The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-12-28 00:00:00

Were chargeable with the attempt to separate the rich ! i
from the poor, or to ili% hie thc:•isclers from the.peoplo i
of this country. lathe part whi.h he had Liniselfraken , ,
during these proceeditog.., he u its indienced by a nisi,
to support the true inter -At and real' Icippiress of the I •
people-, and to defend :heir lihei ties, as establishes' by ! '
law. lipoti this principle be consi4resl, that the tweet-,
log •t Parliament alone, even if no such Hills had been
passed, a great bler,ici:-. Before earl:storm uict,• they ,
had bearCof the kgsliry of such meetings as that of I
Ilasebester, but no man in either House hail dared to : '
defeat or assert such a doctrine; it was heard of an'
More. Liberty and Heath was a motto much in.isted ,
se in other places ; lie hoped, that as long as Englishmen i
were Enzlishmen, the would prefer death to the sure I
. Teodoro! their liberties; but the liberty to which be •
olloial, was not the liberty designated by black and i
• Isis, or contained in the principles of Universal ,
and Annual Parliaments, He would confess
dist had fears for the constitutional liberties of
4
Diligiallswee. before Parliament had met, bat since their ,
nsselleg, these fears had vanish-d, as he found that the
goat majority of the people had confidesce in Parha-
met. They were told that the Hills interfered with dm
fight of petitioning, while, on the contrary, they
pooloeted that right, by putting an end to these as-
semblies of intimidation, by which the right was
Aimed. sod, iMelfect, proliiiiirl. The Bills to pre-
vest training and the possession of arms, were also
trecemary, for the intention of the Meetieg at lbw-
ebester, Ind other simultaneous meetings, was to ;ob-
vert the constituted authorities, Private drilling was,
in itself, an overt act of High Treason, and though
the Hill of Rights recognised the possession of arms by
the subject for his own defence, it also asserted the
right of the Legislanare to interfere when they were its-
tended for other painless. He was no Whig, in the
meaning of some Noble !Ards, but lie hoped be would
will continue. as he had always dose, to act spun the
sentiments of Loral Somers 'ma the principles of the Re-
volution. The truly greet men obis took the lead in that
transaction, dlsplayeds fearful see for the Consti-
tution, and a determination not to go use inch farther
than the necessities of the time required. They were
new discussing a Hill with reference to tbe press, the im-
portance of which was such, that he could not give a si-
lent vote upon the subject. But while he admitted that the
liberties of Englishmen were greatly promoted by the
press, he was anxious that they slionl4 not be destroyed
he the same power ; and he believes!, in his conscience,
that the Atturnerlieneral could nut prosecute seditious
anal blasphemous works with effect, without tbe assist-
ance of such Bills. The case was perfectly new. Darius;
the time that he (the Lord Chancellor) had tilled the
same office, waggon loads of papers were not v•ut
through the-country to be distributed on the highways
and introdnerd into the cottages. Hitt it was slated that
the two cases ougheto be separated. They could not be
separated--the case was one and the same—it was sedi-
tious blasphemy, or blasphemous *edition. Such were
his consciencions opinions. He might possibly he wron,t;
but as he thought it was not so, he knew enough of the
people of Englani to be certain that they would do jus-
tice to his motives.
The Rill was then read a second time, after which the
House adjourned. .

British Parliament; bet, sari tenant events; we may
.itysk of its a'arm—and be assured, a general system of
prtiti.niiog from the middle el , numerous, yet un-
connected with tumult—firm, yet dercirous--effeetual in
its principles, yet moderate in its claims, would more
alarm the Ministerial side of the House, and, I fear, one
half of the Opposition—than all the assembled multi-
tudes —all the vehement sperr'hes—an•J all the ardent
resolutious 1.4 the attire Reformers of the day. In spy
next letter I *ill more particularly detail the principles
on which this mole of petitioning may borrow equally
effeettml on Parliament and uu the people. lam in the
teinan time, Yours, Ike.

