The Sun.
London, England, 1801-07-24 00:00:00

NIZYMOEITH, rtiLar rt.

COURT OF COV4110:1; COLINCIL.

YESTERDAY a Ccurt'of Common Council washeld
at Guildhall. at which the LORD MAYOR, seven
Aldermen, Mr. Recorder, and near 200 Commoners
were present.
After the proceedings of the last Court were
read and -confirmed, and the customary business of
leading Petitions and reports forienewing and seal-
ing of leises being completed, the Committee of
liCity,Larids laid befbre the Court their mport for
improving and enlarging Smithfield Marker, by
„taking in a large piece of ground adjoining the
Nbrth Wesrend, which was read and agreed to.
The Committee for General Purpows presented
a report of the proceedings and result of the cause
between this City and the Sheriff for the County
of Surrey, respeding his assuming to execute Writ,'
in the Borough of Southwark, against the rights anti
privileges of the High Bailiff (Sir W. LEwes) and
also the expences attending the proceedings at Law i
which being read by the Reader of the Court, were.
Ordered to be printed with the amount of oils!, re-
ceived by the Bailiff, Tor the use of the Members.
of the Court.
The Court voted their Thanks to the Lord
Mayor's Chaplain, for .his Sermon preached at Sr.
Pout's the first Sunday in Easter and Trinity Terms,'
The. Court elefted Mr. W.
H Ro BERT'S 'a
Governor, •
of St. Thomas's ospital-, mid Mr: joszpir BATH°
a •Coaiinetcr, in. trust' for this City,a,cn the expirJr
tion of the lease of Ric H. DAL-row,,sq.

Mr. WATtifMAt's7 '111()Ved, " 'TN; the court of
Lieutenanterbe requested to lay before the next
Court of Common Council the particulars of the
expeqiture of the 'frophy Tax, and oi'her,'sums of
monerliiii,iised -upon the -inhabitants for the City

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-Mr, : DO/tiNtORD moyeit..the' previnds Question;
but severat.GentlemetiConOrsing-on.the itlijea, it.
yas:at 14sr,,,agreeci that they should be postponed
till the next Court. ' . .

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Mr. GARRAT:r, in a Speech. of. _sortie:length; and
very.9.vropriatelofthe.iubje4t,-brought forward the.
161lowlAgiVotipn
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rints tl)4,coiiirt, hc.ndirig that wheat and other
4..„-.4.11t.;5,,,', b.f.{ irt'ils` ba
the'Price may be unrcsisonabiy advanced, do resolve. to pc-
lekiistathre, frayit " ia t 1 u tv6y- of all Graff
from }head -is mate 4'e taken trorn time-to time- and
..that the Proprietor. orl'Osses:soi be"corupelkdlo nuke 4,doe
Return upon Oath of he Quantities in his, her, or their pas'
session, ApActlying the separate Quantities of Wheat; Flour.
Bailey) Bh•liby Four, Oats antfOatineal, Rye and Rye:Flottr.
Also a Rettinf.of the probable Produce of the diligent scull
'of Grain when threshed.".

DIXON.Mt,'SAI434.2I- seconded the Motion.
Mr. WAITFiMAN and Mr. HOD GSO2I opposed it.
Mr. Ald. HIBBERT said much in favour of it.
Mr. CXItRATT roe to -.reply to the objeaionsp
when it was observed that several Members had
left thtt Cain; anti there were mt:sufEcient present
to f9rm the Court it was, ,adio,urped to the next
meeting.
P. S. Previous to the sitting of the Court of
Common Council, the Lord.Atiayor held a Court of
Aldermen ob,bysiness, which they requested might
not be pablished.

The Wheat Harvest began yesterday in the
neighkourhood of Worcester, by Mr. WILEINs,
of.the Hill-House Farm, which is much earlier that.
in former years.

