until it was clearly seen, that no have had to endure from the unmen, even with the Queen in derlings, the bouche-trous, of their front, would be able to sup-those, with whom we now enter plant, and keep out, the present into an amicable discussion of ministers, without the Reformers our claims. Were we to bear in at their back. I do not wish to mind the attacks of Brougham, harp upon this circumstance; I Mackintosh and Scarlett, not to do not wish to make a deal of it; forget the plundering and murbut, it is right to notice it; for, dering views ascribed to us by after all, I may he wholly disap-Lord John Russell, under his pointed in the hopes, which I, atown hand, we should cry with present, would fain entertain. the French, "guerre aux cha

The declarations, above allu- teaux, paix aux chaumieres !” ded to, are found in the reports War to the Lords' mansion,, of speeches, delivered at the peace to the cottage! Were we county meetings of Berkshire, to bear in mind these insolent atBedfordshire, Northumberland, tacks, how could we, without and Cambridgeshire. I might blushing at our own self-abaseadd Hampshire, if I were dis-ment, reason, or attempt to reaposed, as I am not, to pay any son, with Lord Darlington, the attention to the declarations, in Duke of Devonshire, Lord this respect, of a Loan-Maker. Fitzwilliam, or the Duke of What such persons say has, in a Bedford? We must suspend case like this, no weight. Their our anger; our just resentment words are mere wind. But, must be lulled; we must swallow what is said, on such a subject, the oblivious draught; or even and at such a time, by the Duke temporary good will can have no of Bedford, by you, by Lord Hol-place in our minds. We must land, and by Lord Folkestone, believe, or endeavour to believe; has weight in it; merits that our assailants have, in the our attention; calls upon use of their saucy tongues, not us to consider; and, in this gratified the wishes of their case, to express our opinions, patrons, or, reconciliation with and to argue the question with the latter would be too dearly you; while, during the discus-purchased, even by the avoiding sion at least, we endeavour to of a conflict that was sure to end forget the revilings, which we in our own destruction.

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I shall now, with this com-" brated Irish barrister as 'men mand over myself, quote the" who trade in loyalty, and live words of the several declarations," upon the taxes' [much laugh. beginning with those of LORD ter]. They never lost their FOLKESTONE, who, at the Berk-" stock in trade; they carried shire Meeting, said, that "a" it to a good market. If you change of the Ministry could do" asked one of them "Are

no good, without a Reform of" you a loyal man?" he would the Parliament.” indignantly exclaim, "I am The DUKE OF BEDFORD, at a loyal man, devoted to my the Bedfordshire Meeting, said," King and country-how dare "The Ministers would endeavour" you question it?" But if you "to support themselves in power" pursued the inquiry, and said, by the Addressers; he knew" " Are you loyal for nothing?"" "not how to term them; they The answer would be, "Oh, "called themselves the loyal men no! my loyalty is a market"[laughter]. They declared" able commodity" [much laugh"themselves to be exelu-" ter]. And sure he was, that "sively loyal. He knew not" if such a loyal man could not "whether there were any of" make more of his professions "them in the room; if there" than the farmers did of their "were, he would particularly" barley, he would give up his "address himself to them [ap-" loyalty altogether [applause],

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plause]. What did their" sigh out" Farewell, a long loyalty consist in Why, in" farewell to all my loyalty" "getting up addresses in holes" [laughter 1].. He could not, he "and corners' [laughter]." thought, close his address better "Those Addresses served to" than by expressing his senti"swell the columns of the Court" ments on the question of Par "Gazette and the courtly" liamentary Reform. From his "readers took those specious" first entering into public life, แ compositions as speaking the" he felt the necessity of a Resense of the country, be dared" form in the Commons House "say [laughter]. Of what de-" of Parliament, and every year scription were those secretly" since that opinion had become loyal Gentlemen? They were more firmly rooted in his mind "very well described by a cele-" [cheers!].-It was a question

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which had occupied the atten- subject of Reform, he would "tion of many eminent States-" not deny that he had some "men, during the long reign of little embarrassment in speak"George III. A writer, speak-" ing, because much time would "ing of this subject some years" be requisite to explain and de66 ago, observed that "Parlia-" velope his ideas upon it correct"mentary Reform was the dying" ly, and some caution would be "legacy of Lord Chatham, and" desirable to guard himself in "the virgin effort of Mr. Pitt." the heat of speaking, against "He would only say, that the" saying more or less than he "legacy of Lord Chatham had" really thought. He had always "never been paid, and the virgin" been a friend of" Reform;" "effort of his son was a mere "abortion, leaving behind it no "traces of fecundity."

