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r•cm rbich he ilreadetl hacst woful consequences,
.r Lot clieeked in time.
The CHAIRMAN was of opinion that the discus.
• io:i was disorderly. Ile expressed his willingness
to receive soy notice from the 11. m. Proprietor.
There being no other business before the Cuuet, be
.critiartied it.

COURT OF COAVION COUNCIL. ..*1
MO`We
A Court was held yesterday, which was nam.
rotioly attended.
THE ANSWER OF THE RING. ••.
The LORD MAYOR. upon taking the Chair, in.
conned the Court that a Deputation hail. waited
neon his Majesty with the AddreSs of the Court,
which had been presented on the Dth instant.
The Officer of-the Court having rend the Answer.
• Mrs FAvrty. into. it was with great grief- and
anxiety he rose to address the Court on the present
occasion, for sorely every loyal man in the coun-
try must be giieveil-to find that when, in times of
great difficulty end distress. that Court had gohe
asp to the Throne with a dutiful Address. stating
the jest complaint. of the people, sod declaring
their unshisken• loyalty, that the 4th Monarch of the
Home of brunswitqc should be surrounded with
. Ministers, so foolish and so weak as to ad-ise his
• Majesty to give an Answer that was not anti whollt
silent on every topic or complaint continued in the
Address. but grossly and daringly misrepresented
the motives by which that Court bad been actuated,
• without even attempting to deny or thew the fal-
lacy of tiny of the facts stated in the Address, or
.of any of the compluiwts it contained. Ile then
moved a itesolution, that Ilis Majesty's Answer
should be entered on the Journals, and that the
Court should at the saute time express its grief
surprise—(for which see the front of our
Paper.)
Nlr. Etcxe seconded the motion.
.11r. T. 11'11, I. I AMS said, before the Court would
:14ree to a motion for censuring the conduct of Mi-
ili,ters for advising the Answer his Majesty had riven
to the Address, it was incumbent ou the Cued to
look back. and see howthe Address bad been pro.
slimed—it could not be forgotten that the Cote-
' mittee to whom it had been referred to produce
the Address, had in fact produced any thing but
• what the Resolution warranted—aud when the lan-
guage held by those who voted for the Adilresa was,
that there must be either a !evolution or a thiloary
despotism its the cos:lily. it was lime for Minisirrs
• to bestir themselves, awl put .an extinguisher 011
.11r11 proceedings, and they would slot have acted
like limiest mien, if they hail slat advised Ilk Ma-
• jests accordingly: Wind would the wuild say, if
!he censure now moved for us Minister, should be
cirried,what„ but that the Coy of Loudon wish.
•ed for *revolution Hr concluded Willi muting
on amenriment, that his Alajraty'• gracious; Ass.
serer so the Address of that Court be entered on the
Journals.

Alderman C. SiIITH veron led the motion. lie
,yid the lisuguaga of the Ath!reps was so intempe-
rate. that he thought it was impossible liar the
Con►t to expect an answer da-rent froze► the one
1::ey received, a►id far his part he thought it a very
gracious Auswer.—(Great Imigtter.)

Mr. iltosVer!t said. it was a mostvalualile privi

l.•ge of, that Coast. and of the 'people of this coups.
try, to slate to the Croon the grievances under
ot_hich the country may at auy time 'labour, and
those persons rvisterd their loyalty iiim:ll more alio
ar;•ut np to the Throne Instate their just complaints
boldly and firmly, hut moderately arid respects.
fitly, than those who meet to sign Addresses
aLere all discussion is avoided, outs all allusion to
tote cause of distresses um! conduct •:f 51inisters

studiously sunitrersed. If they upproved of the
e-onduet of Ministers, Schy not mute it in their
Addresses ? At the same time he 111114 sic, that
tf the langusge of Ministers in the Anttner they
boil advised Ins Miljesty to Kive. Walt. intetupt•rate,
'Ley bed themselves to tbunk, as the Address stated
grteranees which only existed in the fancy of the
gentlemen by whom won composed and carried.
Ile should support the Amendment fora reason
that look formerly hero assigned in that Coop for
cnifing on answer given by his Majesty to ati*Ad-
sirt-ss, • gracious Answer, oil which occasion it Swift
justly stud, that e• if Ministers forgot.what wee
(tor in the City of Lnittlon. the City of London
sh9uld not 'forget what was au% to the Crown,"
that every answer proceeding trout the Crown must
tie considered gracious.

Mr. Aldermen %.I:AITIISIXte moved, " That a
Iten.onstrimer, entered on she jinproals of the
• 'Court, sin occasion of a funnel. Answer given by lii.
Alvjesty, when Prince of Wales. to ass Address of
• /lie Court. should be read. The' Remotistance was
aceerilissgly read. The worthy Alderman then said
he Intl st reed to chew what 114 Court had dime un
a forntkr ocealiinit when an oissnitabte Answer had
been given to their Actlress. It was the coestitit•
tumid doctrine that the King cooed° no wrong. but
the Court, si Id state its opiniurs of 51 Misters, and
he declared their late Address to his Xlsjesty con.
rained no sentiment that hr ass not ready to seal
with his 'Aral; nor lust! any farmer Address ever
semicrg.,ut so le.', alieranuias in the Committee to
.whieh it was referred. T:o! supporters of the
Address had Ha stated that we snort have Fever
1111100 or 'military government, but tied the CILIO
durt of Ministers tended to produce Oat or
other of those events ; fur it is the 'AI-Mister%
and net the People, aho were she revolutionists.
Lord Chatham had long sii:ce said, that Par.
hairiest' must reform its or the People would
reform it with a vengeance. Lord Camden held
/ the same opinions and Judge Blackstone had
rsaid, that guy oppression exercised on the people
of Erigisuil always leads to a struggle, which in the
event fends to conlirin their liberty. Even if
Ilse Address contained imaginary grievances. was
that a reason that she City of Loudon should be
'insulted ' In one of the meetings of those Wards
that were addressing without complaining. it was
"nit to the Cute, whether any prison should be
allowed to speak agaimit the .Address, and m his
Ward about a dozen persons who opposed the
Address agreed to there, retired to she London
Cutr-eshouse, and voted a counter Address. It
was in this manner the supporter! of Ministers
ektriked tutu holes and corners.—alteor. Bear./—
If. said the worthy Alifettrunie the loyalty of she
unwary were corifiued to such persons. we aright