The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-16 00:00:00

THORP. Mayon.
. Is • M FETING or ASSEMBLY of the MAYOR, AL.
DERM EN, and LIVERYMEN of the several COM-
PANIES of she CITY of LONDON, in COMMON
lIALL assembled, in she GIJILDHALL of the said
City, ug FRI DAY, the 15th day of December, ITIO;
nosoavro sinaosmoust.v,
lIIHAI' the Livery of London have beheld with
1 indignation and disgust the late attempt to degrade
her Majesty the (Ineen, by means of a Bill of Pains lewd
Penalties, which attempt exhibited the disgraceful spectacle
of a Judicial C.oart, cons/slime of persons who were at mere
Accusers, Judges, sad Jurors.
Resolved sinaiiimoosly—That this Common Hall pellet
to her Majesty a decibel anal affectionate Address,
eenslA-
twisting her Majesty on the defeat of bee cruel and wove-
tenting Enrollee, who have so lour carried on a conapiracy,
the must foal and detestable, that has ever, we believe, dis-
graced the records of History.
Resolved unanimously—That this Common Hall offer to
her Majesty a solemn assurance that they will nee every cos.
stitutional effort to support her Majesty', endeavours to oh.
lain fell sod 'retire possession of all her rights, immunities,
privileges, said dignities; and that her Majesty's residestre in
this Country is not Its necessary It the national welfare,
than to the security of her Majesty's life and honour; they
have, therefore, received with extreme satisfactioa the dints.
ration of her Majesty, that " whilst her residence in this
country is Ibe earnest desire of the Nation, her heart will
oppose itself to that desire."
Resolved unanimously—That whilst we emigrate-tate the
Nation on the rejection of so unconstitutional a measure as
a Bill of Pains and Peualties, we do not hesitate to declare
that our coavietion of her Majesty's entire innocence world
have remained• unehtsgeil, whatever might have been the
relate of an iewmtiestion conducted by an Assembly res-
tating elf pssmons enjoying or expecting hoonare and easels-
went tram the Crown, and from which even the personal
Friends and Relatives of the Monarch were sot excluded.

Resolved soaninsoissly—That this Common Hall regard
the existence of 161 Ministry, in whom his Majesty now um-
happily confides, as at once a stational scourge slid national
disgrace ; but that it is the decided opinion of this Commas
Hall, that the Nstirou would derive no benefit from any
change which did 1101 produce a speedy arid effectual Re-
form of the Commons Honor of Parliament. _ .

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Auld the said Address beiug prepared, was read and
•peed to ithsniniously.
Resolved ithatiimou.ly—That she said Address be fairly
transcribed, signed by the Town Clerk, and presented to her
Majesty by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs, and a Dr.
potation of the Livery iu their gowns.
Resolved assuimosisly—Tlist the Sheriffs, attended by
the Remembraneev, do wait upon her Majesty, to know her
Royal will and pleasure when she will be 'Kneaded with the
said Address.

Resolved enaninionsly—Thal Mr. Alderman George
Bridges, late Lord Mayor of this City, in having nosed a
body of troop. to be stationed in its immediate vicinity, on
the ]Oils of June last, when the Livery were assembled in
Common Hall, for the purpose o(deltberatiug on • loyal
Address to her Majesty the Green, was guilty of an attempt
to overawe the said Common Hall, and to subject the Cid-
nests of London to the arbitrary power of the Ministers of
the Crown; and that he has, therefore, deserved, and dots
hereby receive, the marked Ce of this Common Hall.
Resolved unanimously—That it is the undoubted and in-
'saleable sight of the Livery, in Common Hall anembled, to
inquire iota the conduct of their Public Officers, and into
all matter' connected with the Rights and Privilege* of the
Livery; that, therefore, the late Lord Mayor, in dissolving
the Common Hall on the 29th of September last, while a
Liverynno was in the act of addressing the Heeling on the
subject of those Rights and Privileges, acted ie gross
violation of his public duty,and asurped an authority Ilan.
prows to the independence and character of the livery.
Resolved unaninsonsly.—That die patriotic and fearless
conduct of our present excellent Chief Magistrate, in re-
fusing to allow the intrudaction of the military lute the City
on the 19th of November, the day of bee Majesty's Preen-
-11011 to St. Pant's, has set mat only • proud and meritorious
example of iudependence, but has onerptivocally petered,
that the price and trangoillity of the metropolis can be
fully preserved without the assistance of any military force;
tad that for this valuable and coos' itittional exercise of his
Nlagistesiol authority, his Lordship is entitled to the Din,
cere and grateful Thanks of this Common Hall, and which
are hereby most respectfully and cordially presented to hits.
Headvril unanimously—That the Thanks Of this Com-
mon Hall b. given to the Ri.ght Honourable the Loeds
Erskine, Grey, Holland, lainsdowo, Grosvenor Carnarvon,
King, and the other Noble Peers who opposed the Rit of
Pains mod P. Willies, for their upright and intrepid conduct,
it exposiog the basentsa of that viuleut and sincoosliltl•
soma' proceeding.
Resolved unsuononsly—That, in our oplaioa, Trial by
Jury is the bulwark, and a Free Press is the citadel of our
liberties ; and that the ealightened•Coodnetoes of our lode-
pendent Juteruals are emmeatly eistitled to Dor gratitude,
for their noble resistance to the attacks on those sacred is-
atitulious ; sad they have more especially our thanks fee
their exposes., of the coward ice and hypocrisy tattadostod is
the late perieeusino of her Majesty.
Resolved ananimuusly— Thad the Thanks of this &ass
Hall are eminently due, and hereby giver, to Matthew
Wood, Esq. Alderman, and eft* of the Reptssestatives of
this City, for conchicihig bee Majesty to stable to this
country, and fur his lrnyal support of her Msjeaty during the •
whole of her late pilule! resistance to her ardour anti and
re leistle as enemies.
AesolveJ unanimously—That the Thanks of this alleilanil
Hall are eminently slue to Mr. Charles Primes, for his in-
Atersisicahte exertions in the detection of the new Ministerial
system of :morality, which bat been bears promenhcateil by
its apostles, Oliver, Reynolds, Castle, and Edwards, and
which Was intended to be brought into the perfeetkie of its
reputation by the conspiracy aimed at the detternetlem self tits
Green, and the final annihilation of the liberties of the
people, of which conspiracy Franklin was As *runt and
• Tillman, agent. WiNDiffIORIPE.