The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-01-18 00:00:00

. pus. 4 , .. I • MAILS. MIL I Dublin - 0 0 Holland - 3 Waterford 0 0 Hasbro' 1 G.. 4 Jersey - 0 1 ?ranee O Lisbon 1 1 Flanders - O Gottenbuty - 0 0 Brasil PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock 24614 India Stock 230 3 per Ct. Red...,...-110-794- DSO* Beads .. 4111.465. pm: 3 per Ct. Cons 3 S per Ct " " fhl South Sea Old Ann..... es_ 4 -per Cents.... worn . 99i4 Era:lMM. ? 5 _ . 2s temps. New ?oars 991199 1(1001. 6 per Ct. 1'47.. -3001. 5.123 lb pm. Lo4m Ann..... ....IN 9-10 Small 115 13e prn. Imp. 3 per Ct Con.forAect. • . 79 111 79 Irish 6 per OWL • • • LotteryTickete . . 0 the *tat man, LONDON: SATVRDAY RIMING. JANUARY 18, 1823. Our express from Hereford, owing to the state of the roads, had not'arrived till our paper was going to press.— Thu result of the County Meeting, will, therefore, be pub lished in a Second Edition. :STOCK EXCITANOIt, HALF•PAIT TweLve o'CLuca.—At the opening of the market this morning, a great panic prevailed in consequence of the Cep from Paris, bringing the French Funds at 87, and Spanish at 481. Soon after,* note was posted up in the New Room, inti ;totting. that the three foreign Ambassadors had lent Madrid; but this note was taken down, because it was 1 ,4 signed. The Afoniteur of Thursday contains the three notespresented to the Cortes, from Austria, Russia, and Prussia, which we understand are moderate in style, end do not recall their Ambassadors. The accounts, however, from Paris, state that these Ambassadors have astmi for their passports, which is a demonstration of their intentions to leave Madrid. It is supposed that the French Ambassador will not quit that capital until be finds he cannot bring the Cortes to any reasonable terms. Cnnsols opened this morning at 7941, and went down to H. Spanish Bonds opened at 50 / 11, went down to 491. Chili, 73 to 76—Naw Spanish, 49]-01d, 68 to SO—New Pru.4siazt.B3 —old, S6—Rassia, 611—Danish, .861—Nea po:itan mi—Colombiss. 64-8 y anish Scrip 16 dis. We iia4thilia#ltiajr received Gibraltar Chronicles to . the 191tatiFIMiber, from wbicb we extract the fol lowing:— • iris Majesty's brig, Chanticleer, arrived this morning from Corfu. She brings intelligence, that a most vio- Nnt storm had done coseitleraide demure to the ship pily4 CM particularly to his Majesty's ships of war the ,laying in the harbour. The lightning appears to have been very destructive. The Chanticleer lost her mainmast, the ltedpole her main topmast, and the Media one of her arii . fr. At Smyrna the greatest tranquillity prevails; the KAI' having lately received a reinforce meet of troops, and, u an example, decapitated some of the most turbulent Janissaries. Bayonne papers which have reached us to the 10th inst. represent the situation of the Army of the Faith in Navarre as most deplorable. O'Donnell had been compelled to leave* larilia.ulausours of his soldiers, or rather the intrigUrs a the ether Chiefs, who had not been pleased at being compelled to resign the command into his hands, thouigh they dared not at the time dis obey the orders of the Uriel Regency. (laving re fused to giv.r battle to the Constitutionalists, because he felt thatthe only way to preserve his army was to avoid a -general action, a sedition broke out in his own camp, aiid he retired to St. Jean pied de Port, where .he re milueti on the 10th instant, " with his feet frozen, and the malediction of his soldiers for his recompence."— Meanwhile Tonle., wholtad - occupied all the strong positions in Navarre, and driven the Royalists into the v4llts,issued a Proclausation,which induced many of the I.,tnieto abandon their colours and to join his army.— Tire intelligence from Madrid does not come doWn lat. el.:A.6n the 2d instant. Alll was then tranquil in the Sisals!. espial. In consequence of the refusal of the Pope to sanction the division of the dioceses and the We of the Archbishops who had proved hostile to the p: sent system, a proposal was to be made in the Cortes to render the Spanish church independent otitorne. •The Earl of Liverpool had u long interview with 31r. Canning at the Foreign Office yesterday. Yesterday, the Lords of the Treasury proceeded io further hearing. of Counsel in the appeal to their Lord ships by the Marquess of Hastings and Sir Thomas Ifislop, Yesterday. the Prussian Minister transacted business at the Foreign Office. It is rumoured, that the Lord Chaneellor has appoint. ed the time and place fur the working of the commission dr &notice* inqiiirendo, concerning Lord Portsmouth ; namely, in about a month from hence, at the Freema sons' )'stern. Counsel to snpport the lunacy, Messrs. Wetherell. Brougham, and Denman ; Sergeant Pell, Mr. Wilda, and Mr. F. Williams on the othek side. It is also acid, that more than one hundred witnesses are or will be summoned, and that the copies in the proceed ings will cost 3,0001. A gentlemen of the name of Turner is appointed to a special mission to Madrid. The Requisition for the County of Surrey is already numerously and most respectably signed. It is headed by the Duke of Nonrot.w, and the names which imme diately follow are Lord OwsLow, and his son, Lord Coes tar. Lord Oset.ow has hitherto been a strenuous supporter of Administration ; but he now shares the almost universal conviction among all who are not par ticularly interested in the continuance of the system of corruption, that it has become absolutely necessary for the salvation of the conntry there should be a great reflection of taxation.