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London, England, 1821-01-16 00:00:00

lave Miaow& assessial peeve I ussy,l thinks latiaist
say easily amt. that I might stns have pawned le MI
1 cheers se prang timilsr principles with thew ? Are terse
Addressers so foolish as to suppose thet I do ratios, ihas
the principles which I he.. adeseeltd threogb Isere
each mg mast exclude see from pewee ? It has happened tease
more has oar, twice, or thrice' t• reuse sees babas
offices of the State whets offered apes terms iticossisteat

,or, pe'imisceTa insigne* of • ismilar sacrilice From •
firms selbereoce inser priecipin I lia•• reataised excludea

Ike the.l6
"e priaciples which l de.
oat is life.

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know, that I 4M-reman true to the
starek; is that when first at •4 is life. And were
Illittamerasest offered to toe to morrow, • 'circumstance
*SOIL tealeddke by no means likely to hippest,' would tort
arthilit It 'idles. I could do it' or terms satisfarturp
sly own conscience and honour, and without
tatdig etiadded to effect a comptcle change in the
pileirest triples. or government.---ss(Virkeresei •sejaptause.)—
VAS deetaatiya wok: isitbout fear. There is one sob]. et
miterially Mothering eilk such a &take, isments file ',rec.'
sity of • Reform in ffiwtiMinent, upon which • 1 lose been
much misrepresented. My opinions of the most proper
mode of effecting Math a Reform have undergone some
moilifieelles; I think that. from fur of evil cooserpteucelli
Reform shoteld be Wetted in • a more gradual manner
than 1 thought necessary Shen life was eosin; and bole
more salignine,°snsl my dread of clinger less acute. To
the principles of Reform, as detailed in the 'speech I made
in 1810, on the &Me tir the Nation; I still adhere. A
Change is thesyrient of gisserement is absolutely atecessary,
to• pireirve theCuSidit tit ion from Matron ism, bed though
a Reform lii Porliimout would be a most powerful metro,
of effecting that chance, yes, 'whether that Reforms should
be pressed In the first mistimes, is a consideistfim which,
like every other public cpseristies must be' infloscard by
considerations of !Sate expediency, lest by a too hasty ,
attempt carry ii into riseutism, the probable success
of that Reform itself be endangered. If iii repetlhig the
herusations which 'has twee brought sigeknot ire, I have
maims/vetted severely upon part of the elOrity, aid '
premed my Indlghsties at their Conduct in strong tug",
request that my remarlksmey not be applied to apy bet
those whose swallow his's:cited them. Born of parents
prorating the doctrines of the Established Chetah, educated
in its tenets, mod attached to disinterest., I feel must majors
to see the holy Ministers of my religion enveloped in shad
raped which mast ever be felt for the Clergymee,the pariah
*Priest, who performs birds, its his parishioners in a mai-
ieutioes masar; who consoles them in their raisfortettes ;
milnioeishes them Ist error, minimise them in right,.
their gni& in health, their aid in sickles. and in Sua-
ble, nod supporter amidst the terrors et' approaching
death; mild, merit, generous, charitable and humane;
such character. are retitled to the greatest respect, and
were they more frequent we shoski hear less of those at.
tempts to disterh the peace of society In Ilse name of reli.
gine and pretended loyalty. Rat if we contemplate the re.
verse of this character, a busy rattlaffnig Priest, hardly
known in his parish except by the vexatious collectioa of,
his tithes, seldom heard is. his church, a virulent writer of •
party pamphlet., an far devoid of charity as to visit all per.
sons who differ wish him in *collimates with the severest col-
demnstiou, denouncing them as traitors to their King and
manatees to their God, setting one part of the comma.
oily against the other—.l will tell them, that one such
Priest, much less a whole conclave of thus, does more
harm to religion then 20 libellers of the most inveterate
eription—(Losall applaue.)--1 cannot untshade without ex-
pressing my thanks for the patient heirinewhieh you have
afforded me, and asserieg you that on this, aeon all other
occasions, I feel must araitivs to meet my lotion coedits-
rests, to whom I feel booed by every lie of grantee& ; mot
you may always commaod my twat assistance and redraws'
to support and promote that spirit of' liberty so essential
to the welfare of the misery, and if suffered to fall into
the country itself would twos fall tutu ruin —Mere AM
Noble Earl coselsoted, amidst the rapturous cheers and ap.l
plasm of the meeting, a speech, Ilbrepirit and animation,
of which it is utterly inat of wit poker he essay ati idea of
to OW readers ]
The RPSolliiioll/ were they "Om the Clash, sad

