Star.
London, England, 1828-12-06 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL
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TM LORD MAYOR held a Court of Corn Mon Council
yesterday, to proceed in the consideration of the mea-
sures to be adopted respecting the vacant office of Se-
crndary.
The Omit voted the sum of 1601. in aid of the fund
distributed annually by the Chamberlain on St. Tho-
mas; Div to the poor widows of Freemen.
CITY Eminent:was. —A Member rose to complain
that 5201. were to be expended on. the Mansion House.
It this expenditure were to becontinued year lifer year,
they had better get rid of the Mansion House alto-
gethei —Order).
Mr. DIXON said, it was impossible the City could be
imposed upon, as all the persons employed were either
sons or nephews of members of the Court—(Hear).
' The LORD MAYOR said, he should not cause an e:•
penditure of 401. It was necessary to have the Mansion
noose repaired.
A Memorial was presented from Mr. Secondary
CROWTHER, praying id be heard before the Court pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the business respecting
the vacant office, which was complied with, and Mr.
Secondary heard at considerable length.
Mr. Lace then addressed the Collet, and concluded
by moving a Resolution, that an application should
be made to Parliament for an Act to amend and regu-
late the fees aid duties to be performed by the Sheriffs
and other Officers; and for a Special Committee to be
appointed to consider and arrange such fees and duties
as may appear just and necessary, andto watch the pro-
ceedings, and report to the Court from time to time.
A considerable discussion took place upon the pro-
priety of the Court going to Parliament until they had
investigated the office, and considered as to the proper
tees and charges to be submitted ; and
Mr. Pevaaass moved, as an amendment—That an
E,pecial Committee be appointed, to consider the fees
and duties of the office of Secondary, and whether any,
and what alteration should be made there, and to report
to the Court ; which was agreed to, and a Committee
oth:teen members wete appointed for that purpose.

EDINBURGH. DEcoarala 4.
Six Fur .CLus.—Mcinday la,t the Six Feet Club
opened their new Hall in Thistle-street east, when the
competition for-the Scottish broad sword Medal, which
had been deferred st the late exhibition of games and
gymnastic exercises by the Society, tonk,placr in pre-
sence of Sir WALTIR boors., Bart. Umpire of the Club,
Professor Wilson, Mr. Skene of Rubislaw, and a
number of the members and other 'Gentlemen. - A va-
riety of bouts were played, some of which displayed
equal science, quickness, and precision, on the par; of
the combatants, and afforded pinch gratification to
the spectators. The rencontre between the Captain
of the Club and Mr. Forbes, in particular, deserves to
be signalised. The parties were admirably matched;
and the bout was played con amore, with a vigour
which required the utmost skill and promptitude
of hand and eye to preserve the knowledge box and
other integral parts of the body from serious damage
and injury. At length, however, after a very keen
and dexterous contest, which ultimately lay betwixt
Mr. McFarlane and Mr. McMillan, the medal was•
`gained by the former G titleman, who made seven hits
to six in the course of a protracted, skilful, and in•
teresting conflict, in which both displayed such equality
of proficiency that the judges (Professor Wilson and Mr.
Patrick Boyle Mure) were puzzled to decide between
them, and a concluding round was in consequence or-
dered, which settled the matter by only one hit of supe-
riority. Professor Wilson then addressed Mr. McFarlane.
in his usual happy style, expressing his admiration of
the skill displ ►yed by bo►h Gentlemen, his sense of the
honour conferred upon him in being called upon:
to award the Society's medal to one who bad so wclll
deserved it, and his hope that he would :non again have
the additional honour of dining with.the Society. which
he could assure them, was a very ag►eeable part of their
ent-rtainntents. The Pitfeskor concluded by presenting
Mr. McFarlane with the medal. Several Gentlemen of
the Club then amused themselves by going through a
variety of gymnastic exerci-es, in which they showed as
much der erity and proficiency as in the use of the
cudgels. In t ese bracing and manly exel cita!ions, the
Captain and Mr. M•Folane were conspicuous for the
ease, grace, and agility, which they displayed. S:r
Walter Scott left the Hall before the contest fur the broad
sword medal was concluded, and-was greeted at h s exit,
as he had been at his entrance, a ith every mark of respect.

PERTH ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY. •
The anniversary meeting of the Literary and Ahti-
quarian Society of Perth was held in their Museum on
the 24th ult. the Right Honourable Loud Gray in the
Chair. The proceeding. were inteietting, and the nu-
merous and valuable additions to .the library and mu-
seum of the Society, indicated the increasing prosperity
and popularity of the Listitution. The donations of
specimens of Natural Ilistory,Geolog y, and Mineralogy,
were numerous,' Alter the re-election of. the office-
' bearers, the addition of new members, and the other
business of the meeting, Dr. Anderson read an essay
on the temperature of. the Ocean—from the facts con-
fleeted with which inquiry the Learned D a r con-
troverted the prevailing notions respecting the heat of
the earth increasing toward% the centre. Mr. Morrison,
junior, followed Dr. Anderson, with a brie) dissertation
on some facts and traditions connected with the progress
of the Roman arms in Scotland, and particularly in the
neighbourhood of Perth. In the aftetnoon a select
party of the members sat down to a very elegant din-
ner iu the Salutation Hotel. lit the absence of the
'noble President of the Society, the Earl r t Kimmel',
now in London, the Rev. James Eo/aile, one of the
Vice-Presidents r i the Society, took the Coal, —R.sbert
Ras, Esq. Lord Provos; of the city. croupier.—a,id the
cresting was passed in the battle pleasant, rational, at.d
•ocial manner as at igmer convivial meetings of the
Society, and highly to the gratification of all. who were
present.
WERNERIAN SOCIETY. •
At the meeting of ti is Society last week, Henry
Witham, Esq. and Dr. Writer Adana were elected Victno
Presidents. The former, who was present, in accept.
ing the office, tos.k occasion to pay a well-merited
compliment to Professor J .meson. No Society.-he
ob-
served, had ever reaped greater advantages from the
labours of an individual than the Wertierian Society
had done from those of its President, whose power in de-
veloping talent was so conspicuous. He was well aware
that, had fits excellent -friend not been loaded with du-
ties of great public ino.ortance, he would have evens°
the world b. fore this time an account of the geology of
this northern kingdom; of its conformable and uncon.
formable depos,ts, and its characteristic fossils, all of
which he had studied a ith to much zeal and success.
This and' ther u eful l..bours might still be expected
from him; and his ( Mr. W.') only wish was, that the
President might hr spared for many years, to aff, rd him
an oppottun ty of exerting his powertul•ruind in further
labours for the benefit of maiskind.
Monday night a Geatlemati,, Coming to town from
Leith, was overtaken by three females, who feigeed
a fondness for his company 'and protection.
The Gentleman not only walked slower, for
their accommodation, but politely permitted two of
them to lean on his arms Oti reaching the head
of Elm Row they left him rather abruptls and shortly
after they were gone. the Gentleman, to his great mor-
tification, discovered. that his. fair! friends had robbed
him of his pocket-book, containing three hundred
pounds. In half an -hour the deptettitdrs, w ith some of
their associstes. were in custody of the police i but their
plunder.had already been placed in other hands, and no
clue was found to its recovery.

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