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London, England, 1825-07-29 00:00:00

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COMMON COtatlL..

Yesterday the LORD MAYOR held a Court of Corn-
Connell. •

. .ocil, at Guildhall. A Petition was presented
from the inhabitants of Mark-lane, praying the Court
to assist them by a pecuniary grant towards making a
seWet between Fenchurch-street and the Commercial
Bak Rooms, .which was referred to the City Lands
CoMmittee to examine and report.
The Bridge *oust Committee presented a Report of their pro-1
ceedhigs in Parliament, in presenting the Petition of the Court
against the Snub London Dock Bill, which-Was read.
The Court unanimously agreed to p►e•ent to the
Loan MAYOR, a Gold Medal with a suitable inscrip-
tion, commemor,ative of the circumstance of laying the
firit stone of the new London Bridge; and the Commit.
tee Who have the superintendance.,f the erection of the
bridge were directed to provide the same accordingly.
A Petition was presented from the Inhabitants of
Smithfield, prayil;g that Bartholomew Fair might be
held on the first Tuesday in September, being the 6:h,
instead of Saturday, the 3d of that month ; and also in
respect of other regulations regarding the Cattle Market.
which was read, and referred to t'.e City Lands Com-
Mater to consider and report ; and it was also referred
to the Committee to consider the Charter under which
the Fair is held, and whether any measures could be
tAen for the removal of any nuisance existing in the
same, or for its ultimate suppression.
The General Purpose Committee presented a Report for affixing
the City's seal to a Petition to the Lord Chief Justice and the
other Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, praying them to
rescind the order made in Easter Term, in the fifth year of his Ma-
jesty's reign, for extending the Rules of the Fleet Filson, which
being read, was agreed tu.

WINDSOR' JULY 28.—Yesterday his MAJESTY leftl,
the Royal Lodge in his pony phaeton much later than
usual, and proceeded through the newly formed rides
and plantations for Virginia Water. After enjoying
himself for upwatds of two hours on the lake he landed
and dined in the principal marquee, which is pitched
in a very shady situation on the margin of the water.
The Vienna Gazette contains a numerous list of Pro-
motions in the Austrian army.
The small-pox continues to rage at Lyons. Infants,
and even adults, die of this shocking disease every day.
VOYAGE or DISCOVERY.— The St. Petersburg': Gazette
mentions the arrival of dispatches at St. Petersburg!)
from Lieutenant Kornaue, who teaclred the port of St.
Peter and St. Paul, in Kamtschatkat in the sloop of war
.Predpristige, on June 9,1824. In his voyage be cor-
.rected the reported longitude and latitude of several
places in the Pacific Ocean. He describes, in his re-
port, Navigation Island. He saw, in his voyage, the
Island of Karlshof. seen in 1722 by RAGEWIN, the lati-
tude of which is 15 deg. 27 min. S. and the longitude
145 deg. 24 min. 22 sec. West. He discovered three
islands, one of which, called after his vessel, Predprie-
tige Island, is situated in latitude 15 deg. 58 min. 18
sec. S. and longitude 140 deg. 2 min. 38 sec. West.
Anothet of which, called Bollinghausen, is in 15 deg.
48 min. 7 sec. S. latitude, and 154 deg. 30 min. W.
longitude. The third, which he called Kordakew, after
his First Lieutenant, is in 14 deg. 32 min. 39 sec. S.
latitude, and 168 deg. 6 min. W. longitude. The lat-
ter island, it appears, was discovered by M. FriEvci-
xer ; but this was not known to Lieutenant KOTZEBUE.
He visited Otaheite and Owyhee in his voyage. Charts
of his discoveries and of the countries he visited, have
been sent to Russia.

The German P.tpers contain a comparative list of
the number of Students in the different Univet shies of
that country. There wire at Wurtzburgh 613 students,
471 natives and 142 foreigners ; at Gottingen, 1545
students, 758 natives and 807 foreigners ; at Tubin-
gen, 827 students ; at Bonn, 826 ; at Heidelberg, 626.
The heat of the weather at thi' time has not, we be-
lieve, been ever exceeded in this kingdom. One of the,
horses that drew in Serjeant Lefroy, on Wednesday,
...lied immediately after being taken from the carriage ;
And one of the mail coach horses, we have heard, drop-
ped down dead on the road that day. The cattle ate
suffering very much for the want of water, in Burrell;
and many sheep have diet in consequence theteof.—
En nis Chrehicle. •

Tuesday, the 19th, a boy about sixteen years of age,
while making hay near Newry, received a coup de soled.
He was immediately taken to town, and medical
assistance procured, but he died in,two hours.
COACH ACCIDENT.—Tuesday, • a Worthing coach
broke down at Kingsfold, a few miles from llor sham.
The coach was heavily laden, and several of the pas-
sengers 'were much injured ; one Lady was conveyed
to Horsham, with but little hopes of her recovery. A
Gentleman had his collar-bone broken, and several
others were more or less injured.
THUNDER STORM —An extraordinary storm of
thunder, hail, and snow, visited Litchborough, in
Northamptonshire, on Monday, the 18th instant, on
which day the gooseberries, in the garden of Mr. Per-
kin:, of Claybro k, L-icestershire, were absolutely
scalded by the heat.
Siin.lay week, the upper part of the parish of Gulls-
field, Montgomeryshire, was visited by a most tre-
mendous storm of thunder, lightning, and rain. The
electric fluid struck a large. oak tree, upon Trelydan
Farms and tore the trunk into two pieces. The bark
was stripped off, and carried to a considerable distance
Yesterday morning, a person calling himself Captain
Pols, of the ship Coromandel, went into the stop of '
Messrs. Viner and Co. watch-makers, Royal Exchange,
under pretence of purchasing some watches; several
were accordingly shewn to him, one of which he agreed
to take ; but while Messrs. Viper and Co.'s assistant was
in the act of re aching others from the v. indow for Iris
irispection, he contrived to purloin two valuable watches,
and, pretending to see a friend pass the door that instant;
made off with them. He Wall instantly pursued, but
without effect. •
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In the Criminal Court at Wexford, on Tuesday week,
the gravity of the spectators was disturbed by a curious
expression used by a culprit, who, on being sentenced
to seven years transportat tin, audaciously exclaimed to
the Judge (JOHNSON)—" Wen, my Lord, when I come
beck I shall bring yon a monkey to scraich your wig!"
The yearly accounts of the Etat India Revenue have
been printed, by order of the House of Commons. The
accounts are only made op for the year ended April 30,
1823; but the estimate, which may betaken as pretty
nearly correct, vs made up for the year ended April SO,
1824. 'ln this last period only a very small part of the
expense. of the 13arme,e war, which beg-in in February,
1.824, can be incloe,ed ; byt it will be seen that the Re-
venue is not in a state to r oder any increase at charge
'desirable, The net surplus Revenue in India was—
/n*1112041 . • . . .C 1,47 1,936
1017.22 . • 3,946;19
IEII2-23' • . f1,v?5,541
mnd in the?) ear which comprerrenol two months of tin
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