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it " ; tt . I 1 i t , • .11 4 , 11 I 5 would give us a prospect of better days. In the mean time, let us all endeavour to relieve as much misery as we can; let ni pursue our object by every legal sod cOnotitutionsl means, and continue steady and inflexible until !list object be obtained. The Learned Gentlemen then mooed the Remit:simile. Dr. Ilesosam then rose to second the Results ttons. and expressed himself quite unable to add •auy thing to the speech of hie Learned Friend who .lid just sit down. The Resolutions were then read from the Chair, and being put separately, were unanimously carried amidst the fotukolt acclamations. Sir M. W. Runt? then rose, and after the obtuse with which lie was received had subsided, spoke neatly as. follow, Chairman, I can assure this Meeting, with the most unaffected sin cerity. that I never rose on any occasion to address any public assembly with greater diffidence than ' tm the present. I really feel that after the able and • eloquent exposition which has been made by my Learned Friend, there is little or nothing left for or to do or to say on this very important subject. I would rather have left the whole subject to the • Feet of the impression which has been already mote. did I not feel myself bound, from the •itusiton 1 hold as representative of this great commercial town, to come forward whenever an "'immunity offers. to appear before my consti .l.llrlllP, and the inhabitants at large, and to declare ,hose opinions and principles with which they lave right to be mcqnainted. I am thankful I have he liberty to think and act fur ;• but I can ,erer forget that I am the representative of a great body, acid that it is nip duty to express to them manfully and honestly even my chfferences of opi ,w.r, when I ern so unfortunate as to differ from But air IN, great question it is with pe :r 5411.fartion that I state that I have little ri ~ ,v •itiou to make, but era hottest ly and conscien -10 051 y pledge myselfen support of the general prim eipt c . on which the Resolutions have been drawn up, Phis is not a profession formed in a moment for ti'e ware of pleasing my sudiesce ; it is not an pinnrn formed for the purpose of meeting with ular tooter or applause. I am not insensible he 'slue ef both; I Court it, I confess, hut *radios, for a moment losing sight of a strict line independence. one iota of which I will never re- Tiesusli. I covet it honourably, and, I trust, ho nestly. It is the only reward which a public man, My 'situation, can expect, or has a right to look for. I 0101 now beg leave to trespass very shortly on s our 'mention, in &hie/jog my sentiments on one or Iwo points of the Reaolutious. his impossible that toy one who has given the slightest attei.tion to the constitution of the House of Common", can her.itate to admit, that a moderate reform is essen tially necessary. When we look to the origin of hat Huse, and when we know that Pailiarneut was origtually called together to collect the reuse of the couittry. mid to communicate with the Sovereign on every thing shut concerned the interests of the country, and particularly that the great object was to recede coutribotions to provide for the necessary exigeticiei, it is clear that the towns of the grratest trades', and most capable of contributing, would be sunitioned to send deputies or representatives— and iitver did human wisdom devise a more wise eapediehi; but so long a time has elapsed, that we are not to wonder if tnany changes and alterations hive taken place, and if great abuses have crept ,iito the System. To correct these abuses is the ..ltject of this meeting. We can have but one ob jeet in heir—the improvement of the constitution; tie OWI to make it as perfect as possible, and re store it to its pristine parity. But with alt the int perfictiOns of the House of Commons, it is a consolation to look around us and see that Eng -I..4,..ihrice happy England," suffering as she dues rooter the present system of mistaken government, still maintains her ertuation among the proudest of countries. al England, with all thy faults I love the e 'still."—l wish, however, to improve her situ.