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• 0 . POI PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. The above Society havit , g IA week publithed an Adverrifement, which has called forth a letter from Lord GR eI4VILLII; and the whole being at the pre, fent Moment extremely interefting, they are here rubjnined ; - Bartlet's buildinp,A pril aB, tf107.-..-At a very numerous Genera Meeting of •he Society for Promoting Cbrittlan Knowledge. The Society for Promoting Chriftian Knoylpdge, having in the year 1790. when an attempt was mule to pro - cdre the repeal of the Cor isoration and Tea Adts come forwird with a public declaration of their fentiments, on that inttrefting «cation, think it highly ex pedient to follow that precedent, at this analugous and molt criti cal juncture. It is therefore unanimoufly refolved, that this Society, impreffed with the deepeft veneration for the ebaraCter of their Sovereign, and with the firmereft gratitude for the firtnnefs and magnaLimity, with which he had recently oppofed an innovation hoftile to the Eftablifbed Church, feel it incumbent on them to ezprefs their grateful fettle of the Ready perftverance which his Majefty has uniformly displayed in the defence and prefervation of the Eccle gaftical Conftlturion, and to declare their readinefs, on all *cm fions. to co-operate with his Majefty, as in duty bound; to the ut molt of their ability, in the refinance of fuck nseafures as have a tendency to endanger the invaluable bleffings which that Count tusion imparts, or to (obvert thofe principlts, which, happily for his people, placed his Msjetty's Family on the Throne of this now United Kingdom. Refolved alfo, That the above Refolution, figned by the Sere - tary, be printed in the public Ncwfpapers, and that they be alfo printed and pub/ifbcd in the Society's next Annual Account of their proceedings. GEORGE GASKIN, D. D. Sec. COPY OF A 2.ETTIIR FROM THE RIGHT HON. LORD GR ENROLLS, TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY' FoR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN K NO.T LEDGE. Downing-nrct t, May 2, I 807. The Society for promoting Christian Knowledse, of which I am a Member, has thought fit to publith, during a general eldtion, a refolotio:), declaratory of its opinion refpdting apolitical THEActITC recently fub mitted to Parliament. That meafure, brought farward for purpofes of peace, union, and public fecurity, by men who yield to none of their fellow fubjelts in loyalty to their So- ' , vereign, and attachment to the civil and 'religious Conflitution of their country, is there fligmatized as hoflile to the Ellablilhed Church and Ecclefiallical Conflitution of the realm, and as fubverfive of thole principles which placed his Majelly'• family on the Britifh Throne. It is natural for thole whole charaelers are thus afperfed, to enquire by what tight any perfons have taken upon themfelves, in the name of fuch a Society, to give countenance and currency to an injurious and groundlefs calumny, fabricated for the watchword of a party, and calculated only to excite and to uphold popular clamour. The Society was inflituted, as its annual publica tions declare," for the increafe of the knowledge and practice of our Holy Religion, by the fopport of cha rity fchools, and by the diaribution of Bibles, prayer books, and religious traits" Thole who have direc ted the prefent proceeding. can bell explain in what manner Chrillian knowkdge, or Chriflian practice, will be increafed, by promoting religions animofiries and civil difcord ; by (lining tip the blind prejudices and ungovernable parlions of the ignorant ;—and by circulating amongli our fellow fubjefli, inllead of the word of truth and charity, the libellous and inflam• mawy calumnies of eleetioneering contells, and party violence. As a Member of the Society, folicitous for the pro anntinn of its genuine