The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-30 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

A Court cf Aldermen was held alter the Common
Hall.
SALARY OF TILE KEEPER. OF THE GILTSPUR•STREET

CO3IPTER.

A- Report of the Police Committee was brought up
recommending that the sum of 5001. should be the salary
to be allowed to the party who might be appointed
keeper of the Giftspur-street Compter. Some of the
members, amongst whom were Aldermen Sir Peter
Laurie and Sir James Duke, were of opinion that 4001.
a-year would be quite sufficient remuneration to the
keeper of that prison, but eventually the Report was
agreed to, and it was regulated that the election of a
keeper should take place at the next Court day, and that
notice to that effect should be entered in the summons or
paper of businers.

NON-ATTENDANCE OF ALDERMEN IN THE COURT OF

COMMON COUNCIL.

The attention of the Court was then called to the old
subject of the non-attendance of Aldermen in the Court
of Common Council, by reason of which the latter Court
was frequently broken up, to the great impediment of
public business. It was a reference from the Court of
Common Council to the Court of Aldermen, requesting
that the Aldermen would devise some means by which
the evil complained of might be obviated.
Alderman GIBBS, who is remarkable for bringing for-
ward questions in a tangible shape, and without any
verbal mystification, rose and moved that the Visiting
Magistrates of the prisons for each month should attend
the Courts of Common Council held within the period
of their visitation.—(Hear, hear.)
Alderman HUMPHERY thought that a fine ought to be
inflicted for non-attendance.
Alderman FAREBBOTIIEft said that the Aldermen had
heavy duties to perform. The Court of Common Coun-
cil certainly ought not to be subjected to the serious in-
' terruption to business of which they complained, but he
submitted that the arrangement to remedy the evil
ought to be made amongst the Alder Men themselves.
Alderman GIBBS intimated that he should persevere
in his motion.

Alderman HompnEair did not know what good the
motion could effect.

Alderman GIBBS—You will see that by and by. I
think there is such a thing as shaming people into the
proper performance of their duty.
Sir J. DUKE seconded the motion of Alderman Gibbs,
and said he was quite sure that unless the Aldermen
were compelled to do their duty, they would not stand so
high in the opinion of the people as they ought:--(Hear.)
The Loan MAYOR—Without delivering an opinion upon
the subject, I shall put the question. His Lordship then
put the question, and declared it to be carried by a ma-
jorityof 6 to 2. _

Alderman GIBBS moved that a copy of the resolution
just carried should be sent to each Alderman of the Court.
Sir J. MIKE seconded the motion. -

The motion was carried,
Alderman GIBBS then moveCth4 a copy of the reso.
lot ion should be laid before the Court of Common Council.

Sir J. DoKE also seconded this resolution, which was
al o carried.

Alderman HUMPHERY—What will all this amount to?
Alderman Ginns—You will see. I now move that
the resolution be advertised in the usual Morning and
Evening Papers.

Sir J. DUKE-I second the motion.
Motion agreed to.—Adjourned.

THE NEW SPORTING NOVEL—We are re-
quested to state that the new sporting novel, entitled " The
Old English Gentleman, or the Fields and the Woods," by
M John ills, Esq., in 3 vols. post Bvo., is published this day by
Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, and may now be
had at all the libraries. Mr. Colburn has also just published
Mrs. Trollope's new novel, " Charles Chesterfield, or the Ad-
ventures of a Youth of Genius," in 3 vols. pcst Bvo, with nu-
merous illustrations by Phiz ; 2dly. " Tom Bowling, a
Tale of the Sea," by Captain Frederic Chamier, R.N., author
of " The Life of a Sailor," " Ben Brace," Rec., 3 vols. ; and in
a few days will' appear, " The Parish Clerk," a navel, edited
by Theodore Hook, Esq., in 3 vols.
THE MEMOIRS OF MADAME LAFARGE.-

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We are requested to state that the English translation of this
extraordinary work, under the superintendance of M. Bohain,
will positively be published by Mr. Colburn on Monday next,
in 2 vols. post Bvo. Its appearance has been delayed for a
few (lays on account of the portrait of Madame Lafarge, which
will be found to exhib►t the most correct likeness that has yet
appeared of this remarkable woman. Those persons who de-
sire to obtain early copies of this curious work, are requested
to forward their orders immediately to their respective book-
sellers.

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It is interesting to sec how commerce is every
year supplying new means of increasing the produce of the soil
in this country. In addition to nitrate of soda, large quanti-
ties of the new manure called Guano have begun to arrive in
this port from South America. From the experiments which
have already been tried with it, it is believed to be the most
powerful, concentrated, and portable of all manures, and to be
not merely a stimulant like nitrate of soda, but to be full of
nourishment for plants. It has succeeded with turnips, gems,
aid wheat. Some hundred tons have already arrived, and we
understand that the Peruvian Government has granted an ex •
clus:ve right of collecting it along the whole coast to a com-
pany of Liverpool merchants. By the same ship which brought
some hundred tons of Guano, wete received a number of Al-
pacas, a species of Lhama, remarkable for the length and fine-
ness of its wool, and which, it is believed, may be naturalised
in this country with great advantage. The Earl of Derby has
had a number of them for a considerable time, which have done
very v.ell.:—Lirerpool Times.
• ". I shall prevent the use of ardent spirits," as
the innkeeper said. When he watered the liquors.

ST. MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FIELDS.

On Monday night, at eight o'clock, a special meeting
of the St. Martin's-in-the-Fields Registration Society
was convened at the Cambrian, Castle-street, Leicester-
square. for the purpose of taking into consideration the
propriety of presenting a memorial to her Majesty, pray-
ing shat she would not prorogue the Parliament until the
question of the Corn-laws and the distreSses of the
country have been taken into consideration. Mr. Skcgg
was called to the chair.

Mr. GIIAGAN, in moving the first resolution, stated
that they were assembled that evening partly in conse-
quence of one of the churchwardens of the parish having
thrown a difficulty in the way of giving the parishioners
an opportunity to express their opinions upon the Corn-
lawS, though a requisition had been presented to him for
that purpose, and which had been most numerously and
respectably signed.—(flear, hear, hear.) It was neces-
sary that they should promptly address her Majesty ;
the Society therellire resolved to give the inhabitants of
this populous and wealthy parish their assistance in for-
warding, the object they all had so much in view.—(Hear.)
He then proposed the following resolution :—" That this
meeting views with great alarm and anxiety the dis-
tressing accounts from nearly all the manufacturing dis-
tricts, which clearly show the frightful increase of com-
mercial distress and want of employment."
BATEmAN seconded the resolution.

Mr. AUSTIN, a solicitor, moved the second resolution,
which was follows :—" That the distress now expe-
rienced by all classes of tradesmen, mechanics, and la-
bourers is principally to be attributed to the high price
of food."
Mr. }lons seconded the resolution.

Mr. SOAMES moved the third resolution, praying the
Quee❑ not to prorogue Parliament until it should have
given full effect to her. Majesty's recommendation.
Mr. MORGAN seconded the resolution, which, he
remarked, was of the greatest importance, as distress
now pervades all classes, with very little prospect of itn-
provement, and the great portion of the working classes
are in want of the common necessaries ollife.—(Hear,
hear.) The circumstances of the cauntry were such,
that there were many who were in want of bread be-
cause of its high price.
Mr. BALL moved, and Mr. HUMPHREY seconded a re-
solution, that a petition founded on the preceding re-
solutions be adopted by the meeting and presented to
her Majesty.
The resolutions and petition were agreed to unani-
mously ; and it was resolved that Mr. Shiel, as a privy
councillor, should be requested to present the memorial.