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Yesterday the meeting which wan advertised as
that of the Freeholders of the County of Nliddle-
eve. was held at the Mermaid Tavern, flarkitey.
At m.e o'clock there were little more than lOU per.
sons present, nod these (though, no doubt, respect-
able in their walk of life) carte out of that rank and
station which coaracterize the greet body of the in-
dependeot freeholder. of !hie great county. Short-
ly after oue o'cluck the numbers present swelled to
'hoot 450 persons, and Nl•jor Cartwright entered
tite•rOurtll, *Teomp.nied tly Mr. BvtiK (the Conroy
Mettilwr), 11r.J. T. Clarke. the Rev. Mr. Draper,
and *mud other gentleroeii.
Ou the motion of Me. CI.ABKR, Major CART-
was called to the Chair, amid the applause
of the meeting.
The venerable ,Major, in taking the Chair, said.
that two or three Requisitions had been 101041e11
about in the county ; but it was found impossible.
through the prottraistination of the Sheriff,. to have
• meeting called and attended by them, as was
heretofore the custom. A few of the freeholders,
therefore, in behalf off themselves mid 48 others
who had signed one of the Itrqt.isitions, had deter-
mined to call the itresenfineeting. It was a legal
mode of lone...ding, even without the *auction of
the Sheriff. Under the Gagging Bills, seven
householders were tufficieid to call a meeting ;
surely. then, without those Bills, seven times seven
would, even by Ministers, be considered enough to
satisfy them of its legality. The Chairman then
'aid, that he was ready to hear any gentleman who
aoy 'proposition to 'nuke to the meetiog.
Mr. .1. T. et. A LIKE then canoe forward mid said,
thlt when he Isol the honour of addressing a public
assemblage on a former occasion at IVesiminster,
he eel vainly anticipated that a Middlesex meeting
wilii!.l he weedily held. He wan Pliny that circum•
pre%entril the reillizAlion of his 'fishes, hut
at present il.iy were assembled, he regretted, in
unnihrr. comparatively so inadequate to the estria
of their coo ety ; now, however, that they were there,
they must do something. Notwithstanding what
would lie said by she Corerier, or by their more im-
partial critic, the Chronicle. that meeting, though
small, was called upon to deliver its sentimews.
They ere called upon to deliberate 011 the recent
lamentable proceedings at Manchester. The Cm-
stitution might survive that fatal blow, but whether
it would or 1.01 01011 depend upon sub•eipient pro-
ceeding,. He was not • little afraid that the Cor•
atitntion in its integral pneity,eould not survive
this last blow, sults* by the interposition or an inde-
pendent Legislature. It would be in vain, with
reference to the proceedings at Manchester, which
had led to such disastrous consequences, to dwell on
what might have been the result of that meeting—
it might hive been such as to project great
alterations in the Constitutioti; but still the point
to consider would he, whether the meeting had
crone any thing, so far as it had gone, to justly the
sitplivalitto of military 'ileitis for its simpers' iiii
litelore this. it would indeed Ise necessary to chew
that the Magistracy hod just cause lo disperse the
meeting, and then that they had failed in their
legal effort* to do so, sinless they had recourse.
to military force.--(Cries of Bear, hear.)—
tie agreed that that meeting wits out strictly coo.
fiord to alhetitiou for a redress of grievances, but
still he contended that it was perfectly legal, and
lie would support this opinion by putting parallel
cases. Suppose a muting was called to get rid of
V e far-fanied Toleration /lei. but which he would
call an listoleraut Act, because it went to affix a
scale that subverted the real basis on which religion
ought to stand—a basis on which lie was sure the
immortal trainers of that Act would have put that
sacred trust, had they lived in the 19th instead of
the 77th century.—would a meeting to repeal that
Act Se illegal ? Suppose, again. a meeting were
cotter:nal to repeal the Test and Corporation Acts,
the mighty bulwarks. as they were called, of the
Constitution in Church and State, but, as he con-
ceived, their worst eupporters—he looked upon
those Acts as foul end unmeaning blots its the
character of ass enliglitoned country—svould that
meeting be deemed an illegal one? Suppose again,
that the much-enlightened class of Clergymen
(and on this point he spoke warmly, bring the
sun of a 'Clergyman). that ill-used. degraded.
mind disfrainchised body of men, were to peti-
tion Poirlianient. nut fur Catholic hut Protestant
emancipation, for their own redemption from the
thraldom of the s articles, end for leave to
think according to their own mature reason and
conviction. am the greatest and most important
subject that esu occupy human attention, and
whether they were to resnais. freemen or slaves—
would that be an illegal ineetils ? Certainty sine.
Suppose again, 'hit die Vo ittrisey of the country
were 1.1 meet 10—prof00K- t each rowdy should
elect its own Magistrates, without their etunitating
from the lirernitelive of the Crown, and that they
should have no power to determine any cause, ex-
cept by the iutervention of a Jury—would this be
illegal Certainly not. He admitted that differ-
ences of opinion Orevistle.l respecting public meet-
inv. like that of Manchester. lie ktiew that Mr.
Curweis and Mr. %Veneto had pronounced porticos-
tar upon that point. and lie also knew that
Mr. Brougham, a very high authority with 1. coo
general politics. had given hia opinion in a si-
milar tone. Bus uoterithetaading these °pit i i 111 l s,
jse "would appeal, under the sanction of 11 11.1.111 C
WlllOl lie never took in vain, thar, iu his
there never was a more morselltius or enure
isisrletiiied, iii fret, a more indefeosible, aid indeed
undefended transaction. than the late =fair at Mao-
chester.—f4pplasse.,o—The events of that fatal
Rids of August, riot Daly affected the greet body
of the people, but they affected the character and
humanity of the erradtry. awl he verily hrheved
that the Ministers themselves would wish to have
them for ever blutted out 1.1 the history of the
eumutry. The great eomptaisit of this people was
not alone, that those things were dune. but that
they were done under cover of law—(Hear, hoar)

