The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-18 00:00:00

TUE GREAT CRISIS !

TE OF PUBLIC OPINION AND MOVE-
MENTS IN THE METROPOLIS.

The • • MONDAY NIGHT.
agitation, great as it already is, has yet but com-
menced. The publication of the newspapers this morning
and' as a matter of course, the first theme of public interest,
, positive announcement that the Duke of Welling-
Premier, only confirmed general anticipation, and
of
the
of the preceding evening. The notice of some
21.1.0141 projected arrangements which was given in the
I.7l'ng Chronicle, added considerably to the effect of the
t,,tnirm an
oouacemerit ; and showed, what before was matter of
tcoupbt, either that the intention of the new Premier was
Administration purely Tory, or that the over-
r said to have been made to the Semi-Whigs had
rLtbe present, been unsuccessful. The fact that the
84 was coming up to town, at once to receive the
prom °I. office, so highly characteristic of the well-known
Putude of " the Duke," added considerably to the
mPtessioo made by a rumour, which extended itself in
well-inform. ed circles, that the Parliament would be dis-
solved this
hen very day. Certain it is that such a proposi-
u, Was most seriously entertained, on the ground that it
":lluidPrevent the reformers from gaining sufficient time to
Y their f • •
Baiaforces ; but it was given up, partly, as it was
with a view of taking the opinion of Sir Robert Peel
tiore
makingso serious a demonstration, but principally, as
!enerally believed, because the Tories find more difficul-
la the way of forming a Cabinet, and much greater
tielasistance from, and less division amongst, the reformers
bionn they had confidently anticipated. The general opi-
-4;) "owever, was, that the Tories would find the present
th use of Commons far too impracticable to be met by
p:inc and that immediately on the arrival of Sir Robert
e" should that keen-sighted politician consent to join the
ti'w Cabinet, the House would be dissolved. In expecte-
Aof the event, however, the liberal members have been
5g extensive preparations, and communications have
roade to the constituencies in all parts of the country.
r have the Tories been behind hand. We hear of Tories
Wabout to start in every quarter, and the ensuing struggle
certainly be a most severe and hardly contested one.
of: hear also of preparations having been largely, though
aild"rse hastily, made to call meetings in the large towns
this Provincial districts. Reprints of the leading articles in
6,. Journal have (we understand) been struck off, and
e;t6elY distributed in the country, and we may very shortly
tesPect to hear of numerous provincial meetings, and of the
Datong
of the Birmingham and other powerful political
qtro
°lls throughout the kingdom.
thro detail all the various rumours which were circulating
ito ugh the metropolis were a matter tedious, and almost
that
ssibl Amongst others of eminent absurdity was one,
kakeLord Denman would remove to the Exchequer to
way for Sir James Scarlett's elevation to the Chief
118, been
of the King's Bench. Sir James Scarlett has
th, named as the new Attorney; and Mr. Follett as
to 'w Solicitor-General. Another rumour, with regard
l aPpointments, is not so improbable, viz., that Lord
04dburst feels so strongly the uncertainty of the duration
cry Power, that he has refused to take the Chance o!--
001, at the price of giving up the Exchequer, and that, in
to accommodate him, he is to retain the Exchequer,
11:1,1st the Great Seal is to be put in commission, of which
toeols, to be the head. Such is one of the first embarrass-
ttki's of the new Administration. With regard to the ac-
the proceedings of the day, we refer to an article under
titlerigi
0f Court Circular. From the names of those who
new-c," his Majesty, the character and composition of the
Pearmay be shrewdly guessed it, though it would
‘-'r that, up to the present moment, as far as any formal
4111Pontinents are concerned, the Duke of Wellington alone
theatitnes the new Administration, of which he is at once
rrailiplla and omega.
end !next great subject of popular interest at the west
Coh,..°` ,tbe town was the speech of the Lord Chancellor in
thir;' (which we gave in The Sun yesterday.) His Lord-
ther,,,peared to be much excited by the reports of trca-
nk;LWllich had been so unfairly attempted to be fixed
uim• The declaration, though made in an unusual
fors somewhat in defiance of what are considered ordinary
tlerai? inspired great confidence amongst the reformers gF-
frool Y: and contributed materially to relieve, his Lordship
Of thtfiat vague, indefinite suspicion which, in consequence
it
rail h
ed" unmeasured abuse lately heaped upon him, had pre-
to a considerable extent in the public mind. Indeed
1141,8 been easy to perceive lately, especially within the
l'ollteW, days, a strong re-action in Lord Brougham's fa-
tlit4 neightened now to a most anxious desire to hear the
'„4tipo'Hers of his eloquence once more fulminated against. the.
stLd''erS of that system of corruption, for accomplishing
siwnfal of which he has so long and so energetically
Prev°,7led• Indeed, whilst it cannot be denied that the
irtiprZient opinion is that Lord Brougham has, by his own
t-ence, laid himself open to much of the suspicion
the
hira...yet-the--appearanoa- of—an- equivocal article
(424? Times this morninct, as it was universally called, has
the :1411ed a broad and general expression of opinion, that
lito;eeent attempts of that journal to heap abuse on Lord
1/4111'44M, and sow dissentions in the Ministry, were not
tiout sinister motives connected with the present change
havee,Adrninistration of the country. This opinion we
tireds "ard expressed—not by one or two—but by bun-
irt, °f all
classes, and in all parts of the metropolis.
telati' waY in which the Times cats up its own words, in
ever uu to the Queen, and exonerates that lady from having
ktkiinterfered with politics, has also been the subject of
Nico'iteinark, and has excited the greatest amusement and
As e
4ttivit the Tory plot assumes a more. tangible shape, the
the 41, of the people greatly increases, and with it extends
theh 'r termination not to listen to any blandishments which
Proin'es may hold out, nor to admit of the slightest coin-
know4se with the known enemies of all reform. We scarcely
te3po,,a, Single parish the reformers of which are not in cor-
-45t to-',enee with each other, and in which preparations are
,htlle:King for holding public meetings. Many preliminary
g,,Ntih-ngs of reformers took place this morning, but the
consequence was that of the members of the Court
Peree°,',,ni°ll Council, the tone of which, we are happy to
nieCe> entirel • corresponds with that of the meeting
here ouissembled)on Sunday at the Crown and Anchor. We
the report, in order that it may not interrupt
of our detail.

