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5 ( -ete L 7/ • , t (• ,\• • nn q v ; , \ k" - 11.0. • J_ ' "t e my opinioo; A. there in". I ted 11 / 1 beePrau"seen.irt 02111 Up qUeetoa, 0 kink the Hou se ~ le I.ord b e, la !: which he it Perfect liberti &sgure ' nistere t ha t clatnour•-••7 lose thee stic r „, 4 HOBART TOWN. 44 VIEW of AMSTERDAM, NOW Los t ( VEN at the PANORAMA, Strand, WILL tho o n the 12th instant, and be replaced by a VIEW 714 i,, CAPITAL of VAN DIEMEN'S LAND, corn hipr Building o f i nterest i n H o b art T own th e Irl i i;% in e,17 the Harbour, a part of the River Derwent, * extent of surrounding Country. I N of PARIS will remain OPEN. C AI.CUTTA and QUEBEC are OPEN at Panorama, Leicester-square. WOLVER HAMPTON. A l' ~,, e ry nu merous an d mos t r espectable :dleibY --E TING of the I n h a bitants of Wolverhampton,, rifli , 1110 Constabl es , an d h e ld at t h e P u bli c Office, on Al:as 4th of March, inst., I r,htf,n XA NDER HORDERN, E-q. in the Chair; V cnvi rig Resolutions were passed : 1 l ' r e _ d by bu; P_zARSON, Esq. and seconded by ~ T 1 1 4 41 -. J.osaPir WALKER, 15 de t Ili a Majesty's Ministers deserve universal gra ta su pport for their Reform Bill, proposed by Delve'lin Russell; and while aware that no one compre i, m lattaure could meet the wishes of every individual, se rai eft iag is convinced that the proposed Bill will give 1 satisfaction to the country. ' i(w ecl by Mr. BARKER, and seconded by Mr. UN t, bERIIILL, LS b p hat as much interested opposition to this measure nty ( , I Pected in Parliament, it becomes the duty of 44 a 11"d "his country, to ome forward in its behalf, i,,,, qts bleethl 0 publi, ‘ . g pledges . itself to render all possible aid, r'Y'i Ai. '. and private, to this great measure of his Ma %rsters. r ed by Mr. LEWIS, and seconded by Mr. W. 3, ""titett, : r iltt a Petition be resented to the House of Corn• ' "Preisive of our s p atisfaction and gratitude at the tan, e l l. That Si r J o h n Wrottesley and E. J. Lit 4 rt it,, q• be req ues t e d to presen t th e P e tition and sup. k Itrayer. t ed by the Rev. J. ROAF, and seconded by Mr. 4 . 1,17 Pa ansy, 111, pt l i gat a Petition founded on these Resolutions be it , and prepared for signature. °l4- ed 6 D a nd seconded by Mr. w a Mr. A EARSON, 1 5, Th aavE R ."11 IV -at ti. e p r oceedings of this Meeting be published ti ke, -alverhapn Chronicle, the Staffordshire Adver- C4 l:' the Ili rtnin rn g - li t a% Gazette, the Sun, the Globe, the (sr'i tad the - Morning Chronicle. 11 1 ,•,,,g, 11 'd) ALEXANDER HORDERN, Chairman. S % -. " ',airman having lett the chair, it was resolved (on q ( h )ti 'n't, Of Mr. W. WALKER, seconded by Mr. DixoN,) . e ti,aults f h . M ting be given to him, for his sod • 0 lis ee Partial conduct on the occasion. - - wiG RAAI TOWN'S MEETING IN SUPPORT 1 /, OF MINISTERS. i v ,. GENERAL MEETING of the thsecirt.""ABITANTS of BIRMINGHAM, called by i l t li i , 'NCH, of the POLITICAL UNION, and held my orliaErtA,hß, DIBS3WI,ORTH'S REPOSITORY, this 7th 0 4 HOMAS ATTWOOD, Esq. in the Chair ; „ t he motion of JOSHUA SCHOLEFIELD, Esq., se ":l:l2i_ecl b y Mr. WILLIAM WESTON, it was resolved 1, Trunoutily, At K. u at this Meeting feel deep and sincere gratitude to Itell e . l4 o Most Excellent Majesty, for the great and corn- Sti le ,, tv ePian of Reform, which his Majesty has graciously At - ' a ed his Ministers to bring forward ; and this Meet kAastile Perf ectly convinced that the success of the great 4 tit y t " proposed i s a b so l ute l y i n di spensa bl e to th e pros -1 (),'. N u*, and sec ur ity o f th e c ountry. tit:le...motion of G. F. .MuN. Tz, Esq., seconded by 2 • - Klett-tan HIPKISS, it was resolved unanimously, 6; Th 'vi m . " this Meeting pledge themselves, ci . illectively, tei g , Iv idually, zealously to support their Gracious Sove- I ' l litt, a ,.," his Ministers, in every possible way that their 4 44 -c e may b e requited, in carrying these most important N et (), ilea measures into effect. by 'notion of the Rev. T. M. MACDONNEL, seconded I . Y Mr. P. C. SALT, it was resolved unanimously, dl'' the following Address to his Most Excellent IlilsetTyleadopted by this Meeting, and that it be signed To 1., Chairman in their name, and on their behalf. 11.1i." E „,,, RI LICG'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, okt, ...... : (4 .; : r i i l iL,f o i vs D SNE DßESS OF THE I N HABITANTS 'INGHAM, IN TOWN'S O M F BL B E IR D ) . itZtalit a 7.your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the in. t'l7-led, b eg town of Birmingham, in town's meeting as skpresr.'is, ntimbly to approach your Majesty for the purpose tOS y o ,',"ng the deep and sincere gratitude which . w . e feel to liill4ehe'pr.lklalestY's royal person, for the wise, judici e o l u t s, • a o n o d r Vi lill tty in 've . measures of Parliamentary Reform, whi ) 4 M )°l l r Paternal solicitude for the welfare of your to 1 p)e:..the nations?' ' t h•-- cat gt tleinsly authorized your Ministers to propose h success of 1 1 107 F z.„, rge vv as e ur are perfectly con . Is inde3pensaui vinced ess t ar a y to the restora. d y t n o ec the preservation of the /° l 4 IV order er society. Y. But a a n few weeks ago, the minds of kietiptY's faithful e and loyal people were involved in painful Oli' 4ll . ree e tncl filled with deep and gloomy forebod Bs, , ti t qil ai ,.. Your Majesty's Government have disip l a n ted these I%.the ''',, e hension, and spread universal satisfaction through. S'ion t-L itrY. We humbly tender to your Majesty the . ex 'itll,o2 our dutiful and grateful attachment to your Majesty N.",,cit l i i 7 l , and of our determination to s upport your Majesty's el. 4 3 1 4 4 to 'llt to the utmost of our power. NNe . implore tn t ht ytt letv e t "'Per_ Your Majesty's great and pat ri otic designs, and e 4 ,4 p fie Your Majesty's life that your Majesty may long have git/si kinn of Witnessing'the happiness of a free, grateful, 11 to ed topple. - ls gha Y order of a General Meeting of the inhabitants of t rlti., 41 , in their name, and on their behalf. ' • .Rh THOMAS ATTWOOD, Chairman. up ,c 01 , March 7, 1831. hit7iMotion of Mr. FREDERICK HILL, seconded by bt, o, the WESTON, it was resolved unanimously, 14.. '0et t , --14 0 ,! the following Petition be presented to . both Ztor k bi Parliament, earnestly praying that the Bill of 1 7 4 A 0 lin o r:iught forward by his Majesty's Ministers, may Th t atv:..—. HONOURABLE THE COMMONS OF THE 1 , 14, ' 3O KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND ' l lt u ti — u AND, IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED. Oic ti n LE PETITION OF THE INHABITANTS IN - ,;,'L TOWN OF BIRMINGHAM, ASSEMBLED Wo D " . .,,, ° ,„WN'S MEETING AT MR. BEARD— Rt. ICIA I , II 'S REPOSITORY, THIS Int DAY OF tiliteth -. ",' 11 , 1831, 144 1 4 tio7 .4 'hat your Petitioners have perceived, with sincere It.l 4able , that a Bill of Reform has been presented to your str. l l ° .lise by Lord John Russell, under the sanction of ki t . t y 0,.. ,stinisters. 1 1% 4 * am dangers retitioners are of opinion that the numerous cats lptilie effeerleers which oppress and threaten the country, ea:l . - 4 114:sta, .„ 4 ,,a11y relieved and guarded against unless the wan t , b lZstood, - ) 7,, necessitie s of the industrious classes are beter tsfe,.ZYouri:lttter represented in . yo . ur House.Hono t ur e ali m le e.sute f :4 1 skp ew scuttrouizeril to als u o t of i z o in o l o o r n a r e al. jo b ose, arc wise, 'et;ll4,l4?s t a el co Mprehensiv y e e , restoring great an o d n in er v4ual t le , 1 4b h i riie ut e r q l!le t , h " With - ut , Y !L in algdwZr el getitfoners beg 44 1 :;7 4 Of th e ll to express Lue o l u r n co r nviction that the carrying into l'I'` 1) th e _ great and salutary measures is indispensably neces ,ivatio..restoration of the national prosperity, and to the th e ' 4 o,..t. p t il?" the peace and order of society. kFl t Or Reifrs do therefore humbly and earnestly pray that , a d Y: 11 _11ro ii Tlo ; presented to your lion;a o ur a al a il w e . House by his Op ;71. Petitio'n m ers a , y as fo i r o tl d w u i t t y li b p i o m un a d, n shall ever pray, &c. &c. k Mr e h tn° , t ion of Mr. WILLIAM PARR, seconded by ,14: Th.a—t* B . SMITH, " it was resolved unanimously, h t - "tia geha,dePutation, consisting of Thomas Attwood, ti o l PPoi ti : ) e 6 eld, and George Frederick Muntz,.. Esqrs., to convey the Address and Petitions to Lon -411 C r ulitt they be directed to request the Right Hon. 11,,. %P e l t° lay the humble Address of this Meeting be ,--qt t h suiteiou. Monarch, of his I ed hip to pre -4 e p - to beg ..0 s t tn et Q ctition to the House of Lords, and to request Sir - ''' 411 104: 44 . 