The National Register. — London, England, 1815-03-12 00:00:00

be taxed. It was not to this or that tax that he jected that the people were presented, no taxes conl4 be _ upon them. When the crown was on the abdication of James 11, the presentation in Parliament was - ailed to fully as the succession to the crown was', the . succession then established, and the neap had still , same . to insist that their rights should tie con& med to them. To assert that the land-owner was in a prosperous state, and that he had pro tited by the war, was absurd, when it was considered, as had been stated by the Mover of these Resolutions, that the interests of uur debt from four millions 'm exceeded forty millions. Were there not a variety of articles of trade and manufactures which we were prohibited from purchasing, or from importing into this country ? AM was not that stated to be for the protection of trade and mann ftettires? Why then not, in the same manner, protect the agricul ture of the country also? He, however, was not for protecting duties in any case, but wished to see in every thing a free, open, and unrestricted intercourse. As the House of Commons was at present constituted, was there not ovum] to apprehend, that though Corn should be so much reduced in price that the quartern loaf could be purchased for six pence, instead of eighteee-pence, that our taxes would only be raised ,in the proportion in which the bread fell, that is to say, that they would be trebled, so ttiat we might profit no thing by the change? He did not say that the Placemen and Pen sioners took all to themselves. Like bad servants, however, they might be said to pick their masters' pockets of pounds, in order that shillings or sixpences Might come to their own shares. He again declared, - that without assembliue together as they had done that day, and loading the table of the House over the way with Petition , and remonstrances, calling upon them to reform thi mselves theie *as no hope or s change for the better in our: af fi iirs. Let diem do this perseveringly and assiduously, and they might hope for tiltinia'e success. The appearance of the Meeting this day was grand and imposing. Till a reform was brought about in the Chamber of Tax ation over the way, however, he did net see that his attendance iu that - Body could be of much avail. He slioirld he ready. however, et all times, to attend to any bnsipess entrusted to him by his cosi alitnents; but he was not partieelarly fund of vety bad hours, or very bad company. The Petition well then unanimously adopted. The thanks of the Meeting were voted to Alexander Bovine. Esq. Member for Taunton, for his strenuous and manly opposition to the measnre from the beginning, and to John George Lambkin, Esq. Member ler Durham. and the rest of the minority on the mo tion for the second reading of the Bill. The thanks of the Meeting were also unanimously voted to Sir F. Burdett, who returned thanks; and to the High Bailiff. who were well of both Houses, ' their duty--" Mot Chaneefior of the . the Member pa , to the Corn Bill. Meanwhile lend . raised without the House, were distinctly _ it. At lengfil many of the carriages of the Members were . and the Members were ferred to walk through the crowd. hooting and hissing. The civil power ri. , w was deemed insufficient for the protection of the Members, and the Magistrates haying ap. plied to the Speaker, received an order to call in the military to act under the civil power. As wilt be seen from the report wide!) we give of the proceedings of the House of Commons, several Members in their epitroach t,, the House were placed in considerable danger. Among these were the Attorney-General, Mr. Croker, met Sir R. Heron. Sir R. Heron had one of the skirts of his coat torn off in the tumult. The . military had succeeded in suppressing the disorder near the house, and the immediate vicinity remained ilear during the rest of the night ; but the populace, driven from the scene tepaired to other parts of the town. At ten o'clock they proceeded to Lord Elden's in Bedford-square. The mob tore up some of the iron railings before hi. Lordship's door. and these were used as weapons to force an entrance. This they soon effected, and after breaking every pane of gla:A within their reach, destroyed such of the furniture as they enfold lay kohl of. The milit ry at the Mnsenm had been sent tor, and got into the house by the back way, but the milk of destruction was so rapidly tarried on, that the mischief had been done before they arrived.—Soon after eleven, a party of the Horse Guards came, and the mob soon diver ged. Two were taken into custody in the house. Mr. ROBINSON'S House.—Not less the object of their fury was Mr. Robinson's house, because he had introduced the Corn Regulati ons. Hiving supposed residence to be in Charles-street, St. Jame's-square, they Avent thither, and did Hot leave the street till they learned he had moved to Burlington-street. As soon as they had, fixed upon his house, they broke the windows in every floor, demo lished the parlour shutters, and 501 the door into pieces. The iron rails before the lion.e were torn up, and instantly carried off. Rnshing into the house, they then cut to pieces many valuable pictures, destroyed some of the-larger pieces of furniture, and. threw the rest into the street, to be trampled to pieces by their pattizatue Lord DAKNLISVP.