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hers of men who were able and willing to lead theM—
snatching towards that worthy. that great and desirable
object, an amelioration of representative system. firm-
ness. temper, and moderation, were the great 1/0111111 to
be attended to. (Hear, hear.) The people had shown
that they would be moderate—they hail also shown that
they would be firm ; and he trusted that, in the end,
they would' Metae a restoration of that Constitution,
consisting of King, Lords, and Commons (a body of
Commons really and truly representing the people),
under *Mien, in ft•riner times, they had been a ptospe-
rusts and glorious nation, and under the benign
et.ce of which they might again hope to he the envy
and admiration of 'outmoding countries. (Cheers.)—
lir ;he few unservations which he had had the honour
of submitting to the meeting, he was not, if he knew
-his oven heart, actuated by passion, by prejudice, or by
; the sentiments he had expressed arose solely
front tit • sincere conviction of his own mind. (Hear,
hear.) Ile would now put the meeting in possession of
the whale Petition which had been prepared for their
consideration. Of that petition he was not the author;
hot he enureiv c•tociorred in every sentiment which it
contained. (Hear, hear.) Th! hon. gent. then read
the petition, which was as follows

" To the lionotrsble Commons of the United Kingdom if
Great Britain and Ireland, in radiantseit hessaibled.
" The Petition of the Nobility, Gcntry, mad Pmeholders of the
County of Berks, in County !dieting assonahni.
" Showed'.—That the only legitimato end siCleminmest i.
the happine-m of the governed. and that the Comfississi which
fails to ;induct this happiness is unworthy of support and might
to he reform d.
• That where no vsitalims of Providsnan smith an lawman
power aznot area or glued missy Maas flawins or mama
Or iliViio.o4 aOal WitiltAlt, EMS ow manned. ins mom= of hap.
*sew in Lie peo:de is a so a mign of defects is the Laws sad
Goretnuttot of the Couotty.
" Thu exi,is at tins time, in every part of this Country.
t to gr,..nest diatrwm totionhst a very immirous and unlit Larortnnt
part of tha peai:le. all tho,e connected with cricultur.l puraniss;
and that the C,SCIPTISSIOCSA which have plunged them in ruin are
thote which aloe have .eseurl firm equal distress s:.cther put,
impeller in ntrnber, and mecond only is theca in imparts. ee, rm.
—the tnanulactu-in, chiaes.
" That tli4 cotmtry lies been visited by no afilicting or ev..l-
- di.oeimations of Providence; and that alt external
wars harce.sttLlior suture Sils:l seven TINOS i that intern:l tran-
quillity hos been uninterrupted s abundance hes crowned all the
labour. of the huaban 1111 l an ; yet distress and poverty, SO far from
abating, s,..tAn to itureax m propo.tiol as peace and plenty. here •
tame r,ckoned the sure.' foundations and symptoms of liappies,
and prosperity, have become permanent end general.
• That though it appears, madam. that the Government of
this cos! cry hie failed to pruloce its only logihmate parnome. yet
the CUtilt!ultiOti is SO beaotiful in ash did in practice pre:.
• duce for so many ages such bonehead this misting canzot
.Ni but attribute the,e unhappy maths not m sip Moine or now.-
. aery &retie, but to abuses peva up in tbs seamdhow.
" That by the theory of the Constitution the alms of Com-
mons ought se ha dip Rememststimo of the premise
• That, in het, by fat the of its eassalsers have
scarcely may consoctiss with the no such i summated. not
by those ram but by pavans • am dlrsetly po.
us to Miss. sod is wry now 111111011 11111111816186 egriched by
• thy this thaw ef his Casetiliniss se part of the Cre-
w/rive Goarramwat sf du coretry smidos is the Hasse of Com.
Ms ; thatlhsk min duty is in asintresi ohms who administer
;be gmas and dims the powers of din seas, se that the people
m y maim their persows. liberties, or propettia.
" r. 64 in • duty hes been wholly neglected, and
distal the aidlw .
