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COUNTRY COMMISSIONS.
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And while you art there you may stoo
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Into Mary’oonc-strect for some lards
And while you arc there, you eon call
I'o; same fllk. of the latest new lints.
At the Meteor’s not far from Whitehall—
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If you’d call in Whitechapel to see
For the Needles; and then in Pali Mall,
For some Lavender-water for me;
And a Idle you arc there you cun go
To W upping, to old Mr. Clint's—
But all this you can easily do,
When you get the white Worsted at Flint’s
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An old Spelling-book to be bound,
A Cornelian broach to be Set,
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BY vUTUOUiTY.
AN ACT to authorize the building of
Afffht Houses therein mentioned, and
for other purposes. -
He it enacted by the Senate and
House ofßej■rrscnUtivesof the Unit
ed States of America in Congress as
sembled, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be, and he is Hereby, un-
Ihttvizcd and empowered to provide,
hj contract, lor building light houses
nnd placing buoys on the following
Piles and shoals, to wit: five light
houses, one on Cross Island, near
Mathias; one in the harbor of Hooth
hiv, at such place as the Secretary
of the Treasury shall-dcsignatc; and
one on Pond Island, nt the mouth ot
the Kennc icck river; one on the
fitiatford Point, in Connecticut; and
one un Thr-.-g’s Neck, in New York;
r.ud on the sim.ds ot Nantucket, and
the Vineyard sound, a nunher of
hiifys- not exceeding ten, in the
>tiU- of Maasffthuselts A light
house at the mouth of Oswego river,
at such place as shall be desigiu.it.l
by the Secretary v>f the Treasury,
in the state of New York. And 100
buoys, one on James’ ledge, and one
on the rock called Old Gay; and a
Spindle on the Brothers, in tne state
’ of Rhode Island.
i*co. Ami Uc it lull,her i-nnctcd,
'That there ba .-.ppiopriated, out of
nny money in tlu> Tilasurv, not ci
ther vise appropriated, the •ollouing
sums of money, io wit; For byild
three light house , on Cross' Is
land, near Mathias; one in the har
bor of Bootbbay, and ond on Pond
island, ten thousand five hundred
dollars; For building the light houses
on Stratford Point, and Tiling's
N- k, four thousand dollars: For
a light house at tire month of Oswe-
Sn river, three thousand five hundred
ollars—For ten buoys, on Nantuck
et shoals, and the Vineyard sound,
one ih usand five hundred d dlars
For two buoys and a spindle lor the
rocks called Jam s’ lodge, Old Gay
and tlic Brothers. four bundled
and .fifty dollars And for plac.ng
buoys, and anchors with buoys, in
the Alt -inahu river, between the port
of Darien, and Doboy sound, in ( e
state of Georgia, a sum not exceed
ing one thousand five hundred dol
lars.
CC. 3. A id tic it fui tlici enacted.
That no light house, shall be bunt on
any site previous to the cession f
jurisdiction over the same to the U
States.
Sec. 4. And b; it farther enacted,
That the President of th • Unfed I
Stiles be, tr.d he U hereby, autho
riitsd and requested to cause such’
an ‘‘X Mnluatioa or survey of the.
Is i*j > s ,oaU on the coast of Naw-.j
Ha ops-ijr * and laiije, fu be in.de.
l jh >er a, iil intelligent persons, as
may ba requisite to &s\; «rtam the
flpadlcaey aad fractionality of re-
pairing the sea-wall at smutty
Island,' and of building a sea wall
between said Island and Cedar Isl
and. And that the President be
further requested, in like manner,
to ascertain the expediency cf eject
ing a stone pier on Sunken Ilocks,
in the harbor of Portsmou»h, in the
state of New Hampshire. And the
President is hereby authorized to
cause the sea wall atoresaid to be re
paired, and (he pier aforesaid to be
erected, by contract, and under the
direction of the collector ol the dis
trict of Portsmouth, if, on the re
port of such persons, he shall deem
it necessary. And the President is
lurth :r requested to communicate to
Congress, at their next session, (lie
reswTt of so much of the examination
and survey, as relates to the expedi
ency and practicability ol building
♦he sea wall aforesaid; Provided,
That no money shall be expended in
erecting the pier aforesaid, until fin 1
jurisdiction of the she thereof sin*. 1
be ceded by lire state of New Hamp
shire to the United States.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted,
That a sum, not exceeding two
thousand five hundred dollars, is
hereby appropriated for the purposes
aforesaid; to be paid out of any mo
ney in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
JOHN W. TAYLOR,
Sncukcr of die House of Representatives.
