The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-24 00:00:00

111.1 NS lON-W(IS E.

Yesterday a Meeting of Merchants anti Tradesuni
took place at the Egyptian•hall, for the purpose of
petitioning Parfitment spinet the reesovel of the
Meetings of the Courinissiours of Bankruptcy from
Guildhall.

The Lotto MAYOR took the Chair a little after one.
Mr. Ilicas stated, that the subject being one en
which there was a general knowledge, as well as
feeling amongst the Citieens, he should do no morel
than propose certain liesnletlons for their adoption.
Mr. Tenor seconded the ltesoletivits, which were,
after some ob ions, agreed to unanimously.
Alderman War:limas said, the removal was ars
preposterous a measure, that Le could not think it
possible for soy man to think seriously of proposing
it. The Guildhall was iss the ♦ery heart and
centre of the City, coovenieut for all persona re-
siding in the Metropolis, and to all who shneltl comet
to it to transact business. Itis priocipal ol•ject in ad.
dteestnti the Meeting was, to inform them that there
was s 11111 in Parliament on the subject of the l.Lnk-
. 'opt lotus, which, though it contained many salu-
tary aings, and might he made of great general uti.
IA), bad one insurmountable obstacle to the possibi-
lity of r Novo( general satisfaction. It proposed Its
;4irt!!)ttui. per annum to each of 70 Coturnindoner.;
10 u;,..1.1 oie I 1 p.p.'s!, Courts, to which the w
intnt, r.f 4:OW se, he 14 reparste chambers—a textile-
. non to be attended with int less expeller. than 35,000 .
a Scar, to be taken nut of the ditapitlrted estates f
I *t.ry courenieoi sinecure.
. would t bus 'piing up; I young fellows wilt se
parents were too proud to pot them to trades, or rid
men who arr.• able in do striking, tni4itt be ti us
sissy comfortably acconspoolatesi ; for the duty would
cetialnly devulae open spry few. lie should Isis!,
to see the appointment of a few reapectabie it di.
thlu.ls to the dutte, of s.r important a moue,. • ilk
good salaries, whit!. ss outti enable them to gi e
ail other busits-50t.—(47,/ause.)—S.rott Cottinti•-
sirrteis, selected from the body, he was of ottitu.•n,
i would be fully atleyoote to do justice to the Pahlic.
Theie waS 000 011 i-r olts•tsali•to whirls he httl to
maLe—legal men were generally very 11411 arcouipt.
awe. It would be extremely desirable to have
amonstat the Crnimitstutters cite commercial matt,
who 1.4.1 newer beets a ittrathrupt. star ever cam_
pounded with kis creilttortt, and who *mild devu:e
. his whole attention to lite subject.

Alderman Wool) °Naomi to the proposed re.
moral. It was nothing hot a jab. Fortrivars luu
MIS proposed for that purpose—it was MINI Out fnr
that 111/11141FP. If the Commissinuers were to h•.til
their meetings there, rite nriglihnorhorol In Chancery
would increase the difficulty of getting them to at.
tend their business.

Alderman \V■itha►an, Alderman Tharp, A Worms..
Heygaie, and Mr. Wilson, said they should opposes
the reniawel in Pa►liam►nt. _

Mr. Pvetn, the Proprietor of revokers fun,
denied that the business *es a job. lie had, he std.
bad no communication with any person on the suhjvct
of applying the Ines In the purpose alluded to, and st
use by 118 means fitted net for that purpose. 'Cher.*
had been ny application to him eae.pt once.
and that was some vim• ago, when some Goritiernea
came to him, and asked him for iris plan, &c.
Alderman Noon said, the Gentleman earl said
enough to convince the Meeting that elegy thing he-
crusty had been done. Ile (Mr. Wont') could ro.n.
firm the names of those Gentlemen who sisired Mr.
Pelee, end the particulars of trlie Meeting. It a..
nut, however, necessary. It wee pretty %ell ter.,
that the whr.le was a job.—(4 laugh, its which .11r.
!'Woe joined )
A Petition was then anted, which contained the
I substance of the itess.lutinos.

