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moned to meet this evening at the Secretary
cf State’s ( to in Cleveland row, at which all
the Mintfiry are to attend.
The two spirited Aldermen, Townsend and
Sjwbridge, will certain’y be greater favou
rite* with the public than Wdkes himfeJ, if
they give a check to the aibitrary and un
conflitutional power claimed at piefent by a
certain afembly, the power of fe zii’g and
jmprifoning men at diferetion being more
dangerous in such hands then in the hands of
She Secretaries of Sta f e.
March 6. On Monday night a Melten
ger was font away with important dispatches
So Lord Carthcait, his Majeffy’s Ambi fTador
at the Court of Petcfburgh. The report of
iyUrdfhip being recalled from his Ambaf
that Court, wc aie aftured is ground-
■Hf night the House of Commons was very
a motion made by Mr. pownall, rela-
to some papers laid before them, in Te
rence to the late Spaniffi Convention ;and
the -debaie,o* shi* occahon
would continue several hours.
March ii. We are informed, by a re
fpe&able correspondent, that amonglt the
perfens who fufteted from the populace in
Dublin, on a late occasion, was his excellen
cy the Lord Lieutenant, whom <hey tum
bled in the kennel in such a manner that his
viceroyfliip, together with his equipage,
. co?chman, and footmen, were covered with
mud and flufli from noftii! to tail.
By the KING, a PROCLAMATION,
Far J. Whebe and R. Fhomfun.
GEORGE R. I
WHEREAS on the eighth day of Febru
ary last, complaint being .made to the House
of Commons of the printed news paper, in
titled, The Gazetteer and New Daily Ad
vertiser, Friday February 8,1771, pi inted for
R.Thompfon ; and alfu of the printed news
paper, intitled, 7 he MicWlefex Journal, or
Chronicle of Liberty, from I uefday Febru
ary 5, to Thursday February 7, 1771, prin
ted for J. Wheble, as misrepresenting the
speeches, and reflecting on several of the
members of the said house, in contempt of
the order, and in breach of the privilege of
the said house ; it was ordered, that the said
J. Wheble aid R. 7 hompfon Ihould attend
the said House of Commons; and they not
Diving obeyed the said order, it wm thereup
on ordered, by the said House of Commons,
that the said John Wheb’eand R.Thompfon,
should be taken into the cuflody of the Ser
ieant at Arms attending the said House, or
his Deupty. And whereas the said Deputy
Seijeant having informed the House, that
he had not been able tomeet with the said
John Wheble and R. Thcmpfon, or either
of them, though he had been several times
at their refpe&ive Hbufes, and had made dili
gent search after them, to take them into
custody, an humble add.efs hath been pre
fented to us by the Knights, Citizens, and
Burgefl’es, and the Commissioners for Shires
and Burghs, in Parliament aflembied, that
we would be gt'acioufly pleafcd toiflucour
Royal Proclamation, for apprehending the
said John Wheble and R. I hompfon, with
a promise of a reward for the fame: we have
thought fit, by and with the advice of our*
Privy Council, to illue this cur Pro
-1 clamation, heieby requiring and command
-1 ing all our loving fubjeds whatsoever to
| difeover and apprehend, or caefe the said
Ijohn Wheble and R. Thompson, or either
Auf them, to be difeovered and apprehended.
End to carry him or them before some of our
■uftices of the Peace, or Chief Mzgilratcs,
Rk town, ex piacp,_wl)fjc he or
they fha I be appuh.-ndect, who are refpec
rively requiied to fecme the said John Whe
blc and R. Thompson, and thereof give
peedy notice to one of our principal Sccre
aries of State, to the end, he or they may be
<rtb coming, to be dealt withal and pro
ceeded againit according to law. And for
of an efeape of the said John
’Vneble and R. Thompson, or cither of
«iem, into parts beyond the seas, we do;e
lire and command all our officers of the
fuftoms, and other our officers and fubjefls
< and in our reQwdive ports and maritime
iwn* and places within our kingdom of
Leat-Biitain, that they, and every of them,
| then refpeclive places and Rations, be
>efal aud diligent in the examination of
► f'icrfom that Aral! pass or endeavour to paG
>nd the Las ; and if thev (hall difeover
aid Jcita Wheble and R. Thompson,
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or either of them, then to cause him of
to be apprehended and tenured,and to
tice thereof as afore Lid. And wc do htK(ol
by ftricHy charge and command all our lov-.
