The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-08 00:00:00

WILSON, MAYOR.
A COMMON COUNCIL, holden in the
Chamber of the Guildhall of the City of London, on
WEDNESDAY, the 7th day of August, 1839,
Resolved unanimously,
That this Court, being fully sensible of the importance of the
preservation of the public peace and the protection of person
and property at all times anti under all circumstances, and
deeply regretting the tendency to excite disorder and alarm,
which have of late been evinced by ill-disposed or misguided
persons, is still firmly convinced that no temporary interrup-
tions of public tranquillity that have occurred, render it either
requisite or safe to abandon or, in any case, to interfere with the great constitutional principle upon which from time imme-
morial the institutions of this country have been based, and
which has connected the maintenance of the public peace in
every district with the inhabitants thereof.
That in all the various forms established by law, and adapted:to
the circumstances of different districts, whether corporate or not,
this essential principle till of late was ever held sacred, and the
maintenance of the peace was always the duty of authorities in-
timately connected with those districts and interested in their
welfare, responsible to the law, but not dependent on the dis-
cretionary power of the Ministers of the Crown.
That this Court is far from objectionable to such extension
and improved organisation of the Police as may be required by
the increase of the population and the welfare of the community,
but is fully of opinion that every desirable improvement can and
ought to be based upon and made in conformity to the ancient
and salutary principles of local government.
That this Court is persuaded that full confidence may be felt
in the energy, the discretion, and the loyalty of the local autho.
rities in the employment of the means which the laws place
at their disposal, so as to render them adequate to every emer-
gency in the maintenance of the peace arid the protection of
person and property ; and that in the performance of this duty
they will be zealously supported by the great body of the inha-
bitants in their respective districts, whilst nothing can have a
more prejudicial or discouraging tendency than a transfer of
authority from the functionaries originating from and connected
with the inhabitants, whose local anti moral influence will, in
most cases, be more effective than physical force employed by
strangers.
That, as in the Resolutions of this Court, of the 7th of March,
with regard to the Metropolian Police Bill, such transfer of
authority was condemned and protested against, not merely as
a violation of the ancient rights of the citizens of London; but
as being in the highest degree dangerous to the liberties of the
country, and calculated CO become, in the hands of an arbitrary
Government, the means and instrument of the most grievous
and oppressive tyranny; and as on that ground applications
were sent by order of the Court to various corporate towns,
calling upon them to assist in opposing a measure dangerous to
the rights and liberties of the country at large, and which, if
carried into effect, would, in a very short period, extend to the
police of every corporation in the kingdom—which applications
were promptly and effectually attended to by many of the most
important and influential—it is now, in like manner, both the
duty and the interest of the City of London, and of all the cor •
porate towns, to appeal to the House of Commons against the
sanction of a principle, in the case of the town of Birmingham,
ill adapted for the preservation of the peace, and dangerous to
the constitution of the country.
That this Court, therefore, do respectfully petition of the
House of Commons, expressing its earnest hope that in any pro-
vision that may be made for improving and rendering more
effectual the Police of Birmingham, the House will not sanction
any invasion of the ancient and salutary rights of local govern-
ment which have been inherited by the people of this country
from the earliest times, as an essential principle of our free
Constitution. WOODTHORPR_

COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON,
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS,
In Two Thousand Shares of 1,0001. each.
Fifty per Cent. to be paid up by Instalments if required, but
the Directors are of opinion that not more than 25 per cent.
will be called for in the FIRST TWO YEARS. Ten per
cent. deposit to be paid on the allotment of the Shares.
The Directors think it right to inform their Proprietors and
the Public, that their arrangements for opening the Bank are
now in a forward state. The business of the Commercial Bank
will be conducted by three experienced Managers, acting under
the superintendence and controul of a Committee of Directors.
The Commercial Bank will combine all the security of the
Bank of England with greater accommodation and facilities.
The Directors do not propose to allow interest but by special
agreement only. Security arising from the sound principles
upon which they propose to conduct this Business, is the chief
inducement they offer to parties to connect themselves with the
Bank.
Applications for the remaining Shares addressed to the Di-
rectors, to be made to Samuel Amory, Esq., Solicitor, No. 25,
Throgmorton-street, London.

UTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS

AMSTERDAM, AUG. 3.—We are authorised to declare
that there is no truth in the report that a fresh trial is to
be made to.day on the iron railroad to Haarlem. No day
for the trial is yet fixed.
THE HAGUE, AUG. s.—Prince Frederick of the Ne-
therlands set out this morning for Germany. It is under-
stood here that the iron railroad between Amsterdam and
Haarlem will be opened the 24th of this month. Several
officers are said to have arrived who are to enter on their
functions about tho same time. It is strongly reported
here that it is probable by that time the Go-
vernment, seeing that the first trial is crowned with suc-
cess, will grant permission to continue the railway from
Haerlem to Rotterdam. These great exertions are mak-
ing to complete the plans, and which will be required iu
the event of a continuation of the railway from Arnheim
to the German frontiers. It seems that the Government
is certain that the German States, which are interested,
will make no objection to the prolongation of this railroad,
and will even assist it, so that there is every reason to
hope that this great work will be executed in a manner
worthy of the Netherlands.
It is affirmed that his Majesty has been pleased to confer
on his Royal Highness Prince Alexander, who yesterday
attained his 21st year, the rank of Major-General. It is
also affirmed that the Emperor of Russia has given his
Royal Highness the command of a corps of Cavalry.
AIX-LA- CHAPELLE, AUGUST I.—Our journal contains
to-day, the following news, which, if confirmed, will be
highly important.—" Last night a Russian of distinction,
residing here, received by express news from St. Peters.
burgh, that as soon as the events in Syria and Constanti-
nople were known at St. Petersburgh, it was resolved to
intervene in the most energetic manner, and that, in conse-
quence, the Emperor, accompanied by his two sons, had
immediately set out for Odessa."

On receipt of this news, the Russian Nobleman to whom
it was addressed left Aix-la-Chapelle.
DARMSTADT, JULY 27.—A,Courier from S. Petersburg
arrived here to-day with the news that the aucust parents
of the Crown Prince of Russia have, with great pleasure,
approved of his desire to marry our Princess Maria.__
Dutch Paper, 6th August.
SaMLIN, JaLA, 21.—Accounts from Bucharest say that
the plague has broken out in Silistria. Of six persons
who were attacked, three arc already dead. The third
period of quarantine will accordingly be enforced on our
frontiers.—Allgemeine Zeitung, 2d August.
(The Allymane Zeituny has no news from the East,
except articles transcribed from the French Journals).
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.— BERLIN, AUGUST 2.
St. Schuld. Sch. Bills., Money.
, 4 per cent lO3l 103js
Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 10311; 102 —I
Exchange on London, three months 6 21% 62 i
—Prussian Slate Gazette, August 31

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
POTTERY RACES.
TUFSDAY.—The Borough Stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with
100 added ; the second to save his stake, for 3 yrs old, 6st
101 b ; 4 yrs, Bst ; 5 yrs, Bst 81bs ; 6 yrs, Bst 101bs ; and
aged, 9st ; mares and geldings allowed 31bs ; winners of a
gold cup, Queen's plate, or stakes of 100 sovs value, this
year, 5 lbs extra. round and a distance. 4 subs.
Mr. W. T. Copeland's b h King Cole, 6 yrs . walked over
The Stewards' Plate of 1001. (in specie), added to a Handicap
Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and only 5, &c. Twice
round, about three miles. 15 subs, 6 declared.
Lord Eglinton's b g The Potentate, aged, Bst 121bs (T. Lye) 1
Mr. W. T. Copeland's b h King Cole, 6 yrs, Bst 91bs . . 2
3tol on the Potentate. Won cleverly.
The Members' Plate of 501., added to a Subscription of 2 sovs.
each ; the second to receive 5 sovs out of the stakes ; for
three-years, old, ist • four years, Bst 21b; five-years, Bst
81b ; six-years and aged, Bst 121 b ; mares and geldings allowed
31bs; a winner of any of the preceding races, 51b extra.
Heats once round and a distance. 5 subs.
Mr. F. R. Price's br g Capt. Pope, 4 yrs ( Conelly) 1 2 1
Mr. W. T. Copeland's bc by Laagar, 3 yrs ........ 0 1 2
Mr. M. Jones's b h Red Rover, aged
Mr. Hudson's b m Columbine, 5 yr 5........
Mr. Moss's ch m Maid Marian, 5 yrs ..
Three well contested heats.

