would be sent by the Ardincaple for in terment ; and accordingly, on Monday, the 24th ult., a box, dir ected " A passenger," was taken to his house, containing a I „ l3le nclid coffin, which was interred at nine o'clock next morn bo, in the most private manner, by going into the church by a 4 ° • It gate, and w i t h out t h e to lli ng o f any b e ll. Th e entry ma d e I s n the regist er i s Ellen Tatlock, Aberdeen." The only rea t" given fo r a ll thi s was , t h at t h e woman h a d requeste d not to be buried in Scotland.— York Courant. mg. WINDSOR, DEC. 19. His Majesty arrived at the Castle at one o'clock this after noon, and immediately proceded to inspect many of the im prqvementt, %IA are nearly in a state of completion. His Majesty afterwards partook of luncheon, and at four o'clock returned to town, accompanied by Sir Benjamin Ste phenson. COURT CIRCULAR. His Majesty went yesterday to Windsor, attended by Sir Benjamin Stephenson. The King left town at 20 minutes before 11 o'clock ) and returned to gt. James's Palace at 20 minutes past six o'clock. UN Majesty gave an audience before leaving town to the Hanoverian Minister. The King had a dinner party last evening at St. James's. The company to meet their Majesties included the Marquis of Winchester, the Saxon Minister, Earl and Countess Denbigh, Earls Howe and Mayo, Lord and Lady Maryborough, Lord Elphinston, Lords Hill and Byron, the Right Hon. Sir Jas. Kempt, the Hon. Captain Duncan, R.N., Sir George Sey mour, G.C. H., Sir John and Lady Woolmore, Sir Henry Wheatley, Sir Hilgrove Turner, Sir Benjamin and Lady Ste phenson, Sir A. Barnard, Sir P. Sidney, Sir Charles Rowley, Colonel and Lady Mary Fox, Colonel Bowater, Col. Wood. Captain Wood, Rev. Dr. Kuper, Rev. Mr. Wood, the Master of the Household. His Majesty will hold a Council this day at St. James's Palace. A Chapter of the Order of the Garter will also be held at the Palace. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Charles Manners Sutton, and Mr. Croker had interviews yesterday with Sir Robert Peel. The Earl of Verulam, the Duke of Wellington, the Speaker, and Sir Edward Sugden visited Mr. Secretary Goulburn yes terday at the Home-office. _ Lord Ellenborough visited the Duke of Wellington yes terday. The Right Hon. Alexander Baring left town yesterday for Croydon. Sir Edward Knatchbull has left town for Kent. Despatches from Sir W. Nicolay, at the Mauritius, were yesterday received at the Colonial-office. Despatches for Sir Lionel Smith, at Barbadoes, were sent offon Thursday evening. Mr. Follett received the congratulations yesterday morning of the King's Bench Bar, on . being appointed his Majesty's Solicitor- General. THEATRES. VICTORIA. The performances at this Theatre are somewhat more ra tional than the love and murder, fire and fury exhibitions usually found among the minds of the metropolis. The legiti mate drama has been played, and well played ; it is pleasant to think that audiences can be found to relish such reasonable amusement, amidst the horrible nonsense that is too frequently served up for the gratification of a vitiated appetite ; and it bespeaks good sense, too, on the part of the management, in so catering for the public. On Thursday was performed Rob Roy, and the new burletta founded on Captain Marryatt's " Jacob Faithful," with some posture-makings by four luxated youths, and the juggling of Ramo Samee by way of interlude. Rob Roy had a tolerably effective representative in Mr. Os baldeston, Bailie Nicol Jarvie a very good one in Mr. Keene, Franh Osbaldistone a fine voice in Mr. Collins, and Diana Vernon was performed by. Miss Paton. This young lady only wants a sweet voice and good taste' to become an excellent singer ; but the voice she has is not well managed, and her taste admits of improvement. " The Minstrel Boy" (by no means happily introduced) she sang in the time of the " Dead March in Saul," and introduced a most florid roulade, in one of those points of the pathetic which a skilful artiste takes to touch the heart without astonishing the ear. This is not harshly intended ; a shake of the fore-finger, kindly meant and discreetly received, is often more corrective than severe rebuke. Jacob faithful appears to have established itself as a favourite among our neighbours " over the water." The glass curtain draws : can this be the " gift" which Ro bin Burns wished " Heaven wad gie us, To see ourselves as ithers see us ?" MRS. WAYLETT'S (STRAND). The new burletta of the " Twelve Months" bids fair to outlast our year at least. It is a thing of puns and rhymes, both somewhat outrageous, yet nevertheless amusing. There are some very pretty airs distributed among the milder months of April, May, and June, which were excellently given. Mrs. Waylett's May was by no means jejune, and the smiles of Miss P. Horton's April drew down showers of applause from the audience. Mrs. Nesbitt was a fine specimen of nature. The house was crowded, and the people pleased ; two ex cellent symptoms of success. ANEW KING'S COUNSEL. In addition to the gentlemen of the Chancery Bar we named yesterday as having been selected to receive the honour of a silk gown, we have now to add the name of Mr. Spence, who received his appointment (and deservedly so) only this morn ing, the Lord Chancellor, as we are credibly informed, at the same time expressing his regret in having overlooked the Learned Gentleman in the first instance, and ascribing that neglect to the press of business. It is a matter of surprise to the profession, that'a gentleman of the standing of Mr. Gar ratt (30 years) should be overlooked. Press of business, no doubt, has caused this omission. Mr. Lynch and Mr. Mon tagu are also to be made King's Counsel. COURT OF KING'S - BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) BOWMAN U. TAYLOR. Mr. FOLLETT stated the case. It was an action for a breach of contract brought by an engineer against an extensive manu facturer in Yorkshire. It appeared that an agreement had been entered into between the parties, by which the plaintiff was bound to supply as many looms upon an improved plan for manufacturing fustian, and for which the plaintiff had obtained a patent, as the defendant: might require. There was a pre mium of 20s. to be paid upon each loom, and 162 looms had been supplied from the time the contract had been entered into in May, 1824, up to May, 1827, when the contract expired. The engineer by whom the looms were made was examined and gave evidence as to the number of looms supplied. There were no witnesses called for the defendant, and the Jury re turned a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum claimed -1,1501. Bs. Bd. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, DEC. 19.—Wind N. N. E., moderate.