The National Register. — London, England, 1822-05-19 00:00:00

preservation of that constitution which it is our manifest interest, no well as uur ardent (Irene to preserver inviolate. " 6. That a petition he once more presented to the House of Commons, praying that the House will forthwith give to the people a real trio earntation, in place of that corrupt and defective one which now exists." S. T. SouTHwet.i., Esq. seconded the resolutions at great length, after which they were put, scrialinr, and carried neraille contrudicente. Mr. E. Color stated that he was disappointed, and even disgusted at the conduct of the landlords. Ile did -expect, after what had been said by Lord Sulheld, Nit. Coke, aril the Earl of Albemarle, that the laudliolders would have cane forward, with liberal inteinions and feeling hearts, to relieve the tenantry, instead of, coward like, throwing all the odium on the shoolders of his Majesty's Ministers. (Hisses.) Those who were most loud in calling for reform would do well to reform them selves. The farmers were 1110Ie imposed upon by the parsons than by any other set of men in society —(Ap plause and disapprobation.) Gentlemen, he knew, read their Bibles, and they must have observed how, in former times, the locusts covered the land tied devoured the 'nodose. The parsons were the locusts of this country, and ate up the produce. (Much disapprobation.) Mr. Cory concluded a stieech, which was repeatedly inter rupted, by declaring that lie should feel must happy if what he had said that day would have the effect of re forming one landlord or one parson. (Much laughter.) Mr. T. Ttiotticrorr and Mr. N. 11. PALMER, Of Var. rn iii tit, spoke in favour of the resolutions, and eileis atti inadverted with great severity on the conduct of Mr. Ns (alehouse, whose votes they stated to have been equally °posed to the interests of his constituents, and the pledges be had recently given them. Sir T. BEEVOR then proposed a petition, founded on the resolutions, which was agreed to. lle then moved that the comity members be requested to !acacia the same. T. W. Coxe, Esq. M.P., immediately Caine forward, acid Will received with hearty applause. Ile said that, standing in that place as their representative, lie felt it incumbent on him to say a few words. When the last meeting took place, to petition on the distressed state of agriculture—a subject ots which he would not expatiate, rice it was perfectly understood—the petition of the last county meeting, which he had had the honour to pre sent to the House of Commons, produced precisely what he hail anticipated, which was no relief at all. (Laugh ter.) Ile had presented a great number of petitions, and, he believed, there were only three of them that did Slot refer to that vital principle—Parhanientary reform. —lle would now request the meeting to look to the fatal policy which had brought this country to its present ab ject state. For above 50 years that baneful system had continued; and unless parliamentary reform were ear ned, the ruin of the country was inevitable. He came into Parliament before the American war, and had ever since continued in Parliament, proud of the honour of beitig their representative. Ile trusted during that long period he had discharged his duty honestly and faithfully. (Applause.)—He had commenced his parliamentary ca reer by adopting that course which he had ever since pursued, and which, he trusted, was always in favour of the rights and liberties of the people, and the safety and happiness of the people. (Applause.) It was said by his enemies, for all men had enemies, that he was a friend to disturbance acid revolution. Gracious God! situated as he was, how could it he supposed Ihr a mo ment that he was friendly to resolution ? (Applause.)- 11e was, it was true, what his hon. colleague would not perhaps allow liilttsell lti be, a party man; aiid he would ask, what gate them their liberti, s but the revolution? What brought that revolution about but the efforts of a small but high-spirited and Hable-minded party? He estr would he a decided party man; but the party to which lie would attach luniatlf was one that would en il,asour to save, not to oppress, the country. (A pplatise.) '1 lie system under which the empire now suffered coiti on:octal in the reign of George the Titird ; in his jiide went, a bloo !y acid calausitoin reign. (I)isapprobatiou.) plc next spoke of the events of that reign; mid he called uu gentlemen to compare it with the reign of George 11. Let 011'111 look to tile glories of that reign; let them contra:A the happiness of the people then with their mi sery now ; let them compare the lightness of the taxes at that time with tile i iiiiii ense burdens which now weighed down the country ; let them compare these things, and then say whether it was not the present baneful system which produced the greatest