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T ministerial threats. Thee ..._ _ . oppose .. a. 4 ° ',thanks,ii was truc,'for nobody had the hardiness to 1 .... L. eppo4-e them, but such us were contractors, or pen saelers, or plactineii, or place-hunters, (a favaili.) . 4 1 , I. 01(t.bla.el bat wstmid,wiiiilaatt propriety till pre le w a t s .o ll. o l7 4, ty a quiee- bee. ' t' ... Where was the party for expelling etisruption cram ' the ti 'use of Coinininis 1 Were not all parties coin , ' .' bi ll ed iii its favour ? Did not the prints of the day abandon that man who way the champion against it, lbecause the extinction of corruption would be no ' 1344, to either party, It was the duty of the ` Common Council to come forward, boldly, to •,espreis its opinion, without any reference to # 'ouch . considerations. When they recollected how 'Air. Wardle jr:st tame forward, without couu. tenanier or suppor, they would see much cause ..•for gratitnde ; and if ti n y nere aware (as he was) Cities! vigilance and labour with which his in quiries had been conducted sneer, they would see still more. For Iris part, he was gratified to esti mate such labour. It had been his lot to take great trouble wilt, respect to Christ's Hospital ; instead, however, of meeting any gratitude, he had mitered p-r,reutiote in consequence. He had been repre sented liv the Rev. Vicar himself, as an enemy both to Chinch and State; though the reason of it he could tint at first tlevise, yet siren that period lie had discovered that the Vicar's brother had a pension, and that iletl4loll was 110 lest than 1,700 1 . a year. With respect to Mr. Wardle's morality (a% lie had said before) it hail nothing to do aids the question. Suppose lie had cohabited with Mrs. Clurl,e, and b would arlimooletlee it was his own opi n io n , until Mr. Wardte had denied it at the %Vestmi wrier Meet ' lag ; murk - they were us much aware cf it then as now. He (Mr. Wa:thinaa) seasone who vul ued diurse ter all mirth as any man, and who saw the necessoy of virtue in the private us well as in the public conduct of men ; there was a prejudice, and a happy preju diee it was, among the people. which c o m b ine d their views of them ; it was well , they combated them. But when ad vatitoee war taCrn of that dm : position, to oppoar those obta were the eneohies of corruption in their puhlic lives, by usisreprioresstiog and lihelliim thein to theirprivatte mores when it was ode use of to knack peorle in do heads.etins pre- (mined to be the acivot:ates of fair dealiei, lie must 'protest uaitinst it. abuse. If they fmnid.tlisit the I. 4 peaker bins/elf bad used language. whichon bud (Me. W.) would I. clee.ma.l seditious, they ought A . ha wore cautious. how they mould knock peo ple on Poe heads, who keel auihnoties to high and olorpoestomehle to join them ill the charges. Lorry muse th t had loreo atait:ri iii the proposition woe true. It nos true that corruption did exist; EOM the pure, immaculate Lord Castlereagh and 411 r. Perceval, who had served the country so long. were instances of it. Mr. Perceval otaposed Mr. Martin's Bill, and why? Because it made against Mr. Perceval's Coned ) ; he (Mr. P.) did. oat Litz the idea f destroyilig sinecure offices, because they afforded a reward for services, because they afforded to his hrotiter 46.0001. a-tear, 3iilt Mitered. to himself the reversimi of that lain. The worthy, Go i rt- iii : iii wh o `mot given this untie., and his howl they, were silent, ..lien tne 'people were to WI 11411Vco1,I.ii! t nes . •,.! intal.n4 14 passing a reso lution or thanks to the wNo PoPery" skelminiatras tato ; they posited every thing of the foram' de 's:Ovum' oil with a tors of the head.. When Mr. Wardle mentioned in the House of Com mons that there was ail (ACC ill ThrefidniTtile street, for the sale of places, there was a gener a l laugh at his credulity ; but, noteitiostaioling that laugh, a_iiroseeution had loam soloseepirealv insti tuted. When the request is so often repeated, that, we should take care of the ( level morale, he would say, ti for God's sake, let Goverioureit take some litt!c care of itself; let not ail the care devolve allots us. who should rather watch than praise its character." When he heard the Attorney-Genend stigmatise the office already mentioned, us tend- Big to vilify and