The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-24 00:00:00

last thietato-itt
me pressing so aisedlete on the
ellaithi eserdiee of the fame-

ousel of ar a
Throoe,os 4b.'

... of that great shoe by. a siagle i ialivideal -is
incompatible with the existence of.
A limited
Monarchy ? How 'plain and shop% Dentlemen,
hr•trotir, and- into • what g variety "silt 'errors do
they . planes who.. wander front Itt f path ? Why
not at Alice cambia. thre Colostitatiat ns composed
of three atateediffering in theitsnatere, but mutually can'
cursing for the generaltgood i balanced in their opera'
tion by alternate repulston and attraction, and like the
Wail* areangement of the planete;anting uponsan,fm-
eatitible law ofharstiony and order (loud cheers)? Mr.
Gunning is of opinion that Ministers shasid alwayete
alde to command a majority in the. House of Commons.
Now this I pronounce %else nothing shove of tyranny in
ttaa, for witateeer benefit Garbs expected hum a
of Comatose so constituted may also be predicated
tube .most absolute despotism. s Animals,: Oar greet
trail good ma% of wheat it Was said" that it were blotto
be had never lived, or never died," bad in the mumble,
=lnto power conferred great limits So goci ay, lint
beadles were more dean cansteebollaneed by Mfg
Itgagesies of a Tiberius, &Cavils, and a Nadi-Who
;Waal the saute mart to the oppression of their MI6
'•
~,,flteerp hear!). How then can we/ have any tom
I,lwel In Ibis boasted Nyman of virtual vemtletestadoni
which in point of fact is hardly arty representaloo stall.
(applause] • lideleausingfa next position wits, that what-
ever might be t baseirrirction laistingiti ceresiesboroughei
it would he .an art of injustice to the pritprietorsto
didrancleive them. [should, like to know what %jostle%
it would,be? Before:Leas be hroughtter baleen tree
act of injustice I must tee some law which givestS4
private iudivideai as great an influence is the Hotfaro!
Callum» as is possessed by the inhabitantt et the Clrf
,ni Welded nee er and- the • Preeholders 'of tia (Mutter if
Teak pit Melba% But 1-altogether ties" Itbakthere
Mt We any. oath law,- and I of awl* ,Illeey also the
' ed,aujustiat. Dalmatia a corrupt or nitre*"
aid You aill,leove the proprietor hir"terte ibe
be County, mbichle di %bale either ought to kave;ot-
erl/201.‘clibnlokases]. . If, Isowereepthe salletiof
be oinity tete he domifaird to private ielereeet -and
rceigh.
1. .!egit‘hietfitehhiafe4io;thkes..46lllantlaistanosektoll ;I.o.cCilso bie...iihdareht:ilewleurhemedransilottrose;tawbeaS
James the Second ? Ile postiessed " a rested
lief liteicliti4 filtillilrbili keel ,' aid" ifei 'en , ex Rel.
test'
.ekzilliiima.924,mc:Lipe'ent...viel—:
..
f.Ao;otoolitid`
.4 ti,to".' eillio:;ralrerwy:
! Int ielful lila 0 : bIektMANICISPIIIMOIMIfIarII.. Oh I
L Helena,.; wishes& thivririemb4 lid ; iselot horrors,
, iriestas.varadlii# iollie .I. bed '0 Wier Idiom'. dry
ioek• .11h* Aseiiil pl6ll4,lolefi:iipisftioili .tiottrier,
'41411 0 "it 4 'PI 4 e344.,i 401. 1110.. 601 mirth..
*Oft • . iradeiet '
to litelk..rAief front' Ilti,jogreat,
enemies of his country.-.7(440pid end repeated cinema)
474%, Cana,/ neat Itel;oe7bio. stand spiel the did-.
/amid& mid likely .I%tileiseeto. the meat,' feol%
alteration of the constitution. Clentlemen,. I genk
Ilnitany ledger' ii 'llliatt fir 'ariie hart the change
which tie Ilrotintle.b. Toeiltf& lit of ' yon osionciinai.
Idevainted with ti, hlftuf..ef tite country, and I
i therefore fearlessly ask wftsait pre we to say to those
Iwo greet change!, the HSformation and 'be, 4sefi.
lollop ?.ditiSki Ake, we to say to two INenawiiialt
have slate takes.. Ohms (one -of them le ostr. awn time),
4y which two Parliaments were net only reformed, but
detsally-extlegoished? -What are we to say 'to the
-disfranchising of Shorehan, and Ayieshuryi and
Crickla.de, and Grampounk all of which .took place
without our hearing aotenanur of Complaint—(Hear,
I hear. 1) ?—.Mr. Capaing.k. ready to sacrifice Gram-
pound and old Sarum—that is to say, he is ready -to
throw 'occasiosally.% tub to the whale, provided we
selionribim and his Maids' to- keep possession of that-
OM/trail in the House of Commons, which he 'states
,te 'be so necessary to the well-being of the Governmest.
Ile has told us that we had once a free Parliament, and
has asked what they did ? Answering the question, he
replied " why they overturned your Constitution
I and decapitated your king." It is true, gentlemen,
i that both thrse things took place! but then Mr. Can.
ning overlooked a material point, the mention of which
i would have made his argument light as a leather in the
scale ; he forgot to tell you of what description of per-
sons hat Parliament was composed. He forgot to tell
you that, on the 4th of January, 1649, that Parliament
came to a resolution that the kingly office was useless;
and thatall power was vested in Parliament; he forgot
to tell you that, on the 224 of January, 1643, sixty mem-
bere were expelled the House of Commons for uttering
their opinions ; he forgat to tell yon that, on the 29th
ofJune, 1644, 200 members who still adhered to the
cause of the King were disqualified from sitting, and
that, shortly after, one hundred and forty-three mem-
bers were excluded or imprisoned ; ho forgot also to
tell you, that of the 8:1 members who arrogated to them-
selves the whole power of the state, 67 were returned by
what Bishop Burnet calls the roven part of the Consti-
tution, the close horoughs.—(Loud cheers.)—lt is not
possible, gentlemen, that the arrogance of power may
again be manifested by a pitiful few? Yon have seen
the coalition which took place upon the India Bill,
where the ingtience of a few caused the House of Com.
mons to vote in direct opposition to tne wishes and
feelings of the king, as well as the majority of the peo-
ple. Sappose a similar coalition were to be made with
the king, what, I ask, under such circumstances, could
preserve the country from absolute • despotism e What
can save us from an apprehension of it bst_the remedy
which I now propose ?—(Cbeers.)s—fientiemen, 'I
fear I detain you too long.--4" No, no.")-1
have the pleasure of knotting, that I have always
to the best of my judgment, endeavoured to terra my
country; and I hope 1 shall through life continue my
efforts to do so.—(Applause.) Before! conclude, I must
again call upon you to raise your powerful voice for re-
lief from the heavy distresses which surround as, end
which, if not remedied, are likely to end ir, a national
convulsion. The measures of tiovernment have the
effect of ruining the farmer, they cause the daily dilapi-
dation of the cottage, and the extension of the work-
bou.e.—(-lear, hear!)—What then are we to do? We
.must have a change of measures, aye, v.nd of. those teen
ton, who, if they have not entirely ruinedi bare certainly
deltsilPil you - those men alto have goaenn attributing
your distresses to any thing but the right saute—those
men a no have told you that the sun of Tour prosperity
war merely under a clon:1, and would in a ikon titne
break out with additional spleirfilour; while, alas! 'the'
gloom was becoming greater, and the distress mortal).
palling.—(Cheers.)—Let us then unite; let us get rid
of those men and of those measures, and we need not
fear that the great national storehouse of talent a ill
furnish us with men who, governing us In justice, will
find their greatest ..ileastire in scattering plenty over a
smiling land, and who will feel more titan amply repaid
1 by reading their own history in the content and happi-
netts of a grateful and adoring conntry.—(Land cheers.)
fientlrmen, when James the Second was leaving Fraser
-for the purpose of trying to regaio his lost dominion..
-the King .of France at parting said to him, " 1 can't

