The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-04-29 00:00:00

11 `Wises ir, aaaaa e of the influence of the Crowe, and es serially by the exclusion of the people from the port session of their rightfil influent' in the !intim of Coat mons—lf thi• was what they meant. he would say II was not the Constitution. He believed that these Gentlemen would be puzzled to point one the period of one Moore when a Constitution according to their potion existed. Correialy it wet not daring the gierj nial soil *lnsole Goverment of the Hones of Tudor. Whitt then? Sorely ant at the period of the esta blishment of our Constitution of I 688. when we pre seated the spectacle of a people who, after having ex -lied one Meg, was. presentiigr to another the coti llions spun which he was to wear the crown. If had the effrontery to name that as the period of Moslem of their Constitution, he begged to know where was it at this day? list be might he told, is ' that they enjoyed a virtual Constitution as they a virtual Representation. Batmen to this extant did sot dare to go. But indeed these column'• of the Reformers were the men themselves who invades! the Constitution, and profaned it with, .r unhallowed hands. It was they thateeerlald and defaced the temple which the Reformers labosred to restore. It was difficult to discuss the milkier of Reform without alluding to the military meatiest the people at Manchester. He could set trust him. to make many observations upon a subject tch was likely to make him forget his tempers prudence ; 'either should be dwell on the . Acts of Parliament which grew out of that tram. ketioo. nor on tits sad judicial proceedings commted , ' it. which had new down to this month. Upeet‘ latter subject he felt itemized pain, for there was, nothing in the whole proceedings that tended more tes unsettle the public maddens le the dee administratim ' British justice than the Oa:maims to which be alluded. Bat the case was attended with' this consolation, that the outrage at Manchester bad in creased the friends of Reform, and inspired them with energy. Men who were before contented to ramie quiet, and did not choose to tepees themselves to the malignity which assailed those who took a .pert in public transactions, were roused late exertion by this bloody proof of the principles and policy of the Admi nistration. This much they owed to Lord Siciseouth the Yeomanry at Manchester ; and, indeed, such Meads were Ministers to Reform, that all that seal and Ingenuity of the Reformers themselves ild devise fall short of what the Ministers did to in ,reuse the *ambers and strengthen the seal of the friends of Reform. lie begged them sot to forget that they were laboarieg under an overwhelming taxa tioa—that they were planted into difficulties almost insurmountable, and that when the people petitioned their prayers were met with contempt. The means by which this annatoral state of things was brought 1 1 abost—vis. the indifference of the !disbars to the it tereits of the people, and his rsliasce upon a vetted ano jarity—them things taught men to esquire and Mat they soon came to know the root of all their evils, and the necessary remedy. They were told that Re form bad nothing torte with agricultural distress.o•Mi (Ins ! what a doctrine was this!! Were it sot these .;rtnal representatives that helped the Minister to extend burden of taxation—were they sot the men who voted through thick and thin for those extravagant es tablishments which pressed o heavily on the people— were they not the Dim who enacted the Corn Laws sod those other impolitic Acts which served but to delude e people? And when we accuse them of having act as had stewards—when we say we wish to take back purse and give it to other guardians. who would . for and with the people, they would persuade us that this virtual Government had no share in producing he distress, or that new wee could have any thing to do producing a remedy. Such an argument was child . His own opi Lion was, and this was confirmed by proceedings of the House of Commons in the pee n Session, that no remedy could be of any avail that i not go to the root of the evil, and would give a pre lee to the people of bolding an effectual contronl over • public pranditure. as well as a future security sing the violation of their rights. There was we taragtee for this but a thorough Reform of Perlin , lent ; and so strongly was he convinced of this, that, avourable as he was to the conduct of some public moo, he would not wish to see the Administration assumed by any set of men who did not, in the first instance, pledge themselves loan effectual and immediate Reform. —(Applause.)