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London, England, 1822-01-31 00:00:00

'tatty Reform took him by surprise. In saying
ihe begged it to be understoodt'thatte was not 7.4
[enemy to Parliamentary Reform ; on the c.,ltrary,
he WAS rather a friend to it than citherwi,e ; but he
objected to the introduction of the subject on the pie.
sent occasion, for these reasons: first, because, as far
as regarded himself, he gave his pledge to support
the Resolutions originally proposed, as they thea
stiuod. Thry seemed to him to be well calculated tl
produce unanimity in that Meeting; and they e„n.
twined a distinct recommendation of retrenclutmt.
Now, as he was persuaded that perseverance in suf.
porting the Resolution in favour of Reform woof,'
disturb that unanimity which was so desirable on this
occasion, and on which the whole effect, impee„;on.
and respectability of the Meeting depended, he fro,rt
express his regret that it was brought forward ; at.;
he, for one, would decidedly object to it—(Grro c?,:-
ntour).—There was also another reason why he tot
, himself called upon to object to its introdu( tio.. at tizs
• time—that reason was, because he understo,),l
the object of.the Meeting was to consider of, And to
represent to Parliament, the best meiins of
an immediate alleviation of those burdens
preised most heavily on the agricultural itnete,t—
-( Load cries of" Reform is the only remedy !";,_l;,
thought there was no man, however friendly he rn;z, t
be to Parliamentary livform, who could mill 1,7.
.suade himself that the insisting on a Ilesolu
this nature, on the present occasion, could conduce :a
the relief of the agricultural classes. lie cou!‘t
think that the new Resolution could operate other-
wise than injuriously to the main object which they
all had in view.

Sir W. Rowuts, begged leave to return his thanki
to the High Sheriff for the promptitude with which
he had called the Meeting, and for the impartiality
which had marked his conduct during the dab. He
was extremely unwell, and therefore could nut make
those exertions which were necessary in addressin;! a
Public Meeting—(Here the Honourable Baronet be-
came quite inaudible).
Sir H. lltmunv—My Honourable Friend is
unwell that he cannot speak.
Sir W. RowLEY—Although he could not address
the Meeting, they would next week find him at ::is
post, exerting every nerve in support of their Pe:i.
don—(Applause).—He hoped he never was found
wanting to his duty, when any tax was pointed out
to him as affecting their interests.
Sir W. MIDDLETON also thanked the high Serif
—(A voice in the crowd-44 We cannot believe any of
you, until you drop your rents. «e want deeds, nut
words.")—He should be glad to know whe.'ier . sv.ti
a tenant of his who had just spoken in the cross..? If
he were, let him come forward and chew himself._
(The interrupter exclaimed, 44 l'il meet you half-
way," which occasioned much laughter.) The llnn.
Baronet proceeded to say, that he would n act
addressed the Meeting, if some oilnis:tion
been manifested towards Parlialientary Refoi m—
(Applause). If there had been a Parliamentary Re.
form before the last expensi se and destructive war,
they never would have been
iu such a situation as
that in which they were now placed—((;rent Ap-
plause). He was very confident that the necessity
of Reform must be manifest to the good sense of
every one who heard him, with the exception cf a
few Gentlemen who were near him in that wa:44,0:1
(Cries of" Ihey are interested parties"). But he sitcu:d
be glad to know whether tile people objected to Le.-
form ?—( Cries If.. No, no.") Ile would ask whe:Ler
the people were ti uly represented ?—(44 arr.-) I:
was a notorious fact, that seven Members were sent
to Parliament from that County by fourteen indivi-
duals—(" Shame"). Was this a fair representrtica
of the people in Parliament ?—(" No.") The mass cf
the population amounted to 8,000,000, and about
8000 persons returned all the Members of Parlia-
ment. He strongly recommended Parliamentty
Reform as the only remedy for the evils which over-
whelmed the State.

The HIGH SHARIFF then put all the Resoltitons.
seriatim, except that relative to Parliamentary Kt-
form. They were carried by acclamation.

Lord CALTHORPE.—I move that the ItesolaS.r:
which the High Sheriff has now read be signe,: ,)y
him on the part .f this Meeting. (A great uproar i:olf
took place. The persons assembled, with scarcely
an exception, called for the Resolution respecting Re-
form, and vociferously declared that that subject:
should not be passed over unnoticed.)
With much difficulty a cessation cf noise was ob-
tained, and the High Sheriff proceeded to put the last
of the original Resolutions, which recommended the
embodying of those which preceded it into a Petition
to the Commons House of Parliament, but he was as-
sailed with a loud cry from every part of the Meet-
ing to put Mr. Grigby s Resolution in favour of Ec•
form. On his refusing to accede to this call the 3lect-
in4 expressed their disapprobation of his conduct.
The Duke of NORFOLK then came forward, and
silence was partially restored. He expressed a hire
that the High Sheriff, after the impartiality %% i.h
which he had that day conducted himself, would ct
refuse to allow the opinion of the Meeting to be taken
upon the propriety or impropriety of a Refor:n
Parliament. He believed in his conscience that a Re-
form was the only means left to the country of avert-
ing still greater dangers than those by which it NAi
present surrounded—(Great cheering).
The HIOH SHERIFF, when the confusion had a
little subsided, came forward, and said—,, I conceive
it would be so perfectly irrelevant to the purposes
for which we are met together, to discuss this other
subject, that I shall take the responsibility upon myself
of not proposing the Resolution—(Great confiisiou'.
Sir HENRY BUNRORY..--4t was allowed to be
brought forward, to be seconded, and to be CallYASsed;
was it just now to oppose it? If it was intended to
offer any opposition to the Resolution, the proper time
would have been when the proposition was first made-
Having gone through so many stages, it was now al-
most actually passed—(Ckeers and cries of Shone
The HIGH SHERIFF.,---" Lord Caltborpe oppod
it when it was brought forward."
Colonel RUSHBROOKE." We stated distinctly that
We were taken by surprise."
The thou SHERIFF said he was petrified at these
proceedings. He had himself a clear opinion upon
the subject, and that opinion was fortified by those
of others in whom he placed confidence. DY ail
these opinions he felt himself fully justified in with-
holding his consent from the Resolution in questio3
--(Cries of Shame, Shaw.)
The Mutt Simms then again came forward aua