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fa rmer by the unanimous opinion of the judges ; but their opinion fe not infallible ; nor will the great Body of addressers to Sir F . Burdpttp when in the Tower ,
acqui-^ esc&t his opinion . For ourselves ve < : an only say , that if it is the law ,-it ib high time that the law should be altered ; for we do not see the least propriety in any body of men Joeing judges , jury , and executioners in their own cause . The
great question of Reform in Parliament has been taken up by a large body of gentlemen from various parts of England , who have iiad several meetings on the subject , and have applied to the . Lord Mayor for the use of
Guildhall for a general meeting . This application produced a debate and division in the Common Council , where the request was carried by a very great majority in its favour . If the advocates for civil
liberty had possessed the energy lately displayed by the friends of religious liberty , this question would long ago have been at rest : for the strange state of representation in the House of Commons
could not have maintained itself one day against the decisive voice of the people , manifested in similar petitions to the Lords and
Commons . The Kino ' s situation has been much improved ; but we should be sorry to hokl out delusive hopes to the public . We must wait in patience for the report of the Council , which will not act rashly
ypon such an occasion . It mu ? t be a satisfaction to every one , that his Majesty can take liis daily rides with his family , but the cares of Government might oppress him . Happy is he , and happy are we tfcat tkc burden may be safely con-
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fided to liim who has so uoblv undertaken it , and conducts himself with so much , prudence in so difficult and unparalleled a , situation .
We are , at this moment , in a state of anxious doubt on the af . fairs of Portugal , which will be relieved before this appears . Jf the news is true , the French have received a defeat , which will free us from any alarm for the state of Portugal . Lord Wellington had gone , to the south , but was recalled back by the return of the French in great force
from the frontiers pf Spain , and the protection of Almeida- was evidently their object . In what manner a battle was brought on does not sufficiently appear , but the accounts are , that it continued three days / and the French were
completely routed , and compelled to quit Portugal and to take the rout to Salamanca , pursued by our army . Almeida was not , however , taken , but it must fall ,
and we may be expected to carry the war intp Spain , where , by good co-operation , on the part of the Spaniards , we may reduce Massena . to submit to similar
terms to those at Gerona . We do not , however , know enough of Spain to augur so very favourably , on the result of the campaign . War continues , in all its horrors , in this unhappy
country , and there is no prospect of its terminati 6 n . Much remains to , be suffered before either party has obtained a decisive superiority . The Cortez has entered into some spirited resolutions , abolishing the use of toiture and many horrid
practices , respecting their criminal proceedings , which d isgraced the old government- Their juiw-
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314 Siaie of Public Affairs .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1811, page 314, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2416/page/58/
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