The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-30 00:00:00

ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN.

COMMON COUNCIL.—(THIS DAY.)
A Court of Common Council was held this day for the
dispatch of business. The proceedings attracted unusual
attention and interest, from its having been announced that
the Tory party would muster in strong force to oppose the
resolution for an Address to ber Majesty for her conduct
on a late trying occasion. The benches on both sides of
the Hall were completely crammed, and the space appro-
priated to strangers was also filled long before the hour
appointed for commencing the proceedings.
At twelve o'clock, the LORD MAYOR having taken his
seat, the minutes of the previous Court were read over.
Mr. PEMBERTON was proceeding to address some ob-
servations to the Court relative to certain accounts sent
in by the Lord Chamberlain and other civic officers, when
he was called to order, on the ground that the requisition
took precedence of all other business. Mr. Pemberton
said he would give notice of a motion on the subject for a
future day.

- ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN.
The Cerk then proceeded to read the requisitions ad-
lresscd to the Lord Mayor to convene the present Court.
When he had concluded there were loud cries of " Read
he names."

Sir PETER LAURIE hoped the names only of those gen-
tlemen who had signed the requisition themselves would be
read. —( fleer, hear.)
A MEMBER said that every one of the eighty-two gentle-
men had signed the requisition with their own hands.
The LORD MAYOR said the requisition had been ad-
dressed to him, containing the same words, and some
' parties had signed all four of the requisitions.—( Hear,
hear.) He supposed the best way would be to read all
' four, with the names attached to each.—( Hear, hear.)
The Clerk then read the four requisitions with the names.
Mr. ASHURST rose and said he was surprised at the
course that had been taken by some members on the pre-
sent occasion. His Lordship knew what the ordinary
practice with respect to these requisitions was, and it had
not been deviated from in the present instance—namely,
that some parties did not like to put their names down in
the first instance until they had seen the names of others
who would undertake the duty of bringing forward the ques-
tion in the Court.—(Hear, hear.) In order that the Lord
Mayor might not be misled, an alphabetical list of the
names had been made out, and the signatures reckoned, no
name being counted twice, and it was then signified
to his Lordsnip, as was the fact, that there were
eighty-two signatures to the requisition.—( Cheers.) He
perfectly well understood the nature of the cheers
with which the reading of the names had been received,
and it was attempted to be insinuated that the requisi-
tionists would practise upon the Lord Mayor that which
be was confident no man who bad attached his name to the
requisition would do, an imposition as to the number of the
signatures.—( Cheers.) There was one other point which
he wished to refer to, namely, that Mr. Pewtress
uad obtained in writing the authority of two gentlemen
to affix their signatures to the requisition.—( Hear, hear.)
Having stated these facts, he now rose to move that a loyal
and dutiful address be presented to her Majesty, on the
recent trying circumstances in which her Majesty was
placed. It had been insinuated that those who had signed the
requisition had attempted something like an evasion of the
principles embodied in the Address. In order that the
Court might see that there was no such intention on their
part he should read the resolutions which it was intended
to submit, and which in fact embodied the substance of the
Address to her Majesty.
Mr. Ashurst then read the resolutions as follows :
" That we cannot, however, refrain from expressing
our desire that the responsible advisers of her Majesty will
in future, by a steady and progressive course of rational
Reform, command the support of such a majority of tier
people and of the House of Commons, as will effectually
prevent the recurrence of 'a crisis similar to that ,n which
her Majesty and the country has been recently placed."—
( Hear, hear.)
" That we would also with profound respect express to
her Majesty our ardent hope that such measures may be
introduced into Parliament, and be earnestly advocated
by her Majesty's Ministers, as will extend and confirm the
liberties and franchises of her people, recognize equal
civil rights without distinction of sect or party, improve
the condition of the working classes, and promote the
cause of universals education, and which, by purifying and
reforming our institutions wherever abuses exist, may se-
cure to the Throne the only safe and permanent basis for a
Constitutional Monarchy, the sincere affection and support
of a free and contented. people."—( Cheers.)
That her Majesty's conduct, in the trying circum-
stances in which she has been recently placed, has elicited
our warmest sympathy and admiration."
" That from the constancy and amiable feeling mani-
fested by her Majesty in relation to her private ,and do-
mestic friendships, and the calm determination with which
she has sustained the just prerogative of the Crown, we
infer, with confident satisfaction, that her Majesty will, on
all occasions, evince the same firmness and steadfastness in
maintaining the 'rights and liberties, and in promoting the
welfare and happiness of her people."—( Cheers )
(THE CONCLUSION in a SECOND EDITION.)

MANCHESTER and BIRMINGHAM

EXTENSION RAILWAY.