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THE NATIONAL REGISTER

course, where was the use of putting the question whether
the petition he printed?
Sir H. WILSON was not prepared to justify all 01(-
8110ra/ions of the petition, bet he knew that men had built
cut down without redres4 being obtained.
Lord CAS'l'Llni EMI!! said, he was astooklied at the
intemperite address that had j•rst been hi aril. It thet.•
were men at large who hail rot iiiii itted murder, vk ithout
charges having been preferred against them, why had
not the hon. general ovenvicil liim.elf in preferring sue!'
charges ? As to the defence extended to the authorities
of Manchester, he should always glory in his share of that
transaction.

Sit IL WILSON a-serted nothing that lie was not pre-
pared to prove. He had charged those wlto inter' elided
the meeting of the Hith of August t%llll murder, and lie
was prepared to establish that chat ge, oi abide by the
remit of failiere.—(Hear.)
Mr. 11. WILBRAHAM remarked that bills had nut
even been preferred against the magistrates before the
grand jury.
Mr. PHILLIPS said he hail made inquiry respecting
the events at Manchester, and his conviction was, that the
accounts of those melancholy events had not been exag-
gerated. If the bills had been preferred before juries in
any oilier county, he 1111101 questioned whether the results
would nor leave beset diffeieut.

Mr. S. WORTLEY observed, if the gallant general had
the proof of der is his nocket—(Sir H. W." I did not
say I had the proof in my eacket.") It he were piepared
with proof, why not adduce it before grand jury alter
grand jury, till a bill was found ? Or why was an action
for au ushattit out preferred ? He thought these matters
were mentioned only for the pin poses of inflammation.
Sir It. WILSON asked, if the lion. member had lost a
wife, a son, or a brother, by violent means, would he be
satisfied with bringing an action for an assault ?

Mr.IIROUG HAM would not express his approbation
or disapprobation of the pi ; hut he denied that its
letup:see was such, respecting the conduct and suensures
of ministers, as to warran! the reipction of the motion.—
As to the events connected with Nianeliester, he repeated,
that no occurrence hail so much affected the 6piniull of
the people as those events, and the " pretended legal"
proceeding that followed them. They had given the go-
vernment a shock which, la therto, it bad nut recovered.
Mr. DEN MA N tephrd, that he never had, as some mete-
bervieem to imagine, complained of the language of the pe-
tition. It had indeed been a question is ith him whether the
hou-e is mild receise it. If/miller it ryas respectful to the
house, and whet: er it was true, where IN.) ilitlerent ques-
tions. The strongest language was, were it add that the
woes and wails of the people had been met by the sword,
and individuals had been consigned to dungeons and scaffolds
for complainog. He admitcd that inuividuals had been
seduced into 11C111 of rebellion—hut by whom ? By spies,
who had been too successful in their eiforti. (Cheers.) If,
therefore, this motion' faded, it would lie on a false plea.—
But it was remarkable that the government had Boor ili,ll-
- inquiry of any out. The assertions of the ministers
had been disproved—particularly the facts that eat-loads
of stone., had been found in the field, and magistrates tram-
pled under foot. ( !tear, hear !) rae noble lord ou:lit
henceforth to be careful haw he received ea -paste statements.
If the petition w re proper• to be received, w Well it load
already been admitted, it ought to he printed The petitions
were printed fire the use of members. They might get into
the hands of others. 11 hat had occurred during the debate
Might reach the public, but was that to continua the deci-
sion, as regarded theniaelvev ?
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. After
which the house divided on the question, whether the
petition should be printed in the journals of the House.
he numbers were—
Forit 6l
Against it 130
Majority agaiust the motion ....-86

MANCHESTER SEFFEREBO.—Mr. 110131IOUSE asked
why there had been a refusal of application to permit
Mr. Johnson to go to see his dying wile, proper security
being offered for the return?
The ATTORNEY GENERAL replied, it was found
to be impossible to comply with the request; there %%elle
no other means but a full pardon, or a remission of the
sentence, a great part of which still remained.
I. NEATER SIREIHEE.—Mr. GREEVEY brought forward
his promised motion respecting the conduct of the sheriff
of CM -Ayr, in refusing to put the address RUOVCd by Lord
Grosvenor at the Chester meeting, as " irrelevant."—
The address was Ins al enough, ben it complained of the
measures pursued by the government. The sheriff, with
sat potting the addiess, declared the other address to
have been curried.
After some remarks fawn Mr. Egerton, Mr. F.. Wilbra-
ham, pie. tho motion for A committer was decided upon.
Greilfell's motion for accounts of bank balmees.
&o. having been gone through, and the papers ordered,
die noose itiljoitri.ed. e
WED-NS:SHAY. FE*. Yl.

