Star.
London, England, 1831-10-11 00:00:00

MEETINGS THIS DAY.

A general meeting of the parishioners of St.
Pancras took place this day in Clarence Market,
Regent's Park, " to address the King, support his
ministers, and consult on the present state of pub-
lic affairs." Business of every kind appeared to
suspended, and the shops throughout this extensive
parish were almost without exception closed,—
either wholly or in part. The inhabitants of
Somers' Town assembled in Clarendon Square,
and marched in procession to the place of meet-
ing, pleaded by Major Revell, and Mr. Withers.
The inhabitants of other divisions of the parish
proceeded in the same way; and the whole met
about twelve o'clock in Clarence Market, where
spacious hustings had been erected. Numerous
flags and banners were displayed, one of which was
surmounted with al cap of liberty, and upon a black
banner was inscribed " Englishmen, support our pa-
triotic King and Ministers. Placards of various kinds
were to be seen at almost every house, particularly
one, headed—" Englishmen ! pay no more tythes,
no more church rates, except upon compulsion ;
but, for GOD'S sake ! do not withhold King's taxes;
rather contribute an extra mite to support the King
and his Ministers." And it then went on to ex-
hort the people to insist that the Bishops should no
longer be allowed to sit in the House of Peers, or
interfere with secular affairs, but confine themselves
to the performance of their spiritual duties. The
chair was taken by Mr. Willis ; and when our
reporter left, Major Revell was addressing the
anxious multitude.

The highly respectable parishioners of ST.
GILES'S AND ST. GEORGE'S, BLOOMSBURY, met
this day at the Angel Inn, for the purpose of ad-
dressing his Majesty, pledging themselves to sup-
port his Ministers; their determination to support
his Majesty, even with the formation of a National
Guard, in the event of such a course being deemed
necessary ; and in order to do so, the meeting were
called upon not to separate without taking measures
to provide for such an emergency. Four delegates
were appointed for this purpose, who were also en-
trusted with the important duty of consulting with
other parishes as to the best means of carrying the
objects of the meeting into effect, and conjointly
to agree upon such measures as may be deemed
necessary for the protection of their wives, families,
and property. The following resolution was put by
Mr. Charles Young, seconded by Mr. Savage, an d
carried :

N Resolved—" The sense this Meeting entertain of Ec
ciesiastical matters, and duties of the Pastors of the Church,
is—that however precedents may have warranted the conduct
the Lords Spiritual the Bishops, in voting on Temporal
Concerns, as in the case of the recent division on the Reform
Bill, they are, nevertheless, decidedly and unanimously of
opinion, that their doctrine, 1 to live in peace and charity
with all mankind,' was wilfully violated and shamefully
abused in their conduct on that occasion. And it is, fur.
thermore, the sense of the Meeting, that the mere regard for
the good opinion of the Laity towards the Ecclesiastical
Bench should have induced them to remain neutral on that
momentous question, and not have arrayed themselves in
open hostility to the wishes of the King, the Commons, and
the People."
By half-past 11 o'clock the spacious yard of the
Angel Inn was completely thronged, but in order
to prevent any obstruction, Mr. Roger's had deter-
mined that the meeting should be adjourned to
Lincoln's Inn-Selds, the greeter portion of which
is within the parish.—About half-past 12 o'clock
Mr. Wakley, of Bedford•square, arrived, and was
most cordially greeted. The yard, by this time,
was so full that it was almost impossible to enter,
and it was resolved to move off to Lincoln's Inn-
fields.

At one o'clock the assemblage formed at the
north-east corner of Lincoln's-inn fields. Charles
Temple, Esq. was called to the Chair, and Mr.
Wakley addressed the Meeting. To the argu-
ments used in favour of the Bill, he made the fol-
lowing professional illustration:—" When at the
College of Surgeons, he like others had to
conform to certain rules. The resurrection-men
broke open the vaults of the Great as well as the
labourer, and at length it became necessary when
they brought a " subject" to ask the following
question, " Is it a Lord or a labourer ?" fur the body
of a Lord was only valued at 16s. or 18s. at
the utmost, while that of a labourer brought 16
or 18 pounds. He quoted the Devonshire story of
Bob and his father with the four horses :—Bob
stopped in the middle of a ploughed field, and
asked his father why he, a simple boy, could rule
four such fine horses as those of which his team
consisted. The father answered, " They have no
thought." So was it with the Lords. When they
the doctors sought the cavity where the brains
cught to be, they found only pap, and hence they
became useless. Our reporter left Mr. Wakley
dilating on these points.

