The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-01-02 00:00:00

r k . .. INF L-rF irLK 4 t 4 0' Ai' a vv. owaienemmesenew-=--..___ KM the massacre at Manchester ever be forgotten, h which unprotected women and children were heslad down sad put to death, and rewards and cons issainliens conferred on the verpetrators of those grimes? Captain Aytoun next alluded to the disre gard to justice in the case of the Qneen ; and son• tended it was impossible for the country not to be alarmed at such proceediags, even though tin: accused lad beta a murderer, And yet they were now called *a by those who thought so lightly of these stretches of power, to express to Ministers an alarm for the ditty of the constitution, when the constitution was only threatenel by Min isters themselves !—(Hear, hear.) --lie concluded by supporting the amendment ter it was only by the change of measures which it recommended that this country can again enjoy its • •: former blessings. Captain Arose having sat down, the cries of ques tion prevailed in the room for some time. The noble proses at length rose to put the vote, when Mr. STUART, younger of Dunearn, said, that being so much indisposed as to be hardly able to attend the meeting, nothing would have roused him to speak, out to bear testimony to the gallantry of his Hon. Friend (Col. Wpm's) who, though deserted by his friends, his coneopilsitionists, bad, with the bravery character istic of his family, come forward and frankly declared himself attached to the principles of the Revolution.-- (ebeen.)—ble must observe, once for ail, that it was most singular that not one of the remaining requisi tionists had come forward to state the grounds on ac count of which they had called the county together. It was for them to consider whether they were treating the county with the respect to which it is entitled— but most of all be alluded to the mover and seconder, who had not, said one word more, the one than that he presented, and the other that be seconded it.--(Hear, bear.) —!lint he complained too of the letter of requi sition bei t ug sent about from the Vice Lieutenant, or from the J,ord Lieutenant's officer, for signature to such persons as his Lordship looked on as the most loyal in the county--the select few.—(Hear, hear). — This practice was most improper of sending round a sheriff ()Meer, or some such person. a list of supposed more loyal persons in the county. 'The requisition had not been sent to himself for signature either on thisor 1-firmer occasions---if it had, he would have signed it, or stated his reasons fur not doing so. And be would ask, whether alien any public business was to be done in the district, the requisitions were not always and uniformly sent to him and others, to whom the present requisition was not transmitted. But if the requisi tiolsts.uere silent : s' was also the gallant General (sir John Oswald) whom he beheld in the meeting. who the last time they bad met to vote a loyal address so pathetically described the convocations on the sands of Kirkaidy, the drilling and training, the banners flying, so as to make the hair or many well dis posed men ia the room stand on end.—(Cheers.) --These things were new at an ea, and he would • ask, whether there ever was a more peaceftil or quiet county than that in which he now addressed them—(Hear, bear, bear,)---This s. as the tint consideration for such a meeting as this, and then he would ask what was the situatiou of the cottutry *He knew of the existence of nothing like diaaffection, but that great discontent existed, and ninth cause for it, he was well aware. The expressions of sympathy which the oppressive measures pursued towards the Queen had excited from the people was now the pretext for charging the people with disaffection, but, in truth, it had exhibited their character in the most estimable point of view.—(Hear, bear;)---Thby had not presumed, neither had be, to give any opinion on her guilt or innooeuce,—(Hear); —bift,they rejoiced in the triumph of injustice over oppfessiou. Another great and glowing dis content in this country, and especially in the west of Scotland, arises from the avowed em ploftnent of hired spies by the government to an ex tent quite unprecedented in a free country. He would cot Frilarge upon this subject ; but he must remark, that the escape of Franklin, against whom a true bill for high treason had been found, by wens of the government police, was most suspicious, and had made a dbep impression on the people. He did not mean to sty !tat he was employed by members of the govern ment, but those persons bad agents, on whom hints weienot lost ; and he considered the whole circuui stances respecting Franklin's employment as loudly cal'iing fin explanation. He saw the Solicitor-General in Vitt room, and he would ask, whether the Crown Lawyers in this country could even now prove, that the:treasonable placard which appeared at Glasgow 1.4 t April, and which hail led to the forfeiture of their liirZs to the laws of their country, and to the separation of many more persons fres) their families and homes, proliably for ever, was not written by Franklin. It - was well known to be of English man ufacture. 