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THE INIUSSULMAN, OR LIFE IN TURKEY. --This popular wonk opens on the mdat famous spot in the world—the plain of Troy ; and the period of time supposed to be occupied by the story is so recent that the various details entered into throughout the volumes may be described as applying to the present state of manners, society, scenery, &c. in the various sports of the Ewen* world, which the author so ably d-picts. That Dr. MAD DM; should have experienced innumerable obstacles in the prosecution of his researches, while in Turkey (on several occasions he narrowly escaped with his life) is not sur prising from the well known jealousy of the Turkish character, but his countrymen may congratulate him on having been enabled to surmount them all, and to present them with a work which kas been justly pronounced by a leading critic—" one of the greatest literary curiosities of the age." We have heard of another fire in the Isle of Wight, a hay-rick, the property of Mr. Jowl's% or Godshill-park, having been consumed on Thursday. The Glasgow Courier, received yesterday, gives an account of no lest than four fires which have occurred in that city, though it is hoped that none of them arose wilfully . . The cotton-mill of Mr. ALLAN, at Kirbriuie, Scotland, was burnt down on Wednesday morning. At dusk, on Wednesday evening, a fire was observed in the lower edge of the thatched roof of a house containing a threshing-machine, which spread to an ad joining barn, containing thirty b igs of unthrethed bar ley ; the whole was rapidly conrumed, with two cottages adjacent. The Newton Abbott engine was quickly brought out, but the mischief could only be arrested in its further progress. Water was plentiful a few yards from the fire, but to the lasting disgrace of the labourers of Abbotscarwell, the greater part of there mood in a body expressing a fiendlike enjoyment of the scene before them. The estate belongs to Gaol= LEY, Esq. of Cockington, and the farm is held at rent by Mr. THOMAS ELLIOT, who will sustain a severe loss, as the barley, &c. was unin sured. Mr. ELLIOT received a threatenieg letter a few days since, as have other farmers in the neighbourhood, and no doubt exists but the above fire is the execrable set of some miscreant incendiary.— Western Times. A melancholy accident occurred at Loch Katrine, on the night of Friday last. DONALD' STEWART, Stroin, and Gaoaoe MACFARLANE, etalichta t had been in Callender that day, piying their tents; and on their re turn home stopped at Trosache inn. After they left tl:e inn, STEWAXT gave MACE-ARLAN E his 110E4. About the end of Loch Katrine the horse stopped at a burn to drink, and ivritwaar went on ; and as his companion did nut come up, he sat down by the road side and f e ll w ee p, In the interval the horse arrived at Stroin without a rider, and the saddle turned beneath his belly. -Next morning search for the unfortunate man was made, and his body was found in the lake. The place from which he had fallen is frightful and dangerous. The road is cut out of the side of an almost perpendicular rock, at the height of thirty feet from the surface of the loeb, anti is so narrow as scarcely to admit of a man walking by the s id e of a cart,. and is without a parapet, or any safeguard,— Glas• you) Chronicle. ' ,ONDON, TUESDAY EVE MEETING for REFORM at ST. ANDREWS (Abridged from the Fife Herald of Thulalay.) In consequence of an advertisement signed by Dr. John Hunter, at the request of a number of gentlemen, a meeting took plaCe in the Town.ludi of St Andrew's on Saturday last, in order to pre pare petitions to the Legklatore tin the subject of Parliamentary Reform. Application huh previously been made to Provost Haig, to have the meeting. summoned and held under his auspices; a request with which that gentleman had declined to comply. The meeting was most numerously and respect ably attended; of members of the University, there were present Dr. John Hunter, Professor Alexan der, Dr._ Gillespie, and Professor Duncan. Dr. John Iltinter who had called the meeting, entered the room a little after one o'clock, and - nes received with loud applause. • Mr. SMALL took the chair. They need not be told of the great progress which Reform had made in the public, favoui; or how much it was demanded by the situation of the country but one circum stance of the - most ,cheering nature' he coulsl not omit ; the monarch of these kingdoms was the great reformer of the ege—(Much applause)—and in their present course they were only following at a humble distance the steps of the, best Sovereign who ever swayed the sceptre of Britain—(Applause) —they were only realising the wishes of the most honest, the most able, and the most intrepid admi nistration which we had ever seen. The whole country joined in' the 'feeling which this meeting had assembled to express; and at the