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which, without diminishing its eillciency, may reader it
more perfect. But what I mean to say is, that I will be no
party to any measure which I do not conscientiously believe
will give the people a full, free, and fair repretentation in
parliament, and secure all the objects which we hoped to
etfat for them by the late bill. It is Impossible that his
31Ajesty's present Government can make any other proposi.
ta-n to the house."

On one point deeply concerning the people, he
:nade observations which equally merit conspi-
ctiou4 display:

• There is one, and only one, chance of failure and die.
.ppointment : I mean any occurrence that may lead the
vople to break out into acts of violence, or into any uncon.
-,titutional conduct. If I have any influence with the
teple, if they put any trust in my sincerity, I implore
for the sake of the great cause in which we are
tzlized, to be patient and peaceable, and to do nothing
Agal and unconstitutional. (Hear, hear.) I would say to
Be as firm, be as determined, be as persevering as
yon please ; but never break through legal and constitu-
ti,inal restraints--never place yourselves in a situation in
v.lnch the law must be put in operation against you, whoever
arc 31iniaten.' (Hear, bear.) By temperance, steadiness,
and perseverance, the cause of Parliamentary Reform must
Intimately triumph."

Another feature of the debate was a spirited
observation of Colonel Evans, who said that no
Government could exist in this country if the
measure failed ; and if any Government should
exist, which attempted to govern by the sword,
he woeld be one of the first to draw the sword
to resist it. (Cheers—Order, order ! and con-
tusion.) On which Sir C. Wetherell rose to order,
end moved that the words should be taken down;
and after a short time, the Speaker called on Col.
Evans to explain ; when the Colonel said he was not
surprised that the Hon. and Learned Member, who
had on ao many occasions distinguished himself by
the extraordinary terms he used, should find fault
with his plain language. (Order, chair, and ex-
plain.) What he said was this : That if a Govern-
ment of the sword should be established, under the
present circumstances, he, for one, should be ready
o raise a sword to resist it. (Hear, hear, and
cheers.)

The division was most satisfactory to the public
cause—there appearing 329 for the motion, and
only 198 against it.

At the Great Mary-le-bonne Meeting yesterday,
w hich will long be memorable in making the bes
use of the statue of Achilles for the standing of the
Chairman and Committee, in addition to expres-
sions of confidence in the King and Ministers, the
Meeting passed the two following Resolutions,
which we record as exhibiting sentiments more
than common-place :
That this Meeting entertain the strongest feelings of
gratitude to the King, for the paternal regard he has maul.
tested to the welfare and happiness of his people, and to
assure him of our unabated and unaltersble attachment to
his Royal person at the present crisis ; that we beg earnestly
to suggest the propriety of his Majesty Immediately dis-
missing those Peers, and others persons, who may be em-
ployed in ary office of trust, honour, or emolument, in.
eluding placemen in the Royal Household, Lord Lieute-
nants of Colludes, and in short all persons bolding situations
at the pleasure of the Crown, and to retain those only who
have advocated the rights of the people.
That this Meeting (unanimously) pledge themselves to
wait with patience, and cheerfully to pay the public taxes,
until His Majesty's Ministers shall have bad time to adopt
the necessary measures to secure the speedy passing of the
Reform Bill into a law • but, at the same time (unanimously)
to declare their fixed and unalterable resolution, if unfortu-
nately an antLreform and Tory administration should take
the places of Earl Grey and his colleagues, that this Meet-
ing will immediately withhold, and persuade others to with-
hold, by every legal means in their power, the payment of
all tithes and taxes.

To morrow the Kipp will come from Windsor
to St. James's Palace, where his MAJESTY will
hold a Levee and afterwards a Cabinet Council.

Hamburg and Berlin Papers have reached us
this afternoon ; and although they contain some
very interesting accounts of the continued misfor-
tunes of the Poles, whose cause is now hopeless,
they would, under our present domestic excite-
ment, be of secondary interest, and we have there-
fore postponed them till to-morrow. The Cholera
has spread to Breslau and Magdeburg.
We have this day the official return of the
quarter's revenue, which proves to be only
11,327,2491. whereasi on the same day last year,
the amount was 12,821,1721., exhibiting a de-
crease of 1,590,8081. On the year the deficiency
is 3,072,2011 The whole revenue for the past
year being but 43,460,4661. We are aware that
in stating these circumstances, it is usual to
refer to reductions of duties ; but whatever may
have been the reductions, the receipts of the
old duties have by no means expired ; and we re-
gard the diminution as arithmetical proof of a fact
notorious to every man of sense in England—that
the trade, trausictions, and consumption of taxed
commodities through the country, have been ra-
pidly on the decline. It would be unworthy of
our respect for truth, and throwing dust in the
eyes of the public, not to state this circumstance in
the plainest and broadest manner. In truth, we
believe, that if the means of the People had
continued equal, abatements of taxes would
have been accompanied by increase of consumpti
and revenue; but it is fallacious to pretend, that a
sensible reduction of revenue is a consequence of
-.11 abatement of taxes, discontinued only within a
►ew months. Thank GOD the reduction of the
rovenue will oblige our Statesmen to consider of
the causes of the sufferings of the people, so as
to enable them to increase the consumption of
luxuries and comforts.

At two o'clock this day a Cabinet Council was
held at the Foreign Office. After the Council,
there was a conference of the Ministers of the Five
Great Powers.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 79j for
the account, opened at 79i to 80, went up to 84,
and at present they are 80, with little doing, as
they are chiefly occupied settling accounts against
the 13th inst. which is settling day.
Money is expected to be more plentiful, as the
th,idends will be paid in a day or two to thelpublic,
:.0 the amount of five or six millions sterling.
THREE O'CLOCK.

Bank Stock, 191 189. Three—;;;Cent:lieduced,
79 96 8 ex div. Three per Cent. Consols, 80* 79&.
I.Lree and a Half per Cent. 1818, 86 51 61 ex die.
:I.llrte and a Half per Cent. Red. 86 5 61 6.
68 ex div.
i'rec and a Half per Cent. New, 87 jj j. Four
Per Cent. 1826 ; Long Annuities, January. 1800, 16j
3.15 ex div. Annuities, Oct. 1859, 16 1.16 I ex div;
Jan. 1860, 14. India Stock, ; do. Bonds, 4 2 dia.
Oki Annuities, 776 ex div. £lOOO Exchequer Mlles 46;
1400 dn. 46; ZlOO and d2OO do. 46. Conaole for
Account, 79 soi

PUBLIC FEELING.
DORSETSTIMEIECTION.
CLOSZ 07 Tat POLL—WHITE DAT, MONDAY, OCT. 9.
The Right Hon. Lord Ashley . .. 44
The lion. W. F. S. Ponsonby 29
Majority before the Assessor, 50.