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London, England, 1832-05-14 00:00:00

LONDON, MON'4,AY EVENING, .741,AY 14, 1832.

4 the other, it was incumbent on the invaded interest, t,
render a firm and strenuous resistance.—(Cheering.)
Mr. JoHN HALL rose to second the resolution, whir'
he did with the greatest possible sincerity. He did no
wish unnecessarily to trespass upon the time and attentiot
of the meeting, but on his own part he felt it due for him
to say that he W 4,1 a tnembrir of that class of the people.
" Who had felt oppression's force,"

—(Cheers. )—and who as a necessary- consequence wa,
disposed to resist the encroachments of wwer.—(Che,rs.)
He yielded to no man in love of his King, his country.
and the cons-itution, and it was only when one attempted
to tyrranize ever the other that he would raise his voic,
igainst usurpation.—(Loud cheers.) He fully agreed
with the poet when he said—

"A fairer isle than Britain never sun
Viewed in his wide career: a lively spot
For all that life can ask, salubrious mild,
Its hills are green, its woods and prospects fair;
Its meadows fertile, and to crown the whole,
in one delightful word, it is our home,
Our native land."--
But however fertile its valleys, and rich with every thing
•hat eould t nd to the enjoyment of man, who was tl.er,
amongst the poorer classes who could partake of its lux-
xuies ?—(Cheers.) They were all enaaaed by those who
were the least entitled to them —(Cries of •' aye the
Bishops,"—and he could state it feellingly, that a man
!night labour until the sweat might drop from his brow
and for what? 'l'., pay taxes to a large ove-
grown and encroaching aristocracy.—(Loud cheering.)
who took every possible opportunity for crushing the
I.berties of the people, and of which we had just hail a
very lamentable ex imple.—(Loud cheers.) He would
repeat that he seconded the resolution with considerable
pleasure : he felt it to b, his duty as a roan, as a citizen,
as a freeman, for be was well convinced that his fellow-
townsmen ought to possess an equal right with himself in
a voice in the Parliamentary representation of this country.
It was a privilege to which he had no more exclusive right
than they who did not possess the franchise —(Cheers.)
Mr. JAMES HITCHINS addressed the meeting at consi-
derable length. lie assured the meeting—and he was not
in the habit of dealing in the language of affectation—that
he approached the task before him with a considerable de
gree of difficulty. They had lately indulged in anticipa-
tions of liberty ; but now we had a Ministry who hail
been defeated, and a King who had turrod his hack upon
us.—(Cheers.) Was not this calculated to dismay the
stoutest heart, and to destroy the peace of Eng.
land ? Tie Duke of Wellington had been compelled
to resign, because of his famous Anti-Reform
declaration, and Earl Grey had succeeded him in his office,
having pledged himself to Reform the representation.
Wiiat had been the conduct of the late Ministry ? They
had brought forward an efficient measure; twice had it re-
ceived the inction of the House of Commons, and the
House of Lords had dared to reject it. Earl Grey and his
Ministry had been consistant; why, then, had not the
measure been carried ? The people were for it ; it was
slid the King was for it—he had declared he was for it,
then why the reverse ?—( Cheers.) Why thus throw off
his chameleon habit ? The King himself in his speech,
not delivered by commission, but with his own breath.
said he was anxious for a speedy and effectual settlement
of the question.—(Cries of "He did.") Can we believe
all this, and then on the eve of the measure being hi ought
to a conclusion he dashes the cup of promise from our
lips and blasts our hopes !—(Loud cheers). He (Mr. H.)
was net find of the pomp and ceremony usually attendant
upon coronations, but he did respect an oath whether made
before a magistrate or by a King.—(Cheers.) What, when
Lord Grey as premier presented to the King the sword
of State.—(Cheers.) What oath did he utter—what
but this, that "he was anxious to repair any thing
wrong in the Constitution, and to retain every thing that
was right." These were the words of the King, and he
(Mr. H.) would ask whether these words did not allude
to the question of Reform ? Whether the King had not
violated that oath--whether, in fact, his Majesty had not
been ?—( Hisses, and cries of " That lan-
guage is too strong.") Well, then, he (Mr. H.) was
speaking the words of Lord Bingham, who had quoted the
very words, and asked whether it could be less than per-
jury to violate it ?—(Loud cheers.) He (Mr. FL) loved
his King.—(Cries of "You want a place.") He believed
he was still attached to his people ; but he would say that
he had violated the sanctity of that coronation oath—he
had not acted up to his words contained in the speech
which he delivered to Parliament. Where were they now to
look ? To the House of Lords ? Lord help them if they
did.—(Loud laughter, and cheers.) Were they to look
to the King ? Yes, in some measure, they were. No
Government could exist an hour without the support of
the people, therefore it mattered little whether Lord
Lyndhurst took the seals of office or not, for he would ven-
ture to tell him, that, if not backed by the people, he
could not stand a month, nor a week.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. Hitchins, after some further remarks, concluded with
moving the following resolution :
" That the thanks of this meeting and of the country
are eminently due to the late Ministry, for having intro-
duced the Bill to amend that evil state of representation
so long a disgrace to the nation, and for their unflinching
honesty in resigning power and office when they were not
supported."—(Tremendous cheers.)
Mr. LUKE TROTTER seconded the resolution.

