The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-09 00:00:00

PROCLEDINGS RELATING TO THE

REFORM BILL.

TVENfMtIVStER MEETING.

A special meeting of the electors and inhabitants of
Westminster was held last evening, about eight o'clock, at
the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand; and al-
though notice had been given through the medium of the
Evening Papers only a few hours before, so many attended
the call at this crisis, that there was not apace in the mom
where the inhabitants met for half of those who attended.

The Chair was 'ditch by T. MURPIIt , Esq.
The CifAIWSAN eitplained the object of the meeting in
an energetic speech, showing that the time fur wavering
or hesitation oil the part of the people should now cease ;
for their Bill had received a deathblow, and it was now
to be proved whether oligarchs or the people should govern
the country.
DANIEL WAtEftEtn, jun. Esq. rose to propose an
Address to his Majesty. fly the pretended adherence of
lukewarm friends, Reform was in more danger, than by
the bold front of a determined enethy. 'thus had it
proved in tie House of Lords, Where the Wharnclifte and
the Harrow' y party had borne the semblance of support
to the Bill, by voting for its second reading, solely that
tl:ey might strangle it in the Committee. The eri.is now
makes reflection turn to thc Government of the country ;
for perhaps at this moment the pr., sent Ministry is no
more; and the fate of Re!Oirn in its proposed extent is
dooratd td despAir or destrtictiou A Military Govern-
ment may be formed ; but Will the ',Mile of this Cotintry
ever subtdt to a Government like that which depose
Charles the Tenth of France? Will the people of Eng-
land submit to a despotic Administration like the Polignac
of the continent?—(Great cheers, " 2110, no,") Or will
they sabihit to have their liberty and privileges invaded
when the Power rests in their 0/0 hatidti? But the time
has come for action, not for talking solely j the eyes of
the people must be turned to the remedy in their own
hands, and must seriously think (however painful the re-
solution may be) about the non-payment of taxes—(Loud
cheering.) He, for one, would not after the next quarter
day, pay any taxes.—(Cheere.)—and though, as an indi-
vidual, his amount of taxes might be trifling, he hoped
that such a stimulus would be given by such and similar
examples—and such a precedent eatabli.hed throughout
the country, that the odium or the burden would not fall
on one or two, but would become so general as to be irre.
sistible.

H. B. CHURCHILL, Esq., warmly seconded the motion.
He was not disappointed in the turn the Bill had taken,
nor did he much regret it ; but now the people must watch
narrowly the Waverers in their pretended guise of friend-
ship, and the Absolutes in their attempts to domineer and
resist the wishes and determination of the people. In the
Waverers (should they, by sad destiny, take the helm of
Government), the people should he prepared with the non-
payment of taxes, and present them buttoned breeches;
but for the Absolutes or soldiers, the people should prepare
their powder and melt their lead.—(Continued cheering.)
The Address was unanimously carried.
'‘ THE ADDRESS OF THE UNDERSIGNED PERSONS,
ASSEMBLED AT THE CROWN AND ANCHOR TA-
VERN, IN THE STRAND, MAY 8, 1832.
.6 MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY,

'We, your Majesty's faithful subjects, bCg leave to express our
.hanks for the kindness and goodness of your Majesty towards

Cie people, by li, countenance and support given. to your Mi-
.•••-• ' •rird, and carrying through the House of
COVIIMOUIh the Al for Reforming the Representation of the
Yeople—particulaily for the energy and determination your Ma-
jesty displayed in the dissolution of one Parliament adverse to the
measure, and the prorogation of another, when the Bill had been
rejected by the Lords.
" We beg also to express our anxious apprehensions lest the
Bill should again be rejected, or should be mutilated by the
Lords; and in expressing our apprehensions, we beg leave to
add also our sincere conviction, that should such a rejection or
mutilation occur, the country and Government will become a
prey to tumult, anarchy, and confusion, terminating in the
utter extinction of the present privileged rders of society.
" We therefore most urgently implore your Majesty to exert
the prerogative vested in the Crown for the good of the nation,
and to save us on this occasion from the impending evils, by cre-
ating a sufficient number of Peers, not only to secure the passing
of the Bill, but to enable your Ministers to conduct the Govern.
ment so as to insure the prosperity, and promote the peace and
happiness of the people."
A deputation was appointed to wait as soon as possible
on Lord Melbourne with this address, which was signed by
all present.
Mr. GEoacc RocEas had intended to move resolutions
to a similar effect, and others, called for by the present
emergency. For the present he would confine himself to
moving, " That it is the opinion of this meeting that an
immediate creation of Peers should be made, sufficient to
secure the passing of the Reform Bill unmutilated, abso-
lutely essential to prevent the eountty from failing into a
state of anarchy—and, steonilly, that it be therefore re-
commended to every town, parish, and hamlet, to hold
meetings, and for every inhabitant of such place to attend
those meetings, for the purpose of praying his Majesty to
create Peers to meet the present exigency." In the pro-
gress of his remarks, he said the tax-gatherer had called
at his house the other day for his taxes, but he told him
to call after the Reform Bill had posed.—(lmmense laugh-
ter and cheers.)

