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London, England, 1823-01-28 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

EI:TING or Tilt FREEHOLDERS'or BERKSHIRE
•
Pursuant to a requisition, signed by Lord
Folkestone, Sir F. Burdett, C. V'. Palmer, Esq., J. B. Monck,
Eeq., arid several of the most respecta.ble Freeholders of the ,
County of Berks, the High Sheriff,' Sir Groianor Barr, yes-
terday convened a Meeting at Abingdon,‘" for the purpose
of taking, into consideration the Present state of the Houee of
Commons, and the necessity of a Reform thereof."
A little before twelve o'clock, the HlOll SHERIFF, attended
by Mr. WAnD, ns .Under Sheriff', entered the Town-hell,
which was filled by a very numerous body of; the gentry and
yeomanry of the comity. Lord FolkeStone, Messrs. Palmer
and Mona, the Members for Reading; Dundee, T. Cioodlake,
Esq., H. Metal, Esq., C. Eyston, Esq., W. /I alletteEsq.,
and:many other gentlemen of rank and consideration in the
County, were present.
The H ion SH Enloe' opened the business or the day, by
stating, that a requisition had been handed ttohim' the signs-
totes to which were so highly respeetahle, that he felt it to be
his duty to accede to it, by• calling the present Meeting. He
trusted that the business of the day would be conducted with
so mach propriety as to prevent 'opposition from those who
were unfriendly to such meetings, and which would, prevent
hie feeling army regret hereafter for having obeyed the call of
the requisitionists.—(Applaute.)—He was ready to hear the
observations of any gentleman who was inclined to address the
Meeting ; buteat the same time, nothing, he hoped, would be
introduced, in the coulee of the discussion, beyond what was
stated in the terms of the requisition.—( ApplauSe.)—lle then
read the requisition, and afterwards laid before the Meeting a
letter which he had received from Mr. Neville, in which that
gentleman expressed his regret that he was unable to attend,
being at the distance of BO miles from Abingdon.
T. GOOD Esq., proposed that the High Shetiff should
take theclialei which was carried by acclamation.
C. EYSTON, Esq., then proceeded to :Wilmot the assembly.
He commenced eby stating, . that he most., unatfectedly upolo.
gizett to the Gentlemen present fur presenting himself thus
conspicuously and prominently to their notice. Unaccustomed
as he was to public speaking, and having :but little claini to
their attention, he felt it peculiarly necessary' to request their
indulgence, which, he trusted, they would extend to him for a
very few minutes, since, he could assure them that he would
not interpose longer between them, and stone of the most re-
spectable individuals in the county, whom he saw around him,
and who would doubtless, deliver their sentiments on this occa-
sion. When he considered the extreme inclemency of the sea-
son, it gave him great pleasure to see so' numerous a meet-
ing, more pareicularly as it was attended by so great a body
of the Gent!), and Yeomanry of the county,—(Applause.)—
He ever looked upon the independent and .soun4 botly„of the
middle 'class of • society--.the yeomanry and .farmers of the
country—OS the chief stay, and support of the State.—(Ap-
plause.)-,..Other nations aught possoss the summit and the
base of society, but they could not boast of that which was
the pride of Loglishmen--a middle &tee. —( Applause.)--It had
been said, and most truly, by one of ch. greatest men this coup-
try ever produced—a luau to whose couneels late poiterity
would do ample.. justice, although; to the deep regret of every
patriotic mind, they liaci*been neglected at the time it lied been
observed by Mr. Vox; in his historical work, that it was,a distine
guiehing feature of a free Goiterrinient to place the public purse
in the hands of the people, or under the control of those who
were their real representativee.--(Applause.)--Therefore it Was
that the care of the public purse should be vested in the House
of Commons; bectuse they were, or et least ought to be, the
true representatives of the people—(Applauee),--und being an
elective bodye they were less likely to be influenced by corrupt
or venal motives.—(Applause.)---He regretted, however, to say
that Parliament had ceased to be the efficient organ of the pub-
lic voice, it no longer operated as a check on the improper ex.
