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(who must be a Member of the Common Council of London), in the room of Samuel Thorp, Esq.teceased. By Order of the Court, • H. LONGLANDS, Sec. West India Dock House, Jan. 10, 1823. The Chair will be taken at Two o'Clock precisely. /AN WEDNESDAY LAST, the STATE N.... LOTTERY 6nilibed Drawing, when the following Capitals were Shared and Sold by T. BISH, 4, CORNHILL, and 9, CHARING-CROSS. 9,954 No. 603 10,858 • 17,648 No. 486 £soo 4,136 X2OO 1,480 9,882 . 6,147 8,591 13,308 12,624 5,190 12,072 16,413 18,41,7 18,549 No. 535 1,002 1,379 1,649 9,111 A NEW LOTTERY, of only in Ono Day, 26th of NEXT J uu sale at BISH'S Offices: 6,0001,c1:eh, to be All Drawn MONTH (February), is now ADVOWSON. ANTED, to PURCHASE , the AD VOWSON of a LIVING of the Annual Value of from 400° to £eoo, with an eligible Parsonage House, and held at•present by a Young Incumbent. Particulars to he sent (post paid) to Messrs. Pemberton, Visite, and Hayward, Cambridge. BEA MAU'S PATENT PM:CAULK PENS. AVery inferior Imitati o n o f thi s P o p u l ar an d Useful Invention having been introduced for Public Sala, J. BRAMAH and SON, respectfully announce that every Packet of their Genuine Pens is inclosed in a Paper stamped with a fao simile of the Signatnie of the Inventor "JOSEPH- . BRANIAEL" The Patent Portable Pens continue to he Sold at the Ori.. ginal Warehouse, 124, PICCADILLY; and by most respect able Stationers. N. B.—The Prices have been lately reduced. -- TO MESSRS BROWELL AND CO. London, Nov, 23, 1822. received On board the SHIT ECLIPSE (myself Master), on a Voyage to Jamaica and back, Two New Topsails ' a Mainsail, Fores a il Main and Mizen Staysails, made of Brown Canvas, which had un-. dergone your ANTI-MILDEW PROCESS, I em happy to report upon, the same. The,Tops a il s ,.F oresa d , and Staysails, hive not the slightest appearance.of Mildew, and are much improved in colour; but the Mainsail havigheen snore used, i is out only perfectly f ree f rom Mi l de w , iiut s so much hn proved in colour, as to equal the Whitest Coker Canvas, and retains a softness which makes it much more easy to furl. And I ant decidedly of opinion, that any Canvas having undergone your valuable Process is in every respect more useful and be , neticial than any other not prepared Canvas now in use. JOHN T. HODGSON. This Day was . publishe.l. in Bro. price 2s, Cd. DIGEST of 58 Geo. 111. c. 45, for .111. BUILDING and PROMOTING the BUILDING of ADDITIONAL CHURCHES in Populous Parishes; 89 Geo. c; 13.1. to Adiend and render more effectual the- lit Act; and 3d Geo.AV. c. 72, to amend and render more effectual both the Former. Acts. •. By GEORGE BRAM WELL, of the Inner Temple, Honorary Secretary to the Society for. Promoting the En largement and Building of Churches and Chapels. The Consolidation and Classification of the Provisions of the Three Acts into One Code, in which each Aot retains its identity,. will greatly abridge the attention of the Reader, :And present the suliject to his view much vimpll6ed . Sold P. C. and J. Itivi St. P's Church anbdy 3, Waterloo-place, Pallngton!-Mall ; and. aul J. Hatchard and Sun, 190, Piccadilly. . PARSONS' HOOPING COUGH POWDERS. FEW Diseases have b een found more perplex. ing tha n the Hopping' Cough, and the Medicines utu;illy 4 tiministered, for this alarming Complaint having pt(ived totally ineffectual, Mr. PARSONS is inditeed, after several years esperience of its efficiCy, to offer his Medicine tu the Publi c as a safe'atid certain R emedy. The Patient will soon be relieved from that convulsive af.. feCfinn tettlied "looping; and by persevering Strictly accord ing to the Directions. two or three Packets have almost inva riably been found sufficient to effect a certain Cure. ft may be administered with perfect safety to Children of the most tendee age, as Well as to those at a more advanced period. Prepared by Mr. parsons, Surgeon, West Mailing, Kent, and sold in Packets, at is. 9d each, by Messrs. Butler, Cite 'mists, No, 4, Cheapside, St. Paul's, and 220, Regent street, (near the Argyle, Rooms), London ; 20, iVaterloo-place, dinburgh ; and 34, Sackville-street, Dithlin, and by the 'Principal MedicineVenders throughout the United Kingdom. N.B. Be careful to ask I'm- Parsons' 'looping Cough Pow. der', and to observe the government Stamp has the words " Buller, 4, Cheeptitle," engraved on it. TURTLE. MORRISON'S PRESERVED PORTABLE TURTLE. Sent in Jars (hermetically sealed) to any part of the World, and warranted to retain its good qualities for years. . 91111 prime E TURTLE in these J ars cons i sts of the • 11. parts of the Fish, killed in the West Indies, when in the highest health and condition, and will be found to excel • inriebness and flavour, the produce of the half-starved Animal, hitherto used in , this Country, after a voyage of several . months. The Tua.Tt.r. will also be found infinitely cheaper than that sold by the great D ea l ers,• not merely from the obvious dif ference n price, but from its consisting of nothing but pure Turde, and no such refuse as 'White Meat, Tripe, or Liver. To Parriiiies residing in the Country, and to Hotel and Tavern Keepers, this Ttfari.e cannot but be a gredt venicnce, as alluding, at a lm ost instant notice, the necessary con supl*l.Y of exquisite Soup, without the waste and loss attendant on dressing a whole Turtle. . • Certificates of its excellence from Personages of the highest distinction and beat taste may be seen ; but a single trial is requested in preference, as more certain of insuring , appro. batiori. We be had Dressed or Undressed, at the rate of 10s. per Quart Dreised, or Lis. 6d. per Quart Undressed ; which kat • makes nearly three timss its own quantity of the fbrmer. The Dressed requires only to be warmed up, and with the Un dressed a R eceipt will be given, any Cook may make `v make it into excellent Soup. N. 11.