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London, England, 1820-02-12 00:00:00

111 E TING cy. the LORD MAVOR'S FRIENDS.

C Yesterday a Meeting of Merchants, Bankers, tee. I
was held at the London Tavern, to consider of the I
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liett means of securing the return of the LORD MAYOR
' AS Representative of the City, at the ensuing Election.
• Sir C. S. lIVNTER, Bart. being called to the Chair,
congratulated the Meeting upon its respectability
i .i.,,i numbers, and was truly hapi:v to introduce to
-.• so A al A,sembly their worthy Lord Mayor in a new
Jam: e:. It aa; well known; that at the laSt Elec-
;' :ma he had taken 1 most active part in the return of
A ;.It. T. Wilson, one of the present Members. That
• . 6-ortleman, than whom one mote worthy did not
• cni,t, had offered to take on himself, if called to do
sa, all those arduous and expensive duties of the Cor-
k %ration, which the gown and other circumstances
'at elie'it impose; but he had since refused to do this, and
h it was for this reason that he (the Chairman) had with-
drawn from him that active interest which he had so
,'. tli?u•ctlt('ll'elHaving
'; iisposed of his friend Mr. Wilson, he was happy to
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actuated triforbn3i,e former occasion,
sense
of
danutdyi.nthis con-
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upon their attention the name and character of
1.. Lae Lord Mayor, who, not only as a Magistrate, but
as a ,an, was highly deserving the admiration and
.. ~y.eittle of his fellow citizens—(Hear, shear). He
- . ha i whnessed the career of the 1.0X411 Mayor for a
;one time, and frorn his activity as a man of business,
b dtivotii. ii the whole of his time to his civic duties,
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.-." his integrity, and talent, he could pledge himself
'-i `•-rt he was able and willing to Initial take every
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'• thing for his fellow-citizens (Applawe). his Lordship
was at present occupied in his arduous labours, and
he trusted that every allowance would be made for
'''• ki•rn in this situation. The Meeting should not for-
b
get, that at present there were three Members who
voted all on one side, and there should at least be one
on the other.—As the time was now come when
,I. Constitutional men should he supported, and such
only
sent to vote, it- gave him sincere pleasure, on
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•,i; the pre. iotis day, to witness the zeal that was mani-
r- fested oa behalf of :Sir W. Curtis ; and while, in the
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first instance, he should certainly support his old
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traeol (Sir W. Curtis), and next his valued friend, the
L rd Mayor, he should be most proud and happy
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at the same time, if he could, to give his assistance
.4, to Mr. T. Wilson. The first was known from ex-
• perience; the second was, to say the least of him, a
Y ea-t amiable character, and from his general keov,-
* ledge of atiairs, highly qualified to become a Member
":1 of the House of Commons—(Hear, hear).—.ls to
. the third, a more e orthy individual did not exist.
aa lie concluded by reading the Resolutions, (/Or which
49* see thefrodt 'four Paper).
S. Mr. BanNes, in proposing the first Resolution,
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• sai J; that he had heel' called upon quite nnexpejtedly
• to do so, and was, :het dote, unable to address the
a
{ Assembly. However, he would not shrink from the
f duty, actuated as he was by feelings of the highest
u regard for the Lord Mayor.
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Mr. Alderman C. Smt ru seconded the Resolution.
as.
..x Ile had known the Lord Mayor longer perhaps than
7, any other individual in the room ; and he could
.0 state. from his experience, that he had been, tin ough-
he out life, a man of spotless integrity. He considered
him, from his talents and worth, to he the most fit
• person possible to represent his fellow-citizens in Par-
t liament—(Hear, hear).
r Mr. Fa case was a zealous advocate of the Lord'
`• Mayor, and trusted that his election would be car-
' tied in as trinmphant a way as he had been carried
..,•'' through his late struggle for the Chief Magistracy—
A ( Applause ).—The worthy Chairman had said, that
the Lord Mayor had devoted the whole of his time
of to iris magisterial duties ; now he could assert the
`mss ea contrary : he had known him to have stolen many
a minute from his almost incessant duties, to devote
to the sacred cause of charity !—(Applause).—He
had in some instances acted with him as a col-
league, and he discovered in him a a degree of ta-
lent, yet tempered with such modesty, that he
4 was convinced no man was more fit to represent
his fellow-citizens in Parliament. He was a man
• easy of access ; there was no pride or affectation
, in his composition ; and it was through such an
individual that the best interests of the People
`_. might be communicated. He regretted what had
fallen from the Chair respecting Mr. Wilson, and of
that Gentleman being " disposed of," because he re-
fused the City gown. He joined most heartily in
.:-- the hope of returning Sir W. Curtis and the Lord
Mayor, but not in opposition to Mr. Wilson. He
~ was afraid that what had been said would injure
~; those whom they most wished to serve, because it
~. would appear that the two former would be opposed
g' to the Litter Gentleman. If the Lord Mayor should,
in consequence, forfeit his return, it would, in his
.t opinion, be the greatest loss the City of London could
~ sustain—(Andanse).
;..e• Sir C. HUNTER regretted that his expression should
e, have been mistaken. When he said he had disposed
~. of Mr. Wilson, he meant the subject, not the man.
-.1 Mr. S. Drama rejoiced at the observations which
had fallen from Mr. Freese. He should certainly
3 support his friend Sir W. Curtis, and it would give
li,• hire equal pleasure to support the Lord Mayor, and
v.' not a little to aid Mr. Wilson, so that they might
4 ,-?. have three loyal and constitutional men.
4, Mr. C. BAECLAY (late Me,mber for the Borough)
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)'; proposed the second Resolution. He had the cause
' so much at heart, that he knew of nothing he would
not undertake to effect it.
3 Sir F. DESANGES seconded the motion.
;!. Mr. Daue4 moved the appointment of a Commit-
tee for securing the Election of the Lord Mayor, and
-".. coincided in opinion that they should not only serve
1, his Lordship, but aid the same cause by supporting
1 men of similar principles.-1 he motion was carried.
Mr. BARCLAY proposed, that a Deputation, prin-
t"
cipally of the Corporation, should communicate the
.e a oceetlinos of the day to the Lord Mayor.
M.
-• r Alderma
n C. Staten proposed, that Mr. Bar-
-4i i clay himself should be one of the Deputation. It
r.l would be as well not to make the thing so much a
ti Ccol.oration affair.
1-: Mr. S. Drum moved the thanks of the Meeting to
I* ,'o: All -who hadpresided on the present occa-
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te; ion. Car ried unanimously, and the Meeting adjourned.
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Mr, Alderman Woon's Committee has given no-
-1 :iLe to the Livery of London, that it is the woithy
Alderman's intention again to offer himself for the
(-ity—(See Advertisement in thefront page).