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in fact, their intention was entirely differenf. tl at cede the overseer was allowed, in the absent, of the master, to ibflict 15 lashes; and the master, lis good pleasure, might inflict 39. That code did nu say a word against the flogging of females—not a woe , about compulsory manumission. If he wished for a reed!. to create insurrection among the slaves, it would be to induce them not to expect emancipation from the Legis lature, hut to look for it to the local governments alom for then their situation would be hopeless. He was Oa' that the attempt to subjugate St. Domingo had failed because, though less sugar was produced there than fur merly, it possessed a population no longer cursed with the badge of slavery, and therefore was blessed with conten• and happiness. Having been a member of the West hill. Committee in 1806, and having attentively considered tb. subject ever since, he was more and more convinced tint slavery was incompatible with the prosperity of the co lonics. He was also quite certain that colonial property ttet , ci• produce a profitable return while it was com avith absenteeism. Lord G. BENTINCK defended Mr. Canning from the charge which had been made against him by an Hon. and Learned Gentleman, of having sacrificed his private feel ings to political motives ; and, in proof of the purity of his illustrious relative's principles, he referred to his con duct on the Catholic question. He denied that Mr. Can ning had ever attempted to holster up his broken fortunes by a sacrifice of his principles. He was too high-minded to adopt such a course. He should support the motion as amended by the Noble Lord. Mr. BURGE condemned the conduct of Government in leaving the protection of the colonies to Members of that House, instead of attending to their int•rests them selves. He dissented, entirely dissented, from the views of those who were so eager for immediate abolition ; and it; by a vote of the House that night, they could command the instant emancipation of the slaves, the consequence he was certain would be, that the colonies would pre.ent one scene of distraction and desolation. In 1823, the Noble Lord (Althorp) had not such scruples with respect to granting compensation to the planters, as he now appeared to feel. In a speech which he made at that time, he fully recognized their claim to compensation. He admitted there had been a decrease in the negro population, but the Creole population had increased. In calculating the de crease of the negro population, the effect of manumission and contagious disorders ought to be taken into account. But the Noble Lord had stated the simple fact of a de— crease in the slave population without allowing for these causes. He must complain that the Noble Lord had acted like a partisan in this question, instead of adopting the im partial conduct which became a Minister of the Crown. Government was charged with the protection of the co lonies, and ought honestly and boldly to fulfil its high trust, and not delegate the management of an important and most delicate question to a party. However, if Mi nisters were determined to complete the destruction of the colonies by this night's vote, with them let the responsi bility rest. Mr. WARBURTON supported the motion of the Hon Member for Weymouth, as the safest because the speediest measure. Sir F. BURDETT would be happy to see an agreement between his Hon. Friend and the Noble Lord on the sub ject of motions which were so similar in their nature as scarcely to justify a difference of opinion. No doubt the object of the Committee, in which ever way appointed, would be to effect that change so generally desired in the condition of the slave as consistently with the interests of the master as possible. He trusted his Hon. Friend would accede to the Noble Lord's motion. Mr. Sergeant WILDE supported the motion of the Hon. Member for Weymouth in preference to the amend ment, which mixed up two things together which ought not to be united—emancipation and compensation. Their first duty, on the plain principle of justice, was to give liberty to the slave ; they could afterwards consider the compensation due to the master on the same principles; but they ought not to delay emancipation by referring it to the Committee to decide on the question of compensa tion, from which, however, in its proper place and order, he was by no means averse. Sir R. PRICE entreated the Hon. Member for Wey mouth to accede to the Noble Lord's amendment, and not sow disunion between the supporters of this great cause by pressing the original motion. Colonel SIBTHORPE expressed himself as decidedly hostile to an immediate or premature emancipation of the slave population in the colonies. Mr. F. BUXTON briefly replied. He contended that to the resolutions of May, 1823, which had been so much and so warmly eulogized by several Hon. Members, was to be attributed the true cause of the delay which had been experienced in the emancipation of the slaves in the British colonies; and though he had heard for some length of time much said both by Noble Lords and Hon. Gentlemen in favour of compensation or remuneration to the planters, yet he had not heard a sentence escape their lips on the condition of those who were suffering under thousands of lashes, and were the victims of a rapid death. He con. citified in what had fallen from the Noble Lord (Althorp), that there ought to be two resolutions instead of one for the decision of the House, and he was therefore willing to add to his motion—" That the Committee should con sider and report upon the best means by which, without prejudice or delay to the emancipation of the slave popula tion, relief could be afforded to the West India planters." He would meet the Noble Lord thus far, though at the same time he would rather have preserved his original motion. Lord ALTHORP could not see how it was possible that the addition of the words he had proposed could pro duce that delay which had been urged by several Hon. Members as a reason against their adoption by the House. The question could not be disposed of until the Committee sought now to be appointed had made its report, and con sequently no delay was occasioned. The proposition now made by the Hon. Member for Weymouth was also so very different from his original motion, and so many Mem bers had now left the House, that he (Lord Althorp) could not give his consent to the proposition. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared-- For Lord Althorp's amendment For the original 'notion Majority 73 On our re-admission into the gallery, we found the SPEAKER reading the names of the Committee to the House, when— Lord ALTHORP again rose, and said, that although a division had taken place upon the wording of the motion yet it appeared to him that th e appo i ntment of a Corn- , mittee on so important a question was a matter of such paramount importance, that time ought to be taken for the consideration of what Hon. Members should be named upon that Committee. Mr. F. BUXTON concurred entirely in the proposition of the Noble Lord. The appointment of the Committee was accordingly deferred. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Half-past Two o'clock. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 25, 1832. The Duke of NEWCASTLE postponed his in tended motion last night in the House of Lords, and stated that, when he brought it forward, it would have particular reference to the subject of an undue creation of Peers. NS ere his Grace to let the motion drop altogether, he would be acting a far wiser part than at present ; for it is one of those motions from which no possible good can arise, but which may be the means of keeping alive the embers of party spirit, and still further lowering the character of the House of Lords in the opinion of the nation. After some desultory conversation on a variety of Anti slavery petitions, which were presented by the LORD CHANCELLOR and Lord SUFFIELD, the House resumed the consideration of the Re form Bill in Committee, and made some pro press with the measure ; notwithstanding that Lords WYNFO RD and WHA RNCLIFFE attempted to check its course, by proposing each a useless and vexatious amendment, which met the fate it merited. Mr. FOWELL BUXTON last night brought forward his motion respecting the abolition of slavery in the West Indies, and lost it by a majority of seventy-three, because he refused to accede to the very reasonable proposition of Lord ALTHORP, that the steps taken towards the final abolition of slavery be consistent with the interest of the West India proprietors. We are decidedly of opinion that, however desirable it is to abolish slavery in the West Indies, it cannot be done at once—but gradually ; and in doing justice to the slaves, care should be taken not to do injustice to the planters. That eternal subject—education in Ireland, again formed the topic of discussion in the Lords last night, when three Anti-Reforming Peers, such as my Lords RODEN and WINCHILSEA and the Bishop of EXETER, as usual, took the opportunity of venting their spleen against Government. From the way in which these Noble Lords speak, one would suppose that all the learning and all the property of the country (in the words of the Duke of WELLINGTON) are also against the Bill. The Anti-Reformers may exclaim as they please against its unchristian, unprotestant, and popish tendency, but will the country belie ve t h em ? Will t h e j u d g i ng an d truly religious, we do not say bigoted, part of the community, shut their eyes to the truth, and not appreciate the motives of the great majority of those who have for the last six weeks been moving heaven and earth to raise the cry of "No Popery ?" That uncharitable, selfish, and bigotted feeling is now approaching its close, and will never again rise in a land illuminated by the rays of truth, and blest with the true spirit o f Ch r i st i anity. The every thi ng to en li st Scot party have been doing land on their side, but happily without effect. In some places Presbyteries have come to resolu tions unfavourable to the plan ; but do these Presbyteries speak the sentiments of the great body of religious and thinking men ? The facts adduced by the Marquess of LANSDOWNE and the Earl of MINT() last night show the reverse. If there are two towns in the world abounding more than any others with pious and religious men, they are Edinburgh and Glasgow ; yet at both these places the attempts of the Anti-Reforming party, at two great meetings held on the subject, have been put down by im mense majorities. In the south too the feeling was so strong that the party declined bringing for ward the subject in the Synod, from a fear of certain defeat ; and should the question be mooted in the General Assembly, we trust that the enlightened, conscientious, and impar tial part of the members, forgetting party anti politics, will convince the world that, however they may stand forward in defence of the true Protestant principle, they . never will lend them selves to obstruct one of the surest m eans o f promoting true religion, namely, education. The majority of that Assembly have for a long period been more favourable to Tory than Whig principles, but their past conduct, as well as their high moral character, assures us that party feelings never will allow them to f orget justice anti truth. Catholic emancipation was a Whig question, yet to the honour of that As sembly, so str ong ly imbued with a hatred o f popery, th e y passe d a resolution in favour of the measure. Still more are they bound to lend their countenance to a plan which brings the children of two sects in contact with each o th er — a measure w hi c h is calculated more than anything else to rub off foolish and bigoted pr e j u di ces , to c h er i s h friendship in youth not forgotten in after-life, and above all, to give Protestantism a fair opportunity 0. having its merits weighed in the balance witl Catholicism. What but religious prejudices has caused rivers of blood to flow iii that un happy country ; what a responsibility these men take on themselves, who, for part\ prejudices, under the cloak of religion take the most likely method or confirming these prejudices ! Were the Government plan once to become general throughout Ireland, the peace of that country would be secured. Attachm ents formed in youth are not forgotten in manhood and those children who have read in the saint class, who joined in the same sports, and who learned lessons of morality from the same master, would not, when men, imbrue their hands in each other's blood. The French Papers of Wednesday, and the evening Papers, dated Thursday, have been re ceived by express. Their contents are not of any particular interest on this side the Channel. It appears that tranquillity is completely restored in the south of France, so that the visit of the Duchess de BERRY has only tended to sink the hopes of the fallen dynasty, if that were possible, lower than ever. The vessel in which the Duchess was has arrived at Toulon,from Cor sica, and the lady about which so much mystery existed, turns out to have been an attendant on the Princess, who, in order to avoid beinr, cap tured, actually landed in France, and made her escape to Nice. The projected marriage between King LEO POLD and the Princess LouisE, is expected to take place very shortly. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, MAY 23.—Five per Cents., opened at 96f. 80c., closed at 96t: 80c. ; Three per Cents., opened at 691. 