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licate 4 to Ulit wilia July r" atly iota ti of d by 'tho tiu take Red !In- Cal • ..-z,,,, w Tlf EATRE:: Daum . -t Alir The Be aggr' s Opera was revived at this Ti lust night, and iutroducecl Mr. Co tswold fir s t ti me , i n the part of Ms e k e , t h , BLAND, in that of Lary. Mr. JcIINSTON t and act e d th e part extremely well, and the songs in the bold manly stile of the char •he was applaudect throughont,stuf loudly e s /low happy amid Ibe with either. lin.. 11 TAI l'ully possessed all the 814ettb t i g, and interest, of the author; she displayed h . , voice with such taste and vat iety in the song„ the sipplause was iiievssailt;. Cedar ,rwr fri was given in a style that obtalued a most Nos ',more. Alfa. BLAND'S LI/Cy was a jUd p, formatice, spirited and chaste ; ahr sung the with all her usual sweetness ; but her ikswiess line for the gaoler's daughter. A flow ii.g alk was quite out of character. Mr. Duis rut, Ind 31 SPA hs, in Mr. and Mrs. Peat-hum, were excel] and Mr.'Alayruews was II good Filch. ',ilk , 0, went off with great spirit. The Theo. g a l Pewee followed; in which Mr. Err. trros his versatility of talents with the happie st • At half price the Theater was crowded. The Marchioness of Hammon?. CeettPlies 'CLAIR: and BARaYSIORE, and Sie JOHN and Luanoca, w ere present. a ROYAL VISIT. Ibis Royal flightless tl*• Priam of 1 1'51.11 Portsmouth, on %Vednesday morning, for Lowks. tie was colifined to the house, on Tnesshiy, by i position. The works were manned upon the purture of his Royal Highisess, sod the fowl is lined for upwards of four miles with troops, saluted as he passed. The short resideuve PitrieE at POrtomonth endeared hint to the and sailors; perhaps no act of his life ever him iu a more amiable view, or so entirely !mutest if the army, as his kind, condeamadko, affectionate condo' t to his own reships% they embarked' for a foreign country 10 lost enemy. General SLADE'S !wailer brigade still • wind-bound at St. Helen's, but they will take ormortunity of the least shift of wind to start, proceed for Carolina, to join Sir DATIL, Bums' army, to which they belong. The Duke of OA. Rases remains at Portsmouth with his saa, Cos net IFITICLAIINCE, till the fleet sails. .Iha ftsyd lligh nese in the meals time propos es t o v isit ram of the men of war lit Spithead. The Dachas of Itoxinuaritt wi►l shortly entire' the fashionable world with her elegant parties her house is Portman -minor*. Her Grace is pected to retort' soon to town from Scotland, alto en absence of near eighteen months. The Duchess of Goaeont, who has hitherto Id the fashionable assemblies, eat be in town ti? Christmas,. when the west end of the town will se online its usual gaiety. His Royal Highness !tioNsitua left town Monday for Goalield-linuse., Essex. _ Lady SMITH 8V1t6101 . 4 elegant house in Pits. dilly is preparing fo► the reception of her Lid ) . ship, who is shortly expected in town from llsne Bower. fife Doke and Duchess of BEAU IPORT will leave Badminton, (lloucestershire, in the course of livid month, for Blandford-park, to pass the Chrigess holidays. Mrs. THOMAS Hoeg had a select party, lot evening, at iier house in Dectress-strut, Portman. square. _ . - Lady PEaTn's card party, last night, was ammo ronsly attended. C ouel and Mrs. BIADNONT here prised the greatest part of the summer at flexliam-Abhes; they are expected at their honk.: in Purttn.in-square iu the course of next month. Alias I.Alllol AN, a young 1.841 y, whose musical tali tits mid acgivircmciits have attracted much no tice, is eiq;aged by fr. MAL:READY, at Very law ral salary - , to perfori at the kfaseliester Theatre, which will open in lietenilwr.—Mr. BOCK. 