Star.
London, England, 1828-11-01 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

The Loma MAYOR held a Common Council yester•
day, which was very fully attended. After some moo
tine business had been gone through,
Mr. Jens, the Chairman of the New London Bridge Cam.
mktg., presented a Report from that Committee, narrating the
progress of their labours in the erection of the New Utidge,
with the present state of the same, the plan. proposed fee its
complation, end its approaches, with the actual and
espenditure ; and WWI, on their having comidered the
frees the Wards of ilridge and Billiargate against the maims
ef an arch over Thantes-street ; In which they recommended, after
a due and serious consideration of all the circumstances, and the
reports and evidence of the Regimens sad whet parties, that the
plan with the arch should be adopted, as being, in their opinion,
ham adapted to the relative altitude of the Bridge and the adjoin-
ing Illimansere suited to the cenvenhoce of the public at large—
ss. nundmias maelt less assuasive of property ; and they also
rerammaaled sass weds, abeald be elven, in compliance with the
&and% Orders at Paillament, of en applicatin to be made in tbe
seat Session, efsktradag as weU the proposed approach with as
whams ea arch ewer Tbsiese•streor.
Mr. Japes moved that she Report sad Appendixes should be

- Mr. Alderman %own nsweed that the whole a the evidence
taken bete* the Committee ANN he printed, which was seconded
by Mr. Alderman Got:urn and a lone discussion cussed between
Mr. PIWTIMII, Mr. DIZOII, Mir. Jun. Mr. BMUS 3111% GALLO.
way, Mr. Lore, Mr. Joust, and several other blembets ; and. ea
the question being put, the amendment was declared to be negatived.
A division was theteupon demanded, and the Rumbas appeared :
For the Amendment—The Lord Mayor, 4 Aldermen, 34 Caw
wooers, 2 Tellers. Total-43.

Against it-74 Commoners 2 Tellers. Total--76. Being a
Majority against the Ainembnetit of 33.
The Report and the Appendixes only were ordered lobe pointed.
Two Reports, front the Nightly Watch Committee, were agreed
to, and the Watch Act passed foe the ensuing year.
The Improvement Committee presented a Report of the mea-
sures that they had taken in carrying into execution the Act for the
Removal of Fleet Market, and of the Monks which would be re-
to complete the same, which was agreed to. and the Finance
Committee directed to consider the best mode of raising the money
wanted, and to report thereon.
The Court, upon further Reports from that Committee, passed
several orders fur Payment of Monies into the Bank, is cases of
Defective Tide to Premises wanted for the purposes of the Act.
The Court agreed with a Report from the Coal and Corn Com-
mittee, recommending the Fellowship Porters to be protected in
their right to certain labour in the Porterage of Corn and Grain,
and referred it back to the said Committee to give the necessary
directions.—The Court then adjourned.

ROYAL MARINA CORPL—A memorial from each di-
vision of Royal Marines has lately been presented to lard
tataL-
cu from the Second Lieutenants of that corps, who served dur-
ing the at war, and who have held their Commiadows nearly II
years, calling his Lordship's attention to their enprecedeuted length
of service, and miliciting that the same indulgence may be extended
to such of the First Lieutenants (whose Commissions are dated
previous to 1611), as may wish to accept the unattached rank of
Captain. as was allowed to Officers of the line and Royal Artillery,
through the recommendation of his late Royal Highness the Cons.
mantle:. in Chief.
Wednesday night, the bed-ch umber of Mr. T. Pow act..
of the Crown and Sceptre, Great TicchSeld-street, was robbed of
a TOL and a 101. Bank notes, and 76 sovereigns, by some one who
slily gained admission, and faced open a chest of drawers.
D.BIICAnTSII, OCT. 80.--J. Millais, Esq. of Shepton
Hallett•
gave a Grand Archery Pete on Monday, at South Hill
House. the delightful seat of the late lamented Lieun-Colonel
Crewman &nose. an which occasion a capital band of music at-
tended, and heightened greatly the diversions of the day.
A. there are fellows now endeavouring to pass gilt
di:peaces as half sovereigns, and as It has bees erroneously stated.
that half sovereigns have the garter on the reverse side, it is twee.
nary to mention that the sixpences have the garter and the half
sovereigns have not.
In tile digging of a grave in the burying ground 01
the Roman Lathe* Chapel now erecting at Worcester. several
large packages of glovits, amounting to souse hundreds of dozens,
were discovered about four feet below the slither. There seems no
doubt that they were deposited there by some th et many years ogo.
Accounts from Memel to the 19th till. state, that on
the 17th and lltth a most violent storm, with bail, had been esp.-
ricacvd aims which had done caesiderable mischkf both to the
town and neighbourhood. The skipping had, however, suffered
but little. nor was it knows that any damage bad bests sustained
along the roast.
At the Liverpool Sessions, on Thursday evening;
rowdy setrikakierd, Ceneas-house Pacers, whir had pleaded
(sulky to suralbeg a seamier of plate from the Lady Coots, were
Wester apter *gown ; what the fernier wo• seutimed to
twelve, end the bun to ga months' hispritennint. '

