The Corporation Of Dublin...
(From the =uebii M rnine Post) Ycsterday there was a meeting of severalniembers of this bodv, for the purpose of framing an address to be presented to the Right Hon. George Canning, upon his arrival in this countrv. About forty minutes after one o'clock AMr. SUTTEfl said-" Alr. Sherrf, we have been now waiting near an hour beyond the time at which our attendance vras required, without any business being done; I th*'refore move that the clerk be directed to read the summonseaF' Whicb having becn accordingly done, Mr. SuTTE}L again rose and said-" As there is no appearance of ' a house,' I havea right to avail myself of every advantage; disapproving, as I do, of the measure in view, and as I despise the conduet altogether of the gentleman on whose account the meeting is called. I now re quire tne persons rresent to be countefl, and if there be not a 8uffil. cient number to ono a bouse, I shall then move that you, Mr. She- riff. do leave the ehair. " iilr. EDWAnD JONEs, of Dame-street (recently elected by the UuilUd of AMerchanti,) begged leave to second Mlr. Sutter's motion ; Ae felt great pleasure in coming forward to support a proposition that would lead to an adjournment, and uphold the consistency of thc cor- poration. Mr. ArLtAsrAx LANE said, that though there might not be a suficient number of persons in attendance to constitute a bouse, so as to enable them to proceed with business, yet it did notfollowthat .an adjournment should take place. Air. SUTTEn having reckoned heads, and ascertained tnat there werje only 25 members present, moved that the Sheriff should leave the chair. The SHERWr.-Gentlernen, is it your wish that I sbould leave the chair ? Mr. SLUTTEB.-I never knew a Sheriff to refuse at once to do so, on the house being counted and fo'iid deficient. Air. LANwE.-Oh, this is a goed way to get rid of a question you dread to meet by fair discussion. The Sheriff having teft the Chair, the Meeting broke up. THE CORPORATlONV OF DUBLIN'S ADDRESS TO MR. CANNrINYG.