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London, England, 1820-09-23 00:00:00

GLOUCESTER MUSIC MEETING:

The preparations for the Grand Musical Festival at
Gloucester have been going on for some time. The
Blum arrived at his Palace on the 15th instant to
make the necessary arrangements. Tuesday evening
several well-known thieves arrived at Gloucester,
by the Bristol coach ; they were fortunately soon af-
terwards discovered by Lavender, the Bow-street
officer, who turned them out of the City. The com-
mencement of the performances took place on Wed-
nesday morning, under very inauspicious circum-
stances—a storm of wind and rain, with very little
intermission, lasting during the whole of the day ; the
Cathedral, however, was crowded to excess in every
part, and also the avenues. The company began to
arrive before nine o'clock, although the Church ser-
vice and performance did not begin till eleven, at
which hour the BISHOP took his seat on his throne,
and the DEAN in his proper place.
The Corporation went in procession, with their
maces, the cap of maintenance, and sword of state;
the Mayor and Aldermen wearing very handsome
scarlet robes, ti immed with broad fur. The over-
ture to « Esther" was led off in fine style by Mr.
CRAMER and a very excellent band. The obligato
movements for the oboe and bassoon were never
heard to finer effect than as they were given by Mr.
Galt/MACH and Mr. HOLMES. The gland " Dettin-
gen Te Deuin" was well supported by a numerous
assemblage of chorus singers, who were very judi-
ciously selected. The .oio and verse pmts were very
finely sung by Master MARSHALL, Messrs. W. KNY-
VETT, VAUGHAN, HAWES, and BELLAMY. The ab-
sence of 3lr. BARTLEMAN from the orchestra was
occasioned by afflicting and severe indisposition, but
Mr. BELLAMY proved himself a very able substitute;
he was in excellent voice.

An appropriate Anthem, composed by Dr. BOYCE
for a full Band, was extremely well performed, in
which is the celebrated duet—" Here shall soft
charity repair."—lt was admirably performed by
Mr. VAUGHAN and Mr. BELLAMY. The Musical
performances concluded with the Coronation Athem,
which was enthusiastically and effectiveiy ,
The Church Service was read by the Rev. Mr. Mtn.-
Low, and the Rev. Mt. WEBB ; the Sermon was
preached by the Rev. Mr. WETHERELL, one of the
Stewards. At the e close,. a liberal Collection was
made at the door for the Charity.
In the evening, a Grand Miscellaneous Concert
took pl.ice in the County Hall. The first part con-
sisted of a selection from L'Allegro ed el Penseroso, in
which Mr. VAUGHAN enraptured the audience by the
chase and effective style in which he gave, " Come,
come, thou goddess fair and free." The other prin-
cipal singers were Mrs. SALMON, Miss STEPHENS,
and Mr. BELLAMY. MtS,SALMON, in "Sweet Bird,"
was accompanied on the violin by Mr. CRAMER.—
In the second part, Miss STEPHENS was encored in
" Cease your funning," as was also the delightful
Glee, " Return blest days," by Messrs. W. KNIVETT,
VAUGHAN, HAwEs, and BELLAMY.—Mr. LINDLEY
played a Concerto on the Violoncello in his usual
style of superior exceilence.—The Overture " Ana-
creou" went off extremely well.

A man of the name of M'Cann was yesterday
charged, at Worship-street Office, with the murder
of John Cooper, the Chesterfield carrier, in Novem-
ber, 1818. The evidence, however, was not suffi-
ciently strong to warrant the prisoner's fully com-
mittal, and he was ordered for re-examination.

