The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-05-16 00:00:00

COUNTER.MRE PING of the MIDDLESEX
FREEHOLDERS.

Tuts day there was one of the most insidious
attempts ever beard of to destroy the Indepen.
dence of the County of 'Middlesex. In coose.
quake of a paragraph, (not an advertisement),
Is some of the Ministerial Papers, at Meeting wul
convened at the Freemason's Tavern, of the
Freeholders who Were supposed to be adverse
to the recent prof eedings at Hackney. For a
considerable time there was not more than twenty
persons in the room, and they had ben obliged '
to deliver in their names and places of abode-it
was soon reported abroad there was such a Meet..
ing, and at last the room began to 611. -Mr.
lßyng Came forward and stated that be had at.
tended In consequence of a letter from one of his
Constituents, but he really thought it was a Meet-
ing solely for the purpose of those persons who'
disapproved of the proceedings of the County at
large.
Mr. Mellish and his Contralti.e came in whilst
Mr. Byng was speaking, ands' most dreadful tumult
took place, which Mr. Mellish, for the moment.,
pat an end to, by desiring those who were for the
Coulter-declaration to withdraw into another
Seem. They accordingly did so, Vat the indig•
Seaton of the other Freeholders was loudly ex.
pressed, and they insisted there should be no
proceedings'carried on in privacy, and accord;olg.
lily they proceeded in a body, and forced open the
door in which Mr. Mellish's conclave were de.
bating ; a scene of uproar for some time ensued.
At last Sir William Gibbons was put into the
Chair, and desired .by Mr. Mellish to read the
Counter-declaration, the Honourable Member oh.
serving, it was of no consequence whether it wag
heard or not. Every sentence of the Address was
received with unequivocal parks of .abbogrenee.
The Mellishites then withdrew; upon which- Mr. '
Bentley was immediately called to the Chair,
amidst loud applause,.
Mr. Teo/Noe, in a very able speech, reeve.:
mended coolness and moderation ; and trusted that
no pretence would be given to our wicked Miele. -.`
tern to suspend the Habeas Corpse Act, , •
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Ile then moved a variety of Reaulutions, at. •.,, •
pressive of the sense of the Meeting of-elte sea • : ••
duct of Mr. Mellish and. his Party;',Werittuleit.'
tlnely going about to eennteriet thiliiiceetipge
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of the Freeholders at theie full County Cistrt, k., •
gaily assembled. He also armed, and it wass•ear. v .
tied without a dissentient voice, that Mr. Meitieh
had forfeited the confidence of his: Condlitiumb‘
and was no More *May ta're' Reptesem.
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The Meeting then adjoined, 'happy Wel* VW:. .
umph the Friends of Freedom had °Nabbed 'Never
secret Junta of plotting dependents of llittMNktttr '
IMPERIAL
NOUSE OF COMMONS, MAT 15. •
Mr.' FOSTER (the House. having gone info)
Committee) propOsed a Resolution granting a
Bounty Of. Ss. 4d. upon every barrel of Strong
Bear retailed over and above the proportion of the
retail of one barrel of beer to that of four gallons
of spirits.
Mr. HUTCHINSON said, that he could not
help expressing his regret, that the Right Hon.
Gentleman, in a matter of such importance to the
Interests of •the Brewers in Irelaedi had not
:thought it necessary to go into setae detail respect.
,ing the grounds and object of the proposed Remo.
lotion. As far ai any measure had for its real object
-the protection of the breweries in Ireland. so far
was he a friend to that measure ; but; however fa.
vourable that object might be, there might yet be
serious difference of opinion as to the effi •acy of
the means proposed in furtherance of it ; the Bill
which had been brought forward .by the Right
• Hon.-Gentleman had by no means answered the
and, it was intended for. (Mr. Hutchinson)
-bad resisted it as laying the foundation of all those
grievances which could be now reinedied only by
the repeal of the Bill which had produced them.
r.lle was anxious to be informed how far the pro.
posed bounty to the retailer would operate as a
.boott to the Irish brewer. Was it certain Coat the
-bounty 'would reduce the price—and if it did not,
rlt the' consumer did not pay less for the.article
He presumed that the bounty would not operate
as an inducement to extra consumption. He wart
apprehensive that it •woeld rather have a tendency
to itterease..the sale if illicit apirtts and promote
perittry, and that prove squally- injurious to the
revenue and the utorality of the country. He
wished to know also how lee comparative snlef of
." malt liquor and spirits iibithl be ascertained ? ..!
'"e 'Hoe valid fraud be provided against In this re.