'it matter could not be too thoroughly inves tigated, for he believed- on high authority, that fot ought he knew, -Franklin might be the author or:frit platted. - h wee' :mai. sot the tenstilw. tion`and the established religion of the country were in danger, but by whom were they pat is p eril, but in kitachment to the eowstitatiou mean its breeches — the King as the trustee fins the good of the people. and to the other institutions, as the safeguards against tea encroachments of prerogative.. More had been deice tu pull cow b the Monarchy by bringing the per jinni character of the Sovereign in qu estion durin g tae ISM six months than had ever been done by any sdnitnistmtion that ever existed in this country. — They brought (erased a measure in which the charac. tees of the Koyal Family became the subject of discns &ion, and they were obliged to withdraw the most im portant part of iWtilibdivorce, because it was contrary to the ecclesiastical law 'of the country. As to religion, tslo would'illerty dist it thiscountry the higher classes Wee udt Old 411061(11•110114 in. their attendance on the %vise Mditessetie: Ldek intik* country church on a g littwist afters** • sad. pas will geneially Sod the Betts u( theltreltdreftepty. while those of the farmers. their . ifektsbts aid rlepesrlmo- see occupied--bet who inn salbtrinisbas -the eateblisheil religion both "Is this eettaletatrl MrieglssdA, in Ragland se 1111•BisibetSWfair malst -iimakni. Leek to the Archbishop of Canterbury. wise 'refit - al halal * belief to a test is St. Matthew. because W wai sot is be Stasi is the Wit words K St. lake and St. Jailis.—ialesit. beer !)—look to ilia tisitep of Las ti!", who &Amid the King milt de se moral $ i‘ • wrong, so that he might commit mimicry intent, Ate. aad be amenable to nu law.—(Hear, hear, bear!) Look in our men country to the leading clergymen 4, the church in the metropolis, who, forgetting that the leading doctrine of the Christian Religion, is chortle to all men, have signed an address .to the Theo* charging the opposition parry, a set of men the woo' honourable , able. and high principled that ever ea isted in this or any county, with associating with traitors, to further their purposes of blind ambition." Here is the address if any gentleman wishes to see it. —(Hear, hear.)—He trusted the people would be more charitable than those clergymen, but that their prayer to Heaven fo.. them ....stolid be, that they might be turned from the error of their way and the inequity of their paths. He had but one observation inure to offer; hut it was one of .deep importance, that address to the Crown from close corporations and counties had most abounded when the government was most de spotic. This was well known to all conversant with the history of this country. In the reign of Charles 11. servile addresses were most of all numerous, when he prorogued his Parliament, and told them before head not to discuss the propriety of his doing so; and most of all, after he dissolved the Parliament at Oxford, and told them be would never call another. Then, [when the Government became despotic, ad dresses, flnived from all quartets. And yet, as the most celebrated Statesman of the last age justly ob served, this reign wee the era of good laws and had. government. The Habeas Corpus Act, the Triennial Parliament Bill, &c. were passed in this, the most despotic reign with which the cootitry was ever cursed. He conjured the meeting not to foilow the example set in such times, hut to address his blajasty in the language of truth, to beseech him to adopt a conciliating line of measures, and to save the country from revolution, to which the measures of the minis ters are headlong cat eying u...—(Cheers.) —And even though there should be no means of effecting a change of measures but by obtaining a change of men, be entreated them not to adopt the maxim of their wor thy Sheriff, •• He will turn out one set of men to make room for another, ' but to peraevere•—(Loud applause and cheer.,) Sir Jot's; Oswat.o, having been called upon, and personally marked out, in the course of this debate, by gentlemen who appeared to think they had mono polised all the talents of the country—they having read The Black Dieu The Scotsman—and having amassed so much wisdom, he could nut resist the opportunity ut addressing a few words to them. He was always prepared to defend the principles he asserted, yet he depricated the attempted innovation of bringing down the meetings of country gentlemen to the standard of a debating forum. But ivhen so ur gently called upon, it may be as cell if the invitatio• were occasionally accepted, if it were only to convince the talents, that are as little capable of intimidating as of engaging the minds of those who are the friends of the present Administration. He would not pre same to compare, though as they appear to challenge it, it might be wortn while briefly to contrast the, short administration of the Talents with that of the present government. He had served under the Talents, and a most miserable set of masters be found