The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-12-07 00:00:00

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k Court eft ConiesdniCoalweirw et teittriey is :
a. Guildhall, &.irlg the fillet iiiste the' ifttellbit ILo
Niror came intfo'cifliie. . , .y., A, .• It I
Ti‘e f.oltD MAYOIt rose, and its'elletting tho
c,,urtt obseived, Vitt 'he ihould"bel'llit illltiones
foly to maintain 0,4 rights ittid ptirittget, of that
court—that ho tioultil,Tits tile'tililoairbors to pre.
roe order in. the Cotirt,•qthstlist.t
,hinteell with the
strictest impartiality-LIEU(' IN*, is ojhertthiteileniett
00 stood In the situation kirtalittelt,belems.plicetlJ
bad met the iiidulgence'of that •Cietitt:',...thoasetoigedij
that he also should 'ciperitot*ollitt.lermit Well
and be asristed by, this egihtlWifilif limbri
„,ce,
' Cu art in hiscifortsiestliatsitiiNottet itti
the 9 -.i• , ' • • ...a/iii1111:11j4 is. 1 ..a....t
eeedings. -
ThANTI TCPTITT. lA* litasvpirs*A'Xtlfta '4l'
The proceeding(' ' of Abet entkating bell
then read and contitined, , maims ?it qtr f,.- . ,
me, Wisely Ps keen movedrtlitlfrtlfe ' *Wilts
at that Court bet gifts to the late Ler& May4o, tor
Isis unremitting mid impikttal .attehtihn to them).
oieisirstion of justice, &ft.'
J. (For' the t!twiti).soo.
fitrertisentent.)
On the question being pnrik) '1 --..1 .
)11r. Quistrole- and said; that it was impossible'
fat him, erinsittenfly.with his feelings,l4s suffer (hat i
potion to pass without addressing a few observe.
fiats upon it to the Court. lie would be the last ,
stm to resort to any adulatory language upon such
Is occasion ; to employ any thing like panegyric
loon in the discharge of his duty as a Member of
that Court ; yet he felt himself bound to do justice
to the emieent -merit and services of their late Chief
)jsgistrates - But when he called to mind the object i
sat this motion, when hevecollected the cause of it,
ise could not tonsider.reieth a motion in the light
at a routine queitlevel be could not conceive an
'session where the.hellgUage of panegyric could be
slimily applktli, heeause FO eminently deserved.
The Court was ay Oil motion called upon to vote
Its thinks to theit late Chief Magistrate, for the
great and distinguished *Willy• with which, llurifig
the whole period of his Mayoralty, he performed
the arduous led inspertent duties of his high office:
duties, which ailed fur the exoretie of a sound
and discriminating j.s2tlcsnenta no less than pone-
verin; applicalltifti liowerftil talents, one
*bleb had been • performed in Such a manner, as
to she" that the late-Lord Mayor possessed in
an eminent degree the true iiienr patriot. t filar !
hear! hear nr, When be' 'oinked track to what
be been .tier Conduct of their late worthy Magis.
trite, under ley peculiar circumstances ; when he
tensAlered the zeal and publiespitit, whichtelted ish 1
fi occasions displayed; 'whets he rettected upon-the
iit,;ance and promptitude with ehich he had effec-
tally provided ' for the'.preserration of;thertights
ad privileges of the City Of borklort; awl-When he
tiled to oiled . the enifiskt end conciliating' atten.
lion mairselted lot/aide that Court, het could- net
think of suilkrilli the'nietion to put, without !Stet.'
ing that it- estrititnew err • cone titretreri betiswettft
wu so well merNMI,I- jtlloai Isisessessary for him to
particularise to that Coqrt the many ticcelimit
mutates displieyod.lay,Blkt distinguished Magistrate
during the time beings la willeil the mild maimed,
silt imimatial spirit', 'the infiexible•integrity, and tire
steady and unshaken firmness which neither power,
juffuence, nor• corroption, could bias. [Hear,
earl] The Court wfiiild recollect with mashie.
hen the liberal hospitality; not the usual parade and
ntentation of hospitality, but the kind, attentive,
fedolly regard to the comfort and accommodation
of hit guests, which prevailed at the Mansion.hosse9
bring toe whole of the' last year. ./When he look.
4 therefore, to the present Lord Mayor highly
,ss he mteemed him for his talents and his birth,

be felt that he could not empress a more favourable
h for him, than that, when thC time of his May.
artily shall have expired, when be shall return
from the high office he now held, to the bosom of
bu family and the privacy of domestic life, he may
bear with him the same degree of public gratitude
and estimation, as his immediate predecessor in of.
tee, which he could nut fail to acquire by imitating
his exemplary conduct.
Mr. WA moan did not mean by any thing be
could say, to weaken the impression made upon the
Court, by the sentiments so ably expressed by his
worthy friend. But he felt that, as he had upon dif.
loon past occasions taken a lead in opposing motions
dthaoks to Lord Mayors, it was a duty locum.
tent upon him, not to let this motion pass without
stating that it had his cordial and unqualified appro.
He must heartily concurred in all that had
il.teu said by his worthy friend, and he felt pleasure
madding, that he had never given a vote with more
Ittsatibraction in that Court, than he should feel
iarutiug for the present motion. I,
The question was tiled put, and the motion agreed
to lus y.

Several petitions were then presented, and various
"Vats read from the different City Committees.
Cpon rather a voluminous report being offered,
31r. WarmsAN was sorry to interrupt the pro.
eadiags upon this occasion, but as he had one of
liicaosi important reports ever presented to that
C'tql, a report respecting the London Militia to
Muni, be submitted whether it would not be desir.
able to order the report from the Committee of
City Lands then offered, to lie 'on the table, that he
tight have an opportuuity to bring forward the
'Von he mentioned.
Alter a short conversation between Messrs.
4431 DIXON, and WATVIDIAN.I the report from
City Lends was laid upon the table. '
LOIDON
11r. VVAITeIIAtI. then rem and said, that in
aging a Report of sucb pertaileo air4hat which
hid to present, he was awue. tgat, it. would re.
ire much time and great &blinks in the person
ll'elineiae it, if the Report were not drawn up
41' such minuteness, precision, and clearness, an
it
titotl J efacntosti: tdetailedr:, °bNeld• nseP•acestafrgiri. ftoherinhaiemi
to
'lll meek of the time of the Court with any
rigintroductury stattbrieut. It wuul4 be recut.
.!ed) lint same timeligo a Committee was aPI
imed to make inquiry into certain circutostancs
.
to the City of London Militia, and glen, ,
*erther it would/be advisable to ntaktiadtpli4.44lo4.to
114ment fur the repeal or abolition of all the 'lets
*ling the Loudon fiesi mats of Militia, and whSt