The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-08-31 00:00:00

LOY:DON, TUESDAY ErENING, AUGUST 31, 1819

• " 7'he Cause for which •/lirraen fell in Ilse Feld. end Sronsr died on Ilse Scaffold, •,

WRSTMINS TR It MERTINCI.

6 and that neither anproballeo nee disapyrobation of
the Requisition was cooreyed by the Biel Bailiff,
Or his Deploy.
Mr. Hosnoust being repeatedly called on, role
In address the assembly. Althilegh not au slietor of 1
Westminster, nor coiroseterl with them in any Otis"' I
moose, sign by the insignificant abate which be had'
take. in polities' affairs, he felt that he stood in on :
seed of an fame to his own conscience, or to their I
minds, for stepping forward no this occasion. When
be had last the honour of addreasieg the*, h. had I
given !hens an assessor', *hat etbeoever the reuse of !
independent* 14411 et stake, they aboulditot fied hies •
far behind in his exertions. They had kindly sop-
ported bins from the ffaileriog opium's* that he might
be of service in a wider gybe'', but it world he his •
i•Aie, as well a. duty, to labour in the defence if,'
freedom is every shelties in which he *kilt he I
placed. But although these considerations might '
tarnish a auditing apology for his intresme, he was
..ot sore that he should have cisme amongst them, :
had he not received an intimation from sevetel i
respectable tpisr•era, that his presence would not ho :
onoeccePlehle.—(Great applause.)- He emigre- 1
whited them sincerely on the onsnig.:l7 of don.
lime& whit I. hail been hitherto etirc'el4 with f'T'sfit
to toe montetossen subject that would shortly en-
tote their considelarion. There wised, indeed, to
to hot one feeling, as to the otroriood entrap which
had been committed on their fellow aohjects at Man-
rtscster ; there seemed to be but one opinion as 111
its. conduct of what was milled oar (narrations',
"tit shirk did not govern, bat misrule as, and which
tin, fast atrocity lord covered •ith universal con-
y melt and disgrace. The blood, indeed, *kith
h rl hero shed—the blond of their innosent country.
tn.... w 04 nut sink into the ground; it would tine
in ve a •on the heads of the issmediste prow.
timers of the crime. When he spoke of vengeance,
he spirit scot the finless vengeance esercht.
ed by their oppreasiga, tint the veisoroncia of the
.word, het of shoe law, to which an gives' would
ceri.inly be mad* —( Applasur )—lt would at pear
as if 'how whir pos,••sseil the iron that was dog .wt
of the issith, 'tumor they could also consmalid for
in) pur..cse the brave arms by which it had tetra
wielded. The elf rt diet had now made, unhallowed
pail nay. nu Roemer A tieddol) one; it was made
hi fore the Pent'. were quite ready for military do.
*domino. The', **modes were prepared to allt,
before the) were equity papered to ',vire, the last
sew of desvntism. Morn had been said about toe.
ciliation ; [cognately the (I.vernenent had cooriliated
all of them. There woo a line of separation new
drawn hetween the G.•veriiment Ind the l'•••ple of
Mill once hippy country, which would set all pasty
distinctions at rest, end which would make an in.
. dimwit nation rise and detio-Ine those Misisters.
oho. after depri• ing them of their liberties, were
1 prepared to temple on them. The country must
I •.• disposed. he should lvo, to rise at one
muss, soul deprive of awl,' abused power those Mi•
eioms of the Crown. %Mobbed at length fort.sted all
claims to respect, and even that small linden of
trioesn which they hail previoutly possessed in the
iii .d' or some hones. though 'Waded persona.—
' (.orphitsre.) Ile 'ironed no unnecessary delay would
I 1.10. plan • in holding the Meeting, as amp!. time bad
ker. 41.1.411! siturolvd •o those dsuirosts of attending,
as it ; .11 now to c. m• gongs to them the agreeable
inteilig• lice tha' Sir Viand,' Burdett had just arrived
in town. After his usual good old fashion, be had
hastened to obey the call of his Constitongs, and to
maintain the rights of hid fellaw-countlynom. Ile fff
*n prd whet Gottlemen of rank and property would
not, for the ache of shooting perttidges, tamely look
nn the shooing of their fe.low.scbjects; but that
they would evince 40 equal readiness to testify their
sell.. of Ibis otack upon the right', the lives, and
liberties of Eloitioonen (Applause )
A Rear•ligion of Thanks was then voted to Mr.
Hoenig:3a, who, in returning his ark notaledgmenia.
noses seal, 'het the late outrages had (stored how cor-
rect the People of Wes•mins.er were. in c••nsidering !
Patliamentary Reform as the only security foe the
property and liberty of the People ; it ',peered s!so
that their very l•ses were now risked by the want of
that Reform. Ile had the deepest obligations to
them, bat i.e world take op no mined their time,jost
then than world solfice to egress a hope, that the
Meeting would be as large es the boandeinn within
which it was to be held, and that the effect of its pro-
ceeding, would be beneficial to the cause of It-form,
in which she) had all embarked.
Mr. BRYANT informed the Meeting, that be bad
applied to Mr. Justice Holroyd and Mr. Baron
Graham fur a Slit of Habeas Corpus, to bring op the
prisoners from Manchester. The result of this sp.
!titration would be known to-morrow, and he would
!brine an account of it In the Mooting in Palace.) std.
I He le ..1 applied on Sourday at the house of the Chief
Justice, hut he was not in town. The clerk, how.
ever, infotmed him, 'bat he had a commission to re-
ceive applications, bet disappeared before all. could
be put into a sititien form. It appeared to him de.
sit., :de that the Meeting should send somebody down
i to assist h,. Pearson, who had leggin, 1.• Lund in
preying tor assistance, mud to moss the .14114 - that
she trial should like place in some oilier e.,Uill, i li.o
lAocashire, as was done i.) the rase of Warl•ting•on
who was tried for effccting a monopoly of hell•. I
was considered shut the minds of the l'oople of K • •t
mete too much itri!at.cl to judo tairl), as say the
care with the ;woo.. of I,sora+ter •I woeful', and the
cans. was 'tied artordinKly in the county of Mirli:le.
sea. lie concluded by orentiosiing a variety of sir
comslanres which have bee,' al•eady ins& /otos." 1"
'be Public relative to the liaiiiship. and rigorous coo.
iutiment sustained by the prisoners.
Thanks were thee voted le the Unitive°, soil the
Meeting was dissolted!