JOHN GAILLAUD,
President of the Senate, pro tempore
Washington, March 3, ip 2l.— Approval,
JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT to amend the art, entitled “An
act to provide for taking the fourth
census or enumeration ot the mhahi
tauts of the United States, and fjr other
purposes.” . , .
He it enacted by the Senate and
House of representatives ol the Unit
ed States of America in Congress as
sembled, That, instead of the time
prescribed in the above recited act,
in which the marshals and their ;.s
--sistants, should perform the various
dutie assigned them by the said act,
the same is hereby enlarged to the
first day of September next
Approved, Mardh 3d, 1831.
RESOLUTION authorizing the President
of the United Statute cause as ronomi
cal observations to be made, to ascer
tain the Longitude of the Capitol, in
the City of Washington, from some
known meridian in liuvope.
Resolved, by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the U
nito Stales of America in Congress
assembled, That the President. 1
the United States be authorized to
cause such number of astronomical
observations tube made, by method*
which may, in his judgment, be
b -st adapted to ensure a correct de
termination of the Louciitjtle o! the
apitol, in the City of Washington,
from Greenwich, or .some jollier
known meridian in Europe, and that,
the data, with accurate calculations
or statements founded thereon, be,
laid before Congress at their next
session.
Approved, March 3d, 1831.
AN ACT to extend the charters of certain
Itaiks in (he District of Colombia.
He it enact <1 by the Senate ami
House of Representatives ot the U.
States of America in Congress as-j
semhlod, That the acts incorpora
ting the several Hanks in the Dis
trict of Columbia.herein named, that
is to say; The Bank of Alexandrii
and ih • Fanners Hank of Alexandria,
in flic town of Alexandria; the Hank
of Washington, the Batik ol the Me
tropulis, and the Patriotic Rank of
Washington, in the v ity of Wa h
'ington; lire Union Hank of GeorgCc
town, the Fanners and Mechanics’
Hank of Georgetown, and the Hank
of olumliia, in the town < f George
town; be, and the same are hereby,
extended and limited to the third
day of March, which shall lie in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
huu'Tcd and thirty six, under, and
subject to,such limitations, mwdifica
!i us, and conditions,as are herein
after enacted.
Sic. 2. And be it further enacted,
That if anyone of the Banks herein
named shall, at any time, fail or ic
fuse to pay on demand any bill, note
or obligation, issued by such Hank,
in lawful curr ncy of the United
States, when requ -red, or shall ne
glect or refuse to pay on demand in
like currency, if required any moneys
received oy such Bank on depositc
to the person or pgrsous entitled to
teccive the same, then and in that
case, the holder -ol any such note,
bill, or obligation, or tire person or
persons demanding such deposite us
aforesaid,shall, rtsj.eclivcly.be en
titled to receive and recover interest
on the same, at the rate of twelve
pcr ccmum, per annum, from the
• inie of the demand, until the same
're fully paid or satisfied. And fur
ther It shall be lawful lor Congress,
forthwith, to' revoke, (he charter o|
such Bank, and to provide for liqui T
(l iting and settling the accounts and
allairs thereof, in such manner as to
tbckjudgtocnt may seem expedient.