'Ae 00- demand, was also anxious to avail himself of the bei.ebt of her power.. Viscount. ss 0111E1. has taken a house, in Shl soni-street. Bath, where her Ladyship intends to pass the winters The Right Hon. JOHN Forru. her Ladyship's husbend, has returned to Irelaisly a here he will remain until January. The [hike and Duch. 11. of BEDFORD intended to leave town lust night for Woburn Abbey. wile" her (; race's aceomehesnext is expected to take piste in the course of next month. The last arrivals at Beth are— Ill•reals of Bath, Lord J. Thynne Lord Chief Justus Downs, lady Plarewnod, Lady Aeland, Hon. Mr. sad llrs. . H. Hare, Hon. Charles Miller, Sir Witham Johns" Right Hon. James, Mrs. and Miss Fitzgerald, Sir Robert Rohm and fastib, Sir Jeaepli Copley and family, Sir Geo. and Lady Stanntrio, Sir R. Caste, Gen. Maelens, Mai.* o.a. Skerrett, Major-Gen. Deekriell, Col. Woodioittoi Col. and Mrs. Little, Cul. Horner, Col. Browning, due We are happy to announce the speedy publics; tion, in London, of Aladarne Corr' res "API/rims. preceded by some interesting Memoirs of the Author; also two beautiful and classic Tale., by Mons. Da CIIATEAUDIIIMID, entitled "Mahe et Rene." On Wednesday sc'unightmt the Assembly Major and Mrs. Anus:awn, of Newcastle, gale" ball and supper to a select number of their fnerd•. which, for taste and elegance. have seldom or etrr been surpassed in the. North. l7pwards of our hundred and fifty ladies and gentlemen sat down to supper, the conducting of which reflects great ere► dit on Mr.. Iltiontr, of the Rooms. The dancing was kept up with much spirit and hilarity. until a lute hour in the morning. Mr. STEFNEX KENOLL bas obtained a license to open the IVhiteharen Theatre this winter. Ile s tates its his advertisement, that to he the 'Alanager of that Theatre hos been hi, ardent aid; ever since he purchased the irroperty of AUSTI and WiIITLOCIL ; which last-meotinu , •d sacs ceerled Mr. IlespruN. who. IRA Mr. At .Tle, built the lonia.. WESTMINSTER MEETING. CONVENTION IN PORTUGAL. Yesterday, in pursuance of a requi-ation to, and ri yaintineut of, the High el Westminster. a numerous meeting of the inhaintants of that c:•y and the Liberties thereof, took ;Alice in %Vert u, _AO' Hall, fur the purpose of coasidering of au Add :IS in he presented to His Majesty. prayikig, t L.,. 11i. Majesty would be graciously pleased to &tat an inquiry aisri full investigation to be made lam the causes which led to the conclusion of the Coareation in Portugal. Curtin:loiti.ms hustings were erected in NI central rut on the south side of the Hall, for the :seem's usulatiou of the High Bailie; those who had signed tlh requisition, and those individuals who wen, in chalet to state their rentimetits upon this occasion. Taehre o'clock was the hour appointed, but it was were th e Ifigh Bailiff mule his appearance, and ley that time the Hali was crowded to the very_ ears, all uniting, with aii%ious expectation, to hear t 4 e rt.iiit proceedings. Daring the short in ter,al, various rumours were in circulation amongst the iii.t aiseinhly, that resolutions, aniciailintuts, I .ouster-rtsultitions, were about to be pro- T o.ed and opposed 4 1 , various individuals. Some ra,ai went the length of stating, that Sir Hew was 111W,11gbi them, and had been perambidating the Hail, from an early hour, in disimise. Arthur Morris, Esq. the High Bailiff, Wsll the Prot who atirimeki apses the Hustings, itecom rmied by Mr. Sheridsu. Mr. Thomas Sheri dan, Mr. %Vishart, Mr. Clarkaon, &c. &c. The tinstiugs were •41011 completely occupied; rod. when silence was procured, The Huta list Liss stated. that in consequenee ore requisition sent to hits, and signed by • great Dumber of respectable inhabitants, lie had tammin. col this meeting. He than read the retribution. mid said, that he should leave it to mete to propose m a discuss certain resulutious, which he wider. stood were prepared. Mr. WISIIMILT then presented himself to the air tire of the assembly, and aildremeal them as fol.. lows Gentlemen, I trust there is tiu at this meeting, who does not hold it to be • pent imi duty, as well as a legal right amid privilege of the luliabitants of this country. (when Itgesltywisembled together,) when their expectatious have been frus trated, I etas error (in the present instance) say, blasted, and when the (Ammeter of the British nurse has received a stain, to meet and address His Ma jesty, in order that the causes that led to a disaster, which has had such ao effect, should be fully in vestigated; and that the person or persons she have led to those 4Ausee, may be disgraced said ponialted. limpreso d with the ides, that the lota Couveatiou Portugal was at once mysterious sad disgrace ful, I bare, along with ethers, jekied in the equi anion which the Gizli Bailiff has just now reed to )ou,that you should meet this Jay, in order to take into consideration that act, discuss it in all its 'emits mud hearing., and tulopt such reselutioue. :id measures, as the imperious care demands.