The National Register. — London, England, 1817-02-03 00:00:00

POLITICAL DISQU I SITION. AN APPEAL TO THE prom .r. AGAINST MESSIEURS HUNT ND connrrr. WE believe that the long and eventful history of this country furnishes no instance of the Legislature having assembled under eireumstanms and prospects altogether so portentous as those which have characterised the corn memetnent of the present Session. The misery which pervadts every order of so.iety—the strong and irresisti ble spirit of rofonn which inspires the public mind— the clamours for extensive retrenchment in the state expenditure, which are raised from every county and almost every parish in the kingdom, cannot in the na ture of things cease to fix the general attention, until some important concessions are made either by the Go v_Tr.ment or the People. It is morally impossible, that the national athiirs can remain in their present disturbed and fluctuating condition. No foreign wars, either on I mei or (wean. exist to divide and occupy the community. 4 Inc great subject engrosses the faculties of every Indi a i•luai — the and peril in which the country is iuvolved. We took an opportunity in our last Number, of re pellin the assertion now so generally advanced, that the late War was unnecessary and unjustifiable. We apprehend that the contunlictory of this proposition was clearly established ; and hence we concludial, that if the war had been the source of our present calami ties, and we admitted that it was, we should bear those calamities as men of reason and of' fortitude would sustain any of the common mist:,rtunes of' life. We confess it is our sincere wish, that these principles should be deeply impressed upon the minds of our fi2llow sub jects. The modern enthusiasts are exerting every nerve to extinguish them. It is the incessant pursuit of Mr. Cobbett, of Mr.-Hunt, and of all those who, either in private conversation or in public journals, recommend their extravagant doctrines, to remove such sound and rational feelings from the public contemplation. The grand object which they have in view could never be accomplished, if the people persevered in those true and steely sentiments of freedom, which have always sig nalized and exalted the inhabitants of Great Britain. Their object is to increase—not to heal the wounds of the Constitution--to overthrow, not to repair the liber ties of' the Country—to plunge the Empire in one abyss of ruin, fur more deep and horrible than that in which it is already precipitated. They prfess a regard fbr the Constitution—they exclaim, that Englishmen arc de prived of their legal privileges—But what do these men know of the true foundation of either? Mr. Hunt, according to his own declaration, spends his time in the amusements of the chase :—we do not find fhult with him for indulging this disposition—we would wish, in deed, that he confined himself entirely to such pursuits. Mr. Cobbett, if we may believe his own confession, re ceived his education in the lowest ranks of the army, and took up politics as a trade. He presented himself before the public view, without a particle of solid in telligence—he calumniated every man, and every party ; and it was this qualification, unhappily too congenial with the general dispositions of men, which acquired for him an inflinums notoriety, If Ministers had con ferred upon him a pension sufficient for his avarice, Mr. Cobhctt would have been the most servile and adulatory declaimor in England. There is not a measure which has issued from the Cabinet these twenty years bail:, • which he would not have justified, and crowned with more flowery epithets than ever adorned the columns of the Moniing Post. But the Ministers refused his pro posal—therefbre Mr. Cobbott is a Pat,let—a Refiffmer, and a friend to the Constitution ! One man possesses no talents, nor an v Tecies of literary or legal acquirements. His chief distinction is, that he agrees in principle with no nian—because he has no prin ciple. He descends to the meanest arts to win the popu lar approbation, and his opinion of his own powers and dignity will suffer him to admit no riral.