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

FROME, OCT. 14.

This morning the town assumed a more gay appearance than
usual, in consequence of notices issued on Wednesday calling on
the inhabitants to meet on this day for the purpose of addressing
his Most Gracious Majesty on the rejection Of the Refortn Bill
by the House of Peers. The various Benefit Societies, with
banners, and accompanied by a military band, paraded the streets.
It was at first intended to have held the meeting in the As-
sembly-Room, but from the great number of persons that were
cong. egated in the market.pl .ce long before the hour of meeting,
it was judged expedient to hold it in the open air. A waggon
was placed opposite the market-house, into which the persons
that intended to take part in the proceedings took their places.
The greatest harmony and unanimity of opinion pervaded
all classes ; and we were informed that upon no former occa-
sion had a more respectable or more numerous body of per-
sons assembled. At the time of the appointment of the Chair-
man between 4000 and 501)0 persons were clustered together.
Among the most wealthy and influential we noticed H.
Sheppard, Henry Miller, J. Yeatman, J. A. Wickham, J. Bush,
Esqrs. Rev. Messrs. Lurwen, J. F. Newman, &c. &c.
J. BUNK, Esq. was called to the Chair.
J. A. WICKHAM, Esq., presented himself to the meeting be-
fore the Chairman had taken his seat, but spoke in so low a
tone as to be totally inaudible to the major part present; from
what we could hear, he wished to remove from the minds of
those present, who might entertain an opinion, that he was in-
imical to the cause of Reform, butfor the present, he should re-
main neuter.

The CHAIRMAN then rose and complimented the meeting on
their orderly conduct on this and on other occasions of great ex-
citement, and implored them not to depart from it.
H. SHEPPARD, Esq., proposed the first resolution.
" That an humble address be presented to his Majesty, ex-
pressive of our disappointment and sorrow at the rejection of the
Bill for a Reform in the representation of the people in the Com.
mons House of Parliament, by the House of Lords."
This was seconded by J. YEATMAN, Esq.
The second resolution was proposed by the Rev. J. F. NEWMAN.
" That we consider it our bounden duty at this momentous
crisis, to reassert our firm adherence to and unqualified approval
of the principles and leading provisions of that great measure ;
and to express our unabated confidence in his Majesty's present
patriotic and enlightened Ministers; who, in introducing and
conducting it, have-consulted the best interests of their country."
This was seconded by Mr. PLAY DEN.
The third resolution was proposed by the Rev. S. CURWEN.
" That his Majesty be requested to continue to repose his
Royal confidence in his present faithful Counsellors, and to exert
his Kingly authority in such manner es may be deemed most
effbctual for securing to the people a full, fair, and free repre-
sentation in Parliament."
The resolutions were prefaced by eloquent and argumentative
speeches, we allude to those delivered by the Rev. Mr. NEW-
MAN and HENRY MILLER, Esq., on moving the Address to.his
Majesty, which was seconded by Wfurrmmt, Esq., to be pre-
selted by Viscount Melbourne.

The rain, which pelted down in pitiless torrents during the
proceedings, did not deter the people from staying.
A.vote of thanks was proposed and seconded to his Grace the
Duke of Somerset, Earl of Cork, and Baron Poltimore, (noble-
men residing, or having great property in the county,) for their
support of the Reform Bill in the House of Lords.
The Address will lay for a few days at the George Inn.
The thanks of the meeting were then given to the Chairman.
The band played the National Anthem, and atter giving three
cheers for the King and Reform the meeting separated.

