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people were so great, he felt much more for the v'e lations of law and of the Constitution. It was more t hen the half of the distress of every manly mind in die country, that he was not a free man. Deprived of liberty, he, for one, cared little for life. Liberty m at a pearl above all price; but to find their liberty d es troyed, for having subverted the liberties of other nations —to find themselves enslaved, for having eoslaved other countries, added great poignancy to the bitterness of their situation—(Great applause).— But all proceeded from one source—and that source . was the corrupt state of the House of Commons. It b a d been truly said, that unless the House of Com mons were reformed, no Ministers, however honour able, could benefit their country ; without that change, the greatest talents could be of no service: Vey, more: he would say that without a change in the Representation, no man could take office with an hennurable intention. Without such a change, the greater the talents of Ministers, the worse. It was 'manifest that in a system of roguery the less talent the hatter. Independently of such a change, instead of desiring better Ministers, he could not wish for tray but the pr esent—(Applause). They had lost what be might call the best feather in their wing : The abstraction of Mr. Canning rendered the Adminis tration infinitely better for the People, but lie was not sure whether the Cabinet was likely to lose that Gen tleman. Ile was a very slippery sort of a Gentle man. When they had him. they had him not. He had acted in the most extraordinary manner. He had made a speech in favour of the prosecution, and at the same time, in the simplicity of his conduct, declared that he had supported the . prosecution be cause`nothing was meanotowards the Queen but can dour, good ling, regard, and esteem-L(Laughter). he H e then withdrew from the storm, expecting that it would soon be over, and that he could again embark on the ocean with his colleagues ; but on coming to the shore lie heard the whistling of the tempest, and again retreated. It was said that lie was going abroad, and that he had written to his independent constituents, to assure them that the treatment of the Queen was his only reason fur retiring. This was saying, in other words, " that he would conic back on the first opportunity." More than that, the Can niegites, the friends and adherents of Mr. Canning, .no longer adhered to him. If he felt those romantic ideas of wandering, he might wander where lie pleased : they kept their places. It was the play of puss in the corner. One more adventurous than the rest might leave the corner, but the rest remained. So the spirit and limbs of Mr. Canning still remained in office. This political polypus, he apprehended, would lose much of his influence with his independent constituents, if he did not return to ohice. It was no wonder that the Right Hon. Gentleman quitted office with regret. To him might be applied the lines of the Pcet, with some alterations: " For who to shame reluctantly a prey, His pleasing place and pension e'er resign'tl, " Left warm corruption and its flcw'ry way, " Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind F' (Greet applause)..—But whatever might be the feel ings of the Right Hon. Gentleman in looking back, it was their business to look before, and if they could we no further thao their noses, they must be con- Taxed that without a Reform of Parliament they elver could recover their freedom. He was going to say they never could be free : but they were not f4ee. The very circumstances in which they met preyed that their Constitutional liberty was lost : for why should the sanction of Magistrates have been accessary for their meeting together to declare their sentiments ?—(Applause).—There was no security for the Queen, for the King, or for the People, if the Parliament was not efficiently reformed. He thought that the demand for restoring her Majesty's name to the Liturgy was a point of the utmost importance, hwause without it the Queen could not be atisfied. In itself it might be unimportant ; but in this case it was the point of honour. Without the restoration of her Majesty's name to the Liturgy, lie saw no hope of peace or tranquillity to the country—(.4pp/ause). put the great evil was the power . of that base and corrupt faction to whom he owed no allegiance—who disloyally shackled their Sovere:gn, -and made his authority subservient to their own unworthy and selfish purposes. The Hon. Baronet concluded by congratulating the County OH so numerous and re spectable a Meeting, and seconding the Petition to the King.—The Hon. Baronet's speech was succeeded by three times three cheers and waving of hats. Mr. Hat.oer said it would be great presumption in him, were he to attempt to say anything in addi tion to what had been so ably and eloquently stated by the Noble Lord and the Honourable Baronet. Of the Queen's innocence he was now more convinced than he. had been seven years ago, when he moved as Address to her as Princess of Wales. The wit nen, who was called in English " My Jockey," had joekied Ministers, the People, and even justice, for Ms. ears ought to have been nailed to the pillory— (Applause).