—A liberal discount allowed to those who purchase to Dress and Sell again, and to purchasers of a certain quantity. FOR RRADY'MONEY ONLY. . IYAREHOUSE, a, CHARLOTTE ROW, MANSION HOUSE, ~-.------ LONDON.; ' nwailetemaysbe h a d, every day, fresh dressed Turtle n use; and Portabl e Soups of all kinds ~ .Dressed for kMeats , Fresh Salmon, Vegetables, ?ice. READING ASSOCIATION FOR PROCURING PURITY OF ELECTION. 'rho Anniversary Dinner of this excellent In stitution took place at the Crown Inn, Reading, on Thursday last. Between fifty and sixty Gentlemen of the first respecta bility assembled on this occasion. The Chair was very ably filled by James %Vheble, Esq. the deputy.chair, with equal propriety, by T. Goodlake, Esq. Amongst the company were observed C. F. P a l mer , E sq . and J. 13..Motick, Esq., the Member far the Borough ; J. C. Hobhouse, Esq. ;_ Green, Esq. ; F. Craven, • ' H. Marsh, Esq.; C. Hall, Esq. • Rigby . Esq., &c. Sir F . Burdett would, we under stand, have been present; but the sudden illness of one of his daughters prevented him. Soon after five o'clock, the company sat down to a substan tial dinner. When the important dutieiof the table had been dispatched, and justice had been done to the usual toasts of " The Mpg," " The other branches of the Royal Family," " The Wooden Walls of Old England," and " The Army," The SECRETARY proceeded to read the constitution-0 the Association, in order, as the CHAIRMAN observed, that the old members might keep in mind the principles which they had promised to support, and the new ones might be made ac. quainted with the course which they were expected to follow. The-object of the society as set forth in its constitution, is to guard against the exercise of undue and illegal influence in the election of members to represent the borough in Parliament.— For this purpose a considerable sum of money has been raised by subscription, out of which the society propose to afford compensation to any elector, -without regard to his political principles, whose interestenay have suffered in consequence of his having voted in oppositien to the wishes of those by whom he was employed in trade, or with whom he happened to be, in any other way, beneficially connected. Mr. GREEN. in the absence of the Treasurer, then read a report of the stite, of the Society's funds, which was extremely satisfactory. In the course of the last year 13 new Members have been admitted. • On the motion of Mr. F. PALMER I Mr. Green read a letter which the former gentleman had received from John Walter., Esq., of Bear-wood, near 'Reading, apologizing for his ab sence from the dinner on. account of indisposition, which ren. dered him unable to take part in a public meeting. He warmly approved of the political object w h i ch t h e S oc i ety h a d i n v i ew, and promised to appear amongst them on some future occa. Rion. He at present requested to be enrolled as a 501. sub. scriber, and declared his readiness to go farther, if it were thought necessary. (This letter was received with great ap. plause.) On the motion of Mr. Green, it was resolved that the Chair. man should• draw up a handsome acknowledgment to oar. ,Walker for his liberal conduct on becoming a member of the Association, and that the same should be communicated to .him by Mr. F. Palmer, to whom the letter was written. The CHAT R )IAI4 stated. that he had received er letter from Francis Cholmondeley, Esq. of tiransby, Yorkshire, a gen tleman who possessed considerable estates in the northern coun. ties, as well as in the neighbourhood of Reaing. He not only inherited the remainder of property of the Englefield farm. ly, but much, of the talent which his uncle the late Sir Henry . Eeglefield possessed. The-letter set forth, that the writer was so much engaged with the preparation•for the York county meeting, on the sub ject of Parliamenttuy Reform, which would take plaee on the 22d instant, that he had not been able. to answer, at an caller 'period, the application that had been made to him. He should feel honoured in becoming a member of the Association, of the principles of which he entirely approved. Indeed, he thought , if such associations were general, their labours for reform in Yorkshire would be much .leseeahan theee now were. As to the subscriptioni, he left it entirely to his correspond. eat (Mr. Wheble), and was ready to lay down the 'necessary sum for. admission: . . It was resolv e d, t h at t h e Chairman should prepare. a suitable answer to this letter, and that lie - should transmit It to 'Mr. Cliolmondeley. . . The Cuei amax t h en rose and saide that the Gentlemen present having heard the flattering report of the state of their finances, and. having' also beard the Resolutions on which the association was . founded, he would now proceed to the leas formal business of the evening. Could it, he asked, be ne cessary, can vassed as t h e society wts out doors--admired as it was in their hearts, by many who :were not connected with it—supported as it was ley„the ealents and character of several new and distinguished leferebefs, some of whom he saw around him-could it be necessary for him to expatiate on the benefits which must arise from the labours of such an institution ; or to point out the advantages which must emanate from an, exten. shin of theprinCiples on whi c h i t was founded ?e-(Applause.) Well might ihefriends of corruption cry out against such a body: they wertehataful to his sight, they were loathsome to his feelings. Bin, strange indeed would it be, if persons who well knew the 'nature of the association, if persons who were connected with that Borough turned round, and misrepresented them. Were there indeed suclepersons ? Ile would only sey, that there should not be such. ilut let those who entertained those false and perverted views visit them at Reading.