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Yenerday the LORD MAYOR, Aldermen (including
the four City Members), &c. opened the Common
Hall, by the ufual Proclamation made by the City
Crier. After the Members had taken their refpative
nations, the City Crier read the requifition for their
alfembling " to confider of the meafeires neceffary to
be adopted, in confequence of the refolutions which
were lately voted by the Houfe of Commons, refpec-
ting the delinquency of Lord Vifcount Melville, the
fignatures annexed to the requifition," &c. &c.
Mr.Wairn MAN then came forward, and addreffed
the very numerous affemblage of the Livery to the
following effea
ORNTLEMEN OF Till LIVIRY,
ig 1 now prefent myfelf before you, for the puriinfe
of fubmitting to you feveral refolutions, conformably
to the meeting of the requifition that has now been
read to you. Though it was the original intention of
the fubfcribers to it, that this meeting (hould have
been called loon after the Report of the Committee
of Naval Inquiry was publifhed ; yet no injury has
occurred from the delay, as it gave the faation of
the Houfe of Commons to the objets which were
meant to be propofed. The refolutions which that
Houfe has voted on the fubjeft of the charges againft
Vifcount Melville, were highly honourable to its cha-
railer, as the Members who concurred in the vote had I
done fo, when unfettered by any inftruaions from
their connituents. When I Rate this to you, Gentle-
men, and when you renal on the general conduit of
tome of thole Members who conftituted the majority,
and that the vote was paffed in oppofition to all
that could be effeßed by minifterial influence, what
greater proof could you have of the flagrant na-
ture of the delinquency The decifion of the Houfe
of Commons has, no doubt, already done much,
but it has not taken away the neceffity of meet-
ings of this kind. Confidering the extent and va-
riety of the manifold abufes in all branches of
the Adminifiration, and the power of the adver.
caries, who Rill continue to maintain them, it be-
comes right and necelrary for the people to Rand
forward, for the purpo(e of countenancing and fup-
porting the Parliament, in carrying its inveiligation
of abufes into all the offices of Government. It is a
happy tiretunfiance, that the conviition of Vifcount
Melville had nothing of party mingled with it. It
is a fubjea un which it is almoft impoffible to have
any difference of opinion. There is no diffentient
opinion on that Nobleman's conduit, which is now
fo utiverfally condemned; that had the decifion
of the Houfe of Commons been different from
what it was, it would hot have Made the (lighten
variation in the public fentiment. But, Gentlemen,
the moll effential intends of the country require,
that things &mild not be (offered to remain as they
now sand. Were the prefent poniffintent of Vifcount
Melville to fatisty the people, the thing would be of
no great coofequence, and would even have the ap ,
pearahce of partial rigour towards one particular in.
dividual. To avoid all appearance of a punifhmeht,
merely perfunal towards his Lordfhip, and for other
infinitely more important purpolesl it becomes an
indifpenlible duty to prefs a full inveftigation into
the fyftem of general depredation Which has pervad-
ed all the public offices, and to promote the further
developethent of them, by that difinterefled, honeft,
and independent committee, to whole labours their
country is fo greatly indebted. The people of
England have a right to call down puniffiment upon
every violation of law, in whatever quarter it may
be found, and the Livery has a peculiar right to de-
mand it ; for while we fee two great City Officers,
late Sheriffs of the city of London, now under con-
finement in Newgate, for a comparatively trifling
breach of law, (hall we be reltrained from demanding
that jun puniihMent should be inffieed on that enor-
mous delinquent, who, through the courfe of his
depredations, for thirty years pall, poffelled offices
of the high:tl truft, confidence, and emolument, and
had in his hands, all that lime, the entire patronage
of India and Scotland ? If then the Minitler, with
whom he conflantly ailed during an adminiftration
of eighteen years, had Peen, (offered, and fupported
this flagrant fyfletu of peculation, the inference is
irreltitible, that Inch a Minitler, fu implicated in thefe
tianfations himfelf, is far from being qualified to
11 look after and controul the mil-conduit and delin•
I luency of his fociates and lubordinates. Gentlemen,
it never can be amifs to promote enquiry into the
public expenditure. If the Houfe of Commons has
held the purfe of the nation through fo long an Ad-
minilfration, and has been all along contented to
I vote the van climates annually laid before them by
the Minitter, without any enquiry having ever been
inititnted, the more incumbent it is on the people to
give them every encouragement and affillance in fol-
lowing up their late almolt unexampled decifion—a
decition which will tend more to the fupport and per-
manent fecurity of the Britifh Conflitution than all
the atts of its fccret or avowed enemies could ever
hope to do for its fubverfion. I mull once more ex-
prefs my fincere fatisfailion in relating, that this
comes not before you in the femblance of a party
meatiire. On all former occations it was the policy
of your enemies to divide you whenever any public
quellion was propofed, but that refource mien fail
them in this infiance, which admits of no difurion.
• But it behoves you to bear in mind, that the decifion
fo much rejoiced at by the country, was only carried
by a very imall majotity ; and that, as we mull all
he aware of the rinnierous arts that will be employed
to defeat the (Nat of it, the much greater is the ne•
ceility for the conflituents of the country to encou-
rage, by their initruitions, their reprefentatives to
perfevere in filch honourable and highly beneficial
exertions. I do not think it needful to wane any
portion of your time on unneceffary arguments in
favour of the Refolutions which I (hall now read to
you ; Pre de prec-ding page)—and alfo a petition to
Parliament, which he alto read, to the following pur-
port I._

