The National Register.
London, England, 1820-06-18 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

On Wedoesday a Court of Common Council was held
at Guildhall, in conseqoence of a requisition received by
one Right the Lund Mayor, to consider the pro-
priety of a duttfol and loved A:l(liess to her Majesty the
()urea, upon her arrival in me; country.
Prts ions to taking the Chan, a very warm anti loud
altercation took place between the Lord Mayor, Mr.
Alderman Wail%mum, I%lessrs. Pavel, Iltircombe, and
miters. Ills Lordship seemed eager to impress on the
gentlemen prozot the propriety of deferring this discus-
,;no moil the result of the ttepciations, now pending,
be made known. In support of this opinion, he in-
stanced the conduct of both Houses of Parliament, and
of the High Bailiff of Westminster. In reply, Mr. Al-
derman Waldman asked his Lordship it he thought
he had more sense than all the rest of die Court put
together; and observed, that die proceedings of the Lord
Mayor of London were not to be regulated by those of
a High Bailiff of Westminster.
The altercation, which was waxing warmer and
warmer every moment, was only put an end to by his
Lordship taking the Chair.
After the minutes of the last Court had been read,.
The LORD MAYOR said, Ul3l, when the %Intl:num
calling tuts Court was presented to hint, there was a
hope that the business on which it was called would
have heel) settled. That not having been the case, he
hoped the good sense of the Court would not proceed in
I'. If Hot, tie should be very sorry to act in a way which
his sense of duty would compel Mtn to do.
Mr. FAVEL said, that it woith: be found, from his
opening speech, that it was the farthest thing (nun his
wish to widen the breach which now unhappily sub-
sisted ; but rather to do every timing in his power to
heal it.
The Requisition, calling that Court, and the former
Address to the Prince's of Wales, congratulating her on
the defeat which her enemies had met with, hating been
read,
Mr. FAvee trusted the merits of this question would
be met with ceolness and deliberation; and he rose,
therefore, to move a du.iful Address of Condolence and
Congratulation us our most gracious Queen Caroline.
The minutes just read shewcd clearly that the Queen
had left this country with the good will and affection of
the people, and it had been the-cuitoui of the Court to
congratulate each of the Royal Faintly ou their arrival
in England. He hoped, therefore, that this would not
•be the hist time that they neglected a duty, which
was now peculiarly imperative. His Address must
contain two branches; one of them of congratulation,
and the other to condole with her on the very many
losses which she had sustained in tier family since her
departure from this country. She had lost her father,
brother, her a unaule daughter, her good mend the Doke
of Kent, and the late Kong, her protector against all her
enemies, and yet had she boldly come and thrown her-
self on British justice, and the protection of a loyal
f:t. Unless mere was any cite who would dispute
eie to be Queen of hvigUnul„ he could anticipate no
objection to his ovation. EVery member of the Royal
Family must be pleased with a fsir, loyal, and moderate
Address, because all must be anxious that she should be
able to prove her innocence. He should wish ha heal
the unhappy differences which now existed in the Royal
Family. 1 hey were not now iu a situation to make a
choice of evils; nor were they to abstato from addressing
the Queen, unless they would make themselves a party
to the charges now brought against her Majesty. He then
moved a dutiful and loyal Address to the Queen ou her
arrival in this country.
Mr. J. Vs'im.tatiss seconded the motion. He could
not consider this au interference between husband and
wife; but he was free to cuiefess that this subject could
not be handled, without calling in question tile conduct
of Ministers. If they were to " this Address, it
would be an insult to both the Queen and his Majtsiy.
Sir W. (At RTIS role with regret to oppose this motion,
which, though moderate, yet it touched cm a quarter of
all others the most ddicate. Parliament had suspended
its deliberations, and so ought they.
Mr. JUPP mought the manner in which the worthy
Mover had handled the question was highly creditable to
him; and mat all they mad to consider was, wioethei
they would depart iron) their usual course, which was to
address the Rival Faintly oil their arrival in this country.
Nlr.Jaces and, that he conceived any interference on
their parts, in the tuaolitr now proposed, would be de-
cidedly taking tile part tit toe Queen against the King.--
(No, no, no!)
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN said, that after the very
able and jodicious manner in which this Address hail
been moved and seconded, he should not have spoken
one word hit support of it, did he not conceive that kill
Opinion woul.l rxiteele.l 1.11/011 a subject which had
formerly Silicros,e I ,(1 imt.'l% of his attention. Es en it.
the conduct tit M.,Je,ty mot ever been so blameable,
still, never was tit, cv a Wrilltall raider the catioil of
I leas ea tuun .% its of compassion. Every attempt
lied been mot to tra.ntee ner coalaCler; and that was
the most rfleet,t..: hi J.l se,i(s to make ally I 11111 l ail being
Carden of tlieo cmoinct. was the very proper little
for congrjtu;juoil. con NI they shot their ryes to the
persecutions which illJili!usntousL'Oliale had node:-
gout? And did they *oppose that byitayttig her studied
neglect, who was 1.01 only the Consort in llilf Susemci u,
but otherwise allied to him by bo,od, Ow:: should
act agreeably to his feelings.? It was ntipostilde ; it
roust give that Ro'yal Personage the greatest s mtfactiori
to see her M ijcstya innocence clearly proved. them
Zook at the degraded situation of their Queen. By
erasing her haute Irmo the Liturgy, she had been as it
were shot cub of the pale of the Church. But the great.
est dcgradation of all was the prupontioii which (dieted
tier money—money to be taken Irons the pockets of a
suturing people, to be spent it a foreivi country, and to
the, who, if we bdieve the intimations the very oleo
who made this infamous proposition, was wholly unde-
serving of support. Ought they not to admire her con-