Star.
London, England, 1819-07-24 00:00:00

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.{iced. As tia The Gentleman illir. smith) who saw
end described his temper and manner, he should leave
k to the Court to decide whether that gentleman, the
lArli Xayor, or himself, displayed most ill temper?
On the day in question he found he had an Important
' duty to perform. It was immaterial whether the
Court or the Public thought he had acted improperly;
he felt in his own breast a conviction that he had
acted to the best of his judgment, and nith that con-
viction he rested perfectly satisfied. It was somewhat
extraordinary that after he had summoned his Ward,
and acquainted the Lord Mayor that he was placed
at St. Sepulchre's Church, he should remain, up to
half-past eleven o'clock, ignorant of the place where
his Lordship had taken his stand—the Sheriffs and
several of the other Magistrates were in the same
situation. It was said that no soldiers had been ad-
mitted into the City ; but himself had seen three. He
knew not whether they belonged to the Life Guards,
but they wore red uniforms, and were mounted on
Mack horses with long tails. This he conceived to be
*Tong, as the Court of Aldermen had desired that
neither the military nor constables were to make their
appearance, unless the preservation of the public
ace rendered it necessary. The Gentleman who
ke of what passed at Giltsput-street, had stated
i?
at was not the fact. He had been informed that
itipciise of constables (30 or 40) had taken a man
, fiirstn the centre of the sneering ; he thought such a
Ooceeding injudicious, though he did not then enter
him the motives of the Chief Magistrate. If, how-
eirer, he had been the Chief Magistrate, he would
live taken the responsibility of a delay upon himself,
tether than have risked the consequences of sending
thirty men into a meeting of 10,000 men fdr such a
purpose. Having heard of what was going on, he
went out and saw another posse of constables make
their appearance; there were at least 100. This was
after the man was taken. He asked, it they had his
Lordship's directions to appear ?—they answered in
the affimative. The appearance of those men created
an alarm in the public mind, lest the meeting should
be irritated at the appearance of the constables.—
He went to Giltspur-street to the Lord Mayor, but
he did not protest against what had been done. Ile
asked his Lordship if he was aware of the conse-
quences of what he was doing, or if the Constables
bad acted by his directions—(No, no, from Mr.
Smith). He was confident lie was correct in his
statement, as he could depend implicit!, on his me-
mory. He Lordship said he had backed' the warrant
for Harrison's arrest. " I shall not," said Mr. Wald:-
man, " state how I was received by his Lordship.
Those who know the kind complaisance and pleasing
urbanity of his Lordship's manners, would doubt the
truth of my assertion, if I stated the manner in which
I was received"—(Laughing). He would not con-
tradict any statement of his Lordship, as he had a
high respect for the office which he filled ; but be
trusted he miplit be permitted to contradict the Gen-
tleman over the way (Mr. Smith), and the more
particularly ,i his character was concerned. That
Gentleman had made a broad, he would not add a
eon misstatem.an, and that too on a subject on
which be knew nothing. He (Mr. Waithirian) was
said to have insulted some Gentlemen of the Light
Horse, and to have excited the mob against them,.
This was not the fact. There was no insulting—there
• sno tumult—there was no mob. There were some
respeCtable Gentlemen, special constables, present,
to whom he went up and asked, rather earnestly,
whether they were acting by the directions of the
Lord Mayor ? They said they were. He knew it
was settled that no constables were to appear. Had
he not a right then in his own Ward to make inqui-
ries, and warn away any persons whose appearance
was likely to give rise to disturbance? Had he not
a right as a Magistrate, as well as a Representative
of the City, to use his exertions to preserve the pub-
lic peace ?--(Hear, hear.)—He before said, and he
now repeated, that were it not for the firmness of the
Court of Aldermen, the military would have been
called in, and all attempts to prevent disturbance
would have been unavailing. " When I applied to
Ilis Lordship," said Mr. Waithman, " I was told'
(speaking hastily and with a motion of his head and'
hands) that his Lordship had no tirn,:. ; that he could
not listen to me ; that he was justified in what he had
done," S:c. He concluded by observing, that his Lord-
ship was not to be thanked for the quietness with
which the Meeting was conducted.
The Lotto MAvon said, that any one who hull
read his circular to the diffet Ent Wards, must know
that his object was to provide a sufficient civil power
to preserve the public peace. At the same time he
felt indignant that a few persons should, by calling
a large assemblage together, be the means of keep-
ing honest industrious persons from pursuing their
business for a whole day. He applied to the Court
of Aldermen, who immediately placed the most
unlimited confidence in him. They requested him to
provide a sufficient number of constables, promising
that they would most cheerfully pay the expense
which would be incurred. It was stated that it was,
not 'mous-, where he had taken up his station. He
aid not conceive jt proper this, it should be generally
known, nor indeed did he himself know at first wherel
hii presencevould be mat required. He hid, how-
ever, directed that two intelligent persons should be
selected from every Ward, to communicate hourly
with him, and that by attending at the Mansion-
House at eight o'cloik on Wednesday morning, it
would be known where he intended to place himself.
—This was made known to 'the Aldermen of each
Ward. He could prove that it was so known; and
further, that though thiworthy Alderman (Waith-
I man) did not so attend, WO knew where he (the Lord
Mayor) was at half-past tin o'clock—(Hear, hear.)
Here his Lordship °read two letters received from
Mr. Waidrman, in which he represented that the fire-
arm and militart were to be seen in the streets, and
'pointed out the impropriety of their being thus ex-
posed before the populace. Those letters hereeeived
before eleven o'clock.

A MEMBER here asked, whether the letters hadnot
been sent to the Mansion House ?
The LoaD MAYOR.—" They curie to Giltspur-
itreet, where I then was."

Mr. Alderman AITHMAN.--4 They were cer-
tainly sent by me to the Mansion House, as I did nut
'maw where Else to find the Lord Mayor'—(littar.)
The LOAD MAYOR said, he never-had in contzm-
I r:tion to call in the military. Before the morning
did riot know where to-take-up his station; but
he bad drderett that a confidential person should be
sent from each Ward to the Manzion House by eight