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London, England, 1816-10-09 00:00:00

rased Rom *e aseishin of the Coen of Al
Whaegyer sospicions might .be upraised br air
_s,
hr altways-predicted that the .decision *eel* be
as-it had been, aod that top much good sense pt
wailed id the,Court of Aldermen to oppose the Main!
fest voice of the Livery of LondonOtod 'hazard the
peace of the City. He was quite sure the A
would never bate to repent of the decision
taken. This, however, was a wiensph whirl) wholly
belonged to the Livery. On other occasions when
their rights and privileges or political interests were
concerned, they had been stimulated and impelled by
great talents; but in this case it had fallen to his lot,
lyimble as he was, to be the first to.express and give
impulse to the sentiments of the Livery. He should
conclude with moving, ‘1 That the Thanks of the
Hall be given to the Sheriffs BRUM= and Know,
for their able and impartial conduct during the elec.
11011.--14pplaues).
Mr. WAITHMAN came forward to second this mo.
tion; and in doing so, he should beg leave shortly
to advert to the circumstance which had lately acctsr
pied the attention of the Livery. He believed it was
known to mahy of them that he had for some time
past taken no part in any public proceedings on sc.,
count of the state of his health, which made it quite
impossible for him to continue those unremitting ex.
mamas in support .of what he conceived to be the
rights and liberties of the people whtch he had made
during the last' 24 years. That period bad now
elapsed since he had been the inurement of carrying
through and presenting a Petition of the Commoo
Hall against the disastrous war which had now clog.
ed, but which was then just commenced. It was
with great pleasure that be had to second the moiling.,
of thanks to the Sheriffs, though, on account of his
health, he. had great reason to crave the indulgence
of the Livery on the present occasion, which appears
ed to him peculiarly interesting from the effect which
the expression of their opinion had produced. There
might, lie was aware, be some difference of opinion
as to the mode .of showing our respect for the Lord.
Mayor; but there could be no doubt that he was
entitled to every mark of honour we could confer
upon him.--(Applause.)—He did not at all appre-
hend that the choice of the Court of Aldermen could
have fallen upon • any other person but he did con.
gratulate that Court on their wisdom and discretion
in not entering into a contest with the Livery. He
should not have come forward at all on the present
occasion, bad it not been for the letter which the
other candidate (Mr. Alderman Smith) hod written
at the commencement of the election, calling upon
the loyal and independent part of the Livery to sup-
port him. This disgraceful letter excited his utmost
indignation, because it stigmatised all those as dis-
loyal and dangerous men who presumed to differ
from him, or refuse him their support.—(4pplasue.).
It war very true, as a worthy Gentleman had ob-
served, that in all elections to such high trusts, We
should look principlly to the duties io be perfoimed,
and nut be governed in our choice by au} party bias.
But it was impossible altogether to exclude political
feelings; it was impossible the Livery could have
come forward with such feelings .of unanimity and
zeal, unless they hid a conviction that they were
supporting the election of a Magistrate who was- a
determined enemy to every kind of corruption and
abuse.—(Mikere.)—lt was still the peculiar pride
and glory of Britons that every man Had an oppor-
tunity of wiping off the imputations that might be
cast upets him. It was well known that there bad
been so much political opposition between himself
and the worthy Alderman whom the voice of the
Livery bad rejected, that had he (Mr. Wai*iman)
come forward in the course of thielection, his can:
duct might be ascribed to personal rancour. The
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Gentlemen who had come forward in the election
were men hi a great measure unknown in the Hall,
and therefore the whole had been much more ho.
L,nourable as being their free and spontaneous act, and
not at all proceeding from the efforts of such old
stagers as himself.—(A laugh )-He well recollected
that, 1.7 years ago, the burden of forcing Mr. Alder-
man etmbe on the choice of the Court of Aldermen,
in conformity to the declared wishes of the Hall,
_rested almost entirely on his (Mr. Waithman's)
shoulders ; and he should ever look back with satin.
faction to the exertions he had made on that occasion.
