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INUPPEPOII

COMMON COLINCIt. OttMien 1.
The Loan MAToit haring taken the Nair a•
little past twelve o'clock,. the Court continued fur
near two hour s in die dispatch of private booSoesi.
A petition for impiovillg and widening the end of
Lombard-street, nearest the Munsion-house, was
presented by Sir Jolts Essicti, from the inhabit-
ants, tit.. of the wood. in which that street is
snowed ; and, on hin.nuttion, referred to the consi-
der:4,Mo of .the Coral:Ottawa City Lauds.
Tile Special Finaitom Cossitaittee tasesented •
repik respecting the expenses of the 13ridgehouse
Linda Committee, and reaininending sundry re-
gulgtious to be adopted, &could any of the Com-
mittees of the Corporation make application fur ail
increase of their alhoWance; which Mill read, and
unanimously agreed to.
Several other reports, from the various Commit-
tees,, were presented and agreed to.
The nest Court was appointed for the election of
a Collector of Rewrote Market, to the place of
George Tlootiousedisttineiell.
THE aUItILE.S.
Mr. Sheriff Wont) claimed the consideration of
the Court to the motion he had intended to make
on their last meeting, hut which he had then been
induced to withdraw, on account of the more 'tonne-
diately presaing nature and necessity of appointing
a Coininitt.e to draw up the Address to His Ma-
jesty. He now, however, in consequence of the
misurance given him by the Court, wished to urge
bis claim to have his motion discussed, before any
other lousiness was introduced; and this, he cow
caved, would be the inure readily tlitireded to
him, whet' it was considered how much the propo-
sition he loud to make affected the honour, dignity,
and fame, of this great city.
M Wamotatt btypoited the pretensions of the
last speaker.
Mr. Hansom, before proceeding to this, wished
to suggest a single Resolution, which could OCCW•
61011 too debate, and would not occupy their time
two minutes. lie then proposed.., That the Court
should agree to a Resolutitni, expressive of the gra-
tification the Corporation would feel, if the eleven
Regiments of City Volunteers would accompany
them to Church on the 28th."

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To this it was objected by Mr. Alderman aeon-
nigrßE, that, as a Committe would he appointed
to armoire the proceedings of the day, it would be
wrong in the Court to interfere beforehand, iii
whist would he entrusted to their management.
After some farther uliservetieos on,,the same side
by Mr. Box, and a reiniva3/4 *infra tientlemau.
w-hoee name ee dill not Irani. %hat the Volunteer
Regiments of the City had dwindled almost to
nothing: the motion was, for the present, withdraws.
Mr. Sheriff WOOD then addressed the Court.—
He never enjoyed greater pleasure in his life than
on the present occai.ion ; not only on acconut of the
nature of the prnposituni lie had to make, but be-
cause he hoped to have an unanimous rote sit itri
favour. The honour of the Corporation was. w his
opinion, engaged to carry the motion which he
would, in conclusion. have to lay before them, in
opposition to that which had *trendy iwen carried;
contrary to their honour. A Ge.iileinan iii the
Court had. on a former day, made use of expres-
sions which were a libel on their character—i\ hen
he asserted, that if the members had to !my for
their own dini.er, there would be a very thin at-
tendance on the occasion. he trusted, fee
their credit. was not the ever. With regard in the
better application of the money belonging to the.
Corporation, he had turned the various modes that
presented themselves in his mind. Whether to
apply it to procuring the freedom of citizeils--4
men belonging to their own tinily, now confined in.
prison for debt, of which hr at this moment knew
two itiatances—or whether to expend the sum in the'

erection or a school for the education of the children
of poor citiateris—neither had escaped his attention.
But. co the most ta.tture cousideration he could
give the subject, and the result of conversations
with south persons, for whose opinions he had the
highest tespcct, he had thought it best to submit
his present propositiol. He concluded by moving,
" That an moth of the Resolution of t►e Court, au the
2Gth September lest, as relates to iltunftriationa and a dinotT
of the Is mammy, having 'seen carried eon•
teary to the rid etandin: order of the Coon Land that it
would be news in tariorann with the ft:elittcs of His M.jell?,
■nd consistent with the thriatty of tint Coati, to have sii:t•
able Alias-house erected, for the reception of old
and their widow; time rendering the NADlVersury, not only
of the tuth year since the aeers,non of /lie 51ajeety, bet the
same day in every after year, a day of rejtjeiug auJ jubilee
to thoitaauda."

