The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-18 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

The Loan MAYOR stated,' that he had convened
the Court in cons: quence of a requisition he had
received, to take into consideration the proprie!), of
presenting an Addr, si and Pe:i;ion to his Royal
Highness the Princ, R gent, upon the unprecedented.
and embarrassed situation of the country, and praying
for a redress of the numerous grieances under witicli
we labour.

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',l:'liz—re.q.lisition having been read,
Mr: QUIN, in a speech of considerable 'length;
couched in terto very moderate, adverkd to the
difficulties and distresses- udder which'the country
at present laboured, most of which, he said, arose,l-
- the want of a fair representation in. Pa'liamcnt,
and the measures adopted by the present Adminis:
(ration.- Ile concluded by moving some Resolution*
and an Addrcss to the Prince Regent.
Mr. BLUNDELL seconded the motion.

Mr. JACKS complimented the mover of the ques., ~
tion, Mr. Quin, on-the moderate tone of his speech,,._
which appeared to be very different from the violent '-j
proceeding at the late Common Hall ; he observed,
there could be no difference of sentiment as to the, ,
embarrassment of'our national affairs, owing to the
stagnation, of our commerce, and to the hand of
Providence ; the 'only question was, whether •the
Measure now proposed
,could relieve us ? or, whe-
ther it may not tend to increase our internal divi-
sions, and inflame the passions of the ignorant ? He
ridiculed the idea held out by visionary reformists;
and atter having argued the question very ably,
concluded With an earnest recommendation to lay
aside all patty' considerations, • and reminded the
C,urt that we had the authority of the greatest Le-
gislator that the world bad ever seen, of the most ex-
alted' Personage which had ever descended from
Heaven=ol the Son Of,c-od: himself, to believe that
" a house divided against itself could not stand."
Mr. WAITIIMAN, its 'a' speech of,Sotne length, sup=
ported the Motiom He contended strongly for the
necessity 'of- the 'repeal of the Orders in Council,
which, he sa'd, were
.deStruClive to the trade and
commerce of the country, and were the principal
cause of the present scarcity and high price of pro-
vision's. ‘

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Mr. S. Dixo opposed the Aesolution -altogether.
He adv&ted.to what'had been said by Mr. \\Tagil,
man Pkid ye& it was t he-s true speech which he
had heard float that worthy Gentleman Many times
before. Ha, contended that -the situation of this.
CAntry..was flr preferable to that of any other, and
he thought the worthy ,Gentleman had be! ter employ
his talents in raising the spirits of the people than in
Ihus.depres,ing them by his .doleit.ll harangues or ,
every occasion.
• Mr. A. BROWN. declared himself a friend io 11.•
form in Parliament ; .and he believed some of thus`-'
who stood forward in support of that cause were
men who bad the good of their country at heart ;
with these he would most readily, unite. There
were some, however, thoSe who, d, dated their
opinion that French discipline and French arniks,;
exceeded our own, and that were not ashamed,
even in.the House of Commons, to prefer Gei:er3l
Suchet Co Lord Wellington ; .and at Tavern Meet-
in the midst of tb ir. conviviality, to express
their wishes to see some of the Members of the
Administration dangling on a laa,p7 iron, w ith
though they called loudly for kieform, he would not
unite, because he was persuaded they hsd Some-
thing beyond Reform in view.

Mr. FAVELL was of opinion nothing could save
the country but Reform.
Sir WILLIAM CURTIS defended Ihe Orders 10
Council, and the measures of Administration gene'
rally, and obser.v.d, he was not prepared to pull
down one edifice till he was in a situation to ere
another• which should excel it.

Mr. Alderman COMBE was in favour of the

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motion. •
Sir CHARLES PRICE and Sir JAMES SHAW also de.
fended the Orders in Council and the meastnes of
Adininistration, and opposed the motion.
Alderman Wool) 'supported tlke Resolutions.
• The Court • then ,dtvided; when the numbers.
Were--

FOR THE ADDRESS. AGAINST IT.
4 Aldermen,
92 Comtnonets, 10 Aldermen,
2, Tellers. 79 Commoners, •
I 2 Tellers.
I —92
Majolity in favour of the Address-6.
A Committee was then appointed to withdrout
and prepare the Address, and being, returned,, the
same was tead and a;reed to, and .the bheritT4, at--
tended by the Remembrancer, were requested to
wait upon his Royal Highness, to know when IA
will receive the same.

