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LONDON.
THURSDAY. JULY 49. 109.

By the latest accomits fro,n Stockport we learn,
that WILLIAM BIRCH was still living un Monday.
The bull laud not then been extracted. and unhap.
gaily hut faint hopes were enterteined of his recovery.
A public Meeting was held on Monday last at
Rochdale, in Lancashire. when the revolting and
disgusting spectacle was exhibited of a large body
of women, calling themselves " Female Reformists,"
paradigm an public, with revolutionary emblems,
and, it is added, expressing themselves in a man-
ner that *hewed how utterly regardless they had he.
come of female proiriirty. These women were fol-
lowed by a larger body of men, whose appearance,
like that of the women, is ;aid to have indicated
extreme poverty, and who had manifestly fallen to
a condition which no change could have altered for
the worse. We are told that the cap of liberty
was borne before them, with banners on which
were inscribed the words, " Destruction to all
legitimate Gooertintents"—" dimmed Parliaments.
end death to those in authority who oppose their
adoption." and oilier phrases which indicated the
presence of the most dangerous
Some tumult timed in the town of .Rochdsle,
in consequence of the brawling of drunken
fellow, Om with ill.tinied vocifeiated, " Church
alid &WV' lid" Vemfusiontoollitejornsers." The

rioters were dispersed, but they again asseibliled at
Cronkaysliaw Moor, about a pile from Rochdale,
and the mital resolutions infavour of Reform in
Parliament were adopted. Pinion Fissitisoft was
present on this occasion, wits two perilous named
KNIGHT mud FlTToN,ugAimit whom hills of indict-
ment have been found at the Manchester Sessions,

for having uttered seditious language at the Black-
burn Meeting. Their speeches, however, at the
Rochdale Meeting are reported to have been mode-
rate.

The wretched appearance of the individuals who
composed this large body of people, accounts for,
though it by isu memo' juilifies their seditious and
violent conduct. " Their appearance," we are told,
even by those who hold them in the greatest dread
and abhorrence, " bespoke a situation which could
not by any change be made worse." Despair is
ever the ready instrument of revolution, and when
we find many thousands of the people reduced to in-
voluntary idleness, and sunk, with their families
around them, into the lowest abyss of misery awl
poverty, can we be surprised if in their bitter com-
mutlion they should form and express sentiments
cuncerniog the merits atul utivatitoges of the existing
state of affairs, from which minds better condi-
toted; and happily placed in more fortunate cir-
ciintstaiscee, may sine with undissembled feeling.
of apprehension and horror ? Where hunger and
poverty are, there discontent is likely to be also,
and in such circumstances any proposal of change
will be received with favour. Au industrious and
comfortable population is not likely to quar-
rel with its Government, because the Government
proves, by the very condition of the people. that it
deserves their support end confidence ; but where
discontent prevails, it is idle to think of correcting
the evil by process of law, or even by the terrors of
military power. You may punish a ringleader of
sedition, but you will not thereby restore the gene-
rous principle of loyalty, the absence of which had
given him his pernicious influence. It is a dan-
gerous error in policy to fancy that one or two or
more demagogues create the sedition, and that every
thing will be corrected and set to rights if these
few dangerous characters be removed :—these fel-
lows are but the excrescences that grow out
of the previous discontent, and are but the evi-
dence of a great moral disease, as tumours and
blotches upon the body indicate the existence of
a physical malady.
What advantage then can it be to adopt severe
remedies for removing or punishing some few of
the most prominent persons among the great body of
the discontented, unless some means he at the same
time devised for removing the causes in which their
violent and seditious conduct originated ? If one
tumour be allayed, or one blotch removed, another
will appear, unless the sources of the disease be
explored, and the nobler parts of the body be re-
stored to a healthful action. Should even the
meetings of the people be for the future altogether
prevented—should that portion of the press which
still redisins independent be silenced—should no
channel he left for expressing the voice of the
people. or of addressing the public in the language
either of honest remonstrance or virtuous exhorta-
tion, what advantage would be obtained if the
great body of the people were still known to be
sunk in poverty and in consequent discontent ?
The strength of a Government, if the members
composing it look for its continuance beyond the
period of their own existence, must depend upon
the fidelity and attachment of the people. The
bayonet ins; intimidate and silence. the laws may
be perverted into the instruments of oppression, and
even the wretched comfort of complaint may be
denied to the sufferer, but it is true to denionstrn-
tion that every public grievance of which the int.
preosion is cherished in private, every sorrow that
imbitters the heart, or swells it with intlignstion,
must diminish the security of the throne and the
strength of all social institutions. The Miiiisterial
Press seeks to alarm the public by a slew of
present danger. This danger we do not desire to
underrate, we acknowledge that the present feel-
ing of the people may in time become formidable ;
but we call upon the thinking part of the public,
whose terrors have not destroyed their better judg-
mew, to keep a watchful eye upon the conduct of

