The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-06-15 00:00:00

THE STATTNMAN.

env toot tax eater.; of the yeernaes, of the rearing foo
tam. of the tradesman. mad even of the fur Mestere
that weer present, that, midmost a rediteties of the iso
wrest of dm oedema debt, they morn enetinite to seller
end! they be totally folioed and isrosgist to beggetY.—
This was the luthienee. 'l'he thoughts and wiekee of
the meetinstuters put into words by me, sad no merit
do I claim attar so doing ; for that which is domed by
every mum, say snag may easily express. Mr. lbseceoast
calls the proposition erode. The proposition was amt.
to be sure, as hrog u • declaration or a bill I• Chas-
very; but, if I am to Judge from written melodeon
and other documents of the hied that have come free
under his hand, be is not a man that woad have bees
likely to propose any thing better digested, though I
had sot the opportunity of conmattieg it to writing, sod
though it was not committed to writing, till on* gentle•
men wrote it on a piece of paper which be held es the
hack of another gentleman. after I had several dime
repeated it to the Meeting.
One material thing, of which KISATiSSULL, MS.
Hon swoop, and Lotto Cuero.% say not &weed, was this,
that the proposition did sot stand open my reesseuseeda-
don also. Having bees opposed by Lord DA R/ILST, it
was supported, sad most able supported, by Ma. Lin XI Xi
with whom, let it be observed. toe, I bad bad no opportu-
nity of conferring, and to whom I was an utter stranger.
MR. ilostwooo said, ie the debate, that he dist/rued
of the proposition. and that he ensued it at the time.
He mast have done this in a very quiet manger; for sot
one man in the Meeting beard him atter owe weed epee
the subject. Candour, however, ought to have induced
him to state that Ida. FOOTS, the mover of the original
Petition, actually rose and mooed that my proposition
should he :part of that petition; that Ma. DASIBLL.
JUN R. rose to second that motion; that Ma. &DIM 140
had seconded the original petitiee, also remand sound-
ed this motion of Ida. Poore; and you brow well, gen-
tlemen, that these three gentlemen were all is the sone
waggon with MR. HONTWOOD, standing in conspaer with
him, be being, in fact, one of their supporters during the
day..
Mr. C A LCII A IF? says, that the moieties' could eft
have beep taken by asepsis*; that the member* of gaol
county were very much to blame ; that if HE had IsoMI
there, he should. with very hide trouble. have gives
each a taro to the matter, es to COON the meow isf the
proposition to be desired by the freeholders present,
to "take his Nora. and make the best of his way Wee."
Joss CaLcaarr, then art *hat I have always kaolin
thee to be ; and, thou representative of the free had
indepeudens electors of Wareham, and thee late Clerk
of the Ordnance, I hereby tell thee that (to drop the
Quaker style), if you will call a county meeting in
Kent sod put to that Meeting, a resolution to ressied
this that yea call so wicked a proposition. I wilt meet
you prerefiree to jam and my real °Oahu is. that it
is yen who world here to take year horse sod mobs
the beet of your way home, having wily to take ears
that year fate was towards the bead, and set towards
the tail, of the berm.
Now. gentlemen. as to your eondoet et this Boot-
leg, what cooed be more fair, what metre worthy of
Englishmen? Ton will recollect, that stither
KX•fCUSOLL nor Lord I) pretended that the
',Serest of the debt was slogs to be paid. They
talked shout paying as lug es they rid&
and about ceasing to pay et a last extremity.—
Eve. now, daring this debate, Due of them
plotted, except the 'nuke,. Joao gauss., pj
Calliopes fame and Debility; nobody else pretens
that there may not arise a case such as will compel
the country to cease to pay. Nay, the prime Minister
himself, said, not many mouths ago, is the Ruse of
Lords, that, if a rednetion nitre to be made in the in-
terest of the debt, it ought to be done ovally sad
avowedly, and sot by corrupt and fraudulent went
such se that of charging the standard of value. Se
that, there is no man, except such men •rns
JOll9l Sorra. that pretends, that even so much
as pretends, t hat tbe full t

be paid; ••d pt they _
conduct •l foolish i• •doptil

question is, sad this is the
to this pact of the subject.

reolttetiOn, or Is there not.

