The National Register. — London, England, 1822-04-01 00:00:00

C0.V.110.V HALL. On Thursday a Cottontail Hall was held in pursuance of a requisition, very numerously signed, Mr the purpose of taking into catioderation the necessity of a Reform in Parliament, and So discuss the existing distresses of the country. At one o'clock the Lord Mayor entered the Hall, iliowed by Aldermen Wood and %V.iithinatt, toe Sheriffs . , and a htlinb,r of Common C •thnen. Ills LORDSHIP having informed the ttivetioa for what purpose they were assembled, and expressed a hope that an - impartial hearing would be given to every speaker who should present himself, Air. FAvELL came forward amidst loot! apnlauses.—te The reqinsition which called them together, very pro perly, he said, originated with the Livery, although Ise hail been requested to propose the resolutions which were to Ise offered for their adoption. And &at, be rhould beg leave to observe, that the Livery were treated in a very vitt ratoiltnary and cotitemptuous manner by moat of those who represented the City in Parliament, nut one of the members for London, with the exception of Alderman Vt'istel, having appeared in his place.— (Cries of eltame.)—lt %es., hot, unfortunately, twee*. wiry m remind the great body he addressed, how repeatedly they had asked for redress in the liaise to which they had sent their four 111enthers, or how often their petitions hail been neglected. Tue predictions of she Livery had now ben fatally verified. *l'lic Canal , IplenCeS which they anticipated stood upon record, and proved that out of the long and tenuous war in which Etialatol had been to long engaged, arose the tiefarlotia system of taxation which had rtilticed the country to its present deplorable condition. A cons skiable change had bent effected of late in the public mind. This had been particularly exemplified its the great counties which had been before in the habit of supporting ministers through thick and this. In Surrey a namber was heard upon an important occasion, to say, that lie lead sup. ported Mr. Pitt for many years, but that at last he found that Mr. P.tt was a jog, ler, and had cheated lout of his property, and Isz would vote no inure fur such a clia. r icier. (A laugh.) In the reply to the complaiws against the system of that politician it was the custom to saz— •" Tote who do not like the country may leave it. Would it now be rash or injudicious to say—" It would be of more advantage to the cause of libt ay if the friends of that tertilie system had left the combry (Applause.) —lt might be observed that. the Livery of Lotit„ni were I rather late in coaling forward upon this quesiitai, but it appears to him to be natural that they should wait tutu the different counties made the access ity applica tions to Parliament to aacertain wbetlser Ministers in tended to bring for ward measures of effectual relief. 'lite conduct of Ministers upon receit ing the petitions of the various counties slieweJ that no ethyl was meditated.— One of their children had beets strangled in its birth.— This was nothing less than might have been expected ; but the people had real cause to be alarmed ao the decla ration of .Nlinisters. 11141 useless places and pensions must be kept op for the sake of a pred ttttt imitate itifluetice in the Morse of*Commons. (Hear, hear.) This was a des perate blow at the liberty of the subject, and it was time indeed to make a stand ii pun an occasims so awlully inters sting. It was needless to say that the citizens of London sympathised with the landholders through the country; that they felt deeply at seeing the respectable eetsitieta awl farmers insolvetit, and the labouring man eon!: in calamity. The dictates of common litimattity prompted to that compassion. But the interests of the a:Oulu of London wore interwoven with those of the tiaticultural population oft he empire, and the commercial and trading mitividnal snared nu proportion to the dis tresses of those who had recently made tildreCtUal appli. carious fur relief. Tile universal operation of the system had been felt. It was natural to complain of such es its. It was impossible to deity that an unoecessary war had produced debt, and debt taxation ; and this war had been undertaken for the purpose of suppor.ing the iii exorcised authority of Stn. relgliS abroad, and of preventing the putiiug down of abuses at lionte.