The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-01-25 00:00:00

i f. '~ COMMON HALL. A meeting of the Livery was yesterday con.• voted, for the purpose of receiving and taking into consideration the Report of the Sheriffs rela tive to their late ahlication at the Secretary of State's Office, to ascertain when it would be con. venient for his Majesty to receive the Resolu tions of the Common Hell, held on the gth lost. The LORD MAYOR took the Chair at one o'clock, and having stated the object of the Meet ing, which he conceived himself bound in duty to assemble, Mr. Sheriff WOOD came forward amidst loud applause,. He regretted extremely, that it was his painful duty to lay before the Livery a letter from the Secretary of State, the language of which. whether it came from his Majesty or his Majesty's Ministers,she could not but most sin. cerely lament, inasmuch as it itivolve4 k question of the utmost magnitude to the British Kini.ire, he meant the right of petition to his Majesty, and tendcJ to subvert that privilege Which bad been so lung enjoyed by the subjects of the realm, of seedling their Sheriff to his Majesty's presence to present their petition, or convey their senti ments, respecting the evils of which they might have to complain. lie and his brother Sheriff would nut be allowed to approach his Majesty's - person, in pursuance of the direction of the Li. very, and they were therefore obliged to return without baviug accomplished the object of their mission. Before the Report which he had drawn up din this subject was read, he begged leave, in his character of a Liveryman, to express his re probation of this innovation on the rights of the City of London ; and as the Report did not con. taro a full detail of the whole of the circum stances attending the negociation with the Secre t try of State, he would shortly state the facts:— Immediately after the order from the Common Hall at the last Meeting, he, with his colleague and the Remembrancer, went to the Secretary of State's °dice ; he was not aware of any other mode of gettinz to his . Majesty ; on his arrival there he was told that his Majesty had not re ceived any Address except from Corporate Bo dies and the Colleges, utiles, through some one of his Ministers. How likely It was that these very Ministers would submit to his Majesty a cum. plaint against themselves was but too evident. Ile and his brother Sheriff then urged, in the most forcible latignage, the established rights of the City of London, which had been so long en. joyed. They were told, however, that it was impossible for them to be introduced to his Ma jesty without stating what was the nature of their holiness. They then stated the ltesolutinos of thefahutmots Hall, and they were distinctly told, they child not be receiv►d in any manner but as before. The Secretary of State having signified this determination as decisive, they *rote a letter, which letter was read to his Majesty, and an an swer had been received. Tbe worthy Sheriff then animadverted in the warmest terms on the in. fritigement on the rights of the Livery of Lon. d)n, and deprecated the shallow exc:►sts which were made as a justification of his Majesty's re to receive on the Throne their Petition. Ile also declared, that the conduct of Mr. Sheriff Atkins had been strictly in conformity with the directions of the Common ; and that he had exerted himself to the utmost of his ability to carry into effect their IL-solutions. Mr. Sheriff ATKINS ea reseed his readiness at all times to comply with the wishes of the Li. very, so far as they were connected with the eaccu tion of his offt.ial duties ; he trusted, however, drat should he come before thee, as an indi vidual, they would honour him with their atten. tion. The Report of the SherifTa was then road, which, baring recited the Resolution of the Com. moo Hall, proceeded to describe the interview between the Sheriffs and the Secretary of State, and contained the following Letter from the Sheriff. on the subject of their mission, directed to the Right lion. R. Ryder :- ‘ 6 SIR, " Jan. 11.1110. " /lush* received the instructions of a Common Hail of She Livery of Lund" nwersibled qui the 9th instant, to pre 'inn to his Majesty in person, at the nett Levee. a Copy of the Resolutions entered ii.to ois that thy. tic are to request s yin \kill he so goiod as to inform v.. whettev it will lie con venient fur his Nlajesty to receive us at that filar; and if tot, that yon will be pleased to move his Muje:ty to appoint Noe other time :nod place. (signed) " ROOD and ATKINS, Sheriffs." To this Letter was reecived au answer to the following effect : " cesrLswes. " Whitehall, Jan. 13. 