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

LOSS OF THE BILL.

People of England, Ireland, and Scotland ! To
You, powerful and invincible Millions, we address
ourselves. We ask, Will you he the slaves of any
hundred and ninety-nine men in the world, whe-
ther Dukes, Earls, Lords, or Commoners ? Will
you AGAIN endure the blighting and pestiferous
decrees of a boroughmongering, Tory faction,
which has weighed down the people with debt,
taxes, and persecutions ?
The cheering reply, No, will at once be echoed
from the remotest corners of the empire.
What then is to be done to obtain a victory over
de haters of liberty—the despoilers of freedom ?
We must be calm and firm, steadily pursuing one
object, and that object is comprised in rendering
the most unflinching and determined support of our
patriotic and noble-minded King, and his Majes-
ty's honest and courageous ministry. Lord Grey
declared, with much earnestness in the coarse of
his reply, that " he would continue to serve hie
King as long as his Majesty should be pleased to
require him." The noble Premier, therefore,
pledged as he is to carry the bill which has
just been rejected, is entitled to the warmest support
of every lover of liberty and good order; for should
the Ling, in this hour of difficulty and danger,call into
his counsels the borouglimongering Tories—the
Wellington, Eldon, Lyndhurst, Peel, and Goul-
burn tribe—the announcement of such a fact to
the people would have more terrors for their ears
than the convul-ive, subterraneous, thunder of an
earthquake. The bare appeArance of such names
in the catalogue of a new ministry wound sear
their very eyeballs, and drive the nation to lury
and despair. The appointment of a Tory Mini-
ni•tration would be a signal for the most dreadful
convukiou that ever agitated a civilized country ;
for every passion would be let loose to prey upon
the innocent as well as upon the guilty, and the
appetite for revenge %sould not bo appeased except
by a sanguinary immolation upon the altar of jus-
tice.

Friends and Countrymen, ifyou place the least re-
liance upon our judgment,i rye u consider thatwe are
lovers of truth—it you believe that we value liberty
as d• ally as we regard our life's blood, we im•
plore you, in the name of justice, humanity, and
freedom, to be calm, to be patient, to be firm.—
Raise not a hand, ray, raise not even the finger
of scorn against your senseless persecutors, for
while the King is on your side, while your cause
is advocated by the present ministers, and while
you yourselves continue determined to be free,
—what is the vote of a hundred and ninety-nine
Lords ?

Whatever, then, may be the course which you
may think proper to pursue within a very few
weeks, take this course now ; stand up for the
King and the Ministers, and do not place the Go-
vernment in difficulties, by withholding the pay-
ment of taxes; for, remember, it was with your
money, that the Boroughmougers pressed you
to the Earth, and rendered you the victims
of dungeons and of bayonets ; and now,
your money also must enable a reforming govern-
ment to crush your past and present persecutors.
If you withhold taxes, you ins.an,ly destroy your
friends now in power. It is the duty, rather, of
'the monied men to come forward with generous
loans to their aid—it is the duty rather of the
friends of liberty to throw their mites into the Trea-
sury, 'is order that they may be adding sinew and
nerve t ) the energies of the present administration.
If the hundred and nincty-nine bolds have thought
it right to give a vote which may have the effect of
confiscating their estates—which may prove the
breaking-up of seven-eighths of the country banks,
which may occalon a horrid panic in London, and
prove entirely de.tructive :o public credit—take
you no such unjust course, but reflect upon what
may be the situation of the widow and the father-
less if all confidence between man aid man be en-
tirely destroye I—if the work of civil war be once
commenced, and if there exist in every man's
will an uncontrolled law for the perpetration of
every bad action. If there live any knave so aban-
doned as to urge you on to violent actions, spurn
the wretch as you would a fiend, and, above all,
hold no communication with those false and de-
signing individuals who have denounced the Bill
as a measure not calculated for the production of
national benefit. Meet, quietly and patiently
meet, in counties, cities, towns, villages, ham-
lets,—assemble in t! e open air, —congregate in
the smal:est rooms,—and petition the KING, 1111•
Flossing his most gracious Majesty to retain Earl
Grey, Lord Brougham, and their colleagues, in
their °Co, and further beseech the King to
exercise his constitutional prerogative, and create
such a number of New Peers as will at once se-
cure a majority for the Bill, and thus afford hap-
piness and tranquillity to the millions of this great
Empire.— Ballot.
PROOF OF THE WANT OF PARLIA-
MENTARY REFORM.

