The National Register. — 1812-04-05 (London, England)

CITY DISAPPOINTMENT. supple insinuating arts, practised in-the magic circle of a Court, he will take care never to remind his PRINCE of We examined in our last, the conterits of the City Pe. any disagreeable and disgusting, however important and t tition : we demonstrated its insulting nature, and what wholesome truths." we considered to be the views of the patriots by whom it A Speech has already been written for one of the most _ was framed. We have now to record the disappointment vehement declaimers, in which the authority of Mr. of their hopes. It will be,recollected, that the Sheriffs bad WILKES is brought forward to show, that the PRINCE been ordered to wait on the PRINCE REGENT, and to ascer- REGENT, in refusing to receive the Petition on the Throne,. Lain' at what time his ROYAL HIGHNESS would be pleased can have had no other intention than that of avoiding its to receive the Petition voted in Common Hall. On Wed- i perusal. lt will he asserted, that conscious of the errone. nesday last these Officets performed their appointed duty, ous line of policy which he has lately adopted, lie strinka and requested to know the Royal pleasure. The PRINCE from truth. His pretended infatuation will be mourned, in answer said—" I shall receive your Petition at my Levee for in terms of mock regret, whilst fresh insults will be " to-morrow se'nrsight, in the usual way." 'One of the heaped upon his name, and the whole will conclude with Sheriffs *addressed the PRINCE in the following words : a patriotic howl of lamentation, anticipating despotism, •' Will your Royal Highness allow us, officially placed, as " vents of the Livery of London, humbly to ask whether ruin, and national annihilation. Such are to be (we de" we are, in your Royal presence, as the organ and serrive our information from persons who are allowed occasionally to peen behind the curtain) the chief features "it is intended to receive the Deputation appointed by the of an oration, whicli is expected to surpass in insolence all e. " Common Hall, at the Levee, to present their Address ?" that has hitherto proceeded from the lips of unprincipled The PRINCE REGENT answered :—" There are certain 1 demagogues. We have even been entrusted with the " forms attending that ; but I think the best way will! name of the supposed speaker ; but, a; we understanc4 ti "be foe me to communicate with the Secretary of State,' that although most addicted to personal aly!se, he has an if who will inform you." unacquaintable dread of public exposure by any body but In consequence of this answer, the Sheriffs waited on himself, when he ascends the hustings, we shall not Mr. RYDER on Friday afternoon, who informed them hasten his sufferings, by an untimely disclosure. He is " their Petititin would be received like other 'Petitions his own antidote ; and to himself we leave him. Every from Town ,or Country." • one of his speeches is a kind of political suicide. Another Common Hall, therefore, is appointed for Let us now consider whose fault it ix, that the Common Tuesday next, to receive the Sheriffs' report of the Hall Petition should only be received in a manner wbicti PaINCE'S answer. • • prevents its being immediately read, and renders its future It is understood,- that this new Meeting is called, not perusal doubtful. We 1611 first ask the most-patriotic only to prepare a second Petition, but a Remonstrance Common Councilmen themselves, whether they would to the PRINCE ;* in which the rights of the City are to be willingly admit, whilst sitting at their table, the throne, vindicated, and the REGENT instructed how to give sa- or post of honour of a citizen, and surrounded with theirtisfaction to his subjects. The records of the Common friends, a deputation from their own ser %riots, charged-with Hall arc to be searched, and the following -extract of the a list of insolent and unfounded accusations against theral celebrated WILKES'S letter to Lord HERTFORD, on a simi- These zealous advocates for universal freedom, these lar occasion, is to supply some of our modern patriots ardent supporters of the rights of men, these would-be with a ground for a motion of censure on the advisers of redressers of national grievances, would, we are tempted his