1810. " In answer pi your letter of the 1 ita in t. •statiox the online of yaw' instructions fro* the Livery of London, I have to Whir* you, that no per being arbnitted to a pri vate Levee, I laid Wire the Kin; your I.:lter, to ascertain his &wort on the subject, and have it in c •inmand from his Majesty le informs you, that his Majesty having already siviilled kis wish to receive all Addeesses from his subjects, t the medium of his millions, exinit vaeli as ave f i l lr iXtlies Corporate, or toe Universities, his Majesty does oat tltir tk Gt to depart fr.im that course. I have it also to cum to say, that hail the Address to which you have Attu come from the- Body Corporate, his Majesty would have received it frosts you is lier.iiii. It is upon the cnuvicsinu, that if he received the Address of the Citizens of LUIldll4l, he roast also receive those of the other classes of hi. subjects, and thereby sublect hiinself to personal in convenience' tnat he has refined, in the present instance, his weakness of sight having induced hilts to discontinue his pub- i lie Levees. " I shall be ready to receive the Reintutions of the Com- loon Hall, w henever you may feel it convenient to Kan.-nit I them to me, and shall take the earliest opportunity of las nig them before his Majesty, in obedience to his espresa coin strati. I am, &c. (Signed) " R. RYbER." Mr. FAVELI. then addressed the Meeting, and its a speech of considerable length and elopence, avertml to the gross and flagrant misconduct of Ministee, who, wit saiisfiill with having over vibelni.the country by the disgraceful and imp- Wit unalures that had marked their career in office, were now resolved to till up the measure of their iniquity, by degrading the Livery of Loudon, and preventing them from exercising tbeir privileges, which they had at all times else. fished as the first and must important of .their rights. lie was as willing as any Mail to adult the expediency of an alliance between the Court mad the City of London ' ; and be was equally anxious that their interests and procedure should $ it clash with each other, and treats: dissentious which could only terminate in the ruin of both ; lot although those were his seutiinents ) his hos for hit country and the welfare of his fellow. citizens would not allow him to agree• to their coalition being maintained at the espe►►ce of their rights.— ppplauses.)—lle felt the utmost respect fur his Sovereign, and was ready to acquieke in any measure which could administer to his hap piness. The City, hoiever, had nu trilling cause at stake, and it became their duty to support their. rights ►►ith strength and unanimity. What had they done to induce Ministers to treat them thus, and to bereave them of the antient charters of London! The otrenee was unpardonable, and it behoved the Livery to express their indignation in the must forcible terms. Mr. Fayell cuniinued in a strain of energy to inveigh against the pre. sent perversion of the constitution, and to draw a glutting picture of the base attempts that were made to set aside the Bill of alights, and subvert these advantages which Magna Charta had esta. Wished, SO indisputably for the benefit of the Bri. tish Empire, and for the independence of the subject. lle concluded by moving certain Rego ' lotions, fur a copy of which sec Ist page. Mr. JONES seconded the Resolutions. After the first R.esnlutio• had been carried, and the second was put— Mr. Sheriff ATKINS presented .himself to the Hall, and in a very elaborate speech endeavoured to skew that the Livery never possessed the right of presenting any Address or Petition to his Ma jesty upon the Throne. The worthy Sheriff had gone on for lo ale time in this strain, with occa sional interruptions, but at length there was a general burst of indignation, which rendered it expedient for him to retire. Mr. IVAITIIMAN then appeared, and was received with acclamations of applause. He pointed out the mistake under which the Honour. able Alderman had been arguing throughout ; foe i that Honourable Gentleman had confounded the right of the Corporation to present any Address or Petition to his Majesty upon the Throne, with ' that claimed by the Livery on this occasion, to pre. sant their Address or Remonstrance at the Leve&l But the revisal to allow the Sheriff, of London a personal audience of his Majesty on this occasion, Was really calculated to excite both astonishment and indignation; fur