The National Register. — London, England, 1819-01-17 00:00:00

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IVe have before expressed our opinion that they have been urost unjustly end tyran nically doomed to death by the American Govermitetit, and we hope, with the Editor a Mars, " no distant period this business will receive from tim Btitish Parliament, a strict awl tkorough investigation." But we most not suffer our passions to get the better of cur reason. Peace with all the world is Xtlairable— but pemo with America is particularly so to as. We know enough of war, it. ;s lwpad, to make us careful how we aglin light its torch. Voltaire says, "Si vous voulez une histoire suns guerres, lisez cello des Anges." Let us endeavour that onr future history may give a negative to the truth of his remark, and hope that our Representatives, in all their deliberations, will earnestly strive, as far as is consistent with the national honour, to preserve for us the lelessingswf peace. WAR IN THE CITY OF LOVDON. The Lord Mayor, Mr.. Deputy. Williams, of Cannon Street, Mr. Thomas Nathaniel Williams. ant: other re spectable inhabitants of the Ward of Walbrook.—A considerable degree of ferule:4las for some time past prevailed in the city, of the particulars of which we have taken some pains to infkam ourselves. Of the two gewlemen named Williatos, one, Mr. Deputy Williams is for, and the other, Mr. Thomas . Nathaniel Williams, is against, the LortC.Mayor.. The origin of the dispute occurrexi is Decembek. 18 I 7, - when Mr. T. N. Williams first l•came a reedidter to represent the ward ut Walbrook in Comourn Council : at this tine he loSt his election ; but in a few mouths another con test tool: place in muse:Tie:we of a death, and he would have had a majority, but the •other members of the Common Council for this ward, light in number, being averse for buying him fur a colleague, came thennadves to the poll, and he in constereence lust his election a second time by a majority of three votes. On last St 'lliumas's•day, however, he came in without opposition. The squabbles that arose during these three contests were numerous, and are likelyau occupy the attention of • our superior Courts ; ns stttrue bill of indictment was found 6n Thitrsday last by 4be Grand Jury for the City of Loudon, sitting at the Oil Bailey, against Mr. Delany Williams, for a misJetneaneor in refusing to produce the lru,k of accounts-et' the said ward, pur suant to the Act of Parliameotqlf tie 10th of Gen. 11. On the bill being found, Mr. Dg i alty Williams pre bail, (the Lein • ayor was one of his ball„) and trove/s -ea it to Ye next Sessions ; sod we have since heani that it has, or will be, relit:wed into the Cuurt of King's Bench. It is nmessary next to s!..t* that Mr. Thomas Na tiowiel Williams is one • of the: time a tt o ruks o f t h e Mayor's Court ; and that, tl.iring the contests and at a :vardia. , :c, the Lard,,jl,ayar, Own Mr. Alder. man Atkins, pr:•siding over t ward, o'iserved, allud ing. to Mr. T. N. IViiiiamsert fYou, Gentiemen, may elect ;his Lawycr, ii ymra pi.e4; I will ber , r. associatewithbite, or put my trop: tuilet the smite table. . . The Lori :Wayne not wifikin:„ it is supposed, to firfeit hi.: word, and Mr. T. - N. • I'l'i!Hams being deter- Inioe.l to support what. - he :conceives to be his jutst tight. the followim warfaxe twcon than has been the re wit :-- It ..v..:s so long bac': as the r 1808,• that 'Jr. T. N. Ic Williteis piirelasA at a put. ,s:ile of tlp.; C9rporatioo of Lon.'on, fur ;!,000 gait:::i and tipwards,!iis place, and all the ri:;'lts, fete, and tad-vantage thereto below.- - ; mil, ....aong . the rest, a!privilcge of a se:it at trie ~I . ' tae S..t.or,t ht.arer, in , totation - with the f other t ,,,talies of toat ('cart. llii , rotation etinanen.:cti on -,'.c. - , t . ..e I i'l.h ir,,t. and Will continue until this duv, - 11. 