The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-20 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

A Court of Aldermen was yesterday held at Guildhall. The
Inquests of Cheap Ward, and St. Andrew, Holborn, attended
and presented some ruinuus premises and ooh-freemen; upon
which the Court made the requisite orders.
The Lord Mayor, pursuant to the provisions of the Act of
Common Con nci I, put the following Gentlemen in tunurnatiou
for Sheriffs, on '.Midsummer-day next, viz .

Charles Buxton, Esq. Citiieu and Mercer; John Capri,
Esq. Citizen and Broderer ; Jghr Tweinlow, Esq. Citizen and.
Barber; George Davis, Esq. Citizen an Leatherseller ;
Otorge Bower, Esq. Citizen and Fishmonger; William
Banbury, Esq. Citizen and Silk Tt• .owbter • William Smith,
Citizen and Stationer; Tlninias Starling Ilerrson, Esq. Citi-
zen and Draper; William Rhodes, Esq. Citizen, Tyler and
Bricklayer.

PROVINCIAL PITT CLUB.—At the General
Meeting of the WARRINGTON PITT CLUB, held at
the George Inn, on the sth day of May ISIS;
Mr. EDWARD TURNER, in the Chair. The follow-
in; Gentlemen were chosen Officers for the
Year :

Mr. GREEN, President.
Mr. LEE and Mr. CLARE, Vice-Presidents.
Mr. MomAs LYON, Jun. Secretary.
COMMITTEE—Mr.CraIic, Mr. Haddock, Mr. Joseph Wagstaff;

11Ir. Edward Turner, Mr. Browne.

, .
The Secretary having, in the name of the Chib,.
presented one of their Medals to NATHANIEL.
ATCHRSON, Esq. the founder of the Pitt Club, as
• a small token of respect for that Gentleman ; it
was resolved, That Mr. ArcassoN's handsome
acknowledgment of the receipt of the Medal, to—
gctber with the Secretary's Letter to that Gentle—
man, he inserted in the records of, the Clnb.—That
the thinks of this Club be given to EDMUND L.
SWIFT, Esq. for his attention in forwarding a
Copy of his justly admired Ode to the Memory of
the Right lion. WILLIAM PITT•; and that the
Secretary be requested to convey the same.—The
Annual Commemoration .of the Birth of WILLIAM
PITT iS to be celebrated on the 28th inst., at the
George Inn.

ERgNCii EXPEDITIoNTu SUNEGAL.-i-We Bre
requested to state, that the authentic and detail-
ed account of this disastrous Expedition, which
took place in 1816, is just published, illustrated.
with the interesting notes of M. liredit (now in.
Africa). It contains the particulars of the Alp-
wreck of tie Medusa, the sufferings of the crew,'
and tl►e various occurrences on board the raft ia.

the Desart of Zaara, at St. Louis, and at the
Camp of Daccard. it has been justly observe►.i
by the Quarterly Reviewers, tl►at " This well
authenticated little volume presents the details of
a scene of horror that can scarcely be conceived.
to have taken place among men in a state of ci-
vilized society. Never was there,a recital more
terrible ; it makes one shudder in every page,
and tremble in every line. The subterraneous
scenes of Ann Radcliffe, and all the imaginary
horrors of our :nelu-dramas and our tragedies,
shfink to nothing before the real horrors of this
dreadtul,catastrophe." Mr. CoLauas, the Pub-
Usher, receives subscriptions for the relief ut the
survivors.

IN THE EXCHEQUER —llle KING v. JAMES
GRAY.—In order to prevent nit eironeous opinion
taking place in the mind of the pubtic troin the
Report ut Sartirdayl4, proceedings, we have autho-
rity to state, that the defendant in. the abate
cduAe was not Mr. JAs. GRAY, Tea-man, to his
ttoyal Highness the_ Duke of 'KENT, Charing
Cross.

As Sir John Harrington, Bart. was riding yesterday after-
-110011, through Dover-street, his horse stioldenly started,
and the wort hy. Birriint4 was prtiCipitated h such violence
as to break his kg. We ore happy to hear that Sir Joluk
doing well,

OF C0%i.‘.10N,-MAY

Lord ItANCLIFFE presented two petitions from Notting-
ham, signed by.t..wenty persons each, praying for Parliamen-
tary Rrform:

tin he 'notion of Air. CANNING, the East India Shipping
Bill wont through a Committee.—Report to he - received' on
,
- Mr. CANNING theri moved the second reading of the Bill
,to remove doubts concerning irarriages in India performed
according to the rites of the Church of Scotland.- The Bill
was read a second time; and ordered -to be committed on
Friday.

A petition from Newhaven. presented by it C. BI.J.R.RELL,
against the Poor Settlement Bill, was received.
A petition was received from St. Mary's, Kilkenny, against
the anionnt.of the AssesscriTaxes.

':tits Sugar Bounty Bill, and the Glass-Manufacturers Bill
wile read a third time.

SAVING BANKS.

Ott tht-third reading of the Saying Banks Bill, Mr. LAMB
said he.did ❑ot approve of the Clause in the present Bill
yvhieh liniitrd the a►nount of deposits to 50/. for The first year,
instead of 100/., and to ea. for each year afterwards, instead
Of 501.

Mr. LUSHINGTON had not apprehended any further op-
position to the Bill; but be bad no objection
_to postpone it
till to-morrow.

Sir NI. W.RIDLEY thought it injurious tote now legislating
too frequently respecting the poor he .regretted his Hon.
Friend I, ad not attended the former stag-es in discussing the
Bill ; his own opinions, under circumstances, were tarour-
able•to the

Mr. BOOTLE WILBRAHAM-regretted the absence of the
Chancellor of the Exchrquer.
General THORNTON said it had be;.'n his intention to
propose to confine the operation of the Bill to mechanics, la-
bourers, &c.

Lord LASCELLES thought the House ought not to begin
by doing more than was necessary for regulating the'practice
of Saving 11..nk5., If too much were attempted, the conse-
quences would prove injurious. At present the trusteeswire
enabled to alter regulations, and reduce amounts of depo-
sits, if necessary. But there was one clause by-which, alter
:regular application to the clerk of the peace, three months
ntight elapse before the decision of the Magistrates was (At-
tained, or the deposits opened. In such .cases the proposed
Bank might cease.
fter a feW Words from Mr. GORE LANGTON and General
THORNTON, the debate was adjourned till to-ninrroW.,..

Tire Slave Trade Amendments Act went thionll a Cm-
rnittee.. The Amendments were agreed to, and the Report

received.