The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-09-02 00:00:00

allowing
set by power sod polity resift —4lsialt would goonnt
by aathority, and sat by that 'mastery tamed 44,
aloes sod of laterests which at present exlstirra
tem which to act at all mast act alone. It le ;:sure
I feel this that I field lt ottoossery its oppose lidomnow
nodose., it has bees skid that thoiditamm4lllll
Crows yentas a* powatfally in the ikon of OOP
-assns dim it perverts all its deckles.. My brae 4/40
awn* Meat propagate is that which I Wars
frivoit. How rarely dews God tho [lease of Witte:
lag from the Hoses of Common. sod what Is **AMP
of this? Is It that the [alum of thoCrovro
the House of Lards also? Take al thoialtersilisto. (alb
se. then I ask. Will yes Maris the Kook olisert !Olga
Aid what Is the nature of the iliforli whisk-'
pose? If it is sot so, will you derange tho whale qR
shivery of the Constitution 1404'411g the Ohololefilit
at the disposal of a singlabody? . bat isoskiiMrptsk•
sirs false than to *oppose Mk; the (shiest" a as
Crown has iaaroasid oowtparatively with ilea 911106
,sad strength of poltile opkebs. That it Iwo iseerourii
Istaserically in the How pf Lektli or Haase of cofir
limo !deny. .A sy mOn.wholms watched the progress
,Fah. Compsitarion miss bus ihotroad In the morale..
111.44 physical world, gram powers at work. which, ro•
Ore lb. Steady baited seamier to direct and goo.
tired Item. What. Oeatlawats. would yes say to that
,philosopher who. in st:ttiag dews to write on the them.
of winds sad tides, and to give a 'shivery of oaritatiotir
&mild omit to describe that new sod mighty polies
(stew at least in its applicaton) which walks tiro Ihs
Orators with a giant's suesgth ; which approziatigra
distant countries. and crows new usighboursisigat
which gives to ilk fickleness of the whisk. antelil;
faithlessness of the waves. all the cortelitty sad as
of a j yby land ?—(Cbeers,) Would yon nom,
him down as an ignorant, neobservant, and Idle epee.
tater? A man whose heed was so cramped as sot to
perceive that the omission to notice the power of steam
had roated'all his cslasistioo. and *viscid Isis I
donne* of that which he professed to treat-? Sa wed
it be of as his'orlan who, is attempdag W dawn's the
British Constitution. were to say that the Crown kW
a veto which it seldom exercised ; that the idi
Coinsens had the power of witisholdiag eolith's wh
it sever enforced. hot who oatitttd to notice amok
mighty power of pablk opinimetriticit was raided and
Monad by the public prom... Hach an Mikan
would only prove bison. conflamilteowintli and hie
utter losoopmeocy G tw
say, Gentlansea, s' all
that steadier
be taken

isa kith

soon will

.1 Ifees
Monarchy, which I, as a leyalsubject, am booed tosup-
port. Ido not think It li to ester the lista lit order
to show why it is, or why it should be, a Mooarchy.
I do not feel hound to show, • priori. why the 0a
veroment of Englred is • monarchy, any mere than I
am to chew why England itself is en island. Esuifiet-
ent fur me that I find it so—that it has from genera-.
Lion to generation been commeatea upon, bat not al-
tered ; th it I now find it existing, and that I owe'
allegiance to the Constitution wider which I was barn,
[cheers]. I know how stale Oda doctrine will'apPear
to those who wish to ingot's, not situ ought to be
done under existing cirenntstaaces, bet what they
would .lo were every thing to begin again. l wish
not to become • philosopher from the begiaaing of
the world, by being • bad subject is the age in which I
live [cheer.]. I say that a popular assembly, acoordleg
to tUe reforming principle, would laugh at a hl4l3archleal
lievernusent, and would be essentially &republic. I shall
nut now inquire whether a republican from of g. mere-
ment would be better than the Freest. I feel tariff
bound by the law.—
" Spartans nactus es ham exams." •
Improve the Constitution as much as you can, bat when'
an attempt is made to renew it, I feel myself bounded, by
the law, and I agree with the law is prefereace &the
theory.—(Cheers.) I remember a story told of a cartels
King of Bohemia, who was most anxious tO become a
great Diva, power, but usfortneately for his ambition, a
great obstacle presented itself, which was, that be. bad
not a warm is his doutioions.—(Cheers and 440400
I feel myself in the saute situation with his MOB?.UIf
Bohemia; when a republican assemhy Is spoke's 'il(. N
find I am not free to choose, for I have a monarch t 41,04
au arbtecray in any aye.--gCbeers.) Eyes wi

