The Sun.
London, England, 1831-03-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

'The Duke of CUMBERLAND honoured the Noblemen
and Gentlemen's Catch Club with his company at dinner
Jut evening, at the Thatched House Tavern.
The Prince of ORANGE visited the Duchess of Cum-
/sr:m*l4n on Monday, at her residence in the King's
Palace, St. James's.
The Ministers of the Great Powers assembled yesterday
afternoon, at the Foreign Office, for the purpose of having
a conference with Viscount PALMERSTON. There wrre
present, the French, Austrian, and Russian Ambassadors,
the I `russian Minister, and the Baron DE WESSICNBURO,
Minist. er from Austria.
A Ca binet Council was held at three o'clock, at the
Foreign , Office, which was attended by Earl GREY, the
Marquis , ,sf LANSDOWNE, Viscount ALTHORP, Lord
DuRILAM, Viscount MELBOURNE, Viscount PALMER..
sroN, Viscc `tint GODERICH, the Earl of CARLISLE, the
Right Hon t .3. GRANT, the Duke of Rieftmorin, and Sir
JAMES GRAM AM.
Some of the Ministers, Members of the Upper House,
lett the Council while the Ministers were in deliberation,
a Commission, after attending
for the purpose o f form.ing
seliich they rejoines.l their colleagues.
The Council bra np shortly before five o'clock.
'The Spanish Minis,.,te transacted business with Viscount
at the Foreign Office.
tILERSTON yeaterhy
.ntlem!n, headed by Mr. Seam;
A detttiitation of
,ffish GC.
Rica, rjAwsoNo and Sir ARTHUR CHICHESTER,
lad a Nei?' enee with the CitAr7cELLOit of the Excoz-
Quaa Yestel,.day at the Treasury.

REFor CNI MEETINGS IN SUPPORT OF
HIS MAJESTY'S MINISTERS.

(From the Scotsman.)
farfi ;e are literally overwhelmed with the petitions for Ite-
ia and accounts of public meetings, which are pouring
upon us from all sides. Such ardour, such unanimity,
oich a spontaneous and simultaneous movement of popular
feeling, never has been seen. Our coternporary, the Ob-
server, says, that the Contents are t? the Non-cozAents
ps
a hundred to one. In our opinion they are as a thousand
to. one ! In fact, so far as we can find, nobody has whis-
pered a doubt as to the wisdom of the Ministerial liefool
Bill, except part of the Town Council of this burgh, the
constituents of Mr. William Dundas! While the whole
people are rejoicing, they have the glory of standing alone,
and mourning over the sepuiklicia 9f Gluon and Old
Sarum, and the untimely fate of sham-voting and &o-
selling ! It is a beautiful illustration of the close system,
that all the Deacons, that is, all the members of Council
who owe their seats to the choice of others, are in favour
of the measure, and a!1 the selffelected against it ! With-
out this exhibition to refresh our memories, we might
have forgotten what the close system was. It is near
dying out, but .6 even in its ashes live its wonted fires."
It will be seen, however, that petitions or addressee have
been seat up, or are preparing, com the following towns
or public bodies, viz. from—.
The Inhabitants of Edinburgh.
The Royal Burgh of Kingliorn.
The Inhabitants of Arbroath.
The Inhabitants of Haddington.
The Inhabitants of Bathgate.
The Proprietors and Householders of Portobello.
The Magistrates and Inhabitants of Musselburgh.
The Guildry of Cupar.
The Guildry of Perth.
The Glovers of Perth.
The Convener), of Portsburgh, and the llammermen,
Tailors, and Bakers of Portsburgh separately.
The Chamber of Commerce in Edinburgh.
The Incorporation of Bakers.
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The Society of Barbers.
The Guildry of Cupar Fife.
The Inhabitants of the Southern Districts are to meet
on Tuesday.
There is to be a meeting in DJkeith on Monday.

ST. GILES'S CAMBERWELL.—The inhabitants of
St. Giles's, Camberwell, will meet this evening at six
o'clock, at the Grove House, to petition Parliament upon
the present subject of Reform.
WARD OF BILLINGSGATE.--A meeting took
place yesterday of the inhabitants of the Ward of Billings-
gate, in the vestry room in Botolpb-lane, Mr. Alderman
Brown in the Chair. Petitions were agreed to in sup-
port of the important measure of Reform, and it was re-
solved that the Lord Chancellor should present it to the
House of Lords and Mr. Alderman Thompson to the Com-

mous.
WARD OF ALDGATE.—Yesterday a numerous and
respectable meeting of the inhabitants of this Word took
place in the Committee-room in Mitre-street, Mr. Al,fern an
Thorp in the chair, at which a petition was agreed to, to
be forwarded to the Houses of Lords and Commons in
favour of the measure of Reform, and that the Lord High
Chancellor should present it to the House of Lords, and
111 r. Alderman Wood to the Commout.
ST. SEPULCHRE'S.—Yesterday a meeting most nu-
merously and respectably attended, was convened at the
City of London Tavern, of the inhabitants of St. Sepul-
chre, at which Mr. Bedford, the Churchwarden, pre.
sided, to petition Parliament in support of Lord Join;
Russell's Bill of Reform, and it was agreed that his
Grace the Duke of Norfolk should attend to it in the
House of Lords, and Mr. Alderman Waithinan in the
Commons.

ST. MARY, ISLINGTON.—A most numerous and
respectable meeting was held on Monday evening, the 14th
inetant, at Canonbury Tavern, Thomas Wilson, Esq., in
the chair, for the purpose of supporting the Reform Bill.
The meeting was addressed by several gentlemen, every
one of whom expressed himself with much satisfaction,
and, indeed, every resolution was put and carried unani-
mously. There were from 700 to 800 persons present ;
several hundreds went away, not being able to gain ad-
mittance. This is the first Reform meeting that has been
held in the parish for many years.
BELFAST.—There is a requisition lying in the News-
room, for signature, requesting the Sovereign of Belfast to
call a meeting of the inhabitants, to take into considera-
tion the propriety of presenting an address to the Mi-
Distry,
expressive of their gratitude for the liberal and sub-
stantial measure which has been recommended for the
adoption of the legislature. This judicious call upon our
townsmen, has been already responded to hy a considerable
number of respectable and influential individuals.—Northern
Whig.

Three men named JAMES CROSS, PATRICK
Doßriar, and W. DOHERTY, were executed at Ennis
on Friday last, for the murder of Balucirr 111'N.A.ItAitA.
It appeared that the deceaseda
be about to affiliate a child
on PATRIC‘ DO/11MT T, end
the two other prisoners
went toner bouo at night and dragged her out of bed, the
that upon her repebting the dewinination to affiliate the
of the ruffians ehot her.
cLild on Door Falr, one