The Sun. — London, England, 1831-03-08 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (Prom the Portsmouth Herald of Sunday.) PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 6.—The Lightning, Navy Board osteam-vessel, Mr. John Allen, master, returned on Sunday from Plymouth, on her way to Sheerness, whither she pro ceeded yesterday, with the effects ef the late lamented Capt. Sir Robert Spencer, which have been brought home in the Pallas. His Majesty's frigate Druid, 46. Capt. G. W. Hamilton, arrived this day from Rio Janeiro, with Capt. Burgess, and the officers and crow of the late unfortunate frigate Thetis. A Court-martial will take place, to inquire into the circumstances of the loss of the above ship, together with the whole of the specie on board, none of which has been recovered. His Majesty's ship Pallas, 42, is ordered into harbour, to be paid off and recommissioned. His Majesty's ships Gloucester, 74 ; Ganges, 84 ; North Star, 28 ; Childers, 18 ; and Ariadne, 28, are waiting for a fair wind to sail for their different destinations. His Majesty's ship Gloucester, 76, Capt. F. H. Coffin, arrived on Friday from Gibraltar. She is under orders to be paid off at Sheerness. She brought home passengers Commander Smith, R.N. and lady; Don Caystan de Guard, late a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Spanish army; Mr. R. C. Trench, and Mr. Newell, a clerk in thequaran. tine department at Gibraltar; and one Lieutenant, two Non-Commissioned Officers and twelve privates, from that garrison. A large piece of rock still remains in her bot tom, planked and coppered over. Paostartosts, ArrotsTrateters, &c.—Lieutenant Henry West is appointed to his Majesty's ship Windsor Castle, vice Fraser, promoted. Lieutenant W. G. N. King is appointed to the Windsor Castle, vice Grey, removed to his Talsjeety's ship Alfred. Lieutenant George Demur dour is appointed to the Ordinary, at Sheernee, vice Moir, ill. Commanders John F. Appleby and James Morgan (b) are appointed to the Preventive Service in Sussex, lately occupied by the Blockade. Commander W. Tapp, on the half-pay of seven shillings a day, is appointed Retired Commander, at eight shillings a day, vice Miller, deceased. Lieutenant Henry Clark is promoted to the rank of Retired Commander, on seven shillings a day. Mr. Henry F. Gifford, acting Lieutenant in his Majesty's ship Shannon, is confirmed in the rank of Lieu ! mant. Mr. John M. Merchant, is appointed Purser of tlte Alfred, and Mr. David Harvey is appointed Assistant Surgeon of the same ship. Captain Henry Timson, of this Division of Royal Marines, is appointed to his Ma jesty's ship Ganges, vice R. Mercer, sick. Second Lieut.:. tient Phineas Priest, R. M., is appointed to his Majesty's skip Kent, at Plymouth. We believe it has been at length determined to reduce that efficient corps the Royal Marine Artillery, to one half of its present number, leaving only four companies. The detachments at Plymouth, Chatham, and Woolwich, have all been ordered to join their head. quarters at this garrison ; the former detachment has already arrived here, the other two are, we believe, hourly expected. The men are to have the option of enlisting in the corps of Royal Artillery, for which purpose one Field-officer, a Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, and a detachment of the Royal Artillery, are expected here from Woolwich, to re ceive such men of the Royal Marine Artillery as may be willing to be transferred to the Royal Artillery. We have reason to believe that the recent appointment of Sir James Cockburn to the rank of Major-General in the Royal Marines has been cancelled, and that Colonel Savage will succeed Major-General Campbell as the head of that corps. Other alterations are talked of, but we have no better authority than common report for any, ex cepting one, viz.—that there will in future be but one surgeon to the corps of Royal Marines avid Royal Marine Artillery at this division. This reduction, it is thought, will be effected by granting a well-earned superannuation to James Rickman, Esq. after a faithful servitude of nearly half a century; by which the medical charge of this divi sion will devolve on Dr. Quarrier. It is somewhat sin gular that not only has the appointment of Sir James Cockburn, although it appeared in the Gazette of the 25th silt. never been officially announced to the corps, but there has been no official announcement even of the retirement of Major-General Campbell, which took place full a month ago.—Letters on service from the various divisions are directed, to this day, to Major-General Campbell. (From the Devonport Telegraph.) DEVONPORT, MAacu 6.—lt is reported that the Bri tannia, on her return from the Mediterranean, will lie as flag-ship at Portsmouth. The St. Vincent is not ex pected to sail for that station until May. The Amphitrite transport sailed on Saturday for Wool wich. The Vigilant ketch sailed on Monday for Ports. mouth.—Thejtoyalist and Leveret tenders sailed on Tues day for Cork. On Wednesday the 23d ult. the Preventive Service men stationed at East Looe end Polrtutn, under the command of Lieuts. Lawrence and Hooper, R.N., captured thirty one tubs of contraband spirits, and lodged them in the Custom-house at Fowey. Sound—Kent, Argyle convict ship, Orestes, Arab, and Amity transports. It will be seen by an advertisement in this day's Sun, that Mr. RIDGWAY has announced his inten tion of printing, in red and black, for distribution, authenticated lists of the Divisions, when they take place, on the Question of Reform. At the present crisis such an announcement is highly seasonable. The KING has appointed Wednesday next, at half-put one, to receive the addresses of the Corporation, voted at the Common Council on Friday last relative to the Reform question. There is a rumour that Mr. Hon HOUSE is to be the new Secretary of War, in the room of Mr. C. W. WYNN. Another rumour says, Lord NUGENT is to suc ceed to that office. —Morning Paper. The Election Committee hare this day de. dared Sir ROGER GRESLEY, Bart., unduly elected. s. The Petition in favour of Reform from the members of the English Bar, which was only drawn up late on Monday evening, has already received an unprece dented number of signatures, including the names of many of the most eminent men in the profession. At Salisbury a meeting was held on Friday, when a petition was unanimously agreed to and signed by the Members of the Corporation and others, to the number, the first day, of 600, in which they " deprecate in the strongest terms all unconstitutional opposition to a plan of Reform so fraught with benefit to the country." The two most amusingly prominent personages in Air. HOOK'S Novel, entitled " Maxwell," are Apper ton, the stockbroker, and Godfrey Moss, the humorist, (or Mr. Borchelt of the tale), who have become esta blished favourites, with all those that possess a relish far genuine character and humour. Some alarm was spread this morning (Mon day) in the money-market, in consequence of the failure of the banking-house of SANSOM and POSTLETMWAITE, of Lombard-street, a firm of very old standing, but at present, it appears, carrying on business on so reduced a scale that the failure has become a matter of no general importance. The house had the agency for two country banks only. The cause a•s+gned for the stoppage is the apprehension of a run, from the previous circulation of reports injurious to its credit, and which the partners, not being prepared to meet, considered it but an act of justice to the creditors to resort to the course they have adopted. There has not occurred, however, any run upon the house, and the event seems, on the contrary, to have been wholly unexpected in the city. A statement is to be pre pared and submitted in a few days to the creditors, when the real situation of the house will be ascertained, and .he eourse determined on which it will be proper to 4 lor. -- Times. 'here is now no doubt in the City on the subject of the Reform Bill. The country is roused from one end to the other, and without waiting to take the tone from the metropolis, they have actually, in many places, preceded it, and the universal cry is " Reform ! Reform!" The cry, too, a. regards the system of Reform, is as unani mous as the demand for it is universal. No one talks about the ballot —no one talks about universal suffrage.