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COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Yesterday a Court was held for the disposal of a great
deal of public business.
THE OPPRESSED POLES.
Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr. Thomas Campbell. the
Poet, Mr. Richard Graves M'Donnell, the Hono-
rary Secretary to " The Literary Association
of the Friends of Poland," and other gentlemen distin-
guished for their advocacy of the cause of the oppressed
Poles, appeared before the Court with a petition, which
was received with the most hearty expressions of sym-
pathy by every member present.
Mr. PEACOCK presented the qoquent appeal, of which
the following is a copy:—
LITERARY ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF POLAND.
• Shssex Chambers, Duke-street, St. James's.
To the Right Hbnourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
and Commons of the City of London, in Common
Council assembled.
The approach of winter has once more brought your
petitioners to the bar of your Honourable Court, to en-
treat you to afford thens.the means of shielding from the
inclemency of your climate, and relieving in their painful
destitution those, whom love of their country, and a gal-
lant attempt to avenge her wrongs have made exiles on
our shores. Guilty of no crime save patriotism and
courage, their claim on the sympathy of free-born English-
men-must be at once admitted. Above all, in this place
where assemble the truest and most loyal defenders of
those chartered liberties so dear to every English breast,
your petitioners feel that no words of theirs can lend an
added force to the ready sympathy which the wants
and suffering of the Polish exile, banished for his
love of freedom, have invariably met at your hands.
Your petitioners acknowledge with grateful pride the
kindness which they_ have ever met with in this hall.
They feel that thayare ?arrangers amongst
A mutual tie—the strong deSire to mitigate the suffei-
ings of the brave and unfortunate—has united them more
or less for some years past with the Common Council of
the City of London, in their laudable efforts to effect that
object. They therefore appear before you with a full
confidence, engendered by former experience; that ,they
will not find you less humane when there is not less suf-
fering.; nor less jealous supporters of liberty, whilst its
most gallant defenders continue in exile. Your peti,
lioners feel that as long as such distress exists on the one
hand, and' such noble readiness to relieve it on the other,
they cannot consider themselves as trespassers on your
bounty. They ask from you on this occasion what .you
have so readily conceded before—to afford to the citizens
of London an opportunity of manifesting again the same
lively interest in the fate of the Polish exiles which here-
tofore they have so feelingly proved. They hope that
your Honourable Court is sensible that no exertion has
been wanting on the part of the Council of the Literary
Association of the Friends of Poland, to raise sufficient
funds to enable them, if possible, to refrain from taxing
your kindness, and they trust, on the one hand, that'you
will be ready to acknowledge the zeal with which
they have ever sought to place themselves in a position
to avoid 211.3 d.lnger, if such there be, of wearying, by
their reiterated appeals, the active benevolence of the
humane and good ; whilst, on the other hand, they trust
that their cone'uct on former occasions has not been such
as to deter you from uniting with them cordially once
more in extracting from a brilliant scene of gaiety and
splendour, the means of administering relief to the wants
of those whose suffering is an honour to themselves and a
reproach to their oppressors.
Your petitioners, having already so often pleaded the
cause of Poland before you, feel that it is unnecessary, on
this occasion, to dwell on the sufferings of that unhappy
country. They therefore confine themselves to stating
that the oppression, the details of which have sooften ex-
cited your astonishment and indignation, continues to
afflict its inhabitants; that the most cruel measures are
resorted to by the Government for the purpose of de-
stroying the nationality of Poland; that, now, after the
country has been subjected to the rule of its conquerors
for nearly ten years, the same severity is exercised as if
the struggle were only just terminated; and that, although
much has been lately said in-the papers of an intended
amnesty, there has been no act of the Russian Govern-
ment showing any disposition towards leniency, or hold-
ing out any encouragement to the Poles to hope that they
will be permitted, even if disposed, to return unmolested
to their homes.
Your petitioners, however, feel, that as surely as there
is a just and supreme Providence, which governs all
things, from the fall of a sparrow to the rolling of a
planet, so surely must the day arrive when that oppres-
sion shall be no longer permitted, and a higher power
than that of earth shall hearken to the cry of his children.
