The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-28 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE REAL _RADICALS.

On Wednesdav assembled at Smithfield, at one
o'clock, Doctor Watson, Arthur Thistlewood, Pres-
stou, the illuctr;ous ‘Vaddington, Gould, the inflex-
ible•&xretary Walker, and about 300 others, many
of whom came for, the purpose of laughing at the
discussion, and many with the view ofdisburthening
the pockets of the curious. The knowing pick-
pockets, who did not ,like to be disappointed by
prigging,a piece of ragged calico, instead of an In-
dian wipe, after having taken a glance at the group,
vanished, leaving the,tield to those who were con-
tent with the profit of' mcrcly keeping their hands
in practice.

At about half-past one, wben.the people began to
dance about to catch a little warmth, the Ductor
took off his hat, and addressed his
.fellow.country-'
men in a speech which was upwards .of two.hours
in length.--a Mr. Secretary Walker stood next to him
all the time, with his arms figded, and y white hat
upon his head.
The crowd appearep rejoiced at -the conclusion,
and the few beggarly pickpockets who remained be-
gan to look atter some respectable stragglers, who
got amongst the mob, and lost very Attie by rubbing
against the ,teost noisy and independent of them.
The police then found some employment, and
the debate a trifling -interruption- But the moment
Waddington showed his face, even a whisper could
have been beard.

He ,ealltd on the Meeting to set themselves
against the lloligarchy as was preparing their
downfall, and to defy all attack!: of their llenemies,
who would perish, us the Dible said, like their own
I)4Pg• _ _

A; 51.1011 as this delkate quotation was made, one
of the mob sung a ikad cat towards the Hustings.
The amusement excited by this was very great, and
it soon appeared that the crowd had a better ap-
petite, even for a dead cat, than the eloquence of
the Conqueror of the Southwark Sessions liar.
More speeches were, however, heard, and Preston
and Gould chewed that they still possessed the
spirit of their forefathers, and alcd the flarislocracy.
The doctor declared that he should never more
cali the body of iudividusla who composed the

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third order of the state by the name of the House
Commons. The name he christened them was th.
Lower House of Aristocracy.
The Meeting dispersed quietly at half past four
Most of them ran off as mon as they had given the
Doctor and the other versonuges three cheers, and
agreed to every thing that was said and done.

ARRIVAL •F Coansvr.---The.liereules arrived
ut Liverpool on Sunday lust, on board of which was
the notorious Cobbett. As some fears were enter-
tained that the fever was on board, Cobbett's landing
was not permitted till the 23d. An immen.to
number of people met him on the beach, and cheered
him to the inn; which is a considerable distance from
the ducks. Some partial hisses were heard. The
following morning he unthrwent the usual exami-
nation at the Custom House, which occupied a con-
siderable time, as he has brought over with hint a
deal of heavy luggage ..The bones of Paine were
deposited in a wooden b•a, and likiged in the Cus-
torn House yard. IVlten the box was opened,
Cobbett .observed—" There, Gentlemen, are the
mortal remains of the immortal Thomas Paine."'—
The skull was shown, and the coffin plate accom-
panied it, but all that could be deciphered was,
" Paine,--130—aged 74 years." .Cobbett
was extremely attentive to the box, and !looked
rather serious during the exhibition. In the even-
ins, accompanied by Mr. Egerton Smith, he visited
.everal of his friends and well wishers. ..There are
now two vessels in the Mersey, en .board of one of
which (from Baltimore), it is feared, • the yellow
fever prevails: but every precaution is taken to
prevent communication with the land. Cobbett
looks in good health, and is dressed like one of the
better sort of our country -ferment. 'lt is expected
he will visit Manchester before he sets off tin Botley„
whither his family are gone. He came in for a
considerable share of what
.the theatrical gentry
term goose, in. tile .neighboerh,xxl of the Custom-
Friday morning, about fie., uclo►ck, as Mr. Tho-
mas Hooker, a respectable firmer, residing at St.
Mary's Cray, Kent, .was caning to Smithfield in
.alight cart, with some calves 'for sale, he was des-
perately attackeal .near Chislchurst, by a gang of
armed ruLans. six in number, who sprang from *
„field on the road side One of ahe villains seized
the horses' head, whilst another jumped into the
cart and siezed Mr. H. by the collar, dragged him
out on to the ground.; he was there surrounded by
the remainder of the gang, who rifled his pockets
of Isl. in Bank of I.:ugliintl rotes, his watch, &c.
It was then proposed by one of the villains to mur-
der him, which being agreed to, they all began to
beat 3lr. H. with their bludgeons about the head
and face in a most inhuman manner, till he was to
all appearanco dead ; they then decamped across the
fields, leaving Mr. H welteringiu his blood. Mr.
Hookerthav►ng recovered from his insensibility with
difficulty, got into his cart, and drove on to the
hulf-way house, when a surgeon was sent for; hi.
head was dreadfully butt, one wound in the fore-
head had penetrated his skull to the brain, his nose
was broken, the whole of his front teeth were
knocked ont, and his left eye completely beat out of
its socket. He was conveyed to the Hospital.
Dr. Watson was arrested at the meeting in Smith-
field on Wednesday, for the amount of the severe
bill incurred on the arrival of Hunt in London from
Manchester.