that an overwbtlming aseessii

question is, SS Mr. WU.r
atmeasiry arrived or has '
iv IP What does that

mane. aiming with rot
who live directly or i
not covered with rein :

of the rest of the community. It is very '
tree
that the Borough-rote, whose families sad depots-
dente of all sorts ire doing so well, are not covered
with ruin ; bat, if-the landlords who do not live or
taxes; if the rumen, if the farmers, if the trades-
men and the labotorem of this country he sot towered
with ruin; then this whole nation, Irish as well as
British. ought to be destroyed by hr. and brimstone;
for sorb a swarm of liars e existed epee the
face of the earth. Hut , they are not liars. They
are covered with ruin ; soil unless the interest lathe
Debt be reduced, the wl.ole of the present race of per-
eons of property mist he radar-ed to beggary.
Never was, as yen well know, so miserable.an at-
tempt as that which has been made to make the coun-
try believe that you were taken by surprise ip this In-
mate, and that exertion on the part of the Whig
Lords would have induced you to reject the proposi-
tion. Lord CLIFTON was " prepared to Awhile that
" there was a culpable want of spirit on the Pert of
" the leaders." He complains of an unfavourable pis-
sides that he was in at the meeting. If bin Lordship
speak of bodily position, and, if he was ineornesiently
siteated 011 the Sheriff's platform, surrounded tit Noble
and Rev. friends, and with a handrail before Um, and

standing in the front of the Company, how unfavour-
able most my position have been; pressed half to a
jelly, in a waggon, and so closely pressed as being
able nith great difficulty to move hand or foot, or
to stand upright. Neither does his Lordship do justice
to his own father, who not only opposed the proposition,
and in two speeches, too, but who said every thing
upon the subject that has cow been said in the House
of COllllllOl,ll. What spirit, therefore ; what want of
spirit was there in the leaders ? Lord Curvoy himself
spoke; ►ut, like KNATCIIIIVI.L, only as to de manner of
patting the siltation by the Sheriff. The fact is that
his Lordship perceived the conf iztica of the Meeting

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to be such; their good seem sad their spirit to be mom.
as to reader all oppositiom hawk's.
Another circumstance of greet importance has ben
wholly emitted, namely, that, whew I Pint offered my-
self to the 'waist. which I did sot ale till every body
else had dashed, there were some cries, mid, perhaps.
front marmot voices, of M j qf" Now. the aim*
who tried "of," .till made part of the semis, sebum
the propositioa was pet ; and this it is very mataial to
bear in oiled ; for eves these persons, who doehtless
dislike me very meek and who would be really to step
6 little out of the way to give me 'mortification ; or, at
bat,-to remit tie frets obtaining so very great an
honouree that which I musi mmaifestly derive from an
mosnimoos vote in faratr of my maim ; use these
permits voted for that very motion, coming from a man
that they so much disliked, mod to pretreat whom from
*peeing his mouth, they bad just before made
zealous 'forte,

Therefor, geatletnon. let shirkers say what they
will t let nee who are blind, and who wish so coiti-
on. blind, say or think what they will. This was the
Jolliness* decision of the county of Kest. Titers
were Nobles's, Outlnnen. tairgy and Freeholders ;
and though titers were few of die real tato:otitis/ class
present. there appeared to be about half a dusen jeer-
' aquas& is Fleanel jackets sad paper saps, who were
very good reproentatives of tits whole of that class.
Ms never seatioaid, is the Heaourable lipase, that's
the quads. was 'trio put to the Aleetiag. in come•'

ysuee of a seisoodersisaillog, which 16tAICIIRCLI.
perceived, or pretended to perceive. to exist. This Is
never inentlened; moth less is it mentioned that tbe
tint time there we► 3 only sir hands held ap against
the peopositlie, sad the sewed time only three. If it
had 143 n pet a third time, there would not have been,
else.
1 have no time, geotionsen,at present, to ester farther
iota the subject. Inn *eve the satisfaction to know that
yes have giros an 'sample to the country. I claim no
merit is the little that I did. The propositios was macb
mere ably supported by Ma. than by myself. I
merely pat into words, that whirl' was passing in your
Weds. The conduct of the Ministers, open this occasion,
has been any thing bat bold. They receive the petition,
mind. The Moose olden it to be priors/II aid what is
the reason w►ich myLord CASTLIRICASH gives for this?
"That he is airless to bare it recorded as an instance
" of the feeling of Parliament apes this 'abject, with a
"view to ware other counties from disgracing them-

