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London, England, 1809-04-03 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
MONDAY, APRIL 3.

APPROACHING HOSTILITIES sETWErN TRANCE
AND A CSTRIA.
We have received Firm li Papers to the lath,
and Dutch to the 31st, containing the Paris
to the 24th. The preparation, for the renewal of
the war in Germany rapidly appro.ich completion.
and u great crisis al year* to he near at hand.—
BostsPswea had not left Paris on the 24th, hat
lie was shortly expected to set for Verona, to
dir. ct the ope►ations against Austria, on the side
in Italy ; while, as in the last war, another army
advanced along the Danube. In this lattec ser-
vice, troops werc pressing from the interior of
France to Strashingh ; while BIiaNADUTV; had
broken np at lliimlitirgli, and was proceeding, a ith
the other French troop* in the North of Genitally,
to the South. Austria aloes not appear Ices active
than her rival, in her preparations fur the field.
The Archduke CUARI.Ls, as Continander-in-Chit 1,

has published two Prot.[Rotations, One of them is
addressed to the troops of the line ; the other ex-
horteall those that are not culled upoo by the laws
to join the army, to form themselves into battalions,
and, in case of their country hying threatened by
any,enemy, to he ready to serve it, even'beyund the
frontiers. This production, which is extrrincly
warlike, joined to the preparations that are ttoing
use with increased aentity, had dispelled all hope*
of the tontionance of paces at Vienna.
T 1..: report of the death of Pataeoe, we hope,
will prove unfounded. It is bawl that he arrived
at 11a.00lle on the 17th, and that the last
of the garrison of Saragossa reached that place on
the 18th: These circumstances, if true, would
necessarily dispel all slonhts respecting ihe fall of
that gallant city. The Par-14 newts noweiwt, iu
the Dutch pieprre, of whirls :t finites a part, op-
pears entitled to Teri little calit./ It adds, that


Marshal SOOLT had erdered Oporto on the 3d,
and Lisboa on the lath. atter havieg defeated the
Portuguese in several engagements. Now, we know
that General SuuxuanosCs Expedition landed at
Lisbon on the 13111, anti that, tip to that date, it
was otippowd the French nem actually retreating
from the Porttiguele frostier.

The expedition for Portugal will be carried into
effect with all possible dispatch.—Part of the troops
destined for that service is already on i card the
trausports at Portianoutli.7The 3d liegiment of
Dragoon Guards embarked, ou Saturday morning,
from the Dock-Yard and Gun-Wharf, under the
direction of Capt. JAsisai A oeisots, It. N. senior
agent for transport., assisted by Capt. Stis:PHEAtila,
Capt. siULLIVAN, and four l,ieuten
Regiment. it may he recollected, embarked for
Spain last December, and, with the 4th Light
Dragoons, were disembarked again immediately,
by Capt. ANDERSON, with a facility never before
witnessed on any ociasion. The 4th Light Dra-
goons are now also wider orders to embark again,
on to-morrow. Several transports, at Portsmouth,
are taking on board great quantities of ordnance-
lames, for the same service.
The battalions of the 32d, 4Sth, and Nti,
i re-
giments, are among those troops winch are to em-
bark for Portugal.
We have already had occasion recently to` ob-
serve, and we ciiimot too•often repeat, that " we
live, and, above all, that we are about to lire, in ea
age of reform." Every day's experience convinces
its of the justice and truth of the assertion; and if
it needed further proof, it tany be blond in the
Proceedings and Resolution.' of the ( 'ffluilion Hall,
held oil Saturday, in the city of Condos. That
Assembly hum held ma a solemn warning to !Ministers.
past, present, and future. It will be happy for them,
vied for us, if they profit by it. A more audible
or important deurniciation has not been made
by the people to the government since the year
Inas, so memorable is the wands of this country.
It is not dictated by sedition, by Jacohinisni, or
by the secret agents of Boa SPARSE. Let us not
.lay that fluttering unction to our nuderstanding,
that these are only the cries of disaffection and of
dieloyalty ; they are the genuine expressions of a
great, free, and a loyal people., conscious that. the
Omuta of administration and of other need reformi-
tiou; int:tidos to coatirin the sceptre in, the venera-
ble and auanst hand to which Provideme has as-
signed it; bat not lest. anxious to hold out a
neuron Geitlifol, and honest lemma, to the sons, the
ministers, and the friendsof their Sovereign. Con-.
scums that in doe; ititerpreting the language of the
Livery, we are animated by the purest inlet.-
Uinta towards the Cootitry and the Crown, we
are not under any iiimositiesii as to the interpre-
tation or misrepresentation that may he attempted
by any of the venal papers under the influence of
Mr. Pracr.v it or Air. C'ap attire. If it be true,
that, Seveuty-eight Members of the House of
'Commons reeeive pensiOns to the amount of near
179,0001. a year ;"—if it be true, that, " though
335 Member, voted against the motion of Colonel
WARDLE, and only 1,25 in favour of it, yet there
was not a single Minister, a stogie Pensioner or
Placetuan, nor a single naval or military officer,
except General Ftatiarssox, in the whole of the
Minority;"—if it be true, that tither government.;
" have been overturned by the folly, profligacy,
and corruption of their rulers ;" if these be facts,
how can we dispute or deny the consequence ; that
our own happy Constitution, if not reinvi,gorated,
reanimated; and inn-Merl, may and will hill, as the
Continental Governments have done, before the
coin 111011 destroyer and renovator of Europe ?
While, however, the Common Flail of Loudon
hiss so strongly expressed its opinion in favour of
these sentiments. the Corporation of Oxford ap-
pear.' to be actuated by different principles. A
Newspaper of that city, which we received on Sa-
turday, enntnins the following article :
" A Court of Common Couucil was held in
this city on W'eduesday last, on which oven-
sion Air. ADAMS brought forward a motion fur a
Vote of Thanks to Mr. WattoLE, fur his upright
and manly conduct in bringing forward and et/Tr'
ducting the inquiry into the conduct of the lotto
Costs ivoEtt-t\-CHIEF. This was opposed by
Mr. W.SLATTka, on the ground that it appeared
to him iii this case enough had been done ; that a ,
fever had beericreated iu the public mind, which'
weight lead to consequences of a very serious kind.
.le admitted that Mr. WARDLE hail discharged his
duty In a very independent and honourable mois-
sin ; and if any practical good was, iu leis opinion,
to he gained by theMotitm, he would readdy sup-
port it, but he feared that this might be made a
rallying point for disaffected and bad men. That
. a severe lesson had been read to the nuke of Yolti
.in what hail already past—that he had been cora-
pelkal to quit a very high and important post, by
opiiiime of the country, winch bad gone forth
sad he trusted the Government of thy country would
kerns useful lesson, before it was too lair. end not
Offer abuses to exist which must naturally tend to
weaken the energies of the uatiosi, and, in the end,
alienate the lonia* of the people from the love of
their country. ThelitNil was become nil man.
who had long re-tatted beneficially fur hi, people,•
mid he would not he sidling to wound his letlitegs
untatcessarily ; nut the strongest rcaste, kw object.



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ing to the motion, was the fear of increasing th
fervour in the public blind to a pitch which might
endanger the public iwace Mid tranquillity. Mr.
IS LATTER N irked to lull* the opirsioila of abler men '
than 16111,0 f, cud if they could shew him satisfacto-
rily that 3 Ilr‘ practical good was likely to be derived,
from the motion, which w 54 not overbalanced by the
probable evil, be would readily support it. No reply
being made, the tnotion was witladraau."
The following letter from an officer on board
Ilia Majesty'i Ship &alms, .4htwa; that up to the
Bth last, Sir JOHN DurAwnturn was not aware that
the Brest squaHron had put into Basque (loads, and
that it was supposed, in his fleet, et that date, that
it hail joined the L'Olieut and RorlifortSquadrom,
and proceeded to the-West Indies :
" Zealous, it anchor ',Craw,
March r, 1809.
" As it is news principally yffil aunt, I will give
all J knove.—We sailed front Cawsiiiid Boy, with the
Elizabeth and Barjleur, destined to Lisbon ; hut oil
Cape Finisterre, we fell in with Sir J. Decaworra's
spiadron„consistingvif the following ships— Ruyal-
' George, St. George, Temeraire, Ifteadamight,
Christian 7th, Achille, 'lmpetueux, anti Warapite,
iu pursuit of the French fleet which escaped f
Brest, and fordo d u juin:nem with the L'Orieat awl
Rochefort Squadron, consisting of sixteen sail of
the line, twelve frigates ; snit it is said, they have
r nearly a week's start of us. On our wax hither, we
have nut been able to gain the smallest informs-
tiou of their track, and therefore think that the
relief of Martinique is their favourite point : mid 1
suppme, as snob UP we are reinfurcerl by the Con-
queror and Norge, now in sight, the Leoiaghti and
Invincible, coaling out of Cinfis, that we shall be
off to the wesi ward, no information hiving being
received of their having passed the Straits.—
We 'understand that the. Toulon fleet are out.
—The Spaniards at Cadiz are hi tranquillity, the
French being on their retreat from all points of
Spain.—This infonuationrs corroborated by all the
vessels we have spoken with on the mast. Austria
has assumed a threatening aspect; it is in conse-
quence of • tWo: circumstance that the French have
walked off. At Vigo there are only 800 of the
enemy ; and between Vigo and Oporto, General
Rows NA, with an increased army of 40,000 rued
is on full march to retake Coruuna. The Vraus
frigate was dispatched with unnstinitiou to that
army, a few days ago. A day or two spore will po-
rit:vely fix our destimition."

