The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-10-06 00:00:00

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, 11,18.-ef a dinner
tiodisidusl Members
their aon.ativiolannow
1111m.v7ortky Alderman
_jibes' Lager on t the
weld not avoid t asking,
snowiest two of rase`
onailltionsont for okebt. -
which had Ind kineigastieulast
ation of debtors. kr bad also,
gated itself to kis% tbsi
of.alms-b-Resest equal to
Diliinetilirewleni would '

he
this
in
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situ.
sot-

dilleltheke* •
Re thee Wed the Cam% .tlibe tt appearing that the Rem.
latices emend Otto lily that Coact, ao the 2tilth day of Septem-
ber teet.farlibamisedug Gaildhail ea the 25th of oc-tube', and
digit vardas ea bet Ohm day at the taperer of the Corp -
rain. wesesegatory, each Reenhithono bartig been carried
imeieldiest at the MI Medias Order; they wrer..olicrefilre,
alegilholle VW it Woold be sew eitemealyt to the paternal
WINOW 101 atidest's teed awe eamisteat with the haunter
SiMilf.ol3t of this CrwlstoAoatrueamate the day oe which
1104=mseatimed tima)th year of bb nig% by the eteetioo
eV • for aged 'mews a$ their W id:twe =by
mbleb bb illidedy's slay 11.6 the 50th, nod every suceerding
yriodfoofb4 Wok elowidire welcomed with.joy sod deli/m.4s
MeteaY
,pt an lalleteloo that had made on many aged
aid POW asi*lPP—tflear, 4"
This Wu the ps'oposition that had occurred to
Nw so proper, as rtwpaufel to his M•tj city, and
os due* with respect to tbentsuirei. lie trusted
that it .orsisid moot the approbation of the Con rt—
bid oitottill, at preseot, coeclade, resorting him.
soft hOlosseet any possible ohjectious that might
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Mr

>c. BELL gave credit to the worthy Alderman
fey dia,gattity of his 'motives, but thought that
iellmistioes4 weld bc ashiused against the Regale-
din a it last Conrt.day for irregularity, which
did not equally militate against tbs Resole tion auw
proposed, because the one complained - the
leant of doe notices and the Mbar elm liable to
) the some objectius.
tar: fiAlilUlat DIXON woutlored it did not

strike the ingenuity of the worthy Sheriff, that
kit 'Wigwam irregular. He was satisfied it was
not his Milo. He had eatesolted others on the
psvpriety orgsvisdaing
Aldan*, W00D..." I key it."
sc. DIXON aid, if it was the worthy Sheriff's
Illaioss, ma he was booed to take it, his ob.
jostles to k was set the less ea that account. 11.1
that the Coed might sot be led aside, or
geteirriself to be brought into difficulties by the
basessises propositions of gentlemen who were
beak to the purposes for which the Court had
brat eioneated. The motion made by the e0r...1
4117 Ilbetiff had, appareatly, a doable aspect,
bah the leading feature of it was to catch a degree
bileepekwity its that Court, and, threegh die me.
dim a that Court, with the public ; hence it was
!bat pabjech were brought forward in a way that
ads rather agroshable than otherwise to the Court,
bp *nag as it to 4111111411i1e its hawing, towards
tisokolplem-.-ao ens else which he should be sor.
try* 414 lay lice, to interrupt ; it was one of the
Wahl, pdrikges of that Court, and God forbid
bowhould disturb it, to &insider of weaus that
isigbt ration the affliction of its fellow estiaans.
iit however, difered from the worthy Alderman
GS to AO erect of a dinner on this occasion, nor
tibi be bellows that the purposes of Amity
seassid be ebschod by the dinner which hod
Wes proposed, for he. would pledge himself
to this--that there was no necessity to do sway
the him of a dinner, because ** certain sant of
asossey was to be appropriated to provide for it ;
for he would pledge himself to this, that if the
Watley Aldermen could poiat out any good
whisk weld be brought out for the benefit of thy
ppm (reassess of laadoe, or their families and
Aetna, by say wide be could devise, that insole
whald be adopeod ; for, lathe purpose of charity,
the Matibere of the Coat sever had been, and,
be trashed, sever insole be backward, nor would
day bo slow in eepperting such a purpose ; nor
did he believe tat torlieithreis woohl be slow in
their imitation of the bounty of the Court. lie I
thereon osativrell the Court to recollect, it had
&WWI' Wad to celebrate the 25th of the pre.
slat unootb as a Jubilee; and be would be plain
to say; that be wished that day to pans as eday
effetrilffria, which could not bappea in sditersee of
tass b things wbiois evantated &good dinner,
is w eh consisted so much of the joy of the meat.
loth of then Corporation oa that dap. If the Cur.
pasties went to Church on that day, and did
within der, ho apprehended -the Members who
in attestledt would feel bboossolves ussasinfortable,
ant thirsts* it was, that he was such an Niro.
cots too a Oiler, sod he thought that any Mem.
bpi d tit Goon Wight mos this, without bring
NNW te .thotoores -of being aensatod by party
suetibbsts• rise• blassidf, he had to disclaims all
slob samtheski bbl 1111,111111 was to osoteremurate the