--(Ap. plause.)—A rural ride might perhaps open their eyes,, and un deceive them. Such a ridelualiad that effect on a writer of great force and ability. He denied that they were " a rump"—lie disclaimed the vile appellation.-- e (Applause.)—They were not hypocrites, having purity and freedom of election on their tongues, while bribery and corruption were lurking within their breasts. —(Applause.)—They were incapable of such base du. plicity. They were not visionary demagogues, seeking atter that which was unattainable. They were no; the blind parti. sans of any man, anxious to support him under all circum. stances, at all risks, and at all hazards.—(Applause.) —In the presence of the Member for Reading—thome consistent, atten. tive, laborious,; and indefatigable Members—(Loud cheering,) -..in their presence he would repeat, that they were not the as sociated partisans of Mr. A., Mr. 8., and Mr. C.—(Ap plause.) —Party designations were unknown to them. Their principles were too liberal to be hemmed in and circumscribed by the bounds of party.--(Applause : )—Their doors were thrown open to all. rlehe portals of their edifice embraced the whole of the united kingdom. Its pillars were Truth and Justice, and Purity of Election wasemblazoned on its entabla ture.—(Applauee.)—Conscious in the integrity of their motives, they were thus prepared to throw an regis around the poor Reading voter, which would effectually protect him from the shafts of undue influence—an ieges, behind tee bulwark of whose ample folds he might exercise uncontrolled his greatest privilege—the elective franchim—(Applause.)--Ahhough at present the efforts of the association were local, they hoped in time to give much greater extension to their views—they hoped to see other counties, inspirited by their aid anti example, send. ing clean-handed Members to Parliament, till, as pile after pile was driven, an efficient barrier would be formed against the overwhelming surge of' corruption which now threatened to overthrow the last remaining bulwarks of popular rights.— (Applause.)—Nor was it a vain thought that the principles on which they acted, travelling through the country, and gathering strength and force as they proceeded, would become a nucleus from which would ultimately emanate a pure and liberal system of nolleer—(Applause)—suai a system as would prevent the powerful from acquiring that improper influence which was mentioned with approbation in slate unworthy speech delivered at Liverpool.(Applausm—an influence, which, if not checked, must end in the slavery of the people, and produce anarchy, confusion, and irremediable rum.—(Applause.)—To prevent the occurrence of such evils; was, he conceived, the object of that association—and .it was a noble object. He therefore begged leave to propose, " Permanence, increase, and Pros perity, to this Institution." The toast was drank with neck- nation. The CHAIRMAN next gaveee" An efficient Reform in the Commons House of Parliament," The VicE-Pnt airttsr said, be was Perfectly well satisfied, tient the toast w hi c h h e was a b out to propose would be received with the most cordial and friendly feelings. The Gentleman whom he was about to name, needed no panegyric in that place. Their tal e nt s an d t h e i r i ntegrity were well known all over England —nay, they were k nown i n t h e uttermost ends of the world, wherever the English Newspapers found their 1, SO perfectly as they were in t h at county : fie proposed " ' The health of the Members for Reading," which was drank with three times three. Mr. P. PA 1. - 15Ig R rose to return thanks. In looking around him, he must, he said, agree most perfectly with en observa. don which had been made by the Chairman in the worse of his speech. He had the satisfaction of seeing assembled on this occasion, not only those who had supported this society from its first foundation to the present hour, but he had also the pleasure of seeing gentlemen. holding a great stake in the county of Berks, whu bad recently joined them. Be likewise observed othergentlemen, who had been kitul enough to give them their countenance, although they were not connected with the county. Therefore he concluded that they had established a society which ought to last, end which deserved- encournge ment.—(Applause.)—And so far as they received encourege ment, so far, he must say, had 'the cause of.lteibein. in Perlis. went generally, and in that county particularly; flourished and improved. From circumstances which had recently ocCurred, there was every reason to believe that the friends of' Parlia meutary Reform had considerably increased in that town and neighbourhood. This fact was particularly manifested by the cir cumstance, that some of those who had formerly been most inimical to Reform, had joined in calling a public Meeting to discuss that subject; but much still remained to be done; for many gentlemen were unwilling to come .forward, and take a share of that trouble which was inseparable .from exertions having public good for their obj ect . H e was sorry to say that this complaint lay more at the door of the class to which he be longed than eo that of any whet in the community. -'The class he alluded to was the country gentlemen. They were charged with having lost all Concern- for public liberty—they were charged with .an abandonment of that love fer- their country which was the distinguishing ebaracteristie Of t i lserr brace ; 9e cestors. Now, he w as aware t ha t an oppornatelit would speedily be given to the country gentleinen, in variotis counties, to step forward and repel the charge. pit .was notin his power to repel it—it was not in his pewee to deny it, because he thought that they. really deserved the accusation._—(Applause.)