— When the despot who taw , / reigns in Fraoce hwl i,ued his decree, that the Howie of Bergamo einuld cease to *minis. the Moral Paid/ of Portu gal, with nosey of their relatives atm adherence, timaglit it prudent to retire to a distant pert of their dointt.ions. Solo after that erect, intuit, the l'reach Umierel, and his troops, entered l'ortugal, and absent completely posmessed themselves of tuat kingdom. flow long they were to remain there, it was impossible to tell ; but it is a well.siseertained feet, that the same despot, in toxicated with his success, and goaded on Ity feaber views of authitierm was resolved to wear his Ally'. domintoos—the kingdom of Spaiii--and uilo them be his other isequiritsoue. liy fraud, de tention. chicanery, and by tarsus the most de testahle, he contrived to make went: of the Royal Family of Spain forswear themselves; anti after wards, in • cunning manner, got tbein into his pacer, so as to co megu th a t ki n d am over to him evil. This (Inue, he istiosediately appointed his hruther to reign in that country. 'fist: isidile minded Spailiards, however, feeliiigly alive to their dearest rights, interests, and lihierties. immediately (you that event dew to stuns in every quuruer.— N.. longer guided nor thwarted by depraved and corrupted (Minister., they *O9ll proved successful it tti2 cause which they hail so enthusiastically es poused. They took a whole twiny prisoners, mid by diet, *nil verioas other vietories, they cleared tileir country of their late oeroidious filends,but now mod inveterate foes. The elouris that were then lreeking seemed to augur another and a better day to the destinies of Eine ie. Fortunately fon Por titTal, an d, per l iape, fur Europe at large, we order ,.! an expedition to sail to Lisbon ; but whether it il;14 properly timed, air whether blame ran lie attri hilted on aecouilt of delay, are matter* which do ten halting to iis :it present to discuss or to explain. 'rhea points will collie to be diacth.eed and fully toioridered ill another inimitably, which, inifortu wittily, is not now sitting; but I have no doubt tf:at when it does sit. these mutters will meet with ..ple iliscussioo. A lapse of time took place la appointing • Commander, and unfor.unately a (;e. vend veu ultimately appointed, who was totally on- L•uswi l Ili military fame. Ile might very possibly be a proper and fit Coinisimider for a datrict in peace .. cud quiet times ; but there is a wide difference iceirreeit tlw quahtie.ttions isoce"sry for • Pare e general end a Canspeigui General, There never • 1 . 61.1 from this country an anoy betterofficered its 11::11.1* resp.: e ts. or possussed o f more 74111 for the tsr of their country. fly the official details in lie o *:elte, in the heginniog of ;4eptemh.r, yeti 711 tiod, that • vietnre was gained over the miny amended by the Ouke D'Abrantes is, perseii. l•Ve. Nu, was rriteraied from earime imarkes, st jo 42 0-1 gave him the title, (continued Mr. ':• • •shatt.) us it appeared in The Gazette. in "hien t. Cootiaandcr of our army tells le:, that Is was totally igioraut of the eouotry, the r.. ii situ dial of the enema s and Antallv ale. 14 wet in regard to that degree of italarin (''is which was necessary to nine* success in the "edition upon which .he was sent. The event, in.deed, aliened that he „as no. With the whole I' yolation of Portneal upon his side, and with stn s nv impenor in number to that of the enemy. lie e • 'theirs permitted there hostile troops to return Si P:lnter--to be conveved there in Brtish at the expense Of Greet Britain, without • being exchanged. aud with all their inurauai tion and their • stares, together with their rigid*, sacred mid pr Irene. The excuse our Cunt mender gives for ihi.. Convention is, the great ad velitage of clearing Portugal of th e se enceinte, end thereby enabling the English army to act in con cert with our other allies. Notwithstanding this, however, seven weeks have expired, anti we - do not :tear of their acting with our allies against France; but, on thecontrary, we merely hear of this Mimi c-id army being restored to France, and thereby enabled to go and attack Spain. I'll risk any one, wheal he read the intelligence of the glotions vic tory at Vitneirs, whether hr would have stipulated for any thing else than the total sub ject.on of that army ? 11 so, then, are not our linpre blasted, and our expectations disappointed ? Pries it not be come then a matter lit for inquiry? Undoubtedly it is and it will be therelbre necessary to address Ilia Majesty upon more poi...s than nue, namely, whether any intrigue nr any unknown adviser pre vented a proper person being appointed Coin initialer of oar Expeditiou? whether proper in struction,' were given to those who were seed? or %theater there wan a want of buttering artillery, I stores, necessary for a siege ? These are points ne cessary to be inquired into ; and, Gentlersen. the Citizeus of London have already presented au Ad dress to His Majesty upon this subject, worded in warm, but in loyal and moat constitutional hau vine. (Hear ! hear ! hear !) As a warm and firm admirer of the Home of Hanover. I did read, I. um* confer % with winch surptitle, The Answer returned by Hi. Majesty to that Address. It is one whirl' I think every person, who feels as I do, must deplore; for it is the enemies of the Crown who Moat can approve of it. As it is the answer of Ministers, and not of His Majesty, 1 shall beg knee shady to advert to it. Oue cannot help con sideriug it rather as an answer suitable to the times of the James's stsd Charles's. when a passive obedience to the Crown had some advocates, than ' an answer coining from the throne at this time, when the just rights of the King and the people Os so well understood. It goes uu to state, that Ni. Majesty is never backward in inaktag inquiries. V 0 JI ter* by this mean to tell us, that any iii quiries that were instituted as to Buenos Ayres, or the retrograde march front Dunkirk, or the unfor tunate expeditions to the Helder and to Ferrol, were salieieut to uttisfy the cnutitry for the trea sure spent, aad the blood spilt upon these occa sions ? Or, Gentlemen, do they mean to tell us, dist en further inventigetions were deemed neces sary to be made into these failures, betimes the people never met together to desire there should be eery IVhen we sow meet for such a purpose, what has been the consequence ? It amounts en tirely to this answer, 4. Pay your taxes to the Go vernment of the country, and come to me only with congratulatory Addresses as often as you thuds proper ; but with respect to intermeddling with tiny of the affinity of Government, I denier you will oat tined( of it." Many of this assembly have lived iu other times, as well an myself. We have lived in the reign of George 11. Did he or his Ministers ever make such an answer to leis people upon a similar occasion P No; the answer as to Admiral Byrig was totally ditlereut.—George 1.1. . had the feelings of a Monarch; and in illueration of this, I may allude to an anecdote of hit reign. A Itlioagli his son, the Duke of Cumberland, had, at therrattle of Culloden securely placed the Crown upon his family, his fit her would not see him, and would not employ him more, after': he had signed the tenurial' Convention of Closter `even, by a iiith 38,000 Hatioveriaus Inid down their anus, and were dispersed into different quarters is caution- Enema. The King. in (Mitre so, although he must have felt as a parent, yet rieted es a Sovereign.