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London, England, 1816-09-12 00:00:00

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eld, but the eery dieftii end *high It ast the de.
aiffa of all upright legislation to obtain. Such were
anetrines, as he had before said, of John Horne
whose name he should never mention
syiThothkoue-6 man
aaeneration..—a man whose life had been a
sa-
man who, for
. his poll.
poetic goo
wince to the
punished by the blight of all
tiol courage, had been
,ccs--who was even precluded from going
big ,Pbrsswe3era-i, (a profession which he had chosen), be.
tai," is was known that if he were called to the bar,
Would then have had one unfeed, unhired,
erupt lawyer. (iffesknue.)—When that. great
me years ago, offered to prove the before-
, solliarlil—
sl
,aed allegations, they were scarcely believed ;
wow there was scarcely a man, woman, or child
h the kingdom, who. was not thoroughly acquainted 11
with the eaistence of the wide-extending corruption. i
Thinz,haJ now come to a crisis. It was a
whether question
the anvil could bear any more
to
simply,
biles from the hammer?
~ Ifitings could not go on
Lithe present train. he taxes could not be paid
of longer • the taxes ought not tots isaid,-( Loud and
•
vehmet apidatme.)—Sinecure places were in fact an
hooky in terms. There could be no such thing,
Pr°6l7, speaking, as a sinecure office. No law could
aright to plunder the public at the rate
pe"
a man
nd a.year—(i/ep/oure) : and what was
of a thousand
mote intolerable still, they throw back farthings to
tus same distressed peop e whom they had robbed of
pooti •
call this charity I The first sentiment of
crete _ul of society should be integrity of con-
duct. rainy'
/6 was one ofhis first duties, to take care of
himself gad his family, and not to rob 'his fellow-citi-
sees, as was done by those sinecurists, who fastened
themselves on the industry of society. An able weekly
writer had sheen, in a very few words, the gross in-
jastice of these sinecures. He had proved that they
sese actually paid out of the very loins that were
bserawed by the Government, because the whole
asount of the taxes was more than absorbed by the
wmal expenses of the country. It was manifest, i
Meefore, that the country was actually saddled with
Molerable debt, partly to pay the sinecnre.holders.
Was it to be tolerated, however, that this impoverish-'
et people should continue to pay for the pride, the
isolence of a few great families, and even for their
icitnion of. the real interests of the people ? The
only remedy left was to get rid of that corrupt sys-
em which furnished the means of plunder. When
be saw the household furniture of the poor but Indus.
Moos man taken and distrained to pay the. King's
tares—a thing which happened evee,y day—how
could they be worse off, he would ask, even if an
nemy were revelling in the heart of the country ?
What worse could even an enemy do to the people
nas this ? The whole was a system of pillage and
Oder, originating inthat oligarchical chamber of
borough-mongers, who fattened on the taxes. The
nedy was plain—it could only be effected by meet-
ires in all parts of the country, similar to this. The
aloof the country were at last open; and he trusted
that by that courage and perseverance which were
iskrent in the hearts of Englishmen, the great ob-
ject would soon be attained of a free and full repre-
smtation of the people. He hoped, that, with this
vise, meeting; would be held in every county, town,
aid parish in England. It required no conjuration
inthe people to see the cause of their distresses :
indeed, it was impossible not to see it : and what was
the remedy was equally plain. Indeed it was as easy
to see it as to see Westminster Abbey from Palace.
7sta. The Honourable Baronet here adverted to
she system which prevailed during many years of the
-French war, of shutting up men in Bastilles, (for
that was the vise name of such prisons) without trial,
and without goof of any offence. lie alluded to the
case of Mr. Lensahre, who was in this way confined
for seven years, almost the best part of a young man's
life. He well recollected the odium arid obloquy he
tnderwent at the time for exposing this detestable
system; but he now looked back on his efforts with
much more satisfaction than the sinecurics could
have in their unmerited emoluments. He woeld
have the people of England to feel convinced that
foe oligarchists would not give up their plunder if
they could help it; but, if the pent le were but loud
and unoemous, they would be compells•d to yisre it
up.—(Aftplato:.)—Here he must express his refire:
be saw et few of the great,
a •h o Id an interest e,
toe uelfare of the country, coining forward to co
operate with the people towaids the attainment of
thew universal wishes. It they still kept back, a spi.
to would arise whio they would not be able to con-
trout or direct. There were a number of excellent
and good men in this predicament ; but if they would
sot condescend to come forward and direct the efforts
of the people, he warned them that the thing would
be 4011 P Without them. Let what would happen,
still he hoped we should all have the speedy satilfac-
liue of seeing that the system of pluoder under which
the People ',romps' should not last for ever.—(4.
