The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-18 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

Yesterday a Court was held for the purpose of perform'
ing the ceremony of swearing in the two new Aldermen,
Thomas Wood, Esq., of Cordwainers' Ward, and John A.
Lainson, Esq., of Bread-street Ward. The Lord Mayor
arrived in state at the Guildhall at one o'clock, and there
was a very full attendance of Alderman.
Sir W. POLAND introduced Alderman Thos. Wood,
whom he described as a gentleman well known to all the
members of the Corporation; as-a person peculiarly well-
qualified to perform the duties of the Magistracy, and dis-
tinguished by very remarkable talents, intelligence, and
assiduity as a member of that body. The Ward which
had done itself the credit of electing Mr. Thomas Wood
had done itself still greater honour in electing him unani-
mously. Mr. Wood had the additional recommendation
of being a resident of the Ward, a circumstance of tie
small advantage to the constituency as well as desirable to
the citizens at large.
Mr. MATIIIE introduced Alderman Lainson, a gentle.
man the choice of whom entitled the Ward of Bread-street
to the highest praise, for a more independent, honourable,
or liberal man was not to be found in the city of London.
Mr. LAWRENCE, one of the Bread-street Ward Corp'
mon Council, said that the Court of Aldermen had now
amongst them a member who had declared himself hostile
to the practice of that Court of discussing matters nf public
importance with closed doors. Mr. Lainson had stated
that he should do all in his power to make the Court ef.,
Aldermen an open Court. He had also stated that
upon any occasion he should he incapacitated from Per
forming the duties of the office by infirmity, insolvency. et
any other cogent reason, he should resign the gown into the
hands of those who placed it upon his back. It was in hi%
(Mr. Lawrence's) opinion a very desirable thing to have in
that Court a gentleman upon whose word they could de-
pend for the punctilious execution of what he pledged hiu
self to perform, and it was to be hoped that the points upon
which Mr. Lainson had recommended himself to the con-
stituency of Bread-street would be referred to in all future
elections of the Magistracy of the city of London.
The strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the
two new Aldermen were sworn in and took their seats.
The Court sat but a short time, during which they were
occupied in hearing excuses for not serving the office of
constables.
The Lord Mayor then took the two new Aldermen in
his state carriage to the Mansion House, where he enter.-
tained them and a large party in a very splendid manner.

HATTERTON.—A dramatized version of 84 inte-
resting tale in " Stello, ou le Docteur Noir," o-,1 the un-
timely fate of the unfortunate poet Chatterton, ha.s been lately
brought forward at the Theatre Francais with distinguished
success.
ANECDOTE.—A short time after the peace of 'Or
a company of refugees were assembled at a tavern not far from
the line between this State and New Brunswick. Here their,
amused each other for hours, in recounting their exploits °
tory memory. One had been with Arnold, at the burning 0'
New London, and assisted in the slaughter of Fort Griswold;
another had assisted in burning Falmouth ; another aided ill
the slaughter at Wyoming, &c. &c. While they were dae
amusing each other with their tales of shame, a British Colonel
was a silent spectator of the scene. He was walking Wok
and forth in the room, with a thoughtful countenance.. At length they addressed him, and inquired why he was so seriol
—whether he was unwell, that he did not seem to partake 01
the good feeling of the evening. He informed them he wal
well, but that he had a dream last night which troubled hill;
and prevented his usual tone of lerfulness. They insister'.
that the Colonel should relate his
earn. He then proceedel
to inform them that in his dream he saw King George al
Gen Washington together, and about settling the affairs
the Revolution. They proceeded very amicably for "
WTI
time, At length the King said to the General_,, You are
welcome to the refugees." " No," said Washington, " I'll
have nothing to do with them ; they are your Majesty's pro-
perty." After considerable altercation on the subject, °A
turning around they perceived that his Satanic Majesty bad
taken his station behind them. At once it was proposed
the refugees should be given up to him. But what was theig
surprise, when even he refused to accept them. He finally
consented, however, that if they would settle the refugees nest
the line of their respective territories, he would take the super;
intendence of them. The dream silenced the tories ;
and
was long before that bar-room was again entertained with tv-
,
tales of refugees.

BIRTHS.
On the 17th inst., in Arlington-street, the lady of Edward Duke
Moore, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 16th inst., at Claremont-square, Mrs. J. A. Tabor, °f3
daughter.
On the 11th inst., at Manchester, the lady of Henry Beville,
Esq., Captain in the sth Dragoon Guards, of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 12th inst., at St. Luke's, Chelsea, Frederick phi'.
_,hP°4
Esq. surgeon of Upper Southwick-street, Paddington, to Elizaw'
Phillips, eldest daughter of the late George W. H. Parker, Esq't
of Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square.
On the 14th inst., at St. Mary's, Islington, Mr. Alez..--Jet
,
Luders, of Hamburg, to Jemima Eleanor, only daughter of the 13'e
Mr. George Clarke, of lslington. • ---

DIED.
• her On the 14th inst., in Edward-street, Portman-square, I°
97th year, Catherine, relict of the Hon. General Simon Fraser'
eldest son of the last Lord Lovat.
On the 16th inst., at Lieut.-Colonel Fanshawe's, in the Regent
Park, the Dowager Lady Dalrymple aged 82. WO'
On the 15th inst., Judith, the wife of the Rev. Jonathan
ton, D.D., Rector f Birdbrook, Essex.
On the 16th inst., at the Ranger's house, Blackheath, Lucy Eliza, eldest daughter of the late John Cotes, Esq., of Wol'uc°t e,
Salop.
On the 13th inst., at Uxbridge, Thomas Avery, Esq. ter-
On the 14th inst., in Allen-terrace, Kensington, Robert Pa
son, Esq.
On the 15th inst., in her 6th year, Ellen Frances, third daughter
of Mr. John Lake, surgeon, Fore-street, Cripplegate.
On the 4th inst., at Neufchatel, Switzerland, James Rlakeic".'
Esq., late of Bedford_street, Covent-garden.
On the 13th inst., Ellen, relict of John Whitley, of Ashton, "ear
Warrington.
On the 14th inst., Mr. William Wright, of Rochester, agC'„ 56'
or
On the 15th inst., at Cheltenham, David Per:ant, jun., Esq''
Downing, Flintshire.
On the 17th inst., in Parliament-street., Mr. Robert Mann'
his 86th year.
On the 13th inst., Miss Lyndon
street, Birmingham, bi the Minerva Tavern, Queen

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