3 ready to swear that the "bloody old Fimes" was always a strenuous advoate of Parliamentary reform. The calumnies of this infamous paper DAILY PAPER. Lord Bacon says, "that a professed ester will never stick at telling a lie ;' nd, certainly, so great, so impudent, o shameful a lie as this, scarcely ever N. B. There is a Mrs. LEWIS, who ame from the lips of mortal man be- has applied to me several times, to pubore; and this, if the Whigs will let us lish her case. She has recently made have time before the election, I will go application for this perpose to Miss down into Berkshire and prove to the BLUNDELL, who keeps my shop in Boltface of this jester, if he dare to come and court; and this latter, with the sort of neet me; I will prove to the jester's feeling which is natural to women, in ace, and to JACK's face, too, that such a case, has strongly pleaded the his infamous and bloody newspaper, cause of Mrs. Lewis. I have not hich had before justified the mas-thought proper to meddle with the matcre of the Protestants at NISMES, ter, but I advise Mrs. LEWIS to go down d which had called aloud (upon the into Berkshire, and there make a true storation of the BOURBONS), for the and faithful representation of that, the food of the republicans of France; I subject of which she has so urgently reill prove to the face of this jester, andquested me to take up; and here I drop e face of JACK, if they dare to meet this matter for the present. (e, that this infamous newspaper took e lead in urging SIDMOUTH and CASLEREAGH and LIVERPOOL, to pass e dungeoning and gagging bills of 1817, in order to punish those who then were humbly petitioning for Parliament- IF I he returned a member to the ary reform. I will quote the words of Parliament, it is my determination to that newspaper, which I put upon re- have under my control e daily evening cord for a purpose like this, if the occa-paper, to be published in London, withsion should arise; and I will produce a out which I should be fighting in mufpublished correspondence between JACK fles; I should be under the infernal and STODDART, to prove that JACK was hatches of the base and villanous rethe conductor of that paper at that very porthers. Rather than herd with whom, time; and let the jester, crammed with I would beg my bread from door to door, JACK's turtle and venison, and drenched and with whom I must herd, and whom with his wine, come and face me before I must treat with both guttle and guzzle, the people of his native county, whom or see my statements either garbled he has thus been deceiving. Neither and disfigured, or wholly suppressed. the beauties of Edinburgh nor of GLAS-Therefore, I must have a daily paper Gow; nor those beauties, more conge-under my control; and, if I be elected, nial to my taste, on the banks of the have it I will. 1. intended to drop the CLYDE, made me quite forget Jack and Register at the end of the present year; his jester; but, approaching nearer to but I shall not do that. It is so efficient! the scene, and finding that JACK, in his People have got into the habit of taking quality of justice of the peace, has ap- it in in clubs and societies so nicely. Like plied to the judges for an information the sun, it sheds its beams so truly all to prove that he is not unfit to be a over the kingdom, that I shall not cease county member of Parliament, I feel to publish it until STURGES BOURNE'S aroused on the subject; and, as I have a BILLS be repealed, and the malt-tax and right to offer my advice to any part of hop-tax and tithes be abolished, at any my countrymen, my advice those of rate. I mention this affair of the daily Berkshire shall have on this subject, paper now, in order that people may be and also the grounds of that advice. prepared for casting off the dirty Globe, 4 and the other heaps of lies and of non-nearly as white as the cotton which you sence that now load the mail-bags work upon. In the course of that fiftythroughout the country. ACCOUNT OF SCOTLAND. seven days, I have delivered forty-four lectures, and two speeches at public dinners, having thus been upon my legs seven days, allowing as many hours to the day as you work in the factories; for I have been thus speaking for seven WHEN I get to London, which will be very soon after the publication of this times thirteen hours. During the same Register, I shall at once set to work fifty-seven days, I have written eight Registers, in which there have been and publish, in a little and compact volume, my account of Scotland, adding of my writing for each of the fifty-seven and are, on an average, four columns to what has already been published, some matter that I find upon my notes, days, not including about a hundred letand which I had not time to introduce ters that have been sent off by post. into the Register, and which, besides, I did not like to introduce as long as it was probab'e that the Registers would find me still in Scotland, lest the infamous “reporthers" and the vagabond "feelosnfers" should accuse me of flattering the Scotch, in order to insure a good reception amongst them. I am away from them now: it is possible, and even probable, and even likely (and all the world must see that it is so), that I may never see Scotland again; and I should not be exceeded in baseness by any “feelosofer," or even by any reporther," the pressure of whose vile carcase ever degraded the earth, if I were now to suppress, any fact, honourable to the country or the people of Scotland. TO THE 66 PEOPLE OF OLDHAM. Darlington (Durham), 13. Nov. 1832. MY FRIENDS, I SHALL be at OLDHAM on Friday next, the 16. instant; I shall sleep there that night; shall set off for MANCHESTER the next morning; shall sleep at Manchester that night, and shall set off for London next Sunday morning. This, my friends, is a time to be stirring: we have talked long enough it is now, not a question of TALK, but a question of DO. Since I had the pleasure to see you, and shake your honest and hard-working hands; fifty-seven days have passed over my head, which head, you know, is pretty During the same time, I have travelled your faithful friend, if be SOUTH-DURHAM ELECTION. THERE seems to be a hot contest going on for the Southern Division of the County of DURBAM; and both the factions are united against Mr. PEASE, who appears to mean that the Reform Bill shall not be a dead letter. I here insert a second address of Mr. PEASE to the electors. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SOUTHERN HAM. too numerous to mention. The currency of the realm, and in connexion with it, the present state of the Bank of England's Charter, have been prominent topics. If returned as your representative, it would be my earnest wish to reduce the burdens upon land, or rather, upon the farmer, to the greatest possible extent, and to diffuse those charges more equitably over property generally, thus, giving the bours. And, as regards our monetary system, rich a fellow-feeling with their poorer neighto encourage such » circulation of the currency on sound principles, as would tend to relieve and stimulate both agriculture and commerce. I am painfully sensible of the secret operation of that agency which through a change in the standard of value, or in other words, from a MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW COUNTRYMEN-AS paper to a gold currency, has produced those the crisis approaches which will terminate Huctuations in prices, which have blighted your present arduous struggle, I cannot re- hope, and destroyed many a fair estate. These frain from reiterating my expressions of grate-observations will be well understood by such ful feelings for the kindness and cordiality as are conversant with a farmer's income and with which you have everywhere received me. outgoings-these know, that whilst produce Having endeavoured to discharge my duty has regularly declined in value, there has been as a candidate for your independent suffrages, no corresponding diminution in his expenses you will excuse me in making a few observa- and burdeus. I must however confess, that tions as to the line of conduct which I have more intimate communication with you, and thought it right to pursue, and also, upon your the conviction it has fixed upon me, of the respousibility as electors. mass of intelligence and talent which it is My political opinions have been fully ex-proposed that I should represent, has at times plained, my character and conduct are before been very depressing in viewing the expe- . you. I have not annoyed you by servile soli-rience and abilities required for so truly secitations, but have re-ted on the assurance,rious a task, but the openness and candour of that you are well qualified to judge of the fit-your sentiments-the confidence you have ness of those who may be proposed as your been pleased to express towards me, have representatives in Parliament, and in the again and again animated me with hope, that determination not to insult you, by presuming united as we are by our common interests and that either overpowering entreaties, or abject views, we may continue to blend our mutual caresses, were required to induce you faith-sentiments and exertions, for the attainment fully to perform your plain, though very important duties. To have attempted to prevail upon you to abuse your consciences, violare your opinions or retract your pledges, would have been a gross outrage upon your freedom and your integrity. of those great objects which are at stake. You must agree with ine that the state of parties and their purposes, as developed in this election; in fact, everything which we see and hear around us, ought to increase our vigilance, and render us resolute and determined Many opportunities have presented them to admit of no dictation—to submit to no po. selves, since I acceded to your flattering requi-litical fetters, however speciously they may be sition, and these I have not disregarded of be- attempted to be imposed. We have good coming still more intimately acquainted with | grounds for solicitude for the strenuous prothe position which we in this division occupy; tection of that reform which has been so susand the very depressed condition of many,piciously commenced. Which of you does not who, in the industrious and praiseworthy pur- see with alarm the existence of that corruption suits of agriculture and commerce, are labour- | which it is destined eventually to destroy? ing under burdens of no common magnitude, Which of you does not behold great and powand discouragments of threatening import. erful interest actively at work, either secretly All this has but tended to increase my or more openly opposed to alterations in our anxiety, even at the expeuse of much personal political transactions-to those great and jusacrifice, to Contribute my most sincere dicious changes in the institutions of our coun(though at best but very humble) efforts, to try, which their very existence no less than discover and apply available remedies, to the diffusion of greater light and knowledge, restore soundness and prosperity to the lan- have rendered both expedient and necessary? guishing interests of our country. I have Whilst then, we are careful to oppose sufficient listened to your observations with pleasure-obstacles to hasty innovation, let us anxiously I have derived instruction from your remarks consult the intelligence and moral temper of on questions of vital impor ance; amongst our country-letus diligently and patiently these, the protection