Upon the same principle of " call again to-morrow" for
the taxes,
The CIIAIRAIAN said he was in a similar situation, and
had postponed payment; so chat when the tax •gatherer last
called on him, he said all the neighbourhood had followed
his example—" I'll not pay any taxes (answered they) till
Mr. Murphy pays his."—(Cheers.)
Mr. WILLIAM CARPENTER announced to the Meeting
that he also bad refrained from paying his taxes ; amid
trusted that, instead of Meetings wasting their time in
useless addresses and petitions, that every one of them
would come to the resolution—and that surely and soon—
of not paying taxes till the Bill be passed.
(The resolution was loudly called for ; but at the sug-
gestion of some of the more prudent of the auditors, its
consideration was postponed till the general meeting, to be
held this day, when many have promised to sign a resolu-
tion that they shall refrain from paying taxes, and shall
mutually assist each other.)
The resolutions proposed by Mr. Rogers were adopted
ad interim, and a deputation—the Chairman, and Messrs.
Wakefield, Churchill, and Detroiser—were appointed to
present the address to Lord Melbourne.

COMMON HALL.

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD ALAYOR.

We, the undersigned Liverymen of the city of Lsnd on,
do request that your Lordship will be pleased, at the ear-
liest
possible period, to convene a Common Hall, fur the
purpose of petitioning the King to exercise his prerogative
in creating any number of Peers which rmy be requisite
to insure the immediate passing of the Reform BR in all
its principles unimpaired, as the only means of securing the
liberties of the ptople, and preserving the tranquillity of
the country.

The above requisition, numerously and most respect-
ably signed, was presented to the Lord Mayor yesterday
evening, at six o'clock, by a deputation, consisting of Mr.
Williams, Mr. Newell, Mr. Fearon, Mr. Dillon, Mt. Wil-
kinson, Sec., when his Lordship was pleased to appoint the
same fur Friday next, at twelve for one o'clock ; and would
have named an earlier day, but a Requisition for a Court
of Common Council, for the same object, had previously
been presented, which his Lordship had iti,reed to call on
Thursday. Another Requisition, which has already re-
ceived numerous signatures, is about to he presented to the
Lord Mayor, embracing, in addition to the above object,
petitioning the House of Commons to withhold the sup-
plies until the Reform Bill Lecomes o law.

In the Court of Arches yesterday, Sir JOHN
NictroLL granted the prayer of Mr. GARLICK, for a
divorce from his wife on the ground of adultery with a
Mr. WEST, her medical attendant. No opposition was
made by the wife.
Lord BERNERS, who, we understand, will be
shortly introduced to his MAJESTY on the occasion of his
accession to the Peerage, gives his vote, we hear, in fa-
vour of Reform, the politics of the Noble Baron asaimilat-
ing with those of his kinsman, the Earl of ALBEMARLE,
who will probably present him to the KING. The son-
in-law to the Noble Master of the Horse, Mr. SienaEN-
soli, M.P. for Westbury, was Counsel to Lord.BEILNERS
during the recent investigation of his Lordship's claim to
the boniiurs of Nobility. The Barony of Berner, to
which his Lordship has established his claim, as the eldest
co-heir, has been dormant since 1'773.
At Paris, in the early part of last week, the
speculators at the Bourse were astonished at a sudden ad-
vance of 25 cents in rentes. At first nobody could divine
the cause, but at length it was explained that the Minister
of the Interior bad actually eaten a cotelette. An express
Swlta
rs ifmormaedcioantefilryindaetsiponatcolfiedthtios thep
prye sni ewnsite. ofo thetie Minire
turn of the messenger, it was discovered that the cotelette
had been eaten by M. D'AnnoUT, and not by M. PRIER.
On this announcement the funds again fell 30 cents.
RED BONES FROM CHOLERA.—M. BEGIN
was congratulating ons of the attendants at an hospital on
the quantity of teeth he should be able to collect in conse
quence of the epidemic. " They are good for nothing,'
was the reply, "in consequence of their red colour." M
BEGIW ascertained that the case was the fact, and then ex
amined the bones of a corpse, of which the teeth were di.
coloured. He found that every one of them presented th,
same curious phenomena. He exhibited fragments of dif-
ferent hones to the Medic el Academy, all of which appeared
as if injecreh, and as if the persons bail died of a violeti
inflammation of the boned.—Gazette hiedicalt,