objeCts, I defite to enter my difTent to a reit:action purporting to exprefs its una• nimous opinion. I object to the propriety of its taking part at all in the political divilions of the country :- 1 objeet to its labouring to extend and prolong thole divilions with refpeet to a meafure publicly wiaa• drawn, and of which there is confequently no longer ary queflion. But molt of all, I object to the trash, and, may I not add, to the decency, of a cenfure, which, if it were founded either in jollice or in tea fon, would apply to almott ever y deftr iption of public men, and would even implicate all thole authorities which are the moll entitled to our refpett and reve rence. If to permit the King's fie,)jeels of all perfuafions to ferve him in his army, be " an uncnntlitutional innnvation"—with whom, and when did it originate? It was firli made the Isw in Ireland fun, teen years ago, at the exprefs recommendation of the Ctown, delivered from the Throne by one_of his Majeliyt o prefent Minitters, then Lord Lieutenant of that king dom. If the adoption of a fimilar law in Great Britain would be " an a 9 of hollility to the I;;lablifitcd Church," to whom thould that hollility afcribed ? To thole who now propofed, or to thole who long ago engaged. for that conceflion ? To the framers of Lord Holaick's bill, or to th(if: Members and fup. porters of the prefent Government, who, in the year 1793, gave and authorized that ptumite to the Ca. 'holies of Irel.thd. If the employment of Catholic officers and Ca tholic foldiers in the general krvice of the empire ; if the permitting them to hol.l and exercife, at his Majefty's difcretion, all military crmorillions, the rank and IlatiAl of General tirt excepted ; if the relieving them in till.; I efpeet from all petialties and difatilities on account of their religious perfnalions; if theft things be matter of jolt alarm " to the cc ffical cordlituth n of this country," when was the moment for that alarm? In the year 1804, all th 7 s, and mere than thi., was done in an AC pro. poled by Mr. Pitt, with the concurrence of his coi -1 agues now in Adminiflration, palled by the Britifh Parliament, and fanetioned by his Mrjelly's royal affeot. That aft legalifed a long lill of military cammifLons, antecedently granted by his Majelly, with ;he advice of the falne Minillers; and it enabled his_Majeliy profpeflively to grant, at his difcretion, all military courmiffions whatever to Ca holics ; not indeed to britifh or Irifh Catholics, but to foreign Catholics; to rwn who owe his Majcil y no allegi. ante, and who are not even required to dilclaim thole Tenets which all our fellow Cubjefts of that perfuation hive folemnly abjured.* What ground of difference will then remain te; jullify thefe outrageous calumnies again(' the late propotal ? Is it that men were permitted to alpire to the rewards and honours of a profeffion, to the toils and dangers of which the Legiflature of their coon. try had long fince invited them ? 'ls it that the fame indulgences which had been promifed and granted to Catholics by others, were not withheld by us from Ptotefiant Diffmters? Or is it, laltly, that we judged oar own countrymen and fellow fubj titled, soder bir 1114eflit ericretim, to the fan dence and favour which Parliament had fo *vended to foreigners of all nations and aU lions I en ' e And let me further aik—if there coneeffions. all or any of them, ire fubverfive of the ptinciples f I 46 which placed his Majefly's illuflrieus Houfe upon the Throne," what is to be Paid of the far more ex• tenfive indulgences propofed in 18ot, by that great Minifler now no more, whole name 1 have already mentioned ? Were his principles alfo fubverfive of the Eltablifhed Church, andof the Civil Conflitution of the Monarchy ?