such a refusal had never been attempted before, up to this particular instance. It would be recollected, that when his Majesty first declined, in 1795, to leceive the Petitions of , the Livery ott•thuTbruoe,4 was prescribed to pre.. sent such Petitions At the jeer, and to that pre-, scriptiou it was now proposed to conform. Bat Ministers would nut allow of even that :odor. mil. They required that the w hole thing should be vested in their discretion—either to throw the Address or itesolutions in the fire, or to communicate them to his Majesty. But the Live r 1 skewed a deposition even to concede, in some de.. , give, to Ministers. At the last Common Hall the right was s - aived to present a Petition to his Majesty at the Levee, and it was proposed merely to re. quire a'pensonal audience. Fur the first time, this yeas denied—fur the 'tint time since the Revolution this denial took place. Nay, the sentiment that prevailed even previous to the Revolution, whets attempts awe mad, to seize our Charier, showed how tenacious our ancestors were of everything con. fleetest with the right of petitioning. In order to illustrate that sentiment, the ‘Vorthy Member read the following extract from the speech of Sir George Treby, Recorder of London, upon an in. wresting argument with regard to the question of petitioning'. " That the Constitution and Law of the Land had given to thr Subject the rigid of petitiiming and of access to the Si, 'retitle Governor, to represent to him weir grievances, and to play a redress of theta; and, that the same . Law gave tkeit also a right to state in their petitions those faits and reasons whic caused their grievances, provided tome fats are true. " The facts recited iii the petiolate were unquestioubly true, and even c.tifessed by Cie King's t ouncil—the City admitted the King's power to prorogue Parli.unent, and did in no sort question rt. They only insisted, that it was as true, that all their grievances and dangers did proceed from that law tail, but macaw:able, act of the King's, and as there was one part of Ow Constitution that gave the King power to promos the Parliament, so there was another part of the Committals* that gave the Subject on on-loaf right to petition for redress of grievanCes ; and that, therefore, to punish a man for .hew ing in his petition those grievances which be desires tube re. dressed, and the casein at them, was the same thing as to de-. ny him the right of petitionieg, and that seek a desitd woad I infer oppression and the nowt abject slavery ; for, when the Sultjet es ore misused and grieved, a..d are denied the liberty to complain and pray the King to redress 'hose evils, where are they comtitutiowilly to look fur relief 1" The Honourable Gentleman animadverted at some length, and with considerable spirit, upon the endeavours of the present Administration to injure the right so justly estimated by the high authority he had quoted. But these endeavours formed a part of the systematic attack which was making upon the whole Constitatioo of the Conn. try. According to that Constitution —according to the Act of Settlement—it was piovideil that no 'damsels ur pensiouers should sit in the House of Commons, and yet t h at Houle was uuw need/ tilled by placeinen and pensioners, or those who were so by pr-ay. By the same Act, no foreigner aas to hold any place of profit or power, either civil or military, in this country ; but that proti. shot was totally discarded, and we had now no less than 30,000 foreign troops quartered upon us. And in addition to thcsu outrages, it seemed the resolution to deny es the the right of ;Kai tinning. Adverting to the allusions which he had made in that flail with regard to Lord Castlereagh, the Hots. Member stated, that he had, since his last explanation, Gould, that before he had been applied to by the Noble Lord's friends to make that explanation, legal opinions had been consult., ed fur lU ur 12 days, whether an action could not he maintained against him, for a hat lie had said in that [,l general xlioat of indignation This of course he did not know when he was ad dressed by Lord C.'s friend. • Bat the consul tation with lawyers to punish being found unavail ing, it was thought expedient to conci:iate. I When , the N obit: Lord could - nut gratify his disposition, by 'arcking the former, he bent to his policy attendingto the latter. As it was not deemed expedient to prosecute hint (Mr. %V.) for a libel, an appeal was made to his ;saviour and justice on the part of the' Noble Lord's 'Helot. '1'1) this appeal he