The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-03 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL'.

Yesterday a CoUrt was held for the despatch of a great
deal of public business.

FLOGGING IN TIIE ARMY.

Mr. BAYLIS rose to give notice of a motion on a subject
deeply involving the, national character, and, therefore, a
subject on which the Corporation might becomingly express
their opinion. It was, " That this Court do. petition both
Houses of Parliament for the immediate abolitio❑ of the
cruel, barbarous, and demoralising system of military flog-
ging, as still practised in the British army."

THE VACANT GOWN FOIL BASSISHAW WAILD.

The COURT assented to the admission of a great many
inhabitants of the Ward of Bassishaw to the freedom of
the City. The Aldermanie gown of this Ward is vacant,
Sir C. S. Hunter having resigned it for the purpose of
stepping into that of Bridge, to which no duties are annexed,
and a sharp contest is anticipated, from the great anxiety
upon the part of the two candidates (Mr. Ten; and Air.
White) to have their friends sworn in as freemen.

APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPOINT AN ALDERMAN.
Mr. STEVENS rose to introduce a subject of considerable

interest and importance to the citizens of London. He
held in his hand a petition exactly suited to the spirit of the
age, from the most respectable inhabitants of the ward of
Bridge-without, who were aware that a vacancy had oc-
curred in the Aldermanic situation, and wished to fill it up
with an Alderman of their own.—(Cheers.) A better op-
portunity than ayhat moment presented itself could not
occur, and he trusted that the Court would grant all the
facilities in their power in a matter involving such impor-
tant privileges. Mr. Stevens then entered into a historical
account of the situation of the borough, in which originally,
he contended, the inhabitants exercised the right to elect
their own Aldermen. Formerly it was the prac-
tice of the inhabitants of the city of London to re-
turn three or four Aldermen for the ward to the Court of
Aldermen, and that Court Inade its election of one from
the number. Afterwards, however, the practice fell into
desuetude, and the Court of Aldermen_ returned one of
their own body to Bridge Ward. It was the custom to
transfer to the Ward of Bridge the oldest Alderman in the
Court, who thus was invested with all the honours of the
office without any of the fatigues.
Mr. CORNER (for the petitioners) assured the Court that
the petition was signed by a great number of the, most re-
spectable persons in the borough, of all political opinions,
who united to procure a restoration of the privileges for-
merly enjoyed, and to which they considered themselves
entitled.

Mr. STEVENS moved that the petition be referred to the
Committee of General Purposes.
Mr. DIxoN said-it was high time that the matter should
be settled. He should second the motion, for the purpose
of coming to an ultimate and decisive arrangement.
The petition was referred to the Committee.
PENALTIES FOR CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD.

Mr. PRIOR, in rising to bring up the Report of the City
Lands' Committee, felt it his duty to state that, although
it was his private opinion that the Report should be pro-
ceeded with, yet in deference to the request of Mr. C.
Pearson, who was interested for the Sheriffs in support of
their claim, and who requested that the Report should be
printed, he should move to that effect. The Report stated
that the amount recovered was about 9,9001., and recom-
mended the distribution in the following order :
To Mr. Farrar, his fee of 11. Is. per cent. on the
fine
Messrs. Tilleard, for costs 909 0 6

Messrs. Woolan and Co., -for costs
873 14 10
Ditto, for loss by debt 2,000 0 0
To Sheriffs
Under-Sheriffs' costs

The remainder to be reserved in payment of City costs
of action, &c.--Ordered to be printed.

ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN THE ME•

TROPOLIS.

Mr. C. PEARSON said that the Members of the Court
had probably read in the newspapers the remarks made by
Mr. Hume, as foreman of the Grand Jury at the Old
Bailey, upon various topics connected with the adminis-
tration of criminal justice in the metropolis, particularly in
respect of the great number of juvenile offenders who were
subjected to the moral contamination of a gaol while
awaiting their trial in Newgate. The subjects mentioned
by Mr. Hume involved questions of the deepest import,
and deserved the most serious consideration of the Corpo-
ration. Mr. Pearson then gave the following notices :
" That it be referred to a Committee to inquire and state
to this Court the various arrangements which have been made
at the Session-house, in the Old Boiley, for the administra-
tion of public justice within the jurisdiction of the Central
Criminal Court since its establishment, and also to report
whether in their opinion any and what alterations may be
made therein, to insure to the public a greater amount of
benefit from the increased charge which has been and will
be entailed upon the Corporation by the extension of the
jurisdiction.
" That the said Committee do report to this Court the ex-
isting state of Newgate, and whether, in their opinion, 'any
and what improved arrangements may be made, which, while
they ensure the safe custody of the prisoners, will combine
their minute and careful classification, as recommended by his
Majesty's Ministers, an object at all times important to prison
discipline, but more particularly so in the case of untried pri-
soners, to prevent the moral contamination► resulting from the
indiscriminating intercourse of prisoners of every variety of
age, habit, and crime.

That the said Committee do inquire and report whether
it would be practicable to make some, and what regulations,
to ensure the speedy trial of juvenile offenders within the ju-
risdiction of the Central Criminal Court.

" That the Committee do further report to this Conrt what
would in each case be the probable charge upon the corporate
funds of any such proposed alterations, as well of those which
they may, as of those which they may not, recommend for
adoption."