Star.
London, England, 1831-10-13 00:00:00

PAROCHIAL ADDRESSES TO THE KING.

PUBLIC FEELING.

Yesterday there were such puhlic demonstrations
if the feelings of the metropolis in favour of the
ilrfonn Bill as has not, within memory, taken
„Lee ; and though cbove 100,000 inhabitants of
the metropolis—chiefly housekeepers and indus-
iriei:s artisans, with the parochial officers at their
nead—walked in procession from their respective
/wishes to St. James's Palace, yet the good order
that was maintained throughout was creditable.—
Every shop in Regent-street, Bond-street, Pall-
mall, and, indeed, generally throughout the west
ond of the town, was closed ; business seemed to
totally suspended ; and, in spite of the weather,
1:e populace were to be seen in every quarter con-
.2remated to witness the duties of patriotism.
The inhabitants of Clerkenwell, St. Luke's, and
several of the other parishes at the east end of the
Metropolis, assembled at ten o'clock on Cletken-
well-areen, amidst soaking showers. A large
;umber also met in Claremont-square; and about
a quarter after ten o'clock, the two parties joined
and proceeded to form in procession, along the
Paddington road. The parish= of Clerkenwell,
at. Luke, and the others in the vicinity presented
gloomy appearance—a great portion of the shops
!icing completely closed, and others having two or
three shutters up. The number of persons who
went from the parishes of Clerkeuwell and St.
Luke alone amounted to nearly 20,000, and the
;roger part of them appeared to consist of the most
respectable of the inhabitants.
On the arrival at the Regent's Park, the inha-
bitants .1 the large parish of St. Pancras, to the
number of at least 15,000, joined the others, and
they were received with loud cheers. In all the
shops throughout the pariah of Mary-la-bonne,
placards were stuck up, on which were the words,'
The King, Liberty, and Reform," and likewise
exhorting the people to be firm, but peaceable.
The procession was soon after joined by the inha-
bitants or Mary-la-bonne parish, when the numbers
in procession must have amounted to front 50 to
tit) 000, who moved on the road to Paddington,
with the intention of joining the inhabitants of that
district.

Portland-place WWI fixed by the committees of
the various parishes on Tuesday night, as the
spot for assembling, and at half past twelve o'clock
the inhabitants of Islington, Mary-la-bonne, St.
Pancras, St. Luke's, and Middlesex, joined by St.
James's parish, Westminster, moved off towards
St. James's palace.
The united procession was all in motion at a
quarter to one ; and, although in passing the resi-
dence in Langliam-place, of the Bishop of Bath and
Wells, every mark of execration was loudly ex-
pressed ; and although in Pall-mall, his Grace the
Duke of Buckingham was wetted with the loud
funereal yells and groans, yet through the whole
line the processicn was conducted with regularity
and good urder quite unexampled.
MA a ir•LA- BON N E.—The inhabitants of this
htzlily respectable pari b, headed by Messrs. Sa-
vage and Potter, and the rest of the Committee,
walked six abreast, wearing blue ribbons and lau-
1, Is, and upon a fair calculation amounted to be-
,lt een two and three thousand. Upon a white flag,
dged with pink, was the following inscription :
The King, the Commons, the People's Rights."
Other placards and banners were also displayed,
such as " Equal Rights," " Union is strength,"
(vc. Next followed

ST. PA NcaAs.—The inhabitants of this parish,
:Aho mustered in great numbers, were headed by
tie two Churchwardens, carrying the Address,
preceded by the two Beadles, and on each side caps
of liberty, surmounted by the Crown, were carried
by two porters. Upon a large placard was in-
scribed the following:—" Take away the wicked
I:om before the King, and the Throne shall be
established in righteousness;" and upon a black flag
was displayed—" Englishmen, support your
Patriotic King and his Ministers." The next pro-
cession that came was that of

ST. LUKE, MIDDLESEX.—This
which was one among the most respectable, was
beaded by two beadles and the churchwardens with
the address, preceded by Mr. Weller, of the Stone
House wine vaults, on horseback, wearing blue
favours and laurel, and were very strong in point
of numbers. Next followed
CLERIC ENWELL AND PADDINOTON.•••MD two
banners were printed the following sentiments:—
" Reform, Radical Reform," and " The Sacred
Love of our Country speed us." On the arrival
of the procession at Regent-street, near Hanover-
street, it was joined by that of
Sr. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER, which had as-
einhled about ten o'clock, in Hanover-square,
beaded by the gentlemen of the Committee, viz.
Messrs. Ewens, Becket, Dean, &c. who widely
distributed the following placards, which were
i'kowise stuck upon almyst every house through-
out the whole parish :—" Englishmen and fellow-
t-udesmen—lt is to you Ministers look in the pre-
%nt crisis for support. Let it no longer go forth
to the world, that " they sought it and found it
not.- Every man should, by example, show his
determination to afford that support, and your cause
is sure. Be firm. Be peaceable." " Reform—To
indicate the deep interest felt by the parishioners in
this great cause, it is earnestly requested that all
business be suspended, and the shops closed on the
4:4y when assembled thousands are petitioning
ttk. Throne fr.r success. The emblematic symbol
blue ribbon " The following Address was
also generally circulated :—" This day, vast bo-
tuts of the Metropolis carry op Addresses to His
lost Gracious Majesty, imploring assistance from
the Throne at the present momentous crisis. Let
us display, by our stedfast purpose and our calm
eemeariour, that we have a right ,to *Or for the
t:nl rights of freemen, because we fully ap-
p-qtate the benefits of peace and order.—
Lt us show to the Tories and Borough-
':gingers by whom we are calumniated, that the
people of London are worthy of the franchise that
hiu been denied to them by a small faction. Let
w declare, therefore, the first man who dares com-
"at an act of outrage a traitor to the cause of Re-
form, and an enemy v., the people. Peace and
order, with firm determination, will ensure the
triumph of Reform ; it can only be endangered by
Infractions of the public peace." The multitude
Proceeded in the above order along Regent-street,
;I°lll Waterloo-place into Pall mall, where they
mted.
ST. MARY NEWINGTON.—The inhabitants of
Which parish were in open carriages, wearing blue
4nd white favours, and other insignia. Theme wets
Ithe whole of the parishes that we noticed in the