The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-20 00:00:00

VOTE OF TIIANKS TO THE LORD MAYOR.

Mr. Wityria- (Deputy to Mr. Alderman Magnay)- moved
a vote of thanks to 'the late Lord Mayor for the conciliatory
manner in which he had presided in that Court;; for his ready
access to all descriptions and classes of persons; for his vigi.
lalice in the preservation of good order in the city ; and for his
ability, punctuality, and mildness in the administration of pub-
lic justice.

S'o discussion ensued upon this motion, but a division took
place, when there appeared—
For it, Aldermen 1 Against it, Aldermen 0
Commoners 25 Commoners 54
Tellers • 2 Tellers - 2 .
—2B --66
The vote of thanks was therefore negatived.
A petition was presented from the Philanthropic Society,
stating the advantages which they had already produced among
the lower classes of society, and praying for such assistance as
the Court in its wisdom might be inclined to grant —Referred
to a Committee; as were also certain petitions on the tithe
system in the City of London, and others regarding the present
state of the London 'Workhouse.

A petition was presented from the wardens of the Company
of Butchers, and another from the tradesmen and salesmen of
Smithfield market, praying that the avenues of that market
bitty be guarded with chains, and the thoroughfare through it
for carriages be prevented from 6 o'clock in the morning till 12
at noon, every Monday.—They were both referred to the Com.
mittee on City Lands.
Mr. NORTON tendered his resignation of his office of
Common Pleader, in consequence of his appointment to aju-
dicial situation in India. In doing so, he returned his thanks
for the civility which he had received at the hands of the-Court,
and wished them individually and collectively every degree of
prosperity.
Mr. OLDSTAM said that he had to present to them a Special
Report from the Committee on the Law of Elections. That
Committee was not yet enabled to report on the subject referred
to it, but as they had received an opinion from Mr. Norton upon
it, filling 39 sheets, and containing a most valuable compendium
of all the documentsrelating. to it, and as they could not remu-
nerate him on this occasion in the usual manner that gentle.:
men of his profession were remunerated, they wished to pre-
sent him with some mark of the esteem of the corporation be-
fore he left England to undertake his ;'idicial duties in India.—
He therefore brought up a report, \proposing that a piece of
plate, value 50 guineas, should be presented out of the funds of
the Corporation to Mr. Norton.
The Report was then brought up.
Mr. S. Dixox suggested that the value of the plate should
be increased from 50 to 100 guineas.
The suggestion met with the approbation of the Court, and
a vote to that effect was immediately carried unanimously.
Mr. Norton, who had left the Court immediately after re-
signing his office, was then recalled, and the LORD MAYOR
communicated to him the vote which the Corporation had agreed'
to in his favour.

Mr. NORTON made a suitable reply, and again left the
Court.

The Loup MAYon presented a Petition from the Mer-
chants, Maltsters, &c. of the Town of Ipswich, praying for a
revision of the present rates of the Fellowship Porters ; which