But he now came to the principal part of his speech,]
and that was to assign his reasons why he rejoiced at
the getting aside of Mr. Alderman Smith. Some
people affected to say, that the votes of the Livery
only set him aside for this particular year, and that
he might take his turn next year as a matter of
course; but he thought if the decided rejection of the
Livery was good for any thing, it should exclude
I him for ever. He did not mean this on account of
his political opinions, neither had he heard of any
blot on his private character--be believed his private
character stood pretty fair.—(Hieing and applause.)
No; it was for his political apostacy that he thought
the Livery were Wand to reject him. He (Mr.W.}
liked plain and open dealings, in political :natters:—
but he would appeal to the Livery if there had bielt
osingle Common Hall held for years past, at which
political resolutions were passed, and • from which
Aldermao-Smith, with tome few more, bad not'
retired into holes and corners., from whei:ce he put
his
forth proclamations'as the. resolutions of the loyal
Livery of London,. .thus charging all who differed.
from his petty junta-with disloyalty and disaffection?
—(Aop/arue.)-7He (gr. W.) well recollected that
on one Occasion be, . with some others, pursued this
junta to their headquarters at the London Tavern,
where they found the Alderman in the chair, wittll
some dozens of individuals, passing resolutions as of
the Livery of London, butirom which they sent him'
a packing,. and took possession of the chair them.
selves.— (Laughter aged app/arise.)—He had said al.
ready, and would again repeat, that it was not for
his politics, but for his ;pommy, that .he rejoiced in
the Alderman's defeat. He well recollected the time'
when the Aldertpawyrasan associate of his in politics',
and went much further than himself: fact, these
was nn holding him in from expressing sentiments of
the rankest republicanism, or rather jae-obiniam, as it.
'was called. But whether he had'received some fa-
vours from' Mr. Pitt, or ho* it happened, he could
not say ; but nn sooner had Mr. Smith put On his
Alderman's gown,ahan he immediately changed his
principles; and not only that, but he was perpetu-
ally vilifying and traducing, as libloyal Men, lid
very persons with whom he had formerly acted, Ea
whom he bad once even ontstriped in his seal for
reform. So Mush fie Mr. Alif4man Smith. lie

Utt nth* Ohlyto"iionirrinitaik
!Humph which they had• gained.
London moved -slowly; indeed.;
must convince their enemies of the.
friends of corruption; that when
moved with tremendous power;--a
velocity was proportioned to its
who bad dared on other occasions t&
*of London take warning by this exal
not be forgotten on a future election,
Menhirs for London had said, he
instructions from the Livery; that
MAKER that he would vote for she
'thought proper. Such men ought
excluded from representing that
they had so long insulted with
Waithman retired amidst loud applai
Thanks were then unanimously
riffs ; to which Mr. Sheriff BRUMES
reply.
Mr. Hamm next proposed
Hall to Edward White, Esq. for
'able exertions in promoting the ret'
Mayor as Chief Magistrate fir the
This vote was also passed striani
Warm expressed his acknowledgment
they bad done him.
The LORD MAYOR now came for,
that the business of this Common '
it would be immediately dissolved
necessary to remind the Livery, th.
yet depart, as it would be follower.
for taking into consideration the repor,
This Halt was accordingly dissoll
REPORT OF THE LATF.
A new Hall being essembled
receiving the report of the late Sher,
ject of presenting the petition of tl
distressed state of the country to
the Prince Regent, seated on the
DELL reported to the following eft,
That he and his colleague had
ancient usage, transmitted, thy
brancer, a notification to Lord
nature of the Petition, and a reqt
it might be his Royal Highness's k
the same? The answer addressed
brancer, and signed ig J. Becket,"
the petition was that of the Common
the Corporation of London, Lore
feel it his duty to take the come
Regent with regard to the Anode
privilege of access to the person
had been always confined to the
don, and the two Universities of
bridge." Mr. Sheriff Bell obser,
receipt of this communication,
to request a personal interview w
who informed them, that the only
the petition was either At the Lc
medium of the Secretary of State'
riffs, under these cirtumstances,
to the Livery for further instri
fent was the earliest opportunity
for submitting this communic4;
address was heard with applause,
Mr. IlackWs answer was att;
'groins and hissing.
