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owl all ill* eircartittancet of life cafe; hit butt Mt it
to be his (lusty to take precautionary neesures.
Mr. S. triton observed, that as to the impels-
deuce of the set these mold be bet owe epiniou, and
therefore he should not hold Op his baud against
the motion ; but there were seine expressions in it
which he did not approve of, ror by believed that
however miatakets his Lordship was in the act itself,
he had not the feast intention to do what had been
imputed to hitn--.to overawe the proceedings of the
!Avery. He therefore ddrered front that part•whiett
r:ontsiottl die words " overawe the deliberations."
ter. T. N. %Caustic thought that the Lord
Mayor had not received that advice on the occasion
uhich should have beets followed, bat at the same
",:ote he could not join with these who wished to
~,,.ziatinve so severe a censure ou him. Though
'he military *ere sit to be called in on all occasions,
)et the Lurd Ma)or was bound to t•ke proper pre-
cauttutte. Happily fur the City the protest Lord
Mayor had not followed the steps of his unpoputer
Fredecerisor, but now when be had made the first
slip, here was a resolution at once to coudemn lam.
It was known that the Queen herself was coming
to the Common Hall the evening of the day in
kvietettoti, and a mob, of course, was to be ex.
pected, especially as her Majesty was coming under
the protection of that heroic Alderman, who, what-
ever might be his courage, enthusiasm, and valour
uow, had not shown the same courage when the
.tiptaelds rioters broke into the City. hot kept at
a respectful distance from danger, and ran about
crying, 64 What shall 1 do? what shall 1 do r'
The Loud Mayor therefore acted perfectly right in.
preparing against the worst. and he hoped the Re.
solutions would be withtlevwst.
Mr. JAIIII3 said, there wee nothing iu the Resole.
lions which should asst entitle them to the uoaisinvous
support of the whole Court. That his Lordship
had acted improperly, nu one could doubt, and fur
the sake of a public example to all his successors,
it was necessary that the Court should express its

opinion decidedly ors the traturaction.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN mid, that he had
begun the business of the day by asking • ques-
tion. but he wished now to make a few observations
on the Resolutions. No man could be more 'nippy
then himself, if die Lord Mayor had been able to
'hew any proper justification of his conduct ; anti
therefore he the more deeply regretted that the
explanation attempted by his Lordship had been so
totally unsatisfactory. From some cause or other
the greatest jealousy had always existed in the City
about calling oat the military, and the public voice
in esery part of the country had been also raised
against it, unless ou indispensable occasions. Hid
any just apprehension of danger been entertained
by the Lord Mayor. instead of calling the military,
he ought to have sworn in • number of special con-
stables in addition to the 140 in the Hall, excite.
sive of those stationed outside.—Never, on ay
former occereiois had the military been called one
while the Livery was assembled. either for the par.
pose of election or the discussion of some public
grievance. The preservation of the public peace of
the City was undoubtedly au object of the first int-
portant e, but it was not to be accomplished by the
*id of dragoons. Ou a recent occasion in the Com-
mon Hall lie fled stud dint the people of this couutry
were dragooned out of their rights, and he had been
directly charged with having asserted a falsehood.
Yet the Lord Mayor himself had been the very first
to prove the truth of the assertiou ; for at the very
first Common Hall held after the termination of
that disgraceful prorecution he had tried to dre.
goon the Livery.—(Cheers.)--Were they ceding' that
at that very raomeut there might not be a dragoon
stationed as a spy in Blackwell Hall, or some adjoin-
ing spot ? arid who would be bold enough to assert,
that a future Lord Mayer, following the example
set him by the present, might nut have soldiers sta.
1011e41 in differtut parts of Guildhall, to see that
the members of die Corporation conducted them.
selves properly ?—(Cheers.)-1V list, iii the name
of God ! he atkeil, had the Winn, of London so
`totally forgot themselves? Was the city of West.
minster, and the county of Middlesex, along with I
the Livery, so completely void of loyal feeling, that
it was inspos.ible fur the Lord Mayor to allow them
to meet to consider any question, particularly one
'so important is the last, without their being expos-
ed todauger for their lives from the rude attacks of
the soldiery ?--(Cheers) _And for what purpose
had the last Common Hall hero assembled ?
It
was to whims the Queen of England—a persecut-
ed, insulted, injured woinan.—(Cheers4—Yet this
was the very period 'elected by the Lord Mayor fur
bringing dragoons into the City ! It was a disgrace
to the character of the Livery to have it for a mo-
ment thought in the country that they were so out-
rageous in their conduct that soldiers were necessary
to keep them iu order. Alter some further obser-
vations, the worthy Alderman said, that viewing
the queetiou as one not merely relating to local in-
terests, but as bivolving the character of the coun-
try and the priiiciples of the Constitution, lie should
most cordially support the Resolutions, and he had
no doubt they would receive unauituous support,
(Cheerisg.)
Messrs. JUPPS, GRIFFITHS, and CROOK follow-
ed on the same side.
Mr. J•lliti WILLIAMS (Sheriff Elect) said, that
the example held out by his Lordship was a most
improper tine. Calling iii the military was a strung
proof dist his Lordship 11411 no coofifireee 111 the
votiee of the City. He was sorry there seemed to
'be Po pound sell uuderstatiding between the Mansion
House, Guildhall, I the West Eud of the Town.
The Logo MAYOR repeated tits exploited 4444
alluding to Spa-fields, soil the riots during the
1.1 -yoralty of Alderman Wood.
Alf. Material:Hl WOOD expressed his osiouishmeot
•that the Member for ‘Valbrook (Mr. T. N. Wit-
.tarns.) had dried to be so scurrilous, and to tra-
Alice him is the instiller lie had behind his buck.
respect to the observation m ode by
the Liwd Mayor, he must say that when lie (Ali.
Alderman W uod) was Lord Mayor, los pre sent
Lordship had been Sheriff of the County of Mid-
dlesex, soil that es Sheriff he had been extremely
optimise to call the military ill, from which he had
;.rers dissuaded by en Hush Baronet. But while lie
had hero Sheriff why did lie not act with more
newness, when he had the whole strength of Mid-
alletex at his command ? The first meeting at •
Spa-fields had beets quiet, so would the second
laare been were it not for young Watson.
•Every cite knew that the Meeting was to he 'idol
vih) then had nut his Lordship, as Sheriff; pravitled

