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PARIJ.43IENTAItY REFOKA

NOTING OF TILL INHASITAIffs of LENT.
staltistons, OCT. 21.
In
puissance of a ',equitation liaised by a west
otllig"f ibe most respectable ',Freeholders, a
Neon of the lulithiten!.., of Kent was, this day
conveyed here by the Itgh Sh.rilk for the purpose
°fishing iato consideration the tfecessity of peti.
tiodiog fur a Reform in the firearm state of the
'lion iu Parilainieut. The Niectim 'raj
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elJioan open space iu front of the 'l' Dwo.Halli-and,
though not very numerously, IVYs♦ moat respectable
stteoded. Abmt one o'clock, the Hiatt Snantyr
Prestated hsosself to the kleettithf, w Inch he ad.
jte,,,,d, from a temporary platitaut, erected on a
waggon, nearly as follows:-
06,,TLE)1100-1 have had the honnnr of coiling
tea together this day, in consequence of a re
•iien hmodell to me by Sir ‘Vilition Geary, which
.ill betted to von by the Deputy Sheriff. I trust,
fa the honour of the county, that you will give
every Gentleman a fair and patient hearing."
The Deputy Sheriff then read the fUlowing ree
coaltion
s tYe erne name* ere hematite subscribes!, feel (he seers.
h Pf *Reform in Parliament, not only to the maisteseoce
A ik: tt awl priur.;ilus of She Cesstitotioo, hut as a
',Toots to cutler% tru.l exert the surrey of a vase and
• rept., i• • cause has heen fatal to the
it 'orotund us, from the corruptors, the treachery,
.0 the ieoecility of their Governments
With it unpressioss opoo oar minas, we rejoice that
in Me hot Setaiuns of Parliament principles have hese offer-
ed to the (sends-ration of the House of Cummooe by one of
the Member oft,te comity of He, ts, which, if surnamed to,
zsd funuesd by the Honer in Committee, would produce, we
are comaxed, a remedy to the evil, we complain of; and
nun to us she blessioas of a free Cossetitstion, that tosatis
•,j, inherit:tare transmitted to w by tic wisdom and
etep*.ta of oaf Ithreglool.
its tt,eretere request that you will appoint a Sfectina of
tie L.halinsitts toe Comity of Sent, to take into Weir
certainties • Petitien to the House of Commons, apes /be
rived el Parhaseentary Return.
o Te the High Sheriff of the Cosoty of Kent.'

The Hwy SHrarIPI again ClllllO forward, and
aided, th,tt he had further to inform the Meeting,
be hva r: mired a letter from Mr. Maywood.
one of the worthy Representative; in Parliament
fur the caul:y of Kent, which he begged leave to
mud. It contained an apology for Mr. HAI% ood's
absenting himself from the Meeting, which both
Ai< diny and inelination prompted him to attend ;
but as he was with a"severe attack of the
gout sad rheumatism, he feared such a step would
Le encoded filth very ill effects. The letter ,
chided with ale. HonywoorPs avowing himself a
warm and :41,vdy friend to 11«for,n, both within and
without the House of Gilmartin%

Mr. Nooses then permuted hinsself.—He be.
tiered it was ►ery generally admitted, thin some-
thing more than the mere chaur of Aliuiaters,
in the prt.ent state of swathe offsirs, w.O oeces.ary
t. the *defy Lid s-curity of the country. That
experiment had heel' repeatedly tried, but no imr-
*4,l-w had reselted from it--they had, on
In cone progremively worm—and the
C,..,i4Jellet was. that the great bode of the people
had etied to be linen:pas who were Minhiters.—To
cause were they to atiritnite this want of ear
edenee to politic men ? It did oat proceed from
19 Ind of trlrub —for many di these who bad
6 is power. were men highly aemernillished. and
or gr,at abilities—Nis. it i►ose entirely from tit*
Ilintotakile want of public hoursty. On this point.
Camden had said that there was a great de..
in that quality ; end that Mirustins.

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the neat half century, might purser what.
ever atrautre they thought et. without any *Bee.
to,l moonlit. While the people, however, bad
a rem ilr within their reach, they should not de-
spair—did remedy, *lnch was of tree British
moth, saoisisted in the general mud public exprei.
wan of ilse real sentiments of the English people.
nil:. they isomemed that facility, be trusted it was
in their power to pat the rbepreaentation of theenud.
try on curls a footing. as would insure its prosperity
to I Impious's% 'mid prevent the recdrrruce of those
serum of degradation sihich'haire been so often wit-
we ed of late years. They had Met that day. to
• Iwo consideration the neetwity of a Reform in
Psdament. That principle bad been opposed by
revue licrsona as nnneerusary, and by other* as a
(lcue,rans novelty. With respect to the latter ob-
i-V.4n, it weal.' be well to recur to the opt-
near of many great men, now no moo. who had
expresad tlrruselvra tinriplivocally on the siihject.
Tbe irent.wtal Chatham hoped, that the Holten
BArrtuA System would he stone away—and stored, •
that it the Party :meutth,ll,ot relOrsi itself within, it
l'"1:4 he reformed from without, with a Vettg'anyr:
• 'n". Mr. Pitt, a min of lug ry great air lases.
•3-n be hranght forwst.l his f. tttttt us measure in
V.' Mil' 1725, observed, that, walannt a Retorts
Path:tote:it. the nation w s decree to be plunged
into new warn—sent he (Nr. I lodge.) appealed to
Cur occurrences of the last 25 years, as the best
rlnment on this prophetic expression. Sir {Vin.
E •rit•totir. ntwo, who never coal,' he •nsperted of
opinions, hail stated. that the
'OM of the English Constitution was rferideully
forms, or itee„,n..—init twat, though not kle•A to
reSPCClAblittr, talents. and into rite, Sir Willi
loon had always the warmest eta,
'mutt° the prinmide of Reform. and Ulaul writt,ii an
l-silsiole treatise on the oniti-r:t, winds hr had
Lett stalrgecy to hi, Isclovr.lrmontry. had, lie
pretty clearly *hewn, that the eharhe of
▪ Rai not tonsiiled in rect.—flaring dome
".F with that olijection. he did not think it neva*.
'are to entee i•it.s•ny arirornent no to the Necessity
ihe ineasnr--eeryaltsinterest‘d man wise heard
.ium must, hr was sore, be of the sant, opinion with
perm on that point. One remark, however. be beg-
ilt.d trite to insle. lie would ask, how could their
liberties he preserved whole and entire, when 110
railllons of the public money were annually at the
dispose of the Minister' lu his mind, the British
rrestitutiom consisted of two
.thin;v. scnsit mud
o--beating a similitude to the soul mud body.—
I, was ray ready to admit that the Coostituleows
r t; wily formed, was a inaster-piece of hoe*"
; but would it loe denied that the hand of
, '1117.11' hose sr impaired it as to render rem" "
"41: oremsary ? There war no nectioite to cutter mi.
filuLitY Into the various plans ollieh hail `Teen brought
.". ET Reform in the R.lsresr.,t st•onot on. •
m
t'choly fact that they I.A ell e I.
E.„ n
13 ""de's pr.up ...idols was throw col, on th.
▪ of its betui tuo ; and that of 117'

