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it ; while others wire exclaimingogilind 'the Ineonie
Tax, in that place, he was occupied in knothole at
the Tretsury door. This was not irrelevant; it was.
relevant to know. the consequences that had al-
ready sowed from such a source; it was well known
what things were done, and who it was that put.
them in motion.
Mr. Mitts said, that the worthy Gentleman
llnd celled the speech, which preceded his own. ,11
extraordinary production; end he (Mr. D.) had
the mine remark to make with respect to that which
preceded his. The worthy Gentleman was pleased
to snake assertions, by which he. expected.that they
would be j4uided: but lie called upon him for the
proof. He had. also thrown nut insinuations, mid-
more than insinuations, against the Lord Mayor,
which ended in the riudicatimi of his • Lordship ;
and he had as heretofore, tukeu (mineto de-
grade himself (Mr. I).), by mama of the public
prints, in the In simmer to such
calumnies. he .woulil state, that he was now in the
fiftieth yeir of himottrable-conduct, aiiil never had
estrus bread at tlie-tinblic expense; our had he seer
acted with a view to hit own_ emolument. The
cirratastanee.Pf his son's idvancement, whichi th";
Gentleman had.olluded 4p, liewould'explaiii. lie
had liiineelfeerved one house neer forty years faith-
folly. and expected that his sun Would suceted•
.htin in the 'situation ;..he was.givco. however, to
understand, after.liavisig,loug eutertiguod the. 'Sipes
that he was not to be his successbr. His son being
then too late in life to turn to another occupation,
he applied, for him, to„Lord Gredville: he stated
what .his public conduct had. beeli, cud pledged
himself that it should ever he the mine. Thu. ap-.
piiedeiso was successful. He did not apply to. or
make interest with. any other persoir;-and Lord
Grenville will too'hcichurablea,tairseter to expel
him-11 M's eras a gene;al erir •. 44siestion."):
Ike wee one or. two.. who wished that tile business
should be left to the ruanagementsif a Ward Csin
mince. He 'warned Gentlemen how they would'
permit themselves- to be caught .by the flimsy de-
bates there, by such arguments as ocarCity of brek,
&e. He concluded with expressiaaiNa hope •thets
he had completely justified hi uisel lime-the titter-
brought agaiust hint. a
Mr. Keast.i complained of the extramaies-mae«,,
ter which was introducedinto the debate.
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Mr. Dtios 'replied, that the fault Was not
him ; jr
.suck. things were permitted ,to. lye
tioned, it could not be iinproper to reply to them.
Me was in favour of mirth and festiviht.-*
Mr. Youxa proposed, that if they yriShtd to dine'
.together in honour of His Majeaty, they should
put their hands in'their own pockets: • - • •
Mr. fillmmitere observed, that the wineipal
bn-
sinsei upon which*llley were summoned had Dot
yet come under consideriition. He dmipproesd'd
the idea of building elius-housea.. as he considered
the sum inadequate. If they were to apply the
money in that way, it would-lie-better for them to
enlarge their old, than proceed to erect u. w ones;
If they agreed to dine together, he was willing to

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Mr. Kninbe disapproved of alms-homes; they
were not waiitiog iil 114 ward; there' was only .nets.
eaildidetn for a vacancy which had tilkith place;
neither were their tioanceli adequate. It was more
honourable to pay their trach:b-people, thou spend
*keit Money eating and drinknag if they were
to spend; money at ell, the best way would be to
teiieve poor debtors; but, perhaps, His Majesty
might do this.. - He insisted that there never oar a
repod'of any committee more favourably received •
he the public than that recousinesi'ded that
there should be nu dinner. To contribute to the
release of debtors would lie hotioureble to thrum ;
if they were the first corporate body, they ought 1
dierefure to be the more circumspect in their Co.-.
duct.
Mr. GRITFITII4 thotight, that if they dined to.
gether, it shook! be at their own expeuse ; but hi
dad not approve of ramming their bands into a
purse already empty.
Mr. Waxen:caw hoped that the worthy Alder-
span would withdraw his motion for, the purpose of
giving way to his worthy friend. '
Mr. Sheriff Wuoo mid, that he bud not heard
any objections against his motion. except in one or •
two of the last speeches. He could assure the
worthy Gentleman opposite, that if he world come.
into hi* Ward, he wouldAtiid ~Stgl people willing
to go into aluis-houses; t /trigger' sum they they
,were aware, would be sufficient to build; 30.01.
• 'woad answer. He wished to are the poor debtors
eiderged, as much as any man, but hoped Ilia
Majesty would do that; he would alas he happy to
set free,' venom' rxinfined in dittoed gaols for their
political writings. lie oral willing to withdraw. his.
motion.
Ms. JACKS expreseed the gratification lie felt in
rising to propose what had been pievionsly approv-
ed of ; be regretted to have seen some sarcasms in
the newspapens agahtst them, and thought that the
Brat way to destroy their effect, was to agree iu his
motion. As on argument had been urged against
it, he would content hinuelf with' simply movies
his resolution.
Drzolv was of opinion, that the whole of
the proceedttigs on that day had been irregular. '
• llhey were summoned to appoint
. a Committee to
viaduct the commemoratimi of their Sovereign
eateting into his SOtb year. Ile then rnoved,“ 'that
the Cart should proceed to the appOlgtment of
the Committee."
Mr: Jacas.then moved the following amend:*
*went—
" That mu coon is of opinion, that It will be More re-
•ceptable to Almighty Cod, sad MOM contrintial to the pater:
Dal feelings of our Mitered Soweretro, to pr mete the liters.
tiers of the prisoner sad Ilsomiptist oo the Jk7fill Jubilee,
about to be celebrated, the. in wapaidiug souls of money is
feartinas and illuminations . •
Theieforo do resolve--m That the sum of iMsol. be sub-
scribed, oat of ft* city's emit, to the Stitiety fur the dis-
charge cud relief of permaa imprisoned tor lltnall ,Mast, to
"ho applied iii the relief' sun) abet Large of persons ainditted
fur debt w the widow of this city, especially tar awes who
kit freemen of I.obstuis"
Mr. S. Dixon thought a Committee from their
Own body ought to be appointed, to see the -money
distritiulid. •
AWer.nati WOOD considered, that it woulti he
better to divide the sum. particularly as there were
two permits's who had belonged• to that body, and
could not be relrased by' that resolotion; and he
contrived Om, were entitled to some
• Mr. Ji.Laisia stated, he us.s.of a diferett• opt.