The Electon who signed the Regoisition for mil-
ts* the Slostiog, assembled at the-Crown and An-
chor, lest evening, to ttet►rmius on the proper day
for holding it. It was expected that the Mperioa
wnold here beat attended by only a few of thee,
who would hats acted an behalf of the rest. Bus
the bunions which called them together, appeared
to be so antiously felt, that the room which hod
been prepared for them was crowded.

Sit. Pumps was milled to the Chili, when he sp.
poles and for his deficioney in Coifilling its dutios, and
procoatisd to read the summons. Is permute, .1
which the Meeting was conform'.

Crown end Aorhor Tavern. Swami,
Monday. August 10, 1819
The High RIM of Weetsiester !spill( refined to call
Public Meetiec of she Elector. of Iv estreisoter. those 1 lectors
who slimed the Requi•ilioe w ill per top-Mr this F erwi.. at
the 001111 and Mailer Tavern, &sea • at Sera o't lurk, to
mender of the snipe eternal(' to he 'Awe, at whirr %lefties
you are requested teaseled.
tun, Sir, your obedient Serene,.
T. W. SERVICE.
lie then reed the iii ion. In *herb
the refusal had been 0,11.1

WKIITNIIVSTER MEETING.
TO ARTIMP MOKRIA. ESQ. HIGH BAILIFF OT THE
t ITY AND LIBLItTI WIitITAIINSTER
We. the maderviipire I lectors at gle-hriaster..to clue you in
call an early Meeting sit the r.lerietts of thi. city sue I ii.grty,
to tithe into cornitteratioa the e.,..inietr of niblres..ing the
Prince Retest sae the heti°. ea E enwthet ear she .!.
atthie. And WOW toward dig rob e as :heir late l'thlie
Netting a. blatelo.ner. h. Id for the pow.. of entooderthe
the britprirty el silo/Wag tee 101,4 legal owl elfresual memo .41
eb:aiaiaig a Reform la the Conornes litre.. of Pairsthosesi."'
(sign d by oran's 7 0 rfre...i..)
The High Fla .1:11 lowa, ref.,ed t rampl on\ the oh is
Itequitition. she Elector. ash %ire., the It.tri.oine
give santsee. that • nob':.- Mer.itor f the f %% e.g.!
Iltillrese will be held for the 0.61 owed.
sea.. :he at 11 seeteek al e• :e, la
New Palter yard.
Si. IN 0.1:115 BURDITI'. Bar.. M.P. in the Char.
The Qair wilt • see Orel; u. preeisely.
The fetal was r. .n writhe*, kit hid hero t.el;
Teresa orally 'n t:t S. ioester, who '
gaziated the haunts. The Deputy !Laid had made
no oljee•ion so * • /binge at the fret ;weight's.
The roatawrar the., raid that as n.t day was filled
it *wild be ...it' btainittg to cutelles one. There iv,'
no seerssi., I .r any ottaervat.aos with rettwct to t'!e
choice of Ma. cr.e.ter ; *?.decd II e) ha.' notating et all
to do with , • .I'o ...illy tinseling' 144 to sell.
epee the kileer:ns, abet. vote them into their
▪ oori,ep coosiderstior.
Mr. HAIILiT etiferrl front th• C' airman They
certainly bed a wilt deal In do edit 010 Mill)Cheiffq
massat re ; waii,•kderl, their old) Nosiness. it
was for them to consider upon those net,. Kea which
hail no siwilitede is the at nal§ or this tree count .
(*plane )—lt was proper that Wr•l•riaatpa ahaald
take 'be lead in discassing this business; On woadol