POOR LAW REOUL7rirAWLEY, HANTS.)
RETURN TO AN 01DCA Or TIM Novas Or COMMONS,
DATIDs AUGUST 18, 1831.
TTTTTT tftollll stances. WOOOMAIII AND SWUM&
Winchester, Aug. 200131.
In pursuance of the order of the honourable the House
of Commons, of the 16th of August instant. we have the
honour to transmit, inclosed. a copy of the resolutions
thetan referred to. and beg to state that the magistrates
cea-e 1 to act on such resolutions on the Increased pries of
provisions.
The allowances mentioned In the resolutions were after.
wards altered from ad. to 61 3.!. to ad. and Id. to 3d. but
the Magistrates have varied the general rates of allowances
front time to time, according to the eircurnstaisces of the
particular case brought before them, and she present allow-
ance, which has been recommended and acted an, is the
price of a gallon of bread per bead to each of the family,
and 6J. over for each per bead per week.
WOODHAM AND SEAORIbI,
Clerks to the Magistrates of the Diviaion of Fawley.
At a Meting of the Magistrates acting In and for the Divi-
-6011 of Fawley, in the County of Southampton, at their

Petty Sessions, held at the Grand Jury Chamber, Win-
chester, the 31st day of August. 1822.
Presents—The Rev. Edmund Poulter, Chairman.
The Hon. and Rev. Augustus George Legge
Sir Thomas Baring, Barr.
The Rem. William Hill Newbolt, D.D.
W. Neville, Esq.
The Rev. F. W. Swanton ; and
The Rev. Robert Wright ;
being eight of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, and a
large and respectable number of the Yeomanry residing
within the Division, who were requested by the 3logistrates
to attend on the occasion.

The Magistrates having taken into their cessideratket the
allowances usually made by this Bench to Paupers apply.
ing for relief, and the diminished price of every article of
Life:

Resolved unanimously—That In future the Blagistrates
acting at this Brink in making their order, either collee.
lively or individually, for the maintenance and relief of such
paupers, will not exceed the following allowances •
When the family shall consist of a man and his wife, with
one or two children, or a man with two or three children, or
a wcman with two or three children, to each of them the
price of a gallon loaf of the best wheaten bread, and 4d. each
over per week.
When 'be Family shall consist of a man and his wife.
with three or four children, or a man with four or five chll.
dren, or a woman with four or five children, to each of them
the price of a gallon loaf of the best wheaten bread. and 3d.
each per week over.
When the limey shall consist of a man and his wife,
with five or more children, or a man with six or more chit.
dren, or a woman with six or more children, to each of
them the price of a gallon loaf of the best wheaten bread,
and 2d. each over per week.
And whereas a practice has been prevalent among the
labouring doses to absent themselves during a part of the
year, when their services are most required, and to return
after the hat vest, and become a burthea to their respective
parishes, the justices recommend to the officers of every pa.
Irish, when the family shall consist of a man and his wife, or a
man with we child, to offer to each such man 4s. a week from
Michaelmas to Lady-day, modat a week from Lad-day to
Alichaelmas, so thatAlickaela, be might be engaged to serve the whole
year ; and any man refusing that offer shall not be entitled
to any relief. If no such offer be made, or no sufficient
employment can be found, whereby any such man can
maintain himself and his wife or child, the allowance is to
be 31. 6d. per week, and no more.
To every unmarried man the justices recommend the
officers of every, pariah to offer 3s. per week, from Michael.
mas-day to Lady-day, and 41. per week, from Lady.day to
Michaelmas-day. so that he may be engaged to serve the
whole year ; and any unmarried man refu.ing that offer, shall
not be entitled to any relief. If no such offer be made. or
no sufficient employment can be found, whereby any such
unmarred man can maintain himself, he shall be paid 2s. 6d.
per week, and no more.
To a woman with one child, 3s 64 per week and no more.
To every single woman 2..6d. per week and no more.
And the justices do declare, that all paupers, maintained
and relieved by their parishes and able to work, shall, for
the allowances so to be made to them, he compelled to per.
form such proper work as the parish officers shall direct or
require of them ; and it is earnestly recommended to the pa-
rish officers to provide, as far as possible, employment for
all such paupers, and If they neglect or refuse to perform the
work found for them, they will be punished as the law
directs.

