Star.
London, England, 1816-11-29 00:00:00

OMMOY*COVNeI L.

one of the fullest Mettin Is of the Ciirn-
/
incii which we ever remelt be-, WAS held in
if (lumber, Guildhall. to take iota consi.
the I feat question Of Parliamentary Re-
apres.i..i in the following Requisition, trans•
to the LORD under the signatures of
of the most respectable Citizens of London :
9,..y05i ire eviired to be at a Court of Common Council.
- e Thursday nest, the 26th day of November, 1816,
the clock in the forenoon, to take into comiZerat,on
depressed and impoverished state of the 6-eintty;
adopt such measures, by Petition or otherwige, as may
Abolition of uunecevary Places and Pensions,
present enormous Publl.: Expenditure, and promote
tbr Iteprestotatlon of the People In Parliament, by
we can expect a full redress of Piddle Grievance',
security against future e.a ruaclinivoti."

Rcqnsition was read, according to the

form,
WAITIIMAN rose to enter upon the business of
r. As a preliminary step, however, In beosted
extract raid from the Petition of the Com-
Ica to the House of Commons, oa the 6th
110.
Clerk immediately read the extract, which
ibstance expressive of a strong opinion on
of the Common Council in favour of Par-
Reform, and a radical reform of abuses,
the moo extended at nse.
Warromaa then resumed, and stated that his
• - adverting to their former Resolution, was
, that he required no new opinion on their
nu the subject of Parliamentary Reform, but
be merely sought a recognition front the Com-
Council, of those sentiments which they had so
- expressed on the great question, which he
„again to submit. Notwithstanding the weight
precedent in his favour, lie was yet fully aware
• the question was of such a nature, that he must
'ry have to contend with a strong current of
He used the term prejudice, because he
rare that it was nothing else than such a feel-
;h intervened on this, occasion; for it was no.
rat persons of all political opinions on gene.
, agreed in the necessity of supporting the
.anti.—( Hear, hear).—The simple question
was, whether the proposition which he should
to submit, was one tending to impair or sub-
it Constitution, or rather One, the object and
result of which must be its invigoration,
a recurrence to its first and best principles.—
hear).—Anither, object in having the extract
' was, to shew that he had adopted tar more mo-
ate expressions in the course he now took, than
• recorded in that, or any • other set of Resolo.
whash had formelly met their approbation.
country WiS now reduced to a state of great and
bul calamity. They saw a great commercial,
oturing, and Morious population at a stand,
that great portion of it, on which the wealth of
nation mainly depended, wholly destitute of the
of selasopport, and this at a period, when,
the return of peace, the people were led to expect
of heavy anxiety, a relaxation of taxes,
an enjoyment of comforts, from all of waich
had been by the war long estranged. In this
oly state of things. it teas impossible for
rglislimen to look about their little circle, without
timiaisteting to the hitter distresses that surrounded
them. They could not in their daerent parishes set
their fellow-matures starving, or fail to administer
towards them something in the shape of immediate
relief. Let not therefore those who -feel and lament
this pressing evil as strongly as those who humanely
come Icrward to, render temporary aid to the suffer-r,
be c!oree,l, because they wish to apply a remedy to
the fountain of the calamity, with any intention of
aka:meting the humane and benevolent course of re-
ref which immediate distress requires. Whether the.
',coy of that great class requiring relief be occa.
by the visitations of a bad season, or any ether
use, he, for one, was 'anxious for the
their misery, and highly approved of
it which had for its object the admini-
relief.—(llear, hear).—The wants of
.med a pramount consideration. He
man in the country who would interlere
.evolent proceedings. But he wanted
'lie wanted to ascend to the source of',
to explain its cause, and by such an ex.
n the eyes of the people, and prevent a
similar calamity.—(Hear, luar).—They
were advocates for real Reform, had
, sorts of enemies to encounter—one,
profit and emolument from the perpe.
-esent system, and who were, of course,
continuance of public burdens at any
second class, was that set of modest
viduals who were always a prey to the
oprehensions of their own creation.—
d, indeed, that • something in the way
fight to be done, but they said, that
ion could not be attempted in a time
'eh a moment they suggested the pro-
ing all energies tor, a common effort
onmon enemy When that v.-as done,
Imitted the qoestialt of Reform entitled
ion. Now, then, was the time they
ani how could they get rid of their
an at' the expense of. their sincerity ?
, (and by far Vie most dangerous of all)
of those individuals vdto, whatever were
!:tot motives, yet by an ill-tempered and most mis-
';'"ous zeal, inflamed the minds of the lower orders
peaple, by a tirade of indiscriminate anathemas
Rt at r‘ety body but themselves. Those were the
',:atest coot:lies of liberty—for it was by such means
, 001 l artifices (tOot,gli good men wrier often en-
lad fir, the stone). that '2.0 ye-rs ago the Minister
10 put the lives of pair iotie toe:: in jeopardy,
' i-sten on the credulity of otl,ers the necessity
l'6:ld.ermicing the liberties of Englishmen. On the
;. occasion, there was no doubt that such men
+e hired and paid by Ministers for such purposes ;
'Liar any were now form for a sandal. object,
not at once pronoued nce. Looking at the
au•sti on, he hoped the Corporation of London
'•"4 set the example of giving respectability to the
of the country. Let them and the men of
retry and rail come forward, . and unite with the
on- a redress of grievances; they would, by
;',,.
'4 I.l,liiion, produce a double effect, for they would
lihdonce to the people that their grievances
6,; redressed, and they would, by the operation

(VALIC
ftieerday one of the
„,i Council which we
;croneil (lumber, (
,'ion the i reat qui
„, as expres.t o in th.
• :ed to the LORD MA
opt of the most respee
5,..—Y0u are evoired to be
Godhall, on Thursday nil
poen of the clock in the I
rent depressed and in
adopt such memures
tstalto the Abolition of
keen the present enormou
ppon in the Reprficntatl
sip atone we can expect a
iaelectual security agal.
After the Rcqnsition
.eal form,
WAITIINIAN rose
day. As a prelimii
hare an extract
Canoed to the H.,
_ . , 1810.
); The. Clerk immedial
sin substance exprei
part of the Comm(
I moray Reform, am
the roost extended at
e Mr, WAITHMAN then
4 lett in adverting to
thew, that he requi
nu the subject o
pt he merely sought
st Connell, of those
end; expressed on t
. ant aga:n to submit.
precedent in his fa
t the question was o
.cessarity have to cons
▪ rjudice. He used t
a. s aware that it was r
.g which intervened of
a'.us, that p:rsons of
)s 1 topics, agreed in tl
it. onstituttnn.—( Heir,
11. ten was, whether the
an to submit, was o
ert that Constitution,
e, ...tenable result of wh
and a recurrence to ii
(Hear, hear).—An)tht
', read was, to shew that
'; trate expressions is t
e, :ere recorded in that
5, tinns whit had form
id 'he country was now
.readful calamity. T
sr nufacturing, o•iti
.1 that great tios
tr, - nation tnait4 depe
?fa ~tans of seh.s.apport,
,e; .y the return of mace,
r, cessation of Leavy a
rM dan etijoymt:nt of
!.ey had been by the
et,
rtancholy state of
css

r. Kcidental caul
fttl illniation of tl
a* expedient
'tering of that
the people form
td; was the last ma
)01i ith such bent
1)t1 go higher-1:
;gst tetra, and to
plaulidu open
rearrence of sii
vhs, like him.
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aims for the
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