A meeting of the rate-payers of Illarylebone was held on
Monday, in the yard of the parish 1Vorkhouse, New Road. The attendance has been estimated at four sr five thoustind. Mr. Hume, Colonel Evans, Sir Samuel Whalley, :eel several other persons accustomed to lead the Marylebone Radicals :led Reformers, were stationed on a temporary hustings. Mr. Hodgkins:el, Churchwarden, was in the chair ; and
opened the business of 'neeting by stating, that both the Members for the borough had festi invited to attend, but that Sir Samuel Whalley alone was preesa, Sir William Horne having sent the fol- lowing letter in reply to the invitation.
" Sir —I beg to thank pm for your letter, inviting me to attend the meeting of the
rate-pavers on Monday ti, subject of the present state of the Government. Sir, I feel. in common with my brother rate.payers, and with every reflecting man, a deep anxiety in the present 'lute o',"the contd..; :Intl if I thought t hat my attendance at the modify,. as one of the Represent:dives of the latrough, would be useful to ourselves or to the public it the pro•seilt MIMS'S{ , I sho11,11 feel it my duty to attend. But I must frankly say, that I do not think :met] a meeting as is propost:d. with the wile field of discus- ion opened to it, is likely to produce the good intended by it ; and I therefore beg respectfully. to decline the 4nm:ohm. I cannot bring myself to think that the great constitut hued cause of Reform, atter what we have already achieved. is in danger from any attempt which may be meditated by any new set of Ministers against it ; and the past conduct of his Majesty seems to um a sure guarantee to his subjects, that nun mull scheme would for a moment tneet with his countenanee or support, hut that be would instantly vim its being discovered, coneur with his people in deprecating it.
"I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your faithful humble servant,
" Wm. HORNE...
" Friday Night, 28th November tesa.
The reading of this letter was interrupted by frequent hisses and groans. The business of the meeting was then proceeded with. Mr. Hovenden, the barrister, moved, and Mr. Redwood, a Quaker,
seconded the first resolution. It admitted the right of the King to select his own Ministers, but expressed deep concern that his Majesty should bike them from the Anti-Reforming ranks. The other reso- lutions were proposed and seconded by Colonel Evans, Mr. Young, Sir S. Whalley, Mr. Robinson, and Captain Beetham. The danger of intrustieg the working of the Reform Act to the enemies of Reform, was strongly insisted upon in these resolutions ; and an address to the King, embodying the spirit of them, was unanitnously agreed to. Mr. Hutne thee addressed the meeting at length. He called upon the people to recollect the noble efrorts they made against the Duke in 1830 and 18:31. He approved of the foreign policy of the late Govern- ment, though he was opposed to much of their conduct. He was con- vinced that the Reformed House of Commons would be proof against the art and eloquence of the Duke's "demure deputy," Sir Robert Peel.
The Duke of Portland has refused to present the Marylebtne ad- dress to the King.
In consequence of a circular issued by Mr. Tennyson, a considerable
number of the electors of Lambeth met on Monday, at the Elephant and Castle, and passed resolutions to support Mr. 1. ennyson in ease of a dissolution of Parliament, and to oppose the reinstatement of the Tories.
The inhabitants of St. Saviour's parish met on Thursday, in the Vestry-room of the church, and passed resolutions in favour of Trien. Mal Parliaments, Vote by Ballot, and Household Suffrage, and expres- sive of utter want of confidence in the Duke of Wellington and his party.
A considerable number of the rate-payers of St. Mary, Newington, ssembled last night, and passed resolutions, with only two dissentients, declaratory of their disgust at the prospect of a Tory Ministry.
Resolutions declaring that the recall of the Duke was symptomatic of an intention to resort to a government of misrule and extravagance, were passed at Deptford on Monday evening, by a numerous and re- spectable meeting. A vote of thanks was also passed to the Liberal portion of the press, and a committee appointed to watch the proceed- ings of the enemy.
The Reformers of Brentford, called together on Monday by a Corn- solace of their resuscitated Political Union, adopted strong resolutions against the recall of the Duke.