BISHOPIOATE WARD.— Tuesday, a most numerous
and respectable Meeting of the Inhabitants of Bishopsgate
Ward took place. Alderman Calmest) In the Chair.—
Mr. Peacock, in moving the Resolutions, gave a very ani-
mated description of the present melancholy condition of the
Lords, and particularly of the Illshr He, however, thought
it necessary to exclude one Right ley. Prelate from the list
ofthose who ought to feel unhappy. Iferneant the Lord Bishop
of London. That Right Rev. Prelate, with whom the parish of
13ishopsgate had had a long acquaintanee,had voted neither for
nor against the reform bill,no doubt on account of conscientious
scruples. Mr. Stevens said, he looked upon the conduct of the
Bishop of London in a different light. The Right Rev.
Prelate bad hesitated for a long time, and no doubt had
been waking for a convenient opportunity of trimming in
the most advantageous manner for himself (cheers). He
really thought that the Lord Bishop of Loodcn might as
well have gone in and voted with the rest of his brethren
(hear, hear!). His Lordship was understood to have
had a proxy in his pocket in favour of the Bill at the time
he absented himself from the House, so that the merit of
not having voted against the Bill, could not be very great,
the counterpobe being in Ms own possession (hear, bear !).
Mr. White, who came into the room at a late period ob-
jected to what be called an attack on the establirbed church.
The Bishop of London was a prelate of most unimpeaeh.
able character, and the circumrances between the Bishop
and the parish were of such a nature as ought to have ope-
rated to prevent any insinuation to the prejudice of the
learned prelate. The resolutions were carried unanimously,
and amidst the loudest acclamations, and a deputation of 24
members of the ward was appointed to wait upon Lord
Althorp, to request that he would present the address to the
King.
CILIPPLIGATi moat numerous meeting
of the inhabitants of this Ward took place at the Repository
in Barbican. for the purpose of addressing his Majesty upon
rejection of the Bill by the Lards; Alderman Wood in
the chair. Alderman Wood, in addressing the Meeting,
declared that be bad that morning ascertained frcm the
highest authority, that his Majesty had first expressed
himself to his Ministers in terms which left not the
slightest doubt upon their minds that it was wholly im-
possible to alter his Majesty's determination with respect
to the Reform Bill. (The most tremendous cheering fol.
lowed this announcement.) The King had given his most de-
cided approbation of the conduct of his Ministers all throrgh
the long.eontinued proceedings, and it would be ridiculous
for the people to despond. (Cheers.) The day was at hand
when the full measure of rights and privileges would be dealt
out to the community. (Here there were loud cries against
the Bishops—" We can do without the right reverend hum-
bugs." " We'll pay no tithes.") AIL Wood put it to the
good sense of those around him to act legally, to commit no
outrage of any kind, to excite no violent feelings of anykind.
—Mr. Newell addressed the meeting. He looked upon the
Bishops as being at the very head of the delinquents who
opposed the bill, but the peop e would be even with their
Lordships, whose embassy. although said to be from
Heaven, bore about it all the qualities of the other place—
(Laughter and cheers.) The Reform measure was called are
volution. He would give the Bishops all the force of their
arguments. It was a revolution from oppression and plunder
to protection of person and security of property—a revolution
which would deprive the aristocracy of utjust power, and of
the means of futtber plundering the public. (Cheers.)
There wot collected on Monday afternoon, about the two
Houses of Parliament, a very considerable crowd, which dis-
played their feelings towards the reform and the anti reform
peers in a very intelligible and significant manner. The Mar.
qui' of Cleveland, who so readily expressed his willingness to
sacrifice his immense borough property on the altar of his
country, was recognised by the people and hailed with the
moat enthusiastic plaudits. By a gentle font, he was taken
off his hone and carried on the shoulders of the populace
into the House of Peers. A Rec. Father in Hod, whe. after'
promising to give his vote in favour of the Reform Bill,
ratted at the last moment, and gave. against the bill, not only
his own vote, but also a proxy for the bill with which he
had been intrusted, was brought down in a eahriokt to the
House of Lords. (In getting out of it, Le and the driver
Is. 6d. for his fare. The driver looked at it conteteptoonsly,
and then returned the cola to the reverend wearer of lawn
sleeves. saying, that he'd be d—d if he would bring down
d
a bishop and an an-reformer for less than 3s. The bishop,
&Chad lest a worse thing should befall him, submitted to the
charge, paid the fellow his 3s. and took refuge is the House
of Lords.— 1 ion.

The trowd assembled in Parliamentstreet, and round the
entrances to built Houses of Parliament, was on 31onday
night grater than we have ever before witnessed. A Ike
of spectators on each side of the road extended front
hall-gardens to Old Palace-yard, and in the latt.r completely
blocked up the admission to both Houses at a tery early
hour. Toe arrival of a strong party of the new police, how-
ever, tendetkin some degree, to tame some regularity, and
to protect the anti-reform Peers and Members from
treatment, with which they were repestedly threatened by the
crowd. The roar of execration with which the Duke of Wel
lington, manor the Bishops, and all the and.reformers recog-
nised, were received, would have drowned a peal of thun.
der, and the cheers with which they greeted the friend+ of
the measure, were proponionably enthusiastic. The police
formed a sort of arena round the entrance to the House of
Lords, and were several times obliged to exert great energy
In order to clear the way for the carriages which the crowd
several times surrounded. Lord Brougham was cheered for
several minutes. The Duke of Wellington drove up in hie
carriage at a rapid pact, and appeared unmoved at a yell
which might have rivalled the cannon at Waterloo ; a piece