R. MASON, Esq., the Town-clerk, wished to make a
few observations upon the former part of Mr. Hitchins's
speech, merely for the purpose of preventing a misimpres-
sion going abroad that every person present agreed in all
that had been advanced in that speech. He aluded to the
Coronation Oath. He thought Mr. Hitchins's language
on that topic ought to have been avoided. He could not
sit there to bear a King—the first Magistrate of this
kingdom—our Monarch—who was as gracious a Monarch
as ever held the sceptre, charged with perjury, becauSe he
had withdrawn his sanction to the Reform Bill, inasmuch
as he had not sanctioned the creation of Peers. These
were his sentiments, In which the Mayor and other
gentlemen participated.—(Cheers and hisses.)
Mr. Huctinis replied. He did not wish Mr. Mason
to be responsible for any thing that had fallen from hitn.
He was in the habit of calling things by their right names,
and he would refer Mr. Mason to the remark made by the
Duke of Cumberland, that his father would commit per-
jury if he allowed the Catholic Bill to pass. As he (Mr.
H.) did not wish to promote disunion, he would say, that
if the King had committed perjury, he could then only
say that he had nut fulfilled his oath. He would ring the
changes in any way they pleased to promote unanimity.--
(Cheers and hisses.)

The resolution was then passed unanimously, amid vehe-
ment cheering.
(Here the outcry for adjournment to some larger place
became overpowering, and, as it proved, with good rea-
son, neatly ten times more being standing outside than
were admitted ; and it was wonderful that this dispropor-
tion between the number accommodated and those who
were not, had not excited much greeter uproar. At
length the meeting adjourned to the noble piazzas which
form the Butter-market, and with the aid of hogsheads
and planks a tolerable good platform was raised.
BEND. HART THORODD, Esq., said he had to move a
resolution which would suit the alarming position of the
people. He knew how great was the disappointment
which had been experienced, but lie also knew that the
people had shown resolution and energy equal to every
extremity ; it was characteristic of Englishmen to
bring to the struggle a stubborn spirit, which it
was not very easy to overcome, and his Grace the
Doke of Wellingeon had perhaps his share of this national
character. Pity lie had not shown it in a more worthy
manner, instead of acting with such ingratitude to the
people who had stood by him in the hour of danger, and to
whose nerve he had not trusted in vain, when the issue
rested in the power of endurance of the British soldier.
It was to a people so highly gifted with strength of cha-
racter that he owed his glory and perhaps his life—it was
also to the people +hat he owed the enormous reward with
which be was favoured—and for a man thus dealt with,
and so amply overloaded with the good things, the fruits
of the labour of the people—for such a man to set him-
self in opposition to the people, was the basest ingratitude.
The people sought for their own, their birth-right—
filzbed from them by an audacious encroaching aristo-
cracy—and it now was lest for the people to decide whe-
ther they were to contribute their money, to pay for steel
lozenges, gunpowder and bullets to be be at the
dispos el of this beggarly faction, and to
continue the system of base control of an upstart
nobility,—( (dear.) For 30 years this Tory cabal had
been growing into strength, until it actually assumed the
disposal of life and property. It was not so well known
20 years hence, that the Minister was every year forced
to apply, cap in hand, to the House of Commons, for leave
to keep an army of 60 or 80,000 men, to control and keep
down the people. Unless the House of Commons granted

iT Mutiny Bill, not a single soldier would be kept at thei
on-inland ; and we have now a House of Commons, re
turned in a popular manner, and we are justified in callin,
th it H us''
tit
protect the people, by rerusing to let on,
money be paid to keep soldiers to cut down the people a,
he instance of a Tory Government.—(" The soldier
t-on't do it.") The soldiers must do it if you create
•cenes of violence , but if you arc firm and petc,:able, no
fear of final succesq.