Your petitioners therefore, with the hope of soothing,
in some measure, the painful sufferingof the exile during
this, his hour of allotted darkness and probation, and
hoping for a continuance of your former favour and
sympathy, humbly pray that your Honourable Court may
be pleased to grant to them the use of the Guildhall,
after the 9th of next November, for the purpose ofgiving
therein a ball for the benefit of the Polish Refugees at
present in this country, or that your Honourable Court
may be pleased to grant them such other relief as to your
Honourable Court may seem fit and proper, and your pe-
titioners will ever pray, &c.
On behalf of the Council of the Literary Association
of the Friends of Poland,
DUDLEY COUTTS STUART, Vice President.
RICHARD GRAVES M'DONNELL, Hon. Sec.
(Loud-cheers followed the presentation of the petition,
which was read with good effect by Mr. F. Woodthorpe.)
' Mr. PEACOCK was rejoiced to perceive that every
member of the Court was deeply affected by the appeal
to the humanity of the Corporation. He had, upon
some occasions, heard of objections to the grant of the
Hall for the support of the great charity to which it was
his pride to have so frequently drawn their attention ;
and he had been told that the use of the noble building
ought rather to be appropriated to the benefit of the
local charities which had such powerful claims upon the
Court. It would, he assured the members, be a source
of high gratification to him to see the Hall filled with
the supporters of the City charities ; but it was well
known that without the active patronage of the aristo-
cracy it would be absurd to expect that even the ex-
penses necessarily attendant upon the preparations would
be defrayed by the efforts made by the Corporation.—
(Hear.) The experiment had, it would be recollected,
been made in two instances, he alluded to the " Spital-
fields Distress," and " The Schools," and in both there
had been a ailure.—(llear, hear.) It would there-
fore, be extremely injudicious to hazard another
experiment, especially as the Hall could not be fitted
up without an outlay of at least 400/.---(Hear, hear.) In
the case of the Poles, whose condition and claims
were so admirably represented in the petition, the patron's
list comprehended all the great names in- the country,
and the Press most willingly gave its powerful assist-
ance.—(Cheers.) Added to these aids were the unremit-
ting personal exertions of Lord Dudley Stuart, in whose
praise it was unnecessary to say a single word.—(Loud
cheers.) He should leave it to the Noble Lord to speak
for himself and his brother petitioners in the great cause
of the distressed Poles.—(Cheers.), Me. Peacock moved
that the prayer of the petition be granted.
Mr. NORRIS seconded the motion, which was carried
with acclamation, and amidst loud cheers, to, the honour
of the Corporation.
Lord DUDLEY STUART then addressed the Court :
My Lord Mayor, as it is not inconsistent-with the rules
of your Honourable Court, for petitioners, when the
prayer of their petition has been granted, to address to
the Court the expression of their thanks, I gladly avail
myself of that privilege, on which I set a high
value, to assure your Lordship and the Court, of the
deep sense entertained by my colleagues and myself, as
well as by the Association which we here represent, of
the important favour you have conferred upon us. This
is, indeed, not the first time that the benevolence and
generosity of the Court of Common Council has been
exercised in favour of the unfortunate sons of Poland,
who having been driven from their homes in conse-
quence of their attachment to the rights and the inde-
pendence of their country, and of their efforts to deliver
her from a foreign yoke, have sought, and not been re-
fused, a refuge on the shores of this free, and
hospitable land.
.It is unnecessary in addressing persons
like the members of the Court of Common Council, to
expatiate on the merits of the Polish cause, for you have
often, and now, by your present act, once again, proved
how well you understand, and how fully you appreciate
it. The cause, indeed, is so excellent, so noble, so unde-
niably just, that although there have been, and doubtless
still are, many differences of opinion as to the fitting
means and best opportunities of advocating it, there is
but one voice throughout the world as to its justice. It
has been acknowledged by the statesmen and public
writers of all parties and all creeds in all nations—at
least in all nations enjoying freedom of speech and liberty
of the Press ; and none have been found to gainsay it,
unless the mercenary hirelings of despotic Governments.
