Star.
London, England, 1811-05-23 00:00:00

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crrr BUSINESS.

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Yesterday the t.mii) MAYOIt held a Court of dont:.
mon Council, which was very numereuslr attended.
Palxot REGENT.
The Committee appointed to provide the Box for
the Freedom to be presented to his Royal Highness
the PatNce REGENT, delivered a Report of their pro-
ceedings thereon, together with the communication
from the Secretary of State upon the subject, as also
his Royal Highness's. Answer, which was read, and
ordered to be entered on the Journals, as follows :
" I must desire you to communicate my best thanks to the
Gentlemen of the Common Council, fbr their unanimous resolu.l
tions which you have been deputed to present to me, and to
assure you, that I derive sincere gratification from these proofs
of their attachment.
" It would hgv given me real pleasure to have complied with
their wish that I lihould become a Freeman of the City of Lon-
don, but the Obligations which the acceptance of this offer might
be considered as imposing upon me, are inconsistent with the
station in which I am placed.
" It is this consideration alone which renders it unavoidably
necessary fur me to decline accepting the Freedom of the City
of London, and I shall ever retain a just sense of the motives
which have dictated the offer, and an earnest desire, at all times,
to pronitue the interests and welfare of your most ancient and
most respectable Corporation."
A Resolution was then agreed to thereon, which
was directed to be transmitted to the Secretary of
State, to be laid before his Royal Highness the PRINCE
RMENT.

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.
Sir JOHN THROCKMORTON and the other Advocates
for a Reform in the Representation of the People pre-
sented a Petition to the Court, praying for the use of
the Common Hall to consider of the same, which,
after a great deal of debate, was on a division carried,
there being for it $O, and against it 45, Majority 35.
A LIST OF THIL DIVISION

ON DNB PITITION Of 811 JOHN TusoeXmoa•rost AND CITRUS,
fOR TNt Ha Of GUILDHALL, 101 THL FUItrOSI Or NOLDINO
A FIFE 11110 OF TICE fIIENDS OF rAILLIANIRIITAILY astoast.
fOlt Tilt setatosiaix.
Adams Cheesetight
Wright Crocket
Young Wright
Rolls Roberts
Carter Rd. Brewer
Hureombe Judkins
Abberton* Pullen
Kirby Walker
Gale Cooks
Roberts Clode
Pearsall Davies
Betts Loxley
Elliot • Bedford
Donnell Pownall
Daw Wigan
Wilson Howell
Rankin Di-Inked
Brown 'faddy
Blundell Penton
Wiltshire Dixon (Cit.)
Margery Waterko .se
Smith Schroder
Wadd Ashley
Smith (Cheap) 1•. Dav e
Phillips Car wright
Griffith Ns* i
Heygate Rawlinp

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Comb.
Wood
Domvllle
Goodbehere
Plower

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Winter
Winbult
Griffiths
DAV* soli
W heblo
Reeves
Pontifox
Coiebach
Rreve
White
Dornford
Fasill (Teller)
Waithman
Slide
Quin (Teller)
Miller
Crouch
Fisher
Paxton
King
Briscoe

AGAINST THS 11/1102.1AL.
ALD/RUZN. Beak Barnet
Birch Harpur Paterson
Curtis Pearson Spencer
Price Atkinson Chapman
C. Smith Bickerstaf Angell
I.eightou Bartrum . Vandercomb
Shaw Hammond Ross
Adkins Garrett Clarke
Hunter Stokes Jacks
Commutes. Langton Hughes
Bo: Birch Hale
Farr Bate Ryder
R. Elliott Rea TaLLIRS.
Bin Diceter S. Mon
I.aing Kid Lucas.
Hardy Johnston
A Requisition has been presented to the LORD
MAYOR, to hold a Court of Aldermen, to consider the
propriety of allowing the use of the Hall for the as-
sembly of persons not connected with the City.
The Loan MAYOR has appointed next Tuesday for
that purpose.

Yesterday a meeting of upwards of 500 of the Live,
ry of London took place at the Old London Tavern '
Alderman Christopher Smith, in the Chair. About
five o'clock an excellent dinner was served up. After
the cloth was removed—Non Nobit Doming was given
in the first style, by Messrs. Incledon, Dignum, Gib-
bon, &c. The first toast given from the Chair was—
" The King ; and may he long reign over a free, happy,
and united people," with three times three; "GOD
save the King" was then sung by Messrs. Incledon,
&c. with the following additional verse :
Let us our voices raise
in songs of grateful praise,
For George our King.
May be, by GOD'S command,
Still hien his native land,
'Gainst France to make a stand,
GOD save the King !
The next toast given from the Chair was—" The
Prince Regent, and may his conduct be ever regulated
by the principles of the British Constitution, through:
which this nation has risen to prosperity and happi-
ness." Tune—" The Prince of Wales's March."—
Song, Mr. Dignum" The Prince and Old England
Qr ever."---This Song was received with enthusiastic
applause.
The Chairman then gave, " The health of the
Lord Mayor," which was drank with three.--:•The
next toast was, " Lord Wellington, and our brave
army in Portugal, and may they continue to gather
fresh laurels, which they are so worthy to wear."
This toast was drank with enthusiastic applause.—
' Sang, " Come if ye dare," Mr. Incledon.—Toast,
" May success attend his Majesty's Forces, both by
sea and land."—Tune, " Britons, strike home."—
The next toast was, " Marshal Beresford and his
brave pu pi Is, not.one of whom have been found truants."
The Marquis of WATERFORD rose to return thanks
for his relative, Marshal Beresford. He had already
received the thanks of the Livery of London, which
he valued more than any other circumstance of his
life. The Noble Lord observed, his Hon. relative
had since that time been engaged with the French in
the neighbourhood of Badajoz, and he trusted his
conduct, and the conduct of the troops unch!r him,
had been such as would net disgrace even the army
under Lord Wellington's command.
The next toast given by the Chairman was, " May
the efforts of the Spaniards be attended with the same
success as those of the Portuguese."—Song, Incle-
don, " On board the Arethusa. '
The Chairman then gave, " Lord G. Beresford,
and the Friends of the Constitution in Ireland."
Lord G. Banastopro then rose to return thanks for