tions A few days only since Sir R. Peel, and cheaply returnedts In Wa about to

JESTE to save the nation, the wretched dupes sentatives, voting different ways, necessitates still doubted the horrible realityl THE GA- the introduction of a third man, to depose the ZETTE alone this day can satisfy numbers of evil-doer. The honest candidate must be held their political bankruptcy. Many regarded harmless of cost. In Leicester, Mr. Evans the prorogation as a RUSE. A few short months must not be visited with the punishinent of have intervened since the Duke of Wellington Sir Charles Hastings. Lord Althorp, in the Vaunted the perfectibility of the representa- county of Northampton, must be honourably flattered himself that he could produce a Tomes must not share the penalties pocket reform to smooth the public mind. be inflicted on Sir Charles Greville.In WarMiserable was the idea, despicable the false wickshire, Mr. Lawley must be protected spirit in which he has cunningly opposed the from expenditure, when Mr. Dugdale is ousted cause of the people. His maledictions against by a third candidate. Mr. Tennyson, in StamJournalism and democracy remind us of the ford or Lincolnshire, should be honourably maniac raving against his keepers. The sun of and gratuituously returned. 16Mr. John Wood, his political power has set never to rise more; in Preston, should not be fined for the perhe can no longer make himself the drag-verse or wilful offences of Mr. Hunt. These chain of the State machine, A new patent are only a few instances of the cruel has superseded his superannuated instru- mulct which will otherwise be levied on the ments of Government. Europe has burst old and most useful friends of the people. the chains of despotism with which the Duke As a general rule, all those Members who of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, and their consistently supported Ministers in the Reform predecessors, had manacled her spirit. The Bills should be returned; but a strict Cateboroughmongers are irretrievably undone. chism should be read, and an equally strict Sir Robert Peel became frantic with the vision record of the answers should be preserved. of futurity. In The School for Scandal, All absentees on either division should be reJoseph Surface exclaims to Mrs. Candour, jected; a good medical certificate is the best "I am afraid his circumstances are very bad, proof of incompetency to discharge the duties Ma'am." Mrs. Candour replies, "Ah! I of a representative; absence of mind is an heard so, but you must tell him to keep up equal incapacity with physical inability. We his spirits; every-body almost is in the same again urge union; let that man be selected for way, Lord Spindle, Sir Thomas Splint, Cap- nomination who unites in his interest the tain Quinze, and Mr. Nickitt, all up, I hear, largest body of reformers. We urge the whole within this week; so if Sir Charles is undone, Provincial Press to cultivate disinterestedness he'll find half his acquaintance ruined too, and immediate energy. Thus the nation will be and that, you know, is some consolation!" saved, and all will be rescued from the rapaSir Robert Inglis, in the spirit of a martyr, cious and degrading slavery of the infernal chanted a funeral dirge over the grave boroughmongers. of the boroughmongers. JOSEPH SURFACE would fain believe in the possibility of a redemption of his dying cause. Sir Robert Peel invokes the country. We invoke the electors to mark with scorn the desperate infatuation and pretences of these men of desperate fortunes. The King, the Ministry, the people, must prevail against rotten corporations, borough patrons, and venal intimidated voters. The Bower of the aristocracy is with us, though the bran is exceedingly coarse. Every man, therefore, mast hasten to the sacrifice of time, interest, and labour. We repeat, that Virtue must be the Polar Star of the approaching contest. Threats must be despised, bribes scorned, devotion to the cause must universally prevail. Above all, it must ever be remembered in the election struggles, that to the honest representatives, supporters of Reform in the expired Parliament, we owe the opportunity of National Emancipation. They must be protected, supported, shielded from the pillage of elections. The first duty of the electors is, the spontaneous and hearty return of the old representatives free of expense. The private fortunes of men must be respected, or the public will be deprived of their most trusty and valuable servants. This is especially just and necessary in those instances, and they are numerous, where the old repre

Lacandidate start for Westminster. Sir Francis Burdett and Mr. Hobhouse ought to have no rivals among reformers. The reformers have quite enough on their hands without opposing each other.

