The Sun. — London, England, 1819-10-25 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN. Mr, EDITOR—I have rear) Mr, FYSCIII6 PAL 1111's Speech at the Reading Meeting, - and I I'l(.e 't very much. Ile is a Radical to the hack b"net I like him the better, too, because he has the good sense not to copy the weakness of his he, poor man, loved his Sovereign, and *4 B esteemed by him :—things not to be thought of amon g Reformers:without horror. 13 11t ---`and I say it with regret-Lthere is still one thilig in Mt. FYscus PALMER, which I do not ' ll o4ether approve. He complained, and very j"tiy, and very pathetically, that the present .'`kked Government had ground us all down to The earth with taxes and pensions for the support tof their vile tools. Now, in the extraordinary l?ed Book, which Mr. HENRY HUNT (whom 1 hope to see one day Lord of this Country) always carrie s in his pocket, and' reads to every one he Meets, it is sated (p. 138.) that Lady MADRLINA PALMER, wife of this Gentleman, receives a pen- Con from this reprobate Government, of 2001. a yeah; and it farther appears at p. 149, that this l ame Lady PALMER, under the name of MADBLINA 811‘cLAIR, receives another pension of 2001: reyear.. The Worthy author of this book declares, that he Las carefully corrected it from the former edition, s o , that I presume, we .may trust to his atate otents. Now, Sir, I would have Mr. FYSCHE PALM ER seriously consider if it be consistent with his character as a Radical, to have his or his t "rs name appear in the Red Book as a pensioner tha t Government, whom we all hope to over it" It really detracts front the dignity or oily pt Pose—for, as to what some of our people say, that to accept pensions opirselves - is - so far a good it 'tends 'to Spoil rite E yptia►is, I aconnt. it for little I would rather recommend, the jud tt!ettia advice of honest Lounce, Crahbe . ,, the TwO Gentlemen of Veiona. f` I Would . L ate. ( say s he) as one should say , ,one that tolees'! 'Von him to be a.dog , indeed, to be, as it were, a' 4log at all things." It is but pittieg - Reformer it; the place of dog, and the inconsisteneV, of Mr. F. PaLsaaa's continct, will instaniJy be ailparent. lu enuclusioa, 1 hope, that the next edition of the !led Rook, will be intrified from this stain on the Integrity of the great and glor,ious cause of Radical lehorm. • I am, Sir, yours, &e. A RADICAL. SIR ROBERT I'EEL. The following is a copy of an Address from 11. liiiiw ° B4 l(4 Esq. Mayor of Prestort s ,Jostst GRIM tHAW Esq. Was. ST. CLARE, M.D., JAMES PED -31411' B sq. and many other respectable Inhabi tants of the same Place, to Sir ROBERT PEEL, P4 kri•, dated 29th Sept. 1819 : " We the undersigned Inhabitants of the Bo tough of Preston, in the County of Lancaster, beg leave to address you, and to offer you our 4 ' 41 6 and congratulations. " At a time when the Nation, tknd in particular 11 '4 and other manufacturing tovens,suffer through th e depression in trade and want'nf employment, *h ie') have caused a numerous labouring class of The c ommunity to endure privations they before have oot been acquainted with, as well as involved b rbers in difficulty and even ruin, we have beheld earnestly devoting your attention, and stre -1/11"11Y and successfully exerting your influence °I) defiance of prejudice and interest)' to meliorate th e condition of the poor, of infants, and the fatherless, by procuring' _ a law to be passed for is tnei r , Prot ec ti on f rom e xcess i ve an d un h ea l t h y devise means by your incessant application to " I se meantS for the encouragement and promo tin„ t - the commerce and prosperity of the court 43'' we Cannot, on this occasion of national 4 ; 11 and ag i tat i on , w i t hh o ld f rom y ou our heart 11Ihanks and congratulations. W e have also the gratification to observe in °lll. ..fantily talents and firmness eminently calor tilictell to rend e r t h e gueatest honour and service to ; Sl ~,,e u te, which we hope to see called into full „ " hat it may, Sir Robert, please Divine Pro . e Pce