traduce the Government, he won. dered that, among alt the pamphlets that appeared to traduce the character of Mr. IVardle, and those who approved of Lis conduct. there should he tione , to notice this inconsistency of hia adversaries. Where was the use of the right of petition, if they, did not speak their opinions plainly to the count. fey ? Supposing that it appeared that Mr. %Ver rill" had given money to Mrs. Clarke, did toot f;overnment do the souse ? was it not in the habit of remtatieratio g spies and informers, and hanishiog, upon their authority, for fourteen rears to Botany Bay, these who had the presumption to aysert tlivt such them., did exist, o f w hi c h t h ere could be PAYS no d.nia I 1110 3 or ! hear 1,1 U any thing' injurious to the character. of Col. Wordier , tmeld be proved, he, (Mr. Wuithanuo) retail tea get it; not from an opinion dist it could ultrr the toilets of the coe.e, hot because one must be into, rusted about meet a character. He knew that Gen. timer], and from what Ise knew of him, he would. pronounce that a move honourable man, And par'. ticularly with regard to the transactions now charged 11 1 /011 him, did not exist. But eveu allowing that he had broken his word, that could have no ef fect upon the case, proved; not upon the testimony Mrs. Clarke, but upon the t oncurtence of unveil- 1 ling aitoesses. If Mr. 11'ardle belonged to the Society for the Stoporevsion of Vice, if lie had called upon the people to rally rmind the diroue, and preserve their wives sod daughters from pollu tion, would the proof of bad Character agaiuot him change the character of hia advice., nod evince that it must be bad also? IF he spent his nights its irmbling, in riots, and in broils, we should pro. nouosce Imo to he very lose. If he is as entitled t., some coinoeusation from Gove:aiment, but hack the tbs:souesty to put inure thou be was entitled to. I B ... y. • A .Am pocitet, , tre *null alln* that he h:141 acted scfp4allonsly and atrociously ; he knew n o t ral.9lat cave • dark enough to hide his leotlitrwits virge.- 'But evwu savpostag all that to '-- proved, iowottiol not possitily affect the ease. If " ardle hed assure d Lora Grenville of his sin- attachment ; if he had said that he would cc of a place for his son, from Lord Grenville , Nut. on beano. disappointed, had attacked Laid Grenville, and the Miiiistry to which lie was attached—even if this could be proved agitiose his the object of the worthy Gentleman woold not be answered. It was their own faith, if Parliament was not purified. He would not have exposed himself ea much to the charge pertiouslity, if anch persons had not olitrod •lieusselves forward as often as they did—so ...tight depend upon being held forward hi a proper point of view. As no eircumetaiscea hail occurred to alter Ins ()pitmen for the wooer, but, on the contrary, to resider it snore fayenirable to Col. IYarelle, he would conclude with .expressing Isis hearty concurrence in the motion of his worthy friend. Mr. Dixott said, that he was satisfied with the abuse that had been vented against Into, and hail only to entreat that praise would never he offered from the came quarter, as it would out he equally acceptable. If he alone was vilified, be inieht feel, bet when all who embraced a certain side in poli tics shared the same fate, he felt tit) inclination to roalplain. With respect to the place far his son, lie challenged investigation upon that subject.-es The teicstioo was of a most extraordinary stature ; to Isis recollection a Court was called but mice at perioei of the year ; he would sera that oc cesious oa:glit justify its but lie would leave it to their goad 'ruse to. determine whether this was one of them ? If his brother had advised with hum fw!i:cli he fiat not) he would have recom mended to him to desist from any notice of the bushiess; to have treated it with the utmost con tempt. When wh—s and rogues fell out, they would condemn themselves sufficiently. Charlie ter, lt . thought, had much to do with the question ; but, bie,ides this, the question was really changed, and no man could be prepared at the moment to argue upon it. The worthy Gentlemen had said, that he was no sleety hum. There was a doctrine now abroad, which disclaimed all party, which taught Is, people to look only to themselves, and 'inch a doctrine