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ftt.Ol'6"J.o # • TRE-ROY AL, COVENT-GARDEN. /11111 S EVENING, FRIDAY, September 10, will be acted the Comedy of TUE PROVOKED HUSBAND. 1.o:d Townly, Mr. C. Kenai)le; Sir Frusta, Wroughead, Mr. Blanchard ; Mr. Marty,. Mr. Abbott; Squire Richard, Mr. Liston; Count Basset, Mr. Como. ; J o hn Moody, Mr. 7.-nti v . Twenty, Mr.. Davison ; Lady Grace, Miss ) 00 -. e; Lady Wrongbead, Mrs. Davenport; Miss Jenny, Mr.: Gibbs. To wh.ch will he added, a Comic Opera, is two aets, called THE BARBER OF SEVILLE. Count Alsuiviva, Mr. Junes; Doctor Bartoto, Mr. Faw cett ; Figaro, Mr. Liston; Fiorello, Mr. Ppm. Rosins, Miss M. Tree (from the Theatre-Royal, Bath, being her first ap pearance in Lonitug) NM Sterling. Doors opened at Six as'Clock, sod the Play begin at Seven. Bow. 75.; &voila Peke Ss. dd.—Pit 3s. 6.1.; Second Price 'lL—Lower Gallery Is.; Second Price Is.--Upper Gal lery Is ; Serum' Price 6d. • Place* lur the Boxes to be taken of Mr:Brandon, a t the Box.afice, Hart•street, from Ten till Four. A P:.lv:ile flux m ay be had for the Season, or nightly, of TI r. Brandon, at the Box-01Bre. To-onorriiw, The Maid Of the Mitt; Lord Aimirorth, Mr. Patty, Miss M Tree—with Lowe. Law, and Physic. On Monday, Pisan-u, with Mother GUUSC. • On Turman', The Devil's Bridge. tln WchieWlay will be produced a new Comedy, called The Stew3rll. T HE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No.XLII• is published THIS DAV. not wooded in wisdom or policy, and 1 have differed from the object which was sought to be attained by them. But it is not necessary for us to go into this. It is evident, that, when we are injured, we have a right to judge for ourselves air to the means of redress--that, if we think our selves aggrieved, we are authorised, under the coustitutiou of our common country, to meet and disease the nature of those grievances, and tO devise the best means of remedying them.— ( Hear, hear./—This privilege we enjoy, not under the Bill of Rights (which only confirms our privi. lege to discos* our grievances), but under the com mon law of the land.—(Cries of Hear, hear.) — It is not fur any Magistrate, standing however high, to dictate to the people how and where they are to meet. It is sufficient for him to acquaint himself with the fact that the people possess the right, and are at full liberty to exercise it.—(Hear, hear.).; — But, if I thought it necessary to put down these individoala. if 1 conceived these meetings to be attended with trews danger. there is a cammitutimpal :mode of efreotiog that object. Why do not the Masi gistrates stand forward—why do not the people of rank and property in the country step forth—and point out to those individuals their errors ? Why do they not make themselves acquainted with the nature of their complaints—why do they not point out to thrive who complain the right and proper remedies for their evils, and the rational mode by which those remedies are to be secured ?—( Hear.)— If the Manchester Meeting had been different from what I have described it—if it had been illegally convened—if it had been tumultuously conducted —if violence and disorder had been exhibited at it —1 say, even in that case, the conduct of the Ma gistrates and soldiers was improper and unconstitus tional.—( Hear.)—My Lord Mayor, there is a very severe Act on this subject-1 mean the Riot Act— which affixes the penalty of death to individuals who meet together illegally, riotously, or tumul tuously. and who, on due notice being given, do not comply with the provisions of that Act, and disperse to their respective homes. After a cer tain notice has been given, they are, 1 say, liable to the penalty of death, if' they do nut separate. But no set of men have a right to interfere with, much less to disperse, those indi viduals, until the forms of the law have been strictly attended to.