The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-12-07 00:00:00

7- 1 1' I ~~ " steamer as legenseer, where he bad never been at urpspalat iambi before, aid there he had had an i sky of j of the sentiments of the peo pritairiad n there, political meetings or expres- ISOM of public opium had seldom taken place before, • be witnessed each as enthusiasm of public spirit as <mad scarcely be exceeded, even in this great eel public spirited city. Art the inane feeling was the same in every quarter that he could hear of, the peo ple being universally, unanimously, tad ardendy , maimss for the femoral of Ministers, for the redrew I of grievances, and for the Reform of Parliament., The friends of libeay sad the enemies of corruption had, therefore, only to make a long pull for the attainment of complete Reform, aid be hoped the example of this day would serve to give an impasse to the country. Mr. Monomial tame forward amidst the applause of the meeting, to return thanks for the honour which they had conferred upon Vint. He trusted that since he had had the bonoer of representing the City of Westminster, he had not failed to the utmost 'or his humble abilities to make good the pledge which he gave theni when he ventured to become a candidate fur their slarages. In the last great question which had occupied so much of the public attention, and in which her Majesty and the people had obtained so gletious a triumph, lie had felt it his duty to take al proteinent part, for he did not consider it to be mere ly the cause of the Qoeen for which they were con tending, but more peculiarly the cause of the people— (Applause ;)--the cause of those with whom he was ' connected, and in Ms connexion with whom he felt, io common with his Honourable Colleague, a prouder satisfaction than in any other honour or dignity which it was in the power of the Crown to bestow—(Ap platter). The Electors of Westeninstei had congtatu -I.ted her Majesty on her return to this country, and since that period her Majesty had sbewn with what justice they congratulated her upon having taken that decisive step. In spite of every effort which had been made not only by the Powers of one great Em pire, but by that conspiracy of Monarchs, of which • the apparent object was to condemn the whole ci vilised world to slavery, in spite of all the influence which had been exerted against her, the support of the people, aided by her own unconquered mind, had en abled her to triumph over her persecutors, and they were now met to congratulate her upon her triumph sat er that tremendous engine, it hich had been employed to crush the lives, liberty and property of Englishmen —he meant the Parliansent.—(Cheers.)-- , Parliament, lie repeated, was the engine which the Ministers of the Crown, for the sake of preserving their places, and s .ving thentteltes, had always brought forward, when a work of pecuhar atrocity was to be perforated. They were assembled here to convince her Majesty of the gratitude which they felt too ards her, for the glorious part which she bad taken in the late proceedings ; to rintrince the world that she was indeed a Queen, not e:dy of grace and favour, as she had been styled in the . Donee of Commons, but of the affections of the people of England.—(Continued applause.)--it was not his 4. intention to occupy the time of the Meeting, as he was aware that there were many other gentlemen who were desitotts or addressing them. He would only say, therefore, that unless the people of England came for ward to detnaod, nut only the dismissal, but the im pe.Leliment—siot only the impeachment, but the punish ment of those who hid heaped such maitlforious 'vitt upon them, the work would be hut half done—(Loud theers.)—Let not the people deceive themselves; let Clem not believe, that if they wait till Parliament meet two months hence, some means would not be found of tricking the people out e oT their just de mands, for the punishment of -those whom the united voice of the people of England pronoansed to be the only malefactors. Let them recollect the conduct of Patti:anent open the occasion of the atrocious massacre ob;ch took place somewhat more Clan a year ago. After meetings had been held . in every county and parish thronghout the king dom; after the table of the House of Commons had been loaded with petitions, and the King address ed from every place of consideration in the country, what did - Parliament do? Did they redress any of the wrongs? Did they remedy any of the grievances of the people?