The Sun.
London, England, 1802-07-07 00:00:00

GUILDHI4•LL;

A:Common. Hall was held yesterday for the pur.
pose of nominating four Members to represent the
City of London it the ensuing Parliament.
The Loan MAYOIt came
,upon the- Hustings
about- oneVclock, when the. business of the day
Commenced. .
The names of the several- Aldertnen were then
read; according to the usual Custom-, each Alder.
than being, considered as a Candidate, in addition to
whom the Crier announced that Mr: TkAVERS and
Mr. WAITHMAN h d been severally proposed as
Candidates. '
Sir NV-ATKIN thencaMe.forWard and ad=
dressed the Livery., He had, he said, been a ite-
pfesentative fOr the City of Londmi in thiee suc-
cessive ParliaMents, and lie could trtith say;that
he had honestly and conscientiously tliseharged those
duties which arose out of the trust reposed in hitt].
Various circumstances had contributed to deprive
him of that honour in the late Parliament; bur he
was still devoted to their interests, and. in declar-
ing himself a Candidate to represent them in the
ensuing Parliament, he would faithfully promise;
if he was so far honoured as to be an objet} of
their choice, that he would strialy obey their in-
strudions, considering, as he did, that it was the
duty of every Representative to obey the instruc-
tions of his Constituents. He could declare, that
he was as independent as any man in that Hall, and
should he be honoured by their choice, his utmost
efforts would be direded to the discharge of the
trust confided to him, to the preservation of their
rights and liberties, and the benefit of their in-
tereits,

Sir WATxtrt 3vas'received with. very considerable
applause.
Mr. Alderman CURTIS next came-forward. He
considered, he said, that he was now to deliver up
an account to theM of the manner in which he had
performed the duties of their Reptesentative in the
late Parliament----duties which he was conscious of
having honourably discharged. An expression which
had fallen from him on a former occasion, respea-
ing the duty of Representatives to obey. the instruc-
tions of their Constituents, had been much misre.
presented, and an impression endeavoured to be
made upon the minds of his Constituents by means
of that misrepresentation calculated to injure him
in their opinion. He wished to be thoroughly un.'
derstood upon that point. His opinion was, that
so far as related to the Liberties and Franchises of
the City of London, it was the-duty of a Representa-
tive for that City, to obey the instruaions of his Con- 'l'
stituents, but that with respea to all measures involv-
ing the interests of the nation; the opinions and votes
of. their Representatives ought to be free and un.
shackled. This was his opinion; and was what he
invariably meant whenhe Made use of any expres-
sion rehiring to this subjea. He did not wish to
make any boast of Independence, though he cer-
tainly was Independent—but he would boast of an -
incorruptible integrity of heart, and of a disposi-
tion to promote their interests by every means in
his power. If they should again confer upon -him
the honour of eleaing him one of their Representa-
tives in the ensuing Parliament, he would promise
them that his 'conduft should not be worse than it
was in the late Parliament, and as much better as
possible. .
-This Address was received with very great ap:
plause:
Sir J: W. ANDERSON then Canie for Ward to ad-
dress the Livery; and referring to his condua as one
of their Representatives in the late Parliament, he.
trusted they would consider it as satisfaaory: If
they should again hortoitt him by their choice; his
exertions would be devoted to their interests.
Mr: Alderman COAUE then addressed the Li_
very. He looked back; he said; upon his former
conduEt as their Representative. with satiSfaaion,
and he trusted it Would be Considered as a claim to
their approbation it the present Motnent: He had
.heard it said; that Representatives Were not bound
to obey the iiisstrudititts.of their constituents"; with
resped to measures alieding the interests of the
Nation ; but he considered it as the duty of the
RepresentatiVes of the City of London; to obey the
insttnaions, and to speak the sense of their Con-
stituents in the House of Commons: With respea
to the trust he had lately fulfilled as one of their
Representatives; it might be compared to in: In_
denture of Apprenticeship ; his service was ex.:
pired, and he now came forward to request a re-
newal of his Indentures; and that 'he might be
again permitted to serve theni: All his hopes
were centered in them; and if they should 'again
consent to accept of his services, thoSe services
should be continued as faithfully as'• before; He
thought it necessary to declare,' that he tame for-
ward unconneaed with any other Candidate What:
ever; -

