Star.
London, England, 1827-12-14 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.'

Yesterday a Court of Gammon Count'lt Was at
Guildhall, when a variety of private business
d cte d , connected with city affairs. i •

aPAWeit AND ITALIAN lIIPUGERIL' •
Mr. Alderman WooD- presented a• petition to the
Court, praying for the use of Guildhall, far a collect
in behalf of the poor suffeting Spanish and Italian re-
fugee.. He said that he eau) d °tufo: a monstot anti.
cipate the least objection it,.. Nieltion haviorfor ka
ject so benevolent a purpeleas the relict of thescutifor.
tousle strangers.- The Goveniment had already done
a great deal for them, but were at length, he flared,
almost worn oat, by the repeated applic4tions which
were presented. These foreigners coold not surely be
exposed to the pain and suffering of being trintferred
from parish to parish as casual poor. lithe Hall were
given, and a concert got up under the superinteidence
of the Lord Mayor, he had no doubt one or two then-
, sand pounds might be obtained, and he was perstiaded
such an object would receive the unanimous support of
the Corporation.
The motion for conceding the prayer of this petition
was then carrieJ by acclamation, and the Lord Mayor
pledged himself to give it the fullest effect by his best
exertions.

LATE ACCIDENT IN GUILDHALL. •
The report of the Committee was presented respect-
ing the late accident at the Lord Mayor's festival in
Guildhall• The report stated that the Committee had
made the most minuteinquiry into all the tircumstances
of the accident, and were of opinion that nothing could
justify their coming to any other determination than
" that the cause of the fall of the crown and anchor

was accident." (Laughter.) On the.motion'that this re-
port be printed,
Mr. SAMUIL DlXbit complained that there was not
some responsible 'person for tranaicting 'die business of
their Committees, and regulating Matters of this kind.
This was not the first awkvikrd accident that'had hap-
peoed. His own arm had been broken by the falling
of a scaffold in front of the Mansion H use, upon the
celebration of the peace, and several were likewise se-
riously injured. 'The scaffold viks'of rotten timber, and
indeed he conjectured it was unsafe before he exposed
himself to its danger; however, he forgot his (Awn acl7
monition, and suffered for his neglect. •
Mr. Evens. said, that they tiffl better agree to the
report of their Committee.' 'After 'a good 'deal of con-
versation respecting the fitting' np of the crown and
anchor, and the manner in.wbreh the wOrk was done,
there being nails instead of screws used on the occasion,
it was ultimately resolved on a division, by a majority
of 19, that the report be referred back to the Committee
for Nether inquiry.

THE MAR T&

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CORN EXCHANGE, MARIC.LANR, Dec. 14.

In consequence of bobterous and adverse winds, we had no fresh
arrivals since last market.day, yet quite enough for the demand,
having but few buyers thiS morning. Thi waling trade, although
very dull, cannot be quoted lower, Mondays prices being obtained
for fine samples of Wheat. Barley was also heavy sale,' jet not
cheaper; and Oats may be said to be io smarty the same condition.
SMITHPIELO MARKET. Om 14.
Beef has experienced's considerable advance, prime Meat being
quoted as high as Ss. ad. to Ss. 4d. per stone; but Mutton is rather
depressed. Veal looks better, the best yoeng Calves being 6s. 9d.
to 6s. 4.1. per stone; and the larger So 4d. to Ss.lod. In Pork
we have little to notice. dairy-fed Meat is worth 64. ad. to 6s. 4d.
per stone.—Beasts, 1,048; Sheep, 5,660; Pigs,l3o; Calves, 156.
Beef, per atone, 4s. to Ss. 441. Murton, 4s. to 4s. Bd. Veal, 3s. to
6s. Id. Pork, Ss. ta 6s. 4d.—fiky, per loud, 101. to £4 15s
Clover, .C 4 SLAG 4CS 10s. Straw. 41 to ,t;1 14s. ' •

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In the Insolvent Debtors' Court ~yesterday,, the Rev.
NATHANIEL PARKER FORTH made
,application for; his
discharge. It appeared that the , ins 4vent was on a
former occasion discharged. sy this Courf..when the
amount of his debts was 17,0001... Since that time he
bad been over to Francn.,and rarierr.4 some property
if which he had'bree deprived at theAiste of the Rev°.
(ration, and upon his return to England. he paid 17,0004
doe to his creditors, with.l7k per cent. interest, and re- •
Moved i,ita petition from the files o( e Court. Consi-
dering, however, that he was entitle tp More koperty,
. ` again Went over to.Frittice, bat w* s.JEmsticcessfa,l, in
consequence of the interierence orthipitke of Orleans,
and having incur{ tia heavy. urges% as
Wised' tosapplrke relief to the
.CoMt;llllllPisas clis-
'eltarged:' • ' . ' '''
In thelligh Court of Justiciary, 4cEiibarsh. on Mon-
dart:tit,' Charles M'Mahon and Margaret Mintalion
were tried for the murder and robbery of Alexander
Philips, a dealer in furs, on the Sd of lily last, They
w acquitted of the murder, but f4nud guilty of the
robbery, and sentenced to be trahspotted for 14 years.
• • Monday, in the Court of King's Bench, -Dublio," the
trial of Mr. EWIA/ MACDONSZLL, for a libel on. the
Honourable and Venerable Archdeacon Tama name
on. Mr. Banner's. Stated the ease at some length
to the Jury, and described the libel 'to accuse, the
Honourable -and • Vestersble prosecutor of suborna-
tion of perjury—that is, of getting witnesses to swear
falsely for him—_and of the atrocious and abomina-
ble crime of getting livings 'for young men in the
Church with a view to induce them to marry his
illegitimate daughters. It 'was arranged that Mr.
Macdannell, besides being 'assisted in the usual iriy
by Counsel, should hive the privilege of addressing the
Court in person. He accordial commenced, Itivad-
dress, but feeling himself ma fatigued, in Olt not
conclude what he had to say, btit 'solicited and obtained
an adjournment till US* day.

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