The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-24 00:00:00

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rptinirpd pbtssito of * 'Ot
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II4e• tafikednisl of Lbw, ntreaptio If esr:Zt
ed boy It wan pottikielholb mitts • peoW wirdeosn4 lb.
power of corruption should Ile still so strJill; in be lgoireris•
meat ; be would tell i it proceeded from titer mo
POI ittni .to which Iker had IS* ion
been arenstonsed in lout —to obe watt In olildb— they
too blindly molded for protection from such evils.
Muds discourse had gone abroad, and moat etiloxium bees
ignMod open lb. wondrous essellentim of oar coninitutob:

Out it woe sot a little remarkable that we ourselves, if those
praises were to be trusted, should bethe least capable of sp-
pieeiltiog thou eamilmietee, sad 'kat 'eneelsoitld be referred
to the temunismy et fortignientio know whether we ought in
be contented nod happy. we looked to what had been
written by be Loline and Blackstone on the virtues of mar
constitution, we should find `that its pollees were sir+ as
posit ....content tie. But from our own expel-I.piece we were
led to believe unreel/m.lO theettoratios of the Lord Mayor of
I.9odun (ho "relit no disrespect to any Lord Mayor or other
rity, autherity, Of Whom he was hippy to see some that were
presesi)—the Lord Mayor to whom he alluded held the
office in 1780, and, betas asked during the riots of shut.
period, ",Why. he did not call on ibe posse soiaiiatis?" be
answered, I should base been very glad to do au, but the
deuce take the fellow, I don't know where be lives."—
(Laughter and applause.)-4ost so was it with blue and the
British Constitution. He should like to have it very well,
such as it bad boen described, but he was sever able
to tied it. Just so it was with many other " blefaialp."
which were mach talked of. The liberty of the press
be bad heard toasted iu that room, as a the air we
breathe, if we keel it sot we die;"—bet, such es we
now brillabefis it ,was wawa like she sir that in breathing killed
up. The liberty of the perm, with Lord Sidsoutti's emixtlnt,
he apprehended, was so very great blessing. la like manner
"Trial by Jury^ wawa emostaat subject' of errogvafolitittio,
It was in itself, no doubt, a meet eneetlent thing; but where
was it ID be futurd We Itati.• system of Special Juries—of
picked and packed n?" 1,1 Called "Guinea.rnen ;" and under
aorh a syitem, whin hitieurt of " Trial by Jury," he could
think of it is esietint Were bot on the pannels of Lord
Emitioe's aosith: n► sod applause.)—And weal to
69'44 04674144 kleasisgs, that perfect epi-
tome of the co it,/ that beautiful speeinien of owe
three-eprne,red .tialseco.et emiattgetinnal power--enr own
dear darling House of Cupola's". They were not aware
of the bleping7-of its beititY,
..pd of its excellence—
heroes* oliftwoottiately they, -were too well acquainted
with its r.urreptloo. In ISIS Madame de Sian had
gravely whether it were possible that any one
could for a moment believe thatasy Member or the Eng-
lish House nf Commons could receive mosey to vote es the
Minister pleated; and that at a period when Lord Castle.
reagh had, been eon/rived of geat.selling. But that was the
w!iy ,iels which the delusion was kept up. They offended by
spec is; pi things iss they found they. When the g beard of
the liberty or the press they always thoUght of rd Sid.
mouth's circular; when Lo
they heard of trial by jury they
could not forget the system of perkier special juries; sod
when they belied n the House of Coninioos, they qbeitioned
its usefulness, because they kuew how It was constituted.
Tins Harlequin extolled his horse :
" Good fur the field, the road, the course—
One fish be bar —" One faith
Anil what was that the home woe dead."

So woo it wills;the Constitution ; and if there was any hope
is !anemia, it was in the Reform, whose wand alone could
work the weeder of restoring it to life. If ever the day
alusubl, come when that deed should be acessplished.
would be the glnry of Westminster to have led the way to
the &Marmoset of seek a bruefit to the country. It wss one
of these contents la whirh it was boueevable so be engaged,
not in emu* Goa she hope of victory, as front the honour of
partaking iu the combat.—(Loud and prolonged cheers mid
oPloloolle4
Tout—" Tri►l by Jury; napicked awl unpacked."
" The Liberty of the Press."—Air, " Marseillois Hynes."