--He was afraid that he had but little party feeling about him, and indeed he thought that the aims of the country to which they were arrived de manded something better than party. He wished to see distinctions abolished. and the old names of Whig amid Tory, which served but to perpetuate subjects of dis cord and hatred, now forgotten for the common good. He hoped that the time was not distant when suck dis tinctions would melt away, and the titles of all honest men, be they what they may, would merge into that of the family of Reform. The worthy Chairman. after thanking the Meeting for their indulgence, proposed— ' A speedy and effectual Reform in the Repress:minim the People," which was drank with three times three. Slr W. MIDDLIToN proposed "The health of the Chairman, the tree friend of Reform." Three times three. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks. He had awhile Ago said, that many persons, before unwilling to take a part in public affairs, were roused into action by the Dlanehester t aaaaa cum. Of these persons be was one. Neither his health. inclination, nor habits, fitted him for the duties of public life, but after that event. he could not, as an Roglisb Gentleman, suppress his po `itical sentiments. Since that they were aware of how bad acted, aad he could assure them, that as long the struggle continued, he should struggle with them. When he had performed his public duty, he should return to that retirement which he loved ; but so long as he motioned in the performance of his pub. lie duty, be could assure them that their confidence was hie best reward.—(Applause.) Toast.—" Our excellent Lord Lieutenant, the Duke lirafton."—three times three. Toast.—" The riglati'of the subject and the rights of property; may , they both be rescued from Ministerial encroachments. ' Toast.—" The Duke of Norfolk." Toast.—" The cause of civil liberty and religions to leration all over the world."— Toast.—" Lord Albemarle and the Reformers of Nor folk"—tbree times three. Toast.—" Trial by Jury." The CHAIsMAN said he had a toast to propose which se was sere would be received with the liveliest plea sure. la meationing the name of the Duke of Bed ford, be could not amid turning their &Motion to the speech delivered by his Grace la the lowa of Bedford. which be supposed the greater part had read, and which be would recommend those who bad not to read. The seatieseats contained in that eloquent sod , . patina 1 1 10 21 el t , When hlishvi • seated i pelted p , elitism they h the es where , deed. I slid a i they d eters I II had it I* / their • , deface 14 S Tr of the , ;tell' I which and Acta action with i the la / nsthii ' 1 1 assett of Sri ; i 1 just I CORSO CfCIVII 1 .t energ quiet. L i malig Il i ' public blond micro and t rest f I tLe si could 1 , . cream " tricot , ) f ; that t title— / ~/..., incur k ' , their i wheel .. '. about 1 terest 4 f` : i 3a : :: : : : : : :: : :: :: ' the I voted 1 . 1 it t ii I V table: etel h:toeisthose i were the I feel Ct that l' the d in pr ibb. •,,, 1 they sent . 1 - ' i did ; . .; ' , wise 1 the agai • 1 I l i i 1 ' guar meet ' farm he n ~ i .. by 1 • I , pled . .- - (11 ;1' ' I . . part , etisi 1 man I 1 disti , l Tor , • cord 4 }le 1 tioc , 1 t tutu ii the / 1 that ' .. A 1 of ti i S Cba • 1 1 titre • 1 ago 'a apt , ' V ' Mai r 1 I • Nei for COO • be as i ''; 4 • , . the I . I %- shy sot 1 • I ' , , 1 1 . t 1 / i• - lie we, I 1 of I / I. f 1 1 1 pro + I eat Ix I i. 0 , ler . i • I 1 fol i. 1 'bl i • 1 Le 1 . SU I ( ,i a fo I 1 sp I . 