—Arrived from the river and sailed the Regard, Shapton, for Charleston ; Europa, Brown, for Havre ; and Dart, Ormston, for Madeira. Arrived the Magdalene, Hamilton, from Canton, for London, and remains with the Sesostris. The Hero, Butler, from St. Domingo, for Antwerp—arrived from the Dover Roads, and remains. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 19. —Wind E.N.E.—Passed by the Justice, Ingram, from Batavia—sailed Aug : 19. PLYMOUTH, DEC. 18.—Wind N. E.—Arrived the Mazeppa, Stokes, from Malaga. FALMOUTH, DEC. 18. —Wind N. N. E., to E. N. E., strong and squally.—Arrived the :Earl, Caincross, from Cape Hay tien ; and the John and Sally, Jarvis, from Salscomb, with loss of mainmast, bound to St. Michael's. RAMSGATE, DEC. 19.—Arrived the Sultan, Read, from Waterford. Off port the Eleanor, Gordon, from Waterford. DOVER, DEC B.—Arrived the Glanmice, 'Sparks, from Cork. ISLE OF WIGHT, DEC. 18.—Arrived off port the Justice, Ingeaman, from Batavia. POOLE, DEC. 16.—Arrived the James, Cole ; and Superb, Barber, from Cadiz. DARTMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Arrived the Agenoria, Main, from Lisbon; and Eclair, Thomas, from Sligo, leaky, bound to London. Off port the Sarah, Wilson, from Rio Janeiro. LAND'S END, DEC. 18.—Arrived off port the Idas, from Messina. BRISTOL, DEC. 19. —Arrived the Kent, from St. John's, New Brunswick. MILFORD, DEC. 18.—Arrived the Brothers, Taylor, from Seville. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 18.—Arrived off port the Manning, Jones, from Lisbon. CLYDE, DEC. 17.—Arrived the Unicorn, Crawford, from Demerara. GLASGOW, DEC. 18.—The Swallow packet, from Mexico, was spoken with in lat. 25, long. 90, under jury masts, having been capsized on the 16th Oct., and cut away her masts, and thrown her guns overboard to right her. She intended to put into Havannah. STORNAWAY, DEC. 9.—The Active, Lindsay, from Sligo, has put in here with loss of bulwarks and deck lumber, having been struck by a sea, and making a good deal of water. DUBLIN, DEC. 17.—Arrived the Snowden, Edwards, from St. Petersburgh ; and Hero, Heard, from London. HULL, DEC. 18.—Arrived the Amity, Clay, from Riga; Harriet, Roston, from Gottenburg ; and Johanna, Zander, from Konigsburg. Extract of a letter from Falmouth, dated Dec. 18 : " Letters have been received from Lieut. Griffiths, of the Swallow packet, stating that in the Gulf of Mexico he expe rienced a most terrific gale, and was obliged to cut away the masts." He adds, "I am now rigging up jury masts to take her into the Havannah, to refit her properly." The Oscar, from Londonderry to London, was stranded near Stornaway, during a heavy gale, on the 6th instant. Crew:and small part of the cargo and materials saved. The Traveller, Wighton, from Quebec to Dundee, was stranded near the Bull of the Lewis, during a severe gale on the Bth inst. Crew saved. The Mitchell, Biass, from Rotterdam to Stockton, was totally wrecked near Hartlepool on the 17th instant. Crew saved. Arrived on the 18th inst. the Industry, Tript, from Ply mouth for Milfoid. The Lydia, Smith, from Sligo to London, was wrecked near Tory Island 7th instant. The Thomas Gulson, Lawrie, bound to Mobile, put back to Belfast 17th inst. leaky, and having lost three of the crew. LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, DEC. 18.--We have again had a dull market for Cotton, the operations being to-day being confined to four hundred bales at a further slight decline, especially of American descriptions. CORPORAL PUNISHMENTS.---There is among the statutes of Trinity College, Oxford, one by which the scholars of the foundation are ordered " to be whipped to the twentieth year." THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1834. MEETING OF THE CITIZENS OF LONDON. the extent they might wish, still they had sufficient - power over it to determine in whose hands the government of the country should be placed.—( Hear, hear.) He trusted that the people would never become supine as regarded public affeirs, for they might be assured that they never would get anything froin the Government until they made it uneasy. —(Hear.) They bad beets 'asked to try the new Admi nistration, but the people of England, .he trusted, were too wise to do so ; they were known to the people by their acts —they were not new men, but had already shown what the people had to expect from their tender mercies. It was per fectly obvious that the person who was nominally at the head of the Government was not really so.—(Cheers.) The Duke of Wellington was in reality Prime Minister—Sir Robert Peel liras merely his deputy, and he was as well aware of this as any person.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) They all knew what the Duke of Wellington approved of as a system of government. If they had a Government he was well fitted to conduct, they would have a military despotism.— (Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel stated that he was a warm friend of religious liberty—(laughter) ; but the Dissenters of England were not to be cajoled by his declarations. He had opposed the partial concession of their rights by the re peal of the Test Acts, as long as he could ; and when he found the majority of a boroughmongering House of Com mons against him, he rather sacrificed his principles than his place, and gave way. Whenever a dissolution of Parlia ment occurred, he trusted that the people of England would be found at their posts, and would take care that their representatives not only protected their own liberties, but the liberties of all Europe.—(Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel stated that his object was to maintain peace ; but would lie be friendly to the liberties of France and Spain, or Portugal ? or would he look with satisfaction to almost regenerated Italy, or to the struggles of Poland for inde pendence ?—( Hear, hear.) Mr. DILLON proposed the second resolution. He said there could be no doubt that the Duke of Wellington was the dictator of the country, and that his accession to office had been called for by the Tory party all over the Continent. To show the feelings of the Tories, he would refer to the proceedings at several of the public dinners, and above all to the remark of the Duke of Buckingham, at a dinner at Aylesbury ; when he proposed " The Duke of Wellington and the army"—he repeated the Waterloo cry of " Up boys, and at them."—(Cheets.) Again, Sir E. Knatchbull said the other day at the dinner at Ashford, that he who made the least changes in Church or State would best consult the interests of all. Were these reformers such as to suit the people ? He now came to Church Reform. What, said Sir Robert Peel upon' the subject ? " As to our Ecclesiastical Establish ment (says Sir Robert), I have had no recent oppor tunity of giving that grave consideration to a subject of the deepest interest, which could alone justify me in making any public declaration of opinion." What ! he, the Prime Minister of England, take the post lately vacated by Lord Melbourne, and yet declare, at the very moment he was assuming that high station, that he had not had time to bestow his most grave consideration upon the vital ques tion of Church Reform ?