attentle,l, and gave all the explanation which cats. dour add justice mill require. With that expla nation the parties who appealed expressed them. Alves perfectly satisfied ; and yet he bad. been . AN. • since most basely misrepresented. It had been said that be had retraeted s .pet this he denied, for he had nothing to retied. What ho had stated was, that Lord Castlereagh's family re. ceived thirty thousand pounds a-year from the pub lic purse; and he objected to the opposite stationeot made to him by the Noble Lord's friend ; because he observed that 9,0001: a-year was omitted, which had only been relinquished by the Noble Lord, and his connections, about a month or two before; and he also objected to tbe deduction of the sane paid to clerks or deputies, the whole roming out of the public purse. But what struck him most particularly was, that the Noble Lord's friend.professed not to know that certain persons, enjoying considerable sinecures,. were related to the Noble Lord, until he (Mr. W.) told him so. (A general laugh.) Whee he mentioned that Lord Camden received 30,0001. a-year, which made the aggregate sum derived from the public by Lord Castleroagh's relations 66,0001. instead of 36,0001. as he had before mentioned, the Noble Lord's friend expressed surprise. " Nay more,'.' ob served Mr. NVaithuniti, " the Noble Lord's friend, in alluding to the amonnt of Lord Camden's sine cure, stated that he could not reconcile it to his conscieuee, nor did 'he conceive how any honest man could take so much money out of the pockets of the public, without doing any thing for it, adding that he was certain Lord Castlereagh did not differ from him upon the subject of that sinecure.!' In conclusion, the Him. Gentleman said, that he thought it his duty minutely to state these facts, because tbe public were interested in them, and because it was right to make known the tricks and jeggles' to which these men resorted, who would' acritice kindred, friendship, and can. I dour, to serve their own ends. A Gentleman, whose name we could not leant, proposed the appointment of a Committee of 20 Members to watch over the rights of the City or London, and to dolga the means of guarding against their violation. lint upon Mr. Waithman recommending the lttopriety of farther deliberating about sucha mea. sure before it was put to the vote, the Honourable Gentleman was Willi:et' to wave his proposition. The several Resolutions were then put and car. rind unanimously. • THE PEASIAN AMBASSADOR. Yesterday was the day appointed for his Excel lency to visit the Prince of %Vales. Soon after twelve o'clock, his Royal Highness's carriage and six beautiful bay horses, with new harness, end handsomely decorated with - eihbous, the coach. man, postillion, and two - footmen, in rich state liveries, also his Royal Highness's. nussar footuian, in his superb dress, and his itoyal Highness's sr mourer, Mr. Bootle, in an elegant dress of green and *old, went to his Excellency's house in Mans. field-street. %Vlien his Excellency came out of his house, he utilized the beautiful horses, and ap peared highly pleased with the whole equipay. His Excellency was acoompanicd in the Prince's carriage by Sir GOre. Ouscley, his interpreter. His Excellency's carriage followed with Mr. Slur.' tier, his Excellency's Secretary, his Page, and Mister of his Mules. They arrived at Carlton Howie at one o'clock, when the signal word of Slut lir was given, the same as as done to an. nounce the entrance of their Majesties, or seine of the Royal His Excellency entered at the west este of the court-yard, where the porters attended in their elegant state liveries. His Royal Highness's at. tendants, in tluir fell dresses, were at the grand entrance to receive his Excellency, and conducted int- through the Grand H ill, in which five of the Yeomen of the Guard, and an Usher, formed a line for his Excellency to pass tiocougla ; he. appeared extremely struck with their novel appearance, and made several inquiries of Sir Gore Ouseley respecting their duties and establish ment. _ _ On his being conducted into the proem-sof the Prince, his Royal flighisets rcceivud his Execilen. cy with all the princely digaity, affability, and gentlemanlike manners, for which he is so highly distinguishol. ilis Ruyal.llighness was accosts's*. nisi by his Royal Brothers, to receive his Excel. Iw►ey.. They wee all diesged in their regimental uniforms, except the-.llake of Clarence, oho• wore a blue curt ; all their lioyai iiighnesisee wore the Order of the Garter. His Excellency conti nued his visit about three quarters of an hour, and then , his Excellency, with his attendants, re. Wised it► the same order as they came. All the Royal Dukes' attcndants.