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THROUGH GREENWICH PARK.

COU RTS,

The LOUD MAYOR said it was extremely gratifying to
him to state that ne had received a letter from his Ma-
jesty the King of the French, in answ,,r to.the address
of that Court.—(Loud cheers.) His Lordship then rose
to read the letter from King Louis Philippe, which was
on Tuesday last received with such enthusiasm in the
Court of Aldermen, and which, it will be remembered,
was an answer, through the medium of his Lordship, to
addresses from both Courts. _

The LORD MAYOR—.Yes ; there were two aticiressez:--
one from each Court.

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MEMORANDUM.
Admiralty, June 10, 1846.
The Admiralty have given due consideration to these con-
flicting opinions, and although they have the greatest con-
fidence in the opinion of the Aitronomer Royal more partico.•
lady charged with the observations at the Observatory, and.
of course, perfect reliance on the correctness of the - decision
of the majority of the learned visitors of that institution,
yet as persons of distinguished ability, whose opinions are
rwitled to be received with deference, have given :such
strong and decided contrary reports on the subject, e
Board, however unwilling to deprive the public of what .;'e
considered by them an important accommodation, deem it t o
be on the whole most prudent to withdraw their sanctio n
to .the tunnel through Greenwich Park for the proposed rail-
way being proceeded with, at least until another session of
Parliament, when further experiments may induce a more
concurring opinion as to the real effects such a measure will
have on an observatory situated at the distance .itatul from
such railway tunnel.
By command of their Lordships,. •
(Signed) W. A. B. HAMILTON.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL;
Yesterday a.Court was hell for ti-e -dispatch of pabiie
business.
THE KING OF THE FRENCH—ROW BETWEEN THE TWo

Mr. W. JONES moved that, previously to the reading
of the letter of the King of the French, the address
voted to his Majesty by the Corporation of London in
that Court—which address had from punctiiii.us mo-
tives, been withheld from the public- eyes—should be
read.
The Court having unanimously agreed that the ad-
dress of the Corporation should be read,
Mr. WIRE rose and said, it appeared that two ad-
dresses had been sent to the King of the French, the
one from the Court of Common Council, which was the
Court of Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons ; and
the other from the Court of Aldermen itself; notwith-
standing the distinct agraemeut between the two Courts
that_no more than one address, aSsentect to-by-buil; j:
should be transmitted by une ambassadoo.
.Ile wished
to be informed by his Lordship whether suO. was the
case ?

Mr. LAWRENCE said that the act of the Court of
Aldermen in sendin& a separate, address to his Majesty
.was a gross breach of faith. It was most distinctly un-
derstood that the address, should be the address of the
united body of the Corporation.—(Cheers.) The Court
of Aldermen was'not the Corporation, and that Court
-had been guilty of miost. mean and _contemptible conduct,
and had,• to use vulgar but appropriate language, jilted
the Corporation.—(Hear, hear.) Upon any future oc-
casion, whether it should be necessary to address our
own or any other Sovereign, the Court must not forget
the insincere and reprehensible course pursued by the
Court of Aldermen and put no faith in the declaration of
that body.--(Hear, hear.) It should be known to.the
public that after the members of both Courts had come
to the perfect agreement that the one address, which re-
presented their united sentiments, should be transmitted
to her Majesty, the Aldermen had iu a corner deter-
mined to violate their pledge, and had by stealth con-
veyed to the Ambassador separate communications.
Alderman Sir C. MARSHALL regretted .to hear sueh
strong language.—(Cries of " You shall have stranger,"
and laughter.) He had been. put 4Jciw,n, in . the Court
when he called upon the members to have the address
agreed to by the Court of Aldermen read. If they had
called for that address, there- would have been no occa-
sion for the present ill-feeling.
Mr. ANDERTON said it was quite evident that a most
unworthy trick had been played upon the Court of
Common. Council. The deputation, of which he was
one, were accompanied by the Lord Mayor, and his
Lordship presented the address.
The LORD MAYOR—I presented two addresses.
Mr. ANDERTON—Why, I thought you were a regular
John Bull Lord Mayor,
The LORD MAYOR—and so I am. Who denies it ?
Mr. ANDERTON—I must declare that I am disap-
pointed. I went up as a member of a deputation of five
to present the address from the Corporation of .London.
If I had known that another address was to accompany
ours I would not have gone up at all, for I could not
sanction the delivery of an address to the Ambassador
which was wholly unknown to the delegation.—(Hear,
hear.) I hope the Court will protect itself against any
future deception of the kind. I know that there are men
of as much honour, credit, and reputation in this Court
as there are in the Court of Aldermen, and I trust that
henceforward we shall go hand and heart together in
support of our own rights and independence, and leave
the Court of Aldermen to support theirs in the best way
they can.—(Cheers and laughter.) Now, I shall ask
your Lordship one question. Did your Lordship receive
two,_ or only one answer ?
The LORD MAYOR—On_ly oae.
Mr. ANDERTON—Then the deputation ought to have
been called together, and the communication should
have been made to its members before the subject was
mentioned to either Court.—(lfesr. hear.)
Mr. W. JONES stated, as a member of the deputation,
that there had been only one address under the consi-
deration of the Committee from the beginning to the
end, and no idea had been suggested of a separate ad.
dress from the Court of Aldermen.—(Hear, hear.) The
Court of Common Council had not bean dealt with by
the Court of Aldermen with candour, fairness, or como
mon honesty.

