The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-08-01 00:00:00

0., . • • ... . . • S . •. • r 1.1 I.l4rxr - lr - A! r• - - .1 ~ , • ; . ;~ .' . .. • • ‘..o*, ... No 1392. Yrg.Dlfso.4lr,' AUG A • ,- - - SIB FILLYCIS BURDET7'. In consequence of an invitation from the Elm! 'tors of Westminster to Sir Francis Suetlett; that 'distinguished Patriot yMterday dined with his Con. stitnents at the Crown.aniltAnchor Tavern,, in the Strand. His recent committal to the Ti,wer b) the. [Loose of Commons, and happy deliver . . emur froin their authority, hld excited a more than ordinary degree of interest, and the applications for Tickets exceeded even . the numbers woich the erasion% rooms of this 'Foment could, by pimsibl. li , y, cdoita.n. Dinner was spread in. the (rand f v site hundred. Every other . rootn in the hies : .aaw fill 11, and loamy hundreds \veto disap. p 'rhe Hon. Baroriet and !ilk` ar. lir../1 eh •nt five o'clock. A plentiols olin , nev was ser• op the principal part of..whiek'Consisted o f f r ; • Winches of venison: After tkocleth was ri smiia••d; Burdett toadfish said; " flemen, I dank all yber - gi . wail health!, and am glvt to see you here to.d"y." _The: band of music, sihich had been pinyiti4 at intervals during the dinner time, acceenpa ,. the pledge by the pppu t h ir air r Pritm , qrike home. Mr. WISH A Wl* observed, that of all the ex traurdinary circumstances which had taken place in the course of the last Session of Parliament, nu one had created so thilr a sentiment of indigna tion as the conduct of tb' House of Commons to. ward: their most esteemed RepresentatiSe, for commimicating to thent the opinion he entertained of that Hotom in sending a private iniliviiltsal to Hewgate, without • a trial, .for writing what g . i they were pleased to.call a Wendt of their privilege', and a libel against two of the • illymbers. of their noose. The Meeting this flay had taken place in consequence of the *relent 'as islo of a, bomber of respectaidS Kleetors of Westminster, in order' hat • they finest plangently testify the high esteem in which they aelil the character of Sir Francis Both. den, and the ;.:real veneradon AO regard they en tertained (Or their worthy Rtipmeatative. In ex. pressing this feeling, they igirittletaiih to he un. derstooil as considering this a tray or trill nob. ! the day . of triu , soph was not et arrived, but he tervently ho;oeoiit !non Would, and that they should all a e Poe *day when Conan 'atonal Law would ooerturn ail Wept a•iiiiiosal v l Privite.- 4 . He tome I t!.e name of Sit Ftitlici4 !smile; t would go to post ray with that of Abe tiist of Patriot! wed • Heroes,. snit that he wool.' be enrolled among the Dam* i.roliosehnetis who had Consolidated the li. berries of the Couortyy..by the attachment. and viol They had manifested in its defence.. lie should shit encroach further on their tinge; but proceed to the • business of the lay, and, -with the per. tu ss•oit of did company; would. give, them this toast— • The Kilg, the Law, the People. • Tins Toast was drank with applause, the Rand immediately striking up God save the King. Mr. WiSilAitT then gave as a Toast, The Liberty of the Press. It is like the air we breatbe, if we hnveit not we die.—( Lind p!usuli:•.) The nett Toast given by Mr. Wishart. Liberty, Privilege, ILA Prerogative aerial-ding to Law. Mr. WISIIART 510, that its giving the Eke. tors the toast which he shout I have the . bonour to propose . at the concl u sion o f h i s preient ;Rauh, he should take the liberty of encroaching fee a short time on their attention. It must be in the obser. vatioa of every Gentleman, that sacred an, pro. fare history furnished numerous examples of those who, haring endeavoUreti by Virtuous conduct and great exertions to remove evils from or ameliorate the condition of thepeovle, were assailed by their adversaries with the greatest malignity. It was out to he expected in the present day that fire or. der of nature jti this respect would .be overturned, and therifure Rivas