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Adzi‘6‘ • P (gilt i . ' II Vitt /s 1 b . ,PTE dr O. i ', S THEATRE-ROYAL, COV ENT-GARDEN. This day is published, price Is. CA THIS EVENING. FRIDAY. Sept. 24, R ADICAL REFORM. the only Remedy for be acted the Missies] Drama of the Disoiders of our Coostry; or, Observations ow the Changes necessary boils is CUM' and State. GUY MANNERING:, Or, THE. GIPSY'S PROPHECY. Co!. Mminering, Mr. Abbott ; Henry Bertram, Mr. Phi lipps; Domini.. Sampson, Mr. W. Farrell (his fir , t appear ance iu dirt Character); Dandle Hinniont, Mr. Eineiy; Annie M u rkletlirift, Mr. J. 11111.1011. Lucy Bertram, Mira M. Tree. aim, in Art M. will introduce Yonne ;" Julia Maiiiirriog, Miss Matthews; Meg Alcrriltesi Taus. To which will he added the Farce of THE CRITIC ; of, A TRAGEDY REHEARSED. Sir Fretful Plagiary, SuerW. Farren ; Puff, Mr. Jones -; Dangle. Mr. Connor ; , Mr. Egerton ; Duu Fervid Whiskeraudns, Mr. Blanchard. Mrs. Dangle, 3lts.Connue ; Tillinrina, Mrs. Gibbs. TJ coseluile with a Grand Sea right and the Destruction (like Spani , h Armada. A Private Box may be had fur the Season, or nightly, of Mr. Brandon, at the Bus-Office. Roses 11.; Second Price 3s. 6,1 —Pit 3s. 6.1; Second Price2l.—Lower Gallery es.; Second Price la —Upper Gal lery ls.; Second Prier tid. p iocra f or the Boxes to lie taken of Mr. Brandon, at the Rox..ufEce, Hart•sir‘it, from Teti till Four. The Doors to be opened at Six u'Cluck, and the Play to begin at Seven. Mr. Philippa and Miss M. Tree haying been honoured with the ruraptuat 41 appniral of the audience, they will perform tuffeibtr tin Filthy ni xl. Tudioniuw, The Clandestine Marriage, with The Mar riage of Figaro. Oii Monday, Hyndet; Ophelia, first time, Miss M. Tree — with The Forty Thieves. On Tuesday, The School for S c andal. On W e dnesday, Rob Roy Macgregor. t hi Thursday, The Steward. Ou Friday, The :Maid of the MM. TH EATR &ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. 'FOR THE BENEFIT FM SS OERS. EEVC. O'CALLAGHAN AND IMIN RE. /VMS EVENING, FRIDAY, September 24, • ill be performed (secoud time this senor) the Comic Opera of THE CASTLE OF ANDALUSIA. Principal characters by Mr. Pearniau, Mr.O'Eallagban, Mr. W. S Cliattrrley ; Pedrillo (first time), Mr. John Reeve, Mr. Donlon, Miss Carew, soil Miss Kelly. Eud of the t)lwra Mr. Harley will sing, by desire, " The liiMitiagale Club." In the couree of the Evening a MELANGE, consisting of favonvile Sougs and Glees; NEW IMITATIONS by Mr. Joins Reeve. Mr. Nicholson, the celebrated performer uu the Mlle, lons kindly consented (for this night wily) to preform a favourite Concerto. To conclude with first time this season) the musical Farce THE TURNPIKE 4 GATE. Crack (after the manner of the original performer of that ch wader), Mr. Juhn Reeve (fur that night only). Ticket.; to be had of Mr. C.O'Crillagham, 19, Gerrard street, Sohn; Mr. Julia Reeve, lb, Soothampton-atreet, Covent garrit n; and of Mr. Steveition, Ran ogre, Stroud entrance, uh..re Hares may be taken from Teo till Four. ----MISS CLARA FISHER, Late of the Theatre Royal, Drary-lace--oaly Eight Years of Are. THEATRE.ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA.MOUSIE, STRAND. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. PEARMAN, AND MR. WILKINSON. ( ) N WEDNESDAY NEXT, September 29, will be presented, for the first time at this Theatre, the Musical Drama of TUE PEASANT BOY. • Dui of the Opera, Mr. Harley will sing, " What is not; or. I shan't set the Thames on fire." In the course of the Evening, a variety of Entertainments, rallol, ODDS AND ENDS, consisting of Songs, Glees, It citztions, Imitations, &c. An Mike"; (written for the OCCEISIIIII, by the Author of Doctor Bolas), in the character Geutiry Muffincap, mounted nu au Ass! by Mr. Within. After which, Specimens of IMITATION, by Mr. John I:f. . re—in which the following Tragic and Comic Performers their different Ideas how Romeo's Soliloquy, " I ho ri member an Apothecary," should be spoken:—Mr. Kraitite, Mr. Kean, Mr. Yount, Mr. D. Fisher, Mr. M no. Mr. Harley, Mr. W. Prue'', Mr. Blauchard, and Mr. Mohews. To conclude with (positively for that night only) the Barletta of BOMBASTES FURIOSO. Ceurral Boinbartes (with" Hope told a flattering tale") Mi.. Clara Fisher (her 87th appea in that character); Artaunniattus, Kiug of Utopia (with the song of " Rhyme otioet lesson"), Miss Caroline Fisher; Fasbos, Prime Miii;,ler of State, Miss Eliza Lancaster; Metalline (with lire wag of “ Queen Dido sat at leer palace gate"), Miss Amin. Fisher. Glee," Oh! creel mats," by the Mimes Caroline, Amelia, and Clara Fisher. Flask, by the whole of the characters. Boxes, 5s —Pit, 35.--Lower Gallery,2s. —tipper Gal. Is. Duos open at half-past Six, the performance to com mence at Seven. Tickets to be had of Mr. Freeman, at Middle:wee Pencil Manufactory, 162, Strand • and of Mr. Stevenson, B ox- Oilier, Strand &Armee, where Places may be taken, from . 