But while all have admitted its justice, many have for-
gotten, or omitted to maintain or defend it, and ne-
glected to afford to those whose attachment to it
has driven them into exile and destitution, that
succour which their situation required. But this can-
not be said of the Court of Common Council, which has
not only assisted them repeatedly, by granting to their
friends, in the same manner as to-day, the means of pro-
viding for their relief, but has also afforded them direct
aid, at a time when it was most required, in a munificent
donation worthy of the governing body of this
great and opulent city. My Lord, so long as mankind
continues to take an active interest in the Polish nation,
so long as Poland continues to be mentioned in the page
of history (and that a bright page is still reserved for her
is my ardent hope and confident belief), so long will the
noble conduct of the Court of Common Council towards
her sons be recorded in terms of praise and admiration.
My Lord, you may rest assnred that actions, such as
these, elevate this Court and the City ofLondon in the esti-
mation of the world; for they show that their members and
inhabitants are not only endowed with that spirit of
energy, intelligence, and perseverance, to which is to
be attributed the unexampled pitch of grandeur and
wealth to which this metropolis has attained ; but that
they are also imbued with those sentiments of indigna-
nation at oppression, wherever it occurs, and of gene-
rous sympathy with the victims of undeserved misfortune,
which are requisite to form a truly noble character.
You may also bedevote assured that in •thus unanimously
determining to the Hall which you are
in the habit of using on great and solemn occasions to
an entertainment for the benefit of the Polish refugee
you confer on them a favour which will not only ho felt
with deep gratitude by them and by their friends in its
country, but will gay carry Colltugation W many it sad

heart throughout the whole of Poland, to many
a ,captive in his dungeon, and to many an exile
.dragging out his weary days in the -wilds of
Siberia. The Report of the proceedings of the Court of
Common Council held this day, will be hailed as glad
tidings throughout the world, wherever a Pole is to be
found, and you will be considered benefactors by the
whole Polish nation. My Lord, I rejoice at the deci-
sion of this Honourable Court, and I contemplate it
with more unmixed satisfaction, because I feel
convinced, that, while it will do good to
many, it can injure none ; and also,
_because I
do firmly believe that the persons To benefit
by it are not only persons who have_ sacrificed
themselves to great and noble feelings and principles,.
but also that they are men in themselves deserving -of
ur sympathy and support. It is evident, from what
has fallen from Mr. Deputy Peacock (which would, of
course, have been contradicted if it were not correct),
that the Hall cannot be made available for the purpose
of a 7 local charity, in the same way that it can
for the proposed 1;a11. I am, I trust, the last man
to undervalue the distress but too prevalmit
among the working classes in this country, or
to stand in the way of any attempt for its alleviation ;
and whatever the warmth of my feelings for the Poles,
I should feel ashamed of myself were I to suffer it to
overpower my interest in the condition of our own poor.
In saying so, I am sure that I express the sentiments of
my colleagues and of every member of the Literary As-
sociation of the Friends of Poland. But the
present undertaking takes nothing from any one,
it will be productive *to the poorer inhabitants
of the City rather of good than of 'harm, since
it will occasion some money to be spent ; and will en-
able the Poles to be less bun:
who-Uften, thebghillAle
are ready to give. them shelter
what I have said respecting the
dividuals, I am not so blinded
gine that there are not among
bodies of men, persons of indjffi
of those whom I have now the
from the circumstance of havi,
brought before them in their et
have conceived an unfavourable
gees. But I would beg respectfu,
they see only the offenders—of cel
form the rule, and not the except
and know nothing. Now, I see a_
and I can most solemnly declare. and
an opportunity of thus publicly del,
to their faults, and although not ignO.
here or there occur'among them,
that on the whole,
.speaking of gee.
conduct is excellent ; and that it is, by many:degrees
better than what, under all the. circumstances, and con-.
sidering all the various temptations to which they are
exposed, could reasonably haVe been expected, or than
would have been found among. any equal body of men
similarly placed, of any other nation. This, - I can,
assure your Lordship, and this Honourable Court, thatit
is the study and earnest wish of the Associatione,
in the employment of the funds accruing to it_ in conse-
quence of undertakings to which you have thus lent your
sanction, to discountenance misconduct and to encourage',
morality, and so distribute the sums committed to, our
charge as to afford to all, not shown to be undeserving,'
the greatest amount of relief possible. With this
assurance, and with the reiteration of my gratefuji,
thanks, and those of my colleagues, I beg leave ',to' close
an address which, having the opportunity, I eeuld nqt
avoid making, but which, I fear, has much exceeded the.
limits to which it ought to have been confined.—(Chebrs.)