them. He saw the wretched army they seat isle Egypt I be recollected the ill equipped fleet they sent eo Coasts* tinople. But more then all, he had aim largottas their treatment of the Queen. By their secret tribs- nal, a conrt of enquiry he could have called it, after his professional vocalsalary, but by a Court of inquiry the appeals of the accused are heard, and exculpatory proof received, before the seeret tribunal of the Ta lents this illustrious lady was tried without being once heard in her own defence ; by their secret tribunal she was banished from court. and afterwards restored with an admonition, than which he could not conceive any thing more louniliating to her dignity and honour, unless it be thelibelluus awl slanderous addrerses with which her Majesty is from time to time insulted. The reign of the Talents fortunately lasted but eight months, during which the parall. , l if it be any at all, was certainly very much to the advantaao of the pre sent Government. Sir John cuncluded by complain ing of the popular clam .ur which had lately been excited against the present Administration. The Earl of KOZILYN felt quite sure, that the Gen tlemen who listened to the last speech must be satis fied, that when the gallant officer was challenged to come forward. he was done a kindness and no great hardship: and they must sonclude, not from the ta lents, but from the oratorical mad declamatory tone and taunting which the gall tat officer displayed, that he required but little to ind ice him to come forward. The Gentlemen who proposed the measure in question. were bound to assign s me rational cause for the pre sent address. If it was necessary to pronounce a de claration to support the con.oitution, what occasion was there to call de. county together for that pur pose ? Why nut effectually proclaim their intention to support the constitution every market day at Cs par, when a number of people are assembled ? (Lanes ter.) From stating any marked necessity doe **mom sure they had forborne. Ile et gretted to perceive an attempt by inch addresses a• the: to support ministers —to comidne and un,te and even to identify them with the King. His ; .....ie!tipafterwerds replied to the opinion of the S:Jllan: General (Sir J. Oswald) on the comparative merit: of the two administrations, (Whig and Tory.) The gAllant General's represestae tion, however, happened to he any thing but like the true account of the case. he statements regarding the Queen were made by author it y of her liesband ti that administration so disrespectfully alluded to by the gallant General, and tile charges consisted not merely of misconduct, het of having endangered the succession to the throne (;tea- heitt, bear); by hav ing endeavoured to impose on it a spurious issue. It was an inquiry by four of his Majesty's select ed Minieters, with a view to inform the King whether there existed any grounds for further proceedings. This Committee received affidavits in exculpation, one from a principal accused in the conspiracy, and not evidence on one 'side only—(Hear, bear)--but mob of her Majesty's exculpatory proof.--„(Hear, henr)., The late proceedings of his present Majesty's Ital. sters, be humbly conceived, were of a very diffeima character. They bad their previous court of inglieg. the Milan Commission, hat what evidence of the Qieee was examined by them ?--(Hoat, bear. bear). AM had pee a little out of the .way flue the parpoo =====.„.— - adjusting the companies of the gallant Oenerdl. He had stow totals* more directly to the question before the meeting. He thought they had a right to be told that the grounds of that necessity for the present ad dress which bad been spoken of so repeatedly by "OD dolmen on the other side. His Lordship proceeded to defend the people from the slander they had incurred by presenting addresses to her Majesty. Those ad dresses proceeded set from the lowet.orders of the people, and were not mere clamour as they had been interpreted to be by some gentlemen, but the sore ! sisted and irresistible voice of the country, pronounc ing its condemnation, in the first place, on the pro- 1 ce edings against her Majesty, and afte rwards on the evidence. He submitted that it was the expression of all. except a few of the higher order, who thought that the friend% of the present (government were the I only friends of the constitution. His Lordship, after other remarks, for which our limits will not allow space, concluded amid the loud plaudits and cheers of the meeting. The SOLICITOR-GLICIRAL rose to allude to • state ment of a Learned Gentleman who had accused a per son of the name of Franklin alias Fletcher with writing Air. S/VAIIT intrrrnpted the Solicitor-General and said be had never stated that Franklin was the author of the placard in question. but that it could not be shown that he was not, and it was allowed he had truaeonabla placards, for a Grand Jury had so MUM . lie ffoltcuroa-Gimanat observed, that this expla nation lad left a very different impression on his mind from the former statement of the Learned Oentleman ; anAbe proceeded to comment on the impropriety of giving currency