—And if he too mull be involved in this , indifcrirninating and injurious cenfure, what con demnation will not thofe men deferve, who. in the very moment of pretended danger, have advifed his Majelly to call to his prefent councils, the authors, the partifans, and the fupporters of Mr. Pitt's plan? a plan including all that has been now propofed,and extending very far beyond our meafure. On the expediency of theft meafureb, Statermeo may differ. To fligmatife them as hoflile to our, Ellablifliments, or dangerous to our Conflitution, is to libel both the Throne and the Parliament—tes calumniate the exifting laws—and to impute to the molt confiderable public charaders of our age, both the living and the dead, principles and purpofes dif claimed by themfelves, and contradicted by the whole tenor of their lives. It is for the Society to confider whether fu. :h a conduit be confonant to the charader which i befit, tlicna tr maintain, or in any ...Antic/ conducive to the oLjeils of a chariiable and religious inflitution. I have the honour to be, etc. (Signed) CR60111..1;11. The Rev. G. Catkin, D. D. Secretary to the Society for promoting Chrifihn Knowledge. • Errata of an AQ for enabling &lec:to of Foreign States to tnlift as Soldi:rs in Lis Majetty's Service, and for enabling his Majeity to grant Coniniiffinns is Subjeds of Foreign States to terve 3a Officers or as Engineers, under certain Reftrietions; and to indemnify all perfons who may have advifed his Majeity to enlift any fuch Soldiers, or grant aey Inch Comntiffions as atotefaid. [,4th July, 1804 Whereas it bath been deemed expedient by his 7 j efiy, in . or der to provide in the fpeediett manlier for the be , ter defence' and greater lecurity of the United Kingdom, in the indent important jundtnre of affairs, to permit certain Foreinners,now in Great 13ri taM, to Witt as Soldiers into his M..jelty's fervice, and fur the better difciplining of fuch foldiers, to form them into regiments, battalions, or corps, and to grant commiffions or letters of fervice therein, to ce.tain foreign Officers acquainted with their manners and language ; and it may be expedient, during the confirm ' ante of the prefent war, to augment fuck regiments, battalions or corps, and to form ether regiments, battalions, or corps, and In enlift as foldiers to terve therein refpedtively fuch other In reigners as (ball be willing to enlift themfelvcs in his Majetty's fervice; and alto to citable his Majefty to grant eornmilfions or letters of fervice to Foreign Officers therein ; and it is proper that all perfuns who (hall or may have ativited his Majefty to enlift fuch foldiers,and to grant fuck commiffions or letters of fervice as affirefaid, Mould be indemnified; and it is neceffary that quarters mould be provided for fuch regiments, battalions, or corps, during their continuance in any part of the United Kingdom : lie it there. fore enacted by the King', moll Excellent Majelly, by and with the advice and content of the Lords Spiritual and tempnral, and Commons, in this preterit Parliament allembled, arid by the &who rey of the tone, that all fuck foreign haters as have been already enlilted into his Majefty's fer Ace, and form-el Into regiments, battalions, or corps, as aforefaist, (ball be deemed and taken to have been and to be legally and effedlually enlifted and formed ; and all Inch commiffions or letters of fervice as have been already granted by his Majefty to any foreign officers in fuch regiments, battalions, or corps, (hall be deemed and taken to have been and to be legally and effeCtually granted, and (ball remain and continue in force in like Manner in all refpcdts as if filch fel diers had been etililted and formed, and fuck cornmilTtans or let ters of fi rvice had been granted after the paffing and under the provificitis of this Agt ; and all and every porfon or perfons who I 'ball or may have advifed his MaJelty to enlift Inch ("Idlers, and Ito grant filch commiffions or letter; of fervice a • aforefaid, he, and