failure in the hope that it may warn the industrious and frank, and therefore credulous, people of England, against listening to men whose selfishness makes them false, and whose habits of life have prepared them for practising cruelty without feeling compunction. An extract of a letter on the condition of the Settlement had appeared in the Morning Chronicle, which, both on account of the high character of the Paper, and the importance of the subject, was well worthy of attention. He would read to their Lordships the notice in the Morning Chronicle, which was in these terms: "Distress in the Swan River Settlement. The following is an extract from a letter just received from one of the most extensive of the settlers in Van Dieman's Land: The Swan River settlement is with us, just now, a constant subject of discourse. Messrs Bryan made a good speculation in the William there. Flour sold for 601. per ton, potatoes for 151., and salt provisions for 8d. per pound; the whole of which was taken off their hands by the Governor. The live stock was uusaleable, till the Governor (Stirling) gave them a grant of 350,000 acres to put it on. [To be continued.] From the LONDON GAZETTE, INSOLVENTS. JAN. 21. BURT, T., Holborn-hill, mauufacturer. JAN. 18.-COATES, W., Leeds, grocer. JAN. 21.-LANE, T., Gloucester, cornfactor. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. OLDLAND, J., Wootton-under-Edge, clothier. PEIRSE, T., Belle Isle, Yorkshire, BANKRUPTS. groom. WALTON, D., Oldham, Lancashire, cotton- TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1831. JAN. 21.-RUSSELL, G., Brownlow-street, Drury-lane, coach-smith. JAN. 22. Woolbridge, J. and J., Birmingham, brass-founders. JAN. 24.-COUSINS, C., Drummond crescent, Somers-town, carman. JAN. 25.-LARTER, D., High-street, Shoreditch, victualler. JAN. 25. DESORMEAUX, D., Cole'sterrace, White Conduit-fields, chymist. BANKRUPTS. BAUGH, J., Middle Wallop, Hampshire, vic taller. COZENS, J. L., Bedminster, Somersetshire, MARK-LANE, CORN-EXCHANGE, Jan. 24.-In consequence of another very short supply, of English Wheat at market this morning, our millers were free in their purchases of fine training-quality, at an advance in the prices since this day se'nnight of about 2s. per quarter: the middling and inferior sorts were also taken off upon somewhat better terms, and at the close the stands were entirely cleared. Flour continues at last week's prices. Barley is very heavy sale, at a reduction in the value of 25. per quarter. Beans of both sorts are about 1s. per quarter higher. Oats are also rather dearer than otherwise. In White and Grey Peas, or other articles, no variation. BROUGH, P., Boston, Liucolushire, scrivener. *tualler. HEHIR, J., jan., Leigh, Worcestershire, baker. HOOPER, R., St. Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire, malster. IZON, T., Handsworth, Staffordshire, merchant. PLUCKWELL, H., Old-street-road, potatoe dealer. RIDOUT, W., Ringwood, Hampshire, linen- ROBERTSON, J., Berkhampstead, Hertford- WILLIAMS, G., St. Paul's Church-yard, SMITHFIELD-Jan. 24. The supply to-day is very short, as compared with late markets; and the morning being fair and cool, there is an improvement in most things, and a tolerable free trade. For Beef we cannot go higher in our general currency than 4s. 4d.; but a few complete Scots may have made 4s. 6d. The best selling Lin colns fetch 6d. a pound. The prices for Mutton are supported; and some think with a small improvement. There is scarcely any difference per stone between little and big, the soundness being the chief consideration. Lincolns are stated at over 4s. 2d., but hardly reaching 4s. 4d. The top price for Downs continues at 4s. 6d.; choice Veal readily obtains 6s.-Beasts, 2,298; Calves, 110; Sheep, 18,620; Pigs, 160. THURSDAY, Jan. 28.-The spirit of the deceased Thursday's Cattle Market, to-day revisited its apparently devoted spot, in the shape of about a dozen useful steers, about as many lean and lusty townsend cows; a score of sheep, about as many calves, and a few pigs, for none of which there appeared to be any buyers. It, however, had not quite vanished at eleven a. m. YHEAP CLOTHING, 93, Fleet-street, CHE near St. Bride's Church.