The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-01-29 00:00:00

AMOR are aptivied apaitatino—y °lord Er flare, sod" , Ma .4 iinitietasee to the most -Mr. CAMP/S&L gave— . Erskine mid the Trial by Jury.' _ non& applanse.—Air; My Bey Mr. Moticarerr obeerveJ, that there t vidual who ha thought might be remora present meeting with much propriety, as alluvia by all panic! to have been out patriots. _He alluded to the late Sir Samuel Tb * ofiriod at which- his bright career ,was !gr ittiness/. WU, is In the case of Mr. Fox, most slwgv larly calandtoss t for that,' lamented Statesman, it would be recolleated, Was then eegagesl hi revising the penal cods of England; and had he been spared pojght baresocceeded in retrenching ,it of those saw gainary parts by which it is at present disgriced. Mr.Moacrieff depicted with gnat felicity the our prieieg traits which distinguished that lauteeted English Lawyer. and concluded by giving— " The Memory of Sir Samuel Itoreilly," which was - drank in solemn sileoce.-- Air, My lodging is on discoid rend. • Mr. LAsiTow, Jun. said, that, assembled as they wens to celebrate the cause of civil millikeligiotts li berty. it was impossible that they could withhold some partite of their consideration from a people who were **tuggiing in the same cause, and who had great need of their sympathies and assistance. It was to the B' HA chisel% to the British scholar. that be appeal ' ed. Let him imagine au enthusiastic people easslat ing their great investors. and thiok how glorious it is to'l'all'with a tiampdtin to 'the field, or a Sydney on. the'sciffati. Set them free, give them bet iodepend. ens., and, though *sturdy in a few pan , yet in the 'prows of time they will learn to resemble their ilia.' tr4ous progenitors. Let it be coosideted how Greece groaned for @eateries eider the tyinally of the 'f %irks ; and knowing all this, wham they lad some- Greeks performing este unworthy of their cause, whom will.their hearts blame? It would Inn been well for those who-held up to public execration the crimes ins. puled to the exasperated Greeks, if they had forget. ten the atrocious Wintery of their persecutors. He did not believe any well-educated man could hear of the struggles of the Greeks, and not wish well to their cause. [We do not pretend to report this speech. on even to present an outline of it. The reader can bet ter imagine what he would expect front so fine a sub ject, and so eloquent a speaker.] Mr. Lambton, jun. apologised for saying so much, for be was sore that the enlightened and intelligent inhabitants of Edit'. burgh, had he not skid a word, would here dose what he proposed they should now do, Drink three iiIMOS tlWe " To the restoration of the independence of Greece."' —.The toast was drank with three times three, and all the enthusiasm which the subject and the elegueoce of the speaker could out fail to inspire. A gentleman spoke at some length on the integrity and incorruptibility of the late Mr. Erskine. and gave " The Memory of the Hon. Henry Erskine." After some powerful observations. Mr. James Gle nn proposed, " The Earl of "Rossiya," which was drank with three times three, IN the most land and speotaneous applause. • The Earl of Roseate rose to return thanks fur the nacteetugsett ilksiegaished manner IS which knish liad been given. He should very meek slime petience if be detained them with any observations oil hhoulf. If lie conduct for the thirty-sight years, dieing which period he had been in public life, was not a sulkiest test for his political principles. be could pot expect that any profession of bite would be sufficient. He would only add. that he bad aim nieneed his career under the tuition -of Mr. For, to whose principles , he had continued firmly attached. The great body of the Whigs bad been united against, all aggressions of power, and against a taxation which bad diminiShed the independence of the people while i. had strengthened the hands of the Ministers. Net.! Withstanding they Lad united together, not for mil Hctious purpose, but for the restoration of thin principles which were established at the Revolution. --I:Cheers ) . I Cocanunts.