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indeed expect that revolution must soon take place ;
but they all well knew that was not the case. and
that those were the most loyal subjects who would
advise his Majesty to redress the grievances of his
peoplo.—(llear, hear.)—lndeed, if danger threat-
ened, he was confident it was on such persons hid
Majesty would rely.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. GRIFFITHS mild, no man would sweats him
`nr being disloyal; bat when Ministers acted as they
had done, it was their duty to make known their
just and reasonable leafs to Ins Nhijesty, :and their
loyalty would be a slain/Wring virtue ir it did not
lead them to address his Majesty as they had dour.
Mr. OLDHAM said, the conduct of Muitstrni, from
first to last, was hostile to the liberties of the people.
He considered the Answer that had been given any
thing hut gracious; nor could lie suppress his in-
dignation at having seen a Noble 'Duke and Mar-
tinis both King sad people by their contrail).
tuous conduct while the Address was readinif.

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Mr. PEARSON said all the parts of the Address
had his cordial assent, and he was confident spoke
the almost universal language of the country.—
There was a great dittereuce between the temper of
the Address and that of the Answer. The Address
avoided casting any imputation inn the motives of
Ministers; but die Answer clearly implied that the
motives of the Court in presenting the Address were
bad. He said the conduct of Nlinisters strongly
tended to gaud the people to treabon by the hand-
bill* which their agent Ihril distributed ; and he ex-
pressed great pleasure at seeing an lion. Alderman
in his place, who could favour the meeting nith
some account of those Lauri-bits. and though he
might not choose to tell whence they came, would,
perhaps, be pleased to 'say whither they were going.
Alderman ATKINS di.claimed any other know.
ledge of the treasonable hand-bills th m he had re-
ceived as a :1141;1141.4-w, in which capacity he had
done every thing to prosecute their authors.
:11r. pIIoN declered that the Answer should be
considered as the in6st gracious Answer of the Sove-
reign, and received ..vith becoming respect by that
Court, which ought to have deeply weighed the
nature of the Address before they had determined
to present it. He expressed himself must decidedly
in favour of the amendment.

Mr. Tair.ua asked, ►►ose could flint answer be
ratted.graciour, which was meant by 1116 Nlijesty to
be ►cost ungracious ? If the Court culled or eon.
entered it most vicious, they would treat the King
with great disrespect, by giriug him u COlllfg.
diet tom

Mr. FAYELL rose In reply. Fir begged the Court
to recollect that his Majesty's A tassver, dictated by
his Ministers, was expressly intended to fix no in'.
;rumba' of disloyalty upon same individuals con-
nected with that Court. Such an attempt was a
most unconstitutional proceediug. A reflection was
cast upon two persons, the mover and the seconder,
who were singled nut from the rest of the Court,
for conduct in which the Court itself partici-
pated; for when mice the Court agreed to any MO-
lion, the mover and seconder became mixed up
without distinction with the burly. Alderman
Waithman and Mr. Taylor were the individuals
aimed at. tie (elr. Favell) wished to b ire his
share of the disgrace; and if the imputation of a
desire to throw the country into danger were to be
fixed by the taste of Ministers upon those two
worthy men, he by no inertia would desire to be
excluded, knowing that the praise of Mirgsters
was the only thing that would render liable
to suspicion, and judging of their censure upon
the same principle. lie concluded by express.
lug his opinion, thut Ministers had proved by
the Answer that it was their wish to throw the apple
of discord between the King and the people.
The amendment was then negatived.
Sir CLAUDIUs S. HUNTER. cuwe forward to
speak upon the origitn.l question.
Alderman WAITHMAN declared that no person
had a tight to peek aft. rt hr reply of the Mover.
Sir C. HUNTER said, he should ;serialise move au
anierstiment, and in the same tune regrettedlbat he
h:el lomad it impossible to attend the Conit at all
earlier hour. lie penuld not now rise but iron he
tfou4lit it indispensably necessary for him to &liver
his trininoti upon a mounts of which lie had the 'nog
unfavourable impresabn. It was impossible to eon.
trive that any gat;! could arise from perseverance
in an unrisferrable fonility to all the acts of Go-
eetainent.—lf the people were liggrleVo•J, surely it
was by u moderate appeal, nod nut by an in emper-
ate and ineam-I,,!rtit rennmstrance they were to be
bent liied. His Majesty and his blinisters were

