The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-30 00:00:00

DEPUTATION OF THE LIVERY.

A deputation of the Livery was appointed to present
the Requisition immediately to the Lord Mayor.
The Lord Mayor, about fire o'clock, received the
deputation, consisting of about thirty Gentlemen, in
the Council Chamber, when he was attended by the
officers, and l of the Aldermen.
Mr. OALLOWAT stated, that the purpose of their
I visit was to request his Lordship to grant the object of
the Requisionists.
The LOAD alston, at some length, defended his
conduct in introducing the military, saying, that it
was his duty to preserve the peace of the metropolis,
and that he should do it by such means as his judg-
ment dictated.
Mr. Theta remarked, that the object of the depu-
tation was nut to discuss the question, but merely to
know his Lonlship's determination ; and that, how-
ever, be might individually consider the procedure
unconstitutional and improper, he fbuoild leave its con-
sideration to the Common Hall.
The Loco Marna repeated his opinion epos that
subject, and further added, tint had he known the
purport of Mr. Holloway's motion, he should certainly
have permitted it to be dismissed by the Livery.
Mr. thavems thereupon congratulated his Lord-
ship and the Deputation upon the ananimity of their
sentiments, as seeing his Lordship had remarked, that
be had dissolved the Hall merely because he did not
keen the tenor of the Resolution, and that bad he
brown it, he should have permitted its discussion ; his
-Lordship would, now that that ohjectiots ao haler
existed, gladly retrieve the mar by granting the Hall
epos a 'very early day. His Lordship hesitiapil,„ 'sad
air that se'rerat of his brother Aidenaea Mere ex.
'oriented than Maisel& had agreed with him I. his
right to examine the motion, and exercise Minidrama
apse it beton be permitted say dfiseesekee.

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Mr. Prausost denied the existence of such a right.
and contended, that in the Court in which they were
then speaking, in the Meese of Commons, and every
other assembly, any 31ember was entitled to intro-
dare a Resolution by a syrech. and that it was quite
saddens for'him to justify ent•h speech by assuring
the presiding officer th.tt he intended to conclude with
a Resolution; if this were out the ease, the Lord
Mayor.alight, by exercisitio• an incipient judgment,
put a eat, upon any question, and prevent all discus-
sion. Mr. Pearson further observed, that he lad him-
self at lite time stated to the Lord Mayor, that the
question related to bitnsell personally.
The ',onto 31svite admitted this, hut said, that
from 31r. Pearson's jocular manner be considered that
it was merely a jest.
Mr. PEARSON replied, that all the jortdorit.o was on
the part of his Lordship, who, as lung as hr understood
from him (Mr. P.) that the proposed measnre was a
rt,ge tf Madre to Isis Lordship, with that humour
which always characterised his conduct when he was
pleased permitted the speaker to proceed ; but that as
soon as some person had whispered in his ear that it
was a et,te of eeoxisro, the Lord Mayor's sense of the
istaprnpri,ty of slide a discussion for the first tissue oc-
curred to him, and induced him instantly to dissolve
the Hall.
Mr. COATI'A fully corrurred with Mr. Pearson in his
remarks, and felt that the subject ought to undergo the
consideration of the Livery.
Alderman Walrus' sx also supported his opinion, ;
and stated that ultra Brook Watson was Lord Mayor, ;
he Mr. IV. ha•l maintained the same doctrine, and that
be stas supported in it by Mr. Conley, one of his .11e-
riestor's 'opnx.l at this
Mayor loci oLr dissolved the Hall, his conduct was
censured at a subsequent Hall, convened for the pur-
pose, when that resolution was put by the Lord Mayor
himself.
The Lotto 31.troe said, that his time was much oc-
cupied, and asked whether they could not unite this
with some tither lousiness ?
Mr. TIPPER replied, that if his Lordship pleased he
might incorporate the qursti n of Parliatuentary Re-
form—or an Address to the Queen--or any other cub-
iect that might be equally palatable to his Lordship,
would be always agreealtle to the Livery.
Mr. PeansuN observed, that as be did not see the
analogy between these subjects and the one contained
in the RequiOlon, they would tax his Lordship's inset-
gimatire farolt.o. which, as it had once found that his
iittrodortiom co/soldiers into the city had something to
du with the Alien Kill, he might probably be able to
supply them with Same other qnestion equally as ap-
plicable. The Lord Ilayor was pleased to give all
the credit of this invention to Mr. Hume, who, he
said, sng,gested the connexion of the two quest:one,
and the prospect of Introducing his exp:anation ir. t to
House of Cotunsons at the moment he slid.
His Lordship finally appointed Monday, at twelve
o'clot k, to answer whether he would call the Hall ;
and a Deputation agreed to wait upoit him to know
Ids pleasure.

SE.VTIMENTS OF IRISH C.I77IOLICS
AIN THE raoczzaixo. AGAINST TOG GUEEN.

The surprise which we, in common with rotem-
por.try journalists, have expressed respecting the
apparent apathy of the Irish Catholics upon a question
that has roused to an unprecedented degree the feel-
ings of all the rest of the nation, has called forth the
animadversions of defenders of the Irish character.—
Among others, it has given birth to a communication,
from which we extract the following, as illnstrative of
the sentiment we expressed on that subject on Wed-
nesday :
" I cannot pretend to fathom the private sentiments,
or use. rtain the secret motives whi h impress or actuate
a distant people. But acquainted as lam with the
character of ray countrymen, if I were obliged to assign
the causes of their neutrality during the present pro-
ceedings, I could distinctly, and I belies e properly,
trees it to the jealousy with which they regard the
purity of the female character. My countrymen are
not blessed with the gift of stewed sigAi, nor could
they bear testimony to the Queen's innocence amid
scenes of which they could not in the order of nature I
be witnesses. However addicted to hulls and blunders,
they could not cunrgatu'ate her Majesty on the paip shie
proofs of her innocence, until it had been proved most
satisfactorily by the witnesses brought against her.
Nor would they impress on the minds of their female
relatives the fashionable or factions doctrines of the
day, that the age of an aggrieved party supersedes
all his claims to redress, or that the transgressions el
a husband ran justify a female under an imputation of
guilt.
" Let me not be inisnntlerstood.--I argue on the sup.
I position assumed by certain journalists, that the Irish
are persuaded of her Majesty's guilt. Concerning the
sentiments of a very bumble and °benne individual,
ttyre yawld may well be indifferent. hat whilst I ets-
deavour to vindicate my country from the calumnies
u. newspapers, 1 trust I shall escape the suspicion
a *sky whilst I rescue myself from any similar
Mating. Conscious as lam of the errui eassaess
leff osy own judgment, perhaps I should hesitate in
oNieding my indiridual opinion, if that opinion were
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supported by the approbation and coneernient with
the constitotiorral principles of one whose eminent
!Meats yield only to the virtues and accomplishments
with which be adorns and endears his domestic society.
The inference, then, which I hare deduced from the whole
met ne-pwrie evidence. is. that her Majesty bas reason
to be proud of those proceedings, which have proved
to the, world, that her fortitude is not to be subdued
by isallgnity, however powerful, nor her purity to be
contaminated, by the most remorseless perjuries. Her
boar of fearful trial is past, already we can discern the
I angel of her innocence guiding her footsteps unharmed
through the furnace, and leadiag her forth more re-
splendent from the tires mbjeb had been kindled fur
her d"truetion."...afiffenossa.

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