The East India ships which are to compose the
two next fleets, are all arrived at the Mutherbank.
The pshicest (aatle, Royal Charlotte.
Marquis of Ely, Thames, sod Cools,
for Chinn, expect to sail this day, under convoy of
the St. Alban's: Captain AUSTEN. The Hopper,
Swedish East !talisman, Captain Emit:muse, lot
Bengal, sails with them. The United Kingdom,
Devonshire, City of Lonetaa. (Jostle Eden. Svrry,
mans Metre*, for lionslaiy, Madre*, and Benge,,
expect to sail in a few days afterward; but uo con-
voy is yet appointed for them.
The 13th Dragoons are on their march to Ports-
mouth, to embark for the East Indies. They will
give their horses over to one of the regiments going
to Portugal.
We have the buti.iliction to state, that of the
2,500 skit and wounded troops which landed irons
Spain, there renisiti at Pot tsinoutit now but Soo.
io all the hospitals.—Not inure liven 340 have died
out of the untidier landed.
A plicate letter, it is said, has been received
Cons Cadiz, whith asserts, that a Pruchustatiow
hs-Iteen issued, directing that, in consequence of
the cruelties committed- by French soldiers, 114)
quarter shall Le given them.
The thilfunne frigate„ Cuptain WAINWRIGHT.
which sailed from Portsmouth, on the 10th of
June last, with /000,004 on board, bound for
Bengal, urrived sate in the river Itoogly on the
30th of September.
Tess thousand middles and bridles have been re-
ceived at Falmouth, to be shipped for Cadiz ; die
order for which 'came through Admiral Anwar*.
from the Spanish Government. This transaction
rests with the merchants entirely, independent of
the British Govefinnent.
The Imperiense frigate, Captain Lord COCII..
RARE. sidled 'on Thursday from Plymouth for
Rechfort, with bombs and shells. A resod with a
large supply of CONGAL% ter rockets, our readers
are apprised, hail previously sailed for the same
destination. An attempt will certainly be wade to
destroy the French squadron in Basque Roads,
Itochlost.
The passengers by the but packet from Gotten-
burgh report, that the King of SWEDEN drew his
sword. and severely wounded iii the ants, and IVII•
near mortally wounding iti the breast, the General
Officer who first atteiupted to AMA him.
A requisition having been sent to the Loau
Mecca to convene an Especial Court of Comoro.
Council, for the purpose of conkiderieg the pro-
priety of voting the thanks of the Corporations and
the freedom of the City, its a gold box, to Colonel
WARDLE, his Lordship has appoiatcd Thursday
next for that purpose.
The K t tr hes been pleased to grant the Dignity of
a Baronet of the. United Kingdom of elia Britoil.
and Ireland unto Sir SAMUEL HOnD, Knight of
the Moat Honourable t)rder of the Bath, and Bear-
Adininil of the White Squadron of IN MAJVITI *5
Fleet, and the heirs male of his bOdy, lawfully lie-
, gotten. with remainder to Atexau Dv a Hoot',
nephew of the amid Sir SANI7 CI. Woo, and OA
beim tunes of his body, lawfully begotten.
The KING has been pleased to present the Bev.
;UUCP VALERIAN WELLEstu, Ma-ter of
to the Vicarage of West-Ham, in et.iont
E‘PeX, sad Piecr‘e of London s, void by the death
of Doctor tlteitia: Geri-wax.

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IN4V4 SEWJItb.

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This Lady, the author of totki,rt, elf liosioly as 41••ine
Andri, of • Life If Ih. Durtrix, and or varii•ur other tiro.
doctions, tapir, d to the Episeripol Poinie of Lichfield on
she eiealag of the 16th flared. "She lesd in the tibth
irar of bur age. Few women ectr exhibited more strength
M intellect or mote deltea,:y of test.. Her pre. try is pecui-
elderly distinguished by beauty of imigery aurtBiisour of
scotimeut. Sihe bus sometimes been thought affectedly
elaborate ; bat kr pictures arc net'..r.• II .r
whole is aways cop:suety finisned.—ln critical itra,•ee site
was always unrivalled ; sad no &mem exr eltence our its fest
could escape her oblerration.--.ffse had the rice' last.: and
the putt's rye. In her moral *elopements' there wart 11.1 id.
nature, no malignity ; nothing sottish, nothing base.—the
was generous without umentation ; but lege was geacroue is
the extreme. She was fond of rake ; hat site wax liberal
in bestowing it. Her friends were ec cy nuiarnnts i and they
composed no snail part of the virtue:old geinusettlie tones.
'Foote so yenned, svortuseute so elevated, agertioos so xhos.
tag with kinduesa, and worth so said of guile, bare seidota
been couveysil, in the person of the same iutoridusl, to the
eik:ot tomb.

Yesterday aseruing, at eight ~clock. His MA-
JESTY, Dukes of KURT and CAMBRIDGE, Pet.-
.erases Auoeste, Eiez %BETH, mut MARY, Worn-
rallied__ by the Countess of NlACCl.elletet Wits
COSIIMIILAND and TAY'S NE, Count MiltilStEß,
e- end Generals Mee et ens and (SwY Nee, rode to St.
- George's Chapel, whea the Church Morniog Ser-
vice WWI perfortued, unti it being Easter Sunday.
the Arelsh.eitop td*CANTERBURY Was in attendance
to administer the Sacrament to fits MAI PITT and
the ROYAL PARTY ; itfterstrilii they returned to
the Castle to breakfast. At eleven o'clock His
ltdeetcrev, the Roy •a, • Dotes, sod the setae
Patecessee, except &nailer% with the setae
ussruilams, ,‘,‘ east to St... George's Chapel again.
and head a Sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. G.
COOKSUN, front the 9d Chafer of the Acts of
the Ateettle's, nand 35th Verse---. 6 This Jesus both
Got raised up, whereof we are all *inkier," .
The•Queets, Princesees Sarni& and Asia-
eta, arc touch better, but were Ma able to attend
divine serrice yesterday.
The Duke of Yuan was at Witelsor on Rowdily,
and rode out oith the Klett ; hr also fetid' a. visit
to the QUERN and PittNclisS6S, Mid to the after-
noon left ‘Vtittlesr fur Oatlauds ; lie is expected in
town this evetting.
Yesterday, Dr. CAREY, the Sub-Almoner.
preached li;fore the Nobility, at the Chapel Royal,
in the room of the Lord Almoner.
• The Vatc. yesterday, was lout thinly attended,.
most of the Nobility having left town for the holt-
days, and the frequent showers of hail having de-
terred the holiday beetle. and belles limn display-
lug their finery.
This day being Easter-Monday, will abound
with its usual sports.' The Royal Stag. at Epping.
will amuse the dashing equestrians of the city,
while its humble pedestrians repair to Greenwich
Fair, to enjoy its various sports. The grand din-
ner at the lansion-house will engage the attention
of the heavy cavalry of the corporation; and in the
evening, the attention of all clamors will be divided
between the Civic Ball.the Tragedy of Doan/as. at
the Opera-Hoene, COMM.'' Richard, sit the Hay-
. • market Theatre ; the opening of the Royal Circus,
by Mr. ELLIsTON, the Aquatic mid Sans Pareil
Theatres, Army's Amphitheatre, and, tho' last
• not least its interest and attraction, Mr. 'einem-,
the Emperor of the Conjurers, at the Lyceum, in
the Strand. „
Yesterday, a grand High Mass was performed at
the Portuguese Chapel. in South-street, It waa
the composition of the celebrated MOZART, and
the &et time of its being performed in this king-
dom. The music was grand and impressive. A.
otsartett of Benedicius was finisly executed by
• Armors. FITZSISISioNs, LANZA, IticilAßDS, and
ioTEILLO; aCcunipanied on the organ, in tt
terly stele. by V. Novet.t.o. The chapel Wa4
crowded with beauty and fashion.
On Friday morning four deserters, aided by a
party of labourers, rate on the guard who were
conducting them on the Nottlehed road, and a
tremendous conflict ensued. The deserters had
at one time all escaped, but the vigilance of the
guard secured three of theca, ands fourth, whom
they could not overtake, they shot, The atiray
terationted by a couple of waggoners taking part
with the soldiers, and three labourers were taken
into custody.
On Friday monting.• the daughter of a merchant
in the Borough, eloped from her fatlter'• seat near
Beidiligkin, tit is supposed, with a Lieutenant in
the Navy. Not apptaring tit breakfast, a servant
was sent to call her, whets it appeared she had es-
caped out of her chamber window.
The Windsor C'etstle packet; bound to Bahia,
was spoken with on the egth of December in let.
30. 30 N. long. 40 W. out 17 days front Falmouth .
all well.
The Phrznix, 'Aires', from Liverpool, to Ja-
maica, was its tat 44. 12 loog. 16. 13. on the 14th
February, all well ; the day before Captain LIikART
hat taken out the crew or a vessel named the St.
Carlos, which Mal sinking, and on the 14th put
. them on board the Lios4 frigate.
, The /)ids, Come, arrived at Liverpool, from
Savannah, spoke on the (.12'1 tilt. iu lat. 46. 54.
long. 30. the Kudil, KEEN. from St. Mary's, to
Liverpool. with kisser rudder.
Friday eight, about ten o'clock, an accident of
a hovel stature happened at Twyford, on the Pad.
ditwon Casual, about five miles from town. One
of the passage boats. belonging to Mr. PICIEFORD,
was oa its way to the country, laden with various
articles--atnosag others, some barrels of brandy
and rum. over which were teu barrels of gunpow-
der. The crew consisted of four men ; one was
with the horse which drew the beat ; one in the little
eeleti in the after part or stern ; and the remaining
two, who were on deck, took it into their heads to
help themselves to a little spirits ; they bored a hole
with a gimblgt, by mistake, in one of the Limits of
powder, whicE immediately took tire, and the boat
blew up with a most dreadful explosion.• The two
men were killed on the inetarit. One of them was
I.lown to a distance of snore than 60 yards, hit en-
trails torn out, and his thigh soul leg se:,arated from
his body. Three Picks of hay !Mowing to Mr.
Wiet.am, of Mary-la-bonne park, were set fire to,
and upwards of 360 loads of hey consumed. The
shock was dreadful in the vicinity, and the houses
were agitated as though by an siirthillialte. '1 he
matt who was in the cabin asleep eecaped, almost
miraculously, unburt.—Mr. %%Lean's property
Wes ituntrei its the kinu Fiter-Ofices