reform; on the other, victory would soon enable them to repay their outlay out of the pockets of the people. The poor wretches, who for gold should sell themselves to this crew, would soon feel the consequences in increased It must not be forgotten, that in the elec- burdens. The victory of the boroughmongers tion about to take place many of the motives would be reaction, and the liberal squanderwhich stimulate candidates to make exertions ing of the public money, in order to protect to secure their return are weakened, while, themselves by the dispensation of patronage. on the other hand, the boroughmongers are We state matters fairly and without disfighting for their all. Vanity comes in power-guise, because we would not have the people fully to the aid of public spirit on ordinary oc- to allow any advantage to be obtained over casions; but the Parliament about to be chosen meets for a specific purpose, and then ceases to exist. There are many individuals who would stand the expenses of a contest for a seat in a Parliament expected to be of the ordinary duration, who on this occasion would rather give way to others. The people should bear all these things in mind. It is peculiarly their cause which is now agitated. The enemy are united-their movements will be skilfully directed. Nothing but the union of the people, and an enthusiastic determination to make every sacrifice for this one occasion, will carry us successfully through. If the people be not true to themselves now, the consequences will be unspeakably calamitous.

Every man who votes for an anti-reformer votes for despotism-votes against the liberty of the press-against education-against all that has made England what she is, in spite of the abuses from which she has suffered.Sir Robert Peel, the head of the anti-reformers, has not hesitated to declare himself an admirer of the system of Charles X., and an enemy to the liberty of the press, which he chooses to term Journalism. He talked on Friday of the despotism of journalism-that despotism which had brought neighbouring countries, once happy and flourishing, to the very brink of ruin and despair.' Joseph Surface has at length spoken out. This was the overflowing of a full heart. Happy France, if Charles had succeeded in destroying the charter, and annihilating journalism! So, if this man and his party succeed, we may see what happiness is in store for us. We shall have, no doubt, gagging hills in abundance, a reaction against every-thing liberal, fresh crusades against the press by Sir James Scarlett, fleshed by a spirit of vengeance on account of his late mortifications.

them, through ignorance of the extent of the danger. There is no cause for despair, if the people be only true to themselves, because an united and determined people must triumph over their enemies. But then every man must put his shoulder to the wheel, and contribute in purse and exertions according to his abilities. The man who is not true to the cause on this occasion, may never be able to atone afterwards for his fault. Every elector should consider the fate of the country to depend on himself. Public opinion should be made to bear powerfully in every neighbourhood on electors, so that the man, who, from pusillanimity might be led to betray his country, may tremble at the odium he will have to encounter.

It would be an eternal reproach to Englishmen, were they to allow the boroughmongers to triumph over them.

From the Morning Chronicle, April 26.

The King insulted by the borough-faction.— Never was so gross and flagrant an insult offered to a prince, as was on Friday offered to our beloved and revered Sovereign, by some Peers of the Realm in their places in the House of Lords. To what excess will self-interest and other sordid motives lead men! Sir R. Peel, who is now pleased to play the part of leading anti-reformer, as he once did that of chief opponent to the cause of civil and religious liberty, was demoniac with fury, as a person possessed, and reseembled one "having a devil." His face was pale as a sheet, his lips wore the hue of ink, and it was said by many who saw him, that by the entrance of the Black Rod he was probably saved from an apoplectie fit. Whence all this fury? Because common decency is wholly disregarded by this gentleman and his accomplices when there is a We understand that several of the leading question about touching the darling rotten boroughmongers have had a meeting, to agree boroughs. This is Sir Robert Peel's present on supplies for the contest, and that a stock cue, and the borough faction may possibly purse of a hundred thousand pounds was sub-fancy they have got a good supporter. Let scribed for without delay. Some of them sub-them not deceive themselves. In a month, he, scribed as high as twenty thousand pounds. and Mr. Goulborn, and his brothers, may To counteract these great exertions subscrip- just as swiftly wheel round, and be for reform, tions must be liberally entered into at Man-ballot and all, as they did in 1829 on the Cachester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Glasgow, tholic Question.