'holl, agoilLs-etl'he ilessporabprpettilernan concluded
oe thefrodt of the'histings'amidat loud and *neural
•eireeehrgl).4wHe thew rred-the follow ons
• 0-,lteeeivotta I. That the Constitution of Ade GeOstery is a
Government eonsistiog of Three Independent States, a Li-
mited-Mutants, sr tholted-Arfstoefafy,ifirde liatlied De=
maple,. That each i.e Its distinct and'peotaliter Maims
Rod privileges, am! that, gee of these estates cannot nudely
hilluence the functiofie. Of either of the others without din.
Witless that balance which. is essential to wens and perpe-
tuate,pie Vaileds edventages . which may be..4etlved.to Abe
people frouitittiorausent so eoustituted. •d . 41 , •
"3. That pouse,Of i:oettneeti.ps 0 paatamKeermoimade
does not express the Nationm vilit. oil Alaroatiorgii Ohlism
too generitry'profed its readiness to autp*.silitho the died
litre of erhol'oaTtriAliolool#lol4ll64ll4~lllllol6ll4ll
of Use eshown.,. i , 4 • . . ,f/ .. . a ~,,t. •••
" 3. Thit ihe'effedifOrtbe present State, of,*
A pow
pt*
Commons hoe!) Iron the wanton and profligate expenoituse'
of the public mosey, aid the u n print*lked,.eenot lea pod ems-
tionsoce of hieless pieces and unmerited psomfuns, In Pe,
fiasco of W. loud am 4 irneral expression-of Ittupitbile
fad-
log. •
4. That ;liable's, pressure or 41141 of
tr17.42930'
forth'. pailiolle dr sityportiod an eitiaiagoint ' lit t, and
of atiletalning.a entn*sly large Milltarianif eehaelOl Es-
tahllahnsteit. hi totally Incompatible with' 'itite of profound
peace and eeknoirlidged security. '
- " b. Thet the Oily measure vihlch'ean remedy these mile"
and preserve the country from the dangers thit may be foals
cipated.fronr it condo . of them, is a speedy and efft*
teal Reform In thee one{ House of Parliament.
"13. mot ,PrilitY • 'rounded on the abOte Restilutlocab
bifilliiiititfl inkpresgOied to the House of Vern ?Mt",
Thilktotrllll. Peret. id seconding qui 0it44f0114.
Ipia
,44Pretissielhietleci4ed consictro,n that• not) ng lint 111-
ferm conk, ',OF tlle country fray, tkeleiij pith...while%
'.
ieeweie ituientlittled: He eudfessed Wit lie hatif.fertootip;
' advocated differentnioctrines. and, .we bite re-convert
' tto his present opinions, but b. felt that wbspethepoidow
was almeadynO4 whets ia, awl no imilmetwit watt mteicieed
' inkhorns. is became the duty off every *awls , siert 'hilts-
• ;self for the welfare of his coup,—(We regret tba t gni
lateness of the hoist
.peseintethiTivii gitlek,lll..' ' .
.• Gentleman's speech to detlilyi•' • •' • - - A-I - • .
. ... . _ ..
1 On-the-question that the tiesolotions be ~
, 1 Mr, §..Wmeiorif.sii4L- 1w Cut eAa i: . ~ •
tii3
to fresspassroponihe ideerffig at outer ' le.. 711,
.bat 1%601 ftsPktpilitibli inddlgente:" . dflovlt yfrf.
' appear Isere wit qeelltilgte4ll6. .oplotiOni,wllielg, pit
(rola Itisso' dile site Iwo Ivo. Mop. Arieiods.whitu to
LlPiec4444lllo. lAt, 4411,11iPa041- ~ , ~.. .
1 .TI; ! :Pig Of u Ist iOli . mit aoolislodw,4 ... . . - •
' Rt. kAir Kg s gatma.figfria lit amidtremolo/ dia:Mweirgr
woultlifavour him for a moment. Every Sentlesoad Iva
entitled to a fair4hatiOOPQllll:l4l.-eilleil ho
Arilhen2l. Engliih to* eidt eowefiesel if * Me, lithi. Fne ,IMbei a
manly coodeet entitled binelei ithilifitti, ipde tnclittr'
• er flie elstre*lirelPhie Miff litibetlieldjollftittriflig
)is dutLat tifieti'Repos'entallit.Cfinhr of " cm Ja-
IllleOlf. 4, . iassi. th. i., ,h4d...letto ..i 0.04'
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foie, 1 ear i.i ill be obliged to drawfsenely sipamegteo
indulgence. .1 ass awe* th,at Illith)p•ltC WOW:matte('
I'l4o i feel it my.glots fP *VW, ortioti nix, rep -
pant to the feelings ut a great majority of this matting;
I know also that of 'Maids' ifrerieldAyi.'llllLiVead from
'those of many amends mei.lntimtill,tkritlerakts, 1 Alfa
tat II hare a dot, to pitrforni..which/ duty '1 atm 11014-
ined to discharge.-(dear, he 0) •Vetstiemea, alit
iltlititleine me the fibtdie'df, ;ele4tlnieinelta your Nip
;
nentorii4 14
e, and I lisiiv4ii,,a(4ol. Itepreseutahve:
`''' enk bed one opinien .14 £, bare not been. and
. efiieh • am not et this *stow prepared to, defend.—
ear, hear.) I shall, therefore. throw myself upon
floor candour and good nature fur a patient hearitir;
-...even upon those points en which we ace most likely to
differ. Should I even speak of the fallacy of the argils
[nests of my boneorable-feieneli er thoold•l- -teli you
that you are in a sitastlon'tb be doped by spreleas ar-
guments ; I hope 1 shall' thtian no irritation of ftiek'sf:
as-certainly I bare. not the slightest wish to de, m.
(Hear.. hear.) If I speak at all I must speak holtilY I I.
must Speak too with• siteentilence of being heard, in' '
else, with every respect I say it, it were better' Istiourd
not speak at all. Aty honourable friend; ZIP,. raP,lces,
has put his argument inthe faitest possible ppiuner.—
(Hear, hear!) I am-free to admit also, rhatlf,my,liti-
Pourable friend's premises are just, I fully epee, with
his couclusion (hear, hear!), that it would be right to
call upon the House of Commons to reform itself,' ,Bat
1 deny.his premises, and beg to add that both toll. and
he have taken a wrong view of the subjedt. 1 deny that
there ii any influence exercised at this moment 'lb the-
Iroise of Commons which has not been exertited in a
similar manner, during the last 400 years, both by the
Crown and theAristocracy.(No,no.).lrl convince you that
this is the fact, I think rmay turn round and ask if the
country has not enjoyed many privileges and blessitigs
during that period (no, no ! and laughing), and whether
we have not to boast of many tbloge Which
,mnst have
arisen solely out of a state of cod Giverhineet (no,
no) 1 usaintain that sincti'lbe rejigs et iiitatT tbe •
Eighth and Elisabeth, the iollitence it{ tlittlrtstocrary
has been what it is at present.(" it ought to have been
put an end to lung ago '). The Hlonottrable-040tlethan
proceeded to contend that the, Ihsrough• of Old Serum
and others had been is the same situation. for centuries.
that they were at present. Adverting to what had been
said of Mr- Canning's speech at Liverpool, he observed,
that that Right Honourable Gentleman had, in Odious.
of Commons, on Lord John Russell's
.motion for Re-
form, fully proved that so late as the end of the 16th
century is Earl of Esiox had nominated. not only the
County Members fur tits County of Stafford, but bad
written to the Sheriff to nominate all the Members in
that County. It was just the same with respect to the
borough of Maldou (speak to the point !). The Hon-
ourable Gentleman quoted Brown's Notidu Parliamen-
taria for the purpose of chewing that several of what are
called rotten boroughs had been Lotto-4 present state for
centuries. One borough, which had obtsined its elec-
tive franchise in the reign of Henry the Sixth, had in
the reign .of Henry the Eighth lout one house, and
even but one inhabitant. Here then was a state of
things which had existed fur centuries (cries of "we
know that, but .we wish to alter such abuses!") In the
case of the borough of Newton also, he found that the
members were nominated by the Steward of the Lord of
the Barony.—(Here the Honourable Gentleman was
prevented from proceeding by the clamour of the
Meeting.)
Mr. WILLAN, of Dewsbury, made his appearance upon
the railing of the Hustings, but his coming forward
rather increased than diminished the tumult which
prevailed.
'rise Molt Stienivr rose to address the Meeting, and
alr. Within instantly gave way. The High Sheriff then
expressed a hope that they would give a candid hearing
to every Gentleman who clone forward.
Mr. Worruct proceeded.—lle was aware that such
dry details were tedious, but how was he to answer the
.tate.sents of his llon.dtrahle Friend but by facts?
Here. then, was the proof that any alleged abuses exist-
ing in the House of Commons were, et the least, of 400
:years standing [4 person in the crowd. "Tell as net
what it is—but what it ought to he !") The Honourable
Gent., after a variety of other observations in defenc.,
of the existing order of thing., and against Reform, in
the coarse of which he was frequently interrupted, was
at length so loudly assailed, that notwithstanding the
repeated exertions of the High Sheriff, air. Fawkes,