- tion.' 7 .to cut off the exuberant branches of cur 'option and bribery, that destroy the beauty of the cootitution, and enable every Englishman to raise his Iliad erect and proclaim aloud the possession of his ancient rights and liberties. We are told by the enemies of reform. that the innovations now at tempted are of a serious stature, 'write, ter let alone. But lit us look to the conduct of those who Use this miguatent. Whenever it suits their convenience to mike innovations on the principles of the con stitution.l—if they think it necessary to keep up a n en ai n g raiy—or to pus bills to curtail the liber ties df the . pedple, and to throw obstacles in the say iirthe risektings of the people—we hear nothing of the lisvilters of' innovations then; hilt when ire propose a reform of abuses which every one admits to exist, which stares-everyone in the face, 0 then, they k:ey. you must not innovate! Bsit 1 take upon *self to say, that it is a great beauty of our consti. tutioillhat fl is sinceptible of renovation and num. It la susceptible of reform in all its brimolsid. And I will be bold to say, that if the imnovaliiii now proposed had been introduced earlieya times dangerous and mischievous innovations which: have lately been made on the constitution cola never have been heard of—(Loud applause.) 'The „Second resolution goes to the propriety of 'shorieuing the duration of Parliaments. I thitik 'did this. if Moor, would do more harm than good ; and that without reform, in other re epees", it it the least efßctord method of re forming the Commons House of Parliament.— It May do very well as a stepping stone to greater improvement", and i have no hesitation in pledging myself to support the repeal of the Septennial Act. Indeed, by reference to the votes I have given on former occasion', it will be seen that 1 have voted more than once fat its repeal. On the subject of the lineation of Parliaments. I should inxiosbly look for 'Moments!' from those who have given it a More deep research. Fur myself, I candidly acknowledge, that after ti rest Oirefu I 'slid industrious ottetidance to my par duties, and the forms mid proceedings of the House, fur a period of seven years, I feel b iuyielf et present quite doable to do justice to my 'eonititients ; and, without arrogsting my prone to 'itiyinff, I eau Nicely kly that tio Member he" token wore - Oiling to iar&et ininseif upon those subjects. I issuer fetas . the eiitlg.e of business in the Housed 'Cotillion' is OM to be learnt i ffa few months era few years ; the - PirUcsol of Iffty-ftrU; folio volumes of the . ""itatufes is Of itself a work df considerable time and labour: The aloft point in •the •Resolutioni is the ' • ' . • ject I fully agree to the doetrinelflaittddrisi by my Learned Friend, and think that *uch a measure is essentially necesaary to give the istiople their full weight in the House of Commons. Whenever the subject is brought before Parliament, 1 cheer kat Pioriiiß If. a we it my support, and though I despair of seeing it brought immediately before the House, I have no doubt but the public voice ATI it tetigth he heard, and the House be obliged M take it into consideration. As to the pro priety of disfranchising such boroughs as have fallen into decay, or become corrupt, I cordially agree in it. It has frequently been my lot to sit upon Election Committees, and I have there bad ample ',roofs how greatly corrupt a borough may become, and how completely the trots of represen tation may be defeated. If, however, the natural inflames of properly, character, and the perform anre of acts of kindness and shanty its a neighbour hood, be called corruption, I must beg in dissent from that opiololl ; I cannot think it should be NO considered; rush qualities must and ought to hive their full indoeiice in every state of society. But when I know that ten Members are elected by nine voter*, I can have tio doubt of the existence of • gross corruption. When a park-wall, • stump of a tree, and a horsemount, have the right of 'duell ing Members ; when a candidate must submit to the mockery of soliciting such ronatitueuts, of bow. iug to a park wall, and soliciting its vote, at the same time promising to attend to its interests, I would ask, if this is a system under which the free people of this country ought to be governed ? It is a burlesque in representation, a libel on the House of Connuous. Such Representatives can have little difficulty in attending to the interests of their constituents, and whether they were elected for sever& years or for twenty-one, they would feel . themselves equally comfortable. While Miilliurst, Galion, and Old Saran), have the right of sen - ing Members to Parliament, I perfectly agree as to the propriety of transferring such right to the larger towns.—/ Laud applause.) Permit me now, Sir, to congratulate gnu and the friends of rational Reform iii general, upon the steps which were gained its the last Ses.iois, among the many which were lost. I allude, first to the improvement which was made in the law of ',averse, one principal beauty of which, in my eyes, was the source from which it sprung. 