The Sun.
London, England, 1831-10-15 00:00:00

SHEFFIELD, OCT. 13.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
am glad to say that this town enjoys its usual quietness.
There is no fear of any disturbances, nor interruption of busi-
ness. We go nn as formerly, with the.exception of the Most in-
tense feverish anxiety which Frevails every day to see your excel-
lent and spirited Paper,to which the public gelicrey acknowledge
they are much indebted. The second and third editions, well
" ;bur occasional extraordinary expresses, are duly appreciated.
As soon as th! Vett arrives
,every• News-room is crowded; and
it is gratifying to hear the of appeobat ioniwhich the manly
declaration of the Committee of the ',National ~'pion elicits from
all classes, that they "seek not redress in the chaos of t:-:o!lfniein,
1114. ran indiscriminate struggle for pre-eminence." It is also gra-
..!fylng to And that if there are any mobiles or wretches amongst
us, who would pfiffiltr aaddestroy their neighbour's property,
they are so " few and far between," that, they dare pot show
themselves • indeed, such is the universal de,eltatityn of all dis-
turbers of the peace in this district, that if it were atteniPad Pa!!
party, guilty
Iris which I sent you on Monday of, the same would speedily be annihilated by the
pooPle theinsePies.
You wintia oV'etve froul,the
evening; that the clay of our ifiettit+g, las, as I antile.ipated, a
proud one for Sheffield. The men or klallats.lrie ati nobly
done their duty; and now they are resting on their " is e.acksi"
Waiting the commands of a patriotic King and his illustrious
Kirigofter recei,ving 17,130 signatures, in
Minister?,
The and to ti . . .
little more than two days, was :Infiatcheil.for presentation to his
Majesty last evening. The petitioners eillfes thole "-anxious
hope that your Royal confidence will be still reposed in iiiiitttri-
ritic Ministers who, by kfusing into the National Councils a spi.
kit-et' justice and moderation, have preserved' peace abroad,' and
are best able, in .tne Jlldrieranfyogr petitioners, by a similar
course of conduct, to preserve peatZ at hofrie,'" The memorial
to Earl Grov, unanimously adopted at the gars !teeing, con-
cludes as follows :--" Your memorialists most respectfully ita.
plore your Lordship Nor to despair of the safety of the State, and
to Maintain -,ur diffiellt but honourable position at the head of
the national affairs, so long at his Majesty may extend to you the
Royal confidence ; and they farther ei.E.i6tNmselves, by all
constitutional means within their power, to support y6u.! /lord-
ship to the utmost in such measures as in your wisdom, and un.
der the direction of your Sovereign, you may deem necessary for
the final trionytkOf the Reform Bill, and for the peace and tran-
quillity of the empire." ai",ll tire the united sentiments of the
peOple of Sheffield ; and such are the peaet and sPOttrity of the
Own, that the detachment of Hussars, quartered here left at a -
late hour last night, in consequence of the riots at Derby and
Nottingham, leaving the people to guard their homes themselves.
The Anti.Reformera, however, 11' :they dare not show their
" sweet faces " openly, are letting fly their pop.gunsSlyly, as a
scurrilous and senseless pamphlet, in which dlle of the speeches
of the matchless Member for Preston occupies a conspicuous part,
is now in course of circulation I shall only give one extract, in
allusion to the present Ministers, which contains as many lies as
words i They have actually increased the public burdens
—refused retrenchment—atiOrdented the army—increased the
thinkce , addressed sed
"Charles
t
navy—and called out the yeomanry l" Thia Pret,i'ms document,
which appears from the title-page to be published in l.rml•sm,
has been extensively gratuitously circulated through the post-
o street principal g
an gang"
gentlemen nwt s
ni town.
sething ahb"ouuhti
who naps the piper. They may as well keep
them, as the trash
is received with the contempt its falsehodds merit.
I am happy to add that all the neighbouring to the and villages
are meeting to express their loyalty and attachment to the best
of Kings and his Ministers. I am, with great respect,
YOUR CORRESPONDENT.