Jr. THOROLD read the resolution, seconded by Mr.
RUDYARD, merchant. The resolution was to the
-Get, to address the House of Commons, praying them to
withdraw the supplies. The address to the House of
Commons, foorided on the resolutions, was then voted and
carried unanimously.
Mr. E. B. Mutts, stated, that when he saw the im
mense taincourse assembled in this spacious marks place,
that it was crowded not only on its level, but thronged in
all parts to the roof itself, he could not help thinking
how kindly and forbearingly the numbers who h.d been
excluded front the Guildhall, had endured contrast of their
tuation compared with those inside. Here we were all
like, and he rejoiced in having to propose a resolution.
The seconder who had been first thought of was prohaly
rimmed into a mummy at some extreme corner of the
place, and he should have to be seconded by some good
natured hearer who might approve of the sentiment
xpressed in the resolution ; which was to address his
Alajesty in thinking that the country would not he satisfied
‘vith any other Administration than Lord Grey's or such
atnitherA should be equal y favourable to the claims of
the people. There had been some strung langu tee used
,!ready, which might seem to be dictation to the KTrig.--
whether there was any dietitian in this resolution he would
not decide. Some time ago a steam-boat was wrecked in
the Irish channel, and horrible loss of life and property
ensued. At the Coroner's Inquest, it appeared that the
Captain was a roan of irresolute conduct, ane it was said
that the passengers ou.ght to have interfered, and one and
•ill united to prevent the calamity which had happened.
It was true that the King could do no wrong, and
its right to dismiso his Ministry was absolute, but
self-preservation was a prior principle ; and, although
a Captain of a ship is absolute in his conduct of his
ship, yet when all is at stake, who dare say that
there is not an inherent right to interfere, that it is
absolutely a duty to interfere, and to urge his Majesty to
recover his better judgment, and not to be led astray?—
(Cheering.) This, then, was the object of the resolution.
It is the Reform in the representation which alone can
bring forth good things ; five years hence distress was felt,
anti petitions presented to gain relief—very little was
gained ; and the manner of taking off taxes showed a much
greater wish to ease the Atistocracy and after a long in-
terval, only lately the working man got his beer relieved
from the most shameful and degrading impost which
could be imposed on a people. Even this small gain to
the working man seemed to be grudged, and many sinister
hints are afloat of interfering with this concession. Find-
ing that all prayers were nearly useless, or that the modicum
of relief from taxes was small, and of no value, at length
the people caught fire, and kindled into a burning desire
for a reformation of that atrocious system which has bound
the people in servile chains. Why there was hardly a
single act which in this free country, a man could
perform, without paying to be allowed to do it. If you
trade, you have heaps of licenses to be allowed to do what
is a natural right. You cannot walk, ride, marry, nor
bury without being charged for such indulgences. Is it
wonderful that Reform should be wanted, when we Eng-
lishmen are brought to such a state as this? What for?
To keep in power and lavish splendour some 200 families,
who have usurped the control of Kings, Lords, and Com-
mons !—(True ! true ! and cheering). We will therefore
stand fast to our demand for Reform—it is the door by
which we eater into the Temple of Liberty, from which we
have been so long exclu led. It is the right and short
road, which takes us into the land of promise, the land of
equal rights, and a fair field, and no favor to every man
—(Cheers).
Mr. AlttiOLD seconded the address. _ _ _

The address to the King was read and carried, and the
meeting dissolved after tremendous cheers for the late Mi-
nisters, for the Mayor, and deep groans tvo others,

LIVERPOOL.

Liverpool meets on Monday (this day), and wo rejoice
to find that the chair will be tsken by one not more en-
nobled by birth than by his public spirit—Lord Viscount
MoLvNEux. _ _

The standing committee issued an address on Thursday,
that bespoke the indignant feelings of men alive to the
public interest. At the same time they called a public
meeting for Monday, in Clayton-square, and yesterday they
decided on the nature of the resolutions to be submitted
to their assembled townsmen. They are in accordance
with the spirit and the wants of the moment. They la-
ment the resignation of Ministers, pray his Majesty to
withhold his confidence from men who will not pledge
themselves to carry the Reform Bill, and implore the
House of Commons to withhold the supplies, unless mea-
sures are adopted to satisfy the just expectations of the
country.—Livcrpool Journal of Saturday.
The Rev. William Shepherd has addressed the following
letter to the members of the Liverpool Polaical Union :
" TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LIVERPOOL REFORM