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tpraiseswerthyte.s(heer, heer)-eand their exertions to restoring peace and tranquillity to the city, upon the late turbulent occasion, was no less deserving of adminstion. Fie recotlectel the riots and coo fusion of the year 17so, the • recurrence of which evils had been revealed by the activity, zeal, and vigilance of Ministers. The mode which they lied adopted with regard to the petition, was the only thing which, in his opinion, subjected them to the slightest degree of just • ll i iiiiiiiiiiiii and, as they were reprehensible in that instance, bethought it his duty to siipourt the motion. Sir JAMBI SHAW • went upon the same grounds which the worthy Alderman (Combe) had taken.— The Common Hall had been legally assembler!, end their petition should have been received. Ile conceived that it would have been an act of policy and propriety in Ministers to have advised His Ma jesty's reception of the petition. Mr. Secretary RYDER felt hurt that a wrong caostructiou had been placed upon the act under il,e present consideration of the Ilotis.e. The was by no mem% one of a trivial nature, ', l c .houM be considered in a roost serious light, as , ataiiiing a direct charge against Ministers; and el great moment—a charge for infringing the lights of the sab j ect. If such could be proved w4ainst them, the motion had not gone far enough. If Ministers had opposed the right of petitioning, they should receive, not an implied evaisure, but a positive animadversion from that House. But he could satisfy the Hoese, that there were no grounds whatever for any accusation. The first question was, whether the Livery had any rights above any others of His Majesty's subjects?-1 hey had not stated that Ministers attempted to curtail or abridge any of their privileges ; the only com plaint they had mode was, that Ministers had pre. vented His Majesty's reception of their petition on the Throne. Of this they complained, and the foundation of their complaint was true. He would prove, however, to the Horse; that this mode of presenting petitions was not a right belougitig to the Livery. The Honourable Gentleman (Alderman Comte) had add, that, in the year 1770, and up. outdo, there were many occaslons upon which the Livery went with petitions to the Throne ; that certainly was the case; Im., in the year 1775, a let ter Was sent !rout the Secretary of State, stating, that nn eddies.; or petition would Ise received upon the Throne, except those from the Body Corp*. rate. He spoke before those who well knew the great popular ferment of those day.; when Wilkes was exulting ii the perfection .of his tanhatious projects, oat a volcano extinct, blot a velcano in the midst of an eruption. What was Wilkee's conduct open receiving this letter It would be naturally imagined, that if Wilkes thought the rights ratite Livery had been infringed by this denial, he would immediately have sum- Matted a Continues Hall. He did not adopt such a istrawire. On the 1 1 th of April, the letter was re ceived by him, and, on the 24th of June, an in terval of eight weeks, he took public notice of its contents—the Livery met—passed some s talent resolistions ugainst Ministers, and instructed their represents ors so Parliament to attack them vigo rously. gut what did Wilkes, Oliver, and Sitl”er. those Neat few; under such circumstances? They uttered note word respecting the letter for a length of time ; and such a conduct was a proof that there was no possible ground upon which to attack Ministers. They felt that the Livery had been put ow a footing with the rest of His Majesty's sohjects, and that it was an act of justice to dm so. He then quoted Hudson's Precedents, where he lierierts, that the right of present ing petitions to the throne, belonged ooly to bodies corporate ; and read the letter which he had on!ten by cointnaud of His Mnjesty, up on'the subject of the petition from the Livery; he concluded with observing, that he had fully performed his official duty, with respect to it ; and, he heliesed, nu petition hsd ever been delivered at his office, which wee nut presented to His Mee jest Lard FOLEATORE said, that;tholigh the circum stance of an ooposition given by Ministers to liii Majesty's receiving petitions might have been over. looked hitherto in that House, yet he ea convinced that the temple had sorely felt such a grievance, and had fail cause to comtilaiii loudly of P a ef fects. In the county of Berk. this silictimi had been very heavily felt awl strongly complained of. Ile would state the pr grin by which the suhjtet hail been curtailed of his light of petaioeing. It was the custom. a' the commenceinent of the present reigns, for any person to present hi s p et i t i on to His Majesty. He instanced the cape of Margaret Nicholson. It was afirreards ordered that no pe. Latino should. he delivered at levees, except under