Piano—lL had now to thank the inhabitants of
Westminster for their approbation of his conduct,
and assured them he should take a pleasure in pre-
seating this their petition to the Prince Res 5. nt But'
Letore he concbtded he must advert to the •
i::)u which the Ministers now shewed for the standing
aria 7. There was this diaerence between soldiers
and sailors, that the latter could never be employed
to overturn the liberties of their country. The mo-
ment the sailor came ashore, he became a citizen ;
but the solrliers, by living habitually in barracks and
under a
grinding discipline, were fitted for the pair.
P`i'es of despotism. Hence Englishmen had at all
li'net been je It us of a standing army ; nay, Judge
alckstonetold. us, " that barrAcks and a standing
;Jai•
4171,,e mere ml4:flown W the Constitution.'t It was
ua to hear a Judge telling us this at the pre-
°Le t da
when we had a standing army of 180,000
'flea in -tim e of •
the cr.4
_Peace, and barracks in every part of
um ; bet still the diactrine was valuable,
:Al
to be treasured up in our recollection.—
sh" adverted to the late Meeting of the Fen-
nel' aid Placemen at the London Tavern, who
I'lerabled to
relieve the People with their wretched,
Pittance e" -
she Resolt utiSubs Cripti"ns'
This reminied him of
on entered. into by Lords and Bishops,
"me l
• ears ago, when there was a dearth of provi
st.,as
ticila,t. they would leave ea* the' eating of pies
wigs at their dine 1, ,e Laughter).—T!
,cyuceeps. would now be just -.4% -11,cruaily 1.
pittance of Subset ipnoo. spoke o.
41,11.,renindignity the People of Eugiano
a member of stir Bourbon ram. ' • •
Arbota, for lt llorn SC v 71?;111( 2;
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land dash Priests Lad reeeited while In tats etehttt
and especially if they would pay their debts into the
bargain, then, indeed, there would be something
wherewithal to relieve the distresses of the Country.
—(4lolatue).—This, at least, ought to be looked to
by our Ministers. But Lord Castlereagh, our nego-
ciator, Who had already folioed Ireland, and seemed
quite willing to ruin this Country also ; who seemed
either the Minister of the Allied Despots than of
England, had not gut one equivalent for our sacri-
fices, either in favour of our trade or in any other
way, so completely was he absorbed in the cause of
Priests and Despots. At the Meeting in the City of
London the other day, the whole band of Placeraen
and Pensioners there assembled were -alarmed et the
sudden appearance among them of his noble col-
league, Lord Cochrane. His presence struck them
with as- much consternation, as his bombs did the
foreign enemy in the Biy of Rosas. This time tic
Noble Lord got among the domestic enemies, and
he did more good to his country than he had done
by all his naval exploits. The Honourable Baronet
concluded by expressing his firm belief, that England,
under the forms of Law and of a Free Constitution,
was as much enslaved, and more plundtred than
any other country of Europe. It was to put an end
to this disgraceful situation, that the People .1 West-
minster ought to unite all their efforts.—..(This Si.e.far
war fillowed by continued Appluwe).
On the motion of Mr. PARKES, which he prefaced
by a short speech, a vote of thanks was then passed
to Lord Cochrane—
., Fur his Parliamentary conduct, and particularly for his
having, at a Meeting held at the e ty of London favern, ou the
I7tb of 'illy last, (his Royal Highnegs the Duke of York in the
Chair) exposed and defeated the lash:ions attempt then and
there made, falftlysto attribute the present stir:rings of the na-
tion to a mere transition from war to peace."
Lord COCHRAN u came forward, and expressed his
gratification for their thanks, which he held in higher
estimation than any other honour he could receive.
They would have seen, from the papers of the day,
that there had been a sort of parliamentary reform
on the other side of the Channel. The numbers of
the French Chamber of Deputies were to be dimi.
risked, probably in order that they might be the
more easily corrupted. In his opinion the Ministers
of this country were responsible ter all the de.;rada-
tion of the people of France, as well as ht the mise•
ries of their own country. They were the great de.'
linquents who had replaced the old monarchies of
Europe, without stipulating any thing in favour of
the people. He heartily approved of the peti,ion
which the 'Meeting had voted. He had drawn tip
. another resolution which he should now read to then',
but which he did not wish to be put to the vote. It
was, " That it should be recernmendzd to the inhabi.
tans of all counties and towns, unrepresented and mis.
represented, to meet together and prepare remon-
strances to the House of Commons; and that two or
moredeputies be appointed to Carrythese remonstrances
to the door of the House, there to await its decision
upon them, and carry the result to their constituents "
He should also have had to propose, That the pre.
sent meeting of the inhabitants of Westrninstev
be adjourned to the first day of the ntxt meeting 0!
