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the sea covered with eeiles, end ostr shares covered
.with 1)1(mni—( Load ateltoteionsj. What I have
stated is not too strong, sod yo 6 will' be convinced
it is Hot, if you will slaty torn your eyes to that
part of the empire ',ailed Ireland—(Veherneitt plaat7
din). You will lest consider it too strong, if you
will turn your eye. inwards into your own breasts.—
Call to mind your own fellow-subjects, who, for
years, have been immured in solitary
and have afterwards been deprived of the beitelit
of the laws, for the purpose of übtaiuing redress—
upon the preteuce that those who were injured,
were themselves the violators of the saws, and net
those who inflicted the injuries. But we have hart
the confession of their own guilt—We have seen
this borough-mongering Parliament supporting
those by *limn these severe measures were adopted
—We have seen this boriough-mongering Parlia-
ment giving indemnity to Nifinistere, against those
who have suffered by the arbitrary exercise of their
power—There can be no question who Were the
guilty parties, for the persons accused leave been
tried mud proved miloccot—but the accusers have
pronounced judgment onothemselves, by demeiii-
ing iiidemitity, and by receiving iudeuiiiity, while
tso imietnnity has been held out to the objects of
their cruel imprisonment. 1 should not wonder if
we are mow at the commencement of a similar
' era—l should net wonder if an attempt siin;ler to
that is 1794 should be made, under the same
pretence of alarin—mnil that they should carry
into effect measures of a similar description,
to prevent our p cutiiii this our object, which
it a object, and the only one these per-
se uted per.ons ever hail in view; but I trust
it will tint *phi he so easy to blind the eyes
of the country. To have been duped and fooled
once in an age, will be sufficient for the most cre-
dulous. I trust, if that miserable and weak mea-
sure is again attempted, it will be met with a firm-
ness, moderation, good sense, and resolution, which
will counteract the innehmations of those who shall
make the attempt, and, at the same time, obtain
fur us that object, without which nothing e.sists in
this country that can deserve the name of freedom.
Gentlemen, I ant perfectly convinced in my osiii
mind, that this measure, now imperiously demanded
by the circumstances of the country, is no less beue-
eclat to King on the Throne, than it is necessary
fur the freedom of the people (great applette). At
present, the King on the Throne is compelled to
bow to this faction of borough-mongers,—lle can-
not carry on his fair share of the Government,
which no one wishes him to be deprived of, without
their assistance ; he cannot carry on his fair share
of the Government, without their 'concurrence
and consent ; they are an intermediate party, whot
by the pretenee of supporting his pre•ognlive,
controul the public, and by the pretenee of their
infliietice with the people, contruul and keep
down the King from the enjoyment of his fair
share of the Goveroment.—Therefore I do con-
tend, that we are at this time doing that
which is not more for our own interest and
welfare, than it is for the security and welfare,
and tranquillity of the King himself. Expressions
of approbation. 1 The waste, the profligate waste
of the politic expeodituve, is an object (oat must
necessarily of late have attracted the areotion of
all of you—that wasteful and improvident expen-
diture is entirely owing to the same cause from
whence our other redo proceed. It arises entirely
from the same principle; and I have no hesitation
in saying, that the King, or the family of the King,
it they wanted it, might have more then they have,
if it was not for the depredations of those I have
before Abided to. What any one man, or one Gold,
I coo demand, can never be an object to a mighty
nation like this. That which has been of late so
unfortunately brought to light, I mean unfortu-
nately, as to the existence of the fact, and not to
the discovery of it. I allude to the circumstances
which have been developed, with respect to the
conduct of the Prince' of the Blood, of one how-
ever. Even these evils we should shut our eyes to,
if, on the other hand, we could see and enjoy our
rights, and the advantage, of our Constitution.-
11 do riot expect from Princes, either that perfee.
tie!' which is greater than is attributed to human
maitre; but see do not expect from them what we
would front persons iii a different situation...s-
-e Exclamations of Bravo ! Bravo! Fair I Far!)
All their conduct we cats shut our eyes to. Every
indulgence we will give thein—those essential en-
joyments being secured to us—our liberties and
our rights—(r/pp/aeries.) I own it is a great con-
solation for ine to reflect that the Prince, in whom
we have the most interest, has not been liable even
to the breath of suspicion.—( Reiterated acclama-
tions.) I own that is a matter of great consolation
to me. It is also a matter of consolation to rqe to
think, that if I was to mention the person whom I
should more particularly say was an Englishman
thati the rest, it would be the Prince to whom I
have alluded. (Continued plaudits from all parts of
the room.) I should hope it may not be impossible
for persons in their situations to feel for, and have
a common interest in the common cause of the coun-
try ; to be sensible of the necessity of putting an end
to those corruptions which weigh the
.country to
, the earth, and of affording to the people that fair
share in the Government which the laws and the
constitution tell them they are entitled to, and of
promoting their enjoyment of those rights which
the law says belong to them. We want nothing
new ; we desire no novelties ; we wish only to he
put back where we were ; we are anxious to regain
what we home lost, and to have security for the fu-
ture, that the same encroachments shall sot be
made a4aire on the liberties and happiness of the
periple.—(Bratro ! bravo fl—lt was not my object,
anal it will never he my object to endeavour
to call the ven'erarice of the country on the
head of any unfortunate detected individual,. be-
ceese I know that the fault is in the system.—
It t. the system with which I am at war, it is against
the effect of that pernicious system : as I know it
to lie that, I wish to guard the pimple. In the
House of Climinons too, it was made a sort of
excuses for Lord Castlereagh, that although
lie had been found out, it was well known
shit there were few among those who were his
judges. who, if they decided according to the
feelings of their consciences, could without
inculpating themselves, give a verdict of gdilty.—
I firmly believe that, undoubtedly, to hare heel,
the aaae ; that is the real mischief, that is the real
grievance; it is there we must apply the remedy.

