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Accounts of public meetings pour in upon us from all parts of the country. Both of the two great parties--the friends and opponents of Reform—are making unusual exertions; but the vast preponderance of the Reformers is very manifest. The Metropolitan proceedings are vapid and unsatisfactory compared with those in the Provinces, where men speak and act as if they were really in earnest. It is plain that the great body of the people are in motion. Their activity is not the result of the spiriting up of a few partisans, but the spontaneous ebullition of strong political feeling—of a determination not to be deprived of what they hoped to have secured by their struggles in 1831 and 1832. We subjoin notices, necessarily much abridged, of the principal events Of the week, as we find them recorded in the Reforming and Tory Journals.

The Gloucestershire Whigs assembled on Friday the 21st, in great force, at Stroud ; ostensibly for the purpose of consoling Mr. Charles Tracy Leigh for his recent defeat by Mr. Codrington in his contest for the representation of the eastern division of the county. But the Minis- terial changes formed of course the principal topic of discussion. Mr. llyett, Member for Stroud, was in the chair. The company amounted to 520: the more distinguished guests were Lord Segrave, Messrs. Craven Berkeley, H. Moreton, A. Moreton, J. Martin, J. Philptitts, Poulett Serope, C. H. Tracy, and Alderman Wood, all Members of Parlia. tent. The King's health was drunk with cheers and hisses; as were also the Queen's with a few hisses and cheers ; the Duke of Sussex

(here was loud cheering), and the rest of th! Royal Family (the cheering very much diminished. TI:ea tame the late Ministers, with an introductory speech from the Chairman, sufficiently laudatory of the deeds and intentions of the Whigs. Lord Segrave spoke very much in the same strain, and strenuously recommended unanimity and activity to the Reformers— They had been told that one of their faults was a want of organization in their movements, and particularly at the last election. It had been said, on the other hand, that organization would not create a force, but could only direct one. That was perfectly true; but suppose one party organized and the other not, what would be the consequence ? Why that the party thus neglected must fail. They should be up and doing : it was impossible to say what might happen, and what the consequences of the formation of the present Administration might be—whether it would stand, or what it would do, depended in agreat measure ou them. He w m ni ould recommend to them unanimity, to resist their enemies, and to beware of false friends.

Mr. A. Moreton, Mr. H. Moreton, Mr. Scrope, Mr. Philpotts, and several other gentlemen, delivered animated speeches ; but there was little variety in them. They all expressed the most thorough and determined resolution to oppose the Duke of Wellington, and not to be gained over by the professions and wheedling of his party.

There was a great meeting of the Liverpool Reformers, on Monday, in Clayton Square. The numbers are estimated at from 15,000 to 20,000. Lord Molyneux was Chairman ; and the Radicals and Whigs, forgetting their differences, joined heartily in expressing their deter. mination to resist the reestablishment of the old Tory system of misrule. Persevering efforts had been made by the Ants-Reformers to excite the old freemen, who form the strength of their party, to create disturbances and get up a row if possible ; but they did not succeed. The friends of order were too strong, and the " blue jackets" prudently held off. Lord Molyneux proved himself a capital chair- man—quite up to the spirit of the time.

" I ask you (said Ids Lordship, in the opening speech), if you wish to see abuse, corruption and monopoly, in every branch of the Government ?—if you wi,h to see rebellion in Ireland ?—if you wish to see a Continental war ?—if you wish to see corruption in Church and State again established ? I call upon you here, then, tojoin your voices to the millions that will be raised in England in the course of the week, and to enter your stern remonstrance against till dangerous and awful a change. I shall not detain you further than to requesr your deep attention to the business of the meeting. I hope that when the voice of the country—of such meetings as this—shall reach the car of our gracious Sovereign, he will recall those servants who have the confidence of his subjects. I shall say no more than to intreat you to bury all those differences that have heretofore divided Reformers."

Mr. W. W. Currie avowed himself a Radical, for he wished to pull up corruption by the roots. Ile proposed the first resolution-

- That this assembly cannot contemplate, without the utmost alarm, the recall to lain Majest Y'S councils of that party which has been constantly oppo-cal to iniprovement and reform, and which cannot conduct the business of the I imernmeut without a re.ulute support of all existing :abuses, or a total abandoinnent of their own avowed principles.'

Colonel Williams seconded the resolution ; which, after some oppo- sition from a person named Smith, a friend of Cobbett, was carried unanimously. Mr. Henry Booth proposed an address to the King; from which the following passage is extracted.

