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44, . • . • , TIIIIIIIIIIMI.111.11111111111.11.1111111111111111111111111.1111.1.11111111.111. 111.111111.1.1111.1.11.M..."1"1"1"..m....• . 41b • • C 0 5.0 1 -- ) • - 317 .„40---., - I ~,.- •!17. BRIDGES, MAYOR. g FIRST COURT of LORD MAYOR and T AI.DER3IEN, holden in the Council Chamber of the jail; of the City of London, on TUESDAY, the 23d day of , '‘'her, 1619, and in the Beth y ear of the fei g n of George ,ern ied e f the United King dom of Great Britain and Ire -17, kiac. Theat the Thanks of this Court be given to JOHN Fsq. late lord Mayor of this City , f or t he wisdom e , and firmness, with which he has executed the several , tyst"oo duties n ecessarily attendant on his exalted station—for ki tt . c .ptitude in convening the two legitimate Councils of this c : , tie the consideration and dispatch of all its important Con. .. ej -and for the polite attention be has paid to the several ro ws cf this Court. But this Court desires to mark with ,e ry es pecial approbation the unwearied endeavours of 'the late Lei Mator to repress the daring and flagitious attempts of „Jot men to destroy every principle of Religion, Allegiance, Sem.dination, by the publication of blasphemous and se. Libels in this City; and particularly for the promptitude , ; :t which he invited the aid and councils of his Brother Ma , and the adndrable manner In which he assembled sod r o od an adcsuate Force,by which be effectually secured the Prim of the Metropolis, under the alarm of its Inhabitants, rtl tar ifftertuption of its Business, by an assemblage of thou 10,in the very heart of the City, to vilify, by their public Recluticms, the Commons Douse of Pariiament—to deny the E t disg obligation of the Laws—and to annihilate the, Funded r t - 7 erty of the Country. But, above all, for the intrepidity L ai firmness v. oh which the late Lord Mayor asserted the ma ;M; of the Law, by executing its process in the face of these 'lo,:mbkel t h ous anes, on one of their leading Instigators; thereby i t :omg out to them this important leans, that the Law of the ;Jai was powerful enough to punish every infraction of it— cti. t hat the Magistrates of this great City would always 'be hyal to have the courage to enforce it against all resistance. WTIIOREE. force ; but I have no doubt, you will be of opinion, that the .u-rangements for this purpose hive been effected in the manner likely to be the least burthen- seat situation of the country were kept out of sight. The Noble Earl then slightly glanced at the m inor topics in the Address, and on the present occasion confined himself to what related to the internal situa tion of the country. •It was undeniable, be said, that a general discontent seemed to prevail, and also an abatement in that necessary respect for those Institu tions established for the protection oldie People. In such a crisis, the danger mutt be great. In viewing this, however, the causes which led to such a state of things was first to be considered. The People were led to believe, that their Ruler had either blindly or wilfully neglected to make those provi sions which were best' Calculated .to diminish their hardships, or ameliorate their'condition. There were many wbo doubtless were led by the arts and machis nations of others into a line of conduct, whic'b, if' persisted in, would induce their ruin. Son-1 of their projects wdre undoubtedly of a nature equally dan gerous to the public interests, and to the tranquillity of the realm. To such, he for one would wish to Dispose the most determined and uncompromising re sistance; at the same time, he must think the exist-., ing laws fully adequate to avert what was appre hended or complained of. The liberties of the people he must consider as the best support and security of the State, and so far as any laws were calculated to abridge these, in such proportion they endangered the best security of the State. On this principle, he would be constitutionally cautious in investing the Crown with extraordinary or unnecessary powers.