The National Register. — London, England, 1822-06-16 00:00:00

-r-- rte Oa c a L tai, l:, f tr., • Our Bing, Grondtitution, anb ;WWI. No 1,374.—V0L. XV.] GERMAN PAPERS. • 11=2111 SWITZERLAND, MAY 30.—..AM00e subjects to be discussed by the next Diet i posal for a commercial intercourse, which M. Zea, the Envoy of the new Republic of Columbia, has made to the Confederation, as he has to other European States. M. Zen goes from Mikis to Landon, having resided in the turnier city a considerable time, in pursuance of his object. The French merchants treated him with much regard. He intends to pass the month of August in Switzerland. The Swiss merchants likewise take great interest in the object of his mis sion, and the Swiss Charge d'Affaires at Paris has already given an answer to his overtures. BUCHAREST, MAY 1 l .—To our great joy, but to the consternation of the Greeks, who hoped for war with Russia, most of the Asiatics and Tartars have departed within these four days, in divisions of .5 or OM men. It is generally reported that orders have come for the entire evacuation of the principalities, and two of the Bojars lately sent to Constantinople are to be appointed Hospodars, but the rest to re main in the capital as hostages for the preservation of tranquillity. About 5,000 Janissaries remain fi,r the present in this city as a garrison. The Asiatics, when they went away, mostly believed they were, going to Moldavia. latox rtaits OF MOLDAVIA, MAY 16.—Up to the 12111, the Asiatics and Tartars continued daily to leave Bucharest. It was said that there would remain only garrisons of 1,200 to 1,800 men in Jassy and Bucharest, till the Hospodars already ap pointed by the Porte shall be formally installed. At Erajowa„ in Little Wallachia, the Turks were like wise preparing to march away. NUREMBERG, MAY is affirmed that, ac cording to accouDts whjelt . have been received, the English have taken the most active part in the ex pedition of the Capitan Pacha, and chiefly contri- Luted to the reduction of the island of Seio by the Turks. The occupation of that island by the Eng lish seems to be part of the plan which that nation means to follow, for the maintenance of the Levant trade. We have no news of the great Turkish fleet, anti it is feared that the Turks will take ven geance on the island of Samos also, which would be o great satislitetion to those who considered the de liverance of the lung oppressed unhappy Greeks as a political crime. VIENNA, MAY 27.—The Messag,iere Modenese of the 18th May gives an account of the assassination of the Provincial Director of Police, G. Besino, on the evening of the 15th, by two persons, one of whom rim a dagger, or rather a short sword, through his body. He survived a couple of hours, ma which he received the sacrament, and pardoned his assassins, declaring that he died in peace, be cause he fell a victim to the performance of his duty. His Royal Highness our Sovereign, deeply afficted at the loss of a faithful servant, who was fiillen a victim to his zeal in the performance of his duty, has directed every exertion to be made for the disco very and exemplary punishment of the perpetrators, aill has written a letter of condolence to the widow, in which lie says, that having intended to raiza: Bcsini to the rank of Counsellor of the Government, he has been pleased to grant to her a pension equal in amount to the salary of a Counsellor. A new victim to the fury of the wicked sect of the Curionari has fallen at Cesena. A hopeful young man, of the name of Crudeii, had volunta rily quitted the sect iu consequence of the last Bull of the head of the Church. His father was greatly pleased at this act of his con's, but a few days after the corpse of the latter, shockingly mangled, was fUund in the city ditch. A couple of daggers, bear- Mg the secret marks of the Carbonari, were still sticking in the body. Several notices were posted up at Cesena, threat ening all the members who withdraw from the society will; the fate of Crudeli. The lotsl.autho ritics are using every exertion to discover the per petrators. The Post Masters General have been pleased to order that all letters addressed to the Committee, at the City of London Tavern, shall pass free of postage, provided such letters be enclosed in covers, having the following superscription—" On the business of the Committee fur the relief of the distressed Irish.** SUNDAY. JUNE 16, 1822. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS AND PARLIAMEN TARY REFORM. KENT COUNTY MEETING. In consequence of a requisition directed to the High Sheriff of the county of Kent, a most numerous meeting of the free holders of that wealth sod respectable couuty was convened on Tuesday, in the market-piece, Maidstone, for the purpose of considering the best means of alleviating the distress which at. present affects the agricultural interest, and of discussing the necessity of parliamentary reform as the only *run mode by which that distress could he relieved. Soon after 12 o'clock the High Sheriff appeared on *lle...tem. porary hustings which were erected on a 'ruggers for bis recep tion ; and in a short time, the Earl of Thairst, the Earl of Dun ley, Lord Clifton, Sir E. Knatolibull, Mr. lionywooil, the Hen. C. Noel, and many other gentlemen of respectability, appeared ou the scene of adieu. The DEPUTY SIIERIFP read the requisition. The fitrin Stireirr briefly expatiated on the great respect ability of those by whom the requisition was signed. Such • list clearly