The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-03-05


eaars, Il was useless 20 attempt 10 heIghten
the eolourilg Of the public mise'y.-Thst 10
such q s,ats Of things, 70 pretend 70 relieve
the psople By giving pennywor!ns, IN toe
shape Of aim sAwhen the half OF their incomes
was seized for Taxes, Was oGssins gross
iusult 70 their Understandings. That the
earse Of this misery was an enormous ioso
Of Tales, burthensome Civil List, On un'
necessary Wsr, large Standios Army, &c.
and, finally, thar the only true means OF allie.
vis,ing these dis,rssses wac by real Repre-.
senlation ofthe People il Parliament, instead
of,hs Members beins tho mere tools oi
iyrsnntcal olisarehy.
Mr.. Haden seconded the resolutions, which
were carried By seclamation.
Mr.. Hunt then proposed petition, the
echo Of the resolutions, adding on the SUBJ
ject Of signing the petition, that he had no
doubt il would be 90 sumsfously Supported,
that while one end Of IL Was ia the House OF
Commons, the other extremity would be in
Spahclds. 1t also should be proposed, that
committee should be appointed to raise
subscription for the purchase Of parchment
and ho should not mind Ii the lawysSs we're
disposed Of, by being kept cut Of vork for the
whole year, for the want Of parchmsnt. .r
The petition was then read, and seconded
by Mr.. Ferrand Wadding.
The petition was then passed, vith the
Glamour and unanimity by which the IesolU.
tions had been distinguished.
II was further resolved, "thst Lord Coeh-
rsne and Sir Francis B.rdett present the
Petition TO the House Of Commons, ~ soon
40 il shall be assembled"
The Meeting was adjourned 10 the second
Monday after the assembiing Of Psrliameut
and i, wss ordered that, on that day, the said
TWO Members should attend snd report the
proceedings on this Petition.
Up to this moment (seven o'elock) mobs
continue 10 collect and parade the streets /;
but they arc unarmed--and the military sp-
pear in such strength as to prevent mischiev.
Gus department. Fresh dstscbmcnts Of the
Life Guards have been called out, and we do
not aPprehend any very serious conseQusn.
ccs.
the sdsaoesd guard, Of the Life Guards ar
rived il 3pitslhelds, and we're Immediately
fred upon BY the Mob the shot ratified q.
bou, the horses, and lodged 10 the sheep
skios on the saddle, but happily without any
injury. The soldiery preserved the
greatest moderation and ealmness and the
Mob, alter having 6red, threw down great
quantity OF arms, aud retired ssversi pistols,
biunde erbusses, and fowlinx pieces have been
'uken from then. kieut. Terry, of the life
Guards, with troop Of 90 Of that Regimen,
and Captain Hurd, with .. troop Of ths 9th,
are now (hslf past seven o'clock dawn out
IN front Of the Mansion house, and vidsttss
are placed at convenien, distance 10 bring the
earliest information, in case Of Riot, 10 the
course Of the hight. ="
The following is copy Of the correspen-
dence that has taken place between Mr. Hunt
and kord Sidmouth,
(coPr)
LosDoH, Nov. 10, 1916.
any Lord--A, a very numerous meeting,
held in Spa Fields, on the Is instant, . Pc
tition to tho Prince Regent was sgrsed on,
and !, was by the same meeting resolved, that
I should have the honor Of presenting the
said petition. In consequence Of this reso-
luiion, have this day waited on Col. Nina
hon, at Carlton House 10 order to aseci ain
Of the pleasure Of bis Royal
Hig ghness, - the time AID place whom he
would be gpacioO.ly pleased 70 receive the
petition coHmi,,ed to my charge. The On.
aver which l received from the Colonel was,
that there were but Two wsys Of presenting .
petition TO the Prince ono At xevss, which
would Dot' take place just yet, the other
through the Secretary Of State for the Home
Department..
+" My Lord, when read in that Bill Of
Rishs which is 90 much boosted Of, and
which contains the grounds on which the
family Of Stuart were excluded from the
hrone; when ] read in that grea, constilu.
Iional law, chat one Of che RisAs " demond~d
and insisfed on BY the people of England, was
the right to Refifson fAe kinS, or either House
Of Parliament" understood as q matter Of
costst, thst fAe rishf 20 hehfios included the
rishs 80 present a nesifion kecsuse il could
not appear to me to be common sense to de.
clare that the people had right to pray,
witheut having right to cause their prayers
10 be heard. And, therefore, to tell distrss-
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