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polo; also an Address on the subject to the tion was one of fee %sig , and they should - r. d, Irtstimr egenbriti
aedlkation et treelled
Prime Regent himself; but at any rate the Prince to disturb the existing tranquillity. j T iineseseee,..
'Regent woold be glad to see them go up to the Sir W. CURTIS sal4 that he was
Matlts add, In athletes Kr.
Princess with an Address recognizing her innocence. any illiberal allusion which had been mode to a
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It might be said that this was not the time for such he met them with confidence that they agreed with. Weighs halhaage, that he dash to eon* fin.
en Address. He had had thoughts when the Prince him. • He agreed that the Princess. of Wales Maas' ward and say, that IN the Wernenth Coalmine. he
treated—pepfousol--and had acted conacientioostyland to the best of his jag.
and cruelly.
01 Wales was called to the Regency, to propose an wickedly
Address, such • *the present, as he was at that time that the witnesses were perjured
what the way : Mr. WAnsiwcrran hoped, that missy ringlighonan
perjured. llis wish was re- wilt. • ,
ahli to have gone into as much :evidence as at present, conciliation, but the question was. was .
but It was objected that the subject was unknown to to go about it ?It was a dangerous thing. to inter- would press forward to show his regard to the fe.
the public. The Princess had lately been oppressed fere. One of the instances in which lin life was in male sea,-wkich had been losultedia the person of the
by the weight of another enquiry—that was not now imminent danger was from such an interference.— Princess.
the ease. !.. had waited to See whether, on the IHe had taken part in a quarrel between a man and
Mr. Alderman WOOD briefly replied, stating, that
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motion of Nis'. Cochrane Johnstone, any satisfactory his wife, and it was the greatest mercy in his life he preferred the Address being moved in the Cognition
nwas,,,•,. might be adopted by the Uouse of Commons, that he was now able to stand on his legs—[/ugh. Hall to the Common Council, that the expression
but he had been disappointed ; and if they waited fisgl.—lle would recognise the innocence of the 'might be more general. .As to the question pia by
for the House of Commons, they might wait until Princess in its fullest sense; but he thought the best his worthy Friend, he had no objection to move that
they had no breath to express themselves with.— way was to drop the subject. Ile should move that , a deputatioo of a hundred Liverymen should carry tiso
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There was very little in his motives for bring- they do now adjourn. Address.
tee forward his present motion of a political, and Sir JANES SLAW wished to state In the Livery the Mr. Rowcaorr came forward, but could not ob.'
4 a party nature. Ile had been asked by one reasons that induced him to second the amendment. tamp a hearing.
of hi'. friends, whether he thought he could do any , lie admitted, that viewing the evidence against the The Amendment was then put and negatived.
good by' motion—that he could not change I Princess of Wales with the eye of a magistrate, it ! Mr. TADDT and Mr. Watt2timAS then expreseedAt
the Adminho ra: i• by it--[u laugh].—This, he an. appeared to him to be from beginning.to end a tissue wish that the Address might be changed too &okra_
swered, was quite imneoerial, as • the parties were of perjury and subornation, and-had it been given tory Resolution. •
alt like. The political motives fe-•• ...1h a motion, before any Court of Record, the witnesses might, Mr. Alderman Woon declined to'assent.
were sufficient, as it was connected with ciretirn- ; and ought to have been subjected to a prosecution. vbe original motion was then pat and carried:'
stances which affected the succession of the Crown, lt was clear, therefore, to him, that the Princess not more than five or six hands were bald op
a td-might involve the country in a civil war. But ! had been completely vindicated ; but She question for agtiinst it.
his principal motive 'was, to do that justice to an the Livery to decide was, -whether further public The intended Address was then read. It etatedi
injnt-d woman, which he should have been willing discussion of this
painful subject would tend to any that the sentiments of affection with which, the
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to eked :o one of the lowest rank, and which, as farcerable•conclusion. The (louse of Commons had Livery of London had contemplated the .arrival of
trod teem Always a loyal man, 'he should always F determined that it was impolitic, and the Livery of the Princess in. Ole country were in no degree dimi.
be glad to advocate for one of the highest. He London would b4st show its loyalty and 'Wisdom by, elshed: that they:ereettdeeply impressed with respect
aliouhl not. go into the evidence of the case, but following the example. He acknowledged that the for every branch of the illostrinin house of larens.ol
tner •ly remark, that it was wonderful that the ; disclosure, recently made tended to lessen the re... wick : that they viewed with indignation and abhor-
Princess had, under such a conspiracy, behaved with apect of the people for the monarchy, as well as pence, the foul conspiracy against her honour and'
so much moderation. He hoped, the City of Lon- for the family that filled the throne: be wished her life; and were inspired with admiration at her.