— I ' The discontent extended to many of the most popu lous districts; and it was an axiom with him, that where great discontent prevailed, there was-a strong presumption of great mismanagement. The dis tressed circumstances of a great part of the countr y 'had imperiously called for the 'anxious attention of Government, and the people should be shewn that the protection of Parliament was duly extended to them. In this view, they should look at the actual conduct of Government, especially in the last year. Instead of attempting the reduction of the public ex penditure. they had greatly added to its burthens, and upheld the most abusive establishments. Instead of making the premised retrenchments , n o less than three millions of additional taxes were added to the burthens of the people. To this may be added, the almost total stagnation of trade in several districts; no wonder, therefore, that much discontent pre vailed. Alluding briefly to the wild and visionary 1 projects of those who were called the Radical Re formers, the Noble Earl expressed an opinion, that some alteration with respect to the Commons House of Parliament was perhaps necessary ; but he felt 1 that what was called Radical Reform meant radical subversion. He next adverted to the important af fair of the Manchester Meeting.- Respecting this, he calculated, that an inquiry as to the real nature of the transaction was necessary. The occurrence was as unfortunate and fearful an occurrence as any, per haps, upon record. The scenes prodoced by that Meeting, were such as that no man could look at without feeling the strongest emotion. It was of that nature which called for a separate and impartial dis cussion. Such he hoped sec-tad take place, ana that much good would result from the inquiry. The cir cumstances, prioutfacia, were, he thought, such as afforied strong presumption against the conduct of the Magistrates, and this should be a strong motive for a specific inquiry. It should beproved, in a view of justification, not only that the Meeting was illegal, but that the means taken for dispersing it were ille gal. It should be shewn that they had acted under imperious necessity, and that they had no choice but the employment of force. If such could not be made out, the guilt was upon their heads, and Parliament would become partakers in the offence if it did not institute a proper inquiry upon the occasion. Much of the objection urged against the proceedings which subsequently resulted from this unfortunate affair, was on the ground of its going to prejudge the great question at issue ; but he would ask, was it not also prejudging the question to extend the sanction of the Royal Authority to the Magistrates in the first in stun ce ? tie alsadeprecated the conduct of Government in not having ceased any inquiry to take place. The . Royal approbation had been given without any pre vious inquiry or examination, and this was a point which called for serious investigation. The answer which was advised to be given to the City Address was objectionable, on the same principle ; inquiry should have preceded both. The conduct of Mini sters on those occasions called for the west ,serious consideration. The next point to which he had to draw their Lordships attention was the circumstances of the Yorkshire Meeting. The conduct of that as sembly, as well as its Resolutions; were of the most constitutional as well as the most unexceptionable nature. The Meeting was large and respectable ; its conduct unimpeachable ; nothing tumultuous or disorderly took place ; the Resolutions even offered no opinion as to the Manchester question ; and yet, for a proceeding of that nature, such a Nobleman as i the Earl Fitzwilliam was removed from his situation of Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The surprise which he felt at such a procedure was at least equal to any other sensation ; a Nobleman uniformly distinguishes' for his steady support of the Crown upon all trying occasions—one of his high .2.a nk, exalted character. and princely possessions, to be so. disalaced‘---the removal of such a character, for such a cause, from a situation he had so long held, with equalhonour to himself and advantage to the country, caused sensations in his mind not easily expressed. What he had referred to was among the prominent causes of popular discontent, and as such loudly called fur serious investigation and inquiry.