—(Cheers.) Sir Robert declared in his address that he answered for his colleagues as well as himself ; and what did his colleagues say ? Two years ago, Mr. Goulburn asserted that if there were to be any reorm in the Church Establishment of England, it should be such a reform as should give an increase of bishoprics.— (Hisses.) Mr. Goulburn was one of the colleagues who, Sir Robert Peel now informed the country, entirely con curred with him in his sentiments.—(Cheers.) The new Administration was said to be a reforming Administration --(Laughter)—he (Mr. Dillon) would tell Sir Robert Peel what it was the people wanted : they wanted good measures, administered by honest men.—(Great cheering.) Sir Edward Knatchbull had said that the re-establishment of the present Administration was a dispensation of Providence ; he (Mr. Dillon) thought it was a visita tion of Providence, rather.—(Cheers.) But did not the use of such language, and upon such an occasion, amount to taking the name of Heaven in vain ? Was it not deplorable that the profession of such high principles, and the use of such almost holy language, should be pro faned for party purposes ?—(Cheers.) He asked those whom he had the honour to address whether they would submit to such a degradation in their own eyes, in the eyes of their children, in the eyes of posterity, as to re ceive even good institutions from men who hated good in stitutions ?—(Applause.) Good institutions, given from such hands, would be polluted. But the Tories declared that they had changed their opinions. It occurred to him (Mr. Dillon) to ask the Tories whether they could not have changed their opinions, as well out of office as in. --(Cheers.) If they were sincerely the friends of reform, why could they not, or rather why did they not, support the Reforming Administrations of Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne ?—(Cheers.) In the preceding observations he (Mr. Dillon) had been shooting al high game—at the members of his Majesty's Administration ; he was now going to aim at humbler game, and nearer home— a word for the Lord Mayor.—(Great cheering, in the midst of which a voice was heard exclaiming, " tip it into him.") There was to be a dinner at the Mansion house next Tuesday, at which Ministers were to appear, and to make, he supposed, an affidavit of their political faith before the Lord Mayor. He could but admire with what peculiar propriety it was that the present Ministers, who had all their lives opposed reform, should appear before the Lord Mayor to do as he had done—to eat their words. --(Cheers.) Touchstone the clown, in the play of As you Like it, swears by " his honour," whereupon the Lady Ro salind asks him " Where learned you that oath,.fool ?" To which Touchstone replied, " I learned it of a certain Knight that swore by his honour that they were good pan cakes, and swore by his honour that mustard was nought. Now," quoth Touchstone, " I'll stand to it, and the pan cakes were nought, and the mustard was good ; and yet was not the Knight forsworn. . . . If you swear by that that it is nought you are not forsworn ; no more was this Knight swearing by his honour, for he never had any."— (General cheering.) Now, he hoped that the Lord Mayor, on Tuesday next, would ask Sir Robert Peel and Lord Lyndhurst their opinion of the pancakes, and the Duke of Wellington how he liked the mustard.—(A voice, " Dur ham mustard.") With these observations, he would con clude by moving this resolution : " That in such a crisis, this meeting of the citizens of Lon don chiefly look for support from the representatives of the people in the Commons House of Parliament ; and call upon, and exhort the people of England, to rally round that House, as their great and constitutional safeguard in any political struggle to which the country may be exposed. That, in the event of a dissolution of Parliament, this meeting deems it imperative upon the citizens of London to set an example to the nation at large, by returning representatives who, till they see the Government placed in hands which shall afford a gua rantee for the reformation of abuses, and the redress of griev ances, shall refuse the Supplies, and, by every constitutional means, seek the peaceable establishment of a liberal and re forming Administration,—representatives, who shall not only oppose an open awl avowed return to Tory misrule, but shall most strongly oppose the hypocritical, and therefore most dan gerous assumption of reform principles, by a Tory Administra tion. And that, for these objects, a committee be now ap pointed, to watch over and protect the rights and interests of the citizens of London at the ensuing election."--(Cheers.) Mr. WIRE rose to second the resolution. There was a ' p eg zd in the history of Scotland when the people of that country r c!niqd to elect th e i r re p resen t at i ves , excep t upon the condition, t:Lckt they would vote no supplies to the Crown, until after a dis;:inct assurance bad been given by the Government of the day, :1 114 t all the grievances of the nation should be redressed. He t,t'ught that the people of England should now revive a simit.l.7r determination with the people of Scotland, and that their c., . and their instruction to their representatives should be, " No supply until our grievances are removed."—(Cheers.,l He called upon the people to dismiss the present Adminis tration.—(Great cheering.) It was not a vain call, for they possessed the power, and if they spoke out as men and Englishmen the Tory Government must soon crumble into dust. If through their representatives in Parliament they spoke what the moral sense and intelligence of the nation would respond to, they would soon see Sir Robert Peel, the hollow professor—Sir Edward Knatchbull, the supporter of church abuses—Mr. Goulburn, the defender of all corrup tions, and the whole rank and file of the present Adminis tration, retire quickly and precipitately from office ; and, what was more, retire for ever.