and all the other great towns about to receive Lord Mansfield, who lectures by the hour, the franchise. We repeat, the greatest ex-in his prosing conceited way, for decorum of ertions are required. The boroughmongers discussion in newspapers and for Feers' privihave every motive for opening their purses leges, and seems to think he has a monopoly liberally on this occasion. On the one hand, of loyalty, exceeded all bounds of common their power to plunder will be annihilated by decency in the very presence of his King,

on their violent debate! Here let us contrast

I must stop here to offer a few remarks to my readers. I do not think that the assertion made by Dr. BLACK, that in voting for an anti-reformer, we should vote against the liberty of the

when his Majesty was actually entering the as tools of anti-reform, some Dukes and House of Peers. It is said that the good-Lords are now subscribing thousands of pounds. natured King asked "What is all that noise?" Let the people be on their guard, and let eall and was answered, "The Peers debating," good meu ineet so foul and corrupt an attempt which somewhat astounded his Majesty. of the faction by the Sovereign Subscription. Next to Lord Mansfield, no one forgot himself so shamefully as Lord Lyndhurst; and we would just ask the Ministers one question, especially the Lord Chancellor, in whose gift the high office of Chief Baron is, whether Lord Lynhhurst was promoted to it upon an understanding that his Lordship would oppose his Majesty's Government? Lord Lyndhurst apparently has made some great miscalcula-press, any more than we should in voting Of tion, as well as lost his recollection of his late for one of the present Ministers. promotion. Does he think that the conduct that, however, I shall say no more at of the Ministry cancelled the obligations he present; there will be enough to be said Jay under to them, that conduct being only about that hereafter. I am for the bill: the sin of coming forward in an honest sup- I am for sinking all private consideraport of reform, the cause which Lord L. himself once very honestly supported? tions for the sake of accomplishing this But what shall we say of the peers who had great public good; but I am not for the decency to complain of the Lord Chancellor telling lies: I am not for putting forfor leaving the House to meet his Royal Mas- ward false pretences, as this is, with reter-on being summoned to do so by the Usher of the Black Rod! They actually said his Lord-gard to the liberty of the press. The ship should have put the question, and remained less that is said about that matter at and kept his Majesty at the door, while Lords present the better. In imitation of Mansfield, Lyndhurst, and Co. were carrying the labourers, we have dropped all with the conduct of Sir Robert Peel, Lord hostility for the purpose of aiding in Mansfield, Lord Lyndhurst, and Lord London- the carrying of this bill; but if Dr. derry, the dignified demeanour of the Duke of BLACK be wise, he will not mix up Wellington and his party, who abstained from giving their presence and countenance to such along with the bill, praises of the violent and outrageous scenes. They well present Ministers with regard to their deserved of their King and their country. Their love of the liberty of the press. line of conduct is plain and consistent and honest The last article which I have inserted and intelligible. They oppose Reform. We think from the Chronicle is, in my opinion, a them quite wrong. But they do err conscien tiously and fairly. The petty distinctions very indiscreet publication. As far as taken by the others, who are furious against relates to the insult said to be offered the Government measure, but have misgivings to the King by what is here called the that some reform must pass, so they affect to be borough faction, it is a mere matter of for some reform. We say affect, because every argument they use, every topic they appeal to, fact, and very well worth recording; is distinctly directed against all reform, the but, what is the main drift of the smallest as well as the greatest. And, accord- article? It is to cause it to be believed ingly, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Goulburn, and all, that, at last, if they find themselves in were against every kind and degree of reform, from the first instant of their coming into pressed by the people: now, mind this: - public life, down to the hour when they dis- if they find themselves pressed by the covered, t'other day, that it might be con- people, PEEL and GOULBOURN will venient for them to affect some reforming turn round, will offer to make a reSopinions. But these gentlemen are nimble in their evolutions. How quickly did Mr. Goul form, and will even tender more to burn turn round in favour of the Catholic Ques- the people than is tendered to them tion on the day of the King's Speech, 1829! by this bill. The speculation is this YouHe had always been against anything like con- and this speculation is manifestly in the Secession to Catholics till that hour; and ever mind of the writer of this article; since be has been an emancipator. So of Sir R. Peel and the Test Act. He as quickly namely, that the Ministers will probably wheeled 'round, and came to be for the repeal, find themselves in a decided minority to the moment they saw Lord J. Russell's Motion when the Parliament shall reassenible; -iwas carried; though he said most solemnly that they will then be beaten in the vio that he deemed it ruinous to the church, How Again we say, these men cannot be either House of Commons; that their opponents will not come, however, and