very moment when he was speaking, there was assembled in the great city of Glasgow.a meeting under the auspices of the Lord Provost, for the same sacred purpose; thus east joined with west, and the farthest extre mities of the country- were united in one object. Still he regretted that in this city, the Chief Magis trate bad not thought it proper to preside, and to grace the meeting by the dignity of his high its (ion. Mr. DALRYMPLIt begged to propose the first reso lution which had been prepared by the committee. He should not say much in support of this resolu tion ; it needed neither defence, nor explanation. It had_ been , said that as G overnment h a d ta k en up ,the subject of Reform, there was no need to agitate the public mind concerning it, especially at a time of-so much excitement; but it must be recollected that, Ministers will meet with many opponents in their endeavours to carry this question through Parliament ; there are numbers of powerful and wealthy noblemen, whose interests will urge theme to every exertion againstit ; Ministers must there fore be supported by the voice of .the nation; the people must petition, and make their rights and their wishes known, that the borough-holders may see the necessity of yielding : if this is not done, and if the Ministers are,not supported, they may be forced to resign in consequence of the failurieof their under takings; a change of Government must ensue ; and every such change is an impediment to business, and a loss to the nutlet'. Iris not therefore officious interfeteece with Government to petition; but it is a due and most necessity support to them in mea sures which can not otherwise be successful. - Pub lic opinion becomes every day stronger and stronger; every day more deference is paid to it; and no Go vernMent stands on a sound or safe foundation, which does not possess it for a basis; let us there. fore spew that our present Government possesses that safeguard. In other countries the changes de manded by the altered circumstances of society, can only, be produced by revolution: but in our happily formed Constitution there is a self-regulating power, by which it is enabled easily to accouneoNv itself to the changing exigencies of the time; unt of this power the right to petition, which we are noll is inet to exercise, is one of the principal elements. Mr, JoHN HAY had much pleasure in seconding the resolution. Mr. DEMPSTER having been requested to propose the second resolution, felt it necess ar y t o ma k e a few observations in reference to the object of the meeting. Every one conversant with history knew that after many struggles, the Constitution of this country had been at inst eceblished in a satisfectory form, in the year MSS, by what was called the Bill of Right.; in this shape it met at that time with the approbAtion of all good mon—it was justly termed our glorious Constitution—it was the envy of all nations—and its excellent qualities had been proved in many exigencies; but though perfect as far as the occasions of that period required, it had been found defective when ap plied to the altered circumstances of after years; and there had from time to time been a necessity for introducing changes, as the habits of the people changed, and as the relations of the country both externs' and internal became modified. It was now a notorious fact that though still abundantly effective in all its more important and nobler plate, it had become unhealthy and cor rupt in some of the minor functions. Popula tion had increased threefold, the wealth of the country had quadrupled: and it was well known that the growth of luxury consequent on these had a tendency to corrupt all the institutions of a nation. Many proofs of this could be produced from history, but none was more remarkable than that of Rome: in early times the virtue of the people rendered laws almost unnecessary; their patriotism had been the defence and salvation of the State : the very geese of the capitol by their cackling could defeat un army,—(Laughter.)—But Rome, alas, by luxury and depinvity had fallen from her high estate: the geese were no longer on their guard; and the bar barians of the north rushing in, hurled the nation from the earth. In like manner the British nation, had from various causes become changed ; and it , was now necessary to introduce some alteration into her institutions in order to prevent a similar catnip trophe. It might be asked where was thtrevidence of change? But let any one look round at the severe commercial distresses which had pressed on the country from one end to the other, and which had produced such Agitation and commotLn among her - people, and say, if there had been no change? In Scotland these distresses had been borne decently and with fortitude; but in England it had been far otherwise, and consequences yet more disastrous might be anticipated. It was