The National Register.
London, England, 1822-02-04 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

On Thursday last a Court of Common Council was
held for the purpose (amongst other important matters)
of tahing Into consideration the report of the Comitnne
appointed to enquire into the conduct of Alderman
Waitionan, during the affray between the Life Guards
and the populace, on the 26th of August, at Knights-
bridge, and to examine witnesses touching the whole of
that transaction.
On tie proposition that several officers of the city
should be elected for the year ensuing, some observations
were made %moo the question of electing Mr. Wontner,
the Upper Marshal.
Several Members bore testimony to the merits of Mr.
\I r. Woniner, and expressed their conviction that he
amid be fully competent to fulfil the duties of the
office.
Alderman %V OOD certainly thought that Mr. Wont.
tier was a most active, int ell gem, and meritorious officer,
and Ili st he ought to be taised to a higher situation when
any such presented itself; but the unfortunate accident
with which he had met tendered it impossible for him
to perform the ;tritium ditties of his present simatioo
It should be considered that the police establishment of
the city was an immense expellee, aed that the duties
which the marshal had to perform were of a nature that
required the most active exertion.
After a few words from Aldermen BROWN, who de-
clared that Mr. Wollner would he perfectly competent
to all the duties of the situation, the worthy Upper Mar-
shal was re-elected unanimonsly.
DISTU R DANCES AT
in rising to move that the report of the commutee
pointed to enquire into the condoct of the lale Sheriff,
Alderman Waithman, at Knightsbridee, during the
die-
turhances there on the 2fith of August last, lie received,
declared, that the Itiehest thanks were due to the Com-
tnittee for the luminous report they had made upon the
subject. He observed; that the c:iincidenee of the testi-
mony of the cliff:rent witmases examined was surprising,
and went fully to prove that the conduct of those who
had directed the military to supers -de the civil authority
was culpable in the extreme, and that the interposition
of Alderm In Waithman was as much called Our as it
was humaime, discreet, and intrepid. (Hear, hear.) Toe
worthy gentleman coticlo 'cd by ttttt vim/ that "the report
be approved by the Court."—(Cheers.)
.Mr. Et. Lice seconded the motion. He said the evi-
dence of the gentlemen of the 'tress, who were most
respectable and unprejudiced,and most liberally educated,
gave proof of the propriety of time Sheriff's conduct.
Mr. J upp considered the conduct of Alderman Waith-
man, upon die occasion referred to, as most deserving of
, the warmest praise. He could nut say who were the
aggressors %limn the occasion, to which all looked back
' with tegret ; but it would be useless and absurd LI deny
! that Alderman Waithman had acted with temperance
and humanity : that the thanks of the Court, and of the
Country, were due to him, and that it was owing to ins
, admirable conduct that the consequences were not worse.
(Corers.)
The motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. FAVELL then ruse to mute a resn.ution, that an

address he presented to Parliament, expresitte of the
regret oftheCotirt at what Itml orTurml a! Kiiiichtibritize,
and of their hope that ettrutiry "shoul.i be insttinted into
the eiremnstances, &c. &e.
Me. ELLIS:a Seconded the rewlttt•on.

.......
The Petition to the House 01 COOlOOO6 wra then read
and agreed on, and ur,lered to be presented by the
S ieriffs and Ilettsenalelticer in the itstul form, and the
Colin requested the City Nleslihera to support the sante.

The following method of preserving milk at sea,
during the longest voyage, and in the warmest cli-
mate, equally sweet as when it was first drawn from
the cow, may not be unacceptable to the generality
of our readers :—Provide a quantity of pint or quart
bottles (new ones are perhaps the best) ; they must
be perfixtly sweet and clean, and likewise very dry
before they were made use of. Instead of drawing
the milk from the cow into the pail as usual, it is to
be milked into the bottles; as soon as any of them
are filled sufficiently, they should be immediately
well corked with the very best corks, in order to
keep out the external air, and fastened tight with
packthread, or wire, as the corks in bottles which
contain cider generally are. Then on the bottom
of nn iron or copper boiler spread a little straw ; on
that lay a row of the bottles filled with milk, with
some straw betwixt each, to prevent than titan
breaking, and so on alternately until dm boiler has
a sufficient quantity in ; then fill it up with cold
water; heat the water gradually until it begins to
boil, and us soon us that is perceivable draw the fire;
the bottles must remain undisturbed in the boiler
until they arc quite cold ; then take them out, and
afterwards pack them in hampers, either with straw
or sawdust, and stew them in the coolesa part of
the ship. The perpetual motion of the sea in time
improves milk, equally as much as it does Madeira
wine.

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VIOLENT ASS.4ULT IN PRAA'CR UPON
ENGLIaH GENTLEMEN.

$5

WREE

On Sunday the 27th ult. about four o'clock in the
afternoon, as Mr. George Trevor Spencer, son of the
Hint. W. It. Spencer, Captain Hill is, lt.N. nephew 10
the I)ean of Winchester, and Air. John Fordyce, were
on their return front Paris, they itrit out of the Diligence
in which they were travelling, tor die purpose of walking
tip one of the steep hills which lie between Boulogne
aid Calais : when they hail almost ascended the hill,
tay were met by two Fiends i.en mined with dotsh•e-
barrelled gluts, apparently returning from sporting, who
after staring at 111C111 in a very imp, riiiient and offensive
manner, accoued them wuls " Vuihs de etc l'—d
Anglais." On Caroni liod remark tie that he hoped
the sportsmen would know' 11,.11 they met again,
they cricked their pun and threatened to fire nixie' them;
at the saute time one of the Frenchmen pr seined, and
inimedia•ely teem ered his mitts ; but the other waiting
till the English gentlemen bid nutted their hacks in
order to proceed un their walk. delilterately discharged
tits piece at them. at the distance of not more than 35
paces, my which the whole party were wounded. Capt.
I lolis recited sescral shot (which wire what the French
call chevruliu, and about the size of the English buck-
shot.) iii his hand and min, as wed as in different parts
(a' his body, by which he w is very sr,rinosly hurt, and
Mr. Spencer and r.Fordy cc. were also i njured,alt hong!'
in a much slighter degree. Toe s illains proceeded clown
the Ind till they came within sight of the Diligence,
when they ran away across the fields, pursued by the
wounded gentlemen, and Sir John Scott Lillie, who
was travelling in their criiiirany, but happened to be at
some distance behind tae assault w ts committed.
Un filsilink themselves closely pursued, they again pre-
sented their guns, threatening in blow out the brains of
any one who attempted to follow them; so that the
English party, who were totally unarmed, were com-
pelled to abandon the ant mitt. On their arrival at Mira
lise, they gave informatimi to the Lieli,“il'arities on duty
at the village, who instantly went i.i search of the assas-
sins. At Calais the affair was laid before die Prefect of
Police, who behaved its the moat g-ntlein in-like man-
ner, and made every exertion to discover the perpetra-
tors of this unprovoked and cowarilly art.tck spun three
unarmed strangers. The panty were also itturh indebted
to the kind attention of Thai. Fmthlatigae; EMI. the
English Consul at Calais. who immediately wrote 3 re-
presentation of the case in Coarles Stewart. In the
event of their being arrested, of to hich there can be little
doith, the gentlemen li lie ad pledged themselves to
cute, and we feel co inherit that the French Go-
vernment will must sever, lv visit such a violent. breach
of law and hospitality upon the cowardly offenders.