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Vornmissimers, tit to tenitplete cosolog Otter Ina
taking all my property, which he it/fallibly would
do if he could V/andits.) I vest as an toglishman.
This is not a time to be talking about paying 5 per
41! cent. upon nor income ;--don't you see the enemy is
at our door ?ibravo )I hope there will be an amend-
ment to the motion, that we citiaens of London
should raise 20,000 warriors, and go forth to meet
the enemy. (shout, of istplau-c.) My advice is, buckle
• let your Amcor, draw your ssecrrds, and anticipate
• The ainval of tl.e French (Expersions of tat. iorism).
My opinion is, that a tax more moderate could not
have been imposed. If the' worthy Liveryman had
4-auu4 forward a better substitute, • I would wil-
-I:ngly have supported it. You know as well as
• 4...4 that it is necessary to raise a great deal of money
s.ithin the year. They talk of instrnaions to your
P...preseteatives. I go to the Senate to hear and
eetermine, and not to be examined before-hand. if
:.r7 proposition better than the present ore is
'brought forward, I will give it my aid, hot if not,
I shall ceitainly sport the Bill. (Arplawe from
vine parr', anal haws from tix oecr
M. Ta Vans explained certain parts of his for-
srra speech, after which the first ticsolution was
Tut and catiied ttinnirnoto.ly.
bar %V A lie M A T•I preposesl the second Resolution.
He observed, that the worthy Alderman (Curtis),
hile he stewed his f. kald of having. put his foot
in it, had himself jumped up to the Hav-
ing explained and- kutitied the expression used by
Travers he observed, that it was not his bust-
? ess to propose rases. but if they would make him
4'hancillor of the Exchequer, and give him the
tmoltatents of the (*ice, he would try what he
could do. If- the present Minister could not
stomplish the thing, he ought to retire, and make
Toone for somebody else who could. Fie was of
*pit.ion that alterations in the old taxes would raise
an the money that was required. .With respea to
the tax on malt, the public brewer was taxed two
snillions more than persons who brewed for them-
selve-. The tax fell in an undue proportion on
those who had not convenience to brew their own
beer. •The tax on horses and servants was partially
laid. Those who had two servants paid 30 shil-
lings, those who had three or four paid sixpence ad-
vance ; and those who had ten or twelve paid no-
thing at all for the increase. There were a number
of other nibjeas that might be mentioned. By pro-
perly classing the old taxes, he maintained that a
-ifficient revenue iri7ht be raised. He observed.
that those who advised Ministers against levying
such a tax as the present one, were their best friends.
The second Resolution was read by the civic
officer.
Mr. PER RI CI :Omitted, that if any other tax could
be substituted, it was the duty of the Livery to in.
t oft tlwirßetwesentatives to oppose the present one,
but he di.! not thiuk, with reference to the charac-
ter of the Minister, that he was :t man who would
force ar unpopular tax, unless it was inevitable.
ton'Z'sar.)
Ald-ernan Rowcaorr submitted, that it was
unnecessary t.:) express any opinion with regard to
it tax that was defunct. He proposed that the Reso.
letionshould be negatived.
Mr. 'lna-. Lax moved an amendment to the
motion.
Mr. rs'arrtistsn said, he could consent to no
ni.teratien whatever, i: was a Resolution on which
ail the others deperuleel.
Mr. Ar itimsv et read the modifications contained
in the 1.'1;1; observed that further.ones were in con-
tetnpl.teun, and recommended that the Resolution
be withdrawn.
Mr. WatTitm AN refused to comply. upon wh',:h
Mr. Atkinson moved the previous question, but af-
terwards wtthdrew his motion.
The original Resolution was then put and carried
In the affirmative.
Mr. WattiolAN then moved the third Resolu-
thn
Mr. TRA VFa s said, it appeared to him the motion
was nothing short of the essence of incontestible
truth ; and as such ought to receive the unanimous
and firm support of the Livery.
The Resolution was carried unanimously.
The fourth Resolution was moved by Mr. WAtTit-
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Mr. TRAVERC said, he se .onded it with pleasure,
b?causc it struck ;At the principle of theßill ; a prin-
ciple which admitted of no modification.
Mr. TYRWIIIT r JONES,.." Gentlemen of the
Livery, with the greatest relatance I now address
you ; but the crisis of the world, and particularly
ns it alfelts England, is such that I hope and trust
I shall have a patient hearing (acclamatrons of en-
couregentr.s) I hope and trust that as a Liveryman
of the City, the Imperial City of London, I shall
prove I as conscientiousiy, and that I have nothing
- in view but the advantage of Old England, whose
rights it has been my lot, with Atlx.in shoulders,
to endeavour to sustain in the British House of
Parliament. With regard to the proposition, lam
sorry I could not in this Ilan state my abhorrence of
the former Income Tax. Gentlemen of the Livery, I
v, as the man who, in the late Parliament, day after day,
and night, after mg hr, glade,' the Minister., I com-
pelled hiin to rvlimpiish it. But now things are al-
tered. I would briny; the subjee.t into as small a
, compass as pssible. .1 wish to bring the livery of
London to such a proper sense and undcrstandirg
of their duty, that they may give tone and temper
to the rest a the world. This is as differ:zit a tax
from the last, just as this is a diferent war in
which we are engaged. Dar after day, and night
after night was I denouncing the old income Tax
as the Bourbon Tax, and the war as one, the obje& of
which was to restore the Bourbons to the throne of
France. But what is this war ? It is Bonapartes war!
(rativaselp!audits.) Whatisthismx? It is Bonaparte's
tat plawditi rrpeatrd.) The Ministers of this
realm did use the utmost means of conciliation that
men could use, in ordet to soften, if possible, the
arrogance of the Corsican tyrant. That ambitious
Chieffias said, I have annexed all the Principalities
of the Continent to my dominions, and now I will
have Ohl England for my cabbage-garden--
Le would cat you up—nothing can satisfy the
craving of bis iaordinate appetite. Should he conic
over, lane tell you, he will begin with the Livery cf
London. Do you think he will be satisfied with
five p.n. cent.? It is not the poor alone who will
*offer be still have thumb-screws and wooden
shrrs .:nd horsewhips for the rich. He will bleed