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The following is ra Letter' from' Bury St. Ed-
. mund's, received yesterday, dated the zzd inst.--"
" A great reduction in the prics of every descrip'
tion of .Corn took place in our markets this day
Wheats are about rcs.-per quarter cheaper than last
week ; other grain in proportion. In some parts of
Suffolk, Wheat has been cut, and, in a fortnight's,
time harvest will .be generally commenced, provided
the weather continues fine."'
CommiSsioner Tow ItY, of the Vidualling Board,
"nit Wednesday arrived from Gibraltar, via Farm; uth.-
He. was laken pristyner, some weeks since i his pas-
sage to Lisbon by a FrenCh Privateer, with three.of
'his Clerks, going.to sell the naval sroles i,eionvng
to this country. He was put info a comma ri prison
at Cadiz, butthe moment the Conimandapt was in-
formed of his situation in the British service, Itc
was released, and ,sent to Gibraltar,- whence he pro-
ceeded to: Lisbon, and accomplished the .objed of
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his mission.

-.-• At Oxford Races the Marquis of DONroALT4
and Mr. Ltoya rode a match' themselves on Wed'.
nestlay for ioo guineas. 'Mr.' LLOYD'S srirroP
broke,. k1.11({ he %11; at the same time tbe' IVlArquisl3.
'.horse stumbled,. 2nd 'threw his Lordship. We have
:not heard .that either was much hurt. In conse,
.quence.of these accidents, it was deemed no race:
Mr—STRATTON, whom; report tumbled from a
cliff at Easthourne, drotie curricle round the
race.:conrse.(tWo:miles) at :0.?(f9„i,„1, on wednes(w,,
against time, for roc) guineas. He was allowed
nine minutes ; but he ;Performed 'the task• in sig -
minutes and-seven secon.?s.
el-itinels are placed to, guard 'the- ruins ofLady
Coc4 1'1,1:s- house (so lately cOgsuined by AccidentA,
fire) ililipper Seymoui-strect. By making use 0(
this 'precaution Against'. plunder, and diligently
searching the rubbish, 'some of the diamonds have
been found, and it is hOpcd, by persevering in this
manner,' a‘coniiclerable part of the plate will bete-
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covtrred, -

TilE_Royal Brigades of'Scotch Greys, the York
Hussare, 'the Light -1-lOrse Artillery, the Rillc
Corps, and the Stnirora,
,Itevon, and Berkshire
Militia, were drawn out- yesterday evening on the
Sands,,yhere_ they passed the ROYAL FAMILY
in
orderly time, aCcompanied by their Band of Music.
THEIR. MAJ ESTI Es, as the Reginiants passed, re
ceived the Military respeets, by the Officers saluting
and lowering their Colours.. -
The Krtio, as usual, inspeaed Rae Piquet Guard.
This mottling I-Irs MA J E'STY4 and also PAIN,
CE-SS SOPHIA bathed ; the KING then rode oti
horseback to the Beach,• after which the RoyAt‘
FAMILY -wera on board the Royal Yacht ; Royal
Salutes N'Ocre fired on the occasion. - The judges for the Western Circuit are expel a
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Att surt D this mo,rning; from a Cruize. Goree,
the following-Ships, 'under the command of Admiral
DicKsort, viz. Blenheim (Flag Ship), Assistance,
Princess of Orting;; Ruhj, Speculator Lugger, Alai°
Fire ship,'' Alder Gua-ship, and Fesu;ve Gun brig.
Sailed the li'ber nix Cutter, on a Cruize.

Sailed the Friendship, rims, for Cowes; and
Mat:y, ICTEA-Le, for Liverpool.

&MED yesterday, by An order communicated by
the Telegraph, His Majesty's Ship Leyden, Captain
nEDFORD, with sealed orders.

Arrived the Lruimg Maria, a Dane, from Frede.
iti*stadt: passed So Sail of British Ships bound to
the Baltic, near the Doggerbank.-

Arrived also the Petronelle, .a Dane, from Long_
"sound : joined,cOmpany vvith upwards of 4o British
Ships in the North Sea, from the Baltic, bound to
England. . . .

Sailed the Raven Sloop of War, with Conroy of
Coasters`' to the Westward.

Arrived the'Emanuel ALttt:B ERG/ front Long_
sound arsi.SawageliaciA, fiom Stpckhcilm, with
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