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London, England, 1831-03-21 00:00:00

DECLARATION of the MERCHANTS, BANKERS,
ac. of LONDON, against the B 1 LL for PARLIAMENT.
ARY REFORM.—We, the Merchants, Bankers, and others, Inha-
bitants of London, whose names are hereunto subscribed, have perused,
wi h feelings of the deepest regret, the details of a Bill which have
been just submitted to the Legislature under the unction of his Ma.
jesrys s Government, for the avawed purpose of effecting an extensive
Ili arm and alteration in the existing Constitution of the Commons'
bouts of Parliament.
tr•il 2 ,4.! 5..0ui.1 have been far from opposing ourselves to the adop.
tip,. of ,my proposition so rec..mmendetl, of a temperate character, gra-
4:iiai in i.s .ilitir mon. cunsiteent with justice and the ancient usages
of Clii ro:11141, 0 " . having far its obj:ct the correction of acknow.
!edged abuses. or sly amelioration in the administration of public
aff.iirs which might seem to be called for by the changes or ne.
cessitles of the times, we feel it birpossible to regard in that light
a measure which, by its unprecedented and unnecessary infringe-
ment on the riehts and privileges of large and wealthy bodies of
the people, would go far to shake the foundations of that constitu-
tion under which our Sovereign holds his title to his throne, his
nobles to their estates, and ourselves and the rest of our fellow.subjects
to the various possessions and immunities which we enjoy by law ;
a measure which, while it professes to enlarge the representation of the
singdom on the broad basis of property, would, in its practical opera.
tion, have the effect of closing the principal avenues through which the
itooneyed, the funded, the commercial, the shipping, and the colonial in.
retests, together with all their connected and dependent interests exist.
in.t throughout the country, or dispersed through our vast empire
a't)road, have hitherto been represented in the Legislature, and would
thus in reality exclude the possessors of a very large proportion of the
national wealth from all effectual voice and influence in the regulation of
the national affairs.
Tree silence which the opponents of this project have hitherto felt to
be imposed on them by their respect fur the authority from which it
emanates, so long at least as it was not before them in a defined and tan.
gable shape, having been misconstrued by the ill-informed into an uni.
verssi acquiescence in its principles and provisions, we deem it a duty
which we owe to ourselves, to our country, and to posterity, at the
earliest practicable period after the printing of the Bill, to protest
against it by this public declaration, and to invite our fellow-citizens of
all classes, participating in our sentiments, to unite with us in every
practicable and lawful effort of temperate but determined resistance to
the further progress of a measure which, in our consciences, we believe
to he rash and inexpedient in its origin, and tending to consequences
equally pernicious and irretrievable, menacing to the peace of the coon.
try, fraught with alarm and peril to public and private credit, and cal-
culated, eventually. to undermine and destroy all those venerable insti-
tutions and establishments, under whose influence and protection Eng.
I .nd has hitherto enjoyed a prosperity, and maintained a station, unex.
ampled among the nations of the world.
- The above Declaration having already been signed by many of the
most influential and eminent Merchants, Bankers, and others, now lies
for signature at the City of London Tavern, and the Ttiatched- House
Tavern, St. James's-street, with a Petition to the House of Commons, 1
rounded upon the same.
Thomas Hankey J. R. Ward
E. W. Mills G. Absolon
M. W. Attwood John Twells
W. Astell John Fullerton
T. H. Farquhar John Davis
Rbion Prescott Jos. Reid
Thomas Halifax W. S. Taylor
E. D. Bruce R. Fletcher
Samuel Smith W. Morgan, jun.
Abel Smith Johnson Stubb
Andrew Colville A. Stewart
John Muterman W. Morgan
Alexander Baring Henry Pounsett
John Irving James Bonner
Robert Campbell John Morgan
Horsley Palmer Henry Cheeps
Sir Charles Forbes C. Cancellor
W. B. Manning H. Delmain
B. Williams James Morgan;
0. R. Gibbs J. Dimadale
W. King James Campbell ..
John Lawrence L. J. Macintosh
W. Max. Alexander Adam Hilton
L. R. Wilson Fred. Shaky
H. S. Thornton T. Linkins
Henry Fischer J. Irving, jun.
W. Maaterman Jos. Felton
George Palmer F. J. Lewis
Richardson C. Podmone
... Malcohnson T. Poynder
Michael Garry Miller
John Howell George Miller
Aaron Chapman Anthony Hammond
Nathaniel Gould W. Hammond, jun.
John Cockerel John Atkins
J. W. Fushtleld A. R. Phelps
Fdward Burmester Launcelot Sharpe
George Dorrien Alex. Salon
John Capri C. Ashmore
T. lAnkins G. Whittaker
T. 0. Hanson J. Melville
George Forbes H. C. Helms
W. H. Leith J. Felsham
B. Barnard Thomas Green
Daniel Carruthers Henry Stanton
T. A. Curtis WyviU Todd
Richard Roy G. A. Carruthers
G. Reid Lan. Haslope
John Ines Richard Stephens
John Fairlie J. Bond
Alex. Robertson J. Hearn
J. Henry Defel J. Eyre Coote, jun.
Aneas Darkly Courtney Smith
John Defied John Cane
Henry Davidson B. C. Linda
William Davidson Thomas Bevan
Thomas Geddes Alex. Annand
Rowland Mitchell Samuel Nickson
Henry Radon John Walker
James Ca_ rey Henry llyng
Henry D Well W. Bushell
James Lang Samuel Triswell
William Pittsford P. Pratt
John Wingled B. Wood
Oliver Ferrer T. Hogg
W. Medley Ow. Leaks
Charles Kerr D. Evans
Jame=liziernd A. Hoffman
I. W W. Edinburgh
George Rathoen W. F. Street
Benjamin Boyd J. W. Borradalle
G. Sibley W. Borradalle
W. Ness Jas. Maunde
S. Gerrard J. B. Maunde
O. Rely F. B. Benham
G. Paw Richd. Langston
M. Attwood W. N 1 ilkinson
G. Gooch E. Bryant
Thomas Masterman J. Syms
D. Mildred W. Elliot Oliver
W: Sims E. Alliston
W. Peters D. Dixon
C. Blacksly C. Price.
J. Barton C. Wright
F. W. Mitchell C. Freeman
Joseph_ Fisher S. Davenport
it. Tudor Thus. Francis
John Carstairs T G. %Visheis
Francis Wilson Alma Wilson
It. Cancellor J. H. Watson
J. Holland Gen. Witherby
VI . Fraser , P. C. Willey
Green W. Banton
Allen Grant James Row
Henry Blair IL Grimes Hut
John Armstrong Thomas Sharpe
Abel Chapman J. Lockwood
Jacob Sims William Gordon
J. H. Ductile'. E. IL Chapman
R. L. Wigrant Mark Last
M. P. Luadi Thomas P..rke
Osage Smith Wm. Abercrombie
James Smith John Luke
L. Stephenson K. Gardner
W. Scott John Young
John Freeze Wm. Burls, jun.
John Hibbert H. Ayers;
Geddes Simpson A. Macdonald
W. Gine W. Clarke
W. H. Hall George Lindsey
T. P. Lloyd G. Bower
J. R. Ward W. Borradaile, jun.
John M. Purse J. Middleton
Robert Halifax T. Yates
Philip Hardwick G. W. Jago
J. Al. Shall Longwell
R. Carter J. hiakaos
J. Downie • Charles Simeon
3. D. Ponies W. Hughes
Thomas Wilson A. T. Mackensie
W. A. Urquhart Rd. Forbes
=Mundt Chr. Goulding
Mille
In addition to the above names, several hundred more
ave been reesived in the course of the day.