l'e
ollst.erdayMEETlNG IN TIDE
o the
several members CC/oTuYrt.
.of Common
Prietkil met at the Guildhall, in
toerdetbretoc Righton consider i de r
Honourablet h e
tilpro-
bethe
q Presenting a requisitioldn
convene a Court uponmr.
kb; Lord Mayor, that he would kb;
of the dismissal of his Majesty's Ministers ;
k 11,8,.)) TAYLOR in the chair.
tile t ' GALLOWAY said it was quite
bad eteoe
abseli
o.ine
eN:
de
the e,ll°l't that the death of Earl Spencer
tttillit;l:sittloitanced;tinfeerx,pwebetaetd
prreemteoxvtalboafdhtibseMKaijnegst 's Minis-
that saying
se
ft 4 t1e,‘,81.7 could not stand because(Mr.Lord AlthorpkwniaesswNriaipineirsd:
ecti °use of Lords ? Galloway)
lets 3! well that his Majesty was dissatisfied with h•
il' 4°t because they had not beenm be-
loatjoeostylibbaedr,alt,bebruetfer.e
ighsth,eY had done too much. His
(140rTectitated their removal, and was only waiting
for an
Oartll4\ivt3;l.,vauth
Aicmhs he
(e
fat
Watling-street)--You
lastatiainwgk.ws
tarr
edelty)— seized
y ea upon.
cannot b e
4beitel\,ei:tiGhto4htilstLfyo7in authority.
w AI
Yt
had been
at the head of a newde
I)eit'llioation to appoint a rank
h ihis
i u ffourrmsaotmi information
timefrom hisul
I e xC
Majesty'seti°l l-
(if tii drninistration.
1414 r , and it ~
King their re-
puonsditeinvedkuntyo knowledge
e e fact • was ehsepo sakiedT,frotohrYme bounden ther
• 1 y
.1,, et atc,Cernmon Council to express to the
re-
do —hi Majesty's removal of. men who
the hitaedfocrmertalizil.
the ,Liothing., against the ofprincipelesrem
premier,
p i and those chonat-
tieq2alte of Wellington, now
.
Nat"' with him were the decided and desperatefoewseorfe
that
114tri,ttid elStire ; while those whom they
. succeeded
tBll4Yh h:443liaad Mtoincios
ntrtye,ndanwl
t,
bw, when i
acquitted
considered
them se l whatve
s .in
for their future
..(Itia„-' niarmer as not to excite any alarm
was
duct,
The Court of Common Council The
sotuegphsttbtaot
oiii: salutary example to the country. The
in the great
ea pr had taken; and the effect produced
sily be forgotten ;
kti the the Reform Bill, could not tlnder-e . course which the city of
the public
11041 existin •
circumstances was one to which
h 4 „,,, g .
He concluded
Londoneu should adopt
toY cleti"4.`uroly look with muchrintteiroenst.
, tli,, Pri,s7 that immediate app-'ca
iirN, '-or(1. Mayor to call a court for should be made
111,.-nLilis Majesty on the subject. .
u ht to act in ac-
.gpurpose of
. ad-
bt°ll4 • 114.tiots said that the meeting ought ..lieve.e.ie with the general public feeling;
all in favour
.of
tlie W.that that public feeling was not a
the
le logs. " of the two evils
and he really
He admitted that they were DO t 8 ; btlt t •
able tile , he object of the meeting
g of
nith ,_ lormation of any Administration,
the member
lo nave
It was there-
re about oPPosed the progress should be to op-
of reform.
:::to
,;illiler„.eeasseunlrbesie and not about particular individuals,
as he
'aseci "" x‘ng's right to appoint .
l''''' ‘'olll4
as
' in Common Csouuenhcilmtionistelrisberate.
hi e than there be •
could no doubt of its existence, any
ill not was of the right .of the p.eople to .t _
Nts of to select such men as were h?stile to the in e 4ces the communit He (Mr. Williams) thought it
th4t stY to mention oneY.
report.
not °P4 Melbournehad himselfltdev'cluagredputhhaltelyitwas, after °EI the Administration, constructed as he statedcould
The edeath of Earl Spencer.
'ver foi.'-'htAlamior said, that there was no
ground
441p1e tt'e rep
One great reason for setting an ex-
this oc-
°it what-
No ° the country by assembling together on
_.y
th Was t
false 0 prevent the public from being abused b
poured
titil representationof part of the press, which
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