penditure Of the national wealth; and, to the absence, or to the
hon-observance of that excellent principle of the constitution,
by which the people were supposed to possess a proper control
over their representatives, they were to trace all the evils and
miseries by which the country was now overwhelmed,—(t earl)
—To that baneful cause, and to no other, were they to attribute
the, national debt, the reduction of which defied all the efforts of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; to this baneful cause it was
owing, that this populous country, remarkable for the fertility
of its soil, and the laborious industry of its inhabitants, was
' reduced to a level with those States which were cursed with a
sterile soil, and burdened by an indolent population.—iffear,
hear !)_-,-To this cause must also Ise attributed that agricultu-
ral distress which threatened. to involve all ranks in one come
mon ruin.-:-(Cheering.)—Nobleinen audgentleinen, Manufac-
turers and agriculturists, laudlonie and tenants, wevoall hur-
rying forward to the sums lamentable gottle—(llear, ;Jeer ! )
Time, and human coeruption, a still more powerful agent than
time itself', had sapped and .underminded the representative
e) stein. Those mouldering and decayed butreeses, tile rotten
boroughs, were, not only .useless, but injurious to the Con-
stitution.l4.4plause.)—lf he were permitted to indulge iu
a joke on so serous an occasion, be :would say, that those bo-
roughs were good for little else but to liarbour the rats and
other noxious vermin who. preyed on the vitals of the people.
--(Hear, hear, and partial disapprobation.)—To renovate and
to repair, not to 'overturn or to pull down, the constitutional
bulwarks, by which their ancestors had surrounded the rights
of the people, was the object, and lie thought the :lauda.
ble object, of the Gentlemen who had signed the ..Requisi-
tion..—alear, hear, hear !)—There were, in the present admi-
nistration of the Government, many abuses so. extremely
glaring, that it was hardly necessary to point them out to-so
enlightened an assembly. Seats in P 46411103 for fatten
boroughs were as openly and notoriously sold, as, corn was ex-
posed to sale is that town 'on market.day.—tHear, hear !t—
-ills was quite evident at every general election. But it was
not done merely on the eve of each general election; no, it was
a matter of constant occurrence. Ile would mention a case
which had happened the other gentleman had resigned
his castle, lite park, Ins pictures, hie bookse to another gentle-
man, for an adequate compensation. This he lied a right to
do ; it was a transfer of the property of one rich man to another ;
but he had no right to transfer along with his estate thohorough
which stood at the foot of his caetle. There was nothiog invi-
dious in naming the individual to whom he alluded.. Mr. Beck-
ford has sold hiss property to' Mr. Farquhar, and with it the no-
mination to the borough. He did not state this from any feeling
of diereSpeet towards the individual : perhaps, if the , property
had been his, lie would have done the sane. thing ; 'but hid ob-
jection was to the system altogether —(Weer !)—lt was not purr
sued merely in a retail' way, but was Sometimes acted on in a
wholesale manner. Scarcely had a twelveceozith passed since a
whole clan, ati entire party, had deserted the.interests of the
people, and arrayed themselVes on the side of Ministers. Their
prayer was, Give, us all good places, and sanctify the means
by which we obtain thein."—(Hear !)--If the representative
system were properly attended to, those individuals might in,
deedloxuriate as long as they pleased umidst the sweets of
office, but not one of them would ever, be retained to sit in Par-
liament as a representativo of the people.—,d True, true.)—Those
who called this meeting had not In view any, visionary project.
Their wish was to put down a system which was alike hostile
to. their properties and their lisoaties.--tCheeringo—Let the
People of England look to whet ether nations were doing—let
them contemplate what was paesieg, not only in Europe, but
even in the New World. You bawl(' them In all quarters
" degradationenlancitill gandtbdersgrsealver;_fororeadrtarkness and delusion—from
hear !)—You behold them
looki.for safety and happineis in a representative system.—
( Hear)--And here he must pour fortha wish, that one of
thosegreat nations which were now nobly aeserting their rights
(he alluded. to Spain), might successfully defend their libertite,
and free themselves from the aggressive interference of those who
impiously called theMselves The Holy A Iliance."—(H gar !)—.
