The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-11-09 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

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Dusuira Of THE NORWICH REFORM SOCIETY.
The Norwich Reform Society dined together on
Tuesday last, to celebrate the birth of Sir Pelmets Bor.
dett. Mr. Edward Tavloi, the President of the 'matey,
was in the chiir, and between fitly and sixty Gentlemen
ware present- After dinner the following tootle were
liven :
The King.--The Constitntion,aceneding to the pin-
tittles asserted at the Revointidn of MOS.—The Memory
of Queen Caruline.—Sir Praocis Burdett.—The Liberty
of the Press.—The Bishop of Norwich, and the speedy
,Repeal of all Liws which infringe upon the Right* of
Conscience.—The Rai of Alloonark.o•-Mr. Coke.—The
Members for the City.—A Speedy and Radical Reform,
'lO the People's House of Parliament.
la introducing this toast the Chairmen said, that to
enter into any detail of the argument. tolrove the jos-
Ike of Reform, hr considered wholly needier" on the pre-
sent oceasion. The present state Of the ctiontry was a
'efficient proof that Reform was necessary. Kr thirty
years the ileum of the people to be represented in the
Honer of Commons had been "Dowered by force, and the
country was now reaping the bitter fruits of the system
of government which daring that period had been pre-
served. Sixty millions of taxes genitally talon fenny the
people's pocketi, an enormous standing army, fresh restric-
tions on the liberties of the people, the creation of a de-
to-amble paper system, and a rapid and atrial increase of
distress, were the consorpences of a Parliament chosen
by borone h mongers, soil the only effectual remedy for
their evils was a Parliament chosen by aniiiesponeiblit
to the people: Yet, sotwithstanding thee effects of
this system were now thus developing thenti-Ives. it
was surprising to find that some men still peek...red
in their attachment to it. They still continued to
praise the men tees of Mr. Pitt, *nigh they found
those measures were stripping themNsf their last shit-
ling. This was strikingly exemplified at the late Pitt
'linnet, where the disciples of that statesman had mus-
tered sufficient corkage to look each other in the face.
and endeevoer to cheer theirsiakieg spirits. But it ap-
peared that- the sons of Mr. Pitt ware by no meats
agreed as to the policy now necessary to be adopted:—
One gentleman "bail no doubt that through the wier
administration of the present Ministers prasperity *Mad
retorts," and this deciaratires wee heartily cheered by
the meeting. But Mr. Edmund Wtol•-bause profeseed
himself sidle of 'different opinion. lie-had no notion
"of sitting Hill and saying Wags. woo* mune to
rights." Now this was precisely tits
and
hyloes)
opinion, hut for bolding tills opinion and *editor tar le
it, he and the rest of the reformers had been shooed sad
punished. lie was glad to And Mr. Wofielsorme
wig the necessity of motion, in order lii elate moo
change. But then mono the qeestion, what that change
should he? And here the worthy member had left them
rather in the dark. lie talked of "Hit necessity of
a more einitahle adjustment." Adjustment of what?
Surely the Honourable Member did not contemplate an'
violation of "national hoobur." any " brooch et public
faith." He would remind Mr. Workhouse that the
Gentlentaa Who first proposed hint as the representative
of the moiety (Mr. Masan) had said, in reply to
Southwell. who urged the necessity of elesithor a Meer
her who was a friend to economy sad retredehreest, that
" this UMW, had &liaised • prowl elevation of linty,
sod that Ito (M e. Newts') fore.., did not randy, paying
his share of the berth/ma of the country." Now this was
"site right, quite con .istent, and he hoped Mr. Mason,
sod all these who in 1917 so loudly cheered him, were
MRI of the seine wind. They had got their fill of glory
—they were placed On a proud elevation." Thom had,
among other glories, Alaimo, that of inspriimaing blapoo
