Star.
London, England, 1827-06-23 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

The LORD MAYOR held Court of Common Council
Thursday, which was fully attended. His Lordship
laid before the Court a letter he had received from Sir
Thomas Hammond, by command of the Queen Dowa-
ger of Wurtemberg, on the subject of the Address of
Congratulation voted to her, with which she was deeply
impressed.; but having come to England in a private
capacity for a short time only, to visit ber brother and
family, and under the feeble state of her health, she was
obliged to decline, with every possible expression of her
best feelings and thanks, this public tribute of their re-
spect and regard, bring unequal to meet the fatigue ne-
cessarily attendant upon every ceremony that is of a
nature to require public representation.
The letter was ordered to be entered on the Journals.
The itimucitaaancea laid before the Court a communication he
bad received from Mr. Secretary Bourne, relative to the Address
voted to his Majesty on the WA of May last, stating that the King
will twelve the same when his Majesty comet to town for the per.
pose of heidleg a Council, preparatory to the prorogation of Par-
liament, and as saes ,as the day is Axed, win came an hour for re-
ceiving the Sheriffs.
The Omar. ea a report front the New London &Vile Com-
mittire.sealed a deed of security to the Lords of the Treasury for a
further advance of 50,0001. foe the purposes of the New Bridge.
The Cosszesou.za delivered in his annual charge on the Chant.
her; and the Chamberlain delivered in the account of arrears of
rent, Ste. ; which were severally ordered to be printed, and sent to
the members of the Court.

A petition from the inhabitants adjoining the City's property
near the London Hospital, in Whitechapel, for and towards an
improvement there, was referred to the City I ands Committee.
On an application from the Remembrancer, his son, Mr. HAW.
TyrrcU, was unanimously appointed his deputy.
Rtonasus Bonsai Esq. was, on his petition, discharged from his
nomination for the °Mee of Sheriff, on account of his ill state of
health, on payment of the usual fees.
A petition was presented from Messrs. Saul, in relation to their
application for the freedom, upon which a motion was made for
admitting them in like manner as the sons of shens, on their
complying with the necessary forms and obtaining the proper
order; and an amendment was proposed, that the Petition do he
an the table, which, after a very long discussion, was agreed to.
The thanks of the Covet were unanimously voted to the Re•
Mr. WATEINB, Chaplain to the Lord Mayor, for his sermon
preached at St. Paula on Sunday last, which be was requested to
print, and send a copy to every member of the Court.
Several Committees presented Reports on matters previously re-
fereed to those which were agreed to.
Mr. Jaw Paw= was appointed a Governor of St. Thomas's
Illeepilal—.Tbe Court brake up at an early hour.

Thursday sennight, a melancholy accident happened
off Botany Point, neer Rehm? Bay, in the island of Dote. A boat
tract Large, with four persons in it--ramely, Mrs. Blair, wife of
Alexander BUN fanner in Bute ; her eon, Mr. Stair, schoolmaster

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in Lags; end Peter Han and Jan In' Varian', weavers in Lsrp,
was upset, and an on board perished. There was s light iweese at
I the time, and the accident, is seppoold to lave been occasioned by
ithe shifting of the all, while tit unfortunate persons were's!! sitting
on one aide of the boat.