_abash the whirls owtonnuant of the
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moulded
i_nopsot fans. no steps he.. loson WWI by the Legislature
ills Wend and invigorate the Impulse voice c.,c-
rio=illeenbere of the Hoses of Corsisem
• Thor thessweision dthed=todlianehise is particular
pl stsmissni Ade dmid in emcees by Ilia
d mobiles isf the *es of has het a very
sift* rises OOP •••••••••• bf a mist! art OranneiltaC46,
whit& m the ememen effeage of ibis. mist nkeeNiiestirefg
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.T 'that beside. Mow unsividahle swims st ssimgdan. other.
of am adventitious nature ham Ea been minds''. artausg out of
the este egogpseg fo• the atlmlnitaretion ofthe arab s of the
cnuStry. swoort whit your Petitioners will only mention two

the assertion of his hon. colleague (Mr. Monek), that
the Petition, however strong and powerful, and strong
and powerful he admitted it to be, would be unattended
so by the House of Commons. The utmost they could
expect was, that after giving rise to some discussion, it
t would he ordered to lie on the table, and then be
heard of no more.—(Hear.)--The question now was, by
whom should this Petition be presented ? He thought
it amid not be in better hands than in those of the county
members, and therefore he would move that it be pre- •
sensed by their two representatives.
This being put and agreed to,
Mr. Donnas came forward. He said he always
made it a practice to attend county meetings, ins order to
learn the sense of the people. He had attended at the
celebrated York meeting fur reform, in 1704, and since
that time he had not been present at one which rive him
snore pleasure then the meeting of this day. He had
listened with great satisfaction to the speeches of the
mover and seconder, and also to the very able one of his
noble friend the sinhoe of she Petition !which did equal
honour to himself and his country. The motion which
had just been agreed to called him up, and he could
assure the Meetuig that be would with great pleasure
present the Petition, ant support it by every means in
his power.
Mr. HaLtere neat moved the thanks of the Meeting
to Lord Folkestone, for his unwearied zeal in the cause
of the people, and fortis ezenions in bringing about the
present meeting.—Carries'.
On the motion of the same gentleman, thanks were
voted to the mover and seconder of the petition ; also to
the High Sheriff, fov•his readiness in galling the meeting,
and likewise for his impartial conduct in the Chair.
His Lordship and the High Sheriff having returned
thanks, the latter ileollared the meeting dissolved, and the
assembly separated after giving three cheers.

years . large 11,
defraying the expenses of long and Weedy wan, and for
the "wort of a system of Government, which they were
might to believe by the public Press, by the Parliament,
and by the great leaded and monied proprietors of the
money, were absolutely necessary for the protection of
thelliosse, and for the safety. happiness, and welfare of
Mee qpillerple of England.—Your Williams now lament to
111•4.thse their confidence was rosil abused, that they
Inge been deceived, duped, amid cajoled by the above
mooed parties, who conspired together to oppress and
plioder your Petitioners, to carry on wicked, unjust, and
moneeesaary wars, entered into and continued, your Pet'.
Omen to their sorrow now find, solely for the purpose of
*plodding and perpetuating a currnist state of represeaS.
Mien in the Commits. Howse of Parliament.
" Your Petitioners now plainly see that the cause of all
this wanton. wicked, creel, and enprinciirled sacrifice of
the ocelots of blood which were so unfeelingly spilled;
that the profligate waste of the wealth and prosperity of
the nation, which were wrung from the rutting, of a sal-
feria& patient, and eossfiding people, aed which were so
lavishly squandered away, that all the long nod cruel past
sufferiegs of the manirfactesing and fallowing part of the
commie- ity; and that all the present imapportable se&
finings of your Petitioners have their origin, and are
solely to be attributed to the want of • fair, • free, and
an roped representation of tbe people in the Coesesons
House of Parliament.
" Your Petithwers now very plainly perceive that the
seats is Parliament have all along been filled with Mo-
tives, the hangers-on, end dependents, of certain great
nistocratical felonies, by means of bermigh sod other
certain influence; which persons. having no interest or
feeling in common with the people, have contrived, by
their packed and corrupt majorities in Parliament, to ap-
proptiate all the crown and church lauds, the undoubted
property of the public, amongst thrinerien, amid by the
satire corrupt and unjust meats they have contrived to
obtain large grants of the public money, arising frame the
sweat of the indettrions Isboarer's brow, which they have
Ily divided and arpottioned among themselves io
pensions, sinecures, and pay, fur seekss nod emery
places.
