Star.
London, England, 1806-02-15 00:00:00

COURT OF CCMMON COUNCIL.

Yeßerday a Court of Common Council was held at
efpeeially for the purpofe of confidering a
motion for an Addre4 of Congratulation to his Ma-
jefty, upon his Majelly's appointment of a New Ad.
minillration.

Mr. SLAP', in a •ery temperate, able, and judi.
cious addrefs, in which he forcibly (hewed the neces►y
of unanimity and firmnefs, to guard the country from
thesdabgers that threatened it, introduced the following
minion :

"That a dutiful and loyal Addrefs be prefented to
his Majefly, to congratula k. his Majelly on the ap
pointment of a New Adminifiration; and on the eon-
fidence which that meafure excites of a vigorous
refinance to the enemy, or of terminating the prefent
conteft by a Cafe and honourable peace."
Mr. Wairamass, in a molt energetic fpeech, fe
conded the motion. He pointed out the neceffity of
the metropolis of the Britilh Empire being unani•
mous on loch an occafion as the prefent. if any
propoftft had been made, to exprefs the confidence
which the Court of Common Council had in the Go.
vernment of the country, notwithfianding the addi-
tional burthens that had been pot upon the people of
the country, during the late Adminiftration, not-
withflanding the encroachments that had been made
on the liberties of the people, and notwithltanding
the difgrace or dialler that had been brought on us
in our connexion with other powers, there were many
Gentlemen then prefent, who would have molt cheer-
folly (imported the motion ; and yet there were force
of them who, he was apprehenfive, would not difplay
an equal degree of promptitude and unanimity on
the prefent occafion. But, if it was poffible that the
(bade of that great man, who was at the head of that
Adminiftration, whole talents he, in common with
the relt of his fellow citizens, admired, was capable
of revifiting the earth, and declaring his opinion on
the appointment of the prefent Adminiftration, he
was molt firmly confinced that he would exprefs his
moll unqualified approbation of the Sovereign's
choice, he would congratulate his Majelly on the raft
amnion of ftrength to his Government, and he
would declare, that in the hands of fuch men alone
the country could be laved.
Mr. SAMUEL Dtxast oppofed the motion, chiefly
on the ground that, as yet we had no experience of
what the condua of the public men alluded to, would
be when they came into power. He therefore moved,
" That the further confideration of the queflion then
before the Court,be poll poned to thisday fix months."
Mr. Deputy BIRCH admired the Went* of molt of
the Members of the prefent adminiltration, as fin.
cerely as any other member of that Court : But pri• •
ciples had been laid down by them, to which he never
could give his affent. Thele principles had not only
been maintained in their place as Legifhtort, ink had
been openly avowed by them eliewhtre, and were
fpread by them throughout the coon. ry. Until he
few that they afted on principles of a very different
nature, he could not think them entitled to his Cup
port or confidence.
Sir RICHARD CARR Chilli obferved, that molt of
the Members of the prefent Adminiftration were men
of acknowledged ability ; but there were Come of them
whole talents he could not conceive to be !lifted to
the particular ll'uation to which they had been pro
muted. The elevation of Lord Ellenbornugh, to a
feat in his Majefty's Cabinet, lie thought, in raft, was
unconftitutional, and might be dangerous to the li
berry of the fubjeft ; the executive and the judicial
powers ought always to be kt pt as dillinely indepen
dent of each other as Trillible. There was, in his
rev lleftion, an inflance where the Cabinet had or
tiered a pr fectition to be inflituied againft a Member
of ,hi- Corporation. Woold it be jug or reafonable,
I that in lath a cafe the fame sat who had been a

party to the commencing of the Prnfecution, thou!d
be afterwards the Judge, and fhould, as is fometimes
the elle, .bave a difcretionary power, ih ordering the
punifhment of the perfon, if he fhould be convided ?
Aldermen Prinfep, Hanker, Boyden, and Row.
croft, and Metirs. Thotpe. Gnodhehereb Dornford,
Jacks, Teddy, Nicols, Griffiths, and Sharp, (poke is
favour.
of
thee: os(poke
m o
timotion.
Mr at Come length againft the
meatfure ; he thought the merits of the new Minifleri
Ihould be known by experience, befoie fuck a motion

