The Sun. — 1840-06-12 (London, England)

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL  THE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT. Yesterday a Court was held. It was an appointed day of meeting for the dispatch of a great deal of business, but by the unanimous voice of the members everything was postpored in their great anxiety to pour out their feelings of horror and indignation at the diabolical attempt made upon the lives of her Majesty and Prince Albert. The Lord Mayor, for whom Alderman Gibbs officiated in tile justice room, sent round summonses to the Aldermen to attend a Special Court of Aldermen, at four o'clock, to vote an address to the Queen and Prince Albert, and the Duchess of Kent, on the pros idential escape of her Majesty and her Illustrious Consort. The Guildhall was in a bustle during the day, and although several committees were appointed for the morning the official business appeared to be wholly suspended. The Lord Mayor took the chair. Mr. RICHARD LAMBERT JONES rote, and said that the Court perfectly well understood upon what subject he thus early, and before the observance of the usual forms, appeared in his place to address them.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") It was for the purpose of calling for the expression of their sentiments upon the atrocious attack made on the preceding day upon the lives of her most Gracious Majesty and her Illustrious Consort. He could scarcely trust himself in speaking upon a subject which struck terror into the hearts of every one who had heard of the atrocious outrage.—( Loud cheers.) Dear as her Majesty was to her subjects, it was impossible for them to contemplate the danger which she had so narrowly escaped, without feelings of the deepest sympathy, and without being thankful to Divine Providence for its interposition to protect her from injury.—(Loud cheers.) Whatever opinions might be entertained with respect to those by whom her Majesty was surrounded, there was but one feeling towards herself. Whatever view party took, there was but one sentiment of affection, and love, and loyalty, towards her.--( Cheers.) He blushed fer his county, when he thought that a single individual could be found in it monster enough to attack the life of one who had such claims upon the nation; but thanks to Providence she was preserved, and he trusted that she would long live to reign prosperously over a people in whose affections she was secure, not only for her own sake, but on account of those from whom she .vas descended.—( Loud cheering.) He considered that the occasion was one on which it would not be advisable to use many words. Indeed the language which nature spoke under such circumstances was limited to the brief expression of horror and indignation at the atrocity which had been attempted, and gratitude for the interference of Divine Providence.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. Jones then stated that the course he should advise the Ccurt to pursue was, to follow the precedent which former attempts upon the lives of our Sovereigns unhappily afforded ; and he accordingly moved the following resolution That this Court view with feelings of the deepest indignation and abhorrence the atrocious attack made upon our beloved and most Gracious Sovereign, Queen Victoria, and her Illustrious Consort, Prince Albert, yesterday, the loth instant; and while this Court must agree that the murderous intention of the traitor was providentially frustrated, they cannot forbear to express their unfeigned horror that any subject of the realm should have been capable of such a base and wicked act, and their heartfelt joy that her Majesty and his Royal Highness were providentially presersed from the fatal consequence which might have resulted therefrom." Mr. WIRE seconded the resolution. There was but one feeling, he said, pervading the Court and the nation cn the subject of the atrocious attempt, and there was but one feeling of gratitude, the most fervent and unfeigned, that this attempt had been by Divine Providence frustrated.—( Cheers.) It was undoubtedly matter of surprise and sorrow that an individual could be found who was capable of so diabolical an attempt, but a great proof was afforded in counteraction of the attempt, of the great goodness and mercy of God..—( Loud cheers.) Mr. LAWRENCE rose to support the resolution, which had his most unqualified approbation. He, however, thought that it would, on such an occasion, be advisable to call a Court specially at six o'clock that evening, in order that as many members as could be brought together might attend and express their unanimous feeling. Mr. R. L.