4 jn"! spect • ? )low-could tube ascertains t thin the vets.
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der -did not receive the bounties upon the sale of'
illicit spirits Who were to keep his accountsdiendano The retailers. Here die Itenoistrable gentleman
astitut,
commented Oe.the difficulty of such a class of men
as' the small reedlers of beer and spirits, keeping
I an UM daily journal of the anoint of beer and
spirits retailed ; many q( them eoald neither read
The following is a copy of the Resolution of the or write,ey
the hired
and were
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Roman Catholic Prelates, in Synod assembled, in clones, by
Dublin : this kind would nece,sarily be productive of a great
Resoieed ananinsously, 'that the thanks of this Meithq- anemias •of revenue officers to keep these accounts,
and consequently serious addition to the es
be, and are hereby gireu, to the Right Row, Dr. blitassa,
Bishop of Costabala, fear the faithful discharge of his duty, cep CP
'as Agent to the Roman Catholic Bishops of this part of the or toe country. In etfering these observations he
United Kingdom. and more particularly for his tate aposton- wished to be distinctly understood as-not applying
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cal Artattess. so dissenting from, and t!pposiag a scone,
finite declaration or resolution, pledging Raman, Catholics to them to whatever measure it might be the intention
nn eventual acquiesome i""ange,„ents preitediad of. the Right Honourable Gentleman to ground
I. the imegrity sod safety Of oar chorea
"O RYAN. upon Ms proposed Resolution, hut rather, .as a • •
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Bithop of Gerraaalcat.Settiusry. o‘ linEllftry of his objections to the Leil• Maly is .•
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• The following attempt at a classification of the
different parties in Parliament, may, perhaps, be
interesting to some of our readers.
. 1. Those who support ministers, upon the
ground of upholding the royal prerogative, at the
head of whom is Mr. Yorke, and among whom
may be numbered such officers of the household
as are in parliament, and the'velatites and connec.
tions of those entrusted with the administration of
public affairs.
2. Those who support ministers, chiefly upon
the principle of excluding " The Talents," from
their having been unfortunate and unskilful in the
management of the war. They prefer sound prio.
eipier,vieith-sveir minor ialoirts, to what they coo.
eider the want, or rather the perversion of both
these qualities in their opponents. To these be.
long many county members, particularly of Suf:.
I folk, Lincolnshire, NOrthamptoe, Somerset, Dor.
at, Rants, &c. and the representatives of the high
lsource interest, in large boroughs:
• 3. The friends of. Lord Castlereagh • they are
1, in number, but he it morn popular la the
Boise than his rival.
4. Mr. Cann supporters are avowedly
so, in consideration of his superior abilities, and
are some of them, men of great intellectual talent.'
Mr. hluskisson, Mr. Sturges Bourne, Lord Gren.
trifle Leeeson'Gower, and Mr. Ellis, are his prin.
dpal friends. They amount to about 12 or 14.
b. The votaries of Lord Sidmouth are more
numerous, but less decided ; Mr. Bathurst, a
very able man ; Mr. Riley Addiogton, Mr. Davies
Giddy, &c.
6. Another, and an interesting class, Is formed
by Mr. Wilberforce, the Thornton!, at times,.
Mr. Babington, &c. These Gentlemen claim the
character of independence, joined to strict reli.
gious principle. With them may be included the
economists, of whom Mr. Bankes is the chief.
7. The Grenvilles are too remarkable not to be
distinctly noticed; they act avowedly upon -par.
tial aristocratical principles, and are forriidable
from their connexions, and still more formidable
from their perseverance and inflexibility. Mr.
Windham, however eccentric, may be included
within the circle of their charm, and they hate the:
support of the houses of Cavendish, Stanley,
Wentworth, Russel, &c.. . •
8. The ancient Posited may be divided into
three parties, toting together; first those who,
.in supporting the principles of Mr. Foe, may be
considered as having attached' tnemselves to the
Grenvilles, and as hating united themselves
them. Mr. tierney may be viewed as the first off
this class, although, peeing's, ;rather inclining to
the. Second, who, with ,Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Cal.
craft, Mr; Adam, are uuderitood to have that'
highest veneration for the lieir.apparent.
Third are unquestionably independent and holiest'
men. Mr. Whitbread it the great and able Sider
of-this party. I, •
The 9th party is also perfectly independent, and
supports the cause of UM thee Constitution with
great steadiness and abilities; Sir Fniescis iliscdett,
Lord .Fulkeetone, Lord Cochrane, Mr. Wardle,
and Mr. Mattocks, are amen; thew.
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