bate a fair appotitsnoty t..r en doing, and be helloed
Otos would •1111hfile it Ile knew that they set ul.l
have no fontrunoer, boccie... he knew that a Regal-
...plow bad bleu poropa•rd and signed fur the grin. par.
pose, (he himself had signed it,) Is th• Right Hon.
J..hn Atkins, to call a Witting, and he k..ess that
the Right Ilno. Jnbts Atkins.--(4 (*ugh )-1. veld
do cm such thing. 11.ideell to (thieved t. rolling Ise
Right lloisourattle Jolt's Atkins Lord Slay, ; he
was not Lord Mayor of the City of London, for he
was sot elected by the Livery in the way in which he,
night to have been.
. A &stately ilk:cession lock place as to the choice
of • tiny. Some were for hniti.n4 the Meeting 'On
Wednesday; more wow f•si Thu, s.lay. tsitcyo.. Wed.
nestle) did not altoid a • Ince. ul ii"liCe, 41..1 Opp.•ltosiry
of ailing ice Otte Gerstient•tr rn, sell an amend.
omit 4 M •day it•Vead of Tnat•tilv. In this he
us. itad by Snails,/ who Raj., 310edsy
would be most tle,irable, ea it 0°1,0,1 gin ut critot.
.orsity to moil iw.soo, of wealth aid rank to tritend•
Ile had h ,!.111,1 -AI 111 ti'.' goose of the Marqui•
.•r Tattiatot k. •II • • otan.seiltial petssots of t•i• Lord.
abisp's iti:. ;4111111.1:' lied as.ured him that the Mar.
quit t.ad been enquiring ...oven the Meeting was to
hr ppm, aced oho., •pry little doe,. bat
that he would be vr,sent. Bat the Ma.ouis
was in Bedfordshire; -saw, on being writhn to,
the letter coal not teach him Wove Wellnesdey
non : this weekd allow hitt) nt. chance of returning
even by Thum ty Cordell B-..nett had arrived in
town, and the lion. G. Bennett woold he present if
apprized of it; bat then he was at litighton, and
could tof he informed in Woe. The lion G. bomb,
again, eat engag•J at the' Lancaster Assizes, which
he could not quit until Sated.; seat; at which time
he intended instantly to return to town, and *mild
be present if the Meeting, were pet off till Monday.
The Ameodnient was th.rn put from the Chair.
Mr. Iticteress sirens/1y nbje.ted to it. All those
who woo;t1 anoint the Meting were likely to he pre.
pared far it by Vistula, nest, and it was not jt.di.
(toes to wire Ilee in dela) front a mere hope of the
VrefilltP of any person not plinked le attend. (A
cry of " Mr. Illobhnuse, Mr. liobboese," now shook
the room ; and that Gentleman entered and took his
wet at lb. table, amidst the loudest demonstrations
of respect.)

Mr.. Richter reamed, and in a few esors sentences,
declared against the proposed /lola', and the post.
ponentent of the example of Wosiminster upon so
important s qoestion.

The amendment was then negatived, and the Meet.
fog fixed for Thursday next, which was greeted with
laud applause.
An ELFCTOR said he know Mr. Morris (the High
Bailiff) had himself no objection to call the Meoing,
but as Lord Sidotooth was Iligh Steward of West.
Wester. he was, no dinar, afraid to tak• such a
step as might imply his sanction to the object for
which it was ***** ord.

It was re•alated that the retrial was verbally even,