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COMMON CO6NCIL, "MEW ttl. 1 usage, and that it would probably be very disigreea•
I: ! ble to many brave officers to be publicly exhibited in
useioLves:r Denton& that manner. There were many brave of cefs that
On the report of a Committee being read, which would rather face a cannon than be publicly exhibited
recommended a grant of five pounds to each of the in that way, and forced to make speeches.
Freemen or Liverymen of London, lately discharged Mr. DIXON could not believe that our brave officers
from the different prisons in the City, under the In- were so very bashful as to be afraid to face the ter-
.olvent Act, . . :ors of that Court. •
Mr. HEARN thought that some distinction ought Mr. VANDERCOMBE said, that there was another
to have been made between those persons that were consideration which had been overlooked in this mos 1
single men, and those who had large families. He tion. It was not only that it might be often very dia.,
thought that this report should, therefore, be recon- agreeable for an officer to be obliged to make speechei I
sidered by the Committee. there ; but that it might very well happen at some I
Mr. Quer, and some other Members, also thought future time, that some Lord-Mayors might find them
that a distinction ought to be made in favour of those selves in as awkward a predicament, in being obliged
who had large families. to make speeches to those offiLiers (a laugh). The ex..
Mr. Warrumstet, who. was one of the Committee, hibition might, therefore, be equally disagreeable on
said, that it was absolutely impossible that the cir- both sides. Besides, it appeared to him, that it would
cumstance should have escaped the attention of the be more proper that the gift should be voted publicly,-
, Committee. It underwent a considerable investiga. but given privately.
tion, and the difficulty in making distinctions was, After a conversation, of coniderable length, Mr.'
that some men who had families found it much easier Dixon's motion was finally negatived almost unani-
to sset employment, than other men who had no em- , mousiy.
phyment. The object of the grant was merely tol
rirchese necessaries and tools ; And it was difficult, ! Miss Raymond, of Hackney, was yesterday so
if not` impossible, for the Committee to know which of dreadfully bruised-between a post and the wheel Of,ii 1
the prisoners discharged Lad the greatest probability dray, in the narrow Part of Lombard-street, that her',
,of finding employment. This was a consideration life was despaired of. She was conveyed home in- a
lOf at least as much importance as the number of their litter, formed of a seaman's cot.
families ; and, therefore, as the Committee had con- Tuesday. se'nnight, as a boat belonging to the
sidered it with attention, he thought the Court would .sEgeria sloop of war was going off from Leith to that '
do well to confirm their report.
adds. : vessel, with stores, she filled with water, and went'
Mr. HEARN then moved, that three pounds ad '
down ; hut, being near a foreign galliot, the creel,'
tional should be given to every Freeman so dischar- happily got all on board of her. The boat was got •
ged, who had three or more children. This motion,: up cn Wednesday. It blew very hard on Tueday,
I however, after some conversation, was withdrawn. and most of the vessels in the Roads drove with two
DOROUGII or ...SOUTHWARK. anchors down.
Mr. Faveta. called the attention of the Court to al
A fine child, about 14 months old, belonging to
motion which stood on their paper, respecting the ju- 1
Mr. Mitchley, cf Birmingham, was ran over last
risdiction which the City was entitled to exercise in
• Friday by a cart, and died immediately on henry.
the Borough of Southwark. The Lord Mayor went ; 0
taken home to its distressed parents.
'into the Borough four times a year, in all his para. '
phernalia, and attended by all the City officers ; but i Tuesday evening, as Mr.Wilbank, of Gaodman's-
little more was done, except thanking the Juries for i fields, was returning from Barnet, his lilirse took
their attendance. He thought that proper Magistrates
M friWilbaght near Holloway, and set off at full speeedd, when
should be appointed, to see that justice was done in I r. nk was dismounted, and receiv coi-
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the Boroughof Southwark. He concluded by moving, derable injury.
that the state of the proceedings of the Court of Al- Monday, about three o'clock, a Gentleman's house
dermen, with respect to the jurisdiction which the in Arlington-street, Camden Town, while the family
Charter give them in the Borough of Southwark, were from home, was entered, by means of false
should be communicated to that Court. keys, and robbed of twelve table-spoons and other
Alderman WOOD observed, that at present none of articles of plate, rings, jewellery, lace, &c. to a con-
the City Magistrates exercised jurisdiction in South- siderable amount.
wark but those who had passed the chair. A melancholy accident happened on Tuesday last,
Mr. Theme said, that for near 20 years past, the on the lake of Winandermere, by the upsetting of a
City had not exercised those powers which it was their boat, from a sudden gust of wind, when the brother of
duty to do. He did not wish to do any thing that J. Bolton, Esq. of Store-hall, in attempting to follow
Iwould be disagreeable to the feelings of the Alder. the boatman, who swam ashore, was unfortunately
man who was the Chief Magistrate tl: re (Sir Watkin drowned; two men were saved by clinging to the mast
Lewes) but he certainly canceived it their duty to have till such time as a boat arrived, and relieved them
I efficient Magistrates there. 1 from their perilous situation.