On Saturday evening, during a sudden squall of
wind, a boat returailw from Beaumuris to Port
l'enrhyn, was upset ; when, melancholy to relate,
two men belongings° a Scotch vessel we drowned.
Their bodies were found she following morning.off
Lavan Sands: one of the unfortunate sutkrers
showed symptoms of life utter he was brought ou
shore, but shortly afterwards died, it is supposed
from exhaustion, having sustained himself fur about
21 hours, .by grappling the keel of the boat.
An alarming fire broke out on Wednesday morn-
ing at Hounslow, on the premises of Mr. Fagg. It
happened in the rick-yard, and thrtw valuable
wheat ricks, worth 800 /. were .destroyed. It ill
thought thatsome wadding lodged in the ricks.
BURGLAFtt.--vEarly on Wednesday morning, the
,country-house of C. lheknell, Esq, Solicitor thr the
Admiralty, .4 .Putney .Heatlt, was broken ()pep by
thieves, who entered the premises by means of a
half-inch chime], with which they forced the shut-
ters of one of the lower apartments in the back part
of the house, and carried off a quantity of plate,
wearing apparel, and .various valuable trinkets be..
longing to Miss ilicknells, which were taken from
she drawers of their work-tables.--The thieves left
a dog on the premises, which is now in the custody
James Cullingbourn and Thomas Livett, two,Con-
stables of Wandsworth, s ho were called in upon the
occasion, and which is likely to lead to a discovery
,of the villains.

A swindler, who calls himsclF the Hunourable
Mr. Douglas, has been recently living in clover at
Newhaven, in Sussex, at the expence of the emus-
pecting tradesmen and oil= inhabitants of that
tom'.

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NOT. MI.

I am, Sir, Oar, Bay

Norwich, Nov.. 1,3,

A CfIRISTIA/7.

