The National Register.
London, England, 1820-10-01 00:00:00

DIPOTATIO■ OW THE LIMIT*

A requisition was drawn up, and numerously sigred,
requesting the Lord Mayor to convene a Common Hall,
to take the sense of the Livery upon the conduct of his
Lordship, in endeavouring to overawe the deliberations
of a former Common Hall, by introducing the military
into the vicinity of the city. and also in abruptly dissol:
yin); the Hall this day; and a deputation was appointed
to immediately present it to his Lordship.
The Lord Mayor, about five o'clock received the depu-
tation, consisting of about 30 gentlemen, in the Council
Chamber, where he was attend.Al by the officers and
several of the Aldermen.

Mr. Galloway stated, that the purpose of their visit
was to request his Lordship to grant the object of the
Requisitionists.
The Lord Mayor, at some length, defended his con-
duct in introducing the military, saying, that it was his
duty to preserve the peace of the metropolis, and that he
should do it by such means at hisjudgratent dictated.
Mr. Tipper remarked, that the object of the deputa-
tion was not to discuss the question, hut merely to know
his Lordship's determination ; and that, however, he
might individually consider the proceedure unconstitu-
tional and improper, he should leave its consideration to
the Common Hall.
The Lord Mayor repeated his opinion upon that sub-
ject, and further added, that had lie known the purport
of Mr. Galloway's motion, he should certainly have
permitted it to be discussed by the Livery.
Mr. Stevens thereupon congratulated his Lordship
upon the unanimity of their sentiments, as seeing his
Lordship had remarked he had disolved the Hall merely
because lie did not know the tenor of the Resolution.

Mr. Pearson denied the existence olsoch a right, and
further observed, that he had himself at the time stated
to the Lord Mayor, that the question related to himself
personally.
His Lordship finally appointed Monday, at 12 o'clock
to answer whether he would call the hall; and a deru.
tation agreed to wait upon him to knew his pleasure.

Anecdote—A certain Prelate, now no more, hap.
petted to meet, at a large party, his old collegiate
acquaintance, the celebrated Dr. G., of coursing and
classical notoriety, having oppressed the Doctor with
a plentiful dose of distressing condescension, his
Lordship, with a familiarity evidently affected, in-
quired of the Doctor, bow long it might be since
they had last the pleasure of seeing one another;
" The last time I had the honour of seeing your
Lordship," said the Doctor, " happened to be when
you was walking to serve your curacy at Trumping.
ton, and I was riding to serve my church at Ches.
terford, and as the rain happened to be particularly
heavy, your Lordship most graciously condescended
to mount my servant's horse, the aniraal not having
been used to carry double, was a little unruly, and
when your Lordship dismounted, it was at the ex-
pence of no small number of stitches in your small-
clothes; I felt not a little embarrassed fur your
Lordship, as you had not then an apron to cover
them, l'ut I remember that you soon sat me at ease,
by inflaming me, that a sermon, inclosing some
bleak thread and a needle, were three articles which
you never travelled without; on hearing which I
ventured to congratulate your Lordship on the happy
expedient you had hit upon, for giving a connected
thread to your discourse, and some polish, no less
than point, to your arguments." His Lordship was
never known afterwards to ask an old friend how
long it was since he had last the pleasure of seeing
him.

Anecdole of Ali Pacha.—" My friend," said he
one day to a young Greek ofJoannina, whose father
had just died, " your father was a most respeetablJ
man, I sincerely regret his loss; we were most in-
timate friends On his death bed he has, however,
remembered me, and bequeathed to me his house,
furniture, and gardens." " But, my Lord," ob-
served the youth, " that is more than thrce-I arils
of my whole tbrtune." "My ehild,“ replied Ali,
" the i% ill of your father ought to be sacred to you,
and if you have the impiety to disrei4urd it, I will
cause you to be 111.n,,e.?." No other alternative
than obedience was lett.