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reservalloa of that eseatilletlea which it is oar assielfest
laievest, as well as our ardeut desire S. preserve inviolate.'
" 6. That a petition he once more preieated to the House
of Costreori, praying that the Wiese will forthwith give to
the people a real sepreenet idea, la place of that corrupt
41/1,1 defective one which now tains."
S.T. SOOT/MIMI., El. seconded the resolutions at
.gent length. after which they were put, Jeri/dim, and
married 'remise comlrsiicesste.
Mr. E. Come stated that he was disappointed. and
even disgusted at the conduct of the landlords. lie did
eurpect, after what had been mid by Lord Suffield, Mr.
and the Earl of Albemarle, that the landholders
-would have come forward, wit liberal intentions and
feeling hearts. so relieve the tewantry, instead of, coward-
like. throwing all the odium on the shoulders of his
Majesty's Ministers. (Hiases.) Those who were most
loud in calling for reform would do well to reform them-
-selves. The farmers were more lope *Ed upon by the
parsons than by any other set of men .in society —(Ap-
plause and disapprobation.) Gestlenvel, he knew, read
their Bibles, and they mast have °beery' d how, in former
times, the locusts covered the land at d devoured the
produce. The parsons were the locusts of this country,
Auld ate op the produce. (Much disapi .robation.) Mr.
(Cory concluded a speech, which was repeatedly inter-
onyted, by declaring that he should feel most happy if
mullet he had said that day would have die effect of re-
*museinic one landlord or one parson. Olga ch laughter.)
THORNTON and Mr. N. 8. PJtLIWIZR, of Yar-
ntounli,evike in favour of the resolutions, and each ani-
ma(' vernal' with great severity on the c Induct of Mr.
od times., whose votes they stated what e been equally
431,0,ed awake interests of his constituents, aind the pledges
he had 'eel:Andy ;Veen them.
Sir T:. Riparodt them proposed a petition, founded on
the maul as.ons, which was agreed in. He then moved
.that the county. members be requested to preseait the

T. W. Ccoot, Esq. M.P., immediately came forward,
and was received with hearty applause. He said that,
standing int that place as their representative, he ftlt it
incumbent on Ititalosay a few words. When the last
meeting took place, to petition on the distressed state of
agriculture— -st 'object on which he worth' not expatiate,
epee it was perfectly understood—the petition of the last
county aseeti og. which he had had the honour to pre-
sent to the H Dose of Commons, produced precisely what
he had antici; used,which, was no relief stall. (Laugh-
ter.) He had presented a great number of petitions,
and, he believe d.there were only three of them that did
not refer to that rital principle—Parliamentary reform.
—He would nos • request the meeting to look to the fatal
Policy which had Oasought this country to its present ab-
ject state. Fora hunt 30 years that baneful system had
.00ntioued; and c odess parliamentary reform were ear-
stet!. the ruin of tf wootottry was inevitable. He came
into Parliament bt hoc _the American war, and had ever
sinoeeoutinued in - Pudisaleni, proud of the honour of
being their rrpresen mike. He trusted during that long
,period tie had dacha& sad Ins duty honestly and faithfully.
(Applause.)—He had vommencetl his parliamentary ca-
reer by adopting that c mouse which he had ever since'
,pursued, sod which, lie +mated, was always is favour of
the rights and liberties o. the PeoPles and the safety .and
happasifts oldie people. '(Applause.) It was said by
his enemies, for all men had enemies, that be was a
friend to disturbance and ireendution. Gracious Gall
situated as he was, how cc aild.is be supposed for a mo.
Anent that.he was friendly ti s iserolutitm (Applause )
Be was, it was true, what his dom. colleague would not
perhaps allow himself to be, a dwarayman; and he would
ask, wnat gave them their lit. amts but the revolution,
What brought that revolution aboutibut the efforts of a
small but high-spirited and nu tile-minded party, He
ever would be a decided party n wit; but the lanai 10
which be would attach himself w sas cane."'" would en'
deat our to save, not to oppress, the 'country. (Applause.)
The system under wbiob the etnpii y how suffered ema-
aucticed its the reign of George the nated ; in hisjods-
ment, a bloody and calamitous reign. WissPProbaltatso
He next spoke of the events of that rei. ; and he called
on gentlemen to oompare it with the reit urn of Cseurge
Let them look to ilie glories of that r. 41: let them
contrast the happiness of the people then . wiµ_their Ant'
*cry now; let them compare the lightness o. "se uses at
that time with the nonsense burdens which n viii untBhed
down the country; let them compare these a bijaii• and
then say whether it was sot die present bane. S$ 'system
which produced the greatest preponderance of that
afflicted the nation. Till that system was x. alloyeu.
they could not expect happiness and prosperity. What.
then, was their true remedy; Parliamentary retl
Was it from this house of corruption that they cool a+-
initially look for relief? It was utterly impossible. la
bad beeu truly stated, and clearly proved, that meath M'
were returned to Parliament in a most corrupi maniac
l'he system was so well known to the enlightened atiu
intellectual people of this country, that it was unneces-
sary for hint to describe it. He might, however. be
allowed to observe, that there were ell members in the
Alouse of Commons as much at the command of the mi-
tomer as much as any servant in his house was at his
command. (Cheers.) If it were not for those members,
the people would have a reduction of taxes, which they
would find extremely beneficial, although they were told
that a reduction of taxation would afford no relief. Let
them look, for instance, to the salt tax, the repeal of
which was so nearly carried. It took the poor 111:111 Is.
rt.!' MOO! to Sall his p a (An individual called out, No.)
Ile (Nlr. Coke) a55,..r.:.1, that he stated the fact. He
athlci-vseil himself to farmers—he had taken wine pains
to tinily their interest, and lie understood it. (Applause.)
Now, he contended, that a fat pig, of 18 stone, could no!
he silted for Ir.' than 20a., which was upwards of Is.
stone. If they 'Wiled to this the salt word for other ptii•
poses, it amounied ao 20i. more, and thus was the la
moiriiig peasant deprived of los. a year. Would it tines
be no relict to repeal this tax ? Astor as it went, it wool,
pie relief; but :f he were asked, would it gise siihstaii
Lai rebel, he would say that it would not. hi his or
ISOIIIIII4 short of ♦ SCIIIII4IOII of taxes to the amotall
01 lb of 2U ISOIll911:, %Malta

