The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-02-10 00:00:00

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fore he could vote for a shilling or the soul expended
by that Commission. It was yet to be eip_ained. bow it
happened that a certeis flanovetion Moister, after
having been detected in picking leek in the Quern's
house, wu appointed Minister to the Hanoverian Court
at Rome, where he was found offering a thousand
pounds to a member of the Pontificate to gain over the
members of her Majesty's household.
Au Hoe. MeMein remarked en the inconsistency
of the Petitioners in talking of creamily, at the same
time that they avowed haviOg expended so muds for
useless purposes.
The petition was,then laid on the table, and ordered
to be printed. •
Sir R. WILSON presented similar petitions frogs
Chillingford and Marlborough. Ordered to be printed.
NORTHWICH (CIIEnHIRR)
Lord BIsLIiItAVI said, he had to present a petitfori
signed by upwards of 300 Freeholders of the Countx
of Cbeshtce, complaining of the eondoetof Abe High
Sheriff of the County, anti praying tlort House t
leolitute an inqitiry het* thit SUM The Noble Lori
seated, that a Reitelsitioe nueereesetrand respectably
oigseditos pretested to the High Sheet,' in January
last, No sonvene a meeting of the inhabitants of the
County. The High Sheriff complied in part with
request, by calling together the Freeholders of the
County, insteed of the inhabitants. This, however.
wet thi -least of the grievances the Petitioner had
to complain or, althoegh he must protest agaikat tLtt
moonrises monopoly of the loyalty of 4he Colic• 7
which confined it to the Preeleilders. At TN steel-
ing, which war held at Northivich on the 1 Ith Jane-
ary, an. Address to his Majesty was moved and se-
conded. It metals.)
,mete simple derlaretions of
loyalty to the King, and the Resolatiour, with very
few exeeptions, were agreed to in most solemn silenre.
A noble relation of his thought it his duty to att.
the Meeting, although he did not approve of t!..s
manner in whirl§ the meeting was composed, in conse-
quence of the high Sheriff having departed feints
the request of the Requisition in calling it. 'fie
rising of his Noble relation in the Meeting was the
signal for etch a tumult as no earriver heard, and no
ere ever saw before. This riotods conduct began
with those front whase talent and tank better things
had been expected, and he much regretted that the/
had thus &maned themselves. Perhaps Homo:-
able Members would like to know what was the pn:-.
port of the Anit•ntlutent he had to propose witicll
caused all this tumult. It began with an expreSsl•ll
of loyalty to the Throne and Constitution, went on tfr
point out some obvious distresses of the pouple, ail
said that the best constitutional way of obtaining
redress for them was, to lay their complaints Lefore
the King, and to pray that his Majesty would rt•stortt
She Queen's name to the Liturgy and to all her leen'
Tights. Was this, be asked, disloyal? On the nier4
of the amendment, he must say that the. Queen's name
;should have been restored before. Like Elizabeth,
whom he must call the vilest of women, but the first of
Qateens, her present Majesty possessed that wag.-
mtility of soul and coarser, which insured her the
hearts of' the 'espies • Was t loyalty tp tell his hlejsery
that he stood upon the verge of a precipice, and that he
reigned over a gang of rebels? Notwithstanding the
proper temper of his Noble Relation's amendment, the
High Sheriff had refused to put its relevancy to the meets
lag it hen required to do so. He bad put the address
proposed to a slim of lianas, but he had refused either
to put the negative, or to grant a division, when eperin-
tally called upon by his Noble Relation to do so. ife
admitted there teas a numerous !thew of hands, hut many
who held up their bands, manifestly did so under a mis-
apprehension which would have been plainly evinced.
bad a fair division been granted. If he stated any thing
incorrectly, his lion. Colleague would contradict We.
He was out *efficiently acquainted with the High She-
ritipersoitally to be able to state in which direction hit
politics, inclined ; but lie could guess at them from hie
having been appointed to the command of a troop in a
newly raised yeowanry corps. This showed the neva-
sitv there was for the veneer of the High Sheriffs, a$
over the kingdom. bring under proper con'roul, and
within certain bounds. here diseretiun began, there
all law, liberty, and safety eiscied.—(Hear.),-The law
which related to the power of the Shenff, in his opinior•,
was not undefinable; because he apprehended it was a
clear rule of law, that lie had no right any more than
any other officer, or individual whatever to infringe the
liberties or privileges of others. By the Bill of Rights
it was seen that every Englishman hada right to address
the King, and it was clear, therefore, that by such con-
duct as be had described, the high Sheriff must always
interfere with that right. The High Shrrardid not pr..:
ride over these meetings by his own right—he was called
upon to tale the Chair, end he sat there only to ascer-
tain the real state of the sentiment, of the meetinco--
(ilear,)—There was, be hoes, such a think as a pocket
Sheril%—(l laugh) but that was illegal. Neverthehow,
it might exist, fur the omission of the Queen's name
from the Liturgy was illegal. The House must see the
importance of baring every thing of the sort properly
&hued, and brought within the hounds of the law. A
corrupt tiavernment, without meaning to allude to any
particular party, always attempted to increase its power,
in proportion to its delinquency; mad thins the power of
expressing their sentiments would certainly he cut off
from the nation, unless it were put out of the power of
High Sheriffs to refuse to sanction censure upon those
who appointealthetn.
Mr. ?MERTON, in allusion to the meeting, said it
was a very crowded as-entb:y, and it was not in his
power to get near enough to hear all that occurred. He
was sorry to say that the stewing was am thing but as
quiet as one could wish.—(tlear, Isear.)—He did sot
think the mo le adopted by those who complained was
the prop. r cc trse of proceeding. They might to have
apPeaied 'o th • laws.—(llear, Bear.)-7-As to the conduct
of the Sheriff,' lie was sure that it was not (helot' d by
any party feeling. He exerted himself from what he
(Ii r. figerton) could see, as much as possible to keep the
antenshly in order, but in vain. If be had rium..anv using
wrene, it certainly was from au error in judgment, and
ispf fr any improper feeling. The autt ioluteut of the
Noble Lord (Cirosst-nor) was read twice, but reutlenien
were making so great a noise near the Sheriff that he
could not be heard,

, Mr. BRIIIHT.-01 all the rights poetrote,l hy Peg-
'Women, thegrtatrst bras the right of petitioning. led
as law as he bad the honour,of^ seat in that tin r, he
would never lose .au opportunity of exproving his Md.
when an attempt was matte ta.tbridge. it.. :The
hill's pawed souse years ago might hive been refeesary
for the tranquillity of the country for aught he
.kisew ;
bat if he bad beenact 'the -ime, In Parliament; he would
have said that they were not. ft had been left to the
Sheriff to call together assemblies of the renp!e.