The Sun.
London, England, 1819-07-27 00:00:00

HORRIBLE Arl'Llllll' '1:0 I_,LI'KuY AN INFANT.

UNION-HALL.--During the whole of Saturday
night and yesterday,' that part of Lambeth parish,
in the neighbourhood of Latnheth-walk, was
thrown into a considerable state of agitation 111-141
anxiety, by the discovery of an attempt to destroy
an intact child about a month old, which had been
found thrown into a filthy tli!ch at the back of Lam*
beth•walk, between 10 and II o'clock at night,
and on suspicion of which offence awo women,
named Hannah Ewing and Mary. Mitchell were
yestetday.brought before the Magistrates at this
office for examtnatitn, by the parish officers of
Lambeth, attended by the. Vestry Cierk, and a va-
rietyof persons who it WAS supposed could give evi-
dence. Richard Carted, a lodger at No. 11, Lam-
heth-walk, deposed. that he had been male uneasy
on Saturday night, by some noise and faint cry he
heard from his room, resembling a cat as lie at
fist thought, and was determined to ascet tain from
whence the cries came. In_ consequence of
which his landlady, Mis Knit!, got a lantern, and
they went to the ditch at the back of the garden
from whence the cries proceeded, and-upon looking
into the ditch, they discovered the cries to come
from an infant child, that appeared to have htcri
thrown into the arch, whose body. was italicised
in the filth and raid, and the arms and I.zs
remaining above. Mr. Cart eel immediatety.i-x-
-tricated the child from its drendtul situatiol,
and took it to his lodgings„ where it w.s
treated with all possible tenderness for the
-moment, and when comfort ably re vi
was taken to -the workhouse. It appears it is
not likely to suffer any material it jury tit
health from its treatment. At .t.be- titne tt rv,s
taken out of the ditch, a double. tape, with
a noose, was round its neck, and from 'the
mark left on the flesh,- an evitter.t attempt bad
been made to strangle it. Some circanstances
of suspicion attaching to the, prisoner, Hannah
Ewing, and another woman seen with ter, or
Saturday night, near the spot, where the child
was found, and who is no: in custody, Ewing was
committed by Alr. Chalmers, fur the further esti-
Initiation of a vast variety of different circum-
stances necessary to be investigated in so shocking
and inhuman an attempt to destroy the child
Nits. Miictien gave a satisfactory account of her•
self, and was alibetialged.

' CO dAION 11,1141, GUILDHALL.

ELECTION OF A SHERIFF, 3,:c

A Common Hall was held yesterday, for the
Election of a Sheriff, to serve with Mr. Parkins,
already elected, for the ensuing year.
Shortly before one o'clock, the Lord Mayor
entered the Hall. At one o'clock, his Lordship,
accompanied by several Aldermen, and the usual
City °Ricers, appeared 'Ton the hustings, amidst
some marks of disapprobation.
'Vie purpose for which the Meeting was called
having- been stated by Mr. Woodthat ne, the ''own
Clerk, in the.absence of the Recorder, the Lord
and Aldermen retired.
Alderman ‘IIAtTHMAN then Cattle forward, and
expressed a hope, although his name was among
those who had been put in' nomination for the
cflice of ••,ileriff, that he might not be chosen.—
It would be impossible for him to do his duty as
their Representative in Parliament, and act as
Sixriff at the same time, with either satisfaction
to himself, or benefit to theta.—(Applause.)
Mr. Alderman RoTt-twEr.r, made also an ap-
peal to the indulgence of the Livery ; did
Mr. FAVELL, nu die part of Mr. Key, like-.
vtise on the list, on the ground of his private
affairs retpliring his sole atientLn. Mr. Key
was willing to serve, however, on any future
ceeaSi.n.

The "rown Clerk then read over the nlmes of
the persons, upon one of win !he choice of the
Lively %vas to fall. These were—Aiderman
WaitLtnan, Alderman Rothwell, IL Martin, Eq.
end W . Cay Kf y, E•5(1.

