The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-22 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

man of great. honour and ability. - 0 e of the Resolu-
tions pledged the Livery to the support of those canoeist
and spicityl persona woo hail orehiglit prosecutions over
t.ecis heads on detendiug Me rights tit the Livery i ire
need not remind them, willing as he knew them to
comply, that the assistance of their pliries ought to ac-
company their good wishes. He illell read the Reso-
lutions, which were as hollows :
Resolved—That the Livery of London, in Common Mill
assembled, have an touthoubled right, on Mid suer, Ali-
diadems, or any other day, to discuss any matter of pub-
lic grietati .e.
Resolved--That this Continuo Hall have learnt with
surprise,that *Hemp!' are moo making to deprive them of
this established and constitutional right ; and that the
Court of Aldermen, without any prevmes intimation of
such intention', have directed criminal proceedings to he
commenced against several Liverymen, 71111011 e alOilli is
,011 e Of the magistrates and representative. in Pailiament
fur this city, and afro against our of its slit, ills.
• Resolved,—That the Conti of Aldermen, Common
Council, and Livery of London, are sepal ate told di.totet
' bodies, possessed of separate and distinct powers ; that
the Ciotti of Aldermen have tio authority or julisdietion
over the privileges of the Lively,. who conceive the said
proceedings to be on tinwarrautisule attack nut only upon
their privilege's as Liverymen, but upon their rights as
If.iigli,linien ; and, if the same should be cart ied into cf
feet, must tend to the total subversion of such rights and
leave them without any means of discussing or petitioning
against public grievances, subject entirely on the caprice
and arbitrary will of a Chief Magistritte, however he 'nay
be unduly or cot ropily Mattel:red; and that it is therefore
the imperious duty of every Lit otryinaii and every citizen
of Landon to watch with jealousy and alarm this tinpue-
cedeuted and unwarrantable attack upon their rights
and privileges, and to as. their strenuous exertions to
resist every invasion thereof.
Resolved,—That tha Coati of Common Council, as re.
• presentative. of London, are bond, by their oaths as
well as their duty, to protect their rights, and prevent
any misapplication of the funds of the Corporation, fur
1 which purposes the Common Hall do theretore earnestly
,request their co.-operation and support; and the flight
Hon. the Lord Mayor is mat respectfully requested
to lay these Resolatious before the Court of Cuitanion
Council.
Uesulved,—That the Chamberlain of this City be di-
rected not to pay any expenses that may have been, or
may be incurred, in such prosecutions ; and that the An-
tihero be directed not to allow any such expenses.
Resolved,—That a Committee. cuusistiug of 26 Live-
rymen, be now appoitited to watch over the rillits of the
Livery, with power to add to their numbers, and to take
ouch measures as they shall be advised.
Resolved,—That the thanks of this Common Hall be
given to ME. Sheriff Parkins, for his manly, liodepentlent.
anti impartial conduct at the Comment Haiti on Michael-
mas-day last.
Resolved—That John Atkins, Esq., late Lord Mayor,
by refusing to summon Common Halls, on Mice several
- yeasions, alien regrind 110 to do by 'collectable Ment-
hes', of the Livery; t,y abruptly dissolving tau Common
Halls, when Liverymen were about to ex,heos their upi-
Mons ow subjects of great public importance; and by
how alit:lupin% to depose the to of their ancient rights
of meeting to discuss stud petition against public gilev-
ancra has shown a disregard to the constitutional rights
of Et;gliolonen, and a marked contempt fur the feelings
and eol ii ii ions of his fellow ellierllll. and call HO logger be
entitled to their confidence and esteem.
Resolved,—That the thanks of ties Hall he (Jeri, to
;.131111111e1 Pavel!, Esq., the Mover, and Allen Perriug, Esq ,
OrgoSecontler ; fur the able end judicious 1111111Uel in
which 'they_ (autistic tit ward the itesolutiens "steed to
this day.•-....
Resolved tumointously—That the thsnksof this Hail be
given to the Right Hsu. the Loud Mayor, fur his readiness
in calling this Halls, apd for his upright and impartial
conduct in the Chan'tbis day.
• Mr. PrAt rNG adlvatife/1!s• Having on the 2gt h Septem-
ber list, expressed itis W.rrA and cordial approbation of
the Resolutions frot which iligresent proceedings had
arisen, it was not surprising that he should feel great
pleasure in seconding those before them ; they were, in
spirit, the same, having alike for their object the support
of the rights and liberties of the Livery.
Mr. IVaithman stood fur Ward as the first resolution'
was about to be pot, and was received with very loud
applause. lie it col, he said, in a peculiar condition,
as the question before them was in a great measure per-
sonal to him. He felt more difficulty than usual in
addressing them, not from the scantiness, hut the too
great abundance of topics. He might, however, very
truly say, that he was not more interested than the other
. Liverymen. However harassed and oppressed he Illiglit
be by the proceedings which had been instituted against
him, he could not but be gratified at the proud and
elevated position in which those proceedings-had placed
him, not to defend his own rights, but those of the Li-
very. They (the Livery) had placed him high in the
ei‘joynient of Cit ic honours;. if he could feel for a mo-
ment that he had forfeited their confidence and former
good opinion, he would immediately lay those honours
again at their feet; but Is he hsel still the same estima-
tion with them,. he was determined to devote all his
tune and energies' .and all those advantages which their
favour had placed within his reach, fur their use and
service. They ought to allow something for the irritated
feelcogs of their opponents, when the Livery chose bun
as the itiotruutent fur destruyisig the abuses of the Cor-
poration, it was to lie supposed that the defeat would
vai-kle mum the hearts of their enemies. Hence, as lie
swoop', the present prosecutions, winch were directed
,erittally•agailist him, anti to (plash the rights of the City
togyher. Trey (the Livery) ought to extend pity to
the 'nut to say kontlile, but degraded oi.uation of Mt it
Zdv rotaries. As these persons were nut present, lie
Would folbear as much as possible to comment on their
conduct. He had &tiered iroin most of the eorptsra.
,s to the duties of the AlagisirOy; he had proteoteti in
A.ldedtuan Conolit's Case agalfist any pelmets' ex lissom
Irons Use eivlc chair; he had hum the 1,6, mile 1111 l nit o.
opposilloll to that principle, done all in his i user ii.
wore the election of toot excellent MAO. He and al-
ways, as far as lie could. assisted in maintaining th.
dignity of tho Chief Magistrate, and had for that purpose