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• CO3lllll. (.17avt.IL. •
• Olt Saturday a Conisnon Hall was 'held at Guild
hall, in collatqUltUtt of e t ai.itic.a signed by
several respretsule Liverymen of the city of Londoo,
to resolve upou 3 %Ott of Ttlallikli to Mr Wardle,
suit other Members of the House of C nom, who
give hint their support upon the late iiirestigutioo.
IVhen the Lord Mayor ascended the hustings, he was
received by the assembly with shunts mud hisses ;
time Aldermen alto represented tl:e city iu Parlia-
ment were received it ith like expreasimis of indig-
o:mum excepting Mr. Alderman Colgate, fur
whom there was loud clapping, and univer.al ap-
plause. The tumult was so great fur some time,
that the Lord alayor found it impossible to rend
the requisition, or state the purpose for winch the
meeting was einivened. At length silence beim; in
some degree restored, his Lordship coutelited him-
self with observiiig, that cousequence of the
requisition which he held in his handy lie had
thought proper to convene them that day t the
resolutions would be protasoNl to them by mouth+ r'
person, and they would decide as they thought lit."
Having stated this, his Lou-Wait) retired film) the'.
hustings, awl a tutu slt of hissing, viewing, and
hollooiug, sue cerdeli, which euutinued without
interruption or abutment, until

Mir. W A ITIIM s presented himself to the Livery.
Silence tieing then restored, that eirialetuati spoke
rot üblestaime nearly as Inflows ;esitleaten of
the Livery—l hope you Will excuse the freedom I.
take. previous to my entering upon the mask et for
this day's cousideration, when I request that too
will pay au equal attention to every individual
who addressee. you, whether hi% opinion's and
conduit are such as you approie, or whether
they are Inch us have met and merited your
disupprobsitioirwhen I request that you will
contitenset those fselings which might dictate
any disorderly expression of your resentment, and
proceed in that calm aiel imp:inlet' course by
which you will beat consult your own character,
and most effectually %veered in statmesig. a rs
upon your proceethiles. ilppiauses). At
the saute tone, Gentlemen, 1 do not IneUll to re-
preeent myself as less indiguntit than any of you,
at the mantle, in whip) your requisition was 'e-
t:cued,. and the treatment which, us Liverymen,
yon sap erienced utron that occasion.—( Lead ap-
plans's.) 1 am happy that my name does not
appear in that reqoisition : the reason it does not
nppenr, is, that I would disdain to be eubject to
such dictation as those who armed their eiguatures
were likely to inert. and actually slid trieet.—( /fp-
pleases). Nor would I have offered myself to your
attention iu the 1111,1•11 t 111011114,1 E, had it not been
fur the pressing soliciret too of many sif the Livery,
to whose wishes I hase submitted, in spite of that
indignant feeling whirl, iirst determined me to be
ieletit.---( Lord applaud.) 1 ant relieVed front
considerable difficulty in themsk I hate undertaken,
by the self-evident nature of the traneecciutis to
which the Resolutions refer; for, that Mr. Wardle
has proved inal-jetactiets to have existed. that he
has established the charge of en • once at tnose
practices against his Royal Iliglotems the Duke of
York, are truths so plaint and elver, that it is impos-
sible for ally one, who posiscsaats a sound understand-
iug and an hottest mind, to hesitate to believe, touch
less to presume to contradict them.—(Loved ap-
ipletsaeop . just it Anal he asked. why. if these
truths are se plain sent so cleur, is it necessary for
111 to pronounce en opinion upon them ? 1 auswer,
for the best of all posesible reasons, because the
!louse of Commons lass to • decision different
from the opinion of the people at large, and be-
canoe the people have a right to express their sen-
timents thentrelvea,v.hen those who affect to express,
int-represent them.—(Load applaud.) Gentle-
men, you have observed iu the nails:actions which
Nit.. Wardle has branglit to light, what one in-
dividual may effect, volieu he, by his single pw-
tr.otic resolution, and, I may say, his tluuntless
spirit, has done more towards the detection and
reformation of public abuses, thins our labo-
rious iiiquiries, by committee and commission,
were capable of doing, with all their nuinheis (loud
applowses); and when you see the Ministers of the
Crown, who ought also to he the Mtuisters of the
Potpie ; when you see the Law Officers. who ought
to be the advocates of truth and justice; nisei' you
see men *binding in such high characters, and sub-
ject to such high responsibilities ; when you see
such town abandoning the cause of the country, for
the cause of private interest and private emolu-
ment, you mud perceive that it is necessary fur you
to stand up for youselves, Mid assert that cause
which they have abautloned. The still of Rights
tells us, that we have a right to complain of
grievances, that we have a right to petition the
Throne nprott the subject of our iniuries and oppres-
sions : but is it possible for us to petition, without
meeting ? And is it rational that we should 614)1114
to be dictated to by others, as to the circumstances
that would justify complaint, mid the time in winch
it would by proper to call that meeting. by which
complailit was to be forwarded. (Loud applaud).
Of the propositions which I shall hare tie honour of
snbmitting to you, one shall refer to the counivunce
of the Duke of York, another shall express our
gratitude to Mr. %Verdi', others shall include the
individuals who assisted him in the investigation, Of
voted fur his motion, after which it may be necessa-
ry to expresi some opinion upon the decision of
the House of Commons, and °titer matters affect-
ing the subject before us. (Applaud). W e have
heard complaints against clamor;. but when that
clamour existed, we are unable to say. We have
had the evidence in this case before us; our opi-
nions have been formed upon that .evidence, and
the imputation of daintier, which the Ministers of
the Crown have thought miper to apply to us, has
. uo other foundatiou than their assertion. Surely,
when they thought of urgiug this complaint, they
ought not to have forgotten the retort to which it
exposed them; they ought not to have forgotten
that the occasion was not long passed, when they
resorted to clamour themselves, which they excites!
with a view, not only to iiiflueits:•e the House of
Commons, but to influence the people of Ent4httifi
its theclutiee of their Representative. (Loud cries of
'lts true I 'tis true ! Near! hear '1 But pet its nut
he intimideted. by this aecutation of clamour, from
an expression ofjam and necessary i.idigoation ; if
ever we cane vo look upon decisions. contrary. to '
justice and contemn honesty. without that mark of
disapprobation winch these putleisseo are pleased to