—(Morning Chronicle.) There has been an unusual bustle at the Admiralty floriog the last two or three days. All the Junior Lords, with their Chief, attended by Mr. Secretary CROICR, have repeatedly assembled, and the object of their meeting has been kept a very profound secret. There have been several interviews between the First Lords of the Admiralty and Mr. Secretary CANNING.— (lbit) Mr. Clay, late Speaker of the House of Representa tires of the Coiled States, has been recommended by the General Assembly of Kentucky, his native state, to the pelple of the United States, as the successor of Mr. Monroe in the high functions of President of the Unioo. The period of Election is the year ie2s. ''x • G:klA -' .t fittE ster.tEsAlAN: Rs:Talmoßecoil SLECTION.—We have autlairity to iny it is Mr. Wells's determination not to relieguish his intention -of representing tit; city in Parliament until' the sense of the electors is ascertained by a ;sells' which he is resolved to keep open so long as be can obtain support.—lt is said to be in contemplation by the party under the inflitence of the Clergy, who memorialis ed the Milton family not to introduce Sir It. Heron at the last vacancy, to bring forward another candidate, 'anstend ' to confine the right of election to the in. habitant househohlers within the precincts of the Widest - which would, if successful, exclade the whole of St. John's parish, containing full seven-eighths' of the population of the present city. The feeling against Alr.Scarlett's return is very general, nor is it attempted to be concealed by the great majority of those who, from interest, or a feeling of attachment ro the Fitzwilliam familv,have promised him their votes. Many• are not without hopes that Mr. S. will be with• raven.-4 Correspondent at Peterborough says, it is sup posed Mr. Wells is likely to be strongly supported at the 'muting election by the Dissenters from the Church of England. not only Irons their known lore of civil and religious liberty,but from the disgust this numerous and respectable class of citizens feel at the desertion of the " Searlett runner," and his attempt to embark in the service of those whose general wish cannot be considered favourable to dissenters of any denomination.—(flunt• ingdoa Gaz elle.) W e are very happy to see that Mr. %Vett.% is likely to be electedilowever (for the hononr of the electors) there will surely be some one to be elected, instead of, the, tricky Lawyer SCARLISTT—SiIideti whom tha elesk tors of Peterborough ought not to place at the head of . their-poll, Ina who deserves, by them, to be stuck on the' top of any pole! The severe indisposition of His Majesty, owing to a sudden attack of the gont, we were the first to disclose in our publication of this day sennight. We did not mention that attack, which was principally confined to the ancle and knee, in stronger terms than the oc casion could justify: and great was the pain which His Majesty suffered until Monday, when the inflammatory symptoms began to subside ; and we have now, %sith the most lively :satisfaction, to observe, that His Majesty is considered, as in the most favourable degree convales cent. —The answer to inquiries at the Palace yesterday morning was, " His Majesty has had a good right, and is much better this morning ;" and, to the latest hour in the evening, the reply was, " His Majesty is much better."—(ltrighton Herald.) BRIGHTON. JAN. 17.