The sense of the Nheting was first taken as to
the Election of Altkrmati WaithttrAn, but not a
stogie baud was held up; his appeal was there-
in e successful.

Upoo Alderman Rothwell being proposed—

. .
Alt-. HUNT fltrCllllitect 10 COOle forward to Oa-
dress the Livery. This was resisted by .111 r.
Woodthorpe, who said he should not interrupt the
proceedings. The time fur addresiog the Livery
bld gone by ; and if he did not retire, the Mar-
Oais should be called to enforce order.

Mr. HUNT—I demand, as a right, to be liear•d'
[(Here a good deal of altercation followed, in
whici, Mr•. Hunt appealed to the Sheriffs. In
the hall, there wete alternate cries of " hear
him,'' am! hisses.]
Mr. HUNT—I vk ish to address the Livery to the
question of the•election of Alderman Rothwell,
end I again demand, us a Liveryman, to be heard.
(Hear, hear :).
After some further attempts to resist Mr.
limit's efforts, he prevailed, and the Sheriffs ad-
mitted that be was entitled to be heard.

Mr. HUNT then spoke as follows, amidst some
interruptions :—" Fellow Citizens, you must
Lear me before you can proceed. I tim contend-
ilia for your rights. 1 have no desire to try any
tight' of my own. The next. Gentlemau whose
name will be presented to`you, in order that you
shall say whether you will, or will not, elect him
as your Sheriff for the ensuing year, is Alderman
Bothwell. 1 am about to address you, and to
state to you my op;nion of what sort of mail you
ought to elect for your Sheriff, and what sort of
man you ought not to elect. Gentlenieu, at the
present important and eventful period, it is the
duty of the Livery of London to elect a man of
character and of talent. It is your duty to elect
such a man as Alderman Rotlitvell. You have
beard what he has said on the present occasion,
and no doubt you will allow him the same sort
of indulgence which you granted to die worthy
Alderman who was put up before him. If this
anticipation be correct, then you will have to
look further ; and in fixing your choice, let me
intreat that you will not select a person who is
likely to become the tool of any party or faction—
(Hear, hear !)—and especially at a season so
pregnant kith difficulty as this. The time ap-
proaches when he duties of Sheriff will require to
be exercised with energy and with judgment, and
I trust you will elect a man possessing both the
one and the other. You ought to elect -a,
man who will not be wavering to this or
that party, but • who will conscientiously dis-
charge his duty to his fellow cHzens and to the
Livery of London—(Hear, and cries of " Such as
yoursrlt").—A man who will not be the tool of a
corrupt and venal administration. You 'will not
elect a who will for the sake of gratifying
his own vanity, by an attempt to obtain some
empty title; run the risk of setting this great
city in flames.—(Hear, bear, hear !)—You will
not elect a man who will not take the ad-
vice of his follow Aldermen. If you should elect
such a man, it is more than probable (hal you
will witness. that conflagration which my Lord
Mayor has told you was likely to have taken
place. I have had sufficient experience of the
conduct of the people of the• Metropolis, and es-
pecially during the last week, to believe that no-
thing on earth will induce them to comasit an act
of violence towards the Government; unless they
are excited; and goaded, and driven to it by mad.-
'less. You have placed, by your' election, the
Worthy Aldernien, who have been presented to
you in the'offices which they bold as your Magis-
trates. You hiree also placed the present Lord
Mayor iu the situation of your Chief Magistrate.
(Cries of No, no, a false return). Gentlemen, you
are a deliberate 'body. You possess a power en•
joyed by rid' other" blnly in this country, that of
choosing yourown!Magistrates and Sheriffs ; and
in the exercise of that power it behoves you to
act with wistldiri and -With caution.- The gentle-
man already elected as one of your Sheriff's (Mr.
Parkins), bdth by character and fortune, will do
great hotiOnr to'the -Livery-of LOiolin-Hear !)
and it is your cla'n:s-to take care what'sort of a man
you appoint 'as -his Colleague. A person who
stands here,• kdow who he is (Mr. Wood-
rhorpe) endeavoltredto'prevent me feosu address-
ing you, and threatened me with calling for the
assistance of the • Marshals. If I have behaved
improperly, I am most willing to submit to the
laws of my country; lint it would be a most ex-
traordinary decision indeed, if 1, as a Liveryman,
were prevented from addressing you, my fellow
Liverymen, upon so important an occasion as the
elect ion of one of your Sheriffi.--(Hear !)—I
presume this person has authority from his' gown
and wig ; but I little expected he was going to
play the part of my Lord Mayor and Parson