—ln an early part of the evening the Chairman. gave a " full, fair, and free representation." The toast which he was going to propose was certainly iiieleded in that; but they must not forget that this was a Scotch meeting, and he thought they might turn with sr especial regard to the state of the political represee. tation of Scotland. In our towns, it might literally be said they Lad no representation at all. It was common to impale to the Scottish character a sophisms's under this misfortune, and the sneer most frequently proceeded. from our southern brethren. But has it once been sug gested, bow the blood and lire of the English character would be extinguished, if their representation was like nest If this blemish was wiped oat, every other flaw, If not immediately, would gradually . diseppear. Till tide alteration look place, it was ip vase to charge the people of this country with apathy. kleteminded by o . " t ay the people of Scotland soon he admitted to the fall benefit of the representative system."—Three tames throe, gad loot confined applause.- ' Mr. Sss A sT said. a free representatfoll bid been spoken of by the Chairman, and the present state of ate representation bad been elospieatly described by Mr. Cockburn; but there was one county which. bad as that representation confessedly was, bad worked well for the country. He alluded to the county of Forfar, whose member was now in the coin. He proposed the health of " Mr. Madly, and the independent Freeholders of the county of Forfar." ' Mr. Movie, to returning thanks, expressed his readiness to promote the objects of the meeting by every means in his power. A gentleman. after some brief bat appropriate ob cemeatioas. prapoied as a toast, " Liberty to Spain and Portugal," which was dusk with the loudest cheers. Mr. JIIPPIILT then pronounced an elegant telethon as the life end public services of the late Mr. Horner, and concluded by calling on them to drink in one oa*Per " The Memory of Freniis Harper." which was ac cierdingly drank in solemn titmice. • Dr. 11PLann rose to propose the health of Mr. Henry Brougham. As a statesman and friend of ha ssaelty. be stood snivelled among the generous be nefactors of his country. Then were two things in Web his labours and exertion stood pre-eminetitly rtritoritist .--the brat was &lI'S abolition of the Slate Teak, that wicked . and &hominids traffic which dis honoured every waissa where it existed; the miss. no less haosfielal to the inertias of his species. was she assail dilutes of knowledge. aid particularly sr such airsomat att was due . . Arse maids . * that hie blither would dilly ippeublAs is4ed mark of respect which lialliteer.blitt Sosfetrethipos hint.--Ale. Eagle's song. • . • - • . Tim Kul of Roister row to repose as it toast the iudependanse of the Scotch bar. Powerfutoloqitestie, suit std by the brightest imarriaation sod polished aselleal learning, distinguished the indi viands inele4• '.4 is the independent bar of Scotland. It was such a bleu not only honsered the ceentry to .whiCh It be lotged, but he meld say. without the fosetfiemegerr 800. that it excelled any in the civilised world--+- (Cheers.). Nest to the free rights and liberilie of is people, derived from the fair represeatationif a dele gated body. was the security which as intspeodeet. enlightened, and ietrepl4 bar afforded. - the *Wild be extremely sorry that, any should escape him iltitwould injure the feelings, or burl 16 reputation of litsttiglis• Respectable aid honottrable body sfesem who Ailed the highest. jndicial functions of the irittilty47 ; brii Mold nett bat obserreethet if ever .a Alpe shorkid.rreeer iirwhich a Jorl4e ithotild so far forget himself st „cline to be influenced by the seductions of Mit*, Sr of secular.interem. - witieh tiosi , forbid. Gosh 'a Judge would shrink from the appearance of mob a bar. espr eially when • be contemplated the support autprome- . don which it would uedoolverily rocei“,-flom tio 'minds of the people. His Lordship coneindial:by Mir grattriatirg the•country upos its sefetyi.willlia joyed the prottction of such a bar, and .pe :to drink the health of • . . " Mr. Clerk, and the independent Members of the Scottish Bar."