—We regret to say that the progress of his Alajesty towards recovery is not so rapid as It has usually been after these severe visitations of an obdurate and often obstinate complaint. It is true that his Majesty has been enabled to leave his bed-chamber, bat he was as sisted to the dressing-room adjoining, and was not removed without considerable pain. Official business, which had got into arrear, rendereu it necessary that an exertion should !remade. and certain papers and documents which had wait ed the Royal perusal and signature to be returned to the va rious offices, espeelaky same despatches from the Foreign Secretary, and others from Lord Liverpool, the Premier, passed through his Majesty's hands. lle retired to his chamber, when he had sent off these Important documents, less fatigued by his exertions than was anticipated. We learn from good authority, that though Ministers are determined not to return to an inconvertible paper currency, they are inclined at present to adopt a sugges tion of Mr. Iluskisson, to lower the value of the currency, by availing themselves of the present price of silver. Silver Bullion is now at 4s. 1 I isi. the ounce, and the ounce of gold, instead of the Mint price of 31.17 s 641., Is actually worth 41. Is. 6d., in silver. By recarring to a silver standard a depreciation of the currency would take piece to the extent of rather snore than five per cent. —• This alteration of the standard would therefore affect the relatians between debtor and creditor throeghout the country to :he above amount. Debtors who gain by the measure will approve (slit, and creditors whom it injures will as naturally exclaim against.—( Adorning Chron.) , Some changes in the French Diplomatic Corps are talked of ; it was, it is said, in contemplation to begin with Al. de Cavemen, Ambassador 'at Vienna, with whom the present Minister of Fors ign Affairs appears to have had some differences (d'etiquetie) at Verona; but it appears that this change is poop :seed in come ginner of an observation made to the French Minister that his removal would not he personally agreeable to the Emperor of A csTitta.—(-Constitntionnel.) Extract of a letter from rallentleinan in Charlestown, S. Carolina, to his friend ia_Blasgow, dated 14th Nov. 1822 : " You will have heard of the tremendous hurricane that visited this coast on the 2,7 th September. I have seen no account which conveys an adequate description of it, ner can I think this within the power of language. Area of forest trees have been rooted up, and driven before the wind. About three hundred persons have lost their lives. On Sullivan's island, fourteen dwelling. houses and a much greater number of outbuildings were destroyed. Several persons who fled from their houses lost all sensation through the stupifying Mortice of the wind, and suffered a sort of suspension of exigence till the violence abated, and no doubt many.in this state were drowned, and otherwise deprived of life. I had dined the preceding slay in company with two gentle men, one of whom unfortunately lost Isis wife i and the other—his wife, a .son, a private tutor, and two ser vants.' The Dublin County Election produces considerable party animation. A new eand,late has been nominated in the person of Sir Frederick Falkner, whose ab seine, however, seems materially to affect his preteo. Considerable shipments of various articles of owe' chandise are at this time preparing for Columbia. Oue cooper on the river has four hundred rum hogsheads making, which are to be filled with loaf sugar for South America. We gave some time ago an account of a landing at Porto Rico, by a party of bucaniers, together with a proclamation, issued at the time when, having but just set foot on an obscure corner of the island, they impu dently constituted it a rzpublic. • The result of the en- . terprise, which we learn by letters of the 20th of Nov. from flavannab, is such as might have been expected. La Torre, the Governor of the island, who had early and secret intelligence of their proceedings, marched down one morning to the spot they occupied, and with a force of only 100 men, succeeded in capturing the whole party. It appears that they hail some partisans in the interior of the island, hut who had been detected through the vigilance of the Governor, and the whole were to he brought to trial. A Frenchman of the name of Du Bois had been executed. . _ The Editor of a German Journal, in a letter to his correspondent in London says—" In consequence of the fear of the great Powers, the Press in the minor States of lierrnany is at present se restricted, that we arc not able to continueourcorrespondence with,London, because the greater part of your late information we were afraid to make use of." _ _ It is the intention of Government to set up the Bar racks at Spike, Cove of Cork, for tae reception of such Convicts as may he sentenced for transportation in the South of Ireland, until removed to the ships which may arrive to take them to the destined port ; if carried into effect, it will prove a great saving in the expense attend. ing culprits remaining in prisons. where it often occurs they are detained fur more than a year before they are placed on hoard ship. Tug WIIATUEIL—DUDLIN, AN. l6.