to lengthen your days, that you may en. 3ost t h t ' 01 et?) with happiness to yourself and service • "'Country, is our sincere wish." T O "Inch Address Sir ROBERT PEEL bath been % e : se d to return the following Answer, dated "Ill ""th, October 19, 1 8 1 9 f g sh I have t h e h onour o f rece i v i ng at t hi s p l ace ~ Address of yourself as Mayor, and of many 4e ' e respect a bl e I n h a bi tants o f Preston, in con 9neuc ()titer eof the success o f m y en d eavours , w i t h p ptiv fr iends in the cause o f h uman i ty, to itn p e actor the condi t i on o f poor c hild ren i n our C otton i ese fg N : 1 4 i n e 4 t to the sati s f ac ti on o f h av i ng ren de re d l'ig}, --I "rtant service to our poor Brethren, the Ycuir, e ll l PProbatto tr of men so well qoali fi ed as t oss Y form a t i tit •slo men' of the 'ne- 41 7 .,„, ord "( ~utility of the measure, will be my •-tt. SEDITIOUS INCITEMENT. UNITED BRITONS AND uusriamts!! You bare asked for itefiirm You have been slaughtered with . the sword, yet,4u , l ice is delayed! Hikve you power Exercise it with judg MF.F.TSpii MON DAY, November Ist, 1819, at Twelve o'Clock at Noon, in Finsbury Market-place, Stiti•street, Finsbury-square, to Ad dress.the,Prince fur a Redress of Grievances. —Let all industrious classes consult their Own good the idles the into!erant,' and the sordid have long consulted theirs, contrary to reason, humanity, and justice ! Myriads, of Bri tons alive to liberty meet to, give one imposing evidence of their lore of freedom, their will to be freemen, and to make one more APPEAL TO THE PRINCE to throw himself into the arms of a high-spirited and generous people, against the tyranny of an unfeeling; mercenary, and merciless oligarchy, whose measures have long disgraced the Crown, oppressed industry, and at last brought ruin into the land ! United nations call on one man to declare himself the friend of HUMANITY, JUSTICE, and LIBERTY! And unlike his predecessors, instead of incorporating a town or village,a People call upon him to immortalize his name, by enfran chising whole nations. Can one dial), will one man, resist the voice of millions ? Will millions for ever be the dopes of knaves? Forbid it, ye departed spirits of the brave, whose crimson blood bathed se oft the sacred shrine of Liberty ! Forbid it, ye living Patriots, whose hearts bleed for your dead and dying, for your famished anti famishing country-folks ! Forbid it, every man who has a soul to be free, and courage to resist oppression ! No longer temporize with your fears Nolo»ger listen to the wily words of cowards, knaves, and plunderer's ! Your miseries are intolerable! The day of deliverance is at hand. lionrctestinit.s remain with, your selves. Your fathers 4)ecitine free by their 'courage. Tyrants were never subdued by cuwardty stiburi , ,sion4 _Britons will never turn reuegades„and,apostatise froni the heroic love of Liberty and Justice displayed by their DNEY4i end HAW DENS, The times ira now portentous—filliousands of the most useful people die daily of want—the crie- of the, op pressed rise tip to Heaven, ant call aloud:for justice urion the guilty .littliors of their 'slitTerings. Birt let the people Pause on the past, and onVeinore offer to a Prioce . the hand of good fellowship ! Try; iii the awful circumstances of , the times whet her . he has the wisdom to lake ii, to press it to his' heart, and'exclaim aloud— icve for yniii wrtins! but I will now‘he your friend !" Try if'the (was dare.now advise him against ii sonny? p4il,:y to rejuct the voice of reason, of justice, and tnercy Britons, .no longer tr , fle with - your fate ;; demand }your rights I. 3syalie,_lo gets. Will nothing rouse you Behold .t he ghosts 44 your mangled friends, they cry, aloud Be fit _lv bid ! if you would avoid our fate ! hot preserv e peace ! l l erpgood order_ ! respect property ! be not the first to 44,4; 44 1, y e f OPPOSE MASSACRE AND MliltDEß!!;" ' A. THISTLEWOOD,' Secretary. THE MART{ 'IS. CORN-EXCHANGP., ()GT. 25.