The preparations are to be upon the' grandest sPii3e,-
and several of the first people in the country are Tole.
present. There is to be a limit to the issue of the tietets,
which will be ready for distribution in a few days; and'
the Committee, which includes every member of. thie
Courts of Aldermen and Common Council, will meet'en,
Saturday, in order to make the proper arrangement,.
THE OFFICE OF SOLICITOR TO THE IRISH SOCIETY.".
The following communication from, the Irish Society
as to the office of Solicitor, was laid before the Court,-
and ordered to be printed:—
" Irish Chambers, Guildhall, Oct. 23, 1841.
" The reference of the Court of Common Council held
on the 29th July last, and which is as follows:
,
`Resolved and ordered that it be referred to the Irish
Society to report to this Court who is at the present time
Solicitor to that Society,' was laid before a Court of the
Honourable the Irish Society held yesterday.
" I am directed to communicate to you for the infor-
mation of the Honourable the Court of Common Council
in respect of such reference, as follows, viz.:
" That the right of the appointment and employment
of a Solicitor by the Honourable the Irish Society, is in-
defeasibly vested in that body by its Charter of Incor-
poration. ,
', That in October, 1832, Mr. Thomas Wood -(now
Mr. Alderman Thomas Wood) was specially appointed
by the Irish Society the Solicitor to conduct the de-
fence of the Society, in the suit in Chancery, instituted
against them by the Skinners Company.'
" That in Novemblr' 1837, the legal proceedings of
the Society were inquired into by a Committee, and re-
ported on to a Court held the 29th day of November,
1837, in the following words : viz.,
" To the Governor and Assistants, London,'of the New
Plantation in Ulster, within the Realm of Ireland,
" ' We, of your Sub-Committee, whose names are
hereunto subscribed, to whom it was referred on the
18th day of October last, to examine into and report on
the appointment of Mr. Alderman Thomas Wood, and
also as to the 9th standing order in reference thereto,
&c., do hereby report that we have fully examined into
the same, and find, that in October, 1832, in consequence
of the indisposition of the late City Solicitor, and at
his request that another Solicitor be employed,
that Mr. Thomas Wood was specially appointed to
conduct the defence of the Society in the suit in Chan-
cery instituted against them by the Skinners' Company;
and we also find that since that time, and upon examina-
tion of the bills of costs, that other business appears to
have passed through his hands and of his partners.
We therefore recommend that during the continuance
of the services of Mr. Alderman Thomas Wood they be
confined exclusively to the defence of the said suit in
Chancery, instituted against the Society by the Skinners'
Company; and that in future all the other law business
of the Society.be conducted by the City Solicitor as for-
merly; and further, we recommend that in all Parlia-
mentary matters wherein the Secretary requires assist-
ance, he be empowered to avail himself of the services
of the City Remembrancer.
" All of which we nevertheless submit to the judg-
ment of this Honourable Court, dated this 24th day of
November, 1837. " (Signed)
" WILLIAM RICHARDSON, EDMUND WILLIAM PRICE.
Deputy Governor. DAVID ALLAN.
JOHN DRINKALD. THOMAS SUMMERS.
THOMAS MARSDEN. H. JACKSON.
JOHN K. HOOPER. JAMES S. BRIDGE.
E. CUTHBERT.
" That the recommends,
unanimously adopted and
and have been invariably act
time to the present.
" I have the honour to be, your very faithful servant,
(Signed) " JOHN E. DAVIES; Secretary."
THE CITY'S JURISDICTION IN SOUTHWARK.
The Report on the subject of the jurisdiction of the
City in the borough of Southwark was substantially as
follows:
The Corporation of London, by various ancient char-
ters, have the jurisdiction and the appointment of the
office of High Bailiff, for the execution of the criminal
and civil process of the local Courts within the jurisdic-
tion. The Corporation are likewise Lords of three ma-
nors situate within the borough, of which the Recorder
is High Steward. The High Steward holds Courts Leet
three times in the year, and presides in the Borough
Court of Record, and at the Sessions of the Peace held
within the borough.
