The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-06 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

T. Tinley, jun. J. Hall, and H. Halt. U►erpool, ship brokers
and commission merchants (so far as relates to the said .1.111 all)
—T. Loner, S.D. and T. Lanee,jan. Liverpool—T.. N. and J.
Nary, Salford. Lancashire. woollen printers (so far only as-
•respects the said T. Ltury)-13. Andrews and J. Little. Church
street, Whitechapel, saw makers—J. P. Biskemore and Wm.
Robbin►, Westbromwicht Stafordehire, nail factors and nail
merehants—C. Pound sad J. B. Waters. Sr. Martin's court,
foicester Fields, tailors and drapers—J. Moe, J. • Rainsbot-
tom and E. Ramsbottont. Literpool. painters. plumbers, and
glaziers—J. R. Weetherhesd and C. Clarke, Wisbeeh St. Pe.
tar's, Isle of Ely, Cambri•lgeshire. surgeons and apothecaries
T. Newshem and J. Garth, Preston. Lancashire. cora dealers
—J. Lawrensoe, Lee. Winer WyeredeJe, Lancashire, and O.
Curnthers, Lancaster, collar spinners.
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—sset of wretches whom oaths were purchased, an i anhose
testimony was utterly unworthy of credit —men, toe, who
appeared as witnesses against those Gentlemen by whom
their vile and tremonsable propositions bad been net only
reprbnemsleal, hot sawed (applause). It was not his %tem •
CONSTRUCTIVE fRRASON—PURITY OF TRIAL
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poill. ere to enter into the expediency or inexpediency of
Parliamentary Reform or Universal Suffrage, farther than
BY JURY. to state, that he had never heard any good argneneeta against
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The Friends of Parliamentary Reform dined together either, save in the prejudices of some who were bun -at, and
yesterday, at the Crown and Anchor Tavero, in celebration the pecuniary interests of others who were Dot honest. save to
of the Twenty-ninth A ntsiversary of the Acquittals of Messrs. their own interests (a laugh). But supposing that it were
Hardy, J. H. Tooke, and J. Thelwall, from the charge of uowiie to propose the adoption of Annual Parliaments and
Constructive Treason. Universal Suffrage, still lie maintained that he or any other
Dinner was announced for half-past five o'clock, but it Englishman was as free to propose such a reform as was
was six before the company had assembled. any other member of the community, or even the Parlim
Messrs. Galloway. Hardy, Thelwall, Baxter, Brooke, meat to object to it. But even at this distant period, when
&c., were received with much applause on entering the the Society had been bruised by the arm of the law,still hat
room; and Mr. Galloway having been unanimously would ask, where bad there appeared a charge against any
voted to the Chair, a company of nearly 200 persons eat individual belonging to that body ? In no one instance had
down to a very excellent dinner. The cloth having bee. such a charge been made. On the contrary, he firmly her
removed, Hewed that a greater number of the men who composed the
The CHAIRMAN observed, that as some difference of original Committee. were to be traced &shaving since made
opinion had arisen, in consequence of the Stewards for their way through life with both honour and profit to thetn-
the present year not having been publicly nominated at the selves and credit to their country than could be found in
last Sleeting, the Gentlemen at present acting in that double the number who composed any other Committees,
capacity had thought it expedient to propose the names of not even excluding thoseof the Hononrable Home (applause.)