—(Great cheering.) The resolution was then agreed to. Mr. FEARON said it was with considerable reluctance that he rose to address the meeting at that late period of the evening. At the passing of the Reform Bill, the friends of liberty, by one united action, exhibited, not merely to this country, but to the whole of civilized Eu rope, by their union of purpose and by their mental de termination, an example which in no former period of history had ever been equalled. After the high triumph that the nation then gained in defeating the Tory faction, it was imagined that the ei;emies of all reform were com pletely crushed ; and the Reformers thought that they could afford to divide themselves into i..lfferent parties, each having the great end of reform in view, but differing in some slight degree as to the means by which it shod M be accomplished. But the recent appointment of Sir Robert Peel and an Administration decidedly and violently Tory, ought to convince them (the Reformers) that they had no strength to spare—that their enemies were united, and that a struggle (probably more severe than any in which they had yet engaged) was upon the eve of taking place, for the assertion of the immortal principle of the rights of man, of the rights of society, of the rights of in dividual liberty of the majority of the people.—(Cheers.) When he (Mr. Fearon) looked at the address which Sir Robert Peel had recently published nominally to his con stituents, but in reality to the nation, he could not but admire the rapidity with which the triumph of mind had advanced within the last quarter of a century. Not many years since, the King might have appointed a Tory Admi nistration, or any Administration that he pleased, and the Last night a Meeting of tho citizens of London was held at the London Tavern, I3ishoPsgate-street; (in consequence of the Lord Mayor having refused to convene a meeting in Guildhall), to deliberate on the course to be pursued by them in the event of a general election, consequent upon the abrupt dismissal of the late Ministry, and the appoint ment of a Tory Administration. The large room of the Tavern was crowded to excess shortly after six o'clock, and several thousand persons wore turned from the door, being unable to obtain admission. Mr. Alderman WOOD took the chair at seven o'clock. He said that being called upon to preside ever so numerous and respectable a meeting of his fellow-citizens, could not but be extremely gratifying to so humble an individual as himself. He regretted much that the Chief Magistrate (hisses) of that great city had refused the citizens the use of their own Hall—(Hear, hear, hear.) He regretted such conduct on the part of a brother Magistrate towards the citizens of London. He had lived for thirty-four years in connection with the Corporation, and was extremely sorry to see a member of the body to which he belonged exposing it to reflections by s uc h treatment of his fellow-citizens—(Hear, hear, hear !) He felt the more regret, because, when he filled the chair he was satisfied that the citizens of London had the right to call upon the Chief Magistrate to convene public meet ings of themselves—(Cheers) ; and if the greatest Tory that ever lived had asked him, he (Alderman Wood) would have granted him a public meeting.—(Cheers.) He was sure that the citizens of London did not select a person as their Chief Magistrate, merely because he was a party man.—(Cheers.) He was chosen to do his duty as a ma gistrate, and to promote, as far as he could, the general interests of his fellow-citizens ; and on this ground, when he became Chief Magistrate he should cease to be a party man.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Alderman Wood) did not wish to prevent any Chief Magistrate from entertaining political opinions, but he ought not to suffer them to inter fere with his conduct in the chair. He knew that his Right Honourable Friend, the present Lord Mayor, pro mised, previous to his election—(Cheers)--promised, to his (Mr. Alderman Wood's) knowledge—to call public meetings of the livery in Guildhall whenever he was called upon to do so.—(Cheers.) He (the Lord Mayor) said that being a Tory, he was not likely to agree in politics with gentlemen who called public meetings, but that he would not allow his political feelings to influence him, but would most readily give his fellow-citizens the use of the Hall, when called upon to do so, in which they might express their sentiments.—(Cheers.) After this, he (Mr. Alder man Wood) must say that it was most extraordinary that the application for a public meeting was rejected.— (Laud cheers,) They bad then met, however, to consider a more important subject ; he should therefore not dwell longer on the unpleasant topic which he had just touched on. Before he requested, their attention to the resolutions which would be proposed for their adoption, and which he had no doubt would be found to be in unison with the feel ings of the great majority of those present, he begged they would listen attentively to any observations that might be offered in opposition to them. He not only asked this as a personal favour, but also in justice to the cause which they had met to promote. He never recollected, during his long connection with the city of London (a period of nearly 40 years), having been present at a more numerous or respect able meeting of his fellow-citizens ; and he had no doubt that all had assembled there with the same object, namely, the promotion of the best interests of their common coun try. They had to consider what was. to be done in the present emergency. They had then a public duty to per form, namely, to express their sentiments, in the strongest way, as to whether they would be governed by men who were opposed to any improvement or reform.—(Cheers.) This was the subject for their serious consideration. They had been told that they should look to measures, and not to men ; but he would ask whether it was reasonable to call upon them to trust to men who were always opposed to re form, and had ever manifested hostile feelings to any at tempts at improvements in the institutions of the country, —(Loud cheers.) Mr. TRAVERS said that they had then met to determine on the measures which should be adopted in case of a dis solution of Parliament at the present juncture ; and there was also connected with the object of the meeting, the cir cumstances that had deprived them of the use of their hall. This latter circumstance became of more importance at the present moment, as it pointed out to them the treatment they might reasonably expect from the present Administra tion, and that every attempt would be made to make ag gressions on their rights and privileges.—(Hear, hear.) When they talked of the Lord Mayor as a private charac ter, they should recollect.that it was quite sufficient that he had been convicted in public of a lie.—(Loud cheers.) In reference to his public conduct he would merely state, that, in his (Mr. Travers's) opinion, the Lord Mayor had covered himself with eternal disgrace.-(Cheers.) Notwithstanding the changes that had recentlyen place, the people had it in their power to prevent any great evils resulting, if they were only true to themselves—that was, if they were deter mined to return no persons to Parliament who were not fa vourable to Reform.