The Statesman.
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ThE STATESMAN.

to invite him. In the last Meeting at Palace-yard,
they had ',targeted him In carry an Address and Re-
monstrance to Hoe Prince Regent. " I carried it,"
said he, " to Lord Sichnostb, and requested hint to
pruOnt II to his Royal Master. Would you like to
have his answer read to yon?—(Yes,
then, I have got it hero ready for you, sod some
Gentleman with a loud solar shall reed it to you. I
hope you will en that I did my duty on that occa-
sion, and that you will express your opinion on the
conduct of Lord Sidmoith." Ho then read the fol-
lowing letter :
rib, Remonstrenra las eitesdy appeared in the
Statesman, and from thence circulated through all
the country Papers.]
Wliiirbsil, lips. I. 18111.
" Si a,—Lord Sidawook boo dirrcird one to inform yos, that es
she Paper e.otoistiat toe Deciaditiro and Retonotetooef. ad-
dressed to oho Pilate Nepal. whirls you pus NM bid lAN-
' satire bus& lesfitdars purports. by the descriptioa therein
cliven of it, TO esselnb the Orthr..tiro and Itcasoostranye of
e I uhlastlallal of tbegiftet Loaders and Westminster and
• parts odiareat,' mails ism &scripting' is ...eerily and toblefi.
ose,is mime. his Lorlisaip down OM think himself at liberty 10
lay the it., before his Moral
'• 1 ant, 3,r, year übedieste woos.,
•• HENRY CLIVE.
" 11. Pero, Fiq. S. Norfolk tercet. Strood.”
• He then read the following answer to the above
!utter:— _ _

