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of the Sovereign with the character and co

duct of his Ministers. He was quite sure that
these sentiments would be reciprocated by every
gentleman who beard him", because it was one of
the fundamental principles of the Constitution
'iat the King could do no wrorig, and any at-

tempt thererore to mix up the personal character
of the Sovereign with the conduct of his Govern-
ment, must be a direct violation of that principle.
precedents were wanting in support of the

measure which he was about to propose, he was
persuaded that the Court would not hesitate to
establish a precedent on this occasion for carry-
ig up an Address of Congratulation to the

krone, when, after a long, erduOus, and per

lons journey, our gracious Sovereign had retur
ed to the bosom of his country in a state of healt__
peace, and safety. There was no want of pre.
cedents, however, to sanction this proceeding,
for in the reign of George the. First, before the
Court of Common Council interfered so much with
political matters as it had since done, the,
Court of Aldermen, nevertheless, went up with
an Address of Congratulation to the Sove-
reign, on his return from his foreign4ominions ;
and in the reign of George the Second,.the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, -and CoMmOn Council pre=
seated a similar Address to the King on his re-
turn from Hanover. Ile apologised for taking
up SQ muck of the time of the Court,,but, before.
he sat down, be could not:help expressing.amish
that there had been but one Address owthe pre-
sent-occasion, and that the Court of Aldermen
had not separated themselves from the great body
of the Corporation on a question, with regard to
which there could not possibly be any difference
of opinion. He feared that by this proceeding a
feeling might be created abroad, that the Court
of Common Council were not prepared to go the
whole length with the Court of Aldermen in
their expressions of loyalty and 'attachment to
the Sovereign. He was perfectly ready to ac-
knowledge the right of_ the Court of Aldermen

to carry up separate Addresses to the. Throne,
on great political questions, in which they might
differ from•the Common Council, but upon' the
present occasion it was impossible that there
could be two opinions. Ile mentioned this
merely as a matter of personal regret and sorrow,
not doubting that the Court of Aldermen had
their reasons for the proceeding which they had
thought fit to adopt, and that their judgment was
much better than his own. It was unnecessary for
. hirn to insist on the loyalty which characterised
the whole Corporation and City of London ; and
if any thing were wanting to prove it, he .need
only refer to what passed on the LordAlayor's
Day, when it must have been obvious to every
one of the Illustrious Honse then present, and
even to his Majesty's Ministers themselves, that
his -Majesty possessed not in his dominions, men
• more determined ta- uphold his sacred person,
and to maintain the true honour and dignity nf
the Crown, than the Citizens of Londrm. The
worthy Membei. concluded by moving, that the
Court- present an . Address of ConEratulatiOrt
to his ‘. Majesty, on his 'safe arrival in these
Realms, after his visit to the Continent '
Mr. Ex-Sheriff .\‘ ILLIAMS, iu seconding the
Resolution of his Worthy Friend, observed, that
he was .not in- the hhhit of making long speeches,
for his experience.in that Court had -thtivineed
hith that theY had, a tendency rather to bewilder
than enlighten the'Gentlemen who heard them.
He assured the Conk; that if he had received
any mark of ,-,honour or approbation:fromhis- S'ia
vereign, it was not upon.thataccount that herose.
on the -present occasion ; for no man who knew
him coUld.suppose that any pecuniary advantage
or public honour could tempt him to barter away
his political principles. He was anxious that
this Corporation should be the first public body
in the kingdom to congratulate his Majesty
on his return from a hazardons.'and fatiguing
journey ; and as, his Majesty had.'been received
with the most heartfelt expressions of attachment
•both in the sister kingdom and in. his Hanoverian
dominions, he trusted that this Corporation would
not be behind any part,of the kingdom, in con'.
veyiiig to the foot, of the Throne the assurances
of their true, sound, and constitutional loyalty,
reserving to themselves, as Britons ought always
to reserve, the right of freely examining the con-
duct, and scrutinising the principles of his Ma-
jesty's Government. The King was the first and

highest branch of the 'Constitution and while he
hoped, on the one hand, that the people would
never be wanting in the loyalty and attachmeni
which were due to MS sacred person, he trusted,
oil the other, that the' King would never forge)
that his best safeguard Was in the hearts,.and af•
fections of a free and'happy people.
Mr. FA YELL trusted that whatever difference
of political opinions might exist in that Court,
it would always maintain its character for. true
loyalty and respect to the person of the Sovereign,
' accompanied at the same
,time with a Constitu-
tional vigilance and .jealeusy with regard to the
measures of Administration. He hoped they
would always be, alive, and feelingly alive, to
every great question in which the interests of the
country were concerned,, and especially to all
questions which involved;rtheir own character
•
and honour. If the Resolution could be supposed
in any degree to commit that Court to an appro-
bation of the. conduct of his MajestY's Ministers,
he should have.-felt it • necessary to make some
observations ; for -though he did not wish to
charge the .Government with , having offered an
intentional slight to the Corporation of London, yet
circumstances had recently occurred which gave
some cOlourfOr suppOsing that they had been treat:
ed With disrespect. lie trusted the RepresentatiVes
of that great city would institute such an inquiry
into the circ,urirstancesto tivhich he'alfuded, as
would ultimately rescue even the Ministers of
the CroWn themselves from such a .suspicion.L-
As to what had fallen from the Worthy. Member
with regard to the proieedings at the Lord
Mayor's dinner, he could .not help observing,
that
.the Corporation of
_London evinced as'sound
loyalty and attachment to the _person of the So-
vereign, when Earl Grey Visited them, as in the
presence of the Marquess of LondOnderry, though
in saying this he meant nothing invidious to that
Noble Marquess, who was his fellow-citizen of
Londonderry.
Mr. DA vi ES expressed his warmest concurrence
in the sentiments which had fallen from the
Mover arid Seconder of the Resolution.
Mr. PATTEN said, it certainly was not his in-
tention to offer any objection to the motion ; at
the same time he felt it his duty to observe, that
the Court would better shew its loyalty to the
Sovereign, by voting an Address of Condolence
to his Majesty on the late unfortunate events.—
(Cries of " Question.")lle agreed in the ob-
ject of the Resolution, namely, that of assuring
his Majesty of their loyalty, but he differed as
to the mode of evincing it, and he maintained
that the Address ought rather to be one of Con-
dolence than Congratulation. The question being
loudly called for, was then put, and the Resolu-
tion was carried unanimously.
Mr. OLDIIAM then moved that a Committee,
consisting of all, the Aldermen present, and one
Member from each Ward,. be appointed to pre-
pare the Address.
The Resolution was agreed to, and the Com-
mittee being appointed, retired to prepare the
Address.—The CoMmittee having agreed to the
Address, strangers were ordered to withdraw,
and it was understood the Address submitted to
the Court was carried rem. con.
'THANKS TO THE LATE LORD MAYOR.

