The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-03-24 00:00:00

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That. n.,s hotteredipullte nnettomianble Stas
tote, fortaidditea thryrot acetic Elf mote than To roty Wieratures
111 a Prtilid*.ossild burn ebstenellifg4hflirosieness of Miesiders
t.t pers.-ear ea cordiaietes.lam. L unwell es,contrategibeteto. 11 is
the hoipe.rif alai blerstog, that tie ityleads ot Merlin., smeary.
It'eforin aill, as they and their Yorellsihers Wife heeetofore
dome, meet in tlessonewlsolow l•fribieransts, and oisedsetts of
thos.wirds, watt re:rd.:4ly co-operale. loon and, bead, tu repro-
gellarne 111.,r srirl+tnr.s. aid uUluluh f'Sdret.:
•6116. PAN ite ps s •r. word tile Kesnlasi.ua lie agleeel'teigh the
.Ne4ble Lord la this. as he did to Vern Mi.% else proposed by
bias on timidity. lie hail few lit their ,bealles both is nod out
sit tut Rouse. anal erosion:is/vomited the cense 4 at-
tains. a intone • w hiew the eueutry a owlet oat be VW tit resides. M.
Mayor CA Pawn Mtn that there was e• di/ego-see be-
tween the Noble Lord nod him's If in ;moult of proriplet the.
only object be (Major C.) Mid in View. by Prepense' that no
Mine than tstsiav shnald sign say Petition was, leo-whom to
the.le vv.- It w:a the ,gpivitm the Judge. to the time of Lord
arm rge 'lllus., so bras a taw of the smile kind esisted, that it
• motile. be ilte; al for SIM r thou the preiterlb.d niasbertu sign ee
Petition. Ii omelet et, ahem so put the people lathe country
. epee n•eit as re, end yrrireist awe.. if p.amsible, !rine being
lac de the is Isares'a S ie. aidiscormet,. If Oliver, air Cooks.
et. aria ono r ewe. c-tod imsesail soon mole than tercel, -to
sign aPt 'aim., tor rotarquesirr ealti be Aid the persces so
tootles- mighe he (lull in pi ircit tint herd Lall. People ought no
Le put even their eta a steer. It wassiorfor
lii OVtli ind,tiduael revery that he. mode the propositiow. .He
was ready to any such Petition as that alluded to by the
Noble Laird (Cochrane), and to encounier any personal risk
'taut engin seise Irma it. 'But at tbe'sastio tinse.he was desirous
-Its put the litre& of .the cause an Ike coaxer). on tbeir.guestd,
rasa they -naiklat nos be suyjerted to inconveniences, by contras
veninx the iars. It was possible that the Ngsbie lord might
lunar twee led hilt, airerror by some .4 the•Petintsis orbit*.
had. upon a forgoer imeasiop. yeeq induced ta present to the
llouse of Consiouns. /I i• lona sen-i- %Sigrid be analtient to
•gtiord him from any sue, error in future. •Petitisios aigred•by
great numbers were Mote liable ittlease than as us were
eigned by emly trig limited slumber of i treaty. ft oppeated
that forged Petitions had come from Panto-al placte. The motive
was to Sire-the Borciughe fattiest a.arr.opportiosnity of moving in
• the Muse uf Common* that they aftere forged, and timothy
throwing odium upon the cause of Return). The Pentiumni-
laded to were furred very probably* by the Iforotegh farina'
itself. They wure sent demo -fp khe places from illeroce they
•- raw, and every effort would be made Jo discover the authitis
to them. They Would, perhafis,- by that stoma?, be enabled to
;ut the •addle up-an the right nine; and care would be taken
1p future. that no Petitions sbould bepiesenited theitirege Hot
slatted, bona fide. by the persons whose signatinei were attached
telltale: Tye Noble Lord did not appear to -him to haveroved
any Impropriety in the promised Resolution. so far as it.rio-
graded the numbers. who should kn. lie (Major C.)sheald
therefore adhere holt. -
The Amendment of Lord Cochrane was thero put by the
' Chairman sod carried utuseinioftly• • • ,•-. . ••• •
• . Lard Cocottes then put his former amendment respecting.
the diabolical employment of Spies and Informen for stimulat-
leg the meetly and destitute to aces of ugliest,. fie proposed it
low as a distinct Resolatiou, awl /tepee the Meeting would-con-
geal ilt it. To e.:.plut such miscreants was, as be observed, a
"giber to the character of a free 'nation: '
The Readlotims, beteg wooded by Mr. Pal kite, was carried
by archiumatingi.
