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

PUBLIC FEELING.

meeting of near 40,000 persons, and that it prayed he would
retain his ministers—use all constitutional means to pass the
reform bill, and to dismiss those persons from his Court and
household who were opposed to this measure ; and I have
the happiness to say, gentlemen, that His Majesty has dis-
tinctly promised the prayer of it shall be complied with, and
he emphatically observed he had the highest confidence in
his present ministry, and every means in his power should
be used to insure the success of a measure so essentially
necessary to the interest, happiness, and welfare of his
people; and further, all persons about his Court or per-
son_rpo•ed to !hello should be removed."
This announcement was received by the meet-
ing with tremendous cheering. The lion. member
then earnestly exhorted the people to preserve
peace and good order. By peaceable conduct
alone could they hope to be successful in the ac-
complishment of their great object. A contrary
course of proceeding on their part was the only
thing which the friends of reform had to fear.
Let them not, he earnestly implored, give their
enemies that advantage. Let them be firm and
united, but peaceable, and they must succeed.—
(Cheers.)
Many members of the Government, as well as
some of the other distinguished supporters of the
bill, were recognized by the people in their way to
and from the Levee, and were received with loud
and continued cheers. Others who were, or were
supposed to be, hostile to it, were as loudly hooted
as they passed. After the processions had departed
from the neighbourhood of St. James's-street and
Pall-mall, several instances of disorder occurred in
places adjoining.
ATTACK ON TES MASQUES, OP LONDONDERRY...
The people, who had assembled in the park about five
o'clock. no sooner observed the Marquess of Londonderry
proceeding towards the House of Lords, than a general and
most outrageous attack was made on his person. His Lord-
ship was on horseback, and accompanied by two gentlemen.
The mud flew about the Marquess, and amid loud vocife-
rations. Several handfuls struck his Lordship, which so
enraged him, that he pulled up his horse and solemnly
declared that he would shoot at the first individual
who again dared to molest him, and accompanied
his declaration by pulling out a brae e of pistols.
The Marquis then rode off towards the Horse Guards.
Thither, however, the people followed; and they now cont.
monad another attack. Showers of stones and gravel were
now thicker than ever and one atone, hurled with consider.
able force, struck him over his right temple. So great was
the force of the blow that it cut through his hat, and made
a serious wound on the head, which rendered his Lordship
nearly insensible. The military here interposed, and pre.
vented further consequences. The Marquis was placed in
a hackney-coach and conveyed to his mansion in Park-
lane, where the blood was washed away and the wound
dressed. His Lordship, at ten o'clock last night, was bled,
and the numerous inquiries after the state of the noble Mar-
quis were answered by an assurance that he was much better
since the bleeding, and was then doing well. The Duke of
Cumberland was also roughly handled by the mob, near the
Horse Guards, about five o'clock, being dragged front his
horse. His Royal Highness dined with the King in the
evening, and returned to his residence in the Stable yard
about half-past ten o'clock.
RIOTING, WISDOM BRSARISO, Om—Shortly after the
processions had reached the Palace. a mob of the lowest
class assembled In front of the residence of the Earl of
Bristol, in St. James's-square, and commenced an attack on
the windows. This proceeding was observed by a number of
the parishioners of St. James's, and St. Mary's, Newington,
parishes, who formed the line of procession, and were neat
the spot at the time. They rushed upon the offenders and as-
sisted the police in driving them out of the square.—
At about 4 o'clock, three of Peel's policemen were observed
coming through St. Jrunees-square, with a prisoner in their
custody. Without waiting to ascertain his offence, they
were groaned at, and followed by thousands of persons
through Charles.street. The crowd surrounded the police.
men and rescued the prisoner, who made off. The con-
stables took out their staves and threatened with them, but
they were pushed along until they arrived at Waterloo-place,
where they were joined by a party of the police. At the corner
of Waterloo-place the crowd took advantage of a heap of
Macadamized stones, which they lung at the police in every
direction. and the latter were glad to make their escape.—
They were much injured by the stones, and were hooted
all the way down Pall-Nlall. The crowd surrounded a
policeman in undress. He would have been ill used had
he not been taken into Marlborough-House. In St.
James's Park great crowds assembled. One man fought
desperately with four or five policemen, and it was generally
reported that their violence had caused his death. The
police were organised in the Park and on the road leading
to the House of Lords, and several persons were taken into
custody for hooting at them, &c. Between the hours of
2 and 3 o'clock, a large assemblage of persons took place in
Hyde-park. A few stones were thrown at Apsley House,
and a few squares of glass were broken, when some of the
Duke of Wellington's servants presented themselves at the
windows. Great hissing and hooting followed, and imme-
diately afterwards a shower of stones was thrown at the
house, and almost every accessible square of glass in it
was demolished. Some of Peel's police, who were upon
the spot at the time, endeavoured to drive the 'crowd
out of the Park, but violent resistance was made,
and the constables were ultimately compelled to
make a precipitate retreat, and take shelter in his
Grace's mansion. Notice of these proceedings having
been given at the St. James's pollee-station, • large party
of the C and T divisions, headed by a superintendent and
four inspectors, proceeded with all possible haste to Hyde-
perk, where they formed in a body under the statue. They
had not been there many minutes before they were saluted
with several showers of stones; these attacks were for a time
borne with exemplary patience; but at length, a large
crowd having collected in front of the Duke of Wellington's
house, the police, in number about two hundred, sallied
forth, and in an instant the crowd ran in all directions.—
Several of the ring-leaders were taken into custody, and
conveyed to the Knightsbridge-barracks, where charges
were made against them before a magistrate. After the
Populace had been driven out of Hyde Park, they proceeded
to the mansion of the Earl Dudley, and commenced throw.
hag stones at the windows, but they were surprised by •
sarong body of police, who had been stationed in his lord-
ships stables, suddenly rushing upon them with their staves,
and in this instance they were fairly beaten off the field._
Other desperate attacks were made upon Peel's police, and
several constables were severely beaten.
On the day's proceedings it may be remarked,
that the shortness of the time, from Saturday to
Tuesday, reduced the numbers in the proces-
sions, and it is most wonderful that they were so
numerous, so unanimous, and so efficient. Again,
the day was most unpropitious, it rained hard till
11 o'clock, and the streets, after heavy rain for
several days, were more dirty than usual. About
.5 o'clock the rain re-commenced, and it poured fur
several hours, driving all under cover, and to this
chiefly may be ascribed the paucity of incidents
after a gross assemblage of 2 or 300,000 persons.