entitle claniour, I, for one, will say, that the eeti".l
try is completely gone. inc ask, do the people, I
of other cettptries possess this privilege? and do
you think that if the! didtbey would be in the situ-
whim they are ut prevent? (cippleuses). When the
giviiiheini of our mid& neglect their duty, if we re-
geld those rights, we must expostulate and reeire-
liend, mid such expostulatiou and reerelieu!ion, in-
stead of deserving the epithet of clamour, instead
of being etessidered.asdirected agiiiiiet the House of
Brunswick, *Mould he regarded asap auspicious
dicatiouof that manly spirit from whit I. the King.
the Country, and the Coustitutioue derive their
firmest support. (Load applauses). Having said sb
notch upon these topics, l do not think it will be
inexpexliciit ii, look a little to the coliduet of our
town Representatives. (Loud cries of bravo Greta!)
Previous to the lest chetion, 1 felt it my duty 'to.
offer you the tsendid sentiments of my mind, and
state to you ihe degraded sit um ion in whi"h the Livery
of Leintlou was placed, by the return of sueli
Re-
prewentetivec (applause); still you resolved upon
returning them. Hoverer degraded I may feel
SS a Lis eryinito, however I may be of opium', that
our respect aielity may have been injortel by Repro.
eentatives no returned, I cannot eumplaiii that you
have Guttered much injustice ut their kinds (laugh-
ing): you ought to have discriminated better ; mid if
you had 1110(.6min:tied, what else could you 'sieve
expected ? (Lend factglcing). For my part, I was
among the iitiniber of those who suffered 130
disuppoisittnent upon the occasion. Their greet
argument, on bring *eat into parliament, wits,
that they eliould be left free end kled,
that they should be permitted to eider the Grand
Council uf the nation, with minds own to receite
impressienis, that their limiest, uptight minds,
should be enbieet to Iwo bias hot such as reason
dictated. Whitt impressions must those men
have received Loud Idagking.) 1 heist convic-
tion-powder must they have swallnaed ? plow must
their houebt minds have beet' acted ou, when they
t ame to a elecisimi against evidence and filmiest
reason, and iu direct hostility to the interests el the
ciouittry at here? (Loudapplaaaen).ll'hcie tt they voted
with a majority in Parlitiment, who couli not find ens
repaid number in, all the rest of the country to agree
with them in that vote?—(Leed applauses).—As to
the conviction they felt, it must have been of a very
different description from that which they ought to
have fell, and which en meekly to afiseharze their
duty to their constituents, would have dictated and
iropoSerl.—(i.ouil and continued appirieses).s—One
Of the Resolution., Genth inenooses to say, that
all the Niiiiisters of the Crown, that all' the place-
men and penaoners, that all the natal and military
°Scent who iii the House of Criminate, with' the
exceptioti or only two instances, oppowel the charges
and resisted the evidence brought forward against'
the Duke of York. Gentlemen, We have been de-
luded ; we have preeentiel petititinS, praying for
the reform of abuses; commissions and commit-
tees have been ; sham inquiries have
been instituted; laborions investigutions have been
undertaken; voluminous evidence has been ob-
tained ; and • nothiug line been done.' You
ought to carry this in your minds, and, it subse-
gaent eleetions, you ought to look to the example
of Mr. Warilleomil see in that example how notch
oaeindividual may do.—(Loud opplausesi.—There
itiipother circumstance, Gentlemen, of which you
IN& ass to he negleotfol. Yew with hind, in the
dleleetion of the House of Commons, that, of the ,
three partieti, (the number I think at present in it),
not one of the. Leaders voted with Mr. IVarille.
You will find that if* ;Auden e who have doter her
none to their principles. by afferding him their sup-
port, consisted not of the prolielytes of those parties,
hut of a few honest coos/it-minus stragglers.—
. ( Loud applawses).—lf any thing will impress (41011
your minds the necessity of a substantial end ade-
quate reform, this fact must impress it." • (Here
there was a hiss from an individual among the
crowd, hut it was billowed by Imtd apolaases. and
tries of tans hint oui ! hire hint oat 1)—Mr. W.
proceeded—" Gentlemen, if Viers is sin itidividuat
pres,mt, whose mind is not mode op as to the ae.
eesnty of reform, or who can fie foolialieor inter-
ested enough to dolepprove of such a meee.ure, that
individual is strongly entitled to our pity mill coin-
Lead and contented applanse).—it has
beeu stated by a great man, that Eeglatiti wonhi
never be mile-Abut by a Parliament; and whatever
lawyers may tell 'is to the contrary, it is our duty
and our interest to keep a wretch over that Parlus-
inent, and prevent it from destrnying the Coietiiii-
tion which we venerate. It was the maxim of a great
writer, that as soon as the Legislative heroines more
corrupt than the Hi:rewire, the Constitution is at
au end ; and if we act as we ought. we will call
fur the interposition of reform. to prevent so ca-
lamitous a consequence as the overthrow of our
privileges. We ought to look back "to those
old and wholesome principles to which this eeun-
try owes its freedom, and to which, in my
opinion, the c try is reetin Mg fast ;we ought
to look to them, we ought to lay hold of
them, we ought not to part with them.—( Loud
andaases).—After the whole is finished, and you
have gone through the Resolutions which apply
immediately to the obits t for which you were con-
vened, it may perhaps Ire your intention to pay the
usual compliment to the Chief Nlal,eistrate.—( Load-
hissing, groaning, and cries of no! no !)—I thought
you might have inteuded to comply so far with the
custom ; it remains with yourselves to determine
whether you will do so or nut ; but, for my own
part, 1 have no great relish for any tidier of the
kind.—(Load langkier and applerses.)—l will now
read the liesolonsais to you,. after which they will
be put rieparutely, std if any thing shwa arise, in
the COSSraie of the thscuseion, to render it necesesary
fur me to address you again, I hope you will allow ,
me to trespass upon you once more. 1 will con-
clude with expressing a wish, in which I trust 1 shall
not fie di. aprpsrtiut.d ; however your Chief Magis-
trate may -have offended roll, however culpatele and
unconstitutional his conduct may appear in pier
eyes, you will yet voilult semi emu dignity and
justice, and grant to limo-that patient lwaving to
which every mania entitled."-e-/ Loud mid continued
applintes, and extlencatians of bravo ! brave !).
lie thrum rend the Resolutions as follow :
t. •
Reauln.4—'e That it ti.ss lona to ea matter of isotortena,
and has lately been proved Iteyoltd the possibility of itooht.
that Atoms of • aunt rorrart nature mad raisons te
Is.e existed, mot AIM exist. 146 venous ibritchesttel2 n
etieAretiuti of Pub& MAO.. 0. •
5. lbotoleati—a' That to Meet such about., sad weasel.