11111 to present the Petition to the House of Oti th e _ A ' l os ;notion of Mr. CHARLES JONES, seconded l by tifl' Thin 1. 13 th-ntE, Esq., it was resolved unanimou . s y, ii ii Vri tti '" 1, Meeting utterly disclaim and reject all ideas itt at „..ketti e „ b g',, in any way, upon the just rights of the t a gne at i ( ;' o' the country, and cannot but express the ptigts '=Press n Which they experience from the noble senti ' W ili i l,.ed by his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, and Zititi,ecrious Members of the Aristocracy, being fully I Ally i t hat so long as sentiments like those exist ge -411 4 tb at Ulu t • k 4., er p ip ' . B rIOUS body, there can be no possible q the discord or disaffection arising between them 0, . t he mot. J,,,,,,,,, r , lon of Mr. Joni; PIERCE, seconded by 7 Ineuti; cnoLzslELu, Esq., it was resolved unani kltd That ;1; i „ ki, - -rati e , --4 weeting cannot sufficiently express their of t he h ead nf the conduct of the illustrious Nobleman now %9 yeue(lthis Majesty's Government, who, at the end (4 ;71'4 4 Jr Political wisdom and consistency, is now I,4 l4 :itlitt4Phis country those great blessings, the ac political hich has been the glorious object of his 1 0 4 01 life. Jo 'notion of Mr. D. B. SMITH, seconded by Mr. e. 41 1 E v J 'th ee l is, it was resolved unanimously, thep'eT...intylieetxi:itiwo:tohr,diva.slaT.,hanks of this Meeting be given to or his puc spiritand gene 0Q tad on thi s and f many other occasions. th e T HOMAS ATTWOOD, Chairman. motion of Jour/ BIDDLE, Esq., seconded by v oo lh4 the I. it Was res o l ve d b y acc l amat i on , t et Zty e6r2t it of this Meetingbe presented to our ~tond,;;l l. an, Thomas Att woo d , Esq., for his adini '‘ In the chair on this and all other occasions. JOSHUA SCHOLEFIELD. as the 1 1 ° 11 ; i iver of tbe • conduct lebe y t at preW t 14 , f the 01e66 of calling r 0 it in c 3, ' e° the IP r : r e e tt isters to f what had w" 'handsome ought folio, perfectly °I 0 _ 4l from sfe usl y , a t 7 ie also depre 6l o 4 he former , yl ' London t 1 10 ()‘ a favour o'i S. 10 ( 1 ‘ , n the W°° of Hard- 00 . of stai'r', bJ 'ourto B of or the reP e of compla' 1 1 o rl P A rlisrie_ t ;_ r i„ i s h o p of 1:4 eklow, Pr i V id from je id! , of 14j. t.tic 1, ,11 • Su e e t P" . 1. of 00 3 , jne: fro. oiber, 1 ;10 ovre' Cr of f 41 t i te r 0 . ~,ty•, 40 0 00, .1 htc ' o rt f I- c f,ilr S I " f yeltr lh ofil" $ l .O°Pl f' n i; r)lf'sil; p t i f e co o O f Mr. ,eft 4tr‘l , 01, to mr . of of. f fi'• ° Reid° ht xt t. 1 41 4 00' No. 12,008. AT a numerous MEETING of the INHA BITANTS of BRISTOL and its VICINITY , held by public adverti , ement at the Assembly Rooms in this City, on Monday, March 7, 1831, RICHARD ASH, Esq. in the Chair. 1. It was resolved (with the exception of three persons) unanimously, That this Meeting feel themselves call e d upon publicly to declare their entire apt robation of the plan of Parliamentary Reform, proposed by his Maj-sty's Ministers ; and they beg to offer to the said Alini,ters their corial thanks for the unc,mpromising and disin. terested conduct which they have exhibitcil on this occa sion : and the Meeting pledge themselves to support the constitutional measures proposed by every legal means in their power. 2. Resolved, That a Petition be presented to the House of Commons, to adopt the measures brought forward by Lord John Russell, and pass the same into a law. 3. The Petition, signed by the Chairman in behalf of the Meeting, be presented to the House of Commons by J. E. Millie, Esq., and that he be requested to support the prayer thereof. 4. That the Resolution be printed under the direction :)f the Committee. 5. That an Address be presented to the King, emboly ing the above Re•olution. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, FIVE o' CL 0 CK. BIRMINGHAM TOWN'S MEETING, TO SUPPORT THE KING AND HIS MINISTERS. (YESTERDAY.) This morning (Monday) one of the largest meetings ever as sembled within the walls of a building was held at Mr. Beards worth's Repository, for the purpose of supporting the King and his Ministers. ...„ The meeting was decided upon by the Council of the Political Union on Saturday afternoon, and although there was only one day's notice given, and that day was Sunday, not less than 30,000 persons assembled. A procession was formed at the Globe Tavern, headed by the Political Council, and attended by the band and banners of the Union. All the streets through which the procession passed were thronged by tens of thousands of spectators. The liveliest and most enthusiastic joy seemed to pervade all classes. Large bodies of men from the populous vicinity of the town, particu larlarly from the collieries, marched into the town at an early hour, for the purpose of attending the meeting. The Chair was taken by Thomas Attwood, Esq., at eleven o'clock, amid loud applause. Mr. A PTWOOD, in addressing the meeting, observed, that he had often had to congratulate them on the progress of the great measure of Reform, but he had on that occasion to congratulate them on the dawning of the day of liberty. We had now ar rived at a day as important to England as that when Magna Charta was wrested by the Barons of Runnemedc from the tyrant John. We hadnow a patriot King to wrest our liberties from a tyrant faction. Thanks to a patriot - King, the wicked oligarchy which has so long domineered in this country is fallen. He said fallen, because the fiat by which they must fall was gone forth : their doom was irrevocably sealed, for there was no power that could stand against the united efforts of the King, the Ministers, and the people.—(Tremendous cheering.) It would be remembered, that six months ago they met to celebrate the French Revolution ; and on that occasion they had a variety of songs, among which was one called the Gathering of the Union, and in which occurred the following words : " God is our guide, from field, from wave, From plough, from anvil, and from loom, We come, our country's rights to save, And speak a tyrant faction's doom." Little did he think, however, that this was so soon to be, ac complished. He was proud that the Members of the Birming ham Political Union were the first to array themselves under the triumphant banners of the British Constitution, and to unite together to wrest their liberties from a tyrant faction.—(Cheers.) He now saw nothing to oppose ithem but what a patriot King and people could, and he trusted would, conquer.—(Cheers.)— At the call of the King, they were ready to rally round his Throne, and they would takecare that during their lives nothing should hurt him.—(Cries of " We are ready ! weare ready !") He hoped they would not be wanted to act in any but a peaceful way, but still if the Oligarchy determined to throttle the mea sures which had been introduced, the King had only to call on his subjects, and they were ready.—(Loud cheers.)—The base faction who had robbed them of their rights, like drowning men were catching at every straw. They pretended that some. thing was in danger in the kingdom. He did believe that solrie thing was in danger certainly, and that something was their (the boroughmongers) craft ; depend upon it there was nothing else endangered.—(Cheers.)—One of the greatest men of which this country could boast was Lord Bacon, and he had said that time was the greatest innovator, and if time altered things for the worse, and wisdom and good conduct did not alter them for thel better, it was extremely difficult to say what would take place. He would now descr;be the cha racter of the measure of Reform which had been introduced into Parliament. He did not pretend to say it was perfect by any means : it was a plan, however, which would utterly destroy the oligarchical power in England. It would wrest the power of sending representatives from 151 individuals, and give it to about 1,100,000 men, since all would have a vote who paid a rent of 10/. per year. He did not hesitate to say that no measure of equal importance had been introduced since the days of Magna Charts. Sixty boroughs were to be entirely cut off; root and branch.