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the rich Ind gAlta ate poor. Instead of 'Nis ball '
being filled 'with honest Englishmen, who love thee
wives and their families, it will be filled with Sens-
temberizers and .lobesperians, and Bonapartism.
Instead of that ttaipeltable Chief Magistrate invest-
ed with the splendid paraphernalia of his (Ace,
you will perhaps have a French Proconsul. He
will come to Guildhall in spite of the terrific giants
that guard its gates, yea in the self-same coach in
which your Mayor was drawn ; the horses will be
decorated with to -coloured ribbands, and the wheels
will be greased with the fat and marrow of the
Livery. What then ought you to do ?—I say, whet
your swords ! Rally round the throne—defend the
mildest and best king that ever sat on it (thunders
of applause). I did not mean to say five words, but
really in times like these, one's soul is in arms, and
eager for the fray. I repeat, the enemy is at the
door, and it is your duty to do all you can to drive
him away." (Acclamation, reeouneled tbrostgh the Halt)
Mr. RowekOf r said, that although the Resolu-
tion he had to provos^ came rather late, and was
somewhat contracfiaory to those which bad been
adopted, yet he felt it his duty, in the siteation in
which be NelS placed, not to avoid addressing the
Livery upon a point in which their honour was
involved. It appeared to him that the good sense
and consistency of the Livery of London had been
brought in question. IN ith respeet to the late tax,
no man could approve of it, and the only defence
for the present one was, that it was necessary. He
thought if he could show that it was indispensibly
necessary, the Livery ought not to instruct their con-
stituents to oppose it. It it was necessary, what was
its objeCt? Nothing less than the security of the coun-
try. The Citizens of London should have first consider-
ed, whether the war was just and necessary under all
the circumstances in which the world found itself. It
had been decided in Parliament that a large part of
the expences of the war should be defrayed by taxes
•to be raised within the year. If the money was in-
dispensibly necessary to be raised, it must be by the
adoption of those means that would raise it. It ap-
peared that great difficulties had been found in
raising a large sum of money within the year. It
was that which rendered it inevitable that we
should raise k in the grievous manner proposed
by this tax. He Was not capable of suggesting
any substitute. What remedy then remained, bin
to submit patiently to what was unavoidable ? With
regard to the pocrer classes, their beverage had been
taxed, and that was all which could be done. With
respell to the rich, the present tax chiefly applied to.'
them, aad would be chearfully submisted to. As
the tax could not be avoided, be desired to ask,
whether it was consistent for the Citizens of London
to instrtia their Representatives to oppose it. He
hoped the collective wisdom of the House would
be able to propose the modes of taxation, and
that if the war continued, it would not be ne-
cessary to cc ntinue the Income Tax. This was
a war, which was certainly likely to be decisive
of the independence of these realms (great ap.
thyme !) The success of this war was necessary for
the existence of the counts y, and, if its success was
necessary, the means of that success must be sub-
mitted to. He hoped the Representatives of the Ci-
ty would at least take care, that such modifications
should be introduced as would render the Bill as
little vexatious and unconstitutional as possible. Ile
concluded by moving, as an amendment, " That
it is the sense of this Common Hall. that the
Representatives of this City should use their utmost
means, to prevail in Parliament, that the clauses in
the Bill, for the proposed Tax on Property and In-
come, should, in case no better means could be
devised, of raising the supplies during the present
Session, be so modified, that the tax might bear as
much as possible, equally on all classes, and be im-
posed without inquisitorial, oppressive, or vexatious
regulations, to the injury of commerce, and the
disquiet of his Majesty's loyal subjeds and citizens
of London, who were all equally aealous to concur
in every praCticable means of defending the Consti-
tution, and insuring the safety and independence of
these realms."