11 . 11 till Futon ROYAL COBURG THEATRE, Coder the Patronage of big Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg. The Proprietors !host respectfully inform the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public in general, that from the rapturous approbation with which the following new Eutertsiametals were received. they will be repeated fur this Week. Finns PRESENT EVENING. FRIDAY. September 24, and tomorrow, at Hslf•past Six o' Cloth pretisely, the Entertainments will commence with, fifth tome, an entirely new interesting Melo.drama, with New M ssie, Scenery% Dresses, gad Decorations, called THE IMPERIAL 'VICTIMS; OK, THE CAVERNS OF HOENH ELBE. !Bulb s, a domestic At the Castle, Mr. &ebbing ; Albert 'Weltzla ar, enannoureild Adeline, Mr. H. Kimble ; r. Barrynsure. Adeline, tbn Baron's ward, Miss After which will be mitchiced (fifth lime), $ new Mono. drawsmitt Basal;lle, WINNING A HUSBAND! Or, SEVEN'S THE MAIN. The Marie composed and selected by Mr. T. Floglies. The *bole to conclude wills, 10th time, the last mew inte resting Serie-Pantomime, with entirely sew Pictoreimile Remarry, Dresses and QUA Deturatiows, Co ba t, dm. called THE ENGLISH HERMIT. Qoarl, the Euglisb Hermit, Mr. Smith; girlie, a Munkey of the Island, Master Arts. &Moeller, Wife of Captain Steadfast, Mrs. W. Rarrymere. For the aceosamodatiow of nomeroes Visitors from Green. wick, Deptford, Ste. a Coach calls at the Theatre a quarter Were eleven. By ISKITANNICUS. Printed for 'C.C.&II and W. Davies, Strand, Louden; and W. Blackiruowl, Eillubtergls. TO he SOLI), the Pr o per t y of u Gentleman, • heautif.ll Ft/REIGN HORSE, dun colour, IS hands 3 inches high, well setpisinted with his business as a charger, and so perfectly docile that the most timid person may tide hint He is warrauted sound, and free from vice.—Appiy 62, MEETING AT YORK, TO CONSIDER THE OUTRAGES LATELY COM. MITTEL) AT MANCHESTER. . A Requisition having been presented to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of Yank, signed by above 400 respectable inhabitants of that towit and neighbourhood, desiring him to call a Public Meeting, to take into consideration the late unfortunate events at Manchester, his Lordship appointed Monday for that purpose; and erected a hustings in the Guildhall, in order to accommodate the different Gentlemen who were likely to attend as orators on the occasion. About ten in the intoning, 4,000 or 5,000 people paraded the streets of the city, with banners and music, and, in what is called at Alasichester, 'Waal" array, fur they march ed in a regular procession of six abreast. A mass preceded them with a large black board on a pole, on each side of which was inscribed, in white letters, " Order," whilst the whole of it was decorated with black crape. The hand of music came next, making a horrible discord of unmusical sounds; after which was borne a very large flag, inscribed " Magna Charts." " Trial by Jury," " Bill of Rights," and " Liberty of the Press;" theta a yellow fl tg, with the inscrip tion, "To the immortal memory of the Reformers killed at Winchester on the 16th of August." The C'uiou Flag suc ceeded, inscribed " England, Scotland, Ireland," similar to that exhibited My the orator at Smithfield. The whole were decorated with emblems of mourning. In Coney.street, the band played "The Dead March in Saul," during which the great concourse of people took their bats off their heads, and by remaining uncovered gave to the spectacle • very solemn mill imposing appearance. Alruet half-part eleven o'clock the Committee, accompa nied by Mu Hun. L. Domini: ; W. Bryan Cooke, Esq. ; S. %V. Nicoll, Esq. ; sued several other gentlemen of respect proceeded front Etridee's Hotel to the Mansion house. On arriving there They were loudly greeted by the populace. Precisely at 12 o'clock the Right Hots. the Lord Mayor opened the business by stellate, that in consequence of having received a Requirition must respectably and must numerously signed, lie had eimeeneil the present Meeting, sod requesteal tie. Town Clerk (R. Townend, Esq.) to read the Requisition. Thi• was accordingly done ; after which the Lard Mayor said, that from the confidence which he had that they would all coueur in maintainiug good order, and would conduct themselves wills the utmost propriety, he had sot (dated a single constable is ottesilasre, nor sworn is an aatlitional special irinistable. Ile haul always sees the greatest order prevalent in the City, and until he saw something otherwise, nothing of that surf should ever he done. Having thiss briefly opened the Meeting, be intimated to it the necessity of appoiuting • Chairman. Au universal cry of " The Lord Mayor to the chair" immediately pervaded the whole of the Hall, and his Lordship took the Chair amid the en thusiastic greetings of the swastika moltittole. He ob served, that at so numerous a Meeting as that which he saw before him, there might be differeut opinions ou the sub ject, he therefore hoped that they would give every Gentle man w h o wished to address them as attentive hearing, and that they would cunhne themselves to the subject of the Re qisisit ion. S. W. NICOLL, Esq. (one of the Counsel to the city of York s and also Recorder of Doncaster) then rose. He said, that in bringing forward the Resolutions of that day, it was not his inteution to address them as friends of Parliamentary Re. form, or as its rectifies, hot us Englishmen, who possessed • free constitution, and who were entitled to the benefit of the laws, made equally for the benefit of all.