—The other is a mere artisan in his way ; and he would compose phi lippics to-morrow against his own Register, if he thought it wouhrproduce him a large weekly return of pccuhiary emolument. In the name of Liberty, arc we to be guided in our political opinions by such men P ftaiwil from their ori ginal obscurity by their hardy imptulenee, without a binftla attribute which entitles men to the esteem or :::lutiration of their fellow men, they are now endeavour 1r Constitution, vn supremacy. ing to Till down the venerate fabric of cti and to substitute the system of tLfir oa THE NATIONAL REGISTER. %%lot other tendency has their plan of Universal Suf frage and Annual Parliaments ? The Constitution com mits the guardianship of the public welfare to respon sible men ; these refhrmers would commit it to every wretched and unprincipled man in the community, be cause they hope to force themselves into Parliament by the aid of such sympathetic constituents. If either of these gentlemen were sure that universal suffrage would prove as unpropitious to his views, as that re stricted suffrage which is co-eval and co-existent with the Constitution,he would instantly relax his exertions, and suflia the Constitution to go hetullong to that de struction which, according to their prophecies, must be so near at timid. These men however, incapable as they are of produ cing any useful change, have added considerably to the public distress, because they have injured, deeply injured its only practical r mcdy—Parliamentary Refortn. When a great political evil is to be annihilated in this country, it must be borne down by the full and constant cur rent of public (pillion. If that current be divided, the flood loses its strength and grandeur, and dies away in the ineffectual murmur of a petty rivulet. This is ex actly the result which these inauspicious reformers hays accomplished : no good man will unite with them, every man who values the liberty of a Briton abhors them. The tide of public opinion is divided ; and that which they have collected, is composed of the scourings of the community, and is destined only to fill still higher the channels of corruption. If the people thcrcfbre are really desirous of having their present miseries removed, they will in the first in stance suffer themselves to believe that they cannot be removed all at once, us if by the command of a Sorcerer. They will cheerfully endure them, knowing that they originated in a cause which could not by any possibility have been avoided—a cause too which has shed such a lustre upon their history. In the next place they will banish fiom their assemblies such men as Mr lltrat and Air. Coblvtt. Their constitutional rights can never be regained by such men; out the contrary, they will be lost for ever. Let them assemble if they will—and debate and petition ;—but let all be done in a peaceable and a dignified manner. Their prayers will then be heard by Parliament ; or, if they be not, no pretext fin. their re jection can be timnd in the conduct , of the people. Some flaws there undoubtedly are in the Ponstitution. It is human; and, has lived through the storms of several hundred winters ; it could