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Mr: Aldeithan Price,neict stood forward to
address the LiVery: It was important; he said;
that a Commercial City like that of London; which
was the Eniporiuni of the World; Should have Re-
presentatiies- habituated to; and poSiessing a know:
ledge of; Trade.; He now ventured to Come forward
as a Candidate for their choice; riot that he could
boast of sinning abilities of great knowledge; but
he possessed an integrity Which could not be tor.:
rupted by infiuence; or biassed by Plity; and' was
actuated by\a veneration for our glotions Constitu-
tion, round which he had ilecitiently thrOwn a pro_
testing arm. He stood forward, upon Independent
Principles, and if; by their Suffrages; he should be
elected to the high and enViable situation of one of
their Representatives, he should be actuated only by
those principles:
Mr: TItAVERS thin addressed the Livery:—He
had, he said, been proposed as a Candidate; with;
out his knowledge; but having been proposed, he
should now stand forward in that capacity: Hii
objet was to preserve the consistency of iheit pro-
ceedingS. They had, on the preceding day; come
&du resolution to require of every Candidate fot the
Representation of that City; that he shOuld sign a
declaration, expressing his readiness at all times to
obey the Instructions of his Constituents,' in Com-
mon Hall assembled: A Declaration was tioW pre-
pared for that piirpoSei and if the Candidates whb
had stood forward would sign that Declaration,
he would no longer stand there as.a Candidate hint,
self, Jd® consideral it as the duty of the Represen..

tithes a that City; opon all occasignSAig oleythe:
Instrutiioris Of .their Coristivients, if the. present:
Candidates Would Or; Jtpwever, -sign th.slPeclata7;
rim; hiS services were at the disposal of the Liery,
and they might dispose of,thein as they pleased;
'file greatest bider had been hitherto preserved,
in the. Hall; not much disapprobation, had been:
evinced ; those CandidateS who had •spolcen having
been, in general; received with considerable
_ap-
rlaue. This order WaS, however, entirely dis-
turbed; and a -violent Uproar occasioned by the ap-
pearance of Mr. WA uriiMAl4 upon the HUstingS; as a
Candidate.

Mr. WAITHMAN attempted to speak, but such a
'violent burst
.of indignation immediately broke forth,
in groan's and hisses; that it wai impossible a single-
word of What he said, could he heard in an, part.
of the Hall: He, made man) silent intrea!tieS to be
heard, brit all to no pUrpoie. At length !Ur...Sherif
R4wLit,is came forward; and requested they would
hear Mk. NV ATTEINIAist, as Well as the other
datei. Order was for a moment restored, but no
mop:4. had Or. WA ITHMAig spoken a fe,t,..i?Words,
than a tumult again arose, and lie Was assailed
With groans and hisses, and raiitinaal cries of--:
"O ! Of?" After lie had Made many in-.
effettual attempts to be beard, Sherif RAW-
L INS again cage forward; and particularly requested
that as Mr. W AiTHMAN had been regularly pro.'
posed as a Candidate,• that the L'iveg would hear
what he had to say. This .AfiireSE of the 4.herift"
had in sonic measure the tleiired -efeq, and order,
brat least cOmparati•i,e order, being obtained, Mt.
WAITHMAN proceeded. It was not his Wish, he
said,, to stand forward as a Candidate foi the Re:.
.presentation of the City of London, conscious as he
was that he had no preterisidos to that honour, but
it was his wish, as -it was that of his worthy
Friend Mr. TRAVERS, that the Canddate's who.
had now declared themselvei should sign the decla-
ration of obedience to the instruaions of their Con-
stituents, if they did not, his'serviceS were at the-
disposal of the Livery to use as they pleaSed. , This
Address was with great difficulty heard, in conie-
quence, of the repeated groans' and hisses, and cries of
" Off,Off," by which it was interrupted. IVe believe
he intended to have said more, but the repetition of
the uproar which-took plate (when he
_first attempted.
to speak, induced him abruptly to make his bow and
retire.

Mr. TRAY Rs having offered the Deelaration to
the Candidates to sign,
Mr. Alderman Cuturts came forward: He could
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not consent, he said, to violate the Constitution of
his Country, by signing the Declaration which was
row tendered to him; he had too Much respea for
the honour and independence of the 4iVery to do
it. It was his opinion, that a Member of the
House of CoMmons was 'a Representative for the
whole Nation ;$ and as such, he ought to be free and
unshackled in'his vote; 'He could not, therefore;
consent to sign any such Declaration.
Sir JOHN WILLIAM ANDERSON' professed the
same sentithents, and observed, that it was the
duty of a Meiriber of the House-of Commons; to
form his judgment after hearing both sides of the
question : hOw then, could any Candidate sign a
Paper, which was to shackle his, vote in the first in;
stance ?

