1810.] 
policy and of good faith require, that as long 
aS this Breat cause can be maintained with a 
prospect of success, it should be supported, 
according to the nature and circumstances of 
the es by the strenuous and continued 
assistance of the power and resources, of his 
Majesty’s dominion’ ; and his Majesty relies 
on the aid of his Parliament in bis anxious 
endeavours to frustrate the attempts of France 
azainst the independence of Spain and Rortu- 
gal, and against the happiness and, freedom 
of those loyal and resolute mations. 
wae NS Maj sty commands us to acquaint 
you, that the intercourse between ‘his Ma- 
jesty’s, Minister/to Ainerica and the Govera- 
ment of the United States has been suddenly 
and unexpectedly intetrupted. His Majesty 
Sincerely regrets this event; he has, however, 
received the stron#est assurances from the 
American) Minister resident .at this’ Coyrt, 
that the Unitéd States are-desirous of main- 
taining friendly relations between the. two 
countries. This desire will be met by a cor- 
responding disposition on the part. of | his 
Majesty. ° 
* Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 
** His Majesty has. directed us to inform 
you, that he has ordered the estim rates for the 
current year to be laid before you: his Ma- 
jesty has directed them to be formed wi ail 
the attention to economy which the support 
of his allies and the securit} of his dominions 
will permit. And his M ajesty relies upon 
your zeal and loyalty to afford him such sup- 
plies as may be RerENe CY for. those essential 
objects. 
** He commands us to express how deeply 
he regrets the pressure upon his subjects, 
which. the protracted continuance of the war 
renders inevitable. 
“© My Lords and Gentlemen, . 
** We are commanded by h's Majesty to 
express his hope that you will resume the 
consideration of the state of the inferior 
clergy, and adopt such further measures upon 
this interesting subject, as Pe appear to you 
to be proper. 
*¢ We have it further in apnea to state 
to you, that the accounts which wilt be laid 
before you of the trade and revenue of the 
country, will be found highly satisfactory. | 
‘* Whatever temporary and partial incon- 
venience may have resulted froin the measures 
which were directed by France against those 
great sources of our prosperity. andrstrength, 
those measures have wholly failed of produ- 
cing any permanent or general effect. 
“ The inveterate hostili ity of our enemy 
continues to be ditected avainst this country, 
with unabated animosity and violence. To - 
guard the security of lis Majesty’s dominions, 
and to defeat the designs which are meditated 
against us and our allies, will require the ut- 
must efforts of vigilance, fortitude, and per- 
severance, . 
~ In every difficulty and danger his Majes- 
ty confidently trusts that he shall derive the 
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State of Public Affairs in Januarys “81 
most effectual support, under the/ continued 
blessinz of Divine Providence, from the wise 
dom of his Parliament, the valour of his 
forces, and the spirit and determination of his 
people.” 
In the Lords an amendment of the Ad- 
dress was inoved by Lord Grenville, and: 
ona divison there appeared, for it 925) 
against 1:17.44. 
a the House of Cations: an amend= 
ment was moved by Lord Gower, and‘ 
there divided for it 167, and for the Ad- 
dress'263: . 
-In the present alarming state of the 
country, the City of London has done. 
great ‘honour to itself by its spirited. 
proceedings. 
of the late Resolutions and Petition. of, 
the Livery in Common Hall. 
S“ITH, Mayor. 
In a. Meeting or Assembly of the Mayors: 
Aldermen, and Liverymen, of the several 
Companies of the City of London, in. 
Common Hallassembled, at the Guildhall 
of the said City, on Tuesday, the: othe 
of January, 1810. 
e solued unanimously 
1. That it is the undoubted Faht ae tae 
Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Live ery s of the: 
City of London, to present their Petitions to 
the King sitting upon his Throne ; thaé out 
of personal feelings towards theit Sovereign . 
they did at the last Common Hall wave 
the exercise of this right. > tz 
2. Resolved unanimously, That i it appears, 
that the Secretary of State infermed. tne 
Sheriffs, that the Petition of the Livery 
could ‘be received only 
that they have been denied not only the 
usual ‘access to his Majesty, by-a personal au-, 
dience, but the undoubted right of presenting 
the same when they had actual ac.ess to his” 
Majesty at the Levee, -where tliey attended 
to present, and did present, a Petition from 
the Court of Common Council. 
5. Resolved unasimously | That such de- 
nial is not only subversivewr the Rights of 
the Livery, but a flagrant violation of tse 
Right of Petitioning. claimed, demanded, 
and insisted upon, 
the Bilt of Rights. 
4, Resolved unanimously, That all com-' 
plaints of the: misconduct and incapacity of 
his Majesty’s Servants are most liieely to oe 
nugatory, if such complaints must pass 
through the, hands of those very servants, 
and the People can. have no ‘security that 
their coniplaints are heard. 9 
5. Resolved, That whoever advised his 
Majesty. not to receive the Petition of the 
Livery in the, accustomed and established 
mode, have. committed a scandglobs b: each 
of their duty, aed one of the first ptin- 
ciples of the Cof&stitution, and abused ilie 
confidente-of their Sovereign. _ a 
6. Resolved unanimously, That this Com- 
i. Cie os mon 
The following is a copy, 
through his Office, - 
and confirmed to them by . 
