The Sun.
London, England, 1813-04-23 00:00:00

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:thDRFAS TO THE-PRINCESS OF WALES.

The LottiiMAyoa §tated to the Couitthat it
had not been common to call a Court hi the EaSter
week, bid in the presentinstance he had thought-
it right to yield to the wishes of others. His
Lordship then stated the reason's which had in:.
(laced him to change the day, This
.part Of his
speech was not, hbwever, sufficiently audible tia
be beard distinctly below the 'bar.---Tbe requisi=
tion having been read-^-
Mr. WArrnmAta said be was perfectly satisfied
with the' eXPlanation given by his , Lordship,
though he had felt considerable inconvenience to
;arise from'tlae change which had been made in the
day, as several Of, his friends, not expectihg the
business then before them would come on SO soen,
cvere at such a distance fret!) town, that it was
impossible for theM to be informed of it by the
Post; in time to attend the Conit this day. In
proposing an' Address to the Princess' of Wales,
he was sure it was necessary to say very little to
induce the Court to agree, to that Resolution with
which he should conclude. He contended 'the
Court of Common' Council, and the Common
had a right to discuss, an, ii offer their senti-.
„meats, on every great public wiestion.. He had
ever been anxious to in:detain this right ; to sup-
portthe dignity and importance, of the two bodies.
The sentiments Which actuated. the Common Hall
on a recent occasion, met With his entire
.appro-
bation ; but he would rather the Corporation' of
.the City of'London should !luxe been foremost on
the present ,occasion. This be had felt the more,
as they had been foremoFt:in addressing the Prin-
cess of Wales, on her arrival in this country;
and this feeling had induced
,him to/submit, to
them, that ‘Vhich he had offered at the,Common
Hall. One advantage, howeVer, resulted from
their not having taken the lead ; which was thisi
that whatever they mjght . decide upon
,this day,
would go lard; to the world with more weight, as
not having. been done but upon serious, and deli-
berate reflection. He was. satisMl the Court
would feel the improPriety of -breaking
out agreeing tnsomeit,esolntions, in effect
to that which •be had to propose. At the. Com-
mon Hall be had felt, however_ he might wish
that the Corporation should take time lead, it was
impossible for the .Livery to separate without
voting the Address, or without coming to, some
strong decliatnry nct;olution, expressive of their,
sense of the innocence of the Princess,: as pot
to do so would have been to east a very
gross imputation on. tier conduct. ' Till the ap-
pearance
.of those documents , which 'had lately
'met ,the public eye, however, satisfied they
might have been of the innocence of 'the Prin..'
cess, and howcyer , they might, sympathise with
her in her afflict:4)ll,lle. had thought, it ' woad-
not be desirable to come to .any Resolution
von, the subject, as their Resolution, wlnttever'
it Might be, would have bad but little effect,: if
the whole of the, case were not laid before the pub-
lie.' They had now (as he understood) the• whole
of the.
,clocuments connected with the , subject her.'
fore'.them. Her innocence was now proved, and
they saw hoW she had borne the aufferings.to which
she had.-been exposed, and. that happily she i,tad
at last cotue forward to deunnal that legal pro-
ceedings should be instituted against her, or that
her innocence should bereeognised. Under such
ciretnnstances,..be was confident that. Court, would.
come unequivocally expressing its ap-
probation of .ber ctisaduet- Her condition,-,con-
sidered cis that of n ,private person, had been such
as was 'caletilated to eallforth their sympathy in
no common degree; but when it, was considered,

With rcietence to her • situation, it must operate

still more forcibly on, theirfeciings. They cotild
not but feel, that had those'who conspired against
her succeeded in their dark designs, the conse-

(peaces ‘vould :have been,. nut .ouly fatal to her,
hat they.might have involved this nation in, great
difficulties,. in a most ;tremendous struggle,, the is-
sue of which it. was impossibie to farad. :Tak;•ig
then a view of the question os it affected her Royal
Ilighnesscind as it affected the a(piart, tbstiglit
it. would to ,found one which particularly called

on the Corppration 9f the City of Loriclon to
adopt that line of conduct which he was about to
mommend. He would not waste their time by
endeavouring to prove that wh;ch required no
proOf, by attempting to convince !hem of that of
vihich they were already convinced, and he would
thereforcionly move, " That a loyal and dutiful
Address be presented to her Royal Highness the
Princess of Wales, congrattilatiing her Royal
Highness on her complete triumph over the late
foul and atrocious consphacy against her honourninor

and life." tie 'did not know ivliethnr it was

'thought necessary: that the proposed, Address
should be here read, as liad been done. on "sOlne

occasions, in artier to eonviucc the Court that no

Ratte,r was, there introduced which was not ha-

mediately eoimetted, with thefsubject:' fle had

no obidt;tion to read the Address, if it ‘lriiS the

wish of the Court.

No wish was expresseil that the Address jouhl
be read, ind Mr. Waithrunn sat down without:

rending it.
Mr. FA\TELL seconded the motion. • Tie regret-
ted the absence of several Members of the Court
who w.cre distinguished ;or their attachment to
their Sovereign, and Who must thereeore have telt
particularly happy to come' forward to vindicate
the honour of every branch. of his illustrious
Ile noticed the hOnest lei.fin:Ybof joy and
gratulation with which the late reQntion of the
Common Hall had been met. Such totetiousas

the present, he contended, were of CMe greatest
importance to' the people. 'I he profligacy of
the Fi-ench' Princes had led to the horrors of

the Revolution, and tterefore the conduct and
character of every member of 'the Royal Fa-
mily was that in which the people were
deeply interested. When a worthy Alderman
(Mr. Alderman Wood), had proposed to bring
torward this subject, he (Mr. Favell) had thought
the time he ‘ias ,!isposed to choose for his motion

unseasonable. if he recollected right, it MIS
shortly after the petition of Sir John and Lady
Douglas was presented to Par:jament. Ilv had
objected to it at that period, for the -Nike of the
character of the Princess of Wales, as be appre-
hended, had they then come forward, it might
have been said there Was a disposition to screen
her Royal Highness tyozu au iuvestigation,