Charles, and James the Second, it seemed, as if profecution and conviction were fynonymous. If, in the present times, knowledge is more widely diffused than formerly, fo that individual improvement has promoted and preferved individual fecurity, Why may we not expect that it should at length effect univerfal freedom? Without fome new contrivance, hitherto unforeseen, and while the legislature fhall permit us to enjoy a trial by our equals, it will not be poffible to ftifle opinions and principles, whether civil or religious. In profecutions by the way of misdemeanour, fome facrifices may be made by means of special juries, and ex officio informations, our prifons may sometimes be tenanted by those, who deserve a better fate. But, to conquer the minds of men, you must destroy the men themselves; and this will not be found practicable while the voice of truth can be heard, and the provifions of juftice fhall remain in force. For myself, I am willing to hope that the cause of reform has been for feveral years, and is at this moment, progreffive; because the interest intereft and honour of England as a nation, are deeply concerned in its accomplishment. Should this be attended with fuccefs, even in the laft period of my life, I fhall look with fatisfaction on the injuries, which have been attempted against my perfon, my family and my property, confidering, that the failure of those attempts may have had some share in promoting the general benefit. But were it poffible, that, at the approach of the nineteenth century, the people of England should have wholly abandoned their national character, and, conveying the poison of corruption to their own lips, should fit down tamely under an established defpotifm, those few who have endeavoured to prevent fo deadly a calamity, will, at least, have the confolation, “that as men employ the talents God has given them here, they fhall accordingly receive their re"wards at the clofe of the day, when their fun "fhall fet, and when night shall put an end 66 to their labours." December 23, 1794 EXTRACT from the Courier, July 12, 1794. On ....... P. 5, 8. the neceffity of a National Affociation for Reform; of which Affociation the Duke of Portland, Earl Spencer, Mr. Burke, Mr. Windham, &c. were Members Meeting of the Members of the Established Church Refolution, on the 8th of July, 1788, of a numerous and respectable Public Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Manchester........... Introduction to the Refolutions of a Public Meeting of the Members of the Established Church at Manchester, 3d Feb. 1790.......... Refolutions paffed 3d Feb. 1790, at a Meeting of fome of the Inhabitants of the Town and Neighbourhood of Manchester, on the subject of the Corporation and Telt Acts............ p.11. p. 12. p. 13. p. 13, 15. An Advertisement of the Members of the Church and Refolutions of the Manchester Conftitutional Society, inftituted October, 1790..................................... Declaration and Principles of the Church and King P. 6. p. 17. p. 17, 19. An Advertisement of the Stewards of the Manchester Principles and Declaration of the Manchester Conftitu p. 23. tional Society, published May 15, 1792 p. 26, 30. The firft Proclamation, Tuesday, May 22, 1792. p. 30, 32. Copy of Chief Justice Scrogg's General Warrant, ex tracted from State Trials....... "P. 32, 33. Extra&t Extract from Hume Declaration of the Patriotic Society, Manchester, May 24, 1792.... P. 33. P. 34, 36. ·P. 37, 39 An Addrefs of the Manchefter Conftitutional Society, dated the 2d of June, 1792 Declaration and Refolutions of the Reformation Society, Manchester, June 6, 1792 p. 36, 37. Letter in the Manchester Herald, June 2, 1792, figned •P. 40, 42. An Advertisement of the licensed Inn-keepers, Manchefter, Sept. 13, 1792 ..... ......................................... p. 42, 43. Converfation between Mr. Egerton and Mr. Walker....p. 44,45. Paffages in Harrop's Paper, Nov. and Dec. 1792 -... p. 44, 46, 47. An Address, entitled EQUALITY, reprinted and distributed by the Friends to Freedom in Manchester......p. 46, 47. Refolutions of the Reformation Society Refolutions unanimoufly agreed to, at a Meeting held at P. 47, 48. Salford, Dec. 7, 1792 ..p. 49, 50. Subftance of an Addrefs, entitled WAR, figned SYDNEY, Dec. 10, 1792..... P. 50, 54. A Letter to Mr. Falkner, concerning the Riots p. 57, 58. •P. 58, 60. •p. 60, 62. An Advertisement, dated the Committee Room, Bull's- p. 67, 70. THOMAS WALKER'S Addrefs to the Inhabitants of Refolution of the Sheffield Conftitutional Society.............................p. 70. An Answer to the fame................................ Copy of a Letter addreffed to Thomas Walker, by the Borough-reeve and Conftables of the Town of Manchefter, Jan. 25, 1793 P. 71. ..P. 73, 74: An Answer to the fame, including an Extract from the •P.74, 81. An Addrefs to the Public, from the Borough-reeve and R. Briddock's Letter to the Borough-reeve and Conftables John Cooper's Letter to the fame..... Extract from Mr. Windham's Speech in the House of p. 85. P. 86. p. 87. p. 87, 92. p. 89. Copy of the Sentence paffed upon Thomas Dunn for An Address from the Manchester, Conftitutional, Re- "P. 97, 108. Copy of an inflammatory Hand-bill....................................................................p. 109, 110. Thomas Dunn's Cross-examination upon Benjamin Booth's Trial............................................. .p. 110, 114. Mary Booth's Cross-examination.............................................................. ..p. 114, 115. John Parker's Examination......................................... p. 118. p. 120, 121. Copy of the Task-master's Bill for Dunn's Board p. 122. p. 124. APPENDIX, |