required to agriculture, labour to afford every possible facility for real those fixed charges upon land which weigh it improvement, by peaceable and virtuous down, in the shape of rates and contributions, means. As the stream cannot be expected lu conclusiou I cannot entertain for one moment the thought that the generous preference you have shown me cau fail, accom I am, very sincerely and respectfu ly, Southend, 11 Mo. 5th, 1832. SPEECH OF MR. PEASE, At Stockton, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 1832. to rise higher than its source, let us look united kingdom. If in the reports of my clo-ely to our cousistency as electors, and in- | speech-s, there has been an appearance of quire whether our conduct and principles are arrogance, which I never felt; or of personal interwoven in that standard of integrity and allusions, which were never intended, I do justice, which we intend our representatives sincerely regret it. elsewhere to exalt and display. In contests like the present, let us avoid every practice which can have a tendency to endanger our political privileges, or to degrade our chapanied as it is by your extraordinary an : inderacter. The assurances of support, and the fatigable efforts in securing the triumph of number of names already enr led on the cau- your independence. When the day of election vass lists of the various committees, leave but arrives, I shall be found at my post, till then, little room to doubt the issue of this struggle, I repose ou your attachment: to those great so far as regards myself. It is no light matter | principles which are at once both yours and to enjoy the fullest conviction that this pre-miue, and your kindness towards myself as ference has been obtained by no unworthy their humble though determined advocate. meaus or arts. If I have been guilty of one act of meauness-if I have sacrificed or frittered away one principle-if I have fawned upon the great, or attempted to intimi ate the lowly-if I have ever impugued the character of my opponents-if I have ever shrunk from the candid avowal of my sentiments-it I have ever shunned your interrogatories, or returned an insincere or evasive answer, though that answer might not be popular—if I have sought your approbation in the name, or through the imputed merits of another-if I have availed myself of the menaces of a landlord, or his agents-or of a master, either directly or indirectly in a word, if with liberty, indepeudence, and reform, on my lips, I have tampered with intimidation or corruption, or sought that protection and shelter under their wings, which public approbation aud virtue had de-into Stockton on Wednesday last. He was nied, and thus have acted so as to degrade you introduced to the electors by Mr. Bates, of and your franchise to a levelwi ́h that shame- Kirkleving.on, and afterwards addressed the less political merchandise, which it has cost immense multitude who had assembled to us so much to annihilate-you will award me greet his arrival, to the following effect :my deserts; but, if on considering my con- When the people of England set up a man, duct with that discrimination, which, from who should take bim down? And thus should experience, 1 well know you will exert be doue to the man whom the people decise-you are pleased to acknowledge that my lighted to honour. (Cheers.) course has been diametrically the reverse of ful force of the kindness with which they had this sketch-then, you will grant me the received him, because, whether he regarded it pleasure of avowing myself your fellowas a token of gratitude for any exertion he labourer in a cause which involves our rights, had made, in private or public life, to serve our liberties, and the dearest interests of our the interests of that district, or whether it country-in which reform, so far as it has yet was to be cousidered as a proof of their confiproceeded, is viewed but as a means to au end deuce, that both in private and public, he that end, under the Divine blessing, is the should adhere to the principles he had avowed elevation, of the political, moral, and religious-principies which embraced not only the character of our race-as the best and only guarantee of our prosperity and happinessan elevation of mind, which would bring with it adequate motives to serve the pubite, with out regard to the love of greatness, honours, wealth, or rewards. The inscription on our banners will then be short, but it will be emphatic. In these word will our opinious be expressed our judgment sealed—our purposes revealed, "The truly good-the only great," I acknowledge a debt of gratitude, for the candid and liberal manner in which my pretentions have been treated and canvassed in the public prints, in various parts of the (From the I urhom Chronicle of Sept. 28.) Mr. PEASE made a most triumphant entry He felt the happiness of the country at large, but were calculated to impart happiness to every private bosom, both as regarded the present and the future,-it could not fail to be deeply affecting to his heart. (Cheers.) After all that he could do or say, however, his cause must be left in their hands. Gratifying, however, as were the occurrences of this day, he doubted not they would cause him to be still further traduced-to be more and more maligued; because the higher a inau got up, the better shot he was deemed by those who were below hi. (Cheers and laughter) Whilst he was little and low, he might be passed in the streets, aud have no botice taken of him; but when the people got him ou their shoulders, he was a fair mark then. (Laughter.) The go back to first principles. Agriculture must consequence had been everything he could be protected by a law controlling the admission expect or desire. (Cheers.) In