Star.
London, England, 1823-09-26 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held at
the Guildhall of the city of London for the dispatch of
various business.

A petition was received from the New River Corn-
pany, praying for a lease of certain grounds near Brc-
ken. wharf, for the purpose of erecting works to supply
the City with water.
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Dixox hoped that it was in the contemplation
of the Company to give to the inhabitants of Tower
Ward and Billingsgate Ward a better'supply of water
than was afforded to them now. At present they
had a lack of water ior their.domestic purposes, and in
civ of fire the consequences would be lamentable.
The petition was ordered to be referred to the Bridge-,
house Committee.

A Report was presented from the Committee of City
Lands, recommending that a sum of 5501. be granted
for new roofing the Fleet green-market.
On the question that it be received, a desultory con-
versation took place, in which Mr. Alderman WOOD,
Mr. S. DixoN, Mr. SLADE, Mr. R. TAYLOR, and others
joined. In the course of it, it was stated that the new
Post Office, owing to, feitnt arrangement with Go-
vernment, would speedily be commenced, and that a
new street would be built near it that would prove an
honour to the City of London.
Mr. SLADE moved as an amendment, that the consi-
deration of this Report should be adjourned, and that the
Committee of Improvements should be ordered to con-
sider on the practicability of removing Fleet-market to
some better situation.

After a short discussion, the amendment was with-
drawn, and another moved, that it should be referred to
the Committee to consider what repairs were necessary
in Fleet-market.

On a shew of hands, the LORD MAYOR declared the
Amendment to be carried. A division was then de-
manded, and on its takiog place there appeared—
Fur the Amendment, 371 Against it, 34 I Majority 3.
The Bill for regulating the ticket porters was then
read a third time and passed.
Mr. FA YELL then rose to give notice of a motion,
which he trusted at some future period would meet the
unanimous approbation of the Court In the chamber
in which they werethen assembled,' they had the pic-
tures of Royalty, and the bitsts of distinguished naval
and military heroes. There was, however, a pedestal still
unoccupied, and he thought that it could not be better
filled than by placing on it the bust of.a philanthropist
who, if inferior to any, was only inferior to the immor.
tal Howard. He should therefore give notice of a ma..
tion to this effect—" That a marble bust of the late
Granville Sharpe, Esq. the founder of the Society for
the Abolition of the Slave Trade, should be placed on
the vacant pedestal in that chamber."
Mr. S. Dam; observed, that in his opinion Mr. Gran-
ville Sharpe was "not a person of such importance and
notoriety as to deserve so distinguished an honour. Be-
sides, if they placed his bust there, they ought also to
place within their walls the bust of Mr. Wilberforce,
who had brought that work to so glorious a termina-
tion ; as also those of Mr. Buxton and other benevolent
individuals by whom he had been so ably and success-
fully seconded.

On the motion of Mr. WALSH, it was referred to the
Committee of City Lands " to take into consideration
the present nuisance of the increasing number of the
high vans and short stage-coaches within the City of
London, to and from places adjacent thereto, and to ap-
ply a remedy or accommodation to it, if possible."
Various routine business was then transacted, after
which the Court broke up.

Fl U.—Wednesday night a fire broke out at No. 33,
rSpeldhurst-street, Burton Crescent, occupied by a Mr.
I3amberger, a dealer in French china, &c. Mr. B. was
the first to escape, after the alarm of the watchmen, by
whose aid, and the assistance of some neighbours; the
inmates were rescued in their night-clothet:. but not
without some of them being severely hurt.. Two of the
children were carried to the Middlesex Hospital.

DUEL Wednesday night information was re-
ceived by the Police, that Captain S—h and T: B.
D--n, Esq. were to fight a duel next morning ; con-
sequently a party of officers, at an early hour, repaired
to Chalk Farm, the &ace supposed to be appointed, but
they were foiled, the Gentlemen whotn they were in
quest of went to Hyde-park. The Captain was attended
by a young Nobleman, a near relation, and a surgeon.
Mr. D—n was seconded by a Captain of Hussars.
They met at an early hour, on the eastern side of the
Nlagazine, near Kensington-gardens. The usual preli-
minaries having been gene through, they fired together.
Both the shots took effect ; the Captain received his
antagonist's ball in the pistol arm, and Hr. D. was
wounded in the right side. Both 'wounds 'are severe,
but not dangerous. Their surgeons haiing bound Up
the wounds, the seconds interfered, and the parties lett
the ground upon friendly terms.- It is said the difference
first originated at a gambling-house in St. James's.
A facetious farmer, who had a mind CO be witty at the
ekpense of decorum, lately received a rebsr, which was
taken with as much gond humour as it was given :-A
Lady had been walking with him over her farm, and
chewing him her sheep and other stock : on their re-1
' turn, just as they were entering the house, the Lady ex-
claimed, " Dear me, you have not seen my calf, Sir. It
is one of the prettiest and handsomest you aver saw."
" No, Ma'am (said the farmer), I never saw higher than
your anae." The Lady, of course, felt herself rather,
confused at this unexpected sally, but soon recollecting
herself, observed, " that she shOUld never sce a ca/f
With Out thinking of. hint !" . .