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London, England, 1830-01-27 00:00:00

giving any opinion upon the principal object of insolvency and pauperism. The banker has
the Meeting, we cannot help expressing our no business, the landowner can obtain no rents,
cordial assent to the sentiments which the per- the manufacturer makes goods only to sell them
sons, upwards of 10,000 in number, have at a loss, the farmer is subsisting on his capital,
adopted, with regard to the calumnies which the miner excavates the earth only to turn his
have been so industriously circulated against the ' gold into dust, the shipowner receives no re-
King. Their observations, which, on more ac- ' turns except from an accidental shipwreck, and
counts than one, are worthy of attention, are as the weaver of silks, woollens, and cottons toils
follow : sixteen hours a day to earn a pittance scarcely
Above all things we rely upon the benevolence sufficient to provide salt for the potatoes he
and paternal affection of our good and patriot King.
receives from the workhouse. And is this
We deprecate sincerely the insidious and criminal
a stete of things to be borne ? It might
attempts which we frequently witness to hold up
our gracious Sovereign before the eyes of his people loaf
and '
be borne, aye it would be borne, to the last
the last rag, if there were the smallest
in any unworthy and derogatory light, and those . ' '
equally insidious efforts which are also made to hold hope that the present Ministry had the confi-
up before the Royal eyes the faithful and affectionate dente of the country, or felt disposed, by a sa-
subjects of his Majesty as disaffected to his Royal rifice of their principles and professions, to re-
person or to his Kingly office and Government. All turn to better measures and a more salutary and
these attempts we deprecate, as calculated and intend- remedial policy. But the country has no con-
ed to sow distrust and dislike between his Majesty and
fidence in the Administration of the Duke of
his faithful and loyal people, in order that the guilty
Wellington. 'rite moral influence of these
parties concerned is these calumnies may find the Ministers suffered martyrdom at the feet of the
means of controulling and circumscribing the Royal
prerogatives on the one hand, and the just rights Association,
Catholic and their reputation and
and liberties of the people on the other. It is with consistency perished with the Popish Relief
this guilty object that these atrocious calumnies are Bill. On them no dependence can be placed.
propagated. It shall be our study to counteract Even if their intentions were good their
them, as far as lies in our humble power, by exhibit- pledges are ageing the policy required. The
ing, upon every occasion, the most sincere attach- Duke of 'Wellington is pledged to the
merit to the sacred person of the King, and the new currency measures, to the free-trade
most dutiful submission to the laws. measures, to his own Corn Bill, and to
We repeat that the sentiments contained in all the mischievous Acts which have given
the above extract have our cordial assent. We the foreigner an advantage over the Bri-
believe, with the Meeting, that the daily calum- tish manufacturer, and driven the trade'
nies which are heaped upon the head of " our and commerce of the country to distant shores.
good and patriot King," are concocted for no But now, thank Heaven, we have arrived at the
other purpose than for controuling and circum- climax. We are now entering upon that fiery.
scribing the Royal prerogatives, which are alike ordeal which is to try the strength of parties and
essential to the welfare of the people, and for the value of principles; That the Duke of Wel-
the due administration of the Kingly Govern- lington cell save 113 is entirely out of the ques-
ment. We are glad to find that the people
tion. That the Noble Duke is to be trusted is
themselves properly appreciate these. eaiumnies—
that equally out of the question. The country is
they see the object of them—and that, roused to a sense of its injuries, and resolved to
above all, they justly estimate the character •1 take redress by storm. The hurricane has be-
his Majesty, than whom we do not believe that gun to blow that will sweep the imperious Mi-
a
better, a more humane, or more noble-minded nister and all his subservient tools from the
man, ever reigned over a free state. It must be high places of power, trust, patronage, snd
quite evident to every man of reflection who
official influence. And we defy him or
reads the daily papers, that there is a party in this them to restrain its fury. Look at Binning-
country who imagine that their own ascendancy
ham ( the proceedings of its meeting are re-
depends upon lowering the character, and conse- ported in to-day's paper), and see what
quently weakening the power of the King.
public spirit can do when driven to extremities.