lab par of the main of a great and e good So.
igargjes, whose condole* had nut only bruit umi.
fornviutit uniformly geed; and he hoped that all
alksaimhuts of the Corset would view it in that
110.4, mai noosequistly assent to a propositioN, the
diset of which wee* to thew a mark of respect,
*aft& applanaa, to a wipes sovereign, to ;
=me:owed s• inueh.-1113 hoped that this
*eat be =penned without exposing
Misr of the Court to ridicule, or to im.
9611110 itim 0041ves which wore of a dishossonr.
MM %atom Fur his own pert 9 he bad no heel.
%Skin tiliolariiig that -which he bad frequently
ItMint this was, to bins, lie party lies.
WO
1110184. :i, W. pert, he was peectly ready to
gip* *a. if tai those who here been in power, or
tiineoisber sew are, la power; or all those who
lie Mgr 0 cop. into power, were to pretend
**Mb to Mw be Avoid not follow their di.
noise f he eltimattellow leis mired far his Su.
V.lllietts itd lieddllg cies...for he had nothing to
dill id" dillMOlMlllyteS, which devilled int much the
2M2•144:04/111111111kittis t qnd therefore he wished
who appeared to hove bet GIN
*Nese. la ,l.w, wealth .ea thie ocession,
Inlisattint4, mitre 010 well Put; fur Out'
2114=t wer le bare the when, eft
U ebetad be lebeli up, eemerip., •

