The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-01 00:00:00

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

War Office, January 23, IWO.

4&b Regisinit of Light Gragooor—Lieutestaat Haraotta
Alpe be be Captain of a Troop. by purchase, trice Wright,
wbo retiree—dated Jaamary 13, 1920.
Comet Robert 1.. lhowasketid to be Liertestant, by puratase,
vice Alpe--dsted as shove.
George Trigge Hooker, Gent. to be Cornet, by parapet,
. . .

vice Townaltrod—dated as shore.
DRis ditto—Captain the Honoorahle Hervey Francis de
Montmorency, from the 4th Fold. to he Captain of a
Troop, vice Milner, who excksages—slated January 20,
1920.
3.1 Regiment of Foot Guards—Captain Richard Henry
Wiest°. to be Captain of • Company and Lieutenant.
Colonel, by purchase, vice Stewart, who retires—dated
December 31, 1819.
Lieutenant the Honourable George Anson to be Lieutenant
and Costal., by purchase, rice Wigatun-..dated Jaguar,
20, 1820.
Gentleman Cadet George Dixon, front the Royal Military
College, to be Resign sod Lientesant, by psrchaae, vice
Allllloll—dated as above.
4th Regiment of Foot—Brevet Major Charles Milner, from
the 18th Light Dragoons, to be Captain of a Controls
vice De Mootmoresey, who exchanges—dated as shore
9th daft—Major Robert Melvitk Browne, from the half-
psy 08th Foot, to be Major, vice Thomas Hoek, who ex-
changes...dated as above.
Lieutenant Lord Bingham, from the half-pay 31
Feet Guards, to be Llmste,sant, vice Thomas lens, who
exchaugee..stated no above.
27th ditto.-Lieuteentot William 111PLema to be Captain of a
Company, by penteloole, vies Molter. grim retieseeednaoll
shave.
38th ditto—Captain Thomas, Becht's' Frseklia, from hall=
pay 40th Fuot,to be Captain of a Company, vice Fletcher
Wilkie, who exchanges--dated es above.
50th ditto—Nicholas Power Gent. to be Emig's, by par-
chase,
vice Cuprite, whose: appointment has Not taken
place—dated as above.
Old ditto—Liertenant James Front. Msedounell, from half-
pay of the Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Richard
Usher, who exchanges, receiving the difference—dated as
above.
63d ditto—Lieutenant Henry Donde. Campbell, from half.
pay lit Foot Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice Robinson
Sadl. ir, who exchanges, receiving the difference--dated
as shore.
87th ditto—William Morton Pitt Swerdland, Gent. to be
Easigre, without porcbase, vice M'Daniell, promoted—
slated as above.
84th ditto—Captain Francis Blois Lynch, from half-pay
Royal West ludic Rangers., to be Captain of • Company,
vier James lane, who exchanges, receiving the difference
—dated as above.
88th ditto—Lasstenant Frederick Follett, from half pay
97th Foot, to be Limit...mint. vice Maurice O'Connor, who
exchanges. receiving the differeoce—datrd as above.
3d Royal Veteran Hattalion—Paymaster Thomas Dillow,
from haltpay 23d Weld Dragoon,. to be Paymaster of a
Veteran Battalion—dated as above.
4th Royal Veteran Battalion—Captain Alexander Gourley,
from the 6th Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Captain of a
company, vire Cartwright, whom appointment has sot
taken place—dated November 1,1819.
Lieutenant IVartirrSpaldilig, from the late 6th Royal Vete.
rag Ilattalios to be Lieutenant, vice Sialliard, whose ap-
pointment WU mei taken place—dated as above.
East's John Douglas, from the late sth Royal Veteran Bal.
talion, tube Cosign, vice Parker, whose appointment has
not taken place—dated as above.
Lieutenant Abulto Douglas Sortie to be Adjutant, vier Sin-
clair, whose apposeitment has out taker place—dated
Jamsary 20, 1820.
sth Royal Veteran Battalioa—Ruarterninster Robert Bel-
cher, frum the Retired List of the 24th Foot, to be Quar-
termaster, vice Hay, whose appubstmeut has nut taken
place—dsted January 20, 1820.
6th Royal Taman Battalioo—Emigre Robert Degas. from
the tile 2.1 Royal Veteran Battalion. to be Bonney, vice
Donets., whose sppubstoicat has nut take. place--dated

IVoastoteser 1, 181111
71h Revel Vs.is ram Ilattalista.—Lieutenant Jureph
(rum she 4th Royal Veletas) Rettaboa, to he Lieslemma,
vier Spal4'44, whose appoiutastatt has not takes place—

doled -111 above.

