The National Register.
London, England, 1812-06-21 00:00:00

PROVINCIALS.

The sheep-shearing at Woburn has finished for the present season,
and the visitors of the Duke of Bedford have returned to their respec-
tive homes, highly delighted with their hospitable reception.
Adkins and Lavender, two Bow-street Officers, are gone down to
Plymouth, to assist in the investigation of the cause of the late fire in
that dock-yard.
UNLAWFUL OATH —No less than 38 persons were taken into cus-
tody, and their papers seized, at Manchester, on Thursday last, charged
with having administered unlawful and abominable oaths. They have
since been committed for trial at Lancaster.
Exleenox or Rica zits —Chester, June 15.—Yesterday Joseph
Thompson and John Temples, found guilty at the Special Commission
held for this county. on the 25th ult. for the trial of the rioters, were
executed, pursuant to -their sentences, at the New Drop, beLind the
City Gaol.
Manchester, June 15.—About twelve o'clock, on Saturday, the awful
sentence of the law was put In execution, upon the eight persons con-
demned at thelate Special Assize at Lancaster, viz.. Jas. Smith, Thos.
Kerfoot, John Fletcher, and Abraham Charlson, for burning, &c.
Me4srs. Wroe and Duncough's weaving mill, at West Houghton ; John
Howarth, John Lee, and Thomas Hoyle, for breaking into the house of
Sohn Holland in this town, and stealing bread, cheese, ; and
Hannah Smith, for committing a highway robbery, by stealing potatoes
at Batik Top, in this town. Their conduct, throughout confinement,
manifested the • fittest indifference and unconcern, as to the awful
state in which were placdd ; and all the pathetic exhortations of
the Reverend the Chaplain were frequently repeated, before sign 3 of
I.?Pentance of their crimes, or necedetty of preparation to meet their
d, appeared in anywise t,l awaken their benighted minds. Before
'""ed off, t 4.1( •st became penitent, and 'coutosed theirfkaces.

THE LATE NEGOTIATIONS.

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Minute of a Conversation between Lord MOIRA and Lords Gar/ •
and GKENVILLE, at which Lord ERSKINE was present.
St, James's place, June 6,1612.
Lord Moira stated to• Lord Grey and Lord Grenville that he was
authorized by the Prince Regent to consult with them on the formations
of a new Government e and satisfactory explanations having taken place
between them, respecting such measures as appeared to be of the
greatest urgency at the present moment, more especially with reference
to the situation of ins Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects, and the dif-
ferences now unhappily subsisting with America, anti that Lord Moira
had received this commission without any restriction or -limitation
whatever being laid by the Prince on their considering any points
which they judged useful for his service, they expressed their satisfac-
tion with the fairness of this proposal, and their readiness to enter
into such discussions as must precede the details of any new arrangement.
As a preliminary qineeion, which appeared to them of great importance,
and which they thought it necessary immediately to bring forward, to
prevent the inconvenience and embarrassment of the further delay which
might be produced if this negotiation should break off in a more ad-
vanced state, they asked whether this full liberty extended to the con-
sideration of new appointments to those great Offices of the Household
which have been usually included in the political arrangements made in
a change of Administration ? Intimating their opinion that it would be
necessary to act on the same principles on the present occasion. Lord
Moira answered, that the Prince had laid no restriction upon him itf
that respect, and had never pointed in the most distant manner at the
protection of those Officers from removal. That it would, however,
be impossible for him (Lord Moira) to concur in the making the em-
ercise of this power positive and indispensable in the formation of the.
Administration, because he should deem it, on pnblic grounds,pecue
Hedy objections:hie. To this Lord Grey and Lord Grenville replied,
they also acted on public grounds alone and with no other feeling what
ever, than that which arose from the oeceselty of giving to a new Go-
verntnent that character of efficiercy and stability, and those marks of
the constitutional support of the Crown, which are• required to enable
it to act usefully for the public service; and that on these grounds it
appeared to them indispensible that the connexion of the great OfE-
cert of the Court with the Administration should he cleariy e tahlished
in its first arrangements. A decided difference of opinion, as to this.
point, having been thus expressed on both -sides, the conversation-
ended here with mutual regret. Nothing was said on the subject of
official arrangements, nor any persons proposed, on tither side, to till
any particular situations.
No. 17.—Letter from Lords GREY and GRENVILI to ',old WELLES-
LEY, dated Camelford-Houee, June 3, 1312.
My LORD—We have considered with the most serams attentleni the-
minute which we have had the honour to receive from your Lordship •
and we have communkated it to such of our Frieeds as we have had
an opportunity •of consulting. '
On occasion of a proposal made to its older the authority of his Roy.l
Highness the Prince Regent, we wish to renew, in the most solemn
manner, the declaration of our unfeigned desire to have facilitated, as
far as was in our power, the means of giving effect to the late Vote of
the House of Commons, and of averting the imminent and unparalleled'
dangers of the country. No sense of the public distress and difficulty—
no personal feelings of whatever description, would have vrevented es,
under such circumstances, from accepting, with dutiful subiniesione an e
situations in which we could have hoped to serve his Royal Meknes.;
usefully and honourably; but it appears to us, on the most dispaesionate
reflection, that the proposal stated by your Lordship cannot justify any
such expectation.
We are invited not to discuss with your Lordship, or with any other
public men, according to the usual practice In such cases, the varinue- -
and important considerations, both of measures and of arrangements,
which belong to the formation of a new Government, in all its branches ;•
but to recommend to his Royal Highness a nunilver, limited by pre-
vious stipulation, of persons willing to be included in a-Cabinet, of width
the outlines are already definitively arranged.
To this proposal we could net aec.de wilibut the sacrifice- of the very.
object which the House of Commons has recommended, the formation • '
at a strong and efficient Government. n '
We eater not into the examination of the relative proportions, or •
of the particular arrangement,, which it has been
_indeed necessary
chits previous`y to establish. It is to the prhiciple of dionlion and jea-
lousy that we object—to the supposed bahoice of etmLllchniz interests,
'ln a Cabinet so measured out by preliminary stipulation. Tie tithes
imperiously require an Administration united, in principle, and strong •
au mutual reliance ; possessing also the cradence of the Crown, and.
assured of its sepret in those healing measures which tile public safetr.
requires ' • and which are necessary to secure the Government, the opi-
nion and affection of the people.
No such node is presented to us by this project, wide% appears to
us equally new in practice, and objectionable in princ.ele. It tends,
as we think, to eetablish, within the Cabinet itself, a system or coun-
teraction inconsistent with the prosecution of any unifoim and bene-
ficial course of policy.
We now, therefore, request permission to (Incline all pe'eticepation in .
a Gvvermnoub COD:Ai:ldea upon such printipies ; a:. we are