The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-09 00:00:00

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remedy. Hat .r he 'mew the
, they world submit with pa-
..era chases in the ability or conduct of
the Ministers of obtaining any eventual relief.—(Hear.)
They would. he had no doubt, place their fullest coofi-
deuce in an administration which they felt identified with
themselves in promoting one common object—n lamely,
the generalproeperityoftliecoastry. (LondCheers.) The
topics to which be had now alluded were those comprised
in the resolutions he had to submit to the meeting. There
was only one other matter to which he felt it necessary
now to allude, and that was the conduct of those' per`
sons at ho designated themselves " loyal addressers.
(Hee and pinch laughter.) He feared that that meeting
was not likely to have the assistance of such men ; but
if they were here, he would call upon them to point out
one word in either the resolutions or the addresses which
mild bear any other construction than that of the most
perfect duty and loyalty to all the constituted authorities.
K there were in them any such word, he was willing to
have it immediately altered.—(Hear.) The noble lord
concluded by moving a series of resolutions condemning
the whole conduct of ministers, apt by afterwards pro-
aspo address to the King for their. dismissal, and a
petition to the House of Col kkkkk uns for a reform of par-
liament. There was also a coneratnlatory address to the
Queen upon her triumph over her enemies.
Mr. James Weraut seconded all toe motions, except
that which prayed the immediate restoration of the
Queen's name to the Liturgy.
Mr. Adam Bias tor rose to second the motion for re-
storing her Majesty:s name to the Liturgy. That mo-
tion 31r. Wheble was prevented through delicacy from
seconding. as he was of the Catholic persuasion, and
could not therefore suggest any alteration in the Pro-
testanr Liturgy.—(Hear.)
Before the question was put npnn these motions, Sir
Francis Burdett, who had arrived at the meeting just be-
fore the chair was taken, was loudly called for.
Sir FRANCIS tirRIIETT Mlle forward amid the lousiest
cheers. He would have been well content to have joined
his $ ilfrage to time general suffrages of the meeting by
holding out his hand in support of the resolutions, peti-
tions, and addresses, which had been read; but sineei
they were desirous of hearing his opinions, he would
not fail more than on other occasions to declare, when
so called on, his sentiments and most decided opinions.
(.Applause.)—lie would not have intruded any (Amara- ,
thous of his if he hail not been particularly called on.
because the able and eloquent speech of the Noble Lord
so plain and easy, and so level to the understanding of
all, made any observation from him, if not intrusive.
perfectly unnecessary. He entirely concerted is all
that the. Noble Lord had said, and lie heartily agreed
with a gentleman neer him, that they were all under
the greatest obligations to the Noble Lord for calling
the meeting: and he would add, that they were snuck
indebted to the Independent Magistrates who sanctioned
this county nteeting, in spite of time nneonstitutional,ansi,
he thought, insulting conduct of the Sheriff. After in-
veighing in strong ferule and at considerable length on
the treatment of the Queen. which was one of the sub-
jects of the Address proposed to the King, the worthy
Baronet said he thought the petition to time King parti-
cularly proper. lie would call it a loyal and constitu-
tional petition ; it was a petition worthy of Etsglisheneo
to present, and worthy of an English hint{ to receive.—
(Applanse.) —To present such a petition At the time when
1 every trick and artifice was used to keep the King
, ignorant of the sentiments of people, was particsdarl II
arc -. Lord Sishuouth would not present it; It
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tier of going to holes and corners was, he Isoped,a good
omen : they knew that a corner was a dog's dying hole.
(Immense applause.)—He (Sir Francis) would net have
been at this meeting hot fur the hope that some of the
" hole and corner men" wouldhave shown themselves.
He hail seen its the public prints some statements of farts
' which seemed to him to he the preinsions to a battle ;
he hail, therefore, come in order to see this class of beings,
and to hear what they had to say.—(Oreat applause.)—
Their chairman seemed to hare been in a similar
error, for lie had very prnaleatly cautioned them
against too h warmth in their debate ; but
it was not likely that there should be any warmth
on account of the opposition of hole and corner men,
or that they should fall into any error on that score.
Bat the most important part of the subject
embraced in their petition was the melancholy distress
of this not long since happy and flourishing country.—
That distress was universal ; it therefore admitted of no
alleviation, for all classes being distressed, no one could
spare any thing to relieve another. This distress was
I felt after six rears of peace. If the cause of it bad been
a transition, as Lord Castlereagh alleged, it was a very
long transition; it was pretty nearly as long as Isis lord-
ship's speeches, and seemed to have no termination but
in his lordship's transition from lifc to death.—(threat
applause.) The canes of the distress were now known
to he permanent ; bust, notwithstanding that the suffer-
ings of the people were so great, he felt mulch more for
the violations of law and of the constitution. It was
more than the half of the distress at every manly mind
in the country, that be was not a free map. Deprived of
liberty, he for one caret! little for life. Liberty was •
pearl'above all price; but to find their liberty destroyed
for haviisg subverted the liberties of other nations—to
Anti themselves enslaved for having enslaved other even-
' tries, added great poignancy to the bitterness of their
situation.—(Brent applause.) Bet all proceeded frig*
' one source—and that source was the corrupt state of dm
Moose of Commons. It had been truly said, that unless 1
the Mouse of Cotutuons were reformed, no ministers,'
however honourable, could benefit their country : with.
out change, the greatest talents toned be of no service.
Nay more : he would say that without s change in the
representation, no man could take °fries with an honour.
able intention. Without such a change, the greater the
1 talents of ministers, the worse. It was manifest that in
a system of roguery the less talent the better. I ndepen •
i dently of suds a change, instead of desiring better mi-
nisters, he could not wish for any but the present.—(Ap-
pliose.) They had lost what he might call the best fee-
-1 titer in their wing. The abstraction of Mr. Canning
' rendered the administration infinitely better for the
people, hot he was not sure whether the cabinet was
likely to lose that gentleman. He was a very slippery
sort of a gentleman. When they had him, they had him
not. He had acted in the most extraordinary man-
ner. He hail made a speech in favour of time pro-
siltation, mid at the same tithe, in the simplicity of
his tendert, declared that he had supported the prose.
.midis baismosamhing was meant towards the Queen bet
Sadieran good feeling, regard, and eataano,—(Laughter..)
Mo then withdrew from the storm, expecting that it
Would be soon over, and that he could then again em-
ltelt on the occasion with his colleagues • . bat on ;mu-
i( to the shore he heard the whistling of time tempest,
VW again retreated. It was said that he was going
*brood, and that he had written to his independent eon-
*digests, to assure them that the treatment of the Queen
was kis only reason for retiring. This was saving In
oither words, " that he would come back on the first off.
pertnnity." More than that the Caningites, the friends,
and adherents of Mr. Canning, no longer adhered to
him. If befell those tuuliltle ideas of witadering, her,