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and shew cause, if any he had, why the men should be detained.

In the course of a few minutes Mr, Wood came into court, and the counsel for the prisoners, Messrs. Glenn and J. L. Donaldson, moved the court that the men be discharged, sufficient cause for their detention not appearing on the return. Mr. Wood's counsel, Mr. Walter Dorsey, requested to be allowed time to in quire into the law; and said, that they would be ready to prove that these men were deserters from his Britannic Majesty's ship. The counsel for the prisoners objected to the

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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES.

At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the 11th of October, 1809, PRESENT-The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

His Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Henry Earl Bathurst to be one of his Majesty's prineipal secretaries of state, he was this day, by his Majesty's command, sworn one of his Majes ty's principal secretaries of state accordingly.

BY THE KING,

A PROCLAMATION

For Pardoning all Seamen and Marines who may at any time have deserted from his Majesty's service. GEORGE R.--Whereas we are deşirous to mark the fiftieth Anniversary of our Accession to the Throne, by extending our pardon to all seamen and marines who may at any time have deserted from our service previous to the issuing of this our royal proclamation; we have thought fit, by and with the advice of our privy council, to publish this óur royal proclamation, and do hereby accordingly grant our most gracious pardon to all such seamen as may

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at any time have deserted from any of our ships or vessels of war: And we do hereby farther grant our most gracious pardon to all marines who may at any time have deserted from our service; and we do hereby declare that all such seamen and marines, whether surrendering themselves or not, or who having deser ted, are now belonging to some of our ships or vessels of war, or are at the head-quarters of our royal marine forces, or are belonging to recruiting parties of the said forces, shall be released, and discharged from all prosecutions, imprisonments, and penalties, commenced or incurred by reason of such desertion; and that all such seamen or marines who have have not before the issuing of this our royal proclamation, surrendered themselves, nor entered on board our ships or vessels, nor join ed the head-quarters or recruiting parties of the royal marines, shall, nevertheless, receive our free pardon, without condition of further service, or being required to join any of our ships, or the head-quarters or re cruiting parties above mentioned

but that such pardon shall not entitle the said deserters, whether seamen or marines, to any arrears of pay, or to any prize money forfeited by such desertion; and we do further declare that such free pardon shall not extend to any seamen or marines who shall desert from any of our ships or vessels, or from marine quarters or recruiting parties, after the 24th day of this inst. Oc

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Given at our Court at the Queen's Palace, the 18th day of October, 1809, in the 49th year of our reign.

GOD save the KING.

PROCLAMATION

For pardoning Deserters from his Majesty's Land Forces.

War-Office. October 24, 1809. Whereas it has been most humbly submitted to the King, whether, on the joyful occasion of his Majesty's entering into the fiftieth year of his reign, it might not be, desirable to distinguish so memorable an epoch by an act of grace to all deserters; and his Majesty having graciously approved of his free pardon being extended to all such deserters from his land forces as shall deliver themselves up within two months from the 25th instant, these are publicly to declare his Majesty's benevolent intention; and to direct that all deserters, surrendering themselves to the commanding officer of any regiment, or to any of the superintending field officers of the recruiting service, whose stations are mentioned in the margin hereof; to the commandant of the army depot in the Isle of Wight; or, where there is no military post, to a magistrate, shall be pardoned, and they are hereby pardoned accordingly.

Such deserters, if from the regu. lar forces, being able-bodied men

* Durham, Carlisle, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Ipswich, Shrewsbury, Birmingham, Hereford, Bedford, Maidstone, Gloucester, Southampton, Wells, and London.

and fit for service, shall be sent to the regiments from which they respectively deserted, or be appointed to such regiments in the United Kingdom as his Majesty may be pleased to command; and, when so placed, shall not be liable to be claimed by any other corps to which they may formerly have belonged; and if from the militia, shall be sent to the regiments to which they respectively belonged, &c. &c. &c.

His Majesty has further been pleased to direct, that deserters now actually in confinement as such, shall have the benefit of this his royal pardon.

By his Majesty's command, GRANVILLE LEVESON GOWER.

THE JUBILEE

On the 27th. ult. a court of common council was held, being the second on the subject of the Jubilee, when the committee presented their report, one clause of which was against a dinner!

Mr. Samuel Dixon proposed, that instead of taking the whole report together, those clauses should be first submitted to the court upon which there was no probability of a difference of opinion. As for himself, he was friendly to a dinner, conceiving cheerfulness a proper token of joy.