Harrison , ar.d take me into custodf. I re-
peat, that I will always bow with submissiou
to authority properly exercised, butt 1 never
will be deterred from doing what I corkceive
to be my duty, and especially when I come
libefore such a body es this. 1 hope and trust
before this meeting is at an end, that what-
ever worthy Alderman may he elected—whether
• Alderman Rothwell, or any other gentleman, that
von will have either from him or from the Lord
;Mayor, an assurance that he has got in his cos-
tody those atrocious conspirators who were going
to burn this great city, and to mustier all its peace-
able inhabitants—(Hear, hear, hear'.)-1 will
venture to say, that there are not ten old women
in this metropolis, and I will give you the Lord
Mayor into the bargain, who believe one wot d of
this notable plot—(loud langhter,)—Mr. Hunt
then proceeded to advert to the practice of putting
persons in nomination as Sheriffs, who, it was
well known would not, or could not serve, mere-
ly for tie purpose of enriching the City Treasury
—(Hear !)—This was a practice as disgraceful as
it was nejltst, and ought to be avoided. Before
the Livery elected any Gentleman to the office of
Sheriff, they should ascertain if he was willing to
discharge its duties,innd that could easily be done.
He (Mr. Hunt) hoped he would live to see the
day when his fellow-citizens would not prove for-
ectful of their own interests ; and, for his own
part, he always came forward with a disposition
to do his duty.—No premer should- ever intimi-
date him, nor threats prevent him from ;wr-
ing according to the best suggestions of his
feelings.;—He was told by a Wining Paper of the'
day, that lie would be hooieil by the Hall, and
pelted by the populace as lie passed along to at-
tend to its proceedings—wishes Somewhat in uni-
son perhaps with those of a petty faction, whom
he saw in a certain corner ; but in despite of such
a prophecy, he had escaped unhurt, and was now
addressing his fellow-citizens. He always spoke
what he felt and what he knew ;' and though ell
the city officers we;e his addressing the
Livery—although the little Gentleman in the
-gown and wig was also desirous of preventing his
speaking—indeed, peremptorilY so, together with
one of the Sheriffs (Roberts) ; yet Mr. Sheriff
Gwynne, wishing to do what was fair and honest
by every man, allowed him to exercise his right,
and for the kindness with which it was done, he
'begged to thank him. Mr. Hoot concluded-by
thanking the Meeting for the patience with which
•
they heard him, and expreising his intention of
again addressing them, if any necessity for his
doing so should occur.—(Hisses and bravos.)
The Town Clerk then put to the vote the
names of the following Gentlemen, from whom a
selection was to be made to fill the office of She-
riff:—Alderman Rothwell, Robert IL Marten,
and William Gay Key, Esqrs.

Tide Town Clerk now came forward, and an-
nounced, after the show of hands was taken, that
the election had fallen on Alderman Rothwell—
(Cries of " NO, no 1")
Mr. HUNT.--I protest against the election al-
together. Surely if you allow a man to hold op
his hand for one side of the question, you ought
also to suffer hint to hold up his hand in its nega-
tive. This is not the way to carry such a ques-
tion. I hope the Gentleman elected will not pay
his money ; I know I would not, if 1 were so
situated.