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try—before they made every man who could assist
_them their enemy—before they proscribed every
man who differed one iota from them on this ex-
treme point of Reform.—(Hear, hear.)—Thes
would be his advice to the people, and were he to
arrogate to himself the privilege of advising the
constituted Authorities of the State, he would do
so in the language and in the se-whitetail of a man
as meek in hie character, and as profound in his
wisdom, as any man who lived in this empire since
the time of Bacon, who was his great idol ass phi-
losopher and character of extraordinary attainments.
The man to whom he alluded was the eminent
Professor Dugald Stewart, who ia the 4th chapter
of his Elements of el e Philosophy of the Haman
Mind, made the following profound observa-
tions
1' The violent revolutions which at different periods base
convulsed modern Europe, have arisen, nut front a spirit of
innovation in Sovereigns and St•tesinen, but from their
bigoted attachment to antignated forms, and to plioriples
borrowed from less enlightened ages. It is this reverence
fur slimes which have been sauctioued by time, scamp*.
vied with on ioaltrntiou to the progress of public opinion,
which has, in Moil instances, blinded the rulers of mankind,
till Government has lost all its efficiency, and till ilia rage
of ismovation has become too g I and too violent to be
satisfied with changes, which, if proposed at an earlier pe-
riod, wired home woke* in the Dupre:A sifestobliskeil iusiitu.
Lions, every friend to order, and to the prosperity of his
eeteatry."—(Great applause)
The worthy Gentleman concluded by ropooing
the following Resolutions, which were nail setiotim,
and put in the usual order, fur the consideration of
the Meeting:-
1. That Irons St. Peter's Field at Rianchester, and (torn
the tongueless graves of the sabre-slain on that nevi r-to-be-
forgotten field, there canoes up a niuminig, a sorl-stirrlog
CRY Or BLOOD: That CRY waft. shame mod indignation
through the !sorrowing had : That BLOOD crimsons our
Country with a stain of dishonour, which uu hand but that
of JUSTICIt Can wash oat.

I. That wickedness in power baying been in the habit of
seeking indemnity fo► mulatioz the Law, by nsuring Parby-
meat to violate the Constitution, it is become accessary to
Ascertain the extent of parliamentary authority, and to
mark its limits.

3. Tbat the people of this realm hove an inherent,
sacred, add indefrasitee right and property in that Gee
Constitution (including the institution of a Parliament)
which their forefatbers those, and willed, to be the national
polity, o► system of government ; and they (the people) have
• lake right and property in the due promo of ronstitsaimlat
law.

4. That Parliament (although next in sovereign power
and majesty to the nation) being still only as emassatios
from the nation el sovereignty ;--a'eyeation for the people's
Iwnefit ;—a creature fur ibrir service;.--a trustee for con-
trolling magistracy, that it shall out wrong nor oppotsa;—
and a steward, for care of the community'. political estate,
it iv, therefore, manifratly impossible that, under any cue.
ceivable circumstances, or on any pretence whatsoever, Par-
liament should have a discretionary authority, to take away
from its creator (the sovereign nation) its free constitution
and sacred liberties, either fur ever, or fur a mouth, or fur a
nsenseat.