preponderance of evil that now afflicted the nation. that system was removed, they could nut expect happiness and prosperity. What, then, was their Mlle remedy . ? Parliamentary ref . Was it from this house of corruption that they could ra tionally look for relief? It was utterly impossible. It bad beeu truly stated, and clearly proved, that members were remitted to Parliament in a most corrupt 111:11111er. The system was su well kilos% n to the enlightened and intellectual peoplz of this cottony, that it was mint cell any bur hint to describe it. He might, however, be allowed to observe, that there were o 2 members in the Ilouse of (..:(nimions as much at the conimaild of the mu tilates as much as any servant in his house was at his command. (Cheers) If it were not for those members, the people would have a reduction of taxes, which they would hod extremely beneficial, although they were told that a reduction el taxation would afford no relief. Let them look, for instance, to the salt tax, the repeal tit Which was so neatly carried. It took the poor man la. per stone to salt his pig. (An individual called out, No.) ale (Mr. Coke) asserted, that he stated the fact. He utalreased himself to farmers—he had taken some pains visually their Interest, and he understood it. (Applause.) he contended, that a fat rig, of 18 stone, could nut be salted for less than Sala., which was upwards of Is. a stout. ilf they added to this the salt used for o ther pur poses, t amounted to 20s. more, and thus was the la [annul peasant deptived of ins. a year. Would it then be no relief to repeal this tax? As lar as it went, it would give relief; but if he were asked, would it give substan tial relief, he would say that it would not. In his opi nion, nothing short of a remission of laXeStO the ailiottilt 0 1 15 or vu willious, would allurd buubtaotiai TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER (Applause.)—After some allusions to the late duel, the worthy member thanked the meeting for the attention with which they had honoured him, and assured them that he would support their petition to the tittuost of his power. (Cheers.) E. IVoosnouse, M P., now stepped forward, and said, whatever his private ()pillion might be on the subject now more immediately (hider comlllerition, he telt that he should best consult the wishes of the meeting and his own sense of duty, by at once entering into an explattai toll of his public conduct since lie last addressed them. Ile %souk!, of course, touch tin the salt tax, and tell gentleinto why lie toted against the repeal of that tax. He snotild be unworthy the situation of a repre sentative of a great comity, or of any place however insig nificant, if lie had not borne in 1111101 the circumstances in which the country was then placed; and if, in the performance of his duty, he did not view with smile de ;tree of indifference the iniputatious that might be after wards cast upon him. At this time, it should be remem bered, Government were engaged in a negotiation of a most important nature. They were negociating for the reduction of a great portion of tile national debt—thet part of it oil which the highest rate of interest was paid —he alluded to the paying off the 5 per cents. (Disap probation.) It was of material conserpience to the public. that the number of dissentients should lie as small as pos. sible ; for if the number of dissentients were very large, it would not he possible to carry the plan into execution, 'Fite number was fortunately very smad„iiitl Gosernment reduced the whole of the 5 per cents. wilich gave them in creased resources to the amount of 1,500,0001..1ml would enable them to repeal tile salt tax, either altogether or in part. (A voice from the crowd—" Dues wit your family get 13,0001. front the public money t") Ile would not detain them a moment longer, but it was right that he should say a word or two on the subject of reform.— (Latialtter and hisses) lie did not deny that the Slate they were in admitted of amendment (applause); but lie would not go on a rash crusade of amendment, till he knew what the meditated alteration was. (Hisses.) Nothing gave him greater pleasure than the declalatiolt of his 11011. colleague, that he was a party man. Ile (Mr. NVotlehouse) was a party man too. (" You are a d—d bad one, you're on the wrong sitle.") lie confessed he did not understand to what length the relOrniation meant to go: to-day they appeared to be going pretty near to universal suffrage. The honourable hart (Sir T. Beevor) would not, he thought, deny that. lie would now point out to the meeting the state of tile represen sentatton on the opposition side of the house. lii doing so, he would mention the names of several public men —which were perfectly familar to them.