The National Register. — London, England, 1811-05-05 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. c bunt ofert Derbishire, of Liverpool, groctr.—William King, of Newport, Isle of Wight, miller.—Peter Bogle, James Boyle, jun. and Daniel Jopsoti, of Ritig,ley, Laittaster, calico- Riddifotd, of Uley, Gloucester, clothier.— William Wirter, of Pusey, Wilts, shopkeeper.—James Macneall, of Prt•ston, Law:aster, line:-draper. John Coliins Tabor, of Col ehe,tter, trierchant.—Jan:cs ilenwell, of Freshford, Wilts, inn- Canne, late of (Utley, York, stationtr.—John Lewis White, late of Cannon-street; Nvine-merchant. —John Smith, of Newton, !war Manchester, muslin-manufacturer.— William Easton, of Bread-street, factor.—George Downes, late of Eccles, Lam:otter, callemierer.—James Ward, of Sutton, Norfolk, nitre:l:mt.—Thomas Hill, of Erighton, baker.—John Mouutford, of :it. Nicholas, Worcester, woollcn-draper.—John retnicis, late of C:antiridge, corn-factor.—Robert Matthews, of ;King's Arms-buildings, AVood-street, Biackweil-Hall-factor.— Valentine Cl )':e, late of ILto dlcy, Stafford, potter.—Charles Poulton, of Itt.atling, Berks, cabinet-maker.—Joseph Ewbatik, late of Monk-Wearmouth-Shore, 1)u rhani, mercer.—`Thomas Dutton, of Liverpool, cabinet-makt-r.—Meredith Swancott, of Cheo.pside, warehutiseinan.—Mar,_;aret Preist and John Preist, of '1 horney-street, Bloomsbury, co.tchinakers.— William Clancy, of Mary Axe, merchant.—Richard Selway, of Bath, harness-maker.--William Newman, of Canterbury rgittare, Southwark, merchant. 179 exclusive of three new Members present at this I .l . leeting. .urtl Cochrane; Sir W. Worseley, J;art. Staffordshire ; W. Wolseley, Esq. ditto ; J. Birch, Esq. ditto ; F. Costley, Esq. ditto ; Foster, Esq. ditto ; Ralph Stephenson, Esq. ditto ; Dares, Esq. Yorkshire. Addiiional since the Meeting : E. B. Cliv Esq. Herefordshire; T. Lesney, D. D. 1 ssex ; R. Knight, Esq. W Nrw ickshirc. Mr. F.s WlN:xs—Sanwel Crompton, I..sq. Yorkshire ; Benjamin Dealtry, Esq. dim); John Grimstone, Esq. ditto ; Buijarnin Hayw..od, Esq. ditto; Samuel Shure, 'Esq. ditto; .1. Shore, r., i ditto ; Daniel Sykes, F.sq. ditto ; Watts, Esq. High Sherifi ditto; Rich. Watts, Esq. ditto ; John Wharton, Esq. M. I'. ditto; Christopher Wilson, Esq. ditto; George Johnson, Esq. ditto; Win Clough, Esq. ditto. Mr. HA tsxv—J. L. E lodges, Esq. Kent. Sir G. HLATIICOTE-•--COI. Noel, Esq. Rutland. Mrmoß AN DUM.—One of the Gantlemen, who originally gave his name conditionally, how drew the line at which he \midi consent it should stand ; that line he drew at sixty country Gen tlemen of landed property appearing en the list of Stewarcbi, in dependent of persons oth rwbti respectable. A principal Ma gistrate cf . the City et London made known to the Meeting his opinion, that probably it would be easy to obtain the use of the Guildhall of that metropolitan City, fur the proposed General Meeting in so constitutional a cause. SlR—Prior to the Revolution, notwithstanding all the doc tri-ei of libery in Magna Ci.arta, the want of free. Parlia ment,' exposed our Cyuntry to incessant practices or tyramiy. Ever since the Revolution, notwithstanding the Constitutioird wird's at declarations in the Bill of 'Rights, the want of a free Parliament' has deluged the rand with inees. , ant acts ard deeds of corruption and ruin. A Parliament' was the demand of those who called hither the Prince of Orange. A' free Parliament' was that tor which, above - ail, the Prince professed to come (wen A fr,e Parliament' was, by the Bill et Rights, deg lared to be a sacred birth-right of the English People : but alas! the epii;ll of the Revolution is now verging towards antiquity, while a free Par livment' remains yet to be obtained! 1 , The violation of fun ilarnemal principles, although in Its won king it itiay be slow, yet in it fatal results is nevertheless sure ; the complicated results of violation acting fur art.; on the Constitution, are 110 W upon the nation. To speak in the words of the yresent head at the Russells and inheritor of the it virtues, The source of our evils ban inadequate defcctiye re- . _ preientation of the people in Parliament ; until that settrce be cut off, ahuse and corruption will never cease to flaw in a thoe sand (Efferent channels. It being visionary to expect, or to hope for Par;iamentary Reform from Parliamtntary votes, until the voice of an injured and offended nation shall have the same erlect on the Borough faction in both Houses