The National Register.
London, England, 1823-01-27 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER,

contended that the abuses which were now complained
of existed 400 years ago. But, adun tt itt g that these
abuses hail existed 400 year. ago, was that env reason
why they should sinctiou their ennhiminCe? the next
argonaut of the Honourable Nletotter was, ilia. PJrlis-
mew susolse the Sense 4.1 the people. The Noble Lord
hail sidlimently answered Ott. argument. Tile solicit-
ohm of the Habeas Carpus Act, the prosecution of the
Oileeir, the denial of justice oriel the transactions at
Manchester. of the completrst refrita twit of this
aratiment. Toe Honourable Diemher had attributed
the overwhelming taxation, under which the country
was lairouring, to the American wars and what, he
would ask, was the cause of that war but the usurpation
of she right of imposing nit American taxation von
representation ? As to the war against France, in 179::,
the enormous debt which had been incurred in cruise,
qaence of that war was the strongest argu hem Its favour
ui Reform.-The Honourable Member concluded amidst
the applause of the meeting.
Mr. IlevesLl:tr said, the Honourable Member for
the county hail .hewn notch partiality for the period of
Henry V 11. one of the utuct rascally and wicked tyrants
in our history.
Mr. Woo Lea declared, that though the terms of the
resolutions were not precisely such as he would hate
suggested, yet he would still glee them his 'unison.
The resolutions were then separately put and carried,
the single hand held up against ttICIII being that of Alt.
S. Wortley.
Sir F. Woofs, Bin. then proposed the following Pe-
tition:—
•

To the Honourable the House or Comm. of Great Britain
and Ireland, ,fn Parliament assembled.
" The Humble Petition oldie Freeholders of the Co. of York,
SNEWITH—That yolk _petitioners are duly and deeply
Impressed with veneration Mr the Constitution of this Realm,
as consisting of King, Lord*, and Commons, 'and are anxious
to preser►e in purity and vigour the privileges of each compo-
nent part, being convinced that the same were well adapted to
the benefit and protection of the People.
.` Impressed with these sentiments, this County has not
been forward to eomplain of the conduct of Parliament. but
the recent proceedings of your Honourable House, which has
in each successive Session given fresh proofs of its deviation
from public opinion, have convinced your Petitioners that
neither axe duly attended to in your Honourable House.'
Instead of a determined resistance to the encroachments
of power, • tender care for the rights of the people, a jealous
eye over the executory and and judicial magistracy, and • vi-
gilant watch over the public tremere ; it has been the misfor-
tune of your Petitioners to witness too ready • compliance with
tbc wishes of whatever Minister may have dispensed the fa-
vours of the Crown.
. Of this unconstitutional tendency in year Honourable
House, your Petitioners feel the bad erects in the wanton
and profligate expenditure of their resources, io the mainte-
nance of a military force, dangerous to the liberties, in the
enactment of laws inconsistent with the spirit of the f;unstitu-
lion, and in the frequent neglect with which the Petitions of
the People have been treated in that quarter, where they ought
to have experienced the reediest and most anxious attention.
The evils of an inadequate representatiou have been com-
plained of by eminent Statesmen of all parties, and at different
periods, but to your Petitioners these evils apriear greatly aq-
grav•ted by the additional power end ingeenee over your hono-
rable House, which is derive t from the present large collection
of Taxes, and the unprecedented amount of oar Civil, Mita-
tary, and Colonial Peace Establi►hments.

Yoor Petitioners beg lease to represent, that if this state
of your honourable House, and the circumstances which affect
its independent*, are at all times subjects of great public in-
terest—they are peculiarly so at • time wheo the absolute
Monarchs of Europe, not content with arbitrarily ijoverning
their own dominions, are leagued together in ao alliance, the
avowed object of which is to check the progress of liberty, isld
to prevent the establishment of Representative Governments ;
an object which they have but too successfully carried into ex-
ecution he the military occupation of countries to which they
bare had the power to dictate.
*, Your Petitioners apprehend an each immediate violence
to the British Constitution, but they:are fearful lest a pernicious
iallueoce should destroy the basis of their liberties, and saki-
mate. y colleen the power of a free Constitution into the coo-
truism instrument of an arbitrary Government.
t. Your Petitioners, anxious that Parliament should avail
itself of the present period of peace and tranquillity to enter
into • full consideration of the state of the ilous.. of Commons,
respectfully but earnestly entreat your Honourable House to
enquire seriously into the causes of a state of th:ngs injurious
to themvelres and dmagerous to their posterity, and by a
speedy and effectual Refor u of your Ilonoerable Ronne, to
adopt the measures which alone can remedy the evils of which
they oomplain, end restore that good agreement and perfect
sympathy which ought to preyed between the true House of
Commons and the Pimple."
The pelitioit wan then pot to the meeting by the
U 'oder Suenf, and was adopted with only tau dissentient
voices.

Mr. CHOLMONDEL EY sail, that it was now his duty
to propose to thew a aeries of stopplentental rem-lotions ;
and at that late hour of the day, hr should do it without
any limiter prefatory remark., H.• then proposed mai
C :::::: 'nitre be appointed kJ superintend the signature of
the ; that this committee should consist of the
first setenty-two gentlemen who had signed the rerlut►i-
tton to the High Sheriff, and hate !tower to add to their
ben. He hoped that a petition would be placed no
the table of the House of C ►o numesously
signed as to make it groan under their right

The Hon. E. Perna seconded
They were 'heft put and car►ied.

• L;rd MILTON then proposed, ,
seconded a vote of thanks to the

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