" 8, Not(olk.street. Strand, Sept. 9, 1818.
" Mr Leas,—Sibms I d. livered to your Lordthip the Reiman-
stria et enammionly agreed to at the Meeting held la Palaces
yard. OVI Monday last, addremed to the Prince Reseal, yea
promised me that goo weeM reed it One,. and if it did wet con-
tain any imprimis. language.., or would deliver it iato the hands
of Ms Mord Ilighnees, and that you would give toe as answer
fa the coarse of three days. lii last eveniag I received •
Inter. Ivied Henry Clive, able* mars, that yoet Lordship had
lostrocted him le soy. that sou did am shish permit at liberty
snub,' ihe maw before the Prior, Regret. herniae it perporied to
be' the Declaration and Remmutranre of the Inhabitants of the
eitie. al Leads* and Weolsolastet, wad pains adjacesit, "'loch
deeeririon was evidently and motorboat:l safest.' New, my
Lor.l, by what moons your Lordship ascertained the fact, that
the persons who minded the Meeting in Pollee yard were net
toe sobabitants of London and We...winner mod parts adjaceot. I
knots but this I do know, that these penam ohs proposed
sad recsoded • the Declaration of our attenifold grieswares ant
Reamoutemies against the craft, illegal, and irtnenstitatirial
octet, the corrupt and wicked Administration that had been so
tang inipmed upon his Royal Bighorn Si. Priam Regent ID the
great aid morarheinsrste, Borough Proprietors of this country,
Re. Re. were inhabitants °Jibe cities of Leedom and Wesimia•
ref and parisadjacrot, and I believe that almost the whale of
the 5.0.0 or Gnu pelmet at the Meetine, who oimaimmaly same
aimed the some, were aim inhabiouses of 'modes iad Westatio•
Mee, sod part. adjacest. However, as your Lordship has de-
clined to deliver the Rechiratieet and Reemostraate lola Royal
Hiehr as the Priare Regent, I will tremble year Lordship to
'tiers me the doctrine*. that I kir with yea, that
mat. agreeably to the instruction, of ant Meek*, take same
colter method el laying it before his Royal Ilighoess the Prime
Regret.
' I am, my Lord,
• Tour Lordstri Vs most obedkot sad meat htrblememost,
•• 11. HUNT.'
The People of Manchester, continued he, did you
the honour of adopting the same Address and Re.
mons, note when last they met. I carried this also to
Lord Sidmouth, and the following was his answer
Whitebait, May 99, 1819.
" Sta.-1 tun directed by Lard Sided:Path to acquaint you.
Chat he declines pre-seating to his Royal Highness the Pantie
Regent the too papers which yea delivered to his Lordship on
U.elneiday Inst, the one edJreeed to his Ronal Highness, and
rageed by IS permits, ' on behalf of a Public Meeting held at
Manchester, on the 18th day of isosary. 1819;' tad the other
pot pot' irg to be a Pettit.. of the inhabitants of the town and
seighboorriod of iliockport, as agreed to by a Committee op-
poieted by a Resoles sips of a Public Sleeting:for amain op
*ad agreeing ti the same.'
•• I am, Sir, your most obedient humble ',read.
" 11. 11011 HOUSE.
" Remy limit. Esq. No. 11, Norfolk-street, Strand."
To this letter he returned thefollowing answer :--
" 8, Norfolk-meet, Urged, May 99, 1619.
as 11Iv Loan,—Wheo I delivered she Manchester Remus-
stremee sod the Stockport Petition into year Lordship's beads,
be presented to his Royal Niemen the Prince Regent- you,
wills pier r arteldased pee'l mem, mitered me that yea would read
it aver. had, snits. it contained any thin improper. you world
deliver it to your Royal Masser. hi het I delivered a similar Re-
tweastroare poised at a Public Reeling lie Palace-yard in Sep-
stinker last to year Lordstop for the tame purpose, you, with
sill the urbanity of a !Inhaled counter. gone me esmeily the saw
winner, although you ultimately declined to present it.aiirigaing
no other Hermit 'ban that of its basin hero only sipped by
myself, its the Chairman of ohm Meeting. 1 have now re eased
a letter,'/gird Rotshouse,*Liabermiag me that your Lord.
ship Meknes prasesting to his Royal Highami the Prlbee Regret
the Remonsliame and she Petition of the People of Mae
and Stockport, witboat assigning nay reams whatever. IC
the peewee w he ant called the distressed tababitants of 'heck"
or London together in Styr/ads. and proreed to cow their
Meat.tiai is a body to Caritas-home, to emend and enforce
admission into the Royal prewar", your Lards/sip lareigbed le
strong terms against the illegality of sorb a p.ocerdiac, nod
with great force rimmed out tit me she Morality as well as the
injustice of takleg such a count. while the noel mesas of
tommoneentio• with the Throw, through the Secretary of slate,
were always circa eves to the 11114211111. *object, in which send•
meat, at that time, riot Lordship will sot fail to recolleet, I
heartily concurred. When the alarmed lahabitaats of Lan-
endure and Cheshire. the blasketeers. assembled together. with
the iuestiea of marching up to Lemke re lay their complatais
in person before hi. Royal lligisoms she Prime Regent, they
were attacked sod dispersed by a military ferns, ad moo, ken-
'lmre 61 111"" set, dratted away ad erlll4drd lota the most
loathsome dortgeons, and there made to endure the meld cruel
sad horrid soferings; nod now, whelp these eery persons send
up their Petitions and Complaints to be presented to the
Theme. they are coolly told by the Secretary of State, that be
declines to lay them before hi. Royal Mauer; has at once
mooching the misery of the People., and siolattag that great
commkosioaal law, she • Bill of Night.,' the pros Wiles of which
',chided the I loose of Solari from the Throne of Ragland. sod
which placed the. present Royal Family therein., wherein it is
eleelarnd, that one of the rights demanded and Witted so by
the People of England was, the right su perinea the Throve,
or either Heim at Pa:limiest. Year Lardiltip will. therefore,
phrase in return me the Petitioe and Rensoortranee, that I may
codes o Ind some other means of making the prayer. 111111
complaint. of the saerrlog People of Lancashire and Cheshire
known to his Royal Highness the Priori Regent.-1 as, my
Lord. your Lordship's most obedient, most lomble stummt.
.• 11. HUN r."

" Lord Vinson* &dimwit. Secretary of Nate,
Howe Ltrwanseat."
That was the answer, ell the answer, I could ob.
lain from him. Lord Sidewalk would not present
the Westminster Remonstrance, because it was no-
toriously untrue; be would not present the Men-
cheater Remonstrance, because he did not know why.
—(Applause.)—lle would not present she Stockport
Remonstrance, for the vet, same reason, which was
jest on reason at all. What, however, did he do ?
Why, at the very nest Meeting of the people et Stock-
port he sent down his tools to 'Twinged Sir Chiles
‘Volsrley and Mr. Harrison.
At this moment a considerable trestle took place.
which was occasioned by the arrival of Brown and
Wontner, the City Marshals, with a posse of thirty
constables, to arrest Mr. Harrison. On their getting
into the waggon, Mr. Hunt turned to Brown and
said, " If you want me, I'll go with you." Brown
'aid, " No, no; 1 don't want you, but Mr. Har-
rison." Mr. Harrison was then taken sway by the
constables, without soy resistance on his part or on
that of Use multitude. Mr. Hunt, then, turning to
his audience, who seemed surprised et what was pass-
ing in ihe cart, explained to them the object of the
constables. A few voices mermared, " They shan't
take hew;" on which Mr. Hunt requested them to
tired to him and oot commit a breach of the pen",
as that was most assioally desired by their ear