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made a ;mint or not tiut icing soy errors or differences of
up as to politics but %% licit he SAW Ali attelultt
spriitgt 4 Out twin prdtitcal,tet.ling. to (quail 11,c libvnirs
of the City. be ft It tuulsett Limon' to stand tot ward hi,
their d,feucc. (drpl.eure.) By some extiaurditaary
means, 60111 t ttilotrisasUl4l JellCV,the secret procetelings•
ol a COWL of AlUel tuella moo beau tin uiged. Nn woul.l
leave it witn list sU ettilwis to settle ..14:ther the fact.
were rightly stated in mt, is lid it truly stated, whether
their procetditsgs were or were not proper. Lie had nu.
opinion to line; but at ghoul the *thole of them he
'tad not been aiittwed any opportuntiy tit drleuce. lie
came to the Cows, tour had to answer to charges which
tie could not previously know the Alde;ttien them.

selves were equally in the dark ; and in the expensive
proceedings which had been instituted, they actually did
not know vn what charge their case should be tountle.l.
In the case of the meanest off er of the Court, even if
they had a complaita against their Marshal, they could
not proceed without calling on hint fur his deli:nee, ltd
hearing every thits,, which he could urge for hiniselh
But it was not so with him; he was allowed no defence,
all she pruemings were
nor even au intimation of trial;
conducted in the dark, and whsle they knew that lie
lying nu a sit k lied. (Shaun-, shame.) lie wmltl tell
them the cause of all than Wale and rojitstice ; the ; ro-
secution egainst Mussel. and others, was C 4 11111 l 011
the 6th day of November; he said against others, but in
fact, it was against all of theme; they were all impli-
catetl—(Cries of yes, we are 411 iu it—all, all.) lie
was, as he before said, absent ; now it was so late oil
Friay, before the legal opinions could not be procured
for that purpose, that the summoning officer was
knocked up out of his bed, at eleven o'clock at night, to
receive iustructsons for calling the Committee at ten
the next morning, they having to make their report by
one o'clock the next day. The reason for it was this;
Alderman Atkins brought the charge—(Groans)—Al-
derman Curtis seconded it—(Groans and hl:ies)—atiti
Alderman Cox supported it—(Groans and hisses again).
If they had waited till the 9,11 of November, Atkins,
accordnig to elision), must have been struck off the
C *nee, and the scissor Aldermen must have made
way Ito others. Then how would the plot have gene
oil They had no less than nine legal officers of their
own, whose slaries were double the amount which had
been enjoyed by their abltst pietlecessurs, and yet they
thought tit to go out of the usual road to engage the
Attorney sod Solicitor-General, and several others, to
conduct these proceedings. It was odd that the persons
who had thus undertaken to charge lion with promoting.
disorder, were among the 1110S1 turbult lit its the proceed-
ings of that day. Ile would, however, ask aisy matt
then present to say, if ever a Common Hall was seen in
which the subject of debate waocontestetl, wltele there
was less riot or tumult. For 1l i 11l self, no ntin ever
heard him hiss or groan; it was his pride to come for-
ward and declare his opinions, and si he could lint meet
his opponents in the held o. argument, he was always
ready to give tip the contest.—Alter some waiter re-
marks, he reco 11111 l eisdetl the Lorry to he tints and tem-
perate in support of their liberties, and promised his
humble co-operation in endeavouring toms; poet 1114111.
After Mr. Ttiousost had spoken at great length, the
several Resolutions were put and ea.ried almost ottani.
1111 l usly, there being but tour hands in the entire assem-
bly nett' up against them.
Nit. CROOK then tame forward to propose three Rt.-
solutions—

