The National Register.
London, England, 1818-03-15 00:00:00

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COURT OF COMMON COUIVCIL..

Friday a Court of Common Council was held for
the purpose of receiving the report of the Select ('em.
mittee, on the order of the House of Commons, respee.
tiag the City's income and expenditure, and other bu.
siness.

A motion was made and agreed to, that Mr.
Woodthorpe, Jun. should-weaT the usual dress of the
town-clerk.

Mr. Dixon had in his hand the report of • the corn.
mittee? on the order of the House of Commons, on the
city expenditure. The order was, find there should be
laid belbre the 'muse a statement of the reveaue of the
city of London tir fiveleurs, specifying what related
to quit rents, toils, betpuyssi, &c. royal entertainments,
and iirisen expenses. The order had been referred to
u select committee, which had met as soon as possible;
and he should then inure that the report should be
read.

The report was then read. It stated, that. thinking
the subject of great importance, the committee had re-
quired and obtained the attendance of all the officers
of the corpmation, except the Common Serjeant, who
had been absent on the home circuit. That, having
considered the subject, they were of opinion that.an
au-
count such as ordered should be prepared, .in order to
be presented to the house. Ile thought it was the wisest
way to comply with 'the report, for, if they did not
it would be imagined that-there were some reasons for
the concealment of their accounts. The worthy gen.
denten moved, that the Court neereed with tne report,
and that it should be referred baCk to-the Comnihtee
to,prepare the accounts accordingly.
Mr. Pelersete.said, he -ehou:d revs° an amendment
to the motion, which was—teat the Court were of
opinion, that a statement of the annual accounts of.the
Corporation for five years should be prepared, but that
the Court felt it its duty to present. a respectful re.
monstrance to the Commons House of Parliament
sentinst such parts of its order as related to the account
of the receipt and payment of the annual.produce, and
the title to the principal of the othezproperty vested
in the Corporation, which was what they could not
submit * without an infraction of their chartered
rights.
Mr. J. Davies wished the public to be informed of
the real circumstances of the case. He considered the
conduct of a Member of the honourable house, with
regard to the City expences, as most improper and
il-
liberal. Was there any real impropriety discovered?
Was there any fault. to find with the City's ewe:fees?
No man dared to say so. Accounts were required by the
order that were .totally irrevaleat to the avowed pure
pose for which accounts were at all required.
eiir T. Bell was in favour of giving as account of ail
expenditure which originated in Parlitunentarygrants.
Mr. Weithuran seid, that some endeavours were un-
doubtedly made to produce a scirism-between the City
and. Southwark; bet he hopid such a thing would nut
succeed. It was highly to be reprobated to see their itu.
providence, if they had been improvident at all, which
had been exercised in support of government principles,
found fault with by theempporters of-govern:Jaya-A.6cm-
selves. He thought it would be as great an abuse to
ask them for their titles to any thing, us to ask the
Duke of Bedford to produce the title-deeds of hie
estate.

Mr. Dixon and Mr.;Pearson replied, the later at
considerable length; and,•after observations front Mr.
Alderman Wood, Mr. Alderman Atkins, :Ina several
other Members, the. Court divided ; when there were-
-For the Amendment, 4..l—Against it, 56—Majority 9.
After the divisionrauothet Amendment, for the Select
• Committee to consider further the orders of she House,
and to take such advice thereon as they should see fit,
and to make a further Report, was moved and finally
Agreed to.

"MtREIM OF MR. BIRD AND HIS SERv.►NT.—The
discovery of the Murderers of Mr. Bird mid his Servant,
is said to have been at length effected. .Three gentle..
men's servants, in the neighbourhood, have been taken
up and examined before the Magistrates; one of them
is reported to have turned King's evidence. They
have been sent to Maidstone Ciaol for trial at the en-
suing Assizes. The watches and rest of the property
stolen, have been found—Courier.

• Finney, who is alleged to have kd The two boys,
Spicer and Kelly, into the crime of uttering forged
Bank notes, was on Friday brought up to Mariborough
Street a second time from the House of Correction, be-
fore It. Baker, Esq. Sir N.,Conant .woe present, and
the examination was secret. The Bank Solicitor was
not present. .The charge .against the prisoner was for
uttering forged Banknotes, and-he was remanded till
next-Friday.

• Some tolerable• idea, of the trifling cost cf a suit is
Chancery, may be found from the following fact.—
There is .now for heariag in that court a Bill, the
expenses of which .for stamps and engrossing alone,
amount to the sum of .CBOO !!!

The Archdeacon of Bath is to have, it is said, tb+•
living of Deptford, vacant by the death .of the .14#
Rcv. Dr. Bttraey.