The Sheriffs here retired to the Council Cham-
ber, and shortly after the Lord Mayor, returned,
when the Town Clerk reported that the return
of the Sheriffs was confirmed ; and that Mr. Al-
derman Roth well was appointed to serve the office
in conjunction with Mr. Parkins, for the ensuing
year--(Cries of No, no !)—Proclamation to that
effect was made in the usual manner, and the
Lord Mayor ordered the crier to proclaim that the
Hall was dissolved. His Lordship retired, and
bowed to the Livery as he passed. At
this period Mr. Stephens presented himself
to the Livery, and said—Gentlemen, we are
placed in a most extraoplioery situation, in
having for our Chief Magistrate a wan who
will. not take the Chair when properly called
to it by his fellow-citizens. 1 shail, there-
fore, propose, that Mr. Aldet man Waithnian do
take the Chair—(Bravo, bravo !)
Mr, Tamocx—And l most cheerfully second it.

Mr. Alderman WarrustaN then took the Chair,
amidst cheering, and addressed the Meeting
nearly as follows :—Gentlemen of the Livery,
on this occasion, .as well upon all others, I
most cheerfully throw myself into the Ipanda of
my brother Liverymen. I never allow my private
opinions to interfere with public rights and public
privileges ; and connected as I am with the Ma-
gistracy of the City of Lopdon, 1 always wish to
do every thing in my power which can add
to its utility, and preserve its dignity. I
always make a wi,kle distinction between the
office and the mad; 8114 while I respect both,
have no bias to gratify in the discharge of an im-
portant duty. 1 , have been informed, that I
was called upon at the last meeting of the .Livery
to take the chair, but 1 pledge my honour to toy
fellow-citizens, that it was unknown • to. me. 1
had rather decline it, if it were left to my own
election ; but, when called upon by a majority to
fill the chair, I consider 1 have no choice, and
obey their wishes. It was unknown to me that
the Lord Mayor refused to convene a meeting
upon a proper reqwisition being matte to him for
that purpose ; and I shall now uiefly state to you
the consequences that have resulted at former pe-
tiods from the pursuance of a similar line of con-
duct by others of your Chief Magistrates. Ewell
before " the Revolution," a Liveryman of the
City of London was taken into custody for insist-
ing upon his right to discuss the matter of public
grievances, and for declaring that previous to
their proceeding to any election, such matters
should be., there debated. 'Through this illegal
act, influenced by the Government, did that Go-
vernment subsequently proceed to suspend the Act
of Habeas Corpus. More th an 40 years ago the same
attempts. were made to prevent the Livery from ex-
pressing their opinions, or discussing their various
interests and grievances, as they would have
beep at this moment, if it were not for the
manly spirit with which they bad resisted it.'
Even lately they were prevented the exercise of
their undoubted right to do so, although at that
period. to which 1 have just
.called your attention.
the Livery had made a noble stand, declaring they

would nn! prot•tni, to any matter
til they had also the power to etr upon the dis-
cussion of their grievances. It %vas the opinion
ut the celebrated Mr. I)unning, that the Livery
had at all 'times a right of discussing grievances
when assembled in that Hall ; and those who re-

fused to allow such discussions did not best evince

either their own soundness of judgment, or well
judged zeal far tl►e interests and the wishes of

