The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-13 00:00:00

COU! 7' OF ALDERMEN.

Mosiday being Plough-111oriday, the Lord &favor
coninioned a Court of Aldermen, according to sin-
(INA usage, to receive the prasesiiincsits of the Its-
quests of the several %Yard* ire the Co., when na-
tlicr U navel circumstance took plac... Ihi the fo-
otrest of %Valbrook %Vard, over which the Lord
Mayor pre.i.les, being, called
iu—
Mr..tldrrinao IVAITIDIAN presented a Petition,
signed by \1 r. Gibbons and Mr. Month, respectable
inhabitants of the said Ward, coolish! oo ioo of par-
tial and improper conduct in his Lordship, at 0
Wardmote held *you St. Thomas's Day lust, fur
the election of right discreet and proper per-
sons to represent the said Mud in the Court
of Common Council, staling Ilitst one of the
brebl Petitioners had proposed one Candidate,
and intruded to propose 1011 f others, but that
his Lordship had called upon the candidate pro-
posed, to know whether lie wished to be put in
tiomination. That the said candidate answered lie
hurl no such desire ; whereupon the Lord Mayor
refused to put bins in nomination. That the peti.
tinner, contended his Lordship► hart Ind no ►uch
question to any other candidate, nor was it his duty.
That they persisted in nominating the said person
us a candidate, contending that the office was a com-
pulsory one, mud as be had been regularly proposed
and seconded, his Lordship had rioautliorily to reject
him. The petition further stated, that one irs par-
ticular of the persons returned was not duly qualified
for ressout therein stated ; and contended that the
whole proceedings were irregular and illegal, that
the election was therefore void ; mod concluded with
!braying, that a new election should he mode, and
that the Petitioners might be heard by themselves,
their C sel, Solicitors, and Agents ; and to ad-
duce rviiirstre to prove the allegations cuutaissed iu
their Petition. _

Alderman WAITMMAN moved, that the said Pe-
tition be token into eosiaidtration at the next Court
of Aldermen, and that the parties 6611 bare notice
thereof._ _ . _

Mr. Gibbous, one of the petitioners, desired to be
informed, whether the business would he taken
in-
to conside►ation et the next Court, mid whether
they should have notice, to prevent hi. being at the
expense 4f Counsel and witnesses at au uncertainty.
The LORD MAYOR said, all lie could say was,
that it would be laid before the next Court, and he
should think ibis was suificiebt notice.
Alderman WAITHIIIAN observed, that the Petition
Was of a very serious nature; it complained of the'
'violation of the right of election. 11 the allegations
were true, the Ward would be uurrpreventrd, rr
tattier. what was much worse, mis-represented; tor
now could the Corporation act under such theism-
stagteell ? The same thing might happen in several
Wards.

It was then •grrrd that the subject should he
Liken into etthmisirtatimi sit lite twit Court, awl that
tut parties thoutd have notice thereof.

COURSE OF EXCIIANG
Anasterdam,C V. 11 6
Pitto at Sight 11 3
Rotterdam ll 7
Arai weep et.too. 11 9
Hambargb 33 9
33 10
Faris &hes date 23 by
Ditto
Eourdeaux do 23 110
Frankfort em the _ _

e. TUESDAY, Jaws:Ann it.
Genoa 471
Veins* Ital. Lsv. i 5 50
Malta 50
Naples .. 42}
Palermo l3otl per us.
lAsboo 50
Oporto bb
Rio Janeiro lib
Walla
Cask: •.• • • •

MAW; ..... 140
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SO .I,ION .
Portugal Gold in •N. NI
Coin, per oz 0
Gold in Bnrs 11 0 0
New Donblouns_ 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 5
Silver in 80r5... 0 5 5;
Now lAM 141 earl). U 0

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