The National Register.
London, England, 1821-02-05 00:00:00

COMMON HALL.

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On Monday a COlllOlOll Hall was held pursuant to a
requisition, for the purport. of ettle.iol• rm.: of the pra-
wn-1y of Clptionitoot both Houses id' Parliament to place
the Qoetoo's name in the lomtray. and r siore her to
her foal rights and privileges. Almon one o'clock the
Lord Mayor took the chair. Ilia Lordship stated, that
her Map-sty had been waited on last M lay with the
address, smell at the last Cu,untun Hall, to which she
h-en pleased in return a most gracious :inswer,
which should hr read.—[ller Majesty's answer was theta
read.] —The Lord Mayor again addressed the meeting,
to stale that he had received a letter from Lord Holland,
and another loom Lord Erskine, returning thanks tor
the votes of approbition of their conduct, Which ltad
been passed at the last COllllllOll Hall His Lordship
bald, he bud iiii.orionately left the letters behind hum;
but they should he read before the meeting broke up.
Mr. RT LAND then presented himself to the meeting;
he said, lie a .dressed his fellow-citizens for the first
time, inn lie appeared before theist with t distuay, con-
fident 01 the goodness of his cause, and conscious 01 the
purity of his actions: he was born among his fellow.
cis zees ; he was united with them by every tient' interest
and of affection. :nod he trusted he should die as he nail
lived—ine firm them! of l'arlinnentary Reform, of the
Colosittutiont, and of Justice, sod by consequence of the
Queen. It was, lie said, become the custom with 11,•r
Alai sty's eueinies to call by the name of hem the
meetings that had taken place all mei the country to gne
expression to the public sentiment oil the conduct o his
Ministers--ort the unconstitutional and illegal
treatittent 01 the gieen—on the distress dlidoppresSioll
of the people. Ile was aware the present meeting
would be called disloyal by those who met lii holes and
colliers, and, with closed dlOrS, mainifactured what
they called Loyal Addresses. But if toyalty Means 10
hove our King, and warn hint of his danger from evil
cuunarllurs, it loyalty torsos to reverence and obey the
laws, then are we loyal subjects. (Hear, Ilea.) The
learn ii trnticnt it then read a series of resolotions, de-
clarattory of the Settle entertained by the meeting 01 the
pnuluci pursued by *waters latwartls her M jesty, and
of tlie provi lily it veil/Inning both 11.1111 Sell 4 Patti:ll'B.in
to procure the Mae:lion of tier M tjesty's ill ..e in the
Liturgy, anti tier restnratillll to all her r1;4111s and &twit-
ties, and to take sonit steps as may be necessary lor
brio:4.loA her persecutors to condign punishment.

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All the resolutimui were received with the greatest
applause
Mr HALL came forward to second the resolutions.
lie claimed indulgence on the same account as the
glower, it being no first time to address his
citizens. lie saii', the subject on which they were met
had been already Um fully and ably discussed at public
sneetings, and particulatly by the tree and independent
public Press, that he felt it unnecessary to detain the
meeting for any length of time. Nothing, he was cer-
tain, but the fears of Ministers prevented their attempt-
ing to shackle the free Press; but they were aware that
when the lirittsit Lois wits once roused, they dare not
offer hint such an insult; and the future historian would
delight to record tile emiduct of the virtuous people of
this country, %%lien their Queen was basely accused and
oppressed.—He concluded by stscoliditig the resolutiotia
that had been read

Alderman WAITHKAN said, he wished to cotigratu..
lite the Common Hall upon the decisions that they
were a delitterattve body, who mialit meet to discuss
questions of a political nature, notwithstanding all that
'lad orris sail of their proceedings as lent[ tumultuous
and ths.itilerly; the Nlerelimits and Hauliers of the city
were at least not qualified to set them an example its
that resret. was It ll) he expected of the Hole and
Corner Men, who had hitherto alleged the clamour with
wtitcu they were reCCIVed as an excuse Mr not snowing
tneitiselt es, that they soutald endeavour to carry every
thing by clamour, Instead of fairly meeting their salts-
pots:mut to the fields of argument, when they had an °p-
p. ~ yof doing owl—He concluded by expressing a
hope that the exivostuots which he said ne had made
would be lawful in sheaving, that the Cll.lll.leS Of *llea
j,iveradrlrs were wilt/widen, iu titruseing memo back
up tit tlaetitselvt
'roe several resol a, with the addiess founded
Upon .111 Viii, %%cr, men put and carried. It was niUVOLI
that he I'cuuuu 1,0 nit: 111),Ise of I. suottlil be pre-
...lord by the Doke of auu tom to the House of
by the City Aletathers.
Tostalas were toad to Mr. Helann and Mr. Hall, for
the able manlier w wweli tile) 'tad hroogin the business
til the day tors Thaillis %%tie allS, V(4O It/ the
Lord Nl..yor, n lieu, alitr s Turner olisereatmiis [ruin
/V44'1111-1111 ‘V..,(1, Mr. Fatell, and Mr. Crook, MC