--Sonte from indolencee e some from a blann timidly, slumbered while they should be employed in active exertion. He called it a blanieable timidity, because be thought that every apprehen sion, which prevented people in them situation from acting fur the good of the conimunity, was a great crime—(applause) ; and of that crime the country gentlemen were justly accuse.d.H (Applause.)—lie well knew t h e exceseme d e for them on vari ous occasions, that they wet e unaccustomed to public business ; that Parliament would da what was right; that the County Members was very able and intelligent men, and would act with great propriety. Now, lie. would admit, for argument sake, that the Country Members were the most pains taking . and laborious persons that could be selected. There were ninety-two of them; and he would also allow that they were representatives of the people. The Members for great towns were 50 in number making a total of 152 representa tives of the people in the house of Commons. Übe were wrong in this statement. Birch's Polak!: Disquisitions was wrong, the Elector's, GOO was wrong—in short, every book on the state of the representation was erroneous. He believed, how ever, that he was perfectly right. How, then, wait the majority made up which uniformly supported Ministers? They .. were elected from different sources. There were bo r d ug h s of various descriptions-.-som e places returning two Members, 'having, perhaps, 500 inhabitants, very .few of whom were electors ; others having 300, 100 50, ,and down as low as 10, also re. turned Members ; but the most curious part of the system was, that the fewer the electors, the more steady were the . mem bers o in supporting MinisterMinisters,Of.this fact he would adduce tw, instances, which had been mentioned by Lord John Russell, when his motion for Parliamentary Reform was discussed. The first. was the question of the Salt-tax, and lie alluded to it specifically, because he did not like to be ac used of deal. ing in generals. On that °cordon, the Members for counties and great towns voted three to one against the Salt. tax; but still the. 3lioisters carried it. But how did they . carry it? By the votes of the re p resentat i ves of the small boroughs, who were returned, some by three, some by four, and some by a dozen of electors. Tide was somewhat curious, because it was said that keeping up the close boroughs was the only way of procuring good Members Of - Parliament. It was asserted that men bred up in the sane public school imbibed the same principles of liberty, the same independence of spirit, and would act up to its • dictates. He did not'mean to gamsay his—he only asked ge n t l emen to look at ' the fact which he had stated. There was a second Instance, not so remarkable as the former, except for what happened at the close of the debate. The question was the abolition of the joint Postmrister.Gene ral : and on that occasion a areal extraordinary doctrine was broached—a doctrine a*reptignoit to theprineiples of the Con stitutione_as could b e ad vance d i n or nut of the !Toone of Coin. mons, The .31inivier openly said, " that useless places wt-,re absolutely necessary, as a counterpoise to toe increasing weight of' the .people." To advance such a doctrine was to declare, that, in proportion as the people esprit for retrenchment, there should be extravagance, and in proportion as they demanded a ' pure government, there should be intrigue and corruption"; the more so, too, because by such means alone eotthiAlinisters hope to prevent the people, when once their jealousy. was Awakened, from spying into ab uses..—(Applause.)_al en should feel 40111 e alarm under these circumstances; aid it' members of Parlia ment were induced ta,suliport monstrous jobs, to sanction gross impositions, and to oppose the petitions of, the people for refottn, it became every friend of liberty in the country tolook the dan ger boldly in the face, to mark the peril to which the ConSti.: tution was exposed, and to devise A lining remedy for the evil, —(Great applause.)—lle could adduce 500 instances of the Mischiefs which she country had Sititained in cunsequence of the existence of close borough*. Every man .who wes sent to Parliament ought to be responsible melte people. But,- if he were only accountable to the patron, all responsibility was at an end—it then became a mere rocket}.. To illustrate this, it was only necessary to observe, that when the Grenville party came into power, none of them were the representatives of large towns. When they were appointed to office, they va cated their seats, and applied to be reeeleeted. To whom did they apply ? Either to the immediate patron of the borough, or to the electors themselves, who were very few in number, and therefore their return was quite certain. Therese was dif ferent when a country election was necessary. He recollected, when Mr. Yorke jellied Administration, some years ago, that gentleman was not returned by his former -constituents. lie