The Sun.
London, England, 1816-11-16 00:00:00

wheat, he would 'was die cause of this =tit of
ethployment ? The answer toThis was, _aria t t
ion—
hetwy. immense taxation.—Opplause.)---What
had brew the mitt 'et this tavation ? A war, it
long, eirjust, and hloody war, carried on by cor
rupt:ton, not only against the liberties of other
countries, but against the liberties of this country
also. It was acknowledged that the object of the
war bad beers to establish tyranuy end restore
persecution. We hail restored the Bourbons
to France, we had restored the Bourbons to
Spain, and we had re-established the Pope
in Italy.,, We lord done (bests_ things, end we
had restored the Inquisitroir. When Burma-
parte invaded Spain, the Inquisition was atm-
lished in those parts where the power of the
French was established. Where we had con-
quered the Inquisition was restored. And did
those who 'maid him know what the Inquisition
was If they did tint, he would read them an
article, on the subject. which would give them
sonic idea of it. He then t'ea'l a ettlitePlnieatiOs
from Mr. IVileox, afterwards Bishop of Ro
chester, sent from Lisbon to this country, giving
no acetonic of an Auto da Fa a hundred years ago.
Such was the Inquisition which we hard been at
war to restore, and to re-establish which, we hail
subjected out.elves to the overwhelming taxation
which now depressed our industry. The only re-
medy for the evil, and fur the distresses of the
Country, was to be found in a Pirliamemary Re-
form. The cause had two sorts of enemies; those
who openly opposed it, and 11106 C WhO pretended
to be its friends. He particularly cautioned the
meeting agaiisst the latter, whom he described to be
wolves in sheep's clothing. He wished to know
where, on this occasion, were those who had been
in the In.bit of calling themselves the Friends of the
People I—(Applause.)—Where were the City Pa-
triots ? Those to whims he adverted, and who
called themselves " the Friends of the People,"
could do well enough in their own conclave, and
sun wooded by their own myrmidons, but they
no more dsrea to come before a meeting like the
present thais did Lord Castlerciigh.—(Loutt ap-
(anse.)—These puny Reformers--these usilk•sop
Patriots (as Mr. H. described them to be in (lit-
ferent parts at hit speech) did mute harm to the
cause of Reform by their equivoCetlng
pnsil-
lisuintity, than it sustained from its avowed
enemies. What their petriotisur was worth
was sects from what their conduct had. beets
two years ago, when. oil ,their .bcios.,boot to
petition, against the Property Tax, Le,: in C9101,`
iteration of the Poor being compelled to pay ten
shillings per barrel mare fur their beer flow was
paid by the Gentleman who could brew for him-
self, had propose& that 'they shoeld also petition
for the taking off this ten shillings per barrel.--
They had, however, decided against doing this—.
they had petitioned for all they wanted tor them-
selves, and left the Poor to go the Devil.-hr(Ap-
plensei—Tbey had tried to put isitu dowel, but in
that they had not succeeded. They had said that
Ice quarrelled with all public men, but In answer
to this, he would ask the meeting if, be had ever
quarrelled wit It Sir F. Bitrdett ur Majo,r! cert wright„
or dissented from one seidettee'sthiel, ettOet of ootsk
Gentlemen had tittered l---i(Appleinse,'"Und tries of
" e had now a book to read to t VI is
book consisted of reports made by Committees of
the !louse of Commons. They cootai oral lists ut
the PC1154)111 granted to different perilous. When
these reports were made it was not expeeto that
they would be brought before a meetingiike the
present, nor was it expected that they would be
bound up and bear such a title as he had giien
the book in his baud.' The list of Pensioners to
which he had referred was distinguished in his
library by the title of ,“ *Nadir! Paupers." lie
then read over a list of the allowances of the Royal
Family, and particularly da clt on those of the
amiable Prince and Princess ut Saxe Cobottrg, and
of the patriotic Duke of Sussex, the liohmonger
Tile couto ry, Lie observed, was blessed with ammo:-
runs Royal Family. God bless them all ; but tie was
sort y they trials° much from the pockets of the peo-
ple.. The Orator went on wish Isis bunk. Here was
Lady Grenville down h 001,,. tirs doubt for her
meritorious public services. Lady Chatham 30001.;
Lady Esther- Stanhope 15001., the dangilter f
that great patriot Lord Stanktaire. Ali parties were
pensioned, whether %nig! or Nries, whether the
Pitt or the Fox Vecchio, whether bit or outs ; all
fattened themselves ots the spoils of the people,
all were tarred with the satire brush.--(:Applause.)
—Here the Orator said, he hearth some one.calling
hho to be short, and the person most mean by
such a call to remind him of the necessity of con-
eluding. This would not shorten his harangue,
lie Would trot be deterred by such insignificant arts
front performing his dui y.—(Lotol Applattsc,)—
He had been too long in public life to be so put
down'. It there were here any of the milk mid
water reformers—any of the wolves in sheep's
clothing, let them come forward, and he wOnlif
answer them.---(Loud 'Applause.)—lirre was. fur
Lady Oxford 5001. After mentioning the name
of a foreign lady, and asking who the t4evil she
was, the Orator proceeded, as he called it, to the
most preciims page of his book. The Meeting had
allheard of no impudent fellOsi called George Can-
using, a unto who hod the audacity, the unparalleled
insolence,theall the peopleof England swinish mid-
titude. off-sconrings, and all sorts of opprobrious
epithets. Swinish multitude was the most delicate
name they received.---(Great Commotion:)-THere
the Orator paused, and wished lie could Make ilk
whole crowd understand how they were used by
these insolent men.--(Looll Applause)..-But who
was thisCatining—what wax his family—who were
his ancestors—where was his nobility? He did
not Iduiselt, the Orator wesnore, know if lie had
'at grandfather. Mother Hums, however, was well
known, and he would stick by her, She. %TM
dOWII here fur 5001. with the reversion to her
• datighter, and had already received, in the course
of twenty years, I 0,0001„ ofe the public-in4r4gYm
Was it surprising the people were. 4 diattatils
when their resouiee4 wertahos senandeted. What
Sit insolent fellow he was, who said that the irof
morality of the people was the cause tit their .4111.
ferings, when such obvious cnirses4 another kind
existed. He noticed the pensioatof otherpersons,
and among them that of Montague Burgoyne, the
mat lssex Patriot, who, neemaliog to his
Meta, receiveS annually 1600/., of the public Um-
ney. There was also a Lady Dc Aiinier-Who
the devil was Lady A holey ?....she, Supposed. she