—(llerse.)—ln reprobating the breach made ou those laws cud that con stitution by the late teansactions at Manchester, all parties most join, since it was only by their conjunction that re dress could be obtaiuril.--(llear.)—He trusted, therefore, that they would, through 11w proceedings of the day, care fully avoid whatever might be • ground of division either there or elsewhere: the meeting at which they were then assembled, it was not unlikely, might serve as an example to numerous others in the county; but it could only do so by avoiding subjects of offence, and by strictly confining itself to that point in which all of theta could coisicide.—(Chsers ) The Resolutions which he intruded to offer to their notice were grunuded au a few facts sod principles a bich 'wear rut to hint to be incoutrovertilde. The first was, that it was the constitutional right of the people of England publicly to discuss State grievances, and thereon to address, petition, or remonstrate, as they might deem expedient. 'ibis was nut the right of the high and opulent Moue; it was the right of all ; it was the right nut of 711 or 701) only, but of 70,000, or of any smuttier*, who conceived themselves aggrieved; it was • right nut to be exercised at suited the mere pleasure of Minister*, or Magistrates, or military (if it were so, they might assemble indeed to congratulate or approve, but never could assemble to Petition or remonstrate); bat it was a right to he exercised al the pleasext: of the route themselves, unconfined and unrestrained, so hung as disoroet or excess was nut committed by them. In the next plate, lie held that the siteettog of the 16th of August was in *Witt pm:mailer of the above right—it was fur • lawful porpoise. This was clear from the nature of the notice. The people assembled iiencesubly, and nothing wanting to disorder had (sectored, or was likely to have occurred, .rheu the violent irruption u( the volunteer cavalry took place. Muth had been said and pretences bail been held out of arms amid mi litary array. What was Ibis military arrays The people walked in raisks, as is usual us almost every occasion of sulemuity. FreCIIIIII4IUS walked in ranks--(Heae)—Friendly Societies walked ill ranks—(ifear)—the Corporal ion of their City sulked in ranks. Was there any thing slanting or de structive of the peace in ands pew-nitwit? Nu; it wassim ply for the sake of iiiii re solemn effect. The story of arms was equally absurd; the people came from the country, nod, like other countrymen, carried each his stick. That they were out armed, even to the pond of selfclefence, was mote clear. Had they teen armed, dreadful indeed might have been the result, aid not 'toothed% but thousands must have frit the miseries of that slay. He also observed, that the cir cumetaweefi attending the meeting precluded every surmise of intended tumult, or probable disorder. What was its porposet—to express as adherence to the principles of Re form with that effect which combined ambers 'night give. Similar meetings, comprising similar numbers, hest bees held in various parts of the rosary ; neither tumult nor riot ap peared un any occasion ; the object was uniformly the saine public expreirdon of opinion. What had the people of alaucliester—what COlllll they have in view beyond this ? Meetings of 10,000 or 20,000 men do 'sot usually kern Sr. cress : they profess all they mean, and that usually with a momentary vehemence, which rather exceeds thas falls shalt of their real sentiments. In 1792, and the following years, the public placards, meetings, speeches, Ste. well far beyond what was now seen. Every portion of our established &Who rit its was then is tarn attacked. If the views of the peewit day were the same with those of that day, their conduct sod expressiotm would alto be the same; bat that They were sea the saw, eveu those who dish against all probating, believe in the ezietenee of designs hostile to the Gueeroniesit, was vela . .. Melly obliged to confess: asst • sink Oranlonelloor at Noy ells public Dustin boil slim tbo ocopla to be pot. ~1~.r..Y..i ..: ar r. t -~ ceediog in any such wicked or pereitioes designs. They deb bated and resolve/I; they attempted sethiag further: io steed they were wholly aaprepared for may (wither attempt.. On these principles sad these fuels the iwremence was clear !list the interruption of the Meeting of the 16th was il legal, unconsitutional, and inhunisse.