THE BIRMINGHAM POLICE BILL.
Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR said that the extreme ur-
gency cf the case must be his apology for applying to
the Lord Mayor to convene a Court at such a season
The Corporation of Birmingham was intended to be
placed under the control of the Home Secretary. The
principle, for the preservation of which the Corpora-
tion of London had contended, was now attacked in that
important town, and he trusted that a vigorous resist-
ance would be made. The City of London were far
from relying on their exclusive rights and privileges in
standing up against the innovation attempted. They
went upon the most important ground, the universal
rights of the population of the empire.—(Hear,
hear, hear.) The men of Birmingham were called
upon to defend the great principles of self-
government in danger of being violated. They were
bound also in gratitude, for the Corporation of Bir-
mingham, upon receiving a circular letter from the Town
Clerk of London, intimating that a dangerous innova-
tion of their rights was contemplated, immediately re-
sponded to the appeal.—(Cheers.) Indeed Sir Peter
Laurie had put upon the paper of business a notice of
thanks to the great Corporations of England for the
promptness and vigour with which they had seconded
the efforts of the municipal powers of the metropolis. He
regretted that Sir Peter was not present, as something
more than compliments was in the present case necessary.
It was necessary to help the town of Birmingham by
coming instantly forward and respectfully remonstrating
with the Government on the invasion of their privileges.
It was a mistake to say that self-government was the
exclusive right of corporate towns. It was no such
thing. The power which Corporations enjoyed by
charter was a condensation of the privileges possessed
by the several populations all over the kingdom. Look- ,
ing at it from the remotest periods it would be found to
be the instrument of the maintenance of public peace,
and to form part of all parochial and manorial consti-
tutions. Even in manorial constitutions the Lord of
the Manor had no power of exercising his manorial
rights without calling into exercise the principle. The
preservation of the public peace was therefore an
inherent right of every community and institutions.
and that right was comprehended in the principle of self-
government.—(Hear, hear.) In the instance of the
City of London, the new principle of stripping the local
authorities of their power of preserving the public peace,
and of vesting it in the Ministers of the Crown, was
broached. That was a most dangerous proposition. It
was not entirely new, for at a more distant period in
the city of London the charters had been seized, and a
Custos had been appointed ; but the
,precedent came
down to posterity as a gross instance of usurpation and
tyranny, and was pointed at in order to be avoided.—
(Hear, hear.) It might be said that the case of Bir.
mingham was but a single instance of the re-
moval of that power from the local authorities ; but
what number of instances might not follow ? If an act of
injustice was perpetrated towards the town of Birming-
ham, he could not see why the same liberty might not
be taken with other towns. Let the Court look to the
consequence. Suppose 500 policemen in Birmingham,
under the authority of the Crown, and give a propor-
tionate number of policemen to the other towns of the
kingdom, under the same authority, and at the absolute
discretion of the Ministers of the Crown,what would that
power amount to ? They knew with what jealousy a
standing army was viewed, and here was a greater
force than a standing army presented—were they
then to be surprised when there appeared such symptoms
of a disposition to place such a body of men under the
authority of the Home Secretary ?—( Hear, hear.)
After adverting to the efficiency of the City Magistrates
in repressing disturbance—to the speech of Lord Cla-
rendon in favour of the local Governments of Spain,
and the justice of suspending opinion on the conduct
of the Birmingham Magistrates till an inquiry had
taken place, he called on the Court to go with a peti-
tion against the Bill to the House of Commons imme-
diately, and concluded by moving a series of resolutions.
Mr. STEVENS seconded the resolutions.
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pl pleasure in supporting
the resolution. The measure they were met to oppose
was part and parcel of the general scheme of the admi-
nistration.—(Cheers.) The City Police Bill was met
as it ought to be. The City Commissioner ought not to
to be under the influence of the Secretary of State.—
(Hear.) The Court remembered when there were
heavy complaints of the influence of the Crown. That
influence was now completely stopped. It was con-
verted into the influence of the Ministers, who had in
their power every appointment from that of the lowest
clerk to that of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and
they were doing all they possibly could do to subvc't
the liberties of the country—(Hear, hear, hear)—
by endeavouring to deprive the people of local
administration. He thought at one time that there was
more liberty in England than anywhere else. It was
only necessary to visit other countries to find out this
mistake. All these things showed how necessary it was
for the people to unite for their own protection. He
knew nothing so likely to be productive of general good
as the junction of all Corporations. Upon the principle
of the bundle of sticks, he trusted that all would
see the .necessity of joining for the preservation of all,
and that they would see what was to he done against
the enslaving system of centralization by the energies of
under a centralized Corporations, whether Whig, or
Tory, or Radical Ministers.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. ASHURST opposed the view which Alderman
Venables took of the Bill, and of the conduct of the
Government with respect to it. The Court had
merely to do with the question whether the rights of
the inhabitants of Birmingham were violated by the
measure, and not whether they could raise a rate.
Deputy CORNET supported the resolutions and the
petition. The Court ought to persevere in the adop-
tion of the principle of opposing that and any other Go-
vernment who acted upon the centralization system.—
(Hear, hear.) In France they knew no other system.
The resolutions were then agreed to unanimously,
Alderman Venables not holding up his hand either for
or against them. A petition to the House of Commons
founded upon them was also agreed to.