Bread. which eras ninth shorter sad more simple,
shared the same fate. But the great complaint is.
not that this or that plan has beets rejected ; but
that the House of Commons have *hewn an indis-
position to accede to any measure of this descrip-
tion. He hoped. however. that cot ouly the laha-
b.tants of the county of Kent, but Onos of every
other county in England, would come forward, and
by their spirited conduct procure that fair and full
representation of the whole people in Parliament,
which he believed to be the great desire of the na-
tion at large. There had not been a plan pro-
posed, from the period when Mr. Pitt male his
proposition, to the present day, which wonlil
nut have been of incalculable service to the
country. if it had been fairly and honestly car-
ried into efeeL returned his unfeigned
thanks to the Meeting, for their patient and at.
teutive hearing. He had nit been impelled by any
&elm, of vanity in thus coining forward. But be
felt assured, that if they ultimately soceertled its
their object, it would be the mesas of slaking
content over the whole country. He recollected an
lexpreasiau made use of by the late Mr. Pitt, in the
year 174 or 3,whi,h he would quote, es he thought
it particularly applicable to the question then en-
der cousideretion. lie bad said, cad ruid truly,
that " nothing wls more completely calculated to
makes' King ofEngland happy, than the uninflu-
enced support of • virtnaus noose of Cott:mans."
Mr. Hodges coorludod by readmit the proposed.
Petition to Perti iment. of which the following is
en acriirit:e color

" We the inhabitants of the C,onuty of Kent, in toll
Cutaty Nteetinesseemhled, c the min we
polecat), addreslinz and In 1111.1141i.14 VOUF ILnt. House
upon all pablic impeded by a It gh sense
of the duty we owe to earaches end to our country,
be( leave to lay before rut our opinions and etoti.
ine.tts on the present 0-fecttre ....de of the keestc.
seutatiun of the People.

To the u is.lo a end jialtic.- of the original di-sign ef con-
vening in l'a:•lissuent the Represent nice& a the People, to
goitie,,,te sod co-011.1dfr with the Sovereign and the Peers
nowt cyrr) yoestion of *animal concern, we give our un-
epprobition : but alicti se fah.. into our consi-
der:oMo the decay of Po.Of B01,411(111, (MC prosperous and
well peopled; the rise and dour-along •••••iiilisiiiits of othets,
formerly of little uote; when w.: millet you the cif is of Ilse
heavy and insupportable 'spew of elections, whi,:h closes
the doors of y .nr Honourable flonas to In .ov of the heat
friends of their country, sod robe it of their '4.l,hfet service
when we thick of these things, we are f amnion than you:
Hocouraiste Hasse is, et this tint; by so means • fair tie-
p evest Alien of the People; sod front the miner in which
a large portion of the intim. lual Nle.aio.vs Wit tit soil • • Ore
Mew seats is your 4 mworoo,fs Hokom, we opumis hut hirer,
licit that h 111 and s 'creel olio'. intended for the walk set
ire, is frequently S011.(111 I ir toil pmcuresi vaimmettitntiuml
means, sod is t• •o diets pers. ted from as original .1 mtgie, tad
rendered 1, Aservival private cods. To ed. cease we ascribe
the greatest part of the calamities we so a have to deplore ;
the mean pct irt.pies awl Wit, OW views wissits Mee too kw:
Irr.l the Councils eche Ealsieet; the false isibitme and
enitotrigues of its Nleioh-es • the elifol44. eof a
systems of e.petiditere lavish :wyon.l a- cample ; the .oass dis-
graceful expeditions, i t which the blool and teamsters of oar
Coor.ift hate twee toe pro lie 137 wasted; the der soon: of .
your Honourable Huns. ta .1 opposition to th ie.veral
sealissielita of the Nation; the .grilling s hit'ierto reuse 4
by your itonourable House to o :isle ',llia,/ Into, o • 11-fe-
rret abuses is the Veer-mutat i nowillinnes • which
cannot ha in excite .sac distrust, mil to -linsitaish the 're-
spect we owe in the WM., and futictioss of your Honourable
House—end we deplore particularly tine instance of this
enwillin-,its of which we complain, in your rejmuou of s
wont,* mad- in the last Nc411.14111 of Purlisineut, by oue of
the Ifttabers for the r'oustty of Herm; as cast =mom had it
been adopted by roar reavt seeessmily have
broualst before a Committee a 101 comity' lute the
defective mints of the Represeatati ~f poi=
thereby have led to a substantial Refocus to the C.iminciee
House of Parlrameat, so «awaits' to the sevation of the
State, lay rmtai sug.ll4 the blessings of a free Cnostitetion, that
inevt.tii Ode ciberitance traustnittid to us by Ilse wisiloni sad
ietrepidity of oar Ancestors.
"The wort d.-ossitil this open avowal of oar seetinteais ;
surf in Cs.: fait. igs rairloyeal to Coes' them we isteod no
disresp. ct, though, we see persuided, that nu words can he
ton erinig en express our &Mier upon this .warden.--
Therefore, we most e smithy entreat row Homutrable Houle,
to uedertake, before its too Isle, in a tree and cordial 'spirit,
' the measure of Rtfofall, upon priailpks, which, by entseitint•
lag the affectioss of tli.v Petioles and Wag 'est./fin to your
Hosiostralite Mime its tine weight aid eh -.ratter, may 'es/is.:
set Constry from dninestie ditemd, soil se, mire R frqes She
amigo foe, give ambiltty to the Theenc, cud perpetuate the
Coestitutiou."
The whole of Mr. Hodges' siireca was recoived
with the greatest apple-Ise; hid when he ha 18 111111-
eta readmit the Petitions tie was greeted lay three
times three cheers.
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Mr. FOOTE next addressed the A .sembly as f
After the able winner in which 411.
siness has hero opened to you. little rein sins for
me, hot to go through the casts airy form of sir
nuouely sod heartily seconding 'he Address wfiith
has just been proposed. Bat, e5...1 us the perform-
ance of this duty, I feel it neceesary to throw my-
se:f on your nvialgenee ; and to solicit. wi Is all
laic ,lilClence of a man nausea to public speaking,
a candid sod impartial herring. Were we suet
nether to discuss aortic abstrect q ne'tinn of polsey-e.
sonie difficult theory so the art and mystery of go-
vernment, I should out presume to sibtrii.le myself
on your notice ; best the sohject of our Ad-
dress is a most simple our. The grievances we
complain of ire common to us all. The reme-
dy we se-k for is obvious and infallible. We ore
rni•ious for nothing new--ait is the Constitution
which we seek for—the Constitution as'estatilished
by our ancesiors—she Constitution of limit. Lords,
said Commom--the Constitution of the Statute
nook. It is with no couimon anxiety we request,
that Parliineitt will, in its wisdom, adopt souse
measure calculited to support its own honour, and
vindicate its own purity. We wish that some cf-
(retold method may be resorted to, to prevent the
recurrence of scenes so disgraceful as those which
have, during the two or three last Session', bent
exhibited to the eyes of an astonished aud insetted
people. We wish to see the time when corrupnon
shall lie no longeridynested and avowed--end when
Minieterial belief-1kt)• shall cease to be protected by
Ministerial majority.—( Hear ! Ater! J—W eo>h t,
see the time lotto she Guardians of the puldic