`Holy indeed they would be, if it were holyto put your neigh-
bour toldeath, on account of difference of opiniont—(flear ! )—in
truth, as well might any three of those gentlemen who signed
the requisition, go to any one of his Majesty's Ministers (the
Lord. Chancellor for instance,) and sey, " He will put you to
death, because you are a bad politician," as those Holy So--
Vereigns interfere with the constitutional proceedings of an in-
dependent state,—(Hear!)--The present, lie conceived, to be
the mast favourable moment for bringing forward the great
question of Reform in Parliiiment.-(Liear, hear!)—'The
ferent bodies of reformers appeared to hint to be verging to-
wards one common centrc.—Vf©i hear!)—The aristocracy
began to see the necessity of reforming, and the great body of
the peel& seemed anxious to coalesce with than; Acting
under time batmen; of men who were able and willing to lead
them—maeching towards that' worthy, that great and de-
hear
I)—The
people
would procure that
e a
shientabtlteenodbjedectt,o_ap(amlieadri:ration of the representative system,
firmness, temper, and moderation, were the great points to
they would be moderate—they. had also shown that they would
be firm'i and be trusted that, in the end, they id
hadou shownpur
restoratioa of that Constitution, consisting of King, Lords, and
Commons (a body. If Commons really and truly representing
the people), under which, in former times, they had been
a prosperous and glorious. nation, and under thebeenriegwn
fluence of which they might main pope to be the envy and ad-
nairation of surrounding countries.—(Cheerio—in. th
ew/atoms which he had had the honour of eobinitting to the
bleating, he was not, if he knew his own heart, actuated by
.paesion, by prejudice, or by party the sentimentshet had
pressed arose solely from
the e conviction is' own
mind.—(Hear, neme)_.fle Would now put the meeting in pos.
session of the whole petition which load been prepared for their
consideration. Of that petition he was not the author ; but he
entirely concureed in every sentiment which it contained,,:-.

h,(Hear,which was
hpa )—foiThiowes !lan. Gentleman then read the petition,
of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled.
wolaltelssear.sllonourable the Commons of the United Kingdom
" The petition of the Nobility, Gentry, and Freeholders of
the County of 'Berle', in county meeting aisembled,
" Showeth—That the onlyelegitimate end of government is
the happiness of the governed, and that the Government which
fade to produce this happiness is unworthy of support, and ought
to be reformed.
aod against,tion of Pwrohveirdeefnacero,i
osuch r ashum ats
power pestilence,
or invasion from eithout, has not occurred, the absence of l'h
cona t
owoltm avert re no visitations
or guard
hap-
piness the people is a sure sign of defects in the laws and
government of the country.
" That there exists at this time, in every part of this country,
the greatest distress amongst a very numerous and most import.
tural pursuite ; and-that the circumstances which have plungedant part of the people, viz. :—all those connected with agricul.
`them in ruin arc those which alone have rescued from equal
distress another part, superior in numbers, anti second only to
them in importance, viz.--Ithe manufacturing-clasees.,
" That this country has been visited by no afflicting or over-
whelming dispeneations of Providence ; that all external wars
have ceased for More than seven years ; that internal tranqui-
lity has been uninterrupted; abundance has crowned all the
labours.of the husbandman ; yet distress and poverty, so far
front abating, seem to increase in proportion as peace and plenty,
Iheretofore reckoned the surest foundations and symptoms of
happiness and prosperity, have become permanent and general.
" That though it appears, therefore, that the Government of
tide country has failed to produce its .orily legitimate purpose.
yet the Constitution is so beautiful in theory, and did in prac-
tice produce,for so many ages such beneficial effects, this meet-
ing cannot but. attribute these unhappy results not to any inhe-
rent or necessary defects, but to abuses grown up in the course
of tiine.
" That by the theory of the Constitution, the House of Cern-
mons ought to be the representative of the people.