>ec, S. And he it further enacted,
I hat any president, director, - cash;
icr, teller, clerk, or olher office, ©p
servant, of any of the said banks, or
of the Bank of Potomac, herein af
ter namedj wdroeaalj withhold, with- i
draw, conceal, or enrtautl, orcoa-J
nivc a* the withholding, withdraw
al, concealment, or embezzelmcnt,
of tlie money or other property of
die Bank whereof be is an officer or
servant, with intent to defraud tJie
said Bank, shall be subject to prose
col on therefor, in the name of the
United Slates, I>y indictment, on
presentment, or information, in the
circuit court of the county wherein
such offence shall have been commit
ted, and, on conviction thereof, shall
be judged a felon, and suffer an im
prisonment of not less than one year,
nor more than ten years, and lorltit
and pay a sum not less than twenty
thousand, dollars, one moiety where
of sii 11 go to the United -tales,ami
the other to the informer.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That unless the president and direc
tors, for the time being, of eacn of
the banks respectively, whose char
) ters arc hereby extended, shad, on
behalf of the stockholders, ahd in vir
tue of an authority Irom them; or a
majority in interest and lumber ol
them, file their declaration, in wri
ling, in the office of the Secretary of
the Treasury, within six months
from the passage of this act, assent
ing to, and accepting, the extension
o| charter hereby granted, under the
terms, conditions, and limitations,
contained in this act, such Bank shall
, forfeit all title to such extension oi
charter.
Bec. 5. And be it further enacted,
That every stockholder ot the Bank
of Alexandria, of toe Farmers' B ink
of Alexandria, and of the Bank rs
Washington, (being a citizen of the
United States, and not otherwise,)
■ sh ill be entitled to vote by himself,
his agent, or proxy, appointed under
his hand ami seal, at all elections, in
virtue of this act, and shall have as
many votes us lie has shares, as far
as tnirty shares, and not more than
one vote for every five shares there
after.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted,
That a meeting of the stock holders
ofthe Bar kof Alexandr a, in the town
of Alexandra, shall be held on the
third Monday of January i.i every
y ar, during the continuance of tins
act; previous notice when ol shall he
published in some newspaper printed
in Alex ndria or the city ol Wash
ington, for the space of four weeks
successively; and the stockholders
assembled in con,*equt nee of > uch no
tice, shall choose by ballot horn a
mong themselves, by a majority ol
votes of such us may be pr. sent, or
i.A ptoxy.tendnecurs, being citizens
f the United St ifes, lor he term ol
one vi ar thereattvr, and on Hie same
day annually, f rand during the con
tinuance of this act, a like election
shft'l In* made; and In u«C I death,
resignation, refusal, m di-ajualifica
t ion, of any director, the remaining
directors, at their next meet')", or as
scon as convenient thereafter, shall
elector ballet, another person, qual
ified as aforesaid, in his place, for
the residue of the year. The direc
tors, or any seven of them, shall, at
their next meeting after every gene
ral election, by a majority of mem
bers preient, by bailor, from among
themselves, a president, who shall
retain all the powers and privileges
of a director; end in case of refusal,
death, resignation or disqualification
ofthe president, the directors shal
meet as soon as conveniently (here
after, and, rftcr filling the vacancy
in the number of directors requires
by litis act, elect another person for
president, in manner before direct
ed.
Boc. 7. And be it further enacted.
That It shall not be lawful for any of
the said Biliks, after the first day of
January next, to make, issue, or re
issue, any bill note or obligation,
payable to the bearer or order, of a
denomination under live dollars.
Sec, 8. And be it further enacted.
That the fourteenth section of (he
act incorporating the Hank of Co
lumbia aforesaid, passed the twentv
cigtith day of December, one thou
sand seven hundred and ninety-three,
he, and the same is hcrely, repealed
and annulled: Provided, That the
said fourteenth section shall remain
in full force and effect in relation to
all debts contracted with the said
bank previous to the passing of this
act.
Sec. 9. And he it further enacted,
That it shall be lawful for the Cen
tral Bank of Georgetown and Wash
ington to proceed, forthwith, to li
quidate am! close all the concerns
of the corporation, and, after paying
and satisfying the debts, contracts,
and obligations, of the corporation,
to divide the capitol and profits w Inch
may remain, among the st<K ({holders,
in proportion to their respective in
terests; and for this purpose, and
lor no oilier intent or purpose what
ever, ail the necessary powers, as
fully as they are now' enjoyed by the
said corporation, shall be, and the
same are hereby, continued to the
said ,corporation, for the term of
five years from the first day of Jan
uary nest, and no longer.