They know full well that even the exercise A grand political union, dictated by distress, is
of the Royal prerogative, unsupported by public
formed, the ramifications of which we trust will
opinion, can avail little, and, therefore, in-
extend through every portion of the United
stead of inculcating the maxim of the Consti-
Kingdom. The object of this union is to pro-
tution, that the King cart do no wrong, they
tect the middle and poorer classes against the
wish it to be believed that the present King can
wealthy—the landowner and the artisan against
do no right. In conformity with the atrocious
the monied, the foreign, and the stock-jobbing
policy the Press is tampered with, and a por- interests. Its first measure will be an applica-
tion of it prevailed upon to publish the most dis- tion to the Parliament about to assemble, and
gusting and most unfounded libels against his
to which all eyes and hearts are turned. The
Majesty. Luckily, however, the people seethe language employed by the speakers at this
object of these attacks, which, instead of injur- meeting is not the language of men likely to
ing the King', only bring disgrace upon their
be hoodwinked or cajoled, or shuffled off from
heartless and unprincipled concoctors. There are the object they have in view. The character
many persons, we know, who think that the im-
of Mr. Thomas Attwood and his friends is
purity with which these libels are published re- a sufficient guarantee that activity, since-
fleet no credit upon the law officers of the Crown. rity, and resolution will characterise the pro-
If, indeed, the non-prosecution of them proceed ceedings of the union. We are quite certain
from a Constitutional desire not to trench upon that they will carve out enough of work for the
the liberty of the Press, the officers alluded to ensuing Session. The reading of the various
deserve praise rather than censure, for truly, we petitions that will be presented to it will con-
believe, it would be impolitic to proceed against sume nearly all its time, unless the House in its
their authors, and certainly render no service to wisdom order that the reading be " postponed
his Majesty, whose real character, in despite of to the next Session." And God knows it has
calumny, appears to be so well appreciated by his not a moment to spare upon tire reading of pe-
people. But we are afraid the public may come titions. There are matters for its consideration
to a different conclusion. " What is sauce for which, according to the admitted rules of debate,
the goose is sauce for the gander" is a vulgar, must occupy it for the next three years, a term
but by no means an unmeaning proverb; and of existence to which we hope it does not aspire.
when people see that the libellers of the King go Even if' it were to sit constantly during all this
unnoticed they will naturally ask, why were the period it is impossible for it to go through the
libellers of the Duke of Wellington proceeded immense business. In proof of this let us con-
against ?—Horning Herald. sider the various topics prepared for its con-
At no period ince the termlnation of the last sideration. There are :
French war have the public looked forward with 1. The
iSove.reig .
.t Sovereignty of Greece—tire Duke and the
more anxiety to the meeting of Parliament than in
India nni i o r .
2. The East Company—the Company in a
they do to that which is expected to take place minority.
next weeks The country is unquestionably in a 3. Tire State of the Country—the motion post-
most perilous situation, and a few weeks will poned by a majority of ten.
decide whether it is to be extricated from its difli- 4. The Malt and Beer Duties—the Ministry de-
cuities, or left, like a stranded ship, to perish feared.
5. The Commutation of Tithes—the question re-
amine the breakers—from the collapsing, re-
b ferred to s Select Committee.
lapsing, intermingiing, and repulsion of contend- 6. The Irish Poor Laws—referred to a Committee.
ing parties. For several Sessions the various lead- 7. The Reduction of the Standing. Army—Minis-
ing interests of the nation, and the condition of ters in a majority of twenty-three.
the middle and lower classes, have been totally 8. West . India Question, and the Manumission
neglected. The intermediate Popish claims, and Clause—the Saints triumphant by a large
the personal jarrings of Ministers themselves, majority.
9. The Wool Trade—the farmers beaten by the
seem to have supplied a sufficiency of subjects for
monied people.
discussion to the exclusion of every motion or 10. The Silk Trade—the Weavers beaten—and
measure of importance. Weeks and months have the Foot Guards surrounding the House.
been expended in both Houses, within the last 11. The Shipping Interest—Ministers in a ma-
few years, in explaining how this Minister was jority as usual, and the seamen of Newcastle,
dismissed, how this Viceroy was recalled, how Hull, Bristol and Greenock, all thrown out of
this Cabinet broke down, and how Mr. So-and- employment.
