Star.
London, England, 1821-07-13 00:00:00

TRADE IN THE CITY.

The Report of the Committee of General Purposes,
to whom it was referred to consider how far whole-
sale dealers were entitled to carry on business in the
City without taking up their freedom, was brought
up and read. It stated that the Committee had
availed themselves of the assistance of the Common
Serjeant, the City Solicitor, the Town Clerk, and of
George Norton, Esq. one of the City Pleaders ; that
these four Gentlemen had examined the Charters,
the City records, and a multitude of documents, and
had ascertained that by one of their ancient bye-laws
it was enactad, that if any stranger dealt with another
stranger in the City, the goods were forfeited; but
that the bye-law had been in disuse in consequence
of the difference in the mode of dealing, which, at
the time of the enactment, was chiefly in open mar-
kets ; but they considered it as still applicable to all
cases of non-freemen dealing with non-freemen. The
Report stated that the Committee fully agreed with
the Learned Gentlemen in their view of the case, and
that they had derived considerable information from
a publication by one of the Learned Gentlemen on
the subject.
A MEMBER moved, that as the question was one
of the greatest moment to the Citizens in general,
that the consideration of it should be postponed, in
order that the Members might have an opportunity
to prepare themselves fully on the subject. For this
purpose he moved that the Report should be printed,
that copies of the by-law alluded to should be provided
for the Members, and that the consideration of the
Report should be postponed.
Mr. Sheriff WAITHMAN expressed a hope that
every Member would take care to come prepared to
meet this question in all its bearings, and to obtain
every information on the subject, which he agreed
was one of the mo,t momentous nature. lie would

suggest it for their consideration whether, in com-
pelling all traders who were non. freemen to take up
their freedom, they would not driv., numbers of
wholesale dealers out of the City? For him•elf, hs
was unprepared to offer any opinions upon the mat-
ter, and he ita.l no doubt but this was the case with
balers of the Membeist therehoe he gave his sup-
port to the motion.—The mozion was then agreed to
unanimomly.

LIPENAES OF THE SHIM:VA LTV AND CIVIC DINNER&

Mr. Dtxos brought tip a Report from the Gaol
Expenses Committee, to shorn it was referred, to
consider whether Aldermen Bridges and Bothwell
ought to be reimbursed for the exf.enses they were
put to, in consequence of the refusal of Sheriff Par-
kins to hear any part of the expenses incurred during
the late Mayoralty and Shtievalty, in giving the cus-
tomary civic dinners. The Report stated, • that the
Committee were of opinion that they ought to
be reimbursed, and recommended the payment of
£1432 Wt.. 6d. the amount of the extra expenses in-
curred by the two worthy Aldermen, in consequence
of the refusal of Sheriff Parkins to bear any part.—
Mr. Dixon, in moving that the Report of. the Com-
mittee should be agreed to, said, that it was but due
in justice to make this reparation to the two worthy
Aldermen, for having manfully stepped forward to
preserve the office from degradation, which they had
done under the impression that the Court would bear
them harmless. It was not, however, intended to
lose sight of the possibility of Sheriff Parkins being
compelled to pay his share.—The Report was agreed
to unanimously.