THE CHRONICLE. 
lution of the 19th instant, consist- 
ing of the following Persons :— 
Wm. Baker, Esq. M. P. Chairman 
Charles Grey, Esq. M. P. 
Samuel Whitbread, jun. Esq. M.P. 
John Wharton, Esq. M. P. 
Rich. Brinsley Sheridan, Esq. M.P. 
Philip Francis, Esq. M. P. 
Hon. Thomas Maitland, M. P. 
Wm. Henry Lambton, Esq. M. P. 
George Rous, Esq. 
John Godfrey, Esq. 
William Cuninghame, Esq. 
James Mackintosh, Esq. 
Read a draught of an Address to 
the People of Great Britain, con- 
tained inthe Report of the Com- 
mittee. 
Resolved unanimously, That the 
' said Address is approved of and 
_ adopted by this Meeting. 
_ Resolved unanimously; That the 
Declaration already agreed on, toge- 
ther with the said Address, be print- 
ed and published, with the names 
of the Subscribing Members, and 
that the Committee be instructed 
to print and publish the same. 
; A Number of persons having 
seriously reviewed and consi- 
dered the actual situation of pub- 
DECLARATION. 
lie affairs, and state of the kingdom, 
and having communicated to each 
other their opinions on these sub- 
jects, have agreed and determined 
to institute a Society, for the pur- 
pose of proposing to parliament 
and to the country, and of promot- 
ing, to the utmost of their power, 
the following constitutional objects, 
making the preservation of the con- 
stitution, on its true principles, the 
foundation of all their proceedings. 
_ First.—To restore the freedom of 
ion, and a more equal repre- 
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sentation of the people in parlia- 
ment, 
Secondly.—To secure to the peo- 
ple a more frequent exercise of 
their right of electing their repre- 
sentatives, 
The persons who have signed 
their names to this agreement, think 
that. these two fundamental mea- 
sures will furnish the power and 
the means of correcting the abuses 
which appear to them to have ari- 
sen front a neglect of the acknow- 
ledged principles of the constitu- 
tion, and of accomplishing those: 
subordinate objects of reform which: 
they deem to be essential to the li- 
berties, of the people, and to the 
good government of the kingdom. 
Signed by 
Charles Grey, Esq. M. P. 
Hon. Thomas Maitland, M, P. 
George Rous, Esq. 
William Cuninghame, Esq.. 
John Tweddell, Esq. 
Ear] of Lauderdale. 
Nicolls Rainsford, Esq. 
James Mackintosh, Esq. 
Thomas Christie, Esq. 
Malcolm Laing, Esq. 
Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird. 
James Archdekin, Esq. 
William Harwood, Esq. 
David Godfrey, Esq. : 
Higgins Eden, Esq. 
Philip Francis, Esq. M. P. 
Charles Goring, Esq. | 
Jolin Hurford Stone, Esq. 
W. H. Lambton, Esq. M. P- 
John Godfrey, Esq. 
George Tierney, Esq. 
rthur Piggot, Esq. 
J. B. Church, Esq. M. P. 
Gilbert Ironside, Esq. 
T. B. Hollis, Esq. 
William Baker, Esq. M. P. 
Sam. Whitbread, jun. Esq. M. P.. 
Dudley 
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