6 mires, by adeptiag the like recommendations to the
House." This is certainly as Irish reason, my herd ;
for you record the Petition. and you record nothing
else. Your joyursals will tell posterity that you receive
this propositiow. That you caused it to be printed and
put

spots your jeans's, Sad as to the rubbielliag publics
Boas called debates, who earn a straw shoat them?
This is a droll way of discottragiag other comities Asilm
following your example. gestlemen. Mr. Put, said that
►e liked the "'lsla-in/iv" of Ma. Convey?, and Sir
FRANCIS BURDIrrf. w►o. as well 11111 MR. WiSTellet,
spat* oat booestly epos this accession, said that the
, Right Honourable Gemini:lo would have a great
deal of that plain dealing. which he w mach admired.
I shall mochas. for t►e present. by just moth:log
the paragraph called the speech of Joan Suers. Ile
is reported to hare said that you adopted a safari-
ass propositise ; that It was a gresyieortilication to
him. that they- who prided themeeleas art tbsir"lw
tegrity aad bassourto sock a degree that they bad apace.
liar tttk oa that ace:oust. shoold be the first body
I. the kingdom to petitius the House of C 0.....
to violate the pablie faith. and commit the greatest
act of iojastiee. Fos knew well that you petitioned
for a* such thing; bat for a just redastioa of the
aatioteal debt: you knew that this charge against
you is not true ; and this debate ought to aoseiose
you that that which you did redeye& greatly to your
bosour ; that if you be the first to give this rsoeraoead•,
ntion, yea will be by no means, the list ; and it will
convince the mat of the kiowlool. that MEN OF KENT.'
is not a mere empty name, bat that. firrt is title, you
are also fist, in booesty, sincerity aid public spirit.
I am, Oeutlemes.
Your faithful Friend,
and most °battiest servaot,
W. COBASTT.

Ssocs-Excitssrsm, I n'esnca.—Consols rentals
steady this morning, at 801 for the opeeiegr lied Re-
duced at 70/ ; and little lowness doing.
Fortatos Secuarrtara.—Upwards of 5000 Spanish
Sonde were purchased yesterday by first-rate hula-s.
and that as well as Chill' Stock are still in demand this
morning. In linssia (New) liule doing. All other
Foreign Securities maintain their prices.

Paris papers, which hay; arrived to the 13th init.;
conffrm oar former scconots of the evacuation of
Wallachia and Moldavia ►y the Ottoman kenos.—
They also furnish us with a copy of the Address
vat" h 7 the Chamber of Deputies to the Klee of
France, which was received by him upon his throat., ea
Tnesday last. It is a repetition of the sentioseuts, though
sot of the words, of the Actress voted by the Peers.
The King's answer is also a mere veraion /ratline which
he roamed to the Deputation of the Upper Chamber
In the sitting of the II th instant, M. De Vitlele. Mi-
nister of Finance, presented, as be had promised, the
details of the Budget fur 1823. The charges fur the
elision services of that year amount to 900.475,5113
and the estimated " Revenue to 909,130.7n3
francs; so that the receipts will exceed the espendi-
tare by 8,653,280 francs. Notwitlistanding this fa-
tearable prospect, the Minister thought it necessary
to apologise, fur nut baring entered this year upon
the gradual redaction of the taxes. T►e wish of deta-
in off the arrears of debt, had iodated him to post-
pose that redaction till the enemies year, when he de-
clared that it should positively take place. The Cham-
ber ordered that the project of law should be examin-
ed in the Bureau ea Monday seat.
F • FUNDS. June 12.—Five per Cents. ripened
at It It 4sc.; Wiliest; 01f. : closed at Int but.
Bank Stock. 1.632 f. 54/0. ; I,63ol.—Exchange on
London—une mouth, 25f. 41k. ; three swaths,
25f. 20c.

Frota the National (V. S.) Gaiety. MiY
A friend ha. pet iato our band!, a vaiiety et &mil.
America's Gazettes. of the treat dates received is ship
.conatry i we col.ect from thee that the internal

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onavisisra of La Plata ars will distressed
is:milli' feuds, that Nastrvidais and tha Ba s
Orismoil are. thigh asked is feat is Brun. 6
as assettled sandithia, sad that the Oevarsawiet
liavass Ayres has acquired additional twadsienay, sad
is iikely t.• ilowrish wad endure. Th. Brash a
Gesettes speak the langnadsl ci►il liberty, dome.
act yet at mucosa indepenw.
Pri►ate Letters Irma Lisbon shit. that th. Pitts.
gesso ti.►erameat had .lend to Spin. 50.11110 um
la ease a war should take plain between that Pam
and France.