Mr. 'evitate then propelled, that the. word " tweeds"
shoold•beempined is the Hesitation, geed by this omission on-
ibiett:WeeliOie adopted meassisterot "'with the ausenslmcat to
which the Meitiag bad jaw acceded.
Mr. Reit espressed his grid Ideation la end ihilt the inhas
bleeps or Miesemiftwer wore fir the 'retailer ab Walt scrag-
mile the principle,ef Universal Suffrage. 'Lkis tecoguition op-
eestred ...loan a neater of great importance. Ile ousted that
the fiepreseuuttivcs• for the Cny, neither of whims bad as yet
Ordered tie hooter «f the.priecipte, woeld stead forward ou this
occasion to slate their opinion; and ti•it if any change told taken,
pate lit the mind of either, be would not hesitate to avow that
cheeps. . •
Lord l'ocuita ne -aid, that after having been ten years a
Repreart,intsar .1 Westminster, sad ander toe' übserviitiou of
oriel, lei did mit feel bileself eniledorposs tea ,avow Iris
principles. lig bad made it a rule through lite nos to do any
rx 7.111 ch he did nal cuticeita is right to do. He was indeed
gel ate, abotinant and wield "reset, allow ilia:weir to be
10401 or cosopellett.to express any •pinitas upon the Satre
de-sod of &molter. iltu who remind blot to melte a Merl sra-
ttoi in this ittstghte.= " Nall 411 elector of H estminstei i"
tilanhed•sevesal• vaiver.,—The Nertale bad dist-tasted the in.
tropism Of temitiog. eV y. goortil specsfse alloseme 4 .be. merely
ammo to wiserve, that the ca.l upuu him for it declaration of his
dplitealit was haa..ticei ai he' felt 'himself bound to obey. llis
‘esistit onus kw* his evudect for tea years; sod know stag also
the' voided cf hp Colleague_ for double that period, lie Submit-
ted, Mai it was raw r goo taupe t.i demand army cutter:. 4TO -
ftwohbf priarrplei.: Adverting td the asilsjeetoil the notion,
the•Nobte Lord obterverik, that it mos.ancli bailer, In leave it to.
each llistrict to dimwits; its own Pewlion..conatimitor meal mar
pieriteghtr erhorsinielelith thevniveriai defile for Parliamentary
Reb.rti, netisata ai pi nese! prescriptimi to the COlSillij
I,katm,s, Oh seepseimeihepresim wore in which every coo.
or Ve1iii01....1.2.p..mis opt•co..ch the Legislature.
-Mt. Wasselbdiseleftwed, be the part of his venerable et,
birajnr Gan veteghtrestlyi istratien.to.prmertbe •.r diesaie to the
omit. Isuelaud, uhserviog, that! it was only foram to de-
Aare, that. aieurdlng ill the feeling and judgment cl the
liftman of Wevtorialster, Itashil ex pedieet to recummo-d such a i
Petition as that specitied in.thp &temptation.
The Resolution was agreed to; as was a Petition aott
AO• gimlet founded sspui them; ua the propositauu of sajor
Cart wrtgist. • • t• • • - •
litrijoe l AnTr'RIGAT proposed a Vote of Thanks to Lord
Somers, Mr hkving ts liken "i an Lt.s.ty admirably sell cairn-
Wed to accelerate the downfai of tereeption as by hay. e ta-•
Wished, by ezpogiug the extreme ignorance of au. defenders. the
breech m 'head. of an chasapens, the itwonagthility of its
sod the irtibeeility of its upd:ogistii." lit secuudiug the
stimien.
Mr. /luxe observed, that thio heard Seaters was the.: de-
seendaot of a mailoho was impeached by the Molise of Cos-
mos. for invading the liberty and rubbing the property oldie
People. but yet she-House of Lords aequittedahat great thief,
in ,consequence of %Mee acquittal tot Coastlines adoped a lir.
reitniuti, that the Lends mut by thisact ?petted a dour fur every
ipecies of iodine hand and villainy. • • •
. Lord t °OMAN& deprecated she Meade combining any -levity
Milo. the grave p!.•esedings of she Nectars .of Weitra) bier
Ihiefi Conduct would; la his opinion, be quite inconsistent with
the 44,1'0 which- eeklit to be eislintaiied by the assemblage
«Mee t.e had the honour to hear. hear li—
Lordsromers had, in the publication alluded to. pr •.nulgett-il
each sentiments as 'deserted the nniver al ohhorrence of the
"liirilish.People, sad of course it wemed beguile preproterso• to
vet.- thauka to such a person. If, by sock a vote it were ins
tended to renAT this person ridiculous, the ridicule most rather
• recoil upon the %let-Ong itself,- fur Lead Somers was not deter, .-
ing of any attention. unless to mark the folly, falsehood, mad
latperdeoce of his publication.-[Hears hear, 'scar!) -
Major 4...:AdYWRIGHT nbsetved, tier at errough bad beep said
and snow n to ha it Alyea' epos the weakens and wsekedness of
she pohlicatiott *Boded, tek.ba did net yhiek•it nes-emery to
7.. loess his MO ion and, therefeie, faith. leave of the Meeting be
• would is ithdreir it.