5. That the legislative authority of Parliament is neces-
sarily United to the end for which it was conferred; mune-
ly, to the enact•ent of such laws ONLY as shall be sobers-
(Newt to, and ommervative nf, the Coostitution ; and which,
at the same time, shall accord with equity and reason : foe
to suppose Parliament had authority beyond such it-rtier-
firm would be obviously absurd.
6. That by self-evident maxim, of truth, by the practice
of upright ledges as well as by airmerous deelaratiuma of
Parliarsest itself, it is leanly established as constitutional
aid unsaleable law in this Wad, that enactments of Parka-
meat, in turn of Statute.; if they violate the Constitution
—if they invade the inherent rights of the people—if they
be incoosisteut with equity ur with reason—or if they h,,
ruatrary to the LIIV of Nature, which is the will of tied;
then sorb antaciamote are ■OT Stainers, bet

costaurritems, tiecesearily uall avid void; incapable of
; aud, therefore, by die people, nicer judges, sad their
juries, ilft to be HOLDIN IVOR NAUCIWr.

- 7. That cuosequently any eisuctrassit, in form of a Ma-
rota, which should be pawed for suspending our comities.
tioual, sod therefore ausalterable Law, for protecting the
entire community, in the persons of all the individuate of
whom that community is the aggregate; or any entsetawal
for screening from trial, ur foe iailessuifeisig, permits
charged with, or implicated in, the bloody deeds pt.'',
tested at Maocbester, on the 113:h of August—el este seat-
ing at the roots of the sacred Rights, Laws, Liberties, mid
Constitution of our country, moat necessarily he woe •
Shank, our a Low, but au TIMM or CORRUPTION sod,
as such, it would accordingly he without force or validity,
utterly mull sad void, as 1, la sistiusal self-deinsee, night
to hir resolutely NOLORS WOK 11111/011T.
R. That shook* the time ever come, when a Leglialatore
of this cavalry (especially one in which the people ware wet
cowstitutioaally represeoted), overleaping all limitations of
legitimate authority, slosh. unequivoinstly ellempe, by pre-
(culled Laws, to subvert the Csartitutios ; by Ames aft&

The Rev. Mr. DRAPER rose to secoitil the
solutions. He said, it would he genera:ly admitted
that nothing was more important than the libertie.
of mankind—their liberties included their happi-
ness, their happiness included their virtue, alai their
virtue included every thing that was dear to a
state of cisilized socirty.—(Applause )—A lave c t
mankind was the predominatisig principle of a goad
uto, anal he that was destitute of that comprehensive
and philosophic love. must he au advocate fur tt,C
liberties ofa pews and not of the whole of the peo-
ple.— Apploase.)-11 was as they bad so ()Ilea
beard, dreadful to contemplate the event at Mau-
Cheater; lu its isolated:have it was dreadful to COI..
template it, but still mole dreadful when they
knew it received approbation Irons the highest
quarter of the State, and when. therefore. the al.
fair of Manchester may become. by teed' expo.
fierier., the affair of every part of the coutury.—
That rod affair had operated, generally speaking,
from one end of the land to the other, like I*ll elec-
tric shock.—(dipplisuse.)—But though it had so
generally operated, there were unhappily some who,
lint wishing well to mankind. were nosensible to the
shock. to nature they knew there were electric,
! mid rion-rlectrics. and that there were 10.11,e t.Oali,a
' impervious to the shuck. This negative pecriliarity
moose in a part of the community from the influence
of Government patronage, from a sort of partiality
of self-interest, that was cultivated and encouraged
iu certain classes of lile. There was indeed a tune
when the gentry looked upon the measures of Go-
vernment with a jealous eye, wlwis they felt
community of interest with the commonalty,
and felt for the calls upon the people, who had
to contribute in taxes with the sweat of their
brow. In the times to winch he alluded, pro.
per care was taken that the patronage of Go-
vernment should be alone adequate to main.
Win the splendour of the Crowe, and to oil the
wheels of Government ; and then it was calefully
provided that the voice of the people
heard, and that that voice 'should pt. veil.—(./p.
ploirse.)—The wise man had • i.l, " that in • urea
titude of counsellors there is salety."—(.4pplause.)
—Rut unfortituately, in reo tint..., 111104iiiit;
so far from being grittited for the intrrasie hi
the people, waseonferred to their exc10w....; so That
laws, instead of protecting the oppres‘eil, tarnish-el
a remedy, if at all. a which it was imposoble Gtr Ohl
bulk of the people to avail theinselv. v. l',ia
regime patronage was the great eel', it at he eel ti e
real interests of the 'people. Tie Miistsrets, tree .
tug to their strength, from the sirec,,s with which
' they had so long nibbled at the Cia„srimrig.,,,
est determined to try how far with i.e" bangle itiir
co•ldsliake it to the centre. The liasry apprttv.tl• f
the Ministers (fur such he coiiiidered Illy act of the
Fride..l Regent) was must tujo.liciouis where blo.:;1
wan idled ; it would have 'weir Wit olve.ut to hate
paused before this august appro.octoti lead fi.eis
conferred urson the parties coocirrtiett to ;retire rat.
log such a dt ttd. iti soppurtiug their aci• tare %t;.
niters had recourse to aciphisiti.--.111.1 .ay Ohl wsf
not prejudge the merits of the aftisir at Nlaitvin.ai•r
and yet did they ,Not in fact intoltrabty prsiodge
them, because they wished to set aitniiipt the pea..
ple I—(Applause.)—W hat ! did they nett wish
prejudge • question who dismissed E ir I F•iz
fruits his Lieutenancy its York hue, for mete!),
assisting at a meeting, the sole onject of 4
fair. open. legal itarliautentary iniquiry ?—(ifear.)--
This Manama' spoke volumes as iJ the tieas r
mt...i.tm-it gave the language of Atltnittistrato
which fairly tuterpreted was this-t--•• Vot.,
Lords, are our your Humours air it!!
be retailed by servility set shjet t 91116.n,Cyii
our wishes—sio matter what is your ra.,k, vat()
your tektite, your family digoity, seal
and all tae highest ircommietalaiions which a nu'. I)
of rare virtues, and exemplary anal honest servtcas:
confer; vain are all these if you -re not sir- -
pared to devote to us, Minister., tit all thing.,
implicit obedience." Such wet the creed of
Miniaters, and therefore one ut the most diva.-
guished and upright men iu the country, ter
such a man was Earl Fiizwilliain, must he TT-
illueed, a UM whom in ordinary tame. tbky rim-t
oat touch—whorls tin COMIIIOII raccaonans they al.er
not approach but with re,pect—ars4 ytt now b!,e