to statements that were subject to misconstruction. He posisively denied having enter tained any suspicion that Franklin was the author of the placard alluded to. Mr. STUART in explanation said, that he had never accused those entrusted with the criminal administra tion of justice in Scotland, with employing spies. He accused ministers of employing them, but he gave great credit to the . Lord Advocate for his firm and temperate administration of justice in this country. Mr. FlOtlit%4ON of Rsith, then addressed the meet ing ably in support of the amendment. Captain WESITISS, M.P. declared his approbation of the original address, and on a division, as we stated yesterday, the address was carried by a majority of 14161* LISKE.IIW MEETING. In consequence of a requisition got up through the agency of the curate of the parish church, and which was signed by sixteen persous, only ten of whom ap peared at the meeting, the Mayor called a meeting of the Corporation and the Inhabitants, to prepare a loval Address to his Majesty, for the 19th instant. On that day a number of the Corporate body, and a great concourse of the inhabitants attended at the Town-hall. The 111a)or was called to the chair, and *pencil the business by reading the requisition. Im dtetliately Mr. Edward ()each came forward and said, that any address founded on the requisition just read, would not be the address of the Inhabi tants of Liskcard, nine-tenths of whom would neither sign nor countenance web a thing. An address t o o his Majesty they con sidered at the present mo o inexpedient and uncalled fort as such a measure would only tend to excite anew those dissentious which he had hoped never again to witness in the town. Under the influence of the spirit of peace, those who disapproved of the proceedings against the Queen abstained from a ddressing her Majesty ; but it now ap peared that those very men whose particular duty it was to preserve the peace of the town, were the first to throw the apple of discord amongst the inhabitants ; be should sherefore move.-1t being supposed that the speaker was about to move an adjournment, one of the Aldermen, who holds a place under Ooverntuent in terrupted him, and because clamorous for the reading of the address, which the Rev. Mr. Hoblyn produced, and was allowed to read. '1 his address, which expressed the usual abhorrence of " the s editious and blasphemous efforts of an audacious and crafty faction, to overturn the Constitution in Church and State; and a determi nation to support the Throne and the integrity of our ven erable Constitution in Church and State." (thereby meaning the Borough system) was seconded by Mr. Olubh, an attorney, who said, that as it contained no direct allusion to the Queen or the conduct of Minis ters, be hoped it would be carried. Mr. (leach replied that it mattered nothing whether the address contained any direct allusion to her Majesty or the Ministers of the Crown, it was evidently intended to convey au approval of the conduct of Ministers ; of the black, infamous, and disgraceful proceedings against the Queen, awl to cast dust in the King's eyes, to prevent his discovering the misery in which the measure of Ministers had involved the country. Every man there fore, who signed such an address, recorded himself the Anvils of the Queen, the approver of her persecntors... and covered himself with infamy and disgrace. nate were persons who arrogated to themselves the loyalty of the toiletry ; but be would tell these individually that he was as sincere a friend to the King as any mass in his dominions; and he thought be could not shovel his attachment to his Majesty better than by defend log his r.yal consort against her, and of course, his enensies.--This address was followed by loud cheering. Mr. Jun LANIMORD said, that as the Corporate Body were resolved to have an address, he was pre pared with one, which be conceived was more likely to be acceptable to the meeting than the one they had heard read, and which he should move as an amend ment. The Mayor now extended his arm to take this address, but he :vas immediately assailed by the Al dermen ; one cried " don't touch it ;" another held his arm, and others laid boW on his coat and pulled him back.-31r. Langfoill then said, he should read the address himself, which he did, notwithstanding the vociferations of one of the Aldermen, who inces santly cried "order!"—" silence '." though • were noisy bat himself. The address and proposed by Mr. Langford was seneaded, sad all MI confusion among the Alders..., who dant net tars to put either their ONO Midriff or the asneninent. At length, Mr. Walter Langford said, distils/kw than keep dim there all dap be 'said put the ties tar then; what lit did i whoa it was V. • v .• , that the amendment was supported by nine-tenths of the meeting.--.lt was then moved that it be engrossrd • and left at the Hod Lion Hotel for signatures; and afterwards transmitted to Lord Sidnioutt, the Secretary of State fur the Home Depart meat, to be laid before his Stijesty. The meet. ing then dispersed, and the Corporate Body Fag,- eeeded to pass their own address, which they tail Mit • of " the Mayor, Aldermen, Cler,ly. Fretmett, and , habitants of the Borough and . Neighbourhood of Liu keard."