of an orange was thrown at his carriage. Ore of tl e
Bishops, who usually enter by a dirt rent door, had his ear.
riage surrounded, and with difficulty, and the powerful
aid of the police, at kngth succeeded. Sir Robert
Peel attempted, by alighting in New Palace-yard, and passing through Westminster Hall, to retch the
Haute unobserved. He was, however, quickly recognised,
and as quickly sunounded by the crowd, which showed every
disposition to treat the Right Hon. Baronet rather ureertino.
Mouldy, as the pollee were mostly eta distance, but a party of
the latter arrived in time to secure his retreat into the Hall—.
Lord Bllenlwrough drove up rapidly in his cabriolet, and be.
lug probably mistaken foe some other peer, was received India
faint cheer. His lordship, apparently astonished at tile neep.
don, appeared rather puzzled to know what to think t f it. The
appearance of his person, however, having convinced the crowd
of their mistake, there immediately followed the most simulta-
neous butst of laughter we ever remember. His Lordship
appeared perfectly to understand this, and retired with
alacritv.—Slany of the and-reformers alighted at the Co.
lonnade among the empty earrlagrs, and thus emceed with.
out observation. The t xeitetnent of the people resembled,
would probably have ended in some popular tumult had it
not been for the efficient exertions of the police, of whorl
at least 600 were present.—Afornino Adarlivr.
—ban
THE ARMY.
ABUT IN SCOTLAND. The first division of the 47th
regiment, contktirg of the flank companies, under the cam.
mama Major Sadler, marched on Tuesday se'nnight for
Glasgow; the second division, under the command of Ma.
Joe "Surdas. marched yesterday. The 90th, now on thee
Msge from Engitnd, relieves the 47th in our garrison.
depot of the 934 regiment marches from Glasgow to
Paisley, there to be stationed with the depot of the 25th
foot. The depot of the lit Royals marches from Glasgow
to Perth, where it will be stationed along with the depot of
the 71st light infantry. From the above it will be seen that
numerous bodies of troops have been ordered to the counties
in the west of Scotland. The Royal Artillery marched
early on 'Thursday morning for Glasgow, and they were
obliged to press horses to draw their ordnance ; a circum-
stance that rarely occurs, except in countries width are the
scene of war.
TO TlErkilDereit OF THE STAR.
Sta,—Can any of your numerous readers inform us why
Mr. Hume does not bring up the report of a Committee
which has finished its labours now nearly two nit nths since,
and which sat from day to day taking evidence, and inqui •
ring into the PUBLIC PAINTING done for both Houses of
Parliament ?

The delay seems most unaccountable, rani ularly as the
conclusion come to by the Committee was, that nertorrnru
sum might he saved by throwing it oren to pub is rompett.
Lion—certainly no less a saving than 80 per um. It appears
very much like playing with public feeling to aproint Com.
mittees, and then to hear no more about them.
Be•illey lately one of the King's printers has d'ed, and
left behind him the (online of a prince, pod, while the rest
of the trade are starving, his successor is likely to 11111124
larger one. Mr. Hume ought to attend to this ; it was
upon his motion, last February, that the Committee was
appointed, anti yet he has now become quite silent upon the
subject. I fear to mention the Turnouts that are afloat, but
Mr. Hume is too noble in mird to allow us for one momert
to credit them.

Your notice of the above will oblige your humble servant.,
Oct. 5. TILE UNESIPLOYED PRINTERS.

Sir Peter Laurie presents Ins compliments to the Editor
of the Slay, and feels himself called upon to deny, in the
melt distinct manner, a statement attributed to him In a
professed account of what took place in the Court of Alder.
men, Inserted In this day's paper. Sir Peter is reported to
have said, that of the persons opposing him 'the majority
formed the dregs of society.' Sir Peter Laurie never used
such expressions, nor any similar to them; on the contrary
be earefilly and puardelly rifra!ned from rnentioning his
ts in any way whatever, but said that ' it was one
opponents
eproudeat days of his life to find, on examining the
poll, that above 2,700 of the most wealthy and most re.pec•
table of the Livery had voted for him.'
Sir P. L. is quite certain that the Editor of the Sine, and
I every other intelligent Tenon, will receive with great eso.
don any report of the proceedings of a Court debating with
doled doom
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