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&e. he sees obliged to retire fruits the front
hustings. Mr. Willett, of Dewsbu►y, now stoo
for a similar purpose, but Isis influence was un-

Jr.
I MILTON presented himself to the attention of the
.nsr. boot
Mr. S. WORTLEY intimated, we believe, that he had
not macbtokil hia aptecb,_ The.latter Gentleman again
cause forward. an after the clamour with which he was
assailed on hie re-appearance load in tome degree sObsid-
eulireenalowed isle obeervations. Adverting to levies of
M be brief" item •the hustings and from the body t f the
sweetie"), he savored them that be would be as brief its
-be could, and that be should have been much briefer
had it.not been for the into:rut/ions he had met with.
Had a rnostdilbrult part to play on the present occasion.
Addressing, as he did, an unwilling andierrce, the inlet
`motions iv 'lrilitis lee was /mooted necesoorily led to
gems delay. .!If titer wished' him to be brief, the only
way Wavle !Woe to lorm.ile was sure that be felt no grvali
,intietys., ntespy rh,ie time, for he could assure itit.ti
ithattheaitotatiostla wlOilite Iris plaied was not themost
agreeable In thiSiorld'; for was there *ay thing in that
sitoaties, sebtals-000ld-iadoee-itito to Aletsio these a
single moment beyoiderboe Was Itisolutely necessary.
gf stopi,there ko support fofiNlsat be called prlati,
ides, entf,hl' Mt thkt lit bad; a grglii to' he beard,"...
(104411.0.144.4 was aboott•tp my, when he wee iti-
kereophed. *mit wag. wet lift tor • biro to conjecture
what wee* fife objects 040,44111ersons who demnr.d
Reform, beeusu.'!" thoi ettonlittlotis proposed by those
piersoni, and to whicla {bet hod obtained the concnr•
renew of large bodies of the people, sufficiently dei
Oared those objects. Fhb `objects so avowed, he
(tf .i.{{ IY,4,4ntiee4.l4yertily of the people, and cal.
' Ottlabol to twlrtot ditmeice Ayes •liee. coesitry. Te
NT- as Arti, Sawed; 'Ube idesiguvf which was n.
4a :: 6i24liooosißlNNe. daelered his
' 11.ellirk 1 at }si, 1141 :' c1143d ! tr.' sift • AVaty sad.
plarit.4 alv:ileiet Mabel wit wish life, antes the lea
1401 loni Niktito lilsed.tflSAittrtittibi tittle*; Ai ftlffet
:04 Intritrifo. oh .oeiifliP'eto(r*
PliCeouinla
1-• . Lk ". •••• ••
1:44. se, of tuitions. IA was.uemLaohteilly true that
Ithera worts thw.ilatse Ofiffitnwlfeats a lady of eightc-
'nine Pl4cemen, it ehvojd by recolleetrd,' hewn.. -.
that.l%cef soerpsittsliiinien 're that lioase bell a
grater), ago, eje,:a ea • kit pejo, orf facet the Dumber

Pbealeseiliall be.. eatililert*- trdoseeSf,j' autt:he
Phittsit
.eFie;74llll4e* tOspeat,::„NektritpprOved. It.
.::. oligNiolitii •14 L .
.. rtrio ad . Is* propertied 0 -Bill •es
isaaisdajlaseasti -teem tba, Waite 4of •ibennnott,
tilt) is proposition irputd. ac,lbest -bityt bet a 'deter.
inate. ,objr44,. inf: hit, . tt;'ll',4." iliould hays.
• . .
..9,154911,1011fs inedsre Ruff *144409 itetil prerwarl
resolution reconatneulisto, 4erge4iliailesohiseld have
nownyt *sot "Ivo theit.esenakaY • Now deft lie `(Mr.
s)tatouldettairet caisson los iteliiieham •asentilely, and
llarbegt that astesnWy ilieesbersfsiteesit Britian, that
the Honse of Commons, as at pieshetr eosseeltetvd, was a
bitty whibboabgbtlescit to oils& • Re wee far from saying
that the constitution of that body aili• altogether free
frenrdefectrriteadmitted-tbargriat amendments isii;e4t
he made with regard twits. Meer et tkcting members of
the 110123 C of CilstidiLe' It till lials:JF't readhi motion
had.geseraoissesberettesebie, heshinlel isaventillersteed •
ilia object.ae4Apeope, of biainotion ; isslestil • there wet,
401,_ i•litiv.hil44lbc(4R.W4**l.llllo9lllll.4(l/001 eillitil
eo care than certaltaryspate three preimut • but he wouzi
ter coustufo tie ItIMAT Ai. resol it .i on.;
.40e, olli 0, :et
'wliich was'
.o cry down t ii. (loose of Cotimons Ass unit
, Ilk cw ry.ult Idlif•froesensmense At •tbe eau airy,- amough
tare were somearegalaiimth br which • hr was. twilling.
E , consent, be would nett'beerever, tall them by the
! sale Refernsi becalamPfsvdlit Case te'vnigillgyi expert-
to to Oldie thtirladVaiitispnied 114",ffire. He
I4id not deer that thereattightba sourifaults and Mots
.its lei, contilielli)ei 01' tVA,flotipe atm tee n% far no
.4 hu-
t:
iianstititild'ii Wks tr 4 "from' such blots. lie would
.4 ?se WorAl as to the inflaeace of time/own ; for he Hind
end, in opposi dots to hisitton. Friend, that the ineu-
withe,Geown in the House orCominons wal actually
, sego*. thew it %las fifty years ago.— voice in the
sireelit Sestelahmed,• Billy Wilberforce admits the influence
elf thelliblemiti be tee greet.] He had a respect for Mr.
WillarceikillYbut be wOltlffiiitebis Opinions from no
miti.stir'hillivefl i ciiilstri. bomber of years: daring
which be bad-endeartotred teinfortu himself of the tia-
,
titre ot* the constitittipumf his country, and lie would
steadily !tethere to the principles which he hail itubidest.
He affirmed that the influence of the Crown bed not in.
creased, but was .such diminished within his messily.—
. The great sourcetof the 'Whence of the Crown ha I been
cut off. Within the last 30 yeaes the Crown hadbsea choir.
ed of one great source oriplhrenteariti'ng from its direct
revenues. The slate of the public :press bad Asti .v re
considttrahly diminished the tnlllnence of the Crown. Let
them look back to the meant qf influence which existed
in this res?ect 311 or 40 Years ago. Oust fathers :and
grandfathers saw a Newspaper once a week; whereas at
the present day there was nut a village in the kingdom
where the inhabitants had not an opportunity of seeing.
a paper every day, and the means of obtaining informas
tion with regard to public matters were Universally di..
fused. Was it possible to suppose., th•tt this had nut
a great effect in counteracting th.ireuenceolthiCrown't
He would ask whether the publication of the, debates in
the House of Commons bad nit materially centribpted
t• diminish this influence ? In the American. war the
debates were only published by stealth—at the• present
day every man expected to see at breakfast a report of
wrist passed on the preceding night in the House of
of Commons. This publicity mist have operated
sea direct and immediate check on the irfloenee of the
Chown. He bad endeavoured to state nark temper and
respect to the Meeting the grounds upon uhich lie
differed from the Resolutions. Whatever :night he their
decision, his own line of cuty !ay direct baste hint, and
be did not mean to hold out the slightest hope that he
should support them. Ile did think iu his conscience
that the House of Commons was so constititted as to
enable it to perform its allure in the Ceeatittrion with
ads antage to the people; and that •Ite ir.fhtet re of the
Aristocracy and of the Crostrh which exOteil in that
House now had existed for the last tour hundred years
However beautiful the theory, that the three estates •
otLtlit to be totally independent of each other, he did cot
believe it to be practicable; and he thought that both the
Crown and the Peers most necessarily have a reasonable
share of influence in the House of Commons. He cen-
eluded by thanking the Meeting for the reception• which
they barigiven to him on the whole. notwithstanding the
occasionsJ,interruptions which. he had met with, and by
apslogizing for the length at a [licit lie (had trespassA
upon their attention. The Houtturalsk Gentleman con-
cluded amidst mingled applause and disapprobation.