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Tu do so, was to insult his person, a thing which
'no man in that Court dared to do to his equal. He
concluded with moving the previous question.
Mr. DIXoN seconded the motion.
Mr. E'saaso• said, the question had liken a lIPIV
turn : it was now whether the Court should reciird
the Answer of the• King. He could not think of,
Leiria party to a measure which.wowld go to insult
his :Majesty, and therefore lie should vote for the
original motion.
'Elie previous question was thew ►ejected without
a division, mid orlon the original question the. Court
divided, when there appeared—.
VOIt Tin NOTION. AGAINST IT.
. 3 Aldermen
t7oninuniers. ..... 83 Commoners
Tellers
SS 58
II Majority in favour of the motion..." :10.
A deputation was granted fur one year of the office of
Alien Porter.

The Court then proceeded to the election of Assistant.
Beadle of the Court of Requests, when the Petition+ of the
Candidates were presented and read, and the ballot being
taken and cast up, the numbers appeared as follow :
Me. Kent
Mr. 3upp
whe►eupon Mr. Kent was declared dimly elected.
Several Reports fur ollowance to officers in respect of their
services were presented and agreed to.
A Petition for an improvement in Upper Thames-street,
near Vintners' Hall, was presented, and referred to the City
Lands Committee, to consider autl report sq forthwith.
Upon the motion of Mr. Rick, 1001 was granted in aid
of the fund annually distributed (upon this slay) amongst
, the poor widows of freemen, by the Chamherlaiii.

Mr. Hick 4:so moveil a reference to the London %Volk.
house Committee', to covsider of extesoliug the management
of that Institution to a limited number of the Committee fur
the relief of the houseless and destitute poor, in addition to
the Member 4 of the Court who may be appointed Governors,
which was agreed to.
The Lord Mayor laid b, f,re the Court a communication
from the Court of Aldermen, with a copy of ■ Report of the
Committee of Privileges of that Court, which was ordered to
be printed for the information of the Members.
An important Report from the General Purposes Commit.
tee, on their Ingo icy into the mode of compelling pvll4ollll to
become free of the City, was presented, nail ordered to be
printed prior to bring considered.
A Report from the Gaol Expenses Committee, on the soli.
jest of the iiihitrat• on Mr. Remembrancer's Rills, was
also ordered to he primed.

A lltpert from the General Poltroon; Commit lee, rotative
to the iitelieiholity of any Members holding appointments as
tridesmeu, was presented, and, after some debate, the con.
eider:alum was wljourued to the next Court.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

LISBON MAIL.

LISBON, DECEMBER 8.
PORTANIA.
As the public funds ought to be applied to the
purposes marked nut by the law, without any dif-
ferences, which is always odious, mid the most evi-
dent sign of bad administration, and it being indis-
pensable, and of the molt induiritaide utility to
consolidate the credit of the Treasury, that the
public confidence tniy not be deceived nor the
abuses continued, which it is very easy to intro-
duce when it is necessary to,lenve to the discre-
tion of the persons employed the Iles formances of
obligations which c4ntiot always be determined
with precision ; the Provisional Junta of the Su-
preme Goverment of the kingdom desiring not only
to improve, as for as circumstances will permit, the
receipt of the revkotie, the application of which is so
sacred, but also to prepare that knowledge of facts
which is indispensable fur such reforms as the Cortes
may thitik suitable in a matter of 60 11111r11
iut-
portance, has resolvtd to creme, mkt has created in
the Treasury itself a Commission, which shall he
entitled " Commission of the Public National
Treasury," and which shall be composed of a
President, six Members, and a Secretary, with a
vote. First, This Comtn's►ion is to exercise in its
full extent the authority and jurisdiction which by
the law. creating the "Treasury, and by thole which
have since been promulgated, was given to the
general Directors and Presidents without any dif.

