The National Register. — London, England, 1809-04-09 00:00:00

MEI elco p • • •••• • 7 • THE NATIONAL REGISTER. lingaeucy almost in the highest rank of the state, and the limply perseverance to follow up that arraignment with ir tefrogahle proofs of guilt. These were such as to carry Con.. V iermll to tile mind of toe country w herever the influence of Mi nisters ti,d not prevail, and in opposition to the vote or a map ri'y i Parliament. But notwithstanding that vote, the High Per oc.&,;e, for w hose vindication it was passed, in opposition to all tv ..nice, so strongly felt the sense impressed upon the country 1) the proofs against. hint, that lie thought proper to resign his orLice, anti thereby not only to ail.oit the proofs, but to reproach the votes of the persons who chose to suet ieee their ow n inte grity and conviction fur the mere purpose of his vindication. ill r. Goodbehere a oncleiled ire proposing, for the adoption of the Court, the follow log Resolut hots : 1. Resolved, That this Court has, on frequent occasions, evit,ced its detestation of the Public Atm.:es which have been found to exist in various departments of the State, and it cannot but equally condemn the corrupt practices developed by the late Investigation before the Comment- House of Parliament. 2. Resolved, That Ciwyllim Lloyd Wardle, Esq. having, un awed by Nlinisteoal threats, exhibited serious Charges against the late Commander in Chief, which have been clearly substan tiated, and which have in fact hid treed his Royal Highness to re sign a situation of.which he is now,rthy, is entitled to the esteem and gratitude of this Court and the Country. :;. 'Resolved, That the Thanks of this Court, and the Freedom of this City, in a (hold Box, of the value of 100 Gaineas, be pi-es:noted to C; wyllim Lloyd Wardle, Eq. in grateful testimony of tae high sense they entertain of the zeal, intrei)idity, and pa t 114.6 :rn, which he so eminently evinced in that arduous and audahle undertak'N. The other Resolutions, consisting of three, went to thank Sir Francis Burdett, Bart. Lotil Folksioue, Samuel Whitbread, l's 1. Sir Samuel Mimi!: v. Knt. General Ferguson, Ilarvey Cltris— tient Connie, Esq. arid the rest of the ;Vernbers consti tuted the minOrity ; to declare that in the vote of the majority, there was ground to apprehend it r. , tist have arisen from influ ence; an 1 to state the necessity of a radicitl and spectly reform. }le then moved the first Resolution, which was ably seconded by r. :\lll.l - Lit, in a short speech. Mr. DIXON perfectly agreed in a Resolution of Thanks to Mr. Wanlle, and censured strongly the immorality of the Duke of York's connection as proved vv it h Mrs. Clarke. Fie ho‘v cver, totally denied thet any privity or connivance was proved against him personally in the sentulalous tratlic which came out in evidence; and lie deprecated the whole of the remaining Re soluf *ins as unnecessary. Mr. Deputy EM t.n vek:mwledged that he was one of those who signed tile tion, merely with a view of thanking Mr. 'Wardle for his meritorious conduct ; but he was by no means aware that this was to be made a party question. He saw no neceiiy for any other Resolution. Alde7onto Co ns: spoke in . support of the Resolutions, 31r. Gal FFITIIS supported the Reso! uti oils in a speech of much Sir C. Paten took the opportunity of expressing those senti tne.its hi vi!:dic.ltiou of hiaiself, and of his worthy colle:gtt..s (Sir ‘Villia , :s Curtis, nod Alderman Shaw not heo.:g present) for toe votes tney had given upon this sooiert, and whi,:h, he slid, Ere` was prevented from lotering before the Livery on Saturda), by the clamour of the crowd assealbled upon that occasion. WAIMM.t..; sup domed at considerable •lerkth the Reso lutions, and contended for t ite nece , sity imposed upon the ror • vocation of Loa:',ln, of expres , iug their opinions upon this sun jcct, as they always had been in the habit of doing, - in order to • • give a tone and example to the whole conotry. Alderman PRI NSE P supported the Re,olutions, and thought *they contained such traisars as admitted of no coAradietion. Afar sonic further discussinn between Mr. Whehle and other ipeaki.rs, the lirt and second resolutions were put and carried unanimously, and also the third, with the dissenting. voices of Mr. Dixon and Mr. Kimble, upon the ground of economy, re- Fpecting the gold box. . The of.xt resolution was carried unanimously. Upon the Fifth Resolution, r. Alterman Birch, in an ani mated speech e xpre s sed his decided opposition to the assumption of any privilege on the part of that assembly, or any other in this kingdom, to ceosare the decisions of the House of Com mons, or to impute wrong or corrupt motives to the Representa tives of the People in any decision, which by the