_Petition for the Recall from Spain of the Duke of Wellington_ (Vol.
iv., p. 233.).--AEGROTUS 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is a droll historical document, which should not sink into oblivion; he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 AEGROTUS can give me
any grounds for his belief, or anything likely to aid my inquiry, I will
renew the search.