Mations were presented front orettpietv of land in
S noel-sett:lli re, Yorkshire, and Lilantorgainliti r,,oniphiii-
ing anticulioral
littaAtil'AsT WILSON asked whe-
ther it wua the intention of the treasury to esitotec the
construction that had liven pot on the Excive law, tutich•
log imitation coder., an excellent pit paration, called
breakfast pow 'let, having been held to nc a violation of
Ilia, act?

Mr. LUSHINGTON replied, that the decision in ti..
case or Mr. Henry Hunt was so recent, that he did nut
know what the intentions of the Treasury sere on the
subject.
Sur H. IVILtON gave notice, that if nothing efficient
were 'unposed, lie should move for the toptat ut the üb•
noxious clause.

TlAluElt invEs.—General GASCOYNE presented a
petition from ship owners of Liverpool, against any
of the timbre duties. Petition read, mid ordt•led to
iie printed.
Lord ALIIIORP obtained leave to bring in a bill to
improve the jurisdiction of county courts, and to atlord
tir•!t tOr the tecow•ty or sinail debts.
.Ir. 13110V411,V11 gave notice, that, after the Not then)
Circuit, %huh Ile should hat e to attend, lie should again
tiling toils aid the subject of the education of the lower

As'l•l:3.—Sir J. MACKINTOSH brought foriVilld hi%
iy.;pt.rs resiirciiiig the hy toi•
lights too at d 4 the Allies regaiiiiiig N,1.1t-1.• Tile low"
ullriovoked and unlit:10(0w. a4;g:11.1,1,:11 bt I
by Mr Allies that Initartl avy 1.,J111,43 oi !nowt,. It LP-
Mut NI that Itutue to tale cote that 1110 cuuotry should Hut

