The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-18 00:00:00

REFORM.

(From the Glasgow Free Press.)
Again we have to congratulate our readers and
the public, on the magnificent manner Gt which the
cause of Reform is progressing. Every where public
meetings are being held, and petitions couched in
respectful but firm language, drawn up for presenta-
tion to both King and Parliament ; and if this alert
spit it continue to actuate the public for only a short
while longer, every town and district in the king-
dom will have spoken out on the subject, and Go-
vernment, in the regenerative measure it is about to
bring forward, will be compelled to concede more to
the popular voice than, we feel assured, they either
inteeded, or yet secretly wish. It is, therefore, most
• important that no one should sleep at his post in this
momentous crisis,--a crisis big with the seeds of
mighty principles, which, according to the extent to
which our efforts develop, and call them into ection,
must be felt, in the effect of a greater or less degree
of political freedom and social happiness, by the
latest posterity. Let us not proportion our exer-
tions to the stimulative force of the idea, that in
this we labour only for ourselves. We !Abram
also for every generation that is to follow us!
There is just completed one of those great politi-
cal cycles, which bring round nations to the goal
from which they started on particular causes,—
once more to review their position, and enlightened
by the wisdom gained in their career, to set offanew
on principles better adapted to their increased intel-
ligence and altered circumstances. We„ who stand
at this goal, thus hold in our hands the destinies of
till who may live within the new cycle about to be
begun; and it becomes us, therefore, to judge of our
situation in a comprehensive and enlightened spirit,
and act with a view to the future as well as to the
present. We could wish to behold the system of
meeting in public to petition, much more general
than it yet is,—in fact, we could with to see it uni-
versal; well knowing that this is the only way in
which Government can be made to do its duty if
reluctant, or enabled boldly to perform that duty if
too weak to attempt it without popular support.
The arguments used by a
.few covert enentice of
all improvement, to persuade people of the danger
to which popular meeting* expose the public peace,
are the merest nonsense that ever was uttered,-.-if,
indeed, they deserve to been charitably' characterised.
Are not those meetings held Der the purpose of oh-
taming that which ninety-nine out of every hundred
eagerly wished for ? and since they thus gratify and
accord with the views of nearly all, from whom are
disturbances to come? From he malcontent few, who
now dare murmur only in secret, and who,es regards
the public, are but like a drop of water compered to
the ocean ? The thing is ridiculous, even according to
this view of it 1 but it is rendered still more so by
the fact, that the present meetings, having for their
object to strengthen the hands of the present Go.
vernment against a corrupt and rapacious oligarchy,
cannot fail to be regarded by that Government with
satisfaction, stud are therefore very unlikely to call
into operation spinet them any portion of that con-
servative power which the Government entirely
wields. Reform meetings dangerous to the public
peace ! Why, their direct tendency is to ensure
that peace, by removing those abuses that have
brought us to the very brink of rebellion and
anarchy I But they are dangerous to the peace (of
mind I) of those who have fattened on those abuse.,
and who now perceive the certainty of their being
swept away. Ah, hers is the rub I It is this that
our present alarmists mean when they say the con-
trary. It is with no small satisfaction we state
that a public general meeting will very sone be
held in this city, under the auspices of a large body
of gentlemen of first-rate talent and respectability,
and that the Lord Provost, with thin good sees*
and correct feeling which have marked his whole
conduct during this crisis, is likely both to convene
and preside over it. This, of course, will be eery
dangerous to the public peace ! But no matter.
The thing is resolved on : and no kind of grunting
will have the effect of preventing it.

MRS. ELWOOD'S OVERLAND JOURNEY TO
1ND1A...-The volumes describlag this journey have become
one of the most popular works of the day. To ladies, in
particular, who contemplate a voyage to India, or who
have connections there, Mra. ELwoon's work is a tree•
sure; and though the reader is ekarmed with the narra•
tine at her wild and romantic land journey, the authoress
dote not suffer the book to be wholly engrossed by this ;
but is very minute and circumstantial in details connected
with society, native and European, in the different cities
of Ilindustan, including many particulars which could only
have been collected by the tact and observation of a lady.
A lad driving a stage on the route from Bal.
timere to Wheeling, }wring been reprimanded by certain
passengers for upsetting them once or twice, dryly le-
marked that he was young, and no ace could town to drive
until he had upset tea or twelve times.••-New rork
Gazette.

CAUTION TO C0AC111MXN.....,-A serious Iled .
dent had nearly occurred on Monday morning hut, in
of the furious driving of the Tally-ho coachman. As
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two viduabia harm, belonging to E. 11. Portman.,
tfs‘ri:erendT:eanoldinYoUihs:r aWwte_ta,)yanrodu, 414ihn neloutne t warnt he° coach,cai nmte suddenly upon
EN., whose groom was riding one and leading the other.
The contest was such, that the groom was unhorsed, one
of his horses were thrown down, as well as all those be.
longing to the coach. The pole of the reach was broken,
and the horses injured ; but with the eteeptiou of a slight
bruise the groom received, no other injury was sustained.
A summons basing bete granted against the coachman,
he will ao doubt be punished as he deserves.
PARKE'S MUSICAL MEMOIML—.TiIeIe VO.
Imes contain s fund of information relative to music,
the stage, and their eminent votaries, which the lover of
the drama will devour with avidity. Though his book is
entitled " Musical Memoirs," Mr. PARXIt does not con.
tine himself to Music, this own professional triumphs
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to he traced to their source, and restored to their original
proprietors. GatinlClC, CHA IL LIU 114. XX tank anti many
Others are here brought forward in a very lively lrreent
tense " sort of way ; and altogether ths work firm
found to furnish admirable seaerriale for a hisser/ of the
modern stage,