1 w 4 I s- re 1 / f • f; I c . IP - , brik M r .. _ and thelteformeso l 'of Caffibridgeshire, retureid thanks for the kind flattering compliment whieh.had bees just paid their. After the able and eloquent &permit from, the 4;heir man, be had but little to say, and should have rested teetented with a mere expression of thanks, had he sot coaiiiveri it Would be expected from him, as one of the promoters of the meetiag, to state his motives for coming f award on several recent occasions. It was apparent a great change of feeling had takes place. and that the people of &gibed had stew levied out the real sources of their distress. It was to beep alive this feeliag that. be was sow the advocate of seek meetings as these, sod when he beheld the display of 'talent and respectability that surrounded him, he thought he might congratulate them, that the tot* if Reform bad taken root in the hitherto hot-bed of tecs option—the county of Sara ; that a spirit bad arisen productive of better times. pregnant with its emancipation from Tory politics. It was a source of pride to witness so decided a feeling in favour of Par filmsetter Reform, being satisfied diem sever was i greater necessity fur the geadtMedof the country ado, • identify themselves with the cause Si the people, aid sot to let the question slumber for a moment. The transactiess of Ministers had beers a tissue of vista. Lions of the Constitution, and lb. rights and liberties of the people. . Twice bad the Mood of our country men been shed by the military. First at dfanchester, at a just sad constitutional meeting of the people for the discussion of their grievances ; and• dly. at the funeral of our late oaltappy Queen, os which rea easion two lives had been lost, and more blood would have been shed but for the interference of a elitist General, for which he was deprived of his commismion without Isola( med. acquainted with the front of his offending. On the first of these occasions felt the Constitutive and . people of Ragland without the means of defence. This was the deed of the Tsetse, the triumph of be corruptionlets. 'to the wide . Parliamentary Reform he attributed the present Agri cultural Distress, of which a raised°, of taxation could aloae afford a remedy. Bet it was said that taxation was ti bletsieg, and to use, the phraseology of an Irish 'Answer, that it will retain Aby the eiret fying and fructifying powers of sysurreedea." It is also said that the system Works treil.-- , so it A* to sinecuristi and pensioners. Thera .this Fusin knife of retrsochateat ought to be applied, Mildew of those in office is reduced preportieuto err present value of money. Can any oar of these p derers of the people say these reductioas oresbi 11Osi• justice abe made? This we might to demise le Iseguage not to be misunderstood, and this a Reform would immediately effect. If we mot advocates for Reform, let us turn to the page of history, end we shall fled Mr. Pitt declaring " that it was the pigmies of Lord Chatham, that without recurring to first prim ciples sad establishing a mom equal tad solid &pee 'ciliation of the people, that this nation, with the beat capacities of any nation for grandeur and bappiartia. world soon be confounded in the moss of those iris* liberties were lost in the corruption of the people." In the same speech be declared tha, without Reform so honest man could be a. Minister. But as sew as he came into office a sort of political opthalmia tame over his eyes, and be could not see as clearly as he did before. lie exhorted the Meeting to disregard the slander of the tools of corruption ; be hoped they would rouse from their apathy, sad show themselves worthy of exercising those rights for which they con. tended. Let them boldly stand up, and tell their rulers " that Britons never would be slaves." " Let me," said he, " entreat every one who hears me, to persevere In this glorious cause ; let no minor mini derations weigh with you a single instant. The hand of power can no longer keep down the native spirit of this county ; neglect not, I entreat you, as you value your salvation, as you value your liberties, to cultivate this sacred feeling."—(Applause.) " The Liberty of the Press." " The Marquess of Tuvistock, sod the Reformers of Bedfordshire.' The CHAIRMAN said that he hoped tie words of the next toast would not alarm them. He would assure them that the " immortal memory " of this tout, was not the immortal memory drunk in Dahlia.— " The immortal memory of the Patriots who have fought and suffered for the Liberties of England." " Sir Francis Burdett, and the Reformers of Mid• diesel." The CHAIRMAN said he was sure that the next toast would be drunk with enthusiasm, by those who vene rated what was good and conscientious. He then proposed " The venerable Bishop of the •Diocese ; and an those Clergymen who, like him, 'practise the doctrines which they preach."