The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-14 00:00:00

bIIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

O Friday last a brief but singular conversation took
plae between Mr. FIVNO, the member for Middlesex, who
sat n the bench, 11141 Mr. ADOLPHUS, wno was examining a
witess in an appeal case, in which the master sinonen of
the ity of London, and theirjourneymen were interested.—
Whn one of the journeymen. who are inhabitants of Mid-
dlesx, was asked some indifferent question by Mr. Adol-
phu. he looked up at Mr. Byng, who seemed to lean to-
wads the least powerful ; upon observing which, Mr. Adol-
phu said, in a very sharp tone,—" Don't look at Mr. tlyog
—.r. Byng can't answer far you—Why do you look at Mr.
Byg?" The witness was somewhat confused at this ad-
drug, ani loo.;ed again towards Mr. Byng, who had bid a
shot time before uttered the words—" Poor journeymen !"
in itch a tone as to call forth the rebuke of the learned mem-
ento( the bar. This rebuke was given in a side way, and
strotgly insinuated that the member for Middlesex had a
vet/ obvious motive for advocating the cause of the lower
orcers in the county. Mr. Byng, however, took no notice
ofhe first or second allusion to him, and Mr. Adolphus a
thial time tluittr an obnoxious phrase at the bench. '• 1 de-
sid you," said he to the witness •• again. to auswer
nal not to be directed by Mr. Byng. Mr. Byng, no doubt,
ha:his own reasons for standing up for the journeymen of
Plndlesez."
Pr. Banc then said, (addressing himself to the counsel)
" I desire, Sir, that you will not repeat my name."
Ir. Anot.ritus—" Oh, dear ! nut repeat your name f—
lowed, Mr. li),ng's name is of mighty importance. lie is
. .

cetainly a judge here, bnt a.l the rest on the henet,
hate not local reasons for adopting Mr. Hynes views, ere
of My way of thinking on this question." •
Ir. Byng.—" I request that you will not address your-
sell to me. Ido not wish to be named by you here."
Ir. ADOLPUUS (in a• loud tone)—•• You don't wish to be
nailed by me!"
Ir. Hy, c.—•• No, I do not wish that my nr:me shnu'd
be ironounced—should bepollnte•d by the lips of Mr. Ado:-
OW."
Ir. Animencs.—Pollitted! Hey-day ! who is this Mr.
Byw, that tie specks in this lofty tone ! I tell you, sir, that
you- name shall he a. nameless as you please. I shah use
it *en I pl.•ase, and where I please; and I cin tell you.
'hall hold it iii the saute regard as it is held in by every one
elst"
Ito Cntt R I dare say you do—the same regard,
youare aware, menus that he is one of the.most respectable
violin the county. I must, however, assure you, that yJu
nrelnite oat of order in repeating the name of any particu-
lar baristrate en the hermit, whatever compliment you may
be ' to pay him."

sposed

Gazrile of Sattirday night contains n Proclamation
frost the Secretary of St ste, oflering a r-w sill of Al ► gal-
/wet for the tliscovery of the tosood.erer of Edward Williams,
Esti of Brighton, who was lately found on the soa short, is
the larish of Puddinhoe, Sussex.