pirticnlar circumstances. And at present nothing existed but the right of sending petitions by the Lord Mayor or the Secretaly of S(4le. The Right Hon. Gent, said., that he 'relieved oo petition had ever been received at his office whirls cashed pie. stilted to His M jesty. Was Shire supposition all upon which the House had to depend ? He had heard that many petitioos were fotiorl, long after their deli% ery at the Scereotry's Office, in the pigeon holt-, of that Office, unpresented to Ilis Majesty. It loss a rein irkable circionstatice, that if addresses were framed in praise of Ministers, these immee diattly appea.e.l in The eva:eite. an acknowledg ment that 11,3 Majesty was graciously phrased to ser.ise them: but tally of sit opposite tendem y. lib reprodeition of their egotism:. were excluded from publication. It was impossiltle, that, if these latter were preweisted to His Majesty, he would not h Ivy attended with reps care acid attention 'to Alien contents ; w the complainants were as loyal awl well affected to the interests of the State as the p ;teegyri,ds. fie then read the. copy of • letter froata • Gentleinsis, who framed an address, and sootiest to the Secretary to re-. 41 it to the King : this the demean. said he mild not presume to JO, without Os Majesty's leave. The address, of c mews, was sot attended with the desired effect.— 'lle Noble tosrd concluded - with saying, that, as the present day sanctioned the conduct of Wilkes, toil Oliver. and Sawyer, so would posterity wow. lino the conduct observed by the Lavery, upon this most napartant occasion. Mr. %tempi.% said, the Noble Lord had entered •,••• a •ohject different from that epos which the fiomareh,e Maser bad spoken. h sorely could nesi ter imagined, that the Liver, should enjoy a ponies, bust which the rest of Ms Majesty's subs jeeps were 'ample& The letter to which His Lordship had alluded, was written by Major Cart wright, and the Setretary was by no means repre hensible for the conduct he had ptirsued, with re "wet to that Gentles:la:is Address to His Majesty. His entire duty was to deliver any petition. As to the publicat on of all addresses in The Gazeites, he did not conceive that there existed any nec,ssity for such a inesseire. He did not conceive 4hat the people of Berkshire were displeased in consequence of the fate of their address. They, on the contrary. exhibited proofs of conteut and sat is!action. Mr. HORN ER said, that, for bringing forward the present question. his Hon. Friend deserved the thanks of his country. The speech of tire Right lion. Gentleman (the Secretary of Stat••) was, one would imagine, prepared and composed of those volcanos to which it alluded. He conceived the present question, important as it was, received ten fold importance from the manner in which it was met. He thought the right of petitioning was nugatory, except it was extended to the present ment of the petition to His Majesty in person.— Nothing could he better Understood than that pe titions to His Majesty should he couched in most submissive terms, and the dental was a violation of the right. Tim House then divided, when there appeared, For the Molise Apirst it • I.sv Majority is favour of Ministers su DUKE OF BRUNSWICK. Upon re-entering the gallery, we found Mr. WitITSIMAD upon his legs, objecting to receiving the Report respecting the grant to the Duke of Brunswick. Mr. Tteattey wished to know what profits the Duke had from the regiment under his coosasand ? He wished to be liberal to the Duke, but at the same time he wished to do justice. The Cuarcet.Loa of the EXCHEQUIS said, he conceived the mount of the Duke's receipts were between 14 and 1,5001. per annum. Mr. TtEas iv then asked what amount was con tained in the Droll, of Admirelty, which might be applied to such necessities ? Mr. PousoNav concdved the grant ton large. The Duchess had moon!. per annum, and the ad dition of 7,0001. be thought teo much ; 5,0001. was. in his opinion, sufficieet. The Cusneat•oa of the EICHEQUIR said , (in answer to Mr. Tierney). that be was not prepared to answer his question at that moment. The Resoluties was then agreed to. SUPPLY. Mr. Losmieson brought up the Report of the Supply. The Resolutions were agreed to. NAVY ESIIIIATES. Upon the motion, " That the House should go into 4 Committee upon the Navy Estimatts," Mr. HUMISSON said, that before the House went into a Committee, he was desirous of hay log some further documents, as be could not. with out them, lay the case before . the House with mos canary and dearness. He *Weld, then. in • few days, be able fully to by it before the House. He thought it necessary. with respect to the transports, that a select Committee should he appointed. be cau,.e the ieformatiou of naval officors, which could he oily had in a Select Committee, was most ne cessary._ The CIUNCILLIM of the Eleuennet said, that he was willing that the Right Hon. Gentlemen