moment that venerahle and dittitignished character
presumes to 12111 t with the people, when pitted
against Government, even for a legal ioqiiiry, that
moment the intolerance of Minh:sera breaks out,
trod they dism'as witch a PM rather than brook the
font of his honesty and ingensonsness, even though
presented in the inildest form.--(App/aria.)
I fact, to hold a place under Government, from the
Lord down In the exciteman, must depend upon
rvilitr —lhvy receive their tenon and mart obey.
The worthy Gentleman then alluded in severe
items to the proceedings at the Coroner's Inquest,
declared, that the great truths which the pro.
grass of information had inculcated and diffused,
were not to be impeded in their advance by the
efforts of onthoritv, but must finally succeed.—
(Hear. hear.)-11e had already raid that Minis-
Ord themselves by sophisms—they quoted
S .ri .torn—hut they cot it up into halves, and took
toot pots as suited them. They pretended to be
•ery and troterl from the 17th verse and
I.e 62 I chapter of the lit Epistle of Peter. It con-
t. toe,i four parts, bat they tkipped over the two first,
• .1 took the two last in order. The first was
•• llottour all men;" but this would not -answer
tl e,r longtime—they dare not touch it, fur it would
seem to favour an expression of universal good will
t the swinish multitude, the dregs of the pen-
t of the ignorant tirOple, IN they were called,
were but just above the brute creatio...—
! 4 lionrh )—lle was ready with the Mons'ers to
hoomir the King," but he could not honour him
itt ony way ih.t would exclude or disgrace all other
ty.ro. —l,ipplamse.) —lle would honour Win in
to•tintai II ii )its just prerogative, but he must also
honour all men rat maintaining their just rights.—
Proceeding as Ministers had done, in their ear's-
of rely ions pentimeut, and their quotations
Coos Scripture, any 111.111 might defend atheism—
soy man night say 44 there is no God." That
w•oild be a scriptural quotation, though it would
h- unfair sad disingenuous to omit the preceding
put of the sentence—" The fool Moth said in his
heart, there is no God."—( Mar, hear!)—lf Mi.
'osiers overlooked the whole of mankind, to exalt
t'w interests of the few, they would set at naught
1:1. principle, that all government was formed fur
Or good of the people at large, and not for the
1,-torfit of say particular set; if this were not true,
I") axiom in politics was tetiabk—(.4ppiarsse.)—
Ile agreed it was Recess ry to support the exugen-
c:rs of the State, and that the wheels of Govern-
owed should be oiled, but lie could not think that
the car of Illsoi-ten ought to be suffered to he
riven over an unuffe,•tling awl a defenceless
l'"Plc.—/Applause.)—The Resolutions were
strong, so were the Sett of Ministers. The slit-
toi-sil of Earl Fitzwilliani was a strong measure, to
Was the sudden approval aim act in which blood was
✓ied. Hear.) —lle certainly regretted the thin-
Pets of the nit-cti.tg, but still lie would say, that
i 'invadable trellis did not pill strength from num-
I ens—what was right would woo appear r4ht, whe-
i'wr delivered by owe or by a thousand. tie con-
cluded by cordially supporting the Resolutions.—
f .4ppirrese.J
A Mr. BOOTH inquired why the Sheriffs, or one
ed theill, were not, as usual, presiding at the meet-

