The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-18 00:00:00

and which he considered as deadly Ininaitidans on the
freedom of the Constitution--then them of innovation
was so longer heard ; and sip to them whe-
ther innovation was most to Ise deprecated on the side
of the people or on the side of power.—(Applasse.)—
Seeing, as Ise aid, so many among them who had pro.
motet' a isetition fur Returns of Parliament—a petition,
ich had pre.ceeded (eons the middle classes, which
the Miuisters roold not accuse of sedition—he thought
it particularly Lis duty to state, that he considered
the great, and paramount, and vital object on which
the salvation of the country depended, was a reform
of the representative SVbiettl.—(Loud and long-con-
tinued appladme.)—He did not sumo to say that Ite-
forts would iumsediately relive the people from their
oppressive burdens at it could raise our drooping
commerce, or revive Istr agricultslre ; but it would he a
pledge that the politic money would not he extravagantly
lavished, and that the, (relives of the nation would not
be oatraged. It would do more to conciliate the din.
affected, (for clisaffectious tiodualstetily existed,) it would
toad more to proclimillosiet and seedsvity..thass all the
gagging-bills that could Leilevised.--(Applause.)—He
felt that he had detained than at an unconscionable
length ; but. the support which they had given
him, be concetel it his duty to advert to those topics
upon which he bad touched. He begged leave before
he sat Joon to allude to one wore subject. as it had been
for the first time introduced on any styli occasion u here
he hail been present. Ile alluded to the Queen having
been one of the toasts drank. He was nut in the House
of CO.'111)011* when the conduct of that illustrious perso-
nage cure under discussion. But he must say, that he
agreed nith his Right Hon. Friend Mr. Tierney. in
thinking that his 3lajesty's Ministers had, by their con-
duct, betrayed the King or insulted the Queen. If they
hail proof sufficient to justify them in keeping her name
oat of the church service, they had enough to justify
thew in proceeding to bring her Majesty to trial.—
(Applause.)—He should therefore feel it his duty to
support inquiry into the subject, and he wisald never
consent to vote a single shilling for her Majesty until her
character stood clear with the world. He had no know-
ledge of the facts; he could have wow • lint it was im-
possible that the Queen of England rod rest under the
Wad of suspicion which his Majesty's Ministers had in-
sinuated against her honour.—(Applause.)—He re-
quested to be allowed to thank them tbr the attention
with which they had heard him; and observed. that at
one of the very first public dinners which he ever at-
tended--a dinner in that town in honour of Mr. Fox—
he had briefly told theta the conihict lie should pursue,
and he was now happy to find that they bad sanctioned
it by their decided approbation—(Applause.)
Various personal and patriotic toasts were afterwards
proposed and drank with enthusimu, after which the
conspeey broke up.
Mr. lantirox, on rising to take leave, thanked them
for the baudsoinei warner in which they had received
him. Bet before lie departed to resume his defies lathe
Hann of Commons, be would, with the permission if
'lse Chairman. give a sentiment, which had. it was true.
brim drank before, but without coinment. He thought
that we meet rest our wain hope for the redemption of
the country sou the intrepid and enlightened press. The
pos. kidratleman eulogized the conductors of the liberal
feria tisk press at limbs long* ; mask psniseleAr ada
vetted to souse of the journals in the north. and also to
some of the London newspapers, which had, he said,
roost ably exposed the falsehoods, exaggerations, and
misrepresentations, which hail been propagated respect-
ing the Maud:ester question. It hail blown the whole
bubble into air. Ile repeated, that to the press alone
lie blotched for the salvation of the country, and begged
to drink
"The intrepid and enlichtened press of Englaml."
The sentiment was followed by reiterated cheers, and
Mr Larahron and his friends immediately withdrew
• Ist the most cordial acclawations.—(DurLaw
Chromicle.)

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