The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-09-18 00:00:00

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To TEE LIVERY or LOADON.
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GeseLents.—Understandine that, in consequence
et the Lord Mayor having refused to comply with
the Bmpisition presented In bias for convening a
CoeMon list!, to consider the late intemperate end
seogtrinery proceedings at Manchester, revers' of the
Livery who had signed it; have it in contemplation
to convene a Meeting in the ; or, If its
doors should be attempted to he closed, in the front
thereof; as one of your own body, strongly inte-
rested in maintaining the propriety and dignity of
your proceedings, I am analogs to woke known •to
yes my feelings upon the subject. I entirely cement
is opinion with you, as le the right of the Livery to
noel is thew own 1141 .a setters of public grim-
arc/. a: oell es for the pupate of election, nor do
I feel less 111 fienent than any of you et the insult
sad p.ovocstion offered by this denial of an influbi•
table tight, upon • Resjoisision, 114 I am Informed,
signed by about lOU Liverymen, end upon on occasion
that an deer', elects the interests of every subject.—
Strongly, boomer. as I feel, I am nevertheless
entities that you should abltsin from bolding any
Meeting in the
your proceedings would he liable to be intetrepted
by those who aright plepssely be employed la pro.
stole tumult. Yoe know bow your proceedings
hese on other occasions been misrepresented, when
for east of dee promotion to elidede nou•Livery-
men, they have been elnireeted by those ;who had
roe right to be present. you way. however, its
soother manner vindicate your violated rights, and
repel the attack of throe who sere chosen to pro.
test them. These occisinual attacks upon your pri.
hikes are not wittiest their ate; it will leach you the
necessity of being more circumspect in future, is
the choice of those in oboe yes could. import-
ant treats, and sot invest such persons wish mass-
rity es would disregard your interests, insult your
understanding, en Meetly ynor rights. " That it
is the orel.obted right of Englishmen to assem-
ble together to discs» poblic grievances, and the
means of obtaining redress," as repressed in *es of
the Resolutions at the last Colors of Commou C 0...
cil, is admitted by ell ; not one of those who rioted
coootenaiste or palliate, for none hem attempted to
jestify, the cruel end stagoinery proceedings at Man-
chester, had the hardihood to deny the troth of that
Resolution ; bat the right can be worth nothing, if
the Magistrates, according to their notion, whether
appointed and paid by the Crown or otherwise, are
to be the lodger of the necessity or erpedieney of the
people meeting far the etarcise thereof. The people,
however, have legally met in variem parts *Phew
their sanction ; and if the people at large can thus
estercise the right, will it be said that the Livery of
London ought not to meet in their own Hall, and
under a Maeistrate of their own choosing. to es.
etch* a right common to all Englishmen ? Upoo
skit ground, then, could your Reqoisitioe have twee
selected ? And can there bee greeter eggrevatisso of
the denial of this right than it should have been made
by se Officer chosen by yourselves, whose bombes
end sworn duty it was to animal° the privileges and
franchises of his fellow•ciiizeoe, sod this when on
the very same day he acceded to a Rermisition for a
Common Council, drawn up in precisely the same
' words? What right or pretence can Magistrates
hive to revile the conduct of the people whoa they
thee compel to meet in streets, in squares, and in
fields, and deny to ;hen di. Petrels, of a clear and
admitted right in their own 1112111, and under their
owe elected oeshorities. If they meant thereby to
irritate the people, and to drive them to acts et Is.
melt, could they devise means more likely to mew
plish their design ? As I believe nothing would af.
ford more delight in some quarters than to see yes
betrayed into en act of violence, I would earnestly
recommend yoe cautiously to abstain from giving
them any chance of realising their wishes : and I
Shell revert to some facts that may terve as a guide
ander present circemstaoces.
The Corporation of 'midst° consists or the Lend
Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City if
[aldose, and it cut neither see nor be sued ist aAy
ea* twee. The Cowmen Council is a branch
allenatiog from the Body Cmpotate; they are Awed
eisowelly by thechisee householders; they have die..
*Weights sad duties; bat they are sot named in any
Charter. nor are even the Aldermen named in any of
the earlier Charters; the great Body Corporate ems.
poises the whole; it elects in Common R.ll atm&
bled the Lord Mayer, Sheriffs, Representatives,
thentbetlein (who is the purse.beerer or banker),
aed four //editors, who audit his accounts. and re.
poet annually to the Common Hail, besides other
laws. Is-' then, the great Body Corporate invested
WA these high powers, to be degraded and Welted,
tied denied the esercise of rights caisson to the *butt
people of England ? Is as officer, who there is mote.
Sy the chairman and organ, to be a dictator, arid to I
rl situp an obsolete dominion over it ? Your privileges ,
hive been before milled ; precious to the Iterele.
'ties in the despotic days of that dissolute spans,
Charles 11. they were landed by the servile tools of
arbitrary poster. Oa Midsemoser-dsy, 16711, when
the Livery were assembled for the election of bikers,
an Independent Liveryman had the cowers to stand
up, end addressing his fellow-citizens, observed,
that it was of no ese to elect officers to protect their
tights unless they had rights to protect ; and there-
fore proposed, before going boo the election, to
come to some resolution to /NOMn for redress of
grievances, in consegeence of the Lord Mayor having
refused to call a Coulees Council, of which he was
also a Member, for that purpose. This proposition
was agreed to, for the Court Sycophants of those
dimstroes lima, a little before a Russell and a Syd.
oey became martyrs to the came of liberty
dare to obstruct him ; afterwards, however,