Lord MILTON next addressed the 3!;:tin.;:. lie t‘as
sore, he raid, that it was for the interest of them .11 th it
they had heard the speech which had been jest del:veer&
as well as the speech-s which hail preceded it from lag
lionnnrable Friends the lover and Seconder of the Ito•
solutions ; because, he apprehended, the main object
which they wished to attain a•as troth, and the attain•
meet of truth was impossible unless they bad the meant
of balancing the arguments on one side against III!
arguments which might be urged on the other. For till:
reason he thought that they, as an impartial body, had
done right in hearing the speech of his Honourable
Friend and Colleague, and i t he add d them as fa•
rowers of the Resolutions, he should say that in that
light tbely,lo4.,acted rightlyi for iu hearing his

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Honourable Colleague, with -1111 Slim ,bisthrliil 'know.
ledge and acuteness of endeteffinding, they might
be sore that they bad beard every thing which
could be advanced on that side of the question.
He had hitherto stated nothing of his own opinions..
He bad been a party in, calling together this Meeting,
because be thought it most desirable that the opihlon ofl
the people of England should he made known as publicly
as potable on this great and most important question.
For many years (and it was now, be was afraid, nearly
sixteen years since he bad had the honour to serve them
ip Parliament) during a long portion of that ttme he,
as well as hiallJnourable Colleague, was the determined
opponent of every thin., like Parliamentary Reform.
If they attached any value to 'consistency. it.guw became,
hie duty to explain to them the gioands'on Which his
opinions with regard to tlds inhjeeellatf bilanged. It
was many years since he hea•hrit higtrillu doubt the.
correctness of the opinions lie • foreheety entertained.
He had imparted his suspicions to throe who were most
'nearly connected with him; he had masfaited them to
those in whose friendship aid kindness be bad ever,
toned consolation; but he (lad thought that of,ell men
his constituents trete the last persdne to whrois ',change,
of principles was to be made t nown. elia4•isfite must
not he suspectedl neither most the Reptleimicitlairos of,
Yorkshire be suspected. It would be Wit ifdkikinh-
kg in bins, if ia. any 'ilmange of opleitiis,.ll, 'Vele
biassed by any thing like sabierviendy trots 16 Meth ;-
Hit were trot for% Iles to be 'absentee! to em:Cottet.
neither Might Ye TO 'hesetbseevient to 'his Own Coniely
mutt. ll'hit ott4 stiblerilint to them. they womeitl.
have no security ageinet•Me helot estmervieut to
°there,. Lei tlferefiftes thbitgb at IlitOlitli Widen, *lan
be was elated their 'ftepridelitilfro• 'fOr the 'ffimitilml
time, the sisspicions -which Ise had Witlessly •elliiii3
mined bad almeft ripened' isi totjumfgettiet Ind &Mei&
tisk he bad weenie:reedit the slightest bins to escipil
I#ll lips.. Buthe .wen Moot" *tete she grenade spoil
which he heti. eiiciSfeett Ida • *pinions. le the ,firatt
place, the transactioes eCtise year 1817, the Gaspe's.'
gull of Slieliabernalenkpue Adrian f retenede tintlidst
friveloss,brouglit.lea &knew by the basest at .tiidit
oreedalare istediCs.•'sctiqfs la` the disfrihntiog iir iiist4
aniotsg the reelaie for the purpose Of . wonting them .to
tumetts, ind.then tiitingi ollegotage of those tumults
for time purpose oLealeiog-ter-on them the most ty-
unlike,' measnAeolhieept WK. 144 proceedings to *kith
his attention .Pmas directed, anal•tlme success of those dohs-
eions firstexcitedieltie mind the stispitiOn finlike role..
rigiclassesof Um proplownre not to look for protection
to the Hoarse of Commooe... In INV. when Parliament
*ere attempting the great roperimeet of a return an
cash payments, ats experiment of the difficulty of which
Wasters, if they Were it W goitere this country. most
have been convinced, the choler of this period for the
imposition- of throcanillione a feesh taxes, and the fa-
-414 with which theiHotete et Colosseums agreed to thiv,
emseuseorhen ktor mitete,enuatry was crying aloud for
reduchee and entreeckeleals istatessed his saspicions
'rho mesporagle ,teaustentiltits v 3 Manchester on the Hitio
of Attguef,uodevery:thingthAt gee* out of thotecrane..
fiction,. Ale* all, llrorrosietosif • ebb Six Acts is the
Session of 1819, onevereed tholist-yeed of his Majesty's,
reign whicKottgl4lo beet:taros, alyeit of jubilee, into
phi retelted. discredit to :the cmatutry ; and don
sine end, • Totaki sarit boktly, in:natty material palette
the bona' titien of the costetty&-4,Applanset).-.Tbe fade
Illy with irbich the Heusi of Commons lent itself to rem
passing, of AFts Ivor for panes' liberty of toe'
subjett we's neirttio_f and Mestswates wereenspoweted
to *NON folve his Ili he dWellings of Englishmen. Acts
which still_ raneised tutre d, • tdieugh even the pro-
truded areamity fora Aqui. ,ogsaski go.giagg, goge„„mg
his snspiclons. past yfa ,be tiftliced thew to bear in
pp
mind those trivialities, which, aboie all other,. had
excited the feelings of the people of England, he alluded
to the peoceedivrs against, bet
:Jam.. Majesty. AL-
though those prommediegii latikpever bees directly agi-
tated in thetiOnse of Conspipge.jet amotion ems made
in the heigineilg 'of the. ye lair after Moe tej rodeo
of the 11406f1Paliii and Fenuitiro, by Mfr. J: Sinitir,
WIG of the mos reeyectalde . memoir", of
..that H„g„r,
for the reitorst 0 of her Majogy's.Alßlll to the Liturgy.
If that question had been debited in the t;astle-yard,
how many of theta, he would ask, would have lifted up
his hand against it ['tie' of " eptone;" a,voiell exclaim-
ed," Yes, one ; Stuart Wottley would have opposed.
it He would ask, whether if ssmh a propositiu
had been made to them, it would not have been to.
roired, with one universal bars' of applause? • What was
the case, however, in the Heim of Commons ? There
the motien made, not the aligboat impression, nor did it
meet W,ith any sapped except.from thuscesho might be
considered as the reviler opponents of the present Ad.
nministrpUbis. , lila efissidd• eplik within the bounds of
truth if be deelatred that sot fiee persons voted for that,
motion she trete eat So' Ite fused to regular opposition
to his Majesty's tHoliteam. • This. he said, showed that
the opinions °fib° people at large had not that influence•
upon the House of Couinoses which they ought to have.
He would net go the length of saying that every hasty
opinion accidentally enter :mined by the people at large
and which might perhaps pass aw•p, °nicht to jammer
end he acted upon by the House of Commons, butopie
salons tiqberly and seriously entertained by the people
ought to have &just weight with their Representatives y
and he would ask them, whether after a lapse of two years'
they had found any.reason to change their opinions with
regard to the prosecution against her late Majesty?
These opinions, therefore, were not hastily farmed ; they
were the result of sound and deliberative judgment,
sad ought to hays produced a due effect upon the
House of Commons. To him it appeared that a
House of Commons on which the opinion of the peo.
pie had no effect, was not a House of Commons to any
useful purpose. With respect to the qualifications of
a House ,of Commons. he would read to them the opi-
nion of one of the greatest and wisest men this country
had produced, though unfortunately in the latter part
of his life be had not enjoyed that popularity which
Le (Lord Milton) thought be ought to hare enjoyed:
—" A vigilant and jealous eye over executory and
judicial Inas istrecy ; an anxious care of public money s'
an openness approam.hing towards a facility to public
complaint ; these seem to be the true characteristics of
a House ofCom mons. Buten addressing House of Com-
mons and a petitioning nation; a House of Commons full
•.f confidence whop tjme nation was plunged in ii repair ;
in..tim -atom:dr-harmony with Ministers whom the
people regard-. with the meson abhorrenee ; who
vote thanks when the public opinion *cent - uP"n
them for impesehinents •, who are eager um greet when
the general voice demised, account; who in all disputes
between the people Ind Administration presmuneseainitl
time people ; who punish their disorders, but refuse eveu
to inquire into the provocations to thrum; this is an MD
Batumi. a monstrous state of things in this constite.
time. Such an assembly may be a great, wige:, Relit
&Wet bit it is not to any popular purpose a house of:
Commons" Now he would ask whether there was any
one of these allegations which be had just read to thrill, '
which might not be predicted of the present House of '
Commons?" 'DM they exercise a vigilant and jeatou,eye
over the e.t.ecutory and judicial Magistracy ?—(Cries of
" No.") 'Did they inquire into the conduct of the Ala-
gistracrend Yeomanry of Manchester?—C' N0..1 11.4t1
they shewn an anxious care of the public money '—

