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receiving the Address voted at the recent meeting of the Bristol General Union and their fellow- citizens. The following is a copy of Mr. Herapath's letter to the Duke of Sussex, and his Royal Highness's reply.

Bristol. May 11th.

" May it please your Royal Iliglmess—At a meeting of about 10,000 of the citizens of Bristol, held yesterday, a resolution to the following effect was passed—"That his Majesty's patriotic brother, his Royal Ii ighness the Duke of Sussex, he requested to present th., tbllowing Address, signed by the Chairman, on behalf of the meeting, to his most gracious Majesty.' " Enclosed 1 send a copy of the Address, and by the same post, time Address itself; and if the solicitation or prayer of an individual so humble its myself can avail any thing, I should entreat, in the most urgent manner that I am capable of, or etiquette allows, that your Royal Highness will not only present it, but press upon his Majesty the necessity of the instant reinstatement of Ministet,s and the ere:, I ion of Peers. This might appear as impertinent to your Royal Highness; bat I hope in such a moment of danger as this is, it will be forgiven. I have a sincere desire to retoin the institutions of ruy country, when the abuses which haw crept in shall have been removed. and front this desire arises my solicitation to your Royal 'light-less. I have bad most extensive experience amongst men of all classes, and have watehed them narrowly ; and I feel cer- tain that any other course on the part cf his Majesty will nil imately lead to a revolu- tion of the most dreadful deseription.—I bowo the honour to sub,,cribe myself, with time greatest respect, your Royal Highness's most obedient humble smvant, " WILLIAM IIERAPATII." " Kensington Palace, May 14, 1832. " Sir—In compliance with the wishes expressed in your letter, dated the I lth instant, addressed to me, I lost no time in forwarding the Petition of a numerous meeting of the citizens of Bristol and its vicinity to Sir Herbert Taylor, for presentation to his Ma- jesty. The tbllowing is a copy of the answer which I yesterday evening received from. Sir Herbert Taylor- " • Sir—I was honoured with your Roy-al Highness's letter and the enclosures yester- day evening, and I have taken the earliest opportunity of submitting them to his Ma- jesty. His Majesty having read the copy of the letter signed William Herapath, ad- dressed to your Royal Highness, has Leen pleased to order rate to return the Address Which accontpanied it, and to acquaint your Royal Highness that he cannot receive it, as it does not appear from the contents of William Herapatlis letter that the meeting from which the Address issued was properly constituted. (Signed) " ' HERBERT TAYLOR: " I am with consideration, Sirjours, 3cc. At: aus = FREDERIC:.

The election for Berkshire commences on Monday. Mr. Hallett will, it is said, be proposed by Sir F. Burdett. A meeting of Re- formers was held at Reading on Monday, at the Broad Face, when several patriotic resolutions were unanimously carried. A subscription was immediately entered into, and 1501. raised in an instant. Mr. R. Palmer is also in the field. • Sir Francis happily alluded to this contest at the-Lord Mayor's dinner on Wednesday. He said—The labours of the•Reformers were.not .yet concluded; and whenever occasion called for it, they ought not to fail to show their power. He would, there- fore, take the present opportunity of canvassing for an old and staunch Reformer of the name of Hallett, who was now a candidate for the re- presentation of Berkshire. This gentleman was opposed by Mr. Pal- mer, a kind of Wellington Reformer—for, now-a-days, even Welling- ton had turned a Reformer. Mr. Palmer was undoubtedly a gentleman of great respectability, but at the same time he was by no means up to the mark as far as Reform was concerned; and he therefore advised every person who had any election interest in Berkshire, to use it for the purpose of securing the return of Mr. Hallett.

The following subscriptions have been made, among others, for Mr. Hallett's canvas,—Sir F. Burdett, 1001. ; R. C. Ferguson, Esq. M.P. 50/. ; Henry Warburton, Esq. M.P. 50/. ; J. Morrison, Esq. M.P. (Ipswich) 50b; Joseph • Hume, Esq. M.P. 50/. ; John Wood, Esq. M.P. 501.

The Chester election closed on Thursday sennight ; when. Mr. Maddock was at the bead of the poll, by a majority of 101. Mr. Mad- dock has thus been elected ; but his return is disputed, on the ground of his ineligibility as Town-Clerk and Under-Sheriff. Mr. Maddock

comes in upon the Grosvenor interest.

It was the fully-fixed determination of the freeholders of Westmore- land to have two Reform members in case a dissolution had taken place. The Honourable E. G. Stanley, or James Brougham, Esq., and Wil- liam Marshall, Esq., were the gentlemen to whom requisitions were to

be sent.—Carlisle Journal.

The Duke of Richmond has signified his intention of lowering the rents of his tenantry immediately 25 per cent. The Honourable Captain M. T. F. Berkeley, R.N., of Berkeley Lodge, Boshain, has declared his. readiness to follow his noble brother-in-law's example.—

Portsmouth Herald.

Of the Under Graduates of Oxford, 900 out of 1,000 have signed an address, thanking the Kin,p for not making Peers. The King will ap- preciate this address, for he will not make Peers.—John Bull. [These boys will be the death of us.—Spectator.]

When the tax-gatherer called on Lord Milton the week before last, his Lordship requested he would call again, " because he was not certain that circumstances might not arise which would oblige him to resist payment."

The Bishop of Peterborough has been shamefully insulted by some of the lower orders of Peterborough whilst riding out—Stanybrd Mercury.