purse sli•ill dispense with wisdom what they grant
I with coution—sud whet' the Brest machine of the
State shall be worked, not for the interest or am-
bition of the governors, hut for the happine-s of the
governed. It is from an extension of the right of
rating. from freehold to copyhold property—it is
from am:Teasing the number of members is a due
' proportion to the population of boroughs and of
cosigns—it is from • flicecious measures for the
reduction of the ruturill .US expcu.e attendeol rip .0
the present system of a 'iection--thAt we shell olotaiu
object. .•a cougcnial to the principles of Ea-
1411.4'int a. (;,•tatielilirl,. 1 presume PIA 1 think I
p•erume faith) that this is the sump Iltsi 50014,1. c

of one wishes: and to ',Wars Is reasonable
it would, at first sittet,oatem difficult to suppose 111
opposition. But, loses, the creatures of Ad-
ministratilsw—die minions of office—the expectsiits
of eauesimeits—tiro embodied au first Adana
against us. The contest we are embarked an is ar-
diumni—self-interrsi is dead to the coif e of moons
.41141 of truslooomd to talk to the borough-motive
of Reform, end to the hireling of Retreuclim lit,
vorteindeed rr to bluster to the ocean, and to
the to the wind !" Aglonst this mercenary !lost of
foes we have to oppose the unansaerable ingurnctit
of common sense, supported, in the first instance,
by the countrosoce of this most viitectable Meet-
ins ; mid, in the iiext, by the unanimous exertions
of indepeudetit men of all descriptions and of
mil imoar., whose opinions are dictated 10 re-
flection, and who are sterlfast in the judgment,
they hare formed. Let us then keep the grand
specific of Reform constastly in view. Let us
not Ls lulled hr hope, or dispirited by dorsi,-
poistment. Our saber yokes may at first be
stifled by the yell of corruption, nod our re-
quests may st first he denied l,y prejude, mud fry
power.—( Ileac ! hear! Aces IJ—Let us, however,
he true to ourselves; let us never swerve, even
for a moment, and our StIOI success must be
the result. The mare's of Justice may be slow,
it is nevertheless sure. Ottr's is the cause of jus-
tice, and, trust me, she will iil'ion.itely Le triumph.
ant. It is by her 'steam we :rope, at so distant Pe-
rim!. to ~te iinonge of Commune so co:wonted,
that, whilst they honour the Crown, they shall pro-
tea the people—who shall attend to our own real
interests—not lording over our rights, but 'tripe'', of
sue joy. It is by her inserts we hope, at no distant
period, to see the 'resit, divided, incapable adhe-
rents of the present Minister, turned out of ',See—
the inansgensent of the British Cabinet placed in the
hands those who will once more open to us u free
career for the testoortion of our honour. our liberty,
and oar happioesi : for nothing tends further to
p.ornote th- mitten's ssfe ty, said the people's corn-
fist, thin to see men of talents, loyalty, probity,
Niel 'walnut., dtr. rt tie public councils."

