Star.
London, England, 1825-05-12 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN:

Tuesday a Conn of Aldermen was held at Guildh)lt.
The Cburt unanimously voted thanks to the Bishef;
of Gloucester and the Rev. M. M. Preston, for their ex"
cellent sermons preached at Christ Church, Newgate;
street, on Easter Monday and Tuesday.
The Inquest of the Wards of Coleman-street anti
Cripplegate-within attended with presentments of sun-:
dry ruinous premises in those Wards, upon which the
Court directed the City Sllicitor to put the Act of
Parliament into execution, and to board up the pre-
mises from the public streets in the City.
The Chamberlain reported the state of the Orphans
Fund for the last quarter, and the Court directed the
discharge of 13,5001. of the debt.
The first Courts of Conservancy for the counties a'
Essex and Kent were appointed to he held at Stratford
and Greenwich on the 17th, and for Surrey and Mid-
dlesex on the 23d of June next. The dues for Billings-
gate Market were appointed the same as last year The
first Court in June was appointed for the election of
Rulers of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen,
and al .° of Beadles of the Court of Reque.ts. •
Precepts to the several Livery Companies for a Corn.
mon Hall o.t Midsummer Day, for the election of She-
riffs, Chamberlain, and other officers, annually chosen
on that day, were directed to be issued; as were the
usual orders for keepi,ig the hustings cl?ar on election
days. Nlr. John Bleaden arid Mr. M. Gibbs were ad-
mitted and sworn Corn-meters in trust ftr the City, for
four years.
A Petition from the Greenwich vritermen, complaining of the
preVent mode of navigating steam-vessels on the river, was read,
and referred to a Committee to investigate it.
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LORD BYRON'S OPINION OF NIECHANIC3 INSTITU-
TIONS.—( Prow the Mechanics Magazine).,- The fol-
lowing remarks of Lord BynoN, %bleb we eittract from
an interesting work which has just made its appearance, •
entitled The .1 ant Days of Lord Byron, by Major
PARRY, ate strikingly corroborative of certain opinion
which we have ourselves repeatedly expressed on the
subject. His Llrdship, indeed, would have gone fat-
' ther than we were disposed; he world have confined
the management of the Mechanics' Institution to me-
chanics entirely, while we were willing that one-third
of the managers should be selected from other classes.
It must be confessed, however, that all the experience
which we have yet had of this joint sort of manage-
ment, is in favour of Lord BYRON'S opioion:
•
" After my acquaintance with Lord Byron, he took a great in-
terest in all that cono•rned the welfare of the working classes, and
particularly of the artisan. • I have lately read,' he said, on one
occasion, ' of an institution recently establhhed in London, for the
instruction of mechaolcs. I highly approve of this, and intend to.
subscribe ,C5O to it; but I shall accompany the order for the
money with a letter, giving my opinion on the subject. lam al-
ways apprehensive schemes of this description ate insended.to dupe
peoplerand unless all the offices in such an institution. ate filled•
with real practical mechanic., the working classes wilt anon find
themselves deceived. If they permit any but mechanics to have-
, the direction of their affairs, they will only become the took dam,!
others : the real working man will soon be ousted, and his 111111111:,.-
lamming pretended friend, will take possession, and reap all the
benefits. It gives me pleasure to think what a mass of natural in-
tellect this will call into action : 'if the plan succeed, and I-firmly
hope it may, the ancient aristocracy of England will be secure for
ages to come. The most useful and numerous body of people in
the nation will then judge for thenselves, and when properly la-
formed, will judge correctly..' • •
Manta Iseieweanea.—Quantity of copper ore sold at Cam-
borne, May 5, 2861 tons--average produce 71; quantity of fine
capper, VIO tons; &Mona of sale, £58,551 18s. average standard,
£125 17s.

BIRTHS
Tuesday se'nnlght, in Ruuell.squate, Mrs. *Ale. of a son.
Wednesday sennight, at Walton Park, -Mrs. Maio/ Campbell,
of a daughter.
The toth of August last, at the Gaverumaret House, near Para.
matte, New South Wales, the Lady of lib Excellency Maks:-
General Sir 'Thomas Brisbane llakdougall, of a son.

MARRIED.:
On Tuesday, the lOth inst. at Middleuin Tyas, in the • county of
York, Major Healey, of the North York Light Infantry Regiment
of :Militia, to Miss Hartley, of Middleteli Lodge, in the North
Riding of Yorkshire.
April 28, at Canspbekon Capt. James Conde Crawford, R.N.
to Miss Helen Campbell, third daughter of the late Johlt Camp-
bell, Esq. of Eildalloig, Argyllshire. •
April 29, at Raenudr House, Wen. Gordon, Eat. Lieutenant-
:Cqlonel of 'The Aberdeenshire Local Militia, to Ann, daughtvr of
ithe late Alexander Brebner, Esq. of Lairney.

DIED.
April 23, at Brownhills, in the pariah of Beitb, of typhus revery
James Gilmour, aged 20; and on the 23th, 'his brother, Mr. Jahn ,
Gilmour, of Bilowahills,' aged 52.
May 4, Mr. John Williams, Late Dock.rnaster of the Boyd Ca-
nal;, Dublin.
, April 23, aear-Sfonliard, where he was bora, M. Pierce Le
Orrc Chevalier de &iron, brother of the illustrious naturalist, is
the tilt year of his age.
Nay 5, Pousenby Mathews, Bee. Captain in the 47th Regt.
May 5, at Balmaciellan Manse, Major &unuel Brown.
May 5, Lady Lade, wife of Sir John Lade, Bart. of the Hklie,
ifghare.
Mt. Jain &coven, attorney, at Granitcheld, county of Dublin.
April 12, in Pub, Elisabeth, daughter of the
,bte W. Artnit,
Es q. Dublin: •
Nov, 13, ilia weeks after joining Isis regiment, at %iota, I. the
Gurnee, Visign Henry Sewn K. Christopher, ad Gressalliar
giment, N. L
At her house, Penbedw, Flintsblre, Ws. :Ai., relict' of
Major Williams, many years M.P. for Flinuldree Wee. Weems
and her sister, Lady Cotton, were married on the awe slyvvrete
widows in the same year, and died in the sum week in de Ism
house.
Saturday se'nnight, aged 66, after a sheet Muss, ]dr. gelid
Pectin, of York, schoohnister. He had been 40 years master of
the bite Mrs. Dorothy Wilson's school at Feesbridge.
Tuesday se'nalght, the St. David steatn.paeket, eacurseveled by
Captain Gibson,. sailed for the Isle of Man. She had scarcely beet
out three boors, when Captain Gibson was 'chid with a fit of ape.
piny, which terminated • his existence previously W' thivessel ar-
riving in port..:

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