The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-03-31 00:00:00

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CR L EMILITI'ION eihw Rawls •f Mt. DEW end
.Nr. WHITER ARD to IigRPS in PARLIAMENT.
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•' Yestirstay the Aaniversary of the return of the pit-
',eat itydeyendent Members fur Middlesex, was cele-I
br'eled at the Mermaid inn, Hackney, where about
Mot the most respectable and opulent Electors of
iho County sat down to dinner. Susie torero%
isq. N. P. in the Chair. After the usual runtime of
toasts had been gene through,
• The Cuatensu rose to propose the health' of the
ilievishers for Middletex in doing which be took a,
tan faeournble opportunity to enlogise the conduct of
lir. irliTtbresii; during the short time that Uentlensau
had amain- P.srliament, where he rave promise to
triad us Ibe footsteps of his excellent father. The
Worthy:Chairman !mein also paid a just tribute to
• the ebaraeter of Mr. Drug,
,adverted to the state of
&Kb Maims of Parliament, and dwelt upon the no•
ce*ity of Reform, without which England could
never assert bts superiority above nations, even in.
site present deplorable state of Continental Politico.
From this subject be passed to that of the disastrous
intelligence feisty the country now labouring for free-
dom, against the united effort of the 4espots gi Ea-
rope, *hi expressed a fervent wish that the patlisseler
'struggle would be successful. .
The Speech was reeeired with rapture.
Mr. By ca returned thanks. and rejoiced that he
had by his side, embarked in the same cause, the son
'of a man, who bad from his youth been engaged in
eforts to revive the liberties of his country. Ile
assured the As:rashly that he adhered to the good old
cam's* of Reform, which had of late gained assets an
advan'areoes position in all ranks of society, antt he
congratulated the station upon the Plan of Reform
about to be Introduced by an able advocate of the
rights of the people (Mr. Lambton) who had been
uniformly occupied in combating the ruinous system
ll politics which would one day be found violent in
its own care. Mr. Byng then slightly glanced at the
slonsestie roadie' of Ministers, as well as at their
views with regard to foreign relations, and condemned,
In an able manner, both the principle and the way of
carrying the principle into effect. He concluded by
eepressing his reliance upon the incessant support of
the Electors of Middlesex in all the exertions of the
Independent Meinbers of the House of Commune to
bring about the great object of Parliamentary Re-
form.
Mr. WIIITIMAD also returned thanks. lie railed
upon the Electors of Middlesex to judge of his inten-
tions from what he positively should do and had done.
He rejoiced to hate it in his power to assure them,
that the House of Commons would soon have a glo-
rious opportunity of 'hewing their disposition to give
a full and free Representation of the People of Eng-
'hind ; an opportunity which would not be furnished
by the comprehensive measure of his Worthy Friend
(Mt. Lambton), which he should have the honour of
seconding. Mr. Whitbread contended, that a Reform
was necessary in both Houses of Parliament, and
*ginned the words of a great authority upon the subject
of civil and political liberty, who said that the multi-
plication of titles would be the downfall of any State,
however powerful. When honours of the kind it err
bestowed by the Sovereign, places must he establish.
!d, and pensions paid fur the support of them—and
Suds preparations could not be undertaken withont a
grinding taxation. The system acted upon by the
`Continental phalanx of Sovereigns was, he said. the
r oat desperate that could be imagined ; but Continen-
lal liberty would, he had no doubt, be the result of all
the iniquitous operations of those who, when Napoleon
was flourishing, promised all nations every thing, and
as soon as his glory was obscure I, refused them one
little of their ileassanalF, though those demands %%ere tar
dal to which they were must entitled—a Constitution.
Its'. Whitbread declared, that he should persevere in
• the good cause, and ended amidst lou.l cheers. Ile
`fare—
• ... Mr. tentbton. and success to his plan of Reform."
*tr. LAMEITON, in returning thanks. informed the i
• t! ompany that the plan which it was his intention to ,
~ Stittituit to the House of Commons, should embrace the
obb.jact meant by the expression, " Universal Suffrage," 1
.io the most extended manner. lir was of opinion, i
sni upon that opinion his plan was founded, that a .
•. pchuission to ail householders to vote fur Itepn.lenta- i
tires in P.srliansent and the establishment of Trien- 1
alai Parliaments, tronial answer all the purposes of re-;
forming the House of Coustsions.—(lmmense applause.)
-Thilt was the ground-work of his plan. 1. port the
, peeper occasion he should enter into the details, and I
lie trustee, that as the spirit of liberty seemed to'
. I e at work in the world its opposition to that of de-
s Potisra.the progress of Isis system would bear a pro-
rputaiun to the approaches of a more general establish-
. roma of the principles of freedom.
.. ...;••Sir R. Wilson and the Independent Electors of South-
mk.,"
}ir R. WILSON returned thanks. Ile declared, tha
.-lie :„.
had reasons for supposing that the accounts from
a
. iialy, of an unfavourable aspect, were not ;Authentic.
At all events, if they were true, the defeat could not
i i4e, material, as the cause was glorious and the entlin-
a.-oint great. inexperience might have canse,l tem-
ti,arary embarrassments in the heat of great miiitary
..00culations, but the arm of Providence WC, to be con-1,
rcaaril against by the invaders, and the union of the
- stations that were free would be found invincible.
1.; ..'Aft several other speeches, which we regret our
• ;JP; ifplics sill not permit us to give, the meeting devoted
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tan remainder of the evening to cons iviality.
•
. e announce sixteen new Rooks, (arc adretrise-
.. ". r....nti which we may confidently recommend to the
.
. 1 :iaftentipn of th'i thousands who, having acquired the
. .agt .0(.-readistx in public Schools. want Books on
? .: ...ieteensting iiilijects at a moderate price. Such a series
4 i 1 iiiveit.buftwe• war presented to the world. Farb of
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a • IV O. pp Iltiiiying tlitsOrst stone of a new Parish
elkuich; ei be ereiitid in Netyley's Field, near the
211;ih-iSvie. . • iris; I:lrtiParation s• st ere on the mast ex-
-0 ji•tsi vg licilltikl 41 infinite 'credit t 4: the Committee
IA I.iittayipon whotti this office devolved. The
; PlelseP of London kindly unalortaioli to zurfurin the
dAilt 0! si)ii ' the tir,st stuns'. Messrs. 'Wog and
7111; •i. ! hers. for Mislale•sei, tilt: key. Dr.
rit •gertd, ifv • Uther diskinitii•shed public charae-
wiee. aileuPresent.

