The Sun.
London, England, 1831-03-10 00:00:00

CHESTER.

Immediately on the announcement of Lord John Russell's
measure in favour of Reform, a requisition, signed by NO of the
most respectable inhabitants in the city of Chester, was presented
to the Mayor, requesting him to call a public meeting for the
purpose of thanking his Majesty's Ministers for so nobly redeem-
ing their pledge, and of pledging themselves to support the mea-
sure by every constitutional means. The meeting was appointed
for Tuesday, but previous to that day a letter was received from
the Members for the city (the Right Hon. Robert Grosvenor and
Sir P. G. Egerton) pointing out to the freemen the injurious ef-
fects of the proposed measure, in depriving their children of the
elective franchise to which they were by birth entitled. This let.
ter was printed and most industriously circulated amongst the
lower classes of freemen, and other means were used by the mi-
nions and sycophants of the boroughmongering faction to arouse
the feelings of the people ageinst the measure, and, to promote
discord where nothing but unanimity was known to prevail. All
their efforts, however, were worse than futile. The very men
amongst whom it was 54 ught to throw the firebrand of discord,
were the first to step forward in support of a Ministry who have
shown themselves entitled to the lasting gratitude of the country.
The meeting was held at the Town.hall. The MAYOR pre-
sided, and was supported on all sides by the members of the Cor-
poration and the most influential gentlemen in the city. The
body of the hall was crowded to suflbcation, and men of all ranks
and parties, from the highest to the lowest, Tories, Whigs, Li-
berals, and Radicals, in one " chaos of ..namity," vied with each
other in applauding the resolutions which pledged them to sup-
port what was characterized by the speakers as a full, efficient,
safe, just, necessary, and constitutional measure. Indeed, it is
quite impossible to describe the enthusiasm which pervaded the
meeting. .

-The resolutions were moved and seconded by Mr. W. Brown,
the Rev. John Thorpe, Dr. Thackeray, the Rev. R. Aspland,
Mr. Alderman Lardner, S. J. Roberts lisq., and W.H. Folliott,
Esg., each of whom spoke very forcibly upon the subject.
To any one acquainted with the local politics of Chester, the
Idea of unanimity on'a topic like this would be deemed absurd—
such has hitherto been the spirit of rancour and party
feeling which has existed in the city; but the general enthu-
siasm which has been excited in favour of this measure is ut-
terly indescribable, and should it fail, the reaction will be terrible.
Let the boroughmengering faction who would continue to
fatten on the vitals of the country, take warning by such symp-
toms, crc it be too late. The people have demanded their just
rights in a voice of thunder, and they will not longer be_denied

LEICESTER.
A public meeting, convened by one hundred and six of the
most respectable and influential inhabitants of Leicester and its
neighbourhood, was held on Wednesday last, to express the opi-
nion of this town and its environs upon the great measure of
Reform brought forward by his Majesty's Minister, Notwith.
standing an anonymous hand-bill was industriously circulated
just before the time of meeting, purporting that the meeting was
postponed, the place in which the meeting was held was crowded
in the extreme, and never on the part of any popular assembly
has there been such perfect unanimity manifested as upon this
occasion. The whole of the resolutions, expressing the entire
concurrence of the meeting in the plan of Reform brought for-
ward, and their gratitude to the King and his Ministers, were
passed unanimously. On the part of any crowded assembly such
a feeling of satisfaction—such a feeling of entire confidence in
his Majesty's Government, was never before exhibited. God
grant they may succeed in the noble cause they have undertaken,
and establish the British Constitution upon an imperishable
basis—upon the confidence and affections ofthe people.
One solitary individual (some say an emissary of the enemy)
endeavoured to create disunion at the outset ; but not being able
in the whole assembly to find a seconder, his opposition proved
abortive.

A similar petition, with a declaration in support of the prin.
emrsaipoorlyruefssoslocipetokf.teihttiye Ministerial plan of Reform, is prepared at Horsham ;
also an address to the King, to be presented by the Duke of
The Salisbury and Wiltshire Society have adopted an unani-
onwtshutpa:ryteotfcothmeeMfoiriwiisatredrs. This is the first lite-
A meeting of the inhabitants of Maidstone will be held tarrior-