The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-29 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday
for the disposal of City business.
Mr. Deputy SKIPPER moved a vote of thanks to
the late Lord Mayor, for the very able and honour-
able manner in which he had conducted himself, and
managed the affairs of the city during his Mayoralty.
Mr. Deputy ROUTH seconded the motion, which
was carried almost unanimously.
A second motion—" That the vote of thanks be
printed, framed, and glazed, and presented to the late
Lord Mayor;" and a third, " That it should be
copied by the Town Clerk, and published in the
Morning and Evening Papers," were carried in a
similar manner.

Mr. PEWTRESS expressed a wish to address the
Court upon what he considered a breach of privilege.
By the 46th standing order of the Coin t it was pro-
vided, that every member• of the Corporation should
be allowed to examine any of the records of the Cor-
poration, and to make whatever extracts from then
he might desire. The matter that he had now to
complain of was in reference to the report of the
examination of witnesses before the London-bridge
Committee, which, it would be recollected, was
ordered on a former day to be laid in the Town
Clerk's•oflice, for the perusal and inspection of and• _
or all. the members of the Corporation, with an
understanding that they would be at liberty to make
whatever extracts they chose ; and this resolution,
it would also be remembered, had been adopted
after much discussion, as the only possible means
of avoiding the expence of printing the report,
which would otherwise have been insisted on.

It had happened since the report had been lying at
the Town Clerk's-oflice, that many individuals who
were members of the Corporation bad made applica-
tions to make extracts; to whom the Town Clerk
very politely intimated his doubts as to the authority
that be possessed to allow them to make extracts, or
to do any thing more than simply read the report:,
In short, his doubt upon this point was so s,tr:mg,
that he requested the parties making the application
to abstain from making any extract until he had
consulted the London-bridge Committee upon the
subject. He accordingly applied to the Committee,
and in a short time received an answer to the effect,
that the Committee did not deem it expedient to
comply with the request of the persons who made
the application. Under these circumstances he
(Mr. Pewtress) would now move, " That the Town
Clerk be directed to comply with the 46th standing
order of the Court, which affords a privilege to the
members of the Corporation of examining and mai:-
ing extracts from any of the records of the Corpo-
ration."

111 r; Alderman GARRATT seconder} tbe motion.
_

Mr. Alderman BROWN thought the London Bridge
Committee would have done themselves infinitely
more credit if they had granted the te.quest of the
Ward of Bridge. •
The Town CLERK should not have made the de-
nial in question, except upon the authority veste►l
in him by virtue of his office. By the oath taken
on entering into that office, he was bound .at all
times to exercise his discretion in the protection of
the interests of the Corporation. In the present
case he should not have objected to the parties vho
now complained, having read the minutes of the
evidence before the committee, or even to the hav-

ing taken a slight note; but when he found that
they meant to make large extracts of the questions
and answers of that evidence, he felt himself bound
to object, as the Court of Common Connell had not
adopted the report.
Mr. Alderman BROWN was satisfied that the
Town clerk had acted conscientiously, but he was
evidently mistaken in the matter in supposing that
the report had not been received by the Court.
Mr. JONES, the Chairman of the Committee,'said
•that the " Court had only directed that the report
should be accessible to the members of the commo-
tion, and had said nothing about their being allowed
to make extracts.
After some further discussion among a great nilm-
her of the members, the question was put, and a di-
vision took place, when the motion was carried by a
majority of 29.
The TOWN-CLERK although the present motion
bad been carried, should still feel himself in the same

predicament as he was before, with respect to the
discretion which it would be his duty to exereiH•oe
where a report had not been adopted by the Court,

An amendment was then moved,

" that rho'

minutes of the evidence before the London-bridge
Committee be considered to come within the mean-
t' in°. of the 46th standing order of the Court."
The amendment was carried without a division.
Rev.
Chaplain GORST moved a vote of thanks to the
Chaplain of the Corporation, for a sermon which he
had preached previous to the election of the present
ant and
t
Lord Mayor.
that
ci theisi
deration of the vote of thanks should be postponed
to a future day.
sermon ground Mr. Rt
of
an a
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attack
kmade opposedl
ein it upon the vote,
the uponte,
i, the
London
University, describing several of its members us
more resembling madmen than any thing else.
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Mr. CARTER
snuld b
h inemtie rsd as
ed
, that amendment t
the o
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After some discussion, which was not very audible
or intelligible, the question was put upon the original
motion, and declared to be carried.
The LORD MAYOR then suggested, that as the (lay
*as far advanced, the discussion of the matters it►
relation to the office of Secondary, should be ad.

journed to a future day.
After a few observations from some of the mem-
bers, his Lordship's suggestion was complied with,
and next_ Friday week was the day appointed.
A requisition from the Committee of General
Purposes, for the subscription of 100 guineas, in aid
of the' funds of the London Episcopal FloatiNg
Church Society, was negatived.
The Court afterwards proceeded to the election
of a collector of the broker's rents. The ballot com-
menced at four o'clock and concluded at half-pa9tovh en
Rickard Cheeswright was. declared tta have been
elected by a majority of 98.
The Court then adjourned.

Mr. SNOW, of Littleton, near this city, has
in his possession a sow, which has produced the astonish-
ing number of 41 shoots within the last five months. The
prize at the last Agricultural Meeting was awarded to Mr.
SNOW, fa the best breed of this description of stock.—
Sherborne Journal.

From an account called for by the Finance
Committee, it appears that England has paid, so far as cau
be ascertained, about 5,000,000/. altogether, on account
of the abolition of the Slave Trade, and that the Govern-
ment expenditure on this account, for 1825 and 1826,
averaged about 300,000/. each year.
Fours REASONS.—Mr. i
S.—Mr. CHITTY, in snow-
ing cause against a rule in a case of no public importance,
irgl,7TlEtalLs.san;te becomingar impatient, asked the Learmal
arguments over and over again. Lord
TtE
Counsel, why he repeated the same pointslottr times over?
Mr. CHITTY—Why, my Lord, it is only to impress my
arguments more forcibly. Lord TaNTERDEN—I must in-
form you, Zr. CHITTY, that my memory i 9 not so short,
as not to iecollcct a particular point without its being
re-
peated four times. Mr. CHITTY replied, that may be the
but some-
not all of them be blessed with such good me..
mory
catiniseeswtihteh oytohleirr Ji-ujrgaesshimP'a: niolatyleiavneo• distinctly heard, or
have clearly understood the real line of argument used,or
they may
as your Lordship ; and as there are four of your
Lordships, it may be necessary sometimes to repeat the ar.
gumrntfour limes. This excited a general laugh through-
out the Bar, in which the Bench heartily joined ; but Mr.
CHITTY Was rather malapropos in his ingenious joke, as
there were but three Jud ;
ges ,n curt.