ing fubjelU, as they will answer the contrary
at their perils, that they do not any wajs
conceal, but do difcovei him or them, the
said John Wheble and R. Thompson, to
the end he or they may be secured. Ano
for the encouragement of all pct fens to be
diligent and careful in endeaveuting to dil
cover and apprehend the said John VX heb'e
and R. Thompson, we do hcreby*Tufther
declare, that whosoever shall diftover and
apprehend the (aid John XX htb e and R.
7 hompfon, or either of them, within three
weeks from the date hereof, and (ha.l bring
him or them, the said John Wheble and R.
Thompson, fomc Justice of the I eace
or Chief Magistrate as aforefaid, (hail have
and receive, as a reward tor the difeovery,
apprehending, and bringing the said John
Wheble and R. Thompson, or either of
1 them before (uch Juft.ce of the or
1 Chief Magiflratc as aforefaid, the sum o«
i fifty pounds for each ; which our Commis
sioners of cur Treasury are hereby required
and diretßed to pay accordingly.
Given at cur Court at St. James s, the
Eighth day of Match, 177’’ ’ n l^e
eleventh year of our reign.
GOD save the KIN G
London Gazette.
March j 6. Yeflerday, at twenty minutes
after twelve, Mr. Twine Carpenter, a printer,
living at No. 33. in Htfier-lane, Weft-
Smithfield, appealed before the fitting Aider
man (John Wilkes, Esq) at Guildhall, with
Mr. John Wheble, for the apprehending
whom a reward of fifty pounds was oftered
by proclamation. Mr. Carpenter was asked
upon the delivery of Mr. Wheble, whether
he was a constable or peace cfficer? An
swering in the negative, he was asked, whe
ther Mr. Wheble had been guilty of any fe
lony, or was under any (ufpicion of felony,
or was charged by him with the commiflion
of any crime ? Mr. Carpenter again answer
ing in the negative, was interrogated, by vir
tue cf what authority he brought Mr. Whe
ble before the Aiderman ? He answered, by
virtue of the proclamation. Ihe Aiderman
then said, “ As you are not a peace officer,
nor constable, and you accuse not the party
of any crime, I know not what right you
have to take his person ; it is contrary to the
chartered rights of this city, and of English
men.” After which Mr. Wheble desired to
be heard ; who said, that not only what Mr.
Carpenter had done was wrong, but the
whole proceedings were illegal and uncon
stitutional, both of the House of Commons
and tbe Proclamation, which I have ex
pic(T d being the opinion of my counci’, in a
letter to the Soliicitor. The Aiderman here
cut him (hort, faying, “ With these matters
I have nothing to do.” I hen asking Mr.
Wheble whether he accused Mr. Carpenter
of any thing; he answered he did, of an
aftault, and also of bieaking the peace, which
he thought he had a right to (wear against
him ; but being questioned whether he ap
prehended his life to be in any danger, and
he answering in the negative, the Aiderman
told him he could not swear the peace against
Mr. Carpenter, but that he might charge him
with an aftault, if he did aftault him. Mr.
Wheble then (wore to thte aftault, after which
the Alderman addrefled himfelf to Mr. Car
pen Yr, faying, “ You have no authority for
making this aftault, contrary to the rights of
1 Engufhmcn and.citizens ; therefore 1 do re
lease Mr. Wheble, and (hail commit you,
unlcG you can find bail to answer
behavioural the next sessions.” Bail was im
mediately oftered' (or Mr. Carpenter’s ap
pearance, himfelf bound in 401. and his bail
(Mr. Kearfly and Mr. Smith) in 201. each.
