The National Register.
London, England, 1808-10-16 00:00:00

T AE bNATiONt,B74 REGIRTER.

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,y, about twelve o'clock, his .Majesty arrived
teen's Palace from Windior, where he WAS re-,
the Duke of Kent. At two o'clock his Majesty
upon by a Deputation from the Corpor.ition of
,f London, consisting of the Lord Mayor, the
;word of State, the Recorder, Alderman Smith
the Sheriffs, the Common Serjeant, Town
Secondary, the City Council, and other City.
fessrs. Waith.man and Quin', the mover and Se-
Ihe. Address and Petition to• his Majesty, to
,g airy to be made into the circumstances that led
Convention concluded at Portugal.--There
represent of the Common Council, Messrs.. Love-
.l, Hale, Sadler, Griffiths, Brook, Metcalf,
iman, &c.
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'IIE KING'S MOST EXCEI.LENT MAJESTY.
dntifal Address and Petition of the Lord Mayor,
, and Commons of the City of London, in Common
;sentbled.
GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,
'our Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the
Aldermen, and Commons, of the City of London,
Council assembled, most huilibly approach your
ith renewed assurances of attachment to your Ma-
sacred Person and Government, and veneration for
mciples of the British Constitution; to express te
our grief and astonishment, at the extraordinary
ail Convention lately entered into by the Common.'
"tlajesty's roues in Portugal, and the Commands*
h Army in Lisbon.
•urnstatices 'attending this afflicting event cannotike
I in British minds without the most painful emotions%
of your Majesty's subjects seem to have felOthE
rn and indignation at a Treaty so lininitiatingi'and'
this• Country and ito Allies. After a sigiti-vteroo'
ie valoar and discipline of British Troops, hy•whlehi
Ippears.ro have been cut off from all means of sue-
ape, we have the sad mortification of see* Mr tour
v acquired torn from the brows of Qui- hraye,,Sol-
/ins granted tit the Enerity di.:graceful'lp the British
injurious to thelesk interests of the,Prtifsh Nation.
the restitution of the Rnsviah Fleet/Won a ni-,1
of Peace with that Poiver; and fhtlisending back
intry,- without exchange, so large aniimher of It
by this ignomiisious.Couvention, British Hems'
'y to France the Freocis Arta y is.nd ite plunder, where
at liberty innuediatily to reycnnansence.their aetirel
against us or our , The guarantee and safe
If their pluncieri.e,apir hNt,prose highly
irritating
ged inhabitants ei,er u horn they linVe 'tyrannized,
tose deliverance and protection the British Array ssa
• full recoguitiogiaf the tide and dignity.ollimperer 1

