The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-05-24 00:00:00

• 'l4 Ya. - 4 41111 • 0, Fuling the truth of Whit t ad, sthd g; and such being my hanibles opinidn, I never will qu it your side, till the point is attained...... As to the blessings that must arise troll a tree Representation they arc not easily to be ono. nyrated ; but one of the principal among them , pill be, that your taxes wilt be lightened. If you were fairly represented, do you think it possible that your money could be voted away by empty 1 benches—those benches which are crowded when. ever there is any question that involves party in. *crest. [Loud applatsse.../ifo, no, nu.] Gen. tiemen, the thing would be impossible, if you who', pay these burthcns hail the fair opportunity of chusing the men who ought to represent you, or rather, if other cities could do the same as the city of Westminster has done.—l will put the question home: I ask whether, if every other place had re- - turned two such moo as vim have done, Would the people at this time be asking for their rights in vain ) Nu ; THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WOULD NUT OIVE THEM TIME. If you were represented as you ou4lit, I do not believe that the grandmother of a Noble Lord, who has beets these seven years in her grave, would still be receiving her pension. If she had lived, I do not think you could hate hail any ofkjection to her receiving it. She was the widow of a Gallant Officer, and. it was granted to her for his meritorious ser vices—but do you think, that if you had honest Representaqies they would have con. tinned it seven years after her death. Gentlemen, We know - that our enemies are strongly fortified under the borough.tuougcring faction. It is ex traordioary that such a faesion should be so strong, when it is considered that it has existed so Short a time. Till the Revolution, the People of tngtintl had no such enemy. The People at that time, led away by the representations of artful men, taught the legislature to say, that the King should nu longer have the power of calling Re. presentatives to Parliament, only (ruin places which were flourishing either by their nopulatiets or their wealth ; but on the contrary, that the •franchise should be fixed and stationary : such was the origin of this faction. We have since seen the iniquity of the borough-mongering system carried to its height, and I believe there never was witnessed any faction to mischievous by its power, in any Country. Now that corruption has got to its tainost estent, wo are told, that there shall be no alteration sir change—that Reform is dangerous, and would prodece more evils than it would remedy. The Borough-mongers can only defend it en that groom/. The Borough-mongers will still retain their power, though it should threaten the de. atfuction of the Country, for it is the quality of this faction to destroy whatever they grasp at the attainment of. I recollect reading in the Debates, on the subject of Parliamentary Reform, that when the Duke of Richmond was riding through a village which he had once seen prosperous, he served it nearly prostrate and depopulated; but, at the same time, he was remarkably struck by seeing some posts with cocked hats and large ribbons on them. Ha asked, what they were, and they told it was the day of election, and that the posts Wee the Electors. I do think that.this system is as destructive to the Crown as to the People. It has reduced the Crown to the necessity of defending itseff by endue amass. Gentlemen, before I con. Glade, I wish to allude to a kind hint I received in a public print, stating that I was not attending on the Question of the Droits of the Admiralty : Gentlemen, if ever I desert your interests I hope yor will receive me in a different way from what yen have done this day. IdO assure you, nothing would more afflict my mind than the disapproba. fiat of the Electors of Westminster. Gentle. Men, if the House of Commons means to act fairly by yea, they will grant you a Perlis. mentary Reform, and if they grant you that, all other things will follow as a matter of 'course. I shall only add a few words, to say that it is with the sincerest satisfaction I feel that the corruption and tyranny of the Borough-mon. gers have met with a firm opposition. Continue that opposition, and it will lead you to victory — of that I have no doubt. I feel persuaded that the great cause, which we have all an near our hearts, will gain strength every day. We shall find