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London, England, 1805-05-22 00:00:00

BEDFORDSHIRE.

A T a MEETING of the Nobility, Gentry, t
LA. Clergy, and F reeliolders or the County of Bedford,.ctio-
veiled by the High Sheriff; in compliance with a Requisition,
for the purpose of taking into consideratign the gross Violation
of the Law and the &gram Abuses in the Management aud Ex-
peudituo: of the Public Moneligihieh have been lately detea:.
ed by the 'Commissioners of :.'"'ti,lnquiry ; and also to con-
sider of the propriety of addratag His Majesty to remove
Lord Viscount Melville front His Royal Presence and Coon-
cilia tar ever ; held at the Shire Hall, in the Town of Bed-
ford, on Monday, eoth ay of May, Ole; :
THEE l) PEARo E, Under- Sheriff; in the Chair, JOHN.
POLHILL. Esq. the High Sheriff, having been prevented at-
tending be severe indisposition:
The fiatiowing Reselutiuns were severally put, and unani-•
ntously carfkid.
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Resolved—That from the Votes of the House of Commons
this Meeting has learne,d with astonishment and indignation
that large Sums of the Puhiic Money hive been at various
times, within the lest sixteen Yearsi diverted from the Ser-
vices tnr which ritty Were vptoi, and applied to purposes Of
private Ernolurnem, ut (Urea breach wan Ad of Parliament.
Resohredo.orh,tt Lord Viscount Melville, to whom, as
Treasurer" of the Navy, dering the said period, those Sums
were issued, win anti corruptly, broke his
Trust, and connived at their being so applied.
Resolved—That on the Motienot Samuel= Whitbread,Esq.
grounded upon the 'ninth Report of the Commissioners of
..Never Inquiry, the House of Commons resolved that Lord
Melville !tad been guilty of a gross Violation of Law, and a
flagrant Breach Of Duty.
Itesolvcii—'rhat the grateful Thanks of this Meeting are
due to that House, for the just Censure they passed by their
Said Resolution on an as so nefarious and criminal.
Resolved—That a Petition be. prepared and presented to
that lion. liaise, Hptoring them to inquird strialy and
partially into all other Abuses which may be found to have
prevailed in the Expenditure of the Public Money ; and to
Jolliet exemplary Punishment on all such who may be found
guilty of, or in any wise aiding, abetting, or conniving at
therni in order that the People of this Country may bo fully
avenged, and etnetually •21CCUr"i hereafter against Similar
Depredations.
Resolved —Thar the Hon. St. Andrew St. John, and John
Osborn, Esq. Representatives in: Parliament fur this Coun-
tye be requested to support such tvleesures as may be brought
before the I louse at Commons grounded worthe preceding
Resolution.
Resolved—That an humble Address be presented to His
Majesty, to Thank His Majesty for having dismissed Lord
Viscount Melville frern his Presence and Councils, and to
beseech His Majesty to listen to no advice which at any time
hereafter may be offered to, him to restore Lord- Melville to
his Royal Favour and Confidence.
Resolved—That:the particular Thanks of this Meeting be
given to Samuel %VlA:bread, Esq. for the Virtue, Courage,
and Spirit, and for the Temper, udgrnent, and Moderation
by which he has distingnished himself in concluding to its
due ends the great National Cause which he has undertaken ;
that lie be entreated, in the name of the County, which feels
a Pride and Honour in its connexion with him, to contintie
the exercise of that patriotic Zeal end those great Abilities
which he has already dispiaoed in obtaining redress for the
Grievances of his Country, and iu vindicating the Honour of
its Public Councils. •
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Itesolved-Inat the Thanks of this Meeting be given to
the Commissioners of Naval lnepiiry, fur the Fidelity and
Fortitude with viltich they have discharged the difficult btt-
ties entrusted to them.
Resolved—:That the Thanks of this Meeting be given t 6
Earl St, Vincent, for hav;nt suggested and urged those In..
totiries into the Abuses of the Navy, the Deteetion, Punish-
ment, and Prevention et which are so essential to its Strength
and Preservation.
An Address to His Majesty, and a Petition to the House of
Commons, in pursuance of the foregoing Resolutions, having
been severally read, were unanimously approved.
.lesolved Unanimously—That the Address to His Majesty
be signed by the Under-Sheriff; in the Name of thli Meeting;
and that the High Sheritfand Members of the County be ye-
quested to present the saute to His Majesty 'at the first
Levee. That the said Petition be signed by the Freeholders;
and that the Members of the County be tequefed to present

the same to the House of Corttinais. •
14solvrd Unanimously Th.it the Proceedings of this
Sleeting be si j eti oy the Under-Sterill; in the Name of the
Meeting, and inserted in the Northampton and Cambridge
Papers, and two of the London Yams.
THEE!) PEARSE,
• Under-S het

That the Thanks of this Meeting he given •to Itib High
She'll!' for his readiness in Convening tne same ; sinci to the
Under-Sharitilor his impartial Conduct in the C:,air.

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