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. r 77 VG WARD OF VINTRY. • T a rnmermos and respectable MEETING of the INHABITANTS of the WARD of VINTRY, held itp Thunday. the !loth day of February, 1811, at Cutlers' Hall, isi the City of 1.0.0011, in pursuance of a Requisition to CHRIS TDPHER MAGNAY,B•mt Aiderniaa of the said Ward. to take • into cooSiderasion the necessity of a Petition to Parliament against the continuance or renewal of the Tit upon Income and • Prop-rty, UMANINIOUSLT RIIIOOIIII, Ist. 1 hat this Meeting feel with the deepest regret, that It Is 'hi the contemplation of his Majest'y's Miniiters to renew the . • Tax. upon Income and Property, which having originally been Imposed when the camitry was is a peculiarsituatian of difficulty and danger, was cheerfully borne, but the. necessity of the mea sure having ceased to exist, tills Meeting cunkdently hope that the said: Tax won not be renewed. 'That this Meeting cannot but recollect the Impressing • universaßy made upon the minds of them)** that the Perlis: resent stood solemnly pledged that the islet Tat should Absolutely cease at the expiration of six months after the signing of a dolinto five Teems , of Peace; and this Meeting is of opinion thett the renewal of it would not only be a violation of public faith, but compel the pople to the *grades of calling In opinion the sincerity of a. • oos that may be made by their &evilest's tires in html. ally. This Miring Is also of opinion that the said Tax having introduced a oyster* admitting of no distinction between panne sent propeny and casual prelim s and ieried under arbitrary powers, against which there is, no appeal, Is a gross violation of the obelus spirit of the British Commotion, and that this hie's. • big do present a Petition, founded **Atha foregoing Resolutions, to the Honourable.Commons House of Parliament arum the renewal of the said" liar: atilly. That one of the Representatives in Parliament for this City be requested so present the said Petition, and n vett to R ive It his Individual support, but also topmasts the suppost of his Colleagues in Parliament. C. MAGNAY, Chairman. Stity. That the Thanks of this Meeting be evil% to Crams. rail Manse AV. Esq. Alderman, for his pr.-snips attention to the Regnisition for this Meeting and his polite and coiggent conduct on the occasion. 7. hat this. Resolutions be published in four Morning Papers, viz. The Times, British Ypres, Public Ledger, and Morning Cloroniele; aid the STAR and Traveller Evening Papers. JOSEPH FRI tH, Ward Clerk. ... WARD OF CORDWAINER. 1 1 a MEETING of the Inhabitants of the Ward A of CORDWAINER, in the City of LONDON, held in the Vestry of the Church of St. Mary lit•bow, Cbeapside, on the 29th day of February, 1816, in pursuance of a Requisitioa to that purpose : The Worshipful CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Esq. M.P. Alderman, in the Chair. itesolved unanintoissly—That. strongly impressed with a sense .f the difficulties under which the Country now labours, we feel it our imperious Juty on the present occasion to declare oar lien? Unseats at so inomentoste a crisis. Realised unanintowsly—That the Tat on Income or Property one resorted to as a War Tax only, and at a =meet when It was generally believed our country wig lo the greatest danger, stud under a sol-mn pledge of the Illini.tsrs, and as eolensaly sanctioned by the House of Commons, that with the War It &mill cease. Resolved uoanbonusly—Tbat we feelingly deplore thee any - causes shout! be deemed to exist, inducing Ministers to resort again to ,tht: continuance of so odious a Tax evlnt s zsr any modilicat!on, proving to the British People ebbe thus e'en are mocha its on the best feelings of our to Ureigendlog to detuorasc the Nation, and destroy that bend o midday which should exist between the Country and the Re3olved uunimously—Tbat the Taw was adaeltled . by the Projector as grievous, prows* unjust in its primal" so equal in i.s operation, inqui.itorial In its practice. mid highly derogatory to the hitherto indepeodeot ebaracter of Pasliebosen. Resolved uuaulinously—Thu a humble Petition be presented to both Houses of Parliament against the proposed condos/Ace of the Tax, dust it may art pass tato a Law t rod that Casts- TOPMIII SUITN, Esq. be rtquested to present the same to and rapport such Petition in the House of 010711114.016 iteao:ted unaLbuotay—Tbat die Petition now.reed be adopt. of by ad+ Ward. Kew's% d unanimously--That the Thanks of this Meeting be evai (0 the itig,tit Worsi.i t iul enatsvoysaa M-P. Alder:tun of this Ward, for his In cutout:mg Liu: &base, mai for bi. impartial conduct in the Ci:.r r. Realived u9anintously— Thar the That,Xs !vf this ',Veering be given to GNIMGE Cu %ma te, Esq. the Mover, att.] to Glosoit blavamsoN, E•q. the .lecootler of the aforegoing Resolutions, a::( 1 c, kr the at.li.ity with whit-:,.:hey supported tier same. Ite.olved unant.nottily—T .at the foregoing Resolurlons be doed by the Ward Clerk, and ioNered in the Morning Chru Zieie, Times, Her li, :4 t Al, and Courier Nets-par fa. T 1 OMAN VeEIiSTIIR, Ward Clerk. — --• - • ---- - . . PA.R.L.IiI irf dATAR PROGEEZJiNGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 29. Dir. lstoti, front the Direc ors of the East India 0/711.