After some observations from Mr. Quin, and some 1 Monday, as a poor woman was sitting on the ban-
other Members, the motion was agreed to. die of a barrow of fruit at the end nt Bunhill-row, in
ORPHANS OF MC CLERGY.
.. Chiswell-street, a cart, in passing, upset the barrow,
Mr. Alderman Wool), after many observations in •
favour of this charity, moved that the 1 sum of 4100
and threw her down, when the wheel passing, over
I her arm and leg, crushed the former in a most dread-
Mr.h Doearono seconded the motion. la be granted in aid of it. ful manner, and shockingly bruised the latter.
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Mr. QUIN said, that however disagreeable it was to The female servant of Mr. Humphries, of Portland-
, appear to oppose any thing recommended as a cha- i road, while cleaning the first floor windows of her
iity, he should propose, in the present instance, that! mastei 's house on Tuesday, unfortunately missed her
the donation should he smaller than the sum propo-; hold, and was precipitated on the spikes of the iron
lied. When he considered that in this metropolis ! railing beneath. She was so dreadfully lacerated,
iiilone there were two or three hundred charitable in. that little hopes are entertained of her recovery. •
stitutions, all very commendable and entitled to be Saturday se'nnight, as a waggon.' with a load of
'snpported. he could net agree to granting so large a i wheat, conducted by a lad about 13 years of age. was
sum to this particular charity. If all the other cha- . passing through Twyford, a child, about 5 years old,
ratable institutions werrto seed petitions at the same ; named Gilbert, going by the side of the waggon; fell
time, the Court would then be called on to grant forty ' under the fore wheel, and was killed on the spot:The
or fifty thousand pounds in charity. The sum of lad who drove the waggon had taken much pains to
£5OO was much more than it was customary for them prevent the accident, by lifting the child away from
to grant to any charity. It was much more than had the wheel two or three times, but it had returned
been granted to the Humane Society, the Lying-in. when he was not aware of it, and thus met its tate.
, Hospital, Mr. Lancaster's general System of Educe- ; The of Hangley, in Norfolk, extending over
Itien, and many other charities which appeared to . 2142 acres, 22 dwelling houses, and '2B rucssuages,
have equal claims. He concluded with proposing as , with the spacious mansion.honse, of ices, &c. and a
lan amendment, " that at-230 should be granted to: park and land containing about 396 acres, was sold
I the said charity." . on Thursday, fur the sum of £27,800. •
Mr. Alderman WOOD spewed cases, where the i SINGULAR Occutterece.—John Develin, of Ballin-
sum of £5OO had been granted. It was granted t6': toy, and another passenger, left their boat on the beach ; the " Deaf and Dumb Society ;" and for the educa. 1 near South End, Kintyre, to look for a third hand to
tion of children on their estates in the north of Ire.. •
• navig ate her home ; he had a chest on board, contain-
land. He did not know how the funds of the City ! big Bank Notes, amounting to £5O. ' Oti their return,
could be better spent than in charities of this descrip- ! they found the ebb had left the boat dry, leaning to
tion. If so large a sum as £5OO had been proposed, seaward, and the chest gone. Concluding it had been
it was because a large sum was now wanting for a f stolen, they made search for it, but in vain. Giving it
convenient building for the establishment. It was up for lost, he came home, and a few days after, heard
not likely that any farther claims would be made, it was found in the island of Rathlin. He went there,
and therefore he thought that the sum of £5OO ought and was agreeably surprised to get it restored to him
to be granted. by the finder, withliis notes and every other article in
"Mr. Dixox spoke on the same side. it, as safe as when he locked them up. The island of
Mr. WAITDSIA SI approved highly of the spirit with . Rathlin lies between Scotland and Ireland, about 3
' which his worthy friend (Mr. Quin) had ventured to league's from the latter, and probably ten from the for-
incur the unpopularity of opposing a grant which ap- l mer, from whence the chest had floated.
peared to him excessive. Although public charities There use at present, living at Ifochlyack, in the
might be carried too far, yet every body must allow parish of Carmichael, near Tinto, a young man, who
that charitable institutions for the education and sup. has now reached his eighteenth year, in full health,
port of orphan children (whether of the Established and complete organization ; but whose height is only
Church or not) were deserving of encouragement and fee. five inch-) There is nothing singular in his
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support. He thought, however, that such large sums
of 4500 should sot be voted to one charitable insti-
tution, 'when there were so many more that had'equal
claims.
After a very long conversation, Mr. Quin's amend.
merit was finally agreed toy; and it was ordered,
" that the sum of £250 should be given in aid of the
said charity."
SWORDS AND BOXES.
Mr. DIXON stated, that it appeared to him that the
Freedom If the City, and also the Swords and Boxes,
voted to distinguished merit, would La considered a
higher reward, and would have a more marked effect,
if, instead of being given in a corner of the Chamber-
lain's room, they were publicly presented to the Offi-
cers to whom they were voted in that Court. After
many observations to this effect, he concluded by
making a motion, that in future they should be 'so
presented.

