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London, England, 1824-10-29 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council was kid vest;rdes at Guildhall
for the purpose of electing • Rector of St. Peter, CornhiU, and Ito;
the despatch of other business.

SUPPLY OF VWATER.
Mr. Favaxt. reported a serious grievance that recurred in the
S%ard of Aldgate, by want of water, at a fire, which last week de-
stemma two houses. This ban been represented to him by thu
braille. When he contracted with the New Hirer .Company, on
the destruction of the Old London-bridge water-works, the answer
of the Chairman of the New River Conpany, whether they could
supply London with water, was, that he could not only supply it,
but deluge it with water. He moved a resolution, that the matter
be referred to the Bridge House. Committee. It was his duty to
make the complaint, and the Court would dispose of it as it pleased.
Mr. S. Dtxox said, there was not a solitary instance of want of
water at fires, and he wished the motion, therefore, to be made
more general.
Mr. H rncossnx, in seconding the motion, thottght that the re-
port should be made by the Committee forthwith, as it was a sub-
ject of so much impot tame to the citizens of London.
The motion was then agreed to nem. con.
BA I HIT OF SOUTHWARK.
A petition was presented from J. Princep, Esq. High Bailiff of
the Borough, regretting that he had fallen under the ikspleasure of
the Court, and declaring that he hail not offended intentiokkally in
the suspension of Mr. Ralph Lindsay. his Deputy-Bailitf ; he
considered that the Corporation had given him a power to revoke
the appointment of Mr. Lindsay, who had !oat his confidence, and
therefore could not be continued in his office consistent with the
petitioner's duty to the Corporation or the public. Ile did not wish
to enter into any complaints against Mr. Lindsay, or the fitness of
Mr. Jackson, whom he had appointed to till the office of the for-
mer. The petitioner had maintained an upright character. which
was still dear to him, and he prayed to have the vote of censure,
I passed against hint, rescinded, and that his conduct might be in-
vestigated.
Mr. Savant asked the petitioner whether he had not said thet
Mr. Lindsay was nut, and never should be, his Deputy Answer—
I certainly said he was not my Deputy.
Mr. SAVAGE asked it' he had said, that if the Court inter-
fered between him and his Depute, he would move in the
Court of King's Bench for a mandamus against the city
never did.
Mr. JAMES said, the question was, whether the Bailiff had the
right et' appointing his Deputy—not whether he had a right of re-
vocation. The Bailiffappeared before them, feeling deeply the vote
of censure, and to explain his conduct ; not to ask them to Connie
in the appoinnnent of Mr. Jackson, or the dismissal of Mr. I.ind-
atty. II: contended that Mr. Jackson had acted as Deputy Bai-
liff vf.th the knowledge of the members of the Court, and therefore
Mr. Princep could not have been guilty of a breach of privilege in
his appointment, and should not have bkva visited with their dis-
opleasure. Surely the Court would not think of binding the BailifFl
to continue Mr. 'Lindsay in his office, in whom he bad no confi-
dence, or to remain without a Deputy at all. lie hoped they!
would do justice to the petitioner, and therefore moved that the
vote of censure be rescinded, aid the conduct cf the Bailiff be
referred to the Committee of Oeneral Purposes.
Mr. %V gi.cit rose toseekind the motion, when
The Loup MAYOR said, no motion could be entertained for
rescinding a vote already passed, without a notice, according to a
standing order.
r. JAMES trusted they would take the discussion then, as It was
a mutter of the greatest intportance to the Bailiff.
Mr. Deputy !tour 114 presented a petition from Mr. Lindsay, de-
nying the statements in the high Bailiff's petition.
An amendment was then moved, that a report from the Com-
mittee upon former memorials from those parties be now read;
which was agreed to.
The report was then read. which recommended the Court not to
sanction the appointment o. another Deputy. as applied tot by the
Bailiff; and the Court agreed with the same, nearly unanimously.