lar from Ileilig diaincliiied to listen to the corn. feretire.
plaints of the people, but those Complainsa should [Here follow valions regulations, the 1 Ith of
be uttered iis u respectful manner, and not couched
which sip :I—The Commission shall propose the
in language insult;sig to the Koval ear. The nor.
the changcs which appear to it to be necessary and
Alderman, est adverted to the publication of
the
proctedinga of the Court of Alilerisieu—a nivst I 'li:dispensable is: the present that due
solemn and quiet Court, and one etbich should be consideration being had. these regolutions talc be
permitted to keep all its affairs f the pubic rcr, I altered, the imperfection of which it is impossible
instead of having them argued, and argued Pm in stis
nut to acknowledge, when it is considered that
unfair and pawl manner, *objecting the majqii:y
of its m..nibers to the 1110,1 offensive reflections, and the last reform of the Trtasury was made to the
distorting their conduct for the purpose of exciting i year 1761, leaving in vi;,:our regulations and P3S•
ridicule. He then spoke of the improbability that tents of revenue made ages hefore, which still
such taco us Lord Liverpool and the Duke of Wel.l regulate the raising and administration of Nadi
lington, to who'll the nation looked with admiration,
which are so different in their origin, as well os their
would counsel the King to any measure injurious
to his people.-1 Cries of " More, move.")—The I applicatiun.—( Lisbon Gazette, Dee. Y.)
worthy Alderman made nu motion. LISBON, DECEMBER 4.
Alderman BIRCH came forward and said, he Told The folloaing antler hex htt.,, issued :
an aineudtuent to propose. lie had obssreed that It The Commissioners of the Department of Health
though the adsocates of the original 111011011 had hating received, byibe act of its or:anization, the important
spoken touch of an insult offered tit the Court, they charge if refsrmiogthe abases which the public so vehement-
bad not said one word of the insult offered to the ls complains, acquaints the same public that though it has
Ferro's of the Sovereign by the Address.
lime go stem desire and zeal to enter immediately on this
im-
Ner! there were cries of e• Chair !"—.Mr. FAYELL
portant object, it is, however, in want of knowledge of those
having risen to order—
he LORD MAYOR decided, that though he was abuses. For this reason the Cotnntission applies to tlsc public
, e that it may be assisted by its observations and information,
anxious to hear every I.peliktf to the qutation, n
MUM m %Ite' to those who rose to potash; of order, if "nni"all good citizens who shall assist in giving it infor.
be meant to maintain order.
minims that a speedy remedy shall be applied by the Supreme
Government $o all the tergiversatious, frauds, subnrdina-
Mr. FAVELL said it man a breach of hider fur soy
limit, aid pet Chi's which shalt be denounced to thew, and
to lay that the Address of that Court was an
10SUlt to Ins Majesty. which can be satisfactorily proved.
Alderman WAtrituau said the worthy " The Commission declares, however, that anonymous
man'could not properly discuss the main question desuuciations which 'cease, but du nut praise, roman be
slier the reply of the mover. entitled to any attention. Mat is most necessary are irre-
Ahlermlin.BEßOU insisted upon the right of talc• I finable documents chick may anlhorise the violent and re.
log a view of the queation.as it was intimately con. pealed complaints which obliged the Junto of the Supreme
emoted with the amendment he had to propose. The Goverment to have recourse to the pi visional sad extra.
Court had no right to take Advaniogr of the situ.. ordinary measures which are confided to this Commission.
lieu of the King on tbe Throne. because they had " Lisbon, 25th November, IMO.
theprtvilege to address but there. They had no (Sigartl) "'FRANCISCO DE. ASSTS E COSTA,
right to interfere with his domestic circumstances. Acting as Stvretary."