—Our wkts but modetattly supolied with Wheat tlii, un! being at this,time busily eugnged an wheat, sowittg, and fine rung from Essex sold 25.• per quartet ltiglier than Vist 1 ,but •here is no advance in the loft:riot qualities, which still meet 'hesey side; fine Badly being in demand,, what few samples of th.ir deseripiinn appeßi ell to-clay found ready buyers; at an advance 01 23. per 'quarter on the prices of Ai* tldy week ; - and there was a.ko a free sale for the rirdimiry qualities for grinding, at 30s. to 315., but the middling sorts are nearly unsaleable; Old EnOiNli lie!an , are 2s. pet quarter dearer ; there i , rather inure 'de. m e m' f,.r these from the Meilit'errilueiiii. but fi im their low quality, sales ~,,ly be d ii. c(cd in small quantities; fi ,e 03t. 13st ~,elc- s prices.—ln othcr articles n'n ,ite . ratiOn . t SmrTnFr rtn IMAittigr, Oc 95.---There was a rood Fupp'y of all kinds of Cattle this morning at Market, and the prices are getting up; Beef, in particular, is deal er . than last i‘lar ket-day; Mutton, Veal, and Pork, are also somewhat dearer thatrour last quilation.—ln the Hay Market there is not much difference in price, but remains nearly the satire as last Friday's Market: Straw and Clover the•sante as per Our last,. Tne following is a correct statement of the Prices and Numbers at Market:— • (To 'sink the 'Offal; per Stone of Sibs.) Beef 4s. Od. to ss. 44. - I Veal 4s. 6d. to Gs. Od. Mutton ..4s. 64. to ss. 84. I Pork 4s.. 6d: to 6s. 04. Lamb c)s.,od. to Os. Od. , CATTLE AT MARKET. .. , - . Beasts '24150 Sheep and Lambs .... 16,210 Caives HAY AND STRAW PER LOAD. Hay.... ,C 3 10 0 toZS s q 1 clover..,C6 0 oto ,C 7 7 0 Straw k 1 6 - . 0 to r f:l 16 0 . , MURDER BY POISON.—OD Wednesday.last, an 101:111f:St was held at the G;iiitlhall, Grantham, be• fore G. COsvARD, Gent. Coroner, on view of the body of V. Harrison, carrier bet ween that place and Corby, and a verdict . of Wilful Murder was recorded against Elan frultqn, of Coggles. The.fol lowing are the pattteulars of this:melancholy event whiCh:transpit ed before the Juvy . :—Harrison was hisiunrney to Grantham on Tuesday the 12th when he came np,,rit Easton-pasture %%Hi Walton and her sister, who were sitting on a hr ,p of stones : he permitted them to 'ride, and bad not proceeded above 200 yard, before they Pretended to discover a bundle.by the, .road•side, containing two pieces of cake, a portion of which Alin Wal ton presented to the deceased, and of which he immediately ate. On arriving ,at Grantham he ,was taken ill, and it was discovered that a quail :ity of arsenic had been mixed np with the cake. Medical aid was immediately called in, but without effect ; he lingered till the Saturday following, and then died. Walton was appreLended on the Coroner's warrant at Long Benington on Wednesday evening. It 14 said tbat the deceased had paid his addresses to the prisoner, and lately married another woman. A large sparrow-hawk, was taken, last week, on the brow of Ldnsdown,' in the following novel manner. Some young Gentlemen of the Grammar 6chool at Bath, were Amusing ihemselves wit eying a paper kite, made , in imitation of a large bird, which the hawk was soon observed gra dually to approach ; and, after haVing m a d e a few circles round the kite, the: bird suddenly elevated itself to a eonsider,,,hle height, and then pounced down upon it. The kite instantly fell to the ground with the bird upon it, when it was perceived that the hawk had entangled its claws in the string, and the acholars ran to c a p ture i t, which they effected, but not before their h a nd s - were much lacerated. The hawk is now kept in the garden on Sion-41111i' FOR THE SUN, ItTa-EDAroß—Not havitig . leisnre before, Itei; now to remind you, that, the , subject on which your intelligent Correspondent, IlooKE , a; pur poses to tvtite, was previously anticipated a'nd"be gem by Ate, in My Series of Letters on the Re ligion, Laws, and Policy of the Country :the Dedication and Introductory Letter. to which;you had in your possession before he intimated _his in- . - tendon, as ti!e