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proof that we still possess our lihetties. I therefore must know, that, destitute make was of
not of ao such declamtioti beiiig made, as that the personal property, they could only be Lorue by
t °matey was seemed, but I say we are making rapid some elrindegine way of procuring the means.
steps towards rain, and we are adopting the same Mr. Mesita ex thought it necessary to state what
measures that have already led to the ruin of the had been Mr. Wardle's mode of proeeediog through-
surrielikitlioie States of Europe. Hos oheervatione out this delicate and arduous investigation. The
upon this saiiject iiiglit ripely equally well to every first time his name had appeared in the House of
other country, such lie Frame, Stiehl, and Sive- Commons, wee on a. motion he had* made respect.-
ilesi, for we may be as hippy and 'prosperous as tog military. great coats, and he believed that that
ae were ,eo years ago ; bat it must be remembered motion had led him to the knowledge of many pub-
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that a revolntion happens iu a moment. We were lie ahusee. Thi. first determined him to pursue
all struck witliustonishinkat when we heard of the inquiry, in the progress of which he was refer-
revolutions, and Ido elide den it was owing to such red to Mrs. Clarke. When he h3d resolved to
• abases as those now alla led to. diet brought theist bring the measure before Parliament, he not only
- *heat. I aesert, that the. eis nothing so likely to bring had not communicated his proofs to any date Mem-
wenn a revolution, a. i corrupt decision of the hers of the House of Commons, but had even with-
Rouse of Commons. When we hare our property held then& from the Hon. Burt. (Sir F. Burdett) who
taken from us, as it now is. I etiodasa, my Lord, 1 seconded the motion. With what reason, then,
have had the fears of revolution before lay eyes is. could .Ir. Aldermen Combo, or any other Mem-
a very great dreier. I have seine that the utilise her of Opposition, hw accused of not rendering
things hive had that effect elsewhere--sod why litin assistance at the outset, when it war imposei-
1111y not the seine result happen here ? Thane ble to know the grounds upon which he proceeded?
eel,' twee! these motions sue. couline it to the It was the part of every good inure. skid ever) prn-
Dake of fork, and ilo not tell 113 aboat die House dent lover of the Conetitutioit, to view with ex-
of Commons, and theft corruptions in their eke-hood treine caution allegations admen us those brought
and iii Bien conduct ; the Ministers must fr. the forward by Mr. Wardle; and, instead of blame
sense of the country. Stiffer one to ask, so/nether being imputable to our Representative for his
those are new thiitge? Are they immediately caution, he deserved the highest approba
spenng op? If tlli, was an tarot. which the non; mid, he could not help
Dnke of York had lately relit'. ioto, lie might regret, that the facts produced liar:
Bare remethrd iii, conduct, and every thong us they lied since appeared. Ho
might huge been reetlfied by a prudent :mil which he believe,' was natural. that . _
' a wise Aolmitiistration, but this has not been the not only possess the love and confidence
ense. On the contrary, it has been a system noto- people, but a certain degree of It
'musty long acted upon. Rave we • not found the wake the people feel a pride in
sa.oe thing TIII respect to Lord Melville, and yet their power. It had beeii stated
we hoop ivihni,ters reinstating him in Ili, Ma- Representatives of the City (Sir t
jegyOi Councils? May we not find after this that he believed the Como:elder-it
matter has side:tided, the Duke of Yank again innocent. In this case, us in man
placed iu the eitnation of Coutinandei-in-Cluel? truth lay iu a small compute; mil
Yes. it is even dual:aid whether he he not Coin. eetnionlinury to him. hew env dist
tikander-in-Chief at this moment. It is truly intelligent Member of the Houle
extraordinary, that when Ministere profess eo semi(' "here there wad 110 l'olllll-
- deference to Hit Majesty, and ivlicis they had before his eyes the three letters
holt at the various branches of the Royal )►aaeily, mender•ia-(thief, recognising' the i
tied see ',uses cost ore likely to exateperisee'the Doctor O'Meara, Tonyie and Gen.
people, tioey do not deb et those 1111111,11'4, 11114 phew lie felt considerable uneasiness at the o.
