The National Register.
London, England, 1819-12-05 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL. REGISTER.

the annual application of large sums to the discharge
of the public debts, and even justifietka hope of the
speedy diminution 9f the individual burdens of the
people. His Majesty expresses a desire, so far to
alter the Conetitttion of the Chamber of Deputies,
as to repeal the present practice of partial renewals
in every successive year of the Chamber, and to
" ensure its duration more eorifortnable to the ex-
istence of public order." The King feels himself
sufficiently strong to exercise mercy towards the
exiles, and we find a long list in these papers of the
persons who had been banished and are now permit.
ted to return. At the conclusion of the speech, the
Peers and Deputies present took the oaths of fidelity
to the King, constitutionalcharter and Laws: It was
generally known that the Abbe Gregorei had re-
solved not to brave the significant intimation which
had been given him, by the omission to send I.ira
the usual letter of invitation. Not only was he
absent from the Sitting, bat the name of the sea-
discial Deputy of the Isere was omitted in calling
over the list, according to the alphabetical order.
This circumstance did not escape the observation of
the Assembly, who listened with extreme anxiety
from the end of the names which began with F, to
those which had the letter H for their initial. After
this ceremony of swearing, the King withdrew, and
the Sitting broke up. The Chambers were to meet
in their respective. Halls on Thursday.

Hts MAJESTY'S HEALTH..--We have great
pleasure in stating, that from the lutert, and os we
believe the best authority, we are assured that the
symptoms which recently gave ri.e to slam for the
liii of our revered King have entirely subsided, and
that his M.:jesty's health is now better that► it has
beer► for a considerable time past.

Collin:TT —A dinner wrs on Friday given at the
Crown and Anchor, by the friends of Cobbett, in
honrnii of the return of that demagogue to his
conntry. The numbers tom assembled
amt - Jed to about 500, but many of them were
attracted more by curiosity to see a Radical dinner
than amt :it t. wit oit either t.. Cobbett or radicalism..
Ab,..it 6 4.l:Sick, Coblict Lotere.i tiie mom acexon-
ponied by 'My dear Hunt," and some other
reform worthies. The runagute was received with
enthusiasm A scramble then took place our the
dinner, us the live and sixpenny tickets did not afford
viands enough for all present, and the see .e appeared
like that of a garrison receiving its first meal after
being obliged to surrender by himme. The business
of the ev -sing wait of no interest to any but the
radicals. The only two things curious were, the
reconciliation between the " Luse' Woolcr (as he is
called by Cobbett) aid Cobbett; and the tenni-16a.
lion both on the pull of Cobbett and I-hint of any
acquaintance with, or any respect for, Rune's infidel
works. Cobbett took particular care to separate
l'uine's bones (of which he has got possession) from
his blasphemy. The company magnanimously re-
solved not to gratify their aristocratic taste fur wine,
and determined to bring their enemies to terms by
attacking the treasury through the medium of uls-
tantrum. We observed several guests, however
who loved port more than reform, and fbund, no
doubt, their "stolen" potations sweeter than water.
INQUEST ON LEES.—The Jury were in attend-
ance, at the Stur-inn, Manchester, on Wednesday
morning, according to their recognisances. Messrs.
Harmer and Denison were also in waiting. Mr.
Ferranti did nut appear; but his clerk, Bettye, came
and intiirmed the Jury that the Court of King's
Bench had set aside the inquest altogether.
An inquest on the body of one Rhtxles, another
person who was reported to have died of wounds re-
ceived ea the 16th of August, was held on Tuesday
last, before slr. Milne, the Coroner, at Hopwood
The Jury, after hearing the evidence of several
medical men, returned 4 verdict of—Natural Death.
Commas COUNCIL.—A Deputation at' Members
of the Court of Common Council waited upon the
Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, at the NLinsion
Howie, on Friday, whit a Requisition, very respecta-
bly signed, of which tie following is a copy :-
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His Lordship received the Deputation with 'he
grc..tcsi, pol.tettess and aflitbility, acceded witit greut
ailitiem to their Ilegistsitiust, and hus directed a.
Court of t. oniniott Council to be sountiontd upon
taut stittject for Nlc;nday next, at twelve o'clock at
noun.

