The National Register. — London, England, 1820-09-25 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. eer•••• Yesterday a Cant of Common Commit was lretd for the dispatch of • great deal of important business. It was rather numerously attended. Mr. OLTHIAM said, he had observed in the newspapers, that notwithstanding the notice taken in that Court or the delay of the course of justice in the Justierel:oom, Guild ball, Alderman Annesley was represented as having ne glected his public duties fur a whole week, and • that Alderman Heygate, who was appointed to attend, as the deputy of Sir Claude Hunter, had not attended (Is' Justice-Room until neatly half-past two o'clock. The Sheriff had upon a former occasion stated, in contradiction to him, (Mr. Oldham), that no neglect existed on the part of the Aldermen. He wished to ask the Lord Mayor whe ther the Court of Aldermen had taken any steps to render the administration of justice mole permutel and regular than it now was. He wished an answer to this question before he adopted any proceedings upon this subject. The Loan Meson said he was not aware Chit Alderman Heygate abremed himself, and as to Alderman Annesley, the Sheriff was present, and could probably explain. His lordship observed, that the duties of Aldermen bad in creased so much, as to render it very difficult to procure Magistrates to perform them with the required effect. Sheriff ROTHWELL said he was not aware that Alderman Anwesley bad neglected his duties. Alderman HEVCATE came in in the course of the day, and stated, that the delay ascribed to him arose from a defect in his memory. He generally performed more thau he was bound to do, and he wished those who had complained 'mold take into consideration the very hard ditties which the Aldermen had to perform. Delays of this kind were certainly preferable is the opinion of the City to the em ployment of Police Magistrates. Mr. OLDHAM said the City could not atlbrd to hove their Aldermen about the country in utilities. If Gentlemen could not do their duty, they ought to resign their gowns, and not be the means of causing confusion and inconve nience amongst those who had to apply to them in their official capacity. Alderman Sir WM. CURTIS said there was no place in which justice was better administered than in the City. lie did .his duty, and he despised the opinion of the crowd. PLARSON said it was the observation of a Lady, that a earn who began by despising the opinion of the Publiic, ended by deserving their contempt.—( Loud laughter.) cOMMONICATION PROM THR QUERN. Alderman Warrnmem said, he had a communication to make to the Court from her Majesty. He bad received a letter from a Magistrate, a Member of that Corot, who was now absent, enclosing a paper, signed "Matthew Wood." He then read the letter, which was to the following effect:— " I am commanded by her Majesty the Queen, to request that the Corporation of the City of Loudon will accept her Portrait, as a testimony of the gratitude she feels towards the first City in the world, for the sincere and zealous loyalty they have ever manifested in the cause of the Queen."— (Cries of hear, hear.) Alderman WAITHMAN said,that he had waited on the Lord Mayor to make the communication, but his Lurdahip not being at home, lie left a note enclosing it, and requesting that his Lordship would tincture the circumstance to the Court. In answer to this be received a letter from the Lord Mayor, which be should now read. It was as follows: "The Lord Mayor presents his compliments to Alderman Waithman, and returns the I'aper,signed " Matthew Wood." The Lord Mayor declines presenting the paper to the Court, bteause, ander existing circumstances, be thinks it incon sistent with his duty to intermeddle with affairs of such im portance." Now, whether the Lord Mayor was right or wrong in rc fusiug to make the communication, was not fur hint to say, but his Lordship having given the reftual, he (Alderman Waithman) smould move, that the offer of the Portrait of her Msjesty be most gratefully accepted, and that the thanks of the Court be returned to her Majesty, for so condescend big and gracious a mark of regard to the Corporation. The worthy Alderman assured the Coed; that nothing was more war to the heart of her Majesty than the welfare of the City of London. Nothing, in has opinion, was a stronger proof of it than this way of strewing her regard. It was the only