The National Register.
London, England, 1815-03-05 00:00:00

TONAL RI:6IST

CORN LAWS.

led and respectable Meeting of the Banki.r., Mer.
and others, of the City of London, was held on
'titian Hall, in the Mansion House, agreeably to '
:hat effect.
ight Hon. the Lord Mayor in the Chair.
icon said. much misrepresentation, he understood,
as to his motires in calling fora' the sense of his
upon the subject of their present Meeting ; but if be
-.lion of lus conduct, he iris happy. This he felt
and villa( was more, he had the still higikor gratifiea-
, Approbation of his 0 Wit conscience, and of feeling
ue his (Ivey. He had no hesitation in saying, from
Licit he saw the Regulations as to the Corn Laws
Parliament. that, with the trust which he had
in, it he had been fonsol sloinherina on him post, he
:yed duty. He trusted That the Meeting mould
❑per, moderation, and firmness, whieb the serious
of the business OH which they wow assembled, re-
matter involving the vital interests ot the commit-

Ai came forward, and in a short speech proposed a
Ins, which had been framed by a Committee of Gen-
moderate and temperate language as he was eon-
limne their imiversal adoption.

Stewelisnii seconded the Resolutions.
,untensted, that to See re the peace and prosperity
'imerninent ought to begin with retrenchment. He
Meeting that with retrenchment iu our eapenth-
need of Corn Laws,

.e to order. The Meeting had nothing to do with
ley had met to petition Parliament-
oi came forward and stated, that iii Order that the
Int be taken by snrprise, but *night have time to di-
lx.fore they agreed to it. he Ltd the permission of
to read it to them, in this early stage of the Nisi-
;lion (tiler usx/er consideration was one in which the
fall, and the poorerrlasses of society io particular,
inter.osted. They had this reason to be tionnklid, how-
• weie not in this instance left to Cog their own hat-
t'hirt Nlagisteate and the hlerchanta, Bankers, &e.
and„ he believed. in. add the Magis.
intry at large, standing formate] in their cause. He
ar expressing his surpriree., however, obstswe the
which Gentlemen were Alvleav oaring?... and seemed
hurry the proposed law .U1413413:13 Patti* t, !hats
~ thew laq to cot the peopk off front those constitu
!ht's to the Legislature which they had at all times a
to. it was toot the landed Gentlomen of whom we
to inch to complain, but the speculator in land, who
tiling to run the ii.,k of his own speculations, which
sucerssfal toe a titne, he was now nom,illing to part
be it Its he observed, that it was not the price of the
Alone which would he raised by the proposed measure,
if bacon, bint.ter cheese, 4:c. must aU evperance a
ise .;whale, oso,tri,e other band. OW alAttliriClillit'A were
tell 1101 e; than dining the war. He conclonled by
which was received with bursts of applanse.
conteeded that the perusing who had given evitlenee
)nunittee as to the Cora 'l'.rilde, were all, udges in their

Ift thought that sonte sfroteetion arras neee4ary to our
of .corm, -wind w4m1141 14e the proper overage I.tas the
hi. (Mil parrs hr hellCrfdit might be about 75.
Sir .1. Slaw. 11r. Alderman Atkino. and Ht. Akhl,-
Nt verally It'peatctllbeir determination to oppose any
it they could not get all, to take what they could
for thc rednetion of ;the ininimun; to 7‘2s.
sn 1-teygate supported .the Petition.
Hat vey said it fru.- f.f.ord•;; alter JAl:it:4l'le laesttlutiott.
were nnanintoft-Iy,,e,,Teetl to.
re then Noted to the ,Itepiesereatives of the City in
• their opposition :to the stroposed law ; and to the
or the Meeti4tg, at4l for las COMinet in the

)n CP mains At the Matisi4nitSotme4ill idet4,ay, at two
guatureF.
9,00 eiclp4l, and dtt.t. riotll4.l.4l4V!.::btVj CS ADADY

TII M U/.T IN* SOUTHWARK..

