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

PUBLIC FEELING.

Throned the King. Tne small Majority of Lords will
soon come to a mass of the ditty which they owe to their
country, and to the King, or some other legal means will
be devised of carrying the Dill of Reform into a law with-
out delay. Fellow Countrymen,—Be patient—be peaceful
—be strictly obedient to the laws, and every thing is yet
safe."

BATII,OCF.9.—.- I reared a paper this morning, confirming
the sorrowful news of the defeat of the Reform Bill, which was
known in this city yesterday afternoon at half-past four by ex.
press. Words cannot depict to you the sorrow that was mani-
faded, and the anger that was displayed by all classes. A great
many shops wets wholly, or partially. closed in the evening,
the bells rung a muffled peal, and every thing seemed to pro.
claim, that some great calamity had befallen the nation.
This morning the streets are placarded with bills, calling on
the inhabitants to follow their Birmingham brethren, and ro
pay no more taxes ; and which, I assure you, is the general
feeling. A meeting is to be held of the inhabitants at the
Assembly Rooms on Wednesday met. from which I am con.
fident they must adjourn, as the room will not hold the tenth
part of the people that will attend ; tor never was the feel.
lags of the people wrought up to such a pitch and well
they may, when they find that the country is to be governed
by a set of miscreants, who set at defiance the wishes of the
King and the Nation, merely to gratify their own avaricious
and dishonest wishes. But in this they will be deceived,
for when once the British lion is aroused, it will not Decay
to pacify him ; for the injury they meant foe others will
only fall with redoubled violence on their own heads.
INCR.—The large towns in Suffolk, Essex, and Nor-
folk, presented on Saturday a mixed scene of exultation and
of consternation, such as never was before witnessed ; but
though the feeble Tories and Clergy had their party who
rejoiced, the bewailing party were, in every town and vil.
lage, the ten to one; and though there was much lamenta-
tion, even to the dressing in mourning habiliments, yet
there was no despair ; no, despair is a sentiment that no
liberal Englishman ever can entertain in a good cause—con-
Mance in the firmness of Ministers was the general feel.
ing; and though the Church party insulted the feelings of
the Reformers, by ringing the church bells in many of
the towns, yet all was borne with that good temper and
firmness, that absthi, nee from any thing like riot, or mis-
trust in our Clovernintnt, which consciousness of rectitude
always inspires. While the bells of the church were firing,
and peal on peal den:mistiming the true disposition of the
Tory and Church party towards the Bill, which proposed to
give liberty and constitutional rights to the people, the people
themselves were quietly lamenting the folly and weakness of
the Tory party, and assuring each other of mutual confi-
dence, and of a mutual Jetermination among Whigs and
Liberals to waive all petty objections about clauses, and to
unite their efforts, in every legal and constitutional way, to
obtain " the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the BiU,"
looking on every deviation from the Bill as dangerous to
the liberty of the people; determined as the people are
every where to support the honour and happiness of a patriot
King, of an enlightened Ministry, and of a grateful nation !
—Nothing on earth ever exceeded the marked contrast be-
tween the few ill-grained exulting Tory groups, and the
numerous orderly Reformers, who were gathered in the
streets ; and if other outlive follow the example of the
eastern district of England—if steady perseverance, and a
peaceable yet firm determination to rally round Ministers,
be equally general u it was in this part of the island, there
can be no doubt of the eventual, and, we hope, speedy de.
feat of the oppressors of the
_people.
RINGINO or BELLS —The circumstance of the ringing
of church bells ought to be distinctly marked out, as iron-
eating the real tenour and feeling of the church party to
wards the question of Reform ; which, when we also r.col-
lett how large a portion of the Bishops contributed to the
lose of this great English question, ought to convince every
thinking mind of die necessity that Reform should begin
with the Church, in order that impediments may be removed
to its being extended to the country.
County Meetings in Norfolk, and in Suffolk and Essex,
are expected, in support of the great principle of Reform.
These meetings wiU now Le held under very advantageous
circumstances, since all minor considerations are laid aside,
and all the liberal party united to support "the Bill." One
sentiment pervades the minds of three parties, via. the
Whip, Liberals, and Radicals. That sentiment is, "To
support she Bill, and never to suffer one atom of power to
devolve again on the Tories, whatever way be their preten-
sions to moderate Reform."

(lumina'. illoUnxixo.—A general mourning for the
fate of the BM is talked of, to be continued till the Bill ha
carried, in the next Parliament.

32.-Ameaw's.—The public disappointment, if not the
public determinssion, was yesterday amply manifested in
this borough, by the signiheant elevation of a large black
nag upon the cupola of the Town.hall. The bare announce-
ment atlas sign of the times is sufficient--no comment is'
necessary.
The course the people of England will pursue is clear, for
the intelligence of the majority against the Bill had no sooner
arrived in these towns, than a requisition was put in course
of signature, requesting the Mayor "to call a Meeting of
the inhabitant Householders of the Borough of Portsmouth
on an early day, for the purpose of taking into constderatiou
the propriety of addressing his Must Gracious Majesty, in
consequence of the rejection of the Reform Bill by the
House of lards, to express the deep concern occasioned by
the event, and the confidence entertained in the patriotism
and integrity of his Ministers, and to beseech his klajesty,
in the exercise of his Royal prerogative to adopt such mea-
sures as may be necessary to promote the passing of the said
Bill into a law • and for the eoniilderation of bitch other legal
and constitutional means as may be advisable at the present
crisis." As we have no doubt that the requisition will be
numerously and respectably supported, we anticipate an early
and efficient Meeting on the eubjecx.--Howipsitire Tek-
firlei•
Tlit following list of peers, and their proprietary boroughs,
accounts pretty clearly for the majority of 22 temporal peers
against the second reading of the rcorm bill :..

Patrons. Boroughs.
Duke of Leeds .. .. Helstoue.
Dukc of Marlborough .. Woodbiock.
Duke of Newcasik ... .. Alt!borough.
Boroughtnidge.
Newark.
Duke of Buckingham .. St. 31 awes.
Buckingham.
Duke of Northumberland ... Launceston.

New purt.
... limb ba.
..

Duke of Rutland

Cambridge, Corp.
Marquis of lla h Weohly.
Alarquis of Ilertford Aldeburgh.
(Mord.
Ltiburne, Ireland.
Marquis Cholmond-
eley Castle- Wiling.
31arquis ut Ai!rebury
Marlborough.
Raul of Westmorla-
nd me.
Earl of Mountedgeeumbe Loinvithiel.
Plympiuu.
Earl of Ilarrowby Tiverton.
Earl of Beverley Beerall.ton.
Earl of Powys Bwhop's.Casile.
Ladme.
Earl of Lonsdale Hasleinere.
Cockernioutii.
Earl of Elarewood Northallerton.
Earl of St. Germans &. tiermanb.

Idahoan].
BM of Falmouth .. Sr. 114.11.trl'A.
Truro.
Lord 31011/011 (Luton.
Lord CaSharpe Humber.
Hanlon.
Lord Whisochffe liusainty.
ANALYSIS OF THE DIVISION.

Peas who voted against Reform
Ditto for Reform .. ...

... 199
... 148