The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-17 00:00:00

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purity of the female character, aad he loved his So-
vereign, and would sacrifice bis life and property in
his defence, and he prised liberty as highly as he did
his lift. But though he loved his Sovereign, he
could not at present express affection and attaelitnest
to him, when he knew that he had degraded the fe-
male character. After expatiating on his Majesty's
treatment of the Queen, and on several other topics,
the re►erend gentleman proceeded to read an amended
address, the first line of which stated that the parties
addressing " view with the greatest regret and ab-
horrence the conduct of your Majesty." (Here a vio•
lent storm of disapprobation prevented the Reverend
gentleman from proceeding.).

The UNDER Sasairr.---There never was a man
more favonrble to free discussion than the High
Sheriff of Cambridge; but he is commissioned by the
King, and he would disgrace his Ace and himself if
he allowed any offensive language to be used towards
his Soeereign.—((ieneral cheering)—Eientlensen, you
are quite conscious that the High Sheriff has an awful
duty to perform toward his Sovereign, and I trust he
will be protected in protecting that Sovereign from
insult.—(Cheers.)
Mr. LITTLE opposed the address. He defended the
conduct of Ministers, who, he affirmed, had never
done any thing since they came into power prejudi-
cial to the interests of the King or of the people.
They had terminated the late war n►ost gloriously,
they had raised the British name all over the world,
they had given freedom to Europe, and had transport-
ed to a rock in the Atlantic, the despot who womb!
have enslaved her for ever. In conclusion the worthy
gentleman said, " In holding up your hands for the
address, you are literally holding them up against
your Sovereign."—(Much disapprobation.)
The I•NDEa Sitcuarr.—The High Sheriff of this
county will never hear it said in his presence that any
individual is hostile to his Sovereign. The lion.
tient. ought to explain words so offensive to as all.

Mr. LITTLE, as we understood, said he did not mean
the expression in the strict sense in which it was taken.
The questi.ri was then put, and carried affirmative-
I; by an immense ni.jority, not more than 12 hands
being held up again-t it.

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F. I'vat, Esq., after a short speeds, moved that the
address be presented by the Lord Lieutenant of the
County and the two County Members— Vreed to.
Thanks having been voted to the High Sheriff and
to Lord F. 0. Osborne, the meeting, which consisted
of about 2.000 persons, was dissolved.