they and be are or is hereby fully and effeetually indent nificd; any law or ftatute to the contrary notwithitanding. And be it further enadled, hat it (ball be lawful for fuck ;talons, fubjeds of any Foreign Staten, as (hill Le willing to ( t ree his hlajefty, to eclift as foldi,rs, and to accept conuniihons or letter.; of fervice, to terve as officers ur en,;ineers. from his Majelly, his heirs and fucceffurs, or from any perfons duly autho rized by his Majetty to grant fuch enminiflions or letters of fervice (which consmiffioas and letters of fervice it (hall be lawful fur his Majelly, or ter any perfons duly authorized in that behalf as atortfaid, to tissue : Provided always, that no fuch perfon as ; atortfaid, (halt he habit to any pain, penalty, or forfeiture what ( ever, tot any fort :ccoortirita, or entifled a, a I.7'dicr in y /at air, or to•p: ar ,fforefitid,Gy reafin of his tato ! i,r - i 1 13, Vt.:pith Religion, and as' having dalarci as fame at fats c sari raw or rodifiv. IRA" STAR. TO SAMUEL WHITBREAD, ESQ M. P. FOR THE BOROUGH OF BEDFORD. SIR-4 have read your painted Addrefs to the Worthy and Independent Eleaors of Otis Borungh, dated April 29, which you have been pleated, or ad vifed ( which ever phrase you like bell), to circulate; and I have (Ince feen the Addrefs which you have been pleated or advifed to infert in the :Northampton Me. curt', dated Diver •Itrect, April 23. sir, I cannot bat remark (as I know many others have dine), that the circulated Addrefs contains only the firtt and lea paragraphs of the Advertife ment, with this Itriking variation, viz. the circulated Addrefs begins—" His Mildly has been pleated to diffolve the Parliament." The Advertifement begins- 4, The King's Mini. Rers have raflrly advifed his Majesty to diffulve the Parliament ;" and, in . your Advertifernent, (after making, what you term an expolition„ attaching no fmall degree of blame to his Majeßy's Minillers,) you obferve s' in a fituaticn fo alarming, and when the " Councils of the King are guided by fuch pet font, " I have thought it neceffary to make this expofitiun " to you my earliel, trft, and conflant friends." Permit me to elk you why was it not inferred in the Addrefs circulated amongll them, rather than , the newfpaper? The Addrefs, one may fuppofe, was intended to be, and would be, read by them in par ticular ; but very few of them would read the ncwl paper. Bur, perhaps, Sir, your advifers (for you have your advifers as well as his Mildly), may have ad 'iced you to publilk the expolition in the newfpapers for the information of the public, in the form of an advertifement to the EleClors (recollefling that left year you publilbed an expaiition in the form of a pri vate, or public, or privatepublic letter, addreired to Sir Francis Piirdett) ; but in the real Addrefs to the EleEtors, to ons:t the expofition altogether, and Gillen the language of the other part of the Addrefs, left you lhould give offence to thofe who might be foolifh and fcriipulous ; and inftead ofabruptly acquainting the EleEtors that his Majcily's Minger: had roll* ad injed the difolution, merely to apprize them that his Mojclly had been pleated to c?jfolve the Parliommi ; or per haps your advifers may have advifed yoo, that all you have related in yone expofition was,. like your ' conduit, fp public, that it could not have efcaped the notice of your ~heft, PA and confitustirienek and con• fequently, if they knew all this before, it could pot be nectfrary'ta tell it them 'again, but (as Pull' lays) for the purpofe of telling the audience. You will, no doubt, now the EleiEliJn is over, fa vour the Eleetnrs and the Public with an explanation of this apparent mylleti. ikt4 INDIPLIIDIUrTs and I hope, WeILTHv Et.scrog. _ THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. • THURSDAY, MAY 7. HOOT Tonatowir~hlo Wine. dons at the Stock Extitutge. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY: Bank Stock 2315 2304 3 per Cent. R. An. 6144 3 per C. Conf. An. 63111 4 Per Cent. litz 8015 , 5 per Cent . Navy 91 .1 Lelsg ALIO. 17 13-161.11111 India Bousla6e. prem. Imp. 3 per C. 641 Excheq. Bills. st.dif. a Is pr. r C mnium iprem Lottery Twins it 91._111s oufuls for ace. 631f1 The lateß authentic accounts from the theatre of war Rate, that the Pruffian army was rapidly increaf inn. The corps of General L'Erroco_ had been reinforced by revere' battalions of infantry of the new _levy. SJme battalions of the fame defcsiption of troops had been alto fent to Dantaic. The. 'Ruffian army has received very great rein forcenaents., The Grand Duke CONSTANTIN'S arrived ou the zd of April at the Niemen, with the Imperial. Guards, 32 battalions of infantry, 27 fquadrons of cavalry, and 92 pieces of cannon. The whole of this force was expeeted to form a junetion with the grand army by the middle of laft month. The advanced guard. we believe, was within a day's march of it on the 6th. The grand army was to be further rein forced by thirteen battalions. which were on their march from Riga, and by the army of referee, col leeled in Lithuania. The latter confined of thirty fquadrons, and 54 battalions. The whole of this force may be calculated, at the In weft at too,ooo men. The Emperor ALIIXANDER remained only two days at Memel. On the 4th of April his Imperial Ma. jelly left that place for the head quarters of the Ruffian army. His Pruffian Majeßy accompanied h'm as far as Georgenburg— z - Yellerday, about twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY ar rived at the Qleen's Palace from Windfor. At two oitiock his lvialarry held a private levee, which was attended by The Fiat Lord of the Treafury, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Colonial Departments. the Firit Lord of the Admiralty, the Judge Advocate, the Lord Chamberlain, the Duties of Bed ford and Montrofe, Fart of Aylesfard, Lords Heathlield and Al' den, Sirs P. Hale hod R. Wigram, Admirals Bertie and Sir C. Cot tun. and Captain Gordon The following had the honour of being prefmted to his MAJ ESTY upon -various occafion., : His Grace the Duke of Be Dross), up'!, his ;Arum from Ire land. Admiral BEITIC, upon his hoifting his flag on board the Fou droyant. Sir ROSIRT WICRAM, upon his creation to his title. Captain Gottoott.of the Royal Navy, upon his promotion. Admiral Sir CUA a Les COTTON, upon his return from the Chan nel Fleet. HIS MATESTY gave audiences to the Dukes of BEDFORD and PORTLAND, Lords Hawassauav and CASTLEREAGH, and Mr. Boats, who laid before his Maissry the proceedings of feveral Cotuts Martial. His MaissYr fct off un his return to Windfor at live o'clock. His MAJESTY has lately been pleated to appoint Ric HARD GURNEY, rke younger, of Plymouth, in the County of Devon, Gentleman, a Mailer Extraordi nary in the High Court of Chancery. The Duchefs of YORK completed her 4oth year to-day, on which ociafion her Royal Hipnefs gave her annual entertainment to their Majvartas, and the reit of the Royal Family, at attlands. The Duke of BEDFORD arrived in town yellerday morning from Woburn Abbey. Lord PEMBBOIit s we underlland, lets off to-mor row for Vienna. Lord Vircount 111 F Lc ILLE arrived at Edinburgh tail Thutfday Evening. Gsot Woon, Efq. is to be the new Baron of the' Exchequer. Lord KEITH is arrived in town from R3mfgate ; and yetterday had an interview with Lord Mu Lama at the Admiralty. Lord GARDNER is to hoill his flag on board the HIBERNIA, of IEO guns. Capt. A. GARDNER. is appointed Flag Captain of the Channel Fleet. Captain Bra Essoito is appointed to command the ILLUSTRIOUS, of 74. guns ; and Captain St/ I 'La, late of the ILLUSTRIOUS, to die Qyesa, of 98 guns, off Cadiz. • The Hnn. Capt. PAGET is appointed to the Can- Daum frigate, at Porn - mouth. She is to carry Sr ARTHUR