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We must not be deluded tither by the promisee of
any individual, or even lay soy of the partial retries
dies which all Miiiieters are willing to endeartur to
soften the public feeling by adnptiug I *mean
Bills like that lately introduced into Parliament
by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the pre-
ventiou of trafficking in places. Can any thing be
so truly ridiculous ? At rile very time this sift is
to-nu:en in, the Chancellor or t he gxchequer is cover-
tog his colleague, for tr iffickinrin 6 way the must
pet Leedom amid uneouseitutienal ; not with hist/en
111011 e., —that would be load by con-
verti64 his offisial patronage into a bribe, lor the
purpose. of prifletiii„4 the repreeentittion of the fseci-
ple (Bursts of opplapsc.) I have somewhere or
other read of a story of a noble Genoese. who bring
a very rich, and at the seine time a very worthy
man, end finding ha countrymen oporessed by
heavy taxes for the ne,:essarivir of life, particularly
by a heavy duty sin salt, determines! to pass hie
whole life in misery and poverty, in order that be
might be enabled to purchase the duties, and
that this grievous tax might be taken away and
removed. Ire lived a long life, which he pass-
ed in the state of the most poor and wretch-
ed creature. All this he seldomd fir the
kurionrable purpose of applying his wealth to the
relief of his burthened countrymen.
Fc treAy'relievcd them and died, when the earns
iiiefficient Government placed the some burtheits
again upon the people.—Now this would be exactly
thecae in England, if we could relieve the country,
by any partial Reform, by economy, Or any other
'node that could be lei clued. from ally part, or all
of those pecuniary buriliens with which it is op-
pressed—my opiiiloo is, that the country would
not be a shot the better.-+I rather think it would
be the worse, and the farther from obtain.
ing that, which only can be of any
.advantage
aubetentrially—a fair, upright. just Government.
I only mention this to whew, that if we stop short
of a reform—if we are misled by persons holding
out what they call a temporary reform, we are
doing nothing. I know not what they mean by a •
measure of innrlerate and temperate reform. But
if they mean a hat has been expressed in the upper
House of Parliament, accompanied with loins re-
flections on modern patriots, by which I suppose
was intended such as those I have the honour of
addressing. If they mean any thing abort of that
reform which we are met to promote, I trust the
good sense if the pnblic will reject it, and never
be satisfied till they have obtained that which is
their right—l mean a fair anti equal Represents..
tints .iu the House of Commons. f allude to a
Noble Lord (Grey), who was the great Parlieenen-
tary Reformer some •years amo, and who I hope
vomit remaius a Parliamentary Reformer. It was
Lord Grey who held this language. I think it
worth' better become those who talk about rwoonal
temperate Reform, and by which they Would insi-
nuate that the Reforin we seek is neither rational,
temperate, or norelerate : it would better become
them to apply to. another qtrarter, t i turn their eyes
from the peuple of England, whose modenitisin has
been so great., and who have borne their oie res,imis
with so much patience ; they would. do well, I re-
peat, to turn their eyes from those who hare beset
oppressed to those who oppressed them ; from those
who have been ruled, to those who have been their
ruler.—to contm plate the Biros' Or. mongering Cie-
tion.—to trace what has been tbe.r conduct, and to
learn from them their lessons of reason, temOttitocvs
and innderation. It was sonic time ago proposed
in Parliament, that there should he a badge of
distinction for every honest, industrious, laborious
man—far every labourer who had ineintamed his
family, without ever consenting to teem, perish
alms. ?low, irony bulge of disti netion might to .
be given to these individuals, I should like also,
that some badge of infamy sliuuld be worn oim the
bosoms of those men, who, by political intrigue—by
corrupt contrivances, have beeii and always sic re-
torting shins from every labourer in the country.
(liicessaiit cries of bravo.), Among the other sulk-
griev.mees of which this aggrieved natioa. has
to complain, it is not among the least, sod certainly
ill was to address you mach longer, it would not
be ainctig the last—is the introduction of corps of
foreigners of various descriptions into this country.
I trust it is not for this gallint nation to trust to
foreign mercenaries to defend the land ; (No ! au!
no ! Load applause./ I wish to see its defence
entrusted ante to its own people—l wish to see it
entrusted to the limiest farmer—to country geuilt.
men—to tradesmen.—l wish. tied the inhabitants
of towns, and the country in general, lied arms in
their hands, for the purpose of resisting eke minuet
—I should like to see that sort of force, instead of a
miserable, weak, contemptible defence, such as is
at best ineffectually obtained by a standittg army.
I should wish that we had relied only on outselves,•
and on that species of force I have described.—l •
should like to see the sword and the plough in time
same hands—no hands better become it—all those
countries where that system has been adored, from
the period of tile anc4nt Roman, town Ili the pre-
sent tune, have found the benefit of it to the sure
protection it has affurded.—We have the misfor-
tune to have thousands of foreignems in • Vas
country entrusted with arms, while there seems
to be a sort of jealousy and appreherisjoir of
entrusting to the people the means of tiam• own
defence.—l hope we have et!l the sense feel-
ing, as were expressed in a former mince l,y onr.
forefathers, in a resoestr.uice to Kitty Charlese Owls.
be was attempting to intruders by means of latsp'strogrtive,
this very grievasce which has him roe istsuctutted bp a
ner,aighanoisiesnoe Park:went. 1 remewilscr, del sartmese
the compliant, against that tuatortiattile Hunetsch, ass this
introduction of Ussre:gn troops. tin, foie/others had tom
nun h spisst to inibmst to be defended by Eno rn melees'.
rits, they say in their remonstrinie, " that Its.) 1...pe it is
bi:oath the hesuf of every Eaglishinen, that this virteeiewa
Dation should now stand in need °I C(' was PeAdi:n 14.1 de-
fend it." I host and hope yon stilt isiSsci.4 the sawn hurt.
ine, aryl I trust it will not be very tong bss‘w-ne stare attempt
is made toteneve the country f the grits-ante or which
I euinpl.itu It is quite intelesable to my 'wool tn. beer *list
a &emu's Harm Soutebossy has the commas d op enc.
lush dittrici —(Vicestiee Sisociiwg ! Sh.s'Sm
ta,a is riAtsand Weer it is trsily no,si 1.14.1 s
footles, shimeleses, and disvactfill. itloo4 Man t ',Aro so, I
111. may ;Mtn tau hare suisls, In which lo cm 04..4 .t
When the question is—" Actiss NO•411.
1.90 (eiChrallel, ins etWesgai., eminent lye 4* aloud
iTbe -bids room rang with a built of iididlilltssigrstite sun,
anent this noble, intrepid, and vie., inns esislnattlkiel *MN.
wig prontinnerd; it was long me the plairtilkcccitedlss-4
am so well acquainted will the Nub* Lord, skit I Wiley 164 q
fears amines except to beer bus non prrPit 1 sksl
therefore alvitai i /KAN hailing Ihis (retire, 67...702.ti-z
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rtifieation to express myself upon, all, am tire, by lb(-
' tl, it wotsl4l • —to bistro to we

