The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-11-29
State of Great Britain.
lFromthc London NJ. Chronicle Of Oct. IS.l ]
fUBLIc MEETING AT SOUTHWARK.


spectacle meeting oil the inhabitants o,
Southwart was held in the Town. hall,
Tor the purpose of taking into consider
alton the Arcscnt alarming state Of the
natioa, and for suggesting such inca,
Sures rs were likely reproduce reme-
dY. 1 he hall ut an early bour was
crowded u excess. A lener was read
from Sir Waikin Lewes, knight, high
baiiilT, expressing his high regret at
lot being bBTe 10 attend, Tut expressing
his ardent wishes, that whatever thew
did should be douc in temperance, bar
mony, AID good order. The deputy
ba'liF (Samuei Holmes, Esq was
unanimously called 10 the chair. I he
rtqlisiiion being read,
MIR HART rose for the purpose Of
submitting 10 The consideration nf the
meeting several resolutions, which lie
had no doubt thcy would unanim Jusly
2d,pi. He could have wished person
better qualified than himself 10 have
opeued the proceedings, bui he would
| certainly erdeavor TO discharge his Gu
~ TO the bestof bis power. I he sou,ce
! Of those wills under which this counuy
! laborcd, arose not from sudden ilarsi
l'on iron stare OF war 10 q state OF
| peace 81 assertion which had been
siseiy made hy IN assembly composed
Of arcbtishops, lords, and sinecurIs,s
IL arose tium that ntiariuus system
which tGI IS year. ..a,. bct - ca'tIpd "a
~ the coUntry, aud wss generally icyn-
, ed the PA sys,em, and the caiaH.itIeS
viii n st bad prcoUced wuu!d now she 50
! Europe LIE IruIh ~ wbat Pnt had
maintained ms system would acc ON =
phSi;, viz,--ludemniiy for The past and
security for The future. Tie united'
voice ~ the country declared, th5t to
Tat sYs;cm clone were 30 bc attributed
lose caiaTltics with which tie country
cas- oVCrwho lined, IN he ru'n ci her
sBrcuitu:e, ihc anuiAiialioG o! her com.
ncrce, aud the miSeiy of TIC: artisans
LcGce's,) Notwithstanding those PIc-
misses oil economy wbiCh ministers Dad
pot mo The mouth al tLCIc sovereign
al the commencement Of last session
Notwithstanding their repeated asser-
ions that they SgCw :ClrSuchmcni was
calI' q for, and that they wou!d re'reIch,
had they in TACT utsde che single re-
sTencEn! ent had they done Que act oi
economy Chose exec ped TO which. By
the voice OF The house they were com
PEELED 10 do,) which was at al likely
10 do good TO the aa,Ion (sppauses) {
Confidence In ministers, and their pre-
misses, was gross delasioB, and no
hing III fact wouId Dc good but com
plete reform OF parliament Itwas not
The decay ct trade Which merely points
ed out the distress vi The county; IL
vas 1.-THE alarming progress of crime; and
YVES It al alto be wondered that crime
made such progress, hen in the house
! OF commoHs-a crime committed by lord
Castlereagh was SANCTIONED by that
house, although il was a crime, g at
he mere mentioD OF which our ia
! theirs would have starliet" (checrs }
Retrenchment had been made in ,he
| number OF Thames police officers, aud
when! why at the vov tnc that the
number ougbt TO have bcen Increased
(arpl4nsesl. The Pitt system had, not
"I;GstaEding the. repeated assert ions ct
lis adheren.s, been obviously carried
on Tor the express purpose ct placing
he BcufGors on the throne. The .raa-
i c. Paris, and the instructions giyen
20 The duke ct Wellington, Showed
lh:t he war was carried on, not for the
defence Of tse rights and liberties Of
the people, not for the maintenance oil
their privileges, as was alledged IN the
declaration from Frankfort bul for sup
porting family on principles diane
tricaliy opposite 10 those which placed
the house OF Brunswick en- The throne
(cheers1. When sibecurists Of 90, 80
and 4o,oOol. year came forward to the
public subscription with 1901 was it pos
slbic, In the name OF God, to view their
Conduct in any other light than gross
insult to The country Considering
borough reform in parliament, the re.
duction of the standing army, the abo-
iiliOn of sinecures, the redemption OF
lythes, to DC absolutely necessary for
The salvation Of the empire, he should
detain them no longer than by moving
the first resolution, which stated that
the war had been carried on ior the pur
pose OF restoring the Bourbons against
the remoBstanees of majority of the
French People.
Mr.. CALVERT thought it might be
proper 10 insert the words the En-
gIish," making it to run thus--"a ma
joritg OF the English and French Peo-