►vore their full liveries on the occasion. tAir INTELLIGENCE. • COURT OF KILNGI BENCII, WEDNYADAT, JAN. 24. . mo.minrimo ADJOURNED SITTINGS BEFORE LORD ELLENIIO - Apt) SPECIAL JURIES IN GUILDUALL, LONDON. Ouing tir the lateness of the hour to which the house of Lords sat this morning, Lord Ellen. borough aid not come into Court until noon to day, the consequeueu of which was, that no thing was done but what might be termed husi oseis of course—new trials that stood over from th.• Circuit, and which were to have been disposed bf List term. The case of the King V. Ashwell was called nn, but was put ulf on account of the absence of Mr. Clarke. Tho Coart did not sit longer. than two o'clock. The frequenters of the Circus will have to la ment the absence of their favOurlie B RA DBuit y. lie re-opens the illancliester Amphitheatre At Easter ; his last season %%as very attractive : in aitlitioti to his own exertions, no expence in de corations, and obtaining first.rate Performers were spared. He is now at Liverpool, where his un. malted drolleries in Clown, and acting in seri. ..01 ensure each *veiling crianded an. trim. • • I NIMiIIN "At THE PERSIAN 44111845.D01t. .-......-- BY THE TOWN CRIER. Tyne—•• The Frog in an Opera Hat:" TIFF. Persian Ambasaidoes coma to towel Ileigho ! says Haney ; f And he is a person of rank and renown, Saks in Persia they'll knock all French polities dna% With their Parks-nous, nuke-sear, gammon and spin ac h fa , Heigh° I says Emperor 'Honey. Tit see • • e. Ambassador all the Fuiks ran; Ileigho ! says Roney: He has sixty-three children; says Honey; well dealt What a der'l of a feliaw ! while I haveal vat? With my Partsz-voias, l'onlez-vene, Josephine mai others Height' ! says the Emperor Battey. Till presented he'd been be could not go about Ileiglin ! says Boney So went to the Court, while the folks made* roit; And being presented. imd lease to go out, With a I'4l*z-onus, Voukz-eout i Johnny Bull; laks d), e , Ileighol says Emperor lioney. To the Op'rt the Persian Ambassador Went lis g iti,! say, no ne ; He said to go alien it was hit intent; For he lik'd it so well he scaree linter what it meant, With their Parkz-uour, Voutes-uouo, Naldi and V estr y Height. I says I::uiperor To the Playhouse the Persian Ambassador bled; Height) I says Honey : At the sorrows ,If Leer lie sobb'd and sleet!, And then at the Pantomime howled till he cried, With their Pas kz-voni, l'oule..l-yous, Juey Grimaldi too, Heigh., I says Emperor Hooey. With the Ent India Company next he died, Height)! says Honey: To stew Min all honours their Worships:lo4a% So wine walk'd beim him, and others behind, With their Parlez-noes, nicks-was, titlhitsaod tartlet% Helga° ! bays Emperor Haney. At the Bank he found Specie was scarcein the ptace: Ho! Ho ! says Honey. But they shew'd him vast many " Naar on the men Ily that leaned A tator on Cash, /1 es air Ilan, With his Parkk-vows, Vaultz-vtirs,Water-Mark Promise: ols 11ei2,-ho ! says Emperor Honey. To what place next will his Excellence hie? Height: ! says Honey. Perhaps', if he means Ins good fortune to try, To HISH'S, a Lottery Ticket to hay, With his tlailez-voui, Vatil43-tiout, good lucky Number tee, Heigto I says Emperor Battey. If a Prize the Ambassador chances to bank; says Honey. And, no doubt, MR. HMI, tot man of his rank Wouldal impolite lir us t•ell him a blank; With his Park:-sons, runlet-vow, Capital Prizes too, Ileigho! says Emperor Hooey. if a beg Prize Ise g-ts, in A, B, C, or D, lleigho ! saysiloaey s Won't matter, nu doubt quite contented he'd he, And, at going, say " Jolnuty Bull, tltanlt')e for me, " W itlt Parles-uons,nule:-vous, RI remember y es . licigho 1 says Emperor Honey. Every Stockholder is requested to observe, , by eachanging 3 per Cents. into 4 per Cents% (hey will receive a large surplus, exactly the same di,' 'Wald, and the same security. On every aft,. exchanged, an arlinntsge is realized of ag3 or X6', this will enable the exchanger to purchase Shares in the State Lottery, and be no loser. lloitess and Cu. Stock Brokers, 26, Cornhill, and , Margaret's-hill, Borough, undertake to transfer the same, free or any ex pence whatever, to those who favour thee► with their commands, tho Lottery to be drawn on the 14th of N' NoNTR. The Meeting of Parliament !