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offer, observing that he would take no step which
might teed to create a tumult, where his object was
to prevent I violation of the public peoce.—
The worthy Gentleman cOncluded by proposing a
vole of thanks to the Lord Mayor for us conduct
on the late occasion—(jw which see adreriisemest.)
Mr. JUPP seconded the motion iii r speech in
which he warmly eulogived the conduct of the Lord
Mayor. As to the warrant for Harrison, hr thought
the Lord Mayor would have been guilty of a cul-
pable neglect of duty if he had not ordered it to
be executed.
The question was tl:en put for the vote of thanks
to the Lord Mayor. when—
Mr. Aldermen WAITNNAN !Me SA said, he
could, no suffer this motion to ;pass in advice...af-
ter. the observations that hail been made respertiug
his conduct. With reference to *kit had (idlest
from the Lord Mayor towards him, hr had only to
say, that he was &Moll!' of leaving out of his con-
sideration any thing which partook of the nature of
pertional rell-ction. It was always his practice to
drew a distinction between the Magistrate ass the
sphere of hie duty, and he had ever been ready, de-
void of all personal con-iderstions, to ossiat the in-
dividual in the performance of the latter, whenever
occasion rendered that assistance necessary. He
might have been wrong when he announced to the
Lord niyor that military troops were in Smith-
field—he, however, thought it the time he was
oily doing his duty, and that was for him a suffi.
cietit coticitielion. As to the arrangements made in
the city. lie had only to say, that up to the hour of
half-past eleven O'clock, lie was perfectly ignorant
of even where the Lord Mayor was, and lie had
heard that the Magistrates of Middlesex were tin
the game situation. lie was himself a resident not
far from the Mansion-house, but he had received
no communication from the Lord Mayor, although
Mr. Alderman Wo.al, who lived at a distance. had
heard from him. He (Mr. Waitlimon) lied sent to
the Mansion:house to inquire for his Lordship, bolt
had only heard that he was jolt gone, and when lie
heard that some troops were seen within his own
said, he had only in concurrence with the opinion
of a gentleman of that ward, who was a friend of
the Lord Mayor, represented to his Lordship that
pitch 3 parade was going on, and he got such a re.
caption fur hit comniunication, as he revs not a little
surprised at, mod which could he beet guessed
front those who knew the suavity of his Lordship's
manners on such occasions. fir had done his duty,
and he was glad that matters had terminated as
they had done. Wheir lie made the communica-
tion respecting the military permits in Smithfield,
he had no idea that a warrant was about to be exe-
cuted on Harrison—he had only heard that thirty or
forty constables had taken a man from the waggon.
He thought at the time, and he retained the opi-
noon, that this was on unwise rod injudicione pro-
ceeding, and were he in the situation of his Lord-
ship, he would sooner have stood upon Isis respon-
sibility, in tint executing the warrant at the ;mud-
color moment of the case, than of enforcing it with
the risk that might have ensued, hut which, tho•igh
tar man could anticipate it, happily ensued. Were
he in such a responsible situation, lie confessed he
would never have sent 20 or SO constables, at the
tiossible risk of their lives, to do au tact which might
have been dime without any such contingency.
Soon after this occurrence he sow 30 or 40 consul.
Ides rushing out iii a body from the Compter (per-
haps this body was the second division that went to
arrest Harrison) ; he asked the Lord Mayor whe-
ther they were going in this manner by his autho-
rity ? Ilia Lordship replied in the negative.—(Mr.
Smills exclaimed "no!")--He (Mr. Alderman
Waldman) would trust to the accuracy of his re-
collection, and repeat his former statement. As to
what had been Blinded to with reference to what fell
horn him to the Gentlemeis of the City Light Horse.
lie bad simply asked them whether they paraded
there by orders from the Lord Mayor. He thought
he hail a right to put this question, as Alderman of
Ward in which they hail taken their station. What
he hail done, lie lied no reason to repeut.—(Hear.)
The LORD MAYOR disclaimed any intention al
preserving the peace of the city by any other
mean* than those furnished by the civil power. He
could not, of course, ascertain before hind the
precise spot on which his attendance might hr
deemed necessary. but he hart communicated to the
Court of Aldermeri, that by sending to the Man-
sion-house at eight o'clock, they could learn where
he would be. lie had not left the Mansion-house
until half-poet nine o'clock, and he then left word
where he could be found. He was the more sur-
prised at the Worthy Alderman's ignorance of his
position. as hr had received two letters from him
the course 'of that morning, one at half-past ten
o'clock, sod the other at eleven o'clock.
Mr. PEARSON, after eoinmenting upon the Lord
Mayor's conduct in the strongest terms, proposed,
as an amendment, admitting the thriller due to the
Lord Mayor for his conduct in °lnking arrange-
taints to preserve the public peace, but reprehends
ing the unjustifiable introduction of a military
force in the unnecessary manner in which it had
been manifested. With respect to die arrest of
Harrison, he had •heard that this nom had given
bail in the country% and therefore his arrest was DO-
necessory in town.
Mr. PATEL!. regretted the introduction of the
military force, or, rather, the manifestation of it by
a few, as well as the manner of arresting Harrison;
but he still thought that the original motion. if.it
included the Magistracy. ought to be agreed to.
Mr. Altlermiiii LioniweLt. warusly praised the
conduct of the Lord Mayor.
Mr: Alderman Wool) attached little value
to the straggliug military in the streets; but lie
thought the Lord Mayor owed some explanation
respecting the three Life Guardsmen in the Greets.
yard. lie still hoped that the lust line would he
knocked out of the amendment. Thanks were
certainly due to the Lord Mayor and the Magis-
trates fur their proper precaution', although the
peaceable separation of the people had rendered
those precautions unnecessary.
Mr. Peanuts could not agree to alter the form of
his amendment.

Mr. 6 RIFFITINS appealed to Mr. Deputy Reeves,
whether liarriron, when he was brought before the
Lord Mayor, was nut distinctly 'irked whether he
had any defence to make, and had nut answered
that he had only to say he could procure bail, hut
he was tumble to do do at the moment us he was
►emoved from his friends—he said he thought that
when the Mestiug was over, which would trot be, be