City Represeatertives _ _ He spill tuded, most heartily,
present 000diitsil. lid know . e. .0 to ...Its of the worthy Sheriff in bringing fur.
cutlet, correctly, for the absence of theta a' ! • his proposition for the relief of theitaate
though of same hu could—uf one in peril- emlead of dining at the expence et the Coreori.
cider (Sir Charles Price). who, instead of at- non, on the day of the approaching Jubilee, het
tending that Court its. 'tato' to the opinion of the worthy Alderman had not entered into the
]`hat very °onside-Wile portiou of his Curtails'. particulars of his plan. He owned be prefer.
eats, of which that Court was composed, was red another; which, with the leave of the
reticulating the profit and loss of a play-lionee 1 Court, he should stale. He meant the
ap-
[Prodigioss applause.] He wished the Repro- plieatuoi of a sum of ntonPy to the relief
kentatires in Parliament of the City of. London of persons confined far small debts, the
Mere present, on this oecasio, to hear what* Sicc(j Tor which- had already afforded much
Was now saying about thee.; he hoped they insistence to those unfortunate. perseas, as hp-
broad hear it by some metes or other, for be had peered by their report, which stated, that t 4,01141.
!to hesitation in declaring, that, in. his jedgment, of debts had been truebarged within the last 38
the Representatives of the City ought to be called years, at the sum of W. 10,. 4d. each, by which
to as acement for their absence an the present uo. (isoindhig the families of the enforttuisba debtors)
Ile could uut conclude what be had to no less a number than 79,339 perusal had bent
say, without expressing a hope that. all party relieved from the hermits of imprisonment. In
considerations would be laid aside on the present tits year 1802, no less than 1125 persons were
uccasion ; and also that the worthy Alderman set free, at the sum of 40 shillings cache by the
would nut press his Amendment. kiudness of that Society. And in the year 1804,
Mr. Alderman (.=OODIIEIIiALE thought that a great number were restored to society et the ex-
the proposition of the worthy Alikreamemight be peure of 41. each. Now, he sebanitted to the
properly entertained at the present 1110111011 t ; for, Conrt a consideration of the quantity of belie&
although the standing order !night be said to stand which might be derived to Society by appeopeiat.
against it, as sell as against the Resolution which ing 10001. to aid the efforts of this bents°.
it sought to set aside, yet that standing order lent society ; fur, taking an average of three
might, when a fair reason is a-signed fur it, be persons to a family, and allowing 31. for the
dispensed with; ur, fur a while, suspended.— relief of each debtor, three thousand persons
The Lourt possessing entire power over its own would partake of that relief, and this world he
proceedings, might certainly, on fit occasions, do following the genuine example of a Jubilee,
lira; its own standing order, and then the pen. under the Jewish Dispensation, as recordist fur
dam was, whether this was, or was not a fit oc. our guidance in Holy Writ, the practice of which
anion for that purpose, and that question the was to set free all the Debtors, and all the Gap.
worthy Alderman said he bad no difficulty what. lives whatever, at the 80th year, which was the
over in deciding its the affirmative. As to the mode year of tbeJubilee f and indeed, under that Divine
in which the Court should express its loyalty, Diepeaatioua every seventh year was the year of
he did nut see that eating and drinking were es. 11411ellit. He asked, whether following this Divine
souial to that purpose ; that was a point, how_ example, held out to us hi Holy Writ, was out a
ever, on which individuals might differ as to the thing to be desired? and, whether the Court
propriety of the thing, but it did not follow as ought not to avail itself of the opportunity now
a matter of necessity that the Corporation should offered to imitate such humanity and good-will to
dine, in order to show their loyalty and attach. men. Another thing struck him forcibly, which,
ment to their Sovereign: he, therefore, saw no he must suggest to the Worthy Aldernsan, ar
danger whatever to the character of the Corpo. I worthy of his attention, which was, that the creet;l
rodeo, in abstaining from a dinner on this *tea. ling of alnis.housiu might be attended with an ens
Non. The piestion then resolved itself into this foreseen espenoe ; fur unless care be taken, uselll
—To what purpose should the Foods of the Cur. i this most laudable purpose would be isativerbel
potation be applied Whether to that of eating j kilo &job by some 'ebbs* individuals, to whontl
hod drinking—a purpose of festivity, and which the conduct of it mot necessarily be entritst.l
erns a mere momentary and se4fie4 purpose, or ad ; therefore, he did not see the end of the
that which was proposed by the worthy Alder. expellee of such a measure as this,-mmi' rude.
man, which would be a monument to steed for bly it might stop and be frustrated ollitigedlor for
ups, of the hunsanity and stunifecenee of the want of fends, for these things, when.anse
Court, that of erecting Abe.hoeses, open a plea, tutenced4 often took a seen eesy 4iffeeeß4-4eso
'the outline of which was stated, although not the the intention of their original donor. Now, if
particulars ? lie granted that much might be said the Cutporaiion were to approve of his plan,
un the competency of the Funds of Ihe Corporation, •one of item objectitem would apply to it. If
but the Worthy Sheriff had stated the reedits's' the Court shoitia agree to apply, he would not
of Companies to second and support a gstopcssi. Noy 10001. but 5001. the beweacial erects of it
thou of this nature. He therefore sae', that if would be inceleulable—much better, most as.
the Court was disposed to do dual honossr, it sutedly, sban the ending and drinking in which
would adopt the proposition of the worthy Alder. it was proposed to the Court to indulge on
man ; and, in so doisig, it would do more lot its the day of the approaching•Jobliee. lie felt ,
own feline, than it could procure by all the jell/. 4 delicacy In proposing whet be was submitting
ties which Gould attessd any Jubilee, and he knew to the judgment of the Court ; he hardly haute
of nothing so truly honourable, es that of the how, although much inclined, to move it as
Corporation appropriating its feuds for the per. an amendment ; he certainly should out per.
pot of relieving its fellow-creatures its adversity tilt in it, unless be could prevail Impels the
and distress—lt was admitted that a dinner, if it worthy Alderman to withdraw his, because, if
was to be at ti.e expence of those who nastook of they both persisted in _their Amendments, they
it, would be but thinly attended if so, a alinscr might, by opposing sash other, both lose their ob.
at the esteems of the Corporation, weight afford jest. Ilis Amendment, however, be should take
but an indifferent specimen of loyalty. Then if Nara liberty of reading to the Court, elm would
Gentlemen chose to dime, let than pet their beads then dispose of it as to its judgment should seem
into their own pockets to pay fur it..-let the Gee- meet—. • .
poralion funds be applied to better parrusteseT- " Mir irearticie of this Court, it will be acre at-
In all this there was nothing disrespectful tot* eeptahle t. A catotrry Gon, sad sore c to the pa-
MCI I:ITT, fur it must be obvious to every body tennil feelings atilt Mai SST r, to promote the libel:Won of
who. was acquainted with the bertigeity of his prisoncri and captives, ea the day ea than by ca-
royal disposition, that he would be notch more de. peadior watt of 'limey to flasts a.t iftwoisitilon -it thre:j
lighted in finding the Court attentive to the per_ fort doh revolve that ama 5001._40 mamma Ia e
poses of charily and benevolence, than that of soma t rcoomosoloti tostotatig front all pads If the Coortj.—l
feasting. Ittihad frequently observed it inaiseated, " well, teem; ruistimsed Me. Jaen., " Kele Vibe Coed
that those who oppoood thejollities ofeJ mbilestworre will have it sis-18001. be sebserited out of the City
deficient in loyallyand attachment to theliping; that, to the Society for the discharge ..f penmen imprisoned liar,
he took leave to say, was an unworthy insinssistion. Soon Doll% es condition that the mosey on subscribed be
He knew of no morsopois which these Geetleseep applied f..r the PorP°leser that Society, o.oe &hest she 25111
poisessed of rights of attachment to thole Ma. IMAM+ for the discharge of the several Perselas ealalned
!teeth • be thought those opposed dime in "Nall (kb° is the several prisons of this Metr•Pellr*
gelit I:laaa tor dining, and their eepookstifrjei. allY these who are Freemen of Loudon:*
lies,. fully equal to time in patirforias ill oil pa Mr. BOX esioilesmust the first motion as too
branches. lie kuen of no instance in which any undenued. He wished the dinner to be pro.,
individual had brought: any charge against the Tided at their individual expellee, as it could not
Kin. himself, for. • waist.. of virtue or morally, be supplied from She Chamberlain's Office, with.
although many might deplore the effects of the out involving it in great embarrassments. lie
evil advice which some of his Ministers might give had made Inquiry on the subject, and found
him. Why then should one set of men be thought that the whole sem in the Chamberlain's hands,
to have less loyally iu their hearts than others. at this moutesit, was 24001. for the amount of
tie took it fur granted the Members of that which there were already sufficient chants.
Court were equally animals d with zeal and per. Would they, thee, for a few hours' enjoyment,
tett itttachuneat fur the welfare of the King ; and consent to take away this money, and, perhaps,
'the difference of opinion which prevaikd H. to leave the salaries of their officers in arrears, and
disarrangement of the day of the Jubilee, was other demands uupaid ? He, for one, could ne.
matter perfectly distinct from that of
,personal at. ver agree to do so.
Ischmont to the Sovereisu. Ile therefore had no Mr. Sheriff WOOD, in answer to the oboe,.
dllkulty whatever in saying, that the purpose to, vations which had fallen from Mr. Jacks, stated,
Wish the worthy Sheriff proposukto apply the that he had thought it unnecessary to go into
Afeodh of the Corporation on [dulls* of tbe,ap, the detail of his proposition at first, and bad
*pilatahlog Jubilee, was infinitely more worthy er rather waited to ascertain what might be the
it than that of providing a dinner for lite Ger. seuee of the. Court upon its !general tendency.
pornsion. With teepee. to the liberation of. prisoners, it
JACKS was not uneppriseil of the attoetbesent had beast las opinion that his Majesty would
of the Corporation tat the City to a dlhirsett the oseieesly consider dieirkense, and relief', them.
co/shooed he was unable to discover the coniteClune -.4%111, matter he therefore lefts in whit ap.
between eating, drinking, and loyalty. HO took peered-4o bites a mare Praiser and bAlly train,
leave to ask, why tha funds of the Corporation to be twodeetive of gnat service to the Interests
should be appended et the present stoniest to the of Iseusseity. The erection of aless.bouses was
penmen effestivity, when there were so many thematic, that Seamed repot eligible to him on this
potions lo- dirtresi. lie felt that cite Committee ocessivo, This vroehl_plain the mess loyal, and
win reported dints dinner en the *vision of the be a monism* is Om 4141'4 sons, end their sons'