—(Loud cheers.) —Forty-seven other boroughs were to have one-half of their power taken from them in one way. In the first place they were to send only one Member in the place of two, and, in the next place, whereas the Members were now returned by a snug corporation consisting perhaps of some two or 300 free men, which by the way always meant slaves—(Laughter)---they were in future to be sent by the bulk of the inhabitants. This was not all, although it was true that the ballot was not in cluded in the scheme, still they had a decided improvement in the manner of collecting the votes. The means of voting would be easy, and performed so quickly, that he trusted it would be found that before bribery could be exercised, the work would be done. There was another tremendous nuisance which was to be done away with ; all out voters were to be cut off, none but resi dents were to exercisethe franchise. In the old system, and with a contested election, nonebut very rich men who could afford to spend from 10 to 50,000/. could have any chance of success.-- (Hear, hear.)—He certainly wished that the franchise had been more extensive; but still he was not disposed to look a gift horse in the mouth. The duration of Parliament, and the ques tion of the ballot, were left open for further consideration. Mr. Cobbett, who was undoubtedly the greatest political writer of the age, and who was inflexible in advocating the rights of the working classes, had given his cordial approval of the Bill intro duced by Ministers. Lord Grey, it was true, had said he would stand by his order, and they (the meeting) would also stand by their order, and by Lord Grey's order also, if he would do the like by them.—(Loud cheers.)—They had no desire to injure the honest portion of the Aristocracy of England. God forbid ! They only wanted to drive the Oligarchy, who held both the King and the people in slavery. They delighted in such noble men as Lord Radnor, who for 35 years had been a Radical Re former. The Marquis of Cleveland, who was the largest borough proprietor in the kingdom, was content to resign his influence. Also the Duke of Norfolk, who within these few days had de clared his hearty concurrence in the measure of Reform intro duced, and his determination to support it even though it were ten times as great as it is, satisfied that it was for the benefit and happiness of the people--(Loud and continued applause.) It gave him (Mr. Attwooct) great satisfaction to find that Earl Grey was acting a consistent part, and was closing his career co vered with the glory of a Washington and a Bolivar.—(Cheers.) He was glad that the meeting had not been cajoled by a particu lar party, who were always saying to the industrious classes, " Don't you meddle with politics, mind your own business, and leave politics to other people." Now, in his, (Mr. Att wood's) opinion, the best private business at the present moment was the public business. It was of little use their minding their workshops, if, while they were labouring the men who thus advised them had their hands in the work man's pocket.—(Hear, hear.) In conclusion, he trusted, that when the Bill now before Parliament was passed, all other good would be added, if it was not, the people would certaiuly be in a much better condition to obtain what more they required.— (Loud and continued cheering.) JOSHUA SCHOLEFIELD, Esq. was cheered by seeing so many honest faces around him. It was a proud day to see so many thousand honest mechanics of Birmingham, leaving their workshops at so short a notice, to approve the grand measure of Reform proposed by his Majesty's Ministers. If the people had done their dui y in this manner years ago, they would have had no need to meet that day.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Scholefleld then dwelt on the character of the men at present com posing the Opposition to the Reform Bill in the House, particularly noticing Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Horace Twigs, Mr. Baring, and Mr. Calcraft, which created a feeling of universal contempt in the meeting. The speaker then paid a high eulo gium on the character and consistency of Lord Grey, who lie considered had amply redeemed the pledge he had given when he took office. The Noble Earl had also the merit of opposing Peel's Bill, which Mr. Cobbett justly observed, was worse scourge than the ten plagues of Egypt let loose at once.— (Cheers.) —Next to Parliamentary Reform was law Reform, and it was pleasing to see Lord Brougham cleansing the rubbish from the Courts of Chancery.—(Loud applause.)—He would con clude by saying, that he hoped the most perfect unanimity would prevail on the great matter they were met that day to discuss. This was very important, inasmuch as the enemy were continually saying that the Reformers were divided. He believed, however, that although different roads had been taken, and perhaps might again be taken, they would all come to the same end at last.— (Cheers.)—Mr. Schott field then moved the first resolution—(for which see advertise ment.) Mr. WILLIAM WESTON, in seconding the first resolution, said, it was their duty to show that they had inherited the spirit of their ancestors, by pledging themselves to support the King and his Ministers against the borough faction, even to the last drop of their blood.—(lmmense cheering, and cries of " We will—we will.")— the Unfortunately for Europe, the several Govern ments that had reigned of late had been half a century behind poleoeHear)—and it was therefore now determined by the eope to remodel and alter them. If the people of this country sufflared the borough faction to defeat them in this great mea sure, they would have the curses of their children on their heads.— (Hear, hear, hear )—He believed, however, that this would not b e allowed.— (Cheers.) U. F. MUNTZ, Esq. moved the second resolution. The last time they had met he congratulated them on Reform becoming a fashion, he now congatulated them on its having become a duty. (Cheers.) He remembered the time when it had been consider ed a disgrace to be a Radical Reformer. He had been called disloyal, because formerly he could not agree in the measures of the King and his Ministers, and a few of the same individuals now called him disloyal, because lie did agree with the King and his Ministers, so that it appeared he was doomed to be a disloyal man.--(Laughter and cheers.) --The Bill which had been introduced by Ministers, went much farther than under all cir cumstances he expected, and if it was not carried into effect, he did not hesitate to say, that England would not be worth living in. (Hear, hear.) He must be allowed leas S say ir a few words,— and that Robert Peel. of one man who opposed Reform, There were persons to be found who called him a very honest man, but in his (Mr. M.'s) opinion, he was the most accomplished and jesuitical man in the world. He tautnhteedfrathnechiGseov;earnndmeynett with not giving a sufficient extension to he (Mr. M.) would ask if any man thought that Sir Robert Peel would assist the Ministry in still further extending it.—(Cries of LONDON, TUESDAY E " No, no:'') Again, he had the barefacedness to complain that the Bill would disfranchise many persons who ought not to be so treated ; and yet, would it he believed, that this was the same man who robbed the innocent forty-shilling freeholders of Ire- land to serve his purpose.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," and " Shame'") This was the man who had also robbed the middle and working classes, by the nefarious Bill bearing his name, and then turned round upon them, and denied, in spite of their de clarations to the contrary, that they were in distress.--(Hear, hear, hear.) The Reform Bill had been called revolutionary, and that it was so 'he certainly was not disposed to deny ; but be it remembered, that it was a moral revolution which was intended to prevent a physical revolution.—(Cheers.) There had been great revolutions in society in all its bearings, and it was necessary to alter the franchise and other matters, in order to meet this change which time had introduced, and if this al teration was net made, all the ties of society would be speedily broken. Mr. HIPKISS said, he had often been present at meetings called to address Kings, but he was sorry to say that they were adopted for the purpose of supporting the Aristocracy in unjust wars to put down liberty.