The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-05-17 00:00:00

THY, STATESMAN.

sat there by the patronage of 154 of the Pests,
could it be surprising that such contemptible in-
sects as Mellish and his party, who were fatten.,
ing on corruption, should be able to collect their
mercenary dependants to sign any thing whatever,
even if it went to' subvert the Constitution of
King, Lords, and Commons. 'lle trusted that the
People would explicitly statd what It was thcy
wanted, iu order that their objects might not be
misrepresented. They wanted, he was persuaded,
to use the language of Sir Francis Burdett, no in.
novations, no new-fangled doctrines—all they re.
quired was, the old Constitution of. the country,
the Law of tha Land—not the Law of the House
of Commons, exercised under the name of a pre.
tended Privilege. What, he would ask,*wastire
vilege for which the House of Commons were con-
tending ? It was the privilege of sending all persons
to prison who did not please them. Was it to be
supposed that such virtuous men as Mr. Whitbread
was surrounded by, would be above violating the
privileges that were entrusted to them ? To an-
swer this question, he desired the Freeholders to
contemplate the decisions of the House of Com.
mons on the Walcheren Expedition, on tho con-
duct of the Delco of York, and on the charges
which had been proved against Ministers them.
selves. Without occupying more of their time, he
would earnestly entreat the Freeholders of Mid-
dlesex not to give Ministers what they wanted—
namely, o pi-etc-Om ror-suspending the Habeas
Corpus Act, and of calling the military iu and
round the metropolis, to terrify and alarm the in.
habitants ; but, he trusted, they would coolly de-
mand their rights, and relax nothing of their ex.
ertiuns, until they had wrested their rights (min
the Borough faction. They stood on such
constitutional ground, that nothing but cool-
'leis dud temperance in the mode of claiming them
could be requisite to ensure success. lie had
been told that the Magistrates of the Police• Offices
had been sending about to public houses, to six
tf there were any meetings of disaffected persons—
the Magistrates were mistaken if they supposed
there were persons who were disaffected to their
Ki.ig and Country. As Mr. Cobbet had observed,
Ministers would give their eyes for a plot. There
were no plots—those whom the Ministers suspect.
ed of them, were friends to the King and to the
Laws; they knew the laws to be the best bul-
wark of their rights and privileges. If they had
any plot, it was only against that contemptible
Borough faction, who had no other object in view
but their own advantage. Ile.concluded by say.
ing, that lie hoped the people would keep .in
mind what had been so repeatedly recommended
to them, that they would be cool, firm, and tem.
perate, and then there could not be the toast
doubt that they would recover all their rights.—
[ Frequent plaudits.]
Mr: THOMPSON then moved the following

resolution :--
" 11..snlved—That William Mellish, Esq. Member fnr the
County of Middlesex, by bis refusal at the several County
Meeting to obey the hotsactions of his Constituents, and by
inteudiog bore to counteract the Proceedings of those Meet-
ings, has lust the conlidence of the Freeht)lderi, and is deemed
unworthy to represeut them again in Parliament."
A FREEiiaLbEtt—` 6 Leave ourthe word again,
because it may imply that he is worthy vow."
The Proposition was adopted, and the Resole.
tiun, so amended, was put and carried amidst the
most joyful acclamations.
Mr. BENTLEY.—" It has beets suggested to
sue, and I submit it to your consideriatiou, whether,
inswing proceeded thus far,' you have ndt dune a
great deal towards vindicating your honour, and
having so far succeeded, we.should not now retire."
Mr. THOMPSON then moved the thanks of
the Meeting to Mr. Bentley for 3tis laipartial and
upright conduct in the Chair this day.
Mr. BENTLEY requested permission to pay
his respects and return his thanks to the Freehold.
en for the honour they had dune him. The coin.
pliment they had paid him Was the greater grail&
cation to his mind, because it conveyed an assu-
rance to hint, that there were in the County of
Middlesex a large, respectuble, and worthy num.
.ber of persons, who were friends to the liberties
of the people, and to the laws and Constitution
of the country. If, at any time„ he could be.
their humble organ in forwarding their views, he
should be happy to assist them by every means iti
his power.