"That the Petitioners have uniformly concurred In all nu-afore"'
that appeared to then; conducive to the welfare of his Majelty's
dominions, and for that purpufe had chearfully fubmitted to the
moR unexampled burthens ; that they have learned, with concern
and Alonifitment, that the Right Hun. Henry Dundas, Vlkount
hielville, late Treafitrer of the Navy, has been guilty of a gmfs
violation of the law, and a high breach of duty, w hereby immenic
futns of m,ney have been perverted to the purpose of private
emolument; that they confider it to be a great aggravation of the
offence that thefe difgraceful tranfitellions were carried on during a
p• land of unprecrii-titill e'...frituity, when the very eaiftence of the
country walla: Rat., ; that the patron thus violating I.IC law
R. 411 in the poif•ei.,, : high and paifitableimiScea,anil ever
among the far: loan in rec.minhudiiig additional burthens to be
laid upon the pcople; c:-.llirg upon them to rubs* to the atoll

painfbl pr.:valiant : That Petitioners are duly impaired with a'
high fen& of the virtue of the Honnurahle the Houfe of Coal
mons, and participate in the general fentiment which pervades the
country, of the wifilorn, &muck and integrity with which it has
di/charged its facred trial, by the progrefs which it has made, in
proteding the public money from fuch mirapplication, and front
fuch grofs violations of public duty. That they approach the
Houle with a hope, that the Houle will do juftiee to the outraged
feelings of the Public, by bringing to condign puniffirnent convia-
ed crime; and that it would be derogatory to Government, preju-
dicial to, the Public Service, and infulting to the Houk and the
Nation, were Vircount Melville to remain a Member of h 6 Ma-
jefty's Councils, or in porkffion, under the Crown, of any place
of truft, honour, or emolument That they conceive any other
perfon diredily concerned in fuch abefes, or who nay have con-
nived at the fanw, to be equally incapable of continuing in office,
atia that fuch perfons ought to be brougiit to a firiet account.
The Petition concluded with praying, " That the Houle will
tae the fame into confideration, and profecnte theft enquiries
with vigour and effeti : That fur this purpofe the Houle will
Pure the Powers of the Commiffioners of Naval Enquiry to be
continued, and extended, as clrcumftancea may require; and that
fuch further enquiry may be made into the management and ex-
penditure of the public money, and the cundudt of pulite offices,
as may lead to the detediott of all abures, the puniatment of of
fences, and the diabliffintent of a fyftem of vigilance ,end (eco-
nomy. that Run prevent the recurrence of filch abaree
" Theie is only one more obfervation with which
I mean to trouble you. It has often fallen to my lot
to ftaad forward and arraign the votes and condua
of fame of your lteprefentatives in Parliament. I
always did fo with Tome pain, and it is therefore with
the greater pleafure that I now appear before you to
bear my teltimony of congratulation and thanks to
the votes given by your prefent conflituents, in fup-
port of that decifion by which the condua of Vitiount
Melville was condemned. I will not, on this occafion,
renew any•diftuflinn refpeding the duty of reprefen-
tatives to obey the intiruftions of their confiirnents on
particular occafions. My fentiments, on that fubjed,
are already known to you, and your c)nftituents will,
on this day.have themfelves the opportunity of telling
you whether they will, or will nct, ae in conformity
with the inftrudions you will now give them. All that
I (hall add is, that I never maintained that reprefen
tatives were bound, in all cafes, to obey their confii
tuents' infitußiohs. In all general and incidental
matters, I would allow them to be free agents, and
ate upon their own opinions; but, in all great and
conftltutional eueftions. I hold them bound to vote
according to the inftrudions which they may receive
from their conftituents." He then moved his firft
Refolution ; which being ready by the Crier ;
Mr. GOODISH nu advanced, and informed the Li-
very, that though he had little to add to what had
been already lard, he addreffed them in compliance
with the ufual cullom of feconding a motion. On a
fubjed of fuch -univerfal congratulation, it was the
right and duty of the City of London to exprefs their
opinions freely and without fear. Every power in
the State, of Whatever dercription, originated in the
people, and whenever they became acquainted with
any violation of the law, their duty, at well as their
intireits, required their interference ; and if the pro-
ceedings; on the prefent fubjea, were to flop here,
there would be reafon to regret that any invefligatinn
had taken place at all, as the abandonment of the fub•
jedt, after fuch a determination, would tend to de-
Itroy all that confidence which the people were, from
the late vote, difpnfed to place in the Parliament.
Mr. WADDIROTON addreffed the Livery in a thort
impreffive (peach, to the following purport :
" I have no with, Gentlemen, long to trefpafs on
your attention, but I feel it necektry to trouble you
with a few obfervations. It appears to me. that the
Mover and Seconder of the Refolutions have not
yet placed the whole matter in a proper point of
view. If perfons enjoying high offices in the State
are invetted with more power than they ought to
enjoy, if temptations for corruption are offered to
them beyond what the frailty of human nature can
fupport, we are not to be furprifed if that power is
abufed, and if thefe temptations are triumphant.—
Human nature, you know as well as I do, is weak,
and if we do give any individual great means of pe-
culation, it becomes a matter of ferious enquiry, how