—(llear, hear, hear.) —We ought, my Lord Mayor, to recollect a little, the circumstances under which the Riot Act was passed in 1715—st the time. or immediately after, a rebellion which had raged in the country was put down. That rebellion was not excited for the purs pose of recovering lost rights, but was occasioned by an endeavour to place another Sovereign on the throne. in the room of him who hail been recognised by the gieat body of the people. Then, whew there was a rebellion in the country—when there was a pretender to the throne—the Riot Act was passed, for the additional protection of the existing Governs nient. That Act list, however, been considered by some of the best men iu this country as a great stretch of authority, as an undue assumption of power. It certainly gives a power to Magistrates which it is unsafe to lodge in such hands—a power so liable to abuse, that, however necessary it might have been when it was enacted, or however necessary at a subseqiient period—it was treated by many of the best and wisest men in the country, as a most dangerous instrument.—( Hear, hear.)- 1 hope I shall not be considered as trespassing on the time of the Court. if I refer them to the direc tions laid down in this Act—sbecause their judge merits will be more properly guided by an appeal to the Act itself than by any representations of mine. For the information of the Magistrates, this Act is printed at large amongst those statutes which are intruded for the direction of the Corporation. The preamble of the Act states, 6 that whereas of late mail rebellious, riotous. and tumultuous meetings have been held in divers parts of this kingdom, to the disturbance of the public peace, and to die great danger of his Majesty's Govern ment.' This part of the preamble discloses the reason why the Legislature passed the Act, which then stairs, ' that if any persons, exceeding the number of twelve, shall assemble together, ille gally, riotously, and tumultuously, and after pro clamation for their dispersion shall be read, shall, notwithstanding, continue together unlawfully, riot ously. sad tumultuously, that then they shall be apprehended, and, on conviction, shall suffer the penalty of death.' Here, we see that it is necessary, in order that the Act should be placed in operation, that the meeting should, in the first place, be illegally assembled, or. in the second, that it should be riotously and . tumultuously conducted—and, under these circumstances, the persons continuing together for an hour after proclamation is made become liable to the penalty of death. The words of the Act are, ' And, if' such permute, to the number oh 12, shall enviable illegally, riotously, and tumul tuously. and remain and continue together for one hour atter such command or request is made by pro. clamation, then such persons continuing together, to the nuniber of 12, shall suffer death, as in cases of felony.' But there is another part of the Act that deserves your particular attention, as it sheers how the provisions of the statute are to be carried into effect. The words are, • And be it enacted. by the authority aforesaid. that the proclamation under this Act, as hereafter stated, shall be read in the following manlier:—that is to say, the Justice of the Peace, or other person to whom the execution of the Act is intrusted, shall appear amongst the said rioters, or as near to them as he can, and he shall then, with a loud voice, cousin:Aid, or cause to be conimanded, that silence shall be preserved, while the Itiot Act is read—which being done, he 01411 then make proclamation in these words, or to this effect : • Our Sovereign Lord the King hereby charge,' or commands all 'persons to deport to their respective habitations, and un their lawful busis mess, under the penalty, in case of refusal, enacted by the lit of King George 1., for preventing riot ous and tumultuous meetings. And every Justice of the Peace, within their respective jurisdiction, are, • . ATKINS, MAYOR. A COMMON COUNCIL, holden in the CHAMBER of the GUILDHALL of the CITY of LONDON, us THURSDAY, the 9th day of Sepiestber,l6l9; • Rueter!), THAT, under the free principles of the British C,oestitsition, it is the undoubted right of English men to assemble together (or the purpose of delasenting upon Public Grievances, as well semis the Legal aid Con stitutional Means of obtaining Redress. That, foe the exercise of this Right, a Meeting was held at Mese:heater, on the 16th of August last, and, without en- Wirt into the policy or prudence of ing such As. amiably, it appears to us, from the informailue which has transpired, that the said Meeting was legally assembled-- that its proceedings were conducted