—Three times three. Air. ADAM BLACK rose to call their attention to a Nobleman of distisguisbed merit and ability. whose "steer is public life was conspicuous for the Sinner in which .he bad advocated the cause of i.lidependeace and pitlitical freedom. more especially for his etertions to esnaecipate the berths 'in Scotland from that close and iniquitous siysteus in Lthich the majority of them were established. The Ih'obleatan to whom he alluded did not enter into the Abuse of Commons, as many ethers did. to represent their own families. and to secure for their nines and cossise personal emoluments sad gifts' or inastive 'Aims, which were only conferred upon the minions of the present Ministry. He suffered reproach for being *teed to the oppression of his country. While roe Illenther of s city could boast of his ensolumete. sod towbar Meelper of a countpof being a suckitg stater mas s Lord Archibald Hamilton 'cool& boast of his un sitatten•and steady perseverance for Many years its the cause of independence ami . freedoin. He proposedthat the Meeting drink— ' Lord Archibald Hamilton, ant success to the cause of burgh reform."—Three times three, mid vehement applause. Tie fullOilog touts were afterwards propemA by ' • ' r - 0 reaped 0 -Memory of Mr. Whitbread."—" Simon Bolivar, and may the spark of liberty which be kindled in Co- humble, soon 'stead itself through the whole provinces' of that republic."—" Earl Fitawilliam."—" The inde pendent periodical press of this country."—" Sir James Wintesh." Mr. Cocraunx then rose to observe, that be must requeit the further indulgroce of the Meeting, while be eadeavoured to perform a task which perhaps was the most difficult. and. at the aameßulfei the most je reconcileable that it was possible for thy individual to conceive. namely, to attach iodepentlence to the Town Council of Edinburgh.--(Laughter prevented the learned gentleman, for a coosiderable fluff'. from proceeding.) They were all aware, be belikved, as folly as he was, that there are not any Very radiant stars to be found in such a council.--(Alueb laughter.) —Notwithstanding this. such a council toes contain some exceptions, and which will go some length to redeem its character. --(Laughter.) He would there fore conclude by prifposing the health of "The iidependeot Members of the Town' Council, who have been rendered doubly inflepenclest by ap pearing in that body."—(Much" laughter.)— fhree times three. Mr. J •was rising to address the. e meetiag, when he was interrupted by the Chairtniu, who in quired whether he was a member of the Town Coun cil ?—(Much laughter.) Deacon Ghat. returned 'beaky. • Mi. dervaar then gave— ' The *health of Mr. Stuart. of Dnnearn—a psis. mien whose ictivity sad unspiriortoil in the preaimt. ties of every thing that was calculated to asimisee interest and political freedom of his country. d the approlsabon nott.easpeet . saws JoiLladi g =: mind." • • • Liefgre they separated it was his wisk4hat that gentleman shaeld recurs a Mark of thelmeateem . by drfakieg. kis health. The toast. was drank with long condoned cheering. Mr. STUART raft and acknowledged. she honour done him. • Tie following toasts were then drank,--" Lord Al herniae," " Mr. Coke," " Mr. 'Latobton.'iir. Beau moot, and the iadepeadait electors of tie county of Durham and Norfolk," "The Memory Of Professor Play fair," " Sir J. Maxwell, and the Whigs of Glas gow." " Tic cause for which Hampden died is the geld, and Sydney oa the scaffold," " Tie Memory of Lord Newton." Sir RObiaLD FIRGVIIION let the chair at twelve o'clock, aid the whole of the compaap immediately af terwards dispersed. . The compaey appeared to colorist if from 260 to 300 gelidness. By the accounts lately published of the revenue to the sth of January. 1822, it appears that, ander the head of &wise for Great Britain. there is au increase of 181.7131. beyood the receipts of the preceding year. We understaad that the excess in Scotland slow bas produced upwards of 171,04101. towards the above surplus, thus giving the seat gratifyiug proof of the increasing wealth sad floarlsbieg state of the wasufsetaren of this part of the hiegdom.