The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-19 00:00:00

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COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL;

.Yesterday a Court of Common Council wasiheld
at Guildhall, to receive the Report of the Lord
Mayor and Sheriffs Elect, relative to the invitation
givers to his Majesty to dine at Goildh4ll on Lord
Mayor's day, and to consider what resolutioes were
expedient to adopt theremi.
As soon as the Lord Mayor took the Chair, the
Report was read. It steed that his Majesty's
answer, comniuniested by Lord Sislisinuth, was;
that as Ins Majesty would :re on the Continent at
the period when the dinner took ;dace, it would
not be possible for him to houour the festival with
his presence.
Mr. 01.DNAM regretted exceedingly that they
could not be gratified by his Majesty's ;on-pence,
according to oninernorial usuage ; but the import-
ant objects which had drawn his Majesty from Eng-
land (to conciliate Ireland, and viol his affectionate
subjects at Hanover) iu some measure consoled
them for the ileOrivation which they were to sus-
tain. A.. Member of the Coronation Committee;
belied felt considerable difficulty as us the Benito.
tions which it wools! become them to propose, to
that nothing should appear to be wanting in re=
spect to his Majesty, nod at the same time the dig-
nity of the City remain uocompromised.
The worthy Member then read two Resolutions,
the purport of which were, that his Mujesie should
he requested to name some slay in the voting year,
eitlwr Lind Mayor's Day, or any other, when he
would be graciously pleased to honour them by his
presence.
These Resolutions were pot, and unimintoesly
agreed to.
A Petition was presented from the Inhabiteets
of Neogate-street, complaining of the impedi-
ments to their trade, by the siumerotas assemblage
of carts which attended Newgate-market, and
blocked up the street on the market moruiugs.—
Refeered to the Cotnroittee of General Purpose..
A Petition was presented from Mr. Prince's, the
High Bailiff of the Borough of Southwark, solicit-
ing some additional remuneration for hie services in
that office.
The Petitioner having, according to custom,
been called is to the Court—
Mr. VATILL observed, that he was no enemy to
the _exercise of discretionary power in public offi-
cers; hot the manner in which the power of She-
riffs of counties had lately been exercised, with re.
gard to the convening of public meetings, was a
subject of great constitutional importance, and
matter of serums alarm to all who were friendly to
liberty of discussion. The manner in which the
worthy officer who now appeared before the Court
had acted on s recent occasion, when required to
call a public meeting of the inhabitants of South-
mark. did. he thought. require some explanation;
and he. for oil., could not be satisfied to refer his
Petition to a Committee, milers some explanation
were given.
Mr. S. Dixon pot it to the Hon. Member. whe-
ther a lattice should not have been given of the
course which he intended to pursue, that the party
might have come prepared to give an answer to it;
and be aeggested, that that would be the most eli-
gible comae even now to pursue.
FATELL protested that be considered the
mode which he had adopted as the most candid sad
most honourable to the Bailiff and the Borough;
and certainly when an officer came to ask favours
of the Court, they were clearly competent to M.
quire into his conduct previous to grunting his re-
quest. He was desirous of hearing what Mr. Prin.
cep bad to say, and he (Mr. Find!) would diets, if
neerseary, shape his motion accordingly.
Mr. GRIMTHs said, the conduct of the officer
who now appeared before the Court as a Petitioner,
was fresh in the recollection of every Englishman.
and he wessenuficlent there was no one but must
condemn ib
Mr. Althememt Mitres thought the course now
pursuing mail improper, both as it regarded the
Petitioner mad the character of the Court.
Mr. Alderman BROWN agreed with the worthy
Member (Mr. Forel!) in the observations which be
had made. He considered that a man placed in a
public situation best discharged his duty by closing
his eyes to party motives. and giving the people an
opportunity of expressing their opinions. Ile ten-
drilled by niovitig to add, as au ausendment,
That it be referred to the Committee also to in-
quire into the causes of the refusal of the High
Bailiff of Southwark to convene • public meetiug
of the inhabitants of the Borough, in conformity
to a monition made to him for that purpose."
Mr. T. N. 1VIL11.1•MI strongly objected to re-
(erring to any Committee a political question like
the present.

Mr. Alderman Bitowx explained; after which
his amendment was pat, and carried by • great
majority.
The Lord Mayor laid before the Coart a letter frost
Christopher illagasy, Esq. the Lord Mayor Elect, sigaifyimy
his imitation to take spots him the said office; "loch wee
read, and ordered to be catered om the J Is.
The Chaplain to the Lord Mayor was requested to mist
his Senses, preached before hie Lordship hind the Court rat.
Miebaelmas.day last, previous to the electium of a Laid
Mayor for the year monolog.
The Corot agreed with a Report from the Gaol Exotnaira
Consanittee for making some allowances to Mr. Berkwitk,.
Messrs. Broader and Potts, &cc. fur their loaves is riots
in Isle.
A Bill for the regulation of the Fellowship Porters wme
read a first sad reread time, and was referred hark to tlas
Coal sod Curs Committee to lii op the blanks, arid was
ordered to be read • thud time at the neat Court.
TM Watch Art was passed for the year emoting.

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It has been incorrectly stated in the iiiwipapsea,
that the body of the unfortunate man killed l y the
overturning of the Sidiabury van in site Strand on
Wednesday, was carted to the Northumberland
Coffee-holes►.
It is with regret we state the following barbarous
act :—A poor man, named BARNEBT Itoniasots,
toimther with hi• wife and family, had formerly
hero- supported by the purists of St. Harman'.,
Itadnotaluie, hut by industrious habits be accumu-
lated enough to purchase • mare, with which he
was enabled to carry on a small traffic in wool, eo
as to maintain his family without farther old from
the parish; within these few weeks, however, some
miscreant completely cut out the mare's tongue,
and the poor animal, after suffering extreme peril,
died a short time afterwards; by which cruel act
the distre►sed Amity are lett without means for
their support, and again mint become burdettamsie
to the