Commissions airiest by the Lord Liettleoant of the Court,
of Westmoreland.
Roger Calms, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant—dated Novem-
ber L 5, 1819.
Weefetoreiund remnant., Canary.
The Hneourable Ileury Cecil !Anytime to be Major-Com-
mandant—dated October 22, 1819.
Edward Williams Dwell, Eat.; Matthew Atkinson, Esq.;
and Johu lienderma, Esq.; to be Captaim--all dated as

shove.
George Troutbrek, Gent.; and Juba Hill, Gent.; to be
Lieutentists--buth dated as above.
Richard Shepherd Stepbrother, Gest. to he Curvet—dated as
Ovum
Couursissions is the Prince Regent's 2.1 Regiment of Che-
shire Yeomanry Cavalry, signed by the Lord Listifeemst
of the County of Chester.
Lord Henry Cbutitiondeley; and Charles Ingrain Furd,Esq.;
to be captains—both shard January lb, 1820.
&beard Steppes Clarke, Gent., to be Liestensut--dated as
above.
Ethelred Belem, Gent.• and Edwin Wetenhall, Gest.; to bt
Carnets.—loth dated as above.
Consedgions in tie Staffnrilsttire Regintest of Teorsanrp
Cavalry, signed by the Viee.Lkaterrant of the Comely
qf the Corset, of Ststierd.
Hear, Icorthiugton, Gent.; and Robert Peel, Gent.; W bt
Liestrumsts—both fisted impiety 21, 1820.
Itleebsel Boss, Gent to be Curriet--dated as above.
HOSPITAL STAFF. •
To be Hospitel.Assistentelo the Ireveve—Mospital Moist.

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ICE AMIN W.P.ARLIAIiIIiNT.
[Froth the a 21feerempris Chnhaide.l
Ai was stated in ettl' Paper of lest week, a meet-
ing of the Gentlemen who signed the Itequisitiori
to the Mayor of this town. to call ■ meeting of
the inhabitants of Newcastle and neighbourhood. to
consider of the prow. of presentilig a rotten le
eirtietnent. piaiiii . is !Worm its the Reposes!,
-Wise, owe- -held . • %se, at the Vinl&
Heed inn. The result of e application to Ili
Worship having been communicated to the meet-
ing, it was unanimously resolvert, that they would
not be diverted from their object by Inch refusal.
and provided the laws gave them the power, the
meeting should be held without the 'alluvia'n of the
Magistrates. On consulting the Act lately passed.
respecting public meetings. it was found that all
meetings held wholly within buildings wire ex-
empted from the operations of the Acts snit that
Magistrates po.l.4cs.eit no more power over them
than was given them by the ancient existing law..
It was accordingly resolved that a meeting should
be held on the Wednesday following, to the
Long Room of the Turk's Heed that bring
the largest building then in their power to obtain.
As soon as this determination had beets cone tm
deputation waited upori the Mayor to itsfOrm
of the resolution that had been adopted by the
Meeting. They were received with civility by his
Worship, who on learning their intention, offered
them the protection of a body of constables to pre-
serve order at the Meeting, but as the Gentlemen
did not apprehend that there would be any neces.
sity for their services, their attendance was declined.
A notice, calling a meeting for Wednesday last,
was next day hosed. Immediately the most alarm-
ing reports of expected disturbance at the ap-
proaching meeting were circtilated, and it was
even said that positive information had been re-
ceived, that it was the intention of the *1 Ra-
dicals" of the neighbourhood to come in a body
sad outvote the supporters of the Resolertiosa
which were into to be sobalieted, and eub•
stitsate violent resolutions of their owe ie. their place.
These reports, however, were regarded with *lest
contempt by the Gentlemen to whom the ar
meets for the meeting were confided • mad as
had fell reheat* istimkilie discreliowiLid good dtm
plistruits of their tessf teem aMemenelott'fillt •
no precautions beyond those which see usually taken
upon any other emotion shout& be adopted, and in
consequence they did not apply for the attendance
of even a single constable. The relsgistrates.-huw-
ever, thought It either necessary or prudent to fol-
low a different course, and adopt measures of the
greatest precaution against the supposed evil in•
tentions of the friends of Reform in this town and
neighbourhood.
On the day preceding the meeting. a strong de-
tachment of the 40th regiment marched in here
from Sunderland, provided. as we are credibly in-
formed, with a supply of ball cartridges each man ;
and on the day of meeting, the civil power were
assembled at the Guildluell, whilst a patrol of
constables watched the several roads to give timely
notice of any body of Radicals from the country.
The motley were also in readiness. The result,
however, proved that the alarm on this point, like
many others which have been lately raised respect-
ing the designs of this nsuch.inisrepreseisted class
of men. were entirely without foundation.
Ott Wedoesday, the day appointed. the meeting
took place in the Loirg Room of the Turk's Head
Inn. At a quarter before one the doors of the room
were opened. and at the same time the hustings,
which were erected under the gallery. were veva.
pied by the requisitiontsts. The room was soon
filled, and iii a short time after Sir M. W. Ridley.
Bart. M.P. and Charles Bigge, Esq. entered the
room, and advanced to the front of the hustings.
when the appearance of the Honourable Member
was greeted with the most rapturous applause, and
three times three cheers. Soon afterwards, on the
motion of James bosh. Esq. seconded by Dr.
Headlie. Mr. Bigge was requested by acclamation
to take the Chair, with which he readily complied.
Mr. Bigge then addressed the meeting to the fol-
lowing purport
it We are here met tei take at. cor.sideratiou the
necessity of petitioning Parliament for a Reform,
and also to deliberate oat the form of that petition,
which, together with the resolutions, will be more
fully detailed by the gentlemen who will propose
them to your comideretion. I will merely state
this much. that et has been the opinion of many of
our highest statesnitit, that a Reform in the Com-
mons House of Parliament was absolutely neces.sry
to do away those defects rod encruschmems which
tame and circumstances have made its the comfits-
tion of that House; and I am sure that every one
will readily admit that the prevent period demands
the renovation of the coostitution of the country in
no slight manner. I must beg that any gentleman
who offers any remarks to the comoderatrota of the
meeting. will strictly adhere to the subject under
diecoassost, and that every one may be allowed to
express hie °pintoes with freedom and candour."-
-(Load applause.
Mr. Luau then rose and spoke nearly as follows :
—" It Is-tomes my duty to fender to the meeting
the Resolution, which have been framed by the
Committer of the Requisit' • Is, but before I read
them I feel that it hi right to say a few words upon
the nature of Porliaminitsry Reform in general, the
advantages expected to result therefeem, and to
take notice of some objeetioos which haft been
urged against it. It certainly is of the highest dn..
penance that the House of Commons , atieutel be
kept pure,aud if not pure that it itiould Qrefurtattl.

