The National Register. — London, England, 1815-02-19 00:00:00

FEB. 19. Major Cartwright then addressed the Meeting. He said, that whets an individual stepped forward to complain of and I. stela a torrent of corruption so powerful and overwlielmitag as that which now ravaged this country, it was necessary he should guard himself aoainst the mis representation of the venal tongues and venal pens which the suppor ters of this corruption never failed to keep in their pay. Far that pur pose, he would wish, with the leave of the Meet:lig, to follow the example of a gentleman of high rank and great popularity, and request their permission to read his speech, which would have the further good effect of saving their time, as lie could by that means deliver himself with greater facility and speed than if lie were to do so from memory alone. lie then proceeded to read his speech at great length, in which he endeavoured le shew from the most celebrated authorities that no tax in this country could be imposed which was oppressive, but it man, on that Recount, be unconstitutional/. This, he argued, was peculiarly the case with respect to the Property Tax ; and such an engine of or -I,jarary power, in n country said to be free, could not have operated so lons_ as a scourge on the people if they had been fairly represented. The grand remedy, therefore, for this and every oilier evil of the kind, was a reform in the Commons Horse of Parliament, without which, though this odious tax should now be done away, it would ere long be brought forward is some other shape. After drawing an awful picture of the situation of this country at the present moment, from this neces tar, reform not having taken place in the vent 1790, when a petition for that purpose had been presented to Parliament and disregarded,— from which disregard sprung the unticeessnro war, that caused the ex penditure which gave birth to the odious tyranny ofohe Preperty Mr.— he congratuleted the Meeting on the awakening state of the public mind, from which lie ventured to hope, that the foul repot's.' of selfish ness and faction--that the dense mists of ignorance, frivolity, and pre• jarlice, by the joint effect of all which, the political atmosphere had been rendered as unwholesome as a Walcheren, might, by God's provi dence, suddenly melt and vanish, and our Comm:anima burst•forila in j fill splendour, enlightening all minds, cheering all heurts, ta`rtitiror nil wills. Then, gentlemen, said lie, hut not till then. shall you see hurled. down from their lefty pedestals, those abominable reptiles, monster,, and demons, the gods of corruption, whose images, like the pleenet of . Egript, !int, every where blast our light ; whose pandemonian tern• ides are seen in every rotten borough, and whose tottering cathedral, once a Christian chapel, stands near the treasury. Having thus trail bled you with my sentiments on your evil and its remedy, your bane and its antidote, with yaur leave, I will move the ,Resolutions 1 have! to offer. He then read the Resolutions thron2liont, which were rely 1 , 1 long, and which, from the first to the eighth, formed verbatim the pe- !; tition to be presented to the Howe of Commons on this subject, which petition concluded with the following prayer, viz. " that the present jl unconstitutional Property Tax may wholly cease on the sth of April next, and that your Honuurahle House will without delay turn yanor feriotts thoueles In a full restoration of those sacred rights of the people, in the constant violation of which, legislation and taxation arc at present unconstitutionally exercised ; a course which heath already been pro lific of countless celatnitiea, and which, as it appears to your peti tioners, hash hitherto directly led, and so 10ng..-as persevered in must continue directly to It ad, to the erecting of a settled tyranny on the ruins of public liberty,—an experiment of the most gloomy and horrid aspect, and pregnant w ith noug h t b u t th e di rec t ev ils to our deeply i n• Jared and unhappy country." Mr. Bentley, at great length, seconded the Resolutions. Mr. Mellish said, there was such a mixture in the Petition, that he could not Epee to it. It had fur its objects the repeal of the Property 'fax, and Parliamentary Reform, without which the Petitioners stated tloy would pay no more taxes He had, therefore, to complain that the notice for calling the Meeting did nut contain an intimation that part of its object was to petition for a Reform in Parliament. It would then have done their cause more honour, by being done more openly. ) Major C ar t wr i g h t sa id , i t was i mposs ibl e to argue t h e case w i t h out leaving that Parliamentary Reform was the only remedy for the evil of unconstitutional