is coesequence thereof taker before the
cif as s disaffected person, enemy to
mover of sedition In the City, and
he eobly defended himself. His eh'
duct were duly sppreristed by PO
after prised the Hoboes Corpse
of the oppression esperienced by
after the Revolotion oho proceedlogs
stigmatised as attritive, end illegal.
Nearly a tenter, elepeed before
Iron was forgotten, and so men attempts
notH the conteMptible proceedings of
are against Mr. Wilkes; it was
right of the Liury to present their

King open AP Throne woe vinlotsd, attempts were
then oleo mod. to prevent them from dolibonling
upon public. (firestorm : this right woe. bewevor,
maintained inviolate. TIM Livery. to pit the matter
boyend all doottu, ~it'd to the first logal opinions.
Denning, Glyn. Weelderlsorne, afterwards Lord
Looghborevegh, end the Common Serpent; and the
1,01 opinion of shoji own Recorder, Serpent Glyn,
delivered on MidsoaMter.doy. 1773, stands thus re-
corded open the Journals :—" That the Li ray of
London, logally issmahled in Common 11.11. either
on Midsummer, Michaelmas, or arty other day. bevy
an ondeolsied right to 'alio into considoretion soy
matter of puddle grievance they may think proper
It is bolossd divine that the right is inherent in
them."

From that time, the right, I holieve, newer e.g
contested dawn to the Msynralty of that fe►tile Con.
tractor, Commissary, Pensioner, end Itsronet, Sir
'honk Watson. Ile indeed dissolved • Common
ILII, •pan the groand that a resoletinn offered did
not c..m. within the Rogoisition ; and spin another
Roquisition, he did nut triage the calling a Hall, nor
did he decline to assign a reason for his conduct, for
he gess a written answer, wherein ho said, h. would
conceit the Common Council, Soho would meet In a
fee days. The Common•C'encil declined to inter.
free wish what obviously did not belong to them, and
the Lord Mayor, the, thrown upon his awn seven-
sibility, did call a Hall. The Livery, begrime,
.trongly•rrsented this conduct, and in • Protest pre-
sented to him, they, among ether things, stale es a
reason, " Bennese the right of calling Common
Halls, otherwise then for the express Impose of
choosing (Akers, is Tested in the Chief Magistrate,
and when Important anti •terming citeausstances lace
occurred to make it uK•ssary or prudent to take Ist.
ce•sideretinn cireamstsetces p►c•lisr to the times,
sock right bath net been esetrised by the Chief 1111.
ghtrate, as en absebste right in Airs, bet wises en.
gelled by a respectable number of the Linty to Cllll*
Tette a Common 1141, it lath been, with Tory few
receptions. grentod as of ►ight aridjadice." And
when the Commo• Hill had assembled they passed a
strong sate of censure open him, which be pat him•
sell, and declared to hr carried in the affirmative.—
However erroneous S•r Brook Watson might have
been in consulting the Common Council, yet it was
done openly and asonedly, and you will think it far
less repreheaaihl•, than the consulting a secret and
select junta of Aldermen, which It is a•derateod has
now been the fag..

