The Sun.
London, England, 1820-06-13 00:00:00

CITY PROSECUTIONS,

Mr. OLMIA;I..9EIiti, iii 0 lie lose either for the
purpose of making a motion now, or of giving
notice of a'motion. He had consulted the city
officers, and they had informed hint that he should
be in order in making his motion uow, without
giving notice of it for a future day. The decision
of the Court Of King's Bench, with regard to the
proseculion against Sheriff Parkins and others,
?tad rendered it necessary. that that Court should
erlopt r,,me proceedings arising out of that deci-
sion. Three of the Judges 11. d given their opinion
that the Livery bad no right to go into the (Ilion-
;ion 'of public grievances prior to the election.
He perfectly coincided in the opinion delivered by
the Court : but, so far as it affected the rights of
the Livery, it was wor,h little or nothing ; for the '
Livery had never calleTd for, or-contended tor, that
right, until they had been driven to the necessity
by the conduct of the Chief Magistrate in refusing
Common-halls on many public occasions. With
respect to the right of calling Common• halls, he
rehorred to an act of Common Council, 7 William
111., touching that privilege, when the Common
Ctnincil declared the right to be in the Lou!
Mayor., Ur interred from this that the right of
cdlit.g-COmmon I-lat.:2, might be altered by the
Common Council, and given to whomsoever they
pleased by another decharatory act. His wish
therefore was, that some declaration of this na-
ture ntiOtt be immediately made and adopted.

Sir C. HUNTER insisted that the worthy mem-
ber was out of oilier, inasmuch as the Court was
summoned for a particular purpose; and he had
no right to take up the time ut the Court until the.
other busine,s was gone through. • •
Mr. OLDHAM complained that the worthy Al—
derman had'called him to order before he knew
what he was about to state. His object was to
move, that it be referred to the Committee ap-
pointed to wa,ch over the proceedings of Inc.
COtirt of Aldermen to take the said Act of .7 Wil
Liam 111. into consideration, and to report whether,
any and what alteraticins should be made as to the
mode 61 calling Common 11311 s.

Mr. Dixoti rose.to object ro any such motion
being put. He maintained that yegular business
ought to precede it, and strongly. recommended.
that the worthy Member would satisfy himself-
with giving notice of the motion for some future
day.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN
,contended, that the•
CoUrt was master of its own proceedings ; that
this was a question of privilege, and affected the
sights- of the citizens, and theietore 9ughtto be
immediately considered. 1f the motion were put
upon the liaper, the consequence would be that it
might rest there for .12 months, while the
mean tittle the Livery were suffering a deprivation
of their rights, it the Chief Magistrates should be
dispOsed to refuse them Commoo
After some discussion, Mr. OLDHAM Consented
to give notice of his motion for a future day.

A report was presented from the Militia Com-
mittee, recommending the discontinuance of the
t wo regiments of City Militia,. and the establish-
ment of one regiment of GOO men, who were to
extend their services to all parts of. the kingdom
After a long discussion, ,the report was agreed
to, and it was retet red back to the Committee to
carry it into execution by application to rarlia-
,
ment.