Mr. MARRIOTT seconded this minion.
Mr. BELL gave credit to the worthy Gentleman
for the motives which induced him to offer this
position ; but he was wrong, in his mode
of bringing it forward. In the first place, it (night
to have been in two distinct motions, instead of
one; mid, edly, the same objection which cal
urged as rendernig the resolution of the Ann of
September nugatory, might, with equal justice
amid force, be urged against the resolutiou now pro.
posed. The 28th *betiding order was as effectual
in its operation against the one, as the 3141 was
against the other.
Mr. S. Dixon agreed with the last speaker. that
the motion ought to have been in two parts ; and
was surprised, that, with all the considerati (((( the
Gentleman behind him (Mr. Wood) had given the
subject. and all the conversations lie had had upon
it, such an obvious matter should nut have struck
him. That this motion should be popuhir he did
not wonder, us to he charitable was so congenial to
every good mind; but yet he could not see why
being dieritalile was to prevent their dimming toge-
ther. There was no necessity to do away the din-
ner. If any good could be done, let it be proposed,
and he was sure that neither the Corporation col-
lectively, nor the individuals who composed it, se-
parately, would be backward in subscribing towards
carrying it into effect. Th. Court insist remeinber
that they had agreed to celebrate a festival, amid,
without any abuse of good things. he saw no ob-
jection to their enjoying them of this occasion with
all proper festivity. Voles' the Corporation (hard
together, it was impossible for them to continue to-
gether in corporate capacity for the day; amid, with-
out doing this, they would he defeating their own
intentions. It had been endeavoured to ascribe
party motives to those who promoted this design.
He relieved the imputation to be most unfounded;
for his pert he would be ashamed if any hearty (no-
five • ...-
could have aciwited