---This is a bell, by the way, these wiseecrep styling themselves, " the Mayor, Aldermen, ana Freemen, of the Borough end Ncighboatrhood.". However, this was dune to get the signatures of those in the neighbonring parishes over when they supposed they could exercise influence. They have, however, succeeded but badly, though they have used every effort to induce persons so sign, and even profaned the chursh by bringing the address there on Sunday, and endevouring to persuade those who attended to sign it, by falsehood ; assuring then it was neitherinteoded to censure the Queen not to support Ministers. The Corporation Address is called; " Tbe Placemen and Pensioner's Ad dress from Liskeard." The real Address of the Inhabitants has been most numerously and respect ably signed. DAY AT ONS O'LLOCIL Irish 6 per Gast. India Moot Ditto Bonds -4. --4 271. N, South-SesNew Asa. ET.Billettol. par. its. prs. Ditto 1/100 Is. Is. put. punts for Masai 1U pis. Ow for Mot 701111: TAU. Tickets MC Ss. PRICE OF STOCKS Till Bask Sues 925 2 3 per Cent. Red. 7U Ili 3 per Cent. Con. shit. 31 1 per Cat. 791 a par Coats. 871 88 En 6 lot Ct. Nov( abut. ik per Cent. fier!pt I Long AM. IS I.ls i.p, 1 per Cant. ••• HIGH WATER AT LONDON BiHOGE to-reaaew. Morning. $ mitt, after I.—Evening. 24tais : after I. TO CORRESPONDKNTS.—The letter of A. B. orrow, Cbt giptattOntan. Tit •tlTit9 ITATIUNIA' 4" II INC01111POS&IID WtTli SIATZSMAS." LONDON: TrESDAT ETZNING, JANtt•IIT 2, 1821. The mercenary advocates of a falling Administra tion, like a candidate at an election who relies on the influent, of the Court and of corruption in placing him at the head of the poll, are continually directing oar attention to the number of testimonies that are now appearing in their favour, as published in the London Gazette. With an exultation mere Word than real, (for reflecting either on the illaonst of in dividual opinions, or on the rnanoer in whith they are procured, or the disposition of those who express them, they feel but little reason to rejoin) they display these ad dresses with wonderful parade, in the !rope of neutral izing the genti rotate of the people. W hen the people them selves assemble in their appropriate places, and pass, by triumphant majorities those votes which contradict the assertions of the clandestine retainers of Minitry. their meetings, though composed of those who consti tute the sinews of the State, of theN who are the aunt useful and unimpeachable to the 'addle,. sod '1 the most independent in the higher tasks of life, these are scornfully scouted as rabble. With the malevolent intent to separate and set at variance the higher end lower classes, a reference is made by way of preference to the expression of assem blies, of a superior kind. County Meetiogs, when they suit their purpose, (packed by the receivers or caper tants of Ministerial favours), are appealed to as the only authentic organs of the national voice, Where it has not been expedient to hold such mortioo they have contrived to circulate for signature moil dependent freeholders such declarations as they think peeper to prescribe, and they boast of their seem' in such a county as Hants, seder the patronage of such a Lord- Lieutenant u His Grace the Duke of ilVaLustorox. But will they boast of their success at county meet- Inge, where the freeholders assemble in a voluntary manner and are allowed to express or at test their independent sentiments? Let them leek at the meeting of the county of Middlesex some time since, at that of Durham recently, at that of Glees' tee last week. What nattering unction ran they take to their souls from these? But they pint 'Winne degree of pleasure to the north. I■ Scotland, there have been, what they call County Meeting. To Englishmen who attach their native and habitualides& to the term, these Meetings may be made to India • belief that ape* ___, id* eousposes poossm.---, _ of property in their respective districts. The feet, however, is that the men who are summoned to those courts, (for such they might be properly do Thee are not even all the Land Proprietors. stitute a peculiar and privileged order; and OR value of their privileges may be estimated 114 1 tolerable to exactness, when it is k nown that is one enmi t y the whole of these electors do not amount 14• Between such men and any Minister for Ow t ittle being, n pod understanding will constantly •Ilir slit ; and in these quarters opposition to the Mill 01 lof the Court can never he expcctod. Yet, evil& ::. the i 1 Prottedinp of the 'lents' County Meting, the c or• tiers cannot always exult ; far the speeches of the to , dependent Gentlemen of Fife, will be read with 'tote -1 est and pleasure by all the friends of tadtProd e " e ' and of the rights of ttw people. RXTRAct oP • LOTTO , !MCA WaSeinllloS, NOT It otreut hooott appears to be the Gillet of die i&f . I think there Is a probability *at Ctistre ls into that business with industry 60 4 ** an , of gm& leisad. biz offiemi evoulation to , P' 11 I 4 I I V I I! L .. ~e 1 .