well, therefore, that we had seen our danger before it was too late, and the object of such meetings as the present was to consult together in order to correct the errors which had been committed—for all had been in fault, the people as well as the tioveinment. The corruption and supineness_of the people had prevented them from exercising their right of petition, and of stating their grievances: the errors of the Govonment had accumulated, from its views not being in unison with the sentiments of the people. Now, however, the people had resolved to state their wishes. and to petition for the right of sending to Parliament such" repreeentatives as will conscientiously perform theWduty to the nation. I propose the second re solution for the adoption of the tneeting. The resolution was aecOnded by Pt ofessor DUSCAN. Professor ALEXANDER, in moving the third reso lution, said, it is no party question, but one public arid national, which has brought us together;-- mooted not for private ends, fur less with. factious purposes, but in the behalf of Scotland; claiming for her u due participation in the privileges of the Constitution; and that the evils of her repre,eora tive or rather no-representative systentshould be finally and for ever aboliblied,—(4planse.)—lt is NING, DECEIVII3Iqt - 28, 1830. a question, therefore, which comes hotne to the business and thd beam of every man in St. An. Icerw's, of every man in the country, of every :min in the kiegdom ; and which, according as it is well and wisely settled or otherwise will pass on, for weal or for woe, from the present times and the living race of men to 'generations unborn. The de fects and vices of our representative system are not, on alt hands admitted. 'The• very strongholds and citadels of the cies° system—the high places of cor ruption —are banging :out the white flag of ter rendry : with the exception of a few, which, under old and approved commanders, still keep on the ;defensive, they have, one after another, opened their gates to the force of public opinion (which, after all, is the greatest of conquerors). If, with the vices of is contracted oligarchy, (I mean contracted in re spect of, numbers), and of self-election, and of consequent political monopoly, the represen tative system of Scotland works well, then sure I that without these vices it would work better. This failing, we are 'next met with an argument addressed to, our fears; anti I know not what phantoms, chimeras, and gorgeous dire are conjured up to frighten us out of our propriety, and to intimidate the weak and nervous from emettain ieg the bare thought of just and rational Reform. The pale spectre of revolution Foulke Through the land, with Lk. halter in one band and a bloody dagger in the other: and we cannot forsooth have the close burghs of Scotland opened up, but lo! and behold the throne is subverted, the church is overthrows', and the glorious institutions of our country are levelled with the dust.—(Hear.)—tsir, this is an argument not against improvement surely, not against Reform, but against a spirit of wild, intemperate, and levelling change.—(Hear.)—lt is just a new edition of the doctrine of the Vatican, Nvho would not correct the errors and Reform the corruptions of the church, lest it should bring . on the downfall of their haughty hierarchy. It is just the blind and wretched policy of .the weak and infatuated Princes of the house of Stuart ' who, not having wisdom to discern the signs of the times, would not concede one jot of their prerogative, lest it should pave the itvuy for the destruction of the monarchy; which nothing but their own perverse obstinacy could have accomplished. Why,. Sir, these ex amples, and I know not how many other which might be ci:ed from history, convince me that the danger lies, not in granting ,but in refusing the reform of abuses, whether these exist in the church or in the state. Yes I the danger, and the great and immi nent danger lies in permitting abuses to exist, and to "multiply and uccumulate till the body politic be comes - throughout one mass of disease and corny don ; and vexed society at length, when nil other remedy.is useless, rises up and gets rid of the pest, by dooming it to instant and just destruction. That, Sir, is the dattger ; and there is no other way of avoiding it than by granting . Reform wherever and whenever a just occasion for it arises. Sir, the cry is, uphold the venerable institutions of the couwry. 