miss; he begged them to let him go cpsietly if the
officers attempted to elevate a warrant on himself.
If they apprehend me, said he, sod I know that
they have spies here ready to awes any thing,
I em ready with bail, and will try the question
with them. Lel them have law if they wish it; 111
glee them enough of it before they have done with
me. Let them subpoena all of yoe here, and then,
thoegh they may get•three villains to swear away my
life, I shall not be afraid when I have 30,000 other
witnesses to contradict them. If only 30 of you
should come day by day, the trial will last for three
years.—(A laugh.)—l will not trust to any Coun-
sellor Cross to betray me, I will plead my own
cause ; end 'among the many honourable men con-
nected with the Press, whom I see here, I have no
doubt that there is not one who would retest) to sop.
port me by his testimony if it were required. I call
upon them to take down fairly what I may say ; and
if there be any villain of a spy here, I Crest they will
attend to my words, and give notitiog bet the troth.
If I hay done any thine against the law, let me be
punished by the law. Will you, or will you not, be
My witnesses?—(Cries of " all," from eke
crowd)—Well, then, let every man amongst you,
when be reeds the proceedings of this day in the Pa.l
pets of to-morrow, take down memorandoms of
what appears to him to base been said, and what sp.
peers not to base been said, In order that he may be
able le swear on a. future occasion as to the correct-
ness of the Newspaper,.
Mr. WALI*II (not Mr. P. Walker), at the desire
of Mr. Hoot, then read the Remonstrance agreed to
et a Meeting in Palace.yerd, on the Bth of Septem-
ber,. 1818, and proposed that it should be again

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adopted.
Mr. Him or d, that if it was adopted by this
Meittiost he should take care to have it pot into (be
bands of Prince Regent himself.—(App/arse.)
Dr. Wallow commented on the conduct of Lord'
Sidmouth with regard to this Remonstrance, and was
sorry that any Minister of the Cabinet shoeld be so
imprudent as to withhold from his Royal Highness
any paper likely to enlighten his mind, or Wend the
Liberty of the People. The Doctor concluded by
seconding the Remonstrance.
Mr. Hues felt no difficulty in submitting the Re-
monstrance to the consideration of the Meeting. He
was convinced that there was no harm in it, as it had
been twice in Lord Sidmooth's heads, sod had been
twice returned. If there had hems any thing in it
disrespectful to the Prince Regent, be should have
been the last person to have offered to present it to
his Royal Highness. If there had been any untruth.
reflecting upon Ministers, he thought that be shookd
have been told of it; soli( there was any thing ins.
proper or seditious its it, Lied Sidmouth would have
told him of it, unless, indeed, he was as great a spy
as Oliver himself. He theo pet the Resolution that
this Remonstreoce be agreed to, which was carried
unanimously.
Dr. WATSON bad heard the Remonstrance read.
Whether it would get into the hands of the Prince
Regent was the question. The principles for
which they were then contending, bad been upheld
by men of the first consideration in the country; but
these men had apostatised like the vile apostate Pitt.
They bad, however, got amongst he a man who
would never forsake them—be meant their Worthy
Chairman : that Gentleman had now been 15 years'
before them, and had never flinched from his dirty
fora single moment. He bad done more than this—
he bad often bravest op to the standard of liberty,
those who were doubting what lioe they should take
is the politics of their country. He had brought
ep that great character, Mr. Cobbett, and also the
venerable Major, who bad for a moment swerved
from the doctrine of Universal Suffrage. He (Slr.
Hent) bad been reprover], slandered, and loaded
with abase, for doing his duty : bet so long as
they supported him, he would never prove a
backslider. The Members of Parliament had se.
pirated without passing a single Act to relieve

