Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-25
DubLIN, january Is.

OOtU ~ HEEORH " EAhLlAMENT.
Shortly after II o'clock, ai!the avenues
to the appointed place of 1T citing were
crowded 10 excess by the independent in
habitants Of this city and its vicinity,
pressing forward to support the glorious
and necessary principle of Reform IL Par
lament.
About bali past 10, tie Chairwas taken
Ly ROBERT NoRRls, Esq. one of the
Common ConncilIuen of our CITY, who
was named to I'LL that eminent station by
a general call from tie Meeting.
Mr.. Norris briefly stated the objects OF
the Meeting, and expressed his readiness
TO Co operate with his countTymen iii ey-
cry constitutional exeriion for the If con-
mon country he felt confident, that The
Meeting would justify his reliance on
their good sense TO prevent any disorder,
and concluded by the expression of his
disposition to fulfil the duties OF his sta
tiou, in the manner most satisfactory TO
the ri"ctlDg.
Mr.. HGgdn, Of Abbey-street, rose to
propose the Resolutions and stated, that
in doing SO lac conceived he was fulfilling
I'm the most useful nianner) the duties he
owed TO his country, and manitesting lin
the most efficient manner) his regard for
the King and the Constitution. Every
Member of the Meeting was anxiously at
tached TO both; and lie considered the
Crown as much interested as the People
in the case of Reform in Parliameni
which the Meeting had assembled TO sup
port.
MIR. Hagan concluded animpressiye Ad-
dress ofsome length by moving tie fol-
loving Resolutions ana Petition:
Resoired, Ihat the miScries which OPP
press all classes of the community are now
so universally felt as 10 require 10 de
scription, and, indeed, as to battle the
powers oflanguage to describe. They
are TO be found IN a ruined agrlc uifure, a
decayed trade, and perishing manutac-
lures an impoverished gentry, insolvcnt
traders, and beggared People. Those
miseries sprung from overwhelming and
indiscriminate Taxation; from useless,
buTdeDsomc and unconstitutional Civil
and Military Establishments, unmerited
| Pensions, enormous Salaries and Sine
cures, and from the proiuse and wastef,il
Expenditure of the Public Revenues all
| originating from and continued by the
corrupt and illegal state ofthe Reprcsen-
tation OF the People in tile Commons
! House of Parliament.
| That we disclaim any disposition to in
| troduce any innovation OIL the CONSTITUTE
on. Our object is Reform, not Revoluti-
on. We seek not TO infringe upon Pre-
negatives of the Crown, or the Privileges
| of the Peerage but we seek to restore
and re-establsh the Prerogatives and the
| Privileges of the People, as provided by
| the Principles of the CONSTITUTIONS Con
Stitution which we revere, and which the
enemies of Reform have violated.
| That although individual contributions
may alleviate temporar evils, and altho'
those contributions, at the present most
| affecting period, must anG viii assuredly
receive tie most cordial gratitude, vet no
| effectuai or radical remedyc can he appli-
ed to the miseries which the nation en-
| dures, or any permanent relief expected,
| unless there shall be ensured TO the Peo-
J pie of this Realm tnil, free, frequent
and complete Representation in Parlia-
| ment.
That the Petition now read be adopted
by this Meeting.
That our distinguished and patriotic
! coUntryman, Gen. Mathew, be requested
to present our Petition to the House o
| Commons.
That we do most earnestly recommend
to our cOuntrymen, and we do, hurnbly
solicit our tair country-wOmen, 10 encon
rage the Manufactures OF Ireland hv civ.
ing an exclusive preference toariiclcs Of l.
IRISH manufacture.
nat reSpet TIL Address be presented
TO his Royal Highness, the Prince Regent
humbly praying that he will give lis Roy
al cOuntenance and support to the meas
ure Of Parliamentary Reform.
That we do most earnestly solicit the
co operation of our countrymen in sup
port OF the measure of Reform in ParIia
ment, and recommend tie Inhabitants 81
the several Cities, Counties, Towns and
Parishes in Ireland, 10 hold Meetings
forthwith, for the purpose Of pciitioning
the Legislature TO grant that one de
eira bic and satisfactory measure Of re
lit
That ilis Meeting do, At It's rising, adj
iourn 70 Thursday, the 18Th of February
next.
Reform On Monday last, mos
numerous and respectable Meeting, ex
ceeding las our correspondent informs Us
10000 persons, was held in the CITY o
Cork, for the purpose oftaking the pres
ent distressed situation of the country in
to consideration, and of adopting sucl
measures as might seem best calculated
TO relieve it. The Meeting was held in IN,
NORTH part OF the suburbs, called Lady
Well Hill.
At l o'clock, the Chair was taken b,
JOHN 5SEYNOLDS, Esq. The Resolution
moved on toe occasion we're brought for
+ ward by John O'ComfH, Esq Of Kcrrv
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