Mr. Alderman COMBE said, he coidd" not per:
ceive that any violation of the constitution could
arise from signing the Paper- in Tiestion, He con
ceived that every Representative oughc:ii) .be
retied in his contiva by the instruaions of his Cori.:
StituentS, and ought not to setup hiS own jtidgi-nent
in oppnsition to their` decided w;4l.'" He;ha&nO ol-
jetion 'Whatever to sign the Paper, but he thought
it nugatory as it ivould bind hini-tii‘nothing more
than that principle which already aduated-dais con;

••Mr:7Adernian e refuse,d to sign -the Declara_
tion, for similar, leasons to thaSe urged by Mr. AL
derman CURTIS, and Sir W. AraiEksort; and ob..
served; thatif he went to Parlianjerit he vhAild not
.•
give up •an atoth.ot his, independence:
Sir WATkiN LElfts said; he had; on a fortier
deeasion signed a Declaration similar to the pre-
sent; and he had not the least obie6iOn. to sign that
*hieh was now Offered to him. It Was his
.opi-
nion; that the Repreientativ,es of the City; of Lon_
don ought to be bound by the instruaions of their
Constituents, in order that th 4. might express the
wish and opinion of those Constituents in. the same
manner as if their Constituents were present them:
selves in the House of Commons;

DIxoN then came fotWard -to propose MG'
LUSHrNGTON (who was not present) as a Candidate.
Mr: LUSH INGToN,,he said; Was opinion, that he •
could not satisfaetorily•execute the diitiei of an Al-
derman; and a Representative fot the City in Par-
16ment; and at the same time attend to hii own
Commercial Concerns; and had therefore declined ;to
• come forward as a Candidate—conceiving a Ma-
jotity of the Livety to be bra different opinion; but
from the circum'stan'ces which had taken-place that
(14; he did not heiitate how to ptopose Mr. LUsit-:
1/16tolq as a.Candidate: • • •

This pioposi don being seCcinded; Mr: Llisit z :40-
•thri as declared a Candidate:
Mr: TAAATERS asked whether-Mr. Dixon would
say that Mr: LUSHINGTON was teady to sign the
dedaration;

Mr. Dixoti was convinced that Mr. LinniNG..
would refuse for similar reasons to those urged
by the other Candidates who had refused to sign
it.

Mr.. Wit.sott then addreSsed the Livery: HC
wished he said to put them upon their guard against
sanctioning declarations Similar to that which had
just Veeri offered to' the Candidates. 'to sign; and
which was in the nature of a Test: He Was' surprited
that Mr: TaAvEtts should be so . extremely at-live
in prOposing a Test of this nature; who was himself
inimical to all-Tests; Mr: TKAVrRs being a Presby
terian: A (violent vroar immediately arose,. in con-
sequence of this expression; and though. Mi.Wilion
made" many attempts afterrii•ards to be heard, and Mr:
Travers shook hands qpith kith, to" s'hriaj that they
avert perfea Friends, a large Majority of thole fire-
sent in the Hall appeared So resolutely defermiheiie‘lici
to snfer to
_Proceed, by groaning, hissing, and
ci_ying‘d Of, Of I" ..agihenever He at lemPled speak,
that Mr. WILSON Thought it of len g'th' et.'.p'eliiient. to
retire.

A Gintk tditn then asked ache they E Rs,

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in the e:'veiit: of his Fie6lion, would endeavOtil',ib'
t'ai;; A;dernian's G,own,,on the first brpottthiit,
TRAvgt-ts ite could not paj,
site ktent4in3o the duties attached to <i Reprltsf!
titive ofthe,City of London in t) tri arliaent; to tho:
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of the Magistracy, and to own Cur::
terns at the same time:

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The names of the several Aldertr en in rorz:irr4
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were then vut.to the vote; and a!sti the names-of 14:
three
.tidditional ,Candidates, rvlesis.. TitA4ii.l:l4
WAITHMAIN, ana LITSIii.&dT6N. :. .

Th e Sheriffs declared the shew of harids to l
favour of Sir WAtItIN LiIES, Mr. Alderiniiii
C6NiBE; Mr. Alderman PitftE, arid"

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