Bec- 10. And he it further cnac
ed. That it shall and may be iaw
ul for the stockholders of the Cen
tral Bank of Georgetown and Wash
ington aforesaid, at .-their next annu
al meeting for the election of direc
tors, to reduce the board of direr
tors for the said Central .Bank, to
anv number not less than six.
Sec. It. And be it further enac
ted. That the corporation of the
Bank of Potomac be, and the same
is hereby,continued and extended to
she third day ot March, in the y»ai
of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and thirty-six, ..uring which
time- it shall hold and be possessed of
all tbc rights, privileges, and immu
nities, now secured to it by an act
passed on the sixteenth day ot Feb
ruary, one thousand eight hundred
and eleven, cn'itled 4- An act to in
corporate the Bank of Potomac,'’and
shall be subject to all the restraints &
limitations expressed in the said act,
except so far as the same shall be al
tered by any provisions hereafter
contained.
Sec. 12. And be it further enac
ted, That an election lor directors
ofthe Bank of Potomac shall be held
m the town of Alexandria, _ on the
first Monday in November in each
rear, of which notice shall be given
in one or more newspapers published
in said town for weeks ul least be
fore (lie day of election ; and the
stockholders shall chute by ba.lot,
to be given in person or by proxy,
by a majority of votes, from amongst
♦he stockholders, thirte*r directors,
for the term of one therefore,
and, on rnsignali n, disqualifica
tion, or removal, ot any director
outof the connty ol Alexandria, oi
out of the county ol Fairfax, in
Virginia, the other directors, at
their next meeting thereafter, may
elect by ballot another person, qual
ified as aforesaid, in his place, tor
the residue of the year. The direc
tors oi said bank shall, at the first
meeting after every general election,
elect, by ballot, from among their
own number, by a majority of their
whole number, a president; and in
ease of his death, resignation, or
removal out of the county of Alex
andria, or out of the county of hair
fax, or of his refusal to accept his
office, the directors shall meet as
soon as conveniently can be thereaf
ter, and elect another person as pre
sident, in the manner before descri
bed.
Sec. 15. And be it further enac
ted, That ev ’i y stockholder of the
Bank of Potomac, being a citizen of
the United States, shall be entitled to
vote at all elections to be hidden
by the stockholders of said Bank, in
pursuance of this act. and shall have
a- many votes in proportion to the
stock he may hold, as follows, that is
ti'say: For every share, from one
to twenty, une vote; for each share,
for twenty or fifty shares, one vote
for two shares ; from fifty to one hun
dred, one vote for four shares; above
one hundred shares, one vote for
six shares: Provided, (hat no share,
ornumbei of shares, pledged to the
said Bank as security for my debt
due, or to become due, to it, shall
be considered as confering any right
to vote at t e said election.
Sec. 14, Ami be it farther enacted,
That it shall be lawful for the Pres
ident of the Union Bank of Alexan
dria, at any time before the first day
of April next, with the consent of a
majority in interest of the stockhol
ders thereof, to subscribe Io the said
Bank of Potomac the full amount of
the capital stock of the said Union
Bank, and, on such subscription be
ing made, to deliver over and trans
fer to the said Bank of Potomac, al(
the books, papers, money, property,
and evidences of debts belonging to
the said Union Bank, and to convey
to the said Bank of Potomac the re
al estate belonging to said Union
Bank, for passing the title of which
bank in the said estate, to the said
Bank of Potomac, the deed of the
president of the said Union Bank
shall be effectual; on which, subscrip
tion, delivery, transfer, and con
veyance, being made, the stockhol -
ders of the said Union Bank, shall,
forthwith, become stockholders in
the said Bank of Potomac, and shall
be entitled to the same privileges
and advantages, arid the stock of the
said Union Bank shall, to all intents
and purposes, tie considered as' form
ing a pa'-t of the capital of the said
Bank of Potomac; ami (he proper
officers of the said Bank of Potomac
shall forthwith issue to the stockhol
ders, of the said Union Bank certi
ficates of stock in the said. Bank of
Potomac, at the rate of one share,
or one'hundred dollars of Potomac
bank stock, for every hundred dol
lars of the Union Bank stork so sub
scribed, according to the respective
interest of the said stockholders in
the stock so subscribed.