TO THE EDITOR.
" Some persons coloured their spirit of persecution and un-
christian cruelty, with IS pretence tame foe me public weal and
observation of the Lams.—Mr. Lo4wc.
•tits,-1 was surprised anti disappointed that in a pa-
per in wnich I have read 60 many just mid literal
political Se ttt l items there should have appeared so
entire and unyuahtied an approval of :tlr. Carlile's sen-
tence.. You coissider it as tuAkrate and lenient. I con-
fess iLappears w use that any persecution on account of
a Aitleretice of opt ll i 111 l in matters c eted with religion
is in direct oppinition to the spirit of the Gospel, in the
recorded declarations of Christ: a mum and fuatlamen-
sal principle of whose religion it is that no body of
men has any riAht to impost their belief nu their telloss
•iseii. "'Toe Kings of the earth exercise lordship, .bap .
shall nut ke so. amongst you."—" If my kingdom .were
of this o odd then would my servants light, bul. my
kingdom is um of this world. —" Who art moo that
joilgest atioilier titan's servant, to his.oun ni.:ster
statitleth or talietli." These words ore of more autLa
;sty MIMI all the decrees, bulls, anal heinas,•atid acts of
Parliament that es er were Iraitieti, ordhat r hall be fra-
med to the end of time. These may be wrutig, but 1
trout the words of Citrist there is no appeal. And 1,
therelOre I :illicit' that it power can be Utilised Iron.
the Scriptures by any Maul or set of melt to enforce any
article tit chrsstiau lade by any other mode tuau argu-
ment and persuision. Any attempt to sir this, is an
invasion of aim unalienable right, an usurpation of the
lordship of Christ, and it, becomes our duty to. protest
a‘aietst such an attacks and to •• stand fast to the Wit rty
which hefts, MOOS .134.frar.:7 the magistrate or tla
legislature have no poorest° maw titeuiselves juitAes of
truth, which is quite indeptaitlant of. them, and can
neither be helped nor hindered by their decisio s.
These are no new tangled opintoos, but I hunt bly con-
ceive Are iII strict accordance with the title spirit of dais-
nanny, and hate been heist by its ablest and most pious
defenders. Of these one of Inc first was Mr. Locke.
If a titaii," says he, " doubt of both Testaments, he
" 4 nut therefore to be punished as a pernicious citilen.
"The power of the magistrate, .11141 the estates of Lie
" people allay be equally secure, whether any man be-
"heva these things or no. I readily grant that fits
• opinions are false and absurd. But the business of
"i the laws is not to provide fur the truth of opinions,
"Mr fir the safety aim security of the. continutiftwealth,
"and of every 111101'S goods and prison. And to nought
"to be. Fur troth certainly tvotild do. well- enough,
"if she were once left to stint for herself. She is not
" taught by I ists, our has she any need of force to pro-
"elite het entrance
" soul persuasions any man . may use as much as he
" pleas( s, but all hirer and. compulsion are to be fur.
"tfortie. is to Le dune. impiously. Nobody
"is obliged iu matters of
" the injunctions 61 anodic', Umber than he himself Is
" pC194146.3i., Every mail, in that, h.is tile suprein sod
"•11)""te muthotilY of juslgiug for lintiself: •-•LOCKE
ON TOLINATION.

Besides the prosecution of (*ethic is unjust in entailer
point of view.. Why are the tofidel attacks of Hume,
.rliessbroke, Gibbon and others, sold in every booksel-
lers slimy any day in the week with impuinty, wude
Cable is to be three years incarcerated fur selling tile
infidelity of Paine ? Have the vile political principles
tit: the Cornier domed fur their attacks upon christianity.
Is. their Deism tolerated because it is bound up with
their slavish sod detestable politics)
Allow me before 1 finish, to correct,' gross error
him which you have fallen respecting the 9555 atoll tut
Of William and ,Mary_.• So tar was that till ruin
at-
fording any whet to Uitarians, Him souse pains And pe-
nalties were inflicted by it against I'any.persons woo lay
" writing.; 1111 l tin& teaching, to advised 'Faking, shall
"deny any 0t the persous of the Holy Tromy so be
" God ;" and Mese paint and penalties continued 555 foil
force until' tile 21St of July 1813. When time 53rd of the
Bing (conanuttily called The I riaity. „Disietriae Bill) avas
passed, hatitir been introduces' into the House tit CUM.
moos by M.r.Thllsatn. Smiths. This bill repealed the
Act of the Ist of ‘V,llians .aiol Mary, and that to .the
9th and Inds of tivasatne reign, as well as two Scotch
Acts by which Unitarianism .was puiiishalite with
death, in ASIA; as they excluded Uultarians from tlo.
benefit of that tolcsation which the Acts of William
and Mary were intended to atiord to usher classes of
Dissenters.

•• Supported by troth on—either side." we insert the
above letter. Our opinions.are unchanged, but we have
pot leisure for Theological..l)isputations; we may add
however. our belief, that the publication of blasphe-
mous works would be compirr.eti%ely hartitles, if the
perusal or them wt re confined to Rerun-4 fully comp,:
tent to form a judgment on the subject, it is itt the
liJittls Mill tenth: pershiss only, that. their poison pos-
sesses its crittive power or injury. Eel.