rienced person like Mr. BANKES, made since 1797, in the shape of must, when he drew up this ad- annuities still payable to the andress to the king, have been well nuitants, amongst which the aware that the allowances to the Duke of ATHOL is one. It is whole of the Royal family were impossible to imagine any argutwice augmented in consequence ment at all against the reduction of a diminished value of money; of these annuitants. In Ireland, that the salaries of the Judges what a "fell swoop!" For, were, at two augmentations, just there are all the compensations doubled on the same ground; that for loss of offices! the salaries of the police justices So that, you see, Sir, there is were also nearly if not quite dou- no end to this thing. Your anbled on the same ground; and tagonist (if you will suffer me to thus it has gone on to the call him so) will be deprived of amount of hundreds of thou-his unsavory, and, as it turned sands of pounds per annum. out, unfortunate allusion to the So skilful and deeply experienced a person as Mr. BANKES must also have been aware, that enormous sums in retired allowances, and especially to retired ambassadors, have been added since the

year 1797, and that too, expressly

Ass and the Crib; for really, the Crib will be but a very poor thing; but, then, we have the consolation of knowing from PAINE, that a poor government makes a rich people.

If Mr. BANKES was not aware

in consequence of the diminished of these things, the Ministers

were; but still they thought it prudent to smother their mortification and alarm, and to assume a tone, or rather, sink down into a tone, very pleasant to hear, but not heard before by this na

value of money. In like manner the necessity of a revision of the pension list must have been in the contemplation of such a sedate, contemplative and know ing a person as Mr. BANKES, For, assuredly, those pensions tion for more than half a century. must have been granted upon an Loid CASTLEREAGH made no estimate bottomed upon the then attempt even to justify himself value of money; and conse-in not having begun to reduce quently, they are now doubled sooner; and, during a subsequent in amount. There have been evening, when the voting of many large grants of money money was going on, no less

than thirteen distinct promises | I wonder, during the first debate were made not to ask for so much on the husbandry horse bill, and, money next year. There never even in the debate upon the adwas anything so completely dress to the King of which I am altered as the tone of these mi- now speaking, Lord CASTLEnisters. The threat contained in REAGH pointed out the danger Mr. Gooch's speech appears to which would arise from a change have bereft them almost of their of Ministry on account of the countenance which such change

senses.

The

The truth is, they were flatly would give to the Radicals! and plainly told, in the affair of But, alas! All these threats the husbandry horse tax; they have lost their terrors. were told by their staunchest Landlords have opened their friends and supporters, that, if eyes along with their purses. they persisted in opposing the is a strange thing, the influence repeal of that tax, those friends which the purse has upon the would quit them, and, of course, eyes. While these gentlemen's that they must quit their places, purses were full, they were as i an alternative, which for more blind as six-day puppies. Their reasons than one, they cannot purses having been emptied, their but look at with affright. It is eyes have become open; and very true that their successors though their vision is, as yet rawould do no better than them- ther dim, they see clearer and selves, unless they struck at once at the heart of the system; but, such is their situation, that they must tremble at the want of success even of their successors.

clearer every day, and see already quite enough to convince them, that if they do not bestir themselves quickly they will be without house or home in a very short time.

For in the debate on the Bill for the repeal of the malt tax, Lord To conjure up the bugbear of Castlereagh threatened, that Radicals is, therefore, no longer without the tax he and his col- of any use; and the Ministers leagues would not attempt to must be astounded at perceiving carry on the government. Pretty that this grand apparition of all nearly the same was said by Mr. has lost its power to frighten. VANSITTART and Mr. HUSKISSON, Perceiving this, they are at their at the indiscretion, of which last wits end; they do not know

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which way to turn themselves. I they will experience loss of obeThey are frightened themselves dience to their will; they will in their turn, having now, as I feel this every where, and parlong ago told them they would ticularly in that place, where, have, to deal with that against without obedience to their will, which SIX ACTS, Yeomanry Ca- their power is gone and the mavalry, Manchester Magistrates, chine comes to a stand. I have and Parson HAY can afford them always said that it was foolish no assistance: their supporters; and even unprincipled, to call for nay, the elect of their supporters, retrenchment, to complain of are the very persons who must wasteful expenditure; and at the now necessarily be their assail-same time to oppose Reform, ants; and if they themselves do seeing that the Borough system not perceive this they must be cannot be sustained by any other blinder than moles, and more means than those of that expenstupid than any living creature diture. Therefore, for the Mithat ever has before been heard nisters to keep their promises is of. to bring upon themselves the life of a dog, and to insure the destruction of the system after all. On the other hand, if they

friends.

