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Yesterday a Court of Common Council was Tield at from his oalljoioposition. He (Mr.W.) rememloate d.
t uildhall, at which the LORD MAYOR stated,. that in that neither this Gentleman, nor his brother, ever
consequence of a requisition he had lately received, he i congratulated the country on the discovery that Mr.
had thought ht to call a Court as soon as convenient. 1 Wardle made of corruption ; nor had he ever found a
The requisition Nat then read, which was signed i man hardy enough to support corruption, who was
by R. WAITIIMAN, Esq. and several other Members ; I not either a placeman, pensioner,' or contractor. If
ft Was dated July 29, and purposed to take into con- there was a party against corruption, he was glad of
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Sideration Mr. JAMES Dames notice for a motion for it, but he had not found it yet ; even the newspapers
rescinding the Vote of Thanks granted to Colonel had deserted Col. W. because the destruction of cor-
WARDLE, on the 6th of April last. minion would suit no party. We should examine the
The LORD Mayon then said, that he had a letter trouble that Col.Wardle has had since last Novembers
froth Mia James Dixon, which was read, and its sub. besides what he had before. It was difficult to appre-
stance was, that. he was mach surprised to find that ciate the toil of hunting corruption ; he (Mr. W.)
the Court of Common Council had been called to take could not do it, from the little he had experienced con-
his notice into consideration, as the motion he meant corning Christ's Hospital, and for which he too had
to make was not to come on till after the recess. He been vilified. It turned out, he said, from *taper
meant not to derogate from the dignity of the Court, that he had in his pocket, that the brother of that
but he would nooattend on Tuesday next—(2/ laugh.) Reverend Vicar had a pension of £l7OO per annum.
Mr. MILLER thought it a little extraordinary that He did not think that their thanks should be with-
the Gentleman should have moved a question he did held from Colonel Wardle, even allowing him to
not mean co support. However, lie wouki move, have cohabited with Mrs. Clarke, although he (Mr.
" That this Court having, on the 6th of April last, Waithman) thought character should be attended
voted its Thanks and the Freedom of the City in a to both in public and private life, for there are men
Gold Box to G. L. Wardle, Esq. for having exhibited that will lay hold of whatever they can to knock
charges ef corruption against his Royal Highness the• such men on the head, as may attempt to destroy
Duke of York ; and which he, by unwearied zeal corruption, which it is the duty of every man that
and attention, was enabled to prove ; he is thereby pays taxes to oppose, and endeavour to destroy.—
entitled to the thanks and esteem of that city and his Mr. Perceval, too, he understood, had a reversion
country.--Yet it appearing to this Court, from cir- of 846,000 per annum, independent of the salaries
cumstances that have since transpired, that this Re- of his office, which pension is now received by his
solution was improperly entered into, it is the opinion brother. Those men that are the advocates of
of this Court th;tt the Town Clerk be directed to ex- corruption may toss their heads a little, but for the
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punge the sone." most part they are obliged to hang their heads so mi.
Alderman GOODBSI!ERE regretted that the origi- scrably, that we must shew them son* pity and
nal Mover was not present, to support his ex- compassion, however much we may despise them.
traordinary motion. He would not attempt to divine Colonel Wardle had told you, that there were Offices-
what might be the Gentleman's motives for such a for the sale of places and pensions, the keepers of
motion ; every man of course has a right to his own ; which have since been indicted for practices tend- -
but he thought that the motives of that Gentleman ing to vilify, degrade, and bring into contempt the
might be guessed at from his absence ; and by the administration of the country, and of this the/ have
delay he wished to occasion, he has shewn his ends. been convicted ; is it not strange then that they
Colonel Wardle has had no reward for the service he should condemn the conduct of such a man as Colo.
has done his country, save her thanks and approba- nel Wardle, who has done much more to discover
tion : would it be right then to deprive him of those, worse practices than those, and tending in a much
especially when he has been at very considerable per. greater proportion to vilify and degrade the adminis.
