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. r•cm rbich he ilreadetl hacst woful consequences, .r Lot clieeked in time. The CHAIRMAN was of opinion that the discus. • io:i was disorderly. Ile expressed his willingness to receive soy notice from the 11. m. Proprietor. There being no other business before the Cuuet, be .critiartied it. COURT OF COAVION COUNCIL. ..*1 MO`We A Court was held yesterday, which was nam. rotioly attended. THE ANSWER OF THE RING. ••. The LORD MAYOR. upon taking the Chair, in. conned the Court that a Deputation hail. waited neon his Majesty with the AddreSs of the Court, which had been presented on the Dth instant. The Officer of - the Court having rend the Answer. • Mrs FAvrty. into. it was with great grief - and anxiety he rose to address the Court on the present occasion, for sorely every loyal man in the coun try must be giieveil-to find that when, in times of great difficulty end distress. that Court had gohe asp to the Throne with a dutiful Address. stating the jest complaint. of the people, sod declaring their unshisken• loyalty, that the 4th Monarch of the Home of brunswitqc should be surrounded with . Ministers, so foolish and so weak as to ad-ise his • Majesty to give an Answer that was not anti whollt silent on every topic or complaint continued in the Address. but grossly and daringly misrepresented the motives by which that Court bad been actuated, • without even attempting to deny or thew the fal lacy of tiny of the facts stated in the Address, or .of any of the compluiwts it contained. Ile then moved a itesolution, that Ilis Majesty's Answer should be entered on the Journals, and that the Court should at the saute time express its grief surprise—(for which see the front of our Paper.) Nlr. Etcxe seconded the motion. .11r. T. 11'11, I. I AMS said, before the Court would :14ree to a motion for censuring the conduct of Mi ili,ters for advising the Answer his Majesty had riven to the Address, it was incumbent ou the Cued to look back. and see howthe Address bad been pro. slimed—it could not be forgotten that the Cote ' mittee to whom it had been referred to produce the Address, had in fact produced any thing but • what the Resolution warranted—aud when the lan guage held by those who voted for the Adilresa was, that there must be either a !evolution or a thiloary despotism its the cos:lily. it was lime for Minisirrs • to bestir themselves, awl put .an extinguisher 011 .11r11 proceedings, and they would slot have acted like limiest mien, if they hail slat advised Ilk Ma • jests accordingly: Wind would the wuild say, if !he censure now moved for us Minister, should be cirried,what„ but that the Coy of Loudon wish. •ed for *revolution Hr concluded Willi muting on amenriment, that his Alajraty'• gracious; Ass. serer so the Address of that Court be entered on the Journals. Alderman C. SiIITH veron led the motion. lie ,yid the lisuguaga of the Ath!reps was so intempe rate. that he thought it was impossible liar the Con►t to expect an answer da-rent froze► the one 1::ey received, a►id far his part he thought it a very gracious Auswer.—(Great Imigtter.) Mr. iltosVer!t said. it was a mostvalualile privi l.•ge of, that Coast. and of the 'people of this coups. try, to slate to the Croon the grievances under ot_hich the country may at auy time 'labour, and those persons rvisterd their loyalty iiim:ll more alio ar;•ut np to the Throne Instate their just complaints boldly and firmly, hut moderately arid respects. fitly, than those who meet to sign Addresses aLere all discussion is avoided, o u ts all allusion to tote cause of distresses um! conduct •:f 51inisters studiously sunitrersed. If they upproved of the e - onduet of Ministers, Schy not mute it in their Addresses ? At the same time he 111114 sic, that tf the langusge of Ministers in the Anttner they boil advised Ins Miljesty to Kive. Walt. intetupt•rate, 'Ley bed themselves to tbunk, as the Address stated grteranees which only existed in the fancy of the gentlemen by whom won composed and carried. Ile should support the Amendment fora reason that look formerly hero assigned in that Coop for cnifing on answer given by his Majesty to ati*Ad sirt-ss, • gracious Answer, oil which occasion it Swift justly stud, that e• if Ministers forgot.what wee (tor in the City of Lnittlon. the City of London sh9uld not 'forget what was au% to the Crown," that every answer proceeding trout the Crown must tie considered gracious. Mr. Aldermen %. I :AITIISIXte moved, " That a Iten.onstrimer, entered on she jinproals of the • 'Court, sin occasion of a funnel. Answer given by lii. Alvjesty, when Prince of Wales. to ass Address of • /lie Court. should be read. The' Remotistance was aceerilissgly read. The worthy Alderman then said he Intl st reed to chew what 114 Court had dime un a forntkr ocealiinit when an oissnitabte Answer had been given to their Actlress. It was the coestitit• tumid doctrine that the King cooed° no wrong. but the Court, si