—(Hear.) It was stated that the new Government would be advocates of Reform to a certain ex tent, but they would only grant such Reform as they thought fit and proper—that was, to the extent that suited their own purposes, and no further.—(Hear, hear.) Did the people of England expect Reform from the Tories ?—(No, no.) Did they expect as much Reform from their present Government as they had received from the Grey Ministry since the passing of the Reform Bill, feeble as that Ministry latterly became (Hear, hear.) Did they expect so much from them as from the Melbourne Administration ?—(No, no.) Were they justified in expecting reform from men who, for their whole lives, had been inimical to every principle of reform, and, therefore, to the utmost, however they might appear to act for a time, would strive to prevent any reform or improvement ?—(Cheers.) Did they believe that the Ethiopean would change his skin, or that Sir Robert Peel would discard the principles he had hitherto adhered to ? Sir Robert Peel, they were told, was favourable to the principle of reform, and was prepared to act in conformity with the spirit of the Reform Bill ; but what was meant by that they might learn from his address to his constituents. " If by adopting the spirit of the Reform Bill it be meant that we are to live in a perpetual vortex of agitation—that public men can only support themselves in public estimation by adopting every popular impression of the day, by pro mising the instant redress of any thing which any body may call an abuse, by abandoning altogether that great aid of Government, more powerful than either law or reason, the respect for ancient rights, and the deference to prescriptive authority—(Great laughter)—if this be the spirit of the Re form Bill, I w ill not undertake to adopt Oh, oh !) Did they expect that the reform they should get from such men would be worth having ? The truth was, that the Court party now pretended to be in favour of re form, for the purpose of obtaining temporary ascendancy, which they were in hopes of rendering permanent ; but the people of England might . rest satisfied that they would grant nothing that was not extorted from them. Their great hope was in seeing the pevle disunited and torn into fac tions.—( Hear, hear.) He trusted, however, that the pflo ple would in this single instance copy the example of the Tories, and that, in case of a dissolution, they would only send such men to Parliament as were pledged to reform.— (Cheers.) A dissolution would very shortly take place ; and it was the bounden duty of the people to be prepared for it, and to guard . against the artifices of their enemies. Much had been said of the King's prerogative, and he would protect it to the utmost ; but they should recollect that by the Constitution they had, complete controul over it.— (Cheers.) The King might go to war, but it was for the people to say whether they would furnish the resources.— (Hear, hear.) He might dissolve the Parliament, but it was for them to send representatives who would boldly ex press the feelings and wishes of the people.—(Cheers.) He might choose his own Ministers, but it was for them to sanc tion the appointment. In conclusion, they should ever re collect that the Crown was only held by the power of the people, and in trust for them, and only for their benefit.— (Loud cheers.) He concluded with moving the first reso lution, as follows : " 1. That, by the passing of the Reform Bill, the three es tates of the Realm—King, Lords, and Commons—became each and all of them equally pledged to the reformation of abuser, and solemnly bound to th e es t a blishment of a more pure and enlightened system of Government. That the obstacles thrown, by the intrigues and opposition of a Court party, in the way of Lord Grey's Administration ; the advising of the abrupt dismissal of Lord Melbourne's Administration, without any apparent cause, and when no new question of sufficient difficulty had arisen • the acceptanc e o f the provisional govern ment by the Duke of Wellington, the avowed enemy of all re form, and the acknowledged head and representative of the Tory faction ; and finally, the formation, by Sir Robert Peel, of an Administration whose members, whatever now may be his or their professions, are exclusively and violently, Tories and Anti-Reformers ;—must, in the estimation of this meet ing, be regarded as affording conclusive evidence of the exist ence of a faction and revolutionary design, to subvert (either by direct or indirect means) the now established laws and con stitution of the land,—and as being at once insulting to the feelings, hazardous to the liberties, and injurious to the best interests of ti.e British people." Mr. GIBSON seconded the resolution. He said that it must be the anxious wish of every man who was desirous of the well-being of the country, that an end should be put to the present Administration.—(Cheers.) For a long pe riod this country had been governed by two factions, who pursued the same course while in power, and who each ap peared anxious to gain the good opinion of the public when not in favour at Court ; and when a change took place it appeared that, although men were changed, the system of government was the same. They had seen, howP,;rer, the advantage of other times, and lived under •::::iferent laws— they had a House of Commons under Cie influence of pub lic opinion ; and although reform bad not been carried to leader of it would never have felt it necessary to put for ward a declaration of principles in such a manner as Sir Robert Peel has justly considered himself compelled to do. The very fact of the publication of such a document proved the strength of the English people.—(Cheers.) He could only regard it as an appeal made by the Prime Minister—from the highest authority in the kingdom, to the intelligence of the people. Would the appeal be suc cessful or not ? He thought that Sir Robert Peel mis calculated the knowledge and - intelligence, and even the memory of the people, when he supposed that they had forgotten the principles to which he and his party, for a long course of years, had been devoted. They were now declared to be Reformers ; but it was a mistake to suppose that the people of England were weak enough, or silly enough, or forgetful enough, to expect reform from such a polluted source.—(Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel asked for a trial.