The Sun.
London, England, 1831-09-26 00:00:00

cations of the gathering of popular spirit in favour
of the proposed, or of some more extensive Reform.
This gentleman's speech, as reported in the Times
of Saturday, is worthy of the most serious attention.
Next, however, comes the great London meeting—
the bankers, merchants, and traders of this metro-
polis of the industrious, the wealthy, and enlight-
ened world. Read, then, ye dull ones, the senti-
ments of Mr. Lewis Loyd—perhaps the richest
man in the empire, unquestionably one of the ablest,
on the position in which the Lords were placed with
reference to the Cmsmons, and to the people of
this country, and then say what will be the cha-
racter with posterity, what (we had almost added)
I.:tie immediate fortune of that Peer who moves the
overthrow of the Bill, or its mutilation in any im-
portant feature. Look, tor., at the meeting last
Saturday, in compliment to Lord Althorp and Lord
John Russel!, nz rather in honour of the Bill.—
Look at the elite of the House of Commons, or,
to 'speak more accurately, the whole House of
Commons, the. whole of the real representatives
of the people, consisting cf the 'greatest persons
in England, distinguished for rank, for wealth, for
influence, for tateht;—look at this band of English
worthies, pledging themselves to the support of 11--
ferm,—and then doubt, if you can, that the Bill
must pass. The borough faction need not flatter
themselves that any act of theirs, in Parliament or
out of it, can produce the least effect on the stability
of a Pefe-rroing Administration. They may force
Lord Grey to extend the numbers of the Peerage,
—they may leave him no instantaneous alternative
but that of proroguing Parliament ; but in every case
Lord Grey will stand by the Bill,—by the country
which make him responsible for its success,—and
last of all by his Royal and generous Sovereign, who
has carried himself towards both Ministers and people
with a noble spirit of undeviating rectitude and man-
hood, which would reflect eternal dishonour on the
official servants who deserted him. The people, on
the other hand, must rally round their King,—their
meetings, and petitions, and injunctions to Parlia-
ment, must be unceasing. The enemies of Reform
in the House of Lords must not find a rat-hole
wherein to shelter themselves, and so the Bill will
miss, and England will shake off her nightmare.—
Times.

The inhabitants of Birmingham and its neigh-
bourhood are about to give a striking demonstration
to the House of Lords that the enthusiasm in favour
of the Reform Bill has not abated. The Council of
the Birmingham Political Union have called a general
meeting of the inhabitants of the town and neighbour-
hood of Birmingham, to be held in the open space
at the foot of the New Hall-hill on Monday next
(the 3d of October). The 4th resolution of the
Council runs thus :
" That the manufacturers and tradesmen of the town
be respectfully invited to close their workshops and manu-
factoties, at ten o'clock in the morning of the above-men
tioned day, in order that the whole population of the town
may have an opportunity of attending the meeting, and of
exhibiting their gratitude and loyalty to their most excel-
lent King—their attachment to his Majesty's Govern-
ment—and their determination to use every legal and
constitutional means in their power to ensure the passing

of a Bill, so essential to the liberty and the happiness of
the people, and to the preservation of the peace and order
of society."
Surely their Lordships will be satisfied with the
test afforded by the whole popvlation answering to
the above call. If there he Anti-Reformers in Bir-
mingham, they may remain, and they are bound to
remain at home, that a false inference may not be
drawn from their presence at this meeting. We an-
ticipate, however, that, on that eventful day when
the Bill is either to be read a second time or re-
jected, Birmingham will exhibit the appearance of a
city of the dead. The citizens of Edinburgh were
to meet on Thursday last. On Friday last the
meeting of the citizens of Glagsow was to take
place. We are unable to notice the numerous meet-
ings in all quarters of the Empire. In Scotland, in
particular, the matter is taken up with a seriousness
that will, we doubt not, produce a due impression
on the Upper House. The following paragraph
from the Glasgow Chronicle, describing the proceed-
ings in the county of Renfrew, curiously illustrates
the statement of the Lord Advocate:—
" The excitement in favour of Reform is daily assuming
a more important aspect in the town of Greenock. All
ranks and classes of the community are coming for-
ward and affixing their signatures to the county petition
to the House of Peers. Last night the engineers from the
Crawfordyke founderies marched into Greenock with music
at their head, and proceeded to the Town hall, and de-
livered several hundred signatures which had been ob-
tained in the public works. In a short time after the
arrival of the Engineers, the Committees of the Potters,
Glasswork people, &c., also marched up to the Town-hall,
preceded by the Greenock instrumental band, playing
several national and patriotic airs, and delivered over their
signatures. Port Glasgow, that late convert to Reform,
Innerkip, Gourock, and Kiltnacolm, are all up and doing
in the great cause. The inhabitants of Greenock meet
this day, with the Magistrates at their head, to petition
the Peers in favour of the Bill."

These processions and marchings with bawls of
music are signs of the times, which he who runs may
read. The organization in the North of England
and Scotland is truly formidable.—Morning Cl/4ron.

The dinner given to Lord Althorp and Lord John
Russell, on Saturday, was attended by about 300
Members. Sir Francis Burdett, who was in the
chair, paid some high but deserved compliments to
Lord Althorp, for his mode of conducting the Bill
through the House, and his general conduct as a
senator. " He must say, that a more difficult ques-
tion to be introduced in such a place as the House
of Commons, and at such a time one exposed to all
kinds of mishaps, and requiring the greatest skill
and judgment to steer it amongst the numerous
quicksands that beset it, could not be imagined.—
(Immense cheering). And when he knew the

emper—(Hear, hear ! and immense cheering)—the

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judgment, the sure discrimination—(Hear)-Jthe skill
—qualities which, combined, he (Sir F.) took to
constitute true wisdom—and the firmness withal,
which my Lord Altherp had evinced in the pitiful
opposition to the progress of the Bill, he must say,
and without any reservation, that he very much
doubted whether there was any other person
in the House, combining so many essential quali-
ties in such a degree, to whom that measure could
have been so well entrusted." In complimenting
Lord John Russell, he alluded to the burden he had
to sustain in sustaining the name of his noble ancestor.
In proposing " Earl Grey and the rest of his Ma•
jesty's Ministers," Sir Francis remarked on the sin-
gularity of the fact of u Prime Minister being the
man who legislated for the freedom of his country :

" He could not refrain from expressing the anxious in.

terest he felt in the power of the Noble Lord and his Ad-
ministration, for it was on that Administration, and the
support which it received from the people, that he mainly
relied for the regeneration of all those institutions of the
country, which at present were so encumbered with abuses
that their value was almost invalidated.
„He hoped and

trusted that no vexation—no, for that would be indeed a tri-
vial motive—but that no high-minded sense of patriotic feel-
ing would mike the Ministers disgusted with office—(Tre-
mentions applause)—and relinquish their power which, in
the present state of the country, be should consider a de-
sertion from the cause of the people—as a desertion of
their benevolent and patriotic King—(Hear, hear)—to
whom thy were firmly allied, in whom all confidence could
be placed—a King who would never be found to be ac-
companied with any back stairs to his closet. Under such
circumstances, and with a people as active to their inte-
rests and to all the honours of the State, he should con-
sider it a great—he hardly knew what to say—a great dis-
regard fur the interests of the country, it they went out
of office, talented and supported as they were. But they
would do no such thing."
No, no; the Ministers will cling to the helm of
State, happen what will, so long as they have the
countenance of the Sovereign and the people. Their
situation is, no doubt, one of difficulty ; but when
they entered on it, they could not expect it to be a
bed of roses. As to the obstacles to be overcome,
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