The Sun.
London, England, 1820-12-28 00:00:00

ALDERMAN• WAITHMAN'S REPLY.

Alderman Waithinan acknowledges the re-
ceipt of a, note. from . the Rev.,Gilbert Beres-
ford, and begs- to inform him, that while he is
ever ready, publicly to vindicate, his conduct
and opinions,he doeS not consider himself bound to
enter into any explanation of his public conduct
;with any individual whO may choose to consider
himself warranted• in privately addressing
.him ;
nor does he admit the authority assumed' by Mr.
•Beresford, of reprehendiug him in the exercise of
his official duty,' as presiding officer of the ward
'of Farringdon Without. Instead of Mr. Beres-
.ford venturing to .impugn his conduct and mo-
tives, -and those of the wardmote, he should have
attended tbe meeting; Where he would either have
had the means of substantiating his charge,. or
have received a refutation of the unfounded as-
sertions contained in his note, as well as of those
aspersions which appeared in a recent declara-
tion, arrogating 'exclusive • loyalty, to which he
had affixed his name. I ndeed, all, those 'calum-
nies have been indignantly repelled by the great
bOdy of householders of this ward, as well as by
those of,
,the: most populous wards of the City,
slizosl6v.Vreplatett-their confidence i 3 thY mem-
bers who supported the late AddreSs of the
.Cor-
poration, and in other cases selected and re-
turned new candidates—advocates of the politi-
cal sentiments contained in that Address.

Although Alderman Waithman is in no way
bound to correct the errors of Mr. Beresford,
yet, in courtesy, he condescends to inform him
that there was no 46 recital of a blasphemous
parody in derogation of the sanctity of the place,
and irrelevant to the•occasion of the meeting,"
nor' any act of gross profanation ;" much less
could any such act have had Aidst.ernan Waith-
man's sanction or permission. It is true that
when a candidate was brought forward by cer-
tain persons who, with Mr. Beresford, had sign-
ed the pretended loyal declaration, an inhabi-
tant of the Ward did produce ,the parody thus
described, with the sole view of showing the un-
worthiness of the candidate by whom, for his
own benefit, it had been edited and published,
ands:A.-exposing the inconsistency and hypocrisy
of these pretended Loyalists ; but when only a
few lines of this parody, containing, he believes,
twenty stanzas, had been read, Alderman Waith-
man then, perceiving its tendency, requested the
gentleman not to- proceed, which request was
immediately complied with. Notwithstanding
this exposition, the. Loyal declarers continued
to support and vote for this very candidate,
Ald. Waithman further begs to"state, that this
Wardinote, the largest ever before known, was
conducted with as much order and regularity as
ever had been witnessed, exhibited" no ordinary
display of talent, and every person had a.fair
hearing. He likewise informs Mr. Beresford,
who, he believes, is only a, recent inhabitant of
this Ward, 'that the Wardreotes have been hn-
memorially,held in its respective Churches ; that
the annual choice of Common Councilmen beilig
an important trust, it is highly necessary that the
electors should have' a full opportunity of invea-
tigating the conduct and pretensions of the can-
didates ; that it is the duty -of the Alderman, as'
preciding officer, to• hear every person with pa,
tience'end iarpattiality ; that the right of discus,:
sion has oVer been freely exercised on such occa=
shins that it became more imperiously.neCes-
sary at the present moment, as'the Loyal Deal:-
ration to which Mr. Beresford affixed his sloe.
turas had charged the. Members of the Common
Council with suppartieg 'an Address to his Ma
jesty', " disgraceful: to. themselves and the City
aularge, and breathing the most maligesnt sririt
of hOetility to every distinct branch of the Coo-
rsitution." It • therefore became incumbent .en
the persona making such atrocious charges. pub-
Hely to stand forward at the Wardsoote to enb-
stantiate the same, and upon the persons so
charged to vindicate their character from ar:ser-
sions so foul and so infamous, aggravated as these
charges were by the secrecy of their manufac-
ture, and the ostentatious publicity of their cir-
cnlatioa ; printed anti circulates!. too, n these
Lcyal Declaratious; were, on llna 4,sabbath slay,

