The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-07-25 00:00:00

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ing occasions I owed my 0041 preservation, and the
• Irieliberat..anti progressive support of the public Cause.
to-the aid and meetly attachment of those friends, I
could .so longer resist their solicitations in undertake
the iorpor:stit duties which my fellow-citizens have
been pleased to confide to me. With your sanction
and support •i have hitherto succeeded—with it I
shall loin fearlysely go on, and endeavour at least to
discherge my dory. With respect to the Worthy
Mclennan (Sir C. Price), %hose successor you
have now boon pleased I. appoint me, I can truly
say that he was a greet public and private loss, and I
am almost 'AAA enough to wish that his valuablit
lite bad been. prolonged, were it only to save am
from thealsonour of the responsibility I must now sm.
cesaarily incur. lie was a man of great candour and
kindness; on great political suestions we hero deal
ditfered-.-but•it is dee to his memory to state, that
while he zealously s4erted his own opinion, I never
• knew trim to attempt to abridge the right of opt.
Diets of those with whom he differed.—(Great ap-
plaase.)—Whelever have ,been our political dif-
ference., I always lived on good habits with the la.
mewed Alder..., Ind in becoming his successor I
am stonscioes I cermet do better than in the die-'
.charge of my Magioerial duties to follow the es•
elope he has set me; and while I shall ever be found
11treemausly to *seed 'my own right of judgment,
agrees twisbaterigt the felvelertise of a dialler right
the part of "hers who pity differ from me. At
a' Magistrems and public servaot, t shall ever he open
to she pram applkitiaaa of all *sow, without
. . ,torarretalwAttisrtfae *Ablest *pinions they may happen
ire iiitteranincreid applatree.)-; I shall endeavour
In be counlinent, impartial, mid lese.—(4pplause.)—
I am perfectly aware that the were of the office to
which )(its have elected me is such, that in the fair
and loesorsble owed* of its duties, without lean.
• kw re the right or the left, it is impossible for any
Nen to palm throogh the direct ordeal without in-
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Cursing.' et time period or another, a good deal of
ierlittoduel odium. I shall only say, that whersever
these occasion* unhappily arise, my error Of it be
cone) shall he en error of judgment and not of in-
tention ; and et such moments I shall have to crave
your indulgent considered's° of my actg.—(ap-
plasste.)-1 I now enly remains for me to thank yes'
for the honour you have done me. The applause
• and 'confidence of my fellow-citizens has been that
only reward I ever sought.—so the attainment of k
can leave my ambition little to which it can aspire.—'
(.sipplause.)».All I shall promise to you, Gentle-
men, it, that, ell 1 owate lay past conduct the good
opinion which has led to the honours you have con-
ferred open me, so shall my future conduct be the
cwaisterpart of my pie, in maintaining and preserv.
log them opinions which have introduced me to your
eppowbation and sepport.".--(Loud and reiterated
Mr. Tisossesos, as aeon es the applause had sob.
;lento MOO fog said, and mid, that the present
was, tar two eassideratioas, a great day for the
friends of liberty. In the Arst place, it demon-
Mead Hie greet and petaseenst advantage of free
4dieuedeo; and, is the weed, the triumph and re.
wall ol f(sblk smosisteoty, as in the instance of the
wertistwan (Mr. Welshmen) whom On had this
day hinted as their Ablermeno.-(Greetapioleese )
The lime bad hems, whew, in drowsing for dif.
freest eine 1. the City (this smomarrog the rest),
ea esseutial endsstial to lead to swam was, • de-
duelists of " 1 am net of Mr. Waithmao's
cal opinioos." Bel, notwithstanding this denun-
ciation, such had been the uniform tenor sad
energy of Mr. Welshmen's efforts in support of his
principles, that in the end, he bad succeeded in
establishing in the City, that fro spirit of lode.
pendence, which had led to the two triumphs of
which he was new the distinguished partaker. ' The
enemies of freedom, though supported by all the
abettors of corrupt power, had in vain attempted to
May the torrent of public feeling—they had fallen be.
fore the powerful voice of the Public and-the friends
of constitutional liberty had triumphed. This We'd
lad been particularly distingeished in holding Itself
forth as the asylum for she ensiled friends of liberty
and independencei,—(Greet applause.)—The Ward,
could not indeed pay iu the coin of rorruption—tbey
had no wages or hire, save that which freemen could
give and a freeman receive.(—Great applause.)—
This reward, though slow, was sure, and, in the end,
as ar present, was always liberally administered.
(Applaase.)—Their worthy friend, Mr. %dillies's,
would always be found an Isidepelidesit Member of
Parliament, and a virtuous Magistrate.—(Lout /
plause.)—To speak of the integrity of the man,
would be superfluous, for his conduct ass matter
of history, and stood on record fur its proper weight
and value. Ile fully concurred in what had been
said of the impartiality of their late Worthy Al-
derman, and though he often roli•leally differed-
from him, yet, as a Magistrate, he kart always friend
him impartial and upright—his urbanity of mariner,
his upright conduct, and uniform facility of access,
would be ever remembered—it was, therefore,
.that
he proposed a Resolution which would record the
merits of so worthy a Magistrate. The Worthy'
Gentlemen concluded by proposing a Resolution, ties+
cording tbe merits of the late Sir C. Price.
The motion being seconded by Mr. Deputy Chit-
"ZING, was most cordially agreed to. Thanks were
then voted to the Lord Meyer, who eepressed Me
high delight with the smaninsity and cordiality among
the inhabitants of the Ward ; and in the warmest
manner stated his heartfelt thanks for the vote of
thanks now passed. To deserve -their apprebaties
:was the highest object he could aim at.
The Meeting then adjourned, and, at closing it,'
3dr. Alderman Waithman wis cheered by the ottani-
mous plaudits of the most nouteroes audience we
have ever witnessed in any Ward of this City ; and,
we speak the tretb only, when we say, that there
Meter was a City Magistrateelected with more honour
to his constituents, or to himself, than Mr. Alder-
man Waithman has been.
On leaving the church the Lord Mayor, who came
In state, was cheered by the peruses assembled. The
church was crowded to excess, and among the many
friends of Mr. Waltham we observed Mr. Fuel',
a most intelligeit, consistent; and independent Mem-
ber of the Common Council. We are sure this Elec.
too of this most indefatigable end excellent patriot
to be a Member of the Court of Aldermen, must
gratify et cry teal friend of his country.

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