—Lord Darnley'. in Berkeley-square, was the next object. Every window was broken, and the house door forced,. but an alarm of the approach of the military intimidated the riotent,-, and indeted them to desist from further violence. Mr. YORKE'S.—The next step was to Mr. Yorke's in Brnton• street; and there, too, they were happily prevented from entering. the house, but they broke every window, and levelled the door, Lord tAnOWICK6,'S_—The attack upon his Lordship's house war. prevented by the arrival of the military. Soon lifter, the mob commenced an assault upon the house of Lord Ellenhurangii ; his Lordship, in the most intrepid manner, presented himself at the door, and inquired the cause of the outrages thus committing noon his dwelling ? The reply was. 44 No Corn Bill, no Corn Bill ;" on which his Lordship addressed . them in a few words—the effect was, that the mob instantly cheered the Noble Lord and departed. The same mob which demolished the Lord Chancellor's windows and railing, proceeded Afterwards to.a house situated between Great Russell-street and Meta's brew-house, and said to belong to that Arne They broke some 9f the windows of that house, and of the one next to it, occupied by a Mr. Brown, a tax-gatherer. The house of Mr. Wellesley Pole, in Saville-row, was one of those . attacked by the populace. They broke the windows, but did n o. .other damage. The visit was about one o'clock. The Royal Horse,Guards and the three regiments of Foot Gnarils,• were under orders the whole of Moseley, and to the latter twenty-• four rounds of ball cartridges were delivered, iu case the riotous: conduct of the populace should have rendered it necessary to bare• recourse to extremities. • THE NATIONAL it i keltret MARCTI ie • sis or that tax that he objected :he oh- tooh post on•the ontside of the tease. Iti these groups there were not represented; and till they were re- • several who were well acquainted with therPomoso of many leading be legally or constitutionally imposed Members of both Houses and who pointed them oat * dry angle rn was bestowed essaing William 111. dawn to attend their duty diet is Lord Grenville—that Lord the rights of the papie to wane re- , Stanhope -- that the Chancellor of the Excheeiner,"--and booting or vat stipnlated to be secured to theta, 1 *game followed as the Member passing was known to be friendly e crown eras - guaranteed to the line of or Unfriendly to the Corn Bill. Meanwhile loud shouts of , ' No and the people had still the same title Cent Bill !" raised without the House, were distinctly heard within otrlJ e condi med to them. To assert it. At leugfh many of the carriages of the Members were stopped, prosperous state, and that he had pro and the Members were forced_ to walk through_the crowd amidst RIOTS IN THE METROPOLIS. The City of London, particularly in the neighbouiliood of the Mansiondionse, presented on Monday, at an catty hour, a scene of entraordinary hustle and activity, in consequence of the crowds prersing forward from all dirt ctions to sign -the Petition against the Corn Bill. The west end of the Town also presented a busy scene. - The Mil Power displayed a great force of constables, and the mi litary were also in a state of preparation. The guard at St. James's were marched to the Horse Guards ; that in the Tilt-yard ;mg menisci ; and iii the forenoon the I 4narda were paraded in considera ble force in St. James's Park. The bustle on the pait of the people was excited by the committal of the Corn Bill, which stood for Monday night in the House of Commons. About the usual hour of the Meeting of Parliament, there were • assembles! in (lament parts, from George-street to A bingdowstreet. various mops of person., all declaimiiie, against the Corn BA and inveighing against such of the members as had been most active in support of it. There had previously been a great number of per sons in the lobby and avenues of the house, and constables had been posted in them, to prevent too great a pressure and disturbance. About one o'clock the doors of the gaiter* were opened, and it *as instantly tilled. The paseages meanwhile continued crowded, and an order given to clear them was executed with difficulty. The avenue to the Hmise of Courtisous through Westminster Hall was then closed, and a party of constables was placed at each door, leaving the portico passage, opporite Westminster Abbey, the only one open for the admission of members. This passage. was filled with constables, who had strict orders to permit no strangers to sat. The pereous who were thus forced to pit' the lobby and pavkageel *. ll/1 7 -.4 It TUESDAY. The crowd assembled near the House of Commons, and in the ♦icinity of the houses of those ntemhers who support the Corn Bill ) were very numerous ; but the frequent appearance of the military amongst them, kept them in a stale of tolerable quiet. Gnat& were stationed at the door of the Lord Chancellor; bone and loot soldiers paraded st. James's and Berkeley-squares, where reside Lord Castlereagh and Lord Darnley ; and indeed military patroles were seen at night in most of the streets at the west•end of the town. - : - ...irc