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ter into an &planation of this emblem ; it was intel-
ligible to them all; and the'Contemptible reptile who
would not submit to die sooner than not enjoy li-
berty, deserved to live a slave, and die unlamented—
(7lernats of applause). He had attended at many
public Meetings ; he was present at the last Meetiog
held in Palace-yard, where a remonstrance to the
Prince-Regent had been proposed and agreed to. He
had himself carried this remonstrance to Lord Sid-
mouth ; perhaps the Meeting would like to hear what
the answer was of the Noble Secretary of State-:::
(Yrs, yes). " I have it for you. Gentlemen," said he ;I
14 I felt it my duty to wait on his Lordship with the
remonstrance ; you shall hear the 'answer that was
given ; and I hope you will express your sentiments
respecting the conduct of Lord Sidmouth."
Here the following letters were read by the Se-
cretary :
• '" Whitehall. September 5, 1518.
" Ste --Lord Sidmouth: has directed me to inform you, that
as the paper containing the Declaration and Remonstrance, ad-
dressed to the Prince Reggae; Whirl you put into his Lordship's
hands yesterday, purports 'by the description therein given of it
to contain the Declaration slot Remosstrance of the inhabitants
or the Cities of London arid Westminster and parts adjacent,
and as this description is evidently and notoriously untrue, his
Lordship does not think himself at liberty to lay the same be-
fore his Royal Highness.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" Hume Cure.

" 11. Ifunt, Eaq. 8, Norfolk-street, Strand."

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" 8, Norfolk-street, Strand, Sept. fe, 1818.
'• My Loan--When I delivered to your Lordship the Re-
monstrance unanimously agreed to at the Meeting held in Palace-
yard, on Monday last, addressed to the Prince Regent, you pro-
mised me that you. would read it over, and if if did not contain
any improper language, you would deliver it into the hands of his
Royal Highness, and that you would give me an answer in the
course of three days. Late last evening, I received a letter,
signed henry Clive, which states, that your Lordship had in-
structed him to say, that you did not think yourself atliberty to
lay the same before the Prince Regent, because it purported to
bre tie Ileclaretiee and Reasorestressce of the Inhabitants of the
Cities of London and Westminster. and parts adjacent, which
4ascription was eridentty and isotoricags(yomtrue.' )iowo my Lord,
by what means your Dardalsip ascertained the feet, that tie per-
sons who attended the Meeting in Palace-yard were not the In-
habitants of London and Westminster and parts adjacent, I
know not. But this I do know, that these persons who pro-
posed and Seconded • the Declaration of our manifold grievances
and Remonstrance against the cruel, illegal, and uncenotitu-
tional acts of the corrupt and wicked Administration that had
been No long imposed upon his Royal Highness the Prince Re-
gent by the great and overwhelming Borough Proprietors of this
country, &c. &c: were the Inhabitants of the Cities of London
and Vs estminster, and parts adjacent, and I believe that almost
the whole of the five or six thousand persons at the Meeting, who
unanimously sanctioned the same, were also inhabitants of Lon-
don and Westruirister, and parts adjacent. However, as yoke
Lordship has declined to degrees. the Declaration and Remom.
strance to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, I will trouble
your Lordship to return me the original Doestraent that I left
with you, that linay, agreeable to the instructions of that Meet-
ing, take some other method of laying it before his Royal Ihgh-
nest the Prince Regent. —I am, my Lord, your Lordship's most
obedient and most humble servant, " 11. Hear."
Mr. HUNT next stated, that a similar Remon-
• strance had been voted by the people of Manchester,
at a public Meeting held by them. It was, as well
as the Westminster Remonstrance, delivered by him
to Lord Sidmouth, in order to be communicated by
him to the Prince Regent ; and they should also know
the answer that was given.
The following correspondence was then read by
the Secretary :

cart OF TILT ♦XSWZT MKT lIT XI. WWI TO LO/.1 sunset:rm.

