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town of Nottingham, about .the time, induced the
Magistrates to send for a military, force. That, con=
nected with these disturbances, a disposition of a
milarly turbulent nature 'had evinced itself in many
parts of the West Riding of Yorkshire; particularly
at that time in the neighbourhood of Halifax, where,
from information received, there appeared reason to
think that a general rising would be attempted. That
in the neighbourhood of -Huddersfield, on the Bth
June, a considerable body assembled, and varibus
acts of riot and depredation were committed the
truth of which was afterwards established by the in-
vestigation of a Grand Jury at York : but the requi-
site evidence was, from circumstances, not brought
home upon some of the subsequent trials. That it
eared likewise, that in Yorkshire, as in the other,
geared
districts, great reliance was placed by the
insurgents upon the hope of co-operation from Lon-.
don. In viewing these circumstances, and in consi-
dering the information before them, the Lords' Com-
mittees have formed the decided opinion that the
great body of the people have remained untainted,
and free from disloyal or dangerous principles, even
during periods of the greatest internal distress. That
the wisdom and energy of the measures adoptt.d, the
arrests which were made on adequate grounds, the
general improved state of the country and of the
condition of the labouring classes, continue to in-
crease these salutary dispositions. That, at the same
time, it appeared that many persons in the metropo-
lis are still actuated by dangerous principles, which
they appear to be still endeavouring, or inclined (as
Well as other persons in some other parts) to carry
into effect in a way hostile to the established laws
'land Constitution, and khich a continuance of that
vigilance on the part of the Governmeat, and of vi-
gour and activity on the :part of the Magistrates in
these parts of the country yet disturbed, will still be
necessary. The Lords' Committees also duly pro-
ceeded to the examination of such papers as related

to those persons arrested under warrants from the Se-
cretiry of State, under the authority of the two Acts
to enable his Majesty to secure and detain such per.
sons as be should suspect of conspiring against his
person and Government. With respect to those per-
sons against whom bills of indictment were found,
the Committee have thought it unnecessary to make
any particular remark. It appeared there were war-
rants so issued against ten persons who were not'
taken ; that 44 persons were arrested under warrants
on suspicion of high treason, of whom seven were
discharged without being held to appearance ; that
37 of these so apprehended on suspicion, were subse-
quently, after different periods of deter.tion, enlarged.
But the Lords' Committees, upon due examination
into the cases, consider that all these committals welt
fully justified by the events and circumstances which
had taken place, and that, in no case, were warrants
issued, but upon full and adequate grounds ; and that
it appeared to the Committee, that at the different
lit
such persons were so enlarged; as the state of
the country seemed to allow ; and that the Lords
Committees were of opinion that his Majesty's Go-
*ernment, in the execution of the powers entrusted to
them, had acted with due caution, energy, and vi&i-
lance ; and that the Magistrates, in the aistarbed dis-
tricts, by their vigour, zeal, and activity, had contri-
buted, most materially, to the internal peace and se•
curity of the cownery
The Duke of MONTROSE, on the Report being
gone through, moved that the same be laid on the
table, and printed for the use of their Lordships.—
Ordered.

Earl GROSVENOR observed, that the Report
furnished little more than a narrative of the transac-
tions as communicated by Governmer.t. He was
not then disposed to enter into a discusion of topics
not then regularly befor.- the House, as a proper op-
portunity would probably soon arrive. The evidence
communicated to the Committee was certainly nei-
ther satisfactory nor full; and sander such circum-
stances, he thought the evidence on which the Com-
mittee formed their Report, ought to be laid before
the House; and in order to do away any alarm that
might be entertained as to the consequences to indi-
viduals, blanks may be left for the names of parties.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE was of opinion,
that as much of the Report referred to those made
last Sessions, those documents ought also to be
printed at the same time.