The Sun.
London, England, 1817-05-20 00:00:00

LONDON ADJOURNED SESSIONS.

ACADEMICAL SOCIETY. •
Yesterday the Officers of the Academical. S.
ciety applied for a license, to authorise. the discus.
tient !hairy, historical and po-
litiqal;aubjects, iu the Rooms of the Society. in
Chancery-lane.
There were on the Bench the Recnrder, Alder-
men Sir James Shaw, Joshua Jonathan
Christopher Smith, Goodbeherc, Sir John rer.
ring, Bireh,.and
The Petition having been presented,

The ItIiCORDER desired to know whether the
'looms in which the elitections wt re proposed to
be debated were in the City of London ?
ACAORNIC.--Tite Proprietor pays his taxes to
the City.
The itecoarrea..—He may do so for pert at his
premises, but not for, the. whole. ,His rl cuing-
place 'nay be in the City, anti the Debating-rootus
in illiddlesex. There is here evidently a question
as to locality, anti it must be considered, wilt.
their the act of granting the licensc:wititout 4scer-
taining the sit uatioo, would not be an assumption
of jurisdiction.
Acausu:c.—We cannot make any positive de-
.claration upon the subject.
Alderman Josnya 3osaTtlati SMITH.--The lo-
cality should, I ant of opinion, be aseertained,.....
The Proprietor -of the- Rooms, .or w sitrveyor,
might have attended awl decided theqlotibt,

the RZCOltDea.-4 hove the greetest objection
to uny attempt extend the jurisdiction of the
City of London.

Sir JAMES SHAW—The house may, as has been
observed, be partly hi London and partly in Mid-
dlesex, but the evidence, before tts.i3. that it pays
tuxes to the City. Upon -a fittettion of this liattlre,
it is by no ,means necessary to go so nicely into
the infinity as to require the productiou of title.
deeds. The license can.he innocently given under
the Act of Parliament, and upon the strength of
the statement just made. If it should prove that
the Rooms are not within the City,. the.Oeutle.
menf,ito doubt, are a ware'of the consequenee of
haring meetings without a lieeuse, from the Ma.
gistrates of Middlesex. I can see no possible ob-
jection to the application.
Aldermen ntncn—Witen a question arises as to
locality resulting front ilte cott4ideration of any
subject .stibinitted to Magistrates, the fitst thiug
to be done, in my opinion, is to have that goes.
tion.clearly demonstrated.
~

Altiettnitil FIEYGATE —(entletr►en, fin you be-
lieve that the honse in which yuu ptopuse to meet
is in the City /
A raDESSIC---Yel.
Alderman 'UV pATE—Then there is nothing to
be added to the intelligence Isttore us. If wt: 41,4
not consent to this application we throw in the

,t 1), of alt di'3cussion a oinsi Ast rito
flan.-

Ah!motto 11111Cii!--My object is merely to come
at' 3 prover iwigment as to the pow,er tve are itl-
tifittit in exereish.g. I, f 4 no meinis, IQ De
tottilerstooll as h.sving ititintuttti that he heenie
ought Hut to he grhotect.
The itEcottoettA—The fait of the kettlity' might
have &vett dseertuineti before the antlicatiun was
made.

ACM /BMW —Perhaps .the best .way of prevent-
ing any future question is to haven license both
from the City and Middlesex.
Alderman GooDsattette—We are certainly act-
With ton much nicety. The Academics apply
in "e`thifOrMity with their regulations. If the licenez
slatildirove unsatistaciory, they will know what
other Caiiirse to adopt. We.are only asked to do
that which we are certainly empowered to do.
The REboanett—l have no objection to grant
the license ; tilt gentlemen take it with their eyes
open. I think;: however, that ,the, iltlagistrates
should be agreed dpon the subject of jurisdiction
in this case.

Mr. JOSHUA JONATHAN' SMITH-61 was one of
IbOse %sho refused their consent to the first appli-
catlon (rom this Society. Upon reading the. Act
of Parliament, I considered rays It justified in
making the objection, 1 have since perused the
Act ,and heard the opinions of so,ne of my. brother
magistrates, and the i esutt 13, that 1 noti see'uo
objection,
Sir JOHN PERRINO-1 move that the licence be
granted.

Aldo man HEY GATt--..1 second the motion; And
8111 of oii.n.ort, that we ,have not the power to
try, the question ot lacwlity.
Alderman ttiacit-The opinion I entertained,
has been shaken by the statement of one of my'
ttiotherghtrates, who, has been on the spft,
and initi lief rd froni the landlord that the place is
not Within the bounds Of the city. •
Alderman.. CIIBISTOPIIBIi Braniff-;-Will any in-
cOriveltieuce arise if the licence is nut granted
to-day.

. „
AcAnEmtc—Certainly. We have not met :Ince
the passing' of the' Act, and cannot.clo so until we
have the authority tor which► we now apply. ,
Petition %vas teen read:

Sir JAMES StlAW—We.l4,4ye no evidence to in-
doce us to refuse thq licol3e...Tizio is, an ionoeent,
triectihjol
,learned young Gtentlethen, and' 1 give
,my niost hearty cOnaeot.
Attlikiaiu kiEYoaTti—;4 have heel itesent 'at
ensue of the_ dc6ales,, -Roil Can bear tebtimciny
the loy4ty of their prorcedingl,
Mt. JosliUA JONATHAN 14d1'11-1-1` should wish
to hear the opiiiiOn'of the Recorder. '

Here the Academics stateil,, that they did' otit
come as CopOSei tu, .aygt,te, the Cptse behire the
BeklCll. They merely
,eatue tii present their 1..)e-
-tilion, without atiy iutention of entering into its
. ,
merit S.

The RacottAttn77-Voti are a.Law Society.?
AcAnßsitc—Members,of
,4 11 the IJOyersities are
admissible. ' IC is not necessary to nefong to the
Inns of Cool to becottle.a Member.

The Itacoanza—The Art required that the
tlescriVtiou of debates ha deafly expressed in the
liCcnce. It i 3 theta ty be, cunsiderril wiwklast
general an estillsnation as. that given in the .I.'eti7.
lion is sufficient, or whether the words " clearly
otinsissed," deinand•that a more ac,curate and Ale.'
terminate explanation should be given. %Vitll
tespvct to the question of locality, that is proved
Sway:neither
Alderman HP.YGAI2.;-,Wi mast IooIC-to the spi—
rit of,the.A,ct..

The,
,Recottpett--.1 certainly think the Act
Might hive been rendered 'more eipianatory.—
Whdt is meant here by the word philosophical
§ir JAML SHAW--j Should wish to heat the
Learned Recorder's definition Of the term.

The itvcoittiitt—iteally so frittered' awhy is
who! ;hey aa4i mplern philoiopby, tlittt 1 OP not
knoW itt vtdist words to describe it.

. .
Alderman Btacti.--T.he Act does not regiiire
detail of the subjects for I fyel per-
fectly et case in grueling the licence. .There is R
powerful 'safeguard, 'windy, that it is ievueeble
at the pleasure of the Magistrates.
The licence was then granted.