The National Register.
London, England, 1822-06-24 00:00:00

eur wing, Confititution, anti iLabui.

public esteem, by the manly assertion of their rights, he i
had acquired consideration as their representarivre—lle
was absent from the country when the liayul of power
was raised to oppress him, but they remembered the
maxim of the British Constitution—that every man
should be deemed innocent until prosed Lobe guilty, and
they threw the shield of public support around him, and
enabled him to vindicate his innocence IR the fact of his
enemies.—For such generous confidence he should ever
feel grateful, and the recollection of it would, if possible,
gave itimeased animation to the discharge of his public
ditty, which was the only service lie could render, or
they would receive. It was a lamentable fact, that co-
ercion, tint conciliation, was the system of government,
and that Ministers rereived support nom those who en*
to protect the people. The owners of the soil, whin
they did no' feel distress themselves, did not sympathise
with the distresses of the people—every new tax met their
approbation, amid the abolition of an ancient right was
called a new security for religion and social order.—Ma-
gterates, who rush red to empioy the sword agaatst 'tile
people, wete deemed the best cottversators of the public
peace; and Judges, who punished the man and not the
crime, were rewarded with applause —(Hear, heat).--
Nu matt had more sympathy for the general diatress, nut
when it led to Reliant, which was toe sovereign good,
tile contemplation of the result afforded consolation.
Those who oppose Reform say it is incessaty that. the
majority of the House of Cronmoos should represent
themselves, er persons of iittiiienee, or the Crown ; that
II torte were no rotten boroughs, men of talent ttiti.tit be
excleded front Parliament; teen a Home of Comaroirs
eillanattng directly front the people, would be ion demo-
cratic for tile exv-tense: of the inuoaretty and aristocra,.y.
hoc fritods nl lee ortn s .y, with much better re ison,
that bodies politic, like individuals, wilt seek their ban
good—that the people will not elect unworty representa-
tives, and that, by 4r4lient returns of tn. ir rtyht to elect,
they will have tete power of rejecinia those who may
prove themselves unworthy in confidence. With tea-
pect to the supposed rejection of melt of Wean, he
would appeal to history, and clialleog,e any prom,
that when the people elected, whedier in Rome or
in England, they did tint choose those woo were
best qualified.—" 11'ho," says a ccleArated writer,
could be so base as to prefer a Nero to a &rice., t—li
men possessed talent merely they saohld not lie elected
—without iiitegiity talent would be nits,nitevoi,s. Ttiat
a Rouse of Cuaturuns elected by the people wool.' be tun
democratic was not the fact, for the petip:e were loyally
and royally disposed ; and it had heels truly said, t..ai toe
King of England (tad only to be a eel üblieent in his act.
to secure the greatest devotion hum tits people. It was
fashionable for some to decry II publics, but tic could not
overlook the State of Ainerica--.ltere property was res-
pected—toreign consideration was maintained : yet their
ministers never said that influence and a standing army
were necessary to the support oh Govertinwitt !—( I leaa'
hear.)—Atnerica works with our laws, our laugoagy,
and our usages; yet doting two weirs they never suspended
their llahtas Curwit Act, nor coittroulcd toe fieetintit
tit
the press. Spain is procectlinzmu chic cause of reform,
withittit rapine, without even sited.uott one blood of the
culy ; nor did Spain anti l'ortugal, though their ene-
mies are en:lt:noticing to Isiodle a Veudeatt war within
C‘ein ; yet did their retOrined Gove iiiiii eats tiot resort to
tile pa,sing of ass Alien Bel ; a sure prune that tit feet.
must of the people were iii unison wuu the 601• SS ttttt elm
the triends tit lieedom hail been taunted in Lie !louse or
Commit's, witere, it was said, the people tit England ap-
[noted of the Aces Bill, because iney had not heuuored
against Li would ask the meeting, had the Attorney
General for Ireland slated the truth I Did the people of
kinaland approve of the Alien B:11 I—(tries of Nu, nut)
—The cause of heeding' was gaming erouird•all over the
world. 'llse independence or South America was es-
t:nil:stied and in a great degree by tile etallanny of Our
our countrymen, particular Lord Cochrane. (Hear,
near, hear.—Greece might he lett to awn's., ve tier (miserly
by her own right arena It was 5.151. t101.1;11 Ile COMO
not believe it, that site was "batidotted uy Russia; but
still si.e would preserve the &nue of liberty to a gloraaus
day, whets their &oaf Would be crowned with a enn-
ui tttttt anon etat would compel:elle tor whole ages tit
sorrow and shanie.—(Rear, mat: )—The pliant Caair-
utaii concluded by renewing Ins assurances 0f illitCll-
- to Ills COIIaIItUCIIIS, and declared .115 COIWICOuII,
that by coniorming to weir weettesite would best promote
the public acetate.
The health u: Charles Calvert. EN. was mkt giv4ii,
which was drank with respect. -
Sir ils•Betee then tend he had a united tow to props-e,
which needed no recteumendatuut to tic well received—
he regretted that sue 01 ille worthy envied* he Was dilOtil
n. propose WAS a Weill iii coliserpietiee of a pativol
we dangerous malady ; he then gate toe tried Irie ads of
fievuonl, Sir Francis Burdett aria John Cain ilinaliottar,
E.q• 'Foe itanokineenient to this toast, we
say, was received with otittitudaetie
Mr. Robttouse Irani, he could out it,trtuoie the grew
kittdo.as vino t% it4il Zl.i nattlx et as 1.1.5.5 it% 4:0 .0 any utne•

