The Sun.
London, England, 1817-05-03 00:00:00

A CADEINI IC. SOCIETY.

Textentay trtl9 made nt rite finiotoll
Seiiions f;;I• hicensei ()veil the
for Let:lmes, Liitrairy,
The Itgoottottit, A1110.'1)41' Dwrti v A11:4-
111m11 KINs, tifitt Ahlticittan Cox, weru °it the
Bench.

rfore the several Petition's were read,
Alderniiio Sir Wm. OnSivir.t,t,: rose and said,
e shoold take that public opportunity of inahioit
some olservations_ upon circumstances -whitli
had been either misinterpretrd in anal her
place, or inkrepiesented ia the public jotir
nals, and which bud gone forth to the world
in a shape calculated to prejudice his cha-
racter In a very serious extent. "My motives."
said Sir •-lVilliam " for refesing
my assent to granting the license When applied for
at the Old Bailey, have been considered in another.
place as improper.. I must say I still think the
words ' clearly expressed,' create a tittttbt whether
the license asked tor was so expressed. I hews
sinee had more time to look at the Act, with the
anises allowing the presence of Magistrates at the
debate, and revoking the license in case any I4W,
proper subjects were debated. I (Wilk I Might
hare joieed ht grunting; the license, bof deny toast
Strongly any improper motive on my part, and
trait m yconduet as e.Magistrate, upon all'oaca-
sions, will bear ale out in that declaration."'
Alderman ATKINS stated, in effect, that the mo.:
tiers of the worthy Alderman were' by no means' '
considered in so injurious a light in the disuse. or
Commons. An error might have existed amongst
those who .reported the debates, as an inaudible
word Wd3 calculated to perplex, and indeed perverts
sentence. Ile, therelme, imputed no blame to'
any hot those who misrepresented and of
something of that hind Ike, bud himself to curn-
itthen the subject was entertained in the
House (It Comtuous„ he rose, to answer some ob-
servations made by Sir Matt bew'llidley,, reLitivu
to the conduct aflii, tei•o`b'other Altlertneo, who
had objected to the :10k/trim) mane by Ole Acts.,
de'uiir.r; ]ibis mofive in rising was to justify Omit*
rondact, knowing .that therwere influenced .
the most pure considerations, and that they could
under no eirentaStances act upon airy other incite-
than that of ptineiple. But in itering'
'offered that justification, he found, upon looking
into a. Morning Paper, that all Sir Mottles,
I;idley's animadversions were reported at tan
length, and that, the statement in answer to then*
was pot only verbally, misrepresented, bun
presented by (omission in certain parts. This was ,
'be very extreme of oefairness. It was Irlle7 hies .
eSpibed either the praise or censure. of news-
hut at Stich babe inisivpreientations lso
not help expressing indignation.
e ffecoarogn observed, that it bail also beer'
w ntltte'llifiee!:(ll"etcitsiieto(t: I.ul fl!tevetZrt(isietorl)e' to Ibex pt c4;tettilteni

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Al4rmsri ATKINs--1, l denied fat the tionse 01
Cointimmi that w re there"."..
The itscoituait—si I Hitt aware 01 t)h ; hot I
freelare, flint it I hill klefi there, l iboillii hiive
given my ()pillion witiirmt the %tightest iirsitittiou,,,
in the I,,cc: I'arliimielit give
thr44ihject4 whiitevel Migkrt be 11111Cililhillei
(Cr WhiCil t aliotild tie explise(l."
M.sierticati ATKIN!, then siiiilv that he wolliti
coosider it a' grew kiiiiti:ess part,nr Gett•
tlemen coilnected with Ne,vspiiiiers it they would
omit what, he said altogether.
The Licenses fur &tie Societiee tekre grauted lato