The National Register.
London, England, 1822-06-30 00:00:00

CITY BUSINESS.

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ELECTION OF SHERIFFS.
Ott Monday, as Midsummer-Day was from ancient
custom the day for the election of those officers chosen
by the Livery, and a Common Hall was held for the
election of the Sheriffs for the ensuing year. .It was nu.
merously attended.
The members of the Corporation came upon the
hustings in state, and the Recorder stated to the Hall
the nooses of those citizens who had been put in nomi-
nation as fit and able persons to serve the offices of
shrievalty for London and Middlesex. Twenty were
put in nomination by the Lord Mayor.
In addition to which those of Alderman Ilvown.
Lucas, and Thompson were put in nomination, as the
aldermen in rotation. Alter the names of the candi-
dates for the offices of Chamberlain, Bridge-Masters.
Ale• Connors, &c. had been put in notnniation, the
Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen retired, leaving the
Hall in the custody of the Sheriffs and the Common-
Serzeant.
Mr JAMES stepped forward before the names Were
put, and begged in behalf of Mr. Cade! Key, to state.
that he gate way to the impression which secured to
pervade the Hall, in favour of the claim of the two
worthy Aldermen' Thoinomn and Lucas„ who had beets
nominated. Mr. Cadel Kry was however ready to
utt-
dertake the office at any future occasions
The COMMON SERGEANT Inn the names to the Li-
very, and Aldermen Lucas and Thouirsots were declared
to have been duly elected by a large majority.
The two .Aldermen returned nooks, in appropriate
speeches, declaring their readiness to perform the &auto
of the offices with zeal and independence.
The Citainherlain, Bridge Masters, Ale-Connors, &c.
were re-elected without opposition.
The Lord Mayor theta held a Court of Aldermen, at
which Richard Clark, Esq. was sworn into the office of
Chaniberlaiu, and Messrs. Galabin and Thodey Bridge
Masters for the year ensuing.
The Court ordered Precepts to be issued fora Common.
Hall on the 28th of September next, for the se-election
of Lord Mayor (Michaelmas-day falling this year on
a Sunday.)
The Rulers of the Watermen and Lighternteu's Com-
panies were SWOHI into office.
Peter Skipper Esq. was sworn into the office of a
Coal Meter in Skipper,
for the City.
The Inquests of the Ward of Billingsgate, St. Duns-
tan's, Farnngtion Without, and of the Homage Jury of
Ditke's place, attended and made presentments of tun.
sauces, milieus premises, &c.
011 'Tuesday a Coon of Common Council, was held
for the dispatch of general business.
CHEAP LAW.
Mr. OLDHAM brought up the Report of the Commit-
tee appointed to examine into the nature and duties of
the office of Judge of the Sheriffs' Court. The Commit-
tee recommended that a Bill should be taken to Parlia-
ment, to enable the Corporation to remove the two
Courts, and hold them at such places as might he here-
after erected or found coin einem, near Guildhall. Mr.
Oldham moved that this report should be weed to and
carried ono execution, and he supported it by urging the
great utility of such Courts, where justice might be ob.
untied at a cheap rate, and, and which were sadly want-
ed at this time. The Lord Mayor's Court awl the Bo-
rough COWL of Record, which had neatly the saute
advantages as to the cheapness of redress, would also be
brought into inure active operation by the preseut worthy
Recorder.
Mr. Moor/ opposed the motion, and moved as art
amendment, that the report should be printedand scut
ruur.d to the members, and that the consideration of it
should be postponed to a future day.
A long discussion ensued, anti a shew of bands was.
taken, when the Lord Mayor declared the amendment
to be carried. Mr. Oldham called for a division, whtu
the numbers were—
For the amendment 65.—For the original motion 9e.

—Majority lbr the original motion 27.
The Court agreed with the report Irom the Committee
for General Purposes, for contributing the sum of MIL
towards the Mints of the Universal Dispensary fur Chil-
dren.
The next Court was appointed for the election of a
Judge of the Sheriffs' Court, in the room of Llama
Ilasseres, resigned.

A very extraordinary occurrence took place on Mon.
day last, in Epping Forest. A gentleman of the Bank,
of England, went with his wife and children to Wan-
stead House, to purchase sonic trifling articles at the
sale, and after the close of the sale for the day, retired
into the forest, about a mile and a half or two miles, to
dine on the grass. After diutter one of the children. a
boy about five years of age, vi rayed away from the little
party, and his parents soon began to be apprehensive at
los absence, which continued fur three ur four bouts,
uotwithstagding the activity of some persons employed
to search the neighbourhood. The terrors of the father
and mother became exceedingly great, but they were in
a great measure relieved by the apiwaratice of a gipsey
mail, who told them that their child was safe, but that
he could not be restored to them except the sum of a
sovereign was given to those who had hull under their
protection. The conditions were most gladly accepted.
and after a short delay, the gipsey returned with a troop
of Isis people amounting to between 30 and 40, hear-
ing the milli; in the midst of them. The poor infant
was in a state of cowpkte stupefaction at the nurse, the
gipsies having given to him souse drink to reconcile hint,
it is supposed, to the change in his situation. Tice price
of his liberation was paid without a monitor,. and he
was put into the arms of his mother, whose agitation
had nearly deprived her of her senses.
111.XC T lON —Ol WWI/ICSday J LOllllll. aged 20, fortatiteirtg
f 101. notes to a great amount ; K. Crawley, aged 15, and
.i.Ventultier, aged 17, for it highway robbery, attended with
violence to the person of an aged and infirm gentleman' 11411111
Bowerbank, near Lingtlaatl tuxnpikc, were accented at the 04
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