that they wish to Slll4. the Royal House of Bruns- of a worthy Gentleman (Mr. liemble), we..
wick. We know nothing of the Prmee of tl ates ; stated that no good could be derived from n champ
he is completely eat of sight ;we do not know of Ministsxs. This he regarded as a dowegeross
that he is comeilted, or that lie takes any concert" and uncolistitutionid dot:triage; for if the (motile lot
in public matters. We have, ii, refore, every all confidence in the highest Member. of the State,
reason to suppose, that we have been meter the the most dreadful comiequeimes might ensue. Up-
guidance this prineiple be higliiy disapproved of the late
guidance and cool-old /of .111. Mike of York, and
it is not at all cleir that we we lint so at the i intlogisity iiitheted Nam this Corporation ; of the
present moment. These are serious ciititleni- I ceussire so lightly passed upon the Lord Chief Jim-
times. A greet deal hes hero wee about the nee of the litiog's Beech ; and of the vote of self-
attaeks upon Perlikeiwoit ; I shall wily say, that emodennuitiou, last Saturday, forted iipois the Lord
din Court formerly feel a vcry groat iallueeice elliyor.
upon the enaottry ; and Ido eesa, that the salve- The secenid Resolution was them put and carried.
rims or the tit...unction alit sill depend mulch oven with only three deekeuting voices.
tinecoileltret of the Cope :aeon of Londmi. Yet Upon reading the thinlokese/ution, Mr. 1)k-
-, Geuthoueu ate ailli epiiktoie that this Ceroonioon plea- ii( emu ei: objected-hi the; exp.-use of the
elionlil not take any part in regard to the tug- gold box, a, therwenu not its _such a tieurielling
l preeticee of Coverninent, but +motion every iota- state or tillllllCl°, 114 to entitle them to such a step.—
bare they edepi. If we look back to former taints, (4 general sear-mar VrtigarPotaliod.)
we should Md. that even previous to the Re- Mr. Wueet.s, one of the Folance Committee,
volution, the Corporation of Landon ieterfeed, affirmed they were well ably to afford it.
rant ilect together to express toeer ornionik, aed Mr. KEXIILE then slid, that thiough he Omni.'
I may it attire to say it never spoke holder--ssfor it not hold up his hand iii favonr of the muse., from
was their held emerge tie eukiduct that eetahligked die opinion he entertained of the ',nutmeat of the
the Constitution on the groutide ou whirls it now expense, yet none tinted more cordially agree to
stench." Mr. Weidman, utter making some nllu- the kesolution than he would.
emu to the ehee,eetioe., tit the Worthy .tte.k.nan The third Rebolutiou was then put and agreed
whin had 'Token as to the proceednies of the last lea utesninistrely.
meeting et the Common Hall, voncluded eoh To the fourth Resolution, when reed, Mr. li. Ea-
stlake, that the whole of the Rerelutioos should ! net ohjeOttel. on the ground that Mr. Wardle,
hive his conenireikee—tear if the iiivestigation had elites bust he brought forward his motion, was le*
noly lied the effect of kikeplaciog the Duke of York elone and without support frees those, who. after-
for ashore time, the kiltatet and views of it um wards, whets, by the course the 1A1.411114 bosk, they
defeated, and the reimit.y disappointed. • ' ' found teem fixed. as it were, upon a rock, were ready
Alderney,. Pm Nevi' supported the reeoletion.— In otter liiirrelieir support.
Hr agreed. that .t wits to the pi ;melee of hidept eel- INIr• NV trl'ltZstatt agreed with the lust speaker, that
t race we need the h!tsssags of flan Ravoliitiokii. The . the gaateeemerit in the business was Mr. IX am ele'ke
qinnitim befiore dear, eel, that eleisie had elkititi al hitt thcr«, were shades of Merit. Whell find that
id the various del, irtiiiteds el the oasts., cal to stilt- Gent 'pluton brought the business into diiewaion,
unitise them was the beet proof of the Nara of the it rental not he expected lie 'should fifed support till
people. A spirit lila: this ought not to he brarialial proof wk. adduced of his assertions ; but when
with the mime ikt party spirit; rho the contrary, ohs- the facts came to be prveri, and threats were held
sormenies oil suoli show's. as were fouls(' to exist, out wenaist him, they had then came fureard its
were both useful and censtieutionkil ; if tine were 4 ha miion, and, under these circumstances, they
so, he conceived there could be none who would were surely ileeerving of thanks.