. .
(II SO.") 'bid they'fiet mithe contrary vole Ilse at.
ft' the fluke of Clarence—(w they did.'") ' Had lit
thews so openness approaching towards fatilite to Ilk
complaints of the .people? Had they not on the con-
trary rejected the Petitions of the, people, and passed
Acts restrainingthe personal liberty of the subject, mod
empoWering Magittrates to search Ter arms, and retain.
.d thoik Atte On the Statute Books' when even tbe pre-
tenses for them bad passed away.—(applause.) Had
. they not in all disputes between the people 'globe 144-
ministration, presumed against. thu people?...---s
1 eld they riot presime that the people at Man-
itibeittr • most be in the wrong, .and that the
illegistrates and the Yeomanry. meat he'll the right ?
h-,-/)e would ask, whither the existence oft esh,* Uoese
si
`of Commons, as that hp was now deur' og
.fid. sot
, prove a inonsirons sail litiiiiiitehil kite of t gs I Wes
!We ttii 01 Milton) td Aft bit 'efeellipbfi idlt &Mist of
thinWe? Was he teltintiirily to Wad hinutelf, bad keen
to thoprejudiceopandepitioqs which be bed orielna4
I.enteetatqed.insteg4of garotte' eoeviction )o appro .
his mind on tide momentous lineation ? It was IMP", •.
Inito'confernislafirinclei state tif things and not coast
ills the iihnelusiolutinit tat Wow of Consiaoas mat Wolil
data* It' Meitt emits: •liittlftheootable Prised mad Cal(
Othßoe. had said. ,why . Wert popper hem* speolle planar!
'Reform? at (Lord as.)ftwald /*ply. tbaldslisettieti 4
tat daweripsion., ussnmastssmail to delibetalne was set'
. blear etiteriog into those details which mere weeew.
5
ry to emry atuth plant into effect. ..,Thwy.........
rig, tereonlistante they *IN maid Ibei .things
ere not i as Owl!. algid . be ben nest ..thery re-
ferreci . • the matter to tbeeeHtelio possessed •tbommena.
of inquiting. It was s subject which dimaandi4 greet...
, d deliberate ihrestigations, it • Invoked terilty-enithiatt
,deratiourwhich did sot lie on the sorban ; greatiehostiva
;mid roach historical oesearibi Wert osesseary‘ iti.ordees
Itomeigkooit.stoo :the- earione.topissaboaedtost.,w it hitt.
It; wee impeasitsle,, in short, .to useke.o.ppacifie iwopos!,,
tics en in • assembly like tbepr*ot: ell tiscXif PIO'
sill ti likirtilitpOn the' Hoese O(VoilislionS,lf sop thing
cfoold . if nSpriseed u Pots thedi 'ht the ileople, that WI
was wtmartee..iisso irbfeh they aught to inquire... His'
Honourablek,'olisegan bad said, is was inspoeeible4hol
the three eetttekppoul4 not act mutually upon ends.
other; and indeed so pia is hiiiienses could assert AV
in any comnieltitYlaille threerstetie enuld possibly eider
withoet exercising same reciprocal ittenence en each'
other. I tawasootiu the notneemf things thatit shoold
be. otherwisej;.. 44. might . Am „emit be suppposed—
though he did
.114,4 kotw itsie fay ,Ibis • Almstration
would be dintitistood s' that the ;Afferent. planets tra-
velling rednif, the 'Me "dhlarit ' In coda ,airdiet'upon
each other. Nevertheless theenrililA4m 40e el tomostancrs
affecting one body of .the. Vonetitedierp., into which W
might beltif g to‘lequire, and 'hopes growing oph
of those circumstances, which blight 'demand a remed_y,
A most ettriordiriary doCtrtne litid been protnalekted lie
other day °Wale itubj=ls gentleman In the kftioseirfl
C ommons, that i he in ache Ornwift wits imeessner
"to counteract tie. ripe* of public opinioo. If this hot
been said bariprrTion. qt; no,itikettee or eonsidera,,
lion, he 1, ,
~4 24),' boyfd, si#t hikes • .minded it; toti.rl
when IC
thiio ,beelo sa d• litfeyilipts.lsr 'of the CroWn.,
, by d',Vlen Mild Will ! dosed AO, spl(iy: of them by the
ineMent Of refitinekli kigtotf 810104ffooju that county.
bje nh less dilfro- ido a. Otilefil'o4 the brother of.
Lord Grantham r. fr.„:ll.Obipsopi,...ptipio of, the roost
amiable chemmer, sad Whom be (Les* Ail believed to •
be perfectly bowed, thattgb be happesati.sever to agree
with hieetha.bis life. A ladois.Weatobidoirtoiaso were •
broached by OMNI of seals mar shoo des atklikitdatien.
it hohotid them ea fooksistiter,•o4 censidet the conpc:
riniestes 'whist, sett a .syvtisif of themes 'must enthii
open the eettellty. • His :Honeurebti Cofflpigne had ad-
ierted to the le/lance of the. press'- Usti iti
.leelliMl 'f,
have forgogets that 'Mere win litolAdenot.ttcprohees.
!lid • Mt Henonrable,Colletigue, stater hoer of o cm..
tain paper. celled Jehst Bea fo A great many of bh
Hon. Friend's arguments when they came to • he
examined, would turn out to be no arguments at alt t
especially that which (elated totheihalence agile press.
It was undoubtedly true that there were malty mote
newspapers, and much tome ieforenation sow than ex-
isted rill yeare ago; len4, hii.begged to ask his Hon.
Friend whether the tallow, *Asia% from this cause
were nili es neat on one 440 as on the other t When
he saw this John Billowsetiopipse, which emanated from
the patrons el social order, raking into the secrets of
private families, when he saw a paper of this detestalile
. Character set up by the patrons of public order, for the
, pretended purpose of checking the licentiousness of the
, press he hada right to entertain some suspicion of the
purity of their motives, and also some suspicion that the
gentlemen who used these arguments in debate would be
of the same opinion asthat meeting with regard to thli
subjee,t, if 4hey woee not in debate.He had wow stated the
reasons which bad made hima convert to Parliamentary
. reform, and had made some .ohservations on the state-
mentiorhis Hon. colleague, id wally of Which., especi-
ally those which related to thestite of the boroughs in'
former timer. there was grehh ,blsterteaV truth. Hr
, agreed with his Hon.. Friend, that this country had
upon the whole, enjoyed ~ a great share of pros-
petity (" the reckoning is get to pay," from the
crowd ;)'and this wai n'ndonlitidly one of the most
powerful arguaients that were urged on the other side of
the question. lie nevertheless thought that when his
Honourable .frieuil gooiest the, year 1596 as the period
in which the sart of Essex sent a sort of mandate to the
Sheriff of Staffordshire to tetnrn members fir that Coun-
ty and the different Boronghs in it, he ought at the same
time to have shown them that the reign of Elisabeth was
one in which the country en!oyetl a great deal of exterrial
glory in the reign of tizaheils: she was a great, wise
and powerful Princes; but his Honourable Friend ought
to have shown that the country enjoyed a great deal of
liberty in her reign. Upon this point he had not heard
a word from his Hononrable Friend. If he (Lord M.)
might give them his advice on the momentous question
e,. Reform,he should recommend great moderation. Great
causes were seldom carried by heat and violence; if they
would succeed in this great cause, they mnst, in the l.n-
'nage of Scripture,be wise as serpents and gentle as doves;
they should have no gall mixed up with their zeal ; they
shoal(' have no personal feelings; they should cast aside
all prejudices and partial affections, and in all their de-
liberations should have no other object in view except
those measures which in the first instance may be of
advantage to the public, and in the next place may he
capable of being carried into execution without dillt
culty, danger, or confusion ; without difficulty, be-
cause their efforts ought always to be apportioned 1
to their means ; without danger, because among
some things which were bad, • he agreed with his
Honourable Friend that there was also much
good, which good ought not to be risked , without cohl'u-
sion, because confusion was of all t sings site worst; it wee
bad in itself, and had in another resdect, because it invarin-
biy led the way to tyranny. The history of the world won
bear him out in saying, that a state of aisarchy was is all;
times and in alt countries succeeded ny a state of tyranny.--
In the middle of the 17th centers-, when tile remains of Chi
Long Parliament declared the Stasiy oet a useless, the'
House of Peers a nuisance, and usurped the functions of time
Government, these violent measnres were succeeded by the
predominance of the army. and the tyranny of °Aver Crowd.
well. In their own times the same effects followed the serail.
causes in a neighbouring country, and they ?night depend
'upon it, that If the same experiment werereptered here, th 4)&
woos witness time same results. For these reason.. he see.
eonsmended them to temper their zeal w.th moderation, and,
Vistst to aim at objects which they had not the means of oasis.-
lag. Ile (Lord M.) would du all In his power in Titethi4e.
snee of the cause; for he conscientiously believed-dot 4041
the present mil,- or the. roimtry. •nn ntn,.e measure coedit
present the establishment of something very like an arbitrary