—They had complained that the Queen Lad rewarded a faithful servant for his meritorious services ; but he could refer Ministers to a book where great rewards were given for no services at all—(Ap aknise).—He should like to see the Bishop of London in the situation of the Seven Bishops in the time of lames 11. that he might feel whether the King could do no wrong. The Honourable Gentleman concluded by expressing the great obligations which the country owed to Lord Folkstone, for his exertions in bringing about the present Meeting. Mr.MARSH said, he agreed with the Honourable Baronet in thinking that her Majesty owed much to the. Noble Lords who had been named ; but she owed much more to a man who was once of great conse quence, that was Mr. John Bull--(Applause). He it was that paralyzed her prosecutors, and conducted her with triumph through a cruel and malignant pro cess. He heartily agreed in thinking that, when all classes felt such severe distress, there must be " some thing rotten in the State of Denmark." But the sub ject to which he wished particularly to advert, was the conduct of the Ultra-Loyalists. These were not anew breed. He held in his hand a book' called the History of Addresses, which was published in the reign of Queen Anne, and from that book it appeared that Ultra-Loyalists were known 150 years ago. The fira of them, they would be surprised to hear, was to Oliver Cromwell, who used to say, " What's the use , of an Address witliceit life and fortune?"—(Great ap- Pleine). But he was a bold bad man. Richard Cromwell had also his of " life and fortune Addresses." When he was quitting Whitehall, and Quad particular care- to. be .paid to Iwo boss, I was asked 48 What was the value Of them - ?" ( they contained nothing but old papers.) Richard re ! plied, the " lives and fortunes of all the Corpora tions of England are in it !"—(Great applause.)— The Clergy, in the reign of Charles 11. sent so many Addresses, expressing their abhorrence of " wicked, malignant, and infamous petitioners," that they were called " the Abhorrers." By changing 1684. to 1821, those Addresses, would be extremely suitable for the present Ultra-loyalists—(elpptause). There was an Address at the former epoch from the University of Cambridge, which was called "the Cambridge Creed," from which the following was an extract :—" It be longs aiot to subjects to create or censure, but to ho nour and obey their King, who comes by hereditary right of succession, which no religion and no law, no fault and no forfeiture, can alter or diminish!"— (Laughter). In the book which he held in his hand, it was remarked, that the King gave speech for speech! In his answer he said, " there is no such Church in the world that teaches and preaches loyalty so con scientiously as the Church of England."—(Great laughter). The Corporation of Reading sent an Ad dress to James IL thanking him for liberty of con science, which he had violated. That Corporation had previously called " Charles H. att Angel from Gon. —(Laug,hter). There was no blasphemy with your ultra-loyalists. Such a term as this in the mouth of a Radical would be monstrous blasphemy— (Laughter). The Commentator remarked on this passage, that the Duchess of Portsmouth, the Duches, of Cleveland, and Nell Gwyune, could have told the Corporation that his Majesty was altogether a spi ritual substance !—(Laughter). All the life and for tune men left James 11. and declared their loyal obli gations to William 111. for coming over to protect their lives and fortunes from the King to whom they had, a little before, sworn to devote them. The ultra loyalists were veil* modest; they arrogated all the loyalty, most of the property, and the whole of the respectability of the country ;—(lmmense applause). The Press was a dreadful evil in their estimation.— After the death of Charles I. the word King had fallen into such disrepute, that in the Lotto's Prayer, the expression, "thy Kingdom come," was altered into " thy Commonwealth come!" He expected that the Ultra-Loyalists of the present day would act in the same spirit, and never mention " the republic of letters," but the " kingdom of letters!" When a Cen sorship should be established to make these necessary changes and improvements, he thought that the lauthor of the Loyal Address which he held in his hand would be fairly entitled to be appointed Censor. There was so much beauty and so much lucidus ordo in this precious piece of composition, that he could not withhold it from the admiration of the Meeting. (The Hon. Gentleman then read the Berkshire Ultra-; Loyal Address, with several pertinent and suitable ceinments),—He could only give them one instance beyond this in the Ultra-Loyal style of address. It was not from the old history of Addresses from which he had fora.erly quoted, but from a book of which they bad all heard, called The Rejected Addresses : " God bless the King, God bless the Princess Charlotte; " Cod bless the Guards, God bless their coats of scarlet; " God bless their horsehair, tho' the people acoff; " God bless their pig -tails, tho' they are IIOW cut off. " God bless all those who've anything to give; " Long may Long Tilney Wellesley Long Pole live; . . _ . " And If in Downing -street OW Nick should mrel " Prime Minister of State, then bless the Devil!" (Immense laughter).