The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-26 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court of Common Council was
held at the Guildhall of the City of London for
the dispatch of various business.

A petition was. received • from the New Rivet • Company,
,praying for a lessee certain grounds near Broken-wharf; for
the_ purpose of erecting works to supply the city with water.
Mr. S. Elmo zi hoped that it was in the contemplation of the
Company to give to the inhabitants of Towat Waal and Ml-
!inmate Ward a better supply of water than was afforded to
them at present. At present they bad a lack of water for their
domestic purposes, and in case of fire the consequences would
be truly lamentable.
"—After a few words from Mr. Alderman Veweal.rs; Mr.
FAVELE, and other gentlemen, the petition was ordered to be
referred to the Bridge-house Committee.
A petition was presented from Mr. Forsyth, an architect,
complaining that his plan for the repairs and improvement of
Londonihridge had not been fairly investigated by the Bridee-
house Committee, and praying that the Court would et mune
the plan and specification which were annexed to it.
The petition, after a few observations, was ordered to be
laid on the table, and the plan and specification .to be returned
to the petitioner.
A report was presented from the Committee of City Lands, ,
recommending that a sum of 6.501. be grantedfor new roofing
the Fleet green-market.
On the question that it be received a desultory conversation
took place, in which Mr. Alderman WooD, 'Mr. S. • Dixote,
Mr. BLADE, Mr. R. TAYLOR, and others, joined. In the
• course of it, it was stated that the new Post-office, owing to a
recent arrangement made with Government, would speedily be
commenced, and that_ a new street would be built near it that
could prove an honour to the city of London.
Mr. SLADE moved as an ameidment,.that the consideration
of this report should be adjourned, and that the Cominittee of
Improvements should be ordered to consider on the practibility
of removing Fleet-market to some better situation. '
After a short diseusision this amendment was withdrawn;
and another moved, that it should be referred back to the
Committee to consider what repairs were necessary in Fleet-
market.
On a show of hands, the Loan MAYOR declared the amend-
meet to be carried. A division wet then demanded, and on its
'taking place there appeared—,k
or the Amendment, 37 Against it, 34 Majority, 3.
The bill for regulating- the ticket-porters was then read a
third time and passed.
Mr. FAVELL then rose to giVe notice of a motion, which he
trusted at some future period.would meet the unanimous appro.
bation of the Court. In the chamber in which they were then
assembled, they had the pictures of royalty, and the busts of
distinguished naval and military heroes. There was, however,
a pedestal still uneecupied, and he thought that it could not be
better filled thin by placing on it the bust of a philanthropist,
who, if inferior to any, was only inferior to the immortal
Howard. He should therefore give-notice of a motion to this
effect—" That nmarble bust of the late Granville Sharpe, Esq.
the founder of the Society for the abolition of the Slave-Trade,
should be placed on the vacant pedestal in that chamber."
Mr. S. DixoN observed, that in his opinion Mr. Granville
Sharpe was not a person of such importance and notoriety as to
deserve so distinguished an honour. Besides, if they placed his
statue there, they ought also to place within their walls the
statueof Mr. W' ilberfbrce, who had brought that great work
to so glorious a termination ; as also those of Mr. Buxton anti
other benevolent individuali by whom he had been. so ably and
successfully seconded.
On the motion of Mr. Wat.su , it was referred to the Com-
mittee of City bands " to takeinto consideration the present
nuieanee,of the increasing number of the high vans and short
stage-coaches within .the city of LOndon, to and from places
adjacent thereto, and to apply a remedy .or accommodation to
it, if possible:"
Various routine business was then transacted, after which
the Court broke up.

To CARMLN.—A most daring rob-
bery was .committed yesterday, a little afer one
n'elock,'hy some villains, who (whilst the wag-
goner of a country waggon was watering his team
at the Grapes, in Upper Thames-street,) untied
the ropes on the opposite side to which he was
busy, and stole from the top of the waggon a bale
of skins prepared for parchment, with which they
got clear off, though immediate pursuit was made
by the officers, who were upon the look-out for
egang of depredators who have been pretty sue.-
cessful in that neighbourhood lately in petty
plunder. One of the gang has been sentenced,
for seven years last weelc.