The only displays of popular vengeance last
night, were in the breaking of some of the windows
of the Duke of Northumberland, at Charing-cross,
and of the Duke of Newcastle, in Portman-square.
A Club-house, in Bond-street, also suffered some
damage ; but it should be understood, that all sus-
pected houses were surrounded by group of police.
At a time when loyalty distinguishes every act
of the people, it was grievous last night to see a
branch of the Royal Family imitating the Duke of
Wellington as leader of a faction, by blockading his
windows in the style of a prison. Such was the
fact in regard to his Majesty's cousin, the Duke of
Gloucester, whose windows, about four o'clock,
were boarded up, in imitation of his ob-
noxious neighbour. Whatever may be the
narrowness or perverseness of his opinions,
the spectators felt that his near affinity to
King William was his best security against popular
resentment. We were glad to observe that the
barricades were taken down this morning, and we
should hope that such a sign of distrust in a branch
of t' e Royal Family will not be renewed.
Indignation is specially directed against the
Bishops at the variousztoublic meetings, because it
appears that their votes decided the majority.
Most of them, however, owe their promotion to the
Pitt and Tory system of the last 30 ears, and
therefore, like Pitt's mushroom Peers, they voted
in the interest that bad made them. The circum-
stance is unfortunate, since it has strengthened the
growing dislike of the country to the enormous re-
venues and the tythe system, by which the Church
is so unequally aggrandized. It accelerates the
period of Church Reform, already so loudly de-
manded.

PUBLIC FEELING.

COMMON HALL.

•
Yesterday an lumens. Meeting TheUwe:l took place
at the Guildhall. for the double purpose of receiving the
sleshion of the Court of Aldermen on the return made of
the Lord Mayor and Alderman Thorp to serve the office of
Lord Mayor fur the ensuing year, and of addressing his
Majesty upon the rejection of the Reform Bill by the House
of Lords.
At one o'clock the Lord Mayor, accompanied by some of
the Aldermen and the Law Officers, entered the Hall, and
proceeded amidst the loudest acclatuations to the hustings,.
where the Common Susan officially stated the return
made by the Livery. The Lord Lord Mayor and Alder-
men then lef. the Hall for the Court of Aldermen, where •
discussion took place with closed doors, upon th.: merits and
eligibility of the two Aldermen.
Whiff: the Court of Aldermen were occupied in die-'
melon, the thousands In the Hall expressed their feel-
ings by singing " GOD. save the King," " Rule Bri-
tannia," and in giving cheers for the King and groans for
the House of Lords.

Reports bad ban very generally citeulated that the
Court of Aldermen would acquiesce in the judgment and
wish of the Livery by selecting the Lord Illayor. Two
hours elapsed before the Aldermen returned, snd then the
appearance or the body indicated that they bad decided in
opposition to their fellow.citizens.
The following decusslon took place, we understand, in
the Court, which was composed of the following persons :
The Lord Mayor, Aldermen Wood, Waitlitnan, Thomp.
eon, Venable*, Thorp, Hunter, Kelly, Cowan, Wilson,
Laurie, Brown, Cope Lind, &holey, Garrett, Atkins, Birch,
Farebr4ther, Winchester, Flower, Lucas, Ansley, and
Ileygate.
Alderman THOMPSON asked, whether, if the Court of
Aldermen returned Alderman Thorp, th;tt member would
serve ?

• ;Alderman Banwm objected to the question. The Court
fled only to decide between the two candidates.
Alderman COPELAND expressed himself in the strongest
tame against tile return of the Lord Mayor•. Re considered
it a most unjustifiable course In the Livery to call upon the
City Members to vote for his Lordship, or to attempt to in-
fluence their choice in any way. He hoped the Court would
not be Intimidated, and that the Aldermen who had not yet
reached le chair would se. at defiance any attemp to intl.
midate them.

Alderman FARLINOTHER followed on the same side.
AU. flaown declared that the Court had been insulted
by the chief magistrate, who ought to bar_ protected them,
by calling for a departure from the system of rotation by
which they had hitherto been bodnd. He also thought that
tits Lon; Mayor was highly reprehensible for having used
bis Influence as Chic: Illagistrote, to save a violent pollti-
cadtuyose.
. C. 8. li UNTER recommended strongly to the Court to
meet the wishes of the livery, by elec.ing IMie Lord Mayor.
Those wishes had been must powerfully and untquivoe.ally
expressed, and he, for one, should treat them with due
respect.
MO. WINCIIESTIR sold tin: be was iecidedly opposed
to the return of the Lord Mayor, who had attempted to
se. the Livery against the Court. Ha trusted dia. the lan-
guage of ihtimidation would have no effect in that Court.
Alderman THOMPSON said, that if sty Alderman who
had not yet :cached the Chair had been 'turned with the
Lord Mayor by the Livery, he would have voted for that
Alderman • • but as the Livery had returned two who had
passed the Char, and so strongly testified whom they wished
to see L the Chair, he thought it his duty, particularly at
such a period of excitement, to conform to the wishes of so
large a Indy of his fellow.citisens.
Sir C. S. Heaven said, that not one of the Aldermen
below the Chair had came forward in opposition; and he
thought the: if there was another election, Sir Peter Laurie
would not stand any greater chance of being elected than he
did a week ago.
Sir P. LAURIE said, that he had stood forward upon the
occasion to fight not only his own battle, but to fight the
battles of all who were, with,hituself, below the Chair, and
of all the Members of the Court. He knew that the Court
would not give a vote dictated by fear—that they were not
to be intimidated. He denied that if a new election took
place he would be a loser. He was convinced, on the con-
trary, that be would have a large majority. And of whom
did his minority consist ? Of the most respectable men in
the Livery. Aud by whom was that minority opposed ?
By persons, the mority of whom formed the dregs of so-
ciety. Alderman Thompson, who had counselled the Court
to return In accordance with e wishes of the Livery might
distinguish himself, if be pleased, by truckling. The wor-
thy member had already truckled to a self. constituted body,
whom he (Sir Peter Laurie) would disdain to stoop to; but
Alderman Thompson had cheated about before, and was
likely its change again.
Alderman Tmosersox said, that the Worthy Knight
bad charged him with truckling. The occasion to whiA
the allusion had doubtless been made formed no ground foe
such an imputation. He defied—he dared any man to
accuse hint of truckling. Indeed, the .Wortby Knight had
given an admirable specimen of his political integrity aid
consistency. The Worthy Knigli. mii,ht well set up as a
paragon of purity and consistency, when, in one short hour
after having declared himself a Reformer, be declared that
he would unfurl the banners of the Anti-llefinmers, and
show whc. strength the opponents of t.te Bill had.
Sir PATER LAUIMIL t list is false S