— The preventive wisdom of Parliament should be di rected to avert the deleterious -consequences of such a state of things by-efficient investigation, as preli minary to remedial measures. The present state of Ireland, his Lordship also thought, merited a serious investigation, and where, perhaps, grievances noel dissimilar would call for commensulate remedies; and it should be coilsidere::, that disastrous events in that some to the Country. • " Although the Revenue has undergone some Atm tuation since the close of the last Session of Perlin meat, I have the satisfaction of being able to inform you, that it appears to be again in a course of pro gressive improvement. " Some depression still continues to exist in certain branches of our Manufactures, and I deeply lament the distress which is in consequence felt by those who more immediately depend upon them ; but this de pression is in a great measure to be ascribed to the em barrassed situation of other countries, and I earnestly ' hope that it will be found to be of a temporary nature. " My Lords end Gentleoten, " I continue to receive from foreign Powers • strongest asurances of their friendly disposition to: wards this Country. " It is my most anxious wish that advantage should be token of this season of peace to secure and advance our internal prosperity ; but the successful prosecution of this object must essentially depend on the preservation of domestic tranquillity. " Upon the loyalty of the great body of the People, I have the most confident reliance ; but it will require your utmost vigilance and exertion, collectively and individtrally, to check the dissemination of the doer trines of treason and impiety, and to impress upon the minds of all classes of his Majesty's Subjects, that it is from the cultivation of the principles of Religion, and from a just subordination to lawful authority, that we can alone expect the continuance of that Di vine favour and protection which have hitherto been so signally experienced in this Kingdom." Atter the conclusion of the Royal Speech, .the Commons withdrew to their own Howe, and the Royal Suite retired in procession, as it had entered. The Sword of State was borne by the Duke of WEL LINGTON, the Cap of Maintenance by the Marquis of WiserrESTER, thu Imperial crown of the Realm by Lord BOSTON, and the Prince of Wales's Crown by the Earl of YA RIIIUTH. On the occasion of this day, the former State Ed queue was revived of having two yeomen of the Guard placed at the main entrance of the House from the Lobby, in which situation they continued mail the conclusion of the above ceremony. Several Peers were sworn, and toA their seats, among whom were, his Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE, the Duke of Iticusicso, the Earl of Ross, Viscount CALLAN, and Lord Dace& Their Lordships then adjourned for some time, during pleasure. About five o'clock the House resumed, and very shortly after the attendance of the Peers wes uncom monly numerous. A copy of the PRINCE REGENTS Speech was read 'by the LORD CHANCELLOR, for 0.. e fuller informa -1 tion of the House, and it was subse q uentl y read it ' the table by the Reading Clerk. THE ADDRESS. Earl MANVERS rose to move the customary Ad dress to the Prince Regent on the occasion of the Speech from the Throne. The Noble Earl stated his consciousness of his own inability to do justice to the very important subjects to which the Royal do cument referred, especially in a crisis of such peril and alarm as the present confessedly was. Of the correctness and importance of every th in g which was I so stated to Parliament, he was fully convinced ; and consequent upon which, he thought. that there mild be no weli-founded difference of sentiment as to the most advisable course or line of policy to be adopted. He was of opinion that the measures which were proposed to be adopted were called for, and justified, by the circumstances which gave rise to them; and he believed that no Noble Lord would deny that the country was in a state of extreme danger : and he trusted they all felt with him the necessity for adopt ing measures calculated to suppress those numerous Meetings, which at least could be regarded only as seditious assemblies. Though he would not antici pate what the nature of the remedial measures might . be, yet he would venture to hope they would be of an efficacious character, and such as would meet the cordial support of the House. Under those irnres sions he had framed the Address to the Throne, which he felt it his duty to propose for the adoption of their Lordships. The Address was then read. .It went to thank the Prince Regera fur hi; gracious communication, to approve of the measures which bad been adopted, and to assure his Royal Highness of the cordial sap port of the House in such measures as may be deemed necessary for the safety of the Constitution and the Country, in the present crisis of extracrdi nary difficulty and 'danger. Lord CHURCHILL rose to second the Address. The Address bad his full concurrence. This was all that could be collected from the Noble Lord'sspeech, which was very short; and was read from a paper which his Lordship held-his hand, bitt in so low a tone as 'not to be audible below the Bar. On the motion for agreeing to the same, Earl GREY rose, and addressed the House on the very important subject before it. He agreed that the present circum stances of the country were such as to place it in a state of very extraordinary difficulty and danger,l though he felt into be his duty to state, thnot at the line of policy inculca ted in the Address, was such as he could fully concur in.