every place of foreign grain into this country--otherwise he had gone to, he found he had been preceded he knew there was a power in foreign counby the most unfounded statements, not as to tries to throw upon our market such quantities him individually, but as to his principles. of produce,-grown, too, by men who had no Now, if he went into Parliament as their such imposts to bear as the English cultivator representative, there would not be one of them had to contend against-that the question who could say that he had deceived or misled would be, not whether a third, or a half, of them; for on no occasion had he flinched, in the English soil should be laid waste, but public or in private, from declaring openly, whether, as was his candid opinion, the whole fairly, and sincerely, what the principles were of it would not be throws out of cultivation. upon which he intended to act. (Cheers.) (Cheers.) He believed he expressed these The long addresses he had circulated con- sentiments on the soundest data possible. He tained allusions to every topic upon which it did not speak unadvisedly; for it would not could be presumed that he could be required become him, standing in the situation of a to address them on this occasion. So far was candidate for their favour, to express opinions it from being necessary to uphold his cause by on this, or any other subject, which he had not resorting to unworthy means, his friends were calmly and dispassionately weighed. (Cheers.) increasing in every quarter-iu all parts of Now, his own local knowledge, his intercourse the Division a support had been tendered to with foreigners, and the information he had him-not compelled, but voluntarily tendered collected from various publications, convinced -of which any man alive might well be him that there was a power in foreign counproud. (Cheers) He believed there never tries to deluge this with corn, at prices at was a day like this in Stockton; and triumph- which it could not be grown by our own antly did it prove his position, that when the farmers. (Cheers.) Building, as he did, the peop'e chose to take up a man, noue could prosperity of England upon agriculture, he take him down. (Cheers and laughter.) He could not, to picase any person who held would not be taken down there to day; and opposite sentiments, adopt a creed which was he should be much disappointed if a day which contrary to his own convictions; and as a should see him taken dowu, with reference to proof of his sincerity on this question, he this e'ection, at any place, should ever arrive. might state the fact, that when applied to, in (Cheers) He understood that many of that another county, to give his support to a canworthy and estimable class, the agriculturists, didate who was not, as it was called, a friend were in the crowd. He did not know a to agriculture, he refused, to do so on that farmer from another man, unless it was for very ground. (Cheer-.) With regard to his honest face-(a lauzb);—but he saw so this great question, he was sorry to say, that many houest faces below him, he could not in some points of view, it presented itself to tell how to distinguish which were farmers his mind under a very discouraging aspect. and which manufacturers; and he believed they had very little reason to hope that they the longer they lived, the more they would ¦ would obtai 4, from the House of Commons, a find that it was not by the face, no, nor by the higher scale of duties than that which they at birth, or by the breeding, but for the inclina- present enjoyed; but if it could be shown to tion we should feel to support, maintain, and him that it was necessary to alter that scale, express sound principles, we should be judged he would be an advocate for the measure. by our fellow nien. (Loud cheers.) Wherever The system of averages and of bonding might he had enjoyed the opportunity, he had felt require correction; but in whatever changes the greatest possible pleasure in exp'aining he might concur, his object would be to to gentlemen com ected with agriculture his secure to the English farmer a price someviews upon that subject in general, and the thing like 7s. or 8s. per bushel; for with less desire he had, in reference to their situatious than that he knew there were many thousand as individuals, to promote its success and acres of laud, in this and the adjacent counprosperity. (Cheers.) He had reason to ties, that would not pay for farming. (Cheers.) believe, that in nine cases out of ten, if Let in But however anxious he or his brother canditen cases out of ten, he had given satisfaction. dates might be that prosperity should be found But it had been said to him, "Speak out." at every farmer's fire-side, it was not for him to He had no objection to speak out ou any promise that any measure should make land poiut that might be put to him, and on this pay for growing corn which could not yield subject in particular. (Cheers.) He was ten bushels per acre. (Hear, bear.) He bound to confess that agriculture was far had no objection to enter into calculations from being in a prosperous state; and it would | be the duty of their future representatives to inquire diligently into the cause of that effect. (Cheers.) It was useless to complain of a thing unless we set about remedying it-it was of no use to complain of the water being bad, if we knew the well was foul, and we took no pains to cleanse it. (A laugh.) We must with them if they pleased. Now, supposing they divided the country into three parts. Take land that was worth 40s. per acre, and tithe free, if they could find any such (a laugh); and premise that the course of husbaudry should be the regular one observed in the country-fallow, wheat, clover, and wheat again,— |