—(Great applause.) Tise Rev. Mr. CLARK{ said he could not let this toast pass, without attempting to give utterance to the overdowings of his bean. MI who knew the caner ' able Prelate, knew him to be one of the most esti mable of men, and one of the trust of Ch ' ' as, ad vocating both by precept and example. that first great principle of religion, hearty love to all euankiod. " Joshua Grigby, Esq. and our brother Reformers, who tart at Bungay." Mr.Gataer tianked his Hon. Friend, the elisineao, for the honour he bad done him, aid especially for having shown him up in such good company. He felt a pride in having been (Asinine on the first Reform dinner in Suffolk, where Le would be bold to say rot one unconstitutional doctrine was avowed. They all felt great obligations to Burdett and Hume ; but eves the exertions of these gentlemen sunk into insignifi cance when compared with the assistance given to Re form by a Holme Sumner, and a Stuart Wortley. One of these gentlemen said the other day, what they Lad hitherto known practically, that the Government could only be supported by corruption. What would be said, if the Reformers bad made such an assertion ? The Reformers did not wish to disturb the key-stone of the arch, but they wished to secure the system by main taining the independence of the Commons' House, la these portentous times they knew not what they might be called upon to suffer ; bat as they bad the mesas of safety in their power, let them in dam prepare a gaited against the accessions of despotism and anareby.— Let them persevere through good report and bad re port—is season and out of mama, is the geed work they had undertaken. Let them keep their eye stalest opoe the great principle of Reform. Let them perm to the agricultural - et Will="-ro lms& Dam. aad the Rol Hart co." • The altilllKAN it wortby.atid be was happy the sent toast The composy wu aware that the ne• ceositY of sionore plates to the progress of gents• meld was openly maintained. eves la the House of Commons itself. The audios of such a doctrine remanded him of a story told of a Member in the old Irish Hasse of Commas. Another Member after huieg made a flansiog speech apes the midden before the Hoses, in which be inirodsosd much shoat his cosscience, his honour, and so forth, concluded in these words, " And I am myself the guardian of mine own honour." The Mealier int shaded to immedi ately rose and addressed the Speaker is these terms, " Sir, the Honourable Gentleman says that be is the guardian of his own honour. All I can say is, that I wish him joy of the song little siounn be has got." Isigh.)--In the same way be, the Chairman, would wish some of the Geotlemeo of St. Stephen's joy of their song sinecniss. He the. proposed, " My the Throno oi Britain rest on firmer founds lion thin the votes of sinecure plumes." " The Stewaras"—Tbres times three. [The spout of our report of this interestiag meet ing we an obliged to postpone for want of room.] PRICE OF STOCKS, AT ONE O'CLOCK, THIS DAY• Sink Stock.... 238 India Steak.. . Ipr Ct. Red Me Ditto loads s./Es. Els. pa. I per Ct: Cstes 7Bll Solidi Sea 5teak...... .. per Ceet....1811.... 94 Res* Res Old Ass II per c a b. N av y 941 Erlllllll 8 per Cts. Navy WO • Aing• ; s ' 11 ' 34 ' 9 " m ' preCtint. e. D 241. pus. Loug Ana .. If 0.16 11'46 ow tatt, I /sr Celt ~.... cles. for Aces Thu trio 6 eerDent .. • Lott. Illskets IP/. les. MAI Ala. frult. 1 I Dublin - 0 ' O Waterford - O G. lk Jersey '• 1 ' I Lisboa I O Gottealtarg - 0 ILL I Holland - - • 0 Hasbro' - 1 1 Fraaes - - 0 On element of Use great Owen*. of Me drew/snout of Tea SrsyssW AN since the 111TO•fellitlit ilia Mr. CORBETT. it has impra deemed expedient to reneare the O. to more Centred and wee Convenient Premises. N 0.297. Strand ; cad that no Meg in the delivery of th,p Papers may be seessioned by as arklittoisal daily Rale, proper wasearee hombre* advice! foryeeeterating Me poilloattost. the Statesman. ItITISH STWITAILII" IS INCOITIMINTS2 RITI " TUB rratintsi." LONDON: LIONDAT lITSNIIIG, APRIL 29, 1822. STOCK EXCHANOS. rws 'sr WC] There is very little bounties doing this mwroisg in t h. Marta , Consols ft s ,popli al TB., sue are at pro. hart 751 ler the Account, and 781; for Money. ronetox ■ AIMS?. Tomorrow being Settling Day for the Old Spanish Bonds, very little business is doing this morning either l is them or other Foreign Securities. • Spanish Bonds Prussian ... ............. Danish Neapolitan Old C01uu5bian.......... • New ..... 