of Parlia ment, as it had on King John, when he signed Magna Charta, and in King lames 11. whose flight gave us the i3ill of Rights ; so the best evidence of genuine and enlightened patriotism at the present juncture scents to be, in actively contributing to - ‘varcs a correct public opinion on the state of representa tion, and the destructive effects of that state on the liberty, prospt city, and well-being of our country ; and in calling forth on the necessity of Reform, a public voice that shall nut be disregarded. " The Barons of Runnemead, and the leaders of the Rovolu tion, Nvvre compelled to act; they acted energetically, they resist ed with effect ; whereas, the virtuous now having fliore rapid means of circuating knowledge, have only to speak; when the nation shall have raised it's voice, they will have spoken with ct. As soon as the nation snail speak, corruption will be dumb to the r•ation's will, the Borough faction, sovereign as a now is, must be obedient. " Magna Charta and the Bill of Rights merely proved des potism, and for a while mitteated oppressions. l'arliamenta, y Refurm call alone restore the Constitution. Magne Charta and the Bill of Rights tell us indeed what oar Rights and Llbertn s were : by Parliamentary Refurin, they can alone be recovered an established! " Those whose guide is Truth, are the enlightened ; whose appeal is to Reason, are the temperate ; and whose claini for tacit injured country is bare justice for the future, with ohlivt )11 for the past, are surely moderate. These are the ways of te.3.1- quitlity and happiness. 1 alseliood, fraud, force, and opyression l ad to violence, convulsion and misery ! " As the beneficial effect of the present effort must greatly depend on those who, as stewards, shall sanction it with their mimes ( to which end personal attendance of the infirm 4:r C:t: distant is not necessary), it is hoped the countenance It will receive will be correspondent to the vital importance of the object. e• I therefore bri to be allowed to inscribe your name among THE REFORMISTS. tAre have extracted the following important and curious article from The illorning Post, of the 2d inst. with the appropriate quotations from .‘,r. Cubbett's anti-reforming-writings, before )his grand political conversion Jt will be seen by the following paper, which has been pri vately circulated, that the Reformists purpose holding a General Mee►ing on the inst. The .select party, who hold private meetings, have, it appears, converted themselves into so many rgcruiti►tg sejeants, to beat up for men, but it wid he seen by the number of the recruits rain d, that their success has bizticsto nut been very great. (CM CUL AR.) ./14 a Select Meeting of the tr held the :30th March, 1811, pre Brand, the Hon. T. Heathcote, Sir Gilbert Burdett, Sir F. Hutchinson, Hon. C. 1 - 1. Ilyng. G. Maddock:, W. A. Cart LN . right, 3. Northmore, T. Fawkes, Walter Oxford, Earl of • Halsey, Joseph Tracy, C. Hat:bury it was agreed and minuted in writing, That the House of Com mons does not speak the sense of the nation, and that a Reform of the said House is < qually essential to the independence of the Crown, and to the liberties e,f the people. It was further agreed verbally, That at the Gmeral Meeting, proposed to be held in the metropolis, un Thursday, the t.Sd day of %lay next, it would nut be advisable to move for any specific plan being recommended to Parliament fur reforming the Re presentation. iends to Parliamentary Reform, t--- That the pet - Jolts present at this Meeting shall endeavour to add to their strength prior to calling a General Meering, by ap ply nig to persons of rank, prcperty, and influence. That this Select Meeting adjourn to the 6th of April. At the adjourred Mvtting, held the 6th of April, 1811, pres;:tit— Hutchin9on, the Hor.. C. H. Norttimorr, T. •Aricklati4, 11. Tracy, C. Millbury Wllay, T. Holt Wood,Nl. Brand, the Hon. T. Burdett, Sir F. Byng, G. Citrtxrig/lr, J. Fawkes, Waltt.r Halsey, Juseph Heatlicute, bir Gilbert acee..si l / 4 ,11 of new friends reported to ti.is Meeting was as follow, namely : Mr. BRAND reported G. Hale, Esq. of Herfordshire. Sir F. Buituesc . r—W. 13os%iile, Esq. of Yorkshire; H. H. Tw.vnsend, Esq. Surrey; Leach, Esq. ditto; —Leach, Esq. ditto; Gill, Esq. ditto; Gill, Esq. ditto. Mr. CARTWRIGHT—Joshua Grighy. Esq. Suffolk; W. Hal let, Esq. Hants ; T. Jones, Esq. ditto; C. Lofft, Esq, ; Rich. Reynolds, L.sq. Huntingdonshire; Rider, E. Kent ; .. :: _~ ,