-SWAIN and Co., Clothiers, Tailors, and Drapers, gratefully acknowledge the almost unprecedented support with which they have been honoured by the public; and beg to say that nothing shall induce them in any way to relax in their exertions to retain that patronage with which they have been so kindly favoured. As Swain and Co. manufacture their own tlemen's Clothing at a much lower price than Woollen Goods they are able to supply Genthey can be procured for at any other house in the trade. The following is a List of those Prices, for Cash: Superfine Coats, of fashionable colours, from patent finished cloths, 21. 5s. to 31.; ditto, blue or black, 21. 10s. to 31. 5s.; Extra Saxony Wool, blue or black, 31. 10s. and upwards; Superfine Frock, with Silk Facings, 21. 18s. to 41.; ditto Trousers, 18s. to 17. 10s.; Cassimere Waistcoats, 10s. to 14s.; Marseilles ditto, 7s. to 10s.; Valencia ditto, 8s. to 12s.; Silk ditto, 14s. to 18s.; a Suit of Livery, 41. to 41. 4s. Ladies' Habits and Pelisses, Children's Dresses, Shooting Jackets, and Hunting Coats, Camblet and Plaid Cloaks, Witney Wrappers, and every other garment equally cheap. A large assort ment kept ready made. Export Orders executed with punctuality. I recommend Messrs. Swain and Co. as very good and punctual tradesman, whom I have long employed with great satisfactiou. WM. COBBETT. R. O'CONNELL-A splendid quarto MR Engraving of the Liberator of Ireland, executed on steel, will be presented, gratuitously, to the purchasers of CARPENTER'S POLITICAL LETTER, to be published on the 4th of February. Size of the Examiner; price, 4d.-The orders of Newsmen and Booksellers will be received from the 1st of February, and the deliveries will be made in the order in which the names stand on the list. Specimens at the Office, No. 21, Paternosterrow, and sold by all Newsman. HE "AMERICAN STOVES" from Mr. TCOBBETT's Model are now ready packed in Baskets, so that no delay in the execution of orders will take place: also, the "LONGITUDINAL CORN-SHELLER" from Mr. COBBETT'S Model, price 31. 10s. H. S. W. JUDSON, Ironmonger, Kensing ton, the only Manufacturer. Printed by William Cobbett, Johnson's court; and published by him, at 11, Bolt-court, Fleet-street. VOL. 71.-No. 6.] LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, 1831. [Price 1s. 2d. ANN, COUNTESS DOWAGER OF MORNINGTON, mother of Marquis Wellesley, of the Prince of Waterloo, of Lord Maryborough, of Lord Cowley, (now Ambassador at Vienna), and of another Wellesley, who has two or three great livings in the church; this Countess Dowager, the mother of all these, has a pension of 600l. a year, paid out of the taxes raised on the people.From the BLACK Book, just published by Mr. E. WILSON, Royal Exchange, p. 467. The Poor Laws provide, that the children of every poor, old, blind, lame, or impotent person, not able to work, shall (if they have the means) relieve and maintain such poor parent, according to the rate at which they shall be assessed by the Justices of the county where the parties live, in order to prevent parishes being burdened with unnecessary charges. "A petition," says the Morning Chronicle of the 31st Jan., " is in preparation, "in the neighbourhood of BALLYDUFF, County of Waterford, Ireland, which will "be intrusted to Mr. Hume, praying that the invidious distinctions which at present exist between Parish and State Paupers may be abolished; and that "it may in future be a general rule, that all persons who depend on the public "bounty for subsistence shall be distinguished by a peculiar dress." 46 COMBINATION AGAINST THE MINISTERS AND THE PEOPLE. Kensington, Feb. 2, 1831. bining to withhold their support "when that great question comes on, to 66 force Ministers to resign, by driving "them into a minority. Such a com"bination, for such a purpose, we con"ceive to be the greatest calamity that "could befall the nation. Its success "would be equivalent to a declaration "of hostilities, and dreadful will be "their responsibility who hazard the reIn my last I remarked on the proba-" sult. If a war of vengeance is once bility of the seat-people making a grand" provoked, no human foresight can push against reform; and I also re-" predict the calamities that may-that marked on the inevitable consequences, 66 must follow in the train of it. It is if the Ministers held firm, and resolved" madness to hope that the cause of to take the people by the hand. Ac-" corruption can be brought to prevail cording to the rumours that are afloat," against the cause of the people. Nothe combination against them and "thing can endanger the