"Yew Petitioners therefore most earnestly and roost
confisletitly pray that yonr Honourable Home will forth.
with pass no Act in ensure such 'an inineediate and Com-
plete Reform in the Commons House of Parliament as
will give to every Eoelisitsnan, Scotching's', and Irishman,
a vote for the Representatives, who are to sit there; sod
your Petitioners further isray het to enable every man to
give his vote honestly and conscientiously, that they may
be protected the ballot; these, your Petit timers firmly
believe, at • Ilse only sate teed effectual remedies for their
present sufferings, and that withoet these your Petition-
ers can hope for no security in fetal e for their lives, their
liberties, or their property. Whets such a reform is et.
fected, your Yoshi will have full confidence that
such freely. equitably, and conscientiously chosen Perlis.
strut will, without lose of time, adopt such measures he
Church and Slate as will secure the future freedom and
happiness of the people, the safety and Isomer of the
throne, and the peace and prosperity of the country.
" And your petitioners farther pray your Honourable
House to take into your serious consideration, and attend
to the prayer of those numerous petitions which were pre-
sented to your Honourable House in the year 1817, pray-
ing for Reform; which petition*, although signed by
upwards of one million and • half of Englishmen, were
totally disregarded, and thrown under the table of your
IHon. House. And your Petitioners will ever prey:
The Rev. H. Ca maw ma. seconded the amendment. He
Invited that Reform would be peacefully accomplished;
but if • storm arose, he should be hound at hand.
The Hien Sumer then pat the amendment. and
afterwards declared Mr. Hunt's petition to have bees
carried by • considerable majority.
The emetic' was dissolved at four o'eloek.

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Accounts from &nth America, daied August 27,
state, that the royal' irmy in the vicinity of Lima is
16,000 strong, and that the Patriot troops are much
aissatisfied. Lord Cochrane has arrived at Valpa-
raiso, having retired from the Chaim service for a
bhort time.

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7- P4RLIAMENTARY REFORM. , _vie, the ominous %grow ut Irwin, and the mileage Lag- political feelings of the eettotri; it wee melded teas thee
I 'notation of the Peerage.
—wee— " That while the voice of the peiple bet been, In fret, con- repo privileges, end those of the . aristocracy, waisted,
i to supper I the democratic privilege, of the people. The
MEETING OW THE FREEHOLDERS OF BERKSHIRE. (lousily less and less predominant, Me p.ople have at the riot
Pursuant to a requisition siguell by Lord Folkertme, . tine: becooe, by Macao oi'imelliget.e.-.. iitio..uhtino, and know. bin "1"." were th"emeeeetle rtettetree where were
• . . Sir F. Burden, C. F. Painter, E. ). B. Motick, Esq. ledge,
,Tivrc, tir; ...P.bito: 2.-iil :, yt,„,
ur.,...7..,,.,„,t,
,„, die haucblaas at Use people ? Had (hey not been pur-
loined? Had they not been sunk in the aristoer - ?--.
• and several of the two respectable Freeholdess of nee iii,.,,, 0.,,..,,,,d o,,er. theerren'sdteds L - ' --"'-'-' a The people were looked to as the soiree of powe';yead
of the county of becks. the High Sheriff, Sir G. Ent,
. •• Tod it diadem appears due equally to the people to give industry ? Am' were they to be depri-ed of that p•swer,
‘,. MI ClutiVelled a meeting at Abingdon, " for the thou... more powerful voice in the ele... ii.rt of Mamba, ti the and of due contrite! over the halts of their inflator, ?
k' ,f --i A1...mph:1°2.k.. Owe consideration the pres. tit state of Noose of Ceseaseas. mg to *sawn, Label/on . . Aed for w bat were they to be au deprived ?He would
int./loom irif Ceswrione, and the uccosity of a reform "'ltt:r, their ema miler duties, have tUritel:e not advert to the dark periods of the history of one es-
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IME° pre. • salvia; of . mod useeped its power.
“ That this presontatioet *ad as to what was called the Constiustion
. &hole hereto le o'clock the High Sheriff, attended e,,auge In' volva apaelirw="-.-blialliired-•'Llhill--..-..-11961611114-t of UM' he " afraid to clithilite it I°. °Peel).* The
t$ • • ' .emett..,___,,,___ei me l'eeiwi'emu___.°l boronebe whiela thee existed had been bought up, and
Vino% Word, as Under Sheri:!; metered the Town Hall, elm cantiy; that k, angeig redder suu
I . : ich was filled ily a very numerom body of the gentry adapt • ogee which dale haseewes~iwsd, ouch was the state of the representatiori, Mot they could
• end yeomanry of the county. Lord Fulkestotte. Messrs r.ca.c.oiniheeadt
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cioionnettanfielueetrie‘re
par. theirs, Hoomerable
' not declare more thee ill members to be returnable, 10.