Mr. Cot nett addresmed the Meeting. He
called uu every one oho braid him to join heart
and twid in endeeroariug to stem the torrent of
curruteiou which the. ADOW(I to overwhelm them.
When he looked bee k ma their ancestors. he felt
ashamed of this prevailing corruption atid venality.
whieit the laws of tie laud, unil went to the
utter ihstructem of all snake principle. By it we
were involved in • niost ruinous war, and con-
demned to imbecile directors, whose hilly in con-
ducting it was only to be etinalled by its Lei-
lur.-e earl disgraces. But yet, he was happy to say,
is spite of all oppositiuo, and ..f every art to retard it,
the mile of liberty and indepemietice was tasking a
rapid progress throughout the country. He trusted
Wealthl speedily cure meet of the evils of which
they sow had to moistens. Why, for interim*.
should it be. that the Father of them all, visited at
an advanced period of life with akse loss of sight,
why should it be that his ears a should be shut
*geoid the mice of hit subjects ? What was the
brightest jewel in his diadem ?—t he love of his peo-
ple. Willa mi.iilained the favourites and the does
of the Court—the indnstry of the people. He
might then to be pertau.ted to War theirmiati-
' men's. sod bowie their stri eeeeeeee !Inch Meetings
as the pros- .t would affect this ; sad he called on
them to rally round ens corn mots standard, de-
tiermiued to root out the poisonous matter winch
pervaded the *tat-, and more particularly flourished
within the wells of St. Stephen'.. Never was
there • question of greater magnitude thin that
so which they were now called to deliberate.
They sew tit- King iiimlted, end the national debt
increased to nearly et.:lit hundred millions, and yet
they were asked whit it was they.isould have re-
dresse t—ieotat did trey went ! He would tell the
persons trim put such on -Ilion' whim it vise they
wanted—tlety wanted taeir rights—they wanted
so "'Laney Government—they would lint have
dritultets set' en• d, soh roLheit them of what they
hardly -aimed. It an when • loosen of the
name of Hunt flllO earthy with 2.00,nuu1. of the pab-
i.i; money ; yet Mi.ii,ters awl their corrupt sups
porters .1 011 id net 0411 this ember-A/twist, but soften
it down with the spolillatiou of it misapplication."
Misapplication ! Was it only misapplicstioa to
rob of suit u :nix' on ripmessed sod hope-
ver.•.;eil p-op't.? 14 • hoe observed in St. Sees
pares, sad the lehlty of the House of Lords.
that the patrons who assembled there were
more attentive to their private intermits thus to the
iestereste of the public. Under these circuits-
tesices they must suspect them. and ought to
have a watchful eye over all their mntions. COT'.
ritption prevailed so much. that it was needless to
talk of lopping off the branches. No (to use the
words of a believed Baron-t). they must lay the axe
to the root of the tree. It was, indeed, impossible
to describe the waste of public money. Lord Ar-
den, the brother of Mr. Perceval, who had merited
nothing hot disgrace, was 'rich in siutictire plitres;
sad this was only a sample of the general profu-ion.
But he trusted their exertions would soon terminate
the shameful system; and in order to effect this
desirable object, earnestly recommended to them
unanimity and harmony, and to keep inn the beaten
regular tract which would inure their success.
Were he, like Caractecus be foie Claudius. an the
presence of those men, he would sly—" How dare
yon barricade the Throne, nor suff. r the voice of
the people to approach ?" HOW hider" durst they
presume to deter nine that petitions to the King
Arnold only be sent to the office of the Secretary of
State, where they 'allot lie for three days or threill,
year; and toe.) be sent to the butter shop !—How
thirst the greet lendhoPers come before the people,
on the sweet of whose brows they lived, and meet
them, It mein; that they took nn steps to core these
evils ?--Ile was glad to vir the Petition so winded,
that every friend to ha rountry must approve of it;
though, he had no doubt, when presented to the
House of Commmis torts tar flaw would be found
in it, souse pretended disrespect or onsi-sion. which
Would CIIIAC it to he Irjertr.i. 'rho,e great p-aspic
thought they had great !deists, when in fact they
bed uone. They were I..ntf dup with extraordinary
vanity; I-it the wing. of corruption would Coon rot
aim then the batty would he uuahle to mount.
This and aim, tr Me.ithigs would clip their whir.
sell, like • pillar salt, they were already melting
sway by the let. nth of catnip:ton. The more se-
curely to et c: what they coshed, he advised the

IF

Meeting to give no ease of complaiut to the name.
eons skies who were .:nosy tbe:n st this euument—
the hirelings and :le itslf ‘.l the aserhow. But there
mare grievances they ea.ild riot bear. C old they
ends,. tnetren teem,- .0 Th.- number of 30,000?
i•otik# they-endive Imelda Generals to enotarand
livitieh dor rims ? These tli;:ios Isere dire( lie con-
trail Wthe Cosistitutato and it was their duty to
hare thcru remedied. Co then' then endeavour to
be a fere and great mitten., nor meet :herr empty**
son to revel iii the far 41 the land, wiser thq
people were compel-A to Korn the hrn... it was
the duty dewy roan to wend wirwald in ti-e wrist ;
to deliver los opinmiis. and give Ina mirky.
u When daegi•rs IE4I and Delegates to 114 t,
GOOd 1.1111114 ti MOl COWS with tardy fort
Fur, in the cum. of n.s country's fate,
tic merits death who gives adrece too ime."
After reciting till. quotation. /1r Cox retired ;
end the Under Sheriff read the l'eti;iens. The She-
riff then put the question upon it. arid, on the show
of hello, it was rigreo4l to unianirsougy.. Than
tune,: three cheers. in !moose of use Sacra, cores
eluded this part oldie business.
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Nl,:fircor. K then crtain Rrsolutions rata•
tive to toe Petitiod'ilielog presratted 'tithe Midst of
of Commons by the Coanty Metutiors; snot copies
eboold be left for signatures at the insiieird towns
in th.• couo.y ; that
.s ernauttee should be sp.
pototoJ to c3rry the mile luto efftret, Ate.

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Mr: F`
yurr~agti n addressed the Meeting as
intswitAilie three ttele4oviutfe. Wawa. that though
Sir E KOOOOO4ll sopiportert every Mtaisteriat me,.
sure, yet if the tottd. of towlepeadestte was out totally
eNtiuguisittd ia his lire... sod he was tilit the onin.
Om.- read Of pourer. hr utast, in his !piston. now
crone forward and stow himself the se sorter 1,1
tiffany.
Sr Lia *RD CLt .aid, that When Brat
he Itml the 1104 .ur eisetinf.; the advestiseraent .1
the Nessp ipers. hr %nougat it .his duty, es vile of /f
heir Itepreaenttti‘es, to attend the Meeting. :-
fore be) otieral to them the very short ei *eves. tj
tion she had to make on the ,eltject, licelaireseal a
hearing. While he noticed the eraursiere of Mr.
Foote in as.,rtisex what wen a direct falsehood. an 4
stating iu the free of the county, that he (Sir Ed-
ward) objected in the measure...lls $ wes (.1 r ror
be hod writer nii:tected of oriented to et.—(Jeri. of
Ike / heel /-...iTe/ tw .V—He now called on toot
Gestleman to recast what be bad sarri. ft,id do horn
justice Wel* those is whose presence he had ma
represented biro.
Mr. Vetoes. is reply to this, said. that he had
I made the assertion no the gioniad of Sir Edward's
not holding up his hand when the question cos the
Petition no carried.

