The Sun.
London, England, 1817-05-31 00:00:00

COMMON HALL.

Coalman Roll was holden yesterday, to take
,loto consideration the propriety of petitioning
ParliaM,ot against the Renewal of the Habeai,
Corpus S.ispension Act.
The R,quisition having been read,
Mr. FAVFLL, addressed the Meeting. The (ies-
tbut which they were assembled to rake into con-
, sidervion was one of great importance to the CI-
, tizens nt London, and to the Country at large.
far trust,ll they would prove, by their exertions
this day, that they were animated by the spirit of
their forefathers& and resolute to defend their
rights and liberties against every inroad that might
be attempted. The Suspension of the Habeas Cur-
- pus was a measure that might, with some show of
'-nutstm, be resorted to if an invading army threat-
toed our shores; it the administration of justice
were obstructed ; or if the `,Magistrates of the
.country neglected their duty. None of these evils
were now to he deplored for the Magistrates of
Linoldo, the recent disturbances bad served hitt
to prove their vigilance and resolution. The me-
ritorinus exertions of nu Hon. Baronet (Sir James
Shaw) were well known. He had witnessed
them, and differing from the Hon. Baronet, as.
he did on many points, he was happy to bear tes-
timony to the activity anti courage which he had
&played on the occasion referred to. To him it
appeared no justifiable grounds could be shown
fur renewing the Suspension of the Habeas Car-
pus Act; in the present situation of the country.
The great object of Ministers was, he believed,
to noike the ptt,ple afraid of hearing Parliament-
ary Reform mentioned ; but in this, he trusted,
lhey would never succeed. He concluded by
tuoViu.:, i, lung series Of Resolutions against the
Renewal of the Habeas Corpus .suspension Act.
Mr,. iirrctttas seconded the resolutions. He
observed that Parliament hail sliewn itself to be
cleat, blind, and dumb, —deaf to the prayers of
the people, blitot to the distresses of the country,.
ntr,l dumb with respect to' its being the public
voice.---He ought rather to say it was dead, for, it
exhibited all the symptoms of death in a hideous
. mails of corruption,
Mr. Flutli felt great pleasure in appearing be-
fore his fellow-citizens once more. Ile should
trot led that he did his duty if Ito did not again
,enter his protest against the arbitrary proceedings
of the Goverment.. The tnere4..ee,-he hail no
doubt, would pass ; but if it did pass, the first

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rivet ;(told be put in the chain that was to en-
slave the people. The general feelings of, the
people were so much against the Miuistersilhat
Alley dared not pursue their plans without the
So3pension. It was supposed by mall that mi-
sery 31,d (li3tress were confined to the metropolis
211 d to a few towns in the Northern part. of the

country, but want and famine were, in reality,
stalking at in every direction ' from John
,aaroats to the Land's, End. None of these
would• have occulted bad there been a
ft.lotn in l'arliintnt. The only sedition which
the Ministers dreaded Was, that which en-

dang!!red the loss of their places, and the Only
bil•phetny which touelted them was that which
txrooetl their hyoerisy. The. public meetiugs lii
Ilatopshile and Wiltshire did :not give the sense
or the country. In the former an amendment had
been moved for the dismissal of Minkters, the
481teeitt hod declared against the amend,neut,
al-
though the majotity were clearly in favour of it,
and its the latter the Sheriff, 6ndicis the opinion
of the m,,jority unfavourable to the Onvernment
propositions, di,solved the Meeting, and read the
Ititat Act. the WaS ready Id lead, to be in the
front or the tear ol• in any place the, might be
allot tad to hint, to recover for the people their lost
righii, tie always thought that 'Every one who
'"p3id taxes shoe in the representa-
tion, used this %vas his rbpiAcnt still, and on a J;e.
•neral election, rent withstanding the additional
pokvers which corruption would obtain by the
proposed suspontion, he should oppose the Mini-
-stettai candidate with bit former vigour. He eon-
chided by expressing his appobation of the re.
solutions.