not in :the order of nature escape the mutilating Influence of the seasons. Let these imperfections be pointed out in A .calm and zealous manner; let it appear that the real object IA to sixth and to heal, not to insult them, let that part of national dis tress which was caused . by these imperfections be molly ascertained, and the Consti..ution isloo dear to all parties either in or out of Parliament not to immediately ex cite their utmost attention, and to es.ll-forth their no blest exertions in its reparation. From the LONDON GAZETTE, Saturday, rcb. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. W. CROWTTIER, late of Charles-street, hlitltllrsex hospital, mer chant, from Feb. t to March 22. 1). and J. GLOVER, of ',cub, inerclinntc, fmm Jan. 23 to March lb. 11.1x1i111 7 19'S. 11AnRix J. of Coventry. sluv-manufmtur-r, Fen. 17, 18, M.rcli 18, at Coventry. At;. kthuunds and Co. Chana-ry-lane. Bo VEA .1. jun. of Warnsford, Yoe.: carpet-manufacturer, Feb. 1 I, 12, )larch IS, ac Kingbton-upon-liulL • Attu. Lanibert.s and Co. Gray's-inn-wane. SI3te.ON %V. of Nianehester, linen-draper, Feb. 21, 22, Mardi IS, at %lanchester. Art, Willis anti Co. Warnfortl-court. WortsuaLE J. of Donington, Lincolialaire. dealer, Feb. 10. 11. March 18, at llonington. Att. Mr. Gaskell, Holborn-court. Bermes W. of I)rnitwich, miller, Feb. It, 22, March 18, at Wor vaster. A tt , ...Fladgate and Co. Essex-street, Strand. Trorr.ou T. 11. of Toques, Devon. merchant, Feb. 19, Exeter. Att. Mr. Blake, Charlotte-street, BluckftiArs. Sor.t.v .1. late of Liverpool, linen-draper, Feb. 111, 20, March 1.5, at, Liverpool. Am.. Clarke and Co. Chancery-lame. II ALc 4:tlward, of Weir IVoridliam, Southamptim, cattle-Ocala, Ft.b. al2l 111.,reh le, at Atun. Atte. Palmer awl Co. Bed foal-rmr. iiecyrge, of Iludderbfteld, watr't.maker. Feb. 17, la. and at Ilueolerstield. Attn. 11'iilu and to. ‘Varnfonl-court. ItßooK 1. of i'addtvi. York, clothier. Feb. t 7,18, and March 15. at 11 , - 1 1. tiield. .Atta. and Co. Warnfor.l.court, Woony.vrT W. of I.t bury, Raeford, farmer, Feb. I I, 19, and Alarelt 15, at Great Ralren.. Att. Mr. Doti:field, Itouverie-greet. FAilit:NoEx J. of Chithe.ter, tito...er-mereltant. Feb. it, ri, and Mare!, 15, at Chieltea.er. A. lew and Co. Covent-garden. 31171.1. ENS W. of Ilenatralge, yeoman, Feb. 17, I and March 15. at Ilenstridge. Atts. TWoottrain and Co. Ar;,7le.street. ('Avr .1. of frown -.trot, grocer, Feb. 8.18, and March 15 . at Guildhall. A. Ilarrey and Co. St.. Helen's-place, Bithopagate. ( Divide re's, our next.) From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Jag. 28. BANKRUPTCY surEnsrmEn. 1. floarnTß, J. WANG.A7%IANN, awl N. It YALL., of Gewceig-walk, Whitechapel, sugar-retincrs. SK it At Leoca .T. of Ilus;elt court. I)rofv-&ne, victualler. Feb. 1,8, March 11. at (lnildlwll. Att. Mr. i'mkeuon, 'Acme:tea-inn. ruiEws .1. S. of lweme.Minbter, Dorsetshire, horse-dealer, Feb. IS, 19, March 11, at ShafttAury. Au. Mr. Price, Lincoln . .-inn. BATCHELOR .1. of Falmouth. t.lime-chandler. Fc%). 1, 11, Match 11, at Guildhall. Mt. M r..Tatucs, Farl.street, 111ackfr,ars. BROADY C. of IVIlet100(. Cheshire, victualler. Feb. 10, 11, March 11, at ItinuinzOtaut. Att. Mr. Errton, Gray's-inn. FF,BRITARY COLLIS It, inn. of 0011110T11, watch maker, Feb. R, 13, March It. at Guildhall. Au. Mr. Sandys, Warnford-co. Thmmuorton-t. looms C. C. S late of the Minories, insurance-broker, Fel). 