limits ofour own time,it is singolu to observetbe varioos
modes in which Reform bas been advocated. Sin years
ago great and oppressive calamites hefel the coaatry.--
The price of corn became high, sad food became its dear
that it was unattainable by the lowest claws of Society.
What was the remedy proposed then? Parliamentary Ite. I
form. Parliamentary Reform was pointed ant to the set
11 feting people as a remedy for every grievance. They
were told that the grelt landholders had passed the
Cent Bill, and that the only remedy left was to pat slow°
those tyrannical landholders, which could be effected
only by Parliamentary Reform. Well,tbe times are come
1 round, the markets are glutted, the people are feeding in
comfort and affluence; we sea the happy effects of
this in the steady employment of labour. at some.
thing of a reduced rate of wages certainly, but
still more than sufficient to procure the necessaries
of life ; we see it in the redaction of poor's rates,
and in the diminution of crime. It would be rather bard
if those wbo, seven years ago, thought the couatry'rein-
ed, and declared the Parliament good far nought for
having passed the Corn Bill, who saw the increase of
crime consequent upon the scarcity; it would In rather
hard, I say, if they did not sympathise in that prosperity
which hail grown oat of the reverse of what they hail
complained of.—(Lanzhter.) Well, low prices came,
and landlords became distressed —and what was then the
remedy? Parliamentary Reform %pia (lasghter); so
that by a Parliamentary Reform they were to rrerore the
good old times of 1817, which times a Parliamentary
Reform had been called for to remedy (laughter). Ido
not wish to underrate either evil; God forbid 1 *Wald.
In both there is much which flamer, sad could wish to

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, paistiag a. red
(laughter). He was employed by the lawillullmf a
public house. for whom he palinode:6 red lion, is
es-ch *lunette styli, is esonsiderablyfer. his pie-
fessional reputation. sad be coat is
is ease asst
for by a Butievese, whe showed him a lirge pie
nel in his o parlour, upon "Ida he wished to hare
some plating caseated. The artists abet pus send-
fleration, reummeederi that the vacant panes! Auld be
filled up with a large rod lies (lasghter), sad sitcom
red Hon was accordingly pissed. In a short de:saber,
be was called upon by a seighltur is more hattiply eir•
cumstances, who bad a small passel is whicrge wtsbed
to have painted a landscape. or seem pretty trite in
water colours. The. paipter opposed this plan, and
sad warmly 'trod that. I. order to reduce a pleasing
tact, the pea 'WSW We depleted es it a small rod
lion —((.'been amtiefightre.) This is the ease with
sha,..agempates at, gables, is" whatever directioa you
mot Ibli. and dd Beet Yoe ass glebes she OM mo-
tbttstlif will lathiest only the smell
(ludesses, I wish thou things
M.slikraelsetaisisgt bus Mese is mischief in thew
taatility met he es its gs.arig for, believe 111).;
it tulMl •red sue pots is, he wilt only he
s preeerser tai 10 *NW menagerie (eateers); and
we Alkali have not only le tarn his sit as, by
Wed in, bet as Ise 'Will hakes • when paw
and fed is hisin:sfortas atm.) This- NAV
feactnecomes the were t, when we coadder
that is the age la ere live, there exists is
emu essatries an oPekagwirs othonli it secret straftliks
ageism& 'monarchy and acy—fired be praised we
lame sat ear part *labs in. aiteb a struerle--Ged he
praised Me have already derived all the besefit which cam
be derived from the misfile, and therefore it is sir duty
sot to side in the asset& with those who salt 'too much,
or with those who wig lout sesisisg. Ws ought sot
to stinuslateeither piety, we ought to stand -upon • firm
basis as spectators interested ia the contest, and perhaps
skisatsly the umpire. But if we prematurely make
ourselves a party,we shall lose the commanding position
which we bold; we shall also lose the power of doing
mach good. and perhaps eon the risk of luring oar own
institatiens not altered but one brown---((;beers.)—To
an aadiexce less enlightened, •I should feel ashamed to
enter thus far into the g lilies, bet our connection is
en* of principle, and to that only de I owe any Haim to
yearettention. Whatever may homy (stare destinatios
It Milt be a consolation to use to tellect, that I bare laid
your besets the funedation of a most lastiag legged;
—(cherre)—and believe me, Gestlemen, that lolitiag
Anil efface from toy rsiaj Ike recollection of Hai many
I:hideous I hams Deceived at pow baada..—(Chien
It easy. embalm. be thought necessary, after the speech
of soy Honourable Friend, and the slimier. he has made
as see, that I Amatol enter a few words to you on topics
- .
affairs of • cowyby. sad to