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
EXTRACT FROM " A I....TTEX TO TOO fROTLIOCIN

O/ Ksoidoro." Licc. JUNI' FUOLIOHILID.

GIENTLCIICN-... It would be superfluous in such a
work as this, to detail the great sad paramount
influence which your opinion must at all times hare
with the public, whenever that opinion shall be ear
pressed through the constitutional medium of Coma,
Meetings.
You, Gentlemen are the natural portraits of the
rights and the liberties of the people • mid it ha,
hovel you to be active, prudent, and sedans in their
defence, because the riches sad comforts you pos-
sess—riches and comfint• whirls no other country
affords—are derived solely and entirely from the
uncommon industry of the English people • an in-
dustry which has been excited and fostered, and
which is only to be maintained by the security they
have enjoyed. or are likely to enjoy, under the pro-
tection of just and equal laws, supported by a free
representative Government.
You are a link in the chain of order and govern-
ment, resulting from that combination of events
which produced the British Constitution, and with
that Constitution you are so-saistent. No other
country in Europe is possessed of soch a powerful
engine for the support of free institution*, end
accordingly no other country in Europe i,really !free.
You are indeed the true middle clam, which re
serves the balance of powers and interests in the
country. Ido not speak with relation to your pro-
perty, education, or importance, for in all of these
you are at least equal to any other class in the com-
munity, but with relation to that peculiar political
station which you hold, a station which gives yen
the means of speaking with effect to the highest and
the lowest, to the weakest and the most powerful.
From your habits of life, being intimately acquaint-
ed with the feelings, customs, and dispositions of
the working elastics, you are able to appreciate
justly their wants, their discontents, and the effect
of legislative enactments upon their welfare; while
frum your education, and your independent dignity
as gentlemen, yau are enabled to see through and
to check, the sinister or the foolish design, of those
nutiseruusaini aspiring members of the community,
among whom the executive powers of the state ate
usually distributed,.

Peace, tranquillity, .and order, being the vary
sources from whence you derive your power haat*
state, you Ca 17 never. us a body, entertain say
ambitious or violent intention•—and henceit follows,
that when necessity calls for your interference, you
are enab.ell without danger of misrepntsentation
or even suspicion, to assume a high and determined
tone in your remonstrances to Government, and a
contident one when you step forward as the leaders
and thre,:tors of the people. The forme.r would
feel it absurd to accuse you of exciting tumult for
the pur►sscs of anarchy, sod the latter would has.
ten gla i to arrange the►nselvt., under the banners
of their natural and most efficient leaders Your
power then is equally great and beneficial:• it is In
act clic power of ►,ublic opinion, which must al.
ways be fitvourablo to you, in as much as it is your
plain, direct, and immediate interest to support the
came of justice and freeduni, the parents of tran-
quillity.

. .
Such, gentlemen, is your situation ; and although
I would by nu means recommend a light or hasty
display of your power, vet there are times when not
to put fiwth your whole ►tgength would be base and
criminal. That such an occasion has arisen--that
now is the time fur you to display your power and
your patriotism, it dual be the object of this Ad-
dress to prove

In the first place, I talc it for granted that a con.
viction of the absolute necessity of some kind of
refimn exists generally throughout the kingdom.
It is self-evident that a state cannot be rightly
governed in all its parts, which, possessing the re-
sources of industry, science, and morality, atter •
series of victories, and in the midst of triumphs occa.
sinned by the most complete success, discovers in
the FIVTII year of the must profound peace! a deep.
rooted discontent among the working classes, and an
undefined terror mating the upper, a dread of some.
thing terrible about to happen, something to which
they fear so give a name. To produce such a state
of feeling among a rich, industrious, and moral
people, some evil principle in the Government,
some abuse in the Constitution must be at work,
and the only effectual remedy is to discover and
eradicate that oitil.

I lie question; is, hot-, shall that be done, and by
whom? 'hull we expme the infected parts, to be
cut out by the rude halals and jagged knives of a
starving and irri•ated population ? Or, shall we
allow it to spreuct under the cover of a court plain.
ter, till it cut out every healthful part of the Con-
tittition, and present one diseased and disgusting
swiss of corruption ? Shall we n:)t rather remove
•he knife from the hands of the populace, and tisk.
mg, alvamon-e of their se.ll, make use of thee as
Assistants, while we skilfully avert, the mischief, awl
store the patient to health ?"