dates of iht,se commtinicatiorts - will indisputably prove. I therefore, in justice to my self, claim. the priority of •aesign and comnlynico tion ; yet priority of insertion is to 'me a matter of per feet indifference. When, as he appeara to intend modelling his on the plan of Hooker's Etc clesiastical Polity, whose name he has bottovredl and as I purpose differently, it is probible ilur mode of discussing the subject may differ fbere fore, we have nothing to crintend for, bnt'pri oritv of design, exc. which, in the sods of CicettO,—vidcw• uno jure quad= inodo t Indic re I am, Sir, Your most obedient servant, Oct. 24th. 1.1 BRITON. ASSESSED TAXES. ,~ Those whorecollect Mr.LustllNGToN's Letter to the Commissioners of Crytoins Some time ego, arid who know the salutary effect it hail upon the sub; ordinate officers of that department, wig read frith pleasure a letter recently transmitted by him' IC) Olt eommissionerg of 'faxes, for the guidance of the •:+irvevors in the districts. " GENTLtimeN-1 arm commanded by the Lords Comtrtissionera of hi 4 Majesty's Ticasnry to ac - (paint you, that they have had under their etinsi tkratoo several represesitations; . setting forth the incottvenienee and ve\ation lik,tv to arise from the , on3truction given, in some instanves, to the .Act of the last session, for 4 Reiieing persons : , • (Impounding fob their Assessed Taxes from an !snit'utl assessment for the term of three years.' ' - fh`e .objects which my'Lords had in view in 9tib- Inittin,:' tha' , 'Act to l'arliament, were to aff rd to . berries paying Assessed Taxes an opportunity of ;relieving themselves from the annual trouble of •asssmenrs and occlsiond surchiarges ; to obtain ra:e increase of revenue by voluntary corn ; in encourage the mannfactnres used in and to extend the employment of ser vants and occasion:,) labourers. My Lords Ccin ni;t fecnr to' t: , cse important objects; or to the explanittons uhich accompanied the 13i11 in its rogreisthrough Parliament, without feeling the stron2est desire to failitate the , peration of the Acr, by the.most !iberal construrtiou of its provi sions; and if any f . ortiter d e claratory Act should be neeessatv, my Lords will submit the s'aine to: the consideration of . Parliament - at its earliest meeting, " In some cases, however, and those the most material that hav;! been referred to them, my' ,Lords are of opioion that the letter of the Act will jiwity that construction which on every iethe t "grsoiind they are desirous it should r , ceiVe• " The first is that of a person compounding for hi s Ak ses , e d 7 T a ' xes , and who'has paid under the asse,stricnt of The Dist year for one or more four-wheeled carriages. The literal construction of 'he Act 'of last Session, coupled with the fOr, met- Acts rehylve to" Assessed 'faxes, would (it has been contended) preclude such person from substituting a two-wheeled carriage for a four wheeled carriage, and from keeping a twowheel ed carriage in addition. ' 1 MY Lro.ds (limb( whether even the letter of the Act would justify this construction ; but they, are decidedly of Opinion that it would be con trary to the spirit of the Act, anil to the expla nations given iir Parliament during its progress,; and therefore they desire that Nos. 1 and 2, re lating to carriages, in Schedule D. of 48 Geo. 111. c. 55, May he considered as one Schedule by your Assessors. and ' that they will govern themselves accordingly: 'My Lord's' , are fully aware that this construction will anthorize par ties who have kept and paid under the last assess ment for a two-wheeled carriage, and who may have given due notice :of composition, to keep one or more with four wheels upon the payment of the composition ; but they believe that in stances of this tlescriptiOn Will - he very rare, and even in those instances all the 'oilier important purposes of the Act will bare been attained. • " Another ease whi h My Lords think requires their - interposition, is 'that of a person sylio has paid tinder the last assessments for orie.or more servants