, after .
....i. _ nothing .
say to yon, except that I have really, and nom my Ms
soar, nothing to tell. I know nothing, I have hued.
netting, pore than all of you. Guillermo, of say pm
Utica :arrangements likely to arise from the mama
state et things. It is not for me to pr $
heal
shriek be is any degree concerned in such arra
nor to do any thing which should appear to heal
a presumption. I have. therefere, neither proposed_ V
defer this meeting with my consfitoonts, fixed, as pi ,
know, many months age ; nor have I suspended lie
preparations for departure; nor have I any ground, be.
yond those which lie open in coinnton to in and to all
the world, for a?prehending that that departure is likely
to be intercepted.. It will not be expected of use that I
shonld say any thing of what might, in a contrary sup
'position. be the decision which it would become gas to
form. I can only declare, with the most perfect sin:
cerity,tlat such a decision would Lc formed by me upon
an boneereed Impartial review of public considerations
alone, and world be determined; not by a calculation of
my interests, but upon a balance of my 111.16/8. Rend*.
men, enough of this topic, neon whirls 1 might still, paspl
haps,have haaitated to utter a word, if I had not beetb:
formal that my silence respecting it ea a former mgr.
IWO las been misinterpreted. I trust I shall not Mew
be misinterpreted the other way; and that Midas been
efedevatood as ostentatiously abjuring offices% bops, from
oet adverting to the possibility of its befengliMpesed is
me. I may not now he considered as, on iiii Mbar lased.
expressing as anxiety for office, by the I lasiso„ sai
candy measured allusion which I he .as
last compelled to make a surmises of inmost
the author, but the object. Whatever my tat maybe.
may ibis great ememasity &oriel' in that prosperfor
whisk iv new beginsiag to be restored to it;; may yea
postings in the enjoyment of those libs& pridoiploo
trona *kith you hive saver swerved—in Vine.
spirit of politioalmontest whirl' has ever
yes, media thatvordial sad friendly anima
yak' to each 'Mid', however politically opposed....
(Cheers.) May yea mouton.: to Sourish. as you are, as
knagnsa a splendid commercial uatioa. adding to rho
bumbler of those princely merebante whose history. oft
emetic man has so ably described. May you go N,
mingling edema and history with your commercial mom
snits, and adorning all by t continuance of those mamdb
Scent clarifies which late se long distiogtialted year
towa. mod when you are called upon to select • Repre-
sentative to till that station which I have had the Idirmar
of holdieg in another place; may you find one mass i
able and more industtions than I have been; owe mops
devoted to your interests, or more thstafel fur yam
kindness. lam sore you cannot find. The Right Hem
dientleman concluded amidst hoed and reiterated clash
trees all parts of the room.
[After the health* of Mr. nollingshead, amiffoß am:
setae, and Lord %I'm, llentinck, and the other nedilaiese.
and geotlemes, visitors, had been given, Lord Win. Bee.
Hack proposed the health of the Mayor of Liverpool,—
Mr. Canning then ruse to take his leave, and after a
l kindnessi
abltae sntytleatanenrilolehtnealkvfie:emsbeyceel.nelarre.fezolifveat those
do
els
,ceirtteehly
inchof whom,e forpc,aaneth:eei
abort preface said, " when I recollect that I am now for
which makes me hesitate in proposing Ilse toast with
which I meets to conclude." After a few word, more he
prollosod " The freonn of the 'talent and iad -pendent
Lbws of Liverpool." 'lbis baring been drunk with the
greatest enthusiasm.
Mr. Catnino said. " Gentian's, ettnil nizht : aid,
what is still harder to say—farewell."—The Rig t Re-
movable limitless. appeared mach affected as he pew
iiwasoodspi these word.. He them livid d ow, attended by
ii
Wis. Hemlock and a I other Woods, and was