mime.* you bare t. m you s,
upou 'suck • Howie. 1 only lucent to say, that we were ace
an pour-in English spirit, courage, and ability—that this
'cuontry never tem, heretofore so I,oof nu those qualities as to
mutt to l'oreigu aid foe its llefelift• ; said that, at the present
time, If the military epirit is not higher than it was, it ra
'ollllf 111011419 C of the impossibility to exceed what it ever has
lamoa-ilial it equals it at any permit, no our will he disposed
So dewy. Gentlemen, I shall detain you but a few mo-
ment. longer,Jbou,th before I couclude, I take this uppor-
. -t tinily of unitilig ;Nieman:at of a iuisapprehension and
saiereprsiseutelitin of what fell from tne on a former or-
CitSiffn. obeli I met my Conetitiwins in Westminster Hall,
fir pneprise uf returuiug Thouks to Mr. %od—
It war misappreheusion and usis-statement with respectic. to
what I Said coma:mike the Centlemen of this country, who
*ere engagiol it. agricultnial pursuits.—l 'did say, that I
witted must ausiously, es I .lo wish, tome the Gerelemen
of England, resenting that prowl situation iu which their
gnarl fortune has afforded them the means of placing them-
pelves—that I wisbed to see them beading the people is de-
fence of the rights of their cuaritry —I said, j was sorry that
there did appear to he a dieposition in many Centlenieu, to
• induce them to elinsidou the higher interests of their country,
and to imply theinselvea to the manage amid of their farms,
rather than to the exercise of those grout duties, which the
• • people Janis a eight to expect from ilieta.-11 by no means
tumuli to say, that that feeling was uoivirsal or general ; fur
I could tenet out splendid exceptioes.—l could pulite out
I Cl'4l6llll'll, whose liberal pursuits of agriculture are lint
wore remarkable thou the firmness and steadiness with
wench they come forward in the detente of the rights
'tied lihertics of the cuuttry.—l could name .several
but then is on: iu partirshar, I most out enuit—l meets
lie. Coke, of Neit.Mtk—/repeeled ph?, ruts). I might err.
loftily hare select...ll trimly exceptiors to the neutrality of
toy or mark: the object of sly remark was this—l only said,
and I still say, that those puraisits ought net to be pars-
nem*, they umtlit only to be secoadary ; I only inferivil
that rater a min had dune his molest oo maintain lies raid.
met Mtuet.on, and to acquit himself of the pci formatme of
the duties of a Iteprematatise uf the people, the indulg-
ence is Agricultural pursuits was out only Mame*
Lot bu,lablr, tad of tire highest importance to the pub-
lic. I shall detain you 1.0 a few minarets longer,
ft .is merely fie recapitulate the iinportauce• of the
objects proposed be the quert ion, we 11Ure undertakeu, mid
tile sittotuirent of which we imaiumly expect to arrive at. I
Lope that the mown- s dl feel their timowtance, as they
might ell do. 1 hope the people will tee Feasible, that they
le essoit the only SWIM% of Salvation, and the only hope of
everting those initchiefs which have resulted from the me&
&areal... 9 Iln):WWlelkaot having been resorted to before. It is
if measure which seeks only Meditate for the people what the
law ',ivy has of tight immemorial belonged to them. It
is only to n cover fir them, what the Constitution says,
it their birthright—to remain that isheiitance—in reggae
shot, 5., he herr., we Inset possess—that inheritance of
lieratances--uur ancient rights and liberties—.sue taws and
oar free conetitution ; fur unless we pommel' them, we are
Milted nothing. I am so person asking the any thing funded
on new Lettle I Jortrinan. I ouly "pro the Statute-book, and
ray—Give roe holy that the law a give use; gist me only that
i'or shirts so mini, of my anti stonshast laid down their lives.
(riamlca It-aro/se. ) I tried, when we reflect that, if ors
ancestors hare laid down their lives in *meeting their rights
and piledriver, that we, wheel the danger of our lives is
ant in question, will not be so mean as to abandon that
which urn ancestors hare pm chased for as at .0 dear a rat.
shill ;low cue. lade with saying, drat l ask no more fur the
aconite of Lnglatist than what Molted mail loyal subjects
might to ask, and what it will beright for a just, patrnil, awl
benefice* Kiog to grout."
[The plaudits were almost Mr...end for ten mingles;
nothing could exceed the 'Walk') with whirr the thitioui able
Beraiet's speech was ireeieed )
After a short interval the following toast ens given •—" A
viiitdy Reform is the Representation of the People."
Major C• SOY', and Mated, that he had varicose
resolutiotia to propose, in order to carry into effect rt.*
real object of the meetmg In duing so, he would trun'ile
theist with nu oho!, sum's, but leave the resolntimis to
speak for themselves lie should only observe, Mat they
were the chittleco of reuse, and not such as were epplirel to
our pssituill, so much as to sober ern.e and sound judgment
Major Cartwright then mead the following resolatioas, our
by one, amidst the federated acclamations of the enameled
atehette.

