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A T a most numerous and highly reipe&able
-6" A. Meeting of the Friends of Mr. Alderman HANKEY,
he'd at the Loiolon Tavern, this day, April 29, 1807;
Mr. Aldermen eOYDELL, in the Chair ;

The following Resolutions were ntoverl by Sir Franc 4 80.
ring, Bate. wicondld by Ceo. Clark, Ey. {ate Alderaau of
Liasishaw Ward, and carried Ilasnintotrilr

1. That it is the opinion of this Meeting. that the pros-
perity of the &nal% E spire heit.g (moulded on cerrnseme,
and the metropolis being the Emporium, it is Familiarly im-
portant, that the Rgne.entatr•ea in Parliament be well se.
titialliteol with the Commuteial Interests of the Nation, more
especially At this criticsl when the efforts of an insidious
enemy are applied almost exclusively to accompltsh the rola of
the Ibitish Trade.

2. That it is the opinion of Shis Msaime, that Mr. Alderman
HAMLET, by birth and educative,* alien Lmden, and
oleo Os, for many years, been alio* engage I in 'litany..
sommostist 01141COtall, whose elbassimor mod crizetn2 an in.-
resalable Li all his Tifitlll,l mercantile transa-.tioni. is a fit and
proper mom to represent theCitt of I.nniton in Parliament.

3 That it is the odinion of this Nleetung. that Mr. Alderman
I lankey. sa Oksm.l of the Natth R potent .A Loyal Loudon
Volunsaors, ha. a pec.iliar clan n upon the esteem of h., rd.
Citmens, for t,.e ea•..theta disci/Sins he established in the
Regiment, by this means Kn.'s' 'Matey and credit to lust moot
eonerAotional deface, the Volunteer Vote,.

4. That it is the opinion of this Meeting, that Mr. Alderman
Hankey, by takiiig upon him the 0-fic.l of On• or the NI Is-
traces of this City, has evinced art honourable design to pscs.
mote its welfare and prosperity, emulating the example of his
Soldettort, and most especially Sir John &Mai. ..f whose
emlitentsersiees, in Seven l'arllausisiits, this City mil! retains the
as.., voiceful it nosinloaixe
5. That this Menia:z. m hvidually Ind collowtevoly, will wee
th.: f. 1,111% Iniene•itis to ponton't of Mr.
AM•••.isou ins.okiti. V Min of the Representatives in radio-
ment, be proceeding in 'hie most active causie possible.
.1101 IN 6f)YVELL„ Chairman.

liteeha'.teah Ira;el left the Chair, it wr. rerolved, that
th, Pt.. tte,tins Ire CIAISOI,4 to 1..31 for tits able
4rgergoacer.irwt.

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LONDON,
FRIDAY, MAT I.

The speech delivered, as His MAJESTY'S, by the
Loan Cnissicstt.oe, cured the Lords Commission-
ers, for the purpose of 'proroguing Parliantilmt, on
Monday last, says —o His Komi has directed us
mos: earnestly to recommend to you, (the Lords end
Coutteens), that you should cultivate, by all means
in your power, a spirit of union, harmony, any
goof will, amongst all classes ar.' descriptions of his
people." Of t';. I.;aassrv's beneficent intentions,
no man can entertain a dcnbt, who looks into his
long reign, and considers the uninterrupted series of
ass of conciliation and kindness, with which it bat
bees marked, towards that class of His MA) IST T'S.
subjects, proscribed by his present Ministers, and
represented as dangerous to the safety of Church
and State. That His Majesty's Ministers, who
se strenuously laboured to revive religious strife
and bigotry, to make religion, which was in-
tended as a bond of society, a sword to
sever its members from each other, should wish
that a storm, artfully raised for a purpose, should
subside after that purpose was answered, the public
were also prepared to tweet. The only circum-
stance that can excite surprise, is the abruptness of
their transition from the furious language of re-
ligious strife, to the mild and moderate tone of to-
lerance and conciliation. Had they been sincere
and zealous bigots, nothing less than a miracle
could have wrought such a sudden conversion ;
and as it is not pretended that any miracle was
wrought in their favour, they have, by their sudden
change of temper and tone, subjeaed themselves
to the suspicion of being an artful set of intriguers,
who made their way into power by the worst sort
of political fraud and hypocrisy. The neat marked
feature of the speech is, that which professes 41 great
satisfaaion at the inquiries instituted by the House
of Commons, into subjects connected with public
economy ; and trusts that the early attention of
the new Parliament will be applied to the pro-
secution of these important subjects." That the
men who arrayed themselves in arms against
the Tenth Report of Naval Inquity, and sought
to palliate or defend all the &sus.' disclosed
in that important document, should declare them-
selves the enemies of peculation and embezzle-
mcnt, argued rather too much confidence in public
credulity. But, thanks to their indiscretion, how.
ever great that credulity may be, they have at the
sense time taken care that the public shall not be
deceived. Adverting to the Insane. Report, the
presenting of which was prevented by the abrupt
interposition of the Bleck Kid, on Monday last,
Ministers, in the Prints devoted to their interest,
last night observed, as follows :