• Ay Statute 13, Cherie" 11. chop. 3, lens deemed (An°.
te, but late!.. !emitted cm.

have ruled
the tyrants

frer of •

LORD C.ISTLEREAGII-PAKLIRMENTARY

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The fullowieg extract will give the public a view of
the put opinions of Lord Castlereagh un Parliamentary
Reform, with which it ras probably out before ac-
quainted :
" That the noble Secretary for Foreign Affairs will op-
pose an rainier, is by no means likely, when we requiem-
her how zealous a friend he formerly was to the cause
of Reform, and how strongly he pledged himself to
promote it. not as his Lordship's seutituents will be
twit on.lerstooll he reading his on n vi.irds, I shall beg.
leave to cite the following extract fruni the iteffint :Veers
Letter, Jane I ;MI (N o. 5,5024

4. We are desired and authorised to inform the public.l
through the medium of this paper, that at the t usu.
mencement of the election for the coun:y of Down, on
Saturday la.t, the following test (which, with the signa-
Wei of the lion. Edward Ward and the Hon. Kid ert
Stewart, is left at this office) was proposed h) a very
respretahle lientleman to three of the randidates: that
the How Edward Ward and tier Ilan. Robert Stewart,
signed the same as underneath, and that Lord Hills-
borough refused it:—

" ' We will rigidly attend oar date in Parliament, and
be governed by the instruction.' el' ear Lonstitnirms ;
we wilt, ani out of the Ilutar, with all our abilities
and iniueoce, protect the secrets of a Bill fur amending
the rei.resentation of the people.
.1 Bill for preventing Pensioners from sitting in
Parliament, or such Placemen as 'cannot sit in the Bri-
tish lloase of Com 00000 ns.

Bill fur limiting the ?nuttier of Place men and
Pensioner% and the anuoint of Pensions;

.6 6 .% Hill fur presenting Resent:el/Akers fwou voting
at ur interfering at Elections;

PARI.I.I.IIEXTeiRI REFORM.
TO THE EDITOR.
Ora—One half of the couutry is in a state of agita-
tion, the other loweritig and discontented, and Ministers,
by way of restoring quiet, drive the agitated to despera-
ties, and do nothing to remove discontent. Threatening
as is the aspect of public affairs, there is at this moment
an opening, which, if p J, will appease • part of the
people, and satisfy the rest. I allude to )tr. Lainbton's
recent notice of a motion. A fatality attends every act
of Administration ; when they mean to suleluc, they only
irritate. Traduced and insulted as the Radical Kee
formers are, they have no source of influence but that of
mere numbers and that the leading Whigs either cast
or will do say thing tending to general harmony, may
be touch doubted. One would sot call gentlemen stir-
surd, bat they may at least be deemed inconsistent, when
they claim for the people the full liberty of public as-
sembly, and unreerieted speech, yet scout every measure
for which the people meet sad speak. There is a
fourth body of men in the kingdom, which only wants
calling out, and all is well. That most numerous and
respectable class in society which is above the labourer,
bat below what is ordinarily termed the gentleman, has
Can far little appeared on the stage of politics : it is
high time it should exert itself, fur the fate of the king-
dom is in its Lands. Combined with that portion of the
higher ranks which have yet presetved their integrity
and judgment, its influence amidst contending factions
mast be irresistible. Why persons of this description
have of late taken so small a part in public affairs, is
soon accounted for. They neither want talents nor in-
formation, nor a jest wale of public grievance; butt
theya warned leaders; they were not in habits of public
a political action, and they shrunk from proosinency
of character. 'I hey were the most numerous in every
tows, but nut die tint: there they were awed lit ionic
neighbouring squire—a loyal ma., who honoured his
King and obeyed, his King's Minister. Here Mr.
Mayor was a dea'er in figs and raisins, and would not
injure his trade by encouraging seditious meetings :
in smother place, the " Quality" of the town—that
is, three or four ball pay Oticers—three of four
poor Hentlewien of family—three or font profrs-
'Weal mem, who, by a great stretch of courtesy, were
mhititted into the first an—three or four old widows,
and three or four ul4l maids, mode • poimf of Ammo
toirateiog err y Moog dialoyat—Thedispositioas of tbis OLDHAM I PIQUEST.— The Mmerheater %mil*
c !ass aralwell doom); indeed could they he otherwise save—" The Jury. who were impenneled on the
than they are?—Could mu:ern:um and taxation— celebrated Inquest on John Lees, of Oldham, being
amid the denial of political rights, attach thews to the
pieerat sperm? 11414 it may be okra. do net the very properly desi.. rous of hissing the business de-
- s which ' orride ? The term according' to Pie law, on 'Wednesday
AT tending to a crisis, trausmitted, by two of theieb94ly, a request to the
independent man who Coroner, to afford them an opportnnity of deliver-
''hanks to the Loy" mg their verdict. In this they state that the ori-
J Lard Cffisitreettlt.ll ginal writ is still in force, and thp.t, therefore, the
political conduct is
duly of the Coroner will not be completed until he
oh- late all past dim- 1
• theroi.,„ of a tavern, I resume and conclude the Inquest. The letter was
quietly petiliou pasha. j signed by seven; the other five, being publicans,
qsaii4 their petitions-- • have refined, from motives of personal interest, al
and the " Quality." though they have expreated a wish to be enabled
Powible, mid as no' to give their opinion in the formal manner of the
".._attached ° only be law.—Should the Coroner refute compliance with
7.....rnalbeat "u'Y their wishes, we uuderttand that they intend to
'pus.re manes.
(Fre to am. Publish their opinion from the esidence they have
• ' already heard. •
prudence and spirit, wilt Mr. kinloch, of Kinloch, who was oittlawed on
neither the natties of the Wedneaday, far not appearing td take his trial
memo* before the public, ! were the High Court of Jasticiary, on a charge of
sanaatior in tflia""t• sedition, left lidinburgh for the Continent the
" get ,__
straway dlk possessed a landed estate in Perth-
indiffevratte pantie
ittishsvpariada,„,%. shire of SAMS. a-year, which, it it said, he disposed
had existeeee, eierr. oft Pro' bolls to bit el°Pemout•

