Star.
London, England, 1801-04-03 00:00:00

cnT BUSINESS.

Yeaerdsy a Court of Common Council was
held at Guilaall, at which Were prefent the Lord
Mayor, Mr. Reccrdtr, Mr. Common Serjeaut,
fix Aldermen, and upwards of 160 Commoners.
The proceedings of the laR Court being read
and confirmed, .

Mr. Alderman Curris prefented a petition from
the Whartingers, Lightermen, and others, refl.
dent in the City of London and Borough of South-
wark, and interefied in the Navigation of the River
Thames ; which, after being read, was ordered to
lie on the table.

Mr. WADD laid belDre the Court a Report from
the Thames Navigation Committee, on re-con-
fidering their Reports relpeel:ng the Croydon and
Grand Surry Canals, and the Iron Railway, (Eat-
ing, they had no cattle to deviate from their opi-
nion, and referred the Court to their original Re-
ports.

The Report of the fame Committee on the Pe-
tition of the Subfcribers to the Croydon Canal was
read, requefting permiflion to communicate with
the River Thames, on paying an acknowledge-
ment annually for the lots the tolls might fuftain.
A motion having. been made to agree with the
prayer of their Petition,
Mr. WAITHMAN moved an amendment, that all
the words after " That," be lett out, and the fol-
lowing fubftituted, viz.
" This report be referred back to the fidd Com-
mittee to reconfider ; and that they he infiruded to
confider how far the propofed Canal would he in-
jur!otts to perfons concerned in the Trade and the
Navigation of the River Thames, and report their
opinion to the next court.
Mr. Deputy GOODEEH ERE feconded the amend-
ment, and a debate of confider:tide length took
place ; on the queflion being put, die motion, as
amended, was twgativcd. It was then moved
that the Ser.l of the City be affixed to the Bill, and
was agreed to.
Two Reports of the fame Committee of the
Subfcribers to the Surry Canal and Iron Railway
Company, were read ; and it was alit agreed and
ordered, that the City's Seal Ihould be affixed o
thefe Bills.

The inhabitants of the Ward of Tower prefented
a Petition by Alderman Curtis, praying that part
of Lower Thames-fireet, oppofite the Cullom-
houfe, might be widened ; which was referred to
the Committee for Letting the City Lands to ex-
amine and report to the next Court.
The Coal and Corn Committee reported on the
Bill pending in the Houfe of Commons for regu-
lating the Coal Trade, was read, and referred
back to the &id Committee to take inch Ileps as
they fhotild be advifed to invell the power therein
mentioned in the Court of Aldermen.

The City's Reprefentatives in Parliament were
inflruEted to fupport the alteration to be made in
the faid bill. _ _

The fame Committee reported on the Petition
of the Deputy Corn Meters refpecqing an increafe
of one per.ny per ha on all grain, which the Court
agreed to, and referred it back to the Committee
to carry it into execution.
Mr. Jamas EN sot; moved, That it be an ;dime-
lion to the fame Committee to lay before the pub-
lic, in the newfpapers, a weekly account of all
Corn imported in the Port of London, which was
unanimoufly agreed to.
Mr. Remembrancer laid before the Court a Bill
pending in the Houfe of Commons, for building a
Pier at Sheernefs, which after being read.was re•
ferred to the Thames Navigation Committee, to
confider and report their opinion thereon to the
next Court.

The Bridgemafters or Wardens of London.
bridge laid before the Court, the Receipts, Dif-
burfiments and Revenue of the Bridge-houfe
Eftates, from Chriltmas, 1799, to Chriamas, I Roo,
which after being read was ordered to lie on the
Table.

The Court broke up at half paft three o'clock.

A Prayer of Thankfgiving has been offered up
in all the Churches in the Hanoverian Dominions
on account of the Knto's recovery.
Mr. VADISITTALT is not arrived in London,
from Denmark, as has been reported.
Lord WYCOMBR palled through Turin about
the middle oflaft month, on his way from Florence
to Paris, with a French palrport.
In obedience to a requifition from the War-
Office, the out-penfioners of Chelfea hofpital, in
the counties of York, Derby, and Nottingham,
ambled at Sheffield on Monday and Tuefday
left ; when they were examined, and a great num-
ber (elated for garrifon duty.
Yefterday the Light Horfe Volunteers had a
general mufter, previous to the commencement
of their Field-days for the feafon.
General MOREAU and his wife are gone to vifit
the famous falt-pits in the Bifhopric of Saltrburgh,
which, when illuminated, prefent the appearance
of a palace of diamonds. Mousy has already
ken this fpeitacle, hitherto referred only for
crowned heads. It is again to be illuminated for
the gratification of Madame MOREAU.
The Ruffian troops that were prifoneis in France
are not to return home, as was intended, but are
to be encamped with a large body of French near
Dunkirk. General Moasau is to have the com-
mand of all the troops that are to be affembled on
the line of coaft from Havre to Oftend.
The Lords Lieutenant of Devon and Somerfet
went down poll, in order to arrange matters with
the Magiftrates, for the reftoration of order in
thole counties.

Government have tent down Mr. CONANT, one
of the Police Magiftrates, into York!hire, in or•
der to 1401 the juftices of that county in taking
the necefrary evidence againft the principal rioters
of that county.
At the Corn Exchange on Wednefilay, Whcat
was not dearer, and fine Flour met little or no
alteration.
ENGLISH STATS LOTTSTRV.—Twentyeighth
Day.—No. 84°6, a prize of 2.cool.—Nos. 5 r,425,
30,214, prizes of gool—Nos. 1,600, 28,121,
30451, Pte' ofiool.—No. 47,26 th a prise of sol.

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE

MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind N. E.

/tilt ME,
✓ Hamlin rgh , March .7,
I Dublin, March 29,
• Donaghadon, March
Watcrfuril, March 29,
• Jerfcl•, March 31,
• Guernlcy, Aptil 1,

FALMOUTH, MARCII 3t.

nut,

Arrived the (hip Trelawny Planter, Capt. —,
from Plymouth, for Surinam ; and the American
flip /Wive, Capt. M.Douotii.t., from London,
for Philadelphia ; and failed again this evening.

Pared this Port this day the outward-bound
Lifbon and Mediterranean fleets, under convoy of
the St. FIOR &NZ° and 3ANTA MAtoaterrrafrigates.
—Sailed the SURPRIZE fchooner, Capt. Ros-
IC URGE, to join the above fleet, for Litbon.—YeC.
terday failed the American !hip Katy, Captain
PH /LL! Fs, for New York, and a fleet of velrels
from Yarmouth, with grain, for Liverpool.—On
Sunday ha arrived the American brig Lucy Ann,
Capt. IticHALDSON, from Alexandria, with boa)
barrels of flour, to difcharge at this port.-.-Wind
freth to the Eallward.