The National Register.
London, England, 1822-05-20 00:00:00

No. 1,370.—V0L. XY.] MONDAY. MAY 10, 1822.

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COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL.
On Friday a Court was held specially far the despatch
• it a variety of important business.
As soon •as the Lord Mayor had taken the choir. the
Recordee.introiltsced the es-Baron Masseres who re.
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knowledge of them came on the people of England like
a thunden in. The ministers of the Crowe say, the
or:
distress of peewee from the s nee
acorn, &OAP qua* of
it ;ease frres , where ,
the people are .slating (or watts ef IC 111011111 be
01St to im a day • to take luta • she
Alderman askew assured the Court that the Lon.
din Committee, of which he was a member, had taken
fgreat plaids to moinain the best method of applying the
unds. and came to the conclusion that the most effectual
way was to remit the money to similar committees in
Ireland.
The question on Mr..oldham's motion for granting
500 guineas was here loudly called for, and put by the
-Recorairrostill aimed to unanimously.
THE COMMON SERGEANT.
The requisition to consider the circumstances of the
memorial presented to the Court of Aldermen by several
members of the Court, upon an old bye-law, against the
late election of Mr. Denman as Common Sergeant, was
then read.
Mr. OLDHAM addressed the Court at some length
thereon and concluded with moving for a committee to
be appointed to investigate the same, and where there
are any other by-laws affecting the right of the Court on
the election of their (Akers, and to report.
Mr. SLA' seconded the motion.
Mr. Deputy Saunders, Mr. Dixon, Mr.Favell, Mr.
Crooke, Mr. Alderman Waithmau, and several other
membees'spoke, and the motion was agreed to. and a
committee of the Aldermen present, and a Commoner,
from each Ward, eppointed accordingly.
' The Loki Marne- laid before the Court the resignation
of Mr. James Wontner, of the office of Upper Marshal,
which was accepted.
Mr. Neville. BrOwn was therenpon appointed to the
above situation, and the nett Court fixed for filling up
the vintner .ot U oder Marshal.
Its consist's-we of the great pressure a(
sliminess, the
adection of emoted Mut HMI thastant ektks of the Coirt
.of Regorge was postponed.
A petition from sundry inhabitams of the Ward of
Cripplegate Within, praying for one Wardroom telly to
be hoiden fin the Ward Within and the Ward Without,
instead ofseparate Wardmotes, as at present. Referred
to the committee to whom the former mostmees on that
subject sued referred.

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Mr. OLDHAM moved that the requisition to4he gane
Mayor to call a Court of Common Conned, to take into
• consideration the propriety of voting a sum of money to
relieve the distress of the people of Ireland, should be
'
The requisition having been read by the Recorder,
Mr. OLDHAM said, it was with feelings of great pain,
though not unmixed with pleasure, that he viewed the
subject to which he felt it his duty to request the atten-
tion of the Court. So far as that Court was concerned,
he felt no pain. Whatever difference of opinion might
exist amongst them on other occasions, the Court was
always men to impressions of charity, to which their
records bore ample testimony; for it appeared that in the
last forty-nine years the Court had voted sums to the
amount of 04,0(41. in relief of distress (hear, hear); and
it would not be denied that the distress of their brethren
in Ireland had ati strong a claim on their feelings as any
other distress cottld have. The existence of that distress
was so notorious, that it was unnecessary tom any thing
in proof of it, and impossible to heighten the reality.—
lie would nut stop to enquire whether it proceeded from
bad government, bad landlords, or bad crops, when it
was known that 10,000 persons were striving to support
existence by eating the bark of trees, wandering over the-
fields in quest even of weeds to prevent them front ex-
piring, and dying in the ditches of actual starvation ; and
what was even worse than all this, a pestilence was
arising from this famine, the probable ravages of which
presented a Itid.ons prospect. (Hear.) He felt himself in
• the Windsor the Court as to the sum which it would be
cirjaa=vitembetweitsitia anpublkial ,diairess. tirialmt,/ ,
' that by proposi4 the soul .
at AP guineas It veraild probibly be &named. •
Alderman ifirwastes said, that being one of the Lon-
don comeniuee for assisting Ireland, he ktsew more of
the distress that existed there than litany others and
could state with certainty, that the peasantry in the West
and South were in a state of actual starvation. From the
wretched state of thepeasautry there, it was not unusual
that they were unable to procure salt with their potatoes,
hen new they were without potatoes, and were actually
perishing for want of Toed. He hoped 'his friend wooli
amend his motion, and propose 10001.,—(ltere were
sonic cries of " hear," but " no," peedoessinated.).--
The worthy Alderman said, heno, hoped whatever •vras
given would be given with un otiosity.
Mr. Favat.t. said, it had generally been his friend's
(Mr Oldhatier) task and his to oppose the expenditure
of the funds of the Corporation, but on the present or--
c scot) all must feel thenecessity of relieving the distresses
of the suffering Irish. But he could not help obseivoss,
that the present sufferings of the Irish appeared to come
~11 his Majesty's Ministers as if they were aw kened
from a trance: they ought to have known the growing
misery of the people, and to have made provision
Mist it.