See. 15. And be it further enac
ted, That on the said union being
made as aforesaid, all contracts legal
ly made by the said Union Bank shall,
forthwith, become obligatory on the
said'Bank of Potomac; and all debts
due by the said Union Bank on notes
issued by it, or otherwise, sliail be
come chargeable on, and payable by,
he said Bank of Potomac ;%nd the
jarties to such contracts, and tba
creditors of the said Union Bank,
shall have the same remedies to eu
ibree the performance of such con
tracts, and the payment -es such? ■
debts against tf»e said Banks of Po
tomac, its property and eflects, us
arc now* by bnv, given* to them a
gamat the’said Union Bank; ami
tiutt (he said Bank of Potomac may*
in its own name, sustain all ac
counts and suits which m:y be neccs*
;niy to enforce the payment of debts
due to, and the performance of con
Mulcts made with, the said Union
Bank, and for the recovery of any
lands, tenements, goods, ar.d chat
Uls, belonging to, ami improperly
witheld from, the said Union Bank.
Sec. 10. Amt be it further enac
ted, That all bonds, bills, notes, or
other securities for money which
by the terms thereof, have been, or
shall be made payable at the said
Union Bank, which shall fall due
after the said union shall have been
carried into eftect, shall, from thence
forth, lie considered as i! 'lie same
had been made payable at the said
Bank of Potomac; and that a de
mand of payment at the said Bank
of Potomac «ha l, to all intent* and
purposes, be as effectual in law as
if die same were .made at the said
Union Bank.
Sec 17. And be it further enac
ted, That liom the time the said
union of the said Banks shall he car
ried into died, the t-euty-sevcndi
section of an act of congress, passed
on the third of March, one thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, enti
tled “ An act to Incorporate the
subscribers to certain Banks in the
District of Columbia, and to prevent
the circulation of notes ot unchar
tcred associations within the said
Dist ict, shall be and the same is
hereby, repealed: Provided, That
such repeal shall not, in any way,
impair the light of the said Bank ol
Potomac to the money, property,
debts, and effects, which shall he
t aosfered or conveyed to it, as afore
said, nor its remedies in its own
for the recovery thereof; nor shall
any suit, now brought in the name of
the said Union Bank, thereby abate,
but the same may be earned'on and
prosecuted for the benefit ot lh ; .r Said
Bank of Potomac, to final judgement'
and execution; and (hat proceedings
on such judgements or executions
may be instituted and carried on in
the name of the Union Bank, a ainst
the bail, securities, and all other
persons boned in such suit, for the
defendants therein.
Sec. 18. And be it further enac
ted, That if any stockholder or stock
holders in either of the said Banks,
who hasdlot heretofore assented to
the union aforesaid, shall, within
three months from the passing of
this Set file his declaration in wri
ting, in the said Bank of Potomac,
declaring himself dissatisfied wit.!,
the said union, and his determin
ation to withdraw hjs interest from
the same; and if the said Bank can
not agree with such stockholder or
stockholders on the amount, of such
interest, . tul shall not forthwith pay
the same, then it shad be lawful fin
the circuit court of the District of
Columbia, at Alexandria, on the.
petition in writing of such stockhol
ders, to appoint three commissioners,
whose duty it shall be to ascertain
(lie value of the interest of such
stockholder or stockholders in Iht;'
Bank to which he or they may be
long at the time of the said union,
for which purpose such commission
ers shall, under the direction of the
said court, have access to the books,
papers, and accounts of the said
Banks, .and, on (he report of the
said commissioners, and such oilier
evidences as may be laid before them,
then said court shall proceed to as
certain flic value ol the stock of such
stockholder or stockholders, and
shall decree the value, so ascertain
ed, to be paid to hi n or them by the
said Bank of Potomac, and shad
have power to enforce such decree
by execution, attachment, or other
legal process.