rehire their applause to the man who had so boldly, Mr. Gat Etatile ilinved, " That the name of Al-
ma so surcesettilly, ongieeted the iiiiiniry which deriwiii Comlie bee:K.6l'd to those specified iu the
heal been set on root. With respect to die Rene. Reeolatirei."
Werke immediately loc!ore them, it was in itself A Yeoman COMP": came forward, and rin-
glets a inert teatims. it was inipowible for any one chinned ail eluim to praise for the part he loud acted
to refuse their sweet to it. on the occasion: that praise be attributed particu-
The find Resolution wee then pot. end, upon la•ly tii the characters named in the Resolution.
the chew of halide, was declared to be agreed to partienhirly Sir Francis 13urilett, Lerd Folkstone,
theiiiimonely. and Mr. Whitbread.
Upon the seemed 8-'4+lll6on being read, -Mr. The Mirth Resolutino was then (with the midi-
S :meet. Dixon exprokeerl tkovieli it migln be ;state- tines of list flume of Harvey Christian Cantle,
liorkited, by inverting." Thu? ele Wardle hnvieg Esq.) put, and carried with only two dissentient
exhibited the dinner, has entitled to their thalikee yoke*. -
Ile consideredthe eery...eon •• mewed by threats," The fifth Resolution was then read as originally
as unfit, the chertgee honing been, iu noi,v. of filet, moved,
made before any they'd.. C<,14111 13041 r 1014.11 Ittili out, Iledloid..ll. That a. the niapoeny in fu-nur ado, Cots-
A• to the assert that the Owes-. had lawn tube 11. Chief, on the
11 task of
th3l,arch last, bold lucrative
'sppolo.toso frlll at the 14,1/Ude of e Crown, a vote of se-
at:intuited, that he s:loollo; ceritkoi,ly oppose. at the asittal, under each riiriiinstaireeii, 1111351 at all Brea:rpprwr
mine time he seliiiiitee diet the esigeokee of gill,' /Otddrll4,lylNl/10.4111 • lint when given, as inn!. present in.
abases hod been el,arly proued. ).1„: weeinee.egra game, to direct. +-mountain)," to the cables'« produced, no
thko abilities existed le the wane, the miry, the rant ttinge CUM moss: nkto the mot MPS that ted to it diseisiou, PO
• inclik COdapllllV% and verieue other depertmeots of f te,:i.trbereasirufwseesereletuatiro,cofotrc people, and so decogitu. ry
the State, end emic/N..4e: a hofte the theiltrion Mr. Deans ealoceived they had tio riald to call
into these would go fitethte, tied he full ties liy a in qmetarti the motives of the House of Corousous.
beneficial and tlicannelreseinetu.
Mr. Deolity ii evince Allman-tett she Iteenhifen. tee oely effect of which would he to induce the
deriver of making an inroad jute the constitutim
—I; the elteriiriell lossoneed were et.'"erst he the of the emiutry. If to hold any office nr pliers
Resolution wooed, to his °entire.. he trimmed awry f miler the froovernment was to lies ground for iinpue
re norienee For his an. if he hiel nevi. ii Mews-Mem. ke could, with the same proerietv, attribute
bee of Parlieniear WI the occemem, he gimlet here inuorooper motives to those who acted under what
cbtwidered himself iii the light Ste a juror, booed
by the oath—a a tree deltverenee 'to make he. ~ owl could da
are milled parte miners; the motion vies unneceeiury,
Ito good, as their mine Ives folly feu-
',en our Soseirure laud the kola anal the Psi.. i pressed by the other Resolutions; and alien once
foyer at the liare mad a true veroliet to give, mr. 'en attempt was made at intioneleting their represen-
t corilitig to the evideuce, en help tem Goal ;" and tatives, he nu-lit exclaim tea long gelid-bye to the
Melee the ioAuence of that moo he could tint home eig'edom of the people !" Ile did not mean to wit'
agate to pronounce a verolKl of guilty. Thsi• env mischief was intended, but considered the Re-
vere elf or most of the"' I'""""44"1wrl. and they swintion as inevitahlt, tending to it.
