The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-04-05 00:00:00

place to See it so supported on the present occasion. they were willing ti support, as long as they thetas
He wea( not attemp.t to go into the merits of the 'elves were untouched. The same spirit of-Inquiry anti •
great question upon which they were assembled. or of Reformation, which animated the peopleof thiseountry*
the Constitutional subjects connected with it, because was struggling to break through the dark bonds of slam
no tuna were better acquainted than themselves, both very on the Continent, though he feared the glorioes -
with the value of the Constitution, and the great ire- rays of intelligence were for a time intercepted by the
parlance of Parliamentary Reform. Ile would yen- gloomy interposition of those Despots of Europe, who.
tore only to make a very few observations, which he assuming to themselves the !Lime and attributes
felt to be neeessary in the discharge of the duty which, of the Divinity, exercised the powers. and were sa-
lted devolved upon him. He believed it would be dowed with the malignant feelings of the eternal
ackeowledged that the difference IsAween a free 'and enemy of mankind —(Load applause.)--This bas•^
a despotic Government depended upon whether the and odious conspiracy of the Despots of the North
people were or were not represented, and that in pro- might for a moment repress the rising energies „if
portion as the people were represented, so far might continental intelligence, but he would appeal to tl.e
the government under which they lived be regarded as experience of history, whether that 'system could be
free. Ow own was a mixed tloverninent, and while permanently supported in which the living, animated,
the people were represented in the House of Commons, growing intelligence of ages was attempted to be
and that body acted as a constitutional check noon the juiued in an unnatural alliance with the patriot and
other hranehes of the Legislature, so long it wield he nrouldring corpse of legitimate corrnption.—(kon-
considered a free Onvernment. It was because they di:l tinned applause.)—Such a state of things could not
not conceive that constitutional control to be continue ; submission purchased by force or treachery
sled:tient as it ought to be, they called for a Reform was never lasting, and they might confidently expect
in the Representation of the people. There were ',gaily that the day of triumph would be eventually enjoyed
! instances, sad smite of a very recent date, in which :he by the fiends of liberty on the Continent. tie begged
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opintons ofthellonse of Commons not tall:v did not euinci- to return his sinc..re thanks to the meeting. fur the
Bence with, hut were directly opposed tot he opistions of very flattering manner in which his name had besot
the people. Hut even if those opini .ns should fors lime associated with those of the best friends of Porticos,
coincide with the sentiments of the pe.em•e, SeCa- anal to assure them, befo..e. he sat down, that he felt
rity hail they, without a Reform its I'4o'4o:sem, CoLl' it to he one of the happiest anml prim lest urotslents of
they would continue coio,.i,ie wish th..to felt his life. whets he saw himself surrounded by such re-
it ouit• unnecessary to address them at length, when spectable, such intelligent. and suc:s enthit-iastic.
be considered their non informatioe matt this sitli:Jeet, friends of Reform. The Honouralde tientietnau sat
land the "thin:ire of those gentleown %the now sur- down amidst loud anal continued cheering.
rosiodell hint, and who came to supoort the gre..t 4. a .1. The Clistast4S: then stated, that he ba.l receive.l
of Reform nith all that warmth and zeal, which ;etas- letter front Ityng, alleging indisposition as the
As strongest assurance of its suers.:(Appl muse.) c stow of his ahsenee, and proposed " The health of
nowas about to prooose the name of an I...molw:this. S. C. Whitbread, Esq., C. S. Lair. re. E-q., sad the
Gentlem in, who would short! e ;wing forward this great Reformers of the County of Middlesex."
