The National Register.
London, England, 1816-10-21 00:00:00

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rule of his conduct; and lied lih suc'eessora acted up to that
principle, the one wonl.il have saved his head, and the other
his trown. Isidthing i Reform ha Parliament could re-
dress the wrongs of the people, and it was the privilege of
every Englisisman to petition the throne. A meeting should
be held for the !morose of reform alime, and against a staml-
hig ahoy, as much mischief would ensue should the %Mee of
the people be disregaidel.—( Load sad reiterated
But if the people were unanimous and true to their own
rights, their complaints t be heard, and their wrung%
most be redressed.
Mr. Wells said, whatever might be the distress of
the people, it was clear from the late prorogation% that
Parliament %%mild not meet till the Minister wanted
money. The petitions would not be attended to miless they
went In a body and presented Ilium—No support WitA ex-
peeled from those who uniformly disregarded the intett st of
the people, and only minded their own.
Mr. Calvert begged leave to state that the petitions against
the Corn Bill and the Property Tax had been attended to.
Should they go in a body and petition the Regent, lie was
afraid they might meet with some of thosedanizaries to whom
the Honourable Gentleman (Nlr. had alluded.
But should the example of Southwark be followed by other
public bodies, redsess would as certainly follow as in thy case
of the Corn Bill and of the Property Tax.—( Applause, mixed
wills cries V bread and porter, we might as well be killed as starred.)
The petition was the n read by the Deputy Digit Bailiff, and
l i iii ously agreed to.
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Mr. Calvert moved, that the l • tition should be left in the
'fowit Hall for signatnres, and should be presented when
fairly transcribed, to the Prince Regent at the next levee by
the High Bailiff, accompanied by the two members for the
liorimigh.—(No Barclay— .ao Llare!cy !

The name or Mr. B.lrehy w oinitted by the decided 5C1144!
4 A •
of the Meeting.

Thanks were then voted to the High Bailiff, to the Ds puty
High Bailiff, and to Mr. Calvert, for his prompt attendanee
at the Meeting.—(4 voice from 11w crowd called out it is Ai,
duty hi attend.)
Mr. Calvert said, it had been well oboorved, that it was his
ditty to attend to the call of his constituents. It was both
duty and pleasure to do so. Some symptoms of dissatisfac-
tion had manifested themselves for the first time when he en-
tered the MB ; that, however, he believed, did not arise from
any political feeling, but from transactions of a private na-
ture, which he could satisfactorily explain. He was as de-
cided a friend to a reform in Parliament as any man possibly
could he ; but no reform could be expected to proceed front
within the walls of the House of Commons; it must come
from withont—from the determined sense of the people. if
the people were true to themselves, their Members must be
true to them. At the ►asst election for Gloucester, hi had ap-
plied to two voters i n fivour of Colonel Webb, a most wor-
thy man. They had no objection to go down, provided they -
%MT allowed a coach and tour horses,and to take their wives
and children along with them. Had the example of his (Mr.
Calverfsl election been followed, which had been attended
with no expense to any party, a reform in Pterlitiment would
easily be effected ; but when a Member bad paid 40 o►
30,0001. roe his scat, that was a strong temptation to lean to
that side that dispensed the favours attic Crown.
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The resolutions were then ordered to be inserted in three
morning and one evening; paper.
Mr. Kemmish begged to state to the Meeting, that a re,o -
lotion of censure upon Mr. Barclay for his absence from the
Meeting had been pat into his hands ; but perhaps Mr. Cal-
vert, or some other Gentleman, might be able to explain the
ruanosi tor his absence.

Mr. Calvert stated that he had not seen Mr. Barclay for
FOlll4. 111011110, and believed him to be at present at bit seat in
Suffolk.. Perhaps he did not know that such a meeting was
to take place.
( Loud cries of Ise mn,t have knows' it, notice soar inserted in the

Mies/mg:era.)
The resolution of censure against Mr. Barclay, for bring
absent from the present Meeting, though he had attended
that at the London Tavern v.as then put and carried, and the
Meeting broke up.