latter but the the people is proceeding with great" apathy of the people themselves. If obstinacy. The case is pretty plainly" the reforming spirit of the Governstated in the Morning Chronicle of the "ment is backed by the united energy 31st January, in the following words," and active zeal of the great body of which embrace, however, two distinct" the nation, there is no counteraction subjects, and these I must treat of" that can defeat it. A Ministry strong separately when I have inserted the" in the strength of the people is irrearticle:"sistible. If the many are content to "Rumour speaks every day more sow and reap for the few; if they "loudly of the efforts that are making" are content to dig and sweat, that the G 66 : but, at any rate, it must necessarily have a LEADER in view, and that leader must be the Duke of Wellington. Now, then, let that subject rest for a minute, till I have observed on the latter part of the extraet from the Morning Chronicle, which relates to Mr. SEDGWICK, the late president, or head commissioner, of the Board of Stamps. "rich borough-owners may riot in the "harvest, leaving to them the gleanings " of the field, as matter of grace and "favour were it so, our opponents "would have every-thing to hope, for "their confidence would be well justified. The powerful support of Lord "BROUGHAM Would be paralysed, and "the efforts of Lord ALTHORP be "brought to gought. But happily, the Mr. SEDGWICK was dismissed from case is far otherwise, and the opening his office; the Board was broken up to "of the campaign against reform will get rid of him; a large sum in retired ་ only manifest the insane calculations allowances was thrown as a charge "of the Council of War by which it is upon the people, only because Mc: "planned. The policy of our aristo- SEDGWICK did his duty towards that "cratic rulers has ever been to guard people. He was a most clever, a most against admitting any one to office industrious, a most intelligent public "who had not previously given good officer; he was civil and conciliating, proof of his devotion to their views, and made it a pleasure to have to "and to their will. The instant any transact business with him. No charge thing like a sense of duty was seen to could be brought against him; but he oppose itself to intrigue and jobbing, was known to be a man who detested "and to side with the public, the of abuses; and he made strenuous efforts "fender becomes a marked man. The to put a stop to those abuses. These case of Mr. Sedgwick, the chairman were his crimes; and for these crimes "of the late Stamp Board, whose let-every effort was made to inflict on him "ters to Lord WALLACE appeared in degradation and pecuniary ruin. A goour paper, is a case in point. To act vernment would deserve overthrow for uprightly, was to act against all the nothing else than tolerating the abo"received notions of official subordina- minable proceedings against this gentle* tion, Individuals, whose integrity man Mr. SEDGWICK is now in the "and talents would be duly valued by hands of Lord GREY and Lord ALan administration like the present, THORP; and if they do not do him "would, under its predecessors, have justice, it will, to me, be surprising "ensured annoyance of every kind, and indeed. "ultimate dismissal. Government is A Now, as to the combination, it is said happily composed at present of men that the associators have got two "who give an example of integrity in hundred and sixty votes to oppose "their own persons, instead of visiting the ministers, if they propose to "it on others with odium and resent- make a real reform of the Commons' ment; and no better pledge than this House, and that they are resolved to can or need be given of their deter-vote them into a minority. I can hardly "mination to act up to the principles believe this. To be sure, a combina they have so nobly proclaimed." tion with the Duke of WELLINGTON at In the same paper there is the follow-its head may very well be supposed to ing paragraph:"The Duke of W&L be extremely bitter against the reLINGTON is at present entertaining a formers, and not to be, by any means, "large party of the Ex-Ministers and overburdened with wisdom. their political associates at Strathfield- a combination one may easily con say. Sir Robert Peel, from Drayton ceive to be so blinded by their resente Park, arrived there on Saturday, and ment against the people; by