The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-01-24 00:00:00

) /ions, as could be usually. adopted, when made upon former occasions, had not been unattended to. The Right Honorable Gentleman (Mr. Tierney) bad called the attention of the House to the leading paragraph in the Speech, which spoke of peace with Foreign Powers. At a future time he would enter into a more explicit explanation of those relations, but at present he must confine himself to say, in reply to what had fallen from the Right pourable Gentleman, that it was not for us to dictate to other powers, or to controul their policy.—(Hear, hear.) Whenever the proper time should arrive, his Majesty's Government would' be prepared to shew, that the language which bad Urn held by this Country, and the principles on which the language had been founded, were perfectly consistent with its character. This, however, he begged leave at once to say, that it must not be infer red that Great Britain was of necessity a party to all the deliberations and conclusions consequent on those discussions, at which a British Minieter might be present. With respect to the remarks of the Right llssuourable Gentleman on that part of the Speech which related to the Revenue of the Country, that was a subject on which the House would, at an early period, reaeive full explanation. The Right Honour able Gent contended, that the new taxes had been themselves estimated at 3.000,0001.; and that the whole excess if the Revenue of the present year over that of the last year, was only, 2,300,000/. To that, however, might to he added what had been recieved in ;he preceding year. of the new taxes, amounting to 701'.9001. which would make the excess 3,000,000/. It ought also to be considered, that the revenue from the trade with Ireland had fallen off to t!se :mount of 000,0001., and that from foreign t-ads to the amount of 600,000/. or 700,000/. Hid there co. been such fallino off, the present i , wrease would have been 3,-100,000/.; and if to this were added the recipts from the new taxes in the . pre redin. year, the increase would have been above 4.0e,100/. In the early part of the last year, there was ,certainly a marked falling off in the commerce of the country, but that depression had ceased ; and looking at the last half year, there was great reason to entertain the prospect of a complete return of our commercial prospe ri.y. Now, with respect to that part of his Majesty s Sneer's which related to Ow provision to be made for her sjesty ; if the Right Hon. Gentleman thought that the wor.l '• arrangements" in his Itsjesty's speech meant env thing more than that which Parliament might con sofer a Suitable provision for her Majesty, he was much ty'sk,:!zen. Of cuerse it would he the fluty of his s!ajes tv 'a Government to propose to Parliament the sum which in their view of the subject, was the must expedient ; and lie would therefore now give notice, on Wednesday in es•at week, he would maim a proposition to the House on Co. subject. There were many other parts of the Right Hon. tient:manta speech to which he did not thipk it necessary at that time to advert, although he could not Delp aatiowle.iehig the temperate character of the I whole of the Right Hon. Gentleman's remarks. On one point, however—the trituration of Parliament—be wish es.; to make a few observations. He could assure the Right Hon. Gentleinato, that, if be imagined that his 31a jestv's Guverioneut advised the prosecution—(i laugh) —lse could assure the lit. Hon. Gent. that if lie imagin ed that his Majesty's Government advised the prorogation. of Parliament, to evade the discussion of their conduct in that or the other House, he was much deceived.— The fact was, that at the various adjournments of that Pause had taken place prior to the prorogation, it had been distinctly understood, that the vote of ad jeertiment was proposed, in order that, it' the Bill then in progress in the House of Lords should pass, the House of Commons should meet in pursuance of the Call : hut if the Bill slid nut come to that House, then the Call stunk' not be enforced, as it wits mot intended to bring thrwarl any other business.