The National Register.
London, England, 1816-02-04 00:00:00

FEB. 4.

COURT OF COMMON ir:OUNCi4:

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Wedne,dav a Court of Common Couwil'was.beld at Guild-
hall; pursuant to requisition to take i ntO consideration the Report
of a Committee appointed last Court-day, to prepare an Ad-
dress of Cou_tratulation to the Prince Regent. on: the Peace
Nrith Fiance. The Committee had prepared the draft of an
address on the last Court-day • but theie nut being then 40
Members present, and the Address being opposed by several
Gentlemen, the furiher consideration of it was - postponed till
the next Court-day.

Sir Wm. Curtis then rose, and as Chairman of the Commit-
tee for preparing the Address, stated, that he now held that
.Address in his hand, which, if it were the pleasure of the
he would propose for its adoption.
Mr. Doiiiford thought that the Court would place itself in a
most ridV.ilous light if it voted a second Address before the
first had been received and answered. • _

A debiate being likely to arise, strangers were ordered to with-
draw
During our eNelusion- a debate, 'we understand, took place •n
the motion for agreeink • Address proposed by Mr. Alder--
man Ileygate, and adopted- by the Committee.
Mr. Waithman moved another Address, which was negatived
on a division-90 to 44—majority against his Address, 46.
Mr. Faveil also moved another Address; but that was nega-
tived without a division. _ _

The Address originally proposed :by Mr. Alderman Heygate
was thetefore agreed to;. and the Sheriff's, attended by the Re-
membrancer, were 'directed to wait upon his Royal highness
to know his royal pleasure when the Court should attend him
with the said Address. ' • ' •

On Thursday the Duke of Sussex was elected President of the '
SOCitty for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. in the Adelphi. The
numbers were—for the Duke of Sussex, 180: for the Right Hon.
the Earl of Liverpool, 24—Majority. 156.
THE BRIDGES.--It is not unlikely, that two of the three
new Bridges will he completed in the course of the ensuing
summer; one of them, perhaps rather early in it. The Strand
Bridge, of which the last arch was completed several weeks
since, will soon he ready for the ballustrades. That of Vaux-
hall has all the t iers formed, and several of the iron arches
fixed. The Southwark Bridge kis one pier near), completed,
and the dam formed fur the other. A year has been passed in
this apparently slight pr.gress ; but the treat depth of the
river in that part, and the strength of the tide, act ount for the
delay. As these will be but th ee arches, arid those of iron,
about a fourth of the work is done.
Nlr. Dodd, the engineer, has announced the de= gn of a
magnificent bridge whieli he proposes to can y across the liver
Thames from Rotherhithe to the oi?i:ositc shore.
Mr. Southey's forthcoming Tragedy at Drury-lane Theatre
is entitled /var; in which Its. Knight, the wife of the /idle
gre,:t Coined an of that name, is to have a principal character.
This Actress has lung been a great favourite at York.
The Lan,/ ick Ad;:ertistr S—'6 ;: (says a correspondent)
a melancholy fact, that the ancient manors, estates, and pos-
sesions of the Wellesley family are hr 'tight to the hammer,
and to be krt.cked down by an auctioneer. That the old castle,
built by King in Trim, t he yellow tower, the monastery,
and the diurch, ate to be sold at public cant, with all the ba-
ronial privileges, homers s, and jurisdictions, incident to the
manor and its courts. Cromwell battered the walls of Trim—
the present proprietors sell their ruins and their foundation."
A repot t prevails, that the South American Insurgents at
Carthaena, have offered to put themselves under the motec-
tion of Great Britain, and to profess allegiance to his Brittan-
laic Majesty.
-The Judges met in the King's Bench Treasury Chamber
Thursday morning, and chose the respective circuits as under.....-
NORFOLIC.—Lord F.Denborough and Mr. Baron Wood.
MIDLAND.—Lord chief Justice Gibbs and Mr. Baron Richards.
NORTITERN.*Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Justice Le Blanc.
WEslc ItN.—Mr. Baron Graham and Mr Justice Park.
Oxi'oan.—Mr Justice Dampier and Mr. Justice Dallas.
omE“—Mr. Jw:tice liaylcy and Mr. Justice---