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Friday, June 4.-The Cotton market, remains without interest; the purchases this week are inconsiderable; and the prices without any variation. The accounts received from Liverpool, this mern|ing, state that market steady.

VOL. 50.-No. 12.] LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1824. [Price 6d. ‡.
Published every Saturday Morning, at Seven o'clock.

TO THE

. READERS OF THE REGISTER.

TO THE

CHANCELLOR

OF THE EXCHEQUER.

AMONGST the Advertisements, in On his "joyous country, smiling

in plenty, with a happy, contented and grateful people.”

SIR,

Kensington, 16th June, 1824. THE Public have not forgotten

the Register of last week, there was one of a work, which was entitled, "THE TRIAL OF THOMAS DAVISON," &c. And another of a work, which was entitled, "THE THREE IMPOSTORS," &c. I am very sorry that those advertisements your boasting speech in February appeared in the Register. I was, last; that speech in which you as the date of the Register will said that this was a “joyous land, show, out of town. The advertise- smiling in plenty, with a people ments came late, and were sent to prosperous, happy, contented and the press, printed, and out, before grateful." The population humtheir contents were perceived. I bug makes the number of the whole kave always disapproved of these kingdom twenty-one millions; but, and such like publications. I have it makes the people of Ireland semore than once, in print, expressed my regret that they were put forth. My opinion is, that they have done,

ven millions. So that, at any rate, here are one third of our people;

and that they do, great harm to the and, it is allowed, on all hands, cause of public liberty; and I now that the Irish land is far from bebeg, once for all, that those who ing "joyous." In short, it is not choose to persevere in putting denied; even the tools of the Boforth these works, will not send roughmongers have not the autheir advertisements to the Re-dacity to deny, that this third gister. part of our people are, not amongst but the most miserable wretches upon

WM. COBBETT.

the face of the earth.

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of that people. On the 5th of May, CAPTAIN MABERLY brought forwards his scheme for making the Irish happy. Every projector has his scheme for this purpose. I may speak of the Captain's byand-by. None of the schemes

What right had you, then, Sir, [nothing to dispute about, here we to boast of the prosperity and hap-have, in Ireland, one third of all piness of the people of this king- our people. Now, then, let us hear dom? And, who is to believe in from yourselves, what is the state your statements in future? The “House,” that well-known House cheered your boasting; and we have already the proof, even from your own lips, that the boasting was false. I may, in this letter, speak a little of the projects for sending the Irish people away; ever succeed. The end always is for getting rid of a nation! Good a subscription for the seven milGod! But, let me first get a de-lions of ragged wretches. Howscription of their state from your ever, more of this by-and-by, beown mouths; from the mouths of fore I speak of the colonising, or you, who make laws for this peo-transporting, or getting rid of ple. You, with all the assurance the scheme. My first business is to of an English placeman, said, in put upon record the House's dethe speech alluded to above, that scription of the "joyous" state of all this national happiness, all the a third part of the people that it happiness and content of this grate- makes laws for. ful people were the work of the Parliament, which had been so much calumniated, and you bade us Reformers take the happy state of the people as an answer to all our complaints against the base," Captain's" remedies I shall not corrupt, seat-selling, borough- now speak; the state of his pamongering crew. Now, then let tient is what I have at present to us see what that "happy state" attend to.

is, even according to the confes

The Captain-lawmaker himself said, that, in that " joyous" country (as you called it) "misery, distress, and discontent were to be met with at every turn." Of the

In the same debate, Mr. sions of those who cheered you; HUTCHINSON, (who has been a who gave you"loud and long-lawmaker ever since I knew any continued cheers." thing of politics,) said, that the

distress was so great in Ireland,

The state of the English and Scotch is very bad; but, to leave" that crowds of her people came

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"here hoping to get bread." I those on whom the duty might know this very well; for I see" be imposed of thus calling for hundreds upon hundreds pass my "the liberal assistance of Parliadoor, with no shoes, and some with" ment, to prevent the disposition no stockings; but, it is what yon" from growing up, of considering lawmakers say, that I want the "a recourse to it allowable in world to hear.

"ordinary cases." Good God! Oh!" joyous" country! Happy people! Great House of Commons, though "calumniated," under the laws of which House,

Captain MABERLY's father (in the same débate) said, that thousands of the Irish labourers had either nothing at all to do, or, had to work for twopence a day! Well periodical fumines are naturally to done, Honourable House and be expected by seven millions of boasting Chancellor of the Exche- people! Fine Parliament! adquer. A whole twopence a day mirable Lord Johns and Ensignsto feed, clothe, and warm a fa- of-the-guards lawmakers! Here mily! "Joyous" country, "smil-is one third part of the people of ing in plenty." Great and wise, the whole kingdom, who must nethough" calumniated" House! cessarily be saved from starvation Happy people, to live under laws made by such a House! Here is an answer to all us complaining Reformers.

SIR JOHN NEWPORT said, that the poor creatures got barely enough to exist on.

Your colleague, Mr. COULBURN, said, that," From the condition "of Ireland, from the very nature

of the food on which the popu"lation was supported, it was im"possible that emergencies should "not arise when Parliament would "be called on to afford assistance

"to Ireland, to preserve the peo"ple from the effects of famine.

"It was peculiarly incumbent on

by the Government once in a time!" Oh, happy people! If such a people be not "grateful" they must be a shocking set of vaga bonds.

But come, boaster, you who have received such " loud and long-continued cheers," when you' praised the Parliament and sneered at the Reformers. Come, eulogist of the Gatton and Sarum system; what did you (during this same debate) say of the state of one third part of your happy, contented, and grateful people"? These were your whining words : "No man who knew the state of "Ireland could conceal from him

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"self the lamentable fact, that | placed close by the side of your "notwithstanding her soil, her braggings. There is, indeed, no"climate, and the other favourable thing new in it. Its facts are "circumstances in which she was notoriously true. But, these facts placed, she was far removed are stated in that same House, "from that state of content and who gave you loud and long"happiness to which she was en- continued cheers, when you had “titled." What, then, did you the assurance to praise it for havnot know this, when you were ing made a happy and contented making your bragging speech? and grateful people. "The Irish was you ignorant of this? Did" people had warm hearts and you not, when 66 had the assuryou generous dispositions, and even ance to make that speech, know the outrages of which some of the state, the miserable state of " them had been guilty, arose less these people? What had dis-" from baseness or want of feelguised from you "the lamentable"ing, than from an overflow of fact"? What! a third part of "warm feeling checked and irrithe people of the kingdom "far" tated and goaded on to despair "removed from content and happi-" by distress and famine. (Hear!) 66 ness," and you have the assur- "The conduct of the resident ance to boast of a "joyous land," gentry towards the lower class smiling in plenty, with a people" of people was productive of prosperous, happy, contented," most mischievous effects. A " and grateful!" And the House" lady of high rank and distincheered you; gave you cheerings" guished talents had declared, loud and long-continued. Well" that the industry of the female worthy of that House, under whose" peasants was destroyed by an law-makings the people have been" insufficiency of the necessary brought to their present state. "implements; she went on to

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Colonel French, in the same de-" assert, that they are perfectly bate; for Colonel, and Captain," naked as to clothing, and perand Major, and Admiral and En-"fectly helpless, without any comsign lawmakers are very com- "fort or convenience, or any posmon in the famous House; Colonel "sible way of gaining their liveFrench gave the following account" lihood; and unfortunately the of the state of this third part of the" gentry are so used to see that people. It is worthy of being" kind of distress that it does not