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COURT OF COMMON COUIC CIL.
Yesterday a Special Court was held for the ,PurPee
of considering a Report of the City Lands' Com. mittee,
relative to the law courts at the Guildhall, of iwhia 11!"
merous complaints have been made by the JuiNes, the
counsel, attorneys, suitors, &e.
The subject being considered one of great imporiteri
the
_attendance of members was numerous, although! tOle
Corporation vacation has already commenced, and NAY
short notice had been given.
Mr. HALL, the Chairman of the City Lands ComNP
inittee, brought up the Report, to which he particularlyf
requested the attention of the Court. It stated, that.;
in pursuance of two orders of
.the Court, whereby they
were authorised to make various alterations in the 1
building appropriated to the Courts of Law in the
Guildhall Yard, and to ventilate the same it the esti-
mated expense of 8,600/., the Committee had directed
the Clerk of the Works to prepare specifications of the
necessary works, and apply to the following parties to
tender for the performance of the same ; viz., Mr.
Cubitt, Messrs. Lee, Mr. Grimsdell, Messrs. Baker,
Messr& Grissell and Pete, Messrs. Piper, and Mr.
Eurton ; and on the 2d instant, 'they received the tentless
in the amounts following, viz., Mr. Cubitt, 11,3401. ;
Messrs. Lee, 12,3811. ; Mr. Grimsdell, 10,6361. ; Messrs..
Baker, 12,1361. ; Messrs. Grissell and Peto, 11,302/. ;
Mpssrs. Piper, 13,702/. ; and Mr. Burton, 13,6731.;
and. the lowest tender received, namely, that of Mr.
Grimsdell, being 2,0361. above the estimated amount re-
ported to the Court, the Committee had reetiniumndetl
the same, subject to the approbation of the Court being-
obtained to the incurring of that additional outlay. The,
Report further stated that the expense of adopi mg Mr.
Day's patent of ventilation to the Courts would amount
to the sum of 700/., that portion of the work put being
included in Mr. Grimsdell's tender.
Mr. IlAtt made some observations on this altered
state of the circumstances, the tenders being su muck
larger than the estimate made by the Clerk of the
City's Works. That the expense would exceed the
extra tender which the Committee recommended, there
could be but little doubt, considering the complicated
nature of the operations. The question whether so
large an outlay should be made in effecting alterations,
he would leave to the decision of the Court.

Mr. R. L. JONES said, the question certainly was,
whether they ought not to build new courts altogether.
—(Hear, hear.) The sum required to make the alte-
rations was SO large, that it appeared to him most ad•
visable to send back the Report to the Committee fir
the purpose of re-consideration, with a view to ascertain
' whether it would not be the must judicious course to
build a new edifice, with accommodation suited to the
necessities and the times. The Guildhall Itself was a
splendid building, and why not make the Courts of Law
attached to it in unison with it ?—(Hear, hear.) He
was sure the Committee could obtain fresh plans for new
courts. If the proceeded to make the alterations re-
quired, they might expend 13,-000/. or 14,0001., anu if
they adopted the alternative of erecting new courts,
they might accomplish that most important objeo,t for
15,000/—(Cheers.) He movo,d an amendment, the echo
of his speech.
Mr. OBBARD seconded the amendment.
The result, it is expected will be, jhat a set of new
courts presenting every possible accommodation, will be
very soon substituted for the present incommodious
apartments.
MODE OF ADMINISTERING RELIEF TO THE CASUAL POOR.