far we are to carry the meafure of vindictive punifb-
ment as applicable to a crime arifing principally out
of extravagant conceffions on the part of the people.
In Paying this, I do not mean to intimate that the
enormity of the offence is at all palliated on the part
of the Noble Perfon by whom it was committed ;
for, on the contrary, I fnall be always ready to al-
low that the greater the rank and influence of the
perfon invefled with high powers, the greater muff be
the fubfequent refponnbitity. Allowing this, how-
ever. I am not fur allowing that the unfortunate
Lord, who has been denounced by the Houfe of
Commons, is to be tingled nut as the objeft of pecu-
liar vengeance.—( ;Shot murmur', andirongmarh of
difopprobation. —I am finable, Gentlemen, that this
is a place peculiarly difficult for any one fully to ex-
prefs his tenements, but with your approbation I
'hall proceed. When I ufed the phrafe of unfortu-
nate Lord, it was very far indeed from toying that
I at all apologized for his conduct. On the contrary.
I am free to confers that there has been now brought
to light a fyftem of corruption and peculation more'
fcandalnus than any that ever has difgraced the re-
cords of any country, or polluted the annals of any
age. I venture to affirm, Gentlemen, that during
the laft war not lets than twenty millions of money
were log to the country by the fhameful and fcan-
dalous negligence of Minilters, and thofe whom they
employed. Nay, Gentlemen, I will even go further,
and declare, that if fire hundred clerks were flint up
together nine years, they would never be able fat&
faetorily to account for this to the nation. Indeed
the tyllem of peculation which the loft twenty years
has exhibited, is the moll damnable that ever was
brought under the contemplation of a people pot-
feffing in the frame of their Government more checks
against corruption than any other nation ever enjoy-
ed. I have, Gentlemen, within there few days, feen
a grofs libel on the Hate of expenditure in this coun•
try, contained in the fpeech of Prefident Jefferfon to
the Congrefs of the United States of America. This
fpeech has not appeared in all the papers in London,
and with your leave, Gentlemen, I 'hall read a fhort
;mirage, which appears to me extremely important
as controlled with the expenditure of the public mo
ney of this country. The following is the paffoge to
which I refer :—" At home (lays Pretident Jeffer-
fon) your fellow citizens know heft whether we have
tided well or ill. The fuppreffi3n of unneceffary of-
fices, of Weft eftablilhments and expences, enabled
'is to difcontinue our internal taxes. Thefe covering
our land with officers and opening our doors to their
intrufion, had already begun that procefs of dornici-
iiary vexation which once entertained is fcarcely to
be reftrained from reaching fucceffively every article
of produce and of property." Such, Gentlemen, is

the libel which the (peech of the American Prelident
contains, and I leave it to you to contreil our fiii4l.-
cial fitnation with that which this piaure
But let us look to the particular period when theft pe-
culations were going forward. Why, Gentlemen, it
was at a period when we were born down byexccffive
taxation—when almoll every man was afraid to hear
a knock at his door, left he (hoold have to encounter
a vifit from the collators of taxes. We were arnuf-
ed by long fpeeches, by fine tropes and figures by men
of tranfcendant abilities, but in proportion, Gentle-
men, as men poffers fuch overwhelming talents, in
the tame ratio does Goo and Nature call on them
for a faithful difcharge of their duty. We were
totally occupied by the ideas of invasion—but we
never thought of the invafion on our property.—
We were looking to catamarans, but our whole at.
tention was withdrawn from thole men who while
they were thus amufing the public, had their hands
bufily at work in our pockets. These men of tran-
fcendant talents were entertaining us with fpeeches
of three hours continuance, while the woi k of pecu-
lation was all along going forward. No one (hall
go beyond me in condemning filch dirgracefut (cents
of peculation, but I mull be allowed to alit, whether
no part of the fault has been our own ? We look
with indignation to the fcenes of iniquity which have
taken place in the Weft end of the town, but are we
cettain that all has been corral in our own quarter
We complain that great abufes have been commit-
ted, but are we ready to declare that we have given
no facilities for the perpetration of loch abufes ? We
condemn Lord Melville, but are we, the people of
England, totally innocent of there peculation, ?
Have we given extraordinary powers, and ceafed to
exercife a proper degree of jealoury ? Yes, we have
given loch powers, and if we had exercifed a proper
degree of jealoury, fuch infamous proceedings never
could have taken place.—Mr. Waddington, after a
few more remarks to the fame effal, paid fame hand-
Come compliment: to the late Captain Jarvis, who fo
unfortunately perished, after the moil heroic efforts
to live the crew of a Ship which foundered at lea.
He reprefented him as the perfon who fuggefted to
his uncle, the Earl of Sr. Vincent, the neceflity of an
inquiry into the Naval Department, which that No-
ble Lord tad Since profecuted with fo much honour
to himfelf, and fo much benefit to the country. He
ftrongly contrafted Earl St. Vincent and Lord Mel-
ville—the one was an inflexible patriot, and the other
had never loft fight of fell intereft :
He wifely fp.ke, and bravely fought,
He fcrved the country and he laved the groat.
—Mr. Waddington was proceeding to fume °brava-
dons on a loan of to,oool. by John Wilkes to the
City, but here he was fo loudly interrupted that he
withdrew.