1 cannot lint recol lect with satisfaction the part which was taken by an honourable friend of mice, a Nobleman, whose name I can never mention without exoressioris of the highest respect said trim:rotion., awl is ho appear* to inherit all the 1)2161444n and political integrity of his illii.trious relative, Mr. Fox-1 mean Lord Flol lairrl. The other object of congratulation I also fed great pleasure in stating to be the work of au ho. nest Whig, a descendant of the illustrious House of Russell. We have nut only seen • Bill brought forward for disfranchising the borough of Gram pound, and transferring the right to a large and populous town, but we lure seen more—we have seen the Minister of tile Crown supporting the measure, and thereby acknowledging the great principle of Reform, that alien a borough shall be proved to he corrupt, the power of return ing bleurbers shall be taken front it, sod trans ferred to other towns, and the House was obliged to sanction the measure, by allowing the Bill to be brought in and printed. This principle I consider as the grand ground work of reforma tion; for I highly dooipproee of the plan of throw ing the right of v,,tiog iota the hundreds, which 13 merely extending the borough. flawing now, Sir, I stated my accoirlance in the general principles of the Resolutions, I shall briefly adrift to that particular slut•ors of Reform, which has lately been so much agitated in this and other districts. And I must here dowry', that whenever ally motion for moderate Reform his !teen brought before the [louse, the euemiea of the cause have always endeavoured to connect the advocates of moderate Reform with the Radical Reformers, and thereby materiary injuring thu.cause of Re form altogether. From the pi ineiples of Radical Reform I must dissent altogether; and 1 will al ways give it my determined wirrosition whenever as opportunity offers itself.—t Disapprobalim rind applause./-1 attribute nothing to the motives of its advocates—they nu doubt ore actuated by good intentions ; but ins opinion is totully different from theirs. 1 consider that if their principles were carried into effect, this y would tend to end. less confusion and the utter subversion of the Con- Considerable el,s , opprabation.l—" If that Crentlemati," colitis, ued the Huu. Baronet, "who seems so boisterous in comielmmtion of my sell timentr, will come forward sod state his opiGions, can assure him 1 will shrew lain more courtel than lie is inclined to emeriti to air.— opploope.)-1 am not afraid In meet the radical reformers face to • face, and honestly, openly, and candidly argue the subject with them. (upplue se.) —Tlie observation respecting auntial Parliaments, referring to the elec tion of parish officers, appears to me to be very forcible. Indeed, when we consider the labour and attention required in the administration of the poor lairs, it is obvious that one year is insufficient to' become acquainted with them, arid mail parishes: have consequently requested to have a perpetual • overseer. Annual Parliaments appear to me to be entirely out of the question. Even triennial would be Tumid to have flimsy inconverriences; for when that act wits in force, the business of Parliameist was compares lively very small indeed. Not more than 11 or 16 statutes were passed in a Session ; private bills, canal and turnpike acts, were almost unheard of; whereas, now, there are 150 or IGO Acts passed in a Sea broil, and there are so satiny notices to attend to, that it requires much experience to be able to go through the business. I 'ideal a hill has ill Many ' stages to go through before it be sent lir Its the House of Lords, that it would require ildicist tiro months to become perfectly acquainted With then). The excellent übservatioirs of my Learned Friend upon the subject of Univerail biskrike.tender it unnecessary to say more upon that head, furtitri Man that 1 consider it to be ellogellirri As to election by ballot, I Can 'fads Write iled of the consequences likely to resultfiodsitt'lidaption, from the practice of chuosink *via etimainters of *hi House of Cumulous it. Anil slay. Stigptir any questcou should arise ii stbikh illintereis • thought proper he here •liamtltailierhiirteoray, for instance, a green bag qiiiiiiass,-(4 iteonsmittee is chosen by ballot t. aid Mit of El -fibers, wh' is the numbei 'dray - 4414u* Con itanding a-my—or to peas bills to curtail the fiber- etition.—tConsinerobre dfropprebeitoo.l.