ORDERED, That the Thanks of this House be presented to our most honoured and intirely beloved Brethren, Mr. JAMES DIGGES LATOUCHE, and Mr. CHARLES LUCAS, for their indefatigable Labours to revive and reftore the Rights and Liberties of the Commons and Citizens of this City. ORDERED, That as a public Teftimony of the Freedom, Loyalty and Senfe of this Corporation, the above Refolutions and Orders be entered in the Journal of this Corporation, and be published in The Dublin Journal, Courant, and Efdall's News-Letter. Given under our Hands at our Hall, the 28th Day of August, 1749. Signed by Order, ED. CHALLONER, Clerk. By the MASTER, WARDENS and BRETHREN of the Corporation of Smiths, or GUILD of St. Loy, DUBLIN. AT Ta full Hall, duly fummoned and convened, to enquire into the Conduct of the Representatives of this Corporation, in the Common-Council of this City, in two Poft-Affemblies, the one on the 21st of July, and the other on the 4th of August laft, the Corporation came into the following Refolutions. RESOLVED, unanimoufly, it is the Senfe and Opinion of this Houfe, that the Proceedings of the Sheriffs and Commons on the Poft-Affembly of the 21ft of July, in condemning a Paper, to which, a Citizen of Dublin fubfcribed his Name, as Author, to be falfe, fcandalous, and malicious, upon reading a broken Paragraph only, of faid Paper, without hearing what the Author had to fay in Support thereof, or in his own Juftification, were arbitrary, and contrary to the known eftablished Rules of Laws and Justice. RESOLVED, unanimoufly, it is the Senfe and Opinion of this Corporation, that the refufing to read Mr. CHARLES LUCAS'S Fifth Letter, in his own Vindication, on the Post-Affembly of the 4th of August, and at the fame Time, reading a Pamphlet, reflecting on his Character, wrote by Mr. James Taylor one of the Commons, intitled, LUCAS detected, was acting, partially, arbitrarily, and illegally. RESOLVED, unanimously, that the Thanks of this Corporation be given to the twenty-seven virtuous Commoners, who on the faid Poft-Affembly of the 4th of Auguft, bravely opposed the voting Thanks to faid Mr. Taylor, and strenuously contended for the reading of Mr. Lucas's Vindication, with the feveral Proofs thereunto annexed, and they have the Thanks of this House accordingly. RESOLVED, it is the Senfe and Opinion of this House, that the Sheriffs and Commons have no Right whatever, to arraign, or cenfure the Conduct of any of the Corporations of this City, or to call any of their Proceedings in Queftion, or to take any Step tending to intimidate them from afferting and supporting their Rights and Liberties, in any Inftance whatever; and that fuch of the Common-Council, as attempted to affume to themselves such a Power, behaved therein, arbitrarily and illegally, and in Breach and and Violation of the Truft repofed in them by their respective Conftituents. RESOLVED, unanimously, that the Thanks of this Corporation be given to our worthy Brethren and Fellow-Citizens, Meffrs. JAMES DIGGES LATOUCHE and CHARLES LUCAS, for their early and indefatigable Endeavours to revive and reftore the Rights and Liberties of the Commons and Citizens of Dublin, particularly their antient Right to the Election of Aldermen, and in the Government of the Blue Coat Hofpital. ORDERED, that the above Refolutions be entered in the Journal of this Corporation, and published in the Dublin Journal, Courant, and Efdall's News-Letter. Signed by Order, GEORGE WOODS, Cler. GUILD. By the MASTER, WARDENS and BRETHREN of the Corporation of Sadlers, Upholders, Coach and Coach-Harness Makers, &c. ar GUILD of the bleed Virgin Mary, DUBLIN. A BENJAMIN SMITHSON, Mafter. JOHN HIGGINBOTHAM,} Wardens. Ta full Hall, duly fummoned and convened, to enquire into the Conduct of the Representatives of this Corporation, in two Poft Affemblies, the one of the 21st of July laft, the other the 4th Inftant, the extraordinary Proceedings of which, were pub lifhed in the public Papers of this City, by Order of the Sheriffs and Commons, whereupon the Corporation came, and made the following Refolutions and Orders. RESOLVED, That it is the undoubted Right of every Body Politic, to inftruct their Reprefentatives in the Common Council, and to applaud, or cenfure, their Conduct, according as it is found to oppofe, or fquare with the Principles of Reafon and Juftice, and the Conftitution, and the Senfe of the Body Politic. RESOLVED, That no-Committee of the Commons of this City, has, or can have any legal Right to cenfure the Conduct of any of the Corporations of this City, or to take any Step, tending to inti midate any of the Corporations from