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London, England, 1809-09-27 00:00:00

GRAND JUBILEE.

COMMON COUNCIL, SEPTEMBER 26.

ri I A Court of Common Council was held this day,
Which was numerously attended, for the purpose of
ukirg into considenition the Repurt of the Corn-
rf,:ttee to whom it. had been referred, to consider of
the best means of celebrating the 25th of October
a
rest, bring the day on which his Majesty comrhences
s;ith near of his reign.
Mr. Aldeiman Wool) moved that the Report be
t. read:—
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t‘ !t ,:aced i: to he the opinion of the Committee, that the Cor-
r City
oratimt of the of London should attend divine service on
the octolier next, in Sr. Paul's Cathedral—that the Cor-
pLra.ion ,hold afterwards Address his Majesty, congratulating
oil the co nmencemtnt of the 50th Anniversary of his happy
reim ovtr thee Kingdoms—that the front of Guildhall should be
on that day ; but that on considering the question of
the
r, Ir.ry el the Corporation's dining together on that day,
thato neither expedient nor proper that they ought so to do."
The Worthy Alderman stated, that having been
called to the Chair of the Committee, he felt himself
bound to sign the Resolutions, and also to move con
reyonding Resolutions, though he did not mean to
support :hem. He went to the Committee with the
exrrns purpose of the Corporation dining together as
a hoc'''. To their going to Church he had no objec;
tion, nor to an Address to his Majesty, if so couched
:is to avoid an approval of the conduct of his Council-
lors. Against illuminations, however, his mind was de-
cidedly made up. What would follow the resolution
to illuminate the Guildhall of the City of London ?
Would it not operate as a signal for an illumination
of the City—as a signal, in short, for an illumination
throughout the whole kingdom ? It was absurd to
suppose that such could be the unanimous feeling
throughout the country ; and, though the people
might be unanimous in their love and reverence for
the King, it was impossible that they should be so in
many recent measures which had occurred. Where
thru,ands had fallen, it was impossible that there
5110„:d not be widows, orphans, fathers and mothers,
each of them regretting their departed relatives, and
who, on that account, must be more prepared to re-
gard the illumination as a cause of regret than as one
cf congratulation !
mr. GRIFFITHS called the Hon. Alderman to order,

&ere being no question before the Court.
Mr. Alderman WOOD expressed his surprise at being
so called to order. There was nothing uncommon in
Gentlemen who had any motion to make, to consume
probably half an hour or more in throwing out his
observations upon it. As he had been called to order
hoi.veYer, he should conclude at present, and should
take another opportunity of stating what he had to
offer against the resolutions of the Committee. He
Enncioded by moving, " That this Court doth agree
with the Resolutions come to by their Committee."
Mr. HERNE said, that the Report of the Commit-
naw submitted to the consideration of the Court,'
vas occasioned solely by the inconsistency of the
Gait itsdf. The favourers of the measure in ques-
tier: had submitted it to the consideration of the Court
of Common Council, and, on its being approved of,
and ordered to be referred to a Committee, they had
selected as this Committee a number of individuals,
er: only indifferent to, but, in many instances, in
direct orposirion to the object of the Resolution.—
Lis, he maintained, was absolutely the case, and
lie was sorry to observe, that these Gentlemen had
bern ah!e not only to throw cold water on what the
Ciitirt intended, but also to disgrace the Corporation,
by proposing that they should go to St. Paul's, and
should also carry up an Address to his kilajesty, when
could venture to say, they neither meant to go to
St Paul's nor to St. James's. The Corporation of,
London was said to be fond of eating and drinking •
what then, he asked, would be thought of them, if,
or that day, on which they were so impressed with
loyalty to their Sovereign, as to be induced to ap•
roach him with an Address of Congratulation on the
SOth year of his accession to the Throne, they were
a: the same time to say—" Oh ! but it will be suffi•
(alit for us to retire to our private homes, and to
evince our joy by eating a mutton-chop !" He
t:. iught it would be for the honour of the Corporation
that the day should be celebrated by a public dinner,
arid, fur his own part, rather than not have a public
dinner on that day, he would consent to go without
h's dinner to-morrow.
Mr. Alderman SCHOLEY said, he had signed the'
Report, and he approved of it co far as it went, but
he did not think it had gone far enough. There was
One omission in the Report which he particularly ob.
''rvecl, and that was, an Address conformable to their
ite,olittion. If no other Gentleman had an Address

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epared hehad one in his pocket,which he should sub-
niit for their consideration, that it might either be
added by way of rider, or that the Committee be in-
structed to withdraw, and so far to rectify their Re-
Fort, a 3 to prepare an Address agreeably to their own
Resolution.
Mr. Gpirririts, alluding to what had fallen from.
Mr. Herne, Observed, that during the many years
t.e latter Gentleman had been a Member of that ,
Court, he had never attended at St. Paul's. It was,
tilerefore impossible for him to a Age of the truth of
w, at he had asserted, and, tfiat being the case, it
.c.is rather hard, with one blow, to strike at the cha-,
:Old conduct of 20 or 30 persons, of whom, to.
.!ppearance, in the point alluded to, he could judge
Mr. licitxr. said, the charge now made was a
Mr. KiNIBLE spoke to order. He hoped the Lord
lAty r would not suffer such language to pass. Gen-
der/km were making too free with each other, and it
the duty of his Lordship to correct it.
M. GRIFFITHS thanked the Hon. Member for his
;:i:erference. If he had known the Gentleman, how-
!vr, who had used the expression, it would not have
'track him with any surprise. In making the Report
submitted to the Court, he thought their Com-
- • had not let down the Corporation, but had con-
'cd the honour of the City of London. A dinner
• ryared to him to be regarded as a fine qua non, and
thought they would seem better to praise GOD, and
t(, address his Majesty, without resorting to it on thP
preceil occasion.
Mr• S. DIXON wished that the paragraphs of the
Rep,.l ~hould be put separately. lit was of opinion,
I,esid•c !he first Resolution, in which he concurred,
that e Corporation should dine together. He was
01t Cult' of those who thought it offensive to AizttcHTY
t,ont,,itt a good dinner and a cheerful glass of wine
Lould a visit to church. He saw no ham in