• If I ties a the people, and to throw dbeterles in thi Gent!entail," contisued the Ilms. &MNBet, ii way Of 'the meetings of the people—we hear nothing seems so boisterous in coudemisation Of my i ,if the &Mors of innovations then; brit when we timents, will come forward and state Ins °Mule propose a reform of abuses which every one admits I can assure him I will shew lion more colortel t to esist, which stares-everyone in the face, 0 then, he is inclined to extend to tor.—(applisepe.). they oy, You must not WM:mite! But I take upon am not afraid in meet the radical reformers race ir4oelf to say, that it is OOM beauty of our cousin. face, and honestly, openly, and candidly ssr;ue totidt that it is isisceptible of renovation and inno- ' subject with them. (eroolow se.) —The Observal vetiols. It it tioaceptible of reform in all its respecting annual Parliaments, refkrring to the el u brindles. And I will be bold to say, that if the lion of parish officers, appears to me to be v innovation now proposed had been introduced forcible. Indeed, when we consider the labour i earlier, those dangerous and mischievous innovations attention required in the administration of the p Which have lately been mode on the constitution laws, it is obvious that one year is insulficient would :steer have been heard of—( Loud applause.) become acquainted with them, and many paris i The .second resolution goes to the propriety of have consequently requested to have a perpet shortioing the duration of Parliament!. I think overseer. did 'this. if Moor, would do more harm than Animal Parliaments appear to me to be entir gisod ; and that without reform, in other re. out of the quertion. Reels triennial would be Tot specie, it is the least effectual method of re - to have many inconverrielices; for when that act forniiii; the Commons House of . Parliament.— in force, the business of Parliament Was comps I t wa y do very well as a stepping stone tu greater lively very small indeed. Not more than IS or imprtivetnents. surf I hive no hesitation in pledging statutes were passed in a Session ; priiiiste bills, ca . myself to support the repeal of the Septennial Act. and turnpike acts, were almost unheard of; when Indeed, by reference to the votes I have &ern urns tiow, there are 150 or 160 Acts missed ins 5 former occasion', it will be seers that I have voted *ion, and there are so many notices to mired ,none than once fat its repeal. On the SObjetit of that it requires much experience to lie able the 'titration of Parliaments, I should absittlay p through the bovines.. Indeed a hill hassles MI ; look for iiiformation from those who have given it a sieges to go through Iscluie it be sent Op to mire deep research. ' . House of Lords, that it aual4 require ishilost 1 Fur myself, I candidly acknowledge, that atter mouths to become perfectly iscilussirsted with the 4' very Careful 'end industriousOttendance to t tly piw. .The excellent observations of my Learned Frit liSint;ortiry Autier, and the forms and pr•oteedirtga ,upon the subject of Universal buff:rake. i'ebder of the House, for a period of seven year+. - I feel ouisecessary to say more upon that head, further tl • retyself at Weems' quite unable to do justice to my that 1 consider it to he altogetheitnpfactieeble risnitonetits; and. without arrogsting link *rise to As to election by ballot. I con Nish So`ilie tats • itir.rt, 1 tiits'sefely ray that no Member bit taken the consequences likely to result, from its lidopti loupe to inform hiaiself upon those subjects. from the practice of choosing Secret CtSnithitt ; 'I moiler* iiiis*the Moths, of business in the Housed( of the House of Commons iu that : sear. Stiflp ' CoMiisnas is not to !elitist intifew months ors few any questwa should arise iis stbleh 'Motet : • yirisri . i tliit a Piraisof ortffty2R.lrs: Mae volumes of the thought proper to ;save a 'SeeA tliiiiihillfreu 4iiittifori* - 01Teett it work df coasiderable tithe toil for instance, a green bag qiiiiiew 7 4/11411i i thl I litredr... u se Wilt point in•ttre Resolution, is the it Ceelmittee is closet) by ballot, and . bdt 'of ' ,yeaof the r i ght of sully e, upoo *hi subs . liletaberr. which is the number they kiiiirelly ki ~r..