Parliament ; then to a;semble for the purpose of pre-
senting their remonstrance to the House. A s matters
were conducted at present, the petitions in. tav,)ur of
reform were only mumbled over by the ejerk at the
table, while the band of pensioners in the House were

talking all the time, so that they were quite inau-
dible. He bad no doubt, that at t! e nest meeting
of Parliament many petty palliatives would be pro-
posed ; but be it •ped thist nekher these, nor tin
talked-of prosecution of a certain high female, nor
the testiaiony of any Italian witnesses or others,
the bombardment of Algiers, would for a rnument
withdraw their attention from the m•in object—the
enormous debt and taxation under which the country
groaned. They were told of the mighty operations
performed by the subscription for the poor. He•had
calculated what good nnip,ht he effected by the whole
sum already raised, and-he (chili!, •on an exact com-
putation, that it would actually furnish one penny-roll
~n 4 one plot of beer to each pauper in. the realm.—,
He had calculated also what proportiog hid been
paid by the. great sillecuthts r)l3 of their mini re-
ceiets, p.tl4 to the Iron) tile pe••ple's t.aes ; and
te-eld that old G.ltnge Rose was the most I;her:d
contributor. That vtnt,.rable per.or. had positivply
paid out of his annual sin..cure towards the relief el
the starring prTulatinn, whns..! lab ur.produced this
income ; yes, he positively paid no Fess a sum than
four farthngs and a fraction in the pound. (4 load
laugh.) The Marquis Camden paid three farthings in
the pound. Lord Arden a fraction m ate. The
Archbishop of Canterbury three%farthings. The Duke
crf Orafton 16-17ths of a farthing. (Loud laushter.)
The debt had been just called oligirchical, not na-
tional, and let the oligarchy pay it. The Noble Lord
then concluded by alluding to the Agricultural Re-
port, which, tie said, had been suppressed, because
' it gave too true an account of the distress of the
cueatry, arid sf the cause of them. He lastly obe
served, th-it if Englishmen would be true to them-
selves a eemedy might yet be found. (Applause.)
Mr. WADD/NO lON proposed that the thanks of the
Meeting should be given to Mr. aunt for his litho-
rious and continued exertions in the cause of the
people. Mr. Waddington stated, that he had been
for 7UO miles through the country, and that no
tongue could tell, er he describe, the miser) which
he had Witnessed. In one place 400 men, who had
been farmers and manufacturers, alight be seen
walking two and two ,to the workhouse—(llear,
hear) ; and in Manchester alone, twenty or thirty
thousand persons were totally unemployed.
• The Resolution of Thapka to Mr. Lunt was se-
conded by a Gentleman, who stated that there was
no man on the hustings more sablioxieus to the Go-
vernment than Mr.HHut; and that when be had
offeted himself as a candidate at Bristol, they had

done every thing in their power to prevent his election. •
I'hequestion was then patand carried by acclamation.
Mr. Hurl begged to return his thailks for this
mark of the approbation of the citizens of Westmin-
ster, which atfordeti him the highest giatification he
was capable of receiving. He had laboured for 20
years in the cause r..f th,r itenple, and du'ring all that
:me the venal ,f I...Agland had set its face more
.ig4inot bin; ant utheir man, with the
• tirti.; but .t had laboured'
•.-. • • :.,it •: .: sa.A' been lately at-
-4.•t pros; Ie me:l,A
• -• •••• •..1 tut v ;et,/ ,iewaper. Not satistted
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to Oat! the Lord Mayer, Aldermen, and
'Litery of London, assembled in-Common Fla,
set of:Tethless raggamoffins. Thank Gon, hnv.-euer,
the dayiof Pitt, whets this kind nf langu4ge might
have been listened to, had gone by for ever. This
thief was one of that venal press that had been sound-
ing the tocsin of war for the last twenty years—he
bad been one of the bloodhounds of war during all
that period; and now, after having fed himtlf fat
on corruption, he says he would be very glad to get
rid of sinecures and pensions, though not with such
assistants as the citizens of London. The orator
then adverted to some other topics Which he had
omitted in his preceding speech respecting* the expense
of the army ; and after he had concluded, Thanks
were ironed to the High Bailiff of Westnunstur, and
the Meeting broke up.