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

PUBLIC FEELING.

NOTE I SIGH A 11.—On Sunday morning about 1,000 per.
sons assembled to witness the arrival of the mail, when some
one called out Wellington had been fired at and shct. This
news (however lamentable) was hailed wi:h rine cheers. As
the mail passed the house of a Mr. Hedderley, one of the
Anti-Reformers. report says he wc.s so imprudent as to
waive a white kerchief and bail the No. 41. This was not
forgotten, and in the evening the mob assailed his house
and broke his windows, also those of Mr. A. Manson Esq.
M.D. of Mr. Bradswaw, a wbarfinger, of Mr. Ward,
a chemist, of Mr. Sharp, a miller and baker, of Captain
Clifton, a half.pay officer, of Mr. North, a baker, of Mr
Cooke,grocer, and $ few min rs. Bu: the me-t fatal alttek
was on the house of Mr. C. N. Wrigi t, a bookseller, whose
splendid fronted shoo was literally smsslial tc pieces, a- d
every window in his front broken, tor, it beirg dark. the
local police could net act with effect. although the Mayor
exposed himself so much that he was considerably heart
in his efforts to keep the peace with his officers. After wi -
nesting ‘Vright's injury, it is said, the or sent the :our
clerk full gallop to the barracks ; soon aster which the sol-
diers arrived in the market-place, in time to save from de-
struction the front of the Journal offico the pi °peel of ate.
G. Stretton, who had through life been an advocate to;
every political boroughtuongering and tory abuse. These
injured individuals were all signers and anxious promoters
of the silly anti-reform yetition, presented by the 1).11.e ot
Newcastle, but the marvel is they ate all nin•lerate reforamrs.
—llrevious to firing the castle, Colwick Hall. the seat of
John Mutters, Esq. was attacked. and his wife was take;.
from her bed, and notwithstanding the lain was pourin;
down she lay concealed under a holly-bosh. An attempt
was made to tire the Hall, but they did nut give themselves
time to complete titer purpose. During Tuesday, also, se-
veral gentlemen: seats were visited and contributions levied.
—Oa Tuesday, they proceeded to Berston, four miles from
Nottingham, and set fire to Mr. Lowe's silk mill. This
was at noon-day, and so systematicalle did the rioters pro.
ceed to their business, that in two hours the whole was
burnt down. The damage done is estimated at 10,0.t01.-
300 hands are thrown out of employment. Mr. G. Sire ton's
Journal Office, and Mr. C. N. Wright, printer, suffer.d se-
verely, in fact their shops were completely gutted It is
impossible to describe or calculate the loss sustained by those
individual who were not friendly to the Bill. Nearly the
whole of the householders were sworn in special cor.stabless
and so great was the demand for staffs, that they were obliged
themselves to make an attack upon the drapers's shops in
order to obtain their rollers trom the cloths, silks, &e. Tar
military have scarcely had a moment's rest since Saturday
night. The House of Correction was attacked, but the sol-
diers arrived before the party had time to liberate the pri-
soners. I have only heard of one death, although several
were wounded by the pistol shots of the military.
SOUTH SHIELDS, Ocr. 12.—The news of the rejection
of the Reform bill by a majority of the Lords reached Ms
place at eight on Monday morning. It spread universal
dismay and indignation, but it was felt to be a time for ac-
tion, and not for unproductive feeling. In a few hours the
following requisition, signed by 110 of the most respectable
inhabitants, was presented to Nicholas Fairies, Esq.
resident Magistrate :—" The undersigned request you
will call a meeting of the inhabitants of this town and
neighbourhood, to be holden in the Town-hall, at seven
o'clock in the evening of this day. for the purpose of
addressing the King and his Ministers on the present
fearful crisis of our affairs," which was immediately
acceded to by that public.spitited Magistrate. At
five the bills were issued, calling the meeting--at seven, the
hour appointed, the hall was crowded to suffocation, hun-
dreds were obliged to remain without. Nicholas Fairies,
Esq. was unanimously called to the chair, and opened the
business in a neat and spirited speech. Robert Ingham, Esq.
introduces:, in a very eloquent speech, the following reso-
lution, which was carried by acclamation :—" That this
meeting has learned with indignation and alarm the rejection
of the Reform bill by the House of Lords, without even ex.
amining its provisions In Committee; that they rely with
unabated confidence on the firmness of the King, the patrio-
tism of his Ministers, and the determination of the people,
and pledge themselves to pursue to the utmost every con.
stitutional means of obtaining a full, fair, and free Repre-
sentation in Parliament." An Address to his Majesty was
proposed by J. Mathews, Esq. and carried lit the same
spirit.