Mr. XArrustAN was aware that nothing new
.could be said on tbi' subject; but it was only by;
repeatio4 the at gionrots that had already been
tli)ted, that he could hope to see them produce
thee desired effect. He proceeded to shiny that,
'irt taking the course which it was now proposed
•to pnrsuei the• Livery of Londo4 woalti advance
nu new claim—they would but demand that safe-

gir:►rd which their ancestors ba►d required as a barb,
'vier against corruption. It was said the law in
.questioti 1)1(1 ilone much to tranquilliie the coon-
'try, and .they were told it had not been abused.
The Livery Of London were, however, well aware,'
-that they had ►►o security that, if such powers:
,were given to Ministers, they would not be int
'printerly used. The real object of Ministers, how-
-ever it might be disguised, was to keep the people
from petitioning for, Reform. He admitted the
injudicious conduct of lIMMI of the advocates for
'Reform had afforded just grounds for complaint,
ibitt nothing had transpired that could ,justify the
conkluct of Ministers in having recourwtO a mea-
'sure like that which it was now proposed to con-
titsue in force. The Acts passed hi the present
Se4sion, in consequence of the disturbed state a.
the country, he described as
.unintelligible; and,
lo proof of this, be referred to a late memo-•
,rahle decision which had beet► come to by the:
'Ma} istrates of the City. Much bad been.
said of the fo►lns of Petitions which had been

`sent into the conntry fur signatures; but these,
he contended, would not haveoheen signett as they
had been, if the people had aot felt that they
were really aggrieved. Government, ors their
. part, had not been behind band with the lie.
forums, in sending forth statements to which
they wi,bed the people to subscribe. All they
could no, however, would not give the public
confidence in a set of Miulattirs vrho were divided
among themselves, as it had been seen the pre.
sent Administration wet e, ATM) the parts they had
taken. in k late debate, nnil from the circum.
• Altatiee of tNO Okherli having alto:ldea themselves
from a political thinner, witielt 'was countenanced
and attended by their eotleagnes,„ The Committee
of FiriKtiev, he i;ellerud., was :intended but to de-
little and.deceive the people. The-Commission of
last year had done no good and though it was
now proposed to do away certain sinecure oflico,

the Compensation Went to eXtead
the influence of the Crown, by placing an midi,
tional •12,000/. at its command, to be disposed of
in salaries-4oUld prevent the public from de-
riving 'tiny benefit from the change -width was to
take place. lit concluded by exhorting the Livery
to he firm, and expressing.a hope that no shades
of dilfe-rence among thon would prevent their
uniting heart and hand in the cause.
Mr. FAVELL., then came forward and said,
" Gentlemen 61 the Livery, I congratulate you
upon -the unanimous manner in which you have
defended the rights and liberties of your country
this day." ,
liere Sir Wm. CURTIS was observed to be going
from the hustings, anti a shower of hisses aCCQUl-
pilnieti ills departnte; he ttowever turned round,
and said, " 0, 1 ant coming again."—(Loud
Inughtet and hisses.)---Stonily afterwards. lie re-
turned, and came forward ti fhtt the hustings, and
said it, was painful. to him th.d he could trot com-
ply with their request.—(Cries of Shame I)--but
he thought it right that lie should declare his seu-
timents ; he had supported the Committee upon
principles of his own, and he was not a•hatned to
avow hissing.)-1-le should go to the
Mouse, and hear and determine ; and although
they did not approve it, he was sure it was for
their good.—(Confirmed hissing !)
The Resolutions were then unanimously adopt-
ed, and a petition unanimously agreed to. Ou
the question that • the Representatives of the City
be requested to support them, Sir William Curtis
and Alderman Atkins declated they mould give no
pledge, but should
,vote according as they s;.w
grounds. "1 hey were both hissed off the hustings.
Sir JAWS :!,11AVI declared, that he would, jib
the most heartfelt satisittetion, support the pelt.
tion in Parliatut at to the utmost at his power, be•
cause the Sulteosion of toe Act was a gross and
premeditated insult on the good sense of a loyal
and 'faithful people.
A letter from Mr. Alderman Costar. to the Lrttt
MAYOR was read, iii w hod) the Worthy °Alderman
stated himself to be Utlable, fr,on ill bulb!), to
attend in the lionse. tie therefor, hoped that
his absence would he excused. His opi:iions out
the question of Parliamentary Reform, sated his ar-
dour in the cause of liberty, remained %Ottat they
had always been.
Mr. ilvarr thought it of great importance that
the City should have some person in Parliament
in the place of the Worthy Alderinin whose letter
had just been read, at a crisis like the present.--
Re moved, that the thanks of the Hall should be
given to Mr. Alderman Combe tot his long and
faithful services, and .that while they hmeo.
led his inability to attend to his Parliament•
ary duties,' lie should be requested to resign his
seat, that some other person might be elected to
watch over the interests of the City of London in
the House of Commons at the present momentous.
crisis..