The Cortes of Portugal has authorised a Ceessit.er
to report theasostat rejoiced for • Saw lowa, Ly
which it is sepposed they bars imminent& a New Liss
to be raised.
TWO Lisboa Mails have artivrd. The Papers are
priatipally occupied with a beg disesseios is the
I Cortes, as to the policy of *radium est troops to Be-
j soave of the limbers coatoodiag agaleot it, sad
others wishing that forces, to the somber ei Mum
or 12.00 ono, should to seat to the South denies%
rimiest, Aiwr two day.' deb•w, the onaties of
sespoollag the esprit dos of SW nos to Belk, ass
rejected by a msjority of SO to 43• The •aoer•s
from Perssosbuco state that provisos to be la a state
of by.
It gives es treat pleasant to see that the Cowan
Body of this tows, ►old a ..cusp yesterday, sad
vote• a Petition is favor of the Roans Catheite Bill,
ewer before the Masao( Lords.--(Nonieetais Review

Jess 14)
The proposed measure of laying a duty of !s. per
bushel on Salt has created alarms with those w-
onted with the herring fishery. A Pedtien te the
House of COIOOMIS was laid for sigastares in ruins
parts of farmostb daring M.iday sad Tuesday, Mon
nearly 4000 persons rinsed it. Messrs. Merlin sod
Pettiogill were deputed by the Irrsii-Cirren; to tarn
op the Petition, which was to be peeseated-ty Mr.
Rotobold. On Thursday istoralug a letter was re-
ceived at Yarmouth from Mr. Rousliald, which states
that he bad bad a roaferrace with the Cherwell.* of
the Excherpter. sad that little doubt now remained
bat that either a drawback wield be allowed ea cared
lab for home consumptioe us well as thous for repe-
tition, or that the tee wow's& be eatirely tabus el the
salt used in the fisheries.
COURT Or COMMON COWNCIL the Coast ef
Comma held yes'erday, a reference wee made
to the Committee of City Leas, to consider the meat
eligible plea for bolding two Courts instead of env, der-
ing the Sessions at the Old Bailey, to twofer with the
Court of Alderasea, earl report thereon. This sugges-
tion arose from the vast lacrosse of criminal trials of
late years at the ON Bailey Seesions. The Court pre-
meded to consider the Report of the City Lands Com-
mittee relative to Newgate market ; aid after some dis-
cussion it was referred bark for re eessidention._

Joke Oillyatt Booth. Esq. nominated bp the Lord
Mayor at the last Girt of Aldermen to serve Ike
office of Sueriff for the year eneelisg, has paid hie Sao
into the Chamber to be excused oldies the said Olive.
TB ZATIMI.—Drary LIDO Their,* closed API the
a last sight. sod this evening- the searesee
fheatre, in the Hay-market. re-cirres- 'The
of tbe eight are fur Use besets of the IrielkilbellklMMTP
we trust. tb. collection, at '•the Littleness's:ll4mM •
.sewed the custribetions of the larger bosses. silk.
public will cassettes' that the 'resin AM Th 414..
Lelf" re-.pea. the Theatrical Poore Mos theft.
The piece with which the performances coestesod. is
entitled "'The ItikofFore.or Rapine ',RUA." This Is
a farcical ,aketeh la °seam wri wee to iatroded the per.
formers to the sedienets ors the Tv -epeeist; of the
Theatre. A Provincial Manager and a Coestry
keeper advertise ender a similar siganftwe ler odoli
aid sensate. aid by the ,waggery of a Leedom 11011.
lord the emotes are tstrodeced to the Inekeeper tttidie
ehaseberinalA, waiters, book-keeper, sad eoieltoott to
the manager ; daring ;bit mistakes reselling from this
cress arraegemest, each perftreter has a short orate
&valuta to display their resportire talents, sad make
*kw to the town, and the piece docledes with a very
sbeary setae of tie exterior of the Neat Ilaymarluit
Theatre, illuminated in honorer of the benefit gives to
the suffrage Irish Peasastry, with a partial view of the
Opera House and serreseding new buildings.

MEAT MARKET.
(EXCLU•I rELY /Oa TUC ST ITIVIN
Yesterday. a full market of Sheep sad Laillts at
S•oithleld; upwards of foarteen thwassod. Tito trod*
was very dull fur Matto.: Webers of list. worth
20s. l sway unsold. Good Lambs toll well ; Set. for
219. The tediffareut L. very low pekes. Meet
Beef sold at 100 stone for 141. This trade was rery
dell.—At Newgate &market, boat weber Mottos a. to
2s. 21. per stone.

interest of the Debt can always
pretend to look it or
!opting the propoal r e
Le only qaostio• g
et. la thee...
t. It is agreed ' ' •
seessily may nowt • the
?CRY fai
llt not. Arhalig •Paila el or
t mean, as beeis-miplilidi P. It
tie. It is wevylitim- 4h.t tirose
indirectly oa; do taxa are
: hot eqvered with the spoils