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thrust them out of place by a mere re-" deserved well of their King and cannjection of the Reform Bill; but will try." What they (if there be anythrust them out as incapable men, and body, besides the Duke) WHO WILL instantly come into place with a project GIVE US NO REFORM AT ALLS of reform of their own, and, as this they who say that a single, change shall writer observes, ballot and all!" not be made in a rotten borough; they This is the drift of the whole article; who, of course, would see civil war and it is curious that, while the writer rage rather than abolish Old Sarum or calls upon the people, implores the Gatton: they have deserved well of their people, to be on their guard against so King and country; while the others, foul and corrupt an attempt of the fac- who allow that some reform is necessary, tion, it also (see the bottom of the first are reprobated in the strongest terms paragraph of the article) calls upon the that our language affords; one are called boroughmongers not to be deceived by a foul and corrupt faction; are rep this faction! How monstrously eager resented as worthy of neither trust this man must be to keep the present nor respect; are called infamous Ministers in their places. "Let them and infernal boronghmongers! Why (the boroughmongers) not deceive this distinction? Why this lenity to"themselves; for, in a month, PEEL, wards the Duke; why these praises "GOULBURN, and his brothers, may poured out upon him all at once? "swiftly wheel round and be for reform, Why! why, because he does not come, "ballot and all!" May they so! Why, and, by his presence, give countenance I say, then, let the boroughmongers to this opposition to the Ministry, bedeceive themselves, and let us have cause he does not come and give his "reform, ballot and all!" I do not countenance to those who seem rewant to be upon my guard against this. solved to get into place, even if it be This is what I want. I am quite con- necessary to give us "ballot and all !" tent without the ballot, though I think In short, articles like this tend to injure it folly to attempt to withhold it. Ithe cause, rather than do it good. Why think it a gross blunder that this Ministry has committed not to include it in their bill: I call upon my readers to rally round the Ministers and the bill, as the bill now is; but, if there come a Minister to tender us the ballot into the bargain, what an inconsistent dog must I be to call upon the people to be upon their guard against such Minister !

should the writer be so anxious to persuade the boroughmongers not to be deceived by PEEL and GOULBOURN; why should he be so anxious to preserve "infernal" men from being deceived? Why should he endeavour to terrify them with asserting that PERL and GOULBOURN would wheel round and give us reform, "ballot and all !* Why This, therefore, is very weak writing; should he be so anxious, before conand it is quite inconsistent with the late cluding the same article, to persuade writings of Dr. BLACK, which have all the people that it is necessary to be upon been decidedly in favour of the ballot. their guard against these same men? But there is another passage in the mid- In short, every line of this article shows dle of the last paragraph above inserted, that there was no sincerity in the minds which is very well worthy of the best at-of the writer; and the impression tention of the reader. If he looks at that passage, he will perceive that the Duke of W VELLINGTON and his party are placed in contrast with PEEL, and with Lords MANSFIELD, LYNDHURST, and LONDONDERRY; and the Duke and his party are praised to the skies for haying abstained from giving their countenance to such ..outrageous scenes: we are told that they are consistent and honest, and have el pens 2400 ganarchieq to

which it makes upon every reader of sense is, that there is great necessity to be, at any rate, on his guard against the writings of Dr. BLACK, or those? who assist him in this pressing emers geney,

The next extract that shall inserts describes to us the project of The Fimei: newspaper, for the raising of money to counteract the efforts of the borough

mongers. I should first insert, indeed, Two paragraphs from The Courier, taken from The Morning Herald, describing the movements of the Boroughmongers, preparatory to the elections:

to quodt terut But more must be done we call upon every man in the kingdom to consider the cause as individual exertions. The enemies of reform his own, and the victory as depending on his are most active. Meetings are held hour for the purpose of raising money to buy up the rights of Englishmen. English Dukes, Scotch Dukes, and right honourable Baronets, are in league to crush the noble and patriotic attempt of the King and his Ministers to restore the rights of Englishmen. These