---(Hear.) If the oligarchy had com mon sense, they would perceive that the time had come when they could no longer tyrannize over the people of this country, and they would see the utter inutility of forming themselves into a phalanx against the King, his Ministers, and the people.— (Applause.) If they dared, however, to resist the will of the nation, it would tbrebode their own destruction. The political temple which they had reared was quaking to its foundation, and it they heeded not it would quickly fall, and crush them in its smoking ruins. —(Loud and animated cheers.) The second resolution, pledging the Meeting to support the King and his Ministers was now put by the Chairman, and passed amid three times three deafening cheers. The full and beautiful band of the Union immediately after, struck up the National Anthem, and the immense assembly uncovered, and enthusias tically joined in the chorus. The scene altogether was one of , the most magnificent and spirit stirring which it has fallen to our lot to witness. The Ilev. T. M. WDONNELL next addressed the meeting at great length, and in very eloquent terms. He considered that day was the birth-day of English liberty. The Ministers had shook the walls of St. Stephen's with their reforming voice. Be assured, however, that the battle was not yet ended; the people had to make another, and yet another charge. Their enemies seemed determined to die in the last ditch, though that ditch be Gatton, but die they must.— (Loud applause.) Some of the boroughmongers had talked of compensation ; he thought they merited the compensation of the highwayman, which was a shilling to buy a rope to dispatch him hence to the next world ; he, however, did not like to be vindictive, and he would therefore leave them to die in peace, anu the Lord have mercy on on their souls.—(Peals of laughter and applause.) Others had talked of the new Constitution, and endeavouredio frighten the people by;this. If, however, the old Constitution had, by ill treatment, be ome rotten and decayed, it was fit that a new one should, if possible, be giver. —(Cheers.) The fact was, instead of giving the franchise to old walls, stones, pig -sties, and ditches—(Lotul laughter) it was proposed by Ministers to give it to rational men.—(Cries of" Hear, hear.") —Sir Robert Peel had quoted Tacitus, to show that a Govern ment composed of King, Lords, and Commons, was the best possible. lie it so, and he thanked Sir R. Peel for bringing so high an authority. The people of England were disposed to have a King, particularly if like the present he was a patriot King.— (Applause) They also would have no objection to an Aristo cracy, but they would take care to keep them in their proper sphere—(Hear, hear.)—And last, though not least, they would have a House of Commons, a real House of Commons, and not a mock one, such as we now had composed of the nominees of Peers.—Loud cheers.) He delighted that the Prince of the Aristocracy—the Duke of Norfolk—had acted so patriotic a part. With such assistance, he looked forward with confidence to the results of the present struggle.—(Applause.) Mr. FREDERICK HILL, in a most excellent speech, pro posed one of the resolutions. He observed that every thing was being done by the enemy to defeat the Bill. Sir Charles Wethe rell and others taunted the Government by telling them that it was a remission of taxes which the people called for, and they (the Ministers) proposed to give them a Reformed Parliament. Now it must not be forgotton that these were the very men who opposed the wise alteration suggested by Ministers, when the Budget was presented, by substituting a tax on the transfer of funded property for the tax on glass, tobacco, and other things of general consumption.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. THOMAS WESTON proposed the petition to the House of Commons, not because any attention had been paid to the petitions of the people in that House, for it was notorious that when presented they were looked upon in the same manner as a cow looks upon a bastard calf. They Chad, however, a great and good influence; they had gone from end to end of the kingdom and at last they had reached and induces eel the Throne.—(Loud cheers.) The people had had a call from their gracious Sove reign—he had the right of making peace or war, and thank Heaven he has made war against theboroughmongers, and called on his people not to kill the French, but to storm the citadel of the borough faction, which was the House of Commons, so called.—(Great applause.) If it should come to pass that the King should want our physical assistance let me say, that at the sound of the first bugle we arc ready to march to his assistance. . . Tremendous cheering, which lasted some minutes.) Ir. WILLIAM PARE, moved that a deputation be appointed to carry the address to the King, consisting of Thomas Aitwood, Joshua Scholefield, and G. F. Muntz, Esquires, and he was sure I they would be a fair specimen of the stamina of the men of Bir mingham.—(Cheers.)—He would just take a view of the circum stances in which the people were now placed as regarded this great Reform Bill. Who were their enemies ? At present nine teen Members had spoken against the Bill in the House, and of these fifteen were the, representatives of close boroughs, whose names, together with the number of constituents, he would read. (Mr. Pare here read the statement alluded to, which excited much interest in the meeting. The whole fifteen had a consti tuency amounting to 2'301 persons, averaging 153 each ; taking away two, Sir R. Peel, and Sir .T. alsh, and the average to the remaining thirteen Members would betel.—(Hear, hear, hear.) — Was it to be supposed that the brave people of Englandiwould any ' longer suffer this petty, insignificant faction, like Vam pires, to stick their best blood ?—(Loud cries of No, no.") It was a remarkable fact, and one which he believed in so great a question was new in the history of Parliament, that since the introduction of this great measure there had not been a single petition, from a single individual against Reform.—(Hear.) —He was himself a determined advocate for the ballot and uni. versal sufttage, but he should think it extremely unwise to hamper the Ministry with those questions now. It was evident they would have enough to do as it was, and he (Mr. Pare) was satisfied that the very first general election after this Bill should pass would so clearly demonstrate the necessity for the ballot that the people would call louder than ever for its adoption and would be sure to obtain it, and as for universal suffrage, that would come by degrees.—(Applause.)—Woe to the borough_ mongers if they :should in their madness defeat this Bill, and compel the people to take up arms to wrest their liberties from their grasp.—(Loud and repeated cheers.)—The expectations of the people were raised to a high pitch, and disappointment would be correspondingly great.—(Hear, hear.) He was glad to see it reported, that at the Westminster meeting held on Friday last, Colonel Evans declared that he had just left Sussex, and that there were '.10,000 men ready to march from that count}, to Lon. don if necessary. In another Newspaper, he found it reported that from the North '200,000 men were ready for the same pur. pose, and if their Gracious Monarch should find it necessary to have recourse to this dernier resort to protect himself and the people, he was sure bespoke the sentiments of that great meeting when he said that the men of Birmingham would by no means be the last to render their assistance.—(Enthusiastic cheering, which lasted some minutes.) They had already given much of their time and property for the promotion of the great cause, and were williug if needful, to lay down their lives to insure its completion, in order that its benefits might descend to their children, and their children's children.—(Cries of " We are," " we are," and loud applause.) God forbid, however, that it should ever come to so dreadful a state of things, nor did he think it would if the people throughout the kingdom imitated their example that day. Let the people stand firm, and the boroughmongers would not show fight, the struggle would be but a moral one.