—(A. voice, " Send him to the Old Bailey !") He had been tried and found wanting. If they were to have "measures, and not men," why was not the Melbourne Ministry retained in office ? Sir Robert Peel declared that he would not accept office upon the condition of declaring himself an apostate from the principles upon which he had heretofore acted. If he were aot an apostate from those principles, how dared he say that he would carry into ex ecution the principles of the Reform Bill, which he had opposed throughout every one of its stages, whilst it was passing through Parliament. After reading and comment ing upon the greater part of Sir Robert Peel's address, Mr. Fearon was proceeding to quote the opinion expressed by the Times, upon that subject ; but on the mention of that newspaper, so great a tumult was raised as for some time to render the speaker inaudible. The uproar, hisses, and groans, having at length partially sub sided, Mr. Fearon proceeded to comment on that passage in which the address was represented to possess one characteristic which entitled its author to general es teem. Let them mark what that characteristic was—that of " uncompromising fearlessness." These were the words of the Times.—(The uproar was here renewed, accompanied by cries of " Burn it ; tear it ; we won't have it." Mr. Fearon was at length forced to lay down the obnoxious paper. The disapprobation still continuing, Mr. Deputy Carter, whe was standing behind him, tore up the copy of the Times which had been referred to ; the fragments were burnt and trampled on by such persons in the crowd as had been enabled to get near the platform, amidst great cheer ing, and good humour was again restored.) Mr. Fearon then proceeded to the conclusion of his address. The Standard, quoting a speech of Dr. Lushington, had told them that there were three obstacles in the way of the people ; they were—the King, the Lords, and the Church. The only sure mode they had of obtaining their just wishes was to instruct their representatives to demand continual reforms.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Fearon) was of opinion, that at no period could the people be told, " you have now. arrived at the time when the course of reform shall be stayed." A human institution could not reasonably be ex pected to be perfect, and as long as imperfections existed, reforms were required.—(Cheers.) He concluded by moving the third resolution. " That the declaration issued by Sir Robert Peel to his con stituents, and through them to the people of England, is by this meeting deemed to be in the highest degree unsatisfac tory, delusive, and containing assertions and the avowal of principles wholly inconsistent with the spirit and design of the Reform Bill—demonstrating his total unfitness and that of his party to direct the powers and wield the energies of the British nation." Mr. THOMAS HORNBY seconded it. The Crown had its undoubted prerogatives, but so had the people.— (Hear, hear.) Their prerogative was to elect their repre sentatives to the Commons' House of Parliament. Let the people do their duty—let them be united, and they could not fail of success.—(Cheers.) The resolution was put, and only one hand was held up against it. It was then declared by the chairman to be passed unanimously, in consequence of the dissentient not being a citizen. _ . Mr. WILLIAM GREEN rose to move the fourth reso ution " That this meeting regard with equal regret and indigna tion the refusal of the Lord Mayor of this city to convene a Common Hall, upon the present most important occasion—a refusal, aggravated in his case, by the Lord Mayor having previously to his election pledged his honour, as a gentleman, that he would summon Common Halls, and call meetings of the new Constituency, whenever in the usual manner required so to do ; and this meeting (although attaching little impor tance to this vain attempt to stem the course of public opinion) present it to the country, as a warning. during the elections, of the danger of relying upon Tory pledges, and of the degree of confidence to be placed in the most solemn assurances of an anti-reforming party." In doing which, he severely deprecated the conduct of the Lord Mayor, in departing from a promise which he had solemnly given to the citizens of London at a time when there was some intention of placing an old and a tried Re former in the chair of the Chief Magistrate. The Chief Magistrate of the City of London had pledged his word with the intention, as he (Mr. Green) sincerely believed— and he said it with regret—of breaking it, in order that he might play the game of the Tories ; and that as the Duke of Wellington, in Sir Robert Peel, had his man, so Sir Robert Peel, in the Lord Mayor, might have his.— The Duke of Wellington was the compositor, Sir Robert Peel was the printer ; what was the Lord Mayor ? (" A liar !" cheers.) He (Mr. Green) would not sully his lips with the epithet which he could use. He would only say that these gentlemen formed a trio to which he could attach a name, but which should for the present be nameless. (Cheers and laughter.)—With regard to Sir Robert Peel, he would tell them what Lord Stormont had told him in a personal conversation of some hours' duration, which he (Mr. Green) had with him a few months since. The heir to the Mansfield title (hisses) had told him (Mr. Green), in a personal conversation, that his party (Lord Stormont's) disliked and despisod Sir Robert Peel, but that he answered their purpose for the, present. And why ? " Because (said his Lordship) the talent of the Tory party is at such a low ebb in the House of Com mons just now, that we have no other man to play our part." (Great cheering and laughter.)—He (Mr. Green) trusted the resolution would be passed unanimously, and that it could not fail to have its due effect with this non descript being—part fish, part flesh, and part mare.— (Laughter and cheers.) Mr. SAUL seconded the resolution, against which only one hand was raised, and which was passed by an immense majority with loud cheers. Mr. Deputy CARTER proposed the next resolution. " That the cordial thanks of this meeting be given to Matthew Wood, Esq., M. P., for his ready assent to take the chair—for his able coduct in it—for his zealous services on all occasions in the cause of Reform ; and that the thanks of this meeting be also given to him, Matthew Wood, George Grote, and William Crawfurd, Esqs., the three Reform Representa tives of this city in Parliament, for having, in the present im portant crisis, so promptly met and subscribed a declaration of their opinions. which declaration has been of essential service to the cause of the people ; and that it is the determination of this meeting of the citizens of London again to return them to Parliament, to oppose a Tory Government, and to support the cause of Reform in Church and State." Mr. BAYLIS seconded it, and it was passed unanimously with loud shouts of approbation. Mr. Alderman Wood, the senior member, rose to ex press his heartfelt gratitude for the kind expression of their feeling towards him, to which they had just given utter ance. He bad not the high talents possessed by other members of the House of Commons, but he had ever en deavoured to supply their place by constant and unremit ting attention.