in an orderly mad peace able manner—and that the people composing it were there fore acting under the sanction of the Laws, and endtkd to the protection of the Magistrates. That we have, aevertheleirs, learnt with grief and astneisii. matt, that white the Mertes; wash assembled, and whets we act of riot we tumult had taken place the M agistrates kneed their warrants for the apprebensiusof certain persons then present, for the execution of which, althongh no resist. epee was made on the part of the People, or theme against Arbon the warrants were issued, they immediately resorted to the rid of the Military, when, without any previous warning of their intention, the Manchester Yeomanry Cavalry soddenly rnshiag forward, opened a passage through the multitude, furiously attacking, by force of arms, peace able and unoffending Citizens, whereby great numbers of NMI, women, and children, and even Peace-officers, were indiscriminately and wantonly rode over, and nutty inks manly sabred and killed. That we feel ourselves called upon to express our strongest indignation at these unprovoked and intemperate proceed ings, which we cannot but view as highly disgraceful to the character of Englishmen, and a daring violation of the Bri tish Constitution. That from the known and declared attachment of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent to the Constituting. and the Laws, we feel the must decided conviction that his Royal Highness never could have been induced to express his ap proval of the conduct of the abettors and perpetrators of these atrocities, had not his Royal confidence been abused by interested misrepresented statements of these illegal and fatal transactions. That at a time when the great body of his Majesty's anh. jects are suffering under the severest privations, however erroneous may he their ideas as to the means of redress, a kind and couciliating attention to their complaints is equally called fur by policy and justice, and that depriving them of the means ofexpressing their grievances, by cruelty and des potism, can only tend to increase the present discontents, destroy public confidence in the pure and equal administra tion of justice, excite disaffection, and lead to acts of Open violence or secret revenge. That, in order to avert these calamities—to maintain the authority of the Law—and to prob et the lives and liberties of the subject—a humble and dutiful Address be presented by this Court to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, praying his Royal Highness will be graciously pleased to in stitute an immediate and efftvtnal Inquiry into the outrages that have been committed, and to cause the guilty perpe trators thereof to be brought to sigual mad coudigu puuish- Damn. MMMMM LAST WEEK OF THE COMPANY'S PERFORMING THIS SEASON. BY PARTICULAR DESIRE. TIfEATHE•ROYAL, HAYMARKET. T HIS EVENING, FRIDAY. September 10, will be performed the Play of THE STRANGER. The Stranger, Mr. Wards; Coast Winterseu, Mr. Barnard; Baron Strider*, Mr. Bengongh; Peter, Mr. Russell. Mrs. Haller. Mrs. W. West (of Ilb• Theatre.Royal, Drury-lane); comae., tViuternen, Mrs. Coventry; Charlotte, Miss E. Blanchard ; Savoyard, Mrs. T. Hill. Af:cr which, a sew Female Interlude, in one set, called LADIES AT HOME; 08. GENTLEMEN WE CAN DO WITHOUT YOU! The Principal Characters by—Mrs. Davenport, Min E. Blanchard. Mrs. Edwin, Miss Beam/tont, Mrs. Connor, Mrs. Kendall, Mrs. Liston, and Mrs. T. Hill. To conclude with the Melodrama of TIIE TRAVELLERS BENIGHTED. Raymond, Mr. Barnard; Theodore, Mr. Russell; Robert, Mr. Terry. Agnes, Miss Scott; Beatrice, Mrs. Davenport; fllargurrttte, Mrs. Gilpin. Boxes, Sa.—Pit, 3s.—First Gallery, 2s.—Second erv, Is. The Doors to he opened at Si% °Thick, and the Perform ance to begin at Seven. To-morrow, Pigeons and Crows—The Actor of All Work —and Love Laughs at Locksmiths. TII E A TRE-ROY A 1., ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. THIS PRESENT FRIDAY, September 10, will he performed, the celebrated Musical Farce, I. two acts, called AMATEURS AND ACTORS. 