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LAW 1141tELUGENCL

COURT OF CHANCIMT, Mr. 111.
HASTAS 001124,111•-. IN THIt HATTIR OWRN HOWIII.
A ZAWkRUPT.
Mr. Roots stated, that this was an application on
the pint of John Williams, who had been comp itted,by
the 14th List of Commissioners, for not satisfactorily
answering questions put to him, that he might he die•
charged from Newgate. Williams was the shopmaa of
the bankrupt, a linendraper. Property bad been asadit•
away with by the bankrupt to the amount of 1,5001.
and. since the bankruptcy, a great part of the house.
hold furniture had disappeared. William., upon
his film examination, stated that be could in no ways°■
count for the disappearance of the stock but by saleethat
bad been effected. In his second examination he stated
tie wished to correct answers he had previously gisen,
and he then stated many instances in which property
had been .old by the bankrupt to Jews and hawkers,
who came to the house after the shop was shut, made
their purchases, and invariably tolk away the goods
before the shop was opened in the morning. The Cow
missioners, conceiving that be cruld give much
satisfactory answers than he bad done. and thinking
he held back a great deal of important information, a
second time committed him.
Mr. !Wove submitted that many of the questions wen
of too general a nature, and that Williams, !limit)"
given all the answers in his power, was entitled to hat
discharge.
Mr. Rosa opposed the application.
His L.biIDSNIP thought with the Commissioners, that
the questions had not been satisfactorily answered ; that
his conduct was bill of suspicion ; t)tat he was in pos.
session of iaformation he woiild not divulge; and he
fen bound not io allow his discharge.
VICLCHANCRLLOR'S COURT, Omuta ea.
Wows 0. CAVANAGH.
This was a Petition to order Mr. Wm. Brown, a
partner in the house of Cavanah. Brown. and Co.
bankers. at Bath, who were made bankrupts in the year
182.5, to join in a conveyance of some property sold to
the petitioner by the assignees of their estate.
Mr. MONTAGU/ suppotted the Petition, upon dui
ground that the defendants had not prosecuted proceed..
wigs which Mr. Brown had commenced, in due time to
supersede the commission, and produced an order of
the Court to dismiss his forgoer Petition, with Mr.
Brown's own consent.

Mr. Hose, on the other hand, contended that Mr.
Brown had used all due diligence in prosecuting the
suit to supersede the commission, and was yet in time
to do it with effect, unless the Vice• Chancellor pre.
vented him by granting the prayer of the petition, Mr.
Brown never having, to the present hour, committed
An act of bankruptcy. The affidavits, as well as the
proceedings, were at great length.
A friend of Mr. Brown's attempted to explain to the
Court under what circumstances it was that Mr. Brown's
consent was obtained to dismiss the former petitions
namely, that he was in distress. being under arrest for
2.0001. and upwards, under pretence o• having secreted
his property, for which he was indicted at the Assigns
at Taunton, but so far from there being any colour for
the proceeding. the Judge stopped the cause, and
granted Mr. Brown a copy of the Judge's assent.
The Vice ClMucci...oft refesed to hear a single word,
and granted the petition, without even reading or bear.
ing the Affidavits, but without costs, which were not
pressed fur by Mr. Mobil.Aaus.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, *mown. Oes U.

