The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-05 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

J. Pardow and T. Cooper, Drury-lane, needle inanufac-
turers—J. Peacock and J. Hirst, Sunderland-near-the-Sea,
Durham, butchers—T. Bridgett, J. White, and J. Brid-
gett, Derby, cotton-spinners--J. Clenzebmn, J. and W.
Robinson, Upper Thames-street, .N.-I,olesale grocers—p.
Murton and E. Jones, Newcastle-upon- kyne, tailors—J.
Watkinson and J. Watson, Manchester, silk-dealers—E.
Boys, jun., and R. Hunter, Isle of 'I hanet, Kent, farmers
—T. Gould and J. Steele, Cheapside, warehousemen—T.
Shires, J. and G. Firth, Ahnondbury, Yorkshire, iron-
founders—R. Godfrey and R. P. Bousfield, Chiswell-
street, auctioneers—P. J. 'Delauncy and J. Quartly, O--
ford-street, jewellers—T. 11. Williams and C. B. Hornor,
Haggerstone-lane, hat-manufacturers--J. and J. Rostron,
Edenfield, Lancashire, merchants—W. Styring and J.
Hadfield, Sheffield, razor-manufacturers—J. Short and W.
S. Bailey, Bristol, boot-makers—J. L. Ramuz and E. W.
Roberts, Page's-walk, Bermondsey, silk-dyers--J. Challen
and G. May, Marlborough, Wiltshire, grocers--T. Shep-
herd and T. Fleetwood, Exmouth-street, Spa-fields, pawn-
brokers—S. Wood, T. E. Chesawass, W. Ratcliffe, and
T. Blood, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, manufacturers
of earthenware.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
J. Ruthven, Edinburgh, mechanician, May 4, 18, at
two, at the Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh.
J. Halley and Co., Crieff, distillers, May 10, 24, at one,
at Robertson's Inn, Crieff.