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Several other speakers addressed the meeting, and after the business was concluded, there were given successively three cheers for the King—the Queen—Old England—His Majesty's Ministers—and the cause of Reform. The band played " God save the King," " Rule Britannia," " Scots wha hae," &c., and the people moved off about three o'clock in the greatest order. The enthusiasm and unanimity displayed by this vast a , - semblage was beyond all precedent, and utterly out of our power to describe. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. Admiral Verheul is appointed French Ambassador at Be r li n. It is asserted that a treaty between France and Prussia is on the carpet. This is considered as the only means of settling the at: fairs of Poland, and of preservingpeace in Europe. The King has appointed the Count de St. Aulaire a Peer of France, to be his Ambassador at Rome, and the Count de Itu migny, now French Minister at Munich, to be his Minister at the Germanic Confederation. A report is current that last night Count Pozzo di Borgo re. ceived intelligence of the Russians having entered Warsaw. We have seen a letter from Frankfort, dated the 28th ult., which mentions a report of the sudden death of the Emperor of Austria; but we have no direct intelligence confirming the truth of the report.-Journal des Debats. Accounts from Vienna state that an public rejoicings on the occasion of the marriage of the King of Hungary is forbidden. FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, MARCH 5.-Five per Cents., 89f. 25c. 40c. 35c. 30c. 20c. 10c. 21k. 88f t'fsc. 89f. 10c. 89E 89E sc. 89f. SSE 05c. 90c. 155 c. 88f. 80e. 90c. 80c. 75c. 70c. 55c. 50c. 40c. 50c. 45c. 4.0 e. ; Four per Cents., 74f. ; Three per Cents., 54f. 95c. 55f. 54f. 95c. 90c. 75c. 70c. 60c. 55c. 54cf. 50e. 60c. 65c. 21k. 10c. ; Bank Stock, 1,400 f 1,470 f. ; Rente de Naples, 57f. 56f. 75c. 60c. 75c. ; Rente d'Espagne, 15 ; Royal Spanish Loan 60 59 ; Rente Per petuelle d'Espagne, 44 43y4 14 43; Haytian Loan, 300 f. Ex change on London, one month, money, 25E 30c. ; three months, money, 25f. 10c.-Cours Authentiryue. RAW HIDES. Per Stone. s.d. to s.d. I Per Stone, s. d. to s.d. Best Heifers& Steerk.3 0 3 '2 I Ordinary 110 2 0 4 9 6 Mat ket Calf 6 6 each. SHEEP SKINS. Long Wool 3s. 6(1. to ss. Od. I Short Wool— ss. Od. to 7s. od. Shcarlings—,...... Os. to Os. Btr. COAL MARK ir ' s •••••••••,...• reeld. • ••••••••• 295• 3d Beaumont 24 0 Bensham Main 22 0 Bishop's 23 0 Dean's Primrose 21 0 Hebburn Main 25 - 0 Holy we 11..... 26q3 Killingworth 26 0 Liddell's Main 24 6 Pelaw (unscreened)......... 24 0 Pontop Windsor 23 0 24 - 6 ran field 27 0 25 9 West Hartley « 24 0 Wylam 26 ci Walls End Bell and Co. 27 6 Ditto Bell Robson & Co. 24 9 WallsEndßewicke&Co. '27 6 Walls End Boundary « 22 0 Walls End 21 9 Ditto Burraton '26 3 Walls End Callerton-- 21 6 Walls End Carr and Co. 24 6 Ditto Clarke and C 0.... 25 0 Di to Crainlington.......... 23 6 Walls End G05f0rth....... , 27 9 Ditto 28 0 Walls End Hilda 2: 9 Ships at market, 185)(1---5111] ET.--March 7. Wall* End Hotspur 265. Oct Ditto Monkseaton 0 Walls End Newmarch— 27 0 n " Dit to Northumberla n d 26 Ditto Peareth 0 Ditto Perkins and Co.— 2 6 9 Ditto Itidd( li's 27 9 Walls End Russell's 28 9, Ditto Walker 26 Beamish South Moor.. 22 0 Denmark Main 24 6 Lambton Primrose..,,,. 27 0 Primrose.....,_ r 20 0 Walls End Hetton 30 0 Walls End Lyons 5i 0 Walls End Stewart's 30 3 W. E. Russell's Hetton 30 0 Ditto Russell's Lyon's,,, 26 3 W. E. Cleveland—__, 2.2 0 Walls End Tee 5............... 28 3 Blyth co- pen 23 0 n Hartley New Flockton, Milne and Co Old Haig h - 21 0 Stlkstone 21 3 Walls End Selby, 21 Tanfield Tr a d er „ (i pa sold. 5 114.......1j050kt, 1333. ENING, MARCH 8, 1831. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Reform debate is again adjourned on an understand ing that it would be terminated to-morrow night. The people throughout the country are behaving admirably. Their conduct proves to Ministers that their confidence has not been misplaced. The promptitude with which then have come forward in approbation of the plan of Reform, shows how well they understand the nature of the diffi culties Ministers have to encounter. Interested men might hazard the peace and tranquillity of the country for the sake of retaining the power they now so unjustly possess ; but the people know well how deeply they must suffer from any interruption of tranquillity, and they are, there fore, determined to extinguish at Once, in the minds of the opponents of Reform, all hope of succeeding in what might lead to an interruption of tranquility. It is of immense consequence that the aid of public opinion should be prompt; and of this truth the public every where prove themselves fully away , . Had the people been less prompt, their enemies might have been encouraged to go further than their prudence will now allow them to go. There is nothing like e xtinguishing at once all hope in the evil disposed. The Marquis of Chandos, in the early part of the evening, said "it was with deep regret that he ob served the friends of Ministers going about the country, en. deavouring rather to inflame than allay the gene al agitation, not only to influence but to intimidate Members of that House in the votes they might give, and the speeches they might deliver within the walls of Parliament ;" and he complaine i of a report in the Chronicle of Saturday last, of a speech of Colonel Evans, in which he is represented to have stated, at the Crown and Anchor meeting, that " he had that morning come fiom the coast of Sussex, where two Reform meetings had taken place, and where he knew ten thousand persons were ready to march to London, should Ministers be defeated." We have before us the address, unanimously agreed to, at, we believe, one of the meetings alluded to by the Gallant Colonel (II est ines), in which it is declared— . We have heard, with the deepest alarm, regret, and detesta tion, of an opposition being threatened to this, your Majesty's m ost gracious intention, and beg most humbly to express to your Majesty our united and firm determination to rally round your Majesty's Throne, and on this momentous occasion to support your Majesty's Government with our lives and property ; and should it unfortunately be necessary, in furtherance of this, your Ma jesty's wise, constitutional, and benevolent policy, weshall cheer fully shed our blood in vindication of the Constitution against a factious power, procured by illegal and corrupt means." The union of the people will prevent all necessity of bloodshed ; for though, according to Colonel Jones (at the Marylebone meeting yesterday), some of the borough mongers openly declare they will fight sooner than give up their usurpations, we do not see how a handful of indi vidual', however brave, can fight against an united nation. A hook was once written to prove that a General could not gain a battle without the aid of soldiers ; but it is hardly necessary now to provo that borougbmongers derive all their power front the people, and that of themselves they ate nothing. The people, however, sensible of the value Id order and tranquillity, knowing that it was declared in the outset by his Majesty's Ministers that the time was cow come when it was necessary to choose between Re form and Revolution, many will be excused for the indig nation they feel at attempts to deprive them of the former, and to precipitate them on the latter. We know that a little before the present Ministers took office, it was de clared in a company of Tory Members of Parliament, that it would be necessary to plunge the country into a war to escape from Reform. No wonder that the people should wish to see an end put to a state of things which gives power to men who are so strongly tempted to abuse it to the ruin of the country. Last night, Member after Member, representing the boroughs disfranchised wholly or in pert, expressed the satisfaction of their constituents with the mea sure. On the other hand, it must be owned that all the pot-walloping places do not view with the same degree of sa tisfaction the extinction of their power to return Members. Sir George Warrender " protested against the corn 11scation of just rights upon the behalf of the potwallopers of Honiton, as he bad formerly done on behalf of the forty shilling freeholders of Ireland. He begeed to read a com munication upon this subject, which he had received from his constituents at Honiton, and which war signed by 500 of them, many of whom were Radical Reformers. They said, , we cannot discover why we arc to be deprived of our just