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large towns, from frequenting them. The worthy
Gentleman aabi, that with a view to bring the sub.
1-ct again before Parliament, he would, after this
Repot Was ti•tviverl, move that a Petition against
Moat Auctions to presented to Parliament.
Mr, WAITINSAN concurred in what his worthy
Friend had said respecting the effect of the last
disgitstOroi. But still much remained to be done
for the mimeo., • of these mock 'euchring. They
were still esrried on to the great ',wiry of fair trade
in general, and of the fesprctabtr MUCtlisiterr in
Virfirol.•, in differeot parts of the metropolis.
(tile in l oongluilbatiert lied been recently pot
&to",in rotiselinonce of a discovery its the manner
t.s s‘hich i• had been conducted. W believer an ail-
verti-eturior of a tale appeared its the public papers,
withooo the name of s respectable auctioneer being
appended to it, the public might lie cure it was a
inork nisct:on sale. Indeed, fair trailers were often
injured by giving credit to the firoprie.
tor. of 11.. t k Auctions, who sold at any price they
KA. and then shut up their shops. Some legislative
regulation should he made to prevent persons ad-
erii•oie4 for sate in this manure ler false (tunn
goods of which they were not the real owners,
or of tt hick they had not obtained a fair sod wiper
Dtxom and Mr. Alderman AVAITHWAN con-
red so opinion, that the revenue was delrituded
Ist the present sy6tem.

itiEte PRISON.
Mr. Alderman Wool) prrorisled the Report of a
Ir non e fur the toil eineot of London, re.
►pot tisig the expenditure incurred by the City, in
arrangements for !nodding a 'Dew prison
White Coat•-►trert. lie •oral► that in consequence

or the crowded state of the White 4.:riaissoreet
pris,n,, it was deemed advisable to submit an ap-
Wit atom to Parliament for assistance to erect a
New Prison. A Conimittee of the House of
CUIVIIIIOIIII were SO empiessed with the propriety of
the appeal, that the City Committee, 1111 the full
f‘lo-l'lll6oll of Pariiamentary aid, had committed
thetn.elees in liw tindertaltnig, and in the *girl, it
nppenred Pailiament withheld the expected aid
miler.. the City would product its accounts before
Hotise of •Coi 1111 l one, to ascertain whether it Will
1111Ie 141 hear the expense. The Report was now for
the consideration of the Court, and he had prepar-
ed Petition to Polianient to resiesv the application
fp. relief, which nos abandoned in the last Session.
Mr. Davies thought the refusal of the last
ep-
plcttinu to Parlianirsit was moot uojustsfishle.
Mr. JAVIIS did not meats to anticipate the result
of the present application to Parliament ; but Mr.
Holum Sumner, who had, by culling for the city
accounts, defeated the former our, had told bit
that he hail rather encounter All the Talents"
than Sir Wan. Curtis and Sir James Shaw.—(A
hell: h./
Mr. Alderman WooD said, that all the Members
nit the former occasion had dour their duty, and
the present would, he was persuaded, do the same.
NI% PEARSON enforced the necessity of at present
colisiderniLt whether the Court would agree to give
the Cuiy accounts, if the House of Cumisioirr called
for them. This was the *moment to tsawader that
point, and awns' dashing with privileges. B)
colt consideration of the subject, at this juoctiore,

they ho)))) avoid a-struggle, fro-tes which,
if niter involved in it, they could nut honourably
notiiitorid•
IllsrtEs and Mr. DMuw concurred in opi-
nion that Ilse application ought to be made, thesugh
they would not consent to hare the titles of the
City romr% imitiired into or questioned.
r. Wscrilissw said, it was a matter of serious
emishieratitnt vslwther the Court wouli accede to a
repetition of the demand made in the last Session
of Parliament. He thought it war the intention of
the Committee, whose Report was now brought up,
to give nu opinion on the subject, but to leave the
%hole question to the discretion of this Court.
Aer a few words from Mr. FAVELL, the appli-
catc..n for relief to Parliament by Petition wns
agreed upon, sod a Petition ordered to be presented
accordingly.

SECONDARIES' FEES.
Mr. PEARSON lolled to avk thr Lord tilo►yorr
wiwthrr hr hid rrcrsved :u►y roams tttt icatioon us
uoo-vvrr torso fouler of the 26th of Noovrtntwr, tour tiw
production of the asnouut of the fees and rondo-
mitts of the Secoontlary ?
The LOAD MAYOR replied, that he had received
na .uch COMM :►tion.