The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-24 00:00:00

.THE ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE OF THE ALDERMEN . r
When'the notice of tho Court was called to the
petition, presented on former day, recommending
the adopting some merreure to secure the proper at:.
tention of the Aldermen: to- the duties of the City
Magistracy, the members expressed their sentimentS
upon the subject in. one.general cheer.
Mr. LEGGE expressed n,hope that the Court of
Aldermen would theinselves establish some rule b
which their attention 6164 duties Would be.more
effectually. secured -to the • public, that, someoilne
would be inflicted by the' Court ttlion any Member
who should infringe the regulations that might-be.
laid down. That4eturatt..:konld probably have the
effect of inducing two out of the twenty-six to at.
tend et Courts held within their jurisdiction when.
ever their presence was required.
Mr. OLDHAM begged to be allowed to say that
there were occasions on which the Aldermen were
extremely regular in their attendance—for instance,
they were very punctual in attending to the Royal
Entertainment Committee.—(Laughter and cries
of " Hear.")
Alderman WAITIIMAN said the Court would do
right in leaving it to the Court of Aldermen to esta•
blish such regulatioos as they should think proper
to adopt, to prevent any future inconvenience. On
the whole, the attendance of the Aldermen was not
much to, be complained of, considering the extent
of the duties they had to perform.—(Hear, hear.)
Alderman FAREBROTHER had to offer, as an ex,.
case for Alderman Winchester's non.ettendance' the
duties which that gentleman had to perform in Par=
liament ; and he regretted to say that Alderman
Copeland was confined by illness at Brighton.
Mr. CHARLES PEAHSON did not Wish invidiously
to refer to an. Han, Alder Man who had of late con,
tributed to appropriate to himself so large a share of
public attention, but he did,coltaider that, whatever
I excuse other Aldermen might have for being abr
sent from the Court, the gallant 'Colonel, Sir C.
Hunter, ought, at least, to be in his place--(Loud
laughter)—for the citizens of London had recently
been taxed with the payment of 2,8001. for build.
ing him a town residence, under pretence of its
being the head-quarters of the London Militia.—
(Hear, heir.)--lie (Mr. Pearson) having seen one
day the words " Quarters of the London Militia"
written over the door, rang the bell, and inquired
of the porter whether the London Militia were at
home. The porter, however, not being acquainted
with any gentleman of that name, said that he did
not live there, but that it was the residence of
COlonel Hunter..—(Hear, hear, and laughter.)—!
Upon inquiry, it turned out that the job of the
" City Militia Quarters" cost the citizens of -Lon`
'don upwards of 6001. a year, and when he (Mr.
Pearson) asked Sic Claudius Stephen Hunter what
he did to earn the 1004 a, year, his share of " the
job," ". Why I take care of the house, replied the'
Gallant Colonel, "to be sure." So that it appeared
that the Alderman took care of the house, and the
house took care of the Alderman.—(Hear, and loud
laughter.)—Mr. Pearson thought, ut least, the at 7
• teddance.of the. Gallant Alderman ,ctntilit to be 'ex-
pected by the Court, and, is there were elready two
.figeres stationary in the Hall, Colonel Hunter ought
to make a third,, and for the purpose of making a
Court he might be rendered ,useful, if not erne.
mental,and certainly less mischievous than when so
busy in exercising his military propensities.