The Statesman.
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who had heed on that night so veheineot !Watt nib BM parts: COMMON GOUNGUITY.
eularly one Houoarable tscittlemets then Ishii aye, had nos spo-
ken against the Bill in any of its farmer stages.
Mr. WHITBREAD Wigged pardon of the Right Honotnable STATE OF THE NATION:
Gentleman, bat if he was tne person alluded to, it was another
blight mistake, fur he had resisted the Hill in every stage.—{A testercley, in compliant!' with a rtoqulsltiori,
laugi. Secretary RYDER contended, and cries of Order. Order !
that there bad heed ob..
the Lord Mayor assembled the Aldermen, an:
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jections tbrovin out in the debate of that night, which they had Coinmott Council together, id Guildhall, for the
never before heard of. He thought the claims of the Prineemes special purpose of proposing that an Address should
irresistible, whether in reference to themselves personally as the be presented to his Royal Highness the Prince Rea
daughters of their afflicted and venerable monarch. —lll ~ar 1)
He did not court that sort of popularity to which certain gentle- gent.
men laid exclusive claim; as to the Princess of Wales, she al- The Loeb MAYOR informed the Court, that the
ready had an iudependeut provision, which the Princesses had
not. He hoped that his Right *Sion. Friend would continue purport of the Address was prayieg for an amelide
true to the confidence reposed in him, and not be tempted by ration of national grievances, under which they -it
any threats or attacks to deviate from that proper and respect- present laboured.
ful silence—Mere the Right Hon. Gentleman was interrupted
by a loud cry of Hear ! heart from the Opposition side of the Mr. Quin said, that being assembled together up.
House.)—fie was not afraid to repeat what he had said—[Neer, on an important question, he hoped there would be
hear q —as to the drawing-room, it was the Queen's right to bold no portion of party spirit mingling in a debate which .
one Oahe pleased it—his liajesty, while he lived, was King;
and her Majeity, during his fife, was Queen of these realms. Re . bad for its ultimate aim,- the welfare of the nation at
should support the Bill. large. The Motion which he should have the ho.
The gallery was then cleared, but the division took place on
i Clause proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the —.40.-- nour to propose, originated from a principle of MO-
.deration, and a feeling which contemplated the cause
grant should take effect from Pith February last. DISTURBANCES IN THE COUNTRY.
Ayes 101 I Noes... 85 lof the people as that of the Sovereign. Amongst the
Mr. WHITBREAD rose to ask of the Right Hon. Gent. The letters received from Sheffield since our last, ! persons, however, whom that Requisition had called
whether there had not been a solemn proceeding relative to the
conduct of the Princess of Wales? and whether, after his Ma- represent the commotion among the
jesty had referred the subject to the Ministers of thatday,the no way -abated. They are said to have overpowered and even conflict of earioes political opinions, than
-Primes had not been received at Court ? Whether a book eon- i .
taining a representation of the case had not been printed at a , every thing on the day after they destroyed the Mi. what prevailed in any other meeting ontbe face of,the
private press, in the house of the Right Hon. Gentleman, co- litia arms. At Stockport the rioters continued their world. Yet, even composed as they were, of those
pies of which were said to have been lat sly)sought up for eoot-
mow sums ? He (Mr. Whitbread) helie_vieg that certain Meer- depredations on the factories. The town in coarse-; conflicting opinions, he was conseieus the present dis.
se-.. tisements referring to the name of I.ine4 a bookseller, did Cllssiou would not partake of political nor party ran.
proceed from the Right lion. Gentleman. ! quence had been placarded, begging the people to cour, but assume a temperate and manlyscomplexion.
Mr. RYDER did not rise to give any answer to the questions ! desist from outrages ; and that no means should he
_ In the Address which he had prepared, nothing resem-
put by the lion. Gentleman. Ile did not Itpagine that the clever- ,
station Alia had fallen from him could knee provoked it, bat ' left untried to reduce the price of provisions by the ' bling the bitterness of party should nppear,nor personal
he had to declare it to be his strong canviltion, that no part of ,
nest market-a rioters
the conduct of the Hon.. Gentleman oppeitite had given so mach i dy. The were not limited to : veneration for any individual. His Royal Highness
disgust to the public, as that respecting de Illustrious Person to I the weavers alone, the lower classes of mechanics i‘
• I would be mentioned as a Priuce, in whom the rights
whom tie questions of the Hon. Gentleman referred.iffear, , . of his father were manifest, and who was not cc.
/mad femo She iiatistssial BerschAVlL .ed. ,
~ .„J itioplato were intermixed with them. Op Wed- countable countable for the actions of his Ministers. ttiwhoru
GOLDSMID'S DENT HILL I .._-_,l s
Mr. BARING stated the circumstances which bad led to the 'rn`lay Morning, upward' of 2000 of them assent-- . alone belonged saapostsibility. On a recent occasion,
introduction of the peesent Bill, and concluded by moving, that ; bled on Cheadale Heath, to plan their measurestor the ' a triumphal avid unkersal sentiment Wad pievailed
it be read athird time. I ,
I.' lkest Mr. W. Smith, and Mr. Wynne, wished for
Lord o one,the Citizens ofLondon, in favour con.
: day. They proceeded to Major P.SREER's, and broke amongst
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some further d. lay which, after some conversation between the I every window in the house. This Gentleman has , stitutional proceedings ; with them he perfectly
Chancellor of the Exchever and Mr. Baring, was agreed to. !
coincided, and with them he manifested a concur.
On the report of the Gold Coin Bill, a conversation took nothing to do with the weaving trade; and it could . •
place, Sir .T. NEWPORT, after some remarks on the necessity , 1 rence in tne great and patriotic exertions of indivi.
of giving sufficient time for the discussion of the different clauses
not he supposed he was in any respect obnoxious to ! duals, • the brilliantmilitary which
in achievements
which would be proposed, moved that the House do now ad- their vengeance. Information had been conveyed to our armies had accomplished :' In the career' of vie.
journ. After some farther debate the House divided. them that Mr. GOOD AT e's gardener had been the means • . •
Ayes - 31—Noes - 105 tory and triumph with which our navy had dom.
The finese agreed to Adjourn—with an understanding that the of saving the lives of his mistress and children by in-
, veered on the ocean. On the whole, coMpared
general debate oil the Bill should take place at an early hour on forming them of the danger stith which they were with other countriest our situation had been tri-
Monday next.
.I threatened • the consequence was,tlsat they sought his
... . umphant and distinguished. All this we owed to
life! Ile took refuge at a farm-house,-where he remain- • our glorious Constitution ; and to it alone. All
ed secreted until the arrival of a party of horse to - - ---- -
,lo-