" That, in fact; by fur the majority of its members have
scarcely any connection with the people as such; nominated,
not by their voice, but by persons whose interest, ate directly
opposite to theirs, Mid in very many cast* themselves enriched
by their spoils.
" That, by the theory of the Constitution, no part of the I
executive government of the country resides in the House of
CoMmons ; that their main duty is to controul thole who ad-
minister the affairs and direct the powers of the State ; so that
the people may receive no damage in their persona, liberties, or
properties.
"'What in practice this duty, has been wholly neglected, and
that, on thee band, almost the whole government of the country
has been abearbed by the House of Commons.
'" That, from the period when the country was,first moulded
to its present form, no steps have. been taken by the Legislas
ture generally to extend and invigorate the popular voice in the
elections of Members of the House of Commons.
Tbat the extension of the elective franchise in particular
places, by occasional Acts of Parliament, and in counties by
the depreciation of the value of money, has bed but a very
partial effect, inure than counteracted by a variety of circum-
stances, which in the common course of things must necessa-
rily, during so long a period, have arisen to introduce at every
election corrupt and undue influence.
That besides these unavoidable sources of cornippon,
adieu of an adventitious nature have not been wanting, arising
out of the mode adopted for the administration of the affairs of
the country, amongst which your Petitioner!' will only mention
two—viz. the enormous increase of taxation, and the prodi-
gious augmentation of the Peerage.
" That while the voice of the people has thus been, in fact.,
continually less and less predominant, the people have at the
same time become, by increase of intelligence, information,
and knoivledge, more and more capable of forming a right
judgment.on the conduct of their Representatives, and worthy
of slipping a direct controul over them.
them a more powciful voice in the election of 1i embers of the
" That h therefore appears due equally to the people to give
House of Commons, and to the Crown, to refocus that House,
which, neglecting; their own peculiar duties, have invaded the
' prerogatives of Bonita, and usurped its poirer.
That this meeting is happy to be assured, that so desirable
a change involves no innovation in the spirit of the constitution
Of the country ; that it merely corrects its manifest abuses; and
adapts to the change of circumstances which time has Oceanian-
tel, recognized and acknowledged principles.
"That your petitioners therefore pray, that your Honourable
House will, without delay, adopt:those measures which may be
necessary to effect such a change in the constitution of the House
of Commons as will render it tie real and efficient representative
of the people, able and willing to redress their grievance*, to
maintain their rights, and to provide alike for their happiness,
and for the honour of the Crown.
" And your „petitioners will ever pray." ,
The petition having been gone through., '
Mr. EYST 0 said,--Gentlenien, this is the petition which
I hope will be adopted by the meeting. If the Noble Lord
by whom the petition was drawn up had pleased, be might
easily have selected a Gentlemen better able to propose • it with
effect, and whose opinion would
.have had greater weight and
influence; but of this I ant sure, that an individual more
deeply impressed with the justice and importance of the con-
stitutional principles laid down in that, petition he could not
have found any where.--(Applause.)
THOMAI Bowers, Esq., said he rose for the purpose of
seconding the proposition which had just been made. He had
carefully examined the petition, and he must say that it met
with his entire approbation. He was extremely glad that the
terms of the requisition .went directly to the subject .of Par.
liamentary Reform—(Applause) ;—because he was thoroughly
convinced that the reduction of taxes, and the removal of those
evils by which the. Constitution had been assailed fbrthe last b 0
or 60 years, could never be effected except by a change in the
representation of the people (hear) so long AA the puklic mo-
ney was expended on jobs; on sinecures, on useless pensions, to
long as the influence of the Crown continued. to be so widely
extended that, to sae the words of Mr. Wilberforce, " it met
us at every corner, and confronted us at every turn," all hope
of the redress of popular grievances was perfectly vain ; be-
cause, under such a vicious system, the Minister could corn-
-1 mend a majority on every question which he wished to bring
forward, arid, of course, on every question which he wished to
put down.—(Hear, bear!)--He addressed these observations
more particularly to the
_yeomen of this county, and indivi-
duals who were engaged in agricultural pursuits ; and he was
of opinion, that the counties of Norfolk and Hereford, who
were the first to originstepublio meetings on this occastien,
would- have acted more efficiently, if, instead of petitioning
for relief from agricultural distress they had boldly called
for Parliamentary 'Reforms--(Hear)—because the Latter, in
a very considerabb degree, included the former.:-.(Cheers.)