The Aldermen who have passed the Chair are by char-
ter Justices of the Peace within the borough, and have
been accustomed, for several years past, to hold daily
sittings at the Town Hall, for the hearing of all cases
cognizable by Magistrates, which might be brought be-
fore them.
By the passing of the Act 2 and 3 Victoria, C. 47,
intitled " An Act for further improving the Police in
and near the Metropolis," it appears that the jurisdic-
tion of- the Aldermen within the borough of Southwark
has been abridged to an extent which renders it unavoid-
able for the Corporation to incur the expense of discon-
tinuing their sittings ; and the Court of Aldermen, im-
Effirkecesensrecsl asowf ittoh
the
tt
Crown,hheis feel,p ro pi
rnaigen tdyc
oaofuf s etddhi
discontinued Opinion Corporation,
htheir
toe
al
iabl law
officers
attendance at the Town Hall. A copy of this opnion
we have hereto annexed, for the information ofi this
Honourable Court ; and we are informed that the Coen
of Aldermen, acting upon it, have ceased to give their
attendance:—
soy,TlHstw. Awn:
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a COUNSEL'S2ito.i
without
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Corporation
at the
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enjoy under their various charters.
" 2d. We think that the Aldermen, as Magistrates of
Southwark, have no right to act in the case of summary
convictions for offences under the statute 2d and 3d Vic-
toria, c. 47 (see section 76 of that Act) ; and inasmuch
as by the 12th section all summonses and warrants to be
issued in any criminal proceeding in the Metropolitan
Police district must be executed by a constable of the
police force, and no others, and the Aldermen, as Ma-
gistrates, appear to have no control over the police force,
their power to act effectively as Magistrates out of Sea.
lions m criminal proceedings appears to be virtually
taken away by that • section; subject, however, to these
exceptions and restrictions, we think the Aldermen have
still the power to act as Justices of the Peace in South-
wark, to attend the Quarter and Petty Sessions, and act
.
as before in cases respecting the Poor-laws, and in
civil
.
matters.
bleb the Justices
compelled by man-
da.m' u3sdloWacet,theixneek
except
teiyn wthoosulei nocasetsbl wthe 42d section their
of the Police Courts were not in the habit of acting.
" 4th. In those cases excepted in
clerks will still have the right to take fees.
"sth. In civil proceedings of the Magistrates their own
officers may still serve and execute their summonses and
orders.

ions contained therein were
resolved upon by the Court,
;ed upon as such from that

-;:611). At every Criminal Court in the district the
police are required to attend, but there appears to be no
power given to the
,Aldermen, as Justices of the Peace,$v order their atteuaauce oil them.

JOHN MIREHOIJSE Common-Sergeant.
March, 1840."—Ordered to be printed.
DECLARATIONS AND 0.A.T118.
A Report •was presented relative to declarations in
lieu of oaths. It stated that the Committee directed the
City Solicitor to prepare arid lay before them the draft
of a Bill for substituting declarations in lieu of oaths for
the several officers of the Corporation ; but it was sub-
sequently'deemed expedient to obtain the opinion of the
Recorder and Common Sergeant as to the best course to
be pursued ; and these authorities having advised that it
was competent for the Court to substitute declarations
for oaths, pursuant to the statute in the cases referred
to ; and that the substitution should be made, according
to the terms of the statute, by the particular body now by
law, statute, or usage authorised to administer or receive
an oath, solemn affirmation, or affidavit, and there-
fore that an ordinance for the purpose should be
made by the Court of Aldermen and that a by-law
should be passed; the Committee gave directions to the
City Solicitor, to prepare the necessary document. The
Report further stated that the City Solicitor had re-
cently reported that he had caused the draft of an ordi-
nance for the substitution of declarations for oaths to be
submitted to the Court of Aldermen, in accordance with
the opinion of the Recorder and Common Sergeant
before referred to, and that the said Court now pleased
to refer the consideration of the question to a Committee
of their body, which Committee had reported to the
Court that they did not deem it expedient to pass such
an ordinance, and the Court of Aldermen were pleased
to confirm the said Report.
