The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-24 00:00:00

COMM ON COIINCIL.

A Court of Common Council was held on Tbursday last at
Guildhall for the dispatch of public business.

PIiILANTIIKOPIC SOCIETY.

The Court took into consideration two Memorials from the
Governors of the above Institution, for the purchase of the
freehold of the ground in St. George's-!fields occupied by their
Establishment and Chapel, and a Report of the Bridge-House
Committee, for complying with their reeptem, at the valuation
wiled by the Surveyors on both sides ; and after considerable
discussion thereon, the Report was agreed to by a majority of
twenty -Moe.
Mr. OLDHAM brought up the Report of the Committee on
City lands, to which it had been referred, to consider whether
there existed a necessity for ea additional Court of Josh a in
the Old Bailey, fur the trial of olentlers, The Report stated.
I that the Judges had been consulted, and bad declared, that by
the addition of another Court, great facilities might be ren-
dered in deehling the various eases of crime that MOO before
them ; and that they approVed of the plan of an additional
Court, on the south side of the Kermit Court, suhitiited to
them by the committee. The report concluded with stating,
that the expense likely to he incurred by tin► very important
improvement, would amount to no more than 4,401. a SUM
trilling in comparison with the immense advantage■ to be de-
rived from the projected addition. Mr. Oldham then moved
that ►he report lie agreed to.
Alderman Wean said, that by the projected addition, the
session that would commence ou Monde e, would be likely to
end on the Saturday following, an immense ►aving of time, ex-
pense, and trouble.
Mr. DtXun then said be could not, conscientiously agree is
the report, exoept it was provided that the expenon should not
exceed the sum of 45001.
The motion thus amended was then agreed to, and dm report
was referred back to the City Lands Committee, to miry the
same into execution.

'f he City Laud Committee toade• report on the reference 'o
enquire into the allegations of the petition of Mr. Mettler& re-
lative to his model fur uew London Bridge, in which they were
unanimously of opinion, that the seal alluded to had not bees
violated, that the petitioner had felled to sulmitantiate, in the
slightest degree, any charge, and that the petition wen frivol-
ow. nod vexatious, with which the Court unanimunsly agreed.
Tho above Committee presented a report, recommending the
Court to elect li►e its Members as Trustees of the Conduit
Mead Estate, when a ballot took place, and the following
members ware elected :-51easra. Stevenson, Oldham, Slade,
L. Jones, and Deputy Routh.

Manilla Socirt.T.—On Thursday evening last
the anniversary of this laudable institution was held
at the London Tavern, Rishopsgate.street, when a
numerous and respectable company sat down to a
sumptuous dinner, Lord Exmouth in the chair,
supported by Lord Palmerston, the Earl of Abing.
don, Lord i/olton, and various other persons of
distinction. The object of the society is the cloathing
educating, . and preparing the boys of distressed
parents, &c. for the sea; and during the last year
the report stated, the number of men and boys
cloathed were upwards of 1,500. The number of
boys on board the society's ship, Slst Dec. 1821,
was 128, and received since 456 ; of whom, in
1822, 97 were sent to sea in the King's service-
-224 in the East India Company's service-97 in the
merchants' service-35 ran away--I8 were do,-
charged, and 10 died—rcumining on board, 31st
Dec. 1822, Ili.--The boys, &c protected by the
society, in the course of the evening, paraded the
room, to the tulle of " Hearts of Oak," &. aatil re-
' ceived gifts from the company, who seeme4 del ighttAl
1 with the si Wade.

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