Krao!ved—t. That it is " the germ: principle of the Con-
stitolion, that the People shall c a share iu tho GU% CFI,
inept, by a just rcpreselitsti.,n i . l'arltaiu. nt
That the long durntion of earliaments ;reatly facilitates
the corruption of the 3leuslw:s, audrernori s that wliiilis”ine
check or t outroul on the!r conduct, a fic.iticut recurrence to
the opinion of thrir Cuustitueins.
3. That in 3 Petition prest•utcd to the !louse of Commons
on the thin May IN it was offered to bi pursed at the tin.,
• " that 'La indis Am& did, by their own authonty, appoint
or procnrr the return .d• Joy Alrinht re of that 'louse," :ex•
.iusire of those front Ueolland), " who were thus rumbled to
deride all qinst:ous in the smote ..f the whole people of Great
Britain "

4. That in the Act (commonly rolled the Act of Settle-
ment) which place.' the !loose of Brusisoick on the Th.orie
of these Realms, it oat asootrd and recognised us the ram.
slits tional proaciple, " that no 'strum .111) has an office or
place of profit under the kill:, or receives a primal.... from
the Crown, shall be capable of serving as a Stead*: of the
House of l'usomous
5. That it appears by a Report laid en the Table of the
?loose "(Commons in June last, that 7s of its Meath..is are
in • hr ri•vilar receipt under the Crown of 1;5,9941. a•sear.
6. That it. 1762 it win declared by .11r. Pitt in thr Ilini,e
of Commons, that "Ware or eight !II CIIIIPPTII l.f that House
seemliest there by the Nabob of Arcot, an I that a foreign
- State in enmity to this country might procure a party to
act fur it soder the mask and character ut Members of that
Moose."
7. 'that such a state of Representatiom is • national grit,.
110CP.
it. 'Flat in every demi tins at of the Slate into which in-
quiry has bees 111441 Y, 151.31ithiOlia curs opt iius and ahrusin
base been detected.
9. That the exclusion or the public col. e from all idle •
once io, misdate eui.sequelit reiruption of, it Gin...rani...its
of iliv Continental States, have beta the 11.4•1 6of the o- sub
mcation.
to. That ao long as the people shag not he fairly srp;e
smiled, et rtriptios melt ; our dt his and taxis alts
tort wombat'. ,• our reooinet.% will he dassipato ; Ih, nowise
energy of the l'eople will lir depressed ; a. 1.1 the county de-
yeterif writs best defence sigaiiist tiitt;igo tos.4.
1 t. That to remedy liar great and gifting ft O. of wh.l h
we complain, it is not date wary to have ri ',ow, to iheoec.
tiral brut illations, tar dangerous experinicrits is t ioset
hut to recur to the principle► handed down to as is, the
wisdom am: shine of oar forefat hers.

Iv *That the irmedy is to be found, and tr he found only,
In a tall and fair Representation of the Prop'e in the (*om-
inous' Hour..., of Parliament reinrsly atnrlh neressary tir
the safety of the Throne, stud the happiness am/ insiepen-
desire of the Cosiatry.
la. That we therefore recommend 1w erre, Town, City,
and County, to take the state of the Repre.uniatio• into iron-
inderaton, and ungainl, hat tempeiately, to app:. to Par-
• liaineut to adopt so. is measures on 511011'4.cm" to the Natio*
the reality and tine of Represeetr tura.
Sir. ilf •noras 1111111, amukt a great nuts, sod miaowing,
sail wooded these resolutions, which atrordiiig 10 the
pleasure of the company bad brew put collectively, instead
of individually. la doing so, he said, " 1 second tiaras
solotions, hermi.e I believe, in my inioseirace, that shay
aro the truth, the whole truth, sod nothiez but the trutb.".,
—(toed pledged nits. 1. 111 my place be
the Muse a Cumsaiins, to agitate, the piektion of Puns.
niettlary Reform, I :ertainly limb the liberty of stating lint
ronstikiation Mum earth should indorse me to abeam@
it, because, (ientlennts, ever since I 10311 the .seen
of thinking, and ever suttee 1 load an oppsa tank) of looks
ing either at the 'causes of the calsinitits existieg at the
peseta boor, ft of lookiug bark br those of furuser times.
I am posonadall they are all to he saerilial to ea einfair
tutwa sal` the mus
e people is Parliament.- After the must
Crtal and must etoosinetag apttinten of clotiseree I (ter
heard is a' /:(e, abaci Las been deltvcrcd friar the chair, it