—He (Mr. Marsh) had been mis represented and censured in the Ultra-loyal Papers, for having remarked that two Bishops were wrong headed. He thought himself rather entitled to praise for his forbearance, in applying this epithet only to two. One Gentleman charged liim with gross igno rance, and very naturally quoted Greek to him, by way of illustrating his charge. The meaning of the Greek was, that " Jupiter nourished Kings." He hoped that that ancient deity would resume - his func tion in this respect, and that Lord Castlereagh had engaged him to provide the Civil List!—(Laughter). He imagined that it was in consequence of such an ' understanding with Jupiter that the Noble Lord had so unceremoniously dispensed with the assistance of the House of Commons !—(A laugh). The Honour able Gentleman concluded a speech, which was re ceived throughout with great applause, by seconding the motion of thanks to Lord Folkestone. _ Mr. PYSTIE PALMER, M.P. came forward, and was received with great applause. He apcilogi..ied for not addressing the Meeting at any length, which he was prevented from doing by a cold. Mr. BOWLES, of Farringdon, addressed.the Meet ing on the infamous character of the Bill of Pains and Penalties. The several Resolutions, Petitions, and Addresses, were then carried with great applause. A Vote of Thanks was then passed to the Editors of Papers which advocated the cause of innocence and justice. Mr. FuLwAR CRAVEN moved, " That the Meeting viewed with abhorrence the conduct of the Sheriff. —This Resolution was unanimously and rapturously carried.—Thanks were voted to Sir F. BURDETT and to the Chairman, and the Meeting dispersed. BLANDFORD, JANUARY 4. The Vitra-Loyal here had recourse to their old game of getting an Address to the KING signed by 129 People (without calling any Meeting), styling themselves the Gentry, Clergy, and Inhabitants of this town and its vicinity. Let the People of Eng land know, that this town and vicinity contains be tween—qr and 8,000 inhabitants ; and if the Parish had called a Meeting, there would have been fifty to Mk against such a spurious Address. A counter Address to the KING, and one to the QUEEN, have been got up, And on the first day received more signatures than the 3ther did in three weeks, during which time every stratagem was used to get the inhabitants to sign. Underneath is the sample• of those who signed the Pretended Loyal Address, which.was nothing less than a gross libel on. the People of the three Kingdoms : Parson, - - - - - - :6 Lawyers - - - - - - 6 Placcmen, Pensioners, Half-pay and Excise °facers, Cleats of Parishes, fcc. - - - .. .10 Ma; ; istrates - - - - - 11 Yeomen and Tradesmen - - - - SO Appremiee Boys, Lawyers' Clerks, and such like. - Is Strangers - - - . - 8 Tout - - 129 Of 300 householders, resident in this worm, onlr'2s could be persuittled to sip the Address. • ,_. ~.Y~ CAMBERWELL MEETING. • A Meeting of the Parish of Camberwell was con vened yesterday evening, at the Golden Lion Tavern,, Camberwell, for the purpose of voting an Address to the QUEEN, which gave rise to one of the most' disgraceful scenes ever witnessed at a Public Meet ing. The Meeting was called for six o'clock, which • was of course understood, as at all other Public Meetings, for seven. The room in which the Meet ing was to have assembled, is the Assembly-room of the Tavern, at one'end of which a stage was.raised, about three feet, on which ten or twelve chairs were placed, and in the front a small table, with lights and water and glasses, with a chair for the Chairman. At twelve or fourteen minutes before sew, the Gentlemen who had called the Meeting had not en tered the room, being in an adjoining apartment. A knot of about twenty or thirty persons had collected close to the stage, one of whom cried out, " I pro pose that W. Pinchback, Esq. be called to the Chair." This being seconded, the party collected round the stage lifted up their hands, and without putting the negative branch of the question, and in spite of the disapprobation of the rest of the Meeting, made a rush to the Chair, and installed Mr. Pinchback, an aged Gentleman, and surrounded him with a corJon. Presently after this, and before Mr. PINctIBACK hid proceeded to any business, Mr. FAvFa.r. entered the room at the bead of the Committee :Ind advanced to the stage, on which there was a general cry of " Faveil to the Chair !" The usurping minority who had surrounded Mr. Pinchback, cried out, « Mr. l'inchback has been voted to the Chair." Much vociferation followed, and Mr. Wastanovult called out for silence, and briefly addressed the Meet ing, and, as far as he could make himself heard, urged the Meeting to listen patiently to what might be said, as they were met to argue, and not to dis- • grace themselves by vociferation. Mr. FAVELL then came to the front of the stage near the table, on the left of the Chairman. He was received with great applause, and with a renewed cry of " Favell to the Chair!" which was answered by loud cries and yells of various descriptions by Mr. Pinchback's supporters. Mr. Pinchback kept his seat, but