The Sun.
London, England, 1816-12-23 00:00:00

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in consequence of a Public Advertisement,
calling on the Friends or Parliamentary Reform,
a Meeting took place on Monday evening last, at
the Green Dragon, in Scotch-street, Carlisle, to

consider of thy propriety of calling a Public,
Meeting to petition fur Reform, &I:. &c. But the
Friends of Reform in Carlisle have the most novel
ways and means imaginable in conducting their
business. In the early part of the day mentioned,
as the Mayor was walking in the street, two per-
fect strangers approached him, and put into his
hands the following document :

"'l'o the Wotsliipful the Mayor and Magistiates of Carlisle.
" %Volts HIPFUL SlRs,—According to public ad-
vertisement, a meeting is to be held this evening,
at Mrs. Elliot's, sign of the Greets Dragou,Scotch-
street, Carlisle, to take into consideration the
propriety of signing a Requisition to the Worship-
ful the Mayor.
" This therefore is to give you notice to attend
the same should you think proper.
" WILFOItD T., AIV SON.
" nottERT RICIIIE.
" JOSEPH JAQUES.
" Carlisle, Dec. 16, 181 e. " ROBERT DONALDSON."
Thus these sapient Politicians call on his Wor-
ship to attend a Meeting in. order to sign a Re-
quisition to himself ! The Meeting took place,
but we believe the Mayor did not take the Chair,
neither are we quite sure that he was present—we
are rather inclined to think he was not ! Some
few persons attended out of curiosity, expecting
touch amusement ; the principal actors in the.
scene were weavers. One of than held forth, but
.as it would be impossible to do justice to his ora-
tion, we pass it over rather than mangle it. A
few dolorous sentences i‘ere dealt out by some
others, whose names we could not ascertain.—

On Wednesday she following Requisition was
sent to the Mayor :

" TO Tux WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF CARLISLE.
" SlR,—We, the undersigned house-holders of
the City of Carlisle, in this season of unparalleled
distress, respectfully request you to call a Public
Meeting of the Inhabitants of this City, for con-
sidering the cause of the same, and the expedi-
ency of presenting a Petition to the Prince Regent
anu the Parliament, praying a Reform in the
Commons' House, and the abolishment of all
maks:. Plesees, Sinecures, and unmerited Pensions.
Sy so doing you will confer a lasting obligation
on your's, the undersigned, &c. &c.
" Michael Renwick, Edward Armstrong,
" Ephm. Harris, William Gregson,
." Robert Battersby, John Thompson,
" John Reed, 'William Burns,
" Roht. Barnes, . John Marrs,
" Morley, Peter Peel,
"John Hutton, • James Collett,
"John Corbett, John hell,
."Joh.n.Young, James Hurst,
" Charles Dutton, Geo. M'Uarthy,
" John Murdoch, James Lennox,
"Thomas Abraham, Win. Wilkie,
"'Jas.-M4Caddatn, George Kirk." •
To this, requistion the Mayor returned the follow-
ing answer
" At this time, I think it improper to call a
Public Meeting of the inhabitants of this City,
as such a measure might endanger the public
peace, which it is my dory to preserve and pro.
sect."—(Carlisle, Dec. 20, 1816.)
The only person Whom we have been able to
make out from among the 26 whose names are
signed, is the bellman, George M'Carthy ; a man
certainly very fit for a public meeting, tor, with-
out a pun, he may truly be , said to be an orator
by trade ! How the matter will end, we know not,
for we are not in -the secret, but it is generally ex-
pected that there will be an exhibition somewhere,
The leaders have learnt their lesson, and without
vent it would have burst them. The speeches,
we understand, are already written; it not printed,
and pretty well got off by rote, and u strong party
have their cue when to applaud. We hope no
mischievous wag will make his appearance to give
a turn to the discussion, for if there should, the
whole machinery must inevitably stop. This
would be cruel in the extreme ; but, fellow citi-
zens, we have better hopes of you ; we are sure
you will not attempt to disturb a triumph which
so seldom can be enjoyed, and in the accomplish-
ment of which so many anxious hours have been
spent, perhaps, even when you, fellow citizens,
were snug between your sheets. Let them strut
their little hour ; you know the Latin proverb-7
Quod est violentuni, non est ,durubile.—(Carliste
Patriot.)