The National Register.
London, England, 1811-05-05 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

c bunt ofert Derbishire, of Liverpool, groctr.—William
King, of Newport, Isle of Wight, miller.—Peter Bogle, James
Boyle, jun. and Daniel Jopsoti, of Ritig,ley, Laittaster, calico-
Riddifotd, of Uley, Gloucester, clothier.—
William Wirter, of Pusey, Wilts, shopkeeper.—James Macneall,
of Prt•ston, Law:aster, line:-draper. John Coliins Tabor, of Col-
ehe,tter, trierchant.—Jan:cs ilenwell, of Freshford, Wilts, inn-
Canne, late of (Utley, York, stationtr.—John
Lewis White, late of Cannon-street; Nvine-merchant.—John
Smith, of Newton, !war Manchester, muslin-manufacturer.—
William Easton, of Bread-street, factor.—George Downes, late
of Eccles, Lam:otter, callemierer.—James Ward, of Sutton,
Norfolk, nitre:l:mt.—Thomas Hill, of Erighton, baker.—John
Mouutford, of :it. Nicholas, Worcester, woollcn-draper.—John
retnicis, late of C:antiridge, corn-factor.—Robert Matthews, of
;King's Arms-buildings, AVood-street, Biackweil-Hall-factor.—
Valentine Cl )':e, late of ILto dlcy, Stafford, potter.—Charles
Poulton, of Itt.atling, Berks, cabinet-maker.—Joseph Ewbatik,
late of Monk-Wearmouth-Shore, 1)u rhani, mercer.—`Thomas
Dutton, of Liverpool, cabinet-makt-r.—Meredith Swancott, of
Cheo.pside, warehutiseinan.—Mar,_;aret Preist and
John Preist, of '1 horney-street, Bloomsbury, co.tchinakers.—
William Clancy, of Mary Axe, merchant.—Richard Selway,
of Bath, harness-maker.--William Newman, of Canterbury-
rgittare, Southwark, merchant.

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exclusive of three new Members present at this I.l.leeting. .urtl
Cochrane; Sir W. Worseley, J;art. Staffordshire ; W. Wolseley,
Esq. ditto ; J. Birch, Esq. ditto ; F. Costley, Esq. ditto ;
Foster, Esq. ditto ; Ralph Stephenson, Esq. ditto ; Dares,
Esq. Yorkshire. Addiiional since the Meeting : E. B. Cliv
Esq. Herefordshire; T. Lesney, D. D. 1 ssex ; R. Knight, Esq.
W Nrw ickshirc.
Mr. F.s WlN:xs—Sanwel Crompton, I..sq. Yorkshire ; Benjamin
Dealtry, Esq. dim); John Grimstone, Esq. ditto ; Buijarnin
Hayw..od, Esq. ditto; Samuel Shure, 'Esq. ditto; .1. Shore, r.,i
ditto ; Daniel Sykes, F.sq. ditto ; Watts, Esq. High Sherifi
ditto; Rich. Watts, Esq. ditto ; John Wharton, Esq. M. I'.
ditto; Christopher Wilson, Esq. ditto; George Johnson, Esq.
ditto; Win Clough, Esq. ditto.
Mr. HA tsxv—J. L. E lodges, Esq. Kent.
Sir G. HLATIICOTE-•--COI. Noel, Esq. Rutland.
Mrmoß AN DUM.—One of the Gantlemen, who originally gave

his name conditionally, how drew the line at which he \midi
consent it should stand ; that line he drew at sixty country Gen-
tlemen of landed property appearing en the list of Stewarcbi, in-
dependent of persons oth rwbti respectable. A principal Ma-
gistrate cf. the City et London made known to the Meeting his
opinion, that probably it would be easy to obtain the use of the
Guildhall of that metropolitan City, fur the proposed General
Meeting in so constitutional a cause.
SlR—Prior to the Revolution, notwithstanding all the doc-
tri-ei of libery in Magna Ci.arta, the want of free. Parlia-
ment,' exposed our Cyuntry to incessant practices or tyramiy.
Ever since the Revolution, notwithstanding the Constitutioird
wird's at declarations in the Bill of 'Rights, the want of a free
Parliament' has deluged the rand with inees.,ant acts ard deeds
of corruption and ruin.
A Parliament' was the demand of those who called
hither the Prince of Orange. A' free Parliament' was that tor
which, above-ail, the Prince professed to come (wen A fr,e
Parliament' was, by the Bill et Rights, deg lared to be a sacred
birth-right of the English People : but alas! the epii;ll of the
Revolution is now verging towards antiquity, while a free Par-
livment' remains yet to be obtained!
1, The violation of fun ilarnemal principles, although in Its
won king it itiay be slow, yet in it fatal results is nevertheless
sure ; the complicated results of violation acting fur art.; on
the Constitution, are 110 W upon the nation. To speak in the
words of the yresent head at the Russells and inheritor of the it
virtues, The source of our evils ban inadequate defcctiye re-

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preientation of the people in Parliament ; until that settrce
be cut off, ahuse and corruption will never cease to flaw in a
thoe sand (Efferent channels. It being visionary to expect, or
to hope for Par;iamentary Reform from Parliamtntary votes,
until the voice of an injured and offended nation shall have the
same erlect on the Borough faction in both Houses of Parlia-
ment, as it had on King John, when he signed Magna Charta,
and in King lames 11. whose flight gave us the i3ill of Rights ;
so the best evidence of genuine and enlightened patriotism at
the present juncture scents to be, in actively contributing to -
‘varcs a correct public opinion on the state of representa-
tion, and the destructive effects of that state on the liberty,
prospt city, and well-being of our country ; and in calling
forth on the necessity of Reform, a public voice that shall nut
be disregarded.
" The Barons of Runnemead, and the leaders of the Rovolu-
tion, Nvvre compelled to act; they acted energetically, they resist-
ed with effect ; whereas, the virtuous now having fliore rapid
means of circuating knowledge, have only to speak; when the
nation shall have raised it's voice, they will have spoken with
ct. As soon as the nation snail speak, corruption will be
dumb to the r•ation's will, the Borough faction, sovereign as a
now is, must be obedient.
" Magna Charta and the Bill of Rights merely proved des-
potism, and for a while mitteated oppressions. l'arliamenta, y
Refurm call alone restore the Constitution. Magne Charta and
the Bill of Rights tell us indeed what oar Rights and Llbertn s
were : by Parliamentary Refurin, they can alone be recovered
an established!
" Those whose guide is Truth, are the enlightened ; whose
appeal is to Reason, are the temperate ; and whose claini for
tacit injured country is bare justice for the future, with ohlivt )11
for the past, are surely moderate. These are the ways of te.3.1-
quitlity and happiness. 1 alseliood, fraud, force, and opyression
l ad to violence, convulsion and misery !
" As the beneficial effect of the present effort must greatly
depend on those who, as stewards, shall sanction it with their
mimes (to which end personal attendance of the infirm 4:r
C:t: distant is not necessary), it is hoped the countenance It
will receive will be correspondent to the vital importance of the
object.
e• I therefore bri to be allowed to inscribe your name among