—(Load theere.)— Indeed, he could not for a moment doubt sin the particulars of this husiness of blond, whirl was too deeply infixed in the stands and eternal' les of all who heard him ever to be obliterated frum them.--(tourfchweriage.)--eHC was nut at all surprised at their cheering, because so man could regard the transactions of the 16th without burr., : this dress. stance, however, rendered the calm deliberate approltatioe of his 3lejesty'll Mieisters a basioleas of a 'till deeper dye, and a muse extruded evil. It shewed the principle u* which this kingdom was meant in future to Ire governed—he meant by military viulence ; and, in that penal of view, the misehis f of the approbation a thousand full eiceeded the mischief of the fart itself. If that Isweentable leeriness had stood alone, it might is time -have , peeasil away and Mee forgotten : but it was 1101, stn single assisted fart; it was a precedent by which future met-times were to be shapeliest, and liberty in Tulane abridgel.—(Cheers)--The infer ence lie drew from the conduct of his Majesty's Mi nisters on this occasion, end us every other toe:sales connected with the meetings of the people, was, that they were unworthy of the confidence of the Prince Regent and of the nation.--(Loag and load ekeerieg)—He dial sot speak of their general conduct or ordinary principles of Government; he confined himself wholly to their treat. 'neat of that body of men denominated the Reformers. It wss asserted by many, that the principles of Reform were held only by certain trading districts, and by them merely when suffering GUM the state of trade : ss fact, that this, was no such principle; that it was • pretext , a mere tilde of exhibiting dissatisfactiou at the present state of things. If this were so, which he believed it was not, when large bodice of men were in a state of suffering and deprivals*. when, iu consequence of the pressure of their feelings, 160 became dissatisfied and vehement, what was the cowrie or a wise and heintaiie Government towards sick a busty of its subjects? To execute against them all the existing laws is fall severity ? To enact stew laws for their punishment? Te persecute and iujiire them beyond all law? Clearly stot.--. (Cheers.) —It was the duty of the Government to take the earliest and the most vigorous measures fur restoring the comforts of these suffering classes.—(Baer, hear.) -11e did, however, must firmly believe the principle of Parliamentary Reform to be spread among the people far beyond those districts—that it existed wholly indepeedeut of the depress sites of trade--that it was daily extruding, and that it was deeply routed in the people's heart. The real stats of the public mind on the qiesition of' Reform was, per haps, the moot important one that was ever comma,/ *lib the Government of this kingdom: he bad long felt it to be so: he had long taken every means in his power I. ascertain how the fact actually stood: the result was a first persuasiou that this principle was neither local nor temps. rary—that no measures, that no Minis/nes could extinguish it—and that a continuation of that made of slimming it whir* the Ministers had for some years adopted would delsuge Owl natims in blood, and overturn every existing establishment. —(Loud cheers )—A whole people was nut to be penweutal, invoked, overawed.—( n No, so, if cannot.”)—A nation could neither be arrested, our imprisoned, OW tried, nor executed. —(Cheers }—Two years and a half ago, meetings similar to these now held took place iu several districts; the Habeas Corpus Act was suspeaded ; several hundred persons west imprisoned; a monsestary check ef.epublic doelessfeney Ma y lowed : but was the principle checked? By so oneetio ilf was invigorated (fur persecution always invigorated whelk le attacked), and thus was enabled to break out sgaia with a firmness and unanimity far exceeding that which had been exhibited in 1817. The Habeas Corpus Act was sow Meet wisely left untouched; the Parliameut separated; sod mid to some act of positive concession to the Reformers, Hikers* clearly the wisest mode to pursue; unfortunately it was lee wise to be continued. The scenes of blood witormedne :Headwater followed shortly after, and redoubled the nod slid ardour of the Reformer:. At the same time that Ma numbers were increased, nod their injuries conglomerate* the Governmeet voluntarily held itself forth at the mash of public hatred and execratiou.—(Lond and key distre.) The infereuee was derisive: it was out iu the lei de that this wielded them that the powers of government ought 1014 Maio in tunes so perilous.--(ekeers.)