The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of "Snwael
Charles Whitbread, Bag. Charles Shaw !...4"evro, Fi 1 and
the Reformers of Middlesex," which was drunk with rest
; and a letter was rend from Mr. Whitbread, apo-
logising for his own absence and that of Mr. Leery', and
Mc. tibiae, M.P. oa the ground of a eerie., domestic misfor-
tune—the dangerous ingest; of the Countess Grey.
TOilla—Ao J. G. LAmbkia, Req. sod Anoka to him for biz
efforis is the cause of Reform," was then drank with COW.
&Fable applasse, and
Mr. HOBHOUSE. apologised for the Rimer* of Mr.
Lambkin, oceindowed by lb* same cireuroataisee which lad
presented the aiteodauce of Messrs. Whitbread, Lehrsre, and

'rump, ..m." M. WOW), E■q. Mr. Alderman Mansion, sad
the Retainers 6f tie City of Loados." with that linos
three.

Mr. Aldermaa WOOD 'darned thanks, mid hoped the
day was not far distant when the clams of Lando% issitst,
it the noble example of the electors of Westminster, Naiad
cease to return only one single csfurmer oat of friar Wis-
her*, sad if they cautioned to return him, that they would
at least associate with him some friend of liberty and re-
form with whom he could unite —(Great applause.)
Mr. Alderman WA ITH MAN also retarne.l thanks for the
honour de e him, sad the approbation exprelsrd of his eon.
duct. P . clever the post might be, whether of dancer or
otherwise, in which an opportun(ty offered which called for
his exertions in the cause of the people, he trusted he
should
maintain it.—(Applause.)
Toast—•• Lord Napa!, J. R. Mooch, Esq. aid Charles
Fysche Palmer, Esq. and the Reformers of Aylesbury and
Readine."-.7tGreai applause).

Lord NUGENT rose, amidst long sad general cheering
fu return thanks in behalf of himself and his constituents,
who, he was happy to assure the company, comprised many
zealous advocates of that cause to which the weak
were daily growing stronger, the wavering were begisoleg to
be confirmed, and to which the timid now began to By for
relief from their dietresses. He coofessed tkere was a time
when he was a friend of gradual reform, and entertained a
hope of its bring adopted by the House of Commons; but
circr,m•tsotes had convinced him that in nourishing that
hope, he bad trusted too much to the %letups of tha► Home.
All the ronVence he had ever felt in the self•refurming prim•
clote of the House of Commons was now completely at an end.
It had often been asked, to what period would the Re-
formers refer for a perfect example of the purity of the Coo-
intuition. He neither knew our eared at what peeled it had
existed in its greatest parity. He did out himself wish to
refer to any period, fur he thought the iteelleace of the
English Constitution was, that it was framed to adapt itself
to the rising spirit and iocreaping intelligence of the people.
—(Great applause.)
Mr. MONCK returned thanks for himself and absent col-
league (Mr. F. Palmer), and the Reformers of Reading.
Song—. Semi wha hae"—by Mr. T. Murphy.
TUaal." The Reformers of the Boniest' of Southwark,
and their gallant Representative, Sir R. Wilson."
Sir R. WILSON, amidst great and continued cheering
and applause, rose to.return thank,. He avowed with their
Huse. Representative
.(Mr. Hubhousr), that the good opi.
awn of his felloweitigens was the highest object of his
ambition. He had flown to it in the hour of per►ecution as
a source of consolation and pride, nod it had enabled him
to towiir tar above the malice of his ad ies.—(Great
applause.)
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The Duke of &Ilford, the Marquis of Tawiatork, Lord
John Russell, and the.% formers of Bedfordshire and Hunt-
ingdon," was then drank with great applause.
" The Honourable Henry Grey Bennett, and the Re-
former, of Shrewshary."—(Vehement applause.)
Mr. H. G BENNETT returned thanks fur the honour
they had done him, and expressed bin satisfaction at the psi,.
tress of iefo. in. The 16b Member, who had voted for 'AIM
J. Rasseirs motion, that a rearm of the representation eel
necessary, Mood pledged to the country to support it, and
there was eo di•gritlee that Ought not to be heaped on there—
on contumely that they would not deserve, if Ch. y retracted,—
(Great applause.)
"Lord Bbrinetion nod 4rformen.of Devonobier."
14 rd t:BRINGTON relented thank,.
Or. t. H. Hatehinaim, Mr: D. Ricardo, and the Re-
femurs of trelAntl:"—(Greet &Marne )
al r. C. ki ET INIONSODI merited Masks foe the vottoiter to