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London, England, 1815-01-24 00:00:00

• was still the sambisti& addreued
them as a candidate for the representation of the city;
be now addressed theM as a freeholder. He sp-
gAncied the manly maser in' which the Resolutipas
had been seconded; but be would have been befte:
pleaSed if they had petitioned against all the Wat
razes. lie said, that from the statements in two of
the-B, stol Ntwspaperi, one of them the or%an of the
Whig, and the other the organ of the Tory fac-
anti, he had understood that a requisition had been
signed, embracing the object fcr which they were
then assembled; but that such requisition had been sus-
pended, in consequence of a correspondence between
Mr. Davis and Lord Liverpool; and that in the fol.
loiving week a "BriStol Newspaper had asserted it was
only withdrawn ; 'believing, therefore, that snch re,
quisition had been withdrawn, sixty freeholders had
signed another requisition, with which they had wait,
ed upon the Mayor, and in which they not only
petitioned agalpst the Property Tax, but against all
the War Tani, particularly that which imposed
additional day oo Malt.
The Mason hire rese, and informed Mr. Hunt, in
la very spirited. manner, that he would not permit
him to introduce one iota of extraneous matter.
i Mr. Huss, in reply, said, he was aware of the re-
lative situation in which be stood pith regard to the
Chair ; but the subject having been introduced by
the-Gentleman who seconded. the Resolutions, he
had thought it his duty to advert to it ; and he was
wit to be awed into silence by the Chief Magistrate I
Here a.warmataltereation took place, relative to the
:wads respecting which Mr. Hunt was called to or-
:der.; aid the Mayor explained the manner in which
the two Requisitions had been presented to him.—
The Requisition, by which they were now assembled,
was left at the Mansion house 24 hours before the 60

Freemen•alluded to by Mr. Hunt had presented their
Requisition—that owing to his absence from home,
he had not seen the Gentlemen who presented the
former ; but he had determined, that it they diJ not
wait upon him the following morning, he would take
the 60 Freeholder? Requisition into consideration,
and return them an answer.

Mr. HUNT still rersisting that he had been called
to order for alluding to the GO Freeholders' Requi~i•
Lion) and appealing to Mr. Elton for the truth of this
assertion—

Mr. Eurog, with the utmost deference to the opi-
nion of the Mayor, conceived that as he had been
permitted to allude to the second Requisition, Mr.
Hunt was entitled to enter into an explanation : if he
wandered into extraneous matter, be would of course
be out of order.

Mr. Must contended, that it was the duty of the
Mayor to have published both Reciuisitions, and to
call a Meeting to consider the objects proposed by
both.

The MAYOR again spiritedly asserted, that no man
should dare to dictate to him what it was his duty to
do; that order should be preserved wherever he pre-
sided as Chairmen.

Mr. HUNT then said, he should propose a vote of
censure on the Mayor, for neglecting► to publish the
Requisition of the 60 Freeholders, whereby he had
betrayed the trust reposed in him—(C•irs of No, so.)
Mr. Hunt here drew from his pocket two resolutions
—the first of which WAS a vote of thanks to the 60

Freeholders, and which, he trusted, he should find
awe Gentlopen bold enough to second. The other
Itesolution conveyed a censure on the Mayor.
4.. Mr. Evros should have no objection ; on the con-1
!leery lie should feel proud to support the first of diet
iltesolutions; but with respect to the second, he trust:
trthe t.lentleman's strong sense and khowledge of
opriety, would induce him to withdraw it ; for he
d, in fact, already professed himself satisfied with
Ae Mayor's explanations.
Mr. Mats observed, that the seconder of the Re-
lotions seemed to have rather hastily committed'
Ihimself in supporting Mr. Hunt's first Resolution,l
its it states, that the Req'iisitionists knew the first re- '
quisition to have been withdrawn, and the seconder'
gad affirmed that it never was. .. 1
Mr.. ELTON, in explanation, said, chat he consider.'
the second requisitionists as acting manfully and
fight, under an erroneous impression. They, were
der a mistake as to facts, but their motive and
Owit merit were the same ; and it was in that sense
that he thought them entitled to the thanks of theist
who wished well to the measure itself.
Wise word !new was, afterwards withdrawn by:.kb
Hunt, and a9posed substituted in its.itead. •
The Resolution, as amended, was then put by the
*Tor, and declared by him to be lost ; but
:.*lr- HON,T insisting.upon a shew of hats, the goes-
* was decided in favour of the Resolution.
Mr. Huai., being anare of the Mayor's impar-
tiality in putting the question, .said he should with-
draw his vote of censure; and, to thew that he had
no personal hostility to the Mayor, and convinced
that under all circumstances he was actuated by the,
AWL impartial motives, moved that the thanks of,
thix Witting be given to the Chairman—which wasi
catried, amidst great applause, .J
.._ Qo Abe 7th Resolution, that .the Petition should bisii
presented and supported by thalkiimpisers for the City,
Mr. Husx moved, that the/ iilliould be instructed
to snpport that Petition.
, ,Mr, Datvis said, that he bad alrealli explained his
sentiments on that point,
.and: nothing, be hod yet
heard had made any. alteration in them.. , IA should
always receive, the instructions of his Constituents
with ;"the utmost., deference . and, respect ; but after
igiviag. the sebiect his best consideration, he must
,'Mr save Isis own conscientious vote according to the
dictates of his own lodgment. He.was confident
that this Conduct,. as their Representative, would be
conducive to their honour, and to his own credit.

At a oast respectable Meeting of the Mayor sad
Inhabitants in general of this town, convened on
Touada, Jolts. 4* to PorPoot of petitioningPorlia-
Aunt -egging sho.renewal of the Property Tax, after
rtbusutpsratlakof the. Act which imposed the same,
the gsaitiou, was unanimously decided in the affirma-
tilts'''. and s4s9l4tions and a Petition were framed
4441441-meairdingly.

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..t 1,1 li s • _ HUNTINGDON.
.4t=iok the inhabisasts of this Bona? was

Ltld,
optl.4tbe tor'
aohloc the Property Taxa at
which**, Nasatts was passel, and a
• hark* f thaws was,inunediataly.signed by,
Idn qatFerOlgs Pgd wand to be presented to.
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