Made no attempt whatever to exercise the duties of a Chairman, by procuring order in the as sembly, of which it was new evident that nine tenths were opposed to his continuance in the office which he had assumed. Some of his supporters on the right continued to amuse themselves with cries and gesti culations which it would be difficult to describe. Mr. FAvELL then having obtained comparative silence; said, he hoped the singularity of the circum stances in which he was placed, would entitle him to a hearing while he said a very few words (Applanvc, and cites y "Let the other Chairman speak first"; why should not Mr. Pinch back speak too?) The mea sure which had been adopted was a very extrordi 7 nary one, and one which, in the course of a long life, he had never before witnessed. (Applause.---" Guild hall," from the Pinchback party.—" No Paupers and Parsons," from various parts of the room.)— He be lieved hewas one of the oldest parishioners of Cam berwell, and he believed (and the Meeting wo'jld be able to bear witness, to the fact,) that he • had not once troubled his fellow-parishioners with his politi cal opinions in the course of his life.—(Applause.)— CHissing and yelling again commenced on the stage, which was answered by the Meeting at large with the loudest disapprobation, and cries of " Favell to Me Chair, turn Pinchback out ej Mr. DODD, one of the most vociferous of Mr. Pinchback's supporters, cried ironically," I am sorry, Gentlemen, you will not hear Mr. Ewell ; it spews you are all the other way." He then laughed ex ceedingly, and joined in the shoutings. Mr. FAtELL said, this is a land of freedom arid liberty, and this is the specimen which these Gentle men give of their attachment to it, by not allowing a person to be heard when he has beat by a majority of the Meeting thought worthy of the honour of taking the Chair. After hearing a Bill read, (" There was no Bill read," from the l'inchback party, " Where was the Bill read ?" "At the Green Coat School," said a voice from the crowd. This allusion to the private meeting where the loyal Address was voted, raised a roar of laughter, and for a time silenced the supporters of Mr. Pinchback.) Are these the Gen tlemen, continued Mr. Favell, who support this free Constitution, who were so anxious before to vote an Address at a private meeting, who would now sys tematically disturb public discussion ? (Applauoe.)— Can these be the real friends of liberty and of the Con ' stitution of England, who. after putting out a Bill signed by 500 persons, to represent a parish contain ing a population of 13,000 persons, come here to dis prb this meeting? (loud applauses.) These Gentle men putting forth an Address to his Majesty on the subject of the times, never mentioned the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers towards the Queen—the conduct of those men who sought to degrade the King by degrading the Queen. (great applause.) (In. the interval created by the noise of the applause, a person, who was variously called Mr. and Dr. Bean, who had previously been very loud, addressing him self to the Reporters who stood under the place ap . potbteu for the Chairman, said, " If the Reporter for ;The Times if here, let him take* care and say the !Meeting is unanimous.") A Gentleman immediately said, u I. am the Ite ' porter foi The Times." Mr. or Dr. BEAN then said, " You may look, Sir, as black as you please." Mr. or Dr. Beau did not in terrupt the Reporters with any further remarks, but joined the rest of Mr. Pinchback's party in shouting. Mr. Etver.t. then ;main ptocceded --" I am sorry to observe, in the A:ilircss to which I have alluded, the names of some Gentlemen, very respectable no doubt in their profession as Clergymen"—(oies of 4 Do,:: be personal,' from Air. Dodd and others).— " They tell us of the bad doctrines that we afloat. The best way to put down such doct, ines is to circu late goad books, and to instruct the PeoVe. I have attended most f the Meetings . which have been held' for the purpo e of promoting the circulation of the Bible, but I have not seen one of those Gentlemen (who are now so active) attending those Meetings— (' Don't men:inn'the - Bible here and loud cries from • the Pinchbeck party).—Yom see the conduct of these Are , tbese the Gentlemen who talk of • Ira. clical mao—(4,Fique)—Are il ese the Gentidneii who talk of their attachment to the Cons . i u i in ? I am proud to look these Gentlemen full in the 'face i %%their they talk of loyalty ! When the country was I In danger, I ask whether I was not ready to shew my loyalty, by serving voluntarily as a field-officer ?" The Pinchback party hiving made an interruptind about this time, the majolity of the Meeting kudly cried out that Mr. Favell should take the Chair, Mr: P. wlto seemed luuter qualified for sitting than for standing, did not stir. 