wits Member for the. county of Cambridge when he accepted , of the Tellership of the Exchequer. Ile hoped to be re-electfd for the county, but the freeholders rejected him, and returned Lord F. Osborne. What was the coneequence ? He Was the next day elected for a Cornish borough, ''iris wee a strong proof or the a d vantages of popular elections, and the disa(l:- vantages of clos e bo roug h s . l i e would now observee that might be the Ministers of the country, or whatsoever fee tions might arise in it, it behoved all the friends of Perlis. memory Reform to lay aside those &undies* dittinctions which were brought forward for no other.purpose but to amuse the people and to procure delay. He hoped, therefore, that associations like that of Reading would be formed Wherever it was possible. As lkiations were at present legal, and Mini sters Must provide a seventh -Act.• to prohibit them. If the people did not associate, they could do no good--they would be but as a tope of sand. If' the Refortners united, the' ma jority of numbers was in theit favour, anti there certainly was: no inferiority of talent. They had a geed argument, and they 'could make the best of it. The Hon. Gentleman concluded,, .by expressing a hope that such a plan of Perliarnentary Re form would be drawn up as would mike in one hotly all the friends of reform. Such a plan, adopted with caution, and! supported with firmness and unanimity, must selected. brut it' a plan of that description were net formed, he feared the people must long remain as they were.—(Applause.) Mr. .I. B. Morrow begged leave also to return thanks for the very kind notice which had been taken of him, and to insure the inset - 01y that they would find him, in all times and plave, ready to support the cause of pu r ity o f election . e Stand, 'g. there in the midst of hi s representatives, he felt a very grfic deg ree of satisf ac ti on , because this mutual recognition of soun d constitutional principles proclaimed, in the plainest manner, the honourable feeling, the perfeceeonfiaehee, which StlbaistCti bee tween hint and the gentlemen whom <he representeti.--(Ap plause.)—To resort to open barefaced bribery, was not, in his opinion, more mischievous, and was not so mean or base, tie to effect the same purpose by intimidation. •Por rleat wits bribery ? It amounted to a combination between two classes— ' the rich who tempt, and the poor who were tempted —to oust aethird class (and the more valuable in society—he meant the middle class), of importaut rights and privilteees.—tApe ..plause.)--Now it was tr u e that the effect produced by bribery and by intimidation was nearly the Sante, so far as the public were concerned. • But with respect to the individual, it vas different; because he who sold his ve .e gut something valuable, but he who was intimidated carried notlung home but a feeling' of the degradation and humility to which he had been re duced.—(eepplause.—With all due sulimiesion to the Constie tutional Association (none of whoa, lie hoped, were present), this was a species of offence which tetierved more notice than the crimes which they prosecuted. TheY, however, passed it over, although it vitally effected .tiobetit inter ests o f the S tate, for he looked upon purity of electior as the corner stone of our social edifice, and thciee who attacked it endangered the stufetv of the entire. fabric. Every eneroadimett made on it WAS ftn encroachment on that whole seine control which the people ought to exercise over their Rereeestativets, and over all pub- Ileltiessures.-e(Applause.)—The biet way -to purity theillo t tee Of Comenors was to keep the elccers pure ; because, if the' fountain-head be impure, all -that-proceeded from it must like wise be impure. —(Applause.) —W hat was thestrength of their adversaries ? An unceas i ng en d eavour to revile Parliamentary Reform, and a constant vigilance in procuring a packed Hoeft , Of Commons, composed of Members who were not sent there bythe, voice of the people, but by the fiat of some single pa tron. It was to Members of this class, who represented rotten boroughs, that Goveenment chiefly paid attention; and to them exchouvely they distributed all places and pensions. A paper was laid on the rabic of the House Lod Session, which threw much light on this subject. It appeared from that document, that 89 persons hi the House of Commons received 179,0001. of the public money, being about 2,8001. a year one with another. Of these Individuals no less than 84. being 3-4ths of the whole numb er , were retur n e d for rotten boroughs; and of 14 Minister'', who had seats in the House of Commons, only four represented pop u l ou s pl aces; t h e rest were rotten-b orough nominees. No one could suppose that this was the effect of ac cident—it was evidently the effect of design. The wholesome statute of Queen Anne, which sent a Representative who ac cepted of office back to his constituents for theirapproval or rejec tion, was rendered a mere dead letter by the rotten boroughs ; for whateree was there in sending a man to the inhabitants of such places as Old ISarum, where no opposition could take place ? Thus, that which Was intended for the support of the people's rights was converted into a shelter for the invaders of those rights--4Appleusee._arid those rotten boroughs were the havens to. which Ministers retreated for protection against the storms of popular indignation.