mode in her power.. Mr. Getniem seconded the motion. The offer of the por trait mast at once be received. The Court must, however, feel,. at this period of the investigation, seine difficulty in acting. He hoped that her Majesty would come out. pure and unsullied. The Court would rejoice at that event; but it was their misfortune that they could not now go so far as they could wish. He. was glad the motion of the worthy Alderman had stopped where it did stop. He certainly would be one of the first to reject it, if it had proceeded further. Mr. Fares v. did not wish to promote a debate, but for the character of the Corporation he wished that the offer should be received with the greatest respect. The present motion was consistent with what had been formerly done by the Court, who had twice expressed their feel.ngs tit her Ma jesty, and had been twice received in the bandsoire situ:timer. The lord Mayor, in his maeistei ial situation, should have cemnrituiceted the paper to the Court. It could not have degraded him , neither would it have pledged hint to the support of any particular opinions. Mr. Maori hoped her Majesty would appear after the investigation pure and imstillied. Nu man would be niece seedy than himself to testify upon such an occasion. lie was one of those who held the opinion that the Court bad formerly acted unwisely in nualdlitig with the subject, told he thought they ought suit to interfere now. If she came pure from the inquiry, it would bo the duty of the Court to request her portrait. He should not held sip his hand against the propusit.on, but tin should not support it. Mr. P. N. Wit clams a islied to pay every tributv of re spect to her Maji sty, led be thought it too nseeh, pending the investigation, to ask the Corporation to accept her por trait.—( Lurighter.)—The nation world say the. Court had accepted the pit m sit with gratitude sod satisfaction; that they had accepted it after they had heard the ch.:rge aid the er idenee in support of that charge, a about hearing the evidence on the other ride, (Hear, he”). )—so cons DitEtt were they of her innocence.--(Chreis end :014gittcr.) Worth' they wish such au anoint lisloll to ;to forth If the Queen should be degraded after her pottiatt was accepted, khata lams nt..ble sit oat ion would the Court he in! Mr. Gen Fri !us he should be e led to know ripen w hat gerunds the portrait could be refused. Atilt rman Wert ',MAN said, the Corporation had supports d be. Majesty against acts of as peat °west:lon ever elc 14ttd. She now made ass rifler of a mask of gralittree and siliction. The ( erpoiation, so far from Lem; THE NATIONAL IttGISTER would I.e honoured by it. If the prosecutimi ended by shot would be called an establishment of the charges against the Queen, the situation. of the Com t mould be one of dignity and honour, and those who attempted' to degrade her mould be themselves degraded. TI e motion was then carried without a division. Alderman WAITIIMAN then movcd, that the Lord Mayor should convey the thanks of the Court to her Majesty. The Lu►o MAYOR rose, in much agitation, and requested that the Court would excuse him from performing that duty. Alderman WAITIIMA N did not wish to put any unnecessary trouble upon his Lordship, hut it was through his Lordship that all communications of the kind must he made. If lie had proposed any other way, he wou:d be highly censura ble. flail his Lordship been called upon to go with thanks upon the Walcheren Expedition, he no doubt would do 0, because it was his duty. His Lordship could then have nu objection to act upon this occasion. The Loen MAYOR said, he was as much against a spirit of disaffection toe arils her Alajesty as any man could be. No man more approved of what bad been done in favour of the Qtrecti than he did, but still he trusted the Court would excuse him. The motion was carried. _ Alderman WAI !IMAM then moved, that it be referred to the Cintittibtee of City Lands to drr,d. upon the 'met pro per place in the Chamber of the Common Council to hang up her Majesty's portrait in. Mr. Wtl.l TAMS (of Smithfield) seconded the motion. Mr. OLDHAM could not agree to the proposition pending the proceedirws in the- Lords, to place the picture of the Queen in the Council Chamber. The better plan would be to leave it to a Committee to decide upon the most oppro priate place. Althutrali he believed there was a vast mid of conspiracy against the