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wte « ce 0 OTp * 4 ird tb « Prufccc in hi * , af triage wzii ex&mineaVjtod he gg&e it , a $ his Opinion tkftt ti \ e pane vvraa starred notby ** & «<* £ or gravel , bat by shot from am tuxgtinyand i » this opinion * perhaps be stands Hlotte ; , uncLlitippily for the country he does ^ vtattd ate *» e , for it must affect every loyal
mind with unfeigned sorrow that any & \ an should be found who under the pretence of real or imaginary grievances should aim at a d ^ i ire mace from them by means of assassination . The tiding is too absurd to be entertained-for one moment , when so many oth « r caiises ^ may be assigned for the starring of the glass . It might have been
from t&fe thrpwing up of gravel by the hoofs < 4 jf * bors « s > qr by , wanton boys , or some eii raged |> etsou who therebv Vented his discoalftttt , but without the least idea © f < 4 yikiii £ ? away lifcv If we admit , the notion of the use of an awSgmi * it follows that the kidividual who used it aimed at assassination , ' £ ut supposing that he bad
-obtaiued his infamous end , what purpose could the taking away of the life of the first tffticff in the iiugdom uiider the crown answer ? Another Regent would have succeeded , and if the assassiu had had associates in his guilt , no advantage could be derived to the party which employed him . - ¦¦ '
The pretended attempt at assassination may then he fsu > ly dismissed from our minds , but the other outrages committed are Sufficient to excite our commiseration and indignation . The first officer of the crow nought to be protected in the
performance of his highest duty ; and what is said of the first officer may be applied to the lowest ^ constable , for there isa « end of all society if individuals can assault with impunity those who are entrusted with the execution of the laws of the whole body .
Tbe two Homes concurred . therefore ^ with ; great " propriety in offering their , ho-4 nage *> f tfbrtiM ** the Pitncellegent for the insalts that had p « en offered to him In bis w ^ y to and from th « House , in their ^ iio ^ es thAt tBe perpetrator * might , be brought' ^ t *> condign punUbmcnt , and in ^ $ « l ^ e * w » l of their loyal Vi | w » of
allegiailce to « is Majesty ' s govern men t . Ad-^ dre ^ ses t&i the . sbtsxe > pttrpote came up to ^ fe ^ n ^ rtim ftll quarters of the country , but the ^ u attc t ^ eeme 4 to be mad e of muc h ¦ gTcMer lttipert&nc& thiu \ necessary when a ^ solemn ' 'prayer VraS ^ rdered to be read in M the' dhUtches upon this occasion . The ^ -co ! d was
f * ri « ce *» 4 iffe ^ i » p avi «| c « never i n any danger > - &M th <* w hole na ig ht be tt&ttt it&W ^ watatoh jugtj i probably of idle abd want cm p « T 9 ons > fop : t *» & puai * hiue nt of virhlcli thelaW » w « r ^» uffl « itsnrlyi * ti ?»> pg ; and fctaay 4 > e Blatter of « ilrpTise thntak » ne of the malefactors "were detected .
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This will appear vejgr extraordjuajry when we consider the numerous coft / ge vt \ th which the Prince is attended not only of soldiers but of constables ,. If the latter ha 4 bee a nii ^ ed preper ^ y aiaoUg . flj ^ people , one would think , aome one or otLer of the throwers of the stones wou ! 4 fa&f
been detected . Some persons havelieexi apprehended for tumultuous behaviour and it was attempted to bring a charge of treusoa , but on farther exaruination tjbis fell to the ground , and they were adapted on bail . Whether they will . be Uictl ptt any other charge ' time will discover .
But the issue of this day , has been of far greater importance , and its results w ^ re not anticipated by ministers at the time they frap ^ ed the speech from the th rone . That dissatisfaction reigus throughout the country cannot he doubted , but it tuust be distinguished fro ^ a disaffection , . " jf ^ e source , of this dissatisfactipii beiu ^ duly investigated will afford a sufficient cleWio
all the late proceedings . About six years ag- ' o the Speaker c ^ the House of QoiBpuous . deciared . th ^ t : tbere were mat-practices iii the represerVwrnon of the people at which our ancestors would blash , and it Was said tfeat ^ ne ^ of the ministers was involved in them and screened
from the punishment < if so hig ^ a m ? sde ~ m ^ aitour only , frooi the auiversa ] i ^ rand . notoriety of such pernicious coxi ^ H ^ it . This speech of the Speaker ' s fouqd its , v » y into ^ every corner pf the kingdoiu , £ it 0 ^ ie d every one t » inquire into the real r ^ g *^ psentation of the Commons ip Parlianie ^ y and how £ ar t , hat House asat » rc » sent
cpnstitvited was calculated to answer , the Jiurp « H 9 e < s for which it was originally dc ^ gg ^ d . O « e circumstance wais too striking ii + ip to produce & mry considerable sc ^ isat ^ arj , nauj ^ ly , that the greatest county ia & «* kingdom sends only two rneui , bej » tp
Parliament , whilst several individual ^ ^ i ^ ere known to possess the power , of , sep ^ ng two or three times that number ^ ( JU < ha < a ^ o been stated in the Hofisf that Stft&B * m it weri ? as , notoriously bought and ^ o ^< as stalU for cattle iu a fair . . .,
Kt . I . $ uch facts- at > these impressed udc ^ J ^ he mi ^ ds of every one , , and at a tluie jyv ^ Ucn the distresses of tbc uatiop forcibly catted upon all to inquire into tbeir cau ^ ts ^ produccd the elfect tlmt uii ^ ht l » , iwe be ^ ^ anticipated . From one t ^ id of the Uin ^ dppj . to the other were meetings for ^ tiUonin ^ JRailiaiu « nt > and frpm the openingof tl ^ I ^ orise the table of tl ^ e Cinn mo ^ ns mas JoatfciLwjth
declarations of gricv , aiice « couc | ied ^ q ^ ifferent tcrms 9 some respectful pud ^ J ^ rs vtpy uogi ^ ar 4 ^ d in tfyc Lr J ^ i »^ ua ^ e . r Q ** c caused iduiltinjial <^ ba 4 es , < ifid o /^ t )^ Ia , ^ ter everal Aweve rej ^ cU ^ ^ but tby , jtei ^ fyj&s . to the Ifousi ' 8 contain myriads upon myriads
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1817, page 127, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2461/page/63/
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