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London, England, 1830-12-22 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Monday a Court was held for the dispatch of business. It was nu•
merously attended.

The report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the subject
of the fining of the tickets of admission to Guildhall was brought:up,
and the Court came to a resolution that, Mr. &ales, Mr. Jaques, and
Mr. (*chart were, on account of the part they took in circulating spu-
rious tickets, henceforward ineligible as members of any committee
of the Corporation.

A long discussion took place upon the report on the subject of the
Gresham Lectures, in which it was contends& that the institution was
most grossly abused. This was the opinion of a large majority of the
Court, and the quad= of making the bequest of Sir Thos. Gresham
available to the public, incised of being a mere matter of jobbing, will
come forward soon in a decisive shape.

Mr. OLDHAM, who has long been endeavouring to reform the lec-
turing system, admitted by at to be so =full) neglected at the Royal
Exchange, made an admirable speech on the subject.

A good deel of dlacuaskei took place in the course of the day on
matters of no public hnportanee, except In so far as many of the
most influential members showed a strong determination to retrench
and economize, and Mr. Charles Pearson gave notice that he would,
if returned next day (St. Thomas's), move for an annual budget of the
civic expenditure.

WA CLAUDIUS STEPIIIIM HUNTS/ AND TIM LONDON
MILITIA.
Mr. CHAU.= PIAIIGN eared that he was meet amigos to draw
the attention if the Court to a most important subject, which geoid
upon the paper of business—an inquiry respecting the receipt and
expenditure of what was termed the Trophy Tax, in Wpm wring
from the pockets of the tidings of London, fee the potpies dap.
penis, diet contemptible bumbog, the shreds mod puha which
crosetituted the Loudon Militia. As. however his numb ovum
pose wouswhet heavily upon their Calestel Oki C. iL Mustee4) be
wee desirous this the palest colonel should be prowess mi. es dia.
aid trod written to him acciediagly. Sir
itisr In enogil film ( Mr. Pierson) that he was frothily Vo•
kilo& settles othe &tubed districts, (Hear, hear, sod mg
rehired him to a letter which he (Sir Claudius) bid whoa lithe

Mayor on the subject. That letter Ms Lordship would be good enough
to have read.
The LORD MaYon here produced the letter, which was read, as well
u the Town Clerk could get through it, amidst the roan of laughter of
the whole Court.

The following is a literal copy :
" Mortimer, near Reading,, Dec. 11.
"My Lord,-1 have received a letter from; Mr. Pearson stating his
intention to say something about the Royal London militia, and my-
self, as the Colonel. I am sorry I cannot be there. Amongst other
reasons the disturbed state of the counties of Hants and Berks, for both
d which I am an active magistrate (loud laughter,) and the alarming
fires that surround us, call for hourly are; and u London is in com-
parative peace laughter,) I prefer staying where I can do the most
public good. (Roan of hter.)
" I know Mr. Pearson is greatly mistaken in his views of the militia
and myself, and he may be led by mischievous people to make state-
ments which are altogether untrue. One he spoke tome about the other
day, that I received 1001 a year for paying the men. Now I never
paid a man in my life. (Excessive laughter.) There was 1001. a year
allowed me by the Lieutenantcy to find repairs, coal, candles, and the
pay of certain servants for the cared heed.quarters, and for the supply
of other matters, and I know of no other money whatever. When the
mischief is over hereabouts (luud laughter), and I am released from my
attendance at Winchester, whither I must go on Saturday next, having
fully committed 22 poor men for capital felonies (roars of laughter), 1
shall be happy to come to London and explain to a committee of the
Court all that I know on the subject. I must add that I have had, in
former times, much reason to respect that Court, and I ardently hope I
may have reason to regard it again.
"I am, with great respect and affection, (laughter),
Your Lordship's faithful humble servant,
" CLAUDIUS STEPHEN HUNTER."

When the letter had been read,
Mt. CHARLES PEARSON said it was impotaible, after such a state-
ment, for him to plus the consideration of the question in the absence
of the gallant Colonel, who, according to his own account of himself,
was so actively employed in the performance of his magisterial duties
in the disturbed districts. (Hear and laughter.) He (Mr. Pearson),
however, pledged himself that he would take the earliest opportunity,
after the re-sasembling of the court, to bring the whole matter forward,
when he would show that this London militia had been for many years
one of the moat barefaced jobs, by which, in fourteen years since the
peace, 15,0001 bad been taken from the citizens for no earthly purpose
but to sustain a piece of contemptible mockery, in which the gallant
colonel's folly was not the most prominent feature of the part he had
played in the business. (Hear.)
The Court adjourned at a late hour.