not only the People of England supporting it, but the People of Ireland [bursts of applause], and the Roman Catholics of Ireland have discovered what they have to expect frotn the Reuse of Commons— they all know that it is their best interest to go band in hand %sail the Protestants, in order to ask that reform which will restore to us -the ble.sings of a free Constitution, which will give us that strength which nothing can contend with, and finally secure to us the blessings of a •hippy peace. I thank you kindly, Gentlemen, for the attention with which you have heard me. I trust we shall all live to see a full and fair ILepresenta. Con in the Commons Hesse of Parliament...-Thc honourable Gentleman eoutlndetl, amidst than. clurs of applause, by proposing the following toast : " A full, fair, and free Repreisilatioa of the PeoplC la the Cniumpas Holmef Pariiataest."', which was roccived with nnbonntled expressions of pleasure, and was drank with great applause. The Noble Chairman then proposed as a toast, The lodeptideat Freeholders of Middlcoex, and their Re presentative !fr. BYNt:. which was drank with three times three, anvil loud bursts of applause. In the saute manner was drank, The Independent Livery of Llnclon. The Chairman proposed Tl 2 health of Mr. COKE, and the Freeholders of Nor sclikh was drank with mita applaose. IL! was sate, lie aaid , that the toast nrust kite pectiliar ca. tiSfaCtioll to the Meeting, from the lung Podia. memory life of the Hen. Gentleman to whom it referred. Mr. COKE returned his warmest thanks for Mu honour the Meeting had done him. Ile came there as a visitor, having received awry petite in vitation from the Stewards. Approving of the principles of the Muting, he was very prond- to attend, and coincided in all that bad been 'said --in favour of l'Artimucotary Worm. So much, • tit*. T ever, hid been said he thatinfsjece, that he their& 1 it unnecessary to occupy their ittentioa, lied j *ould only refer them to thetretatte hade'en the ' other night Cu the House of Commons, when that subject had been brought before them. His Pee liamentary life had been of no short duration, hav ing been a Member since 1778. During the whole of that period.be bad never deserted the cease of the peopi& [Loud cries of never, sever.] He had in the firstitistasice opposed the American war, and that systent of policy that had .since involved this country in so much calamity.: lie was confi dent, that 1111011 a review of his political life, they must look upon him all a. sincere friend of the people. Ho bad always explicitly del dared his sentiments, and bad never disguised. his opinions in favour of any set of men. He confessed that lie was a decided party-man, con. Mitering party as nothing but principle, and there fore differed (ruin some of the sentiments they had heard on that subject. What was party, he said, but principle? and what had brought about the Revolution but party, united on sound consti lotions!' principles ? He approved of party in a good cause, and wished them again to look at his political life to judge if he had -ever had any object of hi, own its view. If he had connected himself with party, it was because he thought that party right, and formed on constitutional groueds. He should always befriend a party that had any laudable °N IA in view, not on the ground of its being a party, but from the principles it support. cal. A Worthy Gentleman, a Member of the House (Colonel Wardle) had said, that he should have given his support to a motion, even for electing the first 658 men that should cross West. tuitister Brhige. • lie did out recollect the exact numbers of which the House was composed, but whatever that number was, lie was not certainly prepared to go that length. He wished a full and free Representation of the 'People, and had voted against the American war, on the ground that taxation and representation should be ever united. Every man hail the same interest in his propocty as a Freeholder, whatever that inte rest might be,. and therefore had a right to the elective franchise as well as Freeholders. He should ever be a friend to general suffrage, and would be always ready to advocate the cause of Reform. lie again thanked the Stewards fur the pulite invitation they had given him, though he had no vote for Westminster, and declared his sp. probation of their political principles. [Loud' applause.] Had his sentiments been contrary ti theirs, he should not have this day appeared amongst them. His