No. 5.-To the People of Oldham.-Malt Tax. -Majority on Sir W. Ingilby's Motion on the Malt Tax.-Majority and Minority on No. the Rescinding Vote. Celebration of Mr. Cobbett's Birth-day in America.- Mr. Fitton's Letter to the Times.'-Dis- No. 6.-Stamp Duties.-To the People of Old- - JA20 8.-To the People of Oldham.-Sir Robt. - - South Staffordshire.-Partial Taxation.- Mr. Cobbett's Resolutions to Remove Sir Robert Peel from the Privy Council.- West India Question.-Refusal of Church Rates at Manchester.-Coroner's Jury.- Court of King's Bench. Birmingham Political Council.-Meeting at Newcastle- chievous Bill. To the Readers of the Register.-Change of Ministry.—Bank of England Charter.-New Bank Charter.- Peel. Newcastle Petitions. — The two Sons. Calthorpe-street Jury. The King's Answer to the Lords.-Dudley and - 11.-The Navy and the Negro Affair.-To the People of Oldham.-The Whigs and Sir John Hobhouse.-Inquest on Culley 12.-Change of Ministry.-To the People of Oldham.-Steam-boat Job.-General Registry Bill.-Local Courts Bill.-Im- prisonment for Debt Bill.-Abolition of Trial by Jury.-Poor Law Commission.- Whig Spite.-Letters to the Editor of the rage against all professions of "kindness and generosity" coming from those who approve of this unheard-of and undreamed-of measure. I had no desire to do anything more than to send this bill off marked with my last word of disapprobation. The bill had been modified in the committee: it had taken away some of the powers of the courts-martial: the committee had taken the crime of libel away IRISH COURT-MARTIAL BILL. from being tried by these red-coat Westminster, 3. April, 1833. courts: it had done several other things; but still it was too hateful to me to be THIS bill was read a third time, and suffered to pass without a last blow passed, last Friday night, 29. March. against it. My motion, which was, as But it was not passed without a last I said before, a stinger, concluding with effort to prevent its passing. When the a proposition to read the bill a third motion was made for reading the bill a time that day six months. I did not say third time, Mr. CLAY, one of the mem-a great deal; and what I did say was bers for the Tower Hamlets, made a not very good-natured; and, therefore, speech against it; and declared his in- I will insert no part of it here, being extention to oppose the passing of the tremely unwilling to do anything calcubill; but having made no motion upon lated to sour the temper of my readers, the subject, I thought it my duty or to make them discontented with his to make one, which I did in the Majesty's amiable servants. At the end words, the very stinging words, which of this lively debate we came to a divihave been reported in all the newspa- sion, when there appeared pers, which ought to be upon record; but which, for reasons too numerous For the third reading....345 and too tedious to mention, I by no For my amendment .... Ss. means think it necessary to insert in I had set out with saying, that I did this Register. Before this agitating not care a straw whether anybody dimotion was made, we seemed to have vided with me, except my honourable got into too tranquil a state to suit me. colleague, and I was, sure that he I began to think that the thing was to would. This was, however, the very end by a few complimentary words thing upon which to put the House to pronounced across the table; but I was the test with regard to this bill. All extremely happy to perceive that my that had passed before might admit of motion put an end to all compliments. explanation; but, we had now got it to The debate became one of the most be such as it would be, when it became lively that I had witnessed; and it a law, and, therefore, it was now necesended with a speech from Mr. O'CON- sary to ascertain who those members NELL, well worth all the time that we were, who approved of a law like this; had taken in listening to others. It and who were those who did not. The was the finest speech I ever heard in question was, who were the men that my life; and I really did wonder how it approved of courts-martial instead of was possible for any man to hear that judges and juries; and who were the speech, and not feel indignant at the men that disapproved of this. After treatment which Ireland has received; this preface, I give the list of the minoand not being ready to suffocate with rity of eighty-eight; dividing them 958991 B |