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BRIDGES, M•voa.

A COMMON COUNCIL, holden in the CHAMBER of
taw GUILDHALL of the CITY of LONDON, on
MONDAY, the Bth Day of Oteecober, 1819;
RESOLVED,

rroiAT Petition, be pre.eitted to both Houses
of Parliament, representing, that this Cord has
learnt with apprelsepsion and regret, that measures subver-
sive of our free Constituti aaaa have been submitted to Par-
liament, by the Mini of the Crown, on the pretext of
conspiracy for the destruction ufall Religion, Government,
and Propi rty, within the Realm.
For the detest of so monstrous a design, did we believe
in tt reality, we should be most anxious to employ all the
,:revs that we possess; but, while such an alarm rests
ro,tily upon unauthenticated or anonymous statements,
atrtch have been submitted to no investigation (however
von,‘ti.nanced by the turbulent ronilitet and inflammatory
'sidings of some misguided or evil-minded men), we can-
not perceive the necessity of any abridgment of our
I. Lei t ars.

Deeply lamenting the prevalence of discontent, we hum-
bly recommend to Parliement, as its only proper care, a
%Meyer and 1 endeavorsr to remove all just ground of
complaint; and, eensible of the incoevenieneies arising from
frequeett large assemblagev, and from the want of respect
and affictiou twin-rem the Magistracy and the people, we re-
spectfully submit that a Coustouti 4444 al Remedy weight be
found in the establishment of a due Repiesentation, and
liberal itemicipal C:onsiltutiuns, azreeable to the elicited
misty and analogy of our Government, fur those places in
which popithelion bas extensively accumulated, but which
du nut yrt eitioy them.
tt e fully participate in the disgust excited by some late
plottications hostile to the Christian Religion and the public
Iw•re; yet, a% they immhdiaurly became alit objects of ge-,
urral desesuatiom and could have been at once submitted In
the judgment of the Laws; and as they hear an infinite-1y
salad proputtion to these productions which are favonrabk
to littowledge, viriur, and relieson, they seem to us to af.
lord nu retro° for subj. (tine the Press to enactments calcu-
lated to I• all who are co:met-red with it—to destroy its
freedom—mid to prohibit stone of its most useful labours.
tit• trust, there fore, th■t at a tiene when we anxiously ra-
per:ea aw 18448088608 into transarliOns which home recrui-
t), relied forth an expression of gt areal theapprobatime, sad
heriu•d fur sack a Retlrces of Grievances, and Reform of
A 1,,.,., 84 aright allay the irritated feelings alba People,
Parliament will not hastily, and without inquiry, dewing the
prevalence of an unfounded or exagterated alarm, pan Lass
nu account of a partial and temporary evil, tending perms-
oeoily and universally to afl,rl the liberty of ilw subject,
and to produce increased irritation, e bile Ilwy sit inefficient
as to the purposes fur which they are designed.
Should, however, some measures be thought necessary
fur she preservatirm of the politic peace, we eansemly en-
treat that Parliament aid 841,.111 484-11 only as shall be It-
witted in their exlellt 884 duration ; end that its next care
mas le, to reject the 11.4priale censtsels of those Am would
✓efuse all CuliCess. ,to apply itself to the effectual correc-
tion of those abuses and rickets a hob have gisea rise to
the pievalling dimuntent.

WOODTHORPE

Sir S'.,w. RAWLINS Mimed the adoption of the Resolution
fur stint pnfpose recommended by the Committee.
Mr Dimon thought. that the teestion involved in the
roweetations might to be set at rest, and that the gentlemen
',enameled ought to he anxious for its decision, particularly
as they p.orergell to be so fortified in iunuctuce,
Mr. ()Lomas', as a Member of the Committee. stated,
Ott the C mince were all of opinion flpt the snestion
should be set at rest, but that the measuk. s propoied• for
that purpose were so mined with politic4viangos and per-
sonal pique, that they imagined that the only eflitt of them
would be to create irreconcilahle animosities birween the
three branches of the Corporation. The question itself
might be tried under an order of the Cubit, as • frivol'
question, without personal prosecution; or a Court might
he specially held, calling to evidence Igo opinions, sill:
consulting peer...dews, or legal opinion /Milt be lakeu on a
care agreed Sr. by a Committee.
Ald.rmatt I.Vatenstait did not cure whiti they did with
She question as it regarded himself, where thej tried it, or
how. If the intention had been merely to try the question of
right of th-litseration in the Common Mill at Miehoelmag, ur
soy other time generally occupied in business of course, it
would Lave been easy to settle it by going into that very
question, and calling for iwecedents mid legal opinions. As
it was, abating their vindictiveness, the proceedings were all