Mr. Coca said, his hon..colleagoe had been pleased
to produce a list of mutlesnen winch he was proud and
happy to see, because it contained the names of none
who were not friends to the liberty of the people.—He
was quite sure they or ed only tuns to the services of those
eminent characters top rove this fact; and he was equally
sure. that if burgage s enures were given up, and that
those gentlemen contit. ued in •exissence, so dear were
their talents to the count ry, that the people would insist
on being represented by s hem. (Applause.) He wished
that his hon. colleague, b efore he had concluded, had
assisted his memory by lalking into the Red Book.—
(Aprlause.) He might the ta have quoted not a few of
his friends who were 'the/ally. paid with the money of
the people. He had been ask. td why. he did cot vote for
the repeal of the salt tax, assa t he reason he had given
his constituents was the very wo. -st that could be devised.
—He stated, that he voted 'gains.' the•repeal, because he
wished to preserve the sinking ill. Id, and to support the
public creditor. Now he agreed wal It hishon. colleague,
that, before the funds were touched :and sooner or later
that would be the case), every other ex fallen% should be
resorted to. He would pare down Go.v.trnment salaries
and pensions, and he would reduce taxatimi to the lowest
possible scale. He would follow the steps olMr. Homes
who had done more good in Parliament huts &orbits
• ever recollected. its hon. colleague had wade use
ofahe sinking fund as a cloak for his conduct, or tallier
of the name of the sinking fund, fur sinking fund there
was none. He would ask the commonest understanding,
could there ever be a sinking fund mill there was a suro
plus, (Applause.) There was nu surplus revenue, and •
therefore no sinking fund. Now, what was Lord Lon-
donderry's last act—the reduction to the 5 I,Cr MI6
Wily it was mulling but swindling. These were the
shifts and tricks to witch ministers .sere forced to remit.
Mr. W. Sitarson contrasted the happy situation of
the labourer 'some tile American oar, whit his present
wretched condition; and taints.., lot opinion that
tiotistitg but Parhausentaly reform could cure the prevail-
in f evils.
rt.. Rev. G. GLOVER animadverted with great 'etc-
rity on the Parliamentary conduct of Mr. Wodehutise,
.s hoes he accused of vascillatiois and inconsistency. lie
.rusted the lion. member had too much sense to lieliese
.nat tie would be renamed again fur the county. If
.te cherished such a hope, lie would assuredly be
deceived. The motion was then carried.
'Die thanks of the meeting were %vied to the llig

