Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-06-06
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editors of the Morning Courier g. ENQUIRER
LONDON 2Sth April, 1881.
Gentemen--The contest between the People and the
high Tory Party, has fairly begun. Yesterday
meeting of Wing leaders was held, and committee
appointed for receiving subscriptions carry the
ton of popular candidates. The Tories had previously
met IN Charles Street. and at the Duke of Bueceugh's
and agreed on plan so comprehensive to embrace
the whole United Kingdom. To each place, which
there any chance they could contest successfully
certain sum allotted. The thus appropria
ted varied from so 600 to5 000, and formed aggre
gate of l50O,000l. To raise this enormous amount,
the Duchess of st. Adams, RothschiId, Barring SC
have for some time past, been selling largo quantities
OF stock and to these sales the depression in price
OF the public securities is chiefly owing Several Dukes
as those OF Northumberland, and Bucceugh have sub
scribed iO0OOot, each promising increase their con-
tributions if necessary, 250000l Sir Robert Peel
gave 20000l, others from TO- OOO to 5OOOOL You SOC
therefore, that the Tories armng the combat and
stalking their very existence the result from con-
viction that with the triumph the refoers their reign
viii DE at an end Much, however, be DONE to
produce so great and glorious consummation the iar
dissolution OF Parliament, will contribute much to MO-
mate 1t, and now again reer to this event no in ms,
iaSt' owing 70 nfisposition unable to give YOU
some interesting ;.etails connected with it,
No sooner had Earl Grey quilted the House in consc
quence OF the insult offered him by Earl Carnarvon and
the proposed motion of Lord Wharnclife, to address
the King and request him dissolve Parliament
than he fastened to the King and informed him of the
whole proceedings final resolution was however
taken till the day, when Lord Broupham waited
on his Majesty, and represented to him that an mme
date dissolution of Parliament by the King in person.
n
threatened address of the House of Lords lord
Brougham on this occasion laid before the King the
critical state of public affairs, represented to him that
the inevitable result of lnching would be to throw
himself again into the of torysm; that hostile
demonstrations towards France and liberal opinions in
Europe, with general war, would naturally follow
when the monarch his honour be it said already de-
termlned to go with the people, interrupted him by
s1yng, 81 will prorogue Parliament myself and that
instantly" The account of his visit to the House eff
Lords you will have in the public papers, but they
give you but imperfect idea ofthe surprise the ndiG
nation, the CONSERVATISM which manifested itself when
thu king made his appearance. The king was never n
tdvorite with the nobility, his frank blunt manner cor
responding but little with the polished and ultra-refned
tone introduced into society by his late brother On this
occasion their ordshps took the pains disguise
sentiments not only did their looks amply express what
they felt, but their language the kings hearin
and was only after the lapse ofsome time that deco
rum and silence was restored.
The King has since been cut by the nobility in n
style of which you form idea and really If this
so-dlsant loyalty of the highest classes constitutes
the bulwark Of the English constitutions it reposes on
slender basis and the destruction of the Borourhmon
gering system will produce events, of which no one
has as yet dreamt This result is however by no means
SO certain for the present AT least the newspaper
writers of London would persuade YOU The fact is
that the oFstocracy has the advantage of means over
the reform party; on advantage which they know how
to Pro by better than any body else, and for obvious
reasons They have welded power for centuries know
all the avenues Of corruption, the Offices civil and mil
!ary are filled with their creatures and above ALL thew
possess that which such is far more iInpor
tant than talents or money, and which the Times of
terday in its leading article justly says, has kept
dewn the nation under prodgious lie, holding out
10 the world that had share in framing the laws by
whichitw was governed, when had such share boast
ing that 1t sent 657 representatives, Parliament when tho
majority OF those who composed the Parliament were
no ms representatives, pretending to be free and in
dependent people, when it body of kicked and
tramplod and pundered slaves
IL he news Of King Williams dissolution Of Para.
nent has produced according to letters which have
before me, deep and overpowing sensation in Paris
sensation which will have the effect of opening the eyes
OF Froncllmen, and showing them the difference be-
tween King who respects the. public voice, and one
~ho after receiving the most precious deposit Of public
oerY CIVIC crown, from the representatives, Of the
people, conspircs with them afterwards, to dupe the
nation by thousand de guTre out Of their nat
1ral rights There is but opinion here to tho
manner IN which the brave French have heen CATO
ed into the dcspotic hands of a monicd oirarcbv
" King who docs every thing to- bring -thefs
Jack to the ancient regime. The Chambers are
low Prorogued. What have they done7 Why the
Electoral !ew has not even been o1nsndod Tho NUMBER