The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-02 00:00:00

WHIG REFORM.

MR. EDITOR ,—Though the Whigs hare long
talked of REFoRtd, it has been a fair cause of cont•
plaint that they would never be persuaded ex.
pressly to tell us what they meant by that magic
word, whose potent itaience they assured us
would remove every evil, political or social, to
which we might be subjected.

But, Sir, cause for complaint exists no longer ;
the Party Gazette has, at length, on Tuesday,
the 31st of August, pointed nut the grand sour, e
of Reform, with a due announcement of what has
already been done, in that respect, and a due re.
commendation of what remains to be done to
complete the national salvation.

It is the simplest thing in the world—neither
more nor less than for the People of England jtist
to make up their minds to leave off the consump-
tion of wine, spirits, beer, tea, coffee, su,zar,
&c. and to gave up the luxuries of dogs, horie,,
carriages, &c. &c. by which means an annual di-
minution of the Revenue, to the Amon It of Tart
Mtwoss, will force those extravagant dogs, tl'e
ReoeNT's Ministets, to give up soldiers, trx•ga-
therers, custom-house officers, &c.

Oh Lord ! Oh Lord ! ! Oh Lord ! ! ! what a
cheering prospect ? flow delighttul—perhaps,
in giving up useless luxuries, Jonsr BULL may
chose also to give op the " luxury of woe," and
part with his Morning Chronicle, and thus diddle
Ministers out of the Stamp Duty. Then, too,
how charming, when all these things are left off,
we shall have no occasion for taverns, rum-
vaults, gin-shops, groceri,'coach-makers, horse.
doctors, or servants ! What a picture of na-
tional happiness, with a diminished home trade,
to the amount of at least ONR HUNDRED MIL-.
LtoNs ! Then we shall have no further occasion
for IingwEas'DRUGGISTS. Then Rotten Boroughs
will give no mole pain to the Whigs, than rotten
eggs so Patriots in the pillory. Then But ough-
mongers and Costardmougers will be equally
harmless. Then the Bank Directors, like the
Drury-lane Committee, may let the Bank upon
lease. Then Whigs will have nothing to do in
Pat liament, hut just to keep out of another place;
occupying the Treasury Bench, instead of the
King's.

Then Smuggling shall be declared the first of
patriotic virtues, by Act of Parliament ; and,
pour comile de juie, the Editor of the Party Ga-
zette, will all his suite of sub-tditors, literary
coadjutors, compositors, pressmen, and devils,
shall be the tir-st to part with all their little com-
forts, and set the glorious example.

Yonris,

I. G.

P. S. Pray, Sir, it (here aDy !Ton red
bows, or upon black stot.Lingo

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RADICAL, RKFORMERS.

13OLTON.

Extract of a Letter from Button, dated }fug. 30.

" The conuity litre is its a eery agitated stile.;
how lone it will be so, or whist it will roil in,
God only knows The Imlsk of the population
appents very hovile to the Tiovettmirot
A,ohotities. Orator Hunt pissed thinitelt rhis
place on his way to 'Lancaster On *Flulav
escorted by dragoons.—Yesterd'ay (Sunday) he
RI tired here in a prra--cloticr . about six o'elmk
in
tie eVellillg, as he was ,grain: hick to Manchester.
When he art ived at Pl,Ollll. a friend of mine told
rue Hn immense et° ,d thronged around hint from
I'lestrio, 'hr/nigh Colley, as fur as this place,
greeting and shooting. When he arrived here
the concourse of pr,,ple was noprecedented ;
he storped at the liiid4e Jun, hut sell, re he
conld not iolttliiNtice. The popuhwe im-
media'ely took the horses out, and drew hint
to the Swan Inn, from the window of which
he addressed this immense crowd for a con-
siderahle time (frequently checking them for
cheering hint, on acco tut of its being the Sabbath-
day). He concluded his nAress nit!, requesting
this great multitude to retire to their respective
homes in AS peaceable a winner as possible, which
was attended to as it were by magic. If the
peace-offirers hid interfered, I fear a tint would
have been the conseetence. The town Was as
tranquil during the remainder of tie night, as it
wo, Itt have been i 1 no snell occurrence taken
place ; but the next mornittL; it really appeared
as if all the population of the neighhourhood,
wen, women, and chililren, hid collected in one
place. About ten o'clot k he appeared At the wilt-
&ivy, and made a short speech, when a chaise
was brOlight, and he wit drawn out of the town
by females, accompanied with great applause, be
being seated on the dickey, constantly bowing to
the populace. The a ,Idiers, at the reepie.t of
one of the iinronghreeves, were in readiness itt
Case of any serious commotion, when th, it ser-
Yi( PS might be wanted. I do not kqeow what
will he the consequences when hr art i yes Man-
chester, but I very mulch te 'he testa,. I hope
it will not be a repetition of this day fortnight's