It will appear from what has been staled, that as'
far as regards a Common Hall, the Lord Mayor is
merely its Chairman, that like every other public as.
sernbly, it is master of its own proceedings; that it
leer bar. both prior to, and since the Res,Niko,
taken into its consideration on Midsummer, Michael-
mas, or any other day, matters of public grievance,
ergo a common Vestry Meeting cannot be dissolved
by a churchwarden, or other officer, as was deter-
mined in the case of Si. Pancras, by a Court of Low,
some time slice. The Common Hall has on nylons
occasions eaerciard this sight. I have not here all the
precedents to refer to, bat from documents ao• be.
fore me, I can instance the following armor
In the year 1679, Alderman Tarsier, then Lord
Mayor, 'frond to call a Common 11.11. On Mid-
summer-day the Livery of London refined to go late
this election until they had proceeded is the baskets
for which be bed Ward the Hall, end after a deter.
mined and mobile contest, the Lord Mayor was
compelled to give way, and the Livery agreed to a
Petition to the King fur a redress of grievances.
Yirh.ehua.•day, 1769, the Livery appoiaied a Committee
es the tome.
Alithomster-thil, 1771. they *pia pv.iiione.l the King.
htlasommredar, 1771, they did the mate.
Midomnerviiiy, 177 i, they premated a Remonstrance.
Matteis' isoi.ty, 1773, they &Wooed the Eletleati of Great
Brea a.

Toe have ►ire aellicient precedents ; how yen are
to proceed, it is not for me to advise; the greend is
marked out. However the proceedings of tie Com.
mow Hall have by interested hirelings bete trader's!,
t►ey have ►ecelted the concurrence and app►olation
of
a Chatham, a Camden, a Denning, a Berke, sad
ether eminent Salesmen ; sod it remains for yes to
maintain your own privileges, your own character,
and dignity. In ea assembly of 4000 or 5000, and
after the erns, insults that have been offered, It is not
at all sarpti,ing or unusual, that on such ocrasiens
there shorlit be a clamouroet esprestioe of feeling ;
bet In proportion to the members assembled, this has
not been the rose in Common Halls, mere than in
other reviler arterablita, net even eaceptiog the
House of Commons.

I sus Centimes,
Yee, faithful asd devoted Surtint,
Wieclaore-bill,Sepl. 15. ROBERT WAITHAIA3I.

OLD BAILRY.

i *Mr soorsidas s lemste permit of Sir Robert teppisp •as
e•ne ivied of +wilts; four be r of wise fees ai.erikr.
Jobs Davos Ageism pleaded nog guilty so s Name stl utter.
far asdisilillis fined Bak of Enema sass. tbes ruirstag
*Plain* Sae pies. mod admitted the miser Diener.
Tie Imam mod Willem were ordered so ',M'am.

mussel Was, elated wish violently nosaoklog. treithinth,
and earnally know* flaneah Wiltelsons, in she parish of
tilelinh an the Oh Jolly lass.
The Jury being 'Worn.
!Qt. Nom-outs called llama* Whitehote.-11•11, did all you f
Wu** sears lass isly -went to li.e with him she 4Sth July.-
On the •19th, at o'clock at alight. Primer nose to ?new-
tutor and arised if she would tM with him-she renlind as-he
shrea.ensol .8 fetch a watchmen N to pot her is bed-persistlog
I her seismal. Prhawat pulled bet lois the pouissor. and gave
an seems pavan -it wade her ski. and she. serf skim Into
Nestled's-re armed and was relied lass the parlemst-
rave her she enoterstek, and peeked her sprain-41e eoePl=
Mk sill at she toper she stain-thee waisted so as Imo her owe
Noe. bat polled her ions his radio-Mal begets to poll elf her
clothes ; polled but ler nackinrs and shoes Whom soot
_ _ . .
was by thi. tine I.
follow her Wildly id
bet did add sarerrd.
r a qaarier alas boor.
wiper mode het go to
r hale. Wham gat
\ ram to hi. la bed.-
melting to her Basher
be home all taw doe.
Prlsaw.r inked her, bin
viainknr beam. Psi
• else hoose. he would
• moshareoetesso her
has her as 'behead
down sans. Had
bat sad happroord.
slin bias i Pta-
h cadent. ware the
k, but let age el she
Is her with It.
la qaesslon to wet
•i—d mark
-.5 sat with Mesabi