—(Hear, hear.---By this sneatta exasperated feelings were promaced in the public mind, and the entotioats of some irritated iudisidualt seerecoosidered as a jusalietilion of the laze unprincipled air tick upon the Ilritisit Constittniuti, the passmg of the t.it acts. A military force was to he kept tip 00 this totticiple—a tei nine di on upon our fmancial resources, :ova holiang forth a triAlillUl appearance to the eyes at loose who loved the Conetitutimi. All this wae, as Ai:inters cometided. resulting Irons the increase of the ;emulation and the diffsisitm of knowital)te. 13.. s the strength of the people awns a better reliance theta the sword of a dragoon......(Mucli cheering)—\lr. Pavell theta declared, that the only remedy for the evils cons plathed of was a 6.11 and fair representation of the people Parliatilesit. lie 111.1•ke of the itnitienee popolatrun auntie places, which had no members at all, and of the desolate condition of others, which had several to represent them. Ile wialsed that Sir Wm. Cur is was present, but the old system or calling those disloyal who appeared upon occasions hi which the interest& of the public were involved, was begismisig to resive, autl the Alentbers who o ere ready toe hornier nee:141011S in Weal( of the love of their fellow ett,zais, itiajlit not be disposal to meet them under such circumstances. He concluded by moving a lona string in resolutions, &scribing the pre. seta distress to las tall expeuditttre its tt e late war, to ent rain procee.imas in the House of Commons, and to the want of such reform in t noose, as might cause its member; to he positively and not as at ',resent, only tionmally the repreeetitati.es of the 'stook. M r. GALLOWAY said, lie felt great pleasure in second. boa tile rrsmu,inns ss loch SO eleary stated the cause of the punka mstress, and toe only adequate felneq. Mr. lIANsoa sail, it was %%bony unnecessary to say any thin..,pr.rol . of the want of ivinnit in harl,auuot. ineinnetS its ate I.ll'ol (tile Givnvilies) had re. eersetl b 3,0001 a year of the public imam); and the whole Mal family 11,14 r:e , ieell would itow amount to Iwo millions. It was lain elsinCt that any tiling Lou a reoirin io Parlittuent would produce airy etatsidcr lit•le f,lIcHC:111.CO1 ui tr.e Isle. %;:i Alderman WAlTtimAtr came forward to address the meeting, and was greeted with the Wilt tuna applause.— Ile said the OCC!S:011 MI w ltich they hail met Was m o s t momentous. The people year after year, had prerented petitions to Parliament, praying lOr scions', without producing way effect ; yet the tight to fßaition implied, that the people should sometimes be attended to. The distress was felt by all the classes of the people—the causes obviously were, exorbitant taxation, and the fall in the price of all commrttlities. It was not the want of properly in the country, but the want of its disper sion among the people, the fundholiters having swept the property into their own hands. Ministers say the distiess proceeds float ,he excess of population, and the excess of production—so that although there is too touch food the people are starving. They say the machine of government could not he carried on without influence, and they say it truly of their own machine; hot a g00(i government would want no such assistance, but would find lot best support in the people's love.—lt was absurd to say that the distress was confined to agriculture.— Every one who heard ltim knew the contrary, and every one who paid attention to the list of bankrupts in the Gaulle, must be convinced that the distress of trade was equally great. Inc resolutions were then put and carried ottani- tnously, as was a petition to Parliament, in which the statements of the resolutions were embodied. It was then resolved that the petition should be signed by the Lord Alayor, two Aldermen, and twelve Livery men ; and presented to the (louse ot Cotnnions by All ‘Vootl, and th it the other representatives of the city should be instructed to support it. A vote of thanks to Aldermati .Cool, foi his uniform attention to the rights of his fellow citizens, was carried by acclainwions. Alderman WOOD declared he should present the pe tion with the greatest satisfaction, hoped it would be supported by his colleagues ; fur Itimseli he was always anxious to do his duty to the satisfaction or his coosiiitt cots, and to live in their esteem was tile only reward lie covetted.