• The- Hosoletisa stembercaedingly withdrawn. • •
. upon the proposition of Majur CAILWAIGET, Shanks Were
Itowd in the Represents. lye. for the City, accompanied by ado-
Airy slasaid prepobe for PorliameaterY Reform:
founded upon sheriaciples of- Uoivereel Suffeageoad Aseaual.
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Allem lessen outside the hustinis 'ea preised. a wish to knew
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• trelty Lord Cochrane bad alseetteeded the Marie of Commons of
Nt• .osiy of the Division- epee the lociemaity Bill, ter heelless-vied
• thel Nottle leird'e name was not to lie Num, io the.published
• ofany oleo. M eueititlei upon those divisions. . • •
. COCSILAKt declared that be bad attended the 'Rouse of
p Common% moil he was quite sick of it. 'Mete was really erases.
thing in the fames hi -butt House which was enough to kill the
derit.—Denate or Division upon soy subject. in 'smelt an as.
. .aerahly, was, in his..opmnion, a mere mockery, 'nein Radical
Reform in the sysecni of the Representation was obtained, and.
therefore he saw no utility is pressing any ouestini to a division,.
• • while he would etre protestegainst the whole character of he'
proceedings. • •1
I Mr Wo•meit, being recognised upon the hustings. stag called
aped to address the Meeting. He expressed 'the highest gold.
dication at the proceedings of the day. aad.eopeclally at the re-
cognition of ihe.principle of Univenal Suffrage. Duda eseog-
moon, founded epos the opinion of the illustrious veteson.by
whom it ass proposed (eksjor Cartwrightl,' would, he had no
doubt, he productive of she best erects. But the *bole of that
disouguished individual's career had led to good effects. His
eitainFle wait indeed, tin important stimulus to tb.eeicenion
every man capable of appreciating his virtue and talents. Foe
when the worthy Major commented his exertions in favour of
Reform, his partizans were scarcely nomerons enough to till the
hustings upon which he then stood; whereas these perthans now
comprehended every iatelligent, Impartial snap in the country.
bitch wis she effect of integrity, intellect, and perseyerance.-e-
-wrirthyf Major's endeavours-bad, indeed; driven. ell the
so.ensies of Reform fiats the held -of orogen, ; mad behad ao
doubt that those enemies 1111014 save iltdfite4 ahllikoe the
Seidel' usurped power.—(Applossej •• r •

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Hoesst— —eXeasessaillire times. etat4el:l7ereserier
Svelte Wag the and statiArvx:
111409.0rei. Thla practice bud, however. bees long 'Mei op '
, ;Noshing was left, then. for the People, but in do tlowtternie-
irises. which. their Representatives, as the Manistee of the
noose of Conimova were called. did ant feel it their inclination
s'r iillaTeSt In tin. The immortal John Hampden termed to pay
ship sonsteX, sod being a rich as well as a good man, he appeal-
ed tip the Courts of Law against the imposition. Those Courts,
however, decided against Rim I but being a resolute, undanuted
Eneliehtwan, be persevered la his reticence. /moil. with other
patriots, he took up the sword, and overturned the tyranny
which sarseht to robs/Aim and his fellow-roontrymen.—( Re-
po-semis of disnppesSbatio..)—He (Mr.- H.) disclaimed the
inteutton of urging any one to take up the sword. or to mule Jo
forte irßh.tast the 'collection of taxes; bat he would have
his enuntrysreft morally resist the payment of taxes Ai the
Quakers resisted the payment of titbes. For example. he
rememberetthat during the reign of that odious imposition—
the Property Tar, tamely, shoot six years ago, a 'fellow
called up..', him iu flomenetshire. to say that belied an order
to distrain for a surcharge under the Property Tax Act
He dared the fellow to do so. bat the fellow withdrew, and
some. time afterwards be returned with a Warrant from the
Commissioners for collecting the Property Taw. 10/crimp/silted
by a lettet, that artless tne amount of the surcharge were
paid. its payment wi old be enforced. This menace had,
aasayer, ass influence upon him, for be distinctly told the
agent of the Commissiussers that he wesnW surrender his pros
reel only to 'a military force. which it would he absurd
its him to resist. The vas-gatherer again left him, and he en-
knotted that n commuoicatime opera the subject-Was made to
the Csioialissioners of the Property Tax in town; but since
then he had wither heard any Moe sirens this tax-esstherer, nor
paid kfarthirri of the tax demanded froth hitq. But a tenant of
leis at Glastonbury, iu Somersetshire. had also. refused to pay
some Property Tat, and his oxen were in consequence taken
by the tut-Rata rer. These oxen were .trthen by opier of
. Drake, who was seat to the Continent ey a neriain Noble Lord
to aosalisitatie bona parte, and who t nen receiving 'loll:. atvear
Irina the pithier purse. acted as a Commistioast for the collec-
tion of the Property Tax. The nten were brisught to market
to be sold, bet the owner advertising that they were mites from
•htm by the Colieecir of the Property Tat, osi butcher cored he
found in Soinerwishire to buy them. and they Were actually re-
stored to timer owner. acempalsred by a 'Hite from Orator. His
tessim.hossever, afterwards prod the Propersy'Tes, but be
himself oeser pisid that demanded of him. Nor Should he re-
centmend any Eiglishmon to pay those taxes. ile'thought,lit-
dted.that *heftily thine that new ermined- (nettle People sad
UM 13 pay taxes—he did ant mean that *hey should Mid Baca
payments by force, butithat like the Qtiakers they ihouldity.