85c., closed at 70f. ; National Loan, 97f. 10c. ; Bank Actions, 1,6t2f. 50c. 1,685 E; Rente de Naples, 81f. 40c. ; Rente de l'Etat Remain, 83 ; Rents d'Es_pagne, 58% %; Royal Spanish Loan, 79; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 58% ; Belgian Certificates, ; Haytian Loan, 2150 Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25f. 6.3 c. ' • money, 25f. 70c.: three months, pape r , 251. 55 c.; money, 25f. 50c. Dutch, German, and St. Petersburg Papers, of recent dates, have been received, but they con tain no intelligence of any importance. The Prussian officers who had been on furlough have received orders to join their Regiments on the Rhine—and some accounts state that two Prus sian corps are to be immediately assembled in the western part of the Prussian provinces on the Rhine, extending to the Belgian frontiers. We suspect that the late happy change in the fortune of the English Reform Bill will check these demonstrations. The Dutch are as savage at the Duke of WELLINGTON'S defeat as the Belgians are delighted : AMSTERDAM, MAY 22. Actual Debt, 234 per cent 43 to 43 , ,2 Amort Syndic, 434 per cent ...... . ..... Ditto, ditto, 3!.(, per cent. Voluntary Lo a n, 1831, 6 per cent 96 to 973 Exchange on London, one month ...12 12 5-10 o 12 JO Two months . 12 07 5-10 —Dutch Papers, May 23. VIENNA, MAY 14.—Five per cents, 88 1.5; Foufper cents, 774 ; Bank Shares, I,ls234.—Allgemeine Zeitung, May 19. We are informed on good authority that Admiral BEAUCLERK proceeds to take the commend of our ships off the Tagus, and that Lord WIL LIAM RUSSELL goes out with him, in order to enter upon a negotiation immediately, to settle the differences between Don MIGUEL and his brother Don PEDRO. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of all kinds of Grain this week are tolerably good, and there is also a fair return of Flour. The Wheat trade may be reported dull, but Monday's prices are fully sup ported for superfine parcels. Barley,: Beans, and Peas un altered. The Oat trade is heavy, but prices cannot be noted any lower. The Flour trade remains dull. ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Barley. English Irish Foreign ..... Oats. I Flour. 4,615 qrs. 9,294 sacks. 14,796 I - - - brls. 800 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY'S RACES. Match, 100, h. ft. Ab. M.—Lord Verulam's Vestris beat Lord Wilton's Bras de Fer. Match between Mr. Thornhill's Farce and Colonel Peel's Young Rapid, off. Match, 50, h. ft. T.Y.C.—Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan, beat Sir J. Graham's Will Scarlet. Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, for colts and fillies. T.Y.C, Colonel Peel's Young Rapid 1 Sir M. Wood's b. c. by Camel Lord Lowther's St. Julian 3 Mr. Vansittart's Rubini beat Colonel Peel's Lochinvar T.Y.C. 100, h. ft. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each. T.Y.C. Mr. Wagstaff's Landrail, 5 yrs Lord Burlington's c. by Godolphin, 5 yrs 4l Lord Clarendon's ch. f. by Reveller, 3 yrs Mr Shard's May Fly, 3 yrs 4 Sir S. Graham's Little Fanny received forfeit from Lord Exeter's Hwmus. First half of Ab. M. 100 h. ft. Fifty Pounds. T.M.M. The winner to be sold for 200 gs . Lord Berner's Whiskey, 4 yrs 1 Mr. Prince's Amphictyon, 4 yrs 2 The Jockey Club Plate of 501., the property of the Members. B.C. Sir M. Wood's Lucetta, 6 yrs 1 Duke of Grafton's Oxygen, 4 yrs STAFFORD RACES. WEDNESDAY, MAY 23.—Publicans' Plate of 50 sovs. Heats, twice round and a distance. Mr. Thorne's Harry, 5 yrs REFORM BILL. DIVISION in the HO USE of LORDS in the COMMITTEE, Wednesday, May 23. Upon the PROPOSAL of LORD ELLENBOROUGH to GIVE SIX MEMBERS to the COUNTY of LANCASTER. For the Motion l5 Against it Nlajority MAJORITY. EARL. Gosford -J5. IL ft. H. the Duke of Sussex LORDS. Monteagle (Mar. guess of Sligo) Sherborne Seagrave Durham Holland Dover Audley Fisherwick (Marq. o Donegan) Lilford Templernore Howard de Walden Granard (Earl of Granard) Melbourne (Viscoun t Melbourne) Sundridge (Duke of Argyll) I Godolphin Gower Setto❑ (Earl of) Lynedoch Brougham Ponsonby, of lino killy BISHOPS. Hereford ,Chichester DUKES St. Alban's • Norfolk Somerset Richmond Devonshire Bedford MAR Westmin Q st UESSE er S • Queensberry Lansdowne VISCOUNTS. Lake Leinster (Duke of Leinster) Hood ,Goderich LORDS. Yarborough Poltimore Dundas Amesbury Dunally Glenlyou Ponsonby (Earl of Besborough) Clements (Earl of Leitrim) Fingal! (Earl of Fin_ gall) Crewe Auckland Fife (Earl of Fife) Vernon Mostyti Panmure Suffield Dinorben Staflbrd >✓ARLS. Lich field Minto Suffolk Charleinont Radnor Albemarle Onslssw Craven' Amherk Chichester Huntingdon Pon: ti et Grey Mulgrave Hillsborough (Mar quess of Downsh ire) H. R. H. the Duke of CumUerland MINORITY. EARLS, Bathurst Aylesford Dartmouth neanfor ll t UKE. Salisbury """5. Bute LORDS. Penshurst (Viscount Strangford) Bexley Ellenborough Wharnclitte Wytiford Stuart de Rothsay LORDS. Bolton Kenyon NEW WORK S OF FICTION BY DISTIN GUISHED WRITERS..--JUSt published by HENRY COLEURN g od RICHARD BENTLEY, New Burlington -street. 1. Tales of the Early Ages, by HortacE SMITH, Esq. 2, Second Edition of Cavendish, or the Patrician at See. 3. Sir Ralph Esher, by Liticti HUNT. 4. The Adventures of a Younger Son. b. Th e Opera, by the Author of " Mothers and Daughters." PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. NEWSPAPER STAMPS, SCOTLAND. An Account of the Number of STAMPS issued to each of tb, NEWSPAPERS and ADVERTISING PAPERS in SCOT. kND, in the It,. IS3I ; alio, AN ACCOUNT of the AMOUNT of ADVERTISING DUTY paid in the sam, Year by each Paper. Names of Newspapers, - Evening Courant Cale& nian Mercury Advertiser Gazette Weekly Journal... — Weekly Chronicle New Weekly Chronicle ! (discontinued) Scotsman Observer North British Advertiser Edinburgh Aberdeen Dumfries Dundee Elgin Fife Glaggow Greenock Inverness Kelso Montrose Paisley (306,000 Stamps at 2d.) Evening Post LNew North Briton - Journal ! Chronicle Observer Advertiser 'Journal LCourier `Advertiser LCourier i - Courier Journal (discontinued) Herald - Courier Journal Chronicle Herald Free Press Scots Times Saturday Evening Post _Trades' Advocate Advertiser ;Journal Courier Mail Review Advertiser "Courier Advertiser `Journal Advertiser 'Chronicle Number Stamps at 4(1. 250,500 113,500 75,000 7,000 114,000 71,750 1,0001 199,0 0 83,500 62,55( 77,5( 1 0 116,000 21,000 57,000 23,01 , 0 73,51;0 60,500 13,000 11,225 Stirling Kilmarnock (Ce: Stamp Otficv ;ffified) THOMAS PE: , !e, Edinburgh, April 26, 18; 26,500 69,500 149,000 168,000 75,750 6,000 5,750 31,000 30,425 32,000 30,000 40,500 23,000 20,0 0 31,000 25,000 IS,EOO 13,250 Advertise ment Duty at 3s. 6d. £. s. d. 1,923 12 I 813 4 fi 444 :3 0 296 16 (1 466 0 164 13 4 7 ( _',` , 57,750 ;DER, 0 18,418 4 ti )mptroller. 