~rr. , silt of, Ciere are always( 17 o► it of tilitlit.the friends and adherent. of Alinioters, thus lesslbst the iu•lependent side of the House only three. No man Can suppose if the election were merle openly, that inivters would he so barefaced., to elect eiglsteeu of their own friends out of a <retumittee of twenty one, and th.t, too perNaini, upon a qie!tiotin in which the character of Ministers thernseivfl is its. volved. Such are the evil effects of 1/41101, in this inittnice, and 1 feel coofident that in the election of Members of Parliament it would only encourage bribery, perjury, and every species of corruption, and would iii a great meatiure send to destroy that a.drit of independence which di.iinguishes the elec tions of thi. country over every other. For fear of being misunderstood upon these sob. jects ; I have thu. fully stated my opinion of them, and however I may differ front them, 1 repeat, that 1 do not attribute any improper motives to the rid roiCil tril of them, but extend the carne charity to them that 1 claim for myself. Before concluding, I cerium but lament Ilia we are nut now ussenibled in the proper place fur such meetings, and I regret exert-dim:ly. that any feelings should have induced the Chief Alagistritte to refuse complying with a requisition so numerously and respectably signed. I certainly conceive. t h at he has taken a most mis taken view of what his conduct should have been— (Appluese)-at the Genre time 1 am bound to say, tact 1 consider he has been solely actuated in that conduct by conscientious motives. . . W. A itascaoNG. Esq. neat addressed the meet ing. After witmme.bing the cordial reception which the Resolutions had met with, lie kit confident they would not hesitate to adopt time petition found ed upon these Resolutions, winch he was now about to propuseto thew. lie alluded to the manner in which the demand for inquiry Into the late melan choly tratis4cttuiis ut lauchrstrr had been answered by the f uuse. It had beets said, he continued. that the Members for Old:Sariiin were as valuable us those fur l'orkshire, but he denied it. A Foreign Prince 'night purchase the return of Members for Old Strum, but it would lie utterly impossible for thin to noinniate two for Yorkshire, as ineffectu ml, he 'rusted, as all the r ffiirts of the cleruy in a neigh bouring county to oust a popular Member. It was also worthy of remark. that the Members of bosotighs divide with Ministers in the proportion of lire to our. while those for counties only ea four to three. Whenever reform had been agitated. that loigheer the French Revolution had always beets brought forward a. an argument aghast it ; hut the state of France before the Revolution bore no resem blance to the present state of this country, and it was absurd to sty that the reformers were.workiag fur mm revolulion. The petition being seconded b y WI LUAU JAMES, wee carrier' unanimously with great applause. Sir MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEY then moved the thanks of the Meeting to the Chairman, to whom he paid a high and jaslly-merited compliment. Thi: motion boring been seconded by A. DONEIN 6 E -41. was carried by acclimation. Mr. Biagi sh9rtly returned thank., and roan after dissolved the meeting, which immediately departed in the greatest peace and order. I lIPEIIIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LARDS, MONDAY, J*? VARY 31. At three o'clock the !louse of Lords met fur the purpose of sWedrlll4to Peers. The first the.t ad vanced to the table to tike the oaths was the Lord Chu tell••r, after him was his llut•al Meitner& the Duke of York, then their Royal 1-liglattesses the Dukes of Clarence and Sussex. The rollowtog I'eeraalw► look the oaths Dukes of Wellington, Athol', Northumberland, Mositrutie, and Dorset; Marquises Wellesley, Conynglism, Hertford, amAnsomleley, snit Cuadra; tbr Earls of Lire-- pool, Westmorland, Lauderdale, Duwerebniore, Hunting don, Chatham, Mei:anion, and Warwick; Lords Walsinc. limn, Kenyon, Melville, Lake, Montfort, Carrington, Lll - Prudhoe, Sydney, Ailesitery, Cathcart, aud Zourhe. The Archt;bltjt . of Caut;iburt and the Bishops of Durham mid London •Iso performed the saute ceremony. At a quarter past four o'clock the House ,ad journed. Their Royal highnesses the Dukes of York and Sa.sex were dressed in full urning. His Royal Li hues the Duke of Clarence was dressed iu his full uniform as Admiral of the Fleet. PIIttIGL4I - AING HIS MAJESTY KING GRONGE Ir. Yrsterdry i at half-past ten o'clock, a rind of honour, preceded by the baud of the Coldstream fey±inrrit of Foot Gatrds, lurched inm the Court yard of the King's Palace, Isle Carlton Honse; moon after • detachment of the Life Guards arrived iu Pall-in ill and ‘Vaterloo-place, opposite the Palace. The extraordinary serenity of the weather, which appeared to convey an auspicious prospect to flat commencement of the reign of our illustrious Sovereign, had collected together a must immense concourse of people round the Palace and streets adjacent ; the windows of the houses were filled with an elegantly-dressed assemblage of females to see the procersion, and hear the proclamation an nouncing his MiAirily Klux of the United King dom, &c. There were also assembled Sir Nathanisl Conant, the Chief Magistrate of the Police, with Townsend, Sayers, and a numerous assemblage of Police