Mr. HUNT immediately stepped
rently under some difficulty no('
propose a set of resolutions diff.:
he understood it was the intention
to submit. In thus offering hi
others, he acted only from the opil
not come up to the mark, nor
pressive of the indignation with
the Livery must be possessed.
Liveryman, unshackled by attacni..
or any faction, and was determined at
speak the truth pithily and without disguise.
should be the last to prevent the tree dtlivery
man's sentitnentsj and all he asked of that
compare the different copies of resolutions,
'lett that which would most adequately
own feelings and opinions.
Mr. WAITIIMAN here advanced and spoke
It had always beets the practice, he observed,
mit the gentlemen v'ho had proposed the I
solutions, in cases where the object of them had
carried, to come f•rward in the first instance,
submit their propositions to the Livery. It was
a fair proceeding in any gentleman to come tr
vine meeting, make him%elf master of its
and then anticipate them by some resolutions
own. It was impossible to do this, without
upon whet was not at the time under
and alluding to what was merely supposql to
the intention of others.
Mr. HUNT denied that he had ever at,
private meeting, or had any knowledge that
solutions which had been communicated to '
been prepared by a .Committee. The
r-the Gentleman who spoke last was. thercfrne,
as Gnn was true. Atter snme Inrther
liectsons, the speaker proposed his resolutil
second of which was in .substance, that
mouth was an enemy to the Throne and to
ties of the people. The third stated that the ,
instead of consulting the Secretary of State,
to have made their application to the 1 •
berlaih. Mr. Hunt likewise o
Common Hall constituted the Corpo-ration, and r.
proof of this referred to the disziection enjoy.
the Livery of electing their own Chief Mlostr.itc.
Mr. WADDING TON secodded the Resolutions
speech which was interrupted by excessive clAmour•
Mr. TIIOMPSON said, he claimed their xtientios:.
certain amended resolutions. With some of tt.e ea;
'contained iu thine already proposed he fully co
Bided; but -at the same time he was tail prePared
approve of the whole. He did not think Mr. H
had acted either a fair or friendly part, or in a Ma
ner becoming every public character,. The rot
he thought, was a proper opportunity for niio;'
theseohservations, because; without confidence am •
those who took a lead in public transactions, it
impossible that their efforts could be conducted
any advantage to the country.' Mr. Hunt, in cos
sation with him on the Huitings, had never inti
to him his desifn of proposing a different stringy'
Resolutions. To leave this subject, however, lie
ar strongly as any man that this was a day or
triumph to the city—it • was triumphant, not e.*
the success of the main contest, but in all the offs
,stances that attended it. On the bench of Al. • ,
he sale Johu Reeves, so conspicuous in Fromm

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dissolved.
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Sheriffs, on the 64
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effect :
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through the Reek,
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'tate% office. The .
:es, resolved to a
itructiolos, and 'kit
lity which had .
cation to thew.—l'
use, •and the reading
attended pith gem
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stepped forward, alif . •
and embarrasuneth
if:rent from thei:shi
stion of.some gentle
himself to sub '
e opinion that they In
r were sufficient/I .
th which the else
f. He was hiss&
ttachment to all pr
rmined at all time
without disguise.
the tree 1 livery of
e asked of therein
I of resolutions, aol
tJequately express
need and spoke to
ice, he observed, to
ssoposed the ham
object of them had
the first instance, •
he Livery. It was
tleman to come toap
master of its instal
some resolutions o h
do this, without args,
me under consislerk
lerely suppos-cl to W
had ever attended
r knowledge that the•
mmounicared to his
oittee. The asserts.
st was. thercfose, as
sme further personal•
ted his resolutions;
abstance, that Lord'
Throne and to the
stated that the Slier;
!cretary of State, out
on to the
ise conAenlvd, itnAt I