The CUAIRMAN slid they had declined convert-

i tr.
Tire Resolutions were then agreed to up to the
t'•, %hest
131140 then rose and said, that before Major
Cartwright pet the eleventh Resolution, which
*c-c‘ne peel, ite iriaited to say a few words. Though
it ei very probable that he and they differed
*really is opinion as to the strict propriety of their
p-oceedings, and though the meeting had nut been
convened by the Sherd', he frit it his duty to stand
f-rro aril. as he always had dune, to assist to the de-
liberations of his constituents. Ile would not be
prevented from stating what he thought, though
oi p.a.ed to their views, but he was peculiarly
a. xwus that from his conduct on the present
occasion, he should not lead them to think that
e *as ieerasible to the melancholy events of
Manchester. He was, indeed, so far otherwise,
t ot he naught nothing had ever occurred *a mu-
iner.tuncis to the interests of the people and the
Cur preservation of the Government.—(Apploase.)
—lle mold not, however, bring himself to agree to
on unqualified censure of the Magistrates and yeo-
man') of Itlanclrester.—(.' H by nue ?" and his.tes.)
lir Mketed to such urtpialified censure, for
tiv twine moron that made him object to the hasty
sr.., ur.qualified approbation bestowed on them
I.) Ministers.—(Loud applause.)—The only object
utr.ch he sought was inquiry ; and ea that account
lie regrentt that the meeting of the county had
ut been cat.ert before.—( Appluose.)—A Requi-
s- ion. most respectably ■nd numerously signed by
I,:e pru.c►pel Nobility and Gentry of the county,
I. id been forwarded to the Sheriff• for that purpose ;
t of a 1 it Vas chiefly intended to petition the Prince
11-gent to assemble the Parliament, and as his
I.u. al nights' ss very shortly after had ordered it to
1•r c.arv.•ked, the Noblemen and Gentlemen thought
iiarrecerwary to have a county meeting. Ile
r( %1.. B.) however, wished that it had been celled
os se% done iu the county of York. But as it did
t take place. all he had to do was to attend hie
statiou ni Parltainent ; and he pledged himself,
that Ire would assist to the tittnn4 of his ability in
dem►oJsog a solemn inquiry. For he had no hrs.'.
ta.se.ct, aa saying, that d such inquiry were not
al-
there was no event which had yet taken
lase so dangerous and mischievous to the character
the G./merriment, and the interests of the ruling
',miry. since the (louse of Brunswick was celled to
1.4 Throne. If such iorpairy should be granted,
s..d it could be fully proved and established. net
ly that t►.e arettiog of Manchester was illegal,
tur•iulroi. and-weditious, but that the civil power
used ►heir utmost endeavours to quell the not,
hachure the interference of the military, be wan cee-
t the people of E.•gland would be perfectly sit-
I :ird with all that had been done...-(Hear, hear.)--
liar if, instead, it should be proved thot the meet-
was legal and quiet, and that the first violence
4101. r, and the first injury isidicted were in diapers.
► g it, arid after all nu redress could be obtained by
I,.u•c who were thus *rouged. their ire was ready to
dente„ gm matter what was the object of the meet-
' -- -.uch be hit darer from

