The Sun.
London, England, 1813-05-07 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

A Court was yesterday hell for the,purpbse of
receiving the Answer of her Royal Highness the
Princess of WALEs to the Address of the last

Court.

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The Loan sMisvoa 'opened ,the business, and
directei the Recorder to. read the Answer: 'of
the-Princess, which was done,and, on the motion
of Mr. GRIPVITHS, ordered 'to' be entered on the
Journals of the Court,
The LORD. MAYOR then caused a Letter of
Thanks from the Russian Captain Bock to he read.
In this Captain Bock expressed- his giatiftide•for
the flattering attention he had met with since he •
came to this country.
Mr. Wart.timAN understood, that neither" the.
Address' of the Court' to the Piincess. of ‘Vales,
nor the Answer of her Royal [Ugliness, had been
inserted in the Gazette. He wished to be inform-'
ed of the cause of their non-appearance.
The REMEMBRANCER then teat a letter which
he had sent with the Address to Lord Sithnouth,
together with the answer of the Noble Lord,
stating, that— in the exercise of that discretion
which belonged to ,his office, he did nut think
pioper to order the insertion of it in the Gazette.
Mr. WAITHMAN felt that to pass 'over this con-
duct on the part of Lord Sid.oouth, Would be to
abandon their ancient privilees, and to acquiesce
in an indignity offered to
.the City, the Piirices, •
and the Prince. He was-not one of those who
thought the Address to the Princess of Wales
meant to cast any reflection on the Prince Re:
gent. He had not thought it could be unplea-
sant to hirer, conceiviug that it was inip:)ssibie
for his Royal Highness not to particiliate in the
general exultation at the declaration of the hum-
cco..c of Hoial Consort; and he felt much dis-
posed to propose an AddreSs of Congratulation to
him on 'the occasion. What could be the cause
of the non-insertion of their Addresses ? Their
Address-es on the Mariiage of her Royat
tiers, and on the Birth of the Princess Charlotte,
had been inserted in the Gazette. To refuse to
admit their present Addresses was to encourage
an ided that suspicion still attached to his Royal
Highness. Since her innocence hail been com-
pletely 'established,•it was proper that it should be
recorded in an official* instrument. After her
Royal Highness had been declared innocent by
his Majesty's Ministers, why should?one of them
offer an insult like that of which he complained, to
public feeling ? Under such 'circumstances he
thought it the duty of the Court to mark its
`Sense of such conduct, he tber2fore moved— '
• " That Lord Viscoont Sidmorith, by his un- •
precedented conduct in departing froni immetno-:
. rial• usage, by refusing to Insert in the London
Gazette the dutiful and loyal Address of this
..Court-, to her Royal Highness the Princess of
Wales, with her most gracious Answer thereto,
so that our regard and veneration for the Virtues
of her Royal HiglNess might he preserved in
dal security, and ..reinain capable of being at tiny
time resorted to, -as the recorded WO of the
City of London, has evinced a marked contempt •
for the feelings and opinions of this City, and the.
Country at large, and that by so suspicious au ex-
ercise of his discretion, has seemed to insinuate
a belief, that the triumph of .the Princess of
Wales, overa conspiracy so. foul and detestable,
could have been displeasing to the Prince Regent,
and has thereby offered a grosi indignity to
the Princess of Wales, and cast a most invidious
and odious iMpotation on the honour and charac-
ter of hiS Royal Master ; that this Court is there-
fore most peculiarly called upon to:present a loyal
• and dutiful Address to his,ftoyal Highness the
him Regent, congratulating. M on the esta-
b4shed.innocence of his 'Royal Consort, and es-
pressing the feelings of- this Court at the miscon-
duct of his Minister ; at the same time expression-
onritnxions desire, that her Royal Highness may
be allowed-,an establishment suitable to het highs
Tank and station in this country."