Mr. T. N. WILLIAMS lamented the variances among the
three branclirs of the Corporation, and disarproved of the
proceedings. He was out with the worthy Alderman (Width-
man) in politics, but he had honesty enough to declare, 'hot
it was an injustice done that Gentleman in the proceedings
to mingle his name with that of Hunt, when it was knowu
that he would scorn to speak to Hunt. The probable effect
of the prosecutions would be to excite acrimony iu the minds
(tithe persons sued, and induce them to adopt systematic
opposition to the measures of the Court.
The Report was received, and ordered to be laid before
the Court of Aldermen to-morrow (this day).
Mr. AILILI presented a Petition from the Ward of Crip-
plegate.Within ; it recommended that • sum of money
should be voted out of the City funds; and. 2dly, that the
Court should witlidsaw the prosecutions above surutioned.
Alderman ATLINa wished to know what description of
persons from Manchester litsi applied to the Ward to make
this application to them' Sr
Mr. Assoc replied, that it was the spoutaneons feeling of
the Ward. Similar Petitions had been frequently presented.
He could shelter himself by asuseromi precedent's.
Alderman Amore was astonished at the fear and alarm
evinced at the prosecutions. Juries were huuest, and nu
good man need dread inquiry. He would not say that he
was a good patriot—(Near, hear)—because if he itid he
would out be belicred.—(Lord cherrs.)—Bat he bad wirer
deprived any Englishman of bus rights.
Mr. OLDHAM differed entirely from the Petitioners. The
Court had Hsu money for such objects as they recomosensled.
lie was astonished, however, at the observations of the
worthy Alderman (Atkins). His (Mr. Oldham's) friends
were, indeed, nut afraid of prosecution, but the charge had
been got up in secret—the evidence prepared its secret, and
the worthy Alderman himself was at the bottom of it. As
In his declaration that lie had deprived no Englishman
of his rights, the transactions on which those prsoiecut
were founded, would never have taken place but fur the
denial of the worthy Alderman to convene a Hall.—(Hear,
hear.)—Most of the evils which thee raided the country,
would have been entirely avoided but fur such comfort.
The danger of public meetings, which he would readily
admit, had been greatly aggravated by the difficulties
thrown io the way of meetings of legitimate bodies.
Alderman WAITIIMAN wished to reply to the extraordi.
nary notioss put forth by Alderman Atkins. By his ques-
tion it would he supposed that the sabring and killing the
people of Manchester was of no importance to use people
at large.

The Lotto Mayon again
personalities.
Alderman WAITRILIN said, if he did not labour under
the greatest delusion, be was only making a fair statement
of the Alderman's (Atkins) argument. Now, be insisted ou
it, that whenever, or wherever, lives were lust, without
expulpatory or expiatory proceedings following thereon,
there was an injury dune In every subject in the Stale. As
to the other notion of the Alderman, that it was the nature
of innocence to seek inquiry, his answer was, that the Com-
mime directing the prosecutions was a secret nue, that the
evidence was ex-parte, that the testimony might (yen be
perjured, that every thing in the shape of defence was put
down, and the proffered testimony of an officer of the Cuurt
refused. He thought such a trial as this, with the chance
of having some hundreds of pounds, were more than the in-
uncence of any man should be called ou to encounter,
merely to ascertain the nature ■nd extent of the right of
the Livery to deliberate in Common Halls not Epeeist!), eon.
versed. As to the boast of the Aid. Elnan, that he had de-
prived no Englishman of his right, what did he call the re.
focal to convene the Livery to petition Parliament ? That
was a right expressly insisted on is Magna Charts as an an-
cient anti inshenable right. Had not the Worthy Alderman
also prevented the Livery from petitioning against the im-
position of three miliions of taxes? Yet this was a viola.
ttuu of the Bill of Rights.
Mr. CROOK, in reply to the boast of the Worthy Alder-
man's (Atkins), of nut having deprived ally one of his
sight., begged leave to inform him, as he (Atkins) bad nut
heard the minutes of the last Court read, that Hoy con-
tained a vote of censure on bim fur depriving the Livery of
their rights doting Lis Mayoralty.--(Chetiv.)
The Petiti &&&& was then received.
Mr, FAVILL moved that the requisition should be read on
which the Court had been etinveued.
The requ oo n bring read,
Mr. FA vet.t. roar again. Hewes bound, in common with