—lt might be satede if Parliamentary Reform was the sole object of the Itothrftem, where was the danger of the country? He would tell thews the danger was this—teas of thousands and huodrede a thuusands of disappointed anal irritated citizens would meat in every part of the kingdom; a strict milieu woad he totaled amongst them, • union in object and in plow; their numbers would be fully ascertained, sod their conlideete in consequence increased. Firmly as be believed the Redressers to be now unconnected with hostile views to the Goveru nseut, could it be hoped that, if treated as they now were treated, they would long continue so? Couid any man se. quainted with history believe gnat millions would submit to insult, denial, sod persecution? They were sot sow in. eliurd—they would hereafter be draws to courses inconsist ent twills the established institutions: it was not is human nature to lie persecuted, and nut, with or without law, to rise against their persecitOrs!—(Ckeers.)—How was Ibis to be avoided ? By placing the Government in other leads, in the hands of Ministers who would listen to the people, bear their complaiuta, attend to their wishes, couciliate their feeltattr, and redress their grievances. This was not the proper place for suggesting any particular plan of proceed ing : what he insisted on was a temper, a diseosition on the part of those in power, wholly dissonant front that which we haste for years known, which was wholly dissonant from that mild sad lenient disposition, which at so distant period was able to south the imitated stale of the country, and se cure its flame tranquillity. The Learned Geutletosii, is conclusion, repeated, that he dial nut address them as either Whigs or Tories, friends or enemies to Reform, but as men who would join in the Resolutions of that day from a firm conviction that they were the sire and only source of the future tranquillity of the country. Mr. Isitcohe then read the following Resolutions, which he told the meeting would afterwards he pet one by one:- 1. That it is the conslitutional right of the people of this kingdom publitly to cousult en all matters of statei and to sexiness their sentiments in the form of Resolutions, Pe titions, or Remonstrances, as circumstances may seem to *bent to require. 4. That the nletiing held at Manchester on the 18th of August lest was in currespoodence with the above toostiiii- Instal right of the people; sad that wither In the notice which preceded that meeting, ;tor its the conduct of the people in approaching it, nor in their demeasnur when actu ally gsselnbled, was any unconstitutional act committed, or ley act amounting to a breach of the peace, or SO a just source of alarm to asy of his Majesty's subjects. 3. That the remind of the permits who took the lead in the besieges of the stetting out the above occasion, consider ing them iiidependeset of any political party question, as British subjects, (tinily asserting their rights, is highly pralesworlltY; nod 'edits the •Yprobatiosr of friend to fa esioni and his country I aid that the thanks of this tweet ing are hereby Oven to these for the fitehinecaste they exhi bited, and their unwillingnessto disturb the p o l i ti c pe ,,, e. eter4.6l*.thatbythethienteyre.r.onap:inoray c u a f, a h l e ry procreti . uNdeahrd iwes iuor a o d f mir t atecit he iis a oi l ia m ero ve yf, was illegal and emeesstitutiosal, anal tan. IbillryoritiVailloya:4lllsiacetifhaellhele:iiiprizeoniescfli.oB% f u rte r teohetspeoetrypi,es moos. 5. That the subs genet a pprobation of the prwermliors of the above day, Jumped in the same alike Prince Regent, but on the responsibility of his Majesty's Ministers, iris a lamentable tendency to creme disouitra in this kiwi/dont ; to s ._ minds of the people sit appreheasitea that their o u ‘ fa m7 y is sot doll „ gai ted by the high authorities of the , realm, sad that their rights art objects of jealousy, sespi cite., and attack. G. That she Ministers, whose views and prioniples have led them thus to misuse his Royal Highness's name, are wholly unworthy of his conadence tool of the iunfisteacc of the nation • and that it is our derminatioa to ad dress his Royal Highness to remove them from his esneseila and presence. y. That a subscription be immediately entered into for the purpose of affording relief to the sufferers ender the tale 111113W101 attack; and for the purpose of inflietiag that justice on the authors and perpetrators thereof which the taws of our country are ready to afford. ft. That a Committee, Treasurer, awl Secretary to the subscription, be appointed; and that a Committee of eight Gentlemen be appointed to carry the same into effect. U. That the Address now read is adopted at the met of this meeting, and shall be immediately transmitted to bin Royal [Here an Address, founded on the foregoing Resolutioas, was reed to the meeting.] Mr Alderman Dintst.ST rose to recant! ttio Re olutlons After commenting on the politeness with which the Lord Mayor had received their requisition, and on the readiness with which be had attended to it, be proceeded to say, that• be hail little doubt but peace tool order would be observed, althoisah, as the meeting had beard, there were no special ernistatiks in atiend.ince, nor had be or any of 4iis brother Magistrates put the Riot Act into their pockets.