— Perhaps His Majesty! present Ministers thought that by sending such an Answer to the Citizens of laehlon, is would be the means of preventing any flame addresses coining up, end strangling them in their birth, for fear of incurring His Majesty's displeasure. From the numerous meeting, this der, it is et idea that that A uswer has had no such effect in the city of Westminster; rind. I here, will not have any in any other part of the country.— flawing already. Gentlemen, encroached too lunch upou our time, I shall now conclude with pro posing the hue ,f conduct which ought to he !me taled upon this occasiou. My friend Mr. Clarkson will rend the resolutions; sit address will afterwards he founded upon them. When they are read, they will afterwards he pint, one by one, so th it any gentleman may lime nn opportunity of coming lee ward and stating his eentimeats or ob j ections to them.* Mr. Clarkson accordingly read the Resolutions; first collectively, and afterwards singly. Mr. FINNERTY nett addressed the meeting :— " I should out have ventured so early to o.fer my self to your attention, if I were not impiessed with the necessity of proposing some further Resolu tions than those you have just heard. They are defective iu two points: first, I do not think they convey, in terms sufficiently ardent and determin ed, the feelings of an insulted and angry nation ; secondly, the remedy they propose is inadequate for the evil of which we complain. They merely propose that such an inquiry should take place as to Ministers may seem meet. Who, I would ask you, Gentlemen, are the Ministers of the present day ? Are they men who can expect your eunti &lice, or are they men from whom we can expect a fair and impartial investigation. or one that 13 likely to meet the real authors of this disgraceful Convention ? 1 siy Na-- (No ! No! seas here re iterated throughout she Ilalt). The only manner, Gentlemen, by which you can get an iurestigation, is to call upon His Majesty to assemble the Par liament. A Court of Inquiry, or a Court-Martial, can only meet the military offenders; but that is uot enough for us. Sinee it imposers that the mili tary officer did not understuild s lie business upon winch he was sent, but was totally ignorant of every thing miceseary to be known, it is evident to in. that the Ministers themselves are the principal culprits. (Hear! Hear! Hear') Who is the mite that ought to he responsible for its failure ? He who had the power to make a proper provision for such an expedition. It behoved him therefore to take care that provision shonld be made to givird agiiiiist the necessity of submitting to ouch a t tiiiventinii. The Miaisters have hitherto remained like row inls, but have now started up to insult the representatives of the people, the Citizens of Lon- though . considerable i., .r. we not iutoodtscaout be ing somewhat foreign from the subject more imme diately wider discussion. ss.l4reg leave to express my regret that a divtioguished individual is absent, one who would bare roiyiported these resolutions, and one who has already pmved hiniseit worthy of the attachment of an assembly of honest English teen--I mean Sir Francis Burdett. tam sorry feelings of private friendship should have prevented him from attemling his public ditty. The only consolation for his absence is, that we witocss the pretwiice of a toun, who, for the period of thirty years, a hile corruption and terror tended - • and abridge your rights and liberties, io their support, with taleuts that might tify the boldest Bights of imagination in 1 iti his praise. I alp sure you will ell agree in these sentimeuts, when I mention f Sheridan is the individual I allude /Mach applause end hazzaing..l—To think the people of this country ought with admiration. One act alone, although nothing else had occurred, ought to entitle them to the approbatiob of the world. They have com menced their resent contest with the Ruler of France, by getting rid of their domestic foes. They got rid of their silly, stubborn old Kiug, who"— (Here loud uninnars, huzzas, hisses, and applause', issued from all quarters of the Hall. in Po much, that Mr. F. could proceed nisiterther.)