Star.
London, England, 1814-05-20 00:00:00

CII BUSINESS. :* ,
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Ajio Common Council was held yesterday
at couldasil, to affix the Hospital Seal to two Peti-
tions To 'Parliament from the Governors of Bethlem
Hospital, relative to the Bill pending for regulating
Mad-houses to he exempted therefrom.
Sir W ATKIN Lewis informed the Coart that he had
appointed Mr. HOLMES, Principal Clerk at tl:e Court.
of Requests for i.ondon, to superintend the Court of
Requests for Southwark.
The Chamberlain presented a brief statement of the
City Cash, which sas ordered to be printed.
Mr. G. Goasr, of the Ward of Tower, was ap-
pointed a Governor of St. Thomas's Hospital.
It was referred to the Port Committee to watch the
progress of a Bill in Parliament for further Powers
for the East India Dock Company ; and the City
Members were requested to protect the rights of the
Cititens.
The Committee appointed to consider of Clearing
the Streets of Prostitutes, presented a Report thereon,
which was read and ordered to be printed, and a copy
thereof sent to every Member of the Court.
coup; LAWS.
The Cam Committee delivered in a Report on the
subject of the proceedings now pending in Parlia-
ment, in relation to making an alteration in the Corn
Laws, in which they recommended the Court to Pe-
tiiiori Parliament, praying the present system may
remain in force for a short time, under the existing
state of Europe, whereby a better and more' accurate
judgment can be formed than at present, aad that
the business may consequen:ly be dropped till the en-
suing Session, the subject being of so, great import-
ance to the future welfare of the State; which was
read, and, after severalremarks, agreed to and ap-
proved ; and a Petition accordingly being prepared,
was read and adopted, and ordered to he presented by-
'the Sheriffs, attended.by the 'Remembraucer.
The Court, at the same time, requested the Mem-
Sees for the City, and such other Mensbets as 'adieus
in Parliament, t62opport the said Petition, and to tip:
any alteration being made in the Cps* Laws
lg this session.
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• . , CAPTAIN BROKE.
This gallant officer was yesterday presented with
'the sword voted to him by the Corporation of ton.
don, together with the Freedom of the City, in the
Chamberlain's Office, Guildhall.—He wore a full-
dress naval uniform, and although not yet quite reco-
vered from his wound received in the contest with the
Chesapeake, his held being still enveloped with ban-
dages, he looked extremely well. Having taken the
oath of a Freeman, he was addressed by the Chamber-
lain, who read to him the resolution of the Common.
Council, voting to him the sword. The Chamber!
lain then said, -he was not aware of the honour which
alvaited him, that of presenting a sword to an indivi.
dual so meritorious, when he came to the.office, or he
should have been prepared to have expatiated at%
length on the brilliancy of his atchievemeat, by which
he had taught the Americans, the descendants of
Great 'Britain, that the parent country had neitheri
abandoned the right, or lost the power, to support'
her own dignity and authority over her froviard chil-
dren. The. sword was then presented to Captain
Blume, who, upon receiving it, said he was grateful
for the fortunate opportunity which had been afford-
ed him of upholding the honour of his Country's Flag ;
he was bound to say, however, that his merit was but
of a trifling nature, for he was convinced there was
hot an officer in the British Navy who would not have
perforated his duty with equal. zeal.
The sword is worth 100 guineas ; the hilt is of gold,
bearing on one. side a representation of the action be-
tween the Shannon and the Chesapeake in enamel ;
and on the other the city arms. The shield is beauti-
fully embossed with eaval trophies.

It appears by a letter from a officer of the STAG
frigate, that the William Pitt Indiaman, from Bata-
via, was probably lost in the neighbourhood of Algua
Bay, as several articles, with the name of the ship in-
scribed on them, have been east on shore there, also
a great number of letters, and a box, directed " Mrs.
CRAWFORD, and JOHN CRAWFORD, Esq." Mr. and
Mrs. CRAWFORD and two children, are known to have
been passengers in the William Pitt. It is suppose l I
that the vessel foundered in a gale of wind, and that
all on board perished.
FlRlts.—An alarming fire broke out yesterday,'
morning, at two o'clock, in the extensive manufac:
toy belonging to Mr. Powell.. blue maker itt Fort
Place, Blue Anchor-lane, Bermondsey, which in a
short time was entirely consumed, besides the valua- 1
ble property. The flames also caught the adjoining
buildings which received great damage.
A fire also broke but yesterday morning, in the pre.),
mises occupied by Mr. BRYAN, tallow-chandler, in the j
Broadway, Westminster, which threatened destruction
to the surrounding,houses. Such was the rapidity of l]
the destructive element that nearly the whole of the
building was but ned to the ground though every ex-
ertion was used by'the firemen. Ii also communicat-
ed its rsvages to the house of Mr. Arrwoon, grocer,
end completely burnt off the roof. The accident was
attributed to the boiling over of a quantity of varnish
in the attic story.
Bow-sTaELT.--CUAROE OF MURDER —Yesterday a
ag man underwent an examination before- Mr.
le, chargedon suspicion of having Committed
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robbery and murder in the Isle of Sheppef, which
took place some time since. The prisoner was appre-
hended in London, he having left Sheerness soon
after the murder, under suspicious circumstances, and
home to work at the Strand-bridge. After a th irough
jnvestigatlon, however, there was no doubt of the in-
nocence of-the prisoner, and he was discharged.
REFUTED Tiltiiiria.--joha liarris, and three women,,
of ill fame, were apprehended in Piccadilly, ,while
" labouring in their avocation" at the door of the Pult-
ney IF-tel.—They were examined yesterday at Bow-
street Office, and committed for further examination.
Exs;cuum—Titursday se'pnight Joke Gihsem. a
nailor in Havvick, who was sentenced at the Circuit
Court of Justiciau at Jedbursh, was executed at
Hawick, for the murder of his wife. Hit behaviour
was firm and resigned, and he cordessed the justness
of his sentence. AO immense sn' ultitudexttended on
the occasion, this being the first time such a scene bad
taken place in that totiln. I,Oibson was a stout, but
not a tall man, about 40ears of -age, stud bad for.,
merly been in the ariity. His bo4y „was take 4 to.
Edinburgh for dissection.