of the
in the
Aty House
of loth.,
The Meeting was respec-tahle attended.- led by
Lire Magistrates of the Cceirriy-r-thlteligh Sheriff liaVing-
refused LW esavene a Meeting, pursriaet to osidomaa
presented to him by 626 Freeholders.
At one-o'olva, Lord Ehrington, attended bra Atither
of tientleinvt),appearea on the Hustilex. ills LaidiLip
Was shoett9 after called to the Chair.
' Lord Eivetworox then eche and said, 'that after .the
,wish expressed by the Meeting, lie could not liesitaer
take th.t.ehair ; although aware that others who were
prteetlt were more competent than himself to fulfil the
duties attacked to that sitqasion, there were-none who
bad a mere ardent teat forihe slime... of Ye cause of
Parliamentary Reform. i t *es to him a matter of gritit
pride and reutifiCation to he thopgltkrierfty.Of
It
lent 4000 Nieeting-s_o artmisetiftio ausi fmtri.4.l4.4lotht
then the honostif ofiblidres::.ng. In Pro-
'needing to open We business of the day. be felt it •tiecat-
sary to malee'some obsecvatiOn on the•eireenistances wi-
der *hick the Meeting was caged—circumstances whicla
be was happy to say were unreanioltel in the history or
that coonty,--(ilear, hear, hear !)—they- Were wavelet-
• pled in two respects; First, there 'WAS no instance wliere
la requisition lead helm presented so numerously and s.
respectably signed ; and in the second place, there was
no instance where'any Sheriff of Devon refused to-rots-
! vene a Meeting when a revisitiou was presented by '$
respectible number of the Fro eholders of die Comdr.
(Cheers.) If such at bast had Kapp ned, it most Lave
been bleier. his time. lie never heard of it. In sp-ak-
iug of the conduct of the High Sheriff te•a private get •
demo, all Ise ever heard of his private .character, anis
all lie knew of him, 'colored • kiln to iteli.ve that the
High Sheriff was a Illal of pert-tt respectability ; and,
as a public man, from all he bad ever ':ward of isis
lie principles up to the present time, led •liins (Lord •Fa)
to esteem him. On those grounds he mach regretted
that the conduct of the High Sheriff was so etter.lp at
variance with his open and declarrti opin one en the note
ject which the Meting was now agsecohle4i, to d'hiewsg..-
(11eJr, bear.) It was painfnl to observe, hut a palmate.
whose public professions induced every one tabr)tve,
that lie wee:nailed to the E onatitntioaal rights 9f the
people, had been betrayed iota en act at once the most
unconstitutional and the most siolent—(tAteeris)—'.nts
an act the most indiscreet mod the nowt ill kidgeil
that ever any man, tilling the same siincion, iw -that
' county, had keen guilty (Applause.) •He (Lord r.)
said, that the conduct of the 111gb Shetitt wee unconsti-
tutional and violent, beeastse the Hellentt the people Pa
assemble iu public for the purpose! of 'petitioning for a
redress of grievances, was a furil,hinsirotal part of the
Constitution of this country t•--(Applanse)-z-and. ferteret. •
as that right had been by !erect Aws of Parliaiosta.
which, though as laws, the people were honor, to obey. •
vet as Acts of Parliament he never would cease to spet.rk
•
of them without abhorrence end diseteet.--(s.oost ap-
plause.) Bat even under these taws, it was Ilidnifrft that
'OO 41rAitr. la.exect. ug ditpdtwor Lhee
given, w a**: p
reference to Clarify ateerat-. veff.t. --St `fie
gam' grounds to believe that the meeting be might be
called opals to con.ene wooltl coninee to a riot anti
breach of the peace.—(Applause) It would be childisit
and absurd in the highest degree to pillows? that en.:
meeting, convened at the request of the Freeholders or
Devon, would lead to such results. it would be absurd
to suppose that such Meetings would rest 'be rooduer•.l
with that propriety, temperance, anI•go•el order, which
always distiuguished their public procersliogs.—(Ap-
please.) They would not be betrayed they never were
betrayed into those acts, which a'otte could justify thin
withholding of their right to meet in public ameinhly.
—(Applause.) Upon the great neestion which they
that day met to discus., standing as he did in the situ-
ation of Chairmin to the Meeting, it would perhaps lie
more proper that he should listen to the ohs-* 'Tatiana of
others, than offer any of his own—yet, the Freeholders,
he hoped, would not think it improper for Lim to say,
that tore opinions which on former occasions lie bad ex-
pressed in the face of the county on the subject of Par-
liamentary Reform, he fully and entirely adnered to.—
(Applanse.) Indeed, every succeeding, day roneincedhila
more and snore of the necessity of Reform—(Applanae)
and be was happy to say, that the assembly, which the ha t
then the honour to address, afforded no mean proof of th^
strength of their cause, and of the encouraging feel that
every day made new and poiverfulconv.erts ..• it. I foyer
there was a time when it behoved the people of Emelt,
to speak out, to watch with jealousy the condat of their
Rulers. with anxiety the state of their free institutions.
and to assert their rights nith energy and d-eiaion, it v:3;
a moment when a combination of tyrants the most post--
caul, and he might truly add the most wicked and un-
principled that Kurope ever saw, were armed for
avowed purpose of petting down those first sights
every independent nation possessed of settling their rev t
Government according to the manner they thongist he•t
(loud applause) —Having said so much, it on!y reqsain!
for him to proceed to the perfornotnen of ditty impose
upon him—a duty which he would endeavour to enei•ut•
with the strictest d•zree of impartiality—he trusted that
be would receive the 0-operation of all present, an
that every man. wlia•ever might he his pal •ooieles, an I
howeter widely he aniged differ writ the 'wt.' sri:y of t•
meeting, would yet receive a full. isle and inapartial hva•-
ing. .BT acting so, the Freeholders of 1),N..n wo3ll give
an additional weight and resperautTity to their derivlon,
and they would show au friends and Toes that they weri
no less moderate and wise in the ex•rehte of their a-seta-,
than constant and firm in asserting th-rn. The Nonle
/ Lord concluded amid loud and gen •ral cheers from al
parts of the Meeting.
Slone, Esq. of Willesley. then came forward an I
addressed the Alerting. Brother Freeholders, it falls
soy lot to move that the Petition which you WI I hear
. read, he adopted as the Petition kaf this ahrting. Of tto
importsoce of the qiicstiou these ran he no doubt. in that
we are a.I agreed ; there are various shades of 'mini....
open. tbe qitestioe, hut 1 11014 that this Petition will meat
the views of all parties, beimose I think thie! being ula-
'damin in the repression of our svinions. is rise
likely way to die Wrihaght tot
th e
Pem. letil honave not
d, hing
kni.ih rel
to add, but there yto verea at li
trust, will be satiefactory to all. 5L Bud ! vonAnded hi
moving thst the following Petition should he a ~•I,d by
the Meeting:-
" Tat RUMPLE PEFITION OF TWO NOBILITY. GEXTItY.
CARROT AND FOKCHOLDERS• Of TOR COONTY OF DAVON
ANSEIHILED AT EXATEIt—
" Shewetb—That the evils cnemdsined of by your Peti-
tioners in their former- application to your Ilonoura
House have frightfully increnatai. anant that the pressure of
distress is felt by almost every description of persons. ex-
cept thole, whose i.eontes are paid but of the taxes of the
Whyte.
**That the legislative measures hitherto adopted by year
-lieweerable House for arresting the pregren% of these arise
hats, been perfectly nugatery, and that the relief hitherin.