By a Return presented to the House of Commons,
it appears that there at present no less than thirty-
two persons in the custody of, the Warden of the
Fleet Prison for contempts, upon processes issuing out
of the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer. The first
name on this list is HANNAH BARER, who, it ap-
pears, was committed to prison on the 80th of July,
1789, upon a wilt of rebellion, in which it is stated,
that her rebellion (as it is technically called) consisted
in not paying a sum of £406 17s. 7d. into the Bank
in pursuance of a decree of the Court of Chancery.
From the great length of time for which this unhappy
woman has suffered imprisonment, more than thirty-
one years, it is presumed that she was unable to obey
the decree. The other prisoners have remained in
custody for various lengths of time ; one twenty-one
years, another nineteen years, and so on. To this
account is added a list of persons who died in cus-
tody since the year 1812, the number amounting to
twenty. Of these one unfortunate man had passed
thirty-one years, ten months, and fourteen days,
under personal restraint; two had suffered imprison-
ment for font teen years, and others for periods of
eleven, nine, and eight years.
Sunday evening a number of boys were amusing
themselves by damming up the end of a trough,
which formerly conveyed water to the water-wheel of
the corn-mill at Sutton, in Cheshire, in order, as
they said, to make a splash when the clods were re-
moved. Owing to a weight of water, the trough
gave way, bringing along with it a considerable
quantity of.stones of large dimensions, and precipi:
tated six of the boys into the cavity below; two were
killed on the spot, two others were severely bruised,
and are since dead; a fifth lies in a most dangerous
state, and the sixth was slightly injured.
A young Gentleman, named BAKER, residing at
Thames Ditton, enjoying, a few days since, the pas-
time of partridge-shooting, observed an adder in the
grass. With a view of destroying the animal, he
imprudently struck at it with the butt of his fowling.
piece, which coming in violent contact with the
ground, occasioned its discharge, and lodging the
contents in the abdomen of the unhappy youth, coaused

death:

.COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held
for the dispatcll of public business. Soon after the
Loan MAY3R had taken the Chair,
Mr. OLDHAM observed, that he had seen it, with
some surprise, stated in the public newspapers, that
notwithstanding the proceedings of a former Court
—he believed the last, or the last but one—and in
which the conduct of certain Aldermen who neg-
lected their public duty was made the subject of
representation, Mr. Alderman Ansley had neglected
for a whole week to attend the' Justice-room of the
Old Bailey, and had not appointed any one to attend
in his stead. He also observed it stated (his only
authority being still the public newspapers), that Mr.
Alderman Heygate, who should have attended for
Sir Claudius Hunter, did not attend there till past
two o'clock. It might be in the recollection of the
Court, that upon one occasion, when he took the op-
portunity of representing to Lord Sidmouth that the
City could not spare three or four Aldermen for the
Militia, a worthy Sheriff said, that he did not know
of one instance of neglect of duty. Afterwards,
when he (Mr. Oldham) had mentioned this circum-
stance before the Common Council, the same worthy
Sheriff declared, that he could not recollect the fact
in question—an instance of forgetfulness so singular,
that he must pardon him for calling him a "Non nti
ricordo" Sheriff—(Orderer, order).
The LORD MAYOR believed that there had been
some omission on the part of Mr. Alderman Hey-
gate; but he knew the fact, as well as the Hon. Gen-
tleman himself, merely from what he had seen in
the public prints. As to Mr. Alderman Ansley, he
was uninformed of any neglect attaching to him,
but must leave that point to be explained by the
worthy Sheriff, whose duty it was to attend at the
place alluded to. With respect to any a!teration in
the arrangement to be observed in the attendance of
Aldermen at the Justice-room Of the Old Bailey, he
was not aware that any was requisite, or could be
advantageously effected. The duties of their station
had much increased with the increase of tbe popu-
lation ; and it might he difficult to find a greater
.number of Gentlemen with the requisite talents, cha-
racter, and fortune, to give their attendance. •
Mr. Alderman ROTHWELL was proceeding to reply
to the observations which had been made relative to
the non-attendance of Mr. Alderman Ansley at the
Justice-room, Old Bailey, when he was interrupted by
Mr. OLDHAM, who explained that he meant the
Justice-room, Guildhall—not at the Old Bailey.
Mr. Sheriff ROTHWELL then said, that as to the
attendance of Aldermen at the Old Bailey, he did
not believe that there had been any neglect on the
part of Mr. Alderman Ansley. But as to the pro-
ceedings of the Justice-room, Guildhall, the Common
Council were aware that the proceedings did not come
under his immediate cognizance.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN then came forward.—
He had a communication to make to the Common
Council from her Majesty--and a communication of
this sort always took precedence of all others—
(Hear, hear).—lt became his duty to state to the
Court, that he had received, yesterday, from a worthy
Magistrate, who was not at present in town, a letter,
enclosing the paper which he should now take the
liberty of reading to the Court. This paper was
signed " Matthew Wood," and he should have hesi-
tated to communicate it in the way he had now de-
termined to do, but for reasons which he would pre-
sently state to them. The letter was as follows :

" To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Com-
mon Councilmen, of the City of London, in Common

Council assembled.