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Sett eat too permniient to require their conduct to•
be dedereed from tiflden sources. They lied a.
grand= Sovereign, sWill was to express their re-
...spvet-for his virsineeeide pay their tribute to his
uniformity during! #l.,long reign—iiniformity its
ood—t.fiat they were desirous of weenie; togeiiter
oirdto eppirrtited ay. On such an occasion, st be-
came thtihnbe 1,1154 the charge of party motives
with indignation. They would not, he trusted, kir
such a stratagem, be diverted bona plyin-Ae their re-
spectful tribute to their which neither
had, not email hare to do with any administration
that ever existed. If the mover of this quest•rni
commenced a subscription for the object he had tit
view, at the dinner, when they were ell in good 1111"
mour and emoymg themselves, there was no tar
that lie would have to depart with an empty purse.
lie concluding by noticing the thounessof the bench
of Aldermen on the discussiou of the Jubilee Quer.
tion, in the last meeting. He was surprised, that,
fill such an occasion, the four Members for the
City should be absent; one of them employed in
settling playhouse accounts. He trusted, upon re.
con.ideration, that the worthy Sheriff wouid not
press the present motion.
Mr. Aldermau GooDee•cds thought the too.
tion might, with great peopriety, he totertsinen at
this moment. In either chile, whether the Court
agreed to this, or chose to abide by their last teen.
lotion, they might du so proiwrly, by suspending
the shim:hug orders which were urged against them.
As to the necessity of expressing their loyalty by
eating and drinking, there might he some differ-
mice of opinion. In whatever way they should
• leonine to celebrate this dry. it ought, in his Dpi.
Dion, to be lastmg. If the fends of the Corpora.
tion were to be appropriated, the question was aim-
pl.y, what was the best mode of appropriation!
There might, perhaps, be some objection made to
the plan proposed by his worthy friend. nu ac.
count of the Nude of the Corporation ; bat be
could state, that, were it agreed to, there were
'several companies willing to contribute largely tea.
wards it. accomplishment. Sorb a measure would
add to the fame of so respectable a buds. It hail
pile to the public that they would not dine at their
own individual expense; bitt he trusted they
would evince a very different ai.d• while
they did honour to the Sneed' 's metiwo, also de
Irouour to theinselies, by potting their baud. in
their own poi kris. He tiwn adverted to the kind
of loyalty. pole:steel by Creullrfnen en the other
side, and secueed them of tiornducies the wool
" and rendering it a monopoly In bow
(low' all opposition, or the expression of ilittereuce
in opinion on any of the subjects they introduced
and supported. There bed hero no charge made
against the morals of the King ; why then were
they to be se.peeted of want of re.pect to MO
The only diti'erence was as to the arrangements I.
he made on the cley-appoilited for an mindere-
son, and the mode Orapiplying • certain, proponion
of their funds, whether-bra dinner, or for a chars.
table poetic—.
Mr.JAc Ks miressed. gam the lt now • toted).
! moot of the Corporation to who{ and drinking.
the lint impression made on his initial was, that
/there stilt be aif Y» But now he did not see
the mete:rite of eneeertrarify expending their foods
in such tvuestiner. He, for otie, en a moo of freliug
mid of spirit, could not accept of a dinuer et the
expense of the Corporation. He agreed with the
mover of the present qesestmo, dust there were
many better modes of celebrgting the day than is
41. g together. Ile was disappointed wheat that
Gentleman, after enumerating the various moths
that had presented themselves to him, did not state
what objections had mitten in his mind to that
iiinde winch pointed at the relief of prisoners.
Among the JIM'S, this was a principal feature •r
Jubilee; and to met the prisoiier and the empties
free was railispetisahle on the occasion. Mr. Jacks
then referred to the report of the Committee for
the relief of ;tenons cesi•iied for smelt debts. which
stated,. {flat, withiu a few years, 14,000 had been
liberated, at the rate of SO. Ilk. each, thereby giv-
ing joy to families, amounting in number to 96.000
and upwards. Tire snot they worikl expeod its a
dinner, if applied to this more honouralde purpose,
would, at the rate of three guineas each, restore
three thousand prisoners to freedom. This, there-
fore, thiingh hr we. sorry to object to any inepoiii.
tom of the worthy. Sheriff, was, in his opinion, a
more charitable way of appropriating their funds.
than any other that could Ise des-wed ; rind tie must
therefore move an amendment to that caret. He
then noticed several objections that might he urged
to the vote let erecting almshouses. Ihe great
expense of' building, at the present tune, we. one ;
that tbey could not see the end of the expense to
fe recurred, -as another; and the consideration
hose often the original designs of the donors in such
matters were lost, and their charities converted
into jobs, was a third, and ..cry material objection.
to the adoption of the motion. He concluded by
moving, in order to supersede the motion of Mr.
Sheriff Wood,
" Thar it Inlaid he mere seeeptable to God Almiebte,
sad to the paternal (echoes of the Kin, to approprnate e
certain ears (to be hereafter agreed es) to Ilse reinter of
priwuers etatifiacd foe small delta, oe the approaching
Jubilee."
The motion concluded by recommending and
calling for individual subscriptiosso, foe the seine
excellent purpose.
Mr. Box condemned the brat motion. r too on-
defined. lie wished the dinner to be provided at
their individual exlesise, es it could not be sup.
plied tram the Chamberlain's Office. .11114.1.1 t
volving it in great embarrassments. He had made
inquiry on the subject, and found that the whole
sum in the Cheinberlisiii's hands. at this neetielei
was t,9031. for the amount of which thee were ad-
roitly sufficient claims. Would thee; them for •
few hours' enjoyineut, coiisent to take away this
money, and perhaps' leave the salaries of their of.
ticera in Meer, and other demands unpaid?—
He, for one, could never agree to do so.
Mr. Sheriff Wooer, w summer to the ob,ervag
tions which had fallen from Hr. Jacks. eat...l, duet
he had thought it unnecessary to go into the detail
of' his proposition at first, and had rather waited to
ascertain what might be the 111.111.11 of the Court
ellen its general tendency. With respeet to the
litreyation of prisoners, it had bees his opinion that
His Majesty would graciously consider their caw,
and relieve thr:ru. This matter he therefore ktt, to
seprroxecerteaupd likelywhet opposites/ to him •••
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