Tie next Pidelethireitti be coirsoilvred is, whether
the Route of Ctiiientids sloes or does soot contrite •
pore representations of the people. If it slues trot,
will sissy one who conriders whet it ought so be and
what it was in its origin. say that it requires 110 re-
form ? • Can it be right that u majority of the
House of Commons should be composed of indivi-
stuals,sent there by the beam flies's"; by giros cur-
'notion. or by the direct indoence of others, and
who have no common isiterrst with the people at
all ?—/Loud applurse.)—le it not notorious that
Members are returned to Pediment by indivi-
dual.. proprietors of bofougkr, to whine thee must
suturally look up and net to the people ? Nay. is
it any secret, that. the Crown itself. by its Munster..
sends carvideroble numbers ? rind is it e nutter of
doobt calcifying which any one eat hesitate that a
majority of the Heine of Contuses* is elected by
Iseettifirnd by Owes which are (Alps into a
and io some it which the electeerdrilfriPeitaii.
than the elected ?—.(Lorid apply/l )
It is piste evident that many places which fir'
manly returned Members to Parliament have nu*
ceased to be of importance; sod i. tt not their
reasonable that the power of returning Menilie"
should be taken froth those borosiglis which have
become decayed, or notormedy corrupt, and be
extended to thore large totiros whith have since
risen into importance, and ought to be represented ?
R.specting the counties. it certainly would be a
drviralble improvement that the elective fro:whirr
ahould be more extended than at present. Is it not
preposterous that the present county of Yosk.
which ought rather to be termed a province than
county. should send (oily two Members to Poi'.
liament, whilst Old Sauna routes the ratite
number ? It this fit or consistent. or can it be
reconciled to any principle whatever ?—(Applause.)
One greet object which the rem/lotions have io
view, is the shortening the duration of Parliaments.
Upon this point it is obvious, es it appears to me,
that seven years is a period much too long to the
delegation of such a trust $o any one whatever. It
will not be denied that the Septennial Bill was
brought in to sewer a particular purpose, and was
never intended to be perpetual ; bat when once ob-
tained, it was found to be too powerful an engine
in the hands of Government to be given up, slid
it hos therefore continued on the statute-book ever
mince. It is however fit and just that it should
now be repealed. Amitet object of the resolu-
tions is removing the right of tenanting Members
from small places, and pan it to larger town.; if
that ;irinciple wore twee admitted, it would be
easy afterwards to regulate the details as to whet ho.
roughs the elective franchise should be extended to.
and whit counties should seed additional Member..
If we once establish the principle—if it be out*

