Star.
London, England, 1831-10-15 00:00:00

PUBLIC FEELING.

chair was taken by Mr. Lucas, and the meet in' was spirit-
edly addressed by Messrs. Dobbs, Luca •, stn. Nicholson,Wo-
therelli, ke. and rn address tmanininusly adopted. Mr. Beam.
ley, from S etfi.ld. whn r.ttnded by • p..cisl invita•lrn, erica
at great le n.;171 and b:so•e;ht the pzopl. to abstain from acts of
violence or tumult, and endeavo n. to carry their point by
moral force:and energy alore. The National Anthem e. d
Rub Britannia were sung by the 'meting, which consisted
of at L ast 500 pernais, and several loyal were played by
a band of music i t u:tendance, and the proceedings termi-
nated with three cheers for the King cod Reform. This is
the first meeting ever I AO in Dronfi..lo for pill ical purposes.
and clearly evinces the spirit of Reform is not confined
to larle pupnlents to• ns, bat extends alike to the village and
hamlet. The atddr,e-s having been signed by the Vicar, his
Citrate, and 435 of the inhabitants, has since been trans-
mit:sd to the Br.rl Barlin:;ton for presentation.
WIIIBTON.—TIic Leart-reoding intelligence of the defeat
of enter blow(' Sovsreign, of 31Lii+ters, and the House of
Cameinns, by a certain disloyal and interested party in the
non-: of Lunt% was received at the small village of Whiston
nn Sunday niefftt ; when immediately the melancholy mur-
murs of on,: of tie church bells, muffled and clad in mourn-
announced the unhappy news to the sorrowing and loyal
inhabitants of that plaice.
ROTHE/11AM —The news of the fate of the bill reached
here at eight o'clock on Sunday mornine. During the
who!. ;coups of the inhabitants assembled to discuss the
Cismal news. On 3lnaday morning a requisition. signed
Ity H my Walk• r, Esq. and nearly fifty of the inhabitants
of llthetham, w presented to John Nightingale, li.q.
sirca of the F. off..s, who appointed a meeting for Mon-
day to address his Majesty, praying him to continue his
vonli Ince in his pre •att Ministry, and to adopt such con-
situtional measures as will tend to promote the cause of
term. t.
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ECKIXGTON.—On Sunday evening, upon the receipt of
the news of the Reform Dal, a muillcd peal was rung. Next
morning a requi ition to the Constable was signed, who called
a me..ting for Thumlay to addreae the King and his Mi-
nisters. Late on 3londay night fourteen squares were broken
in the Rectory windows, but it was merely a lark for the
amusement of a fee drunken youths.
EXETER, Ocx. 13.—The excitement throughout the
county of Devon, in conseq•,ence of the rejection of the bill
by the Lords, is deep, ominous, and fearful. In Plymouth
end Tavistock the shops have been closed, and the towns
Lays put on an aspect of mourning, indicative of the heart.
felt sorrow of the inhabitants. At Bideford, 13ariest.ple,
Totne,s, Newtoa, and in short every town throughout the
county mceting- ha -e been had on the subject ; and but
for the reit me: t! dt:.restion of Ministers, and the eon.
tinned adhere: e: ci 'it, Maje,ty to the came of reform, the
whole enuntri would he with open insurrection.—
Lord Rolle has be:n a••.tthe oatia.:d by all parties, except the
few thick-and-thio Tories who make darkness visible here
by their coven opposition to reform.
At 'i OTRES.,, on a'tieti Litt, considerable disturbance
took pi :e. in c0n...1 ...tic. of the Mayor rcfus:ng the use of
the Guihlhall. Hi. Won'.ip's windows were smashed,
&c. but nothing beyond this occurred. That person also
refused to let the tor❑ crier give notice of the meeting,
when a very respettable inhabitant forth with a bell,
and performed the duties of that celebrated functionary with
adequate effect himself. Every thing is now quiet, relying
on the firmness of Earl Grey.
DARTTO3D, OCT. 13. A mening!of the inhabitants
of Danford, Crayfotd, and their vicinities, took place this
day, to petition the Throne, when between 2 and 3,000
persons were present, and no doubt there would have been
double the number if the weather had not been so unpro.
pitious. The meeting was conduc:ed with the greatest order
and propriety.
Htiscxxxv, OCT. 13.—We stud up by this day's post an
address to his Majesty, regre.ting that the Bill has been
thrown out by the Lords, and, fearful of the peace of the
country being broken should Ministers resign ; begging his
Majesty not to accept their resignation, and entreating Win
to exercise his prerogative by creating new Peers, to secure
the musing of the Reform Bill; and in this small town of
7,000 inhabitants there are about 900 voluntary signatures
to the address, signed in about 24 hours, while it lay at the
Town Hall.