indicated the importance of the subjects which the assembly were met to discuss ; and he would he happy to bear the sentiments of every , individual, on the subjects uoticed in the requisition, To all, he trusted, an impartial hearing would be given. (Cheering.) The Earl of DARNLEY then moved, ^ That the High Sheriff do take the cheir," which propositidn was carried ems rose. The lie it SHEIttI , F then stated, that he had received a letter from Lord Sondes, apologizing for his abseuce. The letter was insmediately read. Mr. FOOT then proceeded to address the assembly. The situation of the British twiner—the situation of all those who depended on his exertions, was perilous in the extreme. Their sufferings were greater than those of any other class of the com munity—their interests were reduced to the lowest state of de , gradation. It was true that, fur the purpose of relieving them a few taxes had been remitted; but nothing had heed done to be nefit the agriculturists in the pummel session of Parlianient.— Ito alt parts oldie empire employment was so scarce, that numerous families, though thee possessed health and strength, and were anxious foe 'Olive exertion, could nut procure work. Such was the littliatioll of the industrious pocr, and a more unnatural state of society could not be conceived. 'Flee mein-spring of the labourer's life was active exertion —when lie had employment lie was an in dependent inan, lint without' employment he could not possibly be removed from the chilling grasp of poverty.— Hie agricultue isis claimed no undue preference ; they only asked to be placed on the same footing as their com inertial and manufactitring brethren ; they wished, like those bodies, to be protected time the ruinous system of allowing foreigners to compete with them in their own market. It was an undonlited fact, theta great quantity of rnreign grain was introduced into the English market as Irish corn, to the manifeat prejudice and byplay of those who cultivated the Bi itish soil. (A voice in the ci owd,"Do vou believe that?"—Mr. Foote," I do; I know the fact.") lirturm eins the only remedy for their distress, aryl for their still accumulating misfortunes. Such ars the sea timent found hi every town, in every village, in every place, throughout the empire. Those who cherished that sentiment required new. Their great desire was, and twee could call it unconstitutional, to circumscribe the inflittuce of the Crown, and to shorten the duration of Pat Influent. They wished to seek redress for their griev. ances in an exteitsion of the right of voting from those who owned freehold to those who possessed copyliold property, in short, by a generel extension of the elec. live franchise. It they were asked what farther propo. sitious they entertained, their declaration was, that their wishes were is unieun with these held by many indepen dent members of the House of Commie's, and that they were moo friendly to the measures urged by Lord John Hessen with so much energy and abitity.—(Applause.)— Whatever aafietateion he telt from the development of that young feelings and principles, he was by uu memos surprised at the course he had take n. 'flirt measures tending to the public good should originate ie his cominnuiling intellect, could not surprise any person v. Ito remeinheirel the history ut the family to which he was allied, and on whose high and Immutable 'woe his talents, and his vii tiles shed additional 'lustre.— lie acted on the principles of his Illustrious ancestors—lie regarded the fabric of our coustitiition with a jealous and a lionlatile partiality—lie viewed it as Ills own and his countrymen's bit thi ight—lie demnieled that it should lie administered according to the spirit and the letter of the statute-book. (Applause.) He (ME. F.) apologized fur having trespassed so !wig on the time of the meeting, and would now tend the petition, venire lie wished them to adopt. The lion. gent. then Et ad the petition, which stated, that the petitioners leliumed under accunitiiiited amid insupportable distress produced by the u..glit of taxation, amid hind bug looked in vain to the House of Commons fur relief—that they lied seen every abuse de fended, and every plan for elheient Helium opposed—dud slier :onetime un the lavish and %enfant expenditure of the public money, it prayed a retrenchment and reform in Parliament, which alone could " save tour country from convulsion, give stability to the Ileum., and perpetuate the conetitutioe."—The hon. gent. concluded by moving. " that this be the petition of the meeting." Mr. KIDER *pegged leave to second the motion.—lt was quite clear that those who supporieo refoine without which nothing could be done, was rapidly gaining ground. He advised theca to hero again and agent, to Meow their determitintion, and to prove to those by whims they welts opposed, that they sv o,lil not flinch from the object they had iii view. it this petition. which was couched in moderate and respectlul language, did not produce any effect, the next Ouse twist be et a stiooger! nature.—(Laughter.)—ll.' ent rent. d theist Hot to be slick is their etiorlae..be trusted the petittue would be utust Palo: 94d. numerously signed, and hoped that every man who would not sign it might die, as he deserved, in the ditches of his own dilapidated farm. (Cheering-) The Earl of DARN LEY said, that the distress under which they now laboured had not arisen from any detect in the preseift House of Commons, but from the conduct of former Houses of Commons, which, bad net duly con. trolled the expouttore of the country. This occasioned that accumulation of debt which, added to the norm toes annecessary establishments that had already been ad verted to by those who addressed them, oppressed and impoverished the country. (Applause.) As the present petition embraced in general terms two great object.