The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-11 00:00:00

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MR. LAJIBTON'S REPLY.
On Thursday the following Minter from Mr. Lamb
ton to the Address lately voted toitim by (he Inhabitants
of eltester-6-/treet, was read in the Round School by
Mr. Martindale, the Chairman of the late Meeting, to
a very nemetv. arseinhlage if the Inhabitants of that
tom. The reading of it was frequently interrupted
by load applause, and Ira cotetusion received kith three
chair-- '• : "
Lenabton null, Jan. 5,1820.
111*-1 nisei extremely that severe illness has pre-
sented-wry having the piesaare of receiving you and the
IrsZterii appointed topmost le .me the Address of
taste of C-leetraet, es- 4 hadpreviously
intemied. I most therefore take this mode of address-
itigtheis Omagh yet, ad of touvoying to those kind
Mods lobo tow doss nes the halms thus to mark their
seam of nay ?alimentary midget, my "sincere and
ead* Maks.
. 1 dread have indent felt Wyatt eis be unworthy of
the taiga madird M me by my itenstiteests, if rhad
heard vassoved and vilest the rocs calanosioa to which
you allude is that Address. My constant residence
aware you, my bag and intimate acquaintance with
the sestiasesta et the population. of this, falsely called
di:2 diaries, enis me at one., and without lip
si . to declare my coascinsioas coavictioa that
. Vase bad called the attrition of Parliament toi
area had beet misled by eahlianiess and istereitnl
tafatiostlas.
siZtogneat events have proved the correctness of my
; sad although I have not saeceeded in exempt-
i hir this nasty from the operation of an Act, which
you traly stannutinate a fragrant violation of the Con-
fy stitullon, 1 have et the consolation to know, that the
justice and ety of its application to the inhabitants
o! is diet et re denied by every man of independence
•
sad patilinisrn within its limits.
I am ratified to think, that my opposition to the
other Aso:toes measures is consonant to your feelings.
TI at they were, as you say, so many strides to despo-
tism, was nty GM belief; and it became, therefore, my
sacred duty to endeavour, as far as was in my power, to
preyast their enactment. The attempt, as was natural
to ecpect is a House of Cbtemons constituted like the
present, tailed. 41.4 Englishmen, ff they now enjoy say
liberties, poems them not by right, lire ovJrerance.
I amide: die main cause of those and other encroach-
ments on. our tights and privilerse, to be the corrupt
state of the Representation, and t have therefore given
that-hada ofa man to which you advert. I rejoice
that its *toe meets with your a ation, and I trust
that you will exercise what r means of petitioning
are left you adder the present system, to declare to Par-
liament your man of its importance and necessity.
In thus *champ yoar sentiments respecting the unhap-
py stateot our coontry, deprived as it is of its dearly
won and long eherishod liberties, I may, perhaps, again
he told by some reverend calumniator, some priestly
libeller, that 1 am " wantonly tossing about the torah
of 'eddies." Be it so. His Impotent attacks will hot
show his weakness and my strength—his deficient/ Is,
those qualities which ought to distinguish the Wan'
tors of our holy Religion, will but again excite pity and
cunt:rept. His denunciations will hot call forth again,
as they have now, the expression of the esteem sod MP-
G letice of my countrymen. the attainment of which is
lea only retostpesaa I anticipate or desire.
For your Maim's% ot regard ',await!, myself. accept
al warmest acknowledgments ; and 1 beg you to rest
*bared that, whets the proper period arrives, no exer-
clops shall be waning on my part to vindicate the lode.
peadente of the snooty of parbast.
I rentals, Sir.
Your obliged ballade selrvant,
' LA MiTON.

Joint theses
"ohs ilergaii•lefi Rif. Chairmen,
4,V. Ate. *e•

COIIIITT OP LANARK MEETING.
--mow—,
IlLotu.tow, is 4.—A meeting of the Noblemen,
Freeholders. Justices of the Peace, and Conionissieeers
of Supply /Oche County of Lanark, was held here this
day, armed's, to the roe of the Yiee-Lieute-
tillat..lo lobe lob cone the answer of the Lords
the Treamry. to the memorial trans
.10y the imedoLof the 30th November
lest. craviadymelstasee le behalf of the destitute opera-
tives of the verity.
Lord BZIAIATIX was called to the chair, and read,
first, the Ammer to the Loyal Address which was voted
se his Royal Nigher** the Prince Regent at the same
,vein.. time that to the memorial. The answer briefly
suited that Ooverooment hod us fend at its disposal for
aay of the purposes esoraeratoi in the memorial; that
Bleand Supported its workmen out of employxmlera
Meat aseenimmet 1 and that, it could not be e
tither in MOM or justice, that any part of Ate
thews* raised should ire appropriated to the relief of the
PAW"( cheers in any district of Scotland ; that the
erA'sray by which it
each relief as w, solicited could hal
oWned, fired hy so upplicadoo to liovernment for
sawaby in aid of setae specific undertaking or improve.'
amen, for whieb adequate security must be presented it
the Commissioners with whom the loan is contracted:
Reepeeting any plan for facilitating the emigration et
the asemployed sad *Nitrite, the answer stated the'
eple2:etion sayOt to be a work of very gradual Mks*
et, as 00 protege or hasty stipply of mean**
aiding such a project might prove the deAtisction of Mb
anfortunate larlindeals it was intended to relieve. . .
Various sentiments were expressed. by the gentles.*
present idler the answer was reed. Some bad expected
a wry different reply to the opplicatioa of the coreArs
While inherit mewed to have anticipated, exactly that
whjoh was received. A dificeity, however, was tilt and
=;criedged by all, as to the mode 411 should now
What improvements vowed be ed and what.
Cs?given ? lf. as it was Olsen' by Mr: Paste.
1 tiordoe, and some others. if individuals were M
Wow personally hound fer the money advanced. at an
littered of five per rent. they might raise it from many
Sober sources than that of the Treasery.•
Lord Burial's* said, that after looking round the
(vestry and searchinglor various sources of relief, be
ttodicover se other species of work that could be
r oar unemployed and destitute operatives, but
*at of making sad itnpfovia, roads ; as& he woold
therefore move. that en application be made to Perlis.
Meat for aid to carry on such undertakings. Airdrome
of thisitind had. fa ashy instances, been tonnerly given,
sil.
• sad at this of onprecedeated commercial dept.s.
lien aid .' hli could nit entertain are apprilice-
-110 that the z don would be refused.
The Wan of Ora/mow dissented with great
tlifereere Trees t %flew which the Right lionoerable
tire Press' had takes of the subject. 11 terms of the
answer to the mmwerial were those. he conceived, to which
,2.omthey timmelld attend. sad by width they should be
In art appllcolloa deli id the Lords of the
-"rlF;Tuty by. the =lfs. Warm for aid to carry
air certain impro • the Oentleereo concerned
had proceeded exactly 'Mee., to the .directions con-
tained is the answers now before the Meeting, and he
was happwi to state, that the negotiation on the subject
was dn, very moor a favourable conclusion. The
improvements alluded to, twist of the formation of
Wet hocks on the 121y4e, for the eslatgeseest of
*lt us-
vstatioe and trade i and all that the Lord ceramiisioa-