rights, merely to diminish the numbers of this House, and we protest against it.' " The Honourable Baronet added the wise observation, that "if men wantel Re form, they must Reform thetnselves—(Hear, hear, and laughter)." If men want Reform, the contituents of the Honourable Baronet will not want them ; as they have proved more than once. Lord Cochrane took it into his head to hoist the standard of Reform in that pure bo rough, but he was soon compelled to sound a retreat. "Do you mean," they exclaimed, " to take the bread out of our children's mouths?" Not a boroughmonger in the House — not Mr. Alexander Baring himself, understood the question, as it affected themselves, better than the constituents of the Hon. Baronet. With regard, however, to the right of certain places to return Members to Parliament, it in volves an absurdity—for such a right would not be repre seutation, but property. It is a very pretty property in deed, to leave the power of naming the men, who con dis pose at will of the property of the nation. A sensible correspondent (P. S.), whose letter we are unable to insert entire, alluding to the arrangements on the so called right of voting for Members of Parliament, says— " There are two extreme and opposite parties, who loudly put forward this pretended right—l. The universal suffragans who claim it, on the ground of theory, for every adult male (forget posed on individuals s .a l ? e dn c g t o ed ntal: f er o ni r gah t ut h .apn : tog that the same principle which excludes females and children will equally exclude the least intelligent class of male adults) ; and 2d. The Ultra Tories, who claim the same right, on the ground of vested interest or prescription, for the borough-owners, trleltssaenahesdl formia sm noer of the community—a right, pot-walloppers, and scot . and lot voters, about to be disfranchised. Now, I have been anxiously but vainly expecting to hear some Member or organ of the Government put an end at once and for ever to this outcry from either extreme, by proclaiming the un deniable truth, that the elective franchise is not of the nature of a right, and cats be claimed . as such by no one on any ground of s p fsr i e l os r purpose e rb yr from eafuns: their ndthiv principle or practice; that it is purely a trust and a duty, im i empeterrfeesnnts , an o c r e, ex a i c s e d p o t n he the ca under standingshow that it is to be exercised for the public benefit alone, and ts are involved in his possession of a vote. not for any private b objects;—that no one, therefore, can corn s s ubject, whether he be Prince or pauper, pre sumed competency foriviitdsud of reprc . .sentation as shall protect and , astaii , snh i d a ata::: , ::::,. . hicinen f eer:p t hih h triutis e yobitin f t,oic r :ot a ws.eih n uh::e c tetih h sesi in short, to good government,_ not to self-government. And till this principle is laid there be no consistency in the argu ments of its supporters. The same Noble Lord who appeared so indignant at the attempts made to agitate the public against the Anti- Refl,rniers, announced last night a course of procedure not much calculated to allay agitation. On Lord Al thorp's declaring that he intended to propose that the seco nd reading of the Reform Bill should take place on nex t Monday se'nnight, the Marquis of Chandos said, if the Noble Lord persisted in putting off the second read ing to so long a period, he should take that course which, as a Member of Parliament, he had a right to do. On Lord Ebrington asking what that course was, the Noble Marquis answered, that if the second reading of the Bill was delayed longer than that day week, he should, when the Mutiny Bill and Supplies were brought forward, use that privilege which he had the power of doing. On this Sir James Graham observed, " I think, Sir, that after the threat of the Noble Marquis, I cannot do better than avail myself of the present opportunity of moving the third reading of the Mutiny Bill."—(Continued cheering.) However it was agreed to postpone the third reading to this day. This is indeed attempting to carry matters with a high band. So, because the Noble Marquis can not be indulged in every wish, the army is to be taken from the King! What will follow ? All this will only strengthen the determination of the people to proceed in such a manner as to prevent this faction from doing mis chief. There is evidently no disinclination in some quar ters to hazard the peace of the country.—Morning Chronicle. We are in a position from which we hardly know how to relieve ourselves. Our tables are crowded—are loaded with notices of meetings, petitions, resolutions, addresses, in support of the Bill for a Reform of Parliament. We could ant have conceived it possible that such a quantum of public will could have been hitherto compressed. But now all England is in motion ; and most happy we think_ it, that it is for a definite and precise object that the na tion is thus in action. Nay, what do we talk of meetings and addresses? Canvasses, on the one hand, are already begun for the places now to be represented ; and the pa trons of b oroughs, who have foully lived by the periodical sale of thi s ill egal article of traffic, are beginning to curtail their exp enees. Our advice to the people of England is, ~ mildly, b ut firmly. " The Reform is sure ! Reason, com mon sense, j us ti ce , an d pru d ence a l so , suppor t th e measure; and against these what forces can be put in array ? Simply one...corruption This is to thrive, what- PRICE 7D. ever rights he violated —whatever principles be overturned. No, no; this will never do ! The rotten boroughs are for ever cast out of the Constitution ; and as to the subsequent parts of the measure, we know not, we re peat, to whom the elective franchise can with more secu rity be extended, than to that great mass of people who ire not mere servants, but persons having pr tperty to defend, and an interest in the preservat'on of tranquillity. Among the meetings now in progress, that at Birmingham is one of tho most striking The inhabitants of this flourishing town will, it is thought to the amount of 0 'impose of s upp or ti n g the King an 1 their constitutional thea -201068 0, Minis conveneter in for conductingthe sure of R form to a happy conclusion. Warwick, Dudley, Bilston, and all the Staffordshire towns ,are also in movement ; and the present condition of all the towns,. as to trade and employment, entirely refutes and exposes that false estimate which would int aiure the call for Reform by the pressure of public difficulties. Counties are also in motion —Surrey, Berkshire ; and parishes without end—St. George's, Ilinover-square, Greenwich, Woolwich, Deptford, Christ Church, Surrey. A peti tion in favour of Reform has also received the signature of several of the most eminent King's Gfuneit, and of the leading members of the bar. It is now lying in Lincoln's inn-hall ; and copies are to be despatched to the several circuits. There is one error—springing, we believe, from a liberal principle, perhaps a radical one,—which we are anxious to correct, and which, in truth, finds no sanction in the present Bill : it is that which would assign to mere labourers without visible or tangible property, the right of voting for Members of Parliament. We have had enough of these in the pot-wallopping boroughs. They may he drawn as militia-men, because they have persons, though no property ; and we doubt if their condition ba not bet tered by the change, should the militia be called out. But why are such men, while they remain in a civil state, to lose their time, which is all their property, upon elections, for the loss of which time they are paid when their attendance is necessary in Courts of Assize, or at Quarter Sessions ? The error, howevtr, it this,—that the argument supposees that class always to consist of the same persons indivi dually ; whereas, though the numbers may remain sta tionary, or nearly so, the members change daily, some sinking into it and others emerging from it, so that the rule is impartial and fair for all ; and, as we hive before hinted, the elective franchise should be held out as a temp tation to industry. But those who now move in support of the present Bill are of a higher class—they constitute the whole body of England ; and to them we say now, as we have said before, " Petition, petition : urge forward the present most just and necessary Bill in every legal way." None dare oppose it in Parliament who have a constituency to return to at the dissolution which would follow the failure of the Bill. Its enemies are simply, and almost numerically, the boroughmow;ers —those who have a dishonest interest, in some sort or other, with the rotteu boroughs to be suppressed. We are glad to see that Ministers will press the 811 forward with all con venient expedition, and by no means think of postponing or letting it sleep till after Easter, as some weak persons had urged them to do.