in
the PPM, , ether moms girt, Imams at Pr. amt. set
'here elm till hoe, Aid Sot sup Mere, het en mpeer she Int
h'est lighted roadlea m nine. end orip sill ao. in she OW*.
talks( wise hiss , did no was', t" L•eitel al ft. (tier of the
rape) spent In lb. name moaner , mites ..at isle nit t•. romp dawn
elide Primer was nesibing her; stein were 'we deem s her
chamber-deer es. clew to hi. t .he pet the reset. dawn MI the
drisvreess In Primmer'. mart Primer took .4 we et...We...mei
taytaceo bet stay.. be we. Mine an tv brd did eat
beew with which baud , held bee he me hood .he...them. but
allowed bee the either to p.ll a< her slows rand deckles., ine
hut re Fondle out ,be held her lendall ttv times white be
Ite her be us- hand. be emdesied hemmer II b the steer.
Ramo Goalie here anneele4 the JI/4. whether It Meld
' be of env we to penal die measiesi lee
Mr. Pied end the Defeadane. Camas' arthileal It to neneeed,
.her them oder he grosses forniehed for au slimier jetties:a.
sien elonterter.
The Jade. smarted. sad Mr BARRY renfliell the rron.
eteminstion. -*ltem did not stole to Mr fla Model
meet Ibbt Prbeser attempted Mite Mime see rie thme
times-(ft apprised mberwie ie bet 'velars dekeitiml-
witness went eis several Is. after-elm bra. Vices. Pri-
meet's watberwomme-did use ass any Mat to Mrs, Visas
-twits.... Meth very ill, did met wed for a serypne till
after swim her sitelber-divennenen the. too was dass...ed tee
or three MEM aftemard•-.11/ eat r. iteekdiatels some be her
modest fir feet Prismer Meld charge her with Mune( Win
- seven( peen*. amid Lani.ii Hedges step. site velioes.
but the latter isfemed none of Ammo. in what '.send-did met
brew ante'. of dr dimem-aste OM metes! likatlesrw
5.11 her what It was-ebe did not these/now *So Is we..
• Baron ti male isnerfered. If she Jury Megan it the
Coed wield proceed with the Mideace. bet be Menlo' It lilt-
talons.
The Jury ceseirred, aid Captain Mills was lehlafely ac-
quitted.
Mr. limier Campbell Mood forward. mid enetiesed the
Creed ageless isej."..ly cmignieg a girl of eeligieet Mutation
and prelates geed Mutter , be add. that tee; Off. VW in.
formed of the loaded pistols which were in she saws. N. of ibe
emote of etwrible Mete by the Primer If tee esteems
wee sal persi.ted is.
TheJvooarepreiedd bite foreselisgill Ala Ividlimit err-
Min knowledge, is. if be bid wally blows this, for me' natime
it before a Matierase.
Mr. A settees mid, that as to but lamecenee. he wet prepare&
to pre. tabs the bed at the thee a Met recurred tote.
Mr. Campbell grew es warm In protesieg this, that
the rpm,. • ere obliged to take blot pas by she .asellers.
lairibelb Derbies end put to the bar far tekling she Beek
keys. Her semen bete Si letelleteet, OM It it. Mourn ee.
emery to remand her.
The Wee brim re-admitted. limey 3 eat was pat to the her.
Merged nailer Laird Illeebereagh's Act, with smelting. alai..
lug. sad coning felesioesly. Maria SIM, his wife; lediassent
IM Is lime muss..
Mrs. beet was rutted.-Soo was dressed in a plans.eammeed
Mulf gone, drab clash .Met. moo a Lechers, tosidr...
Mr. Aug, addreeed ate Coed on die well kismet principle
of Keen.", law. which makes' wife awl bedstead "aareespetest
',Memel. against inseb nth r.
The lineation cm fagesiesil, inset by the Leiden! Comet
treed heifer Best. •
The Jame tbstek. ih it the ease before the Cutlet ream net
he essespried in the principlehafeed en by Mr. elley. There
might be miss where there was se sober medium than that of
the wires amens sense tbes required that such mistreat
should be admitted.
Bates flateme's apinion actor 'eel iris!, that of Janice Best.
He bed used the dying declaration of • wife us esilmee arms(
her beamed. The principle wised Iss M.. Ailey. omega
geed in some respect., was see narrow for all krposes. ..ad
weal/ he pMeirions If the metily of life dierM be pot is dim-
get by persistimi is it too far. ,
Justice agreed dud Mse perociple bad met bees
&Me out. bee meld edema. he indeed no
Mn Mete wee maxims se withheld her militate.
JIMNIC4) Base was very mere to pers her coeirary te her
whim, bet ha duty empelled hid. He world ask her as few,
