The National Register.
London, England, 1819-10-04 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

oily. during one hour, to disperse, but 'Mork statutory pro-
tection appeases to have been altogether disregarded by the
51,,:istrates of Manchester. they 61,6111.1 y violated that
very under *hick they hypirciitically pretended to
have acted.
5. his
_Majesty's Ministers, in advising the Prince
Regent precipitate'; to prejudge and justify the outrageous
and illegal conduct of..lse Magistrates and Yeomanry Ca-
alarm to the a hole cuuntrs,
retry, is a subject of Winn
and au indisputable proof t;:41 'hose Ministers are unworthy
of the confidence either of the Pre7ee Regent or the people
of the British, empire; it is therePire' the bounden duty of
the people in all parts of thekingdom,to express their
upi ii i iiii those fatal transactions, and stea.4il) to demand
that legal inquiry and justice *hich can alone satisfy the
nation by vindicating the supremacy or the law.
6. 'That a subscription he earnestly er mended stud
suppoi ted by this Common Hull, for the relict of the nume-
rous persons aho were illegally and iaainied sod
wounded on the fatal and never-to-be-forgotten I bik day of
August last
7. That this Common Hall cannot ton warmly express
their high approbation of toe firm and judicious conduct of
Mr. Alderman Wanton:in. in the manly and successful rests
tance *hall he made to the rash and illegal advice of the
Lord Mayor, to interrupt and disperse the public meetings
recently and constitutiouMly assembled in Smithfield, and
which advice of the Chief .Nlagistrate, if followed, would
have manifestly disturbed the peace of the y, mid proba-
bly have furnished melancholy scenes similar to those which
occurred at Manchester; and that the able and long-tried
exertions of Mr. Alderman Waithman, in upholding the
privileges of the Livery, but nor c especially for his sea-
minable and undaunted conduct in taking the chair. when
called hi it by the Livery at the lest Common Hall, further
demand our most unqualified thanks.
d. That J. Allows, Esq. Lord Mayor. by his conduct in
refusing to convene Common-Halls on three several occasi-
ons, when requisitions were presented to him. numerously
signed, and in having dissolved two Common-halls, without
allowiug the Livery to address their feilow-citizens, as well
as by the disregard and contempt he has at all times shown
for their privileges and opinions, has acted In grikss violation
of their rights sad his duty, and has thereby rendered himself
unworthy of their confidence or respect.

The Resolutions, which were seconded by Mr. Bum-
stead, were carried by au 1111111ellbe majority.

Alderman Waitlintan returned thanks for the honour
done him. When every I ittle Borough in the kingdom
was petitioning against malt and other taxes, was the
great body of toe citizens of London to be told, you shall
not meet to discuss and petition the Prince Regent upon
the subject of an atrocious outrage. (No, no.) On a
former occasion, a question was raised, namely, whether
the Lord Mayor could ginterfere with the will of the
Livery to meet in Common 11a11,—and no less a person
than that sapient statesman, Nlr. Samuel DiXolldeCidtd
that the Lord Mayor had no such power. The Common
Council bad decided that they ought not to interfere with
the rights of the Livery of London. Their law officer,
who had declared their proceeding irregular, was no
more in that Hall than a beadle. (Cheering.) He
expressed a hope this proceeding would never be for-
gotten, and that the Livery would act in the same de
%ermined manner whenever the slightest opposition was
offered to the free and fair exercise of their privileges.—
(Loud applause.)
Mr. Thompson returned thanks. The present time
11135 remarkable for hypocrisy, yet the l.ord Mayor then
in office was no hypocrite. He too plainly told
the is his intention was to deprive the Livery of their
rights. They ought not to trust Mtn. lie had told
them formerly, in that Hall, that in case there was
no Reform in Parliament, a bloody revolution would
take place. That revolution had commenced, but not
on toe part of the people. The people had been fur-
bearing to a fault. It was a revolution brought abort
by the Government acting against die Laws and Con-
stitution. Wit:litter matters of difference might arise
upon points of Reform, it was clear there was now but
two parties : one supported the oppressive acts of the
Government and Magistracy, the other supported the
lights and liberties of the people. With a large stand-
ing army, and what was worse, an unftehog inquisitotis
Yeomanry Cavalry, the inisterial Revolutionists
might for a time gam upon the rights of the people, but
like die confined fires of a volcano, the just 1/1111gIlilli011
of the country would at last burst forth, and scatter to
destruction all that stood in the way. He concluded by
itiovniB tile thanks of the Continuo Hall to Sheriff Par-
kins, lot the honourable, dignified, and origin man-
ner in which he had conducted Imoself on the present
CetilSloll, and added to that propositioo, that the Livery
deelarcd him to be the Upper or Senior Sheriff.
The IcSUlll4ioll was carried by a spew of hands.
I&,rkiiis then ret,inieu wanks to the Livery for
tile i ieth honour conferred on him. He did not at the
svute time prejudice their former division. Ile
leave It to their considerauou whether the la.t resolution
ought to he their regular determination or not.
.tlr. Stevens 'ell that the thanks of his lellow citi-
zens be given to H Hunt, Esq. for his conduct at Man-
chester, on the 16th of August
last, and his temperate
behaviour before the Magia.rates of that tlisttici, &c.
The resolution was carried.

Mr. Huut returned thanks, and concluded by moving,
the Resolutions be published in the usual Nlorning and
Evening Papers ; also that the thanks of the Common
Hall be gn eat to Messrs. Harmer, Pear son, and Denison,
for their professional and constitutional exertions
beitali Of me Mmichester sufferers.
Mr. Stevens seconded the resolutions.
\lr. Pears n returned thanks fur the honour con.
feted too butt, lle had been placed under circum-
stances tot wtueh no man who Called 11111111SUli an Eng.
lisninan could avoid feeling: tor the miseries and dis•
iresses of the people of Nlancliester. He drew a very
unmated picture of the violtaice committed upon the
unarmed tnnitnude. M All, the superior order in crea-
tion, bad degraded himself Lit:Wean. the level of the
ti.ute. lie had slaughtered the infant of a lovely woman,
Ipug at her breast, and smiling in her face. The
as I taCilril had toot been pi hod. lie ought say with
the Puet, his country was fallen," Oh, E.nlittjud)