—During the last two days we have had some heavy snow showers--- up to this period the winter has been more than usually mild ; we have had but little frost, snow, or rain. It is likely, however, that frost may now set in. :... KKADINO ASSOCIATION FOR PM/CURL:IU OF ELECTION. Y • 4 _ , • ThT anniversary dinn:T of this institution took Place At* Crown tun. Reading. on Thursday last. Iletww n :SO and (Vt gentlemen assembled on this occasion. The chair was very ably filled by James Wheble, Esq.; the Ileptity-chair. with equal propriety, by T. Gondleke, Esq. Amongst the company we observed C. F. Palmer, Esq. and J. B. Monek, Esq. the Members for the borough ; J. C. llobliouse, Esq. J. Green, Esq. F. Craven, Esq. It. Marsh, Esq. C. Hall. Esq. Rigby, Esq. &c. Sir F. Burdett would. we un derstand, have been present, but the sudden illness of one of his daughters prevented him. Soon after live o'clock, the company eat down to a sub stantial dinner. When the important duties of the table had been des andjustice had been done to the usual toasts of The King, " " The other branches of the Royal Family," The Woodcut Wells of (ltd England," and " The Army," The SECRETARY proceeded to read the constitution of the Association, the object of which, as set forth in its consti tution, is to gnerd against the exercise of undue and Illegal influence in the election of Members to represent the boreugh in Parliament. For this purpose a considerable sum of money has been raised by subscription, out of which the society propose to afford compensation to any elector, with out regard to his political principles, whose interest may have suffered in consequence of his having voted in opposi! don to the wishes of those by whom lie was employed in trade, or with whom he happened to be, in any other way, beneficially connected. • Mr. GREEN, in the absence of the Treasurer. then read a -report of the state of the Society's funds, which was ex remely satisfactory. ••After letters from John Walter, Esq, of Bear Wood, near Readieg, snit freer Francis Cholmondetey, Esq. of Grimsby, lii . !kshire, had been read, apologising for their absence. The CIiXIIMAN then rose and said. that the gentlemen present having heard the flattering report or the state of their finances, and having also heard the Resolutions on which the Association was founded, he would now proceed to the less formal business of the evening. Could it, he , asked, ho necessary, canvassed as the Society was oat of doors—admired ns it was in their hearts, by many who were ant connected with it—supported as it was by the t:dents and character of several new and distinguished members, some of whom he saw around hint—could it be necessary for him to expatiate on tba benefits which must arise from the la bours of such an Insteutioa ; or to point out the advantages which nmst emanate from an extension of the principles on which it was founded ?—(Applause.) Well might the friends of corruption cry out against such a body : they were hate , ful to his sight; they were loathsome to his feelings. Rut, strange indeed would it be. if persons who well knew the nature of the Association, if persons who were connected with that borough turned round, end misrepresented them. Were there indeed such persons? He would only say, that there should not be such. Hut let those who entertained those false and perverted views visit them at Reading.— (Applause.) A rural ride might, perhaps, open their eye?, and undeceive them. Suit 11 a ride had had that effect on a writer of great force and ability. He denied that they were " a hump"—he disclaimed the vile appellation.—(Ap plause.) They were not hypocrites, having purity and free dom of election on their tongues, while bribery and corrup tion were lerking within their breasts.—(Applause.) They were incapable of such base duplicity. They were not visionary demagognes, seeking after that which was unattain able. They were not the blind partisans of any man anxious to support hint under all circumstances, at all risks, ant at all hazards. lu the presence of the member for Reading—those consistent. attentive, laborious, and indefatigable members— (loud cheering)—ht their presence he would repeat, that they were not the associated partisans of Mr. A. Mr. B. and Mr. C. ( Appl- use.) Party designations were unknown to them. Their prinrip'es were too liberal to be hemmed in and circumscribed by tho bounds of party. (Applause.) Their doors were thrown open to all. The portals of ifie i t edifice embraced the whole of the united kingdom. lti p r I:1.s were Truth and Justice. and Purity o: Election was erns' blazoned on its entablature. (Applause.) Conscious in the integrity 'of their motives, they were thus prepared to throw an regls arot n.l the poor Reading toter, which would effect it ely protect him from the shafts of undue influence—nu aegis, behind the bulwark of whose anKtle folds he might e-..