ne*reign is greatest with list of gkletanats, and an
application for their removall Thane is nothing
like it, we repeat the assertion, in the British his-
tory. The new era no sooner commenced, than
instead of retrenchment, no shuffling excuse could
possibly be devised that was not put in practice to
plunder the people of money :—a hundred thouiand
pounds, and seventy 'thousand a year, fer the RE.
mot; on one plea ;—ten thousand a year for the
Qualm, on another ; thousands more to the PRIN.
•CESSES, on another; two thousand more to Colonel
M'MAnoN, on another. Why this very money
I would, with economy, and in moderate times, have
fitted 'out an expedition ; and the want of it may,
perhaps, even in these times, stand in the way of
one."

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THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:
SATOSIMIrs *MIL 18, 1812.

The triumph of the truly loyal part of the Com-
mon Council yesterday, over the abettors of the pre-
sent Administration, was of a *my signal asters.—

It would appear almost incredible, were we to men-
tion the extraordinary and unparalleled mertions
which were previously made ,by the Ministerial party
to procure a majority against the proposed Address
to the PRINCE REGENT. Their views, however, were
defeated, and a Petition to the same effect as that
voted by the, Livery of London, was carried by a
majority of six. This is termed a " trifling" num-
ber by the Morning Post; but it is not, by the num-
ber of those by which the measure was carried, that
we are to determine the importance of the triumph.—
It is the independence of these Gentlemen who,
holding no places under Government, no contracts,
and receiving no pensions, must, wlien put in the
scale with their opponents, weigh them down' in
point of integrity. Those who spoke in favour of
the Petition were
'Aldermen WOOD I ble‘srs. F t vsu,