NATIONAL UNION or THE WORKING CLASSES.—
A very numerous meeting of this Society took place at the
Rotunda last night, to agree on an Address to the Ring,
expressive of their approbation of the Reform Bill, and their
confidence in Ministers.—At 8 o'clock, while they were in
deliberation, a party of riotous persons, supposed to be some
of Monday's radicals, entered the building, and demanded
the Rags of liberty, which being refused, they instantly com-
menced an attack upon the windows and gas lamps, which
they totally demolished. A party of police were sent for,
but the rain beginning so fall in torrents, the rioters made a
precipitate retreat before their arrival.—The Address was
then moved and carried, after several able speeches, in which
all violence and rioting were deprecated, as affording argu.
ants for their adversaries against the constitutional autbo.
rides, who were pied to support. the object which the
ppeeeepk also &abed. One of the speakers, Mr. O. Edmonds,
" My Friends, melancholy rumours are today
in eirmahaites, Aar Parliament tab be prorogued to
January. My friends, wherever I have been during this
last agitated week, I hare Amsted "macs till my longs
mire ! but let that fatal prorogation be once announced, and
never droll ibis voles of Woo be again lifted up in any public
assembly in London to utter Me weed mica ! !"
List Ildnday night, a meeting of McNeal ftefonnereilz
want to public noels, called by the members of the