Star.
London, England, 1822-01-19 00:00:00

PUBLIC MEETLYG AT READING.

•
• The Anniversary Dinner of th 6 Reading Association
for supporting the Purity of Election, was held on
Thursday last, at the Crown lan, Reading ; Haulm
Maass, Esq. in the Chain At six dclocle a nume-
rous and highly respectable company sat down to an
excellent repast. .Amoopt the Gentlemen present
were C. F. rALIIRR, Esq. and J. B. MONCK, Esq. the
Members for the Borough ; T. GOODLAKII, Esq. J.
Wuas&; Esti: Irawmt CaAviti, Esq. Smelt,
Esq. W. BUDD, EMI. -..•TULIORD, Esq. PINE Lai,
Esq. T. DIAN; Esq. &c. The cloth having been
removed, the CHAIRMAN gave—
* The King; and when his Ministers forget those prindpies
that placed his family on the Throne, may the reopie never forget
to remind him of it r which was drank with great applause.

Glee--" With a jelly full bottle,"--one or two alterations being
made from the original, to meet this particular occasion.
Toast—" The Duke of York and the Army; and may they
never forget, while doing their duty as soldiers, that they are
citizens of England"—(Applause)•
- -

The CHAIRMAN said, he had fully expected, in
common with many other Members of the Asspcia-
tion, that the Meeting would have been honoured by
the presence of some good friends from London—
friends to the liberties of the People, and, of course,
friends to an Institution avowedly established for the
purpose of upholding those liberties. He could as-
sure the individuals who attended on this occasion,
that the announcement in the Reading Paper relative
to the expected visit of the distinguished Gentlen.en
to whom he alluded, was not sent forth as a puff.—
To prove this, he would read some letters, account-
ing for the absence of Mr. Ilume, Sir Francis Bur-
dett, Mr. Hobhouse, and Mr. D. Kinnaird. What-
ever mistake had occurred, certainly did not rest with
those on whom the preparations for the present Meet-
ing devolved. The Chairman then read letters iron:
Mr. Hume and Sir Francis Burdett, apologizing to:
their absence.

Pie SECRETARY read an abridgment of the Con.
stitution of the Association, from which it appeared,
that its object was 44 to guard the• Electors of the
Borough of Reading against corrupt and illegal in-
fluence, to afford them protection and security, and,
as far as might be, indemnity, in the free and uncou-
straintd exercise of their elective franchise; and jut
this purpose the Members engaged that they won't,
use eery lawful means in their power to expose an,•
bring to punishment all persons whomsoever. who
should, in any way, illegally or corruptly, interfe r
in the election of Members to represent the Borougi
in Parliament."

The Tat &SURER then made an e.rpose ot the finances
of the kssociation, from which they appeared to be'
in a very flourishing state. Many new subscYiptions
had been receited.

On the health of the two Members for the Borough
being drank, .

• Mr. C. F. PALMtIt first returned thanks In an elo-
quent speech, in which he strongly advocated Parlia-
mentary Reform. He said he hoped that a Reform
of an efficient but temperate description would be
proposed by some Gentleman of consequence in the
House of Commons. It would, he conceived, do
much good ; because he was aware that the diversity
of opinion on the subject of Reform, which had di-
vided the people hitherto, arose more from motives
of a prudential nature as to the degree of Reform
that would be wise and salutary, than from any dis-
similarity of feeling as to the necessity of a Reform
in the Representation. The question was not whe-
ther such and such doctrines were not maintainable
in argument, but whether or no it would beadvisable
to bring them into practice?—(Great applause).—And
it it appeared highly improbable that such a plan as
many of the people wished could be usefully reduced
to practice, whether, in that case, it would not be
better for those who desired the most extensive Re-
form, to waive some of their demands, and to apply
themselves to the procuring of a Reform, less com-
plete, perhaps, in theory, but certainly more easy of
attainment ;—such a Reform as, when attsined, would
accomplish every object which the people desired, by
removing the abuses under which the country la-
boured, and introducing a state of happiness and
content in the place of misery and wretchedness ?
( Great applause.)
Mr. J. B. MoNcg also returned thanks, and con-
gratulated the Meeting on the success of the Asso-
ciation. Let but the Electors of this Borough do their
duty, he said—let them set a bright example—such
an example as would induce other Boroughs to pur-
sue the same line ofconduct—and then he would say,
that an useful, because an effectual, reform had corn-
menced—(Applause). Nothing would then be neces-
sary to follow up the principle of independence, aud
at last the People would most assuredly effect that
long-desired Reform in Parliament which was the
consummation of all their wishes—(Applause).
After the health of several popular Members of
Parliament and other Gentlemen had been drank, the
company separated.