" A Bill for rendering the Servants of the l'rown of
Ireland responsible fur the Expenditure of the Public
Money ;

A Bill to protect the personal Safety of the Sub-
ject against arbitrary and recessive flail, and against
the stretching the power of Attachment beyond the
limits of the Constitation ; and we will, as far as in us
lies, prevent any renewal of the Police As.
(Signed) "' KNWARD WARD.
WRIIICRT "

" la the Nees Letter, of the 13 me date, is an adver-
tisement, to the Electors of the County of ['sown, io
wbicb the folios ing expressions are'used:—
•.. We are embarked in a mach mere interesting and
glorious caner than our suaaris as individual.-- we are
calk,' firth as it.strtnuents is your bands to emancipate
the coontrr.
(Signed)

" EDWARD WARP,
"' RORIERT STIR ART."

MAIPTH ESTER, bie. ?5.

In conserenee of information received by the Magis-
trates, on 'I hursday last, they issued a warrant for the
apprehension of certain individuals named in it, and en-
trusted the Lion of it to Mr. Nadia, who, with pro-
per assistants. seized the undermentioned nine delegates
from neirthhuor,ng towns (who had met at the Sir Sid-
ney Smith piihlie-honse. in Port-street, Menehesr..r), and
conveyed them, escorted by a party of the 55th Regiment
of Foot, to the New Baiky :
Christopher RoHinson, from Darwen, a tailor.
William Dolmen, from Blackburn, a weaver.
James Lang, of Mount St. Ancoats, Manchester, a
IrParer.
Charles Whitvrortb, from Strayley.bridge, a school-
' mantel..
Robert Randier, from Westhosighton, a schoolmaster.
Richard Johnson, from ?baton, a elowmaker.
John Blamer, from Padr•am, near Burnley, a cabinet-
maker.
William Tootsll, an iii t Radical, who declined
giving any satisfactory amnion of himself.
Charles Mason, another itinerant Radical, who has
been travelling throughout the disaffected districts.
The whole of the above nine persons underwent a ri-
ve, examination yesterday Ise fore a Bench of Magni-
trees, and wet. • remanded until Slumlay.
Two other person., named in the warrant, Name's
Carter, a blacksmith, and lirorge Frew, a tailor,
were apprehended yesterday its the New Dailey: Court,
and remanded with the others. Carter had several bal-
lets and a dint on his person.

