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London, England, 1820-04-29 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

CONDUCT OF SHERIFF PARKINS.
A Court of Common Council was held yester•
day at, Guildhall, which was lOpillerOUSly at.
tended.

Mr. S. DIXON brought up the Report of the
Committee appointed to inquire into the
of the charges made against Mr. Sheriff Parking
by the late Lord Mayor. The Report stated 1143 c
the Committee, aware of the importance •of tbe,
occasion to which their attention was drawn, had
directed the City Solicitor to obtain the opinioll
of the Law Officers of the Corporation upon thl:i
subject, of site power of the Court of CombWl
Council to remove from the Sheriffalty any' jai'
Mud to whose conduct they took objection. The
opinion of the Law Officers was, that the bole
'power of removing the Sheriff existed in the Court
of Common Council, who could-accomplish it hi
vole. It was, however, at the sanie time the lir'
pression, that considering the increase of impor'
cant ditties which had taken place in the Sheriffat'
ty since that law was passed, ,the Court should nal
be recommended to adopt that extreme course,
except in cases of great emergency. The Cool'
tnittce were of opinion, that the charges brouglig
against Sheriff Parkins by the late Lord Mayor
were established ; and that as:to the question bi
precedency between the two Sheriffs, the soli'
ority was vested, in the event- of an Alderman 10'7.
ing appointed to the office, in that Alderman-
The Report concluded with stating, that SheritT
Parkins had not acted with the dignity becoming
his situation, and irecommending the,Cuurt
suspend all allowances to him
.in consequence of
his neglect of the respect due to his high office.
and to require a proper discharge of those
duties in future.
The several comthunications made by Sheriff
Parkins to the public through the medium of tile
Press upon this subject; were then read. A long
discussion ensued•

Mr: Dixot; moved, that the Court. should agree
with the Committee in the Report.
Mr. TAYLOR moved an timentlment, that 111'3
Report should lie on the table.
Mr. N. WILLIAMS moved, that in consitier3'
'ion of the importance of the subject, the Coifs
should adjourn.
This que.silon was put and carried, and 1"
Court immediately adjourned.

LAW INTELLIGENCE:
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 28.

ARTICLES OF THE PEACE.
Mr. DENMAN moved for leave to file articles of
the peace on behalf of a Gentleman, named Bftro
retto, of Portland-place, against Lord Viscouo t_
Torrington, for fear of his life, or some grievous
bodily harm. The exhibitant was a Gent'cool'
of colour, a native of the East Indies, and of 13'
Cher diminutive stature. It was sworn in tlig
articles, that some tinie since the Noble Nri3',
count had borrowed of exhibitant the sum °`
10001. as a Matter of friendly accommodatioo•
Repeated applications had been made to the
,Noble Lord, by exhibitant, for repayment of the. !'
money; but receiving no answer to his lettere be "-
length instructed his Solicitor to write to
Lordship, requiring payment. This communica.
tion produced two letters from his Lordship, 01P7
addressed to exhibitant and the other to the Soli:
citor. In the former, exhibitant was reProache*
for his want of delicacy in adopting such a mo(14,
of proceeding, which exposed to third persons ,
matter of private and personal feeling. He wai
reminded of favours conferred upon him by OP
Noble Lord at Calcutta, and other acts of frieto".
ship since be had been in Eugltind, such ss eadea'
'mitring to procure him a title, introducing him t°
Lord,Sidrnouth, and causing him to be raised 07
the honour ,of an F.R. S. In the letter to lb!
Solicitor, amongst other expressions, the Nob
Lord, ipeali'ing of exhibitant, said, that but fir
the disparity of size between them, he shoo
have paid him in a more honourable manner;
" but he may be assured that, meet him where
will, he shall not pass unnoticed." Thii langoal
exhibitanst construed into a threat of peracav
violence, and therefore exhibited the articles.

Mr. Justice BAYLEY and Mr. Justice lioLnol9'
the only Judges in Court, were of opinion tb9z
the case laid before them would not authorise 04
interposition of the Court 'in this manner, Of
whatever opinion the exhihitant might entertolits
of the language mentioned, their Lordships tuto
put any other construction upon it than at Weir
lion to commit a breach of the peace, and there
fore the articles could not be filed.
The exhibitant left the Court, and the Learnd
Counsel took nothing by his motion-

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COURSETiVRXCHANGE, APHIL 28.
Arnstet dam
Ditto, at Sight ll IS
Rotterdam der 136 : S
Antwerp 1
9. Qi 4'''''
Haniburgh •. 36 Si tri.i.
Altona
1
Paris, 3 Day's sight .. 26 45 0 1.3'
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Bourdeattx, ditto
Frank forton the Main
Madrid
Cadiz
341 Effect?,,
Billma 34f Elf eci,"*"
Seville
Gibraltar
Barcelona
Leghorn
Genoa 44f----Venice, Ital. Liv. 27 60
Malta 46 —Naples 39k
Palermo -
Lisbon
Oporto . 504 ,
Rio Janeiro
Dublin cif Cork 9f per Cent.
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BIRTH. ge4
On Thursday last, Mrs. Henry Holmes, New Bridge-str
of a son, still-born.

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MARRIED. . ter,
On Tuesday last. at Hanzarton,,lu the County of Lela' of
John Tylston Pares, Esq. second son of John Pares, Este/
the Newarke, to Mary, eldest daughter of Edwyn :Audi
Burnaby, Esq. of Baggrave Hall, in the same County.

• ED.
At two o'clock yesterday morning, at Langley, Kent'-be`
Grace the Dowager Duchess of Northumberland*
On Tuesday last, in his 60th year, at Winslade House, oe3r
Exeter, Josias du Pre Poreher, Esq.
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