EDWARD K
Sir
NATCHIBULL said, he would con-
vier him out of his own mouth, aud from his own
words. He had asserted that he objected to the
'Dessert; and no* called on for his proof, confessed
that it was will, !meanie he 46,1 not hold up his hand
in its favour. But did he hid/ tip his hand assintt
it ? He put this to him. and to every honest man
who heard him, end it ft thrill to torus their own
conclusion upon the trittli.of the assertion. He
spuke in the presence of respectable men. anti they
knew what he said to be true. if Mr. Foote dill
not after thts recant. he could only.says Iltat ho lel%
hiss to the satisfaction of the rallemple.tligltt had
asserted a falsehood.

Sir W. GRAIL'S observed, that the Hon. Baronet
had (*mainly nut objected nor tweeted ; but hail
now, on a question of the highest importame *ad
nost vital interest, informed his Constituents that
lie had no opium:, at all I—(Litters.)
Mr. RYDeR said he wield bang Ibis matter to a
very short issue, by putting fa plain tinostion to Sr:
Edward Kuatchbell, " Will you support the uni-
ties for Reform?"
Sir EDWARD K ceecnauta. answered him, that it
would be recollected all he had yet *lid pointed to
Mr. Foote, and the assertion made by him. This
he would now leave to has own breast, unit procPed
to what he had to say en the other subject. He
had thought it his duty to amend the Meeting, amid
he also considered it to be equally hie duty to pee-
s •ut to the House of Commons the Petition of his
Constituents, or of auy part cf them. He had, oft
all former occasions, expressed a similar it,clinatioii;
and was of opinion,that ell Petitions,if properlyword-
ed, which he was happy to say he cousidered the
present Petition to be—(.applause)--ought to be
laid before the Legislature. His notinns of the duty
of a Representative in Parliament were well known.
He had ever professed the mine, sad if he knew
himself, would continue to the day of his death to
maiotain the same wry of thinking. He worth! con-
sider it to be his duty, and the duty of every Retires
sentative, to gather, as far as lay is his power, the
sentiments of his Constituents. flaring obtained
this information, he would then draw his own COM
elusions and act socoidingly—he would coi,sult
their opinions, and then set me his own mind and
conscience directed. That line he had eser Milled*
adhered to. amid would :motions to adhere to it as
long as he lived, benign* he deemed it the noly
right anal proper line el his duty. He was willing
to have his public conduct scrutinised, and iodeed
courted their must strict iriquiry, for he had ever
meted from the dictates of 11111 hourst heart.' He ape.
logien' for spsaltiog so touch of fielf, but feinted
the Meeting would excuse him, in on wale Wee*.
sloes it was absolutely necessary to di) m.• This wee

one of those mcasions... when cluirAes +eft made
against him. and he demsadr-d a caiiilA heatick—
Ou every occasion connected with the
nets of the county, lie was proud to sly, he had
paid the utmost attention, and had sealowily lieeota
ed himself to their political mitten. He thalleng.
ed any person present to contradict this. Uobiaesed
in every respect, party ream or political friendphips
had never entered into his contemplation, or warped
him from &dog his duty. His duty he had'daneto
the county, and bad discharged the treat reposed
in him with fidelity and integrity.
Mr. LARKING, after the able manse, in 'Aid
the question had been treated, thrlight it unmet,*
sary to temposa long upon the time of the Meeting&
and indeed, hat for the silence of the H‘r.Bitiastet.
their Representative he would not bare attempted
to addrcss them at an. He called it tNe silence of
that Hon. Baronet ; for though he had spoken, be
had said nothing on the subj,-.:t for the enmities*
you of which they *ere esovened. sad Om, Wife
!taw as much in fliet dark as to what wme his
sentiments oa this important quoins es they
wets before they me!. Imes smiting

PaiRLI43IEN
NOTING OF THE. 11
la puesaance of a re
umber of the most r
number
of the 'lnhabit
cnnleued here by the Ii
of taking tato conadera
fur a Reform i
"di
Rore,.en _ tation .0 Teri
lace t
beljulatinPen 81
lumen,
though tot very t
µten• ded Ablut one o
rioted halfwit to tl
mod, from a temper.
down, Dearly as folio,
is Geeri.ettee-1 hei
at together this day,
ii
Le. handed to me by
sill betted to yon by 11
far the honour of the
wry Gentleman a fair
The Deputy Sheriff
c•ranion :
'0 ire whose 111.13V1 ore API
,it, of a Itcform in Pori Orr
s, it 411.1
rt.tite.l mud CL
people, HI • can,
P.' ~
In otoroutol ug, fit
ninon,
intl.-00r of their Gt
Wait unPrewsi""s
to the but .-c•wiuns of Park
et' to the caaWokrat ion of t I
at Members of Ole Coast,
y,dtottortl tie the Huo‘e i
p cotooSced, a remedy t,
restore to us Ow blemihigs u
alblr
tahratttor• tronsmi
nneli dttc of use ancestor®.
tiovolOre requeet t
the I.,halloototo ,4 ttte Co
coesidemmeaftfitirento
scuret of Parkameotory Ii
To the Nigh Sheen(
The HIGII SHrRrIP
stated, that he had fur
be had yl.l r, mired •
one of the worthy it
fur the coul:y of Kent
mad. It contained ins
aborating himself frost
daq and inelinatii
but as he was aglietal
rut sad dicurantion.
he emended toitii very
chided with air. Hon
warm end rtesdp hien(
without the House of I
Mr. Nooses then
tiered it ores very gent
thing more than the
in the previa state of
to the Weft- Lad s-eu
riperiineot had been r
aOl,l-in g.m 1 had real
t:ie t o diary. Iti.come
rii.ol..perice Will, that
had rotted to be goyim
s.i.t eattie were they t
ed,see to puldie mem
trout of tolrut—f
is power. were in
of great abilittes--No.
•
laintotal.de wind of pal
1.,i1 Camden hod oriel
ti..ien,•i• it, that Is
f.r tae neet half eel
• errs Ille3,llTe they rho
tliJI reaming. %Vlelt
a a ma. ilr within their
roar—rho remedy,
subsisted in if
r" won of the mat tomtits
Whit. they raimetainl I
t ••
HI their power moat th,
• try no such a footing.
a soI mpinges% end pr
wl krttl.l of degradation
• weed of late years.
too consideration
sa Priament. That pi
rrotona as non
of dmtvrtion novelty. 'i
it would be
moss of many great
1.1 expres,red the ruselves
Tie Chian
Borno4h Sirotern anal'
le thßt it the Nib .meut,
ot
rosi:4 he reformed fro
kb
,nn, Mr. Pitt, a
egretbr be iirotight fors
rear 1725, allis'ry
i Parlianteat. the iiiIJ
into new wnrw—voti h
l'ie oceurreaces of el
rat r~ onent int this peel
C-l•,nr,nNo, who
hohlt..z dettioerollt*
ho 'Pim of tbe C
flirter of Itelorm.—•
respectability, talenin.
erl Jones had always ea,
• '
L_
!fit to princi I
I,ollsiole treatise ott
t left 'la a lilsey to hi,
'"f believed, pretty clear%
, 11,"elly was not loan
:" au ,r with that ol•yeeti,
tip, to ente, ;11.1 •tte
oft. e ;ottani.- --very
rd4l p must, he wits sap
tee him
on that point.
lig' It'd leave to mike. I
hbo.
liberties he preserved