The firs Refolution was then put, when the !hew
of hands was univerfal, with the exception of one,
which was held np for the contrary at the farther
end of the Hall. It having. however, been repte-
&tiled that it was held up by mistake ; the Lord
Mayor determined that the quellion was carried—
unanimoufly.
The fecond Refolution being pot, a fimilar dilem-
ma occurred, from the fame hand being erected in
the rear. This occafioned Itrong emotions of indig-
nation ; many crying to have hkm turned out ; and
others aliening that he was no Liveryman. At length
Mr. Warrusseta came forward on the Hutlings, and
appealed them by Waving, that whether the per-
fon was a Liveryman or not was not worth enqui-
ring, as there appeared to be only one diffentient.—
The queftion was declared to be carried in the affir-
mative.

The Third, and other refolutions, were carried
Unanimoufly, on account of the difappearance of
the black ball which had been before complained of.
The Petition was alto carried unanimoufly.
Mr. WAITHMAN then Paid, there were two or three
more Refulutions, which he lbould make no obfer•
rations upon, as they arofe out of what had already
bees agreed to ; but as an allufion had been made in .
the petition to the office of Treafurer of the Navy, he
thought it right to explain to them, that the Bill for
regulating that office was only a branch of that nu-
merous code of reformations brought forward by the
late Mr. Burke, and adopted when the people of this
country found the abates and grievances under which
they laboured perfealy intolerable, towards the
clofe of the American war. The Bill in queftion,
however, was not brought forward at that time, nor
till the Adminifiration of Mr. Pitt, in the year :78s.
When Vifcount Melville was Treafurer of the Navy,
in that year, both he and Mr. Pitt brought forward
this Bill for regulating the Treafurer of the Navy's
Office, and took a very active part in paging it, by
which they gained no inconfiderable flsare of popula-
rity, on account of their great promifes that fimilar
meafutes fhoulsi go to the correaion of every exiiiing
abufe. Yet no fooner was that ASR of Parliament
paned, than Vifcount Melville commenced this (can-
&loin fyflem of peculation ; and even after the Re-
port of the Commiffioners of Enquiry had difelofed
his difgrace to the public, he was continued in the ex-
ercife of his office as Firft Lord of the Admiralty ,
one of the highed fituations in the State, up to the
decifion of the Houfe of Commons. Mr. Trotter alto,
his accomplice and agent in all thefe tranfaaions,
having been returned by him to his former fituation
of Paymafter of the Nary, was retained in it by Vif-
count Melville's fucceffor, until the Refolutions of the
Houk of Commons compelled him to dilinifs him.
It was, he mutt repeat, a very happy thing, that the
Houfe of Commons had come to this decifion, as it
would do more for the fafety and proteaion of the
Britifh Conflitution, than could be effected againa it
by its enemies in the (pace of very many years. He
next laid, that he hoped the Reprefentatives of the
City had not In loon repented of the vote they had
given, or, if they had, that they would tell the Li-
very what courfc they meant in future to purfue.—
Carried Unanimoully.

He alfo moved, that " the Petition be engrotred,
and left at the Town Clerk's Office for fignatures (be-
tide thole of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, &c.) every
day from ten till two o'clock, until Wedncfday next."
Carried unanimoufly.
He moved—" That the Reprefentatives of the
City of London be infirutted to prefent the Paid Pe-
tion in the Nettle of Commons, and to fupport the
objefts of it by their Vote," which was carried una-
nimnufly.
He moved next, that " the Thanks of the City be
granted to its Reprefentatives for the votes they had
come to in condemnation of Vircount Melville's con-
[l urn over.

drift, aline .Treafttrer of the Navy i and alto to
filch oilier Members of Parliament, belonging to the
Livery, who had voted in the fame manner." But
afterward•faving, that as he undetltood it to be the
wifh of frveral Gentlemen, that the piefent vote
fhould be confined to the four City Members only,
the queflion was offered in that furm, and carried
unani mi.ufl v.