" In reviewing the whole of the case in question.
and of the charge which the late Maa.itters have
founded upon it of a wish so dissolve Parliament,
in order to prevent the presenting the Report of
the Committee of Finance, the public will be of
opinion, that the contrivance was all on the part of
the Committee, and not on the pert of the Ministers.
The Committee had adj•.nrn^d, as we understand.
from the *,,,turd,sy to the Monday at two o'clock.
Bat some of the Member; met so early as seven in
the morning► of Monday, to prepare Use .Report in

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aunties. We amid be gia, Imam?, tb ttki
whether it was not the asigioal melon
of tr.f
Committee, that that First Report Joey
the Bank in
Whoever reads this ettria. will learn tc sport.
elate truly the sincerity of the Ministers' Rohm:.
nt ;Teat satisfaaion at the Metairie' into silegs
public aconotny, and of their dceemeation to
secttke them with all possible speed. We see in it
the same spirit and eaperness to cover public Anal
and embezzlement, that were displAyed in opposit n
to the Tenth Report. It is a of Indiattcr;
ovum the Committee of Finance, who are told
that they ought to have begun with the Bank; that
they ought rot to have polluted the Arns).M:c
with their impertinent inquiries ; and that the c
bezalemeut of 19.8001. ought to have rem— t
wrapped up from the public eye in imperrt.....
secrecy and darkness. After this et•nsure ti?o,l 1,,
nourable and conscientious men, for daring to c!.
pose puirlic plun.4l- and peculation, we obiold
glAd to know what che ire there is of an eat,
stria, and impartial investigation of public s'xise-,
under the present Ministry ? Indeed, they hate
taken care thatonot a particle of dot,' should re.
man upon the subj.& On Wednesday, the M.
nisterial Pt kits were direaed to state, that 4' so far
flom the Chairusaa of the Committee of Finance
being ready to make a Report from the Committer,
when the Prorogation took place, be had aanallr
left London, some hours before, fry Dorsetshire.°
Now, it is very true that Mr. CI eis, not
BAaxas, was the Gentleman who was ready to pre.
sent the Report ; but was there ever known loch
a pitiful quibble, such a sorry attempt to ,et of
a serious charge by suck an evasinn ?—Deteeted
this miserable sabterluge, they now say, in the st.
trail which we heveluoted. 4. the Committee had
adjourned from the Saturday to the Monday, at two
o'clock, bat some of. the Members met so early
as seven in the morning of bloodily. to prepus the
Report in question, Now we ask, is not this eri.
deuce that du- avert was ready to be presented m
Monday t—Why was this extraordinary meeting, at
this extraordinary hoer, bat for this very purpose t
and is not this avowal a dire& eoestraiialea to the
statement of the same partials on WeJnes:lay,
in which it is asserted, that the Report RV
sot ready ? Those,
.therefore, who attempt to
prove that the prorogation was not timid ereftly to
prevent the Report from being Puttuturis are, upon
their own showing, guilty of a palpable falai:son!.
We never saw a more clumsy piece of impostor..
It is indeed full of tricks and doubles, Ism they ‘'.•
play all the clumsiness of the clown, seithout tot
address of Harlequio.

We have received Foreign Papers to the 27th
last. They contain the Seventieth Blalletis of
the Grand Army, dated Fleckenstein, the 9th April,
stating, that BOISAPARTS had returned from his
visit to Marienwerder, and that nothing new had
taken place up to that date, at the several posts of
the aunty. Of all this intelligence, however, as also
of the reports of a subsisting negociation between
the Belligerent Powers. which is mentioned in ar-
tick, dated from the Banks of the Main, we were
in possession last week. The Foreign Papers also
contain a series of notes from Admiral Duct•
wowTM to the Polite, the insertion of which we
must defer until to-morrow. For our exualis see
the last page.