—(No, nu.) With respect to what the Itig,ht Honourahe Gentleman bad said of the loyalty of the country, he could assure the Right 114Onourable Gentleman that he (Lord Castlereagh) was as confident as the Right Honourable Gentleman himself conkl be, that that loyalty would always manifest itself, whenever circumstances imperatively called fur i'. The Hight Honourable Gentleman, however, knew too well what was the real feeliog of the country ; —lie knew too well that no Minister hail ever flared to show his f see in that House, and he (Lord C.) trusted that no Minister would ever dare to show his facein that House, who had lost the confidence of the country.—(A laugh, anJ cries of hear.)—The Minister who bad really lost the confidence of the country, could uut possess the con fidence of thatJlouse : for time people of the country, lie ineaut the rational part of the conisminity—that part which alone ought to possess any influence over the Le gislature—always made its sentiments as distinctly and intelligibly felt in that House as if the wildest plan of Reform that was ever proposed had been adopted. lie could assure the Right Honourable Gentleman, that if lie supposed either himself or his colleagues wished to remain in the service of their Sovereign a moment longer than they possessed the confidence of the House and the country, he had mistaken the men he had to deal with. As long, however, as thi•y• possessed the confidence of shier Sovereign, of the House, and of the country, no di& culty with which they had to contend, no taunts from the Right Honourable Gentleman of Isis friends, nu apprehension of consequences personsl to themselves should induce therm to shrink from the discharge of their public duty. The Right Hon. Gentleman and his friends would never countenance any expression of affection or loyalty towards the Sovereign, and the Constitution, in whatever peril, unless accompanied by a declaration of the expediency of a change in his Majesty's Couneils. Whether or nut Parliament con sidered such a change desirable, was not the subject of the present discussion. An early day would probably set that problem iti a very clear light. He entertained so mistrust whatever of the issue of the contest ; and he was therefore fully prepared and anxious to meet the Right Honourable Gentleman whenever he might think proper to niake such a proposition as would allow of the determination of the question between them. Lord FOLKESTONE observed, that however mach provoked to do so by some of the topics which the Noble Lord hail introduced in his speech, he would not detain the House for any length of time. lie cer tainly did not entertain mach hope that the country wonld get rid of the Noble [Lord if it depended on that House. So long as the influence of Government was enercised is that House ; that was, so long as the House was constituted as it we stl long he had no doubt the Noble Lord would enjoy the confidence and support of that Hot* ;n'sliite cif the opinion Mthe • Ile dared to lay the • NdGle LOA, or his arable Friends, could shew them in black , well their trust in the confidence of the founded. He dared to say that Ow the. ._'~~-w ... 111 guttstry. Ile dai Kight Honourabi and white bow w How was found , - - +AP' • • rd -r r. - 7 . r 4 . •1 4 - THE ST tlemea of the Treasury, if toy ejbited the corres pondence which usually tail( place isefore the meet . g of Parliament, would afford* very satisfattory r for the expectation of Ministeis on the subject. at if the Noble Lord relied on the — conflPence the country—if he thothrist, that because he possessed the confidence of the Sovereign and of that Homo he therefore possessed the confidence of the country, be would find that he was very much mistaken. The events of the last three months ought to convince the Noble Lord of his error, if he itspposed that he and his Friends possessed the confidence of the country. At no period of our history hail half, or even a tithe of the number of public meetings taker , place, that bad been held within the period lie had men tioned; and at every one of those meetings, held iu such a manner as to admit" of public discussion, the conduct of the Noble Lord and his Colleagues had experienced the most-uneenivocel reprobation. That a number or what were called Loyal Addresses had been sent up to the Crown, he knew perfectly well; but they had been voted in s.ierct, among gentlemen who were professed supporters of the present ,lilminis tration, although not one of them had ventured to express any opinion of the measures of the Noble Lord and his Colleaenes. Expressions of loyalty coming in such a way were not of much value. In his conscience he believed that his Majesty 'knew no thing of the way