The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-15 00:00:00

COMMON HALL.-(THIS DAY.)

A•Common Hall was held this d,iy pursuant to
public advertisement, to elect a Sheriff in the room
of Mr. Wilde, who his continued to hold the office
after the regular period, in consequence of the ill-
ness of Mr. Copeland, who had been elected jointly
with Mr. Booth, but was unable to attend to be
sworn into office.
The RECORDER having stated the object of the
meeting, the Common-Sergeant read over the
names of fourteen persons, from amongst which the
Livery was to elect one.
Mr. FAVELL said he had in his possession a certi-
ficate from Dr. Brie, stating, that if Mr. Copeland
should be re-elected he would be enabled from the
state of his health to perform the important duties
of the office. That Gentleman was prevented from
attending by the visitation of Providence, but he
(Mr. Favell) was convinced that the Livery would
show its sympathy for Mr. Copeland, and re-elect
him without delay.
Mr. BUTTERWORTH seconded the nomination.

The names were then put to the Livery, and Mr.
Copeland was declared' to have been unanimously
elected. The Hall was then adjourned.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-(THIS DAY.)

These Sessions commenced at Westminster this
morning, before Mr. CONST, Sir R. BIRNIE, General
TnoßsToN, and other Magistrates of the County.
The Grand Jury for the County were sworn in,
and the other routine preliminary business gone
through ; after which the Court adjourned over to
Monday next, when the business will, as usual, pro-
ceed at Clerkenw•ell Sessions-house.

SURREY SESSIONS-(THIS DAY.)

KINGSTON.

(Before BENJAMIN BARNARD, Esq. Chairman, C. N.
PALMER, Esq., M.r., and a full Bench of Magistrates.)
The calendar is rather light, there being but 25
prisoners for trinl, and most of them for petty thefts
and other minor offences.
At eleven o'clock the Court divided, and Mr.
Hedger and some other Magistrates proceeded into
the other Court to try parish appeals.
At twelve o'clock the Court proceeded to the
granting of licenses.
Mr. JEMMET moved the Court for a license, al-
lowing "music, dancing, and other like amusements,"
at the St. Helena Tea Gardens, of Mr. Howard,
Lower Deptford-road. He said that he had a me-
morial, signed by a great number of respectable in-
habitants in the neighbourhood of the Tea Gardens,
in favour of the petition.
Mr. IL JACKSON inquired if Mr. Howard had
given notice to any of the Magistrates in the vicinity,
of his intention to make this application.
Mr. HOWARD replied that he had applied to seve-
ral of them, but they told him that they were not
coming down to the sessions.
It being thought advisable to have a full Court
at the discussion of these questions, the case was
therefore deferred till the appeals were over in
the other Court. In the interim, Samuel Negle was
arraigned and pleaded " Guilty" to embezzling certain
sums of money, the property of G. Allen and Thos.
Pitcairn, his masters. He put in a written paper, in
mitigation of punishment, stating, that he had borne
a good character in Kingston for forty years, had
been twenty years in his situation, and had brought
up a family of 14 children.
He received a most excellent character, and was
sentenced to two years' imprisonment in the County
Gaol.

At half-past one our express came away without
the appeals having been finished, or the question on
the license of the St. Helen Tea-gardens finished.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
CORN EXCHANGE.

The lea advanced prices of Corn have drawn consi-
derable supplies to this market, and the arrivals this week
will prove unusually large. There is very little trade for
Wheat to-day, as our millers bald off expecting to purchase
at lower prices. Barley remains in tke same state as on
Monday. Beans do not sell so freely as of late, but prices
are unaltered. Pease remain as reported on Monday.
Oats are plentiful, and the prices are giving way, but they
cannot be called much cheaper than on Monday. The
Flour trade is very heavy.