had a most dangerous tendency. The people had been instructed before, that His M tjese,'s :toss were different from the happiness of his people. /Loud and graven/ cries of no, no I) Of late the cougars' had been taught to withdraw its coafideoce from the House of Commons. Ile spoke not now of a party, he spoke or a faction ; a faction which was endeavouring to overthrow all the con stituted authorities. (Loud laughing). If places are sold, did Mr. Wardle buy Ills own ? With respect to morality, he thought it of uniteritil irn porrance meatehlishiog flee parity of motive. As to the protestations of immacuincy made at the Weetinmster iliisiter, he should only say, that if be had travelled in such clisinpany to see the Martell° Towers, he would have beet& more intimate with the lady than die Colonel profeseeil to be (laugh ing). ilia laminer had tint Arita from his notice, he intended to act upon it or not, Recording to cir cuinstances. 11 Colonel Wardle proved the per jury, to which he pledged himself, it would certainly Ise relinquished. He concluded with expressing his decided disapprobation of the amendment. Mr. Nleweie is begged leave to state, the expung ing of the mince from the Journals Hitt with Ina entire @probates's) ; because, he thought it would have been quite early enough for such notice to have beet, given, when the parties were prepared to have pushed the question to a decision. At the same tune he observed, that as the requisition for the present meeting avowed no other object them that of expung ing this stoner, the extraneous matter introduced met with his disapprobation; for surely it was for the dignity of that body corporate that the object of their resoltitiosts should be previously known, and undergo dam deliherotiou. He had .also to re gret that se much personality was generally ex prossed tu their deliberations, end particularly on the present question. His opinion of the conshict of his Rayed Hightiree the Duke of York, was the same, since the action brought against Mr. Wardle, as before; and he knew not of soy thing which had then passed, that should induce them to rescind their rote of then ks to inn. ffe could not. however, think it quite fair for iiitlividetahi of that Court to call upon its Members to seuctitm reso lutions which could not be dreamt of but by those also brought them forward he there fore wished the worth, Alderman to withtlru Isis resolutions, and substitute such mily as would embrace the ob ject they were (ailed to attend to. Ile differed so little with him in the spirit of his resolutions, that if he, or any other Alma berof that Court, would move, after dn.: notice given, to petition His Ma jesty to remove his present llinistrro , such SWAIM, should have his feeble support ; lust lie pledged himself at all times to oppose any resolutions which took them thus by sunrise. ,• Mr. Simms objected to the personality of Mr. Waithieun, and the nature of the proposition. Mr. W etrifiete defended the proposition ; it stated nothing that was not trite, and it might have stated itslacil more. When Mr. ‘Viardle mud, there might be a saving in the Local Militia, in the clothiiig of the Volunteers, and in the supply of canvas to the Navy, he was ridiculed and abused ; but every one of his suggestions were acted on. He was accused of wanting confidence in the Govern ment; hut what confidence could lie have in it, when, the course of 9 months, he saw 97,0001. of the Ppohlic money plundered by not individual. He believed that moils than three-fourths of the seats in the flonse of Commons were sold ; forty seßts were offered to himself, one in particular was offered by a Worthy Aldermen', incase lie (Mr. NV.) could pro cure him a Writership ; but the Aldermen had re commended himself to !Ministers siucie and sue ceealed without Ins ussistienue. Mr. Alderman ATKINS said, when the question was first agitated is that Coutt, he was anxious they should not °instep its rules. He would then, as he had done before, recommend to them to list moderate; moderation always retried with it con viction; he would therefore advise that the original motion should he *withdrawn, and let the question die a natural death. Mr. Wardle had fairly Ira his cure before the public,. and requested of - them not to come to a decision, as I%.,siould Its able to intiveMietry; if