Star.
London, England, 1829-03-13 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

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The LORD ►Maio* held a Court of Common Council
yesterday tor general busint,s. Alter the proc edings
of the la ,t Court had been read, his Lordship laid he.:
fore the Coot t the following letter from Mr. Secretary
Pan, which was read and ordered to be entered on
the Jeltrnals—

" Whitehall, March 5,1129.
" My Loan—l have derived the utmost satisfaction from the
Resolution of the COMMON Council of the City of Lando% cons.
municated to me by your Lordship.
" It is must gratifying to me to learn that a body se distinguished
for its intelligence and independence had done ample and imme-
diate justice to the motives by which I have been influessced in the
execution of a great public trust, under circumstances of no ordinary
diflicuky. The' Freedom of the City of London is in itself, and at
all times,. great distinction and a high reward for public service.—
Rut it is conferred upon me in a manner and under circumstanced
which give it a peculiar value'. It is the expression of a generous
confidence that I would not have been a party to the measures which
I have advised, in cencurrence with the Duke of lVellington, and
the other Ministers of the Crown. unless I had believed them to ha
essential to the welfare of the empire. and conducive to the true in.
retests of thou establishments in Church and State, which ever
have been, and ever will be, the object of my special concern.
" I shall receive this matt of esteem from the first City of the
world. with every sentiment of gratitude and pride.
" I may be permitted to assure your Lordship, that the kind
manner in which you have communicated to me the resolution of
the Common Council, and have intimated to me that it is in Entire
accordance with your own sentiments, enhances in a high degree
the sati►feetion which I have derived (rum it.

" I have the honour to be. my Lord,
" Your moat obedient and taithfu. Servant. •
a RI/incur PBEIse

The Right Hao. the Lord Mayor."
A Resotutton of 'lank. hoot ti e Llntion Epise
Floating Cllutch Society, for the Bona tais“il 11)41. vg.ja
toed and ~rdere.: to be eines ed on the J ,:r; al .
The Chamberlain was directed to give the proper uolices for the
discharge of seventy-seven bond., the retitaiii.ler of the ont,isiol..
ing debt fur the New Coal ‘tarkit, ender the provisions. ot 'the
Act of Parliament for establishing that Alarket.
A Petition from the Coal Factors anJ Mayer% in respect of the
oeces.ity of someojteratlone being made in the above Act, so as
to ret:der it more suitable to the present state of the Coal Tr-de,
was presented and referred to a Special Committee. •
Mr. 'ravioli- tetuught forward a Motion on the subject of Li.
cooing Victuallers, aJ, after some divassiost, 6n.ity withdrew it.

The exteenth a. nivers.ry of the London Orphan
Asylum was celebrated et the City of London Tavern line nigi.t,
when the Duke of Wea.cmoron presided at a public dinner. which
was attended by about ISO Gentlemen. After the braids of the
Kum, the Boyd Family. the Navy, the Army, had been drank
with great applause, the subjects of the charity, about 250 orphins,
were introduced. whose cheerful, neat. and healthful appearance
c died forth the strongest expressions of approbation. The Secre-
tary (the Rev. Aeosew Reno) announced a subscription from the
Noble Chairman of 50 guineas On the health of the President and
Officers having been drank, Lord Ca/tummies addressed the Assem-
bly, and bore testimony to the admirable arrangement and excel-
lent conduct by which the Institution had been hrottaht to its
present state of prosperity and usefulness, and which he ascribed
solely to the activity and devutedness of those on whom its actual'
management devolved. On the health of the Alentber of Parilm
ment for the county of Middlesex having been drank, Mr. tiVes
returned thanks, end expressed his readiness to suppori every
charitable institution which might be established in the county.
A list of contributions to a large extent was then teed.
The Duke of Wei Littoron's health was received with immense
cheering. and on retutuing thanks, the Noble Chairman mated
that he felt more than c,ininion interest in the Charity, as the pe-
culiar engagrnwilt, of his life had. he was ennsciout; led lb Many
of those misfortunes to provide a remedy for volsocisthia
was estabibili-d'.' The amount of the subscAptions wah aisnomiced
from the Chair to be nearly 1,800/.
DINGS 102 Till LATI Puns --Yeste.r.flij a itand
dirge was performed at the Roman Ca•bolie Chapel in Moorhalds,
on the occasion of the decease of Leo XI!. the late Pi•pe,*.itial was
attended by a great number of distinguished person., includinc the
French. the Spani.h, Brazilian, and Neapolitan Ambassadors.
Lord Raateticosi Lady Rea.assoactoon, and many of the Catholic
Nubility and Gentry. The Chapel was hung with black cloth,
and In the centre, wider a lefty canopy, surmounted by plumes of
lilack•fsatisera, was erected a bier, on which was placed a golden
mitre and keys. ItiMutchensis with the arms of the Paps* Ste,
were on the pail. which covered she van, and in earions.parts of.
the Chapel. The service was performed by three Bishops, assisted
by mmt_of tbs,Loodott Clergy, who having chanted various hymns
and prayers amend. the, bier, proteaded to the high altar to tele.
brats the mass; Odin this pan of she service a chalice was Vied
which had beetspEetepted to the Chapel by the late Fond"; a very
splendid cup of misalvskold. enriched with jewels, and said to be
worth 1.000 guineas. The mass and requiem were accompanied
by hir. Jra Jayne upon the organ recently built in the Chapel,smi
stated to be the lariat 4i Malan&
The duty on Foreign Wheat is advanced to 6s. Bd.
per quarter, and nest week it is probable it frill be raised 4s. more.
The blowing are the Aggregate Averages--
Imperial Weekly Average.
Wheat. Barley. I Oats. Rye. Beans. I Peas.
his es* 315 See lid I ld 134 s ld I 3So 5d
Aggregate Virago of the Si: Weeks, which regulates. Duty.
71s 10d I 33s id I Itits lid I 31Is lid I 33, Id 136. 54
Duty on Foreign Cont.
se sd ilts 44 113 s 1101 Ills Od j 16s 9d ll* it
CORN.RXCHANGE, MARK-LANE. )hoes[ 13t•
Having many buyers at market this morning, the Wheat Trade
was very brisk, and as the present appearance of the Asmeagewshow
a further rise in the duty on Foreign Wheat, the hews dainnoded
higher prices than on last Monday, and the sales made were at that
day's prices. Malting Barley was Is. per quarter deans. Oats
fully supportd Monday's currency. •
LIPOLTATIONS seer 111011 DAT. . ••
Wheat, English (qrs.) 700 Fureign .
Irish Oats, Ibiglisb ' title°
Foreign 7,300 Irish • 5,760
Barley, English 4,000 n Forel. ••••••••••
Irish -- Flour (sacks) . SOSO
SMITHFIELD MARKET, •Manise 15. •
• CATII.II AT INIAILS" •
Beast! 401 I Sheep 5,190 I Ples4oo I Calves 13/
Beef . . es Od to 4s id Veal • • ee Wto Is 44
Mutton . 4s dd de Id I Peek •. • fix Gs
Hay per load, Ell Si. Si elket. Clover sea Os. le (10,0
. Straw 41 10s. so 41 16% . • • •