sonal expellee in her service ? But he trusted they tration. It has been asked, why did Colonel Wardle
would better appreciate the merits of Colonel Wardle. give Mrs.C. money, and have we not seen many sent to
It is a duty which we owe to him, the country, and Botany Bay for a less crime ? But he trusted we could
to ourselves, to give him all the honour which is due now express our opinions without hazard of bring
to him ;we owe it to the country for supporting him, sent there, and surely we will have courage to do
and to our own honour and d:gnity. He,begged it it. He thought he knew most of the transactions
to be understood, that he did not mean to reflect on between Colonel Wardle and others, respecting the
the Gentleman who moved the original proposition ; late investigation, and an honester man in his opi-
but if it was followed up, he conceived that we would nion cannot exist. Yet suppose, for argument's sake,
he placing ourselves in the midst of that corruption that Colonel Wardle has broke his word with Mrs.
which should be rooted out fcr ever. ln his opi- Clarke, still the charges against the Duke of York,
nion, Mr. Wardle had been in no way to blame.— as substantiated by Mrs. C. and others, must remain
The Gentleman whose proposition was now before the same. Had Mr. Wardle been a Member of the
them had been a Member of that Court for many years, Society for the Suppression of Vice, and exclaimed
and had, it seemed, found no reason to alter his opi- against all sort of debauchery, yet had used the mask
nions; he had always been the friend of war, and had of friendship to debauch the wife of his friend; had
not hesitated to put that Court to considerable expellee lie availed himself of the deficiency in an act of Par-
for monuments to those who had been the cause of the liament to raise money by unfair means; if he spent
war. It might be urged, that in consequence of the his nights in rescuing prostitutes from the arm.ofjus-
recent verdict in the Court of King's Bench, the dia. tice ( a laugh) ; had he been a gambler, and refused
racter of Mr. Wardle was considerably .implicated ; to pay his gaming debts ; we must have held his
yet it is perfectly clear that it makes no difference on character in detestation ; but it would not have altered
the charges against the Doke of York, which charges the facts he has proved against the Duke of York.--
we' owe to Colonel Wardia, and consequently we Had Mr. Wardle ever written to Lord Grenvale for
ought not to withhold from him his due reward. But a Writership for his ton, and, deacate man i such
he would ask the mover of the original proposition if, was his respect for his Lordship that he could receive
in voting a monument to a late Chancellor of the Ex- the appointment only from his Lordship's own hand;
chequer, it made any difference in his mind that the and after receiving it, crying down Lord G. when
smallest of his tradesnien's bilis remained unpaid at out of office; had Mr. Wardle ever done this ? He
his death ; or was it an objection to the public Ilia- concluded by thinking that Mr. Wardle was as much
racter of Nelson that he had lived in some measure entitled to their thanks as ever.
in open adultery ? But Colonel Wardle has shewn Mr. S. DIXON said, all he expected from the Gen-
that abuses are not confined to the army, but exist tleman who spoke last was abuse, which he would
in; Church Preferment, East India Patronage, and treat with due contempt ; but lie wished for none of
in the representation of the People in Parliament; his commendations, as from such men it would do
and if the enquiry he has begun be pursued, it will be no one credit. About his son, he could prove his
praluctive of incalculable advantages to the country. assertions to be groundless. He did not recollect a
It appeared to him that the mover (Mr. Dixon) single instance where a Court of Common Council
meant to stifle, by delay, the thanks of those places had been called during the recess. He thought Mrs.
which have not yet come forward to express their ap- Clarke and Mr. Wright had as much cause to corn-
probation of Mr. Wardle's conduct ; he therefore plain that their character was at issue, as well as that
hoped the Corporation would see proper to do away of Colonel Wardle.
