Star.
London, England, 1826-12-20 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

The LORD MAYOR held a Court of Aldermen, at
Guildhall, yesterday, to receive the Report of the Elec.
tion of Aldermen fur the Ward of Vintry, and for other
business. The Sheriffs attended, and delivered in the
state of the several prisons of the City. The Attorney
in waiting attended, and delivered in his report of the
election of Henry Winchester, Esq. to be Alderman of
the Ward of Vintry, in the room of Christopher Mag.
nay, Esq. deceased. A petition front E. A. Wilde, Esq.
one of the Candidates for the said office, was presented
against the return and election of Mr. Sheriff Winches.
ter, as also a petition from sundry inhabitants of the
Ward to a similar effect. Mr. Sheriff Winchester attend.
ing, requested to be sworn into the office of Alderman
for that Ward. The Court, after considerable discussion,
adjourned the consideration of the whole subject to a
Special Court, to be holiest on the 28th inst. Commis-
sioners of the Court of ReqUests forJailuary and February
next were appointed. The several Committees of the
Court were appointed for tile, present Mayoralty. Seve-
ral persons were allowed and sworn, and others dis:.
charged from the office of Brokers. Coal undertakers
were licensed. The Police Committee presented a re•
port, with several regulations for better conducting the
Police of the City, which was agreed to and ordered.
The Gaol Cominittee presented a report, with the
annual recut') of the several prisons, to be made to the
Secretary of State, pursuant to the directions of the
Act of Parliament, which was approved, and the return
ordered to be made accordingly. Precepts for the
Mayor's Court, to be held on the 24th of January next,
to assess the amount to be paid for sundry purchases of
property, and for goodwill therein, in respect of the
nav Fleet Market, were ordered to be issued. Present-
ments of nuisances and non-freemen, and respecting
unwholesome meat seized in Newgate Market, were
made by the Inquests of the Wards of Cheap and Far-
ringdon Within, and St. Andrew's, Holborn,which ►•ere
severally referred to the Aldermen of the Wards, and
to the Chamberlain, as respected non-freemen. A poor
boy of 6r. John's, Westminster, was admitted into
Emanuel Hospital.

-At a sale of saltpetre in the City yesterday, the price
obtained was 235. 6d. per cwt. This article was •sold
at one time last week for 28s. and at Liverpool for 295.
to SOs. per cwt.
Letters from the Sound, of the 9th inst. mention that
Ithe English vessel Royal George, with a cargo of not
lass than WOO casks of tallow, was on shore near Hog-
strop. The navigation remained open to the above date.
The Anniversary of Goethe was celebrated at Wei-
mar on the 7th November. His Royal Highness the
Grand Duke presented, on the occasion, to the poet, the'
gold medal which was struck last year, and wt. ich on
one bide presents the head of G-.ethe, and on the reverse
the heads of The Grand Duke and Grand Dachess. The
legend is in German, to the following eff et r
" Charles Augustus and Louisa to Goethe 7th Nov. MS."
The Sou-h Wales, Herefordshire, and Monmoilthshire
division of the Post-horse Duties, has been farmed•fot
the next titter years, at a rental of 55201. 1
Du v Ert SEssioss —George Stokes, for an aisahlt 'with
intent. Etc. on Mary Ann; the wife of John Buil), of S.
Petet's, Thanet, husbandman. The pro ecutrix in this
c.ise ,vas a tascinating little woman, and established the