Mr. Alderman CURTI3—" Gentlemen, ere me
leave to affure you, that I never in my life felt a more
or to great a gratification as I do now in this vote of
thanks from my fellow citizens ; and I declare fo-
lemnly, before Gott, that I never gave any vote in
Patfitment, hrwever I might have differed from you
in opinion, wl::ch my eonicience did not approve and
diaate. The vote rf which you now approve, and
which I gave with the utmoli 4,egree of fatisfa&ion,
flowed' from the fame priticiple. You know my opi.
nion on the fubjea of infirnaions. I went to the
Monk of Commons, on the charge againft Viliount
Melville, with my mind and conduit unfettemed by
any" iniftuflions whatever, and you have been pleat-
ed to approve of my condul on that occafion. If,
in any future infante, I timid ever give a vote on
any other but it'll and confcientious principles, deal
with me as Vifcnunt Melville has been dealt with,
and difgrace me. I (hall infilt on having a free voice
as long as I have breath s and, being a determined
enemy to peculation, of every kind, I lhall never have
any other motive for my condue but the public will
and the public good. In fuch cafes my principle is,
that the higher the fituatioit of men in office may be,
the mere careful, the more guarded, (hould be their
proceeding., and when they do wrong, no motive on
iamb (hall ever induce me to fcreen them."

Mr. Alderman Anneasos—" Gentlemen, as ?nu

are acquainted with my fentimcnts in regard to the
force of inftruaions upon a Relwefentature, I need
not now repeat them, and only mean to affure you,
that I am extremely thanleful for this mark of your
approbation, and that my higheft pride will :always
Itern &terve the cnatinuance of your favour."

Mr. Alderman Coosa —" Gentlemen, I return
you my fincere thanks for this new mark of your re-
gard. It has always been my good fortune to have
concurred with you in opinion, and to have afted ac-
cordingly, in obeying all Our inftrudions. I know
n‘u pr. cifely what effeet your intirnaions may pro-
duce in future, as we can all remember that there
were times, when, to intim& your Conßituents, was
of very little avail, and when the voice of the Livery
of London was not to be heard in Parliament,
through their own natural and legitimate organs.—
On the prefent occation, however, I have the fatisfac-
lion to fay, that, as I think myfelf bound at all times
to ad according to your infteuelions, and convey the
fentimenta of my Conßitnents to Parliament, fo am
I pert-traded, that the difpofition of all my colleagues
is in unifon with my own—namely, a determination
to nfe our hell esertions, that thefe Canes of depreda
tion, in all the departments, (hall be rifted to the
bottom."
Mr. Alderman PLICIt" Gentlemen, this tali-
mony of your approbation is molt gratifying to mc,
as my higheft ambition ever was, and ever will be,
to defeat the efteern and favour of my Conßituents.
When &it you returned me as one of your Weprefen-
tatives in Parliament, I promifed you to perform the
duties of that office faithfully and honetlly. lam
cnnfcious of having truly performed thatengagement,
and I now again promife you that I than ever con-
tinue to do fir with unfhakcn fidelity, according to
the diaatet of my confcience, and without any par-
tiality either to men cr matures. I have ever Rood
upon the found principles of the Connitution, and no
motive whatever than induce me at any time to
(we, ye from them." _ . .

The Sixth Refolution was then put and carried una-
nimoufly.
The Seventh was a Refolution of Thanks to the
Comnsiffioners of Naval Inquiry for their great at-
tention an%l induary in the invefligation of exifling
Allies. and for their inflexible integrity in bringing
the fame to light, which was voted unanimoufly
amitift univerfai acclamation and applaufe.
Mr. WaITIMAIL then came forward, and Paid, that
though he had acquiefced in feparating the names of
thofe Members who are of the Livery from the vote
of thanks to their own Members, he could not Tell
fatisfied without propofing a dißina refoluti,-1 as to
them for the condo& they bad purfued on the fame
occaflon. He would. therefore, beg leave to pro-
pole the following Refolution :
That the Thanks of this Hall be given to thee Members of
toluHoufe aCommoos who are of the Livery, who fopported the
OMR there voted on the ilth ion."
The queflicn was then put, and carried nnani-
sway, and with the londett applaufe.
Mr. Alderman PRINS.? then came forward, and
addreffed the Livery as follows :
GARTLIMIN OF THI LIVERY,
64 I congratulate myfelf on this firft motion of
prefenting myfelf to your notice, in having already
obtained Nth a diftinguithed mark of your approba-
tion of my condo& in Parliament, and in having
found myfelf, on the meafure which gave rife to it,
in fuch company as that of your Members for the
Ci y of Lond'tn. I thank yen. Gentlemen, for this
highly flattering encouragement. Though not one
of your immediate Reprcfentatives, I feel a warm
and a common intereß with yourfelves, in every
thing which Adis our corporate welfare, or that of
the country at large ; and I take this opportunity of
declaring, that I Sall ever be gloated by an ardent
• ;.eal for the rights and profperity of my fellow Citi-
:ens ; molt anxious always for your approbation,
and hoping to be honoured with year advice, encou-
ragement, and fupport ; or to abide your cenfure,
Ihould I ever unfortunately deferve it."
This fpeech was moll warmly received, and Mr.
Prinfep rtkired arnida the loudeß plaudits.
Thanks were then unanimoufly voted to the LORD
MAYOR for his impartial condutft.
The LORD MAYOI came forward, and Paid
44 Gentlemen of the Livery—l am happy to meet
with this additional proof beyour approbation, and
I allure you, it will alaays my earneft endeavour
to deferve it."
This Sort addrefs was molt warmly received.
Mr. Taaysles came forward, and fpoke to the fol-
lowing purport
GLNTLFM EN es Till LIVERY,
" I lincetuly congratulate you on the very orderly
'and unanimous manner in which the interefling and
important bit finefs of this day has been condoned and
palled. Ther e is, however, one point that feems to

