The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-26 00:00:00

`cdinti Or COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a tiVin't was *cdu've.iied for the rig"'
pose of taking into consiatralion
and public inatters.

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ASSIZE OF nntAn.
Titkoil expressed a wish that this subject
shonld be taken into consideration by the Court'
as lie belieVed it was the opinion Of many men'
Iters otthe Court that the plan Of taking away th 6
Assize on Bread did not anSwet the expectations
of the first proposers.
, The Lout) MAYOR said that the Court of Alder
men had never interfered in the matter. It evas
his o.vii private opinion that it wonld be far more
advantageous to the public it the Magistrates WI
the power iif fi;(ii4i the price of bread. In various
quarters, to his own knowledge, prices had beet'
fixed by baker's, who Were determined to get 81
much Profit as they were able. At the same 61116
the Public had not given the plan a fair trial;
those bakers AO were nearest their own 'abode
were suffered to supply therm with bread, and CO
make their own charges, while those few wilt)
actually sOld cheap bread were not applied to'
He sbotild certainly think it his duty, in the
next Session, to say something to Parliatiient
on the subject.
Mr. DAVIi made a complaint, be said, on th°
part of the religions public, respecting a diniiit
which he understood was to be given by the She'
riffs, on Sunday next, at a public tavern.
The Loan MAi(on said that he had no doubt,
but that the day of the festival would: be altereil
to iVeduesd4, fit the stiggesticirl of the -How
Member.

A report of: a Committee appointed to consider
of a petition presented by Lord Grosvenor, 1."1
a licence to erect au embankment at Milibanlo

was read.

Mr. DIXON objected to the report being.agreed
to. Only SOO guineas were to he given tor tlig
licence, and he considered that the sum was 0(
sufficiently large. He-understood the ettibmilti
ri eat xi'as proposed to be continued alo;,g the
whole of Mil!bunk. He took this opportunity (4
observe that the Penitentiary which had latell
been erected at Millban been built upon
unsound a foundation, that it was absolutely
sinking state.
The report was ultimately agreed to..
A Petition was also presented from Thomas
Hughson, gunsmith,.residing at No. 91, Minoritm
complaining, that on the ,211 December last, hig
hotisu was attacked by a mob, anti a considerable
part of his property had been taken away. Oct,
had spared no pains to discover the offenders, b"
his efforts had been fruitless, and, tinder these
circumstances, with a wife and family to support'
lie humbly besought the Court to grant him. sortie
remuneration.

Mr. FAVELL opposed the reference of the petty
tion to a Committee, on the ground that it wg"
encouraging a dangerous principle ; that the Col-
potation should be looked upon for ass isttocc
when the'rommon IstSV provided a CIIL rent renfe4l3('
'The petition was retet red to a Committee, attC
some further Conversation.
Mr. Pearsall presented a petition from Mr'
Sampson Dollutan, a
.hatter, living in Netvg'ilt:
street, complaining of great losses he had
tained in consequence of the proposed erectioo!'r
the new Post-Office. He star at present un"c
the necessity of paying the lent of tyro hooolsr
amounting to an annual stnn of 7001., tol(1 `7.
prayed that his case might be takrn into colli.#
deration.

After some conversation, the petition Was lc'
ferred to 'a Committee.
The Report of the Committee on the P°
11.13yor's Household was ordered to be pri"LeoA :
and copies to be,distributed to the different
.iNl4lv
bers of the Court.