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London, England, 1808-12-09 00:00:00

cOIIItT OF

!L, Dec. &

At hull past twelve o'clock the Lotto MATCSit look
the Chair, l'or the ur,t nine. Ht returned thatik.* to
the Court for the limo% r they Ifa.l in cal hog
bial to that high situatio.i; an I he assured them
thrt every thiug should be dune, oat Me part, to rill
the office., iu all its coin poneut part.. to their *att.-
factioa ; and it was a pleasio6• renectiou to him.
that he had the assistance and advice of strut a
Court, to p, event him from crrin,.
The Clerk of the Court read the proceeding* of
the la.t Court, sifter which—. . .

fir. Deputy HALYra moved the Thanks of the
Court to J. Anislev, Esq. the late Lord Mayor, for
his zealous, uprisia, and imyardial couduLt duriog
km Mayoralty.
Mr. Qum rose and stated, that he never had
risen to speak on a subject more potful to him
than the present. The late Lord Mayor hurl ho-
mowed horn with many personal civilities, fur which
he should ever feel himself obliged. There
was no man he respects d more hr private life;
hat was that to silence him, when thanks
were going to be voted to him for his public ser-
vice-1 All private fceliis IlleW from him when the
pui,lic weal was in question ; when the rights and
privileges of the City had been abused ; when he
perm tted u most fl :grant breach of them, by allowing
John Christie, one of its fretartert, who was entitled
to he protected by the greatest city in the world,
to be impressed ; not only allowed it, but aided curl
assisted iu doing the act. Christie was impre,seti
iu the heart of the City of Lodon, by a press-gang,
and brought to the Mansion-house ; he laid before
the Lord Mayor his freedom and protection ; bewail
remanded to a common gaol, turd the Tuesday
fallowiog, whew the first Magistrate of the City of
London, sent him on board a tender ; and were
they then called on to give a vote of thanks for a
breach of their privileges, that Ito Lord Mayor, for
60 )cars past, dare to do ? If the cote were earned,
what stimulus,- what encouragement were they

giving to future Chief .Magistracies to do their ditty,
to be watchful of their rights and privileges ? Did
the Court remember the Committee of Inquiry
that was appointed to investigate into Chubbier
ease, and their report ? If they did, he was sure
there was not a man who approved of that report,
who could give his sanction to the present measure.
But if Gentlemen were determined that there
should he a vote of thanks, lie would move, as au
aineedurent, " That the words aeribat, upright,
atel impartial. should be left out.
Mr. Deputy Roe declared his anxiety to pre-
serve inviolate the rights and privileges of the City
of Loudon, and to oppose, with all his influence,
every encroachment upon theist. Still he could
not conceive, that the conduct of the late Chief
fila,,eistrate was such as to subject him to the re-
probation which the motion of the worthy Com-
mouer who spoke last directly conveyed. lo stitch
out iin;iortant and arduous situation as that of
Lord Mayor, allowances ought to be made for
those errors which were inseparably attached to
human actions. In his soul lie believed, that,
making such allowances, the late Chief. Magistrate
fulfilled hia trust with zeal, ability, and public
tats
M" r. Qut*, iu comeliaace with the wishes of
away Members, withdrew his amendment for ex-
Pungin words " erult" hai.. cod moved iu its
place keviou:qiiestion.
A Member, whose name we could not leant, ex- •
pressed his coincidence with the sentiments of Mr.
Deputy Box ; anti concluded with an assurance,
that there was not in that great Metropolis in indi-
vidual who more hiehly estimated, and would
more sincerely :struggle for the protection of its
chartered rights, than the late Lord Mavor.
Mr. /acme contedered the Court would best pre.
serve the value Af its thanks, by exercising a due
discrinsiiiatiou, bath as to persons and octillions,
in bestowing them. The approbation of that Court
ought not to be colaerreil on unworthy objects,
merely as a matter of course, as in the case of
thanks to a Corporation Chaplain, for his excellent
sermon, which, perhaps, not Line man in ten either
heard or read. The coniluct of the late Chief Ma-
gistrate,as it referred to the imprisonment and i in-
pressin,4 of a Liveryman, bad laten so ably exposed
by the eloquent mover of the amendment, (Mr.
that it would be au intrusion on the time of
the Court, longer to occupy its attention on that
point. There were, however, other parts of that
conduct, which the original motion of thenks wont
to approve, fi net winch he must dissent. Rumours,
pretty generully circulated, bud conveyed to the
public, that the Nlausioss-horse was deprived of
the presence of die lade Lord Mayor for days ; and
on days-when there was an official atterichtece, men
of business. were detained, long after those hours
set apart for the performance of public duties.--
With respect to the facility afforded by the late
Lord Mayor to the Members of that Court, on all
occasions, he hid to observe. that it was his duty to
have once soitglit an interview, mid his reception
was as repulsive and forbidding to if tie presented
himself ix/or/tin pauperis.
Mr. GAIFFIIHS said, that if he were to fellow the
dictates of private respect, in opposition to the calls
of public duty. he would most certainly coincide in
voting the thanks to the late Lord Mayor. Bat
when he perused the oath of office taken by him,
and contrasted with that document his conduct.
with respect to Mr. Christie, he could not but
boldly assert that the franchises of the citizens
London were wilfully, knowingly, avid afore.
thoihrlit viohateil by the iate Chief 44agistrate. He
had taken no hasty step, iiiasiuueh as he had, from
the Saturday until the Mhoility,Tull time to reflect
npok the proeeedine which he was sheet to adopt,
or to advise with his brother Magistrates on its pro-
priety or impropriety. Unless that Conn MRS com-
prised of weitiiiercutika, it must condemn the line
the late Lord Mayor hod taken, and surety it would
not vote to lino the WIMP expression of its approval,
whirl, it lied formerly conferred on a Berk ford,
Savrlwidge, and a Townsliend ; and, in more leo-
deru time:, on a Comte, a !'rice, a Shaw.
When a LiVt.rytnati was brought before Sir (,:harleA
Price. to 1w protected from the impress, *the lan-
riage of that dignified Magistrate was, *. For this
protection the ancestors of Liverymen have paid."
Mr. Alderman Uncle considered the dre6iois of.
the Court to decor), the expenses of Christie out of
the Chamber of the City, a complete declaretion,
ou its patt, that it was satisfied with the explaua-