The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-01 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday.
Mr. TICKNER presented a report from the Navi-
gation Committee, on the subject of the Bill intro-
duced into Parliament on behalf of the West India
Dock Company. By the existing regulations of the
Company, it is incumbent on them to have four
Aldermen and four Common Councilmen of the
city of London in their Directory ; and the object
of the Bill is to give the Company t e unrestricted
choice of their Directors. The Navigation Com-
mittee reported that the Corporation of London had
now no interest whatevcr in connection with the
Welt India Dock Company, and recommended the
Court to offer no opposition to the Bill before Par-
liarnen•.

A short comersation ensued upon this motion, in
the course of which it was stated that the Corpo,
rat;on had disposed of the stock it held of the West
India Duck Company as long hack as twenty-seven
ye,rs. At the conclusion of the discussion the
Court a),Teed to the report, at the same time &feet-
ing a reference to be made to the Committee to
ascertiin what to 'Owl's of that Court had been
Directors of the West India Dock C:)mpany,
mode of the'r appointment, the amount of their
emoluments, and every circunist ince relating to their
situation.

S.

VOTE of THANKS TO LORD JoHN RUSSELL.

Mr. Alderman VENABLES rose to move a vote of
thatilis to Lord John Russell, as a testimony of the
approbation of the Court, fur the able manner in
which he had introduced the Bills for reforming the
representation of the people in the Commons House
of Parliament, and for his constant and persevering
exertions in the same cause. He said that he was
convinced that the proposed measure of Reform
was in unison with the feelings of the country, and
he trusted that it would he passed into a law.—
(Hear, hear.)—He considered it incumbent on that
Court to come forward now and uphold the Noble
Lord, because he felt convinced that it exercised
considerable influence on the opinions of the country,
and be trusted that it would ever continue to do so. 4
—(Hear.)—The worthy Alderman then described
the conduct of Lord John Russell in Parliament, a
and mentioned the varous periods when he had
brought forward motions for Reform. Upon the
whole it appeared that no less than nineteen motions
for reforming the representation had been made by.
Lord John Russell, in the comae of eleven or twelve
vears.—(Hear, hear.)—He thought the conduct of
'Lord J. Russel!, with respect to the question of Re-
ferm, deserving the respect of that Court; a•id he
was also entitled to the gratitude of the people for
the exertions he had made in favour of religious
liberty, by the course he had followed with respect
to the Teet and Corporation Acts.—(Applause.)— '•
The worthy Alderman concluded by moving " that 1
the Right Hon. Lard John Russell having been se•
lected by his Msjesiy's Ministers to bring forward
a Bill for the Reform of the representation of the
people in the Commons House of Parliament, this
Court eine. the'r most grateful thanks to the Noble
Lord for the able and distinguished manner in which 3
he had introduced and supported the measure, and
for his constant exertions, and various efforts in the -
same cause."—(Applause.)
Mr. Alderman WatrnsraN seconded the motion.
He hail been an observer of the Noble Lord's con-
duet,
and he had never wit nessed greater ability
dis-
pl,.yed, more temper or firmness exhibited, than had I
distinguished the whole conduct of the Noble Lord,
with respect to the question of Reform.—(Hear,
hear.)—That Court had always beets the advocate Ji
of Reform ; and it became them to stand up and
support the Noble Lord, now that he was struggling
for the cause. It was impossible fur any Govern-
ment to go on with the boroughmongers.(Hear.)
There were about 200 of them, and they were al- i
ways wanting places for themselves or their relatives, . -
while the nuisance existed.—(Hear, and laughter.)
Mr. J. RICHARDSON hod an amendment to move.
(Much laughter.) He meant to move, that the
fur+ her consideration of this question should be ad-
journed—(Cries of No ! no I)—until the Court
should be satisfied that the privileges of the citizens .•
of the City would not Le endangered by the pro-
posed e,
measure of Reform. He thought that if that
measure passed into a law, the commercial influence
of the City ran the chance of being destroyed.— [l'
((.reat laughter.) If the franchise of•the out-voter;
was taken away, a serious injury would be inflicted
on the cotnmerce of the City.—(" Nonsense !")
That respec•able body, the Stock-Exchange—
(Laughter)—Lloyd's, the Bank of England, the
East and West Indian interests, would not find them-
selves so well represented in Parliament as at pre-
sent, if the Bill passed. He was no advocate for
monopoly, but he would stand up in defence of the
franchise of the citizens of London, which he con- .
sidered the best in the world.—(Question, question.)
A great deal had been said of the out-voters. Now
he only wished that every member of that Court had
in his pocket the liveremen of London.—(Great
laughter.) If reference was made to the list of the
liverymen it would be found that very few lived at
a great distance from London, and he was sure that
when an election occurred not 1001. was spent in .
bringing up the out-voters.—(ou! oh !) If 1,000
liverymen were to be corrupted under the present
system, he was sure that under the operation of the
proposed Bill there would be 5,000/.—(No, no.) He
concluded by moving the amendment, the object of
which he described upon rising, but no one in Court
rose to second it. b 7,1 OS! ig

