The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-01-16 00:00:00

folly of petitioning for Corn 111lis,.or sty tiling

of a complete reform in the Moose of Commons. To
the want of reform we may solely attribute ear come-
tnercial and agricultural distress. When such men as the
Earl of ALIMIARLII, Lord SUrPIirLD, Mr. COKE, and
many other Gentlemen of large fortune come forward
themselves in favour of Reform, there can no longer
exist a doubt of its necessity. It was truly stated at
the Norfolk Meeting, and not denied even by Mr.
Wooznouss, that the county of Norfolk was once
amongst the first Agricultural counties is England,
and now one of the most distressed ; a truly ominous
state of Gasp for Mr. Woos:muss and his party of
Pittites. Mr. WODEMOUSE acknowledged that taxation
bore heavily upon the landed interest. Well done Mr.
WODIROUSE 1 so you have at last come to the truth.—
Bat whets the day of trial arrives, we expect to see
you as usual, voting against the abolition of Sinecures,
Pensions, Places, and against all retrenchment! We

expect to see you supporting a property or income
tax. A Parliamentary Reform you an bold entomb
to avow you will oppose. No doubt you wink--
Yet as yea ban already shown strong symptoms
of political alteration in your conduct, we should
advise you not to do things by halves; let as have a
recantation unequivocal aad complete. Follow the ex-
ample of the men by whom you were surrounded at the

meeting—men, w►ose rank is life, whose political
mural characters are equalled by few, and excelled fir
sole ; sad whose advice mast be of the same coma
lessee. As to Ministers, they are deaf to all rational
advice. They may propose a Prope►ty Tax, or the
Government may commit an Act of Baskroptcy—it
will•be all the same to the country. Retnnehment
we do not expect; but profligate expenditure cannot
endure for ever. Neither the 011INVILLIS nor the
Palms can protract the catastrophe one hour. No;
distress hovers foetid the eeastry in haggard form—
distress, till now, unknown to Englishmen. And
no longer pipe, no longer dance," is the Courtiers'
Creed ; so that when the money fails, the Ministers
will begin to totter, and then they will soon be left to
their own most agreeable redactions. Yet, the debt

they bare for so many years coitribetod to enlarge.

will remain as a almost° to remind t►e people of
England, that when Ministers pulled down the Temple
upon the French Philistines, they buried their own
conotry in the rains. •

Preparations are making at Carlton Palate for the
reception of his Majesty, who is expected to arrive to.
morrow, or Friday, from the Royal Pavilion:
Yesterday the Marquess of London terry transacted
business with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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FROM THE BRAZILS. " no loi
BAHIA. OCT. 24.—We have received from Perna's- Creed;
taco the following narrative, which shows that the will he;
• moderation and prudence of the temporary Conatitm their 01
; tiesalGoverament have prevailed over the armed force, they hi
which relied only on cannon and bulwarks, aid mi.- will yet
took forhearasee for timidity. Esselte
The temporary Constitutional Government makes upon tl
Itbewn thatseho people of Pas de Alho Limceira and sultry
°orgasm, installed the Goverment, and avowed all.-
t glance to it, in which they-wore jeim Prepel by most of reeepti,
the people of the province, excepting those of Saint wo„„
Amami° de Recife, who are controele4 by a party. Test
opposed in 'isthmoid and interest to the rest of the Immures