—',Hear, hear.) Perhaps he admired the talents of some members who were sent to Parliament, but they knew too well that they were sometimes accom panied by deceit.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Alderman Wood) -.(1 been for forty years the faithful servant of the public. He sh otd continue to devote his best energies to the ad vancement o 4 their welfare during the remainder of his life—however sth:l4 it might be—and he trusted that at its termination he sho..‘dd continue to live in their esteem. —(Loud cheers.) -4 himself, and met with a Mr. GROTE next presentt most enthusiastic greeting. He thanked them for the kind and cordial manner in which had received the mention of his name. He thanked the,. .for it, warmly still higher and heartily, as regarded himself ; but he felt , at .he same gratification when he considered that it was , time, an evidence that the pure flame of patriotism 1712i.cah had shed its lustre on the car rying of the Reform still burnt brightly and clear in the hearts of the citizens of London.—(Great cheering.) He considered the appoint ment of a Ministry, notoriously composed of anti-Reform ers, as an insult to the people of England, whose voices had carried Reform. Should they submit, only two short years after the passing of that measure ? It could not be, if they were true to themselves ; it could not be, if the people displayed but one-half of that united and enthusi astic energy which they evinced in the memorable year 1831.—(Cheers.) The appointment of the new Adminis tration excluded all hope of triennial Parliaments, vote by ballot, or, indeed, any of those important reforms of which the people stood in need. What would these new liteformers reform first ? The Reform Bill, itself—the grea:st of all abuses in their eyes. They might depend that they would have that measure reformed, and that they would have Plst the best parts of the Bill reformed out of it. After expre;sing his firm determination to oppose the Tories, and to suppet reforms in Church and State in the event of his being again returned to Parliament the Hon. Gentleman resumed his seat amidst deafening cheers. Mr. CRAWFORD next ackneovledged the honour conferred upon him, and was also received with great cheering. He begged to remind the meeting, that both before and during the short time he had the honour of being one of their re presentatives in Parliament, he had ever been a steady and persevering R e former.—(Hear.) He expressed his deter mination to pursue the same line of conduct if he were again retuned, and concluded by saying that he believed the ais- _ solution of the present I\linit-y would be ihe early cons'e -- "'" quence of the first meeting of Parliament. ~t.`, Three cheers were then given for the City representa. , 7 ::: tives ; three hearty groans were given for the gimes, and ,-,-.. three cheers for Lord Brougham. After which the meet- 7:, ing dispersed. '‘'., ;:1.. -%~, 7 ... ~" ( I •-. l s HIS LORDSHIP'S REFUSAL TO PRESENT THE MANCHESTER ADDRESS. Longford, Manchester, Dec. 2. As Chairman of a numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabitants of M anc h es t er an d its vicinity, I have d the honour, this evening, to forward to your Lordship the address to the King which was there passed by a very large majority, and which I beg to request that your Lordship will be pleased to present to his Majesty at your earliest convenience. I take the liberty of saying, that the resolution for presenting this address through your Lordship was passed unanimously, and with marks of great approbation of your Lordship's political character. EARL DURHAM. As an inhabitant, I think it right to state that I had hoped the address would have been of somewhat different tenour, but as Chairman i felt myself bound to sign it ; and I must add, that I never witnessed a meeting where the people conducted themselves with greater order and propriety. I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's obedient servant, C. J. S. WALKER. Lambton Castle, Dec. 8. Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt this day of your letter of the 2d, but the address to which you refer has not yet reached me. But as I have been made acquainted - with its contents through the public press, I need not delay informing you, that, differing entirely with the petitioners, I must decline becoming the medium through which their senti ments are to be conveyed to the Throne.—Your obedient ser vant, DURHAM. C. J. S. Walker, Esq., Longford. BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE. On Thursday night, a meeting of the parishes of Maryle bone, St. Pancras, and Paddington, took place at the Com missioners' Rooms, Edward-street, in the Hampstead-road, for the purpose of uniting the reforming interest of this bo rough to return two Liberal Members, in the event of a disso lution of Parliament; the number of these vestries amount to 220, of whom 120 were present. The room was crowded. Mr. HuslE, M. P., was called to the chair, and after stating his views of the present crisis, referred to the declaration of Sir Robert Peel to his constituents, which he designated an insult to the people of England, and he hoped the Reformers would not sanction such a declaration to bind the people of England. He felt, if there was any honesty in the represen.. tatives of the people, such an Administration could not stand a week ; yet he was given to believe they would meet the pre sent Parliament. Mr. WILSON followed on the same side. Mr. HOVENDEN considered the Chairman had not used terms sufficiently strong to express the contempt the people must feel for the declaration put forward by Sir Robert Peel. He then went on to dwell upon the proper persons to represent the borough. Mr. Kinsett, Mr. Paton, Dr. Clapp, Mr. Barker, and several other gentlemen, addressed the meeting. Mr. MURPHY proposed Sir J. S. Lilly as a Representative; which Mr. VMORS, M. P., seconded. Mr. HOVENDEN proposed H. L. Bulger, and Mr. HATDON proposed D. W. Harvey. Mr. HUM was given to understand the return of the two latter gentlemen was uncertain for their present seats in the event of a dissolution. A Committee was then formed of three members from each parish to communicate with the candidates, obtain pledges, and learn how far they were disposed to support Reform, and then report the same to the next general meeting, which it was understood would take place on Monday next. Mr. SAVAGE moved—" That this meeting considered Sir W. Horne unworthy of their support, from his neglect of Par liamentary duty, &c." which was carried unanimously. Mr. PATON moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman, and the meeting then broke up, Sir S. Whalley is to be returned of course. REPRESENTATION OF WESTMINSTER. Last night a numerous body of the electors of Westminster, friendly to reform, assembled at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, for