" I am Commanded by her Majesty the Queen, to request
that the Corporation of London will accept her Majesty's por-
trait, as a testimony of her Majesty's gratitude to the Citizens
of London, and of her attachment to the Corporation of the
first city in the world, for the sincere and zealous loyalty which
they have ever manifested In the cause of the Queen.
"September 20. (Signed) " M. WOOD."
(Hear, hear).—He had felt it his duty, immediately
upon receiving this note in an envelope from the
worthy Alderman (Wood), to wait upon the Lord
Mayor, and make the communication known to him.
Finding, however, upon entering the Mansion House,
that the Lord Mayor was not at home, he had en-
closed the note to his Lordship, requesting him to
take the necessary steps : and this he felt to he, for
his own part, at once the most regular and the most
respectful course of proceeding. 'That morning,
however, he had received a letter from the Lord
Mayor, couched in these terms:

" Mansion House, 23d September, 18.10.
"'lie Lard Mayor presents his compliments to Mr. Alder-
man Watchman, and enclosed, returns the paper, signed Mat-
thew Wood, which he must decline presenting to the Court of
Common Council, because be thinks, under existing circum-
stances, that it would be inconsistent with his duty to inter-
meddle with an affair of so much importance."

—Now whether he (Mr. Waithman) had taken the
proper measures or not, in acting as he had done, he
could not say ; all that he telt assured of was, that
he had acted according to the motives of his own.
heart, and the dictates of his own conscience. It had
indeed occurred to him that the most proper and re-
spectful channel for such a communication should be
the Lord Mayor; but in that expectation, at least,
the event shewed he had been mistaken. He still
felt it to be his duty to make the communication to
the Co., -t; and, before he concluded, he intended to
submit this Motion—

" That her Majesty's most generous offer of her portrait be
gratefully acknowledged ; and that the thanks of this Court be
presented to her Majesty for this mark of her condescension and
regard for the Corporation and Citizens of the City of London."
—He did not know what might be their opinion upon
the way in which he hnel prepared such a Motion ;
but.this he knew—that there was nothing which her
Majesty had more at heart than the good of the Ci-
tizens of London; and that nothing had made more
impression upon that heart than the conduct of they
City, in the sympathy and interest which it had
evinced in her behalf. He considered that her Ma-
-1 jesty offered this tribute, not as an adequate return_
for those feelings, but as the only one which it was
in her power to give : and upon these grounds, he
conceived that the Court would concur unanimously
with his Motion—(Hear, hear).
Mr. OLDHAM rose to second the Resolution, but
he confessed that a happier moment might have been
selected for presenting the letter in question. It was
due to the Court to receive the communication,
though presented at a moment when they would make
up their minds upon the imputed guilt, or the ex-
pected innocence of her Majesty. He hoped that
I site would come out of the investigation pure and

unsullied. and them he was stir,. that every Member
of the Coin wouicrtvisir to oft the portrait of her
Majesty hung up in the Common Council Chamber
—(Hear).—lt was unfortunate that they could not
now go to as great lengths as they would wish, but
they would only do justice to their feelings or their
judgment, to receive, with respect and gratitude, the
picture which she was pleased to offer them,- and to
return their respectful thanks to her Majesty. He
was glad that the Resolution stopt just there. If it•
went an iota further, he would feel it his duty to vote
to reject it, and he believed the majority of the
Court would concur with him.