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as the relent was prof:soled.
Mr. Q!ns flared, that when he fi,ft entered the
room, he felt firms; appiehenfions, that the Add di
would be couched to fueh language, that i twould
be difficult for him to give i; his fupport. He vista
bAppy to find, that Isis fears, in that refpea, were un-
founded. He was happy to find that the refoltition,
upon which they were called to decide, was fo mo•
derate, In Ism*, and fn comprehenfive, as to entitle
it to the unanimous concurrence of all who were

prefent. The ref ilution molt jodicioufly abltain-
ed from adverting either to pall fervices or former
profetliims. Never was there an occafinn in which
an Addrefs of this 11.ture was more called for. Gen-
tlemen might fay; that there WAS no precedent for
fuch an Addrefs, but WAS not the °mann which
called fog it alfo without precedent ? In the annals
of our hiltory was there any inflance in which this
country had been placed in fuch a fituation of peril
And difficulty ?. We were called upon to difmifs all
political jeAloufies, all party prejudices, for what ?
for the patriotic purpofe of fupporting the Govern-
ment of the country againfl the common enemy
That wa• what he conceived the nhjee of the motion
to be, and not the narrow and unworthy principle of
recommending nr opholding a particular let of men
or meafures. Same Gentlemen were anxious that
the motion amid I be potfponed, until proofs were
had of the probable concloCt of the Adminillration.
He could not agree with them in the propriety of
withholding their confidence and fupport, until
loch experience had been obtained. He was ex-
tremely anxious, that the refolution Should not only
be carried, but carried unanimoufly. The enemy
looked more to our difunion than to their own
flrength, or any thing elle, for our fubjugation.—
Should the motion be rejelted, it would afford matter
for final exultation to the perfon who meditated the
invafien of the country. He fhould not be furprised
if, upon receiving the intelligence, he Should iffue a
proclamation, in which he would Rate to his batta-
lions, "See, what an enemy you have to contend with I
They cannot agree, even in fupporting the Admini-
ftration which is charged with the duty of governing
them." There was an obfervation which fell from an
Honourable Baronet (Sir R. C. Glynn), to which he
thought it necelfary briefly to advert ; he alluded to
the appointment of Lord Ellenborough to a feat in the
Cabinet. For his own part, he rejoiced that a Noble-
man, ofjfuch fplendid talents, incorruptible integrity,
and fnwhd knowkdge of the principles and praiflice of
the Conflitution, had been called to his Majefly's
Councils. Such an appointment, reflecting as high
honour upon thole who advifed, as upon him who
received,he would contendovasperfealyconflitutional.
The argument of the Honourable Baronet would,
if at all maintainattle, equally apply againft the le.
giflative capacity of that Noble Lord. He trolled
that thole who had moved the amendment would
perceive the neceUty and the value of unanimity at
this extraordinary crisis, and not perfevere in a pro-
ceeding, the only tendency of which would be to en-
courage and confirm the hopes of the enemy. He
wilbed that they' would follow the example of the
great cheraCters of which the Adminifiration, upon
the appointment of which they were about to congra-
tulate his M:liCay, WAR compoled. They, with
noble and patriotic difinterefiednefs, had facrificed
on the al:ar of their country their prejudices and
their paffions ; their only cornea would be, who
flinuld ferve the country with the Ma zeal and the
greaten aelivity. The Sovereign himielf too had let
them a glorious example : with that paternal regard
which he felt for the happinefs and the wishes of his
people, he had come forward and facrificed on the
altar of the public weal the objedtions which he might
Farmeily have entertained againft fome of the great
charaaers, to whore willinm and exertions he now
looked for the fecurity of the country, and the ho.
nourable termination :If the arduous contest in which
we were engaged. He gave his cordial alfent to the
original motion.
Mr. Deputy BIRCH repeated fome of his former at
fertions, and referred to what had paffed at the huf-
tings in lVeflminfter, where Mr. Fox was laid to
have &dared that he would Rill adhere to all Lis
former principles. For that reafon he could not give
the R.ighr Hon. Gentleman his fopport.
Mr. Alderman Comae was pram at the time of
the unanimous choice of Mr. Fox to be again the
reprefentative of Weftrninfter. He heard and admir-
ed the fentiments of that Right Honourable Gentle-
man. The worthy Deputy, however, c, uld not
agree with him, for this reafon, that " lit had al-
ways walled to narrow (laid the Alderman), whilft
I have always willed to extendthe liberty of my coun-
try."
After a few nbfervations from Mr. Deputy Bor,
and a vety animated reply from Mr. WAITHM•II,
the queftion was called for, and the Lord Mayor de-
clared, that the majority was against the pollpone-
ment. A divifion, however, was called for, and the
numbers were—
rot ran PORTPONSSIENr.
Aldermen
Common is
a Teller,

