The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-27 00:00:00

COUNTY COURTS BILL.

Mr. Alderman WOOD said he held in his hands a petition to
the House of holds, preserving to the City the tight of appoint-
ment of the Clerks to the County, which it had always had, instead
of leaving it to his Majesty, which the County Courts' 11111. if
p +seed in its present shape, would Ile. The petition was not pre-
sented to the House of Comnums, as the Hull had passed before
the matter had been correctly understood. Hut the Bill, as it was
now worded, was actually an infringement on their ('harter.
Mr. Dixon and Mr. Iluaeitwag said a lcw words.

The petition was read.
Mr. Dixow was desirous of knowing how it happened that this
objection wu nut snide to the Bill in its progress through the
House of Commune!? . . . .

Mr. Alderman Boon explained. that it was owing to the Bill's
not being recommitted, on a point on which it was expected that it
would be. _

The petition WWI then agreed to, and, on the motion of
Mr. Alderman Woos), ordered to be prtsented to the House of
Lords. 1

(ITV B)NDS.

The LORD MAYOR flere handed in the requisition which he
had received relative to this subject, which he desired might be
read.

It having been read by tie Cletk,
Mr. Eseci.t. stiggerted that it would be better that the Report
of the Finance Committee regarding this matter should be read,
before the subject was entered into.
The Report was read accordingly, from which It appeared, that
by the reduction of interest on the bonds a saving of :JAM/. would
accrue to the City.
Mr. FAVELL moved that the Report be received and agreed to.
Ileatated, that an arduous duty had been imposed on the Com-
mittee of Finance, in discussing all the bearings that related to this
question. In the conclusion that they had come to, they lied only
imitated the example set them by the Minister. The question, he
stated, had been brought before the Court in a tangible shape, and
he hoped it would be met with candor and moderation.
The Report was then agreed to.
Sir C. S. II XTE a said, that an a person interested in the event
of the discussion, be was an unfit person to discuss it; hut he
thought that the grounds on which the Finance l'ommittee had
acted were unjust. and savoured of a breach of faith. The bonds
had been bought and sold on an understantkng that they could not
be liquidated but from the surplus of the Orphans` Fund, the Nall-
gation Fund, .and thr Coal Market, and therefore the attempt to
discharge them horn any other source was a departure from the spirit'
in which they had been purchased. Ile concluded by moving—'
That the Court be advised net to prooecute the Rills in Parlia-
ment relative to the monies raised on the Orphans' Fund, and for
the establishing the Coal Market."
Mr. Ilison seconded the motion. and said that he never would
recommend that any saving should he attempted, unless every one
could say that it was to be done without it breach of faith. The
mode survstetl would be no saving, as the now stamps and the fees
would swallow up all the surplus.
Mr. Ilictes moved, Its an amendment. " That the l'ommittee be
empowered to consider the wh..le of the Bills (viz. Orphans rum!,
Navigation Fund, and Coal Market), and to act thereon as they
should be advised."
Mr. Deputy ROESE seconded the amendment.
Mr. JAMES supported the original motion.
Mr. Alderman IVooh and Mr. FAv rut. oppowsl it.
The question was then put, when the amendment was carried, on
a show ufhands, by a comiderable majority.
WATE R 11.1 I 1.1 F.

The Committee relative to Officers delivenAl in a Report on the
nature and duties of the office of Wtael Bailiff', with sundry repo.
13t14)1111 to be adopted in future, which was read and agreed to ; and
the Committee were instructed to report the other duties of the
%Eater !tidal' relative to the Fisheries, 4t:c.
The next Court was appointed for the election of $ successor to
Illy. !loyal!, and the Lord Mayor fixed It'sdnesday next far the
pt ne.
r. It. Elliott was appeinted a coal meter in trust for the City.