--indi vidual opinion s are sacrificed upon the altar of public good, and the people of England have given the lie direct to the assertion that they are split into factions, and that they entertain revolutionary opinions. With hearts overflow. ing with gratitude, they ...I.ls to accept the plan of Reform offered them by our patriot KiNG and his Ministers, as a boon, rather than to demand it as a right. Sir ROBERT PEEL, the other evening, said, and said truly, that " the Government could not he carried on in opposition to pub lic opinion." We would ask the Right Hon. Baronet whe ther he does not think public opinion is in favour of Reform? and if lie answer " yes," as he must do, we think that, ac cording to his own showing, Reform is inevitable. Indeed, it is said, that Sir ROBERT is so convinced of this, shat he is already half determined to offer no further op- As an instance of the un i verse pisition to the me asure. n favour of this great question, we may - lay of the feeling i observe that the Aristocratic Ward of Broad-street will meet to morrow to petition both Houses of Parliament that the Reform Bill now before the House of C . ommons do pass into a law. It is a curious fact, that with one ex ception only, there has not been a meeting in this wa rd o redress grievances for the last 40 year s . ..- He- REFORM MEETINGS IN SUPPORT OP :HIS MAJESTY'S MINISTERS: COMMON HALL Yesterday, pursuant to a requiSition presented to the Lord Mayor, very .numerottsly anti respectably signed, his Lordship convened a Coninion Hall, to consider what steps the Corpora tion should take with respect to the measure of Reform. The LORD MAYOR stated the nature of the meeting, anti concluded by hoping that they would be unanimous oft this most important question.—(Cheers.) Mr. FEARON came forwank fof the purpose of gi'vir4t the Parliament and the King al ass:Ural - lee of his satisfaction and gratitude to the Administration for the m'ealstire of Reform they ..... had offered t 6 the eciuntry.=(Hear, hear.) He was quite aware that the enemies to Patliamentary Reform were the enemies of freedom.—(Loud cheers.) Their object was, anti their only hope, although they called theinselves friends to the Constitution, to sow the seeds of dlseord among the friends of liberty, and by that means tb defeat the measure.—(Continned Cheering.) He re commended the nation to receive it as a boon—as a great bless ing. He did not expect his MaXsty's Ministers would come for ward with a measure that Would disfranchise sixty rotten bo roughs.—(Hear, hear.) It was so important, that it ought to be taken as it was, and received with unbounded confidence. He entered into a detailed reply to the arguments of some of the bp. ponents of the measure, particularly those, of Sir It. Peel and Ur. Horace miss, which he ridiculed,iti a hippy vein, and con gratulated the livery on that plinZipte of the plan which ex. eluded non-residents frem *oling. Although he had expected that the time Was at'ivriiiehing fast when the voice of the people would prevaik, hr never expected that it was so close at hand, or that iiilnlsters would be seen coming forward themselves to disfranchise sixty rotten boroughs, and to send adrift r7O wicked Members covered with disgrace.—(Laught& atid cheers.) Mr. Fearon next referred to the mutpdpal rights which the livery were willing to relinquish in Wii:4deration of the immense pub lic good. He conclitile'l oy quoting from the noble author of the Reform 'answer to the doubt as to the passing of the measure, What ! not pass a measure supported by the people and Wilvocated by the King ; not pass! impossible. It mutt pass —it shall pass."—(lmmense cheering.) Mr. W. WILLIAMS, of Watling.stnY.t, seconded the reso- lution. The resolution was retitd unanimously and amidst tremen dons cheering, the Lord Mayor and Aldermen standing up and waving their hats. Mt. TOOKE (of Bedford-row) moved the second resoltition. fie spoke in terms of the highest praise of his Majesty and his Ministers. The Livery would show that they were opposed to that factious band who interfered letween the Crown and the people, and who had estahlithed apower behind the throne gfeater than the throne Rah. Mr. WILKINSON (of Finsbury-circus) gieConded the reso lutisse. Mr. C. PEARSON moved the thlrd resolution. The Livery had been for many years the consistent advocates of Reform, and it should never be said that they were so selfish as to oppose this great measure el" public benefit because Sir Charles SN'etherell, Mr. Twist., and other tools of the boroughmongers, endearoliked to , idle them by referring to the times of those with Were equally With themselves the enemies of public Itlility—Sir R. Sawyer, Judge Jeftlies, and other odious n 4 itif3lis of the Stuarts.—(Cheers.) What had made there r,entiy thus suddenly the friends and champions of the .... Y They used to turn up their noses at the greasy el'332:ns, and treat their public meetings as farce, and now a Jesdas kiss they wanted to embrace them, and with tht ardour of an impassioned lover sang " Dear creatures we can't do without you, You are all that is sweet and Seduting to Man, Sighing, dying about and about you We'll die for you, .lo for you all that we can." —(Loud laughter and cheers.) That Sir Charles Wetherell should Silpport the system and oppose the Bill was nothing won derful. He was the creature, the tool, of the Duke of New. castle, whose cruel conduct at Newark had done so much to convince the public of the necessity of Reform. 3lr. Horace Twiss, another tidrthy opposer of the Bill, had rendered himself conspicucrtt by impudently stating that the middling classes were unfit to exercise the elective franchise, "such as shopkeepeei and Hi all attorneys, retired tradesmen, members of sittall clubs, and persons of that description—persons of narrow minds and bigotted views."—(Laughter.) 'Fhe alltishln to small attorneys was cer tainly comical. Mr. TvvlsS Was not an attorney though he had served his apprt,ntieship to one; but whether he was too idle or too stupid ti pick up his crumbs at that profession, certain it was thAt he had exchanged it for a much more degrading one, by Making himself a pander to the depraved political appetites of the great and intriguing boroughmongering ,adventurers.—(Cheers.) As Mr. Twins lauded so highly the capability, mental and moral, of those Members whq obtained their seats by the corrupt means ofborough patron:lV, he had taken the trouble to investigate the character of the place which returned that Hon. Gentleman himstlf, he found that it contained 2.2 voters, and, with ten other boroughs in the Isle of Wight, all belonging to one family of the name of Holmes, sent six Members to represent lilt) electors. and a pretty set of representatives was the result—for in the pen sion list of Charles 11., he found this notice of Sir Robert Holmes, Member the :Tilton, Isle of Wight. He was a cow ardly baffiedsea captain, twice boxed, and once whipped with a dog whip. He was chosen in the night by one burgess, and again re-elected.—(Cheers and laughter.) He did not know whether that ceremony was a qualification for that borough, but he was certainly of opinion that a little of such treatment might teach Mr.Twiss to do the dirty work of his patrons, without abu sing his betters—the midcillug daises of society.—(Cheers.) Mr. COATES sedoilded the resolution. Mr. RICHARDSON (a Common Councilman for Cripplegate) stood forward to express his unwillingness to yield up any of the City privileges, but was most indignantly and universally hooted. Alderman WAITHMAN spoke in favour of the resolution. Mr. LEDGER moved the fourth resolution, and Mr. LAW RENCE, of Watling-street, seconded it. It was to the effect that the City Members Should be instructed to support the mea sure in Paths:tient. Mr, WARD, M.P. came to the Hall to face his constituents, and to tell them plainly and intelligibly the course he intended to pursue. He most respectfully declined complying with the suggestions of the meeting.—(Here the hooting was beyond all description.) Alderman WOOD addressed the meeting amidst cheers, and told them they knew the course he should pursue. Alderman THOMPSON said that he felt it his duty three Teat ago to support Lord John Russell's plan of Reform, and he should do the same with respect to the present measure. Alderman WAITHMAN should with all his might support the resolution. Mr. HUNT, M.P. came forward, and was received with cheers He had to offer a few observations, not in opposition to the re. solutions, as he did not wish to injure the unanimity of the meeting, but he would feel that he sacrificed the honesty and boldness of the character he had ever maintained, if he did not thus publicly avow, that the measure would not satisfy him, unaccompanied by an extension of suffrage, and election by bal lot.—(Disapprobation.) Although he did not intend to propose any resolution on the question of ballot, he declared his unalter able attachment to that measure, as the only means of securing the honest and independent exercise of the elective franchise.