• prey. pres•snrrd P.Aperi pursuant to An of Parliatr.eat. La d on the rable. ANHO2I! presented a Peltion from the Ward of • te, against the renewal .)f the fr.com" Tax. The Po • he staid, elOpllli.el of the rax al most vexelous and oppressive, and also übjEcted,very much to a Loge military esta tilitildr.eui In time of pc.sce, aml prayed asir I.isrsi.hips not to agree to the r-iiewal of the Income fax wader any modification 1 whatevs 7. Laid on the Taw.. Earl of SHA F WV presented a Peti:ion against the Income lal Icons Limeisousis, which was also laid on the 1 :►e Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a Petition front the Wayor, Aldo k lid Commonalty of Exeter. praying the liepeal of he In.a.lvent Delmore Ace. Laid en the Table. lord NAPIER pre-anted a Petittun f: um t' e Farmers of the Ceuta) Kirkcudbright, !.:4y.lig relief, a.,oi complaining of the pressure of the lo.ume as, Tea an horses, Ike. in the present distressed state of the agrfeultu: al interest. Laid ea the Earl BAI4IURST presented en Account of the Irish Peat. Itablishment between 1753 and 1793. Ordered to be primed. I he Malt, ate. Duty Bill, and Eachequet Zile Bill ware reed a .tcond doe. '1 he Archbishop of CANTERBURY moved the second read. inj of the Clergy Forms Dill, The object of khe stated to be 4te continue a temporary Am on this sal/W i le order se glystinte to bring in and pass a-general Act, relative to the discipline of the Church, in which the matters of this 8111 would be included. Lord Iit.U.I.AND dkl not mew to oppose the Bill, though be strongly di,approved of the principle of these temporary Acts. 'He h01.e.1 that a general Bill would soon be brought is, that Parliament might nut thus be called upon, on every ens. woo, to impend the law, and stultify itseU. The Archl•ishop of CANTEItBURY said, that avowal Bail was in preps/min, and In suck a state of forwardness that it would won be before the House. '1 be Ball was then read a wend tine.--Adjontned. • HOUSE Or COMMONS. Notiee was given of a Mottos for a NU to shorted the thus lion ut the Poll at the ilicctions in Ireland, and one for certain Returns of tie recent Elections . in Tipperary, Donq;al, Clare, ate by hir. Dumosica. BaowN e.-. -Agreed to. At J. ti I'EWAR I' made some observations respecting an In tended motion contenting Ireland; and Mr. Moans' add, be wished to bring it forward after the Aestste, when there would be a better attendance of Irish Members. Mr LOCKHAR, postponed his Motion respecting Cho la. solvent Act toll March 12. Mr. BROUGI JAM wished to know his object. Mr I.UCKI4AR said he should propose, that alum app tabu time, the Judge of the Insolvent Court should receive so more ori g inal petitions. Mr BROUGHAM wild, he hail refrained hitherto front pre senting various Petitions from Tradesmen in Westminster, the object of which was not to repeal the Bill, bet more effectually to prevent frauds, and compel fuller disclosures of property. Mr. BROWNE moved for sundry Accotors respecdog tie 11..ntations in the Dutch Colonies, while in the hands of the cormue.ioners appuieted in 181 ; for the batpurts from hence and the imports; fur the number of Slaves since 1811, and their • leeriest sr dooms; snilleiTeples et Litters tress the flee • Pore relating t 6 the miwakettsette of the Estate*, C. Abet a few - woolliness Mr. Aasirrewer, the Medea was weed es. • POOPORTY TAX. The following. Petitions were • presented. against a conyinosince of the Property Tax. They were ordered to lie on the table : Mr. SULLIVAN presented one from the inhabitants of Ashbourn. in Derbyshire. Mr. &Ate* presented a Petition from the inhabi tants of Exeter and its vicinity against this tax. The Hon. Member observed, that the Petition would have been more numerously signed, were it not for the prevalence of a rumour that the Chancellor of the Ex 'chequer had relinquished the idea of this tax. Sic 'ra ACLAND presented Petitions of a similar niture