Id state its opiniurs of 51 Misters, and he declared their late Address to his Xlsjesty con. rained no sentiment that hr ass not ready to seal with his 'Aral; nor lust! any farmer Address ever sem i crg ., ut so le.', alieranuias in the Committee to .whieh it was referred. T:o! supporters of the Address had Ha stated that we snort have Fever 1111100 or 'military government, but tied the CILIO durt of Ministers tended to produce Oat or other of those events ; fur it is the 'AI-Mister% and net the People, aho were she revolutionists. Lord Chatham had long sii:ce said, that Par. hairiest' must reform its or the People would reform it with a vengeance. Lord Camden held / the same opinions and Judge Blackstone had rsaid, that guy oppression exercised on the people of Erigisuil always leads to a struggle, which in the event fends to conlirin their liberty. Even if Ilse Address contained imaginary grievances. was that a reason that she City of Loudon should be 'insulted ' In one of the meetings of those Wards that were addressing without complaining. it was "nit to the Cute, whether any prison should be allowed to speak agaimit the .Address, and m his Ward about a dozen persons who opposed the Address agreed to there, retired to she London Cutr-eshouse, and voted a counter Address. It was in this manner the supporter! of Ministers ektriked tutu holes and corners.—alteor. Bear./ — If. said the worthy Alifettruni e the loyalty of she unwary were corifiued to such persons. we aright indeed expect that revolution must soon take place ; but they all well knew that was not the case. and that those were the most loyal subjects who would advise his Majesty to redress the grievances of his peoplo.—(llear, hear.)—lndeed, if danger threat ened, he was confident it was on such persons hid Majesty would rely.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. GRIFFITHS mild, no man would sweats him `nr being disloyal; bat when Ministers acted as they had done, it was their duty to make known their just and reasonable leafs to Ins Nhijesty, :and their loyalty would be a slain/Wring virtue ir it did not lead them to address his Majesty as they had dour. Mr. OLDHAM said, the conduct of Muitstrni, from first to last, was hostile to the liberties of the people. He considered the Answer that had been given any thing hut gracious; nor could lie suppress his in dignation at having seen a Noble 'Duke and Mar tinis both King sad people by their contrail). tuous conduct while the Address was readinif. . _ Mr. PEARSON said all the parts of the Address had his cordial assent, and he was confident spoke the almost universal language of the country.— There was a great dittereuce between the temper of the Address and that of the Answer. The Address avoided casting any imputation inn the motives of Ministers; but die Answer clearly implied that the motives of the Court in presenting the Address were bad. He said the conduct of Nlinisters strongly tended to gaud the people to treabon by the hand bill* which their agent Ihril distributed ; and he ex pressed great pleasure at seeing an lion. Alderman in his place, who could favour the meeting nith some account of those Lauri-bits. and though he might not choose to tell whence they came, would, perhaps, be pleased to 'say whither they were going. Alderman ATKINS di.claimed any other know. ledge of the treasonable hand-bills th m he had re ceived as a :1141;1141.4 - w, in which capacity he had done every thing to prosecute their authors. :11r. pIIoN declered that the Answer should be considered as the in6st gracious Answer of the Sove reign, and received ..vith becoming respect by that Court, which ought to have deeply weighed the nature of the Address before they had determined to present it. He expressed himself must decidedly in favour of the amendment. Mr. Tair.ua asked, ►►ose could flint answer be ratted . graciour, which was meant by 1116 Nlijesty to be ►cost ungracious ? If the Court culled or eon. entered it most vicious, they would treat the King with great disrespect, by giriug him u COlllfg. diet tom Mr. FAYELL rose In reply. Fir begged the Court to recollect that his Majesty's A tassver, dictated by his Ministers, was expressly intended to fix no in'. ;rumba' of disloyalty upon same individuals con nected with that Court. Such an attempt was a most unconstitutional proceediug. A reflection was cast upon two persons, the mover and the seconder, who were singled nut from the rest of the Court, for conduct in which the Court itself partici pated; for when mice the Court agreed to any MO lion, the mover and seconder became mixed up without distinction with the burly. Alderman Waithman and Mr. Taylor were the individuals aimed at. tie (elr. Favell) wished to b ire his share of the disgrace; and if the imputation of a desire to throw the country into danger were to be fixed by the taste of Ministers upon those two worthy men, he by no inertia would desire to be excluded, knowing that the