The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-23 00:00:00

coußr (IF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday. rt Court of Common Council was held for the despatch
et a variety of public business.
THIS NEW CI T 1 COURT OF II EQUESTS.
Mr. PEACOCK said, it had hem announces, to the Court on the
former Court day, tha the Court of Requests, which had been
built at gnat expense, for the m•commodation of their fellow.citi-
tens, on ataxia of the increase of business in the recovery of smell
&los, was now opened. and in operation. Ile had been there to
gee it, and he could not help saying that it was abominable. It was
o)mile:tett and ill arranged, and was cmisequently crowded and
confuse]. There were tivo gets or Commissioners, one sitting at
each eml, and their architect had en contrived it, that it was with
the greatest difficulty could be heard what took place before one bet of
Commisbioners, front the noise anti clamour of the suitors before
the other. lie expressed in strong tem* his reprobation of the
marine, in which the Court had brett constructed.
Mr. J u PP made come (Awry 'lions, which were nearly inaudible
below the bar. We understood him to state, that he found he could
hear and make himself sufficiently heard in that Court.
Mr. PEACOCK shortly moved, that it should be referred to a
Committee to examine nod to report on the best means of remedy-
ing the evils complained of.
The motion was carried.

Ria M ETA OE.
A number of respectable
:"S O
ein corn-factots appeared at the bar of the
Court, It) petition them t
The ceremony commenced at flee o'clock in the afternoon for Sanction any Increase io the charge
metage
set forth that on the late alteration of weights rand
inni lelinusraatil2.o:h,Ar
ohtfieuceurtsi,fuwlh!ybmorephotiley
siat:trreofdlusecertollistlttoe The Volition:m, tht
seventh an „Irina e'el ge"n having
been increased about one.
door of the Synagogue, where they stood for a short
'at. while was chanted "(l en onto us the gates of not warranted by a.tryr IHRthearl
0:coolie/II ;" on which the bearers sung, " How goodly scored
re thy tents, 0 Israel !" After an invitation by the
miter, the congregation joined in chanting the Hymn, measuer're.
n csoe, let us sing unto the Lnrd," and the progegyl9o large 'portion
wired at the Ark. Here, undo- a splendid canopy,
ued by four hearers,_ the choristers sang, and m e that it was highly i
of
fartigies at the present time. T ibieen made for 'mirage. This was
.mnolitincerter mat laanylri.nerTeasheyor. f,'T7
he factors had not made an; increaseiw
ihshreges in conselteetice at the increased size of the bushel
'I tendency 01 the •ti •
butdoisomelh the
lincanveciance was suslun
or circuits round the building ; during the first Was a sonctreajw"„o,,fs,rawg°,..being
Fir ; during the second was a psalm or song at the tledi- The petitions '
Sian of the house of David; the third a psalm of David ;
!e
of
the
corn t _ i crease of this impost was to drive a
trifle when the varlet's port dues were less
an port dues of London already were. Math
ed in the transaction of b 1 by
a fractional sum, which tliiesmr'estmers wteh:te
pate, and disiimes were the consequence.
was referred to the Coal and Corn Committee.
INTINO SERMONS.
tf_e fourth, "To the Chief Musician upon Gittith, a A Member of thePliourtia moved. that
, thanks should be given to
ritm for the sons of Koralt ;" the fifth, a song of degrees Mr. Dillon, the Lord 11 or 's Chaplain. for the sermon he
d David ; the sixth, a song of d • •
degrees , and the seventh, preached on the last Sunday of Trinity Tern l st n . .It was also
of •
,r,tlm praise. As the bearers passed on with the holy moved that he should be requested to allow .itto be printed, and a
con,yrtuntEte eazh Member of the Court.
triniipt, the oongregstion placed their right hands on the
put
them
to
their
lips
in
hellefall'ejitCOOCK thoughtti, that this was a subject which ought to
ca covering of the scrolls, and.ranciechCoiittee. He co,sidered that it was
&ChM. The writings were on silver rollers surmounted a customary expend',be dispensed
it with. He was far
from making sal-objection mightto ths-
ir small silver and silver-gilt temples of three Comp ar
In"' nwihnon' a„"adehti
:Tito()
doubt of the abilities and merit of thrigentlern
arts, at the little door-ways of which were suspended discussion arose on the subject, when the fPeelini, of the
lent hells, giving a very pleasing jingle as the bearers ll
Courti°eM
ofprinting
to be in favour of discontinuing the practice of
lord. Each bearer of the twelve was. habited in his italif, the Sermons. It was urged that a motion on the sub.
• scurf. jet should be made before the '
Lordship'. ,
,p..
ueeessoe._
_the appointment of a Chaplain to his
tan
... If measure were adopted now, it might

