The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-05-05 00:00:00

eOfINTER: 3ILEAVG OF Tale LIVSKY;

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A kind of Cannier Meeting tit the Livery was
hold yesterday evening, at the Lun•lon Tavern,
fielasuPsgateestreut, iu cot:sequence of the follow-
ing invitation, circulated very generally amongst

tJs Livery • . •
you are requested to meet at the London Tavern, Bi-
alivsgatestivm, to-morrow, Fciday, the 4th day of May in-
Stant, id six o'clock in the evening, oo buienebs of great imoor-
six and to brine with you as massy of your Friends on the
',Avery as can pug4blv atten 1.
•• Thursday, May-3,1510."
• About half-past ill o'clock, upon the motion
Of Mr. Samuel Pixore, Mr. Alderman Christopher
Smith was called 'to the Chair. As Mr. Dixon was
About to rise, an application was made to a Re-
porter in the room, to know whetlier•he was Li-
teryman or not ; and he baring auswered in the
negative, it was then intimated to • him that he
could nut remain is the room. We of course.are
.tenable to give a report Of the speeches of Mr.
IXxon and Mr. Achesen, but we Understand; that
they both severely reflected upon the conduct of
the Common • Hall that day assembled, and ex.
pressed their determination tiasubmit Resolutions,
protesting against it. decision: About seven
o'clock, uumeroes parties of Liverymen entered
the room, and demon:led, that as it was a public
discussion, upon agreat public question, the doors
should be open to the Litery ,at Jorge. Consi.
storable tumult then preralled; and cries of "No
" Private Committees, No Clandestine Associa-
tions," were repeated throughout the assembly.
Mr. Waithman offered himself to the notice of the
Chair. Acclamations and groans *om the re-
spective parties were so reiterated, that not a word
could be heard, Atlength Mc, Weittsmaarobtain-
pi a bearing. - He obser:ed that tb. lot trier
speakers, Mr. Dixon and Mr. Acheson, he Gun- ,
• *men who were most active in arranging this
• Ineefing, which was to protest against the proceed.
jugs of the Livery in Common Hall, foutschsd the
• propriety otacceditig to their Resolutions .upon
the partiality and the injustice so evidently, in
their opinions, exhibited at the meeting in Guild-
hall, that day. Deptived, as they asserted, of
t- opportunity of freely discussing that grew pub.
lie question, in such en assembly, they resorted to
* mese private and imparli3l meeting, in order
• to arrive at a calm and correctireision.
the illustration of their justice and impartiality
'They eitileavour covertly, and by the exclusion of
pray Wog like an opposition, to contend that
their Itesolutinul speak 'the voice ofthel,ivery it.
sell. They who upbraid the Common Hall with
tuibulenee and indecorum, prove the contrasted
propriety of their own conduct, by an intemper-
ance, whieli, if out unequalled, was never exceed-
ed in any Common Hall assembled within his me.
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, !miry.
Al r. KEMBLE culled to order. He did not see I
. what business that Gentleman (Mr. Waithman)
. 'tad cr 4 meeting Mmvened .for a particular pur.
roac, In which he could pot be considered friend.
I ' tealsithirabli uproar, and cries of " Mr.
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ikaiihinnu' is in poslession of the Chair."). ..

WAIIIIMAN. le call upon you, Mr.
Chairi,:ant, to say, whether you can preserve or-
. der or not. I am entitled to have your attention ;
and 410-determined riot to surrender my right.
Mr. MOUNTFORD expressed a wish to oh.
bill' Mr. Waithinan's consent to address the
Meeting for a few moments. [M. W. acquiesced.]
Then, said Mr. Ilimniford, as iiever wilt blink
any question to which I am inclined to give my
support, I say that this meeting is called fur the
purpose of protesting against the Resolutions 'of
_ this day in the Commack Hall, and that no man
might to intrude who is not impressed litich the•
• propriety of acceding to Out protest.
Itiir. IiVAITHMAN—This meeting, as,,eplpears
by the notice which I hohl in my. hands [He here
read the notice given as above], was called fur no,
such definite purpose. It was called generally,
and therefore to think of a clandestine decision,,
was a high and aggravated insult upon the great
body of our fellow-citizens. 'Phis notice was sent
round yesterday, and yet these Gentlemen have
the hardihood to tell you, that it was to convene
a meeting for the purpose of protesting against I
decision which did not take place until this day,
. and of whose Resolutions they were of course ig-
rerant. [[Cries of Hear ! hear !) This device
has failed--the stratagem has recoiled upon its
authors ; and feeling as I do the high indignity
Offered by the attempt upon the character of the
Cit.zens of London—it is my duty this night -to
. zuhilit to this meeting certain Resolutions. I.
•therefOre move you, Sir— . , •
lie IRA AN. e*presseil determination
to !it nu Resolutions* pi-,oposed by • Mr. Weill'-
. • fliart•-fet'leo of, Mori AIM of the Cliteir.ql
•Mr. YA ITIIMAN—A.s his Worship Mi. Al.
4criuvi C. Smith, whom I little espcictet/ to' sec
. nein% such a pert in such a place, has refused to.
put the question 1 was about to protiase, I base
tiow to move Hilt meeting, that he 'do leave the
• Chair, and th4l plemieii to, taki
it. (Move, mauve). The' queStiiin thee pat,
and carried by a majority in the affirmative. ,
•41r. Aldvrinais SAlqll having refuted to put.
/iesolutions regularly moved amid seconded,
Niel.torsua was requested to take the chair.
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•• )'Jr. NICHOLSON then briefly stated, that he
• felt fully sensible of the duty that Meeting bad
.imposerttputo him, and hopeal he vsonhl exercise..
to their patisfilittljoe. He wished them to r
it Collett,• that ail Mmemblage of merchants, traitors?
-aria husker? as-they Styled themselves, made the,
alleged tnitthlenees of the Continuo Hall as the.
• ..preteit (sir* this secret an concealed attempt to
Impose upon the public. When, how.. Set,
toss
► Tigilettrutof 4itiene part of the Livery defeated tho
iii wh;t manner did these friends to editor
sod decorum condset themselves ? Tl!cy C
.T.tareti by uproar and bym•oaces to proven% their
artifices 'wing evposed, ••Luolt at tlynt pow, cotton
scions e
.f their dweat, getting into corners and
dcaretl.tu pro a e signattires for Vim, ich if they
hit! vell,nred to briog before an assembly lettaitZ
. and ei,nstitt Su/welly convened, [llear! hear !J
• thap,...4 k •ansuld not for one singly pornent
a. b. *L. Whatever Resolutions were pro.
pose ,Issi felt it his duty to submit to their decti.
sioit and bp sopaiesce in their wilt.

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