to, lie, ALleremais Atkins,trusted, Mauer' woad poinie a 144 ) before they would do away iv itlq U, R t oh elicit they hail entereiton tht;ir Jinn - la's with sri-a t ucti delibe ration. TM. other resolutions should hare his dc-sid ed vote ogamst them, although so finfailiail been said in their tiwour by the Gentleman on the tloOr (Mr. ‘Vaithiiiiiii). As to the savings in our finan cial system, it was Well known, if we atridged our eutablishuseuts,, we would docresise our expenses; but it was to be cusaideicil w hether the great ma chine of Government could work, if great curtail. mem* took place. Mr. MAMMAS said, he was at a loss to see how the resolutions applied ; there was not any thing appeared en the tiontrnoits, but the question of rescinding the vote of thanks—so fur hr would go, but no farther. This lie had liefore stated, hut to this he had received no answer. Ile did not think the Court would support its own dignity, if it al lowed it to go farther. If proper notice was given to bring forward the other resolution., they should hove Ins full support ; but he would never allow a notice fur one uliject, to be the memos of passing another. Mr. Alderman G01108E11E:at: stated, that it ap peared to be the general opinion, that it would he improper to rescind the vote (it 'hanks. The no tice having. been given for the purpose of rescind- • ing it, called upon the Court to stamp the vote with a greater (levye of soleiiiiiity and grandeur. As to the Gentleman (Mr. Mats:wait) lie w:is persuaded if he had had but half an Bonn's conversation with him in private, he would be of his upiiiion. Gra titude was of that nature, it would not allow itself to be etunpresied ; it 'would expand—it was like water, and must have. a free vent, and would not bear compressium They had pledged themselves to broad honest principles, which he trusted they would support, and by their vote that day confirm what they bad already held out to the British em pire. Mr. RECORDER then put, the question, if the amendment should stand as the original question? , which was carried in the affirmative. Mr. MAWmAtt then moved, as an amendment, viz. "That it is the opinion of this Court, that nothing has arisen, which Aosta Alum it to re scind the Vote of nooks conferred on G. L. War dle, Esq. on the 6th of April last." • Mr. DUFFIELD stconded the amendment. • Mr. WRITRIIAR rose and said, he was sorry to be eeein obliged to trespass on the patience of the brew,. but lie thought the proptwitious he had the honour of attoinling were SO plain, that no maeof common' utiderstaailing could misconstrue thein.ea ile generally before, in that Court, was greeted ae party man ; any measure he i:roposed, he wee Loki. was for -party purposes ; to-day, the tone Way changed. it was said he was of 110 party, but teas concerned with persons who vilified all Fatties. He hail said, and he would then repeat it, that all par-. ties were alike ; and what wee his reason for say ing ?It was obvious to every discerning man ---•here are two parties. inveterate enemies, one in Office, the other out, bespattering each other with every kind of obloquy mid abuse ; until when ? Until the MASI of corruption which they had beets both feediug on was uttaeked. both parties rallied round the deterniitied to defend it, and draw a over their former bickering. Why? because each party contemplates, if there is* particle severed from the mama, there is so mut+ of their birth-right . gone. " Under theft c.oesiderations, I have sane, and sin hoer uf the same of the both parties are alike. The Gentleman who moved the ainendraeut was a Iftelll ber of the Whig Club; he lied the honouree 'seeing him there when he weut to support Charles For, or wine other Fox, It was extraordinary his brother Wlii 3 could not force those things tni es, and that we should tint catch at, and follow, tend echo loin ex premium' as lie uttered them ; fur he looked down on them. as a COW did on her bastard calf; hut tliose mite were of the most dangerous 141111 mischievous kind; they would tell you this was going too fir, they could not go to such a ktiatle nod throw their weight into them:ale of corruptly.). Such Milli were more dangerous than the avowed friends of it Mr. Alderman 11'ena said, it could not he denied hut that Colonel Wardle had dorm a service to his country. If it wa s no t f ar his exertions, the Duke of York would he at the head of the ExpLalitioii.