The Sun.
London, England, 1831-10-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sia,—l am just returned from a very numerous and
highly respectable meeting of the citizens of Worcester,
who have this day met to give the lie direct to the base
insinuations by which the Anti-Reforming press, aided by
their coadjutor Mr. Hunt, wish to convince the House of
Lords that the people of England no longer feel that in-
terest in the Reform Bill, which the result of the late
elections proved to a demonstration was once felt by
them; a petition firmly but respectfully worded was agreed
to, stating their sentiments upon this vital measure to be
unalterable; several most spirited speeches were made upon
the subject, votes of thanks to Lords Altherp and Russell,
as well as to the city and county Members, passed, and the
meeting separated after giving three times three tre-
mendous cheers for our beloved Reforming King. Whe-
ther the people, both high and low, of Worcester are not
favourable to the great measure will be shown by a con-
trast of the meeting I have just mentioned with
an attempt made yesterday to convene a meet •
ing of our corporate body to petition against the
measure. Tile Corporation here consist of 24 senior
and 48 junior Members, and it was necessary in
this case that a majority of each of the estates should
agree upon such petition, before it could go forth as the
petition of that body ; and I feel convinced that you, Mr.
Editor, as well as those of your readers who may take the
trouble to peruse this, will be convinced of the intense in-
terest which the success of the great measure has excited
here, when I tell you that the required majority could not
be made up. Report says twenty only out of the neces-
sary 38 and the whole 72 could be found to sanction a
petition against the declared wishes of the British nation
—at all events, it is certain that the requisite number
could not be mustered, and the proposed meeting, conse-
quently, was abandoned. May such be the fate of every
like attempt.

I am, Mr. Editor, your obedient servant,
Worcester, Sept. 30, 1831. BRITANNICUS.

ANOTHER ACCIDENT TO STEAM-VESSELS.
—Saturday night between twelve and one o'clock, a col-
lision took place between the Leeds steam-boat and the
City of Dublin steam-packet, which proved nearly de-
structive to the latter. The City of Dublin was on her
way from Liverpool to this port : she had, at the time,
her lamps lighted, and was proceeding at a rapid rate,
when at the distance of a quarter of a mile another steam-
vessel was seen fast approaching. Loud cries were raised
from the City of Dublin for the other vessel to keep off;
but they were not heard, and it was seen that a collision
must be inevitable. For some minutes before the vessels
struck, the male passengers were on deck—numbers were
running about in a state of the greatest distraction—some
caught up planks, and others ran up the ladder. The
Captain desired the steatn of the vessel to be worked as
highly as possible, to keep as much out of the way as he
could of the advancing ship. A most agonizing suspense
for a few seconds succeeded, and at length the crash of
the conflicting ships was heard. The City of Dublin
was struck a little behind the paddles, and several of her
planks were stove in, and immediately the waves dashed
in a torrent into the ladies' cabin. In the first moment
of horror and affright at what had occurred, the Captain
of the City of Dublip called out, "All is lost, we must
all go to the bottom!" Shrieks, cries, and groans burst
from the ladies in the cabin, and, for many minutes, the
vessel was in the greatest disorder, each person lamenting
or preparing for the mortal and final struggle which the
sinking vessel would expose him to ; at the same time it
was seen that the engine was stopped, and, as the vessel
had lost her helm, she was become unmanageable. This
scene, which is described by two of the passengers who
were on board the City of Dublin, lasted for about three
quarters of an hour, until the Levis steam-boat, by which
the damage had been done, returned to the City of Dublin,
hd conveyed her back again to Liverpool. It is probable
” the danger to which the passengers were exposed in
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this n.stance would have been avoided had the City of
ZluPlan been provided with a speaking trumpet, to warn
the Leeds of the danger its Captain was exposing others
to, or had the Leeds used the preiution to have night
lights burning, which would have enabled the other ship
to escape in time the peril it had to encounter.—Dublin
Morning Res Wm, • -