—Gentlemen, continued Mr. Bowles,- let us be moderate, but
at theisame time let us be firm. If we pursue a moderate and
firm course, it requires; I think, no great spirit of prophecy
to declare, that our causee in spite of every obstacle, must be
finally successful—(Cheering);—anti then will the House of
Common* again become,evhat it always ought to be, the effi-
cient organ of the feelings and sentiments at the grut body of
the people.—(Cheering.):—Taking, therefore, all these point*
into consideration, I think we may fairly prer.outee, that
fe there is soniething • rotten in the state of bean:ark," which
calls for immediate and circa:nisi reform.--(Cheering.)
The RIoR SHERI r F.—lf any- gentleman objects to- the pe-
tition, lam ready to hear his sentiments, WoUld you, gentles
men, wish to have the petition read again'?—(No, no fo—No
gentleman appears to disapprove of the petition in any .x.
A FRF:FL EOLDEL agreed
It appears to be unanimously to.
After a short pause,
• Lord FOLKESTONE presented himself to the notice of the
meeting, and was received with loud acclamations. His Lord.
ship said, that as no opposition had been offered to the motlen
of his Hon. Friend, is might perhaps appear rather a work of
supererogation when he took it on 'himself to address so nu-
InerCLIS and respectable a meeting. At the same time. there
were one or two things aliich he wished to notice beforethe
meeting separated ; and, as his lion. Friend had said, in brieg-
ing the petition under their view, he would detain them but for
a very few moments. Before he touched on the matter of the
petition, it would perhaps be ri,glat to compliment hie Hon. Friend
dstaitFllscpispitnlrolgfilynosedonous.psorF.ortnolieThitninotidene pmttalreaafeteiptoef
othofitinahstisthwiishpeoceiechn observa-
tions and the Meeting. on the spee.i with which the petition was in-
troduced
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Abingdon,
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loobt
from the state of the wea-
ther, that there -would be no meeting at all; but he was re-
joiced to find, in spite of the inclemency of
the season—and
more inclement weather could not be encountered—that so nu.
merous a body of gentry and yeomanry had attended, for the
purpose of discharging a most important duty. Indeed, he had
never seen a more respectable asewebly than that. which was
now convened.—(lleas, hear!)—He was the snore pleased at
„
this circumstance, necee the wordingof the requisition, and
the purpose for which the Meeting was called,
were not, per_
hags, of that peculiar nature ihicla would touch the feelings,
on come to the bosoms of .
d_lotz who were auffereg from the
rest.
distressed state of the agricultural interest. If • the Alerting had
been convened for the
.perpose of de'lising some means by
which the prevailing agricultural distress might be relieved, i
would, perhaps, have beep more saulinga but he was con.t

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not say but that his views- on this subject might j
farther than those disclosed by Mr. Bowles in his speech.
would not, deny that he thought reform, to be effectual, oug
to go much deeper, and to a much greeter extent. They acv?
not, however, split hairs on this occasion.—(Hear!)—Whei
the rotten boroughs should be done away, or whist ereediel'i
should be adopted, was not now the question. They all a
upon one general point—namely, that some reform was_ e;e:
lutely necessary ; and without any concealment a hie
opinion as to the necessity of an extensive reform, he hoPeg;
petition was so drawn up as to conciliate the unanimoidi
revel of the meeting, since it called for no particular C
ttnite system of retbrm.—(Hear o—Neither a radical moor
derate reformer could dissent from,the petition. because
t
prayed for that which all felt to be requisite for the s'
being of the country--a reform in the election of 3.1 ,s
of the House of commons. Was it not reasonable thattiorts,
a reform should take place ?—(Hear, hear o—Wca
it
sonableththatin beensut:Jha donereforin ,byshould be demanded ?—(
Had any_„l
voice more strong and firm atPdaireliaptneentiottitowillnenak6el'etchfh?`":ll;..t
place ? Act* bud been pasted, without end, for rep.: 11
election of Members to sir in die House of Commons-7:7e
punishment of treating anti bribery? and for various_cenesrr.