—(Cries of no, no, they did set) —All that Parliament did was as much as in them lay to confirm every grievance, to silence every complaint, and pu nish, not those who were the cause of our sulkrings, but those who ventured to complain-(Applause, and cries of indignation.)--Not only did they refuse to listen to the complaints of the people, but, u hit Honourable Friend near him (h r. Rennet) remind ed hint, instead of inquiring into those grievances. --instead of inquiring in what manner the lives of the people had been sacrificed, and their liber ties infringed, they proceeded to heathen them with six more restrictions epos their liberties, and to take away every possible chance oakum complaint. These events were of so recent *date, that they could n 3t but feel convinced, that if PerileTeet met agate under the sanction of the present Admiaistratioa, viot only no thing would be done fur the people, bet every thing would be attempted against him. His own conviction was, that the assembling of. Parliament aosubl site another death blow to their rights and liberties. The short time he had bees is Parliament bad confirmed all the previous oplaions which be had formed of the character and conduct of that assembly ; and he trusted they would never forget, that the sum of all their prayers and petitions sheath be to obtain that Reform which could aloe' give indemnity for the past, aid security for the future. Mr. (*ARDEN'S moved, that the Address by this 110selleg be slimed by the High WWI on behalf of -14 ....:M Meeting, aid presented by him te bar Majesty. The INIMIOSI was carried aseshoesely. The Mashs ease meeting were thus elied to the Hea. H. 0. Bennett, R. Geedon, Esq., E. Me, EA., and Sir Oerard Neel. - The Hon. IL 0. lamely, is sellissielßern. said be was as all doss nest anxious to issue 1110 pospis. and surer mere se tbs. en the press* sibuissr trial alkuled him se epperessity et tesentialdieg cenatrysieszon Ilse w lier ide and male siel wade. pipe la Mess, 41( a WOOS" sad get Era a Owes. bet la alkipie 44 Ask ors 41_10 Nei privileges. whisk Sell bite noshed a. New V the BM of hies and reside* bed bees siliond par. He said. If It bet bust sell feel tepee% it lot Mewl that it Illsiseers keit bed die leserity le pros 1 S . -- -', I i . THE STATESMAN the measure •through Parliament, tide peep's •of this country would net have permitted it to be carried Into effect, and the attempt would have raised such a callsi vulsion as would have defeated the unjust desigatelii Ministers, and severed the liberties of the people. Afil to his own opinion of the conduct of the Queen, he trusted that the. Fait which he had taken from the very outset of the proceedings agaitest her Majesty was in the recollection of the Meeting. He was the very first to raise his voice in Parliament against the bribe which had been offered to her on the one hand, and the.menace which had been held out to her on the ether. He was the first to protest against a proceed. ing. which was not only an insult to the Quern, but an insult and indignity to the people of England— (Applause).—What was the diletnusa in which these scourges of the country, his Majesty's present Ministers. had placed themselves ? If they be lieved one thousandth part of the evidence which the legal advisers of the Crown, to their own disgrace, and to the disgust and indignation of the country, bad vomited forth against her Majesty-- if, believing this, they dared to compromise the dig nity oP the Crown, and waste the public resources by offering to recognise her as Queen, and to purchase her Absence by a bribe of 511,000 f. a year, then they deserved to be isupeacised; if, on the other band. they did not believe the charges, .how dared they bring forward such a measure ? [cheers] He defied them to get out of this dileuiusa ; it this dilemma which weighed them down and oppressed them, not, indeed, with a sense of shame, but with that guilty conscious sees which profligacy feels at its own 'detection. Look ing it the calamities of which these men were the authors, when coufnsion. distress and dismay pervade I every part of the empire, and recollecting, as the people had too much casts'. to remember, that their administration had been a series of continued aggres shins against the !freedom, the commercial prosperity, and the domestic happiness of Englishmen, it was the duty of every man who valued his country, and