Queen, and that she had been most cruelly treated, he was nut prepared to say that there vas not a prima facie case, shirt' rciptired an answer from her Majesty. He proved on amendment, that in the former motion the words "Chamber of the Common Council" be omitted. Mr. FAVF et. said, that a Committee might put the portrait in the Most degrading situation in Guildhall, and thus degrade the Court that had accepted the honour. Mr. Parmu said, he hoped the Court would not disgrace themselves by asking the opinion of a Committee, after having accepted the portrait of the Queen. Mr. CLARKS disapproved of the mode of prosecuting the Queen, hut what had been done required an answer. Would it not be most lamentable to' be obliged to pull down the picture at a future period. It ought to be remember , that the Report of the Committee was to come before the Coact, and that the Court could object to it. Mr. Praises denied that a prima facie case had been made out against the Queen, and contended that the verdict of the Tribunal who were now trying her could be of no conserprenee, that Tribunal being unconstitutional. The Loan Maven said he never would sit in that Court to hear the highest Tribunal in the kingdom called uncon stitutional. Mr. NARSOII said, the Conrt had already declared it so, and called to the Clerk to read the proceedings of the hist Court. He declared that when any Court took bpon itself to exercise functions that were not recognized by the Con stitution, that Court was acting unconstitutionally. (Hear.) DIRD MAYOR..—" That is different from your first statement!' Alderman WAITIIMAN said, that the order of that Court unuld not be maintained, nor the hominess of it carried on, if the Lord Mayor took upon himself perpetually the cha racter of at bitrater and commentator. lle would declare that the tribunal by which her Majesty's case was to be de cided was unknown to the Constitution.... Mr. Dirom said. the Lord Mayor would have bees a mere nullity if he had not noticed the words. After some further conversation, a division took place, 'lwo there appeared For the Amendment Against it. 1 Alderman, 2 Alderson, 41 Comfilothlrsi 36 Commoner., 2 Tcllcrs. 2 Tellers. 44 Several Reports and Petitions for leases were reseeded anti agreed The Bridge !louse Lands' Cotionittee wade a Report of the proceedings of the Committee of the House of Com mons in the last Session relative to London Bridge, which was ordered tb be printed for the information of the Men,- lours. The Navigation Committee presented a llcport relative to the City and the Water Bail;ff's Waiernien, which was read, and the consideration adjourned. The of 1004. was ordered to be paid for the expend of the A tightens. The Hill foe regulatint the Company of Poulterers was read a third time, and passed as an art of the Court. On a Report from the General Purposes' Committee, re lAA e to the Court of Requests, a long thstussion ensued as to the l topriety of a nit-retitle to the Committee relttire to the eligibility aud qualification of Caudidates for the Witte of iVsistant Clerk of thabCourt. 111C11 THEASON.—The following is a statemens • of the commutation in the cases of the nineteen pri soners who were condemned at Stirling. James Cleland's respite is for one month : Tit A NSPORTIFD roe urebieomith. gaa ; Robert %vetoer, ditto; Thomas ntcfailaim, weaver. Condariaii Andrew DiVAM.Ii, nailer, (newton; Julio Macmillan, nailer. ditto; Julia Anderson. weaver, St. Ninitin's. Tsivsiseoavan son IrOURTECN YEA 11,:—Thorniti Mc. Culluch, stockin4-writer, (ilastoitt ; It. Moir, labourer, ditto ;-Andrew Lai timer, ‘i vei , (Late; Andrest Johnston, weaver, ditto; Andrew %%kir, hoolthieder, dials; David Thomson. stealer, ditto; Jaws wilt'', tailor, duto ; 11 illinm Clakatai shoemaker, ditto; Thema* Pike Or JOlllat.. r, Onto ; Andreow Ilart, glii Julio 11,:tr, a easel , Condo' at ; bniii:), t% enter, ditto. Si oa r eu.