presence was a pledge that hit should be ever ready to support any measure com' nected with the rights and liberties of the people. lie approved of the independence the Electors of Westminster had sheen in the election of their Members, and hoped that their independent con: duct would serve as an example to others. [Loud applause.] - Colonel WARDLE stylist rose, In consequence of hav ing been misunderstood by the Hon. Gentleman, whose conduct and sentiments be so highly respected. He had stated, that unconnected with any party, they had been accused bf opposing every plan of reform that did not proceed from ' themselves; on the contrary, he slid, that, for the sake of discussion, he would support any plan of reform, were it even to elect the lint 658 persons that should eras Westmin ster-bridge, as Members of the Howe. He did. net, for a moment, suppose this would be a proper representatio• of the people, but being convinced that they could not be worlle represented than they now were, be would give his support to any plan, even to so absurd a one as this, which might create discussion, and open the eyes of the people to their real situation. The Honourable &adman' had misunder stood him, hot be trusted their principles were the same.— itoud Apple:uses.] The Chairman then proposed the health of " Mr. Brand, and the Minority of 115, in favour of Parliamentary Re form," which was drank, amid the loudest bursts of applause, with three times three. Mr. DON NF. wns then called on for awn, which he snag mach to the satisfaction of the company, and which , was ex pressly written for the occasion by the Gentleman himself, containing the warmest sentiments of liberty, and high enco miums on Sir Francis Burdett. as the friend of !febrile. " The Independent Citizensof Liverpool" was then drank with three times three. Mr. SMALLEY being called upon for a song, sung one formerly sung by Mr. Diplom, in praise of Sir Francis Bur dett, which was well ekecuted and well received. Mr. POWER expressed his entire concurrence lathe ge neral sentiments of those Gentlemen wh i had preceded him, and assured the Meeting, that nothing but a conscientious conviction of the propriety of the proposition he was about . to submit, and a confident expectation of their unanimous acquiescence in that proposition, could urge him to offer him self to their attention. lie could not indeed doubt of the support of such an assembly, when he bad to propose the health of that unequalled individual, WilliamsCobbett— [.fcelamations of applause], of that prodigy of intellect and iudependesce who had so materially advanced the lute rest of thigr great cause—of him who was equally bold and industrious in proclaimiug to the people the virtues of their fricarls, and the vices of their enemies—in teaching them io Whom it was safe to conbde,*aod of whom it was prudent to beware—and who had earned, by his eminent labours, the hatred of those bad men, by whose complicated maligoity he uoderstond that this distinguished man was &beat to be I. brought before a penal tribunal, for the publication of what iris called a libel. Mr. P. eeaduded with propaskig the health of William Cobbett, and his acquittal by an lewd Jury. [ / Ipploure.] Lord COCHRAN r. stated from the Chet, that be had had such a toast in contemplation. but was Cred . ' from giving it. till the list of tomb put into his had bees gone through. With permission of the tonm,'hoSiever, he should propose the toast now suggested, supposiisg • ns he did. that Mr. Cobbett Wai actuated by no other motive in his pub lie exertions than principles of honesty and potriotima. Ile concluded by repenting the toast, which was desalt with three times three. The Noble Lord then gave . The Independent Citizens of Worcester, • which was drank with three times three. Mc. PALMER, as a citizen of Worcester. could not for bear retarakv his thanks to the company. The majority of the eitiseas of Worcester felt as they did on the great tuitional subjects that had come before them. He had the happiness also to inform them, that Sir Francis Burdett was not less popular there than in the City of Westminster, am: that his P^PgaritY had increased POO Ms commitment by the house of anarons.—tLiart ..efiepfaines3.