eiseitions ma passible.
The easeties. smerely led le • disclosure wish ebb% the public
are already folly areeslnted.
The Miter. OT the Sandra. Heed were nett eemtlened, bet
11l dlel. eembiere are./ 10 perfectly will their dessilimir in
doe halite-rem of QiiNWI. as elt bare alre.d. appe..red
in the eT AT emew. that we Milk it engenders to tepees it.
Tte fatal knee abed frebaseekd ask and el ems 8
It Sas the same Iliad of weapon which ranch, . use s.. dress
sheep web. and she glee was awned resell its r sins Ile
keeled her twice after skabbidg am by her own desire, era ~be
dead .net Met he was the bee of boo lids, and she Me 'word of
lire Mal .as Sate here e sise Wt. • sake hum away.
take bileseey. he'll meal ,nee." T eariebece esaig4
faitheelly that she Defeedaat's Comma derlia t ass rem-
etemendir..
Ileewell. Hofer gadgeos if Benheistmeisel llnspitak,
campleted the evkleece. Tee waved which r- .trail A...wind-
pipe ma highly dements...lS 1. Ph geed braid' t an. ore.
lobe that she Mtge* h ire &OP well. P.M if she had lad no
amiesiter. The wowed. on she Afflll4 were.
-•
Mat on the right side barest pierced she eigb long. was a
defigerm wooed. there woo a remidera•de dish roe of bleed.
The wooed en the rigld arm was eery slight. The eeends al-
together were likely to siecasion death ; bet name of emus were
likely so wombs it separately. merest that no the right lose.
She ens I. danger for kverml Aids after. (The knife was pre-
med to him.)-1t was ma se imstrasemt as might bate bees
eyed to Maid the mead%
Jeetlce Bete abed the Primate If he eidied to as; say
thine.
besl replied an. the be would lathe it emirely 1..11600mM.
Mr ALIAs thee tidied upwards of 3U witnesses. all reopen-
ably lankier well dressed traismee. she all agreed in repro.
semis( him as having brew* charitable mem. mbeemrable aid
indeacriss. tradesman. • mild. geed tempered emipamiem, as
Indulgent and arectieme beamed, and a plans (*toddle's.
Mr. JIIVIeer Bast regretted the peiefeleess of duty in
but is( to pees the evitteere which teed bees adduced nes... a
perm, 'Ms" (sweeter for mod' tied Ides. ess bed been ss
renewable athstaniitt.'d. Bet dm etesomease ea..* ••I he
taken i. reply oe *eel remprebensiec and ease NNW, edimees s
it mu.ld he •ekeesenteace It for tesiderat..• is. a kiss r gear.
her. bet 'belt etas 'aflame. these pri-en. werri 5. He
ed the este.e of the !Meese. see sire rea..as width Induced
Lard filleabereagh to brim it isTorPr s r's e. i r hie ir
within she Statute, me/ if thee were ~tolled nine ill- memo..
the Primmer men be eemiesed e.e bark the farm crem,....
The law et linglamd dors ma tell it wader. 4 a beamed de-
meting his wife le the set at whetters kills her as the smi-
th, 'mama tats DISLICIO was mewed hr alai an awn.
sales as esteemed the mime ef slesieg. The Perseli cone
wasted ORM description-his wife had behoved bas It. bet
she MOO to Mm twelve metre afore ..rds es a stale of ...wori.
lieu he her shasne-she timed him alma., a...mom be tabbed
-.he clasped the hand and 'Ovalle, tat is ears..., a b..• a
imam blare had been misted 10. Sores, .stivisy to ea.
tiegel4 her life. Ile fee./ ex, ....t s. se the
Primer's realms coeds. t or el dards .5 the peep. retina
.cell • deed. He rerepiteleued and espiniard t.e evidence-
d* wowed in she nerk--lhe •d. 'toasts a she Psi. mt. " I
have secomplidted say perpose"-(" Whit sietirrne," said she
Leaned Jedge),seety esiesmotace preyed gm desperate in-
terim of the Prifillter. The Lessee' Julie Weisel,' Mr..
Stem's hopes that her fele might peeve is. remote t.. alt bed
wises. " item." he femei ly *betted. " skid. whatme
may be the Mee of the rate before them. tied grant ,bat all
mar remember. Were they plow Into inch abledismem, shot
it is impesethie to (mem she cansmeemes oftheir someried
wickedness. lee consented mil she delib-rain asmer se
'thief, the Primmer prepared the ivairemest .4 see owner, sad
proceeded to the Mare of essetion s hit.. -I, railer ire I melte
thniegbent. There never es a IBM! painful AI V Annuities'
to s Jury, bet he .treaily oteemateaded them in 1.1111 it silk
tier•lalia( resoletlee.. . . . .