dte !tete of Mervin

should be taken frees decayed mid corrupt or de.
pendant boroughs, which compriee more than half
the represestation, and given to the large woos
at present unrepresented, and the larger counties.
then, I say, we shall have obtained all that moth-
rate and rational men can desire.—./.4pplarsse.)—
When I say this, I du not mean to interfere with
the opinions of any one; every person has a right
to judge for himself, and draw his own conchs.
ikons upon this, as upon 50 other subjects.—
I know that many men or rest ability and vigorous
understanding, entertain opinions different from
mine. but I do not therefore blame them ; I extend
the same charity to them which 1 claim to myself.
But. Sir. it does seem to me that in discussing the
question of Isartiamentary Reform too much vio-
lence, too much dogmatist's have been made one of.
All advocates for practical reform should defer to
cash other ; no man should lay down inflexible
rules, anti contend that his plan alone is right and
all other. wrong. Every man is bosut to
pay a due deference to the opinions of others,
soul not presume upon his own infallibility,
and say I have made up my wild to this point,
and to this toast I will go, and will neither go fur.
ther nor atop short of it. I say this partly with re.
&mice to certain doctrines which have lately been
as mach promulgated ; and l have been more
particularly induced to do so, on account of ••
henil.bill, which has this day been distributed
through the town. The three great points of this
particular species of reform are. A issierl l'Ar ha.
Niehts. Universal Suffrage, and Election by 8..1-
lot. 1 shall, Sir, briefly examine these points,
and state the objections I have to each of them.—
It has been asserted that annual Parliaments are
essential to Reform.. I quarrel with no man fie
maintaining the opinion that annual Parliaments
would be the best, but I cannot consent to his as-
suming that it is essential as a principle, It Cer-
tainly is desirable that delegates ishoold not be ap-
pointed for too long • period. But what snakes
one 'ear preferable to any other time ? Is three
any magic in one year ? And why not a month?
The same arguments would eqn.dly apply to that
period. Indeed. by the same mode of reasoning, it
may be argued that the power should not be dele-
gated at all. If it be unsafe to delegate it fora greater
period than one year, is it not mosaic to delegate it
at all ? 1 em not condemning those who entertain
this °lllinois, but I am contending against their as.
aumiop it as a fixed principle. There is nothing
more like a principle in • year than a month; it is
• question of practice, not of theory. I consider
seven yam, to be too lung • period, and one too
short. I believe it is found in must of the concerns
of life, that one year is too abort • time to learn
almost any business; even in matters of parish ac-
counts, one year is foetid too short for the porpose.
Why do we delegate a man at all. but to manage
our affairs for us? And if at the ex weasel' of use
year. when be is perhaps just *sermon to be use-
ful to ar, we dismiss him, we injure ourselves.
Besides, Sir, would not the holding • rat fur
only use year, with the uncertainty of re-elec-
fiat. prevent nits of moderate fortune from offer-
ing themselves ? And would it not place the whole•
repreeentotion in hands of immense [odours, or
trading politkians ? Few men who meant to do '