George Robinson
Samuel Birch
Matthew Robinson
Thomas Lund
George Rolpes
Richard Brook
Robert B. Upton
John Bainbridge
Henry Foscharr
J. W. Alexander
H. D. Waites
Thomas Alston
E. Liude
Fred. Loch
Henley Smith
R. Rymer
Eustace IViggell
Brice Pearce
Brice Pearce. jun.
Henry Powell
Thomas Howell, jun.
John Phillips
R. S. Chambers
Henry Maltby
Robert H. Shepherd
Roger Hunt
Ab. Borradalle
W.F. Dintsdala
Thomas Waller
J. Wood Nelson
William Kay
J. Wild

George Neste
R. H. Easum
W. Falconer Walker
William Bedford
William Bulmer
Charles Marten
P. Swanson
Edward Toldsmid
I. Todd
John Downe
Cr. Riden
Thomas Wilkie
John Morten
Henry Alexander
William Kay
John Harding
C. Richardson, jun.
Wm. Jos. Lyon
L. Higgs
S. H. S. Ellis
R. E. Willey
W. Banton
Michael Gibbs
Robert Allen
G. Palmer, jun.
Henry A. lace
R. Hawthorn
James Anstee
Win. Bastes
H. Rood
J. H. Proundaker
Robert Tilby
Daniel White
James Morford '
R. Mercer
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E. R. Chichely
R. F. Gower
John Griffith
Wm. Martin
Win. Simons
James Farquhar
John Noble
Hugh James Varden
It. Copeland
Mark Dymond
John Vixon
John Lovett
Francis Baindillon
H. Harvey
William Baker
John Yates
Ja. Francis
N. Bailie
F. Davidson
H. L. Lloyd
John S. Laudler
Jackson &ocketale
James Stewart
John Stewart
it. Vincent
John Liodsay, jun.
Thomas Brown
Robert Brown
Wm. Yard=
Thom. Q. Finny
D. Moxen
A. Harman
James Brook
G. B. Gardner
Issas Henaley
Edward Baldwin
J. W. Buckle
John Curtis
Ed. Stewart
Thomas M`Naniara
Thomas Paulson
John Atkin make
George Fuller
J. H. Palate
A. Caliendo
John Hunter, jun.
W. A. Sherwin
Richard Gibbs
Thomas Ford
Ed. Wrench
S. H. Stray
Thomas Forrest
Robert Barry
Richard Randall, &c.

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