The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-12 00:00:00

COMMON CO.7JVCIL.

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday,
at Guildhall, for the ttispatch of public and private
business.
Mr. OLDHAM referred to a report of the Court of
Aldermen, in which the privileges of the Court were
involved, relative to the late proceedings in the Court
of King's Bench. It appeared from the Report, that
the payment of the cost of prosecution was charged
upon the City purse, and the defendants were desig-
nated as having been guilty of a misdemeanour. With
respect to the question which it was the object of that
prosecution to try, namely, whether on the day of
electing a Lord Mayor, the Livery had a right to
enter upon the sli.cussion of any other business ex-
cept the election ? The Court of King's Bench had,
in fr:t, come to no decision ; and as each party had
to pay their own costs, the same punishment had
lieen inflicted on the prosecutors as upon the de.
fendaiits. He moved that the Report be referred to a
Committee of Privileges.
Mr. T. N. WIALIsSts seconded the motion. He
had been himself one of the Committee, and he had
certainly made every effort in his power to conciliate
matters, and set the question at re.t. With that.,
view hr had advised the Corporation to pay the ro,ts
on both %Ars, though he did nut concur in opinion
with the defendants.
Mr. Alderman WarrusriN laid, thst thotieh he
was a member of the Court of Aldermen, hr had not
been able to obtain a sight of the evidence upon whirl
the report of the Co:»mittee of Privileges was founded.
When that extraordinary Report was first presented to
t .e Court, he had declared that the statements con-
ts.:.ed in it were unfounded, and expressed a wish to
Lave a sight of the evidence. It was consequently
wo.tpone,l at that time, and at the next Court he (Mr.
AVaitlemati) was unable to attend in coo .equence of
severe indisposition. A prosecution, however, was
considered so indispensihlr, that the Court of Alder-
ut
.1 praceeded to art upon that Report. How many
Aldermen were present upon that orea.ion he coulsl
not say ; perhaps the Court might not hr mire name-
romity encoded than on a late occasion, when the Lord
Mayor and himself were obliged to transact some in-
hnsitte.s, no other Member of the Court of
Aldermen being present. One singular feature ia this
transaction was, that Sir IV. Curtis, for the first
time in hi. life, discovered a feeling fur the City Pulse,
tis 'ugh lie had no srruplrs in putting the Corporation
to au expellee of 1,9001. to keep his own birth-day.
lie trusted that, when this report came to be dis-
cussed, due notice would be given to that Hon.
Barotset.
31r. lIKOWS;n and Mr. Alderman WOOD sup-
ported the motion, which was then put and agreed to.
Mr. Sheriff IVii.LIA3la presented a Petition front the
City of London Auxiliary Bible Society, prayiug for
pecuniary aid.
Mr. Itstitstx was afraid that the excellent ob-
jects of thi. ilotitution•might be defeated by a spirit
of politic. which seemed to have crept into it. Ile
had observe) that the advertisement in Thr Times
newspaper announcing a politic meeting of the So-
eiety was anonymous, while tit it in The Neff. Tintra
was subseralual, as it awl, with the mosses of the
Secretaries.

Mr. Coo/Reza, the Secretary of the City of London
Bible Society, uho attended at the Kir with the Peti-
tion. having been asked whether he had any observa-
t•ons to offer to the Couit, said that he 11.111 no dis-
cretionary power to offer any arguments to the l'o'ut,
but be tbought there cotshl not he a more striking
pi nor of the absence of All political feeling its the pro-
c..etlings of the Bible Society than that at the very
meeting to which allusion had been made, the first
Resolution was propseo.sl by the l'hrtscellor of the
ENchequer, and the second by Mr. Sheriff
The Petition was ordered to be referred to the
Cossunittee of General Purposes.
11r. Dinnin moved, that it he ass instruction to
the Committee to inquire why the names of the Serer-
Lairs were omitted its the advertisement antionncing
is Iletieral Meeting of this Society its The 27,4ars news-
-13 'Per.
The motion wets negatives' without a division.
TIIE QUEEN.

