The Sun.
London, England, 1817-02-06 00:00:00

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' A Court -of Columaanitrreil ,ssiuslorld yester-
,
tnorning, at, 10 a' lock, '"'For the purpose
at considering the propriety of presenting an
Address to his IlOyal iligloressilie•PutNett V.-
Ge.:•er, OU his late provident oil .escape from the
traitorous assault offered to his I,coyit4 14gliness's
person iu St. JaitteS's Patrk, on 11 s return hoot the
douse a LOrds;in the discharge Of the functions
of ont beloved Sovereign." • ,
On the meeting of the. Court,' Mr. WAiTtishu
w•as
op'rneeeding to inquire into tile circiunstances'
connected with the alter 6tion in the kiquisttion,
whey the Loan,MAyoa int,eigoso, And',:suggested
the propriety. of their proceeding at ;Once with
the:Address. The worthy could tal;c
-4Sliiis.r4vitlit opportunity of tlesiri'llft explana-
tionhe siiught tor. . • 7,
Mr.•IVAITH344II thought that a oineption in which,
the privilegt-3 of the Court were invaded, ought to
Precede -every. uth6 'Why, be would list:,
Was an at!etatinn Made in the wording of the in-
tended Address at Cie uticalled-lor suggestion of
certain Law Officers

. . _
The-Lottp MAYou again intimated, that afilni-
derstanding had been had with Lord Sidmouth,
that the. Address, if early prepared, might be pre-
sented yesterday. Now, tinder such eirconsstancei,
it would be trifling with the arrangement SO made
to entourage a discussion whieb could as well take
,place after the Address (should it he adopted) as
in the present stage.
Mr. ‘VisiTIiMAN COTICCIVCd that he had no op-
Aiwa us to his• course of proceeding. •He shoots!
wish to know by whose authority the :Law Offi-
cers of the city were,tAlled upon to pronounce an
Opinion upon the Reolisition'? Was it by the
Court of Aldermen, by persons
,of the COUtt'sst
Coin moo Council, or by persons who were not of
that body •
It Wili at length agreed, 'that thi Address
should he proceeded upon Without anycon‘ersa-
tion upon Mr. Waithmun's question. .
Mt. Ot.onam, in lamontiog the great atrocity
of the late outrage upon the l'i ince Regent, sit
the sante time begged to .be 'lnds:p.;(4ml as lar
Mentiog it the more. from isis'strong 'conviction
that it was ealettluted to injure at rante pf whiph he
approved---qmenely, the c.tuse, of; 1f,,, rational and
Constitutiooal 'Reform in'Parliameup, with a view.
to an inquiry into the pUblic expeoditore, and to
keirrucistuesit 'it's theiariosts r4psifieations of Go•
vertinient. lit Sent imeots of loyelty to the Crown,
and attachment to the Comititutidn, he yielded lit
zeal to no Mali in the Enspire ; batlie,vas sorry
that of late too lunch phi ~., %%we:taken...in certain '
'quarters .Jo disseminate a teeli.ng, 'that di 4-
loyalty and reform were synonimouvterMs. 4f.t hey '
were, what became of the opinions of Locke,
4lisokstone„ and other great luminaries, who bad
advocated popular sentinients ? Eve', hilVlSPlteilt
Majesty, in a Speech trout the, %throne io 1784,
past declared himself always ready to concur with
Nrliantent its maintaining in a just baIWICC a hs:
privileges of every Branch -of the Constitution.
There were', he was sorry to say, sin-is WM,- ir if 11
liberal sentiMetva in "their motui,s, had, Catiiina.
rim, intcutiuns ,in their minds. They were often
the entities ot popular inflammation, :till,: deSeived
the amplest punishment. They were, however,.
gradually dintinisltfog in infitteuce and chaructet,,
.and if the Ministers sat still and did nothing, cis
exeize the public mind, these men would ,sooss sink
into the ohliViOn 'front which they had, so recently
emerged. He concluded by Movilig a resolution
exprissike of " the'abltorrenee of that Coott at
the late Hat hug outrage upon his Royal Highness'
the nince,ltegent, while in the exercise of one of
time highest Constitutional d'utiCS."
Mr. Davis said, he never Inulertoolt a service,
more grateful to Isis feeling* than '.that Upon
which he now rose-,--to second the tutu ion, All.
party le,,,lings ought to subside irrattachntent to
the Constitution of the country, of which' his
Royal-Highness 'the Prince Itegeqt, who had been
iiistilted, Wiis at the' bead. :N,,'YrttlleteSlS, 7is
rthist 'ec ad alit tetl,' that extraordinary (hien ilitS had
beets broached at private Tavern Meetings of very
respectabic• men certainly, who thotiglit tit to
impatte'motives tooliers which had,bern over and
over again disavowed, It is a distresing cOrtf,i-:
aeration, that any persons, a%sentibli:nii. itogether
should bp
.lottltd- 44,r,itg. enough tcltSay. !psi ihrate
that the consequences universally ()epinred should
be attributeil to other
.rueetinv,
int a snore point,
c
far, and of quite as onstifutiOnai titAcriptiou as
their min.

Mr. Alderman. UHYGATP. contended, (hitt the
lierehants, Bankers, and Traders of the City of
Loudon, had as much right to meet anti express
their opinion! as that Court., and he confessed
Phat,any observation questitining That rii;ht v4lpe
with u.n iIJ grace fount. the tulvoc4tes ot popular
privilege.—(tlear, bear !) -
Mr. Dkvis'expLiitted, that lie never quet.tioned
their right to meet. lie ILO merely said 4 that
when they met in this manner, they had nu right
to attack others.

Mr. AI ligitovre ileteinted the conduct
of slier) Itleecipogg, awl at the same time tieclitrea
his attachment to popular,: and constitutional sell-

timents. .
WATI tor reettrred to the ohl topic of the
Change in t Iterprisition,- and. ended bia barangtie
by Avishing to, tick to theltekolution. the folloseing
pass
" "fitat While we detive consolation from the
present calm and composed-temper of the great
body of the people, -while. autfeling tooter the.
greatest distres4es, we the,olute dcplore those iiets
of violence wltteli have been committed, because
they can only tend to oftstroct. the endeavour of
the people fo obtain u redress of their grievances.,.
The ltesolotion was then unanitnoslayodopted,
and at twelve o'ctoclt, the Cot'utitittee reflect! to
firepard all Address to the Prince Rege'ut, fonoderl
thereon.. • .

" foist night tlic Stic'ety of Arts chri,ie 3 SVCrilitly
► the riu.)ht the bite Dr. TAYLon. The elec.
Lino bpiliot,, AIKIN %VII% 11. e SIIC-,
Catitlidate. The ounihers Here us -fol
lows '
Mr. Aikia, 415 I Mr. Hiort, Dswiling, 22.
SirJ. SlN'CiAtu made. the Society a preicut of 3
portable rill tor grinding corn ; it is of Mend)
cotnitrneii,m, And is one of the iit)i't 11$(11 by Butt-
NAPALITE in his Russian campaigns.