officers, the gentlemen porters, the livery servants in their state liveries, and the porters at the gates with their grand sashes and staves. Toe distinguished personages assembled to wit ness this important ceremony were— Their Royal Highnesses the Doke of York, the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, the Duke of Gloucester, Priore Leo pold, the Archbishop eirCanierboiy, the Duke of Montrose, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Hertford, the Mar quis of ebolmondeley, Earl Bathurst, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Mulgranre, Earl Cathcart, Viscouut Sidmoutli, Viscount Melville, Mr. Canning, Mr. W. Dundas, Mr. T. Wallace, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Nicholl, Mr. Wellesley Pole, Mr. Beckett, the Lord Chancellor, who appeared in his full rubes, bolding the seal, of Greatßri tain in the Stale Parse, the Vice-Chancellor, Sic. Precisely at twelve o'clock • royal salute was firrd in St. 111111).' es Park, a nirouncing the accession of George the Fourth to the throne of England. At the same time the shove distinguished per sonages having assembled under the portico of the grand entrance to the. Palace, and being all un covered, Sir Isaac Heard, the Getter King at Arms, appeared in the full and splendid dress of his office, on the fight of his Royal Highness the Doke of York, holding his superb official staff and the Proclamation agreed upon by his Majesty in Council sus Sunday, which he read aloud, and the concluding sentence of 44 God save the King" was Insanity repeated by the royal and distinguished personageitsurrounding him. Sir Isaac Heard is uow ninety years of age, sad it is a remarkable cir cumstance that this venerableCiendernan acted in lois official capacity at the funeral of George the Second, and also at the proclamation and corona tion of George the Third. Immediately after reading the proclamation, the trumpets and trombones, to the number of twenty, played the Jabilee insrch. The trumpeters were habited in their splendid gold lace dresses, and preceded by John Nest, Esq. the Deputy Serjeatit Trumpeter; after which the band of the Guard of Honour played s' (iod sate the King," and at its conclusion the drums and fifes plaryed George's March." During the 'performance of the shove national music, the whole of tile military, both horse and foot, prevented arms, uccompamed by repeated shouts of " God aave the King !" with the 'vitriol.; of their swords, &c. ; and the immense concou.se of people who seemed impatient to evince the rind lino') of their feelings, joined simultaneously in the patriotic about with auch well-timed precision. that a fuglemati could not more effectually have direct ed their spoutimeous rejoicings. These reiterated ocelamationti were accutniAnied by the waving of hats and handkerchiefs, and every other demon stration of joy which they could evince towards our present beloved Sovereign. The procesaion then began to move from the Kineat . Palace-yard to the other places appointed fur proclaiming the King, consisting of the Heralds, and other official Gentlemen on horseback, richly !subtler', preceded by the trumpeters, and escorted by a party of the Life Guards. The procession was arranged in the following order : Far►iers of the Life Guards, with axes ertct. French Horns of the Troup. Troop of Life Guards. The Beadles of the different Parishes, in their lon cloaks. Constables. Two Knight Marshal's Officers. Knight Marshal and his Men. Household Drums. Kettle Drums. Trumpets. Parsuirants. Blue Mantle—William Woods,, Esq. Rouge Croix-4Y. Radclyffe, Gent. F.S.A. Rouge Dragum—G G. Young, Esq. Portcullis—J. F. Bella, E.q. SA. HER %ID. Kings of Arms—Garter Sir Isaac Heard, Ent. supported by two Serjeants at Arno, with their maces. Chirencieux—G Harris's - in, Esq. Norroy—R. Bigland, Esq. Heralds in their full dress. Wiodsur—Frauci■ Martin, Esq. FS.A. Cluster—G. M. Leaky, E. loneaster—Edm. Lodge, Eiq. F.B A. York—Sir G. Nayler, Kat. FAA. Rielimasid —Jos. Hawker, Esq. F.S.A. Sornerort—James Canino+, Esq. that Gentleman being indisposed, it was r e ad I, s It. Bignold, Esq., Nnrroy King at Arms. The procession moved up the Strand to Temple. bar, the gate of which was shut, and the Lord Mayor, with nearly the whole of the Aldermen, Sheriff% See, statiorted within, iu front of the liner Temple -gate. After the usual formality of de manding admittance, the gates were opened by or. der of the Lord Mayor, and the cavalcade proceed ed to the end of Chancery-lane, where the Pro clamation was again read. Thence they proc,rdeo through the City in the following order, imuirdi• ately after the Heralds : City