1 take up, I repeat, I reiterate the cry; by all means preserve and perpetuate time Con stitution; and in order to do so, remote the rust which time has gathered around it; repair the damage which the wear and tear of centuries has left even on its massy bulwarks ; reform the abuses which the slow and insidious encroachments of cor ruption has introduced into its noble economy. We have heard much in the praise of conservative pin ciples ; and as applied to what is sound and valuable in the Constitutiou, they cannot be too much esteemed, or too highly extolled. But it was reserved for the out-and-out advocates of things as they ate, to hit on the happy discovery that defects of every kind, that vices of every degree, are to be ranked in the number of Conservative principles. Sir, in the name of common seneeivonservutive of what ? Of abuses, —that the people doubtless, may be happy and cot:- tented;---of corruption, that the administration of the Government may of course be sound and healthy; --:sof self-election, and sham representation, and a monopoly of political power, that private morels I suppose, may flourish under the shade of public and political prolliguoy.—(llear, hear.) But, Sir, we a r e a dmonished, it seems, that seeing the Govern ment has, ofits own accord, taken up the question of Reform, it is now unseasonable and unnecessary to petition on the. subject. As I can hardly bring my self to believe that our kind monitors are in eat nest when they tender us this counsel, I think I may dismiss it in two words. Briefly then I may reply, we chuse to petition, because—murk the why and the wherefore,—because there are enemies to Re form, e n emies beat within and without Parliament, who would not fail to take advantuge of the silence of the people, end misrepresent them, for so they have already done, as being hidifferent and luke warm on the subject of Parliamentary Reform. Nay, I know not, such is the hardihood of asset tines which it is possible in certain cares, to arrive to, but some /lon. Member might he found, who would rise up in his place, and infer from the absence of petitions, that the people of Scotland were even howilo to any change of the present representative system.— (Laughter.) happily that delusion is now ut an end—the breath of the people has scattered it. Yes I Sir, the people of Scotland have at length ripen in the calm attitude of reason, and, with a con cord and unanimity unparalleled, have declared against abuses, to which they have too long and too patiently submitted ; and at this moment their solemn declaration is echoing from one end of the island to the other. Sir, I rejoice to think that already it resounds within the walls of Parliament, penetrates into the sanctuary of the Palace, and finds theme a kindly response in the breast and in the sentiments of our ?mttriotic King,—(flear, hear, much applause.) Ihe resolution a high I have now the honour to move, points at tte - existence of de fects tu.d abuses in the representation of Scotland— defects and abuses which seem to be on all hands admitted. I have no doubt, therefore, that it will meet, with the cordial and unanimous acceptance of this mecting. Mr. ALEX THOMSON seconded the resolution. Dr. GILLESPIE, in proposing the next resolution, said, in the common and ordinary intercourse of So duty, Mr. Preses, 1 have had repeated and favour able opportunities of bearing the objections which our political opponent, advance against Pat liainentary Reform, and l find that the most prominent, and, as they deem, the most unanswerable of them all, is contained in the word change. They are averse to change in general, and to any change in our county and burgh system or representation in particular; and in illustration of the soundness of this position many old saws are quoted, such as " we ken wed how we are, we dinna ken how we may be" and 1 ' I was well, I wished to be better,—here I lie," &c. Now, Sir, here 1 mean to take them up by showing, that indeed they lie (I crave their and your pardon, Sir) under a mistake. There is un doubtedly a natural and a salutary Aversion in the mind of mini, and of Britons in pariieultir, to any e w h l a ie n e g t e do in s o t l i d ot H i t r e i t t i n. i e tli i i rt :r e a d ily i s n lilo u r t i i n t t i° o n tte r r U r t h o e n c t a h r e t hig hwa y , than (Les the mind of man tend to travel in that path over which it has lire accustomed to pas`; but whilst I fee and admit the prevalence Mid influence of this prineiple in general, I um somewhat surprised at its extrem e influence in the old city of St. Andrew's in prticular.- This is the very tint Meeting, 1 lielitee , OIL • , -1 1 his been culed, in the memory of Mani to petition for change or reform, whilst almost froutevery petty kild thulium ov:r broadScotlanti,liefO rm petitions have been makin i t. their way to the tablo oft heCommons t ilonse of Parlia- PRICE 7D. meet, The human frame, physicians inform us,' when in a healthy state, is, ever undergoing change, and, in the course of ten years, is completely altered from fail to nail, from head to toe. Now the British Constitution has been, and is, constructed and con. st4uted upon precisely the same plan from century to century, frond age to age, nay, from year to year, jrom session tryttession. It has been continually ndergoing chantes—it is nothing but a bundle of Aattges it is like the man's stockings which were so often darned, that scarcely a thread of the origi oul cloth remained visible.