Mr. TAYLOR expressed his surprise and regret that
the AlatNan without condescending to give any reason,
had refused carry into effect the wishes of the Court,
and indee le wishes of the Legislature, which had
passed the Act for allowing declarations to be substituted
for oaths. There were many who conscientiously ob-
jected to all oaths, from a regard to the express words of
our Saviour, " Swearnpt at all." The Legislature had
fans,

„1 cn,/,,,,.
-h” peinfed"Out the:propet.nietuis.,.;
lilt.TAN'tou adierted;,to.. ihe:akakordity of requiring
-from Protestants st,..deplaration7ag4rtitit transubstantiation,
:whiiSt CatW ,§ l
Tits; wlieal-the- do-etiitie, had a right to
Asd.paissionlvitlibutit. AfldPik, esPisfally, when the Angli-
can clergy were all in d -Mulife,abdtft- the term, and dispute
ifig,tarttong theinselVe,o4ots,7pleauing.
Thetirt was then. re-600 back for re-considera-
•Liißep on;_itnd l'he'Chnartiit fe-erAele directed to confer 'again
..Wth die d
Court_otifieitekt.
. •
~ sL____
~ 4.4 •.•.. • 74,To`NEivt.ROX.44.-EXCHANGE,
1?"- 1uh.,..• R.L. jciVgkliltitiV.• up a Report from the Royal
Ex , ilkern
be and pnitsifaiit: ' itist Qommittee on their pro-
e r irioin cauryini:::l4:pateZution the Act of Parlia-
ta&li for improvitk-thikeite .41f- the Royal Exchange and
Ikitetivenues therelo,,- ak:Vfor:- sanctioning an advance of
' moriey./ b3'" the illiant'etfaiii• towards the purposes of
the stpd Act to. the-4401a 15,900/.
L-- -like Report. lyjcs-AaelFto„Oil directed to be carried
ink ultecutien. '-'1.,-;i11;',;
•
.1..-,-.
.. diHE OniCE .QF 'CITY CORONER.
: .Thb: Court pried to the consideration of a Report
relating to the Of4eftity COroner, a document of con-
siderableinteitit, attd-Inclieding a letter front Mr. Payne,
Me CrOrotiettpr the ejty and borough.
,VRoyitthelnkonAV,MrA4 L. JONES it was referred
hick 'to the 'Copunif,tee 14r_ reicOnsideration, with instruc-
tions to Ansid6 the 'llltenf Mr. Payne, and the pro-
4iricty of maliing,a*ateln &City, in the nature of st
,county-rate, for these and other expenses.
• The LORD 3./kYtilidlteh. addressed the Court in the
following wordst-±-7,Prestniug that this is the last time
I shall have the;:,hOnour of presiding in this Court,
allow me the privilege. of saying a few words. It is
quite unnecessary for me io allude to any events of the
last twelve months; as the business of the Corporation
has been conducted with such good order that the for-
mation of committees, and -references to them, must be
the admiration of the whole kingdom. Indeed, it is
highly gratifying to me that peace has not been d'sturbed
during the year I have been Chief Magistrate, and that
if there have been any improvements proposed, they have
not been wantonly defeated. In contemplating the sue•
cess that attends our endeavours to promote the public
welfare, we cannot forget that in addition to our own ex-
ertions we owe much to Providence, and it is no small
satisfaction when we reflect, that in many instances it has
been the privilege of the Chief Magistrate to encourage,
by his presence, the meetings frequently held for pro-
moting- religious instruction and supporting charitable
institutions.--(Cheers.) Very sensible of your kind-
ness on many occasions, and grateful for your regular
attendance in this Court whenever called together, I
tender you my best thanks for all.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. ANDERTON wished in the name of the Court,
health, happiness, and increased prosperity to the Lord
Mayor,
office.
on his Lordship's retirement from
The
Deputation from the Polish Literary Association
consisted of, Lora Dudley Stuart, Thomas _flunkey. Esq.
Jun., A. Smith, Esq., W. Birkbeck, Esq., Frederick
Cortazzi; Esq., R. G. APDonnell, Esq.