111

of Stamps was Dot brought forward now.
Mr. fiROUG HA tI said, he must still urge his opposition.—
It was die constitutionitcourse on a question of Supply to urge
the subject of grievance ; and he therefore complained of the
highly indecorous and indecent haste with which it • was enact'-
soured to press those important measures which the Nlinivters
now proposed for adoption. The people ought to have owe w
make their feelings and sentiments knmin in that Ituuse. In
violent as w..re the measures of that period of time. he be-
hevesithsoo-ssoulteewwwellwaseet but now not even two days would
be allowed to the people to 01111011tief those measures which were not
only to suspend but to overturn the Constitution. It they were
so tired of a tin: Constitution. that it must be suspended without
delay, then indeed would it be useles, for Ali:misers to attend their
seats with any very anxious desire to watch the prowedings of the
Ministers.—Motion agreed te.
The !louse being in a Committee,
Sir G. Vi' A.RIt ENDER moved, that 23,000 men he granted
as seamen, including ti.tsou marines, there being an addition to
the marines. which would release as many ut the army front
service in the dock yards.
Mr. J. P. GRANT observed, that if there were to be ,an atl•
dhion of goal marines, and thereby relca.e 2,t;00 of the army
ht an the dock yard duty. that change would be an actual increase
aimy ; aad why was not such increase of the army put in
such form t

. _
Mr. TIER:NEN rematked, that tlie Marine Force vas the
room natural tot the protection of the Dock Yards, but if there
were not to be a curie:spouting diminution "of the Amiy, the
increase of the Army world be ii,ooo instead of 10,000.
Mr. OWE ER stateil, that by the tegulAtiont there would be
an nicreasc only of abeut 49.00 Alarines.
.Mottoit agreed to.
sir G. Vi Ass ENDER then moved Grants of fi50,000/. for
wage, for the seamen ; 612,3151/. for the Victualling of that
number of men ; and 612,910. lit wear and tear.
Mr. liAlt complained 01 change* that had been made in
the mode of,oroving die Grants, and contended that it was not
Ibuffrivnt so say that they had received the approbation of the
proper department.
Sir G. WAltltEyDEA:observed., that they had received the
the approvahof the department which understood these
,nutt.ers
betterthaii trinvielf; and that hi would therefore not presume
to enter Into detail. where he was not so ranycrsant a others.
Mr. RAILING could not but feel that it' any !umber of the
Government stepped forward to promote an augmentation,
that he ought to be prepared to show why it was wanted. (Hear.)
Grants agreed to, as was that her 104,001. for Ordnance.—
Report to-morrow.
NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTIES.

The House. revolved itseffiino a Committee on the Newspaper
Stamp Acute when
The CDANCE:I.LOR of the EXCHEQUER Nose. liie said
he should iio. now go to any length in detailing the business. as
t:ie present wad ueesned by nim a preparatory proceeding. but it
was man test that there had been a very considerable evasion of
tne Newspaper:Scamp Duty in publications cotptiningcomments
and winch went greatly to supersede newspapers. /le con-
cluded with moving as a resolution, that all newspaper
shonid be imposed Au all publitatious containing comments
,or remarks on flatters concerning church or state. not exceeding
two sheets, Aud .sold for a less sum than sixpence; that they
should be taken to be newspapers.
Mr..BailiGGHA 3,1 denied that there had been evasion or
fraud : that ttjo Act epefidlki only to sheets containing •• New..
intelligence, or occorreuces;" and that pamphlets ccutsdning
comments wise expressly omitted by emit Act. He also cunten
'tied that thi! measure now proposed would not have the desiretl
Meet that the Govemnent hell been culpably neglectful of
resorung to ilia means placed 'in their hands; and that the
Ministers wousl Btwi that they must at hut resorts., the laws.—
Ile also ag-airviged the necessity, of delay. to enable the people
'of England to consider, perhaps for the last time of pursuing
such course, the prupnety of such measures.
Agreed to filter sonic explanatory remarks between Lord
Castlereagh; Mr. Brougham. Mr,,J.. P. Grant, 44c.—Adjourned
•

Tiiti Hsu* pct. t

Mr. BROW:YEN presented toe report or the Committee
of Supply, which was re..dasel tweed to
THL aLLB I lOUS PR ESS.
The Repots. uf the !tan, Veto.. Act Committee wai pre-
sented, read, sold agreed to.s., and a Kell ordered atecordwal‘,
to entrail) the hp,* wiling fr.nu the Publication or
Blasphemed. and Seditious Lib. la." The Law ()dicer. or
the Crown and ?turfs were ordered to prepare and bring in
the LAM .