— (Hisses and applause, and cries of " Bring that forward another time, Mr. Hunt.") Mr. COBBETT presented himself to the meeting, but these was a manifest indisposition to hear him. He was understood not to offer any opposition to the measure, but the noise was so great, that the few words he spoke could not be distinctly heard, and having retired, Mr. PEARSON moved a vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor, which was received with cheers and waiving of hats. The LORD MAYOR then stood forward amidst loud cheers. He felt happy in the opportunity afforded him of adding his tes timony in support of the measure before Parliament, of avowing his warmest approbation of, and confidence in, his Majesty's Ministers, and tendering his humble and grateful thanks to his beloved and gracious sovereign for the paternal care which he had always shown to his people, for the liberal and gracious con duct which he had invariably manifested for their welfare, and the confidence which he had beenpleased to reposein his honest and en lightened Ministers.—(Cheers.) —He felt no hesitation in saying that the measure which Ministers proposed was one of the greatest and most important ever brought before Parliament; and that on the result depended the happiness, the prosperity, and the peace of our country.—(Cheers.)—Happily we had a patriotic King, a liberal, enlightened, and generous King, a King who consulted not his own aggrandisement but the happiness, the comfort, and the prosperity of his people.—(Cheers.)—Where, could they point to a Monarch who at his accession to the throne had not increased the expenditure, with the single exception of William the Fourth, who had, to his own honour and the be nefit of his people, commenced its glories by diminishing the charges of royalty ? Where could they find a Monarch who had not availed himself of the offers of his Ministers and people, and accepted a large and costly outfit for his Queen.—(lmmense cheering.)—Happily for the people of England, also they had a liberal and conscientious Ministry. In former years they had beheld men, when out of power, advocating principles of Re form and retrenchment; but in power, forgetting and abandon ing every atom of those measures which were their former boast and recommendation, and giving to the credulous people a miserable disappointment. Such was not now the case. Lord Grey having through life advocated a liberal and en lightened policy, and opposed the lavish expe nditure of th e country's wealth , entered with his Hon. Colleagues into office with pledges of economy, retrenchment, and Reform, and they had most nobly redeemed their pledges.—(Cheers.) He had al most forgotten to refer to another vast and extensive Reform which Lord Broughain had brought forward, and by so doing had added another wreath to that crown of well-earned public ap probation which before adorned his brow—the great legal Re form, the benefit of which would be felt in every quarter of the land, and which, if it were the solitary act of the Lord Chan cellor's life, would entitle him to the approbation of the present, and the gratitude of succeeding generations.—(Loud cheers.) Such were the honest and upright Ministers who had thrown themselves on the people for support.—(Cheers.) It was worth while to direct the attention of the Livery to the parties from whom the opposition to the free and admirable course adopted by his Majesty's Ministers came. The clamour was raised not by the people, nor by the real representatives of the people, but by those who had arrogated to themselves privileges to which they had no claim, and who were fearful of losing their influence amongst the representatives of the people, which the Constitution never intended they should possess, and who were then making a des perate effort to retain that influence which, when the great mea sure was carried, would be wrested from them for ever. But while, he said, it was from the boroughmongers the opposition came, he should do injustice if he did not say that there were some honourable exceptions—liberal and enlightened men fol lowing the bright example of the Marquis of Cleveland, who had forgotten all private interest, and who, although he had immense property vested in boroughs, had stood forward the unconditional champion of Reform.—(Cheers.) The Hall then broke up. PARISH OF ST. MARYLEB ONE. Yesterday, at one o'clock, a very numerous meeting of the in habitants of St. Marylebone was held at the Horse Bazaar, King_ street, Portman-square, for the purpose of passing resolutions expressing their approval of the plan of Reform now before the House of. Commons, and to agree to petitions to that body and to the King. Mr. HU 51E, in moving that Mr. Smith, late Member for Nor wich, do take the chair, stated that it was a remarkable coinci dence that that gentleman was Chairman of the Committee (in 1795) on the subject of Reform, when the celebrated petition was presented by the present Lord Grey to the Legislature, ex posing the corrupt system of representation.—(Che&s.) Mr. SMITH having taken the chair, eulogised the plan of Reform now before the House of Commons, and was happy to perc eive that the whole country ha iled it with the greatest satis faction.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman concluded' by saying, that he had read the resolutions that would be submitted to the meeting, and he highly approved of them.—(Cheers) Colonel JONES, in moving the first resolicion, congratulated the meeting upon assembling fur so great an object as they had done to-day.—(Cheers.) Though the plan of Reform wa a s notfor so extensive as some persons wished—(Hear) —yet it was good which the people had, during a long period, raised their voices, and for which they were ready to risk their lives ; and if of a the b oroug h monge ring faction were to oppose the just demands patriotic King and his enlightened Ministers, those enemies of liberty would tied that the people would sacrifice their lives in de fence of their liberties.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. WHATELY, in seconding the resolution, eu l og ized the conduct of Ministers, and in allusion to the known sanction of the King to the measure in question, said that he did not think there was a name which could be handed down to posterity ac- companied by more pleasing and grateful remembrances than would be that of William the Reformer.—(Loud and enthusi astic cheering and waving of hats followed this sentiment.) Dr. CROOK said that it was not a revolution, but a renovation of the Constitution, which the people of England wanted. The Address was then read, and was received with immense cut:rcheering—andr,:rtiniiied,ettihareeemsmigreattlehavingeitttiithe mostb been deafening applause. b: r. Underwood, was Sir SAaIUEL WHALLEY, in moving a resolution, called resolution nb g j,,e n c, o ast t wtsoe,aroefnula,llixeydfaocbrcyooini‘neiprili.iisonhmoedeNn—Nt Loud their c exertions,heerin g) R. Mr. WALDEN addressed the meeting in a powerful speech, for which we regret that we cannot find room even for an outline. Several other Gentlemen addressed the meeting, and petitions were Afirettl to to both Nowt of Parliament; thgt to thy Idords to be presented by Lord tourham, and the other to the House of commons by Joseph Hume, Esq.. M.P. for Middlesex, Mr. HUME, who had been several times called for, came far. ward, and there was an immediate and general cry of " hats off," and the multitude in the side and in the surrounding galleries were uncovered (the ladies, of whom th ere was a good sprinkling, of course excepted), and nine huzzas were ven. The Hon. Gentleman having thanked the meeting for the grati fying reception they had given him, said, his face was not new to them, and he believed might say, also, that they had then be fore hem an slid friend.—(Cheers.)—When he first met them, matey years ago, when the cause which they were now met toad. voeate Was Considered all but hopeless, he supported the great principle of Reform—and his advice to the people then was, persevere and you must evelittially obtain your end. Per. severance was his Motto, and they now saw the effect ofcries it.— of (Cheers.) —He had no doubt of ultimate success. — ( d bravo.)—The privileges which they sought were their rig ht, and they cannot longer be withheld. The lion. Member went on to describe the overpowering tone which the public voice had as. sumed, and mentioned that lie had that morning received a great number of letters and several petitions, which he h ad to present to the House that evening. He had received one petition in favour of the measure from Bridport, one of the boroughs that was to lose one of its Members, and that petition had been agreed to in sixtreh hours after the report of the plan of Reform had reached the town.