Star.
London, England, 1808-10-13 00:00:00

Yesterday, about twelve—'-- o'clock, his MAJESTY ar-
lived at the Queen's Palace from Windsor, where he
was received by the Duke of Kerr. At two o'clock
his MAMMY was waited upon by a deputation from
the Corporation of the City of London, consisting of
the Lord Mayor, the Mace and Sword of State, the
1 Recorder, Aldermen SMITH and WooD, the Sheriffs,
the Common Serjeant, Town Clerk, the Secondary,
the City Counsel, and other City Officers, Messrs.
Warramax and Quite, the mover and Secondef of
the Address and Petition to his MAJESTY. There were
likewise present of the Common Council, Messrs.
LOVELAND, FRISBY, SADLER, GRIFFITHS, BROOK,
METCALFE, NASH, CHAPMAN, and a number of others,
The following is a copy of the Address and Answer:
TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY,
The humble and dutiful Address and Petition of the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common
Council assembled.
MosT GRACIOUS SOVERRION,
We, your Majesty's most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Com-
mon Council assembled, most humbly approach your Majesty
with renewed assurances of attachment to your Majesty's most
sacred Person and Government, aad veneration for the free prin-
ciples of the British Constitution.
To express to your Majesty our grief and astonishment at the
extraordinary and disgraceful Convention, lately entered into by
the Commanders of your Majesty's Forces in Portugal, and the
Commander of the French Army in Lisbon.
The circumstances attending this afflicting event, cannot be
contemplated in British minds, without the most painful emo-
tions, and all ranks of your Majesty's subjects seem to have
felt the utmost concern and indignation at a Treaty so humiliating
and degrading to this Country and its Allies. After a signal vic-
tory, gained by the valour and discipline of British troops, by
which the Enemy appears to have been cut off from all means of
succour or escape, we have the sad mortification of seeing the
Laurels so nobly acquired, torn from the brows of our brave sol-
diers, and terms granted to the Enemy disgraceful to the British
name, and injurious to the hest interests of the British Nation.
Besides the restitut.en of the Russian Fleet upon a Definitive
Treaty of Peace with that power, and the sending back to their
country, without exchange, so large a number of Russian sailors;
by this ignominious Convention, British Beets are to convey to
France, the French army and its plunder, where they will be at
liberty immediately to recommence their active operations against
us, or our allies. The guarantee and safe conveyance of their
plunder, cannot but prove highly irritating to the pillaged inhabi-
tants, overwhom they have tyrannized, and for whose deliverance
and protection the British army was sent, and the full recognition
of the title and dignity of Emperor of Trance, while all mention
of the Government of Portugal is omitted, must be considered as
highly disrespectful to the Legitimate authority of that country.
We, therefore, humbly pray your Majesty, in justice to the out-
raged feelings of a brave, injured, anti indignant people, whose
blood and treasure have been thus expended, as well as to retrieve
the wounded honour of the country, and to remove from its cha-
racter so foul a stain in the eyes of Europe, that your Majesty
will be graciously pleased, immediately to institute such an inquiry
into this dishonourable and unprecedented transaction, as will lead
to the discovery and punishment of those, by whose misconduct
and incapacity, the cause of the country and its allies has been so
shamefully sacrificed.
We beg to assure your Majesty of our unalterable fidelity, and
earnest desire to co-operate in every measure conducive to the
peace, honour, and security of your Majesty's dominions.
Signed by order of the Court.
tIxNRT WOODTMOIOI.
To which Address and Petition his MAJESTY was
graciously pleased to return the following Answer :
I am fully sensible of your loyalty and attachment to my Per.
en and Govermnent.
I give credit to the motives which bare dictated your Petition
and Address, but I must remind you, that it Is inconsistent with
the principles of British Justice, to pronounce judgment without
previous investigation.
I should have hoped, that recent occurrences would have con-
vinced you, that I am at all times ready to institute inquiries on
occasions in which the character of the Country, or the honour
of my Arms is concerned ; sad that the interposition of the City
of London could not be necessary, for induciitg me, to direct due
inquiry to be made into a transaction whiclitas disappointed the
hopes and expectations of the Nation.
The LORDMAYOR and Sheriffs (only) kissed hands.
The Address and Petition were read by the RECOR-
DER, and the Answer was read by Lord HAWICESBURY.
After the Deputation had withdrawn, his MAJESTY I
held a Private Levee, which was attended lfy—
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, the Lord Privy Seal, the three Secretaries of State, the
ChansieUor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty,
the Duke of Montrose; Lords Arden (in waiting), Heathfield
(gold stick), and Somerset ; Sirs Thos. Jones and A. Wellesley ;
Generals Turner, Ferguson, and Claverlng ; Admiral Pickmore ;
Colonels Bradshaw, Birch, O'Loghlin, and Torrens ; Captains
Bristow, Stanhope, Mellish, Malcolm, and Wemple; Lieutenant
Davis, and Ensign Wyndham.
The following had the honour of being presented
to his MAJESTY :
Colonel Ba ansu w, of the First Regiment of Life Guards'
upon his promotion.
I Major-General TURNIP., upon his tetura from abroad, and
upon his promotion.
Lieutenant-Colonel Brace, of the rust Regiment of Life

Guards, upon his promotion.
Sir THOMAS JON ts, upon his being created a Baronet.
Lieutenant 0/iv's, of the First Regiment of Life Guards, upon

his promotion.
Ensign Wlr NDItAn, of the First Regiment of Guards, upon his
return from the army in Portugal.
Captain BRISTOW, of the First Regiment of Life Guards, upon
his promotion.
Lieutenant-General Sir Aarnua WILLZSLLY, upon his return
from Portugal, on leave of absence.
Colonel O'Loossum, of the First Regiment of Life Guards,
upon his promotion.
Captain STANHOPI, Aid-du-Camp to Sir Arthur Wellesley,
upon his return from the army in Portugal.
Captain MALcoLM, R.N. upon his being appointed to his Ma-
jesty's ship Donegal.
Lord Firzaov SOMERSET, upon his return from Portugal.
Lieutenant-Colonel TORRENS, upon his promotion.
Major-General FLRGuSSoN, upon his return horn Portugal.
Captain J. Mm ie, R.N. upon his being appoed to his Ma-
jesty's ship Crescent.
Captain MaLLIIIK, upon his return from Portugal.
Rear-Admiral Picessoes, upon his promotion.
Brigadier-General CLAVERING, upon his return from the Cape
of Good Hope.
Yesterday Mr. RYDER, as Judge Advocate, laid
before his MAJESTY the proceedings of several Courts
Martial.
About six o'clock his MAJESTY set off on his return
to Windsor.

It was an odd enough coincidence, that while the
Mayor and Common Council were presenting their
Address, Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY entered the Levee
Room. His MAJESTY received him graciously, and
[ conversed with him a considerable time.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the following Captains were
sworn into the command of their respective ships,
viz ;—Capt. G. BONHAM, True Briton, Bombay and
China ; Capt. Loci, Scaleby Castle, Bombay and
China; Capt. J. N. WHYTE, Lord Melville, Madras
and Bengal. The Court adjourned at six o'clock till
Wednuday next.