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London, England, 1810-05-05 00:00:00

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fesheap...ldmr assuleing an nrbk,
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every and send linemen
have the a and virtue to defy
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guilts thezatiee British fire. 7
tyre you maim, the nem numerous
come. They' will nsuldply like tl
your heads. Let others act as they tongue,
or an arm, they shall be free ; and that I may not be a witness
of these monstrous prsiceedings, I will leave the House—nor do I
doubt but every independent, every hottest man, every friend to
England, will follow me. '1 hese walls are • baneful,

J ketr evidence against Mt, —(64 riq *odd k earwed ere," frdm irreg.
Castlereagh, for ...trafficking ' did not think that would be the cases He
- when the Ministers of the the Excise-Office, the Stamp• Office, and all the
head of one hundred of offices, the East-India Company, and other
, and pensioners, to vote bodies, would lead their troops to the poll
the question of the foolish lambs to the slanshter, and by their votes,
. to Walcheren--An Ex- given against their inclination, would own
pedi . without a plan, or without the tion against the
-popular wish. The act to which
slightest prospect of success I Tliose persons had Ministers lately so strongly urged the House
closed tilt doors of the House of Commons against mons, could not, as it appeared by the event,
the people:when the cripk4 lof Minister* but bs-
ried into execution al3ase and cruel
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unholy, ,
inretitigadoll (a delicacy which they did noc chew to committed in cold blood by one of the King's
deadly, ;Alle a prostitute majority holds the bolt of Parliamen: I
tary power, and hurls its veug‘ances only upon the virtuous. To the son of their Sovereign.)'; and they-had now far- Guarsis !--r(Applatue.)—Were these Mini
yourselves therefore I consign you--enjew your Pandemonium."
~i they insultectthipeoplc of this cOuntryt•by, placing in King's friends who instigated such measures
[All the Oppdsition rose and left the House.l 1 a hif ;the man who nloved.tlWezausion of Ministers had offered such high rewards for
Aill.wlo- leas, acount, indig- carers of the persoii who Aot ditougbthehat
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rupted with the loudest applause. " - .
' windy rejected by hile=uenti-a(lseal Awe" of aftd sign Cowell,
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says Mr. Favell, " this is not my language. Lan.. /dose) ; yet those 4, in the Notice. of Com• greater rewards w„ be offe.red to discover thipers,
guage so bold as this is seldom heard in the present I mons haVeisoie said; dist the people wee calculating who committed the-murder on one of their unot
times, but it was common in the mouths of our fore- ! how many insults thel.would bear from them. 'Who ing fellow-citizens ?-(Applause)—He thought
fathers." (Applause.)—He begged leave to state to ' was it, however, who had calculated what.further iii.• time was now come when the people ihmild
them some of the circumstances of his earlier life. ; sults the people of this country will be obliged to the greatest energy in the line which the Coustittea..e
He had, in the year 1783, been connected with Sir ! bear from the House of Commens.?-4Applause).— pointed out. They should assemble iti allgtoir w
William Jones and the late Duke of Richmond, in; some of these men (thy .City 4,4martalvies), were and Parishes and'present formal positions. they
the greserquestion of Parliamentary Reform. (.4- : about him. He wished. to Imogyeileee it was they talk of the subject in their walks, aid in their'
plause.)—He was told then, in the year 1783, that ! wanted ? Did they Wish thanki to be returned to Mr. and they should never relax in their efforts,
there was energy enough in the House and the !mwn
Perceval
and the House of Cos for their recent restored the good old principles a the Console
country to obtain it ; but now, after a lapse of 27 outrage ? When he spoke oldie House of Commons, our forefathers.—Nr. Timaiesox was heard
years, he did not see that this energy had effected he talked of one side as, freely as. of the other. He out with considerable applause.]
any thing. What sort of energy was it which the did not, however, want to cry Toxin all public men ; The Resolutions were then put and carried
House displayed when Mr. Perceval and Lord Cast- : he said that the fault was in the system.—(Applause). unanimously. The only hands we saw hold ur
lereagh were charged with selling seats in Parlia. If the people left their affairs to be managed by them were those of Mr. Deputy Kemble, Mr.
ment, or of trafficking their patronage against seats ? stewards, it was at least necessary that they should Dixon.and another person %chose namewe did i
He would wish much that those who differed from look over the accounts of those' stewards. The peo- Mr. Kemble and Mr. Dixon were very much
the people would condescend to enter into fair argu. ple had, however, hitherto neglected to superintend ! The Resolinion of 'thanks to Sir Filasce
ment, and lay aside their thunder. (Applause.) He the accounts of their stewards; and nothing short of was passed with the loudest acclamations of
thought the time was now come when the whole pen- a radical reform could do aey good. The great Lord ' Mr. WADDINGTON supported the Remit'
ple of England ought to rally round the standard of Chatham, in speakiii el. ~ of thiapower of the House of the cries of question became so loud, that.
