Star.
London, England, 1826-01-20 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

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Yes'erday, the LIND MAYOR held a Court of Cons-
mon.Colincil, at Guildhall, which was very numerous.
A Petition was presented from the Committee for
raising sti:lscriptions for the relief of the sufferers by the
recent fires at Miramichi for aid, which was referred to
the Committee for General Purposes.
A Petition was presented from several Inhabitant
Householders'of the Ward of Cripplegate Without,
against the Petition of the Committee of that Ward, for
an increased numhex of Representatives for the same,
which was read ; and a Petition from the Committee of
the Ward against the above Petition, being also pre-
sented, the Court referred them both to the Committee
for General Purposes, to examine into and report their
opinion thereon.
' The City Lands' Committee presented a Reprirt for
.14yitient-dr the several hills f. .r the alterations in the
Coats of lotiCC at the Sessions House in the Old
- Bailey, which WaS read and referred back to them to
carry into execution.
I:SUpnir the Report of the Coal and Corn Committee,
the Crush confirmed the Election of Mr. Gilpin Gorin,
Air. Deputy Fisher, Mr. William Shcarman, and Mr.
Deputy Firrance, to be Coal Meters in trust; and of
Mr. Deploy Jilmer, Mr. Deputy Angell, Mr. Peter
Parry, Mr. Henry Pritchard,. Mr. James Ftisby, and
Mr. George Tnornas King, to be Cern Meters in trust
for the City for four yekrc.
The Committee appointed for the formation of a
Library in the Guildhall presented a report, stating
that they had made considerable progress therein, and
had been able to procure a number of very valuable
books, relating to the manners, customs, laws, pri-
vileges, and history of the City and Borough of South-
wark, &c. and they had recently agreed to purchase a
series of the London Gazettes from their origin in 1665,
to be deposited in the said Library.
The Comm agreed with the Report, and authorized the Com-
mittee to draw upon the Chamber for the amount of the purchase.
A motion was made, that it be referred to the City
Lands Committee,- to consider the' practicability of
removing Smithfield Market, , vrhich was negatived en
the previous question after a considerable discussion.
The several Committees, and the Commissioners of Sewers for
the year ensuing were appointed.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Foreign
°lke, from Paris.
The Emperor NICHOLAS I. will soon have his Court
graced by several of the Pi inces of Europe. The Prince
of OftANGIE is on his way from the Netherlands, and
Prince WILLIAM of PAUSSIA from Berlin.
Nearly all the commercial letters from St. Peters.
burgh to this country are sent open, a circumstance
arising, doubtless, from the vigilance exercised by the
Russian Government to prevent any communications
being forwarded unfavourable to the wishes or the feel-
ings of the ruling power —Edinburgh Observer.
Letters from the Cape of Good Hope to the Ist ult.
state as a matter on which no doubt remained, that
Lord Commas SOIAtItSkr would certainly return to
England on the arrival of General Bounsca, who has
gone out, as our Readers are aware, as Lieutenant-Go-
vernor to the Cape. His Lordship is to bring with him
NI% Bauer, who was Deputy Colonial Secretary ender
Cylonel BIRD.--Morning Paper.
Accounts from St. Bernard say, that the monks in
the hospital never saw such a quantity of snow. The
avalanches are dreadfully frequent, and whenever the
guides set out, they think they take a last farewell of
them. However, since the first acciJent that occurred,
there hr been • - more. The guides have been fre-
by the snow, but have always bad
escape.
vu.—The evening of to-day is called
Formerly it was a night of great
e young Ladies desiring to know who
isbands. It was required of such
should not eat on this day, and those
the rule called it fasting on St.
Aubrey bas a recipes whereby a lad
.ain a sight of the fortunate lover.—
' night you take a row of pins, and
one after another, saying a pater.
. pin on your sleeve, and you will
her you shall marry." Ben Jonson
• night.—
on sweet St. Agnes' night.
you with the pronns'd sight,
sf husbands, some of lovers,
an empty dream discovers."

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quently overtaken
the good fortune to
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conformed to
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" Upon St. Agnes'
ill out every one, I
TOSter, sticking a
dream of him or he
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