The original question was then put and carried,
there being only one hand held up against it.
Mr. Alderman VENAHLES then 'moved, that the'
freedom- of the City be presented in a box, of the
value of 100 guineas, to Lord John Russell, in tes-
timony of the high sense which the Court enter-
tained of his able and patriotic conduct.
•
After ra few words from Mr. CURTIS and Mr.
THORNHILL in support of the motion, the question
was put and carried, two hands only being held up
against it.

Wednesday last, in the Kerry Record Court,
before Baron PENNEvAntett, a weaver of the name of
KEals brought an action of damages against the Rev.
MURPHY, of Kiltallagh, for the seduction of his daugh-
ter, a young and pretty girl, who gave her evidence with
great composure. Au eloquent and .powerful statemeut,
was made for the plaintiff by Mr. LIOLWELL WALSHE:I
Mr. GEORGE BENKEtt was engaged for the defendant,
but did not call any witnesses.—Verdict for the Cergy-
man, with 6d. costs.

On Saturday se'nuight, as ANN WINSLADE, ;
a young woman of Thurloston, was walking through Buir4.ekati
linch. in the parish of West Monkton, near Taunton, an
adder sung her leg so severely, that before she could reach
home the limb had swollen to double its usual size, causing
most intense pain. Medical assistance was speedily called
in ; but it was not until Saturday that the symptoms took t
a change for the better, and that a prospect of her recovery
presented itself. Sweet oil, it cannot be too generally
known, is the best application to the bites of venomous ,
reptiles.

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0n the 210-1. ult. in Drunnsv.l-iitcrikliPilaSe.e, Regent's-park. the lal
otofrioJ,i., 01;h 61)t. Mieville, Esq., of a daughter. . ,
On the 26th ult. Mrs. Benjamin Ware, of Tower-street, of a
daughter.
On the 29th ult. Mrs. J. A. Adamthwaite, of Stoke Newing. ,
ae
"Inil ult. in London-street, Fitzroy-square, the lady of
S. F. Eyre, Esq. of a daughter, that lived but a few hours.
At Camberwell, the lady of the Rev. Henry meiviii, of a
daughter.

"DIED. .
On the 31st ult. after a lingering illness, at Bilderston House,
in the county of Suffolk, Hannah,
itshe beloved wife of Richard'
regretted. at Dover, Mrs. Jane Clarke, aged 45, '
On the 2tth ult. wife at
Wilson, Esq. of Lineoln's-inn-tieh ', universally esteemed and
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:30th ult. George, second .son of B. Harrison, Esq., or
On the
m aged 17.
ClaPham-c`mun( i't aged 53 W C • •
on the 30th u ~ W. Graves, Es-.
.i late of the War
Office.
F. Clarke, Esq.,
,Ilth ult. at Sichnouth, W. F. Mackie, Es formerly
On the - q ,
• li-mber of the Bombay Medical Board.
senior . - late of St!eatharn.
n the loth ult. in New Burlington-street, Mrs. Croasdaile,
Thomas Stafford, second son 'of
On the V.Sth ult. in St. Swithin's-lane, Lombard-strget, Ms..
Southern, relict of the late It. Southern, Esq., of Yor/C. • -.."--•
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thei,, ,gitch otuel,t.4. Brighton,

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