The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-14 00:00:00

THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE.

Yesterday Mr. Richard Taylor, the Common
Councilman, and two other gentlemen, whose names
were not stated, waited upon the Lord Mayor, in
the Justice-room, and presented to him a requisition,
of which the following is a copy :

Loudon, Aug. 11.
TO THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF

LOXDOX.

MY LONA—We respectfully solicit your Lordship to
call a Meeting of the Inhabitant, of this City as soon as
convenient, in order to give them as opportunity of ex-
pressing their congratulations at the triumph of Con►titu-
tional Liberty in France; their admiration of the utudera-
lion and courage with which the struggle has been con-
ducted by the brave shims of Paris; and their feryerit
hopes that the result of there memorable events nathe
the consolidation of all the interests of peare and freedom
in every part of the world ; and farther, to promote a sub-
scription for the wounded, the widows, sad the orphans.of
the sufferer., in the late events in the French capital.
We have the honour to be, my Lord,
. Your Lordship's most obedient humble servants,
(Signed by about 100 Citizens.)
The majority of the names attached to the requi-
sition was of citizens of high respectability who do
not usually come forward on ordinary political occa-
sions ; and it was remarked that amongst the'signa-
tures there was scarcely one of those whose mimes are
always attached to requisitions fot reform 'meetinga.,
The LORD MAYOR received the requisitionists in
the most respectful manner, and stated that be had
already considered the subject of it; for it had se-
veral days ago been intimated to him by Alderman
Wood, that the feeling which pervaded the most
respectable of his fellow-citizens would certainly oc-
casion such an application. His Lordship then de-
clared that he entirely approved of an expression of
public opinion of the nature of that stated in the
requisition, but he felt a difficulty in giving his offi-
cial sanction to such an expression. Under these
circumstances, he recommended the requisitionists
to call a meeting of the citizens of London, at the
London Tavern, and there their opinions might be
collected in the most complete manner.
The deputation asked his Lordship whether be
would have any objection to preside at that meet-
ing? _

The LORD MAYOR replied, that he could not well
attend such a meeting us a private individual, and
that the difficulty which he felt in giving any official
co-operation would prevent him accepting the honour
proposed to him.
. _ _

The deputation asked his Lordship whether he
had any objection to a statement of his favourable
Opinion being made known to the requisitionists ?
His Lonnsnw replied emphatically that he had no
objection whatever, provided the distinction were
made between his approbation as a private indivi-
dual and, his declining to interfere in his official
capacity. . _

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A conversation then ensued between his Lordship
and the gentlemen of the deputation, in which it
was stated by the latter, that the subscriptions
were going on well at Liverpool, Manchester, Wol-
verhampton, and other places. A letter bad been
just received, stating that at Edinburgh a requisition
was in progress, and had been signed by persons of
opposite parties. Amongst all persons who were
friends of constitutional freedom there was perfect
unanimity. A letter had been received by a gentle-
man in the city from M. Lafitte, the President of the
Chamber of Deputies. lie said, " All France will
applaud that generous intervention with which the
people of England have honoured that great struggle,
whose result has been the complete overthrow of
despotism."
The LORD MAYOR repeated .his personal expres-
sion of sympathy, and after some further desultory
conversation, the deputation withdrew.
We have since been informed that the requisi-
tionists have determined to aet upon his Lordship's
suggestion, and to convene a meeting at the London
Tavern for Monday, at twelve o'clock,

SPORTING INTILLIQINCIII.