BOLTON, OCT. 14.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Silt,—Intelligence of the rejection of the Reform Bill by the
Lords was received here by an express from The Sun Newspaper
office on Sunday morning, the 9th instant, about seven o'clock.
The news spread rapidly through the town and created great ex-
citement; during the whole of the day the streets were filled
with groups of people, who were all anxiously engaged in forming
plans and hazarding opinions as to what course the King and the
people ought to pursue to bring the infatuated objectors of the
Bill to their senses. The Exchange news-room was crowded
with gen•lemen, who all appeared thunderstruck at the number
of the majority in opposition to the united wishes of the whole
empire. In the evening not less than five thousand people were
assembled in the streets, waiting the arrival of the mail. The
Lord Bishop of the diocese happened to be preaching in the pa-
rish church, and during the time of Divine Service in the
forenoon some person had posted two large placards upon
the gas pillar in the old market-place, stating that " the
Reform Bill had been thrown out by a majority of forty-one in
the House of Lords, and that nearly the whole of the Bench of
Bishops had voted against the Bill," hundreds of persons read
these placards on their way from church, and not a few vented
their indignation against the Right Reverend Bench in most un-
courtly terms ; indeed, popular feeling never ran so high in this
town against the mitred Peers as since their conduct on this oa
casion became known. All the inns and public houses, where it
was known that the London Paper was taken in, were crowded
to suffocation, and it may be asserted without fear of contradiction
that the hereditary Legislators have fallen two hundred per cent.
in the estimation of the inhabitants of Bolton since the memo-
ruble division was published. On Sunday morning a Committee
of twenty-five, consisting chiefly of the working classes, was ap-
pointed to superintend the getting up of a public meeting should
the authorities of the town decline to call one. On Monday
evening they met, when a delegate from the Manchester Political
Union attended. He was the bearer of a letter from that body,
inviting the Bolton people to attend the Manchester meeting on
Wednesday, but to a man the Committee refused to accept the
invitation ; and kit was generally remarked " that every town
ought to manage its own affairs.' A requisition was then agreed
to, requesting the boroughreeves and constables to call a meeting
of the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, on as early a
day as possible, " to adopt the best means, in the present alarm-
ing state of the country, to secure to the King his just preroga-
tives, and to the people their constitutional rights and liberties."
About thirty names were signed in the room, and in the course
of the following day that number was increased to eighty, the
majority of which were persons renting premises of 101. per
annum and upwards. The same afternoon it was presented to
James Kay, Esq., Boroughreeve of Great Bolton, and that gen-
tleman promised to give an answer on Wednesday at four o'clock.
After the appointed hour the deputation from the Committee
waited upon Mr. Kay for his answer, and they found him en-
gaged with several gentlemen of the town consulting what mea-
sures to adopt ; and it appeared that some persons, whose timi-
dity had got the better of their judgment, had prepared a very
dutiful and loyal address to his Majesty, requesting him to exer-
cise his Royal prerogative to ensure the passing of the Reform
Bill, and pledging their supporrto their Sovereign and the pre-
sent Ministry. This was to be handed about for signature, with-
' out the trouble and expence of a public meeting, but so strong
was the opposition to this mode of proceeding manifested by the
I deputation and some of the gentlemen present that it was aban-
doned, and the Boroughreeve expressed his willingness to call a
public meeting on the subject. The dratt of a large posting bill,
announcing that the meeting wou'd take place at twelve o'clock
on Thursday, was immediately sent to the printers ; resolutions,
couched in the most energetic language, breathing the most
ardent attachment to the King and his Ministers, were passed.
and every thing appeared to be going on prosperously'
when another difficulty was started, viz. whether the Committee
of the working classes would give a pledge not to oppose the pass-
ing of the Address, and the resolutions in their present shape, at
the meeting ; the members of the Committee present immedi-
ately acceded to the proposal, and a message was sent to the re-
mainder, who were assembled at a neighbouring public—house,
requesting their acquiescence; after a stormy discussion, which
lasted a long time, an answer was returned, that they would not
pledge themselves to support any measure of Reform which was
not founded i,paii the basis of annual Parliaments, universal suf-
frage, and vote by ballot ; upon this being communicated to the
Boroughreeve and his friends, they instantly countermanded the
order for printing the placards, and declared that they would
have nothing further to do with the matter. This step is much
to be regretted, as there cannot be a' doubt but the Address
and resolutions to support the King and the Ministry in passing
the Reform Bill, would have been carried by an ire mense majority,
for on enquiry: it has been ascertained, that many of the persons
who refused to give the required pledge, did not actually belong
to the Committee. It is now said that a meeting will be called
by the requisitionists otk Monday next, and there cannot be a
ge-
t
doubt, but an address in support of the Ministerial measure,
nerally, will be carried. It is gratifying to be able to state, that
not the slightest violence has been offered to either the persons
or property of any Anti-Reformer here, and although deep and
dangerous denunciations against the refractory Lords and their
colleagues,
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single voice has been heard to recommend an attack upon pro-
perty, or a breach of the peace of any kind. in the been
streets, expressed
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At a Committee meeting, held last night, a public meeting
was agreed upon, and is to take place on Monday next, in Brad-
ford-square, at eleven o'clock.