—(Loud cheering.) A resolution was then carried, that the Chairman should be requested to forward the address to the King to Earl Grey, in order to its being presented to his Majesty: Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and at half-past five the meeting separated. SP. 130 NS TAN, FLEE T- STREE An unusually numerous vestry meeeting of the parishioners of St. Dunstan, Fleet-street, took place yesterday, in the spacious room of Mr. Stangate, Chancery-lane, for the purpose of sup porting Ministers. EDWARD BROWN..Esq, in the Chair. Mr. BUTTERWORTH considered it highly desirable that the proicht meeting should give every possible support to the plan of Reform brought forward by Ministers. He declared it one of the best that could have been devised for securing a pro per represation of the middling classes, and putting an end to the evils of the rotten borough system London and its neigh bourhood would participate largely in the advantages of the pro. posed Bill, the adoption of which would give security to all classes of the community. Mr. Butterworth, after some further observations on the policy, justice, and necessity of the proposed measure, concluded by moving a resolution to that effect. Mr. RAMSHAW (of the Common Council) seconded it. Messrs. SAVAGE and FARLOW, Common Councilmen, and Messrs. WALLER and CHARLES, afterwards addressed the meet ing, and warmly advocated the cause of Reform. The resolution was carried by acclamation, and a petition grounded upon it directed to be prepared, and placed in the hands of Alderman Waithman, for presentation to the House of Commons. _ S O UTIIIVARK-( THIS DAY). The electors of Southwark met this morning in the Town-hall, for the purpose of expressing their opinion of Lord John Russell's plan of Reform. The HIGH-BAILIFF presided, and, having read the requi sition, called the attention of the meeting to the purpose for which they were convened. Mr. ELLIS first addressed the meeting, and commenced by observing that, since the overthrow of Buonaparte, we had had fifteen years of peace, and yet the national debt had not been at all decreased, owing to the mismanagement and misrule of the Governtnent....(Hear.) The interest had been reduced, it was trite, but it was only through the assistance of the poorer class of stock-holders while persons enjoying salaries of 9.,000/. and 3,C00/. a year, had not suffered any reduction. In contracting the late Administration with the present, however, the country had reason to congratulate itself on the prospect of a beneficial alteration in its public affairs.—(Hear.) Already they had done much to benefit the manufacturing districts.—(Hear.) But never could the abuses and ells the country had suffered be removed. without Parliamentary Reform. He adverted in terms of appro bation to the conduct of Lord Brougham for his Chancery Reform and his resignation of emoluments, comparing it to the magna nimity of the Marquis of Camden. The Ministers had redeemed their pledge.—(Hear.)—He hoped his Majesty's Greys would draw the state-carriage safe into the town of Retrenchment through the citadel of Reform.—(Hear and applause.)—He thought the Reform plan of the Ministry most admirable, and they had_acted wisely in not fettering it with minor particulars. (Hear.) —He concluded by proposing a resolution to the effect that the electors of the borough of Southwark cordially approved of the plan of Reform before the House of Commons. Mr. B. WOOD seconded the resolution. He observed that few were manly enough to say there was no necessity at all for Reform; but there were cavillers who said the present plan was calculated to destroy the aristocracy of the lower classes ; if so the middle class would possess the representation, and so they should, for they possessed the property of the country.—(Hear.) The borough of Southwark might be a fair sample of how this system had worked.—(Hear.) It was very plain to the most casual observer that interested persons only opposed the present plan of Reform—witness Sir Robert Peel—(Hear)—and the Hon. Member for Gatton—(Hear)—and in fact all of them. Argu ments were unnecessary to prove the propriety of that plan which it might be said all the people saw and knew.—(Hear.) But compensation was talked of.—(Laughter.) Compensation, indeed. For what ?—for robbing the public.—(Hear.) After remarking at some length on this topic, he observed in answer to those who impudently said the representation is now good enough, that in twenty-one boroughs he named there were only 94 voters, who sent 42 Members to Parliament.—Mr. Wood sat down amidst loud applause. Mr. WALKER thought the last speaker had paid a poor com pliment to the plan of Reform by referring as he did to the bo rough of Southwark, which he contended was not independent, nor pure enough to be considered a model for the country. He then proceeded to speak in support of the plan. Its opponents did not meet it by argument, because they could not, but by abuse. They called it in contempt a purge—(Laughter)—Russell's purge. He hoped it would prove so, and purge the House of Commons of its corruptions.—(Hear and applause.) It would prove more : it would be Russell's renovator or restorator of the rights of Eng lishmen.—(Applause. ) The resolution was then put and carried.—(Loud cheering.) The Hall was crowded to excess, and every avenue was full of persons anxious to hear. Some merriment was excited ' at the eagerness with which persons rushed into the prisoner's dock, when the High Bailiff ordered it to be thrown open to re lieve the pressure. Mr. SOLOMON DAVIS was addressing the meeting in sup • port of an address to the King, when our reporter left. LAW STUDENTS. The following is a copy of the petition agreed to by the Law Students of the Four Inns of Court. It has obtained very numerous signatures, and will be presented to-night " TO THE HONOURABLE THE COMMONS, &C. " The humble petition of the" undersigned Students and Mem. bers of the Inns of Court, practising below the Bar, " Sheweth,—That your petitioners have heard with great satis faction that a measure, sanctioned by his Majesty's Ministers, has been introduced into your Honourable House for the pur. pose of reforming the representation of the people in the Com mons House of Parliament. " That your petitioners verily believe such measure to accord alike with the form and the spirit of the Constitution —to involve no danger, and to be eminently calculated to secure and to per petuate the benefits of civilization and social order, and your petitioners therefore pray the said measure may pass into slaw." Extracts from various letters received this day by Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., on the subject of Reform : " NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT, MARCH 6. " I beg to inform you that a petition signed by 1,450 persons, is this day forwarded by post, directed to you at the House of Commons. It was drawn up on Friday evening, and received the whole of the signatures yesterday, the greatest part of them are the most respectable inhabitants of this island , many of whom never signed a petition for Reform before. A public meeting will be called at an early day this week, to address his Majesty and petition the House of Lords. I beg to inform you that the reformers of this town have formed a political association." " GLASGOW, Malicti 5. " We contemplate adopting immediate measures for giving our cordial support to Ministers in their plan of Reform. The ex. citement and enthusiasm seem to be increasing, and persons formerly averse to Reform now give to the measure of Ministers their cordial support. It is rumoured here this evening, that Henry Monteith and Campbell of Blythswood have declared their intention of supporting Ministers on this occasion." "LEICESTER, MARCH 7. " We, the undersigned inhabitants of the Town of Leicester and its vicinity, request our fellow townsmen to meet on Wed nesday morning next, the 9th of March, 1831, at eleven o'clock, at Mr. I'aget's late Committee Rooms, Millstone-lane, for the purpose of expressing our satisfaction at the great measure of Reform brought forward by his Majesty's Ministers, and to adopt such other measures as may be judged necessary on this occasion... Sir, I have forwarded you the above to tes tify that the inhabitants of this town are awake to the importance of the great measure of Reform, introduced by his Majesty's Ministers. I have the satisfaction to add, that the: advocates of universal