The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-02 00:00:00

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creased even by proselytes from among those who Imirt l
our opponents. Who could have believed, a short ttme
ago, that such a month tr as this, and the late meeting.
at Rungay, could per ihly have been convened in this.
old focus of JaeolAnims, this jure dials,' side of the

County of Suffolk ? Many of Mr. Gooch's blinking
people, 1 believe, led all Mr. Gooch's wailed popwlere.
I am sure, deeply feel the degradation of our national
character in the proceedings of 011' Hovernment
wards Greece, and execrate the men who can attempt,
let us hope ineffectually, to prevent the emancipation
of this interesting country from toe most relrntlesr, sc•
versed tyranny that ever desolated the world, But
the Grand Seignior I. a legitimate Sovereign ; and
legitimacy corers every violation of faith, justice; and
humanity. After this. the paltry studied affront to the
Spanish Ambassador is scarcely worth mentioning ;
bet that Spain, too, is strugg!ing for her liberty--4411
our Rulers must omit no opportunity of chewing their
lodged hate and certain loathing of every exertion is,
this sacred cause; and with perfect consistency; for
let a free Government be established in any one quar-
ter of Europe, and the centsgion will undoubtedly
spread. It is possible these things could be, if Weis-
ters were responsible to a Parliament emanating from
the People? Whether, titerefure, we hope so mpg!
from the calamities that threaten to overwhelm es at
home, or to redeem our national credit abroad. on the
reek of Reform, we meat take oar stand • isenhadir
incessantly that those who are called she Repeematlee
'Alves of the palls shall be elected by the People.--'
(Great Applause.)
"Sir Thos. Beevor," with three tim s three.
Sir TUOMAS congratulated them, as Gentlemen of
Soffulk, on their zeal and activity in the cause of Re-
form. This was he believed the third mesdag on this
sehject that had taken place in the county, in the last.
four months. In Norfolk we have not been idle subset,.
meetings of this different hundreds have taken place,
at almost every one of which the question of Reform
has been carried, I meet confess, th it at first I thought
no good would a. ice from these Hundred Meetings,
but I have since been induced to alter my opinion.
They lave, in fact, served as a sett of poll to shim the
the state of the County ; for since the last election it
has been through their means, that many supporters of
Mr. Woolehonae have declared themselves• converts to
'the eases of Reform. I should therefore strongly
reseemateed similar meetings in Suffolk; I am cure
they have dune good. Sir Thomas concluded by pro-
posing the health of " The Chairman," which was
drank with three times these.
Mr. Fowixa, In a speech of considerable length,
expatiated upon the 'Roza's° of the country ; the dis-
tresses of which, lie contended, were entirely owing to
corruption, arising from excessive taxation ; evils which
could only be removed by a full and constitutional Re-
form in the Representation of the People.
" The Right of Petition and Remonstrance; and may
legal redress be obtained for the barbarous outrages com-
mitted at Manchester"—(Applause.)
Mr. Woolsey having sang the old song of ' Liberty
Hall,
Sir Thos. Bravos proposed s toast, which be had
beard given elsewhere, " Liberty 11111, and Meyer lb:
doors ate shot agaliest us, may we havespiritiebnell
them open—(A pplause.)
Mr. H. B. PA LAVIR begged to give, " The indepena-
enee of the County of Suffolk ;" and in a lung and able
speech, trod fed the various evils arising oat of the
present corrupt system of Representation.
Sir H. BUNBURT rose and observed, that lie per.
fectly agreed with Mr. Palmer, that it would be folly in
the extreme fur any Gentleman in his senses, to involve
himself in the expense and turmoil of a contested elec-
tion, constituted as the House of Commons at present
is, because if every county in the kingdom were to re-
turn independent Members, the Miuister might still
command a majority. in the House.
Mr. J. CHILDS, wished, as a freeholder of the county
of Suffolk, to be allowed to thank Mr. Palmer for the
toast he had just given. To render these Meetings as
practically useful as possible, let us consider how the
independence of the county can be best secured. Sir
T. Beevor has advised that we should follow the ex-
ample of our neighbours in Norfolk, by holding Hun-
dred Meetings and I am of opinion that constant and
repeated petitions and remonstrances will he the most
effectual Way of producing that Reform which we hold
to be necessary. We are aware of the dilliculiy we
shall have to encounter in the resistance which will be
made to our meeting, by interested and pensioned Ma-
histrates, and our Chairman has had a specimen of this,
aving had to encounter the very spirit of opposition to
petition for an inquiry into the p.roceeilings at Man.
cheater; but there is nothing new in this. It is but a
new version of the cry set up by the silversmith at
Ephesus. "if this fellow's doctrine obtain," said
they, " the craft by which we live will be destroyed."
Our quarrel is not with these men, but with the system,
which encourages the worst passions of the Inman
mind. You, Gentlemen, who are farmers, in passing as
estate where the timber is covered with ivy, and the
ground chocked with spear-grass, do not blame the
ivy for injuring the timber, nor the weeds for destroying
the crop, but this man is being ruined from his own
supineness, negligence. and sloth, and that he ought to
bare rooted out both the one and the other with his
own hands; so we ought to be very tenacious of our
right to petition and remonstrate, and if our petitions
are treated with indifference, common sense dictates the
lenguage of remonstrance, and that we should, by rea-
son and argument, show that the remedies which he
seek are due to us as freemen.—(Applause.) Mr. Child,,
then advised them to keep the spostacy of Mr. Pitt be-
fore them as a beacon, in order that they might mg
the shoals and rocks of mendicity and insincerity lea
which be made shipwreck of himself is the midst of
the storm, leaving the fleet which he had undertaken to
convoy, upon a strange and dangerous coast, where, one
after another, they have been destroyed, and, unless wo
bestir ourselves, we also must soon he sacrificed.--(.lp-

plause.) -
The Bishop of the Diocese, the venerable ants con-
sistent friend of Civil and Hrlixfous Liberty." _
" The High Sheriff of the County."
Sir WILLIAM MIDDLIITON proposed the health of
" Mr. Lennard, as the Mover of the Itepeal of the
-Six
Acts." with three times three.
" The Habeas Corpus Act, and may this 'Award of
the person never again be violated by a profligate lii.
nistry."
" Sir Francis Burdett."
Mr. Fowten prefaced the health of " Mr. Home"
with an eulogises on his perseverance and industry in
the detection and exposure of state abuses, and con-
cluded by observing, that to such a man the warm.
at expressions of gratitude were due. Three times
three.

" Sir William Rowley."
'• Mr. Coke. Member fur Norfolk." The most raptu-
rous applause followed the ammuneement of this toast,
which baring subsided,
Mr. PALMIJI rue, sad observed, it bad been Wert•