749 19 336 7 1,952 16 315 3 C 317 19 u 1,252 6 0 204 8 0 177 5 206 1 0 236 19 i 413 14 0 418 12 i 170 2 0 187 1 6 2 9 0 199 13 0 1,007 111 u 57 18 C 745 13 0 1,424 13 6 589 10 0 403 7 0 .1t 19 0 279 2 6 327 5 0 303 18 0 468 16 327 5 0 154 10 0 277 0 6 237 2 6 135 16 0 12E 5 0 55 9 6 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds' South Sea Stock 9 l g. Old Annuities New Ditto -- 2 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, .E.1,000...1 I 10 11 pm. Ditto.. ......»..5011...12 10 12 pm. Ditto Small 13 11 12 pm. Ditto Commercial. —pm. Ditto Advertised Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for July IS 85;i: 14 7‘. *ttlt Perth PRICER OF STOCK% THIN Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reit 3 per Cent. Cons. '3 5% 'OS 3% per Cent Ditto Red 9218 2 Kew 3% per Cent. 93 % U 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 .... - 4 per Cent. 1826 Rank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 1860 16 %4, Oct. 10, 1859 Jan. 5, 1860 - Jan. 5, 1880 - April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5, 1870 - THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, T WEL VE O'CLOCK We understand that the ports of Liverpool and Bristol are in a more thriving state than that of London, as the arrivals in the latter are less by 600 ships than at the same period last year. They write from Brussels that the discomfiture of the Tory party in London has given great energy to the Bel tgians. In Holland they illuminated when they received the news that the Duke of Wellington was coming into office. The marriage of King Leopold is fined for the 20th of June; and the Duke de Choisseul, aide-de-camp to the King of France, is to proceed to the frontiers to receive Leopold. Accounts from Naples state, that some commotions took place in the camp of Sess., caused by the Sicilians. Blood was spilt. The King ordered a council of war, and two Sicilian soldiers have been shot. They state from Constantinople, that the Reis Effendi has been dismissed, and is replaced by Akif Effendi. The Director of the Mint has also been displaced, and another appointed. THE FUNDS. Owing to an extensive operation in Consols towards the close of the Market yesterday afternoon, by the Hebrew party, Consols improved to 814 fur the account, at which price they opened this morning, but there is little doing at present; they may now be quoted at 85i 8 for the account, and for money 858 to I. The estafette from Paris brings the Renter 701., but no political news of consequence, excepting some dis turbances in the interior, not of a nature to cause much alarm to the Government. HALF-PAST ONE. Although we are without any political information, foreign or local, the Funds are improving, which we sup pose is owing to the great scarcity of money in the House at well as out of it. Consols may be quoted at present 85i to 86 for the account, and 84 for money. It is supposed that a ■tout opposition will be made this evening sn the Lords, on the ten-pound clause. The Foreign Market is void of interest. Consols have just been done at 86 to for the account. 7 HREL 0' CL 0 GK. Consols for account 86. FOUR O'CLOCK CLOSING PRICES. Consols , Dittofor Account 8.5 i Greek, 1825 34 Brazilian Bonds 49 Mexican, 1825 33 Buenos Ayres... 23- Peruvian ... ..... ..• Gillian Ditto.... Russian 9Bl Columbian 1824 111 Spanish An order has been issued at the Custom house yesterday, that all British coin entered for exporta tion shall in future pay an ad valrrem duty of one-half per cent. The object of the order is understood to be that of preventing the exportation of sovereigns, on which, indeed, such a duty will place an effectual check. GREAT REFORNI NIEETING OF THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE. WAKEFIELD, MAY 23.—The largest meeting eve; 'tell, even in the great county of York, celebrated as it i, for its public meetings, and its consistent zeal in the caus, of Parliamentary Reform, has this day been held on th, [ngs, at Wakefield, to support Ministers and the Bill, and to implore his Majesty so to exercise his prerogative as ti insure the passing o` that admirable measure. The meet ing was one of the inhabitants of the West Riding, which division of the county alone contains a population of on, milli :n souls. Several motives combined to induce the ca lli n g of a meeting of the West Riding, rather than of the whole county, amongst which the principal was th distance of the county town, Y‘irk, from the pope lous parts of the Riding. The nearest of the large towns (Leeds) is twenty-foor miles distant, and several are fro,: forty to sixty miles distant. The division of the counts into its three Ridings, for election purpepes, by the Reform Bill, also su sgested the propriety of holding a meeting of the largest of those divisions, for the purpose of petition ing in favour of that Bill. Wakefield, w hi c h i s appo i nted the‘ place of election for the West Riding, under the Re- form Bill, is pretty centrally situate, betwe e n the great towns of Leeds, 13radford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Shef field, Barnsley, Doncaster, and Pontefract, though at th , distance of from ten to twenty in:les from must of these places, and at this town, therefore, it was determined that the meeting should be held. The first notice of the meting was issued when it was believed the Duke of Wellington had succeeded in thrusting out the Reform ing Administration, and thereby bringing the Bill into the most imminent danger ; and when the joyful news of the recall of that Administration was received, the reforming spirit was so " sprightly up," that - although the urgent n e c e s s ity for such an assemblage had passed away, it was found tkit the people would not be satisfied without meet ing to congratulate each other on their triumph, and to confirm his Majesty in his intention to secure the passing of the Bill. It was felt, also, that all danger was not passed ; that a large portion of the House of Peers still manifested the most obstinate infatuation, and that. the people ought not, therefore, to relax in their vigilance and activity until the Bill bad actually received the Royal assent. The requisition by which the meeting was called was signed in a single day by from 400 to 500 freeholders, and thousands of names might have been as easily obtained as hundreds, if they had been necessary : it expressed that the meeting was held " for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning Parliament to pass the Reform Bill in all its integrity and efficiency, and to address the King, beseeching him to repose undeviating confidence in Earl Grey and his colleagues, who alone en joy the confidence of the nation, and by no means to in trust the administration of public affairs to men who are either the avowed enemies of Parliamentary Reform, or its hollow and wavering supporters." So much excitement