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the Chair.

The worthy Alderman then took the Chair and
addressed the Meeting on the business of throlu•
He said they had assembled, under circum.taoc.
of the most gratifyiug nature, to perform a de y
the first importance—namely, to consider of t' e
best means of securing the return of a tit and pr .
per person to represent them in Parliament. The
result of their proceedings hitherto, in furthertints.
of this great object; had been most sstisfactor,
and if they continued their exertions with
.I,rignue
and bnergy, thy (veld not dobbt of ultimate sitc-
Applar.4.l—He then reviewed the lire no-
constitutional acts df his Msjesty's Ministers, ire
financial state of the country, and forcibly point• it
out the necessity of the metropolis having, at sus
a cri.is, at least one energetic and rfrcient repro
imitative. —(Apploure.)—Such a man they vronld
fiord in Mr. Minimum, and their honour and eh ;-
meter stood pledged for his eventual return.--
(Great applause.)
Mr. FAVELt complimented the worthy Chair.
man on the brief but emplialit, address which tic
had just delivered. He fully concurred in the ne-
cessity of their selecting so of au individual
for their Representative as Mr. Waitlimaii, and uric
of whose talents and public principles they hail lid
such a long and steady knowledge.—(App!ure.
-.At this crisis the country at large should shwa i‘s
full determination to exercise the important pus-_
leges of Englishmen, which now devolved up.
them, and the metropolis of the empire ought
set the example, sod take the lead on so 'Aul a i
occasion. The worthy Gentleman then to. k •
review of the acts of the last Parliament, and con-
gratulated the Meeting on getting rid of a body r f
men who had ahem' so Utter I disregard fur a,•
rights and privileges of the people.— (.4ppterese
—The next Parliament would, he trust. ti, be t -
posed of better meni whose acts would be more coo-
sonant to the feelings of the nation and true ill,. -
rests of the country. They should, at least, mktr
care that they did nut return men who would
insult them by a refusal to attend to tie earnest r.-
quest of their constituents.—(Apploure.
Weidman had been long the tried friend of
and it ought to be their pride to have such man
amoug them, so willing and able, at this iiiiitoriain
moment, to serve his fellow citizens in l'ailLitorie.
He concluded by moving the first ttrsollitilio,
as well as the others, were carried by aryl,-
kbe Resolutions see Ativertiiratent.)
Mr. NATHANIEL DAVIS, iu steundiug this tun-
110u, paid a forcible cud just tribute to the ptibhi!
and private character of Mr. Waitlinsiiii, and ear-
asapasapnerdy called upon the citizens of
themselves of this opportunity of cut 1111 l airiliirg the
services of ouch a visor.—(Applause.)
Mr. OLDltAtit then read the Ittbolutioar, pro
forma.
On the question upon the first being put from
the Chair,

Alr. DAVID JONES rose, yid commented upon
the supineness which Englishmen had of late shewri
to their best interests, and congratulated the bite-
ing on the steady virw they now scented to take of
those important privileges which tlity were alowt to
exercise, and which, if attended to at such a
nient as this, would spin secure fie( door and
liberty to • harassed and oppressed
( Applause. )--lie felt as a liveryman (night to feel
on this interesting occ.ision, and wisriot
hated the Meeting on the course they stir es..w
about to take. In the cause of justice every bee-
10111must feel an interest, and iii that cause,
es every other involving their best interests, their
intended Representative had *hewn a decided anti
zealous suet:lllllNA. He sous a long-tried !tubby,
man. in whom the lovers of freedom and iodeperid..
trice could I estiy confide.—(Applause.)—lii
herd no doubt Air. Waithnian would cusitisrue to
pursue this line of conduct, cod not for p:lvate