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sgitsted. The intervieWs &soh Diplomatists fro.
gently take place in the promenades, and at the
dinner parties of the 'Princes sie Metternich and
Schwarsenbex, A more. eeriool.twaffgawce. how-
ever, was he oOR the 7th of :tass...mosith at the
bowie or the Prince de Metternich. Coarlentitfi
frequently.thapatche
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LONDON,
THURSDAY. Auousr

li11) another part of our. Paper will haotiOrti lOU
ter addressed by Lord Stomourx to the'Earl of
purer. Lord Lieutenant of the county of Lancas-
ter, in which his Lordship says that he is com-
manded by the PRINCE Ream!. to express the
sati.faction derived by his Royal Highness from
prompt, decisive, and efficient measures adopted
hr the Magistrates of the County Palatine of Lan-
caster, on Monday. the 16th inst. at Manchester,
for the preservation of the public tranquillity; and
also the " high approbation" of his Royal Highs.
riess at the support 'Worded to the civil power on
that occasion, by the Manchester cavalry. A sinii•
tar letter has been addressed to Lord STADIFORD,
Lord Lieutenant of the county of Chester, convey-
lot; the same mirk of the PRINCZ RBGENT'S sp.
prolmtion to the Cheshire yeomanry cavalry. This
letter terminates all doubts that may have been
previously entertained respecting the line of con-
duct which the Government might, on this import-
mot point, think proper to pursue. There were
some who, ia their anxious regard fur the character
of Ministers, indulged a hope that they would not
prejudge the ciinduct of the Magistrates of Man-
chester, but would allow its merits to be ascertained
by the laws of the country, upon a full and impar-
-6,1 hearing of evidence adduced, sa well on the
part of the ponde as of the Magistrates. This hope,
however. was fallacious, the Ministers have thrown
otf all reserve. and ideutifyit:g themselves with the
Magivtnscy of Manchester, seem resolved to share
all the emit or the obloquy which, in the opinion
of the country. may eventually be attached to the
occurrences of Monday, the memorable 16th of

August.
It is a happy principle in our Constitution, that
In:wryer the name of the Sovereign may be thrust
forward on any occasion by his Ministers, every act
of the Government must still be considered as the
act of the responsible Servants of the Crown, and,
as such, is open for fair and liberal discussion.
Even the respected name of the Patriot, therefore.
►oust not be supposed to conclude the opinion of
the public on the events at Manchester; because
the approbation of the Magistrates and Yeomanry.
conveyed in Lord S/DMOUTti'S letter, cannot con-
stitutionally be considered in any other light than
as the sentiments of the slinisters.
We do not suppose that this mark of approbation
was given even by the Ministers to the Magistrates
of Manchester inconsiderately or suddenly. But I
allowing that the Ministers were influenced by the
most upright and conscientious motives, it cannot
be forgotten that they have decided on an es-parte
statement of the case—that they have judged upon
evidence furnished by the Magistrate. only. who
were also permitted to detail their individual fears,
and the apprehensions of others no less timid, and
no less unfriendly to the starving manufacturers.
It was easy fur the Magistrates, interested as they
must be in giving flattering colon's to their own
'monk, to suppress some facts, and communicate to
ot;o:rs a false importance; and coLlined as the
Ministeis must have been to such testimony, it
would be impossible for them to come to any other
rioclueior► than that which they have expressed in
Lord SIDUOUTICS letter. Under such circum-
stances, they ought to have distrusted their own
judgment, and have deferred the expression of it
s►nt'l the whole case had been sifted in a court of
law, remembering that
Qui aliquid statilit, isauditii alter& parte
/Elitism si statuerit, baud rquua full.

The public meeting of which notice had for some
days been given. and which, from the strange and
unusual hour specified in the requisition, had ex-
cited no inconsiderable alarm, was held at Smith-
field yesterday evening, at four o'clock. The
crowd assembled on ibis occasion was not nearly so
large as had attended the former Smithfield met--
which may be attributed to some apprehen-
- excited by the occurrences at Mao-
perhaps in no small degree to the cis-
' the one meeting having been held on
which is generally a dry of work,
former meeting was held on Monday,
,Ime immemorial has been received as
idleness. We stated yesterday that the
had adopted every measure of precis'.
-udence could suggest, and a large
_ was in requisition to aid the civil
maintaining the public tranquillity, should
made to disturb it. Relying upon
of these aessitres, the Magistrates
it neceifiary to manifest their zeal
the meeting, and consequently
having conducted themselves
with
time they were &rambled with
decorum. seporated at about six o'clock
mad peaceable manner. Would to
Magistrates of Manchester had ma.

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