- ereise uncontrolled his greatest privilege—the elective fran chise. (Applause.) Although at present the efforts of the association were local, they hoped in lime to give much greater extension to their views—they hoped to see other counties, inspirited by their aid and example, Rend cleat handed members to Parliament, till, as pile after pile was driten.aneflicientbarrier would be formed against the over , whelming surge of corruption which now threatened to (mgt. throw the last remaining bolt-arks of popular rights. —Nor was it a vain thought that the principles en which. they acted,' travelling through the country, and gathering strength and force as they proceeded, would hi ceme a nu cleus front which would ultimately emanate a pure and liberal system of policy—(applause)—such a system as would pre , vent the powerful from acquiring that improper influence which was mentioned with approbation in a. late nnworthy speech delivered at Liverpool—(applause)--an influence; it Melt, if not checked, must and in the slavery of the people,' and produce anarchy, confusion, earl irremediable ruin. p a planer.) To prevent the occurrence of such evils, wash ha conceived, the object of that association—and it IVllka MOW object. He therefore begged leave to propose, „Perma nence, increase, and prosperity, to this institution." The toast was drank with acclamation. The Cu URMAN next gav•—•• An efficient Reform in the Commons House of Parliament." The Vice-PuESIDENT said, he was perfectly well satisfied. that the toast which he was about to propose would be re ceived with the most cordial and friendly feelings. Ile pro posed " The health of the Members . for Reading," which was drank with three times three. Mr. F. Psam EH rose to return thanks. in lonising round him, he mu , t, he said, agree most perfectly with an 'obser vation which had been 'wide by the Chairman In the course of his speech. lie had the satisfaction of seeing assembled on this occasion, not may those who had supported this so ciety from its first fouudation to the present hone, but he had also the pleasure of seeing gentlemen, holding a great stake in the county of Betts, who had recently joined them. From circumstances which had recently occurred, there was every reason to believe that the friends of Parrnmentary Reform had . considerably increased in that town and neighbourhood : but much still remained to be done; for many gentlemen were unwilling to come forward. The class he alluded to was country gentlemen. They were charged with having lost all concern for public liberty—they were chnrged with an abandonment of that love for 'their country which was The distiegnishing characteristicof their brave ancestors. New, he' was aware that an opportunity would speedily he given to the country gentlemen, in various counties, to step forward and repel t‘le charge. Ile well knew the ONCIISV made for them on various occasions, that they were enaccustomed to public business ; that Parliament would do what was right that the county members were very able and intelligent men. and would act with great propriety. Now. he would admit. for argument sake, that the country members were the most painstaking and lahoriotts persons that could he selected. There were 91 of them ; and he would also allow that they were representatives of the people. The members for great towns were 00 in number, making a total of 1:32 re presentatives of the people in the House of Commons. If he were wrong in his statement. Bireh's Political Diva &ilium was wrong, the Elector's Guidc was wrong—in short, every book on the state of the representation was erroneous. Ile believed, however, that he was perfectly right. How, then, was the majority made up winch uni formly suprorted Ministers? They were elected from different sources. There were boroughs of various descrip tions—seine places returning two members, having. perhaps. rtoo inhabitants. very few of who:n were electors; others having 300.• 100, 50, and down as tow as 10. also returned members; but the most curiots part of the system was, that the fewer the electors, the more steady were the mem bers In supporting Ministers. Of this fact he would adduce two instances, which had been mentioned by Lord J. Russell, when his motion for Parliamentary Refcrm was discussed. The first was the question of the salt-tax. aid he alltel sl to it s , eciflcally, because he did !tot like to he accused of ;test ing in generals. On that occasion. the members for comities and great towns voted three to one against the salt tax ; het ' still the Ministers carried it. But hew did theyearry it? By the votes of the representatives of the small boroughs, who I Sere returned some by three, sotne by four, and NM.. by a dozen of electors. This was sumewhat c.trious, 'amuse it 1 1 1 ;p 8 ; S .V ie t s h o a eu t r kbe ing P g il o lg od uil m th et:h r e i r os s e of t ;a n' r t l l i g a t e l t l eet w it! " I t t h . e wa ' s " ;:e ' s fered that men bred up in the same public school umbibee tithe smite erineiples of liherty, the same independen e of spir istwliri iv n t je lt r