The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-24 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court of Common Council was
held at Guildhall for general purposes, yvhielt
was fully attended.
After the Minutes of the last Court had been read, a motion
was made for permitting George Byron 'Whittaker, Zsq. and
Peter Laurie, E:sq. Sheriffs, to take their seats in the Court on
the Bench with the Aldermen, although not Members ; which
was agreed to unanimously, and those Gentleman were then in-
troduced and teak their seats accordingly:
Sir Jauts Sisaw presented a petition from the Marine
School Society, praying a grant in aid of their funds.
The Governors attended at the Bar; and ova of them, in a
neat speech, addressed the Court, representing the claims which
the Society had on the liberality of the Corporation. The
Society had since its establishment educated 73,000 boys for
the sea service, and during the last year no less a number than
f. 46 buys were on the establishment at once. The boys which
the Society educated were those of an age and description most
dangerous to the Metropolis.—( Hear, hear!)--The society, in
fact, converted probable felons into profitable seamen. The
demand for the boys and the claims for admission were of late
so great, that the funds of the Society bed been mash impove-
rished. They prayed the aid of the Corporation.
sir JAMES SHAW ably supported the petition, which was
referred to a Committee.
Mr. Rios presented a petition from Mr. Williams, the
patentee of the Sub-Roads, praying an adoption of his plan by
the Corporation.
Mr. William*, from the Bar of the Court, addressed them at
great length, expatiating on the immense benefits by the &dup.
tion of sub-roads; the nature of which has been so often and so
fully detailed to the public, that it would he unnecessary to re-
peat the explanations.
Mr. Mexs and Mr. FATELL thought the plan worthy of
consideration, and it was unanimously referred to a Committee.
The Rulers of the Fellowship Porters presented a petition in
respect of some inconvenience ettitained in the limiting of oys-
ters at Billingsgate, which was referred to a Committee who
have the superintendence of the market. there.
The Loan MAYOR laid before the Court a letter from the
Lord Mayor Elect, announcing his intention to take upon him-
self the oilier, which was read, and ordered to be entered.

Committee' presented a Report for comply.
ing with the request of the ?.;ew River Company for Cutting
the hank of the Thames at Broken-wharf, and for laying down
pipes on the bed of the river fur a supply of water fur their
works, which was agreed to.
The Committee appointed, to consider the
~petitions from
nearly all the parishes of the City, either for doing away with
the London Workhouse, or for putting the same on an useful
and beneficial footing, presented a Report of their proceedings,
recommending the Court to accept the resignation of sundry
Governors, and to empower the Committee to provide in the
tint instance for the present inmates of the Workhouse, and
to take measures for putting the klstablishrnent on such a foot-
ing as should release the parishes, after the discharge of the
outstanding debts, from any further charge ; anti for raising a
requisite sum in the present instance to effect these purposes
which was agreed to, and the Committee directed to bring In a
bill accordingly.
The Court accepted the resignation of the Governors, and
empowered the Committee to make th&requiSiie arrangements
for the future regulation of the fatatiliiihrneut.
His Lordship declared a vacancy in the situation of second
Clerk at the Coal Market, by thrdeath of Ur. 8. Richardson,
end the nett Court was appointed for the eloction of a sursoisor.