The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-09 00:00:00

RAS,' INDIA !MUSE.

Yesterday a Court of Proprietors was held at the
East &die House, for the purpose of considering
the expediency of presenting an Address is Con-
dolence on the death of the late King, and of Con-
gratulation on his Majesty'. accession to the throne.
After some business of form was disposed of,
The CHAIRMAN stated to tl►e Proprietors the
object fur which the Court bad beeu convened—it
wits one ahich he thought would unite all their
feelings, and in supporting which his own senti-
ments would only re-echo those of every Gentle-
luau who heard him. —(Hear.) —When he recol-
lected the great length of his late Majesty's reign,
and that their lamented and revered Sovereign,
throughout the long course of sixty years, had
afforded to all his 'objects the highest and most
continued example of the exercise of all the vit.
tura which could adorn a throne—alien he recol-
lected this eminent proof of exemplary worth, he
knew that list memory of the late King most ever
he held in grateful remembrance by his people, and
that the dignity viol glories of his character would
ever be held sacred in the history of the annals of
nation.—(/fear,tots hear.) —lie felt equally as-
sured, that aid' the same unanimity which would
mark their assent to the condolence, they would
also declare their attachment to his present Ma-
jesty, and their unalterable loyalty to his illustrious
House—(Hear, hear, hear.) —The worthy Chairman
concluded by proposing sin Address to his Majesty,
expressive of their condolence upon the death of
the late King, and of their loyalty and attachment
to his illustrious Successor.

The DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN (Mr. Robin•en) in
seconding this minion. Paid he was satisfied that on
an occasion like the present. only one seiltiinent
could perva.le the whole body of the Proprietor.,
he meant a feeling of regret for the loss the nation
had sust.iiiied in the death of their late revered mid
illustrious Sovereign, sold of congratulation upon
the accession of his present Majesty, whose throne
he knew they would approach with loyalty and re-
spect.—(Hear. hear. )—II e should not trespass
any longer on their time, but conclude by fecund.
ing the motion which had just beeu made by their
Chairman,

As the motion was about to he pert—
Mr. R. TwilitNo rose and said, he could not
suffer this motion to pass without putting in a few
words in praise of it from among the Proprietors.
He should, indeed, regret, if upon so interesting all
orcesion,the Proprietors had not had an opport tautly
of cordially expressing their feelings in praise of suck
e motion as that which had been just wide within
the bar--a motion which he trusted would be car-
ried with the most perfect unanimity.—(/tear,
hear.)--.To form a just estimate of the merits of
their late beloved mid revered Sovereign, it was
not necessary to be a person of high couside►atino,
or moving iu a superior sphere in society. flit late
Majesty's merits were such as had been equally
mailifested to all ranks of society, from the highest
to the lowest, and which had initoted almost every
bring its the community wills a reverence and at-
tachment for his high cherscter.—(Neu►, /marl—
The late King was certainly not as some Sovereigns
had been, a mail deeply versed ni political intrigue;
lie haul uscended the throne too at an age when he
could nut be supposed to have had much experience
in life; but uotivi.listanding liis want of the arts
of political intrigue, and the inexperieure whirls
he must have laboured under on ascending the
throne, he bad uniformly throughout his long
reign set an example to the people which would
long be ►evered by Englistimeu. Ile had 'hewn
them iii all the relations of life, as a father, a hus-
baud, ands friend, s great example, which could not
fail to have had its good account among his pes•ple.
hear.)—lii s reign so long it was natural
111 have to encounter occasional aud perhaps um-
'perilous difficulties. On these trying occasions his
late Majesty always shewed that lie was solely se-
lusted by his view of what was good fur his country.
This feeling uniformly predominated in his mind,
uud influenced all his activism—(Hear, heur.)—
Ilis self possession at all times was pesfect end tan.
disturbed, and such as was calculated to inspire

