Star.
London, England, 1807-06-17 00:00:00

cirr BUSINESS.

Yedetday a Court of Aldermen was held at Guild-
hall, at which the Lord Mayor prefided, fourteen
Aldermen, the Recorders Sheriffs, and other City Of-
ficers being prefent.
The price of bread was ordered to be continued
at t ad. the quatterd loaf of wheaten, and toad.
houfehold: •
The Lord Miyor informed the Court, that Sa-
muel Birch, Efq. had been duly elated Alderman of
the Ward of Candlewick, in the room of John Peter
Hankey, El* Mr. Birch being fent for, immediately
appeared in Court, and being introduced by the De-
puty and Common Council of the Ward, took and
lubfcribed the ufual oaths, and took his feat among
the Aldermen.
A dividend of 21. per cent. due on the gth of July
next, was ordered to be paid.
Meffrs. Benjamin Spencer, George Sloat, Daniel
°pie, David Wilton, Wm. Chapman, Thomas
Blacknone, Thomas Stoat, and Wm: Loft, were re-
elated Rulers of the Watermen's Company, and
John Hamer, George Tattoo, and Francis Theodore
Hay, were re-defied Rulers of the Lightermen's
Company for the year entoing. Mefirs. Harrifon,
Helme, Yates, and Johnflone were re-eleded Beadles
of the Court of Requells for the year coining.
The Court broke up at four o'clock, and proceed.
ed to the Manfion Houfe to dinner with the Lord
Mayor.

SrLITHWARK ELECTION Ditimaa.--Yefterliy the
24,11 Annivcrfary of Mr. H RIMY THORNTON'S firft
Eleflion was held at Mr.Towassan's, the Horns, at

Kennington; Cotnntl GAISTKELL in the Chair.
When the cloth was removed, the favout ite Canon,
Non Aoki,
_Dwaine, was mnfi admirably Tung by

DIGNUM, LIETIp TAYLORp &C•

Mr. THolaros, on his health being drank, ad-
verted to the lownefs of his numbers on the poll this
time. compared with former occafions; he made
fome very throng rem-Atka on the fenfelefs clamour
that had been raifed ag4intl him, which he refuted
as he went on.

The health of Sir Thomas Turton, the Lord
Lieutenant of the County, and the High Sheriff,
were then drank, to each of which Come excellent

tongs and glees were added.

Atter the health of the Members for the County
of Surrey. S. Thoravn and G. Sumner, Efqrs. was
drank, Mr. S. Thornton rule to return thanks fur
himfelf and his colleagues; and his fentiments were
heard with loud and repeated acclamations.

SOLT TH Lowry-or WATER WORM—The opening
of there Works, in Kennington•lane, took place yet.
terday, at one o'clock, agreeable to public advertife-
ment. A great concouife of Nobility and Gentry
attended, to witnefs the :voi king of the engine, for
conveying the water to the furroundiog neighbour-
hood. By two o'cl,,ck, a great number of Ladies
and Gentlemen, of the fit diaineion, were prefent
on the ground. The Royal Standard was hoilled
on the top of the Engine 11,,ufe ; and the band of
the Lambeth Volunteers was Itationed on the gallery
of the building, and played feveral loyal airs. By
three o'clock, neatly five thoufand people had affem-
bled. _ _ _ _

After the numerous vifitors had gratified their cu•
riofity, and taken refrefirments, they repaired to the
Lawn, when dancing commenced, accompanied by 1
the band of the Loyal Southwark Volunteers. The'
dance was led off by Captain Nicirrog, of the fame
Regiment, with Mils MILLS, to the favou:ite tune of
" Earl Moira's Welcome to Sew' Ind," which was
followed by " Drops of Brandy," and feveral other
favourite dances, and concluded with " Water part.
ed from the Sea," atter which .the company repaired
to the Pilgrim Tavern, where fuccefs was drank to
the opening of the water works.
Drury Lane Theatre doled for the feafun Jan night,
when the ufual thanks were returned.

A compofer of murk in the City lately intimat-
ed to a ftiend his intention of becoming wine met-
chant; at the fame time (*tidying, that he did not
exaftly know how to reconcile the pratftice of two
occupations fo diffitnilar as his,prefent one, and that
which he purpofed to unite with it. " Poll I (ex•
claimed his witty ftiend) I'll loon obviate that eta
culty tot you, put lip a large board, with thefe words
on it :—" Mufic imported, and wine compfed by —."
CHRIST'S'S recent Sale of Pifluies, in Pall Mall,
attratted all the Cognofeenti in town. Among the
molt coufpictious were, Lords As H11..a1l H•l4, GROS-
SSW.", and RADSTOCK; Sir FRANCIS BARING, Marra.
ANGERSTAIS, HOPS, DUNC•N, MILLS, I,LIGH,,BCC.
—CHRISTI' difplayed a perk° knowledge of the titre
Atli, and was extremely eloquent in bringing the va
rictus beauties t.f the Pale forward upon the canvas ;
!he prices were of cootie high—a Correggio fold (or
between a and 3000 guineas ;and the Woman taken in
Adultery, by ltenthrandt, was bought in by a Mr.
k.:Ltrr .ItD at sow guineas; 4oco had been previonfly
offered, and it was expelled that this chef d'oeuvre
would produce fix. The Auelioneer's hammer went
-lowa to the tune of Seventeen Thoufand Guineas.