RECTOR OF ST. PETER'S, CORYpILL.

The Court then proceeded to the election of a Rector of Saint
Peter's. Camhill, in the MOM of the late Rev. Thomas Roberta.
The Candidates were—The Reverend 11r. 'Wood, the Rev. Mr.
Judltin. Doctor Rudge, and the Rev. Mr. %Valium'.
The Rev. Mr. Wood • - - 107
.
The Rev. Mr. Jui!kin - . 31
Doctor fudge . - . . 24
And the Rev. Mr. Williams . - 62
Whereupon the LORD MAYOR declared Mr. Wood duly
elected; and the deed of presentation being prepared. was sealed
with the City seal, and a Deputation appointed to wait upon the
Iliahop of London with the same.

The following is an extract of a letter from the Agent to
Lloyd's at Constantinople' dated 95t11 Septembet :—" In-
telligence has been received e.',4 Smyrna, that his Majesty's
ship Medina hail run upon a rock, and made a bole in her
bottom, which rendered it necessary she should be run on
shore, lest she might go down. The accident took place
oir Cape Colonna. This vessel was expected at the Dar-
danelles, to convey his Excellency Lord Strangford to
Venice. Engagements have recently taken place between the
Turkish and Greek squadrons, near Stanchion, with toss
on both sides, but without any thing decisive resulting
from them."

Wu have received a file of Bahama Rov,Z Gazettes to
the iof September. A dreadful storm took place on the
Lilt August, which is represented to have done great in-
jury, both on shore and to the shipping. The lightning
struck the fort, and penetrated ten or twelve feet. The
neighbouring islands continued to be infested with pirates.
His Excellency the Governor had prorogued the Meeting
of the House of Assembly, front the Pith August to the lit
October. _ _ _

Captain T. Wilkinson, of the ship Mary Frances, of
Hull port, was last week presented with a superb diamond
ring, from his Majesty the King of Prussia, as an acknow-
ledgment for a rare specimn of natural history, presented
by Captain W. tar his Majesty's museum. The curiosity
in question was a very singular fish, caught in the North
Sn, hitherto non-dcscript. il'e understand it was offered
by Mr. Wilkinson to the British Museum, but refused.—
lie? Packet.

At the London Sessions on IVednesday, the Secretary of
the London Friendly Institution of Aleelianics and Arti-
sans,lattended by a Committer of Directors, presented the
Itoles of the Institution for enrolment, with a memorial
signed by Joseph Hume, Esq. M.P. ; John Smith, Esq.
M.P. ; br. G. Birkhcck ; John Martineau, Esq. ; W.
Ellis, Esq. and Richard Taylor, Esq. the Trusters, pray-
ing for enrolment pursuant to the .59th Geo. 1 11. c. Ns.
Thirty-eight thousand four hundred and seven firkins of
butter are already shipped from Belfast this season.
A niason's labourer, named Hugh Fitzpatrick, going
to assist the banker in shifting some baskets at the top of
James Et, on Friday last, fell into the pit, a depth of
IVo fathoms, and wee literally dashed to pieces.-11-hit,-
ha rem CiaTrolle.
We have to record a most melancholy occurrence which
has taken place this week in Nenagh. Dr. Silcox, of that
town, accompanied by Mr. Austin Tuohy, apothecary,
went to visit a fever patient, from whom t'Atiy both took
the affection, and in the course of some days after both
died, within a fey bouts of cash Wm—Dublin Morning
l'ust.
A few weeks after the death of Jane Lee, of Carriek-
(egos, some children of the neighbourhood entered her
house, then waste, and 011 turning over some dirt on the
floor, found several guineas. Oa this being known, others
gathered in, and discovered, in the holes in the floor, and
under old hoards near the window, about seoo guineas. In
one instance a small tea-cup was found, full of guineas, eo-
vatid with a Spanish ibllzr.—Dabria frevneres Jourqdl.

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