The National Register.
London, England, 1823-01-12 00:00:00

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Os Friday hot fit. Aadrow's Hall wu qua Is lb. pubre
from eleven et'obselc. and before twelve was Nearly filled.
.111 r. Coke, Mr. %Vodshouaa lb. Rev. George Glover, and
sissy other gentleasea atioastoneed to interest themselves in
comity again, setraupsaled the High Sheriff.
The requisition, calling a meeting, fur the peptise of pod-
'Mein both founts of Parliament for the stlopti n of measures
reknlstoti to relieve the agricultural Awes, was then read.
The Hunt Suzette noosed the business of the day bystatios
• the perpou for which Lb. meeting bad been called.
A letter from tn. Earl of Albemarle wu thee read., tie which
lids Lordship declined attending the meeting, conceiving that it
would be worse dean useless, as it was ant proposed to petition
• for a reform in Parliament.
:dlr. -Alder.' ail lilt RTELL addressed the meeting, sad lea veyy
few worsts aerie, described the onisalas &sews, istiodimed
Ihe Roulatioss which bad beeti-dreera =lSt the occasion, sod
...Mph lestlanighl. though seongurespeopen gem end esplielt.
The Resolutions swithis read. Wry esese se follow :
•• That it appears to this Meeting dim the =sums upon which
our national concerns has been hitherto tede boo at length
led to a state of agricultural distress, and tutbesr.
table. Thu it rarities no hew = IR lir thimmehisbut
row o mired, mulls dm- of
agricultpriats to ens= poesiliK =MN la iiThrillat
Eite. • .
. '' That notwithstanding annteroos emiairseeepreetbiedort.
have be= =add le the Wilma= from queasy and many,
other oilhatian of the lin appeals have
.hoss =gel As immiediets am= relier. it amen to dais
AmeetiNg thee tie oirodelem bee Mr Awe Irp Mr blejeetE
AllMiteept e! &impish: the peplum of misrilty. eseept
.b, se proem a *wise et =ado et beers me parades to '
Tiatad uu aid that the apathy veld= has thus beam
lloialiped tstraeo chine igmemete of the Moto, or ea Isar
sproitiette apply so oilketeet remody,
.6 Tim this esetalap is esseineulMte dee Is NOW eveleed when
• -higthstg saanssife holds hinlige so his somnre, and to Ms King,
traVaZallwan balers 7411176**, to ilsolaree nee
titot dielembpit mum allay teatime' dimmest
'tout that a.bileilite as Or arelpimbig . teem be babes mg aallin,
met tellomemeelisqleadesig
. ss vim gesis go all dee moseeros reeimemilibilA
auirh
of Me Hem of tioembeass
via me m= in belimiegg that
.. . tomeities Ibilibezis Mee of dial:am= ham=
'obeli= of all astute.
.=imetert andtomrs. .ail efueollires, sad welt e
pigiqm
(mile mime of obeeseimantelm se logeirod. bythe pelmet cit--
. eloitumees of the tementry. sod flee imperative daisei *tomb%
Judas.
a bat the total repeal of the ink .and beer tax weld not
fail to operate both as • relief Am a heavy burden, and as an
encouragement to the.consumplion of buley.—an object of great
-Itts ihrtanet to the aipieleturist I and would alto enable the labour-
, • in; climes/ix pm take Ms erbeieremo beverage at a much cheaper
'saw.,
*. That petitions, funded on the favegoing resolutions, be
Antidrosseel to both Houses of radiants= auly in the next session,
' and that the Earl of Albemarle and Lord Suffield be requested
-le pram am to the House or Peers and the County Members
lhoodser to the House Of Limmuons, and to support the prayer
' Metilar.Ma"
•Illmi atill
lleirtim erinded deimmielotioes. He said it would ill
. limmemjfillstpleimeallfrimenssie to see their timid' souk
ism beggary 'Meet inalechavranl to attempt procuring their
relief.
Mr. Ooxit expressed satisfaction at the example sow set by
..by the meaty of Norkllt.„ which he hoped 'would be followed
'throughout the kingdom. The resolutions ooadetnned the system
• whirl' had so long bees acted upon, in such strong teems, that
he 'amid hardly have expected more from the moil determined
reseients of Ministers.
. WODtlioltSC crime forward amidst the cheers of dm ,
• !Vn. Mr. Cobbett at the same time presented himself.—
et
oer gentleman obtained a partial lean tg. Ile was
sexiness to sanest' in any measure that premised relief to the
agricultural classes, provided it were not inconsistent with the
pseud interest of the country. He wished for a . reductimi of
taxation, but at the MOO time be felt that if this were doer to
l'ae extent which Mr. Brougham and Lord Althorp bad proposed,
the effect mnstprove fatal to public credit, by destroying that
144,4 those great statesmen, Mr. Pitt aid Mr. Fox, bad cue •
"tarred tc respect.
These were part of the sentiments expressed by Mr. Wode-
house, amidst frequent interruptions and continued spreet,
widen suede it impossible to bear with tolerable disguise=
Lim or any of the speakers of the day. When Mr. Wodelinuo
had concluded,
Mr. Colmar again came forward, and was recelvedterith
.shouts of applause, mingled with hisses. Misty minutes
without enabling him to utter one word with the
chance of being beard. The High Sheriff made qr.
opridat=
peals to die meeting in behalf of Mr. Cobbett, but witboat sees
Fees. Str.Coblett stood his ground, and manifested DO intone
ton of withdrawing, howeser long the 'smelt might mpalimato
Many called or bum to proceed, while Wheel degraded Oat be
s ;sold retire. ,„.
Mr. 'Wu:num/se came Sewed to entreat silence, but was
pot listened to.
Mr. Coats eTT spoke ; hot his voice was drowned in the cla-
mour whin!' prevailed. Ile seemed to indolge in good humour-
ed expostnlation&: He scented at last indignant at the oppo
Nation be experiesoed, but emitimied to press Lis point, and
presented to We:High:sheriff a Petition, which he wished to be
presented Is thit of the County, instead of Ike Petition con-
toniolated by thus. who had celled the Meeting.
The I I ton Siteillser objected to receive the Petition, as to
do so menld, in bit .inlgiuent, be irregular, seeing it was not
founded on the Resolutions which had been moved.
Mr. CounErr pretised the reading of his PelithlM, and con-
. tended thut the *Resolutions which had been her/Right forward
were not fit for this occasion. •
l'he tumult still euutinueti. The High Sheriff congested to
the rutting of Mr. Coltbett's Petition. It was ac:uarelipgly
read by the Under Sheriff.
While this was doing, Mr. Cobbett called oat that it would
relieve the Farmers of Ensland iturnedisiely. This remark
produced a reared of the former varieties of discord, to
which he replied with a laugh.
The Petition of Mr. Cobbett set forth, in strong terms, the
existing distress, and the causes of the distress. It preyed
the Legislature to repeal the malt, salt, snap; and other tuxes—
to pass a law to suspend all distraints fir riles end tithes for
bee year ; and it expeehttly celled for a Reform in the Commons
riles* el Parliament
• The question wes then pot on this Petition. A considerable
tallow of hands appeared In its favour, and but few were raised
. against It. Th. majority of the persons is, the Hall did not
.vote either for it or agented it.
From the stroni opposition which Mr. Cohlsett had experi-
lowed, this result was not expected ; and it was the opinion of
*say of the gentlemen on the hustings that the queation sab-