found upon 01 occasions, that when a virtuous man came forward, and atadtv those proper exertions in the cause of his subjects which became him as a good citizen, ,ho' Was sure to be assailed, by the interested and,tho . venal. Atli waksaid in ancient times- 64 Oink is Diana,. the GoOrwOof the Ephesirns; wi wish for no Teforia of abpaqr —the same, cry was brUeght' forward it the prpsent day ;. the cry of " King aud•Church,' , As of obi the cry of " Diana, the Uchida's .at the Ephesians," was raised for the wisest porposerven the venerated 'lmes liampries, Sydney, and Russell had not, 'eloped calumny. :,llow . thess was it to be expect-r ed that their hUnortrable and distinguished Repre sntative should not have become obnoxious to the Pe? of the hireling and the breath or the place. Thin ? There was no way of resisting the fermi. stabl e factions, but fur the good and victuons binio4, and skewing every mark of respect and confidence for those high characters who, like the Honourable Baronet, had done so much to testify It ie;ari; for their rights. It was nut his intention at this moment to go over all the meritorious anti services which had been bestoy4 4n the fde c t ors o f W es t m i ns t er b y the abilities hour, and sacrifice of health on the port rif Agit; Representative, Sir Francis Burdett. It — Woutd b. , Impossible to do justice to his merits, hilt'tby'y. were as exposed as the sun at wicon.day. i Hr trieted they w °old be appreciated i as they ought to he ; he hoped that, in 'return for his exerttuits, they would act with unaisitoity., and thati. as mei Jot not differ ',IMO pointi,' they %util•!, by their gu datii Cs.. t refisto the calm. •.• , • ,t' 4 • '.. , ' ~•~'~. '‘ :•r• • '' . .. . . . • • • ' ' ' - -9 , - I s.* - ".- 1- 1 - '.:. •.., ' ... f- I•. , • • • -•(.. ~... -•—-, , • , - ' ' ' • ' veift - ir t : V.: 4 - ` ... 4 .., ?:: ` . - -,v; -:- • *: , ' , •• . , . . ...„ r% . _, .... ~.,.„ 1 : ' • 'R A , . - x• . - . ~ • .. 7j i .• :. ' - •Ai t.• • .i.. 3 OM' ),, e . • ie . 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At the time,, the Noble E art hiririk, • before be was Earl, pledged himselrtti the doctrine :of - Reform, pow wishes to conciliate that pledge, with the doctrine which the nese party • denomiaatod Whigs now hold. There is in this speech a deal of de: clamatiori against.inen who are described as men of misehievuus character. Who the persons aro against whom thir Insinuation is directed, I ab era loss•to know • they are generally described misguided men, w ho, under the pretence of Re ! forte, want to destroy the country. What is the occasion of this?--to whom is this a pAied ?.-.what -e e t of men are intended to be poioted at ?...I eta sure Oa not any of those meni have been 'in the habit of 'cling with. I • %svc never beard any thing bet what the moat moderatl might utter, and I may say so without the hazard of my as., aertion belt* impeached for the dictum it contains, because the iloctrities I have been in the habit of hearing from those to whom this speech alludes are the doctrines:of the law, atul he who pretends . to- be wiser than the law, is neither Wise nor pro. dent. Upon an occasion when we ere met for convrviality, it may not be amiss to mix a little of thouseful with what is agreeable. I shall not take up much of 'your time in commenting on this long, laboured, • and sophistical speech, yet there are some observations in it that aro so generally marstialled against the cause of Reform, that I think it may be important to notice, in order to contradict them.. The first great fallacy Of this speech is the doctrine now supported by both parties, with respect to what they please to term the Privilege of Parliament ; and the fallacy is this- = they-set out with stating that those who, argue against those doctrines; argue against the powers' of Parliament, whirh,' in fact, nu hotly does. We argie nut agahst the powers of Par liament, but ugly against the assumed powers of "OV.sal_Couunowi.....3l --- • - -- ....., __ ..rwirettrit es isiltiat *estorget the: Su: phone Power must exist -somowhere. I say that is all a foliaoy. The contrivance of the British Constitetput is, titai the Supreme Power should Wedged nowhere, and ,therefore we say it is a Government of cheeks and contrite!. It is not becaasesthe supreme power has been exercised at I inherent times by oni• breach of 'he Geverument, ' that the entire= power of right belOttas to that branch •of • the Constitution. Wheneser ir• has been se um :rased, it hat prothieed that misery and 'thitehief !which'they intend to fix 'onus—supreme 4Wierer. Titt:' final supreme liusver in all Govern. ',muftis hi the People-,-I• maintain that is the '-EsigUsh Constititioni that it to be found in the la* of the country, swithout thing to remote pe. nods. We find it recognised. lonic Bill. of Rights, and th.the i:rinaiples which arit'-tlie foundation of the Act of Settlenkeni, audit. the. Constitutional 'Laws and Consittutirrn of the Country. Tlie peo pie untionbledit.do delegate a' large portion of their lieiver 4. burit is, however, only delegated for 'their owe !benefit. This King is, the wily part •of the Constitution entrusted With sapretue power, ifitli supreme executive authority ; , hat the House k' yr Cominbito capitol, 'rior can dinh'lClng, do any rthoie acf•eithiCh ham lately.bten iitirped by the ',hese of CAstilifos ! [lnceranq plaralitt.) Now, Gentleirren, it has been the fashion fur persons trial( panto, I titian byparties those men who look to power anti‘eatuhtuictit from the corrupt borough. tatingerintaystent-Lit is a sort of game and play to: pack boroughs like paekitig 'cards, in order to usurp the rights unite people of Englandhand defraud them oflheir privileges. • 'rho doctrine of these persons hits teen , this—they want to hold up the Power of tint Kkig as the principal medium by' which they seek inltlilint the whole country ; they tabus that the piwee of the : King - is the objea which is tole getiri)ed againsi,wherias, in:my-00814)u, the people bate nothing to dread from the power of t.llohino!, —r.the power ,Of tho Kint and the power,of (he people are eve, and no throne is or, earl' be Se. cure . that dopy' not 'stand upon' that, principle. Short-sighted must that • King be, sod , still more short-sighted-Inuit thnee'filintiterebo, who do not see that they place the throne la e ifippery aline. tion When they wish , to Ma katit indepehdent of the, power of the people. Wise titinieters:;otighi to lift the state of the King to that situation aelticlui.j pointed out by the Constitution, _anitis 40 pointed out becasse it is. oily front the due . eXereise of that power there can be tiny safety: for the . poopll. I•felr.,PbrisottbY ip particular, *lto seems Ili-he one I•tsf these partphren,'.'itaii said that the %hie never `can love, a Tatliament. ' He has stated iiktitte of hix speeches, - that 'a King . 11aVv ‘ r 'tali slave 'Per:. liniments.- Why ?' Barium?' they are a' clink . and' controul on kir eutliesity.• .11,i'ii is ;Oat proved t-::::When has earliiiikeit - chi eked • tiso satitorkty. of this CrOwitt - We can staid '16(4 i f you where they have cinched, the nigh , 4 the people. I elm point *on Oot notions, itxttees in which' they have tin posedriihet Wend restiaitstil on the rights and privilekts of the . ..p r ielel !stir l ui defy' Mt: Ponsumby to -point oaten hotline. i "heroic Reit I iiiineu t hall pOrfeamt be offise of . . . 