Diem, Trempets, Sheriff: Officers, City Music, lbe two City Marshals, Lord Mayor's Officers; Lard Mayor in his state coach, attended by the Sword Rawer, Re g i me . brancer, the Al.kruseu in their coaches; the Re. corder, Sir John Silreater Bart.; the Comma City Counsel, the two Sheriffs, the Chamberlain, the Town Clerk. A troop of life guards closed the procession. The Proclamation was again read at the end of Wood-street, Cheapside; and, lastly, at the Roy il Exchange. which ended the ceremony. The tsum pets and drums played at interval., and the bells of the different churches rang as the procession passed them. The moment the first Proclamation was made the Park sod Tower guns were fired. An immense multitude accompanied the proces sion from hegi 0000 mg to end. The win :owe in the different starts through which it passed were filled principally with Ladies. The utmost triter and decorum was uhseived by the crowds in the streets through which the procession moved, and we have not heard that any serious accident occurred in the severe pressure attendant upon the hustle of such • multitude. The whole ceremony did not cue elude until after three o'clock. IVhett the carriage of Mr. Alderman A!ki:er , joined the procession in Fleet-street, the piped/ice stinted him with the usual cry of " fire, fire! — Murder, murder P . —Great depredations were tom.. tnitted in the city by gangs of pickpricketir, took advantage of the occasion to atrwwipi le create confusion nod distusbaner. sLory of them were seized by the officers of the police, aI.O were ex- tretnely active in preserving order. About three o'clock the I.:fe Ginirtt: ahrl the greater number of persons who lonised (fir p.oces &ion, returned from the City down the Strand, in the same hue in which they had advanced. THE LONDON GAZETTE EXTEAOIiDINART. Wkifelaill, Joituary 31, 11140 On Saturday afternoon, at thirty.flve minutes pest rigid o'clock, our late Must Gracious Soveieiga King George t►e Third, whom streagth had gradually declined fur souse weeks, expired without the least apparent sufferiag, at hi* Castle of Windsor, in the eighty-sitcom' year of his age, and the sixtieth of his reign. Nu Sovereip ever possessed to a higher degree the vnieralion sod affectiene of his subji -cis, and their grief fur his loss is only Muted by the ',shanty malady which has precluded his Maj►sty from directiug the measures of his Government during the Wine latter years of ►is glorious reign. Upon the news of this melancholy event 'seising in Lou don, the Lords of the Privy Council areemitted yesterday at. Carlton Howse, and gave orders fur proclaiming his present Majesty, who wade a most gracious Declaration to diem, •nd carted all the Lando and others of the hate ►lug's Privy Council, who sere theta present, to he sworn of leis Majesty's Privy Cuencil. And this day, about noon, Lis Majesty was proclai med ; fins before Carlton House, where the ()theta. of State, No !Slily, and Privy Counsellors were present, will, the Officers of Arms, all ►eiu` on foot. Then the Officeitt, living mount ed on horseback, the like was dune at antring.crust, within Temple-bar, at the cud of %Wood-street, in Clirup.itie, and lastly at the Royal Exchange, with the usual salenauities ; the Principal Officers of glate,a Koval number of the NO6l. lily, and of other persons of distinction, attetiding daring the whole ceremony. [Here follosrs the Proclamation announcing the death of his late Majetty, and Me Accession of hii lurxeut Majesty , George the Faulk which Ice rice in uur Paper af yea ter- day.] At the Court at Carlton Muse, tiff 301 th day of Jabuiry, 1820. PRESENT, The KING'S Meet Excellent blejeoly la Council. His Majesty being this day preetot is Cuero', was pleased to make the fellowin Declarotiem, I have directed that )uu should be auernible,i lirrr, in order that I snag discharge the painful duty of announcing to you the death of the Kisco', beloved Father. It is Impossible for owe adequately KO express the stare of m y feelbegs upon this melancholy ucca,wu, Litt I have the msasolatioa of knowing, that the mews e calrmliy a lib 11 hit It his Majesty has hems adlieted foe so wally years has serer effaced hum the minds of his sabre , " the imprametece crested by bit many virtues; sod his cirami..e will, I its persuaded, live fur ever is the grateful is menibrauce of Is country. Celled upon, in consequence of his 111; , jesty'r lu ritercise the prerogatives of the Cruo LI uu tIIS le. ii was the Arid nob of wy heart to be ulioutd lu It blurt ilito his bands the pojw.sa with which I was it bus pleased Almighty triad to determine it otherwise; ■ad I have not been insensible to the advantages which