they would not pay, and leave the tax-gathesets to carry away
their goods.. If Stich a resells-lion were funned by one street, far
instance, be thought that Vansittart would find it difficult to dis-
pose of. the furniture or to meet biokers to advance any Winer
upon .it.—Effear ! and a laugh.)—With respect to whdt bud
been said by the Noble Lord 1 Cochrane) respecting afteodanee
in the Unite of Consmosis, be observed, that he heard it wish
surprizeand'sorrow. The Noble Lord had said that toe air of
the House of Comatose was istolerable to him. oat, his Non.
Colleague in the Co. ir was heard so eeclare. that he disliked
that 'Home because he disliked bed romp:my and bad boors.—
pot a hat, he would ask,was to bet ome of the I', opts of Engrain !.
if iu that Hofer no honest man was Numb to steed up for them
It, indeed, it bta ante the bottlers fur the protested advocates of
the People to abandon the House of Commons. that fell° Iv
Coming, the joker, the Sun ut old mother Ilan, might go on
with impoutty us abasing for character, tbi understanding. nod
the wishes of the People of England. This fel ow's favourite
pr.icisee was, he observed, to reprobate what he in contempt
culled the lower orders; because, be formaati, sow • deented
himself one of the higher orders. Yet the fact was. dist this
Ciamingliati himself sprung from the Trey dregs of the People,
for his mother was a strolling aetre-s, and who his father was,
notiody knew,—(Hear, bear, hear !)—Surely it wits competent
t.i the Noble Lord (Cot-hrate), a iso-e inhales he respected,
and whose couregeevery body knew, to put down this reptile,
nod restrain AU louder upon the People of EiKland and the
friends of Reform. It was italred matter or astotti-bniesst that
this wretch of equivocal origin and pr bird duplicity should
be so long allowed to deal to unqualified calumny, at liner to.
abuse the character of those whiter be impalas, and to betray
the coaddenee of those whom he supports.—(Hear, hear,
hear !]— Were he (Mr. H.) in the lipase of Commons, he
should feel it his duty to expose and repel such a man, who,
with his norther and two OHM, bad so beg been motets-red
upon the resources of the country; and instend of impaling the
conduct oftbe NArle Lord, he would resist, every obnoxious
measure by all toe means in his pourer, aosT press for' divisions
as often as ssossibte ; for he would never allow corrapiiiio or
tyranny to triumph without a
II eroo he folio w ing Recitation teal adopted sv n n .e:
" That she cordial mid respectful Thanks of Ihi. alerting be
presented to hilijot Cartwright. the Patriarch of Parlramensary I
Kamm, who, by the raCrtloiN and perseverance of almost *sit
a century, has cents ibutur to • powerfully tit doremissrute clear I
ideas, sad keep shire the interest of this great question, while
the spotless purity and virtue of his life liavo heat such a.
would have done honour to the noblest envie." '
Sir F. Buxom' observed., that after what bail beeps aheady
stated repots the various Reedville:ins which irkee'ialnitted, little
the remitted fur him .bat is propose the adjournment of the
Alerting. It would, indeed, he tell, be yonecesoury and (robes,
coming much longer to trespass upon the time of those whofo
he had the honour to address. Occupying the site:loos of
Chairman at the desire of those by whom the Meeting was
cunieneil, it wonid not be expected that be should declare his
sentiments upon every opinion which had been delivered in'the
course of she discaision. Bat la reply to something that bad
hero urged with respect to his imp opacities, bethought it pre-.
