The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-12 00:00:00

PORTiMOUTH.
•
• • A T a MEETING ()idle INII-ABITANT
HOUSEHOLDERS of the BOROUGH -(of
•PORTSMOUTH, held at the Nets Town-hall, whitr
Was crowded to excess on the occasion, on Friday the 11th
day of May, 1832, to consider what steps should be taken
consequent on the resignation of his Majesty's 111iniaters ;
the 1 flowing Resolutions were unanitnously agreed to :
JAMES CARTER, Esq. the Mayor, in the Chair;
Resolved,
1. That a Reform in the Commons House of Parliament, on
the principles and to the extent, proposed by the Bill now pend-
. ing in the House of Lords, by which decayed Boroughs are to be
abolished, nomination and close Boroughs to he thrown open,
and other towns, become populous and important, are to be re.
presented; and by which the elective franchise in Boroughs
is extended to every 101. Householder ; is essential to the wel-
, fare and tranquillity of the country; and that impressed with
these sentiments this Meeting consider it to be their duty
solemnly to declare their unalterable determination to adhere
to the principles and provisions of the Bill, and to pursue All
feeal and constitutional means for its being carried fully into
efftvt,
s.—That the Reform Bill having been called for on account of
the g row and scandals us abuses and corruptions which have
prevailed in returning Members to Parliament. and the extent of
the unrepresented portion of the community, and having been
approved by the general voice of the people, and passed the
Commons by aconsiderable majority, we lament that the House
of Lords, after having approved of the principle of the Bill by a
second reading, should by their proceedings in the Committee
whilst professing to deal fairly by the measure, have taken the
first opportunity in their power to set aside one of its principal
provisions, namely, the clause for the annihilation of rotten
boroughs.
9.---That the conduct of Earl Grey and his Colleagues, in ac.
cepting office, on the condition of being allowed to bring for.
• ward a Bill to amend the representation of the people, and in
persevering honestly and firmly against the innumerable ob-
stacles which have been opposed to them in the prosecution of
a measure of such paramount importance to the interests of the
country, and particularly in not having resigned until they had
firmly and respectfully tendered to his Majesty their advice to
adopt such means as would alone secure the passing of the mea-
sure to which they had been pledged, is worthy of all praise, and
entitles them to the cordial approbation, sincere gratitude, and
t he Asture confidence of the nation.
4.—That a dutiful Address be presented to the King, express-
r.g our gratitude to his Majesty, for having intrusted the execu-
ties adnvnistration of Government to those patriotic Ministers,
Earl Grey and his colleagues, whose principles of economy of the
public revenues, and hostility to corruption and abuses in every
'\ department of the State, have obtained for them the unbounded
confidence of the people of the whole empire; and that his Ma.
jest, be most earnestly entreated to recal those faithful council.
less by whose measures alone we are convinced the country can
be rescued from the impending evils of civil discord; and that
his Majesty will graciously accord tothem that efficient support
whereby the-run advantagelftrthis Minirisrs' Bill now
in Parliament for reforming abuses in the representatiol
people may be speedily and effectually passed into a law.
The following Address was then read and approved of,
and the Mayor was requested, in the name of the meeting,
to sign the same, time not admitting of individual
signatures.
To the King's Most Excellent Majesty:
'' We, your Majesty's loyal subjects, the inhabitants of Ports-
mouth and Portsea, influenced by the most unalterable attach-
ment to•your Royal person, and being also strenuous supporters
of the principles acknowledged by your Majesty's illustrious an-
cestors of the Royal House of Brunswick, on the throne of these
realms, beg dutifully to express our gratitude to your Majesty for
having intrusted the executive administration of Government to
these patriotic Ministers, Earl Grey and his colleagues, whose
salutary measures, emanating from principles of economy re-
lating to the public expenditure, and opposition to corruption
and abuses, however produced or wherever found, have obtained
tor them the respect and unbounded confidence of the people of
your mighty empire ; and we most earnestly entreat your Ma.
jesty to be pleased to reinstate these faithful Councillors, by whose
wise and effectual measures alone, we are convinced the country
eari bo rescued from the Impending evils of civil discord, and
that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to lend your Royal
countenance and support to them, so as to secure to the bur-
thened people of this Realm the full advantages of these Minis-
ters' beneficial and complete System of Reform in the Represen-
tation of the people now pending before Parliament."
S. That the Members for the Borough and County (John Bon-
ham Carter and Francis Thornhill Baring, Esqrs. and Sir James
Macdonald, Bart., and Charles Shaw Lefevre, Esq.) be requested
to accept the cordial acknowledgements of this meeting, for the
steady, uniform, and unflinching support they have given to the
Reform Bill, whilst passing through the House of Commons;
and that they be requested to present the address to his Majesty.
JAMES CARTER, Chairman.
The thanks of the meeting were then voted, with ac-
clamation., to the Mayor, for the promptness with which
had called the Meeting, and for his conduct in the
chair.