Mr. Parsi.L, in rising to submit to the Court a Ile- respect to the rause of the Queen, he thought it
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solution, of which the object was a Petition to the would he well if the Court followed the advice so
Hoe •t: of Cutiintons for the restoration of her M aje,tv's ably given by a gentleman on the duo', who fairly
'lame to the Liturgy, and the restitution of all her veiweil both sides of the question----who considered
tights and dignities as Queen Consort, felt the di& that the Queen had been oppre:sed (hear !), bat that
chliy of saying any thing now upon topics which had the motion was unnecessary. He thought it would
been so amply and ably discussed. He deeply lament- have hems mire wise to confine the resolutions to the
col the necessity of recurring so often to the subject cause ot. her Majesty. without mixing up that cause
of her Majesty's grievances; but who were to be with other topics. Ile had heard with regret, that
blamed for this, but the Ministers of the Crown, who, day, expressions which were cruel, vindictive and sm-
atter abandoning the unjust and impolitic proceedings necessary. He thought, the sooner the unfortunate
against her Majesty, had not the honour to do her business was ended the better for the country, and he
justice, but kiln every thing suspended, with the view therefore disapproved any step that tended to keep it
of throwing the apple of discord among the people, alive. Ile thought there was lunch force in' what a•
and screening themselves from that inquiry into their lieutleman had said, namely, wbribould dm Court
conduct which, he trasted, would still be instituted? anticipate the House of Commons? they isoght at.
Ile could not but reflect with satisfaction upon the part least, to wait until they should hear the decision of
which the Corporation of London had taken through- that House. He wished from his hearua that the
out the whole of these proceedings. In the course of Queen had preserved the high and honourable ground
the last year, they had at once shewn their respect to I she first took when she came over. Iler Majesty said,
the Family on the Throne, and their attachment to " I come to claims my rights and to vindicate any cha-
Ahe principles of the Constitution. Within that short ratter ; I will not mix np my rase with the politics
s pace of time, they had occasion to express their sor- of the country ;" but she soon changed her tone ; she
r•w for the death of the late venerable Sovereign, and • identified herself with a party. Mach had.beeu said
e ( another Member of his family, who was at once a about the name of her Majesty having been expunged
l'rince among Philosophers, and a Philosopher among from the Liturgy, but her name had oever been in
Princes. They had shewn their seal for Royalty, and the Liturgy.—(A laugh). Ile really did out wean to
they hid shewn likewise their regard for the (mini- • cavil.----(Loud laughter). lie thought the complaint
wilt', in expressing their abhorrence of that unjust , on that bead was groundless.
and unconstitutional measure, the Bill of Pains and i Mr. A. BROI% NI said, that the right of petition was
Penalties, by which her Majesty's enemies had : sacred, but it was a right that should neter be exer-
sought to ruin her honour, and deprive her of ! cised unnecessarily. Ile would wish to see her Ma-
her just rights and privileges. Though that Illustri- jetty restored to her rights ; he would vote for any
ous persons had been completely acquitted, yet every measure which would tend to restore her name to the
thing was kept suspended, and Parliament had been , Liturgy, and to put her in possession of her rank and
prorogued in order to bolster up a tottering Adminis- power as Queen of England.--(Hear, hear.)—But
trades, by raising a spirit of Royal or rather Minis- , there he would stop, and therefore he disapproved of
rent Radicalism, and screen them from that inquiry the Resolutions, because they went farther. He
width the justice of the c.ountry demanded. An at- concluded by declaring that he would support the
attempt had been made to identify Administration amendment.
with the King, as if attachment to the King's Minis- ; Mr. TAILOR said, that, in the minds of the great
tars and to the Person of the Sovereign were one and majority of the people, her Majesty was legally and
the same thing. He should be glad to know who of morally acquitted. Certainly, voices were yet hears!
his Majesty's subjects had sworn allegiance to his lili- to calumniate her, but they were the voices of false-

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