Mr. Deputy WI:701)EL, after some prefatory observations in
praise of rhelate Lord Mayor, moved a Vote of Thanks for his
public conduct during his Mayoralty. •

Mr. FAVELL said, he felt great pleasure in seconding the
motion. He considered it an honour to the Ward to which he
belonged, that it gave to the City of London a Chief Magistrate
who so well supported the dignity of the Situation, arid the ho-
nourand privileges of the City. He heartily concurred in every
word of the Address. The late Lord Mayor was called to the
discharge of hiS important duties in times of no small difficulty,
and maintained the dignity of his station by exhibiting upon all
occasions mildness without weakness, and firmness wittioutob-
stinacy. lie proved to- demonstration that a constable's staff
was not only the most constitutional, but the most effectual
Means of preserving the peace of the City.
Mr. OLDHAM hoped this Address would be carried unani-
mously, and that the Gentlemen opposite would not by their si-
lence give any intimation that they dissented from it. -
Mr. ti.•1)Exoll was sorry that any such remark had fallen
from the Hon. Gentleman opposite. For his part, he could see
no -sign of hostility to the Address. For he considered the
late Lord Mayor entitled to their thanks, for the great attention
he had paid to his'imblic duties, which he discharged in the
most huMane and proper manner.
Mr. T. N.. Wis4.l AMs supported the Address, •and spoke of
the late Lord Mayor irilerms of the highest approbation.
The Address was unanimously carried.
The usual purse of fifty.guineas, with-the thanks of the Court,
were then vetcci to the late Lord Mayor's - •

• SPECIAL JURORS. •
Mr. Alderman WAIT umax said, he merely rose to,mention
a circurnstanee to the Court, which appeared to him of great
importance. It was not his intention to make it the subject oea
motion. A report had.bean macle.to the Court souse years back,
respecting the mode in which a liSt of Special Jurors was formed.
It appeared that Special Jurors 'were placed on the list by the
Sheriff, the Solicitors, or the Deputy Sheriff; • /t wseisthen de.
'dared to be the duty of the Members of the Common 'Council
to make a return-for their respective Wards of such persons as
they judged fit to sit as Special Jurors, and a n.,SolutiOrl to that
eirect was agre,d upon lately, Ile did not know:whether such
returns were made now from all the Wards, tnithe considered it
a great dereliction of -duty not to haVe matte die. returns up to
ritl
Michaelmas day last. Until they were made, the Seceary and
Sheriff could not place the names on the list, ;so that the old-list
was still continued.: Independence and intelligetfce he consi-
dered the proper qualifications.for Spe'cial juror. The Corn-'
mon Council should take care that in the different Wards, the
person's rcnirned were such as earned on that fair proportion,of
bUsineSs from which the requisite degree of intelligence and in-
dependence might .naturally be expected...;-Ile hoped no time
would be lost in making out the returns, and delivering them
' to the proper officer.
After a desultory conversation, in-which the propositiOn of
the Alderman' was supported, and its expediency avowed, the
Court' occupied itself at some length in the consideration cf
Report froni the General Purposes Conlin ttee, and recemniended
the approptiation of some pr, raises in. Ahternsanbury as a tens-.
`porary Court of RcqaeSts; which was finally agreed to.—
Adjourned.

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CORO*ta's INQuEs.r.—An Inquisition was held
yesterday before Mr: ST IRi.i NO, the barrister, son of the Coroner
for Middlesex, tit the Plough, Kensall-green, a short distance.
from" Paddington; on the body of Martha Snail-Ars, the daughter
of llr. Saunders, of that place, whose death was occasioned by
taking a quantity of fly powder, in mistake, as it supposed,
for moist sugar. It .appeared from the testimony of a Gentleman
of - the foculty, that' he was sent for to attend the deceased,
who- he wax intinmed had taken: poison. Ile went imme-
diately, and found the little sufferer, a very -interesting child,
.labouring under the •,most severe indisposition. The effects of
Hisonons ingredients had operated yery,powerfilly upon the
stomach, the interior coat of which, and also the bowels, were
.very, much inflamed; antidotes, Viersi administered, but the
poison was so,rapid: in its effects,. • that'all,attempts to counter-
act it prove& ineffectual. The mother, of. the- deceased child
stated, that • &tiring a temporary absence from the parlour on.
,'Tuesday,. the deceased got upon athair; and reaChett from- a
cupboard a paper containing a quantity powttEir;. which had
been purchased at -a druggist's for the purpose of making into
a lotion to poison the flies. It was her opinion the deceased
mistook it for sugar. The deceased died in the course of the
afternoon in the most excrutiating agony. Verdict—Acciden-
tally poisoned.