with his proposition. He then moved, as an amend- Mr. GRIFFITHS though. tit his duty to state, that
meat to the original proposition, a very long one, or the Gentleman who spoke last was wrong, and the
rather a string of them Ore the front of our Paper.) one before him right, as in 1804, during the recess, •
Mr. Box thought, that before such a motion had there were several Courts of Common Council held.
been proposed, due notice should have been given.— Mr. MAWMAN advised tale worthy Alderman
Lord Castlereagh, and others, are brought in, who (Goodbehere) to withdraw his motion, as it involved
have served their country for a number of years— questions foreign to the original one, and of which
(A laugh.) Yet he saw no reason to alter the effect of there had been no time to form a judgment.
the charges against the Duke of York, these charges ' Mr.• STOKES was of the same opinion.
certainly remained the same. Mr. WAITHMAN thought it would be allowed that
Mr. Gnieemis trusted there was but one party in lie never resorted to trick, to carry his propositionsO—
that Court, and that would support and maintain the i Ministers, he said, have already ordered a stop to be
Government. But if there are, in Government, men put to the clothing the Volunteers ; that there be no
that disgrace it, it is the duty of that Court to express farther proceedings relative to the Local Militia, and
its disapprobation in the strongest manner. Had not that the Inspector of Canvas should be discharged ;
that man (Colonel Wardle) given damning proofs could any man then say that Mr. Wardle's assertions
that such existed in the Government ? The Gentle- had been unfounded?
man behind him (Mr. Box) had said, that the law Alderman ATKYNS thought that if the Court came.
affair has nothing to do with the charges against his to a Resolution that it had acted wrong, how could
Royal Highness the Duke of York, lie (Mr. Griffiths) they rescind that resolution, if proved to have acted
.vas of the same opinion. But when men, high in previously right ? He wished that the resolutions so
Government, had been proved to be corrupt, they hastily brought forward on that day should be with-
ought to be opposed ; and the man who dares be drawn, as he confessed his abilities could not follow
honest in the worst of times, is surely most to be them fast enough, so as to be able to decide on them
trusted.
so soon. He reprobated the Philippics cast out by Gen-
Mr. WAITHMAN said, that having taken a very ac- tlemen against one another ; nor did he think that was
tive part in the question of thanks to Colonel Wardle, a fit place to discuss a man's private conduct.
he could not feel it consistent with his duty to let the After some farther conversation, Alderman Goon.
present question pasnwithout declaring his sentiments BELIEVE replied, and was unwilling to withdraw his
on it. No one regretted more than he did the absence resolutions.
of the worthy „gentleman who made the original pro- Mr. MAWMAN then moved, as an amendment,
position ; but his absence has betrayed his utter po- gg That this Court does not tee any reason to rescind
verty of argument to support that proposition. Were the' Vote of Thanks to Colonel Wardle."
he now in his place, he (Mr. W.) might say some This was opposed by Mr. WAITHMAN.
very unpleasant things to him. However, he has Another Member proposed to omit the word "any"
stated in his letter what he (Mr. W.) would ba bound in Mr. Mawman's motion.
to say to his face was not true, which was, that there Alderman GOODBEHERE'S resolutions were then put
was no instance of a Court of Common Council being. and carried by a majority of five;there being
called during the recess, as ale (Mr. W.) had known• For the Resolutions, S Aldermen, 54 Commoners,
those who had the ears of Lord Mayors get Courts and 2 Tellers : against them 1 Alderman, 51 Com-
called during the recess to smuggle in their proposi- movers, and 2 Tellers.
tions. One would think the mover of the original
ricet. He
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what a sad .business is this : after this verdict, we
cannot let the Vote of Thanks to Colonel Wardle
stand on our books ;" and by this means sounded se.

A few nights since, the dwelling-house of Mr. A.
NordblAcl, merchant, in Pryme-street, Hull, was rob-
bed, during the absence of the family., of a quantity
of wine, a variety of linen, silver tea and tale
spoons, &c. •