— Times. The unstatesmanlike and unparliamentary language which has been used by our ultra-radical Ministers and their aeherents, in speaking of that borough system, which is our only remaining safeguard against their misrule, might well justify the harshest terms of reprohation. We _ . know, however, that vehement invective is seldom resorted to except when arguments are wanting ; and the ravings of the Times, or the declamatory menaces of a Macauley, carry with them their own antidote to the minds of all calm reflecting meo. In France, when popular excite. ment reigns, it reigns supreme. In England it reigns among hungry Whigs—among factious demagogues—or among the giddy multitude of idle adventurers, whose passions enslave their understandings. But among the thoughtful and serious-minded classes of this great com munity the cry of revolutionary excitement is as hate ful as the love of domestic quiet is influential, and rea son triumphs over delusion as surely as a calm succeeds the storm. The Courier has had the audacity to assert that Whig mis-government can prevail over the legitimate au thority of the Legislature; and its confederate the Times, yet more treasonable in its effusions, has threatened us with a National Convention ; but who, let us ask, are the persons under whose auspices such machinations could be carried on ? Would the Lord Chancellor or the Prime Minister sanction such encroachments upon that constitu tional authority which is vested in Parliament alone? But the Ministers—the Greys, the Stanleys, and the Russells, whose party spirit now induces them to adopt, not their Go vernment to the Constitution, but the Constitution to their Government—what excuse have they to plead ? What anti- dote can they now offer to the poison which they have cir culated ? From the first to the last speech made by them in this debate they have used no one statesmanlike argument— they have omitted no revolutionary incentive, they have ac knowledged the blessings we enjoy, and yet cursed the system which produced them—they have tasted the fruits of our tree of life, and own that they are sweet, and then with a fiendiSh ingratitude lay bare its roots to the axe of the revolutionists. Such are the critics, such the lawyers, ' such the statesmen, who now, under the name of re formers, are hurrying the country headlong into ruin. Verily they will have their reward. But the King—the gracious Monarch whose throne is based upon the present Constitution—will he allow Whig party-spirit to dash his sceptre from his hands? The thought is too monstrous. The throne which William the Third established upon the sound basis of constitutional liberty will, we are sure, he rescued from destruction by his successor ; and whereas the third William obtained his throne through the Hid of the Whigs of 16S8, let William the Fourth now stand by his Parliament and save it, in defiance of Whig traitors and Popish agitators in 183 1 .—Morning Post. I We have felt it to be our duty to listen with attention to the opinions and declarations of all classes on the pre sent important occasion, and we are compelled by truth to say, that the language of violence and intimidation does not appear to us to come from those who Wield the pity. sisal force of the community, but from persons of high rank, but possessing together with their adherents large property and small numerical strength—from them we hear language of disrespect as applied to the Monarch, for having given his Royal approval to the plan of Reform brought forward by his Ministers, and of contempt and hatred towards the people of England for having dared, in reliance on the personal character of the King, and a firm confidence in the declarations of those Ministers when called into his Councils, to cover the tables of both Houses of Parliament with petitions for Reform. If the matter at issue were not so grave in its nature, we should be amused by the boastings of these modern cavaliers ; they say, " Now is the time to make our stand—now is the time for every gentleman to peril his life and property against the multitude ; let us but show ourselves in arms, and the shopkeepers of England will be too happy to get quietly to the safe side of their counters. Indeed (they add) how should the shopkeepers of England care, or know any thing about the representation in Parliament ? It has been our pleasure, as it was our right, to settle that business for them, by arrangements amongst ourselves, and Heaven knows we have mixed up therein a quantity of periodical courtesy towards the common people that ought to have satisfied every caprice of popular freedom." We must confess that we do not hear such language with indiffe• rence ; in the repetition of it, and in its continuance, we s ee great danger. Thank God ! we are a more phleg matic, or, rather, a more staid people than our neighbours. We know and feel that the band of cavaliers is but small, and we do not pay them the compliment of saying Exigui numero sed hello vivide virtue. —lt is only within the last few weeks of restored internal tranquillity that the fire of their daring has blazed forth.— The successful firmness of Ministers, in applying the strong arm of the law to put down the incendiaries of agricultural stock and produce, has emboldened the ill advised owners of boroughs, and their nominees, to treat the people of England with contempt. The opinion which the opponents of Reform entertain of the moral and intellectual condition of the people of England would leo us to doubt whether they could own a common country , That Chatham's language was their mother tongue, Or Wolfe's great name compatriot with their own." For what is their assertion (we cannot call it argument)? ExtUnd the elective franchise, and make it independent of individual authority and illegal purchase—place it in the hands of a n umerous b o d y o f sma ll p ro p r i e t or s, and such is the ignora nce , suc h t h e ma li gn ity, an d suc h the madness of the English nation, that the House of Com mons must become the laughing stock of Europe, from the Members being elected for their total unfitness-to discharge worth, will besome positive objections among the electors , impudence, neediness, and p rofli gacy , will be the tine re their duties as Legis i ators." commendations. The national character for hoetestys 12 ar 4 =, Wealth, And re eral steadiness, and contempt of mere enthusiasm, must there fore have been produced, and preserved by close and nett , re boroughs ; i. e., the mouse has brought forth the moun tain. If the opponents of Reform were asked whether they would recommend the adoption of the borough system to any other country seeking to establish a repre sentative Government ? they answer at once in the negative ; for when their personal interests are not concerned, they canna! venture to uphold its mani fest ab ur lity ; here they find it, here they are benefitted by it, and, p, r fas et nefas, they will resist a change.