The Sun.
London, England, 1809-12-16 00:00:00

COU.tT CP COADION COUNCIL,

The Court assembled yesterday; in 'compliance
with a Requisition signed by several of the Com-
mon-Councilmen, for the purpose of re-considering
the AddresS to his Majesty, proposed and acceded
to at the 1351 Court.

The LORD MAYoR took the. Chair shortly after
-twelve, but the business of the Meeting was not
commenced till nearly one, in consequence of the,
on-atieddlnce of tLe Members.

The proceedings of the last Court were then read,
and after some private businesS, the attention of the
Court was"called by
Mr...TACKS, who spoke to the following etfe6t
" My Lord Mayor, certain newspapers having •
stated, that on Wednesday last, in the speech I de-
livered in this Court, some intemperate e%pression's
were used by we towards a Learned Barrister, I
think it proper to state that I am not aware such
words were so grossly expressed as have been repre:-
seined. As, howeser, some of my friends recol7
led that I did ue language capable of an imprope'r
construction, 1 am induced to slate to this Court,
that I am extremely sorry that in the warmth of de-
bate any words escaped me, which in the icinotest
degree could tend to hurt the feelings of that Gen-
tleman. Your Lordship and the Court will, I trust,
(JO rile the credit to admit, that it has never been my
practice to descend to personalities in debate towards
its Members, or to any individual; and I most ear-
nestly wish td disclaim every senti-nent of that de-
scription. As I have not the honour to know the
Gentleman, it is iMpossible for me to have had de-
liberately an intention to insult him. I think it
proper further to State, that this declaration arises
solely from my own retie(lions on the subjeCt, and
nut from the representation of that Gentleman or
his friends. I called on a worthy Gentleman (Mr.
Arcuthinan) as the friend of the Learned Barrister,
to acquaint him with my intentions. This morning
I observe, that the Leornt,l 6,m:rum fins taken
singular revenge, at a public Milner, by slandering
the motives which aCtuate my public conduCt ; ne-
vertheless that has not altered my design. I have
only, on this point, to observe, his assertions on
that occasion were in no respect founded in reality .
The concern in which I embarked seven years ago,
a considerable property, has remained in all respe-61;
at the public service of the army for the last five
years, for which it has been adopted ; and as three
or tour successive-Administrations have in that time
taken place, I suppose even the cakunny of party
will not charge me with being the tool of every one
of these AdMinistrations. It appears only that as'
long as a man thinks in all respects, and it has b eu
' in very few points I. have ever thought or acted Om
with that party, he is uncori opt, Let the moment
he takes the liberty to think tor himself he must
necessarily be the reverse.
Mr. DixoN observed, that if any Gentleman felt
himself offended at bring called an lidnest Cowisel-
bar, he Must deserve any uneasiness the jealousy of
his own feelings might give rise. to. For nis part be
did not think that any language used by Mr. Jacks
could be in the remotest 4,4,,ree otrensive 'to Mr.
Clifford.

Alr.WArrumati deprecated in the strongest terms,
any personalities in that Court ; he s:lid, it was
highly improper to slander any Gentleman, but
more especially Gentlemen of the Bar, whose suc-
cess in their profession depended on the unitu-
peachabity of their characters. He could not
help saying, however, that Mr. Clifford was most
foully. slandered. He had no personal acquaint-
ance with the Learned Gentleman, but he had never
heard that there was any thing in his conduct
which was not strictly cisfstitutional, and guided
by the pure dictates of an upright and honour-
able heart. The worthy Gentleman (Mr. jacks)
had declared, " That it never was his practice to de-
scend to personalities," but he (Mi. Waitliniao) had
on more occasions than one, an opportunity of form•
ing a very different conclusion. It was a common
practice amongst persons of his (Mr. Jacks) prin-
ciples to degrade those by invidious attacks, whose
principles were in Opposition to their own, and their
apostacy was at Ara) s tnlnked by the grossest slatider
against the persons whose cause they had previously,
espoused. In the present case the most objection-
able allusions had been made without the smallest
foundation.
Alderman COME objected to the time of the
Court hetug occupied by any other business than
that for which they were t onvened, and elfpiessed
hope that the matter for discussion would be hurtle-
' dimly brought forward.
A long conversation now took place respthing
some irregularity in issuing the summonses for con-
vening the Court, in which animadversions were
passed on the clerks, and- persons whose immediate
duty it was to see the orders of the Lord Mayor
complied with. Some propositions were made to
adjourn the Court till this day, on thegrounci of the
Members not having had regular notices, hut they
were over-ruled, and the business of the Cow t pro-
ceeded.