Mr. Ewell. said, he would not say anything that
might provoke a debate. Consulting their character
and honour, the Court could do no other than accept
with grateful feelings the tribute which her Majesty
was pleased to pay then). Could, he asked, any One
doubt the propriety of the former decisions of the
Court with respect to her Majesty, since the Conn
bad marked their feelings towards her, and she fe-
-1 ceived the Corporation in the handsomest manner?
It was natural, therefore, that her Majesty should
shew them this mark of her regard, and they could
not but accept her offer with grateful feelings—..,
( Hear, hear).—ln his opinion it would not have de`
graded the Lord Mayor to have made the communi-
cation to the Court, coming, as it did, from the Queen
•of England—(Hear, hear). They were indebted tothe
worthy Alderman for bringing it before thetas, caber=
wise they might never have received it. Thectiord
Mayor, acting in a ministerial capacity, should not
have consulted his politics, but ought to discharge
his public duty to that Court.
Mr. toms expressed his hope that her Majesty
would come out of the ordeal of inquiry with a pure,
character; then would he be as willing as any mats
to bear his humble testimony in her favour ; but it
was his opinion that the Court had not acted wisely
in their former interference, and that they ought not
again to interfere pending the proceedings against
her Majesty. Should her Majesty come pure out of
the inquiry, it would be almost their duty to request
that she would honour them with her portrait ; but
he would nut ho)d up his hand in favour of the Re-
solution, considering it, as he did, an inconsiderate act.
He would not, however, hold up his hand against it.
Mr. PEACOCK thought that it was not the duty of
the Lord Mayor to present the communication.to the
Court, but that it came more appropriately from the
worthy Alderman.
Mr. T. J. WILLIAMS saki, he would wis% to pay
every mark of respect towards her Majesty, but he
thought that, pending the investigation, it was too
much'to ask them to accept her Majesty portrait—
(Laughter)—that was the way of judging of the
(thing—(Laughter).—The nation would say, that we
accepted of this present • with satisfaction—(Hear,
hear)—and that after hearing the charges against her
Majesty—(Hear, hear)—and the evidence that sup-
ported those charges—(Heer,hear)—without having
beard any evidence on the other side—(/:car, hear).
So that they must be already convinced of her inno-
cence—(Crier of Hear, hear). Such must be their
impression when they accepted of the picture of her
Majesty with pleasure and satisfaction—((;heers).—
This would be the inference which would be drawn
by every Corporation in the kingdom—(Hear, hear).
Would they wish that such an impression should go
forth ?—(Hear, hear). Then, if, unfortunately, the
two Houses of Parliament should degrade her Ma-
jesty, what a lamentable situation would they be in ?
It was better, in his opinion, to enter the communi-
cat:on of her Majesty on their Journals, and then it
would be competent for them, at any future period,
to have the picture hung up in the Council Chamber.
Mr. GRIFFITHS wished to know what harm it
would do them to accept the gracious offer of her
Majesty ? on what ground would they attempt to
refuse it? He was aware, that cn any question, how-
ever obvious, or however popular, one or two could
be always found to throw it into the back ground ;
but the Court could do nothing but accept with gra-
titude the offer of her Majesty.
Mr. Alderman WAITIIMAH said, that the Corpo.
ration of London had witnessed and opposed acts of
oppression against her Majesty, such as were never
witnessed before—(Hear, heir). They had supported
her Majesty under those trials—they supported her
with the people, whose respect and affection she pos-
sessed—(Hear, hear). They, as men, could not have
acted any other part. If the Corporation had w it-
nesscd those acts of oppression unmoved—if they had
not stept forward in favour of her Majesty—if they
waited until the full tide of charge had been let in
upon her, their interference afterwards would be
useless and insulting to her, and neither dignified neat
manly as reflecting upon themselves. - He simply
wished by the Resolution to convey to her Majesty
the gratitude of the Court. He was not surprised at
the observations which fell from some Gentlemen,
when he recollected the sentiments they had expressed
on a former occasion ; they were perfectly consistent
in the line they took. He would beg, however, to
make one observation, in answer to a Gentleman (Mr.
Williams). That Gentleman said, suppose the two
Houses of Parliament should pronounce her Majesty
guilty, how lamentable then will be the condition of
the Corporation ! He conceived that their situation
would not be lamentable ; they would, on the con-
trary, be placed in a dignified and honourable condi-
tion—(Hear)—whilst the two Houses of Parliament
would be themselves in a lamentable and degraded
situation—( Hear, hear).—Looking at the evidence
that had been given, and those by w honk. it was given
--looking to the bribes and threats that were held
out against her Majesty—and, in short, to all the
circumstances of this extraordinary and revolting
case, he would say that, even should both Houses of
Parliament decide against her Majesty, it would not
alter, in the slightest degree, his opinion of her Ma-
jesty's conduct—(Hear, hear)—it would not remove
the deep impression of lur innocence which he felt—.
(Hear, hear). An Honourable Gentleman had talked
of an impression going abroad that her Majesty was
not guilty. Who was afraid of that impression, and
who doubted but that it was already deeply made on
the public mind ?—(Hear, hear). The Court had
that impression—(Hear)—the Country had that im-
pression—(Hear, hear). On this subject there was
but one generous feeling pervading the whole
Kingdom—(Cheers).
The question was then put and carried, almost
unanimously ; four er five hands only having been
held up against it.
Mr. Alderman WA IT II A N. next came for aid,