vote of a-ina jority tl3ey should adept. Socha Resolution, theref,re niightlead to the mos, lamentable consequences in the excitement of popu .4ir tumult. No practical good could possibly arise from it; but r ' on the contrary much mischief; and if the people once asstinied out of doors the privilege of censuring the conduct of t'arliament there would be an end of the ConstitutiOn H-that venerable fa bric would be shaken to its fouudation and overwhelm them its its ruins, . Mr. Birch was ably supported by Mr KQrnble, Mr. Stakes, AlderinanAtki:as, and Mr. Box. Mr. WA urn xi AN replied. He said, that from the like senti ments which he had uniformly heard from. the worthy Alder man upon various occasion;, he had preparLl to except theni now, and had therefore fortified himself to meet his arguments upon much stronger authorities than his own ;—they should be found in Judge Blackstone, and other great authorities quoted by that author upon the doctrines of the constitution of this . country, namely, Justice Hale, Montesquieu, and other great authorities, by whom the Right of the people to petition Par !lament, and to express their sentiments uprin public grievances ? ' was recognized. Baron Montesquieu in particular stated, that Greece, Rome, Carthage, and other great states of antiquity, had successively fallen to ruin; that England would also fall to ruin in its turn ; and that this ruin would Occur whenever the' representative body should beCome more corrupt than the execu tive. Such had been the source of ruin to many modern nations of Europe in our own day; and what, he world ask, could be the value of the constitutional right of petition or discussion, if their right only allowed them to petition, or to discuss the conduct of the other two branches of the Constitution, the Crown and the Lords, while they were to view with silence the misconduct of the Com Mons, by whom alone their liberties could be ruised ? It had been said by Mr. De Lolrue, the his torian of our Constitution, that the House of Colon:ions, in their omnipotence, could do almost any thing, except malting a man a woman, nra woman a man. He had, hOwever, recently seen them unke a black man a white one, and therefdre he did not doubt their privilege by the same means to vote a change of sexes. The previhus Question had been moved by Mr. Dixon, which being first put, the Court divided=--Against it, $ Alderman, 6Q Chnitrioner , , 2 'fellers, 70—For it, .4 41dermen, 1 28 Commoners; i Teller, 2:3—Majority against the previous question :;7. At this time stran;ers were excluded, and the Ciiiirt continued a considerable time in discussion. We imilerst;:ild that an Ad journment was moved and negatived w itliott I a divisiuu. . Au amendment was then moved by Mclennan ATK IN`4 l kich on a division was uegatiYetl,—Ayes, 5 A1(4.0114111, 20 Commoners, 1 Teller, 32—Noes, 7 Aldermen, 52 Coihnioners; 2 Tellers, 61--Thjority 29. The original Resolution was then put and carried, as was thq siibacquent Resulntion, after which the Court adjourned. T..441' INDI.I I.IQTSE, Thorsday a General Court of 'Proprietors was held at the India if nose, .for the purpose of taking- btro consideratl .itli titr! Resolutions of the Court of Directors on the ‘2.9(11 of March. The husims was opened by the Secretary', reading the Ad vertisement published in the morning papers, tOr convening the General Court, n Alr. Parry, the Director and President for the time beiwr, read the Resolutions entered into by the Court of Directors on the 29th of March, which were as follows ReFolved, that -a Military Secretary be appoimed for conduct ing the Military Correspondence With India, frith the Salary of 1030/. per antuttn. Htsolved, That two Assistant Secretaries he appointed in the department of the Examino,tor of India Correspondence, node:. the superintoodance of the Examinator, each with the salary of 600!. per annum. Awl also, to consider of confirming the Resolution of the Court of Directors, for forming a seminary for the - education of Cadebi for the Artillery and Engineer torps in the Company's service, instead of such cadets being eti.tiented at the /;pyal MilitaryAca4 detny at Woolwich, as heretof ore; . and of the appointment of Colonel Mudge to be the Examiner of these Cadets, with the allowance of 204. per diem, and of the appointment of a Pro fessor of Oriental Languages %,,10 the salary of 300/. per annum, Before the first Resolution was pu Court, Mr. Jackson moved, that t: Committee of Correspondence, forme which point out the lICCC3Sity of such Military Secretary, should be real logly. The first resolution was then con it for the continuation of the he ditt'ereot Reports of the leriy lard before the Court, 'h an appointment as that of which was done accord- ifirrned unanimously, as wo