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institution, or deviated from the 
mode which was originally adopted 
for obtaining them, individuals 
might then be justified in with- 
drawing from it. 
Resolved unanimously, That no 
act, proceeding, or resolution of the 
Association, has been, or can be, 
pointed out, in which they have 
contradicted or departed from the 
declared principles and objects of 
their institution, or deviated from 
the mode which was originally 
adopted for obtaining them. 
Resolved unanimously, That the 
Secretary bedirected toexpungethe 
name of Lord John Russell from 
the books of this Society. 
“Resolved unanimously. That the 
Secretary be directed to expunge 
the name of William Baker, Esq. 
from the books of this Society. 
Resolved unanimously, That the 
Secretary be directed to expunge 
the name of John Christian Curwen, 
Esq. from the books of this Society. 
Resolved unanimously, That the 
Secretary be directed to expunge 
the name of Dudley North, Esq. 
from the books of this Society. 
Resolved unanimously, That the 
Secretary be directed to expunge 
the name of John Courtenay, Esq. 
from the books of this Society, 
The names of those five gentle- 
men being expunged agreeably to 
the resolutions of this Society, 
Ordered, that the proceedings of 
the Society, on this day, be printed 
and published, 
In name and by order of the 
Society, 
(Signed) 
Joun WHARTON, 
tht Chairman, 
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Proceedings of the Society of the 
Friends of ihe People, at Free- 
masons’ Tavern, Dec. 15. 
FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE. 
Freemasons’ Laverr, Dec. 15, 1792. 
THE Society of the Friends of 
the People, associated for the pur- 
pose of obtaining a parliamentary 
reform, after a careful revision of 
all their declarations, resolutions, 
and proceedings since their insti- 
tution, as well as the events which 
have taken place since their last 
meeting; and after an attentive 
consideration of the present state 
of public affairs,—the apparent dis- 
position of the people at this time 
—the acknowledged conviction of 
all men, of all parties, of the ne- 
cessity of a parliamentary reform, 
and with.no other difference of 
opinion, but concerning the extent 
of the measure, or the time for 
proposing it; and finally, the situ- 
ation in which the Society is placed 
by their own engagement, and by 
the expectations formed of their’ 
future conduct, have this day 
Unanimously Resolved, That they , 
hold themselves bound by every 
tie of honour and of duty to 
persevere in their endeavours to 
accomplish, through the known 
channels of the constitution, the 
object of their association ; namely, 
an effectual reform in the construc- 
tion of the house of Commons, un- 
til the object is obtained, or shall 
be found to be evidently unattain- 
able by their efforts, or by any of 
those means in which they can par- 
ticipate. That considering the pains 
incessantly taken to traduce the 
character and principles of this So- 
ciety, first, by endeavouring to con- 
found the idea of a reform in par- 
liament with that of disaffection 
the 