don mould do all they could to support this good i that, at least, • appearances had bees preserved,; Moderation, frankness, and'oiagnanintity, under her'
woman, by supporting his motion. He should now i but the vote proposed would widen the unfortunate ilong persecution. it concluded with an expression'
pr•tpose his motion. I breach that existed. [Loud marks of dsseqrproesiof confidence, that the Princess Charlotte, brought
Tim Le AD .S 1 s TOR said, that before the worthy tion.] Ibp under such a mother, would be a blessing to the
Alderman concluded, he wished to set hint right as Mr. Alderman A,7arns thought the subject too de- ,Country, and with a prayer far the health, happiness,
to *hat he had stated concerning the summoning of Beate to be handled by the Livery.; and he thought 'tend prosperity of her Royal Highness.
tie Common Hall. lie (the Lord Mayor) had de. the Livery would do well to imitate the conduct ofl L This was carried almost unanimously. For the
sired tie worthy Alderman to call on him on Wed- , Parliament. He could see no good likely to result Resolutions, see Advertisement.
tte*tliy, to receive his determination. from this motion. Votes of thanks were then ordered to be given to'
Mr. ,kiderman Woon said, that he had understood I Mr. IlAnveY declared, that the motion was made liMr. Whitbread, Sir F. Burdett, and Mr. Cochrane
that the-Lord Mayor had desired him not to call on' on a subject of political importance, combined with ''Johnstone, for th"ir able, manly, and persevering
that day—[CU o f " No consequence.)—Mr. W. morality, and therefore, worthy of the cuusideration conduct in the vindication of the iiijured honour of
concluding ray moving, that a Loyal Address be pre. of the pantile of London. . • the Princess of Wales,
sewed to the Princess of Wales, on the late disci°. Mr. STOISCH said, though be hail been long a Li- A vntiv of thanks was likewise given to Aldermen
sure of the wicked and cruel attempt against ti r verymae, hr Mad never troubled them till that day :1 Wood for his conduct on the present occasion, after
Reyal Highness's character and life—[Cry of read!] but he thought the present motion involved the cha. which the Meeting was dissolved.
Tim wort y Alderman said, it would he more regu- ruler of the Livery of London for .prudence and
ler to read 'he Address ha should propose after the discretion. He respected highly the motives which
motion wa. I,econded. actuated the Worthy Alderman who moved this q neg..
To, motion being seconded, .tion, but he thought it an imprudent and extiaoriii.
A Crentkmatt, whose name we could net learn, nary measure.—[llisses.]-7here were many goes.
said, t.- had great pleasure in addressing the L;rery tions on which the Livery of London could properly
of London on the subject of an Address to the deliberate :on gyrations of peace and war—of taxes
Princess of Wales, who, he was convinced, was as ; —of public delinquency ; hut could they take into
innocent as woman could their discussion such a subject as whetliet Captain,
tho„ight it would be proper that all the Livery Marshy had kissed the Princess of Wales ? [A storm
should go up with the Address.—[Latzghing.]—lt of hisses, and cries of off! off!)
was the duly of the Livery not to suffer the matter to i Mr. WAITDMAN came forward to proeurealiearing.
nest uutil tby had brought the conspirators to con.' for Mr. Sturch. He said, tnere was no ine;‘,
digu punishment. The cause of the Princess of Wales had more zealously exerted himself for ' • a l!LP11144
was time cause of every individual in the Empire.— ,or the people. He hoped, therefor, , :11.4 wculd al.
[Laughter, applause, and hissieg.]—He was con- low him to go on.
einced the hissing could not come from any one who • Mr. STURCH then said, that his solo intention had
tor, d woman. (The worthy Gentleman then pro- , been to express, in a strong manner, that the present
terries! fur a short time, as we perceived by his ges. ' business was not one which the Livery could pro.
ticulatioii, amidst a noise of laughter, which pre- perly discuss. New facts might come out, when it
• teed us front hearing what be uttered, and then might be proper—[here the hisses forced Mr. Sturch
it'elrew.) i to retire].
Mr. Tirosisom said, the Princess of Wales, after Mr. WAITHMAN said, that it was not without dif-
having been denied insticetn the house of Commons, , ficulty that lie had prevailed upon himself to come
Ind conic as a last resort to the people, by whom, forward; but his silence might be liable to misinter-
he that in spite of the parasites of power, pretation. The worthy Mover of the Address had
the most decisive verdict t f acquittal would be de. said, that there were some of his friends who dia.
eared. They should suppose what their feelings agreed with him on this business :he would not he.
would b< if they had a daughter in the situation sitate to avow, that he himself was one of those in-
of the !'rincess, separated from her husband, and dividuals. On one point there was no difference:
surrounded by 1. But the Princess had no he agreed, that the Princess. had been most
tither, and had b psi lately deprived of her mother ; scandalously treated ; and if it had been necessary,
end he hord the City of London would supply the he would have been among the first to step fur.
place of both. Ile did not know why the mother-in.. ward arid vindicate her character ;—[elpplause]---
law of the Princes: had not been condoling with her. but when it appeared, that there was not one man in
Female malice must have been at work against her. the kingdom who was hardy enough to accuse her, .
He should not degrade himself by using the words of all justification became unnecessary. She stood al-,
Lord Ellenhorough (for they might, by marking ready most fully justified in the eyes of time public,
the effect of ungovernable passion, avoid lan- and the present motion seemed to him without use.
guege, which was fit only fur Noblemen)—but let This, however, Was merely his own opinion, and he ,
them look at the contradictory evidence affixed to the did -riot wish it to operate upon any body else. On i
Report of 1806, and say what honest man would all questions of public importance, in which the
have affixed his name to it. The evidence of the berties and itit-rests of the country were involved, hal
Douglases began with such a principle of Ten. had always been, and still was ready to come for.:
geance, that no credit should be attached to it. ward ; but the present matter, as it now stood, was,l
The Commissiouers had not given in the testimony as he thought, of a different nature. Still, as the
tsf Ecinseades and Milts as respectable, and •yet ; Halls was ottilml.together, .thescese wa,s;site
.aomn dot.
More respectable men than themselves. The House gree, altered. If they now consented•toPie motion
of COMMOns had refused justice in this case, on ac- for a dissolution, it would be virtualt,.• 4. rote of cell
count of their own regulations, though they broke sureand insult upon the Princess Apr latsse.i—The
them 'at any time when they found it conve.' reason which one Hon. Laron‘ t had urged for Abe-
Went. The Ministry, too, had offered to abandon the amendment, appeared to him very extraordivary.,
Princess, as Mr. Canning had stated in the (louse of He had said, that •the question concerned even the
Commons; and they bad not denied itAbecause they monarchy itself, and yet he had the hardihood to
knew he was ass old sinner like themselves. Her in- assert, that such,a business was not a fit subject for
nocence was, however, so well established, that on their discussion. Discussion was said to be danger-
the present occasion, when she had been declared in. f ous; he wished that it could occur to the asserters of
tocent, even Sir William Curtis cried " Hear !" , such an opinion; that the transactions which pro.
Sir J 06,1% Douglas had come forward with a petition, yoked debate were far more dait.serous than debate it.
kuoaing it would never be granted ; and a letter had self; and that persons in high situations would pay at-
appeared under the name of Lord Moira, insinuating tention to those decencies the violation of which dis-
new charges acti•ist the Princess, which that Peer graced the lowest ranks of society. lie would ask,
ought to disavow, or to prove the assertions it con- whether the transactions at Weymouth, in which a
tainted. He (Mr. T.) was Convinced the Princess Royal Duke had been concerned, were not dis.
was Gee not only from criminality, but from anyA graceful ?—Would the Honourable Member, who.
levity, and it was their duty to lift up their hands defended such conduct in the House dare to come
against those who had conspired against her. The forward and justify it here ?—[Loved qrlause.]—
'harles the Second should have been imi- As to the proposed Address, he thought it would
lccilsion by the ['duce Regent, whets have been better to have proposed it its the Cens-
e that Monarch proposed to divorce moo Council ; for there was no precedeut of
rife, he said, ." Ido not like her, but the Common Hall having proceeded in such a
e• her to be insulted." manner. If it was intended, as be bad been informed
t said, he should not have come for. by the worthy Mover, that the Livery should
occasion, if he had not been alluded to yresent the Address, he must say, that be thought.
, Mover. Ile allowed that the Prin. such a measure would not add to the respectability
injured and neglected ; but he did not of the Livery, and was one to which they could.never
,he would wish to come to the Common be brought to agree. Ile hoped the motion might.,
her character, which stood in so fair a yet be changed into a resolution declaratory of &hal
. needed not such acquittal. He did innocence of the Princess, on which there would btti
the proper time, because ha looked for., att unanimous agreement. But, however this might
conciliation of. all parties. The tines. - be,-shouid-thiisk it bi duty .afterwards to M."