was never before produced by any public meeting in this county. Reformers of all ranks and classes went by thousands from the nearer towns, and by hundreds and fifties from the remoter parts of the riding. The feeling of alarm and bitter indignation which existed a week ago had all passed away, and in their stead the highest joy and exultation prevailed. The parties who flocked from every side to Wakefield were accompanied with bands of music, and numerous banners bearing pa triotic inscriptions. The universal colour was orange, the liberal erection colour in Yorkshire, and which was worn in ribands and cards by the tnajarity of those pre sent. The scene, indeed, bore a strong resemblance to a contested election, with this exception, that there was but one colour, and but one feeling of joy and triumph. On the cards and ribands were inscribed " Grey and Re form," and the same words appeared on very many of the flags. From Leeds many thousand persons attended the meet ing ; the day was a general holyday in that town ; the merchants, the manufacturers, the shopkeepers, and the workmen all seemed bent on being present at this, it is hoped, the last meeting that will he required to be held in Yorkshire before the passing of the Bill. A vast procession of pedestrians having assembled in and near the area of the Leeds Coloured Cloth Hall, start. d for Wakefield at seven o'clock in the morning, ac companied by a splendid array of banners and several bands of music, and led by the members of the Leeds Po litical Union, at whose head rode Mr. Joshua Bower, the President, and Mr. Nicholls and Mr. Whitehead, the Vice- Presidents. At nine o'clock a very long cavalcade of car riages and equestrians left the same place, which nt.n tiered, before it had quitted the suburbs of the town, GO or 80 carriages of different kinds, besides a troop of horse men. The whole population seemed to turn out to wit ness the processions, and the brilliancy of the weather, the splendour of the banners, the sound of the music, the gay appearance of the Reformers, bedizened with colours, and the high spirits of all patties made the scene one of the most exhilarating and delightful nature. At Wakefield the scene was truly astonishing. Multi tudes were observed advancing upon the town from every side with the same kind of pageantry as we have noticed in the processions. The streets were choked with passen gers, the shops were closed as on a high festival, and hun dreds of houses displayed orange and yellow flags. Pro cessions arrived successively from Halifax, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Pontefract, Cleckheaton, Morley, Mirfield, Liversedge, Batley, Churwell, Goniersal, Marsden, Strafe forth and Tickhill, Horiley, Woodlesford, &c. ; and as they arrived they proceeded to the place of meeting, which was an immense field, called the Inge, close adjoining to the town, calculated to accommodate several hundred thousand person, and celebrated as the scene of the great battle in the wars of the Roses, between Margaret, the Queen of Henry VI., and Richard, Duke of York. " Far other scene" was the field of Wakefield now, shaded in deed by banners and resonant with martial music, but covered with a countless multitude, actuated by one feel ing of exulting patriotism, and wearing but one colour— that of the sun's own radiance. Very spacious and commodious hustings, calculated to contain SOO persons, bad been erected ; they were crowded with respectable persons, and found insufficient to con tain those who were fairly entitled to he upon them. The view from the hustings was most imposing; upwards of 100 banners, orange, yellow, and crimson, emblazoned with various devices and inscriptions, were ranged round the plain, enclosing a multitude whose numbers it is hazardous to estimate ; and beyond, the principal ap proaches to the Ings from the town were seen filled by dense masses, constantly advancing and swelling the num • bers gathered round the hustings. The terraces and open places of the town, and the windows of the houses which looked upon the place of meeting, were likewise fibed with spectators, many of whom displayed their zeal by hanging out flags, :though they did not venture into the midst of the throng. We have said that it is difficult to estimate the numbers assembled, but we may safely compute them at about 150,000. Such an assemblage, indeed, has never been seen in Yorkshire ; yet if the Duke of Wellington bad been in power instead of Earl Grey, it is not extravagant to say that twice or thrice that number would have mus tered to convince the boroughmongers that the people of England are not to be trifled with, nor their rights with held from them by a selfish oligarchy. It is impossible to give within any moderate compass the inscriptions on the banners. We must content our selves with observing, that they were all expressive of the strongest and most decided attachment to liberty, reform, and th e patriotic adtninistration of Earl Grey. Amongst the gentlemen on the hustings we noticed—Sir Godfrey Franci s Li n dl ey W oo d , B arr., Sir William Pilkington, Bart., Higgins, Esq., John Marshall, jun., Esq., John John Armit age , E sq ., Elli s C. L i ster, Esq., FG H oo ai a d fnir y e , yb sirci ' eE'nsq.: Benjamin tta r t h, j un.,E ‘ s i q , i 1 , 8 o t n h , 1 e 11 r. George Fawkes, Wailes,J. Esq , Michael Stocks. Esq., John Halliby, E,q , James Holdsworth, Esq., Rev. Dr. Naylor, Rev. Dr. Hutton, Rev. Mr. Westmoreland, Rev. B. Godwin, Rev. T. Scales, Rev. W. Eccles, Dr. Crowther, Captain Wood, and Messrs. James G. Marshall, T. W. Stansfield, 0. Wil lane, William Smith, Thomas Jaques, H. H. Stansfield, James Holdforth, Ainsley, Pease, Baines, Bentley, John and Joshua Bower, John and George Goodman, Bruce, P. Williams, B. Walker, Hubbard, T. George, Charles Harris, Mi lligan, James Stansfield, G. B. Browne, W. Ch a d w i ck, John Hirst, jun., John Holland, jun., M. Stocks, j un., Joseph Dawson, Samuel and John Hodgson, John H a i gh, Cooke, Todd, James Booth, W. Williams, B. Ormetod, James Lees, Joseph Stancliffe, W. and C. Wheatley, Benjamin Sayle, Carr, Lee, Seholefield, &c. Befor e the proceedings commenced "Rule Britannia" was sung with great effect by the vast multitude. The County members were prevented from attending by their parliamentary duties, and F. H. Fawkes, E-q., who had been expected to take the chair, was detained in Lon don Bryan C ooke had also been expected, but from some cause by indisposition. Th e a tt en d ance o f Si r William he did not make his appearance. At a little after twelve o'clock, on the motion of E. C. LISTER, Esq., seconded by Mr. BAINES, JAMES HOLDSWORTII, Esq., constable of Wakefield, was called to the chair. JOHN HARDY, Esq., in moving the first resolution, said he need only look on the scene