afferting their Rights and Liberties in any Instance. RESOLVED, That the Sheriffs and Commons did on the 21ft of July laft, unanimously cenfure a Paragraph in a Paper, intitled, 4 Second Letter to the Commons and Citizens of Dublin, without reading the whole Paper, or hearing the Author's Defence, or fo much as mentioning his Name, which was fubfcribed to the faid Paper. RESOLVED, That on the 4th Inftant, the faid Sheriffs and Com mons, voted the Thanks of the Houfe to James Taylor, for a Pamphlet published by the faid Taylor, called, LUCAS detected, 63 to 27; at the fame Time that they peremptorily and violently refufed to read a Paper, intitled, A Fifth Letter to the Commons and Citizens Citizens of Dublin, with several attefted Declarations and an Affidavit annexed; containing, a full Anfwer to the Objections made to the Veracity of the faid LUCAS, and a Refutation to the said Charge and Pamphlet, and carried the Question 63 to 27. RESOLVED, That the Thanks of this Corporation be given to the twenty-seven worthy Commons, who bravely contended for Right and Juftice, and for the Honour of the Common-Council, in infifting and voting for the reading and confidering the Vindication of our worthy Brother and Fellow-Citizen, Mr. CHARLES LUCAS, from an unjust and partial Charge made against him, by the Sheriffs and Commons, in a Poft-Affembly, on the 21ft of July laft, and in oppofing the Thanks of the Commons to Mr. James Taylor, for a Libel by him published, under the Title of LUCAS detected. RESOLVED, That it is the Opinion of this House, that there have been great Innovations in the Conftitutions of this City, and that the Rights of the Citizens, in general, of the Commons, in particular, have been invaded, and in many Cafes, illegally and unwarrantably ufurped by the Board of Aldermen; the Election to which Office, they apprehend, was, by the antient Constitution of this City, vefted in the Citizens. RESOLVED, That they will fupport, to the utmoft of their Abilities, all legal Methods, which may be taken to recover the Commons and Citizens the Rights which have been so illegally wrested out of their Hands. RESOLVED, That the Thanks of this Corporation be given to thofe of the Commons, who, in the Years 1741, 1742 2 and 1743, endeavoured to recover our Rights, by an Application to the Court of King's-Bench. RESOLVED, That the Thanks of this House be given to our worthy Brethren, Meffrs. CHARLES LUCAS and JAMES DIGGES LATOUCHE, for their Care in Defence of the Liberties of the Citizens of Dublin, and the Kingdom, in general. ayun · Thus fhall it be done to the Man, whom the KING delighteth to bonour. ORDERED, That the above Refolutions be entered in the Journal of this Corporation, and published with all convenient Speed, in the Dublin Journal, Courant, and Efdall's News-Letter. August 29, 1749·. A 1 Signed by Order, Quarter-Day, October 2d, 1749. Ta Hall, held by the Mafter, Wardens and Brethren of the mon Hall, the Brothers Names were called over the Quarterage collected, and the Remainder of the Bufinefs of the Day was postponed, in order to give Liberty to our Brethren, Mr. JAMES DIGGES LATOUCHE and Mr. CHARLES LUCAS, to addrefs the Corporation; and after they had done addreffing the Corporation, the Mafand the Warden Thomas Stiles quitted the Hall, the other Gggg ter, Warden Warden being abfent, without proceeding on fuch Part of the B finefs of the Day, which had been postponed, and the Brethrez then prefent, fent fome of their Brethren to the Master's and Wa den Stiles's Houfes, to defire them to come back to the Hall, t proceed on Business, and they were informed at the Master's Houte that he was not at home, and Mr. Warden Stiles refused to come; and the fame being reported by the Brethren fo fent, the Brethrea of the Corporation then affembled, being of Opinion, that as the Mafter and faid Warden had quitted the Hall without their Confent, they have a Right to proceed on the Bufinefs of the Day, and came to the following Refolutions. WHEREAS the Proceedings of the Sheriffs and Commons of the 21ft Day of July and 4th of August laft, have been justly cenfured by many of our Brethren, Freemen of this City, at their feveral Guilds; and being apprehenfive that our Silence should be mifconftrued into an Approbation of faid Proceedings, do take this earlie Opportunity of a general Hall, to declare, that We do moft hear tily concur in the Cenfures which have been at feveral Halls paffed on the faid Proceedings of the Sheriffs and Commons, fo far as they related to the voting a Paper, figned, C. LUCAS, falfe, malicious and fcandalous, and to the voting of Thanks to