AGAINST I r
9 A!dermen
80 Commoners
2 Tdkra

79

79
Majority for the Mardi -i2
The main quenion was then carried, and a Corn.
mittee was appointed to prepare the Ada' cit., which
was agreed to—[Sa the efelsvrtiftmest is freed of this
Paper.]
Mr. SLADE then congratulated the Court on their
decifion, and trolled it would operate like an cleOric
(park throughout the kingdom.
The following is a Litt ut the Aldermen who voted
on the above occafinn :

FOIL .1111ADDItrit.
Aldermen Combs Aliteintets Jofhua J. Intith
Leighton B.,ydeU
Roweruft &holey
Pi ineep tiankei—.Total
Thin. Smith
OAINIT
Aldermen R. C. alp sod Aidley.

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OLD BALLET.
Yefterday an Admiralty Se(lions was held before
SCOTT, Km. Sir GIMES Roots, kc. &c. for'
the trial of offences Committed on Use high leas,
within the jurifdiClion of the Admiralty of England.
there was only the following prithner for trial.
Captain fienderfox was capitally ind.tted in two
counts, the one for affaulting and wounding Citron
Mafon, on the tft of Oaober, 1804, wide intent to do
Lim grievous bodily harm, and for a fimilar offence!
on William Nelfon. The ptifoner was Captain of the
Walker defence lhip, lying off Deal, and Mal; ar was
the bnatfwain. It appeared by the Ilatement of the
profecutor, that a mifunderflanding had originated
in the veffel, in confequence of pat t of the.crcw hay-
ing gone on &ore with Mafon and Nclfon, who were
the Ihip carpenters. On their arrival on bnatd in
the evening Mafon went to his birth, when the rbi:f
mate put out the candle, and a fcuffle enfued. Wit.
nefs went on the tin:liter deck, when the ptifoner
(tabbed him under the tight arm, which had depriv-
ed him of the ufe of his tide, and the violence was
repeated by a blow on the note with the fword. The
violence offer,4l to Nclfon occurred at the fame time.
in confequence, as was flatted, of his abhorrence of the
-conduEt of the Captain. On the withers being croft-
etamined by Mr. GLF AD. he prevaricated in a way
that deprived his original Ilatement of credit.. He
alto Rated that an attempt had been made to 'And a
bill at the late Maidflone Affixes, which the Grand
Jury had thrown out. The hurt the profecutor had
received originated in a fcuffle through his own im-
prudence ; and the Judge direeed the Jury to acquit
the prifoner, without hearing further evidence.
The ptifoner, who had been confined (ince Auguft
lan, was Rated by the Judge to have been very
rll-
treated.
He was arraigned on fecondconnt for affaulting
and wounding Mellon, and alto acquitted.
0 UART.ER SESSIONS.

