Amongst all the meetings that have taken place from first

to last, those of Birmingham stand out in proud and unrivalled eminence. The last which we have to record, was that which took place on Wednesday, and which was called together by the joyful tidings, conveyed by Mr. Parkes and his honourable coadjutors, who formed the first deputation to London, that Earl Grey's Fecal had been determined on. " There was never witnessed," say the accounts, " on any previous occasion so universal or extravagant a display of enthusiasm. We saw many floods of tears—tears of joy—and the heartiest interchange of gratulation. The state of the town at nine o'clock was most important; each per- son early in possession of the cause of public rejoicing was busy in imparting the grateful news. Printed placards instantly appeared, calling on the people to meet and rally round the standard of the Pre- mier. To the honour of the town, the first move of numbers was to Harbourne, the residence of Mr. Thomas Attwood, three miles from Birmingham. Immediately near his house and on the roads adjacent great masses of people were in motion. At ten o'clock, a large pro- cession of music and banners proceeded from his house, Mr. Attwood riding in a carriage drawn by four horses (sent for him from Birming- tam); attended on his right in the carriage by Mr. Joseph Parkes, on his left by Mr. Boultbee, and by several other of his personal friends, and his sons in the carriage and dickey. As the procession came within a mile of Birmingham, upwards of 50,000 inhabitants met them with a forest of banners and the bands of the Union."

.There is one feature in this meeting, which is more worthy of re- cording than either its numbers or its speeches, and to which no parallel is to be found in our history—no, not even in the religious but fanatical and fierce times of the Commonwealth and of the Cove- nanters. When the vast multitude had assembled at Newhall Hill, Mr. Attwood said—" My dear friends, I feel so much gratitude to Al.. mighty God for the escape which the nation has had from a most tre- mendous revolution, that I cannot help wishing that our reverend friend near me would publicly return thanks to our merciful and bene- ficent Creator for the success of our righteous cause."

No sooner was this intimation made by the Chairman, than all hats were taken off; a solemn silence pervaded the immense assembly ; and the Reverend Hugh Hutton, standing forward, offered up the following fervent petition to thin by whom kings rule and princes decree judg- ment— " 0 Lord had Almighty, who ordoxest the (spies of ail men, behold tho people before thee with grateful and repieing hearts, looking up to thee as the author of yr ry blessing. We thank thee fur the great deliverance thus bait wrought out fur us, and the great and bloodless victory !chicle thou hest eunfi.reml. We thank thee, the God gall blessings, for delivering its from the bonds of our opiressors, and the designs of designing and bloody- minded men. Imbue, we beseech thee, the hearts of all now assembled with a spirit of Christian benevolence, so that in the hour of our triumph we may chterfully forf,ire all our enemies and uppress:xs. Grant that we may so use and improve the !mat privileges thou host conforred upon us, that we may secure Glens to us and our children, fear thy glory, and for the universal benefit of the family of man. Accept, we beseech thee, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the Manksjivinjs end petitions of thy humble creatures ; and to thy name be ascribed all the glory. May thy blessing rest on the proceedings of this day, and snore especially on him called to preside at this gloritsus meeting of emancipated and exul'ing freemen. May the feeling of all hearts be more united in Me pan-inns cause in which we have engaged, and, through thy blessing, enjoy a more abundant victory."

And fifty thousand voices responded " Amen !"— Gracious God ! to think that the destinies of three nations of men such as these should tremble in the scale at the bidding of such creatures as the mean-souled lordlings who have figured before them in the disgraceful intrigues of the last fortnight.

On Monday, the following declaration was unanimously agreed to by the Council of the Union—

Nye, the undersigned, think it nrcessary, in this awful crisis of our country's fate, to make known to our fellow-countrymen the alarm and honor whit which we are im-

pressed by the report of the Duke of Wellington's having been placed at the lived of his Majesty's Councils. We entertain this alarm a d horror on the following grounds - First. the Duke of Wellington's general avowal of arbitrary principles. Second. his speech against all Retbrm, made only about a year and a half ago. Third, his Protest against the Reform Bill. as entered on the Journals of the House of Lords, on the 1711i of April last. Fourth, his reported expres. shins iu the late Parliament, amounting to those of regret that the Irish people ' would not' break the law. Fifth, his lacing a pensioner of foreign despots ; and, as such. exposed to their influence, and unlit to govern a free people. Sixth, his conduct to Marshal I'iey, who was murdered by the Bourbon Government. in viola :ion of the Convention of Paris, notwithstanding his appeal to the Duke of Wellington, who had signed (lust Conventiou. t",`Velltli, his general support of arbitrary pow er on the Continent of Europe, and the certainty that his policy, if he be true to his min:At:les, will necessarily involve the nation in unjust and ruinous wars against the liberties of Europe. Eighth, his utter incompetency to govern England by any other means than by the sword. which has never yet been. and never will be. submitted to by the Pritish people. Fur these and various other reasons, we hereby solemnly de- clare our fixed determination to use all the means which the constitution and the law lutve placed at our disposal, to induce his Majesty to reject front his councils that fac- tion, at the head of which is the Duke of Wellington, who have, by their arbitrary principles, excited the distrust and abhorrence of the whole population of the United K ingdora'; and we declare our firm conviction that the public excitement and agitation can never be allayed until the great Bill of Reform shall be carried into law by that Administration by whose wisdom and virtue it was first introduced. These are our fixed and 'inalterable sentiments ; and we hereby appeal to all our fellow countrymen throughout England, Scotland. and Ireland, and we confidently call on them to unto with us, and to sign this our solemn declaration in support of the liberty and the hap- piness of our country."