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weak lie in rani for ate to attempt to point ant to yod any
reason why you should agree to these measures. I am per-
suaded that there ran be no necessity of impressing opal
your until', more stimigly than you same feel, the advantages
that would result from an immediate Parliamentary Reform.
The mementos mil enormous abuses which have bens ea-
pused to public view by the exertiuus of soother Hunuurande
Friend of mine, elm sots near me, (alloliug to Col. Wardle.)
ere usiloolorilly the strongest possible reason that could
be urged, why a Parlienseutars Ileforin should be imme-
diately adopted. You will agree with use, that although
Ccanuitters arc appointed year after sear, to examine into
atones, vet nothing has been dome; and the reason is that
the person uuw at the head of the Government, at this mo-
nietit is the greatest revnaioniot is the kingdoms. (.17.plase,re.)
Gentlemen, permit we to congratulate yuo meat siucerely,
upou the reviving scone of the country, 'front one cod of die
kingdom to the IHlmer ; and that en ing to the good sense mil
patriotism of soy HOU. Friend, hegain ell effectually
an csaininat ion jaw abuses aiid connynion, we hat e checked
that ohm la, if coutinued, most have sapped the inundation of
the constitut leo. I feel particularly happy indeed, lam Salad-
lug thus to 1919, hcCaOSC I have known him from my earliest
infancy, and have unite-seed his exertions to every d yartment
in w bleb lie has been engaged ; and 1 know dint there is our
striking feature in his character, 1 mean his moileratiou and
madman, which einineutly entitle bite to the confidence of
the rationnl part of the people. '[lucre is another (;entk-
man near me, ,Ilnjoir Cartwright, who moved these Resolu-
tions, of whom 1 may say, that if ever hottest principles
sod perreerrance in paths duty entith d a man to the gra-
titude of iiis country, to him that gratitude is due. o oh- '
lain the great point of Parlieuientary Reform, that cure fur
all our evils, has ever been Isis object; and when / sea him
here this day, flatter myself with some hopes that we shall
Attila it Gentlemen, I hail made out n small abstract of
the present state of the representation of the people in I'm-
hament ; but on recount of the able inset ch from the Chair,
I shall not take up your time by alluding to it (Lend erire
or-grad! read.') Gentlemen, 1 hair cumuli avuwrual to make
this Mott-act sum short, that it will not tiresome for you to
In lir " Here the Hue. Sinaloa. read a stateuseat, by which
lie aa:oir out that t 7.. Members were relented by 1,175
vuters its C.ogland, that 71 Peers returned Iti7 Members, and
that, since the year 17)).1, it appeared, from the best possible
calculatirni, that pre Peers had been created who have il/AU-
ewe over the House of Commons, and six Baronets who basil
legitimism in the election of 11 Members Upon the whole 1
may state, that alai individuals have tutluence to the election
of Members to the House of Commons, and that Rua
hers ale sent. to Parliancait by' !molls created in the present
reigu. Resides boroughs, I may alum) allude to the repre•
sentation of the Bounties, au& as those of Buckingham
Gloucester, Cambridge, and others, whirl arc represented
by in BOOS Or brothers of Piers Add to thir, the Treasery
return 10 Members cad the borough faction, which the
Chairman has so morit enlarged upon, Appear to return 139 1
Menthe., to the !louse of Commons ; maLieg altogether
Theo se conic to the Istwonglia, who have no more than •
about 130 191442's apse an average, w hith gives you um all .1!7
Lnghab Aleusbers elected in Hogue:fair and conupt mode.—
Now the English pet t of the [Vas. of Contokous con,oos of I
nl.l Members ; and if yon deilnet limn that number those
retuned in the nuances. I have described, it leave, a balance
of tali tolerably tree, uniafineneesl, and iudependent
and if you desinct these tart from the theme remains a
majority of 141 in favour of the borough tortoni. It is un-
necessary fur !fir to rummest ovum these farts, but 1 may
add, that la thin ealnilatiou I have left net all the influence
that arises f pentomis and places, ehirli has been au ably
stated by the Ciminero. It was the iitainkst danger arising
from this %miler infleence that And induced me to rise in
ms Ogee iti Facliatnerst, mid to state that 1 would sslansit a
piopesition fit a reform hi the tepee:rotation; and, Gentle-
men, I have the setistartion ef statitig, that the Resolutions
kirk I have just steoueled appear to ciiiitain all the solid
prieriph-s which eats render repreeerttation effectual fur the
salvation of the country. I I.earti!y emigratuiste pin upon
this mining spirit in the mom ry ; I refs awl) did once
despair, as 1 thought I saw no more public plant, bet now
I think that kous the Revolution down to the present time
there never was au opportniiity. mere auspicious for ander-
tektite and arrovapliehieg year object. After the descrip-
tion is huh I leave given vino ut the present elate of the Items
sift'ummumr, yeti must he es 11 colds well aware holy utterly
irnpios.lile it so fur those fro individuals who are free and
independent toil* any thing like uarir duty, was: they are ;
snpported out of dinies by the msaaimous, voter and con-
curience et the people. I think that !be same 111114:Wini1U0011 1
sPimil whirls now reigns here, will be &mid to titbit from
the atierrnisiit part. of !holland, to the Isle of tuight, and
That it wilt extemil eta:lreton to the East Indies. 1 oust that
the percipient all these geartrrawdl echo back our seutinients,
and bre/malty cow-inced with on of &cabriolets mortatity of
Parbauteut ars, Reformation. lfany env 'tics of a ars pregame I
lu arease ns of wishing for a revoluti tttt , !ion have only to ,
throw hack npon them theirgroondless iilaitillat tell, ale! ea) to j
them that we want nut a revolution but a irs.siirrahon of the
constitat iota, such as It was intended by our ancestors, who
hall g.vcu it to no as one Imisitteel birthright and inheritance.
Me want .4r rep-et:cut:llion iis Parliament that will he endow
in watching over use Misislw.s ; for, Gentlemeu, I hope 1
shall be understood when I sae that there is so smolt thing
as prerogative in the abstract, milers it has its cornspmJ-
imag
ebeel to the 'louse of Commons. It is perfeetly true
that the King has the point of making war and peace, bet
it is also true, that the House of Comitiolis eau prevent
his &nog either; used IA hid, , time Hume of ('unmans IMO
(he power of grnutiog supplies. It is the And principle of
the constitution filet the hie, rim do no a renv, and fur
what reasuo R:stanse hi. Ministers are responsible; but
what is she use of the :t1 misters he ing respoissible, unless
there Ire a vigilant and kaki'''. Iluose of Continues to watch
over that reepousibility. I admire the constitution as much
an soy mita, and if I went to wish for aiiy dila; more than
nootho, it would he that air .build pi, • • the elude of that
conetitotion and nothing but the- emistitetimi."
Sir Pn stets Beaufort-. as Chairman of the Meeting,
then proposed the Ritioletions the their adoption, tied they
were uoanimemly speed to, with lend cheering and in eta-
Podium 'lle Hon. Buronet the° ease the fiellowittg Toast
" The cause fee whim le Hammen bled in the neld, and
SAW) oil Hair he -Drimk with three times three.
salvage wan rm .11n41.11, Sir F. Bt. aperr proposed
m• Mr. tfariPe ; and may we ever pusses. an advocate with
ability to detect, mil r(011-ste In en poov
boot tins Monk most enthusiastically with there times three,
aconiipanied lay loud bursas.
Mr. ‘V Aa II then pi eeented himself to the notice of she
company ; hut it was wills very gnat tit/Acuity he mould 1.4-
13411 a heatiag, mn aerunist of the bursts of ap;ilause slant
ensiled on heholding dila 'Tint. 4 reformer amougst them.
mu gieutlyinesi,"sanl he," the very kind mower sit which yon
have di wok tut health, dense .Js my warmest gratitude. If
tuy l'as liamesitary coodect has been such us to merit such
tbaelis Cunt aeu, I ran may %a), that beitig countered I have
' done but little, I a ink to God I could have done ‘. In
' the investigation who!' I instituted, 1 have to express my
gratitude for the minim and assistance which I received frost
your worthy Chao emu, who, although he could not attend
iit his place lirrollial M solisposition, supported Ms! moil
gbh h his ....s advice and assistance upon all occasion.
I am uueslling thrtefore that you ehunlil aunt/ate retire.
Is to me, that praise *birds eneu in the bed of siekness
and anxiety he was entitled to al your bends. It is my
greatest Imprimis that I run call this worthy Bartlett
my friend, and that I And my political life has been
so furtunale. The people of Ihigl • id, in giOng tar sup-
r,9l, dud themselves but justice, because I was doing my
host to serve them. Sly trial wiss but short; you 194.4
mil up at once, and by year eupport, gave tue visits to go
through with at Vote worthy t imaunuau has Intim Aghting
your battles, and bu been tieing his bat cudeavours to se-
cure toyer your librrtitsandywn liven. He has been di finned,
abused, out vilified; and yet he tins out received that sup•
port which I have received, 'Rimini. I am coovineed he tie
served it much hitter, become hie abilities are superior to,
some. le real, however, to sore yin., I will not yield to say
eau in England. 'lite abuses that exist in the Goverunsent,
are pert. titly well knirin to sou all, nail I pledge myself to
at t to the best of my abilities to remove them ; fur it is im-
poesinle that ever I should sterile boos that hue of cusdnet
which I may say has had the sanction uf the great man of
the people of England (roe, if ! !fever 1 desert
you, I ought to be au outcast of the country; Co.- there
is nothing I ran wish so mach es your mania, and that of
MI the bawl past of the community. Just before 1 had •