cause than his connection with his distinguished col-
leagoe. Ile was directed by him to express his sincere
regret that he could not attend that meeting ; Its alba
known as the friend of the people for IS years. ■nd his
alivose required no (*N.M.'S!. (Hear.) 'Then worthy
Chairman had laid a just stress ots the iniportatioe of
return iti Parliament. wiihuut it no good could be ef-
fected. It was absurd to talk of any compendious means
of delivering the country from the burden of the debt.
unless toe House of Cmiumns were reformed, to pre-
vent it contracting another. He had supported every
proposal (Or Parliamentary Reform that was made to the
House of Commons since he had a seat there, thouet
some of them were very different from each other. but he
was willing to give the patrple any Lhance of a change{
for the better. (Hear.)
The CHAIR/44W next proposed the health of Mr.
Laniiitori, which was drank with great applause.
Mr. LA bi (MON expressed his attachment to the mere
of It f —his respect for the many tissues of Sir R.
Vii-on and his independent constituents, in a speech
which was heard with weat delight. and which we
regret our limits will not allow us to give.
Mr. Whitbread's health was next drank.--The loan
and \lr. Whithrem's speech followed, were received
with immense applause.
Several oilier toasts were then drank, and :he company
did nut separate till a late hour.

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Extract of a letter from Gibraltar, dated May SO:
—" I an sorry to acquaint you, that by the arrival
of a vessel in seven days from Oran, we have the
unpleasant intelligence of tire plague having again
broken out at Algiers.. There has been no recent
arrival here from Algiers, and I suppose theGovern-
meat here will watt fur an official communication
from the Consul General before he adopts rigorous
restrictions. I view this occurrence with extreme
concern, not only as it affects our intercourse with
that regency, but as it must eventually cramp our
commerce with the whole of South Barbary, which
was beginning to assumes very favourable aspect."
New Souru WALES.—A series of New Soak
Wales Gazelles has just, arrived, from which we
find that the colony is in a most flourishing condi.
trio. The following are extracts:
" All the accounts irons the interior content' in ems-
idislitin; one pleasing circumstance, and :hat is, the pro-
mising appearance of the harvest.
" By she Queen Charlotte we train, that the approaeliing
harvest at the solithein settlements wilt he abundant' in
the elittrilie. 'the weather in Vat Diennun'. Land lately
hal been very rainy, and to this is to be attributed the
atitteipatedlallillialit plod/. t of the tit Ids. So peculiarly
favourable had the su%illif seaSoll been, that they were
actually pi epat ing to sow the seed when the Queue Chas-
ka. sailed, a circuits-Wire nuprecedeni ed.
" fhe ship Gras conveys to Hobart 'lowa a few horses,
some hormti (*.Otte, allil 30 excellent rams, of the frlerieo
breed. The Vie Dietlintl'A Land wool is improving ,ra-
pidly, and by close ...newton and clic ttttt ageniettrvisil, at
no distant period, become a ptiptitArle staple Or
" We cougratidate the itillahilahls or these Colonies on
the very recent arrival Own Europe of the vaccine virus.
Air. Manton, the positist•ter, is the gentleman wlio has
been tustinmental to its happy re-Mu-mint:non. sinkers
or children have lately wen iimoculated, mud the waster
has taken exceedingly well.
" We have Henn credibly informed, that the following
novel and extraordinary circumstance occurred s • y re-
s—The servant of a gentleman in she niterim,
vlhae
at Ilk labour on the estate, was oinfortimaialy Intuit in
one of the tioso:rs hey a sitske. Hash's a hone or ass axe
at basil, w.tuuut hesitation he lopped of the infected
joint, and Vivid home to his noisier, who dressed the
%Mind. No slat wog symptoms fotloeed, and there the
stair ii.,paretitly elided. In the course of two or three
M 114., hoar ref, the poor man tic ulgtil his curiosity by vl•
stung the stump Oil Wllit.ll he had left the outwit/led
joint. He took it up, esai ll ill ed. and placed it to his
a•bstiil4 t NOW which he was tininedi•tely seized with a
delirium, and very slimily after died.
" Assize of bread, the loofa two ponnds.flil. Average
prices or unities at meet kec : —Whew, Ids. ist. per hush. I;
4a. 9d. per do.; potatoes, 9s. 6.1. per cwt. ; fowls.
3s. pet couple; Warr, IS. flat per lb. ; eggs, la. 6.1.
per .tusen."
.A meeting of tradesmen of Lincoln was lately
held, when it was resolved to petition the House cf
Commons to lay some further restriction on hawkers,
And persons who hire rooms for the sale of gtoodi for
a short tirse only.
A highly respectable and ensineast West India
establishment hue suskacnded payment, to the great
regret of the city. 'I heir:property M West India
securities is reported to be four times larger Matt
their debts, bat such is the deptesssd state of trade,
that no money could be raided uu it, though titussii
ands plenty.

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