The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-03 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court was held for the transaction of some
arrears of business, which had accumulated in consequence of
the many fruitless meetings which have lately taken place.
After a long discussion upon the subject of proceeding with
the consideration of petitions, &c., before that of the question
of privilege, it was determined that in consequence of the
great inconvenience which had arisen from the delay of the
public business, the latter subject should be preceded by the
petitions ar.d the memorials, and the Report of the Committee
on Marshal Brown's conduct only.

THE PORT OF LONDON.
A memorial from the St. Katherine's Dock Company, ou
the important subject of the navigation of the port of London,
was then presented at the bar of the Court. The memorialists
complained of the determination of the Port Committee, by
►which additional ships were to be moored in tiers on the north
shore of the Lower Pool, and which would have the effect of
narrowing the navigable channel of the Pool from 300 to 210
feet, and in some parts of the Pool to 150 feet. The memo-
rial was referred to the Navigation Committee.

CHARGE OF INTIMIDATION.

Mr. WIRE presented a petition from Mr. Loader, who had
been clerk to Mr. Newman, the clerk of the Bridge House
Estates, an office held under the Corporation, complaining of
having been dismissed from his situation in consequence of
not having voted promptly for Alderman Farebrother, at the
last Lambeth election. The petition recapitulated the state-
ments made to the House of Commons a few days ago by the
same person, which was referred to the Intimidation Com-
mittee, and it prayed that the Court would take the matter
into its serious consideration, the petitioner being in a dis-
tressed state on account of his dismissal, after a service of
eighteen years.
After some observations from several .Members,
Mr. WIRE stated that he had documents in his hand to
sustain every thing contained in the petition.
The petition was then referred to the Committee.
The Court then proceeded to the consideration of the Re-
port of the Committee upon the case of Marshal Brown.
It will be recollected that the Committee acquitted Marshal
Brown of all corrupt motive in negotiating for the recovery of
the goods which were stolen from Mr. Williamson, of Cornhill,
but reprehended the part he took in the transaction as indis-
creet and improper. It concluded with a recommendation
that the Lord Mayor having censuredhim, the Court of Alder-
men should be applied to to swear him in.
Mr. GALLOWAY moved that the Court should agree
with the Committee in their Report. _ _

Mr. C. PEARSON moved as an amendment that the Re-
port be sent back to the Committee, with directions that the
Committee should confer with the ourt of Aldermen on the
subject.

A division took place on the Amendment, when there ap-
peared—
For the Amendment
Against it

Majority against the Amendment ...-27
The original motion was then carried, and the Marshal
having been called in, was censured by the Lord Mayor. He
declared, in returning thanks, that he had no motive on earth
for the part he had acted, except for the good of the person
who had been plundered.
The next proceeding in this case will be the application to
the Court 'of Aldcrmen•to swear in the Marshal.
Adjourned.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

Yesterday Mrs. Mailes, whose husband keeps a beer-shop
in Upper Thames-street, attended to answer the complaint of
Mr. Pierce, of Little Trinity-lane; who suspected her of being
concerned in inveigling his daughter, a young lady of some-
what imbecile mind, to run away from his house in the country
with his groom ( Mrs. Maile's brother) for the purpose of being
married, the groom being incited by motives of lucre, as the
young lady has considerable expectations.
Sir P. LAURIE coming in accidentally, Mr. Alderman
COPELAND appealed to him for advice, stating that he under-
stood the groom, a young man of 20, named Norfleet, had
been discharged by Mr. Pierce about a fortnight ago, and
on Monday morning last, when the family rose, it was
discovered that - the young lady had disappeared, and
property to the amount of Zia had been carried off. There
was no doubt, from what had subsequently transpired,
that she had been enticed away by the groom, and inquiry
being made of Mrs. Mailes, she admitted she had received a
letter from her mother intimating that the young lady would
come to town on Monday, but she denied knowing where
either her brother or the young lady was secreted. This
being discredited he issued a warrant to search Mrs. Mailes's
house, but neither the missing daughter nor the missing pro-
perty was found there, and Mrs. Mailes had destroyed the
letter she received on Monday. The applicant was much dis-
tressed, not knowing what the young man's intentions towards
her might be, nor what privations she might have to suffer. It
had been ascertained that the youth was at his sister's house so
lately as Monday morning, and it was alleged he had gone,
nobody knew whither, to make hay for a livelihood. He had
therefore required Mrs. Mailes to appear before him to give
such explanations as might Le in her power.
Mr. Alderman COPELAND conjured Mrs. Mailes to tell,-if
she knew, where the parties could be found.
Mrs. Mailes said she did not know, and that Mr. Pierce had
only himself to blame for what had happened, for if he had
brought the girl up properly she would not have behaved in
this way.
The Magistrates, after consulting for a short time, intimated
that they believed she knew all about the business, aid it might
prove a serious matter to her, but they would take her promise
to appear again when required.—She was then discharged.
It Is supposed the young couple are lodging together some-