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the distresses of the cnossiry. Woold they let gn-
i/the.' Session posy sway without presenting s strong
Restonstssnee? No less than 3,000,0001. of lases

had been imposed in the filet Seasion of thane. Par-
liament, mod their whole weight fell on the isadue-
ttioss labourer and artilan. The Lively of London
►ed recently regained their Lord Mayor to hold a

Common fail for the conflagration of their riet,

antes. His Lordship had (erased io comply, ■nJ the
Livery bad not the spirit to force open the doors lf
their own hall. They would, however, now spe that
their fellow-countrymen were determined to assembl.,

and openly discos, their grievances and their rights.
It was a most importing subjert or consideration, to
attach where it was doe, the blame of standing be.
tween the Throne and the Petitions of the People._
The Minister oho had so acted hat' violated his duly,
and it was on this persuasion tbst he was about to
move a vote of misuse on Lord Sitimooth. Mr.
Watson concluded by sehmitting a Resolution to this
effect.—(lpplause.)
Mr. Wst.a►a seconded the motion.
Mr. Ilene pet the question, observing at theism,
time, !halite had no doubt it would be carried one.
nionoesly, and prove highly gratifying to the Noble
Lord.—(d laugh )
The question was immediately carried in the affirm-
, alive.

Mr. Hurr then informed the Meeting, that he un-
derstood it to be the Intention of som. Gentleman to
propose to them a vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor
of London, for his great anxiety in affording protec-
tion to them that day, and he trusted that this motion
would he successful. As he was now addressing them,
he would beg leave In add, that he had rec►ived two
letters from individuals, who had been compelled by
circumstances to be absent oo this occasion. The
one was from Mr. Malmer, of Winchester, sod the
other from Mr. Johnstone, of Manchester. Mr.
Johnstone was a worthy and excellent man, whom
nothing bat a family misfortune had presented from
attending. His letter of moss would well deserve
their attention, and would be read to them by a Mem-
ber of the Committee which had called the present
Meeting. They would there find it stated, that
although his body was necessarily absent, his whole
anal was with them. Mr. Harrison had already been
am.mgst them, and if be was now under the care of
the Lord Mayor, it was, however, some gratification
to kbow that it was a bailable offence. Mr. Harrison
was safe, and would soon return to them. His hope,
however/ wary that they would suffer sighing to irri-

tete them—that they would bear mach before they
attempted to retaliate. and avoid, if possible, every
breach of the pone. Mr. Johns one's letter was thee
read : it represented that the Reformers io the North
contemplated with feelings of ecstacy the popular
Meetings io London, in common with which they
felt the most anaioos desire to shake off an odious
and galling despotism.
Mr. WALata then pot the Resolutioo, etpressing
grateful thanks to the Right lion. John Atkins,
Lord Mayor of London, for the onasual degree of
satiety manifested by him for their protection, and
for the doe sepport which 'he had furnished to the
peaceful manner in which their proceedings were coo.
darted, thereby affording a coovincing proof that he
was not insensible to the last admooition which be
had received from the Commoo-hall.

Dr. Wasson wended this motion, and contrasted
the conduct of the present Lord Mayor with that of
Sir William Wa!worth, who, in the time of that
honest man, Wat Tyler, had not attempted to pre.
vent the People from assembling in these very fields.
Mr. Watson, after having alluded to the cause of,
%Vat Tyler'. insurrection, remarked that it afforded
@efficient evidence that a spirit of morality was in-
herent is every British heart ; and showed, that
without cafes of religion or systems invented by de-
signing men, the natural principles of justice were
prevalent in the !semen mind. He doubted not bat
the same spontaneous feeling would evince itself if a
similar necessity should arise. He thought the Lind
Mayor bad envied himself very meritoriously to pre-
serve the pease, and its preservation being one of
their chief objects, be cordially seconded the motion.
Mr. HUNT again rose and said, he did not think
that the author of the Resolution had ever calculated
that tile Doctor would otter what he had said with a
grave face. He had now simply to pat to them whe-
ther they were sincerely of opinion that the present
Lord Mayor of London was entitled to their grateful
thanks.—( Lord troffings and ho ings )
The motion was then negatived, and Mr. Hoot
observed, that it should he his care to apprise his
Lordship that the Resolution of thinks to him was
carried unanimously in the negative.—(A faugh.)—
Ile held a paper in his hand which had been drawn
op by some friends of the People, and which coo-
Wined an Addicts to their fellow•Sobjects in lrelaud.
As it was, however, of great length, be would sub-
mit to them whether it was their plum(' to have it
read. (The sense of the creed appeared evidently
against the reading.) Ile could then swore them,
that it would be published, and they enabled to read
it at a cheap rate. A subscription had been entered
Into by a body of Gentlemen for this purpose. They
did not think proper to appear that day, because, to
use their own language, they did not thick the time
was yet come. The Address would, nevertheless, be
printed, and Ireland inundated •ith copies of it. 1
The Address will be found io another collate° of
this day's pablication.
Mr. GAIT nest presented himself, and Imam by
complaining of an anonymous letter addressed to the
Editor of e Newspaper, in which his character was
attacked on the ground of aomethiog which he bad
said at the last Meeting In Palace-yard. 1101 now
challenged this duoble.faced Janes to come forward ;
lie was ready to meet his accuser in soy way that
might become a citizen or a Gentleman. He bad
been provoked into this digression, bet to advert to
more public considerations, what symptom of Re-
form, or sincere intention of effecting any, bad been
exhibited by the present Parliament ? In the last,
the very moderate measure of a return to Triennial
Parliaments bad met with no support when 'proposed