I.f in that loyal deCiaraiion whiCh he signed he'
complained of " blasphemous publications," by
what other name than gross. hypocrisy and con::
tempt of the Established Religion will he desig-
nate the conduct of his brother declarationists
who broughtforward, and voted for, the candi=.
date who edited and published a parody, which'
he, in- his letter, has termed " blasphernous.?''A
On atecOntrary, does it not becorne his duty
immediately. to reprove, admonish, and exhort his,
.tkrother declarationists, rather than discover sore;•
desS and exasperated feelings towards those who.
presume to entertain political opinions 'different
frOm his own ? . .

Alderman Waithman would humbly subrnit.,
whether the established church has not been Se-
verely injured by the dormant claim of 2.•9d. in
the pound for tithes, recently set up by the Lon-
don clergy and finally, he would with. grout:
deference inquire whether Mr. Beresford has not
contributed in no inconsiderable degree to this in-
jury,by the notice he has recently given to his pa.
rishioners, with whom.he has only been connect 7
ed about 18 months that he shall enforce the
payment of this exaction ?
Alderman Waithmne would. earnestly

mend Mr. Beresford seriously to reflect upou.

these subjects, and to consider whether by en 7
thiavouring to wean his affections from the pe-
rishing things of this world, and devciting his
whole attention to 'those spiritual duties by which
he can correct the errors of others, he would not
best maintain the Christian character, and essen-
tially promote the true interests of religion?
Alderman Waithman would finally recom-
mend to the consideration of Mr. Beresford whe-
ther his vehement fulminations from the pulpit on
the last Sabbath, were in conformity id' the ad-
monition of the Apostle (2 Tim. ii. 2.1, 25) that
" the servant of the Lord mu,t not strive,
but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
in meekness instructing those who oppose then -
selves."—Bridge-street,,Dec. 26.

llousELEss Pooe..—At aMeeting. of the.Ge-
ueral Committee for Affording Shelter to the
Houseless, on ' Saturday last, a Committee of
Eighteen Members was chosen to carry into
effect the preparation of a proper place, for
the reception of the'Destitute when the weather.
Shall make such Place 'neceSsary.. It was here
stated, that a Committee. of.fhe Cornaton.Courn-
ci/ was framing'- a, Report as to the .propriety
and possibility of throwing, open the London
Workhouse, by admitting to a share of its govern 7
.inent.the Tlonseless Comniittee, and that it was'
hopeds.until that Report Vini prepared, ..that the
building. would be lent to the Corinn:ttee. 'v'Ve
understand that Sir. Williamßawlins.is'the Trea-
surer : all the parishes are assessed :for:4s J.:4p-
.port, and none .receive any benefit. Even two
children, left ,at London Wall. by 'an in1,41:1:all
mother, ,have been refosed ..adnaittan.c.e.
.The
building- is ample for 'the pu!'pose,- •and if to
the.. funds . appropriated for .it .be jOineil' the
balance remaining from the liberality of the
'public. to . the • llou.seleu Refuge, the means
of doing good ..will . be as- ample as thc,. pri-
noises. By tbrowinr, it rtartially open t.. 7) 1.7;,1
of liberal. views. not .t0un...1 by self:,,sh pi,ll.- ,
much good may arise ; and if the- Ge.iiUt-,
the London-yrall 11.7.7.-Ise Co:n.7.7,:ittee •;11.,p'i hot :i
small part .CT, tlZ4.t.:lliisty :.:.-.;,.1 ~,-;:t.,.q,y .-,;,!,:c4 ttLy
'exerted in the r..anse 1F:,,,t ivi..„t,!r, it:irted as ti.,,,
will Le, by a Comiziittee f.:-:-.;::: thn f_!,6rpo:.-•
thro, . all • ti 0.....• good that' can be' rr.t).cipa-.;...:
will
.prolytbly be re.,.1.(1'. At' present . t...i..,
Lot-Klon Wol''Aense wit,l C o -,-, s.liie r W. e mear.3,
! is of .none or. of very litt:e utiiity ; bu.-.- we 1i7.-ie
seen w het, ;:)IJI h e.. ~i, ;):-..ie by :1 .:. !I V ,t-' f, Cperi ii tell d -
.ence, .and, w.e call. :upo-.-1: `fie C.' p",11n1i.,:l COlil.i.ii
.tn.take the snbject. into their ..r.or.Fitle.-o.ion, P.5:1
Ite be the.pns of ,'flFk::,),* t'•,,. 1:.•,:,::..?,',:iAV0ck-
-1., • • •, -, :=,
noose art .ac,va:,„tagemsf.l/4,..it of 7J) (vl,l!2,,,t)Tiejr. zo
1 the
,C,jty. Vie are ais,,are th:-.2 thvre- are,'4llo.col-
ties in tile; way o.Trnaklinz' tit ,er00'.0,5.t4i; i.t,t,TZl-
- but doubt not when the New CO:inittee !s
formed, thf.!y will find 'means 'to ac.coMplistv this
desirable object.,---(.llli)rnii7g.l),.per.)'
- The hantisoine new Church- erected in Exeter
in the room of old 'Trinity ch.lll-01, ',4.4.s : Olen f.:4
on Sunday last to a ,Congreption whicli cotnOete-
, ly ('lie.d it in everylpart.'

