The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-01-25 00:00:00


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I ever attempted to do justice to it. To have
argued it on auy other would have been a &mile_
lion of my own principles.

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I need hardly add, that by the same prlncipleg
my present conduct must equally be (lirected....
Should the petitioners continue to entertain the de.
sire conveyed in your Lordship's letter, that I
should lay this petition upon the !Went' the House
of Lords, with that request I cannot hesitate to
comply. It would be highly improper to deny to
such a body of men the opportunity of submit.
Ling, through my hands, if they should so desire
it,'and at their own time, their wishes to the I.e.
gislature of their country. It would be still more
inexcusable in a case, where all my opinions and
all my wishes are favourable to the object of their
application. On the measure itself, if any motion
respecting it be originated by others, I shall not
fail to urge, with unabated earnestness, all the
same sentinizmts which I have detailed in this let.
ter. But I must with equal explicitness decline to
be myself, at this time, and under so many Mr.
citmstances of such peculiar disadvantage to your
cau4e. the mover of any such proposition. I ant
satisfied, that, by this decision, I shall Irmt pro..
mote the ultimate success of that great st orlc.
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which I have lung laboured to accomplish. M).
reasons for this persuasion I have, I trust, snffici
1 cicntly explained. They may be erroneous, they
I are at least sincere.

To the principle of equal laws, to tho object of
national conciliation, I am invariably attached.—
By me, they shall never be abandoned. But any
personal exertions 'which I can make, for purposes
of such inestimable benefit to my country, must
ever be regulated by that discretion, which I aux
equally determined in every situation to reserve,
unfettered by previous engagements, and the Nth.
ful exercise of which my public duty imperatively
forbids me to relinquish.
I have the honour to be,
With sincere respect and regard, .
My Lord,
Your Lordship's must obedient humble servant,
• CRENVILLE.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT..

HOUSE Off' COMMONS.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21.
The SpEmma took the Chair preciso:y at fonr,
but on counting the [louse, 39 Members only
were found present, and the Ilouse was conse.'
quently adjourned. .

LIST OF TUE AIINO:IITY,
THE UOCSE OF LORDS, ON TUE !LOTION iron Tut
AIIIICNaIELNT TO TILE ADIALESi•

Gloomier
Norfolk
Stamer,et
Bedford
Lureatlon ne
Stafford
Head ford
A 4,,v1e
Spencer
L' liaecz
r Grey
Jersey .
Lauderdale
Derby
n
Cuw per
Dow nsvi re
A Irwin isle
Thane

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IRELAND.

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PRESENT.
SOCA k - Cassilig
Grownor Ss. John
Miran ice • atrolry
St. Vincent FrAice
I.urau iitzwilliatn Hollnial
Oxford, Lan of Brralalhnne
Briitol 1)4111,11aq; Alaxgais
Bulkelev Fuley
Stty end Side Yarborough
l!cirsl;•r . Carrin:mu
IYe Clifford &peels
Ponsouby Flienlftwougt
li,sbnrou•zh Lil•.'lril .
I; peer oo,ory Cur .afort
V ald?grave lioliiin
Hawke irtsuorsi
hl..irs Roiltester
Grenville Oxford

!moults.
Grafton Dirlingtou Aurk'und
St. Alton' Fsorteseue Newltp
Dev.msbire Ati:itiurton Catvti lr
Rockingham Curti:tr./0a • Chtstoolotry
Tawas n Heree.trd Duu,hl
Bute liunean . Keith „
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Cat lisle it woo Crewe
Shaftesbury Grey de Itutbya Southampton,
Berkeley Blandford C:tarleooitt
Scarborough King 'Dimon.
Cholaiondeley Montfort Lincoln
Tankerville Sta u cl St. Asaiih.
(imildford Bra) broke .
Several Proxies, on the side of Opposition, Art
Tuesday night, were not numbered in the debate,
by reason of irregularity. Among others, those of
The Eurl of Forteycue not sealed •
The Earl of ll.nattughinore too late
Lord Bo) le - - - Rester! " Cork and Orrery."
Lord Ardrosrin - t•igibed " F.url of Eglintowa.'
Lord II utchito.m - - too late.
In the Muse of Commons
,rt number of Gentle..
tnen were absent from indsiposition— Mr. finny.
wood, Sir Jacob Astley, Mr. Mattocks, &c. &c.

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DUDLIN, JAN.. 20.—At the City of Dublitta
Quarter Assembly. held yesterday, it was pro 4
posed by the well-known Mr. Gitfard, that n 14..4
titicn should be presented to the Imperial Portia.-
'meta against the claims of the Roman Catholics ;
which motion being secfided, Mr. Farvl pen.
posed that tho consideration of the questiotraltuultkii
be adjourned fur 12 months.

On a division, the numbers were for Mr. Far.
cell's motion 39, for Mr. Gitfard's 31—and this
in the Dublin Corporation!
Dr. Hall, the Provost of Trinity Co!lege, is •
mentioned as the probable successor to the nut
vacant mitre.
Ills Grace the Lord Lieutenant stud ktite. are
expected to arrivo.here this thy, from Lord Varn•
beautiful seat. in the county pt Cavan.- 'Th.
spleifsluttr of the Irish Court will c.otionimeo f.,
the season at the Cattle this eay, when iwr Gracd
the Duchess of Richmond will hold her 'winter -
drawing-room. 111
The Earl of Harrington is much recovered frogs
a severe lit of the gout.
O:t Tuesday last Sir Edward Stanley, one of
the Masters of the Guilt! of Alerehants, attiow,y4
by several 51embets of the Corporation, waited
on Mr. Secretary Pole, with an address which was
voted to him by the Guild, on their last quarter..
day, expressive of their approbation of his 1114,64
fatigable zeal in fillin4 the arduous ditties' of Chiatt,
Secretary since his appointment. They Were t!',,l
certcd in the most cordial manner, and the Seere,B
tary's answer spoke the !patriotic fatless of goo
Irishman. . . t ;per.
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