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come to this Meeting, l had a letter pill into my hand., from
the North of England, 1 1114.0 n knit! Sheffield, the cuntenta
of which I was desired to communicate to you. It inarms
us, that after coming to those Resolntim.' which the ialia-
bitants of that place did me list honour of c ((((( municating ;
they estate to auuther 'lntention, expreesire of the necessity
of ell( men pt ion hying dune away by a speedy Reformativa
in Parliament ; a Resolution which was signed by uu less
than te,ooe lama entauo !)—I can aleu inform yule
that there an Resolutions from Paisley-, in Scotland, gigue.]
by spirants of 4,000 people. breathing the mine seatiments
Such being the case, I think it is impossible that we
should not he etc...waged. if ever you have an idea
that I mu %ermine from my point, or acting
is a manner unheromine the Representative of a free
people, 1 hope trod will call sue to eccuwit, and, Its dolt t
so, give me an opportunity of explaining 'nylon-. 1 say this
partiesearly, because there appiwis a combination in the
public prints to iniseepnieut me. Slane of these emit.' say,
that 1 ion curry day einuidinieutine the llimxtrn, wet
speaking of them, in if they were men that ought to be
trusted. It was no recibir back shim Friday last, that I
arraigned them of every thing that ea,: corrupt, for not en-
tering their accounts at the lVar °Mee. Awl whim I wits
taxed with abusing the present Ministers, and being more,
attached to the last, I said, I wished out to hurdeis any of
them with any sins but lieu owe. I am free to coufess
that the sins of the last Administration will number with
those of the preseast. Gunk-41142 U, &Rho' our ;acquit iiitalice hat
been short, yet I think it necessary lobe thin explicit, fur it is
your kindness alone that has raised me to the proud situation I
now hold, which I had nu right to expect. Geatleaueu, I de-
clare that I belong to no party, (applause's); I have no pre •
dilectiou Inc one patty w piefereuce to another. All that 1
du declare iii, that until the a hole system he (Imaged, it
matters out to the people of Cierland who are the Ministers.
(More applur.es. ) 'llarrefore, Gentlemen, 1 may say to you
this night, what I said uti Friday night in the House of Cum-
ulous, that I do nut wish the preseut Ministers to be removed,
but that I du wage eternal war with the system of corm?.
lion that rends, and I shall de so until we have leanest
men to be Ministers of the country. I have been told by
his Majesty's Ministers, within the walls of the House
eremitism/it, that if we *muted purity of character, we acre
to look for it in men high in office; and at the same tune I
heard those who were lately M tinders cheer the idea, which
was as much as to any, we were all Right Honourable men.
Although. 1 du respect mail individuals is that House,
Molly 11110 hare sees their errume, but are now ready to du
you a Nervier, I have nut the tunit distant predilection
either fur the uue side or the other I hose heard a (
deal of late, relative to the dauger of Parliamentary Ram rn,
but who are they that are su apprehensive of danger to this
particular o They aie your placemen mid pensioners your
lux eethei ere and your conmosiamers of taxis. YOli art all
douleteme aware, that a ithiu a short time, a great body of the
inhabit-ante' not only it this city, but 14.m:hoot the eunutry,
have juiced the et:m.lmi! of reform ; idtliongh they wire for-
merly called Alarmists ; but I have reason to kuim that the
public mind has considerably changed, and that those who
formerly trembled at the saute of my worthy friend near me,
now seek his rountename and protective. It is the fear of Joe
Nei wrong that has prevented them from dieing good ; frieude
alike to the King' and to the people, I say, that or see uu
daliger, because w.• loiter that them is none. We know that
the only danger that ran ouw arise, would be from delay.
have to cougratulate you, that the people of the couotry
N,, , are nor worthy Chairman in his true colours; he is the
Paine ,tau in puiut of hunuurable mine:plus integrity, and
rar'tlierl, that seer lie was. He has nut damaged, but thank
God, that people of England are changed.—(Ladsiserresp)
—.Thee know bow to value his treasoeudent merits, fur with-
out miy.iug a Compliment, I Imo* of r..s men that tau stand
equal to linu. 'They, Mem the pyirity of his inutiies, and
that every attempt h. lima 5uade,.16.116 for the advantage of the
King, and at the same time fur, the benefit of the people.
1 have been unacked as being a Jacobin, but why tired 1
valise such au attack, when I hear hue it bas been applied
in other gnarly'? I did hear the Noble L .rd net me,
(Lord Coehroin) acting HS the friend of the "aeon, attempt
to thent relief; it was then iusinunted against him,
that he emeht to raise a mutiny in the fleet. Th., sort of
mutiny that that Nold, Lund has raised in the fleet, I Walk
late events have fully eviucC.l.—istleor ! /hew'. Hear !"—He
hes raised a mutiny in a Beet, but it was in the fleet of the
comely; and, utilise I am much mistaken, the Noble Lord
will prove lisingelf as great au esieley to domestic as to foreign
foe+, In I be as Cleanable of raisin a mutiny M the one as In
the other. If such men as be are to 'he brawled with the
saute ofjaeohinesin, I %tumid be happy to lie immured with
It ulsu." He then concluded with proposing the fulluwiug
toast :

