Star.
London, England, 1816-02-10 00:00:00

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Isethout thinkleg Aikt.the. L; very distrusted Cie
s inteet.ons, (~" 4e)—He had always
-stood up for the rights and privaeeei of the City ;
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and he tru.ted that his pest conduct entitled him to
confidence (bud Grin of If f) He vould Lee his
right arm before he woule pledge himself without
onsideration.—.wethorit exercising his own free ju.ig.
ment to support the 1) citi ,n (rf, of.) --,, I nt Orr will
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pledge myself," coreinued the Alderman, it to sup.
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l—deirmvmann't,tele'l
compClled to retire under the din of opposition which
followed.]
Mr. FAVICU. said it was for the Livery to judge
whether the speech they had just heard was fitting
the cause of religion or order, concluding, as the wer-
thy Alderman did, with something -very like an oitie
(At/chutes undo laugh ) With respect to the Joel: iota
which the worthy Alderman seemed so strenuothly
disposed to enforce, he (Mr. Favell) for on?, c ni'd
never agree to it. For what purpose did the people
of this country send their Representatives to Parli.t.
'sent, if those Representatives were above receiving
the instructions and advice of their constituents ?
Such a doctrine as this never escaped the mouth 4,1 '
that tried and faithful Representative of the City of
London, whose sentiments he (Mr. Favell) was new
deputed, in his absence, 'to express—he meant that
,friend to liberty and independence, Mr. Harvey
Christian Comb::, who was unhappily prevented by
illness from giving his attendance in the Hall to-day.
(Applause.) On all occasions that independent man
was ready to receive and abide by the instructions
of his constituents, and in that spirit he should se.
cond the wishes of the Livery sow expressed.—
It was a generally received notion of the Constitutioa
of this country, that the people were to tax them-
selves through the mediiam of their Representatives.
But the result of the Worthy Alderman's deetrine
was, that the teal sentiments of the people ought never
to be heard in Parliamene The people of meld corm.
try were to be told b; the lietise or Corr,:ry,rls, c.m.
sisting of about G.JO Nleribc:s " WV ate ro'rn 'le up
our minds upon Al su!ijecs brriqi,t ht-Lr,st us ;—artd '
we don't core one laming about your opieietuf or
wishes ;" and yet this was celled iteprtscntstion f—.
(AM/anus.) It WAS the duty ti es,:n-y rn ip to raise
:,is voice against a ilincip'..• so d:ametrica!iy eppnsais
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to the spirit 4'f the Censtitation. With restive. to the
tex under consideration, he perfectly concurred in
the Reselations proposed, and it wis el its ertaece
that all classes of inen united tharenergies in legit*. .
ting the Example of the City of Len ion. (efielsketes.)
Mr. WAIIII.IAN said, that 41er hearing tire ex.
traurd'r,:ry doctrine professed by the Worthy Aid T.
man, and the manlier in which it had been suuntitteet
to tee Livery, it was impossible for him to be utterly,
silent upon the present occasion. On many °cue
sions he (Mr. Weithmen) had ventured to propose-
instructions to be given the Representatives of the
City, for the regulation of their conduct in Peili.s.
ment; but without any avail. Possibly they might
feel some irritation at the observations made neon
their pubiic conduct; and preb ibly their weakness
might hive entitled them to some indulgence ; 6utit
was an i.,sult not :o be endureel, when the Liv.ty
were flatly told that their instructions should mot be
attended to. Cettandy jwit;ce recohed that from
this observation one of tee Worthy Al.lertn.:n (Sea% )
'ought to be excepted. But though the Livery had
been thus grossly insulted, he (Mr. Waithmen) could
not help taking notice of one of the 'lost estreordie
nark occurrences that ever happened in that Hell--
Namely, that a Magharste of the City of London,
who in the due administration of his office would be
bound to commit any one of the Liverymen fur pro.
phane swearing (if any could be found guilty of such
an offence), had come forward this day, in the are
of his constituents—in the presence of the Chief Me.
gistrete of the City and the whole Board of Alder.
men—and utter a sacred oath, which would h tee
subjected any other person to the charge of the great-
est impiety, nay even to the penalties of tire law.-.
(apldauses).—When such a man as this could hero d
such profaneness, what might not be the baneful
effect of such an example upon the minds of ti •
people? He (Mr.Weitliman) would give the Lively
joy, if they could forget such conduct as this on a
future occasion.—(Cries of ,s We will rernenibtr
him.")—It he (`.lr.Weitliman) knew any thing of
the British Constitution, the people of Eagiand feel
a right, either by themselves or their reinesenta;iv.:s,
to impose taxes. The great Lord Sowers, who thew.
up the Bill of Rights, described Parliament as ti e
great Inquest of the Nation. They might have wee
knowledge than other people, but they would cease
to be the great Inquest of the Nation, ,t. they ref used
to listen to those who delegated them as the guar-
dians of the public welfare. He deprecated in the
strongest manner the tone sometimes assumed ixy
Members of that great Inquest, who cliscleimcd
obedience to the wishes of their kepresentetivee.
He hoped that the Livery of London wotid not only
insist upon their constitutional right et insTuettng
' their Representatiies, but persist in desii Mg CAI they
should present and support their peti,ion. Tne Li-
very could not fail to recollect the rualln::r in which
their last Petition was freeted, in consequence of the
• conduct of one of the tilt mhers for the City, who
consulted the Minister upon the propriety of present-
ing it. The result was the Petition 'was kicked out,
and the Worthy Representative gave the first kick. —.
(Applaure)—After several other observations, Mr.
Waldman concluded by supporting the metion.
. Mr. DAVIES then droved the (batiks of the Livery
to the Lord Mayor, for his ready celeplience with
the requisition for the present Meeting, and for his
impartial conduct in the Chair. The motion was
carried unanimously.
The LORD MAYoR expressed his sense of the ho-
nour done. him, and his re idiness at all times to di -
charge his public duties to the utmost of his aetiviry.
The thanks of the Livery were also moved by M:.
WASTAIMAN, to the. Mover and Seconder of the Ito-
solutions ; and both those Gentlemen severally ac-
knowledged the distinction.
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