tiering reepectea--if, in short, the Radical Re-
formers, as thee were called, could be thus treated,
one day, when merely met to deliver their opinions
with impunity, the next day would bring the same
fate on the moderate Reformers, and the example
would be gradually applied in respect to all persons
or parties who should venture to condemn the mea-
sures of Administration. He considered it a fortunate
thing in our policy, that no man could do any thing
against another which might not immediately after
be visited on himself. Such was the law of reason
and nature. lie was surprised that a question so
important had brought together scarcely two hun-
dred persona. He hoped that he was clearly under-
stood as to his opinions of the Manchester business.
Ile wished to be clearly understood also as to that
species of reform in support of which the Man-
chester meeting was held. He had always openly
declared, that he disapproved of that plan of
reform, viz. universal suffrage and annual Parlia-
ments. But that did not abate his anxiety that the
people of England, who had been injured merely for
meintaining those opinions, should have redress.—
Ile objected to annual Parliaments and universal
suffrage, because there were uo such things recog-
nised in the Constitution, nor in its practice at any
time. There was, indeed, no knowledge of soy
such thing ever having taken place in the world.
In the maddest period of the French Revolution
there were exceptions to the right of suffrage; there
was no such thing in the American Union wherein
such an extent of suffrage was known. He had
alwat•s deemed the principle of uni I suffrage
end annual Parliaments to he a bone of contention
among the people ; doubtless, there were many
ictelhigent and respectable men among its advocates.
Very tar was he from attempting to vilify them.
For his own part, he would, as he had frequently
told them, support such a measure of reform as
would remove the rotten boroughs, enfranchise
the unrepresented populous places, and give
the right of voting to every householder; but
beyond that he honestly avowed he would not go.
He was fully impressed with the opinion, that the
principle of Reform contended for by certain classes
to whom he hid alluded, was utterly untenable.—
Were it possible even practically to realize it, there
would, be an end to the constitution of King.
Lords, and Commons. The only effect that could
arise from pressing such a point, would be, as in-
deed experience chewed them, to divide one part of
the people from another, and make a great bulk of
the country inimical to all reform. This would,
as had ever been the case, give Ministers the ad-
vantage over both divided parties. The enemies
to all reform would be strengthened, and the friends
to all abuses would be equally reinforced—(Hear,
hear)—so that now, so far as those proceedings had
gone, lie greatly feared that Ministers had be-
come strong enough to call for fresh taxes to sup-
port au additional military force—a step which they
never would have _ventured to have taken, were it
not for those divisions among the people, out of
which they (the Ministers) were determined to reap
an abundant harvest. Such were his opinions;
■nd he Caine before his constituents to give them
fairly and candidly.—(Great applause.
Mr. CLARKE wished to ask one or two questions
of their worthy Member—lst, Was not the meeting
at Manchester regular and peaceable, until it was
dispersed by violence ? and, Qtly, Did any man
doubt that if he had, on the evening of the 16 li of
August, been at the elbow of any of the NI %it-
tratee or yeomanry who had dispersed that meetilig,
he should not have heard them exclaimmg that
they had only sacrificed a little hecatomb at the
shrine of their offended loyalty ?
The Major thee, in putting the 11th and remain-
ing Resolution, which, as well as the preceding
ones, were carried unanimously, observed, that
though some of them touched upon the question of
Reform, they particularized no specific plat), and
left the remedy entirely open.
Some voices asked, why the name of the Bishop
of Norwich was not introduced in the list ?
On examination it appeared that the name of the
Bishop of Rochester was inserted in the list by
mistake, and that the name of the venerable amid
upright Bishop of Norwich was the one really in-
tended by the framers of the Resolutioa—the
mistake was instantly corrected.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman.
The venerable Major, its acknowledging the
thanks of the meeting, said, that he had DOW at-
tained the extreme verge of age when a num was
exonerated from attending any public duties, that
he knew of, except those of paying taxes end obe-
dience to the laws. But he could not thiuk of re-
maiuing in private on this great and momentous
question. Had he been in his grave, mid that it
were possible fur the dead to arise, the cry of blood
which now vibrated through the land would have
drawn him forth.—(App/sure.,/—He thanked them
heartily for the compliment they had paid him.
A Mr. WHAM now stepped forward and eddies.-
ed the meeting. There was something in his ap-
pearance so like that of ■ plain, blunt Englishman,
that though the regular business of the meeting was
at an end, a general inclination to hear him was
manifest. He excited considerable laughter by
some peculiarities in his gesture, and still more in
his.prouunciation, but in his zeal to deliver his len.
tiineuts, be appeared utterly to disregard the occa-
simial sensations which his pronunciation of parti-
cular letters excited. Ile commenced by stating.
that lie had purchased a freehold in tbecouaity of
Middlesex some years ago, because he thought all
was not right there, and because he wished to op-
pose despotism.—(Applause.)—lf the people were
united, they might defy Ministers. He knew the
disposition of mankind—lse bad seen the Whigs in
power, where he wished they had remained, fur
since their time the people had seen none like
them—they tried to amend the evils of the country,
and it was a fatal day to old England, when, on a
piiiiciple of honour regarding the Catholic Ques-
ti 111 l , the Whigs resigned their offices.—(Hear.)—
The piesent Ministers would never gown—they had
nothiog to resign fur—they had no principles
(Applaese.)-11 the people banished disunion . there
would be ea end to the Radicalis—(Somedisoppro-
batauss.)—llts reason for saying so was, that the
people doubt never be united while the Radicals
were at variac.ce with each other. Let the Radi.
• aisal the Vierholders unite, end thee the Ho-
--as Act would never be suspended.—
ion oldie two Latin words. which
‘. in the harry of delivery, called the
:urkas, excited considerable laugliter.)—

.• • .

