Petition for the Recall from Spain of the Duke of Wellington (Vol. iv., p. 233.).
—ÆGROTUS asked if a copy of the petition to the above effect from the Corporation of London to the Crown can be found, as it is a droll historical document, which should not sink into oblivion; he jumps at the conclusion that it does exist, but I think is mistaken. Through the kindness of a friend who is in the Corporation, I have had the journals searched, and have not been successful in finding any address to the above tenor. There are abundance congratulating the Prince Regent on the successes of the Duke, but none of censure. I have likewise ascertained that some of the oldest servants of the City feel quite sure that no such address was ever carried. If ÆGROTUS can give me any grounds for his belief, or anything likely to aid my inquiry, I will renew the search.
E. N. W.
Southwark.