1 • • .. . ' • , • %PRICE 841 t; checking and tontrottling the power of . the drowni, although he says that is the duty it Ought to yeti. • form. The people haYe Secniong enough doped_ by sham Piffles, -who • would not hive aby eon. - . teen' placed .op that omnipotent pone'. _Which, exists particularly in tide country, though OA , theoretically, y..tiiraCtically, in the horough.men., geeing system...their inableirce they have 'carried. to such . a height; thet they hive eve, threatened the ,King with the comenuences of comndtting. high treaisori against their authority. Yea are not to learn that in those famous or 'rather lifamous. ' trials which - took place in the year 1704, those infamous atteteits to murder' some .a:the must loyal and himourabk men in this counMr,. what where the, doetriees which wore. held fort&lff•thet then Attorney General, since created Lord Wino. and not long before a priVite tutor at Oxford.. What were the doctrines he avowed ? they are tea corded in public instruments which were meant tet be laid before the King in order to awaken him to a true sense of his situation. He said that if the .. King consented to the geneyal wishie of an ups pressed nation,' it he yielded to the *express in.. stances of his peeiple< he hoped that the King in so yielding, if it was to have the effect of res, - storing to the people the power of appointing. their own representatives, woeld die before ha : , 'should be able so to consent to what was required of him. I . say that no man charged at the Bar. . for high treason had any Mist! attempted . to bo fixed ()slim that so approached to high treason as the words spoke° by the King's owe Mice!, the Attorney General. [Load end incessant plitisclits.] Why then, Gentlemen, I say it is important to be • known, that the interests of the People and the .- King are one. It is'important that all should feel, ' and that the King should know they fed, that the interests of the People and the King are ode and . the time. It should be known that Our object is , only the'destructiOtt of that infamous legally atig., matised monster, the berciugh.mongering !system ;. .. that we are not afraid of the King; that we .now , the prerogatives of the King are only according - .- to the law ; that they. are contemned and bowed by the law ; end that it is only the bormigh.mon. , . gering Ministers who transgress the law, and know no limits to their authority . We are told in this - .. ss same speech of Earl Grey, that it is the faithle ..- .. • . 'of the (him to vilify and defame all public men. • - .. .. - . . . I should like une of these vilifi Al and defamed dm. •% • 1 racier, to come forward, and point out in whit its .. _ *". , - has been calumniated. In this tery_srecl,,,LAseL, • • flirty says; be . hmi changed his apitilWas fro* whet ' . ~ ; '-- - e..:.; ' ~ they were in'his youth ; bet he acknowledge. A .... ult ._. ---.,:....- ..,? - 71. .. When he pressed Parliamentary.R.eform, be pre*. : • :-- ~ . ml it with,all the ardour which belongs to militate*. ' ' ,.„• • i of youth and inexperience,, but that After semi' .• ... ' , ! years of experience, his opinion underwent load variations. He dues not favour us with any as. , • . ~. , corm* of what those variations are, or were, but he only tell' us that his opinion" Were different ' ' from what they were before, and he attributes thd .1 - alteration in his.sentimettis to the -effect of eitperi, cuec. If this is to be the case I if the principles ' of men are to be changed as they ddrance it. ~ year S—if no man can . be pledged for the tonsisteuty of his opinions, if it is to beg Sufficient instil* fut... .'every man who thinks proper to change hie, politi. . . .. . ~: cal opinions to say, that "•to.day lan oldie thaelip . - i s " :• ! • I Was when I pledged myself to a different °piss*: ' . iiion,"' then.l say that such men do cut up and.; • . 1 . c ` - destroy. all confidence, and thew that there Ought ' ' •. ' -' not to be any confidence placed iti themi Wit , . : • ought to . ask whether such men, could ' evet hats ; , , been actuated by any principle at all ? A pellicle i . ' pie is not a new thing which may be thrown tuide:t .. after it has . been once established i a principlecl • • once formegt, ,remains for ever the same; it thseitsi . not alter by.. lime; the min. professing it essei.,l grow older, perhaps he may not gro* Wiser ut. : • honester, but. the principle he hat prefessed cond. ' num,une and the same—that Cannot change,...ondt• *lieu a M4ll puce biuds'und pledges himself td tees . • ." • --. , twin peinciples, whether wisely or not it is for, .. litintiell.te conbider, lie has stamped on himeell die ekaricter which he intern's .00 belong td .. kin, and if he departs from these firincipieli It it • - .. s. . , ....14: impustible for -any retscihable man ever *flee to ' ';' - ' 4 ' . :":' . ,.;. 