The National Register.
London, England, 1815-01-15 00:00:00

CITY BUSINESS.

A Court of Common Council was held on Thursday in conic-
(pence of a.Requisition, to take into consideration the propriety
of presenting an address of congratulation to the Prince Regent, on
the Aignature of a Treaty ..1 Peace v►tell the United States.
Mr. WAITHMAII opened the business by observing,. that be was
hardly aware, that in awbmitting to them a nintion. the object of
which was to express tlwir joy nt a conclo.ion having at last
ar-
rived to that state of calamity and warfare in which Europe, and
at length America, been involved. be had to dread any very
serious, or any direct opposition at all. He had he:ird certainly
that the present motion had heist considered by sonic as premature.
but in this lie could not agree, for he thought this of all others the
fittest moment for snrh a measure. It ha►l he. n said that the Pre-
sident of the United Stales might renew to rutify the treaty. Was
that any real or *cilia objection to his motion ? Surely. if We
deemed the peace honourable to ourselves. happy fir the einpite.
and beneficial to all classes,—if we knew that in negOciating such a
peaceour :native-3 had been praiseworthy. we could not be at a low
in justifying ourselves in now indulging in a strain of general con-
gratulation. When, however, we looked to the distresses that
characterised every department of our national situation. to dis-
tresses equally affecting the agricultural and commercial clas►es of
the community, he tho►►ght the time had come kit marking the -
sense of that court at the termination of a war which lie hoped had
put a final end to those contentious that had disgraced Europe for._
twenty years. If me flag had been disgraced,--it the war hail been
mismatiaroil, - if there had bten culpable negligence in the conduct
dbf administration, the day for that 'Depths! was at hand. mud Le
would be the last man to step forward in exculpation of ►uch mis-
conduct. He should conclude by moving... That a loyal and du-
tiful address be presented to the Prince Regent. to congratulate Ins
r Royal Highness on the conclusion of the late Treaty of Peace with
America."

Mr. rovet.t. seconded the motion. The conclusion of peace
with the only power with whom we were now at war, was a subject-.
of the greater joy, when we consider that of the last 50 years, Su
had been spent in direct war with France sod America-, and of the
other to, when we deducted the periods of troubles with Russia, in
'Holland, the Rest Indies, &et few years would' remain unmarked
.by souse hostilities.- Notwithstanding sncli a large portion of the
life of every man in the country had been spent in war, there were
still some cold blooded politicians who tAisised it to be cositintied at
any rate. Knight-errant~ in their closets. they wielded their goose-
quills to excite others to involve the human race in calamity, to re-
dress imaginary wrongs. •
Mr. Itnown said, that the Court did not know the terms of peace, •
and until we knew whether they were suat and honourable, an Ad-
dress must be improper. It was somewhat extraordinary to see '
persons who so lately held tip interminable woe as preferable to a.
continuance of the slave trade, now so forward to hail the conchs-
%inn of war as of itself satisfying every object —lt was to be con-
sidered, that if they now ennegatulatad the Prince Regent, the time,
might come when, on the Wood of America to ratify the treaty.
they might be called on to advisee Administration of having insisted'
on terms whirls it was incompiitikle with the sageity and character
of the American Government to accept.
Mr. bytors followed op the same side; whatever might he said'
about .the American war, he 'should always maintain *limit was un-
dertaken in defence of ourselves, and he was sorry that Anierica had
not been chastised. It ever one country had taken advantage of
another in its most peritotio condition, whilst fighting not only for
itself, but for the freedom of the work', that country ivies America.
Nevertheless he rejoiced that hostilities were over, and was sorry
he could not assent to the present mutiou, because he cossaidesed it
premat tire.
Mr. Harvey, Mr. White, and Mr. Griffiths spoke in support of -
the motion. The tatter thought that incl. an address cools! do no
harm, but that it retied possibly do a great deal of good. He had
always found that a little honey would catch more flies than a grsast
deal of vinegar.—(A langh.)
Mr. WA IT I: Y 1 AN, in replying to the arguments against the motion,
said he war astonished to per into what awkward predicaments
some of those gentlemen got who were ultimo the foremost in ques-
tion` respteting the abolition of the slave trade, or the interests at
religion. It was rather extraordinary to see those advocates of ktr-
man i ty, generally supporting war am' corruption.
Time question was then lousily called for. and the motion of Mr.
Waldman was carried by a majority of 67 to st.
A Committee was appointed to prepare an Addecks„ which was
*greed to, Lind ordcre.l ":77 Ge pre•-eutes.l },y; the whist, 4NII • .

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MEMORANDUMS FOR TEI ENSUING WEEK.

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StAD•Y, JANUARY 15, 1815.
Second Sunday after Epiphany
CHURCH SERVICE Morning Lessuns—lgaiali h. Matt. xvi
Evf ning Lessons—lsaiah liii. Rom. xiv.
16 Mow tony—Xim rises at 52m. after 7. Pets at Bm. after 4.
17. 'rtmsn,t v—Anniversary of the National Vaccine Establish
meta, e-tabli-tied in 1809.
18. W turi Csuay.— Her Majesty's birth-day kept. Holiday at
the Public Uttices.—First.Quarter of the Moon at 2 in the after-
noon.
19. TRuagnAT—Son rises at 48m. alter 7, sets at I.lm. after 4.
W. FRIDAY—St. Fabian, a Bishop of Rome, vitt() %titferctl mat-
tyidom unit. r Decitis.
41. SATURDAY—Louis XVI. gullotined at Paris, 1793.

MGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

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Sunday, Jan. 15 a . 4h. 55 nu
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Tuesday lO h. 6m.
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