the Stewards for the next year.—{ l'he names of the For himself he must must own, that lie could never perceive
Stewards for the ensuing year were then read over by the the distinction between political and moral virtue—politi•
Secretary (Mr. Evans), and their amino:iota agreed to by cal serving only to give effect to moral virtue. He felt
the Meeting.) that, notwithstanding the attempts made to put down the
The Ctlainatas said he hail a toast to propose, which he liberties of the people, those liberties had been progressively
felt perfectly convinced would meet with the unanimous extending. True it was that tide Society had been crushed,
ceiscurrenre and applause of the Meeting. They had hear 1 but then then it had sown the seeds which had since taken
much about the legitimate authority of Kings: nothing such deep root in the country. Even now might he heard,
was said about the legitim it. authority of the People; and aye, and from the mouths of Peers too, principles which
rt every man in the country knew Viet without the People had not been broached in this in this country for a century
IL io g 1 were as mere cyphers- it was for the People, then before the Institution of the Corresponding Society. Batt
to teach those Kings that they were consciousof their rights, while heaminaitted that the principles of liberty had advanced
and ready to maintain them with their lives (cheers). He he could Sot deny that the attempts to depress it had in-
then proposed, creased in nearly the same ratio. The Constitution of
'l' The Seeereienty of the Peoples with three times three," the country had been frequently endangered; and it was
Which WAS drank with loud and reiterated applause. atilt from the watchful vigilance of the people
The CHAIRMAN said, the toast which stood next in that it had been and was to be preserved. The
rotation was one which strongly marked the character of Worthy Gentleman, after some hatcher observer
the present Meeting; fur had it not been fmai the able and tions aeon the attempts made by the Holy Alliance for the
patriotic stand Mamle by a few Gentlemen against an almost suppression of liberty; the necessity of preserving above
overwhelming Faction, power would bate been wham- all tHings the purity and integrity of Juries, proceeded to
pliant, and this country would not, at this moment, observe that it was only necessary to look to the Statute
possess even the liberties which remained to it. It was Book, In order to observe how many Instances occurred
onneeessary for him to add a single word more than the during the present reign, in which the trial by Jury was
toast itself— taken away ; in order to observe in bow many instances
" The Purity of Trial by Jury, with three times three." tho rawer belonging to Juries was vested in Magistrates;
smaThis toast was received with the warmest acelantatious. aye, iti independent Magistrates; for they eet tainly were
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the next toast, observed, iodependent of—all responsibility, and only held their
that it was intimately connected with the preceding one.— places by cringing to persons in place and power above
The four Gentlemen whose health he was sheet to piopose them. bet it be observed, too, that new crimes of a
bad. in the day of peril, manfully grappled with those who different kind had been instituted ; nay, even more than
wished to oppress the many through the few. Four Gen. one Court of Record bad been instituted, in which, a Jury
tletuen now living bad been placed in such a situation, of was dispensed with; see, for example, the Commissioners
these three were present, the fourth (Mr. Richter) was un• of liankrur, and the Insolvent Debtors' Court, in both of
avoidably absent. The Chairman here rend a I •tter from which the Judges decided without any appeal to a Jury:
Mr. Richter, in which etat Gentleman strongly regretted Appalling as this was, it was not all. When they li.md
his inability to attend the Meeting, but h expressing his Juries, were they to depend, or could they depend upon
warmest support of the principles which they were met to them? He ought to be cautions how he touched upon this
!import. He conelit led by proposing .. the health, ..f .1. part of the subject. lie was at that inointint under bail for
liarmly,.l. Thelwall, John it,cliter, ;soil J. Baxter, who ha I his gocititionduor, ,and oerdianee his language that evening
tirmuly witlmpt mod all attempts to inflinee (through them) might subject each of Ids ha Ito a penalty of MI. lint
upon the rights and liberties of iinglillimen, with three no matter; he firmly believed .bat his hail wool I sooner
times three."—(loud and r:peated cheerinit.) pay the penalty than allow him to be shackled by such
Mr. Hanby, on rising to retnen thanks, was greeted with paltry cousldonitions. 'Fliers was, and had been for some
miltili clapping of hinds The worthy Gentleman expressed t time, hanging over his head. a prosecution by the Constitn-
lii- sincere gratitude for the honour thus conferred moon I tionel Asaociatiod, or the itridge-street Gang, or per!' ape
h• , and declared diltuself an undeviatinK supporter of their in ire approprd,te name at prrt,ent, time Hole-anml-Corner
tmose prim idles of liberty which had been nni„,,.„„f„ily Men [laughing]. Be their name what it might, their sword
attempted to be proved vaitist him and his frientis as a hung over his bead, an.l the thread might he cut at their
crane.— applause.) pleasure. This, however, he knew, that he dared to cam r
more than they dared to inflict ; and anon, that tae dared not
Mr. TneLmvaLt, next presented himself to the Meeting,
I tgedboowuhiairt theybi dared
Ito do.h thati was. swerve (run or falsify
and was received with inueli applause. Silence havi•rg heen
(Ctie:re.; levpilkerei pspersetwtotietihme tie
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obtained, lie observed, that the Meeting most pereive the I _
emotion under which he lahooreml in rising to return l Juries, he could not help offering a few words. fie hamfonle
ti.alks for ttir great honour which hod jos: been eon:err:Ll i, the curiosity to go to the Crown °lice in a case in which he

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