The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-11 00:00:00

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COURT OF,: COMMON COUNCIL.
Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of
business. The Court was crowded, the following
ootice of motion by Mr. :Moon, one of the late Sheriffs,
having appeared upon the paper of business, " That a
suitable address of congratulation be presented to his
Majesty the King of the French upon his auspicious
visit to her Majesty." There was appointed for the
day other business of an important and interesting
nature, of which the expected presentation of a peti-
tion of the inhabitants of New Bridge-street and the
adjacent parishes of St. Andrew by the 'Wardrobe,
St. Ann, Blackfriars, and Bridewell Precinct, against
the establishment of an infirmary for the cure of cu-
taneous diseases in New Bridge-street, formed no in-
considerable portion.
THE KING OF THE FRENCH.
Mr.W. LAWRENCE rose to state to the Court his opi -
nion that, in order to prevent the disagreeable conse-
quences arising from the haste with which members
started against each other as leaders in moving ad-
tresses upon the arrival of any illustrious persons on
visits to the Queen, it would be advisable to form a
Committee which should have the power to appoint
inovers and seconders on such occasions.—(Hear,
hear.) The consideration which would necessarily
be given to the subject would stamp a character of
propriety upon the proceedings of the Court, which
character was at present very much interfered with
by the competition so vigorously exercised upon every
opportunity.—(Hear, hear.) He should, in order to
remedy an evil which was becoming intolerable, move
hat a Ward Committee be appointed to prepare an
address to the King of the French, and to select a
mover and seconder from the members of the Court.
Mr. WIRE most cordially seconded the motion.
Mr. T. H. HALL said that such a proceeding
would be against all precedent. Notice of a motion
had been placed upon the paper of business, and that
motion ought to be disposed of before any other
question was introduced.—(Hear, hear.) It would,
he was convinced, be advisable in the Court not to
fetter itself with such a regulation as that suggested
by Mr. Lawrence. At any rate, Mr. Moon, who lad
riven the notice, had a night to insist upon prece-
lence.—(Hear, hear.)
• Deputy STEVENS stated that the object of Mr.
La,:. -rence was to have the business of moving ad-
ducted decorously. The anxiety and the
Iresses '-h some gentlemen rushed forward, in
caste with wn,. -Pot situations in the ceremonial
a-der to obtain prom, --ted the best intentions of
)f presentation, often frusta... considered that
he majority.—(Hear, hear.) AA,
qr. Lawrence had adopted, in the presen:.instance, a

most judicious course.
Mr. Hovr said it appeared to him that the propo-
,ition, which went against the established usage of the
Court, was an Irish way of doing business, and he
trusted that the Court would not allow Mr. Moon to
meet with any further impediment.
Mr. Noasts wished to see a stop put to the race of
!ompetitors which took place the moment any re-
narkable person visited London.—(" Hear, hear,"
tnd loud cries for Mr. Moon.)
Mr. MOON said he hal no objection whatever to
he proposition of Mr. Lawrence. On the contrary,
le very much approved of the views of that gentle-
Ilan' and would with great pleasure advocate, after he
,hould submit the motion of which he had given le-
gitimate notice, to the Court. If it were the opinion
4' the court he would yield the right which he be-
ieved he possessed of moving the address, to some older
nernber ; but he begged to state that he had not stirred
in the business until he found that three or four days
)assed away, and no member had intimated an in-
'ention of performing the act of respect which he felt
,ught to be paid to the excellent Monarch who came
here to visit our beloved Sovereign.—(Hear, hear.)

