The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-09 00:00:00

t,iiitios of union. Look to the extract from Mr. flotoe'a
:twee') in Parlisment. whiell is prefixed to this nddress
Should the demon spirit of the present Peerage, takioo
tdvantage of any contingency which tray affect the Crown
resolve to thre the tremendous rush of a united people ;
should the hma-artof revolutionary carnage and spoliation
threaten our hearths and homer, vt hilst unions exist, tlitir
three's will be in vain.
" What Natiunal Guard mold England ask ? I:er
united patriots will he her best drfendets. The nrirms cr-,-
England are the friends of peace and social o eler. ry
their express laws they are opposed to every infraction of
breachmoral harmony
of
moral
anotililieg,avtiilonrigi.,hr. enevl.:lh:nirti ..,.•,n,:ii:,irtiydetont ezy,
their detestation of political aggression. Tiny ap.± the :::-
vocates of order so I of law,—the fii..rls of Eoglend ant
,of mankind. Incap,ble of personal enmi=y, they oppose
nothing but public rol.hery and political n•.o-e. Oa the
robbers and the abusers they would wreak no oti:rr ver
geanee than that which iv ,n .1 dove from the •-:,1 cl and
lenient agency of Reform,—peace, safety, self- tipper!) ition.
Three the Anti-Reformers are without. These, Ileforcu
alone can secure to them. Reform in the representation,
and a full restitution of our .rights are our present aim.
For their attainment it is that we exist.
" Velime townsmen, beware of sloth; beware 0! t!.c
deadly npiste *lab the ignorant, or the evil-minded will
endeavourthat
the
to innfudse the hero
itliniy
yourtr 9 a
King
of Reform, that they are pledger) to the principle and in!.
portant details of the late Bill, g 0 •, and that such Wog
asrienis ii.taut You
to wilt
tilie be
eau.t e
i l
the case, there is no need of your co-operation. This is a
fatal eophism. We believe, to use the worsts of Sir no-
max Denman, that " the King and his Ministers are as
firm as rocks." But what will become of the rocks if the
earth beneath them sinks or slides ?—will they continue
firm ?—will they not also slide or sink ? You,—the
people, are the basis on which these political rocks depend.
You must be firm ; and your firmness mast be overt and
apparent, not left to inference and disputation, but open,
palpable, erect, with an eye to watch, a tongue to counsel,
and if necessary. a hand to execute. You must show a
heroic front. You mutt frown on danger now, that you
may beieafter smile at fear. Trust not too much to your
mists, they seethe trutteett, but not the owners of the
pettical estate; the fee:Simple is in you. Thry cannot
.alienate, they will not waste; bat they may neglect, and
they may sleep. Set then not the example. They des'
serve your approbation and your than-ks : but they have
not purchased your estate, they are your servants still.
They will act but by your direction. The elements of
social policy are similar in their operation to e,e pan-
ciples of God's Moral government. He assists those who
aid themselves. Human endeavours are his instruments.
We regard the Monarch and his agents as patriotic men ;
but we do sot conceive them to be Quixotes. Why
should they presume to see and to rem .ve borthens of
which we have ceased to complain ? Why should they
strive to recover the theory of the Constitution, when we
appear to be content d with its practice ? If we forget,
shy should they remember our late demands and our pre-
sent interests? The system works sufficiently well for
them, why should they improve it at their own risk and
cost, if we act as though we had no concern in the im-
provement ? Trust not too much to your rulers, they are
honest and ealceas in your cause; some of them are highly
gifted min; but there are limits bevrnd which they cut
not pass. They are limited by the boundaries of indivi-
dual intellect. They are limited by the forms of our par-
ticular Constitution. The race of self-originating legis-
lators is neceesarily„extinct. Events have occurred to jus-
tify, nay, even to demand from the people a specific recog-
nition of the highest Crown prerogative. By what means
can such recognition be effected ? Not, we think, by
fireside conversation, nor by individual acquiescence. By
union, and by union alone, can the people hold converse
with their King. As she Deity is approached on his
peculiar day by the simultaneous aspirations of his people ;
so on some determinate d y and hour may the Monarch of
England be approached by the consentaneous prayers of an
overwhelming majority of his 'lnjects. Shall Notting-
ham be silent in that hour? No! She has hearts and
minds : and we invite the patriotic, the, talented, and the
good, to rally around her flag of union."
" W. P. SMITH, Secretary pro tempore."