-.(Appinure.) The late meeting at Manchester was strictly constitutional, and the conduct of the people assembled at it highly decor ous; if it bad been improper, it was the duty of the Magi"- trates to have gone among the people, and ordered them to be peaceable; if after this they still acted wrongful!), it *LS then the duty of the Magistrates to read the Riot Act, mid to give the multitude an hour to disperse in. But was this, or aught like this dose? Nu; instead of it, the dreadful work of havoc was begun ; the cavalry—not the soldiery, for they would have disdained to act thus—the yeomanry cavalry, a new same uuktiown to our Constitution, was let loose upon a peaceable, unoffeuding, and unarmed multitude, many of whom they put to the sword, regardless both of age and sex. Immediately after this dreadful carnage, the Magistrates of Manchester sent two delegates to Loudon, who told their uwo tale, sad received the thanks of Isis Majesty's Ministers, in the name of the Prince Regent. The people of England bad been charged with prejudgiug tr the Sla this gis conid not b trates of Mean chester, by thus sleeting toge; but a just ground of accusation, after the vote of thanks which had been passed on them for their conduct. The worthy Alder mail then contrasted the vote of thanks presiiitia to the M 4. gistrates with the declaration of certain inhabitants of Mall.. eliester agaiast their barbarity, which has long slice appear ed in all the public Journals, and couchuleil by saying, that all he asked was, that their conduct shoul.l be submitted to inquiry, and that they should have • fair trial by a Jul of their countrymen. if they were found guilty, they ought to suffer the punishment which the law awards to crime like theirs: but if they were innocent, their deeds ought to he recorded in the temple of fame, nod they tbeineelves not mimed out as objects of hatred to the great mass of their fellow-ritizens.—(ilpplause.) The Hou. L Dux mks, M.P. for York, then came for ward, and was loudly cheered by the meeting. After the very excellent speech of his learned friend, who had broutld forward these Resolutions, morals) that of the worthy Al derman who succeeded him, it was totally unnecessary fur him to say much. The present was a question of a very novel and extraordinary nature: it was this—is there a constitution, or is there rot?—(Cheers.) --If the people had not a right to meet, the Bill of Rights was nothing nature than a dead letter * if the right of assembling was to be limited at the will of the magistracy, the Bill of Rights was nothing; fur then any timid person, by mak ing a timid affidavit before a timid Magistrate, might have the most legal meeting immediately &sperm!, ; and yet it was upon this very ground that an attempt was made to jos. tify the Magistrates of Manchester.—(l/ear.)—He main tained, that the people had a rip.ht to niect as they did, if they choose. If there was any danger from martial array, It was from the martial array of those who were sent in to attack the people.—(Chiurs)—Thougli lie fully agreed with the general spirit of the Resolutions, he could mot kelp observing, that he was rather in favour of an ad dress demanding inquiry, than of a declaration expres ajar their opinions ou the late unfortunate circum stances. He objected to the latter plan, because he did out wish the Meeting to imitate his Majesty% Ministers in any thing. He did out wish to prelude the questiott, as they had first done themselves, and as they had afterwards forced their Royal Master to do; fur that he too had pre judged, it was es ideal from a comparison of dates. 'the melancholy events took place on the 16111, and the Prince Regent's thanks Were dated the 2lst.—(Hear,hear.)—.He was now, and had been from his earliest youth upwards; a friend to the liberty of the people; be trusted that be should be so to the day otitis death, and that, dying, he mirht INF month that sentiment to N.—(Load applastre.)—ll was said that this was a • n ; 'llia he positively de nied; it was a quest' • lovers of the Constitu. Moo sod its enemies er became a party ques tion, it would be owl rionent leaguing itself manly with the Magi pledging himself to sup port an inquiry into this usiness, both in the House and out of it, the Hon. and Worthy Member retired from the frost of the hustings amid • volley of applause. Colonel Coogg, of Wheatley, could nut rest satisfied with a silent vote upon 90 extraordinary, so novel, and so new taut an occasion as the present. The preseut discussion bad arisen from a most violent attack upon the Constitrittoo, and from the liberties of the subject having beets invaded in the most extraordinary and alarming inanner.