iCONSECRATION OF THE NEW STNIGOGUE.
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Aiicr the seventh ambulation, the children who are
c:-,Totted by the Synagogue marched in pairs, preceded
l a blu: banner, with a Hebrew inscription m black
Icters,
t: hen the children retired, a Psalm was chanted, and
t!i. !stalls returneil to the ark. Then followed an invoca-
en for the founders and supporters of the Synagogue;
ect which the names of the donors were announced, and
t.i.e seam' sums given, among whirl' were sums of 50
glineas.2o. 15, 10, and several second donations, amount-
in in the wind.) to about 1,200/.
Masic wns introduced at intervals during the collection
0! the donations; then followed the Ode, a grand
matt; then the hymn, "Thou, all in al!, niireivsal Lord,"
13 which Muter Lro.fs voice was melliduottsly sweet. The
rule was sublime; and the chorus, " Thanks to thee,
Lord!" was affectingly grand.
After the Ole, which consisted of five stanzas, the scrolls
are taken from the Ark by Dr. Herschel' and two War-
Jou. and laid on the reading-desk. The Reader chanted
a long prayer, for " Our
.Most Gracious Sovereign Lord
King George the Fourth, Ind all the Royal Family." In
returnit"r the scrolls to the Ark, the choir sang '°Praise ye
L rt.l," with a Hallelujah Chorus, and full accompani-
vents. " God Save the King," in Hebrew, followed,
eqorussed by the whole congregation. The di: et was as.
Lni.hiiz, aided as the voices were by a high and arched
ta. The Consecration concluded by a performance of
eteriln.; service. Poring one long prayer the emigre-
pia turned to the Ark, bowed many dines, and tapped
tls4
.)stung the names of the vdiitors were those of the
Countess of Athlone, Lady Blackwood, Mrs. Hymen
Oben, Dr. Vanover, Mr. Sketchley, Mr. Meyer Levy,
High Priest of the new Synagogue in Leadeuhall-street,
and that of the Portuguese Synagogue.

appear lovidious tawsris the Rev Mr. Dillon.
Mr. Puscot a said he was desirous of avoiding this ; and he,
therefore. gave notice of a motion for the discontinuance of the
practice of
.printing the SCITIONI.
The motion of thanks to the Rev. Mr. Dillon, and the request to
print his Sermon. were then carried.
The New Londaimbridge Committee presented a Report for the
City seal being affixed to a deed of security to the Lords of the
Tres-ury for the advance of a further sum of 20,0001. towards the
works of the new bridge; whit h was read and agreed to.
The LORD MAYOR laid before the Court a letter from Mr.
Walter Paton, presenting a beautiful specimen of penmanship:
which the Court wcs pleased to accept ; and referred it to the Coin.
mitre of City Lams, to give directions for placing the same in
some part of the Ouildlialf.

WESTZILY LITERARY A." 1) SCIEVTIIPIC

INSTITUTION.

On Thursday evening Mt. Stone, 31.11.. of his Majesty's Dock,
yard, Deptford, delivered to a numerous and respectable audience,
at the Society's House, in Breyer-street, Golden-square, an in-
structive Lecture on the St bility of Floating Bodies.
The Lecturer said the subject of deliberation referred princi-
pally to the science of naval architecture, which was of paramount
Importance in a commercial country like this. Ship-building re-
quired the utmost attention, and he wee persuaded that the more
simple the construction of vessels, the nearer would they arrive at
perfection. The Lecturer then • made a great number of experi.
menus to prove that solid bodies, however shaped, would be stable
if due regard were paid to the line of Amnion as it bore in the
other parts of the body. There was • fact net generally known,
viz. that all immersed bodies displaced an equal quantity of water
as compared with the weight of the body immersed. He had
been asked—what! do you mean to say that a ship of 1000 tons
disperses 1000 tons of water? and having answered in the affirma-
tive, the Inquirer said he would not believe it. The fact, however,
might easily be moved in the following way. Fill a ve*iel half
full of water,to-e a hole in the vessel doer to the water's edge.
immerse any body, and as the water escapes through the hole, catch
it. After the water has left off itsuing, weigh the water so caught,
and it will be found equal to the weight of the body immersed.—
He would here say that science was of little use if not applied to the
benefit of mankind. This :,d hint to a subject of great
portance—the loss of life by drowning. It was almost always the
case, when a boat pitched or became unsteady from any circum-
stance, that the ladies rose up. Ile would advise them, on the con-
trazy, imniediately to lie down in the boat. for that would be the
means of saving their lives. He then made an experiment with a
small boat, into which he introduced a piece of lead, laying it
in the bottom of the boat, which, of course, made it very steady.
He then plated the same piece of lead in an upright position,
and the boat immediately upset. This (said Mr. Stone) was
precisely the manner in which many lust their lives, and be
could not too strongly impress upon their minds the necessity
of following the plan preset ibed. The Lecturer then made another
experiment, demonstrating that in the event of a boat being by any
accident nearly filled with water, the passengers could only save
their lives by throwing themselves overboard and hanging on to the
Ades. He here related a circumstance where twelve or fourteen men,
who were engaged at work at the Light-house, were overtaken by
the tide, and the boat could only carry six or seven. %Vim then
was to he done ? One, m rte scientific than the rest, proposed that
all should strip, and hang themselves on to the sides of the boat.
This plan was adopted, and the mcn remained in this situation
until the tide went back, and relieved than front their perilous
situation. Thhe facts, if generally known, world be the means of
Raving many lives. In ease a person accidentally got into the wa-
ter who could not swim, if he plactd his halals perpendicularly
close to hillsides, and kept his mouth shut, he could not sink. He
also recommended that all boys should, on kerning to swin, have
a silk stock made to go round the neck, filled with cork shavings.
With this on, they cook' not sink.
The Lecturer then made some experiments, showing that had the
Commander of the Royal George been a scientific man, that noble
vessel would not have been lost, together with 1,500 souls. Ile
concluded his lecture by thanking the meeting for their attention,
and said that institutions of that kind would do the greatest good,
as no person could have knowkige whhout experience ; there was
no royal road to philosophy.
The conclusion of the lecture was marked by repented cheers.
The Secretary informed the subscribers that Sir J. Copley had
forwarded a donation of IW. to the Institution.