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Mr. WAIT itIIAN resisted the amendment. He
maintained that the worthy Alderman had drawn
his conclusions from false premises. The former
resolutions had declared that the Livery were ready
to pay their fair proportion of the taxes, provided
they were impartially raised. It could not he just
or impartial to tax an annuity or the profits of
trade, the same as permanent property. The wor-
thy Alderman had moved an instruction to the Re-
pt esentatives of the Livery, which it was impossible
they could comply with, for no modification could
obviate the objedions to this inquisitorial tax. There
was another objedion—they had declared that the
principle was unjust, and that no modification could
correct it. How then could a resolution be assented
to which proposed to instruct their Representatives
to assist in modifications which sere deemed im-
praCticable ?
Mr. Ts:Ave:is opposed the amendment, and ob.
served, that the language of the worthy and re-
spedable Alderman was adapted to the meridian of
Constantinople, and was unworthy to be uttered in
a free country. He dreaded the effect of such lan-
guage being transmitted across the Channel. What
a triumph would it be for Bonaparte to hear that
we were obliged to levy taxes because they were
necessary, and not because they were just. He con-
sidered that the worthy Alderman had rung the
funeral knell of the charaCter and hopes of the
country. He declared that this tax was not neces-
sary ; that we were not exhausted, but had re-
sources inexhaustible. (Hear! kear I) Such taxes
might be substituted as were founded ;1 principles
of justice, and would give content to those indi-
vieuals who would join hand and heart in re-
pressing the restless invader of the peace and tran-
quillity of the world.
Mr. Alderman Rower:our explained, and ex-
pressed himself in terms of honest indignation at the
unmerited assertion, that his words were calcutated
for the meridian of Constantinople. He was, he
said, young at present, hut he trusted, if he had the
honour of addressing the Livery, when grey hairs
covered his head, that no one should ever with
truth impute to him, that he had used words unbe-
coming the character of an Englishman.
The amendment was negatived, and the original
Resolution carried in the affirmative.
The sth Resolution was then put and carried.

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'The Milt*laden, for instfieng the, tip*.
sentatives to oppose the Bill, was moved,
The Loati*iron said, he felt himself ca
upon, as one of their Representatives., to ai
the Liv.2ry. He had hoped that there would Ira
been no occasion for the measure which had been
this day brought forward. He had expelled thist
the City of London would have eonsideredpnani-
mity in the prosecution of the war, as their first
objet, and would have taken this opportunity
to have shewn that sentiment. his was n mo-
mentous crisis, we were placed in a situation atvt:6l
in the sight of all Europe. We had seen mighty go-
vernments tumbling to atoms before the colossal
power of France. Was it to be borne, that we,
who had ever been free, should be told by the First
Consul of France, that he would invade our coun-
try. Should it be said, that w.-• lonLed with apathy
at our situation, and dez:i,ied coming forward with
the spirit and strengin which characterized antient
Britons (bum, of ah!lacw). Ought we not rather
to prove, that we deserved to be called the most
free and independent nation on earth. The present
que,tion was becc.:e Patliarnent. There was but one
opinion with regard to the late tax. l+e felt asmucb
as any one the dreadful situation in which it placed
the commercial world. With the sentiments by
which he was impressed, he should go to the House
of Commons with painful anxiety for the interests of
his Constituents. lie should do his utmost to guard
the privileges and franchises of the City of London ;
but he would go time independent, free, and un-
fettered. He was prstiaded that there was no man,
who had imbibed the spirit of independence, but
would wish his Representative to be as independent as
himself.
Mr. Alderman AND R CON observed that the
very were already in poss:ssion of his sentiments re-
garding instruCtions. lie lamented the heavy bur-
them necessary imposed upon the country, and parti-
cularly the tax upon Income. We ought, however,
to consider that the empire was in danger, and that
great exertions were necessary He wished anv
other tax could be proposed, and he pleged himself
to pay every attention in his power to the Bill in its

