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hp aside it Ss a prelsde tea eery trt
state of things; bet he hoped that no wises eat-
regomices esagbe apptehended from it in the pre-
sent instance. He belied there would be an end
to shingle-tine meetings, and that in future those
Gentlemen would come boldly and mentally for-
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iii•cnosiou of their visions.
Sir Wiltuati Ctiuis said, he was present at
the meeting of whit* hi Hoe. Friend had spoke*
so mach, and he @rag with him in the greater
part, of what he had and of the respectability of the
pert ape, who attended it, although he could not '
agree with him lig to the Propriety of their proceed.
tile admitted that there never was a Petition
more Isenourably signed, av by men of greater pro-
. party and respec'sasittly, then that which the lieu.
Member had now ill his bends and he Said this the
Mote readily. because he dillred from them iu opt.
• rims, awl was opposed to the view, which they had
token on this occasion. But he would sfirin, that in
properly avid respectability, those who had maned
the. tlyal Deelamtion, were fully equal to the Pen-
iioners ; Ind he knew of no reason why they should
not sign • dechnition of their Sentiments if they •
thought proper. The reason why he rigned that
Drelmation was, because lie thought the circuits-
iiirieces of the times rendered It necessary to cheer ,
.49, Use King by a pnhlic declaration of loyalty and
sitachineitt so the King and Conetitution—which,
ialuariner his lion. Friend might soy or think, be
'would assert hid. been attacked by disloyalty and
10ibm•—ititor, hear./ -That wee the reason, and
the only rraaon, why he lead signed what hie
Ulm Friend had called the milk.-aud-water
Laughter and eleeriag.)-11 it was a
milk-sunt-isater Declaration. that was no fault of
los, for he hid rap d his opinion that it did not
go for eithugh.—(Hear, hear.)—His lion. Friend
•had stated, dist the uproar occasioned by those who*
Asti/Owled the loyal Declaration, prevented hew (imp
hieing Maid when he was about to propose a Re-
'solution at the meeting at the Mansion House. But
,that was hot correct ; for, though there was a huge l
.a*steroblage. the largest indeed that be ever sew, lie
stever retnernb: red to hsee known any man better
Weed in all his life.-(Loughter.)-- la was gene-
rally the cam at all public meetings, whenever tiny
Aftiog was said by any sneaker that was nut agree-
*ilk to il,e meeting, they entreated their disappro-
)ration, and they had a right to do so. Therefore
'it was that when the name of the Queen was intro-
ducedtlirre was e considerable degree of disappro-
•.bution. And it was very natural that there should;
fur there were messy men out of that Itikouse.as oath
as in it, who thought her guilty of very improper
',erroduct--(heur)—and ou his conscience he thought
thin a great at 'jail of the people of the kingdom
trere'ef that opinion.—(f asiglaer and elaserta)-':
,Alter the speech of his We. Friend, who made a
:very loog. speech, and was heard very patiently.
slid as fairly so- lie ever saw en; one, he himself
.• Went forward, ititendiug to say a very few words,
for, as the House well. knew, be was never disposed •
to detain than long—inteuding to say a few words,.
end with all the good humour possible—gsugh-.
art—beat immediately a. tumult was raised hy
tertails party, who. were deteriniued not to hear a; .
.voitigle word lie bad to-say. The whore Amileame a
ocerie of ,moult end confusion, autl,t
.ipsoqpite'
impossible to collect the sense of Asp "meetihg.
indeed, the opinion of • public alerting mete
could be fairly taken on that account ; and it was.
; ter that season that the greater part of the mer-
chents, bankers, and trader', of the City of Lon-.
Pito. hint come to a. determination not to attend;
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.any soil; meetings again.—(Hear„ hear)—Ka
'hoe, it for a feet Slam tinny very stool able men
who attended that meeting, were so much incorn-
lauded, and even oppressed, that they had determin-
. .tad never lo go to another public meeting. Simla
confusion lie never saw in all his life;, such strug-
gling and fighting, and at last it became a cow.
Ode battle, a.hattle-royal—(Latighter and heor.)—
since that time lie had never been at, any meeting.
except one, which was the most orderly be ever
horn, for they were all on one side.--(,Lougisler,.
rad hear, hear.)—The worthy Baronet then pros
ceeded to remark on the inconsistency of the coo-
duct of some of the Gentlemen opposite, who had
tin former occasions agreed to and signed. loyal De-
clarations at what they now called private meetings,
although they were now so loud in their condemns.
tion. But, said: the worthy Baronet, this Petition
could not be called the Petition of that meeting,
for no question had been put to the meeting as to
whether they should petition or not; the previous
question had been moved av an amendment. The
Lord Mayer having proposed it, “ that the questiois
be now put," and the greater part of the meeting
• holding up their hands, his Lordship decided. that
she sense of the meeting was in favour of the on-
' ginal motion, although he was quite positive that
the greater part of the meeting understood it to-be,.
‘4 that the question be not now put." After a few
'are observations, the Hon. Baronet concluded has ,
speech, which was frequently interrupted by lima
bursts of laughter and repeated cheers, which Arne
completely slimmed the worthy Baronet% voice.
Mr. AIITZLL rose to defend himself from 11)41,1
charge of inconsistency, which had been thrown
out by the worthy Baronet who spoke lost, against al
those who having agreed to former loyal declarations
adopted at private meetings, yet opposed themselves.
to similar proceedings on the prevent occasion. As
year and a half ago. he certainly did sign such
. atrclaratiota as the Honourable Baronet had stated ;
throe voce then circumstances were miterially
chin:gra, and new lights had been thrown upon.
public affairs, which had induced him in some.
points tq alter his opinion.. At that time it was,
not conveinent to hold public meetings, because they.'
were tumble to interruption from the intrusionuf jaar
proper persons, who were not entitled to attend these;
but since that period, by the passing of the Acts.
which regulated public meetings, it had become no
longer iseces.ary to meet in private, because, by
above Acts, all persona were excluded who were nut
properly qualified to attend.. But to come to the
meeting at the Mansion-liutiie,lif must say.,.and
lie would put it to the candour of any Gentleman
who was at the meeting, that if the Nun. Baronet's
friends had not interrupted the course of the pro-
ceedings, all the uproar and confusion which bed
iviken place would have been avoided. He had
himself agreed to the Petition, not because the De-
claratiou which had been sigoed by the Honourable.
Zircon and his friends was a milk-and-water
Address, but_beceuse it cuntiinea opinions not

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