At the WI Manchefter Qyarter Seffinnc, Mrs. Alice
Mallalien was tried for heating a child's cap, value
321. from a haberdahver's (hop in Manchetler.
Mr. Caoss. the Connie! for the prnfecutinn, Rated
to the Jury that the priloner was the wife of a refpec-
table tradefman there, and it was a matter of fur
prifc that a perfon in her lituation of life Ibould have
committed fo mean a crime—but, however extraor•
dinary, he was afraid when they had heard the evi-
dence. that they would have no doubt that the charge
was ion true. That this crime ofThoplifting was not
tonfined to the loweft order of fociety. There was
a fort of people who, without falling under the temp-
t tatiun to which extravagance or necelfity mightespole
them, were yet troubled with what the officers of the
police called birdlime-fingers, that (luck to every
thing they touched. A fimilar cafe, he (aid, occur
red in that Court a few years ago, in which the wife
of a refpe&able and opulent man, and the mother of
an amiable family, had taken her trial there, and
cuff/red the lent ence of the law for the fame ,ifence.
The (bort fa& of the prefent cafe wps, that the
prifoner had taken out her handkerchief, dropped it
upon a fmall article that lay upon the counter, and
put both together into her pocket ; that the pi ifonet
bad done this, would not be doubted ; and the only
vettion they would have to try would be, whether
this was done by accident or deign It was a coe4
tion which would be bell determined by an attentive
confideration of all the eircumnanees of the cafe, as
w they would be related by the witnehes :if every cit.
curnflance of the pi ifoner s conduft and demeanour,
'both before and after her detedion, were fuch as
clearly indicated a confcioufnefs of guilt, they
would pronounce her guilty ; and, on the contrary.
if they were fuch a. were at all confiftent with in-
nocence, lie hoped they would acquit her.
But whatever might be their verdia, there could
be no doubt of the propriety of this profecution.—
When detefled and charged with this offence, the
prifoner obainately refuted to give any account of
hecfelf, and repeatedly offered all the money the had
about her to be let at liberty. The thop-keeper, how-
ever, to whom the was an utter hunger, very pro-
perly fent immediately for a peace officer, into wlinfe
cutlody (he was delivered, and from that mon ent
the profecutor has been wholly in the hands of the
officer of juftice, and be comes here only as a wit nets
in purfuance of their fummons.
It mutt be recollated, too, that the profeeutor
was compelled to profecute, as the Magiflrate before
whom the prifoner was brot ght, very properly bound
him over in a recognizance to to do in a confiderable
fun of money, which would have been forfeited, had
he not performed the c ndition of his recognizance.
It had, he Paid, been infinuated, that this was a ma-
licious profecinion—but if ever there was a cafe free
from that ingredient, it was the prefent. This would
appear fo obvious to the Court before the end of the
trial, as to leave no doubt upon that fubjea, even
in the minds of thofe thongh,lefs and ilhjudging
friends who have fonlifhly fiippored that fuch an in.
Imitation would benefit the pt ironer.
Sarah Daniels, the firft witricf. hated, (he was
an attendant in the (hop, and that the prifoner came
there on Saturday the t tth of Jai u try, in company
with another perf in, and bough. a cap for 115 s. that
in the 2f-tenon'', Avon five o' lock, the ptiinner
(AMC again to the (bop alone with the car) fhe bougl-t
ra the mot nit g and wanted the witnefs to take it
back arid return her the none-, ; the informed bet,
thattl, was not the cufkom of the (hop, but the woults
eschaoge it her for goods of any fort to the value ;
th at the reach‘d down the cap drawer, and pin it
upo.n the counter. The prifoner looked among the
caps, and &ailed them about force time, at lergth
the got onc from the drawer un the counter, and
Living a b:.fket handing on the counter at a little dif-
tance in which diet e sea, a handkerchief, (he rook it out
and laid it upon the cap, which the had before taken
nut of h.:: diawcr, and ins a few minutes the winters
oh.:rved her to take up the handkerchief and cap,
and put them both together in her pocket ; that the
afterwards bought a cap 'aloe Si. from the witnefs,
who noticed her condor& to Thomas Davy,-a (hop-
man, ltd he came and ferved her with other articles
to thramount of the value of the cap (he purchafed
in the morning, and then the went awaf, I idding
good night. The witnefs was Ina& much slat mid
ar• the ilne Ate was Pure it was no miftake, becaufe
the pin net was fo long about the drawei ; appear-
, d confuted and agitated, 'and when the dropped the