• •
Cloireittinelitt It *al iftocialbte to staling& aterandy more
bilious or More were to the tyrant, thin vales the for of
1 free Constitution were beco useless for the Purim"'
fieedont, Warped away froth their itrigi.ial design, cad made
the instrument of despelle pourer.' "This was it species of
tyranny which bed nothing in it to twilit* residence. In
absolute tyrannies there was at least the hope }hat the peo-
ple Would he driven to despair, brit In a tyranny disguised
ander the fortes of liberty there *as hot even this sort of
deeponding hope, if he might be allowed such as t xpressiOn.
,For these reasons he had become a cpnvert to the canoe 01
rarlistnectiry Reform, and for the othbr reasons Which bre
'had stated to them, he treated they Would pursue this bliject
r with great moderation, but not withontzeel. Ile belleTvti
hp had now nothing further to add, except tothatik time for
the great attehtiori.with Which theyfrad liaised to obsirva-
tiouulvelelt, he feared, Most have already • fatigued therh.—
The Noble Lord Concluded amidst Inc loud cud enthusioe-
:tie applause of the Meeting...

Mr. Wrytta-said, it.was not his iakeation to •base. twee-
:pled any portion of their attention. had it not been for some
'of the arguments which had liesehlusJili'llie Menibesr fur I
YOlitihlre—The IfieSchaible Member 11 contended this i
*the abseee.which weressow complained of•etdsted yellre
ag's But, mitnittiog thattheso abuses bad4sYstedolol
lao, Was that apy reason why they should sanction the
sanimate'? Thee next argement of till,' ltbnaurable Sce
Chet owe fiat Parliament spoke lb. sense :of ' the , pastel.,
°Tec Noble Lord hod . sufficient! y answered this argitasent.
The tuapeasion of the Ifithesas Cdrpus Act, the prosecution
VC -the (beets, the deltitl of jolly, lifter the teansactionitiit
lifeechepeer, eillerilesl the cesepletest refutation of this arr Yes
Intent. The; flonourableMetober hail attributed the. over.;
:11/Itehning histatioit, utter which the country was labeering,.
to the America* war ; aatl *het, Itewould *sic, was the Geese
*of that war but the usurpatiou of, the right of imposing on
America taxatiott without representatio4l. Aa to the war
.rt-Aaltist Fran^e in 1102. the enormous debt'which had been
Ineorrod In enoseyienee of that war, Will the strongeat argu-
lust io favoor:of 'krone. The York Association of 1784
had excited timeresentatient of the Ministers, ,and the main
bliject for Witch the test of lttte Oak 'undertaken, was to
Irretentiteforit. e They' had been tad that if Parliament'
e reforms'', ,they •woldsl lose ptitehof• the ability which
Was now found in the !louse of Commons ; but be had yet to
Iditirthtt the iteditle Would be flotilla's 'to appreciate ability
If -they were fairly•represented in •Parlialsant, or that they
inssid be more liktdy, in tut inspreyed Oslo-of the represen-
Wpm to elect Men,inearable of discharging their duty.
e limmittobte Member had kitit thit the Influence of the
Crown Was in some degree dirihrlitlied..:llir (Mr. .) begged
to call the attention of the Meeting !pa paper which he held.
itx his hand, and from -which they ;night...Judge of the seen-
foe? of the Honourable M'ember's Observation. It appeared
Made the year 1793, the taxes nomunted to 17,81X1.8701.,
liqd the peer rates to about 2.00i1.0C1i1. making a total of
pout twenty millions. In the year 1821, the lases amounted:
to sitty dtcl the poor rates to nearly seven ,
IVoi it possible that such an Increase eoeld"
have takeu place, witheut giving a great increase of,
power to the Crown? The Honourable Member had *eke!.
to what relent he Was prepared tb go, and Is- would tell MM.
sot stop till Hu., iotieetwo of the Crown and the
r corruption of Parliament were completely eradicated. The
Honourable Member concluded amidst the applause of the
Meting.