The Court adjourned at half-past four o'clock.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
OCT. 27.—The yachting season is now brought to a
close ; the Commodore's yacht has taken up her old
berth in the harbour, and has been dismantled, and this
day his Lordship leaves for Lincolnshire. A few yachts,
the last birds of summer, are still afloat, principally up
the Mediterranean. The Heron cutter, Captain Pon-
sonby, has sailed for Gibraltar. The Frolic schooner,
Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart., and the Louisa, Sir H.
Parker, are now the only II
ones in the roads.
During the past week many of our fashionables hare
fled. Lord and Lady Seymour, Sir James Graham and
family, Lady de Horsey and family, Lord Boyle's
family, and several others ; and this week, Henry
Bradley, "Esq., and family, P. Arkwright, Esq., and
family, Charles Bowyer, Esq., and family, J. Sparkes,
Esq., and family, James Alloway, Esq., and family,
leave. Sir E. Paget and family occupy Cowes Castle.

e ry i
r t
Lady rom
LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON, OCT. 28.—Wind this day at noon, N.E.
—uelbVeiend N.E.si.
Hstirgohnlgangdaeler—NA ,
Margaret, Port Philip. The Union, of Whitby, in at-
tempting to heave off the Beach, was driven on the Main,
the pßlilvier, Ocr.llfa Diary,
and is forced up against the sea wall.
Bee, Lima; Breeze, Demerara; Lady Falk-
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 27.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Thos. Lee,
ISainnef,arrirechat. The Rival, bound to Constantinople, is
aground en Seacombe Beach, in the river Mersey .
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 27.—Wind N.E., heavy gale.— Arrd. Edward, Stockholm, for Rio Janeiro, and sailed for
Cowes. Sid. Rifleman, South Seas. The St. Vincent's,
Planter, from. London to Jamaica, which put in here
found, she
w and
a stopped,proeeed
toyesterday to stop a leak, has been lightened forward, the
leak i
na.raorr
ndo. I
thewcargt
hasot blownakeno a
n boardgag.a ,
all day at N.E.
OFF THE NAB LIGHT, OCT. 27 —Lord Eldon Lon-
don, for Bombay. . '
MARGATE OCT. 27.—Arrd. Clarinde, Dunkirk, for
Shields, assisted in.
loss o f ancohcoTr. chains,27.T
with STANDGATE CREEK, OCT. 27.—Acrd. Caroline, Denia,
IseilVs edsplit,
rananfdm other
Verdant, Peters-
burgh, has been brought in here leaky, and with loss of
anchor and chains, having been assisted off the Nore
r o e r
St. dra me t
ea gr
se...
SHEERNESS,
Sand. Betsey, from London to Londonderry, has,put
in here leaky, having been on the Nore Saud.
BRISTOL CHANNEL, OCT. 27.—Acrd. Irvine, Dalhousie.
DARTMOUTH OCT. 26.—Ard. Scipio, Shields, Mar-
seilles, with loss of boom, bulwarks, and other damage.
Put back, Cairo (steamer), Alexandria, and, s-
id. 2711).
Ard. off, Atalanta, Shipley.
PLYMOUTH, OcT. 27.—Wind N. E.—
Ard. her Ma-
Sn
jesty's ship Spider, Rio ; Thomas 0
Good Ho Snooks,
London,
pe ;
Mauritius ; Levant packet, ditto, Cape of
Himalaya, ditto, Port Philip. Timandra, ditto, from New
Zealand. Ski. Clifton, ditto.
V. d NN. E. to N.E., fresh
FALMOUTH, OCT. 26.—Wind •
London for Alexandria.
breezes.—Arrd. Cairo, steamer, Lc
n
Sid. Timor, Batavia ; Adeler, Valparaiso.
Atalanta, Clyde for Tobago;
SCILLY, OCT. 25.—Arrd.
Eliza, Liverpool, for Newfoundland.
Amelia,Trinidad ; Nimble,
Ski. BRISTOL, OCT. 26.
St.
OCT. 26. Michaels
*
MILFORD, --SM. Cabrero, Sarepta, and Ca-
bana, Cuba. .
.Arrd. Abercrombie and Atlantic
CLYDE, OCT. 26.7 ' • Calcutta; '
Quebec. Sid. . . Cheroxe, Batavia,Park, Mary,
Bayley,
William Demerara.
