The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-22 00:00:00

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11i0.11 TUESDAY NIGHT"s IZETTE.

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WHITEHALL, ATMS. 13.
The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to
bo
passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom. appointing
William Robert Henry Brown. Esq. to the office of Warden of
the Fleet, M the room of H. Nixon, Esq. deceased.
BANE RUPTS.
W. Paull. Bolehall. Warwickshire, tanner. Solicitors, Messrs.
Hicks and Co. Itartl. tt's Buildings, Holborn.
J. Garnett, Liverpool. linen draper. Suit. Messrs. Lowe and
Co. Southampton Buildings. Chancery Lane.
R. Rubinson, Liverpool, corn dealer. Sul. Mr. Chester,
Staple Inn.
%V. J. Binwne and W. Kermode, Liverpool, merchants. So!s.
Messrs. Adlington and Co. Bedford Row.
W. F. Wineock, Plymouth, dealer. Sols. Messrs. Adlingtan
ton and Co. Bedford Row.
N. Vineett. Northampton Place, Old Kent Road, drape*.
Sols. Messrs. Wilde and Co. College Hill.
J. Sharpley, York, nierell,mt. Sul. Mr. Walker, Lincoln's
Inn Fields.
M. APShane. Foley Place. Portman Square. upholsterer.
Sols. Messrs. Stevens and Co. Little St. Tilim.a.s Apost:e.
W. hiumott, Leicester Square, tailor. Sots. Messrs. Collett
and Co. Chatieery Lane.
P. and J. Herbert, London, merchants. Sols. Messrs. Os
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P.
and Co. Lon ton Street, Fenchurch Street.
W. Miller, Chapel Street. Pentonville. merchant. Sols.
Messrs. Keaisey and Co. King Street, Cheapside.
S. Arnsby, jun., Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, and T. Arnsby,
Tansor. Nordiainpusushire, horse dealers. sul. Mr.

Temple.
DIVIDENDS.
April 23, 3. Williams, Ilishopsgate Street Within, linen draper
—3, 3. L. Studd, Kirby Street, Hatton Gaiden, merchant
May 21, T. Borbsiry, Woolston, Warwickslii.e, grasier-9, G.
Bowdon, Barlbrough, Derbyshire, sacking manutacturcr-9, .1.
Greaves, jun., Liverpool, broker—lb, W. Cooper, Leeds, vie-
tualler—t 1, J. and W. Galey, Birmingham, brush makers—T.
J. Pearson, Leicester, commission agent—il, T. 'Frew, Chiclies,-
ter, common brover-1J tine 6, T. Atkinson and J. Spark, New-
castle upon Tyne, linen drapers.
CLHTIFICATES to be granted May 7.
H. Tulin, Chandos Street, Covent Garden. cheesemonger—J.
Scott. Huddersfield, woolstatpler—W. Broadbelt, Preston, corn
merchant—ll. Abbey, Alne, Yorkshire, miller—J. and J. Sur-
rey, Mark Lane. mealmen—T. Haver, High Street. Maryleboae,
victualler—T. Morton, Nottingham, lace manufacturer.

COURT OF COII,IION COUNCIL.

On Wednesday last a Court was held, which was most
numerously attended.
0 rr.ep. or COMMON SERGEANT.—The Recorder re.
tomtit thanks to the Court for the honour they h id done
nun by eketilw him Common Sergeant in 1803, and
declared that his feeling of gratitude was much stronger
than he could express.—He then formally resigned the
oflice of Cotnitio3 Sergeant.
Mr. SLADE then atidressed the Court. It was, he
said, the anxious wish of a gre it number of the Court
that the situation of Common Sergeant should be given
to a person of great talent, and that no political Lehi);
should interfere with the election. (Cheers.) The otlice
was one which might be considered the stepladder to the
highest others of the State, and therefore should he de-
nied to any man who had not talents that would be pro.
portioned to the extent and variety of Ole duties. He
contended th,tt such a regulation as that which made
the places of Cny Coutisel porchaseable should be abo-
lished, and that the Court should, instead of considering
the purchasers of such places entitled to the expected
elevation, proceed to elect, with a view only to the ad-
vantage of the public. Ile then moved, that the Court
should proceed to the election of a Cuttimon Sergeant at
the next Court, on the 25th inst.
Mr. SLADE also submitted the very important motions,
the acquiescence of the Court in which proved their in.
tentiou to throw open the Mike of Common Sergeant to
free and equal competition, and to elect that officer on
the same terms :.S trIC Judgrs, " quanadia ac &ne general.'
Tae first was, that the standing order of the Color,
directing that the Coalition S.orgeato should be elected
annually, be suspended. The second was, t
an that y
can the
standing order, by which it was necessary th i.
didate for the ohlice should be a treemm of the City of
London of two years standing, be sosoetuled.
Ald. BROWN trusted that the Court, which hail often
she wit as jealousy of the prerogative of the Crown,
should arrogate to themselves what they would deny to
the Kllig, and refused to make their Law ()dicers hide-
-1 pendent, and the Judges of the City should have the
sante privilege.
The motions were then agreed to, and Mr. Slade sub.
mined another, Which was also ageeti 10, namely, that
in the event of a Common Pleatlt-r of toe Cov being
chosen Common Sergeant, he should be Rquired to sur-
render his °nice to the Court.
COND,JCT OF ALDERMAN WAITIIMIN,ATKNIGOTS
llRlDGlL—Alderinan BROWN rose 10f the purrose el
submitting a motion upon what he described to be a sub-
ject of peculiar delicacy and importance, the more so, as
the Court had already decided upon part of the question.
in a manner which a more mature deliberation would
probably have condemned. 'Pule subject regarded the
conduct of Mr. Alderman Waithman during the inquU est
at Knightsbridge, upon the body of F. Houey. be
Worthy Alderman concluded with moving
'. That it be
referred to a Select Committee to emptire into the cm
duct of Alderman Waithinan before tne inquest Kehl on
the body of Francis Hooey."
Mr. CROCKER seconded the motion.
Mr. DoßNoortu said, that tie had writtenwrong to Ad.
Waithman, a•suring him he
waS acting .—•
Ile (.tie.Doinfordy however should tote for the pre-
vious question.
Mr. ‘V AITIIMA al condemned the conduct of Alderman
Brown 10 keeping this question it agitation four ntontii..
that worthy Alderman, who was so notchafraid of the
etlects ot pr. joilice, never thought tit to be hitched to
Ins feelings w m
when he saw a brother Alderman au others
totally disquahlying themselves for any office,
by :to
in the assoctation alluded to. Ile thMed that he hers di
attended the loopiest in his public capacity. He w.is iit)
attended by of
officer, nor had lie his chain or any
other ettsian Ili JUlllolhy Ilion I mt. Ile had seen tietes
mischiel that was door. lir had been with the 11310
of ultuesses, and he had, lions a principle of humainty