scene."

LIVERPOOL REFORMERS.
LVlathcr Particulars.]

Live apooe, Auo. '2B.—With a view to preserve
the peaee nt the town, and prevent :thy trunrd-
too,s proceedings that might arise in consequence
cif the 'Meeting called by rie Friends of Reform,
the Mayor deemed it right to swear in a number
Of Spoeial Constables.
The Publicans of the town are always applied
to on these occasions, beirig easily found and well
known to the regular coostables.
A letter having appeare a in the Liverpool Ad-
rerliser, signed A Publican,' in which it seas
stared that thov were compelled to act at the peril
of losing their licenses, the Mayor took occasion
to observe upon this circumstance to the persons
assembled, and addressed them nearly as follows:
" GENTLF,MEN—I have deemed it right to c
upon you to diseltaige that duty you owe to your
King and Cottony, at all times, but particularly
at this mom, literal period, to stiengtheo the Civil
Powtr ; for I am determined, as your Chief Ma.
gis,rate, if any riotous proceedings do take place,
in consequence of the Meeting; to he held on Ilion.
day next, to siroptess the same without having re-
course to the Military, unless in case of the most
etp,o'hire necessity.
" I lease observed, with indignation, a letter
signed ' A Publican,' in this day's Paper, in which
it is stated that you are called triton to act at the
peril of losing your licenses. This is untrue, and
a gross libel.
" No Magistrate of this Borough would so far
degrade himself as to deprive a publican of his
license, merely because he refused to sect as a spe-
cial cuollmble•
" If the person who wrote that letter, or caused
it to he inseiteil in the Piper, he present, I call
upon hint to avow himselt:•
No one came forward, and the MAYOR pro-
ceeded :
" GENT-Lest PIA—I now declare to the whole of
yon here assembled, that no man aced he ati aid
Of losing his license in case of his refusal to act ;
it is entirely optional. No man is compelled to
he sworn, and I desire that such truly will take the
oath as arc determined to do their duty."
Every omit present, to the number of upwards
of !vOO, came forward most cheerfully.
Monday, 4 o'clock, p. in.—The Meeting of itbe
Friends of Reform is over, and without Any riot or
distiobauce. The 'Meeting did not consist of
mote than 3001) people, and I am confident alai
Dumber was quire as wooly as %vete assembled at
ally one pet Ind of the proceedings ; awl the only
appearance of alarm that took place, arose trout a
boy with a wheelbarrow passing down one of the
streets leading into Clayton square, where the
Meeting was held : there was then a great rush
made down Palker-vreet, but the alarm soon soh-
sided, and the parties returned, laughing at their
tears. Every arrangement had been made by our
worthy Chief Magistrate to keep the peace, hot
the party were considerably chagrined at the iciest
bi-irig entertained that it was at all necessary to
call out the Special Constables.
Colonel Wteetasts presided at the Meeting.
Mr :shepherd pronosed err,kdrlrtss to the Prince
rgent, which Wai 'recorded by Mr. 0. Wood.
111 r. Egerton Smith, Edward Rosh! too , and
Air. John Sinith,severally addressed the Meeting ;
and Alr. John Smith proposed a IteS01116(111 te-
lative to the Manchester Meeting, which was se-
conded by Mr. Roslitoti.
Colonel Williams stated, that it was the deter-
mina, irni of the Geritlernen who had conducted the
:11crling focal! anotittr :Meeting, to take into con-
sider,' ion the hriq:ettlitto at Manchester, which
won (I he drlaVed for some time, in order that
they uai.ht attend it without any of that warmth
ot trcittig Which now pervaded the whole of them,
thity spuke on the subject.
Not mote than I,vo bundled of the people who
Ns t c :101c,riit ai.iryire4l at 411 to par;i(ipate its the
of 1110,C Wilt) called ; and the
Bet(); niers most be ronvioced, ill di Liverpool is
of the theatre 'I Rich thry CHU- slow Off to ad-
7antsge their putriviie. ca,rtlsou in the cause sof