"'FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. .
VIENNA, Mat 4.—We know nothingof the affair."
ef Turkey. The Court publishes nothing. At the
Exchange many reports of peace and war are cireu-
' fated. We expect with the greatest impatience
intelligence from St. Petersburgh, which would put
aside all uncertainty.
Mr. Gordon, the English Charge d'Affaires, has
had within a few days past several conferences; with
the Prince de Metternich. and has sent off a courier
to London.
We have received no accounts from Constanti-
nople, subsequent to the 17th of April. At that
period the Turkish army was still receiving new
reinforcements front Aaia, but these troops remained
in the environs of Co' nstantinerle.
Tlie Turkish fleet commanded by the Capt:in
Pacha, Ali Bey, was to have proceeded to the Black
Sea, but his destination was suddenly changed, in
consequence of the insurrection at Scio. The Grand
Seignor sent positive orders to Ali Bey, to put down
the rebels at Scio, and to annihilate the Greek
navy; but the Turkish vessels are not completely
equipped, and are badly armed Compelled to sail,
Ali Bey proceeded to Galtipol to complete his equip-
ment. There are some thousand troops ins board,
for the purpose of effecting a debarkation.
FIAKSUROU, MAT 10 —We have received from
the banks of the Truth, accounts dated the 21st of
April, containing the important intelligence that
the second Russian army had received for the se- 1,
cond time orders to hold themselves in readiness to
march • the third order will fix its destination.—
The march;
was expected at Bessarabia.
LAUSANNE, MAY 10.—The Government of the
Canton of Western Switzerland have received new
summonses, not to suffer the residence in their ter.
ritories of any foreigner proscribed, or a fugitive on
account of political offences. The ministry of a
great power has declared to the Swiss, that if they
are not more correct in future in satisfying the de-
mands addressed to them in this respect, it will be
obliged to adopt such measures as circumstances
, may render expelieut. Ite Canton has

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Alderman C. S►ttTH stated, that a bill bad Wen
brought into the Hohse. of Commons last night, to
grant 20,0001. w be applied to the employment of
the distressed in Irebod. He thought a grow. of 500
patinas from that Court, in relief of their distress, wonkl
be ample.
Mr. JAMES said he was anxious the Court should be
unanimous in the grant they wade.
Mr. TAYLOR said the closes of the distress should be
enquired into. It was the complaint of this country that
we had a surplus of corn, part of which came from Ire-
land. The true cause of the distress was a bad govern-
ment, and a system of jobbing and plunder, that existed
Irons one eond of that unfortunate couttify to the other.—
Ile was satisfied that the people of liogland felt more for
the pt. ople of Ireland than the great men of that country.
—All meir public institutions were supported by parlia-
mentary grants. 1.01 by subscriptions of landlords; and
the Hoglish landlords, thought alisentees. were much
better than the Irish—willies* Eirl Fitzwillirm. (Hear.)
Alderman liitowara hoped it would be the object
of all to promote: the good work before diem, and
deprecated political speeches, which would do wore
berm man good.
Mr. SLAIn said all must agree in the necessity of
allotting ciliate relief to Ireland. But it would be
also of the greatest adtantage to that injured country
to rugn•re wbriltem it tt•as not the bad goternment ill
600 years that was the real cause of ail her sulk' togs.
Alderman WAITHRIAN said, no greater charge was
vier Inipt.:.ittaratitia ally grave iiiii tens tit in was contaitte.l
111 tile Jallillitsti blAtt oh the Ilt:Opie of Ireland. lit Ire-
land, the gin-eminent was carried on at all
prises., yet the misery oh the neople the result. It
was at.itA those '4).1610;1g extstcd :n 1r%1.-ill, out th •