have been forgetten, and I cannot Coffer this Corn•
mon • Hall, fo really numerous, and fo refpeetably
attended, without calling it to their attention and
confideration. The Earl of St. Vincent is the perfon
to whom we are indebted for all the bleflings we have
detivd, or may derive, from the Commifiion of Na-
val Inquiry. He is the fountain from which thofe
hieing: flowed ; the foundation on which that Com-
million Rands. To him this country is originally in-
debted for the virtuous and indefatigable labours of
the Commiffioners, and for the honourable. fpirited,
and dignified conduit of the majority of the Houfe of
Commons, in voting the refolutions, of which you
have this day fo warmly expreffed your approbation.
Of Earl St. Vincent, no aotice has been taken. lam
lure the omiffinn hai been merely accidental ; and as
I feel how much we are indebted to him, I will beg
leave to move another refolution, to thank that No
ble Earl for the flute he has had in bringing to light
thofe grofs and fcandalous abufet which have fo long
culled unheeded and unredreffed." He then moved,
is The Thanks of that Common Hall to the Right
Honourable Jona Earl of STAN w cuter, for being the
caufe of inflituting the Commiffion of Naval In.
quiry ;" which was voted unanimoully, and with
univerfal applaufe.
It was then refolved, that the Refolutions fkould
be printed in the ufaal Morning and Evening papers,
and the Common Hall was dialved.
The galleries in the Great Hall were uncommonly
crouded by elegant and well-dread Ladies and Gen-
tlemen. In the upper one, over the great Reps that
lead to the Law Courts, Council Chamber, Ste. we
obfeyted Lord HINaY PaTTY, Lord Ossut,rrow, T.
Casimir, Efq. M. P. Mr. Luc: Hooosow, and many
others. The two Noble Lords were very attentive
to the fpeeches and other proceedings of the day.

Captain SR z ILO, who for Tome time pall has com-
manded the Sea Fencibles at Harwich, is appointed
to the ItAustatans, of 74 guns, one of the Channel
fleet, in the room of Sir EDWARD HAMILTON, who
takes that Ration.