—(Great applause.) Mr. HALE motes a vote of Thanks to the Common Council for their endeavours to have the cause of the riot at Ktii2htshridge enquired into ; and a vote of cen sure on Su Witham Curtis, hut his conduct when their . petition was presented to Parliament. Both of which were carried unanimously. Mr. Favxt.t. moved a vote of thanks to Mr. flume, and the independent men by whom he was supported in Parliament, for their persevering endeavours to procure retrenchment in the public expenditure. The motiott was carried unanimously, with the great est applause. Mr. FAVELL next mewed a resolution, expressive of the sympathy the Common flail felt for many persons suffering for political olfatices, and partictitaly for Mr. Henry Hunt, whose litatOlellt more resembled what IMAIit have taken place wider the rei.ji of the Stuarts, than what might be expected in the present enlightened period 'This resolution, like all the others, was carried unani mously. FAveLL concluded by moving a vote of thanks to the Lord Nlayor, for the readinesa with which h e called the Hail, and the impartiality with which he presided. Tne resolution was passed by acclamation. The Lotto MAYOR said, it was his earnest desire to perform all his duties in a manner agreeable to his fellow citizens, and lie was gratified to receive their ap probation. 'lnc Hall was then dissolved. ,a.:. rii~ _s - EDUCATION IN IRELAND. - - A general meeting was held at the Freemasone tavetii, for the purpose of ukinst into consideration the propriety of fort ee ii g an auxili try Society in London, in aid of the Society established In Irritant,, for promoting the educatum of the native Irish, through the medium of their own language. 'There were present the Bishops of Gamcester and Norwich, Loral Calthorpe, A number of ladies also graced the meetiog with Unit' IncrenCC. 114 Grace the B•shop of GLOUCESTER (one of the Vice Patrons) took the Chair at two o'clock. Ile com menced by otiserving, he waslttacited by so many ties to the object of the Parrot Society, whose claims on the public were very great. At the present time tins Society had pectill it calls for the support of Ireland and that country. • {Alien he perceived rebellion anti outrage stalking abroad in that country, lie conceived, that to repress tins, a Society like the present was most lingo fatly necessary, and so co:winced was he of the efficacy of the Society in Ireland, that he had no doubt great cool might tie affected by its neurons exenion, at a time like the present. Tne learned 13 shop concluded by entreating atteniion to the report of the Parent, Society, established in Ireland. The St:Crellily (use Rev. Mr. Stgrt) then read the report, which was couched in beautiful language, and stated, among a variety of facts, that the labours of the Society had extended over a great part of the disturbed districts, and haul d iatriottied 146 translations in Irish trf the New Testament ; anti whererer the agents of the Society bad made their appearance they were received by the peasantry, who, on being addressed in their own language, bad often Sited tears at the eloquence of the tpealters, anti some of them hate declared they could ive the missionaries to ilic world's end. The Lord Bishop of Noitu ten (after the Secretary ltd recommended tile ad:piton of the report) then ruse and ;Wmn ttsttl tile octet Ile Colllllle/leeti by observiiii, mat Ma life bail been prolonged to a pectic! Jittlfe Ihau cantina,' by the theme hand of Providence, aid lie Miring that penal; 11.:(1 ill \\*.s pectikaly conceived the ilece,sity of tile iii sewn) tticoi 01 the Sctiptures in Ire land ; tool Lilt! Clatitir or that country wt Vt'l? great, 411 they saw untied in lire it,:tv-qt tof that country talents, cour.e2e, frankness, and ganeto.ity, qualities nude ths.tlr the buiwarLs of any cottatty, re • culiarly so. when they were candidly and liberally got. vcrned, he conceived, without deviating from tits rule very properly laid down by the Chairman. t,at a Lund and great Government made good all bj. act I Upon the G:wernment