per only to say, that he could nit feel himself called noon to
mahogany professiou of principle. If, after his 'tendert for of
may years during which be had beets in public lee, his Cuss
stituents a ere mot satisfied ssith his principles mod practice,
should*el doe regret,- bat he would certainly make no pea-
r tessions. Hr would endeavour; is be had done heretofore.
so adyallee out all occasions the interests of humanity, and the
general liberties or his. country; hat he would never attest
bitisseif to- he pushed into nay declared°a of an bpininS Mitt
might not appear so he of his own manner, adttOtlon, or
the result of a ttswough cony ictidn. dtq courarred with
all that had been said with regard to -the ,enconstilotiotral
conduct or Ministers. and of their Parliaisenii but especially
in the reprobation of the inaguage of that Moister (Cunning),
who einikt not he deemed a Legislator—who was. is fact, a
nicer bilious), playing tricks open that stage' of corruption, the
;louse of Commoro. In that House be • Mid .lately heard
this Intone make the agonies aus aged and catering
prisoner the topic of merriment; and be firmly beliefed. tlntt
in no other assembly of Oeitleder M Enthilid, ere in• tot
civilized world, would such mirth be oriented as he witnessed
spun that occasion with disgust.—L.Loutleries of Hear, hear!]—
He at-socnorurred in cundenuirig the einolownent of Spies and
. Wormers. who were sent forth to create riots, in ender to of--
ford to their empliores- an apology to gram) at arbitrary
porter. What then was to be thought of Noe espplasert who
elicited and rewarded such lostramenta ? What wits to be
thought of Lord Sittranoth, who was not saw to be retarded as
Hi ilish Secretary rif State, but what, was called in.Fraare a
*cotenant de Petite) For thi; Minister pastegy,riset Oliver
the Spr, as an boosourable man. Oliver. *as, Indeed, tberOtoe
a part of nutestablishmest—his -character+ wet •ale dhalst taus-
'teamed by what was deemed vital Chrisiitsepe (alluding to
Mr.-Wilberforce, nu we understood), Hut nos withstanding this
crsadenthitlino, the persons Who-eisirdoyed Oliver. was ap-
pleaded by the vitalCaristiariltyothich mighrinneeenrerelly be
called mortal Christianity, for during the last quarter eentary.,it
sere to be seen actively tuna iyed in opposing es erY Wee-nee eon-
dutire to the interests of humanity-. sir the arivasseement of
freed on. Bet, far the fist time its the hetet! of, she
comer!, Englishmen bad recently heard a Soy tailed an ho-
mier:utile nom, and she patron of this Spy vini eulogised by
" vital Christianity." From the ponj-es, iadeed, which woos
' tritely proossenced upon Spies, and. from the firshien w huh
psevailetof 'teeing new Orders. he really should not he sur-
prised to bear of AO Order' 'of Spiro.. What a spectacle I—a
medallion suspended by a blue ribbon. with an impression
the one sides& Judas.— EA Laugh.] flue, on re...littler'''. Ju-
das repented, Nod afterwards !lid a sigent Jet of lostice Eppel
biassed. which go modern Spy was likely to dn, The kimeiols
High Priest wbogave Judas the thirty pieces bf-silver tor be-
traying MS fs iit.d and Iris master. would he a more appropriate
isopresoloss; mid what an epitome would that Notre pre-
seut of Church and State policy.—(Hear, hear!]—Then on she
rererse of she toed Moos irevesitsld hive " Vital Chrostiassity,"
with an inscription upon the rim, taken from the "African,'
•• Are we nut brothers?"—[Laugh. said A pplahers.]—Thus.
" Vital Christianity," unit the " Lieutenant de Police," might.
be recorded as toe Patrons of the Order, Of Sp4o—rilessr.
hear!)—But he hoped aid trusted that the"sresel measure of
Pariiamentary Reform, which every person. gird party in the
cousin y th.st oat uncontaminated by emroption, now admitted
tii.tor recess:lt), would soon be earliest into effect, as.d put an I
cud to she saelooeholy scenes which hurt trio long (Romeo-ft and
degraded tt.is once free, bouourable, sad great hating—(Loud
Apotiuses.3
tic Mecum' broke up about Five &Clocks
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At the Leleester 4seism.-whieit'en. tnmence this
day, 04re ire' 96 prigoners for-.triat,"o on the De-
rough' caleedars and 65 on tilt of the Coital.
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