01 Monday !fit, the I all; Mr. I. N. -r,linsly rrc:euttlid hitr.scif : it itaivattl to t 111!, PRICE 90. bo Piough Monday, which at the Mausion House luis been considered a gala day, when the household dine with the Lord Mayor and family in state, as a matter of coarse. Mr. Williams went to the Sword hearer's . ' room, and was soon informed that he would not be permitted to dine with the homichold, and that if he . did pisraist its doing su; he would be ti.rned out. Mr. Williams, however, considering himself Lntitled, as a matter of right, to a seat, went into the Lord Mayor's Ritriour,. and took it at the table acconlinly. The Lord “nyor wain afterwards entered, and havine. 'flared the Lady Mayoress in ha seat, was proceeding • to his onfn chair, when he discovered MrWi4iitms not , air from him, toy/hunt he in,it t stitly walketrup and said, , Sir, you are not invited." He then e'sdled 'to his 4 servant' wants, exclaiming, " Turn him out ! six of you, tin Mrstei of this house, and I will be obeyed. ;urn )iits out 1" Any oue can better conceive titan , re can deserihe, what now took place. It ended, . iowever, iii Mr. T. N. WilliateS king forcibly turned tut; awl, we are ilifermed, the Lord Mayor assisted in . . - v - .pis operation. I The next day ( Tuesday) was also a regular dinner ty, et- the Sword hearer's table ; anti at the apeointed I ) ur Mr. Williams came to the Mansion i.ou;e, anti is informed by the porter at the gate that he was not tit cater. lk, hewever, took no notice, and tweed Da to the Sword bearer's room, where he soon received a message from , r. Dixon, the nouse steward, by Blakesby, a servant, that the Ler' +layer would not sutler hint (Mr. Williams) to. remain in the honsct Mr. Williams, however, explained his right, and in ibrused them, that he should of course dine there as usual, and then seated himself; upon which the Lord Mayor entered the room, with six or seven terveotti e and laid bold of Mr. William's arm, saying, " Servents, put hint out imaiedietely—do as.l bid you at the peril of your pisses." Mr. Williams endeavoured to ex: , plain his right.- Tile Lord Mayor answered, " I will abide by the .co naequences ;" anti Mr. Williams WAS again thrust out of the Mausion House. On the fiillowing• day (Wednesduy) Mr. Williams caused writs to be -issued from the Court of kihg's Bench,- and served on the Lord Mayor and titer of the servants who turned hint out. The Name day lie again to , k his place at the .Sword-bearer's table, when the • Lord Mayer gave orders that no dinner should be thAmed up while Mr. Williams' was there. Mr. Williams however waited, anti in about an hour after the usual time et'. dinner, the Lord Mayor, with his eervants, came into the room where Mr. Wiliterns, was, cud ad dressed him thus,—" Sir, you have brought an .action agaiest me, that is enough to try the right; I cut de termined you shall not remain here, war you had beter go quietly ; without any one of my ! . ervants laying hie hands on pm." Mr. Williams answered, that he had been well advised, and that he should resist by force. The Lord Mayor replied, that he would send for pewee officers ; and that he wuelti order the dinner in ante. titer room, where he, Mr. ‘Villiams, durst not enter. The Lord Mayor and M. Willietas then entered into no A tilt:n=6oa, which ended in his Lordship ordering Mr. Williams to be turned not a third time, and be was turned out accordingly, for' which assault Mr. Wil li:mu> has brought :Another action. Oa Thursday NIA-. Williams again went to the Man. sion House, beiug determin 'd to take his scat at the Sword-Bearer's table, notwit;.4aading avant had pas bed on.thp three pr.et.ding days, when he fouud every door haled il;,;:tiost ;ar,. Friday, as wilt based' by our report, under the `m per head, he,applied to tlf.e Si:tatig Alderman at Guild hall for a !rum to enter the Mansion House, which he still tound lnAted against him. The Alderman •(Mr. Christopher Smith), however, ‘comidered it a qitev.ion of s.:eit great importanee, that he refused to do so, until he took the opinion of the Court of AMermtn. - - . In atidtti.),l to the shore narrative, a petition from . . the Ward of WalbroGk has lxn pvsaanted• w the Court of A'afe:uum, complaining that the present members of that W.:111 are improperly returned by the Lott Mayor. 