but he had been thought a lukewarm friend. Perhaps, in some senses, he was a lukewarm

much, his nature to be lukewarm about any thing. Any Reform he could approve must

LORD HOLLAND, at the same friend to it, though it was not meeting, said: "he had signed" "the Requisition, because he con"ceived that the country could "alone be saved by a bold ex- "have for its object the extension pression of the voice of the" of the liberties and the improvepeople emanating from great ment of the happiness of the public meetings. The pro-people. He doubted whether "ceedings against the Queen had any uniform or general altera"been for a long period the great" tion of the basis of our Repre "bar to the consideration of sub-sentation would even tend to jects intimately connected with much less secure either of those "the first interests of the country." objects. Nor had he ever look"In order that those interests" ed, as some did, to Reform, as "should be considered, it was a perfect cure for all political 66 necessary, in the first instance," maladies, as what by a Greek "to put an extinguisher altoge- word was called a panacea, a "ther on those odious proceed" remedy to remove every ailment or grievance. On the other hand, the great increase of knowledge and intelligence

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'płe owed to their own excel"lent genius and natures, and "not to Kings or Ministers) such reforms, by voting for the "made it safe and reasonable" resolutions, he meant to give "that large numbers of them" his support. He was not, he "should be admitted to a share" acknowledged, an unqualified "in the conduct of their own friend of reform-he could not Some districts, too, say he approved of reform, till he knew what reform it was. There had been schemes sug

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"had increased prodigiously in population; opulence and im"portance; and they were, in" gested, honestly suggested he "policy, at least, if not in abso-" believed, which, if accomplished, "lute equity and justice, entitled" would in his judgment defeat to a larger proportion than they" the ends they proposed; abridge, enjoyed of political power. "not extend the influence of the "Such reforms he had always" people injure, not improve thought expedient, and had the interests of liberty - but supported. When, then, he looked to the condnet of the" “House of Commons, and more" desirable, were now in his "than all to the obvious and na-" conscience, he thought, neces"tural impression which that con"duct had made on the public, The MARQUIS OF TAVISTOCK "to the distrust, discontent and said (same meeting)" It had long 'suspicion it had produced in the "community at large, he felt

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such reforms as he had alluded to, were always expedient and

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been his persuasion that no good could arise from a mere

that what had long been desira-" change of men without a tem“ble, had now become necessary." perate but effectual Reform of

It was necessary that classes of Parliament [applause]. He "people and districts imperfectly" would not support any set of "represented, or not represented" men who would not adopt the "at all, should have a larger" principle of reform on entering "proportion than they now into office [shouts of applause.] “had in the representation of the" Who were in office was a mat"country, and without it Par-ter of perfect indifference to "liament could hardly maintain him, but as it affected the peace, the hapiness, and free

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"dom of England [long and oon" to preserve the Constitution "tinued applause]." 'from destruction; and though EARL GREY (Northumberland" a Reform in Parliament would meeting). "Were the Govern-" be a most powerful means of "ment offered to me to-morrow," effecting that change, yet, "a circumstance which I consider" whether that Reform should "by no means likely to happen," be pressed in the first instance, "I would not accept it unless I" is a consideration which, like "could do it on terms satisfac-" every other public question, tory to my own conscience and" must be influenced by consi"honour, and without being en- derations of State expediency, abled to effect a complete change" lest by a too hasty attempt to "in the present system of Govern-" carry it into execution, the "ment [vehement applause]." probable success of that Re"This declaration I make without form itself be endangered.". "fear. There is one subject Here are some memorable de

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materially connected with such clarations, my lord, and they are "a change, I mean the necessity worthy of our best attention. of a Reform in Parliament, Before, however, I proceed to upon which I have been much remark on them, permit me to misrepresented. My opinions observe, that I do by no means "of the most proper mode of agree in the opinion, that the "effecting such a Reform have Ministers have brought the disundergone some modification; tresses on the country; or, that "I think that from fear of evil they could have prevented those consequences, Reform should distresses by any of the retrench"be effected in a more graduál ments, or other means, that have, manner than I thought neces-within these fourteen years, been sary when life was young, and pointed out to them by their op"hope more sanguine, and my ponents. If it be contended, "dread of danger less acute. that the parliament fairly repre"To the principles of Reform, sents the nation, it is the nation,

as detailed in the speech and not the Ministers, who have "made in 1810, on the State of produced the misery; for nothing "the Nation, I still adhere. A have the ministers done without "change in the system of Go-the full approbation, and by the "vernment is absolutely necessary authority, of the Parliament