SMITH AND OTHERS u.. JONRS.
Mr. BROUGHAM stated the case. This was an actioia
brought by the plaintiffs, who are eminent cloth Elem
chants, residing in at. Martin's-lane, t recover the
sum of 2.0144. from tt e defendant, Mr. Jones, Marshal
of the King's Bench Prison, on the pounds of an escape.
This case was tried previous to lest Term, and a rule
for a new trial granted. The facts,as bridly stated by
the Learned Counsel, were as follow:—A man named
Abraham ammonds, who formerly kept a tailoring
establishment in the Strand. and subsequently carried on
the business of broker. was chaise(' in esecutios at
the suit of the plaintiffs. and placed in the custody of
the defendant. S me time after he succeeded in giving
bail. in order that he might have the benefit of the rules
of that prison, and eventually he paid his coeditors by
taking the benefit of the Insolvent Act. It so happened
that during the period f his confinement hefreqneed,
went beyond the boundary of the rule,, and on one of
these perambulations he was • etched to the house of
friend residing in Mount-row, Lambeth. where he re-
mained till twelve o'clock at night. and was followed
home to his residence in company with his wile. By
this act the Marshal became liable for the amount of
his debts, and it would be proved by several witnesses,
to the satisfaction of the Jury, that the defendant had
committed what was in law considered an escape.
James Williams (by the Common Saaseanr) deposed
being in the employ of Messrs. Smith and Perry in the
month of Oct. 1826—knows Abraham Simmonds—he
was a broker, previous to which he was a tailor in the
Strand, and dealt with Messrs. Smith and Perry, woollen
drapers, before he became broker—became acquainted
with the person of the prisoner by taking lodgings
in the London-road, opposite his house, for the pur-
pose of watching him—saw him leave his house at
half-past eight o'clock—he was in company with a
Lady—witness on see ng this went to Messrs. Smith
and Perry, in St. Mastin's lane, and informed them
of the circumstance--witness returned home, but act
till abort ten minutes to twelve—knows Elias 'Bins-
monds, Abraham's brother—saw him in a shop at N 0.6,
London road ; knows Elias's person well ; after Abra-
ham came out of Mr. Hart's house witness followed
him, and knew him by the gas light; Mr. Bather went
to witness and accompanied him to M. Hart's house,
and both followed Abtal.am Simmonds to his house,
SS. London road.

John Barber (by Mr. IIIITC1101110N) deposed Wag
clerk to Mr. Jackson, the then plaintiffs attorney, on
the 3J October , knew the person of Abraham Sim•
mond: ; knew his person twelve months before that ps.
rind ; saw him on the evening of that day in Monet-tow.
Lambeth ; went there about ten o'clock ; saw the *low
of Simmonds at eleven o'clock ; &almonds was sitting at
stable in the front parlour; Witness saw him distinctly
between the Venetian and linen blinds of the window,
which was sufficiently open to enable him to distinguish
his person; there was a Lady also sitting at the tables
whom he has often seen at the house of Abraham Sims.
monds,SS,London road; remained opposite the house till
about ten minutes before twelve ; they were singing. and
several personi collected in front of the house to listen
to it. During the time witness remained in front of the
house, the maid servant went in and nut frequently, and
another female of respectable appearance west in. Saw
Sown& come out, and followed him home to his
Loose, No. SS, Loodon-road ; had an opportunity of
'getting i distinct view of his person from the servant's
lidding up a candle to light him down the steps at the
ball door; saw him afterwards from the light of a as•
lamp. Saw him more than outs after the 3d of October ;
law bins ant aiming; has no doubt bat Ile was Owl

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