be considered as hawing pat tiripaied in so dishononrable
a proceeding 4 11101 r—it heroine them to ascertain whether
the niiiiisters of England had done all that could be done
to prevent war from once inure afflicting Europe. Wile.
ther the Neapolitans. w Ito hail imitated the civil institu-
tions of Spain, would also cope their military eines pn ige,
events must determine; but there was nut chance full. them
except retiring to the faatedness ant! there contend against
dist iplined myriads. 'they had dared to resist the allied
Monarchs, who assumed the power of lords psraitioutit,
and viLo required princes and people to Le !heir slaves,—
the odious, the flagitious, and the tyrannical triumvirate
of Troppan and Laybach. Those powers had exposed
their real sentiments to the exeeration of mankind. The
sentimetits avowed by the Allied Sovereigns were repug-
nant to all national pilot iiiles—to all the laws of nations
If Ihcy ee ere ii cognised, mankiml would become the slay, s
of the iiiitinvitate of Ttoppait. (Cheers.) They eqpalled,
if they did not surpass any thing ever attempted or done
by Napoleon. But what sort of change did the noble
lard exhibit, in his circular, against his former friends?
It was not less than this—that the King of England should
agree to plans which would warrant the introduction Gt•
foreign troops hue this country without the knowledge or
consent of pat liainent, should there be civil commotior,
ur, what bud minkters might choose to call, revolinionai y
commotion. Was there a drop of blood ill their veins
that did nut buil ot the thought of ouch proposal—to agree
to introduce foreign bayonets to adjust civil and domestic
disputes? Those Sovereigns said more, that they lidd no
doubt of the consent of the • inters of his Mil:111111.0
Majesty. That was the plain English of what the circular
said to have been the proposition of the Allied Sovereign..
He wanted to know what was the language of those pro-
positious, therefore he moved for documents to know
what Plinces Me tternich and Hardenbargh really had
required. As far as he understood the noble lord's cir-
cular, his lordship's indictment against the Sovereigns and
their ministers—they had proposed what was " repugnant
to the fundamental laws ut this country." What was
repugnant? What could it allude to lint the recognition
of the principle, that tinder pailicular circumstances the
introdllCtlOD of foreign hoops into this country would be
jiraitied. Note what had given the foreign ministers
reason to believe that our ministers would assent to any
such ariangement? That was the enquiry lie instituted ;
that was the point regarding which he wanted informa-
tion. '1 here most have been some toleration of—lie would
not say connivance ut sentiments that led to the supposition
that civil propositions would not he very impalateable.
Hut there were acts to speak for our ministers—even if
they would not grant information ; the ministers bad
refused the new minister of Naples, the Prince Cimitelli.
( Hear, bear.) Did not such cii cuinstances show that our
ministers were " ready to wound, but afraid to strike."
(Cheers.) The troth however was, that there were no
refusals forwarded on diplomatic furciog, except where
the changes in kingdoms were in favour of liberty.—
(Continued cliceta.) 'these 1i11.13 were the grounds on
which he founded his right to call for further information.
—lle concluded with moving for a series of documents
illustrative of Lord Castlereagh's circular to the Allied
Sovereigns.
Lord CASTLEREAGH replied to Sir J. Mackintosh,
and was followed by Sir It. Wilson, Mr. S. Wortley, ?Ir.
Tierney, Mr. Robinson, Mr. J. W. Ward, and others.
After a reply from Sir J. Mackintosh, the House di-
vided, and the tintubers were.—For the motion 125
Against it 194.—Majority against the motion 69.—Ad.
journed at one o'clock.
TSIURCDAY, FE$. 22.
Pelitious were presented front the owners and occupiers
of land, at Hustings, Fervershain, Kent, Ashford, Devon-
shire, Bic. complaining of ti,o icultural distress.—Severally
rend and ordered to he printed."
Sir M. W. RIDLEY gave notice that on Thus Any,
March 15, he should move to repeal so much of the 59th
Geo. 111. as regarded the compounding of the assessed 01,1105.
IS he heard that the subject were under the consideration of
the treasury, he shotild nut press his motion.
Mr. LUsIIINGTON replied that the subject was under
the eunsidernitiou of the treasury .—(llear.)
.5 message ( the Lords stated that they their Lordships
had agreed to the QUePII.6 Anuuity Hitt without any umeno-
uteot, the :11alt &c.
Lord CASTL LIM AGII, in answer to Mr. Western's in.
quiries stated 11131 lhr subject of exteedon4 to certain counties
tile benefit of additional assizes, wa, uutler the serious cum.
nderation of Government.

Ki Lb: AIN HAM NI err tx G.--Lord J. RUASELL
11111ii7liiiit to notice, to present a petition 11'0111 the county of
eusuplaiiiim; of the Vtiolciit diver:4lAl of the Kil-
mainlizini meeting, convened fur the purpwe tit voting a loyal
address to th,. King. Tore petitioners oriel ied the com-
plaint to that louse, because they thought the mutter oat
not to peistilial na:tire, but affected the C.oistitutinei And (lie
Whole country. liis I.ordslolis obsei sot, that it ass 111 ,1
stuporoot to defend the right of pi:kola. County meetings
Were particularly aotlhy of pinteclion. Toe opioliquos
onus said, particularly the noble Lord, in. etel,get
did not express the sense of the country. ill!, opsituiticitine
rattier late s—teiderd it OW: abo b 1111 l ethilig teat I. the ad-
herons ofmivastrrs had liisleitlfOlt., abet the. could liaise
their meetings l'ollbeied, declared that the) -poise the
,rise of the people. But this tipiiiion oiailio.l CAW-ebbed
till the ,uppio ter, of ministers had found 111 cm-rises to tie
beaten in all d reetitnis. (Ileac.) 'Theo it oak, nod tint
before, that the ministers discoverol COO lit) meetings to
afford in proof of the sentiments of the pecoble ; then k was.
Mill not berme, that the grapes wet a ile.corered to be inn r.
The lioble turd then proceeded to . etail the events of the
meeting., us detailed in the petition. The High Shelia haul
trtlesed to put :lir. 11 roes nmendnieut ; mid aft. swards
abruptly retired, requiting all loyal men to folio** his ex-
ample. Lord Chicon r* on, then voted to the chair ; but
bis Lordship and the forth:older. **ere compelled top lone
by the military, Who acre ed in est.*, into font to
disperse the meeting Once. 'file conduct 0. the one, I:og
had IN en perfectly orderly. If these our,. fai if these
siutemelits acre true—then h th 041.1 the hunt a told be
1111113 t to adopt a 1. optitni o (skit I.e bhubld ',formic after
Mk presented the pet it pl.a—t hat it be lefeired la A OM.
'mike to enquire into the necuraey of the allegationw con-
tained Yu the pronouns. Complaints had been poefereed to the
};iv el rind./ r rape. tenA the violent shape:* nu of the op eetaig
—Um( the a1...1*cl ** i s 6 hail been to:mortal,' (IWO the sel(-.
same auliwuues that had furoaroed atth such to...athlete.
I u,ie, thanlss to the sinegiit ales gild ).owatery of 4444Kletits*
Itl—(hchti lona. ) those nutliurities had i et us mil lot Ausurf.
If throngs h,.d been conimittsd remedies souk+ he *obtained
from the loos—Hut Admitting that to be true, abo aetc In
begs the espowe 0f plain.. led low snits/
( Per totifiettating vi lege )