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edailoe them teen As have wiebeffp eadlikeili as, ear
elicits:sled is them, reveres wawa degree efeletee„ Ms
pendeece ood peuionsha ; :,ji of which home, bets eml‘
utiy dispel:wed by Gar4liat j layd Wardle, fling. le kortfilete
mulcorsdoetiog Hsi We lamptiry into the Cleottect of his
oysl Highness the Duke othor It.
ir
a. Issufweill-oi" That he is, therefore, serilled tar the
Thaiskit and Gratitude of ibia.Cquiroon Hall, for his perm-
mitiog sal isdepeosient effin:s winch have alresdy rendered
beueficial effect., awl are likely to I: ;:d to moil mole ;Asia.
townies emelt:l.-awl they impress their confideere, thar, Laos
ing so manfully mad ably covamenced this sordsteas teak, ere
dab( sky or donee: will damp his ardour, or impede his poet
ties., :n a cause so him:sundae to himself, sou so assuotiou to
the Wit Imo: ate of his country.
4. lirsolved-wa' That upon the same prifiCipteli, WO for
the same reasons, they do highly spoons of mooduct of
Sir Frown Berrien, Hart. (tbe Sacooder), Lead Viscount
Folkstune, Samuel, Whitbread, Zoo So Samuel Ramsay,
lint aed the rot of the (t..e llutithod sad Twenty-five ha.
nest anal usdependent Monsi.ers, who supported Mr. Ward,o's
propos:V..li ou Vat 13th Much, Imo% and tree, that, sour
encored by party, or feedings of interest, thee will support
every measure caleelated to ronore awl rout out moue.
tiou.
5. Resolved—a" That these abases form may a pert ef it
wicked and corrupt system, which has long bees acted epos.
sod 1:0 permament good can arise from the !steles:refixes:is.
wilecs followed up by a general reformation of patine assume
in every departnoeut of the slate. -
ti. Itetirliod--" That the Corporation of Losidue did, in
petitions, um:unseemly agreed' ti,, sod presented to Loth
llosioes of Parlistneut, during the last Sessio,, state,' That
their burdens had been considerably augmented, by rose
above in 'the usanavrneist and espcoditort of the public
moor).—loy a pro/firs:on of miner lac places and pesisunia--*
which have out only added to the suffes Inge of the peop:e,
-but created a pernie:ous lenience, curruontot 34441 ironer.
mining the free prioir.plos of the ltritioli cow.titio: son,'
7. liesolved—" That no measures calculated to memos
these appremive ansfeWming evils have at heel, asloptca,i •
--nor can any ttAielA capes-tether be Award, dist such
Maser., nill-tre adopted, il line the monagenical a politic
dairy is in the haw:: of peewits who are theme/Wes the
gresteat Pensioners and Reverviouists is thr liagdona.
a. ltesolved—" That it has since appirmreol, by a Report of
e Cosiousidee of the House of Commons, that seveoty•righl
Aleinhei aof that House are is the receipt of 170,990 pet
minion, out of tile politic money, whri, with thew retatiours,
am/ the Naval and Militery Officers in dui Ildime, mood give
a most prenounderatiog dad desaractive tufienace t• the Ms- -
ulster* of time Crown.
9. Revolved—" 'filet if say doubt eolith wombs as to the
Woeful cheviot' sack intestate, it ha, brill se neatly ex:
eniphied by the reieetlue of Mr. Wasuily'a lam prepoaseissa
in Parlisment ageism the Nest rdockistve mistrisce, aortno.
equivocal *rose of the cautery; sad wkore it appeared, that
all Ilia Majesty's Ministers, WI the Piecemeal, awl all the'
Pensioners then preseoit (stated to he NI is amoebae), voted
against the Proposition; whi e, of course, in the intapordy of
135, out one Mitieter—nut we Plairnion-wood OM Pen-
sioner—sad only one hawal sell one Mitten Commaleder
was to be found. . .
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Jo. Its-Weed-4 That other Govermemets bare smelled
iota mou—otlier Stales have been subverted, soil their son
carat sad venerabte institutions overthrown, by the folly&
prellfigaey, and vices of their Rulers: Aid, in the *ride, of
this Common Hall, makes ibis overwhelonleg tide of,
minden is resisted by to rate awl ninety ref trine ass,
it insist iseritably lead to the rdia awl soLjugatnia of tide
country
I i. litorolved--0 That it will be highly es:pettiest for the
Livery et London, soesctinie during the pre,eat diesien, to
meet for the purpose of loyiug a faithful statement of thine
grievances before Parliament, and prey fur minim of the
same.
Sir WILLIAM CUKTO next offered himself, but
ism received with a tumult of hisses and stomas Of
disapprobation. He its vain attempted to procure
a hearing, waving Ins hand, and hiring it elephants
sally on his heart ; which motion was teceived with
loud cries of Conscience ! Conreirnee !
The Lan° .Nlatait then came forward iris,
amidst, if possible still louder and more violent .
marks of disgest possible,
disapprobation. By pens.
canner, hue ever, he seized the opportunity of a
momentary peace, to say ilr recommended to
them to afford a patient hearing to an Ake; be
then retired amidst universal hisses.
Sir %Vit.t.tam CURTIS Fig.:in attempted to pros
cure is patient hearing. but in vans; he therefore
PrOerriled to deliver what he bed to any, amidst the
tumult, ivls;ch rendered it inviossible to collect his
'ese'iltistients, except a few disjoiuted sentences. lie
said, " The Resolutions:sena that the sysseentof
Government is corrupt (True ! trate! echoed from
all part, of the Hall) ; but there is no prom' to
sontoot the assertion. If sissy corrupt practices .
lied In en proved against the Doke of York. there
is no one who would reprobate them more than
1*(11111 The Geutleitoui who unorrri the pesos
lotion SUN C:11 ("Idly stated, there was evideice
against Me l)ukt; with respect to kept mistosses.
but there were so ninny elminciit :speakers in the
House, who spoke fur three or four hours each,
that if all hid spoken, the decision would mit have
bccol come to yet. ( lour vote! your vote! silty
did nut fun rote against the Du) e) Upon the
whole of the evidence, I dill nut coo' tire the Duke
of York to be guilty. (litre the elantont berme
untrageons.) I voted on the aisle with Jutly;iis. (IVilk
pla,-,:meo ! briviie the universal try on all rides.)
The Dike himself admitted lie fault as to his kept
mistress.-
We could distinguish nothing more of what fell
frogs the worthy Anteroom, from the increased Erie.
orovatrartur ! jobber! shame! off, elf! which one
ceasingly remounted from all ports of the Hall. Sir
NVillutin at letigth retired, amidst the must over.
whelming hisses. to his chair.
, Mr. Quirt spoke at considerable length in sup.
port of the Resolutions, and Find. that Ministgren
to olefenolitig: the Doke, had not truly had recourse
to the Nan, the Arvis, find the Law, fei• support,.
but they had even eulisted the halt, the lame, and
the !shod, on their side. It was true, he said, the
Duke had resigned ; but woo ktiew lady thing of
his successor ? unless it was as President of the
lord of Inquiry upon the Ciutra articles, which
lie approved, tad which hod been considered en
ilisgracdul 10 the count!". but. perhaps, that
hoary kreded veteran had consented to be ensued
with the Duke round his neck, and if so, he ovals&
be considered by some as a very proper successor.
'rhe first Resolution was then put, owl, nom the
silica of hands, was declared to be. carried ottani.
inovsly. The Second and Third ltesolutions sere
put and curried in like manner.
Upon the fourth Resolution hating been read,
there was a general call for the ischionon of the
moms of General l ergotism' ant/ Alderman
Olathe.
. ,
. )Ir. WA' route came forward and, observed.
!'that softer the support he had hidsetto given the
~ worths Alderman, hr could not 4 suppi we
. .
1, have kid may soli:wet. to adding lane name lfikese
lltoutioned io the •Itesoltetoti, nor tre
1110“ ; but Were inert other rtoslias srlstslilduPtillinstie
"dapernted with hint its crensiihr tile Ilesolissonasy
l' fit " lie saw ,iojuww! ten t.^. all (Lacrwiiig of loth*,
lie iuuod a aiiaLuity iu seleutiag, wit oat iota". 1
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ing the risk of 'Airing offence; he therefbre rom
fined himself to toe Seconder. and such as had the
opportunity of rendering themselves conapietimis
daring the progress of the ilsiinission. There were
now some prestat ( Baring nod some others).
win hail supported Mr. Wardle, cud who might
Ai ie.% propriety be included, and a vote of thanks to
sails Mendwrs as were Liverymen might Le passed
in a distinct Ilesolation. With reap: et to the thanks
to Alderman Cousbe, that would cOme better when
they were crousiilering of the conduct of their other
representatives.
Mr. Alderman COMBE then came forward
•-•." Gentlemen, the applause piti have just
bestowed nu me, excites awl calls for my warmest
!•',atitude ; at the cause time, I cannot but agree,
That, when you come to tak- iiito consideration the
conduct of your other Representatives, will Le the
propertime to adopt oily Resolution wherein you
meal to &vonr me with your siipport. 1, at the same
t. :mist say, 1 081111 no other merit for ray vote
1.• .i% iiitegrity and a sepie of public ditty." The
i• :11ileriu.iii was received with the warmest
. : .4'approiast ttttt and esteems.
.Ir. WILLIAM VAYNE, a Liveryman, then mos..
I, That the name of General Fergusson be added
to t!:•i•e contained in the Resolution," which was
44..1.:0.1 ied 11 Mr. (;.•alier. I)Avtos.lN, and the Re-
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The remainder of the eleven brat Resolutions
were tlieu sitceess:vely put, aud the whole agrees/
to unanimously.
Mr. %/V A I too AN next proposed a Vote of Thanks
to Mr. Alderman rennin., for the support lie bad
given to Cul. War Ile nu the I:cm-occasion ; and fur
his uniform ndepe•ideiii•e, integrity, and incor-
ruptibility in Parliament. After which, lie said, he
hail an unpleasant ditty to perform, but it was un-
posed on hum by his acqiiaintences. It was ex-
tremely irkwune to him to propose any thin; per-
sonally olfensive towards men, with idiom lie was
iu il.ariy habits of intercourse, mad men whom lie
wished at least to respect. The first object with n
virtuous man was the approbation of his fellow-
citi rens ; this aus then dile, when rh•sei veal ; bet
thine who %quadri he really to receire pierce thanks
fur their just diverts, slionhl be equally Open tw ex-
pect censure, when It was due to their misconduct.
The opportunity of elections iel.loni octu, red, to el-
fin! the Livery an opporunity of ruarlong their sen-
timents towards their Itepreseutaiisea, The
prop r mania, thenoind he feared they would be iii.
efts:equal. would be, to mark their sentiments toward,
the omidoet of the other three of their Represents,-
. tiros in the present Seasiou especially, by a public
declaration. The ninds by which acne inen con.
.gently excused themselves liar violating the trust,
and betraying. the sentiments of their consinneut.,
eras, by laying their hands on their hearts, and ap-
yeali.ig on titer Imanurs and consciences. But at
oats in irstp,that lee loiriied to their public conduct
for any dun., like honour. They hail, trout time to
time, supimrted all Administratkos, and all pros'
cip:es: awl, on one ouicasion„ he beard, when. a
worthy Altirrnian voted against Mr. Pittolicir is n
trim:way, it, was remarked by that .titatestnan,
that, in ion •as he had any thing top Ark.:, be
never ivrant, the *typos to of the noi it!), Baronet.
Advertmg, than, to some allusion.; itr.idi• by Mr.
'Whitbread, in the House of Comtism's, to the
votes given by the two worthy Baronet. in the lost
agunist the Duke of York, wh, a they
Aland hi-, rase desperate, in which he compared
them to bhila of prey pouncing upon a dead car.
case ; he observed, that he thought the fable of
the Sark 1.47.1 equally apolicable. %%lieu ttss
royal beast teas sick to ,Ceath, and nimble to de.
fend biai.elY, the minor beasts he had injured
came to revile him with their wrongs. Those' he
bore without a murmur, until the dull ass C.lola to
f1;0,7 his beeli iii his face, when the royal animal,
in hi\ dying moments, ua,hgnantly exclaimed.
" Injuries fain others I can hear with resiguation.
but to bear insult from so vile an aoinial as an ass
is to die an hundred umiths." (Loud add continued
laughter.) Thus, continued the Speaker, the
Royal Hake must hare felt those kicks of the two
Baronets as the severest of his afflictious. But
the third Representative (Alderman Shaw) never
came into the House, nor offeird any kicks, be-
cause, a. it was generally whispered, he was a can-
didate or tutor, 1...V00111, and hoped shortly also to
bacotmea Baronet. Mr. W AITHO AN then impressed
anon theasseinhly the necessity in future of return-
iull Wall/OM free from eypetete ; (a general
try of " We will ! we will!); awl said, till they
itleam a pensioner and a contractor for their Chief
Magistrate, they hod never heels refused u Common
Hall. Re concluded with submitting the following
Resolutions for Thanks to Merman Coinhe, and
Censure to the other three Representatives, sloe
were both received with a general horst of applause:
Resehed—" Thnt the Thanks of this Common ksU
tie in„,. to Aid, rfobsi Climb', one ado: Itepreaentative, for
dbis City is Parliament, tor sitepwrtisg Mr. War,lle's Statitta,
sad general ineurrept ihte rent-met.
Iteuone•!—" That IM, William Corti% Bash Sir Chas
Trite, were. and imam. Ave* , three .t the Ileytteseet-
sorra fir 'lila City iu Parliamt sat, have, by their meet elm-
duct tbertna. strewn a einifropt and disregard foe the opt-
/mous and interests of thaw ronatitsients, a hoot as nereleney
to the wilt of Ministers, sad are therefore tan,iol'ilty therms.
Stleare of their fettow•eitimess."
Alderman CoVismciaine fortwd. and, with mud.
feeling. expressed his guititaide for the haintur they
• hid Olds coarser! npos Ins; at thesorse [IOW he
I.loosu opportunity of re.miselithe onou the state of
rue polls at the dose of the tact clectiou fur the
Coy : he rev,rerted he did inn at that time possess
.their comitteuco as a greater degree, which he attri-
buted to the cry then raised ; he. how,iier, thought
Nary- might now believe that a mariority may hie w the
eight- %%ea lee first offered himself to their
un-
(ltio., it was with a view of hying serviceable to his
eonstitneritc and that they should thsuk lie had
benign, aim the xi eateat vat•tteaUon he could lion-
'ably receive. (Luau! eAreridg:.
The filsert;ution for erientetog the conduit ref Al-
dermen Con is, Purr, and SBAw, tamp lout.—
AklernourCiamis then presented Inuirelt,
the honliog arid Allure the livery, wbrch lasted
some minutes% sileuce heirs;: procured. lie said,that,
otoodieg in the' wily he dad, before those whose
good opinl.in
,he was anxious always to obmin,
was ex,remely to him, and must baits to'
every men of feeling. If he had acted (mantel'
their sentiment,. he hid never---illeie the ii
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Resolution, winch occasioned great lailghterl--e
sheen • contempt and illiregnal fur their opi-
Mons and interests." He would be
.glad to know
in what instatire be bad sbawn this contempt ?
He knew the value of their opinion too wcU to /in
so. The Mover, he• said, had amused himself with
drawing a pretty picture ; hut, on a former occa-
sion, he lind given hut, his vote, although he had
thrught proper to include him in the three who had
acted wrong ; he would bell:thawed to attack a man
when he wits down. lie then asserted the opinion
he bad given in the Hodge of Commons, when he
seconded the mutton of Alr. Bathurst; said heat-
tended there by night and by day to his ditty ; and
concluded with declaring, that he had acted
consistently with the feelings of his mind, and the
dictates of his conscience. (This speech was fol.
lowed by load and repeated hisses) ; which were rti
Dewed and iiicreased, when
Mr. Alderman PRICE came forward. He se*
in defiance of the opinion given by the Mover of
this resolution, he cause to give it his flat denial
After the signal favonrs he bad received, no oleo
could regret a vote of censure inure than he should..
He had done hi. duty in Parliament, and attended
there as much as his impuired state of health would
admit; and voting as he had done, he had acted most
conomentiously. (Here the iiiili2natiosi of the
Livery resumed its former expression, and lee was
compelled to retire amidst their groans and hisses.
Alderman SHAW. after experiencing if possible,
greater marks of contempt and disapprobation tiro
tither of the two former Members, declared he had
acted consistently with the mildness and ))•uittriess of
our Ira*, and exprini.c.! H hone that Alr.
man would feel tlw. ~..opriefy of withdrawing lus
motion.—(Loud groaning, end hints, Al-
lowed this speei: )

