The Sun.
London, England, 1819-11-25 00:00:00

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City of London, and for the 'Thanks to the Itla'
gistrates of Manchester. He Ives sure the Prince
never felt the sentiment there pot into hia
satisfaction," without one qualityine tvnr4
for promptness it) shedding-, blood. Was that
what they thought a Royal breast should feel or'
so melancholy an occasion ! Faveim it treason bad
freer; committed,. they had done wrong, for tc"
them the severe Riot Act appeaced too lenient•-"
That Act did not say, kill women and children,
and even your wan peace-officers, and atter that
refuse any inquiry. He also argued that the ap-
prehenaion or terror of silly womanish, persona
slid not constitute the sufficient alarm requirea
by law. The Riot Act only gave the power to
arrest, not to wound and sabre and cut indiscri•
minately all who came in the way. The militarY
were not thought of when the Riot Act was
framed, and even Lord Mansfteld oily
the inCerterence of soldiers in their capacity or
citizens ; but not citizens armed and out of the
pale of the Constitution (the YeomanrOe "1“);
dared not disobey orders, oniess at the risk 01
immediate and signal pouishineot. Were men's.
lives to he at their disposal ? lie saw o°
proof that the military were necessary; and if the
illegality had been so notorious as WaS represent"
eel, Mr. Hula was answerable, and should have
Breen arrested before or after the mar c"
cording to the Leariod Gentlectiao's at:ow:ear
this was not done, anti consequently i,lc,oel tact
been shed through the shanolcd rekxat ion of 'he
laws. Why was rebellion stithred to the p;-,.7e
period' when the people were ,:roveded togetilerf
and their military execution todrren, while their
escape was prevented ? This e,ts a trod consul.
racy against the lives of sobjecis
was ittipe,led by the expense attendant •amoit seek'
iog it, but whether or no, it was t,oi•if ")
l-1 Oise of COMM ifs, which soegio Troy ittc°,
an alleged violation of rights. IL bei eyed_ .IIOC
Nlioisters were at the bottom or a,nl
gistrates would nor have dated co set he kw at
defiance hot for the new Police tey-oeco emaciating
from Loot Sioceocoh, who was tire same as the
Lieutenants of Pollee under the oltl Fr, inch 01"
vernment. He ridiculed any idea of
people by other means that, an is ami its!lliet
his opinion ; little confidence as he hot in
meat, it most under circumstances come, t"
right decision. He accused and aid tot pret,,tigef
he charged %valour) massacre, and appealed ,116
public, which would sit it) jAgmeot the 11,,,,e/
it it refused to hear evidence except front the pl
ties concerned, and the Mioiscers who sopoco'i(f
them. Ire sorb a ease, their Vole•
that were possible, would not give one iota
satisfaction to the country. Let them answer the
Reformers by acts. fie asked where w.t, "'-
proof of mischiel among the Ref •rmets 1.1"
training he admitted—(Hear, hear !) —hot
long had they borne their grievances ? I hi-
not wish change ; and it time corrupt BorOugn ini
fitmence in that House were destroyed, be %IT
convinced the people would be cowented, Yid
then contrasted the eases of Lord Castieregg')
and Sir Manasseh Lopez; the one sitting or:.
posite with all his blushing honours, and Ow
other fined-and imprisoned, though both were
guilty of corrupt influence. The private filthy''
dual was as pure as snow when compared to tiLe
public Alinister ; he meant no personal imputati"li
on the Noble Lord, for it was part of a system
without which the Government could not be c5l;
tied on. And if an accusation were inouga
against his Lordship, he would say, let those
are innocent cast the first stone. It should uox
be thrown by laugh from the Mioiste
vial side.)—He did not believe, however, that the
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training was carried on to the extent stated ;
were, refusing to hear what was to be said wo"o
[mot mend the evil. A rational Reform vc""•a
satisfy all ; and calling hard names instead
granting it. only .proved. ignorance and error•
There was no ground for the accusation in 1011"
that the Reformers were host to religi''ll7,
though no doubt some. aright be totind who
so, and:these, -severe taws, diingeoning, and
skid force, would not convince.
Mr. W. WYNNE could not agree with the - Hot'
Baroael, or those who bad preceded_ hint in t, g
same muse of -arguutent, that there were
u fficient grounds tor 'asserting that the M,e((tiej
of time ifith of August was diced!. He coot" 0,
that the display of banners inscribed with
measured .epithets. as " Liimerty or Death, o
pe
and the notorious_facts of the military array eft
bodies which composed that Meeting, and tl,erc
drilling, up to the very night preceding it, vf
of
most unequivocal and imperishable testimoonst
the illegal spirit which led them together on
occasion ; and of the propriety of dispersing theb:d
Sir JonN* SEBRIGHT said, he believed there ,ea
scarcely ever been a motion for hardly prone,'
in that House for which he bad not given his vOaor
He should be sorry to he thought second t° ea.
man in lamenting the events which had
place at Manchester ; but, although he *din". je
3.e the necessity of itiquiry, he WAS. decidedly of
nion'that the object of the Amendment wit:inlet,
better attained by the Investigation tha
of Judicature, than by any interfereoce 0%;00
House. He then entered into an able ex
of the affairs of Maochester, and the questl.oiring
Parliamentary Reform, anti concluded by deci'wlia
that he had never .mixed•in any society, th!'t„o
tical circles of that HOuse excepted, be,
did not find the sentiments of the majoritY tcsi,yea
that some Reform in the House, of Commooak
i'g
necessary ; but be deprecated the idea of rniialoy.
any concessions to what men called the Itsr(riaati
Mr. LYTTLETON agreed with his Hon.
_ss not
in thinking that the pres.ent Atnendment wee the
the best calculated to convey to .the
sentiments of the House and of the Coontit yenta
p os int
of
voting. for. Abe Address without any o'n'n_oncor.
Ice hoped lie would not be considered "sr
L'
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ring with Ministers ; be thought that t„e
eoa
tnie
conduct was_ the cause of the prevailin,dese do.
tent-in the country, and be locked upvtaljenatect
L
niissal of the Earl i'itzwilliam as haying
from them tbe heart of.every honest Inan'repeateu
Mr. CANNING -rose, in -the mhist of 00`toe
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calls or his name ; he congratulated the vreisen
much as any of those who had last nigh it,,ortli•
the adjournment, tom this departure fronl,rorded
nary practice, as. time had thus :beet) 011_ impartall parties to consider more Cully on the yobo
ance of the vote to be given that tlig"'