the Ministers. If the Ministers evince no desire to

■lleviste the distresses of the manufscturing classes,
and by their criminal neglect suffer what is at pre-
sent discontent to assume the dark features of a
determined sedition, they will have laid the foun-
dation of a military gove►nment, of which the
progress and the consequences are equally obvious.
It is now matter of history that the disturbances in
Ireland, caused, as they notoriously were, by the
pernicious conduct of the Government, and the
corrupt Parliament of that country, were made the
perm first for the establishment of ■ military oh.
gorchy, and subsequently for the destruction of her
Cun►ututiou. The combined influence of alarin sod
corruption was irresistible. Nothing but the exercise
of a sober judgment can save us from a similar CN.
lamily. There is no cause far apprehen►ion in the

conduct of the 'people. if the Ministers apply them.

selves seriously to remove the cru►e of the evil.
If they declare themselves incapable of aiseei.ti„g
the di►treuts of the people, and di►credit them-
selves, as they did heretofore in the presence of the
country, when they were pronounced in Parliament
to he unworthy of she public confidence,. let them
vacate their sent,. and give Owe to other men who

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IrsoUCI partite a more ilisivterested and ingentlaus
line of policy—nit lavishing the resources of the
people to support unnecessary ettravagance. nor NM
crifieing the best interests of the country fur the
mitinteumice of a pitiful system of patronage.

The Courier of last night makea tome remarks
upon the observations which appeared iii our Paper
of yesterday, respecting the forged letters which
had bern sent to WARD and oth,r Reformers of
the North, in the name of those oleo whir co/livened
the meeting at Smithfield, but it does not deny the
fact. We stated the circurii.tance to account for the
presence of Wato and some others at Smithfield,
and to thew that although it might have been ac-
ceptable to the self-constituted " Committee,"
there yet existed no previous connexion between
this Committee and the northern Reformers. With
regard to this twilit, therefore, it matters very little
whether the decoy was couched iii seditious and
treasonable language or not, we neither think of
justifying Mr. HAMMON or Mr. WARD, or any
other of these men for their violent, intemperate,
and unconstitutioual proceedings, nor do we pre-
tend to know what the intentions or objects of such
men really ore; but we think there is something
very suspicious in the circumstance of such letters
having been sent to them, especially as we find a
Ministerial Paper instaiitly on the alert. drawing an
argument from their appearance at Smithfield to
support a charge of a general conspiracy amotig all
the Reformists, and thereby to render the intim-
tion of the country more alarming. We sincerely
pity a faction that thinks it necessary for its own
safety to have recourse to such paltry expedieuts.

We have received Paris and Hamburgh Papers.
It is stated in the former, on the authority of a
private letter from Frankfort, that the King of
IVIRTENBERG, while at Schwalbad, was rudely
visited in his chamber by four mess in masks, who
however offered no violence to his person, hut
contented themselves with advising him, in a me-
nacing tone, to govern fur the future with more
good faith and justice, or that he would fail a victim
to the sacred cause of the people. On this pars-
graph it is remarked by the Journal des Debuts,
that in the Frankfort Papers of the 40th no men-
tion is made of such an occurrence, and that souse
private letters from the same place are equally silent
respecting it. The date of this mysterious visit to
the KING is not stated.
The Berlin State Gazette contains an official
publication, its which it is alleged that the recent
seditious and violent proceedings of the students
in several of the German Universities, were the evi-
dence of a general confederacy, which had fur its
object the overthrow of the existing institutions
throughout all Germany. Several students have
been ted ; their papers are said to afford the
strongest proofs of a dangerous and formidable
conspiracy. A Doctor, Professor iu the University
of Jena, who had gone to Berlin, was arrested.
The health of the King of FRANCE is said to be
improving.—General SARRAZIN baa appealed from
the sentence of the Court of Assize.