of the highest class, and who is desirous of compounding tor thrift, either to kccp an ad ditional mintier of such servants or of occasional labourers. Under the Act of the last Sessiure, my Lords can have no flout,' 'that all persons so'com pounding, would be at liberty to keep any addi tional Humber of servants or labourers without forther payment than the composition of five per cent. ; but this privilege would not extend to any person who had not been assessed for one servant of the hiehest class in the last year. " In respect to the composition for horses, it has been stared, +hat a person who has paid tinder the assessment of last year for one or raOle horses, and for riding, or drawing,any carriage, would not he at liberty to keep Al pony ; my Lords can have no doubt this is a complete misconstruction of the Act, and that any person duly compound ing, may keep as many horses or as many ponies for these purposes as be may think fit. The Act, as relates to dogs, seems in like manlier to have been misunderstood ; and my Lords therefore !desire that you will explain to the Surveyors, that a nelson who has paid under the last A•sessment for a greyhound, hoond, pointer, setting-dog, spaniel, !archer, or terrier, and who shall duly compound under the Act of the last S e s s ion, may keep, any number of such dogs. " Aly Lords desire that you will immediately transmit copies of this Letter to the Surveyors, and that you will take cart that they facilitate the fair execution of the Act by every means in their power. - "I am, Gentlemen, yonr obedient servont, (r i gn''d) . "S. R. LUSHINGTON. Treasury C iambers, lath OctoLier; 1819." RADICAL SQUABBLES. „ LETtER 6i EiENRS GN . T7 l aguire. To the hr(it'e - Thforme-s of Loimi , hire.. Cheshire, Yoi ksinre, pf the No; thiiiEng:und, and Sc'oclund M BELOVTD FRIENDS AND FEILOW C.UNTRYMEN, our coemies to:ve ce , :altof open against us and the laws of Eng!' rout. The infa. mona Authorities of Mattliesfel, under he sanc tion of a critrut and cruel Ministry, were the first to " cry havoc, and le! 'sli(l . the` do g , of wall" On the never-to•he-fotgotten 16fh of August, they 'polluted the histOry a the present age with:flue foulest Burin, clue crimson gore of their women': arid chiHren.— Every ext:i - rtiOn to' bring the instigators and rr petrators'a Ihtsb artily to justice, has hitherto felled, and•we have . noi theyefore 'been c . %"eri the show fair plc;/ All diSguiS'e 14s'beeo off, and the unmasked hypocriteithints tiOW`before us in the t-aked Win Of - - a Milititty 'armed rufliao. But, toy Friends, we most be pa'tit;nt Lind perseveriag, end not suffer onrselvei to be driven off Om' goN'id '; these lawluss pioceedings arc meant to irritate us into some i' r vrT ie j- eet ; s h e w ot 'r e ist an ep, of which our watch f,l enemies 'are anxiously inspired to take inane dime advantage ; well knowing . ; as They do, that nothing st - rengthens'and consolidates the iron eral of despotism',bo much as the premature and un stteressful attempt to destroy it. I am induced to urge this caution, from the knowletige'whic4 I have, that spies and informers are abroad, and sent amOtigst you. The system of espionage is now carried to such au extent, that there is not a tap•room or a pot-house in the metropolis, or scarcely in the country, without one or two of these worthies being in nightly attendance ;' and not only my Lord Sidittimth, but the Lord Mayor of London, knows ,the substance of every conversation that pAseg tliere, as well as those who freqUent these lint-bee's of every thing that is base. and profligate. " •Thtle mons•ers human. form are - hired and paid to make !dots, And entrap the unwary into a participaon of their hellish'plans. Your parts of the coutvty are fall of thent; that I Itty may hatch op some imuigi ary trot:lon, preparatory to the Meeting .of l'arliament, whiz!) is to take place, as " The Coot ier" infOrms us, to pot dOwn treason, which, of Course, they will not fill to manufacture for the occasion. I know that some ot these are about to