The seamen of North and South Shields, and the Tyne generally, have struck for wages. They demand 4/. per month during the sum- mer, and .51. during the winter. Ships are not allowed to proceed to sea unless their owners or captains will agree to these terms.

DUTY OF A YnosaAaaLast week two of the Hens Yeomanry re- signed: One of them gave, as his reason for retiring, that he never, if ordered, could raise his hand against his fellow-countrymen, while seek- ing. their "just rights and privileges." Lord Grimston replied as

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" Sir—I am extremely glad that yon wish to leave the Cashio troop of yeomanry, as it appears that you never intended to perform your My if sailed :Tom. " Mr. Varney, St. Albans:' " G R MSTON."

On Saturday-week, a certain brigade of Fusileers in the neighbour- hood of Brighton proceeded to practise with ball cartridge. An im- mense quantity of ammunition was expended in the course of the day ; at the close of which, it was triumphantly announced by a flourish of trumpets, that one man (out of sixty) had hit the mark.—Briuldan .Guardian.

The glove business has had a briskness, for some time unknown, imparted to it within the last few days, by the receipt of considerable orders for the London and other markets. Both here and at Yeovil, the masters have latterly; owing to the stagnant state of trade, refrained from making more than just sufficient to meet present consumption ; the consequence has been, that their stocks in hand have been inadequate to the calls now made upon them, and their journeymen have been put upon full work to complete the orders of their customers.-1 rorcester Herald.

Trade has been almost paralysed during the period that has elapsed since the resignation of Evil Grey. The effects on the markets of

Leeds, Huddersfield, Bradford, Rochdale, and Manchester, have been deplorable. All speculation both in London and the country is at an end. Last Tuesday's market at. Leeds was the worst that has been for the last twenty years. Commercial bargains have been broken off,. and buyers have deferred laying in their stocks. A slight revival has taken place on the news that Earl Grey is recalled ; and if the Re- form Bill should pass, we are convinced that confidence would be re- stored, and trade would become good.—Leeds Mercury.

The duty paid on eggs imported at Ramsgate within the last three months exceeded the sum of 2,000/. ; the duty is 10,1. on every 120 eggs. Captain George Burdett, R.N., died on Sunday, at his lodgings on the Western Road, Brighton, in consequence of some oil of tar having been administered to hini in a mistake for a black draught. The poison did not appear likely, in the first instance, to produce farther inconve- nience than extreme sickness; but, after a time, there was a powerful determination of blood to the hem], which the medical•men were unable to cheek. The. young man who made, up the medicine was found by -the Coroner's inquest guilty of Manslaughter. • During the violent storm of Tuesday last week, D. Powell, Esq., of Loughton, Essex, who had been walking in his grounds, was observed to go under a high din, and place himself close against the body of the tree. Within a minute a most vivid flash of lightning followed, accom- panied by a tremendous burst of thunder ; and the electric fluid striking the tree under which Mr. Powell had taken refuge, reached him in its descent, and his instantaneous death was the consequence. Some la- bourers, who happened. to be near the spot, on going up, found their master a corpse. It appeared that the fatal fluid had gone completely down the body, from the head to the feet of the deceased.. His right side, from his face downwards, was much discoloured; his shirt, parti- cularly at the neck, as well as other parts of his clothes, was very much Mooched, and his boots were literally shivered into fragments. The deceased was a magistrate of this county, most deservedly esteemed and respected. He has left a disconsolate widow and thirteen children to lament their irreparable loss.—Essex Standard.

At Wakefield, on the 9th instant, John Wrigglesworth, a miserable little sweep boy, was suffocated in a flue; he was sent dosin from the top of the chimney, and after descending about thirteen feet, he 'got into what is called a "dead flue," from which it was impossible to ex- trieate him until after seven or eight hours had elapsed; he was then quite dead. The child was found in a part of the flue which was about seven inches by eight inches square ! He was only eight years old the

0th of this month, and he had worked two years!—Sheffield Iris. .

At Camerton Hall, near Workington, on Tuesday lust, a neighbour had sent to borrow a gun ; which one of the female servants took from its place, and was in the act of dusting with a cloth, when it went off and shot her dead upon the spot !

A child, a few months old, whilst in bed with its parents, in this city, was a few nights ago attacked by a rat, which actually devoured a great portion of its nose !—Carlisle Patriot.

James Cumberledge, who was convicted, at the last Assizes, of setting fire to several stacks and other property belonging to Mr. Lea, of Siddington •Hall, Ives executed on Saturday, on the drop in front of Chester Gaol. At twelve o'clock, the executioner entered the press- room, and pinioned him; and as he left the room, he said to him, " Now mind, Sam, fetch my carcase away as soon as it is done with; though I don't know that it matters much what becomes of the body after it is dead—the soul's all." He then advanced towards the scaffold with a faltering step ; and on reaching the top of the platform, and be- holding the Welsh hills, he exclaimed, " What a fine country is this !" While surveying the vast concourse of spectators below, he observed, " Lord, what a number are collie to see me !" and he also said to the chaplain, " What a fine congregation this would be to preach to; ay, what a congregation this would be !" He then prayed the Lord to have mercy on his soul ; and the executioner pulled the cap over his eves. On the first bolt of the drop being withdrawn, the criminal ex- claimed, "I inn going! Oh! I am going." The drop immediately afterwards fell, and he died apparently without a struggle.