So should be appointed so unexpectedly in pre. These are the leading questions which will un-
ference to Mr. This or That. And when these doubtedly come under discussion in the ensuing
interesting questions were disposed of then came session, provided the King be not advised to dis-
Popery .
solve Parliament, and make an appeal to the na-
and its new-made converts—the epos- .
non" Phis, however, is probable. It is even
tates with their reformed creed—the sycophants •
with their coats turned—the renegade tories said to be contemplated by the Duke of Wel-
•th their new faces, and all the band of hungry hligton /
who expects thereby to gain more time
placemen and retainers ready to eat their words, wl
• for the projects he is maturing. But it is idle
and lick, at the word of command, the very floor Nil no tave
talking—the th Duke of Wellington'll t I
ta mg— e
of the House if upon it there should appear thepower to meet a new Parliament as Prime
it in his 1
d. .
Journal.
least stain of their former sentiments. While Minister of Eng an —Morillng
there follies were amusing one portion of the In another part of our Paper will be found a
public aed disgusting another the welfare report of one of the most extraordinary
of the country yeas left to the mercy of men who and remarkable meetings which has ever
appear in all their measures to have studied only been held in the kingdom, and to which
the interests of foreign nations, Our trade was we have devoted a large portion of our
declining while the Minister was silent, and columns. We allude to the meeting at Binning-
while the avaricious charlatan looked on and ham, the proceedings at which are well worthy
smiled. The monied capitalist was doubling of the attention of our readers. The speakers
the amount of his wealth, while the industrious did not agree on every point ; but in all the
tradesman, the hard working farmer, the advert-. main subjects broached lat the meeting, there
4:Tons seaman, and the toiling mechanic and la- was no contrariety of
r.
sentiment.
Though com-
bourer, were struggling with increasing difficul- posed of Whigs and , . Fories of aristocrats and
tiee, and fast sinking into a state of hopeless working men, every
isi one allow ed that the dis-
pauper •n. The seifiels Minister, who was the tress of the country had now risen to a pitch
author of these evils still looked on and smiled. which threatened the peace of the realm,
The corrupt Parliament who sanctioned these iinel that it ought to be an object with
evils still cheered the Minister, and drowned all to promote, by all lawful means, a
the cry of distress in tbe noise and clamour of thorough and radical reform of the House of
Jse .
less and idle debate. Time, we were told, Commons ! This is strange language to come
woieid bring relief—Providence, we were as- from the mouth of an old Tory, as Mr. Attwood
sured, would owe to the assistance of the vi- declared himself to be ; but we suspect that it is
sionary—and the winter of calamity be followed now the feeling, as well as the language, of more
by a genial spring, bearing o,e sts
bosom the than three-fourths of the aristocracy, as well as
rewards of patriotism and philosophy. *every of the people of the country. The times, in
poor man wee; told he would soon have a fact, have sadly changed of late ; and it is but
guinea in his po asset end aboiling in his natural that men and things and opinions should
capon
pot. The labourer bore with his misfortunes to change with them. The " life-and-fortune
the last hour. He reposed confiderfee in the men are now feeling in their own pockets and
Minister till axle raiment flipped in the wind, persons the extent of the injury which they in-
till the shoes were worn off' his feet, till his flicted on the country, by encouraging a long,
wife was in tears and Iris children starving unnecessary, and expensive, war ; and they,
and rags. He trusted in the Minister's pro- in consequence, join the people in tine hope
eidence in vain. every day rendered iris pro,- of bringing back, through their instrumen-
mised relief more hopeless, anrl reduced him tality, those halcyon days when trade aod manu-
nearer to a state of absolute want and s despair factures and agriculture flourished, and lucrative
From one end of the kingdom to the other no, piece?, were to be procured for younger sons el-
thjeig is now heard but the wail of distress. most for the reeking, Be it So. The people
All'ranks ttml clitsses of men are struggling with arc too feebly represented in the Legiklature not