urge you to simultaneous Meetings, its .the ratty part of Nuvember,bilt he ware,my friends, and disappoint the tigers of their prey There are those who toe gone ft nun the Metropolis to Manchester and elsewhere for this purpose, the money to pay for whose expilices, there and back, I have not the least doubt, may be traced to Whiueball, slaw-ugh those who have been the in centiout and un.nspecting instruments may not be aware of the fact ; but recollect, my friends, that, at such a period as the present, an ignorant and itudiscreet zeal nuay produce more mischief titan es enau Oliver him , elf. I am the last mAts on earth "that would advise you to refrain from meeting - tO express your grievances, and to tlernand your rights. Nay, 1 would urge a Meet ing in evety County, City, Town and Pat its the United Kingdom, where they have not al. ready met to express their - opinions upon the at Marichester, and to take measures for bringing the and their abettors to jus'ice. But if any one.•bas been from London to advise or yecotnne‘nd a Meeting at Manehester,underthe pre lent agitated state of the public mind, hi must be a'remorseles's fiend indeed. No one will go to such a Meeting unartned, after the cowardly and motilationi which %%ere perpetrated in the 16th ; and 'Where is the man who would advise you to meet armed ? I say. my Friends of Blan chester, meet not till every effort has been male and tailed, to bring to justice the ; and then, and not till then, will there be any question whe ther you ought to meet or not. I know, and can naturally feel, that all those who were present at Manchester on the 16(1i, must be anxious tO have arms to ptottct them selves frran a repetition of such wanton cruelties, Etid as I know of no law yet Mat prohibits ats nglishman` from having arms for his own pro tection, I will not take upon myself to recoils,- mend you not to have them, but of this 1 ant quite sure, that no titan should procure arms stir. reptitiooly, or keep them secretly ; all should be i•liine as orenly (;(• at all), and the purpose as openly avowed, as the armed associations that are training in &El - crew parts of the country. But above all, my friends, enter not the doors of a' rublic-house; refrain from all spirits and intoxicating liquors. ~ .Ret»ember that nine -tenth; Of the publicans are your enemies ; they are tools in the, hands of the Magistrates, and must do any thing they v.ish them to do, hoWever disgraceful, iu order , to secure their licenses. • Abstain from beer, spirits, and 'tea, and your be4lth, yotir mbrals, your pockets, and your cba• r4eter ks in4 , n, will he improved. Your enemies► encourage you to gamble and get drunk for a two told purpose, the one to pick your pockets,• the utber to render you slaves. As I 14 tu now pressed for time, I shall do my• self tl►e h o nour of addressing you again very soon.. I,► the menu tsmr, hrii , :tre me your sincere friend, Middleton Cottage, Oct. 19, 18t9. H. HUNT. LETTER FROM THISTLE WOOD. Dear Friends and Suffering Countrymen, I little expected I ever should be called upon trs address to you a word to repel so foul and wick• ed an iniinnation against myself, of being a spy, and much Ices did I expect, a tew weeks 'lgo, that such insinuation would proceed [ram Henry Hoot, the supposed friend of the People, of Justice, and of Liberty. I beseech you to read his letter to " The Morning Chronicle" of the 23 , 1 October, it3l9, and judge of his pretensions of being the real character he wishes to appear; indulge me with your attention, while I examine many of his acts, and many of hi* expressions. It is now become necessary to show men in their trite characters, that we may have as few knaves and dictators amongst us xs possille, its the great change about to take place in the af fairs of this country. With many of you, I once believed this man to be a brave, a valiant, and a proper person to push forward the great C 41.130 of Ltberty, and gsva ler tilt I er f s o ;I' ;0- A te be be me GA If IV! si• ►sue i• , 114 la. 10 G b i° 40 0- SP