-11e concluded by ex preying*/ grateful fouls* of the Citizens of Worcester, for forepart their Petition bad eaperimiced in the House f O 4 ,: , more , and their determination to co -o p erate with t ' low-eitiaens in the great cause of Parliamentary ite form,r(Lond applause.] T 1f....,. . triode were then drank with three times three : -n zist --” . tea! citizens of Canterbury"—" The Peo ple . a ,11,p 11C Wettos" —'• The Progress of Public Opiaiott.7: o_. . . . . - 1, Th e New ;chairman ibeiernia4ll4 Abli .4ll lSe them. whit! . whit* was received wi ts snub 0 4 lastt words of Kjit A IR* —nmy ati Elie as meets forever as free le b h axle Ida Minn:" fir thee • `the health of Meltdy Old tee* Veld Mend -01 the ri;rtge.eedr Ale Pm...Ple.,,and the laberis of the iinloect 7 —" Major Cart-. wrigitt."--Mili least was rt:..eived with great enthusiasm. mad 'desist with threrallowe thrOe. • • &War CARTWRIGH r !mein returned his t tliaaks to the company fe'r the humour they had dune him, said. he did net believe there was a more honest man to England than Mr. Rrand, who had lately itreaght forward the qoestioa of Parliamentary Reform t, but his motion. in his opinion, was extremely defective. Why wits it necessary to pro pose vine lain a Committee of !smutty t They all knew the ground of complaint wittiest inquiry. They ea knew that the House of Commous did not represent the country. —(Lead plutire.)—The majority of that House were on more the Reptesentatbre. of the People of England thao they were of those of Africt—filpplause.l-4 great part of the House was returned by • the Borough Faction. He thheftwe did sot think that tiny inquiry was necessary. -The fans were already subleieutly known, and even ac knowledged. All know jhe modera lionnieli-mongering systems to propose a Committee of Inquiry was there fore idle. [Loud ',oboists] TM deetnnents already Define that House afforded sufficient enefinnasioe of the present state of the Representation. Some specific plan ought to have been proposed, mid the hest mode was to call on aft who paid nixes io give their voice for their repramestatimo. Nobody could doubt that the majority of the people would alma), seed up the best qualified persons. There was no reason to believe, i that.the people would be led away by every speaker at 4 t public meeting. They had only to look at Westminster. Had .not this City sent op men of weight and conseatence in the reentry, instead of flying on mere public declaimers t There was little danger of the people being wrong. if left to thearrivess they were never disposed to choose any but men of • great consideration mid weight in the country. It has unnecessary, however. to attempt rut swering inch objections; they were to look to the Con stitution hull, *hint required a due reproseatetitie of the people. The Constitution. in this respect. was well under- Old, without the keemity ttf going into any Committee. Had a Committee been granted, he had no doubt but that there would have been twenty plans propored.---The Borough•Mooogers would have taken care to propose a va riety of plans, in order to defeat any new. plan that might have beeu suggested. The tack was . , that no new plans were required. It was necessary to follow the spirit of the Comti ninon. which su ffi ciently suggested the teinedy The plan of Sir F. Burdett. that had been so Moth talked'ef, was not his, it was the pine of the Constitution.-r--The Constitu tion supposed that every man contributi to the main tenance of the State represented. So Pear as this was not the case, the Constitution was departed front, and no phut was required but to revert to the' Constitution itself. the House of Commons was like a cannon, designed for the defence of the petit*, and the destruction of the enemy but if this cannon was full of holes, there was more chance, therefore. of its injuring the people than hurting the enemy. What was to be done with a cannon in this stater The Noble Lord knew well that every such gun was condemned, and or dered to be sent to be re-melted and madded anew. Such was the present state of the Representation of the country. It was necessary to bring It back to its original principles. 'and to do this a Reform was absolutely necessary. this speech was heard with . much attention and applause. Au Elector gave, us a toast— " Sir Francis Burdett in the Tower, anti his Enemies in the ditch." which was drank with great applause. Soon after ten o'clock, Lord Coehrone, with a number of his friends, left the room, and the company began to disperse.. The few who remained devoted another hoar to conviviality and good humour, expressing the 50n:44(.0m they had expe rienced, and all eager in the good cause. Upwards of 500 persons were present, a camber having dined in the adjacent rooms, who could not find isceommueNtion in the large one. The slimmer was abundant, and every thing of the best quality. The wines were excellent, and not a few of the amateurs in dulged in a second honk. Great regularity and decorum were observed during the whole evening. DU7'Clf PAYERS. Pants, MAT 15.