However, it is pretty evident that they do see it all, or they would not have made those repeated promises, which resemble break their promises, the consenothing but the repentance of quence will be, an abandonment school boys crouching under the of them on the part of their rod, and the consequences of a fulfilment of those promises will be such as never have been experienced by any ministry before. An universal defection towards them and of them will take place; and they will stand gaping just asa farmer would if his Ox were to refuse to work for him and his Ass were to decamp from the Crib. They will find themselves of Commons, they will very soon cramped in every movement, be left with a treasury as empty cripled in all their operations; as their own heads.

The Landlords will listen to no alarms about Radicals They have already seen enough to convince them, that their real enemies are of a very different description, and, one of two things will happen, namely, the Ministers will be driven from their places at once, or if they remain in spite of the votes of the House

The mode of attack which the laugh at the idea of that national Landlords will adopt is merely honour and that public faith which that of taking off taxes; and, in-are to strip English gentlemen of deed, this is the true, constitu- their estates and give them to jobtional mode of proceeding. They bers and to jews. will not embarrass themselves It is impossible, as I have much about estimates, with which always said, to tell precisely how indeed they have no business at the thing will work; how it wil all. It is not their affair to pro-wriggle itself along and bring vide for any expences at all, un-itself to a close. But I think til they have ascertained, whe- that one might, by consulting the ther the people have the means of stars a little, pretty nearly tell contributing towards those ex- the fortune of the system. I pences. The business of a House will suppose you to represent it, of Commons is, first to redress and will now try my talent at digrievances, and next, to grant or vination, without your performrefuse money. Therefore, as to ing the accustomed ceremony of this latter, the first thing to be as-crossing my hand. Now open certained is, when they are asked your's, Sir, and let me take hold for money, whether the people of your fingers. Bless me, what can spare it. And I believe, if crosses! What confusion! What the Landlords are to judge from ups and downs! What troutheir own circumstances, they bles! It is a fair palm, too. I can will soon come to a conclusion, see all the branchings in it; all that the people cannot spare, in the cuttings in and out. Ah! the whole, more than about fifteen Sir, this is a wicked world that millions a year.` you and I have to live in! One thing I can clearly see; and that is, that you are not destined to be a Minister this day three years; and upon that point I would stake my existence.

The Landlords will, after they once set their hand to the plough, treat what is called the national debt with very little ceremony. The subject will have been so much canvassed before they meet again that it will be as familiar as any subjects relating to break-ceed in the old humdrum way to fasting or dining. Every servant describe what I think likely to girl will understand it, and will happen. It is a grand and gross

Not to develope all at once too much of my science, I shall pro

attention of every one, is peculiarly worthy of your attention.

error, which now a days I be- little upon, what will take place, lieve, remains in very few heads in case the Bauk stop paying in to suppose that "retrenchment," cash; for this, well worthy of the as it is called, can save the Landlords. But, this retrench ment will, I think, be pushed on, The Bill of Peel was a grand till salaries and pensions be re- blunder; a shocking blunder; as duced to the standard of 1797, fatal to the heroes of the system upon the principle of having as was, to Napoleon, his marriage been granted or awarded in con- with the deadly Austrian. It sequence of the diminished value was the shears of Delilah ! of money. This is certainly be- Sorely has it been repented of! ginning at the right end. Then And even the Report of the I think it will be said to the Agricultural Committee, as good Fund-Lords, why are not you as says, that if the thing were to 66 to come down, too?" The do again, it would not be done. thing is so reasonable, it is so However, to wade back is even manifestly just, that there is gainsaying it with any shew plausibility.

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no

worse than to go on. Payment

of

has been begun, and though it is

be

only optional with the bank, as far as the law goes; there exists a real compulsion, seeing that the

Nevertheless, there will gainsaying enough. Men never give up what they call their pro- Bank must now proceed upon perty without a struggle; and pain of total discredit, and, though the struggle will be vain indeed, a total blowing up of the in the end, if the Landlords paper. For, if the Bank were hold firm, a struggle there will be, now to stop, with all this gold and unless the Bank stop payment silver afloat, there would instantly again, and fresh bales of paper be be two prices; a gold-price and poured out. This, however, would a paper price. This would by no means tend to save the sys-knock up the system at once. tem, which must finally go to pieces The taxes would be paid in on the rock of low prices or that paper, and men would carry of two prices. Before I proceed, on their private dealings in gold therefore, with my fortune telling and silver; for no man would ever as to the struggle between land-again place faith in Bank-paper. lords and fund-lords, let me say Therefore, the payments must