before him, be need only cast his eye on the countless multitude, to be convinced what the feelings of the people of England were upon the subject of the Reform Bill. He thought that the conduct of his Majesty throughout was that of a sincere and ho nest R eformer. --(Cries of "No, no," and murmurs of disapprobation.) He knew that suspicion had been cat upon his intentions, but it appeared to him that his Ma jesty had never shrunk from the pledge which he ha' given to his people; nor did he believe that he had yield eil, as had been supposed, to fer.iale influence. The Be form Bill was introduced with th e approbasion of th King, who d ismissed the House of Commons which we hostile to it ; and when the measure was rejected by a Upper House of Parliament, the King stood firm t, the Bill and to his Ministers. So far the conduct o the King was unquestionably in accordance with th wishes of the people. It was true, that when th. Reform Bill was in effect defeated i❑ the House p Lords by an amendment which on the face of purported to be only a matter of form, his M.,jest , did not at once agree to the adoption of those measure which the Ministers thought necessary to enable them t carry the Bill, but that difficulty was now removed, ant he trusted that the right of representation would be take, away from those places whose celebrity was their cerrop tion—(Cheers)—and which he trusted would lie for eve. buried in one comprehensive sepulchre, with this sinspl incription—" Schedule A."—(Cheers.) If the vessel e the State required Reform—and what work of man di, not require Reform ?—what honesty or wisdom was Cheri in opposing the good work ? Supposing in this vesse• there were one hundred rotten planks, and that there wer only sixty sound ones to repair them with, and the car penters insisted on morticing the rotten wood with th, sound wood. Nothing less than this was the object whicl the House if Lords had in view in the amendment moved by Lord Lyndhurst. But the Captain was not to be hum bugged, and he gave up the command.—(Load cheerin_ and laughter.) Mr. Hardy was nut surprised that the King should manifest reluctance to create Peers, that was a step which should only be resorted to in the mos urgent necessity, but that necessity he (Mr. Hardy) was convinced had arrived. Mr. Hardy now read an extras• from a speech of Lord Lyndhurst, lately delivered in tie House of Lords :—" The waters are out," said Lord Lynd hurst, and so far he ageeed with his Lordship ; but Lord Lyndhurst proceeded to say—" that the work of destruc tion was about to begin." Now there he differed front Lord Lyndhurst, if his Lordship meant, which doubtless he did, the destruction of that which ought not to be de stroyed ; but if he meant there would be an end to the existence of corruption, he agreed with his Lordship. The time was now arrived when men would not sell their birthright for " so much trash as may be grasped thus," nor for the privilege of regaling or revelling in the ale barrel or gin cask. Anti now that the waters were out, he was convinced they would flow in the channels pre pared for them—that they would not inundate, but fertilize the land through which they flowed. —(Tremendous cheering.) He was a friend to the Bill, and he though• that the 101. franchise would concentrate the mor strength and energy of the nation.—(Cheers, and some cries of " No, no ; labour ought to be represented.") Mr. Hardy said he knew there were some friends to Reform who thought the elective franchise not sufficieutly exten sive; but he would put it to them, as men of common sense, if any of them felt jealously in intrusting his life to a 201. juryman. —(Interruptions and cheers.) Surely, then, they might depend more upon a 10/. householder, who approached nearer to the station of the labouring classes. Again, he would ask, if an elector of 101. could gain any advantage which would not be shared by a householder of 91., seeing that every benefit the former would gain would equally benefit his neighbours. He, the 101. elector, could not help himself without helping others. It was necessary a line should be drawn somewhere, and he thought a more unexceptionable one could not have been hit upon.—(Cheers.) Mr. Hardy would have no hesita tion in calling for a large measure of Reform, if on trial it was found that the present measure was inadequate to the end proposed to be attained, viz. a full, fair, and adequate representation of the people. He, however, hoped, that the reformed House of Commons would remove many of the taxes which now pressed on the labouring classes, and if taxes were necessary, to lay them upon luxuries.— (Loud cheers.) Mr. Hardy concluded by moving the first resolution, which was—" That this meeting hails with heartfelt satisfaction the return of Earl Grey and his colleagues to his Majesty's Councils,—a satisfaction height• coed by being contrasted with the grief and indignation we had previously felt on hearing that this patriotic and high-minded Administration had b,en compelled to resign office, on account of their inability to carry their great measure of Reform through the House of Lords, and that the Duke of Wellington and the Anti-Reformers were likely again to come into power."—(Loud eering.) J. MARSHALL, jun. Esq., in seconding the resolution, said— A few days ago we were threatened with a Tory Administration ; but now we have got Lord Grey's Ad ministration again at the head of affairs, the only one cer tainly that can carry through the Bill of Reform to tl e satisfaction of the country, in its full integrity. Any measure of Reform, brought forward by an Administra tion of Anti-Reform principles, would also have been con • sidered by the country as granted on compulsion. It would not only have been disgusting, but almost insulting to the country to have had a considerable Bill of Re form supported by men who, only a year or two ago, de nied that Birmingham and the other large towns were either entitled or qualified to send members to Parliament, —men who, up to the present moment, still call the dis franchisement of the nomination boroughs nothing less than spoliation and robbery. It would have been igno minious in our opponents to have offered a Bill of Reform to the nation, and it would have been insulting to the nation to have received it from such hands. Most fortu nately, indeed, we are now spared such an event, and though I never can cast anxiety from my mind until this great measure has received the Royal assent, yet I do hope we have now every fair prospect of the realization of our wishes. Our opponents have endeavoured to divide us, and to sow dissensions among us, hoping by such means to weaken our force, and to curtail or mutilate our Bill. Hitherto they have failed, and I have no doubt that their further attempts will be fruitless. Be united, persevere a little longer, and the Bill of Reform will be the law of England. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, and on calling for a show of hands, such an exhibition took place as would appal the heart of every anti-Reformer. So far as the eye could see, one continued forest of hands was dis•• played, accompanied by immense cheering. The Chair man, for form's sake, then called for a show of hands in the negative, when not more than six hands could be counted. The Chairman declared the motion to be car ried, and the welkin rang with deafening shouts. Sir F. L. Woon, Bart. had been requested to move an address of congratulation to the King on the recall to the administration of Earl Grey. Ten days ago the prospects of the country were most appalling : the country had ap • proached nearer to the brink of revolution than during any period of the last one hundred years, and people could not help referring to the unhappy reign of Charles I. when the country was afflicted with the horrors of civil wat. Some of the gentlemen who bad preceded him, bad stated that the Reform Bill was safe, and called upon them to re joice ; hut he warned them not to consider the Bill as safe until it had received the Royal assent. He had been in formed that the hustings were to stand until the Reform Bill was cat ried ; but whether the hustings stood or not, he trusted that the determinations and resolves of York shire wound stand, and that they would be instant in sea son and out of season, whether the thunder atom darkened the sky, or sunshine gilded their prospects. The worthy Baronet concluded, amidst the loud cheering of the meet ing, by moving, " that the address of congratulation to his Majesty he' adopted by this meeting—(Cheers)—and that the Lord Chancellor be respectfully requested to pre sent the same :" " TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, " We, your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the inha bitants of the West Riding of the county of York, assembled in public meeting at Wakefield, this 23d of May, 183'2, beg leave humbly to approach your Majesty to express the intense anxiety which we, in common with the great body of your Majesty's faithful and loyal people, have felt during the recent fearful crisis of the national affairs. We tender to your Majesty our grateful thanks and ardent congratulations upon the restoration, to your Majesty's councils of those patriotic statesmen, who, with your Majesty's gracious approbation, have originated the Bill to amend the representation, which has been hailed with joy and gratitude by the nation at large; and we humbly but earnestly implore your Majesty to continue to your Ministers your entire confidence, and to support them by all the constitu tional means with which your Majesty is invested, and espe cially by such an addition to the peerage as shall secure the passing or this Bill in all its integrity and efficiency,—a bill cal. culated above every measure hitherto brought before Parlia ment to effect a redress of grievances —to cause the enactment of just and wise laws—to lessen and equalize the national bur dens—to secure the just application of the national resources, and at the same time to give stability to the throne—to confirm the just authority of both Houses of Parliament—to secure the rights and liberties of the people—and to add immeasurably to the greatness, the power, and the glory of the empire." stoodtical Union se firmto t he c p o e n o d p e l d e, a th n e d JOSHUA BOWER, Esq. P res id ent of the Leeds Poli p m eo o p ti l o e n w . ou T id h s e ta ll n l d i n fi i s r t m er s w h i a t I d , them.—(Cheers.) He was in London when Ministers tendered their resignation, and it might be said that thi whole city was in a blaze. He was among all ranks, from the highest to the lowest, and every one said, " It is th, Bill we want, and will bate nothing." Though the B. form Bill did not grant every thing he wished for, yet ii laid the foundation for future improvements. The House of Commons had given them satisfaction for th. manner in which they had stood by the people.—(Cheers., .20 .Per lnly let the people adhere to the law and ifrirbiiiisT . ;ommons, and they would beat two Dukes of WelliaWn. —(Cheers.) The old Tories had been giving theiThike essons in politics, which he would never hay, liajOilile - 0 digest as he had done, if, at the same time-Atei had .0t crammed him (as they do turkeys) wAriiiiace and , ension,_(liproarious applause.) He concluded with ,conding the resolution, which was read by the Chairman, Ind carried unanimously amidst loud checring. G.I)FREY HIGGINs, Esq., in moving a vote of thanks o the Reformers of England, said the people of England ,ad shown that they would govern themselves ; th,t, ,hough they had been called by those who had governed ,Item an ignorant rabble, and had been told that they had :), en governed by wisdom and riches, had involved them in a debt of 800,000,0001. sterling, it was high time that they began to govern themselves—(Cheers). He con cluded by moving the resolution. JosFrit Noon, Esq-, of &Mal, seccni:ed the resolu. (ion. They had not met there to discuss the principle of Ref .nn, but he must be allowed to say, he wished from his heart that the Bill was more extensive and comprehen ,ive. He wished that it had embraced every one amongst them, for it was their birthright, and they had proved themselves worthy of it—(Cheers.) When, however, the enemy of liberty was in the breach, it was not the time for the seldiers of freedom to quarrel upon minor points, but to exert all their united efforts t , ) repel him, vnd to settle all their little differences as brothers and as friends— The ppectacle before him was enough to :make any man proud of his country, and was enough to exalt the national character in the eyes of a civilised world—(Cheers) The cause they were met that day to celebrate was the triumph of a public principle, and the downfall of tyranny and injustice—(Cheers). They were met to celebrate, not the victory of a party, but the triumph of the people— (Applause - err, a ono, of Dewsbury, proposed a vote of thanks o the Chairman. Much had been said of the advantage of union ; and it was to that moral force which union afforded that they were indebted for the prosperous prospects be fore them. No Minister would have dared to propose, and none would have resigned their power, because they could not carry a Reform of that extent, had they not been backed, he was going to say, not by the hundreds of thousands, but by the millions of the people—(Hear, hear)—who, with hearts as tree, and with arms as strong as their own, were ready, not in fierce combat, for he trusted they should not come to that, but in bold and manly union, to assert their rights, and to insist upon obtaining them.