Mr. WAITHMAN resisted the motion, as he con-
&Oleic(' it to he disrespectful to Mr, Alderman
Comhe, who had fur twenty years been vn r
the only representative of the City in Parliament.
Mr. liuNT declared no man uul ti 'tight,' re-
.spect for the character of the worthy Alderman
than but expre'oieti a 4etertnioation to
c •
press tae mot ion.
Mr% WAITIMAN thought. it highly Improper to
introduce Matter so irrelevant to the requisition,
without notice, and in so thin t} stall. ibt called
upon the Lord Mayor to intcrinise his authority
on the occasion. •
The Loan MAYon was of the motion
had arisen nut of the letter which had been reqd....»
that the question ought to he pot, and Was sur-
prised that, it should be objected to as irrelevant
by a Gentlemaii" trim whOnt so much irrelevant
matter had frequently proceeded.
Mr, fIALL supported the resolution,
Mr. WAtTitIMAN denied thai ;fie had been it, the
habit of introducing irretdvaOln4ter. lie moved,
CS nit amendment,' a int.! oCcenSure on Sir W.
Curtis and Mr. Altlertnau Atkins.

Mr. Itir rir frill preSsed his resnluticn—rejirov.
ed the conduct Waithtnan, kind contended
on such 0 question the Livery had a right to judge
for themselves.

.Mr. HARVEY supported Mr. Nunes resolution,
which was put and carried.
Mr. AVArrpmAN's amendment Was then put as
a distinct resolution, secontled,bylJr. Ilunt, and
carried, One, ;:149(1 only being hoir up against it.
Thanks tb 'the Mover and eetilttler of the Reso-
lutions, to Mr: Waithmanlbr gris Speech in the
Common Council ot the preceding day, and to the
Lord Mayor for his conduct in the Chair, •werc
then voted onitoimonsly: Thii usual acknowledg-
nients Were returned. The Lord'Mayortcrok`oc—
casion to say, On being. thus called forward, that
lie did not feet himself at all interested in the ques-
ion just decided, though, in the event of a Va•;
cancy taking ;dice, it was certainty his intention;
to offer himself art a,Cantlidate for,the honour of
representinn,, kis fellow-citixens itt Krll3ntent.
The Ball was thin dissolved.,

Evrasolinmtay Suicioe.---Vegterday morning
a young woman, in 1110 hatiliC of Mr. Wslkee;
broker, in Barretss-court, Oxford-so eet, on goingf'
into the roolll of one Smith, in a garret, was very
much em prised to see him sitting in a chair appa-
rently staring very wildly.;' she culled in all the
nei;;libuttrs, who gave it as their opinion that he
was hi a tit, atiti immediately dispatched a messen-
ger fOr a surgeon, and another for his wife, who
was Charing at a gentleman's house in Upper
Brook-street the 'urgent* came &Sr, and after
feeling his pulse declared him quite dead ; in about
an hour afterwards his wife came, and it was then
for the fir:A time discovered that he was hanging
by a handterchief to the hell-post, although lie
appealed very, easy in his chair. *
SINCULAIt CAS E..."-YeSlerdtty; %bout one o'clock,
Mr. Thomas newt:, of James-street, Golden.
square, brought a man, named T. Jones, to Itlarl-
horough.street Office, %bombe found in the cock.
pit of his coaeh-house, between the cieling and
the tiles.—On examination, the prisoner acknow-
ledged having- been in this dreary situation for
twelve months, emerging oceasionally*froM
cealment he, had a truss of straw in it to sleep
opoti,,and, what was very singular, no one knew
the least of his abode. When, taken, into cso_
Cody he was found wending his clothes.—The
Magistrate desired bim to be passed to his parish.

LAW INITELLIGCNCE.