— Vit oil ttpa.cr, itelfrnn. The him; of France has rcsoived that tile birth of the imam child of the Duchess of lierry chill, if a son, be announced by a discharge 61 twenty-tour pieces of cannon in Peri, and i.r all the fortified places in the kingdom, but if a daughter, the birth shall ke•anuounced by- only twt:lye picltvc , i,i Paris .tlonc. The Portugaese Regency have issued a Prods mathti, convoking the Cortes, at the same time that they designate the gallant Patriots st Oporto Insurgent". The Members of the Regency hoot ever content themselves with treading in their trick, and following them as their leaders. The ompfaley of indirectly aspersing the Patriots of °parte,. le probably to confiliate, in some degree, the Coorttaf . the Brazils, as it very probable the Regents wig ultimately be sent off to the Brasil, as Portugal will dispense with their future services. Ile Junta of the Supreme Government of the Kingdom lame issued an animating address to the people of Lisbon. and the spirit of Liberty is extending itself in every direction. The powerful voice of a nation cannot be resisted, and they are determined• to. be free.— ' l'ortugal is tranquil, and whether the Cortex arc assembled by the Regency or the Constitutionalists, they must produce an important change. Portogel is our ancient ally, and we must rejoice in every circumstance that adds to her happiness, or improves her condition. The revolution, like that of Spain and Naples, recognizes the sovereign, and it is like* to succeed without a civil comiaotion, which seldom ends otherwise than in military tyranny, or some fatal change for the worse. When her Majesty wcat ashore at Greenwich. after her aqu-tic excursion to Woolwich, the plate used on board her barge was put into a basket mid given in charge to her black servant Lugano. The crowd on the bench was so great, that he MIS sepa rated from the rest of die suite, and in the general ' bustle the Royal carriages left Greenwich withoet him. Poor Lugano could speak nu English; gad lie wandered about the place in his oriental cealttiais, perfectly bewildered. At length, however; he net with a pensioner who had some leowledge of the Portuguese language, a talk took place htween them, when it was agreed they should set out toge ther for Brantlenburgh House OR flint; and there they arrived safe at four o'clock the fullowing morn. ingi to the greet delight of Lugano. The veteran pensioner was liberally rewarded by her Majestr. Some of the papers have, for months past, from time to time asserted, that the Bank had relinquished its intention of issuing the new notes in preparation. Tho fact is, the machinery is so ver - : complicated, that it has taken much longer time than want ex pected to complete it, and no time is yet specified for the issuit b , the new notes, though every bout's delay is to belimented, as no dread of punishment prevents the forgery and. utterance of the present notes, which arc unfortuately easily imitated'. A gentleman who returned to Bristol tit/. other ,day from Cheltenham, says . he was preempt. when Mr. Denman arrived there. It was intended. to greet his entry by a merry peal. ow the. bolls the clergyman .got possession of the keys,..ana lacked the cliurcii.doer. An immense OURCUIffile of people assembled, and met him _al aoMa.diatiaca. firm the town, with load and repeated cheers;, the hones were taken front his carriage, ani lie , . was dragged in triuntpit through the town. At the entry ty: of the crowd beadasessed them. thout,it•it wasilate in the eveniag. Ile stated has own cenvictioa of .th. • innocence of the Qtteen,, and said. it was impossible for such a woman to be guilty of the crime imputed to her as it would be for hint to pluck the thee sliyt— lag stars front the firmament. He implored. the .par sons then assembled to disperse peaceably. to their homes; he said . the Queen derived the highest . gratification from the circumstance that, notwith standing the numerous Eneetiugc. that had recently taken place in consequence of the unmerited persecutions, not our had been attended by 4 1 ) , • improper conduct. In this instance, laierevpr,*. iota - ead of obeying Mr. Denman 's instructions, the! proceeded to the house of the .clergyman ;, hltt arim persisted in refusilig the key, they bfeke . 1.11 Litt windows, and then went to the -eliwaxis, which they broke open, rung a merry peal, and then vitally dispersed to their homes, without atttmpiipo . any further misehiel. "l'er IT Li 4 4 WITII tAit'S.—The - rearorsaris olf the corps of Italian a iiiissavi iigatnat the Qatiaa ah l r6 nund in 'owl' 011 received ordeal, to hold itNell in a ul dlo,as I. %heel alnini, tta the set % men oho tinlionsed ii weir* RR leragrl molted. Tilt , e iwrvire4' 9 %%et. , accordingly put in mutton on Wettut.s,la . .. stub Sint dottstihe Thames in - a 'hoop le a tiaio.p:ai, iftlll,.h made , ' at Us. 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