The Sun.
London, England, 1831-10-12 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, Om 10.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Si ii,—Nothing can exceed the sensation:produced here by the
rejection of the Reform Bill by the Lords, and were it not fur
the firmness of Lord Grey, and the persuasion that he will con_
roue in office, business In general would be completely paralysed_
he anxiety, I may add, the enthusiasm, here for Reform, so-
..reases hourly. 'An excee ing crowded meeting took place at
the Clarendon Rooms to-day, at which it was resolved to hold a
f)ublie meeting in Clayton-square on 'Wednesday, in order tzar
ord the friends of Reform an opportunity of delivering their
tentimenta at this. Important crisis, and to adept such
r. ,s may be'deetned most efficient to support the King and
his Ministers.
On Wednesday, I shall endeavour to send you an outline of the.
~roceedings that will take place at that important meeting.
Although we hear of the repeated assurances of the confidence
he King has in his Nlinisters, the question is continually asked,
:by his Majesty keeps about hint so many persons averse to
. Aeforin ; and above all others, why Lord Howe, who is opposed
o Reform, and voted against the Bill, is still allowed to hold
(lice?' A few words will explain why our Reform meetings des
not take place at the Town-hall, and why the majority hi the
•orporate body here are against it. In the first place, they are
:elf elected, in defiance of the charter which enacts otherwise ;
hey are forty-one in number—and most notorious, out of these
hove thirty are related to each other--and their income above
aiv hundred thousand pounds—the chief part of which is spent
n jobs and salaries amongst their relatives, and these relatives
nd friends tire the Men who employ the freemen or burgesses,
he principal part of whotn are illiterate labourers and dependent
nechanies. These are the men who are paid and bribedio send
:p Members to Parliament, and Mr. Bennett, who has so often
•irought the bribery of Liverpool before the House, is quite cor-
rect in Isis assertions, on the influence of Members, &c. &c. The
election for Mayor in 1827, between Porter and Robinson, cost
.1),000/. and the election of Chief Magistrate always commences
vith six shillings a man; and sometimes increases to fifty pounds,
is well as for a Member of Parliament.
I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant,

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2%."-. O. P. 9.
P.S. To-morrow or Wednesday, I F-hall sand a copy of the Cor.
~oration aeeounts for twelve month*, In corroboration of my
assertions.

PLYMOUTH, Ocr. 10.

The inhabitants of this town were thrown into great agitation
did dismay last evening, upon the ,:rival of the mail, which
irought the fate of the Reform Bill, The question was to be
:ward almost every moment, rotxmted In All parts, " What use is
zhe House of Lords ?" But after your Paper (which Is much
irculated here) had be,ii read, the tone
.was altered, and the
mestion was much repeated, " Of what use are the Bishops ?"
fhey are the onemies of the people._ou no occasion do they act
in unison with the people, in restoring and conceding to them
:heir rights—it is high time to seal their fate." Such was the
language here when it was discovered, by the list of the Majority
duhlished in your Paper, that the Bishops had not attended to
hat energetig :did eloquent appeal of Earl Grey, to observe the
.igns of the ti' s--to put their house in order—and to act as the
ministers a peace. To-day all the shops in the principal streets
have been thut, and business is) quite stagnated. Knells have
.>een nip! througlieut the day, acid the shipping in the harbour
have their flags flying half.rnatst high.' Ti.e question is to be heard
repeated again and again, in every street, " is the use of
a House of Lords ?" " What are the Bishops goon fr‘v if they
Thus act, and be the bane of Englishmen ?" I am able to
! to you for a fact, and can name the persons on whom the collet,
-ors of assessed taxes called to-day for taxes, that they were re.
.used payment, and told that when they were represented they
would pay. They should have added that " taxation without
.-epresentation is tyranny," Every thing here looks very gloomy,
aid we are anxiously looking for further new. !rem Londint, to
know how to act, A meeting is forthwith to be called, to ackiress.
is Majesty, as well as his Ministers, beseeching the latter to re-
main in office, and have recourse to such constitutional measures
is will pass the Bill.

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OCL, e.x.
Placards are now being distributed, calling upon OCK
the inhabi-
tants to be firm, vet, at the same time, orderly, us the decisicaz..
of the House of Lords would operate ony as au adjournment of
the question. it cannot put a quietus on Betbrm, as the "peoples
are the source ofall power." Our neighbouring towns of Devoe_
sort and Stonehouse are also in a state of. great excitement and
darm. Meetings, I understand, will take place there on Wed.,
:iesday, for the same purposes as the one at Plymouth. 'Phis was
to be expected of so large a portion of the population of taE-
county,—the joint population of Devonpurt and Stonehouse be-
ang nearly 40,000 souls. By the Reforva rill they were to scud
two Members to Parliament. The people of Devon (and I can
:peak for about 76,000 who reside in this part of the county) feel
quite indignant at the statement made last week in Parlia.
assent by Lord Rolle, that " in Devonshire there was a re-action."
It is no such thing.:-the people of Devon are more desirous than
ever to have the Bill passed, and that his, taxdship will hear before
be is many days older. They are guise at a loss to fancy where
the Noble Lord procured his information—it must be the imagi-
nation of the brain. Perhaps his Lordship went ins farther for
information than among hie domestics at I3icton House. If he
bad canvassed the va:wty, he would have found a very different
result front that which he stated in the House of Lords.

M. W,