suffrage and b allot, agree to remain passive on those subjects, not wishing to give their oppo nents a handle, with which to embarrass Government." " DUNDEE, Mown 5. " On Monday or Tuesday we shall have a meeting of the in habitants to address his Majesty and Parliament, expressing their satisfaction with the plan of Reform. Every one that 1 have spoken with is highly pleased with the great outline. We are all most anxious to get the result." " CHICHESTER, MARCH 5. " All classes of Reformers with which I have come in contact hail with pleasure and satisfaction the measure proposed by Ills Majesty's Ministers, and join in agreeing that the question of the duration of Parliaments and vote by ballot should for the present nut be agitated,' " POOLE, MARCH 3. " TO THE HIGH SHERIFF OF THE TOWN AND COUNTY OF POOLE. " Sir,—We request you to convene a public meeting of the inhabitants, for the purpose of offering our hearty congratula tions to his Majesty's Ministers upon the recently proposed mea sure for Reform in Parliament, with our hope that the same may be fully and efficiently carried into effect, as upon this important measure we consider the welfare and tranquillity of the country to depend.' '" ,4 To this requisition, which was most numerously and respec tably signed, the High-Bailiff has readily acceded." REFORM BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Si R,—lt may be justly said that public opinion was never before so decidedly, so perfectly unanimous, as it is upon the great mea sure of Reform just submitted to Parliament by his Majesty's Ministers. Never before, do I believe, were any set of Ministers so universally popular as Lord Grey and his Noble and Right lion. Associates. The feeling of apprehension every where in this important part of the country may be described as very much akin to enthusiasm, so intense is individual gratification at the developetnent made in Parliament last Tuesday evening by Lord John Russell. In point of fact, so highly do even the extreme class of Reformers (1. c. the Radicals) approve of the Reform Bill alluded to, that a petition has been got up by them, and will be transa.itted by to-night's post for presentation to Parliament, earnestly praying the Honourable House of Com mons to support the said Bill ; and thus (they say) adopt a plan so essential to the peace and contentment of the country. No doubt, in the course of a day or two, a general meeting of the inhabitants of this town and neigh bourhood will be held ; a requisition for that purpose being now in the actual course of signature. I have heard the sentiments of some of the leading men belonging to our Corporation, and I feel great pleasure in stating the fact, be cause I think it does them great honour as patriots, in the best sense.of the word, that nothing like a hostile feeling is entertaine d by them towards the Reform Bill, although some of its enact ments go to deprive them of their long-enjoyed political pli leges. 'fhe Newcastle Chronicle, in its numb er o f thi s day, says, 44 We have lived in eventful times, but great as have been many of the events which it has been our fortune to record, thee sink into comparative insignificance with the great measure now before the Grand Council of the Nation. By the extraordinary exertions of The Sun . Newspaper, we ate enabled to furnish our rea d ers with a very fa i thful report of the speech of Lord John Russell in the House of Commons on Tuesday night last, giving a detail of the measure of Reform proposed by the present Ministers." It may, perhaps, be deemed a digression that I have made the foregoing extract; but highly appreciating, as I do, the unparal leled exertions of The Sun in transmitting early intelligence into the remote provinces on all important occasions, I can only say. I think that labours so invaluable constitute most befitting themes for honourable ment•on. And in this proper spirit, [ trust, will be regarded the unanimous vote of thanks of the subscribers to these Rooms (330 of the leading individuals of Newcastle), trans mitted by special request, through the medium of the Committee, to the Editor of The Sun, last Thursday evening. I have the honour to be, sir, your very obedient servant, A SUBSCRIBER. Eachangt Mows, Newcastle-upon.Tyrie, March 5. BRISTOL MBETINO. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—If you have not received an account by any other hand, you may say upon our authority, that a public meeting was held at the Assembly Room in this City, convened by public advertise ment, at which, from 1,500 to 2,000 persons were present, which came to an almost unanimous resolution with only three dissen tients, thanking his Majesty's Ministers for the full and complete plan of Reform which they have introduced into the House of Commons. The meeting was most ably addressed by G. Joseph Reynolds, Esq., T. Sanders, Esq., Mr. Muncher, Mr. Visger, Mr. Mills, Mr. John Hare, Mr. S. Waring, and Captain Hodges. Richard Ash, Esq. was Chairman. A petition to the House, praying to pass the plan into a lawwas agreed to with only one hand - held up. To-morrow you will re ceive particulars per the Bristol Mercury, but a paragraph to the above import will oblige your friends, among whom, please to rank, Yours truly, Bristol, March 7, ISII. A CONSTANT READER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. have the pleasure to inform you that on e of the lar g est as wellas most unammousmeetings ever held within the walls of the Assembly Rooms of this city, took place this da y ,when an address to the King, as well as a petition to Parliament (congratulating them respectfully on the measures proposed by his Majesty's Go vernment were agreed on) and on the questions being put, they were carried with the greatest applause,with only one dissenting voice. notwithstanding every endeavour was used by the factious select vestries and the Ultra-Tories to work up the minds of the free men to go and meet the reformers, and endeavour to defeat their object, by publishing the most inflammatory placards, they could only muster one volunteer. Some of the speakers were Messrs. Stanton, Spence, Hare, Mills, Ash, and some others whose names I could not collect.—The post is leaving. I am, Sir, your's most respectfully, Bristol, March 7, 1831. A SUBSCRIBER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Ste,—You will greatly oblige the writer of this letter by in serting the following impromptu on your own Paper (The Sun) as early as convenient. The fair authore's is the landlady of the " Cat and Wheel" public-house, whose talents, amidst the cares of a little and increasing family, are by circumstances placed in a situation far below their deserts.—lour obedient servant. Bristol, March 4 F. JONES I MPROMPTU. When night's dark shades involve the sky, The Sun is here, I pray you draw nigh. Beneath his bright refulgent rays, Of sense, of law, of daily praise. The Sun, till eleven at night, may be seen At the " Cat and Wheel" in Castle-green. THE SUN NEWSPAPER EXPRESS AND MINISTERIAL REFORM BILL. (From the Cork Constitution.) By a most extraordinary effort of the Conductors of The Sun, we are enabled to lay before our readers the full report of the speech on Reform made by Lord John Russell. This generous attention to the anxiety with which this great question is looked for in this, as well as in every other quarter of the United King dom, entitles The Sun to universal acknowledgments of thanks. We have no time for any other remarks upon this complete re port—which has superseded the morebrief statements upon which we had founded the observations which we have made upon the general subject. It was supposed that the discussion would be ' continued to Friday. A dissolution is spoken of with great con- ' fidence. (From the Scotsman.) Vie have again to acknowledge our obligations to the proprie tors of The 'Sun newspaper, for their extraordinary exertions in forwarding Lord John Russell's speech by express on Tuesday evening, and for their reports of each evening's debate to a late hour on the day of publication. To us in particular, and to the public in general, these reports are of the greatest value. The great measure of Reform is at last before the public. How will it be received ? Beyond all doubt with admiration—gratitude —and unbounded satisfaction, by the people. It is based on principle ; it is comprehensive, safe, equitable ; and liberal and popular beyond expectation! The Ministers deserve the highest ' credit for their courage as well ,as their sense of justice. In bringing forward such a measure they have bearded the oli garchy, to which all their predecessors have been compelled to bow. They have perilled place and character as statesmen : they have thrown themselves fearlessly on the confidence of the people ; and if the people do not unite as one man, and rally round them with heart and hand, they will be traitors to their own cause, and deserve to be trodden under the feet of tax-eaters and bo roughmongers for ever. (From the Tipperary Free Press.) We can this day merely give, from an express edition of The Sun, an abstract of the measure brought forward by Lord John Russell. (From the Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle.) in common with all our contemporaries we owe great obliga. 