depeedent of borongh.asongerinphalleence. Stich a dread-
-4‘ • Palmer soil Mo .ek. the members for Reading. Lord
auu4o trill
I),inclas, T. Goodlake, EA. 11. Marsh, E-q• G. Eyston - . wiliest delei... adopt those muerte. which may 63 hl prelionderance bad produced calamitous cense-
, • : awaseady to alibi each a in oho een,titeneouenteumme garners! thousands were thereby enabled to live fa
kl(1. W. "lilts Leg. wad mane other grillitinen t of Cemniews as will niedetit-re e-1 and Aliens Represenuitive Wetness and luxury, indepeudent of soy populer ono
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• , • . • rank and considermi #### in the comity were present. of the People, able sad witliag to redress their gnev.eices, to trout. The American war hail eost the country a hundred
. To itig: Shelia* owned she business of the day, by mail tale tette sMi. and IATIAJVii:e alike fur tbelr h:ppi ,:t, col millions; hut the emend war had out the country. a
statiog that a inquisition had been heeded to him, the for the hewer t't the (he'll- thousand millions; sod how thee could it be seep # i g
i . • " And you Petitirmos wi 1 ..e.r pt., y "
I,Woritures In which were so highly respectable, that he that such calamities every where surrounded them ? It
felt it to be iris duty to accede to is, by cellos' the pre. The Petition having been gone through. was time to look Montt them; and sure as effect followed
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Mr. El.s rot! seconded the motion, diet .he Petition came, the country would be involved in complete rosin,
a lit 11111CCW.g.• T. Goont.are E-q proposed that the High Sheriff be adopted. . except a remedy were provided. That remedy was, that
should take the Chair, which was carried by acclatua- Lord Fouterroxa, in a speech of consideraMe lenrh, the people *ha da take their democratic swims in the
r titan.mm sued the Petition and the cause of Patio imentary C...titell°B I that the Putee'lltdeP of the people should
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C. ETSTOX, Esq. then proceeded to address the I Reform. His Lordship was followed by Mr. Hsieh be keollytereketh:rn and
r stthseetfthaerell dolma(' be *reel eletektbee
assembly. lie mowed by slating, that he most Mr. Marsh, and &Ir. Mooch. all of whom proud the Tke rmeletiore Melo/ helm pot by the High Sherif.
unaffectedly aliologised so the gentlemen present for pre- oreelebY of reform. Hr. Howe appeared far the purpose of moving as
s -tat for inesentine himself thus compicuously and pro. The question was then put and agreed to; there being amendment. Mr. Sandford had surprised him by the
sentiently to their notice. Unaccustomed as he was to onlly. two hands held up against it. propositions which were submittal to the meethig ; they,
public speaking. and liar i.ig little claisn to their attention nsiderable applause 1 illowed the declaration that forsouth, were called upon to adopt the fag-end of what
he felt it premier'necessary to request their indulgence,
y the Petition was carried with only ewe dissentients. was agreed at the York Meeting. He dowels there was
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which he touted they would avoid to him for a may
Mr. ETSTOW said. that those individuals who thus out • man or woman antostpt them; not owe Somerset.
few • es, since he could assure them that he would expressed their dissent by their rote, acted in a fa 4 and shire heart, that would not reject owe proposition. He
trot interpose longer between them stir some of the tuost manly manner. He then snored that the Petition be
idid not differ from what had idle from Dr. Hingleke.
respectable individuals in the county, whom he saw signed by the High Sheriff, on behalf of the Meeting.— however e hffehred front Dr.Kinglake's Cetteleeien---the
• necessity of supporting the Yorkshire resolutions. He
mound him, and who would doubtless deliver their sem This was pm and carried.—He next unwed that the Pe-
tinienis on this ecasion. The worthy freeholder con. tition be deilared..." A Petition, agreed to, with only „ Teo ehleutipe:ilitwintathor tehielreshowers
and
otter inhabitants
I eluded thus .—Tlie aristocracy began to see the necessity two dissentients, at a Meeting of the county of Berks."
of the county of Somerset, showed...-
of returning, and the great O.* of the people seemed • "That you. Petiiliniers have for a great number of
anxious to coalesce with them. Acting under the ban. Mr. F.Patlart said he did not mean to contradict
—Agreed in.
years contributed huge sums of money annually towards