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London, England, 1831-04-16 00:00:00

NOTICES OF MOTIONS.

I. Sir Andrew Agnew=WnrOvearrgstruction to the Com-
mittee on the Reform of Parliament (England) Bill, that
the Committee do consider the expediency of throwing the
smaller English Boroughs into Districts and of assigning
one or more Members to each District, as in the Districts
of Burghs in Scotland, and as in the places sharing in the
Election of Burgesses in Wales ; and that no Borough
whatever should be totally Disfranchised.
2. General Gascoyne--To move a Resolution, That it is the opi-
nion of this House, that the total number of Knights, Ci-
tizens, and Burgesses, returned to Parliament for that
part of the United Kingdom called England and Wales,
ought not to be diminished.
3. General Gascoyne—lnstruction authorising the Comfnlttee on
the Reform of Parliament Bill, that they have power to
insert a Clause, authorising any City, Town, or Borough
having a Population of not less than 150,000 resident inha-

bitants, and a constituency of not less than 12,000 voters, to
send four Representatives to the Reformed Parliament.
4. Mr. Hodgson (of Newcastle)—ln Committee on Reform of
Parliament (England) Bill, to move, that every person
who shall hereafter be admitted to the Freedom of any
Corporation (being entitled thereto by birth or servitude),
in virtue of which admission he would, by the laws and
customs now in force, be entitled to vote at the Election of
Members of Parliament for any City or Borough, shall
exercise such right, being first duly registered ; provided
such person shall have resided for six months previous to
the time of registration, within seven miles of the usual
place of registration within such City or Borough.
5. Sir John Newport—ln the Committee on the Vestries (Ire-
land) Bill, to propose a Clause to exempt from assessment
for Church Rates every Town-land distant three miles from
the Parish Church. Also, a Clause to limit the powers of
Irish Vestries, in the same scanner as those of England,
to the repair only, and not building or rebuilding, of

Churches:
6. Mr. O'Connell—ln the Committee on the Vestries (Ireland)
Bill, to move Clauses to exempt Protestant Dissenters of
all persuasions, and Catholics, from the payment of Church
Rates and Vestry Ceases.
7. Mr. Bvll—To add Mr. Raine to the Committee on the North

Shields Road Bill.
8. Mr. Tennyson— Ordnance Estimates. (In Committee of
Supply.)
9. Mr. Sibthorpe—To move, in Committee on Reform of Parlia-
ment (England) Bill, that Tenants at will to the amount
of 301. shall be entitle to vote in County Elections.

REFORM 3IEETINO IN SUPPORT OF

HIS MAJESTY'S MINISTERS.

NOR THAMP T ON SHIRE:

The freeholders and inhabitants of this great and important
countyassembled in the Shire-hall, on Thursday last, for the put,
pose of expressing their approbation of the Ministerial plan of
Reform. At the outset of the business a most disgraceful and
infamous attempt was made to stifle the public voice, and for full
two hours a scene of noise, tumult, and riot was kept up, but in
the end the faction was compelled to give way, and the cause of
Reform nobly triumphed. The requisition bore the signatures
of the Lord Lieutenant of the County, the Duke of Grafton,
Earls Spencer, Winchilsea, and Pomfret, Lords Sondes and Mil-
ton, and very many others of the wealthiest and most influential
men in the county.
Till lately the county has been an ultra Tory one, and it is only
within the last three months that the establishment of a news-
paper, called the " Northampton Free Press," has rescued it
from the disgrace of having only one, and that a high Tory,
paper published within its limits.
Extraordinary exertions were made by the ultra Tories to de-
feat the object of the meeting; and the Hall was packed with
as low a rabble (many of whom had previously been made drunk)
as ever disgraced a bear.garden, while a large portion of the
respectable freeholders who were in attendance, and who had
expected, that after a pro forma opening of the business in the
Hall, an adjournment would take place to the Market-hill, were
kept outside.
The High Sheriff, attended by his Under Sheriff; Mr. Burton,
entered the Hall at twelve o'clock, and the Whig party, headed
by Earl Pomfret, Lords Milton and Sondes, the Hon. Captain
Spencer, and others, took their stations on one side of him; and
the Ultra-Tories, headed by W. R. Cartwright, Esq., and Sir
R. Gunning, Bart, took theirs on the other.
The business was then attempted to be opened by the Under
Sheriff, but it was fouud impossible to proceed, for the rabble,
evidently by a preconcerted arrangement, set up a howling,
whistling, and yelling, and continued the same for no less a
space of time than two hours.
The liberal party proposed an adjournment, but this was ve-
hemently opposed by the Under-Sheriff, who advised the High
Sheriff to dissolve the meeting.

