mean to tell us that the boroughmon- swept away; and in all human probagers tax us, and apply the taxes to their bility it will end in creating a REown use, which makes them wallow in PUBLIC, that horrible spectre, to lay wealth, and makes some of us half which for ever we contracted in debt, starved. Well, then, Doctor, if we were dead-weight and poor-rates, perpetual to jerk, or rather if the Government obligations to the amount of eight hunwere to jerk, the hands of the borough-dred millions, in addition to what existed mongers out of our pockets, should not before the war began. If that frightful we be better off than we are; and would spectre should rise up again, and that not the labouring man, who must now too before a reform to satisfy the people pay 9s. 6d. for a bushel of malt, be bet- be made, those who plotted the debt of ter off, if he could get that malt for four France in 1815, will feel, in right shillings a bushel? I put that question earnest, the consequences of their hellish home to you, Doctor. Well, then, it policy.. is a monstrous piece of impudence to say that the Government has not the power to take off the malt-tax; and, therefore, it is to tell a falsehood or to be a driveller, to say that the Government has not the power of relieving the working people. In France, as here, all is usury and monopoly; both of which are upheld by the systems which the governments pursue: these evils go on producing greater and greater effect every day the working part of the community always suffer more in degree than the other parts; the working part consists of the millions; they will endure only to a certain point, and when they will endure no longer, the whole fabric of the system, after rocking to and fro for a while, comes tumbling down. upon the heads of its upholders, disappears from our sight, and (to be bombastical)," like the baseless fabric of a vision, leaves not a wreck behind."

But, Doctor, why tell the people that they cannot receive relief from the Government? Why tell them this, if you think that reform will bring them no relief; and at the same time call upon them to form Political Unions; call upon them to strive at elections; call upon them to fight as for their lives, in order to get that very reform, which, according to you, can do them no good? This is as bad as the Liar, who called upon the people at Preston to vote unanimously, that the Reform Bill would have done them no good; while, in the same breath, the stupid oaf boasted that he had voted for the bill! Come, come, Doctor, adopt my thirteen Manchester propositions; tell your readers that the bill would have effected all that; and then you may lament the loss of it (for you will never see it again!) with perfect consistency at any

rate.

DADDY BURDETT.

Doctor, do you remember that, at the making of the peace of 1815, the Courier and the bloody Old Times suggested the necessity of compelling France to I ALWAYS said, that this daddy put have A GREAT DEBT, in order that himself at the head of the National Pogreat numbers of people of property litical Union, in order to prevent it might be interested in upholding the from producing any real effect in furBourbons; and in order that France thering the cause of reform. And, I might be unable to go to war to disturb now understand, that, finding he could her neighbours? If you do not re-not keep it under his control, he has member this, I do, and can turn to the withdrawn his name from it! passages at any time. The scheme suc- fellow appears to be resolved to make ceeded; for awhile the two banks and good every word that I have ever said the two governments were united in the against him; but, to say the truth, none bonds of marriage. When Charles was but most besotted creatures have adshoved down, Louis-Philippe came and hered to him since the year 1818, when perched himself upon the stool. But it I made a full and fair exhibition of his is now over; the French debt will be conduct and character.

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KING'S SPEECH,

AND

DEBATES ON IT.

Bolt-court, Dec. 6, 1831.

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repose

of the sentence about labours and
and fatigues, would have been better
omitted: it has no dignity in it, and it
only reminds considerate men of the la-
bours and fatigues of those who have to
pay the taxes and the tithes.

I feel it to be my duty, in the first place, to recommend to your most careful consideration the measures which will be proposed to you for a reform in the Commons' House of Parliament. A speedy and satisfactory settlement of this question becomes daily of more pressing importance to the security of the state, and to the contentment and welfare of· my people.

To "feel" is novel writing; it is not a word for a King. As Dame QUICKLY, says of Swagger, "I am the worst when one says feel, in a case like this." Neiin their proper place; but it is with ther are the words "in the first place"

the substance, with the matter of this and this is of so much importance as to paragraph, with which we have to do; make us forget the bungling writing. In the House of Lords, hardly any-thing was said upon the subject; and in the House of Commons not much was said

THE Parliament was opened yesterday. I shall insert passage, by passage, this ill-written and hardly-grammatical speech. And, at the same time, I shall notice such parts of the debates, in the House of Commons especially, as relate to the passages respectively. The tone of the opposers of reform appears to be altered a good deal, whether arising from some understood compromise, or from mere political craft, I cannot say but they certainly speak in a softened tone at present. Their tone is querulous: they complain of the violence of the people; and represent themselves as being placed in a state of peril if they freely express their opinions. However, as THE BILL (not three, but one) is, it appears, to be brought in next Mon-slipped out from LAWYER CROKER and day, a short time will show what line of conduct these opposers mean to pur: We will, therefore, now proceed

sue.

with THE SPEECH.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

I have called you together that you may resume, without further delay, the important duties to which the circumstances of the times require your immediate attention; and I sincerely regret the inconvenience which I am well aware you must experience from so early a renewal of your labours, after the short interval of repose allowed you from the fatigues of the last session.

The word "and" has no business here; and the whole of this last member

indicative of the future intentions of the the subject of reform worthy of much parties indeed, nothing was said upon attention ; but, incidentally, things

from PEEL'S BILL: I mean from the author of that truly infernal measure. Most people in London know who this Lawyer Croker is. They know that he first made his appearance on the stage; that he first figured away in sitting at the back of Perceval, and defending the Duke of York in his conduct with regard to the transactions with that piece of purity, Mother Clarke. This was twenty-two years ago, and Lawyer Croker has, from that day to this, except the time since the Whigs came into place, been receiving about four or five thousand pounds a year of the public money, and has had tax-free apartments in KENSINGTON PALACE pretty nearly all the time, I be

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