—An article from Strasburg, • of the 10th, says, " Several parties of Irishmen have arrived in this quarter. They have applied fur permission to serve in the Irish regiments in the pay of France, and arc proceeding to ,landitu, where there is a considerable depot of those regi. aunts." On the 281 h ult. was published at Rome an ' Imperial Decree, dated at Compiegne the 17th of the same month, according to which, every En. clesiastic, secular or regular, in that city, not being a native of the departments of Rome or the Trasimene, was, Within fifteen days from the day of publication, to withdraw therefrom, and to re pair to bis native diocese. Native, of the•two de. partnients specified were also to retire trete the city to their respective dioceses. All the secular priests resident at Rome 'were, within two days, to present themselves before the Director. General of the Police, and to declare their names and places of nativity, and their intuition of obeying the Im. pedal Decree. The Superiors of Contents were, within the same space, to deliver in lists of the clergy under their superintendence. Special pro visions will be adopted u to the Irieb,""Scotch, Si. cilian, Maltese, Arm:lien, Greek, and Asiatic clergy, and all others who may be prevented - by political circumstances from returning to their Own countries. In the night of the fith inst. an English frigate sent in 12 boats, manned with 30 men each, to cut out of the pert of Pomegne. a privateer and the Saint Nicole, a Greek vessel, Theodore Ceti. stantine, Master. They were repulsed with, the lo of from 25 to 30 killed. The Greek' Teasel had five wounded, and the privateer two ow and six wounded. An Imperial Decree, issued at Bois-le-Due on the 7th instant, offers a premium of a million of francs to the inventor of the best machine for spinning flax. . . Two French and three Spanish Vemelo 'irked on the Ist at Bayonne, laden with sugar, cocalt, Ike. forming part of *ogee** otthe American vessels put under sequestration at St. Sebastian's. From Amsterdam, natio. date ed' the ON Ind ! 4 we have the following article."( lellivieti ; 7 ..... 44 His Majesty havitturesek ilisteittie t r i ine • shall consist of an effective Nice of A,.. ,1,1 of the line and 100 sloops, gun.iniaie lti ep genet's, and other vessels,. has distriblitett them into three divisions, viz. 1. That stationed itf, richest. slap, under the cammandef AdipiraiDe Whiter, and which consists of the_ following iesselsthe Chatham, of 90 guns, ,ear-Admiral 'llitysch ; the Royal Hollander, 90, Brigadier Wolielberg ; the Minerva frigate, bieniteeant-Colieriel One waarde ; the Frise frigate, Lieutenant-Colonel De Mau; the Ly !Ix frigate,. Colonel Ouwens; the Ajax frigate, Major Polders; the Iris, Pent..Coi. lend Van-der-Rest. 2. That stationed in the Tend, under the command of Rear. Admiral Lemmee*, and consisting of the Commerce of .alfessterdes, of 80 guns, commanded ky 'Colonel Falk i the Admiral otman, a..., colonel Carrega ; th the; Brabant, 76; Colonel eltrille Van Candice; the John de Mit, ilk onel Gerbrand; the ti- otDoggerbenk, 68, 'Col . Tweot t iled the route frigate, Lletit.•CONlSlAtiottifel: „Ar i that lying off the capital, and ck t-smlitestd of.Rear.Adnii. ral Verdooreo, and witifitAsiilN ic the Peftsfo MiMI • • , -- - . , . gekylti, Ws Deitailiir Itesquetiet, . the Cententere l Of Koeterdanit, 68, Colossal Bora Sjccinna 7 --mak: Ng a total of -silinstail of thle esitrara tit frigati., exclusive of the brigs ; sloops, and guti.hoata it. tacheJ to the Ihil..t 'bquitlrosts: ill's Majesty Las given orders to his Admirals to make every exec. tion ttt have this filet lii complete reatAnesi rot car. rice. b; ihoinwitieneeMeni, of July. A report is to iostasitazithiped daily to hie klajesty of the pro. gren oaths In their equipinent." . . The number. of recruits raised in SOritZerlatul, between December sod March,_ foi.the troops in the 'French ierilte, antoutited t0f2292. . . 