Icon Boonaparte on a burro rock, and they ought not
sow to grumble that they had to pay for it.• Air. Wode-
house had been • constant supporter of Nile career of
letrystlesil mulls now to eximplais of itei*Ote? Nahad
tefeedsd and rated kw the Pitt systello—ittrao.d eg
sorry it through:and was it fair to find it t. because
thoseeonseqnencer.which had been a thonsend times fore-
told, had resulted from it? At thiseansediaser.SMl.W.bad
indulged himself in • very unqualified strain atrium of
the Reformers, and bad declared himself a determined
enemy to all reform. If this deelaratioa, nusapported
as it was by any shadow of argument. Wail come front
a man of talent or ability of any sott or kind—if it had
been delivered by one to whose judgment any deference
should be paid, it might have cosuatanded souse degree
of respect, hot such a declaration from Cul. Workhouse
could only recite the most profound contempt. Was he
foolish enough to imagine that any men living would
he indueneed by his opinion, however lowlly or dogma-
tically delivered ? Before he began is abuse the Re-
formers, let hint, if he could, form a jest estimate of his
own capacity, and he would probably in future learn to
.peak with wore candour of men whose character,
and whose motives were quite as respectable as
his own. Dr. Hay's speech was merely a repeti-
tion of the old, hatkoied, anti worn-tint cant. which
ow years ago might have passel current with the
timid and the credulous, but it was quite too late in the
day to raise an outcry in favour of whet he was pleased
to call " the Church." The Rey. tient shorted his
h " to take care of the Church, or its downfall
would be the rain of the State. But this Sort of ap-
pout would be made in rain at the present day."—
fhe exorbitant demands of the Clergy were a sub.
feet of just and general complaint, sled it •would
require score eloquence than the ..Rilii:gitotlimae
possessed to penned@ us that the Clergy .of our Re-
establishment ought to receive more money thin the
relergy of all Christendom besides. lie did not wonder
'st his alarm—it was n &tuna. and it was well founded.
rise distress of the people, (arising from alrotligate ex-
penditure in nitjust and ounce sssss y wars) which lad
probed the corrupt ex.-reseences in our other inetitu-
dons, would nut tail to visit our overgrown religious
estalilisimiente.
begged pardon of the meeting for hawing taken
tip so
little deserving their attention. Proilieah as were the
members of the Put Chili" of their abuse art the Re-
(timers. they woye very,,aparing of their revues for
such ahitie. Prohabiv they had none to giver :Wood
it was expecting tuo touch irons Col. ifotirduedite tsr,erl-
loce any erguttlents ',tains., Reform, when ~even 'Mr.
Canning n,..e compelled to supply their platy by a hack.
nied jute loom a red cow. In the meanwhile the ne-
cessity of hefOing wan every day growing more and
more app.trcnt. Every slay added to the number of its
advocates. " The working "( events." to loaner a Pitt
sh finer plitese, was coustivitly otwratiog in its favour,
and the time would .serely arrive when trot people
would enjoy that right which the Constitution gave
them, an 1 of which they had been so long deprived, of
electing the intlivi.lnals who were to represent them in
their House a Parliament-.
Lord Erskine and Trial by Jury.
Sir Thomas Beevor. •
Sir Thos. Beevor fattened thanks, and professed his
RIMY attachment to the cause of Parliamentary Re-
form.
Thus. Hank, and the Jery who on this slay restored
the lives steel liberties of Eogliehusea from the atrocious
attacks of a corrupt Ministry.
Lord Hume. •
The independence of Smith America i the peramorore
of she new Constitution of Spain,. and may every natiou
'which has the spirit to resist the despotism Sidle old g.e.
governments, stover in founding new oars en the 'inn-
.ciples of freedom and equity.
a Major Cartwright. the venerable sad inteepid claim-
pion of Refer...
Mr. Heat sad thanks to him fur his eel's/wet ie ex•
potties the disgraceftsl traasactious la Ilcheister gaol.