Mr. Use Lev Nelda the Henonrable "'maim), for the Conn-
i y hatt sheave mu kiotrtiality for ,the period of henry VIII.
6ne of the most mica* and wicked tyrants in our history.
Vent edifies remittal- had killed two Queens, and broken the
itgarti of two othera,,aad be was sure that' Meeting could
ant tolerate any man who had hroken the heart of c Quern,
tippiause]. The argittnents which were urged against Re-
' form might be need With as sand, plansibility against Christi-
anity itself; and liettaduodoubt that if that great reformer,
Jesus, had arisen in these latter days, the House of Cos-
Proms would hare toted the Gospel raise, scandalous, and se-
*tibia's. Thsremu no bob which supported Reform ofilt
kinds so strongly as the Gospel ; It was a book written deck.
dedly against the rich, against the aristocracy, and against
ekery species of tyranny. The Honourable Member had
bilked muds Of the blessings they ell enjoyed. The Mar-
quid of Imndomierry, who lately reigued over them. was,
4t• /opposed, moot thole Messing% and another such hies-,
stag had been just Infhrted upon them In the shape of Mr.
Canning.—The Isbn. Gentleman had said that the Revolution
would Oyer have taken place if there had been a Reformed
Parliament ; but stilOit it nut be more fairly cordeialed, that
it the Phrliantent hail been Reformed, the causes which pro-
duced the revelation would never have existed, and that ex-
ecrable tyrant James 11. would never have been able tooter-
turn the laws' The* Honourable Gentleman had coatended
that the American war, end the war at the commenvesem.t of
the French Revolution were popular. Bet had a Reformed
Parliament exist,d in those lass, was there not the stroug-
est reason to believe that those wars would never have been
popular 1 He had observed that the House of Commons was
a great arena for public eloquence. It was true. indeed,
that some fine speeches were occasionally made there. but
then they committed a great many rascally acts [a laugh].
Resides, their eloquence was no more to he compared to the
eloquence of ancient titers, than a farthing candle to the sun.
The voice of the people was not heard within those walls.
and where the voice of the people did not predominate,
1
though there might be a specious sophistry and elocution,
there could be twitting like sound and manly eloquence. Tim
Honourable Gentlenia:t hail said, that as far as a Place Bill
went, it should have his support.

Mr. M. Won•rt.nr here expressed his dissent.

Mr.Basaat.we resnaied.--It was immaterial whet the Hon.
Member had .pr had not said. The Meeting no doubt ad-
mired him for the intrepli manner in which he had come for-
ward 'that day,'an I he would perhaps have still stronger
claims to their approbation if he would propose a Place Bill
in the House of Commons.

Mr. WORTLEW repeated that he had sail no such thing us
was attributed to him by the Hon. Gentleman.
Mr. 13 RVERLET eontinhed. The Ron. Member had denied
that the influence of the:Crown was increasing. How could
he reconcile this (finial arith the (I( clarations of his own
House of Commons at the en I of the Americas war, `• that
the influence of the Crown had Increased, was
and ought to be dhninished ?" Here was the Idol In oppo
sition to the worshipper—the !louse of Commons against the.
Msinher for Yorksaire—th- fotmtain of all truth and ,the
Apostle ag,ainst one another—Daughter). Ile hnd dw(lt
much on the great influence (rf Newspapers, and some reply
had been made to his oi)servations, but not as he (Mr. B.)
conceived a sufficient reply. In China there was a paper
published every (lay called the Pekin Gazette, and yet there
was not on the face of the earth such a rascally Government
as oppressed the three hundred and thirty-three millions. of
that enormous empire—[applause). Where the vital spirit
of liberty was wanting, the trash of Newspaper; was of no
more avail than the cinders ender their feet—icheer..]. The
lion. Gentleman, aft( r some further observations, cos,cluded
by declaring his conscientious conviction that nothing but a
radical Reform could save the country—[eltears].
Mr. Wnotza declared, that though thi terms of tie Reso-
lutions were not precisely stela as he would bare suggested.
yet he would still give them his support:
The Resolutions were then separately put and carried, the
single hand held up amongst them being that of Mr. Stuart
Wortley.
Sir F. Woof), Bart. proposed the following Petition:—
" TO THE MONOVRAILI TUE ROUSE Re •001KAMIN3 OF GREAT
SRI FAIN AND IRELAND, IN PARLIAMENT sasemni.en.
" The humble PetltlOn of the'Fi:fieltolders cf the
7 County of Yfirk, . '

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" SHRIVITII—That yoar' Petitioners 6P! Jnry and deeply
impressed 411111 Veneration for the Comoltutlen of this Realm.
R 4 coos's:Jog of King. Lords, and Commoesnand,are anxious
to preicrre in purity awl vigour the privileges of each coin.
potent part. being convinced that the same wilie well adailed
to the benefit and protection of the people.

" Impressed with these sentiments; 4tivatonntY has not
been forwurd to complain of the cvnduct,qtPgiliasoont, bat
the recent proceedings or your Honourable Heave, which
'has in eaeh successive Session given .Treihprtilifs of ifte de-
viation. from public °pluton, have cowyhteed-}oor, Petitioners
that neither are. dllyipttoodeci to in yaw linnparabialiousa.
" Instead of a eteggiln 4 teslstance to thp,enrfoaclmpeoca7
of power, a teitdeirlirb for the right,of, this.proOle, a lop,
wye.ovor *he tabrecutite 'and jtHlicial iliagiNfrary.l
IvigiMpt waitihover. tips public tceasuirei. iQ litis been file
fared* of yoitiThrtioners to witness too ready a gown