taxation. Mr. Byng said, he had always been, and was still, favourable to Par liamentary Reform, and to the abolition of the Property Tax. At the sam e time, he must confess, that lie could have wished for a specific manta' on each of those points separately. He would, however, always support any Reform that would make the peoples' burdens lighter. The Resolutions and the Petition being agreed to, Maw Cartwright moved, that as this was a Comity Court, the Sheriffs should countersign the petition. This motion was carried in the affirmative, and Mr. She Leigh made no objection to it. Mr. SberitT Remy said, that as he could nut approve of the objects of the Petition, lie must decline signing it, unless he found that he was required by bis official situation " 0 . 1 0 do.—Thanka were then vote d t o t h e Sh er iff, an d Major C a rt. and the Meeting broke up. _ .~::. a a LONDON GAZETTE. UST OF SHERIFFS FOR 1815. Bedfos dshire—Hubert Hibliert, of East Hide, Esq. Berkshire—John Wills, of Hnngerford Park, Esq Backs—Thomas Digby Aubrey, of Chilton House, Esq. Causbrid z ge and Huntingdon—Knight Cook George Mitchell, of He miford 6racy, Esq. Cheshire—John Isherwood, of Marple, Esq. Cumberland—William Ponsonby Johnson, of Walton House, Esq. Derbyshire—Sir Henry Fitzherbert, of Tisssintetan, Bart. Deounshire—James Marwood Elton. of Church Stoke, Esq. Dorsetshire—Geroge Smith, of Spettesbury, Esq. Essex—Luke Wm. Watford, of Little Bardfield, Esq. Gloucestershiri—William Morris, of Sevenhampton, Esq. Herefordshire—Edward Thomas Foley, of Stoke Edith, Esq: Herifurdshire—Audrew Reid, of Chipping Barnet, Esq. Kent—Robert Foote, of . Charlton, Esq. Leicestershire—Edward Fornham, of Quorndon, Esq. Lincolnshire—Joseph Si vesey, of 'Umber, Esq. Monmouthshire—Samuel Bosanquet, of Dingestow, Esq. Norfolk--Thomas Thornhill, of Riddlesworth, F.sq. Northamptonshire— Leveson Vernon, of Stoke Bruen', Esq. Northumberbind—George Baker, of Stanton, Esq. Nottinghamshire—John Smith Wright, of Watford, Esq. Oxfordshire---Edward Francis Coillstuii, of Filkius, Esq. Rutland—Samuel Barker, of Lyndon, El Shropshire—Farmer 'Taylor, of Chickuell, Esq. Somersetshire—John Phellps, of Montacute, Esq. Naffordshirr—Henry Crochett, of Little Onu Hall , Esq. County of Southampton—Homy Bocanquet, of Clanville Ladge, Tyrrel, of Gipping, Esq. Storey—James Laing, of Streatham. Esq. Sussex—Richard Watt Walker, of Nliclielgrove, Esq. Warwickshire —James Woo:1-y, of lektield House, Esq. n'iltshire--Oeorge (gyre, of Britu•liaw, Rsq, Worcestershire---Eiwafd Dixon, of Dooley, Esq. Yorkshire—William Gartorth, of Wiggitithorpe, Esq. • SOtJTH WALES. ~•> .~ Esq. Flint--Sir ~~ BANKRUPTS. T. Urry, of Itchin-ferry, Southamptonshire, baker, to anrriesteso March 1, at one, 2'2, and 28, at ten, at the Coach and Horses Inn, Southampton. Attorney, Mr. Stevenson, Lincoln's-inn. R. Townsend. of Preston, LancaAire, corn dealer, March 10, at eleven, at the King's Arms Inn, Preston. and 28, at four, at the King's Arms Inn, Lancaster. Attorney, Mr. Ellis, Chancery-lane. R. Salmon, late of Ford-street, Aldham, Essex, carpenter, Feb. 27, 28, and March 28, at ten. at the Red Lisn, Colchester. At tornies, Messrs. Peacock and Forbes, Ely-place, Mahout. J, and 1. Wyllie', of Hagley, Worcestershire, millers, March 1, at five, 2, and 28, at eleven, at the Wheatsheaf Inn, Bewdley. At tonnes, Messrs. Still and Strong, Lincoln's inn. W. Hulett, of Linildwas, Salop, farmer, Feb. 27, al four f.'B, and March 28, at eleven, at the Red Lion Inn, Newport, Attoruies, Messrs. Renbow and Alban, Lincoln's-inn. B. Goodman, late of Romsey Infra, South , cruller, March 2, at two, 3, at ten, and ea, at two, at the - Ise Inn, Rom sey. Attorney, Mr. Nettlefold, Norfolkstreifi T. Hornton, of Bush-lane, drysalter, Frb. i , and March 28, at ten, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Knight and Freeman, Cas tle-street, Falcon-square. linen-draper, Feb. 21, 28, at W. Aldred, of Ipswich, Suffolk. twelve, and March 28, at one, at • Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. T. Saunders, Upper Thames-street. G. Robinson, of Wit:thorough, Lincolnshire, warfineer, Feb. 27, 28, and March 28, at eleven, at the Dog and Duck Tavern, . , •lawo.sel' Ir - Carmarthen —George slcars, of Laststepkan Placer , Et Pembroke--Morris ‘ViMain, of Gwingll))n, Ct.rdigan—Herberl4isamistogiiqliniead, Esq. Giem9rgan—WitHani 1 • Cardiff, Esq. Breews---Hileli Price, , Matlock, Esq. Radnor—Williain Davt4; E.q. WALES. Merioneth-- Lewis Vanghau; oeVensniosi Dovey, Tsq Carnarron—Griff.ydd Oakley, .or Bachysaint, E•q. Anglisey--Robert Hitghe., of Maw) Llangeed, Esq. Montgomery— Pryce Jones, of Cofryd, Esq. Denbigh —Charles Griffith Wynne, of Pentre Voela, Flint—Sir Richard Brooke, of Hope Hall, Ban.