The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-03-24 00:00:00

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eltie. and itoproomment, rE..el:ar4e them without
trial.•rithoirt letting them see their accmer, or hear
the pi•ensation.—(.lpplanse.)—The situation of the
eourirry was truly unfortunate, for the people had
to apply fur redress to the authors of their griev-
iinces.—(..lpplanse.)—Ori the subject of the form
or mode of petitioning, he certainly, with hi. Noble
Colleague, preferred petitioning in large unerttrgra
to di,i ,o by such a limited number as lord been
alluded to. If the people wished.their voieN to he
effectively heard, they should do so in interiority
number.. He warned the people against the
machinations of spies, who might induce them 14
commit acts of violence for which they would after-
ward. lila] no justification. Look in the case of tiro
Petitioner Sclioles, who stated. den 1w VIII. actually
imprisoned for complaining of the violence of the
Gillum* Oliver. Even honest well-meaning nest
should pause before the people were led to acts
which would involve them iu penal consequences.
Of Oliver the most honourable mention had heel.
made, and by a very honourable mail—irly Lord
Sitlmouth.—(Laughter.)—As the Poet said, " They
are all honourable ineii."—( Great larighter.)—The
Noble Lord, like the Liettieltaut de Police of the
old Government of France. WWII the public defender
of Spies. as an honourable man, and such was the
language in an Honourable House, and what was as
astonishing as any thing was the approval, so for a 4
votes went. of GCritlemen wlin.e religious scruples
were so nice, that even the mild tenets of
the established religion were hardly sufficient for
their consciences, for they odopted what they called

" Vital Christianity." and these vital Christians,
accordiii,; to their tenets, were the best of all pos-
sible Christians.—(A hunch.)—Now from what he
had seen of some of these iiamieuhite Clo•istianS, he
saw the strongest reason for Tiestioning their clsiw
to ►xtraordinarypurity.Lungider.)-- The 'woe
spy might plead, like Romeo's Apothecary—

" My poverty, not my will consents."
But what would be !mid of the employers or these
spies, of the men who created, fed, awl rewarded
them ? In crime there were comparative vadat
and surely the spy was the most innocent of all, in
comparison with those who sent him forth, awl who,
conscious of their guilt afterwards, sought a Bill or
Indemnity for their of eace.—(Applouse.)—Siirely
after such pailegy ries and indemnities upon the
new a stein of espiumage, the public would out Se
surprised to look forward in this era of lire death...!
of chivalrous orders, to the oppoirittnent of a to w
order for the most honourable post of pies.—
Lrt.the Meeting limey the Hew medallion appended
to a garter blue for this holy order—on the obverse
there should be a figure of Judas. On recollection
this would be treating Judas with too much severity
—poor Judas, in any comparison with the good
spies of the present day, would he most Hnjlistly
loaded with irifatuy, fur he repented, and did an
act of justice upon himself as an atonement for his
crime, and the real infamy was upon the Flight
Priest who counted ont the 30 pieces of silver—
(Apptarrse).—The high Priest should, therefore,
decorate the obverse of the medal, and the worth)
" Church and State" should be his motto. On the
reverse should be imprinted the likeness of some
good " vital Christian"—aud on the exergue r)::•••!,tt
be engrave!), after the manner of the &litchis
struck by the Afrian Association, to mark their
abhorrence of the Slave Trade—" Are at net
brothers Load laughter and applause.
These medals should be largely distributed, awl
Reynolds, Oliver, Castle, and Co. should have the
reward of their merit. The worthy Baronet, in a
strain of animated indignation. commented upon
the dreadful abuses that prevailed during the late
suspension of the flobeus Corpus Act, sod the de-
lent outrages that had been committed on indiri-
duals who had now no redress. They had, how-
ever, the consolation to know, that their situation
excited the sympathy of every good mail; and that
they had, in a moment of severe trial, displayed a
Constancy which did honour to their feelings and
character. No great cause was ever olccessful,
without great personal sacrifice; and, it rod! a
COMIC as he hoped, that, in common rah the
rest of his countrymen, he would hr lorind, ri every
sphere of his ditty, to perform the part of , man
of principle and fortitude.—(Great applause.;
The Meeting then dispersed, after giving hr. e
cheers.

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