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until late at night, without taking any regular refreshment, yet
not a single Magistrate could he see during the whole of the
day. He then proceeded to detail the conduct of the soldiers in
the front of the barracks, whom he described as having pro-
voked the people by appearing at the windows, and mocking
them. Some by pretending to cry, and others by pretending
to shoot at them. A brick was wantonly thrown amongst the
people from the barracks. He described the conduct 'of one
of the soldiers, whom he should know again, and who laid
hold of his_higse in a manner and under circumstances which,
'left him no alierriQLve but to strike akthe man ; the, worthy'
Sheriff then pro-ceNed to 'state that he had received a letter,
which complained that he was not at the barracks door at
about nine o'clock at night to assist Mr. Conant. " The
Sheriff of London," exclaimed the Speaker, " to assist a hired
police Magistrate !" The Speaker said he had made a statement
of the attempt which had been made upon his life in the execu-
tion of his duty, but as nothing had been said upon the subject,
and he had never been called upon, he thought himself warrant-
ed in concluding that no steps had been taken against the of-
fenders, and although Mr. Conant had examined some police
officers, yet he (Sheriff Waithman)was quite in the dark upon the
subject, excepting that he understood questions had been put to
those examined, with a view of bringing out something against
himself. He characterised the whole proceedings as the part of a
systematic and deliberate plan to subvert the liberties of the peo-
ple. No one had a higher opinion of soldiers in general than
himself, and God forbid that he should suppose that even in the
Horse Guards there were not men with the proper feelings of
humanity. They were paid by the people for the protection of
the liberties of the country, but through bad habit, from bad mi-
-1 ployinent which they had been put to, their character and dispo-
sition had become very different from what soldiers ought to have.
When two bodies were carried by, on one of which they were
charged by the verdict of a Jury with having committed willful
murder, could any thing more evince a malignant disposition
than for the soldiers to mock and insult the populace who were
carrying-them ? It had been asked why he was not present to
quel the riot at Cumberland-gate. Now he declared he knew
nothing of the riot there at the time, and merely heard the firing
of the pistols ; but what could the Sheriffs have done with the
soldiers ? He went to attend the funeral and not to quel a riot.
Mr. OLDHAM objected to the Speaker's going into what oc-
curred at any other time than at the funeral of the two men.
The SHERIFF concluded with some observations to the same
effect.

Sheriff Wxr.r.i A 3/ s said, that before his colleague withdrew
from the Court, he wished to make some observations in his pre-
sence. Although the motion before the Court did not in terms
censure him (Sheriff 'Williams), yet it would have the effect of a
censure.—(Cries of" No, no !"—Although the mover might not
intend any thing of the kind, yet he contended that such an in-
ference might very fairly be drawn, as well as that his colleague
had been making a speech to procure himself a vote of thanks.'
The speaker complained that in the account of the funeral of
the Queen, no notice had been taken of his having been in rea-
diness to assist in preserving the peace. He also complained
that his colleague had not given him timely notice of his inten-
tions on that occasion. 011 the night previous he said.on part-
ing--." I may he there in my private,, but not in my public ca-
pacity." At about eight or nine o'clock at night a letter came
from him, stating, that he should be at Hyde Park-corner in his
funeral capacity at about seven o'clock. This letter was deli--
Tered in the ordinary manner, as if of no importance, and was
put in the ordinary letter box, and was not received until nine
o'clock on the following morning ; but he (Mr. Sheriff Williams) •
immediately set of up the City-road, as the most likely direction,
and was upon duty the whole of the day. The vote of thanks
proposed, if carried, he thought, from the manner in which it
was brought forward,.would not be worth having; it would have
the appearance of party thanks; it would appear as if his cause
were weak and falling, and that it wanted patching.
Mr. Waithman then retired.

Mr. T. N. WILLIAMS said, that the wliole savoured much
of trick. He moved? as an amendment, that it should be re-
ferred to a Committee to inquire into and report upon the
matter.

Mr. OLDHAM said, that at least it was exceedingly bad taste
to bring forward a question of that nature at that particular
juncture which was most certain to create party spirit, when
unanimity was so much sought.--(Hear, hear !)—He would
not go the length of saying that he would not join in a vote of
thanks if it were regularly brought forward, for he was a
great enemy to the introduction of a military force on
such occasions of the nature spoken of; but he did take
upon himself to say that, however the worthy sheriffmight de-_
serve the approbation of the 'country for his conduct on the fune-
ral of Honey, yet his conduct on the inquest deserved and would
meet with general reprobation. The speakei said he should
not vote if the motion were pressed.
A long and stormy discussion followed, in which Mr. Hun-
CONDE and Mr. EICK E supported the motion, and Mr. T. N.
Wi L Limas pressed his amendment, that the matter should be
referred for inquiry to the Gaol Expellees' Committee.
Mr. Sheriff Warrii MAN was called into Court by his friends,
when Mr. OLDHAM repeated what he had said as to the She-
riff's conduct on the inquest, &c.
Mr. SIieriffWAITIIMAN replied in explanation, saying, that
there was no honest man who would not think he deserved'
praise for his-conduct !
A show of hands was taken, when a division was demanded
bY Mr. T. N. Williams. Before the division took place, Mr.
Oldham and *a
great number of the Court (which was a very
frill one) withdrew.

The numbers were as follow :—For the Amendment,
Alderman . 1
. . .
Commoners . . . 22
Tellers 2
. .

-25

For the original motion—
Commoners
Tellers .

-55

• _ _
Majority for the original motion . 30
Sheriff WAIT ir MAN returned thanks, and observed, that rot-
withstanding the time which h:: had devoted to the service of
the Corporation, this was the first mark of their approbation
which he had ever received.

'V For the LowDoN JOURNALS, see the First Page ; and
for the IxQuEsT on R. HONEY, see the Fourth Page.

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