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PROCEEDINGS IN CONSEQUENCE OF
THE RESIGNATION OF MINISTtRs.

C 0 AMON- HAL L.
(Concluded from The Sun of yesterday.)
Mr. CHARLES Pewaswe said that the Gentleman who
tad interrupted the proceedings of the meeting having
contended that it was unconstitutional to allude to his Ma-
jeaty as the author of the calamity thay had met to deplore,
he had expected from him some arguments to prove his
position ; instead of which, that gentleman did but amuse
them with a story respecting his father—about as relevent
to the subject as if he had read them the " Tales of My
Granelmother"—(Cheers and laughter)—and he left the
question of order wholly untouched. The difficulty had
been experienced ha butte Houses of Parliament of alluding
to his Majesty in their discussions; but the fact was, that
they could form no abstract idea of a King—they must
speak of him as he was, without phraseological. circumlo-
cution.---(Hear, hear.) As was admitted by Sir Robert
Peel, the selection and dismissal of Ministers were
personal acts of the Sovereign, and therefore they were
compelled to speak of the King as having driven from
tjtt (I,4Junrili his . able and honest Ministers, under
whateyer influence and advice that unhappy measure
might have 'been adniited.—(Hear, heir,) The situation
of Kings had been often deplored, because they were
surrounded but by parasite courtiers, who infected the
very atmospere be breathed. King William IV. was en-
titled to no consideration on that head, for while he pressed
to his bosom pernicious counsellers, he had chased from
his prescence an honest Administration, wko had told
him the truth, and recommended those salutary measures
by which his throne would have been securely based upon
the affections of his loyal people.—(Great cheers.) If
the King was morally responsible for dismissing an
hsteal and popular Administration, how much. snore
' rune /se unse•eruble to public opinion tf he called to his
COutthils L. 46 4ad insu!tEd thc nation and de-
spised its prayers.—(tieers.)' A report had just been
brought to the Hall, which appeared based in truth—that
the Duke of Wellington was again to be Premier of Eng-
land.—(Cries of No, no, never; it cannot be.) What!
the Duke of Wellington, who had shown himself desti-
tute of the first qualification of a Statestnan—that of
re.oioiti the signs of the times, and adapting the institu-
tiAns df the country to the wants and wishes of the people.
'Meer, hear.)' If was not two short years since the
Duke had declared that the corrupt repreaentation of the
People iu Parliament was the perfection olhunian wisdom;
a::lrwhile'tlie people, from one end of the country to the other,
1.1:,,..e.,‘4rin1Y demanding Reform, the Duke had the weak-
toXim wickedness to assert, that if it were left to him
establish [system of Government,, he could not hope to
tiewi'e,_,°4e so
of and excellent as that formed in the co
rupt noose of Con,
she weight of an ol moms,. bowed down as it was beneath
igarchial boroughinongering influence.
(Cheat.) If the Duke of Wellington was again to govern
ale country, it could not be by the force of argument, enoftbthuet
by the argument of force—(Hear) the
sword. To which he (Mr. ) would
draw the sword perish by the swor say_" Let those who
d."—(Great cheering fol-
, accompanied by
remarks
hats.)
lowed this observation
He (Mr. P.) intended to coclude hi
posing a vote of thanks to theft brave yet 9dioernreet Refoyrmpreors
of Birmingham, whose deputation bad honoured the Hall
*his day with their Preofovv•••-•(Haev, hear)-they were