The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-18 00:00:00

BOROUGH MARIE?.

Mr. KNorr presented a petition from the inhabitants of
St. Saviour's, Southwark, against the proposed new market
in George's•lields.
The petition was immediately and unanimously referred
to the Committee of City Lands to examine and report
upon it.

CITY' OF LONDON GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY.

A petition was presented from the Directors of the
City of London General Pension Society, praying for as-
sistance to the charity.
The petition was referred to the General Purposes
Committee.

Mr. C. PEARSON rose to submit to the Court a resolu-
tion analagous to one which was annually introduced with-
out notice of motion. It was the practice of that Court
annually to vote that the Sheriffs should have a seat on
'he bench with the Aldermen, although they were not
members of that Court ; and he should move that the
same privilege should be accorded to George Grote, Esq.,
one of the City representatives in Parliament.—(Hear.)
It had long been the practice of that Court to require the
city Members to support their petitions to the House of
Guntnons, and to further the passing of such Bills in
Parliament as were deemed conducive to their interests,
and yet they had not thought fit to admit the Members to
seat in the Court, whereby they could become acquainted
with the arguments by which those measures were
supported.—( Hear.) Mr. Grote was a gentleman of that
:espectability, talent, and high consideration in the city,
which rendered it of the deepest importance for the Corpo-
ration of London to cultivate his good opinion, and to in-
vite hint to be present at their deliberations; that instead
4d obtaining his cold acquescence in their request to sup-
port the measures they wished to be brought forward,
his judgment might be convinced, and his feelings en-
listed in their favour. By the Reform Bill, the Repre-
sentatives of the City in Parliament were much more
closely identified with that Court than were the Sheriffs,
who, by uniform practice, were allowed a seat within it.
_(Hear.) The Sheriffs were elected exclusively by the
Livery, who, as such, had no part or lot with the Cur.
paration ; whereas the inhabitant householders, who were
chiefly freemen, voted for Representatives, and it was by
the freemen inhabitant householders that the Court was
elected.—(Hear, bear, hear.) The days are gone by
when the Court could expect a high-minded, independent,
and intellectual gentleman, like Mr. Grote, blindly to
support at their bidding any measures they might think it
necessary to originate in Parliament. Pay him the com-
pliment of allowing him an honourable place in the Court,
and, as it was their desire to further such measures only
as were calculated to promote the welfare of the citizens
and the good of the whole community, they might safely
calculate upon his zealous and official auppo-t.—(Hear.)
Mr. DIXON said, that as such a proceeding was without
a precedent, it required the gravest consideration—(A
laugh)—and he should feel himself bound to oppose it, un-
less the Hon. Member would allow the motion to stand on
the paper of business to be taken into consideration at the
next Court. _ .

Mr. PEARSON could see no objection to the immediate
di.posal of the question ; it would undoubtedly be carried ;
but to gratify his friend Mr. Dixon, he would adopt his
suggestion.