their fellow-citizens. The Livery have at all
times to decide when they choose to
.exercise
that right ; and no power, of which 1 know any
thing, can legally and constitutionally prevent
their doing so.—lt is not for a Magistrate elect-
ed by the Livery, to say to that Livery
" You shall not meet to discuss any subject
that does not please myself." • No, Gentlemen,
such is not the conduct becoming a man whom you
hove elected to so high and hootturable an office ;
nor could I therefore, in consistency with thoF,e
feelings, have refused to'aoswer to your call. I
have obeyed it, becatt:e I felt it to be my duty ;
and iii acceding to your recilleit, I feel I cannot
do wrong% It is, Gentlemen, very well linnwin,
that I hold opinions very different from those.
which are held by persons who have called me to
this Chair—and these opinions I can never
consent to alter, until I am thoroughly con-
vinced they are erroueous.' When this occurs, I
shall become a convert. Until then, I shall ho-
nourably hold those principles, of whose incorrect-
ou:,s I have not yet been convinced. I certainly
feel there is too much risk in calling publh: meet-
ings in the piddle places and squar,-s in the Me-
ttopolis, except on very serious awl important
occ,,sioos. I din one of those who would much
rasher they were let alone, even though I ap-
proved of the objects they were aseinbled to dis-
cuss. Gentlemen, lam one of those who would
Ito( deny to any man the exercise of his tights ;
let prudence and honour alwayi'dileCt as in the
choice of the occasion we may select to do so.' Gen-
tlemen, after all, what are the people to do ?' Nci
man denies their distresses and
.privations—no
man denies the pinching-poverty with which they.
are attacked. No man says they do not seller
grievances of the most severe description, and is
it to he endured, that when they call Ilium the man
they have themselves elected to preside at a meet-
ing for the purpose of their redress, that he re-
fuses to accede to the request, and poFitively de-
nies them the exercise of their incoutestible rights !
Gentlemen, they are not 'the friends of peace
or of order who do so; they are not the friends
of public tranquillity who do 'so; ittd who ulti-
mately drive the discontented and distressed into
the very streets and highways to discuss their
grievances, and remonstrate against the opptes-
blot, with which they are afflicted. I should have
felt happy to be relieved front this situation, but
there is no post of danger to which my fellow-
citizens may call me that I will shrink from. I
know nothing of the objects for which I have
been this day called to the Chair. Nor does it
follow, even when I do know them, that they
may have my approval. I merJy .act as time or-
gan of the Alerting ; and I call upon ail those
who intend addressing you, to act with coolness,
temperance, and moderation ; and by so doing,
form a striking contrast to the conduct of those.
who violently exclude you from the exercise of the
most valuable and important' rights that free citi-
zens of a free state can possibly enjoy.—(Hear,
hear, hear !)

Mr. ST ENS--A striking contrast is just ex-
hibittal in the conduct of our late and present
Chairman: You selected the worthy Alderman
who has just addressed you, to a situation of the
first importance, in consequence of the patriotism
and honesty of his principles, while the Lord
Mayor, who has acted so improperly by you, was
never the free choice of the Livery of London, or
of any majority of his fellow•citizens. The Lord
Mayor's conduct, during the last week, was ex-
tremely reprehensible—indeed, so , much so,
as to call forth the !Mid 'disapproval of every
friend to peace and order within the City of
London. We are all friends to peace and
tranquillity, and were ready to be sworn in
as special constables, did the preservation of the
public peace require it ; but when we found
the Chief Magistrate was only the tool of Admi-
"e T
refused to second his views. he
public peace was not endangered ; but a shew of
bustle and activity was put on in order to procure
the triumph of a Baronetcy,for his Lordship.—
We Would not assist him in procuring such an.
honour—for we neither thought, nor think, that
his conduct has entitled him to it. The inha-
bitants of another Ward were equally ready to
come forward were their assistance necessary
they naturally asked by whom they were to be
directed, and on finding the Lord Mayor so unne-
cessarily busy, they refused to act ; for they saw
at least the apprehensions entertained by sonic were
merely an empty bubble. I have, however, pi in-
cipally come forward on this occasion, to propose
a vote of thanks to those worthy, discreet, and pa-
triotic Gentlemen who acted so becomingly during
the last week. They (lid not provoke disturbance
as the Lord Mayor did ; nor could I even look
upon the statue of Beekford now within toy vietv,
without wondering how the present Lord Mayor
came to have acted in the improper manner he
has done. The vote he intended to propoie hail
nothing .whatsoever of party feeling in it, and he
was therefore the more certain of its being onani•
mously passed. Every man' must have swiletl at
the .strong tale of the Lord Mayor, of the intend-
ed destruction of the whole City of London ; butt,
as his Lordship said he had information of the
fact upon the oath of several persons, he was
bound to come forward and substantiate his asser-
tions. The ‘worthy Gentleman, after a few tur,
Cher observations, concluded by moving the fol-
lowing Resolution :

Resolved, That the thanks of this Common Hall arc emi-
nently doe, and are hereby given to Mr. Alderman Wood awl
Mr. Alderman Waithintin, for their zealous and patriotic. at-
tention to preserve the peace of this great C►t y during the
Meeting held in Smithfield, on Wednesday, July 91st; for
their constitotional and spirited protests against infringing
on the liberties of this City, by the uncalled-for parade of the
military, where not the slightest disposition to riot was ma-
niftet ; a►nditot the 3 ithmous advice given by them in their
capacity of Magistrates of this City, which, in the opinion of
the Meeting, were calculated to tempe► awl moderate the ex-
traordinary zeal displayed by the Right Honourable the Lord
Mayor upon that occasion.