—lle then pro posed, that the followingßeantious should be added to those already submAlmtpit,thelal. t • Resolved, •• • . That we seaside*, as not koses d pas canon oh*, Lett to the Rol , . the sysitite that pre vails with willtorT provistio, That the ershelails elaretatrid iaf that slam arise eat Or the ent'eettr iels•eft• sormsleisistees to poorer rash sad is. Moser te mark and asprissee. . , • Ma ebb tdidssidel radii& roam 41,. circumstances which IMP • tit s /.4•04111, Prollanteatiry Iliedresee. slither ,* their imitmemt. This Pralimisman see the oatmeal result of thee peens* elate of the espassoissius of die people is Paeitt most. That owing be tab stets d tit rrarvealstioa, a Mluistor., is amble lie soseasity, ler Se purpose, as it is termed, pf =Perlissont, mad stream me tit tioveransest, 'To tie *AB let . ley cemplying With the sod ciesPesdidse im 'Owes et the great descriptive of rata eisty. tie lesessegb per ipeictere : loam it appears impessibh Sat ay Mama cam be an hawse mem seil tiallhe. 411141116 Partisismit tame pace, ao llama Man alallit to breallt a Mlisietru Tiff Sees h mo security siairst tits froleist rejetitisa lidiE"..ais am Se pemparaqtaft Or 'bops fur en t raker of tale metaminses. is At Ceememe• Itesuset Partiesest - le Assii. didsde s Parliamentary llotlinri, lb, people have so epielsof seessidids sholtberty they Isms la" se abatis • of Maisie. film esiptlee. This animations's& or MUNIts to lie original Re- . Noltiti.in+ having been prod preeious to their • being severally teed. Mr. LAMM/ proceeded to h subunit them one by one to the sense of the Amelia. 7 hly, es follow : I.lte.,dvaed~ That The Catrarr of Semeabw die ad, giving' the account cieVhe victory gaisseil elm ,71irablautes, anJ the As", snider Mt dig:lll,44h Army, althiwit half 1110 r OWN , lad us to respect the initatulitiseal seersaMK44o.,lllo4ll.. • • 3. 1 . hat. se air utter seeeinishitti The Peewee of the , of Septeritherinfereseil ow.enet •tuellentfulos hulloes atm eluded. Works' the omen to miters Jr, canto lie British vowels, with their artillery, asswesitlesi, 3. Thet the Coeseetkin GllighiTeW Qui weiherotion experiatiusa, asd ditaggeietutthe liest types .(the .o • - lion. 4. That we agree with His tit tl is oot ens winoet with the piaci** of Drit • justice' to pronouuee jadgrurat before urrestigation. .s. That *an humble Address be geointetta to His %- I jest', raptorial his se mite &proper eat 'gelato Inquiry lute the earns that led hi the Coereptius, and to britsit to lionielmeeet the delimpswity . it suy, however exalted ta Laub mod wren le political talleesee. Upon the reading of the third itesolutiOn. Mr. Hewt.ittes proposed. as an amendment. thet instead of the words disapyointed the hopes and expectations of the nation, ' there should be introduced " that this Convention has entailed ir remediable evils upon the Continent. and everlast ing digrece upon this country. " This, however, pot meeting the approliatiOn of many in the A.sem lily. the amendment was withdrawn. Upon the fourth resolution being iropmed, Mr. SHERIDAN presented himself to the notice of the audience, who received him, nr 13•41441, with the loudest acclamations and marks of approbation ; and when silence was procured, he addressed them Gentlemen. I am so confident you feel I wou ld . 40 .' e Ishii the (;entleineu upon my right Minclois to the propriety of the conduct of Ministers and of the King's Officers undergoing a thorough investigation in that Assembly to which 1 belong, that it will not become me to dilate much upon the present co:corium I cannot, however. hear this fourth resolution' urged by the worthy mover, giving my opinion to you fairly and frankly, that it does tend to countenance that aspersion upon the City of London, which His Majesty's Ministers have dared to throw upon it. (thee! bear! hear Before I comment upon that resolution, I'll say a word or two upon the Milliner of Sir Francis Burdett. While I regret that absence. I mac elk° venture to state to conviction, Viet it is wring to nothing lint some honourable and justifiable mo tive. Looking to the conduct of Sir Francis, during the whole course of lust Session, 1 can safely aver, that he never uttered one word, nor evinced one principle, whirls I was not proud to stead by him and support. I must notice, also, the com pliment paid to me I•.? my friend upon my right bond—he has been pleased. Gentlemen, to make panegvric upon me to a greatsr extent than I can pi vend to merito--(No, se. no, seas reiterated by nll.)—Ciestlemen. since yon, too, see Pledowl t" compliment me. I may in return say. that during the long course of my political life. or so long ISOM 4 adequate ropresentanou, honest man should accept of such * situation, to tal a reform in Parliament takes pesee, I most beg leave to dissent from this Resolution. I think the Geutletnau who said so goes too fan. When it is considered what is the influence of a Minister in l'arliament, I know that Parliamentary Reform never can have e • chance of being carried without the efforts of an honest Minister to support the prupoaition. When he speaks so. I would ask hint to look to the experience we haw streaky had of that ministerial influence. Let bine look Ile the isms of that Rweat and glorious question, Which •D- It DO amongst last you got one Minister more honest than the riot, Mr. Fits, it was carried by a great majority. I must there-. fere observe, that this fourth keg()lotion eanoot have toy approbation, as I wish that we should here be Ull&IIIISOUS ; for if ever there am a ques tion) that sees* to set all pellucid differences out of view, I think it is the present one winds hos called us boo this day. We are mot here no too • onfortsinototo occasion; we are aid heft todsts• slider tbpropriety, not of !mooringty, the. Constro. tha• gh inzie et teseeitieg , bur indiebtaa 'tit sisomost.of him no in •att . "Milt • of =sat reiseptradiog its Redo gal. The eitiastiotittLiss. dos bete done nothiug but. what Us•fteisight to do. The " b are told His Majesty that it io• a di •Ciiiireation, ewe osiglat— to the twits - 18U etato. Vtgree with war mliailty friend er my.sZ. that the ..tddress lams tho LIT of sotgo to the extent the evil •roquises. tr ai n* that Itie Mutiny Act is a raolumry As/, eo aira asonOsg army is deemed eroessory in the iv:44'olly. and 'therefore in so far let it reeds that tatairrisiat •Pli never allow that, to say °sort of the kind. authorised by that act, I ma to Mist the hower and reputation of the Country,• las so far I will agree with him, that there is no reenical redress to be procured for such evils, accept by Parliamentary Reform. Such answers are not the speedup*, of the King, but of the Ministers, end there must be responsible for them. What itibeionsomety upon the present °minim ! The of Leaden complain, and the King's Minis ters vesture% tell them, " that there is no need of ..tleeir issisirpOiiiisso to ten.ios i the King of his duty." This is what I object to; us, 1 say, that the mere oaa•iiluity of the City ought tivhave been lame re itsected' by Ministers. There were present at that ICetOetil Mr. Quin, Sir Wm. Curtis, and many Sker "'earthy and ahie Common Councilmen and ATderineu. ,who were unanimous ; and, therefore, 'there can. be no pretence for saying that it was a party tfpots these ground., then, I aver, that , an insult upon the Crty of I.nis- Octio and even upon the kingdom at large. I re , peat, , the 4 it is not now our duty to enter at large upon thesiihject of Parliamentary Reform, but when thir prOper occasion comes, I trust I shall not be ]band deficient in doing my duty,in that particular, stewards the City of ‘Vestininster and the Conon". On the preiwiit occasion I hope there will he urn iiimity : and that, therefore, you will nut press asty revolution which is furcigti to the subject iminedt atele sit issue." Mr. Sheridan seemed inclined to pursue the sub ject further, but by the rioleut exertion lie used, in order to make himself heard by the crowded as. seiebly, he was suddenly taken ill, and was per.. .Waded by his friends around him to cease speaking, in order to take sonic refreshment. Mr. IVI9IIART then withdrew the 4th Resolution, in consequeuce of what had fallen so ably from the last Speaker. Mr. Powea--" I offer myself to the attention of this respectable meeting of my fellow-citizens, as strongly impressed as any man amongst you pith the necessity of demanding, iu a constitutional spirit, the most impartial and the most complete luvestigation of the causes which led to the dis graceful Convention at Cintrn. But I must con. fess that the Resolution which the respectable pro poser has now submitted, falls short of that deci sive character vrhieli. I contend, the nature of the object itself demands, and which it behoves the indignant feelings and independent spirit of the inhotsitants of Westminster to assume and as st. The nece s sity of Parli a mentary inquiry into this transaction, has been, is my mind, en ably stated by the Gentlemen who preceded me in this fit-eiission, but particularly by the Right tionostrable Gentleman (Mr. Sheridan) on my right; that it appears to me almost unnecessary to do aught else, than to follow up his arguments by the introduction of a specific resolution 'or amendment to that effect. Still.there are some ohotrvations wh:ckit, ji. *avowable for me not to submit to your Consideration. Is there, I ask, aiviongst you, a litiln - who, in the sincerity of his conviction, sill say beihre the world, that he can contidwin t the present servants of the Crown for an impartial inquiry ?—; Nose I Near n—They may indeed iiatikie you a ith the outward shew of inves tigation.'bert it is fully more sticcestfailly to defeat that ena'is dr4inhailahlial justice.—lneas ! Hear / . 1 —lf such be youropihion of Ministers, and what other opinion comma:salable and disinterested men hare 2 I contend that it is to Parliamentary In gni ry your hover and objects ought to be directed. I am not sanstutoe enough to state that the House Commons will he free from Nliuisterial influence ; but this I will ever contend, that t is there, oral • ' • . . .. . • dna, v/"..0 hove itroody admired Moil**, epos tor voids 000ki in baud la thellosoo•ui this vubjeet. These men who •de wet••••nospect nom by those who • were plead So Wooer Ise. themselves do not deserve to be reepoeild by others. with tbeir laze-06000 they liaised geese wok* 4 i They have now different people to deal with, oun , ,vitaing price, 'we not upon this eolith so beano they have the Citizens of Westminster to .imeset . bisictA 'piety to - elibistP tit the people,or WWI OW them. • •Aktiough I have go kind of alkalis* fery.propokqiiiis ;bat . 4 cdflftl tend to ab • - the cerponstion of Loud" yet I coeval bow .rigishif of i kujure 4itiliffertini.—(Hear, Agee f) a osteaWshed th e y have been treated soWe t bon De hvolasd. i lisait it ii entirely in vain for you tri adopt ktivit tear of contradiction w , „knee', iii is as tintsc : fieegiutiAnt sii•long as there is a want of an Hutch talent in the uf as iu adequaD4q A t etion in !'arliantent." (Ties f the present Cithitue er . iighip . d. are. into $1 ex' ed time epee the Ilestings.l u 1 ay souse individuals 'tionet*it '', ft•Wwiefr of • the Irate, too, (motioned Ur. Meriden ;) and let that be highest eonsitiseatieb.” - Mete Mr. Viiniortv catered pettlibisset at any titteire period, and 101 l support it into a comparison with, Dud anioniiiatien of, certifies •moth •a* my heart and soul; but when I hear it intlividiuds of Ilie 11; oainsao Quo& with amain- eaid,'Diet there cannot Lenny honest Minister, an- others of the Cabinet, which,. although it excited tit there be an adequate r ep resen t a ti on; or th at no considerable laughter, we do not intooducatios be- honest smut should accept or such a situation, un- . . . • ... 110 restrain will ever rsdound to thehenour -I- of those who stood firm carried it. and to :bat Parliament ( corrupt its it fully juo. many other instances) which was the mesas of a speakieg their eisseyinjg it: I mein the tleestinb ef the ree with me Abolition of the Slave "Trade. Upon that poise that Mr. yon bud the precedent-of inelfeetnal effort* hiving Jude to.— been used for a •shnilar purpose in other Perlis- , Spain I melds, during ether ationnistratrons, and amongst Olt to look others, hat of Mr. Pitt ; but when at lost yeu/ot