4

fillinsion-w-they lent* nothing of how it
WWI hie intention to act.— ( Hear ! hear!)—
He heal given them no informatmo, nor uny pledge
Ovate he would hereafter do. But it they look.,
ed back, and considered his past conduct, they
would require no avowal tine, but at once conclude
that he wss the bitter and dewily enemy to !C.-form.
—(Cheerirrer.)—Diil he ever, he would a-k them
anti hint, did he ever in his life vote ill Cream of
Befouls ?—(Cheers.)--Did he evervote *tit .favour
of the liberty and independence of the people ?
( Cheers.)—Did he ever in any one of fhb witty
important questions agitated in Perbainent since he
war a member of it—lit those tonoinns involving
the most dear of their interests—del he ever rive
ein.4le vote in favoar of the people ?—(t *heert )—lt
was not necessary for hint to remind the dieting
what these occastonrtoahicli he alluded were ; they
must all recollect them ; and yet though the very ex-
istence of the country depended on theist. their Re.
presentative eithir opposed them, or was not present
when they IT ere oiscussed.—!Heor, hear!—.dame,
sante ) It was esrerly requisne for hint to pant-
citlatixe the occasion, but he would itsk, for in-
stance, how the Don. Baronet h.d voted in that,
quarter, in which the Duke of York vas
brought before the tribunal of the public ? It was
the general opinion of the century, that the Com-
mander-in-Chief was gnilty of the crimes with
which he was charged. It was the opinion of the
Omni, of lieut, front one end to the other, and
the evidesice was so conclusive against him, that if
a Jhry in Westminster (tall had given as 11119 u
tout a decision as the 11-mse of Comilinne/
had don-, they would have been hooted from
the Hall of Jostice.—l Meek applatice.)-011
this °realism when 9qout it 100 of his Constituents
dilllersd in °pillion from himself, he hart acted in
decent opposition to their opinions and amber.—
(Heim hear.)—What was his rote also oil the
question of the late &oestrous Expeditiou, which
had overatoomerl the cauntry with unexampled ca-
lamity, dishonour. and diserair? An Expedition
coaceivrd in imbecility, conducted without a ray
of tutellig.ence, and hi every part of it conspicuous
alike for tg...orance, folly. and error. The waste of
the town pre.houe lives of the country was insist no-
Wit:ms the lavish expenditure of the public money
infamous ; the termination inglorious and iii•grater-
ful hod yet when tuquiii we. brought forward
to discover OP. authors of this sharnefu Expedition.
and bestow on them the censure they menu d, did
he (Sir Eilwatd Koatclibull) vote fur the quit-
tion!...lerier tees no, mud smingkd
Then it app. fired on a retrospect, th .•
Knatehhuli hid never ret,prored mins, ..me ti
of the people, or of Reform. lie called on hint
now for a deelaratioa, if he would support this Pe-
tition in the House of Co,n•rn.t.> Mist signi-
fied his presentiug it, if be would not pl, dire
self to give it his support throughnut ?—(Ap.
picssie.f....Why, if be would not flo he saw
the cow..te he ryprehented u•..-irivorally in fermir
of one thing. and art •.ng from himself, he supenried
its eppown---tf h • diffi-red on so material and im-
portant a nom from en,- ti!nents. why dirt ant
ito• de hi- ditty mod res'g- ftc po.t ill which he hail
loot lase rontiilvare of ho•r br nAmm he was ap.
pointed to it?.—aloud cheeriate.)—A tier . les!, tog
art ling on the time of the !Meeting. hi- would lint
encroach further upon th•le kind ii•dulgence. He
was the fr'wsil to radical refohn, snit most oineere-
ly biped if 'would iieee• ; but before it hr
111311ennvinced that men or Si. Etward
pliticiples must not bud their way into the House
of Commons.

Three cheers were given to the speaker at the
coaclution of *hi. addle...

