The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-03 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL

(Concluded from our Paper of yesterday.)
Mr. C. PICARMON presented a petition from William
Henry Adana, Citizen and Lorimer, praying tl,at in all
elections to fill up vacancies in the City offices, the Court
would not elect those who were sworn to maintain inte-
rests which might conflict with the interests of the citizen,
at large. Mr. Pearson, after apeolting et considerable
length, concluded by moving—+" That person holding
the office or appointment of CA'mosel to his Majesty, 'ought
nut to be elected Common Serjeint of this City."
And upon a division being made upon the question. the
numbers were—For the motion 106 ; Against it, 100 ;
Majority against the motion, 2.
The Court then proceeded to the Eleetions of a Common.
Serjeant and a Common Pleader, and upon the ballots be•
ing taken and cast op the numbers were.--
On the Election for Commas &edema—For the Hon.
Charles Ewan Law, 118 ; for Mathew Davenpott Hill,
Esq., 100.
On the Election of Common Pleader—For Anther Ry-
land, Esq., 113; for John Dick Burnaby, Esq., 89; for
Robert Richmond, Esq., 19.
Upon which the Loan Mavot declared Mr. Law to be
elected Common Serjrant, and Mr. Ry!god CoMmon
Pleader, who severally returned thanks to the Court.
The Court adjourned at seven o'clock.

WRECKIOF THE SAINT GEORGE ROYAL,

MAIL STEAMeACKET.
(From khe Afantr Sun!)

On Friday evening, the 19th of November, the St.
George, a steatn.veltel of the tirst class, commanded by
Lieutenant Tudor, 11. N., arrived with the mail at Douglas,
and anchored in the bay. The night was stormy, with
heavy gusts of wind frost the S.W., which towards spurn-
ing came round to the S.E., blowing direct in, soon in-
creased to • tremendous storm. About five o'clock the
chain cable of the St. George gave way, when she began
to drive in between the Pollock stud St. Mary's (or Conis-
ter), two equally dangerous rocks, under her lee. The
*team had been kept up all night, with the men at their
stations, but the vessel was so our to the rocks, and the
force of the waves so overwhelming, that in attempting to
reverse her out, she streek violently upon St. Mary's, ins•
medintely filled, and settled down forward, with her head
to the land, lying nearly broadside to the most rugged part
of that fatal rock, limn which few rouge that once strike
ever escape.
The crew of the St. George consisted of 92 pereons,
that of the life-boat sent out to rescue her, of iH ; they
ware all got into the boat, the wider was hailed out by
buckets obtained (rem the vessel, and the remaining oars
manned,--the boat was then east off, and the cable veered
sway, but she struck violently en the low ridge of rock,
filled, and striking again was at length, by the violenea
of the breakers, washed over, the people holding un by
ropes. The cable was diets cut, and the eta coming round
the bow of the St. George, 'trot the boat broadside on,
upon the sheltered side of St. Mary's, being thus, through
a merciful Provident., delivered from the awful situethus
in which they had been en long plead.
They then remelted Nr the shore, about a Plaiter, of
a mile distant; they were set by two booths which had
put off aid approached theca ander shelter ef the lee of
the rook, one boat relieving them from some if the people,
the other, brought oat by Lieutenant Sleigh. ft.N.,
promptly gave a tow line to the life beat, and assisted her
in making the beach, which she reached in a shattered
condition, when the whole of the 40 persons, with whom
on hoard this large and superior boat bad surmounted
such difficulties', were all happily landed without the 106*
of a single life,---a circumstance beyond the Imp. of the
most sanguine speetator, when it its considered that the
oldest sailer* declared they have sever witnessed a heavier
sea in this channel.

The Solway steamer arrived yoitterday morning with
the mail, and coma raeohauira to 64,1, what they ran of
the &. Georpe.

MOTHERS AND DmintirtitB.-411iN forth..
tanning work le written, we nriderstend, by one of time*
persons who might *newer to the poet's itwocation,
si Speak ye who best can trll." The *abject of the tale is
no filth in itself all to require no aid from invention, and
the writer is said to be determined to speak so plainly as
to mske it impoteible that any one should even effect to
misunderstand him. The scene of the incidtnte in the
story in chiefly at D----- and the Noble Pro-
victor is, of course, one of the chief actors. Piquant
as this undoubtedly must be, we are assured that playful-
now rather than malice is the principal characteristic of. ...;
the narrative; and that while the Duke and the 'Athos
chiefly concerned cannot fail to recognise the identity
the scenes wherein they are made to figure, the only rifrot
produced in them will be smiles *ad unqualified pardon .10,
Iliarlotturee which, however singular, are ntivitt In " ein"
a spirit of gaiety and goad nature.