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He trusted that they would not refuse their sanction 

 to a measure, which must have the effect of uniting 

 the hearts of all his Majesty's subjects, which would 

 increase their respect for and their confidence in 

 Parliament, and their affection for their Sovereign." 



On the 8th of September, 1831, when William IV. 

 was crowned, the Duke of Richmond bore the sceptre 

 and dove, but owing to the depressed state of trade 

 and the sailor King's dislike to ostentation, the usual 

 gorgeous ceremonies were dispensed with, and no 

 banquet was held in AVestminster Hall. 



On the 3rd of October, the Reform Bill was thrown 

 out in the House of Lords by a majority of forty-one ; 

 which result caused the greatest excitement in the 

 metropolis. The mansions of the Duke of Wellington 

 and the Earls Bathurst and Dudley were attacked by 

 the mob. The Duke of Cumberland was di'agged from 

 his horse and in great danger of serious injury, but 

 the police fortunately rescued him. These riots were 

 not confined to the capital, but extended to many of 

 the provincial towns, where most deplorable excesses 

 occurred. At Bristol the soldiers were called out, 

 about a hundred lives were sacrificed, and two 

 hundred of the rioters in that city were apprehended, 

 eighty-one of whom were convicted, and five left for 

 execution, but only four suffered the extreme penalty. 



The King prorogued Parliament on the 26th of 

 October, and on the opening of the Houses on the 