LONDON:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1819.

We have received Paris Papers of Thursday, Fri-
day, and Saturday.
In the Chamber of Deputies, on Wednesday, M.
Ternaux read the report of the Commission of Coo-
tributions, on the project of the provisional collec-
tion of six-twelfths of the taxes ; and stated, that
the Commission proposed, as an amendment, that
four-twelfths should be substituted for six. The
discussion on this took place on Thursday, and the
amendment was negatived. The Chamber ad-

' remote parts of the kingdom. We witness no ri-
vahhips, jealousies, nor piques, among these
worthies, to repel them from eac% other's embrace ;
to incite them to traverse each other's projects and
make them miscarry. If their different turns of
mind should, upon any untoward occurrence, tend
to set them at variance for a moment, (which we
know to have happened more than once lately) they
perhaps have sworn, upon a certain cabalistic signal,
to join chorus in the song " Warms all, rogues all:'
and the difference is immediately made up, and
they appear as good friends agein, u were Mr.
CANNING and Lord C'ASTi lIMAGH found to be,
after a Sunday morning's pious lesson with (not
prayer-books but) pistols in their hands. The
PRINCR then, and his Miristers, may be considered
now, what never before has been viewed or con-
templated in England, diming the reign of a good
KING and a Wise ADMINISTRATION. and that is a
PERMANENT and PERPETUAL COUNCIL.

Although the a zertiors of Mini: ten with respect
to financial measures did not rain so much cre-
dence as was anticipated, the price of Consols
did nut MI on Friday lower than Ott in con-
sequence of the speculative burrs ►ot following
up their advantage, the market rallied, and
or at 08 to 1. There has bcon a few bargains
done upon the Royal Exchange, both yestcrda.,-
and to-day, at those prices, and we arc rather in-
dined to think there may be a trilling improve-
ment, particularly as nothing can transpire vnith
regard to finance to February next.

FRENCH FINDS,SATUIDAY.—Five per cents.
I Ira. 110 c. ; Bank Actions, 1.645 fn.

This morning we received New York papers to
the 98th alt. from which the followiag are extracts:
[raox TIM NV. TOOK 110111111MICIAL

OP TES

?liw o►

TIME SPANIPR TRlRATT.—Estract of a letter from Mr.
Hackley, American Consul, dated at Madrid, 10th Oct.
and brought by the Ilornet :—" The Treaty was again
presented by our Minister to the Duke San Fernando,
now 3linister of State ; it has not been ratified, nor will
it be ratified."

EMIT FLORIDI,.—A letter, dated at Pensacola, 14th
Oct., comnennieates the followiag iatelligeoce:—The
Governor has given orders to fortify Barrancas. Three
or foor new breast-works are erecting. All the troops
hare gone to the works; 40 troops only remain in this
garrison.

By an arrival from the fipanish Maine in 311 days, we
learn that a battle had lately been fought at Cocoon's,
between General Get-model and the Royalists, i■ which
about Patriots were killed and wosadd. The
Royalists had about 4 or WO killed, wounded, and taken
prisoners. The Patriots took possession of Cs.coatar,
awl it was es' toed that Marairabo would also be taken,
as they were on their march thither. Santa Martha was
about Wag evatuated be the Royalists, as vessels bad
goats there for the purpose of transporting the in-
' habitants.