Mr. James Taylor, for a Vindication of the above Proceedings, when, contrary to all Rules of Decency and Juftice, they refused to read Mr. LUCAS'S Vindication of the Paragraph fo cenfured. We think ourselves obliged to declare, that We do moft heartily concur in the Opinion of others of our Brethren, who, on this Occafion, have refolved, that the Rights and Privileges of the Sheriffs and Commons have, in a moft fhameful Manner, been ufurped and trampled upon by the Board of Aldermen; that We have a dee Senfe of the Services which the Commons, in the Years 1742, 1743 and 1744, did to the Citizens, by their Endeavours to have for of the most important of these Rights brought to a Decifion i Court of Law. We have the Pleasure to obferve, that the Representatives from this Corporation, were remarkably on the Side of Liberty, in the former and prefent Struggles for the Recovery of it. And We fhould think ourselves guilty of Ingratitude, if We neglected this Opportunity of returning our fincere and hearty Thanks to our worthy Brother, Mr. JAMES DIGGES LATOUCHE, who did fo eminently diftinguish himself in Defence of the Rights of the Commons, especially as Chairman, Prefident and Treasurer of their Committees, in the memorable Years above-mentioned: This it was that so recommended him to Us, that We prevailed on him to ferve the Office of Mafter of this Corporation, in which he rendered Us fignal Services, by his indefatigable Induftry in folliciting Laws in Parliament, in defending and afferting our Rights, in promoting our Manufacturies, and advancing our Intereft. Under his Administration We raised a Hall, which will remain a lafting Proof of his Generosity, Zeal and Affection to our Body. Ws WE return alfo our Thanks to our Brother, Mr. CHARLES Lu As, who, from his firft Appearance in the Common Council, did renarkably distinguish himself in the Cause of Liberty, and do afure our faid Brothers, LATOUCHE and LUCAS, and our Representatives and others in the Common-Council, that We will countenance and support them in all legal and juft Means, which may be taken for the Recovery of thofe Rights and Privileges which formerly belonged to Us, as Freemen of this City, and which have been loft by the Supineness and Neglect of our former Representatives. ORDERED, that thefe foregoing Proceedings and Refolutions be printed and published in Faulkner's Journal, Courant, and Esdall's News-Letter; for the Approbation whereof, the Brethren then prefent, being 105 in Number, fubfcribed faid Refolutions under their Hands, faid 2d Day of October, 1749, and ordered that the same be figned by the Clerk of the Corporation. Signed by Order, AT ÉD. CHALLONER, Clerk. Ta Hall-Day, held by the Mafter, Wardens and Brethren of the Corporation of Taylors, Dublin, affembled at their common Hall, the Brothers Names were called over, and the Quarterage collected. Upon which, We proceeded on the Bufinefs of the Day, when feveral Petitions were read, and several Brothers admitted free. Upon which, We prefented a Petition to the Mafter, as moft of the Guilds had done to theirs, to cenfure the Proceedings of the Sheriffs and Commons of the 21st Day of July and 4th of August laft. Upon which, the Mafter quitted his Chair, and refused reading faid Petition, contrary to the Senfe of the Majority of the whole Houfe; and being apprehenfive that our long Silence should be mifconftrued as an Approbation of faid Proceedings, do take the Opportunity of a general Hall, to declare We do moft heartily concur in the Cenfures which have been in feveral Halls paffed, on the faid Proceedings of the Sheriffs and Commons, fo far as they related to the voting of Thanks to Mr. James Taylor, for a Vindication of the above Proceedings, when, contrary to all Rules of Juftice, they refused to read Mr. Lucas's Vindication of the Paragraph fo cenfured. We think ourselves obliged to declare, that We do moft heartily agree in the Opinion of others of our Brethren, who, on this Occafion, have refolved, that the Proceedings of the Sheriffs and Commons have been, in a moft fhameful Manner, ufurped and trampled upon by the Board of Aldermen; that We have a due Senfe of the Services which the Commons, in the Years 1742, 1743 and 1744, did to the Citizens, by their Endeavours to have fome of the most important of thefe Rights brought to a Decifion in a Court of Law. It is the Senfe of this Body present, that We return our hearty Thanks to our worthy Brother, Robert Murray, who is one of the twenty-fiven worthy Commons, who diftinguifhed themfelves in the Caufe of Liberty, against the faid Proceedings above-mentioned; and We reGggg z turn |