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(Applause.}—After some allusions to the late duel; the Sheriff; after which the assembly, which consisted of.
Worthy member thanked the meeting for the attention between 3,000 and 4.000 persons, separated.
with which they had honoured him, and assured them
that he would support their petition to the inmost of his
power. (Cheers.)
E. Woomouse, Esq. M.P., now stepped forward,
and said, whatever his private opinion might be on the
subject now more immediately under consideration, he
felt that he should best consult the wishes of the meeting
and his own sense of duty, by at once entering into au
explanation of his public conduct since he last addressed
them. He would, of course, touch on the salt tax, and.
tell gentlemen why he voted against the repeal of that
tax. Ile should be unworthy the situation of z repre-
sentative of a great county, or of any place however iusig-
tiifiesist, if he had not borne io mind the eirciinntatices.
in which the country was their placed ; and if, in the
perloranance of his duty, he did not view with some des
gree of indifference the imputations that might be after
' wards cast upon him. At this time, it should be remem-
bered, Government were engaged in a negotiation of a
most important nature. They were negotiating for the
reductiun of a great portion of the national debt—that
part of it on which the highest rate of interest was paid
—he alluded to the paying off the 6 per cents. (Disap-
probation.) It was ol material consequence to the public.
that the number of dissentients should be asuman as pos-
sible; for if the number of dissentients were very large,
it would not be possible to carry the plan into execution,
The number was fortunately very small, and Government
reduced the whole of the b per cents. whichgave them in-
creased resources to the amount of t,hoo.oool.and would
enable them to repeal the salt tax, either altogether or its
part. (A voice from the crowd—" Does nor your family
get 12,0001. from the public money I") He would not
detain them a moment longer, but it was right that he
should say a word or two out the subject of reform.—
(Laughter and hisses.) He did not deny that the state
they were in admitted of amendment (applause); but
he would not go on a rash crusade of amendment, till
he knew what the meditated alteration was. (Hisses.)
Nothing gave him greater pleasure than the declaration
of his hon. colleague, that he was a party man. He
(Mr. Wodehouse) war a party man too. (" You are a
d—d bad one, you're on the wrong side.") He confessed
he did not understand to what length the reformation
meant to go: to-day they appeared to be going pretty
mar to universal suffrage. The honourable ban. (Sir
T. Rector) would not, he thought, deny that. He would
now paint out to the meeting the state of me represen-
actuation on the opposition side of the house. In doing
so, he would mention the names of several public men
—which were perfectly hailer to them.—First of all,
was Mr- Tierney, an acute statesman. ao upright pa-
trios, and an hollow' to his country. lie was a member
foe Kiiar.!sborough, through the tufluence of Earl Fos.
william. Sir .1. Mackintosh was in the same situation.
Mr. Bron,„tham was member from Witichelsea through
the influence of Lord Darlington. Dr. Lushnigton was
returned for llchester by the same interest. Mr. Aber-
cromby was returned for Calne by the Marquis of Lans-
downe. :dr. Scarlett represented Peterborough, by the
favour of Earl Fitswilliam. Lord Nonnattby, who se-
conded Lord J. Russell's motion for reform, himself sat
for Hiyham 11errers, which was under the influence of
Earl Fitswill tam. Lord Ebringtou was member for
Tavistock, the patron of which was the Duke of Bedford.
—A worthy &Joliet neap him (Sir T. Beevor) observed,
that no man ci wild adduce a stronger reason for reform
than the existesi ce of those boroughs. It was possible it
might be so; but his motive t reading that list was to
show how the opposition side of the house was con-
stituted.

LAW DI TELLPO ENC E.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
110110 Alf Nur Is.
TIM LING e. ■MRY WIIITIBT.
TIN defendant, ►lis Mary W Wary. was brooght op to
receive judgment, bowleg been fused guilty of perjury,
giving her evident* respecting the combat of Miss Glees.
—Au altered attempt on the part of several permits, award
Wachtel', to carry off Miss• Glenn, thus 'me might marry
her, became the subject of prosecution, and the perjury ar•
sizard was committed by the deferdant is Use course of bre