The little Treatise just published, on " The Art
of Eaudoying Time," hating excited considerable interest, we are
requested to state on the Author's authority, that several persons
have already practised this method of regulating the employ-
ment of time, for some years, with perseverance and success.--
It is particularly adapted to young people of the age of fifteen
or sixteen years to twenty-five, but it is also calculated to con-
fer advantages on persons of all ages and professions—in all classes
of society and in all circumstances of life. It tends to form the
heart, the judgment, the understanding, the style, and the me-
mory, to preserve health, to neutralize or to give a beneficial
direction to the passions, in short to nuke man more virtuous,
more enlightened, and more happy.

The Publisher of the Literary Gazette desires to
submit to the Public the following List of the Cos-
tents of No. 261, for Saturday, the•l9th January :
Reviews—of Italy, a volume of Poems (ascribed by the Edi-
tor to Mr. Southey), with copious extracts--of the iljantetts Me-
moirs of the Duc de Lauzun—of May You Like it, with a
Tale from the Volume—of Phillips on Vegetables--of the Royal
Progress, &c.—Original Paper on Etymology, by a very emi-
nent Author—a complete Account of the Quarrel between Byron I
and Southey, the Extracts from their Writings which bear en the
subject, and new and curious facts hitherto unpublished—a very
interesting communication respecting Thnbuctoo, in the interior
of Africa—and a Biography of Paye, an artist contemporary
with Sir Joshua Reynolds—No. 1. of the Shows of London
(" guelque chose") will also appear in this Number, with original
Poetry—Critiques on the King's Theatre, and Pirate at Drury-
Lane—Anecdotes—Miscellaneous Intelligence in Arts and
Science, &c. &c.—Subscribers who desire to begin with the
New Year are requested to give their orders early, as the first
Number is nearly out of prlut,—.....Literary (Agave office, 36.2,
Strand.

THE EVENING

LONDON.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1822.
STOCK EXCHANOE—ONK O'CLOCK.
There is very little business doing to-day in
Market, and the prices are on the decline, re.,are feu-liifeniy. 34; •and the Account, 7614,
Bank Stock 467 54-sper Cent. Rod. 76 41
S per Cent. Cons. 76 75% 76
',!l per Cent. 8714-4 per Cent. 964
5 per Cent. Navy 1077/8 108
Bank Long Annuities 19% 7-16
India. Stock 234 A—New Annuities7s3/4
Exch. Bills £lOOO, 4s. 6s. pr.—Do. small Se, „
Cons. for Account 763/4 1/a 'A.

We have seen letters from Constantincple to t:
11th ult. but they contain no particular into! nm•
with the exception of stating that capital to be
ti anquil state.

