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ber of perfons holding feats in this lioufe, together with 
penlions, finecures, and places of emolument under the 
crown.” This was negatived by 113 againft 54.. 
On the 19th of June, Mr. Wardle called the attention 
of the houfe to public economy, a moft important fubject, 
•and from an orator who had lately fo well proved the ufe- 
fulnefs of it. All his motions, which were certainly in¬ 
tentionally good and conducive to good, were agreed to. 
Some relief to the poor clergy was, upon the motion of 
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, unanimoully adopted. 
And this lalt aft of joffice, as well as of benevolence, 
-doled the feffion on the sift of June. 
On I'hurfday, the id of Auguft, a court of common- 
council was held at Guildhall, at which the following re- 
folutions were palled. * 
“That this court did, on the 6th of April lad, exprefs 
rats thanks and gratitude to Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle, elq. 
for his conduft in bringing forward and fubftantiating fe- 
rious charges againd the late commander-in-chief, which, 
notwithstanding the majority in his favour in the houfe 
of commons, compelled his relignation. That no cir- 
cumdance has lince tranfpired, which can, in any man¬ 
ner, lefien the importance of that invedigation, impeach 
his motives, or ad'eft the merits of the cafe. On the con¬ 
trary, his unwearied exertions, perfeverance, and forti¬ 
tude, under unexampled threats and difficulties, have de¬ 
veloped a fcene of fcandalous abtife and corruption, not 
only in the army, but in various departments of the date. 
“ That it has been difcovered by the faid invedigation, 
that thefe abufes have extended, not only to the difpofal 
of church and Eaff-India patronage, but alfo to the dif- 
pof'al of feats in the legiflature ; and charges have been 
brought forward, and proofs offered, implicating in fuch 
corrupt and illegal traffic, lord vifcount Cadlereagh, the 
honourable Spencer Perceval, and the honourable Henry 
Wellefley, all members of the houfe, and then and now 
liolding odemible fituations in his majefty’s government; a 
traffic, which, in the language of the Speaker of the houfe 
•of commons, ‘ would bring a greater fcandal upon the 
parliament and the nation than this country has ever 
known lince parliament has had an exiftence.’ 
“That the faid invedigation has alfo led to the difeo- 
very, that the faid lord Cadlereagh, one of his majedy’s fe- 
cretaries of (late, and late prelident of the board of con- 
troul, did, in flagrant breach of his duty as a minifter, 
abufe of his patronage, and grofs violation of the confti- 
tution, place a writer-lhip in the hands of lord Clancarty, 
a member of the fame board, for the purpofe of obtaining 
for him a feat in parliament; which faft, the faid lord 
Cadlereagh has himfdf admitted; and, notwithftanding 
there appeared a fmaller majority in liis favour than ap¬ 
peared in favour of the duke of York, in manifelt injuf- 
dee to his royal highnefs, and grofs inlult to the nation, 
the faid lord Cadlereagh dill retains his official fituation. 
“That thele attacks upon the vital principles of the 
conditution have been made without puniffiment or cen- 
flire; and motions for inquiry into fuch practices have 
been rejected, upon the alleged frequency and notoriety of than ; 
,and parliament has thereby, as well as by palling a bill to 
prevent the fale of feats in that houfe, recognized and ac¬ 
knowledged the corrupt influence under which it has 
been called together, and exerciied its funftions. 
“ That it was dated by Mr. Wardle, that there was an 
office publicly kept open for the fale of places under go¬ 
vernment; and, although fuch (latement, when made, 
only excited the derifion of miniders and the lioule, it 
has lince appeared that the above datement was correft ; 
and his niajedy's miniders have indicted and convifted 
feveral perfons concerned therein; and fuch practices 
were declared in the faid indictment, to have a tendency 
to degrade, vilify, traduce, aud bring into contempt, the 
adminiltration of the country. 
