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London, England, 1831-04-01 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL

Yesterday the Lord Mayor held a Court of Ct.mmon Council at
Guildhall, in consequence of arequisition which he had received, signed
by many respectable Members, " for the purpose of taking into con.
sideration the best means of testifying the approbation of the Court to
Lord John Russell, for the able manner in which be introduced the bill
for a reform in the representation of the people in the Commons House
of Parliament, and for his constant and persevering exertions in the
same cause."

The Thames Navigation Committee presented a Report respecting
sundry applications to parliament, which was agreed to, and the
Court refined it to the said Committee to make a Return of the names
of such members of the Court as have been Directors of the West In-
dia Docks, with the periods in which they have been appointed ; and
whether they have received any and what emoluments in respect
thereof, or in consequence of their being Directors of the West India
Docks.

Mr. Alderman Copeland laid before the Court an account he had re.
ceived from P. W. Crowther, Esq. Secondary of the Poultry Compter,
of monies levied under Sessions process, from Michaelmas 1828 to Mi.
ehaelmas 1829; and also the Secandary's Annual Account of Ancient
Fees and Disbursements for the same time, during the Shrievalty of F.
Booth, Esq. and W. T. Copeland, Rsq. which were referred to the Se-
condary's Committee, who were also directed to consider and report, if
the Secondary has any and what right, to receive monies belonging to
the Sheriffs, and to make any deductions therefrom.
A petition was presented from Mr. William Wright, in relation to a
plan proposed by him for obtaining a supply of water, filtered from the
Thames, and praying to be allowed an opportunity of explaining the
same, which was referred to the Thames Navigation Committee.
The committee, in relation to officers and clerks employed by the
corporation, presented reports respecting the offices of Comptroller of
the Chamber abd Clerk of the Chamber, the consideration whereof was
adjourned, and they were respectively ordered to be printed, and copies
sent to every member.
The Lord Mayor then laid before the Court the requisition above
referred to, which was read.

And sundry resolutions, expremting the thanks of the Court to Lord
John Russell, for the manner in which be introduced and supported the
measure of 'dorm, and for granting him the Freedom of the City in a
gold box, haying been moved by Mr. Alderman Venable', seconded by
Mr. Alderman Walthman, and supported by several other Members,
were agreed to by the Court, and ordered to be advertised.
The Lord Mayor stated, that be should convene another Court on
the 14th of April next, for the election of Comptroller and Clerk of the
Chamber.

The Court agreed with a Report from the Secondaries' Committee,
on the Memorial of the Sheriffs, in relation to the recent appointment
of Mr. James u Secondary, and directed that an extract therefrom
should be laid before the Court of Aldermen, with a request that they
will direct at what place the business of the respective Secondaries shall
be transacted for the future.

The Court also agreed with a Report from the same Committee for
extending the power and practice of the Sheriffs' Court, and for making
an applies ion to Parliament for that purpose, and refcrrLd it back to
the Committee to proceed accordingly.

I tt ELAND.

LIMERICK, MARCH 28.—N0 truth in a report which has been
since morning very generally credited, that an Officer of the 4th
Dragoon Guards was yerterday shot by banditti near Scuff. The
statement is supposed to have arisen front an affray at Fekel, between
Seariffand Tullo, where a vast assemblage of countrymen, who it is re-
ported were about to turn up ground, were met by a party of police, two of
whom fired, and wounded one than in 'bestir' and another in the thigh. The
mass of persons then rushed on the police, who fled to their barrack
at Fete!, which was speedily demolished, and it is believed its in-
mates would have been destroyed, but for the exhortations of the priest
( Mr. M'Ancerney) who fortunately arrived at the instant., and saved
them. A man named Glecson, who resided at Knockane, two miles
from Newmarket, county of Clare, last Thursday night received seven
balls through his head. A gentleman of this place, about an hour
since, asked a person of that neighbourhood how the people could com-
mit so atrocious a murder, to which the other replied, It was better
murder hint, than he should bang 53 or 60 that he.had upon his
—Ten thousand acres of lard is stated to have been turned
up very tecently in the county of Clue and towards Galway, of
which a considerable quantity belongs to Mr. Butler, of Borahooe,
whose extensive stock of cattle are starving ott a small piece of land ad-1
joining his house. Notices have been posted that no land so treated li
shall be laid down, and Dr. M'Mahon, the Catholic Bishop of M-
inim, has been ordered by 'Terry Alt' not to again exhort from the
altar. The destruction of the credit of the gentry, ote. of Clare is
amongst the consequences of the deplorable state of the country. A
gentleman who just now offered the acceptances of some highly respect.
able persons in payment of his bill, was told that a guinea would not
be given on them all, as no Clare man's life was deemed worth day',
purchase.
NEwAOU, Monday Evening.
A warjeant of the army is stated to have been killed in a disturbance
Iln Clare."

A bill has just been brought into the House of Lords to
dissolve the marriage of G. H. Calcraft, Esq.
SIR CHARLES WETHERELL'S LAST.—" So the Lord
Chancellor sits to-morrow, I hear," said a noble lord this
morning to the member for Borougbbridge. " Yes," re-
plied the latter, " and he will be the first judge that has sat
on Good Friday since Pontius Pilate." This is an old joke :
it was said by Mingay of Lord Kenyon, who either sat, or
wanted to sit, on Good Friday, on some urgent occasion.