—(Edie burgh Courest.) LONDON: 1011111 TUUDAT EVAINING, JANUANT .osa. • STOCK XXCHANGIL TWELVK O'CLOCK. This being the onsiversary of bis Majesty's ascen. ,sloo to the Throne, the day is a holiday at the Bask. The Stock-Exchasge, however, is open. thoagb but little hennas is trassasting. Consols at present are for the Account. sad 761 foe Money. The Spanish PIITTICOAT-Ilattll is at last lofted to r ilaks virtue of necessity, and succumb to those vi,- Pius men, who placed bun in a situation he ap tpoills so ilkaltalated to. grace, He has with re luSaace dismissed, hie- Ultra-Ministers, sad told his -master Le Ind no fault te,.0.94 with them, but that he ported wish them, to gratify the public noire. He will see when too late, whether it would Mel been lore prudent to take the advice of the tortes. than the Clergy of the Inquisition, or tho lap Ulnas. He saes his cousin of Portugal goi; Sabmittiog his ()Germinal c to the wisdom 4. Ile people's IRA! asrsaslNTATtvsa, aid therebt , bsessaieg secant upon his Throne. Whereas • Faant. seen is knew§ to possess sentiments diametrically opposite to the interests of the people, and is oil ours, more liable to their suspicions. They know '1 he is tinder the worst of the worst advisers, who ring the changes on Divine right and passive obe dience, without a thought of the g I disrespect [ that Mounter have incurred by their total indiffer vacs to truth, or promises to theli subjects. In feet the behoved Smbroiderer is heartily despised by Lis subjects ; aid on the first revulsion, he will in all hams probability Lill a sacrifice to his owl tel The Spanish people, heretofore, have been considervd the most honourable characters in Swope; it was even a bachuiesrphrear, " That a bad l ipaulard would make a good Portuguese ;" yet it appears, that the, latter have displayed more wisdom and determination, in else regeneration of there coun• try, lima say other State in Europe. They have open- Irked unreservedly declared foi lihertjr, and they con dean to check in the bad every measure that might tend to impede its progress. The Spanish people mut follow the footsteps of their Portage's*, neigisbous Mey most restrict Me Cbsoor from imermethiling im polities: effisirs; for wherever these interfere, they slatternly act oppressively letup peopleA la proof of 5.% ;mall nerosi w y - alone, 22.1 ~ pr;Esessee were • served to recover trim during lastbarvelt crop, part only of which was reaped. Such le the Christie. comfort adminietered to the unfortunate Irish people ; and so will it be with the Spaniards, if the Clergy are not kept under political disability. Strop); mea sures should be taken to mend the detestable kte meddling of the French Ultras, who are to all intents and purposes the most despicable set of fellows in Europe; there is sothing can in them front intrigue either at home or abroad ; it therefore becomes Adis. possible in the Spaniards to place them under sm. veillenee immediately on their arrival in Spain. If pru dent measures of this kind be adopted, and if at the same time the Spanish Cortes act firmly op to the prin ciples of liberty, and the rights of the people, Spain may become greater than ever it has been. The Paris papers of Saturday sad Sunday have brought as the sequel of the debate in the Chamber of Deputies, to the evening of the former day. On Friday. after M. Chiffiet, the Reporter of the Com mittee. bad defended the Report, the President proceed ed to read the several articles of time law. Navies , read Article I, which indicts penalties for attacks un reli gion, M. B. Constant rose. and &hewed the impossi bility of iogagiog in any polemical discussion without being hi danger of violating the law. As to writiags that were reckesed impious. he asked what gave them birth ? Tim old Government, said Le. They attended it at its fill. tad they peters at , its recurrection. De liver eagle. from the alliance which degrades it; — let not dottetergetrolutionists pretend to be its age iliaries ; and it will be respected without the assist ance of fine' and 110Fri...went. Will it be called an insult on religion if a polemical writer argues against these Catholic dogmas which Protest's's reject. oor witbstandieg that Cathodic writers daily paint the Protestant faith as a criminal sod ?