said it was
' being
might ha

the rejection of the petition.—(Applanse.)—
The very act of petitioning the House of Commons
implied that the petitioners considered it a legal House
of Commons, for why all, as a favour what the Haile
of Commons, if not legal, could not grant ?—(rsey
great applause.)
Major CARTWRIGHT conceded to the term, apd tote,,
petition so amended was unanimously agreed to. e
Mr. Worms' next addressed the meeting, and mold
three resolutions, which were carried unanimously.
Mr. CLARKE moved the next Resolution; and de-
clared that, as a radical, he cordially went along with
every sentiment it cootained. He observed that Mr.
Pitt had declared it to be his opinion that, without a
Reform in Parliament, no honest man could be a
Minister of the Crown. He would not say that Mr.
Pitt had himself falsified this doctrine, but the cha-
meters of some of the present Members of the Cabinet
proved it to be unjust and founded in error.—(Diu
approbation.)—He was far from implying any appro-
bation of the measures which the present Ministry had
pursued—(ipplanse)—but the private virtues of some
of them were too well known to be disputed.—(Hisses
and uproar.)—lie verily believed that some of the pee.
sent Ministers, however mischievous and unjust their
measures bad been, were so convinced of the rectitude
of their conduct, that they had, as far as their own
litolings were cuueerned, all the merit of thorough-
paced patriots.—(tireat tumult, and cries of " name
them, name thent.")—lie would name Lord Liverpool
—(hisses)--Lord liarrowhy—(increased expression of
disopprobation)—Lord Sitimoutli—(Loud laughter.)
The uproar became now so general and loud, that
Mr. Clarke found it necessary to retire. The resolu-
tion lie had uwved was agreed to unanimously.
Mr. MILLS moved that the petition be presented by
the county Members, and animadverted on the con-
duct of Mr. Sheriff Weidman, in refusing to call this
meeting.
Mr. MA LLPTT seconded the motion ; but, in the ab-
sence of Mr. Waithman, he was proud to stand up in
his cause.----(Shouts of applause.)--Never was con-
sistency more valwible than at this time, and no where
could they find a man inure consistently aealons for
the rielits and liberties of the people than Mr. IVaith-
man---((ireat applause)•—who would support what be
conceived to be right and constitutional while lie had
breath in his body.----(Applause.)
Mr. HYNU said lie would present it with the great-
est possible pleasure—(Applause.)—having been uni-
formly through life a friend to Parliamentary Reform.
--(Great applause.)--Hut lie had always expressed, in
the must derided manner, how far he would support
reform. He had agreed with Mr. Grey in early life,
and with Mr. Lambton. Ile had wished then, and be
wished now, to see the rotten boroughs cut off, and the
must populous places rioesesiteil in their stead, and to
see all inhabitant householders, payir.► direct taxes,
admitted to vote.---(Great amid continued plaudits.)---
The right of represtotation had originally been gives
to all considerable towns, at least to all who were able
to pay a representative. This principle of representa-
tion, long lost sight of, ought to be restored.---(Ap-
plause.).-+1 great many mercantile and manufac-
turing interests had siiiee arisen ; it was therefore pre-1
posterioss, from fear of innovation, to refuse to destroy
the rotten boroughs, and to give to the people what
they were clearly entitled to.---(Bravo, th.it's fair.)—lf
the people came forward, he was confident reform would
be granted.---(Applanse.)--The Cron a had not snffi-
cient power to carry any measure without the decisive
voice of the people. If they would only be firm and
moderate, and not admit revolutionary opinions, and
if they would only state their whole oojert in so many
words, they would take away from their enemies the
pretence for abusing them under the name of Radicals.
--(Applause and partial hissing.)---Those they called
radicals lie called reformers.--(Applause.)--Universal
suffrage and annual parliaments hail been brought be-
fore the House of Commons in I s Is, and there were
only the two tellers to vote for the motion. .tt the
general election, which soon followed, lie had hero
told that be had voted against the mut' , and he
found, during his renvass, universally, that such was
not the reform which his constituents wanted.--(Ap-
plause, and a few hisses.)—Ile was sorry to see division
emons; them, when they ought to unite heart and hand
to reform abases.--(threat applause.)--Ile would set his
face against all abuse of Whigs or Radirals.---(Ap-
plause.)---Ile hail been thirty years in their service, am'
he knew well the warm attachment of his heart to their
interests ; lie felt no separate or distinct interests from
theirs, and he felt therefore assured of a due 'slue in
their affections.---(Long and continued cheering.)
Mr. tr nurnarail next came forward, and was re-
*sired with great cordiality. lie was always happy
to meet the freeholders of Middlesex on any occasion,
but at present he felt a greater pleasure than he had
ever done since he had the honor of being connected
with them, bet arse he was anxious to show that be
was the same reformer now when he sat as their re-
presentative, as he had professed himself when a can-
didate for their suffrages.— (Applause.)--Ile conivl
assure them that Le was wore strenuous in the cause
of reform than ever; fur the more lie reflected on the
subject, the more firmly was he convinced of the ne-
cessity of reform.--(Cheers.)---ile was at present too
young a man to give any decisive plan of re-firm that
should bind him ever after ; but this lie would Ray,
that he should never be pleased till lie saw the House
of Commons so consfitued that its members should not
be ashamed of time manner in which they were elected.
--(Applause.)- -till he saw that house different from
what it was at present, when it was a breach of pit-
silege to say to any of its members, " You came in by
bribery or improper oneans."--(Great applause.)--The
topic had been so frequently and so ably discussed,
that it eras extremely difficult to say any thing new on
the subject ; but he bad an hesitation in declaring, that
he would never cease to raise his voice in the cause of
reform till the evils of whirls they complained were
redressed.---(" Bravo bravo!")—lndeed, when they
saw so 'many public mem who had started in life as
reformers. and who had afterwards become the stress-,
ass advocates of corruption, it would seem as if some
secret 'veil bang over the cease of reform.--(Applanse.)
—Althongh he was uowilling to propose aoy specific
plan of /metal reform, yet there was one specis that be
woad sups!, and that was to make the House of

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independent of the Crown, in which ease the
could have no interest or object, but the
of the country.—(Applanse.) lie knew that
some persons were milting in the belief that the
failure of the Kill of Pains and Penalties had gives
death-blow to reform, by showing that it was not M.
cessary in the House of Commons. He thought, how,
ever, that the failure of that measure had rather ern,
ed the eye* of the country to tls• necessity et • refine
in parliament. The House of Consomme was first ia.
mimed for the purpose of expressing the ()pintoes s
the people: but the question of the Qum% while t
sh.twad the power of the people, showed also that tiler
were obliged to speak for themselves, *kat the 11,44
of Commons as at present constituted would notspesh
fur than.—(tireat applause.) If, :towever, the people
persevered in the rause of reform as steadfastly as they
had done in the cause of the queen, they would be
as suscessful in the one as in the other, unless indeed
ministers thought they could govern the country with-
out the assistance of the people. If, even with tie
assistance of their fire bills, they could not govern
the country on the present system, let them dare to
deny reform.—(lmmense applause.)
Thanks baring been voted to the Chairman fm his
able and impartial condurt, the meet' ng dispersed.

REMARK:ME CASE OF FORGED STAMPS.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN.