'ions to The Sun newspaper this week, and particularly to the agent of that spirited print in this city, Mr. Somervell. The Sun spread the glad tidings in all directions with zeal which mere business-motives could never inspire, and deserves for this, and many other labours, " well of its country." Since going to press we have learned that a public meeting of the inhabitants of this city is to he held on Wednesday first, to express the approbation felt at the conduct of Ministers and of their plan of Reform. The Edinburgh Political Union are to meet on Monday, hen a motion will be made to express their satisfaction with the con duct of Ministers, and their determination to support them in their measure of Reform. This good example will, we hope, be very generally followed. Ministers have nobly done their duty. Their plan of Reform is now before the country, ample and efficient ; and on the one grand principle of a fair and full representation of the people, going even beyond our hopes. It now remains to the people to do their duty, in supporting, heart and hand, the King's Go •ernment. The Ides of March are come—but they are not past! —not that we credit all the sinister reports abroad of an infatu ated and desperate opposition. The course of the people lies be fore them clearly defined ; and already we hear of meetings in various quarters. Not an instant is to be lost. We are glad to find that so respectable a body as the Merchant Company of Edinburgh have already moved. They meet on Monday. There can now be no delicacy in interfering—no hesitation in express ing opinion, to which, indeed, we are challenged by the bare faced assertion that the people want no Reform. Our private letter of to-day is highly worthy the attention of all true re formers. It speaks the sentiments of influential and tried men, who held aloof till it was seen that, a new thing under the sun, Ministerial Reform, was no longer a mockery, and who now, there fore press warmly forward to support the Government to the utter most. But we cannot too frequently, nor too earnestly, impress upon all whom our voices may reach, that not a moment is to be lost, if they would secure for themselves and posterity those blessings for which the reformers have been struggling for upwards of half a century, and which never seemed so near as now. Once more we say, meet !—your enemies are sufficiently alert. Meet! fel low-countrymen ! Rally round the Government, and in follow ing the spontaneous dictates of your own hearts and understand ings, give his Majesty's Ministers the support that will render them invincible against all opposition. The plan of Reform de veloped in the Chronicle of Wednesday last, from the informa tion of a confidential correspondent, will now be seen to be in soul and substance correct. Our letter spoke of two measures. That for shortening the duration of Parliaments—in other words, for enabling a Liberal Administration to restore to the country what a 'Whig Ministry took away—is deferred for the present. Lord John Russell said with truth that this formed a distinct case.— One of the highest compliments, paid in Scotland, to the Minis terial plan, is the incredulity of the public of Edinburgh, and even of our best friends, on that portion of our private letter, which asserted that the whole political power of the Scottish burghs was to be swept away at one swoop. To one party this news seemed far too good to be true—to the other much too mon strous for belief. We have a right to claim, that our friends shew faith in our sources of information in all time coming. We shall never lend ourselves to vamped up statements.—From many places we hear of exultations and rejoicings, but cannot find space for details to-day. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. This theatre was last night crowded in every part to suffoca tion, in consequence of their MAJESTIES' appointed visit to it. A great crowd was also assembled outside the house, who, on their MAJESTIES' arrival, greeted them with the most heartfelt and enthusiastic acclamations: The doors were opened at an earlier hour than usual, and the theatre was almost instantly filled. Soon after the spectators in the galleries had taken their seats, two painted placards, headed " Reform," and containing in large letters the words " Glorious King," with some others, which it was impossible to read at a distance, were displayed in the front of the upper gallery. Another placard, of the same kind, was handed from the upper to the lower gallery, and had been displayed in the front of the latter only a short time, when a constable removed it. Some trifling disturbance ensued after this in the lower gallery, which was, however, soon quieted. The placards in the upper gallery then disappeared, and a man in a flannel Jacket was taken out of that part of the theatre by some constables, but whether or not for the share he had in dis tributing the pl a cards we could not tell. The pape r s seeme d, as far as we could read their contents, to be of a perfectly harmless character, and their appearance in no way disturbed the good. humour of the audience. With the exception of this circum. stance, nothing out of the most ordinary course occurred during the evening. Their MAJESTIES entered their box, which was very splendidly arranged, shortly after seven o'clock, attended in the manner described by the Court Circular. The ladies in attendance were seated in an adjoining box. The Priaces of CUMBERLAND and CAMBRIDGE sat as when their MAJESTIES last visited this theatre, on each side of them. The Duke of DE VONSHIRE, Lord WINCHESTER, and some other Lords, stood be. Royal sty w i t t a was verse,e, company sung ,e, Gdbooyf Miss t atd h hve the hind their MAJESTIES' chairs. Upon the entrance of the Royal Personages, the whole audience rose, and greeted them Ivith loud and hearty cheers. " God save the K tatet b et i company, and the performances then immediately commenced. Cinderella and the Pantomime formed the entertainments of the RniAfn,z,gi "Rule Brit an ni a" was w VV B are repeated,it a e en p n l nc a io y a ' if f l t t seA h rsftu g we r nr e gh a ,i t tchah s e p . i dt r ph i etihNvoperaevening, e parted, bowing to the audience, and being loudly cheered by them in return. Their MAJESTIES appeared in perfect health, and frequently testified their approbation of the exertions of the performers, who, it must be added, did their beet to merit the applause they received. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. The following is the state of the odds at the close of the room yesterday afternoon : RIDDLESWORTII. 3 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Filagree colt (taken) to I agst Lord Egremont's Caroline colt 11 to 2 agst Lord Exeter's Augusta colt 6to agst Sir J. Shelley's Cressida colt THE DERBY. 11 to agst Mr. Beardsworth's Colwick 15 to agst Lord Jersey's Filagree col 16 to agst Lord Verulam's Varennes colt 1(3 to agst Lord Sligo's Bras de Fer 18 to agst Lord Jersey's Blunder colt 18 to agst Lord Exeter's litmus (taken 18 to agst Lord Exeter's Bohemian 20 to agst Mr. W. Chifney's Caleb 23 to agst Mr. Petre's Rattler 2) to agst Lord Egremont's Caroline colt 27 to agst Lord Orford's Medora colt 30 to agst Colonel Udny's Antiope colt 30 to agst Lord Jersey's Cobweb colt 33 to agst Sir J. Shelley's Cressida colt 40 to agst Mr. T. Thornhill's Africanus (taken) 40 to agst Sir IL Bulkeley's Pickpocket_ 50 to agstaast m Du r ke v o a f ro G a r t a a f r to v ri s ' s a l r ig a l, s t tiae ,lt 60 to agst Lord Verul a m's Tredrille colt taken 60 to agst Mortimer (taken) , It is rumourad that Rattler is sold, but we ca nnot trace it to an y 600 to 500 on Filagree ags t liras de Fer () authority. OAKS. ( CO 50 to ken) 5 to 1 agst Mr. HouldWorth's Circassian 5 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Oxygen 1l to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Delight 11 to 1 agst Mr. Stonehewer's Sister to The Lion 16 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Titania (Dahlia filly) DONCASTER, ST. LEGER. 