4 :,,.. ' pus treat and confidence in him. There is another . ' ' : . ' remark** thing in the speech of Eirl.larey—re.: -markable, because it is a falsehood* uttered Ii the : very teeth of the history of thecouatry. He says, . that all the great public men, .(rein the Reline. ": Lion drown wards* hate maintantek the doetriee Ml' - - whichlie contends; and you' will &Were, that it • ' .• le . the Wilgs that .go. this length ; they are the , • - '"Whigs r o lifo are assisting the Ministers, by doing their; dirty work for them; they hate nut sat- fermi the. ,Mittisters to . .g,-.1 out •of the mile . as *ell in they cued, bet tbe I • hoe plungud . , themselves ie.eca - deep, in enter that the Menet. ter. Might 4., free.— (Continued planditr,chtd peals. of'laughter.)-116 says., that all the great public • men 'uf this country have' acknowledged the doe. trine of the Privileges of the House of Commons— ' that Mr. Pia acknowledged it, and that it was . acknowledged by Me. Pitt. A gentleman hit! • favoured me with a communication yesterday' . 1 which Contradicts this statement, It is an extract. from woe of Mr, Pitt's speeehee, He stye* "'On t' t reediug Mr, Giffird's 1,4? e-of Mr. Pitt, page 1() 4 4 .:i' . ... mi. 1, there is a.passage whichapplies td an as., - ' . 1 portion in Earl Grey's pamphlet, add i esti ;now . .•- - • .. eeribeil It fur your perusal. These ate the words of ; . 1 ; Mr. Piii...it must be taken 'lithe iathotity bf itu .- •'' 1 Man of ability, by those Oho have •an opinion< "a , - : - "1 of his ability; but for my own patt* I haven't Nor 1 • ~ ," ' . did• I eller entertain any opigion of hi, integrity na a'. . , ability, as a tatestuats ; but hating been .1 'rely;: eloquent Oleader iu defence of the Boroughs '• . , . . .; . .. . . . . . ~~ ~ , 9- . • I" . • • t LO ides .of their adversaries, who said they only met to . spread aliareby and confusion-over the coen try. He flattered himself the friends of . .Frecdolle? Wind Reform would peblicly refute so foul 'art .aW perston, and would, by their good conduct, re.: l tort the charge upon their adrersaries i and show !hem that, though eppressed, they were not inti. midated, and though stigmatized, they would per. , severe in the cause of their country. As he waiel sere they must . ail wish to hear their worthy Rnaa presentaive, he woold nut take up theirehae fur. titer than by giving--; - The Health of Sir FRANCIS saweineeisdi three Shaft three... _ - , [The whole rOOlll mat rent rah aleisitlefe.%- The plaudits continued for steady taw atiastfes.l • -1 Sir FILAS.'IS ButthErt.—Gentleines, I consider this sweet* of . the proudest and happiest Moments of my, life. I know not whether it may be imputed to vanity, or any other .motive, .but I own 1 ant always ruedy to acknowledge that - the great, the first, , the only. object I have in view, e.t.a the atieinots to du you essential service, is to seserit, and I hope always to meet with your ap probation. Gentlemen, I . know of no other me- thod.of obtaining that approbation, bet by being 1 certain of my own. ['Great applause.] Having no other view than that of end • 'touring. tte sere you, and in speaking to you, I mean the people of England, I think I never shall be tinted aside to the right nand, or to the left, by any prospect of advantage that can be held nut to me on the one hand, or briny mode of isti•eidaiion that can be employed on the other. [Loud plaudits.] It is e great satisfaction to me undoubtedly to say, tha t in thus addressing you, I feel a consekodsnesi of . - itving endeavoured to fulfil the great trusts you have placed in my hands to the utmost of my power and ability; and 1 have the satisfaction to think, I may say with confidence I know, that the great cause ins which we-have bend so long, I