—First of all, was Mr. Tierney, an acute statesman, :At upright pa triot, and an honour to his country. I le was a inettmer for litiaresbormigh, through the Millie-lice of Earl Fitz. willians, Sir J. Alackintosh wail in the Sallie Slttlalloll. Mr. Brougham was member front Wonclielsea through the iiifitielice of Lord I)arlington. Dr. Ltishingtou was returned for Ilchester by the sante interest. r. Aber cromby was rewrite(' for Caine by the Marquis of Lans downe. Mr. Scarlett represented Peteiburough, by the favour of Earl Fitzwilliant. Lord Notinatiby, who se conded Lord .1. Russell's motiou for reform, himself i•at for Ili;:liant Ferrero, which was under the influence of Earl Ft zwillmant. Lord Ebrington was member for Fat istocit. the patron of which was the Duke of Bedford. —A worthy 13artniet near him (Sir T. Beevor) observed, that no man could adduce a stronger reason liar reform than the existence of those boroughs. It was possible it might be so ; but his motive in reading that list was to show how the opposition side of the house was con stituted. Mr. COKE said, his hon. colleague had been pleased to produce a list of gentlemen which he was proud and happy to see, Lecause IL COOLIOSed the names Of none who were not !newts to the liberty of the people.—He was quite sure Ilecy need only turn to ibe sett ices of those comicial characters to prove this tact ail lie was equally bun:, that if burgage tenures were giten up, and that those p:nticineti continued in exisierice, so dear were their talents to the country, that the penile would insist on being represented by diem. (Applause.) He wished 111.11 his lion. colleague, before lie hail concluded, had assisted his memory by looking huo the Red Book.— (Applause.) lie might then have quoted not a few of his Irtends who were liberally paid with the money of the people. He had been asked why he did not vote for the repeal of the salt tax, and the reason he had given Ms constituents teas the very worst that could be devised. —li e stated, that he toted against the repeal, because he wished to reser% e ilic sinkinig fund, arid to support the public crcalitor. Nutt/ he agreed with his hon. colleague, that, before the funds were touched (aim sooner or later that would b^ the case), every other expedient should be resorted to. Ile would pare down Goternment salaries and pensions, and he would reduce taxation to the lowest possible scale. lie would hallow the woof Mr, H 1111 l es who had done more good in Parliament 111311 any 111111 he ever recollected. Ms hon. colleague had made use attic sinking fond as a cloak fur his conduct, or rather of the name of the sinking fund, for sinking fund there was mine. lie would ask the commonest understanding, could there ever be a stoking fund till then. was a sur plus? (Applause.) There was no surplus revenue, and therefore no sinking Muth Now, what was Lord Lon dmiderry's last act—the reduction of the 5 per cents?— Why it was nothing but swindling. These were the shifts and tricks to which ministers were Inrced to resort. lUr. W. SIMPSON contrasted the 11;ippy situation of the labourer before the American war, with his present wretched condition ; at,d express' d his opinion that nothing but Parliamentary reform could cure the prevail ina The Rev. G. GLOVER animadverted with great sere• rity on the Parliamentary , conduct of Mr. IVodelsouse, whom he accused of vascillation and inconsistency. lie trusted the hon. member had too touch sense to believe that he would he returned again for the county. he cherished such a hope, lie would assuredly be deceived. Tihz motion was then carried. Inc thatiLis of the turetinz wurc vo ' Ltl to the High Sheriff; after which the assembly. which consisted of between 3,000 and 4,000 persons, separated. LAIII INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. MONDAY MAY It. Tlli KING V. MARY The defendant, MiM Mary %Whitby, was brought up to receive judgment, having been foam) guilty of perjury, giving her evidence respecting the conduct of Miss Glenn. —An alleged attempt out the part of several person., named Bow ditch, to carry oil Nli,s Glenn, th it one might marry leer, became the subject of prosecution, an d the is e k insy a,. si.iiied was committed by the defendant iu the caurise of her examination. Tue defendant came into Court iu a state of great agita lion, and upon the application of tier counsel nue allowed to leave the liar. The Lord Chief Juui ee read the repot t of the trial Inuit one o'clock. Haring then to sit at Nisi Fria., further proceedings were oidered to stand over. WF.DNEADAY, MAY 13. STANLEY S. DALTON• This was an action against the defendant to recover penalties for having, as one of the governors of the poor of the parish of St. Matthew, Betlitial.greeen, supplying the poor with milk, contrary to the S.ilb Geo. 111. which provides, that no guardian of the pour .hall contract for supplies to the poor. . . . . At the trial of the cause the plaintiff was