who had any regard fur his own family ard his own house, to come forward and rescue the nation from the hands of men, who, by abusing the confidence which had been reposed in these, hail acted as traitors both to the Crown and the country [continued applause]. H aviag said thus much, he was confident that so far from incurring the censure of the Meeting, he should receive their applause u hen he declared broadly and boldly on this occasion, as he had done on ail others, that there were 501 OP passages in the Address to the Queen to which he could nut assent. lie had said enough, however, to convince them, that there was no part of the Address wbieh went to arraign the con• duct of the present Ministers, whirls slid not meet with his entire concurrence. Of their conduct, no man who reflected upon the prand state of England twenty years ago, and the state to which they bad reduced it now, could entertain a donbt ! Melauelsuly, indeed, were time reflections which such a couipariesin was cal. cnlated to excite, and n e might well say to Ministers, this is your work ; these calamities you aml your tub services tool, the Parliament, have brought upon the country; congratulate yourselves upon the rein you hare mask, for it is all the labour efiesir heads, and the sweat of your brow, and you have succemied to your beans content in reducing this once flourishing country to such a state, that they site Inseiir it twenty 694Iars ago can scarcely believe it to be the same country. With respect to that part of the Address which prayed his Majesty to dismiss his present Ministers, he wish ed to say a few words. Ile was aware that it was commonly imputed to men in public stations, that they were only anxious to get rid of one set of Mini sters, in order that they might themselves weepy their places. He would only observe with reference to such an imputation; that in time present state of the country, he did not think it possible to inflict a greater cala mity upon any man than to sna'ae bins a Minister. He would suppose the man so elevated to be a map of laudable and just ambition, anxious to do all the pod that could he effected fur his country, of pure and honourable intentions, of inflexible integrity, and of just. sound, ronstitntional views, and yet, with all these favourable circumstances, sorb was the present state of the country, that his bitterest enemy audit scarcely mists him a worse situation. His would be me bed of roses, as Lord Castlereagh had said, to repair all the wrongs, to remedy all the grievances, of which tins present Ministers were the authors,—to restore too. fidenre where all confidence bad been destroyed, to bring back tranquillity and domestic security, wheel the bonds asocial happiness had keen torn asunder, to re-establish content where the seeds of discontent had been sown, and suffered to ripen to maturity-- this was a task, in which it wet scarcely possible for any new Administration to succeed, and he feared that more would be expected from their hands than it was possible for human ability to perform. He is ulted,, however, that, under the present circumstances of flee' country, no public man would undertake to repair, as , far as was practicable, the ravages which the present Ministers had made, without giving, be would not say s a pledge of his intentions to carry into effect a Reforms Parliament, but whistled making a el.kr and dies tines statement of what he could, and What be MO willing to effect. Unless he did that, the people et England would not give him their support.--(Aps please.)--All the influence arising from church pa tronage, the support of !State paupers on the one side, aril of pensioners on the other, the hutnenne influence arising from the taxes, time hare collection of which *client as much as the whole amount of the revenue at ship bKlMlmt of the late reign, all this enormous in itiesale . avail him nothing, listless he were backed and supported by the confidence of the people. That confidence could only be obtained by the honest discharge of his public duty, and by a sincere desire for the amelioration of public morals, which might prevent the recurrence of thaw heart-rending exhibitions which every month outraged the feelings of humanity, and reflected dis grace on the character of the country. He again ex pressed his co:sviction that no man could obtaia the &madam of the people without giving a distioet pledge of his intuition to redress the friersoses