We have much fatisfaflion in acquainting onr
Readers that the gallant defence made by Captain
Liven, of his Majeity's (hip of 5o guns,
againft the French Admiral Liam ss, of 84 guns, and
two frifitis of 4o guns each, in Vizagapatam Romig,
on the 18th September lait, has been noticed by the
Committee for managing the Patriotic Fund at
Lloyd's, in a very handfome manner. They have
voted a fword of one hundred pounds value to Cap-
tain LIMO. and a fword of fifty pounds value to Lieu-
tenant PHILIP, as marks of their approbation, and
which we have no doubt will be received by thole Of-
ficers as honourable teltimenies of the good opinion
of their countrymen.
At the Lent Affixes at Exeter—Smith, v. Jones
and Datk.—This is a caufe of confiderable import-
ance to the commercial interell of the kingdom ; it
was an Retina of trefpafs, brought by the Plaintiff,
who is a merchant and (hip-owner in London, againft
the Defendants, the former of whom is a Lieute.
nant, and the latter a Midlitipman of the Navy, em-
ployed on the imprefs fervice at the ports of Ilfra-
combe Barnflaple, Biddeford, and Appledore.—
The Defendants impreffed the Mate of a Ibip called
the Two Sifters, Captain Scott, belonging to the
Plaintiff, lying in Ilfracombe harbour. A certain
fum was due to the Mate for wages. but the amount
being difputed, one of the Defendants, accompanied
by a prefs-gang, went on board the Plaintiff's veffel,
then proceeding to fea, and impreffed four of the
crew, admitting that thefe men were not liable to be
impreffed, and Rating that their fole reafon for ea-
ing as they had done, was to detain the veffel until
the Mate's wages was paid : Come days afterwards,
the amount of the wages due to the Mate was paid,
and the impreffed men retested, but the wind having
(Lifted, the veffel was detained by contrary winds, in
Ilfracombe harbour, for a confiderable time. For
the damages [Whined by the arbitrary and illegal
proceedings on the part of the Defendants the above
araion was brought. After a trial, which lafted
nearly three hours, the Jury found a Verdi& for the
Plantiff 911.65. being demurrage for the time the vef-
fel was detained, at the rate of pay for veffels em-
ployed in the Tranfport Service.
A few days fince a moll daring outrage was com-
mitted in Hyde Park by four men, on the perfon of the
Hon. Mr. MiDoa A LD, fon of Lord M'Domato, Mrs. ,
WH mil, of South-tireet, and her fervant, by hik-
ing and infulting them ; and on a conftable attempt-
ing to apprehend them affaulting him. They were
with difficulty feetired, and next day examined at the
office in Marlborough-ftreet, when they gave bat for
their appearance at the prefent Weßminfler feffions.
He is in happy circumftances who can draw large-
ly on the Bank, without being enjoined by an A& of
Parliament to fpecify for what purpofes ; but Rill
happier is his fituation when he becomes thus quali-
fied to draw, by having previoufly drawn a Capital
Prize in a Scheme of fuch unprecedented opulence
as the near approaching grand Lottery difplays.—
So thoroughly impreffed, indeed, do adventurers in
general appear to be, from fo bright a profpea of re
alizing a large fund in the Bank of Old England,
that a greater rage for the purchafe of Tickets and
Shares never exceeded the prefent demand.

It is a pleafure to recount good fortune. in hopes
that the like may again occur; 33,979-42,569, Co.
tided to 30,0001. each, were fold by Hoamssr and
Co. of Cornhill, for the benefit of the adventurers.
It is worthy of remark, that the prefent Lottery Scheme
bas two Prizes of that magnitude, and an extealive
fcale of Capital Prizes, equal to former Lotteries,
containing twice the number of Tickets ; fo lesions
an advantage has given a fpirit to the old adventurer,
and created the eftahlilhent of more Clubs und So-
cieties than was ever before known.

The general antipathy we feel from childhood to
medicine, induces us to delay remedies when we really
want them. If difeafe does not alarm our watchful
friends, the neceffsry quantity, confinement, and
dread of naufeous medicines, add to our repugnance.
When amiled with Gout, Rheumatifm, Scorbutic
Eruptions, weak Digerlion, or Nervous AffeBions,
they are removed by PILIBUILY'S LATENT Awri-
SCORBUTIC Mors, the dofe of which is a few drops,
and no rearaint of diet or exercife. To avoid coun-
terfeits, afk for Spilfbury's Patent Antifcorbutic
with the Stamp (the King's duty) printed in black ink:
fold at the Difpenfary, No. s 5, Soho-fquare, in bottles
of ss. 6d. sos. and 11. ss. duty iocluded.

MARRIED.

Ycltrrlay mort.ing at ?.4ary..la-bonne Church, Al, amid- or-
wald, Efq. of Dean-Watt, 56.41 u, to Mee Gray, of Upper Harlcy-
Erect.

DIED.

La t week, at Mallon, near Monmouth, tonne Morris, at the
advanced age of nearly ninny years. We are induced to notice
her departure from this world, from the arrangements The had
made for it during her life, by having her coffin prepared many
years previous to her decree, which fhe kept in ha houfe, devot-
ed to the purpofes of holding the neceffaries of life, &c.; and wilco
it came to be appropriated to its real ufe, it was found neatly filled
with apples, which gave place to the good old Dames accommo
datlon.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORRO W.
Iforrdne • • • 58 minutes after 5
Afternoon 23 minutes after 6

TO the LADIES is particularly recommended the
aft of BUT.I. e a's RESTORATIVE OOTH-P0 WDEIt ,
fo well known for its gentle, deterfive, and reflorative propertie,
and patronifed by the ten, Prinecffes, and feverat branches of
the Royal Family, Emprers of Rudia,and the Nobility, as the belt
prefervarive extant, againft tooth ache and its caufe, (curvy in the
Gums It produces a molt deketatile fweetnefs of breath, and that
Answers and beautiful rednefs to the Gums, which prevents pin,
and decay of the Teeth ; to the latter It imparts a peariy whitenels,
relteres the enamel, and preferves thefe happy eifeett to good old
age. A full account of this Incomparable preparation may be had
(gratis) of thempl refpeetable Venders in town and country.
Sold wholefale and Retail at Mr. Butler's, No.e. Cheapflde, cor-
ner of Paternofter-row ; and retail by molt Bookfellers and Perfu-
mers in the United Kingdoms, in born at as. 9d. each ; obferve the
name of R. Butler, 4, Cbeaptide, is engraved on the Ramp w hich
Is affixed to each Box. Alfo may he bad,

Butler's warranted Tooth Bruthea, price IL Cath.