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THE

BUTCH PAPERS.
Baresems, MARCO 26.—Tbe following see the bet
LS articles of the civil code (being the intreductimla
which have been adopted by the second Chamber et
the States General:
Art. 1. Reckoning from the day on which the
civil code of the kingdom of the Netherlands
shall have the force of law, all the civil laws, regula
tions, statutes, general and local, as well as the autho-
rity of the Roman law, shall cease to have legal force
in those matters which are treated of, and regulated
in the civil code of the kingdom of the Netherlands.
Art. 2. No law is binding till it is legally pronsal-

gated.
Art. 3. The laws are obligatory in the whole king-
dom, by virtue of the promulgation of them made by
the King.. They shall be obligatory in all parts of
the kingdom from the moment when the promulgation
shall be known. If the law has not fixed another date,
they shall be obligatory on the 20th date of the
official journal in which the law shall be poblished.
Art. 4. Custom establishes no sight, except in cases
fixed by the law.
A. 5. The law regulates for the future only, it
ban no retrospective effect.
Att. 6. The law cannot he abrogated either wholly
or in part except by a subsequent law.
Art. 7. The laws on the right, condition, and
rapacity of persons to goveru the Belgians even u ben
they are i■ foreign countries.
Art. Beal estates are governed I►y the laws of the
reentry or place where they arc situated.
Art. 9. Penal laws, and those of police. bind all
persons who are ism the territory of the kingdom.
Art. 11/. The civil law of the kingdom is eqnally
applicable to Belgians and foreigners, al far as the
law has not expressly detern:ined tf►e cusstrary.
Art. 11. The form of all acts is regulated by the
law of the country where they are made or signed.
Art. 12.. The judge must decide according tmi' the
law ; he ran in no case judge of the intrinsic snr4t or
the equity of time law.
Art. 13. rime judges are forbidden to deride niece
br•usght before them by tliCallt% of a general or regular
Tory disposition.
AA. 14. The judge who shall refuse to judge
on pretruces of the silence, the obscurity, sir the
insufficiency of the law, may he proceeded against
as guilty of a denial of justice.
Art. 15. The laws which interest public order,
and Kuu►l manners, cannot he derogated from by acts
or conventions.—(Anstsrdens,NareA2.)

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