~- I►ill it be allowable to write against these eorporatituse which are reviving, is contempt of the charter and to the great danger of the monarchy—corporations which must make the manes of Henry 111. And Henry IV. look down with iodignation on the proceedings of this Chamber. and which it is astonishing the Ministers Of a ►ring should re-establish in the midst of a kingdom which their regicide poniards have stained wit► bind? After much murmuring and interruption, M. Coasts., etiocluded by moving the rejection of the present &M -ole. to be replaced by articled of the 17th of May, 1818, which he regarded as perfectly sufficient. 11. de Marceline rejoiced that a great onus which Prises had lamented, was rectified by this pre. pet. The law of $ Christie. and Catholic oatiem would so longer be a law of Atheism. He-argued that the restraint of the press was beae6cial to literature. The ages is which Ike press bad bees placed seder the - . • • - , --•- TftE ST %TM:MAN. \- -' 4ll "irrhs, -..,—?--.,----..„—;.------a-• 7, i inexorable 4 i . wrocelipeetted hie owe smantri. tfewo &I '..• . men Walla AT LAWSON... I MA 14 14 14 0 1110111 * i S . ef ,/b e e ;, ' .. -. i • a. •. ... _llierelog AS wofter 6.—Er_srd ... eg llE)at. eller T. Aest ."—Three tins* , ~A:, . *lit fii Illetteghsta, sad moire to his gprdeg itarsaftj.—floifelsy et the Patine Ojlien. the g 7 Tammy. . ' • fir the dwiserehiation of knowledge mos( the tesmort- ••••""s"-"--- leloger 4114, re was one IDE. 10111..illeeetatelt."—Threatieses des. - - gbe *tAtttnuts .. . avail . . embeted at the — wri. -- JAr, lEttaeortass maraud his warmest adorns , . towns were " lei h i i i as be must be lodgement, for she bottom which had bees teaferred -. WS. SUMS. SWATS....*" *....? /OUTIMILLIIII. . ant of the first • open hie brother . and regretted his Inahllityto de It is , • * -=- 4---- --- wbif iir Samuel Ito- such a•nateeat at was due to that omelet s bat le • LONI I ON': - • ' this . . .._, ~_~ ■ I ;4., I V I ff ■ M s. VA ll' t! t • It Wi ( L ►a.lristioaa ware %boas in which Wareing tad it flourished. Since the press bad been let loose by revolution. literature was ruined. He regretted , the project did sot go further : it only provigho,:: (sins% fat are attacks on religion. but he wished it adverted to those which an passed—to attacks Which ars ioustaatlY renewed by reprinting. He hoped neglect weld be repaired. General Foy followed, and argued agaiad t h e arti cle with a freedom and boldness. which occasiosed enasiderable tumult He condemned not merely the project of flee law, bet the gist's of the goverment, as malting distinctioss between &tercet religions. It traded, be said, to proselytism, sod to excite discord in society. They bad a proof of this. They had doubtless n/1 read that /ems/bible petities—(riolest moraturs)—that affair which they bad viewed with so mach iodulgenee. bad made a differeat impression in ' England, and its fruits would be seen is the approach. ing Seines of the British Parliament It will retard_ it will, perhaps, p the emancipation of the Ca tholics. The Cathelic religion, being that of the ma. jority of the country and of the Government, needs so Otis:alto protection. it is the character of win !a l ive that they defend minorides ; sad if that rep tioo be trim with respect to religion as well as politics, it is to other faiths, and not to the Catholic, that se. caritke ought to be afforded. The Hier was s Catholic. but there wan eo law to prevent hiss from becoming. a Protestant if he pleased. The General then observed. that if the press required rep. Istion, it was not with respect to political or religion discussions. bat to libels on private individuals. The Memoirs of Madame Despinay aid the Doke de Lae. sun were read by every one; and yet they were mare ncischievous that say writiegs ea goveransest sad religion could be. He next coadetnned the law of de 17th Feb. 1921, which bad rted establisbnews of education, kept exclusively by ecclesiastic., late eolleges. The usurping spirit of the Catholic ten. Rios bad caused great disorders in the provinces.