• The internal state - of the country was, he felt, one of a dangerous and ap palling nature; but, is considering it as such, he could not put out of his view the line of conduct, no small portion of which was, be thought, attributable to Mi nisters, who gave rise to it. The . line of policy re commended, seemed to include no attempts or en deavours for the relief of a suffering Peoples or me, sur es of conciliation , but such as appeared; of an op- posite character ; so deeming it, it was impossible he could give the present Address his concurrence. The causes v Elch essentially contributed to the pre . FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. 'This Gazette notifies that the Prince Itegcnt will hold a Litre on Friday next. It also contains an Order in Council t i the further prohibition, for six months, from the 30th inst. esportxtion of gunpowder, saltpetre, or any sort of as ins c: =munition, to any of the Ports of Spain, the West Indies, e Coast of Africa, or the Continent of America. except ‘:..3 Majesty's possessions in North America, without leave :nr.: the privy Council.) BAN KItUr'ITIES SUPERSEDED. 1144 S3:nmers, St. Swithin's-lane, merchant. Lcia:d Oxnatn, I'enzance, merchant. - - BANKRUPTS. V:2.am Nedby, Lamb's Conduit-street, upholsterer, to sur render November 27, December 7, and January 4, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Prichard, Baez-street, Strand. Suffield, Birmingham, printer, November 29, 30, at :wn, and January 4, at eleven, at the Stork Hotel, Bi'ming tam. Attornies, Mr. Alexander, Carey-street, Lincoln's !nil; or Mr. Crump, Birmingham. Rickard Merry, Birmingham, grocer, December 1,2, and haLaiy 4, at one, at the Stork Hotel, Birmingham. Actor sir', Messrs. Swain, Stevens, Maples, Pearse, and Hunt, rnclerick's-place, Old Jewry; Mr. Webb, Ilirmingham. !antis Reed, late of Bristol, butcher, December 1,2, and huary 4, at twelve, at the White Hart Inn, Bristol. At v:ri.fs, Messrs. Stocker, Dawson and Herringham, New &swell-man, Carey-street •or l4r. Frankis, Bristol. James Naftali, Manchester, b ookseller, December 13, in, and Jairaary 4, at two, at the Star Inn, Deansgate, Manchester. Aro:nice. Mr. Atkinson, Manche ster ; or Mr. Atkinson,. ItfaaLe Temple. Tabran, Fendrayton, Cambridgeshire, butcher, De c:caber 14, 15, and January 4, at eleven, at the Eagle Inn, Cambridge. At:ornies, Messrs. Smith, Hatton-garden. Jaws Hartley, Manchester, warehouseman, December 3,4, sad January 4, at ten, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Attor sins, !Ir. Cardwell, Manchester ; or Mr. Makinson, Temple. Sired Perkin', Midford, Somerset hire, dealer, I)ecembee 4, and January 4, at twelvt, at Guildhall, London. Attor- Ms, Messrs. Adlington and Gregory, Bedford-row. Davenport and Robert Fayle, Manchester, engravers to cal.co.printers' o December 3,4, at ekven, and Janu Attorni ary 4, es, at two, at the Dtg Tavern, Deansgate, Manchester. Bears. Acilingtan and Gregory, Bedford-row; or Messrs. Clays and Thompson, Manchester. Thomas Thompson, L ancaster, ironmonger, December 14, 21, at six, and January 4, at eleven, at the King's Arms Inn, Lancaster. Attornies, Mr. Blakelock, Serjeant's Inn, nett ertet ; er Messrs. Johnson and Moore, LancUter. rt,:,ara Ptagam, jun. Plymouth, tailor, December 17, 18, ' sad January 4, at eleven, at the King's Arms Inn, Ply e.oftb. Attornies, Mr. Kelly, Plymouth; or Messrs. Au sa.cc and Wright, Inner Temple. V'mam Cronin, late of Snow's-fields, Bermondsey, general pravition-dealer, December 4, 14, and January 4, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Bathe, Iloundsditch. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. IiOVSE OF LORDS, NOVEMBER sm. Shortly after two o'clock, his Royal highness the re:N:E REGENT and suite came down to the House, a4d having robed, his Royal Highness took his seat tpon the Throne. Fir Timm A s TYRWmr , T, Knt..Gentleman Us her Cs the Black Rod, was then dispatched to command attendance of the Commons, who forthwith, to a rot number, with the SPEAKER at their head, ap peared at the liar, when the PRINCE REGENT was pleased to address the following Speech to both houses of Parliament, from the lhroue : " My Lords and Gentlemen, " It is with great concern that Lam again obliged to announce to you the continuance of his Majesty's lamented indisposition. "I regret to have been under the n ecessit y of calling you together at this period of t he y ear ; but . the seditious practices so long prevalent in some of the Manufacturing Districts of the Country, have been continued with increased activity since you were last assembled in Parliament. " TLey have led to proceedings incompatible with tL: public tranquillity, and with the peaceful habits of e industrious classes of the community ; and a spirit 1; now fully manifested utterly hostile to the Consti of this Kingdom, and aiming not only at the I:'..np of tl.ole political Institutions which have cotaituted the pride and security of this (..s.anry, but at the subversion of the rights of Pro 'r= y, and of all order in Society. "1 haze given directions that the n ecessar y infor rn....4a Qa this subject shall be laid before you; and I to be my indispe nsa ble duty to press on you r Itzt.ed.ate attention the consideration of such :Ilea as may be requisite for the counteraction and rnression of a system, which if not effectually t..:zkad, must bring confusion and ruin on the Nation. " Gentlemen of the House of Commons, " The Estimates for the ensuing year will be laid b.izce you % . 1 : The neetssity of affurding protectio n to the lives t roperty a his Majesty's loyal subjects, has .1103 me to make some addition to our military ...:~ country had led to consequences.. fatal iv its consti tutional iadependence ; and how far the adoption of a similar system, with respect to this country, may lead to similar results, was a most serious considera- • tion for the anxious attention of Parliament. Lordship repeated, that, under the present circum stances, he could not concur in the proposed Ad: dress. lie, therefore, took the liberty of moving an Amendment, in the following words : ".To assure bis Royal Highness, that, called toip ther at a season when unexampled distress and extraordinary agitatio - i prevail in some of the most populous distrieta of the kingdom, we will immediately pro, zed to take into our most scrim's con sideration the various matters contained in his Royal Highness** "gracious Speech from the Throne. " Humbly to express to his Royal Highness our reprobation Inf the attempts which have Leen made to persuade the sulferring I classes of the People to seek relief from their distress in sett& tr. s riOitirions to themselves, dangerous to the public quiet, and ine sOnsistenr with the security of the Coastitudots, which is is ctrr thi.ty and determination to maintain against every species et en croachment and attack. Ct. To represent to his Royal Highness, that while we this `declare our determined resolution firmly to uphold the ;ust - thority of the laws, we feel that we are called upon by a seas of duty so to cond uct ourselves as to satisfy the People that their - • complaints will at all times receive from us that just attirtior, and their rights that ready protection, that is indispen a Ile in their safety aud freedom. " That this seems to as more particularly necessary, in crder to maintain that competence in the public institutions of ill" country, which constitutes the best safeguard of all law and government. " That we have seen with deep regret the events which tee', • place at Manchester on the 16th of August, and that, without pronouncing any opinion on the circumstances that occurred on that melancholy occasion, we feel that they will demand our earliest attention, in order -to dissipate the alarm to which they have given birth; and by the result of a dilizent and imparci•.l inquiry, which may shew that the measures then resortird to were the result of an urgent necessity, or that an invert*/ constitutional privilege cannot be violated, and the lives sit his .Majesty's Subjects ucrifictsi with impunity." The question, as arising from the Noble Earl's proposition, being then put, Viscotott SIDMOUTH rose. He observed, that feeling the official responsibility, principally, if not exclusively, on the point to which the Noble Earl principally