Star.
London, England, 1801-02-04 00:00:00

ht,BENJA:\ lIN KAYE, in the Chair,

It was Ref.,lved,
i. From the alarming and unprecedented decay of the Tr:de
of this Town and Neighbourhood ; from the great and rapid
increafe of our Poor Rates, and of our Taxes; from the la-
mentable circumitancc of great numbers of the Work People
who were lately engaged in our various branches of Manufac-
ture being now totally deftitute of employment ; and from the
high price of every fort of Grain, and of other neeeffaries of
We; that this part of the kingdom it reduced to a fituation
molt ferloufly dittrersful; and which imperioufly calls for
prompt and effeCtual relief.
11. That the War is the principal caufe of there evils.
IIL That we are convinced that an immediate Peace is the
only evert which can effeetnally remove there general and In-
man calamities ; that Peace can alone give adi Mr to our
ftagnant Commerce, by opening to us More continental Marti
from which we are excluded ; that Peace ran aknc reftore
that confidence at borne and abroad, which is fo effentbd to the
exifienee and advancement of our Commertlal Profperity.
IV. That impreffed with a conviClion of there truths, we
will hum*, Petition his Alm t s re to make every porfible ex-
ertion to reftore Peace to our fugering Country.
Refolved nnanimourly,
V. That the Petition now read and propofed, (hall be adopt-
ed by this Meeting.
" TO TII7. XING'S MOST ET7ELLENT MAJESTY.

Sgat—We, your Majetty's molt dut:tel and loyal tub-
jets, the Merchants, Woolttaplers. Mill-Owner', Manufac-
turers, and' others, conneeted with the Woollen Maniitaetures
of Bradford, in and its Neighianurbood, with hearts
full of aff.dinn and loyalty to your Majetty's Paton and Go-
vernment, <l., humbly approach the Throne iu the language of
fuppliants, fuTerisr; G yue .iiiirefs, and apps h. sill ve of ever,
conceivable additi,st arm, If your Majelly's wird :m and
benign regard for the into A. of your People do not intervene
to-relieve us from our deplorable ellate.
" We do tberefore humblg Petition your Ma3,.11.y to exert
your high pr. roi:atiye In re.t..:nieg to to the bI.ITI“g4 of Paler ;
and in Vingiug to a fperdy period a War, %chid. now at 1,.11,
threatens cvary calaniity to our Country, and which, what-
ev:r was :ts charadler at it. commeoc,irwor, cal from this
mentent be pre..nant oily with increasing ruin.
" Put with ta. folkst confidence in your Mal,ny's wifd,tr,
we addrefs You uuij wish that modetty of fuppliants,
&clines the fuggeltion fanny means; hut with the full and un-
doub•ed comielion that we !Peals the winds of truth and

" And we farther beg leave molt hur.•bly to rerrcfert to
your Majelty, that in our prcf.nt elhaufted flute, def. rted by
ahnott all our .Alin, the half of Europe confederating to oar
ruin or ileprelion, wa (cc no probability of obtaining that fus-
refs, which was r.at earned in our highcit vigour; And that no
fuccefs can compenfatc the Nation for the additional evils which
the profccution of the Vat. :nuft inevitably °cc anon.
" And we further hvmb:y prefutne to rrprefent to pine Ma-
jetty thole particular gi iv...races Whitt' which your titioncrs
fu Ter : _

" We are opireffed with burdens which reduce wealth to
mediocrity, mediocrity to poverty, arid which trace Ott poor
man deltitute : our manufactures are daily grist
numbers of our artizsna are without employment oar com-
merce is nearly fulliendcd: and Almon every pun in Europe
Ant to our exports. There mils, combined with an ctiormaufly
high price of grain, and all other neccflitries of litc, which. if
captioned, threatens famine and death, form indtrd an awful
groupe of calamities which juftify the molt melancholy snits-
henflots.

Deeplyimprelfed with a fee fe of thtfe genera) and increafing
evils, and convinced that in wittily or in part. they have been
the relish of this Manton:. War ; that Peace may much bright •
est, irk cannot wholly i ••e, rf this gloomy fr. tie; but that War
mutt cvcry day blacken more and loPITe; tee have prefumed
to arproach your Mai: fly's Royal pr.. fence, with thk our hum.
ble Petislon. Our Prayer is num. but comprefienfive. That
your Majelly will be pkafcd in putfue fuels meafures, as to
your hlajisfly wifilont and goudnefs (hall appear soft likely,
to genre tusts, the Ilk 10ncs of Peace."
VI. '1 hat WILLIASI WILDRItrORCE,_Efq. and the flow
s; IT LASC..LLEi be requi:fted to pre lent this our Petition
to the KING.

Refolved ❑nanimnnflr,
VII. That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to thole
Trams who convened it.

Refoivcd unsnimoufly,
VIII. That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to Mr.
GEORGE WALKF.R, for his able lemon on this occarson.

Refo'red nnairnoully,
IL That tar Thinks of this Meeting be given to the
CHAIRMAN for his impartial, manly, and proper condos% in
the Chair. _ . BENJAMIN KAYE, Chuirtnan.

Cr The Petition wM remain fo; Signatures at the principal
Inns in Bradford and its Neighbourhood.

PARI.I.IMENTARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, FEB. 3.

The Marquis of Causal:tar (Lord Chamberlain) acquaint-
ed the Houle, that his Ma*Lity had fignlfled his pleafure to be
waited on with their Addrefs at the ufual hour to-
morrow at St. Tame; s.
Several arrangements were made with terra to the hearing
of Appeal% and other private btalkisefs tranfaEted:
A Bill wa, prefented, and read' a firft time, to Woke-the
marriage of George Taylor, E(q. with Catherine his now wife,
and for other yurpmfes therein mentioned; and the proper ()f-
-ilar from Doelors Cirnmoris having prektited to the Houfe an
studied copy of the yrireedings In .he Courts
upon the cafe, the 1141 was ordereal to be read a fecond time
that day fortnight.
The Earl of Le novels!), one of the fries Reprefratative Peers,
was (worn, and took his fear—Adjourned till tomorrow.