Star.
London, England, 1818-03-06 00:00:00

les then said, thattlie wished it to be un-
ethe outset of what he had to offer to the
this occasion, that he did not meals to pass
nnium on those itinerant orators who bad
Al in
various parts otthe country. His
d from what'
these persons might be gathere
:ly said in the way of advice to one of
ins. Since he had come to town that per-
lied to -him, on. which he advised him
:ern himself about politics or the affairs of
rut to attend to his faMily and his business.
respect to the subject to which be wished more
iy LO call the. attention of ,the House, he
proper to say, that he was aware that a
ion' of the people had been in a great state
, and that the most important and mo;t
Jestions had been discussed by half-starved
and manufacturers. - Such a state of things
agerous, a
that it ought necessarily to attract
Am (l• of evernmeat. if it was necessary to
•
lea, they ought to be watched most ma-
ke it must be evident that they had the
a dreadful extent, not only of discovering,
sting danger. (Hear, hedr.)- That danger
greater w'er.n they were employed among
orders that if they were sent among the
of society ; for among the latter they
;koly to acqe:: e much influence, but with
their supei iol- information was likely to
much influere e, and so to make them be
leaders and directors, and proMoters. of
violence v.l.ich would not otherwise' have
ight oL I: v..c widt much satisfaction that
authorised by Sir John Ityng to state, that no
'icr been employed by that gallant officer,
any such ever been in'his carriage, on any
whatever,: and farther, that he never had
iunication• with such characters up to the
-larch. Whoever knew the gallant officer
heti named, must :know that his humanity
treat: as his courage, and that on whatever
service it might be his duty to be employed,
was fergettai of what was due to the sub-
: free state. (Lste/ cries If Hear, hear, hear.)
along a.::ed under the influence of these
and owing to that had more than once in
le displeasure of the Magistracy, by declin-
:ample with their too great eagerness to em-
military in the suppression of any distur-
\Yid; respect to the motion which he iaten-
era to the Howe, he was not aware how
.y's Ministers could oppose it without shew-
)ect to the Reports of the Secret Commit-
:as stated in the lieport of the Committee
ise or Lords last year, alluding to the con-
ale. that they had in some instances encou-
;Lfp Which they were intended only to pre-
same thing was stated in various peti-
see; to the House, and the persons who
afered to prove the extent of the mischief
been produced. They stated that the infor-
Ministers was furnished by hired spies and
and agents of the Police. What spies
now pretty well known. Were Police
tore creditable ? Were there not instances
gents iucitieg unfortunate individuals to
imes, in the hope of participating in the
their conviction ?--(hear, hear.) Perhaps
was not awaee of the amount of these re-
sat there were instances of three hun-
ids being giver. for a single Tyburn ticket.
A mean to say that the disturbances in the
Counties were to be attributed solely to
3 of Government. Neither did he mean
in the immense population of Lancashire,
900,000 inhabitants which- it :contained,
;ht not be found sonic ready enough to en-
iischievous projects. But all the facts re-
he state of L.iacashire sheaved, that, not-
ing the efforts of the spies, only a few per-
e found ready to engage in their designs.
was wanted was a strict, rigid, and impar-
Iry, to shew them where the guilt of these
iroperly attached. He did not mean to say
Majesty's Ministers could have created a
le elements of a plot had not previously exis-
. this he would say, that the plots were most
nt to Ministers, by diverting the public mind
ms of economy and retrenchment ; and hav-
t thus convenient, it was very natural that
s should come forward to screen those agents
been so useful in fomenting these plots.—
:hided by moving,
t the Rouse, taking into consideration the Reports of
: Committees of the last Session, and the Report of the
matinee, communicated to this House on the 234 of
50 far as related to thc encouragement afforded to
by persons in the employment of Government, and
1•:to consideration the allegations in the various Feta-
:he same s:ibject, thought it necessary that an inquiry
!ist.t.ed into practices of so alarming a tendency."
ROBINSON was astonished at the manner
t tee Right Hon. Gentleman had brought
his motion, after the very extraordinary
:e made of precenting the Petition from
;ter, m which he made midis charges against
rs. How came it now 11.1,i completely
and abandoned the ero sad -n %%1101 he stood,
former occasion—(hear, hase)2 There were
+ries then about Dewhurst and Loniay. being
'he fact was, the Hon. Gentleman 1. tiew from
Byne, they never were Wes ; r.o. did the
.ment Know of them, other than as conspire-
max was apprehended on the 2gth of March,
and subsequently dismissed. Ile was sure
not controvert this statement. With re-.
:hese two cases, the main pillar of the Man-
?eeition, they were broken down, and with
t ill the ground fcr referring the Petitions
!--.,..ttec! of Inquiry. The Petitioners had
the propositions were made to them. but
S?tes and Informer. Here then was an
::1:1t the.; were made. Tip: infers-nee was,
'.7^re n,:•: quite so unpal.it,tble :v.. the con-
wi,ll the House to believe. Lomax
,Ind with respect to eFtahli'lling the else,
shoniel be alive. It was throlgh
rots of Lomas, that Bam:ord, one of the
taken up, and he was :lot appl-ehend-
:.-c act r: so that it Hipossible
b .?eliced by Lomax. Ilic same
for the warrant againq 117.11 'l,ll not
aft.er ()li7er had pliir down to Sco;land.
':any et' the transacti.vas mint hive been
Iby Mitchell. Again, that p;ous t ;,aracter,
and, wished to induce the to credit
11., at, wdl as Haynes, pro-