King. On the day of the Royal fusteral, Amiss%
every place of vs,r.hip in the country was open, to
express some to thu.e of respact to the memory of
the departed Monarch. But such wre the wide
sphere of his many eirtutat, that the nosiest talesito
of the clerical profess hal failed to exhaust the
subject. Though the language appbed to it was
not that or Aul.tioa In any degree, but sootily that
cf simplicity anal truth.--(//ear, hear ) —lie eon-
eluded by gisiog his hearty support ta the motion.
Mr. RANI:N.I. JACKSON said, that he was awe
all who hest(' hi is wutd.t concur si It one heart
and one mind in the elospient and just ealogiums
which they had rho day heard bestowed Ul,oa
the character of their Ive lamented and be-
layed Sovereign. It was imps:Nimble, he thought,
in the a hole range of history, to find a Mo•
narch who was snore justly and inure neservestly
beloved. They had, ow doubt, read of a numb- r
of sirnamea which had been •p, Led to flimsy
Monarchs: they had heard the term " G. eat," Situ-t
profusely bestowed; " Well-brloveil" was also an-
other phrase, though the manner in which it was ap-
plied could nut fail to excite a snide. But it he
were to express NO udilittonal epithet to the late
King's some, he %mild call him " Ki,,g George
Me Good."—(Mar, Ater.)--D.atilitz his lung reign
be had had to encounter many d.fficulties, yet iu diem
all. a hen they wete of a political ustsite, his late
Majesty looked sop to the Constitution sr his guide.
rod according to his perception sand apprehenvionef
that Constitution, he guided has conduct on the
throne, for it was a Constitution for which be war
prepared to go to the block.—(Hour. hear )—lit
all moral difficulties, whetteser they arose, hat late
Majesty looked up to its God as the only sourer of
real truth, and from whose fountain alone comfort
and solace could be drawn.— (Hear, hear.)-;-Ad•
wetting to their immense possessions in India. at
had been well said, they had, tinder the late Mo.
starch's auspices, diffused happiness over the once
benighted nativ.rs. The Indians themselves ac-
knowledged the mild and equitable spirit of British
law. and no intelligent individual among them
would exchange it for the system which it had so
largely supplanted. The worthy Props icier theta es-
rests d his approbatian of the course taken nit the pre-
sent occasion, and raid their vote mould not bereceivrd'
with the less grace because it emanated from the
whole Corporation. instead of a part of their body.
Ile also approved, under the circumstances of his
peseta Majesty's health, of the delicacy of pee-
strain the Address through the medium of their
Chairman acid Deputy Chairman only—though eta
other occasions it would he perhaps proper to have
a larger depotation when they approached the
throne. Ile cordially approved of the whale of the
proposed motion.
The motion was then put, and carried unani-
mously. It was ordered to be presented to the
Kiog by the Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
The Court then adjoartied.

CITY ELECTION.

SECOND DAY.

The polling commenced yesterday at the urinal
hour, but did not proceed with much celerity. The
result of the day will be found not in favour of the
more popular Candidates. The crowd began ►o
swell about one u'clut It. and before three the ball.
as well as the nvenurs leading to it. were quite full
I.lllr 1111111.1111.1 r 11111111 Cd themselves by Indulging In
cheers fur their respective parties, and in expreariiig
marks of disApprubation tomer& their opponents.
About tweidy minutes after direr o'clock the
state of the poll was announced. The twilit/cis
stood as follow
For Mr. Wilson
/sideman cadet 612
Alderman Woud . . 553
The Lord Mayor 521
Akkgrosan Thorp
maermu waanmaa
After thr uproar which followed the antiont.ce-
wrist of the poll had in some degree rube:Jed—
Mr. WILSON came remind to address the Livery.
lie thanked tl►wn fair the high► place in which they put
him on the pull, though the pleaeure he felt at that
cite:utast:met was accompauird with some regret.
Ile felt sincere regret•"tlwt he should have Siren
placed shove that distinguished elitracti r, A!ders
man Wood, whose public.tiervices were of
nature as niade him blush's'. he put before loin.—
(applause )—lrab serticts and his ex/idiom boil, us
the House of Common•, Ni their Representative,
and in the discharge of I Is civic dutiet, were alma,
all prairie. lie ihrrrlorr regretted th.t he was
placed above line, conscious, as he was, that he slid
fed itesti Cr isp her No placed. For the complinueot
they plot Sow, a.d lot that make of their cosso•