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London, England, 1807-05-07 00:00:00

belong to the high Ration in which your kraut
placed me, to have obtained repeated Marks of t oar
awn and affection, the thought of which, More
thin anything elle, has contributed to give complete
satisfaction to my mind. 'ou are now called on to
exercife your great privilege of returning fuch perfons
as you think fit for your Reprefentatives in ParliaN,
meat--and I humbly hope, that nothing in my con-
do& has induced you to withdraw that fupport which
I have hitherto received from you.—Ap,elaufi, and
Pim sae" of ififionimit liut nothing violent.) I defy any
man, however holtile he may be to me, to fay that
I ever gave a vote as a public man. either in Parlia-
ment or out of it, upon corrupt, fordid, or intereft-
ed motives.—(Leud opplaufi.) My principles have
always been public— have always been, as I am
now, a Friend to popular Reprefentation. A Seat
in Parliament is nothing—but to poffefs your favour.
able opinion is a great deal, and it is the warmell
wins of my heart to retain it. Gentlemen, it has been
faid by our glorious Poet, Shakfpeare, that when two
men get on a bode together, one of them mull ride
behind. We are five Candidates for your favour ;
four only can be returned—one of us mull, therefore,
fall. Ia& you to continue your favour to me, by
placing me again in a public fituation, which I have
already, I hope with propriety, certainly with lode.
pendence, filled. I ark it on public principles, and
on affurance that l will do my duty, to the belt of my
ability, for the whole people of this mighty empire.
If you choofe me your Reprefentative, I will ferve
you faithfully, diligently, and difintereftedly."—
(.Ifrplarili, with fonts efifapprobation, in which the applauje
greatly predominated)
Mr. Alderman Perez would not take up much of
the time of the Livery in his addrefs. He hoped
there was nothing in his condul, "ftnce he was left
eleftedohat changed the favourable opinion which
the Livery had of him at that time. He was confcious
that be had never deviated from the true intereft of
this country, having always in view its commercial
profperity. He had received thanks from the City
more than once for his exertions, and from feveral
other places of trade. He was determined to do his
duty in Parliament, upon that principle ; and, as a
fccurity for the future, he appealed to part of his
public life, which he reflected on with pride, as it
regarded the commercial intereft of the Empire in
general; and therefore he trolled the Livery would
continue to repofe in him their confidence. He par-
ticularly alluded to the revere preffute of the income
Bill, on indufirious tradefmen of 60. a-year, &c. ;
he bad done all he was able in the Houfe of Corn.
mons to relieve loch perfons, but the majority had
unfortunately decided againft him. He (bould newer
loft fight of that object ; but on all occafions, where
an opportunity offered, he (hould ufe his utmoll en-
deavours to obtain relief from that intolerable pref
lure. He trufted that his being unable, from his Rate
of health, to pay his repels individually to the Li-
very, would not operate to his prejudice on this oc•
cafion; and he offered his fervices now with a con-
llderable degree of fatisfadlion ; for his principles
were to preferve inviolate our Conftitution, and to
promote, as much as: poffible, our Commercial pro-
fperier.—(dlpplasie).
Mr. Alderman SHAW came forward, and was
re-
ceived with plaudits.—He had the happinefs of pre•
Tenting himfelf a fecond time to the Livery, to foli-
cit the diftinguifhed honour of being elected one of
their Reprefentatives in Parliament. He retained a
high fenfe of the favour which had been conferred on
him, both as Chief Magifirate tithe City, and as one
of its Reprefentativer. He wed to be judged of
by his /pa actions, and not by any foolifh or idle
profeffions which might be made by any body. The
Livery fent him to Parliament in November laft—
they had feen his actions.—" My public principles,"
laid he, " from my firft introduCtion into life, have
confined of an ardent affection towards that grea t
.and religious Sovereign who reigns over us (Bravo)
an unfhaken attachment to our glorious Conftitution,
a firm adherence to that fyftem of Government un•
der which we live, the ben that the wifdom of man
ever yet formed for the happinefs of a State.—(Out,
ad ! fiddle:me ; Bravo ! jaid otkers)And I appeal to
yourfelves, and I defile you to afic your own breafts,
whether I have not done every thing in my power
to fupport the privileges of the City of London ? 1
therefore flatter myfclf that you will do nse-the ho-
nour, a fecond time, to eled me one of your Repre-
tentative: ; and I will do the bell my humble abili.
lities will allow, to ferve you. It is now neceffary
that every good man fhould come forward and nand
by his King and Country. Should the hour arrive,
when we (hall have to alert, on Englifh ground, the
rights of England againft a Foreign Delpot, my life
(hall be at the fervice of my Country.—( Great ap-
plauji,)
Mr. Alderman PRINSIT reflected with fatiJadien
on his conduct in Parliament ; and offered it as a
fpecimen of what might be expected of him in fu-
ture, fhould he become the object of the choice of the
Livery of London to reprefent him—an honour to
which he fhould alpire on the firft vacancy.
Mr. Alderman LUSHINGTON then came forward
in behalf of Mr. Alderman HAVIREY, wh..fe Hate
of health was not, in the opinion of his phyficians,
fuch as to admit of his appearance in public.—
(Great Applaufe—without one diffenting voice.) He
raid it was impoilible for him to prefent himfelf to
the Livery without a lively recollection of the many
favours they had bellowed on him; but his Rate of
health had rendered it necefftry for him to retire
from the toils of public life—He only came forward
on behalf of Mr. Alderman Hankey.—(" Biavo
Bravo bud? forth on the mentioning of that Gentleman':
afte.")—" And every one who hears me (laid the
• rthy Alderman) laments with me, that he is not
Indent, in order to give to his caufe that favourable
outlet which the flrength of his mind, the activity
of his conftitution, and the energy of his expreflions
I"td, d dn.—Gentlemen, your late Reprefentatives
aye very properly rendered to yon an account of
their Cervices. I have to announce to you a new
man; but fuch a new man as is well known to you
all, and who is efleemed by you all : whole anceftors
have filled, with dininguifheti honour, the molt
dißingoiltred fituations in this great, opulent, and
commercial City. They have handed down to you
the molt exalted character ; and he facets honour
even upon them. He not only jellifies in himfelf
every thing that has been Paid to the credit of his
*ocelots, but he improves upon their exalted cha.
rafters. Mr. Alderman Hankey, Gentlemen, bas
now the honour of foliciting your Mirages at this