referred, to rest with himself, he this early presented himself to the attention of their Lordships. The Noble Earl seemed to attribute the disastrous events which had arisen, chiefly to the neg lect of Parliament, in not attending to its publso duties, and in providing for no rreasures of retrench ment in the expenditure, and not attending to the wants or distresses of the People. In refutation of such an assumption, he would refer their Lordships. merely to the events of the last Session, in which, were it in the Army alone, retrenchments were made • to an extent which appeared to satisfy, according to their language, even the Noble Lords at the other side of the House, and by some they would appear to have been considered `as carried too far. With respect . to the principal point in question, he entertained opi nions different from those avowed by the Noble East. The anxiety of Ministers was apparent in the ad% ire they gave the Prince Regent for an early asserr.bly of Parliament, for the 'Purpose of laying before it at one view a clear exposition of the real state of the Coutary, in order to enable it to judge whether de tailed inquiry was necessary 'or not, or what pro V isions of law may be necessary, either 'for rendering clear what may be deemed ambiguous, or what ad dition may be .made to the military force of the Country. The transactions at Manchester cettairly formed a prominent object ; and he must say, that if there n as ever a transaction where misrepresentation or exaggeration as to its nature prevailed, in any one case more than another, it was in that of Manchester —(Hear, hear, hear). —The Magistrates were spoken of merely as those of Manchester—but such was not the case; they were chiefly among those of tl:e. Counties of Lancaster and Chester. They wereill persons of high character, respectability, and pro perty, and rOto gave their anxious attention frcnt day to day to the important events which s were occurring in, that quarter, with a view to the preservation of the public peace. The conduct of Mr. Hare, the Chairman, was highly meritorious. They were called Stipendiary Magistrates ; that was not the case, and the most active of those who more immediately appertained to Manchester, were norai n ated by the Chancellor of. the Duchy, at the request of many respectable inhabitants; and he must con ' tend, their conduct was not chargeable with any ins •putation of apinable negligence or wilful error. The Meeting in ctuestion was composed in a great mea sure of persons who had marched to the groundjn military Array—large bodies of individuals had for mopths before been regularly training in Military exercises. They came to the Meeting with symbols indicative of their design to iubvert the Con:titmice") with flags bearing the most inflammatory and unequi vocal inscriptions. All these were strong presumptions In favour of tlleNlagistrates . (Hear, hear). The Magis trates had also other grounds for their conduct ; the intended Meeting of ate 9th of August was of a na ture avowedly against all law; the leaders received notice from the Magistrates that such a Meeting would not be permitted. Then the Meeting cf the 16th was resolved on. No charge had been preferred against the Magistrates, but all the Bills of Indict ment laid at their instance against the offending par ties were without hesitation found by the Grand 3a ries. The conduct of the Yeomanry, who were re curred to as an assistance to the Civil Power, was, in point of fact, unimpeachable; neither they nor any of the soldiery had made an unjust use of their power. The 'charges against them.were not found entitled to attentior., and that was strongly in their favour— (Hay, hear, hear). lie had no doubt but the. most Satisfactory account of their conduct would be estab. lished; and prove a complete denial of what was al leged against them. The Noble Secretary then pro ceeded. to the vindication' of the military who Were called in on, the occasion, and avowed that what was adjudged against these, particularly the 15th Regi ment of Hussars. was false and grioundlesi; and this appeared from theinqiiiries which had been let oa foot, especially throakh_ the median of Sir John By ng .' For any more particular detall he must T' F. 9 ra Fr C:F cr.) ;cal sAt ett Iry prict csi t. Rev! a:d ;rty 'set 14 , 1 J frz.t Let fc: c: !le 114: r:.. as !r. tat .1 2 Far .12 Joe J: Wi • Jos Si 1 • 1 I a I , . . . ._ ~, ;t , I 1 , I I , ) ‘ ,i § , 1 1 L I . R • 91 • I " , • .1 111 It