—(Cheers.) In the field of battle, however great the success might be, there was always something very painful connected with the triumph.__ There were the killed, the wounded, and the missing; but in the triumph of the Reformers none were slain, none were wounded—(Cheers)—and in labouring to obtain their own rights, they were labouring for others also— (Hear, hear)—for union had given to the great cause of Reform such a mighty impetus, such an irresistible force , that they had learnt that union was strength.—(Hear.) G. B. BROWN, Esq., of Halifax, seconded the motion. Mr. HoenswoaTir having vacated the Chair, it was taken by E. C. LISTER, Esq., who put the motion— " That the Chairman be authorized to sign the address on behalf of the meeting, and that the thanks of the meeting he tendered to Ent for his able conduct in the Chair," which was c:a rigid amidst loud cheering. A little while after the Chairman had quitted the Chair, loud and repeated calls were made for Mr. Baines, which that gentleman, at the instance of the Chairman and other gentlemen on the hustings, obeyed, by addressing a few observations to the assembly. A small party of Huntite radicals, about 20 in number, occasioned some interruption; but being overpowered by the cheers and clapping of the remainder of the assembly, silence was obtained, and Mr. Baines briefly congratulated the meeting on the proud attitude in which the cause of Reform, which he had strenuously advocated for inure than 30 years, now stood. He also recommended that those Members of the House of Lords, who were in terested in the preservation of the rotten boroughs, should imitate the example set by honest Jurymen, when a cause was called on in which they had a personal interest, by de siring leave to withdraw until the question was decided. He than complimented the meeting on the admirable spirit of patriotism, concord, and harmony which had prevailed, and expressed his confidence that that spirit of union and peace which had hitherto characterized all the efforts of the Yorkshire Reformers would mark the conclusion of this day's proceedings, and be the means of bringing their cause to a speedy and triumphant issue. This was followed by loud cheers and waving of hats. The vast assemblage now slowly and quietly separated, after again s►nging " Rule Britannia," and giving three cheers for the people, and three for the Ministers. COURT CIRCULAR. Yesterday was the birthday of the Princess VICTORIA, when her Royal Highness entered her 14th year. At an early hour the bells of the parish church at Ken• sington announced the return of the day. At twelve o'clock the Duchess of KENT and the Prin cess VICTORIA received visits from, and the congratula tions of, all the members of their Royal Highnesses' household. In the afternoon their Royal Highnesses were visited by their illustrious relations. The Duke of Sussex came before two o'clock, and later in the afternoon the QUEEN, with Prince GEORGE of Cambridge ; the Duke and Duchess of CUMRIR.LA ND and Prince GEORGE; the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the Princes@ AUGUSTA, the Princess SOPHIA, and the Princess SoPHIA MATILDA. During the day the calls were without intermission at ;he Palace, by the Foreign Ministers and their Ladies, and ;he Nobility and Gentry, to offer their congratulations on ;he occasion. In the evening the tradespeople of Kensington testified their attachment by a brilliant illumination. Their MAJESTIES gave a juvenile hall in honour of the occasion, last evening, at St. James's Palace. The QUEEN and Prince GEORGE of Cambridge, dined with the Princess AUGUSTA on Wednesday evening, at St. James's Palace. The Duke of Cum.)]EntAwo visited the KING on Wed- .s detachment of the second regiment of Foot Guards, accompanied by their band, were paraded yesterday morn in the gardens of the Palace. His MAJESTY was present. Sir W. G011 , .1 was the Field Officer in waiting. The Princess AUGUSTA, the Princess SOPHIA, and the Princess SOPHIA MATILDA, visited their MAJESTIES yes terday. The KING gave audiences to Earl GREY, the Earl of ALBEMARLE, and Lord HOLLAND, yesterday. His MAJESTY, accompanied by Sir B. STEPHENSON, took an airing yesterday afternoon in a carriage. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the Princess Soritta. visited the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND on Wed nesday, at St. James's Palace. Their MaJzsmrs dined last evening with the Princess AUGUSTA, at her residence in Sr. James's Palace. The Earl of WArtwrcx presented an address to the KING at the Levee on Wednesday from the hundred of Dinston, county of Warwick, thanking his MAJESTY for not creating Peers. Mr. LITTLETON presented an address of thanks from :he inhabitants of Bi!sten. A very numerous meeting of Members of the House of Commons Ira held yesterday at the Foreign Office. Three hundred and sixty Members received summonses. Nearly the whole of the Irish Members were present. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, Mr. Huma, and the whole of the Cabinet Ministers, who are Members of the House of Commons, attended the meeting. A meeting of the Lords of his Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council was held at twelve o'clock yesterday, at the Council-office, to hear the arguments of Counsel in a peti tion respecting a bank at Jersey. The Marquess of LA NS. DOW NE, Viscount MEnsouartir, Lord AUCKLAND, Sir JAMES GRA !lAD!, and Mr. TAYLOR, were the Lords pre sent. Dr. LosurNoroar and Mr. PEMBERTON were heard by their Lordships. The meeting broke up about two o'clock. Despatches from Sir WILLIA3I HOUSTON, the Lieut.- Governor of Gibraltar, were yesterday received at the Colonial-office. LAPORTE has become the lessee of Covent garden Theatre. There were only two competitors, him self and Captain POLHILL, and the rent they offered was nearly equal ; but Captain l'omuLL wished for the option of taking it for one, three, or five years, whereas LA roaTE has signed an agreement for seven years, subject, however, to his approval of certain covenants. Larowre is to have possession of the theatre about the 4th of July. The trustees of this valuable property negotiated with Mr. LArORTZ. Tuesday evening, mistake . evening, at SURREY THEATRE.—We understand that t m ha a t y th j e w l i o% e er i s ri'm of that deservedly popular vocalist, Mr. Enwiti, will take thehis benefit e l ( 6 , f t on far o th n e d r a e y c n a e: neat; a n n o d if doubtoe • harmony will experience a rich treat. the An n stl body of Captain BunDETT, , Math up the piescription. fur some other medicine. The Jury, after a lung who died cation, found a verdict of " Afanslaughte " - r • s., ),mng lenilgnnun consequence q v t Lh e e held on t t ak ing oil man named HEATH, who had