m honer know that tuned. 14 .eilf would. . I:" a very Alderinan React wanted the Court of the pre-
little way iedred in sapporting an hitabliehment eipice nit which they ware standing. Ile lied sat a
equal to the splendour of the Ittelal Dulte..- silent endkor of their past prow adisigs, frogs a wish
Honeys, carriages, horses, table, all, in the trek not to. /interrupt the unanimity of the Court,
• 00' of estrisfegailis, and eotiewsr ; what -the* Ink Iheilbeld not avoid cautioni•ig them, that, by
mint be kis feeling, at wittiest:me such thkep?..,.. tfk Ritiblatioile now proposed, they were attacking
, Ile could not but he renailde they could wet bei bef ch. tete lrianelies oifthe Cniestitution. He cm-
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eiesetnisly, where speakers were not to I,c tatted on
and of thestage, at wall and pleasure, like stage
actors; he therefore cautioned them against adopt-
iug a Resolution, which he considered re destruc-
tive in its consequences, and majored them t* *tam
their hand, as they dial not know the mischief that
might follow their precipitate* y.
Mr. KiMBLS advised the withdrawing the Rego-
Mr. WAITHMAN replied to the arguniente meted
by the worthy Aldermen agaiiist adopting t lie 11 evo-
lution; at winch, if lie hurl not been itt the habits of
bearing him, he alsould be surprised ; but, Bait was,
he hail heard nothittir but whet he might expect ;
he was not, however, afraid of meeting tutu un the
question, fortified, as he we by the. best authori-
ties. There were three brew-hes of the Constitu-
lion, and the Right of the People was undoubted.
Now, if may thing; was wrong, and &mutinied re-
dress, did he mean to say that they were contilied
in their remonstrances to the Executive l'oa et ? or.
were they to apply themselves to the 11:ture of
Peers? lie multi even show preeedents of opinion*
expressed as to the conduct of Parliiiiiient —as in
the case of the tive Aylesbury Voters; upon which
OlTiltlllll the House of Peer* had nobly supported
the rights of the people. Another iiistame was, the
India Hill • which occeeiuu the people land
want of confidence
(ally expressed, and
e proved. With re-
a agreed kiV Lawyers.
ail, that Representa-
their probity, their
• that, if this country
lie by her Parlia•
looted by hint, says,
whenever the Le-
corrupt than the
that Parliament could
- a women; but he
tins, i I de, when he
into white. "lad
should have dose,
I the present coin-
Court had already
the consequence
the Finance Coul-
d tiiet 97 Members
than 197,1001. a-Years

were to vote one way.
ly, the Navy, anti other appoint-
smut .....mory perhaps, afford sufficient iliflii-
este, fait there must he superadded that of
planet awl pensions? There wits the case of Sir .
C. hawking. against whom en action was brought
for tidos undue influeece a ith the electors, by
bribery. Upon that orn:ision. Mr. Justice Bailey
observed, it was scandslous that that phoold
be bargained for, which shook' lie given ft...4:1y
nod purely, and sworn to be so; if that were ..arm-
leer, the Constitution was nothing bat a shallow.
A ' , are we to know all this, and be dabarted the
r to uolice it ? The Worthy Alderman had
4ed of tire vital Wood of the Constitution! this
alds a mere figure of speech ; hot item., considered
4 kiwi. SO decayed as to need the atsmance of
a little corruption to keep it alive ; u hereas
ho considered it as yet sound amid worth preserv-
Atin that state : even that great statesenitu, Mr.
