The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-11-25 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON ADDRESS.

This, which was the next Address, was presented
by the Lord Mayor and a large procession of the
Common Council, in the full pomp of civic state.
Mr. Wood was the only Alderman present, and
wore his scarlet gown. %%Alen the company had
formed in the large room her Majesty entered, fol-
lowed by numbers of her suite. The Recorder
read the Addre►s, and, according to a privilege pe-
culiar to the City of London, her Majesty read the
Answer to it iii a clear, pointed, and emphatic
manner. She had on a rich dress of lace, spangled
and inlet with silver tissue, over a white satin slip;
a lace Elizabeth ruff; a plain load-dress, sur-
mounted with a gorgeous plume of white feathers,
and a white far tippet.

The following is a Copy of the City Address,
and her Allsjestfs most gracious Answer :

TO TOE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
Thu dalifol and loyal Address of the Lord Mayor, Al.
dermea, aDJ Commons of Om City of Loudon, in
Common Council assembled.
May it please your Majtsty,

We, his Majemy's must loyal and dutiful subjects, the
Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and COOIOIOII9 of the City of Luis.
dos, in Common Council, desire affictionately to offer to
your Majesty our sincere and joyful congratulations upon
tie triumphaut refutation of the foul charges brought
against your Majesty's character and honour, and the ex.
posure of • conspiracy still more powerful and detestable
than may of those of which your Majesty had formerly been
the °kit rt.

Tbot the investigation into your Majesty's conduct, how-
ever unconstitutionally and unfairly carried on, would ter-
minate in the establishment of your Majesty's iunocence, we
conlisleutly anticipated, when we lately uttered our assur-
aorta of regard out your Majesty's return to our country.
But we feel the greatest reason for rs juicing at the fulfilment
of our expectations, when we consider the detestable bust
formidable means employed by your accusers to achieve
your ruin—means against which, bat for the Power that
guards the oppressed, no character could be ware ; and,
while we contemplate with unspeakable horror and disgust
the loathsome spectacle of the power of Sovereigns and the
'civility of Cuurtiers—tbe influence of Ministers—and the
treasuie of Liogduma employed in hiring spies and slan-
derers, corrupting servants, faloricating obscene calamities,
suburreing wretched perjurers, erecting secret tribunals, per-
verting justice, and withholding the means of defence; we
admire the undaunted courage, inspired by conscious recti-
tude, which could ewe...mister, bola', and di feat such mighty
and iufernal

Well knowiog that every fresh proof of the inuoeence of
the victim of false accusers Mires but to redouble their
malice, and aware of the character and condition of some
of those who unitrrto4.lt to sit in jet/patent on your Mil.
icily, we have felt no surprise, sod trust you will feel no
conceit), at their votes and declarations: the first Minister
of the CUJIN 41 himself has alnico' what value is to be offal.
buted to them.

Our rat 111 id hope thi rrfore is, that contemning the Wie-
ns as of Conroe, s, and fueling that the only security for the
Pricers, as well as the humblest Citizen, is ie the freedom,
the inirlligcnce, and the spirit of the People, your Majesty
will from liencrfoith continue to reside etriongst us, in the
full rujoymeut of your dignity, and isi the exercise of every
virtue that can claim and secure the esteem and aid', ct lei* of
a ginift,US Nation.
Niguel', by Ostler of the Cow t,
HENRY WOODTHORPE.