The orator proceeded iB fair and plain lefts to ed.
vert to the dangers of division, and the neteirity of
a union of all the friends of the people 16 oppose
the corrupt views of Mini►ters.
An old Gentleman, named SATCHELL. rose to
defend the Radicals against the last speaker, but
was prevailed upon to desist, after uttering a few
incomplete sentences.
Thanks wire then voted to Mr. Utwo, for his
attendance this day.
Mr. BYNG. in acknowledging this mark of the
attention of the meeting, said he was always sorry
when it was his lot to differ with any of his consti-
tuents; but he muted them, whenever they consi-
dered that difference serious, they would find him
ready to resign his trdst him the hands of his con-
stituents.—( Applarit.)—Re praised the order that
prevailed at this meeting, and said it reflected great
credit upon them to hear him as they had, when be
did not entirely concur in their Resolutions. Ile
should always feel proud in the approbation of his
fellow-countrymer..
The meeting then dispersed with much apparent
satisfaction, and Major Cartwright and the other
Gentlemen who took a pert in the business of the
day, were loudly cheered as they withdrew.

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1111.1, BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON.
SATURDAY, NoTillil6ll 13, 1819•

A Dutch Mail arrived last night with rapers I
from Brussels to the 10th instant. The new-
(angled Committee at Mentz is so unpopular, se-
veral persons h eve declined the honour of becom-
ing members of this extraordinary tribunal. We
applaud their good sense. It is a despotic and ar-
bitrary device, involving a direct violation of the dit-
ties between the subjects ■nd the Sovereigns of the
several nations comprised within its proposed juris-
diction. This great and radical obj‘ction appears to
have been already acknowledged by its royal authors,
as we find that the subjects of Austria, who may he
convicted at Mentz, shall be sent home fir punish-
ment.—On the 2811► October fresh disturbitices
broke out at Copenhagen, and the aitiflows of
several houses were broken, but the military soon
restored order, and the regulations forbidding ger-
vanto, children, artisans, sailors, Sc. to appear iii
the streets after eight in the evening, again put in
force.

The German Papers that have arrived. with
other matters, notice the amount of the dis-
posable military force of Prussia. The regular
troops of the P.ussian Monarchy amount to
157,570 men of all arms, while the landaehr con-
sista of not less than 438,537 men. An amazing
military power, if we consider the extent; of the
territories under the Crown of Prussia, the com-
parative paucity of their population, and the I►e-
terogeneous materials of which the Monarchy is
composed !
A (urinal contradiction has been given by the
Bavarian Minister in Switzerland to a statement
which had appeared in some of the public journals,
that the recent decisions of the Diet at Frankfort
had excited a great sensation at Munich, and had
called forth important remonstrances. It is inti-
mated that the Bavarian Government has entered
warmly into the measures proposed by the Diet, in
pursuance of the resolutions formed at Carlsbad
for the support of the existing Governments against
the supposed democraticsl schemes of the conspi-
valor. in Germany. _ _ .

An article from Rome, dated the 7th of October,
states, that the Regencies on the coast of Africa
have given unsatisfactory answers to the demands of
Admiral FuuM•NTLti and Admiral JURIEU, who
went with a combined English and French squa-
dron to insist on the renunciation of piracy. The

plague bus ceased at Algiers, hut still raged at
Tunis, where it has carried off 60,000 persons.
A marriage is spoken of between a daughter of
Duke ALEXANDER of %'irtemberg and the Crown
Prince of AUSTRIA. The Emperor of ADAMS con-
sents to the marriage, however, oil condition that the
King of WIRTEMBERCI will engage to concur with
Austria in the measures proposed for suppressing
the rising spirit of liberty in Germany. The KING
is said to have refused to accede to such conditions.

