The Sun.
London, England, 1819-12-03 00:00:00

congratulated Ole Government 01% fire close
of the most treasonable and abominable meeting
at flutisiet Moor ? Ought it to be that they
should have cause to rejoice at the self.terinina.
tion of such a'n excess, rather than that the Is
should inter fere to quash it He was convinced
. the House would out think so. As lor the prin-
ciple of the, Bill, it was, shortly, to provide, that
.4here the constituted Authorities would not
preside, it :should- be requited to meet within
limits, so as to reis.er it unnecessary to call
for coercion. It Parliament was not prepared to
give it permanency adequate to the danger,it ‘vouid
he holding out a motive to the leaders of treason
to watch their opportunity and pursue. their evil
-designs with advantage. Ott these gt minds, in
orde r that the measure should be efficient and
commensnrate to the evil for years, he aloin sub-
mitted and pressed the tier tJsit yof its being made
ptrinAttetir and general. They would best serve
the public intyte,ts,atiel attain the object they all
had in view, by not impressiog it with a local all
odious charac7er. hing he had heard had alt creel
his-opinion on these prints, anti it would not have
been car tli,l in him to allow the House to sepa-
ate in !hat ,opposition.
Lord rOLKS-roNE explained.
G; lunel IIEAUMONT, referring to the statement made by
the Noble Lord of a meeting of 1,700 ineit near Newcastle
:trieed, saiti, examination had been made into the subject, nod
it appeared no arms there .found on them. He felt some te-
medy was necessary to check the doctrines pi omulgated, doe-
wiliCh were really-elfensive to the laws of God and 111:01.
1)el LW, were spreading the abominable principles of
yet lie WAS• disposed to conclude that'much of the
turbulence in the country proceeded from distress. It was
distress wliich occasioned the French Iter•oitition. The Hon.
Member supported the noni.n.
mr..umiN smurn said he never was more disposed to
adupt alts Bill brought in by Nlitristers,.l than that Jfefore the
I toast. The country was in dagger; yet, upon mature con-
s4lcrat ion, he could not rote for the measure in the tom it
then assumed. As a permautoit measure he could not sup-
port it. if the .\ offle Lord would make it a temporary mea-
sure, his consent should not he withheld.
Nlr. BLi(/aiIIAM assured the House he was prevented
fi (ins I revit,iSillg. long 011 their patience by Severe indisposi-
tion. Al the same time he colld nut pass 1.11100:lerd the
,peech uf the Noble Lord. it appeared, after all the
pleiges to attend to conciliation, the Noble Lord wuuld not
give them the slightes‘ token of consolation. The only hope
he held out to the county was this—the Noble Lord wou4
not ii»pose it cell:orship on the press ; he would out make it
d, alb to attend meetings, nor would he abolish trial by Jury.
Tii fact, the Noble Lord considered the measure under con-
sideration to he founded on rational liberty, properly un-
derstood. On that pond, be was at issue with the Noble
Lord. He Iben contended that the evidence before the House,
was to he looked at With caution and suspicion. The story of
Mr. florsetall's death iu 1812, upon which a Committee of the
Lords drew up their Report, was proved to be false at the trial
of the four men f,r the murder. The 1700 men said to be
armed at the Newcastle meeting did not hear the seninlanceof
tt uth.—(Here the Llouse was seised with violent coughing.)—
Mr. Brotr,:liam said it was an unpleasant task to open area's
eyes, who were doe/11011rd not to see clear. He objected to
the principle of the Bill, and recommended the suspension of
the entire right of meeting for a limited time, rather than
pass a measure so objectionable as that before the House.
Lord PALMERSTON begged leave to trespass a few mo-
ments. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman had been plea's-
eft to express objections to leis conduct, and that of a Noble
Duke in the comity to which he belonged. He 'could never
admit the doctrine, that because an individual held an offi-
cial situation, he could not exercise his independence as well
as the Hon. and Learned Gentlenteu. 'rite House would, 110
doubt, think the Most riuns individual knew how to support t he
liberty of society, notwithstanding the censure of the Hutt. and
Learned Gentleman. The Hampshire protest was signed by
malty respectable persons, who would have the consolation of
sa)ing the present tranquillity in Hants had arisen from their
refusal to participate in the unjust condemnation of men who
had suffered under the grossest calumny. -
,11r. Wodehouse anti Mr. Coke mutually explained.

Sir W. DE CIIEsPViNY supported the motion.
Mr. LONG WELLESLEY stated that the Hampshire Mu-
test was signed by 2000 respectable inhabitants.
Mr. MAXWELL spoke in support of the Bin.
The House then divided ; when the numbers appeared—
Fur the Second Reading ...
AK:11115t it

Majority in favour of Ministers -223.
The 11iII was then ordered to he committed. this day.
Adjourned at HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK this morning.