1):;lret, Egg. Mr. Penrose ; Mr. 0. P. Bustle, Mr. 14 2 ,1, 1; Weitz, Mr. Wrench ; Elderberry, Mr. Musson ; Gruff, Slulsiicap, Mr. Wilkinson. Mier Mary Hardacre, Idiss love: Mrs. Mary Gmwril, Miss I. Stevenson. Ater which, sth time, a new Operetta, called A CURE FOR ROMANCE. The Principal Char:tett'''. by Meows. Wresch, Harley, W. S. I:thitterh y, Wilkinson, Mrs. W. S. Chatterley, mid Miss I. sirrensou. i it !tie course of the Piece a Serenade, by Messrs. Penman, soul O'Callaghan. which will he added, the Grand Serious Ballet railed THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN COOK. E ur opeans—Captain Cuok, Mr. T. P. Cooke; his Lieute nant, Mr. A. Jones; Lieutenant of Marines, Mr. Hart; Boatswain, Mr. Wilkinvom. iSati‘es of the Island of Owhybee—Terrerobuo, Mr. Se.oung-gin, Mr. Gouriet. &mai, Miss I. Stevenson; Mims Lure. In Act it. the admired Triu, " Chia; Chit Cluaw " ••-- - Mors to be opened at Half-past Six o'Clock ; the Per formance to begin at Seven. MONO, b.; Second Pricy as.—Pit, 3s. Second Price, is. 6d.—Lower Gallery, 2s. ; Second Price, ls.—Upper G.dtery, lv. • Second Price Bd. Bohm Ploistea, Tickets, Admissions for the Season, and or Prate ioses (with the advantage of a separate entrance is Exeter.street), to be had of Mr. Stevenson, at the Box °dice, Strand entrance, from Teo till Four; and of Mr. Fraratan, Library, 11u, New Bond. street. To-morrow ' The Brows Mau—Bacbelor s Wives—and The Death of Captain Cook. On Monday, The Duenna, with The Woodman's Hut. ROYAL COBURG THEATRE. Under the Patronage of his Royal Highiiesa Prince Leopold of Saxe Cohort. THIS PRESENT EVENING, FRIDAY, September 10, the Entertainments to commence with a eta Molo-dramatie Barletta, called, THE MANIAC! OR, LOVE AND MADNESS! Abet which, the popular Barletta, galled, THE SECRET. To couclade with, FLORENCE MACARTHY! Private Boxes have hers made, and may he had nightly. cannot possibly be kept later than Half-past Seven c •Clorl For the accommodation of numerous Visitors from Greta ...lett, Deptford, &c. a Coach calls at the Theatre a quarter Lutore eleven. A new Serio Pantomime, to he called, Philip Qum'', will he produced shortly, with new Music, Scenery, Dreams, &c SILIOUS AM) LIVER COMPLAINTS. AS a Mild and effectual remedy fur all th ose di.- i.rdera which originate in a vitiated action of the liver and biliary organs, namely, lodigerlinrn, loss of Appetite, Headaches, Marlboro, Platolender, Spasms, Cooiveness, Affections of the Liver, ire. &c. it may be :mi.airJ with the strictest truth, that DIXON'S ANTIBI- Ll')U PILLS have met with more general approval than any utuer Medicine whatever. This constitutes their re commendation to the notice of every mdividual sMicted with the shove camplaints. They unite every recomusendatioa of mild operation with successful effect ; and require no ft strand or coufinemeut whatever during their use. In tropi tri c,:mates, where the consequences of redundant and vi ;iat.d bile are so prevalent and alarming, they are au in valuable sad efficient protection. They are likewise perm harly calculated to correct disorders arising from excesses of the table, to restore the tone of the Stomach, and to remove every complaint occastooml by irregularity of the bowels. luld m Boxes, at 28.9d.--fla.—lls.—aud 2tls. by R. But ler and Sons, fberoists, No. 4, Cheapside, London; and 34, Ssekville-street, Dublin; and by the principal Bawater., Druggists and Medicine Venders throughout the United kingdom. 1 - 111111111111111111111111111111111111"MiggigillingliggiligrWl"P / 1 .*" ? ,Y . - I y ' • 't , (IL • + l " , r at b , 1 . a rt _ t • • t , v, id. on no tic e of any such uulawfUl, riotous. or tousul tuous assembly, to the number of 12 or tAore, to proceed to the same, and there make or cause to he made, the aforesaid proclamation.' My Lord Mayor, it is not necessary that I should trouble the Court more at length with quotations from this Act —.because it is plain and evident, from what I have read, that the intention of this statute wits net t o interrupt individuals in the exercite of soy !Down or constitutional right—for instance, to petition for the reform of abuses—but merely applies to meet ings of a certain description; namely. meeting* illegally called together. or, when called together. acting riotously and tumultuously. Even in these cases. however. the Act expressly declares. 