The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-26 00:00:00

The CUAIRLAN said he had a health to propose, but
he hardly knew how to do it. but if he hinted at the
name he should probably receive an interruption which
would allow him to reflect how to proceed. He alluded
to their independent Member for the county.—(Loud and
r :pivots, applause, relieWeti at storml ititervals.)—But
as he cuald say nothing new of Mr. Coke, he was filo
to bottom-the words of a men whose faqir Mr. Coke
would not be ashamed to hear applied to him—Mr. Fox;
and applied to a man with whom Mr. Coke %mild not
be unpietly compared—the late excellent Eras. Duke of
Bedford. The words, as tar as he recollected Glens,
were, 4' Never did a male labour to learn that trade by
which be earned his daily bread, that profession by
whiil he hoped to reach wealth or honour—never did a
Man cultivate the finer arts of poetry or painting, in
pirsuit of a fanciest hit:mortality. more assiduously than
this excellent person strove to do good to his fellow-
creatures."—(Lutl applause.)
" The health of Mr. Coke" was drank with three times
three, and loud and lone-continued applause.
11r.Coxa said, his Noble Friend hill given him ample
scope to express his feelings upon the existing state of
things in this country. Mr. Fox was a man whose pnb-
he and private virtues endeared bins to all those to whom
be was known. Ile (Mr. Coke) had had the pleasure of
living for years in ions's:icy a nth him. Nothing could
exceed the kind benevolence of his private character.
and, as a statesman, lie was unrivalled. Ile was a true
friend to the rights of the people, and load devoted his
life to the defence of their privileges and liberties. He
might, if he pleased, have retained office up to the period
of his death, had he been inclined to rompromise .his
principles.—(Applause.)—He knew not, in speaking of
Mr. Fox, how to avoid speaking of his opponents. It
a as very properly remarlied by the Noble Duke (Suseex)l
that they ought not lightly to disturb the ashes of the
deed; but his Royal niceness; bad also stated, that a
public man ought, in all cameo. to fulfil Isis promise.
Now, be would ask, had Mr. Pitt done this? Did Ise
nut promise to support Reform ? Diil he not promise to
support the repeal of the Test Act ? Dill he nut promise
to assist the Roman Catholies of Ireland ?—.1.1.1 how was
this to be done, unless by advocating Catholic. Emend-
patiou ? It was true he maple fine speeches from year
to year In favour of the Slave Trade Abolition Bill,-but
the question was as frequently lost. lie (Mr. Coke) was
but seldom in a sssiuority with Mr. l'itt, save upon
ti.at qnestimi. When Mr. Fox gist into power, lie also
advocated the Abolition of the Slave Trade, but is .•
manner so very different from Mr. Pitt, that the gain-
Gun was carried triusupliantly—thrre being no Moto
than li voices against the motion. Mr. Fox began his
political life 'luring the American war, and, on that a>
t•aeion, lie dearly pointed out the impolicy of the mess
sure. pursued by Government. During the period of
the French Revolution too, lie strongly opposed himself
to a war with that country. When the people of Frames
exerted theinerlyes to return their own Monarch, a right
which he hoped the peopliwoulil never resign, should a
t Me corn, when such a step became necessary, Mr. Fox
opposed himself to any interference on the part of thiti'
country. Here he wished it to be understood, that there
was not any man who was snore xealonsly attached to
the existing Royal Family, or more desirous that they
shoul•I remain at the head of the Government of thin
country, than he (Mr. C.) wag. It was the conduct of
Ministers with which he found fault. It was nut posit-
hie that any man, out actually paid for advocating
corruption, could be blind to the system of mal-ad-
sninistration carried on by the present Ministry.—
A system of coercion had been introduced by the little
pilots who imitated the great pilot. The great oh**
at present seemed to be, by those measures, and by the
introduction of les and informers, to keep Ministers in
their places. Spies had been sent about ; Mitchell,
for instance, ad pointed out the estate of Paul
Fitxwilliam for partition, in ordet to give Ministers im
excuse for introdurieg the late measures. There we"
now no Mitchell, however, and Yorkshire was in a state
of tranquillity. Not so with Lancashire. The Ma s.
trates of teat county were still actively engaged. Nw
wonder, when a single Magistrate received the ?ankle.
sum of 2,5001. a year for the work of a single dim—.
(Applause.)--This he understand was a fact. Would'
any one be surprised then to hear that Ministers were
identified with the Magistrates in the Manchester busi-
ness? He said in the Honse of Commons that this was
the ease, an I he was of the same opinion still.—
One word oil the Liberty of the Press. The press had
done much good to the public came. in that county
they had several good papers. There was one (l'hc
elforarielt Cosrier), the postscripts of which he mail with
pleasure. They afforded moth information on subjects
of public importance. He said he agreed generally in
tipniun with the statements of that paper; he would
wish to see the several porscripts which it contained
brought together in one book. Thee' ninth' afford much
useful information to the public. fie could assure the
Alerting, that were he to pass his life over again, be 1
wonld not change a single rote whim li he had ever given •
in Parliament. His object was to see the people happy, I
to save their money, to keep down the influence of the I
Crows,. and to prevert the introduction of new taxes
until every possible reduction had been tirade in the
public expenditure. If the day should come when Ilse
liberties or 11w people were infringed upon, he hoped
they would all rise as one man to resist the right divine
of Kings to govern wrong.—(Loud applause.)
The Duke of SUSSEX said he had requested permis-
sive of the Chairnian to propose a toast. It had fallen
to his duty because it was coupled with pleasure, to pro-
pose the health of their Noble Cliairman.—(lamil and
repeated applause.) However imposing that toast,
having the pleasure of commanding the attention of the
aesionhly, he should take the liberty of riving his Noble
Friend a lecture as to his conduct. When he found leis
friend so ready to do his duty to the county—whets he
found him exerting himself every way out of doors, he
could not help saying, that he (Lord Albemarle) had a
great deal to answer for, not exerting himself in his
place in Parliament to the same effect. If his Royal
Highness was rare of meeting the support and co-ope-
ration of filet Noble Personage. and souse others of his
friends—if he saw them come forward and state their
opinions, he would not be backward in stating his opi-
Mous also. His Koval Highness concluded by pro.
posing "the health of the Noble Chairseae,- wit& three
times three.
The applause having partially subsided, the Noble
Chairman stood forward, but the cheers were so long
sad so lousily repeated, that it was some time before he
amid obtain a hearing. Silence having been at length
restored,
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and concluded by
wishing health,prosperity, and happi ewes to the Meeting.
The following toasts were then proposed, and drank
with loud applause :
" The cause fot which Hampden tiled on the field,
• and Sidney and Kniniell on the scaffold."
" The worthy inheritor of the name and Armes of his
anrrstors, the Ihi ke ofßedford and the Monaco( Ituseell."
" May the example of one Kevulution prevent the De-
emed ty of .anothe r. "
Tbe CHAIRMAN said, he feared the company would
dread the sound of his hammer. lest it should he the
fortrunner• of a prosing speech. lie begged. however.
to say a few words, as the toast be had to propose rela-
ted to the two Members for the
,City of Norwich.-1
• (Applause.)—Flt was sorry to say. that Mr. Smith was,
tinasmidably obliged to absent itiosselrfroos the meeting ,
its coallelpeate of the death of a near relation, lie bad i