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by Sir Robert heron. Moderate Reform was, there- •
fere, a mere insinuation and pretence. Oita Member,
be believed his name to be Darssan, had ob J, that
the loner wile's of society were ton ignorant and eel•
gar to understand the mysteries of Government They
showed *hemutre•, however, to be quite capable of ,
conducting and managing their own interests ; and it
would be well if the affairs of /he nation were con.'
ducted as judiciously. Many of them, no doubt,
belonged to Benefit Societies; and what steward of
any such Society would have voted away its mono),
its otJer to induce a son to visit a sick father, or in
the purchase of snui•boses to present to foreigners ?
With regard to their rights, his opinion was, that no-
thing shun of (.; 41 i I Suffrage should satisfy them.
Some persons thole& that the extension of it to all
householders might to be adopted; bet many bosses
were divided into separate tenements.' When the)
were wanted fur the ranks of the army, or for
manning the slaty, their services were considered in•
dispensable; and he would advise them to regard the
principle of Universal Suffrage to be Neatly due,
and one w hick it was equity their interest to obtain.
Ile hoped they wosld preserve order ; ■nd concladed

by moving, that th• Thanks of that Meeting were
due to Henry Hunt, Esq. for his upright, independ-
ent, snd steady conduct in their Chair.

Mr. Purscou seconded the motion.
Mr. HUNT, ill expressing his acknowledgments,
said, he had hitherto steered quite clear of sedition,
bet he was now ■bout to be the most,seditious man
living: he was preparing to reed to them a few item,
out of a Mat:: Book. It bad been celled the
Red Book ; hut it had been lately republished,
and presented the blackest catalogue that ever
was contained in the same number of pages. (Heir
a voice from the centre of the crowd excleioned,
" How much does Lord Castlereagh give you, Hunt,
for coming to spout here?") Mr. Hunt hoped that
no angry feeling would he manifeated against the in-
dividual; he himself felt nn anger, he was rather
pleased at the opportunity of answering much a gee,-
lion. He had been born to a small independent pro-
perty, and had never received but once in his life a
single sixpence of stipend of reward from any nets.
A rich men had once celled on him to give evidence
in London, on a trial, and had paid him AI. for
his Patience'. He had never been rasployed by any
individual ; l.e was the servant of the public by choice,
and many of them might perceive what an ungrateful
office that was. There were many knaves among their
enemies, who knew not how to conceive that at.) mo-
tile.' (wept those of selfishness could.actoatri the
comouct of aim individual. The man who had asked him
this question might belong to that order, and he ad•
mired the frankness to which he was indebted for this
opportunity of risplaining himself. It hart been urged
by a corrupt l'ress that every act of the Reformers
was symptomatic of immorality. It made a system of
Witching the Prince Regent, in order t 7 k Pp the

U money gi.. frig ~..
father. This was, he supposed, an easenplo of the

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morality of the higher olden. It eat, be presenter!,
the same morality *bids induced Lord 5421131011 to

bestoir the eleskship of the Pena, • si•ee•re worth
30001. a year, on hi. own infant son. The lawfol
wife of the Dak• of ion's, with whom he had lived
fora romi,l6/410._iloie, was now abandoned by him,

