Star.
London, England, 1828-03-14 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL

The LORD MAYOR held a Court of Common tomsci
'yesterday, for the purpose of receiving a report holm!),
'Coal and Corn Committee, for an application to Path&
ment for leave to bring in a Bill for amending theCou
Act of the 47th Geo. 111. as relates to the System of lan4
coal metage.
A Petition from Mr. Tennant, of 'Stocktor,upoi,
Tees, complaining of an increase in the price of cosh
by reason of a limitation in the supply of that snick
from the ports of Newcastle and Sunderland, and.pray.
ing to be examined on oath, in respect thereof, was pry.
'seated and referred to the Coal and Corn Committee for
examination.
The LORD MAYOR laid 'before the Court a letterfrorn
the Comptroller, expressing his tlranks for the recent
appointment of Mr. Hookey to be his Deputy, which
was read, and ordered to be entered upon the Journal.
A Petition 'front Mr. Hart, respecting being allowed
a lease of some ground in Bloomfield- stteet, upon which
lie had erected a house and other buildings, was re•
ferred to the Committee of City Lands, to examine and
report.
The Report of the Coil and Corn Committee was
then delivered in and read, when a long dfloussion took
place•upon a Motion to agree with +the Report; and an
Amendment for adjourning ,the consideration, and for
the same being previously printed, which latter was
agreed to by a considerable majority.
The Court agreed with a Report 'from the London
Workhouse Committee, on consPering a Memorial
from the Guardian. Society, fur tiering for the use of
the Workhouse, which they were unable to comply with,

Last night, about nine o'clock, as a Bow-street patrol
was passing the French Theatre, he observed a tall
young man extract a silk handkerchief from the pocket
of a Gentleman. He immediately seized and took kit*
to the watch house, when, on searching bim, four silt
handkerchiefs were found, which, no doubt, he had jgs
t
Yesterday afternoon a fire broke nut in a little barbell
shop in Old street, which for a time burnt with great
fury ; but, by the timely arrival of the engines, it we►
extinguished without doing any other damage than de.
stroying the house it first broke nut in.
Early on Wednesday morning some thieves broke
into the premises of Mr. Pearson, in High-street, Whitt-
chapel, and carried off 70 gold and silver watches, and
jewellery, of the value of nearly .5001. The entrance
was effected by cutting a piece out of the kitchen door

in the rear.
Yesterday afternoon a cow, which appeared to have
been overdriven, paid an unwelcome visit to a glazier's
shop, a few doors from the Olympic Theatre, Wych-
street, Strand, and while making a congee to those
present, unfortunately upset and broke a valuable crate
of glass. The timid animal, finding her reception not
of an hospitable nature, turned and twisted her head to
the great alarm of the inmates of the house, and the de-
molition of numerous squares of glass. She was got
out with considerable difficulty, and proceeded towards
Clare-market, knocking down a young man in her pro.
gress, 'and followed by a number of urchins, who took
delight in worrying the poor animal.
THE DISADVANTAGES OF A LONG SERMONO.—A
preacher had divided his sermon into thirty two sec.
tions. One of his auditory rose immediately, who,
being asked whither he was going, said, " To fetch my
night-cap, for, I foresee, we shall pass the night here:
In effect, the preacher, having lost the thread of his
subdivisions, could never reach the end of his sermon.
The whole auditory, losing patience, and •seeing the
night approach, filed off, one after the other. The
preacher, who was short-sighted, did not perceive this
desertion, and continued to gesticulate in the pulpit;
when a little singing boy, who remained alone, cried
to him, " Sir, here are the keys of the church ; when
you have done, be so good as to lock the gateP—
Liverpool Albion.
Thursday, as a man named Kear, his wife, and daugh-
ter, about eleven years of age, were proceeding down
the Avon, near Pershore, in a large boat, it was uofor-
tunately upset, in consequence of getting entangled with
a mooring chain near the Weirs. Although he had
time to assist in pushing his wife towards the bank, by
which means she was saved, the poor fellow and his
daughter we=e drowned. It is a remarkable fact, that
Lis eldest daughter was drowned at the same place about
two months stnce.—Cheltenhane Chronicle.
Extract of a letter dated Matanzas, January 50, to
the Editor of tl e .‘etv York Daily Advertiser—" Tire
United States ship Erie is at this place. She left Pea-
:acola in great haste on t' e 10th inst. for Key West,
having heard that a slave ship had run on shore there.
On her re iching that port, on the 21st, it proved that the
slaver had teen closely pursued by an English sloop at
war, and finding she had no other resource, ran fur 11. e
Florida reef. She had 700 slaves on board and a tarp
quantity of gold dust and ivory. All the slaves, with rte
gold dust, ,A ere savel The e. eck: rs brought them to de
key, and delivered them to t' e collector, who basing tai
way to secure them, allowed them to rove around the
i.land. On the night of the 2Ath, the Captain of the :lave
ship t. ok 400 of aem, and all tris gold dust, on board
vessel that was lying there, and sailed for Havannah.
He arrived safely the follovairg morning, and that day
put his slaves in market, and sold them. The rem,iniro:
300 are to be se,:t for. They are men, woman, and
children; some families consisting of father, mother,
brothers, and sisters, entirely naked, with tire excepting
of a small piece of blanket tied round their waist. They
hoe the appearance of wild men. When you approach
they walk off as if afraid ; but no person can converse
with them, net being acquainted with their language.—
The island is a ',effect batten of white sanst.''...-I‘CS
Jsolk Paper.