“ That, by various datements which Mr. Wardle lias 
lately fubVnitted to parliament, it appears, that, by a cor- 
reftion of the frauds, abufes, corruption, and peculation, 
Which have been found to exiit in every branch oj the 
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public expenditure fo which inquiry has extended,, and a 
wife and honed application of our resources, the people 
might be relieved from heavy and oppreffive burthens, if 
not wholly from that inquiiitoiiai and mod grievous of 
impolts, the tax upon income. That his conduft on this 
occafion feems to have drawn upon him, in a high degree, 
the malice and rancour of thofe who are interelled in the 
continuance of thefe abufes. 
“ That, in the opinion of this court, individuals who 
devote their exertions towards expofing and correftiirg 
public abufes, are at all times entitled to the fupport and 
proteftion of the country, particularly at the prelent mo¬ 
ment, when there appears an unabating effort on the part 
of thofe notorioully under the influence of government, 
or who participate in .the exilting frauds, corruptions, and 
peculations, to cry down, vilify, and traduce, every man 
who has courage and integrity to expofe fuch practices, 
in order to millead the public, and divert their attention 
from thefe great evils.” 
On the azd of September, the two fecretaries of (late, 
lord Cadlereagh and Mr. Canning, met each other, pidol 
in hand, to fettle a difpute ; for a full and particular ac¬ 
count of which we mud refer our readers to the new dia¬ 
pers of the day. Mr. Canning fuppofed himfelf, and was 
fuppofed by many others, to poflefs greater talents than 
lord Cadlereagh : lord C. again poffeffed very conliderable 
influence by the number of votes he could command in 
the houfe of commons, as well as great dexterity in ma¬ 
naging members, and an extraordinary (hare of aftivity 
in whatever bufinefs was committed to his charge. Mr. 
Canning intrigued for the removal of lord C. on the ground 
of his incapacity, from office, while at the fame time his 
deportment towards his lordfhip, on all occalions, was 
fuch as if he had not harboured in the lead any fuch lurk¬ 
ing intention. This (though it does not feem to fall 
within the circle of points of honour) lord C. confidered 
as a perfonal inlult. On the fecoiul fire, Mr. Canning re¬ 
ceived his lordlhip’s bullet in liis left thigh, and the com¬ 
bat was terminated. They had both of them, previoully 
to the duel, refigned their places. The duke of Portland 
died a few days afterwards. The remaining minifter* 
now offered a coalition with the lords Grey and Grenville, 
which was rejefted. The marquis of Wellefley was then 
called from Spain, to fill the place of fecretary for foreign 
affairs, that had been held by Mr. Canning. 
In the midlt of thefe tranlaftions hidmajefiy entered on 
the fiftieth year of his reign. A reign of fifty years had 
happened but twice before in this kingdom; and it-has 
been noticed, as worthy of remark, that the only three 
kings who have.attained this jubilee were each of them 
the third of the name—Henry III. Edward III. and 
George III. It was therefore thought to be a proper time 
for paying a fignal mark of relpeft to the king. The pro- 
pofal for celebrating the day as a jubilee, was received 
with pleafure throughout the united kingdom; and the 
25th of October, 1809, was accordingly diltinguilhed by a 
lingular difplay of loyalty. Yet, although afleftion and 
gratitude towards our aged monarch was fo general, this 
joyful event was celebrated by the corporation of London 
with a magnificence and fplendour highly becoming its 
wealth and diltinguilhed rank among the nations of Eu¬ 
rope. The day was ulhered in by the ringing of bells in 
the different churches, among which we noticed particu¬ 
larly the fine peal of St. Michael’s, Cornhill. At half 
path ten o’clock the lord-mayor proceeded from the 
manfion-houfe to Guildhall, in the Itate-coach drawn, 
by his let of fix beautiful grey horfes, fplendidly adorned 
with ribbands, and attended by the ufual officers, pre¬ 
ceded by the trumpets founding, and the band of ths 
Welt-London militia playing God lave the king. At 
Guildhall his lordfhip was. joined by the members of 
the corporation ; and at half-patt eleven o’clock the prb-> 
celiion moved from thence. In the large (pace -between 
the iron.gates and great welt door-of St.•Paul’s cathedral, 
the Well-Lon don militia received his _ lord 1-hip,and the re It 
of the proceffiou with prefeuted arms. Qu entering the 
great 
