The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-11 00:00:00

THE BIRTH OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.

Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held upon
special summons from the Lord Mayor, issued immedi-
ately after the birth of the infant Prince, for the purpose
of addressing the Queen, Prince Albert, and the
Duchess of Kent upon the happy event.
The LORD MAYOR, upon taking the chair, declared
how happy he felt in calling the members so soon to-
gether after his appointment to the dignity of Chief
Magistrate.—(Cheers.) He then directed Mr. Firth
to read the communications of the Home Secretary on
the subject.

The -letters from the Home Secretary, and the bulle-
tins of the medical men having been read,
Mr. R. L. JONES (the Chairman of the London-bridge
Committee) rose and said he was quite sure it would be
unnecessary for him to say one word to induce the Court
to agree to the resolution and address which he should
have the honour to submit. It was a very great pleasure
to him to state, as ono of the oldest members of the
Court, that whatever difference of opinion might have
existed on general topics, a contingency to which all
public bodies were liable, there always had been amongst
the members of that Court a devotedness of attachment
to the Throne. Their loyalty to the Sovereign was uni-
formly felt and expressed, and nothing could diminish the
enthusiasm excited whenever opportunities presented
themselves of manifesting the strength and sincerity
of their attachment.—(Cheers.) The page of history
did not present a time when a Sovereign ascended the
throne of this great country with the love of the people
more strongly testified, or with stronger evidences of the
probability of a glorious and happy reign. She had
been educated in great constitutional principles, and was
possessed of every amiable quality caculated to establish
her domestic happiness on the firmest basis, and to add
every grace to the dignity with which she sat upon the
throne.—(Cheers.) If he might be allowed to allude to
the conduct of the Queen since her accession to the throne,
he would say that she was equally distinguished by her
devotedness to the Constitution, and by her fulfilment
of her conjugal and parental offices. He believed that
all agreed in that opinion.—(Cheers.) If,. then, such
were the case, what ought to be the feelings of that
Court upon hearing of the safety of her Majesty, and of
the birth of a Prince, who they hoped would become at
a distant day the sovereign of these realms.—(Loud
cheers.) He then moved—" That an humble and duti-
ful address be presented to her Majesty, congratulating
her upon her safe delivery, and the birth of a Prince,
heir-apparent to the those of these realms."
Mr. WIRE seconded the motion. He agreed fully
with the mover in the opinion as to the excellence of
the education which her Majesty had received. Her
Majesty's conduct since her accession to the throne
proved that she was deeply read in all that was
necessary to show her the value of the Constitu-
tion, and that she only existed to promote the hap-
piness
of the people.—(Cheers.) Throughout the country
the event which they now assembled to commemorate
would diffuse joy and gladness, as it was an additional
security for the administration of equal laws and for
the solid establishment of the liberties of the people,—
(Cheers.) It was an event for which the nation had
been long looking, and they hail it as a peculiar
blessing. They hoped that her Majesty would long live
in the enjoyment of conjugal and maternal happiness,
and that her son would live to succeed her in the sove-
reignty over a free and a generous people.—(Cheers.)
Mr. W. JONES begged to be allowed to say a few
words as a Welchman.—(Laughter and cheers.) He rose
tortohoenadnl in
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tahse
the
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attachment to her Majesty more strong.
(Cheers.)
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interfere in political matters.—(Cheers.)
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The resolution was agreed to unanimously and by ac-
clamation.
Mr. LAWRENCE then moved an Address to her Royal
Highness the Duchess V Kent, to whom, he said, the
country owed a great debt of gratitude for the admirable
manner in which she directed the education of her
daughter.—(Cheers.) Mr. Lawrence then alluded to a
practice' which had grown up of late years—he alluded
to the conduct of the Court of Aldermen in voting sepa-
rate Addresses from those voted in the Court of Common
Council, although they really constituted part of the
same body.
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were dr,awn up by a Committee, and immediately agreed
The Addresses were then ordered to be presented to
her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Duchess of Kent,
and the Court adjourned.

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