Sec. 19 And be it further enac
ted, That it slndl and may be law
fiiTfOr any tiro or more of the banks,
whose charters are hereby extended,
by their respective presidents and
directors, with the consent of a Ma
jority in interest of their respective;
stockholders, to agree, under writ-:
ten articles sis association,- to unite;
and form one bank, by a stylo and!
name to lie prescribed in such arti
cles ; and the subscribers thereto,
and Incur legal representatives, shall,'
from the day fixed for that -purpo.-e
in the said articles, be incorporated
under the style and name set forth!
in tUeAuliclas, and thenceforth sub
ject to the same yule*, duties, regu-l
iations, conditions, provisions, ami *
and impositions, ami be vested with
the same rights.privileges,and immu
nities, as body corporate, as by this.,
act appertains to the Bank of Poto
mac, and are' prescribed of the uni
on of the Union Bank of Alexandria
with the Bank of Potomacr
Sec. GO. And be it further enac
ted. That the act be, and tlie same is
hereby declared to be, a public act;
that so much, and such parts, of the
said acts, incorporating the several
banks aforesaid, as may be repugnant
to this act, be, and the same are
hereby^repealed and. annulled
Approved, March 3,1891.
foreign. I
rrem the Xational Gazette. I
The debates of the HpU: 9 ], p I
torn the most Interesting p'.rt "If?!
contents of the ’ate English pupc-j u'l
have made vaiioiis extracts tendhc--
emptily most Striking y, the u . mr^,‘ '
tone o" the political divisions of iL- U ,'*l
Very hlt'e reserve appears i„j ji v e v l
praetisccl by the m.itisiertai orators in
allusions to the Queen’s character .*■
trial; a-..cl then, out unsparing ohloqny 'fl
.found in the remarks the omiLr®
upon the conduct of ihe ministry a . j >C ®
constitution < f thr Hritish House ofr U
mo ns. We rfferthe followim, short®
tracis. in addition to the illust: u’.ious«-
in another column. 6 ‘ ■
I.ord Qasilereagh — <lf U, e p:;i fp . ■
anti J’cnal'ies had p cased from Hovsl
of I.o' the Grand Mutter oj th‘OrAm
'f S/ wlio had been brou®
(or the purpose of defence to j> a p®
world hate been produced at the liar ®
the Uooie of Commi ns, there to decla®
epor. !n:> honor, whaflie would not hurl
‘tired in say upon his oath, in the f' ol .®
of F urra, (Lin delict!is.) ■
“lie had no hesitation in reference®
the case of her majesty, tos*vthu®
would not be gnihy of «n act of stM
l»se turpitude ami urfan y, as > o rr o p.®
tlie closet of the .Ship,, after ail that li®
transpired, and adv'-s bis STnutil
the Qm e -.’s character was so puiifi. d tl|
site deserved ar.d was worth-., to be*re ■„ ®
. cd by him v.ith the Ir.ncr.s atmc-riabi®
to a Queen of England. “Loud'"cheers®
Mr. Peel—“lf ever as’ate necess®
called for the depa.ilnre from the uuli®
ry rules which govern the admiiustwi®
of justice, it was where a Queen, abt®
to he invested with tlnr.e dignities 'vj;®
befitted her ntok ar.d station, was
' ed with a grave moral offence,• it
prevent adulteiy and high treasonfn^H
■ being installed on the throne ofthecw®
try {Loud cries of hear.]
Mr. Tiertiey—“Ministers hnj brou^B
■ the house into this situation—dial wh®E
ever any thing was insinuated against i®
Majesty, on the score of guilt, they v.<®
expected to cheer—ftr.d that in the nl®
moment they were expected to vote
50,000!. of the public money.
