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London, England, 1808-03-26 00:00:00

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CommoN, Corrscrrl—Yestierday a Sreeial Cotitt of
Common Council was he at their Chamber, in
Guildhall, for the pill-pose of vnting an Address td
his Majesty On the important state of public affairsip,
and to assure his Majesty of the unshaken attachment
of that Court to his Majesty's most sacred person and
Government.
Mr SAMUEL DixoN rose to Move the Address to his
Majesty. This hethought it was at the present mo-
ment peculiarly incumbent on the Court to do, they
having at all times been zealous in support of his
Majesty, and no period having ever existed where
expressions of attachment were more requisite than
now, There was a formidable opposition in Parlia-
ment, and Petitions for Peace had been spirited on in
a manner not the most, commendable. He concluded.

by moving an Address in the general terms of the
notice, which he hoped would ensure unanimity.
The motion being seconded by Mr. Deputy Box,
Mr. Deputy GOODWIERE, after a short speech,
moved an amendment—declaratory of the opinion of
the Court as to the necessity of unanimity through-
out the country, at the present critical period ; and
that the adoption of measures of economy in the dis-
tribution of the revenue of the country, and the abo-
lishins of useless places and pensions were the most
c,:rtain means of attaining this desirable object.
Mr. Qum objected to the Address on account of
its generality. It might so be filled up by the Com-
mittee as to amount to an Address for the dismissal
of Ministers.

Mr. S. Dixon supplied this deficiency, by stating,
what were the heads he would propose in the Com-
mittee appointed to prepare the Address, were he one
of the number. He should point out the advantages
of a free and pure Constitution, and the other good
things above other nations which we enjoyed.
Mr. WAITHMAN objected to the Address, which he
considered as a scheme to bring the Court into an
unqualified approbation of the conduct of Ministers.
The Court, he hoped, would never allow themselves
,
to oecome the puppets of such puppets, but would
stand up for their own credit and independence. If
not, he should suggest, as an Amendment, that the
Court should assure his Majesty of their readiness on
this, as on every former, and every subsequent occa-
sion, to support the present, and every subsequent
Ministry, on the measures already adopted, or any
other measures which might be adopted by them.
Mr. JAMES DIXON supported the Address, and
agreed with a worthy Akierman (Shaw), that 99 out
of 100 of the inhabitants of the country were of a
similar opinion.
Mr. QUIN, in a long and eloquent harangue, del
fended tho conduct of Ministers in the attack on Co-.
penhagen, in the rejection of the Russian and Aus-
trian Mediation, and in the enactment of die Orders

in Council. He did not wish the Address, however,
to be one, of those namby-pamby pieces, which we
frequently saw exhibited, but a pointed declaration
of the sentiments of the Court. With this view, he
moved that a clause be added to the Address, ex-
pressive of the regret of the Court at the rejection,
in so unaccountable a manner, of the Bill for pre-
venting the granting of Offices in Reversion, which
had been regarded as the first seep towards an eco-
nomical reform.
Sir C. PRICE and Mr. Alderman SHAW supported
the Address.
Sir W. CURTI, thought it unnecessary, but would
rather vote for it than for the Amendment proposed
by Mr. Deputy Goodbehere.
The Amendment of Mr. Deputy Goodbehere was
then put and negatived, and the Address was carried
by a very large majority, with about thirty dissentients.
It was proposed, that it be an instruction to.the
Comm; to introduce the clause proposed by Mr.
Quin, as part of the Address. The numbers were,
for the clause, N.—Against it, 48.
A Committee afterwards withdrew, to prepare an
Address ; and having returned, the same was read
and agreed to, and ordered to be presented to the
KING by the whole Court.
The Sheriffs, attended by the Remembrancer,
were ordered to wait on his MAJESTY) to know when
he will receive the Court.

ALARMING FIRE AT BRIGHTON.-.--About a quarter
of an hour before twelve o'clock on Thursday, night,
a fire broke out in the lower part of an unfinished lodg-
ing house, belonging to D. Sands, Esq. on Marlbo-
rough Steyne, Brighton, about three hundred yards
to the north of the Prince's Pavilion, and Grove-
House the property of the Duke of Marlborough.—
The house in question was the end house of a new row,
situated to the right of the road leading into the town
from London, and nearly adjoining the King and
Queen Inn. The flames made such rapid progress in
the building, that the whole of the lower part of it was
completely in a blaze almost as soon as discovered.—
By half past twelve o'clock, the joists of the parlour
and floor above were consumed, the ceilings of the
rooms falling in, and the vivid flames from the win-
dows ascending to the roof top. All the houses in
the row, the extremity of which was on fire, (that ex-
tremity excepted) were occupied ; in all of which the
families had retired to bed, and some of them were
too fast asleep to be easily roused. It was not a mo-
ment, however, for ceremony. The doors were
forced open, and several persons were taken from
their beds, and borne to a place of safety. Major
Reynolds and family occupied the house immediately
adjoining the one on fire, the furniture of which was
removed with almost unequalled rapidity by the mi-
litary. Mr. Sands, who was in bed in the house ad-
joining that occupied by Major Reynolds, was taken
from his bed by a party of the military, and being
lame, was carriei, enveloped in some of the bed fur-
niture, to the house of Mrs. Batty, in Church-street,
while others, Ladies and Gentlemen, from the re-
maining houses in the row, were seeking shelter, some
of them similarly conducted, in other places in the
neighbourhood. Soon after one o'clock the fire as-
sumed a more awful appearance, about which time
the roof, with a tremendous crash, fell in. By four
o'clock the danger was considered at an end, though
the fire was not entirely extinguished until yesterday
afternoon. The extent of the damage does not exceed
eight or 9001. The premises destroyed were insured
for 5001. only.
A fire broke out, at two o'clock on Thursday mor-
ningi at the house of Mr. CHAPMAN, hatter, in Bond-
street, which did considerable damage.