The Sun.
London, England, 1812-10-30 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

A proposition was then moved; that a Color:lit-
tee be appointed to present the same, upon which
a conversation of some length but of little in.,
tetest, except to those COnnected with the Court,
took'phtce, upon the 'qtieStion, whether the boa
should be presented by a deputation front the
Court; or in the City Chaniberlain'S BOOM: Se•
veral instances were quoted, in Which the former
course was pursued, but the Town. Clerk informed
the Court; that.the latter was the more 'regular
mode. Mr. Waithnian gave it as his opinion, that
the Common , Council ought to adhere to the Old
•Lnd regular practice. The question was ultimately
decided that . the box be presented with the free-
dom by a Committee, to be appointed on his
Lordship's return to England.
The Watch Act for the year ensuing vas passed.
was referred to the Improvement Committee,
to inquire if it is practicable to open
,a thoroughfare
from Warwick-lane to the Old Bailey.
Another was made, that it be referred to the
Committee for General Purposes, to consider of a
better anode for admitting Liverymen on Common
flallsdays ; but was negatived by a great majority.
It was like Wise referred to the. Improvement
CoMmittee, to consider what is Most fit and pro-
per to be done; with a view to the ithprovement
of Smithfield Marl et1 and to report their opinion
• s+
thereon.

Mr:'HEARIVE moved,sthat tio Member, who may
have been a Candidate,' and have, by bitus~lt; his
agents, or friendi, solicited subscriptions to sup-
port an election, should hereafter be appointed
upon any Committee of that,Court.
Sonie conversation, desultory in its nature and
irregular in its character, took place upon this
proposition. NO decision, however,, was come to,
as it was incompetent to any Member to bring
such a'quescion to a vote, without due notice.—
The Gentleman was left at liberty, nevertheless, •
to convert his motion into a notice of brinsing
fors art the proposition at some future Court.

ST.
PANCHAS,77-1t has been erroneously stated,
thatlbe Vicai and the Board of Directors of this
parish were united. • The' Board of Directors, it
. seems, and the parishiouers in 'vestry, with the
:opulent inhabitants at large, together with the
landed interest, are strenuously adverse to -the ob-
jects which have been proposed by the Vicar.--
The, latter contends that his residence is not suit-
able, thattbechurch is not large enough, nor his
vicarial tithes and Easter offerings, though his
Counnittee admit the population to amount to near
fifty, thbusand. The- Reverend ' Gentleman has
therefore given notice' in the Gazette of his inten-
tion to apply to. Parliament for power to build a
new church, and another house for his residence,
with out-offices, particularly' as the poor are ex-
cluded from the present church, because there are
not a suaieient number of open seats for their ac-
commodation. Tbe intended application is also
for the power of purchasing land for the aforesaid
reside#e -and out-offices; for appropriating the
church lands, and for 'Other purposes that May be
thought expedient, as, well as for rebuilding the
chapel at Kentish-town ; and to accomplish all -
these intentions by raising money On the inhabi-.
tants.. We-forbear to give any opinion on the
subject, because it will, in due time, be submit-
ted to the wisdom of Parlianient, and the ques-
tion of 'courSe.will then be decided-upon proper
grounds.

SMALL-PDX.-A correspondent assures us, that
the loss occasioned by the prevalence of this dread-
'fill disorder amounts to, not fewer than one hun7
di'ed and eleven persons who have fallen victims to
it within the short space of the last fourteen days;
as reported by the Bills of „Mortality ! They were
mostly the children of the poor. Vaccine Inocu-:
Wiwi being alMost universally adopted by the
rich and middling classes of society, protects them
from its ravages.• How much, adds he, it is to
be lamented that the poor, by having imbibed un-
founded prejudices against Vaccination, cannot
be. persu4ed to protect their offspring agAinst that
loathsome; and mortal xlisease, the Small-pox ;
especially' as such laudable .exertions have 'been
made 'by the Vaccine Institution, that it is .now
offered-in every,neighbourliobd of this great me-
tropolis and its environs, to their acceptance free
of expense. .

The Committee of Al;Thacrement. of Drury-lane
Theatre are,, it seems, proceeding ,upon .a " Re-
Win altogether:;" but as the members, have, in
' general, very little experienee in the conduct of
such a complicated concern, their theorief have
7 beim foand'vexatiOns, if .neat. disgusting, in the
pi.detil!e. 17rOm ail acr.ounts, it would be wise in
,those ..Gentlemen to leave the regulations to.
Messrs. ARNOLD and 1iny4.91.7b, who have now
'had a Considerable degrce2 of experience in the
management of the Lyceum ~and under whom the
'performers were denied no re4,--onable privileges,
while order was etfecCiully secured. The Com-
initiee will have enough‘on their hands in super-
intending the pecuniary concerns of- the theatre,
and therefore ought not to try their unfledged
wings in too great an expanse of action.
AMong other new, regulations at Druryi-lane
Theatre is the abolition of tile. freedom of:admis-
sion respecting, all authors whose dramatic works,:
though represented with success at the old .thea-
tre, are not on what is called. tilt stock list of act-
ing plays'. As atithors are genus irritabite,- we may
expect that this abolition will : be the , source of
much discontent:and consequent warfare.,
Mrs. SIDDONS, we understand, finds the air of
Southampton so lime agree with her; that she re-
sumes her cottage at.Paddington.
KEmßLE.was expected in town last night, and
though he and his partners, according to report,
have not been upim the most 'cordial footing, for
some time, yet it is supposed that he will, be in-
duced to give the strength of his talents to the
Theatre in the course of the present season.

• • .
Yesterday aCourt of Common Council was
held at" Guildhall, at NVliicli the Lord Mayor; six
Aidertheri, aid a great number of Con imoneFs
aitintded.
A liitAoOti Made by Mr. Deputy Box, that
the la•cmioth voted on. the 9th of May, 1811, to.
Lord WellingotOii, be presented to his Lordship in
a soil
.bok, of two hundred guineaS value,• to-
gether evith a sword then voted.