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NOTICE OF SALE.

THE DEAD AND LIVE. STOCK OF
MARKET GROUND, Citylkad,
WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By Mr. COCHRAN,
On MON DAY, the teilt of July, 1919,
the Particulars of which, in the course of a few days,
wig be further Made konswes.

The Mock mimesis of Hones, Carta, and Implemmata,
complete (or Market Gardeners, in which arc some haarireds
of Melon sad encumber Emmen, Hand and R.II Glasses,
which most lie cleared by the Ist of Augs.t, and will be
gold without reserve.

Parties ,lan to he had of J. Cochran, 7, Doke-street,
roavestor-sleare, Geode..

N sad Westin Plants in quantities, by
applying to Mr. Puller and Mr. Pepper, Gardeners, City.
road.

BIRMINGHAM REFORM MEETING.

RESOLUTIONS.

The following are the Resolutions passed at the
Birmineharnßeform Meeting on Monday last
. .

Whereas the Inhabitants of Birortingbant have 'not, is t►e
Comatose House of ParHameln, any Representatives to
assent, oil their behalf, to the laws they are required to ob.
serve, and the lases 111(7 are required to pay.
And whereas the said Inhabitants lit Birmingham have an
unquestionable right to have in Parliament Representatives,
lint merely of their own choice and appoistanelit, but like-
wise in number, corresponding with the population of their
town, compared with that of the kingdom.
And whereas the said inhabitants of Birmingham conceive
that the Commons' House, howsoever& facie it be composed,
and wheilwr it ought ill be applied unto as a Legislatorial
Retwesentative of the Commons of the Realm, or as a Court
of Judicature for ►edress of wrongs, is matters of election,
touching Members to serve therein, is bound to do justice
unto or procure for them, the said inkabitaista of Birming-
ham, a full and complete redrew of the owspeskable griev-
ance and injury they sustain, by reason of their nut being
repreeented io Parliament.
And whereas no principle (dour Law and Cowstitutioa is
more certain than this—that even what Parliament may de
contrary to human rights, liberties, sad free customs, filen&
ed in the eternal law of *store (wildlife* the immutable law
of Cud) and at variance with the Conmitittiou of the realm,
1111 is itself an error and injustice incapable of validity, shall
be holden for nought.

And whereas this sound principle of freedom and justice
stands in effect recognised amid declared by Parliament, its
an Act of the 34th of Edward I. s. 4.e. 4. in these word*—
" All Clerks sod Laymen of oar had shall have their laws,
liberties, and free customs, as largely and wholly as they
have used to have the sane, at any time when they had them
best ; sad if any statutes have been made by us, or our an-
cestors, or any civitoina leronglit in contrary to them, or any
muner of Article contained in this present Charter, we will
and grass, that such manner of statutes and customs shall
become void and frustrate for evermore."

And whereas Petitions, although sigued by a large pro-
portion of the community, bare not hitherto availed, it is
toerefore

Resolver', I.—That in the shameful facts which the guar-
relline of rogue. at Barnstaple, Pearyn, an l Grampownd
have brought to !it'd, we have a lively picture of the bri-
bery and abominations, which almost, if not altogether uni.
aerially prevail in those sinks of corruptiun, called epee
bairoualis.

Resolved, 2.—That in an infamous transaction at Whee-
ler, in the tkplls of last winter, we at once see the detracting
spirit, and the true means by which unprincipled Peers, as
well as others who ■re candidates fur the Peerage, have me-
tamorphosed' open Boroughs into close Boroughs, for the
purpose of guilty ambition.
Resolved, 3.—That 5.1 long as such unprincipled Peers,
and world-be Peers, shall have sit their absolute command
a great majority of the peals in the Coms aaaaaaa 10. House, which
is nothing short of subversion of the Constitution, it is mani-
fest they will continue to defeat a reform or that Howse,
instil the injured people, determined on remit-ling their li-
luny, shill become so numerous, and shall raise a voice
too awful to be troth d with contempt.
Resolved, 4.—That a number of gentlemen in whom this
Meeting confide, having stated that there has now for a year
and a half past been before the Public " A Rill of Rights
and Liberties," fur effecting a Radical Reform iw the Howse
of Gnomons, nu the simple principles of voting fur itepre.
sentatives (which is a common right) being exercised by all
met, of mature age and mutual mind, who have not forfeited
the right by any crime; the votes bring given by ballot;
and the representative body being received 'once a year; it
Ix the opinion of this Meeting that the said Bill ought to be
adopted sud passed into a Law.

The foregoing Resolutions passed unanimously.
A long Petition to the House of Common.. cow.
'dinning of the abuses in the Representation, and
remonstratiog, against them, Will then read.
The following Resolutions were then proposed,
and p wird unanimously :--

Resolved, 11..—That the complaint, remonstrance, and pe-
tition, which has been read, is adopted as the act of this
Meeting.

Resolved, 6—That, for pulling on a new and equitable
i►sue, their just and undeniable right to a fall enjoynsent of
the sacred " Laws, Liberties, and Free Customs" of their
country, as " largely and wholly" its they ought to he en.
joyed, the said Mhabilants of Birenisighani will mow forth-
with proceed to elect one gentleman, in whom they can
confide, as their Legislatorial Attorney and Representative;
in whose person they will try the question of 'heir right to
Parliamentary Representation ; and who shall bc instructed
to claim, nn their behalf, admission into the Commons'
House, m a Member thereof. And in the event of his being
acknowledged and received as their Representative accord-
ingly, Ihe■ and there to use his utmost endeavours towards
obtaining equal and complete justice to the Commonsof the
Realm universally, by securing to Vieux au annum! 'eleetion
of Legislatorial Representatives, to be elected by ballot.

Resolved, 7.—That Sir Charles Wokelvy, of Wol.cky,
in the county of SiAfford, Wet. is eleetrel Lexie!Maria'
Attorney and Reprriwiliaiioe of the iulubitaisis of Birming-
ham ; instructed, and to claim, on tlwir behalf, by letter
to the Ili lion. the Speaker of the House of Commons,
admission into that House, .as a Member tbereuf q as well

as to essesionieete un the oemssins the present and the ins-
, mediately foregoing Resolve of this Meeting, to be by the
•aid Speaker laid before the House.
i Resoles's!, S.-11sal owe said respected Represeritative, in
the event of his Wing admitted as mock to ft seat is the
Commons' Roam, is hereby instructed to move fur the sat*.
ties of the aforesaid Dill of Rights And Liberties; bat hs a
contrary event, to provide • proper manuscript de•aght of
the seise, and sae his almost ewdeavours fur 'win it pro.
posed in Parliament by some other Member.
i Resolved, k —Thai • deposition, cosiaisting of the Chair-
man, and suck other persons as he may think proper, do
I wait upon Sir Charles. ‘ruiseley, with the Resolutions •p_
pointing him to represent the Inhabitants of Birmingham
is Parliament ; and that Major Cartwright and Mr. Wookr
I he requested to Accompany the Deputation to join their per-
! wood .at►raty to induce his compliance with the wishes of
this Meeting.