— Every this( that was passiog coabrourd the opinion that the Clergy were forming a political spraystese After strongly censuring the missionaries who now cover Fraser. be concluded by declaring MLA be we'll vote ageism the bat article in particular. M. Detain maintained that the project which had been presented was not socoastitetional, for the 3.514 article oldie charter I to &tare laws the regula. trion of its press. As to the suonelasent of the on miller, be highly approved of it. Ile vindicated the Jesuits, as a body, thouzh be admittel that some is• dieidnalsif that society did sot deserve to be license. M. de Xeratry attacked the Jesuits and the Old Go. verament. Wet a return now to ha colored of al the leorroptions of the old Comm, and all the state ales ‘,l hed•elramber gentlemen? Tim law proposed was ale surd or the face of it, uuless it wss really want to forbid Catholic priests fmto_ lawman their see h. Olaf WM... • ....ex..... Natioa to all oat of the Catholics pale. M. thi Contrthitier spoke in favour of, sad N. de St. Abash, opposed the project. M. Laboardea• aye supported the project. and U. Naomi la a hog sp e ech, went over the argetattots which bed bees urged against it. Count do Set ref argacd that' the sr. tide seder consideration was ascessary to ameod the law of 1819. It did not affect liberty of eonerieset, nor would it prevent controversy between two app• site opiaions. Tbo closing of the debate being then requi:ed, Preaideat stated the question and the ameadmests moved be M. B. Collates* and M. biand.l. M. B. Coasting ob el, that the object of his amendewst wag to expans e the words " cries led menaces" spies teliei ns, whi ch in the law of 1819. This anal. meet wet rejected by a peat majority. A debate that arose on M, Mame •I's ameodast ate; t e first of which tended to diminish the penalties ; the s•cond bad fa its object to declare that th- law should in no way afftrt the right of religi us coutroverty. After a leer and warns discussion, both tit , se eamedments were rejected. The question was then put on the first article—Alt the members ma the left tempt ear thee withdrew into the Con.erence Chamber, sad the *first sable eau adopted. Adjourned at is o'cloc!:. tin Saturday. the debars began l y the Presides; mat ing the served evict. of the projet t. inflicting an in prisonaseat of front three months to five years, awl flue of front 300 to 6.000 f . for attacks stn the Royal dignity or attli rarity Oa this article et Committee had proposed to raise the maximum of the fise from 6,000 to 8,000 f . Two anseadmests had been proposed by Deputies ; one, by Deseret Seho• Wei, for inserting the word " constitutional" after "royal &admit, ;" the other, by liewerat 'Fey, Id - Betted the form of the article, anti would render it se smeary that it should be drawn up anew. It tesolrel tato these terms:—" All attacks by one of Ik said means against the inviolabilivi of the King's? , son, the order of &accession to the throve. the C , OP tatiumal authority of the King, and thaCleamhers,s l d be punished, 6:e." A desultory debate ensued, in width I menthert took a part. 'rite Minister of the Ft Dance supported the article as it stood, sinre 1K ited learned that writings which attacked the Aitken:y. 4 , the Sint had eseaprd ettedeinnatiom, siree constitutional authority" of the Kin g ar , o , no t n u^ tek After a number of ntetuhers had spoken, the Pre4int put the question on the different amendment. shirt had been moved. They were all rrjectrd ; only the mentLers of the extreme left voted for them. The Pie sident then notified that be was going to pot the Owl on the 2d article, when almost all the member , of the left immeJiately withdrew into the Wif? and the conference chamber, and the article was to *piteously adopted by the remaining member. somber about 250 or 260. The right side the. loudly demanded that the third article should he pit to the vote "Art. 3.—A. ;Stack by any of these meta*, es tk rights guaranteed by the ith and 9th articles of teastitatit nal antler. shall be punished by in itapf• sonment fetes one moth to three years. and by aiv of from 100 to 4,0.4 Irises." - Y. Dounreay. hating with 'test difficulty peered a burlap noted that the words " the articles id' sad } I , !i !' - Ili . e.--