Mr. Carpenter then asked, whether he had
not a claim to the reward ? To which he
was answered in the affirmative, and that a
certificate fliould be immediately made out
to fatisfy the Treasury of his having delivered
J >hn Wheble, the person mentioned in the
proclamation, and for which the reward of
fifty pounds was offered, before the fitting
Magiflratc at Guildhall, a justice of peace.
k And wc arc infoimed, that the aforefaid Mr.
Carpenter, as soon as the certificate was
ftgned, took coach to theTreafury,to demand
the reward prpm.fedby the royal proclama
tion ; when he was desired to attend on
Tucidaj’ next.
r three o’clock,
Oi \ with a warrant ftgned by < c P
of Commons to c * rr y .
ing lethal House. Mr. MiTer find
qaagiftrateiwer had no warrant rom a y
tody, tent fo»< city to take him into cu
he delivered himflable, into whose c arge
taken to the ManVhc was in consequence
Mayor appointed fixoufe ; when the or
merits of the cause. Ack for hearing t e
Mr.Mi I r, and the meflh.hour appointed
befoiethc right honourable UW crc
and Meflrs. Aldermen Oliverl^Ma) or,
when previous to the cxaminatkA 1 »
puty Seijeant at Arms appeared,T e '
dared, that hearing the meflenger w dc '
custody, he was come, by order of 1 "
in the bufmefs, and declared, that the seizing
a freeman of London in that city, without a
warrant signed by a magistrate of the said
city, was contrary to its laws and constitution;
he therefore difeharged Mr. Miller. Mr. M.
then fully proved, by three witnefles, the
affauli made upon him by the meflenger,
when he was ordered to give bail, to take his
trial at the quarter-sessions to be holden for
this city, when several gentlemen present
oftered to be bound fur his appearance ; but
this having been abf.dutely refufed, the Lord-
Mayor ordered a warrant to be made out for
his commitment, which was signed by his
Lordship, and Meflrs. Oliver and Wi kcs.
I he Deputy Serjeant then, and not till then,
declared, that he had orders to refufc giving
bail for the meflenger till after the Lord-
Mayor (hould have signed the commitment
(supposing that his Lordship would not have
proceeded so far) but that now having fecn
the commitment signed, he was willing to
give the bail required, and it was accordingly
accepted. The Deputy Serjeant then returned
to make his report.
It was yesterday confidently
jhe Duke de Ch ifeul was a
the publisher of the London
Packet, who was a second time ordered to
attend the House of Commons, refufed yes
terday to obey their mandate, since the City
Magistrates have given it as their opinion that
such orders are illegal.
Mr. Sawbridge, it is said, has declared,
that if in consequence of the non-attendance
of the above printer to the order of the House
of Commons, he (hall be apprehended under
the Speaker’s warrant, he will difeharge him,
and commit the persons aiding by virtue of
such warrant.
March 20. Policies, we hear, are opened
in the city,to give ten and fifteen guineas, to
receive a hundred, when the author of Juni
us is difeovered.
We are told that a set of gentlemen met
on Tucfday, at a certain coffee-houfe near
the Exchange, and raifeiFno less than seven
millions, now in the bank, to offer in bail for
my Lord Mayor, should he have been com
mitted to any prison ; which, if not accepted,
they determined to draw out of the Bank.
March 22. The idea of a war is still very
strong about the Royal Exchange, and has a
very powerful effedt upon the ftucks, which
fluctuate tn a furprizing manner.
It has been hinted by a great man in ad
ministration, that upon certain terms he is
willing to act in conjunction with opposition;
and we are affored from good authority, that
Lord Chatham will soon appear a servant of
the crown again.
Yesterday a court of common-council was
held at Guildhall, puHuantto fummon r es is
sued by the Lord Mayor on Monday. Ihe
court was extremely full* The Lord Mayor
continuing very ill,Mr. AldermanThecothick
was locum tenens. After the business of the
Durham-yard embaikment, the court pro
ceeded to Mr. Mylne’s petition, and the con
sideration of the upper Marfhai’s place, both
which was postponed. It was then moved
to return thanks to the Lord Mayor, and the
Aidermen Wilkes anti Oliver,for their late
conduct which was carried without any di
vioTm only four hands were held up against
it. Mr. Alderman Savvbridge spoke extremely
well in defence of the franchifcs of the city,
and the rights of mankind. Mr.
