The Sun.
London, England, 1832-06-13 00:00:00

THIRD READING of the REFORM BILL

(From the Tyne Mercury, Tuesday, June 12.)
(hr Wednesday morning last, the inhabitants of thi.
town were indebted to Mr. Young, the spirited conductor
pf The Sun newspaper, for the gratifying intelligence of
the third reading of the Reform Bill in the House of
Lords, many hours before the news reached Newcastle by
any other channel.

(From the Liverpool Albion, Monday, June 11.)
The inhabitants of Liverpool were put in possession,
by the arrival of an express from The Sun office, which
reached town before five o'clock on Tuesday afternoon,
of the gratifying news of the third reading of the Reform
Bill, on the preceding night, in the House of Lords. Mr.
:Yount', the spirited Proprietor, brought the news in per-
son, and Mr. Arnold, newsvender, Postoffiee-place, deli-
vered copies of The Sun to the newsrooms and other
public places.

(From the Sheffield Iris, Tuesday, June 12.)
ARRIVAL OF THE NEWS.—On Tuesday, the general ex •
pectation that the Reform Bill would pass on the pre-
ceding. evening, induced our townspeople to be on the alert
for the news. About half-past twelve the arrival of a post
chtiise and four horses, with a blue flag flying, drew a large
concourse of people to the Haymarket, where they soon
learnt, through the medium of Mr. Wiley, who had travelled
express with The Sun newspaper, the realization of the
Joyful event so long anticipated. The intelligence rapidly
spread; and the rieging of the hells, firing of cannon, and
other demonstrations of joy, within doors as well as with-
out, were merrily kept up during the afternoon.

(From the Greenock Advertiser, Friday, June 8.)

On Wednesday night, intelligence of the third reading
of the English Reform Bill was received in town at eight
)clock, by an express edition of The Sun, which was
sent by the Satan steamer from Glasgow to the Corn-
Inercial News Room by Mr. Atkinson. It was no sooner
received than one of the members carried it to the Square,
and read it from a pile of stones to an immense number of
'Persons who had assembled in expectation of hearing in-
formation of that event. It was then handed into the
Greenock Coffee-room for perusal. In a few minutes after-
wards, flags were hanging out from the steeple, and from
the Square and Exchange Coffee rooms ; the military
band paraded through the streets, and a variety of fire-
works were let off. Too much praise cannot be awarded
to the proprietors of The Sun, and to their spirited agent,
Mr. Atkinson, for their conduct on this occasion.

(From the Leicester Chronicle of Saturday, June 9-)
Through the active exertions of the Proprietor of The
newspaper, a copy of which was left at our office,
intelligence of the third reading of the Reform Bill on
Monday night was received in this town soon after six
o'clock on Tuesday morning. In the course of the same
day the bells of St. Mary and St. Margaret's churches
rang several peals in commemoration of the joyous event.
At Market Harborough, an application to ring met with a
refusal, on which the belfry was forced by a number of
( sacrilegious radicals " assembled about the church, who
clammed the bells for some time, and in the evening made
a fire and burnt the effigies of several notorious Anti-Re-
formers. At Houghton-on-the-Hill, also, the use of the
bells was refused, and in consequence the Reformers of the
place have come to the determination not to buy any
more of Mr. churchwarden's blue bread or flour. At
Wigston and Oa lby, the bells rang merrily throughout
the day.

(From the Manchester Times, Saturday, June 9.)
TRIUMPH OF REFORM.-The gratifying intelligence
announcing the third reading of the Reform Bill in the
House of Lords, was communicated to the inhabitants of
this town early on Tuesday afternoon, by an express edition
of The Sun, containing a copious report of the debate on
the consummation of the great measure. The effect of
the news was speedily visible in the pleasant countenance
of all classes of the people, and in the warm congratula-
tions that were heard around. Flags were immediately
hoisted in front of a considerable number of warehouses
and shops ; discharges of cannon, in various parts of the
town, added to the enthusiasm so generally displayed ;
and, to crown the whole, the bells of the Collegiate
Church were most merrily rung. In the evening there
Was a partial illumination. Mr. Molineux, of St. Ann's-
street, exhibited in front of his house the magic word
" Reform," in vari-coloured lamps. The Ruck and Haw-
thorn public-house,in the satne street, was also lighted up,
and in Salford several private houses were brilliantly illu-
minated. Numerous parties of Reformers paraded through
the principal streets of the town, and some amusing scenes
were presented by two or three juvenile processions, graced
With printed calico flx.ts, and enlivened by the sounds
Which tin cans, old kettles, and similar harmonics are ca-
pahle of producing. The influence of Sir John Batley-
corn was strikingly exhibited in some few instances, but
the evening passed off without the commission of the
slightest disturbanse—except to the small knot of Tories
Which remains among us.