Sir Wncttti GRUM had not thought it his
Arty to state his opinion on P-.• mhject of the Peti-
tion, for liming signed 11.. (Fronton in the
Iliadic papers, WUs a en& lent proof of Ins bring
earnestly in favour of every pimit it embraced. Ile-
Mies, haviug Mien besot the subject so ably treat-
er!. on admirably spoken on, and so luminnnnly
etatiO; it would be bet a wale of time to go over
the same ground •gain. with Irma talent ; and he
elionbl, therefore, only say, that lie would give it
his sopportwith as 11111C11 warmth mid !,.nest teeloig
as ever he hid yet even evinced by am id its hest
friends.—(.lpplatise.)—When he had the honour to
represent the county m Parliament, he is imam,-
bly the friend to iterliffli, ilee.lik4r, he there aaw
how eery necessary et was.—(.44/ause:)—hiow, as
one of the Meeting, us a Preeinait of Kent, he would
juiu heartily in the same cause, and, warmed he the
example of their ancestors, who had Ceiriowily re-
sisted the encroachments of a foreign foe, bet rut. d
they would as successfully combat another fop,
not leas dangerous, though not so apparent.
(Applastee.)—He te.xonmeoded that the Petition
should be left for signatures at every principal
town in the evenly, that numbers might add in the
weight of their representations; for he was convinced,
if the voice of the people of Flazlend were foaly
mated, even in the state acorru mien mu which the
Iloti.e of Commune bad sunk. it would hove ambit
intluence, and insure a decteion agreeable to their
wishes. (Apprrolvatiftn. ,0--This he oat toe snore in.
hoed to hope, from haying observed that on the last
leastiou °Cans hued, nears dui. half of the Members
were abseut; and he concluded front this, that if
they could be brought to attend to their duty, they
would vote in favour of Reform.—With respect to
the other flew:ohms, for havi log the Petition preseut-
ed by the County Members, lie thought the honour
of the County %%instil h.: lost, if they permitted • Tall
lei present *hal he would not support. If Sir E.
huatchboll would declare hie opinions, as honest
men might and dial Hider os these subjects, they
would know him to act. If he was with them, lie
would withdraw the amendment it was his intention
to make on this Resolution. V!. that it should be
presented by Mr. Hollywood alone; hut if he was
against them. !et him say al, and they would lint
hare the county elevgrarert by suffering • person to
peewit from then • Petition, of which he utterly
idiaopprove.l.—(Apidensie.)—lf he would join them
with heart and soul, (for he knew the Honourahla
Ammo was of a sanguine disposition), then both
their Members should carry up tneir Petition ; but
if not, they would employ only uric of them. Mr.
iinnyerierel, who, from his letter read this day, they
kiiew to be • worm friend to their cause.—As for
the Ilan. Baronet's saving lie would present their
Petition. that way iiwihiag, for it was the duty of
every Memher of Parliament In iireserit any Pe-
tition, print.-sly wut.led, teen though handed to

him by a stringer in the street. This was rights
because thereby the subject was assured of
having his grievances or complaints brought
before a public Unbolts!. But it was very
(emit with a County Meeting, the Representa-
tive of which ought to be prepared, to do wore for
ha; Constituents ticitt ti.e mere formal act of band-
ing their Petition to the Speaker, with an observe-
ti on, rhaps, that Its ruotents ivere utterly at vari-
ance. with a hat he conceived to be right !—(cllseA
applawe.)
Sir E. lin amine t.t. again rose. The Hon. Bart.
(Sir %V. (;..on) tureen said a greater truth in his life
titan when lie said that hr was a sanguine man. It was
very true that he was sanguine in whatever he na-
il, 'took to do, and most noxious to fulfil et ery
duty for those who employed him—(//ppfuese.)-ss
As for pletigins, hon.. It, lie declared he never would
go to Parliament fetter.d uponany occasion. If
ever a Bill was brought into Parliameut for such a
Reform its lie conk! approve (and he had reason to
b, liter that such a Bill Would lie brought in during
tiie ens. g session), it should have his cordial sup-
port. —(./pp/atire.) It ever he raw a Reform
lirn-
posed, which, in his opinion, would do the pub-
lic and the county a betielit, he repeated,
it should have his summit.-- (Applause.)—
(Here some interruptio.i being given by seveml
persons putting questmas to him as to what his
opinions were.]—Sir Edward defroded
his right to maintain ova own judgment equally
, w.th any one whom he addreiwed ; and claimed a
fair hearing from others, as he, on his oar's give
t nth-is when speaking, however much they dit-
Med front him, no Interruption. He had again
to state, that he would be the first person in
the Haase of CO.oolioals to g;ie lite support to
any plait of ration it nook rate Reform ; but he
would not pledge himself beforehand to support
what he was ittiaciviaiiited with, either in
pnn-
riple or iletad.--f Mingled censure and approha-
tiou.)—llow cont.! he be called on to say lie wontd
support any thing of the natured which he was igno-
rant?—Ecru Mr. Brand, whit had metered his plait
as mut It as any one estr did who brought forward
thequesi ma of Reform—even that Gentleman could
not sty that be had made up his mind on many
points eontiectent with Its form and manner. This
was infinitely in his honour, not only with his own
friends, but others—it 'hewed the difficulty of
coming to a final decision on this important topic ;
and he was ruplised that they should wish to
shackle him. a hen he could not know what the sub-
ject w.s, or how proposed to be- treated, which he
us as to pledge himself to approve and support.
Mr. ItYDER asked the Min. Bart. another ques-
ti S-ould s-ate in the House of Commons be
bought nod sold ?"
Sr EDWARD T.—" Had the Hon.
Gentlemen done me the honouro of consulting ate,
1111 be slid your other Representative (which, how-
-1 ever, I insist own, I hail no reason to expectfeons
Aims), I would hare told him that I think they should
not hr bought soil sal;.—(App/arse.) —The
Hon. Gentleman seems ~i•bncd to catechise; let
him proceed—l am prepared to answer all ques-
tions.

Mr. RYDER" How did you vote on the charge
against Lord Loath-reach, tor the exchange of a
wntr•ship for a seat in Parliament ?"

Sir E. KWATCHIVI t. I suppose lam expected
to give • candid 11111101.r......(4 cry cf Aye ! Aye !)
Then, upon my word of honour. I du not revel-
kct whether or not 1 w• 4 in the House when that
question was decided."—( Disapprobation.)
Sir We. GIAaT said, in explanation, that he
•greed in a great measure with the Hon. Baronet,
that their Representative should not be shackled
in the House of Commons, but left to his free,
honest discretion. But what hopes had they that
he would support the Petition, when he had ever
been dectiledly against Reform. He would put •
plain' question to him—Would he support Par'ia-
tnelitaty Reform ?—and if lie did not give an ati-
saer in the affirmative, he ought not to be intrusted
with the presenting of the Petition. There was
often more injury done to a Cause by an unwilling
messenger or advocate, than ti it had never been
agitated. Would they thin intrust thei► Petition
loin the hands of a 111411 who had slwars voted
agenist the measure, and did lint even assent to its
being agitated by bzinix brought before • Com-
initte-e, as proposed by Mr. Brand, who, with that
diffidence which 'hexed his respect to the opinions
of others, sod his sense of the importance of the
suhjrct, only asked Mr 41 Committee to make in-
quiry what Reform was necessarv. He would ask
the Hon. Baronet, and caper-se-I an explicit ten-
sor,. Whether he did vote for that measure?