TO TilE
The Proprietor of this Paper having already replied to the
vain boasting of the late Editor, and disproved his asser-
tions of being the "sole Conductor of Toe SteTzsmAx,"
art his pretended "Fidelity of Reports ;" feels it imam-
bent upon him to notice some further assertions equally
untrue, which it seems have been circulated with view
to excite the compassion of certain iudividuals, and to
induce them to assist him in the formation of a plot,
both unjust and illegal. carried on clandestinely prier.
to his dismissal. The assertio-1 now alluded to, is to
the following effect..viz. " That he. the late Editor, had
sacrificed his time in the service of Tun. SvAfes st , with-
out any remuneration." Ai ow the fact is, that he, ins received
upwards of Sia Hundred Pounds. for little more than &year's
service. the latter part of which was remarkable only
for the abuse of confidence reposed in him, neglect of duty
in the ordinary business of the Paper, and also admitting
several Libellous drlicles, for which two Prosecutions are
already actually commenced, others threatened, and one,
of the most flagrant nature, against. the Chief Justice of
England, narrowly escaped insertion.
If any person tinertains a doubt of the abOve statements being
correct, be may be satisfied of the truth, by calling at the
Office. No. S 7, Fleet-street.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
The able Letter, received this morning from Mr. Sncrw E an,
of Liverpool, on the subject of Mr. Ponsosnw's Speech,
on Friday lust, shall appear To-morrow, if possible.
We mitt refer our Correspuodent Z. at Leeds, to The British
Press. of the 7th inst. for the article in questiom

THE STATESMAN.

LONDON •
TIIURIDAT, MATPOPI 1810.

Oua Rustlers will see, by our Plymouth Letter,
that a gallant attempt has been made by the boats
of the dinnick frigate, to cut out a tuft of French
coasters, from a small port near awited. W♦
call it a gallant attempts fur wu Niro to give every

deed its real name. But we do not the less lament
such attempts. The diranide, on this occasion,
lust Lieut. Towsmair and six searaen, and several
more wt., e vended. The loss in almost all similar
attempts is uniformly very great. But where is
the object. that excuses, much less vindicates,
such attempts ? Not, the pesiession' of a small
fleet of coasters ? Not the injury done to the
enemy by such annoyance ? Those caunot be ob.
jects for the loss of one bright officer, or one
brave seaman ; and yet many aro continually
thrown away in the enterprig.-4 the
object then to skew the undsauted courage
of our Seamen ? That need not be. They show
it on every proper occasion, and have had Many
such ; and if there are few oow, it is because
their courage has swept the enemy almost wholly
from the sea, and the blood of such brave owl
ought not to he shed in vain.

LAST night Mr, PERCSVAL submitted his BIM.
GET to the House of Commons ; and Ise had the
singular courage (for it could be nothing sbott of
that) to tell us—" that be could only observe,
66 that be uniformly acted foe the good of the
44 country, and would continue to do to ; and if
" it should be his good tortoise to remain another
64 year in Administration, be was in hopes of be-
-66 in ably to- propose, that at least 600,0001.
" should be added to the surplus a the Consoli.!
dated Fund." Mr. PERCEVAL need Make no
further observation, or declaration, fur it is not
possible that the loathing and indignant temper of
the Public can. bear more from him. What has he
(Line for the Country ? Hurried it on, towards
ruin, with a precipitancy beyond all example"
notwhhstanding the speed, in the same course,
of Mr. PITT, and some others. But he has pro-
mised, if he has the good fortune to remain an.
other year in Administration, to save the country
600,0001. We wish he had said something of the
means ; because we suspect, that even he begins
to find it necessary to do away sinecures and pen-
sions, although that will bear so hard upon him:
self and his family ; for be may at length have
come to this reasoning—" If I, and my family,
and others, continue to take the public money as
we do, an end, erelong, will be put to all our remit.
ings, and therefore we will in 'time content ourselves
with the lawfal salaries of office." It really is
nut impossible that Mr. PXRCEVAI. may argue
thus with himself and family at last. But a say.
ing of 600,0001, will not be, sufficient now, for
the purposes of national safety. Mr. llti=tttssort
has put that question at rest. Wu must -reduce
our expenditure by some. stua.tout yearly, as