Radical R. fottn, 3tifTrage. &C the
very mow Rot of stivieti bet t IS a complete bligheßt.
I"l:(ettrthi postrd (In the walls from the
11:evor, ers!rtestitol Ali persons dissenting in °lli-
-11j,,,, 141 farm( ,i,i'itig this Me, tiog..
ILrverpool, o' Hoek p tat —At t wet we o'cloris
rltii day, pnrsoint to jushlt,..notice, Niectisig
tit !held in CIAVTorI-iitih,ile, of lhose persons sYlro
ate desirons of %Itch Reform in the Commons
lionse of Pith orient as will give to the tiro's*
a full, fair, and tare Representation.," " tot the
purpose of considering the plopriety naldress-
log his al hocas the l'i.;tice Rceent, vindi-
cating thr,se who are ttiendly to that constitutional
nom the rtlurnuirs which tilt Ministry,
Ll!ld 111.111 y of the Nlagi.ord'es ot the ronotry, lino
Louly thritwii t-t..pectirg them, and entnestly
exhioting, his R.ya! %whilst he tereivei-
the ~..itse.oces ot (no- sincere attachment to the
F,rtgh-ii form of (.;oset timent, to pay the earliest
pr,ssttple attetrion to the Rights of ati Un-repre-
sent( tl People John Wood, atter having stat-
ed the e (use of !brit assembling in that place,
moved that Col. IVilliams be called to the Chair,
ClllOllll WilliAlili tftrtt eXplaihrd In (ire Meetitt
the hits;iiess for which they had assembled. The
Hew. 11r. Shepherd after,' aids addressed the as-
senthly at great length, find concluded 'with mow
log the address and petition to the Prince,Rsueot.
for the objects stated in the regitisitiOn, which
being secooded by Pr. Ott well Wood, was onsoni;
monsly mltrerat 'to t,.i h acclamation. Mr. /obit
Smith then moved a tesoltition, pledging the
Meetiog en investigation into the recent tran-
sact ietts4 at, 111 turhe‘let, which was seconded by
11r. E. Rushton, and also a'lleed to with arch-
Walton. The thatiks of the 11 letting %erre then

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inovrti by 1)r, Cr.moton to the Cliaitomii, loud
the Alt.rtine instatrtly (li•persed. 7be ioitolior of
persona Present sitioistiicil, it is supposed, to
about 5000.

NI.V%i(I-IEVI"EIt, Aveysr SI.

The bail hat Kni4lrt are James Stott, of Pen-
dleton, Land Stor,e‘ttr, and IV. Smith, of Roy.
ton, Pir-rnaker —The detachment of florse Ar-
tillery which Ir,rl been dispatched from the head-
quarters of General Byug, at Pontefract, to NI tiff•
chester, eonsevence of the late disturbances,
has tett:tried to the former place —Mr. Campbell,
Special Constable, who was brought to the In-
tirui4r, from his residence in the vicinity of New-
ton •lane, the day after the late Meeting, died there
on M.itiii,ty from the wounds he had received.—
It IS reported that another Meeting is intended
to be attempted to be held in the space of a fort-
night.