Pacer, Minifter Plenipotentiary_ to the Porte, to Conitantinnple. Capt. JOHN BRADLEY is appointed to the LOR D E _T LDON ; and Capt. G. B. WHINYATES to the Batt nem Capt. BEDFORD is appointed to tilt HIBRRNIA. A mail from Lifbon arrived yeaerday, bringing Madrid Gazettes to the 18th ult. The following is the only article of the leaf intereft contained in them : " MADRID, APRIL t/. " The accounts hitherto received from the River Plate, refpec ting the poffefficos of Maldonado by the Engtilh, are very much at variance. Some of them ftate that they have been expelled from it by the valour of the troops at Monte Vide*, while others affect that they remain matters of quit point. Be this as it may, there is no doubt that the Englifh continue to cruize in the River Plate ; but on the other hand, there is as little doubt that the Spanifh Commandants of thofe poffeflions have taken the molt proper and certain meafures of p•ecaution ; and that the troops under their orders are animated with fuch fidelity, valour, and ardour, that his Majefty is fully perfuaded the Englifh nc vzr can creek a fuc ccfsful landing,or occupy any important poll Nor can they even continue their cruise much longer, unlefs it be true. as has been ftated, that the Englifh trefrels are comp', tidy fupplitil with pro. 'jaunt from the Brazils; which report is in no rtfpeet credible. iisafmuch as by this conditift the Government of Portugal would be wanting interred to the tiered laws of neutrality, the ties Which unite it with Spain, and all that is due to itfelf." NEW PARLIAMENT. MEMBERS EI.ECTED. hentsr B. Sheridan. F.fq —M. A. Taylor, Efq. HORT II API eras —Tile Right Hon. Spencer Perccval ; the I.l‘. Edward BOUVCAC. Bill ACK LC r-.R. H. Braclibaw, P.N.—Amboy)* Firaderfon Ff Srocxisalocis--J 9. Barham, Eft, --General Porter. WI tic Ft IST att—Zir Richard Gammon ; H C. Mildmay, Efq. sunsuit sr--Sir J. C. Hipperley ; Captain Fanputcl Felix Apr. gtoacinsT a obert Williams, Efq —Hon. C. Ate. Ea c--Hon. Charles Lang; Robert Ward, Efq. BaliVoz..—J. B. Bathurft. Ffq Saillie, Efq. Has-ruins—The Right Honourable G. Canning; Sir A. Hu 5.,, Bart. Sou r as siva...George H. litug?. —J-I:ck tba,Erq. Aunt:wan—T. Allieton Maids. Efs--Hon. N. F d iowes. Du N wiest—Lard Hantloglield anoirdor earns. Erg. Sr. ALIIAN!..-Joreph Halky, Erg ...Hon. Mr Gliatoa. CONTESTED ELECTiONS: COVIII TRY, MAY s.—State of the Poll. P. Moore, Efq. t 4r4H. C. mot7eamen. Eft re Wm. Mills, Erg- - 4 1 6 M. a*, we, jag- :,,, P 4 COLCH I STEIL, M•Y 5.-4 e pie dole of .- C erg day's Poll, the number', were— Mr. Davies - 61 ColoreiTa.Tnell - t • Mr. Thornton - 3 8 MAY 6.— Two o'clock. Mr Davies - 644 Colonel Tuffnel - i T, Mr. Thornton - 593 SUDBURY—State of the Poll when it doled: Sir J. C. Hippificy Captain Agar - 463 Mr. Witts 438 Mr. Pytcha The two Ste ele4ted.. Sr. ALDANS, MAY 6.—The Elation clad it hi pall five.—The numbers were— jo cph Haley. Efq. 323 Lord Duncaonsm Hoo. Mr Grimftun - The two former were dedaeoil defy ele6ted. GUILFORD, MAY 5. —At the clofe of the Poll rk numbers flood thus— »s Lord Gnaw► 49 Mr. &Mier • it General Norton - 13 A warm eonteft is expedtal to entue between General Norton and Mr. Sumner. Qyasmookouco.—At the clofe of the Poll .the Second Day, the numbers were— TJohn Hunt. Efq . - arty T. P. Chiettetter, Efq. 5 6 he Han. 0. Villiers Dovu—At the clofe of the you the numbers were, Cbarlea Jenkinfon, 124 Hon. Henry ManversPierrepoint 04 John patron. Efq. . 46 The Eketion for Dover promires to be a protraZted oat. SO tri winal, MAY 6.—Third asy.