should have a few days for whatever preparation he thought fit. tie did not think the alteration which was meant with respect to the transports would be a clic pee mode of ncting than that anode which had hitherto been adopted. Mr. ROOM and Mr. GllOll.Oll Ross, contended, tht i • . sold sint be an objection to the House going .11 o Committee. Sir CH times Pots said, he understood that the estimates would amount to twenty. minima this year, and that they were only Nineteen williess last y-sir. When voting away se large a sum of money, it was necessary there should be a full House, and that it should be brought forward at an early hour, to give an opportunity for a fair discussion. Mr. WILLIAM Smell said, he was perfectly of opinion with the lion. Baronet who spoke last. Mr. CALCRAFT• thought it could not interfere much with the public business, that it should be postponed to Vl'ednesday ur Friday. The CH excel-Loa of she Eicutpusa stated, that there was husiliess for every day to the week; perhaps Wtiluesday was the most open; he would, therefore, at the request of hi. Right Hots. Friend, (Nlr. Huskiiaion) agree to the Committee being postponed to that day. It was accordingly agreed tn. FLAX SEED. • Mr. Fusree moved, That the House should resole well lute • COminiiire on the loth Flax Seed Scgolation Bill." o.i the question being pot by the SPEAKER, Sir J.ttsa NIMPOILT ram, and in a spe.-ch of Some length opposed it. He said the bill was brought forward fmni expressions made use of in t•iat ou the question of the Orders in Canoed, last Session, as they related to America. inspectors or Commissioners were sent from Ireland to this country to find IllazAteed fit for sowing; they investi gated all the oil mills of this country, and branded the casks that they thought fit for that use. with the royal brind, which was intended to be a certificate to the buyer. that it would answer the purpose that he intended it for; but in nine cases out of ten, they were deceived; and the present Bill went to itedemnife the sellers against rebores being brought spinet theta, without their unfortunate customers had a written warranty. He the on. Bart. I • I a coneemstion with use of rho; H Consimasioners. who told hiss be thought it was better that Ireland dsonbl have half a cross of flax than none. Could this be considered a. an answer to the poor culti tutor of the article, when he w is led to heliere, that, by the Kitig'• brand, he was flee from itN position. lie could say further. that mass, had not a .crop sit all, and they ar.d thew families had been made objects of charily.— . lie would not, et that late hour of Ow ni g ht, enter farther into time queetion, but he thought lion. Gentlemen on the opposite side, would feel at least the necessity of its committal being post poned. Mr. Foirea contended. that the bill was mem, wiry to prevent the kind of perjury and cerreptieet, that were, even at the present time, going forward in Ireland. _ hlt. Pots mes' declared, that be could never *agree to such a measure as was then proposed.— The preamble of the Bill set oat, that no man could bring an action against another for selling him au article inferior in quality to what he agreed for, without his having a written warranty. The Bill went to do away with that which he never would consent to, the right of the subject to bring an ac tion. He would osk why actions of this nature should bo more liable to encourage perjury than any other ? He wished that an Hon. Gent. opposite him (the Attorney-General) would give his opinion of such a Bill ; what would be the opinion of the pre sent Lord Chancellor, who knows the nature of the Bill of Frauds as well as any other man in the empire, on its being brought under his consider ation ? It would be, that it was unconstitutional, that any class of men should be deprived of the right of applying to the burs of their country for redress, when aggrieved or imposed on. It Wa• contended by the Hon. Gentleman, (Mr. Foster,) that all the actions that had been brought, were supported by perjury and fraud. How he could sup port this argument, be was at a loss to know, whoa it was agreed on all sides, that the inspectors only contemplated a half crop, and the sowers were led to believe, under the stamp of Govern ment, they were purchasing that which would gi%e a full crop. Under thaws considerations, he would oppose the bill in every stage. Mr. Fosysa, in explanation, said, that the num ber of actions was great, and that the perjuries were still more name Ams. Mr. PONSONRY explained, and said, he pro tested against the whole measure the Dill had iu contemplation. Sir CHARLES PatcE complained touch of what the oil merchants had suffered. The inspectors came to England, and took upon themselves to say. whether the seed would answer or not. Those they bought it of never considered, or tl ght, that they would be called on to guarantee