The oo ..vas then put. and carried, with
loud acelo.n.:;teis, almost unanimouslyr three or
four only slwwim; their hands agMost it, , •
Mr. WAtrusus then came forwetd, Slid
I'l'l'l'4 to something th d had. Lrelan freitik: a
wor!hy Baronet in his ',seed', charging hills with
having once given him a vote at an ielec.
said, he should certainly incur just
.bblaie if
he suffered such ao imputation to go iineitplaine4.
It was in a case where the worthy 8.1.0 ter vidniMp-
posed too persou of his owls polities! prior-4,4e5,
and therefore a matter to I self of mere iiithifer-
once which he voted fir ; except. indeed, that he
could know at all times what the worthy Baronet
intended ; for he opeply itvowial himself the sup.
porter of ali Adiniuistritt,mus• whereas his oppOnent
was more insidious. then proceeded•to notice
the conduct of the Chief MAtiistrnte, in refusing to
coaiply with a requisition, duly siOeil by a num-
ber of respectable Li verymen;for cohveni ng a Com-
-41011 111411; and he read to the Assembly the follow.
irk (;s-oiutiou. whir' lie propi•Seil to offer iu cen-
sure Of the conduct of tile ClOef MaLle.ti ot‘•
14. Rellulsea-:. Thu the tared Tiloyor Ins, by refining to
convene Cossizaon It'll on three 44fftscnt Rcipiiiot.ons, by
ptcsinioitig to dictate the terms sod object of the present
ooloisitiou, sod Ole troablisamiltletay be crstied, skews a
coutenipt sod dissecitd far die debts a d pririk gee of the
Liseiy. and is therefor, isswartliy the cdafideacc of his
Thor Resolution was then read i.e the Crier, nod
received wall criep 9r 1' Arrive, Lf.lllU.l" and loud
cheering. . -
The LORD Mayon immediately started from Lis
chair, ran to the front of the nod, under
the influence of great agitation a;oi anger, add' c.a.
red nearly as folios s
•• Gentlemen of the Livery-1 consider this
Resolution as the severest poet-able censure.: on my
conduct, and also upon atyMAC (Land laugh*,
with cries of Suit is ; so it slioalcae.) lithe') 1 email
'offer such a Resolution to be pat. I should feel
that Items lost to every sense of feeling its a Briton and
an man.—( Loud eloracium his sea and excl.-
mations tif (►/ ag! off I) if I sin furred to do any
thing which isnotcorrect,ton may thank yourselves
for it.—filisses and haeting.ii now violent id,' declare.
that ever since I have held, the office which you had
the howler to elect we to—.( a laugh) ; I have always
acted conscientiously and eoustitutionally."—(4
try .f.Vo. no.) The Chief Magistrete then rettnued
to his, sent, apparently much agitated, amidst the
hissi s of the Livery.
Mr. llowcaurr offered to address the auditory;
but was rept-Hid by a cry of "trio partner ' ano-
ther Contractor !"