poses; but one Act hid been intruceec:el to rer.der the Ii;
of :Members of Parliament More extensively popular' too
so long ago as the reign of Henry V 1., the rient L".e'ec „le
Members was extended to forty shilling freeholdePo!
had subsequently been passed for the regulation of the,„
cl
feanchise, with reference to particular places, wnereecor
notorieus corruption was known to have prevailed, erns
ccog
a common saying, that money produced ywherog
don begat corruption—power extended power; au" let
it was grasped, those who had attained iteneoycL eftsefts
eagain.--(Hear!)—The improper it:Ave:ice cvnicn ;ed, beg
in returning a Member to Parliament might irrd
bran individual, but it was only transferred !
person, anti therefore the people were not beiseuirt s
had not. perhaps, been able to consider this F7'nere
deeply, but the justice of his opinion had bee%of,
by facts ; for if an person leaked over the list °cola
roughs in the nomination of any individual, he
ixt glee
that the Members for those places we lri6rl"
tl
from amorerst the gentlemen in the nei
in modern times the property of those
into the hands of some particular family
nolonger given to persons resident' in t
to those who were connected. ,with,
family of the patron. His opinion
electing Members of the 'llouse • of 0
according to the intelligence and inf
elected them, • and whom they were
hear!)—On these grounds he shock
a most unfair argument to say; even
he had endeavoured to prove the cent'
the mode of election was not wanted
system of election 'which had prevail(
continued to be acted on. AsAiltera\
the knowledge and information of
was necessary that a change should tal
electing Members of Parliament. He
gentleman present had a eon of tender
that sun a certain degree of freedom-1
go a certain distance from home. Thfi
he was of immature age ; but when le
and was able to look after his father's •
considered very ridiculous, if his -Pare:
system of restraint?—(hear, heard)--A.
that the people, whose expansion of
knowledge enabled thetri to judge, and
own affairs, should be allowed to (Jeri&
' who were to represent them in rarliann
been well observed by Lord Bacon, th:
of all innovators. As to the change
had only to demand how much the fit
dery times had encroach l upon the of
stitution ? Oh that point le would clue
by Mr. Canning at Liverpool—it speech
tgeinst Parliamentary Reform. 'flit
which he contended against the aeserthe
House of Commons was not sufficient.
the /louse of Commons had trenched
powers of the other branches of the
Aaron's rod, it had neatly absorbed h
the House or Lords and the Ring.e.4.
greater revolution than this? Mr. Cart
Imn;istitokttoeslPLl}7oadnieleein7focenratgtlitio.4.eiianteltlePeirtP°lrran.mit::eovignnotnsuitrntlidorla.:!ll:rreeivn:
House of Commons was not sutficiern
with Mr. Canning, that it had absorbe
lows—that monstrous revolution bar'
it had flowed all the grievances of wl
plained. The powers of King, Lordl,
kept distinct they were all amaleatr
the Government, by which the bilan,
destroyed:—(Hear !)—With respect •
ty which was now in progress, he woo
sent state of things ? All those come
plunged in the deepest distress. The 1
his rents, and the labourer was bedl•
was not remunerated. Was not thh
tion in property as could possibly be
Oixitleman know that there was at, pi
property than was ever experienced
VlThat was the present distress to be a
easioned by the change in the current
pension of cash payments in 1797, de
pension. for many veers, and the rent
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Their eufferinge were occasioned by
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expressed
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Mr. HALi.ETT, in a speech of cone
of short Parliaments, and a greater
franchise.- He would also have, in his
number of Members, a fourth or a
every year —not by rotation, but by
of being called before h is constituents
operate powerfully in infiu encin g his
of the people. Ile viciuld also have fe
by ballot,- and et the placei where tio
allow everyman who paid takes ooh'
put a rnan to the trouble of losing tin
vote. He would have the Electors at
to vote in those places respectil
scenes of riot, disorder, drunkeriness,
which they too frequenily witness
avoided. This by wrote would be
it might. It was, however, his
not without a plan of Reform,
heard what it was. The worthy Ci
louircheeringe by again congratule
on having so numerous and' reap'
thanking them for the attention -
to him.
