Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-06-19

on the presentation oil this petition in the House oil Com
mons announced receipt of similar one from Brming-
ham, signedby 100000 Mr. Wood in presenting
the Manchester petition declared with great bodness that
if the King had handed the people TO the borough
monges, has rule in this country tcds reTy insecure"
'lf, said NJ OConnell, the people OF England were
true to themselves, they WOULD HAVE reform. If the
people Scotland Unlisted upon Reform they have
it, for they had yet insisted upon thing which
they had not obtained. IPith their good BRoADswoRDs,
il were now necessary, he doubted not, they would
raise for themselves political independence The people
OF Ireland would not he would for them, shrink
from their share OF the Constitutional contest.
Mr. Duncombe in reply to Mr.. Barring, stated that the
public agitation wonld be continued il ought until the
government was replaced in those hands from which it
had been wres;ed by the grosses hypocrisy and edce
ry." This language and the outdoor emeuts OF ex
citement and agitation evidently but the beginnings
of evil TO the infatuated Tories-They have raised the
storm, let them put IL down by force if they They
have virtually determined that the astocracy alone shall
govern England absolutely, in both houses Of parliament
let them look to it, that in the end, their not ami
Inflated IN BOTH In such crisis, all that the People want
is leaders, and revolution is but the work OF day-and
the time has seldom been when revolutions did make
leaders, and great ones.
Lord Grey has not deceived his friends, feared
While exposed TO suspicion for apparent vascaon and i
resolution he himself deceived or overawet. Ii is
as in republican justice it should be- king who has de-
irauded an united people OF their just expectations, and
performed the part OF royalty with consistency 1t is bet
ter for the reputation OF liberal principles that its friends
should be clear OF this sain aud that the responsibility
lies where sincere reormers would desire be laid
the shoulders OF hereditary ruler who have sym
pathy win the people, The lesson OF reform may be thus
read page or two further and the usclessness of he
reditary legislature, may be added chapter the
lessness mschievousness OF hereditary King-Tory-
ism has away the syb of Reform second time; iii
not to be doubted that her last price will be larger than her
hrst, and that it must be paid.-Bah. american.
Highy important from EngidRd-.4bdndonmen of
the Reform BW.-ReSignotion of The Grey Minis
try.-.4ppointmem Of he HellingtOn 3Eaist,y
The ship Mormora, at New York, brings Liverpool
paper Of the Nth May.
The REFORM BILL defeated in the House of
Lords the 18th, by majority of FORTY. On the 18TH
news OF the result received Liverpool. Placais
ntn a. a..
ing =" DOWN WITH THE HOUSE OF LORDSr'-
1t is said that the King refused sign patents the
new Peers whom Earl Grey wished carry the
oil Tho Ministers thereupon resigned Sand new Mi
nstry to be created the head of which the Duke
Wellington would be again placed meeting of 100000
resolved TO refuse the payment of taxes.
| STILL LATER
The packet ship Britannia also at New York, brings
Liverpool papers to the 10th May From the postscript
TO the New York Commercial and the second edition
the Courier, we make the following copious and highly
RESIGNATION OF MINISTERS.
Earl Grey II VIII be recolected, was defeated in his
first movement the Reform Bill in committee, the
night of the 7h May twas evident from his language
at the close OF the debate that occasion, that his
movement would be the creation OF sufficient number Of
! Peers TO carry the bill in his way And that the
king would sanction such resort little doubt was enter
tanned, since the public, in both hemispheres has
made to believe that was the Premier who hesita
ting upon this measure, even more than his majesty
III appears however, that so far as the King
cerned, this impression deception The further dis
| oil deferred
Meantime application made to the King for the
creations, and the papers in the confidence of the Minis
tiers announced the members to be created viz: twenty
eldest sons oil Peers were to have been called the 10TH
aud twenty hve Peers created, the llth-with
many more afterwards, the might require.
A Cabinet Council was held on the Sh, at which the
Ministers agreed require the creation of the Peers in
default of which they would proceed farther with the
| bill His Majesty was waited upon with this decision
what had transpred0 THE KING REFUSED HIS
ASSENT TO THE MEASURE PROPOSED, and that
refusal of course has ENDED THE WING MINIS
TRY Lord Grey did not wait for the sitting of the 10TH
to proclaim this resu but the opening sitting of
the 9th he announced the retirement OF himself and col
leagues from the government, in the terms reported
succeeding columns.
The debates which have ensucd, particularly in the
House of Commons in consequence of this
turn OF affairs have been full of spirit On the night of
the lOth Lord Ebrngon moved the following resolution
mat al huihoie auuros presented TO his Majesty
hnmby TO represent to his Majesty the deep regret fell 6y
this House at the change that has been announced i'm his
MaJesys councils by the retirement of those Ministers in
whom this House continues repose undated confidence
"Iha this House in conformity with the pecomnendo
ton contained in his Maiesy's most ercio,s sneech TO-
the throne has framed and up the House of Lords
b Tor the reform OF the representation OF the people by
which they are convinced that the prerogaiye of The
crown, the authority OF bof Houses of Parliament and
the rights and liberties of the people duly secured"
- indt III tne progress oil tins measure the House of
Commons considers itself bound in duty state TO his Ma
jesy that his subjects looking with the most intense i'm
teres and anxiety, and they disguise from his Ma
JeSy that the taking OF any step which should u,utte
or tend to impair efficiency would be productive of the
greatest disappointment and disnay. That ths House
Is therefore lmpecd by the attachment TO his
Maestys Person and Throne, humby and most earnestly
to lmplore his Majesty TO call his Councils such persos
only as will carry into effect unmpaired in all its essential
provisions that bill for the reform of the representation of
the people which has recently passed this House"
The resolutions adopted, after long and animated
debate, ny majority OF 80, in House 496-the NUM-
bers being for the motion, 2SS, against it POS
The King came to London the 18th, on which dav
the Duke OF Wellington appointed First Lord of the
Treasury and kissed his Majesys hand entering upon
the duties of Premier. NF
The papers of the evening OF the 1ih and morning Of
the 18TH announce that the government was formed
but the names had not transpired. Mr. Barring if W said
would be appointed Chancellor of the Excheouer and
Lord Lyndhurs re-ascend the Woosack
The Livery OF London, in the Common. hall assembled
had Petoned the House OF Commons withhold supplies
until the Reform Bill should he passed The following Is
sketch of the proceedings of Parliament ON the night of
the 18th.
HOUSE OF LORDS, MAYA
Last night almost as as Lord Chancellor Brourh.
am had taken his seat the wOoshck the E,ri
OF Carnaryon and sad the details the new admin
isration were not yet formed, he moved that the order of
the day Tor the re-cOmmment of the Reform
poned till Thursday. This agreed TO- Many reform
petitions were Presened after which their ordshps adj
journed.
In the Commons on the presentation of a reform peti-
ton by Mr. Rulhven, Lord Ebringon said he could not
avoid taking this occasion to advert the rufnors which
were now general OF the Duke OF Wellington having nc.
copied Office, aud 0n the condition of bringing in Reform
Bill the leading features of which had been pronounced
by Lord Peterborough. IL that were So after The Duke's
speeches and protests it would be impossible for him 70
give any support TO such Ministry III there were anv
thing ike public principle and public norality' left he
knew not how those who had denounced the Bill calling
spoa9n revolution and robbery, could take Office on ihe