i t ise t — v d o hs u te l a d ioel a i. ti c . ; t i. e .r i % i t , te r dr i e M gw d ean i e si t i a ne s e t sest.c.nn to il d noos l e t t ka n n o cra t t l e h . l y re : ,sleetiaiu.t, t ru-nenrkable es the former. except for what happened at the Anse of the delete. The question was the abolition of the joint Post maelew-kiretwol ; sad on that swessien ssweet ex- • traorelinary doctrine was broached—a doctrine as remotest to the principles of the constitution, es could be advanced in or nut of the Howse of Commons: The Minister openly said, •• that keel's% places were absolutely necessary, ae. p counterpoise to the increasing weight of the people." Tel ndrance sac!: a doctrine was to declare. that,"sl proporthee as the people 'sled for retreaehment, there should be ex'ra sagimee, and in proportion as they demanded a pure goverus ensue there should be intrigue and corruption ; the more so, too, because,' by such means alone, could Miuisters hope to prevent the people, when once their jealousy was awakened. from spying into: abuses. (Applause.) Men sheaf foie some alarm under these eircuaustanees ;4 and if Members of Parliament were induced to support niersetrosts, jobs, tti sanction gross impositions, and to oppose the petitions elle: people for reform, it became every friend of liberty in, tied country to look the danger boldly is the face, to mark the peril to which the Constitution was imposed, en In devise a fitting re tardy for the evil. ((treat Applause., He could adduce 200 leatances of the mischiefs which the country. had sustained, is consequence of the existence of rinse boroughs. livery man oiler was sent to Parliament ought to he responsible to the people. Rat, if lie were only accountable to the patrols, all responsibility was at an god — .11 then became a mere mockery. To illustrate this, it one only necessary to observe, that when the Grenville pasty came Leto power. none of theta were the representatives of large towns. When they were appointed to office, they Va cated their seats, and applied to be re-elected. Lin whom del they apply? Either to the immediate patron of the bo rough, or to the electors themselves. who were very few in number, and therefore their return was quite certain. The cede was different when a county election was necessary. lie recollected, when Mr. Yorke joined administrative, some years ego, that gentleman was not retorned by his former ' constituents. He was member for the county of Cambridge when he accepted of the Tellership of the Evehequer. Ile • hoped to be re-elected for the county, but the freeholders rejected him, and returned Lord P. ()shone. What Was the consequmwe lie was the next day elected for a ('or- • nish borough. This was a strong proof of the advantages of popular elections, and the disadvantagss of close boroughs. Ile would now observe, that whoever neght be the ministers of the reentry, or whatsoever factions might arise in if, ft behoved all the friends of Pprliamentary Rees en to lay asi those groundless distinctions which were brought forward ' fer no other purpose but to amuse the people and procure delay. He hoped, therefore, that associations like that of Reading would he formed wherever it was poseible. Associ aliens were at present legal, aid ministers mist provide a ter et. th act to prohibit them. if the people did not emendate. they could do no no good—they would etc but as a rope of sand. •lf the reformers urtited, the majerite of nenneers was in tl a favour, and there certainly was uo infereor ty of mime. They had a good argroment, mod they could mate . the Lest of it. The honourable gentleman clench/Ile le Ey expressing a hope that such a peen of Paella/re:wary Reform would he drae 0 up as would unite in one body all tho freed; of Reform. Such a plan adopted with motion, and serpent ed with firmness and unaltheity, must succeed. But if a plait of that description were not formed, he feared the preside must long remain as they were. (Applause.) Mr. J. B. hloece begged leave also to return Menke for the very kind notice which had been taken of him. neldto assure the assembly that they would find him, in all time,: and plume., ready ,o support the cause of purity of election. The best wart* purify the House of Cosner was to keep the electors pure; because, if the fonntein-head be impure. alt that proceeded from it must likewise be impure.