from the occupiers of land in the North of Devon, and also one from the parish of Hillock, in that county. Mr. ABBIICRObIaIi preheated a Petition from the town of Banff. . Mr. SHAW Lersvas presented a "etition to the same effect from the inhabitants of Reading. Sir JOHN SIIKEON observed, that he differed in some degree from his Constituents who transmitted the present Petition. It contained a strong impute- dun against Ministers for a dereliction of their public duty, in bringing forward this subject, after the so lemn pledge they gave that it should be discontinued at the end of the war. Now be, though pre vented by illness during the present Session, bad cer tainly been a constant attendant, in his seat last year, and was perfectly ignorant that any such pledge had been given.—(Haar ! from she ONsooltio Brother.). It was impossible they could .have given such a pledge. Whether that were the ease or not, be fent concurred_ with his CONstitUeol4 that this Tax ought not to be renewed.—(Rear, hose!) In the distressed state. of the Agricultural and Commercial Interests, it would be in vain to persevere in levying the Tax. (Haar!)—He was sorry to dithr, more particelarly with the Petitioners, in one allegation they had un necessarily introduced: he meant ,the imputation against Ministers on the subject of the Army Esti mates, which the Petitioners thought would be ap plied against the liberty o f the sub;ect. He entirely discredited this imputation. If he thought Ministers were capable of contemplating such an attack, he would be the last man to vote one shilling at their suggestion, and the first to sound the alarm through. out the country.— (Thar.) Mr. HORNER was glad the Honourable Gentle. man's Constituents would have the benefit of his vote through all the stages of the proposed Tax Bill ; but ha was surprised that the Hon. Member should have thought this a fit time to quarrel with his Consti. meats on other points of their Petition, in which they Wore, in his (Mr. Horner's) opinion, right, and the Honocraisle Gentleman wrong. He could see no ex. travagance about the manner in which the Petitioners connected the question of the large Peace Establish ment with that which was, in fact, the proposed aims of keeping it up. They thought that this Es timate could not be maintained, because the country could not afford it. He (Mr. tioricr) thought dif ferently ; and his main objection to the E s timate was not as to its expense, but as to the establishment it. self. —(lleur, hear.) His hostility to the Tax was not for its amount, but for being a heavy inquisition, fair a most unconstitutional.purpose.— (Mar. ) The Honourable Member could not have read the Yeti. tint', when he stated that ratliament had not made a pledge un the subject. Sir J. SIMEON— , 4 Nut Parliament, but the Go imminent and Ministers." Mr. HORNER •••44 Well, then, the Government and Ministers: And the Petitioners, in stating that Glvernme:,‘ had forfeited its faith to Parliament and the Public, Ii ive merely asserted that which is agree. able to the 'Act, and what is on record as a matter of grave and important accusation. It was distinctly. held out as A War fax only —(flear)—and the at tempt to i•npose it now is a finfiture of a deliberate and recorded pledge. This pledge was in the recol lection of those who were iii attendance in Pasha-, meat last year most way confirmed. —(Dear, hear.) Tire Honourable Member was, therefore, wrong in accusing his Constituents of an absurdity, where none , had been made." At ail events, he (Mr. Horner) was glad they were to have the benefit of his vote in this particular question. Mr. P. METHUEN would be glad to know when the Petitioners were to have complained of the Esti. mates, if not at the present moment ?—(Hear.) Mr. DAVENPORT corroborated the statement that a pledge had been given, as stated in the Peti. lion.--( Hear. hear.) Sir CHARLES MORDAUNT said that the nni. versa' opinion was that a breach of faith had taken place on the part of the Government : some even asserted that Parliament was involved in it. This 'was the great reason why he should vote against the Tax. Mr. DICKENSON presented a similar Petition from Wellington, in the county of Somerset, and ex pressed his lull persuasion, that if the existing griev ous weight of taxation were not taken from the shoul ders of the. different classes in society, they would each sink one 'class into another ; and he would be glad the Chancellor of the Exchequer would tell him what was to become of the lowest class I—(llear.) He stated, that he entirely concurred in one allega tion in this Petition, which eagablisbed the advantages which the funded had over the landed system. The man who - vested his capital in the latter a few years ago, now• by th e d e p ress i on suffered a loss of one half t it he disposed of the same sum in the funds, he secured for himself four per . cent. interest, which would at this time purchase twice as much of the ne. cessaries of life at it would at the time of his milting the investiture. And yet, with this existing advan tage, the Minister wears to prop up the funds, when the temptation to purchase in them is so much greater than' it is to do so in Land.