A meeting of Alderman Cosons's friends was
held last night. Some interesting circumstances
respeEling the Report of the Finance Committees
will be found in our account, which is given in out
subsequent columns.

A Mail arrived, yesterday, from the Leeward
Islands, broil& to Falmouth by the PISOICISS
kite packet, Capt. basis, in* days from Tortola..
We received, yesterday, newspapers and pot
vats letters from New York to the 11th March, the
titre date of the journals already in our pet-setsiuo•
The destination of Col. BURS remains unknowr..—
There was a report that he was taken since
hie escape, bet it has proved without foundii,
hon. Conjeaure has scarcely velvet ed to assign t:."
place of his retreat The alarm e*.c:fed by tilL,
tumours relative to the Treaty u ith England. has
entirely subsided. Neit!.ing respeding it had been
heard from the seat of Government since its arrival
there. by the hand. of Mr. ru eel A ace.
Government yesterday received Lbspateises froir
the Caps of Good !lope, dated the beginning of
last mantis ; at which time every thing was quiet
the..., and toe troops were in good health.
No ease. of any public interest, occurred is the
Court of King's Bench yesterday.
At the droner to which Mr. PAVIA'S friends are
invited, an. day, at the Crown Ana Anchor, it is in-
tended to prnpose Sir FIRSCIS St:SORTS a Candi-
date fur %\ es,tria.ter.
We understand, that a rent number of Mr.
Suet In AM's friends insist on his standing for West-
minster. 1-le announced his resignation at a Meet-
ing on r uesday, but.while his friends were recnoa-
strat:ng. SA !AIWA. Howie'. Solicitor arrived with
the intelligence, th..it Sir Sanest had declined ; in
consequence of which the Meeting was adjourned ;
and we can Stitt with certainty, that a genera.
Meeting of Mr. Lnaltillati'S fTiSl34l' will be held
on Monday. •

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We sboild be glad. Isowersr, to Ink
was not the migisal intention of ti
, that theirs First Report sholdri War• t
teads this eatriel, will learn tc app.
the sincerity of the Ministers' ptofessi..l,
isfaßion at the inquiries into tile& ( a.,1
amt., and of their dcerinieetion to ptu.
'with all possible speed. We see in it "'
•
iris and eaperness to cover public '
lr
dement, that were displ..yed in oppn.,;ii d"4
il Report. It is a Bdl of Indierty;
Committee of Finance, who are told .3tr
thht to hive begun smith the Bank; that „tor
tof to have polluted the Arnty.M.c "Pi
upertincnt inquiries ; and that t .era lit,
of 19,8001. cruet to have rem— t
p from the public eye in imperwr..we
darkness. After this ernsure it"
„e,
con.tientiotis men, for Jaring to c!•
plun..kr and peculation, we Anti% na pone
w what chit ice there is of an
nspartial investigation of poblte &me-, *4
present Ministry ? Indeed, they hale '1""
hatonot a particle of dotr' should re. 4ar
.e;
the subjedl. On Wednesday, the Mi. 0,,
tits were direeed to state, that •' so far vw
airszsaa of the Committee of Finance bon
to make a Report from the Committer,
orogation took place, Ire had aduallr
, some hours before, fra Dorsetshire.°
very true that Mr. Chats, not mt.
is the Gentleman who was ready to pre.
ort ; but was there ever known loch
able, such a sorry attempt to :set :id of 1
tree by suck an evasion ?—Deteeted in fel
le subterfuge, they now say, in the as. sal,
we have.quoted. 4. the Committee had
om the Saturday to the Monday, at two
some of• the Members met so early
he morning of Mandey, to prepare the
testion. Now we ask, is not this evi.
m Report was ready to be preseuted of
Vby was this extraordinary meeting, at
lorry hour, bat for this very purples t
Iris avowal a dire& costraiialea to the
f the same partids on WeJnes:fay,
it is asserted, that the Report R 3?
Those,
..therefore, who attempt to
he prorogation was not timid treaty to
Report frost being primaated, are, upon
awing, guilty of a palpable falieboo!. r.
me a more clumsy piece of imposture. 1.
1,
'ull of tricks and doubles, halt they n.
clumsiness of the clown, Without We
larlecnio.
received Foreign Papers to the 27th
contain the Seventieth Dalletis of