PLYMOU 111, OCT. 13.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

The all:absorbing cause of grief to his Majesty's liege subjects
was the one general topic of. discussion in this place yesterday.
The conduct of the teas, and is still, marked by the
greatest decorum and subordination, The reelinfts of irritation
against the Anti-Reform Lords and Bishops, shows itself in
settled dislike, bordering on contempt, and this "clique" of the
boroughmongering faction is subjected to a sentiment or pitiable
reminiscence, which a tradesman would disdain to have pur-
chased by betraying a want of knowledge of the proper time and
season to conclude a cdinnion agreement. As I told you, the
intere.t for the arrival of the mail is nightly most intense, and
when the guard last night announced that Parliament would be
prorogued, and that the King and his Ministers were firm, the
cheering intelligence was received with three rounds of applause
from the crowd of at least ene thousand persons, and when the
Papers were read announcing the majority on Lord Ebrington's
motion, all apprehension of danger ceased, with the certain con.
viction that Reform will be eventually attained'would that my
Lord Marquis the Baron Vane, or our neighbour,the venerable and
deeply-imposed upon Lord Rolle, had been present within the
precincts of this half-close borough, to have witnessed the men
who addressed and who supported, and the men who heard the
speeches at the meeting held this day on the area in front of the
Plymouth Royal Hotel—it is easier to say who were not at the
meeting than to enumerate the strength, in virtue, talent, and
wealth, of the gentlemen who were there present. Inadequate
as the writer is to the task of giving even an outline of the pro-
ceedings, yet he may be deemed competent to state an opinion,
that without Reform, so fully pledged do all the leading men
stand here, that it will be impossible to keep society together. And
there is a remarkable characteristic which implies a favourable re-
sult: there is a charitable feeling on the part el the liberals, which
influences them to speak highly of the virtues of their opponents,
and, at the same time, lightly of their sins. But for all this,
and without intimidation, if the opposition Lords receive a new
light from the effulgence of public opinion, the sooner they re-
flect on it, and exhibit the reflection of it, the more easily will
all interests be satisfied.
GRAND MEETING AT PLYMOUTH.

In consonance with a requisitlon.numerously signed, which
was issued soon after the unhappy intelligence of the notorious
" Forty-one" was received, a meeting of the inhabitants took
place this day, in front of the Royal Hotel. The shops were all
closed, and, about noon, 2,900 persons had assembled near the
hustings, which were erected under the poitico of the theatre,
and rendered capable of containing 150 persons. A flag was
borne among the crowd with the emblems of mourning at the
staff-head; "Liberty," inscribed in capitals (formed in letters of
crape) supported by the words " God save the King," under.
neath a Crown ; hands joined, and the motto, " Brethren,
dwell together in unity" At about half-past twelve the Reform
Committee came on the hustings, and were received with the
greatest enthusiasm by a crowd of at least 5,000 persons. All
evidently determined on peace and order, which, through all
the proceedings of the day, was preserved unallayed by any
tumult, or scarce an angry" word against the opposing Lords.
A Tory hiss in a remarkable quarter, by a scion of no Noble
House, was rather discourteously contemned by a person in the
crowd; but shelter was speedily procured for the opposing party,
by the timely intervention of the by-standers. The retreat was
made amid the yells and groans of the crowd.
T. BEWEs, Esq. having been voted to the chair by acclama-
tion, opened the proceedings by tracing the progress of " The
Bill" down to the disappointed hopes of a confiding people in
its rejection by the Lords, by which the appalling circumstances
of the present state of the country was produced ? The ma-
jority of the Lords was propounded to the nation in defiance of
the will of the people; but they could repose their hopes on a
beloved and patriotic Sovereign—in an unbending and upright
Ministry—and with a united House of Commons—these would,
by constitutional means, overcome all the obstacles which now
presented themselves to the wishes of the people. Mr. Bewes
concluded by observing that the object of the meeting was to ad-
dress his Majesty at this alarming crisis, in support of the
Throne and the Ministers, and he trusted that the meeting
would be orderly, and that thespeakers would use moderation.
Dr. COOK WORTHY then presented himself and most ably
epitomized the struggles of the former Ministry and their sub-
sequent resignation of that power, nowivieldeeliby Lord Grey
and his colleagues, upon the specific condition of lefoi min Par-
liament. The Bill being the pledge of a full, fair, and effec-
tual Reform, had been received by the community with joy, and
the people had became irrevocably united in favour of that Mi-
nistry, in which they placed every confidence, and the members
of which the nation at large was desirous should he retained in
ot
then whoseet n h
office. Dr. C. aptly illustrated the ill-grace of the Lords not
permitting " the Bill" to pass into Committee. The people had
the means of complaint, and could go to the King, through
derived from
would
hmo most
fodtoe,s,se.
Dr. c
n t at characteristicookh
ivo r t y
e referredPr°enrtratuot lei°lne, a remedy
calm and deliberate, yet firm and uncom-
promising
of the w
deportment tmeeonstmoifetsh eotpeßoopfloeno, apostrophized
andstropehmi invidiouscalled
arts
upon the meeting to lend no ear to those who sought to turn
them to anarchy and confusion.* Dr. C., after many other
forcible comments on the critical position of the great question
of Reform, concluded an amnoimsait,edExdicscoELurLseEbNyTprompoAs
jinEgsfToyr
.the
adoption of the meeting, the following address :
"TO THE KING'S
e, yours Arleadjes it,e Majesty's
.
son, crown, and dignity. As part of the commonalty of the
" THE HUMBLE ADDRESS OF THE INHABITANTS
G
OF PLYMOUTH, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON.
"MOST
most dutiful and loyal subjects, the inhabitants of Plymouth, beg
leave humbly to approach your Majesty, with the assurance of
our deep and devoted GRACIOUaStacShOmVenEtRtoEI
your SOVEREIGN,--- WMajesty's
ac
realm, we feel it an imperative duty, at this unexampled crisis, to
express our grief at the rejection by the House of Lords of the
Bill to amend the representation of the people in England and
wales
especially after it obtained the assent of a large majority
insure the final
of the I-louse of Commons. We, nevertheless repose with una-
bated confidence, in your Majesty's paternal goodness to sanction
healing measure of Parliamentary Re-
form. In furtherance of this end, we earnestly beseech your
Majesty not to withdraw your confidence from your present Mi-
nisters , whose wisdom and integrity we cannot too highly appre-
ciate, and whose continuance at the helm of the State we deem
essential to the preservation of the public peace, and the stability
of the existing institutions of the country.
" May the ble.sing of Almighty God long preserve your Ma-
jesty's life, to reign over a grateful and a loyal people."
JOHN COLLIER, Esq. in seconding the resolution for the
address just read, congratulated himself and his fellow townsmen
sent on the occasion. The unanimity of feeling in the town was
upon the most respectable, and very numerous assemblage pre-
as remarkable as the temperate deportment of the people was
praiseworthy, and he hoped nothing would interfere to interrupt
it. Mr. Collier made someexcellent remarks on the impolicy and
injustice of the opposing Lords, and said, that though he might
not live to witness the fact, yet the time would come, when the
inhabitants of this free country would look back with' astonish-
ment to the period when the voices of 199 men had been found
sufficient to obstruct the unanimous voice of the people.
iandudteresses:ewtihthe
ae7,croitteemofentthasluikbs.sitoded.
their
Lord.
The addiess Was then put from the chair, and carried by ac-
claim ; a forest of hands were held up for, and not one against
the motion. A round of hearty cheering for the King followed,
Resolutions were passed that Lords Morley and Poltimore
some minutes
shies for their last service in presenting the
Plymouth petition
tegie Lords. A vote of thanks to the county Members, Lo dJ rs, r ohn
Russelland Lord Ebrington. Mr. Prance, Mr. Fownes, the Rev.
Mr. Macauley, Mr. Aldham, and Charles Bird,:
addressed the meeting. Thespeeches severally
sahnoduiltdwpasresseonmt
of the Rev. Mr. Macauley
and Mr. Bird were rich •
.specimens of gifted eloquence, and but
for the rapid succession of events that crowd on the Press, they
should have appeared in our columns. Our reporter goes
on to describe the numberless cheers
for the King, Earl Grey
and the Ministers, Lords Altho Russell, and Ebrington, and
concludes by stating, that the meetingrl' separated quietly, and ap-
parently satisfied that an t
oppor unity had been afforded of testi-
fying their approbation of, and th • eir still confiding hopes in, the
Reform Government.

(PROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.)
Some disturbances PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY EVENING.
took place at Totness, about 22 miles from
this town, on Tuesday last. It appears the great majority of the
people there are iu favour of the Reform Bill, but as it is to be
expected with some of those scarlet robe gentlemen in close
boroughs, who are denominated 'Aldermen, and who have pro..
cured snug births for sons and cousins through the borough_
mongering influence, they were adverse to a meeting to address
his Majesty, and prevented the use of the Hall, and one of them
carried his impudence so far as to confine a respectable individual.
This raised the ire of the people, who commenced demolishing
the Anti-Reformers' windows, and property was not respected;
but after a few hours order was restored, the meeting was held,
and an address voted. It should be recollected that this borough
waempt it.
s condemned to be put in schedule B, after a struggle to
e

lIALF-PAST NINE, P.NI.
The Plymouth address has already upwards of 2,000 signatures,
notwithstanding it has rained excessively since the meeting
separated.
NV. AV.

a We have heard that, besides the enthusiasts in Reform, who
unwittingly mar their own and the people's wishes by over
zealous acts, there are incendiaries abroad—the tools of 3,cari-
tmhiegihrtaZigovedLettothaecmcotuaknte
cbayret,heatAineastist.•
fac-
tion, to entrap the unwary into acts of insubordination, which
in companies were the design is more than doubted.
nLeotttothoetinb'rbenranraerk°s

BAKE WELL, DERBYSHIRE, OCT. 13.
The first meeting, on the subject of the Reform Bill which has
been held in Derbyshire took plate here to.day (Thursday).
It was by far the most numerous, respectable, and unanimous,
that has occurred M this rising town for a number of years.. The
chair was taken W Pole Thornhill, Esq. of Sfanlini. Various
resolutions, expressing deer regret at the de'eaf of the Bill VI the
Lords, were unanimously agreed Ito, it a single dissentient
Addresses were voted to trit icing and to Earl Grey,
thanklfi2 them for what they already had cicBl, for the people,
and expressiVe of themost firm reliance on them to: the future
progress of the Bill. Tire „thief speakers' were, Peter Wethall,
Thomas Bateman, John Barka/ Wm. Longaden, Wm. Brittle,
bank. 'Win. Bateman, John Henry /3"rker, and Charles C.
Worsle'S,, YN'Oils., the Rev. F. Hodgson (Vicar), and an intelligent
manufacturer iiat_•±4 Cocker. One of the resolutts of the
meeting was, that all the refrolupons should be published in the
Derbyshire Courier, the two otrld County Papers, and Tile
which was warmly eulogised as the friend of the people.