Itettestion in the House of Commons, anal from whose Mr. S. C. Wurrnneati returned thank.. The Re-
esettioas they had every thine. to It-ye that rAIII4 'lllll. fOrillerS. he said W
, ere freqmooitly as•ciessl of wishing
talent, and an ardent ze,-.1 for the constiwional li:mer- to make innovations in the Constitntion. So far,
I ties of the people couill afford. The Right Honour- :ow -vi r. was this charge from being w
aide Chairman concln•lcd Itv proposing the of it was rather the wish of the Reform:is to correct
" tie.irge L onbtose. Esq. amid a toil. fair aid equal Re. Close innovations which hail crept into the Coostitsm.
presentation of the People in the Co 1111 l tons' House of tion througli time lapse of time. They all knew what
earliament." The toast having beet) drank with the pesyle of England could do. II Iva site branch
enthusiastic applause, .1 the Lee:it:Mitre could not do, and another branch
Mr. LionToN r m•s: to retorts ti..solis. Ile assure.; of the Le_losiature would not mite the people of England
the Meeting, that it' he needed any ine,o,mice to aatle--(Applanse.)—and he dutibte.l not that if
pe Imrinance of the arduous anal iatportasit task which they e.t.a the lame exertions in the cause of Reform.
was imposed upon him, and to wliteb allusion ha.l they would be followed hy the sante results.--(Applausw.)
been made by the Right honourable Chairman its the go 61 of the plan proposed by los Him.
much teal flattering terms, he shuttle' have fistful it in friend the Venther fur Durham would is that it
the very I tvourable testimonies of their approbation would truss materially to diminish the expense so:
iviiii•lt he hail just received. of his own elections. Ile t tasted he should see the time
wll. t
ieolleqoacy to diseharoe so important a duty, and to Members of Parliament usigist enter the House
forward a question upon which alone the future Commosis as the Representatives of the people, al,
is,. sot the represoutatives of their own pockets. He
betted leave to return his sincere thanks for the
cont.' not lout feel grateful for any issanifestation 41p
public opinion, from which he derived the cheering honour which bad been conferred nismin him, Of obi.
hope that Isis efforts wont(' be appr,eated by the tOOO he hoped they would judge by any other test than t..
tier which artstateml them, and not by any want of feeble words its which they were conveyed.
ability with which they slight he enforced. lie was Mr. Leet.N .E returned thanks for the hosour which
su-e that it was far from Lis wish to place hiatus -If had been conferre I upon bias in coupling his nati:
enusoiestousle forward on tide qnestien, when with those sal the doctors and frien.is of reform in C:e
were S:v mane others better TlAlitiell 4111 all as-coition lo "toy of .11liddlesex.
The I is it M4N next gave " Mr. Al lerotan 11'0• '.,
to till that stati in : hot whoa he siw this great Ties.
tion neelecied Year after year, when he saw no ia.lici 15t.,1 Mr. Sheriff Waitlnuan, and the Reformers of the
connected with tit • oartv with which h.• had the It sp. City of
pines% to act, come forward to • . t the right: of Mr. Alderman Wool, briefly returned thanks, r.r. !.
the peeple, when he saw ev.:ry species of corrntition in doing so, observed that ',toying short of snc:s
unhlitshinglv aVilWerl and protected in Parliainelo— to cling as the pressott would have Isriolght him fro •m
above all, when he saw that atrocious massacre home that day, as he was labsinr:n,r ender very sev..os
in Manchester—(i.ond applaus..)—loused over in I imlistossition. Ile came to town to express his p.a.:-
otter anal eonteuitonons silence its that House, toile to thaw twonbers of Pa: liament who had rune.
so. I i Am, the city to 'maitre the great cause of refer
whets the complaints of the people soielit to he
lenfttly regieteresl, and their wrongs redressed—when I This meeting had originated with the reformed
he saw the prosecutions which were afterwards carried as they were called ; and, considering the prevalent e
on in contempt and defiance imf tile public. opinion, of those priliciplrs in the city, he was au •prised th
and that the middle el ,sees, which formed the sinews he was the only reformer returned to Parliament
societe, joined in the een.'ral cry for that Reform, the citizens. lie hoped that at the next dissoluti..a
without which the country could not be saved—he of Pad; ..!Wllt they would elect such persatis as wool,!
resolved to propose to Parliament and the country a support reform. The Worthy Alderman, after coins
plan of Reform, which might in its principle meet mewing at some length ou the necessity of reform
Su the Coon of Aldermen, sat down amidst lood
with the concurrence of the friends of liberty and
iadepromlence in every part of the country. Whether elieerine•
his anticipations would Ws fulfilled or not, he could Mt. Sheriff Warritstae said that he could claim n.)