Mr. W ammo then addressed the Livery, and
said he had it most important fact to state to them.
lie, with them. had recent cause to complain of
the conduct of the Lord Mayor, in refusing to con-
vene a Common flail, in consequence of a requon-
tion regularly said respectfully Signed, and lie now
trusted, that as they had agreed with hint opal' that
subject, so they would agree with him that it was
tint consistent with the duty of any Chairman to
dictate to it me,tilig what should or should not
he p•it.--IThe LORD MAYOR exclanne I, t. The
ipiestion.b not bCinit !' }--Mf. WA I fHMAY coil-
fumed : iie said. it wee the duty of every Chair-
man to maintain order, and act impartially to the
Chair; and it was a violation of that. duty, wore
especially in a Chief Magistrate, to refuse to put a
qiteation J'gslly and regularly proposed to him by
a Liveryman. He would not have hesitated to put
the questiou, had it been a vote of thatiks to Imo-
-041; but he &lied any malt to adduce an exam-
p'e of such conettort as that just now evinced,
any part of the kitigdom, in a litgistriste so re.
Gently elected by the people, although it might
perhaps have happened in a Sheriff nominstrd and
appointed by the Crown. But here was a Magis-
trate elected by the Liviry of London, presiding
this momeat in their Common llall, and refusing
to put a question regularly proposed by owe of
their own body. Such a conduct must lie the
greatest *tam to his tiwit character. The question.
however, was before the assembly; it was moved
and seconded. Let the Chief Micostrate. if he
chose. liming in his refusal. and dissolve the hall ;
still the assembly could proceed to put another
Alderman in the Chair, and pass the vote.—(Lund
applause.)
Alderman Comet then came forward, and with
some warmth observed. that it was quite impossible
for him, as a menalser.of that respectable body, to
sit tamely present, and witness iu mere silence the
etitamentsis conduct of tile Lord Mayor. When a
requisitian wax presented to him, sigited by a num-
her of that respectable body, for couveniog a HAs
for the purpose of wepresaiog their maniacs io re.


•

sperileg the Convention of Chit ra, lie hail the
audacity to refuse, besaisme, crate, there was a
kind of stork tribunel appniiited to inquire into
that subject, the 'chief •irebjeet of which was. to..
screen His Majesty's Mitiisters from the share of
blame due to them on that occasion. Another re-
quisition was presented to him, last week, for Con-
vening a Common Hell, upon the subject dismissed
this day; bat he chose to refuse his assent,forsootA,
because it did sot suit hip own ideas; as if the
Lord Mayor was to be ?VERY THING in the City
of Loudon, and the LIVERY nothing. It was tree,
that as no meeting of the Representatives of the
country could be constitutionally called a Parlia-
ment, unless convened by the Crown,• so no meet-
ing of the Livery could be called *Constants Hall,
except coaveiwil by the Lord Mayor.--sliut was
the meeting of Comtism' Halls to rest upon the
mere discretion of a Chief Magistrate? or are the
rights of the Livery of Loudon to he trampled oo
through the mere eoprire of the Magistrate chosen
by themselves? (Applonses.) He hoped the Lord
Mayor would see the prudence of relating from so
rash a purpose.
Mr. Rowels° rrsaid, t hat although he wes labour-
ing under severe bodily infirmity, lie could not help
expressing his disapprobation of the proceedings;
tied-fault seemed to be the order of the day, but
it was their boonien duty to listeu patiently to
both sides of the question. (Hear ! bear!)—With
respect to the Resolution now proposed, he thought
if the
.ground heed hero well and calmly consi-
dered, it would lint have Levu u.grel; for the Lord
Mayor, in deelinisg to comply with a re-
quisition, which was contrary to his own sense
of pi npriety. in exercising a sonnet diseretion, did
no more that, his 'wow duty, upheld by Lis
constitutional right; for it war lii. ditty to take
every se quisatien into his must mature considera-
tion, and he was bound to coseider whether it was
of sufficient moment to call the Livery together.
He was imam(' to take the opinion of his brother
Magistrates, of the twenty-six of whom he was
bee nue, although the chief, and to be guided by
their decismii ; and he was also housed, by his offi-
real oath, tee atLech himself to no party, but to do
impartial justice on all sales ; but if the question
was not settled before, it was high time to settle it
now.
The cry of Question ! Question ! became so
great, that the speaker was obliged to desist ; when
The Logo Ma), tin rushed forward its a great
rigs, and said, that, although contrary to his own
inclinations, yet, for the sake of the peeve of the
City of Loreto!), the Resolution should hr put ; it
should not only be put, bat lie would put it him-
selfi—alien it was carried iu the uffinnative, four
or five hands only bring helsi up fur his Lordship.
After this decision every mark of exultatiou possi-
' Isle to be misers:red was displayed, by clapping of
hands, lisii shouts of " Hassan !" "- Bravo !"
" Reare
The following vote of thanks to Mr. Waithroau
was then moved, which paused unanimously, with
giant acclimation:
Resolyed--" That the Masks of this Comae. Ilan
be gives to Robert Waltham E.g. fur hie Dimly condact in
tLis instance; and fur his seal'and drowse ins all occasions
where the interests at the Livery are in Towhee."
Mr. WAITHIIIMI then returned thetas to the
Meeting, which, he said, wits the most respectable,
and the most numerous, by had ever witnessed due.
nig the fifteen years he haul beeo before the public
--sits that period, he had never deserted front the
great constitutional principles, nor, in his actions,
had ever proposed any thing but for the public
good. As to the business of the day, it was im-
) possible for hint to express how his feeliegs bud
been gratified, and he sehould ever retain a gentelisl
sense of the high honour which had been conferred
upon him...co( Loud aceinntations.)
A Resolution was then-passed, that the Reaolu-
times voted that day, should be inserted in all the
innresing and evening daily newspapers. After
wlech the Meeting broke up. .
When the Livery were leaving the Hall, Lord
Folkstone was observed leaving the gallery over
the clock ; he was immediately cheered with re-
peated huszas.
FROM SATURDAY Numrs GAZETTE.

Admiralty-thee, Apra/ 1, 1809.
Copy of a letter from Captain Daalwood, of. His Majesty's
ship ['marina*, giving on account of tit capture of the
Frcut It Letter of Mar.pt. L'lplaigenie.
ilia Majesty's ship Franchise, at sea,
tuth January, 1809.
beg to acquaint you, that I have this day
captured the French letter of marque L'lribigenit,
pierced for eighteen gnus, but had only six mount-
ed, and twenty-six men, from llayouse to fluadm.
loupe, laden with naval stares and various mei-
ehandito. She iseoppererl, and sails remarkably
Mat, having been pursued several times during her
im,sage, and led the Franchise- • chase of thirty
hours in her favourite point of sailing, during which
time she threw her guns overboard. and cut away
her anchors, in order to-effect her eseape. She was
built at Seymour. mid launches! about taw mouths
riga, for the express purpose of is privateer
West Indies, and, in my humble opinion, is calms-
laced for His Majesty's service.
1 have the honour to be. &e.
(Signed) C. Disswooo, Capt.
TO Vire. Admiral R.wley,ke. fie.
Lop> ofa lout-rims Captain Corlett, of Bis Majesty's ship
Nemec.
Nereid*, a the Isis of France, Dee. is, mos.
Sia—The chase of this morning, which I cap.
lured at eleven. Eh ne. proves La (lobe illumine
imperial corvette, pierced for twelve, guns, lint
most thrown overboard during the chaise, command-
ed by Etiseigne l'atiseetsu Sow, from the Sty.
ehelles, bound to Port Louis, with dispatcher, which
he threw overboard, but were saved by the activity
or our boat's crew, at trust a considerable part of
them, which I send herewith. Her complement was
eighty men, but fruits maiming prises otf Mo-
raudisque, last cruise, sic seduced to thirty at this
tune. I am, Sir, &e. It. Coairii.
To Vier-Admiral Bertiooke foe. fie. •
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

comouirioo rej..l II the lire Liertosasei NW, of
Ramey.
94 Refiscut of Serray Mill
Chue' Jaaws, Eat to be C.ptsia.— Mimi Mardi 1, 1 sop.
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PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVF.D.
Jonas Poker, Jew Gongs Ibid..% aid akbard


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stinky, of Mancheeter, merehwlt• Mandril, 1209.
Jenruieb Waring, and Rie4:m.l Lowe, of Alton, South. I
2211 pews, 'mercers. March 25,1242 f.
James Rest, sod Richard bed, of Chatham, brewers.
March 25' 11109.
Elrzahrth Preston, end Monier, Shackletru, plumbers awl
glaciers, of Settle, lurk. Mairb
Jahn Tuwill Rntt, Jeeepb La.rience
Andrew., iced Thome' Kingelniry, Suedraimptuia, wool-
eard-manufectorere. March JI, 12241.
Juin, Hay, Samuel Audi-mini, William Forties, F. H. Blair,
Pat Sanderson, and RaciardJefinietuum, of Edinburgh, ban-
ken Dec. JJ, 1 ail*.
Barker Rusaley, William' Ham. William Milan, Jiihn
Milues, Admit %volley, end Peter toed, Tideswell, Drib!,
eutten.spinurra. Feb is, 1009.
Michael Walker, Benjamin Hurd, John Davie, cad Wil-
liam Daykiu, of Nottingham, coal-merchant,. March 2:1,
1209.
gmuniaei Stall, Thomas Harris, R. Garnett, end
palmier, of Aldermuthery, Luados, etwitfacturs. March B.oi