M.iNUFAL:Etiltl3icil 'Mutter,
Mr. BEN LT I' gave notice. that WI Thunatay. the pin
irol. hisleould whom II Mntiou to the /Image on the state of
the Munufactuu nig Dons actv,intrlicolui I) in the Comity of
Lancaster.
—.......

Mr. IIIA:CW LLL preamited µ petition trims a body of
people So a:ion:lad, praying fp tse accommodated with the
meant of Linisrat ins to lysinxila, or elsewhere. Ordered to
lie on the wive.
ssEDITtOUS LETINGS' BILL.
The SOLlt: I f (if:NI:O(AL rose to noise the second
residing of the Seditious Meetings' Bill. The indisposition
of his Learned t„ul e.igue lind imposed on him this duly. lie
felt conceried Ueu b,owtirtble tieotlionen opposite should
so undexy4sie the ditheultiem of the prisient period ; but oat
only was 8 Revolution on tile point of hreuk tog Hitt, to adopt
laosusge of the popers,Sind before the Hotoe, in Lincashiie
Ate. but a evy ajspilsti spirit existed in other counties iii tlit
North %of Eugh. ad, dad to the 111 estern mid populsn a part o
Scotland. he most uncimst:tutii ttttt I tinctrines were sent
forth from the heed.quorteri in 11.411111,1bhire, HS well ns tit
raters of polltieBl debates I and they %rut further, for they
pursued ncourseof inti.aidation, Mill preached the doctrine
of illSbAsAII+lll tttt —(lle.mr, hear). They clear y ; ttt i tt ted 1101
particular individu.ils, aid naked whether there %Vic 119 HO
tote Brume ready' t.i N. p fssr ward for the foment of the
country. The Mt* provisions did 11101 ikfri•ri th•ple
portent nonsarks of the Liners" of the Subject, the'l•ri it
by J.uty, find the eeduiti of lime Press. It eslabli•hril
no p:evtosis census ship—( lutilletw..cs l i um Ilse Opposition)
—it prevented evasion of.the stamp ditty, and Reunited
sec:ies jib Wet Hip; .who lent forth should be pi epat ell to
be AlllWer4blC4Ul their poblie•tions. As to the enacting
of transportation for ireotitt ofYrneee, it was only its we-
cos dance Milt the pi entice of 114.2 14w in other cases. I
had. however, 11..rweliargr-d on the taw oltiorra, 11141 they
had been sispiGe in tile prosiceili• ; but ih tins
ilscie was no tooth, eseep• in very few instattiees. Ho
On oral that there imd unexpectedly now Stoned forth 61101
* flood and torrent from the cheap nod *minium. pits.,
tort they felt it nest to an impossibility to check it b;

wrrorneH enure isobar, ff. object wan not to inter-
fee to •.w public right 10 meet, ;int to prevent
alaming, and setliii meeting,. Nothing but the
applie.ition of the Bill wOnlil meet the exieetie
of Ike e.i.e; and he could not boI express the Lope that
ale Hill ;sunlit have the ►upport even of man, of the
wen! a oppoaile. _ _

Mr. LYTTLE'IoN raineabeJ lii approlornottof tlor,
Buil. roillefailiele, flidl.4t . mat.. rMrntiAl lo
of Ilse CouNtilutloef, and to pm down Rebels and
Traitor•.