nonsnited. Mr. Gurney moved to set aside the nonsuit, and on this occapion induced the Court to comply with his motion. The question will con.equently go again to a Jury. THE KING V. MARY WHITBY. _ _ The defendant was again brought into Court to receive judgment, upon conviction of wilful and curropt perjury, committed 1/11 the prosecution of• the nowilitches, fur eh defendant, who was servant 10 Alisv the Lilly alleged to have been forcibly carried away, ',noire that Glenn did not dance with the Bowillitche , , and play at blind Itlall ' S bud; after a chtisteniug, at which she was present. Mr. Scarlett, who was counsel for the prosecution, staled the filets of the case. The Lord Chief Justice said, lie had read his notes; one of the learned Judges had also grad his, and both were of opinion, as well as the Court, that the sort of evideure Mired: wed at the trial of the defendant, on une side and tie was calculated very !smelt to deprive the defen dant of a fair trial, in that view, he had felt doubt as to whit might to be done in the way of punishment. ;qr. Sergeant PA observed, that alter the opinion ex pressed by the tout t, he should only say, that it ha client (the defendant) had been guilty of the utfence imputed, her spires bugs had been great, in consequence of the pro sectstion. Mr. Searlett then said, he could not pray fur joilgment after the intimation made by the Court, and be should not object to discharge her upon her own tectignizattee tu appear when called upon. The defendant we' accordingly liberated. WEST •. FR tNCIS. The plaintiff brought an action against the defendant for an alleged inracy of Cerlitill theatrical l ',published by the plaluUti. The Jury futnil a reliltet for IS. da mages, and the learned Judge allowed Mm. Gurney tap move to enter a nonsuit iipoo a point of 14w. Mr. Gainey, this day, called the aiteidion of the Court to the Acts of the 17th and 3sili of Gro. 111. which apply to all copies of engra v ings, and not according to his con strncthin, to engravings which were nut exact copies. The prima in question differed in some respects front those published by the plaintif f , and therefore ilie action, which was founded upoir ilia auove staintes, could lint be sustained. The Common Sergeant and Mr. Reader were heard on the same Aide. Mr. Scat let!, in support of the verdict, said, the altera tion so tumuli relied on try his learned friends was only the removal of a helmet front one combatant to the head of another. There sten also some slight variation with res pect to drapery; but, essentially, the figures were copies of the plaintiff's plates. The Court were of opinion, that the slight deviation from the plaintill's engravings could not take the case out of the operation of the Acts of Parliament passed for the protection of this species of property. They theiefote held that the verdict ought to mood. WINCHESTER AND HUE V. COOK. A rule laid been obtained in this ease to discharge the defendant,Sophia S. Cook, out of the custody of the sheriff of Middlesex, on the ground that site was it married wo man. The affidavit of the defendant staled, that she was married to James Sanders Cook, and Mr. Gurney, who moved to discharge her out of custody, stated the follow ing remarkable tact ill support of the (-overture :—The liiishand (Cook) was prosecuted at the Old Bailey for bi only, in marrying the defendant. Ha set tip as a defence that the rior maeritge took place daring his minoitty, but failing to make out that fact, the Juicy found him guilty. At the time lie hail a suit is the Ecclesiastical Coast, which was gained, and lie received a pardon. He then lived with the defendant as his wife.. ........ The affidavits of the plaintiffs stated, that they onpplied the defendant. at her lodgings its Great licisselhurcet. Illooinshiny, she declaring hetacif to be a widow. 'Fins day the conditional t tile obtained for het discharge was oppu•cd, and the Cum t beisig of opiniou the defen dant slid nut aWrJr positively to tile in:tillage, ordered the Jule to be discharged. SEDUCTION. Mr. Platt applied, Oil behalf of the parents of a young girl of seventeen, fur a wait of Ilaheas Corpus to bo served on Atom e, Esq. a gentleman residing at the Ilat racks, Portsmouth. The object was to compel him to restore their daughter, whom he had MAI lIICVd and carried au Ay. 'the Bifida% its in support of the motion stated, that the father and mother applied to Mr. Moore, at his lodgings in the Marine tiariacks, Poi tmiuntli. requesting their daughter; and Mr. Moire told them she was under his protection, and she should nut be taken away at the risk of his lite. In answer to a question from one of the Judges, Mr. Plait said she Nay not Inure than se•enteert. The LUI nriy take the rule." It is asserted that the common groundsel, given plentirully to horses in the stable, win etnctu:tily t;urt; greasy ._..