Mr. If. MARSH (of Reading) re
assembly, end brass received with
began by observing, that after thi
tionel conduct of Mr. S. Wortley
ward to oppose what be conceived
to have met the Tories of 13erksi
express their opinions on the prase
ever, rather surprised at their absel
that they were afraid of their (the
they had so often held to be VS
He supposed he Inuit set their nor
clemency of the weather. They h
to the inside of Me house—(l aule.
fostering shelter, anti too well eicql
things which were " laid on its r
formers, poor radicals, were °Wig,
storm" without and patiently tr
fell) to venture into the open Ail
dined to do so when the object. w
whith they lived so well.---(App
csvoiuut:giteto paatttrreisbutess their absence..
which had been already delivered
fore, would be veryl°bnge °f.n thTehifeasutlY.t.'ectil'etT:rsfr'''
threadbare one; indeed, it was one "bore but'
introduction at all, that it was thread let t
that the garment was ahnost worn °,rdienga ',;t 015
reformers? a new one • let them have i're sots ;.0
they wou d bie satisfied, for tit.), ,übjec, „4100
better.—afear !)--But thoog_., tntlng tolls ;00;t1
ons, it was not still less interesh:A sfelforpll
were many subjects threadbare Iv ato
valuable. It was that open, frill! :.od fbr
'eh Prc"
tore of their property whi

were 0rie1...,
,ighborhoo ;
e boron,glo. tato
v, rejgasen „At
the netghbooi r7„,:t
, or dePelh'ene poit
was, that t,h,,,t0 too!
Commona'°"7tbote
don °'iforma
c r4presett
Id contend,
en if it were. 00,
diary, that fur'
1 now, bee1042,;40
led in forma i:isg
bad oa
atlons letal t
the
thee
place
'thco
Ate PiaCeln
w ()um supwra
yearl; he *ilt,„)i.
-be woold seurost
Is might be vteqo,o
he grew' uP)„,I3
altairs, wc la:
rent contin"`' not r"'
1 WaS I phi
ra
intellect '1"„cily;),
to judge c°,,r crito 010
de on theill",0!)-;,41'
merit the r,
hat time w"",gres';
in the °V
On 4 111
lour' C°llllV of I4g
other brAn4h,.r)
uotc this edhr 4
tech peg
3ere „nor •
ed so oa, tre3
both i 1 Wu the
(Hear ll dcp Ord
in I'arlintn ~ rh<ll
volution t'
e never tom rib'
ntly power
.bed, the autlail,ao
ad taken Pitito!„
which the PeurfA
dtt, corm'id tor,
mated in th4„„tita?",
nee or the L";;Itotr
to the re l ~
betted
latany- a'
• a ttribUzu",,,oupto
at th
ufi
he
cY
turn to a tratilt
rhich the ne dotejd
y which tholve ofro
s. 5;
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fl' Ott
er
his $OO,. pi;
fifth OT wili4PAp
ballot t b!O(l5eV
s attheetloortitv
1 votes lh fa.the ell 41
the votes a-
he electors 100;01
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and
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with eiw—
vatvi
neßt Prtletie 9/tiej
cotlakicilly *'los
IC
• 11 113#11.1041ii
)at York, wrong,
I to be _
,
shire 01 joo,
lent ocelu'oil 11-
So
ence.
reforllle"witloo#
Lai 448
lopi
had beer! t• 10
9ua! led jet
table ; „ 00,4,"
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to, iv
eldi,
Lc' dieYl
ir ; an 5
tO,r
Aftel ti'leror
d to the ,-r flit
attention' .t tor )l