The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-24 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

The LORD MAYoR held yeaterday a Court of
Common Council at Guildhall, at which his Lord..
ship reported to the Court, that the Address of
Coudolence arid Congratulation, agreeii to at die
last Court, had been presented, agreeably to his
:IIAJt:STY'S wish, by a small Deputation ; that hti
MAJESTY received them ►ery graciously, and was
pleased to make a most gracious Answer thereto,
►chich his Lordship laid before the Court, and,
upon berg read, the same was ordered to be cu.
tercd On the Journals.

Upon the motion of Mr. Alderman WooD,
reference was made Niche Committee, to
cons Aler the propriety of reducing the two Itegi•
mews of Looduu Militia into one.

Sir Wit.r.rAm CuaTis having entered the Court,
Mr. OLDHAM requested to be informed whether
the statement of the Hon. Bironet's speech, at tlitS
close of the last Election—that the Court were led
by a Deruagogut—a Bully—and a Priest,—was
correct ur nut I--when S;r iVILLIAM replied, that
the words he had used were---a Dents•
gogut.—and a Jesuit.

- Mr. OLD am. 4 then moved a Iteeoln ion repre•
bending hint, which was wothitnuusly agrecd too
and ort!ered to be advertised.

The Loin \lAYc►n Lill betore the Court a letter
from the Hon. Ldtly Allll Seymour Ddmer, in te-
hpeCt to the situation of the,llust of the late Lord
Nelson, presented by her to the Corporation, and
it mss reierred to the City Lands Com►nittee to
cause it to be placed iu iis plistitte dignified situ•
at ion.

The Court were then informed that the Marquess
Of CAMDEN had arrived at Guildhall, for the pia.
pose of being admitted to the Freedom of Abe,
City. The ;Moulders put on ti,eir gown's and took
thtir seats, whet' the Marquess was introduced
iu (win, and conducted to a table•at the upper
end of the Court, where he was sworn into the
Freedom by the Chamberlain, who, after enngra-
tasting him in the accustomed manner with the
sign of Fraternity. and giving him joy,, addresseri
him in a neat speech, to, the AlarqUess re,'
plied in an appropriate
.niatiner,
'I he !Lynn MaYon ut was also
duet'd'ib the Court.

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CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH 24.—Our market was plentifully
supplied with all grain this morning, hum the superabun-
dance of Motida)'s arrivals; yet both Wheat and Batley of
fine quality support Wednesday's prices, which were .2s. pre
quarter below those of Nionday.—Qats were dull sale, t/se
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supply far exceeding the present demand; and although fol,
I. per quarter less was asked hut a snaali .quantity was cf*-
posed of. In Beans and Peas there is no alteration.

SMITHFIELD NIATIKET, ;tIARCH :.!4 —This morning's Mariset
was but middlingly supplied with all kind of Cattle, and th+
lake of good Cattle could scarcely obtain last Monday's
prices ; but the inferior sorts were lower than last Monday;
Mutton its price as per above; Veal as per last :Market-iLtyr
Mirk the same. No material alteration in the Hay Markel•
Straw and Clover remain as usual.

Catl:z letters mention that the Hilt 3h tranuorts
had been 4 lischarged by the Spanish Governtottif,
and that they had already begun to temOve the
stores out of them.

Yesterday morning the Doke of YORK left
io,%n tor Oatlands. His Royal Highness retur►►"
eit to to►tcn in the evening, and dined with
Eat' of SHAFTESBURY.
Prince LEOPOLD left Claremont for Londoli
yes erday afteinooo. his Royal Highness stop-
ped on his way at the King's Palace at Kensing-
ton, and dined with the Duchess of KENT.

The Princess ALEXANDRINA, the intant (laugh'
ter of the Duchess of KENT, +vas taken out
an airing yeiterday, in Prince LeoPoLD's car'