Altiettuan Taosswaott Duel Sir Peter Laurie dare
to charge me with having uttered a falsehood ?
Sir PETER Lynam said, he meant to say, that who.
ever gave that information to Alderman Thompson told a
falsehood.

Alderman Tifoiersox raid that Sir Peter Laurie had de-
clared in his presence, as well as in the inerence of others in
the Guildhall, that he would unfurl the banana of Anti-
Reform.

Here there were loud cries of "Order V' and " Question!"
ntAl the Court proceeded to vote. The event was, the Lord
Mayor was thrown out by a majority of three, the numbers
:sting, for the lead Ma or, 10; tot Alderman Thorp, IS.
In the Common Hall the RECOIDSI, amidst bases and
groans, informed the impaieht Livery of the result ; and, ae.
cording to the vault' forms, Alderman Thorp was called upon
to come forward and declare his consent to take upon himself
the office of Lord Mayor for the year er.suing.
Alderman Tnose said, that it was with great regret he
found that the hopes of the Livery had been disappointed
by the decision of the Court of Aldermen. lie felt grateful,
at the scone time, fur the conduct of sthe Livery towards
lihnself ; but he must be blind Indeed, exceedingly blind, to
the views and wishes of those who voted on the late occa-
sion, if he hesitated to beg to be excused from serving the
dike of Chief Magistrate (loud and long-continued cheers).
That office would, he believed, be far from being a bed of
down to the holler, in consequence of a recent calamitous
event—the ties:ruction of the hopes of the country by the
rej. etiun of the liefurm Bill (loud enters). He wished :oat
their Lordships had been mans when the Livery assembled,
to convii.c.: them Alai their estimate of the feeling of the
city on the subject of the Bill was erroneous (cheers). No
tmb. another contest would be the result, but it was easy to
see how it would conclude (loud cheering).
Mr. CIIAILII2, PLAIIIION Clime forward amidst great cep-
pleura. He stied that die experience of that eay had
shown that toe House of Lords was not the only body in ,1
the kingdon. woe could set at defiance wishes of Cie I
;people. (Cheers.) The Court of Aldermen, well knowing
cant dieir fellow-citizens were anxious for the re-election of
their prevent excellent Chia Magistrate, tad obstinately re-
turned Alderman Thorp, although they had been apprised
beforehand di.: every honourable feeling would dictate to
that worthy guilt:tutu the propriety of declining .he house:
which its other days he had borne in a coot distinguished
manner. A great portion o: Inc Meediens of the Court
of Aldermee were half a ceneury behinn .he rest of man.
kind in point of intelligence. L was one of the vices
of the system by which they held their uric., that
they should be so renioto--they Isere, In fact, like the
fabled Struburgs of Dean Bolles imagining—(hear, hear)
—beings who retained in their own solitary persons all the
antiquated Tory opinions and feelings which, however they
might have prevailed when they were elected, had been hap-
pily long since swept away by the Increased intelligence and
improved feelings of mankind. (Great cheers.) He had
a motion on the paper or the Court which would cause a
shaking among their dry bones--(Langhter)--a motion to
make die office of Aldermen of septennial duration, and
thus send them back periodically to their constituents; so
that as the Court could not, like the House of Lords, be re.
formed by creating more Aldermen, some of the present
lot might be changed for others, as any change must
be for the better, it being impossible to produce •
worse collection than the present. (Laughter and cheers.)
He begged to give their worships onekiicieulanat of information,
which was, that there were serious doubts whether they
were not bound to return the other A sent to them
by the Livery, as one had declined to serve (best, bear).—
If this were the case, the Livery would not procosd to soo-