831 ail to 65 Moss 10114 scares. 6t4 to H 6 seam. NEW ENGLAND COFFEE ITOVr. Extract of a private letter from Liverpool, April 27 :—We have letters this morning from Kinsale, stating that the letter-bag of t►e Albion had been washed ashore. and many of the letters are in a muti lated state. We have so dou'at a list of the bills found loose in the letter•bag will go up to-day. The conferences between the bask-people and the Whitehall people. which, they say. have been frequent of late. are supposed to relate to a redaction of the he lmet at which the Bank gives dimwits; or. to cast aside this vile jargon, the rate at which it lends mosey. The loweriog of this rate being desired by the government. mast be supposed to have a tendency to assist the landlords and parsons. whose affairs press most heavily*. Whitehall at present. It is. however, by no means certain. that it would have such tendency; and our bright gentlemen thinking it would be no very weak presumption against the affirmative of the proposition. Those landlords and parsons who have 'warily to give. can get money at low in enough now; at.d. to a car. Witty. the Bank lending at low interest would not enable that body to get out and keep out more money than Is oat now. Oh. me! The Devil that is at work epos the hare•and.padridge geodenien is Pates Bill; and Bank and Moisten may meet till they be as grey as rats, they will not afford any aid to the game-pre servers. as long as the Bank is compelled to give gold is exchange for paper at 775. 104 d. per ounce. Mem may be transported for being in or near gatne•covers after sits-set. or may be hanged if they fight with the game police; bat neither these transportings and batwings nor any thing else. will raise prices, or cases rents and tithes to be yielded, as long as the present taxes remain and as the Bask shall be com pelled to pay in gold at 775. 1414 d. ae e. The gold condones% go out of the country with increased speed ! This must make the Bank drat, is paper; or else its sovereigns will disappear. We sus pect. that the conferences with the Bank relate to Mr. WISTRAN't iateadcd motion ; or, to something or other relating to the means of gdtior rid of Put.'s Bill : This is our beliff ; and, the Chancellor's notification, that he should. this week, bring forward some proposi tion about ass pound country-bank notes naturally , tends so MANI that belief. The repeal of Pest.% Bill; the actual repeal is expected by sense persons ; bet, as CAMIING said the other night; as Lord EURE" I THE STAT AN. to& 'Am ... efforts hittiwtof esji. o r e T , .) d e' " TAP 'koof Ad Itatoil.oforetro fitstatioiAN pave Hari' trridgethire." • • • to ski, Olio's' Sheriff. Afr.Sfin Err, JD till same of bisselfand theladorsioss ', L e e k s . so d i„svirsi u the Chancellor said last winter ; and, lig tlif 4!: MOOT Mid at Lewes ; is the Agricaltarel Report s.. It imiit say, " sinec the measure Ass been adopted, go on. In shaft, to repeal this Bill would CCM? Le whole g went with everlasting dievsee sad in- filmy; it would make it so tote, so despieaVs a thing ; so much beneath any of the exhibitions at fairs sad wakes; such a heap of paste-board rubbish the; it could scarcely exist for a month. Oh ! no! T! e " Collective Wisdom of the natioa" will never eat its own tbroat in this way. It will never do this base and Wantons. aid foolish thing ; for, if it be dove, errigante the paper becomes as sere as death .e idea who is in pursuit of game after dark and resists and wounds a game-keeper! Oh, ee! Se infamous a thing will not be done. But, thee. we are asked how the• landlords are to get rest. Oar answer is.tlast that isnot our hominess. They knew best what they were doing. when they were berrosvieg mosey to make war to keep down Joseedins. Wiest they were enjoying the feast, they knew, of course, that they would have the reckoning to pay. Bat, after all. say seine. " the landlords mast fife." Wks-, live; yes; bet, it does set follow, that they nest always ticetv they have done ? Ti,. dont, a little. Let of eh sow come is fir a hare new sad thus. Thep are wild animals. Oh. pob ! Landlords can fire very well upon pariah allowance; and, if neeeseary "to " support the altar and the Amass," they will doubt. less, make good their pledge; " speed their /at " skiliag and the last drop of their blood." The latter