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London, England, 1815-04-28 00:00:00

• . , tartar? optn:oo, or t Mitt Ant end to die'
meeting."—(Ltud altltlatats.)
Mr. IVarrtistarr resumed; but the hisset were re- -
peated by a few at the bottom of the Hall. He °Ere
served, that if those of the Livery w.io supported his
.opinions Were to behave so to the speakers on the
other side, these speakers would be soon put d')Wn ;
for their voices would be one hundred to one (Bravo
tc44od aliftlausei.) If he was wrong in advocating
and promulgating his opinions, G.,0 forbid he should
press them; nor would he prevent ne man from 6-
I+vering counter-sentiments. Put he would not he
dismayed by any upriiat, for that :trade of proceed-
ing was a proof that hi: arguments were unanswer.
able—(AM:hurts.) This country had nothing to fear
!tons France ; we had shewn on banner occasions,
when the Allies were 4g;litaq us, that we c atid corn.
hit. singly France. 011 e el the conscqu...nces of the
tsar w..s, that which 111:: Reciitisitien referred ti—i.he
Property-tax When the re,i'ines against it were
presented, the Minister had th!" cant!our to give it
up—hut within ten days after he had given it tap, he
had the audacity to take to it again, and to hold it
either for purposes of react• or war. He h .0, to be
sure, given up the Assessed l',!xcs ; hut he (Nlr.W.)
verily believed that those TaK,'S Wt:re brought tor-
ward to alarm the people, and rtaike them agicr to
the Property-tax, which wag one of
nature, and could n be endured by the tat:new ; and
was not, as a worthy Ivlerrilkar of the City had u`,-
served, 6' a very comfortable sort el thiag." Hs)
hoped that Member would he imtaucted ntiat.rv.:se.
If the Tax was now laid on, it would never be itot tad
of. Mr. ‘Vaithm in concluded with moving his :le.
solutions, which embraced the princip.il objets
luded to in his speech.
Mr. FAVELL seeolAded the Resolutions ; observing,
that scarcely was the Cup of Peace and Traliqullity
held to the lips, when it was snatched away. Mr.
Favell went over the old grounds, regretting that the
advice of Mr. Fox had not been attended to, which
would have saved the country a vast effusion cf blood
and treasure. He deprecated the adoption of the Tax.
Mr. PERRINO admitted that the Reso:utions might
be extremely proper; but they were above his com-
prehension. He could not understand such a mass
of abstract reasoning. H, understood the lte(i4i-
tion. The question for discussion was, P..ace or
War ? He, for one, was rex desirous that the coun-

try shouli be pledged to the latter :the:native. It
had been said, that it was intended to inen fere ve:th
the internal Government of another country ; that he
denied—no such thing had been advanced. On the
contrary it had been expressly disclaimed--(kiiret.)
It was so disclaimed in the Tteaty. In respect to the
aostract right of vim; to war with the fiend of the
French Government there was no question, if ti.e
country were so inciined, that the Government was
justified in prosecuting it. He distrusted, however.
the materiel of the composition of the Allied Powers,
and thought that if the war was renewed, we should
have to create anew the energies necessary for c. 0.-
tying it on. Besides, it would he a cor.te,t to •Nhicit
our finances were not adequate—he ci3 not rneau
that they were so much exhausted, but that the oh-
ject was not sun-I:lent to rouse them. Kew -.he
country that its honour was concerned in a contest of
the kind, and the means of carrying it on would soon
be found. There was, however, but one course to
pursue, and that was one of sound policy—a state of
• preparation for war— ( Aliftlaules.) He distracted the.
declarations of Bonapane—his sentiments he Was nod
in the habit of changing. ll' would as soon exrect,
" The Ethiopian to change his skin, and the Leopard
his spots" as that person his sentiments.
Mn HUNT assured the Livery that thouga the list
speaker did not understand the Resolutions, he did
petfectly ; and from principle and policy they should
have his support. He condemned our Gevernment
for sending back the first messenger from France.—
The question for discussion was—Peace or War ;
and not whether the Bourbons should he placed to
rule over France ? To force on a nation of th;ity mil-
lions of persons a Government they abhorred and de-
tested, was beyond endurance. Such a war wou:cl
be one of unjust aggression. Mr. Hunt made sonic
further observations upon Crowned Heads, but the
remainder of his speech was received with considerahle
marks of disapprobation, and he was obliged to retire.
Mr. THONIPSON supported the Resolutions, pro-
, posing, that as the war was to be against an indivi.
dual only, and not against the French nation, the
Prince Regent should send a challenge to Bonaparte
to fight a single combat.
Mr. Dtxost denied that the war was about to be-
gin, or that the Allies wanted to dictate a Govern•
. ment to France. He would be sorry if they were so
to do. But let it be recollected, that Bonaparte never
kept a single engagement a moment longer than was
necessary to serve his own purpose. What thie
country in common with the Allies said, was this—.
" We cannot treat with a man who has deceived us
before:" Would the Livery wish Government to
enter into a treaty with him ? (Rims.) Would any
one of the Gentlemen who had addressed them th7s
day give security for Bonaparte's goad behavieur ?
( Hisses.) Mr. Dixon here oteserved—s, lem asked
it I will give security for Lord Castlereagh ?"—}lere
the hisses became so violent that the Lotto Misr •tt
was obliged again to come forward and reqnest that
they would fulfil the pledge which they had g'‘ee.,
and listen to every Gentleman.
Mr. Dixow did not call their attention ne a f
lie demanded it as a right. It ha zl been that
the cop of peace had been dashed feern their rips ;
but who had dashed it ? He also asked the Livery
whether the return of Bonaparte had been. caused :fly
the people of France ? They were not consulted. It
had been done by the Army. (Crier of Yo, /0, atol
hints, ackiels contirtufel.) Mr. Dixon concluded with
thankinte them for their attention.

Mr. FLOWER supported the Resolutions ir. a long
sreeeli.
Mr. WAITIMAN replied, and the Resolutions Were
can

A Petition, founded on the Resolutions, was then
agreed to. It is to be presente Ito the House of Com-
mons by the Representatives for the City.
Mr. Warrusratr then moved the Thanks of the
Hall to the Lott') MAYON, for his readiness in con-
vening the Meeting, and his strict impartiality in the .
Chair.

The LORD MAYOR esptessed his acknowledgments.
Thanks were then voted to the Mover and Secott•
der, and the Hall was dissolved.