Star.
London, England, 1817-02-01 00:00:00

tiaavy distress—that it was the hirthtight cf
wen to petition for redress, and that the opinion,
respecting the remedy best stilted to their condition
• most be vatious. For his own part he. had always
thought the most judicious cr.urse to be tins—
to state plainly and foicibly the onderiiahle
luxes and abuses, and to letve the seinetly to the
P.rliament. In the Resulutiou now hcfore the Livery
it was framed in the must uneaceptionable manner
they could devise. 'I hey had nut stated that trien-
nial Parliatrents were fuel-4.11011e. hot that tlyise As.
scioblies should be eisttre! far a time, at any rare not
ex-a:edi.ig direst mil.. It hal be. Is used as an aro-
mesa to the Livery, that 500,i •00 men road signed a
Petition te annual Parliaments. He was pleased
that they had perimned—Con fotbid that he shoulief
Llaahr ti.cni that they differed from hint. But were
the Livery to be trecea into the same track because
other meetings had thonht at to tale: i? It the
naderstanditigs of the Livery differed from those of
the other Ktstioners, it was hard that they were to he
obliged implicitly to follow the authority of the Pe-
titiou, to which so many aignattires had heeo pert med.
The gte it principle of Itetrum eels an extension of
the elective franchise, and an exclusam Irom the Htuie
of Commons of wagons lioldir:g places and perwi-us.
Am ng the Members of the House of Commons'
arioo,imat was now cloud:toted yearly in salaries oil
differ, nt kinds. and though this sum was not great.
compared %shit the whole amount of the nati,•,nat ex.!
penditure, when distrihut.'d among a few hundred '
and coujo•incd with the power of appointing to
all situations in the Aim), Navy, and Colopies, and
• to all the Dignities of the Chinch, it created MCI) an
Influence, that utiihr r annual nor trieri,,ial
Parlia-
penis could resit it while it esireed.-- [Applause.]
There was only one point which he would ask then,
individually to consicer. It these checks upon the
Crown, an extension of elective Iraitchise, the ex-
clusion of placemen from the House of Commons,
and the reduction of Pailiareeits to three years, mad
be ( beamed, was there a rational man who would not
then brew to the decision of the H *use ?—[Applause.]
In codecring the voice of a country' like this, there
was no one, he believed, who would wish property to
I* left out of consideration. It was a satisfaction
which tray man looked forward to'in the acquisition
propeity, that he should be able to exercise some
inhurnce, that his wee should he of some avail in
the guidance of the country. There were in this
country two millions of householders; of these who'
bad signed the petitions for annual Pailiamenis hit,
did nut know what part were housekeeper.; he feared
no great part, for no counties had moved. Was it
not I:.en an advaiitage ru add the influence of men
of weight to the presenc advocates ot Reform ? If
these on it Came. tore:aid in the cause, they were en-
titled to Wale respect. If they were hot alloy% ed to
dictate to the weavers (who had displayed much ta-
lent certainly) at least the weavt rs shoule: n• t be al-
lowed to dictate to them. He thought the !osh and
Unaccommodating spirt those who !rad led the pe-
. titioneis of the working classes, was one great cause
which had prevented the higher rants also hoot co-
• operating in the cause. It was d;sgracehal to the Re.
'omen that they should waste su inudi time in aver-
sing one another, instead of combating their enemies.
The question was not worn out. it.was of that mag-
nitude and• interest that it would take months to con-
.
siderit in all its bearings. There wets many who
staid • tl.e Haase of Commons was still good enough
'hie all practical porpowi. Yet there were some of
• the very pawn. who held this language, who bad
been ta:r years oh), rung t the measures prposed by
limiter., as ruinou. in the country ; and nntwith-
blending this., with the truth (as they thought) on
their *de, and certainly with great talents to aid the
'truth, they had never made any impression upon the
• House. " nom-this (it was said) ye shall know
theta." There had been one occasaiit, the only one
of the least consequence, in which the Administration
had been foiled. the repeal of the Income Tax. But
what was the nature to the conviction then produced
is tlr House ? An adherent of the Ministers had
been heated to say iu the lobby, alter that divisio4l-
- :Oh vote has saved me de.sl/00 a year." There
was another point by which they -might lot m•a jisdr,-
rant of the House ad Collinianb-ap.it was the Cantina
• et their own keptesentativest As they were very
•
delicate persons, he should handle them very deli-
cately. The Hall had, however, a right not only to
• enqutte into their past conduct. hit also into what
tey meant hereafter to Jo. An Honourable Baronet
(Si W. Curtis) had lot years together supported all
ttte measures 44 Pitt ; and when Mr. Addington came
into power, he suppeated him in opposition to Pitt.
Wtm, on one occastoe, with a piteatis,look and• a
mournful tonv,.cleclaeed—" I never was without the
support of that Hout.urable Baionet while I had any
thing to give away."—( A laugh.)—Somehow or
other, in the tithe oh Mr. Addington, that Honourable
Beronet had a pl,ce of 10 or £el2oo a yew elven to
• his bs other. V hen Lord Grenville came icto power
be Was ale.) invited to dine with the HolsOlitab.r Beg.
nner a' Southgate. How these sudden, instantaneoos.
. multi to) convictions were prodoc.:d. it
_was hard to
guess; pLthaps the lionoutable batortst would ca-
ptain to than.
Sit W. CLarrts here rose to order, but- the Lord
Mayor decided that it was competent to the Livery
on such an occcasiou to canvass the conduct of their
kepi, seutatives..
Mr. Warritatax continued.—. They had met to
consider the state of the Representation—to complain
of corrupt intinence. Was it then out of place to
Prove that there was sometrang like corruption in the
,'tempers of the House
,For it was most extraordi-
nary, that if the Administration should change to.
. morrow, and Vie Whigs were to adopt all the mea•
tures of retrenchwent they now recommended, the
Hanottialde Baronet would assist them with all his
power. Yet the Representative who was found thus
st:commodating, had always iitlitied upon his right
of going to the House utishtsckled. "Good Gore,"
he would say:, •' shall I decide/belt to tel bear the goes-

titan ttebatedt;'—(A l.tugh and appladbe.)—On- one
occasion. he midi however. said;ll Wish so Gin they
woolll divide firg, and debate afterwards!, j,s gnu:
fhra Oice the Honourable Bato:et had &Aid, that
those who talked id Reform mean: ltevoliair.a. He
iruild 'tell the Hort. Barottet:fur his intortnytion. that
timely Reform had always prevented gevolittion.--
,
What was -sneturt by a Kevolution ? If they meant
titat is extend 'the elective franchise. to destroy aur-
- suet Wilmette 'tras a Revaltsuae was dale a man