easier which the eenatry laboured, sod resehnled by Amadei the ilieming for the attendee with which Obey bad heard Mom. He retired Middle the ardente dens of the Meeting. Mr. Sameow .saved the thlitrarlag llteselotieo:— nat this Medoff has beard with pedlar millet- _. Lion the declarstioM of Sir Francis Barden, Bart. and John Cain Hobhoustr, Esq., of the propriety and neces sity of itnpeaching his Majesty's Ministers, for their meconstitutional and illegal proceedings against the Queen, and also for tOe titration) violation of the con stitutional rights of the salsjitet which has long charac terised their counsels and raeasares; and that this Meeting, feeling' the greatest conlitenee in the seal, perseverance, industrys and talents of their 'Representa tires, do hereby request that Sir Francis Berdetk Bart. and John ram ilobhouse, Esq. will undertake, is the name and on the behalf of the people of England, to more and conduct an impeachment of the Ministers of the Crown, and that the other Members of Parliament now present be requested to support the same." Sir F. BURDICTT trusted that the Meeting would not adopt such a Resolution as this upon the spur of the moment. The propriety of impeaching his Majesty's Ministers was one thing ; the necessity of doing so was another. There was another consideration of great importance, which the person with whom this Resolution had originated appeared to have overlooked —namely, the propriety of doing the thing effectually. They had not considered the means of the present Meeting to carry the Resolution into effect, or the means and powers of the persons who were instructed to propose such a measure. This was not the time and place fur such a Resolution. He supposed no man would doubt his (Sir F. Burdett's) readiness to lend all his assistance to obtain justice for the conn txy, and an inquiry into that long course of mal-ad ' miuistratiou under which the people had laboured. He trusted the people of Westminster would give him credit for being at all times ready to use his best ex ertions in the public cause, and, at the same time, be felt persuaded that they would not adopt a Resolution of this kind at such a time without reflection, and call upon him to undertak. a great and important measure, which it would ba utterly out of his power to carry into effect. Mr. Bexnow said he had not been convinced by the arganients of the Hon. Baronet, and that he should still feel it his duty to press bis motion. The Hon. Baronet hail talked of the inadequacy of their means sod forces, but surely they had forcaenongh to make the attempt; they had at least force enough to endea- vour to chain the iron hand of despotism, and let the', result be what it might, it would teach Ministers an important lesson. Mr. lionnouse said, there could be no doubt of his lion. Colleague's desire tb chain the iron hand of despotism, and to co-operate cordially in any measure which could lead to such a result ; but the question now was, whether the Resolution which had been pro- posed was calculated to effect the object it had in view ? If they thought the passing of such a Reso lution was the best way of effecting that object, an-1 dotibtedly lie should feel it is duty to be bound by their decision. and to endeavour, as far as lie ass able, to give effect to it. They had elected him as their ser vant, and as their servant he considered himself bound to obey their instructions. At the sense time he begged them to consider whether the passing of this Resolutieu was likely to lead to the object which they had in view. Ile entirely concurred with his Hon. Colleague, that in the present state of Parliament, the punishmeat of Ministers was not likely to be effected in this way. They would recollect that in the lam r Sessips of ParUousent, when a motion was mad. for an inquiry into the state of the nation, only MO Members of that Parliament voted eren for an inquiry into the grievances of the people. That same Perlis ment hail supported the present Ministers throughout the whole of the late nefarious proceedings. In an assembly so constituted there could be little hope that any endeavour.on the part of his Honourable Colleague and himself, to bring Ministers to justice, would be attended with success. Mr. Bexaow withdrew his motion. Si: P. DeIIDISTT was glad the motion bad been withdrawn, fur had they passed such a Resolution under such circumstances, it would not only have 'been utterly ineffectual, but