— (Hear ! hear . 4 ) W. NI tW3ll.a was not desirous of speaking of , himself, but when thus called upon; Idt hoped the Court %%mild think him excusable. lie was proud to avow himself* IVlsig, and he !loitered Ninon' that lie had always been, and shouldadways coon. Hite, a consi.tent one. lle mos not one of those prepared to say that a change of rote iu Parliament could not he of any use. He regarded this to be uo test of Whiggism. He, 011 the contrary, regarded it as the most dangerous doctrine that could. be uttered, fur in In, opinion it vier uothing less than to tell the people to stake the goverionent into their own hands; and thus to Ind an end to all government. Who, lie would ask, would these new %Vhers place confidence in ?—Would they give their entire comideuce to an individual who, as a public man, till the other day, wen never heard of Mr. Wardle. Would they think that tie would de serve their confidence, if It should be proved that he bud got diva. Clarke's papers surreptluously and Unit he heel bribed her to give her testimony I lie was oot disposed to make any comparison be. tweets his Whiggism and that of any individual, but lie thought he might venture to affirm, that his poli tical opinions were founded on ar full n knonteke of the history and prawn-do' of the Cotistitutium as those who had ventured to and fault with them ; and his Whiggisin influen c ed hi m , w he n any c l ass of s een thus sweepingly stigmatised the must dm - tingnished of our Statesmen, to feel the etrougest disapprobation. Mr. W•ITIIIIMAN replied in a short speech. The question was boldly called for, which was put by the RECORDER, Op Mr. MAWMAN . II RU1121111., went, when the Loan Mayon declared, it wee carried iii the affirmative. A diri,ion was theta loudly called for, when there atipeard For Mr. Akimmton Coodivehere'r Resolutions Al derm46,-64 Cosoniessrs, u Telleir For Mr. Mawnisn's Amendment .--1 Aldernuin, 5' Gemaramm, 6 14114r464 rarity WWT4 •.• The preeeediop of, the Court Martial, on Mondavi ofl uhicli day Lord Gasiotra eespraenced hisdefeece, licr« received at our Office, last morning, at four o'clock, n EXPRESS, Bud Riven F.XCLUSIVELE in T:ta PREES.-4Ze Nun/4 8.4.,,,nd out eentea a li.se.tipon subject, atatini, iu excuse, t4ltit Lad received iiii.atur t: and adding that "its cotruimiratig:weti u ai, 0 • —Wc utivibt the Editur tosoquix arrant BRITISII (MCC, bi.fora Lc makes auy sych ttemaiiatttAlVatat.Yiu, ill future. THE Plait LONDON, : - WEDNESDAY, Auorir ' • LORD GAMBLER. . . At three o'clock this morning we• rcceived s'Rill Reportof t he proceedings of yesterday up o n Coil GAMBILZS Court. It is given at length in our subsegtient columns. It is expected that the 'Trial will dose, and that sentence will be parsed this day. We gave, yesteiday, the evidence aildnced . berire the Court Alartial, ou Monday, in so pport‘of Lord stnteinent of his case and defence. W e meant to have giveir die statement iii full, this day, but its great length, ar.,l the i.teportant_ bate in the G.m.uou i.:uuncil,•respretitig tt' s milli, oblige us to postpone the conclucea n tail to-naorrow. No intelligence. Intel been receives" from. theoEs. pedition, when this paper wits put 10 . - pfesk A report has .prevalled fur some days,-that.Bos NAPART6 has returned to Yarls:—.We believe, however, that it refits upon no actual authority, a Ml is merely a speculstimulnisarded upon the rammt: with which, after the signing: ofthe Armistice Zasim, he withdrew to Vienna, and the clingers anticipated near honie, frOin out:Expedition. From an Official Correspohdence lietteen Ensure and the knericao Secretary of Suitt - for Foreign Alfiirs, cotitaineclio Arne;tenn papyrs to the , 21111 June. it appears it •.tls.'e i.a no reirsi , a to fear dist r • dis 't OTlt:GtrYl)(tTii)"il"fll7tile • two countrius will be interrupt's": ' , The - trestle islo remain its present stgi,e..eiltfra Ile die i".aKsi‘i6.4..bi ilic.restrictoms of the Niki4titeitotiest Adt, itnstr/d JO it &tea sary. A Go tt en b urg h hirivesi last ni/lit, with let ,- . tits awl papers to the • ittet July. 1;1.y -contain ao news of attyr iirterttsi. 