Star.
London, England, 1809-11-04 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

At a meeting of the Court of Common Council,
esterday, the proceedings of the last Court having
teen read, the RECORDER read to the Court his Ma-
jesty's most gracious Answer to their Address of
Congratulation, which was ordered to be entered on
the Journals of the City.
Mr. Jacks then called the attention of the Court to
2n Advertisement that appeared in the Papers of
'Thursday, purporting to be an acknoxledgement on
the part of the Society for the Discharge or Relief of
Persons imprisoned for Small Debts, of the Receipt
of a benefaction of 81000 from his Majesty's private
purse on the 25th of October, for the relief of persons
imprisoned for small debts in England and Wales.
He wished to take the earliest opportunity of submit-
ting to the Court the propriety of their making some
public acknowledgement of his Majesty's gracious
condescension in following the example of that Court
by so magnificent a donation. The gentleman then
moved a Resolution to this effect, and expressive of
ti,cir sense of this additional instance of the Royal
munificence, so frequently exercised.
Mr. MILLER could not see the 'necessity of such a
motion, but would not oppose it. He did not think
that there should be such a parade about a benefac-
tion comparatively trifling. The King was known
to be very wealthy, and upon such an occasion, and
more especially in behalf of such a charity, he might
well spare the donation of 5t2.000: The sum, corn-
in; from the quarter it did, and to be applied as it
was intended to be, was nothing at all extraordinary,
and might have bren granted without any wonder-
ful exercise of the Royal munificeoce..An individual
(Sir Francis Burdett) gave one thousand: pounds to
the Middlesex Hospital, and yet it was' not thought
flecess..ry to commemorate that act of benevolence
with any public acknowledgement.
• The Resolution was then put,' and carried unani-
mously.
The Court was occupied for a considerable time
%Ton the Report of the Committee appointed to con-
slder the propriety of letting the ground in Moot--
fields on building leases to the Proprietors of the
London Institution. The Report of the Committee
was hostile to the project of building in Moor6elds ; I
but an Amendment was proposed granting the Lon-
don Institution the ground to buildon. This amend-
ment was opposed by
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Mr. S. D-10)19 first, on the ground that it was con-
trary to the charter by which they held their ground in
Moorfields, to build there ; and next, that that Court
was not so much interested in the support of the Lon-
don Institution. A raw lad from Yorkshire, with
no other education than reading and writing, and a
superficial knowledge of arithmetic, has come up to
London, and proved himself able to twine your man
of education, with all his classics, round his finger.—
tigevral laugh.)
After some further observations, the Amendment
vas agreed to.
Mr. GRIFFITHS MOIRHI—

Ibe Thanks of the Court to the Rev. Samuel Birch, the
I lord Mayor's Chaplain, for his excellent Sermon before the
enrt on the 45th ult. and that he be requested to print the same
and send a copy to every Member of the Court.
Ordered.

The LORD MAYOR laid before the Court letters re-
ceiicd from the Society for the Relief of Small Debts,
aild the Philanthropic Society of Mile End, acknow-
kdoing the receipt of the benefactions of the Court,
Nth:6 was also ordered to be entered on the Journals;
and a letter was read from the Prisoners confined in
tle Giltspur-street Compter, returning their ac-
Lowledgcments for the Subscription of the Corpo-
ration.

Mr. JOHN Anemic of the Ward of Lime-street was
2ppointed a Governor of St. Thomas's Hospital, in
the mum of Mr. Aldin, deceased.