The French Five per Cents. are 71 I. 45 c. Bank
Stock 1,418 f. 75 c.

Two Hamhurgh Mails have arrived, from which
we give an extract•

The Dublin Papers state, that part of General
D'EvEahux's Legion has sailed for South Ame-
ries. By the Act ..f the late Session of Parliament
they must all be clear off belore tiie lit of August.

yeorrelay hie Royal Highness the PalKc
REGENT dined with Mr. CANNING.

On Monday the Spanish. the French. and the
Persian Ambassadors. had long interview• with Vis-
count CAMTLERLAG 11, at the Foreign Office.

Major-General TORAEN3 has written to Mr.
itomf. Secretary to the Committee for II sulk-
scription received for ere: ting ft monument to the
late Princess CHARLOTTII. caning upon him to
prepare a paper, 'hewing the actual state of the
fund, and to lay the sante before the public without
delay.

The Duke of AVRT.I.IXOTOX is expected at
Exeter ill ivalrrrt the Artillery Barracks on 'Nits-
liani-road. and will then determine whether they
are to remain.

It is said to be the intention of Government to
convey all the future settlers to the Cape of
Good Dope Colony, to Algos Bay, on the south.
east coast of Africa. about 520 miles from Cape
Town. These settlers ore to be located in the pro-
since, called by the Dutch, " Zoure Veldt ;" and'
it situated between the Sunday and Great Fish
Rivers. Mails run between Cape Town and
Alga's Bay. They lelne both places every week.
Each coach is ut nre•rnt nine day's on the road,
going a distance of about air limidreil miles. It
is easy to foresee how soon these roads and convey-
ances aill be unproved, when a mass of our intel-
ligent and industrious countrymen shall be settled
in this country. so favoured by nature in soil and
climate. A gentleman in an official situation, whose
habits of life and general knowledge, olitrined by
travel in every part of the world. well qualify hint
to further this laudable project of providing for our
surplus labouring population. is zealously co-ope-
rating with Govermarist, by submitting plans and
collecting information, in order to accelerate its exe-
cution. The following postscript to the official circu-
lar on this subject, was omitted on its recent publi-
cation in the daily papers;—" Tn order to insure
the arrival of the settlers ut the Cape at the begin-
ning of the planting season, the transports will not
!eve this country until the month of November."

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Dear twoodkerehiefs! how happy ye'
Geld ye your wood'roas bliss best know,
When plae'd na beasteons Naney's kat.,
Or Mary's bosom-Wring seem!
Oft' has fierce Envy 6111 breast,
When ye have press'il these lips, so sweet—
Where smiles ethereal ever rest,
Where all tbe Loves awl Grates sett!

Have trot I mew ye drink those hire
Which soft Coespawoon taught to do*,
When, ',twined by want, theme, and %mit,
Bonne wretch has told big tale of woe '

Ye hate! I've wlevr'd ye wish a sigh—.
For Alt ! I wish'd to hire away
Moss pearly drops that dimmed the eye,
Which bestial on Sorrow, Paly's ray !

From ye, what odour' I inhale!
What aromatic scents ye hear'
Mere fragrant than Arabia's ask,
When spicy perfume. fill she air!