in every point of view unadvised and childish. if the people of England, however, felt u the Electors of Westminster did this subject. and they chose to Petition Parliament to luiprach Ministers, that mode of proceeding might by possibility have some practical effect, but a mere Re solution passed at a public meeting, however respecta ble, consoled for another purpose, would not only be 'Try inexpedient and ineffectual, but childish, and Liable to ridicule. The Thanks of the Meetinsere then voted to Arthur Morrie , Esti , the Hie)uie r for his impar tial couduct iu the Chair, mad tie Meeting separated. jag to allow a patient and nainteriupted ise ee i sre . every person who might differ from them, sad tapp,„“ the measure of an address to the (;neon, sad, in ts k,.„, of their acquiesceoce is this suggestion, be relocated them to hold up their hands, sad instantly every band was held op. The Resolutions, sad Address Amadei upon them, were then read ever by Mr. John Clap. ham, who concluded a very aisle speech ►y reknist the first hut resolutions, which, after sada' she; an Address of Coogratulatios should be pre• seated to the Queen, congratulating het nn th e memorable triumph achieved ►y her Majesty over a vindictive proseastios, calculated not oalv degrade her Majesty, but to outrage the stitutioo sad demoralise the people, strongly tee . sured the conduct of the Kiag's ministers for Coe pai they had taken in this prosecution, sad the mase r ' s which they had coodeeted it. Ose of the reseisti ss , also determined that the address should be algae/ ti the Chairman, i■ the same and on the behalf of tc, meeting. These resolution; were secosded by th. Key. Joseph Hutton, of this place, who iu a very sh ,rt and energetic speech, elated the reasons which in. duced him to give them his stepped. Mr. Baine s also addressed the meeting in favor of the resolution', and he particularly exposed the gross ►ypoerisy of ministers in urging the interests of morality as ose ground for a proereation which bad policed through out the land a deluge of impurity and obsce nity. These resolutions, and no Address founded upon them, were carried by an unanimous shim of bands. Upon moving a resolution, expressly; ' the thanks of the sleeting to Earl Orey, Lord Entine', I lac., 4 Mr. Brayshaw, of radical notoriety, opium,' the vote of thanks so far as it related to Earl Grey; and he made several observations on the apathy of the Whige—observations introduced evidently with the view of disturbing the unanimity of the meeting; b e t, although he was followed by weather person, of the same school, of the amiss of Whinnies, the original motion was carried Icy an immense majority. Aft. r the thanks of the meeting had been given to the servo gentlemen who signed the notice to the Mayor, and to the Chairman, it was dissolved, and the immense tel l. titude retired in peace and order to their respective habitations, gratified that they could Still (hawated round as they were with Pains and Penalties) exercise their ancient right of expressing their opinion on pub lic men and public measures. The QUSZN ad the 11VSPINED ALDERMEN. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE STATESMAN. LcrintA xxxilt. " say there is Divinity in odd ..slues, either is so. tirlty, drum, or death."-BrAnnseatirs. Sta—lt must be gratifying to the philanthropist to perceive that " absolute wisdom" is aot coolie* to Whitebait Bond street, or the Treasury, tes p.., or the Guards' club-room; but that, accenhey to the benevolent endeavours of the Holy Alliance, and the other sagacious friends of an established and inetnatahle order of things, this valuable totsstooduy should condoms to diffuse itself nen trine, eves "bare it might be least eepectod. fl be. spewed se be peculiar to crowned heads, dowries, *Odeon. diplomatists, and gownemen ; and, liki a =Wile iokr tios, is found to pervade even the feactioaaries of sou municipal departments. 1 have always, Mr. Editor, held odd numbers is g eat veneration ; and, the °kite I grow, the more COOr that veneration increase.. BA above all other nun be -, th.sre s-ene to be properties peculiarly mi-scalous attached t• the number " seven." This cabal laical number carries more in it than " it is tr.); e: for the t o •!il to be a :quainted with." The seers sleepers, the seven %I o3ders of the world, tie seven gaol .. m candiesticks, the seven wise men of the east, every reader must have frequently beard of. bet it is reserved fur our own times to witness a phtas -11101101111 worth all the others put together—the "sent inspired Alder nen." I mean those lan is 'us bodies. which have just made their portentous &bet, withii Temple-bar, announcing the disinterested determier don of saving their fellow citizens, even in spite if themselves, from dangers vellich were visible to this only. They a e the n him satellites in the trail el that great cot.s:• nation of I itellect, the King's sud sier*. 