I have dr., fived from administering, in my dear Fathei's okiors HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, JANUARY 31. The Marquis of Chohnondeley. the Lord ilioth Steward, arrived at twelve o'clock, and proceeded to the Long Gallen• ; the Speaker entered shortly after, awl the necessary oaths were administered to Inns sad several other Members iu the place last mentioned, by his Lordship. When forty Members had been sworn in the Long Gallery, they retired to the flouse. and the Speaker took the Chair. The Gallery wits opened a quarter before one, and on our admission we found the Speaker in the Chair. engaged in taking the oath of allegiatice. lie afterwards took the witlis of supremacy and abjuration, and trier' signed his name on the roll. All the Members prevent who had been sworn before the Lord Steward then advanced to the Ode at the re quest of the Speaker, and gave severally in their names, which were taken down by the Clerk. The list was afterwards read over, and when all the Members preeeiit had answered to their flasilti, several copies having been di,t 1 hil tell attiosigst them, they took the oaths at the same time. A g those present we observed— Sir Hubert TVilsoo, Mr. Brougham, Mr. Scarleit, Hoe. H. Hutchinson, Right Huu. T. Milne, Mr. B. toil. brabain, Mr. Warren, Mr. Caatord, Mr. Breeden, s.r J. W. Lubbock, Mr. OiVemauney, Lord Cluarcbill, Mr. Wetherell, and the Hight Her. Hoods,. A number of other Members took the oaths in the some form sud manner s those hefore men. Among them were she Mr. Canslog, Mr. flnjesot thoolow. Mr. R. %Morton, Sir Wilber Medias, Syr K Heron, Mr Finlay, Sr W. De Creo• petal, Mr. W. lAW t Mr. T. Comfit-my, Mr. Berkeley Puget, Air. Moberly, Mr • Hort Davis, Mr. Haubtuu, Right lion. F. J. Robinson, Rtjht Mow C. Loog, Sir G. Cockburn, Mr. /Ittorgro Boort', Mr. D. W. Harvey, Sir W. Serett, Mr. P. Moore, Hun. H. G. Remelt, the A 'twee). Goorrol,the Chao cellor of the Boriterror, Mr. Alderman Wood, Mr. Alder arm Hiryptr, Mr. Vakraft, Mr. 1). Kiursaird, Right Mu. U. reel, rod Sir G. Webster. At lour o'clock the adjourned till to morrow. Troop of Life Guards. IThe areond proclamation took place at Charing. cross, which, accardnig to etiquette, would have been read hi the nest in rank to Sir briae Heard, 44, thutisou.:4**44•lol,ll, NAlig 4'"' covermitest elfin@ reap. The spppurt which 1 ban received from Parliament the cuts,u try, In Clare the Emit eventful, and ender she assist endears eircuurataisors, could sleet inspire me with confidence which ay present station demands. The experkute of the past will, ham, , of my people, that it will ever br iny moat anxious elides: yore to prougite Their prosperity sod hoppimeas, and ' 'maintain, urisuivairett, the religion, lama, and f Leeds a time Conseil made it treil _'to bie !Nee% Omit pie hie Ilejest , 04010 4 14Kaast it dole torttatti ye aieg I Ho Dim/as ' - '' '''''''''''' rived from administering, is my dear Fatheen sinsne s T of ether Members took the oaths in gemer n ment of tine realm. Nu and manner al those in their fun dress.e before men. The spplaurs which I have received from Partimeroar ITlodeur—Franeis Marna, FS.A • none them 'erre the following— the country, lo limes Me moot ameathal, and woke elm asosli ag, Mr. fleriesist (Mallow. Mr. R. illisrtoa„ Sir Chester—G. M. Leak., Esq as, Ss, II Heron, Mr Fawley, Sr W. De Cirri• lowevslet—Edm. lodge, Eiq. F.S A. ilwasogis tircourstaaces, email alone inspile me with Rosh. . loo t Mr. T. Couttenoy, Mr. Berkeley Paget, York—Sir G. Nayler, Kat. F.S.A. confidence which sty resent statics dentanda. Mr •illart Davis, Mr. Ilatabluia, Eight lion. Rivkinmid—Jos. Hawker, Esq. F.S.A. The su p erfine* of the past will, Noel, satisfy &littoral Rijht Hoe. C. ail, Sir G. Cockburn, Mr. *fry people, that it will ever balmy meet anxious elides: oe, Mr. 1.1. W. Harvey, Sir W. /keit, Mr. P. Someraet —James Catbrow, Esq. H. G. Bennett, the Alto, acy Groetal,the assn. Troop of Life Guards. tour to promote Their prosperity anti happiness. sad to :triteriner, Mr. Alderman iVuod, Mr. Alder- The secood proclamation took place at Charing. nesiaitain, 'Time/area, the relights, taws, and tilliertial the Mr. Cadman, Mr. 1). Kinnaird, Right Ham. a • • wou l d b., cr. We b ster. Cr,,,., which, accormog to etiquette, n have whereopie thot /Arica the canisii mad . k Arty Use. o'clock the !fount adjourned till to. been read by the nest in rank to Sir lime Heard, bls retain* to his liblessy, Omit IPsis hi. Ilaiestria 40 , 0 G. E.g. Clareogieus Krug et Aston; but graelosbileelaration to thele'Lardshipoosight Aa' • • • inihr ~~ .-- 141161 Aro ~.~ ,~~ ,~~ ~_ • • j 7 i Op v 4. tii ..~~ i.~,._ , Wm I