Mr. Wilt- E moved that the letter of the King
of the French be entered upon the minutes of
the Court, and that the original be deposited
in a box, and kept in the library of the cor-
poration.—(Cheers.) He regretted that any dis-
agreement should have taken place between the Courts,
but after all it was a disagreement arising from the en-
thusiastic feeling of admiration and respect entertained
towards the great man whom they all sought to honour.
—(Cheers.) It was not his intention, of course or hi&
wish to enter any record of the discussion which had
taken place, but he hoped the Lord Mayor would signify
to his brethren that something had occurred.—(Hear,
hear, and laughter.) Advice from such a source would
have the beneficial effect of preventing the rivalry which
might otherwise take place bewteen the constituent parts,
of a great body to the very existence of which union was
indispensable.—(Cheers.)
Mr. ANDERTON seconded the motion of Mr. Wtre, and
expressed a sincere hope that the Lord Mayor would
never condescend to be made a tool of by t,lie Court of
Aldermen.—(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—There is not tile least danger that
I shall be made a tool of by eittet Court.—(Laughter,
and cries of " Hear, hear.")
Mr. ANDERTON trustees that the glorious and intrepid
monarch, whose escape they were celebrating, would live
long in complete happiness. He hoped to see his Ma-
jesty at Guildhall, where the Corporation of London
would entertain him without the hazard of being served,
out by any tricks peculiar to the genius of the gentlemen
of the Court of Aldermen.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.)
when they
pressing astonishment at
.HLeAcNovuulEdnEotbhegegipedexto be allowed to say a Word
othretlwcnduct of the Court of Aldermen in having acted
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incurring.
The motion was then carried E.-a-idst loud cheers, and
a lithographed copy of the address and his Majesty's
letter was ordered to be aunt to each member of the
Court.

CITY FREEDOMS.
The Committee brought up a report of the p.roceedtngs
in the late trial against Mr. Sturt. A very interesting
debate ensued, but as the matter. was. adjourned. till the
next meeting of the Court, we think it better to postpone
the report until the discussion shall have concluded.
The subject appears to excite a consiierable sensation
amongst the citizens.

DANISH CLAIMS.
The extreme unfitness of the House of Commons to as-
sume the office of judge upon claims for pecuniary indemnity,
much resembling the nature of
_private actions, has been
fully proved in the case of ithe Danish claims, or rather et
British claims for repayment of property confiscated by the
Danes. These claims have, at different times, been consi-
dered by great law officers; and have suggestegnt_ountly to
' 'one and the same authority, But
also
very different opinions to
admitted that the dolma
different legal authorities very different opinions,
.b
Parliament had in fact several times
dof the favourable vote seems
should be satisfied. The ground
of the seizure of the Danish fleet, such
since Government seized and kept pro.
where a Chancrzilor of the
assets, and given without an
to
partyha voenbteheen 0
ct
property. might b
• be
consideredto the claimant. But now it seems thatvery strict inquiry
assets • and 200,0001. has become, an itern of
there are no asse , .
consideration in a budget, where so many articles
serious f duty, and
or the
occasion of
as
Exchequer looks more sharply than ever to the giving
retaining of a few thousands. For this Inason, rather than
from may altered convictions of the merits of the claims, Mr.
Goulburn opposed he ions
of the third class of
demand remisschioaanstioo
claimants; and, at his bidding, the House tooke the same
stern and ungenerous view. This is very hard upon men, in
whose favour it had already so many times decided. There
were certainly many points against the claimants, especially
their long delay in coming forward. But Parliament knew
this at first as well as last, and however it might have bean
pleaded to influence a just decision, it is no plea for the re.
versal of former votes. Government, in these cases, if. of
course guided by the opinion of its own law-officers. In
France they would be referred to the competent corangt.
tee of the Council of State, and Government would not
come to a decision till the matter had been pleaded and die.
cussed before this committee, and till an ample report enable,a, them to see the reasons for decision. In France, therefore, a
lower house of parliament would merely have to consider the
political grounds and arguments connected with the ques-
tion. They would have found everything else elucidated to
their hand, nor would they be trusted to contradictory
opinions of this or that Solicitor-General. The unpleasant
result is, that whether the claimants were wrong or right is
their demands, they have certainly been ill-used, having
been led to hope and consider their claims just. And now Lel
disappoint them, and thus make them pay for the ignotanc%
and incapacity of Parliament as a court of justice, is cruel it,,,
the extreme.
We shall recur to the consideration of the reversal of
votes which we observe in the division on this snbject.-..
Daily News.

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