esterday a gentleman as-
sembled at the for thepurpoose
of agreeing upon a . tstisition to be present. .to tha WenhiP-
ful the Mayor, requesting him to calla public meeting of the
ke
inhabitants, at his earliest convenience, in order to tainto
consideration the propriety of presenting an Address to his
Majesty, on the formation'of the present Administration.
Upon the motion of Sir John Tobin, JOHN Gesoarroya,
Esq., was called to the Chais.
Mr. Geansyme, having taken the Chair, he would,
with their permission, state, as briefly as he could, the
motives which had induced him and several other gentle-
men, with whom he had acted, to invite their attendance
for the purpose mentioned in the mote they had each re-
ceived. Mr. Gladstone then went on to observe, that a
considerable time had elapsed since a severe calamity had
befallen Lord Liverpool, which there was too much reason
to fear had put an end to his political life, and deprived the
country of the future services of that most distinguished
Statesman, who possessed the general confidence, in a de-
gree and to an extent, almost without example in the history
of any Minister who had preceded him. In consequence,
it became incumbent on the King to appoint a successor,
and for this purpose he selected Mr. Canning, to whom the
finger of the country seemed to point from every quarter, as
the most able and competent of his public servants, to be
placed at _the head of the Government. His Majesty hav-
ing determined on this step, he commanded
_Mr. Canning
to submit to him a plan for the reconstruction of the Ad-
ministration : in discharging this duty, he (Mr.Canning)wae
desirous to have kept together the existing Cabinet ; and so
far was he from desire or anxiety to retain office hirrtselt;tlett
he (Mr. Gladstone) spoke advisedly when he said, he had
good reason for believing, that Mr. Canning had proposed,
(when he found that feelings of a hostile character existed in
some quarters against him) to the King and Mr. reel, that
he should be permitted to retire, (so averse was lie that Mr.
Peel should do so,) provided the government could thereby
be kept together; but this proposition was of no avail.—
The King was not disposed to part with the services of
Mr. Canning; he was alive, as v;e ate, to their merit and
value, a circumstance that could-not fail co be gratifying to
Liverpool, with which he had been so long and so closely
connected, and the consequence was the immediate resig-
nation of a majority of the Cabinet, followed by that of
many other members of the Government, the whole
in a degree, and to an extent he (Mr. Gladstone) believed
to be without precedent, and which appeared to have for its
object to embarrass his Majesty, and to derange his coun-
cils. Why these resignations took place we have, how-
ever, yet to learn. It was clear, the Catholic Ques-
tion could not be the cause, for there the King's sen-
timents remained unaltered, and it was expressly declared,
that it would not be made a Cabinet question. It was
clear that it could not be any part of of the general policy,
either foreign or domestic, of his Majesty's Government,
which had caused these secessions, for in these no changes
of any kind had taken place during Lord Liverpool's illness,
and that policy had, to all appearance;been acted upon with
perfect unanimity before. What motives, then, had in-
duced or caused so general a desertion of the members of
his Majesty's Ministry, we had yet to learn. But be they
what they may they had only served to call forth the
energies of the King's mind. He had most success-
fully opposed himself to every attempt to interfere with
his constitutional prerogative in the selection and appoint-
ment of his confidential servants ; and he had acted through-
out with a firmness and determination, bletided with a mo-
deration and judgment, that reflected the highest credit
on his conduct. After such a struggle, he (Mr. Glad-
stone) trusted only one feeling would be found to exist in
Liverpool ; and that all would unite in one common desire
to approach the Throne with sentiments and assurances of
the most sincere, cordial, and unabated confidence and at-
tachment, as well as of the gratification they felt from the
line of conduct his Majesty had adopted. On this occa-
sion he (Mr. Gladstone) thought it was incumbent upon
them to maintain the place they so justly occupied ; they
owed it not only to themselves, but also to that most dis-
tinguished, able, and liberal statesman now placed at the
head of his Majesty's Government, with whom they had
been so long and so closely connected ; a recollection that
was dear to the minds of so many amongst us, and he
trusted and believed no longer offensive to any, however
much a difference of opinion might have existed on that
I point when the acquaintance was in its infancy : they
awed it also to their representative, Mr. - Huskiison, who
likewise stood high in the ranks of his Majesty's servant',
as well as in his confidence, whose exertions in the service
of Liverpool, and whose claims were of no ordinary kind,
—to step forward among the first to address the throne on
these interesting and vital occurrences. With this view,
and with confidence in the sentiments he bad expressed in
common with the gentlemen to whom he had before re-
ferred, they had prepared a requisition to the Mayor,
which, with their permission, he would now read.—(Here
Mr. Gladstone read the requisition. )—Having stated thus
much he (Mr. Gladstone) added, that, before he conclud-
ed, he begged to say that it was far from his intention to
censure, prematurely, the conduct of those who had so unex-
pectedly and unaccountably withdrawn themselves from his
Majesty's service,or to load with praise or anticipated eulogium
those whom he had called to his counsels, however highly, in
his humble opinion, they stood, and however strong their
claims might be to the confidence and good opinion of the
country. Hie object was to call upon them to rally round the
throne, to defend the prerogative of the crown in the se-
lection of its confidential advisers, and to express their gra-
tification and satisfaction at his Majesty's conduct, under
circumstances of peculiar trial and embarrassment ; by the
example you may set, (he added,) a tome would be given
to the feelings of the country, which would, he trusted, be
followed up with a general expression of similar sentiments.
The following Resolutions were then agreed to :
Resolved—That the Chairman, Sir John Tobin, and
A. Heywood, Esq., be appointed a deputation to wait on
the Mayor, to present the requisition now agreed upon.
Resolved—That the following Gentlemen be appointed
a Committee to prepare the Address :
Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Rushton, Mr. W. W. Currie,
Sir John Tobin, Mr. Booth, Mr. R. Gladstone,
Mr. Moss, Mr. Alston, Mr. A. Hodgson,
Mr. Heywood, Mr. Smith, Mr. R. Harrison,
Mr. Ackers, Mr. Myers, Mr. J. B. Ainslie,
Mr. Horsfall, Mr. Ward, Mr. W. Rathbone.
Mr. Barclay, Mr. J. Yates, Mt. A. Molyneux,
The Chairman having retired,
Resolved unanimously—That the Thanks of the Meet-
ing be given to Mr. Gladstone for his able conduct in tl
chair.

The requisition was presented to the Mayor yesterday
afternoon, and it will be seen, that, his worship has ap-
pointed Wednesday next for holding• the meeting.—Liver-
pool Courier•.