The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-23 00:00:00

melancholy disorder. lesellodieg to the Meeting of
the Pitt Club, which be understood had take• place
the day hefore at Bury, he begged to say, that be
meditated not an intrnsioa ism the awful mysteries of
that occasion—lt was not for a profane Whig eye Se
Iran the measures of that assembly. The Whigs, be-
sidel, had no possible means of prying Into the secrets
of that bidden place where the Sleeting was held—
they
did nut patronize the spy system ; they had no li-
centiate of that order whom the► cool furi.isli with a
commission to insure the necessary Information. How-
ever, It certainly was whispered from Bury to Ips-
wich, that there was a falliog off in the attendance of
about 30 or 40 per seat. as compared with last year,
answering to the ratio of reduction in the rest • of
landlords with remarkable accoracy.—(Lingbing )
However, it was ►lso added authors was an immense
proportion—(really, one did not well know what could
attract Divine■ to such a place)—of she black
(loud laughing and applause)—he meant to say of the
cloth. Bet his informant had even dived farther into,
the secrets. The assembly, of sionrse, toasted the
Minister—the applause of tire 'Squires was hut so-so
—the Yeomen did not receive with pleasure ; and
hers there was an hiatus—voids drilemdar, no

doubt. It would be curious to know whether or
not, in the absence of their former Chairman. the
Report of the Agricultural Committee wu read
from the Chai►. in order to revive the (4309;401)4in
of those present. It would be caries• to ascertain.
likewise, if a fine was imposed on any reference to the
taxes. in order that the humus, of the Meeting *should
not be injared.—(Repeated laughter.)--Talking of
harmony, be could not avoid noticing that they snug
—and would any man guess what that song was ?
No other than " The Pilot that weathered the Storm."
He remembered once, in the metropolis, meeting with
a wretched looking creature, moving about the street,
and singing the harden of that light and joyous sone
" Away with Melancholy." and he could not avoid
stopping far • moment to contemplate the striking
contrast there was between her appearance and ber
singing. In the same manner, he was convinced,
would every one before him be *track, were they to
see those who joined in the cholas at Bury. tree-
tbered the storm! Good Goo, if those men would
bat tarn their eyes to the revolutions which bad taken
place—to those which were then in progress in the
world, and to those which, unless the safety valve of
popular representation be opened, moat implode and
be felt in all their frightful emosequencei throughout
Barope. If they would bet look at that league of
despots, the fruit of a twenty-five years war—to that
Holy Alliance, which p to its heart that moat le-
gitimate Sovereign of the Turks, covered as he is with
Christian blood, the blood of men who dared to free
themselves from his most infernal yoke.—lf they
looked to that alternation of coercive m
twee• England and Ireland—if they looked to the
(rightist anticipation of having • national debt of 10011
millions—if they would look at the fact, that so low
was England now in influence, that she dared net ac-
knowledge the independence of South America with-
out the good will and pleasure of the despots of Est-
rope.-11 these upholsters of the Pitt system looked
at all this, would they repeat that the •term had
been weathered ?—(Oreat and continued applause.)—
lie held it to be good that the people ehoeld see ga-
thered around t►em men of property and iolleencr, who
were ready to stand by them; it could not but be bene-
ficial to the common good, that they shoo!!! unite in ex-
ertions and steadily pursue together the straight path.
It was remarkable that the declaration of M►. Pitt (and
he agreed with his lion. Priem!, the Chairman, that what
was called the Pitt system era. made up of so many in-
consistencies, that it would be impossible to define it)
that uo honest man could continue in office while the
system then in being existed, stands unrepealed by any
subsequent disavowal, retraction, or allusion; he never
retracted this opinion. The enlightened mind of the
illustrious statesman, who in vain opposed those politics,
saw clearly the results of the sys,ein. But had that
great man lived to witness bow, after all the exertions
and sacrifices made on the part of the people, bow little
of sympathy existed between them and the Parliament,
after the war had been brought to a close, surely he
would have seen reason to strain every nerve to call
into action all his extraordinary energies, in order to
change the Constitution, as it now exists, of the Com•
mons Rouse of Parliament. lie (Mr. Macdonald) would
eongratulate the Reformers on the result of the efforts
of s branch of the illustrious House of Russell. Lord
John Russell, as the)• knew, brought forward his motion
for Morin, prefaced by a speech, in which the question
was advantageously placed in a light in which it lied
been placed before. They might judge of the
effect of his Lordships's argument and eloquence by the
amount of the minority (174) which voted for his mo-
tion. That minority the country alight expect to see
much and rapidly increased. The counties not only of
Suffolk (which, by the way, had done its duty), but all
the counties of England ought immediately to come
forward with petitions. Let them persevere—let them
unite zeal with temperance—they may trust the rest
to " the working of events," and to the zeal and ability
of those public men who had approved themselves the
faithful advocates of the people in Parliament.—(Long
and Inuit epplanse.)
" The Patriots of Spain and Portugal."
" Sir W. hliddletou."