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1. 4L' THE STATES sA/11. •
olio,. No tus met,- • ,lersioidisk.)::. -„, 'tare. Isaias to
.• Reform is Path i caring botb. I
eonlumber—lumber—it oaf Ala the
,rbesksb,, Pars it to ern judgment of soy si&11 wbn has sea it
I.
41i'llitessig—osite
witlacjildcbombialdave lb* fral•f..aiter.
_ise.....satly;srashal• :fte"prericibltaribeilssa saPrcirsafisceic forisencersth °Or thitengefi. it
remember
' .1"•Pl1l1r7 teat of so via
property, asd whieti °Ousel a sow t• so tletistf. who ad attsiesd :=itisinics is psi
_Etit
the eosstry.—(Ubser•.)—Lst es Irmo, bat Wig fat some aimesailakkaassa ceigski Mead,
of allowitt; th. Intrecliestittet a • aroma !phis& mould to mot brawl OC-hio wt. gag Of Itotsting 11- red klogeo.
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would only prove his osto cosiaed koowledge, and his „,,, 7,-.4e,firliti do plasm 'gable( she co;fliity. *a to
utter iosomposeescy for the task be bad undertakes. I the rumours whisk have grows out of it. l cannot pe-
aty, dentlesses, that is all esseitries, is order to keep tead to be igoorant of that part of those rompers which
that striding which it is it should steed, care must cossceru.. its but I hams felt great difficulty in Avid-
be takes not to admit toy partial breach es the fool. islfs 11,101.4 by rninger aacusen of h Ike° over in silence
cant silencevs to„ tuner
. Gra
isli (aids that sustain which hae not beef calculated Me rink of
biota se tbat 1 ought to have duckseral lor
upon will enter. stasther Wig which 1 ItliTil Is ari i..) .„t ' , '4. asp. myself to the Osposslyi
speculative schemes of state plicy,la, ts.s. lat's'y how 4 wisklakeast entry ward
p:Ege -
they will *peyote for opiNor t ~... ' . mitts swiss - .
rg:S ...
which wallas '?
'is ''''' • MI . •.""'` s"' `W. ' • ji4;* ' She Maar daligera - 4ww
' anon iscososislosess
jealousy and militias to that Meed y• lith. um Ds
stilted,' its domestic chile, p to set *r the Is= bring upon myself by 'peskier the Mash,
general broelit of mailthad. irksome to me as would be the suspicion,
Bed Brest Britain a Monarchy, (minded, Os Solana
Is leeklei around me i it ems' Ttereafter it shambl be extited in your mind*,
- ' tlit-1 had *Wally repaid your coofilicoce with mis•
sajets which bind and control its. but still assail y a trust. Oentlemee, after this preface, I have nothi nkto
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