4 t hat the Magistrates shall make proclamation. and thit ass hour's time shall be afforded for the nieetu.g io pene' before ulterior measures are resorted N. By another part of the Act, a very severe ',tinily airy' be inflicted if the Magistrate is iuterrupterf . While making proclamation. My Lord Mayor, is there. 1 ask.-in this Act. any sosalieft made of a-Military filter ? pp!, it Male, that. when the riot stassrat... formidable appearance—when the lit e. of the YI giotrates are in douger—when act' of grew vi►tler++.e bare been committed—does it ittite even then (two- ewer necessary it might seem to call in the that they shall be made use of? Nu such thing— throughout this Act no mention is matte of the ill:h -wy. It is the civil authority, and the civil city alone, that must act. It appears iiidipputat,l, that, when the Magistrates themselves, in this ca,, called for the yeomanry cavalry to attend them— when they proceded to the hustings and caused a opening to be made through the people—when persons on the hustings surrendered to their !mire., and were in custody—those Magistrates and t1.0.e yeomanry acted illegally. What pletente cupid there be for this attack on men, women, and OW.. dren—an attack distinguished by the most bark. rolls fury ?—ineor. Lear.)—ln the history of th:s dreadful catastrophe one would suppose that soia instances of humanity would be found—but 1 re. Bret to ray that I have not heard of one. From the first moment of this calamity. when the yea. meury threw themselves on an unofiending and un armed multitude, when they made that glartoUt dash, which the creatures of the Minister extol as a .bold military manoeuvre, until the tragedy was concluded, I have heard of no one act of forbearance. The whole of this proceeding was praised, in the highest terms, by the venal scribes of the Ministe. rial Press, who, while they returned thanks to the gallant actors in the scene, observed, ' That there was no Alderman IVaithmau there, to thwart the Magistrates, at.d assist the populace. What is this hut to say, that there was nothing to restraia their fury—that there was nothing to hound their a t r ocity !—(Hear, hear.)—Trulv, it was a credits. ble triumph, to cut down %wort* and children, and to boost that this was dotto, because there was not even an Alderman Waldman there to restrain their heroic rage Bear, bear.)—Happily, my Lord Mayor, no such scene as that which 1 have described, occurred in Smithfield. If it had beets intended to proceed on the same principle, at that meeting, it would have been a high honour to me. if, by my representations, the design was abandon. ed. But the fact is. if any honour was can. nested with the measures adopted at that twriod, it is due to the Magistrates of the City of London, who, with one voice, declared themselves hostile to any intemperate proceeding—s-(Hear, and to the great chagrin of certain agitators. every thing went off in the most peaceable and quiet manner.—(Hear.)--It would seem, my Lord Mayor, that those meeting's are highly desirable in the eyes of the Government of the country. "f hey had taken the most effectual means, not to put them down, but to give them coosequente and im portance.—(Hear, hear.)—Never was there an uc. eltion, on which such a bloody scene could be act ed, without calling forth the general sympathy of the people, and raising and exalting the cause and the personal consequence of those who have been the object of persecution.—(Hear, hear, hear./ — Looking at the subject in this point of view, the conduct of his Majesty's soldiers and of his Magi'. trates, has been grossly wrong. They have eta deavoured, not to put down an illegal in-rtiag, —but they have endeavoured to put down the law —they have-endeavoured to put down the colistitu. tiou—they have exerted themselves to destroy the reverence due to the Magistrates of the country by the people of the country !—(Heur, hear.) — They have laboured to raise those individuals whom they have assailed, into consequent e and import ance.—and thereby they have done great mischief to the constitution of the country !—(Hear, There is, my Lord Mayor, another tarcutnstance, to which I must advert, though with considerable 'wilt and difficulty. After those melancholy trittsitact ions had created alarm and horror its the minds of men of every party with whom I have cotiversed—tor let their political opinions be what they might. they all agreed in one sentinieut of ahhorreuce—l found that foul misrepreseutatiou was resorted to, in order to screen the guilty from merited punishment.