We are anxious to make known to your Majesty, the astonishment and disappoint- ment which we in common, as we apprehend, with the large majority of your subjects throughout the nation, have experienced on learning that your Majesty appears to lame withdrawn your support from that course of enlightened policy which is identified with the wishes and interests of the nation, and tlie. great objects which it hail laboured to accomplish—the reform of abuses in every department of the state—economy in the administration of public affairs—peace with foreign states, if consistent with honour and sincerity—and that freedoms aunt extension of commerce, from the dawn of which had already arisen renewed vigour and prosperity to the country; and that your Majesty had been pleased to call to your councils, or to encourage with the prospect of your Royal favour, men who have impoksl, to their lathiest, the great work of National Reform, and have striven to perpetuate the most glaring abuses both in Church and State—especially that your Majesty. Sovereign owe an enlightened commercial nation, should have selected as the depository of your gracious confidence, a military chirf, ignorant of the feelings of the people, and hacinj no sympathy with the sentanents, pur- suits, and occupations of the griat hody of his fellow countrymen—a man who. when the nation, as with one roice, demanded at &form of the Representation of the Pcipic, empha'ically declared that, in his opinion, no Thfwm was necessary."

The address is to be presented by Lords Derby and Sefton. Mr. Thomas Bolton proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Ewart-

This he did, not only in consideration of Mr. Ewart's faithful support of all liberal measures, but also of the peculiar circumstances in which he had been placed in reference to that overwhelming body the Common Council of Liver- pool, who took pains to thwart and traduce every thing that he had attempted for the good of the country. Ile saw a placard on the walls stating that the Douglas was aiming (alluding to Sir Howard Douglas, the Tory cmididate); but his Northumbrian blood was up, and he had his ten-pounder ready to fire at hini and send him across the Border. (Cheers and laughter.)

Mr. Ewart returned thanks in a spirited speech.

" I ask you simply to attend to your own real interests. I see already those who are for maintaining the rights of the few—the interested and the mono- polists—on the alert to take advantage of the recent changes. Whilst every petty interest claims the privilege of being represented, and urges forward its pretensions, shall the interest of the whole be almost entirely overlooked ? There are questions in which every man of you is every hour most deeply, most vitally intriested. Whose interest is it that religious liberty should be granted ? The intent it of every man among you. Whose interest Is it that free trade should be extended ? It is—it is the interest of you all. Whose interest is it that the people of this country should be soundly, morally, and religiously educated? The interest of every individual whom lace before me—of every individual in the community. Will you forego these advantages, because you will not be united ? Let our motto be, Union! Union! Union Then we shall overthrow our enemies, and scare the spectre that has just been resusci- tated from the grave. Permit me to ask you, if a dissolution should happen, whether in three, six, or twelve months, are you prepared as one man to meet it?" Loud cheers were given to Mr. Ewart at the conclusions of his speech, and cries of " Ewart and Thornely !" Mr. Thornely was called for ; but he did not appear, and a note excusing his absence on the score of sickness was read to the meeting.

On the same day that the Liverpool Reformers assembled, their brethren in Leeds met in the Cloth Hall Yard. The Mayor, though called upon by 340 respectable inhabitants, refused to convene a public meeting ; but of course he could not prevent it. An arrangement seems to have been entered into before the commencement of the pro- ceedings, to secure unanimity; as an address which Mr. George Wailes, the barrister, intended to propose, and which was couched ia

strong) r laogin ge than t zt t hid) w,,s finally carried, withdrawn by consent of the pul tit. Jr. Getege Lawson took the chair ; and among the names of the gentlemen present, we see Fieveral of the most distin- guished and respectable of the Leeds Reformers, Air. Marshall, M. P. was not there ; but his collengue•Ai r. Bitines read a note excusing his absence, and infwined the ineeti.n.,- that indi:position alone prevented him from attending. Mr. Baines, according to the account in the Leeds Mercury, was the principal eoator ; but good speeches were de- livered by Mr. Thomas Benyon, Mr. J :Ines Richardson, and Mr. Samuel Clapham. An address to tile Ni, to be presented by Lord Melbourne, was vott I unanimously. We give the principal passage.- ., whilst we fully rerug size the just men s it it 1. W. your Majesty to choose your ma vise"). we would, in file of our tot.s' !Le! Haifa most humbly :red reltect. fully declare to your afaje y our extreme coticern and alarm, that there should he any probability of the shadi,. tpponents id all Iteffirm—Pai thinned:try —Municipal, and Ecclesiastical --being ea thd to your Nlajasty's councils : our ts mcern lost onr gracious King should be surround,' by adi isers who has a been hit le rto engaged in condemning and thwarting the policy of his reigu—our alartzt lest at home the loathe confidence be lost, and the stability of our in- thutious eudangerril, by the retteed of needful ha- provemeuts ; and abroad, the weight of II itish intluetwe ITV tlITOW11 into the scale of despotic potentates leagued against tlw liberties of Euatia■. We would. therefore, humbly and earnestly beseech your Majesty, to commit I he administuition of public affairs to such men only as n ill carry on tlw great work of Reformation, eommenced by the Legidature during the last three y yam a:ol as will smantain economy at home, mot peace with Parr ign coentries ; by which nwans, your Majt.sty will most effeetually promote the object so dear to yuur heart—the coutentment. prosperity. and happiness of your people."