Mr. Laillil4—To put, the question in • 'termites.
se:ise, and to prevent all misconception of the
lion. Baronet's (A.r Edward linatetiln:ll',) political
sentiments, he would put 11 question to him,
Whether lie would support ant Rill that was broneht
into the I louse of Commons, for the purpose of ob-
taMn•pl • Reform in Parliament !
Sir Enw ten KICATCIIIIVI.I.--.4 I hire answered
the question In:fore most fully."
Sir CIARY..—'I He refuses to Fire toe
an ea plied answer,but Iw grave u t• you loefors wlsro
he voted against Mr. Braial's motion for • Cotn-
mitts'e to c..ii.ider what Reform ss A% I 4ect ssary."

Sir EDW. limsecunct.t.—'• I eaurlidlt ac.now-
-led4;,:e 1 old vine agditot diet measure.—(Much
dtscpprn6crinn.)
rah!, he as• so, ry that he ads so
situdtid at the tune the requisition a.m., sig,md that
prevented its beat Mg hit duz..diur.• ; hat lie smutted
them hr approved of Reform, and r
have In. utmost svippiri.--(t0,u,1 applaygeS.,—
The wrist Ilurkigh said, that Eirghini! eauld never
I •
lie ruined but by its Parliament. It a.. then their
duty to tersevrrr, and areampl.sh their end, shit
ass • for represetation of thenre:ves in the Corn-
moos [louse. It was hit opinion that it ass time
for the Represeatatives of the penp!e to apeik
plainly to their Constituents, and also that they
(the people) should not be baffled by excuses or
specious laognage, such as that-.." I approve of
Reform. I wish it, but under contingent eirciiin-
stem es I d• mot think the. is the time for agitaiing
the iiestion." !le would say, w :thou t fear of con-
trailielion, that this was an risecii that R. rum. if
ever nreessart, ads imperatively so; lu...therefore
entreated of those who were of Cie same opinion
w tl: hirtmlf t., put their signatures to the P. 61101;
for if }Worm did not take places every tieing that au

iaglishahm 'held dear. would be loot.—(Load ap.
plots*, and three cheer::.)
Mr. LtigneVroir said, it *et not his intettlioa to
Aare addressed them; but bring relied on, ht should
deliver his seelimenu candidly; and dasher those
questions which he conceited had been pit to HUI,
with that honesty of heart, that, if it did not
gain him the good immion of the Meeting, they
must am knowledge hi. candour. to the lint place
he would tell them, he voted against I. aid Vistle-
reagh, end that he also voted against Mr. Braild's
motion for a Constnitter to impure into the C‘pr-
diency of a Reform. He Wile unfriendly to any
plan of Reform he li id ever seen, for they went to
drive the nifluinve of the Executive Goveroineut
and the House of Lords from the Iloase of Coto-
UMW, and if that bhullid take place. Ina it libel ties
would be for ever lost. —( Loud disapprobation.)
Sir W. GEARY Bald, he rose to /Wok to coder,
for the question before the Mecum, was, whet het
t hey ought or might tint to intrust Itnatch-
bol I to present then Petition. Thal ought to be aware
of the speciolistiess or eltamence of the Hue. Grit-
demo, which only was intended to draw their
winds from the quesii .ii b. tore them. Ile 1.;:d
heard bun slid others in the House of Common,
exert their uhii;ity in that way, which had sib motli
entleed his attenuon, that he forgot !he subject they
Were dtbauug on ; he therefore wished theist
-ware, cod avoid being caught in the snare, and not
let empty sound seduce them from the good sulk
they had. beguti.—(l.oed cheers.)
Mr. LURIIINGTON stated, that lie did not con-
ceive the HOW. Baronet ju-tifiahle m hts iiiterrup-
tion ; it we. the form of the House of Commons
not to deport from the subject mideacutiside rin ;
but those rule* were seldom conformed to in a Meet-
ing of that description : his sentiments or pear abi-
line. had been most erroneously mis-stated; hut as
this was a mere question as to carrying up the Pen.
lion, lie would stale the view lie conceived: if it was
not presented to the House of Coalition% by the iwo
Repiesentatives of the C .ty, it wetted be thought
that it was not the Petit ~,,, of the whole, lint only
a part.—( Lewd cries of " Mr. Ilunywood repre-
sous the whole.")
Sir WILLIAM GEstly then moved, Tiott the
Petition should be presented to the House of Com-
mons by Mr. Hotty wood ;" which was put by the
Sheriff ; and carrie.4 in the affirmative, thete being
only a show of three hands *pion it.—(7bree
cheers etre then glees.)
Mr. illimewuou, a young Centletnait shout
18 years of age, atteniptid to speak films the back
part of the hustings. He was silenced by a loud
call of " Come in the front." He then said,
they had heard hi, father's letter read by the
Sheriff, he assured them every syllable of it
Was true. His Father was on crutches ; but the
last word he said to him was, that his heart was
warm in the cause of Reform. and nothing on his
part shoul.ll he left undone to forward the measure;
and he also desired him to assure them. that under
whatever affliction he might be suffering, lie
would go on crutches to the House of Commons to
present their Petitiou, sad support it to the utmost
his ability would allow him.—(Loud cheering.
three tines three.) _

Sir Wtt.t.t•N GtAalt then read the following
Resolutions. moved by Mr. RYDER ; which were
severally put by the Sheriff, and carried without a
diiKentiog voice :.
" Tttas the Petition should be left at the priacipat towns
I. the toasty fix destines.
" That a Committee be appointed to carry the foregoing
Resolution into *Nett ; and that it 'koala casuist of the
Csestkawie who sloe.' the Reirsisitioa, with poser to cil-
iary! their atualsers."
Mr. Krems then moved the thanks of the Meet-
ing to the Sheriff for his impartial coodact in Ow
Chair; which was carried unanimously, with three
cheers.

He returned thanks for the honour conferred on
him, in a short speech.
Mr. LARKIN proposed three t;ines three cheers
for Sir Francis Bartlett, which was not complied
with, nor seen well received ; it wail vociftrated-
4. No! nu! Au Burdett at Mis Meeting."
Sir %VII Lt A/I GEARY then moved that the Meet-
ing should dissolve, and congnitulated them on
their nuanimity.
The SHERIFF dissolved the Meeting. and they
departed in the most peaceable sod respeLtrble
!bawler.

YEARLING •Aille.
EMIL. 41. 101. 10 M.
N 1111.40, 41. Ma. to 51.
Ease:. 41. too. to
Newliopo,zl. lb. to 71
Dot