The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-11-20 00:00:00

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GUILD OW MiIItMIANTS.
A ?net Hall of the (fund of Merchants was held on Sa-
terday, at the Ouild Hall, Wellingtoo-qsay, for the pur-
pose of adoption, web measures as would be most likely
to ensure the return of R. Sutter, Esq. as representative
. of tboiheild is the GoomoteHootwil.
At, leaff•pott owes elioltAlierman NUGINT, Master,
took the Chair. -
-ATS. Mime? tvolle UM Requisition; but did not
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reed

-sod tbrittiltigiCi to It.
dllawleavottlist- called on the Muter to read the
illnusteittoilletkv:ti that he would not. •
Mr. Ness 'mid, that it would be necessary that thin.
maws should be read, if it *as only in order to &seri
Wu if there was the 'efficient number of signatures to It
*bleb umber was M.
• Aid. Newsom. again declared that hr would not read.
the. names.
• Aid. Amman observed, that it was of importance to
know whether the names agreed to the Requisition were
•Blerebante, or whether they bad been imposed On t if the
Masterpenisted in withholding the knowledge of the
names hem the Membered' the Build, he (Aid: Aran!)
• would *No as a Relolution, "that the Master "both!
Wilke limes to the &gunnies."
4111 d. IINGINT said, tbst he "could gall on the OMNI
leriow•if it was usual to read the wits to t ItequiditiOns
''"' email Archer said, that he should fiat cull on the
• . • to know bow many names were necessary to a
Noe.
• r.Staddart asked if the Master could Withhold the'
kuowletile of those signatnie" from the botly'at large.
AM. herein thee eaoivd, " that it was thd undoubt
right of the Wild, on reading any requisition,• to ha;
the names of the parties thereto read.'
This resolution was seconded by Mr. N gwrow "41' •
It was then put from the Chair, by the Muter.' wilt
declared that it was lust.
Aid. Nye INT then left the Chair, and called Mr. Alt
tray to it. " •
me gentlemen objected to this, and said that the
Chair could be filled only by the senior or junior Master.
The junior Master, it apptiarid, was not present, tad
31r. Anoway kept possession Of the Chair.
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Aid. NI:OINT then said, Millie would move as a' re-
aolatiou, that the conduct of Robert Sutter, IN., id
"Importing the Protestant Aicendanty in Chureb and
State, was such aseotitled him to the support of the
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Alderman then spoke as follows;--
. intend to make a wooly and open declaration of
sentiments, not fearing either the Government or
hoard of Aldermen.- -((*neat applause.)-1 would
!tenter you will alio* a certain Junto ID this city
return every man who may be elected at this Otild ?
Avery man who knows Mr.:letter, knot* that he has
always• supported every Proteatant question. But the
Slovetiment of the country is rather putting ns down
- keeping us up. The Givernment is sometimes Ca-
and sometimes Protestint, so that the good pro-
/ Dublin don't know where to take their fire from. 1
.1 want to give the Catholics any•clyil pehver, until
Parliament is restored. 'I was always reared In one
lint don't see that any thing Las been given ap
__. Protestants. I appeal to any man it' I ever
swerved from the Proterantioterest. I bare not been
fluttering about like a bird ; ['do not want an, thing
from the tioverenent. Bin some persons have been
cutting throats with a feather. 1 admire Mr. O'Cbboell
-- than those who will give " Protestint Ascendancy"
e place, and " Catholic Emancipation" in another.
bail Mr. Peel here, there is not a man but would
round by half squares ; hut *tied what I tell you,
II all come down on -year own heads. You all
.Lat was door on the question of King William. 1
all this nas put -down, but what did it leid to%
ot hy the windows of the Parish Widow-lsonse were
broken, and the windows of the Archbishop of Dublin
broken; but mind, I say, these times can't last.—
ipe Mr. Ruben Sutter, the object of this day's meet•
will be at the head of the list; the enmity against
is for his independence • he puts down petty
ing in the Corporation, and I think he would be a
if be was not returned.
ire Alderman NcoeNT moved a Repetition to the
above stated.
lemma Kim' said, that he rose with regret to op•
the Resolution; he opposed it from principle, as
Inceived the honour of the Guild paramount to
other consideration. He would not have it sup.
1, that when a gentleman was disappointed in his
lion in his own build, that the Guild of merchants
'ld be thrown open to him. He would not follow
,eritletn.n (Alderman Nugent) in his euloginm on
.If, but he (Alderman King) would nut yield to
in any particular of it. They oeght not, he Con-
1, let their feelings for Protestantism carry theses.
. to throw open the tidild to every tientleinan wise
it he disappointed in his election for other Como-
's. On these grounds he opposed the Resolution.
/t; a gentleman is deemed ineligible by his own
.14, he should not be returned by the Guild of Mer-

,:s.
ildertnen ARCBIER opposed the Resolution on consti-
tonal groimds. The Guild should not tako lip the
• of an individual at the expence of other Gentle-
It would be monstrous, in a Guild composed of
ly 1,000 Members, to act in opposition to a rule
the hooks, which stated that no junior Member would
ligible. It the Gentleman would avow the princi-
of au Orangeman—
daemon NUGENT—I am no Orangeman; I am a
ter Protestant than you.
Merman ARCHKR-If Mr. Sutter is to put his band
the Treasurer's pocket—
The CU/tiIt:SAN stated that there was nothing of ex-
.otte in it.
'free there was much noise and confusion, after wbirb
„airman Archer tooled as an Amendment •• that the
Resolution shoold he referred to the Union Committee,
rod that when the Colon should be brought hack, Mr.
tter should he made Speaker of the House."
The reading of this Amendment excited great

lathier.
A voice exclaimed, that it was the Parliament they
expected hick, and not the Unioe.
Alderman ARCHER laid, that if the amendment was
>nstrous, the Resolution was monstrous also ;ha
(ought the better way would- be to let monster meet
mater.
Ir. Ness rose to second Alderman Archer's Amend•

it.
ilderman Nuoaxx asked if any one was going to
eh to the Amendment ? (No reply ) If not, said
lermau Nugent, then I will give it to him. Pore as
comes here, he, would wish the Guild of Merchants
11 no place in the City; they were the men that coun•
act his jobs. A few Gentlemen, a junto of 'shout
tea, met the other day in Dame-street, in order to se-
re the return of whoever they liked. I do believe
sera was secret influence used with the Publicans, in
ier to oppose the return of Robert Sutter. Formerly I
Guild of Merchants was returned by the Board of
lumen; I want to have them free ; and I don't wish
see seven men with a tail of thirty-one after them. I
Ash to leave the Wild open for every honest man to
cense into it ; I know the Guild of Merchants will re-
turn Robert Satter. Perhaps I may be called a bigot,
it I doubt not but be (Alderman Archer) has said his
ayers on beads, and I say I thank God lain not-such a
igot as you are. Its very possible, that at the next
leetion I will support a zealous Catholic Advocate.