The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-09 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

language was addressed to the 'ministerial partisans is
the Mouse of Lords, it is essential that the people of
Enteland should consider it also as addressed to them-
selves, and resent it accordingly. The seasr of the et-
pressions to which I have allooleci, was Del-real
times repented, in various ways, by the Earl Liver-
pool, in order that hr might toot hr Istisutiderstriod by
his partisans, and that they might not conceive thew-
selves at liberty to vote, on this occasion, as they
pleased, as he load the e utielvscension to inform theaso7
on another occasion. they might do uitbout giving
him offence. And tier people may rely 112011 it, that,
however he may attempt to ex:elain away the true
meaning of these expr.os-ions, upon finding that they
hare not escaped auienadversioen, the principles which
they avow are those whirl., upon all occasions, actuat-
ed the conduct of that selfish and abomin eb!e faction,
of which that minister is the presiding agent. I
trust they miscalculate sadly, amp they evidently
appear to have misgivings, if they think the public
are any longer to be thus deluded or duped. Ito they
themselves sincerely believe a single word of what
they utter, when they assure their bearers that they
are convinced the people of England will respect
their decisions, even when these decisions are not
only at direct varian..e with, but a direct insult
upon the deliberately pronounced opinions of the
ma hole nation? They cannot possibly believe such
absurdities; and are only, with their usual sub-
stitute for wisdom, attempting to caiole their adhe-
rents, and to bully the people. I shall probably re-
turn to this subject; and, in the meantime, must express
my inability to comprehend for alert good reason the
public have been in the habit of attributing to this
premier qualities superior to those of his colleagues
generally. lie is, in my Noiolieon, so murk worse, as
the qualities with which be has been gratuitonsly de-
corated, enable him to do more mischief to society. I
shall conclude this letter with a quotation from the
speed' of a very promising clove of the system, Lord
Ellenlourough, n hie le, isoototis metandis, wiLl apply
nand' better to the persecutors of the Queen, and to her
Majesty, than to the description of persons, for whom
it appears to have been designed by his Lordship.—
" flow lung are the basest passions of the worst of
men to be allowed their fairest onset aiaioest all that
is good and estimable in society ?''

ARIiTIDES.

TUE .%11EAIFFS .I.‘-‘ll-1:11

TO A arQUINITIIIN roil A 34rETIvr, Dr Tug couNry
Of MIDVIANAK ON TUC 4rOJACT 0v mEroltm.

Two Gentlemen of the 11:11114.3 of Llotnl and Mills
waited on the SherON ou Monday last, alai certain pa-
pers, porporting to he 111,1,6,16,ms signed by Freehold-
ers of Middlesex, for a Meeting' of the County, to Pe-
tition the Howee of Uommons for a Reform in the
Representation in Parliament.
The Sheriffs requested till yesterday to morn their
answer. They were accurdinfly waited on stain at the
yesterday, by Messrs. Lloyd, Mills, and
Draper, when the following was ilelisased to them as
the answer of the Sheriff, :

(gentlemen,—llaving enti.itlered the several papers
pre.ented to 111 on 31und1y the 6th instant, and aka
other., transmitted souse .i..ys previously by Major Cart-
wright, requesting. its to cniivene 'County Meeting, for
taking into consideration the propriety of Petitioning
the Mouse of Com 11111 l for a Constitutional Reform of
the Representation of the People ill PAWAIIIIIret, we %
in reply, to say, that fully appreciating the sacred ri
of petitioning, wel shall feel it to be a duty to con.
vane a Meeting of the County whenever we are called
upon by a Reynisition regularly and respectably signed
fur that purpose. Hut the papers delivered to ns appear
to have been circulated and maned in a manner so un-
usual anti irregular, that we not feel ourselves jnsti•
bed in convening the great body of the Freeholders of
th xtensiveCountythereon.
ROBERT WAITIINIAN an] JAMES WILLIAMS,
Shelia's ut the County of Middlesex.
Nov. 8, Ib2o.

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