praise of Mirgsters was the only thing that would render liable to suspicion, and judging of their censure upon the same principle. lie concluded by express. lug his opinion, thut Ministers had proved by the Answer that it was their wish to throw the apple of discord between the King and the people. The amendment was then negatived. Sir CLAUDIUs S. HUNTER. cuwe forward to speak upon the origitn.l question. Alderman WAITHMAN declared that no person had a tight to peek aft. rt hr reply of the Mover. Sir C. HUNTER said, he should ;serialise move au anierstiment, and in the same tune regrettedlbat he h:el lomad it impossible to attend the Conit at all earlier hour. lie penuld not now rise but iron he tfou4lit it indispensably necessary for him to &liver his trininoti upon a mounts of which lie had the 'nog unfavourable impresabn. It was impossible to eon. trive that any gat;! could arise from perseverance in an unri s ferrable fonility to all the acts of Go eetainent.—lf the people were liggrleVo•J, surely it was by u moderate appeal, nod nut by an in emper ate and ineam-I,,!rtit rennmstrance they were to be bent liied. His Majesty and his blinisters were r= . ~,. '1 Tu do so, was to insult his person, a thing which ' no man in that Court dared to do to his equal. He concluded with moving the previous question. Mr. DIXoN seconded the motion. Mr. E'saaso• said, the question had liken a lIPIV turn : it was now whether the Court should reciird the Answer of the• King. He could not think of, Leiria party to a measure which.wowld go to insult his :Majesty, and therefore lie should vote for the original motion. 'Elie previous question was thew ►ejected without a division, mid orlon the original question the. Court divided, when there appeared—. VOIt Tin NOTION. AGAINST IT. . 3 Aldermen t7oninuniers. ..... 83 Commoners Tellers SS 58 I I Majority in favour of the motion..." :10. A deputation was granted fur one year of the office of Alien Porter. The Court then proceeded to the election of Assistant. Beadle of the Court of Requests, when the Petition+ of the Candidates were presented and read, and the ballot being taken and cast up, the numbers appeared as follow : Me. Kent Mr. 3upp whe►eupon Mr. Kent was declared dimly elected. Several Reports fur ollowance to officers in respect of their services were presented and agreed to. A Petition for an improvement in Upper Thames-street, near Vintners' Hall, was presented, and referred to the City Lands Committee, to consider autl report sq forthwith. Upon the motion of Mr. Rick, 1001 was granted in aid of the fund annually distributed (upon this slay) amongst , the poor widows of freemen, by the Chamherlaiii. Mr. Hick 4:so moveil a reference to the London %Volk. house Committee', to covsider of extesoliug the management of that Institution to a limited number of the Committee fur the relief of the houseless and destitute poor, in addition to the Member 4 of the Court who may be appointed Governors, which was agreed to. The Lord Mayor laid b, f,re the Court a communication from the Court of Aldermen, with a copy of ■ Report of the Committee of Privileges of that Court, which was ordered to be printed for the information of the Members. An important Report from the General Purposes Commit. tee, on their Ingo icy into the mode of compelling pvll4ollll to become free of the City, was presented, nail ordered to be printed prior to bring considered. A Report from the Gaol Expenses Committee, on the soli. jest of the iiihitrat• on Mr. Remembrancer's Rills, was also ordered to he primed. A lltpert from the General Poltroon; Commit lee, rotative to the iitelieiholity of any Members holding appointments as tridesmeu, was presented, and, after some debate, the con. eider:alum was wljourued to the next Court. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. LISBON MAIL. LISBON, DECEMBER 8. PORTANIA. As the public funds ought to be applied to the purposes marked nut by the law, without any dif ferences, which is always odious, mid the most evi dent sign of bad administration, and it being indis pensable, and of the molt induiritaide utility to consolidate the credit of the Treasury, that the public confidence tniy not be deceived nor the abuses continued, which it is very easy to intro duce when it is necessary to,lenve to the discre tion of the persons employed the Iles formances of obligations which c4ntiot always be determined with precision ; the Provisional Junta of the Su preme Goverment of the kingdom desiring not only to improve, as for as circumstances will permit, the receipt of the revkotie, the application of which is so sacred, but also to prepare that knowledge of facts which is indispensable fur such reforms as the Cortes may thitik suitable in a matter of 60 11111r11 iut portance, has resolvtd to creme, mkt has created in the Treasury itself a Commission, which shall he entitled " Commission of the Public National Treasury," and which shall be composed of a President, six