The Jury requested peradwitin to retire. which was prated.
I. theses. tine Neat s•tt dews and betas I. eat ay apple; be
appeared at a 11.s1 ghee. 41144111•44.41 t hat there sew evidertity is
steam *whim ha his Mad. w was Wiwtywil Y. the rapid
wanking and allbliaa af his eyes. wed me
sheet his frame. aell moll .at Ip• s• freely ewarrialled.
The Jen *eve sh-dot abase li wi r ee—their appreesarp
made tire toed ihiemply Wiest a. 41 astewitie—they huh their
plows thrlr mates Here stair called seer.
Fahinkaa praiwowead the Ps i,awto Guilty, bet sirs eily
rerameedett his so were).
J.a.dire Hesr issued Owes that their *bibs. shisal4 he mar
wowlent.-d to the Preece Resew.
%Irmo wit- 44.4 r.wwwlowl. .w.yed lot the wvillet.--11,
Mwed
twwewfoily. awl ws • itod.awa he tie ..411rer..

It Is with co Item shot we annontoca the foliate of
soother country bank, via that of Working, carried
nn for the last few smooths under the ire of JOIEFII
Preans end Go. ; on *gent erh.gts has, of course,
prodoraJ capasiderab:a chore., (parsivslatly among
the lower orders) in that neighboorhoml.
Mr. Ilenkins. of Dierhyshire. has challenged till the
best goryhoends of fihrripshiro and to
coloured against his dogs. at • grand coursing watch,
*Mich Is to be held de: log tha ensaiug 501505.

a Russell and a Syd. ;I;47„;;ThWa.a.i Wae.17147.11';;;;,7,7,
aof liberty, did mot bed. mmil rolled bet Isis bed (we cowry MI
199 b." 111„ ,
;/"1 ea 9 are
. lieestPmetea etittrtnilesr.s"
ire ebims Lwow. powder Weis bed ail star —The sow%
my to social inky, dolt si •• other rowel Pi tile bet
161 INA Prismer's lonethreet
arid so forth, WNW had ps,o4. siii writ
I character sad resumed is the ho
Is Maoist, No Ma may ware. Priem
cosh srsesint her me
Aet, in eomsetistroell sew "WS"' sW woe dared 1, leave shat
this individost ; and ^ /era wenn add Woe her oaks* sr. Her s
alhinst his wets litirdiressrlitilsrAmr.soNiagNslihe meta ate sees
Pl• set sereeesed bet swam" Is die hurt sf .5
lots this astinorshlo I Nor out" sha saw Iskoe. sue r.l..rd •
(a e
attempts wets suds .Pirtirwthetell:l •r
lags of the Gower*. pines drop Priwore Nob me
was thew that tho " atd • ow, 5555
lam "is
hellish! am is ism 0,
their Petition to Me • Ce•••••••a••• by vr, v.—Always

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