We are not sorry to see Mr. C'svNnec feel the
weight of The Times upon his Lack. His col-
league, Lord CASTLEREAGH, may pity him as
being tied up to the triangles. Tin. Editor of that
Paper lashes him in a proper style. The poor
doctor, as the culprit used to call Lord Sinmourn,
itwib.:l3lpu'swirri.nisdfilisenTb:,hast ;Iltwiemndterehat tittieosiortrni
;e::
31 hr
ospital,
it
ae ndxt.
ii3lolLn;r:
the sou of Dr. ADDINGTON will probably use a
substitute for the briny fluid, walls. applied to the
scarification of the at-o'-urine-Cobb. 'Ms instru-
ment, like the tout of the Lisbon Ambassailor*.i
teastituenU at Liverpool. is also comprised of" three
dales three." Bat the best of all it, that The
Courier, the busy bottle-bolder in the Mac.
gets a " memorable" trimr:ing fur nothing at all
but being the promoter of linsinest. 1 his will be a
" memorable" lesson for the poor Courier, who is
no more able to cope with the Timis (ash, the sail
Tinges! will he exclaim) than Bverehorse, because
be could take a great deal of beating, was able to
contend with Slack or Brosightiri, tile two grand
pugilists of his day.
Extract of a private letter from Pars:—The
London Ministerial Press, forgetting that all Europe
has her eyes on England, has exaggerated infinitely
the camps 'of alarm, in ecumenism" of wt.ieh ail
England relents Europe as on the eve of a revolu-
tion. They withdraw their capital in the English
funds, and the terror has extended to the native
holders;: and as these Gentlemen never willingly
suffer capital to be idle, then looked, and found
the French finds offer a degree of stability and ad-
vantage not be found elsewhere. (In Monday one
house alone received orders from England totiorch ate
Stock to the amount of 600,0001.; and if the pre-
sent conduct of the English Government and its
press goes on a little longer, there will not be a
shilling of foreign capital left in the Engliei funds.
Advices from the Havannah state, that it had
rained. without intermission, from the 12th to the
28th of October; diming the whole time tininess
was almost entirely susp ended. fin severe a storm,
in the *oath of October has not been known there
within 20 years. The harbour, it is said, continues
I very sickly.
The trial of M. Wi!mer, Editor of The Utopia
ICazeite, came on before the Court of Amite at Am-
' sterdam, on the 16th inst. He is said to have
made an energetic defence. The public prosecutor
demanded that he should be sentenced to the bus •
! tinado, and to five years' imprisonment in a Hcuse
of Correction, in virtue of the law of the 6th of
March, 181 a The Court, however, acquitted M.
Wilmer, and there is no appeal from its decision.
The Coldstream Regiment of Guards mounted
duty on the parade in St. James's Park, on Saturday
morning, in their new deaths. The appearance of
long tailed coats, which is the principle new feature
in them, attracted considerable notice
The General Committee of the Proprietors of
Drury-lane Theatre have nominated Mr. Caleraft,
Col. Douglas, Mr. Robins, Mr. Souse, and Sir 'l'.
'Murton, to be the Sub-Committee for the year ea-
sel*. A Special Meeting of the Proprietors will
be held on the 4th of next month, to molder of
the propriety of this nomination.
Monday, a celebrated character was brought to
eimgew, in a post-chaise from Paisley. He has
teem assisting for some lime ; but was apprehended
in Paisley selbag seditious pamphlets. This Ra-
dical is Josses M'Donal'l, who was tried at last
spring circuit, charged with house-breaking at
Port Glasgow. He fainted at the termination of
his Counsel's address to the Jury, and eseUted great
commieseration, being a decent lookind man. He
escaped by a verdict of foot Protest. Step helm
been a dealer in base cobs, ors country rainier at fairs,
in which character be was" at home;" there has
• scarcely been a house breaking or theft of any
I ex-
tent, a part, at least, of the produce of which has
, not peeled throisgh his hands in the way of reset.
11l Tuesday last. the London mail was overturned
at the foot ed a bill between 31aneheeter aril Nude—
' field, in consequence of the horses taking fright (helm;
I.pm:tied by a party of lancers). They 'started on Ptie
i side; sad thepoult being slippy, threw the each al it
Winer. me coachman. guar& and three soWiers
the realism pescipitued over the bridge, aid had a fast
of at lust thirty feet s the guard broke his kg and
1 of the soldiers is such hart; the others were a verily
' braised. The mail was turwartit d in a I base sad for I
t the oaths prod only a areatei-sar beefiest.