12 to I agst Mr. St one hewer's Zany 13 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Circassian (taken): ,g 6. 16 to 1 asst Alr. Deaxcliworth': Natick ebra , . LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1831. The cause of Reform proceeds on its glorious course rejoicing. Scarcely an hour passes but we receive accounts, from all parts of the country, of meetings that have taken place—or of requisitions for immediate meetings in every village, town, city, and county throughout the kingdom. Wherever you go, nothing is heard of but " Reform, and success to the Ministerial plan !" The nation to a man is roused to a sense of duty on this all-absorbing and heart-stirring theme—and victory cannot be doubt ful where every hand is ready, and every heart pre pared, to support the KING and his Ministers in their patriotic endeavours to promote the great cause of Reform for the benefit and safety of the people. Yesterday two great public meetings took place to " support the KING and his Ministers" at Bir mingham and at Bristol, as will be seen by the Resolutions in this day's Sun. To the frends of Reform, what can be more cheering than this spon taneous burst of public feeling, which echoes back on its foes the death-knell of corruption. At Bristol so unanimous was the meeting, that when it was pro posed to sow discord in their proceedings, by proposing the ballot, only one hand was held up against the general resolution, Mr. JOHN HARH justly observing that though a sincere friend to the ballot, yet, as the measures proposed by his Ma jesty's Ministers so far exceeded expectation, it was the duty of the assembly to abstain from any topic that might at all compromise the unanimity of the meeting in a cause where it was their wish and their interest to support the intentions of Govern ment. This conduct was as magnanimous as it was forbearing. To-morrow we shall give a full account of the Bristol Meeting, as well as that at Birmingham, part of which has only arrived at the time of going to Press. At present we can only repeat—let the people continue to meet and to petition —and the cause of Reform is sure—for in such a cause Eng land expects that every man will do his duty. The debates last night in the House of Commons were interesting but desultory. In reply to an ab surd threat thrown eut by the Marquis of CHANDOS, respecting the second reading of the Reform Bill, to the effect, that if it were not fixed for an carlier day than Monday se'nnight, (the time appointed) he should oppose the Mutiny Act and Sup plies, Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, he would give the Noble Lord at once an opportunity of ful filling his intention ; and, amid loud cheers front all parts of the House, begged to move the third reading of the Mutiny Bill. The motion was ultimately withdrawn. In the House of Lords his Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX expressed himself favourably dis posed towards the Reform Bill. We have authority for stating that, independently of the great measure of Reform now before the House of Commons, Government have it in con templation to take the whole of the funds and the superintendence of the turnpike-roads in England into their own hands, the propriety of which will be readily acknowledged by all but those, whose inte• rest will be best consulted by continuing the present corrupt system of management. The measure has been suggested by Mr. BOYD, who is a practical surveyor, and from the 'attention his plans have received at the hands of his MIL . JFSTY'S Secretary of State for the Home Depart• ment, we have reason to believe an alteration, Whcli will be highly Leneficial to the public, will speolli be carried into effect. The accounts from Poland, though still somewna; anu indefinite, are ye', so far as they go, atispietnag cheering to the cause of freedom. More than alle, „eve( e battle Las been fought between the Poles anU Russians, in all of which the former, it seems, " le , had the advantage. In fact it is tl2e nume..i cat s'rength of the Russians only that to be re iced ; in skill —expel ietice—and stern invinenisholat determination, they are far below their ga-- opponents. A private letter dated Warsaws tate6 that " s'nce the 18th the whole attention o•f Poles has been directed beyond Praga, a fauha tlca Bar of Warsaw. In fatt, on the 19th, the entire sian army formed itself mar Grochow. The P 011912 airily had only 16,000 men to oppose 40,000 M as. the eovitcs. The field of battle is covered wi th bodies of the slain. The lo•s of the Ru•siana ex' cee Is 7,000 men, and ours is not more 01111 2,000." A c( rrespondent of the Times meution9 fiela the authority of a private letter, dated on t he , 241P1 of tattle at Praga, that up to the night of tne :here had been no great movement of the ramie* it beyond the occasional firing of tiralleurs, and tha t was, therefore, quite impossible that the Russ itivi could have entered Warsaw on the morning of the 4 htinagutolitoitrittyheaddos,ththaantdth: the2ofig • 2 wa th si Theerrib m le same e u h that the Russians were beaten back at the po tn of the bayonet in every attack. de g FRONTIERS OF ITALY, FEB. 21—According to - e from Rome, of the 19th, that city was still tranquil, b ut their'," of the taking of Ancona, and of the spreading of the hs 3 ,• had tion, in which Perugia, Spoleto, Foligno, Ferni, and Ng!' re' already joined, caused great consternation. An attempt ',Pot cover Spoleto by sending a detachment of troops had 'Apitt, The Pope had reduced by one-half the unpopular tax 01 th e and that on salt, anti had also greatly modified the tariff: At e, date of the latest accounts from Naples, _tr a n q uillity also V vailed there, but M. Intonti, one of the Ministers of state, gone on a mission to Vienna. On the 2•? d, in the evening, Cardinal Beneventue was W:1 to Bologna as a prisoner : the insurgents had seized t'oli Simo, of which place he is Bishop , and accused him of ire been sent from Rome with large sums of money, and in'.,ol* tions to organise a counter revolut ion in the insurgent proslosie FRONTIERS OF ITALY, FEB. 25.—Travellers who c o , from Rome say, that the vanguard of the insurgentst i manded by a French Ex-General, was at the time of the' tilt p a rture, only 15 leagues from the capital. Great constere; tie prevailed there, and there was a report of the departure °SO Pope, and of the sacred college: meantime complaints o ver 0 that the public treasury was empty. The new Governnteroll Bologna is said to have sent deputations to Paris and 113_,,,i1e. (some add to Vienna also). The Austrian army in Italy a reinforcement of 40,000 men. VIENNA, FEB. 24 —Since the insurrection in Modena 12:41° is a general fermentation in central Italy, and clubs are . coy where busy in exciting the people. It is affirmed that t,ir on o$ vernment of Modena has received very important informal th this subject, and is in possession of documents which,. should be nu! fished, would cause an extraordinary sensate jeti open the eyes of all Governments" without exception Co dangers which threaten them, should certain plans be ~,te.l into effect. In Piedmont the most suitable measure s areal Ale and the Government thinks it may depend on its well ore' military force. SO' It is conjectured that Austrian troops will shortly 0%10.11'. dens and Parma; at least Baron Frimont , the Conatoan.hetle Chief, has orders to afford assistance of every k ind in Duchies, if he is asked for it. et:, It has been reported for some days on 'Change that the ygifj meat is negotiating a loan of 80,000,000 with theprincipo l ,tor here, and it is supposed that it will be effected. In the o... 0111; the Aulic Council of War, as well as in all branches of th . !, t i t Iry department, the greatest activity prevails, and the a l it to be placed on the war establishment. It is said to be i ° Ant to convert the town of Lenz into an important military and strengthen it by the erection of towers at suitable p cording to a plan proposed by the Archduke Maximilia n. 4 per Cent. Metalliques. Bank Sh Br Feb. '72 957 21 951 69N WI Or pia Louisa, N D A L , t, F h E es is s . I . B. f — p H ar e ina r Maj a e r s r t i y ved the he A re rc y h es -D te u rd u che :4 Casalmaggiore, and set out this morning for Piacenza. _IV esty has been pleased to issue the two following deetey" published at Piacenza on her arrival :- 11 We, Maria Louisa, &c. 0 4" Art. 1. Our Privy Counsellor, Baron Ferdinand Co rreolgo shall exercise the functions of President of the Interior. • Art. 2. Our Privy Counsellor Mistrali is appointed of the Finances." Casalmaggiore, Feb. 17." " We, Maria Louisa, " Art. 1. Till farther orders our residence is fixed in th e Piacenza. " Art. 2. That city shall henceforth be the centre ef /rite , stration of our States, with which the Presidents of the and the Finances are charged under our immediate orcle,f;44l. (Si gne d) MARIA 1 ' Cremona Feb. 18, 1831." PIACENZA, FEB. 19.