157

Tuesday being the day appointed kr the chairing of Mr. Bareity„
the new Member for Southwark, it was poldiekly aianainceil that •
he and hits friends would dine together at the Horns. at lictinitigtou.
after the ceremony of chairing should have tahen • these 4t
ig o'clock Mr. Barclay • arrived attemled by * 'mother of h tends,
at the Town Hall, preparatory, as•citstomary on such oce;iiOns to
their proceeding to parade the boundaries of the Borough, tut
entertaining the most distant idea of the intertaitti,ta they were
(loomed to e4perience in their progress—an ifiteriiiptim, of rh,.!
most unpleasant nature, and which it appeared, ern,e him a mine t
having gone abroad that Mr. Barclay. had voted in la•ottr of the
resolutions now before the 'louse of Commons relat;v,t• to Cot n
Laws. Tide proceswion, however, consisting of several catria,ies
belonging to Mr. Barclay's friends and a lumber of horsemen, se*
out from St. Margaret's-hid, and proceeded towards kitties end.,
and thence to the Obeli;,):, in ht. Georiiets-ielils, without i:iterrup,
lion ; hitt when arrived at the Obelik, it was eneonditcred by *
limb, consisting of several thottsatuls of the lower orders of people.,
who strewed strong symptonis of their inclination to itavrtnet
harroo4.l of the day, :Mil who .contmencitul by the ('I its tits" No Cm u
Laws !—No Barclay," .Ve. These symptoms of di,coiarlit were aj
first disregarded, tat the mob, collecting stteideth as i,t went roily:l'44-
proceeded to acts of more sletertniued hostility, and showers of moat,
stones, and other missiles, were poured upon Mr. Ilarcrlay and his
friends, w ho, in consequence, were under the necessity of quickening
their pace ; but still the mob kept pace with till they came
into illacknian street ; here they wens joined by a boilw of lila •
Poiogrdes of the Borough, who hail apparently prepared ilumsebea
for the reeept hit or the successfill candidate in that quarter. 4. •
somber of them immediately contort need their attack upon Air,
Barclay, whose carriage and person were in a few minutes coveted •
with filth of the mast offensive deAeliption. Several of his friends
were unhorsed, and the windowi of those who se ,;.e jte„ouo to tie .ill
his interest were demolished. Finding it would l e intpossiLle
proeeest with any degree of safety, Mr. Barclay iteterm,iiied to glee
up the attempt, and to proceed as quirk as po..:ible to the Morns u
Kennington. On his arrival there, he found that the mob hail cog
• the start of him. Himself, his Mother, Mr. i'oung, Mr. Alonlil,n,
and several of his friends, rar4fcred most severely iu their progress,,
and iit their passage from their carriages to the house. The moln.
still continuing to anerease in numbers proceeded to iirore serideta •
actcof violence. Completely setting at defiance the Civil Power
which was iii attendance, they ronuttenced a regular attack on the
.windows of 4he HUJII4 i,tivcrn. I ticurinatitip of these oft:rages was
tradimitted to the Magistrates of Union WI, atul Mr. Birnie being
there at the. time, and finding the civil power inefficient to inaintaio
the peace, immediakdy sent .to the Secretary of State to require Ow
aid of the wilitary, and two troops of hoist. lA,eLe ace.ordingiy seist
dosta. . IWile drawn up in the front ,aftlie 'souse, awl ()Mgr
was at length restored. The company at, he tavern soon al terwaidif
sat (limn whigla passed without interruption, and al;ey
retired At an early hour.
A moody/ of Ina:sons %Ain sieve taken atjron Ttleplay at lienninp
ton, (-barged uitit riotous behaviemr, wet e eiantiocl oil IVetlited.w
at Union-Hall. Several were restitunled .tar •fitrther
others admitted to bail, and sonic, conduct appeared! ro 11g
the slyest sf imulverteney rather than of design, ‘vere., on expressing
their contrition, discharged.

The worhot. "No Cora Bill," are now conspicuously -cloaked
upon the walls in 3'3:ious parts of the town. and much le.r-
meut seems to preArg.il on the subject of the licsolutions now
in progress through the house r.kfCommons.

Government are taking precautionary measures to repress
any tumult in conseTicuoe of the Corn Bill.—Thorsday, the
two regiments of Litz Guards were under orders the whole of
the day, to he ready at a tuoinetiC,s „notice.
Wednesday, the remains of 1.4 e late Duke of Dorzet were
conveyed in procession through London, on their way to tit,c
fasvily seat At Knole. An immense .puinher oi cal rimes
NttbLeine"' and Gentlemen %%ere in attendance. The body
will lie in.: Late at Knole befote the interment. The expres•
sion of ,4 oft'!" used by his Grace at the ino.tnent ut hi§
egyiriot, did not vike trotu til-titned levi.y, .hut from the
:chairs 0.0 was.vl44;t4l slipping trorn uniicr Linn.