FAVELL Seconded the Resolution, and' de-
clared no indignity like tbe present had been of-
fered to that Court since the Revolutityit.
Sir W. CURTIS said, no one was more ready
than hinisele to resent any contempt shewn to
that Court, but he differed from; Ole Gentleman
who brought fora ard this motion with, respect to
the conduct of Lord Sidmouth. He was satisfied
that no one bad a more singere respect for the
City of-London than the Lord,• He had,'
however, been placed in it new situation ; a com-
mon copy of the documents in question having
been,seut to him, instead of .the Original authen-
ticated instruments, wlirch had heretofore inva-
riably been sent. All'addresses, moreover, ought
to he examined by the Sovereign, previous to
their insertion in the Gazette. if then those who
censured Lord Sidmouth, could put them elves iii
his situation, would they hove presented these
addresses to the Prince ? In the situation in
which his Royal Highness stood, would it not be
to offer him an indignity to present such an ad-

dress to him, P.nd collie, it be the wish of that
.ont:t to offer him an indignity ?—(Cricsof" (jet
not.-) He hoped the motion would be
witbibawth-

Mr. S. Drxon contended,. that Lord: Sidmouth
had given. as courteous an ansWer via he cindd
give to ti-r&piest with which he coul:i not cow-,
ply. He thought the worthy Gentleman 1...0 not
consulted-his own sense in 11inging fortard. this
motion, and •he had not dealt fairly with' the
Court in making- it without a notice. He thimght
the friendi- of the Princess would do well to. let
ntatters re.t as they, now were. He disapp oved
of-the motion, and particularly. of the 11:4.1Lerthae
introdured, which could not now regularly be
brOught_before the Court. .
Mr. DORNFORD ,WaS of opinion,. that the best
course they cbuld`pursue, it they were di,pleased
with the corpiuct (yr Lord Sidnionth, would be to
present a reinonstrance to him, .as they had done.
to Mr. Ryder on a ;Millar- occasjon.
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Mr. Q&IN thought they ought to .express their
feelhigs „n the present OCCASiOn, if it ,were only
to satisfy the. Secretary of State for the Home
D-.l.paitulent, that the City of London had frelings
to express: lie could,not go so fir as to support
that part of the Resolution, relative to the esta-
blishment of her Royal Hight-gm, as that 'was not
regularly before the Court. The rest of the tnt,-
tion had his cordial approbation.
Mr. WAITIIMAN moiled. • •

Mr. JACKS opposed the motion, No Address to
the Royal Family had ever been. ‘o ed without
notice. T. vote tlie Address proposed, would be
to pass an unqualified insult on the Prince Regent.
Mr. ALAIN moved that the consideration of this
question•should he adjourned to another day.
The REcoomt said, this motion could not re-
guls.rly be put in the present case..
Mr. ALDIN then muvefi, " That the Court do
now adjourn."
This motion being seconded, a division took
place, when the numbers were equal, there being
50 for and 50 against it.. The, Lord Mayor gave
the-Casting vote in favour of the motion at ad-
journment, and tile Court accordingly adjourned.

BUITISU INSTITUTION.--It has been justly oh-
served bra jo dicions and intelligent.. Critic, in a
Morning Paper of this day, that " yesterday was
en epoch in the. history of English Art." The
suite of Rooms belonging to this Institution were
opened yesterday, for the purpose of affording a
private view of a large collection Of the works of
Sir JOSHUA ,REYNOLOS; and. never was there a
more gratifying pt oof of British Genius. The
whole was therefote calculated to gitie delight to
the patriot- as well,•as to the man of rave and
feebrig, with •respect to the pro.locrio a of. first'',
rate talen'ts, enriched by all the advan age of cul-
ture, end long experience:,---The varied, pow: r; of
Sir JORHUK ItEYNOLns are' abundantly shewn iu
this' rich assemblage, and, it ii-evident that if he
had devoted himself to, the poifical, the pieta-
restyle, or the historical' departments of hit art,
and also to'Landscape, he would have attained the
height of excellence, as-much as he had gained it
the province of Portrait. Amidht all the plea-
sure which 'this triumph of native Genius must
afford, is only to be regretted' that the Pictures
cannot always, be kept together, iu order to form
a school for the Artists of this Country; for we
have no hesitation in'saying that the most distin-
guished of living Professors' may derive instrttc•
•.tion front it; and we hope they t ill attend as often
as possible, to impregnate' their'thinds with the
unrivalled beatifies of collection. The, highe4
respect is due to those Noblemen and Geutlemen
who suggested the plan for assembling such an ad-
mit7ible colleetiOn, for their Teal in- accomplishinit
it, and for-their liberality in sending the. works'
belonging to themselves, to augment the general
treasure. 'Among those who were preseat yester-
tiny were the :Marquis of STAFFORD; the,Marchio-
nesi THOMOND, the Earls GattY, ABERDEEN; and
ASHELIRNHAM, Sir ABRAHAM HYJME; Sir GEORGE
BemumotiT, the Right Hon. CHARLES LONG, Mr.
R. P. KNIGHT; ants other Well-known Aontetrs.
We shall not particularize the Works that enrich
this colleCtion, because. we will not forestall cu-
riosity, but we can confidently. promise the highest
`'gratitication. to the public at large, when it'shall
be opened for their inSpeetion:

LITERARY Ft/NO.—The Annual Dinner of this
Meritorious Institntion took place yesterday at
Free"Masons' Tavern.—The Duke of SOMERSET
was in the chair. The usual loyal and constitu-
tional toasts were given, and the company re-
ceived them' with cordtal warmth. When the
Duke retired, the Chair was taken by JOHN'
FuLLatt, Esq. who has so often shewn the manly
character. of a true Briton in the, House of
Commons. The company were gratified by re-
citations• from Mr Fri-unit:tip and Mr. CAMP.'
BELL ThtowtkrE, the former of his own production,
and the latter one of Dr. Si mmoNs, both of which
we shall submit to our' Readers, but omit to
day for want of room. The Treasurer ware tt
good account of the finances of the Institution,
which were enriched by the contributions of se-
vtral visitors.

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF BENCH, MAY G.

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ejtf:,IIIZAL IN
Yr. 41't TORN' Ey-G Elt AL mor.e(l fora rule to
41ets. catise why a kE N
eriptual Informatioo should
not be .
at.:t.itinst a person of the. name of Oar—
hava, Otlicer in the'Arloy, for a violent assault
eounnitted byhim ti-Forr ft Magistfaie cif the.
county of l)eyon, of the.4saint, of Basset, while.
on his vea'y to Exeter, to act 41; his capacity of a
Alagistrate. The of Uri *Odell the present
applic:.,tion Was wade stated-6N to have hcen a
deliberate mid preconcerted act, and that the per-
son now moved against was knoWn to have
procu the
tt'
e l w
ts!tohne et
(1r
vuliiiied t)
rtstteo-:n hc'i(ep withit. the
I'4l al.
. ‘ :Si i a
s s'
P
l d
e a
wait he
WI way to discharge his duty.' as
Alitangsisatiti,
rate at Exeter ; and •nakinF up to
" my na.me 'is Garham, yours' is Basset."
Immediately after which, h
him violently with the whip.e p‘rvoicleeietfiaestikettoi beKtwhy
he acted in such a manner, he only said that lie...
would dct it, and continued his attack in the same

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outrageous mailer, inflicting his blows with such
severity as to cut 'through a greatcoat %Odell Mr.
Basset wore at the time., The only offence which
Mr. Basset haagiven, which could have provoked
him to this outrage, was the issuing of a warrant
against him on'tht complaint of a surgeon named
4urgess, who resided at a place called Linton,
Lord ELLEN.BOROUGII said', no doubt this ii,as a
case in which the Court would interfere, it the as-
sault could be shewn to be ',connected with the
circumstance just, mentioned as ji cause producing
it.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, Mr Basset, in

his affidavit, swore to his belief that this, was the
, only eanse which could have led to the outrage
committed upon hint" by Mr. Gorham. He then
read the words of the affidavit, from which it op-

reared that the warrant,alluded to, and which was
supposettto have caused the, assault in question,
had been issued two years ago.
Lord ELLENSOROUGR observed,' the, ,offence
supposed to have _produced the 'assault in qnestion
' had lain by so long, that one, could not help sus-
pecting there must be-.some more recent cause to
Which the assault was attributaPle; and, it it
. should turn out to be so, the pm-on in whose
behalf the rule was applied for; must understand
that he ran the risk of haying it discharged with
costs: If the two circumstances now brought
tinder the ciew,of the Court could • be connected
tngether .as caus,e and effect, in that case -alone
.could the Court grant the information ; hat if
Mr. Basset had been indiscreet enough to keep
back any recent misunderstanding unconnected
with the exercise of his duty its a Magi4trate,
which might have caused. the assault in question,
he ran ibe.risk of having his rule discharged
..with
costs,
In this the ATTORNEY-GANERAL agreed, and
Rule Nisi was granted. •