'Jo the surprising influence of the latter, et have lung been inures : but the former constitutes a prodigy new in the et; tural worhl, affording an *di tional proof of virtues of old numbers generally. zed of the number. *wee in p.srticular. To the already ascertained qualities of that number, may bo f e Coussess: f •r, 1 defy the g t mortal le the universe, kismet:yr awed by their elftsigenee. to 100 1181 the seven visages of the seven inspired Alien* with Jut bursting into i.nniediate laught t. N bat conettleive merriment will it not °conies, if they should ever appear together on the hestlags of Ga t ell At each a view, it would be as impees.ble ht any assembly of ordinary peruses to refrain Imo shouts of laughter, as it would be at seeiag jeety's whole Cabinet Council is close dim spa lbe ludicrous state of their affairs, after their signal &fat by the prowess of a single woman. Of old, Mr. &hoar, there was but oat moo of " ! I solate sv:s:oes," per e.reftra r, is the whelp we • Bat, in our glorious days, thesis Usti and her :1140 1 !• the city of London alone has, from elude Ha o. l ° walls, sent forth in the shape of Alamos. ** 1 1"' than seven kibosh: dem-sadists of that rtamas 4 el at, each of them overseeing la sapience their es* rte I predecessor. Oa this grow sk leered of t'. 4 title of Alderman, eenotine office. which ull• may obtals. I wole.d propose to maid ale. 1 * I bo csa of the ems isesin d fauctiot.eries. that eV i e ll9.l4 . demoting q 'Kitties which heart* easy c avtak'• Thu., we should have Saiatema liner . &Mr , 14 'omen William Curtis, Solemn Charles newer, 11* 'owes George &holey, theissassa Samuel Birch, Se' mum Cise.stopier Maguey, red elegies 1r 11 . 4 Heygate. Their eery mom in nut lily Iraq*" With " 111" e " wisels•ns." ha under ear Nevis* a of • lea a Now of etrearh. d w deo Ise* e•r ' f these hurl series ea lighismad she mooned. el eat he mandate legla'at *. het *erre lean oth 0 1 the* shad es saw pettielic preesellegs et lbeiro l " . cipal bottle? Ti ttte olinesmons suss weverre-br 4o plies Urges Rag . aseiliseradomot whom *if b. " 011ifereoli • bowed Irish their Na t al lied *lbw,' 1 LEEDS PUBLIC NIBTiVB. Oa Monday last a pure, meeting of the inhabi teats of Leeds was held in the area of the Coloured Cleth-hall, pastiest to a notice given to the Mayor, signed by seven ruttiest inhabitants, is consequence of that magistrate haring thenght proper to convene a meeting of the borough; is pursuance et a requisi tion presented to him for that purpose, signed by 161 of the most respectable inhabitants. Notwithstantiieg the unfavourable state of the weather, the meeting .was most oasseestoely lasi tweet respectably attended. there being not fewer that from fear to Ave thousand peruse, which is mere thee half of the adult wale population of the towaship.rst person oat of the town ehili being allowed M sand. At half-put lt o'clock George itswou. Req.. was enaniesouly called to the Ana Aber readiag the malice to the Mayor, and alertly explalahag the lesisess of the nutting. he slat- el, In a very algae speech. the grated* apes which he had hen ladneed m take an active part in originating , that ameeting—greuede which appeared to him so caret u to reader it his ladlepeasable dotty to give the plepseed swans, his sanest support. l'be principal topics epos which Mr. lilawsou insisted were, the Wileillithfitiosal mode of proceeding by a Bill of PAM sad Penalties. which was, is fact, creating a crime reed ppsswidths, IS by the same law ; the highly e:espllaaabls smiled posisting evidence h 7. a seem ceereshelea I the LAMM seam of the elidess.* hr whisk it wee sea& to Grimiest@ her Majesty t the grois frararskre, of in meson sitting epos the baulk as her Jades 1 ail the • raviolis ilivestereat teat passomisis se whisk she 'hid bees eagerildioildeh deneicheired and darkened all the smilibitas villsb die eases pais et - the gas skew asseaml dwytkik *et* artion Qom The Liminess aimed" ntretted the Mist. - - % • •