COVOR URO
MOWS. QUIN
DA VIES
11. flurnott.t. 6. BLUNDELL
WA I TRUAX M ntat.m
On the other hand, it was opposed by—
Alderman C. Surrn—a Contractor.
Sir W. CURTIS—a place fur his brother, 10 or 12001.
pet annum, &c. &c. &c. &c.
Sir C. Plum? Their services rewarded with titles?
Sir J. Saw S &c. &c. &c.
?deurs. Itnaws—a Tax Collector.
J-irms—Water Proof Jobber for Soldiers' Coats.
Ibion—bas obtained a lucrative place for his son.
Berowit-4ecretary to the New Commercial Mart. .
,Acitextra—limrstary to the West India Medium.
These last are the ms who are Always traducing dr
adversaries, and impeaching their nititintlimo. lA, it.
' comparison be formed, Ind let it be shewn whether'
any such circumstances could influence the conduct
of those who supported the Petition. It would be
curious to make out a list of all who opposed it,,aqd
see how many are similarly circumstanced. At some
future period we may probably favour our Readers
with such a list. Meanwhile we cannot refrain from
directing their attention to the following paragraph,
which appeared in the Times of this morning, and
which we have the more readily extracted from that
Paper, as it contains sentiments highly credit-
able to the writer, and in perfect unison with
; our own ;—"The Parsee REGENT must now hear and
I reply from his Father's Throne, to a statement of
`its opinion officially tendered by the Body Corpo-
i rate of the metropolis on the state of public affairs.
Bow easily might this mortification have been pre-
Vented by a little acquiescence in the wishes of the
people !" but the billeting a new pablic Officer upon,
them—the increasing the Civil List—the defending.
Reversions, awl airthese obnoxious measure, dude/
a season of _
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enemies a