the avoillauee of

the Court, to thank Ins Lordship for the handsome readiness
with whit la he had c.,mplied with the wishes of the citizens.
He hoped fur such indulgence and 'Motion from the Court
as was becoming the gravity and inoportance of the subject
be should invite them to. The Resolution and Petition
were so drawn, that be hoped fur the support of all parties
to it who protesved to feel 11111161.1111 fur the liberties awl wel-
fare of their country. The rri‘is we were •pproaching was
late Scylla and Charybdis. He nemensbercd Horne Tooke
myPig, that he would prefer the temporary porgmory of
anarchy, to the everlasting hell of desputirin. He (Mr. F )
hoped we were not reduced to such au alternative, though
the vise of the country was erty much like it. He should,
burever, in such n cam adopt She same op• • as Mr.
Tooke. He complained of she partieulara atized sip with she
prom coition of his friend Alderman Waithlualst especially
that of coupling him with Hunt. Hr (Mr. F) hail been at she
Home at some religious meeting, and sat by the
side of the Chancellor of the Exchequer; as well might it

he 'recreated from thence, that lie was a Ministerial mull.
He would come, however, to a snore momentous subject—
the rights of the citizens. as they were likely to lie affected
by the 11,11 s pealing in Parliament. He defied any one to
pot his finger on Rosy resolution of that Court, Paling to
invite a hrearh of the peace, or countenancing, in any de.
grec, sedition.. or blasphemous writings. It haJ always
been contended there, that thou, large county meetings
were altogether improper and inischieviiiis; they were gene-
rally attended by spies and imprinripled arch-hes, who made
Treasonable speedier., and caused *ifs to he ascribe., wills
inflammatory mottoes. Rot were Englishmen therefore to
abandon their Eights and relimpluh those valuable laws
prepared fur them by their S:11•011 microbus ? Were the de-
scendants of Alfred to what the tyravit's plea of neces-
sity, and mstrer themtlirpation of Ow ir liberties, enjoyed fur
PO many ag.s? The mean., tOr remedying du evil of la
multuous assemblies acre already prepar, it in 1•34,14 0f,1111.6,
boroughs, and twmhes ; but 110 care had hero [alien to
',cure similar opportunities for plates ttf growing import-
ance in population and trade. He sod tricot's had hero
no anuncing the approach of that tvi I of molt it sidinun•
meetings for years in that Coact and Halt The mare fur it,
however, which the Gus...runlet.* 04/1 aillyisf i 4 would de.
May insulate altogether. He then took iv -view of the new
831 s. In respect to that for the searchiag Its truss.,
NI that it would out be accommoird„ as it Isliss in the stoke
country, with flaming. He had Mein in the inlay, and re-
tained still an old sword which lie Ikea wore. He should
be happy to dispose of it, list souse informer, such as bad
avrornuo the Intended Aring of the City before Alderman
Atkins, al Id-swear that he had a cellar full of arum An-
other subject of treat i'Mportance was the Rill to regulate
meetings. It 11/101 straps* to understand she provisions of
the Hills ; but if he understood this one at all, a Magistrate
and a spy,,slarig..in concert, might pat down soy meeting
whalorievel% afrti he considered peculiarly and highly
dangernito, both in its ireni.'di ire effects and their

cuosequences. What hut the (rotators, with which
Englishmen had been habilitsteil to th dare theeeselves on
public questions had saved the country ? Take away the
right of meeting, sod discontent must then have retonrre to
secrecy; perhaps, like the Gentlemen opposite, the people
might for a while take to tart re, meeting.; bnl in the cod,
dissatisfaction, thus compressed, would les,l to disalfecti 4444 ,
and from thence to sedition, treason, and private conspiracy,
till trenchery and the stiletto would become as fashionable
an in the most debased countries. Magna charts and the
Bill of Rights in an esperi ii manner secured the right of
meeting to petiliou for redress of grievances. Thr soeihi-
Intion of this right, which was almost eon:prised in the new
Bill, put him in mind of lur' saying of a great lawyer, who,
when King William observed to him, "You are growing
old," replied, " Yes, amyl if your Majesty had not come user
when you did, I should have outlived the Cuinititiiiion it.
self." Tbitnext subject if his consideration would be the
libertrof Ithe•Pralss. • There seemed to he but one opinion on
the freilifkift‘stnitiereligions writings lately put forth. No
. _ •

