Star.
London, England, 1823-11-04 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday the Lord Mayor held a Court of Commil
Council af,Guildhall, for the purpose
Ug of-fillirl lap a.f
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vacaricyl hi the office of Second Clerk at e Cei
Market, occasioned by the death of Mr. Samuel itich:
ardsoa ; previous, however, to proceeding them,
Mr. Favell presented a Petition front Mr: 4,84
Townsend, drawing the attention of the Court to a pit,
phlet he had lately publisliel relative to the Rankro
Laws, with sundry remarks on the late Bills p 7
by the Lord Chancellor; altd on the sane being readt
copy of such Pamphlet sus directed to be sent to evert
Member of the Court.
Upon the motion of Mr. James, the Impro •
Committee was directed to report to the Court tq
amount of cash which has been expended in the pc
chase of Premises and otherwise, in preparinga
siteki
the intended new Post Office, and to whom paid forthi
completion of such preparations; and the estimate oftki
cost of such new Post ()Ace, and by w hat moje nit
proposed lo obtain the same; and when it is calculatel
that the building will be commenced and c(anpletel
Upon a motion of Mr. Samuel Dixon, it was referral
to the Committee for General Purposes to consider the
present state of Blackfriars-bridge; if any,. and what
repairs are necessary, and what expenses it will require
to effect the same.

The Cow t then proceeded to fill op the vacancy in
the office of Clerk at the Coal Market, and the Petitions
of Mr. limes Pearsall, who v: as formerly a Member of
the Court, and Mr. Ettejamin Wood, the present Third
Clerk there, being presente.3, and the ballot being taken
and cast up, there appeared—

For Mr. Wood - 83 votes I For Mr. Ptorsali - 83 vote
Mr Wood was thereupon declared duly elected Second
Clerk, which created a vacancy for Third Clerk. .
The Court immediately proceeded to fill up the lame
vacancy, and Mr. Pearsall h.:ing the only candidate,
was elected by a slew of hands.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

Afar,/ Lewis, who was charged with bigamy few days due,
was re-examined. The second husband, whe had laid the cant.
plaint at the instigation of the first, and for whose apprehensions
warrant had been issued (he having failed to pursue his charge),
cannot now be found ; and there being no other sufficient (-widow
of the second marriage, the prisoner was necessarily discharged.

Bow.sTnEET.
Arnim vo Muantft.—Yesterday Andrew Conway was put ti
the bar, charged with attempting to kill and murder Marpni
King, at the Unicorn public-house, Covent-Garden, on Sao*
night. The quarrel arose about their respective cuuntriesorkeo
the prisoner rushed upon his victim, and with a dessert knife in-
flicted a deep wound in her arm. She was taken to the illddleset
Hospital. The prisoner was remanded.

H ATTON-G A R DEN.
Goofy Fletcher and Mary Rose were put to the bar under the fsl.
lowing circumstances:—About a month since they took a furnisful
lodging in Peter-street, Clerkenwell, and on Saturday last the laid.
lord having suspicion they were about to decamp, and fearing 141/111
of his property might have disappeared, entered the room with a
false key ; and was surprised with the view of the naked corpse
an infant, about two months old, lying upon the table. It was k
a high state of putrefaction, and upon being opened, the surge*
thought it had died from starvation. No child had been in their
care since the pt i loners had lived there,and their clothes were packed
up ready for absconding. The male prisoner has a wife is tke
workhouse, and the child is supposed to be the illegitimate dewing
of his companion, by another man. They were remanded till at
Inquest shall have been held.

WORSHIP-STREET.
, Mr. Zoete, of the Red Cow public-house, Mile-End, was brow*
up on a peace warrant. In August, 1822, his wife doped **it
Mr. Jones" to Brussels, taking with her,a .£2OQ-note and 70 sm.
reigns. On her return from her tour, she came hack to her bee.
•band, and demanded her trinkets and gold watch. These las gas*
to her, and she has since kept the Ship, in Brick.; .ne, in which • •
neighbourhood she is known by the appellation of " DraulllV
Hannah." On Friday, it seems, Mr. Lange went there, used seati
foul language, and threasesed to strike her with an umbrella. Rif%
this alleged assault, Mr. L. was ordered to find bail, which he =

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LAMBF.TH-STREET.
Yesterday morning, William Ennison, otherwise AWN*, was
brought to this Office by Witlao, the officer, on a warrant which.
was issued against him last Middlesex Sessions, a true Bill haslet
been found against Ml= for conspiring with Thomas and -.lat.
Thurtell, and John Borthwick Snowden, for attempting withal
the County Fire. Office of ,Et ,931.
Mr. Butler,Che Clerk of Mr. Harmer the Attorney, attended ea.
the part of the prosecution.
The MACUTIRATZ asked, who could identify the prisoner ?
Mr. Upton, a Bow-street Officer, came forward.and prored-thst•
he was the person mentioned in the warrant, and against wheats,
true bill of indictment was found.

The prisoner mid that be land •o bail in attendance, and ha Its
committed in defask. ,

MARRIED.
Li F.nnis ilsorph, Thomas Lingard, Esq. of the Mitit,
Borderers to Marla, daughter of Willisup EOM's F 5041.
iVednet:dity, at Is Church, George Coortenay Greettlfbra
FAq.. Lieutenant R. N. to Ttlartba Elizabeth, third.daughter el.d4
late John Green, Esq. of Iflghburp-park.

DOD- •
At Hastings, on Thursday, October 30th, the, RNs.
lite
Cartwtiglit, F.R.S. in his alst year. of flolbB4W
Kent; Prebend of Lincoln, Rector of Goadby £larwoott, i_ 11 lraiVA
tershire ; Rector of South Serle, in Nottinghamshire; Paßlifl.o
Curate of Brampton, in. Derbyshire.
Oct. 30, at Hastings, Eliza, wife of Lieut. lapseley, LK, •
Tuesday, at his seat, Stoneleigh Abbey, Waturickshirs, of leD
piety, James Henry Leigh, Esq. High Steward of Wiacillolgs
' recently - of "4 Representatives