as coming to a Resolution, not on any accoun t to
burthen posterity with any part of our expenditure.
Nobody can doubt that Mr. H. understands this
subject, and that is the substance of What he says.
,
Indeed, every one now understands this subject.
Every one knows also that many millions yearly
may be saved without difficulty. Thank God it
wants nothing but good wilt and honesty, to make
the saving The greater part of the LOAN of this
very year might be Paved. * Something out of it
may be wanted for the navy ; but what is to be
done with all the rest.-.that is, how it is to be con-
trived to be expended, would puzzle any honest
man. It is true, if wu will keep an army on the
Continent for the purpose of its being cut down,
as former armies have been, we may get through
a good deal of this twelve millions. But on any,
reasonable object, there is no possibility of ex-
pending a third part of the sum. Mr. Pencevar.,
however,,tells us, that he levies no new taxes for
this loan. There is no such thing as enduring
this assertion. It is substantially false. He in-
creases the old taxes ;—what is that ? Really, it
is too much to be abused and laughed at in this
manner ! But if he did 'not increase any of the
uld taxes, the luau unnecessarily continues the;
burthens of the. People, in this palpable way :
If the surplus ,of the old taxes is applied to
pay the interest of the loan, that surplus is
uudialy taken from the People. That surplus
might be, and ought to be saved to the people....
There is an addition, however, to the old Taxes,
and that ends the argument at once, fur new
Taxes, and addition to old Taxes, are substan.
tially the same. But Mr. PsacEv.%c tell us a
great deal about the flourishing condition of the
country, and of its trade and commerce. We
leave this iusult to the Mechanic, the Artisan, and
the Manufacturer; and no doubt, they will coin.
mcnt upon it duly, in the aching bosom of their
families

We. call the attention of our Reader., in a
very particular manner, ,to the advertisement in a
preceding column, from Sprinvroid, Salford)
near Manchester. Mr. Cota.ten tells his tale
with a strong and manly 'mind and feeling; and
we are proud that lie hits chosen our Paper to be
the medium of his complaint to the Public. item
far are these oppression to go ? and how long
are they to be • endured? Is it possible to
speak of them, with any patieneel Does
ant one wonder, that men who act like
these SALroaD Coinsussioweas should put their
bands to Counter-Addrirtni the object of which

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Couuter-Addresses is to continue abuses 'pas

which they live, and by which they gratify the
g
eagerest passion of the Italian mind, the triumph
of titt:e.Hiainded intapier worth which they eon
traib t..*.itundqi of ciunter.sigacr. I Aye! to
're... 1 I hem by thousands, w bile
• • lk hi.
t sots"of peel ep, ts. There are thoulaude
ofUlm ; but, then, fortunately for the country,
(he numbers of the honest increase, and almost con.
&tautly now beat them, pot only in the general and
legally assembled Meetings of Liveries, Towns,
Cities, and Go(,aatics, but in their men ti senaggle
(awkwardly staUggled, indeed) Conater.meetinge,
These Gentry, of the Counter-meeting kind, that
met at the Freentasees' Tavern yeaterdv, meetly.
pose, arts of the slice employ; sift the mete coot.
plesion, is thesoVard Comaitsienen. Le! than
be who they snsy, howevot, the hew* lease,
uoir.DERI bust than, and we ate highly yeetaz et
I the fact !

Tip Alderman and Sealisittitimer-ei Nal Ward
of eAltlfiqrlloX WlMelre* Mire tefoold boat
Wand buttisip otstwithstawangst Regeidlien was
signed, bl more thaw MI Abe mostellaptetalsie
Wants. A Mee iu& hinleMs. *owe SW* (Indy
will be befit of the Ward ile.merretir at 4welse
otclocks at St. Bride; %twat and, we biota
doubts will be atteatled j etery botteat_mas,
a Freeman Hoosebeidlee *i Ward. Tho
object of the Mreditg ieTlia rto telkiwg into
consideration, and adopt 4 .11motetions fee dig
instruction of their *401110111.10111 ig Gpirilaq
Couscit., in order that a ?el*" froin
Court may 10 mead"! t OA Reps. of coats.
mons, Toe pectiog (Le laic unlig and imp me
of two of their fellowlsobjefthas well at 0A
most desirable, and lucked nerdsarit Aim; cla
imme4iate qx4184000,44d Re, res a the C.
motktlikuse of rarliement.M---This it who. em
Buda d 9, whe9 their Cittars presses II
reins, calling a Meeting. *bey bete a *lit tt
meet, and ought to meet!, .4 •

