The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-24 00:00:00

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tlemea of the Treasury, if toy ejbited the corres-
pondence which usually tail( place isefore the meet. g
of Parliament, would afford* very satisfattory r
for the expectation of Ministeis on the subject. at
if the Noble Lord relied on the—conflPence the
country—if he thothrist, that because he possessed
the confidence of the Sovereign and of that Homo
he therefore possessed the confidence of the country,
be would find that he was very much mistaken. The
events of the last three months ought to convince
the Noble Lord of his error, if he itspposed that he
and his Friends possessed the confidence of the country.
At no period of our history hail half, or even a tithe
of the number of public meetings taker, place, that
bad been held within the period lie had men-
tioned; and at every one of those meetings, held iu
such a manner as to admit" of public discussion, the
conduct of the Noble Lord and his Colleagues had
experienced the most-uneenivocel reprobation. That
a number or what were called Loyal Addresses had
been sent up to the Crown, he knew perfectly well;
but they had been voted in s.ierct, among gentlemen
who were professed supporters of the present ,lilminis-
tration, although not one of them had ventured to
express any opinion of the measures of the Noble
Lord and his Colleaenes. Expressions of loyalty
coming in such a way were not of much value. In
his conscience he believed that his Majesty 'knew no-
thing of the way in which these addresses were gut
up; and of this he was persuaded, that some of them
contained expressions, which, if repeated' to his Ma
jesty, would inette his reprehension. The Noble
Secretary of State for the Home Department, in the
course of his selections, had selected one Address,
which had lattty been published in the (Lizette, and
which, if it had appeared in any other paper, would
unluestionably have called down the punishment
of that Ilouse. • 'lbis Address professed to pro-
ceed front a irk of Cler.tymen. It stated
that the Addressers " had witnessed with much
regret the spirit of disolfiction so prevalent in
the country, .and especially the violent and uneon-
stitutiousi speeches of the Opposition in both !louses
of Parliament, and that they con!ti not refrain front
expressing their indigoation at the insolence of cer-
tain 31enthers of the Opposition on the prorogation
of Parliament : perstlic:ed as they were that :f such
condu:t were to pass unn aired in the Representatives
of the people, that ::uthing less thin geueral sedition
could be expected in the country." Such were the
style and langua::e of the Ailtiresw:s which the Noble
Secretary of Stite far tlte flume Department took
upon himself t. sclectfor publication in The Ga::ette.
Such was the respect which those Addressers ex-
hibited for the Constitutional Authorities. And Alen
the conntry were o=l of the licentiousness of the press.
Referring. then to the Speech from the Throne, at
which Lord Folt.stone.reniarkeil there nits *enamels to
cavil, and animadverting upon seine of its topics and
omissions his Lordship concluded withohperringibat the.
Noble Lord (Castlereagh) would always eoutinne to
have the same majority in that lloase, whatever might
be the measure which he might think proper to pro.
pose; he had no doubt, but the !seople at hale were
frilly persuaded of the evils which resulted from
the Noble Lords' Adoti,tistrati.it :tad that of his col-
leagues.
3lr. WODEIIOI-sr, protested ag.ainit the assumption,
that whoever supported the measttres of Administration,
awl especially with reference to her Majesty, must ne-
cessarily be a most servile dependant on a most ticked
Government. Front whout came- the objection to the
Loyal Addresses, which some characterised as abetting
tyranny, others as foniepting sedition 1. From those who
considered it a feather in their caps that they were the
advocates of freedom of opinion. If, however, he, or
these who thought with him, expressed their opinion,
they were instantly !called dogs," •‘ dunghill dogs,-
hisle and corner men."—" Hole and corner torn!"
Why, there was uo hole or corner, however oltscnre,
into whicli he would not retire, Ule conceived it neces-
sary to the free and uncontrolled expression of his sen-
timents. It was the power of expressing an unbiassed
opinion, that made the privilege valuable.
Lord FOLKESTONE, in explanation, disclaiined the
use of such expressions as those quoted by the Honour-
able.tientleman ulto bad just spoken.

Mr. BATHURST—the circumstances which ren-
dered it incumbent on the Noble Secretary of State
for the Home Department to make the selection from
the Addresses, with which he had been charged by the
Noble Lord.

Mr.' WAHRE contended, that the etplanution of the
Right Honourable Gentleman was wholly insutlicient.
Adverting to the Address which had been cited by the
Noble Lord, he characterised it as finally scandalous ;
and commented with much severity on the bad grace
with which the selection of it proceeded from a Noble
Lord who had issued a celebrated circular to the Ma-
gistrates of the country, on the subject of libel.
The Address was then put and agreed to.
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On the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, several Ac-
counts were ordered to be presented to the House rrla-
live to the Transfer of Stock from the English to the
Irish Funds, in pursuance of the 37th lieu. 111. c. 79;
as also of the Amount and application for the kat ten
years. of the First Fruits in Ireland.
Adjourned at nine o'clock.

POLLOKSII.III'S MEETING.

Pursuant to requisition, a meeting of the gentlemen
and householders of the parish of Eastward was held
on Thursday, at the parish church it Pullokshaws.
Mr. MAXWELL. Member for the county, opened the
proceedings, and stated that he considered parish
meetings the best and safest mode of ascertaining the
real voice of the country. The magistrates at Pollok-
shaws he considered eery unlike the rulers of close
corporations ; they bail acted a noble and independent
part at Renfrew. Ile moved that Provost Monteith
take the Chair.

Sir Jour Maxwm.t.,flart. seconded the motion, and
it was carried with applause.
Mr. Waimea, of Auldbouse, in a- nrat speech, in
which he professed himself a staunch advocate of civil
sad religious liberty, and a firm friend of the people,
proposed the resolutions. They expressed loyalty to
the King, and attachment to the Constitution, as es-
tablished at the Revolution; *deprecated the policy of
Ministers, and finally frayed his Majesty to appoint
othet servants, who would *commis*, conciliate,