In another part of our Paper will be found a
full report or the proceedings which took place
'yesterday at a meeting of Freeholders of the County
of Middlesex, held at the Mermaid Tavern, in
Hackney. To consider of the unfortunate events
which occurred at Manchester on the 16th of
August, was the object of the meeting, hut it was
not attended by the numerous body of Noble-
men and Gentlemen who bad signed the Re-
quisition to the Sheriffs, on the ground, we pre-
aurae, that the object proposed by the Requi-
sition had been already attained by the PAIN CE
ItZGENT'S proclamation for convening Parlia-
ment.
Mr. BY Ne. one of the Members for
the county, appeared at the meeting, where he
avowed this opinion, and we have much pleasure in
adding. that 'his manly, temperate. and judicious
speech, slthough opposed to the purport of the
Resolutions moved by those who convened the as-
sembly, was heard with respect and attention. The
Honourable Meinber lamented the occurrences at
Manchester, as we sincerely believe do the Ministers
themselves, and every honest man in the country.
He also admitted the necessity of a fir!l and im-
partial inquiry into the circumstances connected

•
With those unhappy proceedings, for hitherto no
justification hal been made public by the Ma.
gistrates or the Mit►iaters, and all that the tem-
p•erate portion of the public require is, to learn
the motives thdt could have induced the Magi-
strates to disperse a Meeting of the people with
circumstances of extreme violence, at a moment
when there appeared no intention on the part of the
assembled multitude to disturb the general peace.
We have fur some time abstained from noticing
the affair of Mat►cheater, because the hour now
rapidly approaches when tile subject must be
fully explained. It matters not for what osten-
sible 'purpose the Ministers may have advised
the Sovereign to convene the great Councils
of the Realm; the unfortunate occurrence' of
Manchester must lit among the very first topics
fur parliamentary discussion. to speak of those
proceedings iii the light of civil injuries, is
to shuffle off a question of vital importance to OW
political existence. The whole affair is political
throughout, and it is this considers( that will
enforce upon Parliament the absolute necessity of
instituting a solemn and ansiold inquiry into all
the circumstances connected with it.
The Resolutions voted yefiterday st the Hackney
meeting differ in style and character from every
set of Resolutions that have hitherto been pub-
lished on this subject. They are evidently the oft.
spring of the old Major's pen, and are as mysti-
cally abstract as his usual compositions. This •e-
-tiersble Gentleman has devoted a considerable part
of a very lung life, to what lie, perhaps, would call
studying the constitution of this country. lie has,
however, unfortunately neglected the object of his
and pursued a phantom of liis own ima-
gination. He speak* of a constitution existing
in this country, of which no trace can be descried in
history, even though our history now extant points
to the first glimmering of civilzation among our
rude, unlettered ancestors. From this conception
of his own fancy he deduces his unsocial theory of
unalterable laws, and concludes that a society, no
matter what may be its wants or its wi%hes, must
abide by the usage or practice first established, 110
matter how rude or inartificial. Had he conde-
scended to consult any authorities upon this point
later than Noah's flood, he would have found it to
be the concurrent opinion of all learned men, whe-
ther deriving their knowledge from theory or prac-
tice, that there must exist in every society a supreme
power, which fur general convenience must be dele-
gated to a comparatively few persons, and that as
these individuate, no matter by what denomination
distinguished, possess by delegation the supreme
power of the State, they are enabled to make laws to
bind the multitude. By the constitution of Eng-
land, as it has been held for at least eight centuries,
the King and the great Council of the realm enjoy
the supreme power of the State ; by the same con-
stitution the King is accountable to no earthly
tribunal. The Members of the great Council
are accountable to the people after the expiration
of their delegated authority, but the Legisla-
ture united, thus possessing the sovereign power
of the State, is of ability to enact any law whatsoever,
and nothing but the successful re•istauce of the
people, or any portion of them, CJII save them
from paying obedience to such enactment.—
What the event, however, m•ay be, which could
justify this last resort on the part of the peo-
ple, can never be made a subject of previous
inquiry ; it is such an occurrence us cannot be con-
templated without a direct viotition of the social
contract—yet such is of necessity implied, if we
speak of laws which it is not in the power of the
Legislature in their wisdom to alter.
But what are the laws now existing which the
Legislature cannot alter ? !tingig Charts, the Bill
of Rights, and the Act of Habeas Corpus, have all
been enacted by the power of Parliament, sod if
Parliament had the power of enacting, it undoubt-
edly has the power of repealing. But if one law can-
not be repealed, why shall another be esteemed less
sacred ? All our laws must, on the same principle,
be equally immutable; besides. who is to judge of
the propriety or impropriety of repealing. altering,
or suspending au existing law ? Not Major CART
worour, certainly. nor any other subject in the
country, however respectable; and to think of col-
lecting the individual sense of every man, women,
and child in tl►e empire. upon the merits of every
law. would be the extreme of political absurdity.
We should not have written so much upon this
subject. were we not assured that there are many
individuals in the country who entertain similar
notions with Major C_ARTIVIUGHT upon the extent
of the power of Parliament. We admire their
ignorance of the first principles of social order, but
our admiration is raised much higher when we
find such persona advocating an :thermion 111 our
most important institutione, uuder the name of
Reforat.

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