May the real jaciihiniral conspirators he deprived of the
pe.err of underin iiiiii g the Cuustitiition." •
Mr. It. E. Tow miend next tddressed the mei ling.—. 1 he
gent e awn who have spoken before me, have so tuucheularbed
spun es try point councetel with Parliamentary Reform, tl.at
tire> have lent liter more for run to ,10, than to propose.. toast
which, lam certain, will Inc 'haul: with general apprukitom
and enthus,.isin. Mr. M ulueks usewved, that any thing I.e
could door the Mouse of Commons would he of little avad,
110‘1101 be west properly backed by. the people; I agree
entirely with him, but at the same time, I think that
there is nu time to beltist in the people expressing their
sentiments If 0r air redly to procure what we sects
10 unanimous in thinking is wanting for the presemitioit of
the country, you must foilew up sully, and give blow toe
blow. Mr. LVardle seems to flatter himself tun much in
thitikiug that the great portion of the people may nut
give way to the system of alarm. That alarm may be
created by the machinations of our domestic Cl/11114.1.
1113 a fee Jaye we may hear of an engagement tak-
ing plate betweea the Ansi, iana and the French, and,
if disastrous 011 • the part of our saliva, we may be told
that the salvation of the country is to depcnci upon the sus-
peusioa of the habeas corpus act, and retool sc had tu mar-
tial law.--(ifeiir! hear! hear!) lam afraid they have mole
danger to encounter than they at present see before them.
It is fi,r that reason I wish that nut a pungent may he lust
in haring scrotum to 4'uviity Meeting,,, to ',hew the sense
of the people at large. If the pcup:e at biro will nut se-
cond io the Pcsultaf we come tu 111 this roam, the
coital ry is gone. It is reasonable tu suppose that we should
ish lo support our country, but if the country were to be
completed by • fuieigis enemy, places and pensions would
be, moat probably, what would be suffered to remain
The enemy would limit, that the SJIIIC means whirls put
the ministry into 1111 hands, would lie the means of eushling
Inns to retain it (Hear! hrur ! 'tear !) What gives us liberty,
bat the impel iurity of ourCuustitut.oil if that tall, it
will he solely by the means of corriiption Ile then con-
cluded by proposing the following to..st ,
`. The gallant castigator of our foreign furs (Lord Cuch-
rane, and may he inlet with equal suttee, and greater sup-
port, when be joius the patriuut baud, aialust our doiniadic
eneinits."

I los Last wini received with great applause.
Lord Cocun • N s returned thanks to time meeting, far the
bottoms dune him ; and in a short speech, impressed his
hearty wishes iu favour of • Parliamentary Reform be
thouslit that • petition to His Majesty, was the ugly mode
of alt g the object in view. The king, he was corwlitc-
eil, had bee° burn and bred with all the qualities and inclines
ofa Briton, and there:bre it must be a source of the greatest
pleasure to hits, at the end of his life, to have all oppo►tuui-
ty of a 9 highly gratifying the wishes of his people, ma to
Remit them the prayer of their petition. He concluded with
giving ur a tout,
" The Electors of Westminster, and may the splendour of
their example animate the country to imitation."
After the applause which followed this toast, hod sal/sided,
Mr. W. Nolen next addressed the meeting. He began
by paying mune tribute of applause to the gullaut (Hiker
hp bail just sat down, and next stated, that he h■d been
for more than thirty year, of his life a most indefatigable
*almoner of ■ Refrains in Pas liaineut. " I was a Member,"
said ba " of the original society which was instituted for
the purpose of obtaining this rend object—a society which
basso lung nis ceased to rand, that it its names now al-
most forgotten. I mean the Society fur Coostitutiunial Re.
formation. Cut of its ashes algif.t that of the Frivol, of the
People; a name, I trust, not impruiwrly chosen, rod, I will
ventdre to say, nut unfitly supported by those who took it
upon themselves: but, Gertlemen, standing as I now da at
tlie eumineneeinent of u third campaign, aiiirb has taken
plait upon this $llll . t, the two former one• having lusted •
loner tiros than the ter gi; el Troy, I cannot help at the puma,

