The National Register.
London, England, 1821-01-22 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX REFonm MEETING.

On Tuesday there was a NLeting of the Freeholders of the
County of Alaidles:x, at the Mermaid Tavern. Hackney, to take
into comit:union the proi,riety of petition ing the Common:
I louse o, Parliament for a Reform in the mow: of representing
the People. It aa. convened puraiant to the day nanitst by the
I)tike of Portland, the Lord Lieutenant of the County, on a
Requisition prevalted to him.
I'. Al nottE, Eq. was calkd to the Chair. This was no party
question ; 311 that they required wan to regain or restore the Con •
etitution.

\lajorCanrwniGltT stepped forward, and was received with
the warmest applaii-e. Near So years had elapsed since they
Ronan cat defend Renal», and he thought they were now appronci..
Mg the end of the chase. They found that .noblemen and Gen-
tlemen who had once been very she of Reform now began to oil
of its nee:J.34y I but the neanr they apploached to toe attain-
ment of their object, the more Important was it to b: cautious.—
lle hug three Resolutions to propose to them, and he concluded
with moving the first Resolution, which urged that the Oligarchy
or" Borough Faction," had brought on a crisis that threatened
political curastroplie," &c.
Ili° Rev. Mr. Oits,r u seconded the Resolutions. Ile thought
the time for Raoul') had now arrival—tor the Constitution, the
whole Constitution, and—saiodling but the Constitution, would
now satbitS, the pcople. Mr. Pitt on one occasion salt a laconic
cp title to a Gentleman since very high in the laws "
ton is now vacant, and at your service." (Cheers and laughter.)
Ile saw nothing of the Constitution there ! One Nleinber was
cached to account Mr inaccuracy of expression in speaki .g of his
" Comt.ttients"—for lie lead but one! They wanted such Re•
form as would make the House of Commons test and synitiadsise
with the i.eople.
The tits: Resolution was cat and carried with one dissentient
hand and it was held up in so jocose a manner as te excite a
good deal of merriment.
1(1:.jor CAUTWIIIetIT moved the following Resolution t—
" That although Writes/vim thought that " When England's
Parliament should become corrupt to an extreme, her liberties
would be no more t and although i luine viewed " The Standing
Army as a mortal distemper in the Constitution, of which it must
inevitably perish," yet, in the opinion of this Meeting our pie.
sent knowledge. in Representation and Legislation is so touch su•
perior to what it was tii the times of those Philosophers, that it
is now practicable to frame statutes thr Reformiog Parliament, so
as to prevent government by corruption ; and for restating the
dormant county power, &e.
Agreed to unanimously, on which several voices called out for
"Williams"to hold up his Mold egaln•
Major CAW& Willowr next moved the third Resolution, whiel
was to the tellowing effect That it is contrary to reason iced
experience to imagine, that any retorm of the Commons I louse
could p,ove :waling" to our radically disutseil body politic tur I
could close the wide and painful wounds of a Stan, sinking (like
one expit big of R consumption), unless modelled in strict accord.
awe with the Constitution,"
Major Cattrwittuirr moved a petition to the house of Com.
mons, founded on the Resolutions,
Isle. MILL' secontivi the ',Limon.
Petition egieed to, 4/114 pieces named at which the petition
should lie for signature.
Mr, Woo LER observed, that he quarrelled with many men on
at count of their want o: principles ;the therefore partiewarly emu.
pi hied of tiie K hiris ; ler while they had the word Reform on
aboe lips—at least time tenths of then[—they bail the olainte.
mince of the R.-trough System in their hearts. (Cheers. lie COn•
ItaLti rich espicssing has decided approbation of the
mud mono;; tiltee Ilesolittions. first, •• that Mr vigilantly watch
ing over all movements in the great came of Relonn, either nt or
out of Parliament, and in order to apprise the nation whether
Ruch tuoveinents be tionsittutional or unconstitutional in
whot degree imperfect, it is extremely to be desired, tint I few
decided mends to can titutiontsl Retinal should tome to counsel
and co•optrotion." Secondly, " that hail the cattiest lequest of
this memo; that nine gentlemen now tut be will, tut the
Gotposc ecment to con tilt and 411.0rentte together as
uardians of constitutional via.—Je tray *suborn,
Es.). hi: Fraileti: jjOiliett. Brut., Akar Carsivrigot, the Rev,
W, brow, (i• meta, iSso, the Hev.ll. 11,,yes, Sir C. Wnlsty,
Hart., O. Willlakisr LA). C. Aktenual. J 4. Wood. El.
Apia, It!lttlly, " hint as oil t. ports and obserittions to be made
by the said Uuarcli,.ns M'lt';fwm will equally concern the entry
Democracy, or Commons cat the Unite/11000m, it is desired
that such NtiortP sad otwervictions 14) w,uoruily male through
toe nwtioun of newspapers, d.c.
Mr. O'Fi.ANNAGAN bet:Onl6l the three which
were men agreed to.
Mr..l. T. CLAN 11110,0 the next restart ion, apealciag nr the
0(4-curry a radius and what:intim Rennin.
Mr. ,011.1.$ newt.4lld the lest uuor.. etc then mond that
t!ic Conticy itlastibers be direc.cal tar prissi4it and support Ma
iseptioh.

ISCsu~;r. nn agyttett to,
.‘•r• by 4.4 tai, Ile 11,0tild Iv it h p!f• rre:litt °iv Petition;
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licats;:tc to ito debtrclitid, mei rt a f:ght of v.,:tn.: extendeil
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