" Parliamentary Reform."—(Loud and long-con- Commons, thus expressednimself—" What I is there, possible to collect the :ligaments lie used
tinned Appliuse.)—He concluded by moving a va- then, no appeal but to HEAVE' ? Have all the exer. • of them.
riety of resolutionq, which are to be seen in the front Lions of our forefathers merely dome to this, that des-1 Mr. put,/ then came forward to read the
page of this paper. ' potic power should not be lodged in the Sovereign,' After the very able arguments which he
Mr: WAITRMAN came forward to second the Re- but in the House of Commons; and that this despotic this day, and when be considered how clear
solutions. He began by stating that be was sorry power is to appear in the worst of all shapes, being was, and how perfectly well it was understood,
they were deprived of the exertions of a friend of his.: wielded by many tyrants instead of one i" This House • not think it necessary to add any thing to - '
who possessed considerable ability, and who had ad-! of Commons had even sent a man to prison merely aiready been said. He believed that it w.
dressed them on tOrmer occasions. He meant Mr.' for putting the question, whether au outrage had not understood that this monstrous and undtil
Jones. (Some persons culled out " Mr. Jones is pre-, been offered to the feelings of the public, by shutting ' lege which was claimed by the House of
sent.") Hs was now told that he was precut, which against them the doors of the House of Commons, on ; would be absolutely deitructive of the w'
was a circumstance that he was not aware of ; as ! an enquiry in which they were most deeply in.; of our jurisprudence.—(Applause.)—Fle
that Gentleman, doubtful of his being able to attend : /nested ? Who would deny that this was an outrage ! forward at the request of his manly, able,
the Meeting, had commissioned him to officiate for :to public feeling ? (Certainly, tyrtaznlyjt was, from tile ; able friend ( Mr. kavell), who moved the Itesolat'o:.,.
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him. If eis had been a matter entirely new, it i Hill). He hid now been years in public life, Ito read a Pe'tition . . was prepared to be
would have been rocessary for every person who ad.: during which time he had witnessed the course and 'to the Hon. House of Commons. If the
dressed them to furnish himself with 'much informs-; ; progress of those disastrous wars which had drained i feeed in some degree from the Resotutions,
tion and a variety of ingenious arguments. But, for.. the resources of the country, and destroyed its cha. was, that the Hon. House of Commons had
tunately for the people of Eneland, the subject had ; racter. During the whole course of these events, the ; rejected the Petition of the County of Mid(
already been very fully discussed, and was pretty tie- , dependents of Ministers were calling out " Con& appeared to them, that in the Petition the .
nerally understood. The public prints had discussed ' deuce, Confidence !" and after all the misfortunes' not been stated to them with all the seridement
this subject in a Manner which did honour to cur age' which had since taken place, they repeated the seine i that it was susceptible of (a leueh.).-.As the!'
and country. Ile, however, was so much afraid of I cry. What part of their duty had the House of Com. I Petition had therefore been rejected on those
the arts which would be resorted to by the enemies of; mons performed ? Had they checked that wanton:it became necessary to revise the Petition
the people, that he diciught it necessary to refer to the profusion of public money, which caused such heavet the City of London, to trick it out in sus
sentiments of the greatest and ablest men which the 1 burdens to be laid upon the people ? Had they in- alight please the fiincy of that Honourable
country has produced in former times, in order to . quired into the faults of his Majesty's. Ministers, and klizA), and to give it a sort of Corinthian
shew them that it was net any new doctrine started : punished the \Valcherenites, and those who trafficked Hiving been one of those who were elm
now by then to whom Government imputed motives ; in seats ? Or had they called down substantial justice that purpose, he had been now applied to,
as corrupt as their own. The House of Commons ion the head of any public delinquent, from Lord i Humble Address, Remnrotrance, and Pete
was always considered to have been instituted for 1 Melville down to Mr. Villiers and Mr. Hunt ? (No, I City of London to' the Honourable the
the protection of the people in the enjoyment of life, ino !) What claim had they then to the confidence of Commons.