their Mr, Croker has been the Duke's habitual contempt of the people, and "guest for some days." Whether this by the flattering falsehoods to which assemblage be immediately connected they incessantly listen they have seen With the COMBINATION I know not; the nation so long submit to such ་་ Such monstrous abuses; they have heard it grumble so long, and still submit so docilely, that one can conceive it possible for them to believe that they can now, in opposition to both ministry and people; a ministry full of talent, and an intelligent people, perfectly unanimous; that they can, in spite of both these, carry on the same system, that has at last plunged the country into utter confusion, and made it an object of contempt.throughout the world. treme that poverty may be ; but, as the other might, and I believe it would, satisfy the nation, that might be enough for the ministers to propose along with the ballot. If they propose any-thing short of these, to dissolve the parlia ment would be of no use; of no use at all; the people would say that one set was as good as another set, and that no reform would be better than a sham reform. But if they distinctly propose to do these, the whole country would be in commotion on their side; and the new parliament would enable them to make the reform, without any opposition at all. If his Majesty were, unfortunately, to listen to advisers of another description, and to resolve not to dissolve the parliament, the present ministers would, of course, quit their places, and be succeeded by their predecessors with the Duke at their head; but how long could this last? Back would come all the scenes and all the angry passio ns of the month of November; but these latter with tenfold force; and as to the I do not, therefore, look upon it as at all incredible that such an opposition is to be attempted. Nay, I think it likely that it will be attempted. If it be, and if there be any-thing like a formidable opposition, one of two things will take place; the parliament will be dissolved, or the King will refuse to do that, and then the ministers will go out, and have the people at their back. The King will hardly want to get back into the hands of those who had to advise him not to fulfil his promise of dining at the Guild-Hall with the Queen. We can hardly contemplate the possibility of the King's listening former, they would appear with great to the advice of those who would throw him back into these hands; and, therefore, we are to proceed upon the supposition, that, if the ministers meet with a formidable opposition, they will dissolve the parliament, The consequence of that would be that not a man who had voted against them would dare to show his face in any part of the country. A hundred of them would be chased out of counties and of boroughs that are half rotten; and then the ministers might do the thing that the people want done. But, for the ministers to dissolve the parliament, with such prospect before them, they must first propose, and distinctly propose, to make such a reform as will satisfy the people; and, nothing short of an exextension of the suffrage to all householders paying scot and lot, and of voting by ballot, will satisfy the people. I shall always contend, that every man liable to be called on to serve in the militia has a right to vote, and that a man's poverty ought to be no bar to the exercise of this right, however ex improvements and additions. The rage against the ministers would then be extended to other quarters; and the man must be blind who does not foresee terrible convulsion as the result. The bare circumstance of the Duke of Wellington coming back again into power would throw the whole kingdom into a paroxysm of rage: despair of any good from gentle means would seize upon the public, and all men would make up their minds to a resort to the last desperate means. For, with regard to the Prince of Waterloo, how stands the case? He made a declaration against parliamentary reform: he made it one week, and the next week the King had to submit to the humiliation of withdrawing his promise to dine with his people in GuildHall; because he could not fulfil the promise without being accompanied by his prime-minister, or without openly pronouncing disgrace on his primeminister, and because he could not be accompanied by that prime-minister, without endangering the peace of the City |