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

PUBLIC FEELING.

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thee elation, and the Lord Mayor tuust continue in Aka in
despite of the perverse conduct of the Aldermen (cheers).
The Lord Mayor would not act rashly or unadvisedly. The
I opinion of the firs. lawyers of the lend should be taken on
'the subject, and if the return of the Coutt of Aldermen
was a bad return, no tro:ible and no expense should be spared
to protect the rights of the Livery from Aldernante en.
emschnunt, and to secure the services of the Lord Mayor
without keeping op public excitement, in r4erenee to the
election to that Ala, when they had the important business
of Paalkmentary Reforie before them, which required the
onion of all parties to promote (cheers.) He advis el the
Court to retire with their legal advisers, and consider the
propriety of amending their return. Ile shout: not at thar
moment dilate furtha upon the merits of the context it
which they had been engaged, that the Lively might nut be
prevented from proceeding to the discussion of the other
important subject which stood for their consideration. He
would now propose a vote of thanks to the Sheriffs. If they
were bound to proceed to another contest, the Livery woulti
do their duty, and return to the Court of Aldermen the sanie
candidates again, and ace whether that Court would again
resist the choice. (Cheers.)
Mr. PIAkIOX then turned round to the Reconler, and
asked him whether he would advise the Aldermen to retire,
and have the benefit of hl mature counsel on the subject ;
but the Recorder refused to give any answer. The Learned
Judge was, therefore, booted most tremendously.
Mr. STersos then moved, " That the Common 11411
should request that the Aldermen would return and amend
their decision." The resolution was unanimously carried,
and the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Recorder retired; but
his Lordship returned after a few minutes' absence, accom-
panied by no more than the Sheriffs and two Aldermen.
The LOUD /MAYOR then addressed the livery in a most
forcible speech, in which he declared his readiness at all
times to act for the benefit of his fellow citizens. H: de-
scribed the hostility to which he had exposed himself, by
using all his efforts for the support of a most gracious Kul
and a most honest and zealous administration. He reps:c-
anted the necessity, at this period of great excitement, of
showing an example of peace, and forbearance and fortitude.
Mr. COATES then came forward to propose Resoluticr.s
on the subject of the conduct of the Lords. He said, that
when he contemplated the perilous aitt'aeion in which the
country was placed by the almost revolutionary rejection of
the Bill. He did not know whether to appeal to their
courage or their prudence. if immeasurab!e evils did
not arise front that course which their Lordships had
thought fit to pursue, it would no: be in consequence
of the wisdom of their Lordships, but in consequence
of 'the forbearance of the people (cheers). Was it
an experiment upon the part of their Lordships, to I
see what the Peers could do without the people ? If it
was, they ought to take care that the people would nut follow
the example, and try whether they could not do without the
Peers. (Loudl cheering.) He thought their lordships would I
come offsecond best. Edmund Burke, the aristocrat, said,
that the aristocracy were the Corinthian capital of polished
society. Yes, but that capital was plated upon a column
which was fixed upon a base without which there was no sta.
bility for the superstructure. It was by its olden with the
middle and the lower classes the harmony of the whole
was preserved. Mr. Coates then, in a speech to which
our limits will not allow us to do justice, repro-
bated the conduct of the factious majority of the House
of Lot ds, and particularly of the learned prelates. He
knew that there might arrive an occasion on which forbear-
ance would no longer be a virtue—when a Bolingbroke
said, " It would be better to die the last of British freemen,
thin live the first of British slaves." (Loud cheers) That
time, however, was not yet arrived. The bill would still be
carried. They met to appeal to the King, at.d, thank God,
they hail a KJ:el to whom no just appeal could be made in
vain. He (dlr. Coates) dal not regret that the Lords had
rejected the bill (loud cheers), fur now they eouid not on'y
have a reformed Douse of Commor.s, but a tefoemed House
of Lords too. (Loud and continued cheering.) Those who
uppt sal :t were the Peers who were crested tor the very pm-
poses of corruption. The worthy L:veryinas concluded by
moving the first of a string of Resolutions.
Mr. lircitains TAYLOR seconded the Resolution, in do.
ing which he declared that the Noble opposers of the Bill
were nothing better than a pack of traitors, who had ent.red
into a conspiracy to destroy the Constitution, and set up an
Oligarchy in place of the King and :he Commons (cheers).
He ridiculed the conduct of his Grace the Duke of Wel-
lington and of Sir Robert Peel, who were now throwing out
lures for place. He called upon the Livery to act without
tumult or riot, which their enemies desired to see. If any
lives were lost, upon whom would the blame fall but upon
the opposers of the Bill (cheers) ? lie call upon the Livery
not to refuse the payment of the taxes. Han occasioa should
occur, they mighe legally call upon their representatives to
refuse supplies, and then what would an opposing Adminis-
tration do (loud charts) ?
Mr. HOPPELL proposed the second resolution. He
called upon the Meeting to petition the King and the Com-
mons; but as for the Lards, it should be shown to their
Lordships that they were not considered worth the parch.
meat of a petition, (laughter and cheers.) Their Lordships
ought to be left in their solitary and sullen grandeur, and
not a word be wasted upon them. (Loud laughter.)
Mr. ALDERMAN seconded the Resolution.
Other resolutions were proposed, aid, like all the preceds
hig, curried unanimously. Never, in tact, was a greater
enthusiasm or unanimity manifested than during the whole
of the proceedings in the Guildhall.
The thanks of the Hall Wising been voted to the Lord
Mayor and Alderman Thorp, the Meeting was dissolved.
Ciro or WaSTMISISTEL—Yesterday one of the most,
numerous meetings that we ever remember of the Habitants
of Warminster, tooks place in the Crown and Anchor Ta-
vern, to address kis Majesty upon the raja:ion of the Re.
form Bill by the House of Lords. Long before the hour of
meeting (two o'clock) the room and the stairs leading to it
were blocked up from one end to the other, so that ingress was
found to be impossible, whilst the Strand, in front of the
house, was totally impassable.
SifFRANCIS BURDETT. on taking the chair, hoped that
.he proceedings of the meeting woulo be tinkly.
Mr. CAUPUE moral u Reaolution io he effect that the
Meeting had heard with great indignati o of the rejecion
en the Reform Bill, In defiance to the voice of th: people.—
'This was passed uuanimuusly.

