A public meeting, convened on the requisition of a hundred
electors, was held at Leicester on Monday evening; Mr. Thomas Puget in the chair. The proceedings occupied but little time, but were spirited and worthy of the cause. More than two thousand of the inhabitants were present; including a small party of drunken Tories, who were, it is believed, sent for the purpose of creating a disturbance ; but they did not succeed. The resolutions were moved and seconded by Church- men and Dissenters indiscriminately; and the union of Whigs and Radicals in Leicester would seem to be accomplished. The pith of the resolutions is to be found in the following,—moved by the Reve- rend Charles Berry, the Unitarian Minister, and seconded by Mr. W. E. Hutchinson, a Quaker.
" That the return to power of men who have invariably shown themselves the bit- terest enemies of all Rearm, the inveterate supporters of every ab se in Church and att State, and the opus rapoutints of the principles or freedom throughout the 41 orb!, eaten a settled purpose to ernsh the liberties of the count ry, and to renew, in a term still more odious, th i Tory Government of the late and preceding reigns."
The meeting separated with three cheers for the Earl of Durham) and three for Mr. Paget.
The Reformers of Bury St. Edmund's met on Thursday week. Mr. Eagle, the Radical barrister, recommended the oblivion of a minor differences among Reformers ; and it was agreed to support Lord Euston and Mr. Charles Fox Bunbury, at the next election. It is, however, the determination of Lord Boston not to oppose the re. election of his brother Lord Charles Fitzroy, though his Lordship is supposed to be the most earnest Reformer of the Grafton family.
Very spirited resolutions against the recall of the Tories, awl in favour of Radical Reform, were passed by the electors of Gateshead, at a meeting held on Wednesday last, when Mr. Cuthbert Rippe!), the Member, presided.
At Bury, Rochdale, Halifax, Derby, Falmouth, and Maidstone (among other places), public meetings have been held, and resolutions, couched in language more or less energetic, but all to the same effect, have been agreed to, calling upon the King to dismiss the Anti-Re- formers from his councils. At Maidstone, it was resolved, " That this meeting cannot place the slightest confidence in any Ministry form-11 by the Duke of Wellington. nor in any promises of reform that may emanate fount i.1,11 ittistry ; as they cannot bat believe that the delay which has all early taken pare in lie se:formation of abge,es, has been caused by the wIreaSing eterhenations of Me Loop pErty, to whose intrijte:s, they believe, may also be attributed lige aisso:ation of the late In a great number of other towns, preliminary arrangements liars- been made by the Reformers for holding public meetings ; all of which
will be noticed as they occur.
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