The Sun.
London, England, 1831-10-11 00:00:00

BOURNE, Lord PALMERSTON, Lord ALTHORP, the
Duke of RICHMOND, Earl of CARLISLE, the Right
Hon. CHARLES GRANT and Mr. STANLEY. The
Ministers were in deliberation when our Paper went
to press.

The popular indignation against the Bishops
gains strength daily. The people every where
exclaim had it not been for the interested oppo-
sition of the Episcopal Bench, the Reform ques-
tion would have been carried.

The express from Paris represents the Prussian
Government as making new exertions to increase its
military force, and states that the insurrection in the
neighbourhood of Oporto has been completely put
down by the Miguelites.

The cholera at Berlin and Vienna had assumed a
milder form. From Poland nothing fresh was known.

REFORM MEETINGS.

WESTMINSTER.

Yesterday, at three o'clock, pursuant to the notice of the pre-
liminary meeting of Saturday, a meeting of the electors of West-
minster took place in the great room of the Crown and Anchor
Tavern in the Strand, for the purpose of expressing their senti-
ments on the conduct of the House of Lords. The meeting was
one of the most numerous and respectable of its class that we
ever attended. Sir F. Burdett, with Sir J. C Hobhouse, Colonel
Evans, Mr. Thelwall, and Mr. De \Tear, and the rest of the Com-
mittee, ascended the platform, and were enthusiastically cheered.
Sir F. BURDETT, after observing that it would be super.
fluous to speak of the purpose they had in thus meeting toge-
ther, said he hoped this meeting would be a sufficient answer to
those who asserted that the people were lukewarm on the subject
of Reform.—(Cheers.)
Mr. CARPUE then moved the first resolution—
" That this meeting has heard with the deepest indignation
and alarm that the House of Peers has rejected the Reform Bill
introduced to Parliament by his Majesty's Ministers, without
deigning to consider the merits and provisions of the Bill, and in
defiance to the voice of the people, constitutionally expressed,
through a vast majority of the House of Commons, and by their
petitions from every part of the kingdom."
Mr. POUNCEY seconded the resolution.

The resolution was carried unanimously.
Colonel EVANS, M.P., then addressed the meeting, for the
purpose of inculcating the necessity of a peaceable, though firm,
demeanour in the present trial. The party opposed to them
were too contemptible to need extreme measures for their dis.
comfiture.—(Hear.) He then moved the second resolution—
" That a dutiful and loyal address be presented to the King,
expressive of the confidence reposed by this meeting in his Ma.
jesty's paternal and patriotic declaration with respect to Parlia-
mentary Reform, and praying him to use his constitutional pre-
rogative in such way as shall lead to the speedy decision of that
momentous question."
Mr. TIJOU, in seconding this resolution, observed that if the
madness of the people should overthrow the Monarchy, Sir R.
Peel would perhaps be seen with a red cap on his head, for the
sake of stepping into office, so little did his opposition to Reform
arise from any conscientious objection to it.—(Laughter.)
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. MERLE proposed a vote of thanks to Earl Grey, and made
some allusion to the Bishops (which we could not hear) ; but he
had no sooner given utterance to the word " Bishops" than it
was followed by groans, hootings, and hisses.
This address was seconded by Mr. STURGEON, and carried
with acclamation.
On a call for Sir J. HOBIIOUSE, the Hon. Bart. came forward.
He called upon them to act in obedience to the wise and admi-
rable address of the Birmingham Union to their townsmen, and
notwithstanding any thing which might occur, to have " ati.
ence! patience !! patience ! ! !"—(Great cheering.) The Hon.
Baronet then, with much energy, exclaimed, " Have you confi.
dence in your King?"—(One instant and a deafening shout
arose, and was succeeded by cheers which seemed to shake the
building on its very foundation.) " Have you confidence in his
Ministers ?"—(The cheers were repeated with the same enthusi.
asm.) " Have you confidence in those of your representatives in
Parliament who have hitherto proved themselves the champions
of your rights ?—(" Yes !" was the instant and almost deafening
shout of the immense assemblage, and was followed by re-
iterated cheers.) " Then having confidence in King, Ministers,
and Commons," continued the Hon. Baronet, " what have you
to fear ?—Nothing.—(Great cheering.) No opposition can stand
against such a combination of power."—(Renewed cheers.) The
Hon. Baronet sat down amidst enthusiastic cheering.
The following resolutions were then pas'ed :
Proposed by Dr. BAINBRIDGE, and seconded by Mr. MAIICN,
" Resolved—That at such a crisis in public affairs, it is the duty
of every Englishman to declare that he will use every legal means
in his power to support any measure which his Majesty's Minis-
ters may, in their wisdom, deem expedient to secure to the
country, with the least possible delay, the exercise of those elec-
tive rights which a corrupt system of nomination has so long
withheld from them."
Proposed by Mr. De VEAR, and seconded by Mr. TIJOIL
" Resolved—That it be strongly recommended to all cities,
towns, and boroughs, throughout the country, and the metropo-
litan parishes, to use their most strenuous exertions and their best
means to assist the King, his Ministers, and the House of Corn
mons, in the completion of Parliamentary Reform.
" Resolved—That the representatives for Westminster be re-
quested to present the address to his Majesty."
Thanks were then voted to Sir F. Burdett and Sir J. C. Hob-
house, and the meeting, after giving three hearty cheers for the
King, quietly dispersed,