The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-14 00:00:00

00th!? OF COMMON COUNCIL.

The Court met yesterday In compliance with
a Requisition addressed to the Lord Mayor, signed
by Mr. Shiriff Atklus, and several other persons,
for the ptripnee of re-considering the Address re-
solved to be presented to his Majority/ at the Court
had the btb inst.

Several Resolutions, relative to the private of.
fairs of the City, the Vote of Thanks to Sir C.
FloWer, Bart. and other matters, west through the
usual progress. The Address to his Majesty with
the proceedings of the Court relative (hereto were
likewise read; after *hints, .

Mr. SherilrWoos acquainted the Court, that,
in per:wince of tbeir direction, he, with his col-
!engin. in tam, waited on his Majesty on Mon.
day last to know at what time he s;-• old be most
graciously pleased to receive the Address of the
City of -London, when his Majesty was pleased
to appoint Wednesday, the 20111 instant, it
two o'clock, to receive the same, at Buckingham.
house.

Several Petitions were then presented and read,
amongst others one from the Ship Owners of the
Port of London, complaining of a combination
amongst the Coal Owners in the North, by
which the price of coals in the markets of Lou.
dun was unjustly increased, and praying that the
Court would adopt some measures to remedy thus
evil.

The Lord Mayor presented to the Court a let.
ter which he had received from the Ship Owucrs
at Shields on this subject.
• After which the Report of the Committee of
Finance was brought up, and the several itcuia.
liana agreed to.

RE-CONSIDERATION OF THE ADDRESS TO HIS

M AJ IST Y.

The LORD MAYOR now signified his wish
that the Requisition for convening the Court
might be read ; this desire being complied with,
Mr. Sheriff ATKINS rose. He said he did
not think it necessary to enter into a lung detail '
of the motives which itiduc,..:lMm to sign the rcqui-
sitiun for assembling the Court this day, his• 'en.'
tiineuts were already before the public, in the ad-
vertisentent he had thought it expedient to insert
in the public prints. As it was probable that
many Gentlemen were absent at the time when
the Address to his Alajesty was proposed and
broweit forward at the Litt Court, he thought it
but fair that those Gentlemen should lisie an op.
portunity of declaring their sentiments. The
principal inducement, however, which actuated
bins to this measure was, that from the late hour
at which the Address was brought forward on
the sth instant, it might not, probably, have
beets expected by many Gentlemen, who other.
wise would hate attended in their places. At the
moment when the words of the Address were
discti.seil, he had declared his opinion as ex-
tremely hu,tile to the warmth of language with
which it was replete. It was now his must aux.
ious wish, that every individual might dispas.
sionately consider whether the language to which
he alluded was such as would give satisfaction
to the country at large, or whether it was treat.
big his Majesty with that deference and respect
which should at all times form the leading (rehire
of an Address. It was not his intention to enter
into a further display of his feelings, but he cer.
Lindy did think that Gentlemen had not taken
sufficient time to consider, maturely, of the real
merits of the case. In order to shorten the bit.
'Meals he conceived the best plan would be to
move that the Address might be read. He was
aware that there would be some objections to road.
ing ati Address to his Majesty in public, but lie
though that was the only means by which it cuuld
fairly be discussed. After it was read he should
state to the Court what further view lie had of the
subject.

Mr. S. DIXON said, that although it wai cx.
tremely painful to hint to oppose the wislics of the
worthy Alderman) yet he cu'►ld nut help o::setriug