in which these addresses were gut up; and of this he was persuaded, that some of them contained expressions, which, if repeated' to his Ma jesty, would inette his reprehension. The Noble Secretary of State for the Home Department, in the course of his selections, had selected one Address, which had lattty been published in the (Lizette, and which, if it had appeared in any other paper, would unluestionably have called down the punishment of that Ilouse. • 'lbis Address professed to pro ceed front a irk of Cler.tymen. It stated that the Addressers " had witnessed with much regret the spirit of disolfiction so prevalent in the country, .and especially the violent and uneon stitutiousi speeches of the Opposition in both !louses of Parliament, and that they con!ti not refrain front expressing their indigoation at the insolence of cer tain 31enthers of the Opposition on the prorogation of Parliament : perstlic:ed as they were that :f such condu:t were to pass unn aired in the Representatives of the people, that ::uthing less thin geueral sedition could be expected in the country." Such were the style and langua::e of the Ailtiresw:s which the Noble Secretary of Stite far tlte flume Department took upon himself t. sclectfor publication in The Ga::ette. Such was the respect which those Addressers ex hibited for the Constitutional Authorities. And Alen the conntry were o=l of the licentiousness of the press. Referring. then to the Speech from the Throne, at which Lord Folt.stone . reniarkeil there nits *enamels to cavil, and animadverting upon seine of its topics and omissions his Lordship concluded withohperringibat the. Noble Lord (Castlereagh) would always eoutinne to have the same majority in that lloase, whatever might be the measure which he might think proper to pro. pose; he had no doubt, but the !seople at hale were frilly persuaded of the evils which resulted from the Noble Lords' Adoti,tistrati.it :tad that of his col leagues. 3lr. WODEIIOI - sr, protested ag.ainit the assumption, that whoever supported the measttres of Administration, awl especially with reference to her Majesty, must ne cessarily be a most servile dependant on a most ticked Government. Front whout came- the objection to the Loyal Addresses, which some characterised as abetting tyranny, others as foniepting sedition 1. From those who considered it a feather in their caps that they were the advocates of freedom of opinion. If, however, he, or these who thought with him, expressed their opinion, they were instantly !called dogs," •‘ dunghill dogs, - hisle and corner men."—" Hole and corner torn!" Why, there was uo hole or corner, however oltscnre, into whicli he would not retire, Ule conceived it neces sary to the free and uncontrolled expression of his sen timents. It was the power of expressing an unbiassed opinion, that made the privilege valuable. Lord FOLKESTONE, in explanation, disclaiined the use of such expressions as those quoted by the Honour able.tientleman ulto bad just spoken. Mr. BATHURST—the circumstances which ren dered it incumbent on the Noble Secretary of State for the Home Department to make the selection from the Addresses, with which he had been charged by the Noble Lord. Mr.' WAHRE contended, that the etplanution of the Right Honourable Gentleman was wholly insutlicient. Adverting to the Address which had been cited by the Noble Lord, he characterised it as finally scandalous ; and commented with much severity on the bad grace with which the selection of it proceeded from a Noble Lord who had issued a celebrated circular to the Ma gistrates of the country, on the subject of libel. The Address was then put and agreed to. _ _ On the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, several Ac counts were ordered to be presented to the House rrla live to the Transfer of Stock from the English to the Irish Funds, in pursuance of the 37th lieu. 111. c. 79; as also of the Amount and application for the kat ten years. of the First Fruits in Ireland. Adjourned at nine o'clock. POLLOKSII.III'S MEETING. Pursuant to requisition, a meeting of the gentlemen and householders of the parish of Eastward was held on Thursday, at the parish church it Pullokshaws. Mr. MAXWELL. Member for the county, opened the proceedings, and stated that he considered parish meetings the best and safest mode of ascertaining the real voice of the country. The magistrates at Pollok shaws he considered eery unlike the rulers of close