1, 15, March 11, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. James, liticklersisury. !hot wIN W.I f Wentworth, ironmaaster, Feb. 19, 9ta. at Doncaster, March 11. at York. Atta. Wigloiworth and Co. Graft-inn. DE si Ez it N. of Hartley Wintney, Sonthampaon. innkeeper, Feb. 1, 11, March It, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Hamilton, Berwick-st. Soho. ELLIOTT J. sen. of Pickett-street, Strand, tavern-keeper, Feb. March 11, nt Guildhall. Atta. Hicks fowl Co. 'Loden's-buildings. GAR SER J. late of Worcester, shoe-maker, Feb. 19, 90, March 11. at Worcester. Atts Collett and Co. Chancery-lane. !linos .1. of Northall, dealer, Feb. 1, R, March 11, at Gialdhall. Atts. Rogers and ('a. Manchester-buildings, Westininater. II Ew LETT 11. of Hortield, dealer, Feb. 10, 11, March 11, at Bris tol. Mt. Mr. King, Seij,sainCs-iun. IIooPFR It. late of Fenehorela-street. stationer. Feb. 1,8, March R. at Guildhall. Atta 'llls° and Co. Colonam-street. llowE G. tat Ashford, I btrbysliire, flax-dresser, Feb. 19. 20, at Don caster, Marcia 11, at York. Mt. Mr. Illtikelock, Serjoint's-inn. Levers A. late of ilkuitwall, rope.maker. Feb. 1, s, Alare'a 11. at Guildhall. Att. Mr. ('arttar, Ileptflard. NIACK EY .1. of Gloom...ter-terrace. New-mad, ship-owner. Feb. 4. 11, March il, at Guildhall. Atts. Bell and Co. Cheapsid.f. Ot'LET .1. of Charlotte -street, Ratlabone.place, jeweller, Feb. R. IT. March 11, at GuiklhalL Au.. Briggs and Co. Essex-st. Strand. REinim A n W. of Little Chelsea, baker, Feb. 1, 11, March 11, at Guildhall. Mt. Mr. Willoughby, Paw); J. of Lantiaist, 3lonmoothslaire, money-scrivener, Feb. :1, 4, March ii, at Newport. Au. Mr. Platt, New Boswell-court. TRAVIS M. of Failsworth, Lancashire. shopkeeper, Feb. 12, 13, March It, at M inchester. Mts. I hard and Co. Tumid:. Ton hr Lit W. of Whitehurch, Shropshire, architect. 1 , ..41. in, it, Mania 11, at Newport. Mts. Ben ow and Co. Lincoln's-inn. w 51 „. 1 . i; as W. of the Hermitage, Wt. a ping, Scotch factor, F e b. 4 , . March 1, at Guildhall. Mts. %lade and Co. Gray's-inn-sq. wros J. of lianiwick-alill. Herefordshire, miller, Feb. S, 5, March tI. at Brunayord. Att, Aleshrs. Taylor, Featherstone buildings, llollsorn. WHITE J. of Bridestow. Devon, innkeeper, Feb. 11, is, March 11. at Exeter. Att.. Darke and Co. Chancery-lane. 11. of Woreting..lish-buyer, Feb. 4,3, March 11, a t Worth ing. Att. Mr. Math, 4:rays.inn. IDIVIDF.NDS AT GIJIIMIALL. T. Blanc, of Wallaraxak, merchant, March 22. G. Ruckeridge, of Pangbourne, timber merchant. Feb. 18. .1. Calloway, of New Jima-street, upholsterer, Feb. its. P. IL Clarke, of Berner's-street, scrivener, Feb. In. G. Dayton, Febnonton, coach master, Feb. iii. T. Ginthlon,.of %%line Lion.o.ort. Birchin-lane, broker, Feb. IR. J. ll:Labort • of Shorediteh, distiller, March l a. G. Hassell: of [hoover-street. dealer. Feb. 4. S. Lamle, nf Tokenhouhe.ratil, merchant. Feb. IS. A. and .1. Payne, of St. Jolan-stieel. flour factors, Feb. IR. .1. Sanders & .1. Ewbank, of Paternoster-lA, wan:Nauseam, Feb. IL S. S. Snuggs. of Litard-street, bulkier, Eel,. 1. F. and F. Thompson, of Paternoster-row, brokers. Feb. 1. an.l W. T. Ifinabrell, of Grange-walk, leather factors. G. White, of linichouse-hole, shipwright, Feb. Is. C. Wildman, of Great Newport -street, silversmith, Feb. 2.2. DIVIDENDS IN COUNTRY. .1. Banks, of Birminglitm, heedsman, Feb.l3. \V. BASS and It. Needham, of Alancliester, cotton merch. Feb. IL J. Bridgman, of 'Fairplay, timber merchant. Feb.. 24. E. Burn, of Birmingham, woollen draper, Feb. .24. M. Houghton, of Liverpool, Laylor. Feb. Vs. T. Jones. tat Dudley, iron manufacturer, Feb. 11. W. Moore, of Little Slocum/a, flat; dresser, Feb. 21. G. OilivAnt, of Manchester, inereham, Feb. M. 14. p arry , of Li a a go ta ea , Denbigh, grocer, Feb. 9.1. J. Potter, jam. of Stoke by Nay land, lualtater, Feb. 20. G. Ridley, of Tcnhury, baker, Feb. 