— f At the clofe of the Poll this day the numbers Were— Sir T. Tattoo 314 Mr. C. Calvert . Mr. H.Thornton 1212 202$ Mr. Tstosaroa, in his addrefs to the Eletlors„ hinted that many of the Votets wifhed for mote re frffbnient than the AEI of Parliament allowed, or he was inclined to give. Notwithlianding Mr. Calvert had gained 84 votes in St. George's Pa'i(h, which he had loft, he entertained not the leaf' doubt but be &mild ultimately be at the head of the Poll. He entreated his friends to exert thensfelves in his behalf, and put an end to the contett as loon as potrible. Sir THOMAS Tuaroa laid, the handlome treatment he had received from the Eleflors of Southwark had furpaired even his molt fanguine expeditions; he would in return exert himfelf, fhould he be lent to Parliament a fecond time, to promote the interet and happinefs of his contlituents ; but he would not make any pledge, for he had teen the degraded Rate to which fume had been reduced by precipitately doing ro ; hut, laid he, it is impollible to account for the weaknefs of human nature. He rejoiced at the proud lituation he flood on the poll, and attributed it entirely to the approbation of his Parliamentary conduit, of which he took a Currey, and concluded ; fpeech of twenty minutes, by abferfint, that he vote/ for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and would always vote againft every meafure that tended to degrade the human fpecies. Mr. CALVBRT thanked the EleCtors for the fuppor; he had received; and entreated them to perfevere in his behalf, and laid, though the two old haat had plenty of bone, they would find he was not deficient in blood. They might gain the winning pelt firlt ; but, with the afiinance of his friends, he would run them hard. CITY OF LONDON ELECTION. Yefterhy about one o'clock, the magnificent and fpacious Guildhall of London was crowded by the Livery, there being, we prefume, not lets than 6,ocz prefent. The „Sheriff opened the bufinefs of the day, lay caufing the King's Precept, for proceeding to the Eleetion of four Citizens to reprefent the Livery of London in Parliament, to be read. Alderman Sir WILLIAM Corm came forward in front of the Huffing:, to addrefs the Livery, and was confidrrably applauded. isle fplke as nohow:— " The King has again put into your hands one of your ancient a9d moft valuable privileges—that of alter:Wing together to eleft four perfons to reprefent you in the Gteat Alrembly of the Nation. I have prefumed to come before you—without any confci• oufnefs in my ry:„ I, of having done any thing to for feit your elleem—to folicit once more the honour of reprefenting you, and for the fifth time, in Parlia. merit. I cannot bring to my mind any inllance in which I have failed to difcharge the duties of my Ration, or failed to attend to the pledges which I have made to you. If I had, I [Could not have pro fumed to come foriard to addrefs you—(brans ) Gentlemen, Gentlemen, at this extraordinary crifis, his Majelly, has been pleafed to appeal to his people for. the ap probation of his conduit. I have but a few wrrls to fay—yon all know that I have been a faithful fub jerft to the King, and a trolly Reprefentative to Joni in four Parliaments. I have always fupported the principles of our moR glorious Conflittoion, and, upon thole principles, I appeal again to you, and fo licit the hoolur of being one of your Reprefentatives in a fifth Parliament. All I can fay is this, that if I have that honour. I (hall ferve you faithfully.— lam known to 700 all, young and old—l feet in my confeience fatisfied that I have ferved you all faithfully—and I rejoice to fee fo many noble coun tenances now [miring on me, from which I am confident of foccefs at this EleCtion.-6reat applaufi. Mr. Alderman CeMBE came forward amtdit a bUrft of applaufe, and fume feeble attempts of dif• approbation. He Paid that he was Co much in the habit of prefenting himfelf to the lame, y, that it was now familiar to him—" It is now (laid he) 15 years fence I entered into your fervics, and I ha'e been your fervant, and that of the public, withosf any other reward than that of your approbation, 2,4 I hope that of the public. It has been my gm fortune, in the difcharge of thole duties ; whial 1