The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

sut,---Whatever may be the anxiety exhibited
Reformers in London, and by the metropolitan
press, as to the course which my Lord Gre
pursue in order to secure the passing of the
you can form but a very inadequate opinion of the
feeling which the Reformers in this town and
hood daily and hourly manifest. I speak the
of thousands (who, with myself, have supported
and his colleagues from the time they took office t`'
present moment), when I say, that I am utterly at
to conceive what course he intends to pursue, wha'
he intends to adopt that will insure the safety of
through the House of Lords. lam not so
as to expect that a Prime Minister will disclose the
of the Cabinet, if such disclosure would embarr:
or impede the operation of any salutary measure
may have in contemplation : but, Sir, is there no,
which the Government can communicite to an
anxious and devote 4 people one ray of hope,
greatest charter of British freedom ever offered
rich Government, will be secure against the
of a wicked and paltry faction ? Does Lord GI
so lightly of the support of the people as to consi
unworthy of any the least attention in this
When a great nation from one end of the emp
other have come forward with the enthusiasm
votedness of one man in support of his Lord+
his measures, is it justice, I would ask,
should be left in utter ignorance, left in $
bordering on perfect hopelessness as to
of a measure, on the success of which a
peace and happiness of the country; and I
the very existence of civilised society ? The
done their duty nobly to Lord Grey ; they have
one man at his biking ; have placed in him
confidence, and are ready to sacrifice their prof
lay ilown their lives in supporting him and his •
while he continues the firm friend of the peop'e
Sir, does Lord Grey imagine that a people so
astic and so confiding can continue in this state
when no corresponding efforts are made on bis
ensure the safety of a measure so vital to the best
of the country? What, Sir, has his Lordship
the prorogation of Parliament to strengthen his •
increase the number of his friends, or diminish
his enemies ? The cry of the people is, "Is '
any increase of Peers from the ranks of the
Has any compromise been effected with the
Has any attempt been made to remove the
forming Lords Lieutenants and Deputy Lieut..
(My Lord Lansdowne can find a precedent in his
history for the last proceeding.) I believe,
country believes, that none of these just and
measures have been adopted. What, then, Sir, i9.,„'f
ference between the position in which my Lord 6;,
stands, and that in which he stood when the Ball/I,i
in the House of Lords? Fur my own part, I Coif
none, nor can I divine by what means his LordshiP It
to secure the Bill in its passage through the Lords' I I
wise, is it politic, in his Lordship to leave the Coui'il
this uncertain, this unsatisfied state ? If Lord
incapable of carrying the Bill when he introduced 4,0
the House of Lords before, what power has be acijol
since which will enable him to carry it when Ps' 1,04'
meets again? An hundred thousand Reformers app'
know say " It Lord Grey be sincere, he will lose Owl
in availing himself of every legal means of ens° jll
safety of the Bill." Has his Lordship done this? +e
why is the country left in a state of breathless sul.if
being kept ignorant of this most important fact
the Bill will be inevitably lost, and I tremble to old!
plate the consequences. I am unwilling to trust jot'
further on this subject, and will conclude by itleed
Lord Grey to lose no time in satisfying the just esvill
tions of the country, If the l ill should pass, 4t rtO
well ; if not (should the House of o.ninons 0° J ,
the supplies, which I trust and believe they will?'ve'lf
perfectly certain that ninety-nine out of every slO.
throughout the country will refuse to pay the ;00
taxes, except by distraint upon their goods, a
which they know is perfectly legeL
lam :air, yours, Ne',„,o
Birmingham, 140 v. 15, 1831.

We have reason to fear, notwithstapaivo,o6
positive announcement to the contrary which Nye f°,,i'tei
tnada on good authority, that Parliament will not totr
the 6rst week of December. It is understood it
New Bill is not yet prepared.—Morning Chronie‘eji
TATTERSALL'S.--•-•A very thin attend;
yesterday, and no business (kilo to justify a (0,71 P.
odds; tve have, therefore, only to refer to our
mint for the present state of the betting.

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