Air: WooLER next appeared, and addressed the
tl►e Livery at considerable length,- in second-
ing the ►notion of thanks proposed by Air,

Sf%'intattiS. ilte observed, that the Lera e
f.
only wished to act the dictator over thejita
titeus of London, at the head of tP.:
Guards, end felt satisfied the line of Cdnidi,,uia
adopted by his Lordship was more likely tol*-1.1
created than, prevented riot. He hoped the ar;..
Mayor would trot have been able to make s" fret
cipitate a retreat, until he (Mr. Worrier) was Pio
enabled to stamp the burning lie epon his brand
forehead. No riot took place at Smithfield' dle
was there any Ibiug in tire conduct of the 14. f it
cal Reformers which could have led to it, ;lej
bt
was not for the illje l'
dged zeal of the "ie
Honourable the Lord Mayor. It they.iotel%
to burn and destroy the whole City of
they would not have given three full weeks prevo
ous notice of their ietention to do so; nor w"t'lle
they put it into eat cut ion in the middle of 10,
norm-day. The Reformers,'however, were Prot
vokingly tranquil—and his Lordship thereitl,e
thought his preparations have tree
e.,t
more extensive. The Lord Mityor througril;
scented to act in total contempt of his felloy-c,J
tizens, and the oily way to reward Ilia
be,..—tor his single contempt to return' Idol ti
1)f
couter»pt of his insulted countrymen. He tic'
deserved it, end he might preserve it as " te:ie
molly how time-serving ended and prospere"
the world.
Mr. Fevete said, that he should, upon this sort
every occasion, claim for the Liverymen of Loll ",,,f
the rght of expressing their opinions upon ecc'or
trolil cat top c, which involved their intereo
their grievances ; ash' if tints 'privilege were oot
he firmly maietained, what would become of ee
(11
Bill of Rights ? What t'oa'd become of 111°4
glorious prtvileges, to the exertion of whi.eb
Illust loins Ileuse of Munswick owed their eleiri
lion to tine' hrone of this Realm. The coniel"ct
the Chief Magistrate upon late occasions he t lio4r
's
e
it lifilmssible to avoid condemnine. When
last Members, who represented the City in r'r,
liantent, lost their seats, on the ermine of theirr.;
principles,there was somet bine. manly in
conduct, when they fairly expressed their &writ
to measures brought tot war,t that assenibiY;
But the present Chief Magistrate observe') a Oil,
ditfereut conduct ; for not only did ire ,efese
comply with a tetypieirion of ri e Livery, most re:
spectably signed, to call a Hall for the discuss°
of a subject he did not like, hint even this 09,
when the Livery were assend4led, and might IPI,
:
the occasion for discussion,he takes away the flor;;.
and attempts to dissolve the assembly. But
he (Mr. F.) had a hand to raise, he would raise
the last against a proceeding so unconstitetio"%
When a requisition was recently. presented to 41‘
signed by upwards of 40 most respectable Live,ll:,
men,for calling a Common Hall,he refused to." 11.
ply, beceuse he said there were some doings Pr:1:1
posed for discussion which he did nut like b"'
the Chief Magistrate should atternet with Sucre:
such conduct as this, there was an end to the fr,c;-'
dom of the. City of London. Tine subject of "1
cussion to which the Lord Mayor objected, Wa
Parliamentary Reform. But he (Mr. Favell) Pro;
tested against his authority to reject or to diets',
any subject upoo which tine Livery of Lon';(l'4
might or might not choose to d tISS• I
ls
trusted, however, Ire was at this moment 5'4
dressing a body of sincere Reformers ; but he rotr,l
earnestly deprecated every attempt to eff;.ct s"c-
a measure by the clemour of turnutteoes as`ein;
blies, as a means the most fatal to so desirable i 4