Mr. Waithman said, whatever odium there might be attached to opposing an artificial cry of loyalty, he had never been afraid of encountering it. With respect to going to church, he thought the congratulatory address, he declared that was a very proper thing; but as to that he was at a loss to conceive what topics of congratulation could be selected. When his Majesty first ascended the throne, we were a free, happy, and united people, and our public affairs ham, the ablest minister this country were managed by the great Lord Chatever produced. The taxes then amounted to very little more than seven millions annually, whereas they have now increased to SEVENTY millions. He believed that all the evils which have overrun the continent of Europe, and reduced this country to great danger, might be directly traced to the wicked policy which dictated the American war. we were to come to more modern times,

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and look at the history of the last 16 years, we should find that this country has been involved in a most bloody and calamitous war, for an object which the people never understood. The country knew when the fleets were in port, and when they were not; but they never knew what it was they were fighting for. The calamitous events of these bloody, expensive, and disastrous wars, were certainly not subjects to congratulate his Majesty upon. He might, therefore ask what portion was it of his Majesty's long reign, which we could fix upon as the period for a complimentary address. There was nobody that would say, that the INCOME TAX, and the EXTENSION OF THE EXCISE LAWS, were subjects upon which his Majesty should be congratulated. As to the conduct of our military affairs, it was extremely bad. If we had soldiers who would not fight, the wisest government might fail in its objects; but when it is known that we have a brave army and navy that will execute well whatever they are called upon to do, the blame will rest exclusively on the government, which, by the absurdity of its plans, and its selection of officers, makes British valour useless, and causes torrents of British blood to flow for no purpose. Among the many faults of the government, he would maintian, that although we had 38 ambassadors, who receive 54,000l. per ann. in pensions, in addition to their pay, yet in the very few courts in which they would be received, it was almost always found that they were completely ignorant of their duty! There never was a great country whose affairs had been so ill ma.naged as the affairs of this country. In the very last year, above 9 millions were added to the yearly expenditure; and when it was considered, that from the year 1797 to the present year, the taxes had increased from 23 millions annually to 70 millions, without gaining a single object for which we entered into the war, he could not see how his Majesty could be congratulated on such disastrous events. He had for the whole of his political life, opposed, as far as he was able, the system which had brought so many calamities on the country. For the greater part of that time, he had been buffeted and hunted down as a ja cobin, and for many years he could only prevail on 5 members to divide with him. He however never turned to the right hand or to the left; but had fearlessly

pursued, and he should always continue to do it, that line of conduct which his sense of public duty pointed out. As to what was called the monied interest, although he was himself a tradesman, he would never look much to the monied interest to support constitutional principles! nor to bank directors, who can get acts of parliament to prevent their paying their notes in cash and who re ceive 5 per cent. for interest on a bit of paper intrinsically not worth a penny. On this subject he read the following passage from a speech of Lord Chatham, on the dispute respecting the Falkland Islands:

There is a set of men, my lords, in "the city of London, who are known to "live in riot and luxury upon the plun"der of the ignorant, the innocent, the helpless-upon that part of the com

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munity which stands most in need of, "and best deserves the care and protec"tion of the legislature. To me, my lords, whether they be the miserable jobbers of 'Change-alley, or the lofty "Asiatic plunderers of Leadenhall-street, they are all equally detestable. I care "but little whether a man walks on foot, or is drawn by four horses, or six horses; if his luxury be supported by "the plunder of his country, I despise "and detest him. My lords, while I "had the honour of serving his Majesty, "I never ventured to look at the treasu

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ry, but at a distance; it is a business "I am unfit for, and to which I never "could have submitted.. The little I "know of it has not served to raise my

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opinion of what is pulgarly called the "monied iuterest. I mean, that blood"sucker, that muck-worm, which calls "itself the friend of government-that pretends to serve this or that adminis

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tration, and 'may be purchased, on "the same terms, by any administration "that advances money to government, luments. Under this description I in "and takes special care of its own emo

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clude the whole race of commissaries, jobbers, contractors, clothiers, and re"mitters!!!"

These were the sentiments of the great Chatham, the determined foe of corruption in whatever shape it reared its head.-He well knew, as we also all well knew, or might well know, that these men were set up to sale to every ministration!

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After a variety of other observations, he concluded by moving an amendment,

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to substitute a statement," that the city knew how to distinguish between the beneficent intentions of his Majesty, and the profligate and wicked system of his advisers; and that in the present calamitous situation, of affairs, it was not adviseable to appoint a day of rejoicing." Mr. Alderman Wood advised the court to look to the price of bread, and also of candles, rather than talk about illuminations.

Mr. Ald. Goodbehere and Mr. Miller support the amendment; the former wishing to separate the personal respect for the morals of the King from his office, in which 30 out of 49 years had been spent in war against public liberty; in wasteful profusion, and oppressive taxes: And the latter said, that the jubilee was a mere trick for screening ministers, and the illumination was only intended to keep the people in the dark, at a time when bread was advanced from 6d. to 1s. 6d. the quartern loaf, and when an income tax was collected upon the PRINCIPLES OF THE INQUISITION!

Mr. Waithman's amendment was then put and negatived, and the amended resolution for a dinner at the expence of the corporation, was carried by a majority of 25!