Ie felt the utmost pride in moving that an address
')e presented to the King of the French. The Court
nust feel the deepest interest in every event which
sad any influence upon the welfare of Europe, and
nust therefore rejoice in his Majesty's presence as
t pledge of uninterrupted peace and good-will on the
)art of a nation eminent in art and arms, the rival of
ngland only in intellectual advancement, and her
natural ally in all that promoted the happiness of
nankind.—(Cheers.) The Court of Aldermen had
dready expressed their unanimous concurrence in a
roposition to do honour to the King of the
i?reneh, and had done themselves credit by the
varmly-expressed sentiments to which they
'tad given utterance in describing his character.
The Court of Common Council would manifest
'tindre I spirit. They would not forget, in addressing
iis Majesty, to offer their most earnest expressions of
•espeet and veneration to a great Prince who had
ihown'himself superior to all the difficulties of his
Jig!' stations, who had conciliated the love of his
.)eople, and had entit'ed himself to, and acquired the
admiration of, all Europe.—(Hear, hear.) Mr.
\Loon concluded by moving that a suitable address of
.ongratulation be presented to his Majesty the King
if the French upon his auspicious visit to her Majesty.
Mr. W. LAWRENCE said he rose to second the ad-
Iress with much pleasure. The visit of a King of the
French people was an event of very unfrequent occur-
rence, and he viewed the present intercourse
`)et,,veen the Monarch of that people and
the Queen of England, as an omen that a pace' ho-
nourable, substantial, and glorious, would long subsist
jl
,etween the two countries.—(Cheers.) The Corpora-
ion o London would, by their vote that day, prove
,hat trey entertained feelings of the deepest respect
and admiration for a Monarch who had distinguished
himself by the exercise of great virtues, as well as by
he vigorous display of the other qualities which fitted
him so well for the exalted station he occupied over a
2;allant and intrepid nation.—(Cheers.) They would
nanifest their respect for his Majesty as the monarch
)f a great people ; they would manifest their gratitude
to him because he brought with him the un-
doubted evidences of the continuance of the blessings
)fpeace.—(Cheers.) They all united in the feeling
which he (Mr. L.) weakly expressed, whatever mistake
might be made elsewhere, the Corporation of London
combined in the warmest feeling of affection towards
the King of the French and the French people.—
(Loud cheering.) lie trusted that the Corporation
would go farther than a mere motion for an address.
lie trusted that they would not be unmindful that
;!ley had a characte7 for hospitality to support, and
that they would invN_ his Majesty to dine with
them in their llall.—(CheN's.) It was with the most
unaffected pleasure he seconded the motion that a suit-
ible address of congratulation be presented to his Ma-
jesty the King of the French aipon his auspicious
visit to her Majesty.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. R. TAYLOR declared that the cordial good-will
which existed between the King of the French and
Queen Victoria was calculated to fill every heart in
the empire with joy. They all knew the old Latin
maxim, " Delirant Regis, plectuntur achivr —" The
people suffered for the folly or madness of their
rulers." In the good understanding and friendship
which subsisted between the Queen and the King of
the French, he believed there was a security for the
prosperous and happy condition of both nations.—
(Cheer.s.) lie had with great pleasure read the re-
port of wNit had taken place in the Court of Alder-
men on the subject of an address to his Majesty.
The members of that Court had done themselves
much credit by the unanimous feeling with which
they had spoken of the exalted charticter of the "oval
visitor to the Queen.—(Hear, hear.)
The motion of Mr. Moon was then unanimously,
and amidst acclamations, agreed to; and a Committee,
consisting of all the Aldermen present, and a member
from each ward, was appointed to prepare the address.
The LORD MAYOR then informed the Court that
the Court of Aldermen had, on the preceding day,
unanimously adopted an address to the King of the
French, and his Lordship handed the address to the
Committee as they retired, for the purpose of delibe-
rating upon the subject.
The Committee, upon their return to the Court,
from which strangers were for some time excluded,
presented an address which, we were given to under-
stand, was, with the addition of one paragraph, pre•
cisely similar to that adopted by the Court of Alder-
men. The two Courts being thus completely united
in sentiments on this subject, will go up together with
the one address.
The Court was occupied with closed doors for a
considerable time in discussing the projected arrange-
ments for the reception of her Majesty on the day
her Majesty may appoint for opening the Royal Ex-
change. All that we can say at present is, that the
preparations will be on the most magnificant scale.

ELOPEMENTS EXTRAORDINARY
Within the last few days two elopements, each
under rather peculiar and extraordinary circum-
stances, have "come off," and the parties "gone off,'
in the neighbourhood of Dover. The first affair was
close to Sandgate, and it is stated that the fair
heroine of the occurrence, the daughter of B—, Esq.,
eloped from her father's residence early in the morn-
ing, and was traced to Folkestone, where it appears
she was by Mr. C., a clerk at the railway station
there, who thus desired to arrive at the terminus of
matrimony by a somewhat speedier train than usually
conducts to that destination. The two fugitives then
set off by the first opportunity to London, the clerk
and his companion, as in duty bound, patronising
" the line." Doubtlessly, long before this, the lady
and her lover have succeeded in getting the Gordian
knot tied. The circumstances attending the flight of
the young lady have created quite a sensation in the
town and neighbourhood, and a good deal of specula••
tion has resulted therefrom, especially among the
ladies. The second elopement took place on Wed-
nesday, from Margate ; the two watering-places thus
getting up a bit of romance for themselves, just
about the same time. In this instance the gay Lo-
thario was no other than the person kmiwn by the
title of " Gipsy Lee," and the mode in which the
affair was brought about is a stri►cing proof of
trickery and imposition on the one hand, and weak
credulity on the other. The lady, it seems, was one
moving in a very respectable sphere in life in Mar-
gate. It would appear that she had had her fortune