The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-01 00:00:00

BER WICK.

During the week a requisition to the Mayor has been nu-
merously signed, requesting him to call a meeting of the in-
habitants of the parliamentary borough, in order to address his
Majesty at the present alarming crisis. The requisition, we
believe, was to be presented this afternoon, and it is likely
therefore that the meeting will be held early in the week.—.
Berwick Advertiser, Saturday.

INVERNESS.
(Front the Inverness Courier, of Wednesday.)

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.

A special meeting of the Town Council was held here yes-
terday, for the purpose of taking into consideration the pro-
priety of addressing his Majesty at the present eventful crisis.
The subject had been introduced at the usual meeting of the
Council on the previous day by Mr. Campbell Rose, when it
was opposed by Mr. Rennie, Mr. Mactavish, and Mr. Stalker,
on the ground that agreeably to a resolution of the Council, it
could not be taken up without notice of the motion having been
given eight days before it was discussed. On the other hand,
it was maintained, that addresses to the King or to Parliament
were exceptions to the usual business of the Council, and did
not fall under this rule ;—that Edinburgh, Leith, Glasgow,
Aberdeen, and various other towns had already moved ;—and
that no time was to be lost in manifesting the feeling of the
Council on this momentous subject. The vote being taken,
thirteen were in favour of a meeting next day, and three
against it. Two of the Councillors had left the room, and one
( Dr. Forbes) declined to vote.
Bailie TuomsoN, as Convener of the Committee appointed
for framing an address, said he should read to the meeting a
draft of the proposed address to his Majesty. He hoped it
would be approved of by the Council; it was necessarily of a
general nature, for in the imperfect degree of information
they possessed, they could not be definite. It was his Majesty's
undoubted prerogative to dismiss his Ministers at his pleasure,
but it was also the bounden duty of every loyal subject to come
forward at the present crisis and express his sentiments. This
was the more necessary as the change in the Government was
said to be the spontaneous act of his Majesty's own mind. Mr.
Thomson then read the following address :
" To TIIE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY,
" May it please your Majesty—We, your Majesty's loyal
and dutiful subjects, the Magistrates and Town Council of the
Royal burgh of Inverness, the capital of the Highlands of
Scotland, in presuming to approach your Majesty at this event-
ful period, humbly offer the assurance of your unabated loyalty
and attachment to your Majesty's person, with our ardent
wishes for the long continuance of your Majesty's tranquil and
glorious reign.
" It 'is, however, with no ordinary feelings of anxiety and
alarm that we learn the important fact of your Majesty having
dismissed from your Councils, all the Members of an Adminis-
tration, not only possessing the confidence of the country, but
pledged to carry into effect such measures of Reform as are ne-
cessary to restore our Public Institutions to a sound and healthy
condition.—We lament that the recent change has occurred
under circumstances attaching,—in the eyes of the Nation,—
such weighty responsibility to your Majesty individually,—nor
can we conceal from ourselves the danger and insecurity that
may result from this change,—especially if the late Adminis-
tration be succeeded (as there is too much reason to appre-
hend) by one opposed to that liberal and enlightened system of
policy, which we believe to be the only sure defence of the
Throne and the Constitution.

" Your Majesty has earned a high and lasting fame, both at
home and abroad, by supporting the principle of Constitutional
Reform, in seasons of difficulty aad danger.—The nation is
now improving peacefully and rapidly,—through all its ranks
and professions,—in knowledge and strength,—Commerde and
Manufactures. We pray, therefore, that nothing may occur to