The National Register.
London, England, 1823-02-10 00:00:00

Whitbread. EOI. Peliiitbera foi the counti, whii are in.
mooed to.supoort the prayer thereof.
Mr. NI ALLarr ,oromile.l the amendment.

M r. MILLS. of Brio.d, then addressed the nweting to
the following dike' 1 came prepared so move a
re ttttt Intranet., 31111 not a readout tttt for we has e loosed
resolutions fur the last forty years. and what has beets
the result? I cannot tell you—but I will 'read to you
what 1 intruded m submit to your cotssideration. if yots
had not been so fortunate as to have the venerable Ad-
vocate of Reform among you." He then read his res. •
mortal rance, which was drawn op in same and emphatic
language. (Cries of 11111.1te. loose.) " No. Gentlemen.
1 should not be justiftedvn divides's you into thirds, but
1 call upon the %flogs present to withdraw their present
unseemly opposition. and not provoke the jest anima&
version of the radical and bousfide reformers, or. in other
words, that of the great majority of the inhibits:as of
this country."
Mr. WOOLSa described the difficulties which the
question of Reliant every Session met in Parliament.
until at last Sir F. Burdett could scarcely find a seconder.
It w.ss oljected to seisiveraid suffrage, that soldiers who
were abroad dodo out vow; but he could out lerstand
• why, because one 111•111 was todapacitated front voting
when abroad, those who were at house should be de-
rived of the prisileze. The rights of the many should
extended, in his opinion, in order that the power of
the few should he maimed, and he could not tolerate the
principle of le it a man live, like a cabbage, to be cut
i down at the will of the owner. The late Governorship
of New York had been disposed of by helot, and lids
who got it had 23,000 votes.; nevertheless, the election
was conducted without any of the nai;chievosal effects. au
• foolishly apprehended by those who advocated what was
called inch/crate Retests. (Cheers.)
Mr. l). W. HAILVIIr suggested that the words " Tltis
cootie! Parliameitur al 111 be omitted its the ametid-
mem, and said lw trusted there would theta d=int 110
difleretice of opinion.
.
Mr. limo expressed his concurrence with this leak.
gesiion; his wish was for unanimity. and lie was sans:
tied to petition for Reform generally.
Mu. BYNO said, it was well known that (torn. Ilse •
consosetscement of his public life he was the 'friensl,pf
ref .—(Hear.)—He wished for reform. not for "any'
purpose of innovatiou, but to renovate the beet consti-
tution in she world. —(Hear.)—Eligland bad more in-
fluence in the mllll4BOl the world !plan other country,
though of ten times its size and populitiou, which was
its be attributed to the excelletwe of its eutistitutionsr.
Time, however, had made alteratious, but still abuses
had crept in by time that made reform neerwary. lie
always wished that the rotten boroughs should be dis-
franchised, and the right of voting given to as large a
portion as possible of the intelligent people of Kogland
—he meant all householders paying direct taxes.—
hear.)—Wheis Sir Francis iisirdett proposed a
measure in the House of Cousissons fora more extended
nicht of voting, in 1818.. there was do one found to
support it lust the honourable mover and seconder. He
(Mr. Bytig) imniediately after took sit opportisail
learning the opinions of Isis constittiews,oll the sillgeet
of universal suffrage and aunual Parlsamems; and found
' them unanimous in their oppusisi tttt to those measures.
He would he glad they should agree in a petition tow-
issmoubly, as st would eitzry a greater weight in the
House m Commons.—(Hear )
Mr. Wit tram.° 'said, he dial slot hesitate to declare
he was attached to the principle of the r form attired for
by his friend Mr. Lateihton, triennial Prrliainents, and
the extension of the right of voting to all householders
who pay direct taxes.—(Someountissioo.)—lisit if, when
Parliament were so far reformed. a further reforosattois
should he found necessary, he would mat tor it with in-
creased confidence. He was glad the meeting had con-
fined itself to the single question of reform, as he Cl/0.
shirred the present t i ttt e most fit for its attainment. lit
17;0, Mr. Pitt said, " let us not agitate the question of
re: tttttt now ; the people are prosperous, and du not
want it ;" that excuse could not be stow okered. as the
people were never so diuressed—(llear,
would do his duty by presenting whatever petition was
agreed to. bin he would rs juice if his colleague and
himself could say that it pained unattiantiusly.---(flear.
hear.)
Sheriff LUCAS put the question on the amended woo-
luti tttt I, which, 011 lilt 'LAW of hands. he declared were
negatived.
original resolutions were then put and carried in
the same way by a small majority.
Mr. Mills then read the petition proposed by Major
Cartwright, which occupied an Taut to read. •
The tioestion, that it be agreed to, was carried on a
shew of hands.

A motion was then put and carried. that it be signed
by the Sheriff on behalf of the meeting.
Sheriff Lucas 63 id. he was a freeholder of 111iddleset,
and, disapproving of the petition, be would not suits
n.—(Great confusion.)
Mr. 111uw said, the Sheriff attended not OS t Gee•
bolder, but In his usagiaterisl capacity. and wit" pound
in sign the resolutions.
Sheriff Lucas persevered in his ►efusal, and thermal
contusion prevailed. The pet non was ahen signed by
,neral of those who proposed the reaulutipap. end taken
away.
Thanks were voted to
Thanks were moved to the Siirro.l; but the onfannat
effectually ptevented any /unites business.

The river Coquet has during the present stem been
frequented by water-fowl, melt, no the lemur" ihe
oldest inhabitant of its ti.sisks. we re 3octrr known to
have been seen in she neighbourhood; Among many
others, three exceedingly large and wt n coloured
swami hate hero minced boveiiiss over the bosses of
Buthhury limas-tt the stream, where one heeterhui trials
was shot be a young watt of that town. The other
Iwo took their filet down the water towards the sta.--
Tylw Ain cur y.