and moved—" That the Lord Mayor be requested'
to convey to her Majesty the thanks of the Court."
The Loan MAYOR, With much agitation, rose. He
said, that be did not think such a motion would have
been put. The Court knew what his sentiments were;
they would, he hoped, excuse him. Though he had
abstained from giving an opinion before, he would
now say, that he considered the measure both unwise
and officious. The question was now under the so-
lemn decision of the High Court of Parliament, and
pending that investigation he thought it was not ad-
visable for the Corporation to interfere.
Mr. FAVELL would not wish to force anything on
the-Lord Mayor that would be distressing to his feel-
ings ; but he considered this a serious question of pri-
vilege. The Lord Mayor had a duty to perform, and
he should be called on to perform it„ He had, no
doubt, the right to give his opinion in that Court ;
butt as soon as the Court had decided, that decision
was not to be considered the opinion of the Loi-d
Mayor, but of the Corporation at large. He stood
on this position as on a rock ; and should the Lord
Mayor resist the declared opinion of the Court, there
would be an end to their privileges. Highly as they
might respect the Chief Magistrate, they still could
not surrender their privileges out of respect for his
feelings. It would, in fact, introduce a system which
would lead to their ruin as a public body. He would
ask them to look at the decision that had been just
made, four or five against one hundred. Were ever
the sentiments of the Court more unequivocally ex-
pressed ? Was the Lord Mayor to controul the ex-
pression of those sentiments?
Mr. OLDllast said that his Lordship was called on
to act ministerially. It was his duty to obey the wishes
of the Court. He was not to have any. feelings of-his
own, at least he was not to indulge those feelings
against the obsious calls of duty.
Mr. DIXON said, the Lord Mayor of London was
plaCed in an awkward situation !—(A laugh).—He
thought his Lordship ought to be allowed some dis-
cretion. Suppose Gentlemen proposed and decided
that his Lordship should take physk, was he bound
therefore to take i.?—(A /aaah ).—He moved as au
Amendment, that the Sheriff be requested to attend
with the Lord Mayor on her Majesty.
Mr. Alderman WA ITIIIMAN did not look on the
• task of waiting on her Majesty, to convey to her the
gratitude of the City of London, bat as an office of
honour—(Hear* hear!)—The Lord Mayor was the
head of the Corporation, but it was I.OC assumed that
his Lordship always concurred in their opinions. He,
acted in a ministerial capacity. He (Mr. Alderman
Waldman) felt, that if be had proposed to convey
tbe sentiments of the Corporation through any other
channel, he would deserve the censure of the Court;
for it would be conveying a marked disrespect to the
Lord Mayor—it would be holding out an insinuation
that his Lordship would hesitate to perform bis duty.
The Lord Mayor's sentiments were well known. As
well might it be suppo-ed, if they voted an Address
of Thanks to Lord Chatham for conducting the Wel-
cheren Expedition, that the Lord Mayor, by convey-
ing that vote to his Lordship, concurs ed in the vote,
as that he concurred in the sentiments embiaced in
the Resolution which they‘had just adopted. He
was sorry that his Lordship's feelings were hurt. It
was true, indeed, that it had physicked him ; he had
only to regret that the physic operated so powerfully
upon him!!—(4 laugh).
Lotto MAYOR said, that be had, from a sense
of duty, gone up with farmer Addresses to her Ma-
jesty ; but feeling as he did, be hoped the Court
would have excused him on the present occasion. As
Lord Mayor, his name appeared at the bead of all
those measures ; and many of his friends in the coun-
try had asked whether be had concurred in those
measures? lle stiii hoped they would excuse his at-
tendance.—The Motion was put and carried.
Mr. Alderman Warrituast nest moved, «That it
he referred to the Committee of City Lands to re-
port the most appropriate situation in the Ilall of
the Common Council to place tke picture of her Nta-
jeqy."—Mr. T. J. Wit.t.tasis objected to the Motion.
Mr. WILLIAMS (Slit:riff elect) considered that the
Motion was one which, after having accepted of the
picture and returned thanks to her Majesty, they
were bound to entertain.
Mr. Monism felt himself bound to dissent from
the Motion, as it stood. lie agreed that it was their
duty to receive the picture, that it was their duty to
return thanks to her Majesty for it ; but whilst an in-
quiry was pending, he would not agree to place that
picture in the Cotincil Chamber until that inquiry
terminated. If the Motion was, that the Committee
should report the best place to hang the picture, he
would agree to the Motion ; but he would not agree
to a proposition which would pledge them to place
it at once in the Common Council Chamber. He
had no doubt but that there was a vast deal of false
evidence given against her Majesty—(Hear, hear)—
he had no doubt but that the Queen had been griev-
ously ill treated, almost from the very day that she
had married the King—(Hear, hear!)—he had no
doubt but that a vast conspiracy had been formed
against her—(Hear,hear!)—yet he was not prepared
to say that the primafacie case made out did not call
for some answer from her Majesty. %Then that an-
swer should be satisfactorily given, then, and not till
then, would he agree to place her picture in the Coun •
ail Chamber. He would therelbre move as an Amend-
ment, that the words ,‘ Common Council Chamber"
be left out of the Resolution.
Mr. FAVELL thought, that after the Resolution
which the Court had come to—after having grate-
fully received the picture of her Majesty, the Amend-
ment of his friend was an extraordinary measure.
The Committee might think fit to hang up the pic-
ture in the most obscure part of Guildhall—would
••.: the Court agree to that ? Would they not rather,
• having accepted her Majesty's picture, give it the'
Most honourable place?
Mr.Draceesaid.they were asked to vote that the pic-
ture should be placed in the Council Chamber without
knowing the size of it, or the space it might occupy.
Mr. Psertsou said, they were called on to suspend
their judgments, because a prima facie cause was
made out ; but his reply was this—that seeing the
Court was unconstitutional and unjust, no argument
could arise as so the evidence given before it. He
objected to the Amendment, because it was incon-
sistent with all the Resolutions they had. formerly
passed ; but by the Resolution they had passed that
dayb, they had accepted the honourable tribute

