CHRONICLE. 
ever, than the of breaking the win- 
dows of the house of Messrs. Falk- 
ner and Waller has yet been com- 
mitted.—When this account came 
away, a reassemblage of the mob 
was apprehended, and the Magis- 
‘trates and military were accordingly 
in waiting. But, fortunately, their 
exertions were not wanted. 
‘5th. A very numerous meeting 
of the Merchants, Bankers, and 
Traders, was held at Merchant- 
Taylors ‘Hall, in consequence of 
public advertisement ; Samuel Bo- 
sanquet, Esq. in the chair. There 
could not be fewer than 3000 per- 
sons present within the Hall; 
without the doors, the yard and 
street were crowded. The chair- 
man having read the advertisement. 
by which the meeting was called, 
it was “ Resolved, That it is ex- 
pedient, at this time, for the Mer- 
chants, Bankers, Traders, and other 
Inhabitants of London, to make a 
public declaration of their firm at- 
tachment to the constitution, and 
of.their resolution to support the 
same. The following declaration 
in support of the constitution of 
Great Britain, was then read:— 
*© We, the Merchants, Bankers, 
_ Traders, and other inhabitants of 
London, whose names are hereunto 
subscribed, perceiving, with the 
ah concern, that attempts are 
miade to circulate opinions contrary 
to the dearest interests of Britons, 
and subversive of those principles 
which have produced and preserved 
our most valuable privileges, feel 
it a duty we owe to our country, 
ourselves, and our posterity, to in- 
vite all our fellow-subjects to join 
with us in the expression of a sin- 
cere and firm attachment to the 
constitution of these kingdoms, 
founded in remote, and improved 
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insucceeding ages, and under which 
the glorious Revolution in 1688. . 
was effected: a constitution wisely 
framed for the diffusion of hap- 
piness and true liberty, and which 
possesses the distinguished merit, 
that it has on former occasions been, 
and, we’ trust, will in future be 
found, competent to. correct its 
errors, and reform its abuses. Our 
experience of the improvements in 
agriculture and manufactures, of « 
the flourishing state of navigation 
and commerce, and of increased : 
population, still farther compels us 
to make this public declaration of 
our determined resolution to sup- 
port by every means in our power, 
the ancient and most excellent: 
constitution of Great Britain, and 
a government by King, Lords, and 
Commons; and to exert our: best 
endeavours to impress on the minds 
of those connected with us, a re- 
verence for and a due submission to 
the laws of their country, which 
have hitherto preserved the liberty, 
protected the property, and in- 
creased the enjoyments of a free 
and. prosperous'people.”’— And the 
same having been read a second 
time, it was * Unanimously Resolv- 
ed, That this declaration be ap- 
proved, and be subscribed by all 
such Merchants, Bankers, Traders, 
and other inhabitants of London 
as may approve thereof; and that 
it do lie at this Hall until Saturday 
next inclusive, for signature.’ The 
period of receiving signatures hay- 
ing been afterwards extended, this 
well-timed and judicious declara- 
tion has been signed by more than 
8000 persons of the first conse- 
quence in this metropolis; and 
the original is to be deposited 
among the public records in the 
Tower of London. 
D- llth. A 
