The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-25 00:00:00

CITY hUSINESS.

Time Laid Mayor held • Cowl or Common Council yes.
tetilay at Gandhi°, which was numerously unleaded
The Gaol Expenses Coobaiiitee pretweited • R. p.a. ea
haviagarraised the payment of the balance of Ilir Or lei doe
to Messrs. Lees mad Piper, fur building the New Dilisurs•
Pawns, winds was agreed to, sad sugary bowls io three
agreeably lo the recewhiseraatioa of the Report, w. re sealed
with Use City seal.

A Petition was presented from Mr. Hill, second assistapt
to the hall•keeper, pra)ing to retire fronts his user on a re.
tiring pension by reams of his age sod Wag serricts, and
referred tothe'City Lands Committee.
A Report d the proceedings of this Navigation Com.
miller., in respect of opposing the intruded app;iratioa to
Parliament for an Act for making a Canal from Maideisiwiiii
to the Grand Junction Canal, thereby diverting the fraile
from the river Thames, and iesjoriNg the iuirrests of the
river, was presented and approved.
The Remembrance, reported his proceedings in respect of
obtaining an appointment fur the Sheriffs to wait oii his
Majesty to touiv his Royal pleasure when Ilie Cart shall
attend him with their Address of Cuoduleace and („:„,ngrata.

The TAM Mayor Hien suggested the propriety of the
Comrt appearing uniformly dresi.erl uo that ore:isium, and it
tam referred to his Lordship to give e•eh directives therein
as he should think proper.
Mr. Samuel Nash was eppoi•ted • %tremor of St.
Thomas's Hospital.

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The General Purposes Committee presented a Report no
haring considered sire Petition of the isorholders sod ticket-
po►ters, which was read, and ordered to he printed.
The Tithe Comm Afire presented a Report, recommending
two bombed plums to be subscribed to the Committee Of
the Parishes, in aid of their expenses i. opposing the Lon-
don Clara Bill in the last Session of Parlianicot ; which
was miaatateasly agreed to, and the Chamberlain ordered to
Pap the same ■ccorrdrugly. The Coed also soatiimousiy
opted Thinks to Thomas Saunders, Eau fur the seal and
ability displayed by him throughout the course of the said
opposition
Meows. ltrogden, Nark, sod Vale, were appointed coal-
meters, sod Messrs. Garrett sad Platt cure-asetirs itutiust
fur the City, Tor four years.
Mr. Alderman Thorp waa unanimously elected Governor,
and James Crook, Esq Deputy.covertior of the 111011 Su-
eiety, sod the Assistants of the said Society were appointed
fur the year coming.
Os a motion by Mr. Junes Williams, the Court ordered
that so oMcer should @hew any of the records, books, Of
papers of the Corporation to any person taut a menal.cr of
the Court, without their special leave firm obtaiiiirl.
Mr. Joliu Weir Newsun was uesainsuusly appointed
third assistant to Mr. Hallbeeper.
The Cllo3llllllllllollefi of Sewers, awl the Committee of City
Lauds, Rcidgelsouse Estates, Gresham, Thames Navigation,
Colonel offer the Coal and Corn Meters, Garnet Perpeses,
City Improvements, and Port of Logsdon were respectively
appointed.
Vacancies were filled ■p in several of the ether Com-
mittees.

General GWYN. we understand, is apyxioted to
the CoWatley of the lit Dragoon Guards, eke Ge.
arra Sir DAVID DUNDAS, deceased. Gtneral
GWYN had the 22ci Light Dragoons,. lately 4i...
banded in India.
Major• General Sir HERBERT TAYLOR. not GAIL.
DINRR, i* to succeed Sir DRURY TORRENS. as
Ilibtary Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief.
Lieut.-General Sir BRCNT Smog& get* ti-e
Government of Cork, instead of Sir W. Kitrextt.,
formerly mentionad.
The LORD CHANCELLOR did not sit at Lincoln'.
Inn yesterday.
The remains of the late J. LATOOCHS, Esq.
M.P. or-rived at Liverpool 111 the afternoon of
Wednesday se'nrright, in a hearse and two mourn-
ing coaches, drawn by six horses each, previously
to their being embarked for Ireland. • '
The Botanic Chair in Glasgow College has been
bestowed on W. JACKSON HOOKA*. 'Esq., an
halt Gentleman of independent fortune.'arsd highly
distinguished in the literary world.
Many noble mansions are now being fitted trtt at
the west.end of the town, for the ai•priarCliag fa.
shionable,season, which have not seen the tort tor
near 20 years. Ilit every one of those *verb rt.i.
deuces bre eptaa•listre of Osexterest vastest... 6.
is itivOOt to be ibtrodsicerl. It pot jortritly.,ui:itio,,
and of matchless brtlliancy:. there not being the
sonalleit particle of or undo
is at present cpcfivl so tbs houses of there: of our
keadingoirandeas.
lila' said iu we of the Paris Journals, that the
FrenCbdOvercrperst will indented)? the Theatres as
follows' 'for being closed during tune days on ac..
count of the Doke de Bettor's death : Theotre
and Le Theatre Feydean, o,ooofriinrs
each ; L't)deon, 120,000 fealties • 'and all la.Misit r .
Theatrei,U,ooo francs each. '('he Opera au& st,e
Thektre being at the. charge oil tire etv:l
List, still 'or course receive no inaechnity," •
We .hear loathing more of SAND. • alieproceed.
iags him" have bean actually' Caninionced
before the Court of which, ilkeSlieg lei
the nature of the- inransalior.,willpropoirace :tie
judguient; There ittari!une been.svtiOnsly say ii.-
tesitrou of transferring this murderer tit abytnet.
-(Paris Paper J •