7his queition will conic on next Tuesday. Friday a C•ou{t of. Directors was held at till: East. India Hou ,, e, when the fidiowing Captains were sworn . into the V1:111111111(1 of their mixt tive.ships, viz Captain G. Wel,ae.l.l, liencral Harris, Prince of Wales's Islanol, awl China; Capwia Ros ,3 ; Matirm and Deazal. 712 . / /. Ha 571.—V0L. XII. rounem.. insQuisrrioN. MELTING OF I'AIILIANIENT. THE licitish Parliament hus again assembled, and although under circumstances of on almost universal "owe, it,. perhaps, scarcely ever had subjects of more vital /wow importance to consider, titan those which must soon come under its discussion and deliberatiem For some time it bus been rumoured that important eianges in the Iklinistry were likely to take place; how far this may be true, we cannot pretend to determine ; bot we think that if any change do. 3 happen, it will, yrobebly, not be one of material importance. There s i t cum, however„ from pretty good authorit7, to be ; much stronger Opposition Party in the house of Com.. maiislhan during niaoy former Sessions of PaOiament. The number of Ministerialists is stated to be 398—that of.the Opposition, 247, besides the do4tids, so that we suppose " the tug of war" will be considerable.— Ainoug the most interesting and important subjects which will soon occupy the attention of Parliament, sec may venture to rank the consideration of our rela tions and connexions with France—the discussion of Parliamentary Reform—the Amendment of our Cri l minal Code—and the lute tragical end of our two countrymei, Arbuthnot and Ambrister, who were mooed by order of the American Govern.iient. With respect to our relative situation with France, and the money which the French Government has stipulated to pay ourselves and our shies, we think that there is here a very suspicious, and extraordinary procrastina tion. T!.e first palest for payment mentioned, was 9 months ; the next 18 ; and now it bas been further protra,ted to 27*niunths. Under these circumstances, there is some reason to fear that this " bonne iiiir of the French may degeacrute into a "Punica fides." The internal state of France, however, under their new and popular Ministry ; unitt4 with the good intention:: of the King, seems likely to remain in a state of trauvil lity. They certainly are making a slow and gradual progress towards a free constitution and political liberty ; that freed.,m and liberty which is the peeu- 1 ar and well grounded bunst of our own revered country, and the tone of which is taught by almost every continen:al rawer; the spring has risen from the fountain head of England : France, frussia, and Germany are aJout imb Ling is sa utary streams, and nations tar remote will yet feel its roue. - But as in rite best regulated states, and in the finest constito - tions, there is always something which uk. , y he ren. tiered better, awl drawn still near r to perfection ; so in our own there arc some defects winds we hope will temperately and gruvlually be removed Of this that great and enlig tinted statesman Pmr was fully aware. Via, are no wild and unrestrained uilvocates fur refocus, hut grounding our observations on the busis of public opinion, we arc fully convinced that our popular re presentation may be improved, and sincerely hope that it will. Ot tiro same time we would recommeod all *Mos reformers and oppositionh.ts to' take the excel. lent advice of Horace, which has equal force in Poli o tical us in poetical truth " elii plura rites: in connihe, lion ego pastels oCendur maculis.'• Our Criminal Code has been mentioned betere, us one of the subjects to which it is hoped this prezent Parliament will. pay pe culiar attention—nod it is Lore that we think there is the s:rimgest call for chatioe and improvement. It is surely most lamentable and disgraceful to our eetintry, that offences comporatively trifling, and of little: letri :tient to society, should, in many instances, :meet ; with equal ponisinuent us the nest atrocious toinies;Mol no• ill .__ be do sincerely hope that this subject W t? ii y CR:I vaned. Deeply is it to be rerettod that one of the most temperate lichwiners, and strenueus aorporors for autelioratien of our Ciiminal Cede is now air moo:.