two feet five inches. _ is._ _ _ig agt,. .e i►
appearance, except his head, which is touch larger,.
in proportion, than the rest of his body.
'l'iu young men, in a frolic, last
week, plundered a garden near Skipton, of a quantity
of pease ; and one of them, on the principle, we sup-
pose, that lovers should keep no secrets from each
other, informed his sweetheart of whaf thef had done.
The next day a reward of one guinea was ♦ffered for
information-of the offender ; the girl became the in-
former, got the guinea, and lost her swain !
DULL EXTRAOKDINA RY. —TWO of the fraternity of
Sweep:, armed with pistols, met in Tothill-fields yes-
terday morning, to•settle an affair of ho,:our in a polite
way, accompanied by two :C11117201 Of the:r own per-
suasion as month. On their arrival on the ground,
all the necessary ceremonies having been observed,
and the due distince marked out, tl.e matter
v. ould probably have concluded without Pac.hied, but
for the occurrence .of an unforeseen acti,ient. One

- The RECORDER stated, that as•for the Freedom of
the C:ry, it could only he presented in the Chamber
of the-City, where the Record lay, and could not be
-ed. 11 .• Chamber of the City the proper

of the party having borthwed his weapon from a
friend, who is an old iron dealer, forgot r) ascertain
whether it was proof or not;and having bade : it with
-!onfoun.'

temoveo, .n .amber vi _
officer was the Chamberlain.
The untaining question about the Swords and Boxes
was opposed by many members, on the ground of
them being no necessity to depart from the present 1

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Moni sposniit, icier three days illness, Fiede ink. son ef
the Re•. Nathaniel Pltkrr Forth.
Monday, Mn. Baeoa, mil.; of 11/Ir. John Badgtr, spighsc.:.
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an unusual charge; with a view to c__ id his 'anta-
gonist by the loudness of the report, it unfortnnatell
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burst at the first discharge, And dreadfully sari ttei ed his imix.),ai . Prated it'd publhhed by !Ant KILNT. at tin..:
arm. He was conveyed to tke Hospital,', re h.: it has Oraiwer -lane and ae thy Orise,l *Wit *al.
since been found necessary to atrivut,ite the arm.
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