those whom
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escort him out of their reach. It appears that about 30 these brilliant circumstances of National glory were,
of the Scotch Greys arrived in time to save several however, damped upon the mind, from a spirit ofturbulence and misrule which had manifested itself
articles of furniture in Mr. Gootasa's-cottage, aft" ' amongst the people in several counties, and what was
it lad been set on fire, and also succeeded in securing not apparently under the immediate influence of
two of the incendiaries. The accounts from York- Civil Power. Many persons who Were at present in •
shire y T yesterday were again most distressing-.
1' the Court, had formerly believed that any resolution,
Wakefield volunteers were ordered to march at two
wherein was set forth the chief circumstances of on,
hours notice, and their Adjutant informed them that tional grievance, would tend to increaselhat spirit of
they were to go to the westward 20 miles before they disorder which it purported to allay. But when X
halted. At Huddersfield a body of Local Militia
disease had made its appearance, g physician should
forced the depot of-arms and seized them. The bells'' examine it, and apply remedies, before it arrived
in every village throughout the West Riding of York- .at a height dangerous to the body. Therefore would
shire were ringiug, and the utmost coasternation pre-' he affirm, that a knowledge of the present distem-
veiled in every quarter, as from the late measure re- I pered minds of our countrymen was Motive sufficient
sporting the old clothes of the Local Militia, a most for us to set about to. adopt some measnres by which'
unfortunate discontent prevailed .in that body. We I their amelioration might be accomplished. When we
have not , heard however, of any serious outrage in
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beheld the disastrous situation of the 'land did it
addition to those we have already stated. I
become us to shut our eyes against it, and be quiet ?
rme whieh left the coast of France on the ; No, let them ad as worthy citizens, and„lookiug
By a Te
the mischief in the face, set risolidely about to re.
15th, and beings advices from Paris down to the 14th 1 form it. Was there a man present who really be-
instant, we learn that BONAPARTE had not left the lieved the excesses committed itt the country would he
capital at that time ; but a Messenger was expected
. aggravated by a moderate Petition ? It had beeu con•
every hour from St. Petersburgh, on the nature of , tended, in the debates in Parliathent, that the pre-
whose dispatches was said to depend his departure. i sent disturbances arose entirely from the high price
The account of the capture of the Ricoli, of 80' of grain.; but he would affirm, though scarcity might '
guns, in her passage from Venice to Corfu, was re- ! aggravate the mischief, still commercial calamity sp.
ceived from Vienna. It was mentioned in two suc- t pered as the fundamental source. Throughout the
cessive posts from Venice to Vienna, and there is ! wide extent of our provincial possessions, a spirit
little or no doubt of its being correct. She was laden I
of mercantile adventure, having been cherished to
with stores, provisions, and troops, for Corfu, and I
an uncommon height, all at once subsided, and left
was armee-cn-flute. One of our frigates, who" lus to mourn that all our military achievements and
name we have not yet heard, laid her on board in patriotic exertions for the welfare of the world, were
the most gallant style. The action was long and se-1 not attended with greater happiness to ourselves.
acre. She had most of her masts carried away, and ' Much of this arose from the amazing extent to which
400 men either killed or wounded. we had acquired territorial possessions ; for—
• OXFORD, APRIL 17.—Tbs Petition against the C,a- ,
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." Extended empire, like expanded e. old*
tholic Emancipation is just carried in Convocation, I
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though a most respectable opposition was made to it; I Exchanged solid strenoh fn glide i in.; 'haw.
indeed, it is to be regretted that the measure was From our connexions abroad on the Peuitisula, we
brought forward at this time, as it will evidently 'had been necessitated to accommodate our Allies
_tend t• revive the-No Popery cry. Amongst the with grain to the value of six or seven Millions.—
Doctors who put their non placet, we observed the Yet, upon the whole, the Ministers had manifested
VICE-CHANCELLOR, Dr. Cots, Dr. HODGSON, of 'no iuclination towards ameliorating the situation of
Brazenese-college, Dr. Weitz', of Jesus-college,l the people, by adopting popular measurer. Em.
Dr. Mote°, of Trinity,' Dr. HALL., of Pembroke. bezzlements of public money appeared not hi sbli-
Aieth the Proctors wer. against it, and a great num, tary instances—defaults to au immense amount had
her of Masters, one of whom, Mr. COPPLESTO happened amongst individuals—and we wondered
NE,
Of Orki&m made an exoellent speech condemning the lately at a system, recognised by the Ligialatere,"
Petition. Indeed, it is considered that it can have I entirely detrimental to the principles of the co'hsti.
no influence upon Parliament, when the Chancel-1 tution. Besides, we witnessed recentlyo 'Orton, a
tor, Vice-Chancellor, both the.Peoetome and such plume!' of ,the Welcheren Expedition, Omitted as
a number of respectable mentberszof.Consocatian one of the Chief Secretaries of Slate. The difficul.
disapprove of the proceedings. t.: • I ties which tim creation of the Orders in •Council
Mr. WILKIE'S Exhibition of all the P'„`ures be had been expected to dissipate, appeared now in .
has painted, including several which bare never ap- greater magnitude than ever; and though we had
peered before thiPublic, nill open, at No. 87, Pall- conquered islands whose naval equipments ham.
Mall, on Monday next, the 20th inst. pered our foreign trade, still we were in greater
We beg leave to direct theattention of our readers 'difficulties than when those ports were filled with
to the last Number of Artaam4NN's Repositorti hostile ships. We had now to consent to accept of
of Arts, in which we perceive the first part of an the luxuries of foreign realms, for which we paid
article, by a very old acquaintance of ours, honest away the cash sufficient to procure us healthful food
Jose DILWORTH, Which, under the tide of EiNnioloei. 4 and good apparel at home, and carried on our trade
cal Novelties, bids fair to afford a copious fund of mirthe by a system of fraud. and perjury which destroyed
and amusement. This Miscellany, which particularly our proverb for good faith amongst mercantile na-
recorameuds itself to the fair sex, and which is stamp- tioes. We, who were onoe'the purest commercial
ed by the experience of more than thrce years, with transactors in the world, were, by this system, be-
the character of the Mirror and Oracle of Fashion, come the cultivators of a pernicious traffic, the dis-
and the Repository of those elegant Arts and Accom- grace to the honest feelings of the people. All this
plishments which embellish Life, may truly be pro. he, from the most accurate examination, discovered
pounced the cliespcst, as well as the most ekgant of to emanate from the Orders in Council. He would
our periodical publications.—See Advertisement. approach towards concluding ; btil he believed he
had said enough to convince the Court of the pro.
priety of the Address which be iutended- to submit to
, them. Of the Petition which had been adopted
on the 14th of February, he. approved in genera!,
'though the language was undoubtedly strong.—
eeerruption was rousd overflowing from the citadel
mil. the remotest parts of the empire, and our menu-
tires - manifested,'
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE: '
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 17.
His Majesty's ship Percapiae, has instuructitins• to take the
trade Mead to Portaxal,Gibraltar, and the Mediterranean; and
his Majesty's ship Hope takes the convey bound to Guernsey.
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the westward.

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r . AL,. in rapid decay. /tut Gentlemen had been pleased to I
Government tote dismay, and given their the Mermaid, on a cruise.
COVE, Arum 19. maintain,. Omit it was imposiible to find good Mi-
triumph. We would seriously advise Thismornity sidled Ms Majesty's ship Semiramis; Capt/11-
tram/gam, ea,ing a detachment ae 'sisters to ese thaternongst either parties in the
nit most Cepoerns, fto consider, that tids chains, rik,....)""ipirtven# 460 bursese, awl . Hamm of awes. Why that was the very
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