It appears that a club, self-styled The Conservative Senate," is sitting daily at No. 19, Charles-street, St. James's-square. This society is, in fact, a club of boroughmongers, and the object of its members is the same as the Cato-street conspirators-namely, to sub-worthies have resolved that a seat in Parliadue the King's Government. We say that ment shall be sold like mackerel at Billingsevery man who belongs to this Charles-street gate. They have resolved that the people of gang" is little better than a traitor, and that England are so base, so degraded, so incapa the names of the parties, should they ever ble of moral feeling, so deaf to the call of na transpire, will go down to posterity as the tional honour, that they will, like Esau, rush names of men guilty of conspiring against the forward to the market and sell their birthprerogatives of the Crown and the liberties of rights for a mess of pottage. People of Eugthe country. It is said however that should laud! do these noble and right honourable the boroughmongers succeed, by bribery and conspirators judge rightly of your character ? threats, to return a parliament, unfriendly to Arise, and trample on the calumny! Come reform, the King will immediately dissolve it, forward as one man, and help those who are and call a new one, withholding the writs from exerting every nerve to help you. The bill the rotten boroughs. If his Majesty possesses will give the right of voting to 500,000 persons.. the power to do this, which we doubt, he Let each of these persons subscribe his mite would be perfectly justified in pursuing such forthwith, and in a few days so overwhelming a course. But, be this as it may, the people a fund will be created, that the boroughought now to put forth their best energies; mongers must fly away in despair. It is, as if they do not, it is our firm opinion that des. we have before stated, the last struggle. The potism or revolution will be the cousequence. corruptiouists, who struggle for their dirty -Morning Herald. existence, fight the last fight of despair. The It is said that the boroughmongers have al-people of England fight for liberty, for justice, ready subscribed no less a sum than one mil-for the emancipation of themselves and their lion and a half sterling for the purpose of influencing the elections; or, in other words, for the purpose of bribing the electors to return anti-reformers. It is added that a considerable portion of this sum is to be applied in returning Mr. Ward for the City. We ask the people of England whether such things are to be borne? We ask whether they will thus suffer themselves to be tyrannized over by the insolence of wealth-of wealth wrung from their own pockets? We are told that the Duke of Northumberland has subscribed no less than 250,0004, and that Sir R. Peel has put his name down for 50,0001, A friend of ours, who has seen a list of subscriptions, says that the highest sums down are twenty five thousand, twelve thousand, and ten thou: sand pounds. But we understand that this is the public list, and that there is, in fact, another list in which the larger sums have been subscribed! Morning Herald.

posterity from the most degrading of all slaveries the degradation of voluntary submission to a yoke which one great effort may shake off for ever. Let each of the persous who by this bill will be raised to the dignity of freemen, subscribe, if only 17. each on the average, and in a few days we shall have half a million of mouey to be expended in the most righteous of causes.

In the meantime, we recommend the following as a sketch of the resolutions which might be generally adopted, but more particu larly in the unrepresented towns:

Resolved, 1. That the unrelenting enemies of reform and of the people are making every exertion to defeat the measures of his Majesty's Government in favour of the good cause. i

2. That those enemies, besides resorting to other measures, are subscribing large sums of money, to form a fund for overwhelming the voice of the people, by means of corrup tion, treating, and all manner of extravagants expenditure, at the approaching elections.

3. That this desperate effort of the ex piring borough faction may prove successful, unless it shall be vigorously resisted. 7105

3d should abserve here, that I cannot believe the facts stated in these para graphs. There may be no intentional falsehood, perhaps, but the facts are in credible. Some larger sums may have 4. That it is the bouuden sduty of every been subscribed; but, great exaggeraman who cherishes the free institutions of our friend of the people, and of reform of every tion heres must be. The following is country-to rally round our beloved Sovethe counter-project put forth by The reign, and save him and the country from the Timestone vispapers certainly savery fangs of this desperate factionene noseTÍVO good project ifcit can be carried into effect.

tional means of performing this duty is, for 5.That the most effectual and coustitus