they may keep, hat. as to the former, it wilt, we think, be required. • There are, as we observed is a former paper, a great crowd of Americium he Londe'. Re under. stand that their priscipal object is to co-operate with our Boreeghmengers to prevent :a Reform of Parlia ment; aid we also hear, that there is a committee sitting for thvarpose, every Monday, Wednesday tad Friday, ai ir well known Yankee Coffee-home sear the Bask. The parties are not, we filed, all Ameri cans; bet, partly English merchants, particularly a well-keowe house at Liverpool, deeply engaged in those ships which derive such enoemous prefiu from the conveying oat English farmers aid Irish labour. ers. 'The lead jobbers in America lake a great inter est I. the thing. All these parties are growing rich from those ceases that are seed* Englishmen to America with their capital; and. as these cusses would Iteeesftirily all be dose away by a reform of the Perlis meat ; they are, we are well assured, wimp to pre. veise ie, luaus other then tbentr-ot more wishes and prayers. We have heard of certeinpraweirce of theirs, carried on thrones the chases! of a well-knows mer chant, residiag In a great sea-port. and haleness to a sly sad avariciows net. We shall, probably, have to give a mere particular account of these practices (of by no means the most pure character) another day.— The nation is come to a floe pass indeed, whoa earl's like these have the audacity to come and interfere is our affairs in this manner ! The American Newspapers call Lord ComerNs " that Patriotic Pirate." What they mean is, that he does not suffer the Americans to aid, clandestinely. the cause of his enemy, and to take away the booty to which he is entitled. That is what they mean. The Congress has acted a very unfriendly part to• wards the South Americans from the 'taunt, not to say a very base part. The fact se, they bate the idea of South America being free, iccle pendent and happy. And, as to Americas numbing* sod cruisers, what is there is any part of the known world that they would not wake prize of it they could? What business have they to be poking t►eir noes into besieged parts, and taking on board the treasure of t►e tyrants to preserve it for them against the revolutionists, though with a view. no desist, to gain estAiv 6y it What business have they with this matter? What do the Congress seed armed &Vim for, except to aid, directly or indirectly, one side or Aeolic' , 7 And, bow comes it, that all their com manders should have sympathized with the Royalists, How comes it. that, is fut. they should. just like our commanders. have beets modestly sent to watch, and. indeed, to menace and thwart, Lord Cecelia/4s? This is odd enough to these republics*.! These lovers of liberty. One (one that did not know them) motif have expected to see the Americans, is tech a tale. friendly towards Lord COCHRANE ; and oot co-ope rating so cordially with " flu Majesty's squadron Strange, that Meg should be as hostile to the Sunlit Americans, and even more hostile, than the pretty fellows at Whitehall ! Bet, does not this tell u s box great our interest is is supporting the South Ante dean independence. especially since the fate of the Floridan? Does nut this show, that one Gowen/est has been neglecting every stop necessary to he tease, in this cue, for oar security and for our interest? It le Perlisanutary Reform that our wise Inca plot and contrive against, sad not ageism rivals and enessicr. Lord Cocnaawa is really lighting the battle . fta RaP tend. It is very natural for JONATHAN torah bile a " Pirate;" but. not so naturally to oar Ministerial papers to cheer the base calumny. Paris papers have arrived to the 27th Witold ; bet they throw no new light epos the s • of the aegotAs liana between Russia and Turkel. The Jogrisal (14 Deka is engaged in active controversy with the Berths Gazate and the Anstrils Observer; and mai"' taus the authenticity of the substance of the meth talked of Tarkish Note, which the litter bad denied. The private c 0000000000000 in the Paris papers. .. l:. vieMq si I I.' I I "I MM P o _ 4l smn_ 11 , doe:, imo goo mos , sad mai Imo via Ma! aia• St *a l Ia lii TU Its RIF pZi Ski ski a Lad aft • gaw Liam rt 1 with lA% • with • may 1 Li ram A . 1 ■ L Ti ie ). 0 E. a • tg e tt Ile o Gal s . le ia thl Ilfs rr 11 of .1 i ll e• • is se It ru s. a al at s (a Is VI Tr" I 11 .