Newfoundland;
Coax, OCT. 2s.—Acrd. Kingaloch, Newfoundland,
sailed 13 inst.
•
STOCKTON,
OCT 25.—Arrd. Symmetry, Quebec.
OCT. 27.—Arrd. Delaval, Rochester, with
HARWI,
loss of an CHanchor chain.
KINSALE, OCT. 25.—Sailed Isabel, Smyrna.
VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Vigilant, London t 11 •
0 au.
ritius, July 19,1 at. 7 N, lon. 23 lir ; Arab, Liverpool, t
f
Singapore, July 23, lat. 6, lon. 15, by the M ylando
arrived
at Rio. H. M. S. Firefly, in the Gut arf
'
raltar ; Fides, from Odessa, off Cape de
o Gib-
by the
Parga, arrived in the River. Herald, Liver o 1 Gatt,
Miro
filial, 12th inst., Mt. 47, non. by the po to -
42, HenryH, arriied
in the Downs.
Monday
_ _

was t6---aitniv—ersary
the of the o
event wapenis of St. Katharine's Dock in 1828, and
cele-
brated by a dinner, at the London Dock Tavern, of the
Directors and their friends, and the union-jack was
hoisted at the pier-head during the day. Only eighteen
years acro the site on which the dock and warehouses are
erected covered with dwelling-houses intersected by
numerous courts, lanes, and narrow streets, and also by
the ancient church, hospital, and cemetery of St. Katha-
rine, spared at the dissolution of the monasteries by
Henry the Eighth. The place is now devoted to com-
merce, and the spot where the church and hospital once
stood is now covered with lofty warehouses, containing
the products of all nations.

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Pt, VC ZpeLIL ; auu NVIII en-
densome to .rivate intivi- succestively recognised the claims of Q M
(Quakers, oravi
• er a _-_-.....„,._ .51e fti. • '';.--. --1*- `,r, ' 2., . '
.. . 1.,..„: . .......,.........-
.' •- t tn .. •,-17- .zso .i,W' I se scru.
ritL:ssistanCs. --r fo - ..'"!''''''"::''"a", ; 1..4 outtiVe:tiniversally,, y4t deplored ti
le xrivatee wortb•V : '!11- -glAcy,i;',. ,k'bein.,,7,4ticuired upoZ.-trivial a
'Aby entliusiasits! ...„44. ='...11a.4,444s •1g -4L'. &-' •A, ii?..,-- 10Niflyich were donbtfu
len aS'amoiigi:',"'": lb,§ -4a-1-11.". Tr 4,413, ,to the oaths of abjs
Ij.ffel-eur chAtractietr; :, 4- z. --. , otr - . „. 't-gicat-grandmother
he honourit adiire.irolibr; - lir .., -441itii II e tattitttierfions of
aNing Polar fdecasiOally -,i rell ijo i - g..thenuniber (foal
X,
capacity ottAlagiffra for - ~, :Jilftmetst saigfra3.l4
~iLegislattkret,; s
le ' impiession'Of the iefu- . ire"?' lad OnlY expros, hi*:' t 4 li4ty.:theltAldam
tfully to remind them that •.threllttliis obstackr t w . _ - , te.taX-: 4
other' Poles, of those vv.h94, -..,Ailderman.q..-- '.,
jai. 0
aption, they probably. sQ, ....,iderable driairillit ... -Jii.a.74d,tound.:le
.te all sides, and all sorts, iibgs4cles:7' .?..- .....--4 7
...,17,7.. • -„,,,, :. , -...-.... . -
e. and lam happy to haye ... Mr. Aribrtni44:thetelißitsti iit of.-.: the Committ
loing so, although not blind• r`eflied by,plvereing torthe.4itr '',of,the Recordfr a
gnorant ofsuch misdeeds as Common Sergeantpsthnt.tfiel/4 ' en' hid the power
iliell cho§¢,tctexeiels'e'ltfaildai4'..takt. tliese authOrit
3, still that 1.-do' believe
of the generality, their lii&Deinfed'Out the"nrcii-41,:,-ri.art "•-
.... ~ • .