The National Register.
London, England, 1821-02-04 00:00:00

COMMON HALL.

On Monday a Common Hall was held pursuant to a
requisition, for the purpose of considering of the pro-
priety of petitioning both Houses of Parliament to place
the Queen's name in the Liturgy, and restore her to
her full rights and privileges. About one o'clock the
Lord Mayor took the chair. His Lordship stated, that
her Majesty had been waited on last Monday with the
address, voted at the last Common Hall, to which she
had been pleased to return a most gracious answer,
which should be read.—(Her Majesty's answer was then
read.]—The Lord Mayor again addressed the meeting,
to stale that he had received a letter from Lord Holland,
and another from Lord Erskine, returning thanks for
the votes of approbation of their conduct, which had
been passed at the last Common Hall. His Lordship
said, lie had unfortunately left the letters behind him;
but they should be read before the meeting broke up.
Mr. RYLAND then presented himself to the meeting;
he said, he addressed his fellow-citizens for the first
time, but he appeared before them without dismay, con-
fident of the goodness of his cause, and conscious of the
purity of his actions: he was born among his fellow.
citizens; he was united with them by every tie of interest
and of affection, and he trusted he should die as he had
lived—the firm friend of Parliamentary Reform, of the
Constitution, and of Justice, and by consequence of the
Queen. It was, he said, become the custom with her
Majesty's enemies to call by the name of Farces the
meetings that had taken place all over the country to give
expression to the public sentiment on the conduct of his
Majesty's Ministers—on the unconstitutional and illegal
treatment of the Queen—on the distress and oppression
of the people. He was aware the present meeting
would be called disloyal by those who met in holes and
corners, and, with closed doors, manufactured what
they called Loyal Addresses. But if loyalty means to
love our King, and warn him of his danger front evil
counsellors, it loyalty means to reverence and obey the
laws, then are we loyal subjects. (Hear, hear.) The
learned gentleman then read a series of resolutions, de-
claratory of the sense entertained by the meeting of the
conduct pursued by Ministers towards her Maesty, and
of the propriety of petitioning both Houses of Parliament
to procure the insertion of her Majesty's name in the
Liturgy, anti her restoration to all her rights and digni.
ties, and to take such steps as may be necessary for
bringing her persecutors to condign punishment.
All the resolutions were received with the greatest
applause.
Mr. HALL came forward to second the resolutions.
He claimed indulgence on the same account as the
mover, it being Isis first time to address his fellow.
citizens. lie said, the subject on which they were met
had been already so fully and ably discussed at public
meetings, and particularly by the free 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 l‘littisters prevented their attempt-
ing to shackle the free Press; but they were aware that
when the British Lion was once roused, they dare not
olkr him such an insult ; and the future historian wouid
delight to record the conduct of the virtuous people of
this country, when their Queen was basely accused and
oppressed.—He concluded by seconding the resolutions
lint had been read . .

Aidernialt WAITHMAN said, he wished to congratu-
late the Coutatou Hall olio's the decisions that they
were a deliberative body, who might meet to discuss
questions of a political nature, notwithstanding all that
had been said of their proceedings as being woodworm
and disorderly; the Merchants and Bankers of the city
were at least not qualified to set them an example in
that respect. Was it to be expected of the 'foie and
Comer Men, who had hitherto alleged the clamour with
which they were received as an excuse for not showing,
themselves, that they should endeavour to carry every
thing by clamour, instead of fairly meeting, their anta-
gonists to the fields of ar,_nnent, when they had an op-
portunity of doing so 2—He concluded by expressing a
hope that the exposition which he said he had made
would be useful in skewing, that the charges of their
adversaries were unfounded, in throwing them back
up .n themselves.
The several resolutions, with the address funneled
upon them, were then put and carried. It was moved
that the Petition to the noose of Ildmls should be pre-
sented by the Duke of Bedford, and that to the House of
C by the City Members.
Thanks were voted to Mr. Ryland and Mr. Hall, for
the able manner in winch they had brought the business
of the day turward. Thanks were also voted to the
Lord Mayor, when, after some further observations from
Alderman Wood, Mr. Favell, and Mr. Crook, the
meeting separated.