00 the Bth, akrivvid it Brest 1-Iktter of Marge° of 448 tons, La Cate Bandy 'Commauder; nine!). left the Isle of Frani:eon the 10ili of February, with a cargo of 89,00014. of sugar, 2,225 bales ,of cotton, 9,3561 b. of , indigo, 35,945111. of cotton, 2,1531 h. of cloves; 12,8611 b. of ebn:. ny.wood, 331911 h. of Bengal Indigo, 13,10 pieces of Nankeen, &c. This vessel iaus . tiesel, - on her palisade, on the list March for 20,000 dollars, the Portuguese vessel the St. Cdtherina, lof Lisbon, Fernando Cruz Master. On . the 10th April she captured the Spanish vessel Espe ranter, of 80 loos, having on board 44 1)(441 lof dollars, and a quantity of cochinctl, indi. 0, and sugar. She brings au account of the arrival at the Isle of France of the Porttigucse ship La Minerva, taken by his Majesty's frigate Let Aellone, the re.capturirof the itsvesont, and a corvette, from the English, and the arrival of the Fantoirse and LP ihenturier, of ,St. &kW; • An .article from Trieste, of the 2tth ult. says i —64 French Commissioners have , arrived here; with talkie: from his Imperial Majesty to orgautze the Illyrian Marine without Mat: —A permanent encampment is to take 001,... in the vicinity of Carlstadt, whence troops inwy be detached to every point where their serviced may be necessary. The Turks have, on their side; adopted measures almost similar. Great events are ex pected." _ Arrive& . Malls. . Due. 1 Daigle 0 1 • • • WSW fUfli .•.•• • • • • ••••• ••• 1 . u 1 Gettenburgh.. 4 $ 1 • • Mete YeeJ - 0 PRICE OF STOCKS TIIie,O4I(6IRNEO'CLOCK . Bank Stock 254 comkt.. ' - 18411,16 : 3 per Cent. Cott,. 701 71 Hata kND 3 per Ceut. Itedneed, 7O India Ilona% •1916 ii. 4 per Cent. 853* Lzch..llillii SC 41. Si. pt. 5 per Cent. Navy 10133 I Diltn, 33d. lii. 7i. Fx. Cumuli. for Acc. 71 Lottery Tierett tit. es. 4 . - -1 1 11 - STATESMAN: • -='*/ ;"-'. LONDON : ae.A.P.. J. ; 4 , 46 /4 "Ullib.tY, MAY 44, 1810. 4 el , OUR Falmouth Letter of thit day statit the arrival at that port of the Princess Charlotte packet, Cavt. C. Kean, with Mails from Lii.bon, six days- Massage, and, contrary. ,to all expect*, tion, bringing ao news from the English Army to Spain. We hare no doubt, however, that we shall' soon bear of a great battfo between' Lor'd WgI.I.INGTOK and the French ; and we are also fully persuaded that we shall have to record a sig. nil victor:ye - the - Wish troops, it the Frew* choose to give our brave men the chance of win. nlag one, by attacking or waiting fur them. Ws call the attention of the COUNTER-MEET. 1110EaS (fur we know they read Tien STATESMAN) ' to the proceedings of jigsterday, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. ,We now ask those protesting Gentlemen, whether they will continue to say, that our party are pickpockets and assassins, knowing (as they now will) that Mr. Coca, of Norfolk, was] there ? In truth, the presence of that Gentleman gave weight and dignity to the Meeting; for no man stands higher in the country, fortalent and integrity ; and his purse (as the Corm. Wea.MESTI Noses will mCallere things in that way) is probably as large u that of any person in these • realms. Mr. Jones Buaner?, Colonel WARM.% Lord CocunAms, and Mr. &funera l severally made most able speeches. Towards the conchs. slop of the day, Major PARTWaioRT repeated. those arguments in behalf of Reform, which have been so often laid, by him, before the Public, which therefore we have not (in our Report) goethsto at any great length. • _tz . ..re • • Ma. MACON'S Bill is positively thrown out in the American Senate by a majority of two ; but another Bill, with thOsame object, is in transits. Ey a 'vessel from Sr. Sebastian we have letters fockEtilboa of the 3d inst. containing pothing im. ihelthrast - ; but through another channel we learn, ~ Ift i th•reiret, tbat the French armies in the North, of . .**iiptilfiod with provisions cout.wise, not. - r Ossimidlog the', acknowledged superiority of ' sir navy, and the immense sums which have beau -i.ifoted tar its support. We are informed t*lkik *Dance of our critters In the Bay of ilhopy:b ..not sufficient to prevent a regal*t communication between the yorts of Spain from Gijon to the confines of Fumes, and that by filefr abases the armies of NAPOLSON are supplied with - resources, without which they must abandon the Peninsula. One of our letters says—" If the two naval powers were to change hands, what would not BONAPAKTI effect with the Navy of England ?" We have authority to say, that General Mar. Thew voted in the Minority on Mr. BIiAND I S Mo tion. It was a question from which no considers. , tioorarauld have kept him absent. 0 .4 - - . ,~, f 4p. aA ,r 1' r." 3.- __ _ _~____.~ ~~ .y- . - 1. •.-w 5 01.13. • ,1 . P' r i