'befit repeat 4 I lIT fleet/Ufa of the ' *Name, • ' Won ON, is, of in•Vint Knivien gun-holds. .bra Wear Agitligefris. fatleft with prcp:isinus for tire Ruminate argil acting wird Sweden. It sirsataid.. that Berri aislies" , c. figs Met: Wed 'that ha' 41 oes ''pet s ilVartir i tc f c r ey tin ppene vernment of Swedes-; brit *wished the Veopte of OW country, in i'oriraiuglspe,uniwl4 . ~ul Itheir1 their own !peppiness. Engaged es he Urn) 111014 iff:loOrt. ant concerns, • thiß Hmee'nerstat brad .:Coastit ut monger may pinbahry +hive ec.ui this ted task to ttili • 114 agent and uoderlittg,-the...maguaairnous Em peror of Russ! Letters hinte• Men received front . St Helens, dated s d Prtrit , , but the 7 contain no trecffistel of four !hissing 'ships. " We are coucerned to state, that Mr. GEORGE iiii)MERD, iii t'ULLOltlit station( r, of Lerdetihull street; was •drowned, ou !Monday, iii the Sirtireay, at 'Maidstone, at which place lie was on . visit to his numerous and respectable relatives and frieuds. Re had been playing cricket, mid went, with some of his companions, to bathe in the river, when, bi jog heated, it is supposed, on plunging i)ato the water, he became suddenly chilled, and soak. tfis lam& mistaken out almost immediately, and bled freeit , but all meatus to re-tore aimicustiou protesd ineffectrial. lie aas a very minable mound meth, and Lad not exceeded his •23d year. The Master and IVardens of the Eakers' Com pany waited 00 the Lone 511E0a, yesterday, to se t the rinse and price of Breed. thie Lordship, after exuruiniag the Itleatweigbers' neport„ was pleased' to order Jive*. to rise id. per peck. , Last right, after the Comedy a.f The Suttier' r Daughter, a two , musit flum.ume, called We litaagers, we. performed at the Theatre, Hay market. It is writtesor by Alt Fyne; of the Has= lO:lrket Company, the tonne coippcned try r. litsitoP. Mr JON Eg was the boo at• the niece, and apnea:eel to great advantage. The pier( postmess•-• eotivsderAle interest. aid eves very well received hy uu ek.44iit audience. Ere: r hmit, wherry, anti cutter, limn a shallop to 13 cot It i said to he eii;te444 ter this doV• Such is the curio...sty of the public to-behold Cite grand contest, a huh is to take place thn ortenmou, on the river, fur the Vauxhall Silver (*of!, which pe t imiges to be mailed for by some of day best Ititll.• sure-bouts on the Thames, under. the usual forma and regal ii.orimm of the Cousherlknd Sliding Society : The Gala, in the eectiiirs. 4 , will, it it reportcd, rut pow in splendour any thing of the kind reef.. helots Wlltbeetitli• RICIIAR 0;01, Gout:mutt' and Co. Joint Con tractors for the prerent State Lottery, respecting, acquaint the Public. that Tickets and Shares era' on side at their Offices, Coruhill and Cliefferu- Cross, London, and by their Agentii iii the princi pal towns, &c. The Scheme is entirely new—only Five Thousands Niembers— all to be drawn one day—four Ticket of each Number. The pnr chaser of a single Ticket will goon a Prise of ito,otvol• as asap!; i,f two 'Micas 40.000:.; there Ticket* 60,0001. ; or four Tickets of the same Nombre' On,0001.; and all other Prizes in the stare re/tor:. Lion. . Those who are partial 1r! Nara Pilmtlr;l.l should be early in their applr:Afern, tal extila du appointment. . 1-- - .„ , 1,:. • ~... !. i , 1 j .. . Otis notice.) saying's 0, what a sad business tlili late his tek ,. 1 can't tell you how hurt I ant; we can't let the . I 10100 btillld on the hiink,•afier this ) " In thi•olip - abase i per he had wooded the opi t niou of the Const k bil„hot. tOnastre Iftaillig his soundings favotalde, he laid duel be Prfkr 1 ' • . f e ran from nit; ratiertaking.* Of 41. mein* s o rt us Mr.slVii Isis conduct at the titue of ary rilt t Psipegit: cere attt 4 be wont to the Ministry, sin . , is is alaaTisii cept of 1 taotion of Birch's, hut we I . n igi its' and only, lii • t. yet, when the motion wee Inunilitt foie/aril, he was Lord 6 dr - ' one ot,;.t Jt divided with *it Birch. L attacheC is t • ess_,ttlito tter of Intlierous observation, that hind; th, utfter..b Ifor his bi-otber had said any thing; net be • „I* . .i:On4tratulation, at the tune when Colonel Parham t , evii Wa r d le had 4 rat;:ed stirtt sit,inipctrtant trittinpli have ex 4 ' (or the people ; on the co.itrary, one of them of perm , • " Bud objected to the iuttcrilltetion of what he culled' ea rhea _.leiektcriat threats. Tltey did taint oppose the they tut,