The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-11-14 00:00:00

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COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday, a Court of Common Council
held in the Coaled Chamber, Goil.;hall. before'
Right HonouraAe the Loin MAYOR, ten ALE
MEN, SMILRIFFs, RECORDER, CMASIBLRI.RIN,
ether City Officers.
Previous to proceeding to hiisinecs, the 14
MAYOR addressed the Court, as u•ual.
The Thanks of the Court were unanimously tot-
ed to the Right Hon the late Lotus MAYOR (fur
which see eldwroisemelt in the front of the Paper).
The Lotto MAYOR, attended by the Atote act:,
&c. then proceeded to the Council Chamber, to
hold the Court of Corrirnon Council ; which being
the first Court held before the present Loa
MA r us, his Lordship, on tilting the Chair, address.
ed the Council in . a very neat speech, expressive
of hi: firm determination to devote himself entirely
to the interest of the city; and always, in cases of
emergency, to t ike 'he opinien of the Curt.
Ai -r the olinotes of the last Court were read,
Mr. SAMUEL Dixte rose, and, after briay corn-
rne:aing on the late glorious events, and the merits
of the departed Hem, who devoted his whole life to
its: service of his country, and died bravely in her
cense, concluded by moving, " that a Committee
Should be appointed to frame an Address cf Coe.
ratulation to His MAJESTY, and that it should be
s'
presented as speedily as circumstances would per-
Mr. Deputy Kee at c seconded the motion ; and
it was carried unanimously. A Committee was
then appointed, consisting of all the ALDERMEN
pre.ellt, and a COMMONER out of each Ward, to
withdraw, immediately, and prepare the Address,
which they accordingly did ; and, having retired
for nearly two hours, Alderman Newit•sr, on their
ret ern, informed the Court, that he was desired by
the Committee to express their wish, that, during
the reading of the Address, strangers ehoold
wi-I,draw f-tom the bar. The worthy Alderman
strengliened his motion. by reminding she Court,
that i the kloltse of Commons, it a single !Member
desired it, the gallery wi uld be clear, d of strangers.
No oppositian ',eing made to the motion, the bar
was cleared by order of the Lo RD MAYOR
. The Address was then, we undersiar.d, twice
read, and finally approved of; and it W 46 ordered,
th the same should he fairly transcribed and sign-
e : by the ['own Clerk, and presented to llis
iVIA-
Jtsry by the whole Court
Aril tile SHERIFFS, attended by the casm-
DRANGER. w .re &sire to watt upon His NI Air sr Y.
t kuow his Royal wiii ant pleasure when the Court
may attend him with the said Address.
No other business whatever was transaaed. The
Court was numerously attended.

THE LORD ,Vl.ll-OR.

His Lordship has not yet slept at the Mansion-
House, the Committee not having inspeB.•d the fur-
niture. or the necessary preparations mad. for his
Lordship's reception. The dispatches en Monday
morning, sent at seven o'clock, by the Admiralty,
were forwarded to his Lordship. at his house, us
America-squice, who immediately went to the
,tiiansion•llouw, had a copy sent to Llityd's Coffee-
1-lodse, another posted there, before 9 o'clock.
At one a Messenger was sent front the Admiralty
to inf-rm his Lorhship, that the Public Offi.es
wauld not be illuminated that night ; and, it is sop-
pos .d, it was this circumstance which gave rise to
the upon of a third vial ry.