The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-10 00:00:00

PRESENTATION OF THE ADDRESSES OF
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON.
THIS DAY.

THE QUEEN'S REPLY.

The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the members of
the Court of Aldermen and Common Council, end the leadfnt
offloen of the Corpora:ion of the city of Landon, assemblel
this morning, at nine o'cleck, in tee Oulidbali, prepara-
tory to proceeding to Windsor, for the purrAe of laying
before the Queen the addresses lately agreed to in the
Courts of Aldermen and Common Council, on the subject of
e Pope of Rome's retest aggressive act in this country
The Lord Mayor arrived at a quarter before nine o'clock,
and was very soon joined by a large number of the Court of
Aldeinamt,_

The od Mayor arrived at Psddineton at 10 o'clock. and
the special train destined to convey the deputation to Wind-
sor being In resdinen, his lordship, with his brother alder-
men end the members of the Common Council, entered the
carriages, and the train was presently in motion towards
Windsor.

The Slough station was retched at a quarter to one o'clock,
and here the state carriages of the Lord Mayor and sheriffs
were in attendance, with a large number of their private
carriages and some Sys.
The procession from Slough to Windsor, formed in the
following order:
Police constables on foot, four abreut.
The Commissioner of Polio*.
Lord Mayor's footmen in state liveries.
Moen of the Lord Mayor's household in oarriages.
Senior City Marshal on horseback.
The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor
in his carriage drawn by sin hones,
attended by the Swordbearer, Common Cry.,, and Chaplain.
His lordship's Beadle on foot, in hia gown, bearing his mace.
The Aldermen put the chair in their carriage.,
each attended by his Beadle on foot, in his gown, bearing his

The Recorder in his carriage.
The Aldermen below the chair in their careages,
*soh attended by his Randle as above.
The Sheriffs in their state carriage!,
aceompacied by their Chaplains.
The principal rftleers in their carriages.
The major City Marshal on horseback.
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The Mover and Seeonde; of the Address is their carriage.
The other Members of the Corporation in their carriages.
Polite constables on toot, four abreast.
The procession fltnked by mounted police.
The jthrney from Slough to Windsor Cutts was per-
formed in rather less than an hour, and the procession
entered the Ceatte-yard at a quarter past 12 o'clock.
The carriages setdown at the grand entrance, from whence
the company were conducted by the Master of the Cere-
monies to the grand staireue' which was lined with Yeomen
of the Guard. The Lord Mayor and Corporation then
passed through the suite of apartments leading te the Throne-
room, in which his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and all
the great officers of state, were awaiting the arrival of the
deputation.
The various rooms and corridors were lined by the Hon.
Corps of Gentlemen-air/trots, under the command of Lord
Foley.
Her Majesty having taken her seat upon the throne, the
Court of Aldermen of the city of London, beaded by the
Lord Mayor, and attended by the recorder, the town clerk,
and various other civic officials, were introduced.

The Lord Mayor, advancing to the foot of the throne,
then had the honour of presenting to her Majesty the address
- Mart of Aldermen, which the 'UAL Hon.
agreed to oy
Recorder read.
The reading of the document h►ving been completed, the
Lord Mayor again advanced and presented the Address to
her Majesty, who banded it to the Home Secretary. Her
Majesty then, in a firm voice, delivered the following reply :
"My Lord Mayor and Gentlemen,—l receive with much
satisfaction your loyal and affectionate address.
"I heartily concur with you in your grateful acknow-
ledgment of the many blinsings conferred upon this
favoured nation, and in your attachment to the protestant
faith, and to the great principles of civil and religious liberty,
in defence of which the city of London has ever been con-
spicuous.
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"That faith and those principles are so justly dear to the
people of this country, that I confidently rely on their cordial
support in upholding and maintaining them against any
danger with which they may be threatened, from whatever
quarter it may proceed."

Sir Peter Laurie, the mover, and Mr. Alderman Fare-
brother, the seconder, of the address, were then introduced
to her Majesty by the Lord Mayor, alter which the deputa-
tion retired from the royal pretence.
The deputation from the Court and Common Council,
headed by Mr. John Wood and Mr. W. Blake, were next
introduced, and the former gentleman having preowned the
Address from this body to the Queen upon the Throne,
Her Majesty replied as follows :
" Gentlemen,—l sincerely thank you for your renewed u-
suranees of unaltered attachment to my person and throne,
and to the constitution of this country.
" Your tried and consistent advocacy of the equal enjoy-
ment of civil rights by all classes of your fellow-subject,
entitle the expression of your sentiments on the present oc-
casion to peculiar consideration.
"You may be inured of my earnest desire, and firm
determination, under God's blaring, to maintain unim-
paired the religious liberty which is justly prised by the
people of this conntry,and to uphold, as its surest safeguard,
the pare and spiritual worship of the protestant kitt ,
which has tong been happily established in this land:"

The Court of lieutenancy of the City of London were
next introduced ; and ham( promoted their address, her
Majesty acknowledged the same in a very gracious manner.
The Uaivenities of Oxford and Cambridge followed with
their respective addresses, and it was after two o'clock
before the ceremony of presentation had concluded.