'bile all utentiorr of the (Jioserament of Portugal is •
be considered as highly disrespectful to the ,
'city of that country .
..,refore humbly pray sour llajesty, in justice to the
kidinws of a brave, injured, and Indignant people,
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and treasuire haVe 'Seen thus expended, as a ell as
the wounded bottom' of the eountry, mid to reintiVe
racter so foul .a stain in t)te eyes of Europe, that
will he graciously pleased immediately to insti-
enquiry into this dishonourable and,unprecedented
as will lead to the discovery and punishment of
hose,misconduct and incapacity the cause of-the .coucil
-les has been so shamefully sacrificed. •
to assure your Alajesty of our unalterable fidelity,-
Irsire to co-operate in every measure conducive to,
minor, and security of your Alatiesty's dominions,
" Signed by order of the Court,
• • • " Hesny. Wooninonec."
Address and Petition his Majesty was grael-
to return the following Address :
Illy sensible of ism` lOyalty and attachment to my
i'nverinvnt. .
*edit to the motives which have dictated your Peti-
ress,• but I must remind vou that it is ineoncisseni
inciples of British Justice to pruuouucejudgmeat
loos investigation,
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" I stinutd, ltave hoped that recent occurrences would have cob
ilOced you, that I am at all times ready to institute inquiries Chi.
occasions in is hich the character of the Country, or the honour
of my Arms is concerned, and. that .the Ittirphsition of the ,City
of LOndon could not he necessary for hiillllll#llloS.to direct dua
inquiry to be. made into a traisiac dims WitAlllPAßlndisfilnklinte et
the hopes and expectations Of the Ngiqto --,N; ft."•
• The Address, and Petitifon
,were gettdAy . thl-Recordei,
and the Answer by Lord Llawk,eshatry... 'After the Deputa-
tion-had withdrawn, His '4gajesty.,.held.., a private• Levee,
wick was attended.by r,;-. • - 1 .• • ' • •
The Archbishop of Catderburyo the firstiLord of the Trea-
sury, the :Lord Privy Seal, the thcceSeteetitries.of State, tho
Chancellor of the F. itchNlict's the, 4.'44 3-4s.rd. •of the Admiralty;
the Woke of Montrose, Lords Arden (in waitipp) Jleathrield
(gold stiOr), and Somerset, Sirs I'. Tones 494,*, I'ir.e4lesley„
Generals Turne'r, Fergusoti, and Clayering,'Adi4 ail.rjek more,
Colonels Bradshaw, Finch, tri:nghlin, and T..flY 'lO4
.Captaius
Bristow, Stanhope, Mellish; Malcolm mid Trait), I Lieut. Da-
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vis and Ensign Wyndham. .
The fallowing o• had the' honour of hein4ye+ ",'tented to his
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Majesty:— •' ' - I r. .
Lieutenant-General Sir Arthfir•Vellesley, upo,a his return
from Portugal, and on leave 0 AbSeriCe. Colonel O'Loghlin,
of the first Regiment of Life Guards, • npon his prOmotion.
—Colonel Bradshaw, of the first Regiment of Lifri Guards.;
upon his promotion. Major General Turner upon his return
from abroad and upon his promotion. Lleutenant-Colonel
Birch, of the first Regiment of Life Citiardis. upon. his pro-
motion. Sir Thomas Jones, upon liis belog craved a Ba-
ronet. Lieutenant Dark, of the tirii Itegiaiept ofLife-.Guards,
. upon his pronintion. Ersiigh Winitham oftfie first Regiment of
Guards upon his return Mon the *di* in i'OrtughT; Captain
Bristow, of the first Riglittebeof LifeleUrtrils, upon his promo-
tion. Captain .Stanhope. Aid-tletsCastip folk Arthur 'Welles-.
ley.upou his return front. the ahoy in Pt:Mtg.:lL . Captain Mal-
colni, It. N. ,upon his being appointed to his Majesty's ship
Doite.gall. ',Ord Fitzroy Sotunrsgb, nisei.) his return from Portu--
gal. Lieutenant Colonel ,Trirrens,. 41ou his promotion. Major
General Feril/46nu, Upon his,retord/soin Portugal. Captain J.
Temple, It. re.'upein itis belnealiont4ied to his Majesty's ship
('recent'. Cripiiiiir Melll§h ujr h7'ieturn from Portugal. Rear-
A dnii4lll Piekmordiluphii. his promotion. Brigadier-Genei.,l
• Cliiidring, utproa:hli'reitsirtiirdin the Cape of Good Hope:
INN flytiet a4lJedgelAdvosate, laid before 1/10 Maksty, 1
the prneeetiiiitro of'seiptal.Courts-Martial,
About six &duck ,hiii Mt jetty' set' off on 164"IrettIrtt to .
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- I would express him simple, ,grase, sincere.
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* /' * *.haunt all attitude, and stare,
i And start Oolitic, practis'd at the glass'.
I ,ei•i: divine simplicity in him
NI ho handles things divine ; and all besides,
Though leaned with labour, and though much ad filled
By envious eyes and judgments ill-infutio'd.. . ..
To me is atlihus.--Ow,eita. .' '
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119.1'. -PHILIPDODD; M. A.
WHEN ciictumtanees induced Ink to communicate to thewotioilit'sOrici of Clerical Criticism, incidentally embracing
reggetton4.connected with the State of Religion among us,
&peeled, to encounter Opposition the most formianble
and hoitility the most acrimonious. co many prejudices
were not tirhe routed without difficulty, so many abuses
were.,norto be exposed without danzcr, so many interests
were.not io be assailed with impunity. Suggestions of this,
nature did not escape. me. A. I entered ins ou
the duty I had assigned myself, as I was resolved to pro .il‘.
ate it faithfully and Vigorously, I foresaw the resistance I
was likely to expi-serer; ard it would therefore have
evinced soinethirog more culpatle than folly, on my rift,
if I had omitted to discipline inyqelf for so arduous a con-
flict. What I have not lit.!ftly übddrtakcni I shall not
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