The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-25 00:00:00

YORKSHIRE.

A meeting of gentlemen connected with the
county of York was on Saturday held at the
Thatched House Tavern, St. James'-street, for the
purpose of concerting measures to procure the re-
turn of four reforming Members at the ensuing elec-
tion for that county. There were from thirty to
forty gentlemen present.
Lord MILTON was called to the Chair.

Mr. MARSHALL could safely state that a great
majority of the freeholders of Yorkshire highly ap-
proved of the measure of Reform which had been
brought forward by his Majesty's Ministers. That
measure they considered as pregnant with many and
great important advantages—as tending to prevent
any disturbance or commotion, or the carrying of
any revolutionary measures. It was of great im-
portance that the great county of York should take
an early and decided part in support of that wise
and popular measure. Yorkshire had had the ad-
vantage of three of its Members supporting that
Bill in the House of Commons. Two of them gave
it their full and hearty support; one was decidedly
opposed to it; and the other, who had up to the
present time voted for it in all its stages, had, both
publicly and privately, expressed some doubts as to
the whole of the measure. During the last week
there had been some meetings held on this subject:in
the West Riding of Yorkshire, particularly at Leeds,
where there had been a meeting of delegates from
the principal towns in Yorkshire of those who acted
together on the liberal side of politics, and they had
decided that they woulel support by. their votes and
by all their interests only two of their present Mem-
bers, Lord Morpeth and Sir J. Johnstone, and Mr.
Ramsden and Mr. Strickland, who had taken the
field as candidates. That was all, as far as he (Mr.
Marshall) knew, that had as yet occurred in York-
shire, in reference to the ensuing election. Although
the freeholders respect :el very highly their present
Members, they thought it was their duty to sacrifice
all private feeling to promote the cause which they
considered the good of the nation. The Hon. Gen-
tleman concluded by moving a resolution to the
effect that the meeting, highly approving of the
measure of Reform which had been brought for-
wardit by his Majesty's Ministers, hailed with thi
greatestl,hteoappeale x t
satisfactionretosols h
people e determination
on
the subject. of
his Ma-
jestytion pledged the meeting to do
all in their power to promote the return of four

Members for the county of York who would give
their cordial and zealous support to the measure o
Reform introduced by Ministers.
The resolution was agreed to with one disgen-
tient voice, that of Mr. Stapylton.
Mr. CHARLES WOOD said, that Mr. Bethell had
stated that he could not make up his mind to sup-
port the two schedules of the Bill. He therefore
moved a resolution to the effect that the meeting
saw with regret that Mr. Bethell would not go the
whole length of a measure, the main provisions of
which they regarded as indispensably necessary for
the permanent protection of the liberties of the
people, and the welfare of the empire. He (Mr.
Wood) regretted this circumstance very much, as
\lr% Bethel] had been very attentive to his duties in
Porliament, but he thought it nec,c,,lsa.7 to have
some gentleman who would support the whole tin.
—Tile resolution was agreed to.
Mr. C. WooD then moved a resolution, pledging
the meeting to support Lord Morpeth, Sir John
Johnstone, Mr. Ramsden, and Mr. Strickland. He
hoped that no jealousies would prevent unanimity,
A person in the arose of Commons, who had gone
further than the Bitl, had already done it more mis-
chief than its opponents.—(Llear, hear.)—Resolu-
tion unanimously agreed to.
Lord MORPETII very briefly returned thanks for
the support tendered by the meeting.
Sir Joms JOHNSTONE expressed his heartfelt sa-
tisfaction at the approbation his conduct in Parlia-
ment had received.

A resolution was then agreed to, that a meeting
should be held at York as soon as convenient, to
promote the object stated in the resolutions.
Lord MottPrrn moved the thanks of the meet-
ing to their Noble Chairman, which were bestowed
with acclamation.

Lord MmToN returned thanks.
The meeting then broke up.

(From the Leeds Mercury.)
We have authority for stating that the four liberal
candidates for Yorkshire—Lord Morpeth, Sir John
Johnstone, Mr. Ramsden, and Mr. Sirickland—will
make common cause at the ensuing election. The
freeholders of Yorkshire, we confidently believe, will
do their duty. The reformers have already banished
from their creed the pitiful notion of balancing the
representation of this great county. They have
drawn the sword of constitutional resistance to cor-
ruption, and thrown away the scabbard. This was
done in the Castle-yard at York, on the 22d of
March, when the assembled county addressed to his
Majesty the following request and solemn pledge :
‘• And should the Bill introduced into the House of
Commons unhappily be defeated, they humbly beseech
your Majesty to appeal to your people by a dissolution of
Parliament; in which case your faithful subjects will, to
the very utmost, support your Majesty's Government, by
returning such representatives as, notwithstanding all the
power of the enemies of Reform, will carry that measure
which will be the glory of your reign,"
The county of York will not forfeit that solemn
pledge. Every reformer in it will vote for our re-
forming candidates, if opposition should venture to
show itself. The candidates are determined upon ;
and we state from the best authority, that the Whig
Aristocracy, and the masses of reformers in the
mercantile and manufacturing districts, are perfectly
as one as to the men to be supported. Lord Mor-
peth, Sir John Johnstone, Mr. Strickland, and Mr.
Ramsden, the sworn friends of the Reform Bill, will
rally together, under the Orange flag, all the friends
of their country's liberties.