Star.
London, England, 1817-02-14 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday the Lotto MAYOR held a Court of Com-
mon Council at Guildhall.

After the last proceedings had been read, his Lord-
ship laid before tie Court the answer of his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent to the late Address, which
was read, and ordered to be entered on the Journals.
Mr. WILLIAM BOND, the principal Clerk of the
Commissioners of Sewers, Lamps, and Pavenrents,
attended at the bar, and delivered in their annual ac-
count., which were ordered to be printed.
The Ira vigation Committee presented a Report for
an application to Parliament for powers for further
impro• ing the navigation of the river Thames within
the City's jurisdiction, which was read and approved;
:,:id a peti;ion being prepared thereon accordingly,
,$ agreed to, and ordered to be presented by the

The Committee for Improvements presented a Re-
port, with accounts respecting the building the New
Debtors' Prison, and recommending an application
to Parliament in the present Session for raising a
hither sum of money towards finally completing the
sate, and adjusting the several accounts.' Agreed
to, and a petition ordered to be presented accordingly.
The Court agreed to petition Parliament for an
Act for compensation in respect of the office of
gauger ; the exercise of which has been withheld
from the City at the several Docks, &c.
The Court was then occupied for some time respec-
ting a question of privilege, and came to sundry Re-
solutions thereon.—Sex Advertirnsene as she Frees Pay.

EAST INDU HOUSE.
• Yesterday a General Court was held at the East''
India House.
The Cu/snouts stated, the purpose of the Proprie-
tors being convened was to consider the propriety of
petitioning Parliament for leave to bring in a Bill to
enable the Company to afford relief to ship-owners.
The draft of a Petition having' been read, and a
motion to approve the same put and seconded, a de-
bate aimed; in which Messrs. Dixon, Alderman At-
kin., Mr. Home, the Chairman, Messrs: Impey,
Howarth, Randle Jackson, Lnwndes, Hon. Douglas
Vonaitil, Mr. Borrodaile, Captain Gooch, Messrs.
Woohnore, Pattison, Freshfield, Hon. W. Elphin-
stone, took an active pan.
In the course of the debate Mr. Howe moved as
an amendment, .‘ that after the word that," all the
words of the motion be left out to introduce the fol-
lowing ;
GG That this Coon is of opinion, that
,any attelp to alter the
peen* system of the Company, the principle of which is
fir end owes ' in by pare mare to is the peace freight *us
Aria, which system has been recommended by the Dinctora in
their meets to the Proprietors, repkted by the bydaere; con-
fessed by the Act riche 35th Dew 111. cap. Of, and acted open
to the present time, is as dangerous silt is impolitk ; that, to
epee up contracts ernned with west deliberation and mietanky,
smirk the unction of public regulation., and with the most es•
pitch notice of the conditions on which they were to be made, 114
as dangermas to the best Wens's of Ate Company as k k Brion
to these owners whose tenders have been rejected' and contrary
to the spirk and practice of commerce. And this Conn cannot,
therefore, sanction the application to the Legislatiare foe power
to annul the terms of any nista/is contracts with the owners of
strips now employed by the Compaay."
At four o'clock, the Question being loudly called
for, and the strangers desired to withdraw, a division
took place, when the amendment was lost by a very
large majority; and the main question carried in the
affirmative.