the consideration, as stated in the circulars sent generally round, of urgent and important business con nected with their representation in Parliament. The meeting was held in one of the rooms of the tavern of second-rate size, which was completely crowded. The Chair was taken by Mr. A'BECKETT, who observed that when the circulars were sent round it was fully expected that Sir Francis Burdett would have returned to town before this time, so that an answer might be obtained to a series of questions which had been propounded to him in compliance with a wish of a former meeting. _ _ Mr. DE YEAR had a duplicate sent to him some days back, by Sir Francis Burdett, of the letter sent to the electors of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster, and which letter the Baronet, in a brief note in the envelope, stated to'be such a one as he supposed would prove satisfactory to the entire of his supporters in Westminster. The letter was read and received with loud cheering. Colonel EVANS felt it his duty to avail himself of every fitting oppottunity to present himself before his constituents, and state his sentiments and opinions, and afford any explana tions they might require. He alluded to the publication made by Sir Robert Peel. He must confess he was net sorry to see the temper and moderation that pervaded the manifesto. Ho felt also bound to say, that he saw nothing in the manner of this address differing as to the temperance which marked the conduct of Sir Robert Peel in Parliament. Thus much in justice to Sir Robert as apolitical opponent he felt bound to admit. So far as the measures of Sir Robert did not endanger the tranquillity of the country be was satisfied, but in other respects his opinion of Sir Robert was very different. He at tempted to show, that although he had opposed the Reform Bill, still that it had now become law, he could very properly hold office without suspicion of being likely to counteract its natural action. Now, he thought this ret soning inconclusive, and that he was not A fit person, but, however, this was a matter more between the King and Sir Robert, than between him and the people, whose attention ought rather to be directed to what measures he announced it his design to introduce. Ho says he was friendly to Lord J. Russell's measure for satisfy ing the Dissenters as to the church rate, and so far, there fore, he was as good as the late Whig Government; but this would not satisfy the Dissenters. There were other points in which he ( Sir Robert Peel) identified himself with the late Whig Government, and may on that ground claim the sup port of certain portions of that party; but he felt satisfied that it would not procure him the support of his Hon. Colleague. Sir Robert Peel states most explicitly that he will in no way seek to mutilate or destroy the Reform Bill. Now certain Members, representing the metropolitan borough, had signed a declaration, asserting a fear that the new Government would attempt this ; and he also had been asked to sign, but had de clined, and the result certainly showed that, so far, he had acted correctly. Differing, as he did, from Sir Robert Peel, he thought his letter very satisfactory on that cardinal point. Still he should not give him his support. He begged to assure them that he had heard ten days ago, and that on the best authority, that at one of the Clubs a plan was formed for ousting either his Hon. Colleague or himself, the party was indifferent which. This was to be attempted by throwing some discredit or suspicion on either himself or their old tried Representative ; and then, under colour of this, a third candidate was to be proposed, and having by this means gained the election of one Whig, they hoped eventually to bring in a second, and to make the city of Westminster a pure Whig borough under the perfect command of a party. He felt sure they would never suffer themselves to be degraded into a Whig borough, and still less a Tory one. He had not been made a pet of by Sir F. Burdett; he owed nothing to his patronage, but he must say that he saw nothing in his letter, read that night, but what ought to satisfy every one. Mr. BROWN thanked the Gallant Colonel for his explicit speech at this most important crisis. He should like to ask Colonel Evans how he purposed to act in respect of Sir Robert's scheme for the relief of Dissenters ? Colonel EVANS, said that when Lord Althorp proposed his plan of relief, he had opposed it as a mockery and de lusion ; and still more should he, if chosen by them, oppose Sir Robert Peel's measure whenever he might introduce it—( Cheers. ) Dr. BAINBRIDGE thought the course for them to adopt clear. Au anti-Reform Administration had been formed, and they ought to unite their efforts to oppose it. He begged to submit the following resolution : " That it is the opinion of this meeting, from the long-tried services of Sir Francis Burdett, and from the general tenor of his letter to the inhabitants of St. Margaret and St. John, and from the declaration of Colonel Evans this evening, as also from his consistent, persevering, and talented conduct in the House of Commons, as the Representative of Westminster, that those two gentlemen are at this peculiar period, when an anti-Reform Ministry has been called to power, deserving of the confidence and united support of the electors of Westminster." MIGIIE felt the importance of sinking all minor points at the i . 7resent, and, although not quite satisfied with the po sition in w :,-;ch Sir Francis stood, would support the motion. Mr. Kro nosed the motion. , 11r. 3 d an amendment, declaring that in the \IR m . : N or mov.c ab sence of any declaration of the present sentiments of Sir Francis, the meeting felt it.7elf unable to come to any expres sion of sentiment in his favour. Mr. LAWFORD seconded the motion. Several Gentlemen spoke. Dr. BAINBRIDGE consented to withdraw his resolution. The amendment of Mr. Brown was then made a substantive motion, and carried unanimously. Thanks 'were voted to Mr. Dc \rear for a spirited letter ad dressed by him to Sir Francis, and read to the meeting, but which yet remains unanswered. The usual thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and at a late hour the meeting broke up. A French Journal, in noticing a recent trial in the Court of King's Bench, calls the Earl of Hillsborough " un petit -Seigneur." His Lordship, we believe, is six feet two inches in height, and stout in proportion. Yesterday morning a crowd collected in front of Carlile's shop, and occasioned considerable obstruction, in consequence of his exhibiting placards, amongst which were the following:—" The sentence of the Criminal Court on Mr. Carlisle, for resisting the Church-rate, is three years' imprisonment. The effigies will be exhibited every Sunday during the imprisonment."