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moment, taking a hue of coaditet somewhat different front
that very pleasaut out which has hero adopted by my
friends, rho have preceded me ; and bower, r uotortiinate it
may be for myself, I cannot help saying a few Woe di, which
may tend to throw some degree of damp upuu the prei.eat
( tiltirieurs nl dirapprol•atile.) To throw a dump
upon yam eterttuus is the faridi:.-st Cum ma purpose; bat I
cannot help being of opinion, that those olio undertake any
task, on account of its being an east. wic, if they should Ind
It unfortunate and difficult, are too apt to relax in them
efroi Is. .V as, ao, ire will set r‘ Jut) Gnolemen, whets
I-wrath-et, that, about the ycar 5775, I commenced this career,
and a lien I sin perfectly sure that the portico with a hum I
cow.
toenced it, 'mow whom was Nlsjor('artwright, the Giewtha
mail a hu has brought forward his Resolutions, sod maiwyettin
Gem legato who arc present,lint n rt a M ijority ufticalcettrig,
couceircil that they were Chen likely tio succeed in their ou-
ject, bat are scarcely nearer to it now, than before:, my
heart urisgives we, as to i;ur pe-bability of success. I beg
leave to slate my reasons for th:s u, in: in, and fur no other
purpose, than out uf them to raise shoat arguments which
may induce the present meetiug, and their posterity, should
it be accessary, to persevere in endeavouring to obtain the
object in view. Idu kuine that that society called " the
Friends of the Peopk." did labour with the utmost real and
ability, arid went one step farther 'llia itopredeccnors, !Jeane
it laid before Parlmumut a pehtion which has been game*,
this day ; in which, all the abuses or a majority of the abuses
prevailing in the reprtscutation of the peupk, were de-
tailed with a precision, and with a force width it was
utterly impossible fur any, but those who were pre-deter-
mined to resist, to hive objeeted to. I lament, that the
copies of that pi titiou which was preseated su loug as
17 years ago, are en searee, that they cannot now be hail,
sue it would be the most metal- to be inipresuil upon the
mini of every use at the rearm moment. You out sit
however, I truat, sufficiently impressed with the necessity
uf that reform; but I beg to call to your atteutiou the u;...
position you are likely to etperieuer. You are to be uppus.
ed not wily In the corroptions of Government, the cu..
ruption of the Borough holdeis mud husough moiler%
lint also by every corrupt borough voter iii this kingdom.
I.)w out matter yourselves that all the voters of England are as
the Electors of Wisitusilister. lie wsweiri, that wherever
there exists a borough ,mire or less Coll apt, in that burnish
you will hod opposers to yolir plats, and do out flatter your-
selves that their 'murders are small.
Gentlemen, amongst those iii the list of Stewards of the
present day, is Mr. Fawkes, the late Member In Yurlrshire,
who is prevented by accident awl distance from brine here
be. I know, was out of opinion that as this preseut moment
the County of York was ready to ncoud the County of slid.
dlesex. Mr. Smith coached"d by conjuring them to cambia
their entitling, with those weapon. a Inch their
_opposition
respectively shinned ; fur it was nut a measure winds' anal
b.: carried by acclamation—Mr. smith was proceedieg for-
thee, bat the uuise and bustle became au great that he Mai
Out he head.
Mi.jor Ca RTRRIGHT. in allusion to what Mr. Smith lowl
stated, cowl:ruing Mr. rashes, read *letter below received
front that Geminates' this moraine, whereiu it was stated,
that the comity uf I wit a..s 4.3:1% prevented hom coining
'forward to capon.* the cause of Parliamentary Reform, till
they saw what mast be the conduct of this meeting, that it
isms a congenial feeling throughout the wordy of 1 wit, and
they would out be lung Witted h. 111,1
WAIT.INI•N Sher white."' the nutting with lila
usual eloquence am! aniniatiou ; hat the hitgue64 a the ',jut
prevents as attemptiug a detail.
Sir FR ha cis lit alit I gar; as a tout;
hat old decripit led-ridoeu path:roan, whom a* long
lust sight of, called, Norm Gtiteria, inner we yet hope tone
agaiu winltiug abroad."
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At eleven o'clvek Sir Francis Bard( ttt aceurvinied by hie
friends, left the routs, amidst the Lud arrtantstiuna
u/ the civirJed u*setut4), inapt uf Lulu attended him to his
e.tniage. We telt Mujor Cartericbt in the amis., but the
Meeting soon afterwards diverted.

?BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
TUESDAY, MAY e.

An necount of the proceedings at the 'Meeting of
the Frituds of Psiliumentary Reform, yesterds,
at the Crown and Anchor, is given in our pre-ceding
eulutno .—Au hsteresting debase also took ',hire
lost night in the House of Commons, on fite ,
Fourth Report res.wscting the Dutch Commis-
OlterS.

The Proclamation of the Emperor of AcrrittA,
premium to hir departure from Vienna, to loos his
arin3 ; mai the Addre4s of the Archduke CHARLE4
to the German Nation, lie given in our Front
Page.

The fin of trice which willed from Dover t•
Cit Lit on Friday, returned with the tide, not hav-
ing been permitted to hind her dispatches.—The
in:liter of the vessel was informed that no di-patches
would be received, auks* accompanied by a Ines.
senge%

Ou Sunday a firing took place on the French coast
in the ii:rectinas of Boulogne. The causer was out
kl 10%% u ; but as the French annoionce their vittories
iii this way, it is of ounrse a subject of solicitude.
Some neutral vessel,. also report, that au illamiva•
tion took place tit the saute time at Boulogne.
A.count♦ from the north of Spaia„ by the Tit.
geard, state, that the French collected a forte for
the purpose of retaking Vigo, but were driven back
by die Spaniards with grist lows.
Dispatches have Virtu received from Lord Gsw-
mat, and it is said they state that all the French
ships except one bail of theism, have got into Aix
toads—that one is likely to be destroyed—The
Ihdrfatipthle sod some other ships were left baiter.
inK her.
1

Adviser hive been received, that the Flubbing 1
Fleet it gene up the Scheldt to :Veracities,
The Archduke Fen:Mena is said to have penetrat-
ed with an Austrian army from Bohemia into the
Upper Palatinate ; hut this piece of intelligence
stands in need of confirmation. But, on the other
hand, it is certain that :in Austrian corps hams
marched into the North of Tyrol. by St. Johann,
and another by the Piirteethst into the Southern
part of that country.
The Nile cutter, LientenentSYstosis, arrived, on
Thums), night, at Falmouth. with dispatches
from Lisbon and Sesille, which a ere forwarded t.)
London by expreirs. She was 1(1 days from Lisbon.
The lliagicienne frigate, aids the kith Dragoons.
from Fahootith, haul arrived et Lisbon. all well.—
Marshal Beacsroao had marched at the head of the
Port ugueseertimy, towards the Eastern fronts er, w inch
WAS threatener by the French Marshal Vttroa.—
It is said dust time French army which took Oporto,
continued there; and that. atr Jona Caarmuca•
with the British army. remained in the neighbour-
hood of Lisbon.

Lot 4.K)N i Pristed by G. ati nIJ%4. N, N. Is_lN
Noswell-roart Corn -stre..t pubildKJ at Owl Ogier.
Nu. IS, Earl: Of St. ('ls mesh'. Chtiorls. Strata,
E. of wine plirr —t)ralero, &r. for ohm ParPG
%rot to IL. tither , i 0.511.4141., will be sigh wilmded

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