Sir bIIDDLETON shortly returned thenke. The
people, he thought, ought to endeavour to reform them-
selves as well as Parliament. They ought not to take
bribes for their vows. They should cease the practice
altogether. Unless they acted in this manner, in
vale it was to expect a reformed House of Commons.
" The British Bar, and may the liberty of the Sub.
je-t never want firm, enlightened, and zealous advocates
amongst its members."—('The name of Mr. Henry
Cooper was pretty generally added, in drinking this
toast.)

Mr. COOPIR rose and said, that be unfeignedly felt
that the honour of having his name coupled with a
sentiment so great as that which they had just heard,
was such as he never could expect to bare shared. If,
however, the strongest, the most ardent wishes, to be
worthy of the honour was enough to merit it, no man
was more worthy than himself. Ile felt the greatest
gratitude to the Meeting. This pleasure, however,
was a little dashed, by boding that so insignificant a
person was singled out, in order to be connected with
such a toast; for he must suppose that when they re-
sorted to hiss, there was, indeed, a great want of in-
depenee at the Bar, and that it warranted the displea-
sure of the public. Whatever might be the condect
of individuals in the profesdon, be slionld always be-
lie►e that in the main, the members of the Bar were
independent. Within the last few weeks there was a
memorable proof given of the justice of this opinion,
so far as regarded one member at least of His profits-

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sloe. He alluded to the splendid speech of Mr.
Brougham, at the Durham Anises. In the belief
that he was not mistaken in his opinion of the Gentle
men of the Rat, he should remain ; and though there
were individuals whom be could name, whose lives, as
they were a disgrace to the profession, should be hell
op to usiversal execration, yet he should still feel it
BM honour to belong to the Bar. Let a Reform in
Parliament once take place, and he would answer fur
It that the Bar would not be long unreformed. Let
them once sake it the fashi..n to be virtoons and
independent, and he would answer for it, that even
the Clergy would soots become free from corruption.
The necessity of a Reform in Parliament had been
so eloquently insisted upon that night, that be would
lot attempt to argue In favour of it. They would. re-
member that that man, whose bust he was then regard.
ing, sod whose name they had daily fresh reason to
ts, had for twenty-five years been pouring out all
the treasures of the wisest mind. with the most impres-
sive eloquence, upon t►e ears of the House of Commons.
But the charmer was unheard by that body; they would
not listen to the voice of reason, or of troth—their
ears were stopped with gold—their hearts were acces-
sible only by the touch—they were sensible to nothing
hut the bribes of the Tressary. In that House Mr.
Pox, scarcely at one time, had more them 50 votes,
open any of those divisions where his success might
hive been the source of the country's salvatiso. Lord
Erskine, in his preface tb his admirable speeches. bad
truly said that eloquence itself had uttered its sugges-
tions is the House without movieg say of its Members.
The Learned Gentleman proceeded to discuss the state
of nor foreiga relations. He contended that we were
a degraded nation in the eyes of Europe—that we no
longer possessed the influence which made us so re-
spectable in /miner times, and that by the operations
of the blessed Pitt princip:es we had put ourselves in
that state, that we could Cot vindicate our nations! ho•
sour, if it happened to be insulted, without running
the risk of involving ourselves in a national bank-
►optcy. The L d Gentleman then proceeded to
explain his sentiments on the subject of reform at some
length. He concluded by exhorting the Reformers to
be steady in the pursuit of their object. Let them
petition, remonstrate, and rail incessantly for redress.
If all their moderate, orderly, and peaceable •Harts
should not succeed, he trusted that them they would
have the spirit to imitate the conduct or their ancestors.
—((reat Applause.)
" Lord Erskine and trial by Jury."
" 111• y Turkish despotism fall before Greek fire."
" The Members for Ipswich."
Mr. LENN AR fi returned thetas, and ►tated at bOTENE
length the motives of several of his votes in the last
Session.