dependtd the general good and mural conduct of the sobj::cle. Tins meeting was as sembled to consider a plan which would tend to promote the peace and weliale of the people of Ireland. The wonky Bishop concluded by prop singa retoolmiun, that a Society, Called the London Aux,li try Sucieiy for pro. nutting the education of the native Irish, be established, Lord Li LIO RD seconded toe resultant'', and in • short speech said, the object of their asittubllng was a moat tweess.uy and excellent one. .. . Air. NVILBiItFORCE then presented himself, and in a very eloquent speech took a re% iew date Societies which, during ti.e late years, had been established for religious purposes, and maintained that finis was most necessary, as extending the Scriptures in the Irish language among the peasantry would be attended with the ulWl bentiki;Al e free s Several other gentlemen then set crally addressed the ineetinz, in long and powerful speeches, and it WJS decided that this Society should be coo iidered as a lir:inch of the Parent Society, and be called the " 4,1011 Atituilars Society for p 11111 l cuing religion among tho Irish, in their own lanatiags." On the motion of .S:t CLAUDIUS HUNTER. a vote of thanks was given to the Right Reverend 13.slitip of Gloucester, vvio expressed his acknowledgments, dud the meemog separated, a very liberal collection being made at the doors. COVIISE OF EX tmsteitLtiii, 12 I C. F. Ditto, at sight, 12 2 'toilet.Lim, 12 0 Antwerp, It I Hamburg'', 37 0 :a I. Paris, days' sight, 23 20 Ditto, 23 30 !25 39 Frankfort on the Ntoine, 134 Petersborgli, U 3 U. Vienna, Ef. Flo. 10 9 Ti irate, Et. Flo. 10 ()- Madrid, 371—Cadiz, 3'* 37—Bateelona, 56 STOCKS. Bank Stork Outunnu 0. $ per Cent. Red. I Imp. S per Cent. 3 per Cent.Consols 79/ India llond. 33 3i per Cent. 90; ilium Stuck 4 per Cent. Exchequer Btll. Si. prem. rer Cent. Nek.y 103 i I Cllll6. tor At. £0 Long Auu. 5:0 9.16 Lutterx. Talset. XII IS.. lIANGE, MARCH 29. Seville, 314—litimaliee,1101 Leghorn, 47 k—Genoa, 44 flalto,44—Vriliee,t7 GO Naples, 40 —Liruini. ftli Oporto, 501-114bi0,51 RiuJiitienu, 40 Pielernio, 110 Dublin, tti per cent. Curl , , 01 per crki. Foreign gold in b4rs,3l. lie. 100. per oz. 'Need lionnloous 31. Us. Cl. New Dollars Silver in bass,standard, 44. Iliti. PRICE a 1 lIE NATIONAL REGISTER. tontion : MONDAY, APRIL 1. Those who have been the most accustomed to be present in the Houses of Parliament, have rarely heard any thing more droll than the pathetic lamen tations of the Earl Melville, on Thursday evening, over the twu Lords of the Admiralty, who were recently sent to the tomb of the Capulets by a vote of the House of Commons—he deplored the loss with as much feeling almost as the owner of Sterne 's Ass did his—and was prepared to skew that the saving of their salaries would be injurious. Yes, my Lord, we believe you—it will be injurious—but to whom—to yourself, and your colleagues—to those who boldly justify the reten tion of a confessedly useless Pest-master, on the avowed plea that it strengthens the corrupt, the impure, the unconstitutional influence of toe Crown in the House of Commons. In that House where by the Constitution, the exercise of influence on the part of a Peer makes him liable to impeachment: To Ministers, we doubt not, the injurious effect of this laudable though trivial curtailment of their patronage—that Lord Melville should weep over such innovation is not surprising—that he whose Father was raised from a state of positive servitude to the peerage, and immense wealth —by the vile system which it is still sought to maintain--that the son of that man who was sent to trial fur his peculations, by the casting vote of the then Speaker of the House of Commons, (the present Lord Colchester), and who escaped deserved r u- Disltraent by the ingenuity of Mr. Trottel, who declined answering to all the important points under nfcrence to a clause of an Act of Parlia ment, " which declared a man should not be bound to reply, where his answer weuld criminate him sell;" we say, that the son of such a nran should still wish to support the system that " works e.► well' cannot surprise us—but in despite of the pathetic tears of his Lordship's, not only will this s . 7r . a 17 ' 4.-r: THE NATIONAL ItEGISTrIt • .---;"?e7r: . ,~ 100 EMIG.