Stu—The gross insensibility with which the Di-
rectors of the Batik persist in their blood-spilling 'vs-
!nu, calls upon every man of humanity, and esp.
cially upon every /cgoi man to contribute his assist-
once to'protect the needy and the unguarded from falling
victims to that cruel system, anal to such purse-proud
hard-heartedness. You, who are always ready, indeed, I
may say, foremost, to volunteer in such a noble service,
will not refuse this article a place in your journal. If
it does no other good, it may inspire the Jurors who
shall hereafter try the selected sacrifices, of the Bank,
with an additional portion of caution and of mercy.
Ransacking my brains anal my memory for cases of
eothrsics, and to conceive what can be the infernal
spell of " forged Bank Notes," the following most re-
anarkahle case of colforiun, touching " Forged Stamps,"
recurred to nay memory, out of which, it strikes we, a
quere may arise, how far a collusion could possibly
exist between any person or persons connected in or
about the Dank, and the monsters who make those mat.
dermas forgeries.
The case I am about to describe, is a ease of legal
notoriety, well known to the Government, and was
stated by the Counsel for the Crown upon a recent
trial, at which I was present, in nay legal capacity.
Until very lately, almost the whole of the Irish
Stamp Duties, were consumed by plunderers ;forgt.s
had so connected themselves with consumers, and es-
pecially with the bear o.gietri, that little or nu reve-
nue was produced to the Crown, whilst the meanest
Clerks were living in splendour on the spoil. At a
Session only a few years since, no less than fourteen
persons, every one of %%loin were of respectable rank
in life, were convicted, and have since Wen trans.
ported for uttering Forged Stamps.
Upon the trials of those unhappy men, the following
' most e.rtraordimary rase of eollaraiwa was stated to the
Court by the Counsel fur the Crown :
The preset'. Solicitor-General stated, that so exten-
sive, so universal was the fraud, and so closely inter-
woven, so admirably contrived was the col/traitor by
which it was carried on, that Gertutsra Stamps were
sold by the FORGER!, whilst their FORGED Mil were
actually worked in his .11oftsty's Stootp-qfi.-e, whereby
the frandnient customer was comple:ely protected, and
the honest and honourable one exposed to Insall
anal diverace, and put in peril of prosecution—nay,
of conviction.

The incredible, the amazing statement I have de-
scribed, coming from the council for the crown, pro-
duced, as might be expected, the greatest atten-
tion and curiosity, both of which were requited
by his (the Solicitor General's) explanation of this
matchless collusion and its providential detection.
It appeared, that several stamps coining from per.
suns of the most unexceptionable character, were
arrested and detained as ji.rxeries, that a solemn ir•
vestigation took place at the Sta►np Office, when it
was pr... rd beyond all possibility of doubt, they were
aelues.lp issued there:row. They bad on them the
respective marks of the different officers and " teller:'
through whose hands they had passed, and notwith•
standing, they were the most turf:Peed Argerics.
A spy was immediately set ui on the stamper who
worked the die which bad been sa forged. O,S•luit-
ting the Office he was searched, the KING'A die was
found in his pocket, and upon opening the bus in
which the dies were deposited, when the day's bo‘'-
ness was over, there was in it found the cormterliit.
All that was left for the rascal was confession, which
was to this effect.

A certain forger in great prnetice had "sedated"
hino into a "porta, rship." Every thy when his work
was finished, jolliesd of returning the genaine dies to
the supervisor, (whose duty it was to take charge of
them), he gave him the/urged dies of his confederate.
which never was suspected. That the genuine din
were worked all the ercalag at the horse of thefroger.
and replaced by him (his Majesty's stamper) the fo!-
lowing morning.
One morning, unhappily for those jugglers, hi'
Majesty's " pith/al sciruat" was by tickue•a or
some other fidelity, detained front his oilier, and
another stamper was put to his press. The pour deaf
fellow could nut exchange his dies, consequently the
Ji.orged die was worked the entire of that day, asd
impressions issued in thoesands to the public.
Ir was by means of those impressions going ford,
as I have before stated, that the fraud w•is detected•
Finsbury-place, riouhur)-square. B•

flltcettsrtato —We are very happy to state, on the
best niedieal authority, that the epidemic fever in
town has greatly snbsided amongst the higher apt! wl.l*
dling classes ; and, from the report furnished hy the
committee of the Dispensary, it will be found, that.
from tb middle of November, when the disease first sr
peered, out of 369 patients who have been admitted fiats
that excellent institution, 12 only have died ; and, if 're
state, that, in the whole, 71M1 persons, out of a popele*
Hon of 16,000, have been afflicted, we believe the (situ-
14tion to be as near the truth as ran be attained.
au actual enumeration of the caves. No Oradell """
been affected by the malady.

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occasion like the present, as far as ise Mt. liretrudons said
.Id his Sovereign from father insult, boot do word " legal"
try from inevitable roil.--(Cheers.) bat the retaining of it
Mr. blsanawr said, he admired the rioning the rejection of

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