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THE AIUNICIPALITY OF NAPLES TO THE
ENGLISH NATION.

" After six month• spent in vain deliberations, first at
Tropp:in, and latterly at Lay hooch, the Allied Stoves eigoss,
tired inrustaiuiuetheir came before the ninon:ll of rra-
nll, Issue resorted to the great maxim of despotism, and
Rave drawn the sword ! 'rise A n tinm army has received
orders to march—it advances, and Naples is to become
he theatre of war.
" We know where our enemies are—they have declared
themselves; we shall soon have a nearer view of them
Rut in such a solemn siiiiatiom, by what name shall we
call the English? The I.:owlish administration. thi smell
its mean, Lord Casileiragli, has issued a clerlaratimi asp.
patently favourable to our cause t but tinder the Isar:lolly
exterior of this diplomatic we easily discover that
the Ministers have foHoord less their own Opinion than
yielded to the wishes ut the nation. We perceive in this
dor iiiii teed that, dexterous in guarding against bring cum-
Milted in future, they have left to events the entire
raid/nation of their ronitoict. In the meantime nn Eng-
-1411 flirt cruises before our wails; is it bete, to attack or
protect them ?
" Thls uncertainty afflicts, at the present moment, nor
country. We deposit our anxiety its your bosoms, ye
generous friends of freedom I W ill ye, aho were the first
to raise on the ruing id' destooti•in the leign of law, suffer
a people to he oppressed wit,' impunity, who, proud of
imitating the glorious example which you set us, have
placed liberty on the throne? hurls is the wuola of our
eitime ! Perhaps you accuse Its Of no show nix sufficient
respect Toe the amine when we broke the clidift at its
fool. Have we oat eneircled with our homage and fide-
lity the grey hairs of our aged Sovereign? Has our Par-
liament, while r onploy rd in trying tour constiiiiii• Anal rights
and internal prosperity, committed any outrage on list
rights of other ? Nu—that older, moderatioii,
and tranquillity, whicti spring 60111 Our love of the laws,
reign in our country! and yet the sword of a str.inges
.menaces its independence Yr noble protectors of the
law and of humanity, are von capable ut becoming ac-
complices in Poch an iniquitous outs age? Can 'on remain
indifferent spectators id the tonequal conflict w which
Princes with the result, ces of 70 intilunis of men approach
against a population of four noillions ?
" We have blood, arms, and courage; we shall fight for
our freedom. If we conquer, it will adorn our tinimplo ;
Hove perish, it will shed a lustre on our gras es t hut in
the name of justice, save its she path of thinking that
nation, among whom patriotism is a kind of religion, can
lend an assisting hand to culpable projects of arlotraiy
irildrllee. Issue to Ent ope a faithful and solemn declara-
tion that England, tile celebrated abode of immortal
liberty, will neveu consent to furge the chains with which
despotism is endeavouring to fetter sod oppress a people '1
which has become free."