hittleeif with a oreper supply -of peace
cosmahleo; for it was a notorious fact. this.
the mob beoke away from Spa fields. at Pa
not a single constable followed them into the City.
Let the Lord Mayor, before he pronounced cen-
sures on roomer Magistrates. look to what had taken
place at Manchester, and he would thea see less
caws to complain of military not bring called is
to the,Spa-fields nsseting...for hr thanked his God,
or that occasion, not one life had been lost.--
((leers.)
Great confusion then prevailed fur some time;
several Members attempted to speak at once. while
" Question !" was lordly and repeatedly called.
The Lotto Mavoa declared, that sinless order
was restored to the Court he should vacate the
Chair.

Order having been restored, the question was put,
and the Resolutions were carried unanimously.
Her Majesty's Answer in the Address presented
by the Court on the 19th Joine, was laid before the
Court by his Lordship; which was read, and or-
dered to be entered on the Journals.
The Act of Common Council for calling, 'ad-
journing, and dissolving Common Halls, was, swots
the motion of Mr. OLDHAM, referred too Con iiii it-
tee, to consider whether the same should be repeal-
ed or altered ; and whether it is expedient for the
Coon to pass any Acts for securing to the Livery
their right to meet in Common Hall fur deldserst.
nig spots matters of public grievance, or otherwise.
A Replan wie presented from the Militia Committee, re-
lative lathe Losdou Militia, which was read wad agreed to.
Mr. HUR4,IIIIIIII presented a Report from the Getters'
Purposes Committee fur making an allowance to Mr.
Holmes, la consequence of his losses and the expenses he
had Meowed i■ acting as late Deputy Bailiff of Southwark.
under the arrangements of the Court of Common Council,
with Sir W. Lewes, which was read, sad the stun of 6001.
unanimously voted fur the same.
Mr. liustcosom, after some observations upon a Report
from the mate Committee relative to the Orphans Dues,
suggested the propriety of the same being cousiderered at
an especial Court on se early day.
Another Report from that Committee, fur appointing
Assistants to the Beadles of the Court of Reque.is, was ad-
jouroed.
The Court resolved that the Reports relative to the 'Ace
of Sheriff, and respecting the Sword hearres table, should
be the lint business to be proceeded upon at the next
Court.

FOREIGN IiVTELLIGIiNCE.

PARIS PAI'CRS.

PARIS. JULY 10.