Members, and a Secretary, with a vote. First, This Comtn's►ion is to exercise in its full extent the authority and jurisdiction which by the law. creating the "Treasury, and by thole which have since been promulgated, was given to the general Directors and Presidents without any dif. lar from Ileilig diaincliiied to listen to the corn. feretire. plaints of the people, but those Complainsa should [Here follow valions regulations, the 1 Ith of be uttered iis u respectful manner, and not couched which sip :I—The Commission shall propose the in language insult;sig to the Koval ear. The nor. the changcs which appear to it to be necessary and Alderman, est adverted to the publication of the proctedinga of the Court of Alilerisieu—a nivst I 'li:dispensable is: the present that due solemn and quiet Court, and one etbich should be consideration being had. these regolutions talc be permitted to keep all its affairs f the pubic rcr , I altered, the imperfection of which it is impossible instead of having them argued, and argued Pm in stis nut to acknowledge, when it is considered that unfair and pawl manner, *objecting the majqii:y of its m..nibers to the 1110,1 offensive reflections, and the last reform of the Trtasury was made to the distorting their conduct for the purpose of exciting i year 1761, leaving in vi;,:our regulations and P3S• ridicule. He then spoke of the improbability that tents of revenue made ages hefore, which still such taco us Lord Liverpool and the Duke of Wel. l regulate the raising and administration of Nadi lington, to who'll the nation looked with admiration, which are so different in their origin, as well os their would counsel the King to any measure in jurious to his people.-1 Cries of " More, move.")—The I applicatiun.—( Lisbon Gazette, Dee. Y.) worthy Alderman made nu motion. LISBON, DECEMBER 4. Alderman BIRCH came forward and said, he Told The folloaing antler hex h tt .,, is sue d : an aineudtuent to propose. lie had obssreed that It The Commissioners of the Department of Health though the adsocates of the original 111011011 had hating received, byibe act of its or:anization, the important spoken touch of an insult offered tit the Court, they charge if refsrmiogthe abases which the public so vehement bad not said one word of the insult offered to the ls complains, acquaints the same public that though it has Ferro's of the Sovereign by the Address. lime go stem desire and zeal to enter immediately on this im- Ner! there were cries of e• Chair !"—.Mr. FAYELL portant object, it is, however, in want of knowledge of those having risen to order— he LORD MAYOR decided, that though he was abuses. For this reason the Cotnntission applies to tlsc public , e that it may be assisted by its observations and information, anxious to hear every I.peliktf to the qutation, n MUM m %Ite' to those who rose to potash; of order, if "nni"all good citizens who shall assist in giving it infor. be meant to maintain order. minims that a speedy remedy shall be applied by the Supreme Government $o all the tergiversatious, frauds, subnrdina- Mr. FAVELL said it man a breach of hider fur soy limit, aid pet Chi's which shalt be denounced to thew, and to lay that the Address of that Court was an 10SUlt to Ins Majesty. which can be satisfactorily proved. Alderman WAtrituau said the worthy " The Commission declares, however, that anonymous man'could not properly discuss the main question desuuciations which 'cease, but du nut praise, roman be slier the reply of the mover. entitled to any attention. Mat is most necessary are irre- Ahlermlin.BEßOU insisted upon the right of talc• I finable documents chick may anlhorise the violent and re. log a view of the queation.as it was intimately con. pealed complaints which obliged the Junto of the Supreme emoted with the amendment he had to propose. The Goverment to have recourse to the pi visional sad extra. Court had no right to take Advaniogr of the situ.. ordinary measures which are confided to this Commission. lieu of the King on tbe Throne. because they had " Lisbon, 25th November, IMO. theprtvilege to address but there. They had no (Sigartl) "'FRANCISCO DE. ASSTS E COSTA, right to interfere with his domestic circumstances. Acting as Stvretary." ,- , ~~.:~::. • • ST. TitoriAs --Huhtlav at the Think, EZIAMLVIET, SIM Lllll6, a•vgi souti, Sea tiuuselL ifttler J .7. LONDO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1820. The Paiis Papers of Sunday arrived at a late hour last night. Thry contain nothing new re specting Naples. - The Austrian troops on the frontier maintained a rigid discipline, and had 'Made no movement up to the 3d instant. The folloivittg are extracts:— PARIS., DECEMUER 17. A telegraphic dispatch announces that the Tara, with M. Hyde de Netts , 'lle oft board, sailed on the 14th inst. front Brest for the United States of America, with * favourable, wind. The De r utie, will meet for the first time this day, in the Hall of ConferenceP. Fire per Cent. Consols. 