" 8, Norf.Oi.stiord, Strand, May 49, 1819.
" Dlv Loan—When I delivered the Manchester Reason-
strut* and the Stockport Petition lath year Lordship's bands,
to be presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, you,
wish your accustomed polite:ma, assured me that you would
read it bver, and, %mins it contained toy thing improper you
woulA deliver it to your Royal Master. When i'de•Cted a
similar Remonstrance passed at s Public Meeting hi Palace-
yard, in September last, to your Lordship, for the woe par.
pow, you, with all the orbanity of a Smelled Courtier, gave
me exactly the same answer, although you ultimately declined'
to-present it, assigning no Other reason than that of its having
been only signed by myself, as Chalet:name, that Mettle'. I
have now rec iced a letter, sigaod H. Hobisosiao, informing
roe that your Lordship dairies presentMg to his Royal Highness
the Prince Regent the Remonstrance and the Petition of the
People of Manchester and Stockport, without assigning any
reason whatever. When the pencroa who lest called the di a.
tressed inhabitants of the City of Loudon together in Spa.6kdds.
and proposed to carry their Memorial in a body to Carlton.
house, to demand and enforde admission into the Royal Pre-
sence, your Lordship inveighed in strong terms against the Ille-
gality of such a proceeding, and with great-forte pointed out to'
me the impolky as well as the injustice of taking such a course,
while the onset means of communication with the Throne,
through the Secretary of State, were always open, even to the
meanest subject ; in which sentiment, at that time, your Lord.
ship will not fail to recollect, I heartily concurred. Wises the
di,tressed inhabitants of Lancashire and Cheshire (the
keteers) assembled together, with the intention of marching up
to London to lay their complaints in person before his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent, they were attacked and dispersed
by a military force, and many hundreds of them were dragged'
away and crowded into the most loathsome dungeons, and db."
made to endure the most cruel and horrid sufferings • and now,
when these very persons send up their retitions and Complaints
to be presented to the Throne, they are coolly told by the Se-
cretary of State, that he declines to lay them before his Royal
Master; thus at mice mocking the misery of the people, and
violating that great constitutional law,the' Bill of Rights,' the
previsions of which excluded the ouse of Stuart from the
throne of England, and which placed the present Royal Pa.
Hilly thereon, wherein it is declared, that one of the rights de-
manded 41W insisted on by the People of England, was the right
to Petition the Throne or either House of Parliament. Your
Lordship will therefore please to return me the Petition and
Remonstrance, that I may endeavour to And some other means
of making the prayers and complaints of the suffering people of
Lancashire and Cheshire known to his Royal Mistiness the
Prince Regent.—l am. my Lord, your Lordeltip's• most okodie
eat, most humble servant, (3144 ed) " If. Rim
4 Lord Vise. Sldmouth, Sec. of &ate, Home Deportment."
4, Whitehall, May a, asIC
am directed by Lord Sidmouth to acquaint you,
that-he declines presenting to his Royal Niemen &Mina
Resent the two Papers which you delivered to ble Leridsti
Wednesday last, the one addressed to his Roy* M and
signed by nineteen persons, on behalf of a Public Nesting
bald at Manchester, on the lath day of January, lila; and
ehe'ether purporting to be a' Petition of the Inhab(tanti of the
Town and Neighbourhood of Stockport,' as agreed to by a
Committee appointed by a Resolution of a Public Mead& for
'vg up and agreeing to the same. I em Sir, your most
• humble servant, (Signed) "IL Hcranonsa
- Hunt, Seq. No. 8, Norfult-Street, Strand."
411' observed, that this was all the ansery
the Secretary's secretary. They had h
answers' in both cases. The Secretary
Id not present the first remonstrance,
. not appear to come from the people or
ter, London, and places adjacent; and ha
present the Manchester Remonstrance,
from the people of that town, because he
assign any reason for so doing. But when
of Stockport met to Petition and Reznott-
misters sent down their tools to apprehend
, Wolseley and the Rev. Mr. Harrison, for
part in the proceedings of that Meeting
re was a great noise, and the proceedings were
Ifar some time ),Mr. Hunt told the people
A had just come with a warrant to appro.

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