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In king Charles the Ur time. there were two ;
parties in the nation, one ladled Add,essers, the
other Abhorrers; the former Go address's% Ilia Ma.
jeloy to goveru by Parliament.. and the later for
declaring their abhorrence of such presumptuous
advice. as they .stiletl it ; the House of Cllllll4OlOl
proceeded withgreat rigour %intuit thetibli .for
a bre.;ch of privilege. and imprnioned numbers of
them duriog pleasure; but could by uo mean*
suffer the King to take the seine steps with the
Addressers. In reality their coininittnents were so
111111 l eroos, that " take him l'ophain" (the Serjeant-
at-Arms'e came) becaiee a cant phrase. and was ge-
nerally made use of to excite an idea of arbitrary in-
solence and despotism unlimited.
A circumstance. however, happened, that non-
pinril the Howse of Commons nut a little in the
height of their career. and, it was commonly
thought, put a stop to their proceediugs. A Geo-
Cleaners, who was Foreman of the grand jury at Ex-
eter, and hid either more spirit or more under-
atanoliug than the rest of his fellow-subjects, that
had (alien nailer the displeasure of the Commons ;
tnis Gentleman. I say, haviug presented on ot-
drew of ibhurresee from the Jury to the Judge of
Assize, the House, considering him ass 'guitar object '
of their resentment, ordered the Serjesin-at-Arno
to take him into custody, for a contempt of their
privilege; but the Gentleman insisted that where
there was uo law, he 'acknowledged no eltedienceoural
therefore absolutely rehired to attend to the results.
tion of the House. " Be au kind, Sir, (says he to
this Officer,) as to present my humble respects to
the illustrious Assembly which has sent you, and
acquaiiit them, that though I have the deepest
veneration for every iudividuel which composes it,
yet I con see no reason for submitting to any order
of theirs, which is directly contrary to the laws of
the lain!, and to the last degree subversive of the
consiitu;iou.--There is nothing, Sir, which an
Englishman is bound to obi but the laws, and as
nothing can be a law without the concurrenec of
the three estates, I must think it very strange, that
there should be a design of destroying the dearest
privilege I possess, merely through the authority of
any one. It may not be necessary totroubleyou„ Mr.
Serjesut, with any motive. for declarin4 I shall not
*minipanic you, without being;cotnpelled by con-
siderable (urea. Yet give me leave to make else
observation moms the impropriety of the present
order, which, in relation to my affair, has been
issued by the Ileube.—No Englishman, Sir, i au be
colondtteal u about a char re against islet of (rem.
gre-tiot4 the loa aril the laud But. Si..l-.1% rrlntlitiou
',feather noose a low of Orel...se? rt:t be, wrist Herd is
there for the jul../.ltCCOwt of the three estates ? Aud
why argue: taxer intleierisso otely :ow writ ty t iotue
of each n.rolir..fous. of tars v ;;re deemed of rasilliewut
validity to take 11..44 t;:e 1111er, Y a the huhiret ?
irthe 11'61114 himself...world mak, au attack uf tlais
nature oil toy f; eerioca,l thitk myself jus.itied
by the leer to rent : surely it cannot be sup-
pooled that rith,r klotee of i'lirlignient would contend
for she legality sr: t....«, proceerlioner, Which would be
illeKal in Mejesty itself:the power by which
. they we commututed a Parbooment, and which they
thrusartrra have Ire than once very loudly dhow-
my d of is their Kofig.—What you am remember
Other'', reaaossa. l shall be touch obliged to you for
repessilig to the llouourable House. Sir; be fool.
• body server as eu uppusit.ou to the resolutions of
such a moire may appear. I wall not go, till l am
dragged oil Furolles, by
Thus, by the Spirited behaviour of a private Gen-
tleasieu, a atop war put to the arbitrary proceedings

ufa Curium, 11,iuse of Coin mom, itnpriwitoising w hoist-
antrer they itlitascd ; a House of Commons, whit+,
hut a little while before, had tent Sir Joseph Wil-
limitiaou, the Secretary of State, to the Tower, with-
out atom inaissaintiog the King of their detigii, a
itolispenatthly doe to Ilia Majesty,
where au pri.oloil • sertantwlei arrested.

Thr Couutern of ARRAN had s small party. last
night, at her i rr iu Dover-street' which was at-
tended by the Duettes.es Duitagers4 Niwcarrut
and hlsticutargh, Countesses CLIOhT, CAR.
DII:A14. &C.

Wa undr•rstand, that, in consequence of the de-
clining staw of 114 r.. LII.I FIGTOPI's health, she has
hreu abliited to Natal' her ellg3g. Meld at the
rinonng ft, heal, at Sihrlitery, and th.t the Cowittc-
tor hue swcitrett. for the &Judea'► of that city and
lie a treat Or the grc.t trieuteuf blodagne
CATALA

Mr. V A DON G. many years porter le his Royal
Highness the Pilot:ea 41,e41, suddenly, on
Sunday. ut his Waxing.. to Market-street, St.
Jainea's. Ili. Hm al Highness, a year ago, oh-
serving I whom, .std to , satsuma, you
hare worked twig enough; retiar, and you shall
have p.m a 'lacy .111

On blowier I*.t. the CottPetnure bounds h•d •
gw-svre nail di 1. are-• Awl .10 'situates. Theifoneld
Mt Mud k•lled their fox after tit• above
extr4orthowy

Tim tit.e"ra• of yesterday attracted an intrneuse
crow.l to (ireenwieli P.irk; the usual festivities of
shi,h WI re ieuer!y riiki3e3 until a late hour.
The Nil, of cattlr at Shugborough. Stafford-
-h.r this d.e. Alba of Loral TA LBOT'S stun of
to-artir..w, it is expeetsd will be well at-
hismte.l.

It irsw.• spi mints pleapnre to understand, that
Mr. Tts.inAs ill•eir R. art-lute-et. Uhnurries, has r.ry
ingr OO i 0000 -ly Ir,l a tnet IL. I iostniineut,
which root or% t.. be of gtr4t ut silty ht the sweep-
ing of rhininori. mg it entirely sasperpe fro the twee.-
nty pf sig. to the top of thr vino*. one IWII.OII
Wit .1,1.. to pr,furin the otwration as she
sumo (nuarever oblique the vents way tau) in a
tree time.

A prtv,Or in the Matrr•hest►r Loral Militia bring
f•mtvi eatiky by a r•nart-martial of &welkin, and
r. Wing tip aitothrr rrgierweit. was ordered to
rr-
cenrr IGO lashrb.—On \\'e•lnrwlsy lest (the day sp-
ringy-A At the unim'intent) the regiment wee
foram' into a *quire on Keraal-moor. where the
en•lprit was stripped and tied up. anti the drummer
had his Leh elevated to gore the first blow; when
Colonel NNILIICSTFR, wan that humanity stitch is,
the prominent feature of his life and character.
ordered bite dower and rte punishment to be re-
sulted.

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