Mr. HEPPELL presented a petition from the ih.,,abi-
tant ratepayers of the parish of St. Mary Woolchurch Haw.
The petition stated that the parish was suffering
severely from the burdens occasioned by the late mode
of adminisistering relief to the casual poor, and from the
circumstance of the Mansion .house being situated within
the limits of the parish ; that the quarterly official ex-
tracts of the expenditure of the City of London Union
showed that from the establishment of the union to the
25th December 1838, there was one classification of
paupers under the head casual poor; that the
whole number of poor of that description
was very limited, and up to that period was
generally considered and treated as vagrants, and that
the expenses of their support, with all incidental charges,
fell upon the Corporate fund ; that it was owing to an
alteration in the system, adjudicating upon the cases re-
ferred during the mayoralty of Alderman Wilson, that
the burdens became transferred to the parish of St. Mary
Woolchurch Haw, and that the said parish, whieli con-
sisted but of twenty-nine rateable houses, independent
of the Mansion-house, was debited out of the total charge
of 4,9001. 2s. (for the maintenance of such poor for the
space of three years), with the sum of 1,1221. 12s. I Id.,
being nearly one-fourth of the entire burden, leaving
the residue to be borne by the remaining ninetv-seven
parishes, out of the ninety-eight which constituted the
City of. London Union ; that the petitioners had largely
increased, in some instances doubled, the amount of their
usual rates, and were still unable to satify the heavy de-
mand entailed upon them ; that notwithstanding such
means, there was a balance of about 6001. duo from the
perish to the Union ; and that the petitioners entreated
the Court to take the circumstances into consideration,
in the hope that assistance would be afforded them, by
the direction of such a grant as, in the wisdom of the
Court would Seem just and reasonable.
Mr. KEPPELL wished to have the petition referred to
the Committee, to which, in the course of last year, a
petition relative to the casual poor had been stibmitted,
' and that instructions should be given to the Committee
to report upon both.
• Mr. iiikaaisoN declared that nothing was to be got
by referring the petition, unless the Court were prepared
to vote a portion out of the funds for the relief of the
parish.
After a few words from. Mr. HEPPELI., the petition was
ordered to lie on the table.
POWERFUL APPEAL OF THE COALWHIPPERS OF LONPON.
Mr. STEVENS presented a petition from an immense
number of the poor, hard-working, ill-used mei]
called coal-whippers, praying for the protection of
the Court. The petitioners were the men whom
people, as they passed up or down the liver,
saw making machines of their bodies, and raising
coals from the holds of ships and delivering them into
barges. They sought the protection of the Court from
the vice and infamy and abomination to which they
were exposed in their endeavours to get employment, for
the more drunk a coal-whipper became the stronger were
his chances of constant occupation; the parties to whom
the power of appointing to the work bOliOnged being, for
the most part, publicans at the water-side, who required,
as an indispensable qualification, that the grA'ater por-
tions of the earnings of a candidate should be spent in
drink.—(Hear.) The coal-whippers were satisfied with
the pay allotted for their labour, but they considered it
dreadful slavery to be obliged to drink thenir
selves init) employment, and, after three weeks' toil,
to be able to take home no more than four or five
shillings to their wives and families.—(Hear, hear.)
Whether the petitioners we're teetotallers or temperance
society men he did not know, but he well knew that
they notdid wish to be the victims of the tap-room, and to
see those who ought to be dear to them naked and starv-
ing about the streets.—(Cheers.) They came before the
Court of Common Council because the Corporation re-
ceived considerable addition to their funds from the coals
which were brought into the Pool, and because they
knew the Court abhorred the odious oppression which
made drunkenness the only recommendation to the
favour of those who bad the power of giving
the employment they sought.—(Hear and cheers.)
All these poor men asked was that the Court would
provide an office for them, in which they might I>e ap-
pointed to work in regular turns in unloading the
cargoes, and the expenses attending which they would
themselves pay. By such an arrangement, 1,200 or
1,400 respectable men would be sure of employment, in-
' stead of being completely superseded by 500 or 600
drunken vagabonds.—(Hear, hear.) The Court, he was
convinced, would look kindly upon the efforts of these
poor men to relieve themselves from the execrable
thraldom, in. which they were bound r more especially
when it was stated, as it could be proved, that at the
Present moment upwards of 800 families of coal-whip-
pers were starving. He had made particular inquiries
1 into the facts he had stated, and he had ascertained that
nakedness was in innumerable instances added to the
' want of bread.—(Hear.)
The petition, which detailed the sufferings of the
petitioners in a very affecting manner, was then read,
and referred to a Committee by a very great majority,
Mr. JOHNSON, the member for Bishopsgate, having
warmly seconded the motion, •
Mr. STEVENS then moved the suspension of the stand-
ing order of the Court in order to vote a grant of 501.
to the Lord Mayor to divide amongst the petitioners in
aid of their immediate necessities.

Mr. COPE—WiII the Lord Mayor take charge of 501.
k) divide amongst 800 starving families?
The Loup Mayou—l would much rather divide 300/.

or 4001. amongst the poor creatures.—(Loud cheers.)
A considerable discussion took place upon.the subject
of suspending the standing order, but the motipn was
lost.
Mr. ANDERTON, as the Court was breaking up said, he
would most willingly subscribe for the poor men who
made such a virtuous struggle.—Adjourned.

SALE OF LADIES-rWORK, &c. FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE WESLEYAN MISSIONS.
It has not often been our lot to record feelings of plea-
sure and gratification such as We experienced upon vi-
siting the Sale of Ladies' Work and other articles, at
the Centenary-hall, for the benefit of the Wesleyan
;Missions, during the last few dap. Our rea-lers are
doubtless aware, that several Christian ladies, animated
by a desire to promote the missiona7 cause, have been,
for several months past, zealously devoting their time,
money, and influence, to procure articles for sale on
this occasion. The sale commenced on Fr;clay, and
was continued on Saturday, Monday, and yesterday.
Our expectations, though raised beforehand to a high
pitch, were more—far more—than realized. We never saw,
upon any similar occasion, so many specimens of c,
useful, and beautiful workmanship, as were presented
on visiting this scene of true zeal and benevolence. Nor
can we refrain from expressing our entire and unijualified
approbation of the courtesy and deportment displayed
by the ladies who undertook the fatiguing task of pre-
siding At the different stalls. The gentlemen assisting
them were also exceedingly attentive and polite to the
numerous customers.

Such has been the liberality displayed in contributing
goods for sale,—and a large quantity of valuable articles,
intended for exhibition at the Missionary Table, having
arrived only yesterday, which, consequently, have not
yet been displayed,—it has been resolved to afford addi-
tional gratification to the friends of Missions by re-
opening the sale on Monday and Tuesday. The ladies,
whose exertions in this matter are beyond all praise,
have kindly consented to give their attendance on the
days above mentioned. We refer, for particulars to our
advertising columns ; and we earnestly hope. that those
who are interested in Missions generally, and especially
in one of the most promising missions undertaken in
modern days, we mean the mission in Ashanti, will, by
their presence, and by employing their influence to ob-
litain the attendance of their friends upon the oerision.
contribute to the success of this philanthric effort, and
thereby increase the Migionery fund.—'Watchman.