LEEDS.—The news of the rejection of the Reform Bill
reached Leeds on Sunday afternoon, and created great ex.
dunk:tit and dismay. There was not, however the least
disposition to dizigreco the cause by outrage or intimidation.
Oa Tuesday night, a small crowd paraded some of the
streets with an effigy of the Duke of Wellington, with which
they halted before the Intelligeneer office, and having set
fire to a Lw squibs isr.d crackers, and vented sundry hooting,
and cheers, they proceeded on tilde rounds. Last night
they carried about the " Duke," and an effigy hanging by
the neck, bearing the title of etLord Harewood."
Evzsuam, OCT. 13.—A public tn.:ming, fur elm purpose
voting a loyal and dutiful address to his Blajeaty, was
held in Guildhall at Rve.bani, on Wetine-day, pursuant to
a requisition. The chair was taken by Edward Budge,
Esq. In the ab.:.nce of the Mayor. Such a meeting for
numb r, respectability, and fervour, was never witn.ssed
in that borough. The resolutions were carried unani-
mously, and the proceedings terminated in three tremen-
dous cheers for the King, and three for Earl Orel and his
colleagues.
DERlBT.—Coroner's Inquests on the Bodies of Hcury
Haden, Esq. John Hicking, and John Garncr.—The Coro-
ner's ey on this lamentable occasion had been appointed
to meet at the Town Hall on Tue:day last, at twelve o'clock,
bnt after waiting until one, the gentlemen of the jury were
Informed that the Coroner (Bryan Balguy, Esq.) would in
about half an hour be in readiness to attend the Jury to in-
spect the bodies at the places where they r...pectively lay.—
Accordingly, shortly before two o'clock, the coroner, accom-
panied by the gentlemen of the inquest, proceeded to inspect
the corpse of J. Hickiag, which was lying at a house in Old
George.yard. Tile inquest being room, etc coroner said the
object of the inspection was to enable the Mends of tie:deceased
to int.r the bodies, but that it had been considered proper
that the examination of witres,es should be adjourned to a
future day. Mr. Huggins, surgeon, thought it advisable
that the body should be opened in order to ascertain the na-
ture of the wound which hod Apparently caused the death of
the body before th.m. To this the coroner consented, and
Mr. Huggins was requested to perform this operation with
as little .'clay as possible. The jury tl en prem.:tied to the
house of Dr. Haden, and inspected the body of his lamented
son. It was understood that the body hail been opened by
Mr. Godwin and another medical gentleman. The body of
John Carnes, the youth who was shot on Sunday last, op.
plaice the county gaol, was lying at the house of Mr. Gads-
by, Larges-street, who had humanely efforded reception to
several wi.o we re wounded hi that unhappy affray. Ile body
bad been opened by Mr. Douglas Fox. The coroner then
Adjourned the inquest until Thursday morning the 13. h lust
at ten o'clock. _ _ .

The following are the particulars of the attack on Derby
gaol :—The release of three prisoners was demanded who
had been taken into custody on Saturday night. This de.
mand was of cuurs2 refaced, when a youth about 20 years
of age, employed at one of the silk mills, stepped in front
of th.: crowd nnd cried out " let us go to the twat gaol and
libtvatc the priraaras." He was houledistely followed by
about 1,000 persons, principally lads anti women, enusisting
of nearly equal numbers. At the gaol, a lamppost was
pulled down, and the prison doors coolly bat erred in,
while n number of lads thither* tly poked out the glass
from the windovs with sticks. The prisoners, 23 in num.
her, wera then brought Ulf, one by one (with the exception
of one who refus.:ll to have tins g; ol), and made to tun MT
through a line, formed for the purpose. for the. amusement of
the spectators. A cry w. 13 now raised " to th.: county gaol,"
and thither the assaubly proceeded, shouting as they went.
The huzaas wen heard by di. prisoners, who responded to the
shouts of the rioters in loud cries. Mr. baton, the gaoler,
directly order-lithe whok of them to their cells. but swv.ral
refused, at d only coati li.d with his orders w hen they saw
measures would be taken to compel them. As Coe riut.rs ap-
proached the gaol they were warned to keep cif, or they would
be fired on, but tic warning was answered by :he .hrowing of
stows. While the Amers were pouring imo the space oppoone
the coon y prison. a fatal shot was fired from the gaol ; it hit
a youth of good character, of the same of limner, idiom 16
years old, an apprentice of Mr. Ford's, :he bmite. maker, in
the groin, and passed out a his back, as he stood lookirg
His bowels prutruded throe •h the wound, and his bt.ck was
much torn by the shot; he lingered Ln great :.gory till seven
o'clock that evening, when he died. This calamitous event
oocurren about cheer o'clock, and from that thus to about
half-past eleven, three other shots were fired. every one of
whkh took edict, and tie followirg persons were wounded,
via: Joseph Hare, William Baker and William Lotus,.
Garner was carried into Mr. Gatsby's house, near to the
spot when he fell; consitlerabk Lumbers of the rioters
congregated about the house, and some (1 them talked of
set:nth. militia depot, but Mr. fliaborne and Mr.
t, of Barrow, came up its the latter gentleman's
landau sod addressed them with so much success that they
dispersed, but not before they had agreed to assemble in the
evening at half-lot six o'clock.,