The High Sheriff, who is a very young man, and is said to be
only 22 years of age, was evidently greatly embarrassed, and at a
loss what to do.
Lord Milton, the Hen. Captain Spencer, and Sir Wm. Wake,
advised him to adjourn the meeting, while, on the other hand,
the Under Sheriff kept urging him to dissolve it, and argued
that A could not be adjourned, as there was no precedent for
such a course in that county.
An hour and a half had in this manner been consumed without
anything being done, the tumult having kept increasing all the
time, till it now had attained such a pitch, that the low rabble
in the bottom of the Hall began tearing up the partitioning, and
hurling it towards that part where the High Sheriff and the
gentry of the county W ere assembled. One of these missiles
happening to fall within about five yards distant from the High
Sheriff, his Deputy picked it up, and exhibiting it to him, said,
" See, Sir, what they have thrown at you; now, Sir, I think
you will consider it full time to dissolve the meeting."
The High Sheriff still seemed at a loss what to do. The mis-
siles meanwhile kept increasing in numbers, and the few ladies
who were in the Hall mounted their umbrellas as a means of
protection, while the gentlemen kept their hats before their
faces. Several of the rabble forced their way beyond the bar-
riers, and were pressing forward upon the respectable portion of
the ineeting,',when the High Sheriff was at last prevailed upon
to agree to put the question of adjournment, which being car_
ried, all instantly became quiet.
'The High sheriff on quitting the Hall proceeded to the George
Hotel, whither he was followed by the principal Noblemen and
Gentlemen composing the meeting, who were anxious to learn
the hour when the proceedings were to be resumed in the market-
place. In reply to these enquiries, for sonic time the only answer
given was, that the High-Sheriff had retired to his private room,
and could not be disturbed at present; but at last Mr. Under-
Sheriff made his appearance, and announced that the High..
Sheriff being taken unwell, had deputed him to continue the
business of the meeting.

- The requisition part}, immediately to the Market_
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Tories, declined taking any further part in the proceedings, on
the plea that it was unprecedented, and improper to hold a meet_
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beyond bringing three
waggons upon the ground, Mr. Under-Sheriff Burton, Earl
, Lord, Milton, Sir trnirj;m,
Esilo,,,d E. Bouverie, Esq., W.
many more gentle-
. Wake,
into the waggons,
Ould squeeze together in a Small balcony
amongurs of the inn, and the
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ymarketplace. 'I he weather
paved,
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Peacock Inn, got there; others clamberedale"Y in front of the
kept remark_
some stationed themselves at the windows
rest were obliged to fight their way
which filled the entire area of the the dense crowd,
had, however, by this time, fortunatepal
market-place lying high, and being well and up, and the
ably clean, but little inconvenience was
The UNDER SHERIFF resumed the business by.
that since the adjournment had been agreed to- th announcing
had been taken seriously ill, and had deputed himie High Sheriff'
the proceedings.- All he required of them was, that ttlii continue
give a patient hearing to parties on both sides of
theey should
questi"•
The High Sheriff had received letters from various Noblemen,
which had been placed in his hands, and he begged their
tion while he proceeded to read them.. atten-
The first was from Lord Althorp, and expressed his Lords I
great regret at his inability, from the necessity of his attendlii)'s
in Parliament, to be present at the meeting, and his cordialan"
ap..
probation of the measure before Parliament.
The next was from the Duke o Grafton. His Grace, afte
regretting that he could not be presf ent, proceeds to express I
full conviction that the result of the meeting would furnish it
reason why that measure of Reform, now before
thi:
House, the neceesity and sufficiency of which he felt convinced'
of, should be carried, and to aid which it was their duty to use
every constitutional means in their power.
The third was from Earl Spencer, who stated that having
signed the requisition, he considered it his duty to be
present-,
butt was unable to be so, from the state of his health. The mea.
sure had his cordial approbation, and was not only expedient,
but also absolute necessary.
Sir George Robinson, M.P., was also absent from indisposi_
tion. He was satisfied of the justice and expediency of the Bill,
and hoped by his vote on the third reading to assist in carrying
it through the House of Commons.
A letter was also read from General Thornton, apologising for
his unavoidable absence amid declaring that he should consider it
his duty to support the King and his Ministers in their benevo-
lent exertions.
Sir WILLIAM WAKE, in rising to move au address to the
King, commenced by observing, that they had assembled to ex-