7S fr. 35 cents-4611k Actions, 1,430 fr. VIENNA, DECEMBER 6. My Lord Stewart has beets its our city • • see the beginning of this week, being anxious to prevent the purpose of his Lady, oho, although far ad vanced in pregnancy, had determined, it is rash', to be carried to Truppau in a litter. The Noble Lord will set nut to-morrow to attend the la-4 con ferences of Congress. We learn that Mr. Canning has withdrawn from the Ministry. and that other change. are in conse quence near ut hand. It is also thought that Lord Stewart will be recalled from his post at Vienna. .—(Gazelle de France.) His MaJErnr's Answer to the City Address, presented to In , MAJESTY on the gtli instant, yesterday produced an animated debate in the Common Council. A ►notion, expressing surprise and regret at this Answer, was moved ley Mr. FAxet.t., and, after a strenuous opposition, was carried by • majority of 30. The numbers being, Ayes 88—Noes 53. We have received Lisbon Papers to the gth inst., and from their silence respecting the state of poli tical feelings iu that capital, we are to collect that the public tranquillity is perfectly established. The Government are actively employed in modelling such parts of the internal economy of the State us seemed most to require revision, and have in par ticular appointed a Committee for supervising dm receipts and expenditure of the Treasury, and se curing the lumpier application of the public money to the purposes for which it may be destined. A Committee has also been organised for correcting all abuses affecting the public health of the city. A lively anxiety seems to be very generally felt that Parliament were quickly assembled. The meet tig of she great national Councils, end more especially of she I louse of Commons, would, in our opinion, effectually terminate all the deceitful practices that are now exerted to alarm and agitate the public mind, and throw the shield of delusion over the indeecility of the Ministers. The public ear is now daily abused with - declamatory invectives against sedition and disloyalty, and the Ministers and their partisan, may safely omit to notice, because they cannot meet the challenges that have been thrown out, to specify one act on the part of any norther) of the people which could justify charges s 3 severe ; hut should they ventute in Parliament to indulge in language of the same character, they will be in staidly required to " descend from their iambics," anal miss' change their vague and general calum nies tofu allegations that can he made the subjects of grave and specific inquiry. %Veil pleased, we are convinced, the Ministers would be, if ersey weir enabled at the meeting of Parliament to answer a challenge of this nature with an account of some horrible conspiracy framed for the overthrow of the existing Government, the deposing of the K trio), and the advancement of the QL' F,EN to the throne of these realms!! With what tr ium ph would Lord LIVERPOOL and CASTLEREAGII, in their respective Houses of Parliament, answer the m..ver of an amendment to the Address with hints of the dangers they hail all near() by the wisdom of the abused and slighted Ministers of the Crown, and with a denuticaition that a green bag might be ex peeled in a day or two to pore the ningssiturle of the dangets and the services of the Cabinet. But, alas ! uo sedition or treason can be proved to relieve them from their present embarrassments, and though every follower of the Ministers ni every county, tow me, and parish, from the Orkneys to the Laud's End, were to swear win; voce that the spirit of revolution was moving over the face of the land, their united depositions would he insufficient to enable thy A TTORN ET-GENERAL to frame a ►iug le count in an indictment. It is ten improbable that had not Fiddler, adios Franklin, and his gang been so seasonably discovered, a very pretty plot might have been got up to meet the necessities of the Cabinet about the time of the re-assembling of Parliament, and the ingenious productions of this " loyal" manufacturer of placards would have answered admirably for filling u green bag, as doubtless they have dour on former occasiosis ; but thin hope has Touished, and Mr. PEARSON'S lotto- ..• , ' '' - , , 4? .; 2. trite discovery has clWroyed, for st least some titre. every reasonable prospect of miodivr adventurer's atiecetalisig in this peculiar brunch of ingenious industry. In the abserce of all red sed&ix, the partisans of the Alinistees must, content themselves with a phantom of their own creation; and as children in relic:l6,er to each other the nursery tales of demotes and hobgoblins, de " lairr in implicit belief it the existence of these super - rest und creations of iitste;tulated fancies, n d are mutually ietrifird even at the sounds of their ono voices, so it is probable than matey of ibe children of larger growth, who disseminate thee , ' idle rumours of imaginary dangers, are really frightened at the tegoes of their