corporations ; they bail acted a noble and independent part at Renfrew. Ile moved that Provost Monteith take the Chair. Sir Jour Maxwm.t.,flart. seconded the motion, and it was carried with applause. Mr. Waimea, of Auldbouse, in a - nrat speech, in which he professed himself a staunch advocate of civil sad religious liberty, and a firm friend of the people, proposed the resolutions. They expressed loyalty to the King, and attachment to the Constitution, as es tablished at the Revolution; *deprecated the policy of Ministers, and finally frayed his Majesty to appoint othet servants, who would *commis*, conciliate, 'ATL ; - .4 report having been recently eireulated in rations places that this Journal is to be sold, and as suck report must materially tend to abet our interests, we feel onrselees called upon distinctly and unequivocally to assure our readers that it is eattrely destitute of truth. At no period since we became possessed of Tat SrerssmeN hare we expressed or felt a wish to dispose of it : Nor is it likely that ors should be solicitous to relinquish the pleasurable occupation of conducting an Independent Newspaper . which realists an .4ausal Income of more than Two Thousand Pounds. Pecuniary recompense formed but a small part qf the inducement which engaged us to eon- Itert onrselres with an Establishment like this : it was the power. which Tun Srsres H. 4 N afforded us, of assist tag to ameliorate the condition of our fellow-creatures. and aiding the great and important cause of an erten sire Reform. No considerations of prirute interest alone, therefore, could premed on us to tranqler the property into ones. hands. This being the ease, we are at a loss to ronjertare how the report abort mentioned tux hue.. originated.'Tis trim Mit some ten months ago. we were ouch urged to dispose of a portion of the property to an individual occupying a respectable sta tion in life, being a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, and known in Westminster as on adrocate for Reform. As it appeared on his representation. that by uniting kis inter. a milk our own, we might materially adrance the greed political objects in new, we. relsietardly,agreed tosell half the property of Tux Sri TEV V AN and Cossrirersox, Jor a sum which, for:ned upon the re - renue o f the (wa rms as a basis, exceeded Fire Thousand Pounds. This litre of the Sword, however. unable to prod-nee the money. or from some other cause, chose afterwards to make some hesitation in the fetfilinent of his part of the stipulation. As a proof to him, and we now relate it as a proof to the Publie. that we were fur from being clarions to sell any part of [let properly, we begged to cancel and burn the agreement which had been reduced to writing by the Lierf..nans-Colossel himself, and which. if we chose, could hare been legally enforced. Since that period, our Paper has considerably encreased sale. and the income expected then to be derived from. it. has born augmented one-third. We certainly hare I no cause to redrel the failure' of the above mentioned nesociation. and the miserable and obscure Journal to which the individrisl alluded lc has since attached himself, has not been benefitted to one hundredth part the extent ere wire led to anticipule from his union with Tali Sr 4 T EU/ AN. We hope, what we hare now stated will electrode: , remore the idea from the public mind, that Tar .Sr.:resv AVisLi be sold.—l faring thus coot ralietid a nsalign.int report, and given also in detail, the only eireincstonee yrhirk could possibly hate laid Ike im itation for it, we bey to apologise to our readers for hating occupied any portion of our cantons with matter relative erelusirely to ourselres. It is always with pain. and only on oreasiniss when it is indispen sably urees.faro. that we obt re de them on the notice of the public. itleosert eont.•::dtrtion If lacing way we hose . misrepresented Ike truth. l i e easing,t ciao:lade this address to the puhlie without expres.ving our most 1,,•0t , rut acknowledgements jOr the aagsneufed patronage II: id paper has rectired siure ite anar smiler our direction ; and to declare our resole lion that no pains shall I.e negleeted to merit the con timuaiire thefisrums s afar'/side ere are sojtistfy proud. To be the earnest advocates "fine Conetitothma/ e ight. ql the King and People. ter!, never cease to be owe aios. In extending the progress of political know dge, in assisting the freedom f!i' fair discussion, and in promoting the sat oVeets of IlrfOrni and mo ral iosproreme Pit, we shall steadily perscrerc, and yield to none of out cotrogroraries in our nide"- roars to maintain the pririlege, and discharge the dati,e of u,s laPpesdeat Pete:. it 111011 WATER AT LONDON BRUME. To-moirtow. Morning, 10 min. aftero.