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The debate was sharp ; and one of the aldermen only , who was also an antiaddresser , spoke against the re consideration ; avowing manfully his sentiment , that as the question had been fairly
argued and carried , the majority of one was as good as that of one hundred , and he should abide by its decision . A second address , was , however , brought forward , which equally called for inquiry , and censured the proceedings of the cabinet , and this was carried by a
majority of seventeen . 1 he advocates for the first address now signed a requisition for another meeting , which was also granted by the lord mayor , and the debate was renewed with equal vigour . A motion , however , for the previous question , settled the business , and thus the
second address became the decided act of the body ; and it was presented by the lord mayor , aldermen , and common council , to the king , at his court at the queen ' s house . The answer was decisive . The request for an inquiry was not granted . The necessity for one had not impressed the royal mind , and it
was left for the wisdom of parliament . No notice was taken of the disputes in the cabinet ; but the language used on the expedition to Walcheren , excited much animadversion . Regret was expressed that it had only in part succeeded ; and every one asked his neighbour in what part it had succeeded ;
for at that moment the " troops were steering their course from the island , and nothing remained as a memorial of our warfare but the graves of our warriors . In refusing the inquiry also , " the terms naval and military t ommanders
# ere united ; but no one ever thought that any bkme attached to our naval commanders ; and it was thought , that the introduction of them into the speech was both superfluous and unseasonable . The freemen of London took part with the advocates of the first address .
During the debates in the common council a common-hall was held , and in a very numerous meeting , the address first proposed in the common council , was moved to be the address of the
common-hall . It was received with universal approbation ; the supporters of it in the common council received unbounded app lause , and its opposers underwent the usual discipline of popular indignation . The effects of the cUV
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cussidn were felt on -St . Thomas ' s day , the day on which the election for common council is held . Thirty-two new members were chosen ; and in the populous wards the supporters of the first address were at the head of the poll .
Mr . Waithman , who introduced this address , was at the head of the poll in his ward , and had more votes than any candidate in any of the wards ; and his conduct was marked by a particular vote of thanks to him for his independence and integrity .
The play-house uproar has subsided . The managers , after a considerable loss , saw the folly of a contest with the public , especially after their box-keeper had been cast in an action , and a verdict of five pounds was given against him for
an assault . They began to be appre-* hensive that their indictment for a conspiracy , brought in by the attorneygeneral , would tend also to their disgrace , and their many commitments might lead to expensive verdicts against them . A dinner was held at the Crown
and Anchor , in which the terms of peace were digested . It was agreed , that the price of the pit should be restored to its former state ; that after this season the private boxes should be laid open ; that all prosecutions should be set aside , and that the managers
should express their regret at . the events that had disturbed the public harmony . The terms vrere ratified in the playhouse , excepting only , that the boxkeeper was marked with public displeasure . Mis dismission was loudly called for , and after a little time this sacrifice
was made by the managers to public opinion . Already , however , the public begins to relent , and theie is little doubt , that with piudent management on his part he will be reinstated . The throwing open of the private boxes is a proper point gained . In every poinc ot view they are hurtful in such a country
as ours . 5 and the only argument lor their existence , is a call upon the higher ranks to render that argument needless . It is said , that their wivea and daughters cannot enjoy a play without a shock to their modesty . What ,
then ! are the wives and daughters ot those who have no private boxes to be more exposed ? JLet the frequenters of the boxes set their faces against the disgraceful scenes that take p lace in the lobbies ; tec the magistrates emp loy the
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7 G « 2 State of Public Affairs .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1809, page 702, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1743/page/52/
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