—( Loud cheering.) Front all the intelligence that bad hitherto reached the pub lic, three facts appeared to be eatablialicd—riamely, that the Meeting was legally couveoed, peaceably conducted, and violently dispersed. These three facts being established, and doubts still existing, from the suppression of circus'• stances which might sad ought to have been communicated to the public by those who were parties to them, and who knew accurately all that had passed, surely it was their duty to Maki spun a thorolsgh investigation of all that preceded and passed upon that 'melancholy occasion, especially after his Royal Highness the Prince Regent had been graciously pleased to inform the Lunt Mayor and Corporation of Lon don, that with respect to the Meeting at Manchester, they hail nut been correctly informed.—(Corti cheering.)— The gallant Colonel then proceeded to observe, that Sir Win. Blacksioue, who bad never bete charged with subjecting the prerogative of the Crows toropulat clamour, had, in his Corionnferre em the Lairs of England 4 recognised the sta tute of William and Mary, which declared, " that the 'ab ject bad a right to petition, sod that all commitments and prosecutions fur such petitioning were illegal." Still, in raying this, he wished to be distinctly understood : be did not by these observations emkavnur to prejudge the real testa, duct of the Magistrates, but to place them only on the mme (MIME on which every Englishman ought to be plated whim bad been accessory in producing such fatal results as they all knew had occurred al Manchester, and to re q uest that they might answer for and explain arch conduct.—(thers keen.) He wished to God that others bad been equally cautious in not prejudging a case so important, and is not hotelier out the approbation of the Executive Power, before it imulit Ise known that such conduct hail deserved it --(C•mtra.)— Thongli he could not give more than a qualified anent to all the Resolutions, yet he most cordially conceited is the general object of the Mettler, and heartily joined them it' remising to preserve the must valuable of all rights en Englishman gas enjoy.—uf meeting to consider the real state of the country, and to suggest say legal meows of esorectlng any evils which, upon due iuqu ir y , ma y be discovered. The gallant Colonel, who at the last eleCiiwli was the onsuccess. ful candidate for the repenentatio• of Turk, then retired tualstat die enthusiastic shouts of the aurro uadin h g ch multithail beesude. Mr. WALusa said ' the deeds of horror wi ‘ 4111`4 swr r perpetrated at Illasiehaeter were of so dire a hue sad of a mature so truly agyalliag, that they created a degree of ewe. ties in the feeling mini too Weems to be easily tolerate I (How, hear.)-.la all ages, sad it all titan, there have heen, sad still ere, mew WIMP* prioeiples are subservient to their self-Interest; bet shore all soda ignorant and corrupt nit. aloes of a proud and haughty beams, the Manchester Ma gistrates stood proudly pre-ealisiesit.—(Hier )—The pare of history that records their expluitt is written will. die b1..0 I of their eounttynsen, arid will ever stead a la.tiug crud ~ blushing mionenient of on wactinstitatioaril seed tyratinieal eueroaelooent on the privileges of Engllshineti.ttnidef cheers e colosidtrable rberrilirne)—Vrell dud an enlightened patriot observe, that the plau on which they had at leti wan a plan which acme hut Feuds could have &vista, and 11..11P but devils have executed —Than iudeca sea. the form of man, hut it was elude evident that " Some devil had thrtt.t sweet Nature's liana mole, " Ere she had poured her balm within their lire.sts, "To warm their gross sod earthy mould of dish " With pity." they wore also the garb of soMterit, hat to dignify them with that appellation would he a libel eat the character; and therefore to point them out to the seers of future ages, llwy should lieueeforward he called Yeomanry Ca.sary-mew, And should be celebrated fur having the emirate of lifting i:.e;r armed hand against the lortpleslt leveliness of unman, and the nnotTending innocence of harmless childhood —!Cheers , Ile thew proceeded to lake a view of the towhee' of the Magistrates of Manchester, whom be detioniisiatril gators and authors of all those /MIPS of blood mill horror. When be found a Magistrate actinr, in direct res:w t• diction to the laws, lie looked 'won him one of Cie worst enemies to the coustitutiou. lie then called lite attention of the meeting to another class of offend,*. of a far mote dangerous description than either I lie valiant calico berm.. or the ailment bench of aisi arr. 3 or wizards at Manchester for the abase of power in ihe one, he said, was local ; to the other, the evil mum itn!errs sal. It was hardly uecetesary fur him to say *bat lie meant his Majesty's %Marro, those who were called the ail. bees and counsellors of the Prince RCZCIIIie Ile argued for time the it was absolutely necessary for the people to petis Coo his Royal Highness to disiniss them from hi• council:, they wished to protect Ilium rights and those liberties whit I. their fathers loot beepreathe el to thesii•-(flrere?