trust not altogether unsuccessfully engaged, though it has not 'been accomplished to the extent vo l wished, and hoped to see accomplished--1 mean tile great cause of Reform in Parliament, yet I . have the satisfaction of saying, 'that I know it has Within the last few months been sconsideribiy ad. vanced in the country at large. [Shouts of 'ap probation.] Gentlemen, it will he iieriisary;'in tie. to * remarks which will be exprcted by yon, I' shall make on the general , stale of the country, to animadvert a little on smite of th•ise things Which l ensed in the two Houses of Parliament, after my , deientioil its the. Tower. blot khan es se itemed.. - stilielsetli end Torsetipresentitteiree which, by Interested -persons, were made in those aisein'ilies, hostile to the best tamest of the'peo. plo f and unquestiona b ly it is a phenomenon, new to the prestos times, to dud in. those assemblies, , particularly that assembly denominated the Loner liaise, which ought to be the uf.gnard of the people, that there are no topics more' palateahle, nu doctrines more readily received, or more ape . plauded; than those which cot up the librides of i l the people by the routs, and tilify the charectef of the country. It has been the object of mine worthy individuals, attached to partivuhrekrlicii. to hold out that we are of 'no party, ainlitt'tetillt we alfeat to belong to no party 'but that of the people. They say we arc always etideavoiring to undervalue, to run down," mitts calnitiniate, as it is celled, every public character in the coin. try. I wish they would leave general nesettioris. .and descend to particulars—l wish they would point out the characters, who have been-so WOOL! mated, and then perhaps we shell have salmi 'Witt" ewer to make to the charge. I ant well - a Oraire,. and 1 do believe, that there are many honouritsid men coining uoder the denoisination of thoses.fit teched to party connections, 'who do wish well cis the public. Men, who' are the dupes of party:. leaders, or of fanciful notions' of party, which make them abandon the principles on which' past. ties were origiaally founded,' and promote ailiflt: of quarrelling one with the. other, for no - irithe reason than because those porsons• w horn they 4. 4 pose, have the emoluments and %striver which they themselves *lei to possess.- Gentlemen, great! fault was. found by a frit:tido( mine, on voine . fo4 l mer occasion,. for hairier too severely and too gel nerally,ns.he thought, attacked girlies - . That ilt believe to hate. beers oecasienedity .11 total mils:v Conception 3 1 , the fatties, I intended. to attack wtil. only that- fitetien Which wished. to get oth . ... out of place in order, -ghat• they, might 144: the distribution of thew binsefichil.lltings which' 4, , rival factionhefore enjitied.; :bdt it wile not th ~ 'intention to say that air parly t onen -were he . .. .* condemned. I never said that* party acting 44. public principles was not *arable; bat 1 merely' meant to express my dislikeltt *• party withinit' principle, where ' all 'eldest • was compromisek , where nothing of principk - was. to 'be found, bet instead of public principle, private' ambition. .1. *say, when such pasties have any controut in thd Government of the country, we are in the night tbad to the destruction of the liberties of the ped;:' p i e . G en tl em en, taot has - been a speech Wei l reported—a speech Which his recently been pub- riislied, and with respect to Weil. I think tiepins an occasion of this kind, I oegiit to make seine remarks, because it comes with the *authority of having been pronofinced by a-leadinit'pnity of ite important branch of the Legislatiire... I km)* not whether he is the head of that party, for that party having joined iinother party,* is not a Geri: bores with -three heads—it is it .tw'o.headed party —a sort of Ilifronv. [,I laugh] The speech . pisg ports to be the speech of 'Earl Grey, at thee o f the last Session of Parliament. When r Cunt: emit wpm this speech, I do not impute it to h4lO . t•