—(bear.) The funds were to be made every thingg, and lands nothing.— (Ikea.) Mr. STANIFORTH presented a Petition from Hull, iu Yorkshire, against this Tax, and declared his determination to oppose an enactment, Which - was never huended to have been in existence lodger than the war. Mr,THOMPSON was of opinion that every body felt a general understanding was on record that this Tax ,Was not to have survived the necessity which imposed it. The state of national distress was un paralleled. Th ere we r e more bankruptcies during the List tea months t h an he ever remembered during the same number of years. He also dwelt on the . his _,Antaga under which the farrotir I 'booted dur ing the last two years, in comparison with'the trader, who could reatice the T.x if he'expl slued his losses beliwe the Commissioners. The pooriartnersuffered his injury as tamely •s a . 144erp. and jou have shorn him to the bone. lie hoped in a ft: a , days, however, that the public would hear of the total abandonment of the Tax, and that it shourki never more be heard of.—(llear.) Mr. LOCKIIART presented Petitions from the united Parishes of St. Andrew's, Hilburn, and St. George the Martyr, on the same subject. He ob served, that although he concurred in the opinion of the Petitioners, that the Tax in its present shape ought not to stand, he was yet of opinion that the ,Tax upon Property, in a strict sense, ought to be enacted, but not one which went against Trades or Tenants. He had always oppled a tax on funded property, from a conviction that it would neither benefit trade nor agriculture. On the present occasion ,60 or 70 millions had been added to the de ht,.and more taxes were necessary to provide interest fur this sum. He knew no fairer or more effectual way of raising the amount than a Property Tar, one which, while it spared those who bad really no pro i s:rty, would visit those who held places and pensions. As to a pledge, it was the first cfhty of Parliament to do what was expedient and necessary for the public credit of the State, and bring the burdens of the nation to a fair equilibrium. . - Sir JOHN NEWPORT thotiet the suggestion of the last speaker quite ioapplicable to the present subject. He (Mr. Lockhart) verned to think it would be an easy matter to get at those whose cir cumstances in lite would really afford the pressure of the tax. He (Sir John Newport) was, however, of opinion, that their numbers were very few.—(Hear, hear.)—lf the proposed Bill for the continuance of the Property Tar were thrown out, as he augured it would, and it the Honourable Gentleman brought in another, directed against those public salaries which had received augmentation on account of the high price of provisions, he (Sir John Newport) would support him in it, being persuaded that they were fair objects of taxation, now that the prices of the necessaries of life were scrmuch lower than heretofore. It, however, the Honourable Member opposite lent himself to the Chancellor of the Excheqrser's Bill. he must, to be consistent it least, cut away two-thirds of its contents—so that in the end it would come out quite a different etild from that to which the Right lion. Gentleman meant to give birth. He (Sir John Newport) could well suppose, that where Members concurred in the principle of a measure, they might go into its consideration, with a view of having some modifications introduced in the details. But the Honourable Member could not adopt this course on the preient occasion, where his opinions were sub. stantially different from those of the proposer of the intended Resolution. On reflection, he mug feel this himself ; for it was impossible for him to effect what he waited without rejecting this. Bill. He could afterwards introduce another, in conformity with his view of the case. Lord NUGENT concurred in the opinions of his Hon. Friend (Sir John Newport). He would, how. ever, overlook the fallacy of the. Hon. Member's argument opposite, and would at once avow, that his objection to the principle of the Bill was, that it went to throw a considerable revenue into the hands of the Crown, before his hltiesty's Ministers mold fairly pledged to proper measures of retrerchmenr.