Col. Evens exhorted the people to be firm and temps-
rate. They might rest assured that they would have the
Bill, and more than the Bah (Cheers.)
Mr. MERLE contended that a desire to get into office am.
witted those wtio had so injudiciously rejected the lilt. He
remarked upon the want ut props lusting which ti e Bishops
bad evinced [here a tremendous groaning and hissi g cum.
meneed, which was mingled with long-ctimia.ued cries of
" No Bishops ! --they have disgraced themselves—they
have acted against the Cuuntry.'J
Sir J. C. HOBROUSE dediued that the Lords had not a
right to go against the whole nat on, aid to blow into air
what the people had fairly won. He exhorted the jkuple to
be firm and temperate. In toe language of a well•wrtten
provincial paper, emanating from the Burning:tans working
classes, he would say, patience patame. ! patience !
Reform was just within theit reach. '• Have you whittle:cc
in your King ?" :aid the Amt. tart. (deafensag and Fro.
lunged cheering.) Ilave you contLetice in his at itnaters ?
(renewed cheering.) Have you confidence its yuaraelves ?
(chests.) Have you confidence in those iteturintrs who
have fought your tattle in l'arlirrnent ? (tremendous cheer-
ing.) lf, then, you have conatha ce in all these, your cause
is safe.

Resolutions expressive of confidence in his Majesty's 'M—
I tasters were agreed to, as well as an atirst:4 tot's% Majscy,
praying him to use his consthutiuncl prerogative in such a
way as to k•ad to the speedy decision of toe Reform 11;11.
After three cheers had been given in honour ul his Illajoity,
the 3leeting separated.
it 5715 one of the most enthusiastic tnett.ngs that has taken
place tin a long time.
Sr. CLEMENTS Itaxxs.—A highly respectable as well as
numerous 21leedng of the Parishioners of this Part.h, was
held ye►terday, in the Vcs.ry.rutna, to consider of tile steps
to be taken in consequence of tile distil pointnicot
peoples's hopes by the rejection of the It.forni Bill by .ne
House of Lords.-31a. ifacsaw. the Churcitsattli.n, ..as
called to the Chair, and a series of Resoktions were talented
on the motions of alr. Reuss D, the Barrister, Mr. Clues ar,
31a. Maims, MR* PEOUT, and other thflaeuti.l4 r.•statuir..
in the parish. An Address to his iilaj.sty, prayi..g .114 Le
would be graciously pleased to rmain the present abide:ere in
whom the country reposed the utmost confideo:s) in his ser-
•ice, and to take such eonstituttoaal *maws as tifight seem
must advisabie to trees the emotes. wisue. of the people—
was first adopted. lids was foil need by sit address to his
Majesty's Ministers themselves. entreating that they would
not resign tneir offices t and, lastly; came a Petition to the
House of Commons, praying that the Honourable House
would use every constitutional exertion to secure the pas..
ing of the Reform Hill in its present form, as the only
means of ensuring the peace, happiness, and pro.perity cf
the country. The Address to his Majesty, and Petition to

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