BANKRUPTCY RD Laimr.D.
John Peewee, of Christchurch, Slimy, bricklayer, from
April 4, to 22, at tea, at Guildhall, Loudon.
BANKRUPTS.
Abraham Richardson, Duustan's-hill, Tower aireer;
London victualler, to sarreinkr, April a, at torte.. .-e
ten, and May IS, at one at Or Handl. Attorney, 61r tripPon. Rermoudsey-strect, Southwark.
Thomas Guillod, of Craven street, Strand, Middles's
wine-mitrcliant, to surrender, April a, 15, and May is, at
ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorneys, Hamm. Dana Sall
Coisiland, Broad-street, Loudon.
Thomas Norris, late of Galloon, Southampton, erne-rare.
chant, to snereadcr, April 11, at **ea, G., at one, and May
13, at twelve, at the India Arms Inn, in Middle-stone ~ (im-
part. Attorneys, Mears. Bleasdale, Alessoder, mid Hahne,
New Ina, Londou ; and Mr. Roliert uilithsoli Gorport.
John Job Newton, of Geses-lem-laue St. Andrew, Hul-
both, Middlesex, ironmonger, to surreadir, April 4, la, awl
May 13, at tea' at Guildhall, Load* Attorney, Mr.
Fume,, Great Oireels street. Uremia's-inm..l'l.l4s.
Joseph ion awl lithe 1111.inii, of Neireastle.opun-Tyne,
saddlers to surrender, Agra 7, 24, red May la, at eleven' at
the Shakspeare 'r aaaaa N cam lc. Attorneys Sir. Fles-
ney, Cluurcery-lasie,lAldoa; and Mr. Lambert, Deus-street,
Newcastle-upuo.T you.
Sarah Coital' and Witham Colton, both of Scavrby, Lia-
adu, corimnierclialits, to surrender, A pill 21, ge, sod May
td, at eleven, at the Angel Inis' in Glainford-Hrlrgr, Lin-
coli.thire Attorneys, Messrs. Leigh and Mason, New
Etrolgc..street, Blacklriins, London; and Mr. Nicholson,
Glainford-Briggs.
James Ifireht lie nt herwisir David Jaisea, late of Ka lease-
(pare, Nliddli,ex, hut last MSculcoates, Yor3, whi te-kad-
rnentaut, to rot render, April 7, it, and May a, at eieVell, at
the Doi and Durk 'ravers, in Scale-Imre Kisgslou-upon-
Hull. Atturneya, Mears. Picard sod Bradley, Hull, nod
Messrs. Pearce and Sus, St. Switliiiemlatie, Louden.'
Thomas /habilis Pates, of Drury • lane, Middlesex, vie-
tualkr, to snarler, April a, la, surf 31* it, at tea, at
Guildhall, London. Attorsey, Mr. Jeyes, Cliartotamstroct
Fitzroy-slums.
John Leach, of Taraluumgrcen, Middlesex, shopkeeper,
to soi reader, April a, 15, and May Li, at twelve, at Geld-
Milk Loudon. Attorneys, Monts. Saunders and hotline,
Clifford's-lan, Load*.
DIVIDENDS.
April 24. Edward Dorris, of Carmarthen inakorper, at
eleven, at the White Lion Lou, in Caftlialtiltl3.
April yd. Isaac Rose Dale, lates( Exeter, earl henwareman.
at four, at the Star Inn, in Exeter.
April 27. Uttar' Fletcher, of Sower*, Hdifax Vireit, wool:
*tatter, at tea, at the Old Cock Isit, la
April 22. John Bridger the pruner, of Mortlabe, Surrey,
tallow-chaadler, at ten, at Guildhall, Loudon.
May 9 William Watson, of Great Cambridge-sheet, Hark-
trey-rued, Mitidiesea, builder, at twelve, at Guildhall, Lou.d*.
May IC base Peon, of Leather•lano, Mirldkorm, oilman,
at one, at Gni:dhall, London.
April is. Joseph Dann sod Charles Roblamon, late of
Wned-street, London, far-tors, at twelve, at Guildhall.
April en. John Turnbull, John Furbecr, Relivrt Allen Craw-
ford, and David Skeix, of Brood-street, Laudon, mars
chants, at twelve., at
April 29. James Gist and Patrick Denim* Foley, of
Tower-Ropl, London, increhrots, at eleven, at Guild-
hall.
April 24. musts Wllkinaon, late of Leeds, York, dyer, al
etrven, at the Three IA-24 Inn is Leads.
April ga. Silly** Ineedew, late of Huddersfield, YOrk„
linen-draper, at rim eu,st the Three tags lim, in Leeds.
April Ir. Stephen limit, of Crondall, Sontlivunpton, tanner,
attlaven, at the George lus in Oldham, SoutimArpton.
April op. Job. Nauru', of SI. John's Chapel, Durham,
innkeeper, at eleven, at the Shskspears Tavern, Neweass
tle-npost-Tycie.
May 6. William Albin Jones, of Aldermaahory, Leaden,
kaherdasitor, at ten at Guildhall.
April 117. GoresNla/limia and Josiah Slimier], tooth of
Hudderstiela, lAA, dyers, at eleven, at the Ohl Cock Inn,
in Halifax, York.
April tta. Jobs Graham, of Charley, Lancaster, and Jobs
Herrisou, of Preoeut, Lancaster, liquire-meschants, at
twelve, at the Dolt ion, in Preston.
April 23. Joseph Nicht, of Manchester, grocer, at two, M
No White Line Inn, in Manehrrivr.
April 27. Jolla Yore, of Preston, Liscsater, cotton-tusam-
6stertr, ut twelve, at the George Inn, in Prescott.
Way a. Thumps Eiliot, of Bedfurd.strtet, St. Paul's Cr
vent-nrilbn,' Middlesex, thilor, at eleven, at Gulic's%
Loudon.
May 29. Jacob Israel Levy, late of Ilaydvimatrvel llisorin,
Middlesex, dealer and clispares, at Mersa, at Guildhall,
London.
April 09. James Geddes, of Cleveland-street, Pim*.
square, Middlesex, Wour-dealer, at *levee, at Guildhall,
Load*.
April 24. Jollisi Meld's, of Graftramatreet, Paserus.
Middlesex, grocer, at ore, at Guildhall, London. '
May ti. Ithipert Mush, of the Old Bailey, London, oilman,
at twelve, at Guildhall.
'May a. Jar*, Chapple, of Graces-alley, Welk lote-sqrare,
Middlesex, liosiergat tea, at Guildhall, London.
April ag., Bows* Malcolm, late of OM Broachatreet, Lea-
timajposater, at ellives,at GuWhalL
CERTI Fl C ATF.S-.4 nut. 20.
Jahn Coati, lomat (.holey-square, but am of Bebrapeorie.
street, Lundris son s tinier.
Glentda, of Jarinyo-street, St. James, Westmiaster,
Middleno,
Simla Dann, of Upper St. Iforties-last, Middlemen, cu.
bioat•maker.
John Jameit,.of Bristol, cooper.
Joke Harrisms, of Workingteo. Cumberland, ssilmaker,
PLACE (IF Snicks A SATURDAY.
it per LOU. COMM, 67
per Cest. Nary 9Ol
Imperial Asaaitis
India Berrie 7 St Mem
Bachsesum Bills & a pram
English Lottery Tickets 2111. as.
Ceuta& for 67!
T. 01S11, Stockbroker,
4, C..relein, sod ty.

BIRTHS
At but halve, is York-street, d. Lady ?Via Haft LA.
Tartatur. ut a daughter.
Lady ateepa. k, 4a dassitter.
Lest week, the Lady of the Mon. Mary ketata, air a.
ilaagattr, at HairwtoottaLiatte, Torkiehish
NAQRIA 1.
tatutday. at St. tanter's Cliasity lbeall, et
Picket... Watt, to Nis P 4., Webbot!
DEATH.
Lately at liabilaac ia tlaratabise, tM Wt ausider ter
the kaw.•C.- Dlubr:

LONDON; Friedel by G. D tVIDttnN, N.
Boow.ll-cotiot, earr).-otTirst ot tie
No. IS, Batt of Ss. Citiohteo Uinta., Strand,
',BITE, a/ same Tee.—Order*, Sue Ilk
soot to tit. Offiat,(foot piJ). will In d* salangln