The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-06-10 00:00:00

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SeitioNgt AND Mitt/ MUSS cii? Avutsiwar..
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Peep* An perfectly sensible that ell their
etitelniell'frOall ti inictottir RltralMlNTATiolt itt ape.
Hissed, ashd, weasequiently, that the sere mist 11111,
a au& Ibit,aestditeheton of tkeiropinlene and their
'interests in that pint
AU moo agree,. that -*halt tie have é Choice of
remedies, we ought to select the best, bawdy, that
which le safe, simple, sod worst
diet which is violent and dangernes, and which, 'fit
tnot core, will kill. Desperate taws there are,i
oultiobt, which admit only of desperate remedies 4,1
bet I ceeteod that the People of England in sot hi
so forlorn a state; end that the present monseot ate!
feeds them that choice of remedies, if they hotse.oolyl
the pod sense to avail themselves of that sholoh.-.
Dace is seven years, says Hoesseen, the People of.
Beileed are free ; :hot then, be adds, the use they
then make of their freedom is seek, as proves them
unworthy of it. lot as not make loch a mos of the
preset occasion, as may jsstiry this reproach. I aes
the Owner of a freehold estate In the hundred of
Aylesitery, and consequently an Elector fur that
borough.,,-to that cepacity„ I think it my duty to
((abort my brother Electors to adopt a mode of Re-
form now is their. power for redressing all the evils
of the State. It is a remedy that is safe and simple,
end at the semi time *effectual. Let as relent no
men to Parliament sot pledge Mimed to
vote according to, the mom of his coos Moots, (when
Communicated to hiss as it ought to be on Important
oceasion%) or retort- be& to theist Constituents (in
MIN ha sonnet .Nohow such lustroctious with a life
conscieere).lb• Trost coolded to him: If the. Elia
tpys of ihylesbery will. do this, as the Electors of
40.9.,ther places have determined to do, they'll"!
E.easeril to themselves item. ReettuestTaTtott,•olui
tits most desperate rimed) , even Anneal-Parlii.'S
Meats and Universal Suffrage, can give them lid mosey
The election of a Representative ill Parliament is not
a matter of Choice but of Doty; and he who neglect*
to fulfil that Doty to himself and. his Country, boa
no right to complain, if, afterwards, he finds bintielf
oppressed by so intolerable Weignr of 'raxatt. —if
hew, the blood of his Country own 'rondo& en.
jest sad .mweessery Warfare, and beholds' be in.
dextrins daises enable to etre their daily bread,
whilst Coestiers, Pensioners, anal Sitiecurists riot in
profusion— how will he (so neglecting his duty )screen
bionselt boat his ewe reproaches ? Three Candidates
offer thentselne to our choice, one (Mr. Bickford) is
mew mad untried, and not very explicit in his De.
tdantioes • there is, therefore, the greaser. women that
be should pledge himself to obey the nu.. of his
Constituents, or resign the trust. Lord
a young man, and still younver. Its a Reformer.
be attache. dtly meaning at all to that word, be maik•
admit that , milder mode of reforming our Repreitrn:
titles gantlet be suggested thou that of she pledge,
which is here requested of him. But his Lordship
meets to have a very false idea of. Roliresentstiou4
otatkilll is necessary that be should correct ft. lie teller
ibe.Peetors of Aylesbury, that he has voted anord.
lab* " what fie thought was theii'iattiest," which
asqpinion.in him, that they did not know their'
otem sodded interest. 'What! does he imagine thee
wo,,blslCooslitents, are idiots. or infants not Cllr.
1410 at years of discretion; and consequentlyin.
euipoteet to form an opinion.of oar own? If we
its Se ignorant of the business to be done in Perlis.
amok we most beoqoally ignorant of the-rUi it to
&Allot helium, and, therefore, vuworthy of as.
*Meg the Elective Frsochise I! It is not my wish..
se bossism is my reprehensions : his Lordship, as I
.have before observed, is a young moo, and still
Lsussed
*as a Patriot. Ile sums, however, pos.
of good sense ; sad be esezi; sad, I bowl'
will, correct his error. The third ndidate is Mr.
Cavendish, a pause closely connected with .the
Freedom of the Country, and with the principles
which have placed the Hoeft of licenswick on the
Thrum. It is my sincere opiates, that a greater
nemlw pore and patriotic .in have been given
Its Parliament in this name than in any other. l ad.
mit its claim to our confidence, and I will even gol
furtber,qud say, that the present Member for Aylos-
bati bat nobly maintained the` respect due to that
mite.; bat this is not a time for confidence • we esti.
not greet it to any man' without a Breach Of Duty to
our country. I Crest that Mr. Cavendish will per..
wive the full force of this argument, and that he will
Is eeefidence conform to the proposed Pled e,
thotighle has the best claim !o be exempted from if,,
As to Myself I declare from a sense of Doty, my de..'l
twiiiitsiionjo give a vote for the Mao who gives this
pledge., and to refuse it to him who withholds it; et
all incite I will not contribete by a blind confidence
whitiate,.heve seen so many instances of fla-
gitious se) to plunge my Country still deeper is
Ruin. Lam, Mr. Editor. &c. -
11tokhibiteshire. TIMOTHY TOUEstAlf.
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Monday night, about half.past tea o'clock, Mr.
Diinkwater, of the Borough, proceeding across the
kids to Peckham, was attacked by two stout dark
looking fellows, dressed as Nihon. who protecting
pistols, robbed him of his geld watch.—Mr. Thor*.
too was robbed on Sunday nights*, the someplace
by the same own, of Si. in silver, and his watch.
Monday night, between ten end eleven o'clock,
Mrs. Louisa Haines, an elderly lady, passing through
the Green Parks was attacked by two boys, who
knocked her down, and robbed her of a handker-
chief, containing 15s. in silver. .Mrs. Haines Immo.
diately gave the alarm, and two Gentlest., who were
passing followed the thieves, one of whoa they took
into custody, sod lodged is Si. Georges watchtower.
He was yesterday committed from Merlhoeoegh-street
Office. His name is John Bak and he Is only 14
years ofoge.
Otepectable tridental' et Del wich apd Syden.
herniate recently been defrauded of sews of money
by 'lnt" maned genteel appeateitce, who has re•
presented itimself u a Simon, VA* had come to
town for the purpose of attending the Hospitals. The
system has been, to engage a nit Of apartments, and
then to tender a fiatitioas drioetry Bank-note, pro. •
posing that half the omooot should be left as a do.,
post ,'t • the balance has RHO beta given to him in cubs
and he never again made his appearance. The *oh*.
purport to be Somerset mid Easter dank•Notvly