liberty, and property. The wisest men, however, the country ?l ie could not take leave of them with-1 Mr. QuIN then read the Petition, (Set.
which the country had produced had long seen that 1 out cautioning them to be on their guard against the i in another part of our Paper) and received
it no longer answered the objects for which it was 1 artifices of their enemies, who now wished for some ! pleuse.
originally appointed. He could not describe it ine acts of violence to be committed, in order that they ! The Petition was adopted unanimously
better language than in the words of Mr. Burke, who I might show their vigour in attacking an unarmed i exception of the votes of Mr. Deputy - -
stated " 4 that owing to the corruption of Parliament, `people. After some further observations, and reading :. Samuel Dixon, and another.
the House of Commons, which was originally iuten- 1 extracts from the speeches of Lord Chatham, Mr. : A Resolution was then passed, that
ded as a balance against the Crown, had now become ! Pitt, Mr. Fox, and other public men, ie favour of 't should be presented to the House of Commons
•an accessary of die Crown against the people." The . Parliamentary Reform, he coacludiol by seconding ; Alderman Hervey Combe and the other
great Lord Somers had stated, 64 that the House of the Resolutions. !Lives cif the City.
Commons was the great inquest of the kingdom, and 1 Mr. Timeteeoe observed, that our Borou-eh-nuinger i Sir Melees' Cutlets came forward, apparently ho
that it was their duty to inquire into the grievances Sovereigns were not very fond of appealing to argu- i considerable agitation, and said, that he held it hie
of the nation, and to punish the misdeeds of Minis- ment. 'Their deeds would not beer die light. One i duty, as their Representative, to present any Petition
ters." It was pretty obvious to every body whether •of these borough-mongers, however, had the impu- duo lie was ordered to present. As to the rest, be
the House of Commons now fulfilled that which the dence to say, e that a party bad been rising in this would always do, as he had done, whet appeared to
best and wisest of our ancestors had conceived their ! country which must be crushed." He believed, how- . him to be his duty. (Loud cries, lildlyas sup/tort ii ?)
bounden duty, and the object for which they had been .1 ever, that the borough-mongers would find that it was ! The Alderman gave no answer.
appointed. (No' No I from all parts of the Hall.) j not in their power to crush the spirit of the people oft Alderman Comae said, that he should be happy
If such were their duties, in order to perform them, England !—(Apo/a,:se.)—lt was stated in the House . not only to. obey their instructions in presenting it,
Parliaments ought to be held frequently. (Applause.) i last night, as a matter generally reported, that there but in supparting it. (Bravo ! bravo !) His opinion
Was there any right or privilege belonging to the i were but eight or nine honest men in the House, and respecting Parliamentary Reform had always bee
House of Commons which did not belong to his Ma- . all the rest were rogues. This was received, not weli the same as it is at present, and he would always
jcsty or the other branches el the Legislature ? Cer- I indignation, but with general laughter. Now, if he 1 lend evst7 effort in bis power to the success of diet
tairtly not • 'and yet, at the present moment, the pen. i were to go into a den of thieves, and call them all !cause. (Applause.) He would also conceive himself
rogues,
pie are allowed to present an Address or Remon. 1 it is with laughter that be would expect that at all times Lo old to obey the instructions of hie
strance to the King ; but if they should venture to! it would be received; but, if he were to use such , constituents, :.r resign Isis piece.
present an Address or Remonstrance to the House of language to honest men, he did not think it would he Sir C. Paten said, that he was ready to obey the
Commons, their liberty, if not their life, is in danger. ' received with 1 'lighter, but, on the contrary, that it iesfeections ef his constituents as to presenting time
We are now in the hopeless situation described by . would excite the most indignant feelings. If men I Petition. (!rill gapegoon it ?) The Alderman made
Lord Hale, who said, e that if the House of Com- . were perfectly conscious (if being notorious rogues, ;no :umber, and was much hooted.
mons deeded wrong, the people were without any they might well laugh at the accusation. He felt 1 Sir Jew's Some, then expreoed himself nearly ill
manner of remedy." -, The House of Commons, had, most anxious for the preservation of those liberties! the same manner, and was also much hooted.
in the late instanceoldecidecl, as appeared to him, which we bad inherited from our forefathers. He felt i Mr. Weernmex movedthe thanks of the Common'
quite contrary to the law of the land and the liberty convinced that, according to the language of the Poett ' I-14 to Alderman Combe, one of their Represent...