It has been the wonder of many, and thole not I
ill-informed politicians, that our Cabinet has held,
and does hold together, notwithstanding the ye-
riety of incidents which bare occurred, and might
have been suppeAed capable of shaking it to pieces.
Examine the Ilemberkapet, as always is wished
should be the case effth delinquents, spies, and
conspirator evidences, and one might imagine they
ais6 never con long held together, nor Le united
spin; is circumstance has given rise at
times to t expectation of a speedy separation of
its component parts. What then has prevented
the accustomed loppings off from this unpropitious
and umightly body, according to the accustomed
current of human affairs 1 'the fact seems as much
a prodigy to many as that the teeth of a man, or
the hairs on his bead, which are by nature de-
ciduous, should remain with bin. to the extreniest
age. In short, the Cabinet Council of Britain may
be almost declared permanent and endless! What
is this great power of attraction ! Why, the greatest
in the moral world—common and self-interest,

common and self-peril, and common and self-pre-
servation. They say, or seem to say, with Sir
Pertinar ligegrothauf, in the Mart of he World,
" if we don't stand by one another, none will stand
by us." It is true, and surprised we are that their
common enemies, Terri and Justice, have not
broken into their artificial little phalanx, and dis-
persed or audhilated them. They have also lured
it drawn the 4111GLT4T within their lines and ranks.
Woad et sessonging sentiments of benevolence
he'Shamed el that Prince towards his subjects, I,
now distressed beyond all example in the history
et the country, they have instilled suspicion into it,
ea if a spontaneous burst of disaffection had sbewn
itself among the people, without rhyme or reason,
sad thereby they have induced him to treat their
very first rights end franchises with an inat-
tention, and, as may be said of the Petition• of
the Common Council of the City of Loudon,
with derision. These meb have ingratiated
themselves with their master, by convincing him
.bat upon all occasions they are willing to
lead a hand to encrease his power, and be has not
yet discerned that the only motive for their doing ,
so is, that they may share in, or partake of the
benefit of that authority, for the furtherance of their !
own amblings deigns and base projects. If they
were to be viewed as powerful men from their
talents, or as honourable men from the uprightness
of their sentiments ; if the Cabinet had been so
composed, we might reasonably have expected a
cheap le some degree salutary though partial. The
fouotain would have been less offensive and cor-
rupt, by pouring some fresh waters lath it : but as
it is, its stagnancy threaten deefructles to poll-
gal life and libtriy, wherever mottorell over fM

ishiss which kept their persons down •
state of the country, evidently ti lee thrum lenders in every
prifin coociliation to violence. Dot t
al Addison+ for an example—to my
for kilo happy distinction —a Hat of po
chalked oat to them, which will sib-
ruffles. Let ties' quietly meet in thee
quietly diacass their optideas, quietly
rent for reform, and quietly transmit
in spite 011ie 'Squire, the Mayor, am
Let 'their petitions be as shots as pa
mentor passible; twenty assess cal
to tilde ;•---tlie dentate stomach of Pa
Tthista crumbs of parebnent ; a whoa* r
hTheo. petitions, properly directed,
This method. adopted with preen
ovoid all iodiVidoil odium, as slither
prailloisers' sot their aotaben win cases
lid that it will oohs a powerful seats
sad forcibly support Yr. Lesahlover o
doillittel. Partin/Oat, It is said; is is
opiiries: this is apt freN either of all
or iliac goreraiag body which int 1
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THE STATES'.
in Ole meet Peat et the greened In-
creases earaeilylkto the iejustice of Wives- t
ors. Wheat*, Mete ty el ten, or see, have ruled 4 Win
a State, when ibegieeple f. he content, the tyrants 0 Our
reseed to feel eseure. We will not folk of the Jeer of a it°,