. - -
era had eiteetreen so distinguished for a zealous spirit for
propagating Christianity, nu, not even the period Of the Re.
formation. lie rejoiced at it ; it proved that Christianity
was founded on a reek, and that " the gate" of hell shall nut
prevail against It." Rut the mischief of the new Rills was,
that:they would tend to restrain the publication of the gond,
which ought to be spoken full as touch as the bad, which
ought to be kept back. Adverting to the molly calls made by
himself and Winds (or so many years past fur some urea.
anrea of reform, and the pertinacity with which they had al-
ways been oppostirrin that Court, he wondered wit it reply
their opponents could-make to Minn now,afit r Sir 11.1.opcs
had (seen fined 10,0001. fur the practice of that bribery
and corruption which had been so stonily deuied to exist at
all. He trusted that sentence would be a lesson to those
gentlemen who put the safety of the Constitution in the
denying that any •husee existed, and its opposing all attempts
at reform. Ile considered the Court of Cummins Council as
peculiarly fitted for deliberating un the impending mea-
sures. He then read the Petition.

Mr. Tagt.tot rose to second it, as it was moderate and
judicious. The question was one not of party interest, but
important to all. The moire of the prevailing discontent
was distress ; obis led to conduct which alarmed many good
end wise men. But they ought to take rare how they safer-
cd their alarm to lead them to support measures which even
the proposers would probably soon be brought to regret the
adoption of. 'There was great misrepresentation and miscon-
ception of those discontents ; the story of a general con-
spiracy to destroy all governments and institutions be
cook) not believe. Unmitigated Atheism was said to
exist in the country. Where? he asked. There had
been evidence., indeed, of some irreligious practices
and publications, but this was a useless exaggeration.
It was not, however, the first time that Government bail
had recourse to exaggerated statements for the purpose of
abridging the public rights. The latter roil of the reign of
the Stuarts was distinguished by these practices: plots were
got up and false information procured to enable the Govern-
ment to reduce the rights of the people, till at length the
Tories joined with the Whigs in expelling that wretched
family from the throne. Without any new laws, there were
restrictions and powers enough is the old ones fur any evils
now existing. There was besides the reformation of abuses,
which would do much to allay discontent. A reform in the
Parliament would be useful fur that purpose, which might
yet be carried on according to the most jealous spirit of the
Conslitlitios against innovation. The influence of the
House of Peers user the election of Commoners might he re-
duced in strict eonsoisaiire with the direction of the Consti-
tution expressed on that subject. The right of meeting
was no old as the Constitution itself. The right of arms
hearing fur private defence was guarasteed by the Bill of
Rights. The liberty of the Press had always proved to be
the greatest support of morals and religion. The turbu-
lence of public meetings might be almost as great as was
represented, but the benefit of them was far bevoisd soy
thing which could arise from their abuse. The abolition of
the Slave Trade was brought shout by them; might they nut
to be ettlltions as to passing a Bill which should prevent such
persons as hlr.Wilbc rforre from attendiug different meetings
in the country to assist a cause au interesting as that tptestion
was to humanity ? The meetings most complained of were
those called is places uot represented. Why then not apply
the ancient remedy of representation ? It was by far the
best security of the Constitution. He concluded by metal:ril-
ing the motion.
Mr. S. Dilon spoke at some length against the Resolu-
tions.

Mr. JANIS followed on the same aide; he did not object
to the prayer or the form of the Petition, but he consideied
that the effort* of the Court, coming after She weighty deli.
beratioua of the two Houses, were like those of a pigmy
after a giant.

Mr. PEAVOOM replied to the two previous speakers. 1
Blackstone bad defined an Englishman's rights to consist of
personal security, personal liberty, and the insev ity of pris
vale property. The defence of the first was piacesl in the
Cools, of Law ; of the second in the right of petitioning
the Legislature ; of the third in the right of keeping arms
for his own defence. lie then proceeded to shew bow
much the impending Bills would impair those rights.
Aft. r a speech of some length against the new measures, to
which the Court listened with each attentions, be concluded
by supporting the Itemlotions.
r. JUPP supported the itesolutions.
Mr. Cuog sit objected to them, and Mr. Fevet.t, replied.
The Rrsulntioua and the Petition were finally agreed to
upon a division, by a majority of 15, there appearing—
Fur the Resolutions--Aldersmu, 4; Commoners, 75;
Tellers, 2.—Total,
Against them-..-lord Mayor, 1; Aldermen, 5; Com-
moners, 56 ; Tellers, 2.—Total, 06.
The Resolittions were ordered to he advertised, lad the
Sherif, attended by the Remembrancer, directed to pretest
the Petition to the House of Counoeus forthwith, twins