23. G. Roberts, of Ittalden Down, schoolmaster. Feb. 20. V. ‘Valontl. of Chichester. music seller. Feb. Yu. c Fiat picATE,s, Feu. N....4i Ikollett, Of Nan. Kent, lime banner-T. Bourne, tat Westbury, clothier-W. 11.41atard, of Sharon 31allett, innkeeper--W. Davison, jun. of licrtoo. Middlesex. corn chandler-W. J. Monkhouie, of Liverpool, iron men:ham-NI. Moor, of Morybone-street, hosier-T. l'avne, of Holloway, vic tualler-S. It. Philips and 11. I'. Ricking of Liverpool. Imseth-lt. Hatch& of Mothersall, miller-J. Sharples, of Blackburn. cotton inmates nser-F. Stubbs. of 11 - ortl dug, eurpcnter-R. Walker, syn. and Co. of (.wets, dada merchants. I'AIITNF:RSHI I'S inssoLvEn. G. Almond. jam. and E. Almond. of Nottingham, Moe anumfact. Bannister and Daja, of 1 7 11 ton-court. chemists. Burs and Sw inford. of John -street, attornics. .1. anal M. Cash, of Liverpool, taylors. Coleman and Ingleby, at Birmingham. carriers. Cooke and Co. of Crown.eourt. Cheapside, silk mercers. Ilassell and Co. of laver/m.4. ironmonger-. {lodge anal Baker jun. of Hampton. farmers. .1. and H. Home, of Chiswell-street, saddlers. Kier anal Co. ot fanatical. Koster and Gibillan. eat Liverpool, nicrclaants. Luke and Co. of I.iverishil. Marsh anal Turner of Tfsbury, stonemasons. Morris and Bennett of Clifton, cam, nters. I. Openshaw, seat. and Co. of Manhole, merchants. It. Overton of Leicester, and J. 1.0un:2. of Alancliester. hosiers. S. Paget and Co. of the Salt.works. Cheshire. W. gykes, tat Milk -street, and G. F.:aron of 31aecleafield, manufacturer, 0 NUTTED FllOtl !AST S.ITURILIY'S GAZETTE. ntviorNos AT GrrimitALl - Alai:ye. of New Bond -street, milliner, Feb. 15. 'X. Blow, of Wbitt/tstiml,Ctotibri.lgeshire, mbster, Feb. is. .1. Dm blson, of I.eadenhalkstrect. nitnyhant. Feb. 15. S. Goundrill, of Oraesschnrelt.street. liabenlmlicr, Feb. Is. T Grua, of Dartford. limn-draper, Feb.l3. .1. Read, of Rood-law, warehouseman, Feb. 13. 1. Ileynol,ls, of Idol-lane, wine-mcrchant. Feb. is. C. F. Spitta pad of Lttw:ence-pountocy-lanc. mewl's. March Ks. W. M. Tart, of Ohl 11road,treet. merchant, Feb. 13. Dlt IDENDS IN THE COUNTRY. A. W. Bellairs, of Stamford, and 3. Bellairs, of Derby, hankar,, Feb. in. H. Cindy. of A pplci.on. Lanewirc, watt:ll-maker. Fe b. 25. • Davis, of New.•:_tle-under-Lynie, la; lor, Feb. 19. W. Fidlin, of Mane"iswter, cotton aitercliant. Feb. 19. U. Fl ac k, ..r ca..c.• Edingham , have, butchr T . 20. .1. F,,Leot Yll:::11n. Lancashire. marbit•:.rnaker. Pb.•• ?C. 4;oode:tild, Jackson and Company, of Bishop Vi saritioutb, Durham, barkers, Feb. Vo. T. and 5. Peet. of I lanlwirk., Lancashire, colieo-printer,, Feb. 27. 1. Sw'rt. of Ellantl. Yorkshire, ob.ntifacturer. Fa. 17. (' EMT( I' IC A T F. , 5,Eeh.13.—)1. A bel, of litinguy, Suilhlk,laut ker. —A. L. Horrid, of Oakley-tields, near Oaltley-street, Lambeth. Surrey. gut-aiiinner.—W. Hass and it'Vet•Altain. of Manchester. slitton-merchants.-I`. Bass, of issbborne, I lerby, witlow.—.l R. Ben son, of Russell.place, Fitzroy-slutire, aterehant.-11. Iltnittek, of Ntineabm, IVarwicksbire. innits.eper.—S. Buttenshaw, Stu:ax, hot:cr.—J. Chapman, of Aler , :ll.street, merchant.—.l. 1/mean, of Altlgate•street, tallow.e'munller.,— E. Ellis, of Fairy-court, fit. Mary-axe, ntercltant.-.4. Jolinshst, of Queen street, Chcaisidc, paitiler.--F. I.ntr;dn, of Art.sl•ury, Fnekingbuitt. drusorist.—W. Oldham. of Manchester, terlor.--.1. S. Turner. of Norwich, tinthermierchnnt.--J. Walks. of Lace:Arr. gir0cer......1. Walton and Co. of Bread -street, warehouseinem--G. White, of Bristol, iuholder. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOI.ArED. Acmun and Ganlca, of Okl Compton-strut, chanibta.