The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-31 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of the busi,
ness which had been so long procrastinated.

THE CORPORATION PRIVILEGES."

When the minutes of the last Court, detailing the very re-
markable proceedings, were read,
Mr. Dtx..)N rose and said that in all his experience he had
never heard of an official account which mentioned so dis-
graceful a scene of confusion.
Mr. PRITCHARD (the Chairman of the Committee upon Mu-
nicipal Corporations) rose to say a few Icords explanatory of
the motives by which he was guided in the course he was
about to adopt.
The LORD MAYOR hoped that the gentleman would not go
on with his rhodomontade.—( A laugh,, and loud cries of
" Shame," and hissing.)
Mr. R. TAYLOR called upon the Court not to allow the
Lord Mayor to address to any of its members such vulgar in-
solence.

The LORD MAYOR would insist upon it that it was most in-
decorous in any member to proceed with observations upon a
subject of which no notice had been given to the Lord Mayor,
and the Court ought to know by this time that he was not one
who would permit the rights and privileges of the Mayoralty
to be•meddled with either directly or by a sidcwind. He never
would suffer any thing of the kind.—( Laughter and applause ,
and cries of " Oh, oh !") It pleased some gentlemen to
speak of the use of bad and offensive language. Now what-
ever might have been said by others, he (the Lord Mayor) had
never uttered a word derogatory to the chair which he filled.
Cries of " Oh, oh I" and " Hear, hear.")
Mr. PRITCIIARD begged to withdraw all his motions on
this subject for the present ; but at the same time to give no-
tice that he should bring them forward again at the first Court
d3y after the 4th of November next.
The LORD MAYOR said that he approved very much of
the good sense which dictated the withdrawal of such ob-
noxious matter, and the very candid acknowledgment of his
authority. He congratulated the Court and his fellow-citi-
zens at the prospect of doing. business, and felt the utmost
satisfaction that he should resign the high office he filled to
his successors unimpaired in every respect.

ALTERATIONS AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.
Mr. R. L. .JONES brought up the Report of the London-
bridge Approaches Committee, relating the necessary altera-
tions at the Mansion. house. The opinion of the Committee,
of which Sir Robert Smirke had furnished a design, was,
that the railing should be put back so far as to leave a width
of three feet of additional public road.
After a short discussion the Report was agreed to, and sent
back to be carried into execution forthwith.

M.
• The following will beUNICIPAL presented toCORPORATION BILL
the Lord Mayor this
day :

" To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor.
" We, the undersigned freemen and liverymen of the city
of London, request that your Lordship will call a Common
Hall to consider the propriety of presenting a petition to the
House of Lords in favour of the Municipal Corporation Bill,
which has been brought in by his Majesty's Ministers, passed
by the House of Commons, and is now before their Lordships'
house."

Mn. I3RAIIAM'S LICENCE TO BUILD A NEW
THEATRE.—This important document, signed by the Marquis
of Conyngham, Lord Chamberlain, at the express command of
the King, has been delivered to Mr. Braham, who has already
commenced excavating the ground in King-street, St. James's-
square, late Nerot's hotel, the site on which the theatre is to •
be erected. Mr. Bcazlcy, the architect, is the author of the
plan, which is extremely simple and elegant. Peto and Gris-
sell are the builders, and they have undertaken to complete
the edifice in three months. Mr. Braham proposes to open
the theatre on the 2d of November. The licence extends from
Michaelmas to Easter.

THE YORKSHIRE MURDER.--On Wednesday
evening the inquest was resumed, and after several persons
were examined was adjourned to the 4th of August. The in-
terest excited by this dreadful deed has !int in the least degree
'diminished. Qn t.tnclay No, the day was unusually fine, and
kncireds of persons, male and female, repaired from the neigh-
bouring townships, and York also, to view the spot where the
murder was perpetrated. The ling, however, had all been previously cut in a considerable circle near the tac A where
the body was found. This had been *. pat:tky: by the cu-
rious, but more effect 1-; disco Any instrument that
haye been ifrOpped. concealed nothing., I,,lqw.ever,
turtSea up.' tie ground is completely bare, 4i4d a stick has
been driven in the hollow indentitt )ptilde by the head of the
nfttunate '4'1)14 ii.ai'done to mark the act,—'
t4:e evept.Ol corroborative testimoi— ' •
and cabs were numero,,- _ required. Gigs
adjoininn• wig arts were filled from the villages
hal ....Tr' aei of murder in this district, for many years,
—.cited a greater degree of interest.