—(Applause.) —This was the case with Lord Castlereah, a manmost unpopular here, and ab solutely hated in Irelan d; and yet that man sat for the county of Down. 13nt how did he sit there ? Was he returned by the voice of the people ? No ; but by the Voice of one patron -the Marquis of Downsbire : for it must be'known to all ' that the counties in Ireland we r e as corrupt as the boroughshere. Mr. - Wakefield stated, in his work, that the Noble Marquis could bring 30,000 freeholders up to the poll—manufactured freeholders, by whomi the efforts of such as were independent were effectually marred. If the .system of relying on fictitious freeholders were abolished, the result would be different. The Noble Marquis would dwindle, 'not inn') insignificance, for that vele not to be desired, but he would be reduced to a station and ,character which could not be fatal to the , interests of others.— (Applauee.).e.eßet this was not the state of things for which their edVersarfia. wished. They would stir heaven and earth the other way. Every Zifort, however, ought to be made to put, down the system of corruption; and eure hewas, that the people of this country would never procure a redress of their wrongs, until they had a r a di ca l reform—he meant a refornithat would go to the root of. the evil.—..(Applause.)-e-Ile had his hopes that reform was making considerable,progreas in this country. The ;pressure of distress, however much to be laniented in other re. spects, brought ai least this 'coniolation, that it operated in fa vour of reform.. He believed ! - thet in the next Session there would be a strong context between corruption and reform. When it came, they should flied him at lus post, advocating purity •.of election, reform, and retrenchment, against paper, extravagance, and corruption.—(Applause.) . Toast—" Honesty in Electors, the best security against age ruption." Toe.se--" Lord 3lllton, Mr. Fawkes, and the other.Parlia menterry Reformers of Yorkshire." Tire enatnetax then proposed, " The Member fur Weet tnitister who has honoured us with his presence this day."— (cheering.) • Mr. Hontfousr. said, he believed it was almost unneces sary for any Refor mer , certainly not for so . hearty a Reformer as he hoped he had proved himself to be, to account for his appearance amongst. the Electors of Reading ; -for if there were a place in Eughtod where Reform had been shown to the most advantage, and where the principles 'on which the Reformers proceeded had been acted on with the best effect, it certainly was amongst the Reformers of Reading. He did not, however, know that he would have ventured to obtrude himself on their attention this day, knowing that what they had to do they were able to do themselves, if it had, not been for :'adventitious cireumetances. His own connexion with the neigh s bouring county, and the intimate cenneikin with his Honour able Colleague had with the county •of Berks, might`perhaps entitle him, without presumption on his part, t o s h ow t h e re spect he owed to the electors of Reading., to their worthy Mem bers, and above all, the veneration he felt for the sentiments which called them together on this and on every fitting oppor tunity. He rose to. address .them, under considerable disad vantage, after the excellent speeches thet ited been made by their most worthy' ()Written; and those' ejentlenten who did so much hondur •to the . Borough of Readin g , by conveying the sentim en t s o f the Borough truly and fattlifully. into that . place Where, he was lofty to 4tty,' the voice of ehe its tion was poseldom beard.—(Applause.)-110 could ni t say, that he looked forward with-the Mlle vicars of hope and expectation as the Ilenottrahle Geetleinen whd had *already addressed theta seemed to entertain., He did not doubt ef the ultimate triumph of reform—that be brilieved was certain but' to suppose that it would arrive in Ow next, or the street:ed. lag demsion, or the Session' alter that; required more of tan. gtoneexpeetatien than ally could cherish who coatemplated whet England ht.d to show, and what she had Produced, fur the last century; more particularly at a tiute when the most might , havebeerrhoped from the exertion of reformers.—(A pplause.)-- To speak the truth, was the most imperions of all duties which a publie man, however' confined his sphere, had to perform; and, in accordance with that feeling, he did hot think that the triumph of the Reformers could be referred to any definite or certain period. It was true, they now saw in the ranks of the Reformers Men' lehii Were fortnerly inimical to theta—who tried, by every effbrt in their power, to extinguish every spark or the sacred flame of lib ert y. E ven i n him short career, he had seen' changes of this kind. It would, perhaps, be though ihvidious to mention names; but as - the circumstancoreflected honour, ; not disgrace, he quoted , Sir Thomas Lethbridge as an instaoce , of this kind. :le recollected that Honourable Baronet most. strenuously opposing reforta at one period ; but, to the great: surprise of those who did not know what effect empty pickets could, produce, he some time place fonnd the Honourabl e B ert . 