The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-13 00:00:00

under the controul of a licentious !nub, who paraded
the principal streets, and demolished the property of
many thousands who could not outrage their feelings
by illuminating. This was done under the windows
of St. James's Palace ; it is even said that the Pa-
lace itself was not respected. The 'conduct of
the Lord Mayor in this transaction cannot be
considered meritorious; still less is it a matter
of indifference. By officially notifying the post-
ponement of the illumination, he virtually took
upon himself the direction of a proceeding
which brought on confusion and outrage, and an
extensive destruction of property. The consequences
must have excited a sentiment of regr. t in every
well-regulated mind ; and the feeling of the Sove-
reign must have amounted to displeasure against a
Magistrate, vho had taken such a share in the busi-
ness. Let us see how far the existence of this feel-
ing is con-istent with the expressions in the Secre-
tary of State's letter to the Lord Mayor, and the
explanation of that letter by the Government Press.
The King does not dine with the Lord Mayor be-
cause his health is not good ; and, he desires it lobe
distinctly understood, for that reason alone. His
Majewv then, it is insinuated, would have dined
with a Lord Mayor who has enrolled himself in the
ranks of the Radical faction,—a class of persons who
rest their cause exclusively on a system of violence
and terror ; with a Lord Mayor, who, so far from
discountenancing by every means in his power an in-
vidious display of a particular set of opinions, at a
period of great excitement, sanctioned that display,
took a prominent part in it himself, and thus in-
spired a lawless rabble with additional spirit and re.
solution to perpetuate violence upon the property of
all the inhabitants who presumed to think and act
for themselves. Yet his Majesty, we are to under-
stand, feels no displeasure, and declines dining in
the city simply on account of his health, which,
thank God, if we may judge from daily experience,
gives no cause for any such apprehension as is here
implied, in the minds of his loyal subjects. No;
the truth is apparent to all ; and the attempt to dis-
guise it is universally pronounced to be absurd. The
letter is the letter of his Ministers, whose purpose
was served by the excitement that prevailed and the
terrorism that was commenced in the metropolis on
the 27th ult., which example has been followed up
with so much effect throughout the country. The
encouragement of the Lord Mayor is theirs. They
would have taken the King to dine in the city, if
they could have moved that stern stuff of which the
hearts of the Princes of the House of Brunswick
are composed. This is a sample of what we are to
expect from them, which is consistent with all their
other acts and conduct, with their applause of the
tri-coloured standard, and with the use of it in their
electioneer:rig processions. We entreat our country-
men to attend to the signs of the times, and to the
dangers that threaten them—Morning Post.

We have again to announce gratifying intelligence
to our readers—but not so much in the return of
Reform Members—for the elections are now drawing
to a close—as in the state of the polls both here and
in Ireland. Some Reform Members, however, have
been returned since the publication of our last
number; and there is every reason to believe
that, in a day or two, and, at all events, on Monday
we shall have to announce many more. Essex, we
mentioned yesterday, as having nobly responded to
the call of the King, Devonshire has since followed
the example by returning Lords Russell and
Ebrington,—amd in the county of Oxford, the
only Anti-Reform candidate, Lord Norreys, has,
notwithstanding its hitherto well proven Tory
partialities, found it expedient to resign The
state of the polls is no less satisfactory. Old
Bankes is far behind his rivals in Dorsetshire,—so,
also, is that Ccryphxus of Anti-Reform, Sir R.
Vyvyan, in Cornwall, and the Lygonitt•a in Wor-
cestershire. The Bill, iN fact, is the watch-word
every where; and where the voice of the peoole is
not silenced by local influence, no one can obtain
even a hearing, who will not pledge himself to sup-
port " the Bill, and the whole Bill." In Ireland
the business of Reform goes on swimmingly. The
" Rus.ell pill" act, there with even more power
than in this country ; and we confidently expect that
a greater number of Reform Members, speaking
comparatively, will be returned from the sis•er isle
than from either England or Scotland.-llforning
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