— Still I hoped that the Government itself would stand forward and vindicate its character. But, oa the contrary, his Royal Highness the Prince Re. gent has been induced, in consequence, I hate no doubt, of these misrepresentations, to exprets hits approbation of the conduct of th-se Megistrater, and to thank them for the violence tory lure con.. nutted I .—( Ilear.J—There is, my Lord Mayor, only one point of consolation in the midst of the whole business—and that W. that the regular military, as far as I am informed, had no hand in .t.--.(Hear.)— It is so foul a stain on the notional character—it is so enormous—su cowardly—so degrading to human nature—to attack women with children in their arms, and even children thentselves--that I heartily rejoice none of dope who fought so nobly abroad. WC implicated in the futsl deed !--(Hear, hear.)— iitudar description. But. myi m th ay .. bL ea to t l ig d o t r ha L t else , p;rs , Laid Mayor, were not the MOW thugs tliillbi t e d to Sm i thfield ?'—/Hear.) * OUTRAGE AT MANCH ESTF.R. AT a moat numerosta MIETING of the ELECTORS of WESTSIINSTER, held in Palace yard on Thnesday, the 2d of September, 1819, Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, Bart. M.P. in the Chair, It was Resolved—That it Is the duty of every Friend to his Country to assist in prortirinz redress fur those Persons who have been illegally Maimed,lVoutirled. and Imprisoned, in convegnenceof lbs 3leeting held at Manchester, on the 18th of last Month—to afford such relief as may be ne cessary to the Sufferers and their Families—and to bring to punishment the perpetrators of the outrage. And that a Subseript• he opened for the shove pur poses; soil that Sir Francis Burdett, J. C. Hohhorise ; T. T. Clarke, Esq.. with others, be a Committee, with power to add to their number, to carry the intentions of this Meeting into effect. Subscriptions previously advertised £363 1 6 Josh. Phelps 1 1 0 blessrs. 'Thompson and Coates Mr. l'hipps, the Editor of The News Peter Martineau W. J. Burdett, Esq T. 8 1 0 0 T. and T. 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Hosiery Businna. The whole lotted fne the convenience of the Trade, and private consumers, from +bum approved bills will be taken iu paywieut. To he viewed three days prreeding.the Sale. Catalogues, prior Is. each, haul ou the Premises ; of Messrs. Peacocks and Bmapion, Salisbury-square; David Poole, Esq. Solici tor, Adant's.rwirt, Old Bruad•street ; and at the Auctioneer's j Office, N 0.39, Fleet street. MEETING of the COMMON COUNCIL. A Court of Common Council was yesterday held at the Council Chamber. Guildhall. in pursuance of a foriatisa. ..4.4 la wire! reopeetable Members of the Court. for t he purpose of taking into consideration the conduct of the Magistrates and yeomanry cavalry of Manchester. in the recent melancholy proceedings at that place. At Intlf-past eleven o'clock, the avenues to the Council Cham ber were completely tilled by individuals anxious to hear the debate. A few minutes before le o'clock, the doors were thrown open, but there was not space sufficient to contain one-third of the candi dates for admittance. Those who could not get in ranged themselves in two compact rows, extending from the Council Chamber beyond the room in which the Aldermanic Courts are held. The LORD Mayon took the Chair precisely at 12 o'clock—and, some routine business having been dispatched, his Lordship rose and said— " Gentlemen, I hold this Court to-day in conse quence of a requisition I have received, signed by several Members of the Court. I hold it, Gentle men, with great reluctance—because, I think, when ever crimes have been committed, or are alleged to have been committed. in any part of the country,they ought to be referred to the proper tribunal, before whom the necessary evidence shall he laid, in order to come toe correct judgment, instead of discussing them here or elsewhere. Notwithstanding the re luctance I felt, I have called the present Court, and 1 leave the subject in your hands, hoping that you will act with prudence and moderation." The Requisition having been read by the proper rose and said—" My Officer— Alderman