—(flear and laughter.)— ; And in illustration, as well as in confirmation of this fact, we appeal to history. What was Runnamede. upon which plain C have stooped to veneration, and embraced the soil ? What were Runnametle and ,Vlagna Chute, but a momentous, a glorious change !spun the Men existingConstitittiOn! What was the re volution in 1688, when William the Third, under the voice : of the people, mounted the, throne of these lands, but a fundamental change in Me Men exist ing Constitution. What was the Union of Scot land with England —the full effects and advantages of which, though foreseen, were not felt for. fifty years after the event—but a change ,of a similar character. And what was the more recent eman s eipation , of the Catholics.--But bete I fear that I am trending upon embers that are yet hot, and will require at least twenty years to cool. Passing over the Cattiolles then, what, I ask, was the repeal of the infamous and sacrilegious Test Act, but a ehange„ and a most hallowed and hallowing change on the Constitution of Great Britain ? I Might 'aniline and amplify illustrations of this posi tion to any length, but sufficient has been adduced to prove that the Constitution, for whose unchang ing character so many stickle, is really and essen tially changeable The bark of the sapling does not more naturally extend with the extending and swelling tree—the skin of the child does not more naturally adjust itself to the limb and frame of the 'nun—thati does the Constitution of Britain shape and expand over varying and extending exigencies from age to age, and front year to year. It is be cauie other nations, in regard to their government, are bide-bound; because the bark and the skin will not change and expand with the demand for expan sion, that the frame-work of their constitutions are burst and rent asunder.--(Hear,) It is because there is not a sufficient safety valve of constitutional change in their original constitution, ;het the ma chines of continental government have so frequently and are evea now giving way, and are in danger of scattering the fragments of explosiou over surround ing kingdoms.--(Bear, turd applause.) On the other hand, heating the resistance of salutary change read sin in , tunetive lesson to our opponents? What c o s t th e (if chades his life, and the second James Isis kingdom, but such resistance? What has brought Glories the Tenth to crack jests with fish wives in the Canongute ?—( Laughter.) And what, its short, ls'as tripped up the heids of one of the most powerful and efficient Ministers which the King ever eolieted in his service, and set him to . cut his nails in the Muse of Lords, but the same ill-timed and ill-judged resistance? When, Mr. Proses, will the principal and the great ones of the earth" be wise, be taught ?" Oh, but, say our opponents, renting that some little change were necessary, and that simile few things might perhaps be mended, this is not the time for it—take care—wait a little, and watch, and embrace a more convenient season. And when, I would ask, will that more convenient season arrive? It will be when the innkeeper, who placed over his door-%vay, " Pay to-stay,' and good ale here to-snotrew for nothing,"—when he shall admit that " in-morrow" has ,errived.—(Hear, and laughter.) We say bolas , and fearlessly,t his is the very season, and these are the very circumstences under which any solitary Reform can be effected. .Hove we not u petitioning population from land's end to land's end ? Have we not a willing end even a leading Ministry in this great work ? and above and beyond all, have we not a William the Fourth?---(God bliss him !)--second only in time to the third of that illustrious innd liberty-hallowed name, who, with n hind heart in his bosom, anti a broom in his hand, is prepared, and if prepared, assuredly enabled, to make (leafier walls in St. St ephen's,then have been for centuries buck.—(Laughter, and applause.) The waters are indeed troubled, but it is an angel which bath descended to trouble them. : The ice of the Baltic has been broken up at last, and the roar of its rending is now in our eurs.