—Evening, 33 min. after 6. PRICE OF sTorKs TIIIS Ronk Stock .1-1-4 3 I DAT AT ONK O'CLOCK. Irish 6 per Cent. 3 per Cent. nett. M f g 3 per Cent. Om. Clef /OM Si per Cent. SO 79i I IOC? Centg. bpr Ct. Navy 1114 UM 411 per Lent. Srript Long Autt. 181 5-13 3 per Cent. OA In.tts !Hoek 223 bf Ditto Mond, —s. —s.—s. pm. Smith-Sea Old Ann. F.t.Hills2d. Di. 6s. 31. pm. t • .arum for blowy *,l pm 111..tik for Account Von. for Acct 7011i3 Lott. Tickets 231. tflc eititattiSmatt. " TIM BRITISH STATESMAN IS mentroitAtED WITB TUJ STATIESSIA:S." LONDON! urpsirsnAv EVENING, JANVARY 24, 1421. The Speech with which the KING in person, yester day opened the Session of Parliament was, if not ac courant& ti ng in spirit, conciliatory at least in form. The tone assumed was calculated, if not to heal the divisions among the people, to prevent a division in Parliament upon the Address; and notwithstanding the attempts of an individual or two, in the course of the dis. cuesions, to keep in countenance the language of the loyal addressers, the temper of the Ministers mani fested a deference to the voice•of the people more ap parent than they chose to avow. The topics relative to the QUEEN were treated, in the Speech, in a maw ner that required no particular animadversion; and the sentiments expressed by the mover and seconder Of the Addresses in neither of the Houses, were cal -1 culated to call forth opposition. The chief objec tions to the speech related to topics which it bad omitted to mention ; and these omissions were noticed more especially in the Upper House, by Lord Honca sit, and in the Lower by Mr. Cunwesr and Mr. TIVIINEY. Respecting an establishment fur the Quay's, Lord CAeTLIIRSAGH gave notice that he Amid Wing fur [ward a motion on Wednesday next. Previous to the dismiss on tbe Address, Lord A. IIIeamTCLIC pee notice -of a motion respecting the Liturgy for Frid ge next; and Mr. WE rn alma. moved for certain pigpe n relative to that subject, which being deemed infortual,th e previous question was moved sad tarried by a majority of 260 to 169. Lord CAsvutna ton however, alleged that he objected not to the minimd informative, but to the motion being made ►yithout pieviuus noti ce . In consequence of this Mr. WETHERELL gave u ut i rt of a motion on the subject for this day. A requisition for a County Meeting in Surrey, to a ddress both norms of Parliament un the same sub. jects, is also in course of signature. Since the statement that the Queen had concluded a treaty for Marlborough-house, Pall-usall, it is r e , ported, says The Tinges, that Governsuent wean offer her Majesty Harcourt-house, in Caveuai r ha square—an almost regal residence, les doubt : but why not give her one of the vacant palaces baps it is meant to assign Kew-house, also to her a a , jute, as a 'country residence. Dispatches, it is said, were received on Monday from the King of Prus-ia, stating that his Maje s t y does not mean to proceed to the meeting of Sovereigns at Laybach, the popular feeling iu las own country r e . spiting his personal presence. The King yesterday, upon the whole , was well ceived, but hissings and cries of • , the Quee n " assail ed his ears occasionally , both in going aid re turn i ng. The House of Peers was crowded chiefly with lathe's. There was a great -many foreigners present, autos; who was the Conntess Oldi. The American Papers last arrived bring arcounis that the allowance to Members to Congress is to he lowered. 'I hey arc in futu.e to be allowed only sit dollars a day for expetaces. The knowledge of this regulation must of course stimulate the Members of our It'Cislative body, to rival the Members of. Congress in disinterestedness and self denial. The Addressers have been beaten by anticipation in Galway. A Requisition was gotten up, which bore the signatures of the Archbishop of 'fuel, • Mr. Martin, one of the Members fur the County. and several other Gentlemen of diatinction and in fluence. But neither their influence nor their dis tinction was sufficient to move the County. When the Requisition got wind, the voice of the C,tanty clare:l against its 4 x:ediency. Mr. St. tirurge, of Tyrone, an independent Hentleman of great property, exoresed his intention of opp.e.ing it. Sir Joists Burke, of Marble-Hill, also Oct:Lived that he was adverse to any mcyement in the county this period, and we believe that Lord Cksidirock signi fied a similar intention. The thing was not to be ha. zanied under such circumstances, and the Requisition was not to be presented.---( Ertwisre Po.d.) IIKETINti AT TUC MAYSION-1101:11E.—The gates of the, avenues leading to the Egyptian-Hall were kept canard to-day till twelve o'clo.:k, and - nu strangers- whatever were allowed to enter previous to the commencement of business. Up to the latest period at which we can r ceive intelligence, the Hall was crowded to excess with highly res:sectable personages; hnt the hnsiness of the day bad not proceeded to that stage at which we cosh communicate any thing material to the public. At a Meeting of the inhabitants of ()mistiming, reed by the Warden, and held on Saturday last , a Peri/ion is the House of Commons to cause the name of her Alttjes- ' ty to be restored in Rae Liturgy.ansl to invest her Ma. jc'ty with all her rights and dignities, and also rayine for a reform in the reprerstitation of the people, was atm nionously adopted, and will br peen-steel by Mr. Beni son, one of the county Members, on Tuesdny ane It is reported that a Clergyman, not, fir from Ile. niton, famous for Isis ultra-loyalty, in reading over the Psalms, proper fur the :11Ith or :fist of the month, stumbled upon a Radical ides of David's, who had not arrived at the sweeping and unquali fied conclusion of the mitred mats of lasalios. "That the King can do no wrong" " Put not vow trust in Princes !" was the unlucky sentence. ; fret to his King, (yea, truer than to Isis Bible) his soul re ,lslted at it, and without further ceremony he passel it over. An article from Milan, of the I ;WI inst. in the Gts :elle de France, mentions the attempt to assa,simen Colonel Browne, stating that one of the assassins seli to hins—" Browne, this is the 1, at sets:smut of yet life." Lieutenant Owen started yesterday from Piccadilly, to do fifty miles a day in twelve hourg, for twelve sat eessive clays, for a wager of two huni;red guineas. dieting is 2to I against him. Reading, 11:riis, was his first days ground. l'ost-ExcHaNae, JAN. 2.l.—We had an additional supply of Wheat from Su ff olk this morning, besides a large quantity that remained over from Monday, aid having but little demand fur it, the sales were very hea vy, and only the finest qualities could he disposed of, for which Monday's prices were obtained.—The arrivals of liarlev hare been large since Mouday from Suffolk aid. Norfolk, yet a few prime samples obtained that isy's prices, but the inferior descriptions were offered at at abatement of lis. per quarter, without being able to drat sales at that decline.—ln Beans, Peas, and Oats, thertis no alteration in prices, but the sale oreach was ess tresuely heavy. LAW INTBLI,IQBNCH. COURT OF KIM'S KETCH.---.SAY. 23. This was the'first day of Uilary Term. Till KING t. HENRY lIUNT, ESQ. Mr. CHITTY moved that the rule which had beer granted by the Court last term, calling. upon certair person% to show cause why the restrictions impost. upon Mr. Hunt whilst in conlinetwut in I lehester gar should not be, removed, might now be discharco without costs. .4 The Coosr intimated, that before it could distharr the rule it was necessary to. hear . whether Mr-. Serif" who was not present, would offer any objection to tin proceeding. Mr. CHITTY, 10 oonseluence, nithdrew his motiot for the present. MARRIED. YeslertlsF, George Was. 11 , .rkland. of Rh It egbure. Dor set, to Ilarriot, third daughter of OWles Lost', EN. , 61 Charles-sauare: I,o We* Weed. Mated. filed Pabliabod at Ow Inbred " Tna Sirataan an ** and "Psi Gassman* a" (SWIM Parer) Ns 1114, litcand. °primate StelasaatsCation• by H. WAROIRLI:, Joni.. TX. 8 8. s t o own dl for indeleadona, Orders, ant. ant rogassted to baligArtswt and restore .entire confidence in all classes of the com tnunitr. Mr. Wit.snx, of Coirglen i seconded the address, width was carried unanimously. The thanks of the meeting were given to the chair ttistd Mr. Maxwell, M. P.; the Requisitionists : the Justices of the Peace ; ind to the reverend Mr. Logan, fur the u‘e of the church. Earl Orel-, Lord Erskine, Lord .1. Hamilton, and Mr. Maxwell, wire fixed upon to present the address to his Majesty.—(Edinburgh Courami.) or -- • AN. I