This document is proposed to be signed by all the Reformers of the kingdom, personally or by proxy. The Chairman calculates, that in a month he will have three millions of signatures. To prevent all doubt and misconception, it was agreed, before final adoption, it should be submitted to a conveyancer. Probably it may not now be thought ne- cessary.

Wolverhampton has followed With becoming spirit the example of Birmingham. The news of Lord Grey's resignation reached the town on Wednesdify, and on Monday the meeting of the Reformers took place. The resolutions, with a petition to the Commons and an ad- dress to Earl Grey, passed of course unanimously. Mr. R. Fryer (the Chairman), Mr. Pearson, and the Reverend J. Roaf, were ap- pointed a deputation to carry up the address.

Bristol met for the second time on Monday evening; when, to the general joy, a letter was received ffoni Mr. Protheroc, announcing the consolatory fact that the Duke had been left alone in the glory to which he aspired, not being able to find a single person that would join his would-he Ministry. The meeting consisted of the towns-people who are Reformers ; the Political Union, led on by Mr. lierapath ; and the Reform Committee, headed by Dr. Carpenter. Mr. Taunton the barrister was in the chair.

A numerous meeting took place on Monday at Leeds. An attempt appears to have been made by the Tories, through the medium of a barrister named Robert Hall, and the editor of the Radical newspaper, Mr. Foster, to produce a split ; but this respectable coalition between the Wellingtonitcs and the Huntites, only stimulated the honest men of Leeds to do their duty with more decision. We need not observe that Mr. Foster's intelligence was defective on this cccasion ; his leader, Mr. Hunt, has expressed himself decidedly against the Duke. Mr. Hall came forward to the meeting, but he was not allowed to speak ; and he retired, or was driven out rather, with his coat torn from his back. This was wrong—as he appeared for the Duke, his coat ought to have been turned only. The Leeds meeting was held in the Coloured Cloth Hall Court; it is said to have consisted of at least 30,000 souls.

In Liverpool, there was a numerous and important meeting on moved, among Lord Molyneux in the chair. The resolutions were moved, among others, by Mr. W. Currie, Colonel Williams, and Mr. Thornley, the man who ought to have been member for Liverpool instead of Lord Sandon. The meeting was held in Clayton Square, which was nearly filled. At Manchester, on the someday, there was a meeting important in every respect, but especially for the spirit exhibited by the opera- tives there. We hope the Duke will be much recreated by the follow- ing observations of an honest Manchester Radical— William Lomas (one of the men who were tried for sedition at the last Assizes for this county) said he was delighted to see the cordiality which at last existed between what were calledthe respectable portion of society. and the working classes-or, rather, the Peoples from whom all the other classes derived their support. (Great cheers.) Ile wished the manufacturers and other masters to cooperate with the workpeople, and he was sin- cerely pleased to see so many masters present, and he rejoiced at the unanimity which bad .revaited during tlie3hole of the proceedings.

North Shields met on Saturday. " No Bill, no Supplies!" is the rallying cry of the. men of North Shields. Those of South Shields met on the same day ; when a petition to the Lords, agreed on at a former meeting, was burnt, amidst the execrations of the people.

Peterborough, on Friday evening, assembled a large and respectable meeting, at one hour's notice. A petition to the King was unanimously adopted, and signed next day by 500 names. The people of Plymouth met on Wednesday. There is a curious fact connected with the respectable corporation of this borough.- During the period that the success of the Bill was deemed certain, they saw fit to offer the freedom to all who chose to pay 201. for it. The Reformers, to make all sure, became extensive purchasers, and they have now force enough to return two honest men, and will do so at the very earliest opportunity, whetheethe Bill pass or not.

Meetings were held on Monday at Reading and Brighton. Dover met on Saturday. Derby on the same day. At Plymouth there was a meeting on Wednesday. At Exeter there was a preliminary meeting on Tuesday. Dartmouth met on Friday. The people of Southamp- ton met on Monday. At Coventry 10,000 persons mustered on the same day. The doubtful fate of the Bill has endamaged Coventry not less than 50,0001. The Warwick Unionists met on Monday. Those of Boston assembled on Thursday.

Woburn and its neighbourhood mustered on Monday. Mellesham, Wilts, met on the same day.

The other meetings of which we have seen notices, are Bath, Frome, Carlisle, Falmouth, Gloucester, Southampton, Beverley (where an address was signed by 2,500 in the course of twelve hours), Hull, Leicester, Lewes, Brighton, Bridport, Castle Cary, Taunton, Shdfreld, Dart. month, Bilston, Burton-upon-Trent, Lincoln, Gosport, Alverstoke, Lym- ington, .Northampton, Middleton (Lancashire), Bradford, Bingley, Horne, Barnstaple, Litchfield, Abingdon, Sittingbourne, Todmorden, Carmar- then, Cranbroolt, St. Alban's, Triny, Salisbury, St. Ives, Loughborough, udders.ficld, Doncaster, Wakefield, Morley, Swansea, Newcastle, Ports- mouth, Winchester, Isle of Wight, Chichester, Chorlton, the Potteries,— where, among other resolutions equally pertinent, the following was passed- " While this meeting will use its best endeavours to uphold the laws and maintain the good order .4- society', it is bound to apprize all in authority, that the longer this im- portant question remains unsettled, the greater will be the dissatisfaction of the Peo- ple, and the more extensive their demands."

All these places have voted addresses to the King. Extraordinary meetings have also been held at Wolverhampton, Dudley, Nest Brom- wich, Darlaston, Bilston, Warwick, Coventry; where the prospect of Lord Grey's return to office has caused the most extravagant joy.