SIR HARCOURT LEES'S FOURTH LET-
TER to the. PEOPLE of ENGLAND.

(From the Hibernian Journal, Dec. 15.)

TO THE EDITOR.

Mach Rock, Der. 15, IS2O

Sim.--As I perceive with extreme satisfaction,
(hat that most nauseous and pestilential disease,
the 'Brunswick Fever (which for some time int-st
bad deranged a considerable part of the British
pOpulation) is much on the decline, notwithstand-
ing the late irrita.ting and inflammatory remedy
?rescribed by the illiterate, stupid, and truly con-
temptibli! Corporation Quack Doctors of Loh-
dou, I shall be much obliged, i way Of An-
tidote:4o the desperate and •;',ous poison
'prescribedlo the relaxed patient these loyal
ragamuffinsolif you will be so kind as to insert in
your truly 'Constitutional Paper, the Fourth
anneXed Letter of mine. to the People of. Eng-
land, 'from -
Their anxious, but devoted Friend,
tiAttcouitT LEES.

De taus les Anima% qui marchent sire la Terre,
Qui volent en Pair, oQ nagent dans la Nler,
Du Peron, 101 Japon, de Londre jus'qu' a Rome
' Le plus sot animal a man axis e'est l'homme.
GENTLEMEN—The friends and supporters or lotir Monarchy
and your legislative Rights, have succeeded; the British Em-
pire, I trust, will now be saved front destruetion; the au-
ghst dignity of your Throne preserved front pollution ; an in-
jured and basely insulted Sovereign recognised by, his sub-
jects, and the awakened loyalty of a stwobering but cruelly
deceived nation, at length aroused to a full sense of the ap-
paling and almost irremediable dangers that surrounded, and
would, ere long, have overwhelmed its Religion, its Monarch,
and its Constitution in an interminable abyss of revolutionary
madness, of blasphemy and murder. From all parts of your
country I have received letters breathing love and affection,
with a firm and unalterable determination to defend, protect
and redress, with the sacrifice of life and property, the invad-
ed rights and daringly outraged feelings of, possibly, the most
exalted, the most generous, but most infamously calumniat-
ed Prince, that ever claimed or deserved the homage of a