that it •boold produce an extensive crop. He had documents in his possession from Mr. Mac- Kenzie. an agent, of au acuou having been brought against him from the failure of the produce of sotne of this seed. where a verdict was given against him of 101. ; the costs amounted to 701. The letters also mentioned, that the juries and witnesses were preyossemed against the English dealer. • Mr. A. BARING thought the bill had a tendency to oppression, which ought not to he encouraged, and was of opinion, that it was like a proposition which had been made by the Right Hun. Gent. Mr. Foster, to corer Excise Officers, which had been thrown out by that House. Mr. GIIOIIGI unlit, Mr. WELLltattt POLE. and the ATTuaNtY.GINIaaI.. said a few words iu ivour of the committal of the bill. Mr. BABINGTON opposed it ; and said, he was sorry to hear there was so much perjury in [rebind. Mr. Forrsa spoke spin in explanation, and said, his whole intention in proposing the Bill wax, to put an end to the system of perjury, which was so eagerly pursued in that country. Sir Joule NEWPORT moved, if That the Bill should be committed that day three months." Strangers were ordered to withdraw ; but, on counting the Members, there were only thirty-one present, which not bring sufficient to forma House, they adjourned at HA I.F.PAST OKI O'CLOCK. DOCTOtt MILNER. A a Meeting of Roman embolic Prelates. mein- Med in Dublin, on Mouday, the 46th of February, 1810, the following Resolution was unanimously agreed to : Rest,lvf-il—Tbat the thanks of this Meeting be, tad are ben+) even to the Right R. v. Dr SI doer, Bishop of COM' b4la, foi the fralitui.lischarge of kis duty as Agent to the Amami (7athulie !Whops of this pall of the L'ulted Kiug due, and, inure particularly, for his late aposialiral in dissenting from, and opposing a visage and ionletinite De " Citation or Itc".:atiost, 'fledging &MIMI eatboli cs t o op tsentuid acquit offilte is possible arrangements prrjadic,al so the integia) And safety of our Church discipline Signed by order, P AN, Bishop of Germanic'', Station'. SIR FRANCIS BURDRTr SIR TRARCIS lIVRDITTS LETTS'S! TO MR SHIRRS', WOOD, •RD PREROOLDEILS IDDLLaLY. " TOINT, May tato. Stit-.Throuch you I beg *see to transmit /11 arknow. kdpuent to the Freeholders of Middlesex, for the honour romerred upou me by the klertnes at which you presided at Hackney, us the itith of April. '• I take skis °ppm tunny, Sir, of returning you my thanks tier th. wen handsome manner is which you executed your Cv111111111411.111, and remain, Sir, .. . .• " Yoor su'ost oLecheot w busoltle servos*, " FRANCIS III'RDETT." " 'fo Matthew Wood, fog High Sherd* for the Count) of laddlesrs " Tower, May s, tato "Gen LL LL avcr-Settering Addrv.s and Resolu tions I had the honour to receive float the High Sberittuf ) . 1111, County, attended by Mr. Syne, and, .. Mr. Sheriff Wou4 anfoa mart sae, according to Use miler of s very nume rous 41111 respectable Mretine of Freeholders, in foil Comity Court noeinhled, uu April the atish, world, did I need al/1. alhird 111 C great consolation, and dues give sow great satis faction. "It II extremely relit ? sag to me, Geatlemen, under them eireumstanres.t.a rynra uay inte l e o u rao n ab a c ounty , so renowned in, at. warn 11444, th o ugh i n g tg ac i uu t ' t riang l es; gamesome, snaked surceiaful, never, I trait, altogether un availing so tte. am. , rank—resistance to arbitrary power ; which, homier, at nsay be disguised, or lions whatever traw ler it may come, is egitall) to be (cared, and to be guarded arum* Oeutlease's, highly es I esteem the hamar you bare done one, l csireris still higher the WIWI you hare dome the PoWir. In following the conduct and example of the City o f Westminster, She peat Nletropolitan County of llnldle set has pointed out to the Country at I .ige a safe and minty say arriving, by , : simple expression it s a t that R it, ekn good tows ve Wog sighed fur but shirk, perhaps, thry nese', until wow, cleat ly du Brined, a 91114.1, easy, and p. seeable method of obtainniz —I ttwain, t othearni, pant mood obedient humble set " FRANCIS BCRDETT." " Tu the Freehold., • of Madirsex." A requi-niou, envied by thirteen freemen, h• been presented to the MAYOR of Winchester, re questing line to convene • meeting of the Cur porution, to take into consideration the propriety of thanking their Member, Sir U. C. ST. Jou,: Mad. KAY, Bart. for hi• stidepesident conduct in Pilrbil. meat, particularly in iaipporting the !notion for an inquiry into the Welcher's; Expedition. The lAATos hes di-t lined ceiling the Meeting. NSW 77rRATSS-Rolill, corzmr-oißprm. This present TUESDAY, May 8, lets, till b e MACBETH. Macbeth, Mr. Barbie, !Harder', Mr. C Knoble; H.vio.. Mr. Murree ] , Lady Macbeth, Mrs. Skidoos To Which.titit be added, the Musical Fiore of THE FLITCH OF BACON. A New Musical Aftrapiere, callyd The Judie.", i s i s re. bearaal, and will very suns be ?endured. • LYCEUM THEATRE, [Coder the Special License of the Loral Chamberlain j This pre>enl TUESDAY, May y , 1810, Their alniestiva' Servants will 'terraria a Sew Serie-Comic Opera, cola THE MANIAC; Olt, THE SHUN BANDIT TI. After *bath !,.4.1t1 Mar) a New Musical Farce, called urr On mites. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, TUESDAY, MAT 8. The Speeches of Lords Gate and GIENVIILLti in the House of Lords, last night, cannot fail tow read by the public with much interest. We rejoite to find that these Noble Lords have, in a bold shd tnanly manlier, announced their deteriutoution to support the just privileges and legal rights of Par. liameut. We rejoice to find, that, while titer ate the unalteimble friends of retrenchments iu die public expenditure, and of sot's., grndual, and temperate reform. they hare, at the seine time, d.- Glared their hostility to t iinse rash primomptions nun dangerous reforms, which are recommended by fac tious men. and too hastily adopted by the people. Lords Gagne mut and Gast' have shewn by their conduct, that, while they are the opponents of an Admiuistratiou, whose foreign policy and disastrous expeditious have prodiced oothiag hot diocoonlitere and national disgrace; sod whose conduct at borne has been at one time rash and ignorant, and, at another, irresolute and timid ; they are also the true and unal terable friends of the Constitution. Nothing can be more criminal. than, because the acknowledged privileges of the House of Comtnoos have been in. discreetly celled into action, or because particular votes of Parliament have been in opposition to the feelings and wishes of the people, to attempt, on these grounds, either to invade or limit the pair). lege, of Parliament, or to adopt an exteesire and ruinous scheme of reform. i'Ve are certain that the people will, ere long, be convinced. that it is only by temperate and constitutional conduct that their liberties cau be preserved ; and that, by oder* to add and ignorant declaimers, they are sure to part through a season of anarchy and coefasion. which must end in the destruction of civil liberty, and M the estublishineut of military &veinal. It will be seen. on reference to ourParlismentsry Report. that Mr. WHITBREAD, last night, put a question to Ministers. respecting the Letter front His MAJESTT, introduced into the account of tl e plot detailed in the Paris Papers, for liberating Fsanta•siu VII. from hie confinement at Valor. tray. No amain was returned. We presume, that Ministers thought the question did not deserve an answer ; for. certainly, it was not a plot, according to Scroloi idtra of a plot. as there was neither a woman nor a priest in it. Still. however, we think Mr. WIIITIME•lell curiosity was highly laudable ; the Trinisury Journals having acknowledged, almost nr direct terms, thati g the statement in the Para Pipers is not destitute of foundation. and that Mar. (pits ‘VELLVILLY deserves credit for his very Mous contrivance. The SPEAKER of the House of Commons last night reminded the House that Term will com mence to-morrow, and that he had received a DORti of en ac: ion of arrest and false imprisonment ou the part of Sir Fammis Bummxr. A Committee CIS 111 consequence appointed to search for precedents. and report accordingly. It is generally supposed. among the Officers be longing to both Houses of Paeliameat, grounding their opinion, we believe. apoo the present state of the public business, and the rtpeditioti with which it is carried forward, that Parliament will rim about the 20th of next month. e understand the Address of the Livery all be presented to Sir FILAIIttS BVIIIHITT, by the Sher , d' , and a deputation of the Lie% ry, at OM o'clock to morrow. Encampments of troops are to be formed in the vicinity of London. The ground is said to be marked out at different points, so as to draw a cum plete cordon round the metropolis. On Saturday, the friends of hfr. Houblon, the new Member for Essex, dined together at the Lou don Tavern. Jolla Comma. Esq. to the 01 r. AS Mr. SAM; CI. B*aaea, one of the der! s ;It the Town Clerks' Office, Guildhall, was r0 .,„-,.; through the Hall, on Friday, during the M".l •K of the Livery, a pickpocket contrivid to fork his pocket pnvately of in bank notes, aht. I, he had just received from Mr. HOSYIIII. ul tit, - ... :. c Office. • FRICK OF STOCKS YEATER &MY . • per Cent Rettneed . ..... ...... 91i s pee Cent. Commis • mr Greet . 93 eSi s per Critt. Navy Long Amenities Imils Bonds go 95 pray. Encheepser lOUs 7 es prem. Eeptish Loewy Ticket. 441. W Consols fee 7 Ol T. 11511, Stistk-toreter , 4, Cernbill, oad 9, Ciarnsg. et • st —7,-.• raaa•—••• . LON DON :—.Priated by C. SMITH, No, I, Clr wont and publiabad at the 011 ice, No IS, Back '.l St. Cleme,.l a Chards, Strand, by J. WHITE. of same pl,ce • acfor this Palk's - , stet athe Wieei tEtiii*P":. * ' " duly atteetiett to .~,: