The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-26

| zoe anu domestic dlfhculteS, he could not
help congratulating them upon that spiri,
winch had begun TO appear, not only amongs
the Livery. but amongst the Freemen at
large f The City of London and he hoped
MS circumstance would enable the CITY to
take that place which, as the first CITY in The
Empire, 1t ought to take, in the affairs Of the
Nation, and which it always had supported,
except at short interval of our history when
the City of London appeared as little more
than registry of Ministerial Edcts. He
concluded by giving his unqualified support
to the Resolutions
he first resolution was then put and a
greed 10 unanimously
on the second Resolution being put,
Mr. Grltfiths presented himself to the
Livery. He said they were called together
d a most momentous crisis, to consider whe-
Their one branch of the Constitution should
De permitted to encroach on the ether. We
mad received our Constitution with all its
excelences, as trus from our ancestors.
and 1T was our duty to take care it did NOT
get tarnlshed IN our hands. The present
MINISTRY had always shown a dislike to the
Livery and to their proceedings, and the
Livery perhaps, might know them; it not
1t was time they should know who they were
they were the men who had hut out the
Livery, and would not suffer them to Law
their complaints at the feet of their venera-
Die sovereign but they had done more
,hey mad shut out bis M,jesty's own chill
dren--hls sons and his daugnters; & would
nor suffer even themtn see their ROYAL Pa
tent--( .dhftGuSes l--but what could the
people eXpec from hese men-men, who.
In l70S had treated the Prince as an infant
had considered him, FOR 90 years, which
mad passed since hat time, as an infant. &
VINO now would like to cons der HIM as an
lulant Tor ~ years to Gomez 3htiause j.
He would ask, again, what could thcy ex
pect from these men-men who had been
nursed in the lap of corruption, whose pap
mad been the spoil of their country, who
heid places before they wore breeches,
ana h&d pensions before they were Lord
Mayors.-( Loud and continued laugh :
ter.
The second, third, and fourth Resolu-
tions were then put and carried unanimous
ly.
On the fifth Resolution being proposed,
olr w. Curtis came orward-'Ihe wor-
thy Alderman observed, he had been called
upon by the Gentleman who opened the bu-
siness t the day,t del yer his opinion : he
hoped, therefore, the Livery would gran,
MIN hea,ing-( Afhiausss and L}isaEhro-
6aHon )-He fully agreed with all whicn
mad been said of the virtues of his Roya al
mad more reason than himself personally to
ackn wedge them. He had known his Roy
al HIShness from infancy, and had ALWAYS
received most marked attention from him
he was the man, above all others, who
ought to be regent but Ill no hopes re
NAMED OF his Majest S recovering thai
which we all lamented he had lost, he (Sir
W. could NOT Consent to the Prince being
appointed, without some restriction--(. M
IL 0Gdiio7i tiiid GtSafTir o6ufion. lie mop
ed he Livery would suffer him to state his
sentiments. He did it with respect towards
them, and was sorry he differed from their
opnion--( Ifhiauses )-He thought rea-
soDaole line should be allowed for his Ma
Jesty's recovery. He had known his King
now Tor more than so years and never would
Iorsake him while he lived Il .4hhGauses }
ne mad the honor of presea ing the last pc
| tltlon OF the Livery of London, agreed to in a
Common Hall, legally convt .Athlau-
SeS' )-He had at that Common Hall told
them, he unfortunately DIFF I'd rom hem
IN opinion yet he had done his dUy as their
serVan'--he had Presented heir petition
supported It---and expresse his hopes the
House would receive & attend to IL and he
now met them, to tell them what h, had done
and all that he had done he would :
Vow'--( The zUorthy alderman retired a =
mast a MIXTURE Of ahhlauSe and disahhro-
6ation.)
M Aid. Combe aid, the moment was now
arrived when the Livery were called upon
10 stand forward in support of the rights Ct
the Crown, and hey ought 10 defend them
'' they would their own rights. In cnnsid-
e'Ing the question how far the Regent should
be trusted without restrictions, they must
neither look to the King nor the Prince
they must took to the fundamental piinci,
PIES OF the Constitution Thus tar however.
he could say, that never had man less thirst
TOR power, or more affection for mi, father
nj his family than the Prince of Wales
ne worthy Alderman said, the Grown mnet
nave power-it was for the benefit of the
people; and, in ms opinion, loyalty and lib
erty went hand III hand. He concluded bv
supporting the Resolutions.
DIR Price then came forward, and when
ne had obtained silence, he said I've fully
crnCurred in what had been said of The
Prince of Wales. He had always acted like
man, and they had no reason to SUPPOSE he
would not act as Regent ought to act aud
ne trusted 1t would not be long before ne
would be waited on in the manner the Re-
gent OF this kingdom ought to be.-C [Go,.-
shf fhe rising sun, SIR Charles ! zpqs e,c-
claimed in The body OF tie HaM J-He had
supported the preceding by Bill. because
"e thought 1t was the only constitutional mode
ct proceeding and be hoped 1t would not be
long before our venerable monarch would be
again seated un his hrune, and again act
ing as lie ever had acted, tor the good of his
people.
Sir James Shaw said, fin constitutional