The conclusion of the whole was, that the court, after several divisions, resolved, "To proceed in state to church, to return thanks on the occasion; to present a congratulatory address to his Majesty; to illuminate the front of the Guildhall, and dine in the Egyptian Hall, at the Mansion-house, of which the Lord Mayor was requested to grant the use;" and a committee of 12 are hereafter to be appointed to carry the above into effect. The debates were however, so tumultuous, that the Lord Mayor was obliged to adjourn the court before the business could be finished.

At the third Court of Common Council held for the purpose of appointing a Committee, to carry into effect the resolution of a former Court, respecting the Jubilee celebration, Oct. 25.-Alderman Wood brought forward the motion which he had mentioned at the former court, and which he thought it be came the honour and dignity of the court to take into their most serious consideration. He had turned it in his mind, and there appeared to him various ways of disposing of the money which the dinner and illumination would cost, better than that which was propo

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sed. The first that occurred to him was, liberating the prisoners for debt in the city of London. He had also thought of building a school for the children of freemen, to be called the King's school. On considering farther, and conversing with others upon the subject, he thought the best mode in which the money could be applied, so as to do the most lasting service, would be to build alms-houses for distressed freemen and their widows. He concluded by moving a resolution to the latter effect.

Mr. Jacks said, that he agreed in what was the unanimous opinion of the committee, that the dinner was not necessary; and as for dining at the expence of the city, he was sure there were many of the corporation who, like himself, would not accept of an invitation on these terms. He thought the very best application of the 1000l. or whatever was to be voted for the dinner, would be to give it for the relief of persons confined for small debts in the city of London. With such a sum granted by the corporation, and with the aid of private subscriptions, he made no doubt but that a most substantial relief might be given to several thousand persons. He concluded by reading a resolution to that effect, which he would propose as an amendment, if it met the sense of

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"That this court is of opinion, that it will be more acceptable to Almighty God, and more congenial to the paternal feelings of our beloved Sovereign, to promote the release of the prisoner and captive on the joyful Jubilee about to be celebrated, than in expending money in feasting and illumination: it is therefore resolved, that the sum of 1000l. be subscribed to the society for the relief and discharge of persons imprisoned for small debts, provided the same be ap¬ plied to the purposes of the institution, on or about the 25th instant; and especially for the discharge of freemen of this city,"

The Lord Mayor expressed himself extremely proud of the resolution of the court, and should be happy to see all the members at the Mansion-House after

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"Whereas we think fit that an extra allowance of four pounds of fresh beef, three pounds of flour, and a pound of raisins, shall be issued to every eight men, of the respective companies of his Majesty's ships and - vessels at the port of

together with an extra allowance of one pint of 'wine, or half a pint of rum each man on Wednesday, the 25th, being the 50th anniversary of the accession of his Majesty to the throne of this kingdom, we direct you to give the necessary orders to the several captains and commanders accordingly.

By command of their lordships, &c.

JOHN BARROW.

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PRINCE OF WALES'S VOLUNTEERS,
Orderly-Room, Oct. 17.

The regiment will parade for church on the 25th inst. at half past ten precisely, in full dress uniforms, with side arms only.-Upon this occasion no leave of absence will be granted upon any pretence, not even sickness, unless the patient is actually confined to his room. All honorary members are earnestly requested to attend in the uniform of the respective ranks they wore at the time they took their names off the effective list of the corps.

When it is considered that this will probably be the only time in their lives when they can have an opportunity of shewing their attachment to their Sovereign, the commanding officer is convinced that

nothing will prevent every well-
wisher to his country attending on
this day, since an intentional absence
might almost be construed into a want
of loyalty!!!
H. DRUMMOND.

The governor and directors of the bank of England came to a resolution, to celebrate the Jubilee, by allowing their 927 clerks one guinea each, for a dinner, and by illuminating the bank with eighteen thousand lamps.

The directors of the Royal Exchange Insurance Fire Office agreed to give each of their clerks ten guineas, their messengers five guineas each, and their firemen one guinea each, to celebrate the Jubilee.

On Friday Mr. Sheriff Wood received the following letter from Lord Liverpool, his Majesty's secretary of state, while visiting the prisoners in Newgate:

Friday, October 20. "Lord Liverpool presents his compliments to the sheriff's of London and Middlesex. He has laid the petition of the prisoners confined in Newgate before the King. Lord Liverpool is very sorry to be under the necessity of stating, that considering all the circumstances of the case, and the extent to which the principle, if admitted, must unavoidably be carried, it would not be consis tent with the public interest for his Majesty's government to recommend to his Majesty to accede to the prayer of the said pettion."

Whitehall, 19th Oct.

Her Majesty's Librarian issued one thousand tickets of invitation to the nobility and persons of distinction, engraved for the occasion, with the words "Jubilee, Oct. 25, 1809, Frogmore Lodge." A large number of tickets were issued to the inhabitants of Windsor and its vicinity, to see the fire-works and entertain

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The following is the form of prayer and thanksgiving adopted on the 25th of this month:

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