-and conciad cd a speech of consieleicelne length, try oircbta tog his concurrence with the rewluliuus which had been submitted to them. Mr. HARIIROVIC (the Editor of the York Iferard), in a speech of some lesigili, c dotted by expressing his agrees meta to the residiitnnoa propuard. Mr. Flower, Mr. Gill, cud Mr. Walls, afterward* followed on the same side; but as there was nothing either new ur pointed in the al guineuts which they advanced, we .i.cl.llll' insetting them in WIC (-attaining. The 1.0100 MAYOR then pot the resolutions above st t eil to the ineetiog, and dectaied them earned without a if I,,tn tieist voice. Another mutation was them moved, ',cootie.% and carried, that it is the desire of this meeting that the Committee al ready appointed Ju adopt such measures as are requisite to carry the preceding resolutions into effect. It was then moved by Mr. ISIViLL, wad seconded by the Hun. L. Maims, that the thairks of the meeting he gives' to Ilse Right Huu. the Lord Mayor for his read', attention 01. the right. of the polite by callisig this meeting, and for Isis must Independent a n d exemplary opii t i tttt iu the (lige. After it had been carried, the Load MI:Volt returned thanks in a short speech. The multitude thee dispel-gm, without the least 111 u-toll, and thus folly justified the coulideuce which the Load :ild)or had placed iu them. SOUTHWARK MEETING. At one o'clock yesterday (Thursday) the Sliiihis wark Meeting took place, in front of the Town , Hall, in the Borough. At that bout the (bolt Bailiff, accompanied by his Deputy, and he Sir Robert Nilson, and a number of independent Elec tors of the Borough, entered the Town Hall. The DEPUTY-RAMPS' then addressed the gen , ;- tleMets ',mesa, and said, that the High- Bailiff had convened the Meeting in pursuance of the Requi sition which lied been presented to hins, and had, in other respects, conformed to the wishes of the gentlemen who had applied to hint, from his colon. deration of their numbers, rank, and respectability. He, therefore, relied upon their sense of propriety iu conducting the business or the day in such a manner al would gratify the coxfideiice which the High llailiff had plated in them—and preserve the character of so respectable and populous a pert, els Southwark Formed, of this great metropolis. He confidently relied upon their character For aim wilier esice to every thing that was orderly uod I,gal— that they would take no step which was CalCil!.ite ti to injure a good cause, or couuteininier a bad (it that their whole proceedings would be such as non i.t 1 spew their inviolable attachment to the rstakilibliel i laws and institutions or the country, amid thin. de- I termination to preserie and support them. ' - The Requisition war theil, pro Alma, read, and Mr. WETIIERsToNs moved that the Mtciiiig should bdjuurn to the open air—he did so, oo the ground that the Town-hall was too small to afford accoininotlati 1111 l on the present occasion, to the; number of Electors prerent. lie also that the Gentlemen roonected with the Pliers rhi nul have every acconintodation afforded to them out side fur the discharge of their arduous defy. and also that ifiete should he ins pretence fur mirrepresenting the proceedings of the day. Ile by Ito means meant, to apply any invidious odusook to the Reporters, who were, he believed, fowl s•a. lous and faithful in the discharge of their dudes. He, indeed, prioespolly applied hob ullurion to the Government Prints, said to one ill particulir (the Courier). *hick was el) Wool, that he believed in nu lost:suer, tint sten 1 by occident, had it had Oise Inek•to hi tall our wont of truth, when touching Opus. the ferlis:ge a n on ceedings of the prupie throughout the The ntution broi l ; carried, an ai jou unit at took place to a hustings exerted io runt, o' the Town-hall, on the spot where the 1111 l Elcc , lions are conducted. This alteration i•sig.i iy ; took place at the suggestion of the who sighed the Requisition to she High I sod oas complied Oltfi in the p o t, at I handsomest trimmer fly that intleorkiari:t yourate, who luis'eliews , throughout bus late c suussications with she Itrquimilos.ipts. the trii:o4 I desire to piu ttttt le their wishes, awl wake the Lace lof meeting lit for ruch an avortriblege as it this contained, consproing all she iudepesoluot des t•ra of the liorou...h. For rutin sake. it that Mr. iVethersitour should I Meat after the business of the iMii sake. it w** t tetrs,4.y lid 1131 We lilt N.J10 1 01.- 11C altetilig bad betu i1t00'" 166 " 4. ' u.