Star.
London, England, 1831-05-13 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL

Yesterday a Court was held, inoqence of a communication to.
ayed by the Lord Mayor from the Secretary of State •or the Home
Department. relative to the i..vitation to His MAJESTY to litotour the
City rith his presence at dinner at AL: Guildhall. There was a great
deal of other imporant matter etrorpt the order. AU the 'Members
of the Royal Entertainment Commi. ,e, whose exertions hare been so
unsparingly made, were in Court.

TOSTPONEII4IIIT OF HIS MAJESTY.* VISIT.
The LOND MAYOk .utted, that the Cita' having, at its last meet.
log. unaninionely re.olved .• that the Lotil Mayor, accompanied by the
Rceon'er, Sheriffs, ard Remimlnatcir. should forthwith wet ma his
&Nevis. to request that he would he ples.td to vodeacend mitt nour
his faithful enlaces with I.i. company at dime en tie 20th
In.tant," he felt it 0 be hi. ditty to state the rta.on why he had
not obeyed the oid•r of t!.e Court. His Nlajtsiy. with that cons:.
d:ration. condesc.n.ion, and kirdness which he invaribly anifewed
.o hie people, was fearful, having felt sy mptou s et 'he gout, that
hi might not be able, whvn the preparaiit its were Intti et advanced,
to utiderso th, fatigue rcciviattly aitttidant up, is las %t; it to
the Ciiy. and wished. rather than to incur the possibility of
disarointin: i,n totbful end loyal cinz.ns. to powpore t•Ce,t ine die
invitation lot pr.sent scason. On ret, tying this he (the
Lord Mayo)) ctuomniticand with the proper authorities on thn subject,
and .r d. atone. cl to avert it possible the °is/tip:Limon which he knew
rould be
in refet,inco to the c.:luoinier e hich lad ami....ud in cer.ain papers, tQ
wit,thet any other circumstance liatl co-operated to produce
th tilsaPpoin:n.i-ni. Jr would. his Lordship obit reed. be found that
the ,tor' of his linksiy's was the sole cause. (Cheers.)
H. had r c,i-ed the following communication him Lord Melbourne,
which be ;mundanely read to the Court:

South-street, May 9. 1831.
31r Loan,—L' ...y letter of the dth inst. I had the honour of Con-
veying to you' Lordship th. cxprepesion of His Majesty's wish that the
pietto: ti .n. to receive him should be aut.pendtd until after his return to
Lo. don on .hie day. when the state of His 31ajtsty's health might en-
ebls! In d: iern.inr whether it would be possible fur him to bear the
exertion w .ielt his Visit tie city would require.
I am now command d by Hi. 31..j..5ty. to whom your Lordship's
letter of to Lord Gre oeto submitted, to apprize your
Ladish.) 6.li' thP same :sus- which i.d His Moja.) to delay receiving
tha Myna ton of .h.• Ci yof L.ndon on Wedoesday last, unfortunately
coot loose, and enria Is Hi- at ajesy still mote reluctantly to defer re-
ceivin,e lor:tation alto • ,her at present season.
Nothing hut a necessity arising from the state of his health, which I
cannot d,tola his Majesty'. loyel and aftetionate subjects of the City of
London will bn the first to admit to be paramount to every other con-
aideratio... could hove induced hi. Majesty to come to a determination
which he is S:11 aware, and he deeply regrets it, will be the cause of
grta. dictopoint...ent. I urn, at the ram: time, instructed to state to
your Lordpi..p, that the tircum.tences adverted to in your Lordship's
ht.ter to Leto Gs, r, I.ay.? hed ..o mflueoce an his Majesty's mind en
thin occasion. H.• Majtsty has bet.n entirely satisfied by your Lord-
ahip'• expLne tins of your cohdu:t with respect to the late illu-
In:netioos; and hie 311.3: ty healed. with unqualified pleasure, that
rho 'lode,: said to hove Len i ued by your Lordship respecting the
ernploym.iit of tb role..e wit :wily wt.hout foundation. This
+Anima., ethic!, 1 aor auti•etrised to cone sv to your Loidahip in the
strongest serns • r ill I trust pre an rd to the uneasinen which the un-
pat impote.iors ni.cii !Ina Lt r..sh.p's conduct appear to have occa-
sion d. et 4 r ni) f.) tr its.) mind the apprehension that you
could b—n ant el p.. • , cause of depriving your fellow-citi-
seua of an horiour to t hit It it ty had looked wi h so much anxious ex-
ptetatien.-1 have oh- hollow to b , my Lord, with great respect,
Your Lot cleltip% dutiful and obedient servant,
" M EL BOURNE."
The Court cheered several timer while the Lord Mayor was reading
the letter, and ma. t part.colarly when they heard that part of it which
reflect. opon base rind cruel impitations upon his Lordship.
Mr. R. TAYLOR. after haring briefly expressed his regret at the dia-
appollitirant cxpatenetd by the titisetts of London, and at the catue of
that disoppoiratn:nt, moved the following resolution, which was carried
unaninit usly, bie • without a comment:
" Chat r I..te .14 Court cannot but %egret that they are de-
mired of the . opppoluity of testifying their respect and vene-
ration for th. it k.acinu. Itiot•zr.ign, and eine. rely lament that the state
of hi, Al. je.ty's h alth should have caused such a postponement to be
tieuctury, slay moot nnxiot'sly hope that some other occasion may oc-
cur of enabling than to maoiLet devoted loyalty to his Majesty's
person."
it was then resolved, that a copy of the foregoing resolution should
be sent to his 31ej.sty's Semtary of State for the Home Department.