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LONDON:
SATURDAY, APRIL 3, Pll3.

Idorshl* sight Iwts• tidal, that malt a fie,
after so Onesampled a suffering 1014114 rs was dna to hamanity, and to thous. After pite.4,
o tvrati
sadearoor oo the part of ilia Garr to dispossess
the aoswer d Lord L1T111.04111 of that dabiwy, e,
• lissitism, with which most of our Ministers' espies
swims' ere onedloped, Lae iloss.soa was urged
;So say, that all he ewid distorts' from Cat hid
pissed was, that bolt parties (mesalog.ths French
and oar own Government) were very swimmable!
• And thus the heart-roadiag bushels vats, ,at pee„
tent, to the grid mad rola of tkossaads midge.
saadi. '

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The Petitions to Parliament for Payee, from Not.
tiagham, Derby, Ashby, Leoghborougb, &c. as pre.
!meted yesterday by Lord HOLLAND to the Hone of
tPeers,: show clearly the indispositioo of the people
io make farther sacriftces hi a war, with winos
ihtt,d or ultimate object they are oistlrely ignoraut.
We perfectly agree with . he motlmenis of that
INDble Lord, with respect to &aid effect of the Pro.
clamation issued a abort time ego, confessedly, u
coming frog the ex-parietal 901111140111. Such
ipapers serve only as a beating op osier to the
French, who escrihe the proceeding edi the with of
England, to set up a King for their emery against
;•their inclinations, aed noir more than ever against
!iket; interests. Lord CAlitiiimeres ensorec to
Watilteomes. glottis% ott this topic was, es
I usual, equivami, and quite of a piece with the
I reply'. of Lord Lie ERPOOL of yesterday, to Lord
L.tosnowites qustlon, on the subject of the Ex.
change of Prisoners of War. .

Several Petitions were yesterday presented to the
House of Cements* for Peace, by Lord Larne*
GOWER and Mr. Whirraaaao, from Stafford.; lire,
Leeds, Greenock, Glatigew, Mattock, Leicester, sad
other places, 16 in nonstr”.. They were signed by
srveral thodsand persons, and the language they coo.
Veined was greatly applauded for its respectful mo.
deration. The least that we ought to say upon such
occasions is, thaeMinisters ought never to forget that
such Petitions do lie on the tables of both Houses et
Parliament.

Yesterday his Royal Highness the hum Rt.
(MT held I Levee at Carlton House, which was at.
tended by all the Royal Dukes, the Duke of Bums.
sena, the Great Officers of State, Asc. Among the
presentations was that of the Earl of MOIIIIA, who
took leave on going to India.
Considerable expectation wee entertained for the
last tw o days, that Earl MOIRA would refly to Mr.
Wartettecn in his place in the douse of Lords, but
the Nuble Lord was prudent enough net again to est/
ter the lists,
A Gentleman who has just reached town frog
Himburgh states, that the Russians have obtained
possession of all the horses which the French Agents
had purchased in Poland and Prussia for re.mounti4
their earairy and artillery.
We learn, by letters received yesterday from Mae•
chester, that a very destructive fire broke out In that
town on Tuesday last. which bad consumed property
to the nmonnt of 50,0001. The fire broke out about
12 o'clock at nSgltt, on the premises of Messrs.
GREEN and Co. and spread to those of Messrs. Ag-
ri:iv/ALL and Co. which were entirely consumed, as
well as several adjoining warehouses.

iThe Earl of Ltveneo:a. has confidently raised the
expecta•ion of both Pat ti.ss to the great qlestion of
opening the India Trade. Upon the Marquis Wet-
eesLer, in yesterda)'s debate, desiring to have this
important subject satisfactorily discussed, the Minis-
ter expressed his readiness to enter upon it, ob- Right Hon. Lord KILLEEN. in the Chair.
serving, that he had devoted more time to it than to Mr. Beane rose to speak upon the notice he had
entered on Saturday, of a motion which he had in-
any ether question, and had brought his mind there-
tended to make for an Address of thanks to Mr.
on to a satisfactory conclusion. The Lords are sum: Plunkett for his exertion* in the Catholic Cause, para.
