at all, it must not only be car-short, the two former have so ried on by the present means, many claims to our confidence but by the present men and and to our gratitude for the their blood relations. Nobody greater part of their conduct else in the world can under- during these last four terrible stand its details; and they un-years; still, I say, that, without derstand them instinctively. change of the system, and

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It was observed by some particularly without a change of speaker at the late Southwark the Representation in the ComMeeting, that nobody could mons' House, an administration deny that there was a great with these two Lords at its head deal of difference between such could take not one measure calmen as Lord Erskine and Lord culated to restore the country to Grey, and such men as Lord tranquillity. Nay, I distinctly Eldon and Lord Liverpool. No- say, that I should be sorry to see body does deny it. Nobody them come into power without wishes to deny it. And nobody such change; and in this, my need deny it, in order to make Lord, I am fully warranted by out the position that a change the conduct of Lord Grey himof n men would be of no use self, who, in voting for the diwithout a change of system. vorce clause in the Bill against For, though the two former the Queen, frankly and honestly

Lords have most nobly acted in acknowledged, that he was acthe case of the Queen, and tuated by the desire to make the though they both opposed that thing too bad to be endured. This Bill which has provided the was not only good policy, but sentence of banishment for us good morality; just as much as though they both opposed the it would be good morality for a banishment, the introduction of father to mix jalap in the wine of which, instead of transportation, his son in order to disgust him Lord Eldon said had spoiled the with the odious habit of drunkBill, though they both most man-enness.

fully and most ably reprobated To what conclusion, then, my the new doctrine, sent forth in Lord, do we come, at last. To Sidmouth's Circular, which of the old conclusion, that no good tself put an end to all real li-to the country can come from berty of the press; though, in any source without a Reform of

the Commons' House of Parlia- | represent our Sovereign at Foment, to which, as along the reign Courts; whether it would branches to the trunk, and down give a new spur to industry, enthe trunk to the root, we trace courage real talent and genius, all the fruit, the ruin, the misery, award to the labourer, the enthe immorality that have fallen joyment of the sweat of his upon a country, once so happy | brow; if you ask us, you fooland so free. rogues, whether Reform

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would do these things, we say YES, and an infinite number of

their sorry jests, or their vile abuse, would turn us aside from other things, the want of which this inquiry. "What," they is felt by every creature in this exclaim, "would Reform give kingdom who does not live upon "you sunshine in November, or the wages of corruption. "make the grass grow in Janu- Base are the vermin who, by "ary." No, you fool-rogues; a sorry mockery of seriousness, and we do not ask you for sun-in asking us what we anticipate. shine in November in England; from Reform, would persuade us nor would we, if we could, have that we should get nothing by the grass grow in January. But the change. If the Rich Rufif you ask us whether Reform fians of Coventry had not, by would speedily reduce the list of the assistance of a brutal and paupers to a mere nothing; if bloody banditti, kept me from you ask us whether Reform shewing myself within the same would put a stop to the wide spreading ruin of industrious farmers and tradesmen; if you ask us whether it would send to labour, to beg or to starve, myriads of wretches who live by jobbing in the stocks in a constant and daring defiance of the laws; if you ask us whether more worthy of the name of it would render a standing army England. As it is, I perform my in time of peace useless; whe-duty towards my country to the ther it would send men of ex- best of my judgment, and with perience, talent and honour to my limited means, always happy

walls with your Lordship, and filled up the seats of that insulted City by such men as Ellice and Moore, your Lordship should have heard, long ago, and in a very distinct and formal manner a detail of the measures necessary to make this country once

in the reflection, that, let come [not wish to diguise that I myself what will come, no mischief can have done many things, which,

happen to either King or people, that I have not endeavoured to prevent.

