The National Register.
London, England, 1812-03-29 00:00:00

MARCH 29.

Jolin Ckipman, of NewiThirket,- grocer, April 4, 24-, and May 9, at
twelve, at Guildhall, London. Attornies; Messrs. Gatty and Haddan,
An4el-court, -Ishrogmorton-street.
Joas. Pereira de Souza Caldas and John de Capiet, of Clifford-street,
wire-merchants, Aprii 4, 11, 9, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attor-
ides, Mr. R. O. Jones. Ne. 9, Gray's Inn-square.
John Rainas. of Walcot, Somerset, druggist, April 9, 10, and May 9
at ten, at the Christopher Inn, Bath. Attornies, Messrs. Longdell and
rccket, Gray's Inn, London ; and Mr. J. Randolph, Bath.
William Dorring,on, of Cornhill, insurance-broker, April 11, 19,
..c!,l May 9, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Reardon and
Davies, Cachet-court, Gracechurch-street. •
James Pyerofr, jun. of Lloyd's Coffee-house, underwriter, April 111,
14, at twel-e, and May 9, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Lang, •
America-square, Minories.
James Whiffing Siggs, of Aveley, Essex,_ dealer, April •
twelve, and May 9, ac ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, 10':. ".
Mserica-square.
Charles filler, of Aidgate High-street, silversmith, April 4; -
N.
one, and May 9, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Martin,'
Vintner's Hall, Upp,,r Thames-street.
John Holt, of Whalebone-court, Lothhury, London, victualler,
April 4,14, and May 9, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Alder-
son, Tokenhouse-yarcl.
CERTIFICATES.—APRIL 18.

James Davies and James Craig, late of Bastnghall-street, merchants.
—Elizabeth Janaway, of Ludgate-street, 'Foy Warehouse-keeper.—
Jeremiah Smith, late of Woodbridge, Suffolk, butcher.—William
liolroyd, late of Holland-street, Blaekfriars-road, victualler.—Morris
Lyon, of Liverpool, draper.—,John Waistle, of Liverpool, builder.—
Nathan Samuel, of Liverpool, draper...-William Gardner, of the Hay-
market, victualler.—Ebenezer Cooper, of Bishopsgate-strect, coach-
plater.—Thoinas Morgan, of All-Saints, Worcester, maltster.—Jeffer-
son Ward, of Woolwich, coal-merchant—Christopher Clarke, late of
Cawrkwaite, Hesket, Cumberland, cattle .dealer.—William 'lnlet' tt, Of
ilanover-street; Long Acre, ship .owner.—James Donnelly, of Greek-
street, Nitch, of Castle-street, Qty-road, insur-
ance-broker.

COMMON HALL.

Thursday a very numerous and respectable meeting of the I.ivery of
London Ins held in Guildhall,. pursuant to a requisition, 44 to take
into consideration the unprecedented situation of the country, and to
a,llTt such measures as might he thought necessary for promotitigin-
qiiiry into the state of public affairs—for reforming public abuses—and,
ahuve all, for effecting a reform in the representation of the people in
Parliament."

The: Lode. MAYOR having opened the business, by requesting the
several speakers might have an impartial hearing,
Mr. WAITHMAN then carne forward.—lt was now nearly 20 years
piece he had first been in the habit of addressing the Livery in this
on an occasion something sim:liar to the present; namely,
oi:lca they were called on to point out grievances, and to ask
I%.,iress. On every succeeding occasion of the kind had the griev-
an.:es of which they had to complain increased—the evil had every
Year become greater—and now the Livery were called on more im-
p,tiously than at any former period, to express their opinions as to the
distressed and embarrassed condition of the country. It would not he
necessary far him to consume much of the time of the Meeting in
adducing arguments to prove the truth of what he had already stated,
that the country was in a most distressed and embarrassed situation;
soforninately, this was a fact so clear—so manifest—as not only to be
obvious to our visual faculties, but to have come home in so forcible a
manna to our feelings, that no argument was necessary to convince us
of its existence. It was not nazaty months, at least, it was not a year,
since the City of London had expressed their opinions as to the abuses
whizh prevailed, and their regret at the Restrictions intposed on the
Prince Regent, in consequence of which, those abuse!: were to he en-
t''led upon them for a still longer period, and also during skhich, the
Piiiice Regent must have continued under the power of that faction,
I..`och had so long, unfortunately, prevailed in this country.—(App/ausz.s;
L'f%:',d with marks of clisappr.)Gation.)—The Prince Regent himself bo
and so expressed his feelings. To prove that this was the case, he
Waitliman) need only refer to the Prince Regent's own declara-
tion on that occasion. Though the City of London then saw occasion
;:Mother their grievances, and to wait till the Prince Regent was un-
fettered , still they then hoped that matters would be reformed, and
that . they should even obtain some security against the occurrence of
'_lllllar grievances in future. He need hardly call the recollection, or
tc?.ntemplation of the Court, to the distresses of the country, arising
iwrtin tbis corrupt system. • The Court, and each, and every individual
puab°.liccode
d it, were acquainted with them. They had seen great
taidts escape, while the greatest oppression was exercised
inst the press for presuming to complain of abuses. They had
f_ it even to know, from what appeared in the Newspapers, that
lioole.. even of those very defaulters were, at this moment, after tht y
wi'Llcen detected, and after deserved punishment ought to have been
..."64 on them, living in affluence, er -rather in luxury, on sinecures

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