Mr. Aid. Springfield.
Mr. Ald. Springfield returned thinks, and assnred the
meeting that the some principles which had obtained the
apppehation of his fellow citisens, would couture to di•
reef his Islie conduct.
The Chairman (by Sir T. Reeser.)
The Crates's* returned thanks, and repressed the
pleasure Le felt is acting with a society, whose ohject it
was to act upon the principles of the Constitutihn, by
asserting the people's right to elect their representatives.
Ile begged to give—
Prosperity to the Norwich Reform Society.
thin Imprisoned fellow conntryinan, Mr. J. Roorring,
and his speedy release from the dungeons of lionb.gne.
'like cause of Liberty in tireece, and may (ireat Britain
never basely forget the obligation which the enjoyment
of her ewe liberties imposes opon her to disseminate the
blessing. 3
to the coarse of the evening several patriotic songs
were snug, tad the day was passed with every freiing of
cheerfniness end conviviality.

Cite tat min.
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LONDON:
SATURDAY 'VEXING, XOYINStiI 9, 1822.

Swoct EXCUANOT, Tat &LYE o'CLocc—A great panic
prevails here this morning, <ming to three expresses
having arrived from Paris, bringing the Ftench Fonts
as follow : —On Thursday they opened at 9.2.59, went
dears to 90, bet at the end of the Market they left off at
911-10. The above depression is stated to be in conse-
quence of several expresses from London and Amster•
dam having arrived there with an account of the fall of
our Foreign Mind% which immediately caused a great
number of ripkh Brokers to operate on the Market.
In the Stock &change a great deal of business has
been dune this morning. Consult opened at On.fell toti2l,
Ail a large amount was purchased at 82; fell again to
81e, and as soon as it was known cap hid arrived
frosts Paris with the above account, Consols erent don n
to 80 ; at present they are 901 8112 81.
Putman Fuxos.— Owing to the arrival of the express
front Paris with depression of the Spanish Bonds there, a
F I panic immediately took place here; anklet present
It is impossible to quote any exact prices of any of the
foreign securities, particularly the Spanish Bonds, which
have fallen since yesterday 6 per cent. Prit ate letters
are said tote in town .toting that a war wasi ceci table he.
twee* Spain and Bruno.. Other accounts state that the
panic at Paris was only a re-action of the funds. In Co-
laMbia, within these few days, some large purchases
have been made. This morning this stock remains stearly
at yestertlev's prices ; and ail the South American Seen.
Cities remain she same as per our last quotation. No
alteration in the other foreign securities.
Xew fipealeb, 09-01 d, 70—Colombian, Ste—Peres lan, 79.
STOCK Becoanart. Oils O'cumea.,—qeseele are im-
proved, within the last beer, and are new arti I. burly.

for the Account.
Voltam. M , Owe Wct.occ—Spanish Bonds
have recovered within the last boor. and there are
buyers at 621, and the parie seems lees. Columbia can-
timaes steady, sad the parties who have been selling
Spanish, have been purchasing Colombia. Eleven es-
presses have been received this morning.
A report prevails, that Mina, after a severe engage-
ment, has been totally defeated.

New Brunswick papers to the IfttltOrtober, end Halifax
papers to the Yid October. arrived this taunting, bat they
do not contain any news of importance.

Three French papers of Wednesday were brought
by the Express we 'tetra to have arrived yesterimy
noon ; the retoainder tine have since come to hand. The
accounts of the French funds see now looked for with
some anxiety, as affording an indication of the intentions
of the llovernment. The Fonds says a paragraph in
the Carrier Francois of the 6th experienced a slight de-
cline; the cause is attributed to the rumour which is in
circulation that nar bas been &elated against Spain,
Except this. however, there is no indication of suck a
declaration baring been made or contemplated ; and the
rumour itself may arise from the speculations of
jobbers in the Funds. It is worthy of remark
that the French Funds declined in Pails on the
receipt of intelligence of a fall in the English Fund.,
and the English Fends are now acted, on by the news
of the depression of those of France. The ,only sele
eie relative to Spain. brought by the mail, is a statement
that symptoms of insurrection have manifilted them-
selves in the province of La blanche ; bat the account
is evidently of Ultra manufactute. A letter front litmus
stet.' that seine mountains near that city had fallen, and
torrents of water had totilae4 bow lheic-'Leda _soil,
carried away the bridges of Sylla and Saint At a.
the, and In• ndated the neigithourhood.--tlerman
Papers to the Ist instant, Lave arrived. By them
we tiara that the Turkish seer, has made its escape
bask to the DtrJanelles, after losing too frigates and
several IN, %OW of which were bond, and the rest
'ekes by its pursuers. tint what is inure important it
has lost the powerful assistacce which it derived loom
the Egyptian squa•tron. The Pacha of Egypt.. says ti.e
Asittevibwrgecorreironatnt, wiinl.l not allow his ships
to enter the Dardanelles, thinking that if they ones
reached Comeanrinople. they would he treated a. us tinily
Turkish, and he loot to him fur ever. Thee the
(peeks have again become masters of the sea.