well would eosin it with the probstrilioje of to.i.ex
displaced at the end of one year. This is to he
followed up by Univertel Suffrage. which certeinly
does sews to me to be Welly unfit for the present
stile of society. A period may utoloalmolly Sr.
rive, when, from the ddrusiou of kooalecige and
virtue. it may be proper. though I do not
expect that at wilt in my time; should it. how•
ever. do rim no one will rejoice more thou I shall
do. No person. I should think, is so foolish, so
absurd, rig to insintasiu that every man oughr not
to be free; bat no one hue right to do those things
fur which he .is totally as,fit. Univerill suffrage
would, S:r, in my opinion, produce effects dieectoy
contrary io those fur Wish its advocates contended.
Is woidd Oros, dry represetintion into the hood.
of the great. the powerful, sad the rich. It would
take from Use pow ell liberty of jedgitee for them.
mime. end place i hem under the metro' of thaw who
401p'sr7rd. linos. Iseeleatei, tin it world, in my mind,
iloal tat perpetsial alifficulheerLed emitters crosfusioo.
hallo wisere would he the adosoloss of it ? By having
:tie eritinties more fully represented by eetendiog the
elective fralichin to copyleoldero, sod by giving
representatives to the large towns, where the right
of voting alight be vested in householders, ply-
ing direct taxes, that is, to heads of families, the
I louse of Commons would have sufficient ccomzion
with the people, and would sufficiently represent
the feeling. and wishes of the country. If so. what
rod wool.' he gained by the mirtaken oration of
universal soffroge?—(Appierse. with some disop-
probatioa.)-1 out aware that many men. of ex-
tensive understanding think otherwne ; but thi..
Sir, is my opinion. and I am bound to state it
here, brrount it is my honest opiniesi.--(upplanse.l
—Await'. Sir. if election is to be univerml, why
should not Irmo vote ?--Why stop at the age of
twenty.orie The principle applies as much to
women, sod persons under age, as to men. How.
ever, coold universal suffrage be proved to be de.
visible, it would certaiuly appear to me to be ati.
yard to argue it es a clear and 6zed principle.-..
(applause, with disepprobatiemj
The third doctrine laid dews by the advocates of
Radical Reform is election by ballot. which ap.
pears to we to be mere taiselsiehros thee either ei
the others. It is calculated to reduce us IS OVIDs•
thing too contemptible to be ranked as a nohow,
( upploao end disapprobation. become is would
be doing ni secret that which might to bedsits.
openly. Newest freemen Amid not be cotton to
tratoset such important Innings with a Meek ball
ore white boll, but should Bait is • foe of
day, and not be ashamed to • their
aze
utioarioss. If that were ta ' :ef 011retv
ing, we shookd aro mottos- 4eximereble
Englishmen. It is that Ulf '' ' •
so diatiogonipaibio
lied which laiA the boon ef tlimt ' 'sir
have bad. sod which we hope I. have agent. Tb
are perhaps few men oft in the Last coropt In.
roughs who moil enders le be oboe. is •
terms, to vote Otody spigot their coneeiono: .
if the election were conducted by ballot, ma oreeld
be told that they might vote as they plowed, and
no person would know any thing of the setter. It
would give rise to the men sneaking osereptioa,
perjury, and falsehood; fee when an elector bed
token a bribe to vete use way. ho might still vete
the other, and so add falsehood to the mime et
bribery. Having now, Sir, 'flowered the &Detritus
of date intolerant reformers, 1 will proceed to ex-
amine the arguments of these who ere email, to
any. reform at all. We have always been told that
it is dangerous. rob, and innovating. lasattempi
Parliamentary Reform; but our only Oasis to im-
prove and restore the coostitution of oar country.
and free it from those innovations which lima han
introduced into it. As has been said by ems of the • I
greatest men that ever lived. " Time is the great in-
stevator." Frye 50 years we have been told the same.
In 1770, when the great Lord Chatham broeght it
forward. the mime language was held out, the same
argusneots wave brought forward against it, it was
then said that it was est the proper time. that the
Reformers were 6'6ly—that the memory was ha-
zardous and fraught with danger. It has been cols.
*tautly kept before tbe public ever since; for 50
years we have advocated the cone without erector ;
the proper time has never yet @shod; sad tie.
of itself is surely a sulkiest evideace that we have
not been very hasty is our proceedings.a-(Ap•
plause.j—All the greatest men this oremary has
produced—men eminent for literary attainments.
eloquence. patriotism.. and political knowledge.
have held Reform to be necessary. Is it mil to
follow the steps of the inisnortol anthem? tie
uniutaiued that Reform was essential ; sod are
we to be breaded se idle speculation. emit ore
be loaded with opprobetens when we potshot'
for the seem object ?—(Crud aPPI6/110•J'""Wr'
have thews to-dry that we have mill she liberty
of assembling amid deliberating ; but shookd duo-
.be any places where the laws render it impossible
Ars mot with wifely, I trust they will preps* peti-
ion: though at the same time I cannot terrain
Ilion expressing nay disapprobation of doing
say thing privately. yet it had better be awe so
than sot at all. It is my most earnest advice tivo
we should persevere in this line of *indent. Let u•
petition again and again. Mr. Coming now, al.
Mr. Deedes did, thou. has tt. I us that all is well,
that the nasetense works well as it is. He adonis
.that it is nape+ feet, but still contends that at
should rani° as it 6.—/applonsse.)—lt caey wok
well for that Gentleman and his (needs, but hovo
dors it work lir the coustry ?—(Cheers./—Tow,
Liverpool userehants used the same loaguage....j,
" You mock overrate." said they. " the stills,
. irscoareeneuctes of the blocky. the machismo woika
. very well as it is !" It 'night work well fee hos..
but I am sore it did not walk sell for the IP
stegroes--( Load cheers.)—To conclude, I once
implore you to persevere in the good cause; It sr.
no doubt, be a &Scott this's to achieve, but
most eventually succeed. There is calmly II X
mass of misery in the tummy. and though a &for
M Parliament would not remove it insbotlyi ye( i
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