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As se object su impariaril as si day of fasiirity. ft was as ;bet ' - dance was "Ws" necessary nor el* "4
nbers of that Court, as to; stead of a dingier for the Corporation„ ibis boon Mars:atoll by the Court, for their the
idanee.—poor! bear 1— ',ought to ho a subscription fur this relief of lest, edepire; ir dissatisfactory to the Covert, ought- to wu
u said, ha would not trot; a-s , sont•rs confined for debt. He no objet have been referred back to the Committee to be psi
time of the Court ; but he I tion to such a subscription, but* ugh( that omendtsf: K met dissatidactory to the Court, it hat
ling, that there sere at this I the best time ie set it on tees .. after the ought to Ithve years,
ciosfirmeti. He had knesre Alett
it:sabers of their own body in I alter of dui- J millet,. r '4l to lot Cowl flei._s6 years, and either Aau et the wa
. This was a consideration I observe that be enultl n. , ... co
,- ' of otter er Ogles t es could shoo. consistently $e
@Ocularly to look at the situ. i the titaness of atseetlasice on . I " which wAls Its p have beets adopted; bet neidiceJ the
bad also, at ono titne, tug. liis Lordship sat ; the subject o. ' ' 'vett. otsltollowed: a fresh resolution was entered into, of
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!fit the erection of a number leg was will knowe, and it was . fiance entirety with the whole report; provi. ant
ii to that of the years of his that it was, this day, to have been ~rol,gt h • t the Court shoat* dine at the expenee of fat
Id boast sppropriate (nude of ward. lie was surprised nut to see .1 •.t lA. _ oration. lie could not accept of a din. Co
which siva theekitict of their City Rapressigistives in his plaice, .. '.:ilr en such terms. He spill tutted, most Iseartlty, in
, . „. , present occasion. tie knew nut how t, .c , :,• . 'ves of the worthy Sheriff in bringing fur., the