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and the sum of 26181., taken from dm Ism raised
oot of their pockets. Was appropriated for her sop.
port. It am!, thertfore against then bi4h persons
that the Editors of tha corrupt Press levelled the

charge of immorality over the shoulders of the Re.
formers. There mos my le.rd Arden, brother to the

late Mr. Pereeval, •ho did Item the k to take

frost them 38,011. • year, fo► doing nothing. My
Lord Bathurst received 34,0001. And were they to

be called seditious mod immoral because (hey cum•

pleieed of each abates. Were they, while pilling
in want, to he prohibited from all public declaration
of their erievances ? What had been done by glue

present Parliament ? They bed bed I.nng Pirlis.
events, Rump Parliernents, and Baritones Par-
liament; but the present, he thought. sheeld be
called the drivelling Parliament. There was no
club of artisans in the Metropolis who would not
hue managed the affairs of the Nation better. lie
would mot now allude to any political party, ►■t be

hoped fell end freqeent Meetings, like those is the
North, would take place, for the purpose of boldly;
firmly, and patiently expressing their opinions. It
this course were quietly and steadily pursued, its
object mast be accomplished. It was en indisput-
able truth, that the vox Populi Was the roe Der ;
that was, the voice of the People was the voice of God.
(elppleause.)-If, when the business of that day was
ever, this vast anemblage 'bond retire in tranquillity
to their homes, occurrences might arise out of this
Meeting most important to the welfare and bap'''.
',es of the country. If, ern the contrary, aoy riot
or disorder should take place, it ovoid prove a
source of dreadful calamity, as it would be made •
reason for inflicting en them the vengeance of a
wicked Government. and most severely they would
be made to feet it. Fen his sake, therefore, as well
as upon public grounds, he entreated ekes to avoid
all riot, as be was same that every attempt would be
made to provoke them to a breach of the peace. Ho
advised them, then, to disperse, each man carrying
with him the agreeable cousciousness that be bad that
day *erected himself for hie own and the general
good. Ile himself was proud to reflect that be
bad sow obtained the thanks of his fellow•coentry.
men. He bad grown grey in their service, and this
was the highest point of his ambition. When laid in
'his grave, he trusted it would be said of him, that
be had neon done any thing derogatory to the cha-
racter of an Englishman, or desertyd the cause of the
I People.—( Lord applause )—lle would rather deie
sound into it that bight with this hope aad feeling.
then live for ages without that reseed. Was there
°neaten present who believed him guilty of the chirp
that bad been advanced against him? lie dud wet be-
Hee. there was, end he was therefore grateful to Ike
ignition who bad furnished hum anti this opperte.
wily of Repelling it. lie now eiiiigi ula•ed them that
the proceedings on ibis occasion would, be bad fn.
son to believe, be fully aid faithfully rep, rti-d by
the respectable persons who stood tsetse his. Mr.
Hunt paid some compliments to the Gentlemen
whom be saw around hint rugged in repot.ing.—
They were men, he slid, of tuna or and of coosider.
able talent—so much so, that tt was almost bey's.
his comprehension how they contrived to take dowa
every thing that was said even to • word. And it
was to be desired, slut whets their reports appeared
is the Newspa Fen, and (as was often the case) they
mete evidently partial sod entree, the fault was
not to be attributed to them, hat to their earprioci.
' pled employers, who had the power of manufacturing
their speeches when they got home. %Vitas their
duty was impartially di-charged, they were en-
titled to public gratitude ; they were all obliged
to them far their attendance; and the highs.' coos.
pliment which they could slay to the Meeting
would be to report its p/oceedings fully. It bed
been urged by many persons, that no Reform rend
be effected so long as the tales continued to be paid.
Ile would new mention to them some circumstances
which bad passed between himself and a tas-gat honer,
who demanded arrears for 18 months, but whom •
had,howeveroleclined to pay. The tes.gathererat lest
threatened that be should be proclaimed a defaulter,
and that his goods should be destrained upon. Ts
Olt Mr. Hoot answered that he had no objection aid
hid him take possession. The taa-collector, who
was a respectable neighbour, called 12 mouths lifter,
and earnestly entreated Mr. H. to pay ; the reply
ass still " No, take the goods." The collector
ran then to end fro between Mr. Hunt and the Con .
missiosers till the warrant was worn oat, arid Int
month they were obliged to prepare a new copy. Tie
collector at last wrote to Mr. Haat, who was th.aa
in town, to say that if he diJ not pay, be, the col-
lector, would be destrained upon by the
Cemmis-
aioners. Mr. Hunt still replied, that he was most
anxious the collector should pat himself to so Incas-
veilience with the Commissioners, bet emote the
warrant and take what be liked. The collector then
gave the Commissioners notice thet Mr. Hunt's hoe •
was locked up and be could not break it open witl.
net risking his life; he therefore begged them to eo
it. At %verb Mr. It. was informed that a font.
wheeled carriage, belonging to a friend of his, lad
been seised opoo his estates, sod carried off by tt •
Commissioners; it was, boo ever,soon after rettnnee,
with notice from the collector, that be bad sagging d
the money and Mr. Hoot might pay bias whet, I •
pleased, and thus the affair stood at present.—
Ile remarked, that on this point be wished to fol-
low the advice of that illustrious patriot who b. d
gone before hien, Jahn Hampden, never to p y
tales which were not imposed on the Peoiile b) •
Parliament of their own choosing. There ais ne
thing more whidi he had shnost forgot to st. e:—
At the Meeting in Pidace.yerd last sear, it was L.r.
posed to enter into a penny sabscriptiou, and silt
-
out his knowledge or wish, be was appointed Trea-
surer. Dr. Slop, whose Paper uas so cootenso. title that
he was almost ashamed of.alleding to it before so re•
spectable a Meeting; whose whole We bid b--en a
chest ; the very name of whose Pert WA/ `.!rr:d cu

