The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-10 00:00:00

RESIGNATION OF MINISTERS.

STATE OF OPINION IN THE METROPOLIS—PREPA-
RATIONS TO ADDRESS THE KING—CUITING OFF
THE SUPPLIES—REFUSAL TO PAY TAXES.
(From the Morning Chronicle.)
The conduct of the House of Lords in throwing out the
Bill (for throwing it out it is to all intents and purposes)
has occasioned the most extraordinary excitement. During
the whole of yesterday morning the metropolis was divided
between two current rumours—one, that the King would
create Peers, and the other, which began to
as the day advanced, that Earl
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of his thron:yiur4iptispocaeetoiolihfid the welfare of the people, he is
stability
most emphatically pledged to support. In the City all
trade is at a stand—the Funds are falling; and it is ad-
mitted on all hands that the resignation of Lord Grey will
be the signal for the total destruction of confidence, for an
immense fall of Stocks, and for a paralvsation of all the
commercial energies of the Empire. Throught the whole
metropolis—east, west, north, and south—there is but
one opinion of the step which the Lords hive thought
proper to take, and but one opinion on the course which
it becomes the people to pursue. This eouree is TO CUT
OPY THE SUPPLIES, AND TO LET THE LAW TALE ITS
COURSE WITH REGARD TO THE PAYMENT OF TAXES ! !
This is no idle whisper—it is proclaimed aloud—we hear
at every corner, in every shop, in every counting-house, un
'Change, in short, in every pl ice where one man can com-
municate with another, there will be no disturbances.
No, the people will not play
,into the hands of the
Tories—they have surer cards, and are too wise to throw
up the game when they have it in their own bands.
r Much indignation has been excited by the conduct of the
" Waverers;" they and the Bishops are denounced on
every hand. The QUEEN and the backstairs party come
iu fur their full share of public execration ; but what shall
we say of the King ? We refrain to repeat what we haze
heard ; but this we senture to assert, that as amake
vigorousi
and decided support of this great measurie
him infinitely the most popular—so
can now
will
arefusal
to adopt the only means by which it • POW
beeat-
ried—make him one of the most unpopular Sovereigns that
every swayed the British sceptre.
The hopes of the people
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The most active preparations were going on al,
great. e
n meeting" in every parish, as soon
day yesterday to summon dhiasvaeppollienetnmeenztciatnedd
as the King's decision shall be
l enforce the prayer of their address,
create Peers, and
them in grand procession to the foot •
by accompanying
they •
the Throne ; on the other hand, will instruct thel:
that whilst, on the one hand, they address the King to
to the
• determination NOT TO AID THE COLLEC
one unanimous indignation
IN MONEY. The Political Unions areal,.
TION OF TAXES .
representatives TO CUT OFF THE SUPPLIES, and come t,.
on the alert—several met last night, and others will ulee.
in the course of to-day. To-day the Common Coutiri
will meet, and to-morrow a Common Hall is summoned,
when the City Rejtaegitatives will be instructed to refu e
Supplies. In short, the resignation of the Ministry w
be the signal for a moral revolution sorb as England ha.
never yet witnessed. As to a Tory Ministry retaini g
office for one month, the idea is absurd—the people vet).-
treed through the flimsy veil which the To, ies wo„l..

cast over their eyes—they will not (with Omit will) let
t,ern have one single I.rthing—thty will not accept any
I.eform which they may offer_end, what is still more,
wiles+ this Bill be passed imimdiately, untnutilated both
iu principle and extent, they will not he satisfied without
I much larger measure of Reform, which, in addition to
•he principles of enfranchisement and disfranchisement,
shall embrace those of shortening the duration of Parlia-
ments—securing freedom of election by the introduction
.if the ballot, and extending the franchise to every min,
whether he live in a house or a garret—whether he be
vorth a hundred thousand pounds r a hundred pence--
who shall not be stultified by ignorance, or disgraced by
crime. The universal cry is, "we were offered ten shil-
lings in the pound ; we agreed to accept it ; but if that be
denied, we will now be content with nothing but payment
in full ! !