exansinatit .
Tee defeudnat came i.so Cooart•ie a stale or great agita-
tion, and upon the applieutioe of her coastal was allowed
to leave the bar.
The Lord Chief Antic. read the repoot of the trial until
Gee o'clock. Having them to sit as Nist Price, farther
preeeedoup were ordered to stead over.
vranammecv, mat 1.5.
scatomev. P. 004.T011.
This-wae adios against the doh:admit to recover
penalties for baying, as ease of. the 'oversees of the poor
of the parish-of St. Matthew, Bithael-gateea, supplying
the poor•strith milk, conker, to the 63ils Gist 111. whirl.
provides, that no guardian of the poor shall contract fur
supplies to the poor.
At the trial of the canoe tbirplaintiff was weassiteitt
Mr. Gamey imoved to set aside the monsuit, and on Ilile
occasion instated the Court to comply with lila motion.
The imestion will consequently go again to a Jury.
TIIIC UNE" V. MART WHITBY.
The defendset was spits brought into Court to receive
jedgment, topes comoviction of wilful and corrupt perjary.
committed ow the prosecution of the Bowditeloes, for ab-
duetion.—Tbe illofeodear, who was streak walks Olean.
the lady alleged to have been forcibly tarried away.
swore that Miss &lona did list donee with tbeffowdicebes
mad play at blind isan'i buff, after a ebeistesdag, at whigl:
she was present.
Mr. Scarlet', who• was mime' fir• th>r prosecution,
stated the facts of Onetime. •
The Lord Chief Jubilee aids he had read ids setts t ewe
of the leaned Judges bad alga reed his. sad both were of
opinion, as well as the Court, time.the sort of evidence
introduced at the trial of the defenoliat, on one side and
the other, was calculated very easelistil deprive/the doles-
dant of a fair trial. In that view, be had felt ddubt as to
what ought to be dna* ia the way of pemialsoment.'
Mr. Sergeant Pell observed, that seller the opinion im-
pressed by the Coed, be should only way; that if his client
(the defendant) bad been guilty if tlw offence imparted.
her sufferings bad been great, is cometrense of the pro-
stration.
Mr. /leaden then said, be could mot pray forojedgment
after the intimation made by the Court, and be *Wald not
object to discharge her upon her own recognisfuew• a-
appear when called epos.
The defendant was acceediagly liberated.

WIUT e. 111161-11Clg
The plaintiff brought an action against the defendant
for an alleged piney of certain theatrical prints. pablislird
by the plaintiff. The Jury Nand • verdict for Is. da-
mage.., and tholeamed Judge allowed Mr. thillary to
more to eater • soassit spina a point of law.
Mr. Barney, this day, called the attention of the Court
to the Acts of the 11th and 38th of Geo. lIL which apply
to all copies of engravings, mo not according to big
structiou, to engravings which were sot exact topic..
The prints in question differed la some respects irons
' those published by the plaintiff, and therefore the action,
which was founded upon the above statutes, could nut i.e
sustained.
The Comsat Sergeant and Mr. Reader were beard ea •
the same side.
Mr. Scarlet,, is support of the verdict,
said, the Altera-
tion so ninth relied on by his learned friends was only t•..•removal of a helmet kens one ewnbatant to the head ..t
another. There was also some slight variation with
peet to drapery t but, eseeatially, the figures were copses
of the plaintiff's platese•
The Court were of opinion, that the slight deviation,
from the plaintiff's eurgrarlogs could not take she case out
of the operation of the Acts of Parliament pa.sed for
protection of this spooks of property. They theta...fie
held that the verdict ought to stand.
11111101111sTalit'AIID MIERVEY w. COOK.
A rule had been obtained. In this case to discharge •Hi.
defeadant,Sophia S. Cookout( of the custody of the sirer ff
of Middlesex, on thelreased that she was a married al—
ma. The affidavit of the defendant stated, that she as,
married to James SonittrlClsok, and Mr. Gurney, VI
moved to discharge her oar toPeamody, stated the lona a -
log remarkable fact in support of 'the cover thre l'i.e
husband (Cook) was prosecuted at the Oid htailey for II -
gamy, in marrying the defendant. He set al. e. a deer." e
that the prior marriage took place during hi,* 11131 /WM",
but failing to make out that feet, the July foetid hada
guilty. At the time he had • roil in, she Eceleriastical
Court, which was gained, and he received a pardon. D.!
then lived with the defendant as hi. wile.
The affidavits of the plaintiffs stated, that they ropy: eel
the defendant, at her lodgings its theist tr,
Bloomsbury, she declaring herself to be a w eau*.
This day slot conditional foie obtained tor omer olo.rhoorne
was opposed, and the Court brine us olitnion the defen-
dant did not swear positively to the 'marriage, ordered the
rule to he discharged.
SEDUCTION.
Mr. Platt applied, on behalf a tie parents of a young
Girl of seventeen, fur • writ of Habeas Coro.. to Ie
served on Muote, E.q. a poolroom resiiiierg at tine
Marine Barracks, Portsmouth. Tins .hjert ma* to rop.i.el
loins to !restore their daughter, about he had seduced ati I
carried away
The affidavits In support of the motion stated, that ti e
father and titer trinities, to Mr. Moore, w his lesicssir•
in the Mamie Hest ado., Purtannosib, tegorstiud If..
41‘itsrlitcr; and Mr. Moine told Hiroo she a•• uttd

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prove t i iiii . and ►lse shuvlj mot be lakt 11 •way
of his late.

In &toaster to • cincotion from one of
Mit will Ow was not more than •rr
'l'h• Lord C4hef Jaatice.—" V•

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