Peop and the Ropi•Vernily at variance. Yet of
11 o‘ol* itidi."lltroOk wahlsrely a fairer object
o animadArs on, he having loot in a gambling debt
ihe money given in him for 'kiting an is6rod

LONDON:
TUULSDAY, JULY 22, 113ig.
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The Meeting of yesterday in the very heart of
London will have bees prodective of one great good
at least. It will dispossess the enemies of Reform of
the first of their objections to the People assembling
set of doors to discuss their grievances, end consult
on,remedying tires. It has been urged over and over
again of the danger of calling together " the popu-
lace," disturbing the public peace, and endangering
the lives of those who are contented that things should
be as they are. For our own parts, believing as
we hive done, that the People are grievously
Meted, and have a right to complain is a load
tome, we held in contempt those childish or by.
pocritical fears for the general tranquillity. No,
no! their complaints are unhappily but too well
founded to allow them to give way to any other than
a deep-rooted resentment against the cause of them,
six. the corruptness of the system of Government
ender which we live. Thirty or forty years ago, or
longer, indeed, daring the intriguing system, for
instance, carried oo by the Earl of Burcand the Purs-
ers Dowmata of WALLS, when the former was the
Premier of England sod the favourite of the Court :
such a body of people assembled together like that of
yesterday could hardly hive been ',petted to dim-
pone wlthoet leaving traces of their footsteps behind
them. Bat since the days of the Correspoodic: So-
ciety, when the system of British rule began to as-
same a determioed oligarchical despotism, men of
WWI and spirit WO aroused by a sense of their
danger, and associated to stop the flood of corrup-
tion which was fast lnendating every part of the
kingdom t for as there is no part exempt from the
power of the constituted Authorities, so there was
PO WOW of the British isles, or of the British
dependencies, but was falling under the accursed,
tainted influence. The BOROUGHS, the first tali•
tagloo, and now the open sink of venality, were at
Do time without their due influence ; but after the
commencement of the first American War, which
ended in the separation of those colonies from the
Crown; the possessors of them acted with en ef-
frontery trivial to that shown by ANTHONY lIENLETI
bought yoe, sod by G— I'll sell you."—
The Boroughs htve constituted the greatest, the
vilest true that ever man entered into. The Slave
Trade, odious as it 19, is nothing in mischief end
magnitude to Iloreughimongertng.—That traffic does
indeed take captive the Datives of a few pro.
vioces in Attica, and transport them against their
will to a country to labour, which is perhaps the
thief circeesstance that renders the change disadvan-
tageous: bet this takes captive (lest forcibly, bat
quite as effecteally) the will, end it may be said the
person too, of a whole Deuce, both being at the
mercy of the laws made by the usurping oligarchy.
Hence par-rialtos. for teaching the la w-makers: Corn
Lowe for impoverishing the People, by enhancing
the price of bread, to feeble the farmer to ply an
idnaced rent to the land-owner : and thence above
the diabolical Ads for sespeeding the Balm
4,errito, or Pasoisal Safety Chatter, which Is