Ist. A Vute of Thanks to Mr. Sheriff Par king, for his
wanly mod indepenthut conduct ass Midlerlmas.day.
2d. A Vute ut Censure on the late LUIII Mayor.
3d. A Vote of Thanks so the present Loud Mayor, for
bis upright and independent cuuduct aa a Chief Magis-
trate, and tar assembling the preload CURIMUII Hall.
Mr. OLIVER seconded these Resolutions. The two
first were carried by acclamation.
Mr. Sheriff Parkins stood forward to retorts thanks.
He said he hail no wish to trouble the meeting with any
observations of his—he would rather wait until he saw
what his antagonists had to say against him. Was it a
crime to do his duty honestly and independently
their eyes it was, liut it was a crime they could nut
Charges were brought against him by a certain
falterbo• He was called a Radical: it was unambiguous
(Laisjliter.) A man may be radically good or ra-
dically bud. believed that that faction were Radicals
in the latter sense. He was a Radical reformer of ali-
ases—be was a Radical supponet of the Constitutitin—
he was a Radical friend to the,charteted rights of the
citizens of London—he was, in shafie,7l Radical hog.
Itshinan, who loved liberty and hated niipitifisison. (Ap-
plause.) He thanked Motu from Isis heart kir the towel.
they had bestowed ott hint ; he felt honoured and happy,
amid every hour of his life should be devoted to the honest
and independent discharge of his duty.
Mr. limit stow came forward, and uersisted for a lung
tittle in addressing Ilse Livery amid tremendous hissing,
iiiincled wills partial applause. lie was pruct.eding at
great length to CCUSIIIC souse ObSt:ndlitnls shaje in the
early part of the proceedings, and which seemed to be
too orderly, too limper, and not Radical enough for his
taste, when the increased tumult obliged bins to desist.

The vote of thanks to the Lord Nla)or was ►hen car-
ried whh acclamation.

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Tire Lord Jlayor, in rewriting thanks, said he
did 1101 coliCtlle 1 • self entitled to their thatilo,
beetsuse• he felt he only discharged his dot)—that
dirty he should he always must happy and most
leanly to discharge. Ai the cowittetic.tatent of the
proceedings he entreated Gentlemen to confine
titernseltes to the business of lbe day—and not, us the
lawyers say, to travel out of record. lie was sorry that
set:ricotta' old not ot•se.ne that. He was •:Irry parn-
etriarly toner lob ItieWl Alderman A.kuts, crobWed.—
(A laugh.)—Hr assured the Livery ht w. s st .OUS--
Ahltrinall Alkolit• %nal, his friend, ami nc iewnitsd 11111.
(Avii.aU.C.)—A.4 a Arrgiatrair, the Al,.tritiati might
.ititik at least that he was acing, right, anti he oat bony
.ta see him censured.—tries or " Hot de are ttry Au!.
01 it, though we should lie eery sorry to censure yOU•
He had options perhaps differvut to some respect from

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theirs,init ,vhatever may it.s views, Loped tie et
be alwar: lOttlid ready to do his duty—Lik;T'atise,) and
still the great nuty whi•:11 he slvitild aisvas (11Seillfre
pride and with zeal, was to stand forward to defend
far a, he could defend, the rights of his feHow citi-
zens. (Lottil
Timerpson now moved the thanks of the meet-
4111g to NI r. and Mr. Pining.
thanks.
llrn Nlr.Titiottipson proposed three hiIYVIS, which
were given throughout the liii and the meeting
separated in the itimo-d good order and good humour.
The condll.'l of the Lord Niavor met with toliverial
approbation ; lie was loudly cheer.ti by the luyttLice.