'Mr. Favell kept his place at the table; but there was consider file •preisure to wards the chair on which Mr. Pinchback sat, and the ciies of " Mr. raven to the Chair," were re doubled. An absolute straggle then took place be tween the supporters of lite various Chairmen, who were on the t Iv, in the con: se of which Mr. Pa vel], who truk no part in the struggle, was tin ust forward from the stage, and fell on the floor ; he was speedily raised and supported by his friends. The table before Mr. Pinchback was thrown over with its lights and glasses, hut that Gentleman who was further removed from the front, was conveyed away into a sort of recess at the bark of the stage, where he was obscured for smite time. Something very like a general fight took place in the room, which was a scene of the utmost confusion for several minutes. Blows were exchanged bet Ween various individuals ; but the smallness of the num bers of the Pinchback party soon shewed them that it-was not wise to persist; and the disposition to gaol order in the supporters of Mr. Favell prevented •.1.4,n from taking advantage of their numbers to revenge • themselves on thos.e who had annoyed them. fa the course of this struggle there '.vas a very brutal at tempt made to push Mr. Face)! a second time from the stage, which he had re-ascended. The :Lost noisy of the Pinchback party soon became less conspicuous, and formed a little knot round Mr. Pinchback (or the place where, we presume, Mr. Pinchback must have been). Mr. FAVELL then opened the business of the Meeting. Sir G. Kam proposed an Address to the Queen, which was seconded and agreed to by a great majority. Mr. ItYLAND proposed, and Mr. BELL seconded, a Petition to the House of Commons, which was also agreed to. The noise which the Pinchback party continued to make, prevented more than the general purport cf the Address and Petition being audible. Mr. FAVELL then declared the Meeting to be dis solved, and the Committee and many of their friends retired.—The Pinchback party, after the Committee had retired, brought Mr. Pinchback oat from the re cess, in which he had been lodged. A part of the Meeting continued together from curiosity ; a short exhibition of dumb shew took place, and the Meeting dispersed at a quarter before eight o'clock. We are happy to hear that Mr. FavEr.r. is not conscious of having received any injury. Ile be haved throughout with the most perfect firmness, and with a temper which did him infinite credit. ~,41116 ••- PRESBYTERY MEETING AT GLASGOW: Wednesday there was a good deal of animated discussion at the . .‘lreting of the Presbytery of Glas gow. After some routine business,, the Rev. Princi pal Tnyt.on rose and proposed an Address to the King at the present juncture. The Rev. Mr. LAPSLIE seconded the motion. The Rev. Dr. TAYLOR, jun. hoped it would pass unanimously. The MODERATOR put the question. The Rev. Dr. CHALMERS objected to any inter ference with politics on the part a the Pre,bytery. He recommended to them rather to devote their ex ertions to the religious improvement of their pa rishes—(App/mac in the gallery). The Rev. Mr. LAPSLIE made a warm speech in reply to Dr. Chalmers. Alluding to the applause, he told the audience that they ought to remember that they were not in St. John's Church—(The Rev. Gentleman Was more than once admonished to ad dress his observations to the Chair). _ _ It was then resolved that there shoal be an Ad dress; and one, prepared by the Rev. Dr. Ctrs, was proposed. A number of modifications were made in it by the Moderator and others. - The Rev. Dr. CHALMERS said that he was more and more convinced that there should be no Address. The Rev. D. Mum thought it absolutely neces sary that the Presbytery should express their loyalty on this occasion. The Rev. Mr. CLAsox, in a neat speech, opposed the Addres.. The Rev. Mr. MARSHALL concurred in the oppo sition.--Some farther discussion ensued: In the end the Address was carried in its modified shape, with out being put to the vote. NORTIIALLERTON MEETING.—We are particularly desired to state, that the followin4 are the exact words which were used by MARTIN SrAP'VLTON, Esq. at the conclusion of his speech at this Meeting :—" If the disthissal of his Majesti's Ministers, and a com plete chang e in his Majesty's Councils, could be ac complished by the sacrifice of my life, I should be 'rifling this day to lay it down to effect an object so essential to the sa /dy of-my country." liodsELEss Pooh.—A considerable increase took place in the number of applicants on Saturday, and cm Sunday night those parts of the London Wot k house NithiCh Inive beet; placed under the control cf the Committee, were c: owdeJ u ith inmates, most of them appearing in the most abject distress, and all • grateful for the assistance afforded by the Charity. LON DON -B IDGR--I;ertelikay, about one• o'clock, the River was so choaked up with ice from the con fined and narrow arches of London-bridge, that 21 lighters and craft were blocked up in the ice above the bridge; the accumulating ice, with a tremendous crash, at length forced eight of the barges through the arches, they being nearest the 'midge, hat &ft other 13 remained ` immovable, till the return of &cc! tide, amidst the ice. Connected with the barges were many loads of floating timber, great part of which would be lost to its owners, as well as a barge sunk on Saturday by the ice through the bridge. The situation of many oldie lightermen who were in alb barges was quite distressing, is no boat', could get to them, and the ice was Lc() rotten for thein to venture on it to the shore. i k t. 0