Star.
London, England, 1820-02-25 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court of Common Council was bald
at the Council Chamber, Guildhall, foi• the dispatch
of general business. 4 .
Mr. S. Dixaisr wished to know born the Lord
Mayor, whether any, and what dayi was fixed upon
for going up with the Addresses of Condolence and
Ctingrattilacif,n which lad been voted to his Ma-
jesty on the death of his Royal Father, the rite King,.
and his own accession to the Crown?
The LORD MAYOR replied, that he could give no
information to the Court on the subject.
In the course of the day, the REMEMBRANCER in-
formed the Couit, that he had, for some time past,
been in almost daily attendance at the Office of the
Home Secretary of State, for the purpose of know-
ing when it might be convenient to his Majesty to
receive the Addresses. He was at Lord Sidmouth's
(Mee the day before yesterday, and was informed,
that his Majesty was not as yet sufficiently recovered,
to be able to receive the Addresses on the Throne;
and that though his Majesty was anxious to receive
the Col potation of London, it must be deferred till
such time as he was better able to -attend to pub-
lic business than at present. A hope was at the
same time expressed, that his Majesty would• in a
very short time be able to receive the Addresses,
which would be duly notified to the Sheriffs.
The LORD MAYOR suggested, that as it would be
proper for the whole Court to appear in similar cos-
tume, it might be now convenient to come to some
arrangements in that respect.
It was then agreed,- on the motion of Mr.•OLD-
IIAM, that the Lord Mayor should provide weepers,:
and some other necessary articles of mourning cos-
tume, the arrangement to be left to his own discretion.
THE ORPHANS' FUND.
Mr. Fa vett. presented the Report of the Jail Com-
mittee, stating, that the debt incurred by building
Whitecross-street Prison had been reduced to ten
thousand pounds, for which City bonds, bearing five
per cent. interest, were to be taken.
Mr. S. DIXON thought that money might have
.been borrowed at a lower rate-than five per cent.
. .

Mr. Fa VELL replie,l, that he could find no monied
men in the City willing to lend money for four or
five years at a lower rate than five per cent. When
he was walking in the City, looking for the money,
he would have gone with confidence into the house
of an Ilonourable Baronet (Sir William Curtis) for
the money, if he had been aware of what he new un-
derstood to be the fact, that that worthy Alderman
had twelve or fourteen thousand pounds of the City's
money in his hands.
Mr. S. DlxoN.—lt was unnece;sary, in giving his
opinion, to allude to the conduct of the Honourable
Baronet, who, he had no doubt, courted inquiry into
his conduct: Those who were most ready to accuse
him wonld he glad that they were in his situation.
A MEMBER said, that Sir William Curtis bad re-
fused to lend five thousand pounds to the Committee,
though he had so large a sum of money belonging
to the City in his possession.
MT. GRIFFITHS.—As the name of one Alderman
was mentioned who had refused to advance the mo-
ney, it was but justice to mention the name of another
who had willingly given it: he alluded to Sir Richard
Carr Glyn, who, without having a penny of the City's
funds in his possession, most readily consented to ad-
vance the money which was asked.
Mr. HURCOMBE.—The worthy Member (Mr. S.
Dixon) who now objected to the rate of interest
which was paid, had been himself a Member of the
Committee, and he never bad suggested that money
could be had at a lower rate than •that which was
mentioned.
Alderman WAITIIMAN felt himself called upon to
make one or two observations. The Committee,
finding that it was necessary for them to borrow
n:oney, applied to the House of Commons, but were
there refused. They then went to Sir William Cur-
tis, but he refused to advance a loan, even at five per
cent. though he had at that moment balances to the
amount of £II,OOO of the City's funds in his hands.
A Committee of the House of Commons had, in the
year 1:51`2, highly disapproved of allow ing such
large balances of the City's funds to lie in the hands
of individuals; but, notwithstanding•that, the prac-
tice had not been discontinued.
The Report was then agreed to, and referred back
to the Committee for execution.
TITHE COMMITTEE.