The Sun.
London, England, 1831-09-15 00:00:00

THE REFORM BILL.

Dr. Bowring, Mr. Fearon, and other nlO-„e
the Livery of London, yesterday waited 1113°'040
Lord Mayor, with a requisition to calla
~CPl,e of
Hall, for the purpose of petitioning the 11°11-
Lords to pass the Reform Bill.

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Dr. BOWING stated to his Lordship • ,
deputation waited upon him for the Pi'l°,,,oo
enabling the Livery to refute the calumnies tot
had been vented against them on the subject
great measure of Reform now about to proei'lhti
House of Commons—calumnies which they
shared in common with the rest of the peoPleto'
which had been cast upon the whole of the rfifi,tr
tion of the country by the boroughmongers•
was, he considered, an increased necessity f°rl,,t
exertions of the Livery of London, in order to da
the Peers that the confidence of the city of L°
in his Majesty's Ministers was unabated; thatd
opinion entertained of the Reform Bill was
as ever; and that the most unwise course whichoo,l
Lordships could adopt was that of negativini°
sure calculated to effect so much public goo. .
Mr. FEARON said, in seconding the apPlietliV
that there was some difference between the Pt),
opinion with respect to the Bill at the time
Livery met to determine to give their utmostor
port to it, and at the present moment. The Plitki
in the first instance, acted upon the reliance
tie
had upon the Government—upon faith; they,(
acted upon conviction, for they had watchetio
Bill as it went along, and they had seen that it
the surest means of affording permanent relief t(
could not suppose that any serious idea Nos e^
tamed by the Upper House of rejecting a tilfry.
of such vast importance ; but he thought it 'll,;lif
bent upon the Livery to show to their Lot if
that the enemies of the Bill had told a viletiji
hood, when they asserted that a change had '
place in the feeling of that body to its prejudiceb.r
The LORI) MAYOR met the call with the hig •
gratification, and would appoint any day the
tation thought most suitable for assembling t,
Livery upon this occasion. It had been sugget,
t
to him that it was po-sible the exertions of the e
mies of Reform might conjure up something
shape of an opposition, in order to give a COlou,
the wretched lies which they had been fabricat're'
and that some fool or other would present ilifn!„t
with the view of emerging from his obscuritilktio
the good graces of the boroughmongers by t 5 "-v,
nonsense about the loss of privileges. As be 5r I
aware that fools were able to do much mischief,
that they were often inclined to do it, his fit't tjoiri
pression was, that it would be advisable to 81)%ti•
from any additional testimony of the powerful 9eo.
merit of the Livery ; but he believed that Oleo
tempt to prop up the cause of the burought4l°ll'ef'
would be met with such a spirit as would more 0,
fectually manifest the sincerity of the city Refole:io
Dr.l3owalNG was convinced that nothing °;,O,
be apprehended from any attempted opposition;
tici
thing was to be expected but the signal deleat,i!he
disgrace of the wretched foes of the Bill. si
Livery had already distinguished themselves
much, that the whole country looked to their heir
duct upon the occasion, and would follow t"
example.
Mr. FEARON said, that the Livery were now vrtifj,
fectly well acquainted with the details of the 'i
of which they had known when they last assetn'hed
ij
no more than the principle. The whole w's,ltl
open before them, notwithstanding the labour
tr
it cost the boroughmongers to throw confusion°
it by their mummeries.
The LORD MAYOR was ready to appoint .. t
1.1
for the Common Hall ; but it was thought betterbli
assemble the Livery on Monday next, in order td
the members of the body might have due notice
the meeting.
The deputation then left the Mansion-housei;f,
placards were ordered to be put through the el
stating that the Common Hall would take plat t 1
tNolopnedtaityioilt ilex the Lords
t, aadcaltlo passingupote u,n
upon the Li.very to of