Speaker, to demand that the said meflengej
together with John Miller, should be deli-
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vered up to him ; but his Lordship proceeded
Aiderman Turner exerted himtef greatly m
AUerman of thc Clt . icnß . Mr.
AM Ur Kukwan (poke Lkewife very ably
.hTm^ocX.». Robert Ladbrcke,
on the lame occauv» • cru.u rh-
the Aidermen Alsop, Kw*. ™
fc„r, Wilke,, and Ob«r, •«'
P ‘The resolution w», *e thanks of
.. . k, plven to the right honour a a.e
r U < Xvo•nd 'bn "L® 6 - W " kM
occasion, supported the privileges and fran
u f the citv >nd defended Our excedent
C ton" It L afterwarcs orde.cd to
conftitutioh. it was
be signed by the town clerk, * a copy
livered to each us them.
A motion was made end tbequeftron put,
« that a committee offou. Alde.men, and
, C. mmons.
. U . rha Hnufe Gt VCmmUHS*
a"motion was made and the quell™ put,
that the laid committee be
/ r-r -a. M they mad tnimr.
per upon tMaKitant occafv-n. And,
“ J’hat be empowered to
draw on the for any sum not exceed
ing five hundf^ oun d l .»»
The Record^ enture a to be present at
this meeting of the; f , mm on Council, where
he raved and foame in the gieateft fury of
his feminine passion,^ ut c uld not obtain
more than four or five <\he whole Common
Council to fide with opposition to the
condufl of the Lord Maydy
°f r ' Wtlirii lettKjo Sir Fletcher
, Norton.
Sir, London t Mani/ 20, I 7 1 *
“ 1 this morning received an vder com
manding my attendance this day in ihe House
of Commons. I observe that no notice is
taken of me in your ordhr as a member of the
1 House, and that 1 am not required to attend
lin my place. Both fhde circumstances, ac
cording to thc fettled foim, ought to have
been mentioned in my case, and 1 hold them
absolutely indifpenfibie. In the name of the
fieeholders of Middlesex, I again demand
my feat in parliament, having the honour
’ of being freely chosen by a very great majo
rity, one of the representatives for the (aid
county. lam ready to take the oaths pre
scribed by law,andto give in my qualification
as knight of the fhus. When. I
admitted to my feat, I will immediately give
the House the most exa& detail, which will
necessarily comprehend a full juftification ot
my conduit relative to the late illegal pro
clamation, equally injurious to the honour of
the crown, and the rights of the fubjeli, and
likewise the whole business of the printers.
I have ailed entirely from a sense of duty to
this great city, whose franebifes I am sworn
to maintain, and to my country, whose noble
constitution I reverence, and whose liberties
at the price of my blood to the last moment
of my life I will defend and support.
I am, Sir vour most humble servant,
JOHN WILKES.”
Right Honourable Sir Fletcher Knt.
Yesterday Edward Twine Carpenter again
applied to the Treasury, according to the cer
tain assurance of a board being held, for the
501. in which his Majesty is indebted to him
according to his royal and most sacred pco
mife for apprehending J. Wheble, and con
veying him before a magistrate. Carpenter
could not for some time obtain any decisive
answer to his demand ; but at last he forced
from the mouth of one of the clerks, that
they were ordered by Lord North, not to
enter into conversation with them, becaufc it
would be communicated to Mr. Wilkes, and
inserted in the papers, as their former ai : *
fwers to him had been. He returned no rich
than he went; the promised board being ft
put off to the morrow, and one more d
given to decide the propriety of Mr. Morri
refleHions upon this affair.
Lord North’s abilities being now so v
known as a peace maker, it is said th
motion will be made in a certain alien
for an address, defuinghis lordfliipto un
take an accommodation between-them ,
the heroes in the city, as they are very \
aware rough treatment will not in the k
ftifle their patriotic ardour.
We are told from pretty good authori
that since the ratification of the late convi
tion, no less than eighteen or twenty priv
letters have pafled between the mimftry :
the court of Veifailles, the purpose of wk
May 9*