—(lleur,) The war of!" public opinion,' SO prophetically referred to by our great statesman Canning, has et last arrived, and woe be to hat Ministry or that Prince who en gages in combat a ith such a foe. Oh, but, add our anti-reformists, grunting that this were the proper time for some little alterations, we are not the per sons culled upon to effect it. The Ministry have pledged themselves to the measure, and it would be unpolite and somewhat officious in us to cumber them with help. Very good, indeed ! excellent, admirable reasoning, all worthy of placemen and pensioners. Titus reasoned and acted some cautious politicians according to history, during the earlier ages of the Christian church. They refused to take any part in the conversion of the heathen, on the ground that Providence had pledged himself to their conversion, and was undoubtedly competent to the fulfilment of his promise. Why, both Providence and the Ministry, if I may be permitted, without , impropriety, to institute the assimilation, work, and may do :or can work, as things are constituted, by the use of means. The voice of the people has placed the friends of Reform in the Ministry, and the same voice loudly and widely reified can alone preserve them there till the great work be aerom plished.—(lleur.) If you desert them now, and slence, you know well, s desertion, you are traitors —traitors not only to your cause, to yourselves, but degraded end disgratteful traitors to these men who, under promise of support, you decoyed into office, merely, it would thus seem, with the view of seeing them kicked out again. Ina word, we have tact to c , miliat the Hydra corruption-rthat old and avowed system of 'maid patronage its particular—" the keeping, namely, (in the language of our fish-wives) of our nits fishsguts to our ain sea-maws," which hiss di lanced rand degraded so many Administra tions.—(llear and laughter.) And our cause will prosper. I remember seeing an oh.l !miming at an early period of my life ie an ale-house, which struck me at the time. There was the Devil, and the Pope, and a Cardinel—a noble triumvirate... Jose round it candle, tvtiele though they were twisting their mouths into various and fantastic shapes to ext ituguish, still blazed amid flickered the more : over the heads of these Mrectonse was iliscribed these words, which threw light on the whole subject, "The candle of reformation is lighted, and we can not blow it out."---(hear, and laughter.) In the stone words I declare my firm belief, t h at the candle which is now lighted in these lands will never again, ba extinguished, Neither Devil,- Pepe, nor Carlisle! —neither aristoeret, pensioner, nor beroughnionger— neit her Council-man, Deacon, nor Dears of Guild, will ever, be able to extinguish it, When the cup is feel, it is well known that one additionel drop will mike it run over. And though St, Aedrew s has only corny in at the eleventh hour, sho-may in fart con stitute that very drop which nets , turn the scale in favour of constitution,il-duege or reformation, wh a t a proud attitude for her, to potent —for her, with her centuries on her brow, aid her eolleges in her hand—with her mallow. on the sea, and the oilier on the hand, proe!diming olond " that corruption Omit be no itiore."—(Preat upplituse.) The Rey. Mr. ArrlifN rase wide great pleasure to. _ . r 4--1 second the resit; ion. ifit WOW not by any Fri- Anged observations of - his-runs the hazard of lessen ing theeeffetlf of the eloquence with which'it he meet ing bad been gratified. Dot !ter' could not let tic opportunity pass of noticing one eirtomsomee wisAs he had learned Since be eame into the room : he had heard that Mr. Jeffrey, the Lord Ativneate ulf Scotland, had offered himself:us Leandidu , e o rs's present these burghs in Parhemenr; th ere ‘cos, her wus sorry to say it, but little prospect of that CM . neat and accomplished person'a 'tieceures4 no, (lid not this afford one of the strongest proofs imago i'• able of the corrupt state Of the Scottish elec: system ? for if the people themselves had s lie Oo , ,V e r of choosing their representatives 4 could there be is doubt that the elorptent, the indepentlion; the eo n s sistent Fran c is Jeffs ey would be elects d with entitl. siusm ; his name and talents would confer honour on any place whieh be represented, as s It y shed nil. ditional luitre on the high office to wl,:elt ht )sail been raised : yet such a mart the under the present system, be obliged to : it would even be said and believed that the people to their disgrace had rejected him. Wag t his to he borne ? Did it not present a strong argument for Reform ? flaying said so muds, he. might tied a few words by way of upts!ocy for his speaking at :ill on' this occasion, 1115 beirig with the spirits at interests, and not the worldly affairs 'of Lot he considered that tbir of of the' pre•em Meet: ing was hardly less important to teligiois tloin to liberty : when indexed were the two'reer &evolved 'Liberty has ;skyey; flourished mast abundantly 'where religion wed most sincerely cultivated; .and , all the great struggles that have been mudesfor. eeli. gion have also assisted the cease of freedom!" Liberty and religion have ever been synooymous ; and papacy atsd despotism have gone.hand in hand to crush them. When the infatuated Charles desi !ermined to subvert the religion of Scotland, 'lid het not aim the same blow at her liberties ? muddle reformers, whose itehei conseci ate tits spot Where % - !6 