'sittin g on the same bench with limeade, '(a very suspicious .place), declatirigthat.he, for une had become an •chlvocate for. reform. He, however; explained his idea of reform; which .was, that the landed Interest had not sufficieut weight ; or, 'in other words that Sir. T. Lethbridge had not sufficient! weight. The lion. Gent. then proceeded to argue, that the re e ., formers could not reckon much on the support of men who act ed merely from interested Motives., lie would strppose an -ex. travagant oaxe, namely, that there' was a rise, of price —that the. commodity or manufacture of corn (fur such and such only it was) fetched' a price in the market that Would rememerate the gr?wer ; if then, they found these POW converts tirm In their principles, he would giv e t h em Cre di t for the disinterest edness of their mots/es, but not till then. But if, during the course of a long strugle, in which they aloue were the gainers, they constantly opposed the principle:4 which they now advocated, why should it be Suppoied that their vir e tue was so much greater than that of the rest of their species, that they would not, if the same Opportunity occurred Rein, pursue the same line of conduct ? The experience of the past peoved that, they looked but to themselves, and therefore it was to be expected that to the end they would look to themselves only. He would nut, howeeer, he so unjust as to arraign entire chimes by wholesale. Thera . were, undoubt edly, exceptions to thht general statement. Mr. Fawkes was One of those, and he could nettle several others. But it was lamentable to think, that whilst tho se were suffering who sup ported the xystem which hail engendered all these arils, there were others, suffering in an equel degree, by whom it had been manfully - opposed—who showed that they were willing, in the wont of times, to support a nation whim was insulted, tyran nixed over, and neglected in ell - its dearest interesta.—Ap plause,)---No Englidernan could feel any pity' for those great families who were now suffering from the nit:white's which the support given by thrill to the systen t o f corrupt i on ha d created ; but they must feel for others who had teken a patriotic part, but who were now equally impoverished. The people could not, however, interfere in favour of the latter. if they in terfered at all, it must be for the nation at large.--(Applattee.) A of price would be nothing ; for it had been shitwn, and a thousand times, to be a mere temporary-relW, - anus, to do permanent good to one class of the conimunity,' it wail near. vary that they should legislate to do good to - 4111..--(Appleuee.) It appeared to lfim that the electors of Readine, by their awe e dation,told by the dissemination of those principles which t h ey had met to su p port , had suet on foot t he on ly • :toady which any man of experience would tipply to the existing evil. With 1 respect to the euggestion 'of the H o n o ur:Ade Geedernan (Mr. Painter), that the Refoiniers should ell come fetwerti as sub. scribers to one definite proposal, he tho,ight that it was hardly necessary. If they agree to one thing—to get rid of 'tin , pre sent base system—it would be sufficient. Let theni - take down the scatiblaing of the tad pietilential building, d ee long obstructed the view .uf Engliehinen, and then t heyould k PWCA SEVEN PEl'..: cr.: agree Ott what sort.ofedifice was to be orrectod ip its plito. (Applause.l Mr. F: PALMER announced that an association similar so that- of Reading had been established by Ashford 4taio... ford, in lierßersetshire. The health o f the founder And the members of the dub was drank with' loud applause. The health of the Chairman, of Mr. Goodlake, . the Vice, , Presidentwhoirill:llll the chair nott year ; of 41r. lilsrAi;4llo late Chairman ; of Mr. Rigby, and the independent members of the. British bar ; and of A r. Talford were resPectivelydrank. 4 Each of those Gentlemen returned thanks, but our limits. pre clude us from reporting their speeches. Pt orn tits LONDON G A ZETTE, .Jan. 1 8: Croce-O.fice, Jcn. 18 , 1824, Arciiima returned to serve in this present Partis t tnent. Borough of Wilton.—Edward Baker, Esq., in the room of Ralph Sheldon, Lick, deceased. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. J. Cookson, Leeds, Yorkshire, wtsallen-cloth-manufm,turer, from Jan. 21, to Feb. 18, at eleven, at the Court-house, Leeds. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. S. Copland, jun., Blackheath-bill; Kent,' victualler. BANKRUPTS: Manser, Ticehurst, Sussex, farmer, to surrender Jan. 28, 29, and March 1, at eleven, at the Bell Inn, Ticehurst. At tornies, Messrs. Stone and Son, Mayfield, Sussex ; and Messrs. Palmer, Prance, and Palm er , Bedford-row, London. T. Aolyneux, Holborn, boot-maker, Jan. 26, Feb. 1, and March 1, at twelve, at th e C ourt o f C omm i ss i oners. Attornies,- MeaSta: Allen, Gylby, and Allen, Carlisle-street, Soho. .1. Saunders, Alderagate-street, painter, Jan. 21, 28,. and March 1, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Attornies, Messrs. Keeling and Neek, Tokenhouse-yard. A. Shiell, Iligh-street, Wapping, hisker,-Jatt. 21, Feb. 1, and March l, at one, at th e C ourt of Commissioners- Attar ney, Mr. Clarke, Gray's Inn-squar e , .Lpndon,, • J. Packwood , Ratcliffe Highway; .carpet-deiler, Jan. 25i Feb. 1, and March 1, at one, at the Court of • Corntnissiollers. Attormes, Messrs. Fisher and Munday, Fornivars Inn, London. W. !Anon, Peterborough -court, Fleet-street, gold-beater, Jan. 26,28, and March 1, at twelve, at the Court of Orionis &toners. Attorney, Mr. Hodson, King's-road, Bedford-row, London. T. H. Sutton, Strood, - Kent, innkeeper, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, and March I', at ten, at the Court of Commissioners, London.— Attornies, Mr. Flexney s Bedford-row, London, and M r . Sim mons, Rochester. C. Irving, Southampton, school-master, Jan. 29, Feb. 3, and March I,.at twelve, at the Guildhalls Southampton. Atv tornies, Messrs. B. and J. Pepper, Southampton; and Messrs. Brundrett, Spink s , an d Reddish, Temple, London. J:.'Allowny, Rotherhithe, Surrey,. timber-merchant, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, and March 1, at eleven, at the Court of Con nuisiion ers London. Attornies, M r . Pricked, Oldham, Rant and Messrs. Bridger add Adatnt, Agel-court, Throgmorton.atreet G. J. Dickens, Skinner-street, , Snow-hill, cordwainer, Jan. ZS, Feb. 4, and. March 1, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners, Attorney, Mr. Carter, Lord Mayor's Office, London. IL H. Clark, Sc. Mary at Hill, wine -merchant, , Jah. 23, Feb. 4, and March 1, at ten, at the Court of Comniissioners. Attorney, Mr. Watt, Cushion -court, Old Broad street. 