Mr. COKE oftverting to what had been said about the five
magistrates, who might be found as consenting to calla meeting,
he said it was a possibility, but not one very likely to happen. (a
laugh). Surely this should put theni a little on their guard, at
least, in considering such a measure as this. The county of
Norfolk, he was sorry do say. had witnessed more contested
elections, perhaps, than any other—la laugh). .The cossequenee
was, the excitement of an angry party spirit throughout all
classes, and the lord lieutenant of that county not being on the
popular side of the question. dad exercised his power in the
most ungentlemanly manner—(Loud cries of hear. hear. .amt
order). Ile begged leave to mill the attention of the House.
while he stated that this spirit was carried so high, that many
gentlemen of consequence in the county, but of different prin-
ciples, were excluded from the commission of the peace. A
friend of his wished him to be put 'into. the commission, which
his lands anti properly in the county awe considered to entitle
him to expect ; but when application was made to him, the
lord lieutenant fetused to put him into the. commission. He
felt this to be • circumstance not worth noticing. Nor,
did he speak to biro again ; for God knows that he
never would ask any favour of that Lord Lieutenant ? (Cheers
and laughter.) What, then, did he slo ? lie (lid not apply to.
the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Norfolk ; not lie, incised
but he went to the Lout Chancellor. (Lord Eldon) and repeated
to him, peisonsifiy, that which had taken place in Norfolk. And
what slid the Chaneellordo? Why, just what he calks:led he would
—lie expressed himself in use most handsome manner, and said,.
—•• It is not in the breast of the Lord Lieutenant. Sir
is. exclusie groilenien from being pot Imo the cunimission
of ibi peace, mit in that of the Lord Chain eKor. The
is.tios> you have given to me, 3lr. Coke, are proper ,and.
,guiding names, asa.l.l will bike care to put them He,
;sem...riled to show. that tbe effect of the propmed bill
ws add sir to render the magistracy mole directly subset-
s tto the is li ll islets of the Cilia li—a syaleied they were
g. time more sod more into day by day. He had always
el..,u.ed it, and alionlif still re•ist it sill death. The boo•
gent. esinclistlctl by expressing Isis total dissent from the
primipte, exteist, and permanent opetation of the bill.
[ 100 caressively long .debate ensued, snit we regret I hat
the limits On weekly Ne.ds simper preclude—the possibility tit
our giving even an module of the disiequalled sail wonderful
display of eloquence exhibited by Mr. J. Meedoniffil and
Mr. Brougham during the discussion) After which
MI, WOO EtIOUS I.: snit he begged Move to put a ques•
lion to his ildinnuruble colleague respecting the conduct of
Nohle friend of his that had been whirled to by the
teamed gentlemen He Iwgaesi to ark, a heflaer. ►aunts alter
dna Noble, laird'. (Suffield's) becoming Lord Lieutenant of
the comity of Norfolk, it had nut been prop •sed by the
;i obis Lord to hiiii (Mr. Coke) to give in a list of those gen-
tlest,. it a h 1w might think fil in be windowed to the cum-
uli— sin of the peace ; and whells, r, Ull Isis laUlitlikailllll. they
bad not been appointed. (Cheers from the maiii,lerial side )
Air, COKE replied, that Certainly 641011 alter the NoMe
Lord a applusintr.it to the Lord Lieulemincy, such u pre-
poisl had been in ale; .siid .t hat 'Accordingly it list was dsow II
up awl prer•nlest is. the Noble Lord ; not that ,e of on
genii n ihnssois in the list had bees. appointed. (Loud
elms rs folio the opposilioo). lie (Air. however,
applied L. ias• Lord Chancellor, a hu, lifter obsetsing this
he slid not 'husk Mr. liike would nominate any peison who
was .sot fit for Ilse sc • did appoint them all, atW
the exception tit* sow !immoral> e trieult of his, a member of
A ,at House.

Stragers were then ordered to withdraw,and a division took
place on the second reat,ing—
For it. 351.—Against. it, la —Majority. 22;.
The Bill was they, real a second time and ordered to be com-
mitted. Adjourned At three o'clock.

cupma rTrt or SUPPLY.

Upon the motion oft e Chan. eilor or the Exchequer, the
Committee or -pup!), was postponed to Monday next.
In ant4wer to a question from Mr. Phillips, which we could
riot di .tinctly hear. the Chancellor of the Exchequer said,
he should shortly call the a.tcntion of the House to the Du-
ties on Malt.