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anee with the wishes of whatever Illisister may havedhb
pensed the favours of the Croirit. .
• " Of this uneonititutiOnal tendency in your Honourable
Nouse, your Petitioners feel the fatal effects in the wanton
and profligate expenditure of their resources, in the mainte-
nance ofd military force, dangerous to their liberties, in the
enactment ,f Irws inconsistent with the spirit of the Consti-
talloti, addle the frequent neglect with which the Pmitioni
of the Pehrileframsbei a trnited in that quarter, where they
keit to have elpetienced the foadleif and most anxious
attontlon.
...
•- ...,...
arThiiils 'of an inialifiiit% tation have been
iceiZsen
complainoti q 4(
_ by. imminent tit f akl-parties, and at
di ffereat*Orirds; lilt to your Meeks these evils appear
ficestlte‘gceVatell by the additionalpowar and influence oser
your Honourable House,„lfhich is derived from the prevent
large Collection of Taxer, and the unprecedented amount of
.our Civil„:„Military, and Colonial Peace fistablishatient,.
" Your Petitioners beg leave to represent. that if this
.state of your Honourable House, and the circumstances
`blich affect ili indepgdirhite, arts lt.vill'lliiies subjects of
great pnhlic interest—they We Pee/ Mull' so at a dale when
/the absolute Monarchs of lidorope, not sodden* with arbitra-
idly governing their ov.A.6lovainions, are leagued tdgether in
lan alliance, the wrowed.o6l, et of whighlsto check the pro-
gress of liberty, and to present the establishment of itepre-
;mutative Goveruments;_mt.object which Ow have but tco
sueceisfully MuTted hard • irecofion by the military occu-
ltation if countries forehiedillsity haviefted the pi* to dik-
laleß..,_ . : - • 1:.: uivitc. • •
" your Petitioners pines ad no such inimerlia'e violence.
te'ffif British Constlfoileit i fhey are fearful lest a per-
ste:lois telittenee should daelieflho bill's •bf their libertief.
audaltimately convert t pityror of a treat rsofsethatien into
the convenient Instrument of an arbitrary Government. •
" Your Petitioners, antious tiatPartlantent should avail
itself of the present period off poses vied tranquillity to enter
into a foil consideration of the state of the Home of. Com-
mons, respectfully but earnestly entreat, your Honourehip.
House to inquire seriously lido the censer of a state of things
injurious to themaelies *ad &nerves Id tbalr poeterity, awl'
by a speedy end efectual Reform of youtiloviourable Home.,
to a:lopt :he measures rhich alone can remedy the evils o:
which they complain, afidgrestore that good agreement anif
perfect sympathy whickehight to prevail between the tree
)mote of Comenonts and Vslie•pcople."
The Peli:ition was put and curled, Mr. S. Wortley being
again the only diksentichtC• • '
After some ob.servatione from Mj. esynes, thank/ Vara
voted to the Sheriff, and the Meeting was dissolved. . . ..
&D. ,Taii4EY.--YesXeittotv. ' ,• ...,• s . • •
, -.. .. ~ ~ h...) if n......,", t ' I l
Conviete•malepeal- le impriseenamst and trassObreg.'
, tion : r•in ~,! ' I

Thomas Allin,' •Albrillsm Nbll;•Nle Ira TWO,
Wholes ToWn, Clithrill se Keetb, Heft. I adts; John
Kelly, Ealward• Slinkier. Jerenslitb Mart ',Matthew
Russell, Willians JO ip.Millimii jamerion,is.alias Gib •
lell'a. James War 4 „White, Mary Slade, Welt, Mann,
Steplien Wilk`es, John Basshrialge, Malaita Seott, elas.
Bissell, Elisabeth Flanagan, William Morris, Elisabeth
Wallace, Georg, , Henson, George Watkins. John
Reynolds. Henry Gulf, Alexander Gordon, John u-o-
-driek, James Johnson, John Newell, Jobe Cole.. Win.
Drown, .I.slan Bowles, Ann Paine, Samuel 'Ansi*. Sara t
Hill, (illative Claude., James Darby and Jobb Ridde4
—lhtfryent terms of ituylisunment and kept to a ar a la-
bour, souse publicly and others privately whipped to the
aatil.
Ann Bradley, Elisabeth Bartlett, John Barry, Sarah
Gill, William Marlon. Joseph Grindley, M. Carey,
Louisa Davies' and Elizabeth Cahill-1d days impri-
sonment in New gate.
Henry Wheatley and William Stniiii trattskitiiil for
life, ' • .

ilizalseth Steward wills/tr. B. Cellist, transported
for 14 years. .;.,•• • 1, .
JOboareds Jobit Connor. Job Palmer, Cleeecia sea.
twookplieorse Clay, John Smith, Thomas Ward, Wm.
Hurlock, Mary Meredith, Jane Kemp, Richard Hein-
phriva. John Mathews, .Maria Dick, -THrintas ewswesse-
Martha Haines, Henry Smith, Thrimas Walcott, Mark
Noble, ,Marsha Williams, Elizabeth Price, Robert Mad-
dox, Wm [Lines, Jam es Cooper, Sarah Freeman, Win.
Brown, John Ss piere, Samuel Arnold; Win. Lloyd, (1e...
Brown, George Cherseley, and William Adams; for serer
years.
One of these prisoners exclaimed—May yon sit there
till I come back with an empty pipe in your mouth.

STEAM CARRIAGE.—The strain carriage of Mr. Grif-
fiths is very ingeniously constructed. The overture
is in length 27 fret, of which seven are occupied by did •
boiler anti apparatus fur motion. The steam is tirmol
in heated tubs, one inch and a half to three inches its
diameter, and no more water is introduced to them at a
time than what is immediately wanted. l'hese tubes
supersede the common large boiler. The it of
water will serve fur dt least eight hours. The apparatus
is ingeniously suapend,d, so as to be unhurt by the mo-
tion of the wheels. The whole is so constructed, that
the horizontal position will be preserved, severe shotrs •
Avoided, and the outer wheels unable to make, in turning,.
the carriage, a larger segment than the inner. rh..!
carriage may be made to stop or retrogade a; • uisk
of the conductor, who sits iu front, and, by means of ,
bevel prhittn. directs the carriage. There are two
of velocity, by pecans of pinions of dilfereeitio..!ideterss
On grooved tolerably level, the velocity will e tithes -
and an eighth an hoar. When the acclivity ss
title, it will he reduced to something sixty,: 1 ..11
flour; and an going dawn hill, It will b e
by a mechanical pressure upon the wheels. •s'ite
of the carriage. including apparatus, water, +.4.1
will be only a Ltd and a half. It will ear. 7 tliree
of nierelistidize and passengers. With ;.11-:, :4
.rit.peCted to go at the rate of fire t....dcs :11 :I::
miles in 20 hours, on ordinary roa.!r. S .e•
i•c ,ir; .1
it will be the grratest trietuph ever ci
And be invaluable to commerce •
gore paper.) • •
, The Police unilerlfajor Sten. 7r, of
week took twelve men into
beingsconcernectin'the width •
fast Mail; and Mr. Armstrong, -;
Drogheda, caused live men to Lc ..,:.pret:c:
tailar charge. They were all N
under** strong escort, anti bran. • IA
Police, where they antlers rot r‘-:
sitting Meiiistrates. They wee., :ici e..e

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inveit:voion.
A Mt LE AT FOUR STARTS.
destrian, for a bet of ten soyereig c.:
city morning to run a mile in t..,.••
enrols, at four starts. 'the grotii.
where lig:tarter of a mile watt . • *.• ••••
ter was aecotnplisheil in one :c
cool in one mil. a ; the third in c-r ;aKS
%non& ; an.l the fourt•on one asinc::.
tinning the awash by a s Tond •
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On the 44d Int, st Edmonton Ch-r.... . • ::et .;•',. lii4.; :, „,, .
to MI. F. Brooks, beta of Etirlontse:..
On Thursday, the 2341 it. . • .. An ..;.••r'r, :i3%of : .
Watson, Esq. of Eir: :. t . '., '1 It..:•irt , 7... .. 5-3u:`,: t., • ,h•
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At her house in F:**. rc, •. • t:. !• t!:
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age of 139 years, Mrs. 11. t• • : , • • 1,, ,• -
James Fordyce. apt,hcr , • . .
Young "%Foam)," and As' ; t
Fay ng. Secretary to the A. • • ;•••• • cc:
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On Tuesday, the. qlski a. ;
tower Terrace, Islington, ,•3
hit BMb year. •
On the 21St looter aotA4a the tC., i
late of, Bytara.i's-inn CoffethauseqL,E,„:,,
On the 99d .Inst. 'brt.11.74114r)
Quesabithe, aged 76.

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