of the subject, and yet they were without remedy and I .. A day. an hour of virtuous liberty, .'t, tires. He then stated, dust one of their Represents-
without hope. The House of Commonsthowever,l ." Is worth a whole eternity of bandage!" . : tiVes, who had pleaded illness through the eerie pal t
could not pretend to be infallible. hi the Psylesbnrys. The most highly respected and virtuous public chtr- .at the session, fOttild himself on a sudden well enoni
ee
question, they had committed some persons, and racier in the kingdom was now a prisoner in the Ito sit up tell seven o'clock in the morn ne, when tlei
were obliged afterwards to retreat from the business Tower— [" It is true—he is the best mania England," i question was to acquit Ministers foxthcii Walcheree
in a manner full as disgraceful as any of those mili- from several of the Liverymen.]—What party was Ex edition. e was informed of this by iepert, and
tary retreats which had filled the country with shame, ' there in Parliament on which the people of this coun- he shoeld put it-as a question to the lion. Mbch en'
but which they uniformly defended. (Applause.) try could rely ? The Outs and the Ins were equallyi Sir W. Cuserts tame forward, and, withevident'
It was well known that in the case of Alderman reeds, to rally round the standard of corruption— i tokens of displeasure, declared h i
e had attended
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Wilkes, those violent and unconstitutional resolutions (e/ppialue.)—Those two parties, in their turn, swal. i duty during the whole of the investigetionf and t'''
which had been agreed to by one House of Com- , lowed up all the places and patronage of the coentry. k deliberate conclusion he came to was, thalethe I•7're.
mom, had been expunged by the next. As Houses 'lf he were to choose between them, he should prefer' dition sees wise and poikie, (Laughter and disaPria.
of Commons had been thus found fallible on former the Ins, as he thought there was a weakness in all ! !ration.) •
occasions, they should not go so far as to prevent die their conduct which rendered their wickedneus less i • Mr. tereteustee reeled, that it was net 03 him is.
people from discussing their conduct. They had dangerous !—(Applauic.)—What change were the alluded, but to Sir Charles Price.
taken rather an odd mode of supporting their dig- people to expect ? Waseethat the Governmeut should 1 . After the resolution had been agnealeo
pity. If they had done that which k was the duty pass into the hands of Lord Grenville, Lord Grey, i Sir Cuenoes Pince came forward, and said, that
of the House of Commons to do ;if they had re- ,or the Honourable Mr. Ward—the Gentleman who :no Jars Assassin had a right to take away his cl''7i:
dressed public grievances ; enquired into thelltults ' moved for the rejection of the Westminster Petition ? ter. He should not put him,elf in competition ~1%
of his Majesty's Ministers, and brought down justice (No ! No !) —He was ready to give credit to her. i Mr. Waithman—
(eWhose vi le e you hit lb° r- 're.
on the heads of great public delinquents, they : Whitbread for what he bad done, but still he thought. many.) . Mr. Wanton:or had, on a former occisiO3.
might then have very safely left the people at the country should not trust too much to any of the tams upon himself to call silence, as if be., h 11„ :th.
liberty to discuss their conduct. (Applause.) But two contending parties. It was known how Mr. Pitt, the Lord Mayor. Ntiw, he would ask, was re". a'
a.,
when that House, which had refused to punish two upon great questions to which he was pledged, knew man the greatest man irk the City ! (e Ateekesnot
Ministers of the Crown for trafficking seats in Parlia- how to give his dependents a holiday, and let them riifterieti," from many.) The Hop. Baronet rots
meat against writerships, suddenly turned round upon' vote as they liked. This practice could he resorted allowed to proceed flintier.
the people, and imprisoned persons for pronouncing to by other leaders of parties. He had heard that it Mr. Quui thee, after a
an, opinion on their conduct, he would ask was these was proposed at another place (the Hackney Meet- and good conduct of the Lord Mayor+ imigh,twai
any true dignity or honour in this proceeding ? (No, ing), to address the King to dissolve the Parliament, ward the Resolution of thanks to him, wat"
none, from all parts of the Hall.) Where was their • Now he could not see much good that could b: eVro carried unanimously, and with loud aPplausezi.nno..
panegyric on the oirteeefor.
dignity and honour, when they let the Cintra Con.: pected from such a Measure. How would it affect The Loan Meatus remold &Ink' tor "'" ---..!Lf
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Prisoners to your Bastile all those who
to defend the freedom of their coun• Crown came forward at the
reu hope, by fear and terror, to Win- their dependents, placemen,
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