— In fact, many of these persons consider a representative form of Government, in itself, a positive evil ; and their real opinion is, that the less the Members of the house of Commons are influenced by the people the better. Prost n is more g rateful to such opponents than the best consti tuted electoral body; they view the people of England collectively as a mere mob, they do not object to satur nalia, but they abhor the rational and independent exercise of their franchise by the middling classes. We have been 'mused by the anxiety which the anti-rJormore, lorde of I tree estates, or proprietors of boroughs, and the no less disinterested romagers of corporate franchise, express for the danger that will he incurred by the stockholders. Should the present Bill pass, how will the stockholder be repre sented ? we are triumphantly asked. Now he applies to seine Mr. Freshlield or other solicitor, and honestly buys, on 11 transfer of some of his Consols to a noble proprietor or ignoble cerporation, the right of watching the fate of the remainder of the House of Commons ; but if no such means of direct purchase existed, there could be no persons in that House, who were in the slightest degree interested in the payment of the dividends; this state ment is certainly unanswerable, and its unanswerable fove consists in its perfict accuracy. The stockholders are a class entirely by themselves; they never live in towns—they never have houses in the country—they ne ver employ their income in giving employment to others— they never exchange the courtesies. nor perferm the cha rities of life ; in short they are wholly disconnected from the rest of their countrymen, and have no means of ob taining influence or consideration. Is all this consistent with fact ? Is it tolerable to Cowmen sense ? And yee of such stuff is the Opposition made up that is apposed to a plan of Reform that extinguishes abuses, satisfies the pe ple, and while it extensively eters forms, and local dis trib tion, touches no one great I eneiple upon which Mo narehy is founded.—Morning Herald. The debate on the Reform of the representation was again adjourned last. night. The early part of it presented nothing reinark.ble beyond an attempt on the part of one of the Opposition Members to draw off the attention of the House from the great question under it.; consideration to matters of minor moment ; and in the subsequent part of it we are at a loss to ,find any thing worthy of the slightest observation, with the sole exception of the speech of Li rd flowiek, which did him the highest credit,• and was listened to with great attention, and the denounce ment by Sir George Warrender, an opponent of the Hifi, of a cabal formed to oppose it. The existence of this cabal we stated yesterday, as well as the o'.jec:s which it had in view ; but the reformers have nothing to fear from it. The illustrious personage from whom the Reform measure derived its origin, and who continues to head it, is alone sufficient to destroy this cabal ; and we therefore confidently leave it to his fostering care and protection. In the meantime we as confidently ask the Opposition Members what they really hope to obtain by the:r opposition ? Do they think they can save the rotten boroughs ? Du they hope to make head against the nine hundredth and ninety-ninth in every hundredth part of tie population of this country ? Or do they make opposi tion merely for form's sake ? If they hope to accomplish the first object, we can tell them that the rotten boroughs are already considered as disfranchised, and that we have never known such an expression of indignation towards any persons, as towards those who now sit for rotten bo roughs, and who have still the effrontery, in despite of per petual usage, to sit fur them, after a change of Ministry. 'lbis is a nuisance of the worst kind, and which would have justified the Government, even before now, in dissolving the Parliament ; and we really cannot conceive how they should, especially on such an important question, have tolerated it so long, or committed the decision of that question to persons who have no more real right to decide upon it than the owner of a freehold pigsty. However, if the question be carried, that is enough, or rather the only thing we look to ; and if carried the greater will be the triumph. At a later hour in the night the debate assumed a more animated aspect ; and the House had the satisfaction of hearing one of the most logical, searching, and unanswerable speeches ever delivered in it. It was Mr. It. Grant, who rose and replied to the opponent; of Reform ; and though from want of space we have been , . obliged to give lii4 speech briefly, our readers will see enough in it to warrant the commendation which we have bestowed upon it.—Morning Advertiser. Reform now spreads like wil.lfire. There may be a question as to lime, but no question as to the result. From one end of the country to the other there is but one feeling, one thought, one anxiety, one determination, on the sub ject ; and need we say that it is in favour of the King, of his Ministers, and of the Reform which they have pro . posed ? Yesterday a meeting of the Livery of London was held in the Guildhall, for the purpose of supporting his Majesty and his Ministers. A meeting also took place in Marylebone for the same purpose. On Sa turday there was a meeting cf St, Leonard's, Brom ley, in the same cause. Yesterday there was a meet ing of the parish of St. Dunstan, and requisitions and appointments of meetings are before us in such abundance in the metropolis and its neighbour hood, as well as reports of meetings already held in various towns, boroughs, and cities, that we actually have neither time or space to name them. This day there are to be meetings in the wards of Cripplegate—and on Thursday the great district of Lambeth is not only to bold a meeting, but to determine the day for a general illumination ! -This is right. The enemy is strong w lhin—the opposing force must b.! equally strong without. The former calculates on de`eating the Reform which all England calls for—the public must show by legal, peace able, but energetic, conduct, that it will have it. We wish we had sufficient space left to give the opinions ex pressed by the provincial Press, and the enthusiasm mani fested throughout all parts of the country on the subject; but we have not, and for once we must crave credit with oar readers when we state that it is even greater than here, where no one can walk the streets without hearing the matter agitated by those who are passing along them. —Mornivg Advertiser. The members of the Worcester Political Union met yesteril iy for the purpose of agreeing to a formal expression of their approbation of the new Minis terial plan of Reform, and of conveying their thanks to the authors of it. _ _ _ The authorship of the New Novel, t , The Premier," which is so impatiently expected by the public, is atttionted, we know not with what justice, to an indi vidual who feels much disappointment at the late change in the administration, and is resolved to expose some of the hidden movements of the State machine. •- - - On Friday last Mr. SHEIL, a barrister, and a nominee of the Marquis of ANGLESEA, was returned for the borough of Milborne Port, in the room of Captain BYNG, who had vacated his seat.— Western Flying Post. The bencliers of the King's Inns, Dublin, have voted 10,0001. to erect chambers for the attorneys of Ireland in the metropolis. The following story is in circulation :- 4 , When a Noble Lord tendered his resignation, as Lord in Waiting, an Illustrious Person said to him, ' _ , I am sorry to lose you, but I am at issue with the borough mongers, and I'll be-at them.'"—We do not know what truth there is in this story, but it is characteristic of the frankness and sincerity of the Illustrious Person alluded to. On Wednesday morning, at half-past two, a.m., by moonlight, ISAAC STUBBS, keeper to C. It. AT. TALBOT, Esq., M. P., of Margam, shot a large sea nee at Cwm Malog, in that parish. His wings extended measured, from tip to tip, seven feet eight inches and a half ; his length from the point of the bill a t i o ld th h e e ex u t , r e e ig m h i e t d y brown; but o9f'l therellb' his was taiTi a v'h e'a'cilol c onsiderable r jere feetof th mixture bird i t t u od r n e l‘e . o ai f sn v h b ' i t generally and rust co'our. Hi s legs were of a bright yellow, short, and remarkably strong ; the joint at which the claw springs from the toe was as large as the joint of a stout man's finger, and the claws were neatly as formidable as those of a tiger, very sharp, semi -circular, and near two inches long. This bird is readily distingui.hablc from the Golden Eagle, the Black Eagle, and the Osprey. The legs of the former two are feathered to the feet, whereas this was only feathered to the knee. The Osprey also has pale blue legs, has a difference in the claw of the outward toe, is not nearly so heavy, nor so large a bird. A bird of the same kind was shot by the same person, and in the same Cwm, in March, 1528, and was noticed in our paper at ICincreous Eagle or Pygargus; butotlitis.,r...,dikoitis the from the comparative straightnais! . e f fo i rity t i , n ii Siz i e r . 1 whiteness of its tail, and genera int 1 that time. The only other eagle seen in Beiasit_iii,,!_snot:rie