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

RADICAL.

REFORM MEETING.--KIRKCUDBRIGHT.--
Last week, says a correspondent, a requisition, signed by
fifty burgesses and other respectable inhabitants, was pre-
sented to Provost SHAND, on the all.engroasing subject of
Burgh and Parliamentary Reform. The Provost, in the
politest manner, immediately complied with the wishes of
his townsmen, and appointed Saturday at noon, the I Ids
current, as the hour of cause in the Coutt House of Kirk-
cudbright. Accordingly a public meeting was held, which
was very numerously and respectably attended. The Pao-
VOST explained the object of the meeting, and stated
among other things that the question of Reform had now
become a Government measure, The business of the day
then went regularly forward. After suitable speeches from
tto movers and seconders, a series of resolutions were una
nimously adopted, and a committee appointed to drew up
petitions which are to be forwarded to Earl GREY. and
War. It. K. Douai." Esq., for presentation in the Lords
and Commons.

REFORM PROCERDINtis.--Resolutions to
petition Parliament for Reform have heels adopted by the
Matriculated Members of the Merchants' House of Gies•
gow, the inhabitants of Dundee, the inhabitants of Dunbar,
and the Magistrate and Town Council of Ilawick, the
Nine Incorporated Trades of Leith, the inhabitants of
Airdrie, Pollockshaws, and Lanark, the Seven Incorpo.
rated Trades, the Magistrates and Guildry, and the inha-
bitants at large of Stirling (separate petitions), and the
Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen. At Glasgow, a
meeting, over which the Panvosr is expected to preside,
is at present in preparation... Edinburgh ildvorgirer.

It is a singular fact, that most of the men who are
conf►ned in Winchester gaol, awl arc charged with being
the leaders oldie insutuirdinste chases, are not men suffer-
ing front the lowness of wages paid to agricultural
labourers, but are mechanics, most of whom were in the
weekly receipt of from VA. to Ins. at the time they com-
mitted those breaches of the peace fur which some of them,
it is apprehende•l must ine►itably pay the last penalty of
the law.

The Duke of Wellington, as Lord Lieutenant of the
County, is expected to be present during the trials.
Many of the cases are of a very heavy nature. In the
parishes of Willey and lie!borne, the rioters forced their
way into the poor.houses, and after destroying every
article of furniture, refused to quit the spot until they
bad levelled the buildings to the ground. In the vicinity
of Andover, an attack was made on an extensive iron
foundry. On the approach of the mob the proprietor
offered them ANL if they would desist from their work
of destruction, And leave some portion of his property on.
touched. The offer was, however, instantly spurned, and
a general rush was made on the machinery, not a vestige
of which was left in the course of a few minutes. The
damage sustained by the owaer is estimated at
This mob was led on by a man of the name of Cooper,
who comes from Wiltshire, who rode on herseback, su-
perintending the progress of the devastating brand and
spurring on the men, on the slightest appearance of re.
laxation, until the object was effected. This roan is in
Winchester gaol. At Fording Bridge a flax factory was
destroyed ; the parties being, in that instinct, headed by
a gipty, a travelling tinker. who is also in custody....
The number of prisoners is about 270.
The Counsel who are retained by Government are the
AITOKNIGY-GINEKAL, Mr. Serjeant Want, and Mr:
FoLLETr ; Mr. Illisstrin and Mr. DAASrigh are retained
by the County.