— the distress of the conntry, and the want of a due repre. sentation of the people—he had thought it his duty to pet his name to the requisition as a freeholder of the county. (Applause.) The prevailing di. . arose, in his opinion, not from any one cause, bat from a concentration of causes, amongst which the pressure of taxation was the only one to which an immediate relief could be applied. Some talked of saving the farmer by defrauding the public creditor. Ceitainly those who contracted the debt, had a just right to pay it. The tissue might, indeed, come, whets necessity would oblige tliem to call the credit°, s together, and pay them so much In the pound; but, mild that time arrived, until they were imperatively called on to pursue that course, it was their duty to pay their just debts. The only resource remaining then was, the ditto -11116011 of taxes, by a at, ict, rigid, and persevering economy in every department of the public expenditure, both mili tary and civil. If those whom he addressed were fond of parliamentary reform, let them at the next general election return two parliamentary reformers, and let the electors for Rochester, for t.:anterbury, and for Maidstone, follow the example. (Applause.) Let those who hail a 't a ut ,f voting ex. t.ise that right for the good of their and they would very bOOll have an effectual reform in Pat liament. (Applause.) Sir E. KNATCIIBILL, at considerable length, asserted. that the House.of Commons was not in need of reform— was not corrupt, mil declared that . he believed every member of the house gave his vote most conscientiously! Mr. COBGETT now matte his appearance, and was re ceived with cries of "Off, off," 'nixed with the violate.% of his friends. After this clamour had coututued her aUllid time, . . . The High Sherifisaid, " I am directed to ask e lieCaer you are a freeholder ?" Mr. Cobbett.—l am. • The High Stieriti—A re you a freeholjesef Kent Mr. Cobbetu—V es, siir. Mr. COBBETT then proceeded to address the meeting. He said, the spirit of reform that now I , ll't stied every class had originated with the Radicals—lie lidicnled the idea of effijent relief while the interest on the funded debt was to be paid—he urged the necessity of reducit g the interest on the funds, 411,1 concluded by moving the following words as a litter to the petition:— " And your petitioners beg leave likewise most humbly to pray, that your honourable house will cause a just re duction of the interest of the national debt, as soon as you have completed a reform of your honourable house." The Earl of DARNLEY maintained this rigut of the public creditor to be paid the debt which was justly due to him. A great majority of the lauded proprietors and persona interested in the soil having sanctioned the House of Commons in supporting the Minister in the prosecteduit of those measures by which the debt was lucurted, it would not be fair to 'mu round uu thein and say, " It is true we have contracted that debt, hot we will neverthi•- less only pay se uuu•h in the ;tumid." The time, it was true, might come, when the country might bes educed to that unhappy extremity ; but until that period at rived, they were, as honest men, bound to pay their debts. Au honest man, either to a public or a private capacity, was bound in lionotir unit conscience to p..y what he o.s ed. (Applause.) Mr. Cobitett had spoken of radical refer..., which lie (the Earl of Dernley) Supposed meant anon a s parliaments and univer,al s , ittsage. Now stately Mt-. Cobbelt had too •b acute not to know, that if siteit plan was to take place, it %unlit cod in depriving ail who heard hint of whatever property tit. y possessed, and would lead to nothing shoat of revolutiJil. A elesultoly conversation then took place, as to the mode in whicu the should ne put by the Mr. FOOTE and %it. RADER l'ApteS•Cll their 'ft iliiaiglicot to adopt the siaggestiiiii of Mr. Cobbett. Lord DARNLEY •tined, that be would hold up his hand against lite petition, if the clause proposed by Mi. Cuts ►tat were agreed to. The petition, with Mr. Colibett's amendment, was then put,amil carried by ate immense maps' ity. Mr. RYDER moved, that the thanks of the mewing be given to that indefatigable economist, Mr. linme. Mr. ISA it et.t. seconded the tom, out the Sheriff re tit•rd to pill the question, as the sul►bect was Out included in the reguistioni. Thanks is cue now voted to the Slitgifi; after which, on the sitc:.es ion of Mr. Cubing', toe a...candy g..s e liu re cheers, as a mark of respect to Mr Home. 'limy then dispersed. f, , ;.,4. Among the presentatious at toe levee on Wed nesday last we perceive the name of" Mr. Deninan, oil his being elected Lommon.Sergeant of the. City 0 of London." Knowing the perfect übsenceof c tetnptible, petty, pitiful feeling on the part of to,.t Monarch, we doubt not, under all the circumstances, • ' • Oat his reception was intml gracious. I • • 4 It is the intention, if possible, to get through a 0 , the business of the session in sufficient time for l'ittso - • , 4) .- liament to be prorogued the'seeomi week iu July. k lr . .. "-1 • ."/ • ' •,,ea,-a. , r ■ ' MP . ~ r i 1