, was, IFILWOII patriot, of that opinion, when lie
mist it was lint reitovatimi or innovation woo want-
ed, but merely the removal of otifects. Aa to
the Questiod immediately before them, they Intl
an tholotilded right to express their opinions ; alai
he hoped no one would succeed in setting them to,
grittier by the ears, while Nliuisterit were going nu
its the work of their titidoing, It was a singular
fact, that while the taxes were collecting with the
most rigid exactness, there wits not one law enacted
fir the right use of the public money.
Mr. Gatvvtitas said, that they ought to express
their minus freely upon, the occasion : the people
at large had said, because they had perceived that
corruption was in existence iu ',anoint departments
of the Government, it was their duty to act accord-
ing to the manly spirit th:tt had deployed it-elf ;
and to remember that their forefathera had strug-
gled through toil and blood into the possession of
those invaluable privilege* which thry were bound
to inaiittaiss.--(,Here the cry of questisn ! became
exceedingly strong, so that M. worthy Member was
obi*ewl to sit down.)
Alderman ATK I Ili hoped that they would excuse
born for alluding in stone slight degree to the con-
'tact the hail adopted on a former occasion. 'file
(louse of Coltmn's had, by their vote, compelled
the Duke of York to resign ; in so doing, they had
done much; and any thing which went to attach
blame upon their conduct was, in his opinion, ILOV.
j mit. The:Duke of York was certainly guilty, as*,
married man (a ;angle); but there was a distinc-
tion between the public and private character.
Mr. 11 11£1111A: opposed the resolution.
Mr. BIRCH asked, by whom the Representatives
were Massed ? Whom did they vote for ? By
whore were they appointed ? by the prople.-11/
loud cry of No Iso .9 At all events, the distinc-
tion to he drawn was one without a difference.
Mr„ Nixon said, that the authority of Blarkstotte
was toot happily ititrod tired ; anti as to the instances
of Old Sarum, he. the) hod been the ultimo of iii-
trodstemg into the House of Commons some of its
brighteat ornaments and most distnistuished pa-
taints. The towns of Pilattchester aud Birmile4-
hum, nod others, which hail rise!' by their maim-
factories, anti industrious habits, rose because they
attended to other basiness titan that of politics.—
(Lend hisses.)
Alderman Pierce said, that he conld not airrec
to the 'Resolution Many shape ;at the sonic time
he would expcsid, to favour of the Constitution, the
last drop of his blood and the last .billing of his
property.
Alderitino %Vows said. that, in his opinion, the
it tiestion intineliately 'before them WAN the most im-
portntst they had yet considered, mid he was pre-
prnst to support it.
Mr. w.ITHM A N said, that lie was not to the habit
oftpisrrelliug shoot words ; lie was therefore willing
to probe*, that inittend of the words 6. derogatory
to the character of the I loaseof Commons," should
br subs'ituted, ~ affords much reason to believe
that they were swayed by that indoettee, of which
this Court felt itself formerly tinder the necessity
ofeemplainitig."
Mr. N AWITAN• in explanation, stated, that there
sassed la be alt important I/HOAX so. sappoliag

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highest approbte India Rill; main which otictisio
Ip expressing his addrea.ei: the Throne, and their
tad been an strotic iu their Representatives was fill
Ha felt a owls, corrupt intioence offt'red to be I
sat Princes should apitc( lip he PauFilament, it was
confidence of the waft •liatipte-at their head,
lustre, that should the ts fur the
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in the extent of Vszi • ice; for tl
d by one of the • - it would
it Chitties Price), . •4. ;Ps go
er-iu-Chief to be t;l• 'tiestrt,e,A
many others, tha - a more
mil it did apps a sawing., that
ilittuterested mo o '4"4 make a tutu
ttse of Conant°. . • • t not so mil
itivitnee, whin hi • hi change black
'tiers of the Com. decided as they al
to applications or lion 1 nos have exu,ted
;en. Clavering?— aglioat thou. That C
it the obeerefition uineJ of gries•atices; thud
entitle), who had was, it produces', the Report of I
red from n change. 'Hitter, by ninth it aplicari-d t
d a 4 a dangerous shared among them nu Itss than
rif the veoule lost ; anti 'I% there were all found
obera of the State, Dui mai ttie Army, the NYVV,