are now met, fought at once for their oWto faitli mitt • freedom of their country. When the revolution el' 1088 brought %Mem to the throne, was not en equ a l berfit received by dejected religion, and op pressed liberty ? Tbe exercise of true religion could not indeed exist without civil liberty ; was therefore justified in saying that at the present juncturo it was the duty of his sacred proifessitos to join their voice to the genet-el call for - Racism through the country. The only way in which this Reform could be attained WAS by petition : had the ' people been properly represented, each body of . electors might have instructed their own represen tative concerning their wishes, but there could b e out hope that under the present system this would he attended with any effect, It was well, there. fare, in the wily way that was left, forthe people to do all that they could to support a tioverinuent, 811;6 was disposed to render them redress; end which professed to act on principles of eeonoiny, moderate Reform, and retrenchmeet. It would have been folly to hive sent petitions on any of these subjects to the late Ministry, the heed which, the Duke of Wellington, had declared himself the decided enemy of Reform ; now when sin 'ration had been estebliehed on different principles it was necessary to stand by it, end support it through the contest. A vote of thonks was then proposed to Proro4 lleig fir the readiness with which Ise foot t ;ivt Is tint use of the Town-ball to the meeting. Same litt , e demur being made to this vote, PrOfessor GILLESPIE said, that as a meeting of gentlemen lie hoped there was not one 'Hestia who would not etirdialiy joint in the v , ite proposed. Provost Ilaig in the exercise of his judgment thd in• deed refuse to call she meet lig or preside in it :. but us we claim the freedom of opinion to ourselves, let us grunt the same to !site. Where he in our tion,aed unfettered is ills rho hangers on and ullicial ' associations which surround him, the honour and straight-forwardnets of his character would have rendered him the foremost in the course which we have adopted; and if any of us were in his situation 0 gentlemen, the heart of man is deceitful .above sill things, and despetutely wicked"( Lesughter)— , let no man say that we would nos hare beet, as stout Anti-Reformers as the Provost. Ile acted al he did, thinking it his duty no doubt; end kvey'og his eye perhaps the magniticeet exemple of the Loot Provost of Editiburglo—(Laughter . ).—but us sits in dividual and as a gentleman, be is certeissly trs isleri to our thanks, for the kind and eimileess eu di ng 111111111C1* in which ha at once ,gars lie the use of the Town•hall for a purpose contrery to his wishes. —( Applause.) Mr. DEMPSTER seconded the motion, Which was carried unanimously. Mr. SMALL having left she cloth*, it was taken by ' Dr. HUNTER. Mr. LOTHIAN said that Dr. Gillespie had well said that One city hail so massy memento* of all history still reinuiltiug before her eyes, that the inti,ibitent (weld hardly persuade themselves of the chaogeohi lily of any thing. Outs change, however, be hoped they would soon 'operate upon themselves—they would throw off that terror which seemed hung about them, of expressing their opinione air passing events, lie had seen it Meniumeil in us book lately published (Cleatabm's Gavtieer OWN -pt. land) that even "the commerciel end king classes in St. Andrew's have a quiet, tamed, respect ful tone of behaviour, as if they, were always under the fear of a reproving leek from some great muss of letters." lie wished the author of dies book eould have been present at this meeting, whcre lie would have seen enough to refute his 'novo h. But to . foster a free.spirit among the inhabitants he could not conceive any thing more useful than the !asi de:ice of gentlemen of independent fortune Mid business habits, who had nothing to tear from the frown of any man in office. Muny might have wished to see such a 'meeting us this; many here entertained the sentiments which bud !wee ex pressed at such meetings through the count r y; but . without such a one as he hall described, to originate and propose the measure, how could it ever have been brought about ? The gentlethen present %vete therefore greatly indebted to Mr. Small fur the very active and prominent part b nik e had en - in forward. ing the preparatory business of this meeting, us well 'as for his kindness its presiding, and , the very able manner in whieh he had filled the chair. s The motion wits seconded by Professor LESPIE, and carried unanimously. Mr. SMALL returned thanks. The thanks of the meeting were then voted tri Dr. John Hunter for the very frank and void'sl manner in which he haul supported the object of the requisitionists, and assisted in bringing *bout th e meeting. Dr% HUNTER returned thank!. 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