NEW MEDICINE ACT.

FNEWBERY and SONS, No. 45, St. Paul's
, Church-yard, London, Proprietors of Dr. James's Powder,
and other valuable Preparations, inform the Public, that in con-
fequence of the new Stamp Duties, the price of that Medicine
will be in future as. 9d. per Packet. or tl 5,. 6d. per Dozen;
but the Quantity of a Dozen Packets in a Bottle (as made up
for the Army and Navy) may be had for 11. 41. And as Stamps
are prepared, by order of the Commiflioners, for Mares New-
bery's feparate Life, in which the Words, F. Newbery, No. 43.
St. Paul's" are engraved, and as it is perfumed that this will he
a fuillcient Security againft Countrefeits,his Signature on the I.a-
bels will be dlfcontinucd.

The following arc the prices of their Medicines, to the Bra
twenty of which Mr. Newbery's Stamps are aflixod, but thofe who
purchafe fix or more at a time, will be allowed the Stamps Brat
Dr. James's Powder 1 9 Dolby's Carminative x 9
—a
Bottle as 0 Dr. Auftin'sChalybeate
--- Analeptic Pills 4 6 Pills - • 4I)
large Box 24 0 Preake'slindt. of Bark 4 0
Dr. Steers's Opodeldoe 1 6 Ditto Huxh.un's ditto 3 0
Coosallion Oil a 6 Tonic Bills . 1 9
..—.-- Nitre Drops 1 6 lingla Coffee - 1 9
.----- Camomile Drops 1 9, Dr. Hooper's Pills a t#
.-- Paregoric Lo- Grant's Drops a a
zenges I a 1 Inglith's Scots Pills a o
Anglbaud's Blois ditto 111 Henr)'s Magnefla 1 6
Effence of Coltsfoot 3 6 Norton's Drops 3 6
Mr. Spence's Dentifrice 4 0 Spilibury's Drops 5 6
Cephalic Snuff o 9 Dr. Solander's Tea a 9
Jones's Rheum. Ting. 3 6 Greenough's Tinaures a al
Berry's Bilious Pills 4 6 Ditto Tole Lotenges axi
Effence of Peppermint aI i Lifence of Ginger a 9
Glefs's Magnefia 3 6
__ _ _ _

N.B. As many Perron', particularly Meffengers, miftake the
hook of Mars. Newbery, they think it neeefrary to point out,
that it is at the Eaft end of St. Paul's, four doors from Cheapfide,
With there Words infcribed on the front—

Tut ONLY W It POR DI. JAllltel POwD111."

HAVING dedicated Mykit to the Rudy, and been
gratified by the moft confide able pradice in that branch
Which I thought proper totted, I truft that I have not more mit
employed my time than thole who, In the extaillve fidd of the
peek/ ion, are occallonalt immerfed In uncertainty, and cannot
always attain that fusee. Which is at eked by concentrating the ,
intenedtual power to one dais of dlfordera
The dileafes of DEBILITY are peculiarly diftref ing. for they
bring with than a train of concomitant fymptoma, and, by a dr.
=rot. all vital energy, exiftence Weil becomes embittered—
they aria from the prevaler.e aim example, thededrate•
dye habits of (cheat-boys, or the indulgences of maturity, they re-
quire the moft afkbions profelfional ; but by the Ignorance
of uneducated mm, the frisptoms are aggravated, anti the conft-
tudon is detroyed.
As a MEMBER of the ROYAL COLLEGEd SURGEONS
I ground my pretenlions on regularity of education • and poffellinE
every privilege to praCtice, I feel tnyfelf entitled to ;hat confidence
with which lima hitherto been fo liberally honoured.
In the firft fenfadons .f local waffles, early application wfil
prevent the calamity of a debilitated frame • but where the Cu!
fan, from a confidoufraers e the unmanlintis of the vice which
canted his misfortune, is feprilid of the centempt or censure of his
family pbyfician, and broods over his infirmity with careful con
ecahnent, it mad be fatisfadtory for him to be allured not only of
capability of treatment, but alfo of the molt Inviolable kcrecy.
And In recent Venereal Complaints it is viable to prevent pale.
denser or dlftrefs ; in the molt complicated cafes it is t%e acquire
mcnt of eadufive experience in this lane to effect a fa'e, certain
and linedy re-eftablithment.
hear the advantage of this experience to there of either fee cep
are afEldted with any bind of DEBILITY, of any fymporns of
VENEREAL INFECTION, and In all cafes the terms of mom
neradon are fisted on the firft Interview.

Patlents in the country arc expedni to inclofe a Sank note, ant
are requadod to [reify their age and nunner of Living.
MARTIN ERRE,
Member of tie Royal College cf Surgeons in London
No to Artiodel-ftreet. Strand. neat Tommie `ter

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