The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-11-26 00:00:00

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COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Tostorday there was so 'nasally oem•roaa attend-
ance of lite Mousbers of lb. Coed. • Spocial Court
having keys called by the Lord Maier, pursuant to a
Rrguisinion meoern•slr signed.
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Mr. Deputy WILLIAM 4 fr.*, to move a Vnfe of
Thanks to the lats. Lord Mayor, for the manner in
which ho had discharged his impo►tant dodos dada(
the lota Mayoralty. After reingising the public end
prima 'Woos of Mr. Aldriman Aikiers, the Woriby
Member moved a itesoluties itt this usual Moms.
Mr. P sectiodod the motion.

Mr. lliAssare moved. that she Mingles of the
Court of Commas Gourd of Nov. 1771, relative to
Alderman Nish, should bo reed. The proceedings,
were accordiagly read by the Deputy Town Clerk,
from which it appeared that a itreeleties of nooks
to Alderman Haab, fee his amidst:l as Lord Mayor,'
had bees (misdeed by as asiemimest, is which, 1
a majority of that Ger, he woe censored as guilty
of
the violation of the rights of ibis Livery. by re.
fealog Common Halls, arid by allegory breaking op
Halls when convened, by which the livery were
prevented • discussion of their grievances.—(llear !)
Mr. Bcaseare, after the precedent which hod jest
bees gamed, felt It his dusty to mimosa asimidniest
of • similar satire to the sae which bad bees read.
The condoet of John Atkins, the late Lord Mayoe,ll
folly jostiirtd him is dohs' se. Almost every se oil
that Gesilemas phoned him no freed of the Livery
or their tights. The very first act was the return
which he mails of the Members of Isis own Ward,
bet which the Court of Aldermen had set aside. 7
H/her !)—He had also reeled to conteort Commas-
alts, on Reweisitimis being presowled to him es
proper morose, ore when three Billies of toles
were about to be imposed es the country, parties.
lady oo the poor, and*. another measles, wises IM
Livery • ished to give on opinion on the horrid trans.
actions at Mancheeter.—( Hear, hear!)—lt was
to lamest, Ins Wilsey, the Meetings held
is the open air, bat if peblie bodies were refused the
it of their public hall., they had as alternative but
Is resort to lie opes fields. 11. cortaloty was most
eminently entitled to a refusal of thanks, became bo
uniformly resisted the will of the Livery. He (Me.
II.) had voloolarily come foramd to move this sees&
mot, end ho most say, that if 0. Ist. Lord Mayor
(Atkim) was wow honoured by their thanks, it wee
riot possible for any festers Magistrate to put 18161%10A
leg on their thanks es was generally dime.
Mr. Cutout seconded the sorsa in a few words.
He void sot, hooever,eive his vote in silence. as he
thought • stroll testate ought to be passed on Mr.
Aldermen Atkins. whose earldom! bad been, to the
Iletwal deputations of the livery who waited on his,
'story thing but that of a Castleman soda Magis-
trate.
Even whew Halls were reargued, the livery
asses prevented tasasecting their business, by the sea.
Ides boosting op of the Hall. A Chief Magistrate, if
he amid net redress, wee at least booed to hoer them
patiently. Bet inch was net the conduct of the late
I lord Mayer, vibe storeys mixed his political priori.l
0% with the discharge of his defy. Besides, it was'
somewhat singular to heir Gentlemes 'peek of his
Lordship's hospitality. The food which the City
pave hits was for hespitality, not to enable hits to pet
4 or b,UOOI. is his own pocket,—(Lowy cheers)—
bet where was Ito hospitality at his I,ordship, whole
the boasted ousgeiticencs of his cotsdoci, in sepportiog
the dignity of his office as a Chief Magistrate if NIP
of the first cities in the world?—(Load awl au&
nerd qfiemee.)—Nor wee this the only meow selip
be supported the astirodotent, became the Lott
Mayor had uniformly lambed the Livery by his cow
duet when they waited es him. It wee with piss.
,lietot however, he embed to the condect of the pre..
mot Lord Mayor. who had received the deposers's
which waited on hint with • &poll end an orbital*,
se fen honourable to himself, thaw gratifying to the
helings of those who were thee received. He coos
41aded by 'invading the amendment.
Mr. Batton contended, that there Ares nothing Is
the motion of thanks which was not strictly trims,
because he considered the condact of Mr. Alderman
Atkin, was sorb, as jollity to entitle him to their gra-
titude. He thosght we each mown. es those stared
by the Mover of the smosidawnt wore seracirot tsj
jestify the refusal of thanks. This Common Hells
never could be considered septets'', of the general'
son•eof the livery.
Mr. JACKS said, that 'with respect to the Laid
Mayor's hospitality, he, for owe, could say, that his
had certainly partaken of that liberality. The worthy
Member then entered into • very long detail of the
history of Common MOIL If the Lord Mayor was
wrong in rehires three times to call Coainvin
why had the Gestlaines not applied to the Coca of
King's Bench?
Mr. FAVELL observed. that perhaps if the doc-
trines of the sober side were tree, it would be proper
that the election of Members for the City shoot., he
certified to the Commas Conseil and the Court uf

Aldermen. The worthy Member Asa stated his us.
sons for agreeing to the amendwrest.
140/0111. Jana, sad Dixon supported
the original mmion. while MOAIM PATTI% end
Osmium sepperted tM Mandegot. The gustier'