A Frenchmen, who bed been a trumpeter in NA.
roLcom's Grand Army, was brought up before J. 11.
BATeS, Esq. at Brighton, on Thursday, es a vagrant.
The poor fellow lest ell his toes by the frost, on the
march from 'Moscow. The Magistrate directed that
a passage to his nation, is one of the packets might
be procured for him.
Exacuetoir.—This morning the einelinell wf She
law was carried into efeelost the meal pipet in the Old Bailey,
ow the four followleg efillle•Sh, convicted in the January Vet-
slum —Jul. Adams. aged 29. for potting of coooterfeit Batik
of England owes; Edward Drat. aged 18, for a like alfeare ;
William Lyme*. aged 24, for • highway rebhery, sunder cit.
ceinmarees of peculiar atrocity s and John Wink. aged 41, for
Arepitealimg A few minutes before eight o'clock Lynch come
on she pkkolorm, attended by she Kew. Mr. Dever/viz. Ilialfle
fit-odic enosola.lont appeared Hi iosp.re the criminal ebb serf-
, licient fomiteie fur she melancholy tiresome. Adams and Dent
were the nest, encoded by the Reveretid Orden:sty ot ihe
s %%Mit oat accompanied by a I,ll.,arieg Mnioter. The
sonfortmuste tom Jollied ferrets'', in pin)er, and tubers ive coo.
circled themselves in a manner becoming their rituatios.. At a
quarter past right the signal was given. the Paul drop APPI
down, nod they died without a struggle. Af er hanging thr I CORlf FICHANOC, NIA '2l —The only arrivals
mood lime their battles were delivered to their hind. for in:er.
win. As intosital amber of person, intermits:. I we hate had since 111,11jiy Mate a foe osrtip'..m Cons
Yesterday morning some thieves broke into the Suffolk, and there being but few boyeiv at 3litrk•t
Surrey Priuting.o(fiee, its Bridge-road, Lambeth, ", the Wheat trade was •ber.eingly heavy, •od
and stole a quantity of plate. They also forced au I could he disposed of except Mum of the btiuset..q taU-
iron cheat, bet it contained merely papers, of no use ties.—Barley is Is. per quarteri
sitel searotohni
on
be-
to the plunderers. They, however, smoked their : tog scarce ang demand ass_ dull
dive
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a, Idr-
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pique, and regaled themselves pietious to their de-
puty!. Iniaesn..—lie Oats, Peas, sod LI

hit the room of WILLIAM Earl of Mawr., deceased,
u /;:tire-e. 1 refr in a a gee %mi. Hattalitst. At a
has 10590 1.05E00 11oNyouseity, Lord BaLIIAVVI end quarter past eight the signal Was ;sutra. die Paul dray Wert t -
S7ENTON, ors elected by •• bi•j•lily of ten votes, mien, and they died 'insert a ureter. er hariewa thr
'mud time their bridled were delivered to their fr.n.d. foe met- Coll‘ FICHANGE, hi itt.it '2l —The only arrivals
ie. there being for his Lordship 29, end for she other Animism' „,b„ptrwn+a I 51011590 had since Mumley wire a fovt setttp:rs Cunt
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The Archbishcp of Jrnctseiaw sat for a short time Candidate, Twowas Earl of Szcitek,l9 votes. Yesterday morning some 11119901 brnkd into the I Suffolk, and there being bur fr+ bow., eat Market
Sucre). Priitlind-rdfice, Boidde-roati, Lambeth,! the Wheat trade we eaceedingly heavy. sad
it,' on Worley night iu the Streoger's Gallery of the and stole a quantity of plate. They also forced au I could he disposed of (meld those et the best q
np
as grouse of Commons. Ile w then introduced by iron chest, bet it contained rs, merely pape of no use tiet.—Uarley it It. pet/ r quarter lower ;tialti .rt, ..iebe,:
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.ry Mr. MARTIN, er Galway, with the permission of the to the plenderets. They, however, smoked their' log scarce •ng demen as dull si.:(er:tis Il
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SPIAILLIt, to a seat below the bar. Ile was cled io pique, and regaled themselves pietions to their de- lI.JII.—i• 0110, Pros, and Deana 1
Oriental minute, and wore a large busby beard, party!. lion.