The Meeting set till a late hour. The greatest har-
mony psevailed throschont the evening.

Yeste dAy a meeting of the Freeholders, Lease-
holders, and other owners of property within the Lon-
don liberty of St. Andrew's, Holborn, was held in
the church, for the purpose of considering the pro-
priety of ro-operating with the Inhahittnts in general
in defending a snit instituted by the Rev. Hilbert Re-
resford, the rector, io the Court of Exchequer, La
flit recovery of a tithe of two and ulnepence in the
pound, on the rack rental of the inbabitents. The
meeting was numerously and respectably attended.
W. Rovir, Esq. churchwarden, was unanimously call-
ed to the chair.

Mr. SAUNDENI. the solicitor for the parish. at the
desire of the Chairman. read a resolution of the inks.
blunts of the London liberty of the parish. requiring
the tithe committee to call fur the signatures of house-
holders, freeholders, and other persons p ins pro-
perty within the liberty, as a declaration for defending
the suit instituted by the rector.
The ellAl IIM IN. on the above resolution being read,
shortly stated the object of the meeting. The inha-
bitants, he said, Lad amply discussed the claim made
by the rector, and after giving the subject the fullest
consideration, had determined to defzud themselves
against it: and the present meeting was called to give
the freeholders, and other non-resident persons who
were interested in resisting the claim, an opportunity
of understanding the questions and contributing to
the defence of their property.

Mr. doom BESCIIAIi said, the freeholders were
highly interested in the event, as, if the claim set tip
by the rector were established, it would amount to a
seizure of one th part of their property on the
expiration of the present Irma. By the act of the
2lst of Henry the Eighth, the payment of the clergy
was regulated, and it was expressly stated that the
money was given for their support, fur the mainte-
nance of the poor, and for the repair of the churches.
In the 37t1t year of the MU, king, another act was
passed, under which the present claim of 1.10 Shil•
lings and nine pence in the pound was trade; but it
had been ascertained that the law had not been acted
on, and that five years after a new law was made fur
giving the clergy 21. in the pound fur the like par-
poses. In the whole of Klizabeth's reign there was
no mention of the Act of the 37th of Henry VIII.
Ilad it been considered operative when, in the 41st
year of her reign, the act was passed for providing
for the poor, there could he no doubt that had the
clergy then been in possession of an income of 2s. 91.
in the pound, oat of which they were to provide for
the poor, some part of it would have bren taken
for that purpose. In the reign of Charles I. a single
clergyman made a claim of 2s. 9d. nutter the Act
of the 37th of Ileory the Eighth. and hound a
jury who gave him a vet diet, and this Was the oily
case in favour of the claim of the rector. After the
great fire in the reign of Charlet II , that monarch
granted to the clergy of the 52 parishes that acre
burnt I'lol. a year each in lien of etery withmat
any mention of their havitts; any right to 23. 91. in
the pottud—a strong proof that nu such rig .t existed
The city of London went to Rtiliaturtit in the year
1817, with a bill to give the clergy a fixed rite, such
as Parliament might think tit, and save the parishes
from the danger of any revival of a claim of 2a. 9.1. is
the pound, but Dr Phitlimore opposed the bill, and
so little interest did it then excite among Ge flambe:6,
that it was supported by no more than 32. and was
lost on the second reading. tie act of the 37th of
henry VIII. appointed commissioners to decide whet
should be the rate on the rental by which the clergy
should be paid, and enacted that their decree to that
effect should be enrolled in Chancery by the Ist of