-- (Hear, hear.).—Actuated by this feeling, he would not only oppose the Property Tax, but every other proposition to raise money, until he saw a certainty that the economical system to which he alluded would be acted upon.—(Hear, hear.) Sir CHARLES BURRELL said, that in an in dividual in private life, a breach of faith would not be,tolerated. Why should it be less dishonourable to 1 forfeit a promise in the S tate ? Th e p l e d ge , w h atever it was, ought to be inviolably kept.—(Hear, hear,) INCREASE 'OF SALARIES. Mr. BROUGHAM rose, not for the purpose of putting a question to the Gentlemen on the Treasury Bench—fur they would, of course, adopt the :dent system of the Noble Lord, who was not then in his place, and deprive him of all hope of receiving an answer—but he rose for the purpose of moving— ,* That there be laid before the House, an Account of the ad dict/nail:umber of Collectors sad Assessors of 1 axes appoiuted la Scotland since tlit 15th of March, 1815, to the presto time; wish their several Salaries, and the Augmentations, if any."— Agreed to. Mr. BENNETT moved, that Accounts be laid before the House of the increase of salaries among the Commissioners of Taxes, since March, 1815, and also for a similar account from the Post-Office, and whether any new Office had been created therein ; together with the respective Salaries of the parties, their increase, &c.—Agreed to. Mr. LA MBTON ;rho moved for an Account of the increase (if any) in the Salaries of Auditors of Excise, since the 25th March, 1815.—Agreed to. Mr. BROUGHAM expressed 4 ir ye, that to some . of those accounts, at least, all would be returned. He particularly hoped to see such a return from the Auditors of the Excise. 112 would beg to relate us the House, that while meetings were daily taking place throughout the country, for the purpose of pe titioning against the Property Tax, and whileit was impossible to suppose that an Auditor. of Excise could have had an augmentation to his salary, he bad been informed, that the Mayor of a town, which for the present should• be nameless, had refused to convene a meeting, although the legal requisition for that purpose had been made to him. To account for this refusal, it had been said, that either he, or an immediate relative, held an Auditorship of the Ex cise, the salary of which,• from being 464/0, was, within a very short period, incteased to ‘BBOO per an. nuns—(Hear,lieee). Such was the information which be (Mr. Brougham) had received—possibly he might have been deceived—zeal often outstrips facts in trans ' minim; information —but if he were misinformed, he could only say, that it was the first tins,: he was so treated in the quarter from which the communication transpired. In another Corporate Borough a similar effort was made, but without effect, for the Petition Was persevered in and adopted. There, he understood. that the Magistrate had four sons, three of them in the navy, and one in the victualling department.—l. This sheaved something like the motive of local in fluence, and the chain by which it might be linked to Government. The efforts were fruitless, as all others in this question would be, if the people were firm in their purpose.(lfesr.)—ln the %Vest of Englaid alto, d Mayne had MOW I . b.:widen duty, c shiag a ineethi h Ihad receive receive.! a leeal requisition. IV" meeting was ; without hint. p m , interpose was J.:whees meant f or u le ris courtin i i place an.i p omit ice. It thn:efi known to li•ve occutresl in u ncle ast . failed, they might rely on it e•ey p str s ;'.: l others, and I: I.' succe e d e , c d. T; :oce , re v of the number of which he Itad heard ► 4ll - 1 47..1 to he the Huusr send that were taLing to smothe r the voi ce a tt i r ti.. ' l ' • The result, in some instances, Was sell - it chewed that it the Cou.,try p"seretetlfis beat down all opposition. and r„rp,l cam. to respect its feelitaL7—( Hear, b ra , ). Mr. A RBU id , th t %rh ea were mad-, it tvotile.l appear ski. q u. r . 10 . It salaries had taken place i n the quatms'a,".