—Her Majesty has been receive:ls/o; with transports of joy. 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An ADDRESS to the MEMBERS of the LEGISLA TURE on REFORM, 2s. ' l ,,* Ridgway begs to inform the Public that authen ticated Lists of the Divisions on this question will be im mediately printed in Red and Black for distribution, when they take pl4cc. TO CORRESPONDENTS. A respectable Correspondent at Liverpool has sent us the Liverpool Journal, in which he directs our attention to the following paragraph Quicx. DF.SPATCII.—On Wednesday last, Liverpool witnessed that which it never did before. The London Courier tra velled from the metropolis in fifteen hours, conveying the important Ministerial measure of Parliamentary Reform, which was reported at great length in that paper ; it arrived at Mr. Willmer's Newspaper Office, 67, Church-street, at half-past two ; and was despatched by express to all parts of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, anticipating every other London daily evening paper by 24 hours." Now, we should not take the least notice of this matter, but for a circumstance totally unconnected with our contemporary, to whom we cannot begrudge any fair fame which it may gain by its expresses. We arc rivals—generous ones, we hope—in the field of emulation—and let us each have the fit reward of our exertions. But for the individual who figures in this paragraph we have a wore or two. The Express is said to have arrived at Half-past Two, being only fifteen hours on the road. We ask, did not the Express leave London at Half-past Eight on Tuesday evening, or earlier ?—was it not overtaken by The Sun Express between Coleshill and Lichfield a distance of 114 miles from London, although The Sun express did not leave town till half-past eleven (three hours after), and did not both Expresses get into Knutsford nearly at the same time ? The Sun arrived at Manchester at two o'clock, and the Courier at Liverpool at half-past two (according to the paragraph)—so that from half-past eight to half-past two, will make not—fifteen hours the quickest journey ever known (!)—but eighteen hours!! As to the assertion that this express anticipated every other London daily V Evening Paper by twenty-four hr urs in diffitsing the news over all parts of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, we treat it with charitable contempt. Mr. Wilimer knows it to be false, but if he can have any doubt, let him look at The Sam of yes terday. One word more—Mr. Wilimer has profited considerably at our hands by expresses sent to Liverpool, as the people of that spirited town may well remember. Recollecting these things, Mr. Wilimer might at least be just if not grateful to The Sun.— But he shall have his reward. The Sim Express, on the last occasion, carried a parcel of nearly 100 Papers, with a full re port of Lord John Russell's speech, to Mr. Willmer—to the very man who was endeavouring to repay past favours by present ingratitude. But let that pass. From this time forward we shall establish another Agent in Liverpool, to whom all Express Editions of The Sun shall be sent exclusively We shall not forget our friends at Liverpool ; but we may be permitted to discriminate in our Agents, seeing that we pay all the expellees. DAY AT 01.1 K O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent............ India Stock ..... ....... eo2. Ditto Bonds 4 5 3 pm. South Sea Stock Old Annuities shut New Ditto 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex Bills, X1,000...1S 19 18 pin Ditto 50'...:8 19 18 pm. Ditto Small 18 20 18 pin. Ditto Commercial — pm Ditto Advertised l9 17 pin Bank for Account. 197 India for Account...2o3 234 334 Cons. fcr April 12 75% 63i 6 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE— a (THIS v FR LLOD'S. IrOl o et o' o q DEAL, MARCH 7.—WindOM N.W.— Y A rr i v ed and 1 01 Majesty's ship Gloucester, from the Mediterranea n. e of 0 ou P tward-bound. ORTSMOUTH, MARCH 7.—Wind W.—Sailed_ - 0 Le. -al O ship North Star, for Bermuda ; and Childers sl"' BRISTOL, MARCH 7.—Wind W.—Arrivedthe Fa' le s.' from New York. t ong $ „,, FALMOUTH, MARCH 6.—Wind W. to N.W. 6 - - e ris• v Sailed the Baracouta packet, for Jamaica and CarthaftviSt TORBAY, MARCH 6.—Arrived his Majesty's 510 o r, Portsmouth and Rio Janeiro. pre , 0 1 COWES, MARCH 7.—Arrived the Monumen t, Charleston. 0 ' LIVERPOOL, MARCH 6.—Arrived the Garland, Me"' Bahia ; and Equator, Glover, from Charleston. _ies4 TriV e6 Of, The Jane, Carwithen, from Alicant, has a leaky, having struck on Wicklow Bank. OAF The Carlisle, Batson, from Cardiff to Blyth, 'gll y ' near Saltfleet on Saturday, and it was feared would ." ..,, THE FUNDS.—(THIS DAI') , rtO 9 O OCITY, TWELVE Ce---,est The long expected Protocol issued by the fiv e `i At o fri has at length made its appearance, and was publisti 4 0, r on the Ist of March ; it is dated the 111th Februarlia 7/ length ;at present we can only give an extract/ a of ditions :-- a . ,Of Art. 1. It remains understood, as it was from 0 ;100 ment, that the arrangements fixed by the the r r ,,ble Ar 20th January, 1831, are fundamental and irrevee n ' e pe o l O. ments. That the independence of Belgium vg.ifi 1( 7 0 00, 0 , lodged by the five great Powers, upon the conditi . 5 o f 0 / the:limits which were specified in the arrangernen` January, 1831. tb e e , Art. 3. That the principles of neutrality and cl es o biiity of the Belgian territory, in the limits tin ° :, r est. continue in force,and to be obligatory to the fivej, - et c Art. 4. That the five great Powers, faithful ~,.,to, /I ments, make known their perfect right!to declare t fte, iIS / Sovereign must answer by his personal position of opforte principle of Belgium, satisfactory to the securitqie 1 r to accept without any restriction, as his MajcistY : jolf; A o/ Netherlands has done by the Protocol of the 2 1 rrot A s the f u ndamental arrangements contained in t h ,,3l o .. s s ipit 20th of July, 1831, in order to secure to the }d e possession. . Art. 5. When these primary conditions shah ''d el> five Powers will continue to interest themselves!'g sn good offices to bring about a reciprocal adopt A into effect the other arrangements necessary DI k tif i j F sP Belgium from Holland. ~,, rig' r e; if 1 0 Art. 6. That the five Powers acknowledge:oT"/ of which other States agree to take suc.' e zu e 1 ;01" , / may think necessary to cause their legithna te fr the countries which belong to them to be r _Odle / establish their legal authority. ' l' led i tle trop Ale Art. 7. That his Majesty the King of the 1 o 00 adhered, without any restriction to the protoc°_,„oll,4 bruary, 1831, the arrangement relative to the :pin:4 gium with Holland, all acts by the Belgian Au u 'of , ic i territory which the protocol of the 20th Jr roisn„ , Dutch, will he considered a renewal of toe end ."" , which the Five Powers are resolved to put an 04 THE FUNDS. ~ 7j to Consols, which left offyesterday at 7d to ,113, of 'P i ~,. ing A a r t e 7 p s:i r i t 7 i t r f e o v r a t i h ls e o A f cacomunetr,caanndtilaet fpariesluernettVis of Fi t irl extent. Two French s have arrived. The letters from mail Holland still ment i o n that th e $ ... ~ Warsaw, brit this requires confirmation. Nothing doing in the Foreign Market. BRITISII FUNDS.,,,e,;,' / Bank stock, Ditto It'" ftb VP , India ditto, 202 3 3 per Cont. Cons. 76 1 ,4 14 DPoitutr°:recNen`,:iscce"',,t.s ;A 111 I)itte, for the Acct. 7ti 1 ,4 India Doer op, ,ri. 3 per Cent. Red. Extheq u ,11 O i :01 4' il 34 per Cent. „,.. , 2 . 4. S_ A o .tf o e c e_. ° o lo HALT co ool s t, I t o , 0:00 We have no political news at presen t ' PcCO Un eti" 4 oll , o l the course of the morning at 751‘,.f0r the 4 1 ... they have improved to 76'4 4 for the Acton' i 0 g t o u l fra their being a decline of 1 4 per centi.°herne being verylscarte. Some anxi'ety is felt for 1 u% gir iat• A efi' Little or nothing doing in the Foreig n ' r . , k V Prices much the same as yesterday. 0 ' 1 " Tfil lb'j' t iCS S' ei Consols, 76-, 1 ,-. 0 1 ' ' FOUR O'CLOCK.--CLO SING ~. „. • . 4 p a oisi.,o' . s ° , Consols 7 5 - Greek , ' le•'" 17 Ditto for Account 751 i ivi e ltic o4 ..''. ev.i Brazilian Bonds 5 7 .4 -i - vis o ' . ••• JO ?gni • .„,, , Buenos Ayres — rtus siall . ' ,o.' 1 Chilian Ditto - '` ish.''' ol Sps° Columbian, 1824. ~01 °' / „ yi.,„,, ~,, „ iv npv w i l y , . PRINTIM AND PUBLISHED BV ,! N p j , 1P- Sux.Orrzcz, 112. 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