Mr. TAYLOR stated that the Commissioners under
the Birmingham Police Bill would have the power of
putting the people under martial lam—Adjourned.

SUICIDE OF MR. CHADBORN ON GLOUCES..
TER.—A very sad event has taken place here. Mr.
Chadborn, the solicitor, one of the executors named in the
testamentary papers of the late James Wood, the wealthy
and eccentric banker of this city, against the validity of
which judgment was given by Sir Herbert Jeuner, a short
time back, has committed suicide. The news was spread
abroad between eight and nine o'clock, and created the
most painful feelings among all classes. The unfortunate
Iran w. s found hanging in his coach-house, quite dead.
The clerks of the deceased stated that the deceased had
been in a very low and desponding, way for some months
and the jury ultimately returned a verdict of---'. Tempo .
rary insanity." The connection of Mr. Chadborn with
beento this hi s
witnessed.
The distress created a
the extraordinary case of Mr. Woods
will, has naturally
sgeinyesantioandegree of
h has
seldominterestof his family and friends it is, of course, impossible to
describe. Sir Matthew Wood, one of the executors, is
serving upon the Grand Jury at the A3SIZCii...,-.Gloucester
Paper.

NA
RY.--There is
now
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venerable old man, whose
age amounts to 85, having a small lot of meadow land
HAYMAKING
AM
iniCl RoNmGney EMXaTrsithA a °
attached to his house. This year he was seen to mow the
grass, and afterwards make the hay, and stack the greater
part himself. He had a chair placed in the field, on which
he sat to whet his scythe, or rest himself. we was
accus-
tomed to mow as much as he thought he could stack in a
day; but towards the latter part of the business he had a
little help.—Maidstone Paper.

The Duke of Rutland is not i gong to Belvoir
on the 13th, his Grace is abroad and never goes to Bel-
voir till Christmas, when a party of fashionables from Lon-
don go there fora short time. The Duke of Rutland is going
to his shooting cottoge, in Derbyshire, where hemill be
joined by Sir-Robert Peel, Lord Forester, and Mr. Coke,
and it is expected Lord and Lady Jersey will arrive on
the next week after.