WAITIINIAN Lord Mayor, although 1 feel as warmly on this subject as it is possible for any member of this Court to feel, I never must forget to state. that the i n troduction of this question was not voluntarily undertaken by me. It was not my desire to bring it forward. because I rather wished that it should be pieced under. your comisteration. by some one of those Gentlemen by whom the requisition lie* been signed. I am perfectly persuaded that, in requesting me to undertake this task, their jadgment is erroneous in one respect—they have expressed too high an opinion of my talents, and too humble a one of their own. My Lord Mayor. there are some difficulties thrown in the way of discussion on this occasion, which appear to me to be very unusual. Because I ever under stood it to be the characteristic of a Chairman, to act merely in au official capacity—to summon public meetings, whets so requested—but to take no part whatever in the discussion which may ensue ; and this is the first time since I had a seat in this Court (a period of three or four-and-twenty years) that I have heard the Chief Magistrate state opinions front the. Chair, in order to influence the decision of the Court in its proceedings.—(lleac, hear.) — But l do confidently feel, that this Court will act on its own unbiassed opinion and impression—that it will maintain its own character and its own dig nity—and not allow its decision to be warped or in fluenced from one quarter or another.--( flear.)— If, my Lord Mayor, I were not to endeavour to put a very considerable check and control over my own feelings while discussing a question like the pre sent, I might be hurried into a degree of intem perance which is better avoided on all occasions. It is not with a view of inisrepreaenting any indivi dual, or number of individuals—it is not with a view to advocate any particular political cause, or to support any given political doctrine, that I am now induced to come forward. The present discussion has sprung from one common evil—end that evil i*, that, upon this occasion, there bas been a wound inflicted on the constitution of the country—on that constitution in the preservation of which every intli victual is interested—(Hear, hear)—and it is the duty of those who are so interested, without reference to any set of men, strongly to express their opinion. without endeavouring to prejudge or prejudice any case hereafter to be decided. It is for all public bodies to make a solemn appeal to the feelings of the country. and to call for a full inquiry into those hideous atrocities, which are unequalled in the history of England.—( Fleur, hear.)—My Lord, it appears front every account that has reached the puialic ear—even from the Ministerial organs them selves—that the Meeting ut Manchester was le gally assembled, that their proceedings had been peaceably conducted, that they had been dispersed by a military force, and that defenceless and unof fending individuals were trampled to death. while others were cut down by the sabre, in cold blood.— It appeared that men, women, and children, unable to escape front their assailants, were destroyed, though innocent of any offence.--( Hear, hear.) — If any Gentleman can chew me a precedent for such, a proceeding in the history of England, I should be anxious to exanstne it—for,. I confess, that, at present, I know of none.—/ Hear, hear.)—Here 1 must say, that it is not necessary for me to give any opinion on the necessity of calling those nieetings together, or enter into a discussion of the objects they have in view. My sentiments on thus subject are well known. I have de livered them on many public ocCissions, and I have always held that the conveoing . thein was THEATRE OF ANATOMY. MEDICINE, &c. BLENHEIM-STREET, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET. THE AUTUMNAL COURSE of LEC TURES, at Ibis School, will kilo ow the following days:— Anatomy. Physiology. and &orrery, by Mr. BROOKES, daily, at two, on FRIDAY, Wisher I.—Dissectious as •.„ Chrsaistry. Maoris Medics, he. daily. at Eight is the Monsieur; Theory sad Practice of Flossie. at Nis, with Exandaatissts, by Dr. AGER, as MONDAY , October 4. Three Comma are giver every year, each occupyiig warty four months. 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