not tell ; but he confessed he was inclined to a;:rer merit for ally thing from his fellow citizens, t
wi:b the Lord Mayor that the present meetino admirsh. the merit ut constancy in his exertions. Adverti:mg •
e 1 the !trout- st hopes of that unanimity atom' Vtllletlrti NO the differences which existed amongst the reformers, • •
among the friends of Reform, which it had always he said that lie had thought it to be the ).assoe of
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been the great object of their enemies, the cur, uptimo niihistration to protoote them, and to set the friends'
nos, to prevent. Ile was sure they w .nil not c.sil of freed em at variance among themselves. Isideen,•
neon him to state particularly the details of the men- he wilt ..1* opinion that iltuistere had sometimes.
p'anteti ruaissaries amoung theta in order to divide
sere, -.Web it was his intention to pr -pose-07. irs of
Nu"')--•!ie would merely state, that isvit aware that it was neer-airy so to 1...,
It.Patli to extend the elective franclsise to all who con- in order to succeed in their profligate expenditure.
Whaled to that intuition which snpoortcsi the expen- Ile ee-ree I with the lion. Member for Durham felr,
'More of the ennittrv; and he felt convinced th ,t the Lemblon), that however the cause of reform might be
effect of giving a vote to every „.,,„e; et. ,tided for a ti-se ho .ever liberty might be put
the complete abolition of the corrupt borou h system a1m5...,-a and destroyed fur a period, by a conspiracy of
fly the additiob of so large a number of Constituents, 0 nous and detestable tyrants, it wools.' only be for a•
every attempt WI the part of time owners of horoneiss, short period. it was said that the reformers ought
or of Ministers to r.orrupt them, won't' is comi.ierely out to he listened to, hvicaese they never agreed in
defeated. It w 1114 intention also to propos a ',owe any one plan. If there was any vii lily in that ar-
frevent en.ssoottnicution between the Representative guntent. the wh'.le business of the st.,te must stahl
and hie Consti!ttents by means of Triennial Parlia- still. It would have be impossible for hlinis'ers
merits. lie was aware that there were other I:rut:eaten to have carried the ins: muse tax or any other tax o
who ent-riainell sincere and conscientious diff,restee of which the opinions of the House were divided. Toe
()talon, 2;0 ghis advewatoll the propriety of a more worthy Sheri.f conelnmierl his s ends (which oe are
extended C:11114;:e in the system of representation. HI. !sorry Oat our limits prevent n: from reporting at
attacked not -etch opinions, but lac could not acknow- adequate length) by observing, that it' the meeting
ieske't heir lore o. He respected the gouda:lees of inten. was true to the Members oillarliarnent who were their
two by which those who eatertaine•i them were actu attimme them, and the Members of Parliauteue trot.
ate(, hit hv doobted whetlew they could lead to any to them. tug cause of Parliamentary- Iletat.,a wools(
practical benefit. He wished only fur such a livfm-us ultimately p.-evail; witsione w rich, it wain vain to
as was futtn:led npan the rights and privileges enjoyed expeet any relief to existing rievancee.-4.Applause )
isv our anc;•stors—as was called for by jnsties and ex. The Cesium se said, he yiti'ab on to propose the
retie:ley—as lt.ls capable of a safe, reficient 2;111 pray- name of a tientleman who had„ for forty years bet a'
ti.al applicution.--(Applaose.)--Ile believed the tie- time friend of Freedom and liefor,u. lie begged to
resits of Refor.n iwm sate more apparent every day, propose the health of " Mr. Coke and toe Reformers
nay, eso•ry hoer, to the people or this country. Every a Norfolk."
stay laid hare moue new corruption of the. House of atv. Coss rose amidst lute' and wethusiamk.ikeete.*
Coot/nous, wlsic,h converted even the blind bigot.", of As • steady anit zealots friend of Porl:atnentary
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their sopporters,.by mskieg them feel in their own form, he had dune hintedf the la,inotti., he talk of Of
p:.iitis ,urn pet, .rty the efeeta of Oat system, which . tending this most respectable- rete•hg. • The 'Lou