— (Applanse.). What was the strength of their relrersaries An encasing endeavour to revile Parliamentary Reform. and a constant vigilance ht procuring a packed House of Com mons, coml'osed of Members who were nut sent there by the *Metro( the'people, bat by thefatssf some single patron. It was fo Members `of this class, who represented rotten haroughs, that Government chicly paid attention; and to them exclusively they distributed all places and pensions. A paper was laid on the Otitis of the Hesse, last SelsiOn, which threw much light on this subject. It appeared front that document, that PP peewee in the House of Common's received 119,00 W. of the public money, being about 2,000/. a-year one with another. Of these individuals no less than 61, being 3-4ths 'of the whole number, were returned for rotten boroughs; and of 14 Ministers who had seats in the House of Comoros's, only four represented populous places ; the rest were rotten-borough nonlife es. No one could sup pose this was the effeet of arcident— it was evidendv the effect sof design. The wholesome 'Statute df Queen Arne. whltit . sent a representative who accepted of office tack to his constituents, for their approval or rejection, was ren dered a mere dead letter by the rotten baronets: for what ate was there ht sending a man teethe inhabitants of such Maces as Old Santee where no oppoSitian could take place? Thus, their which was int.:acted for the supper' of the peo ple's rights, was converted into n shelter for the Insadete of those rights—(applause)—end those rotten borough Mere the 'novena to which Min?-tern retreated for protec fiats against the storms of popular indignation —( Applause:). was the case with Lord. Castlereagh, a man most un popular here, and, absolutely baled In Ireland ; and yet that istan sat for the county of 1) emit. But hew did he sit three? Was' lie rettirned by the voice of the people? No; but by, time voice of one patron—the Marquis of Downahhe : for It . mast be known to all, that the realties in 'relied were he corrupt as the boroughs here. Mr. Wakefield stated, In his walk, that the Noble Alarquiscoule bring 30,000 fteeheichis pp to the poll—maanfeetered fre. holdevs. by whom the erorts of such as we-re independent we re effectually marred. Every effort, therefore, ought to be made to put down the system of corruption, and stile he was, that the people of this country would never procure a redress of their wrongs, Until they had a radical Reform—he meant a Reform that world go to the root of the evil.—(Applause.) lie had his hopes that Reform was making considerably progress In tide country. The pressure of distress. however much to be lamented in other respects, brought at least this consola tion, that it operated its fat our of Reform. He believed, that in the next session, there would be a strong contest be tween Corruption and Itefurin. When it came, they should tind him at his post, advocating Purity of Election, Reform. and retrenchment, against raper, extravagance, and cur , emptiest. Toast—" Honesty in Electors, the best security against correption." Toast—" Lord Milton, Mr. Fawkes, and the other Par liamentary Reformers of Yorkshire." The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The Member for West minster e Ito has honoured us with his presence this day." Mr. Houitoese: said. he believed it was digest ininereS sary for any Reformer, certainly not for so hearty a Re former as he hoped lie had proved Isiamelf to be, to accusal for his appearance amongst the Electors of Reading.— Ile could not say that he looked forward with the same (let tering views of hope and expectation as the honourable gentlemen who had already ad.h cored then seemed to ant, r lain. Redid not &tee of the eltimate triumph of reform — that he believed was certain beet to suppose that it would arrive in the next. are the succeeeline session, or the session atter that, require.' More of sanguine expectation than city could cherish who contemplated what England had to slues. and what she had pro:eel-a fur the last century, more etre cularly at a time when the most might have been hoped from the eeertiem of reforms rs. It was true, they now saw in the renks of the reformers men who were formerly inimical to them—alto tried, by every effort la their power, to extinguish eery spark of the sacred' flame of liberty. But reformers could not reknit tench on the support of men who acted mere ly from interested motives. lie would suppose an extrava gant case, namely, that there was n rise of price—that the comodity or manufacture of corn (for such and such only it was) fetched a price in the market that wool.l remunerate the grower: if, then. they found these new eons, eta firm in emir principles. to would gist) them credit for the disie terssiedness of their motives, but not till them. (Applause ) Ile would net, however. be so unjust as to arraign cadre elaAses by wholesale. There were, undeubtedly, useeptions to this gereerel statem - nt. Mr. Fawkes was rem of those. and be meld name reteral others. But it was lamentable to think, that uhlist these were suffering who simper:eel the system v bleb hat engendered all Sln Fe mile. there el . " others, sullering to an evil (lege e, by whem it bad been Mr, that feed. 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