progress.
Mr. Alderman COOKIE said, he flattered him-
self he had been too long known to the Livery, and
too long in their service, to render any pledge ne-
cessary. The principle was rooted in his mind,
that every representative was bound to obey his
constituents. (ANlaw.) This was a principle so
fixed in his heart, that he should be ashamed if he
had ever uttered a word in contradidion to it. He
had made his appearance among the Livery, for
the express purpose of receiving their instruilions.
He should have thought it his auty to have obeyed
them, had they been contrary to what they were, but
he was happy to find their instructions were, on this
occasion, consonant to t:is own feelings. Ile then
observed, that he had, when this measure was tirst
proposed, expressed his intention of opposing it, and
had only reserved himself at the instance of a Right
lion. Gentleman high in office, who wished him to
wait till the different modifications were brought
forward. His objetlions went to the principle of the
Bill, and he considered that no modification what-
ever would render it palateable. It was a subjet of
pain to him to differ from his colleagues in Parlia-
ment, but he was not bound by their opinions. He
retained the sentiments he had always professed, and
afted upon, and he should never deviate from them.
The Resolution was agreed to.
Mr. TR AVERS, in moving the Seventh Resolution
said, it was one which might be as necessary as it
was just. He thought it would be an insult to the
understanding and good sense of the Livery to say a
word upon the subjeft.
Mr. Tmoßee seconded it, observing, that it could
not fail to meet the approbation of every honest
Englishman.
A motion was then submitted for the formation
of a Committee to carry the Resolutions into effe4l,
but the Lord Mayor would not allow it to be put,
conceiving that it did not fall within the scope of
the requisition by which the Common Hall had been
convened.
A motion then passed for publishing the Resolu-
tions in all the Morning and Evening Papers.
A Vote of Thanks to the LORD Ma.voit for his
readiness in convening the Meeting, was agreed to
unanimously.
His Lordship expressed his acknowledgments at
the honour done him, and assured the -Livery be
should ever be ready to attend to every pruper ap-
plication they might make to him.
The Common Hall dissolved, and the Citizens
departed.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE tr.
The Naval Department at this Port has been in a
continual bustle since last evening, in consequence
of an Express received tiom Loud-on : seamen have
been drafting from the small to the large ships,
which :ire preparing for sea with the utmost dis-
patch ; and the current report is, that the French
Fleet are at sea ; for the truth of which we do .not
vouch. Came in the Jamaica, of 2ti guas, Captain
Rose, from a cruise; the 'Wive, Drummond, from
Cork ; the /Ingo Cathorina, Hoist, from Dram ; the
Jupiter, Grant, from Guernsey; the Maria Sophia,
olm ; and the durora, Verro, from Stockholm.—
Sailed the Ma/a, of 80 guns, to join the Channel
Fleet.
Posysmovett-, JUNE 2S.
Admiral Montagne, the Commander in Chief at
this port, has shifted his flag from the Royal Save-
reun, of 110 guns, to his Majesty's ship Defiance,
7t guns, Capt. urham.
Sailed for Cawsand Bay, the Royal Sovereign,
Capt. Curry, to be paid bounty and advance, pre-
vious to her joining the Channel fleet.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Cerberui, of 32 guns,
Capt. Selby, from a cruize, and a gun-brig from the
Downs.

The Grampus, of 50 guns, Capt. Caulfield, has un-
moored, and made signal to that purpose to the con-
voy of East Indiamen, &c. under his orders, and is
expeited to sail the first fair wind.
The wind shifting to the southward, and the
western tide making, have occasioned the Routs!
Sovereign to bring up again in an easterly birth at
Spithead.

I.`etWilT, fuNr. 2(7.
A line of battle 1!471, and his tituLy',; brig Cwt.
nett, passed this port to the eastward this day, the
latter With French prisoners from Scilly for Ply-
mouth. A lugger privateer lx:longing to Yarmouth
is tint into Helford, in consequence of havin had
sixteen of her men pressed by a man of war oft' best.
By the ship Catkrite, Captain Nicholson, which
arrived On the 24th instant, in 86 days from the Ri-
ver of Plate, we learn, that near 150 sail of Spanish
vessels must now be on their passage from thence to
Old Spain, with valuable cargoes of tallow, hides,
ivory, and bullion.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
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The Diana, Purcell. from ThiStin for London, and the Wi-
liam, Malrnin, from Socct:rlantl fur Plymouth, have been .:4,;-
ttir44l off the sale of Wight, but since r. taken, and brought r.•••
to tymington.
The c,,,i3i,i,rno, from Senegtl for Antwerp, is
tAken by the Privateer, and INoi:ghtlittu Guerns.:ty. •
ARRIVED
At Liverpool—The Ceres, Moore, from New-York.
At Rotterdam—Brutus, Borne, fruin Nririenia.
At liarbudoes—Venus, Hasten, fr.on A irk
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MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT Gva.piaLL,
N. td.
Henry Merttins Bird and lienj 4ioin &car, orJeffiies-
square., Lund-in, inerchary: .
Richard James and William Wli'u of Greesuich,

Kent, grecera
DIVIDEN Ds.
John Nicholas Durand, of Mdlivan-areet, 'Bedford- row,
'omit tots • 10
B Nov, of Bitcbin-lane. 11
Samuel Tuner, the younger, of Laytonatone,
farmer ll

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