• but as to any im2roper attempt on the :1; verurnent to iatinchzc the feeliu et the " 4111 this occasion, he could assure L: *e fl, ,- statement was wholly qv:um:les s ; apt l C. his honour th;:t his Majesty's Goveriak directly or indirectly interfered. Ha.l ter position taken place, he must have k e , A i . (Hear, hear). Mr. BROUGHAM d:d not mean to the Treasury the charge of having itaelf ek . did state, that a heal interfeteace ha , 1 144 : 4 1' place. Rely on it, n CtOet til;ags 44 14 that a little doucetir was at all Ar, it represented hi s c l tins.; and .n-:it ; a ka !" County Representative, and wa, net haiet wi;h an ungracious eye—(lff6r). Mr. ARBU'fIiNOI •tep..4ted hit t h e part of Government. Until appli t44i ► made for promnion, he could !:ot of eftlfisie pate the grounds of individual dam ; 6 ;1;4 claim as that supposed by tLr fluen. l 4 : Learned Gentleman were made to the Trt 4ie ,. hoped and trusted Malisters would act is them on such an r•ccaskei.—f Near), Mr. PONSONBY WAS prtsti ided that si ll Right Hon. Gentleman disclaiat. d ,1 c j ahlt which had been cast elm Govetnment— k what he believ:d to be true. L' •.t teltere eat ti t cessity of their knowirz the ciicamstanceiali,i case, because that might sometimzs lout csk s4 in the face of a Parliamentary inquiry. AL M y time, in local situations, it mizat be est , ra t i, and proper to do those acts Iron a sett cl peta si sion that it they succeeded, they rn'g!.t ni t , el preeable at the fountain head. little, however, by whose authority nil! . mll foot, if the parties snaking . the:a hel.ll:laco L the Crown. Mr. ABERCROMBIE dmizd that Co., had any influence in the appir.nicat of C.• Magistrates. Lord MILTON said, there was no ntel _ being very clumsy in managing these matteis may be understood, without direct intirnatrau r Lemur of the prqceeding.—(lleal.—lieh l di ! that persons who had so acted, were not kat their kindness.— ( Hear.) Lord A LTHORPE trusted that such had not been exercised. Lord BINNING said, that the HonnorAlr Learned Gentleman had chan g ed h.s 1111:. 1 . first.commeneed by attacking the Gtivai.mrn!, he concluded by aftcusing the iN4 trio. KtZt Government could not be uiad,: aus , ver.i . ):::c acts of individuals in a Corporatiws, and with which the identity was sought to he spoke hide in favour of the fiotiout able Gentleman's authority— (hear, hear.) Mr. BROUGHAM denied that he had battery, as it was called. He had anekeJ Mayors in the first instance, and not in the hit; if any thing, he had repeated the .ob.erv.itia.,• often perhaps for them to be char, to those lea had addressed. He had rue no further in irks motives, than to say, that the party giving to might naturally expect others in return. Sir M. VT. RIDLEY would not charge Cam resent with being a party to acts of lozal iglee but the ?act of corp , brate intertervnce wistnire and the motive and expectancy arising um cf tt equally clear. Sir GEORGE WARRENDEIt said it trot fair to impute improper motives to the 1 cal as& ties of the kingdom, when their conduct thighll+ been influenced by s conscientious apptobatinetr principle of the Property Tax. The war duct been commenced by the Honourable Cadential posite, WAS of a very petty nature, And it it sees wish to recrim nate, he could impute to thee: of the tax proceedings. AS no warr ratable as c ascribed to the protisoturs nr it. He was ap:rw.t many instances where prejudices were cznte.ll o minds of the people by the most unfair unskilA Cations of the intentions of Government. lissAi were distributed in many towns, tilt-v.4mi mil ..lass of people with the operation of the t.o.ilks ciples of increased ieority. He thud..re J:iercto such remarks from the opposite side, b 04° 1 give rise to interminable recritnimitio,:s. Sir R. FERGUSON had expecte4, Oat 110 Members 9f a certain p.m of the Wand valid port the measures of G .vernment, as the ia!).6: , n hadinten distinguished for an unifor.n adiktef.: l everfavlinister and every Treasury.—(lsar.) Lord BINNING remarked on the unensosc lumny which had ,been thrown by the Honola General on so large and respectable a ciao di' people. He would, however, remind him, Mai' was one Minister and one Treasury, ta whIV never manitcsted any adherence, and that Colit with which the Honourable General 1)4,1104 been connected—( !fear). Sir R. FERGUSON replied, that such an ttosi circumstance had been effected, in contequeetl the short period of that Minister's powa, etti neeess try impossibility of giving the Trusty! play— (Near). Mr. BENNETT said, that nothing which Of the Honourable Member (Sir C., Werender) prevent that side of the House from standivi defence of the rights of the people. Mr: THOMPSON was of opin'on, that the whenevele they thought proper, should asseolge.' exercise their undoubted right of petitioning , pendent of the coatroul of any Mayor or ( 0 ' 4 7 iu the count ry ( hear.) r• Sir JOHN NLWPORT moved for lemo"'' ■ :4w, .• • 1. rl• • :r4 ,1 !rot', is Id,