in themselves considered, would strongly savour of a desire to degrade and destroy. But, and Of this, my lord, be assured, I call my country to witness the that with whatever pertinacity declaration, whether all my acts, you may cling to the Borough of taken together, and placed in Downton, and to the Corpora- their most exaggerated light, tion of the City of Salisbury, do not fall infinitely short of the you and I shall live to see the provocation, given to me in day when the people at large common with those whose only will have their fair share in the real offence has been calling for representation, and when the that Reform without which there Commons' House of Parliament is neither happiness nor security will not consist, in the propor- for the people nor for the King. tion of THREE FIFTHS, of the I would ask, as I asked the sons and other relations of the Regent in a letter addressed to Peers! him about a year ago, "where Furious, indeed, has been the" is this to end?" In a yielding driving downwards of the pri- of the people? Never! In their` vileged classes within the last extermination? That is imposfour years. It was this very sible. The struggle must go on; month, four years ago, that I pub- or a Reform must take place; lished that Address to the Jour-and, in still persisting, as I do, neymen and Labourers, which to call upon the borough-holdreally formed the dawning of a ers to yield, I am actuated, I new era in the minds of the peo-must be actuated, by a desire to ple. Powerful, bitter, and cruel see tranquillity and happiness have the enemies of Reform restored without involving them been; but powerful, also, are in the natural consequences of reason, truth, and justice, sup- unbridled fury. For, as to the ported and urged forward by in- people, how are they to suffer dustry and talent. I confess, from the continuation of the that, on our part, we have given struggle; and as to my particumany proofs of most bitter and lar self, what have I to appreimplacable resentment, I do hend further, short of a censor

ship; for which, I most solemnly disposed to listen to it rather declare, I should not care one than to the quirkings of lawyers, single straw. and the worse than gaminghouse slang of loan-jobbers and stock-jobbers, who, take my word for it, are the real and only conspiretors against your title and estate.

I cannot conclude without asking you, flat and plain, how your Lordship, with all your goodsense, with all your knowledge of the subject, could, not sit silent, but actually lend your hand, in an indirect manner, to a measure, which, if it were possible to carry it into full effect, must, of necessity, leave your son as landless as the lowest of your labourers; a measure that must of ne

Thus, I have, once more, laid before your Lordship a much truer account of your situation than you will receive from any other quarter; and I most respectfully beseech you not to believe that I speak the sentimenst of those only whom Castlereagh had the audacity to call the basest populace. I speak the opinions of ninety-nine hundredths of the people, excepting those only who live upon the taxes. I told your Lordship, in July 1817, that there must be a change in the system, and that your only choice lay between a change, coming in such a way as would cessity put some loan jobber or make the order to which you be-stock jobber into Coleshill House long safe under the protection and Longford Castle? What is of the gratitude of this forget-to deliver you from this terrible ting and good natured people, measure? Nothing in this world and a change coming in such a short of a Reform of the Parliaway as to place gratitude out of ment; and astonishing it is to the question, and to make for-me that you do not perceive it. getfulness and good will utterly That which I said in my leave impossible. My opinion being taking address, when I fled from in no wise changed; but, on the the dungeons of Sidmouth, is now contrary, being greatly strength-upon the eve of being fulfilled ened by time and events, I have The land and the funds must only to repeat the advice which come to open conflict. Change I then offered to your Lordship, Alley and the squares of Westand to add an expression of my minster, must be openly pitted against each other. The undis

anxious wish that you may be

guised conflict is not far distant: season of the year, scarcely a I have felt, in common with my drop of wet has fallen on the brother Reformers, the heavy days selected for exhibitions and hand of your Lordship and your processions relative to her Malike; but still, I so deeply detest, jesty. Upon this occasion it I so abhor; I am so hostile in my is worth recording, that the Atvery nature, to the muck-worm, torney-General began his openthat I would fain find myself ing Speech, that most foul and justified in espousing your cause, viperous attack upon her Majesagainst the disgusting and all-ty, which, however, I verily corrupting creature. However, believe was imposed upon him by a Reform of the Commons' his instructors. It is, I say,

House of Parliament is what I worth recording, that he began want, it is what the country has this attack just at the moment need of; it is absolutely neces- when a dreadful peal of thunsary to its salvation; and rather der shook the House, and a than not obtain it, I will join even with the Muck-worm.

I am,
My Lord,

Your most obedient
And most humble servant,
WM. COBBETT.

flash of lightning filled it with a blaze; and that the Solicitor-General began to sum up the evidence against her just at the moment of a total eclipse of the sun! In other times, it would not have required extraordinary credulity to believe that there has been something more than mere

QUEEN'S PROCESSION TO chance in all this. At any rate,

ST. PAUL'S.

every one must commend her .. This took place on Wednes-Majesty for obeying the precept day the 29th of November. It not to forget God; upon this was what the people call, a occasion; for, though extraor"Queen's Day;" that is to say, dinary human means have been it was a fine day; and really, if made use of for her Majesty's Jone were disposed to be super-protection, look at the power; stitious, one might easily ascribe look at the mass of organized -to something other than mere and disciplined power that has chance, the very singular cir- been arrayed against her; look cumstance, that, in this rainy at the fortress and its band of

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