. monad for next Wednesday on the occasion. ' cularly his late splendid speech in the House of Come
—ism— mons; but he said tie should postpose his motion, as it
The Resolutions of the Common Ilall, yesterday, certainly became a question iu his mind,whether, in the
have diffused very general satisfaction among all these- first place, Mr. P. would not prefer being included
who have sympathised with the unhappy, and, as is lin a general vote of thanks, to being detached from
now proved, innocent Princess of War.es; in short, 1 his colleagues by a partial one; and, in the second,
' among all those who irould ' not favour secret tribus I whether the Catholic. Board would not better show
i their remembrance of past services, and their due sp-
. nets and insidious condemnations. Alderman Wows
preciation of the intentions of their friends, how-
deserves the thanks of the communit', for his open
ever they might be varied by acquirementl talentv or
and manly conduct on the occasion. When a man ; the part they took in the present discussion, by ad-
means n#ll, be shoat' persist in his object, till I 'netting no exceptions, selecting no individual for pee
he is convinced be is in the wrong, even though culiar notice, and embracing all in one general ac-
men,
of whore be has the best opinion, should kinswledgment of gratitude.— [ near hear.]
1 After some observations from Ikr. Finn Me,
;Ail*. from higi,„ip.. that fiegard,.. I
!Instance it might be honestly believed,, . r. us.
-1' the -Stet"l,l Byrne, hie. Lawless, Mr. McDermott sad ki I ti
by those' soy, all of whom bore testimony to the splendid tas
'of his friends who would hate dissuaded him from 'tents of Mr. Plunkett, . .. .
the measure of addressing her Royal Highness, theti Mr: M'Ponrsct.r. rose to say, he thought the senti.
the subject was not altogether so appropriate to the-melds of the Meeting, es far as
he could di,cern,
would be favourable to a notice which he intended to
' Meeting one for Peace, Reform, &c. and indeed;.
• asenter.—Elicer, hear !I Lit was for a motion to be
the character of the individuals who felt so much on i, made on Saturday neref;.fot. the appointment of a
this occasion, induces us more particularly to re- Committee to prepare rt suitable Address of thanks to
'pact their way of thinking : but in this one point, all the friends of religious freedom. .
itinety.mine ~.............
we are sure, the Resolution come to will please -
, HO nct Vs MISTAKE;
OR, THE NER.SGERIS Or iv. 'Teener.
persons in a hundred throughout Eega
land ; and we trust this example of justice will hit-t
" So mach for the 17i'air-work," says Toss (while he feasts
[ followed by the people in every other part of the 'Cousin Bowie from the country with Lunnun town shows),
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Empire.
..........-- ' . , t•, Ay, du," says the bumpkin, " that's funny, .1' knows.
An Irregular discussion in the House of Peerk took • 1
n Bet Tom chose to alter his mind, by the way,
place yesterday, on the melancholy subject of t-•i
_And without giving Cot the least hint of the matter,
Rouse of Lords took him—that very same day.
SONslti of WAS. Well, as the Noble. Lord (Lsno. To th'
. 7 When the Ca-1 J-st-cs made such a " Itell, of a clatter I
itoWaa), who pot the question on this affecting 5...._
--sae Brst thing Holm t shied at was Lord ELD-letheon--
sobject said, well might our fellow-subjects ho.H...Bays Tow, " that's the Chancellor—him with the wig"—
tired out by their long confinement (death in any tilt Les-rlive heard of that queer old Baboon" (eviller said)
jib. ; 6, But, deficit, I. n<erthougbt to find him so big.''
'case Is preferable to an apprehended perpetnal
prisonmenf). Lord LivsarooL's answer to use-r - , Jest then, the Ca- 7 J-ST-Ca !ode out is a bellow
' So loud, thrust. nilies re•eqliotd his roar,
Noble Questioner, afforded scarcely a melancholy. Haves started i—(sttill thOkiag of Puicoca's poor fellow)
satisfaction, ue not when further pressed to speak . And made but one hhpliep-pgd.juisip to the door.
MOM plainly by Lord Gnastrit.ci's sensible remark, Toll, pesaiest to think wnitt his panic could be,
vii.:--That It were to be regretted thatiMi 'lister: had Cried out, " what the devl do you run for, yet peter
not . published to the world the proposition made . " i‘tlet the dell dii I rap for t—is by, soitoes, doma't son' see.
by the French Government, and declared to be In- 1 lrhere.be ace of Ake 11,•ricto a+,
.lietill. hal broke 44- 0 '
admissible, as it would then be men where the bath,"'----" • ---"-- • Published by
, 1.0t4 DON t lirillk4 outi Published hv 0, boasts oI tae
tar lwaillilialledllipli ill Wink ;mdtadiesihee :,.: -4- . bra.' trams tlrrieic. Hi. lieetrst wet.

Dvitts, AlAims' 93.
CATHOLIC BOARD, SArvaDAr, Naaca E.

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