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London, England, 1819-11-30 00:00:00

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Friday morning a ineetiug of the Liverpool Rammeri
Was held is Claylomsqoare, in that hown. The weather
being very unfavourable, it was hut thinly attended. Mr.
Cob'tett, in honour of whom Ilw meeting was held, addressed
the 'whence ow the subject of Reform, and stated MG ',mil.
fur bringiag to this country the homes of Tom Paine.
Mr. Johnson th►n presented addresses from Mandustro,
Warrington, Blackbto at, Hollow, stool other places, including
one from a Female Reform Society. Cuhirett received the
addresses in the most grations maituer, and briefly expresard
his thanks. He theta Houk iCIVe of the anstlittile, and the
coach drove from the square. When it had r►ached the top
of Hanover-square, the horses were taken off, and Cobb tt
was draws to his lodgings by the populare.
lu the cocaine, the dinner given to Cobbett, is honour of
his arrival in England, took place at the Coootle loon, 1.0e4
street. The company who sat down Si. it did not exceed
sixty Mr. T140111A9 SMITH was in the Chaos.. It la.la a Irmo
Radical Meeting. Nottittiog bat the Radical heverao4e,
was on the table during dinner, of which the e•nspaio lack
copious libations. After the cloth hid been removed. the
Chairman proceeded with the toasts. Among gloom none
the contriving—

The etemory of our famous countryman, Thomas Paso,
the iesthie of eaters; the child of the ' luorr us.
trios. frau his ueriwalled Weals, sold still more Ul. sin nro
from the employment of those salmi in the time of ' the
oppressed of all oat ions •."

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" Orr amiable and respected lowssmsa, WillWm Ro=roe,
Esq —may he 1011 g COUiln*le to adorn the soot M his nati-
vely, which his virtues sod his talents have so largely cow
Whaled to dignify sod embellish."
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The Cuatartaw then proposed the health of Crabber,
which was drunk with thunders of applause.
Mr. Cosset-i addressed the company in a long speech.
He lint noticed the slanders which bad been lolled upon
him during his absence from England, and irhOh, be s
were not only false, but atrocious and unmanly ; but he 11:..1
to thank the good sense of the country for basing readmi
them of no effect. He thin proceeded lIIITh bObjett of
Perhantentary Reform. Upon the present corrupt state
of the representative system, and the ureerdty, nature,
and extent of Reform, he *scanted at considerable langt'n.
He thew adverted to the 'abject of the hones of T:suitsal.
Paine, and entered into a long justillcation of Ms motion
fur irlisinterritig and bringing thin to England. Ile then
proceeded to defend himself from the ch.rge of neon-
sisteitcy which had been brought against him, in hiving sone
*baited the very man whose holies he Row intended its honors..
This he did by urging the plea of immaturity af judgratpt
and maul of uperiamea at the time be attacked Paine, and
because Paine was then supporting the enemies of hi. counts
Conscious that hr had dome Paine au injustice in bis early
days he was w illiug, on kis return to America, to listen to
a suggestion of Mr. Reabow's to bring his hours to Eng-
land. His remains bad here dishonciired in America,
though he was the rsusder of bee independence; for i.e
was the first man 10 propose the declaration against Eng-
land, though the proposal was opposed by the celebrated 11.
Franklin. With respect to his object to bringing, these liouss
to England. it was to have them exhihAutl in Undue to as
many persons as might choose to Caine to see them He in-
tended to du every thing he mold he raise a suffieiesit rain,
In order that a colossal statue may be erected to Paine's
memory; and, if he lived, be bopeAl to execute his purpose.
Several other individuals addressed the mettle, in the
count: rif Cvirbett retired about eleven o'clock,
and was followed by his crew.