1 . DIVIDENDS. Jan. 25, I. Spence, Providence-row, Hackney, mercbant Jan. 28; C. Mackenzie, Caroline -street, Bedford-square met chant--Feb. 8. J. King, Great Yeldham Essex, linen-dr a p er -Feb. 111, J. E. Gyl ea , Shoreditch, Middlesex, oilman--Feb -13, G. Neale, Grantham, Lincolnshire, builder-Feb. 22, I! H. Smith, Chancery-lane, tailor-Feb. 8, T. Field, White Hart Inn-yard, St. John-street, West Smithfield, inn-yard keeper-March 3, J. Hewlett, Clocester, cabinet maker ' Feb. 10, 3. H. Aitchon, Kiddertninster, 'Worcestershire, fac tor-. February 12, - T: Lea, Stapenhill, Derbyshi r e, dealer - February 11, (1. Gosling, Chesterfield, wine inerchent- Feb. 12, S. ‘Vheateroft„ Sheffield, 'Yorkshire, grocer-Feb. 14; T. Patki and A. Lawton, Birmingham, Warwickshire, met ' chants-Feb. 16, 'l'. llcrbert, Chequer-yard, Dos/tete-hill, London, cotton-merchant-Feb, 0, J. Burgle, Mark-lane, Lon don, carpenter-Feb. 8, AV. Green, jun. Etmouth-street,Clesk rowel!, ironmonger---Jo.n. 28 ; R. Iteiley, Southampton-row, Bloomsbury, man-milliner-Feb. 8, T. Halliday, Old South Sea House, Bredid.ltiVet i London, merchant-.reb; vs. J. Hancock, Limehouse-holc-stsirs, .411 Saints, Poplar, mast niakeN-Jan. 23, W. Kemp, Birth, banker. • • CERTIFICATES, FEB. 8. .1. Sell, High -street, Shadwell, checseinouger,-F, Havarti, Hereford. wure-mereltant-R. Baniford, Pontefract; York shire, inaltster-C..lolotott, jun. and R. Johnson, Kirkby Westmorland, spirit-tnetchants- R. Reyland, Liver pool, soap • boll er --C. Pound, Clth-fair, London, woollen drapers•-;--C. It. Huxley, .Newgitte-strect London, whole-sale glover-R. Sowter, Castle DoningtonAeicestershire, frier eltant-'--E.- 'Hales, Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire, Corn- factor. PA RTNERSIIIPS DISSOLVFD. • A. Thomson anti J. Ilutchisontown, Glitmeow—R. Searle and R. Ni"offindin,' New Alfatoll, Yorkshire, wine -Inez. c han ts—A . and rt,.North Shield r, N orthumb erland„ linen drapera-.T. Smith and J. Smith, Spaldin g , Lincolnshre, ruff-merchants—S. Woods' and Cd. Warrington, Lancashire, iron , fminders—T. Coleman and NY. Coleman, "Watling -street, warehousemen-11., Sainsbury and J. Alexander, Newbury, \ Berkshire, rurgenns—W. Randal' 'and J. 'Undid', Princes_ street, St. Mary's,l,ambeth, starch 4nakers--..l.Waller and Wa ller and L. Waller, Mark-lane, fieur-tieslers-o.Brown and Co Manchester, einumissionarents--T.Holmes and W. 5011010414 ilawksworth, worsted-spinners—W. Booth and W., Yates, Cleckheaton, Inman and. Co. Bilton-with- Harrowgate, Yorkshire, bleachers. T. lideller and W. 'Vernon, Alancliester, cotton-twist dealers-4. Gay, senior, and J. Gay, • junior, Great SUrrey4treet, Illackfriars-road, Surrey,-oil-rrier chanta--W. Thomas and W. Pane, Wormington Grani,,re, GlouCestershire, farmers.---J. 'Wilson and T. Wilson Token_ house-yard, merchant :$-4). T. Wtxidwaxd and J. Louth, Lincolnshire, haberdashers-3. Jones and T. Waring, Stonebridge, Cheshire, chyrnists—L. Wolfe and C. Edmonds, Change-alley, stockbrokers..-R'.Aleekh ouse and Cu. New castle.upott-Tyne, wine-rnerchants--11. Myers it T. Richards, London, merchants. - 0141) BAHLEY. On Saturday Jeremiah James RauHug Iraq indicted for stealing two gold watches, the ptoperty of James Weston,.and in another count they were laid as being the property of Alum's. Dwenihouse, of Davies -street, fierkeley-square. It appeared that the watches were obtained in November, la.il, on the pretence of their being to be sent to a young Nobleman in the country; and thatm May, WA the prisoner wia a.rro - .t.gd by Mr. Ogeton fur their.ammuit. Mr. Andrews mitended that this was clearly a case ordebt, and the.Jurr found - I& lea ing Not Guilty., He is, however, still detain e d on a ;barge of fraudulently obtaining from Charles 'hitter en assigtl ment of 382/. on pretence of obtaining crow him a AitUrtann in the lonian Wands. Hannah and Nizatcrti Field were capitally earivieted of stealing 21 silver forks 13 silver !pans, sect other article. of plate, the property of Joseph .May, Esq. in his tiwtlling nouse. Stephen Wiiket was convicted of intermarrying with Mary Wlntebreati, his wife Ann being then alive. SURRZV aCSSIONs. cumvicTioN OV RESURRECTIO' MEW. On Saturday, Geo. Wood and Ile.nry 661dIrrnith, two noted " body snatchers," were indicated for stealing three dead bodies from the butial ground of Woldtwiedi, surrey; stn accomplice, was whnitted an evidence against his associates. Be proved that on the sth Instant the , prisoner Wood called upon him, and asks;! him 4 f he would almist him in taking up 11." stiff" one ,•• to which witr.t -4 agreed. The next motaing they proceeded ttgether with thddstnith, and a haute and cart to the burial ground of Wanditworth, took tin the txxlies, and conveyed them to St. Bartholomew's flospitaf. SeVftal WitileSSeti proved tile circumstances alleged against the prisoners. lioth prigmaw Were found Gnikt t aud sentenced to pay a tine of M. each, to be imprisontti tax months in the County (taut, and to enter into securites, therriserves in 20/..eacts, and two sureties in 101. each; and to be further imprisoned until the said tines were paid, and securities meted 1414 )ut 1