The numbers present at this meeting are stated at between four and five thousand. The union between the Whig:: and Radicals to oppose the Anti-Reformers seems to be complete.

The Whigs and Radicals of Manchester assembled in the Manor Court Room on Thursday; but although the room would hold 2500 persons, it was found necessary to adjourn to Stevenson's Square, where the Radicals had erected temporary hustings, and were stationed in great numbers. Mr. C. J. S. Walker was in the chair, and Mr. Mark Phillips moved a resolution expressive of regret at the removal of Ministers. Mr. Phillips was exceedingly well received. The resolu- tion was seconded by Mr. Charles }Lindley of Dukinfield. Mr. Fielden, M. P. for Oldham (Mr. Cobbett was not allowed to speak till the meeting was over) moved a counter-resolution, and subse- quently an address to the King founded on it •' which was carried by an overwhelming majority, scarcely more than four or five hundred hands (according to the Times correspondent) being held up in favour of Mr. Phillips's resolution. The address was as follows- ,. May it please your Majesty—We, your Majesty's dutiful subjects, the inhabitants of Manchester, in town meeting assembled, beg leave to approach your Majesty with with an expression of our great satisfaction on hearing that your Majesty has been graciously pleased to dismiss from your councils those Mini .ters who lave disgraced the name of Reform. by introducing into Parliament and carry i tug through the Cosreiou Bill, adding to the cruelties already endured by our tellow-subjects in Irelatel : who have introduced and carried through the Poor-Law Amendment Bill, manifestly internied to tab the industrious part of the people of Ensland of their just la-ages. and to reduce them to a coarser food, or to starvation it,elf ; who have resisted every melbas for al. 'minting the bunts-us of the people. and part icalarly the heaviest of all burdens, tie duty upon malt ; who, in tlw face of their phstges to the contrary, have refused to en• tettain the question is hether tin, duration 01 Parliament ought nut to be short etas!, and whether the Ballot, as a untie of voting, ought not to be adopted ; who have shame- fully broken their solemn promise to revise the duty on stamps ; who Luis- in their executive c ,pacit y exercised oppressious with regard to the press hit herto imeaualied ; whose severities towards the poor :nut more defeneeles.s part of our fellow-sill jets have execietled those or lite most severe of their posleeessues, s.tve and excepl the :ev,ril Ws of 1517011111519 ; and who have perseveringly refused all r, al forms in Chttrel, ana State, while they have by endless les era-tination maw,' t Its. lkwile with an a If saw het if in- tending to do that a hich it is manifest t 'my bever tilt o. While thus tezpress our deep sense of gratitude :II your :Majesty Iii- having on this occ:isiou oxot,:kis: in this manner that prerogative is Itich, for our goad, it is neces,ary that vour Maj,st y should freely exercise, we bug leave most humbly toexpress our 1,, Its taught by 1.1311 OXITPTieTOTO the euusequences of permitting y our Royal cuuneas to be :ill:mowed by wild and unw us thy men, your :Majesty will, its The (aerobia,' of others to twitely their pl ass be directed by your most :_racious dispositiom and tat your ai j.,t) W 111 1114 Le pre- vailed upon to beleet any elm' who will not be ready to act upontb.rieciples t,f real Reform, to do the utmost in their power to lighten the burdens and rest, it iiltci TICS awl happiness of your industrious anti fitithful people. and thersby to giie the best pos- sible security to the stability of your Majesty's throne."

In order to prevent this Radical triumph being construed by the Duke of Wellington or the Tories into any approbation of tfo•ir mea- sures or principles, another resolution to the following effect, drawn up by Mr. Prentice of the Manchester Times, was submitted to the meet- ing, and carried without one dissentient— "That this meeting, while it expresses disapprobation of the late Admitlistrntion, cannot separate is &daring its dmided disapprobatiot, to' the conduct of the Duke of Wellington in assenting to the Irish Coercion Bill, the Poor Law Amino:meet Bill. and other oppressive measures; aud of Isis whole political career, and that of' the Anti-Reform party of which he is the hetul ; and has no confi,l.atee that any measures will emanate front them in favour of any measure of useful ram m."

It was resolved that Lord Durham should be n. quested to present the address to the King. Mr. Cobbett, being then called for, spoke briefly; and abused the Whigs in his usual style, for having passed " that odious thing" the Poor-law Bill. The meeting then separated. It was, throughout, paceable and well-conducted ; the speakers on both sides being fairly treated,