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•greed to tnosiosoosly, with the CZ (*pilule at Mi. Alit► died
two or three other pereeems. There was Isere Mod MO for
Mr. iSII4IOII. _

101.4441111140 N, then, to a short speech, proposed the Ad-
dress Moats Majesty, which was sanuded by Mr. Selby. The
cries Are
Mr. LAIIIIINTON being here renewed, that gentleman rose.
and said, that it had not hen his intention to base offered
himself to their notice, but as they evinced a desire fur
b,m to address them, he would mate • few numb upon
what had fairest from Mr. Orde. He accordingly did so
in • strain of severity sit irony. He also anissadveited
with severity oar the condort of the Sheriff,, who be thought
nonid be treated with utter coidenspt, as he acted out
f,isim himself, but from persons of higher authority, fur
be had no doubt that his instructions travelled from the
North through Morpeth so the Sheriff.—(Lond applause )
Lambion also defeuded the Press from the charge of
licentiousoess, bronchi •gainsi it by Mr. Orde, and main.
dined list nothing could exceed the licentionstiess ant gross
calamity of the Ministerial Press. Mr. 1.. made a siusither
of other pertinent remarks; hot the length of the proceed-
iite• prevent us from mining into them.
'the Address was then carried by nearly a 111111111i11.0.11
vole. The Petition to the House of Lords was then moved
sod reed by Mr. Ittutte, and that to the Commas. by Sir
CHAIM= Mount ; which being duly seconded, were car-
ries, in a similar meaner.
Mr. Stone the, ruse, and in a mealy and warm strain of
eulogy, which it is natural to us to omit, proposed the
thanks of the meeting to Earl (key.
Mr. St LLLLL OP seconded the Resolution, and after at.

hiding to the great and seretniftil eXCitlOlllll of the Noble
Earl in favors► of the Africa* slave, not less than his many
eildeavours to proctor, for the people their just weight in
the balance of the Constitution, oliaerved, that ansoug

the tairottql and the culitthteiteil urthe ettntittest. tit;

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statesman of the day us. considered to have lakes so jnst a
view of the effects arising from the diffusioa of science and
the general spread of 'ducat i.rw ; and conefeded by übserv.
tog, that though Britannia had sat weeping fur the endanger-
ed morals of her youth Mitring the tale trial, she had, mot.
withstanding, derived rays of pleasure soul of comfort—she
had beheld the bar of England, not less celebrated for its
honour, than fur Me greatness of its talent, arrived at •
state of pre-ensinenee, unequalled in bee history—she had
seen the Noble Earl, her favourite SOO, told to his great cha.
meter of statesman, orator, mood pulitieian,lbat of being one
of the greatest snot most acute lawyers of his day.
Mr. Duns said, that highly estimating the character of
Earl Grey, a character which justly endeared him to his
himself, both public and prorate, and bring convinced he was
actuated by gond 'omit 00000 be should not oppose the
'notion, bat would decline voting, lest, by agreeing to it, he
taught be considered as approving of his political principles.
Mr. BOWES Mittatcr then said, he rose with pleasure to
confirm Ike statement of his Hon. Friend, Mr. Silvertop,
respecting the exalted opinion eutertained upon the Conti-
nent, of the talents and character of the Noble Earl
Gtey. After such • speech as they had beard from that
Noble Earl, the like of which be never remembered to have
ether heard or 'Cad, it might be deemed presumptuous in
Vas to think of addressing them; yet he begged to say •
word or two respecting the Queen. Her Majesty, after being
buff. tett about by the tempest, bad through their aasistanee
at length reached a rode, but unless they, the people of
Englaiud, still continue to o h forth their bands to
her lemur, the rou‘lo tole of power might might again wash
her otr the deep.—(Lase applause.)-11 was now maul.
test that further proceedings would be attempted isgamrt
her. antes. the nation spoke out ip a laicise impassible to
be ntisandeusittool It had been Judheivusly observed,
that they had scotcli'd the snake, aut It would tt
lint be prudent then, whilst the reptile laid writhing in
loos agonies, to clench the blow they had already dealt him
—anti that blow, to be efficient. most be the removal of Minim-
tem Moeh as he approved of the Resolutions that were pass.
.41, he thought they would be incomplete, unlem they wool
one step fotther in their Address to the king, and pray. that
Majesty wined be graciously pleased to dismiss issime.
Mutely and far Valet, from his preienee and council. his
promos twitlelt mid oweintslitutiowal advisers.—(Appiawee.)
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