own stories, whic:i produce a deeper and stronger impression eve their very extravagance. Tins dreadful system delusion can I otalimor only until Parlieuient 5!..11 have assembled ; the reign of terror, the power el these hobgoblins of the Treasury, is suited only la our present twilight view of the political state cf • the country ; but as the dawn advances the mystel y must cease, reason resumes her empire with return ing light, and the Mind will 1;1/ longer siitEr a vapour of the brain or the phantom of a diseased vision to (sock it with the semblance of reality. There is not a rational or impartial man us the empire at ho regards the attempt to procure what ar e called " Loyal Addresses," as any thing best au expedient to sue a tottering Alit:ist,y fr:iin de. struction ; and every honest mail who calmly re flects upon the danger actually incurred by agi tating the country for such a purpose, and in flaming the spirit of opposition by the irritating and disingenuous charge of disloyalty and disaffec tion, will dteply censure alike the motives and the 111C31111. Parliament will, we trust, mark their sens- of the whole proceeding by a strong expression of its disapprobation. This topic is intimately in volved in the question of the treatment winch the QUEEN 11:45 experienced from the 51inisters, the policy of instituting the late prosecution, mod this manner in whicli it was conducted. The charge of disloyalty made by the Ministers and their agents, is an attempt to divest the QUEEN of public s 3 to. pathy, and the assurance of public support in the event of any further attack, and implies the strongest ceat.ure upon all who have presumed to express an opinion unfavourable to her MAJEdTY's prosecutors. The House of Commons must of necessity undertake a review of the whple case, from the moment of the late littia's death; for by that House the subject is still untouched, with the exception of what might be called an interiv cutory judgment upon the impolicy of the prose cutler'', in which the measure was condemned as derogatory from the dignity of the Crown, and in jurious to the hest interests of the country. Tine judgment has done the House of Commons im mortal honour, and has had more effect in check ing the clamour fur Parliamentary Reform than all the specious arguments ever uttered within or with out the walls of either House. To that jueiginen; the House will no doubt adhere; at least all who, sanctioned it by their voles are bound to protect front calumny, as unfounded as it is wicked, all who throughout the country approved of that vote, and eventually found their early opinions confirm. ed by the result of the trial at the bar of the other House. As the greater part of the last Session of Parlia.. ment was occupied by the QUEEN'S case, so mint a .cousiderable portion of the ensuing Session be also devoted to the some subject; for even were the Moistens of the Crown to be silent respecting her MAJESTY, and make no further attempt to oppress her, the situation of the Quests is such that it is impossible for her MAJESTY not to demand front Parliament protection and redress. The Queen of ENGLAND hiss neither revenues nor Palace, nor rank at Court, uor has she had any public recog.. ninon of her existence, but for the purpose of ex positig her to obloquy and danger. When she inti mated her itatentiott at the close of her anomalous trial of addressing herself to the House of Com mons, the House war prevented by a disgraceful trick limn entertaining liar SlAJrstY's Message. For these causes generally her MAJESTY has to complain, for the last-inentioued the House of Commons has to cotitplaio;—her MAJESTY ties no 11 , V41111 of redress but fermi the representatives of the people—the House of Commons has in its own hands the means of redressing the insult offered to itself. It is no excuse in the present day that it is the undoubted prerogative of the Crown to dissolve Parliament when and how it ideates—the preroga. tiers of the Cfbrill have long been known only as privileges appertaining to the Crown for the tit of the people, to be eNert...:l under the control liametti. Hot let the ataionlited prerogative IA t h e Crow's he 011inittril to test in the discretion of the Ministers, will they he satisfied to oppose it to the un doubted privilege of the House of Commons to da. pose at its sole discretion of the public motley ? To talk about pretogstive now.a.dsys is out of place; the G ivernment of this empire since the Itevolutioa is sisietly a parliamentary Government, iu which the . executive authority is de facto amenable to Pitilistutitt, by means of the responsibility of the 11u.irtets of the Crown. To talk about undoubted prerogatives therefore is absurd, they could not save a Minister's head from the scaffold, nor be pleaded even in conjunction with the royal pardon in bar to an imps achment, and if one spark of ancient spirit still animates the House of Cummous, it %sill prove ,~ I" 3- , - 'L4 ;~,•;