—Whatever ference may exist about the State biros andfisheo, all arc ne►n. con. re-pectins those of the Lour —all remember, that Fortune's Sessions it hat day, without prorogation. Therefore all are speetfully invited to move to CA RTZieli l No, Charing-cross, to furnish themselves with the w; ♦ID MEANS of wealth and Independence. of AN. A_C *t must excelleht M' DinixE, the CORI)! 1L BAJA' of G 14.11! prqpared by Dr. SOLOMON, Gitead House, near hirer out ; and sold, wholesMe and retail, Ns , I)icey mid Suomi, 1 How Church-yard ; widMathews and Leigh, 15, Strand, Loa:ion; price half a guinea a hottle ; or the qwintity of four in ono Family ilottie for Tt.irty-theee Sudliiir , , e' which Nine Siiilliags are saved, duty included. " To administer to a mind diseas'J, pluck fvoin the me*ory a rooted sorruw, " Raze not the written troubles of the brain, awl with sweet oblivious antidor., I." Cleanse the foul bosom of that perilous stuff which sti /Too the heart.' • It is notorious, that various disorders of the 'tw brought oa by dissipation in yank, and the stthist dales which prudence dictates for the pcmanailline bialthound laying a foundation for a with &Brio ant/strong co n stitution. The M b l LlV‘ ii rt= are no sooner lost than painful experience tends the usable value of ii,alid the unhappy patient looks artiani, W often alas ! in vain, fur the mean' of its recovery I The CORDIAL BALM OF GILBAD is universally lueowledied to be peculiarly etilcacioas in all inward writ lags, loss of appetise,indimtion; depressioa of spirits, tram; %Bog or shaking of the bands ar limbs, obstinate coughs, shortness of breath, and eousamptive ha bits. It Shim the blood, eases the mast violent pains in the bead and stomach, aid promotes gentle perspiration. By the nobility and gee try this Medicine is muca ndmired,.beiag pleasant to the taste and smell, gently astringing the fibres of the stomach. Mad giving that proper tensity which a good digesting re wires. Nothing can be better adapted to help and awl* e diet ft iiiktrntat'debauch will' wine, axe* This Cordial is highly esteemed in the Bast and Wes t llitaillio fur tiourishiog and iusigorating the nervous system, WA :t lug as a general restorative on debilitated coustitathelli mii: log from bilious enniplaiats contracted in hurdled.. Who have the care and education of females, tbs. well as the sedentary part of the community, Amid severbi [. *Mott( the Cordial Balm of Gilead, which rem Wes diwaisio lin the bead, invigorates the mint, improves the menioryome Miliveas the iinagianti ion. 1 It is the most absolute remedy for such diseases as are at tended u ith the fidlowing symptoms—namely. a great grail net. of tar breast, with difficulty of breathing; violent palpi holm* of the heart, sudden nushes of beat in Tarim* passel the body at other t!.:ies a seine of cold as if water arts' .Paired 1111 theist; tly Mg pains in the arms and limbs, back sod helly, re.einblihg those occasioned by the gravel; the palm very varilyie, sometimes uncommouly slow, at other times• very quick; yawning, tle hiccough, frequisit sighing, and sense of suaireation, as from a ball or lamp in the thrust; al-' ternate tits of 'crying and convulsive laughing; the deep an round, and seldom refreshing, mod the patient often tr o ubled: with horrid dreams. Much hat been said by interested huh- . siduals against Medicines that are advertised; but there is W very important observation to be maderespecting the Cordial : Balm of (ideads.lbat unless its operation was geodes silk and efficacious, it could not have obtained the une demand it has acquired; for, as it has rarely the great ad vantage of a persuasive adv ocate at the ear of the patient, our moiling nut his coovietion of its virtues, by its salutary cf. feels, can induce perseverance, and yet reasonable perserts mice is certainly most requisite to enable even the happiest coiobinatio.) of ehyruirah and gaberficals to root oat chronic diseases, and restore the valetadiareinn to health. Its sseil-Iniown characteristic of 'prountiag Inagevlty har bee., long maintained for by keeping the constitution. as it s were, in continual repair, It preserves the body in health and vigour, and prevents preisaturvdem. • It requires no pas' iieular confinement, OOP aural iqiiitenlet. l. 1.• 'LONDON : Privled and Published by O. LovilLip St tM ofitrEiNlhel OWFICII I i 7, Fleet-levilh 144 4 et a , t; . I I se" etas test r, yos." that they i'loo £6; hares Nast - I Nt. Infer tll I, in Itxr tli :her, rent tune re. u,B, MY* 1111 H E. I), ,irrr• otoo, Wand, ty of 04 ler, maw veighe frame Ude& aim et y life, health Weal- d, tea lly se- mam- ma.; Loughs, DI the J ..~~~r