The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-30 00:00:00

ouch tune as a thorough reform was made in the representative
',even, and a reduction was made in the amount of taxation, and
till a great part of the clerical emolumeets were swept away.
7* ernenal genres made to the Church were for the building ut
crunches, for the tuainteneree of Ilishops, n:id of hey dignitaries,
%Neer tim support of the poor. blow tnittat ores it, then, to vote
it. .a such enorn:cur 0111111, out of the peckets of the people for the
building of churches! They paw at the present lime. when the
Plot of the Counter are starving tor want of food and clothing, im.
Menet mama voted imeity for the bedding of edifice* in which to woe.
ship God. To wonhip that beneficent Ileing,whose Sonde was ,
!ht. universe. Mr. D. then went on with a stoteMent of the immense 1
rometeguired to sullen& the Church. Lie said. four Dishcps bad
I at lasi than seventy-three thousand pnerste{peelicir maintenance;
. saes which w Mid maintain -fourteen Inindretl tawnier, in a ;
"•7•llDer 1011,1 eh trim," comfortahle than the famities at* many now
li•Ahrg him bed for • long time experienced. It might be urged
sem dila wee necessary far the glory of God, and to support the i
dienitewf his church ; lie, however, hail yet to learn that such sup- I
?art amt areasoary ; keienught the glory of the Deity was best re. I
lime., floes** happy countenances of those who were in the pea. I
rosier of comfortable honer*, stored with hit bounties- a posses.
b °Li UtiCil had leog. too long. been denial to the working classes
of the. cottony. ‘i'llile these timeless Bishops were enjoying such
rentenoris sums. Cieir useful curates were allowed Lonely tiOi. or i
jest:. n vean Ni. D. then stated the eve with regard to Ireland,
from hl.ieb no less than eight millions *ere extorted fur the support
of the regtettert church. altheogir She-sevenths of the people
were Catholic". There, in many Filets, they pay tithes where
Oath* on eftitseb, and where the priest lives at a distance, on ,
the 'Melon:ries wising from mine parishes. Ile quoted here a I
Iseg.tirs, which Mr. Hume bad laid • before Parliament, of plates
where risista *ere exacted, anti tin Pervice was performed. lie
rciralhded to the Moneta* iotleenee,which patroaanc gave to the
; and then to the present sine of the crown lands, whiz:),
*Nigh originally for the ;nease of time Kieft, of this country. had
Own wheedled by their Ministers from various kind Rings, cr by
them miktotsped UP some of the fostered tee. Lookingat the pre.
went wale of the country, with sn immense debt Iwe, ilog upon it,
ssal its populption in the greatest ti stress, was **ere any uninter-
ested pillion who would not advocate the measure for appropriat-
ing the crown lands and a great portion of :tie church revenue for
thertdief of the country ?
(Me. Detrosier'it length excited loud titters throughout ; end
when he cnncluoled, these cheviot were given )'y the whole audience.
1t war detiegeol with great energy throughout, and was CillirSeter.
reed by Immerse and elegance of expresrien.]
Air. FOSTER arid, that much as the lower orders and the basest
poradaee, as they were insolently called, had been abused, no ne
dated so soy that they had caused the universe( distress which pre.
roiled. It was from the self-styled higher coders, and the self:
..t led collective wisdom, dint their miseries procenlea—miseries
•sisi.sh nothing could rein:ire but a .thorough and radical reform !
:liireat applause.) It was tho fashion to reprepent the radical re-
!sestets as nothing hut those " loiter orders!" but when such it.
lien ova Men as the Duke of Richmond, and die Earl of Chatham,
mst Earl they. sere to be found in the sante came, it was one
v t'..o :hey ought not to be ashamed of. The prosperity of 1821
ter suttee us a proof that it:oral was not wantul. Air. Frederick
irt0::: .sat ventured to say that that prosperity would be lasting, and
that the blessings which the people then enjoyed flowed from the
tortes olnn ancient monarchy, through a vilified and calumniated
lenliament. IVittre are those blessmge now ? and where is the
argura drawn from them against reform ? They might depend
upon
ilim
virtual representation alai rotten boroughs would never
.xelwre d Englaml to prosperity and happiness. It is reform, and
reform alone, that is to give to Englishmen the neat cottage and
t 'Kt elleelfUl firellide, Wll,Ol 1:1 114111er diva w ce the poet's theme
mad the envy of the world. It was reform alone that would cause
:swill to be dealt out with an even band, and protect the people
nom eurh persons ae the Alanchmter Yeomanry, and sweep away
raj the restrain who detnerel the public stock. (Mr. Foster then
read the resohition reseecting storm, which was passed with loud
cheers.)
Air. PATTER said he was in...lnert to second the resolution ; for
the sight of starving men, and the cries of starring children, con-
:Mr.:A, Mtn that reform was neseseary.
Mr. Wit RELER said that Mr. 'kneeler's admirable and rousing
sueett ought to have been Wowed up by a rerolistion relative to
the Crown lands, and he would row propose one. Ile would slate
tree ins•sex of the &toeing away•of the public property :—Lora
LentadOr received upwards of 50,000/. a year for lend, fig which he
gale onle W. 7s. lid. to the public. (!:intuit ! shame!)
kir. flowaltell, in proposing a resolution railing on ttie Catbo-
Iletfor their co-operation, wished to dwell upon the degradation of
that clam of porous; but beteg helmd with impatience lie tiesisted.
Mr. ELIJAH IItION promised an alteration its the wording of
Mr. llowarth'a resolution. Instead of calling on the Catholics, he
would roil nn every clesr, religious and political. The resolution,
eltb !Hr. Dixon's amendment, was then carried, and thanks being
eirsn to the Caainnan„ the Aleetieg scpainted at hilt-past ten
o'ettek, and tbs people betook themselre%-immediately to their re-
spective brrues.