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London, England, 1832-05-12 00:00:00

to be worn out with ea.,e, and having their own wants cuppli:-.d.

to have no conception of the wants of others.—(Hear.) They
Verrforced-to draw the Supplies frOm the productive claisei,a?c,
if the productive classes refused it, what could they do ?—(No-
thing.) lithe! would not consent to draw their supplies in a

fair, just, and equitable manner, they should not be permitted
to draw them at all.—(Hear.) The House of Common. had,
upon one occasion, voted the army to be within its prerogative,
and, it circumstances called for it, he did not see why they should
not do so again.—(Hear.)
The resolution was then put and carried unanimously, with
the exception of one gentleman.
Mr. HAM said that now the Ministry had resigned, it was
not improbable that a dissolution of Parliament would take
place; he did not see upon what grounds, as the people had
beed appealed to so lately, unless the King was indeed led to
belie►e that the people of England were weathercocks. He
rhould therefore move a resolution, pledging them to show,
supposing such an event should take place, that they were the
same now as they were then. Mr. H. then moved,
That if the resignation of Ministers should be followed by a
dissolution of Parliament, this meeting pledges itself to return
such Members only as will truly represent it according to the
spirit of the foregoing resolutions.
Mr. J. G. POWELL would second the resolution most
cordially.
The resolution was then carried unanimously.
A vote of thanks was then passed to Mr. O'Connell, with
three times three. After which—
The CHAIRMAN announced that the business of the meet.
ing was concluded, and trusted that it would disperse peace-
ably ; as if any act of violence were committed, it would be
charged upon the Union. If they did as he wished them, the
soldiers might burn their fingers with their powder, and keep
their bullets to bite when they were flogged, for neither bullets
nor powder would be employed against the people.
Thanks was then voted to the Chairman, with three titers
three.—(Cheers.)
A vote of thanks was also given to the Deputation from

Bath, with three times threo ; and Mr. YOUNG, in return-
ing thanks, proposed three cheers for Bristol and its genuine
Reformers, which were most cordially given.
The meeting then peaceably dispersed.
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PETERBOROUGH, Mly 11.

O THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Stab—it is now half-past eight; a meeting of the inhabitants
was hastily got up this afternoon, and I have only time to send
you a copy (the best I could get from the notes I made, but it
may be depended upon) of the petition which was agreed upon
by the hundreds of Reformers who could get place in the Town-
hall Dr.-Skrimshire in the'Chalr. '""

At a meeting of the inhabitants of the city of Peterborough
on Friday evening, May 11, the following petition to his Ma_
Jolty was unanimously agreed to, without the Bishop, Dean and
Chapter, or any Church of England parson :
" TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

"May it please your Most Gracious Majesty—We, the un-
dersigned inhabitants of Peterborough and its neighbourhood,
assembled at our Town-hall to express our deep regret at the
resignation of your Majesty's Ministers at this most awful and
momentous crisis, and humbly do assure your most gracious
Majesty how painfully our just hopes have been dissipated by
the virtual defeat of the Reform Bill, and your Majesty's ac-
ceptance of your Ministers' resignation, and beg most humbly
to petition your most gracious Majesty for a restoration of
Earl Grey and his colleagues in (Alice to your Majesty's Councils.
Feeling deeply and roost intensely the awful responsibility that
attaches to your Majesty's First Lord of the Treasury, and how
(.ential it is he should enjoy the entire confidence of your Ma-
jesty, and your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, we
beg leave most respectfully to assure your Majesty's late Admi.
itistration, and pray most earnestly for their restoration.
" And your Majesty's most loyal and dutiful inhabitants
164 . of the city of Peterborough will ever pray."