THE DUTIFUL AND LOYAL PETI PION OF THE IN.
HABITANTS OF THE TOWN. AND COUNTY OF THE
TOWN OF NOTTINGHAM, TO THE KING'S MOST
EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
MAY IT ![.SASH Toll!' MAJKSTT,

" We your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjecte of
the town and county of the town of Nottingham, beg
most dutifully to approach your Majesty's sacred person,
and to lay at the foot of the throne, this our sineere and
most humble petition, trusting, that as Englishmen claim-
ing the full and fair participation tat the rights and pri-
vileges guaranteed to vs by the spirit and letter of the
Constituti-n, that your Majesty will not turn a deaf ear
to our petition, or our complaint'.
" That having viewed with sentiments of the deepest
gratitude, the patriotic intentions and wishes of your Ma-
jesty, in sanctioning these principles, anti salutary changes
in the representation of the country, changes, which
the long lapse of time have rendered necessary to the safety
and well-being of the State, that our common country !
nay, the throne itself l may be rescued from the power of
an Oligarchy ! alike dangerous to the hereditary and
kingly privileges of your Majesty, as they may be to the
rights and liberties of your Majesty's aubjects.
We your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, in com-
mon with the whole country, deeply and poignantly regret
the awful situation in which it has been placed by the
throwing out of the Reform Bill, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, almost without a hearing, or permitting
the case a fair anti impartial investigation, either of its
merits or of its demerits, which we, your Majesty's duti-
ful and loyal subjects cannot but regard as an insult offered
to the throne, and the constitutional privileges of the
people of England, by an Oligarchy who would alike ever
trample upon the sacred and guaranteed rights of your
Majesty as they would upon the liberties of your Majesty's
subjects!—entboldened by long domination,over the people!
enriched and made powerful by partial and unjust legisla-
tion! participating largely of the imposts and taxes they
have so unjustly levied upon the people whom they con-
temn, and consider as the mere shreds of nature, only to
toil, and starve for the plev e
' ure and convenience of thy:
Oligarchy ! whose opposition to your Majesty's benign
and patriotic wishes has clearly evinced their reckless en-
deavours to perpetuate evil, and oppression of that people
whose energies and industry have long been the main
pillar and prop of the State. Actuated by no principles
but those of the general welfare and tranquillity of our
devoted country, we, your Majesty's dutiful and loyal sub-
jects—that from the opposition so strongly manifested to
your Majesty's benign views to strengthen and invigorate
our drooping institutions by men holding distinguished
and high offices of trust in the various departments of the
Government—we devoutly pray that your M jetty will
be pleased to take into your Royal consideration the neces-
sity of forthwith displacing all those men front office,
emolument, and trust of your Royal confidence, who have
so unjustly opposed themselves to any improvement in the
political institutions of the country—that from the well-
known patriotism and energy lately displayed by the nobi-
lity and gentry of the various counties in favour of the
Reform Bill, we dutifully pray that your Majesty may be
pleased to make selection from among those who have
claims to honourable dislinctions and office.

" And as relates to the ronaty of Nottingham, we trust
that there are noblemen of slistinguirned virtue, and well
attached to the support of a eanse, to fill the office of the
Lord Lieutenant of the county of Nottingham—we duti..
fully, yet respectfully pray that your Majesty may be
pleascd to repose your twit in some other nobleman than
the present Lord Lieutenant of the county, who has ven-
turned an opposition to measures calculated to do honour
to the sympathies and feelings of your Majesty, to save the
country from anarchy and confgsion, by throwing obstacles
in the way of a Ministry actuated by principles the most
just and honourable to themPelves and country. We
therefore devoutly pray the uirrinissal from Ace of the pre-
sent Lord Lieutenant of the rounty of Nottingham, his
Grace the Duke of Newcastle, as a means calculated to
allay party fe-lings wholly arising from his Grace's un-
hallowed opposition to the Reform of representation.
" And, as in duty bound, we your Majesty's most dutiful
and loyal subjects, will ever pray, &c. &c." •

i ni sgtrhaee ecfouul
es
beer, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Bel,lt'—n n consequence
nt‘ciyen,
public meeting has not been called, in order to avoid fur-
Ithegrea excitement of the
xii latetin g d
fur-
ther violation of the peace- Last night a little alarm took
place, but, I believe, without the least came. The 15th
Hussars and constabulary force were out, but nothing oc-
curred to interrupt the tranquillity of the town.
I am, Sir, yoar most obedient servant.
Nottingham, Nov. 6, 1831. A FRIEND.

THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS.--The Rev.
Mr. STEwaar'a narrative of his Visit to the South Seas
in the United States ship Vincenxes, in 1849 and 1830,
will be publi,bed woik will comprise
scenes in 13rald, Peru, Mendla,.ol .P.Pe of Good Hope.
St. Helena, the South Sra.lolol. .1119 wiii contain
the most recent account yet .P.Ohlitleti. tle Christian
Missions to those remote but highly interesting portions of
the globe. 2 , -