wilich her Majesty paid thatii, Ina he was ere that
if the Amendment were pressed to a division, and if
that Amendment should be carried, it would be car-.
ried only on this ground, that the Court entertained
the highest opinion of the Committee—a sentiment
in which he entirely concurred. They would exalt
the pictute of her Majesty in the highest place of
honour, uninfluenced by any question which might
be pending before an unconstitutional tribunal.
The LORD MAYOR said that he would not sit there
and hear such language.
Mr. PEARSON said, he was only using the language
recorded •in the Minutes of the Court—(Cries of
Read, read, and great tumult).
The LORD MAYOR, rising with warmth-4. Do you
mean to say, that the highest tribunal of the land is
unconstitutional ?"—(Read the Minutes—from - seve-
ral voices).
Mr. PEARSON said, he apprehended that his lan-
guage was misunderstood ; he admitted that the
House of Lords was the highest tribunal in the land
—but when it vested itself with powers unknown to
the law, and unsanctioned by it, he believed there
was do impropriety in calling a body, exercising this.
unlawful power, an unconstitutional tribunal. He
would repeat that the mode of trial was unconstitu-
tional—(Hear, hear).
Tbe Minutes of the proceedings of a former day
were then read containing a Resolution which, in re-
ference to the Houst of Lords, had the following
words—" which (namely the powers exercised by
that body on the trial of the Queen) this Court con-
siders as contrary to the constitutional jurisprudence
of the land."
The LORD Mnyort.—That is very different lan-
guage indeed—(Cries of No, no).
Mr. Alderman Warrnsims begged to speak to
order. He could not but complain of those inter-
ruptions, because they were frequent. His Lordship
had even that day thought fit to censure a decision
which the Court had just come to. If those inter-
ruptions were to be allowed, there would be an end
to the freedom of discussion.
-- Mr. PEARSON said, that his logic taught him,•
though he did not study in the same school with the
Lord Mayor, that where a body exercises functions
which the Constitution never vested in them, they
act as an unconstitutional body—(Hear, hear). He
would not waste the time of the Meeting, but he
thought that it was for the honour of the Corpora-
tion, and to mark the sense they entertained of her
Majesty, to place her picture in the most honour-
able situation.
The Court divided—when there appeared,
For the Original %lotion • - - 40
For the Amendment - - 44
Majority for the Amendment - —4
The corp.idetatoon of the Report relative to the
Orphans Dues, was postponed to the next Court day.
The adjourned consideration of the Report of the
Special Committee relative to the Sheriff, was also
postponed to the next Court-day.
After disposing of some private business, the Court
adjourned at five u'clock.