The Ki cYbe.to tows yesterday aboutlwelta
o'clock, from Wiodsor, escorted by a party af
light horse, an 4 was flatiTed at the.Qitecos
lace by several of the Royal Does.•
A little afire is!clock his MAJUTT held it
plrivate Levee.
The death of her Royal Highness the Princess
AYELIA was !cps, generally reported yesterday
afternoon ; but typ trust that it trill preys ill.
footnoted. The repert, we believe arose frogs
the following circumsthqces ;
We understand iir.
ashy. Hunan sat up
with the Princess Axst.iA oti Monday night. cht
Tuesday night her Royal Highness bad ?writes"
sleep ; bite was conqtdered R littlo better yesterday.
The Prince of WALES left tows *Tostinday
morning, at seven o'ctisclF, fair Windaort
the Princess • Allet*l4A, mid rotor* alioue
four, when his Royal Nighties', In cos la
Of the state of his boy's' filiter's health, gavelts •
rections• for putdlog off a dinner pare, ?vet*
was-to have bad in lb. eveniag.. • ' • •
The Duke of Yost left town yesterday, *tat
six o'clock in the eieoing, (or Windsor.
• Tun Lsysair oir Lonnocoa-Aticothei comnloa
Hell is, by appointment of tho • Lord-Mayor,. ti
coovened on Monday heitt. •We andeiltaid
that the requisition to hisLordshiti esprosss the
'purpose of 'the ibtosided Mintiest to be 44'14.3,408.
into considetztind tile tejedtiosi,of tho latePotitien
:of the Livery to the House of Commons,' and to
assertithe indep,enderice and dtgotity of the Livery
in Coeinoon •Ilall assembled, spigot thicatOiltea
of men calling themselves Liverymen of London,
and signing. their Address and Reciantion at
Tavern." • " '
Intelligence has been received by the Jamaica,
Packet, the arrival of which was mentioned In oar
last, which wo.hope Ire shall soon bin the sails-
faction to esafirm. On the 9th instant the picke4
t spoke at sea the William Tell, of Boob", CM- •
min N. WILLIAM, from Norfolk to Tonnlegimo
witlo tobacco and staves, out twenty.sis days
The Captain stated that the Nou.lutercoune Act
was to be removed on tho Monday it his de-
parture, that is, on the 2d of April. A
Gentle-
man who came passenger In the above packet
has snide this commonication, which is cor-
roborated, it is said, by letters received by woo
of the principal mercantile houses conamical whitthe American trade. The several measures whoih •
BONAPARTE has lately ordered •to be adopted with
respect to the American trade, add to the probs..
bility of this intelligence, fur these masons serel
to have bees resorted to under an capectstiwo that
the 'firemen which had arisen between the Uoit.
ell States and this country wore aboutto be adjust.
ed. A cartel which arrived us Mosby, has also
brought a report of a decree of a very eittavai"
.aury Wore having been issued. It orders, it is
said, Americans of every description to quit
FrAttcu without delay, under pain of impious
' ment of their persons, and CullfiaCatiOE of their
property.
adman eslicon,daisfy3art gtoani
n„
otahoo onit;tfiCanct;rissanaust.:
arrived
after four days passage. She has brought as ac-
count of the surrender of A.sturgas after at"
dais severe Wolin.
Itibss.-Allimat.—Yeaterilara Court of Direct..
on :wet held, when the underumatiened Cu."
tawnier& look leave of tito,Ciiaris previous to de.
!main for their restocetivodesilassions viz. C,111)-
140 J. Mom Oatarialf4r Madeira, Ceyralit;aad
DeogiliCilt. T. Howard, Monarch; .Capt.
Brooks; nise, for • Madeira and Scrigid-L'7oaPt•
0. Heating, ,Ecrrff'peacer ; Capt. P. Campbell,
.Lord -Casipecii.; Capt.. T. Dembleton, barksiss f
Capt. R. Johnson* lick, for Bengal diroct.-..
The Court adjourned at six o'clock tin Wedgy'
day neat. •

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