(Front Wheeler's Manchester Chronicle, June 9.)
THE THIRD READING.—SO early as half-past three
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon authentic infortnation was
brought to this town in a second edition of The Sun
newspaper, dated half-past ten o'clock on Monday even-
ing, that the Reform Bill bad been read the third
time in the llouse of Lords on that evening, and carried
by a majority of eighty-four. The express conveying the
newspaper was a post-chaise with four horses, the driver
and postilion being distinguished by having their hats
encircled with blue ribands. One gentleman sat in the
Carriage. The public being on the tip-toe of expectation,
the appearance of the express was hailed with enthusiasm
as it passed along Piccadilly and down Market-street, and
hundreds of the inhabitants ran after it, cheering, to the
Exchange. Being the principal market-day, a great num-
ber of respec,able merchants and manufacturers were in the
news-room, one of whom was immediately deputed to read
the conclusion of the debate and the numbers of the divi-
sion for the general body. On the result being announced
three hearty English hurrahs were instantly given by this
great commercial body, which were responded to by a
multitude congregated at the front of the building, and
the certainty that the Bill was at last secured, coupled
no doubt with the instant rtflexion that the agitation of
men's minds on this absorbing question was now to cease,
appeared to afford unqualified satisfaction. The news,
as it rapidly spread through the town, was bailed with
expressions of joy and thankfulness ; and in the course of
one hour it was generally known throughout all the neigh-
bouring populous villages. In the mean time the melo-
dious bells of our Collegiate Church struck up a merry
peal—flags were hoisted in many parts of the town—and
the firing of pistols, guns, and small cannon, kept alive
till a late hour at night the feelings which had been set
afloat by the grateful intelligence.

\Ve have much pleasure in being able to state,
that the Counter. of Eanot,*althougla having experienced
a fall at Epsom, did not sustain any injury.

APPROACHING DISSOLUTION OF PAR-
LIAMENT.-The nation is about to have another opportu-
nity afforded it of giving a practical expression of its ab-
horrence of our existing sanguinary criminal jurisprudence.
A new Parliament is on the eve of being called. Let
every elector do his duty on this great question of hu-
manity, by refusing his suffrages to any candidate who will
not give an unhesitating and distinct pledge to vote for the
abolition of capital punishments in every case where there
hats been no sacrifice of life. Myriads will now have
the right of exercising the elective franchise who never
had that right before. Their conduct in reference
to this question will be one test how far they are qualified
to exercise their newly-acquired privileges aright. If one
of the first measures of the new Parliament be not the
doing away death punishments in the case of every crime,
murder excepted, the Reform Bill will have so far proved
a failure. It; on the other hand, such a measure be one
of the first effects of Reform, as we fondly hope and be.
lieve it will, we shall always hold that this alone, should it
be accompanied by no other just or useful measure, will be
an ample reward for, all the exertions and anxiety we have
made and felt during our long and arduous struggle for
Reform.—Elgin Courier.
METROPOLITAN NEWSMEN'S UNION.—A
numerous party of the above Society dined, on Monday
hot, at the Lyceum Tavern, Strand, to celebrate the open-
ing of the new News-matt, or Exchange, for the purpose
of transacting business. For some years the neighbour-
hood of the courier office, in the public street, has been
the only place at the west end of the town for the sale or
exchange of Newspapers, to the great annoyance of the
neighbourhood and passengers; by the arrangement of this
Society that grievance will be done away with. The
Society has now been established about nine months, and
their funds are in a flourishing state, which will furnish a
sum, increasing with the length of time of the members'
subscribing to the Society, to his widow or relations, with
other benefits. After the dinner, which did great credit
to the worthy host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. SPILMAN,
a procession was formed, and proceeded to their new pre-
mises, situated in Savoy-street, where a bowl of punch,
containing several gallons, was in readiness, and success to
the new undertaking was duly toasted with three times
three by the company. After which they returned to the
Tavern, and spent the eveninv in thegreatest harmony and
conviviality to a late hour..