measure. The worst foes to Reform were
promoters of such assemblies. For upon 0)i,
point, he would quote the Spanish prover",;
" God deliver me from my friends ; I will ("c
care of my enemies myself." He trusted t"
before the next Session of Parliament, the C`ifi
pura,ion of London won't' discuss tire subject
Parliamentary Reform, and lay their seetirnen‘
on that subject before Parliament, in such a Ingille;
ner, as, he hoped, would be found to deserve ",
unanimous co-operation of the whole king,"l)l4l.
which would be the best road to ultimate socee'.;
The vote 'was then put and carried
monsly.
Mr. tVAITHMAN assured the assembly, he %v"tli
rather address them on any other subject ihao
present. lie received this new proof of the k",/-1,
nest and confidence of his frilow-citizens
sincere thanks. He felt no claims to their Ari",.
titude for the plaint straight forward conduct ra
had adopted ou the late occasion. The inieast%
'
he had recommended in opposition to the t"ll,f
duct of tine Chief .Megiscrate had been previ°":ll
agreed to in the Court of Alderman, and .he
his brother Magistrates felt it their ditty to 0-r.
their hands of the proceedings of the Lord Ma!'"):
arid tire evil consequences they were likely to Pr:
duce. He would put a question to this rose 3;;•
lily, and it was, whether, it the Chief Magislf4h.o
really knew of tine plot he hart stated, for
conflagration of the city and the murder of its ""
h w abi:ants, hy he concealed this tact from those
fellow•citizens and fellow-magistrates until t,e
very eve of tine day it was said to be fixed for e%i,
cut ion ; or why did he not gite titian some Oa
mation the day before ; and why with a belief: 14
he entertained it, that the murderers were stalk'iii;
through the streets, had he no other measure *to.
prevent it than by taking 30 or 40 constables „a
take away from the meeting a single person,
thus excite the very tumult he professed to sPprre.
Freud ? lie concluded by returning his since
thanks for the vote jest passed.
Lei
Mr. WARNE proposed the following rtesor.-0
relative to the conduct of the Lord Mayor of
Resolved, That this Meeting, considering. the condo
cps
the Right lion. the Lord towards his fellow-ci"","1,0
to be highly derogatory to the situation he tills, that he
thereby forfeited all claims to their eon:Wetter and esteete
Mr. HUNT, in 'miring an ammidnioit. said, that tub
tion made be Um Hon. Gentleman was sneli as he coula.lett
agree to. A respectable Common Council-man had `Pomp''
of the unwise Meeting in Smithfield, 'and had stated tlee :to
trolley of the puhlie assembling there, while they wig" ace
had the use of the Guildhall. But that Gentleman ttn"t this
known that none but the Livery could legally meet i" tuns
Hail, and the Meeting he would jurther sav;at eunitetieldii es
as regular and as lea' any one evar held in this fla.thri,
least they had the sanction of Lot d Sid mouth and the Cit).
cers for saying that it was. As to the question of the Skitit'jity
Debt, be would say that as Englishmen had never coot Pic' be
but that it was solely occasioned by the lioroughtnunge":„ol
was for hem paying it.. The Wort it) Gentleman, after stvos,
iurther this Lord Mayrie6 conduct, said'
„, oc°
if his Lordship•dorst nit et his fellow citizens on a WIT irecation,
casion, without producing that 11V1.5011 alto swore to "700
formation submitted to his Lordship, or othcrwist, the P' peg
who were alleged to hNve th,it hellish pii,),l,„ia
would, for one, have tiobesitation .prononnein4 13,0'
to he a fabrication of Iris Lordship. Los.
proposed tvas stronger than the urisival 11;:solutioo) 4