For himself he Would say that
. HouseJ of Commons of the present Jay ®.-
any thing but represent tlie (piniwi®|
the people—-any thing but speat the
timents of the country—and more t®B
that, tliey neither spoke the ser.tice®!
■ nor represented the opinions and
of the country.”
Sir James Mackintosh said—The
ters who had prosecuted the Queen, :
in effect, waged a nar against the
ing institutions of tnc country; thev l® r
left a legacy to ail those whu
hereafter seek to destroy them. T^® (
had furnished a great magazine, to
every man might hereafter resort i^® 71
wished to decry and revile the
they had not only culled and
all the arguments—they had not
collected and embodied” all the
places which bad ever been
monarchical institutions, but they
decorated them with rdl those
ci-s, they had given them that attracJßiri
an.l aimulng form which were nest
tated to gratify the depraved p
those who resorted to thorn.
invaded the sanctuary of monarchy, t®L
had lorn aside the Veil, and p
t f ailtiei atiri iiifiwnuics— tl>ey
thrown open all that was most
the vulgar gaze, and made those,
o ight to be the objects of cur
lion and respect, the theme ol
•vid derision, [hear, hear!]
nosing the domestic mtsfarlnneii
King and Queen, the whole country,
exposed a mighty empire to t!t^i.a^M |
>f civil war. They had placed the
itself in the most insecure and [
ous si tnation, am' it would require
course of .S'iiS..pyJi c J'. ar,c ‘
moderate and constitutional
entirely to efface tlie
this most Impolitic proceeding.
On the seli of February, Lorn t{to
presented in the House of
Petition of the Manufacturers
ders of’Birminghairi r
(lition It appeared from it,
mittecs had been appointed, at
meetings ofthe inhabitants, 10
in detail the state ol the
population. The result of the
was truly, as Lord Lrey md
“ appalling.” The Allowing.
other circumstances of inis. ry.
ascertained—that the
u able io cjrp'oyjhe works'- n
than thr< e or four days in tac. ' vHnrp
liiat one fourth qt the piipulatwn
together out of work and ( C P-
Parish relief -that there v.asa
of one third in the
ctvnmon articles of subsistence,
crease «f from fen to P
tl\e price of almost a;l artiuc^
in lire c mrse of die dlscv,s;>o" h
the petition gave rise bu^»
Grey, Llvcrjiooh and Lansdov..c.
sia'; il that corn was selling a •
$S shillings per quarter— less “
lings jjcrhuslie!—ti nt the cos
it on the la.id which had <)1
put into requisition fiw ll > t
pric.-, and of course many ot .„ ] t
wo ild have to abandon .B 7in
that tiinngli there was areiio' j^KlirCi
m the cotton manufactures am f; 0u
tliev yielded no profit to the i >
The Marquis of Lansdutvne }
“ dial a great portion ot the W»ck V
were accustomed to
now obliged to live o« 1 1 cnl^H :te co
dwelt n nch on the rt rnoU ~r j eS sW" e co
cia) restrictions as fl n,c ‘* l
the gcitteVal distress, am ,| j n t j.®
di-.cy of re-establishing b -'- 1 *Jputa'
of con.nierce. r -
In jhe ilonse of Comm -
Feb. Mr. Wallace i T,l,l ' td J" lire i®
in—i»t of a oriiniit.ee to I
state cTT-h-elgn tr;.w; *, ,
the way for a modification o ■“1
lion taws, upon the P^" ic ’^ l me<*'.' 0n
the report of a smida. „ k q : a 01
year. Mr. Wallace c®^ f *J
Ills mot O l, “ that «
free traoe alone wl.ica ;uits V
prosperity of the cos• ’ ir e *
situation, however cO;S .u^K
r.ol be acted upon bn •
limitations ” • q . <f F-1»-HT tt
..inlbb debate of the; ' g , '«■
Mouse of Commons, Mt. * „ •, v
Irish number, «• adBU-tcfU*-® ®