We this meaning received the Paris Jotunals
Wednesday, and those of Sunday last; die ha Tner•
almost exclusively filled with the ort of tl)...Cfr
mittee on M. de Sins Project of Law relrive.
die Press, of which we gave some account I•esle!l,..
M. de SERREC, the late Keeper of the Seals, had, ie;
vious to the dismissal of the Milli ,try cf which 1.
was a Member, presented two Pi'cjers fcr teFil
the Press of Fiance. Oae of these, for
the Censorship, was abandoned by his uccest-
office. The other Projei was referred to a Co::. •
tee, who have completely metamorillosed it
made it partake deeply of the distinguishirg spiri:.
Ultra• Royalist party from which it sprung.
Report is of great length, and occupied -11. Cio;
FLET, an Ultra-Royalist placeman, eally an L.
and a half in reading to the Chamber. .
FIAT commenced with stating, that the laws ci
in 1819, for regulating the Press, had failed MI;
object; and he called tin the Char; her not to :ca:
.:oncede great power to the Tribunals ; or, in :1
to allow them to exercise tt a vigour beyond the lAA
The first article relates to religion. "It is !.•.
says the Reporter, " by false indulgences, but
rigorous penal laws, that the enemies of the aa
the throne, and of our fundamental law, ought
repressed." It is then propo:.e..l ati...,n!enr
maximum of the penalty for outrage con;
against the religion ct the State, 5h,,..
punished with imprisonment from three
five years, and a fine of horn 300 to 10,000 r....
For offences against any other religion legalyte:.
nized, the imprisonment is the same, but t 11:: ti::e
to extend beyond'6,ooo francs. The next
too curious and tot characteristic of the ;
which it emanates, not to be given in the Eet.o:t,
own language.
" Am 3. Atter his GOD, the King is ever} thing to a Tr:r;
man : to be faithful to him is his hap,.iness. France ay.l his Ki
are identified in the heart of a Frenchman: th-y become:lle.
object of his love. The repression of outrage done to thr
ought, then, to follow un. .11.:L.ty, in the Law, the te:,res,:
of the outrage of religion. It has not been supposed that t
king's dignity, his rights, his authority, the inviolabilty
person, should be separated ; all these rights are inherea in
Doubtless his constitutional authority will be protectel ; bet
epithet (constitutional) of the ancient Law cannot be eniricr:
for the purp(Ne of restraining it. Was not his authority rr:
in his sacred person before the Charter was given to us ; si:
we hold it only from his Royal will? Are no: the dig Lite o!
Crown, the inheritability of the Throne in the order of pr::::
genitureship, the principles of that Monarchy of foureten
ries, rights which ought to be respected, and rights which z.
not of yesterday's date? It was, then, proper that the Law
ject should suppress this word, and thereby anticipate the
dons pretexts which it affords for protecting the guilty from
demnation. Every attack on the Royal dignity, the Kiri
authority, the sacredness of his person ; the succession to !!
Throne, the rights of the Cbambers, are to be punished
imprisonment of front three months to Ave yearn, and a 1:::e
front 500 to 8,000 francs."

The fourth Article extends the fines and inipri,.^l
meets in the case of an attack on rights guarantee
by Articles five and nine of the Charter. The ma:
mum of imprisonment is three years, and of ti
4.000 francs.

The fifth Article punishes the exciting to ha!tt
or contempt of the King's Government, with an in:
prisoornent of from one month to four years, and
fine of from 150 to 5000 francs. M. Cif frit
proposing this part of the law, said, the expresiionl
" hatred and contempt to the King's Government,
presented no uncertainty. However, to calm th
most scrupulous minds, the Committee propose.it:
add to this Article—" This provision shall not atre:
the right of discussion, and the censuring of the act
of the Ministers." It is needless to insist that tl.,
censure which has the public good for its °Neil
should be respected. The law wishes to reach on:
the artisan of mischief, who begins by casting odium
and contempt on the Government, in order that
may afterwards rise against it and attack it openly':
The sixth Article proposes to protect the Tribu-
nals and constituted bodies, by punishing those vli,
defamethem with an imprisonment of not less thaw fist
days and not exceeding two years, and a fine fiorn
150 to .5000 francs.

The seventh Article relates to offences against M
nisters of Religion and Public Functionaries, received
publicly, on account of functions or rank, which are
to be punished with imprisonment of from five day
to two years, and a fine not exceeding 4,000 francs.

The eighth Article is very important, and relates
to publishing Reports of the proceedings of its

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