Delightful fragrancy: surely draws
F►um breath, more sweet than Woking llusr.ts,
Which, AIN with dew, at nutruissg's dß* u,
Puur freshest odours dim' the bourn:

And yet, insensate that ye are!
Ye shear nu" airs of gratulation,"
Ye feel no pleasure, when the hill.
Have railed ye to an envied station'

Alas!
Cone is the
The Fairies' revels are nu more,
Nu Sorceress waits the midnight lour'

reign is o'er,
nancer's pow 'r,

Did b►inps, such as these, exist,
Gl"dly I'd seek their guardian cue,
Tho' oft' reputed I'd still persist,
And this the brewer Only pray'r:—

" 0 ye ! who, ski IN is every CIISfIII,
" Caa draw the pale moon from above*,
" Whom spell, am mere mankind, or harm,
" la tura, as eway'd by bate or love—

M Ye see me, sore opp►ea'd by grief,
" In wiercy, then, that grief remove,
" Transfurm me an an handkerchief,
" And swaft convey to her I love !

Bat let not feeling be auppresed,
" Give me to know my happy mate,
" And, wham reelia•d on Nantes bremt,
" Thrice will I bless my altered fate!" N.

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FASIIIONABLR MOVEMENTS.

The *Marge is sail Marettiotreoe of Hertford ;tetrad tearing
showily their seed. Raglry, Warwickshire, for Pre us.
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The Earl and Coaster. of C.arrlievie sod family have kit
their house in Portman•squarr, for Chelieshans.
Earl Grosvenor Ass left town fur his seat, Eaton 111 q.
Cheshire.

The Earl of Rockaway has left tows fur the lite of
Wight.

flue Earl at Uxbridge has left too• for Beaadeurt.
&affordshire.

lard Clifton left town yesterday, for Cobham Hall, tent.
lard and Lady Holland arrived yesterday at Holland
Honer, from their seat in Bedfordshire.
lent and lady Ehringtos have left town for Devonshire.
lard Foley left lows yesterday, for his seat, Whitley
Court, Worcestershire.
The Right Hon. Thomas Grenville, M P. has left loom
con a tour.

Admiral Caldwell, Esq. has left town on a tom..
Mr. and Lady Caroline Lamb are retaraed to town from
Brocket•hall,
Arrivals at relltoll.ll Hotel, N. Jaaseerstrett :—John Raw.
lEm. and family, from their mat, in Rants; Thomas
Page, Esq. and family, frum Paris.

Prince Icor°Lo will give n grand entertillumei
this day to a large party, at Marlhororgh House.

Tuesday creasing the Duke of Gt.oucrsgrea left
town for Sheet-new'.

The Earl of HARRiNGTom entertained a large
party yesterday, at his house in the Stable-yard.
St. James's.

Monday afternoon Viscount CASTLEREAGH Irft
town for his stilt at North Cray.

Yesterday Lord and Lady STF.WART left town
for North Cray, Kent, the seat of Voctitnit and
Vsirountr•a CASTLEREAGH ; from thence they will
proceed on their way to
On Sunday and Monday the A Igerine Ambassa-
dor, accompanied by Mr. S•EASIE, the interpreter
to the British Court, called upon the &Hiram
branches of the Royal Family, the Cabinet Mini,-
term, and other official Noblemen and G►ntleuten,
to bike leave previous to his leaving England. Ili.
Excellency look leave of the Pittack !Watt F
formally some time since.
It has been reported that his Royal Highness the
Pisttick REGENT would visit Exete► during ht.
excursion to the west ; but we do not find that
there is sufficient ground for the report—(Alfred./
It is reported that the Duke of KENT has taken
lodgings at Teiginuouth, for the summer, and that
Ins Royal nighties', the Duchess. and suite, are
shortly expected there.
On Monday se' 'ght his Grace the Duke bf
BEDFORD passed through Exeter, on his return to
his seat at Endsley, near Tati.tock.

Earl SPENCER is now flitting for his bust to Mr.
CHANTRP, R.A. preporotory to setting out for his
Continental tour. Dis Lordship mid family mean
to spend the winter at Rome sod Naples.
Sir THOMAS ACI.AND :toil family are returned to
their seat at Kitimat, Devon.
The new married couple, the son of Lard GLIN•
BRIVIE end Miss 11'2mm-slow' were expected to
hake their appearance et York during the Assizes
with their father, who is the High Sheriflof the
County.