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Musrc.—The seventh of the VOCAL CONCERTS,
under the direction of Messris. HARRISON, BARTLE'
MAN, mid GREATOREX, was attended last night
the Hanover-square Rootns,-by a very nutnerous and,
elegant audience, who were evidently highly gra'.
tified with the entertainment which they received-
The first
_a6l commenced with the "Overtare to
•Hercules, by'l-lANnxt„ and nothing- could be per'.
formed with more correLinecs and spirit. This voS
followed by a pleasing Madrigal of Pizt-)Na, well
supported
„by five voices, and a trio from
Maccaboeus -followed, perfortne-id by HARRISON)?
Goss, and BELLAMY, with, appropriate effect. Miss
MELVILLE acquitted herself very Well in an air by
GAZZANIGA.' The PETKIDES gave a charming
concertante on/the French horns. FISHER exerted
Fiji powerful voce, and displayed extraordinary
fkxibilify for such a voice, in a recitation and air,
composed by himself. The Echo Glee, by WEBS 6/
.produced a beautiful ens. CATALANI and Mfg'
LACY were encored in a duet of MOZART. This ae
closed with recitatives from Belshazzar, which were
admirably given by BARTLEMAN, and supported bY
the Choir. A new (*enure, by BISHOP, of consi'
derable merit, led on the second adt... HARRISONI
111 HORSLEY'S Maid of Vro, displayed his fine tastt
and unaffeiaed pathos. CATALANI sung a ditficull
Air with her usual skill., The Glee of '" Peace ti
'the Sonls of the Heroes," so beautiful id itself, an
so well expressed by HARRISON, Goss, and BAR'
TLEMAN, could not but awaken a strong interest if
behalf of its unfortunate Composer, Dr. CALLco'r
and give an additional impulse to the zeal of belie
voleuce. We have not room to say more on till
excellent Concert, which concluded with ARNE'
animating Air of " Rule B itannia," with appro

POETRY.

IMPEWMPTU

°N MR. WHITBREAD'S HAVING STYLED MR. PERCE-
VAL " AN ADVENTURER FROM THE BAR."

Brety'r WHL TB READ, from decency far,
Himself has ex pos'lto a rap,
For surely one brought from the Bar
May rank with one bred fur rh, Tap.

SPORTIAG INTELLIGENCE.

ikIEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING,

1812.

FRIDAY, APRIL' 17
Sal@dishackville's f. by DicK Andrews", '73t. tzlb. beat Mr.
n
Beverley, Bst. iolb. Across the Flat. wogs.—
to 4 on Ld Sackville's t. by Dick Andrews.
Mr. Craven's Tooley, by Walton, beat D. of Grafton's
brother to Coke, Bst. 71b. each. Across.the Flat. zoog.—
% to I on Tooley.
Ld Sackville's Pan, Bst. zlb. beat Mr. Andrew's MoCet,
Bst. 81b. Ab. M. zocgs.--7 to zon Pan.
Ld Darlington's f. by Ditt6, Bst. 31b. beat Gen. Gower's
a by Sorcerer, 75t. tzlb: . Two-yr. old C, _tdogs.-3 to 4
°n 14 Darlington's f. by Ditto.

'6 Subscription Handicap Plate of 501. for 3-yr olds and
upwards. Across the Flat.
Ir. Howarth's b. Invalid, 6 yrs. Est. 61b.
Ld C. H. Cavendish's br. h. Iqurival, 5 yrs. Bst. iaib.
Mr. Lake's ch. in. Uritidllllla, 5 yrs 7s t. J lb. '° 3
2to r agst Invalid-5 to 2 agst Florival.

¶en. Gower's Crcssidi, 4 yrs old, Bst. zlb, was entered
40* this plate, but the other horses starting without her, she
literwards walked Gyer.
_ Mr. Thornhill's b. f. Historia, by Haphazard, darn by
WotEo's rec. 6ogs. from Ld Kinnaird's b. t. by Popinjay.
Ab. M. bogs.